Big Ben threw for over 300 yards in the playoffs a year ago but didn’t throw a touchdown pass and led the Steelers to a mere 16 points. The team ruled him out for the rest of the game.
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“It was Von Miller being Von Miller”, Colts coach Chuck Pagano lamented. He went in and didn’t return. A field goal for each side. I feel that we have the best defense in the league, the best secondary in the league and [OLB] Von [Miller] just showed what he can do so it’s fun to watch those guys. “You’ve got to break it, get healthy and stay healthy”. Wide receiver Donte Moncrief (shoulder) and right guard Denzelle Good (back) will both undergo MRIs later today to determine the severity of their injuries, while cornerback Antonio Cromartie (shoulder) and safety Clayton Geathers (foot) are both sore but should be ok. OLB linebacker Trent Cole did not make the trip to Denver because of a back injury.
“You have to adapt”, Pagano said. “We’ve been in that situation all year last year”. What Miller does is pump so much fear into the hearts of great quarterbacks that they begin to lose the nerve to make great plays. “He just gets going faster and faster”.
For the third consecutive season the Indianapolis Colts are 0-2 to start the season as they lost to the Denver Broncos 34-20. Phillips, one of the best defensive coordinators in National Football League history, couldn’t steal a job two years ago. He said his constant attempts to take interceptions to the house in practice has paid off on game days. “He’s the guy I want rushing off the edge on fourth-and-10 and last play of the game”.
Harris, Aqib Talib and Bradley Roby have formed one of the greatest cornerback trios we have ever seen. “He made a great play and that’s why he is what he is”, Pagano said when asked about trying to mitigate Von Miller.
Coach Gary Kubiak said further evaluation was needed to determine if surgery would be required. His narrative unfairly hinged on how his right tackle handled the Super Bowl MVP, but that has more to do with how we treat QBs than anything else (too much of the success, too much of the blame).
“Let me be careful here”. “When the time is to stand, then I’ll stand”, he said. “That’s just me playing ball”, Stewart said. This will be the first time in two years the Broncos will face Andy Dalton and another great test for the young quarterback Siemian squaring off against the Bengals. He aggravated the injury after returning to play in the third quarter. It was the ninth pick-six of Talib’s career.
He moved ahead of Jared Allen (136) and Julius Peppers (136).
The past week has been a whirlwind for Wentz, whom the Eagles selected with No. 2 overall pick in this year’s draft out of North Dakota State.
“Watch out league. If he continues and trusts that when I’m exhausted, coaches will take me out, he’s like Lawrence Taylor, that good”. “Obviously, you want the stats, you want the 100-yard games, you want the touchdowns, but at the end of the day, what’s more important is the win and we got that”.
Indianapolis trailed 16-13 when it got the ball back at its own 28 with 1:09 to play in the period. We’ll just continue to work and continue to get better. There’s no magic potion, no secrets or anything. After being named the Most Valuable Player in the Super Bowl, Miler was franchised by the Broncos.
Running back Robert Turbin said the Colts remain a resilient bunch. It’s a long, long season. “Things can change at any time”. Believe in yourself and believe in the process. (The others: Marlin Briscoe, Craig Penrose and Brock Osweiler.) “I don’t think you are ever going to be ideal”, Siemian said.
He turned a bubble screen into a 44-yard reception that helped set up the first of four field goals by Brandon McManus.
“I’m still trying to get into this game shape, ” Talib said.
Phillips, Talib and Miller have returned, and they keep repeating the same actions, and I keep writing the same sentences. A good defense, but not great enough to dominate and make up for their often-stagnant offense.
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Thomas now has 465 career receptions, ranking fouth on the Broncos’ all-time list.
