Here are some field-level photos from the Broncos’ warmup session, courtesy of team photographers Eric Bakke and Gabriel Christus.
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Broncos at Bills: Pregame Photos
December 24th, 2011 - 10:34am by Max HensonOther posts by Max Henson
Bills Head Coach Discusses Denver Offense
December 20th, 2011 - 3:29pm by Max HensonOther posts by Max Henson
Before he returned to the NFL as offensive coordinator with the Chiefs in 2008 and later took over as the Buffalo Bills head coach in 2010, Chan Gailey spent six years as the head coach of the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets.
Gailey might have a few flashbacks to those college coaching days this week, as he prepares the Bills to play a Saturday game against a Denver offense that’s integrated the option to its attack.
In a conference call Tuesday, Gailey was asked to recall if he ever thought the option could work at the professional level when he coached in college.
“I thought this: I thought the first team that had guts enough to try it, it was going to work for about two years, and then defensive coaches in the NFL would catch up to it a little bit. Then it would be a struggle,” Gailey said.
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Quick Hits From Fox
December 19th, 2011 - 2:33pm by Max HensonOther posts by Max Henson
After a 41-23 loss to the New England Patriots, the Broncos’ attention has immediately turned to preparation for Buffalo on a short week.
Denver and Buffalo will meet Saturday, condensing the Broncos’ weekly schedule.
Yesterday’s defeat vs. the Patriots stung a team that had previously won six straight, but Head Coach John Fox is confident his team will put it behind them with two crucial weeks left in the regular season.
“Immediately after the game, obviously disappointment,” Fox said Monday of the mood in the locker room. “I didn’t think we played as well as we’re capable of and I think our opponent had a little bit to do with it. In this league you’ve got to have a short memory and we need to forget about it and move on to Buffalo.”
Injury Report vs. New England
December 16th, 2011 - 1:39pm by Max HensonOther posts by Max Henson
Here is the Broncos’ Week 15 injury report.
David Bruton — Achilles (Questionable)
Andre’ Goodman — Concussion (Questionable)
Brian Dawkins — Neck (Questionable)
Spencer Larsen — Hamstring (Probable)
Eddie Royal — Concussion (Probable)
Von Miller — Thumb (Probable)
Belichick Respects Tebow, Broncos
December 14th, 2011 - 11:58am by Max HensonOther posts by Max Henson
Tim Tebow and the Broncos have surprised a lot of people with their six-game win streak and subsequent surge to the top of the AFC West standings.
Patriots Head Coach Bill Belichick isn’t one of them.
“We’ve seen Tim perform well many, many times, so I don’t think it’s a surprise,” Belichick said of Tebow’s success in a conference call. “He’s a good football player. He knows how to win, and he takes care of the ball. He makes good decisions.”
Belichick has known Tebow since his collegiate days at Florida and in 2010 he brought Tebow to New England for a pre-draft visit to get to know the quarterback even better.
Now he’s preparing his team to play against Tebow and the streaking Broncos.
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Broncos vs. Bears: Gameday Coverage
December 11th, 2011 - 5:28pm by Max HensonOther posts by Max Henson
PREGAME:
We’re back at Sports Authority Field at Mile High for today’s Week 14 matchup between the Broncos and Bears.
We’ve got great football weather in Denver here today, with sunny skies and temperatures in the mid-40s.
Both teams enter today’s game with 7-5 records. The Broncos will look to extend their five-game win streak and maintain their first-place standing in the AFC West division.
We’re about an hour and a half from kickoff so stay tuned as we keep you updated with all the latest info.
BRONCOS VS. BEARS GAMECENTER: For play-by-play action and up-to-the-minute stats, check out the DenverBroncos.com Gamecenter. We’ll keep you updated here with scoring plays, drive recaps and all the fun bits and pieces you can’t get from looking at a box score.
BRONCOS ON TWITTER: Another option is to follow the @Denver_Broncos Twitter account. There are constant updates on there throughout the game. You don’t have to be on Twitter to read the posts, but if you are, you should follow the account for news throughout the week as well.
INACTIVES: Willis McGahee and Von Miller are both listed as active for today’s game.
BRONCOS TV COVERAGE: Take a look at which areas of the country will be able to see the Broncos-Bears game this afternoon.
PREGAME PHOTOS: Photos from the Broncos warmup session prior to kickoff vs. Chicago.
DENVER STARTERS: We are underway at Sports Authority Field at Mile High. Check out the Broncos starting lineup.
FIRST QUARTER RECAP: The Broncos and Bears are scoreless after the first quarter of play.
WILLIAMS NOTCHES TWO SACKS: With two sacks on Caleb Hanie already, D.J. Williams recorded his second career multi-sack game.
INJURY UPDATE: Andre’ Goodman has a concussion and will not return.
FIRST HALF RECAP: The Broncos and Bears are still scoreless at the end of the first half of play.
MILLER TIES BRONCO ROOKIE SACK RECORD: Rookie LB Von Miller dropped Caleb Hanie for his 11.5 sack of the season.
BEARS TAKE 7-0 LEAD: Marion Barber scored on a 9-yard run to give Chicago the lead.
BEARS ADD 3: Robbie Gould hits a 57-yard attempt to extend the Chicago lead.
TEBOW FINDS THOMAS FOR TD: Tim Tebow throws a 10-yard TD pass to Demaryius Thomas and the Broncos now trail 10-7.
PRATER TIES GAME, NAILS 59-YARD FG: Matt Prater tied the game with a 59-yard field goal and we are going to overtime.
BRONCOS RECOVER FUMBLE IN OT: Elvis Dumervil recovered a Marion Barber fumble in Denver territory in overtime.
PRATER WINS IT IN OT: Matt Prater kicked the game-winning 51-yard field goal in overtime to give Denver a 13-10 win over the Bears.
Prater Ties Game, Nails 59-Yard FG
December 11th, 2011 - 5:06pm by Max HensonOther posts by Max Henson
With eight seconds remaining in the game, kicker Matt Prater trotted onto the field to attempt a 59-yard field goal.
He drilled it — right down the middle with room to spare.
And the game is now tied at 10 with just three seconds left.
The Denver defense forced a three-and-out after failing to recover an onside kick and Tim Tebow and the offense took over with 53 seconds left.
In seven plays the Broncos moved into Chicago territory and Prater came on for the game-tying attempt.
Click here to listen to the audio highlight of the play from AM 850 KOA.
Tebow Finds Thomas For TD
December 11th, 2011 - 4:50pm by Max HensonOther posts by Max Henson
Tim Tebow completed a 10-yard pass to Demaryius Thomas in the corner of the end zone to cut the Chicago lead to 10-7.
Tebow completed seven straight passes for 63 yards to move the ball down the field and find the end zone with 2:08 remaining in the game.
The Broncos then attempted an onside kick but it was recovered by the Bears.
Click here to listen to the audio highlight of the play from AM 850 KOA.
Bears Add 3
December 11th, 2011 - 4:20pm by Max HensonOther posts by Max Henson
Bears Take 7-0 Lead
December 11th, 2011 - 4:06pm by Max HensonOther posts by Max Henson
Marion Barber scored on a 9-yard run and Robbie Gould added the PAT to give Chicago a 7-0 lead over the Broncos with 5:19 to go in the third quarter.
A 26-yard punt return from Devin Hester set the Bears up at the Denver 42-yard line. From there, Barber ran the ball for 36 yards on five carries, the last of which ended with the 9-yard score.
After a touchback, the Broncos are now taking over at the 20.