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For six games, the Denver Broncos were the NFL's most surprising success story as a rookie head coach and an underappreciated quarterback strung together victories against the backdrop of an offseason filled with negative headlines and turbulence.

But the storyline has changed considerably over the last week and a half, and now it's unclear which version of the Broncos -- the one that beat three division leaders en route to the 6-0 start or the one that has failed to keep things from unraveling in consecutive lopsided defeats -- will play the Washington Redskins on Sunday at FedEx Field.

Josh McDaniels had the Midas touch at the start of the season, his every move paying off as the Denver Broncos shocked the NFL with a 6-0 start.

But there are a lot of reasons for the label, and the Denver defense, which has manhandled an array of quarterbacks this season, saw every one of them Sunday in the Ravens ' 30-7 victory.

Horse Tracks 11/7/09 - Broncos agree to terms w/Ty Law pending physical; LK Smith to start in place of McBean by Douglas A. Lee on Nov 7, 2009 8:30 AM MST in Horse Tracks 15 comments Good Morning, MHR Friends! The imminent Ty Law signing is certainly interesting, especially the timing of it.

The showdown between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Denver Broncos on Monday night features two of the AFC's top teams, a couple of the hardest-hitting defenses in the league and a pair of the NFL's brightest young coaching minds.

Share + Nov 4, 2009 4:23 pm US/Mountain ENGLEWOOD, Colo. The Denver Broncos are still smarting from their beatdown at Baltimore and they're pledging not to let themselves get pummeled by Pittsburgh.

Popular with teammates, affable QB says he's found 'the system that fits me' ENGLEWOOD - Through the first few months of his rookie season, Tom Brandstater has learned plenty from Kyle Orton about the art of playing quarterback in the National Football League.

It took the Broncos six games to earn the NFL 's respect, and one snap to be exposed.

Denver Broncos at Baltimore Ravens When: Today, 11 a.m. TV/Radio: Ch. 4/850 AM The series: Since the Ravens moved to Baltimore, the Broncos are 3-3 against them in the regular season and 0-1 in the playoffs.

At the risk of ticking off the baddest man in the whole darn NFL , this needs to be said: Your reign of terror is over, Ray Lewis .

Cleveland Browns quarterback Brady Quinn shouldn't feel bad: Elvis Dumervil, the Broncos' versatile outside linebacker, has a league-leading 10 sacks in six games this season.

Denver Broncos linebacker Andra Davis knows all about what it feels like to work hard, only to suffer losses week after week while he was with the NFLA's lovable losers, the Cleveland Browns.

He may have gone to high school in a small town in South Carolina and played college football at the University of Tennessee , but Ayers is a Northerner to his core.

Had it been snapped, it would have been the picture that launched thousands of words.

They have won in mustard yellow, they have won in bratwurst brown. The Broncos have made them all look good.

Posted by ESPN.com's Bill Williamson The Denver Broncos can't wait to show up to work on each Wednesday to see what's in store.

Somehow, the least noticeable of the defensive players are the biggest and beefiest.

When NFL Training camps opened back in late July, very few people, if any thought the Broncos would have a 2009 season to savor.

Now that the NFL world at large has agreed that the Denver Broncos' defense is for real, there's another question to ask: just how are they doing it?' The Broncos' defense was not just so-so last year, it was plain bad.

The old salts of the Football scouting game have a notation for those who can't dig in, who can't hold their ground, who can't push back when they get shoved.