Tony Scheffler suffered a groin injury in the waning minutes of Sunday’s win against the Bucs. (Reuters photo)

Sunday’s 16-13 victory over Tampa Bay came with a price for the Broncos – several offensive playmakers were left on crutches. 36 hours later, it’s still unknown how serious these injuries are, or how they’ll shape the rest of the 2008 season.

First, the good news – wide receiver Eddie Royal‘s (ankle) X-rays were negative. Royal told reporters after the game that he hoped to play at Jacksonville on Sunday, but that sounds like a tall task at this point. It wouldn’t surprise me to see the Broncos take it easy on Royal this week, but thankfully we don’t have to worry about Royal missing an extended period of time.

Next, the bad news – or, more accurately, the unknown. Tight end Tony Scheffler has suffered a strained groin. We’ve caught wind that it could be a serious injury – even season-threatening, but that’s only speculation at this point and is unconfirmed. Scheffler told reporters on Monday that he doesn’t think he’ll be ready for Sunday against Jacksonville, but doesn’t believe his injury to be serious. Meanwhile, running back Selvin Young also suffered a strained groin in Sunday’s win. The team gave no updates to either player’s status during the team press conference on Monday, so expect news on both guys to come down Wednesday.

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Former Broncos RB Travis Henry.

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Yesterday’s winner – Broncobobmeridian:

Man do I suck… I’m glad I didn’t start myself on my fantasy team.

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• Straight from the horse’s mouth – Shanny says 2007 first round DE Jarvis Moss could see time at linebacker.  Y’know, because we don’t have enough of those already.  [Denver Post]
• Again… it hasn’t always been pretty, etc. etc., but hey, the Broncos are 4-1.  [Rocky Mountain News]
• Sunday’s win might have just been the best this season for the Broncos.  [CBS4]
• Does K Matt Prater have a Pro Bowl berth coming his way?  [DPO]
• Michael Pittman has made a strong case to be “the guy.”  [RMN]
• Blood donors saved Boss Bailey‘s young son’s life when he needed a transfusion.  Join the Drive for Life at Invesco field from 7am-7pm today and donate blood.  [CBS4]
• Taking a first look at the Jacksonville Jaguars.  [DPO]
• Rod Smith has been elected into the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame.  [DPO]
• Former Broncos safety Hamza Abdullah has landed with Cleveland.  [DPO]
• Chiefs bye week report – an unintentionally hilarious bit from Bill Williamson.  “Reason they are in their current state: The Chiefs just aren’t very good.”  [ESPN]
• AFC West bloggers take a look back and forward at the division. [Predominantly Orange]
• Think Travis Henry has $400,000 of Pat Bowlen‘s money laying around?  [DPO]

For a while in 2007, tight end Chad Mustard was a weekly waiver wire wonder. One week, the Denver Broncos would sign the fifth-year player on to their active roster; the next week, he’d be gone.

In 2008, you could consider backup guard Dylan Gandy to be in the same boat. He’s already been off and on the roster several times. That’s why the news on Tuesday reeks of irony – the Broncos have signed Mustard again, waiving Gandy to make room on the roster.

Mustard (6-6, 277) is in his third year with the Broncos. He was waived on August 30 shortly after training camp.

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Houston Texans quarterback Sage Rosenfels did his best John Elway impression on Sunday… let’s just say he’s not quite a Hall of Famer yet. This play was an instrumental piece of the puzzle for a furious 21-point comeback by the Indianapolis Colts during the waning minutes of the fourth quarter on Sunday.

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LaDainian Tomlinson at Miami (Getty Images)

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Friday’s winner – jibbons:

When Al got to his elbow, I felt like a puppet. A dirty dirty puppet.

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• Eddie Royal is likely out 2 weeks; Selvin Young and Tony Scheffler were also injured in yesterday’s win.  [Denver Post]
• It hasn’t been perfect, and it hasn’t always been pretty, but hey – the Broncos are 4-1.  [Rocky Mountain News]
• Mike Shanahan believed his defense had this type of game in them.  [DPO]
• Champ Bailey tallied something more important than a sack yesterday.  [RMN]
• Give the Offensive MVP to Michael Pittman.  [DenverBroncos.com]
• But perhaps the MVP overall is Matt Prater.  [RMN]
• The second-year kicker has a certain field goal record in his sights.  [ESPN]
• Marcus Thomas can laugh at himself.  [Boulder Daily Camera]
• The spirit of Alumni Weekend and defensive playmakers of old infused the defense.  [Fox Sports]

Michael Pittman (Getty Images)

I’m sure you all know I’m NOT a big fan of the running back by committee strategery. It’s not because I don’t like the backs we have – quite the opposite. I really like Selvin Young. I’m a huge Andre Hall fan. I’ve also expressed my fandom for Peyton Hillis this off-season and Michael Pittman has been a wonderful surprise for me.

But despite this talented team of individuals, I am not satisfied with how the rotation of these players has preformed so far (14th in the league in rushing yards).

Therefore, I propose the following: Pick a guy and go with him.

Think of it this way. We had a great competition this off-season for middle linebacker. Webster and Niko fought like crazy for the starting job and both men brought slightly different skills to the table. However, in the end Shanahan went with ONE guy. We wouldn’t even CONSIDER having the two of them rotate in and out of the lineup each series because that would ruin the chemistry and comfort of the surrounding unit even if it brought different and unique talents onto the field.

The same HAS to be true of the RB’s as well. You can’t tell me that our O-line, our FB’s and TE’s as well as Cutler won’t rather have ONE guy that they can ‘get a feel for’ during the week (and the game). This constant switching out runners thing is doing more harm to our consistency rushing the ball than it gains us in flexibility.
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Denver Broncos 16, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 13 – telling the story of the game in pictures.

Ahh… Broncos football. (Getty Images)

Welcoming old friends back to Mile High.

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