Tag: New Orleans
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Denver Broncos rookie roundup: Jerry Jeudy sees production dip against Chiefs
Denver rookie wide receiver Jerry Jeudy once again saw his production dip this week, after catching only one pass for 5 yards against the Chiefs on Sunday. Jeudy didn’t catch a pass the prior week against the Saints, though it was hardly his fault, as the Broncos played without a quarterback and only threw the…
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Broncos rookie roundup: Essang Bassey records first career interception against Saints
Kendall Hinton, an undrafted rookie practice squad wide receiver who played quarterback for the Broncos on Sunday, wasn’t the only Wake Forest grad thrown into the spotlight in Denver’s 31-3 loss to the Saints. Fellow undrafted rookie defensive back Essang Bassey had his first career interception against New Orleans. And that interception led to the…
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3 takeaways from Broncos’ 31-3 loss to Saints: Offense struggles without QB; defense runs out of gas; why not postpone?
The Broncos didn’t stand a chance. With all four quarterbacks out due to third-stringer Jeff Driskel testing positive Thursday and Drew Lock, Brett Rypien and Blake Bortles being ruled ineligible by the NFL as close contacts, Denver played the Saints with no quarterback Sunday. This, of course, resulted in a 31-3 loss. Here’s three takeaways…
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Behind enemy lines: Saints’ Sean Payton prepares for Broncos, Fangio’s defense
The last time the New Orleans Saints beat the Denver Broncos was 1994. Denver is 5-0 in its last five meetings with New Orleans and 9-2 in the series. But on that 1994 Saints staff was Vic Fangio, then a linebackers coach. “That was my first stop in my NFL career — I had nine…
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Big-hearted Nuggets can beat their Rocky Mountain rivals | Woody Paige
You gotta have heart, Nuggets. Miles ‘n miles n’ of mile high of heart to beat the Jazz. A half century after Rocky Mountain foes Denver and Salt Lake City first converged in professional basketball playoffs, they are together apart again for a record seventh time. Far, far away from their homes in Colorado and…