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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: 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 >>

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'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: 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 >>

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

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 >>

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 >>

Super Bowl XLIV got you feeling meh? Here's a Colorado-related drinking game to make things more interesting.

Still looking for a rooting interest and/or drinking game for Sunday's national holiday? We combed through the roster and coaching staffs of the Colts and Saints to find Colorado connections. Because you should always root for Colorado, regardless of the circumstances. Including when two teams from ... More >>

NFL TAGs Troy Guard as a super chef at the Super Bowl

Jamie TiampoTroy Guard's buffalo panini​ When the New Orleans Saints pummel (wishful thinking) the Indianapolis Colts in Super Bowl XLIV this coming Saturday, February 7 at Dolphin Stadium in Miami, Troy Guard, executive chef/owner of TAG, 1441 Larimer Street, will be representing the culinar ... More >>

Focus on the Family takes on critics of its Super Bowl ad: "This is a simple message celebrating life and family"

Tim Tebow, in a photo from his Wikipedia page, doesn't pass on Jesus.​This year's Super Bowl matchup between Peyton Manning's Indianapolis Colts and the feel-good New Orleans Saints promises to be among the most watched events of the year -- and that's wonderful news for Colorado Springs-based ... More >>

NFL Final Four: Horrible tribute song smackdown

Among the most unfortunate developments of the Internet Age is the Sports Team Tribute Song, wherein a musically disinclined fan -- often a wannabe rapper with a fondness for the letter "z" -- posts a song on YouTube about the awesomeness of his favorite sports team. ​ Assuming, for the sake ... More >>

You're wrong, Josh McDaniels: Broncos' loss to Colts was a moral victory

No, he shouldn't be smiling today. But neither should he have a gun in his mouth.​After the Broncos' 28-16 loss to the Colts on Sunday, coach Josh McDaniels shrugged off suggestions that the defeat should be viewed more positively than most. "When you lose, you lose," he said. "There's no mor ... More >>

Shmuck of the Week: Whoever's making us watch the Raiders-Redskins game

Yellow = Redskins vs. Raiders. Lucky us, eh? (See the maps here).​Before you start: Yes, I know I could actually leave my house on Sunday, and I could no doubt find a cozy booth within viewing proximity of a TV armed with the NFL Ticket. And in times of need -- when the TV Gods bestow on me an ... More >>

Denver Blogs: Peyton Manning is a god!

He even looks good rocking a porn-star 'stache.​Denver bloggin' -- on a Thursday afternoon. Kyle at Bronco Talk describes the Indianapolis Colts, the Broncos' next opponent, as the perfect team. Let's hope Peyton doesn't make them pay. Western Citizen's Wendy Norris offers up 25 ways to fix ... More >>

From the week of September 10, 2009

Denver Magazine's latest cover inspires some disturbing images

Would Denverites still fly Frontier if it wasn't based in Denver?

"Good news, Rabbit -- we may be able to keep you onboard." Republic Airways Holdings' agreement to purchase Frontier Airlines should help the carrier emerge from bankruptcy -- but it could also mean relocation of Frontier's headquarters to Republic's Indianapolis base of operations. Such a shift wo ... More >>

Mike Ditka latest NFL expert to wonder if Jay Cutler is all that

Mike Ditka. Last week, former Indianapolis Colts coach Tony Dungy caused a stir in NFL circles when he questioned the maturity level of QB Jay Cutler, who the Broncos shipped to the Chicago Bears to end one of the most ridiculous off-season dramas ever. Now, another Hall of Fame coach, Mike Ditka, ... More >>

Is Jay Cutler the reincarnation of Jeff George?

Given that former Broncos quarterback Jake Plummer has a Paul Bunyon-size ax to grind, it's no surprise that his criticism of former coach Mike Shanahan is sharp in "Shanny Firing Was 'Past Due,'" a Mike Klis piece in today's Denver Post. But arguably more interesting than the Snake's sense that S ... More >>

On the Road Woes with the Broncos

Broncos Better For Being Worse

NFL Midseason Update

Fake Fan: Loss and Sorrow

Super Ape

A former Denverite was the star of the Super Bowl commercials.

Shanny and Snake Ain't Jake

The Broncos have begun to Plum the briny depths of the NFL.

D-Lirious

The coach and the Broncos get ready to test Plan Shanahan.

The Message

On the Mike

High Hopes

The Nuggets have finally begun to warm up the faithful.

Piggish for Pigskin

Holiday football reveals a new Colorado ailment.

A Plan for Shanny

After a brief Gator flirtation, the Broncos' coach must get back to business.

Off Limits

And the beat goes on

The National Free-for-All League

The NFL tries to recover from a series of fumbles.

Letters

Letters

Last Stop: New Orleans?

And the Hits Keep Coming

COWBOYS? LOST IN A CLOUD OF COAL DUST

THERE GOES MR. JORDAN