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Broncos cornerback Champ Bailey, right, can be the Pro Bowl tour guide for Elvis Dumervil, who leads the NFL with 17 sacks.

After four seasons as a defensive tackle in Indianapolis, Darrell Reid saw an opportunity to evolve.

The Masters of Collapse are at it again. For the third time in four years, the Denver Broncos have gotten themselves into position to snag a playoff spot.

Mario Haggan always believed he could be a starting linebacker in the National Football League.

Denver Broncos Head Coach Josh McDanielsA' inability to move the ball with his offense in short yardage situations caused the Broncos to lose yesterday to the Oakland Raiders.

The Broncos had a hunch the Raiders would come out running Sunday, what with Charlie Frye making his first start of the season at quarterback.

DENVER Yes, the playoffs remain a possibility for the stumbling, baffling and infuriating Denver Broncos , but don't start jumping with joy.

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Matt Cassel is chased by Denver Broncos defensive tackle Darrell Reid and cornerback Ty Law before throwing the ball away with 28 seconds remaining in the second quarter during Sunday's December 6, 2009 football game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Denver Broncos at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, MO.

Bumped and bruised after a day under intense scrutiny from the Denver Broncos, Jamaal Charles finally got the full feeling of what it's like to be the featured back for a woeful team.

DENVER Strange, how a team can play with the emotions of millions of fans. Just a couple of days ago, the Denver Broncos seemed ready to drain all the fun from this NFL season for much of the Front Range.

Danny Ware thought he would explode onto the NFL scene. But then a dislocated elbow injury suffered returning the opening kickoff in the opener against the Redskins derailed those dreams.

Denver Broncos running back Knowshon Moreno , right, runs before a tackle by New York Giants safety Michael Johnson , left, during the first quarter of an NFL football game in Denver, Thursday, Nov.

D.J. Williams isn't one of the more recognizable players in the NFL. In fact, he's not even one of the more recognizable players in Denver.

As is their custom whenever they play the Broncos , the Chargers engaged in pregame smack talk Sunday.

From his vantage point, which is somewhere in the middle of the mayhem that is the line of scrimmage each and every NFL weekend, Broncos nose tackle Ronald Fields has an up-close-and-personal view of what makes opposing offenses go.

Now's a good time as any to give out grades through eight games . Here's a position-by-position grade and my take on each position: OFFENSE Quarterback: B. After two consecutive losses, the safe way is to pile on Kyle Orton.

On the 16th Street Mall after the Denver Broncos humiliating loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers on Monday night, for every person sporting a Broncos jersey there must have been six others with a Steelers jersey.

Call them what you will. Call them crackbacks, peel-backs or simply cracks. Call them dirty, nasty, cheap or a Heinz 57 variety of pain.

Horse Tracks 11/7/09 - Broncos agree to terms w/Ty Law pending physical; LK Smith to start in place of McBean by Douglas A. Lee on Nov 7, 2009 8:30 AM MST in Horse Tracks 15 comments Good Morning, MHR Friends! The imminent Ty Law signing is certainly interesting, especially the timing of it.

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