Our weekly perusal around the Interwebz for water cooler fodder. ESPN: 5th The Broncos have silenced more doubters each week to the point where far fewer are around. CBS: 5th Hard to believe they are here. But I believe now. Just a warning: Be careful Monday at San Diego. That could be an ambush. The […]

NFL Films breaks it down.  [NFL.com] AFC Playbook follows suit.  [NFL.com] Slow starts are nothing new for the Chargers.  [Longmont Times Call] Neither are fast starts for the Broncos.  [Sports Illustrated] Brandon Marshall is a happy camper again.  [CBS4 Denver] Champ calls the 2008 season finale the worst loss of his career.  [Denver Post] Despite […]

Thursday Injury Report for the Week 6 NFL game between the Denver Broncos and San Diego Chargers on Monday, October 19, 2009. DENVER BRONCOS Player Injury Thu Fri Sat Status RB LaMont Jordan Not Inj. Related DNP ILB/FB Spencer Larsen Shoulder DNP RB Correll Buckhalter Ankle FP DNP – Did Not Participate; LP – Limited […]

New/different video, since the Denver Post seems to take each one down within three hours of us publishing it. Ready… set… go!

Record: 2-2 Streak: Lost 1 Series vs. Denver: Broncos, 53-44-1 Last time: Chargers, 52-21, 2008 The Line: Chargers by 4 Who’s hot: QB Philip Rivers. Every Broncos fans’ least favorite quarterback (at least, before this happened) is the reason the Chargers have two wins at all.  Rivers is literally overcoming his team’s struggles in pass […]

In an improbable display of competence and a basic execution of football fundamentals, the Oakland Raiders stunned the football world Sunday when running back Michael Bush miraculously rushed for three yards against the Giants and succeeded in converting a first down. Raiders Achieve First Down [The Onion]

The Broncos are now tied for last in average drive start position after kickoff.  I can haz kick returner?  [Denver Post] Not that they need one if they can execute 98-yard drives like this.  [NFL.com] Kyle Orton: To pay or not to pay?  [DPO] We felt mentioning an Orton Pro Bowl was bold, but now […]

Denver Broncos Head Coach Josh McDaniels, quarterback Kyle Orton and safety Brian Dawkins take the podium and deliver plenty of juicy nuggets, as they do every Wednesday. Enjoy! HEAD COACH JOSH McDANIELS On if QB Kyle Orton’s performance was his most impressive this season “He didn’t play perfectly, certainly, but I think that (New England) […]

After suffering an ankle injury in Week 4 that left him on crutches, Denver Broncos running back Correll Buckhalter returned to practice Wednesday. Buckhalter was held out last week — including Sunday’s game against the Patriots — with what was rumored to be a high ankle sprain. What a fast turnaround for a usually-tricky injury. […]

A must-win game in October? For the Chargers, you betcha.  Kevin Acee of the San Diego Union Tribune talks about San Diego’s situation below. Bonus video after the jump.