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The Denver Broncos are "perhaps the biggest contender" to acquire a wide receiver ahead of the Nov. 4 NFL trade deadline, CBS Sports' Jonathan Jones reported Thursday. "Perhaps the biggest contender for a receiver is not the Steelers but instead the Broncos,
Jim Nantz (play-by-play) and Tony Romo (analyst) will call the game for CBS with Tracy Wolfson reporting from the sideline. On the radio, the game will be locally broadcast on KOA 850 AM & 94.1 FM. Fans in the red areas on the map below will get the Broncos -Cowboys game on their local CBS channels, according to 506sports.com.
Broncos set two NFL records in stunning comeback win over Giants: How Denver rewrote the record book
The Broncos broke a record that had been held by the 1981 Atlanta Falcons, who got shut out for three quarters by the Green Bay Packers before scoring 31 in the final quarter. The Broncos and Falcons are the only two teams in NFL history to score at least 30 points after scoring zero in the first three quarters.
Another potential area of need (though not for quantity) is wide receiver — specifically, an upgrade over Troy Franklin at WR2, opposite Courtland Sutton. If Payton goes hunting there, he might look to his former employer, the New Orleans Saints, who are rumored to be dangling WRs Chris Olave and Rashid Shaheed on the block.
The NFL trade deadline ( Nov. 4 ) is drawing closer, and the Denver Broncos could use reinforcements at guard and wide receiver, but it remains to be seen if general manager George Paton will be willing to surrender draft capital for short-term answers.
NFL executive vice president of football operations Troy Vincent offered a strong take on Denver Broncos linebacker Dre Greenlaw.
The Broncos mounted an impressive comeback from a 19-point deficit to secure a fourth-straight win on Sunday, beating the New York Giants in Denver 33-32.
The Broncos are as healthy as they could hope to be nearly halfway through the season. This could be an advantage for Sean Payton's squad as the season progresses and other teams suffer greatly at the hands of the injury bug.