Author: Paul Klee
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Ex-Colorado star Shedeur Sanders named to Pro Bowl Games as sub for Drake Maye
The Broncos’ loss was Shedeur Sanders’ gain. The ex-Colorado star reportedly was named a Pro Bowl Games substitute at quarterback Monday. Sanders replaces Patriots quarterback Drake Maye, who will be playing in Super Bowl LX after beating the Broncos, 10-7, in Sunday’s AFC Championship Game at Empower Field at Mile High. The Sanders selection came…
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Paul Klee: The Broncos would have won AFC Championship with healthy Bo Nix
What a Stiddy pity. The Broncos would have won with Bo. Would Sean Payton have called a pass play on a key fourth-and-1? Nix is an elite runner, and sneaker, among NFL quarterbacks. Would Nix have panicked and tossed a lateral the Patriots later turned into their lone touchdown? We’ll never know. Shoulda, woulda, what…
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Patriots at Broncos predictions | AFC Championship Game
The Denver Gazette sports staff predicts Sunday’s AFC Championship Game between the No. 1 Broncos (14-3) and No. 2 New England Patriots (14-3) at Empower Field at Mile High: Paul Klee’s pick: Broncos 20, Patriots 18 Anyone else tired of Chris Tomasson winning our NFL predictions every season? That’s an elite NFL writer for ya.…
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With no Belichick or Brady, is it still OK for Broncos Country to hate the Patriots? | Friday Faceoff
Evan Rawal, Avalanche writer Answer: Yes. Of course it is. Hate away, boys and girls. Sure, we don’t have to sit around and watch Tom Brady raise his arms to the refs any time a Broncos defender so much as looks at him. Nor do we have to see Bill Belichick’s miserable mug on the…
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Are Avalanche a serious contender for Rangers goal-scoring ace Artemi Panarin? | The Starting Lineup
Turn on the game! Three must-see events this week: 1. Houston at New England (1 p.m. Sunday, ABC) — Defense travels in the playoffs, and the Texans will beat up Patriots star QB Drake Maye, who’s been sacked 52 times this season. 2. Kansas at Colorado basketball (9 p.m. Tuesday, ESPN) — The last time…
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Paul Klee: Sean Payton and a backup QB for a Super Bowl berth? Sounds like a Payton kind of challenge
Joy… and pain. After a bittersweet Saturday afternoon at Empower Field when the Broncos moved one win from Super Bowl LX yet lost quarterback Bo Nix for the rest of the NFL playoffs, what is it they always say? Sports are the thrill of victory and the agony of a broken ankle? Or something like…
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Broncos quarterback Bo Nix out for rest of playoffs with broken ankle after 33-30 OT win over Bills
The Broncos’ Super Bowl push will continue without Bo Nix. In a stunning development minutes after Denver’s 33-30 overtime win over the Buffalo Bills at Empower Field at Mile High, Sean Payton revealed Nix sustained a broken right ankle on the second-to-last offensive snap of the win. Nix is out for the season. The starting…
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Bills at Broncos predictions | AFC Divisional playoffs
The Denver Gazette sports staff predicts Saturday’s AFC divisional round playoff game between the Broncos (14-3) and the Buffalo Bills (12-5) at Empower Field at Mile High: Paul Klee’s pick: Broncos 24, Bills 23 Is the 2025 Broncos defense in the same tier as Denver’s Orange Crush and No Fly Zone? There’s no better way…
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Colorado School of Mines’ Bob Stitt adds McLaughlin as defensive coordinator | Colorado Sunshine
Where good news shines Bob Stitt added experience to his football staff at Colorado School of Mines. Scott McLaughlin, who spent 19 seasons at Wayne State in Detroit, was hired at Mines as the defensive coordinator. He will also work with the Orediggers’ linebackers. McLaughlin’s defense in 2025 ranked eighth in total defense, third in…
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Paul Klee: Bo Nix’s Broncos earn No. 1 seed the only way they know — the hard way
Now comes the hard part. “I think it’s the best possible position to be in,” quarterback Bo Nix said late Sunday after the Broncos secured the No. 1 seed in the AFC, the ninth in team history, by beating the Chargers 19-3 at Empower Field at Mile High. Nix could be cornered by crocodiles and…