We knew Brock Osweiler wouldn’t go undefeated as an NFL starter. But that didn’t lessen the sting of the Denver Broncos’ completely dispiriting 15-12 loss to the hated Oakland Raiders yesterday. Reasons why not? The Broncos were home, the Raiders are mediocre, the Denver defense played another stellar game in…
Running back Christian McCaffrey, who was born and raised in Colorado and starred for Valor Christian High School before moving on to Stanford, is one of three candidates for college football’s Heisman Trophy, along with Alabama running back Derrick Henry and Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson. But even as locals celebrate McCaffrey’s…
As we’ve noted, San Diego Chargers quarterback/cry-baby Philip Rivers didn’t really enjoy Von Miller putting him on his backside so often in yesterday’s Broncos win. But was Rivers upset because he doesn’t enjoy watching Von Miller dabbin’? No, we’re not talking about the top Urban Dictionary definition of dabbing: “To…
Yesterday’s Broncos-Chargers game, won by Denver 17-3, wasn’t a particularly entertaining contest for the average football fan. At one point, announcer Kevin Harlan actually rhapsodized about how much fun it would have been to call the Panthers-Saints barn-burner (final score: 41-38 Carolina) as opposed to the one to which he’d…
Some wins are bigger than others. That was certainly the case for the Broncos’ overtime victory against the New England Patriots on Sunday — a triumph made juicier by the fact that the Pats were undefeated coming into the contest and cocky quarterback Tom Brady had posted an image of…
Prior to last night’s Denver-New England game, quarterback and hate memes target Tom Brady shared on social media an image of him riding the Broncos’ mascot. We have no idea if this pic inspired the Broncos to beat the Pats, but beat them they did in a 30-24 overtime thriller…
Quarterback Brock Osweiler’s performance against the Bears this past Sunday helped lead to a Broncos win — and has convinced many fans that he should replace Peyton Manning on a longer-term, and perhaps permanent, basis. Osweiler has already been named the starter in the Broncos’ next contest against the undefeated New…
The big question going into the November 22 game pitting the Broncos against the Bears in Chicago: Would Brock Osweiler, getting his first NFL regular season start on his 25th birthday, do enough while filling in for an injured Peyton Manning to create a quarterback controversy. For some, the Broncos’…
As we’ve reported, Broncos backup quarterback Brock Osweiler has been named the starter for this Sunday’s game against the Chicago Bears. Why? Peyton Manning is said to be suffering from a rib-cage injury and a partial tear of the plantar fascia in his left foot — reasons given for his…
It’s official. In the wake of the Broncos’ humiliating loss to the Chiefs, Coach Gary Kubiak has announced that backup quarterback Brock Oweiler will start against the Chicago Bears this Sunday for future Hall of Famer Peyton Manning, who’s said to be suffering from a rib-cage injury and a partial tear…
It’s hard to believe, but just two weeks ago, after the Broncos’ big win over the Green Bay Packers, Peyton Manning fans were telling doubters to suck it. Not now. Manning suffered through one of his most horrific days ever against the Kansas City Chiefs yesterday, throwing four picks and…
Vail-based skiing champ Lindsey Vonn loves to share her life on social media. Note the way she documented her relationship with golf superstar Tiger Woods beginning in 2013 and the couple’s inevitable breakup earlier this year. But she’s set a new personal standard via Facebook, Twitter and Instagram posts documenting ugly…
Over the years, I’ve come to believe that anytime the media spends a full week leading up to a Broncos game talking about how a loss to a certain opponent would be virtually impossible, Denver is damned likely to come up short. That’s what happened yesterday, when the Broncos’ undefeated…
Our post about the NFL teams with the most annoying fans according to users of theCHIVE prompted a spirited conversation among readers, with many ripping those who follow the New England Patriots. In response, a reader posted a link to a website called Your Team Cheats, which calculates the number of…
The Rocky Flats Lounge has been a landmark on Highway 93 for more than sixty years. Before the building became a bar, it was the original payroll office for the Rocky Flats Nuclear Weapons Plant, and when it was moved from that top-secret facility to this nearby spot on the…
Apparently many of the NFL’s best fans can also be the most annoying. That goes for supporters of your Denver Broncos, too — even the Peyton Manning fans who resisted ripping doubters after Denver’s incredible win over the Green Bay Packers this past Sunday. Last year, we shared Forbes’ roster of the…
Last week, I purchased some Broncos socks at a store in San Diego — a purchase that caused the Chargers-fan clerk to go into conniptions about his own team’s woes and Denver’s 6-0 record. And I’m ashamed to admit that to make him feel better, I predicted that the unbeaten…
Psst, hey you! Want some tickets to the Broncos-Packers game? Well, then you’re gonna have to pay up. Much has been made of the game between these two unbeatens, which takes place Sunday night at Sports Authority Field – and in front of a national TV audience – since it…
Plenty of folks took to Twitter on Sunday to express their unhappiness that the Broncos had a bye week. But quite a few expressed the opposite point of view. For this last group, the benefits of the Broncos having the week off included a major reduction in stress, the opportunity…
This weekend, your Denver Broncos have a bye — meaning there’s nothing that can happen to worsen their 6-0 record, which reached its present level after an improbable win over the Cleveland Browns on October 18. But that hasn’t stopped the complaining about quarterback Peyton Manning, who’s thrown more interceptions than…
Back in October 2014, when the Colorado Rockies finally said goodbye to longtime general manager Dan O’Dowd, we wondered if the change would make any difference given that Dick Monfort still owns the team. Unfortunately, the 2015 season demonstrated that Rockies fans like us were right to have our doubts…
After eking out their latest miracle victory against the Cleveland Browns, the Denver Broncos have a 6-0 record going into a bye week, setting up one of the most anticipated games of the 2015-2016 season to date: a match-up against the also-undefeated Green Bay Packers. The face-off will be at…
