Game Thread: Week 8- Kansas City Chiefs @ Denver Broncos

[SpringStein]

The Bills at home will be a tough one. But an upset win has the Broncos on a 3 game run and sitting at 4-5.

How different does our season feel if the Broncos pull this upset?

At 4-5 that would leave us to play:
Vikings at home w/o Cousins
Browns at home, and who knows about Watson
At Texans - definitely improved, but winnable
At Chargers - and that depends on what version of that team shows up
At Lions - I’d rest some starters in this one.
Patriots at home
Chargers at home
At Raiders - maybe by then McD is canned

9-8 isn’t out of the realm of possibility if we beat the Bills as you speculate.

 

[Mingo]

Juggernaut coming!

 

[LGM]

Here we go...

 

[SpiritOf77]

Here's a look at the teams we'll be jockeying for position with:

Cleveland:
vs AZ
@ Balt
vs Pitt
@ Den
@ Rams
vs Jax
vs Chic
@ Hou
vs Jets
@ Cincy

Cincinnati:
vs Buf
vs Hou
@ Balt
vs Pitt
@ Jax
vs Indy
vs Min
@ Pitt
@ KC
vs Clev

Pittsburgh:
vs Ten
vs GB
@ Clev
@ Cincy
vs Az
vs NE
@ Indy
vs Cincy
@ Sea
@ Balt

Buffalo:
@ Cincy
vs Den
vs Jets
@ Philly
@ KC
vs Dal
@ Chargers
vs NE
@ Mia

 

[SpiritOf77]

Jets:
vs Chargers
@ LV
@ Buff
vs Mia
vs Atl
vs Hou
@ Mia
vs Wah
@ Cleve
@ NE

Houston:
vs Bucs
@ Cincy
vs Az
vs Jax
vs Den
@ Jets
vs Tenn
@ Cleve
vs Tenn
@ Indy

Tennessee:
@ Pitt
@ Bucs
@ Jax
vs Caro
vs Indy
@ Mia
vs Hou
vs Sea
@ Hou
vs Jax

 

[Mountain Bronco]

I am all for celebrating the wins and we are getting better, but it took a 5 turnover game from the Chiefs, so I am taking it with a grain of salt. Sooooooooooooooooo glad the streak is over though.

 

[Mingo]

I am all for celebrating the wins and we are getting better, but it took a 5 turnover game from the Chiefs, so I am taking it with a grain of salt. Sooooooooooooooooo glad the streak is over though.

I understand, but just remember some of the losses in that streak were due to bounces of the football that went the Chiefs way. The Broncos played them close a lot of times.

As a survivor of the Elway and Manning eras for the Broncos - I am waiting patiently for the Chiefs without Mahomes. Hell - it looks like life without Eric Bienemy has been pretty hard on them right now.

 

[Draft Crazy]

I mean, they’re not wrong. Since that amazing win in 50 the Chiefs have been to 3 Super Bowls and won 2 of them. All that to go with their 16 straight wins over the Broncos.

But it’ll swing back around. Nothing lasts forever in the NFL. NFL = Not For Long

Exactly. My response was "Thanks. Was awesome to win this game"

 

[Draft Crazy]

I am all for celebrating the wins and we are getting better, but it took a 5 turnover game from the Chiefs, so I am taking it with a grain of salt. Sooooooooooooooooo glad the streak is over though.

I think some people are getting happiness for beating the Chiefs confused with "thinking we are a great team now"

No, people don't think that. People think we are improving. That simple.

Now is not the time to downplay a win. It has been 16 games.

 

[Draft Crazy]

Happy Denver made no trades today... If we made any we would have been selling low. Kudos to the staff.

 

[iknowftbll]

I think some people are getting happiness for beating the Chiefs confused with "thinking we are a great team now"

No, people don't think that. People think we are improving. That simple.

Now is not the time to downplay a win. It has been 16 games.

So true.

It’s just an important win for a 3-5 team. 3-5. That’s not a good record and nobody thinks otherwise.

Now if they upset the bills…that 4-5 team would be looking somewhat intriguing.

 

[Draft Crazy]

So true.

It’s just an important win for a 3-5 team. 3-5. That’s not a good record and nobody thinks otherwise.

Now if they upset the bills…that 4-5 team would be looking somewhat intriguing.

I just see too many negative Bronco fans who are still grumpy even when we win. Why be a fan of a team if you can't enjoy when they win? Many of those grumpy fans are acting like other Bronco fans think we have turned a corner and are now an amazing Super Bowl contending team. I don't see that from fans... People are happy, we beat the Chiefs. Let people be happy. Nobody is calling us a playoff team let alone a Super Bowl team.

Let people be happy!

 

[megalodon30]

Happy Denver made no trades today... If we made any we would have been selling low. Kudos to the staff.

Should’ve traded for Pat Mahomes, Tyreke Hill, and TJ Watt. Opportunity missed.

 

[Draft Crazy]

Should’ve traded for Pat Mahomes, Tyreke Hill, and TJ Watt. Opportunity missed.

We almost did. Just not ready to give up Jarrett Stidham in the deal.

 

[LGM]

I just see too many negative Bronco fans who are still grumpy even when we win. Why be a fan of a team if you can't enjoy when they win? Many of those grumpy fans are acting like other Bronco fans think we have turned a corner and are now an amazing Super Bowl contending team. I don't see that from fans... People are happy, we beat the Chiefs. Let people be happy. Nobody is calling us a playoff team let alone a Super Bowl team.

Let people be happy!

Check Facebook lately? Instagram? Social media? Or maybe check Javonte Williams interview where he said "playoffs are bare minimum. We want to make a SB run."

I get the excitement of winning. Im also not buying what is being sold till they string together more than a win against GB and an admittedly bad chiefs performance.

 

[Draft Crazy]

As a player you have to shoot for a goal of playoffs at 3-5.

How cruddy would a locker room be if you were shooting for less?

"Hey guys we just beat the Chiefs but we still aren't good"

Yeah, that will get the locker room fired up and motivated.

As far as social media. I stay as far away from social media team pages. There is no value to reading a bunch of idiot fans. I really try to keep my circle of football talk to here and a few friends that I believe have enough knowledge to have a quality football convo. I'm not up for convos with clueless fans. I don't mean that to sound cocky it's just pointless for me. Message boards have decreased a lot because of social media pages which I think is ridiculous because the talk on there is ridiculous. You get that 99 year old grandma who says roar we #1, and you get that 13 year kid who says we need to trade everyone on the roster if we don't pick up a 3rd and 20. There is no value, stay away from FB and Instagram opinions and rumors.

 

[DJ]

Happy day today!!!!!

I wake up to see Ziegler and McDaniels fired.

It's going to be a great day!!!!

 

[SpringStein]

Happy day today!!!!!

I wake up to see Ziegler and McDaniels fired.

It's going to be a great day!!!!

We know that same feeling, congrats!

(although some of us Broncos fans had been quietly hoping Davis would keep him through the season. )

 

[Draft Crazy]

Happy day today!!!!!

I wake up to see Ziegler and McDaniels fired.

It's going to be a great day!!!!

We had our Christmas last Sunday... You get your Christmas this morning.

 

[DJ]

We had our Christmas last Sunday... You get your Christmas this morning.

And my bday is the 7th...early bday present.