NFL Week 4 - Dallas Cowboys at Denver Broncos Game Notes
by John Bena on Sep 30, 2009 10:49 AM MDT
in 2009 Denver Broncos Game Previews
Email
Print
The Denver Broncos (3-0) play their first of eight consecutive games against teams who finished last year with a .500 or better record this week when they host the Dallas Cowboys (2-1) on Sunday. Kickoff at INVESCO Field at Mile High is set for 2:15 p.m. MDT.
* - The Broncos are one of two AFC teams (Baltimore) to feature two players with at least 180 rushing yards in RB Correll Buckhalter (230) and RB Knowshon Moreno (184). Denver is fourth in the league in rushing, averaging 158.7 yards per game.
40 comments
|
6 recs |
Do you like this story?
Comments
Doom's sacks on 3rd down
go a long way toward ending drives and getting off the field. It’s been so long since we’ve been able to see a Bronco who actually gets sacks on 3rd down consistently. Keep it up, Elvis!
by BroncosBassist on Sep 30, 2009 11:06 AM MDT reply actions
DOOM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This team is much improved on third downs, mainly due to our improvements in passing defense. Last year we gave up lots of third and longs because our safeties couldn’t shut down the receivers and TEs long enough for the line and linebackers to get pressure. This year we are holding them longer, AND getting pressure on the QB faster. This combination has helped get DOOM some serious numbers.
Go Defense!!!!!! GET OFF THE FIELD!!!!!!!!!
Bringing Bronco love from 1,112 miles away
by Troy Hufford on Sep 30, 2009 1:08 PM MDT up reply actions
I think the D's theme song should be "Business Time"
Because they only need two minutes. You only need two minutes because they’re so intense! :-D
"Take what you can. Give nothing back!"
by Colorado_Kitten on Sep 30, 2009 1:24 PM MDT up reply actions
Hey, just thought of a new name for our Defense - ( ORANGE THUNDER )
whata ya think.
Real Power, comes with the realization that One cannot change the Moment;
only ones perception of it: Atitude! JQM
Thunder is colorless. It is loud, powerful, scary, and can't be seen.
I like the thunder, I don’t know about the orange part.
Plus, thunder comes after lightning. Just having the same connotation as something coming behind the dolts makes me want to pass on this nickname.
Bringing Bronco love from 1,112 miles away
by Troy Hufford on Sep 30, 2009 3:38 PM MDT up reply actions
Thanks,
It was just a thought, but thank you for your
response kb…
Perhaps its the Defense that,
should not be named.
Real Power, comes with the realization that One cannot change the Moment;
only ones perception of it: Atitude! JQM
Maybe. We're always open for suggestions, though.
For now, maybe we should just let it be what it is.
Bringing Bronco love from 1,112 miles away
by Troy Hufford on Sep 30, 2009 4:33 PM MDT up reply actions
Horse
Isn’t the horses name thunder
"Sanity is the realization that everyone is insane to some degree." Me
true...........
Bringing Bronco love from 1,112 miles away
by Troy Hufford on Sep 30, 2009 5:27 PM MDT up reply actions
After reading that "Camelion" post from the CSG I am even more confident for this weeks game.
Verbose in style, dispersion of thought, procrastination in life.
It's often overlooked
But touchbacks are a huge part of a kickers overall performance. Prater may have missed 2 field goals (in the harsh wind mind you) but his kickoffs have been stellar and have contributed greatly to our #2 NFL rank in opponent drive start after kickoffs. That’s a great asset.
agreed
Two weeks in a row KOs sailed into the stands. That’s a statement right there.
The bigger statement was two vaunted kick returners (Browns and Raiders) starting in their end zones…and rarely reaching the 20. That has to suck all the wind out of a team that keeps thinking “we are in this game if we can just break a return for 6” – and by the end of the game the coaches are telling their stud to just take a knee.
"Life is a daring adventure or nothing" - Helen Keller
"He will always be a slave who does not know how to live upon a little" Horace
by PositivIntegral on Sep 30, 2009 11:37 AM MDT up reply actions
the two misses
were also on a very windy day. And I agree that touchbacks are huge, helps with overall field position a lot more than is mentioned.
Not all change is good, just as not all movement is forward.
+1
People keep underestimating how bad the wind gusts were that day…yeah Prater could have adjusted a bit more, but the gusts were not predictable…he needs a flier on that one game.
Now don’t get me wrong…to me the jury is still out on Prater’s FG kicking. I want to see him do it consistently from over 40 yards and when the game is on the line before we label him a keeper…
"Precipitation, which side are you on?
Are you on the rise? Are you falling down?
Let me know, Come on let's go, yeah
Got some if you need it!" -EV
Prater was named
AFC special teams player of the week, I believe.
Note
I love the notes for the bronco’s but if this is a Dallas vs. Denver game notes shouldn’t we get some notes on the Opponents
Thanks John,
just goes to show ya, theirs new sheriff in town,
he’s brought his new deputy and his pos’se.
Go Broncos
Real Power, comes with the realization that One cannot change the Moment;
only ones perception of it: Atitude! JQM
?, I don't understand robbo,
pos’se – body of men assisting a sheriff
Real Power, comes with the realization that One cannot change the Moment;
only ones perception of it: Atitude! JQM
lol, slow on the uptake..
happens as we get older.
Real Power, comes with the realization that One cannot change the Moment;
only ones perception of it: Atitude! JQM
214 yards per game average = #1 in the league
The second place team is the Jets with 245 ypg average.
That’s quite a large difference between #1 and #2 spots…
Similar, Our D allowing only 16 pts is #1, and #2 is again, the Jets with 33 pts allowed… Just over double the points We have allowed…. Good show ol’ chaps….
Man, I hope we continue this consistency of improvement, game to game… A shutout would certainly break the NFL record for least points allowed after the first four games… I’ll have to check on that.
Hopin’ We keep on keepin’ on as We have (if not better)!
First team to three consecutive SB wins!!!! and then some, right? I think four and we oughtta let someone else have a fair shot : )
by PearlJamBroncoGFunk on Sep 30, 2009 1:55 PM MDT reply actions
Yahoo! Charles Robinson article
What do you all think about this? http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news;_ylt=Anm3eyCQaJKntKBeNcHd8yNDubYF?slug=cr-inconvenienttruths093009&prov=yhoo&type=lgns
Specifically, what do the Broncos need to do the next three games to legitimize themselves as a playoff team? And as a title contender?
Someone send him Tuesdays Quick Hits.
Or better yet, lets all send it to him.
by OrangeTorpedo on Sep 30, 2009 3:01 PM MDT up reply actions
I still don't get
How Dallas is a playoff caliber team when they have only beaten Tampa and Carolina, they are a combined 0-6.
3-0
Based on the first three games I think we could conclude that we have a good chance of winning three out of our last five games. This leaves the eight in the middle. Even if we go 3-5 in those eight we still finish 9-7 which should be good enough to win the AFC West. Hmm… I’m thinkin’ playoffs.
It all starts in the trenches - HT 11/11/08
Leave the hateful vitriol to the uninformed - HT 3/16/09
Doom will have to go against one of the best this week.
Flozell Adams is one of the best LT in the nfl besides Ryan “Iron Braids” Clady. For Doom to be successful with Adams he has to be quicker getting off the snap and a problem with Flozell because he has a hearing problem in one ear. His false start penalties came at home when the fans aren’t as loud for offensive plays than they are against defensive ones…Umhhhhhh…Should be interesting how he does with the Mile High Club Sunday where the roar will be intense. He surely will have one eye on the snap as well as the pass rushers. This could be a big day for our defensive line.
Dallas is in a who plays corner funk and decisions on who will play that position will probably be a game time one. Our wide receivers while improving every week will still have their hands full with Dallas’ DB’s. I give the edge to Denver on this as our DB’s have played real well together and have shown why they are in Denver.
The quarterback position is a toss up here while Kyle is mistake free in his first 3 campaigns Romo has turned the ball over. The crowd noise will become a factor though not as much as it was in the old stadium. Romo has passed for more yardage but with his inconsistancies I give Kyle the slight edge here just because he has been smart with the ball.
The running game will be a big part of this game as well with Bucky and Moreno once again being asked to chew up the yardage and the clock. Marion Barber probably will be back for this game (IMHO I think it is a mistake) and if he further injures the leg it will weigh huge on Wade Phillips’ tenure in Dallas. Jones is out and they have a “Choice” to make in the running department. Again, I give the Broncos the edge here with our RB corp.
Defensive lines are comparable in my opinion and Dallas fans believe they should of had the Gaints game in hand if not for the turnovers by Romo. This should be a hard fought contest between two physical teams. The altitude and crowd noise may be the biggest factors in this game. Go Broncos and good luck on Sunday.
I must have been editing my post as you wrote this
If you read it you will find that we are in accord, bfree.
"You give 100 percent in the first half of the game, and if that isn't enough, in the second half you give what's left." – Yogi Berra
"We don't stop playing because we grow old; We grow old because we stop playing." -- George Bernard Shaw
Breaking jaws or the NFL in Oakland who cares? Fall on your pirate’s sword - Ponderosa
I just read yours and lol
That was funny, but your post is better than mine. I was going over some thoughts I gathered over at DMN and the fans over there think this will a an easy win for them. We’ll see though.
Sunday
GOD I AM SO EXCITED FOR THE GAME THIS SUNDAY!!!
I am just as excited as anybody about our great start but I can’t wait to play a team like Dallas!! These first 3 games have me so pumped to play a big physical team like Dallas! Also I really think we can win- Orton needs to continue to play smart football but I think there may be some chances to spread the field a little bit!
I LOVE THE BRONCOS!!
Oakland was a big physical team
I’m interested in how we handle a mobile QB and a lot of delays, draws, and counters.
DOOM's Sacks
I could have sworn DOOM got a sack in the first game. What’s the deal?
The-eBook-Reader.com
The two headed monster (Correll & Knowshon)
smash and dash is taken so what do we call them, any ideas???
Comments For This Post Are Closed
Secondary Sidebar
User Tools
FanPosts
Community blog posts and discussion.
Recommended FanPosts
Recent FanPosts
Getting Social With MHR
Web Stuff
Certain photos copyright © 2012 by Associated Press or Getty Images. Any commercial use or distribution without the express written consent of Associated Press and Getty Images is strictly prohibited.
