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Denver Broncos rookie RB Peyton Hillis finished with a career-high 129 yards rushing. (AP Photo) Peyton Hillis earned his first 100-yard game on the ground, the defense stopped Brett Favre and company on three 4th downs, and the Denver Broncos (7-5) bounced back in a big way to defeat the red-hot New York Jets (8-4) […]

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Published on 11/30/2008 at Sun Nov 30 17:55.   31 Comments
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Week 13, I remember over the summer while Favre-Gate was in full swing, I was living in Tampa, praying that he would end up with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. All signs pointed to the fact that he would, then he signed with the New York Jets– so I wouldn’t get to see him play all […]

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Published on 11/27/2008 at Thu Nov 27 23:12.   27 Comments
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Another week, another… Bronco column. I was back to Beckett’s for the third week in a row, I’ve met several Broncos fans (shout out to Waylon and that gorgeous waitress)- we’ve formed a bit of a monopoly in the corner of the upstairs area. So if you’re in New York City, come join us. There […]

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Published on 11/24/2008 at Mon Nov 24 19:34.   23 Comments
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Broncos running backs only gained 84 yards on the ground. (Getty Images) After two missed Matt Prater field goals and a Peyton Hillis fumble five yards shy of the end zone, the Broncos remained tied with the Raiders 3-3 with one minute left in the first half. Then Oakland returner Johnny Lee Higgins took the […]

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Published on 11/23/2008 at Sun Nov 23 17:34.   98 Comments
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The Year of the Rookies continues for the Denver Broncos, as the squad announced that they have (finally) promoted seventh round pick S Josh Barrett from the practice squad to the active roster on Saturday. Running back Alex Haynes, whom the club added last week, was waived to make room for Barrett on the roster. […]

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Published on 11/22/2008 at Sat Nov 22 13:52.   22 Comments
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Peyton Hillis celebrates a touchdown against the Falcons. (Reuters photo) As much as we all love our quarterback with a rocket arm and our giant wide receiver that leads the league in yards after the catch, the position that will make or break this team’s season can be described in one word: Backup. This week […]

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Published on 11/17/2008 at Mon Nov 17 14:53.   10 Comments
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Rookie Spencer Larsen started at both middle linebacker and fullback for the Broncos. (Getty Images) Rookie Spencer Larsen is the Broncos’ backup fullback, behind fellow rookie Peyton Hillis. Larsen is also the third string middle linebacker. It’s not very often that a player in his position on the depth chart is able to make as […]

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Published on 11/16/2008 at Sun Nov 16 14:39.   49 Comments
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at LIVE BLOG – right here, 10:30am MST. CHAT – RMN website, 10am MST. UPDATE 10:10am – Full inactives posted below. Tatum Bell will wear #21, not #40 as he did in practice all week. UPDATE 9:51am – Champ Bailey has been ruled OUT and will not play. UPDATE 9:34am – Peyton Hillis will start […]

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Published on 11/16/2008 at Sun Nov 16 09:31.   3 Comments
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Hello Bronco Nation, this is East and I will be guest posting today. First off, I would like to thank Kyle for giving me this opportunity to give you all this post about the best freaking franchise ever to be created. It’s mid week now so it’s about that time us Denver fanatics scour the […]

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Published on 11/12/2008 at Wed Nov 12 18:30.   7 Comments
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Denver Broncos Head Coach Mike Shanahan and quarterback Jay Cutler took the mic Wednesday in their weekly presser. The running back situation – what with the additions of Tatum Bell and Alex Haynes this week after the Broncos placed their fourth RB on IR this season – dominated the discussion. “He was the only one […]

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Published on 11/12/2008 at Wed Nov 12 15:23.   3 Comments
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