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Ben Roethlisberger Only at quarterback does football permit a variance like that found between the big Ben Roethlisberger and the smaller Drew Brees.

The flickering lights at Josh McDaniels' weekly press conference eventually were linked to construction outside the building.

With the way Oregon is ripping up the college football world, and with the way Boise State dominated in the season opener, is there a chance that Kellen Moore and the Broncos should slip into the BCS Championship talk? What to do with RichRod now, the five stars who deserve credit, and more in this week's 5 Thoughts.

The Broncos had $3.6 million less to spend on salaries in 2009 because of the Travis Henry contract.

Tennessee's recruitment of a junior college quarterback has zeroed in on Matt Simms from El Camino Community College in Torrance, Calif., a source close to his recruitment told the News Sentinel.

Is anyone else worried that Elvis Dumervil might be coming to eat them? I don't think I have enough outside protection to stop him from sending me into the dirt and I don't even play in the NFL.

Broncos safety Brian Dawkins says his enthusiasm comes from his faith. Here he celebrates his fumble recovery against the Oakland Raiders on Sept.

It's Chargers Week. There will be no letdown. These are not the Broncos of recent years.

He's also a pending free agent whose early success presents the Broncos with an interesting dilemma - pay him now, pay him later or don't pay him at all.

WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE - Going by the early buzz, director Spike Jonze's adaptation of Maurice Sendak's seminal children's book, based on a screenplay by Jonze and Dave Eggers, is going to be some kind of special.

Share + Oct 12, 2009 7:14 am US/Mountain Reporting Jim Benemann CENTENNIAL, Colo.

Denver Broncos running back Correll Buckhalter has been ruled out of Sunday's tilt against the Patriots while safety Brian Dawkins is listed as questionable for the bout.

A movie about the thoroughbred who won the Triple Crown in 1973 has begun filming in Kentucky.

Life is easier for Kyle Orton behind one of the better offensive lines in the NFL.

His coach, offensive coordinator and even some teammates shy away from the term "game manager" when talking about Denver Broncos quarterback Kyle Orton, figuring it has a negative tenor.

Steve Beuerlein was the analyst on the CBS network. Brian Griese was the color commentator for KOA radio.

Xs and Oh-my's! Now, I want to direct . . . So what's on tap for the Fantasy Files commercials? Jonathan Klein, the NFL's creative producer, says he's heard tell of an offensive lineman or two who can do some amazing things.

From a lofty perch in the next- to-last row of the stadium, a Broncos fan just might be closer to heaven than the Football field.

It's Josh McDaniels' first regular- season game as an NFL head coach, and it comes in his home state.

KICKOFF: Sunday, 1 p.m. ET SURFACE: Grass TV: CBS SERIES: 25th regular-season meeting.