The Broncos opened the season in style under the lights of Sunday Night Football in Week 1.
Denver is the only show in town again in Week 2.
“I’ve been dreaming about this since I was 7,” rookie defensive end Derek Wolfe said.
This time, it’s Monday Night Football for Denver, on the road against the Atlanta Falcons.
“It’s always exciting, just like Christmas,” cornerback Tracy Porter said. “You know when Christmas is, so you’re still excited to get those gifts. Monday night doesn’t come around often, but when you get your opportunity, you have to enjoy it.”
It’s the first time in franchise history the Broncos have opened the season with primetime games in back-to-back weeks.
But the Broncos are used to playing under the lights — 2012 marks the 21st consecutive season that Denver has played on Monday Night Football, extending the longest active streak in the NFL. It’s the second-longest such streak all-time.
“Monday night is a privilege to get to do it,” tight end Jacob Tamme said. “It’s a cool thing to be able to play in that type of atmosphere. To be able to open up Sunday night (and then play) Monday night, it’s a pretty cool thing. It doesn’t really change anything as far as your preparation and all that type of stuff, but it is neat to have an opportunity to go play that night atmosphere again.”
Primetime or not, linebacker Joe Mays said the most important thing will be to execute, “try to go out there and get a win.”
But to do it on Monday in front of a national audience and all of their peers would showcase to the rest of the league what the Broncos hope to be about this season.
“This is Monday Night Football,” wide receiver Brandon Stokley said. “It doesn’t get much bigger than that.”
-Gray Caldwell
Cutler is going into the Hall in Canton for surviving more sacks than any other QB in the history of the game. LOL
We’ve gone from the Chins to the Neck beard, to the Devine one, to the Neck.
Don’t look it up – I could care less who has more sacks. I’m just joking around. LOL
LOL I’m not wasting my time on lookin that up DB (; I do know that Peyton doesn’t have nearly as many and I don’t have to look THAT up. How many times was he hit on Sunday? Three? LOL
He was only hit once. The others were gentle love ” “. LOL
He did get planted that once when Moreno got doubled in the backfield. Never did figure out who missed or lost their man.
Gentle love!! LOL! Our Oline rocks (;
That was weird… Definitely NOT 7 sacks and what 13 knock downs Jay had tonight? Granted, he’s a little like Tebow in that he over freaks out when he’s pressured.
Now they do… now that they know what space on the field to protect!!! LOL
Uh oh….did I just pick on Tebow??? LOL
DB! I AM SO PROUD!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOL Yes.
DB you made me curious.
Well Manning in his career has been sack 233 (231 before this season) times. Cutler in his career 163 times. Cutler was only sacked 51 times in Denver. 112 times with the Bears. (110 before this season started)
ooooh – I like that. A passer rating of 32.4 for Cutler. What was Rodgers?
Wow AB – considering Manning is on year 15? and Cutler year 5?….
7
7 years already???
Still seems like a rookie to me… maturity and sophistication wise.
Cutler was pretty good taking on the ridiculous press questions. Funny.
I just think its crazy that they still did not address the offensives line in Chicago. smh
He has a temper so he fits in in Chicago. I will have to go watch that…
The Bears still suck eggs. LOL
What to do for 3 days??? I’m for Friday night football!!!!
I can watch college on Sat.
Well the Packers offense wasnt supremely impressive. Good news for the rest of the NFL. Scary Packers are very beatable.
I have a lot of friends who are Bears fans. Easy to see why they love to berate their own team. Cutler might also be the most hated and abused QB talent ever. So glad he is in Chicago!!!
G.B. D is tough though.
DB I think that Jay Cutler has an anti social disorder. What are your thoughts? This is one of the reasons why people would say I give him a break but after working with kids who act like he does I’m throwing the thought out there. He has absolutely no idea how to interact with normal people. Never has. People take it as him not caring but I just think there is something else there.
So three days then! MNF!!!!
Strand against a weak offensives line but they didn’t look so tough last week against a good offensives line and Alex Smith.
Yeah – I would love to know what environment he grew up in. Definitely socially handicapped.
He seems more ‘spoiled rich kid’ than ‘deprived.’
Its early in the season too. Sometimes a take’s awhile for a team to find themselves.
Me too… I seriously think he has absoultely no coping skills and doesn’t understand proper social behavior. Never looks you in the eye.. a bit reminiscent of mild aspbergers.
Ok! Headed to bed. Wyoming Game and Fish Expos with the kids tomorrow. I need my sleep.
I still have to rewrite some notes tonight. I’m out as well. G’nite. God Bless!
Cutler stat line-
7 sacks
4 picks
2 temper tantrums
Hahahahahahaha
Morning guys! I hope you all have a great day!!!!!
Wolfe, my email is a few blogs back. Can’t remember which one. Just fyi
Career sacks, Elway: 555 (516 regular season, 39 post season).
Good luck to Cutler or anyone else for beating that, lol. That is why ladies and gents Elway imo was THE greatest QB to ever play the game, period.
The majority of his NFL career he played on a mediocre to bad team, no disrespect to the Broncos. Let’s face it, without him all we’d have so far to gloat about are a couple of the orange crush years. And now that we may have more glory years ahead Elway is at the helm of the whole thing.
Some things never change….
Morning Broncos Country!
It was funny watching a sombre Cutler in his presser after the game…………a guy asked him if this game went how he envisioned it……..Cutler was like, yah, I was at home dreaming I’d throw 4 picks in a game and lose…….lol
I’m surprised he patted BMarsh on the head after that horrible drop, and didn’t tear a strip into him. The game was still pretty close at that point and could’ve changed the outcome.
Marshall is his buddy.
Instead Cutler tore into his left tackle:
Moody Jay Cutler made an appearance at Lamabeau Field during Thursday night’s loss to the Green Bay Packers and he was caught on camera for the world to see. The Chicago Bears’ quarterback was seen using a few choice words with left tackle J’Marcus Webb.
“Get your (expletive) head into the game,” Cutler said after a chest-bump with Webb, the Chicago Sun-Times reported.
Cutler is known for his sulking ways when things go wrong. Two years ago he left the NFC Championship Game against the Packers with a knee injury and seemed to distance himself the rest of the game. Cutler was sacked seven times and threw four interceptions Thursday.
“I care about this,” Cutler said. “This isn’t just a hobby for me. If we’re not doing things the right way, I’m going to say something. If they want a quarterback that doesn’t care then they better get someone else.”
There’s nothing wrong with caring and getting heated during a game. The question is: Does Cutler accept the same type of criticism after he throws a fourth quarter interception off his back foot?
Courtesy of Kareem Copeland.
I’m wore out, haha, that’s it for today, LOL.
I still think that Jay has a social disorder and doesn’t know how to deal with people. I have run across some kiddos like him over the years and so I think its sad that his parents didn’t get him help. But if they don’t protect him he’s not going to last the season!
Bay, Elway and Peyton are similar in that they were able to take little talent and win and be successful with them. Archie agrees with you that Elway is the best ever.
I agree, Marshall is his his buddy………..but if things continue to go wrong during the season, I believe their relationship will be fractured as well. Either Marshall will complain about not getting the ball enough or Cutler will rip into him about drops………
Either way, I called for this relationship to eventually go south when I heard of the trade and I still see that coming before the season’s end.
Cutler does not know how to handle adversity………If he did, he might’ve remained a Bronco instead of acting like a baby and demanding a trade……..His antics in that situation made me lose a ton of respect for him as a player.
Sooooo excited for MNF!! It’s going to be an incredible game!!! And just to think, I’ll b there to see one of the best matchups this season for us!!!
I AM SOOOOO PUMPED BABY!!
It’s all about maturity. Especially when the pressure is on. Have Cutler and Marshall matured? I sure didn’t see The Beast throwing any fits.
Like me & TRB were discussing earlier this AM, the Pack took Marshall out of the game. Yeah he had the drop… Had Cutler led him on the throw a bit, it would have been an easy touchdown. You can ‘have a stronger arm than Elway’ all you want, but instead he’s picking in his 300 pound OL. Hahaha!!!!
Thought I heard a stat that Jay has been sacked like a hundred times in his 3 years with Chicago. I’d have to look up the official number, but must begin my work day! Have a great Friday everybody.
Thanks for your contribution baylin!!!
Meant to put after the strong arm comment- what good is it if you can’t be accurate? Lol
I got a TON of enjoyment in watching Jay Cutler implode last night, and the proceed to blame everyone around him for it.. I liked him when he was a Bronco, but I now realize I was just blinded by the Bronco Orange and Blue. He is such a baby, and while he might “care”, he doesn’t go about it the right way, and is terrible under pressure. Not great characteristics for your “franchise” QB. Given how he approaches the game, once his arm strength begins to diminish, he does not do the other things well enough, or have the leadership skills to compensate and extend his career IMO.
I agree Elway is the best of all time. Stats only tell part of the story. Along with the lack of a supporting cast during his prime, his mobility also needs to be taken into consideration, especially when you look at QB’s in today’s game, Elway was ahead of his time. Those sack totals would have been much greater if Elway couldn’t scramble, and most QB’s wouldn’t even survive, no less put up great numbers. Another thing that needs to be looked at is Dan Reeves. Correct me if I’m wrong, but Reeves was a very conservative coach, and practically handcuffed Elway during his prime.
That would be correct. Reeves suffocated Elway for the first three quarters of most every game not allowing him to use the full spectrum of his god given abilities by calling extremely conservative plays. Hence for the 88 AFC Championship game in Denver against the Browns I made a huge banner on a king size sheet and hung it at the bottom of the South Stands on the then tall wall, it simply read “DO IT YOUR WAY ELWAY’. That right there said it all about his relationship with Reeves. It was always extremely strained, Elway succeeded despite his coach and despite his bad O line with a mostly mediocre team. It’s no accident that Elway owns the record for most 4th quarter comebacks in the NFL with 47 I believe since once the game was all but lost many times at the beginning of the 4th quarter, Reeves would just then finally let Elway be free to do his own thing.. I never liked Reeves, I always loved Elway.
BTW, you guys are good at suckering me back in, LOL.