The Broncos were the best team in the league on paper -- 11-game victory streak, second on defense, fourth on offense. The Patriots were the league's top offensive club and third-highest scoring NFL team ever. Baltimore handled both, and by the fourth quarter at New England, Baltimore ...
“You can’t panic in these situations with them because they can keep themselves in the game and keep things close,” Broncos head coach Leon Rice said after the game. “You just have to keep sawing wood … and then all of a sudden you ...
Boise State Broncos Leon Rice's squad secured the fourth NCAA tournament berth of his 13-year tenure, but it wasn't easy. The Broncos split each of their regular-season series against Nevada, San Diego State and Utah State, the other top teams in the Mountain West. But Boise ...
only had 4.5 sacks in three seasons. However, he had 39 pressures this past season and is one of the top athletes in this year’s class. The 6-5 edge rusher ran a 4.59 40 at the combine, making him one of two prospects at the event to earn a perfect relative athletic score (RAS...
17. Broncos OC Pat Shurmur's tight end units have had a target share of at least 19% during each of the past 12 seasons (23% average). That includes a 27.5% share last season that fell just short of his highest during that span. This is good news forNoah Fant, but coul...
“They’ve won a lot of close games and they’re finding ways to win. They’re not being blown out of any game -even the most recent one against the Raiders. It’s a team that can score. It’s also a team that has to get better on the defensive side of the ball at tim...
“For me, it’s the Jets and Giants regardless of what happens with the postseason. They have already won more games than people expected. As for disappointing teams, the Rams, Broncos and Packers. The common thread is injuries but also aging quarterbacks who are showing they can’t carry ...
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Sunday’s first game of playoff football comes from a frigid Highmark Stadium as the Buffalo Bills host the Denver Broncos. The Broncos booked their spot in the postseason at the last minute with adominant victory over a Kansas City Chiefs teamthat was resting lots of starters, ending...
The path to 9-0 is currently blocked by a fellow AFC West team, the Denver Broncos. Led by rookie quarterback Bo Nix, the Broncos are 5-4, firmly in the playoff hunt despite some pre-season expectation that they would struggle. Nix has had some shaky moments tha...