October 31st, 2010 with Comments closed

49ers 24, Broncos 16: By the Numbers

LONDON – Below are some of the key numbers that defined the Broncos’ 24-16 loss to the San Francisco 49ers — as well as the team’s play this season.

85: Delanie Walker’s receiving yardage Sunday as a fill-in for Vernon Davis, who succumbed to an ankle injury. Walker had just 65 yards on seven receptions [...]

October 31st, 2010 with Comments closed

Chop Block Call Helps Chop Down Broncos

LONDON – By the end of Sunday’s 24-16 loss to the San Francisco 49ers, the Broncos had stumbled so completely that it was easy to overlook the moment when they had a chance to squeeze the life out of their foes.

It was old-school trickery — a flea flicker, 38-yard touchdown pass from Kyle Orton to [...]

October 31st, 2010 with 1 comment

Three Observations: 49ers 24, Broncos 16

Forty Niners flags wave throughout the stands as the teams are introduced prior to the start of Sunday's game at Wembley Stadium. (PHOTO: MAXDENVER.COM)

LONDON – Three observations from the Broncos’ 24-16 loss to the San Francisco 49ers at Wembley Stadium on Sunday:

1. PENALTIES, PENALTIES, PENALTIES.

It starts with the two touchdowns that were called back [...]

October 30th, 2010 with 1 comment

Broncos-49ers: Five Questions … and Answers

LONDON – Five questions — and answers — heading into Sunday’s Broncos-49ers clash at Wembley Stadium.

1. How do you get over a loss like last week’s?

The coaching manual doesn’t exactly have a chapter for dealing with a 45-point home loss. The Broncos became the 14th team in the last half-century have to lose [...]

October 30th, 2010 with 5 comments

Quick Take: Someday, London Will Have Its Home NFL Team

LONDON – In recent years, I’ve come to believe that there will be an NFL team here.

But it won’t be tomorrow or next season — and it might not be this decade. As NFL commissioner Roger Goodell reminded a panel of writers Saturday, there are intermediate mileposts between the NFL’s one-game-a-year series at Wembley [...]