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Prater Kicks His Way to Weekly Award

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

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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Tags: afc, Matt Prater, player of the week, Special Teams, Week 12
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Moreno in Running for Weekly Award

December 1st, 2009 - 9:27am by Zach EisendrathOther posts by Zach Eisendrath

After his performance on the ground in Week 12, Knowshon Moreno has once again been nominated for the Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Week award, the NFL announced on Tuesday.

Tennessee Titans wide receiver Kenny Britt, Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Percy Harvin, Baltimore Ravens linebacker Paul Kruger and Arizona Cardinals kick returner LaRod Stephens-Howling are the other finalists for Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Week honors.

Moreno paced the Broncos with 88 rushing yards on 19 carries and scored his fourth touchdown of the season against the New York Giants on Thanksgiving night.

Through his first 11 games on the pro circuit, the University of Georgia product leads all rookies in rushing attempts with 161 and rushing yards with 688.

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Tags: Knowshon Moreno, Week 12
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The “D’s” back in Defense

November 28th, 2009 - 8:28am by mark_cooperOther posts by mark_cooper

Great Game!!! Love beating the Giants!!! I still have a grudge that dates back to SB XXI.

Nice to see the team back in form. Yea, it took a few weeks but the “D” is back and RUNNING GAME was on track. Funny how we all talked about getting the running game on track the last few weeks and how it would help the offense.

Yea, yea, some will be saying we got to the red zone a few times and came away with three but it was enough this week. Like you, or many of you, I say, run the ball all way in. We’d get down close to the end zone and go to a four-wide set and I think that is a disadvantage … takes away the draw play and the defense knows Kyle’s not going to run a QB draw with his injury so the defensive lineman pin their ears back and only have ONE thing to worry about (the pass rush) and/or we see a blitz with it. I know I sound like a EX offensive lineman, (I’m allowed) when I say run it but I have to say, “when it ain’t broke (between the 30s) don’t try to fix it.” The linemen get in a groove and rhythm.

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Tags: New York Giants, Postgame, Week 12
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Broncos vs. Giants: Second Half Live Blog

November 26th, 2009 - 7:59pm by Zach EisendrathOther posts by Zach Eisendrath

Q3 - 15:00: Remember, you can watch tonight’s Thanksgiving matchup LIVE on NFL Network and online with NFL.com/LIVE’s Online Extra. To access the online broadcast, click here.

Q3 - 2:38: Buckhalter returns Lawrence Tynes’ second-half kickoff to the Denver 21-yard line. Moreno gets the carry on first down, picking up 10 yards to move the chains moments into the second half.

Q3 - 13:12: Out of shotgun on first down, Orton fires to Marshall down the left sideline. After snagging the ball with his left hand, Marshall gains total possession of the ball — picking up 33 yards and setting Denver’s offense up at the New York 36.

Q3 - 12:22: After a one-yard run by Moreno and a six-yard completion from Orton to Marshall, Denver faces a 3rd and 3 from the New York 29.

Q3 - 12:13: On 3rd and 3, Orton has a pass that was intended for Brandon Stokley intercepted by Terrell Thomas. Thomas returns the ball 24 yards to the New York 40.

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Tags: New York Giants, Week 12
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Broncos vs. Giants: First Half Live Blog

November 26th, 2009 - 6:16pm by Zach EisendrathOther posts by Zach Eisendrath

COIN TOSS: The Giants have won the toss and elected to receive.

Q1 - 15:00: Fans, remember you can watch LIVE on NFL Network and online with NFL.com/LIVE’s Online Extra by clicking here.

Q1 - 9:45: Matt Prater’s kickoff sails deep into the end zone and the Giants will start their first offensive series at the Denver 20-yard line. Starting on defense for the Broncos: Vonnie Holliday, Ronald Fields, Ryan McBean, Mario Haggan, D.J. Williams, Andra Davis, Elvis Dumervil, Andre’ Goodman, Champ Bailey, Renaldo Hill and Brian Dawkins.

Q1 - 14:28: After Eli Manning found Hakeem Nicks for a six-yard completion on first down, the Giants elect to use their first timeout of the game.

Q1 - 13:17: Brandon Jacobs is brought down for a two-yard loss by Andra Davis on second down, but Manning finds Steve Smith cutting across the middle on third down for a gaini of eight, giving New York a first down at the Denver 32.

Q1 - 12:20: Jacobs looks for a hole going through the right tackle on first down but picks up only three yards as Brian Dawkins meets him inside the hole. On second down, an interception goes through the hands of Andre’ Goodman, bringing up 3rd and 7.

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Tags: New York Giants, Week 12
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Committed to Communication

November 25th, 2009 - 3:30pm by Chris GentilvisoOther posts by Chris Gentilviso

Determined to return to their winning ways, the Broncos locker room recently took an off-the-field step in that direction.

Earlier this week, the team held a players-only meeting to discuss matters on their minds. The result of that get-together was greater clarity among everyone on the roster.

“Anytime you discuss things amongst each other, at least you get honest views,” Champ Bailey said. “Just talking to some of the guys, just yesterday and today, you kind of get a feel where everybody’s head is, because I think the most important thing is we need everybody on the same page. It is always good to talk to your teammates.”

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Tags: Brian Dawkins, Champ Bailey, Correll Buckhalter, New York Giants, Ryan Harris, Week 12
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Tickets Available for Giants Game

November 25th, 2009 - 9:28am by Chris GentilvisoOther posts by Chris Gentilviso

If you’re still looking for a ticket to the first Thanksgiving game at INVESCO Field at Mile High, your chance has arrived.

The Broncos announced on Wednesday that the New York Giants have returned 200 tickets for Thursday’s 6:20 p.m. game. Those tickets are now on sale to the general public.

The tickets are being sold at all Ticketmaster outlets, via Ticketmaster Charge By Phone, through online sales at www.ticketmaster.com and at the INVESCO Field at Mile High box office.

Fans may purchase tickets with a credit card via Ticketmaster Charge By Phone by calling 1-800-745-3000. Fans desiring to use the Internet to purchase tickets may do so at www.ticketmaster.com.

Tags: New York Giants, Tickets, Week 12
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Stopping the One-Two Punch

November 24th, 2009 - 4:31pm by Chris GentilvisoOther posts by Chris Gentilviso

With the beating running backs take on a weekly basis, having a one-two punch in the backfield serves as a great benefit.

Entering Week 12, the New York Giants are one of only two NFL teams to have a pair of top-20 rushers. Brandon Jacobs ranks 13th in the league with 656 rushing yards, while Ahmad Bradshaw sits in 20th place with 549 yards on the ground.

In turn, stopping that Giants tandem ranks near the top of the Broncos’ defensive priority list.

“They’re an explosive team — how they lost four in a row, I have no idea,” Mario Haggan said. “But seeing how Brandon Jacobs runs the ball, they have a change-up back with Ahmad Bradshaw, you’ve got Eli (Manning) back there — they’re definitely a good team.”

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Tags: Brian Dawkins, Head Coach Josh McDaniels, Kyle Orton, Mario Haggan, New York Giants, Ryan Harris, Week 12
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Mile High Thanksgiving History

November 24th, 2009 - 10:37am by jim_saccomanoOther posts by jim_saccomano

This is the third time in Denver Broncos history that the team has hosted a Thanksgiving Day game.

It first happened in 1962 when Denver entertained the New York Titans, forerunners of the Jets, in one of the greatest scoring matchups in pro football history, with the Titans eventually taking a 46-45 win over the hosts before a crowd of just over 15,000.

The next year AFL schedule makers had the Broncos hosting the Oakland Raiders, and the Raiders won that won by a 26-10 margin.

When you open the pages of history it is always fascinating what you find.

The “official” play by play for both games shows, in each instance, “Denver in red.”

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Tags: New York Giants, Thanksgiving Day, Week 12
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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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