With up to a foot of snow accumulating in the past 24 hours, the Denver Broncos practiced inside Thursday before departing to Buffalo.
The team used the half-field turf surface behind the weight room. However, the close quarters wasn’t an issue as the team was able to run through its practice.
“It wasn’t bad, similar to the place I have used in the past with another team,” Head Coach John Fox said. “I thought we got our work done, and didn’t risk injury going out in the snow covered field. I think we got done what we get done on an in-season type Friday practice.”
Safeties David Bruton and Brian Dawkins were limited Thursday. Fox said Dawkins’ availability for Saturday’s game isn’t known yet.
“A lot of it is just how he feels, understanding that there are some pretty big collisions that can occur during games and make sure he’s healthy enough to withstand those,” Fox said.
The team departs for Buffalo this afternoon on another two-day trip due to the 1 p.m. EST kickoff on Saturday.
INJURY REPORT
Here is Thursday’s injury report.
For the BRONCOS:
LIMITED: Safeties David Bruton (Achilles) and Brian Dawkins (neck).
FULL: Defensive tackle Brodrick Bunkley (knee), running back Willis McGahee (hamstring), tight end Daniel Fells (thumb) and linebacker Von Miller (thumb).
For the BILLS:
DID NOT PRACTICE: Tight end Lee Smith (fibula), running back Johnny White (concussion), wide receiver Martin Ruvell (hamstring).
LIMITED: Tight end Scott Chandler (ankle), wide receiver Stevie Johnson (groin).
-Kenny Legan
Tags: Buffalo Bills, Injury report, Week 16
Thinking like a Canadian. LOL! Triumph Rocks, a great Canadian band, the best ever.
great band seen them 3 times. still like the tragially hip as the best canadien band in my lifetime
I saw Triumph twice in the 80`s. I seen them at the US festival 83 and the Thunder Seven Tour a few years later.
Merry Christmas to all who “inhabit” this site – we may disagree at times, but we’re all Bronco fans – and, anyway, even though I’m not a believer, to me the spirit is what counts … and it’s hard not to get in tune w/ the spirit and fellowship of the season … I’ve encountered many this year who seem to “get it” …
A little off the football subject but I am watching the Jeff Dunham Christmas special and laughing so hard I am crying I love that guy.
AHHHH excited cant wait to leave for Buffalo!! last msg b4 i get back… enjoy the game everyone! Watch for the guy double fisting with the orange 58!!! hahaha love it
GO BRONCOS!!!!! I want to see another 165 plus on the ground in the first!!
B-R-O-N-C-O-S BRONCOS BRONCOS BRONCOS!!!
All I wanted was for this team to be repectable in Foxxy’s first year… they have gone above and beyond my realistic expectations for this season and as fan that is all anyone can ask for!!!
Thank you DENVER!!! Good Luck Tomorrow!
VONTEBOW FOOTBALL! Believe it or not we are one win from the Playoffs!!! (with a little Orton beat down of the Raiders help of course)
F.T.BILLS!!!
Totally rested yet totally busy to get ready for Christmas if that makes any sense.
All I want for Christmas is a Bronco win and a Raider loss.
Short week, so last day to put in your score prediction for the Bills game, midnight blog time deadline, like only a little over a couple hours from now. No picks on game day EVER, no exception.
Broncos win this one 27-20.
Welcome back Bay. Really hope u didn’t have to read all that since you left. Lotta randomness been talked about since then.
Later days, TRB
Unfortunately I had too, just for score competition sake, but I’m getting real good at fast reading, haha. So much stuff went on in the three days I was gone I’m not sure if not everyone one on the blog is starked naked by now, LOL.
Hi Bay!
Enjoy the game!!! and your Holiday!
B-R-O-N-C-O-S BRONCOS BRONCOS BRONCOS
Merry Christmas to everyone! A Bronco Win for Christmas is all i want. Well a Raider & Charger loss would be nice too.
Yes my expectations early on included a QB named Luck. And now I find
myself without any expectations. Rather I see the blood of people all
over the nation bleeding orange. People have been watching the broncos
to see what is going to happen. Everywhere! Tebow and the broncos has
been the biggest football story this year.To say it’s exciting would be an
understatement! I can’t wait for tomorrow!
GO BRONCOS
Okay – I got a “first-half pass” … hallelujah … I hope they’re up by 20 so I don’t have to check in to the Charger game, just to see how the Broncos are doing …
*Official Score Prediction*
18-13 Broncos
-Royalty
MELEKALIKIMAKA!!!HOU ‘O’LE MAKA HIKI HOU!!!! ALL I WAN’T IS A DENVER BRONCO WIN….9-7 WINS THE WEST!!I’m omly worried that B-DAWK WON’T BE THERE…NEXT MAN UP!!!GO BRONCOS!!!!
My Sunshine (oldest child) got me this cotton twill broncos jacket (the one with the Broncos football on FIRE ON THE FRONT…HOLY CRAP MAN IT’S OFF THE HOOK!!)…I SINCERELY HOPE IT’S A GOOD OMEN!
MY PUALILIHA IS MY FIRST BORN CHILD AND SHE IS MY SUNSHINE AND SHE LOVES HER DAD AND ALL OF HER OHANA!! IT MAKES YOU THINK HOW GOOD WE GOT IT!…WITH A WIN TOMORROW MY SEASON WILL BE COMPLETE!!!GOD BLESS DOOM AND GLOOM B DAWK TIMMEHHH!!WILLIS CHAMP AND UNRIAN THANKS FOR THE FACE BOOK GREETINGS ALL OF YOU…..I don’t know but doesn’t this team sound at least as LEGENDARY as the CRUSH OF OLD!! Feels darn good to be back where we BELONG!! well Merry Christmas..Oh Silent night..the stars are brightly SHINING!!! GO BRONCOS!!!
Merry Christmas Crush. And everyone else too.
Good to see you back Baylinocrush!
Happy holidays to all!!
Welcome back Bay and good morning. Missed ya man.
AHHH YES…the early birds strand and alex
Glad to be back but will not be on full time until Monday, absolutely most positively have to spend Christmas time with the family, other than about three hours today, LOL.
Anyhow all picks are in and Bronco country is feeling pretty good about themselves since this week we only have one blogger picking us to lose and that’s S.D.Bronco30 who does so only because of superstition, if he picks us to lose, we win, so he says…
All I want for Christmas is
a BRONCO WIN
and a RAIDER LOSS
GO BRONCOS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I’ll keep all my game impressions and the official score predictions for Monday morning.
Until then MERRY CHRISTMAS to the entire Bronco Country and their families!
3 hours. Can’t wait. Gonna be awesome if we can seal up the division today.
Missed the deadline. Crap. Oh well my UNofficial prediction
Broncos 31
Buffalo 17
And the other one
Raiders 27
Chiefs 20
And with that WE ARE IN!!!
Lou – Chiefs have to beat the Raiders for us to be in with a win. Semper Orton!!! LOL LLE= long live Eeyore!!!
21.5 degrees right now in Lancaster Ca. Bright sunny sky without wind or cloud. My water lines are frozen again and I can’t figure out where.
2.5 hours till Kick Off!!!
Let’s go fellas!!! Here’s my pre-game check list:
1) no turnovers!
2) limit stupid penalties..
3) show strides in the passing game
4) continue to run the ball well
5) show some improvement in the secondary
Can’t wait!! Let’s first get in, but when we do, we’ll be the team that no one wants to face… Go Broncos!!!
2 hours till kick off!!! 5 hours till we know!!!
I’m predicting that someone new steps up big time… Maybe Willis, Ayers, Johnson, etc… Not sure who, but I have a feeling we’re gonna get a big game out of someone we last expect..
Sorry about your water daddy. It is 83 degrees here on Christmas eve and it has been for the past 2 weeks. I was raised in Michigan and do miss the snow. A little chilly weather would even be good.
After the game I will tell everyone about my dream I had last night. For now GO BRONCOS! wE NEED ANOTHER BLOG.
I agree shaztah, this hot weater is maddening! Give us some cold for Christmas and New Years at least! I sure didn’t ask for this.
new blog
I’m getting SOOOOO NERVOUS!!!!
B-R-O-N-C-O-S BRONCOS BRONCOS BRONCOS!!!!
Time to get LOUD BRONCO COUNTRY….
TEEEEEEEBOOOOOOOW TEEEEEEEBOOOOOOOW!!!!
I hope either Quinton or Rahim snags an INT today, to silence their critics…
OT – Rosario? Fells? Not expecting that!
Willis? Decker? I might expect that!
Tebow? DJVONDOOM? I expect that!!!
New Blog
db – my wish would be one of our young safeties…