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Denver’s defense held Carolina without a third-down conversion as the Panthers finished 0-12 on the day. Over the past three games, opponents have converted just 6-of-38 third downs (.158 pct.) against the Broncos. Sunday was the fourth time in franchise history that the opponent has failed to convert a third down.
Wide receiver Trindon Holliday is the only undefeated player (min. 9 games) in the NFL this season. He spent the first five weeks of the year with Houston, before coming to Denver before the team’s Week 6 game at San Diego.
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Safety Mike Adams sacked Panthers quarterback Cam Newton in the end zone on Sunday to mark the Broncos’ second safety of the season. Denver is the only team in the league to record multiple safeties this year.
Tony Carter’s 40-yard interception return for a touchdown was his second defensive score of the season (65-yard FR TD at S.D.) and his second interception of the season. He is the only player in the NFL to return both an interception and fumble recovery for a touchdown this season.
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Holliday’s 76-yard punt return made him one of just three Broncos to score on a punt return and kick return in the same season. He is one of six players in Broncos annals to record multiple special-teams touchdowns in the same season and just the second to do so in back-to-back games.
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Defensive end Elvis Dumervil strip-sacked Newton on the final play of the first quarter for his fifth forced fumble of the season, which is tied for second in the NFL this season. His five forced fumbles on the season are the most since defensive end Simon Fletcher finished with five in 1992.
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The Broncos defense sacked Newton seven times on Sunday, marking the most in a single-game by the team since Oct. 12, 2003 against Pittsburgh.
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Linebacker Von Miller registered his 10th sack of the season in the first quarter at Carolina to become just the 11th player to reach double digit sack totals in his first two NFL seasons.
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Miller finished with four tackles for a loss against Carolina, bringing his season total to an NFL-best 21.
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Quarterback Peyton Manning completed 27-of-38 passes (.711 pct.) for 301 yards with one touchdown (103.1 rtg.) to mark his seventh game with at least a 70-percent completion percentage, which is a Broncos single-season record.
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Kicker Matt Prater extended his NFL accuracy record from beyond 50 yards with his 53-yard field goal in the second quarter at Carolina. He is now 15-of-19 (.789 pct.) for his career from 50-yards or farther.
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With the victory over the Panthers, Head Coach John Fox tied Giants Head Coach Tom Coughlin for the third-most wins among active NFL head coaches.
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Manning won his 147th career game, tying him with Dan Marino for third all-time. His career record is now 147-70 (.677 pct.).
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Manning’s 10-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Brandon Stokley in the first quarter was the 420th career touchdown for the 15th-year quarterback. That also ties him with Marino, this time for second place in NFL history.
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Running back Willis McGahee became just the 44th player in NFL history to amass 8,000 career rushing yards. He finished with 14 carries for 56 yards (4.0 avg.) and now has 8,042 rushing yards for his career.
In addition to my great concern about McGahee’s fumbling, someone NEEDS to talk to Trindon Holliday. Look at his TD return last week (Cincy) and I believe you will see he dropped the ball early on that one as well. HEY Trindon, act like you’ve been there before!
If anyone has a recording of his last return, please check and see if I am right but I was seriously hoping the refs weren’t going to check that last one against the Bengals in slo-mo as well.
Someone did talk to Holliday. John Fox said to him, “Next time you score, you bring the football to me!”. lol I love how Fox handles things. sure he makes some “safe” calls too often but its better than losts of other mistakes coaches make and he relates to the players well. You can tell they love playing for him.
He did flip the last one out before the endzone too.
hey i loved how Robert Ayers played…wow…i like how the announcer said he is growing into his NFL body!!! good to hear..he looked like a solid DE, with size and speed…nice sack..
Ayers did great yesterday. Good for him. Lots of players stepping up when their number gets called.
DB in response to your comment of this not feeling like a SB year, I really don’t see why not.
I get that you are trying to remain pessimistic as it is your nature and it may help you not get too disappointed when our Broncos lose.. However this feels more and more like very good year to me. I started following the Broncos in 1984 and this is the best i have seen us on offense with the exception of 1998?….that does not automatically equate to a SB win but neither did it for the Patriots the year they where all but unbeatable…. Any team can lose in the playoffs but we have lots of reasons to be optimistic.
Our defence is looking better and better every week and more and more dominant. Special teams have been doing great the last few weeks and the offense has been consistently better all through this year with the exception of this week. Manning will have them back on form next week and we will become even better between now and playoffs… No reason to think otherwise if you look at our progression so far.
The one thing that will prevent a deep playoff run is the turnovers and the fact that we cant seem to buy a fumble recovery at all but we we do have another 7 games to work on that and get better…. As long as we can play with the lead we are deadly to any team.
GO BRONCOS !
Champ hasn’t had much mention here. It speaks to the caliber of WR that AJ Green is…but Champ pretty much shut out his side yesterday. Not ready to retire this week….LOL
Anyone hearing news on the ‘Doomed’ shoulder???
London – you read me well. My reservations will melt game by game. If we end up 13 – 3 and don’t win the SB…I will cry!!!
I am also working at preparing myself for a landslide of retirements if the Broncos win the SB. Stokely, Brookings, Champ…I actually expect Champ to retire at the end of next season regardless…a SB win could expedite it.
Me too DB, me too
I was just thinking how great it would be to have Dawk with us this year for this run. Naturally I then got to thinking about Adams and his development. Pretty encouraging….!!!
Manning has “raised all boats” including those holding the fans’ expectations! I love the culture of winning!
Champ isnt going anywhere. that dude is ageless and loves this game too much.
Let’s talk about Champ retiring after Super Bowl rings AND Peyton’s retirement.
Anybody think Porter is coming back? I don’t….but I still hope he does.
Why not Duck? Champ is thinking about it.
Up until last year Champ would have had Green’s number. He’s got to know he’s slowing down, missing more tackles, even though he is better now at reading plays and anticipating. One injury or the ultimate satisfaction of winning a ring should be enough to retire him. He’s already done his best work. It is behind him. If he can help the team to a SB, what else is there for him? He’s practically a shoo-in for Canton, already…why ruin it?
I mean…like who has good vibes concerning Farve as a Jet or a Viking. We despise him for those years, right?
An MRI exam Monday on the left shoulder of Broncos defensive end Elvis Dumervil revealed no tear.
While Dumervil will remain questionable to play this Sunday in an enormous AFC West swing game with the San Diego Chargers, the injury does not threaten his season.
I also think that Porter is done. Hard pill to swallow but health is more important. I agree that Champ is thinking of retirement but after next season, I believe. He is the one player on this team I will miss the most. To me, he is what a professional looks and acts like.
I think that if the Broncos were able to replay those lost games again…I think they would beat ATL. But…Patriots and HOU are still out of reach….I just hope we are ready for them in Dec….glad we don’t face either until then.
We need ‘like’ buttons on the blog. I’d click a ‘like on wolfes and Gunni’s posts!!!
Thanks DaddyBronc! I like you too!
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Thanks Daddy, I don’t know if Ayers will keep up his play this week but he is one I thought was going to be a great Bronco. Fingers crossed. How about Kuper I think we need him back quickly, that said, his replacement is doing a good job.
Who plays behind Doom? I think we ought to just go ahead and bury the Chargers. Leave them with no hope at a wildcard spot!!! LOL This is fun!!!
Not sure how an 11 point loss and a 6 point loss in the last games means those games are out of reach if we replay those teams. Also heavily depends on home field advantage.
Nothing suggests Champ is ‘thinking about retirement’ other thsn your own speculation. Champ hasn’t eluded to retiring so why is everyone else?
Did you see the article and diagramming by Sterling Sharpe on how all seven sacks on PM were caused by Ramirez blocking to the wrong direction. Only one of which wasn’t Ramirez’s fault. Ramirez is a strong guy – but doesn’t always understand the situation.
I’m optimistic about Ayers in week 11. He plays defensive end much better than linebacker (or defensive tackle).
Maybe Peyton needs to have a little heart to heart with him(Ramirez).lol I think he has filled in but just that filled in.
Champ and Dawk talked about retirement alot and Dawk has mentioned that Champ has been planning to exit wisely before he is used up, and still has his health. The rest is speculation, based on missed tackles, coverage, and an obvious slow down this year.
Texans and HOU are finding ways to win. They are having parallel great years to the Broncos. The Pats are especially scary. I think both those teams beat the Broncos in one category – Coaching!
I don’t like to give the Pats any credit but believe they are our biggest challenge. Coaching is suspect with our team. Fox is too hesitant to throw the challenge flag and I am still reeling from the fake kick play. Poor judgement in my opinion. I honestly believe the players like him but think his job with this team seems to be as a motivator.
I don’t worry about Fox except the team isn’t fearful of off the field issues, like they were with Shanny in the early years. (Shanny has lost it in his old age as well.) In some aspects the team still is lacking in discipline and only getting by with it because of highly self-motivated leaders on the team. (IE> Nice guys coaches has ceilings of success.)
The real concern is McCoy and Manning combo that is coming up with the ‘vanilla’ offense. (The remaining reason I can’t totally get on Mannings fan club – …besides that thing he did to Willis yesterday…who does he think he is? the coach!!!) LOL
(IE> Nice guy coaches have ceilings of success.)
Honestly – if McD wasn’t such a jerk personally…alienating his players such that nobody wanted to play for him…the real reason for Bronco talent exiting the team…I’d have his his brilliant offensive scheming and calculated risky play calling, over what we have now…no question!!! LOL (That oughta cause a rise on the blog – Haha)
The only guy that is better, is Kubiak! Hence the reason I fear those two teams. Our talent matches up – our commitment to ‘win’ and to ‘find a way’ is less than the Pats and HOU.
I’m talking to myself now. You guys have a great day! I’m taking a break from the office…think I’ll go build shelves in my new shed.
DB, I respectfully disagree. outside of Green, Champ hasnt lost a thing and he doesnt miss tackles. This offense is far from vinilla, Panthers played good Defense.
Looks like Trindon Holiday is making more noise than we thought. Panthers fired their special teams coach.
Thanks for all the response. I feel about the Champ the same way I felt about Steve Atwater as he neared the end of his career. I never wanted to see him go and felt he was the ultimate Bronco but understood when he decided it was time. Super Bowl is the only goal left for some of these guys and I expect them to get there sooner rather than later! Go Broncs!
Just smashed my dang thumb – haven’t done that in a while. I’m throbbing now from my eartips to my little toes!!! LOL – dang it …ouch!!!
I appreciate you 709…you are always respectful when you always disagree with me!!! LOL
But…even the annoucers spent half the game yesterday pointing out just how vanilla PM’s offense is…though the number of variations that can be run from it does confuse average defenses. We never seem to be able to confuse the great defenses and this is our liability.
As to Champ losing a step…every game this year Champ gets burnt some…not based on bad reads. Rewatch the game or something. Champ is missing tackles. I’m always shocked when it happens every game now. Guarantee teams are going to start exploiting this and Champ is going to have some opportunities later this year that he hasn’t had for awhile. Hope those teams are surprised at how much Champ still has in his tank.
Excuse my typing – if I missed something…I.m hitting the space bar with my forefinger. OUCH!!!
RH709 thanks for the research on the Holliday “drops”. I wondered about that and was looking for someone to confirm. Also wondering what anyone thinks of the SD game. Anybody see this as a potential “trap” game? Just can’t believe though that Peyton or Champ would let that happen.
I predict Decker as the star of the game after last weeks near goose egg.
DB. I got repect for you and your opinion even though I almost always disagree. I think its good for our minds and the blog to have someone with a counter position. It makes everyone think.
I’ve spoke before about the coaching diverenses between Fox and McD. I do agree with DB that McD is an offensive genius. Sadly this is overshadowed by his arrogance and controlling ways. I’ve played a lot of sports for a lot of people in my day and I know for a fact that I could not play for McD. I would have been on the trading block cause I would have told McD to shove it. On the other hand, I would lay it all down if Fox were my coach. I think your seeing a similar thing as guys seem to be buying into him.
I like how he handle Holliday’s flip fumbles. He walked up to Holliday and says ‘next TD uou score, you bring the ball over and hand ig to me.” Thats all, no crazy disipline and no going off the handle. I bet yoi anything Holliday remembers that and it doesn’t happen again. Problem solved.
I don’t see SD as a trap game. These guys know what is at stake and they want to show SD how what a 4quarter Denver tream plays like. I know its early but this game could really seal the division. They will come out looking to flat out kill SD.
DB…..of course Champ is not as fast as he once was…..but his experience makes up what he’s lost in speed. Sure he gets burned from time to time, but show me a corner that doesn’t. He is tasked every week to cover the best receiver and he def. holds his own. You talk like he’s on a cane out there and QB’s and WR’s are burning him all over the place.
Why are you being such a negative nellie? Enjoy what we have rolling here. We’re far from perfect but we’re winning games and building momentum.
DB, I am not counting us out of beating the Patriots. I need to see how Andrew Luck handles them next week. They were super lucky NOT to fall to the Bills yesterday.
Willis McGahee… I love the guy but I honestly feel like he didn’t care that he fumbled e ball. They need to have someone behind him trying to knock the ball out all week at various random angles so that he can keep it completely secure. Ramirez is going to be the death of me! I need Kuper back ASAP! Clady though? GOLD!
I don’t think that Champ is going anywhere until Peyton wants to be done. Just my opinion, but I think this team has a few Championship chances in it. But then, my glass is always half full!
This team can beat anyone on any given Sunday. Last years Giangs were 9-7 before the playoffs. Just saying. Not one team in this league is perfect so no reason to act like Denver should be. Denver will coast to the playoffs and ic they show up every week, they have a major shot at a first round bye.
Cat, you are so right about Ramirez. At least kupe will be back for the playoffs
Over at PFF, Manning was the highest graded offensive player of the week and Von the highest defensive player. This team has so much talent. Love it