Week 13 leftovers and Week 14 appetizers …

… At least now the questions about Travis Henry can stop. Seldom was the press briefing for Head Coach Mike Shanahan in the last few weeks that the subject of his appeal did not arise. Now the public focus on Henry can go back to his recovery from a partially torn posterior cruciate ligament, which had progressed enough for him to play Sunday and score twice — although his playing time was more than Shanahan hoped, as he noted at his postgame and Monday afternoon briefings. The first illumination on the health of Denver’s running backs will come Wednesday afternoon at practice …

… With Chiefs head coach Herm Edwards already ruling Larry Johnson out for Sunday, it’s their quarterback situation that bears watching in regards to injuries. Brodie Croyle missed last week with a bruised lower back, and Edwards indicated he wouldn’t try to shove the second-year passer into Sunday’s game if he wasn’t healthy enough.

“If he can’t protect himself and we feel he’s not mobile enough to get out of the way, then there’s no need to play him this week,” Edwards said Tuesday. “But he’s going to come to practice tomorrow and we’ll see where he’s at.

“You definitely want to see more of Brodie Croyle, but you’re not going to put him in there wounded either. That’s not fair to the kid.”