Posts Tagged ‘denver broncos’
Thursday, March 14th, 2013
Wes Welker (Wikimedia Commons)
Free agency is definitely in full swing in the National Football League. Over the last two days many very notable names have switched teams.
One of the biggest names is wide receiver Wes Welker who is leaving Tom Brady in New England for Peyton Manning in Denver. The wide receiver who was eighth in receiving yards last year with 1354 yards, signed a two yer deal worth $12 million.
The Patriots then signed wide receiver Danny Amendola from the St. Louis Rams to a five year deal worth $31 million, who had significantly fewer yards than Welker, but is also four years younger too and could have greater upside with Brady instead of Sam Bradford at quarterback.
In other moves, the Atlanta Falcons have signed running back Steven Jackson from the Rams to a three year deal worth $12 million. The Falcons were looking for a running back after they released Michael Turner, but with Jackson comes a question mark if he is too much like Turner in the sense that he is on the downswing of his career.
Meanwhile the Detroit Lions have signed running back Reggie Bush from the New Orleans Saints and the Houston Texans have signed the biggest defensive name Thursday, safety and Super Bowl champion Ed Reed from the Baltimore Ravens.
Tags: atlanta falcons, danny amendola, denver broncos, detroit lions, ed reed, houston texans, new england patriots, reggie bush, steven jackson, wes welker
Posted in NFL |
Tuesday, January 15th, 2013
The San Diego Chargers have hired former Calgary Stampeder quarterback Mike McCoy as their next head coach.
McCoy was the Stampeders’ backup quarterback to Dave Dickenson in the 1999 season, and completed 117 passes in 183 attempts for 1669 yards, ten touchdowns and two interceptions. The Stampeders lost to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats 32-21 in the Grey Cup.
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Tags: Calgary Stampeders, denver broncos, mike mccoy, san diego chargers
Posted in CFL |
Sunday, January 13th, 2013
Ray Lewis (Andy Truello, Wikimedia Commons)
It was simply an outstanding day for the National Football League on Saturday as the San Francisco 49ers and Baltimore Ravens won playoff classics.
In San Francisco’s 45-31 win over the Green Bay Packers last night, Colin Kaepernick set a NFL record for most rushing yards in a playoff game by a quarterback. In rushing for 181 yards, Kaepernick set a record set by Michael Vick, who rushed for 119 yards in an Atlanta playoff win over St. Louis in 2005.
Frank Gore had 119 yards rushing and Michael Crabtree had 119 yards receiving.
However, the Ravens victory over the Broncos was remarkable, with Baltimore winning 38-35 in double overtime. In what should be considered one of the greatest games of all-time, five times the game was tied before Justin Tucker kicked a game winning field goal of 47 yards in double overtime.
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Tags: atlanta falcons, baltimore ravens, colin kaepernick, denver broncos, frank gore, green bay packers, justin tucker, michael crabtree, michael vick, ray lewis, san francisco 49ers
Posted in NFL |
Saturday, January 12th, 2013
Eric Decker (Jeffrey Beall, Wikimedia Commons)
Some call this weekend the best weekend during the NFL season. Others call it the elite eight. There are great expectations for excellent football this weekend after last week produced anti-climactic contests.
In the AFC, the Denver Broncos (13-3) will host the Baltimore Ravens (10-6) in a divisional playoff game (Saturday, CBS, 2:30 p.m.). The Broncos had no problems beating the Ravens in the regular season, beating them 34-17 in Baltimore on December 16. Eric Decker had 133 yards receiving and Knowshon Moreno had 115 yards rushing in a game the Broncos once led 31-3 after three quarters. The Broncos have won 11 straight, while the Ravens beat Indianapolis 24-9 last week.
Sunday’s AFC game could see another blowout as the New England Patriots (12-4) face the Houston Texans (12-4) (CBS, 2:30 p.m.). In the regular season, the Patriots hammered the Texans 42-14 on December 10 as Tom Brady had four touchdown passes. Patriots kicker Stephen Gostkowski led the NFL with 153 points and Texans defensive end J.J. Watt led the NFL with 20.5 sacks. The Patriots had a NFL best +226 this season, while the Texans beat the Bengals 19-13 last week in the AFC Wildcard.
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Tags: alex smith, atlanta falcons, australian open, baltimore ravens, colin kaepernick, denver broncos, eric decker, frank gore, green bay packers, houston texans, j.j. watt, knowshon moreno, maria sharapova, new england patriots, novak djokovic, olga puchkova, paul-henri mathieu, san francisco 49ers, seattle seahawks, stephen gostkowski, tom brady
Posted in ATP World Tour, More, NFL |
Sunday, December 16th, 2012
Russell Wilson (Larry Maurer, Wikimedia Commons)
The National Football League is coming down the stretch to the end of the regular season with five games that will be available for viewers to watch.
Here they are:
Sunday–New York Giants @ Atlanta Falcons–TSN2–11am–The NFC East leading New York Giants will be without running back Ahmad Bradshaw Sunday when they take on the NFC South leading Atlanta Falcons. That should be ok however based on the exceptional performance by David Wilson a week ago against the Saints, where he had 100 yards on just 13 carries. The Giants are 8-5 and the Falcons are 11-2.
Sunday–Denver Broncos @ Baltimore Ravens–CBS–11am–The Ravens did something stunning this week. They fired offensive co-ordinator Cam Cameron, despite scoring the fifth most points in the AFC. The firing is stunning because it has been the Ravens’ defense that has been struggling with its veterans just getting older. Both teams are headed to the postseason with Denver at 10-3 and Baltimore at 9-4.
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Tags: atlanta falcons, baltimore ravens, buffalo bills, dallas cowboys, david wilson, denver broncos, new england patriots, new york giants, pittsburgh steelers, russell wilson, san francisco 49ers, seattle seahawks
Posted in NFL |
Saturday, December 1st, 2012
The Canada Cup of Curling will be having its playoffs this weekend from Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. Two Alberta teams are still in the mix–Calgary’s Kevin Koe and Edmonton’s Heather Nedohin.
Koe (4-2) will be playing an early morning tie-breaker against Manitoba’s Mike McEwen (Saturday, TSN, 7:00 a.m.) with the winner playing Glenn Howard in the men’s semi-final (Saturday, TSN, 5:30 p.m.). The winner of the semi-final will then play Jeff Stoughton of Winnipeg in Sunday’s final (TSN, 1:30 p.m.).
On the women’s side, Nedohin will face Team Jones (without Jennifer Jones who gave birth two weeks ago) in the semi-final, and then Stefanie Lawton of Saskatchewan in Sunday’s championship final (TSN, 8:30 a.m.).
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Tags: andrew luck, bryce brown, dallas cowboys, denver broncos, detroit lions, doug martin, glenn howard, heather nedohin, indianapolis colts, jeff stoughton, kevin koe, lindsay vonn, miami dolphins, mike mcewen, new england patriots, peyton manning, philadelphia eagles, stacey cook, stefanie lawton, tampa bay buccaneers, unversity of alabama, unversity of georgia
Posted in Amateur Sports, Curling, NFL, University Sports |
Saturday, November 24th, 2012
Grey Cup (Roland Tanglao, Wikimedia Commons)
In one of the biggest sporting events of the year, the 100th Grey Cup takes place Sunday in Toronto. The 12-6 Calgary Stampeders face the 9-9 Toronto Argonauts.
The game will have the two finalists for the 2012 Canadian Football League’s most outstanding player award. On Thursday we learned that Argonauts’ wide receiver Chad Owens, who set a CFL record for most all-purpose yards in one season, had more votes than Calgary Stampeder running back Jon Cornish.
This is the third time the Stampeders are facing the Argonauts for the Grey Cup, and 2012 is drastically different compared to 1971 and 1991 when the Argonauts entered the game as the heavy favourite and entered the game as a team the rest of the Canadian Football League were adamantly not pulling for. That tendency isn’t here this time around, and if you go by one Calgary player’s undisciplined actions prior to the Western Final, many football fans nationwide are tempted to cheer for Ricky Ray, Jim Barker and the Argonauts.
The Grey Cup will take place Sunday at 4pm on TSN.
Here are the other events I’ll be watching this weekend:
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Tags: aksel lund svindal, Calgary Stampeders, chad owens, chicago bulls, denver broncos, Derrick Rose, didier cuche, erik guay, everett golson, jim barker, jon cornish, kansas city chiefs, klaus kroell, luol deng, max franz, miami dolphins, michigan wolverines, milwaukee bucks, notre dame fighting irish, ohio state buckeyes, Ricky Ray, russell wilson, seattle seahawks, theo riddick, toronto argonauts, university of southern california
Posted in Amateur Sports, CFL, NBA, NFL, University Sports |
Friday, November 16th, 2012
Once again this weekend I’ll be watching four kinds of football from both side of the border.
Th most interesting matchup will be the Western Final on Sunday afternoon between the Calgary Stampeders (12-6) and the British Columbia Lions (13-5) (2:30pm, TSN). This week there has been more drama in the Stampeders’ dressing room than an entire week of the Young and the Restless, and for that I give the Lions the advantage.
Travis Lulay is expected to be at the top of his game and the Lions are well rested. My only concern however is that it has been a while since they played a very meaningful game, so it will be interesting to see how they come out mentally.
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Tags: anthony calvillo, baltimore ravens, boston celtics, brett blaszko, british columbia lions, Calgary Stampeders, chad kackert, chad owens, cleveland browns, dallas cowboys, deMar deRozan, denver broncos, guillaume bourassa, houston rockets, james harden, kenyon barber, Kobe Bryant, kyle quinlan, los angeles lakers, maxime boutin, mike d'antoni, montreal alouettes, ohio state buckeyes, peyton manning, pittsburgh steelers, san diego chargers, toronto argonauts, Toronto Raptors, travis lulay, university of acadia axemen, university of calgary dinos, university of laval rouge et or, university of mcmaster mauraders, university of oregon ducks, university of stanford cardinal, urban meyer, wisconsin badgers
Posted in Amateur Sports, CFL, Home, NBA, NFL, University Sports |
Tuesday, November 13th, 2012
Michael Vick (Wikimedia Commons)
Many football fans have been cringing over the last couple of days with the enormous amount of injuries at the quarterback position since Sunday.
The list includes Ben Roethlisberger of the Pittsburgh Steelers, Michael Vick of the Philadelphia Eagles, Jay Cutler of the Chicago Bears and Alex Smith of the San Francisco 49ers.
Cutler, Smith and Vick all suffered concussions while Roethlisberger went down with a shoulder injury. Unless Cutler and Smith make significant improvements, next Monday’s prime time game featuring the 7-2 Bears and 6-2-1 49ers, will see Jason Campbell versus Colin Kaepernick at the helm. Yikes!
Getting back to the 49ers, they tied this week at 24 against St. Louis on Sunday. It was the first game that ended in a tie since 2008 when Philadelphia and Cincinnati tied at 13. From the San Francisco-St. Louis game Sunday, ESPN was reporting last night that many players didn’t realize the game could end in a tie. It made Donovan McNabb not look so dumb after all.
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Tags: alex smith, baltimore ravens, ben roethlisberger, brett favre, chicago bears, dan marino, denver broncos, houston texans, jay cutler, michael vick, oakland raiders, peyton manning, san francisco 49ers, st. louis rams
Posted in NFL |
Sunday, November 4th, 2012
Michael Vick (Wikimedia Commons)
I am now 69-50 on the season after San Diego’s impressive defensive performance Thursday night where they completely shut down the Chiefs offense. Both Demorrio Williams and Shaun Phillips recorded fourth quarter touchdowns on a 58 yard interception return and a fumble in the end zone in a 31-13 victory.
Here are the rest of my Week 9 picks:
11am
Miami over Indianapolis–The Dolphins defense against the Jets last week was excellent and will win a second straight road game even though Dolphins starting quarterback Ryan Tannehill has a sore ankle.
Houston over Buffalo–The Texans are better on offense and defense. Could be over by noon.
Baltimore over Cleveland–The Ravens might have got spanked by the Texans in their last game, but have had two weeks off since to figure out what went wrong.
Denver over Cincinnati–Peyton Manning is looking great. He is now third in passing yards (behind Brady and Brees) with 2301 (more…)
Tags: demorrio williams, denver broncos, miami dolphins, michael vick, peyton manning, philadelphia eagles, robert griffin iii, ronde barber, ryan tannehill, san diego chargers, shaun phillips, tampa bay buccaneers, washington redskins
Posted in NFL |
Saturday, November 3rd, 2012
The most dominant football team in Alberta is not in the Canadian Football League, but in Canadian Interuniversity Sport. On Saturday night at McMahon Stadium, the University of Calgary Dinos (7-1) will host the University of Manitoba in the Hardy Cup semi-final (Saturday, SHAW TV, 5pm).
Quarterback Eric Dzwilewski of Boise, Idaho set a Canada West Conference record with a 70.6 completion percentage, and helped set team records for most points, touchdowns, first downs, passing yards, completions and total yards of offense in 2012.
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Tags: Aaron Rodgers, arizona cardinals, atlanta falcons, cincinnati bengals, dallas cowboys, denver broncos, detroit pistons, eric dzwilewski, green bay packers, greg monroe, kenjon barner, lee westwood, los angeles lakers, louis oosthuizen, marcus mariota, minnesota timberwolves, new york giants, peyton manning, pittsburgh steelers, Toronto Raptors, university of calgary dinos, university of manitoba bisons, university of oregon, university of southern california, world golf championships
Posted in Amateur Sports, Home, NBA, NFL, PGA, University Sports |
Saturday, October 27th, 2012
The Edmonton Eskimos have a chance of clinching a playoff spot on Sunday when they play the Montreal Alouettes. At 7-9 they sit in last place in the Western Division, but will qualify for the postseason in the crossover into the East because they will have a better record than the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Hamilton Tiger-Cats.
The Eskimos will not have running back Hugh Charles in their lineup. Charles suffered a knee injury in the Eskimos’ 39-19 loss to the B.C. Lions last Friday. The Eskimos then brought back Cory Boyd this past week to backup Jerome Messam.
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Tags: anibal sanchez, charles hamelin, cory boyd, dallas cowboys, denver broncos, detroit tigers, Edmonton Eskimos, hamilton tiger-cats, jerome messam, madison bumgarner, marie-eve drolet, matt cain, max scherzer, michael gilday, montreal alouettes, new england patriots, new orleans saints, new york giants, olivier jean, pablo sandoval, saint louis rams, san francisco giants, winnipeg blue bombers, world cup short track speed skating
Posted in Amateur Sports, CFL, MLB, NFL |
Tuesday, October 16th, 2012
In the fourth largest comeback in NFL history, the Denver Broncos, who at one time trailed the San Diego Chargers 24-0 at halftime, marched back with a 35-24 victory Monday night at Qualcomm Stadium.
With the win the Broncos move into first place in the AFC West, tied with the San Diego Chargers at 3-3. They are two win better than the pitiful 1-4 Oakland Raiders and 1-5 Kansas City Chiefs.
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Tags: baltimore ravens, chris harris, denver broncos, lardarius webb, peyton manning, ray lewis, san diego chargers, tony carter
Posted in NFL |
Sunday, October 14th, 2012
Peyton Manning (Jeffrey Beall, Wikimedia Commons)
The Pittsburgh Steelers are on of the biggest surprises to begin the 2012 season. They are only 2-3 after early season losses to Oakland and Tennessee on Thursday.
I got that one wrong Thursday and am 46-32 on the season.
Here are the rest of my week six picks.
11am
Atlanta over Oakland–The Falcons are finding ways to win every week.
Cincinnati over Cleveland–The Bengals at 3-2 look more organized at the moment than the 0-5 Browns.
St. Louis over Miami–The Rams defense is great, and received recognition with their win last week against Arizona.
Indianapolis over NY Jets–Not impressed with the Jets in recent weeks at all.
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Tags: arian foster, denver broncos, indianapolis colts, peyton manning
Posted in NFL |
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