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Turner watches latest unbelievable collapse

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SAN DIEGO -- Only on Norv Turner’s watch. When Turner’s obituary as the Chargers’ coach is written (there's little chance he can survive now), "Fourth-and-29" will have a prominent place in the tale of Turner’s undoing. It’s difficult to rank …

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The Broncos now have the unified strength of the Horse Force defense and the Orange Stampede offense.

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In the quest for a Super Bowl ring, where does an NFL team begin? Behind closed doors, with no coaches allowed. The Broncos become the harshest film critics in America, ripping the mistakes of teammates and demanding accountability.

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Justin Tucker kicked a 38-yard field with 1:07 left in overtime to complete a stunning comeback for the Ravens, who beat the staggering Chargers 16-13 on Sunday.

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The Chiefs' defense harassed and hurried Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning into some uncharacteristic throws and even forced his eighth interception of the season on Sunday.

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Ravens squeak by Chargers after rallying to force OT

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What was the silver lining in Sunday's loss to the Broncos? The Chiefs, 1-10, now have the first pick in the 2013 draft to themselves if they don't mess it up and win some games in December.

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Chiefs head coach Romeo Crennel said his team would have to play the perfect game to beat the Denver Broncos on Sunday.

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Adam Teicher grades the Chiefs' performance against Denver.

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SAN DIEGO -- Thoughts from the San Diego Chargers' 16-13 overtime loss to the Baltimore Ravens. What it means: The Chargers lost another close one, squandering a 10-point lead in the fourth quarter. How many more crushing losses can this team take? San …

Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com

Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning didn’t have his best day of the season on Sunday, but it could have been a whole lot worse. Manning took a concussion test from the team’s medical staff after taking a hard hit from Chiefs defensive lineman from Tyso…

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The Broncos' grand experiment is working. Their revolving door of signal-callers has finally stopped spinning, and it has landed seamlessly on Peyton Manning. That pleases Broncos legend John Elway, now the team's VP of football operations.

Sean Newell, deadspin.com

We'll be putting all our GIFs for the day here, from official Buddy Of The West Horton narrowly escaping certain death to Indianapolis cheerleaders remaining Chuckstrong. We'll update the post as the later games conclude, so stay tuned. More »

Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com

Both quarterbacks have been under massive amounts of pressure in the first half of the Ravens-Chargers game in San Diego, but Philip Rivers has been able to keep it at bay long enough to put 10 points on the board for the Chargers. That’s good enough fo…

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What it means: The Oakland Raiders fell to 3-8 and trail the first-place Denver Broncos (8-3) by five games with five games to go. Any Denver win or any Oakland loss means the Raiders will not win the AFC West title for the 10th straight season. Oakland…

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Peyton Manning threw for 285 yards and two touchdowns, and the Denver Broncos rallied to beat the woeful Kansas City Chiefs 17-9 on Sunday for their sixth straight win.

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Andy Dalton threw three touchdown passes and the Cincinnati Bengals showed their former franchise quarterback that they've moved on without him, beating Carson Palmer and the Oakland Raiders 34-10 on Sunday.

Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com

The Steelers hoped that they could survive this week’s visit to the Browns without Ben Roethlisberger and Antonio Brown so that they could take on the Ravens next week for a shot oat part of the AFC North lead. If they do, it will only be because the Ra…

Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com

The bad news for the Broncos is that their offense clearly missed running back Willis McGahee in their first game since he went down with a knee injury. The good news is they were playing the Chiefs, so they won anyway. Denver’s offense took a long time…

Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com

The outcome isn’t in doubt in Cincinnati, but the game is still interesting. One play after a turnover by the Bengals was wiped out by an inadvertent whistle, a brawl broke out with three players being ejected.  Given the shoe were Bengals offensive li…

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What it means: The Broncos have won six straight games and are now 8-3. They can clinch the AFC West title next week. The Chiefs fell to 1-10. They are tied for the worst start in team history. The Chiefs have lost eight straight games and are on pace t…

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Solutions for what ails their struggling offense continue to elude the Chiefs, but center Ryan Lilja had a great answer when asked where they would get their points over the season's final five games.

Doug Farrar, yahoo.com

You wouldn't expect Kansas City Chiefs running back Peyton Hillis to be the first guy named Peyton to throw a pass in today's game against the Denver Broncos, but you would be wrong. On third-and-3 from the Denver 16-yard line with 9:30 left in the firs…

Bengals rolling early

Nov 25, 2012

Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com

They’ve sacked Carson Palmer twice.  More importantly, they’ve now scored two touchdowns. The Bengals lead the Raiders 14-0 in the first quarter. The first came from running back BenJarvus Green-Ellis, capping a five-play, 58-yard drive.  The second…

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Denver Broncos running back Knowshon Moreno will start Sunday against the Kansas City Chiefs, a source told ESPN.

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The Kansas City Chiefs will be without left tackle Branden Albert on Sunday against the Denver Broncos, and their dynamic pass-rush. Albert has a back injury that forced him to leave last week’s game. He was doubtful to play Sunday. Rookie Donald Stephe…