So, I'm just curious because, a lot of my friends and some of my family are debating and kinda saying they should literally change the Horse head Logo to the old school 80's and 90's Iconic, white bronco popping out of the Orange D Logo. And those sick old uniforme. I'm kinda indifferent myself yk? Like if they changed them Id be like "Oh thats pretty sick?!" But if they didn't I'd atill be ok with keeping the current logo, and these uniforms? I think these uniforms are kinda clean, and Idk, I like the no Blue on the side. But either way I suppose I'm indifferent on this topic, what about you guys?

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Do we anticipate this team getting more than 1 win the rest of the year? Are the Raiders really the only winnable game left? Im trying to keep hopes up but this 5-3 record right now seems like the product of a really easy first 8 games. If you think we'll end up with more than 6 wins, which games do you think we'll take? Let me know what you think.

How are you guys feeling about tmrw. I think the defense will surprise the nation.

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I’m in Amsterdam for a few nights and looking for some fellow Broncos fans to watch the November 3rd game.

• Play-by-play announcer Jim Nantz was preparing to cover Super Bowl XLIV in February 2010 when he, analyst Phil Simms and a few members of the CBS production crew met with New Orleans coach Sean Payton three days before the big game in Miami against the Indianapolis Colts.

“He gave us the heads up that there would be an onside kick at one point in the game, which was stunning," Nantz, a longtime broadcaster, said in a phone interview with The Denver Gazette. “It’s the biggest reveal that I’ve ever been handed in my 40-year career from a coach.”

Sure enough, the Saints, then trailing 10-6, opened the second half with an onside kick they recovered at their 42 and led to a go-ahead touchdown. They went on to a 31-17 win for what remains the only Super Bowl win in New Orleans’ history.

“We had trust, which is the nicest compliment any coach can give you,’’ Nantz said of Payton knowing their secret wouldn’t leak. “I didn’t know when (the onside kick) was coming, but the producer, the director and the broadcast booth, that gave us an opportunity to make sure our cameras were on all parts of the eventual onside kick play, which opened up the third quarter and we were ready for it. … I think the statute of limitations has passed, so I can bring it out (now).”

On Saturday, Nantz and current CBS partner, analyst Tony Romo, will have another production meeting with Payton, who is in his second season coaching Denver. It will be held by Zoom, which was the Broncos’ preference.

At 11 a.m. MST on Sunday, the top CBS announcing team will be on the call for Denver’s game at Baltimore. It will mark the first time Nantz has broadcast a Broncos game since Payton’s arrival.

It remains to be seen if Payton will reveal any surprise tidbits to the broadcast team. Nevertheless, Nantz is looking forward to doing a game that features a Broncos team that is 5-3 and trying to make the playoffs for the first time since winning Super Bowl 50 in the 2015 season. 

Yes, Nantz called that game.

“It’s really cool that it’s coming together,’’ Nantz said of the Broncos. “It’s a no-name team on a national level right now, no disrespect to anyone, but there’s just not been enough exposure in big (television) windows for people to get familiar with these guys. So that’s going to change. … I look forward as a storyteller, which is my occupation, of telling the story to people who really haven’t had a chance to know (the Broncos).”

Although the NFL television coverage map shows the game will be aired in all or parts of 39 states, it won’t be on in some of the biggest markets in the country, such as New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Boston, San Francisco and all of Florida. Still, Nantz said it will be seen by about 40% of the nation, which is a big number for a recent Broncos day game on a Sunday.

Nantz has known Payton for a “long time” and has great respect for him. He’s thrilled to see Payton, who coached the Saints for 15 seasons before taking 2022 off from coaching and leading Denver to an 8-9 mark in 2023, turning the team around.

“It’s been very quick,’’ Nantz said. “The guy doesn’t miss a detail. He is one of those guys whose mind works faster than anyone else’s and I had no doubt when he was hired that he would get it done. … The first year didn’t exactly go the way the hungry Bronco nation wanted it to go. It doesn’t work that way most of the time. But he’s building something.”

Nantz pointed to rookie quarterback Bo Nix, who on Thursday was named NFL offensive rookie of the month.

“What Bo Nix is doing, they hit on that pick (at No. 12 last April). Let’s face it,’’ Nantz said. “I see a guy that (fits) Sean’s system the way he wants, a guy that’s pretty fearless and is beginning to play mistake-free football. … I look forward to watching him in person.

"We all know what (Payton) did with Drew Brees (as his Saints quarterback). There’s always going to be comparisons. Comparisons are not fun and they’re not always necessary. … But (Payton’s) got a guy he can mold and sculp and build into his modern-day quarterback and that’s going to be a good thing.”

Nantz also is impressed with a Denver unit that is ranked No. 3 in the NFL both total and scoring defense.

“I’m all geared up for (the game),’’ Nantz said. “I think a lot of people are going to underestimate (the Broncos) in this game. … But I feel like this defense is a fearless bunch and they’ve not been intimidated in any situation.”

Nantz figures the game will be a lot better than the last time he and Romo had the Broncos. On Dec. 25, 2022, in a nationally televised game against the Los Angeles Rams at SoFi Stadium, they lost 51-14. Coach Nathaniel Hackett was fired the next day.

“That was not one that anyone wants to remember,’’ Nantz said. “It was brutal, just brutal. The Christmas Day massacre.”

That game had been scheduled in the spring of 2022 and couldn’t be flexed. CBS has chosen to send Nantz and Romo to Baltimore because the Broncos have won five of their last six games to become playoff contenders and will have a measuring-stick game against the Ravens (5-3).

“We know it’s a big game and it’s good to know that a lot of people are going to be watching us,’’ said Broncos cornerback Pat Surtain II

“It’s cool and obviously Jim Nantz has been doing it forever,’’ said defensive end Zach Allen. “For us, we just kind of like the challenge of playing an offense (ranked No. 1 in the NFL in total offense).”

Yes, Nantz, 65, has been doing it a long time. He has been with CBS since 1985 and has been the network’s lead NFL play-by-play announcer since 2004.

“I used to have a steady diet of covering the Broncos,’’ Nantz said. “Obviously, there were the Peyton (Manning) years, but there were other very successful years with Coach (Mike) Shanahan, Coach (Gary) Kubiak. I was in Denver a ton because they were one of my go-teams (for years). New England always was the most, then Pittsburgh and Denver were close somewhere behind it.”

Nantz did the last game for Manning, the Hall of Fame quarterback who was behind center for Denver’s 24-10 win over Carolina in Super Bowl 50 on Feb. 7, 2016, in Santa Clara, Calif. But what he remembers most about that game had nothing to do with football.

Nantz has three children in daughters Caroline, 30, and Finley, 10, and son Jameson, 8. His son was born Feb. 1, 2016, six days before that Super Bowl.

“I felt as relaxed at that game as if it was breaking out in my front yard,’’ Nantz said. “I had a son and he was 6 days old, and as fate would have it that game was in Santa Clara. From my home in Pebble Beach (Calif.) to Levi Stadium, it’s 77.4 miles. … I got to stay at home all week.”

CBS officials wanted to charter a helicopter to take Nantz to the game on Super Bowl Sunday in case there were traffic issues. But he insisted on driving up alone.

“I said, ‘Guys, don’t worry about it. Believe me. We’re riding with angels. I assure you I will be there early enough,’’’ Nantz said.

Indeed Nantz was. And now he will see a Broncos team trying to finally get back to the playoffs.

“I hope there are many more (Broncos games) to come,’’ Nantz said of his schedule. “I hope there’s going to be fair amount of home games for the Broncos. I love going to Denver.”

All of that would mean more talking to Payton in production meetings. And perhaps hearing some more secrets from the coach.

It turned to out to be anything but a normal production meeting.

“He gave us the heads up that there would be an onside kick at one point in the game, which was stunning," Nantz, a longtime broadcaster, said in a phone interview with The Denver Gazette. “It’s the biggest reveal that I’ve ever been handed in my 40-year career from a coach.”

Sure enough, the Saints, then trailing 10-6, opened the second half with an onside kick they recovered at their 42 and led to a go-ahead touchdown. They went on to a 31-17 win for what remains the only Super Bowl win in New Orleans’ history.

“We had trust, which is the nicest compliment any coach can give you,’’ Nantz said of Payton knowing their secret wouldn’t leak. “I didn’t know when (the onside kick) was coming, but the producer, the director and the broadcast booth, that gave us an opportunity to make sure our cameras were on all parts of the eventual onside kick play, which opened up the third quarter and we were ready for it. … I think the statute of limitations has passed, so I can bring it out (now).”

On Saturday, Nantz and current CBS partner, analyst Tony Romo, will have another production meeting with Payton, who is in his second season coaching Denver. It will be held by Zoom, which was the Broncos’ preference.

At 11 a.m. MST on Sunday, the top CBS announcing team will be on the call for Denver’s game at Baltimore. It will mark the first time Nantz has broadcast a Broncos game since Payton’s arrival.

It remains to be seen if Payton will reveal any surprise tidbits to the broadcast team. Nevertheless, Nantz is looking forward to doing a game that features a Broncos team that is 5-3 and trying to make the playoffs for the first time since winning Super Bowl 50 in the 2015 season. 

Yes, Nantz called that game.

“It’s really cool that it’s coming together,’’ Nantz said of the Broncos. “It’s a no-name team on a national level right now, no disrespect to anyone, but there’s just not been enough exposure in big (television) windows for people to get familiar with these guys. So that’s going to change. … I look forward as a storyteller, which is my occupation, of telling the story to people who really haven’t had a chance to know (the Broncos).”

Although the NFL television coverage map shows the game will be aired in all or parts of 39 states, it won’t be on in some of the biggest markets in the country, such as New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Boston, San Francisco and all of Florida. Still, Nantz said it will be seen by about 40% of the nation, which is a big number for a recent Broncos day game on a Sunday.

Nantz has known Payton for a “long time” and has great respect for him. He’s thrilled to see Payton, who coached the Saints for 15 seasons before taking 2022 off from coaching and leading Denver to an 8-9 mark in 2023, turning the team around.

“It’s been very quick,’’ Nantz said. “The guy doesn’t miss a detail. He is one of those guys whose mind works faster than anyone else’s and I had no doubt when he was hired that he would get it done. … The first year didn’t exactly go the way the hungry Bronco nation wanted it to go. It doesn’t work that way most of the time. But he’s building something.”

Nantz pointed to rookie quarterback Bo Nix, who on Thursday was named NFL offensive rookie of the month.

“What Bo Nix is doing, they hit on that pick (at No. 12 last April). Let’s face it,’’ Nantz said. “I see a guy that (fits) Sean’s system the way he wants, a guy that’s pretty fearless and is beginning to play mistake-free football. … I look forward to watching him in person.

"We all know what (Payton) did with Drew Brees (as his Saints quarterback). There’s always going to be comparisons. Comparisons are not fun and they’re not always necessary. … But (Payton’s) got a guy he can mold and sculp and build into his modern-day quarterback and that’s going to be a good thing.”

• Chris Tomasson chris.tomasson@gazette.com
  • CBS icon Jim Nantz 'all geared up' to call his first game with Sean Payton as Broncos coach

The wife sees you’re Bo-lieve and raises you.

Took my kid to boo at the zoo last night and to my surprise, Bo Nix was there in full pads! I told him we needed a big game out of him Sunday and he gave me a thumbs up. As I walked away an older guy said “See! He thought you were the real Bo Nix!”, which was very confusing because why wouldn’t I think Bo Nix was Bo Nix???

He was a bit shorter in real life than I expected him to be.

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