The Denver Broncos came into their Week 3 match with the Oakland Raiders thinking they were heading into a tough game with an improved division rival. It wasn’t even close. Kyle Orton hit Brandon Marshall for an early touchdown, the Broncos defense continued to dominate, and running backs Correll Buckhalter and Knowshon Moreno churned up […]

Injury Report for the Week 3 NFL game between the Denver Broncos and Oakland on Sunday, September 27, 2009. Updated Friday 2:30 PM, changes in bold. DENVER BRONCOS Player Injury Wed Thu Fri Status FB/LB Spencer Larsen Shoulder DNP DNP DNP Out WR Brandon Marshall Illness DNP FP NL Not Listed WR Brandon Stokley Thigh […]

A few weeks ago – the morning of the start of the 2009 season, hours before kickoff in Cincinnati, to be exact – ESPN’s Chris Mortensen ran a report indicating that former Denver Broncos Head Coach Mike Shanahan had intended to cut star wide receiver Brandon Marshall this offseason, had he remained coach.  We were […]

Kyle Orton and Brian Dawkins just don’t know what it means to play in Oaktown.  [DenverBroncos.com] But the Broncos see the tape – this Raiders team is tough.  [Colorado Springs Gazette] Broncos aren’t buying into the 2-0 hype.  “It’s two games,” Dawkins said.  “If we don’t come out to play this week, we’ll be 2-1.”  […]

Good evening Broncos Nation, how does it feel to be in sole possession of first place in the AFC West? It’s been two days. Hows it feel? Feels great! Makes it easy to breathe this morning! Feels like a song! Makes me want to open up every window in the apartment! Feels good! Feels maybe […]

Must-watch video of Shannon Sharpe‘s emotional induction into the Denver Broncos Ring of Fame Sunday.  [DenverBroncos.com] Gotta love the big win to go with it.  [DrewLitton.com] A look beyond the surface at Brian Dawkins, both spiritual and fierce.  [Colorado Springs Gazette] Let’s not get ahead of ourselves… after all, this is the third season in […]

HEAD COACH JOSH McDANIELS On the Browns’ defense “They mixed a lot of things in terms of their coverage. They pressured us heavily sometimes and then they dropped and once or twice nine guys back into coverage. When you are mixing those kinds of dramatic—that is a dramatic swing, seven or eight coming at you […]

It was still a one-score game in the fourth quarter, but then the Broncos broke loose. [DenverBroncos.com] Thanks, Ray!  [Denver Post] Kansas City dominated statistically, but Oakland pulled out the win.  [DPO] Yes, it is ridiculously early, but the Broncos now sit alone atop the division.  [NFL.com]

The rest of the world moves forward with time.  Brandon Marshall is stuck in reverse. Rather than bite the bullet, answer questions about his return to the team and get his NFL-mandated presser over with, Marshall continued to make headlines with his rebellious behavior. This time, he wasn’t punting footballs; he was kicking aside the […]

Denver Broncos coach Josh McDaniels is new at this, not at scouting necessarily, but at being a head coach… He need not be worried, we’re here to help! Instead of covering the entire NFL, what we at The Denver Bronco Talk Blog are doing is covering the NFL that you should care about. Every week, […]