Pro Football Talk

Saints quarterback Drew Brees did not attend Sunday’s game against the Broncos as he continues to recuperate from broken ribs and a punctured lung, but he was in the game mentally. Brees said he watched the game on TV not on his couch with a beer, but on his feet, holding a play sheet and [more] … [Read more...] about Drew Brees got mental reps by watching Saints on TV with play sheet in hand

Though wide receiver Julio Jones and running back Todd Gurley were out on Sunday, you’d never have known based on Atlanta browbeating Las Vegas 43-6. Both former All-Pros could be back against New Orleans in Week 13. Jones was out with a hamstring injury and Gurley with a knee injury. “I’m definitely hopeful for everybody [more] … [Read more...] about Rheem Morris “hopeful” Julio Jones, Todd Gurley will return Sunday

Kendall Hinton was waived by the Broncos before the start of the regular season and he spent time thinking about what he might do if a career in football was not in the cards for him. He eventually returned as a member of the practice squad, which left him in position to make one of [more] … [Read more...] about Kendall Hinton: Amazing to get this opportunity

There were times during Sunday’s game between the Broncos and Saints when it might have been hard for some to tell which team was playing without a quarterback. It was the Broncos, but the Saints weren’t interested in airing the ball out. They ran the ball on 44 of their 63 offensive plays and ran [more] … [Read more...] about Sean Payton: Offense doesn’t have to be aesthetically pleasing to be effective

A hamstrung Broncos Offense is down another player for the rest of Sunday’s game against the Saints. Running back Phillip Lindsay has been ruled out with a knee injury. Lindsay, who also took snaps as a Wildcat quarterback, ran nine times for 20 yards before being knocked out of the game. Melvin Gordon and Royce [more] … [Read more...] about Phillip Lindsay done for day with knee injury

Coming into Sunday, the 2011 Broncos were the last NFL team to play a first half without completing a pass. The 2020 Broncos have matched that effort on Sunday. With all four of their quarterbacks on the reserve/COVID-19 lists, the Broncos have been forced to face the Saints with running backs and practice squad wide [more] … [Read more...] about Broncos don’t complete a first half pass, trail Saints 17-0

It would have made for quite a story if the Broncos were able to come up with a winning effort on Sunday against the Saints despite not having any quarterbacks available for the game, but there was no Hollywood ending in the cards this weekend. The Broncos completed one pass, gained 112 yards of offense [more] … [Read more...] about Saints crush QB-less Broncos 31-3

Broncos head coach Vic Fangio found himself in the unenviable position of coaching a team without quarterbacks on Sunday and things went about as expected against the Saints. The Broncos completed one pass for 13 yards en route to a 31-3 drubbing while having practice squad wideout Kendall Hinton and running backs taking snaps. They [more] … [Read more...] about Vic Fangio: Disappointed our QBs put us in this position

The Broncos and Saints have turned in their inactives for Sunday afternoon’s game, but the biggest names out of action don’t appear on either team’s list. The Broncos will not have any quarterbacks available for the game. Jeff Driskel tested positive for COVID-19 this week and Drew Lock, Brett Rypien, and Blake Bortles have all [more] … [Read more...] about Deonte Harris inactive for Saints