Tim Tebow and the Denver Broncos left Arrowhead Stadium with a big divisional win yesterday. (Peter Aiken/Getty Images)

Thoughts on the big win over the Kansas City Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium (In no particular order):

• Question: What do the Chargers, Chiefs, Colts, Buccaneers, and Eagles all have in common? Answer: They all came into the 2011 season with extremely high expectations, and they all currently have the same record or worse than the Denver Broncos. That’s right. The “lowly” Broncos, with all their personnel and coaching mishaps the past few seasons, all their controversy and numerous doomsday predictions for this year, are 4-5 and a game out of first place in their division. Even with the roller-coaster of emotions and the constant scrutiny by the national media, this team has managed to fight back and win some tough ball games. They have refused to give up on the season and insist on playing hard every single week. It may have been tough sledding for Broncos fans the last few years, and by no means are we out of the woods yet, but there are a lot of fan bases out there that are in a much worse mood than us on this fine Monday morning. For that reason, make sure to enjoy these successes. Take a minute to appreciate what the Broncos have accomplished under the constant reminders that there is no hope for them. They have just won back-to-back divisional road games against our 2 most-despised rivals in the league. That makes for a damn good 2 weeks in my book.
• Is anyone else getting a little Tebow fatigued? Why do we have to completely define his career as an NFL quarterback each and every Monday? The hard-liners on both sides of the Tebow debate want to write him off as a complete success or a complete failure after only a handful of starts. In reality, neither side is correct. It’s hard to defend 2 completions over an entire game, and it’s hard to criticize a 3-1 record with Tebow under center. I think everyone needs to migrate a little bit towards the middle and accept it for what it is. Tebow is a work in progress like all young quarterbacks. He needs to improve in a lot of areas and that will take some time. However, the entire team seems to play better with him on the field, and we are winning games right now which is all that truly matters. At the end of the season, the front office will make a decision on tebow’s future with the Denver Broncos. Nothing you or I say will truly have an impact on that decision. So until then, let’s enjoy the successes as the come, and hopefully they keep coming in 2011.
• Okay, enough with that. Let’s analyze the game a bit:

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The Broncos and Chiefs meet at Arrowhead Stadium today. Of the 38 meetings between the two teams at Arrowhead, the Broncos have been victorious in only 14 of those games (photo courtesy www.sportige.com)

As a Denver Bronco fan living in the middle of Chiefs country, todays game brings a slight bit of nervousness to me.  Bronco fans who are  fortunate enough to live in the Rocky Mountain Region undoubtedly consider the Oakland Raiders the Broncos biggest rivalry.  Having lived in
Colorado for a brief time, I truly understand the rivalry between the Raiders and Broncos but Bronco fans in the Midwest probably consider the Chiefs the biggest rivalry.  Scratch that – maybe not the biggest rivalry; when Denver travels to Kansas City, this is one of the games we Midwestern Bronco fans want the Broncos to win most.

Friday evening I visited with another Denver Bronco season ticket holder who lives in Chiefs country and we discussed the upcoming game between the Chiefs and Broncos.  Both of us are die-hard Bronco fans and we both agreed that it is difficult for us to truly enjoy the game when the Broncos visit Arrowhead.  Not only is this a three hour football game, it is a moment in time that will allow us bragging rights for a short time.  If the Broncos lose, unfortunately Chief fans will have the bragging rights and as we have experienced in the past, some of those fans make it down right difficult for Bronco fans – especially Bronco fans who are dedicated…. the fair weather fans don’t have to worry.  Understanding that jabbing each other about favorite football teams is all done in good, clean fun, I still want the Broncos to win so the Midwest region of Bronco Nation has the upper hand.
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The 3-5 Broncos travel to Kansas City to face the 4-4 Chiefs (www.dixiewitch.net)

Kickoff of the Week Ten matchup between the Broncos and the Chiefs is approximately five hours away and I am thinking back on some moments in Denver Bronco history when they have travelled to Kansas City.  Below are just a few of the memories that come to mind.

Unfortunately, some of the memories are more lowlight material for the Broncos, rather than highlights.  I am ok with that because it is Arrowhead Stadium and it is always difficult to play there.  Whenever the Broncos schedule is released and I take an ultra-conservative look at it, I always count this game as a loss – not that the fan in me doesn’t want the Broncos to win every game, I have been to Arrowhead many times to watch the Broncos play and I understand the difficulty involved.  I consider a Bronco win in this stadium a plus for any season!

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