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Keeping Things In Perspective

November 6th, 2009 - 1:00am by mike_riceOther posts by mike_rice

One game does not make a season. But it can be cause for some concern. Such is the place where the Broncos find themselves, at least to some degree.

The bottom line is the Ravens dominated the Broncos last weekend. There is no getting around that.

But it’s one game. It’s not a trend; it’s not a pattern; it’s not necessarily the start of the Broncos’ demise. There is no need to call Chicken Little.

All together now…breathe in deeply…hold it for a moment…slowly exhale. The Broncos are still 6-1. Last I checked, that’s pretty good.

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No Laboring About One Loss

November 2nd, 2009 - 5:52pm by jim_saccomanoOther posts by jim_saccomano

The Denver Broncos finally dropped a game Sunday, to an always tough Baltimore Ravens team that, in this case, came into the game with three straight losses and was desperately in need of a win.

Denver remains in good shape with a 6-1 record following the loss, which was a tough defensive struggle that at halftime saw the Broncos trailing by just a 6-0 score. The ravens returned the second half kickoff for a touchdown and slowly pulled away after that.

With that loss, Denver Head Coach Josh McDaniels fell one victory short of becoming just the second or third (and we’ll explain) first year head coach to start off his coaching career with seven consecutive wins.

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Monday Morning Blues, 6-1

November 2nd, 2009 - 9:58am by mark_cooperOther posts by mark_cooper

Coach McDaniels said it best after the game. They’re a good football team and you can’t play poorly on the road against a good football team.

Both lines of scrimmage were dominated by the Ravens. I’ve always been told, “give credit, where credit is due.” They earned it. Our crew had dominated that sacred ground up until this Sunday. That’s really where the game is won when you really pay attention. No one knows or understands when you win because all ESPN, FOX and the rest of the TV shows share, are highlights.

Highlights: High flying catches, diving catches, great runs from scrimmage, dipping and dodging. Never the blocks that sprung them or the line of scrimmage being pushed back during the running plays or at the goal line and the amount of time Kyle Orton has to go to his third or fourth read.

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Broncos at Ravens: Second Half Live Blog

November 1st, 2009 - 1:34pm by Gray CaldwellOther posts by Gray Caldwell

Q3 15:00: Matt Prater is on to kick off, as the Ravens will receive to start the second half.

Q3 14:46: Lardarius Webb takes the kickoff back 95 yards for a touchdown. Steve Hauschka’s extra point is good, and the Ravens now have a 13-0 lead.

RAVENS 13, BRONCOS 0

Q3 14:40: Eddie Royal is tripped up and taken down at the 14-yard line on the ensuing kickoff, and the crowd is chanting “Defense!” as Kyle Orton and the offense are back on the field. Orton rolls right and finds Tony Scheffler for a nine-yard completion to the 23-yard line.

Q3 14:05: Orton is under center on 2nd-and-1, and hands off to Knowshon Moreno, who picks up eight yards and the first down. On the next play, Orton is under center again, fakes a handoff and then fakes an end around before firing a pass downfield toward Brandon Marshall. Marshall leaps and tries to bring in the ball with one hand, as the defender looked to be holding his other arm. A pass interference flag is thrown, and the Broncos have a first down at the Baltimore 30-yard line.

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Broncos at Ravens: First Half Live Blog

November 1st, 2009 - 12:01pm by Gray CaldwellOther posts by Gray Caldwell

COIN TOSS: The Broncos call heads, and the coin lands on heads. Denver has elected to receive to start the game, and Week 8 is about to kick off.

14:55: The starting offense is on the field. Four receivers are in the lineup — Jabar Gaffney, Brandon Stokley, Brandon Marshall and Eddie Royal. Knowshon Moreno is at running back and Kyle Orton is under center at quarterback. The offensive line is Ryan Clady, Ben Hamilton, Casey Wiegmann, Chris Kuper and Ryan Harris.

14:07: The first play of the game is a sack for a loss of eight yards, followed by a screen to Daniel Graham and a screen to Marshall. The drive nets a total of -1 yards, and Berger is on to make his first punt as a Bronco. It’s a 40-yard punt.

12:53: The starting defense is now on the field — Kenny Peterson, Ronald Fields and Ryan McBean on the line, Mario Haggan, Andra Davis, D.J. Williams and Elvis Dumervil at linebacker, and Champ Bailey, Andre’ Goodman, Brian Dawkins and Renaldo Hill in the secondary.

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Broncos at Ravens: Pregame Blog

November 1st, 2009 - 9:55am by Gray CaldwellOther posts by Gray Caldwell

Here we are in the press box at M&T Bank Stadium for just the second 1 p.m. Eastern kickoff of the season — the first was the season opener in Cincinnati. Hope you all remembered to set your clocks back an hour last night. It took a minute to figure out what time to set the alarm for last night, what with it already being two hours earlier than Denver time, then losing another hour.

It’s a little rainy here in Baltimore, though the precipitation seems to have stopped falling for the moment. Here’s the weather report for today’s game:

Broncos at Ravens Weather Report

A few players are already on the field warming up — including Mario Haggan, Robert Ayers, Chris Simms, Kyle Orton, Tom Brandstater, Lonie Paxton and Brandon Stokley.

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Back To Work

October 31st, 2009 - 12:05pm by mike_riceOther posts by mike_rice

Six games down, ten to go. What does the future hold?

Only time will tell. But to this point, the Broncos have indeed taken to the identity head coach Josh McDaniels envisioned: Tough, smart and versatile.

Just under two-thirds of the season remains to be played. The Broncos are well on their way to making it a season to remember.

Here are a few things that will go a long way to that end.

1 – CONTINUE TO KEEP EXPECTATIONS UNLIMITED. Before leaving for the bye week, head coach Josh McDaniels made what I thought was an interesting point about expectations.

A reporter asked Coach McDaniels if anything has exceeded his expectations.

“We get whatever we deserve in terms of the work we put in and the production we get in whatever phase it is,” McDaniels said. “We don’t set boundaries on anything and say, ‘Boy, we’re ahead of where we thought we’d be.’ We hope we’re at the top in a lot of areas and doing the best we can in every area.”

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Marshall Ready To Rival Ravens Attack

October 30th, 2009 - 1:25pm by Chris GentilvisoOther posts by Chris Gentilviso

In his three-plus seasons with the Broncos, Brandon Marshall has faced 26 different opposing teams.

The Baltimore Ravens will become the 27th team on Sunday.

While Marshall did not play in the teams’ 2006 contest as a rookie, he knows plenty about the vaunted defensive attack that he and his teammates have been preparing for.

“It’s going to take four quarters,” Marshall said. “They’re a great team that’s used to winning, that’s used to being in difficult games.”

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Starting the Clock Before Sunday

October 29th, 2009 - 2:55pm by Zach EisendrathOther posts by Zach Eisendrath

In Champ Bailey’s mind, it is no accident that the Broncos have looked like a cohesive unit week in and week out six games into the regular season.

No mystery as to why guys are always on the same page. No mistake as to why the team is able to make quick in-game adjustments.

The 11-year pro attributes much of how the team performs on the field to one thing: an intense level of preparation.

“We practice like it’s a game,” Bailey said. “We just know how to prepare. I think you win the game during the week. You don’t win it on Sunday. If you don’t go in there with the right mindset and the right preparation, you’re going to lose.”

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Coming Full Circle

October 28th, 2009 - 3:56pm by Chris GentilvisoOther posts by Chris Gentilviso

A year ago, Mitch Berger was hitting sky-high punts for the Super Bowl-champion Pittsburgh Steelers.

Sixteen years ago, Berger was doing the same in Boulder for the Colorado Buffaloes.

Now, Berger is back where it all began and ready to be a bona fide contributor for the Broncos this season.

“This is where I kind of started playing big-time football,” Berger said. “It is a great place to be back to.”

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