Let’s KO the Super Sparklers with our own KO, who is better than JC (no Bears fans, that’s not Jesus Christ I refer to, it’s your crummy signal-caller Jay Cutler). 6-0 sounds great! GO BRONCOS!!!

This game just seems like it’s a perfect storm for Denver.

National TV, SD reeling, Moreno poised for a true break out game. It’s time to take the frustration from the past 3 years and let it all out tonight!!!!

GO BRONCOS!!!!

Can’t wait! Thanks for the write-up, well done…

I can’t help but be excited and optimistic about this game going in… the reason why? Coaching. In the past it seemed like the Broncos and Chargers lined up and put on a “talent show”. I got the feeling over the last couple years that Shanahan didn’t really game plan for anybody, just took our vanilla game-plan and said, “use your talent and beat their talent!”. Obviously, this didn’t work out for us, the Dolts were more talented. Now, we have a more-talented team with an actual game-plan to beat their talent. I can’t wait to see what our new look team looks like against a well known divisional rival, in their house.

BRING IT ON!!!!!

.. Both lines getting it done in the trenches, getting sacks, pressures and forced fumbles on one side and ultimate pass protection and massive running lanes on the other.

I only hope that just we don’t try to protect our 5-0 lead, rather we go out and be aggressive and TAKE IT (win 6) from the sparklers.

That Darrent Williams (RIP) pick 6 seemed to have iced the game and then the wheels fell off.

I consider it to be the high water mark of the post-SB Shanahan era. The team was never the same after that — mediocrity ensued.

Now’s a perfect time to bookend the lackluster timespan that has transpired since then.

A win tonight would represent a huge paradigm shift.

I’m even more pumped for the game now. Crap, it’s still 7 plus hours away. I HATE waiting…. tick tock tick tock….

I’m home with my six year old who’s sick with the flu. It’s been a long weekend and I’ve had a hard time getting into my borderline psychotic gameday mood, but this post did it!

I was in attendance NYE 2005 the last time we dominated this team and I hope for a similar performance tonight. I may be overstating this a bit, but the coin toss will be very important tonight. Consider these points:

*Our defense has started slow in nearly every game.
*Sproles is dangerous and our kick coverage hasn’t been great.
*As much as I hate to say it, Rivers is a really good QB and the passing game is the strength of their team.

The big play potential of SD’s offense and ST scares the hell out of me. If SD gets the ball first and has a couple big plays and scores a TD, it will be huge. The Monday night crowd will go nuts and it could be a long night for us fans.

Howeva (Steven A), if we get the ball first and run it right at the middle of SD’s defense (imo, the weakness of their club) and use the short passing game to methodically move the ball down the field, this game should be ours for the taking. I don’t even care if we score on that first drive. As long as our offense sees the field first, establishes the line of scrimmage, and picks up two or three first downs, we’ll win the opening salvo and be in for a competitive ballgame.

GO BRONCOS!!

especially SD. Don’t get me wrong though, they are tough and have shown that toughness in games this season where they had a slow start. They have come back from surmountable odds in games (Pittsburg) where their backs was to the wall (down 28 points) and made it a close game. McDaniels summed it up perfectly, “We haven’t accomplished anything yet”, meaning the purpose, the conditioning, the planning and scheming is for one reason and one reason only; To win games and journey to the end result (Super Bowl). Keeping this team humble makes a big difference in where this team is headed. Players know what the chargers have done to this team in the past…Hillis, Dumervil, Champ, Peterson, Royal, Marshall, Schefler and Stokley know exactly what this game means, it boils done to ‘respect’ and they have undoubtedly resonated to the players who weren’t here what it means. “Take It!”

That’s it, that’s what this game is.

With a loss, Denver is still in it. They’re still leading the division, they can still make the playoffs. But San Diego remains the constant thorn in Denver’s side, the one obstacle they can’t overcome.

But with a win…it’s a whole new division. Sure, Denver takes a commanding lead in the division, and that’s awesome…but like you said Guru, it’s so much more. Denver would prove they can go on the road, against a team that HAS to win, as a team that doesn’t have the same desperation (in theory)…and still win. In other words, they’re a playoff-caliber team. And I firmly believe that a loss for San Diego tonight isn’t just the end of their division chances, it officially closes the window of opportunity for this current Chargers team. Keep Rivers, but start blowing things up…they are DONE.

I predicted a 4-2 record going into the bye week. I guaranteed a win vs the Pats. My two losses were against Dallas (i know hiss hiss hiss) and SD. But that was before the season and before I saw what this team looked like so I’m much more optimistic about this game. However, not to be a wet blanket here but let’s all keep a little perspective. A win would go a long way into securing a playoff birth and a division title, but a loss is not the end of the world either. Think about it objectively for a minute. SD is desparate, coming off a bye week, playing us off a big win, at home. They do have some advantages no? Let’s not think for a moment that a loss here is impossible. It’s not easy to defeat a divisional opponent on the road. If we lose this one we’ll still take them at home. That was my thinking all along anyway, going 5-1 in the division.

As far as I’m concerned, SD represents our last major hurdle. Yes there are many tough games but this is the toughest mentally. I say that meaning look at our recent record against them. They have owned us for years. This is a huge demon that must be exorcised before we can say we’re contenders. We don’t need to prove anything to anyone. This game is for us. This game is about proving to ourselves that we are not the same team that will roll over to these guys.

So here’s hoping for a win. If we don’t, let’s not jump from the wagon for we will live to see another day.

I feel that 2 pick 6’s,both against the Chargers were the two keys to the 2005 and 2006 seasons.The 2005 team was humiliated against the Dolphins down 10-0 at homw against the Chargers in week 2 when Champ Bailey took a Drew Brees interception to the house.The Broncos ended up winning the game en route to a 13-3 record and a loss to the Steelers in the AFC championship.
The 2006 team was 7-2 up 17-10 against the Chargers when Darrent Williams took one back for a 17 point lead.The next series there was a defensive breakdown as the Broncos forgot to cover LT out of the backfield.By the end of the season Jake Plummer was benched and the Broncos missed out on a wild card spot on the last Sunday by losing to the Niners and Darrent Williams tragically lost his life the next day.

Someone once said “To be the best you have got to beat the best” and with the Chargers winning division titles the last three seasons,the Broncos with a win tonight will make a huge step towards winning their first division crown since 2005

I’m through with he who shall remain nameless. Sorry, fellow denizens of MHR. We’ve got the goods, we’ve got mistake-free Orton, a hard-hitting defense and more weapons in our arsenal than North Korea! GO BRONCOS!!!

…am I excited about this game. I think the Broncos show up BIG TIME in this game. I think the players are going to prove it to THEMSELVES tonight, that we are the team to beat in the AFC West…and perhaps beyond. Let’s go Knowshon and Buckhalter…let’s stick it to the Dolts!!!

….I wasn’t home caring for a child with H1N1 though.

With the absence of both SD’s center and NT, and the ailing states at their LB position. But we have learned that in Division rivalries the “better” team doesn’t always win. Such a contest is always emotional, but this one is dynamite. The Chargers are desperate, and the Broncos have their own blood all over them from the past three years.

I get excited every week, but this one is plumb tense, folks. Hang onto your seats and keep the valium close at hand . . .

should bring in Guru to adress the Broncos before the game tonight. GO BRONCOS!!

Just too geeked for the game tonight to focus on much else…..

Sad but true

I was thinking of you & your grandson last weekend. The game between master & disciple was all we thought it would be! Thank you for wishing us good luck against the Chargers, we will need it. On paper, the game looks like a blowout by the Broncos, but when you have a division rival cornered & desperate in their own den, you know they’re going to bring their A+ game. The difference in this game will come down to coaching. I’ll take McD over Norv anytime! Congrats on the Pats epic blowout vs.Tennessee. See you in the playoff, Bob!

Take it!!!!!!!!! Can you guys tell that I’m excited? I wish I could watch the entire game, but this is one of the disadvantages of living on the East Coast. Darn.

Great post John! Rec’d!

I’m blind. Can’see it Please.