The Denver Broncos were informed on Wednesday that kicker Matt Prater will be named the AFC Special Teams Player of the Week.  Prater won the award after going 3-for-3 on field goal attempts in the Broncos’ 37-6 thumping of the Oakland Raiders last week. Full press release after the jump.  

As Week 5 of the NFL season approaches, the Denver Broncos (2-2) are preparing to face the New England Patriots (2-2) on the road.  Here are six mid-week thoughts for your consideration going into the game —  (1) Brady vs. Manning rivalry continues as both QBs prepare for historic showdown.  Sunday will mark the thirteenth time quarterbacks Tom […]

The Denver Broncos on Tuesday announced the signings of three players to the team’s practice squad.  Linebacker Mike Mohamed, wide receiver Bert Reed and offensive tackle Darrion Weems have all signed with the team. Terms of the player’s respective contracts are unknown, but they’ll likely receive $5,700 a week, the league’s minimum salary for practice squad players, per CBA […]

Broncos 37, Raiders 6 — you know what a victory means, fellas. Give out your BT Game Balls! Eric Decker: I have been hard on Eric Decker basically since he has been a rookie. Whether it was that he was a better punt/kick returner than receiver or that he was only good to catch every third pass […]

After convincingly thumping a division rival in Week 4, several Denver Broncos have been nominated for weekly awards on NFL.com. Quarterback Peyton Manning and running back Willis McGahee have been nominated as FedEx Air and Ground Players of the Week. Voting is open at NFL.com/GMC from Monday through Thursday.  Manning (30-of-38 for 338 yards and 3 TDs) is up […]

All indications seem to be that veteran center Dan Koppen will start against his former team, the New England Patriots, on Sunday.  Koppen jumped in the lineup last week when starter J.D. Walton suffered an ankle injury against the Raiders; the Broncos placed Walton on injured reserve the next day, clearing the way for Koppen to […]

Last week, Denver Broncos‘ coaches John Fox and Jack Del Rio had some candid conversations with the replacement referees during Denver’s loss to the Atlanta Falcons on Monday Night Football.  The refs, at worst, may have gotten a slap on the hand for the atrocious job they did while calling the game. In the case of Fox […]

Early on, it looked the Denver Broncos—especially their defense—were going to have a great game on Sunday.  On Houston’s first offensive play, Texans’ quarterback Matt Schaub was sacked in his own end zone by Broncos’ defensive end Elvis Dumervil, giving the Broncos an early two-point advantage. It was Dumervil’s 53rd and 1/2th sack of his career […]

After struggling to find running lanes through the first two weeks of the season, Broncos‘ running back Knowshon Moreno won’t get any carries against the Texans this week.  The team just released their Week 3 inactive list, with Moreno the most notable player mentioned. In Moreno’s place, rookie running back Ronnie Hillman will make his NFL debut.  Complete inactive […]

Kyle will be traveling throughout the day, so Mr. East will be running the LiveBlog this week.  In the meantime, here are some pregame thoughts for your consideration: Pregame Thoughts: It will be interesting to see what role Von Miller will have this week.  In Week 1, Miller played the ‘Sam’ linebacker position extensively against […]