Vance Joseph found his trump card. In the Broncos’ 24-7 beatdown of the Chargers on Sunday, Joseph sent rusher after rusher after rusher at the Los Angeles quarterbacks. Those quarterbacks wound up on the ground 15 times, compared to 22 total completed passes. The key was the blitz. Alex Singleton got a sack on a blitz. Josey Jewell got a…
If you didn’t know Riley Moss was an Iowan, it’d only take one trip around the Broncos’ locker room to learn. Before the season, the Broncos’ rookie cornerback found some “Riley Moss” trading cards from his Hawkeye days. He put them in the nameplates of some of his teammates’ lockers, including fellow Hawkeye Josey Jewell. “That lasted about 10 minutes,…
The Broncos haven’t hit the do-or-die point in the season, but they’re getting close. This week, they’ll take on the Los Angeles Chargers in an AFC West battle on CBS at 2:25 p.m. on Sunday. The Broncos carry a 6-6 record into the game, while the Chargers are 5-7. Denver can probably afford to lose one more game the rest…
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — The Broncos’ five-game winning streak ended on Sunday, but their playoff hopes remain. At 6-6 with five more games on the way, the Broncos are on the outside looking in, but they’re only one game out of the final Wild Card spot in the AFC. Unfortunately, the tiebreakers aren’t working in their favor at the moment, so there…
The winning streak is over. The Broncos fought back from a pair of 13-point deficits against the Houston Texans on Sunday but were never able to get over the hump in a 22-17 loss. They drove down the field in the final minutes, but could not punch the ball into the end zone. Here’s how the Broncos graded out… Click…
The winning streak is over. The Broncos fought back from a pair of 13-point deficits against the Houston Texans on Sunday but were never able to get over the hump in a 22-17 loss. They drove down the field in the final minutes but could not punch the ball into the end zone. Here’s how the Broncos graded out… Click…
In the third quarter of the Broncos’ game against the Texans, PJ Locke blitzed the right side of the line of scrimmage and knocked the ball out of quarterback CJ Stroud’s hand. Jonathon Cooper was first to the loose ball, but he couldn’t control it, and Houston recovered. While the Broncos had missed their opportunity to take over just outside…
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — The Denver Broncos are taking a trip to the Lone Star State for a game against the Houston Texans on Sunday. The 6-5 Texans and the 6-5 Broncos are tied for playoff position, and the winner will likely hold a playoff spot Sunday night. While this game, of course, isn’t as impactful as a playoff game, it could…
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Delarrin Turner-Yell doesn’t hear too much from his neighbor in the Broncos’ locker room. “You can’t really get much out of him,” Turner-Yell told DNVR. When Fabian Moreau arrived in Denver in August as a late addition to the Broncos’ secondary, Turner-Yell thought his new neighbor was a young player. But Moreau was a 29-year-old veteran with…
DENVER, Colo. — The win streak continues. The Broncos won their fifth consecutive game on Sunday, beating the Cleveland Browns 29-12 at Empower Field. Denver is now 6-5 on the season with a three-game road swing up next. Here’s how the Broncos graded out on Sunday… Offense Quarterbacks Russell Wilson: C+ — This is a tough grade. Wilson missed some easy…
DENVER, Colo. — Early in the fourth quarter of the Denver Broncos’ 29-12 win over the Cleveland Browns on Sunday, Broncos nickel back Ja’Quan McMillian knew what was coming. He recognized the formation from earlier in the game and thought the Browns might be running the same play. He was right. An inside receiver was running a sail route, straight downfield…
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Broncos rookie safety JL Skinner made his long-awaited debut on Sunday Night Football against the Vikings last weekend. His night was short. He didn’t take the field on defense and played six snaps of special teams. But that could change this week, since 14-year veteran starter Kareem Jackson is beginning a four-game suspension. “We felt like the last…
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — A historic AFC rivalry is coming back to Denver on Sunday. The Cleveland Browns (7-3) will travel to Denver to take on the Denver Broncos (5-5) at Empower Field on Sunday. Kickoff is scheduled for 2:05 p.m. on FOX. The Broncos and Browns have faced off 31 times since their first meeting in 1970, and the Broncos…
The Broncos can’t lose. Denver beat the Minnesota Vikings 21-20 after trailing for most of the game on Sunday Night Football. The Broncos are now 5-5 after starting the season 1-5. The Vikings’ five-game win streak came to an end. Here’s how the Broncos graded out… Offense Quarterbacks Russell Wilson: A- — Every week I get to Russell Wilson and am…
DENVER, Colo. — After a last-minute touchdown drive and a dagger of a defensive stand, the Denver Broncos have climbed their way out of the grave and back to life. Their 1-5 record has grown to 5-5, thanks to a 21-20 home win over the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday Night Football. But the Broncos don’t believe they’ve created a blank…
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — A.Q. Shipley made a declaration this week. “This is a bad dude,” Shipley said. “He’s become my favorite football player on the offensive line in the NFL.” “Who is it?” Pat McAfee asked on his show. “Quinn Meinerz,” Shipley said. “Third-round pick, and now that he’s figured out technique, he’s a dawg.” “He’s your favorite football player, right…
The win streak continues. The Broncos knocked off the Buffalo Bills on Monday Night Football thanks to a stellar effort from the defense. The Broncos forced four turnovers on their way to a 24-22 win, extending their win streak to three games and improving their record to 4-5. The Bills fell to 5-5. Here’s how the Broncos graded out… Offense…
Any win on Monday Night Football is a good win. That’s why the Broncos prepared for Monday unlike how they’ve prepared for any other game. They painted Buffalo Bills logos in the middle of both of their practice fields. They played the Monday Night Football theme song over the speakers during pre-practice stretches. They ___ the longest road trip In…
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Ja’Quan McMillian’s big break came early in January. Rookie cornerback Damarri Mathis, who had started opposite Pat Surtain II for the Denver Broncos for most of the season, had a concussion. He wanted to play in the season finale against the Chargers, but he realized on the Thursday before the game that he wouldn’t be ready on…
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Von Miller is taking on the Broncos for the first time on Monday Night Football. “I know it’s cliché, but it’s really just another game for me,” Miller told Buffalo media on Thursday. The Super Bowl 50 MVP played 10 seasons with the Broncos after the team drafted him with the second overall pick in the 2011 draft.…
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