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Dennis Allen explains why he was smiling after Raiders lost

Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com

Oakland coach Dennis Allen grinned as he shook the hand of Denver coach John Fox following the Broncos’ 37-6 beatdown of the Raiders on Sunday, and some Raiders fans have complained that it looked like their coach wasn’t taking the loss as hard as he …

Stuart Zaas, denverbroncos.com

All 53 players on the Broncos roster participated in Wednesday’s practice, including wide receiver Matthew Willis, who missed all of last week with a hamstring injury. Willis was listed as a full participant, along with cornerbacks Tracy Porter (shoulde…

Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com

The Patriots have a lengthy injury list as they prepare for Sunday’s game against the Broncos. The most significant injury to keep an eye on is the hip injury that has been hampering Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski, who sat out practice today. The Pat…

Lindsay H. JonesThe Denver Post, denverpost.com

First, Tom Brady praised Peyton Manning to the Boston media Wednesday morning. Then Manning returned the admiration to the Denver media after practice in the afternoon.

Mike Rodak, ESPN.com

After a one-year hiatus, New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady and Denver Broncos quarterback will square off again at Gillette Stadium on Sunday.

Mike ChambersThe Denver Post, denverpost.com

Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning insists that Sunday's game at New England is not a contest between him and Patriots quarterback Tom Brady.

Stuart Zaas, denverbroncos.com

The Broncos have opened an account on Instagram, the popular photo-sharing smartphone application. Follow the team’s account, DenverBroncos, for exclusive, behind-the-scenes photos from Dove Valley, road trips and gameday. The first picture from the acc…

ESPN.com

Matt Prater didn’t kick a game-winning field goal Sunday. He didn’t need to. His Denver Broncos smoked the Oakland Raiders, 37-6. Still, Prater found a way to contribute in the blowout by dominating every time his foot hit the ball, and that’s why t…

Evan Silva, profootballtalk.com

Broncos placekicker Matt Prater was awarded AFC special teams player of the week for Week Four after converting all three of his field-goal attempts and four extra points in Denver’s smashing, 37-6 blowout victory over the Oakland Raiders. Prater also p…

mike_rice, denverbroncos.com

It was only one game. But it was certainly a thing of beauty. The Broncos’ 37-6 rout of the Raiders last weekend showed what this team is capable of and showed the progress it has made. The Broncos went out and dominated a team they need to beat at home…

Jeff LegwoldThe Denver Post, denverpost.com

A quarter of the way into what will become of the 2012 season and the AFC West "race" has the look of a two-team affair.

Mike KlisThe Denver Post, denverpost.com

John Fox was trying to describe why the gadget play had gone so comically wrong when he realized he needed a prop.

Mjd, yahoo.com

Top AFC seeds: Houston Texans, Baltimore Ravens Other AFC division champs: Denver Broncos, New England Patriots AFC wild cards: Pittsburgh Steelers, San Diego Chargers Top NFC seeds: Atlanta Falcons, San Francisco 49ers Other NFC division champs: Philad…