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08-28-2005, 08:21 AM
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Anderson Solidifies Pecking Order
Lelie also shines in third preseason match
By Jeff Legwold, Rocky Mountain News
August 27, 2005
The hole opened and Mike Anderson shut the case as the Broncos starting running back.
In a game that most closely resembled a regular-season affair for the Broncos, Anderson took his second carry of the game 93 yards for a touchdown, finished the night with 159 yards and likely cemented himself as the No. 1 runner when the Broncos travel to Miami for the Sept. 11 season opener.
"It was real nice to see Mike make a big play like that,'' Broncos coach Mike Shanahan said. "Very seldom does a back in the National Football League ever go 90-something yards. To see Mike do that was pretty impressive.''
"Mike looked awesome,'' Broncos quarterback Jake Plummer said. "That's a guy who's hungry to get out there and play.''
Anderson has run with the No. 1 offense for all of training camp, but Tatum Bell, and particularly Ron Dayne, had done enough over the last month to at least throw a small question mark into the mix.
And that was the high-water mark as the Broncos defeated the Indianapolis Colts 37-24 at Invesco Field at Mile High to move to 3-0 in dress rehearsals. The game likely finished the preseason for the majority of the Broncos starters, who are not expected to play against the Arizona Cardinals Friday night in Tempe, Ariz.
The Broncos will also trim at least 15 players from the roster by Tuesday as the league's first roster cuts loom. Rosters have to be pared to 65 players by Tuesday, but because of roster exemptions earned for players they sent to NFL Europe this spring, the Broncos only have to get to 72 players.
Rosters will go to 53 players on Sept. 3.
And in his last cameo of the preseason, Anderson certainly made the most of it. He finished the first half with 137 yards rushing on his eight carries, including the 93-yard touchdown run with 11 minutes, 34 seconds remaining in the first quarter that gave the Broncos a 7-0 lead.
Anderson's 159 yards came on just 13 carries — 12.2 yards per carry — to go with two touchdowns.
"It's all about just believing in yourself,'' said Anderson, who spent all of the '04 season on injured reserve with a groin injury.
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Anderson Solidifies Pecking Order
Lelie also shines in third preseason match
By Jeff Legwold, Rocky Mountain News
August 27, 2005
The hole opened and Mike Anderson shut the case as the Broncos starting running back.
In a game that most closely resembled a regular-season affair for the Broncos, Anderson took his second carry of the game 93 yards for a touchdown, finished the night with 159 yards and likely cemented himself as the No. 1 runner when the Broncos travel to Miami for the Sept. 11 season opener.
"It was real nice to see Mike make a big play like that,'' Broncos coach Mike Shanahan said. "Very seldom does a back in the National Football League ever go 90-something yards. To see Mike do that was pretty impressive.''
"Mike looked awesome,'' Broncos quarterback Jake Plummer said. "That's a guy who's hungry to get out there and play.''
Anderson has run with the No. 1 offense for all of training camp, but Tatum Bell, and particularly Ron Dayne, had done enough over the last month to at least throw a small question mark into the mix.
And that was the high-water mark as the Broncos defeated the Indianapolis Colts 37-24 at Invesco Field at Mile High to move to 3-0 in dress rehearsals. The game likely finished the preseason for the majority of the Broncos starters, who are not expected to play against the Arizona Cardinals Friday night in Tempe, Ariz.
The Broncos will also trim at least 15 players from the roster by Tuesday as the league's first roster cuts loom. Rosters have to be pared to 65 players by Tuesday, but because of roster exemptions earned for players they sent to NFL Europe this spring, the Broncos only have to get to 72 players.
Rosters will go to 53 players on Sept. 3.
And in his last cameo of the preseason, Anderson certainly made the most of it. He finished the first half with 137 yards rushing on his eight carries, including the 93-yard touchdown run with 11 minutes, 34 seconds remaining in the first quarter that gave the Broncos a 7-0 lead.
Anderson's 159 yards came on just 13 carries — 12.2 yards per carry — to go with two touchdowns.
"It's all about just believing in yourself,'' said Anderson, who spent all of the '04 season on injured reserve with a groin injury.
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