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             Saturday 16 december 2017
            Broncos hope win at Indy could be start of long road back




            By MICHAEL MAROT             averted  the  possibility  of  ler  said.  “That’s  really  it.  I  tors strapped Williams to a  son-high  158  yards,  the
             AP Sports Writer            their first winless season on  was  just  simply  doing  my  backboard  before he was  Broncos   controlled   the
            INDIANAPOLIS  (AP)  —  The  the  road  since  1964,  the  job.”                        carted off the field and tak-  game and the clock.
            Denver     Broncos    know  Broncos  can  go  after  their  Having fun, too.           en to a hospital. By the end  They’ll  need  more  of  that
            where they stand.            third  straight  victory  when  For the Colts, it was another  of the game, he was back  kind  of  balance  to  keep
            There  will  be  no  playoffs  they  visit  Washington  in  miserable game.            in  the  team  training  room,  building momentum during
            and no winning record this  nine days.                    After  scoring  the  first  10  diagnosed  with  a  concus-  the final two games of the
            season.  But  at  least  after  The  problem  is,  Joseph  points,  they  gave  up  Os-  sion.                      season.
            Brock  Osweiler’s  relief  ap-  doesn’t  know  yet  who  will  weiler’s scoring run. And af-  The  bigger  impact  might  “He  is  a  volume  back.  He
            pearance  Thursday  night,  be starting at quarterback.   ter taking a 13-7 lead early  have been losing inside line-  needs  multiple  carries  to
            they’ll no longer be talking  Siemian left after being driv-  in  the  third  quarter,  they  backers  Jon  Bostic  (knee)  get going and you can see
            about a road losing streak  en into the ground by line-   allowed  Osweiler  to  hook  and    Jeremiah    George  what  he  can  do,”  Joseph
            next week.                   backer  Barkevious  Mingo  up with Cody Latimer on a  (burner)  in  quick  succes-     said.
            Osweiler ran for one touch-  on  Denver’s  second  series  22-yard TD pass, Jeff Heuer-  sion in the second half. The  FINISHING SLOW
            down  and  threw  for  two  and was diagnosed with a  man on a 54-yard TD pass  Colts’ defense never really  The Colts flipped the script
            more after replacing an in-  sprained  left  shoulder.  Jo-  and  Latimer  on  a  2-point  recovered.               a  bit  by  scoring  a  touch-
            jured Trevor Siemian, lead-  seph couldn’t say whether  conversion  to  seal  the  “We  won’t  make  any  ex-       down  on  their  opening
            ing the Broncos back from  a few extra off days would  game and Indy’s first losing  cuses,”  Pagano  said.  “But  drive  and  making  a  field
            a  10-point  deficit  to  beat  be enough to get back Si-  season at home in six years.  you  lose  Bostic,  then  you  goal  on  their  first  drive  of
            the Indianapolis Colts 25-13  emian back on the field.    “You stick with it, you learn  lose  George.  And  credit  the third quarter.
            and  snap  an  eight-game  It might not matter if Oswei-  the tough lessons and if you  them — they converted.”     They still couldn’t finish.
            skid away from home.         ler continues to play as well  learn from it, it will be good  FINDING BALANCE         Indy again blew a double-
            “It’s just fun to win,” Denver  as he did against the reel-  down  the  road,”  Colts  One  reason  Osweiler  ex-   digit lead and again strug-
            coach Vance Joseph said.                                                                                            gled  to  do  much  at  all  in
            “It  started  Monday,  get-  Denver Broncos quarterback Brock Osweiler (17) dives in for a touchdown in front of Indianapolis   the  second  half.  It’s  been
                                         Colts free safety Darius Butler (20) during the first half of an NFL football game in Indianapolis,
            ting ready for this game. It’s   Thursday, Dec. 14, 2017.                                                           a  problem  the  Colts  still
            tough to play two games in                                                                         Associated Press  haven’t figured out.
            five days and you have to                                                                                           “It’s  very  frustrating,”  re-
            embrace it.”                 ing Colts (3-11).            coach Chuck Pagano said.     celled  was  because  he  ceiver  T.Y.  Hilton  said  after
            Sure,  the  Broncos  (5-9)  The  one-time  quarterback  Here  are  some  other  ob-    didn’t have to win this one  finishing  with  five  catches
            could  have  played  out  of  the  future  in  Denver  re-  servations  from  Thursday’s  by himself.               for 41 yards. “I don’t have
            the string after watching a  kindled those memories by  game:                          Emmanuel Sanders caught  the  answers.  I  don’t  know
            promising  start  turn  into  a  going 12 of 17 for 194 yards  INJURIES HURT           five passes for 68 yards be-  what’s going on with this.”
            recurring nightmare.         and scoring on an 18-yard  Colts  tight  end  Brandon  fore leaving with an injured  DOMINANT DEFENSE
            Instead,  they  snapped  an  run that ended with a dive  Williams  gave  everyone  a  ankle,  Demaryius  Thomas  Denver’s defense went into
            eight-game  losing  streak  into the end zone.            scare when he went down  had  five  receptions  for  69  Week  15  ranked  No.  1  in
            with    Sunday’s    shutout  “Whether  you  are  the  first  and  stayed  down  59  sec-  yards,  and  Latimer  and  the NFL.
            against  the  New  York  Jets  string,  second  string,  third  onds into the second quar-  Heuerman   had   scoring  In  five  days,  the  Broncos
            and  followed  that  up  with  string  or  fourth  string,  you  ter  after  apparently  being  catches.            have  shown  why.  They’ve
            their first win outside Denver  are  getting  paid  to  be  a  involved in a helmet-to-hel-  But  it  was  C.J.  Anderson  allowed only 328 yards and
            since Dec. 4, 2016.          professional   quarterback  met collision.                who  helped  the  most.  By  13  points  in  the  last  two
            And  now  that  they’ve  and be prepared,” Oswei-         Trainers  and  team  doc-    rushing  30  times  for  a  sea-  games.q

            Panthers owner under investigation for workplace misconduct



            By STEVE REED                diverse  work  environment                                                             a  strong  relationship  with
             AP Sports Writer            where  all  individuals,  re-                                                          Richardson since he joined
            CHARLOTTE,  N.C.  (AP)  —  gardless of sex, race, color,                                                            the  franchise  as  coach  in
            The    Carolina   Panthers  religion,  gender,  or  sexual                                                          2012.
            founder  and  owner  Jerry  identity  or  orientation,  are                                                         “I  have  enormous  respect
            Richardson  is  under  inves-  treated fairly and equally,”                                                         for  the  man,  but  will  wait
            tigation for workplace mis-  Drummond  said  in  the  re-                                                           for  the  results  of  the  inves-
            conduct.                     lease.                                                                                 tigation before making any
            The team said Friday former  “We  have  work  to  do  to                                                            judgment,” Rivera said.
            White  House  Chief  of  Staff  achieve  this  goal,  but  we                                                       Richardson  brought  NFL
            Erskine Bowles is overseeing  are going to meet it.”                                                                football  to  the  Carolinas
            the  investigation  by  a  Los  Richardson  was  unavail-                                                           in  1993  when  he  became
            Angeles-based law firm.      able for comment.                                                                      the  first  former  NFL  player
            Team  spokesman  Steven  Drummond  told  The  Asso-                                                                 since George Halas to own
            Drummond  said  in  a  re-   ciated  Press  because  the                                                            a team.
            lease that the Panthers and  matter  is  under  legal  re-  In  this  Sunday,  Jan.  24,  2016  file  photo,  Carolina  Panthers   The  Panthers  began  play
            the 81-year-old Richardson  view,  the  Panthers  cannot   owner  Jerry  Richardson  watches  before  the  NFL  football  NFC   two years later in 1995.
            take these allegations very  comment  publicly  on  the   Championship game against the Arizona Cardinals in Charlotte,   The Panthers have made a
            seriously and are fully com-  specifics of the allegations.  N.C.                                                   series of peculiar moves in
            mitted to a full investigation  The Panthers made the NFL                                         Associated Press  the last year.
            and  taking  appropriate  aware on Friday that it has  no comment at this time.        hart and Sullivan, LLP, and  Team president Danny Mor-
            steps to address and reme-   initiated  an  investigation  The  investigation  against  will be overseen by Bowles,  rison, who was well liked in
            diate any misconduct.        into  Richardson’s  alleged  the  team’s  only  owner  in  who is a minority owner.    the  Carolinas  among  had
            “The  entire  organization  is  workplace misconduct.     franchise  history  is  being  Panthers  coach  Ron  Ri-  worked  on  the  business
            fully committed to ensuring  NFL  spokesman  Brian  Mc-   led  by  international  law  vera  said  in  a  release  Fri-  side,  abruptly  resigned  in
            a  safe,  comfortable  and  Carthy said the league has  firm  Quinn  Emanuel  Urqu-    day night that he has had  February.q
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