Brian Griese has one more bad memory of Denver to digest. Tampa Bay’s quarterback was knocked out of the game with a swollen right elbow on a blind-side blitz in the third quarter Sunday, and he watched helplessly as Jay Cutler guided a patient Denver offense to a 16-13 win over the Buccaneers....

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Larry Johnson, two weeks after complaining that he was being phased out, ran for 198 yards and two touchdowns to lead the previously winless Chiefs past the previously unbeaten Broncos 33-19 Sunday, snapping a franchise-record 12-game losing streak....

Martin Gramatica’s 43-yard field goal try with 1:55 remaining was wide right, and the Denver Broncos escaped with a 34-32 win over the New Orleans Saints on Sunday...

The Denver Broncos were on such a lucky streak, why not roll the dice? Showing ultimate confidence in his offense and maybe an equal dollop of distrust in his defense, Mike Shanahan went for the two-point conversion with 29 seconds left and Jay Cutler hit rookie Eddie Royal over the middle to give the Denver Broncos a 39-38 win over San Diego on Sunday...

The Broncos have a bunch of holes and failed to address many of them in the off-season. The defense cant deal with rushing attacks and with 6 games against the likes of Larry Johnson, Ladainian Tomlinson, and Darren McFadden just within the division this will remain an Achilles heel for the Broncos....

Ryan Clady can eventually step in at LT, where the Broncos lost 11-year veteran Matt Lepsis to retirement. The key word though is eventually