Daily Links – Deflation All Around

• A collaboration of mistakes led to Oakland’s victory in Denver.  [CS Gazette]
• Red zone woes came back to bite the Broncos in this game.  [Longmont Times-Call]
• Wesley Woodyard admits to allowing that 4th and 10 conversion to tight end Tony Stewart.  [Denver Post]
• Moreno wasn’t solely to blame, Tony Carter earned his stripes, and David Bruton got the start.  [CS Gazette]
• Great article:  Brandon Marshall goes from malcontent to magnificent.  [SI.com]

• A slew of AFC contenders should thank the Broncos for keeping them in the playoff hunt.  [Denver Post]
• There’s a possibility that the Broncos could face the 49ers in London next season.  [PFT]
• The Broncos get the CBS “number one crew” in Simms and Nance this week.  [Twitter]
• This gives JaMarcus Russell a little too much credit in my opinion, but take it how you like.  [Denver Post]
• David Ramsey: The Broncos don’t deserve to make the playoffs.  [CS Gazette]
• Woody puts in a little flavor on the wild card race discussion.  [Denver Post]
• The run defense played a big part in yesterday’s loss.  [Denver Post]
• Give Michael Bush a ton of credit though.  [Mercury News]
• This loss really hurt Denver’s chances in the playoff chase.  [Longmont Times-Call]
• Dave Kreiger says this “fade pattern” looks just like last season.  [Denver Post]
• Brandon Marshall’s uniform and gloves from last week’s game arrived at the HOF today.  [HOF – Twitter]
• Mike Shanahan is planning on bringing son Kyle and Bob Slowik to Washington with him.  [NFP]
• Pat Bowlen gave Shanny a glowing endorsement when questioned by Daniel Snyder.  [ESPN]

NFL News & Notes

• The many faces of QB Jay Cutler.  This is actually kind of funny.  [KDVR.com]
• The NFL is asking players to donate their brains to science.  [Boulder Daily Camera]
• The Chargers clinched their fourth straight AFC West title yesterday.  [Boulder Daily Camera]
• Out of respect for Chris Henry, Phillip Rivers was able to subdue his celebration.  [Twitpic]