Record: 4-1 Streak: Won 4 All-time vs. Denver: 14-16-1 Last time: Broncos, 34-17, 2008 The Line: Jets by 3 Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper has officially proclaimed the Broncos’ vs. Jets game as “Orange Sunday” — no, not because the Broncos’ injuries have them at red alert, but because Denver players will be donning their fan-favorite [...]

Analyzing the Broncos‘ decisions to trade Alphonso Smith and not extend Champ Bailey‘s contract. Perrish Cox is relishing his opportunity, even if it means an obscene amount of targets. Jets tight end Dustin Keller looks to the be the shorthanded Broncos’ toughest challenge. Even guys that are “healthy” — like Mario Haggan and David Bruton [...]

Darrelle Revis is 25.  Champ Bailey is 32. Age notwithstanding, they’re the game’s best. The Ravens took advantage of defensive lineups where Jamal Williams and Justin Bannan weren’t on the field. The Jets will try to exploit the Broncos‘ young o-line with exotic blitz packages. Eerie similarities exist between Josh McDaniels‘ second Broncos unit and [...]

While it’s not a sure-thing, safety David Bruton figures to get the start in Brian Dawkins‘ and Darcel McBath‘s absence.  Eddie Royal‘s return duties will increase. The defense may require shuffling all over to handle the plethora of injuries. Josh McDaniels wanted to see how his players handle adversity. He’s about to find out. Klis’ [...]

My power rankings are fittingly named the ‘Tentative Ten’ because every week it’s subject to change, and erratically at that. 1. New Orleans Saints (2-0) Good teams come back from behind on the road and cause turnovers in the red-zone. The Saints managed both of these things. New Orleans isn’t just trying to repeat what [...]

What we really saw: As many who have observed training camp have seen, the Denver Broncos are undeniably Kyle Orton’s team. The Broncos won the toss and elected to receive the ball, rookie Perrish Cox was back to receive the kick. Cox has been a much hyped kick/punt returner in Dove Valley and this would [...]

Correll Buckhalter will see a back specialist this week to get a timetable on his return. Elvis Dumervil goes under the knife today. Michael Lombardi discusses how the Broncos should deal with Doom’s absence. For his part, Mario Haggan is ready to offer versatility. Champ Bailey passes the title of league’s best corner to holdout [...]

Denver Broncos defensive coordinators have been one-and-done every year since Mike Shanahan fired Larry Coyer following the 2006 season.  Conventional wisdom is that Dean Pees will be the man to succeed Mike Nolan… at least, for this year.  [All Things Broncos] Andra Davis throws current linebacker coach Don Martindale‘s name into the ring.  [Fox 31] [...]

Previewing, breaking down, and picking the winners of this weekend’s playoff action. Your picks and game discussion in the comments. Jets (9-7) at Chargers (13-3) 2:40 p.m. MT The Line: Chargers by 8.5 The Story: The New York Jets are the Cinderella story of the 2009 playoffs, media darlings thanks to a character of a [...]

Mike Shanahan made his first signing with the Redskins: 2008 Denver Broncos 4th round draft pick Kory Lichtensteiger.  [ProFootballTalk] Age and experience are deciding factors as Josh McDaniels evaluates his personnel this offseason.  [Denver Post] The Broncos have a lot of tender decisions to make.  (Yeah, sorry).  [DPO] We seriously applaud the Gazette’s Frank Schwab [...]