DENVER - That John Fox. What a risk taker. Danger, not conservative, is his middle name. Risky like a Fox. With the Broncos facing a fourth down, and a 14-point deficit, the Broncos coach declared: We are not here to kick field goals! Go, Peyton, go. "I thought some...

DENVER - Peyton gets hit. Colorado gulps. For all the X's and O's that turn football into a more complex game than what it really is, that's the only cause-effect scenario that truly impacts these Broncos. Aside from bubble wrap and a security detail, what can the Broncos do to...

From the sweet, gloriously Colorado view in the press box at Falcon Stadium, there's one thing you don't want to see. Brake lights. Not before the game is over, at least. Yet there they were on Saturday evening: red flickers of acceptance, blinking on and off in the distance, a...

The Broncos will honor former coach Mike Shanahan with a 20-second video tribute prior to kickoff Sunday. In 14 seasons with the Broncos, Shanahan helped bring a pair of Super Bowl titles and almost 10 wins per season to Colorado. He also tried to convince John Elway that the...

ENGLEWOOD - On a resume most NFL coaches can only dream about, Mike Shanahan fit two Super Bowl titles and 146 wins as the Broncos coach. There's another, underappreciated reason the Broncos are doing the good thing by honoring their former coach with a video tribute Sunday. His...

INDIANAPOLIS — In Broncos Country, it’s easy to forget what a loss feels like. They just don’t happen very often. Over the past year and 13 days, a stretch of 18 games, the Broncos have lost exactly twice. Baltimore 38, Denver 35. Indianapolis 39, Denver 33. Here’s the...

Gazette columnist Paul Klee, who is in Indianapolis for Sunday night's Broncos-Colts game, gives the advantage to Indy in one key area. Here's a report card from Klee: INTANGIBLES Lucas Oil Stadium is loud. The Broncos practice with piped-in noise at Dove Valley. "I've never been...

INDIANAPOLIS - This will be weird. This will be Hollywood drama on a Midwestern stage, this will be a forever highlight on NFL Films. This will be Americana in shoulder pads. Peyton Manning's return to Lucas Oil Stadium will be a homecoming, a real-life TV drama complete with tears...

For a cool $3,500 you too can sit behind the visitor's sideline, with an up-close view of Peyton Manning at Lucas Oil Stadium on Sunday. That's right - $3,500 is the asking price for a club-level seat on Craigslist. At least it includes a parking pass. "It's really kind of exciting...

The circus came to town today. It stopped at Dove Valley. Lions and tigers and TV cameras, everywhere. This media turnout — a thundering herd of TV types and radio voices and writers — was larger than we witnessed for the playoff game in January. It was strictly for one man:...