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Broncos, Falcons both trying to put botched special teams play behind them ahead of Simmons' reunion
DENVER (AP) — The Denver Broncos and Atlanta Falcons spent the week addressing special teams breakdowns that led to gut-wrenching losses. The Broncos (5-5) are trying to fix their field-goal protection unit after allowing the Kansas City Chiefs to remain unbeaten by blocking a...
Broncos assistant head coach Mike Westhoff steps down because of vision problems
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Denver Broncos assistant head coach Mike Westhoff has resigned because of problems with his vision. Westhoff, 76, is a former special teams coordinator with the New York Jets and New Orleans Saints who came out of retirement to join head coach Sean Payton's...
Analysis: Special teams were full of chokes in the NFL's wacky Week 10
Special teams were chock-full of chokes in the NFL's wacky Week 10. The 49ers muffed a punt and missed three field goals before Jake Moody's 44-yarder as time expired beat the Buccaneers 23-20. In between his third miss and his third make, Moody was confronted on the...
Coach Sean Payton accepts blame for the botched field goal that cost the Broncos a big win at KC
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Sean Payton doesn't want Alex Forsyth catching all the flack for getting bulldozed by a wave of Kansas City defenders and allowing linebacker Leo Chenal to block Wil Lutz's game-winning, chip-shot field-goal attempt. “This isn’t on the player," Payton...
Bo Nix shines for Broncos, nearly helping them end the rival Chiefs' perfect start to the season
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Bo Nix did everything in his power to help the Denver Broncos end the Kansas City Chiefs' perfect start to the season. Maybe he should have been blocking on their fateful field goal try, too. The rookie quarterback bounced back from a poor...
Chiefs block Broncos' potential winner as time expires, hold on for 16-14 win to remain perfect
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Chiefs have won just about every way imaginable during a perfect 15-game run that dates to last season: Patrick Mahomes leading last-second touchdown drives, their defense making a stand, and Harrison Butker kicking game-winning field goals. They added a...
First-place Falcons expect the Saints to be motivated by a coaching change
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Kirk Cousins and the first-place Falcons don't hesitate to list the pitfalls of overlooking the last-place New Orleans Saints. The Falcons needed a last-second field goal to win the previous meeting in Atlanta in Week 4 and now face a Saints squad that is trying...
The unbeaten Chiefs welcome AFC West-rival Denver to Arrowhead Stadium on Sunday
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs go through long, grueling drives during training camp that just about everyone has come to dread. They often take 18 or more plays and nobody is subbed out, instead forced to fight through utter exhaustion to the end. It's not so hard...
Jonathon Cooper rides high of a big contract and low of losing longtime pal Baron Browning to Cards
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Jonathon Cooper had a wild swing of emotions over the weekend. First, he signed a four-year, $60 million extension with the Denver Broncos at the team hotel in Baltimore on the eve of a 41-10 shellacking at the hands of the Ravens. The real...
Carr's return to the Saints' lineup is horrendous as he loses his top target, the game and his coach
Derek Carr's return to the New Orleans Saints' starting lineup couldn't have gone much worse. He lost his top target to a concussion when his pass over the middle sailed over his receiver. He lost to the worst team in the league and he became the first NFL quarterback to lose to 31...
