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Speaker 1: Hello everyone, Welcome back to the Broncos Podcast Network in

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Speaker 1: YouTube for the latest episode of Broncos Now. As I

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Speaker 1: was from your host to Sidney Jones and coming up

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Speaker 1: on today's episode, the Denver Broncos were back at practice

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Speaker 1: today as they look to host the New England Patriots

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Speaker 1: this Sunday. We'll hear from head coach Sean Payn, quarterback

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Speaker 1: of Russell Wilson, wide receiver Curtings in safety Justin Simmons,

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Speaker 1: all that morm coming up. The Number Broncos were back

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Speaker 1: at practice today as they look to face the New

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Speaker 1: England Patriots Adam Powerfield at Mile High this Sunday and

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Speaker 1: head coach Sean Payne talk today about the teams of

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Speaker 1: mindset in their juice on the practice field today.

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Speaker 2: I tell them to get away and yet you know,

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Speaker 2: they're gonna come in, get a lift, they're gonna look

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Speaker 2: at tape, they're gonna get treatment and uh. I'll always

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Speaker 2: talk with Dan, our strength coach and bow in the

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Speaker 2: training room. And these guys have been They've been real good.

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Speaker 2: They're resilient. I'm sure they're looking forward to getting back

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Speaker 2: and playing at home here and uh, and they they

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Speaker 1: You know this game is and looking at the matchup

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Speaker 1: at good Sean Pan talked about his impressions of the

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Speaker 1: Patriots so far this season.

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Speaker 2: I just finished saying this, make sure we know the opponent.

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Speaker 2: I can't seven to eight of these one score games.

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Speaker 2: Just go down the schedule and you just have to

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Speaker 2: look at the tape. You know, they're they're near the

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Speaker 2: top of the league in every category. Defensively the first

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Speaker 2: I mean all those stats that they make it difficult

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Speaker 2: for big plays. You know, they stay on top. I

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Speaker 2: So they've been in a lot of close games and

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Speaker 2: and I think when you watch the film you can

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Speaker 2: see that. You can see all of those things. Obviously,

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Speaker 2: they've had a quarterback change, and you know, we've got

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Speaker 2: to have our best week of preparation to get ready

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Speaker 1: Quarterback Russell Wilson also talked about the Patriots defense and

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Speaker 1: the fact that he knows Bill Belichick will train and

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Speaker 3: Well, obviously, coach Belichick's one of the best of all time. Obviously, Uh,

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Speaker 3: they'll do different things. Obviously they do a really good

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Speaker 3: to trust, trust, rise, trust what we see the run game,

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Speaker 3: the past game, all that stuff, and just played playing football.

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Speaker 1: I mean, we've got a lot of guys that can

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Speaker 3: Lot of plays and we're excited to get after it

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Speaker 3: and play at home.

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Speaker 1: And wide receiver Cordlands and I also spoke on that

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Speaker 4: You know, me, I go and see each game just

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Speaker 4: you know, preparing as if you know it's a it's

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Speaker 4: and you know all the routes that we have put in.

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Speaker 4: You know that a way, because I feel like if

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Speaker 4: you go into it with a with a mindset of, oh,

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Speaker 4: and then they don't take it away, and then you know,

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Speaker 3: I think I think you know, conversions, getting first downs,

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Speaker 5: a big game for us, obviously, a big AFC game.

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Speaker 1: This will be the first time the Broncos are playing

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Speaker 3: It's gonna be a great battle, you know, and it's

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Speaker 3: a lot of energy. I'm excited about that play in

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Speaker 3: All the juice, all the energy, Christmas Eve and just

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Speaker 1: And both Justin Simmons and Russell Wilson talked about finishing

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Speaker 5: keep saying you know, the next week's biggest game, and

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Speaker 3: We're sitting here at seven and seven, and I think

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Speaker 3: so we've got some good football to play and we're

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Speaker 1: Now it's time to take a look at today's injury report.

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Speaker 1: Outside linebacker Nick Bonito, Titan Greg Doulsich, and running back

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Speaker 1: limited participants now joining me here inside the Broncos Podcast

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Speaker 1: Studio for a more in depth look at today's news

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Speaker 1: is a fellow team reporter film Alanei. Phil, thanks for

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Speaker 6: It's Wednesday, Wednesday, so you know, Broncos Now time.

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Speaker 1: Yeah, always a pleasure to have you on. Philm a

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Speaker 1: lot to talk about today, I know, kind of one

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Speaker 1: just the identity of Bill Belichick's teams. Oh yeah, you

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Speaker 6: Yeah, most definitely. I mean the Patriots they only have

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Speaker 6: I mean Bill Palichick is probably the best coach of

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Speaker 6: They've lost three games by well by ten points are less,

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Speaker 6: I mean, Bill Palichick is still Bill Belichick, even though

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Speaker 6: the success hasn't quite been there. I think they're going

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Speaker 1: Definitely fell and you know, head coach on pay and

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Speaker 1: he said, like you mentioned, this is going to be

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Speaker 6: Yeah, I take that. Just like the way the last

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Speaker 6: And you know, the Broncos offense really had a hard

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Speaker 1: More absolutely, and Phil on the other side of the

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Speaker 1: Yeah, definitely, and we saw safety Cream Jackson. He was

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Speaker 1: For sure something to watch this week, definitely feel. Another

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Speaker 1: I completely agree. I think it should be a fun one.

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Speaker 6: Films should until you get a Broncos victory, that always

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Speaker 6: a happy holidays.

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Speaker 1: Happy holidays to you. That's going to do it for

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Speaker 1: today's episode of Bronco is now Broncus Country. Thanks so

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Speaker 1: I will see you all then,