Archives for December 8, 2014

‘Marrone thinks his team’s lack of discipline in the loss stemmed from him and how he was reacting to some of the calls on the field. “That’s my fault,” Marrone said. “I can’t do that on the sideline and not expect the team to react to how I react. That’s where I let the team down today. I told them that in the locker room. That’s on me.”‘

‘At every turn, the Bills seemed to be getting flagged for a penalty in a crucial situation or allowing an untimely big play. They finished with 11 penalties for 98 yards. Manning may not have been his usual dominant self, but he did come up with enough big passing plays to keep the Broncos on schedule.’

‘”It’s like every week we get terrible calls, man. It’s like we send (video to the NFL) and nothing happens. The next week, we come out and it’s the same thing. It’s like we have to play whoever we playing and the refs, too.”‘

‘”I’m amazed at people on Twitter who love to chat when they don’t know what they’re talking about,” Pereira said. “I’m even more amazed when people in the media write things that have no basis or merit to be written.’

‘The defense played well, but the offense couldn’t get going until it was too late.’

‘Buffalo has had issues scoring in the red zone and they haven’t taken advantage of some opportunities created by their defense. Those are two of the biggest problems with this unit. And they’re two of the biggest reasons why the Bills need a new offensive coordinator.’

‘Buffalo’s defence, meantime, kept the Bills in the game. But week after week against teams not named the New York Jets, the offence can’t come close to moving the ball with any regularity.’

Broncos’ defense, run game beat Bills as Peyton Manning has off-day (Denver Post)

Buffalo’s Kyle Orton frustrated at his showing against Broncos (Denver Post)

Juwan Thompson comes on strong spelling C.J. Anderson (Denver Post)

Wes Welker resurfaces with key catches in Broncos’ win (Denver Post)

Father Time bearing down on Broncos’ Peyton Manning (Denver Post)

Broncos defense is rising to the challenge (Denver Post)

Highs, lows of Denver’s Week 14 win (Denver Post)

Peyton Manning: I’d rather have a win than another record; more quotes (Denver Post)

Photo gallery (Denver Post)

With another tough-guy win, Broncos’ new identity changes future (Colorado Springs Gazette)

Peyton Manning resembles Kyle Orton and still wins handily (Colorado Springs Gazette)

Quarter by quarter (Colorado Springs Gazette)

Thomas active for Bills-Broncos game (AP)

Broncos TE Thomas returns vs. Bills (The Sports Network)

Broncos TE Thomas to return vs. Bills (The Sports Xchange)

Broncos DE Wolfe returns to game (The Sports Xchange)

Broncos Continue To Ride The C.J. Anderson Touchdown Train (KCNC-TV)

Team Grades: Broncos Mediocre In Win Over Bills (KCNC-TV)

Photo gallery (KCNC-TV)

Denver wins despite Manning’s worst game as a Bronco (KUSA-TV)

Photo gallery (KUSA-TV)

Win over the Bills displayed the team’s evolution (KDCO-AM)

Broncos taking running game too far (KDCO-AM)

Peyton’s Take: ‘Comfortable with winning’ (DenverBroncos.com)

By becoming grinders, Broncos now a ‘complete team’ (DenverBroncos.com)

Defense steps up with vital turnovers (DenverBroncos.com)

Three Keys, Unlocked (DenverBroncos.com)

Photo gallery 1 (DenverBroncos.com)

Photo gallery 2 (DenverBroncos.com)

Photo gallery (BuffaloBills.com)

Photo gallery (Buffalo News)

Photo gallery (Rochester D&C)

Photo gallery (Syracuse Post Standard)

‘Manning’s streak of 51 straight games with a touchdown throw – three shy of Drew Brees’ NFL record – ended on a sun-splashed, almost still afternoon in Denver, where the game-time temperature was a balmy 63 degrees.’

‘Orton had 355 yards, most of them after the Bills had fallen behind by three touchdowns in the third quarter. Like Manning, he threw two interceptions. The first came after he’d moved the Bills inside the Denver 20 midway through the third quarter, down by 18, when there was still enough time to mount a legitimate comeback.’

‘”C.J. did a good job down there in the red zone, getting in there on those runs,” Manning said of Anderson’s scores of 6, 1 and 3 yards. “Those are hard-earned runs down there. It was good to improve our red zone (efficiency)” after settling for five short field goals in a win at Kansas City.’

‘The play drew strong reactions from players and fans who complained the refs shouldn’t have celebrated during the scoring play.’

‘Buffalo (7-6) forced three turnovers but gave it away three times as well. Kyle Orton threw for 355 yards with a touchdown and two interceptions for the Bills, who were trying to win three in a row for the first time since the start of the 2011 season.’

‘Denver’s defense was just as rough, if not rougher, on Buffalo quarterback Kyle Orton, a former Bronco. Orton one-upped Manning with a touchdown pass while completing 38 of 57 passes for 355 yards, but he also was intercepted twice and was sacked four times.’

‘The Bills offense got untracked in the second half but once again it was too late. And wide receiver Sammy Watkins believes the Bills need to be more aggressive offensively from the outset. “We just need to change our whole approach in the first half, first quarter. I think once we get that killer instinct mindset to go down field no matter what, no matter who we’re playing, we’ll be a great offense.”‘