HEAD COACH JOSH McDANIELS On changing his approach now that the Broncos have won four games “We never played up the underdog role, anyways. We are just preparing the same way we have prepared for every game this year from the preseason through the first four and are going to continue to prepare that way […]

Wednesday Injury Report for the Week 5 NFL game between the Denver Broncos and New England Patriots on Sunday, October 11, 2009. DENVER BRONCOS Player Injury Wed Thu Fri Status RB Correll Buckhalter Ankle DNP S Brian Dawkins Knee/Shoulder DNP ILB/FB Spencer Larsen Shoulder DNP G Ben Hamilton Hamstring LP CB Alphonso Smith Ankle LP […]

We’ll be serving up crow all season to self-proclaimed preseason prophets and prognosticators as the Broncos continue to out-perform their pitiful predictions. This week’s victim: John Clayton. Good evening, John, how are you? Good? Wonderful to hear. So kind of you to dine with us tonight. Before we begin, I must say, your prediction on […]

Our weekly perusal around the Interwebz for water cooler fodder. ESPN: 8th Mike Nolan’s defense has been stingy with points and is starting to get attention for a major turnaround. BroncoTalk: 6th Glaring Stat: Denver has six interceptions on the season — each pick by a different player.

Record: 3-1 Streak: Won 2 Series vs. Denver: Broncos, 24-16 Last time: Patriots, 41-7, 2008 The Line: Patriots by 3.5 Who’s hot: QB Tom Brady. Maybe “hot” is too strong a word; if it weren’t for three weeks of looking legitimately bad, his pedestrian 258-yard, 1-TD performance Sunday would seem merely lukewarm. But against a […]

The Broncos boast the biggest defensive DVOA turnaround since 1996.  [Football Outsiders] While others get most of the pub, the numbers suggest D.J. Williams might be the Broncos’ true Defensive MVP.  [Denver Post] The most important number of all?  That ‘0’ in the L Column.  [Broncos Stable]

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Denver Broncos cornerback Champ Bailey will be named AFC Defensive Player of the Week for games played during the fourth week (Oct. 4-5) of the 2009 season, the Broncos announced Tuesday. Bailey posted eight tackles (all solo), one interception (3 yds.) and a game-high four pass breakups in Denver’s 17-10 win against Dallas on Sunday. […]

Quick note: Broncos-Cowboys will air on NFL Network’s NFL Replay tonight (Tuesday) at 6pm MT. As a bonus, scout the Broncos’ Week 5 opponent, the New England Patriots, right after; their Week 4 bout with the Ravens airs at 7:30 MT.

The last time the Denver Broncos were undefeated through four weeks of the season – 2003 – Sports Illustrated decided to honor their success by placing then-quarterback Jake Plummer on the October 6th edition’s cover. Those Broncos lost the next week in Kansas City and finished 6-6 down the stretch for a 10-6 record, Wild […]