Broncos Injury Report: Sanders Probable To Make His Return Against New England

During a radio interview on Tuesday, quarterback Tom Brady didn’t express any bitterness about the whistle, and acknowledged that even the best officiating crews can make mistakes.

For the first time in a long time, this one will be about the defenses and not the two quarterbacks.

Tom Brady in a 2011 game against the Broncos. Denver will need a receiver other than WR Demayrius Thomas to step up.

Most of the buzz is about how the undefeated New England Patriots are so banged up, they can be had.

Let’s just say the Broncos could not have asked for a better opportunity in this game.

As many of us correctly predicted, the change in quarterback did in fact improve the running game. That was before Wade Phillips became defensive coordinator, and he vows to bring a new wrinkle or two this week. It’s unclear if Brady will have Danny Amendola, who has emerged as his go-to guy with Julian Edelman on the shelf. They are still piling up yards – 414.6 through Week 8 and 407.7 since then – but their scoring average has dropped from 35.6 points per game in their first seven wins to 24.7 in their last three.

From former cornerback Aqib Talib to linebacker Von Miller, New England is well-acquainted with a hearty Denver defense.

The Jets have lost four of five, with only one of those to an opponent now with a winning mark, New England. We have three active guys each and every week.

“I’ve been in Phoenix – we live there for the offseason – just working out, waiting for the call and fortunately I did yesterday when I was shopping for groceries for Thanksgiving”, Ponder said Wednesday. That could be the case again this week, as Denver leads the NFL with 34 sacks and has yielded league lows of eight touchdown passes and 190.6 passing yards per game.

The Broncos next two games are against the Patriots at home followed by a trip to San Diego to play the Chargers.

The Bills were able to hold Gronkowski to only two catches and the Broncos have the ability to take him away as well.

No official return date has been issued by the Denver Broncos regarding Manning’s official return. He might be on the sidelines or up in a coaches box, but it won’t be the same.

The Broncos offense showed mild improvement in Osweiler’s first start last week against Chicago, although the 25-year-old was sacked five times. One thing he didn’t do was turn over the football, which Peyton was doing at an alarming pace until he went down with that pesky “foot injury”. Obviously it worked out pretty well after the Broncos won their 8th game of the season. Osweiler is about to face a potential future Hall of Fame quarterback in Brady, and he seems just as relaxed about this game as Brady was heading into his.

And receiver Emmanuel Sanders (ankle) is probable. Plus, Davis wasn’t getting a lot of snaps as he adjusted to a new offense.

“They’re a great defense”, LaFell said. First of all, they are running out of receiver options because of injuries.

Watch a preview of the Patriots-Broncos game courtesy of CBS Sports analysts Pete Prisco and Pat Kiran in the video below. “He’s never in a bad position on any plays and he’s really good“. I have no doubt that members of Broncos Country in attendance tonight will be ready to support their Broncos and do their part in making Mr. Brady and the rest of the Patriots uncomfortable.