On Thursday, the Chargers easily disposed of the Oakland Raiders 34-7. Thus meaning that the magic number for the Broncos to clinch the AFC West division was remaining at 2. If you dont know about the policy on Magic Numbers, it is a sequence of what needs to happen for Denver to clinch the division championship. For example, since the Broncos' was 2 (now 1); They needed any combination of:
-A San Diego Charger loss
and/or
-A Broncos win.
Since Denver defeated the Chiefs on sunday, that diminished the number down one. Which by the way i love those orange jerseys they dawned twice this season, for the first time since 2004 when they lost to the Raiders. Anyways, with the remaining 3 weeks (6 games between Den and SD), if any of the options happen, Jay Cutler and company will be headed to their first playoff appearance under the helm of the young quarterback.
INJURIES:
As if the running back position was bad enough for them, after losing runningbacks Selvin Young, Ryan Torain, Cecil Sapp, Michael Pittman, Andre Hall, and Anthony Alridge, news came after the terrifying play on sunday against the chiefs, that the rookie standout fullback from Arkansas, Peyton Hillis, is going to be out for the rest of the season!
The Broncos only other option remaining on the runningback front is Tatum Bell, the same Bell that prematurely packed his bags and robbed teammate Rudi Johnson the day Johnson signed with the Lions. And yes the same Bell that the Broncos traded two years ago for cornerback Dre Bly. If he was to go out, Patrick Ramsey, Dre Bly, or many of the other defensive backs may have to become a temporary solution.
-Selvin Young is questionable for Sunday's standoff with the Carolina Panthers
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