A Week’s Work
After wading in and out of the lineup because of injuries, two Broncos could return to the defensive backfield this week.
In his Friday press conference, Interim Head Coach Eric Studesville said Andre’ Goodman and Darcel McBath had two good days of practice this week, and the team has another chance to judge the players’ health in Friday’s practice.
Playoff Preview: Wild Card Weekend
If Week 17 wasn’t intense enough, the Wild Card playoff weekend has arrived. Three of the four matchups pit teams that played each other last week. Here are previews of all four of contests.
Saturday, 2:30 p.m. MST
NEW YORK JETS (9-7) at CINCINNATI BENGALS (10-6)
TV: NBC
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Cards Roundup – Roster Week
Now that’s what I’m talking about. Turnovers, ball control and gang tackling. I saw a lot of progress out there. I also saw Brandstater behind a second O-line and they did a real nice job.
Sure, all the starters weren’t on the field at the same time but I liked what I saw from a QB that had limited snaps up to this point.
BIG WEEK in anticipation of the opener and what you will see is the speed of the game “click” up a notch…watch and tell me if you see it.
Cardinals vs. Broncos: Second Half Live BlogQ3 – 14:48: The second half is underway. Lance Long returns Prater’s kickoff 46 yards to the Arizona 42-yard line, giving the Cardinals great starting field position.
Q3 – 13:44: With the Cardinals facing third and 17 from their own 35-yard line, Denver’s defense forces yet another turnover. This time, Vernon Fox intercepts Palko, handing the ball to the Bronco offense at the Arizona 47-yard line.
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Cardinals vs. Broncos: First Half Live BlogCoin toss: The Cardinals call tails but the coin lands on heads. The Broncos have decided to receive the opening kickoff.
15:00: Alphonso Smith is back deep to return the opening kickoff. Taking the kickoff from five-yards deep into the end zone, Smith is tackled at the 25-yard line.
14:56: Correll Buckhalter rushes for three yards on the first offensive play from scrimmage. The offense takes to the field led by Tom Brandstater at quarterback, Buckhalter at running back, Chad Jackson, Eddie Royal at wide receiver, Daniel Graham and Tony Scheffler are at tight end and the offensive line consists of Ryan Clady, Seth Olsen, Casey Wiegmann, Russ Hochstein and Ryan Harris.
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Cardinals vs. Broncos: Pregame Blog
Greetings from INVESCO Field at Mile High, where the Broncos conclude their preseason slate tonight against the defending NFC champion Arizona Cardinals. Both club’s couldn’t ask for better weather for their final tune-up before the 2009 regular season. Temperatures have been ideal all day and have stayed within the mid-80s the past few hours. As an added bonus, clouds are few and far between.
With NFL teams required to trim their rosters to 53 this weekend, tonight’s game will be the final audition for players trying to secure roster spots. Click below for weather and traffic reports.
Weather Report
Broncos vs. Cardinals – Weather Report
Traffic Report
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Success on Short Calendar
With only three days wedged between the Bears and Cardinals preseason contests, Head Coach Josh McDaniels knew this week represented a test for how well his team could grasp its normal workload.
At the conclusion of Wednesday’s walkthrough, McDaniels rated that test as a success.
“We crammed everything we could cram into two days,” McDaniels said. “You kind of see what your guys are capable of learning real fast because there are some new little things that we have to do based on what they do. Our guys adapted well to it in the last two days.”
Moreno Back In Action
After missing time with an injury, Knowshon Moreno was back on the practice field Tuesday at Dove Valley. Sporting an orange jersey designated for players recovering from injury, Moreno worked with the rest of the running backs in full drills at the onset of the session.
Among those backs was also LaMont Jordan, who returned from injury wearing his regular white No. 32 jersey. More to come at DenverBroncos.com following this afternoon’s practice.
– Chris Gentilviso, DenverBroncos.com
Who’s your Super Bowl Pick?
Super Sunday is SetThoughts about the AFC and NFC Championship games:
PITTSBURGH 23, BALTIMORE 14
When a team plays at a high level on a consistent basis, it is easy to take for granted how good that team in. This just in: The Pittsburgh Steelers are really good.
They battled past the Ravens to get to another Super Bowl. And they looked good in the process.
Steelers’ quarterback Ben Roethlisberger was in complete control against a tough Ravens’ defense. The Steelers’ offense put 16 points on the board. They had some success running the ball, no small feat against the Ravens, and Big Ben made some big plays. He also knew when to cut his losses and avoid making the big mistake, preferring to let his defense protect field position.
In addition, Roethlisberger showed how tough he is by taking some fierce hits. He never seems to put up great stats, but Roethlisberger is a winner. He is in complete control of that offense. He plays hurt. He personifies a gritty Steelers’ team.
And let’s not forget that Roethlisberger gets a lot of help from a rugged Pittsburgh defense. Seriously, is there a better defense in the NFL? They held Ravens’ rookie quarterback Joe Flacco to 13 completions in 30 attempts for just 146 yards.