We’ve scratched the 31 players in 31 days series due to lack of interest We’re taking a break from the 31 players series for gameday, but here are some links for you to chew on before tonight’s game: You can watch tonight’s game, plus Denver’s final two preseason matches streaming on NFL.com for $14.99 with [...]

The Chargers know the stakes heading into Monday’s pivotal AFC West game.  Never has a team gone 6-0 and not won the division.  [San Diego Union Tribune] Fans are making the coach and GM feel the heat, and this article tries to fan the flames.  [SDUT] Josh McDaniels is the early Coach of the Year [...]

Phenomenal article on Brian Dawkins.  I have absolutely no idea, zero, none whatsoever, why the Eagles let this guy go.  [Yahoo! Sports] Eddie Royal averaged more yards per game in 2008 than he has totaled in 2009.  [YS] We like to get our stats-geek on, and this piece on the Broncos D fits the bill.  [...]

Truly epic video/audio of Josh McDaniels during the Dallas game.  [NFL.com] [via] Gene Mingo, who played in the AFL’s first game (a 14-10 Broncos win at the Boston Patriots), will be the Broncos’ honorary team captain this weekend. [DenverBroncos.com] Mingo shows off the yellow and brown jerseys — and yes, the vertical-striped socks — the [...]

Traffic will be a little tricky going to the game due to road closures.  [DenverBroncos.com] Robert Ayers hasn’t cracked the stat sheet but once, but don’t call the rookie a bust.  [Colorado Springs Gazette] Dallas columnist says Tony Romo could use a little of Kyle Orton‘s patient, game-managing style.  [Dallas Morning News]

As Elvis Dumervil said, then Gray Caldwell repeated, then we informed you, when the league’s #1 rushing offense meets its #1 defense, “Something will have to give.” [DenverBroncos.com] They don’t get the same pub as their secondary brethren, but Renaldo Hill and Andre Goodman have a remarkable chemistry.  [Denver Post]

Audio above: Josh McDaniels appears on the Myers and Hartman Show.  [KXPS 1010] Through two weeks, the Broncos rank 7th in DVOA.  The rest of the AFC West is in the 20′s.  [Football Outsiders] Kyle Orton‘s week 2 performance ranked him 6th in DYAR, again tops in the division.  [FO] Broncos play dodgeball at the [...]

Must-watch video of Shannon Sharpe‘s emotional induction into the Denver Broncos Ring of Fame Sunday.  [DenverBroncos.com] Gotta love the big win to go with it.  [DrewLitton.com] A look beyond the surface at Brian Dawkins, both spiritual and fierce.  [Colorado Springs Gazette] Let’s not get ahead of ourselves… after all, this is the third season in [...]

A late edition of the links means you get late news.  Champ Bailey and Brian Dawkins are expected back at practice today.  [@fs3142] Kyle Orton attributes his winning record to his lack of turnovers.  [Colorado Springs Gazette] In fact, Orton has the league’s best home record since his rookie 2005 season.  [@broncotalk] Knowshon Moreno said [...]

Brandon Stokley‘s insane 87-yard catch-and-run was the longest game-winning play in the last minute of a 4th quarter in NFL history. [ESPN] “Luck” doesn’t quite do it justice; that play was a miracle.  [Denver Post] Not that there’s anything wrong with that. [Rice Takes] An inside peek at the somber Bengals locker room after the [...]