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Linesmakers aren’t impressed with the Denver Broncos, or how they made it into the playoffs. The traveling Pittsburgh Steelers are nine-point favorites for this weekend’s playoff matchup against the home team, according to Bovada (formerly Bodog). With the implicit three-point nudge for the home team, that means the Steelers would be 15-point favorites if they […]

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Published on 01/03/2012 at Tue Jan 03 16:20.   22 Comments
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UPDATE: DENVER BRONCOS 2012 SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED The Denver Broncos 2012 schedule‘s opponents have been announced following the team’s first-place record in the AFC West in 2011. Dates to be announced later in the offseason. The Denver Broncos 2012 schedule sees the Mile High men facing seven opponents who finished better than their 8-8 record in […]

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Published on 01/03/2012 at Tue Jan 03 05:00.   111 Comments
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You read it here first, Orton is returning to the Denver Broncos, the club announced on Wednesday.  Orton will be joining the practice squad. No, not that Kyle Orton, the Greg Orton.  Greg joined the NFL as a receiver out of Purdue in 2009. Signed by the Cincinnati Bengals as an undrafted free agent, Orton […]

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Published on 11/30/2011 at Wed Nov 30 09:16.   1 Comment
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Roger Goodell should give the Cincinnati Bengals a call.  They just got away with highway robbery. Sitting at 4-2 with a legitimate chance of winning the AFC West this season, the Oakland Raiders lost starting quarterback Jason Campbell for the season and went into panic mode.  After pondering Philadelphia’s Vince Young and Denver’s Kyle Orton, […]

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Published on 10/18/2011 at Tue Oct 18 09:17.   38 Comments
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Two words can be used to describe Denver Broncos defensive end Jason Hunter: play maker. During his four-year collegiate career at Appalachian State, Hunter recorded 186 tackles (110 solo), 38.5 tackles for loss, 24 sacks, nine passes defened, five forced fumbles, five fumble recoveries and one interception, scoring three times. After running a relatively slow […]

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Published on 09/30/2011 at Fri Sep 30 08:00.   1 Comment
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We sift through the weeks’ transcripts and handpick one quote sheet from a Denver Broncos player or coach to pass on to you. This week: on Thursday, defensive coordinator Dennis Allen broke down his defense’s Cincinnati Bengals stop and what to expect from the Tennessee Titans. Quotes courtesy Denver Broncos. On the final defensive series […]

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Published on 09/24/2011 at Sat Sep 24 10:00.   Comments Off on Quotesheet: Can Dennis Allen’s defense step up twice?
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Broncos rookie cornerback Chris Harris was probably beating himself up for his unsportsmanlike conduct penalty that cost his team 45 yards of field position in the fourth quarter of Sunday’s game against the Cincinnati Bengals. Although head coach John Fox got the rookie’s back later in the week, questioning the call, Harris has to be […]

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Published on 09/22/2011 at Thu Sep 22 10:00.   5 Comments
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If the Denver Broncos are going to be successful on Sunday and leave Tennessee with another W, they’ll have to stop Titans running back Chris Johnson. And they know how to do it. Last week against the Cincinnati Bengals, Denver’s 4-3 defense showed a lot of 5-2 fronts, moving outside linebacker Von Miller up to […]

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Published on 09/21/2011 at Wed Sep 21 08:00.   1 Comment
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The Broncos Six-Pack is a new weekly segment discussing six things we learned the day after the game. I hope you enjoy. 1. This was the 2nd best win in Kyle Orton’s Broncos career Orton said it was his best, but we’ll leave those honors to his Week Five performance in 2009. (Since it’s a […]

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Published on 09/19/2011 at Mon Sep 19 22:48.   11 Comments
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I love me some BT Game Balls, because that means the Denver Broncos won the day before. One of our longest-running columns returns following the gritty 24-22 win Denver pulled out against the Bengals Sunday. Alright staffers – WHO YA GOT?! WR Eric Decker I know he wants that fumble back, but he came through […]

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Published on 09/19/2011 at Mon Sep 19 11:30.   9 Comments
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