CUTLER VS. RIVERS
It is fairly safe to assume that Broncos quarterback Jay Cutler and Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers aren’t sending one another Christmas cards this holiday season. And for many players around the Broncos locker room, that rivalry adds another level of intensity to this weekend’s AFC West title tilt in San Diego.
“We have Jay’s back,” Daniel Graham said. “He is our captain and when he is at war, we all support him. We are going to war with him. It is going to be a good one on Sunday.”
With so much drama surrounding one contest, and the rivalry between the two up-and-coming superstar quarterbacks only adding to it, Ebenezer Ekuban said if he wasn’t on the field, he would pay good money to see this showdown.
“You have two phenomenal quarterbacks who are still young, we still haven’t seen what they are capable of,” Ekuban said. “Those are two young dynamic quarterbacks back there who have control of their teams. It is going to be an interesting game. It is going to be fun.”
Cutler himself said with the rivalry he and Rivers have established, and the always bitter rivalry that exists between the Broncos and Chargers, he isn’t expecting a warm holiday welcome Sunday night.
“It probably won’t be pleasant,” he said. “I don’t think it is going to be with the holiday spirit at all. I don’t think they like me, which is fine. It adds to the game, the excitement and the rivalry with us. It is going to be a good one.”
ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS…
When asked what he wanted for Christmas this year Graham didn’t have to think long for an answer. The tight end said a win in San Diego Sunday would be the best gift he could receive this year.
Teammate Wesley Woodyard agreed.
“This year I want a victory on Sunday,” he said. “That would be the best Christmas present I could get.”
-Jake Grilley, DenverBroncos.com
Here are some photos from today’s practice.
Tags: Daniel Graham, Ebenezer Ekuban, Jake Grilley, Jay Cutler, Wesley Woodyard
GOOD LUCK GUYS,GO BRONCOS WE CAN DO IT. GO BRONCOS.
It doesn’t look good for us this week, yet I’ll be watching and praying that the guys dig deep and kick butt. No matter what happens, we’ve come a long way and we’ll be even better next year.
I’ll probably be in Afghanistan next year and miss the season. I believe the Broncos are headed for the supper bowl; hopefully it will be this year.
I love that Graham called it a war between Cutler & Rivers… that’s exactly what that rivalry is between the two of them and that’s exactly what this game is going to be… war! Both teams are wanting revenge and its just going to be absolutely wild. I don’t think I’ve ever been so excited to see these 2 teams clash… I can’t wait!!! This Bronco lovin’ girl is ready for Charger blood… I know this team is hungry for it and wants to win and I just hope they go out there and fight for it from start to finish. No more of this getting soft stuff… this team especially the defense has got to get more aggressive. I know they want this win… they need to fight for it and earn it.
And we also have a chance here to stun America and make them think twice about calling our season, our potential before we even have a chance to show them what this team is made up of. We are a hungry, hungry team - hungry for this win, now is the time to get it done. Sunday is our last chance this season… make it the best game of this last week of the season. And like CutlerFan0206 said, let’s prove everybody wrong!!
Merry Christmas to all of Broncos Country and to the Team as well!!
Go get ‘em boys!!!
GO BRONCOS!!!!
i am hoping that the broncos come to the chargers game with a chip on there shoulders desire to kick ### respect to not let down and blow the chargers a new one when 60 minutes are done dline needs to step it up lbackers stay in there gaps and secondary stick it to them where the sun doesnt shine O we need to beat them like the punks they are GO broncos
Jay is 10x better than Phillp “cry me a” Rivers, and everyone knows it. The chargers are a bunch pansys and should have never escaped KC with a win. well just to let you know they won’t leave san diego with a win.
GO BRONCOS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
YOU KNOW WE CAN WIN
GO BRONCOS !!!!!
Die on that field, but don’t come back with a loss.
Roddoliver, I couldn’t have said it any better. Amen.
merry christmas
go broncos
I love how Daniel Graham said we have Jay’s back.All I want for Christmas is a playoff because we have worked so hard.I want to prove the Broncos are for real.GO Broncos I know we can do it!!
WE READY…..WE READY…..4 YA ALL!!!!!!!!Strap on the helmets bring the ball! all the experts say we have no chance, heck what do you say we play the game any how?(are these the same experts that thought the raiders would be contenders this year?)So its all the same we had no chance this season picked to finish last or next to last already beat the odds to get this far!Experts at what getting it wrong!!!Even saw a local news caster “this is what I love about Rivers”"Rivers snubed for p.b.”He all but said we can’t win( A co host on Jay Cutler Live) on Ch.4 no less home of the broncos(but I won’t name names it is christmas after all)think Jay should slap him!!Well thats just the way we like it keep on looking past us Let cry me a Rivers run his mouth(it is what hes best at)expect us to lose and prepare for a big helping of KNOW YOUR ROLE AND SHUT YOUR MOUTH!! SO JUST BRING IT DOLTS!!!!!!!KEEP THE FAITH AND MAY ALL YOU CHRISTMAS WISHES BE ORANGE AND BLUE!
I say we go in there and carve up SD defense with our aerial attack which is our strength AND their weakness…I looked at the bills game again which we all know we should have won and saw the offense play well (with some timing problems) and the defense show up against bills in the last 3 mins when we needed to get ball back after cutler interception…
I believe we can do this and I believe this team has noticed “ain’t nothing ever given to you”(even tho they shoulda noticed this sooner). I doubt this team and curse their name to death when they mess up/dont show up but I am and will always remain their number 1 fan. contain SD run like we did the bills on their last drive and we have more than hope. GO BRONCOS!!!!
We won our first Super Bowl in San Diego, as far as I’m concerned, that’s OUR house!!!
Elway had the Three Amigos, remember…?
How about the ‘Polar Express’ featuring Cutler, Royal, Marshall, Stokely and Graham? I like it, and Cutler is going to embarq upon NFL history this weekend.
GET ‘EM DENVER!!!!
Dear Broncos,
As you journey to the land of the Chargers, know one thing. You are not alone. You have the support of an entire state, and many fans throughout our great country and beyond. There will be many fans in the stands among the Chargers fans, cheering and pulling for you. The single best Christmas present we can receive is you (Broncos) bringing the AFC West championship home to Colorado where it belongs. It’s been far to long and we are hungry for a playoff birth.
I know this TEAM has the ability to beat the Chargers, just put your plan of attack in motion. Play relaxed, play confident and above all else, OPEN UP A WHOLE CAN OF KICK ASS AND KILL’EM ALL, LET THE PARAMEDICS SORT EM OUT. (Stole that from the Program). It’s time to graduate from being boys to becoming men. Lay it all on the line, because without a win there is no tomorrow. You’ve had ups and downs, the only way to go from here is up.
This is personal, this is redemption for all of those who believe you won on a technicality in the first game. This is your chance to shine on a national spotlight. This is your opportunity to shut up the one’s who say, Denver can’t win the big game. One win and your in, one win and your in, did you hear me, one win and your in. Let’s go fellas take over Qualcom Stadium and make it home away from home for the day. I believe in this team, when your at your best, there is no stopping you. During this Christmas season, so some soul searching and realize, this game is as big as it gets. Leave it all out there, as one already mentioned, “Die on that field, but don’t come home with a loss.”
Respectfully,
Broncomania56
Merry Christmas to all the players, coaches, fans and all on this blog site.
All i want for x-mas is a Broncos win in San diego. this is very possible. don’t count us out just yet. this team has worked some miracles on the road and i’m hoping that they do that again this sunday. for all of those who doubt this team, you might as well just call yourselves Dolts fans. i hate to see fair weather fans and for all of you who are true orange and blue fans. i wish you all a very Merry Christmas.
As for all the you Bronco players, i wish you the same thing, bring us TRUE fans a victory and lets move on to the post season. i’ll be watching the game this week covered head to toe in my game day gear.
good luck this sunday and keep the faith fans
GO BRONCOS!!!!!
ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS A BRONCOS WIN @ SAN DIEGO!!!!
WOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Win, lose or draw, just knock the crap out of the Chargers! Go Broncos!
One thing I want for Christmas is for Boyd to change his number… But more than anything I want a win in San Diego… I would give anything for a win… I want to be out there playing I want a win so bad and I hope all of the Broncos players feel the same way.
all i want for christmas is a win and to see phillip rivers get de-cleeted ten times
All I want for christmas is Phillip Rivers to be the first thing taken care of, I hate him, I would also very likely enjoy a playoff berth and an AFC West Title, hell, maybe even a superbowl victory
I believe that much.
Hey all, I know this is off the current subject, but can any one tell me what happened to MIKE Bell, and why we haven’t thought about brining him in in RB plague? Is he with another team or….sorry I’ve been out of the loope for a while. Thanks
It is Christmas and I will open my gifts in several hours. With that said, the greatest one will come Sunday when we shut up the Chargers and their a-hole bandwagon fans. They’ve been trolling me all week on Bleacher Report but come Sunday night at about 9:45 MST, they’ll have nothing else to say.
i believe in this team and i believe we will succeed, i will be watch from my house in northern california, and i know we will finish this season strong a 9-7 and win the afc west. GO GET EM DENVER.
Merry Christmas from a Broncos italian fan. About Sunday game in San Diego I’m a little bit frustrated especially after Bills. But I decided that it’s time to react and we must play as like there is no tomorrow, we must believe in our Broncos team especially in Jay Cutler leadership we must believe now! GO GO GO GO BRONCOS……WHAT ELSE!!!!!! Happy Holiday!!!
Broncos
To use the words of former bronco Kieth Bishop ” We have them right where we want them”. That was said in the Broncos huddle right before we went 98 yards in the AFC Championship game. ( Remember The DRIVE )
No One thought that would happen, just as no one gives us a chance in this one. I for one love this formula of us against the world. We wern’t even supposed to get off the plane in Cleaveland, Atlanta, New York and now san diego. Keep the DRIVE ALIVE in san digayo, and we will see you next week in Denver hosting the Dolt’s.
Broncos fans stay loud and proud and get out your sunglasses, because our future here is BRIGHT.
A.J.
Trent@ProImageW: Mike Bell was cut a while back. He had a tryout with the Texans but did not make the squad. Not sure where he is at these days.
You know that the schedule makers knew what they were doing when they set this game up as the last game of the year. Now it’s been bumped up to primetime with the Division Title on the line. I believe this will be one of our finest moments in BRONCO HISTORY. Keeping that thought process w/ the schedule, it’s been a while since the DOLTS have been up to play us in late December here at INVESCO. Love to see them come freeze keesters’ on the sidelines sometime soon.
The Chargers are a talented Team, but that’s about it! They had a coach who built the Team and they fired him. Now they have a coach who has a bad track record everywhere else he’s coached. (It’s only a matter of time before he loses this job….. next week looks good). The reason their QB was snubbed from the Pro Bowl is because he is an idiot and the rest of the league knows it! (after all his peers didn’t vote him in). Could it be due to his obnoxious behavior last year with Cutler & the Fan in Indianapolis ?? That Rivers is a real class act. Now they want to back into the playoffs… I DON’T THINK SO !! Things were so bad with the Charger defense this year, that they fired the Def Coord in mid season!! The Charger Defense is one of the worst in the league vs. the pass, and Cutler is gonna TORCH them up on Sunday Night! In fact their fans are so knowledgeable … they sent their best sign on to our website… (DEM$CHARGERZ$89) to represent…. WOW I’m impressed dude… I don’t even want guess what you IQ is.
Go Broncos!! Whoop some sparkler butt!! DemDolts89, what with all CAPS? And u spelled lose wrong dummy!!
I guess Mike Bell is with the saints now. Has about 23 yards for the season if he is still on the team. I guess if he had been cut we would have picked him up. Regardless we need a beast in there. I’d much rather see what Boyd can do - since I feel unfortunately confident that T.Bell can just not get it done consitantly…and I don’t want to be negative, but he will fumble….I’ve already seen him bobble the ball a number of times. I wish he would succeed but reality is that he is the wrong choice.
I believe Mike Bell was with the Saints the last time I checked. Just for royalbroncofan1.
I think the Bronco’s will have some intensity for this game, and as the week goes on I am getting more optimistic, but Denver needs to go in there with the same intensity they had for the Browns, Saints, Jets, Bucs, Falcons. They have played well against tough teams they had no chance against. Bring the AFC West Crown to Denver boys!!! Tear up the field and make Vandy proud Cutler! Go BRONCOS!
Thx for the update broncoryan… much appreciated.
Here are some quotes from Charger players in the San Diego Tribune. We must destroy these clowns. Embarass them!!
“They have bad teeth,” the Chargers defensive end Cesaire disclosed Wednesday. “They have bad hair. They don’t know how to cook. What else don’t I like about them? They watch “Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman.’ Who does that? Who watches “Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman?’ That’s what I want to know. I heard the Denver Broncos watch it. I’m just sayin’.”
“Cesaire said: I mean, obviously the quarterback (Jay Cutler), from what he’s saying about my quarterback (Philip Rivers), I have a little problem with him. But my biggest complaint with him is that he looks like Ringo Starr, you know? I’m just not feeling his haircut. Take a look at Cutler sometimes. He has like this shag look going. I don’t even know what it’s called. I was just looking at his press conference the other day after the game. He had on this overgrown suit jacket. It was like ‘Come on, man. Let’s get it together.’ ”
“Jay Cutler, being the guy that he is, made some shrewd comments to SP and myself,” Wilhelm recalled of the in-game dialogue. “Brandon Marshall was making comments throughout the game. All these comments are being made, and they’re not making plays. Yet they’re the ones going home, and we’re preparing for our playoff game. It was essentially a wave to him goodbye and hopefully have a great offseason. He is a punk. I’m just not a huge fan of his.”
Watch out cry baby Rivers.. you are about to get spanked (again!) by the Broncos!!!!! Good luck Jay and all the team, make this the best Christmas ever!!! I will be doing my “end zone happy dance” all during the game…:)
I’m a Bronco girl all the way!!!
Go Denver Broncos, can’t wait for the playoffs !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I don’t think we stand a good chance of beating those dam Chargers. To be honest they are one of the toughest teams in the league. They have so much talent on the offense. It would be tough to keep up, even with a great QB like our Jay Cutler. Go Bronkos!
Well, look at that, Woodyard, Graham, and I all want the same thing of Christmas.
lets go guys you can do it.its gona be hard but this is how you wanted to do so go out there and give it your best and c you in the playoffs hopefully
Im with you , Electric21
rivers is a punk go cutler!!
I have to say that I am very disappointed in alot of our SO-CALLED fans….It’s not over until it’s over and I think we have a real good chance against those san diego choakers…So along with me and THE REAL BRONCO FANS…bring us home a victory from this great war.
GO BRONCOS!!!
I am praying for a win guys! Rivers is a poor sport! why is he so mean to Cutler? He is 10 times the man and QB as Rivers. Rivers needs a time out! GO BRONCO’S!! We are behind you all the way!
GO BRONCOS !!!! U CAN DO IT
All I want for Christmas is what all of us Bronco Fans want….a WIN in San Diego. Rivers can just keep on talking because the better man that doesn’t talk crap (Cutler) will prove why he was chosen for the pro bowl on the field. I am excited about this game and the fact that the guys are ready to back up Cutler in this war. We have played better on the road this year so hopefully that’ll be an extra plus for our guys..
Rootin and creating some major thunder in New Mexico
GO BRONCOS
GO GET EM DOOOOOOOOOOOM
I WANNA SEE U ALL OVER RIVERS
Disappointed, I wish we could’ve made Rivers eat all the crap he talked about my QB this week and unfortunately it didn’t happen…
All I can say is Manning and Reggie Wayne will shut him up for me next week because Lord knows I wish I could personally go over there to San DIego and whoop on him myself
Only God knows WHEN WHERE AND HOW he will give us retribution on that “punk”
Rivers Blah!!!!