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Broncos at Titans: Second Half Blog

October 3rd, 2010 - 12:37pm by Gray CaldwellOther posts by

KICKOFF: The Broncos will receive to start the second half. Demaryius Thomas is back deep to field Rob Bironas’ kickoff. He catches it at about the 8-yard line and fights his way to the 31-yard line.

Q3 14:55: Kyle Orton and the offense are back on the field, and on first down the quarterback dumps a pass off to Daniel Graham for a loss of a yard. On second-and-11, Orton finds Jabar Gaffney for a gain of 5. On third down, Orton finds Lloyd at the first-down marker, and the receiver hauls it in to move the chains.

Q3 12:55: Laurence Maroney is tackled for a loss of 3 on a first-down carry. Orton lines up in the shotgun and quickly finds Royal on second down, and the receiver follows his blocks, sprinting up the sideline for a gain of 41 yards to the Tennessee 20. On first-and-10, Orton pitches to Maroney, who is drilled in the backfield for a loss of 4. Orton fires a pass to Royal in the middle of the field to bring up third-and-8 at the 18-yard line. Orton drops back into the shotgun, takes the snap and fires an incomplete pass intended for Thomas in the end zone. There’s a flag on the play, however, for holding. The penalty is declined, so Prater jogs out to attempt a 36-yard field goal. His kick is up and in, giving the Broncos the lead once again.

BRONCOS 13, TITANS 10

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Broncos at Titans: First Half Blog

October 3rd, 2010 - 11:00am by Gray CaldwellOther posts by

COIN TOSS: The Broncos call heads — and it’s tails. The Titans will receive to start the game.

Q1 15:00: Matt Prater is ready to kick off, and he booms it midway into the end zone, where Tennessee’s returner whiffs when trying to field it, and it bounces out of the back of the end zone for a touchback. The defensive starters are on the field — Perrish Cox and Champ Bailey are at cornerback, Renaldo Hill and Brian Dawkins are at safety, D.J. Williams, Mario Haggan, Jason Hunter and Robert Ayers are at linebacker and Kevin Vickerson, Jamal Williams and Justin Bannan are on the line.

Q1 14:43: After an incomplete pass on first down, Chris Johnson takes a carry on second down for a gain of two. On third-and-8, Vince Young lines up in the shotgun. He finds a receiver, but it’s a yard short of the first down, bringing out former Bronco Brett Kern to punt. Deep to receive is Eddie Royal. He doesn’t quite get ahold of the punt, and the Broncos will start at their own 43-yard line after the 28-yard punt.

Q1 13:10: A loss of four on a run by Laurence Maroney is the first offensive play of the day for the Broncos. The starters are Kyle Orton at quarterback, Ryan Clady, Stanley Daniels, J.D. Walton, Chris Kuper and Ryan Harris — making his first start of the season — on the offensive line, Maroney at running back, Jabar Gaffney, Brandon Lloyd and Royal at receiver and Daniel Graham at tight end.

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Broncos at Titans: Pregame Blog

October 3rd, 2010 - 9:08am by Gray CaldwellOther posts by

On an overcast day in Nashville, Tenn., the Broncos are already on the field — most players donning pink cleats and gloves for breast cancer awareness — preparing for a Week 4 battle with the Titans.

Eddie Royal, Perrish Cox, Cassius Vaughn and Syd’Quan Thompson are fielding punts — with a twist. Britton Colquitt isn’t yet on the field, so the players are taking turns throwing the ball high in the air while another prepares to catch it.

Eric Decker is catching passes from Brady Quinn and Dan Gronkowski is running routes with Tim Tebow. A handful of offensive and defensive linemen are stretching in the end zone as more and more players head onto the field.

10:50 a.m. CDT: Just got the inactives for today’s game — Andre’ Goodman, Spencer Larsen, Knowshon Moreno, Wesley Woodyard, Eric Olsen, Chris Clark and Richard Quinn will not suit up for today’s game. Brady Quinn is the third quarterback. Below are some pictures from the field, courtesy of Gabe Hiatt.

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Goodman, Harris Good to Go

October 1st, 2010 - 10:24am by Gray CaldwellOther posts by

While the backfield will take a hit for this Sunday’s game, other positions are getting healthier as the Broncos prepare to head to Tennessee to take on the Titans.

Head Coach Josh McDaniels said he expects Andre’ Goodman and Ryan Harris to be able to suit up for the Week 4 clash. Both players missed last week’s loss to the Indianapolis Colts.

If Harris steps back into his starting role at right tackle, that would push Zane Beadles out of the lineup, but McDaniels is excited for what that would do to the depth of the offensive line.

“I think he’d be a really solid sixth lineman for us if he’s not starting because he has versatility to play inside and he can also be our third tackle and he’s done admirably there,” he said of Beadles. “So, if that’s the role he ends up fitting into, that’s fine.”

On the other side of the spectrum, the head coach said Knowshon Moreno and Spencer Larsen will most likely sit out Sunday’s game. That leaves Correll Buckhalter, Laurence Maroney and Andre Brown as the three running backs in the rotation, and tight end Dan Gronkowski has a chance to spend time as a fullback — something he did on occasion last week against the Colts.

“Gronkowski could play in the backfield a little bit more than what you have seen so far,” McDaniels said. “(He) did a good job last week of filling in for Spencer when Spencer went out, so it could happen more this week.”

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A Music City Challenge

September 30th, 2010 - 3:45pm by Eric DetweilerOther posts by

Justin Bannan’s most recent memory of the Titans’ LP Field was a happy one.

Two seasons ago, Bannan celebrated a road playoff win as his former squad, the Baltimore Ravens, used a last-minute Matt Stover field goal to advance to the AFC Championship game.

But most visitors have not been so fortunate.

The Titans have won nearly 65 percent of their 90 regular season home games since opening the stadium in 1999. Every game — preseason, regular season and playoff — has been sold out since the Titans moved in, creating one of the league’s top home field advantages.

“It’s a tough place to play,” Bannan said. “Obviously, we have to gear up for a 60-minute game, and I know we are. If we’re going to take it, it’s going to come down to the end.”

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Moreno Named Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Week

October 9th, 2009 - 2:26pm by Zach EisendrathOther posts by

The NFL announced on Friday that Knowshon Moreno has been voted Week 4′s Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Week.

Moreno was a major contributor in the club’s 17-10 win over the Cowboys in Week 4, pacing the Broncos with 14 carries for 65 yards and adding two receptions for 11 yards, including one touchdown, to total 76 yards from scrimmage.

Voters on NFL.com selected Moreno over four other finalists for the award — Dolphins cornerback Vontae Davis, Colts wide receiver Austin Collie, Bears wide receiver Johnny Knox and Browns wide receiver Mohamed Massaquoi.

Moreno leads all NFL rookies with 249 rushing yards this season.

– Zach Eisendrath, DenverBroncos.com

Bailey To Be Named AFC Defensive Player of the Week

October 6th, 2009 - 5:43pm by Chris GentilvisoOther posts by

After a sterling performance against the Cowboys, Champ Bailey is set to receive a conference honor.

The NFL informed the Broncos on Tuesday that Bailey will be named AFC Defensive Player of the Week for games played during Week 4 (Oct. 4-5).

This marks the first time that Bailey has received such an award in his six seasons with Denver. He was twice named NFC Defensive Player of the Week as a member of the Washington Redskins (Week 6 in 1999 and Week 4 in 2003).

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Moreno Up For Rookie of the Week Award

October 6th, 2009 - 9:26am by Chris GentilvisoOther posts by

For the second time in as many weeks, Knowshon Moreno has been nominated for the Diet Pepsi Rookie of the Week Award.

Moreno led the Broncos with 14 carries for 65 yards in Sunday’s 17-10 victory over the Cowboys. He leads all NFL rookies with 249 rushing yards this season.

Vote for Moreno here through this Friday’s 10 a.m. MDT deadline.

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Here For The Long Haul

October 6th, 2009 - 12:25am by mike_riceOther posts by

The confidence that Broncos’ Head Coach Josh McDaniels says has always resided in the hallways at team headquarters is now overflowing.

The Broncos are good.

No, they’re not a perfect team. And I don’t pretend to think they’ll go 16-0 in the regular season.

But my guess is they’re not going away, either.

Understandably, many people weren’t that impressed when the Broncos began the season with wins over the Bengals, Browns and Raiders.

Beat the Cowboys and people start to take notice.

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DEFENSIVELY AWESOME!!!!! 4-0

October 5th, 2009 - 10:15pm by mark_cooperOther posts by

Wow was all I could say after the game…WOW!!! The Defense impressed me to no end. All over Tony Romo all day long and relentless. Tough not to take your mind off how they disrupted Romo and held the running backs to NO NUMBERS to speak of and sacked and harassed him all day.

I don’t have the stats in front of me and really don’t need them because they dominated the Cowboys offensive line and we dinked them like we talked about last week leading up to the game.

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