Andrew Mason
@masedenver.bsky.social
Year XXVII covering the NFL & year XXII chronicling the Broncos, now for DenverSports.com. “Enjoy every sandwich." -- Warren Zevon
Broncos defensive coordinator Vance Joseph "wasn't totally pleased" with how his D played last week. "I wasn't totally pleased with our tackling. We missed, like, 10 tackles for, like, 45 yards ... the 3rd downs early [weren't] very good. ... I expect us to play better."
December 5, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Broncos defensive coordinator Vance Joseph "wasn't totally pleased" with how his D played last week. "I wasn't totally pleased with our tackling. We missed, like, 10 tackles for, like, 45 yards ... the 3rd downs early [weren't] very good. ... I expect us to play better."
I don't think it's possible for any player to love being with a team more than Garett Bolles loves being a part of the Broncos. "To be a part of this and watch this all evolve into something special ... It's truly a special time for me and my family to be a part of," he says.
December 5, 2025 at 12:00 AM
I don't think it's possible for any player to love being with a team more than Garett Bolles loves being a part of the Broncos. "To be a part of this and watch this all evolve into something special ... It's truly a special time for me and my family to be a part of," he says.
Broncos coach Sean Payton, on Bill Belichick: "And I'll be honest with you: I miss him, not being in the league. ... And I wouldn't be surprised -- and I would be somewhat hopeful -- that he ends up back in the league. That, we'd all be better for. He's something."
December 4, 2025 at 7:21 AM
Broncos coach Sean Payton, on Bill Belichick: "And I'll be honest with you: I miss him, not being in the league. ... And I wouldn't be surprised -- and I would be somewhat hopeful -- that he ends up back in the league. That, we'd all be better for. He's something."
Broncos CB Riley Moss points to last year's loss at Kansas City as a turning point in the Broncos starting to learn how to win close games. But that being said ...
“We don’t enjoy being that close at the end of the game. I’m gonna lose hair. I’m gonna end up bald at 35.”
“We don’t enjoy being that close at the end of the game. I’m gonna lose hair. I’m gonna end up bald at 35.”
December 3, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Broncos CB Riley Moss points to last year's loss at Kansas City as a turning point in the Broncos starting to learn how to win close games. But that being said ...
“We don’t enjoy being that close at the end of the game. I’m gonna lose hair. I’m gonna end up bald at 35.”
“We don’t enjoy being that close at the end of the game. I’m gonna lose hair. I’m gonna end up bald at 35.”
There's "some magic" to Bo Nix's off-script ability, Adam Trautman says, but making it work for big plays also involves preparation, planning and experience for the receiving targets with Nix to make sure they're in proper position, as Trautman explains:
December 2, 2025 at 4:42 PM
There's "some magic" to Bo Nix's off-script ability, Adam Trautman says, but making it work for big plays also involves preparation, planning and experience for the receiving targets with Nix to make sure they're in proper position, as Trautman explains:
Broncos coach Sean Payton, on Bo Nix possessing traits that are not coachable: "When you can climb (the pocket) and gain 11 yards, some people have that; some don't. In other words, we can't go work on that on Field B. And -- so, he has that. ..."
December 1, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Broncos coach Sean Payton, on Bo Nix possessing traits that are not coachable: "When you can climb (the pocket) and gain 11 yards, some people have that; some don't. In other words, we can't go work on that on Field B. And -- so, he has that. ..."
Who can forget “The Royal Treatment”?
December 1, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Who can forget “The Royal Treatment”?
Can the Broncos change some national perceptions with a beatdown of the Commanders tonight? My thoughts from Landover, Md.:
November 30, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Can the Broncos change some national perceptions with a beatdown of the Commanders tonight? My thoughts from Landover, Md.:
Because one football game a weekend is NOT enough … hello from Charlottesville and the 106th battle for the Commonwealth Cup:
November 29, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Because one football game a weekend is NOT enough … hello from Charlottesville and the 106th battle for the Commonwealth Cup:
As my friend @troyrenck.bsky.social would say, “It doesn’t feel early, it IS early.” Headed for the DMV and Week 13 in my sweats and Jordans. Broncos looking for consecutive win No. 9, which would match their streak from Week 16 of 2015 through Week 4 of 2016 — and included the 2015 playoffs.
November 29, 2025 at 12:32 PM
As my friend @troyrenck.bsky.social would say, “It doesn’t feel early, it IS early.” Headed for the DMV and Week 13 in my sweats and Jordans. Broncos looking for consecutive win No. 9, which would match their streak from Week 16 of 2015 through Week 4 of 2016 — and included the 2015 playoffs.
“No doubt,” Pat Surtain II said when I asked about whether the Broncos and he elected to not rush him back from the partial tear of his pectoral muscle. “Obviously we know we at a good state with the team, so … I took my time with it.”
November 29, 2025 at 1:31 AM
“No doubt,” Pat Surtain II said when I asked about whether the Broncos and he elected to not rush him back from the partial tear of his pectoral muscle. “Obviously we know we at a good state with the team, so … I took my time with it.”
The Broncos lead the NFL in penalty yards heading into today, CB Riley Moss leads the NFL in penalty yards, and DC Vance Joseph makes no excuses. "I do like how aggressive we play & how we bounce back from the penalties," Joseph says. "It's not the league; it's not the officials. We have to fix it."
November 28, 2025 at 9:15 PM
The Broncos lead the NFL in penalty yards heading into today, CB Riley Moss leads the NFL in penalty yards, and DC Vance Joseph makes no excuses. "I do like how aggressive we play & how we bounce back from the penalties," Joseph says. "It's not the league; it's not the officials. We have to fix it."
Broncos coach Sean Payton, on points of emphasis he conveyed to his team to improve out of the bye: "The penalties stand out ... and then secondly is harping on the plus-minus turnover [differential]."
Denver has an NFL-worst 93 penalties & is T-19 in turnover margin (minus-3).
Denver has an NFL-worst 93 penalties & is T-19 in turnover margin (minus-3).
November 24, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Broncos coach Sean Payton, on points of emphasis he conveyed to his team to improve out of the bye: "The penalties stand out ... and then secondly is harping on the plus-minus turnover [differential]."
Denver has an NFL-worst 93 penalties & is T-19 in turnover margin (minus-3).
Denver has an NFL-worst 93 penalties & is T-19 in turnover margin (minus-3).
A good old fashioned field storming
November 23, 2025 at 3:50 AM
A good old fashioned field storming
What do I do on my bye week? I go to a football game.
November 23, 2025 at 3:12 AM
What do I do on my bye week? I go to a football game.
ESPN’s FPI ranking:
The Broncos beat the Chiefs and stood pat at No. 11, while the Chiefs remain at No. 1. 🤷♂️
(Also a reminder that the Chiefs are fundamentally the same team as they were last year, they’re just losing all the close games instead of winning them.)
The Broncos beat the Chiefs and stood pat at No. 11, while the Chiefs remain at No. 1. 🤷♂️
(Also a reminder that the Chiefs are fundamentally the same team as they were last year, they’re just losing all the close games instead of winning them.)
November 17, 2025 at 9:22 PM
ESPN’s FPI ranking:
The Broncos beat the Chiefs and stood pat at No. 11, while the Chiefs remain at No. 1. 🤷♂️
(Also a reminder that the Chiefs are fundamentally the same team as they were last year, they’re just losing all the close games instead of winning them.)
The Broncos beat the Chiefs and stood pat at No. 11, while the Chiefs remain at No. 1. 🤷♂️
(Also a reminder that the Chiefs are fundamentally the same team as they were last year, they’re just losing all the close games instead of winning them.)
So this didn’t happen on a game-winning drive, just for an example? There are calls every game, but hearing Chiefs fans whine about yesterday … laughable. Welcome to how the rest of the world lives.
November 17, 2025 at 5:51 PM
So this didn’t happen on a game-winning drive, just for an example? There are calls every game, but hearing Chiefs fans whine about yesterday … laughable. Welcome to how the rest of the world lives.
I’m an unabashed Adam Trautman enthusiast.
“If you’re talking s*** about Bo online, you’re a coward. Absolute coward… We don’t really care what people have to say, so, Dragonslayer69 w/ his 7-11 Slurpee in his mom’s basement, I don’t give a s*** what he has to say, right? And Bo doesn’t, either.”
“If you’re talking s*** about Bo online, you’re a coward. Absolute coward… We don’t really care what people have to say, so, Dragonslayer69 w/ his 7-11 Slurpee in his mom’s basement, I don’t give a s*** what he has to say, right? And Bo doesn’t, either.”
November 17, 2025 at 1:56 AM
I’m an unabashed Adam Trautman enthusiast.
“If you’re talking s*** about Bo online, you’re a coward. Absolute coward… We don’t really care what people have to say, so, Dragonslayer69 w/ his 7-11 Slurpee in his mom’s basement, I don’t give a s*** what he has to say, right? And Bo doesn’t, either.”
“If you’re talking s*** about Bo online, you’re a coward. Absolute coward… We don’t really care what people have to say, so, Dragonslayer69 w/ his 7-11 Slurpee in his mom’s basement, I don’t give a s*** what he has to say, right? And Bo doesn’t, either.”
Broncos QB Bo Nix, on tuning out the noise: “I delete all my social media; I don’t even have it. So, unless somebody says it to my face, I don’t even hear it.”
November 12, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Broncos QB Bo Nix, on tuning out the noise: “I delete all my social media; I don’t even have it. So, unless somebody says it to my face, I don’t even hear it.”
When your piece of chicken makes you sing, “Almost heaven, West Virginia …” 🎶
November 10, 2025 at 11:38 PM
When your piece of chicken makes you sing, “Almost heaven, West Virginia …” 🎶
Broncos LB Alex Singleton, on his testicular cancer diagnosis: "Yeah. It's funny, the doctor all week was like, 'Please stop Googling things.' So, I haven't Googled much. I've tried not to, because obviously, you start Googling any kind of cancer ..."
November 10, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Broncos LB Alex Singleton, on his testicular cancer diagnosis: "Yeah. It's funny, the doctor all week was like, 'Please stop Googling things.' So, I haven't Googled much. I've tried not to, because obviously, you start Googling any kind of cancer ..."
We live in the dumbest timeline.
November 9, 2025 at 9:09 PM
We live in the dumbest timeline.
Asked J.K. Dobbins about Broncos fans booing the offense repeatedly on Thursday night, and his response was simple: "They should."
"We're not very good at times, so, they should be mad because we have so much talent. We just gotta get together. ... We have the guys to figure it out and we will."
"We're not very good at times, so, they should be mad because we have so much talent. We just gotta get together. ... We have the guys to figure it out and we will."
November 7, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Asked J.K. Dobbins about Broncos fans booing the offense repeatedly on Thursday night, and his response was simple: "They should."
"We're not very good at times, so, they should be mad because we have so much talent. We just gotta get together. ... We have the guys to figure it out and we will."
"We're not very good at times, so, they should be mad because we have so much talent. We just gotta get together. ... We have the guys to figure it out and we will."
Broncos RB J.K. Dobbins: "The defense is winning us the games, and we're not helping them. We're not doing them any justice. We're not. I feel bad the way we play on offense and the way they play on defense because they're doing so great and then we're doing so bad. And they're our brothers, too."
November 7, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Broncos RB J.K. Dobbins: "The defense is winning us the games, and we're not helping them. We're not doing them any justice. We're not. I feel bad the way we play on offense and the way they play on defense because they're doing so great and then we're doing so bad. And they're our brothers, too."