Time for a real test.

This was a fun week. We beat a division rival in their house and beat them well. All aspects of our game were clicking, some mistakes were made but we didn’t get upset, instead came back swinging. The Broncos have been laying some solid run game down which is exactly what we need to do. The defense has to honor the run and brings coverage in to help, that’s when we unleash the beast. The Broncos have averaged 191.5 rushing yards per game over the last two games that’s the second best average in the league. Buckhalter put up some big numbers and Moreno sniffed out the end zone. This steady pressure allows our receivers to get open and make the big plays. I like what the offense started trying to do with Brandon Marshall last week. Lots of little screens throwing RB’s and WR in front of him, eventually he broke one big. Brandon is so hard to tackle in the open field give him a block and he’s gone. On the other side of the ball our defense is providing steady pressure especially Elvis Dumervil who is one sack away from tying Denver’s single-season sack record and currently leading the NFL with 15 sacks! The pressure has caused some of the best QB’s in the league to make mistakes, Carson Palmer, Tom Brady, Eli Manning, and Tony Romo to name a few. Last week some of our younger guys were finding themselves in the right place as most QB’s don’t enjoy testing Champ and Dawkins.

This week we fly to Indianapolis to face a Colts squad that is 12-0 this year and has won its last 21 regular-season games. They haven’t put up a ton of points but there’s not a more dangerous QB in the league with a chance to win the game, Peyton Manning will take advantage. We are going to have to bring constant pressure and shut down the run. Mike Nolan has done a great job with few exceptions in the middle of our schedule. We placed (T) Ryan Harris on injured reserve. We signed (T) Herb Taylor to the roster. Harris is expected to be out for the year…again-ahhh. He and Clady together are such a force on opposite ends of the O Line. Seams like we might need some blocking help, any suggestions orange crush nation? Hmmmm who would I suggest. 22! The Colts are very beat up with 20 plus names on their injury report with(DE) Dwight Freeney, (WR) Anthony Gonzalez and (K) Adam Vinatieri on the list, even Peyton Manning and Reggie Wayne are on there but they both practiced. It’s going to take another complete win from the Broncos to beat a team with as many weapons as the Colts. The scarriest part of their year is no matter who goes down or how they start a game, they find a way to finish.

There’s no way we will take this game lightly but it would be a big win for us to be the first loss on the Colts schedule. Also San Diego plays Dallas who is hit and miss every other week, a Denver win combined with a S.D. loss is what we need to take back control of our division with two division games left against Oakland and K.C. both at Mile High. So go Donks go! Get ready because a big test is coming to town. Kickoff at Lucas Oil Stadium on Sunday is set for 1 p.m.

One Manning down, one to go! Better Not be pointing at Elvis Peyton or you'll learn why he's the king.