Denver Broncos cornerback Champ Bailey will be named AFC Defensive Player of the Week for games played during the fourth week (Oct. 4-5) of the 2009 season, the Broncos announced Tuesday. Bailey posted eight tackles (all solo), one interception (3 yds.) and a game-high four pass breakups in Denver’s 17-10 win against Dallas on Sunday. […]

Quick note: Broncos-Cowboys will air on NFL Network’s NFL Replay tonight (Tuesday) at 6pm MT. As a bonus, scout the Broncos’ Week 5 opponent, the New England Patriots, right after; their Week 4 bout with the Ravens airs at 7:30 MT.

Doubters don’t have a lot to go on anymore, but the Broncos welcome them anyway.  [Denver Post] The defense made it so the offense needed just one big play.  [DPO] David Ramey waxes poetic on that big play, Brandon Marshall‘s touchdown catch.  [Colorado Springs Gazette] It’s all good in Broncoland.  [FanHouse]

Any doubters still questioning whether the Denver Broncos are “for real” were definitively silenced Sunday as Brandon Marshall‘s 51-yard scamper and the defense’s goal line stand in the 4th quarter put them over the Dallas Cowboys, 17-10. As the Broncos lined up against the Cowboys, their backs to the end zone with seconds left, it […]

Traffic will be a little tricky going to the game due to road closures.  [DenverBroncos.com] Robert Ayers hasn’t cracked the stat sheet but once, but don’t call the rookie a bust.  [Colorado Springs Gazette] Dallas columnist says Tony Romo could use a little of Kyle Orton‘s patient, game-managing style.  [Dallas Morning News]

As Elvis Dumervil said, then Gray Caldwell repeated, then we informed you, when the league’s #1 rushing offense meets its #1 defense, “Something will have to give.” [DenverBroncos.com] They don’t get the same pub as their secondary brethren, but Renaldo Hill and Andre Goodman have a remarkable chemistry.  [Denver Post]

For the first time since suffering a dislocated finger in the preseason, Denver Broncos quarterback Kyle Orton was seen practicing without wearing a glove on his throwing hand Wednesday. Since practices are only open to the media for the first ten to fifteen minutes, it’s very possible Orton put the glove back on some time […]

Denver Broncos kicker Matt Prater has been named the AFC Special Teams Player of the Month for September, the NFL announced Wednesday. It’s a first for the third-year player and the first time a Bronco has won the award since punter Todd Sauerbrun drove drunk with it won it in October 2005. Prater’s nod came […]

Five Denver Broncos players were held out of practice Wednesday. Four were as a result of injuries sustained during the team’s 23-3 victory over the Oakland Raiders Sunday, while one continues to rehab a longstanding ailment. Starting offensive linemen Ben Hamilton (LG) and Ryan Harris (RT) both missed practice with hamstring and shoulder injuries respectively.  […]

John Elway gives the Broncos‘ offensive line some much-deserved praise.  [CBS4 Denver] Ryan Clady leads the unit’s praiseworthy efforts.  [Skinny Post] Week to week, McDaniels‘ game plan changes so dramatically that neither the players nor opponents know what they’re going to get.  [Colorado Springs Gazette]