Posts Tagged ‘Captains’

And the Captains Are…

September 5th, 2008 - 1:13pm by Adam ZinserOther posts by Adam Zinser

On their final day of practice at Dove Valley before heading to Oakland for the season opener on Monday Night Football, the Broncos selected their team captains for 2008.

Champ Bailey and Jay Cutler will again don the big “C” patch on their jerseys, but they will be joined by three more of their teammates as well. Daniel Graham and D.J. Williams will also be captains for the offense and defense, respectively, and Mike Leach will represent the special teams.

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Amazing Game at Buffalo

September 10th, 2007 - 3:37pm by jim_saccomanoOther posts by jim_saccomano

Everybody who saw the Broncos’ heart-stopping 15-14 win at Buffalo was astonished, captivated, electrified and stunned by the finish.

This is my 30th year with the Broncos, and I have never seen a finish like that.

Neither had anyone else among a veteran press corps whom I informally polled after the game.

Game-winning field goals at the final gun are nothing new in the National Football League, but for the kick to take place in that amount of time, without any clock stoppage, is remarkable.

Basically, the Broncos ran two plays in 18 seconds, the pass from Jay Cutler to Javon Walker, and then, with no clock stoppage, the offense left the field and the special teams took the field, lined up without flinching, snapped, and kicked.

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