FINALLY!  The Denver Broncos have won a game in November.  This team needed to beat the Giants, and they did...convincingly.  They are now back in the play-off race (not that we were out) and they have gained confidence.  The veteran leadership has grasped this team and changed them into a REAL CONTENDER!  Brian Dawkins never seems to disappoint.  His leadership and play on the field changes the game and his intensity scares even the toughest of the tough.  We have Kansas City next week, and we have nine days to prepare for them.  Denver should come prepared and ready to attack.  Something tells me that they won't let anything slip.  The intensity and passion that this team has is unbelievable.

I'm not going to give my predictions for the Broncos' last five games.  I am going to take each week at a time, and totally focus on that opponent.  There should be NO looking ahead; a NFL team should never, ever, be over-looked.  Just look at what happened to us in the Washington Redskins' game.  That's why this team will not fall into any traps.  They have learned to not over-look teams, and as a result, should take care of Kansas City.  

As for San Diego, they have some real tough games approaching.  They have: @ DAL; CIN; @ TEN (who have been playing A LOT better as of late).  Dallas has been playing extremely well, and playing at their place, should have a rough time.  One thing about all those teams, is that they all have fairly good defenses.  San Diego is at a disadvantage there.  A football team cannot outscore their opponents every single game.  Their defense has to step up if they are going to make the play-offs.  This week they have the Chiefs at Qualcomm Stadium.  They are coming off of a big win against the Super Bowl Champion Steelers.  Maybe the momentum will allow the Chiefs to overcome San Diego...we can only hope.

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Happy Thanksgiving, all.  We have some good football (NYG @ DEN), and some not-so good football on today (OAK @ DAL).  Good or bad, it's always nice to have some football on Thanksgiving Day.  So before I forget what the purpose of this post is for, I am going to give you this week's Keys to the Game.

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After last week's fiasco at Washington, one of the main factors that lead to the demise of our beloved Broncos was the use of the deep pass.  Before the game with the Redskins, some fans wanted Denver to throw the ball deep and take some shots down the field, so that our running game could be helped.  Throwing the ball down the field does stretch the field and it keeps the defense on their heels.  After a deep threat has been established in the game and the running game is effective, the play actions and draw plays are used.  This confuses the defense for a second, and allows receivers to get separation.  The problem with the play action, is that it won't be effective if a running game isn't established.  To help establish the running game, coaches will sometimes throw the ball down the field to "stretch the defense".  But, when should a team throw the football deep?

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Last week I went 8-5, losing the GB @ TB, SD @ NYG, TEN @ SF, DAL @ PHI, and PIT @ DEN games.  I'll try to do better this week.  I'm off to a bad start though (I had Chicago winning last night).  Let's see if I can turn my luck around...

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Hey everyone!  Happy Saturday!  Can't wait for Monday's game; it's going to be a good one (win or lose).  The predictions are below.  Hope you like them!

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Thank goodness!  We made it through the bye week, one of the most difficult and "hair-tearing" week's in a year.  I guess Halloween took some of the anticipation away and allowed some people to relax.  One thing that I noticed about this bye week is that it's an extra hour longer!  For some reason, it seems like I'll never be able to watch Broncos football again.  But, sooner or later, we will watch the Broncos dismantle the "mighty" Ravens.  Maybe then we will receive the honor of being favored in a game.  We shall see.

Anyway, I hope that everyone had a great Halloween and that you didn't get sick eating too much candy.  Now, onto the discussion...In Week 6 Denver held the San Diego offense to 23 points, 238 passing net yards, and 73 rushing net yards.  They gave up 20 points in the first half, but as always, gave up way less in the second half, with only 3 points allowed.  On offense we scored 34 points, really putting the Chargers away in the 2nd half.  Eddie Royal returned a punt AND a kick-off for touchdowns and Kyle Orton threw for two more TDs.  With those stats in mind, here's what I will be looking for in the Baltimore game:

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Ahhhhh, finally we seem to have gotten some respect from the media.  Last week's win against the Cowboys showed every team in the NFL that we mean business.  Some of us here thought that we might start 4-0.  I certainly believed that we would at least start 3-1.  No one expected us to have such a good record with such a "meager and terrible defense".  Obviously that defense does not exist anymore.  Denver has allowed 26 points through four games...FOUR GAMES!!!  If this was last year's defense, we probably would have given up 50 points by now. 

This Sunday, we play the mighty Patriots.  I am not going to talk about them though; I want to talk about the AFC West.  Denver has an advantage in our division.  We have something that no other team in the West has.  You could say that this weapon will get us a division sweep of all the teams: Raiders, Chiefs, and Chargers...that's right even the Chargers. 

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Who is going to win in week 3?  There are a lot of interesting match-ups to watch and I can't wait to see who wins the Broncos-raiders game.  This week, I see four close games that could go either way, or end up in upsets.  Now, onto the predictions...

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Remember before the season started how John Clayton and co. had predicted the Broncos to barely reach 5 wins?  John Clayton thought that we'd only have three wins.  THREE wins!!!!  We predicted that everyone, especially the MSM, would pick against the Broncos in the first few weeks (and probably in weeks to come too).  We believed that once we won those games, the MSM would say, "Well, come on people, it's the Bengals and the Browns.  Anyone can beat those teams."  We predicted that they would make excuses such as that.  To prove that we were right in believing this, I have a little story...

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Each week, before the Broncos game, I will do a synopsis of some of five players on the opposing team.  I could choose three offensive players and two defensive or vice-versa.  Once I finish the analysis of the five players, I will give you my take on how I think Denver should handle these players.  I could be wrong with what Denver should do, so if you think I am or if you have a different opinion, please share it.  Now, onto the synopsis: 

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