Denver ? If anybody has LaDainian Tomlinson’s number, it’s the Denver Broncos.

On the cusp of scoring his 100th touchdown faster than any player in NFL history, the San Diego Chargers’ remarkable running back has never played particularly well in Denver, where he’s averaged 53 yards in five trips, all of them losses.

“Well, they take me out of the game,” Tomlinson said. “I haven’t had the ball much in Denver. They end up taking me out of the game, whether we get behind and we’re not running the ball much. That’s been the case. … Once you get behind, their place is the most difficult place to come back because the defense is so good.”

The Broncos insist they haven’t found a secret formula for entangling Tomlinson, whom they’ll see again in Sunday night’s showdown at Invesco Field that pits two 7-2 teams tied atop the AFC West.

“You just do what you do and hopefully that’s good enough, because you can’t really stop him. I got no more for you. If you figure out a way to stop him, call me and let me know,” safety Nick Ferguson said of the torrid running back who has scored an NFL-record 15 TDs in the last five games – nearly twice as many as Denver’s dominant defense has allowed all season.

“A guy of that caliber, how many yards are you going to actually limit him to? Even when we held him to 50 yards, he still did some spectacular things,” Ferguson said. “But, once again, if you find out a recipe, call me and let me know.”

Broncos wide receiver Rod Smith had some suggestions.

“Tie him up and make him miss the plane,” Smith said. “Or penny him up in his hotel room.”

Linebacker Al Wilson said he may not have the recipe on Sunday, but he knows what’s worked before.

“I think our speed helps at linebacker,” Wilson said. “When you’re able to run and get to the sideline and you know to kind of force him to do some things he doesn’t really want to do, it makes it hard for a running back. And he’s a guy that really gets to the edge, finds those creases and seams and gets downhill.”

“But,” Wilson added with a sigh, “the past doesn’t really matter.”

Because nobody has ever run the ball like Tomlinson’s doing right now.

Tomlinson can make more history Sunday night. If he scores twice, he’ll reach 100 touchdowns in his 89th games, four games ahead of the record that is shared by Jim Brown and Emmitt Smith.