Ware out, Mathis questionable for game against Patriots

Offensively, the Broncos found a completely different dimension with Brock Osweiler replacing Peyton Manning under center last week.

That’s not keeping the New England Patriots quarterback from tipping his helmet to his long-time adversary.

“There’s nobody that has more respect for Peyton than me outside of probably his parents and his brothers”, Brady said. And, as I’ll keep repeating, the Broncos were forced to upgrade the offense a couple weeks ago when Peyton Manning got hurt.

Ware sat out two weeks, including the bye week, the first time he wrenched his back in Game Six at Cleveland.

Davis and Osweiler showed good chemistry last week in Chicago, hooking up for 6 catches for 68 yards.

Brady is 11-5 against Manning, 9-3 regular season. Broncos head coach Gary Kubiak said Mathis, who is officially listed as questionable, would test his ankle pregame before a decision is made as to whether he will play.

When asked about the task of stopping the Denver Broncos’ group of pass rushers – Von Miller, DeMarcus Ware (iffy for Sunday night’s game with a back injury) and Malik Jackson among them – Vollmer offered a response Bill Belichick would be proud of. Not to mention the Broncos have arguably the best secondary in the entire NFL. “They do everything well”. Still, even when stars fall around him, Brady finds ways to make things work. The Patriots get a boost in the second quarter of away games, where they average nine points this year.

Here’s your Friday injury report for the Denver Broncos and the New England Patriots. They have allowed at least 45 points in two straight games in one season for the first time in team history.

Davis gives Denver the speedy threat over the middle that can stretch a defense, free up wide receiver Demaryius Thomas and Emmanuel Sanders and give running backs Ronnie Hillman and C.J. Anderson more room to roam. He has plenty of offensive help in receivers Antonio Brown and Martavis Bryant, and running back DeAngelo Hall, subbing well for injured All-Pro Le’Veon Bell.

“That was a whole team win, and I think especially for what the Broncos have experienced this year, it is a very important reminder that football is a team sport, not a quarterback sport”. “He started slow with the week and ended the week pretty well, so we’ll see”.

All of our readers here at Arrowhead Addict know what happened in San Diego already, but here are a few things I think they should know.

Amendola and CB Justin Coleman (hand) were among those who did not participate in Wednesday’s practice…. It’s also likely that the Patriots will use Chung, Devin McCourty, and Duron Harmon on two tight end sets. “He could be out there”. The guy’s a veteran quarterback who’s played and been through a lot.

“We can’t control anything else other than what we can control, so when we step out on the field we’re just trying to stop our opponent no matter what the situation is”.

Manning missed the Denver Broncos’ 17-15 win at Chicago last week when his longtime backup Brock Osweiler won his first National Football League start.