The Broncos haven’t earned an AFC West Championship since 2005, coming in 2nd place in all but one season since then. Nevertheless, with new weapons and a weak division, the ‘West may finally be back in the Broncos’ reach. Last off-season nearly every NFL season preview had the Broncos ranking near the bottom of the […]

The Denver Broncos‘ legacy from 2000-2009 will be remembered as the decade of “close, but no cigar.” The Broncos were always in the hunt for the AFC West title but only won the division once in the Aughts, in 2005. They placed third in the division in 2001 and 2006 and placed second every other […]

Congratulations are in order for the 2009 San Diego Chargers, winners of the AFC West for an NFL-best fourth straight season following the Denver Broncos‘ 19-20 loss to the Oakland Raiders Sunday. The Chargers have won nine straight games and their last 17 in December in what is the most impressive season of Norv Turner‘s […]

For whatever reason, Oakland Raiders quarterback JaMarcus Russell‘s best games come in the least likely of places: the home stadium of his fiercest rival. Russell, supplanted on the depth chart this week for the second time in as many months, came off the bench after Charlie Frye was injured to execute a 62-yard fourth-quarter drive […]

The 8-4 Denver Broncos and 12-0 Indianapolis Colts are preparing for quite a game this Sunday, but it might behoove the Colts to think twice before pursuing 13-0. The New York Times’ Fifth Down Blog points out that putting the Broncos two games back in the AFC West race wouldn’t be doing Indy any favors […]

Record: 3-8 Streak: Lost 1 Series vs. Denver: Chiefs, 44-53 Last time: Broncos, 24-17, 2008 The Line: Broncos by 4.5 Who’s hot: RB Jamaal Charles. With Larry Johnson gone the way of the Bengal, their backup is playing a lot better than L.J. ever did in 2009. Charles rushed for 93 yards (6.6 average) against […]

Around this time last year, the Denver Broncos were in a three-game slump after a fast start to the season. They held a players-only meeting, and those 4-4 Broncos rolled off two straight wins and four of their next five to take a three-game lead in the AFC West. Whatever works, right? “We talked,” safety […]

Back in October, with camera crews mere feet away, San Diego Chargers and Denver Broncos players got in a well-publicized verbal and semi-physical exchange as they warmed up for their Monday Night Football outing. Before Sunday’s Broncos-Chargers tilt, many noted that there didn’t appear to be such a fracas. There was. This one just happened […]

Two teams took the field Sunday in Denver, but neither even remotely resembled the squads that played in San Diego just 34 days earlier. The Broncos looked beaten, and they were beaten. Injured QB Kyle Orton came in relief of Chris Simms, but neither did enough to win. The defense allowed the Chargers to rush […]

vs. Broncos (6-3) vs. Chargers (6-3) Sunday, November 22, 2009 INVESCO Field at Mile High 2:00 p.m. MT GameBlog starts at 1:45 p.m. The Denver Broncos (6-3) and San Diego Chargers (6-3) will meet for the 100th time on Sunday with the winner moving into sole possession of first place in the AFC West. Kickoff […]