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Broncos TV’s Look at Special Teams

February 8th, 2013 - 9:09am by Gray CaldwellOther posts by

In the spirit of Top 10 Tuesdays, which has looked at Peyton Manning’s Top 10 Touchdown Passes, Von Miller’s Top Ten Plays and the best offensive plays of the season, today is Top Five Friday.

Today, Broncos TV takes a look at the top five special teams plays of the season.

5: Irving’s Blocked Punt
Up just 10-7 in the rematch with the San Diego Chargers, linebacker Nate Irving followed a third-down sack by Von Miller with a big play of his own. He blocked Mike Scifres’ punt, giving Denver the ball at the San Diego 31-yard line. It took Peyton Manning just one play to find Brandon Stokley for a touchdown and a 17-7 halftime lead.

4: Bruton’s Punt Deflection
The second of the Broncos’ third-quarter touchdowns against Oakland was set up on special teams by safety David Bruton, who got a hand on a Shane Lechler punt, causing it to travel only 2 yards. The Broncos to start their ensuing drive in Oakland’s red zone, and running back Willis McGahee found the end zone en route to a rout.

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Special Start for Special Teams

October 15th, 2011 - 9:57am by Stuart ZaasOther posts by

One of the bright spots through the Broncos’ first five games has been the play of the team’s special teams units.

In his first season as the Broncos’ special teams coordinator, Jeff Rodgers has the league’s top-ranked punt return unit along with the No. 2-ranked net punting average entering the Broncos’ bye week.

“We’re not trying to put a bunch of emphasis on stats,” Rodgers said. “But net punts are an important indicator of how we’re doing field position-wise with returning the ball to the defense and vice-versa with opponent net.”

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Prater Kicks His Way to Weekly Award

December 1st, 2009 - 2:17pm by Zach EisendrathOther posts by

Matt Prater will be named AFC Special Teams Player of the Week, the Broncos learned on Tuesday, for his Week 12 performance in a 26-6 victory over the New York Giants.

Prater connected on all four of his field goal attempts (26, 32, 47, 24) in Thursday’s Thanksgiving night matchup and sent all seven of his kickoffs into the end zone, resulting in a career-high five touchbacks.

When all was said and done in Week 12, Prater accounted for 14 of the team’s 26 points on the evening, another career best for the third-year kicker.

Prater is the second Bronco to be named AFC Special Teams Player of the Week this season. Following a standout special teams performance against San Diego in Week 6, Eddie Royal won the same weekly NFL award.

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Practice Quick Hits: 8/20

August 20th, 2008 - 2:41pm by Adam ZinserOther posts by

It may be Wednesday on the calendar, but in the Broncos’ world, it’s actually Friday, with tomorrow being Saturday and Friday being Sunday.

Confused yet?

Since this is the first week that the team has switched over to their regular season weekly schedule, Friday’s preseason contest against the Green Bay Packers has turned things somewhat upside down. It all makes at least a little sense when you take into account that the Broncos are treating this week like it may as well be in the middle of the season, thus Friday is being treated like a gameday Sunday.

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P.M. Blog: Day 16

August 12th, 2008 - 4:56pm by Jake GrilleyOther posts by

The Broncos closed out their final practice before hosting the Dallas Cowboys for two-straight days of joint practices here at Dove Valley. Here are the highlights from this afternoon’s special team’s only session.

ATTENDANCE REPORT: After seeing action during this morning’s session Peyton Hillis and Chad Mustard were out of uniform joining teammate Louis Green on the sidelines.

POSTURING FOR POSITION: Eddie Royal, Glenn Martinez, Anthony Alridge, Andre Hall, Clifford Russell and Michael Pittman lined up at returner as the team worked on kickoff coverage.

Sam Paulescu and Matt Prater each kicked off during practice. Prater had seen all the kickoff reps thus far in camp.

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P.M. Blog: Day 12

August 6th, 2008 - 5:42pm by Adam ZinserOther posts by

Though the sun broke through for most of the afternoon practice, it was definitely much cooler than this morning’s session, and thankfully, the dark clouds heading this way held off just long enough for the team to wrap things up and head inside.

ATTENDANCE REPORT: Hamza Abdullah, Champ Bailey, Peyton Hillis, Chad Mustard, Tom Nalen and Dewayne Robertson all watched from the sidelines with their various injuries/soreness. Abdullah was doing some calisthenics with out on the field to help rehab his groin before practice began. One end of a large elastic band was wrapped around his waist with the other end tied to one of the goal posts. He high-stepped sideways until the band became fully extended and taught, then would move back towards the goal post.

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P.M. Blog: Day 11

August 5th, 2008 - 5:16pm by Jake GrilleyOther posts by

Dark clouds were in the distance as the Broncos hit the practice field for the team’s afternoon special teams session. The mercury was a little lower at Dove Valley with temperatures in the low 60s and a slight wind gust helped to carry punts a few yards further and it just so happened that punting is what the team focused on throughout practice.

ATTENDANCE REPORT: Peyton Hillis remained on the sidelines nursing his hamstring injury…Hamza Abdullah was in uniform but wasn’t wearing a helmet, shoulder pads or cleats… The teams typical special teams unit was on the field. Two players of note practicing were Selvin Young and Domonnique Foxworth, on occassion both of these players have received the special teams session off.

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P.M. Blog: Day 8

August 1st, 2008 - 5:30pm by Jake GrilleyOther posts by

It was another hot afternoon at Broncos training camp with the team holding its special teams session. The team spent the afternoon working on kickoffs. Here is a recap of the action.

ATTENDANCE REPORT: Being a special teams only practice, many of the Broncos not on special teams hit the weight room early and had finished their workouts as practice was getting underway. The Broncos special team regulars with the exception of Peyton Hillis, who is still listed as out of pads, suited up for practice.

POSTURING FOR POSITION: Anthony Alridge, Samie Parker, Glenn Martinez, Eddie Royal, Clifford Russell and Andre Hall made up the group of returners fielding the kickoffs.

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P.M. Blog: Day 6

July 30th, 2008 - 5:03pm by Gray CaldwellOther posts by

Day six closed out with even hotter weather for the afternoon practice, but the players didn’t have to stand out in it for near as long as this morning. This time it was a special teams session that lasted a little less than an hour. Here are some quick hits from a quick practice.

ATTENDANCE REPORT: Michael Pittman was back in pads this afternoon…Peyton Hillis watched practice from the sidelines in shorts and a T-shirt…Several players were allowed to leave practice early, some as few as 15 minutes in. The group included Selvin Young, Daniel Graham and John Engelberger.

POSTURING FOR POSITION: Brett Kern and Sam Paulescu split the punting duties this afternoon.

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P.M. Blog: Day 4

July 28th, 2008 - 4:06pm by Gray CaldwellOther posts by

The Broncos closed out the fourth day of camp with a quick, hour-long special teams practice. As always, here are some quick hits:

ATTENDANCE REPORT: Domonique Foxworth did not participate in today’s practice — he ran with the special teams on Saturday.

POSTURING FOR POSITION: In the team’s first drill, six returners took turns fielding kickoffs — Anthony Alridge, Andre Hall, Glenn Martinez, Michael Pittman, Eddie Royal and Clifford Russell. In the second drill, only five returners rotated in: Taylor Jacobs and Marquay McDaniel joined the group of Martinez, Royal and Alridge.

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