Posted Wed Dec 26th by Jon Heath
Earlier today, the Broncos‘ 2013 opponents were announced by the team’s official website. Among Denver’s home opponents are the Jacksonville Jaguars, which is significant considering that Jets backup quarterback Tim Tebow is expected to land in Florida this offseason. Tebow was traded out of Denver when the team brought in veteran Peyton Manning during the 2012 offseason.  The […]
Posted Wed Dec 26th by Jon Heath
Tonight on NFL Network (5 MT), the 2013 Pro Bowl rosters will be announced on a special edition of “NFL Total Access” that will be dragged out far longer than necessary. Nevertheless, the show, or at least the results, will be interesting to see. Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning led all players with 993,045 fan votes and will be […]
Posted Wed Dec 26th by Jon Heath
On Wednesday, the Denver Broncos returned to the practice field in preparation for this week’s game against Kansas City—in 30° weather. The Broncos were toughing it out in the cold today, with many players wearing sweatpants. Last week, quarterback Peyton Manning wore a glove on his right throwing hand, but not necessarily because it was cold. “I was […]
Posted Wed Dec 26th by Jon Heath
On Wednesday, the NFL announced the Denver Broncos‘ 2013Â opponents. Â They are as follows: HOME Kansas City Oakland San Diego Jacksonville Tennessee Philadelphia Washington Baltimore AWAY Kansas City Oakland San Diego Houston Indianapolis Dallas N.Y. Giants New England Not bad. Â The Broncos could easily go 8-0 at home; traveling will be tougher. Dish out your thoughts […]
Posted Wed Dec 26th by Jon Heath
When the Broncos (12-3) take on the Chiefs (2-13) this weekend, rookie quarterback Brock Osweiler may see the field—if the game is a blowout. The Broncos have a playoff berth wrapped up but they won’t be resting any of their starters because playoff seeding is still on the line.  If the Broncos win and Houston […]
Posted Tue Dec 25th by Jon Heath
On this Christmas, the Denver #Broncos are ranked No. 1 in ESPN’s, NFL.com‘s, and SI’s Week 17 Power Rankings. — Jon Heath (@JHeath_DEN) December 25, 2012 ESPN.com has been doing weekly power rankings since the 2002 season. Â This week marks the first time the Denver Broncos have ever been ranked on top.
Posted Sat Dec 22nd by Jon Heath
For those who live outside of Colorado and do not have DirecTV, we present this handy-dandy broadcast map, courtesy of the506.com: Those of you who live in the green areas will receive the Broncos/Browns game on your local CBS station this weekend.  Kickoff is scheduled for 2:05 p.m. (MT) and we’ll have complete coverage of the game here on […]
Posted Wed Dec 19th by Big Pete
Congratulations to running back Knowshon Moreno for being named the AFC Offensive Player of the Week Moreno rushed 22 times for 118 yards (an average of 5.4 yards per carry) and added a touchdown against the Ravens on Sunday. Â He was also fantastic in pass blocking coverage, completely eliminating the edge rusher time and time […]
Posted Wed Dec 19th by Jon Heath
When it comes to defensive awards, sacks don’t mean everything.  But they don’t hurt, either. Last season, Broncos outside linebacker Von Miller won Defensive Rookie of the Year honors despite recording fewer sacks (11.5) than San Francisco’s Aldon Smith (14).  This year, the scenario is different. Miller won as a rookie because Smith was—and in […]
Posted Tue Dec 18th by Jon Heath
As the chart from NFL.com shows, the Denver Broncos would be the No. 2 seed in the AFC Playoff race if the season ended today. “Right now, I know we can control our own destiny, but if we don’t play our best game against Cleveland this week, that will be all for naught,” Coach John […]
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