It’s nearly halfway through the pro football season, and the league is starting to get a sense of which teams will compete for a spot in the playoffs and, eventually…

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Staying Strong

The Denver Broncos’ 6-1 start puts them among the league’s elite. Their inability to score on their opening drive, however, places them among some dubious company. The Broncos have been outscored 39-24 in the first quarter and they’ve trailed at halftime four straight weeks. They learned Sunday at Baltimore that they can’t keep counting on their second-half surges to carry them.

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Broncos looking to rev it up to stop slow starts (AP)

They have been the not-particularly-special teams. “We’ve been giving you guys something to write about,” said Darrell Reid, one of the Broncos’ top special-teams players.

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Special-teams delivery from Broncos overdue

Steelers safety Ryan Clark is usually one of the team’s most talkative players. But he is talking little as it becomes increasingly likely he won’t play Monday in Denver because of a rare blood condition that nearly killed him after playing there two years ago.

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Steelers safety quiet as playing is unlikely

As far as the life of a football family goes, things couldn’t have worked out much better for Tad and Nancy Polumbus.

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Broncos lineman feeling at home

Quick, who leads the Broncos in 20-yard-plus receptions? Brandon Marshall? Nope. Eddie Royal? Uh-uh. Tony Scheffler? Not close.

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Gaffney shows 20-20-20-20 vision

The Broncos are one of the best teams in the NFL this season at keeping possession, as evidenced by their high ranking in 10-play drives.

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Numbers: Playing keep-away

Dimensions: 6-feet-3, 295 pounds The buzz: Peterson started only one game in his first six years in the NFL.

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Spotlight on: Broncos DE Kenny Peterson

ENGLEWOOD — The Denver Broncos` 6-1 start puts them among the league`s elite. Their inability to score on their opening drive, however, places them among some dubious company.

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Broncos aim to end slow-start tendencies

The Broncos need more touchdowns and fewer excuses. Where to begin? That’s easy.

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Kiszla: Broncos make mistake with Moreno over Buckhalter