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Hanady and Champ Bailey at a 2004 charity event. How Champ Bailey has maintained his play as an All-Pro cornerback is amazing considering his former wife has lost their former home and he doesn't know the whereabouts of his two children.

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

Henry has long been removed from the Broncos ' roster, but he still is a strong presence on their books.

The Reality Check Oh, how have the Denver Broncos utterly shocked a nation of fans and football media? Let us count the ways.

Together they are 69 years of age and have combined for 27 seasons of NFL experience, 93 interceptions, 360 regular-season starts and 11 Pro Bowl appearances.

First, Denver beat the Bengals . Turns out that the Bengals are a pretty good team.

The Broncos against the World! Do you believe in the Broncos yet? A How many more wins will it take before you convert to the faithful? A Do they have to beat your team? A Do they have to beat your team on the road? A Do they have to beat your team in perfect health? A Do they have to beat your team or some other "proven favorite" by 25 points? A ...

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

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

The message was basically the same: Be sure to check out the New England Patriots, they're the front runners with Tom Brady back.

New England's Bill Belichick popularized that style of sweatshirt by wearing it on the sideline.

Take a number, please. Your turn is coming. No. 92? No. 92? Your sack is ready. No. 23 ? 23? Your forced fumble is ready.

With the Red Sox season on the line, though, Jonathan Papelbon did what he does best: He threw his fastball as hard as he could.

Dom Capers has had to change the Packers from a 4-3 to a 3-4 defense with basically the same personnel they had last season.

A groin injury knocked Champ Bailey out of last year's Patriots-Broncos game in the first half, and the eight-time Pro Bowl cornerback did not like what he saw from the sidelines.

Statistically, Tom Brady hasn't been anything close to the player he was two years ago.

The bully on the corner for so long, Champ Bailey is now the one getting picked on.

Sitting in the Superdome press box with some other national writers late Sunday, word came back that the Denver Broncos had rallied to be beat the Dallas Cowboys 17-10. "Is that the worst 4-0 team ever?" someone asked.

Champ Bailey knocked away the potential tying touchdown pass from Tony Romo to Sam Hurd with 1 second left and the Denver Broncos escaped with a 17-10 win over the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday.

The way Ed Donatell figures it, all he has to do to get his point across is point at some of the players in front of him.