Return of the Orange Crush Defense-A Denver Broncos Dynasty

[cusefan74]

September 20,2011

This last weekend against the Bengals, the Denver Broncos lost their two number one recievers in Brandon Lloyd and Eddie Royal. Both men went down with broken collarbones this last week. They are both expected to return in the next 4-6 weeks. So that leaves a gaping hole at wide reciever that they need to fill right away. With that said the Broncos went out and signed two WRs in Terrell Owens and T.J. Houshmandzadeh.

With the signing of Owens they get one of the best recievers of all time. Owens had his best years in San Francisco and then again in Philadelphia. He has bounced around to a couple different teams these last couple of years, but still remains a very good reciever.

As for T.J. Houshmandzadeh he had his best years in Cincinnati before going to Seattle and then Baltimore. Coach John Fox thinks that both men can help the team in this time of need. Both men are expected to play this week in Tennessee.

[cusefan74]

Sep 25, 2011 - DEN at TEN
TEAM	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Denver Broncos (2-1)	0	3	7	10	20
Tennessee Titans (3-0)	3	6	18	0	27

Team Stats Comparison
DEN		TEN
178	Total Offense	341
68	Rushing Yards	229
110	Passing Yards	112
11	First Downs	12
11	Punt Return Yards	38
105	Kick Return Yards	0
294	Total Yards	379
2	Turnovers	1
4-14	3rd Down Converstion	5-15
0-0	4th Down Conversion	0-0
0-0	2-Point Conversion	1-1
1-0	Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	0-4
5-65	Penalties	1-5
22:59	Posession Time	25:01

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		DEN	TEN
5:07	(TEN) Bironas 28 YD FG	0	3
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		DEN	TEN
10:42	(TEN) Bironas 33TD FG	0	6
0:46	(TEN) Bironas 22 YD FG	0	9
0:00	(DEN) Prater 51 YD FG	3	9
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		DEN	TEN
10:27	(TEN) Washington 66 YD pass from Hasselbeck(2pt)	3	17
10:14	(DEN) Thomas returned kickoff 105 YDs(Prater kick)	10	17
4:31	(TEN) Bironas 41 YD FG	10	20
1:33	(TEN) Johnson 85 YD run(Bironas kick)	10	27
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		DEN	TEN
6:58	(DEN) Weaver 1 YD run(Prater kick)	17	27
4:22	(DEN) Prater 18 YD FG	20	27

Denver Broncos Boxscore
PASSING	RATING	C/ATT	YDS	TD/INT	AVG
Brady Quinn	56.4	18-31	144	0-1	4.6
Kyle Orton	16.7	1-2	5	0-1	2.5
RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Knowshon Moreno	9	30	3.3	0	11
Willis McGahee	8	37	4.6	0	16
Leonard Weaver	1	1	1.0	1	1
Terrell Owens	1	0	0.0	0	0
RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
DeMaryius Thomas	7	75	10.7	0	21
Terrell Owens	3	20	6.6	0	16
Daniel Fells	2	10	5.0	0	9
Willis McGahee	2	2	1.0	0	5
T.J. Hushmandzadeh	2	18	9.0	0	11
Knowshon Moreno	2	14	7.0	0	10
Eron Riley	1	10	10.0	0	10
DEFENSIVE	TACK	SACK	INT	PDEF	TD
Lofa Tatupu	10	1	0	0	0
Von Miller	6	1	0	0	0
Darcel McBath	6	0	0	1	0
Andre' Goodman	4	0	0	1	0
Brian Dawkins	4	0	0	2	0
Champ Bailey	4	0	0	0	0
Dominique rodgers-Cromartie	4	0	0	1	0
Jason Hunter	3	0	0	0	0
Perrish Cox	3	0	0	0	0
Elvis Dumervil	3	1	0	0	0
Quinton Carter	3	0	0	0	0
Wesley Woodyard	3	0	0	0	0
Ty Warren	2	0	0	0	0
D.J. Williams	2	1	0	0	0
Syd'Quan Thompson	2	0	0	0	0
KICKING	FGM/A	PCT	LONG	XPM/A	PTS
Matt Prater	2-2	100	52	2-2	8
PUNTING	PUNTS	YDS	AVG	IN20	TB
Britton Colquitt	7	301	42.9	2	0
KICK RETURNING	RET	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
DeMaryius Thomas	1	105	105.0	105	1
PUNT RETURNING	RET	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Demaryius Thomas	2	11	5.5	7	0

September 26,2011

Yesterday the Broncos lost lost their first game of the season in Tennessee. The Broncos again could not produce much offense. Kyle Orton started the game, got sacked 3 times, threw just 2 passes, the second one being intercepted. That ended his game right there. John Fox said after the game that Orton was taking to many sacks, and that it was hurtung the offense.

Brady Quinn was inserted into the lineup and struggled in the 1st half. In the 2nd half he was able to move the ball some, but it was not enough to get Denver the win. "Kyle is not getting the job done right now. So with that said Brady Quinn will be moved up tp the number 1 spot this week, and will start at Green Bay next week." Those were John Foxs comments after the game.

Once again the defense struggled in stopping the run giving up big yards to Chris Johnson. It seems the defense has a long way to go in improving, and if they want a shot at the playoffs they are gonna have to find away to stop the other teams running game.

[Adam14]

Undefeated Titans. Woot. Haha.

[cusefan74]

Oct 2, 2011 - DEN at GB
TEAM	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Denver Broncos (2-2)	0	0	7	10	17
Green Bay Packers (2-2)	0	17	0	7	24

Team Stats Comparison
DEN		GB
283	Total Offense	485
66	Rushing Yards	245
217	Passing Yards	240
10	First Downs	19
4	Punt Return Yards	29
0	Kick Return Yards	0
287	Total Yards	514
4	Turnovers	4
3-12	3rd Down Converstion	5-13
0-0	4th Down Conversion	0-0
0-0	2-Point Conversion	0-0
1-0	Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	1-1
4-53	Penalties	6-40
22:18	Posession Time	25:42

Scoring Summary
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		DEN	GB
9:28	(GB) Starks 7 YD run(Crosby kick)	0	7
2:32	(GB) Crosby 36 YD FG	0	10
0:45	(GB) Driver 26 YD pass from Rodgers(Crosby kick)	0	17
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		DEN	GB
0:08	(DEN) McGahee 1 YD run(Prater kick)	7	17
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		DEN	GB
6:08	(DEN) Owens 56 YD pass from Quinn(Prater kick)	14	17
3:44	(DEN) Prater 50 YD FG	17	17
1:50	(GB) Grant 67 YD run(Crosby kick)	17	24

Denver Broncos Boxscore
PASSING	RATING	C/ATT	YDS	TD/INT	AVG
Brady Quinn	56.4	20-32	237	1-3	7.4
RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Willis McGahee	10	33	3.3	1	16
Knowshon Moreno	9	37	3.6	0	15
RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Terrell Owens	7	118	16.8	1	56
Daniel Fells	4	62	15.5	0	19
DeMaryius Thomas	3	12	4.0	0	5
Knowshon Moreno	2	-3	-1.5	0	1
Leonard Weaver	1	2	2.0	0	2
T.J. Houshmandzadeh	1	22	22.0	0	22
Eric Decker	1	14	14.0	0	14
Lance Ball	1	10	10.0	0	10
DEFENSIVE	TACK	SACK	INT	PDEF	TD
Von Miller	11	1	0	0	0
Darcel McBath	7	0	1	0	0
Champ Bailey	6	0	0	1	0
Lofa Tatupu	6	0	0	0	0
Brian dawkins	5	0	0	1	0
Brodrick Bunckley	5	2	0	0	0
Andre' Goodman	5	0	0	0	0
Ryan McBean	4	0	0	0	0
Elvis Dumervil	3	0	0	0	0
Jason Hunter	3	0	0	0	0
D.J. Williams	3	0	0	0	0
Syd'Quan Thompson	3	0	0	0	0
Rahim Moore	2	0	1	0	0
Jeremy Beal	1	0	0	0	0
Quinton Carter	1	0	0	0	0
KICKING	FGM/A	PCT	LONG	XPM/A	PTS
Matt Prater	1-1	100	51	2-2	5
PUNTING	PUNTS	YDS	AVG	IN20	TB
Britton Colquitt	7	308	43.9	2	1
PUNT RETURNING	RET	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
DeMaryius Thomas	1	4	4.0	4	0

October 3,2011

In Brady Quinns first start as a Bronco he lost. The Broncos fell in Green Bay 24-17. Again the Broncos defense gave up a ton of rushing yards, and the offense turned it over 4 times. One bright spot on the defense was the play of Von Miller. Once again he proved why he was the #2 overall pick in the draft with 11 tackles and a sack.

"I thought Brady did a good job today, but there is a lot of room for improvement." That was coach John Foxs response at the end of the game. Even though Quinn threw 3 picks, 2 of them were in the last couple of minutes trying to make something.

In Terrell Owens second game as a Bronco he had a big game. Owens caught 7 passes for 118 yards and a TD. Hopefully he can keep it going, because this is what the Denver offense needs.

[cusefan74]

NFL Standings - Updated: Oct 4, 2011
NFC EAST	W	L	T	PF	PA
Washington Redskins	3	1	0	81	59
Philadelphia Eagles	3	1	0	87	72
Dallas Cowboys	3	1	0	83	63
New York Giants	1	3	0	77	92
NFC NORTH	W	L	T	PF	PA
Chicago Bears	3	1	0	82	81
Minnesota Vikings	3	1	0	109	78
Green Bay Packers	2	2	0	76	70
Detriot Lions	1	3	0	74	106
NFC SOUTH	W	L	T	PF	PA
Atlanta Falcons	3	1	0	103	71
New Orleans Saints	2	2	0	111	115
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	1	3	0	108	133
Carolina Panthers	0	4	0	56	97
NFC WEST	W	L	T	PF	PA
Arizona Cardinals	3	1	0	93	94
St. Louis Rams	2	2	0	67	75
Seattle Seahawks	1	3	0	77	101
San Francisco 49ers	0	4	0	63	90
AFC EAST	W	L	T	PF	PA
Buffalo Bills	2	2	0	104	107
New England Patriots	1	3	0	50	83
New York Jets	0	4	0	77	112
Miami Dolphins	0	4	0	66	108
AFC NORTH	W	L	T	PF	PA
Cleveland Browns	4	0	0	121	76
Baltimore Ravens	3	1	0	87	66
Pittsburgh Steelers	2	2	0	83	81
Cincinnati Bengals	2	2	0	84	79
AFC SOUTH	W	L	T	PF	PA
Tennessee Titans	3	1	0	102	82
Indianapolis Colts	3	1	0	98	72
Houston Texans	2	2	0	108	115
Jacksonville Jaguars	2	2	0	110	80
AFC WEST	W	L	T	PF	PA
Kansas City Chiefs	3	1	0	91	85
Denver Broncos	2	2	0	79	89
San Diago Chargers	2	2	0	97	71
Oakland Raiders	2	2	0	100	101

October 5,2011

As we take a look at the NFL standings after 4 weeks, we noticed a few surprises.

The first surprise we see comes from the NFC East and that is the Washington Redskins. I don't think anybody had them slated in at 3-1 to start the season. Their defense is doing a great job keeping the other team off the scoreboard.

The second team having a great start and maybe the biggest shock of all, the Cleveland Browns at 4-0. I know noone had them having a start like they have had.

Another surprise is the start of the New York Giants, as they are only 1-3. Their defense is not playing well right now, and it is costing them.

Finally maybe the biggest surprise is that the New England Patriots are only 1-3. They have only scored 50 points the first 4 games of the season, but I don't think it will be long and they will be back on track, in what looks like a weak AFC East division.

[cusefan74]

Oct 9, 2011 - SD at DEN
TEAM	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
San Diago Chargers (3-2)	7	6	0	3	16
Denver Broncos (2-3)	7	3	0	3	13

Team Stats Comparison
SD		DEN
290	Total Offense	294
130	Rushing Yards	125
160	Passing Yards	169
12	First Downs	16
12	Punt Return Yards	39
0	Kick Return Yards	49
302	Total Yards	382
1	Turnovers	2
6-17	3rd Down Converstion	8-17
0-0	4th Down Conversion	0-1
0-0	2-Point Conversion	0-0
0-3	Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	1-2
1-10	Penalties	3-30
27:08	Posession Time	20:52

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		SD	DEN
10:08	(SD) Jackson 75 YD pass from Rivers(Kaeding kick)	7	0
1:54	(DEN) Decker 6 YD pass from Quinn(Prater kick)	7	7
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		SD	DEN
5:26	(SD) Kaeding 37 YD FG	10	7
1:30	(SD) Kaeding 25 YD FG	13	7
0:06	(DEN) Prater 36 YD FG	13	10
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		SD	DEN
11:24	(SD) Kaeding 24 YD FG	16	10
5:17	(DEN) Prater 31 YD FG	16	13

Denver Broncos Boxscore
PASSING	RATING	C/ATT	YDS	TD/INT	AVG
Brady Quinn	44.3	18-41	176	1-2	4.2
RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Knowshon Moreno	16	100	6.2	0	16
Willis McGahee	8	22	2.7	0	12
Leonard Weaver	1	3	3.0	0	3
RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
T.J. Houshmandzadeh	6	66	11.0	0	16
DeMaryius Thomas	4	66	16.5	0	29
Matthew Willis	3	12	4.0	0	7
Daniel Fells	2	22	11.0	0	14
Leonard Weaver	1	6	6.0	0	6
Eric Decker	1	6	6.0	1	6
Willis McGahee	1	-2	-2.0	0	0
DEFENSIVE	TACK	SACK	INT	PDEF	TD
Lofa Tatupu	12	2	0	0	0
Champ Bailey	10	0	0	0	0
Von Miller	8	1	0	0	0
D.J. Williams	6	0	0	0	0
Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie	5	0	0	0	0
Elvis Dumervil	5	1	0	0	0
Brian Dawkins	4	0	0	0	0
Jason Hunter	4	1	0	0	0
Andre' Goodman	3	0	0	1	0
Ty Warren	3	1	0	0	0
Perrish Cox	2	0	0	0	0
Brodrick Bunkley	2	0	0	0	0
Nate Irving	2	0	0	0	0
Rahim Moore	2	0	0	1	0
Syd'Quan Thompson	1	0	0	0	0
KICKING	FGM/A	PCT	LONG	XPM/A	PTS
Matt Prater	2-2	100	36	1-1	7
PUNTING	PUNTS	YDS	AVG	IN20	TB
Britton Colquitt	7	295	42.1	2	1
KICK RETURNING	RET	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
DeMaryius Thomas	2	49	24.5	28	0
PUNT RETURNING	RET	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
DeMaryius Thomas	6	39	6.5	20	0

October 10,2011

The Broncos returned home this week on a 2 game losing streak, things would not change. The Broncos lost their 3rd straight game Sunday against the visiting Chargers.

The Denver defense played really well in holding San Diago to 16 points, but the offense continues to struggle. Leading the defense was Lofa Tatupu with 12 tackles and 2 sacks.

As far as the offense is concerned we did see the running game have its best day so far. Knowshon Moreno ran for 100 yards, and Willis McGahee had a touchdown. Brady Quinn was not very good and the passing game suffered for it.

The Broncos need to find their offense soon as they have now dropped 3 straight games. Next week the Broncos travel to Miami to take on the Dolphins.

[cusefan74]

Oct 23, 2011 - DEN at MIA
TEAM	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Denver Broncos (2-4)	7	7	7	0	21
Miami Dolphins (2-4)	0	14	3	21	38

Team Stats Comparison
DEN		MIA
311	Total Offense	394
69	Rushing Yards	123
242	Passing Yards	271
15	First Downs	15
33	Punt Return Yards	22
105	Kick Return Yards	0
449	Total Yards	416
5	Turnovers	1
3-11	3rd Down Converstion	8-16
0-0	4th Down Conversion	0-0
0-0	2-Point Conversion	0-0
1-0	Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	2-0
5-50	Penalties	2-25
20:09	Posession Time	27:51

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		DEN	MIA
7:43	(DEN) Cox returned interception 67 YDs(Prater kick)	7	0
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		DEN	MIA
11:54	(MIA) Hartline 30 TD pass from Henne(Carpenter Kick)	7	7
8:58	(MIA) Bush 1 YD run(Carpenter kick)	7	14
2:29	(DEN) Houshmandzadeh 5 YD pass from Quinn(Prater kick)	14	14
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		DEN	MIA
9:41	(DEN) Owens 53 YD pass from Quinn(Prater Kick)	21	14
6:19	(MIA) Carpenter 53 YD FG	21	17
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		DEN	MIA
8:48	(MIA) Marshell 98 YD pass from Johnson(Carpenter Kick)	21	24
1:47	(MIA) Johnson 1 YD run	21	31
0:57	(MIA) Davis returned interception 48 YDs(Carpenter kick)	21	38

Denver Broncos Boxscore
PASSING	RATING	C/ATT	YDS	TD/INT	AVG
Brady Quinn	63.8	15-30	270	2-5	8.9
Tim Tebow	56.3	2-4	10	0-0	2.5
RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Willis McGahee	7	26	3.7	0	10
Knowshon Moreno	6	8	1.3	0	4
Lance Ball	5	35	7.0	0	12
RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
DeMaryius Thomas	4	68	17.0	0	33
Terrell Owens	4	104	26.0	1	53
T.J. Houshmandzdeh	3	45	15.0	1	31
Eric Decker	2	32	16.0	0	24
Daniel Fells	2	16	8.0	0	10
Virgil Green	1	15	15.0	0	15
Lance Ball	1	0	0.0	0	0
DEFENSIVE	TACK	SACK	INT	PDEF	TD
D.J. Williams	11	0	0	0	0
Lofa Tatupu	8	0	0	0	0
Elvis Dumervil	6	2	0	0	0
Darcel McBath	6	0	0	0	0
Von Miller	6	0	0	2	0
Brian Dawkins	5	0	0	0	0
Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie	4	0	0	1	0
Champ Bailey	3	0	0	0	0
Wesley Woodyard	2	0	0	0	0
Lee Robinson	2	0	0	0	0
Brodrick Bunkley	2	0	0	0	0
Ty Warren	2	0	0	0	0
Andre' Goodman	2	0	0	0	0
Syd'Quan Thompson	1	0	0	0	0
Perrish Cox	1	0	1	0	1
KICKING	FGM/A	PCT	LONG	XPM/A	PTS
Matt Prater	0-0	0	0	3-3	3
PUNTING	PUNTS	YDS	AVG	IN20	TB
Britton Colquitt	6	240	40.0	2	1
KICK RETURNING	RET	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
DeMaryius Thomas	1	23	23.0	23	0
Eron riley	1	22	22.0	22	0
Perrish Cox	3	60	20.0	22	0
PUNT RETURNING	RET	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
DeMaryius Thomas	3	24	8.0	13	0
Eron Riley	2	9	4.5	5

October 24,2011

Yesterday the Dolphins extended the Broncos losing streak to 4 game. They did it with a big 4th quarter scoring 21 points and picking off Brady Quinn 3 times in the quarter, 5 times in the game. Although he was playing alright until the last quarter, the final outcome prompted coach Fox to alraedy name Kyle Orton the starter for next weeks game against the Lions.

There is not much to say about the game as the stats speak for themselves. The Broncos need to get the ship righted quickly or it will be to late. GM Ray Hunter says he has confidence in the coaching staff and the players. He believes they will get it turned around and start playing better football.

[cusefan74]

Oct 30, 2011 - DET at DEN
TEAM	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Detriot Lions (2-6)	7	3	0	0	10
Denver Broncos (3-4)	7	0	7	3	17

Team Stats Comparison
DET		DEN
208	Total Offense	341
122	Rushing Yards	111
86	Passing Yards	230
8	First Downs	17
19	Punt Return Yards	37
29	Kick Return Yards	69
256	Total Yards	447
1	Turnovers	2
4-14	3rd Down Converstion	6-14
0-0	4th Down Conversion	0-0
0-0	2-Point Conversion	0-0
1-1	Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	2-0
6-49	Penalties	5-52
20:03	Posession Time	27:57

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		DET	DEN
11:02	(DET) Morris 12 YD run(Hanson kick)	7	0
5:05	(DEN) Decker 6 YD pass from Orton(Prater kick)	7	7
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		DET	DEN
3:40	(DET) Hanson 35 YD FG	10	7
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		DET	DEN
2:53	(DEN) McGahee 2 YD run(Prater kick)	10	14
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		DET	DEN
6:34	(DEN) Prater 38 YD FG	10	17

Denver Broncos Boxscore
PASSING	RATING	C/ATT	YDS	TD/INT	AVG
Kyle Orton	98.0	23-30	251	1-1	8.3
RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Knowshon Moreno	15	48	3.1	0	15
Willis McGahee	11	40	3.6	1	14
Lance Ball	4	29	7.2	0	12
Kyle Orton	3	-6	-2.0	0	0
RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Terrell Owens	10	86	8.6	0	19
Brandon Lloyd	5	53	10.6	0	16
Knowshon Moreno	3	30	10.0	0	19
T.J. Houshmandzdeh	2	31	15.5	0	15
Virgil Green	1	15	15.0	0	15
Daniel Fells	1	30	30.0	0	30
Eric Decker	1	6	6.0	0	6
DEFENSIVE	TACK	SACK	INT	PDEF	TD
Ty Warren	7	0	0	0	0
Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie	6	0	0	1	0
Von Miller	6	0	0	0	0
Darcel McBath	4	0	1	1	0
Lofa Tatupu	4	0	0	0	0
Champ Bailey	3	0	0	1	0
Quinton Carter	3	0	0	1	0
D.J. Williams	3	0	0	0	0
Brodrick Bunkley	2	0	0	0	0
Ryan McBean	2	0	0	0	0
Syd'Quan Thompson	2	0	0	0	0
Elvis Dumervil	2	1	0	0	0
Lee Robinson	2	0	0	0	0
Robert Ayers	1	0	0	0	0
KICKING	FGM/A	PCT	LONG	XPM/A	PTS
Matt Prater	1-1	100	39	2-2	5
PUNTING	PUNTS	YDS	AVG	IN20	TB
Britton Colquitt	6	263	43.8	0	4
KICK RETURNING	RET	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Perrish Cox	2	49	24.5	26	0
Eron Riley	1	20	20.0	20	0
PUNT RETURNING	RET	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Eron Riley	4	37	9.2	11	0

October 31,2011

The Broncos ended their 4 game losing streak yesterday beating the Detriot Lions. Kyle Orton was back playing QB again, and played a pretty good game.

"Kyle played great for us today." John Fox said after the game. "But we still need to do better on offense and score some more points." That is the biggest thing that has to be fixed right away.

Terrell Owens continues to be a big part of the offense, catching 10 passes for 86 yards. Brandon Lloyd also returned to the lineup today and he will really help the offense.