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WHAT IS THE BRONCOS’ PLAN AT QUARTERBACK? When the Broncos placed Joe Flacco on injured reserve ahead of a Week 9 game against the Browns, it instantly added a degree of uncertainty to the Broncos’ quarterback position. Brandon Allen made his first career start in Week 9, and he finished...

Broncos coach Vic Fangio is aware of his defense’s statistical standing: Top-10 in the NFL in 11 categories. The Broncos are fourth in fewest yards (309.7 per game) and passing yards (202.1) allowed, seventh on third down (34.2%) and ninth in fewest points (18.9). But the Broncos will return...

[unable to retrieve full-text content]A concentrated look at the recent juice on the Denver Broncos.

Derek Wolfe: U.S. Navy “[In addition to picking it for my brother-in-law,] I just have a ton of respect for Navy SEALs in general. … I think those guys are badass. I really take a lot of inspiration from those guys and got a lot of respect for them. On running the memory he has of running...

KAREEM JACKSON/JUSTIN SIMMONS Head Coach Vic Fangio may have cut his teeth coaching some of the best inside linebackers in the game’s history, but he and Defensive Coordinator Ed Donatell have seen some impressive safety play during their careers. Last season, Fangio and Donatell helped Bears...

The first change for Johnson before his first start was getting practice reps with the first-team defense. He didn’t approach it any differently — he still watched the same amount of film to prepare, still got his body ready the same way — but he had to learn some more calls to prepare himself...

Could Malik Reed be the next elite Broncos linebacker? “That’s the next big step,” undrafted rookie says. (Kyle Newman, The Denver Post) First he was Malik Reed, “The Dream Killer”, the undrafted rookie sensation of Broncos training camp. By Week 5 he had become Malik Reed, a...

Ahead of the Broncos’ game against the Chargers in Week 5, Head Coach Vic Fangio decided to make defensive lineman Mike Purcell active to give the team’s run defense a boost. It worked. Purcell, a veteran player who bounced around the NFL before signing with Denver this offseason, helped shore...

In midst of “brutal” recovery, Broncos TE Jake Butt remains confident he can be key contributor in future (Ryan O’Halloran, The Denver Post) “It’s just unbelievable,” Butt said. “I had always been a quick healer and I had always taken so much pride in being available, being a guy the team...

QB BRANDON ALLEN Allen has appeared in just one game this season, but his performance was good enough to ensure he ranks among the Broncos’ most surprising players. The Arkansas product completed 12-of-20 passes for 193 yards, two touchdowns and a 125.6 quarterback rating as he took his...

Vic Fangio putting his stamp on the Broncos' defense in red zone (Jeff Legwold, ESPN) Denver Broncos coach Vic Fangio believes in roll-up-your-sleeves effort, but also in very simple math. On Sunday, the Broncos limited the Cleveland Browns to one touchdown in five trips inside the Broncos'...

The good things Fant and Risner are doing are not hard to see. That’s especially true if you sat in the first row of section 131 during the Broncos’ game against the Jaguars. On a second down in the first quarter, the Broncos ran a play-action pass that turned into a tight end screen for...

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — On Davontae Harris’ first day as a Bronco, he looked up from his locker to see an unexpected visitor. Harris had arrived in Denver just hours earlier, after he was waived by the Bengals during roster cutdowns. The Broncos claimed the second-year player, and he headed to...

After an October in which he racked up 28 total tackles, 1.5 sacks, three passes defensed, one interception and one forced fumble in four games, linebacker Alexander Johnson has been named Pro Football Focus' AFC Defensive Player of the Month. The month began with Johnson making the first...

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — The Broncos entered October with an 0-4 record, won two of their next four games and then knocked off the Browns on Sunday to head into their Week 10 bye at 3-6. It’s hardly Denver’s desired record — especially given the Broncos’ three final-minute losses — but the recent...

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — After Bradley Chubb suffered a partially torn ACL against the Jaguars in Week 4, he could no longer join his teammates on the field. That didn’t mean he strayed far. Chubb was in the home locker room after Sunday’s game, enjoying a 24-19 win with his teammates. During...

Broncos OLB Bradley Chubb feeling better “each and every day” following last month’s ACL surgery (Ryan O’Halloran, The Denver Post) “Everything’s good,” Chubb told reporters. “I’m feeling better each and every day, trying to get better with little steps, whether it be my range of motion or my...

[unable to retrieve full-text content]A concentrated look at the recent juice on the Denver Broncos.

Broncos Analysis: Big plays propel Denver past Browns in Brandon Allen’s debut (Ryan O’Halloran, The Denver Post) Trailing the Broncos by five points with seven minutes remaining, the Cleveland Browns moved from their 12-yard line to the Broncos’ 25. They wanted to follow the script...