Frost-brewed and cold-filtered by Mario Sanelli. msanelli@denverpost.com or @mariosanellidp
“Itap more about the teams than Brady-Manning, because if Brady was somewhere else it’d still be Brady-Manning. This rivalry is about the teams.”
— T.J. Ward, Broncos cornerback
The Broncos-Patriots rivalry may have lost some if its luster with the departure of Peyton Manning… yeah, so what? Whenever Tom Brady comes to town, . Here is all the news, notes and, yes, you guessed it, the need-to-know details ahead of Sunday’s showdown.
The Big Stuff
to beat Bill Belichick and the Patriots’ ever-changing offense? Well, for starters, they must .
The Broncos head coach was emotionally spent after his team’s 13-10 loss in Tennessee. Columnist Mark Kiszla is concerned that defending a Super Bowl title is taking its toll.
: How can the Broncos beat the Pats? Should they ditch the run game? And what is the Broncos’ problem right now: talent or coaching? Ի discuss. (Like this podcast? .)
By the Numbers
2-7
Tom Brady’s all-time record in Denver. The Broncos are one of two teams Brady has a losing record against in his career (Broncos 6-9, Seahawks 1-2).
Quick Hits
+ Injury updates heading into Sunday; Paxton Lynch’s development; Emmanuel Sanders fined $12k.
+ Demaryius Thomas took heat for swapping jerseys with Public Enemy No. 1 “Dirty” Harry Douglas. .
+What Bill Belichick and Tom Brady .
+ letting it rip. Can he pass the Broncos into the playoffs?
+ on their practice squad this week.
+ : Why is everyone so high on Trevor Siemian? .
+ Did you see that at the Nuggets game?
What We’re Reading
+ FiveThirtyEight has the .
+ you should know heading into the matchup against the Pats.
+ led to some changes, says Yahoo Sports.
+ Patriots.com: .
+ : No mystery for Patriots in preparing for Broncos.
+ What would it take for the Cowboys to bench Dak Prescott? Former Broncos coach .
+ Unheralded running backs are .
New England Patriots at Broncos
When: Sunday, Dec. 18 at 2:25 p.m.
TV: KCNC-4
Radio: 850 KOA
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