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The Denver Broncos filled the vacant spot on their 53-man roster Wednesday by bringing in a familiar face. Punter Britton Colquitt, who competed for punting duties with Brett Kern during the team’s training camp and preseason, was signed to the Broncos’ active roster off the Miami Dolphins‘ practice squad. Speaking of familiar faces, Colquitt will […]

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Published on 12/30/2009 at Wed Dec 30 08:49.   21 Comments
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Five Denver Broncos players have been named to the 2010 Pro Bowl, the NFL announced, representing a good mix of old and new to the NFL’s big show. For veteran defensive backs Champ Bailey and Brian Dawkins, it’s just another walk in the park, and just another February in a tropical climate. The defensive team […]

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Published on 12/29/2009 at Tue Dec 29 20:49.   22 Comments
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The Denver Broncos placed guard Russ Hochstein and rookie wide receiver Kenny McKinley on Injured Reserved Tuesday, the team announced. Hochstein had played in all 15 games this season (10 starts at left guard), while the rookie had played in eight games, returning seven kickoffs for 158 yards (22.6 avg.) and three punts for 32 […]

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Published on 12/29/2009 at Tue Dec 29 19:51.   2 Comments
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Head coach Josh McDaniels addresses the media each Monday… Opening comments “Like I said yesterday, we certainly had our opportunities there in the second half and really couldn’t convert on enough plays in the critical situations where we had opportunities there in the fourth quarter to win the game. That’s really all phases. Offensively, we […]

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Published on 12/29/2009 at Tue Dec 29 00:39.   24 Comments
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According to the NFL, the Denver Broncos can advance to the 2009 playoffs with one of these ten scenarios coming to fruition: DEN win + NYJ loss or tie + BAL loss or tie OR DEN win + NYJ loss or tie + PIT loss or tie OR DEN win + NYJ loss or tie […]

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Published on 12/28/2009 at Mon Dec 28 10:30.   52 Comments
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It turns out that the Broncos’ playoff picture is more than a little bit crazy. Despite our rather anemic 8-7 record, we currently hold the 5th wild card seed. One would think that means that if we win next week, we’re in. One would be wrong. NFL tie-breaking rules can be rather complex when there […]

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Published on 12/27/2009 at Sun Dec 27 22:48.   48 Comments
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Another tough game to swallow, and this one is likely a season-ender. We will have a full review and recap of today’s action later tonight; in the meantime, dish it out in the comments!

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Published on 12/27/2009 at Sun Dec 27 17:55.   97 Comments
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@ Broncos (8-6) @ Eagles (10-4) Sunday, December 27, 2009 Lincoln Financial Field 2:15 p.m. MT GameBlog starts at 2:00 p.m. The Denver Broncos (8-6) will play in Philadelphia this week for the first time since 1995 when they take on the Eagles (10-4) on Sunday in their regular-season road finale. Kickoff at Lincoln Financial […]

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Published on 12/27/2009 at Sun Dec 27 12:54.   3 Comments
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Injury Report for the Week 16 NFL game between the Denver Broncos and Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday, December 27, 2009. DENVER BRONCOS Player Injury Wed Thu Fri Status S David Bruton Illness DNP FP FP Probable WR Eddie Royal Neck/Head DNP LP DNP Out ILB D.J. Williams Ankle DNP LP FP Probable RB Correll Buckhalter […]

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Published on 12/26/2009 at Sat Dec 26 10:40.   11 Comments
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Breaking down the Denver Broncos‘ opponent from the Football Outsiders‘ perspective. This week: Philadelphia. Recall that lower (negative) percentages are good on defense, bad on offense and special teams. We hope you all had a very merry Christmas, and we wish you a continued happy holidays! The schedule makers certainly didn’t give the Broncos anything […]

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Published on 12/26/2009 at Sat Dec 26 08:00.   5 Comments
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