Patriots TE Gronkowski returns to practice

The Broncos are going up against division rival, the Oakland Raiders, for the second time this season. The Broncos hold the advantage over the Patriots thanks to their 30-24 overtime win November 29.

Coach Kubiak said Manning is still day-to-day, but thanks to his progress there was no reason to keep quarterback Christian Ponder on the roster.

And if we’re being honest with ourselves, there are some real flaws with this Denver Broncos team.

One week after re-signing Josh Bush as an injury replacement for star safety T.J. Ward, Denver has announced another new addition to their secondary.

With that knowledge of the scheme Phillips installed with the Broncos this year, Keo can be brought up to speed quickly, and could contribute in some sub packages and on special teams by this Sunday. “We’ve got some issues to deal with”.

With Peyton Manning getting back on the practice field on Wednesday, Goodman and Shapiro discuss whether or not Manning getting back into the mix is going to mess up Brock Osweiler’s and the Denver Broncos mojo. Ware’s running mate Derek Wolfe believes the Broncos have actually had some injury luck.

Denver has totaled 11 sacks even with Ware out and had four against the Chargers with Von Miller collecting a pair. The Broncos had hoped to give him the Patriots game off, but Louis Vasquez’s groin injury altered that plan.

In a total of four games played this season (three starts), Osweiler has 73 completions for 832 yards and five touchdowns, also throwing three interceptions.

Charles Woodson intercepted Manning twice but the Raiders couldn’t get any points out of those turnovers.

At the end of the day, Gary Kubiak needs the best quarterback on the field. Osweiler has stepped in and kept the team winning. He’s taken all the responsibility that he needs to.

But Kubiak said the litany of injured players didn’t have anything to do with his decision to turn Wednesday’s practice into a walk-throughs session.

With 26 touchdowns, Carr remains on pace to challenge Daryle Lamonica’s franchise-record 34 in 1969, Oakland’s last AFL season. Since losing to the Arizona Cardinals in Week 10, Seattle has won three consecutive games, with two of those wins coming against the Pittsburgh Steelers and Minnesota Vikings – both teams that we see qualifying for the 2015 postseason. Oakland and Carr will look to bounce back after a poor performance against the Chiefs last week, but Osweiler and the Broncos are rolling and will win at home.