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Denver Broncos Tickets- One Win Sends Denver to Playoffs

Watching the Denver Broncos finish this season is like watching a first place marathoner finally give into his pain with only half a mile left as he is trying to limp across the finish line with his spot intact. The San Diego Chargers are like the equally-beat up second place runner who is just close enough that he might be able to overtake first place if he gets enough of a second wind. Except move the two contenders back a few places and say they are fighting for the last spot on the podium. That is what the AFC West looks like. While teams like the 11-3 Pittsburgh Steelers or the 12-2 Tennessee Titans clinched their divisions with gusto, the 8-6 Denver Broncos and the 6-8 San Diego Chargers are fighting hard for their division's spot in the playoffs. Unfortunately for Denver, they will have to overcome some pretty rough predicaments to add a win.

It isn't that the team doesn't have talent. Their quarterback Jay Cutler is one of the best in the league. In this season alone, Cutler has tallied 3,851 yards and 24 touchdowns. One of the biggest challenges facing the Broncos is their backfield, or, more correctly, their lack thereof. Anthony Alridge, Andre Hall, Peyton Hillis, Michael Pittman and Ryan Torrain have all been placed on injured reserve and Selvin Young as been injured for much of the latter half of the season, although he is listed as probable for week 16's game. At running back, the Broncos have Tatum Bell, who joined the Broncos in mid November, and P.J. Pope besides Young, and at fullback they have rookie Spencer Larsen and Andrew Pinnock, who was added to the roster late in November. Also injured is their star cornerback Champ Bailey, which has been a big blow to the team. Over a dozen Broncos are on the injured reserve.

Just a couple of weeks ago, the San Diego Chargers looked like they would be officially out of it as the Broncos had a multiple-game edge on them. In week 14, the Bolts added a needed win against the Oakland Raiders followed by a narrow 22-21 win over the Kansas City Chiefs in week 15. It was the win against the Chiefs that has gotten week 16's Chargers game outlawed from the locker room of the Broncos. Coach Mike Shanahan banned players from watching the game after his team saw San Diego comeback from behind and seemed to lose some of the drive in their game against the Carolina Panthers. The Broncos lost that game 30-10.

There is good reason for coach Shanahan to want his team completely focused for their game against the Buffalo Bills during week 16. If the Broncos tally the win, they will be the undisputed winners of the division. If they lose and the Chargers win, they will have to face the Chargers in San Diego for the final game of the season, with the Chargers coming off of big momentum. Be there to cheer them on with Denver Broncos tickets from http://www.stubhub.com/denver-broncos-tickets.

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