Brett Kern News

Despite reports that Mike Shanahan is on the coaching radar of the Buffalo Bills, it seems unlikely the former Denver Broncos coach will take the job if offered.

THREE THINGS TO WATCH 1. Get good quarterback play Kyle Orton was having a very good game against Washington before he got hurt.

As we are apt to do in times of need, we have put space between the shock of the moment and where we stand today.

The Broncos were stylin', and cruising, when they wore their vertically striped socks, an homage to their uniforms from the early 1960s, for two games last month.

Egg Benedicts. "The worst part of the Broncos ' loss to Pittsburgh was not the lopsided second half or the total offensive futility by Denver.

"So including last night that's three Stats That Don't Lie incidents that didn't kill you.

Happy Tuesday, friends. After being up late, and watching a hard-fought game go awry, I bet you're pretty bleary-eyed, and grumpy, but let's try to make this a good day.

Josh McDaniels had the Midas touch at the start of the season, his every move paying off as the Denver Broncos shocked the NFL with a 6-0 start.

Here they come. Whether it is the Cutler-backers, or now the Brett Kern -backers, they are coming.

Five things to watch for in tonight's Pittsburgh Steelers-Denver Broncos game at Invesco Field at Mile High: 1. Can the Broncos get off to a quick start? Denver has scored just 24 first-quarter points in seven games.

True enough. In different words, I asked Broncos quarterback Kyle Orton that same question.

Kevin Poston, Law's agent, confirmed the news Friday in an e-mail to The Associated Press.

Denver Post sports columnist Woody Paige posts Woody's Mailbag on Thursdays. This is what I'm talking about! The Denver defense was put all out-of-kilter by the hurry-up offense of the Ravens.

NASHVILLE - Brett Kern has very little time to contemplate leaving a team that was undefeated before Sunday and joining a team that was winless - before Sunday.

Perhaps, it was the bye-week blues. Or maybe, it was nothing more than odds catching up to an undefeated team in a 16-week NFL season.

Posted by ESPN.com's Bill Williamson Denver made its first roster move since the beginning of the regular season by signing veteran punter Mitch Berger and it released second-year punter Brett Kern .

DB - Recovered and Ready For Baltimore Battle - Patrick Smyth Notes from the weekly press release.

Sixteen years into a vagabond NFL career that most recently featured a championship season, punter Mitch Berger has come full circle.

Brett Kern was unemployed for all of 24 hours. Waived by the Broncos on Monday, the second-year punter was claimed Tuesday by the Tennessee Titans.

Broncos quarterback Kyle Orton, left, hands off the ball to running back Knowshon Moreno on Sunday at Invesco Field at Mile High.