Broncos at Bears Roster UpdateThough there are no official inactives for preseason games, a few Broncos players are not expected to take part in tonight’s game. Those players are:
#97 DT Justin Bannan
#57 LB Keith Brooking
#28 S Quinton Carter
#13 WR Tyler Grisham
#73 G Chris Kuper
#45 S Jim Leonhard
#89 WR Greg Orton
It is expected that Mitch Unrein will be starting for Justin Bannan at defensive tackle, Mike Adams for Quinton Carter at safety and Manny Ramirez for Chris Kuper at right guard.
Ready for Soldier FieldAs Broncos players began their trip from the team hotel to Soldier Field, they took to social media to voice their excitement for tonight’s game.
Below are tweets from players leading up to Thursday’s game. To watch the game live online in high definition, click here.
Fans can also follow the action on Twitter via the Broncos’ official gameday account, @BroncosGameday.
Lance Ball (@LanceBall35) - Time to put some work in! #Blessed for another opportunity to show what I got. #letswork #bronconation
Derek Wolfe (@DerekWolfe95) - Its been a long time comin #whendreamsbecomereallity
Mitch Unrein (@MitchellJUnrein) - Headed to Soldier Field! #GoBroncos
Brock Osweiler (@BrockOsweiler) – Tonight in Chicago a life long dream becomes a reality…THANK YOU to my family and friends who have supported me since day 1. #LYL
Virgil Green (@VGreen85) – Game State of Mind #Grindtime #BLESSED
Zane Beadles (@zanebeadles) – The journey begins #GoBroncos
Elvis Dumervil (@EKD92) – In route to the stadium….gotta love it!
David Bruton Jr. (@D_Brut30) – On bus to the stadium. #BroncosCountry
Tony Carter (@tonycarter904) – 1st Pre Season game tonight vs the Bears #letsgetit
Chris Harris (@ChrisHarrisJr) – Headed to Soldier Field #broncosup
Willismcgahee @WillisMcGahee – U kno the world is waiting waiting waiting
Broncos at Patriots: Captains and StartersThe Broncos captains today are cornerback Champ Bailey, linebacker Wesley Woodyard and defensive end Elvis Dumervil, running back Willis McGahee, wide receiver Matthew Willis, guard Russ Hochstein. Denver called heads, won the toss and chose to defer to the second half.
The Broncos started in their nickel package with defensive linemen Brodrick Bunkley, Marcus Thomas and Elvis Dumervil, linebackers Von Miller, Joe Mays and D.J. Williams, cornerbacks Champ Bailey, Andre’ Goodman and Chris Harris and safeties Quinton Carter and David Bruton.
On offense, Denver opened with quarterback Tim Tebow, running back Willis McGahee, offensive linemen Ryan Clady, Zane Beadles, J.D. Walton, Russ Hochstein and Orlando Franklin, tight ends Virgil Green, Daniel Fells and Dante Rosario and wide receiver Demaryius Thomas.
Broncos at Patriots: InactivesThe following players will not be active for the Broncos tonight: safety Brian Dawkins, wide receiver Eric Decker, tackle Ryan Harris, defensive end Derrick Harvey, linebacker Mike Mohamed, long snapper Lonie Paxton and tight end Julius Thomas.
For New England, quarterback Ryan Mallett, defensive back Nate Jones, running back Shane Vereen, linebacker Gary Guyton, offensive linemen Donald Thomas and Sebastian Vollmer and defensive lineman Ron Brace will not suit up tonight.
Broncos at Bills: Inactives
Inactives for today’s game have just been released. Above is the official inactives form that Head Coach John Fox turned into the officials:
For Denver, wide receiver Quan Cosby, safety Kyle McCarthy, linebacker Mike Mohamed, guard Manny Ramirez, tackle Tony Hills, tight end Julius Thomas and defensive end Derrick Harvey are inactive for today’s game.
For the Bills, wide receiver Naaman Roosevelt, running back Johnny White, defensive back Josh Nesbitt, right tackle Sam Young, defensive lineman Jarron Gilbert, wide receiver Ruvell Martin and tight end Fendi Onobun will not suit up today.
Broncos at Vikings: Pregame PhotosHere’s a look at pregame warmups from the field, courtesy of Eric Lars Bakke and Ben Hays.
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Broncos to Kick OffGame captain Eric Decker joined Broncos season captains Chris Kuper, Willis McGahee, Champ Bailey, Brian Dawkins and Wesley Woodyard for the coin toss. Denver called tails and the coin landed on heads.
Minnesota chose to receive the ball to start the game. The Broncos are 3-2 this season when losing the opening coin toss.
-Stuart Zaas
Broncos-Vikings Gets Wide Audience
As a result of today’s Broncos-Vikings game moving to an 12 p.m. CST kickoff on FOX, most of the country will see today’s matchup.
The map above, courtesy of the506.com, shows where the game will be broadcast. The contest was originally scheduled to kick off at 2:05 p.m. CST on CBS, but was moved up, giving the game a larger national audience.
-Stuart Zaas
Broncos at Vikings: InactivesThe following players will be inactive for today’s game.
Broncos:S Rahim Moore, FB Quinn Johnson, SLB Mike Mohamed, LB Von Miller, G Manny Ramirez, T Tony Hills and Julius Thomas.
Here is the official inactive sheet that Head Coach John Fox turned into the game officials this morning:
LB Mario Haggan will start in place of Von Miller today.
Vikings: CB Asher Allen, RB Adrian Peterson, CB Chris Cook, S Andrew Sendejo, OL Brandon Fusco, OL DeMarcus Love and DE D’Aundre Reed.
Toby Gerhart will start at running back in place of Peterson and Benny Sapp will get the start at cornerback for Allen.
-Stuart Zaas
Broncos to ReceiveWith kickoff just minutes away, the captains trotted out to midfield for the coin toss.
Navy Seal Jon Cummings served as an honorary game captain and joined the team captains for the coin toss. Also joining the regular captains of Kyle Orton, Chris Kuper, Wesley Woodyard, Brian Dawkins and Champ Bailey was receiver Eddie Royal, who is the Broncos gameday captain.
The Jets called tails and won the toss. They elected to defer meaning the Broncos will receive to start the game.
-Kenny Legan