Happy Friday, Omelette readers! Broncos fans, rejoice! Your weekend kicks off with Denver kicking the Arizona Cardinals’ posteriors on Thursday. Here’s everything you need to know from the game, a roundup of Broncos news from the big Week 7 win over the Arizona Cardinals:
- Broncos Analysis: An all-around effort produced a much-needed victory over the Cardinals.
- Broncos report card and game balls from Week 7.
- Vance Joseph off the hot seat? The last time the Broncos scored 35 first-half points, they fired their coach 3 weeks later.
- Broncos’ up-down drill: Best and worst vs. Arizona
- Broncos’ Emmanuel Sanders catches and throws touchdowns.
- Broncos highlights galore: From Todd Davis’ pick-six to Emmanuel Sanders’ TD pass to Courtland Sutton to Chris Harris’ pick-six to Sanders’ 64-yard TD catch to Phillip Lindsay’s 28-yard TD run. Whew!
— Joe Nguyen, The Denver Post
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What’s on Tap?
- NHL: At Carolina Hurricanes, 11 a.m. Saturday, ALT
- NBA: Phoenix Suns, 7 p.m. Saturday, ALT
- MLS: At San Jose Earthquakes, 3 p.m., Oct. 21, ALT
- CSU: At Boise State, 7 p.m. Friday, ESPN2
- AFA: At UNLV, 8 p.m. Friday, CBSSN
- UNC: Northern Arizona, noon Saturday
- WYO: Utah State, 12:30 p.m. Saturday, ATTRM
- CU: At Washington, 1 p.m. Saturday, KDVR-31
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Scoreboard
NFL: Broncos 45, Cardinals 10
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NHL: Avalanche 4, Devils 3
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MLB: Red Sox 4, Astros 1
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Must-Read
Kiszla: Call him Vonstradamus. As Miller predicted, Broncos kick booty in Arizona and keep hope alive.
In a friendly takeover of the Arizona desert by Broncos Country, Denver kicked butt and took names Thursday night, thumping the Cardinals 45-10. The game was not as close as that score might indicate. Read more…
David Carle, DU Pioneers hockey, off to 2-0 start and embracing growth
The NCAA’s youngest coach in charge of one of the country’s most prestigious programs oversaw dominating victories at Air Force (4-1) and against Alabama-Huntsville (6-0). Read more…
Rockies’ end-of-season catching analysis: Grading Chris Iannetta, Tony Wolters, Tom Murphy and Drew Butera
Each of the four receivers saw time behind the dish in 2018, and all of them struggled to meet expectations in the box. Read more…
Quick Hits
+ Autographed jersey that Rockies’ Nolan Arenado wore while making one of his best defensive plays is up for auction
+ Nuggets’ Gary Harris on clutch win over Clippers: “There’s a different vibe right now”
+ NFL to celebrate 100th season in 2019 with series of events
+ NBA G League to offer $125,000 contracts to elite prospects
+ Conor McGregor tells Jerry Jones he wants a UFC fight at AT&T Stadium
+ A-Basin plans 10 miles of hiking, biking trails and new climbing zones
+ Broncos Mailbag: Have a question about the team? Ask Ryan O’Halloran here.
+ Rockies Mailbag: Have a question about the team? Ask Patrick Saunders here.
By The Numbers
12
Northern Colorado football suspends 12 players for violating team policies
The University of Northern Colorado football team will be without 12 of its players for the Oct. 20 game when Northern Arizona University travels to Greeley. Read more…
Parting Shot
WATCH: That Tide ad during the Denver Broncos-Arizona Cardinals Thursday night game
In the second quarter, a second Tide ad with Broncos great Terrell “Lamar Tide Ad” Davis and Erin Andrews aired… Read more…
Get in Touch
If you see something that’s cause for question or have a comment, thought or suggestion, email me at dboniface@denverpost.com or tweet me @danielboniface.
