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Broncos vs. Bills: First Quarter Blog

December 21st, 2008 - 3:04pm by Gray CaldwellOther posts by Gray Caldwell

15:00: The Bills call tails — it’s heads. Denver elects to receive, and the game is almost underway.

Eddie Royal is back deep to receive the Rian Lindell kickoff. He takes it five yards deep in the endzone and takes a knee for a touchback.

Denver will start first-and-10 on the 20.

The starters on offense are Jay Cutler at quarterback, P.J. Pope in the backfield, Ryan Clady, Ben Hamilton, Casey Wiegmann, Chris Kuper and Ryan Harris on the O-line, Brandon Marshall and Royal at receiver and Daniel Graham and Tony Scheffler at tight end.

14:00: Pope takes the first three carries of the game — picking up three, six, then 20 yards, setting up another first down at the Denver 49-yard line.

He follows that up with yet another carry, taking it for seven more yards up the middle.

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Tags: First Quarter, Gray Caldwell, Live Blog, Week 16
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Broncos vs. Bills: Pregame Notes

December 21st, 2008 - 12:08pm by Gray CaldwellOther posts by Gray Caldwell

11:00 p.m. MST: Here we are, the final home game of the regular season at INVESCO Field at Mile High. The cheerleaders just finished practicing on the field, and the stadium staff is shoveling up a little bit of snow from around the player bench areas.

I’m back to live blogging the games, because as we’ve documented in the past, we in the Internet/Publications department are a superstitious bunch. I’ve got a decent record when I’m the blogger. Fellow intern Jake Grilley and I are even in the same seating arrangement from the last home game — a victory against Kansas City.

It’s nice and chilly out there — good football weather, but if you’re coming to watch the game, make friends with the person next to you because it’s going to be cold.

There are orange pom-poms in every seat, awaiting the capacity crowd’s arrival. I’m excited to see a sea of orange as the Broncos battle to clinch the AFC West and host a playoff game.

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Tags: Gray Caldwell, Live Blog, Pregame, Week 16
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A ‘Dangerous’ Game

December 18th, 2008 - 4:32pm by Gray CaldwellOther posts by Gray Caldwell

It has been well advertised that the Broncos have a chance to clinch a playoff berth with a win on Sunday. The Buffalo Bills are the team to beat, and at 6-8, losers of three-in-a-row, some people might think Sunday is a foregone conclusion.

But Brandon Marshall says not so fast. Just because the Bills are eliminated from the playoffs doesn’t mean they don’t have the ability to come into INVESCO and get a win.

“If a team is not in the playoffs, they want to take somebody home with them,” Marshall said. “It is not easy. A lot of people think, ‘Oh, you are going up against a team that is 6-8,’ but those teams are the ones you don’t want to see at the end of the season when you need a win. They are dangerous.”

But at the same time, Denver has won four of its last six, and with the No. 2 offense in the league, not many people want to see the Broncos come the end of the year, either.

“We are dangerous on the offensive side of the ball and we play with confidence,” Marshall said. “If we limit our mistakes against Buffalo, we can be dangerous on Sunday.”

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Tags: Brandon Marshall, Buffalo Bills, Eddie Royal, Gray Caldwell, Mike Shanahan, Pro Bowl
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Four Roster Moves

December 9th, 2008 - 5:32pm by Gray CaldwellOther posts by Gray Caldwell

The team made official on Tuesday what Head Coach Mike Shanahan announced on Monday. Peyton Hillis was placed on the Reserve/Injured list today with a hamstring injury, and running back Cory Boyd was upgraded from the practice squad to the active roster.

The team also waived safety Calvin Lowry on Tuesday, signing guard Pat Murray off the Seattle Seahawks’ practice squad to fill the roster spot.

Boyd, signed by Denver to its practice squad on Nov. 4, is a rookie out of the University of South Carolina. He racked up 2,267 rushing yards and 1,303 receiving yards in 46-game career as a Gamecock. He is just the second player in school history to amass 2,000 rushing yards and reel in 100 receptions. He is also just the second player in school history to have 1,000 yards rushing and receiving.

Hillis, a rookie out of Arkansas, emerged as the Broncos’ go-to back after injuries plagued the backfield early in the season. He leads the team with 343 rushing yards and five rushing touchdowns. His six total touchdowns (5 rush., 1 rec.) are tied for the team lead with Brandon Marshall.

Murray was originally signed by Green Bay as an undrafted rookie free agent in 2007. He played in 41 games with 32 starts at Division II Truman State, earning first-team All-Mid-America honors in 2006.

-Gray Caldwell, DenverBroncos.com

Tags: Calvin Lowry, Cory Boyd, Gray Caldwell, Injury, Pat Murray, Peyton Hillis, Transactions
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Pro Bowl Voting Closes at 10 a.m.

December 8th, 2008 - 7:17pm by Gray CaldwellOther posts by Gray Caldwell

Just a quick reminder — Pro Bowl voting closes at 10 a.m. MST on Tuesday.

At last update, Champ Bailey was the No. 1 AFC cornerback, Jay Cutler was the No. 3 AFC quarterback and Brandon Marshall was the No. 1 AFC wide receiver. Matt Prater fell to outside of the top five at kicker.

There ends the representation of the 8-5 Denver Broncos in the Pro Bowl if voting ended right now. But Broncos Country citizens have until tomorrow morning to make their voices heard.

So go out and vote for the Broncos you feel are most deserving. Time’s almost up.

-Gray Caldwell, DenverBroncos.com

Tags: Brandon Marshall, Champ Bailey, Gray Caldwell, Jay Cutler, Matt Prater, Pro Bowl
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Cold, Chargers and Cave Men

December 4th, 2008 - 3:11pm by Gray CaldwellOther posts by Gray Caldwell

The Broncos practiced at the South Suburban Sports Dome this morning — the field at Dove Valley was a little cold.

WHAT BAD TASTE?

Much of the questions from reporters in the locker room this week has focused on the fact that the Broncos have lost three-in-a-row at home. “Is home field advantage eroding?” has been one of the favorites to ask.

Finally, Elvis Dumervil let loose when someone asked if the team wants to get the bad taste out of its mouth from losing recently at home.

“Bad taste? We just won, man. There’s no bad taste in this locker room,” Dumervil said. “It really doesn’t matter. It’s a 16-round fight. This is the NFL — you’re going to win and you’re going to lose. I think we’re in a good situation — three games up in the AFC West. There’s no bitterness, there’s no whatever. We just have to take care of business.”

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Tags: Anthony Alridge, Brandon Marshall, Chargers-Raiders, Elvis Dumervil, Gray Caldwell, Michael Pittman
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Kern and Pittman: Super Ads

December 4th, 2008 - 10:52am by Gray CaldwellOther posts by Gray Caldwell

The NFL has another ad promotion going for the Super Bowl, and this time it’s pitting teams against each other.

NFL Films came to Broncos training camp earlier this season to interview five different Broncos for the ad campaign — Anthony Alridge, Josh Barrett, Brett Kern, Michael Pittman and D.J. Williams. Each player told their own interesting story, and now Kern’s and Pittman’s stories are up for voting for the Broncos against the rest of the AFC.

Fans can vote on the 24 stories from the AFC here from December 4-17. One story from each division make it to the Championship Round where they compete against four NFC videos and one wild card.

The Championship Round runs from December 18 through January 4 — the day before the Super Bowl. Fans will have eighteen days to vote for their favorites with a Super Bowl appearance on the line.

So go ahead and get to voting for your Broncos stories. A quick snippet from Kern’s and Pittman’s stories after the jump.

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Tags: Anthony Alridge, Brett Kern, D.J. Williams, Gray Caldwell, Josh Barrett, Michael Pittman, Super Ad
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Nominations Galore

December 2nd, 2008 - 10:26am by Gray CaldwellOther posts by Gray Caldwell

It looks like the Broncos have garnered some national attention after knocking the New York Jets off their five-game win streak.

Many of the individual accomplishments of the Broncos are up for awards on NFL.com.

After his first 100-plus yard game — he ran for 129 yards and a touchdown — Peyton Hillis is nominated for two awards. First, the Diet Pepsi Rookie of the Week, battling Joe Flacco, Chris Johnson, Matt Ryan and Steve Slaton. You can vote for the Hillis here. Second, he’s up for the FedEx Ground Player of the Week against the likes of Brian Westbrook and DeAngelo Williams. Click here to vote for Hillis in that category.

Jay Cutler is also being recognized. He is up for the FedEx Air Player of the Week after throwing for 357 yards and two touchdowns. He is up against Donovan McNabb and Tony Romo. Click here to vote for Cutler.

Finally, Head Coach Mike Shanahan is nominated for the Motorola Coach of the Week. After leading his team to a victory over what many considered to be the hottest team in the AFC, he is tied for 16th in NFL history with 153 wins. Vote for Coach Shanahan here.

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Tags: Gray Caldwell, Jay Cutler, Mike Shanahan, NFL Awards, Peyton Hillis, Week 13
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Red Bull Air Force Pictures

November 24th, 2008 - 4:20pm by Gray CaldwellOther posts by Gray Caldwell

During the pregame festivities before Sunday’s game against the Raiders, I was pretty shocked when I saw people parachute into INVESCO Field at Mile High and land near midfield. I just saw a documentary on “Fan Man,” some guy who would randomly parachute into sporting events, so I half expected to see security sprint out to grab the parachuters.

Then I remembered the Red Bull Air Force was part of the pregame entertainment. They’re an elite crew of air savvy professionals that continue to push the envelope in the sports of paragliding, hang gliding, skydiving and BASE jumping.

Anyway, we just got some pretty cool pictures of them jumping into the stadium.

Like I wrote in the blog yesterday — I think I want to sky dive at some point in my life, just not sure I’d be willing to try to land in the middle of a football field in front of 70,000 fans.

More pictures after the jump.

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Tags: Gray Caldwell, Pregame, Red Bull Air Force, Week 12
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Broncos vs. Raiders: Fourth Quarter Notes

November 23rd, 2008 - 5:27pm by Gray CaldwellOther posts by Gray Caldwell

15:00: The Raiders have a first-and-10 at the Denver 30-yard line. JaMarcus Russell drops back and lofts a pass to Darren McFadden who was streaking down the sideline. His legs got tangled up with Marquand Manuel’s and both players fell down. A flag is thrown and pass interference is called on Manuel. It’s a first-and-goal for the Raiders at the six-yard line.

14:54: Justin Fargas takes the handoff two yards before being brought down by Marcus Thomas. That brings up second-and-goal from the four-yard line, and Russell fakes a handoff before finding Ashley Lelie in the middle of the end zone for a touchdown.

The Sebastian Janikowski extra point is good, and the Raiders’ lead over the Broncos is extended to 24-10.

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Tags: Fourth Quarter, Gray Caldwell, Live Blog, Week 12
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