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Watch Peyton Manning sing "Folsom Prison Blues" and "Luckenbach Texas" with Luke Bryan

So this happened. This past Saturday night in Indianapolis in an airplane hangar somewhere, Peyton Manning offered up this chilling rendition of "Folsom Prison Blues" with Luke Bryan. Clearly, Manning is an upgrade from Tebow in more ways than one. Want more? You got it. The Broncos' QB also karaoke ... More >>

Denver Broncos 2014 Super Bowl favorites: Wanna bet?

Watching Ray Lewis acting like the king of the world after playing a thoroughly ordinary game, and seeing Joe Fluke-o named MVP after the Baltimore Ravens' Super Bowl victory yesterday was enough to make me nearly throw up my seven-layer dip. Fortunately, Las Vegas sports books give our Denver Bronc ... More >>

Videos: Five Broncos playoffs defeats more vomit-inducing than loss to Ravens

The Broncos' loss to the Ravens on Saturday was agonizing, and not just because we (like pretty much everyone else) inaccurately predicted an easy Denver win. But let's put things in perspective, shall we? In our opinion, there have been five Broncos playoff defeats that were even worse. Make yourse ... More >>

Videos: Ray Lewis's real last dance will be in Ravens' loss to Broncos on Saturday

Now we know who the Broncos will face in their 2013 playoffs debut: the Baltimore Ravens, by dint of the squad's 24-9 win over the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday. So...will the emotion from Ray Lewis's final home game (depicted in videos included in a big collection of clips below) help the Ravens def ... More >>

Denver Broncos Super Bowl favorites? Don't bet on it yet

So the boys in Vegas now have Your Denver Broncos as 3-1 favorites to win Super Bowl XLVII, ahead of annoying New England (7-2), the hot-hot Seahawks (6-1), and the snowball-chance-in-hell Vikings (100-1). Win ten games in a row, and even the smart money starts to take you seriously. But before you ... More >>

Videos: Peyton Manning's fourth disaster's the charm, thanks to Philip Rivers's implosion

Admit it: When the Broncos went into a 24-0 hole versus the Chargers, you thought the squad would mount a second-half redemption effort that would fall short, just as happened with Atlanta, Houston and New England. But a funny thing happened on the way to predictability: The Broncos sapped the Bolts ... More >>

Matt Schaub's missing earlobe chunk costs Joe Mays one game, $50K

Denver blog posts hit hard but clean. Bronco Talk's Ian Henson on the price tag for Joe Mays's brutal hit on Texans hurler Matt Schaub. Denver Egotist: Two CU grads go after the Big Ad Gig. Colorado Independent's John Tomasic: Rural Republicans don't know they agree with Democrats on immigration.

Videos: Peyton Manning's not totally to blame for loss to Texans...but for a lot of it?

The Broncos' 31-25 loss to the Texans yesterday followed a pattern familiar to viewers of last week's defeat to the Falcons -- fall behind due to persistent offensive ineptitude, then make a furious fourth quarter comeback that makes the final score respectable but still falls short. However, it was ... More >>

Terrell Davis, Mark Schlereth and Ed McCaffrey flex condiment power at Mile High

You've heard them pitching their products on the radio and you've seen them on VT: former Denver Broncos and their branded sauces and condiments. Now the company that runs the concession stands at Sports Authority Field at Mile High has brought them all together at Legends Grill, a brilliant new sta ... More >>

Top ten things non-sports fans need to know about Peyton Manning

Editor's note: With Peyton Manning's regular-season debut for the Broncos set for Sunday, we offer this (hilarious) (and helpful!) Peyton primer by Melanie Asmar that first appeared last March. Hello, Denver sports noobs. Perhaps you've heard of a new man-about-town named Peyton Manning. No, no -- ... More >>

Video: Johnny Ballen, head bean of the Squeaky Bean, gives us a sneak peek of the new space

For those of you who have been begging for an update on the re-sprouting of the Squeaky Bean -- and there are a lot of you -- we've got that and more, thanks, in part, to quirky king bean Johnny Ballen, who, we now know, may have been a used car salesman in a previous life. For the past few weeks, ... More >>

Tim Tebow to become Times Square Tim in New York, says Focus on the Family

After the Broncos traded Tim Tebow to the Jets, televangelist Pat Robertson accused Denver of treating Tebow shabbily. But a spokesman for Colorado Springs' Focus on the Family, for which Tebow made a 2010 Super Bowl ad, doesn't echo this claim. Instead, he believes the events that led the Broncos t ... More >>

Peyton Manning signing likely to backfire, says Bleacher Report

Plenty of Broncos boosters have been in a state of giddiness since the signing of Peyton Manning. But here's something capable of pouring cold water on overheated fans: Bleacher Report's list of five NFL free agency moves sure to backfire is topped by none other than Mr. Manning.

Videos: Peyton Manning's top five ways of losing his sh*t

New Broncos' quarterback Peyton Manning has come across as cool, calm and collected since his signing. But don't be fooled: Manning is among the most expressive players in the NFL -- one who doesn't mask his reactions when things go wrong. Below, we've collected videos counting down his top five way ... More >>

Peyton Manning: Top Ten things non-sports fans should know about him

Hello, Denver sports noobs. Perhaps you've heard of a new man-about-town named Peyton Manning. No, no -- he's not the guy who won Project Runway All Stars. He's a football player. A quarterback. In other words, Peyton Manning is the new Tim Tebow. Except less overtly Christian and better at doing t ... More >>

Spotted: Peyton Manning at Panzano, Elway's and Machete

Peyton Manning has good taste in restaurants -- and plenty of cash to cover the tabs, given his $95 million deal with the Denver Broncos. And this past weekend, he was already out hitting a few of the town's hot spots. On Friday night, he was sighted at Panzano, the Italian restaurant at the Hotel ... More >>

Peyton Manning reportedly chooses Broncos, Tim Tebow to be traded

Update: Just over an hour after our post, on view below, about rumors that Peyton Manning was leaning toward playing for the Tennessee Titans next season comes very different news. ESPN is reporting that Manning has chosen to sign with the Denver Broncos next season.

Tim Tebow's fate to be determined on 3-16? Ask Peyton Manning

It's 3-16 -- digits more closely linked to Tim Tebow than No. 15. Back in the day, he daubed them into his eye black as a salute to the Bible verse John 3:16: "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life." But Tebo ... More >>

Peyton Manning's plane parked in Taylor Swift's hangar: Sounds dirty!

Even as Broncos Nation waits to find out if former Indianpolis Colts megastar Peyton Manning will bring his act to Denver, Twitter Nation is abuzz over the news that the plane in which he traveled to Nashville yesterday to meet with the Tennessee Titans braintrust parked in Taylor Swift's hangar. Wh ... More >>

Peyton Manning: John Elway must lead scoring drive to land QB for Broncos

Those early reports that Peyton Manning would decide on a new team by Tuesday proved to be as greatly exaggerated as our initial view that he'd join the Los Angeles Lakers before he'd ink with the Broncos. At this writing, Denver is thought to be among Manning's final four or last two picks as a lan ... More >>

Peyton Manning: Does Denver have best odds of landing him according to Vegas?

Initially, many of us regarded the thought of Peyton Manning signing with the Broncos as a pipe dream . Well, the stuff in that pipe has been pretty amazing thus far, with Manning actually visiting Denver in person shortly before a similar stop in Arizona. Now, with Peyton's decision delayed and mor ... More >>

Peyton Manning a future Bronco? And is that a pig I see flying?

Yesterday's formal parting of Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts unleashed a barrage of speculation about where the QB -- an all-time great, albeit one whose future is uncertain as he continues to recover from a neck injury -- might land. And while Denver wasn't thought to be a possible desti ... More >>

Tim Tebow trade rumors: Legit or wishful thinking by Tebow bashers?

'Tis the season for trade rumors, so it's no surprise that Tim Tebow's name has surfaced in respect to potential deals. After all, anything related to the Chosen One is news right now, including his reported dinner date with Taylor Swift earlier this week. Is there anything to such gossip? Doubt it, ... More >>

Seth Olsen, ex-Bronco and current Colt, on clean water mission to Uganda

Tim Tebow isn't the only current NFL player to travel overseas on goodwill missions. Seth Olsen, a former Denver Bronco guard now playing for the Indianapolis Colts (although he calls Denver home), recently returned from a ten-day trip to Uganda as part of a team completing a clean-water project. S ... More >>

The Super Bowl prostitution hoax

Indianapolis mobilizes for an epic battle with an urban legend

Broncos playoffs-challenge trivia, day three: Test how big a fan you really are!

Yep, Tim Tebow and the Broncos are in the playoffs, and each day this week, to get you ready for Saturday's showdown with the New England Patriots, we're going to put real fans to the test with brain teasers from the Denver Broncos Trivia Game (the 1985 version, which I just found at a local antique ... More >>

Tim Tebow inspires least confidence of all QBs this weekend, say ESPN's Mike and Mike

How can Denver be in the playoffs and still be a national laughingstock? This morning, NPR opened a half-hour segment by noting that the Broncos have 120-1 odds against making the Super Bowl, with the host wryly noting that this fact probably won't prevent some Tim Tebow fans from betting on them. B ... More >>

Tim Tebow 5th worst QB in NFL according to ESPN's obviously confused quarterback metric

Tim Tebow.​Even Tim Tebow haters have got to be amused by the way his unconventional play has left so-called NFL experts tongue-tied and confused. And even long-established formulas are worthless when it comes to illustrating how he wins. Prime example: ESPN's Total QBR quarterback ranking sy ... More >>

Denver Broncos play John Fox's dream game vs. Tennessee Titans, lose anyway (VIDEO)

John Fox.​If you've been wondering when you'd see the sort of Denver Broncos team new coach John Fox would like to field week in and week out, you got your answer yesterday. The Broncos played the Fox way versus the Tennessee Titans, but still came up on the bottom of a 17-14 score. Is that be ... More >>

Denver Broncos' glass isn't half-full despite gutsy 24-22 win over Cincinnati Bengals

Kyle Orton.​CBS4 has been touting the Broncos' 24-22 win over the Cincinnati Bengals yesterday by noting that the team is tied for first place in the AFC West -- which is technically true but does nothing to put the game into a larger context. Because while Denver deserves credit for prevailin ... More >>

Kyle Orton trade: Could Miami Dolphins face bidding war with Arizona Cardinals for QB?

Kyle Orton.​The photo seen here pictures Kyle Orton at Broncos training camp -- but it's not current. Orton didn't show up at Dove Valley yesterday, further fueling speculation that he'll be dealt, and dealt soon. But where? Miami remains the likeliest Orton destination, but it's hardly the o ... More >>

Denver Broncos videotaping head coaching candidates and sharing footage with fans

Perry Fewell.​Update below: Carolina Panthers coach John Fox is expected to arrive in Denver today -- weather permitting -- to interview for the job of Denver Broncos head coach. But before he faces Pat Bowlen, John Elway, Joe Ellis and other team executives, he will likely show his face to B ... More >>

Houston Texans defensive coordinator Frank Bush spotted at 2 a.m. at Appaloosa Grill

Frank Bush, Appaloosa Grill patron.​Frank Bush, the man who oversees the worst passing defense in the NFL -- that of the Houston Texans -- saw his squad defeated by Tim Tebow and the Denver Broncos on Sunday, and a writer at our sister paper in Houston is taking Bush, and his boss Frank Gary K ... More >>

Return to Sender

What would comprehensive immigration reform look like if the Feds got off their duffs?

Kyle Orton saves Broncos -- but Betty White would be an improvement over current runners

Kyle Orton.​Who gets the credit for the Broncos' wholly unexpected 26-20 win over the Tennessee Titans yesterday? Kyle Orton -- with a big assist from the Titans' game plan, which kept the predominantly orange men in a contest they had no business winning but (happily) managed to do anyway. Bu ... More >>

Denver Blogs: It's like Google, just a little different

Dan Maes.​Three Denver blog posts for your perusal. Denver Egotist links to a search engine that retrieves the least popular results first. By this logic Dan Maes should be the first entry in a search for "Colorado Governor." The Mile High Report has your in-depth Broncos-Titans breakdown. Vince ... More >>

Kyle Orton good enough to beat Peyton Manning and Indianapolis Colts, but rest of Broncos aren't

Kyle Orton.​Did you ever expect Kyle Orton to throw for 476 yards in a Broncos uni? Probably not. Did you ever think you'd see him toss a pass like that 48-yard touchdown strike to Brandon Lloyd? Doubt it. Did you expect to see the Broncos lose to the Colts by two touchdowns? Yup -- and here ... More >>

Peyton Manning won't be dancing Sunday, because Broncos have template to beat Colts

Peyton Manning on SNL.​These three Denver blog posts crossed our field of vision. Now it's your turn. Mile High Report fan poster waltersobchakbronco thinks the Broncos' strong performance against the Colts last year provides the template for defeating them this time around. Sorry, Peyton. D ... More >>

Kyle Orton, Demaryius Thomas, Broncos slice Seahawks, but will this be as good as 2010 gets?

Demaryius Thomas.​During the Broncos 31-14 trouncing of the Seattle Seahawks yesterday, you could almost hear the entire city of Denver sighing with relief: Aaah, that's more like it! And it was -- particularly in comparison to last week's dispiriting loss to Jacksonville. But there's a very ... More >>

Kyle Orton, Broncos mix mediocrity, promise & poor use of Tim Tebow in loss to Jaguars

Kyle Orton.​The Broncos' 24-17 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars yesterday was frustrating to watch, and not only because of the final score. Denver kept showing flashes of promise on both sides of the ball throughout the contest, but not enough -- and not often enough. The results will leave ... More >>

Broncos may have stunk up Jacksonville -- but how 'bout them Colorado Rockies?

Jason Giambi.​Get your Denver blog posts here. Purple Row's Andrew T. Fisher looks at the three team NL West race on the cusp of a huge Rockies series against the Padres. WhoSaidYouSaid features a video from a weekend Tea Party rally in which D.C. politicos are told to slow down -- conservat ... More >>

Ten worst restaurant freak-outs

​When you're forking over $6 for your coffee, $5 for a footlong sandwich, or $2 for a blended ice-cream thingy, you're typically calm, cool and collected, right? We know you're not one of those problem customers -- they of the scream-insult-and-kick variety, all pissed off because of an incorr ... More >>

Broncos fans: We are all schmucks this week

Elvis Dumervil with functional pectorals.​The most recent news item on the Denver Broncos' official website is entitled, "Sacking Negativity." Nothing breeds optimism like chin-up articles from the team 6 days into training camp! But hey -- at least they'll be sacking something this season. ... More >>

Tim Tebow: Jacksonville blogger wishes Broncos a blessed season -- after week one

Tim Tebow spreading love.​One plus one plus one posts from Denver blogs. Predominantly Orange's Kim Constantinesco checks in with a Jacksonville blogger who spreads Tim Tebow love but still wants the Jags to beat the Broncos in week one. Turncoat! Would Andrew Romanoff have voted against the ... More >>

Tim Tebow: Dwight Freeney dreams of hitting you

"No hitting!"​A Denver blogs trifecta: Jon at Bronco Talk notes that the Colts' Dwight Freeney can't wait to hit Tim Tebow. Pick on someone your own size. The raod's been rough for Boulder's Garmin-Transitions at the Tour de France, writes 5280's A.J. Vicens. Face the State's Brad Jones thi ... More >>

Tim Tebow love spawns a BroncoGator

Paging Dr. Moreau.​At first glance, the logo seen here seems sinful, like some horrific gene-splicing experiment gone wrong. But since it involves Tim Tebow, how unholy can it be? Not unholy at all, argues Ed Marlowe, the Orlando resident behind BroncoGator.com.

From the week of September 10, 2009

Chef Zorba’s Cuisine

Ode to a Grecian meal.

Head for the Hills

Enjoy a big bite of history at the Buck Snort Saloon.

Tex-Mexican Standoff

LoDo may not be big enough for both of them.