New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees calls a play in the huddle during the first quarter against the Denver Broncos at Invesco Field on September 21, 2008. The Saints will visit Denver again on October 28, 2012 (Mandatory Credit: Andrew Carpenean-US PRESSWIRE)

In approximately eleven weeks the 2012 NFL season will be upon us.   Considering that it has been 5-1/2 months since the 2011 season came to an end in New England, we are well over the hump and on the very edge of another Bronco season.   To help pass the time between now and the start of the regular season, I am continuing my look back at past Bronco games against teams they will face in 2012.   Next up – the New Orleans Saints.

After getting a week off with their bye in Week Seven, the Broncos will make their second appearance of the season on Sunday Night Football when Drew Brees and the Sean Payton-less New Orleans Saints make their sixth trip in franchise history to Colorado to face the Broncos.   The Broncos have won four of the five contests held in Denver.   Continue reading for a brief synopsis of the five games in Denver.

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The Denver Broncos will travel to the Georgia Dome in Week 2 for a Monday Night Football matchup against the Falcons. The Broncos have faced the Falcons six times in Atlanta and have a 4-2 record. (Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-US PRESSWIRE)

To help get Bronco Country through the TRUE offseason, I will be reviewing some past games against the teams the Broncos will face during the 2012 regular season.

After opening the 2012 season on Sunday Night Football against the Pittsburgh Steelers, the Bronco organization will pack up and head to Atlanta, Georgia for another prime time matchup.  This time the Broncos will be featured on Monday Night Football when they face the Atlanta Falcons.  The Broncos have travelled to Atlanta six times in their history and have come away with four wins.  Below is a brief synopsis of those games.

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The further a team advances in the playoffs, the harder it is to accept the fact that life as we knew it, for the last three or four months, has changed.  Depending on how your teams’ season ends, it will definitely impact your feelings as you start the, sometimes difficult, transition into the offseason.  Ask 49er fans or Raven fans how they felt one week ago compared to how Bronco fans felt the night we watched the Patriots annihilate our team – in the first half alone!

In order to try to help live through the transition into the offseason, I will tune into this evening’s pro bowl and keep an eye out for the Bronco players to see how they contribute to the AFC team – both on the field and on Twitter.  Another thing that seems to help is to randomly search YouTube for Denver Bronco related videos.  The last couple of days, I have done that and listed some of the great plays from the Broncos history below.  I have added a brief synopsis of the play or situation, as well as, a link to each video.  The plays were numbered by the individual who uploaded them, so you may or may not agree with the ranking.  I have listed them below in chronologically order.  The order doesn’t really matter because after this season, the list definitely needs to be revised.  Enjoy!

The draft is coming, so I will start to look at impact players at the college level. I am anxiously waiting for the release of next year’s schedule, and I plan to revisit some of the amazing games we experienced this season.
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