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Bakke: The Next One May Be The Best One

November 30th, 2010 - 10:55am by Gabe HiattOther posts by

Team photographer Eric Lars Bakke has been working with the Broncos for 26 years. His photography blog will serve as a unique look from the perspective of an NFL photographer, periodically updating the site with tales from the sidelines, some of his favorite photos and the stories behind them.

Each week I look forward to a new game and the photographic challenges that present themselves on the field.

By this point of the season I have fulfilled many of the requests for certain games, players and on-field events needed by the various departments for which I report.

Still there is always a need for more and better photographs.

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Semifinalists for The Hall

November 28th, 2010 - 12:36pm by Gabe HiattOther posts by

Two former Broncos survived the cut from 114 preliminary nominees to 26 modern-era semifinalists for induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Shannon Sharpe and Terrell Davis will wait and see if they make the list of 15 modern-era finalists to be decided by mail ballot and announced in January 2011.

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Friends and Foes

November 26th, 2010 - 3:21pm by Gabe HiattOther posts by

Head Coach Josh McDaniels and his Rams counterpart Steve Spagnuolo have taken parallel paths to the peak of professional football.

Each man accepted his first NFL head coaching gig in 2009, and both of them contributed to Super Bowl championships with other franchises. McDaniels won three titles with the Patriots, but his New England team fell to Spagnuolo’s Giants in Super Bowl XLII.

Spagnuolo spent his last two years in New York as the defensive coordinator, while McDaniels served as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for his final three years in New England. The coaches forged a mutual respect through their quick rise up the ranks in professional coaching.

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Dual Threat

November 24th, 2010 - 5:17pm by Gabe HiattOther posts by

In the past two games, Knowshon Moreno showcased his versatility in two opposite scenarios.

Against the Kansas City Chiefs, the second-year running back put forth the first 100-yard rushing game of his career. He handled 22 carries for 106 yards and played a crucial role in grinding down the clock to keep the Chiefs off the field in a blowout victory for his team.

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Broncos at Chargers: Second Half Blog

November 22nd, 2010 - 9:22pm by Gabe HiattOther posts by

Q3 15:00: Matt Prater’s kickoff is fielded to the 29-yard line by Darren Sproles before he’s taken down by Wesley Woodyard.

Q3 14:19: Sproles gets the carry on first down and he runs for 6 yards. Mike Tolbert runs for 8 yards and fumbles, but San Diego recovers. Sproles runs for 1 yard on the following first down. Perrish Cox breaks up a pass on second down, setting up third-and-9 for the Chargers. Rivers takes the shotgun snap and hits Darren Sproles over the middle with room to run. Sproles turns on the jets and finds blockers down the field, turning the short catch into a 57-yard touchdown catch.

CHARGERS 28, BRONCOS 7

*INJURY UPDATE* Darcel McBath left the game with a quadricep injury. His return is questionable.

Q3 12:36: Nate Kaeding kicks off to Demaryius Thomas, who finds a seam in the coverage and carries the ball just past the 40-yard line. But there are two flags on the play, a holding penalty on the Broncos and a tripping penalty on the Chargers. The penalties offset at the spot of the holding call, so the Broncos will start with a first-and-10 from their own 19-yard line.

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Broncos at Chargers: First Half Blog

November 22nd, 2010 - 7:26pm by Gabe HiattOther posts by

Pregame Festivities: The U.S. Navy SEAL Parachute Team, The Leap Frogs, are skydiving into Qualcomm Stadium, and kickoff is just minutes away.

COIN TOSS: The captains are at midfield for the coin toss, and the First Lady of California Maria Shriver is on the field as an honorary captain for San Diego. The Broncos have called heads and have won the toss. They have elected to receive.

Q1 15:00: Spencer Larsen returns the kickoff from Nate Kaeding to the 32-yard line. Eddie Royal, Demaryius Thomas and Daniel Graham are starting for the Broncos. On the line, Ryan Clady, Zane Beadles, J.D. Walton, Chris Kuper and Ryan Harris are starting. Kyle Orton, Knowshon Moreno and Spencer Larsen make up the backfield. Kyle Orton completes his first pass to Eddie Royal for 8 yards, and hits Brandon Lloyd on his second pass for a 21-yard gain. On the next play, Orton finds Lloyd again for 18 yards. Knowshon Moreno followed that up with two 9-yard runs. Moreno gets the call a third time and runs it in 4 yards for the score.

BRONCOS 7, CHARGERS 0

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Broncos at Chargers: Pregame Blog

November 22nd, 2010 - 5:40pm by Gabe HiattOther posts by

The last time the Broncos had a road game, they made the long trip to London’s Wembley Stadium. Tonight in San Diego the team will try to build off the momentum from last week’s 49-29 victory against the Chiefs.

Denver’s AFC West record is 1-1, and a win tonight on Monday Night Football against the Chargers would even the team’s overall record with San Diego.

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Respecting Rivers

November 18th, 2010 - 4:58pm by Gabe HiattOther posts by

Philip Rivers has cornered the market on just about every significant statistic but one this season.

The Chargers quarterback leads the league with 2,944 passing yards, is tied for the first with 19 touchdown passes and stands in fifth place with a 65.3 percent completion rate.

Still, he hasn’t been able to lead his team to more than four wins in nine games, placing San Diego just one game ahead of Denver in the AFC West standings.

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A Position of Strength

November 17th, 2010 - 4:46pm by Gabe HiattOther posts by

Last week against the Chiefs, the linebacker corps contributed four sacks, a forced fumble and a touchdown to the winning effort. On Wednesday, the unit potentially became even deeper.

For the first time in more than a month, Robert Ayers stepped onto the practice field. Before suffering a foot injury in Week 5 at Baltimore, the second-year linebacker had tallied 1.5 sacks and earned a game ball from Head Coach Josh McDaniels after the win at Tennessee for his run-stuffing performance against Chris Johnson.

McDaniels said the team will take their time evaluating Ayers as the week goes on.

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Vote for Tebow

November 16th, 2010 - 11:49am by Gabe HiattOther posts by

After last week’s 49-29 win over the Chiefs, Tim Tebow needs your votes to become the Pepsi Rookie of the Week.

The rookie quarterback accounted for two touchdowns in the contest, a 1-yard run and a 3-yard throw to Spencer Larsen on his first NFL pass attempt.

Tebow has scored on three of his 12 rushing attempts this season. Vote here to help him win the Week 10 award.