Breaking down the Denver Broncos‘ first playoff opponent in six years from the Football Outsiders‘ perspective: the Pittsburgh Steelers. Recall that lower (negative) percentages are good on defense, bad on offense and special teams. DVOA Primer Overall DVOA: 23.7% (2nd) The Pittsburgh Steelers are one of the most overall efficient teams in the NFL, second [...]

Black Monday Aftermath Denver Broncos offensive coordinator Mike McCoy is on the Jacksonville Jaguars‘ list of head coach candidates. [ProFootballTalk] Josh McDaniels is the lone surviving coach in St. Louis. [ESPN] Winning four of their last five may help Chargers coach Norv Turner and GM A.J. Smith keep their respective jobs. [CBS Sports] The Colts‘ [...]

Football is back. Tonight NBC is serving up a feast for our eyes as two NFC titans battle it out in the first game that really matters. However, tonight is just a tease. Sunday will provide a plethora of touchdowns, turnovers, tackles, and possibly tears. The Colts will face the up-and-coming Texans without Peyton Manning [...]

There is no point in beating around the bush, the lockout has decimated all the happiness soul, or as td30ismvp put it, my soul has been locked out. The articles have been… well, non-existent. It became tiresome to let alone read articles about fat-cats bickering about splitting up a multi-billion dollar pie. So in a [...]

There has always been a debate on whether a team should draft out of need or the best player available. The 2008 Draft is the perfect example of this dilemma. Production now In 2008 the Carolina Panthers selected Jonathan Stewart in the first round because he was the best player available despite the fact the [...]

A series of events struck me as odd during  Monday night’s game.  An eyebrow raiser, not blatant, but it just didn’t sit right.  Coming back to the event in question, does raise just that, questions. Lets rewind, the situation I speak of was during Pittsburgh’s last drive with 6:30 left in the 4th quarter.  Yeah, [...]

The Denver Broncos can beat the Pittsburgh Steelers. Pittsburgh is a team that started slowly this year, barely winning in Week One and losing two straight to fall to 1-2. They’ve put together a four-game win streak since and look to make it five against the 6-1 Broncos on Monday Night. Their two losses came [...]

Every mid-week several fans of the Bronco Nation find themselves aching for some news. Have you ever opened up your browser and wanted something to surf but you’ve already read every word NFL.com, Bronco Talk, ESPN, Sports Crack, Pro Football Talk, and the Denver Post has had to say? Then this article is for you, ironically… after this you [...]

Record: 5-2 Streak: Won 4, bye Series vs. Denver: Broncos, 13-6-1 Last time: Broncos, 31-28, 2007 The Line: Steelers by 3 Who’s hot: QB Ben Roethlisberger. Big Ben is having a career year. Months after overcoming pass protection issues to win a Super Bowl, Roethlisberger continues to overcome his offensive line, completing 70.4 percent of [...]

My power rankings are fittingly named the ‘Tentative Ten’ because every week it’s subject to check, and erratically at that. 1. New York Giants What a defensive line. Chris Canty is injured too. Losing Justin Tuck for the game definitely hurt them but he’ll be back.  The secondary is much better than I thought it [...]