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Celebrate Nikola Jokić, The Big Boy Who Can Pass

We should revise our initial appraisal of Nikola Jokić: Denver’s second-year center can pass the ball, and deserves that reputation. Coach Mike Malone attributes the 21-year-old’s buttery playmaking to his past as a “fat point guard,” and though that chub has since been stretched thin over a 6-foot...

The Broncos' Defense Wants To Know Why The Offense Can't Just Score Some Damn Points

Sound the beef alarm! Because we’ve got some quality, long-simmering, slow-roasting beef in the Denver locker room after their 16-3 loss to New England, which likely put to bed any playoff hopes for the defending champion Broncos. There’s no shame in losing to a team as good as New England, but this...

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This Nikola Jokic Pass Is One Spicy Meatball

Nikola Jokic is not a man known for spectacular passes. The Nuggets center averages four assists per 36 minutes over his career, which is fine for a big man, but still, this here dish was wholly unexpected....

Aqib Talib Promises To Beat Harry Douglas's Ass

Aqib Talib and the rest of the Broncos defense were furious with Titans receiver Harry Douglas after Douglas threw a cut-block right into Chris Harris Jr.’s right knee yesterday. Talib brawled with Douglas on the very next play, but that apparently wasn’t enough to satisfy his desire for revenge....

Harry Douglas And Aqib Talib Scrap After Douglas Goes Low On Chris Harris Jr.

Tennessee Titans receiver Harry Douglas delivered a low block to Denver Broncos defensive back Chris Harris Jr. in the second quarter of today’s game, and Harris’s teammate Aqib Talib stuck up for him by picking a fight with Douglas....

Hate Mail To Broncos Linebacker Brandon Marshall: "You Are A Worthless Fucking Nigger"

Broncos linebacker Brandon Marshall was the first NFL player to take a knee during a regular-season national anthem, an action which cost him a pair of endorsements. Marshall said he planned to continue his protest throughout the season. While speaking to the Denver Post earlier this season, he note...

Half The Chiefs Had No Idea They Won

I very much enjoy this photo, taken just as Cairo Santos banked in the 34-yard, game-winning field goal off the left upright, because no one’s really sure if it was good or not. The reactions run the gamut, from No. 76's Laurent Duvernay-Tardif’s two-fingered exultation, to Santos’s uncertainty, to ...

KC Wins In Overtime On Bank-Shot Field Goal As Time Expires

A Kansas City-Denver game that looked to be another primetime stinker proved a thriller in the end as the Chiefs won on Cairo Santos’s field goal that ricocheted off one upright and in as overtime expired....

Broncos Beat Saints With Wild Defensive Two-Point Conversion

With just under two minutes left in the fourth quarter, the New Orleans Saints scored a crucial touchdown to tie the Denver Broncos at 23 points apiece....

Inspiring: Denver Broncos Cheerleaders Allow Dinosaur To Perform At Game

The Denver Broncos cheerleaders donned Halloween costumes for Sunday’s game, but one performer stood out above the rest, mostly because of the enormous head. An actual T-Rex, who for some reason wasn’t wearing a getup, danced on the field and participated in the routines:...

Broncos Coach Wade Phillips Carted Off After Sideline Collision

Denver Broncos defensive coordinator Wade Phillips left today’s game on a cart after a San Diego Chargers player collided with him on the sideline during a play....

Broncos Fan Dies After Falling Over Railing After Last Night's Game

A 36-year-old Broncos fan fell from a “severe height” while leaving last night’s win over the Texans, and the Denver Medical Examiner’s Office pronounced him dead this afternoon. Jason Coy fell last night at 9:45 p.m. local time, and an emergency crew responded to a 911 call shortly after. Coy was t...

Dipshits Who Allegedly Burglarized DeMarcus Ware's House Caught On Security Camera

Broncos linebacker DeMarcus Ware returned home from Monday night’s game against the Houston Texans to discover that his house had been burglarized. Ware was understandably upset, but was also comforted by the fact that his house was equipped with hidden cameras....

Brock Osweiler Was Historically Bad Tonight<em></em>

Here is a neat, one-play summary of how Brock Osweiler’s return to Denver went....

We're Simulating Texans-Broncos In <i>Tecmo Super Bowl III</i>

TEXANS. BRONCOS. TECMO SUPER BOWL III ON SUPER NINTENDO. We’re taking our simulation to the next level, LIVE: ...

The Broncos Were So Bad Tonight

The Denver Broncos’ best offensive play of the night didn’t count....

Police Reportedly Determine That Aqib Talib Shot Himself In The Leg

Early this summer, Aqib Talib was shot in the leg and briefly went to the hospital. Initial reports had him as a victim in a shooting at a Dallas strip club, but he maintained that he was shot in the leg at a park later that evening, saying that he was too drunk to know who shot him....

The Broncos' Defense Is Still Scary Good

There was a moment yesterday when it looked like Jameis Winston and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers offense might be ready to give the Denver Broncos a game. After throwing a pick to Aqib Talib on the opening drive that set the Broncos up with an early 7-0 lead, Winston and the Bucs responded with a 13-pla...

Trevor Siemian Hurt His Shoulder [Update]

Denver Broncos quarterback Trevor Siemian injured his left shoulder after Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive tackle Clinton McDonald sacked him in today’s game. ...