On Monday, Vic Fangio compared Patrick Mahomes to John Elway. Yet, on Tuesday, Von Miller said they need to shut down another part of the Chiefs' offense in order to have a chance on Thursday.

“The List” is a brand new series that serves as a companion piece for the “Notebook” episodes of the Locked on Nuggets podcast and the DNVR Nuggets podcast. In this edition, I share some notes on the win over the Phoenix Suns on Monday. 1. This was the first chance we’ve gotten to see Jerami Grant play extended minutes alongside…...

Four goals in 9:25. That was all it took for the Avs to set the tone on Monday afternoon in their matchup with the Washington Capitals. Erik Johnson, Nikita Zadorov, Nazem Kadri, and Mikko Rantanen scored within the first half of the first period, and from there, the Avs did just enough to hold on and come out of the…...

DENVER — Is he Alexander Johnson? Or is he A.J. Johnson? Forget about both. Just call the Broncos’ emerging young linebacker “Dino,” a moniker he had at the University of Tennessee, and one he finally has been able to unleash with the Broncos after over a year spent on the practice squad and the fringe of the 53-man roster…...

DENVER — 14 days ago, as reporters were let into the Denver Broncos locker room following the 10-minute “cooling-off period,” things were anything but cool. After the team’s heartbreaking and frustrating loss to the Jaguars that sent them to 0-4, tempers were flaring. The only thing that haulted the commotion was the sight of the media, but even then,…...

DENVER — This is the Vic Fangio defense the Broncos expected. Coverages that confound a quarterback. Stout play from the defensive line and inside linebackers against the run. Defensive backs attacking off the edge to further discombobulate the opposing offense. A powerful interior pass rush to take advantage of the chips and double-teams thrown at Von Miller. All that allowed…...

DENVER — On a night when the Broncos honored legends of their past, John Elway’s focus remained on the present — and not the long-term future, as he dismissed the notion of being sellers with the trade deadline approaching on Oct. 29. “No one from our side is on the trading block,” he said. “We’re going to try to…...

Anything can happen during #Pac12AfterDark, but picking the Colorado Buffaloes to beat the Oregon Ducks might be a stretch.

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — It took the arrival of Rich Scangarello as offensive coordinator to truly unlock the potential of what Andy Janovich can bring to the offense. And it took only 34 snaps to see it. That’s the number of offensive plays Janovich has had in two regular-season games and the preseason loss at Seattle. In between, Janovich missed…...

During Colorado’s long wait between games two and three, the seasons managed to change from fall to winter and back to fall. Colorado, eh? As the Avs sat around waiting for their next victim, the NHL continued on. In Vancouver last night, highly-touted defenseman Quinn Hughes finally scored his first NHL goal in his eighth NHL game. The Canucks announcers…...

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Drew Lock might start for the Broncos at some point in the 2019 season. Whether he does could depend on if the Broncos can turn their win last Sunday into a winning streak to climb back into the race. If they can’t, the public clamor for Lock to play will undoubtedly rise. But this isn’t necessarily…...

1. Will Barton had a couple of finishes at the rim that provided some hope that he was back to trusting himself to absorb contact and contort is body without overthinking it. When healthy, Barton is a crafty finisher at the rim. He’s great at using his off hand and hanging in the air long enough to twist and turn…

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Alexander Johnson had the game ball and the football from his first regular-season interception stowed away as he prepared to return to Denver from Los Angeles late Sunday afternoon. But the football on his mind was the one he didn’t have — the football thrown in his direction by Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers during the fourth…...

If love is a step before marriage, then Phillip Lindsay went one step further than Brock Olivo ever went when talking about Andy Janovich.

For the first time in a long time, scoring hasn’t been an issue for the Denver Broncos. Well, in the first half, that is. Emmanuel Sanders explained why on Tuesday.

Paul Millsap couldn’t wait to get to Sin City this summer. It wasn’t the year-round pool weather, or craps tables that were summoning him to the Las Vegas Strip. Millsap wanted a front row seat at Thomas & Mack Center to see firsthand whether or not a certain Nuggets rookie’s talk was cheap. “Mike’s been talking all year, so…...

Welcome to “What makes this play great,” a brand new series I will be doing here at DNVR in which I break down in detail a single play, moment, or sequence from a Denver Nuggets game and explain all of the subtle details that you might’ve missed the first time around. This series was inspired by a fantastic YouTube channel…

Up until Sunday, Johnson and Purcell each waited years for their opportunity to start in the NFL. Now, thanks to their own play, they’ll only have to wait a week for their next.

CARSON, Calif. — This was the market correction. By myriad metrics, the Broncos’ production did not reflect that of an 0-4 team. Their flaws certainly didn’t mean they should be 4-0 or 3-1. But their attributes, when balanced with the areas in need of improvement, reflected a team that should have been .500 or 1-3. The expected win-loss ledger given…...