Tag: Talanoa Hufanga
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Safety Talanoa Hufanga active for Broncos after being listed as questionable with illness
LANDOVER, Md. – Broncos safety Talanoa Hufanga, who was listed as questionable earlier in the day due to an illness, was active for Sunday night’s game against Washington at Northwest Stadium. Inactive for the Broncos were outside linebacker Jonah Elliss (hamstring), tight end Nate Adkins, defensive linemen Jordan Jackson and Sai’vion Jones and offensive lineman…
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Broncos CB Ja’Quan McMillian logs two sacks, interception of Patrick Mahomes to beat Chiefs
Ja’Quan McMillian masked his intentions at the line of scrimmage. The Broncos cornerback made arguably the biggest play of his NFL career on Sunday with about four minutes left in regulation and a tie game, 19-19, against the Chiefs at Empower Field. The Broncos defended third-and-long from the Kansas City 26-yard line. McMillian lined up…
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Why safety Talanoa Hufanga is the ‘ultimate eraser’ for powerful Broncos defense
Talanoa Hufanga is being called the “ultimate eraser” for a dominant Broncos defense. Like on Thursday night, in a 10-7 home win over the Raiders, when Hufanga wiped away a promising Las Vegas scoring drive. The veteran safety crept toward the line of scrimmage on a fourth-and-5 play from near midfield. Hufanga exploded like a…
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Mark Kiszla: Is Denver worst 7-2 team in NFL? ‘Drama ain’t nothing new to us!’
HOUSTON – The Broncos live on the brink but refuse to blink, and that might make them the worst 7-2 team in the NFL. Think they care? “It’s better than being 6-3,” defensive end Zach Allen said Sunday. Hard to argue with that logic. Denver staged yet another fourth-quarter comeback against Houston, leaving the Texans…
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Mark Kiszla: How the heck did odd couple of Sean Payton and George Paton become brothers in orange?
We expected Sean Payton and George Paton to be frenemies. We were wrong. Heck, in the beginning, nearly three years ago, this relationship of the P&P Boys seemed doomed to end with them PO’d with each other. Instead, the coach and general manager of the Broncos have become brothers in orange. It might be the…
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Broncos’ defense reacts to heartbreaking road loss to Chargers: ‘We’ve got to find ways to finish’
INGLEWOOD, Calif. — The visiting locker room at SoFi Stadium quietly cleared out Sunday afternoon as a Broncos defense found itself in disbelief. Again. They won the turnover battle with an interception and fumble recovery. They sacked Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert five times. But all that didn’t matter on their final drive of the game…
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Broncos vs. Titans: 3 takeaways from Denver’s 20-12 home opening victory
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Broncos defeated the Titans, 20-12, on Sunday at Empower Field at Mile High for the NFL home opener. Slow start The Broncos pulled ahead in the second quarter, 10-6, when quarterback Bo Nix hit wide receiver Courtland Sutton on a 22-yard catch in the…
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Denver Broncos announce team captains for 2025 NFL season
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ENGLEWOOD — The Broncos locker room has selected team captains for the 2025 NFL season. Safety Talanoa Hufanga, quarterback Bo Nix, defensive tackle D.J. Jones, kicker Wil Lutz, right guard Quinn Meinerz, inside linebacker Alex Singleton, cornerback Pat Surtain and wide receiver Courtland Sutton earned the distinction as voted on by teammates. It marks the…
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Evan Engram says Broncos medical staff is ‘probably the best I’ve been around’ | Broncos notebook
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Evan Engram has missed games due to injury in five of his eight NFL seasons played. Will the veteran tight end discover consistent health with the Broncos? Engram discussed his early impressions of Denver’s athletic training and medical staff following practice Monday in a teleconference call with reporters. “This is probably the best I’ve been…
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Why Broncos GM George Paton believes Denver has ‘a recipe to win a lot of games’ in 2025
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The architect behind the Broncos’ roster is confident about their chances in 2025. General manager George Paton answered a variety of questions in a Thursday teleconference call with reporters. While his public expectations fell short of coach Sean Payton’s Super Bowl talk, he expressed similar views when asked if Denver has a playoff-caliber team this…