Daily Links – Who’s That #25 Kid?

• There was a buzz created Sunday.  The surprise of the rookie class, cornerback Tony Carter.  [Denver Post]
• No need to crunch numbers.  The Battle Plan: Win out  [KDVR.com]
• The Broncos haven’t posted a winning record in December since 2005.  [Longmont Times-Call]
• Brian Dawkins returning to Philadelphia is like John Elway coming back to Denver.  [CS Gazette]
• The green birds owner is still fond of his former safety.  [The Philadelphia Inquirer]
• The Eagles are all about the big play.  Mike Nolan is going to have to bring his A game.  Philly also gets Brian Westbrook back this week.  [Denver Post]
• When asked about Alphonso Smith, Mike Nolan said there are some things he still needs to learn before developing further.  [CS Gazette]
• Brian Dawkins’ return will be very painful for Eagles fans.  [Predominantly Orange]
• The Broncos need to fix the run defense quickly to survive this season.  [Denver Post]
• This Philly paper digs up some ugly statistics on Knowshon Moreno.  [The Philadelphia Inquirer]
• The opponent previews the Broncos for this weekend’s game.  [Bleeding Green Nation]
• The Broncos Boys and Girls club is teaming up with Subaru for a toy drive this afternoon.  [PR Newswire]
• Rookies Chris Baker, Robert Ayers and Alphonso Smith made three young cancer patients’ Christmas wishlists come true.  [Official Team Blog]
• If there was one good thing from Sunday’s loss, it was leaving the Raiders quarterbacks battered after the game.  [SI.com]
• Apparently you don’t need to be able to speak English to play qb for Oakland.  [Broncos Stable]

NFL News & Notes

• The NFLPA is challenging the ending of league revenue sharing.  [Boulder Daily Camera]
• Nebraska’s DT Ndamukong Suh wins the AP player of the year award.  [Sporting News]
• The Chargers lose backup center Scott Mruczkowski for the season.  [CS Gazette]
• For 25 interceptions, Jay Cutler has 25 excuses.  [KSK]