Here’s a look at what you need to know weather-wise today through the Martin Luther King holiday on Monday for Fort Collins, the mountains and the Denver Broncos-Pittsburgh Steelers NFL playoff game in Denver.
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In Sunday’s game, it is imperative that the Broncos’ contain Roethlisberger and Brown – if they are on the field.
Last time, the Steelers sacked Peyton Manning five times for a total of 43 yards in losses.
Brock Osweiler started the last seven games for Denver while Manning was sidelined with a left foot injury, but Manning’s epic cameo against San Diego secured the AFC’s top seed and earned him the starting gig again.
That brought out some raw emotion that, at many times over a career that will land him in the Hall of Fame, has felt either lacking or contrived.
Denver is coming into this game fresh and ready to make a deep playoff run.
The Broncos were trounced the next week in New England 45-10, Tebow was traded during the offseason to make way for Peyton Manning and he has not thrown a regular season pass since 2012 with the New York Jets. They have a good idea that this doesn’t come along very often. On the other hand, though, you have to wonder what kind of Roethlisberger they’re going to get. He was named the MVP of the 1987 season and had established himself as one of the greatest clutch quarterbacks in league history.
It’s not going to be easy.
Two weeks later, the Broncos joined the 1980 Raiders as the only wildcard team to win a Super Bowl when they upset the Green Bay Packers 31-24, breaking a 13-year NFC Super Bowl winning streak. OLB Von Miller led the way with 11, followed by OLB DeMarcus Ware (7.5).
With a couple key players missing the contest for the Steelers there is a lot of uncertainty surrounding this game. Manning encouraged her to keep fighting and to scream loudly for him and the Broncos this Sunday. “It’d mean a lot for her to see my first game live”.
The Denver Broncos Cheerleaders are giving away two tickets to Sunday’s game – all you have to do is show your best touchdown dance for a chance to win! He attempted the fewest number of passes (30) of any divisional game, but he connected on 22 of them for 304 yards, three touchdowns and no interceptions. The Broncos offense will do its best to lean more on the run game and limit Manning’s throws.
There’s a chance Denver might have to dress three quarterbacks on Sunday, which would be a rare move for the Broncos because they like to put only two in uniform each week.
But since when was the Broncos offense so prolific?
Get Thomas and Sanders involved – Demaryius Thomas and Emmanuel Sanders are a lethal combination at wide receiver and have to be licking their chops to face a Steelers secondary that ranks near the bottom in yards allowed.
“We’ve got plenty to worry about, and whether it’s Peyton’s last stand or not is not really one of those things”, tight end Owen Daniels said after Thursday’s practice in windy conditions at Dove Valley.
Manning said he enjoyed talking and interacting with the Steelers fans at Heinz Field.
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After a wild card round victory over the Cincinnati Bengals, the Colts took to the road to play the Broncos in Denver.
