Author: Kyle Fredrickson
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Why safety Talanoa Hufanga is the ‘ultimate eraser’ for powerful Broncos defense
Talanoa Hufanga is being called the “ultimate eraser” for a dominant Broncos defense. Like on Thursday night, in a 10-7 home win over the Raiders, when Hufanga wiped away a promising Las Vegas scoring drive. The veteran safety crept toward the line of scrimmage on a fourth-and-5 play from near midfield. Hufanga exploded like a…
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Broncos’ offense searching for answers after back-to-back duds: ‘We’ve got to pick up the slack’
The celebration of a seventh consecutive victory wrapped up in the Broncos locker room with players filing out Thursday night toward the exit. There was plenty to smile about: an 8-2 record, one of the NFL’s best defenses and a long weekend to rest with pivotal division games on the horizon. Yet tight end Adam…
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Broncos vs. Raiders grades: High marks for defense in Denver’s home victory
The Broncos won their seventh consecutive game Thursday against the Raiders. Here are grades from the 10-7 victory at Empower Field. Offense The Broncos looked sluggish yet again to begin the night with four consecutive three-and-out drives. They didn’t gain a first down until the second quarter when J.K. Dobbins rushed for 13 yards, but…
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JL Skinner’s blocked punt sparks Broncos’ victory over Raiders: ‘I’m glad his face was there’
JL Skinner made a heads-up play to save the Broncos against the Raiders. Literally. The second-year Broncos safety blocked a punt with his facemask in the third quarter on Thursday that was recovered by running back Tyler Badie inside the Las Vegas 20-yard line. It set up a go-ahead field goal by kicker Wil Lutz…
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JL Skinner’s blocked punt sparks Broncos’ victory over Raiders: ‘I’m glad his face was there’
JL Skinner made a heads-up play to save the Broncos against the Raiders. Literally. The second-year Broncos safety blocked a punt with his facemask in the third quarter on Thursday that was recovered by running back Tyler Badie inside the Las Vegas 20-yard line. It set up a go-ahead field goal by kicker Wil Lutz…
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Darren Rizzi says improving special teams play ‘starts with me’ | Broncos notebook
ENGLEWOOD — Darren Rizzi is looking in the mirror to improve Broncos special teams. “It starts with me,” Rizzi said after practice Tuesday. “I’m the special teams coordinator.” The Broncos have endured up-and-down special teams play throughout the year. Kicker Wil Lutz kicked the game winner to beat the Texans last week. But another Lutz…
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Broncos submit initial Burnham Yard development plan for new NFL stadium site
The Denver Broncos are making progress toward a new stadium. The Broncos submitted a large development review pre-application to the city, the team said Wednesday, which outlines early plans for the development of Burnham Yard. It is the preferred site of the Walton-Penner ownership group’s new privately funded stadium and surrounding entertainment district. The pre-application…
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Broncos submit initial Burnham Yard development plan for new NFL stadium site
The Denver Broncos are making progress toward a new stadium. The Broncos submitted a large development review pre-application to the city, the team said Wednesday, which outlines early plans for the development of Burnham Yard. It is the preferred site of the Walton-Penner ownership group’s new privately funded stadium and surrounding entertainment district. The pre-application…
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Broncos submit initial Burnham Yard development plan for new NFL stadium site
The Denver Broncos are making progress toward a new stadium. The Broncos submitted a large development review pre-application to the city, the team said Wednesday, which outlines early plans for the development of Burnham Yard. It is the preferred site of the Walton-Penner ownership group’s new privately funded stadium and surrounding entertainment district. The pre-application…
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Broncos submit initial Burnham Yard development plan for new NFL stadium site
The Denver Broncos are making progress toward a new stadium. The Broncos submitted a large development review preapplication to the city, the team said Wednesday, which outlines early plans for the development of Burnham Yard. It is the preferred site of the Walton-Penner ownership group’s new privately funded NFL stadium and surrounding entertainment district. The…