At 5-0, the Broncos head into their second AFC West road game as underdogs. When they visit the San Diego Chargers on Monday Night Football, there will certainly be plenty to feel motivated about as the team strives for a 6-0 record heading into the bye week.
“It is going to be a 60-minute game, and it’s on Monday night,” Kyle Orton said. “I don’t think we will have any issue being emotionally ready to play this game.”
The Broncos know the Chargers will be ready as well. At 2-2, quarterback Philip Rivers admitted the team isn’t where it hoped it would be at this point in the season. In a hostile atmosphere against a team playing like it’s desperate for a win, it could be a tough battle all night.
For that reason, Head Coach Josh McDaniels said the team is looking to start fast on Monday.
“There is no better way to kind of curb the emotional high that another team may have at home on a Monday night than to go out and execute your game plan maybe better than they do,” he said.
The Broncos practice on Saturday, then travel to San Diego on Sunday. On Monday, the nation will be able to see the Broncos take on the Chargers in a divisional clash with big-time implications in the standings.
The team can’t wait.
“It’s the last game of that week and everybody’s sitting at home watching,” Daniel Graham said. “There’s something special about Monday night, and it’s always fun to play in that game.”
INJURY REPORT UPDATE
For the Broncos, Spencer Larsen is out for Monday’s contest and Correll Buckhalter is probable. The Chargers have listed LB Antwan Applewhite and C Nick Hardwick as out and LB Stephen Cooper as questionable. For a full look at the injury report, click here.
-Gray Caldwell, DenverBroncos.com
Tags: Monday Night Football, Week 6
is it monday night yet ? i cant wait to see philip rivers star gazing the whole night when he is taken out by our d
WOOHOOO LETS GET EM’ TONIGHT BRONCOS!!!
Here we go!!! I am so excited!!! We are going to play a great game tonight. I can just feel it. It would be great to win this one early and put it to bed in the third quarter.
Well just saw this…
The Bengals lineman who was tied with Doom for 8 sacks ruptured his achilles tendon yesterday leaving Doom at the top with 8 sacks now all alone to his lonesome. Come on Doom, get that 9th sack tonight against Rivers and put yourself in the number one spot baby!!
GOOO BRONNCOOS!
GO BRONCOS !!!!!!!! ARE WE READY FOR SOM FOOTBALL, BRONCOS COUNTRY !!!!!!!! The BRONCOS will win a hard fought game. I dont think however it will be a last drive or overtime game this week. I beleive DENVER is the better team, not just on paper but in talent. Our DEF. is not the same as it was last year when the chargers won, we have 8 new starters and all beleive in the TEAM not them selves.
Our OFF. is balenced with MORENO and BUCKHALTTER running and all the talent in the passing game ORTON to: MARSHALL, ROYAL, GAFNEY, STOKLEY, GRAHAM, SCHEFFLER…….. MY PREDICTION FOR THE GAME is BRONCOS 27, San Diego 10 !!!!!!!! GO BRONCOS ALL THE WAY TO 6-0 !!!!!!!! THE AFC WEST IS NO LONGER SAN DIEGO’s THE BRONCOS ARE BACK ON TOP TO STAY !!!!!!!!
I’m bailing out of class early tonight to make this game tonight, I’m stoked to see how this will play out. Short and sweet.
GO ORANGE!
Bryan Dawkins is going to give Phillip Rivers a #20 tatoo tonight!
Orange Crush is back!
The key to this game is the Chargers LT McNeil playing very sub-par and their C Hardwick being out, that will help with some of the line adjustments and pick ups he would have called against our blitzes. So i look for a game that Denver dominates on the line on defense, and offense. I really hope B-Marsh torches Cromartie again and Moreno out rushes LT and Sproles combined
LET’S LOCK THE DOORS AND TURN UP THE VOLUME! BRONCOS COUNTRY IT’S TIME TO DO BATTLE!!!!!!
TAKE RIVERS OUT!!!!!! AND WHILE YOU’RE ALL AT IT, GIVE LT A REASON TO RETIRE!
THE AFC WEST BELONGS TO THE BOYS AND IT’S OURS FOR YEARS TO COME!
GO GET EM’ BOYS!
I get off at 7pm usually, but I’m getting off early at 5 tonight to order a pizza,pick up some beer and be all ready for kick off! CAN’T WAIT!!
I am very excited and feel that we will triumph.Go Broncos!!
put woodyard on sproles, he’ll clean him up
D~J~C #24, you already made your pick earlier with 30-20. That’s the one we’ll go with. Like I told florio’s mom, I gotta go with the first pick made by everybody to keep it fair. In the future, deadline to make picks is 24 hours before kick off. This game picks are all in, anyone posting a pick from now on will not be entered. Tomorrow I will post the winners, not all of them, just the best ones (closest to correct score and correct spreads) and the ones who are so far off you need a calculator (guys without a clue, LOL).
For those who don’t know what this is about, there is no prize, it’s all about pride or shame…. I just think this is a cool thing to do all season long and I’m keeping records since the third game, missed the first two, so we’ll be able to know at season end who knew what they were talking about and who didn’t, in a friendly way. This week, I have 27 entries, more than double of any previous week, so it’s obviously something people dig doing. So good luck to all and see on tomorrow’s blogs (I’ll enter it on every blog that comes out tomorrow) who can be proud for the week and who can wallow in shame, ahahahah.
This is the best
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIiIwXJ2XOM&feature=player_embedded
“D~J~C #24, you already made your pick earlier with 30-20. That’s the one we’ll go with. Like I told florio’s mom, I gotta go with the first pick made by everybody to keep it fair. In the future, deadline to make picks is 24 hours before kick off. This game picks are all in, anyone posting a pick from now on will not be entered. Tomorrow I will post the winners, not all of them, just the best ones (closest to correct score and correct spreads) and the ones who are so far off you need a calculator.”
-Baylinor
What? Winners of what? Points don’t matter. Wins do. I didn’t post that to enter some sort of contest. BTW I can change my prediction as much as I want cuz I’m not putting money on it.
Broncos win 3-2
Broncos win 87-0
Broncos win 27-17
@florio’s_mom: It is just a little thing we for fun, predicting the score. There isn’t any prizes or contest or anything, mainly braggin’ rights if you’re the closest or right on.
florio, this is an add on for fun, you don’t like it fine, I’ll keep you out of it. Thanks for the youtube piece, Rod is the man and the rest are dirt, including Schlereth.
Rod Smith should’ve just popped “Pukes” in the mouth. It kind of looked like he wanted through during “Pukes” spat.
Brian, this week for the first time here, a guy, ikiratuki, picked the Broncos to lose tonight!!!! If he is proven wrong, he would be a shoe in candidate for the wall of shame, LOL.
hey guy, its finally monday…. 7 more hours till kick off. ive got a game to referee this evening so im hopin im home for kickoff. if not, then thats what dvr is for. lol anyway, i would like to see our team REALLY put the hurt on em this week. we have yet to just totally destroy someone this year, and i would love for it to be the chargers.
Go Broncos
“DEFENSE WINS CHAMPIONSHIPS”
That’s just rediculous, is he a Broncos fan? If he is wrong I don’t see how he could ever recover from such a blow. LOL.
baylinorcrush… i just wanted to say i think its awesome that you do the pick thing. a little bit of friendly competition between broncos fans! thanks, and keep it up.
Go Broncos
“DEFENSE WINS CHAMPIONSHIPS”
rayjr26, thanks. I’m having fun doing it, if some guys rather not be included, all they need to do is tell me once and I won’t take their picks anymore. Good luck to you with your 24-13 pick, Brian Schneider with 27-17 and myself with my 27-14. All pretty darn close, either we’ll all be close or all way off our rockers…
I know we’re really not supposed to talk about ‘ol whats his name #6, but did anyone watch SNF?
Earlier someone asked “Where’d we be if we had Cutler?”
Well honestly I don’t think we’d be 5-0. While our D has played outstanding, he’s turning the ball over way too much. He’d be putting our D is some really tough situations. Also when it came down to 4th and goal, he threw a horrible pass to his TE. When it came to clutch time for Orton he made some pretty good throws. I hate to dwell on the past, but I just thought that was interesting. You’d think he be more careful with the ball since Urlacher is out and the D isn’t playing as well without him.
TheRoyalBeast…. ya i got that 50 ann afl throwback knit cap (and a pair of sweet broncos shoes) at espnshop.com i actually thought they had a better selection of broncos shwag than even the broncos website. sad, but at least there are options when you need them.
Go Broncos
“DEFENSE WINS CHAMPIONSHIPS”
Finally, another division game and oh yeah this one matters. “DEFENSE WINS CHAMPIONSHIPS?” You can’t say it any better or clearer, time to go work 11AS1! DOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMM!!!!!!!!
Florios_mom, that was a brilliant video clip. Glad to see Rod is still a part of the team.
How is everyone feeling about tonights game? I have heard some so-called Bronco fans say they will have a let down after the New England win, feeling too good about themselves. Hopefully Josh won’t let it happen. Stop LT and Sproils and then put tons of pressure on Phyillis Rivers. Broncos 27-16. Go Broncos.
There is nothing like MNF with the Broncos playing at there best. Lets hope that we can continue to shock the world and put another W in the column. I hope that we can put pressure on Rivers all night and sack that big fat cry baby. Go broncos !!!
finnily its monday night lets go and kill them chargers go broncos!!!
I do wonder how the Broncos are going to handle success and prosperity. They are saying the right things, stay hungry, not satisfied, ect. But I hope we see it on the field tonight.
I firmly think that they still have a bad taste in thier mouth from last year’s loss, from everyone picking them to lose (even though they are 5-0 and the Bolts are 2-2), and from all the garbage said about them early this season.
florio’s_mom- That is a great You Tube video, thanks. Do you think it would get the Broncos fired up at all? I got me fired up……where is my helmet?
Orange Crush all of Qualcomm tonight!!!!!!!!
baylinorcrush: I haven’t weighed in this year on predictions for scores but I’ll give it a go for tonight’s game.
Broncos 34- Dolts -17.
Playing on the road on a Monday night in a hostile environment will be a challenge we haven’t faced this year, but have confidence in Coach McDaniels and our Team will be ready.
Let’s get our running game going and play some tough D !!
GO BRONCOS!!!!!!!!!!
rayjr…I have been looking and dying for one of those hats. I just went on the site and the Broncos one is the only one not available anymore. I am totally devistated. If anyone knows where I can get one pls let me know….living in Canada I definitely need one……oh and btw, Broncos r going to rule MNF counting down the hours to watch my team play some GREAT football…..
6-0 here we come
A Charger staff member fell 20-25 feet from a Top Box and landed on the next level, lets hope he’s okay.
IM DEFINATELY READY FOR SOME FOOTBALL!!!!!!!!!CANT WAIT TO SEE OUR D PUT RIVERS ON HIS BACK.IF WE CAN GET OUR RUNNING GAME GOING WE WILL HAVE A BIG ADVANTAGE.LIKE TO SEE MORENO AND BUCKY BOTH RUSH FOR OVER 100 YDS.IF OUR D KEEPS POURING IT ON WE MIGHT HAVE TO BRING BACK THE ORANGE CRUSH.I LOVE A GOOD DEFENSE.BRONCOS WIN BIG 27-13 GO BRONCS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Lets make Rivers cry!!!! DOOM is gonna getcha!!!!!!!
Thatll be easy hes a crybaby anyways.lol
hahahaha Moreno to run over Merriman on his way to 2 TD runs – Season over Chargerettes