BRONCOS ...44 CHIEFS ...13 Kyle Orton threw two touchdown passes and Denver used a punishing running game to manhandle Kansas City. The Broncos had 245 yards rushing to turn the 99th meeting between AFL originals into a laugher. Correll Buckhalter ran for 113 yards and Knowshon Moreno had two touchdown runs to help Denver stay within reach of San Diego in the AFC West. The Chiefs didn't put up much of a fight on the day they retired Hall of Fame linebacker Derrick Thomas' number. Kansas City gave up 17 plays of 10 yards or more and has allowed 40 points in consecutive games for the first time since 1983. Matt Cassel had a 14.6 quarterback rating before being pulled for Brodie Croyle and the Chiefs finished with only 222 total yards. ...more

December 7, 2009

CHARGERS ...31 EAGLES ...23 LaDainian Tomlinson scored twice to continue his climb up the career rushing and scoring lists, and San Diego won its fourth straight to pull into a tie atop the AFC West with slumping Denver. The Chargers and Broncos, both 6-3, play next Sunday in Denver. Four weeks ago, the Chargers appeared dead in the water, 3 1/2 games back after losing 34-23 to the then-undefeated Broncos. Philadelphia's Donovan McNabb threw for a season-high 450 yards, completing 35 of 55, and two late touchdowns. He was intercepted in the end zone by Antonio Cromartie on the game's last play. ...more

November 16, 2009

The Denver Broncos don't want to talk to anyone about Jay Cutler except for the quarterback himself. The Broncos insisted Tuesday their Pro Bowl quarterback isn't on the trading block and said new coach Josh McDaniels and his star player are scheduled to meet next week to try to patch up their strained relationship. Cutler was angered during the weekend when his name came up in talks involving a three-way trade that would have sent him to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and landed Matt Cassel in Denver. Instead, the Patriots traded Cassel to Kansas City. ...more

March 4, 2009

Twenty teams are home for the holidays as the NFL's annual churn of playoff rosters continues unabated. ...more

January 3, 2009

These guys might as well be division rivals. Peyton Manning, voted NFL MVP for a record-tying third time, and his Indianapolis Colts face Philip Rivers and the San Diego Chargers for the fourth time in two seasons tonight. ...more

January 3, 2009

The mild, mild AFC West belongs to LaDainian Tomlinson, Philip Rivers and the rest of the Chargers. ...more

December 29, 2008

Jon Gruden has been there. With the Bucs counting on help from a Philadelphia team that could take the field having already been eliminated from playoff contention, Gruden expects the Eagles to go all-out late Sunday afternoon against the Cowboys. ...more

December 25, 2008

Rod Marinelli was as angry publicly Monday as he's been in three seasons as coach of the Lions. ...more

December 23, 2008

Kansas City Chiefs president and general manager Carl Peterson has resigned, effective at the end of the season. ...more

December 16, 2008

In front of their ailing owner, the Carolina Panthers finished off a perfect regular season at home with a dominating performance that had to make Jerry Richardson proud. ...more

December 15, 2008