Tag: courtland sutton
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Kickin’ It with Kiz: Can Avs win Stanley Cup with goalie who doesn’t know true meaning of playoff pressure?
I think the Avs should go with Scott Wedgewood over Mackenzie Blackwood as their No. 1 goaltender in the NHL playoffs. Wedgewood plays big in big games. It’s the exact opposite with Blackwood, unfortunately. – Michael, puckmeister Kiz: It’s impossible to look at the wowza stats posted by Wedgie this season and not think: Vezina!…
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Mark Kiszla: How a random dude in Target can lead the Broncos to Super Bowl
When the Broncos’ starting quarterback sneaked away to Target for a quick shopping trip, the peeps in America’s football-craziest city didn’t know him from a six-pack of toilet paper. “Nobody noticed me,” Jarrett Stidham said Wednesday. By Sunday afternoon, when Stidham breaks the Broncos huddle against New England in the AFC Championship Game, Denver might…
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Mark Kiszla: Why the Broncos have the advantage on the sideline with Payton, but not under center with Nix
While the Broncos rope-a-doped their way to a 14-3 record, only a fool believes they can win the Super Bowl this way. On a Sunday when Denver earned the No. 1 seed in the AFC playoffs by beating a poor facsimile of the Chargers 19-3, Broncomaniacs celebrated by smothering the home team with tough love…
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Mark Kiszla: ‘It’s our turn to bring a parade to the city!’ declares Broncos star Courtland Sutton
Don’t tell anybody. But the Broncos have a bad case of trophy envy. And that’s a good thing. The Colorado Avalanche hoisted the Stanley Cup in 2022. Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets went on parade with the Larry O’Brien Trophy in 2023. And now? “It’s our turn to bring a parade to the city,”…
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Broncos vs. Packers grades: Denver clinches playoff berth with big second half
The Broncos (12-2) defeated the Packers (9-4-1) on Sunday at Empower Field at Mile High. Here are the grades from the 34-26 victory: Offense The Broncos’ Bo Nix silenced some critics with his 302-yard and four-touchdown performance against the Packers. The second-year quarterback was clutch every time Denver needed a play, including a big fourth-down…
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Mark Kiszla: Broncos’ road to Super Bowl begins with Bo Nix’s hands under rump of center Luke Wattenberg
Why wait until the 25th day of December, when Bo Nix and Sean Payton need to start unwrapping their shiniest presents now? All I want for Christmas is a Broncos offense that scares somebody. Despite its 11-2 record, Denver will take the field Sunday in its home stadium, with too many Cheeseheads populating the stands…
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Mark Kiszla: Knock the Broncos’ wins and call ’em frauds. ‘Doesn’t mean we have to listen,’ Courtland Sutton says. ‘Or care.’
The Broncos just might be the worst 10-2 team in NFL history. And they don’t care. Yes, they hear the noise. The Broncos have been cursed with the F-word as frauds and dissed by the computer rankings that rate them no better than 12th in ESPN’s Football Power Index. Know what has become the new…
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Broncos signing WR Elijah Moore to practice squad
The Broncos signed free agent wide receiver Elijah Moore to their practice squad Tuesday and waived wide receiver Kyrese Rowan in a corresponding move. Moore, 25, is a 2021 second-round NFL draft pick (Ole Miss) with 70 career games played between the Jets, Browns and Bills. He caught nine passes for 112 yards in nine…
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Broncos at Commanders grades: Nik Bonitto, Bo Nix come up clutch
The Broncos won their ninth straight game as they escaped with a 27-26 overtime win over the Washington Commanders on Sunday. Here are the grades from the victory: Offense The offensive burden fell on quarterback Bo Nix’s shoulders, as the Denver running game was a non-factor again without J.K. Dobbins. Nix delivered, besides one mistake…
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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…