Here is the Broncos Schedule!

[clint7]

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- A Monday Night Football contest at home against the Kansas City Chiefs, a prime-time trip to Buffalo and the franchise's first Thanksgiving Day game in four years highlight the Broncos' 2005 regular-season schedule, which was released by the NFL on Wednesday.

Denver plays four nationally televised games, but only two of them are in prime time -- the Week 3 MNF game against Kansas City and a Week 15 Saturday night game at Buffalo that will air on ESPN. The other two games will be broadcast by CBS -- the Thanksgiving Day game at Dallas and a New Year's Eve showdown at San Diego to close the regular season.

Five daytime games are designated as the primary national game for their respective weeks -- Oct. 16 at home against New England, Oct. 23 at the New York Giants, Oct. 30 at home against Philadelphia, Nov. 20 at home against the New York Jets and Dec. 24 at home against Oakland.

That Oakland game is on a Saturday, along with most of the NFL's games, a common practice when Christmas falls on a Sunday as it does this year. The last time that happened was in 1994; the Broncos played on a Christmas Eve Saturday that year and fell to the New Orleans Saints 30-28.

The NFL's scheduling rotation ensures that the Broncos know who 14 of their 16 opponents will be for each season until 2009. The final two opponents are determined by the standings. This year, the last two opponents to be added to Denver's slate were the Jacksonville Jaguars and Baltimore Ravens, both of whom finished in second place in their respective divisions, as the Broncos did in the AFC West.

Other highlights of this year's schedule include ...

Three consecutive Saturday games for the first time in franchise history;
An appearance on Monday Night Football for the 14th straight season and 21st in the last 22;
A fourth December trip to Kansas City in the past five years;
The first trips for the New York Jets and Philadelphia Eagles to INVESCO Field at Mile High;
Denver's first regular-season game on Christmas Eve since 1995 and its first-ever regular-season game on New Year's Eve;
The Broncos' only game at the New York Giants this decade;
A November bye week for the fourth consecutive season.

2005 PRESEASON SCHEDULE
WEEK DAY DATE OPPONENT SITE TIME TV
1 Sat. Aug. 13 at Houston Reliant Stadium 7 p.m. CDT KCNC
2 Sat. Aug. 20 SAN FRANCISCO INVESCO Field at Mile High 7 p.m. MDT KCNC
3 Sat. Aug. 27 INDIANAPOLIS INVESCO Field at Mile High 6 p.m. MDT CBS
4 Thu. Sept. 1 at Arizona Sun Devil Stadium 7 p.m. CDT KCNC

2005 REGULAR-SEASON SCHEDULE
WEEK DAY DATE OPPONENT SITE TIME TV
1 Sun. Sept. 11 at Miami Dolphins Stadium 1 p.m. EDT CBS
2 Sun. Sept. 18 SAN DIEGO INVESCO Field at Mile High 2:15 p.m. MDT CBS
3 Mon.. Sept. 26 KANSAS CITY INVESCO Field at Mile High 7 p.m. MDT ABC
4 Sun. Oct. 2 at Jacksonville ALLTEL Stadium 1 p.m. EDT CBS
5 Sun. Oct. 9 WASHINGTON INVESCO Field at Mile High 2:15 p.m. MDT FOX
6 Sun. Oct. 16 NEW ENGLAND INVESCO Field at Mile High 2:15 p.m. MDT CBS *
7 Sun. Oct. 23 at N.Y. Giants Giants Stadium 4:15 p.m. EDT CBS *
8 Sun. Oct. 30 PHILADELPHIA INVESCO Field at Mile High 2:15 p.m. MST FOX *
9 BYE
10 Sun. Nov. 13 at Oakland Network Associates Coliseum 1:05 p.m. PST CBS
11 Sun. Nov. 20 N.Y. JETS INVESCO Field at Mile High 2:15 p.m. CST CBS *
12 Thu. Nov. 24 at Dallas Texas Stadium 3:15 p.m. CST CBS
13 Sun. Dec. 4 at Kansas City Arrowhead Stadium 3:15 p.m. CST CBS
14 Sun. Dec. 11 BALTIMORE INVESCO Field at Mile High 2:15 p.m. MST CBS
15 Sat. Dec. 17 at Buffalo Ralph Wilson Stadium 8:30 p.m. EST ESPN
16 Sat. Dec. 24 OAKLAND INVESCO Field at Mile High 2:15 p.m. CST CBS *
17 Sun. Dec. 31 at San Diego Qualcomm Stadium 1:30 p.m. PST CBS

KCNC -- Game to be broadcast on KCNC, Channel 4 in Denver
* -- Game designated as national afternoon broadcast

http://www.denverbroncos.com/page.php?id=334&storyID=4033

[Hotrod]

Well looks like Im heading to Denver for a Monday night Chefs game. First thing that jumps out at me Im happy to start the year In Miami. We struggle there obviously but this will give Shanny some extra time to put togather a game plan. That last game could be HUGE.

[clint7]

I love those bye weeks late in the season, half way through!

Go Broncos!

[Hotrod]

I love those bye weeks late in the season, half way through!

Go Broncos!

Not only that but the week before a road trip to faidville.

[Hotrod]

Ok its a bit early but after looking at the schedule Im going to go 15-1 :homer:

[bloodsunday]

My thoughts:
-I hate going to KC in December!
-Only 3 home games in the 2nd half.
-Another late bye week (after 12 games).
-I see 9 maybe 10 wins here.

[Hotrod]

Jagwads, ratbirds and at KC look to me to be the worst of it.

[RhymesayersDU]

I'll be @ the KC game for sure, we'll see what others I can get to.

Boo @ the raider game being on x-mas eve, that's not happening.

[clint7]

Ok its a bit early but after looking at the schedule Im going to go 15-1 :homer:

Well, that's close. I really don't see one game they should lose. 16-0. No question. :) :homer:

[Hotrod]

In Bills land in late December thats not pretty.

[Mile High Shack]

well that seals it

no dallas trip

[bombquixote]

we'll split w/kc again. probably w/oakland, too. we'll sweep san diego (c'mon, you know we will). we'll lose one of the games in florida, probably in jagoffland, and we'll win at least one of those home games against philly and new england--count me an optimist, but i'm thinking we'll take both of them. and we'll lose in buffalo. i'm thinking 11-5.

[Hotrod]

I'll be @ the KC game for sure, we'll see what others I can get to.

Boo @ the raider game being on x-mas eve, that's not happening.

Thats actually good for me. I can play the "Honey lets do xmas at your mothers this year ;D Oh wow I just noticed the Broncos play the faid around then we might as well take in a game while were there spending time with our loved ones" ;D

[bombquixote]

Jagwads, ratbirds and at KC look to me to be the worst of it.

we'll eat the ratbirds this year. the time has come. i'll lay my avatar on the line with this: broncos beat baltimore by at least ten.

[scorpio]

I thought for sure we would get a Monday Night Champ Bailey vs Randy Moss showdown. Oh well, probably better this way.

[orangefan]

Looks like it's time to start planning another December road trip to KC. I hope Meck
and Orageforce 1 make the trip again, that was a lot of fun. Seems to be a trend though with KC here early and us there late. Can anyone remember us playing in Buffalo early in the season? I would have thought either the NE game or the Philly game would have been Sun. or Mon night games.

[Hotrod]

OK Meck get OF1 up and running Hotrod and his boss err wife are heading your way.

[Meck77]

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- A Monday Night Football contest at home against the Kansas City Chiefs, a prime-time trip to Buffalo and the franchise's first Thanksgiving Day game in four years highlight the Broncos' 2005 regular-season schedule, which was released by the NFL on Wednesday.

Denver plays four nationally televised games, but only two of them are in prime time -- the Week 3 MNF game against Kansas City and a Week 15 Saturday night game at Buffalo that will air on ESPN. The other two games will be broadcast by CBS -- the Thanksgiving Day game at Dallas and a New Year's Eve showdown at San Diego to close the regular season.

Five daytime games are designated as the primary national game for their respective weeks -- Oct. 16 at home against New England, Oct. 23 at the New York Giants, Oct. 30 at home against Philadelphia, Nov. 20 at home against the New York Jets and Dec. 24 at home against Oakland.

That Oakland game is on a Saturday, along with most of the NFL's games, a common practice when Christmas falls on a Sunday as it does this year. The last time that happened was in 1994; the Broncos played on a Christmas Eve Saturday that year and fell to the New Orleans Saints 30-28.

The NFL's scheduling rotation ensures that the Broncos know who 14 of their 16 opponents will be for each season until 2009. The final two opponents are determined by the standings. This year, the last two opponents to be added to Denver's slate were the Jacksonville Jaguars and Baltimore Ravens, both of whom finished in second place in their respective divisions, as the Broncos did in the AFC West.

Other highlights of this year's schedule include ...

Three consecutive Saturday games for the first time in franchise history;
An appearance on Monday Night Football for the 14th straight season and 21st in the last 22;
A fourth December trip to Kansas City in the past five years;
The first trips for the New York Jets and Philadelphia Eagles to INVESCO Field at Mile High;
Denver's first regular-season game on Christmas Eve since 1995 and its first-ever regular-season game on New Year's Eve;
The Broncos' only game at the New York Giants this decade;
A November bye week for the fourth consecutive season.

2005 PRESEASON SCHEDULE
WEEK DAY DATE OPPONENT SITE TIME TV
1 Sat. Aug. 13 at Houston Reliant Stadium 7 p.m. CDT KCNC
2 Sat. Aug. 20 SAN FRANCISCO INVESCO Field at Mile High 7 p.m. MDT KCNC
3 Sat. Aug. 27 INDIANAPOLIS INVESCO Field at Mile High 6 p.m. MDT CBS
4 Thu. Sept. 1 at Arizona Sun Devil Stadium 7 p.m. CDT KCNC

2005 REGULAR-SEASON SCHEDULE
WEEK DAY DATE OPPONENT SITE TIME TV
1 Sun. Sept. 11 at Miami Dolphins Stadium 1 p.m. EDT CBS
2 Sun. Sept. 18 SAN DIEGO INVESCO Field at Mile High 2:15 p.m. MDT CBS
3 Mon.. Sept. 26 KANSAS CITY INVESCO Field at Mile High 7 p.m. MDT ABC
4 Sun. Oct. 2 at Jacksonville ALLTEL Stadium 1 p.m. EDT CBS
5 Sun. Oct. 9 WASHINGTON INVESCO Field at Mile High 2:15 p.m. MDT FOX
6 Sun. Oct. 16 NEW ENGLAND INVESCO Field at Mile High 2:15 p.m. MDT CBS *
7 Sun. Oct. 23 at N.Y. Giants Giants Stadium 4:15 p.m. EDT CBS *
8 Sun. Oct. 30 PHILADELPHIA INVESCO Field at Mile High 2:15 p.m. MST FOX *
9 BYE
10 Sun. Nov. 13 at Oakland Network Associates Coliseum 1:05 p.m. PST CBS
11 Sun. Nov. 20 N.Y. JETS INVESCO Field at Mile High 2:15 p.m. CST CBS *
12 Thu. Nov. 24 at Dallas Texas Stadium 3:15 p.m. CST CBS
13 Sun. Dec. 4 at Kansas City Arrowhead Stadium 3:15 p.m. CST CBS
14 Sun. Dec. 11 BALTIMORE INVESCO Field at Mile High 2:15 p.m. MST CBS
15 Sat. Dec. 17 at Buffalo Ralph Wilson Stadium 8:30 p.m. EST ESPN
16 Sat. Dec. 24 OAKLAND INVESCO Field at Mile High 2:15 p.m. CST CBS *
17 Sun. Dec. 31 at San Diego Qualcomm Stadium 1:30 p.m. PST CBS

KCNC -- Game to be broadcast on KCNC, Channel 4 in Denver
* -- Game designated as national afternoon broadcast

http://www.denverbroncos.com/page.php?id=334&storyID=4033


Well at first glance this is promising. I like the fact that we have some of the tougher games at home. Jets, Ravens, Pats, Eagles. I like the fact that we have a nice home stretch to open the season. We always seem to open up the season with wins.

As far as OF1 goes I think the first road trip we would make it to would be the NY Giants game. B-love has some connections out there and I think and East Coast Omane gathering would be killer and is overdue! I'm also thrilled about the Dallas game Nov 24th and the KC game Dec 4th. We will be at both of those. We can roll on down to Dallas cook some turkeys down there, beat on the Cowboys, hang out, then take our time getting to KC for a rematch on our way back home to Denver!

I doubt we would double back to NY for Buffalo but there is no way OF1 will miss the final game in sunny SD to close out the season!

I'm not ruling out Oakland either. :boxing: Hopefully we'll have the bullet proof windows in place by then. :)

Looks like I need to get cracking in the tailgate forum to set up the threads!

*edit* at second glance it would be cool to make a run for Miami for the home opener but it's too early to say.


WOO!!! HOO!!!!!!

[bronco militia]

brutal...only 3 home games in the last 8. The perfect setup for another late season collapse.


it's still too early, but as of today I say 8-8, 7-9.

F#$K Me...

[Atlas]

I like that schedule. I at first didn't want Denver to play on Thanksgiving since the Cowboys have a big advantage BUT they go an take care of business against the Cowboys and then they have 10 days to rest up to play the Chefs. It's also an early December game maybe mother nature will cut Denver a break this year and be fairly mild.

[SpringStein]

Well at first glance this is promising. I like the fact that we have some of the tougher games at home. Jets, Ravens, Pats, Eagles. I like the fact that we have a nice home stretch to open the season. We always seem to open up the season with wins.

As far as OF1 goes I think the first road trip we would make it to would be the NY Giants game. B-love has some connections out there and I think and East Coast Omane gathering would be killer and is overdue! I'm also thrilled about the Dallas game Nov 24th and the KC game Dec 4th. We will be at both of those. We can roll on down to Dallas cook some turkeys down there, beat on the Cowboys, hang out, then take our time getting to KC for a rematch on our way back home to Denver!

I doubt we would double back to NY for Buffalo but there is no way OF1 will miss the final game in sunny SD to close out the season!

I'm not ruling out Oakland either. :boxing: Hopefully we'll have the bullet proof windows in place by then. :)

Looks like I need to get cracking in the tailgate forum to set up the threads!

*edit* at second glance it would be cool to make a run for Miami for the home opener but it's too early to say.


WOO!!! HOO!!!!!!

You could always go to Florida and hang out there for 3 weeks and catch two games. ;)

[Atlas]

The schedulers didn't really do any favors to the Broncs as far as Jacksonville and Miami are going to be played in the heat of the summer and Buffalo and KC will be in the dead of winter. I wish those games were reversed.

[bloodsunday]

The schedulers didn't really do any favors to the Broncs as far as Jacksonville and Miami are going to be played in the heat of the summer and Buffalo and KC will be in the dead of winter. I wish those games were reversed.
No kidding.

[Meck77]

You could always go to Florida and hang out there for 3 weeks and catch two games. ;)


No way we could miss a home game though! If those Florida games were back to back I would bet alot of Broncos fans would take a week off to stay down there.

FYI......The tailgate forum should be set up within the next 30 minutes or so. We are working on it now. :militia:

[ro_50]

4 home games out of 6 to start the season. I would rather have those home games at the end.

That four days between games against the Jets and Boys, I dont like that. But oh well.

[JPEZ]

Thats actually good for me. I can play the "Honey lets do xmas at your mothers this year ;D Oh wow I just noticed the Broncos play the faid around then we might as well take in a game while were there spending time with our loved ones" ;D
Does this technique really work!?? ???

[Hotrod]

The schedulers didn't really do any favors to the Broncs as far as Jacksonville and Miami are going to be played in the heat of the summer and Buffalo and KC will be in the dead of winter. I wish those games were reversed.

I like playing Miami early giving Mike and company time to prepare to play somewhere that we usually dont do well. The Jags game sucks

The KC game is another one where Mike will have time to come up with an outstanding game plan and Holmes will be burnt by then. The Buffalo game sucks because its late in the year in Buffalo but also right before the faid and chargers game which may very well make it a must win.

[Hotrod]

Does this technique really work!?? ???

The technique does not work directly but usually she feels sorry for my pathetic attempt and gives in ;D

[JPEZ]

The technique does not work directly but usually she feels sorry for my pathetic attempt and gives in ;D
that is the honesty I was looking for!! :thumbsup:

[ND Bronco Fan]

Where did you get that link from, trying to go directly to Denverbroncos.com/top stories........it is not listed there. Did they activate this link too soon?

[Sean]

I like playing Miami early giving Mike and company time to prepare to play somewhere that we usually dont do well.

What game tape do they look at to prepare? This year's preseason?

[bloodsunday]

Where did you get that link from, trying to go directly to Denverbroncos.com/top stories........it is not listed there. Did they activate this link too soon?
Wow, they must have! I went there after the story was posted and it was on the front page. I wondered if the NFL would be pissed as they are announcing it on the NFLNetwork first (of course).

That probably just cost us another draft pick :)

[bronco militia]

Where did you get that link from, trying to go directly to Denverbroncos.com/top stories........it is not listed there. Did they activate this link too soon?

I don't know...but it looks like they nuked the link on the home page...

I noticed the first time I looked at it that they had a couple of typos....

maybe they are waiting until 12:00pm to make it official?

[bloodsunday]

What game tape do they look at to prepare? This year's preseason?
Yeah they can see preseason. They also will know personnel and the schemes that Miami will run. More importantly, Miami won't be ready for the wrinkles that we'll present to them.

[Hotrod]

What game tape do they look at to prepare? This year's preseason?

Good point yet still he has time to prepare and get togather a game plan which the players have time to diguest. The fact they will be running a new system is in our benifit. Better to catch them working out the kinks then in week 14 when the players have a better understanding of the new system.

[easymobee]

It's about time we get to play Baltimore at home.

Correct me if i'm wrong, but i think that every time we've ever played the Ravens ... its been on their field.

[epicSocialism4tw]

You guys bring that Bronco love to my neighborhood for Thanksgiving.

[Sean]

Good point yet still he has time to prepare and get togather a game plan which the players have time to diguest. The fact they will be running a new system is in our benifit. Better to catch them working out the kinks then in week 14 when the players have a better understanding of the new system.

Yeah, I figure it's better to get them early too. We'd roll them either way though.

[Crushaholic]

Where did you get that link from, trying to go directly to Denverbroncos.com/top stories........it is not listed there. Did they activate this link too soon?

The link given on the first post worked for me. The headline is 2005 schedule, and you have to scroll down a bit to get to the schedule...

[Meck77]

It's about time we get to play Baltimore at home.

Correct me if i'm wrong, but i think that every time we've ever played the Ravens ... its been on their field.


The 2000-2001 season Sharpe basically knocked us out of the playoffs at home when he switched to the Ravens. ~Popps~

[bronco militia]

It's about time we get to play Baltimore at home.

Correct me if i'm wrong, but i think that every time we've ever played the Ravens ... its been on their field.

nope....Elvis Grbackup, Shannon Sharpe, and Ray Lewis punked our asses in 2001....

Edddie Kennison dropped a couple of wide open passes late in the 4th quarter. IMO, the beginning of the end for him in Denver.

[ND Bronco Fan]

Yeah the link still works, just can not navigate to the page.......just thought it was funny, like they released it to soon.

[easymobee]

it's still too early, but as of today I say 8-8, 7-9.



Way too early for that kind of doom and gloom.

[bloodsunday]

It's about time we get to play Baltimore at home.

Correct me if i'm wrong, but i think that every time we've ever played the Ravens ... its been on their field.
Your wrong. We played them here in 2001.

[redrage]

It's about time we get to play Baltimore at home.

Correct me if i'm wrong, but i think that every time we've ever played the Ravens ... its been on their field.
I think Grbac led them to a victory at the old Mile High the year after their super bowl (2001?)

[bronco militia]

Way too early for that kind of doom and gloom.


too early for the orangemane...

[bloodsunday]

Your wrong. We played them here in 2001.
We lost 13 - 20.

[easymobee]

nope....Elvis Grbackup, Shannon Sharpe, and Ray Lewis punked our asses in 2001....

Edddie Kennison dropped a couple of wide open passes late in the 4th quarter. IMO, the beginning of the end for him in Denver.


McGlockton with the INTearly in that game ..... I remember it now, cause i was there. I bought a season ticket for that year from a friend of mine.

:dummy:

I'm still glad to not have to go on the road vs them though.

[Ratboy]

This looks tough.. very tough.

[missingnumber7]

I'm lookin at comin down to the MNF game vs KC and possibly a late season game.

[azbroncfan]

The schedulers didn't really do any favors to the Broncs as far as Jacksonville and Miami are going to be played in the heat of the summer and Buffalo and KC will be in the dead of winter. I wish those games were reversed.
Yeah going to Miami in the heat of the summer sucks but they will have some practice in their last preseason game here in Tempe. Sundevil stadium is the hottest stadium if not place on earth. Miami has humidity to deal with along with heat. I think that Jacksonville isn't quite as hot as Miami but its still probably humid as hell.

[clint7]

Where did you get that link from, trying to go directly to Denverbroncos.com/top stories........it is not listed there. Did they activate this link too soon?

It was on the main page about an hour ago as the "main story item." Maybe the NFL got pissed that they released it sooner than the 2:00est time that the league had announced, so they removed it? Either way, it was up there and it's correct. I remember Denver's site did this last year too. The NFL had annouced that it would be releasing the schedule at X o'clock but denverbroncos.com had it earlier.

[BigPlayShay]

I like that schedule. I at first didn't want Denver to play on Thanksgiving since the Cowboys have a big advantage BUT they go an take care of business against the Cowboys and then they have 10 days to rest up to play the Chefs. It's also an early December game maybe mother nature will cut Denver a break this year and be fairly mild.


Good call. The 10 days to prepare to go to Camarohead in December will be a blessing.

[easymobee]

This looks tough.. very tough.

Some of these game that look real tough, won't look so tough anymore when they actually happen.

Teams have a way of looking more unbeatable in the offseason than the regular season.

Like last year .... I was real worried when i saw that Carolina game on the sched.

By the time they got to town .... They were struggling, Stephen Davis and Steve Smith were out, Foster lasted one quarter, and K. Jenkins was trying to play with one working arm.

We didn't exactly blow them out, but it was a much different matchup than what i had anticipated when the schedule came out.

[bloodsunday]

I'm still glad to not have to go on the road vs them though.
Point well taken.

[Garcia Bronco]

We got screwed again on the KC in KC game in December 1-13 lifetime there I believe...excuse me...1-14.

[B-Love]

Yeah going to Miami in the heat of the summer sucks but they will have some practice in their last preseason game here in Tempe. Sundevil stadium is the hottest stadium if not place on earth. Miami has humidity to deal with along with heat. I think that Jacksonville isn't quite as hot as Miami but its still probably humid as hell.

The Titans manhandled Miami in such conditions last year.

Hopefully there won't be any hurricane scares forcing a reschedule.

[easymobee]

We got screwed again on the KC in KC game in December 1-13 lifetime there I believe...excuse me...1-14.

The NFL loves to put us there in December.

From the opposite standpoint though .... though they wouldn't admit it, KC in Denver for an early season game on MNF is already getting counted as a loss in the back of a lot of Chiefs fans minds.

[Crushaholic]

We got screwed again on the KC in KC game in December 1-13 lifetime there I believe...excuse me...1-14.

Fourth time in five years for a December game in KC... ugh!~

[bloodsunday]

Some of these game that look real tough, won't look so tough anymore when they actually happen.
Yeah, but that works both ways. I didn't think that Atlanta would be that tough. Nor was I worried about San Diego going 12 - 4. In reality, nearly all games in the NFL are tough these days because they have leveled the playing field so much.

It sure would help if we could get our home field advantage back, especially considering that our toughest games (Eagles, Pats, Ravens) are at home. I'd rather play in Buffalo and Jax than any of those places.

[Smilin Assassin]

Wow.

Gonna be hard to make it out to Denver this yr. I was really hoping the raider game would fall over Turkey-Day again...gotta get this bad taste out of my mouth. Christmas eve..eh...that's a little too hard.

Maybe I'll make the trek to Buffalo for the Saturday night game.

All in all, I like the schedule considering we already knew who we played.

[bloodsunday]

We got screwed again on the KC in KC game in December 1-13 lifetime there I believe...excuse me...1-14.
Yeah but they got screwed coming off their big year and having to open at Invesco on Sunday night last year. They also have to come here for MNF this year. I guess it evens out, but man that game is a tough one for us.

[bloodsunday]

From the opposite standpoint though .... though they wouldn't admit it, KC in Denver for an early season game on MNF is already getting counted as a loss in the back of a lot of Chiefs fans minds.
Yup. I predict Tatum goes for 200 in that game.

[Hotrod]

We got screwed again on the KC in KC game in December 1-13 lifetime there I believe...excuse me...1-14.

Thats true but the '1' was pretty damn sweat

[PatsWin2002]

Thank God the Pats got the Mile High monkey off their back last trip out there!

A trip to Denver used to = an automatic loss. :dunk:

Definitely one of the toughest places to play on the road. A fitting challenge for the defending champs. !Booya!

[Hotrod]

Yup. I predict Tatum goes for 200 in that game.

LOL so your saying you think the chefs D will be that much better then last year.

[Rascal]

1 Sun. Sept. 11 at Miami Dolphins Stadium 1 p.m. EDT CBS
2 Sun. Sept. 18 SAN DIEGO INVESCO Field at Mile High 2:15 p.m. MDT CBS
3 Mon.. Sept. 26 KANSAS CITY INVESCO Field at Mile High 7 p.m. MDT ABC
4 Sun. Oct. 2 at Jacksonville ALLTEL Stadium 1 p.m. EDT CBS
5 Sun. Oct. 9 WASHINGTON INVESCO Field at Mile High 2:15 p.m. MDT OX
6 Sun. Oct. 16 NEW ENGLAND INVESCO Field at Mile High 2:15 p.m. MDTCBS
7 Sun. Oct. 23 at N.Y. Giants Giants Stadium 4:15 p.m. EDT CBS *
8 Sun. Oct. 30 PHILADELPHIA INVESCO Field at Mile High 2:15 p.m.MSTFOX
9 BYE
10 Sun. Nov. 13 at Oakland Network Associates Coliseum 1:05 p.m. PSCBS
11 Sun. Nov. 20 N.Y. JETS INVESCO Field at Mile High 2:15 p.m. CST CBS
12 Thu. Nov. 24 at Dallas Texas Stadium 3:15 p.m. CST CBS
13 Sun. Dec. 4 at Kansas City Arrowhead Stadium 3:15 p.m. CST CBS
14 Sun. Dec. 11 BALTIMORE INVESCO Field at Mile High 2:15 p.m. MST
15 Sat. Dec. 17 at Buffalo Ralph Wilson Stadium 8:30 p.m. EST ESPN
16 Sat. Dec. 24 OAKLAND INVESCO Field at Mile High 2:15 p.m. CST CBS *
17 Sun. Dec. 31 at San Diego Qualcomm Stadium 1:30 p.m. PST CBS

Ugh...I forgot how tough that schedule was.

Realistically I think we will split KC, Oakland, and probably Chargers.

Wins:
Miami
Chargers
Oakland
Chiefs
Skins
Giants
Dallas
Jets
Buffalo

Loses:
@ Oakland
@ Chiefs
@ Chargers
Patriots
Baltimore
Jags
Eagles

I think we will finish 9-7. There are some really good teams in that schedule. That D-line better come together and Jake better not throw 20+ INT's or it could be a long season. I'm homeristic though that we can 11-5 and beat both Patriots and Eagles.

[Mile High Shack]

if we play like last year we will go 6-10

[Crushaholic]

I might actually make it out to Denver this year for a game. One of my good friends is moving out to Denver this summer, so I'll have a hookup on a place to stay. I just have to figure out which game to do. The MNF game against KC is pretty much out... hmmm...

[easymobee]

I'm looking forward to that Washington game.

Skin fans are gonna be looking for 2 things to happen there in order for them to gain a sublime pleasure at our expense.

1. For the Pat Ramsey - Santana Moss connection to make Champ Bailey look like Tito Paul.

2. For Clinton Portis to run like its 2003 and he's playing the Chiefs.

I predict Moss catches 2 balls for 16 yards and CP runs for 70 yards on 20 carries .... If something like that happens (along with a Denver win) i'll be living on the extremeskins board for the following week.

[bloodsunday]

Thats true but the '1' was pretty damn sweat
True. It pretty much makes up for the rest.

[easymobee]

Loses:
@ Oakland
@ Chiefs
@ Chargers
Patriots
Baltimore
Jags
Eagles

I think we will finish 9-7.

I don't think we'll go 4-4 at home, no matter the competition.

6-2 at home

5-3 on the road

11-5 is my prediction.

Also, i think we'll beat one of our division rivals in their place (we always get at least 1 of those games). One of our home losses might be to one of them though.

[bloodsunday]

Schedule is back up on the home page. They must have let it go too early.

[Rascal]

I'd like to believe we will but I have my doubts that we will be able to beat either Patriots, Eagles, or Ravens. Ravens have our number for some reason. I honestly think we have a better chance against the pats and a road victory against Jags then beating the Eagles or Ravens to finish 11-5.

[easymobee]

I'd like to believe we will but I have my doubts that we will be able to beat either Patriots, Eagles, or Ravens. Ravens have our number for some reason. I honestly think we have a better chance against the pats and a road victory against Jags then beating the Eagles or Ravens to finish 11-5.

It's a lot easier for me to guess another 10-6 record when i look at the schedule, but the way things have gone the last 2 years .... 10-6 would almost be looked upon as a failure ( unless it wins the division ).

I think that the pressure is on Shanahan to get this team at least 11 wins .... and i just have a feeling that he will find a way to deliver it this year.

I think that the division games will be where we show the most improved focus.

[bronco militia]

lol......

BRONCOS EAGLES BREAK RANKS, RELEASE SCHEDULES EARLY


BRONCOS RELEASE SCHEDULE EARLY

The Denver Broncos have upstaged the NFL, releasing their schedule more than an hour prior to the "official" unveiling of the NFL's schedule of games on the NFL Network.

Ditto for the Eagles, whose schedule was up as of 1:25 p.m. EDT, and possibly earlier.

The Packers also have given fans a peek at their schedule, announcing that they have back-to-back home games on Christmas Day (Bears) and New Year's Day (Seahawks), and that they play three Monday night games, against the Vikings, Ravens, and Panthers.

The other 30 teams, as far as we can tell, have complied with the league's edict to make like Sgt. Schulz until the NFL-owned television channel can break the news.

http://www.profootballtalk.com/

[Rascal]

We can't afford to split the division. We have to sweep at least one of the series. I doubt it will be Raiders with that WR core. Chargers are going to be good again and plus they have a lot picks to reload even more. That leaves the Chiefs. If they improve the D, I still don't think they have, then that could be a problem. But unless we tank it again I think they are the best chance we have to sweep.

[Mile High Shack]

It's a lot easier for me to guess another 10-6 record when i look at the schedule, but the way things have gone the last 2 years .... 10-6 would almost be looked upon as a failure ( unless it wins the division ).

I think that the pressure is on Shanahan to get this team at least 11 wins .... and i just have a feeling that he will find a way to deliver it this year.

I think that the division games will be where we show the most improved focus.
I hope you are right…b/c if Shanny doesn’t win a playoff game this year…………………………………



Well you know where I’m going.

[sirhcyennek81]

Chargers wont go 12-4 again. Last season, they had one of the easier schedules, and got hot. seriously doubt brees has a second career year in a row. betting we sweep the chargers, split with oakland, and split with kc.

[bronco militia]

We can't afford to split the division. We have to sweep at least one of the series. I doubt it will be Raiders with that WR core. Chargers are going to be good again and plus they have a lot picks to reload even more. That leaves the Chiefs. If they improve the D, I still don't think they have, then that could be a problem. But unless we tank it again I think they are the best chance we have to sweep.


there's no excuse for the Broncos not to sweep the Bolts in 2005.

[sirhcyennek81]

As for the raiders, i dont think they will factor into the division race. they have no defense, and one corner is a 1st round bust, the other wants to be traded. it will be a 2 team race between denver and kc.

[Mile High Shack]

there's no excuse for the Broncos not to sweep the Bolts in 2005.
Sure there is……..

Poor coaching and poor decision making in the red zone


Just like last year.

[bronco militia]

Sure there is……..

Poor coaching and poor decision making in the red zone


Just like last year.

LOL...

despite those blunders, the Broncos still had a chance to win.

[easymobee]

Chargers wont go 12-4 again. Last season, they had one of the easier schedules, and got hot. seriously doubt brees has a second career year in a row. betting we sweep the chargers, split with oakland, and split with kc.


I strongly agree with this post.

The whole Drew Brees - Philip Rivers quandry will evaporate this year, when Drew Brees starts to play like his former self again. The QB contoversy will reappear next offseason when it turns out that Philip Rivers sucks too.

[bloodsunday]

Chargers wont go 12-4 again. Last season, they had one of the easier schedules, and got hot. seriously doubt brees has a second career year in a row. betting we sweep the chargers, split with oakland, and split with kc.
I think this is fair. I believe San Diego will suffer a setback this year like Dallas did last year. They had a good run with some new schemes and faces, but that advantage only lasts so long. They haven't done anything significant to improve this offseason, even with 2 first round picks. They were very pedestrian against Denver last year and Oakland and KC caught up at the end of the year. I wouldn't be suprised to see San Diego finish 4th in the AFC West.

[Bronco LB 59]

I'm not ruling out Oakland either. :boxing: Hopefully we'll have the bullet proof windows in place by then. :)

It would be nice to get more orange support at that game. Many Broncomaniacs stay away because they hear the horror stories.

I have been to the Broncos game in Oakland the last six years decked out in Broncos gear and I have never been touched by anybody. The parking lot can very hostile. There are gangbangers that will get into your face and say some of the worst things in the world to you.

Every year, I have looked for a huge Bronco tailgate in Oakland and its never been there. It's just been a sea of skull and crossbone flags.

[Rascal]

I'm not ruling out Oakland either. :boxing: Hopefully we'll have the bullet proof windows in place by then. :)


Rocket Launchers and 50 calibers are also a requirement.

[Crushaholic]

I don't fear the Jacksonville game like some of you. We probably would have won the game last year if Q had not fumbled at the end. I think we can get them this year.

[Crushaholic]

I have been to the Broncos game in Oakland the last six years decked out in Broncos gear and I have never been touched by anybody. The parking lot can very hostile. There are gangbangers that will get into your face and say some of the worst things in the world to you.

That's part of my worry. I would hate to leave my car in the parking lot. Who knows what could happen.

[sirhcyennek81]

we would not have lost the jacksonville game if elam didnt miss a field goal. making the fumble unnecesary. dont be so quick to blame one player.

[Hotrod]

we would not have lost the jacksonville game if elam didnt miss a field goal. making the fumble unnecesary. dont be so quick to blame one player.

OK but can I blame Shanny for making the call???

[sirhcyennek81]

no. how can you blame the coach for doing something that is standard? if you are in field goal range, and want to move the ball to more centerfield, you run the ball. elam makes a fieldgoal, broncos would still run the ball. the only difference in the score would be 9-7 instead of 7-6.

[Hotrod]

no. how can you blame the coach for doing something that is standard? if you are in field goal range, and want to move the ball to more centerfield, you run the ball. elam makes a fieldgoal, broncos would still run the ball. the only difference in the score would be 9-7 instead of 7-6.


IMO your in range you kick the winning FG. Im a Shanny supporter but I blame him completely for that loss.

[-Slap-]

brutal...only 3 home games in the last 8. The perfect setup for another late season collapse.


it's still too early, but as of today I say 8-8, 7-9.

F#$K Me...

Yup, League Office screwed us good this time.

[Mile High Shack]

no. how can you blame the coach for doing something that is standard? if you are in field goal range, and want to move the ball to more centerfield, you run the ball. elam makes a fieldgoal, broncos would still run the ball. the only difference in the score would be 9-7 instead of 7-6.
A 53 yard FG into the wind in low alititude with high humidity?

No…….that called for a punt or at least to go for it

[Hotrod]

Yup, League Office screwed us good this time.

Thats ok we got the last laugh by releasing the schedule early :)

[Mile High Shack]

Thats ok we got the last laugh by releasing the schedule early :)
I guess someone was pissed about that and said..ok 3/8 of the last games on the road

Ok…deal with this then….

Middle finger by Mike Shanahan there.

[shaun514]

You guys better be careful with Dallas. Champ always gets smoked by the 'boys.

[bronco militia]

I guess someone was pissed about that and said..ok 3/8 of the last games on the road

Ok…deal with this then….

Middle finger by Mike Shanahan there.

it's about par for the course when it comes to the Broncos 2nd half schedules over the last few years....although the season road opener is not common

[NFLBRONCO]

lol......

BRONCOS EAGLES BREAK RANKS, RELEASE SCHEDULES EARLY


BRONCOS RELEASE SCHEDULE EARLY

The Denver Broncos have upstaged the NFL, releasing their schedule more than an hour prior to the "official" unveiling of the NFL's schedule of games on the NFL Network.

Ditto for the Eagles, whose schedule was up as of 1:25 p.m. EDT, and possibly earlier.

The Packers also have given fans a peek at their schedule, announcing that they have back-to-back home games on Christmas Day (Bears) and New Year's Day (Seahawks), and that they play three Monday night games, against the Vikings, Ravens, and Panthers.

The other 30 teams, as far as we can tell, have complied with the league's edict to make like Sgt. Schulz until the NFL-owned television channel can break the news.

http://www.profootballtalk.com/


I bet we lose our 06 3rd rounder :)

[bronco militia]

I bet we lose our 06 3rd rounder :)

I guess that means the Broncos are going all the way this year!!

[Bronco9798]

Well at first glance this is promising. I like the fact that we have some of the tougher games at home. Jets, Ravens, Pats, Eagles. I like the fact that we have a nice home stretch to open the season. We always seem to open up the season with wins.

As far as OF1 goes I think the first road trip we would make it to would be the NY Giants game. B-love has some connections out there and I think and East Coast Omane gathering would be killer and is overdue! I'm also thrilled about the Dallas game Nov 24th and the KC game Dec 4th. We will be at both of those. We can roll on down to Dallas cook some turkeys down there, beat on the Cowboys, hang out, then take our time getting to KC for a rematch on our way back home to Denver!

I doubt we would double back to NY for Buffalo but there is no way OF1 will miss the final game in sunny SD to close out the season!

I'm not ruling out Oakland either. :boxing: Hopefully we'll have the bullet proof windows in place by then. :)

Looks like I need to get cracking in the tailgate forum to set up the threads!

*edit* at second glance it would be cool to make a run for Miami for the home opener but it's too early to say.


WOO!!! HOO!!!!!!

I'll be at the KC game in KC, when time gets closer I'll check out the details. I live out there so if you need any help with anything, let me know. Always willing to help!!

[twotimes3233]

Fourth time in five years for a December game in KC... ugh!~

This Year...it's going to be different.
This Year..."we got sumpin' for dey ass".
This Year we are going to roll into Arrow-thru-the-head stadium, the worlds largest outdoors ladies room and smoke 'em.

There is NO WAY we are going to lose AGAIN there in December.

If you notice, we are indeed playing KC in KC in December.
BUT, it's not LATE December, it's early December.

I like this game.

We are due.

I'm livin' about 6 miles away from that dump, and THIS year I'm gonna see a different result.

And I got twenty clams that backs that up.

When I go into work tomorrow, I'm going to start poking Chief fan like I'm poking a fat ferret with a sharp stick.

Chief fan is so dumb, they can't resist.

[FADERPROOF]

Time to save up money and get to the game at New York!

[Crushaholic]

The best part of this schedule is that we don't play on New Year's Day. We can watch the college bowl games or catch the other NFL games. Either way, that's going to be a hell of a weekend... :militia:

[Atlas]

Ugh...I forgot how tough that schedule was.

Realistically I think we will split KC, Oakland, and probably Chargers.

Wins:
Miami
Chargers
Oakland
Chiefs
Skins
Giants
Dallas
Jets
Buffalo

Loses:
@ Oakland
@ Chiefs
@ Chargers
Patriots
Baltimore
Jags
Eagles

I think we will finish 9-7. There are some really good teams in that schedule. That D-line better come together and Jake better not throw 20+ INT's or it could be a long season. I'm homeristic though that we can 11-5 and beat both Patriots and Eagles.

Your predicting Denver goes 4-4 at home???

No way

[minibronco]

anyone going to San Diego? I'm a young Broncos fan in Los Angeles so my best bet would be watching the San Diego game the last week. I've never been to a football game but I love watching football (well, actually, it's mainly because football isn't really big in our city; used to be the lake show.) If someone would kindly pm me or post when they are going to start selling tix in San Diego or online... that would be awesome.

[Sassy]

17 Sun. Dec. 31 at San Diego Qualcomm Stadium 1:30 p.m. PST CBS

DECEMBER 31 is a SATURDAY?!! So when is the San Diego game???

[Hotrod]

17 Sun. Dec. 31 at San Diego Qualcomm Stadium 1:30 p.m. PST CBS

DECEMBER 31 is a SATURDAY?!! So when is the San Diego game???

I think late in the year they have those saturday games.

[B-Love]

Yeah we play three Saturdays in a row.

[Hulamau]

we have 8 home games jsut like everyone else. We jsut need to go 12-0 adn then slug it out and stay healthy the rest of the way and hopefully grab 2 of the last 4 games (particularly the last game at SD) and we'll have home field advantage.

I want to beat the Ravens bad just to get that monkey off our back. We got to take care of both florida teams on the road early and knock off San Diego and KC at home to set the tone for the season and build up some buffer for the late season difficulties. I like it that we have two home games after the opener amd that we play Chokland right ofter our bye which is at a great spot at mid season again. Also, though we have a short week before going to Dallas. If we win teh Turkey day game and stay healthy it wil lbe a big plus as we get another mini-bye of 10 days to rest up and game plan before going to KC and the last 5 game stetch, and those extra 3 days of rest and practice will give us a real advantage to offset playing in Arrowhead to a degree.

The only way we lose the last game in SD is if we are 15-0 going in and rest our starters. :)

[Sassy]

The only way we lose the last game in SD is if we are 15-0 going in and rest our starters.

Hogan, Blueflame, Mr. Blue and I are undefeated when we go to a Bronco game....
We'll take care of the San Diego game and the home KC game ;D

[TheManeMan]

Im pissed that the game in San Diego is on New Year's Eve...Going to be a rough day driving out the SD then coming back and partying all night...then waking up the next day and watch the full course of games on New Years Day...I guess no sleep that weekend...???

[Sassy]

Im pissed that the game in San Diego is on New Year's Eve...Going to be a rough day driving out the SD then coming back and partying all night...then waking up the next day and watch the full course of games on New Years Day...I guess no sleep that weekend...???
Is that a problem? Ha!
I'll just stay in SD Sat. - Tue. ;D
Oops...make that Fri-Tue. :)

[TheManeMan]

Is that a problem? Ha!
I'll just stay in SD Sat. - Tue. ;D

It kinda is a problem...I dont know what's planned for New Years but, I know I dont want to be in San Diego to celebrate...It's only a hour and a half drive maybe a little more each way...Shouldn't be that bad...

[Sassy]

It kinda is a problem...I dont know what's planned for New Years but, I know I dont want to be in San Diego to celebrate...It's only a hour and a half drive maybe a little more each way...Shouldn't be that bad...
I meant the "no sleep" part ;D :)

[TheManeMan]

I meant the "no sleep" part ;D :)


That weekend is going to be great though...sleep or not...All those Bowl Games mixed with the full slate of NFL games... !Booya!

[dbroncos31]

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- A Monday Night Football contest at home against the Kansas City Chiefs, a prime-time trip to Buffalo and the franchise's first Thanksgiving Day game in four years highlight the Broncos' 2005 regular-season schedule, which was released by the NFL on Wednesday.

Denver plays four nationally televised games, but only two of them are in prime time -- the Week 3 MNF game against Kansas City and a Week 15 Saturday night game at Buffalo that will air on ESPN. The other two games will be broadcast by CBS -- the Thanksgiving Day game at Dallas and a New Year's Eve showdown at San Diego to close the regular season.

Five daytime games are designated as the primary national game for their respective weeks -- Oct. 16 at home against New England, Oct. 23 at the New York Giants, Oct. 30 at home against Philadelphia, Nov. 20 at home against the New York Jets and Dec. 24 at home against Oakland.

That Oakland game is on a Saturday, along with most of the NFL's games, a common practice when Christmas falls on a Sunday as it does this year. The last time that happened was in 1994; the Broncos played on a Christmas Eve Saturday that year and fell to the New Orleans Saints 30-28.

The NFL's scheduling rotation ensures that the Broncos know who 14 of their 16 opponents will be for each season until 2009. The final two opponents are determined by the standings. This year, the last two opponents to be added to Denver's slate were the Jacksonville Jaguars and Baltimore Ravens, both of whom finished in second place in their respective divisions, as the Broncos did in the AFC West.

Other highlights of this year's schedule include ...

Three consecutive Saturday games for the first time in franchise history;
An appearance on Monday Night Football for the 14th straight season and 21st in the last 22;
A fourth December trip to Kansas City in the past five years;
The first trips for the New York Jets and Philadelphia Eagles to INVESCO Field at Mile High;
Denver's first regular-season game on Christmas Eve since 1995 and its first-ever regular-season game on New Year's Eve;
The Broncos' only game at the New York Giants this decade;
A November bye week for the fourth consecutive season.

2005 PRESEASON SCHEDULE
WEEK DAY DATE OPPONENT SITE TIME TV
1 Sat. Aug. 13 at Houston Reliant Stadium 7 p.m. CDT KCNC
2 Sat. Aug. 20 SAN FRANCISCO INVESCO Field at Mile High 7 p.m. MDT KCNC
3 Sat. Aug. 27 INDIANAPOLIS INVESCO Field at Mile High 6 p.m. MDT CBS
4 Thu. Sept. 1 at Arizona Sun Devil Stadium 7 p.m. CDT KCNC

2005 REGULAR-SEASON SCHEDULE
WEEK DAY DATE OPPONENT SITE TIME TV
1 Sun. Sept. 11 at Miami Dolphins Stadium 1 p.m. EDT CBS
2 Sun. Sept. 18 SAN DIEGO INVESCO Field at Mile High 2:15 p.m. MDT CBS
3 Mon.. Sept. 26 KANSAS CITY INVESCO Field at Mile High 7 p.m. MDT ABC
4 Sun. Oct. 2 at Jacksonville ALLTEL Stadium 1 p.m. EDT CBS
5 Sun. Oct. 9 WASHINGTON INVESCO Field at Mile High 2:15 p.m. MDT FOX
6 Sun. Oct. 16 NEW ENGLAND INVESCO Field at Mile High 2:15 p.m. MDT CBS *
7 Sun. Oct. 23 at N.Y. Giants Giants Stadium 4:15 p.m. EDT CBS *
8 Sun. Oct. 30 PHILADELPHIA INVESCO Field at Mile High 2:15 p.m. MST FOX *
9 BYE
10 Sun. Nov. 13 at Oakland Network Associates Coliseum 1:05 p.m. PST CBS
11 Sun. Nov. 20 N.Y. JETS INVESCO Field at Mile High 2:15 p.m. CST CBS *
12 Thu. Nov. 24 at Dallas Texas Stadium 3:15 p.m. CST CBS
13 Sun. Dec. 4 at Kansas City Arrowhead Stadium 3:15 p.m. CST CBS
14 Sun. Dec. 11 BALTIMORE INVESCO Field at Mile High 2:15 p.m. MST CBS
15 Sat. Dec. 17 at Buffalo Ralph Wilson Stadium 8:30 p.m. EST ESPN
16 Sat. Dec. 24 OAKLAND INVESCO Field at Mile High 2:15 p.m. CST CBS *
17 Sun. Dec. 31 at San Diego Qualcomm Stadium 1:30 p.m. PST CBS

KCNC -- Game to be broadcast on KCNC, Channel 4 in Denver
* -- Game designated as national afternoon broadcast

http://www.denverbroncos.com/page.php?id=334&storyID=4033
Yess!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i'm going to the NYG game and the Washington game.

[dbroncos31]

The only way we lose the last game in SD is if we are 15-0 going in and rest our starters.

Hogan, Blueflame, Mr. Blue and I are undefeated when we go to a Bronco game....
We'll take care of the San Diego game and the home KC game ;D
yeah...i've got the Wash game and the NYG game locked up. the Broncos have a 1.000 winning percentage when i am in attendance. (yeah it's only 1-0, but still, they're undefeated.)

[Ratboy]

Me and my older brother are making plans to go up to the Buffalo game. It's up in the air right now, but i would love to go.

[-Slap-]

Yeah we play three Saturdays in a row.

I guess that means we'll catch the last two opponents coming off short weeks then. Pretty nice.

[sledgehammer]

at Miami W
San Diego W
Kansas City W
at Jacksonville L
Washington W
New England L
at NY Giants W
Philadelphia L
at Oakland W
NY Jets W
at Dallas W
at Kansas City L
Baltimore L
at Buffalo L
Oakland W
at San Diego L

[bpc]

The schedule could put us at 10-6 again or 12-4. IF we play things like years past we'll find ways to drop games against NE, NYG's, and Buffalo.

This is a new year though. We have a revamped defense by every sense of the word and we have our offense finally showing some continuity this year vs. the past couple years transitioning our half-back position and wide-receiver positions.

2005 REGULAR-SEASON SCHEDULE
WEEK DAY DATE OPPONENT SITE TIME TV

1 Sun. Sept. 11 at Miami Dolphins Stadium 1 p.m. EDT CBS
Win- I see this being a locked up defensive struggle. Miami is always fast on defense early in the year. I see us coming out and doing just enough to score more points then the fins and hold out their less than potent offense.

2 Sun. Sept. 18 SAN DIEGO INVESCO Field at Mile High 2:15 p.m. MDT CBS
Win- Bottom line is we own SD in our house. LT disappears and so do the Chargers.

3 Mon.. Sept. 26 KANSAS CITY INVESCO Field at Mile High 7 p.m. MDT ABC
Win- Rivalry game. I'll be predicting every division team will hold down wins at their house.

4 Sun. Oct. 2 at Jacksonville ALLTEL Stadium 1 p.m. EDT CBS
Win- We get $hit right this time. I still don't think the Jags have enough offense. I hope George Foster pancakes Reggie Hayward 9 or 10 times. Punch him in the balls while you are at it George.

5 Sun. Oct. 9 WASHINGTON INVESCO Field at Mile High 2:15 p.m. MDT FOX
Win- CP's return to Denver. Well... they have him and not much else. Who is the QB? Who are going to be the WR's? Even the defense is in shambles. Gibbs still has a lot of work to do.

6 Sun. Oct. 16 NEW ENGLAND INVESCO Field at Mile High 2:15 p.m. MDT CBS *
Win- I don't care. Call me a homer. I still think that Mike Shanahan is in Bill Bellicheck's head. Great news by the way! Jake will be playing this game, not Danny Kanell and Deltha O'Neal is now giving away TD's in Cincy.

7 Sun. Oct. 23 at N.Y. Giants Giants Stadium 4:15 p.m. EDT CBS *
Loss- This would be our normal mid-season, lose to a team that is nowhere near as good as you game. I bet Eli gets hot and throws for a bunch of yards. I don't know, this just raises a red flag to me.

8 Sun. Oct. 30 PHILADELPHIA INVESCO Field at Mile High 2:15 p.m. MST FOX *
Loss- We always start fast and fade... well, here comes our 2nd loss in as many weeks staying right on schedule. We seem to have problem with QB's who can take games into their own hands. Well, McNabb is that type of guy.

9 BYE
10 Sun. Nov. 13 at Oakland Network Associates Coliseum 1:05 p.m. PST CBS
Loss- I think we can win but I'll show Oakland some respect for the rivalry and their house.

11 Sun. Nov. 20 N.Y. JETS INVESCO Field at Mile High 2:15 p.m. CST CBS *
Win- Bounce-back game. I just we match up very well against the Jets. Martin is old, and we are fast. Pennington really doesn't stretch fields all that well and I think we capitilize on good matchups against this team.

12 Thu. Nov. 24 at Dallas Texas Stadium 3:15 p.m. CST CBS
Win- We've had the luxury of playing on thanksgiving two out of the last 6 years. Both wins. Dallas doesn't have enough to beat us. With who at QB? Bledsoe? LMAO! We owned him at NE and we'll take him down here.

13 Sun. Dec. 4 at Kansas City Arrowhead Stadium 3:15 p.m. CST CBS
Loss- I hate the league schedule makers for having us go out to KC AGAIN in December. F' you guys! We never play well in December at CamaroHead stadium.

14 Sun. Dec. 11 BALTIMORE INVESCO Field at Mile High 2:15 p.m. MST CBS
WIN!- Okay, here is my one prediction of the year i'm going to follow. I think we break the curse this year. We have been all used up by Baltimore over the beginning of this decade... NO MORE! I think we have a whole bunch of new players that aren't accustomed to losing to Baltimore and we finally turn it around. Our defense is going to hound Jamaal Lewis and Kyle Boller suck major ass.

15 Sat. Dec. 17 at Buffalo Ralph Wilson Stadium 8:30 p.m. EST ESPN
Win- I think the Bills are primed for a fall this year. They hope Losman is ready. I don't think he is.

16 Sat. Dec. 24 OAKLAND INVESCO Field at Mile High 2:15 p.m. CST CBS *
Win- Paybacks are a bitch. If the Raiders haven't been eliminated yet from contention, they are now. We don't leave it to our kicker to win it, we blow them out from the get-go.

17 Sun. Dec. 31 at San Diego Qualcomm Stadium 1:30 p.m. PST CBS
Win- I think SD is primed for a fall this year. Just my feeling. We sweep the season series. We should have last year as well but we CHOKED.

12-4. Wishful thinking maybe. We could easily drop games to Baltimore and NE and wind up 10-6 again. I think this year should be different however. I think we take a couple steps forward by winning our division and heading to the playoffs possibly with some sort of home field advantage.

[orange 4 life]

the schedule could be better, but it could also be alot worse.

my biggest issue right now is the three saturday games that close it out.
thats a royal pain in the butt for me since saturday is my biggest work day.

12-4 guys. write it down, it will happen.

slap, are you still going to say 6-10?

offseason moves have been a success at this point, and i hope to see one more acquisition, and my guess would be a corner.
draft a guard and receiver, and we're ready to rock.

superbowl bound.

jake

[bendog]

only one MNF? good, I hate night games.

And the turkey day game! Excellant. My family can go see friends, and I'll stay home get drunk and download porn

That sunday night game looks bad for Mon morning though.

[Old Dude]

I don't like going to Miami that early in the year. The heat & humidity could be taxing.

Then we go right back down to Florida three weeks later.

It's always tough playing Dallas or Detroit on Thanksgiving, because you've only got 4 days to get ready. At least our game on the 20th is at home.

I don't like starting AND ending the season on the road.

On the plus side, the week 9 BYE is a good time to get it. Breaks the regular season right in half. And we only have one set of back-to-back road games.