Twelve weeks into Peyton Manning's first season in Colorado, and the Denver Broncos own an 8-3 record that includes winning the last six games. The Broncos can clinch the AFC West title with a win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers this weekend. If Denver loses, they can still clinch the division with a Chargers loss to Cincinnati.
I think most will agree with me in saying that the last time the Denver Broncos took on the San Diego Chargers, it was the turning point in both teams seasons thus far. Facing a 24-0 halftime deficit, the Broncos rallied for a 35-24 victory. Since then, the Broncos haven't lost, and the Chargers have struggled winning only one game. But, the Broncos haven't beaten the Chargers in Denver for three years. Who's going to win?
Peyton Manning is starting to look like he may be worth every penny, and maybe a few more, that the Denver Broncos are paying him. That means that this week's match-up with the struggling Carolina Panthers should be a cakewalk for the Broncos, right? Not so fast! Who do you have winning this week's game?
Football fans around the world probably remember what happened the last time Peyton Manning took on Drew Brees. The game happened to be a pretty big one, Super Bowl XLIV. The game ended with Brees and the New Orleans Saints raising the Lombardi Trophy. Mr. Manning has a new team, and is looking for a little revenge Sunday night as his Broncos take on the Saints in Denver. Who will win this game?
Peyton Manning threw three second-half touchdown passes as the Denver Broncos rallied from a 24-point halftime deficit to beat the San Diego Chargers, 35-24, in San Diego on Monday night.
There is no denying that there is something special about Monday Night Football. Sports fans around the country have nothing better to do on Monday night's during the Fall and Winter, so everyone gathers around the TV to watch football. When teams get the chance to play on Monday night, no matter who they are playing, it's a big game. When the game is between the first and second place teams in a division, it's even bigger. Broncos or Chargers, who will win tonight?
So as many Denver Bronco fans remember, last season was filled with many highs and lows. Basically it went like this… Bad start, Tebow magic, bad finish, sneak into the playoffs, beat the Steelers, get crushed by Tom Brady and the Patriots. Well, we Bronco fans still hurt a little after that 45-10 beat down that ended our season last year. But this week we are headed back to New England to take on the Patriots with a new quarterback named Peyton, and a song for Tom Brady!
After watching the last two Denver Broncos games it is almost hard to believe that they only lost by one score in each game. For three quarters in both games the Broncos were thoroughly outplayed by their opponents. However, in both games the Broncos tried to make a comeback in the fourth quarter falling just short. With both the Kansas City Chiefs and Oakland Raiders winning this week the Broncos are tied for last place in the division. What is to blame for their struggles?
Sure, tonight's game between the Denver Broncos and Atlanta Falcons is no Super Bowl, it's not even a playoff game or a regular season game that has playoff implications, but it is pretty big. Monday Night Football in front of a huge national audience that want to see if Peyton Manning really is back and also the continued growth of the Falcons young gunner, Matt Ryan. But instead of speculating what will happen tonight, let's take a trip down memory lane to the most meaningful Bronco Falcon match-up, 1999's Super Bowl XXXIII.
Today's Survey of the Day is a simple question, but don't let the fact that you bleed orange and blue detour you from the fact the Atlanta Falcons are a darn good football team and just may give the Broncos a run for their money on Monday Night Football. Now, that being said, will the Broncos beat the Falcons tonight?
Someday Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning will be immortalized in bronze at the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio, but he doesn't have to wait five years after he retires to be immortalized in corn, that's happening now! Fritzler Farm revealed their latest corn concoction, of the maze variety, this week. A picture of the latest in a long line of Colorado sports superstars.
Peyton Manning has Denver Bronco fans as excited about their team since, well, Tim Tebow last year. That excitement causes an already football crazy town to become even more crazy and thus fans spend a lot of money on tickets to go to a game at Sports Authority Field at Mile High. After you fork over big bucks, you expect some sort of comfort when you get to your seat at the game, but it seems some fans are getting a little more than they paid for.
