Quarterback Kyle Orton has been held out of practice for a third straight day with a severely sprained left ankle, but that hasn’t kept him and head coach Josh McDaniels from hoping Orton can play Sunday. “Absolutely,” McDaniels told reporters before practice Friday. “We’ll continue working with him and hopefully we’ll be ready to go […]

Our weekly perusal around the Interwebz for water cooler fodder. ESPN: 9th Unraveling at the wrong time, facing a rematch with San Diego and with backup QB Chris Simms at the helm. CBS: 8th It’s amazing how quickly their season has turned around. Now they play the Chargers with a gimpy Kyle Orton and first […]

Thursday Injury Report for the Week 11 NFL game between the Denver Broncos and San Diego Chargers on Sunday, November 22, 2009. DENVER BRONCOS Player Injury Wed Thu Fri Status S Josh Barrett Hamstring DNP LP T Ryan Harris Toe DNP DNP RB Lamont Jordan Back DNP DNP WR Brandon Marshall Neck DNP FP QB […]

It’s looking less and less likely that Kyle Orton will suit up against the San Diego Chargers Sunday. While Josh McDaniels said he is “very hopeful” Orton will play, the signal-caller continues to be held out of practice with a severely sprained left ankle. Orton missed Thursday’s practice, reports the Denver Post’s Mike Klis, the […]

You can’t blame a certain Denver columnist for sticking to his guns. In his latest mailbag, the Post’s venerable wordsmith maintains that Chris Simms should have started instead of Kyle Orton, citing “thoughtful research” (read: Simms was better in one week of the preseason) and “observation” (read: Woody attended training camp twice) in concluding Simms […]

Wednesday quotes from Josh McDaniels, Kyle Orton and Brian Dawkins. HEAD COACH JOSH McDANIELS On QB Kyle Orton’s status “I don’t know. We’ll see. He’s going to do everything he can to get better every day. We’ll make that decision at the end of the week.” On adjusting an offensive line to a left-handed quarterback […]

Wednesday Injury Report for the Week 11 NFL game between the Denver Broncos and San Diego Chargers on Sunday, November 22, 2009. DENVER BRONCOS Player Injury Wed Thu Fri Status S Josh Barrett Hamstring DNP T Ryan Harris Toe DNP RB Lamont Jordan Back DNP WR Brandon Marshall Neck DNP QB Kyle Orton Ankle DNP […]

Former Denver Broncos head coach Mike Shanahan continues to be the hottest name in the midseason coaching carousel. A month after being pursued by the Washington Redskins, who still employ a “permanent” head coach, Shanahan has been contacted by a team that doesn’t. The Buffalo Bills, who fired Dick Jauron Tuesday, have contacted Shanahan, reports […]

Record: 6-3 Streak: Won 4 Series vs. Denver: Broncos, 54-44-1 Last time: Broncos, 34-23, 2009 The Line: Chargers by 3 Who’s hot: RB Ladainian Tomlinson. We could easily go with Philip Rivers, since he’s been a large reason for the Chargers’ 4-game upswing, but he got the vote last time, and something about designating that […]

Taking a look back at how the Broncos and Chargers fared heading into their pivotal Week 11 matchup.