Shoot I don’t even know what I have. “I hope he doesn’t look too hard into that and try to do a crystal-ball thing over there, but at the end of the day, it’s just a football game”.
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This play resulted in the Broncos’ first touchdown of the game two plays later when Ronnie Hillman scampered in. The jitters of getting in to his first game action of the season were clearly there, but he calmed down and came back out and proved that he can help this team put points on the board, something Manning has struggled mightily to do all year. Roethlisberger went on to amass 379 passing yards, 3 touchdowns, a 2-point conversion, and 1 interception.
In the hours before kickoff against Indianapolis, Fox Sports insider Jay Glazer, whose close friendship with Denver’s coach was as evident as the freedom given him to roam anywhere on the practice fields during training camp, speculated that if the Broncos lost to the Colts, Fox might not only be available, but would immediately be a top candidate to fill NFL vacancies around the league.
Manning was pulled out of Sunday’s loss to the Kansas City Chiefs after going 5 of 20 with four interceptions and no touchdowns. The receivers were understandably afraid to make mistakes and incur the wrath of Manning’s glare or worse.
“This is my eighth team, third as a head coach”. With popgun-armed, turnover-machine Peyton Manning out of the lineup, the Broncos are expected to focus more on the run game, and Brock Osweiler’s big arm should lead to more looks down the seam to Davis. “It’s a dream come true”.
Kubiak, who replaced him with Osweiler after defeat was assured, said Manning was playing despite a bum foot and sore ribs.
The rumors surrounding the Denver Broncos may not be clear for a few time. I remember watching [Executive Vice President of Football Operations/GM] John [Elway] as a kid and Jake [Plummer] and the rest of those guys.
Osweiler is not just playing to keep the Broncos atop the AFC West. He’s playing for his long-term future, as well.
If Osweiler does well, he could earn himself a massive raise in Denver – or the chance for free-agency riches elsewhere. “I will say that”. I’m really taking that to heart. I’ve got confidence in him.
Emmanuel Sanders – Broncos: It’s not often you see a player finish with 0 receptions and 0 yards without an injury knocking him out of the game early being the cause of it, but that is exactly what happened to Sanders in Week 10. “I haven’t wasted a single day, I’m just going to stick to the preparation that got me to this point and I’ll be ready to go on Sunday”.
SERIES HISTORY: 15th regular-season meeting. When he fired coach John Fox last January, Elway hired a quarterback whisperer in Kubiak.
Despite a new offensive scheme under Gary Kubiak, the Chicago Bears probably have a good idea of what the defense will see.
Osweiler admits that he might not know what the Bears’ defense will dial up, but the Bears also can’t be certain what Kubiak will craft for Osweiler, either.
It’s Broncos vs. Bears.
The differences – perhaps crucial – between the quarterbacking brothers’ injuries: Peyton’s partial tear of the plantar fascia generally is more painful than a complete tear, the younger Manning said, and Peyton is 39 while Eli was only 28 when he sustained the injury.
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Another big weekend loser was the Cincinnati Bengals who saw their ideal 8-0 start go up in flames with their worst show of the campaign, going down 10-6 at home to the Houston Texans.
