Wildcard Aftermath - Broncos Game Balls
by KaptainKirk on Jan 8, 2012 7:15 PM MST
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Wow. Was that an awesome game or what? The Denver Broncos defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers 29-23 in Overtime for a shot at the New England Patriots next week. This was the 4th Overtime game played by the Broncos this season. I don't know if that is a record or not, but it certainly hasn't been a boring season.
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Winning feels so damn good
It took Shanny a long time to win a playoff game. We got to the playoffs and won with our 1st try with Fox. If they go on to lose at NE, I dont care. This season was a wild success
"It's all over fat man!"
-Tom Jackson
"When John Elway is standing in lava with a football, he will stay there and sink until you're open"
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by Calikula on Jan 8, 2012 7:19 PM MST reply actions 1 recs
exactly
lots to build on. and we did it without our starting safety
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by PortlandOrange on Jan 8, 2012 7:20 PM MST up reply actions
Love the pick
I was jumping and screaming run bay bay run !!! at this very second… Sorry for all the posts I am just totally on cloud nine right now !!!
Where was this team the last 2 weeks? It was unbelievable play on both sides of the ball. Despite the zebra’s trying to give it to the Steeler’s by blowing dead the lateral that we recovered. I think we have a good chance at the Patriots since we just had a meltdown on offense, special teams and defense last game. Plus Champ and DJ are going to want to stymie McD’s offense. Go Bronco’s!!
Tebow got spanked by brady two weeks ago. He doesnt usually fail twice to same team especially in such short span. He and the broncos will make itva close game and have great shot at winning.
"They’re a very special group of men. Cherish them, you will not see their like again."
by chaucer on Jan 8, 2012 7:26 PM MST via mobile up reply actions
We'll see what the weather is going to be..
It is what it is
Brady's good at Foxboro
But if the weather is bad, I think it plays into the Broncos style of play better.
GO BRONCOS!!!
by go4broncos on Jan 8, 2012 11:40 PM MST via mobile up reply actions
Friday in Foxsboro
51 and raining… Saturday 45 and clear, will be the same weather as this week here. If we create the turnovers instead of giving them against the Pats we win this one.
"And on the 8th day, God created Tim Tebow. And He saw that it was good. And He said, "I can now retire. Go forth and make Touchdowns through Running and Passing."
-Harvey J. Neptune
I don't think Tebow got spanked.
The broncos had the pats on the ropes early but lost it with the three straight fumbles I highly doubt that happens again.
by tiderfootball09 on Jan 8, 2012 8:23 PM MST up reply actions
Actually, Tebow had a very good game against the Patriots.
It was the 3 turnovers in quick succession that lost us the game more than the Patriots won it.
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They say the cool is all over me..
Dave Loagans' calll was awesome.
"I mean, the dude lit us up.I would have bet my paycheck that he would not have beat us passing the ball...."
i believe
I honestly believe we got this game, I think the broncos will go to new england and put a whooping on the patriots like the chargers did to the ravens, I’m certain we are headed to at least the afc championship game! Get some!!!
by Broncos813 on Jan 8, 2012 7:23 PM MST via mobile reply actions
C'mon KK this was your chance to say you were r,rrr,rrrr, rrrooo,rrrron ah never mind.
We’re all Bronco fans and what a game to be one!!!!!
GB2 baby!!!!!!
"I wouldn't call it Tebow Time I'd call it Bronco Time"- Tim Tebow
WOW
That was so exciting, I haven’t been this happy after a game in a long time. Did you see Elway jumping and hugging people after the game. AWESOME!!!
So glad that playoff rust is gone !!!
No matter what happens next week, this season is an amazing success !!! Go Broncos !!!
You weren't quite right about yards per catch....
….he was 10 for 21 for 316 yards, for a 31 yard average…that’s stunning.
"Pain don't hurt" - Swayze (Road House) -- We miss you man!
His per attempt was huge, and his per completion was massive.
Truly impressive performance by Tebow.
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Yeah, that's what the Game stats said on ESPN.
That is where I transpose the Game thread posts from. Honestly, I am pretty good at math. :)
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Robert Ayers is right there with them....He justified his draft position today!
W-L record doesn't matter to me.... I just want to see a team on the rise at the end of the year!
by Broncotodd on Jan 8, 2012 7:44 PM MST reply actions 1 recs
Very impressed with Ayers.....his first sack.......wow the power.
...First and foremost....I'd like to thank my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ...
And his second!!
Better to be quiet and thought of as ignorant than to open your mouth and remove all doubt
by broncofaninIL on Jan 8, 2012 8:23 PM MST up reply actions
Awesome game. I thought we were going to lose once the coaching staff starting playing not to lose in the 3rd quarter but we pulled it off in incredible fashion
Congrats Broncos! Work hard on the short week and show the pats what we didn’t get a chance to show them last time.
Tim Tebow wears 3WM and drinks Tuscan whole milk.
I'm sure Belicheck has a TV ; )
Go Pats. Celtics. Red Sox. Bruins.
Brady. Pierce. Thomas. How you doing?
by Tai on Jan 8, 2012 7:47 PM MST up reply actions
Fox can't be that conservative next week.
It is what it is
Not kicking the 51 yard FG really ticked me off......OT may not have been necessary.
2 weeks in a row on “gimme” FG’s.
W-L record doesn't matter to me.... I just want to see a team on the rise at the end of the year!
agree I thought it was a dumb call. I also hated how the defense went to prevent at the end of the 2nd quarter. That's almost like giving them a free TD.
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by BroncoMath101 on Jan 8, 2012 7:52 PM MST up reply actions
Nobody nationally was giving the Broncos a chance in this one.
Nobody nationally will be giving the Broncos a chance next week.
The most dangerous team is one that plays with abandon, because they have nothing to lose.
Win the individual battles at the LOS - all else flows from that.
Except the football
So Brady can score….just saying.
Go Pats. Celtics. Red Sox. Bruins.
Brady. Pierce. Thomas. How you doing?
by Tai on Jan 8, 2012 7:52 PM MST up reply actions
Nicely done, Denver!
Very exciting game. It’s “gunslinger” stuff like that that gives me the willies.
P.S. Belichick just hired McD as an “Offensive Assistant” for the rest of the year. Does it give NE and advantage? Maybe, maybe not. But it can’t hurt.
Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.
Classy Belichek again....
My bad, I thought he was under contract to St. Louis. Oh that’s right, he was.
Better to be quiet and thought of as ignorant than to open your mouth and remove all doubt
by broncofaninIL on Jan 8, 2012 8:25 PM MST up reply actions
St. Louis gave permission
and I’m sure they were glad to. Saves them from having to pay the rest of his cantract after the fire him
Excuse me, do these effectively hide my thunder?
Not at all
Maybe if we still had Orton, we ran the same o. But we run a completely different offense, and a COMPLETELY different D, down to the scheme
"It's all over fat man!"
-Tom Jackson
"When John Elway is standing in lava with a football, he will stay there and sink until you're open"
-Seanbaby
We'll hear excuses galore about how the #1 defense didn't have its leading tackler and lost Kiesel and Casey Hampton.
I don’t care honesty. They are a good defense and Tim picked a great time to step up. Thank you John Elway for challenging the play calling this week and for challenging Tim to pull the trigger and trust himself. It worked wonders and I hope the coaches and Tim continue to do it next week as well.
Tim Tebow wears 3WM and drinks Tuscan whole milk.
Its not our fault they dont have depth or cant play 'next man up'.
Thats why you have 50 guys on a team, not just 22.
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DT joins TD as the only 2 players in Broncos history (not a QB) to have over 200 yds in a playoff game.
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How bout Ryan Clady and Franklin
Harrison and Woodley were virtually ineffective much of this game. Not sure how many times Clady and Franklin lined up on them but neither of their names were mentioned all day which is great as an offensive linemen…usually if you are mentioned you screwed up.
by knoepke84 on Jan 8, 2012 7:59 PM MST via mobile reply actions
We had a 6th offensive lineman out there helping them for most of the game. They were getting beat until we sent the 6th man out to help.
They all played lights out in the 2nd quarter though and did well most of the game. Great job by Fox and McCoy to pull the TE and put the additional OL out there though.
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by BroncoMath101 on Jan 8, 2012 8:16 PM MST up reply actions
Clady locked down Harrison.
And Tebow froze Harrison multiple times on running plays.
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Good news
Decker’s knee injury may not be as bad as first thought, probably a strain.
I hope you are right
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I do too, but our offense got less conservative after he went out.....
Don’t know what to make of that. :P
W-L record doesn't matter to me.... I just want to see a team on the rise at the end of the year!
interesting thought. We did play better but that may stem from Elway's push to pull the trigger (with Tim and play calling) rather than Decker.
It may have happened regardless of him being out of the game. No way to tell.
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by BroncoMath101 on Jan 8, 2012 8:17 PM MST up reply actions
What about Ayers?
He’s disappointed at times this year but what play today! Two huge sacks, especially the one at the end of regulation.
by SD guy on Jan 8, 2012 8:08 PM MST reply actions 4 recs
Oh yes
He will be mentioned in the follow up post
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by PortlandOrange on Jan 8, 2012 8:13 PM MST up reply actions
Congrats to Denver
Defying all odds all season….
When you fail to prepare, you prepare to fail.
Jamaal above all. #25 ftw.
CHIEFS WILL!
by NJChieffan16 on Jan 8, 2012 8:18 PM MST reply actions 1 recs
I am so proud of our safeties... I was really bashing them before the game
and then I thought they came through and played with really big cajones. But, and I hate to be negative at such a positive moment but, Mays at MLB has to go, I think I would do it before the NE game. Gotta be someone better, or, at the very least simply someone who knows how to play disciplined and not lose control of their gaps, constantly out of position. Look at some of the big runs by the Steelers today and you see him caught up past the gap or unable to navigate through traffic to take care of his responsibilities. I say put Haggan in there, he at least seems able to maintain his gaps…
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by rubincarterrocks on Jan 8, 2012 8:21 PM MST reply actions 1 recs
Boy you got that right
Bruton and Carter were top notch today and tackled really well. Mays not so much. He was HORRIFIC. many time he would go running up there and miss the hole he should have been in. He can not get back in coverage to a depth to disrupt the passing game AT ALL. Irving has to be better but I really like the idea of Haggen being in there. Love that guy.
Still on Cloud 9!
Really glad to hear Decker’s injury isn’t likely to be as bad as it looked.
Carter deserves a lot of credit.
I almost thought Brian Dawkins or John Lynch was out there with the way he was laying out people. He’ll probably get a fine for what looked like helmet to helmet but oh well. Now only if Moore can step up his game, the broncos then would have a pair of safties for the next decade.
Also Clady and Frankln deserve some love. They shutdown Harrison and Woodly. Frankln has really grown into a fine OT. At this point I’d say his the better OT of last years draft. I’m glad to see the broncos have a good o-line for the next 10 years.
Lastly, Joe Mays needs to be replaced. The broncos need an upgrade at MLB badly.
Gameballs to
Tebow
DT
McCoy
Ayers
Bailey
Carter
Entire O-Line
Excuse me, do these effectively hide my thunder?
Really the only 2 Broncos I thought had a bad game were....
….Mays – he was horrible. I bellieve he was instrumental in pretty much every big play by Pittsburg in first 3 quarters. Also, McGahee fumbled early in the 1st and late in the 4th. Not a good game for him. That’s it for guys I don’t think had a good game.
BTW, Harrison is a jackwad. OK he can’t hit heads so he goes for knees. Dirtiest player in the league.
"Pain don't hurt" - Swayze (Road House) -- We miss you man!
What did you expect him to do? You can’t hit these guys high so he did the only other option which was to go low. That’s not being dirty. That’s making the play. Injuries happen in football
by DDoug on Jan 8, 2012 9:00 PM MST via Android app up reply actions
So only knees and heads are where you can hit people?
"Pain don't hurt" - Swayze (Road House) -- We miss you man!
and wrap up tackles are completely out of the question
"It's all over fat man!"
-Tom Jackson
"When John Elway is standing in lava with a football, he will stay there and sink until you're open"
-Seanbaby
quickest way to take a man down is by taking out his legs.
Everyone hits legs. Don’t get on Harrison’s case because of his reputation. He did what he needed to do to take a man down. Are you really trying to limit him to a 16 inch hitting window on a players stomach now?
Von Miller and Dumervil are basically racing to see who's first to the QB...Love this feeling!!!
Steeler fans going on an on about injuries and . . . bad officiating! Really?
Hard to fathom but they must not have watched the same game I watched. They’re complaining about no holding penalties on our O-line. But they ignore the fumble that wasn’t, and I don’t recall any holding penalties on the Steelers’ O-line and I saw 3 face-mask penalties that should have been called on the Steeler D.
Also, we have our own share of injures.
Our O-line dominated starting in the 2nd quarter. Tebow had all day back there to pass or run. If it wasn’t for McGahee’s fumble, the game isn’t even close. But that was a forced fumble, so Pittsburgh deserved the turnover.
On this day, at least, the best team on the field won. Now, somebody put Tom Brady on his Bundchen-whipped arse, please!
History is a collection of lies, agreed upon -- Napoleon Bonaparte
by Schwerepunkt on Jan 8, 2012 8:56 PM MST reply actions 2 recs
I agree +1
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Besides Delaware Pennsylvania people are the most arrogant people on the planet...
Win, lose or draw, we are the Denver Broncos! 13-3 Baby!!! Until we ain't!
ahem
I may be overbearing, conceited, and smart, but I never talk down to the little people. Unless I need to learn them something about futbol :P
Go Broncos!
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the lateral no-call
would’ve been the game. that’s it right there. but instead the refs gave the steelers a (at least) 10 point swing PLUS momentum shift. yeah, steelerfan, go ahead and cry all the way to out-of-contentionville. oops, wait, you’re already there. well, you can still cry anyway.
after scoring on the drive
with the lateral play I don’t think any Steeler fan should complain about the game. That was a free TD and you just cannot deny it!
Go Broncos!
2011 AFC West Champions
Let em complain...
Let ‘em air their lame excuses…but the fact is…they’ll be sitting on the couch next week watching us play in what the nation thought was their destined spot. So glad they came in all high and mighty, like they were just here to collect their points and advance…and so glad we punched them in the mouth until they surrendered…love how Polamalu gave up chasing DT at the 30 yard line on the last play…go wash your hair Homie!
Steelers fans can spend all week complaining.
I, for one, will be spending this week watching 80 Yards over… and over… and over…
I wish
Cinnci had won….. Dammit, that is less than 50 miles for me to go to the game. I would have to sell my truck but I would…. I would!
Go Broncos!
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Question
There was a play in the second half where I think it was Quinton Carter hit a guy that looked big like a fullback running in space, and knocked him backwards into the turff. Does anyone remember the play, who it was, and can you send a little clip?
The only Q hit that was big like that was on Mike Wallace
who is the opposite of a fullback, granted the hit did stop his forward momentum, but he also slipped and was falling at the time when Q went crown of helmet right into his facemask.
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-Harvey J. Neptune
Big
It was a big guy got decked but it might not have been Quinton did it, They showed a replay, it’s the play that stuck out to me . Wish I had the game on a disk to search for it
You're right
Saw the game again and that was the hit on Wallace, but I still liked it,Carter’s an aggressive guy, good draft pick
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