Official Miami Dolphins @ Denver Broncos Game Thread 11.2.08 - The Orange Mane

24champ · 11-02-2008, 12:07 AM

VS.

Denver Broncos (4-3) 1st AFC West
VS.
Miami Dolphins(3-4) 4th AFC East

Game Time: 2:05 PM MST
Location: Mile High Stadium| Denver, CO
Forecast at Kickoff: Mostly Cloudy| 71 degrees
TV Broadcast: CBS|Greg Gumbel, Dan Dierdorf
Radio broadcast: 850 KOA

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Kickoff is set for 2:05 p.m. MST. Denver entered its bye week with a winning record for the sixth time in the last seven seasons. The club stands in first place in the AFC West over San Diego, which owns a 3-5 record and has this week off after a 37-32 loss to New Orleans in London.

Led by first-year Head Coach Tony Sparano, the Dolphins visit Denver after forcing four turnovers and scoring 18 unanswered points to earn a 25-16 win at home against Buffalo on Sunday. This week’s game marks the Broncos’ third consecutive home contest against a team from the state of Florida with the club having hosted Tampa Bay and Jacksonville in consecutive games in Weeks 5 and 6.

The Broncos have been one of the NFL’s strongest teams after the bye week since it was introduced by the NFL in 1990. Their 15-4 (.789) record after the bye is the best by an AFC squad (T-2nd in NFL) with that mark including an 11-2 (.846) home record.

Denver, which is one victory away from 400 all-time wins (regular season and postseason), has won seven of its last eight games played after the bye week since 2000. Its five-game winning streak after the bye marks the third-longest active streak in the league.

Sunday’s game features the only two rookies in the NFL to start each of their team’s games at left tackle in Denver’s Ryan Clady (12th overall, Boise State) and Miami’s Jake Long (1st overall, Michigan). Clady, who has yet to give up a sack and has been penalized just twice, has helped the Broncos’ offense rank second in the league in yards per game (381.9) while posting an AFC-best 4.6 yards per rush. Defensively, the Broncos have totaled 11 sacks in their last three games.

That mark ties for the most by any NFL team in its previous three contests and includes three from defensive end Elvis Dumervil, a native of Miami. On special teams, kicker Matt Prater is tied for the NFL lead in 50+ yard field goals (4-4). The Estero High School (Estero, Fla.) and Central Florida product has made 13-of-14 (.929) field goal attempts this year.

Denver Broncos

Michael Pittman RB Ribs Questionable

Ryan Torain RB Elbow Questionable

Andre Hall RB Ankle Questionable

Tony Scheffler TE Groin Questionable

B. Stokley WR Concussion Questionable

Selvin Young RB Groin Questionable

B. Marshall WR Groin Probable

D. Robertson DT Knee Probable

Champ Bailey CB Groin Out

Dolphins

C. Cramer RB Ankle Out

BOB Fluffer TFTP Out

All injuries as of 10/12/08

“All Ready”- Darrent Williams

"That whole defense, they're getting pressure, causing a lot of fumbles, which we've been prone to the last few games" – Jay Cutler

"I just want to get in and contribute, hopefully, some big plays."–Ryan Torain

"I don't think you can ever say, 'This is it,' because if it was that easy, we'd have corrected it by now,It's all of those things combined. All of the above"–Bob Slowik

"If they want to go Cover-2 to stop our passing game, then we should be able to run the ball to get them out of it. It's imperative we get our running game going, week in and week out,and if they want to double me, that's fine. We've got guys like Eddie Royal and Brandon Stokley that can get the job done as well. We all do different things well, but in the end, we're all playmakers"-Brandon Marshall

24champ · 11-02-2008, 12:08 AM

(NFL.com)

**2008-09** Regular Season Stats**

Top Offensive Players

QuarterBack

Pittman, 316 Yds| 4 TD | Brown 406 Yds| 7 TD

Wide Reciever

Marshall, 49 Receptions| 598 Yds| 3 TDs | Camarillo 32 Receptions| 372 Yds| 1 TD

Tight End

Scheffler 16 Receptions| 259 Yds| 2 TDs | Fasano 19 Receptions| 251 Yds| 3 TD

24champ · 11-02-2008, 12:08 AM

**2008-09 Regular Season Stats**

Top Defensive Players

Cornerback

Bly 28 Tackles| 0 INT |Allen 23 Tackles| 1 Int

Linebacker

DJ Williams 69Tackles| 2.5 sacks | Porter 27 Tackles| 10.5 sacks

Safety

Manuel, 42 Tackles| 0 INT| 0 FF | Bell 55 Tackles| 0 INT| 3 FF

Defensive Line

Dumervil 10 Tackles|3 Sacks |Langford 14 Tackles|2 Sacks

Kickers

Prater 13/14 |56 yds longest |Carpenter 8/10| Longest 47 Yards

Killericon · 11-02-2008, 12:11 AM

Alllllllllright.

OrangeRising · 11-02-2008, 12:15 AM

I honestly believe that if the Bronco defense can play just up to the upper level of a lower third of the league outfit, we can win this game. Is that asking too much?

KipCorrington25 · 11-02-2008, 12:16 AM

Have we turned the ball over yet?

24champ · 11-02-2008, 12:30 AM

Also guys, DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME. Move one hour back.

Broncojef · 11-02-2008, 01:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KipCorrington25

Have we turned the ball over yet?

Relax Paymah is replacing Champ and will solidify our defense to get the ball right back in the hands of our offense.

Anaximines · 11-02-2008, 01:58 AM

where's the lookalike thread?

cutthemdown · 11-02-2008, 02:24 AM

just the fact Prater, Clady, Royal are such good finds for the offense this yrs rebuilding efforts went pretty well. If we can keep finding 2-3 good new football players each yr we will end up a really good team.

Meck77 · 11-02-2008, 03:55 AM

Fins are doomed with out their Fluffer.

NYBronco · 11-02-2008, 04:57 AM

ESPN has Torain listed as probable.

fido · 11-02-2008, 05:32 AM

I am excited to see whether or not Torain is all that. Hopefully so.

Schism · 11-02-2008, 05:55 AM

Jay's thrown more than 10 TD's, surely?

13 by my count.

Good write up as usual though, really hope we can play a clean game today. All 3 losses so far have been a result of shooting ourselves in the foot as much as anything, so on our good days I think we can hang with most teams.

That said, I'm not overly confident about today.

I fear Ronnie Brown.

cmhargrove · 11-02-2008, 06:13 AM

Somebody write a memo to Bates and tell him he left his balls back at the Raiders game.

A little creativity would go a long way against this Miami team, and Royal is our key.

If we can put the fun back in our O, I think we will start a win streak today.

broncofan7 · 11-02-2008, 06:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Schism

Jay's thrown more than 10 TD's, surely?

13 by my count.

Good write up as usual though, really hope we can play a clean game today. All 3 losses so far have been a result of shooting ourselves in the foot as much as anything, so on our good days I think we can hang with most teams.

That said, I'm not overly confident about today.

I fear Ronnie Brown.

I fear Camarillo, Pennington, Ginn JR and Fasano.

joe9999 · 11-02-2008, 06:17 AM

The injury list doesn't include Boss Bailey and Ramsey since they are out for the season. Shouldn`t that info be included. We lost our best defensive player and a starting linebacker on an already weak defense! This is like the unemployment figures that don`t include people who go off of it and on to welfare.

theAPAOps5 · 11-02-2008, 06:37 AM

Who cares if it doesn't list the IR players its not like this thread bares any influence on the outcome of the game.

24champ · 11-02-2008, 06:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by joe9999

The injury list doesn't include Boss Bailey and Ramsey since they are out for the season. Shouldn`t that info be included. We lost our best defensive player and a starting linebacker on an already weak defense! This is like the unemployment figures that don`t include people who go off of it and on to welfare.

NFL.com doesn't list players on the IR. for injury reports.

CSU Husker · 11-02-2008, 07:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by broncofan7

I fear Camarillo, Pennington, Ginn JR and Fasano.

...and Joey Porter. Gotta keep him out of Jays face today.

ludo21 · 11-02-2008, 07:40 AM

If our OL holds and our Offense can limit STUPID turnovers we can dominate their defense.

kupesdad · 11-02-2008, 08:16 AM

I'm in Trinidad today boys...anyone know where I can get the game online?

Rock Chalk · 11-02-2008, 08:22 AM

I dont like playing Miami. For whatever reason they seem to always beat us regardless of records.

HooptyHoops · 11-02-2008, 08:24 AM

At the beginning of the season I thought this would be an easy win and now most of the experts are taking the Dolphins in this one....ahh, what do the 'experts' know anyway!!

400HZ · 11-02-2008, 08:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kupesdad

I'm in Trinidad today boys...anyone know where I can get the game online?

www.stoogetv.com

There is usually a high quality stream for most games. You just have to pop into the chatroom right before game time and wait for somebody to post a link.

11-02-2008, 12:07 AM	#1
24champ Livin' the dream! Methwolfe Alliance Captain Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Southern California Posts: 18,538 Adopt-a-Bronco: DomCasual	Official Miami Dolphins @ Denver Broncos Game Thread 11.2.08 VS. Denver Broncos (4-3) 1st AFC West VS. Miami Dolphins(3-4) 4th AFC East Game Time: 2:05 PM MST Location: Mile High Stadium\| Denver, CO Forecast at Kickoff: Mostly Cloudy\| 71 degrees TV Broadcast: CBS\|Greg Gumbel, Dan Dierdorf Radio broadcast: 850 KOA NFL Scores ESPN NFL Scoreboard CBS Sportsline NFL Scoreboard Broncos Team Home Page MSN Scoreboard NFL.com Game Center Fox Game Trax Broncos Roster Depth Chart Orange Mane Mile High Report Denver Post Rocky Mountain News DenverBroncos.com Top Stories CBS 4 Denver ABC 7 Denver Fox 11/31 Denver NBC 9 Denver Kickoff is set for 2:05 p.m. MST. Denver entered its bye week with a winning record for the sixth time in the last seven seasons. The club stands in first place in the AFC West over San Diego, which owns a 3-5 record and has this week off after a 37-32 loss to New Orleans in London. Led by first-year Head Coach Tony Sparano, the Dolphins visit Denver after forcing four turnovers and scoring 18 unanswered points to earn a 25-16 win at home against Buffalo on Sunday. This week’s game marks the Broncos’ third consecutive home contest against a team from the state of Florida with the club having hosted Tampa Bay and Jacksonville in consecutive games in Weeks 5 and 6. The Broncos have been one of the NFL’s strongest teams after the bye week since it was introduced by the NFL in 1990. Their 15-4 (.789) record after the bye is the best by an AFC squad (T-2nd in NFL) with that mark including an 11-2 (.846) home record. Denver, which is one victory away from 400 all-time wins (regular season and postseason), has won seven of its last eight games played after the bye week since 2000. Its five-game winning streak after the bye marks the third-longest active streak in the league. Sunday’s game features the only two rookies in the NFL to start each of their team’s games at left tackle in Denver’s Ryan Clady (12th overall, Boise State) and Miami’s Jake Long (1st overall, Michigan). Clady, who has yet to give up a sack and has been penalized just twice, has helped the Broncos’ offense rank second in the league in yards per game (381.9) while posting an AFC-best 4.6 yards per rush. Defensively, the Broncos have totaled 11 sacks in their last three games. That mark ties for the most by any NFL team in its previous three contests and includes three from defensive end Elvis Dumervil, a native of Miami. On special teams, kicker Matt Prater is tied for the NFL lead in 50+ yard field goals (4-4). The Estero High School (Estero, Fla.) and Central Florida product has made 13-of-14 (.929) field goal attempts this year. Denver Broncos Michael Pittman RB Ribs Questionable Ryan Torain RB Elbow Questionable Andre Hall RB Ankle Questionable Tony Scheffler TE Groin Questionable B. Stokley WR Concussion Questionable Selvin Young RB Groin Questionable B. Marshall WR Groin Probable D. Robertson DT Knee Probable Champ Bailey CB Groin Out Dolphins C. Cramer RB Ankle Out BOB Fluffer TFTP Out All injuries as of 10/12/08 “All Ready”- Darrent Williams "That whole defense, they're getting pressure, causing a lot of fumbles, which we've been prone to the last few games" – Jay Cutler "I just want to get in and contribute, hopefully, some big plays."–Ryan Torain "I don't think you can ever say, 'This is it,' because if it was that easy, we'd have corrected it by now,It's all of those things combined. All of the above"–Bob Slowik "If they want to go Cover-2 to stop our passing game, then we should be able to run the ball to get them out of it. It's imperative we get our running game going, week in and week out,and if they want to double me, that's fine. We've got guys like Eddie Royal and Brandon Stokley that can get the job done as well. We all do different things well, but in the end, we're all playmakers"-Brandon Marshall Last edited by 24champ; 11-02-2008 at 12:24 AM..

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11-02-2008, 12:08 AM	#2
24champ Livin' the dream! Methwolfe Alliance Captain Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Southern California Posts: 18,538 Adopt-a-Bronco: DomCasual	(NFL.com) 2008-09 Regular Season Stats Top Offensive Players QuarterBack Cutler \| 91.7 QB Rating\| 1,862 Yds\| 10 TD 7 INT \|Pennington\|100.5\|1.710 Yds\|7 TD 3 INT Running Back Pittman, 316 Yds\| 4 TD \| Brown 406 Yds\| 7 TD Wide Reciever Marshall, 49 Receptions\| 598 Yds\| 3 TDs \| Camarillo 32 Receptions\| 372 Yds\| 1 TD Tight End Scheffler 16 Receptions\| 259 Yds\| 2 TDs \| Fasano 19 Receptions\| 251 Yds\| 3 TD**

11-02-2008, 12:08 AM	#3
24champ Livin' the dream! Methwolfe Alliance Captain Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Southern California Posts: 18,538 Adopt-a-Bronco: DomCasual	2008-09 Regular Season Stats Top Defensive Players Cornerback Bly 28 Tackles\| 0 INT \|Allen 23 Tackles\| 1 Int Linebacker DJ Williams 69Tackles\| 2.5 sacks \| Porter 27 Tackles\| 10.5 sacks Safety Manuel, 42 Tackles\| 0 INT\| 0 FF \| Bell 55 Tackles\| 0 INT\| 3 FF Defensive Line Dumervil 10 Tackles\|3 Sacks \|Langford 14 Tackles\|2 Sacks Kickers Prater 13/14 \|56 yds longest \|Carpenter 8/10\| Longest 47 Yards

11-02-2008, 12:11 AM	#4
Killericon YES A DT!!!!!! Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: From Calgary, in Halifax for School Posts: 7,730 Adopt-a-Bronco: watermock	Alllllllllright.

11-02-2008, 12:15 AM	#5
OrangeRising Seasoned Veteran Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Boondocks Ohio Posts: 276	I honestly believe that if the Bronco defense can play just up to the upper level of a lower third of the league outfit, we can win this game. Is that asking too much?

11-02-2008, 12:16 AM	#6
KipCorrington25 Free Safety Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Centennial Posts: 3,050	Have we turned the ball over yet?

11-02-2008, 12:30 AM	#7
24champ Livin' the dream! Methwolfe Alliance Captain Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Southern California Posts: 18,538 Adopt-a-Bronco: DomCasual	Also guys, DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME. Move one hour back.

11-02-2008, 01:58 AM	#9
Anaximines Anaximines Anaximines Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Berkeley, CA Posts: 532 Adopt-a-Bronco: Robert Ayers	where's the lookalike thread?

11-02-2008, 02:24 AM	#10
cutthemdown A verbis ad verbera Zimm to HOF Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Long Beach Posts: 32,430	just the fact Prater, Clady, Royal are such good finds for the offense this yrs rebuilding efforts went pretty well. If we can keep finding 2-3 good new football players each yr we will end up a really good team.

11-02-2008, 03:55 AM	#11
Meck77 Ring of Famer Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 16,308	Fins are doomed with out their Fluffer.

11-02-2008, 04:57 AM	#12
NYBronco Ring of Famer Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 2,994	ESPN has Torain listed as probable.

11-02-2008, 05:32 AM	#13
fido Perennial Pro-bowler Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: wyoming Posts: 750	I am excited to see whether or not Torain is all that. Hopefully so.

11-02-2008, 05:55 AM	#14
Schism Ring of Famer New to the Forum Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 2,920 Adopt-a-Bronco: None	Jay's thrown more than 10 TD's, surely? 13 by my count. Good write up as usual though, really hope we can play a clean game today. All 3 losses so far have been a result of shooting ourselves in the foot as much as anything, so on our good days I think we can hang with most teams. That said, I'm not overly confident about today. I fear Ronnie Brown.

11-02-2008, 06:13 AM	#15
cmhargrove Is this thing on??? Travis Henry's love child... Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Tulsa, OK Posts: 6,396 Adopt-a-Bronco: Peyton Hillis	Somebody write a memo to Bates and tell him he left his balls back at the Raiders game. A little creativity would go a long way against this Miami team, and Royal is our key. If we can put the fun back in our O, I think we will start a win streak today.

11-02-2008, 06:17 AM	#17
joe9999 Solid Starter Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 109	The injury list doesn't include Boss Bailey and Ramsey since they are out for the season. Shouldn`t that info be included. We lost our best defensive player and a starting linebacker on an already weak defense! This is like the unemployment figures that don`t include people who go off of it and on to welfare.

11-02-2008, 06:37 AM	#18
theAPAOps5 A new beginning! Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Denver Posts: 26,057 Adopt-a-Bronco: Watermock - RIP	Who cares if it doesn't list the IR players its not like this thread bares any influence on the outcome of the game.

11-02-2008, 07:40 AM	#21
ludo21 RIP Darrent Williams Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Glendale, AZ Posts: 17,898 Adopt-a-Bronco: Paul Ernster	If our OL holds and our Offense can limit STUPID turnovers we can dominate their defense.

11-02-2008, 08:16 AM	#22
kupesdad Pro Bowler New to the Forum Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 578 Adopt-a-Bronco: None	I'm in Trinidad today boys...anyone know where I can get the game online?

11-02-2008, 08:22 AM	#23
Rock Chalk Cheeky Bastards Laus Deo Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: The Backside of the Internet Posts: 29,940 Adopt-a-Bronco: Chris Harris	I dont like playing Miami. For whatever reason they seem to always beat us regardless of records.

11-02-2008, 08:24 AM	#24
HooptyHoops We need a DE C'mon D Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: West Des Moines, IA Posts: 1,673 Adopt-a-Bronco: Eddie Royal	At the beginning of the season I thought this would be an easy win and now most of the experts are taking the Dolphins in this one....ahh, what do the 'experts' know anyway!!