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Broncos vs. Browns - Pregame Blog
September 20th, 2009 - 12:39pm by Chris GentilvisoOther posts by Chris Gentilviso
Preparing For When It Counts
September 18th, 2009 - 3:22pm by Chris GentilvisoOther posts by Chris Gentilviso
In the closing seconds of his first regular season game with the Broncos, Head Coach Josh McDaniels had no idea how everything would pan out.
He did have an idea of what he could control: the play calls in the huddle.
“We knew what we were going to do,” McDaniels said. “We knew exactly what calls we were going to make. We didn’t, obviously, know the result, but we knew what we were going to call.”
That confidence stems from McDaniels’ commitment to situational football. Early on in training camp, the Broncos were subject to not only wearing pads, but a bevy of situational drills.
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Stokley Moving Forward
September 17th, 2009 - 3:38pm by Zach EisendrathOther posts by Zach Eisendrath
Brandon Stokley has been the talk of the town this week, and for good reason. After all, his miraculous 87-yard game-winning touchdown reception at Cincinnati in Week 1 may turn out to be the Play of the Year in the National Football League.
In between team meetings and practices, the 11th year wide receiver has been busy discussing his Sunday heroics over the past few days — filling numerous media requests and chatting casually with family, friends and Broncos fans alike about the unforgettable catch.
“Everywhere you go people want to talk to you about it and text you about it,” Stokley said. “It’s been definitely a big subject of conversation.”
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Buying Into His System
September 16th, 2009 - 4:44pm by Chris GentilvisoOther posts by Chris Gentilviso
Two interceptions. Seven passes defensed. Six tackles for a loss. Three sacks.
The Broncos defense used all of those plays to keep the team in position for its come-from-behind, 12-7 victory over the Bengals in last Sunday’s opener.
While the players made the plays on the field, captain Brian Dawkins believes the secret to their success came from a proven leader upstairs in the coaches booth: defensive coordinator Mike Nolan.
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Shanahan Voted Coach of the Week
September 19th, 2008 - 12:14pm by Gray CaldwellOther posts by Gray Caldwell
On Friday, the NFL announced that Head Coach Mike Shanahan was voted the Motorola NFL Coach of the Week for Week 2.
Shanahan led the Broncos to a last-minute, 39-38 victory against the AFC West rival San Diego Chargers.
The Broncos offense gained a total of 486 yards, led by Jay Cutler, who passed for a career-best 350 yards and four touchdowns. Brandon Marshall was Cutler’s favorite target, hauling in a franchise-record 18 receptions for 166 yards and one touchdown. With the Broncos down by one following Cutler’s final touchdown completion to rookie Eddie Royal, Shanahan made the decision to go for the two-point conversion. On the ensuing play, Cutler hit Royal over the middle to seal the victory.
The Broncos defense forced one turnover and limited the Chargers to just 80 rushing yards.
Shanahan beat out Buffalo’s Dick Jauron and Washington’s Jim Zorn for the award.
Marshall AFC Offensive Player of the Week
September 16th, 2008 - 5:26pm by Gray CaldwellOther posts by Gray Caldwell
On Tuesday the NFL informed the Broncos that Brandon Marshall will be named the AFC Offensive Player of the Week, two days after he played an integral role in the Broncos’ 39-38 victory over the Chargers.
It’s the first time he’s received the award in his three-year career.
In his first game back from a one-game suspension, Marshall caught 18 passes — a new Broncos single-game franchise record — for 166 yards and a touchdown.
The 18 catches were double the amount of any other receiver in Week 2, and also tied for second-most in NFL history behind only Terrell Owens, who had 20 catches in a game in 2000.
In his last five games dating back to 2007, Marshall has posted the most catches in NFL history for any five-game period with 55 receptions for 577 yards and four touchdowns.
Several Broncos have been honored in the past two weeks — Head Coach Mike Shanahan is also nominated for the Motorola NFL Coach of the Week award for Week 2, and Jay Cutler has been nominated for the FedEx Air NFL Player of the Week in both weeks of the season thus far. Eddie Royal was voted the Diet Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Week for Week 1, as well.
With the impressive way the Broncos have gotten to 2-0, it’s no coincidence the awards seem to be a recurring theme.
Check out highlights from Marshall’s record day on Broncos TV.
-Gray Caldwell, DenverBroncos.com
Broncos vs. Chargers: Fourth Quarter Notes
September 14th, 2008 - 4:47pm by Gray CaldwellOther posts by Gray Caldwell
15:00: It’s a first-and-10 for the Chargers on the Denver 11-yard line. Fullback Mike Tolbert is brought down after a yard by Dre’ Bly and Marquand Manuel.
14:25: Rivers’ pass to Gates is incomplete. That brings up third-and-9 on the 10. Ebenezer Ekuban chases Rivers to the right sideline and he throws the ball away just before he rolls out of bounds.
14:08: On fourth-and-nine, Nate Kaeding jogs out for a field goal attempt and knocks through the 28-yarder. The Broncos now lead the Chargers by one point — 31-30.
14:08: After a touchback, Jay Cutler and the offense trot out to start another drive. Selvin Young goes in motion to the left sideline and makes a nice catch close to the ground on a low pass from Cutler. He jumps back up and runs forward for an eight-yard gain. Second-and-2.
13:39: Brandon Marshall makes the first-down catch over the middle. Selvin Young goes in motion again to the left sideline on first down and Cutler finds a wide-open Daniel Graham in the middle of the field. Graham turns and runs for 13 yards and a first down on the Denver 46.
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Broncos vs. Chargers: Third Quarter Notes
September 14th, 2008 - 4:08pm by Gray CaldwellOther posts by Gray Caldwell
15:00: The Chargers are back to receive after the Broncos took the kickoff to start the game. Darren Sproles takes it out and finds a hole again before being knocked out of bounds by Champ Bailey at the San Diego 41.
14:54: On first-and-10 Sproles takes it up the middle for five yards before running into his own man. On second-and-5, Sproles takes it again up the middle for 15 yards.
13:27: On first-and-10, Rivers is knocked down by Elvis Dumervil as he slings it toward the sideline to avoid a sack. Rivers is in shotgun on second-and-10 and finds Vincent Jackson for a quick two-yard pickup to the Denver 37. He’s brought down by Champ Bailey.
12:50: On third-and-8, San Diego calls its first timeout of the second half. A quick update: Cutler threw for 236 yards and three touchdowns in the first half. He currently has a quarterback rating of 129.3.
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Broncos vs. Chargers: Second Quarter Notes
September 14th, 2008 - 2:59pm by Gray CaldwellOther posts by Gray Caldwell
15:00: It’s second-and-14 for the Broncos at the San Diego 39. Cutler finds Brandon Marshall, who fakes a turn inside before running toward the sideline, fighting off one tackler and being pushed out of bounds at the five-yard line. After Marshall was out of bounds, Antonio Cromartie was flagged for unneccesary roughness, pushing the ball half the distance to the goal.
14:34 Peyton Hills dove over the defensive line, but Cutler still had the ball. He passed to Nate Jackson in the endzone but it’s over his head, incomplete. Second and goal on the two-yard line.
13:48: After a one-yard loss on second down, Cutler avoids pressure, moves around in the pocket and after it looks like he might try to run for the touchdown he lets loose a bullet to Tony Scheffler who catches it for the offense’s second touchdown of the day. Prater’s extra point is good and Denver leads San Diego, 14-3.
13:48: It was a 12-play, 80-yard drive for the Broncos. Prater is back to kick off and Sproles is deep to return.
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Broncos vs. Chargers: First Quarter Notes
September 14th, 2008 - 2:17pm by Gray CaldwellOther posts by Gray Caldwell
15:00: Andre Hall and Michael Pittman are back to receive the kickoff, and we’re underway. Hall takes a knee in the back of the endzone and the Broncos will start first-and-10 at their own 20. The starters are the same as introduced before the game, and Tony Scheffler joins the fray as the 11th starter.
15:00: Brandon Marshall starts the game fast as he takes a wide receiver screen pass and takes it nine yards, running into the ref in the middle of the field and giving the Chargers enough time to catch up for the tackle.
14:00: Cutler drops back and lets it fly to a wide open Scheffler for 24 yards. First down.
13:39: Cutler gets it to Marshall again and this time the receiver takes it for 11 yards and another first down. The Broncos offense is on a roll.
12:51: Scheffler catches the ball at his shoestrings and turns what looked like an incomplete pass into a five-yard gain. Second-and-5 on the San Diego 31-yard line.
12:18: After a false start penalty, it’s third-and-10 on the San Diego 36. Another false start penalty makes it third-and-15. Cutler drops back and tries to find Brandon Stokley in traffic — the pass falls incomplete and Brett Kern trots out to punt the ball away from the San Diego 41.
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