No, your eyes were not deceiving you. There is, in fact, only one player on the Broncos’ roster wearing No. 33. He’s Nate Jones, the Broncos’ jack-of-all-trades.

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Got a job? Broncos’ Nate Jones is your guy

The long wait for Robert Ayers’ first NFL sack is over, even though it came in a preseason game and doesn’t officially count.

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Ayers finally joins sack pack as "D" applies pressure

In the first quarter Saturday night, Kyle Orton produced a quarterback rating that wouldn’t qualify for the Huey, Louie and Dewey Decimal System.

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Paige: Orton’s postseason point of preseason

If hardly extinguished, Tebowmania has at least been drenched. Holding the firehouse hose is NFL reality.

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Tim Tebow hysteria will have to wait

DENVER — Many in the crowd came hoping to get a glimpse of the future in Tim Tebow and instead got a peek at the past when Dre` Bly`s 47-yard interception return set up Detroit`s first touchdown in the Lions` 25-20 win over the Denver Broncos on Saturday night.

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Broncos` late rally falls short

DENVER — After getting settled into my old press box seat on Saturday night at Invesco Field, I looked out of the glass and down into the section right below me to get a feel for what the preseason crowd was like.

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Thorburn: Longing for Tebow, Broncos fans stuck in ‘pigskin purgatory`

Steelers 24, Giants 17 EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The Pittsburgh Steelers may be fine without the suspended Ben Roethlisberger for the start of the season.

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NFL preseason roundup: Roethlisberger starts for Steelers

The long wait for Robert Ayers’ first NFL sack is over, even if, technically, preseason stats don’t count.

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Stepping up, Ayers finally joins sack pack

Sorry, Kyle Orton. Better wipe that million-dollar smile off your face. A hefty raise from the local NFL team is nice. But it can’t buy you love from Broncomaniacs.

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Kiszla: Tell me your take on Tebow

There was a need for toughness.

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Gaffney plays like a star