So anybody else sick of Tim Tebow yet? Only two more days until the New England Patriots (10-3) take on the Denver Broncos (8-5) at Sports Authority Field at Mile High (how pathetic is that new stadium name?) at 4:15 p.m. on Sunday afternoon.
The injury reports came out today for both teams and Patriots safety Patrick Chung (foot) and offensive lineman Sebastian Vollmer (back/foot) are listed as doubtful. With the team flying to Colorado tonight (rather than the usual Friday), it's likely that both will be declared out later this evening.
13 Patriots are listed as questionable: cornerback Kyle Arrington (foot), wide receiver Deion Branch (groin), center Dan Connolly (groin), wide receiver/cornerback Julian Edelman (back), linebacker Dane Fletcher (thumb), safety James Ihedigbo (shoulder), cornerback Devin McCourty (shoulder), wide receiver/safety Matthew Slater (shoulder), linebacker Brandon Spikes (knee), running back Shane Vereen (hamstring), wide receiver Wes Welker (knee), offensive lineman Ryan Wendell (calf) and running back Danny Woodhead (abdomen) are all 50/50 to suit up in this huge game.
As usual, the opposing team of the Pats has an injury list that's much shorter and straightforward. For the Broncos, safety David Bruton (achilles), safety Brian Dawkins (neck) and cornerback Andre Goodman (concussion) are all questionable. With any luck, Tebow will perform a few miracles and make sure they are all ready to play on Sunday as Denver goes for its seventh straight win.
I'll let you know tomorrow and before kickoff on Sunday who else is out for both teams. I'm so tired of all the hype for this one, hopefully it lives up to its impossible expectations.
Also today, Patriots defensive end Andre Carter was fined $15,000 by the NFL for his personal foul on Redskins quarterback Rex Grossman last Sunday.
We can debate all day about how defensive players basically can't hit the quarterback anymore but you have to admit that this is not surprising since the game has been called this way the last few years.
This was the second time this season that Carter has been fined by the league.
UPDATE 12/17: Just when you forgot about Ross Ventrone, he's been re-signed by the Patriots and added to the 53-man roster, replacing Williams. Watch him make a huge play on Tebow tomorrow, haha if that happens I think my head might explode.
Branch, Vereen, Spikes, Chung and Vollmer were all downgraded to out for tomorrow as well.
UPDATE 12/18: Ryan Mallett and Nick McDonald are the other Patriots that are out today. For the Broncos, Dawkins is the only notable player that is out.
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