Archives for December 2011

‘Embattled Edwards had his defense well-prepared for Broncos’ one-dimensional offense. Gailey play calling was solid. DeHaven’s return units terrific.’

‘Even against Tebow, who has become a phenomenon the past two months for the way he has willed Denver to the brink of the AFC West title, it’s pretty hard to lose a game when you score a touchdown in all three phases – offense, defense and special teams.’

‘”It’s frustrating, sure, but my mom taught me a long time ago to give your praise to the Lord and give your disappointment to the Lord,” he said. “That’s the No. 1 way I can deal with it. I don’t know what my future holds, but I know who holds my future. That’s what gives me a lot of peace and comfort when there might be a lot of turbulence around me.”‘

‘Anyway, as I said, good for the Bills. The guys on this team needed something to smile about, because to be honest, not one of them cares where the Bills will be drafting in April.’

‘Actually, it didn’t take a miracle to beat this Broncos team. The miracle is that Denver has eight wins this season.’

‘”Things just happened to fall into place where I was in position to make some plays and I made some” Kelsay said. “We fought them hard and our defensive coordinator (George Edwards) did a great job of calling the game.”‘

Broncos lose in Buffalo setting up Tebow vs. Orton showdown (Denver Post)

Broncos lament mistakes in “embarrassing performance” (Denver Post)

Bills have cracked the Tim Tebow code (Denver Post)

Neck injury to Broncos’ Brian Dawkins a serious concern (Denver Post)

Ending skid is chief among Denver’s goals (Denver Post)

Third-and-long foils Broncos in defeat at Buffalo (Denver Post)

Tebow Tracker (Denver Post)

Tebow’s talk after Broncos’ loss to Bills (Denver Post)

Broncos try to forget loss to Buffalo, point to Kansas City (Denver Post)

Broncos lose 3 DBs to injuries in loss to Bills (AP)

Broncos RB McGahee hits 1,000 with third team (AP)

Tebow meets prep QB amputee (AP)

Down But Not Out (DenverBroncos.com)

Win as a Team, Lose as a Team (DenverBroncos.com)

Broncos Control Postseason Destiny (DenverBroncos.com)

Pregame Photos (DenverBroncos.com)

First Half Photos (DenverBroncos.com)

Second Half Photos (DenverBroncos.com)

Photo gallery (BuffaloBills.com)

Photo gallery (AP)

Photo gallery (Buffalo News)

Photo gallery (Rochester D&C)

Photo gallery (WGRZ-TV)

Photo gallery (WIVB-TV)

‘Byrd scored on a 37-yard return with 8:03 left and Johnson had a 17-yarder just 18 seconds later as Buffalo (6-9) closed its home schedule with a victory. C.J. Spiller rushed for a career-best 111 yards and a touchdown, and Leodis McKelvin scored on an 80-yard punt return.’

‘Buffalo tight end Scott Chandler is active after missing the past two games because of a left ankle injury.’

‘Jairus Byrd and Spencer Johnson each took back interceptions for touchdowns, and Leodis McKelvin returned a punt 80 yards for a score to help the Bills (6-9) end a seven-game losing streak in emphatic fashion.’

‘Ryan Fitzpatrick completed 15 of his 27 passes for 196 yards and no touchdowns in the win, but C.J. Spiller had an impressive outing with 111 rushing yards on 16 carries and a touchdown.’

‘I don’t think there are enough game balls to go around, but that was almost a complete win. The only thing missing was the Bills quarterback taking over at times, but baby steps are steps indeed. The defense and special teams stole the show in this game, in a year where all they did was disappoint.’

‘I’ve been quite vocal of how much I think George Edwards is in over his head as a defensive coordinator, but I must give credit when it’s due and Edwards deserves A LOT of it today. I don’t feel one decent game plan every six or seven games should save his job, but he did a superb job of designing schemes and looks to confuse Tebow.’

‘As it turned out, the man known as the Mile High Messiah didn’t have a prayer against a Bills defense that was as miserly as Scrooge.’