The Broncos will take their talents to South Beach this weekend in search of their 400th regular-season victory.
All-time, Denver is 0-7 on the road against the Dolphins, but as Broncos Executive Vice President of Football Operations John Elway was quick to point out on this week’s episode of Elway Live, the team did win Super Bowl XXXIII in Miami with Elway earning MVP honors in his final NFL game.
Sunday will mark the 16th regular-season meeting between the two clubs. The Broncos own an overall record of 3-11-1 in those contests, and have lost the past two games to Miami. The teams have met once in postseason action, with the Broncos dominating the Dolphins 38-3 at Mile High Stadium during AFC Divisional Playoff action en route to their Super Bowl XXXII title.
Notable performances against the Dolphins:
CB Champ Bailey: Intercepted one pass, forced one fumble and finished with seven solo tackles at Miami (9/11/05).
S Brian Dawkins: Has intercepted passes in three of his four career games against Miami, including one that he returned 67 yards for a touchdown (10/24/99).
RB Willis McGahee: Averages 83.4 rushing yards per game in 10 contests against Miami. He has topped the 100-yard rushing mark three times and has a career record of 8-2 vs. the Dolphins.
Denver-Miami Roster Connections
Some interesting roster connections between the Broncos and Dolphins courtesy of research done by Public Relations Intern Cydney Ricker:
Dolphins WR Brandon Marshall played in Denver for four seasons (2006-09).
Miami defensive coordinator Mike Nolan coached Denver’s special teams/linebackers from 1987-92 and served as the team’s defensive coordinator in 2009.
Broncos linebackers coach Richard Smith was the Dolphins defensive coordinator in 2005.
Nolan has twice been the defensive coordinator for Broncos CB Champ Bailey – during the 1999 season in Washington and the 2009 season in Denver.
Broncos Head Coach John Fox was the head coach in Carolina for four seasons (2007-10) in which Dolphins QB Matt Moore played with the Panthers.
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sndvl – I think Bailey is being wise because if the mood becomes ‘bag on Orton’ – the locker room thing could fall apart – still/again.
Not to worry – TT is going to win over even Orton – in time – and my bet is that Orton resigns as back-up for Tebow with the Broncos. My exception clause is if Broncos decide they prefer Weber for the future. Quinn is done – he’ll never play again.
Rahim blog up.
What that tells me (I know. I know. This is coming from an Orton guy), is the team really was behind Orton. And a majority of them genuinely feel bad that he was benched due to a popularity contest when the rest of the squad realizes it wasn’t only on him. The 1-4 record that is.
Maybe some take offense to the notion that “now that Tebow is in the Defense will be inspired”. Who’s to say they aren’t already inspired?
I don’t know.
Maybe it’s the cult like status Tebow has. In a locker room full of Alpha personalities some offense could be taken. Like how can someone be so celebrated and hasn’t accomplished anything at the pro level yet.
I don’t know.
I’m not in the locker room. I have no pulse on the situation. It is interesting when our longest tenured Bronco player states their is a somber mood in the locker room.
Something is definitely rotten in Denmark. Hopefully they can come together as a team. Take advantage of all Miami has to offer. Or things will most certainly get worse…
GO BRONCOS!
Somber mood in the locker room? Funny, the interviews with some of the other players say differently. There’s been mention of a lighter mood in the locker room, more loose, relaxed.
Media putting a spin on words again? Something to get the pot stirred again, to justify their jobs?
Sometimes the media is a pain.
Even Bailey, sound bite(sorry no link, it was on 102.3 The Ticket) stated and I’m paraphrasing, the locker room is always relaxed and easy going until the media comes in. If we could keep the media out it’d be a great locker room. Part of the comments were in jest, you could tell, but it was a clear jab.
Nobody is blaming it all on Orton….
We just need a better competitor to give the Broncos the best chance to win…..
We all feel sorry for Orton but he’s very rich, he’s got a healthy family and he has had his ample time and chances to prove himself to be counted on to win football games and it just hasn’t happened for him…
Let the next man step up and make some plays…
I wish Kyle wasn’t around to cry to the players and coaches and keep trying to win the job by making everyone feel sorry for him.
He had a chance to go out and win the job on the field in the heat of battle and he failed…..
The NFL is not a Play by Pity Committee.. ..!
PUT THE 11 STRONGEST MEN IN THE BATTLE!!!!
Send the Pity Patties to the back of the line and keep them from crying to the solders…..
Bay:
Actually, it would kill me too. But we’ve played there many a time against an inferior team and loat. Some teams seen to have another teams number. Consider our rtecord against the Patriots since they’ve become a top notch team. We’re well over .500 against them. My gut says Broncos, but history says Fins. Make or break time.
loat = lost
I hear you oldsouth, I was even at one of those defeat in Miami for the 1998 game, we usually lose bad there, but no one on the team was any part of that, neither were the coaches, and a streak like that has got to be broken at one time or another, and what better time to do it when Miami has lost 8 in a row and Tebow gets his first start of the season. Miami will have its hands full I think, not really the other way around, Only the Miami homefield mystic will keep it close, I have it an 8 point win, anyhow I sure hope so because I don’t want to see you get away from the rest of us, LOL.
I really don’t understand all the problems with puting in Tebow. He’s a young kid right out of college, rated an excellent football player in the college ranks. Last Sunday on the last two plays of the game the announcer kept saying, “OK you got to get rid of the ball, come on get rid of the ball”. Tebow then through a 20 year pass. On the last play of the game the announcer kept saying, “you have to throw the ball, you have to throw the ball”. Well when he saw his receiver open he did and almost won the ballgame for us. It was crazy, listening to these people (announcers) that are sitting up in the stands and telling the quarterback how to play. It is totally amazing. He even one time in the game called Orton, Tebow on a pass play and was complaining about the way Tebow through the pass and was taking his time about throwing it. Tebow wasn’t even in the game at the time. Tebow just needs to get out there and play his game and as he says, “Have Fun”. I know the loyal Bronco fans will cheer him on and have their fun also. I haven’t seen so much excitement in Denver since Elway departed as quarterback. Go get’em Tebow, we’re behind you all the way.
Yeah Bill II, I noticed the announcer call Orton Tebow on at least three plays, it was the older guy — the play by play announcer, can’t remember his name right now… but yeah. I was like ‘cant he see the jersey # or Orton’s name on the back’. I mean c’mon on one of those plays Orton took a sack and was face down and the guy still calls him Tebow lol
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