Organisation: Denver Broncos

American Football: McCoy the fall guy for Broncos

The Georgia Dome, the stadium in Atlanta that hosted 1996 Olympic events and which was the venue for two Super Bowls, has been reduced to rubble in an implosion.

Tue, 21 Nov, 2017

Tom Brady magic gets Patriots out of jail

Tom Brady conjured a last-gasp Houdini act to save the New England Patriots in a thrilling win over the Houston Texans on Sunday as the Atlanta Falcons preserved their unbeaten record.

Tue, 26 Sep, 2017

Donald Trump's national anthem comments spark mass of protests by American football players

US president Donald Trump's criticism of American football players who kneel during the national anthem has sparked a mass increase in such protests around the NFL, as about 200 players sat, knelt or raised their fists in defiance.

Mon, 25 Sep, 2017

Donald Trump withdraws White House invite to NBA champs after saying they should be fired

United States president Donald Trump followed up his scathing comments about protesting NFL players by withdrawing an invitation to NBA champions the Golden State Warriors to attend the White House.

Sat, 23 Sep, 2017

Myles Garrett chosen first in NFL draft of surprises

Myles Garrett was the first overall pick by the Cleveland Browns in the NFL Draft, while three quarterbacks were chosen in the opening 12 selections of a first round.

Fri, 28 Apr, 2017

‘Vets’ trying to grow old gracefully

Charlie Conerley had a heck of a life.

Fri, 03 Feb, 2017

High-flying Packers plan a Giant-killing

Aaron Rodgers versus Eli Manning will headline the NFL’s wild-card weekend.

Tue, 03 Jan, 2017

Steelers reach play-offs but Dontari Poe adds insult to injury for Broncos

The Pittsburgh Steelers clinched their NFL play-off place with a last-gasp win over the Baltimore Ravens - but reigning champions the Denver Broncos were dumped out and embarrassed by the Kansas City Chiefs.

Mon, 26 Dec, 2016

Eli Manning masterful as New York Giants continue winning streak

The New York Giants claimed their first 10-win season since 2010 and kept alive their slim hopes of a division title with a 17-6 victory over the Detroit Lions.

Tue, 20 Dec, 2016

Here's what happened in the NFL overnight

Tom Brady earned his landmark 200th NFL win in the New England Patriots' 22-17 win over the New York Jets.

Mon, 28 Nov, 2016

Carolina Panthers back to winning ways

The Carolina Panthers bounced back to winning ways with a 30-20 NFL victory over the Arizona Cardinals at the Bank of America Stadium.

Tue, 01 Nov, 2016

Tom Brady quickly back to doing what he does best

New England’s star Tom Brady quickly shook off the rust in his season debut, while the Denver Broncos discovered just how much quarterback Trevor Siemian means to them in their first loss on Sunday.

Tue, 11 Oct, 2016

Carolina Panthers’ poor start to the season continues

The Carolina Panthers’ poor start to the season continued as they crashed to a third defeat in four matches after going down 48-33 to the Atlanta Falcons.

Tue, 04 Oct, 2016

Trevor Siemian stars as Denver Broncos continue perfect start

Super Bowl champions the Denver Broncos continued their perfect start to the season with a 29-17 victory at the Cincinnati Bengals.

Tue, 27 Sep, 2016

Wild Card Round - Green Bay Packers v Washington Redskins

Rookie Sam Bradford inspires Minnesota Vikings to victory over Aaron Rodgers

Aaron Rodgers has two NFL MVP awards and one Super Bowl ring, and he’s in his ninth season as the starter for Green Bay. Sam Bradford was never on a winning team over his first six years in the league. He had 15 days to learn Minnesota’s offence, then lost his Hall of Fame calibre running back to injury in the third quarter.

Tue, 20 Sep, 2016

Head injuries back in NFL focus as Broncos target Cam Newton

The start of a new American Football season rekindled some old — and troubling — issues for the NFL.

Sat, 10 Sep, 2016

US embraces marijuana as a mainstream business

Investors searching for the next big thing are increasingly being drawn to the US commercial marijuana business.

Mon, 23 May, 2016

What happens when Paralympics Ireland invite a sports journalist to try wheelchair racing and tandem cycling?

Do a Wikipedia search for ‘Joe Schmidt’ and you won’t be hit with a bio and pic of Ireland’s current rugby union coach, writes Brendan O’Brien.

Fri, 25 Mar, 2016

After 18 years in the NFL, Peyton Manning gives his final ‘Omaha’

An emotional Peyton Manning signed off from his 18-year NFL career with the words “God bless football” — and one final “Omaha”.

Tue, 08 Mar, 2016

Cam Newton was a bad loser but is there such thing as a good one?

IT can’t be often that American football kindles thoughts of Shakespeare but watching last weekend’s Super Bowl prompted the unavoidable feeling that it was all, well, much ado about nothing.

Fri, 12 Feb, 2016

Von Miller time for the Denver Broncos as Peyton Manning gets perfect send-off

A reborn Orange Crush might have sent Peyton Manning into retirement with a Super ending to his career.

Tue, 09 Feb, 2016

Peyton Manning to take his time on retirement decision

Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning refused to confirm if he is heading for retirement after his Super Bowl 50 victory, but he did promise a celebratory alcohol-filled night in San Francisco.

Mon, 08 Feb, 2016

Backseat driver Manning postpones retirement talk after Super Bowl win

Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning refused to confirm if he is heading for retirement after his Super Bowl 50 victory, but he did promise a celebratory alcohol-filled night in San Francisco.

Mon, 08 Feb, 2016

Quirky World: Robber legs it with 38 mobile phones

Some of the strangers stories doing the rounds around the world

Sat, 30 Jan, 2016

Super Cam Newton calls the tune as Carolina Panthers turn focus to Denver Broncos

Quarterback Cam Newton was not the only Carolina Panthers player performing like Superman on Sunday as the brilliant pass-and-run threat teamed up with his mates to soar into the Super Bowl.

Tue, 26 Jan, 2016

Green Bay Packers have rediscovered ‘mojo’, says bullish quarterback Aaron Rodgers

The Green Bay Packers have rediscovered their “mojo”, quarterback Aaron Rodgers declared, after they overcame a sluggish start to roll to a 35-18 win over the Washington Redskins to close out Wild Card weekend in the National Football League.

Tue, 12 Jan, 2016

Wild Card Round - Seattle Seahawks v Minnesota Vikings

Minnesota Vikings lose cool as Seattle Seahawks snatch win

The Seattle Seahawks were left off the hook by the Minnesota Vikings as they squeezed to a 10-9 wildcard victory in biting cold last night.

Mon, 11 Jan, 2016

Denver Broncos coach Gary Kubiak followed ‘gut’ feeling with inspirational Peyton Manning decision

Denver Broncos coach Gary Kubiak said he followed his “gut” by introducing Peyton Manning in their crucial victory over San Diego to clinch home field advantage in the playoffs.

Tue, 05 Jan, 2016

Indianapolis Colts v Pittsburgh Steelers

New York Jets on cloud nine while Antonio Brown fails to impress officials

New York Giants kicker Josh Brown’s franchise record ended at 29 straight field-goal attempts made when he pulled a 48-yarder wide left, helping the New York Jets to a 23-20 overtime win at MetLife Stadium on Sunday.

Tue, 08 Dec, 2015

CJ Anderson steers the Denver Broncos home

CJ Anderson busted loose in driving snow flurries for a game-winning touchdown run as the Denver Broncos rallied to beat New England 30-24 in overtime, handing the Patriots their first loss of the season.

Tue, 01 Dec, 2015

Cam Newton leads Carolina Panthers to franchise record tenth straight victory

Quarterback Cam Newton threw five touchdown passes to lead the Carolina Panthers to a 10th straight NFL victory on Sunday, a 44-16 pounding of the Washington Redskins.

Tue, 24 Nov, 2015

Luck turns for Indianapolis Colts as Peyton Manning’s Denver Broncos beaten

Quarterback Andrew Luck praised his defence and special teams as the Indianapolis Colts ended the Denver Broncos unbeaten start and halted Peyton Manning’s bid to rewrite the NFL record books.

Tue, 10 Nov, 2015

Cool Tom Brady shakes off first-half battering as Patriots rout Cowboys

On a day of nail-biting NFL finishes, the New England Patriots remained unbeaten in 2015 with a 30-6 romp past the Dallas Cowboys.

Tue, 13 Oct, 2015

Peyton Manning may now ponder retirement as Luck looks ahead with Indianapolis Colts

Question marks over the future of one of the greatest NFL quarterbacks of all time dominated the aftermath of the Indianapolis Colts’ deserved play-off victory at the Denver Broncos late Sunday night.

Tue, 13 Jan, 2015

Gutsy Packers set up Seahawks showdown

The Green Bay Packers will face the Super Bowl champions, the Seattle Seahawks in the NFC title game after a thrilling weekend in the NFL play-offs.

Mon, 12 Jan, 2015

Four coaches fired after final day of regular NFL season

High profile coaching casualties followed quick on the heels of the final day of the NFL’s regular season as the San Francisco 49ers and the New York Jets parted ways with their coaches yesterday.

Tue, 30 Dec, 2014

Packers and Lions set for showdown

The Green Bay Packers, Pittsburgh Steelers and Dallas Cowboys booked their places in the play-offs after victories on Sunday while the New England Patriots earned a first round bye for the post-season.

Tue, 23 Dec, 2014

Cowboys rally to stay in play-off picture

The Dallas Cowboys blew a 21-0 lead before rallying to beat the Philadelphia Eagles 38-27 and move to 10-4, one game ahead of Philadelphia at the top of the NFC East standings.

Tue, 16 Dec, 2014

Landmark day as Luck fires Colts

Andrew Luck enjoyed a landmark day as the Indianapolis Colts beat the Washington Redskins 49-27 on Sunday.

Tue, 02 Dec, 2014

Federal agents do surprise checks on doctors and trainers

US federal agents conducted surprise inspections of National Football League team doctors and trainers on Sunday as part of an ongoing probe into painkiller drug abuse, the US media reported on Sunday.

Tue, 18 Nov, 2014

Brady rules as Manning ‘stinks’

Tom Brady won the battle of the marquee quarterbacks over Peyton Manning, while the Arizona Cardinals knocked off the Dallas Cowboys to claim the NFC’s best record.

Tue, 04 Nov, 2014

Houston out for rest of season after freak injury ends bad day for Bears

Chicago Bears’ defensive end Lamarr Houston will miss the rest of the season after a freak injury while celebrating a sack.

Tue, 28 Oct, 2014

How Big Easy shaped legend of Manning

There was a nice little documentary on the radio here a couple of weeks ago which sought to debunk the corporate creation myths of the most successful entrepreneurs who rose up to dominate our daily lives.

Wed, 08 Oct, 2014

Ravens sack Rice after video shows wife assault

Baltimore Ravens have released running back Ray Rice hours after a shocking video surfaced showing the NFL star punching his then-fiancee.

Tue, 09 Sep, 2014