It ain’t over till the fat notes columnist sings. …
Bronx middle linebacker Al Wilson, after Sunday’s livin’-large W over the Eagles: “The sky is the limit for this football team.” Trouble is, there’s no sky at the RCA Dome, home of the big, bad Colts. …
The sky is the limit? That’s tall talk for these Broncos. Not that most of them play better than they talk, but the best part of the bye week is not having to be reminded it’s a 16-round fight. …
For the record, I tried to pry some trash talk out of them after Sunday’s dubya. After a while, I would have settled for “All right, all right, I admit it. We’re not the worst team in the AFC.” …
How much were the Broncos sweating things in the second half Sunday? Consider this: They were 41-2 when leading after three quarters from 1995-98, the first four years of the Mike Shanahan era. Since then, with John Elway off selling cars, they’re 49-11. …
You know, for a guy who can’t find his razor, Jake Plummer sure is doing a bang-up job of finding open receivers. Jake the Snake is on pace to throw six interceptions. In case you’re wondering, Elway’s career low was 10. …
OK, I’ll give you Maurice Clarett. In fact, since it was such an abomination, I’ll let you have Clarett twice. But name me one other offseason move by Shanahan that hasn’t worked out. Thank you. …
Gerard Warren, when asked if he considered the first-place Broncos legitimate Super Bowl contenders: “We’re just a team trying to win. We’re not getting caught up. We’re just trying to win, week up and week down.” …
Not that the Broncos are getting some serious contributions from their young players, but Domonique Foxworth has two interceptions, same as the Patriots. …
Rod Smith, when asked if the Broncos might consider renting a boat for the bye week: “Reservoir’s frozen.” …
This just in. Vikings owner Zygi Wilf, taking a page out of David Stern’s playbook, has instituted a team-wide dress code. Henceforth, all players must wear clothes. …
So Jean Van de Velde wants to play in the Women’s British Open. Talk about your compelling theater. What’s next, Roger Clemens pitching to Little Leaguers? That wouldn’t be any fun to watch even if the team was from Taiwan, where Little Leaguers have been known to have goatees. …
True, but strange: The 1-6 Packers have outscored their opponents 158-139. The 4-3 Redskins have been outscored 139-135. …
Da Bears, coming off their overtime win over the Lions, are confident they can hold off Dorothy, the Scarecrow and the Tin Man to win the NFC North. …
The highest passer rating possible for an NFL quarterback? That would be 158.3. How can we be so sure? Because that’s what LaDainian Tomlinson’s rating was after his latest touchdown pass, his third in three attempts this season. …
According to the Elias Sports Bureau, one more touchdown pass and Tomlinson would tie the NFL record for non-quarterbacks held by Keith Byars, who was 4-for-4 in 1990. …
Your NFL MVP at the midway point of the season? Make mine Dwight Freeney. Not that he’ll get it, of course. Four defensive players have won the award, which dates to 1957. The latest? Lawrence Taylor in 1986. …
E-mail from an ex-member of Packer Nation: “Some kids dropped by Brett Favre’s house for trick or treat. But when Favre tossed them some candy, Deltha O’Neal jumped out of the bushes and intercepted the throw.” …
Trevor Pryce, when asked if he felt Sunday’s game slipping away: “It was slipping because this is the NFL. You don’t expect a team like Philadelphia to get beat 35-0. It’s not going to happen. It’s just not in the cards. We won. Who cares about the rest?”
Catch Jim Armstrong from 6-9 a.m. during “The Press Box” on ESPN 560 AM. He can be reached at 303-820-5452 or jmarmstrong@denverpost.com.
