Tag: nfl
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Kickin’ It with Kiz: Curt Cignetti is the football coach Deion Sanders should want to be if Prime ever grows up
Put some respect on Indiana’s name in the college football playoffs. – J.C., rocks on Kiz: The Hoosiers are the Cinderella football story that CU Buffs faithful only wish they could tell. Deion Sanders and Curt Cignetti were hired less than a year apart to revitalize two of the most inept programs in major college…
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Broncos LB Dre Greenlaw getting good reviews but hasn’t ‘reached half of what I know I’m capable of doing’
ENGLEWOOD – Dre Greenlaw has the sixth-best Pro Football Focus ranking this season among NFL linebackers, but he vows that the best is yet to come. Greenlaw missed the first six games of the season with a quad injury and then sat out Week 8 against Dallas due to an NFL suspension. In the last…
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Matt LaFleur calls Sean Payton ‘one of the best offensive minds’ in NFL | Broncos notebook
ENGLEWOOD — Sean Payton has the respect of Matt LaFleur. The Broncos (11-2) coach and Packers (9-3-1) coach will square off on Sunday at Empower Field in what’s being hyped as a potential Super Bowl preview. On Thursday, LaFleur answered questions from Green Bay media and spoke highly of Payton when asked about their professional…
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Adam Prentice rumbles for NFL career-long gain vs. Raiders: ‘I definitely was trying to score’ | Broncos notebook
Adam Prentice had touchdown dreams on the longest run of his NFL career. The Broncos fullback did not cross the goal line on Sunday in a 24-17 road win over the Raiders. But his 18-yard rumble in the third quarter moved the chains and extended a touchdown drive. It also showcased the growing versatility of…
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Broncos at Raiders | The Denver Gazette’s predictions
The Denver Gazette sports staff predicts Sunday’s game between the Broncos and the Las Vegas Raiders at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas: Paul Klee’s pick: Broncos 24, Raiders 20 If football gods are such a thing, they will send Indiana Hoosiers quarterback and future Heisman Trophy winner Fernando Mendoza to the Raiders. Patrick Mahomes, Justin…
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Kickin’ It with Kiz: Why a loss would be best thing to happen to Broncos
You say the Broncos might be the worst 10-2 in NFL history? Wrong. They are. – Mark, Aurora Kiz: The sum of this Broncos team is greater than its parts. That’s praise, not criticism, and a strong belief Sean Payton deserves stronger consideration as an NFL Coach of the Year candidate. I do believe the…
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Broncos are winning plenty and celebrate with a disco ball, smoke machine and loud music
When rookie defensive lineman Sai’vion Jones walked into the locker room after the Broncos’ 20-12 season-opening win over Tennessee, he was blinded by the light and the smoke. Jones had not been tipped off beforehand on what the Broncos do in the locker room after wins. There is light coming from a disco ball, a…
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How to watch: Broncos at Raiders
Broncos TV Guide Week 14 TV: CBS (Andrew Catalon, play-by-play; Charles Davis, analyst; Jason McCourty, analyst; AJ Ross, sideline) Kickoff: 2:05 p.m. Sunday Radio: 94.1 FM and 850 AM KOA (Dave Logan, play-by-play; Rick Lewis, analyst; Susie Wargin, sideline) Betting line: Broncos (-7.5)
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Broncos nominate OL Garett Bolles for Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year award
ENGLEWOOD — Garett Bolles held back tears reflecting on his football journey. The veteran Broncos left tackle was selected Thursday as the team’s nominee for the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year award. It marks the second time Bolles has been nominated for what the league considers its most prestigious honor. The award is…
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Mark Kiszla: Knock the Broncos’ wins and call ’em frauds. ‘Doesn’t mean we have to listen,’ Courtland Sutton says. ‘Or care.’
The Broncos just might be the worst 10-2 team in NFL history. And they don’t care. Yes, they hear the noise. The Broncos have been cursed with the F-word as frauds and dissed by the computer rankings that rate them no better than 12th in ESPN’s Football Power Index. Know what has become the new…