1st And Orange Podcast

Denver Post beat reporters Parker Gabriel and Ryan McFadden break down Bo Nix's breakout performance against Atlanta in which he threw for 307 yards and four touchdowns. What's led to the improvement from Denver's rookie quarterback? And did his outing overshadow perhaps the most impressive element of the afternoon for the Broncos in their 38-6 win? Vance Joseph's defense has been good against the...

Denver Post beat reporters Parker Gabriel and Ryan McFadden are joined by columnist Troy Renck to break down the Broncos' Week 10 road trip to Kansas City and whether Sean Payton's team can knock off the unbeaten Chiefs even as two-score underdogs. The guys also recap the Broncos' trade deadline, Jonathon Cooper's four-year contract extension and much more on the latest edition of the 1st & Orange...

Denver Post Broncos beat reporters Parker Gabriel and Ryan McFadden are joined by columnist Troy Renck to break down what's surprised during the Broncos' 5-3 start. Where has rookie QB Bo Nix made progress? How has Sean Payton's offensive approach changed? Then the conversation turns to a big matchup Sunday at Baltimore for the Broncos, who are two-score underdogs but have won 5-6 and think this i...

Denver Post Broncos beat reporters Parker Gabriel and Ryan McFadden break down what to take out of the Broncos' 33-10 beatdown of New Orleans last week and just how much the team can rely on its defense and running game going forward. Rookie QB Bo Nix continues to make plays with his legs, but what needs to happen to create more efficiency in the passing game and just how realistic is it to expect...

Denver Post Broncos beat reporters Parker Gabriel and Ryan McFadden talk through Denver's 23-16 loss Sunday to the Los Angeles Chargers, how much a short week impacts the preparations for Thursday Night Football and the upcoming matchup with New Orleans. They dig into how Sean Payton's return to his former team — and a city he still has deep connections to — could impact the matchup and what the B...

The Broncos have won three straight games and look to make it four Sunday with another division home game, this one against the Los Angeles Chargers. Denver Post Broncos beat reporters Parker Gabriel and Ryan McFadden break down the matchup, talk about the dominance of Pat Surtain II and the Denver defense over the first five games and what it will take offensively to get into a better rhythm behi...

Denver Post reporters Parker Gabriel and Ryan McFadden analyze what has made the Broncos' defense so good through the first four weeks of the season and what it will take for Denver to beat the Raiders for the first time since that franchise moved to Las Vegas. Can Bo Nix and the offense get it going enough to help the defense? Can the Broncos take advantage of a Raiders team that has drama and a...

Denver Post beat reporters Parker Gabriel and Ryan McFadden and columnist Troy Renck break down the Broncos' 26-7 win over Tampa Bay, weigh the impact of losing ILB and captain Alex Singleton for the season to a torn ACL and give the latest on Sean Payton's team from West Virginia. What do Parker and Troy think of The Greenbrier and the surrounding rolling hills of West Virginia? And can the trip...

Denver Post reporters Parker Gabriel and Ryan McFadden are joined by columnist Troy Renck to break down the Broncos' 0-2 start and what's hurting the team's anemic offense so far this season. The guys talk through Denver's disappointing performance in the run game, Sean Payton's plan to try to fix it and the manner in which Vance Joseph's defense has been keeping the team in games so far this seas...

Denver Post reporters Parker Gabriel and Ryan McFadden break down the Broncos' Week 1 loss to Seattle, evaluate what rookie quarterback Bo Nix did well and what he struggled with and then look forward to Week 2's home opener against Pittsburgh. The Broncos welcome back former QB Russell Wilson, but the now-Steelers QB may not play due to a calf injury. What kind of reception will he receive? All t...

Denver Post beat reporters Parker Gabriel and Ryan McFadden preview the Broncos' season opener at Seattle on Sunday afternoon. Included: Expectations for rookie quarterback Bo Nix, what to watch for at other positions and a look at all of the unknowns on both sides of the ball for Denver and also Seattle, which has a new head coach and new coordinators on both sides of the ball.

Denver Post Broncos beat reporters Parker Gabriel and Ryan McFadden break down rookie QB Bo Nix's performances in Denver's preseason wins against Indianapolis and Green Bay and what the picture looks like behind him between Zach Wilson and Jarrett Stidham. That plus the latest on several other position battles on the latest episode of the 1st & Orange Podcast.

Denver Post reporters Parker Gabriel and Ryan McFadden cover key story lines as the Broncos get ready to start 2024 training camp under Sean Payton, including Quinn Meinerz's massive contract extension, whether Pat Surtain II might be next and how the three-man QB race between Bo Nix, Jarrett Stidham and Zach Wilson sets up in the coming weeks. All that and more on the latest edition of the 1st &...

Denver Post Broncos beat reporters Parker Gabriel and Ryan McFadden break down the headlines from a season-ending news conference with Denver HC Sean Payton, GM George Paton and CEO Greg Penner. That includes QB Russell Wilson's benching and whether he has a future with the Broncos, Paton's job security and what is setting up to be a fascinating, busy offseason. All of that and more on the latest...

Denver Post Broncos beat reporters Parker Gabriel and Ryan McFadden return for the latest episode of the 1st & Orange Podcast. This week, the guys talk through the Broncos' 24-7 divisional road win — Denver's first in more than four years — and the way it vaulted them back into the thick of the AFC playoff race. With six teams at 7-6 entering Week 15, what does Sean Payton's team need to do to mak...

In the latest edition of the 1st & Orange Podcast, Denver Post Broncos beat reporters Parker Gabriel and Ryan McFadden recap Denver's 29-12 win over Cleveland on Sunday, talk through just how Sean Payton's team went from 1-5 to in the thick of the playoff race in a five-game winning streak. No time to rest now for the Broncos, though. They've got a critical game for their playoff hopes Sunday at H...

On the latest edition of the 1st & Orange podcast, Denver Post Broncos beat reporters Parker Gabriel and Ryan McFadden recap Denver's ugly-yet-dramatic 21-20 Sunday night victory over Minnesota, look ahead to a critical stretch that begins Sunday at home against Cleveland and also break down the latest suspension of Kareem Jackson handed down by the NFL.

Denver Post beat reporters Parker Gabriel and Ryan McFadden are back for the most recent edition of the 1st & Orange Podcast. On this week's episode, they break down the Broncos' 24-22 Monday Night Football win over Buffalo and look forward to a critical two-game stretch at home against Minnesota and Cleveland. What does Denver have to do to get wins in those games and get back above .500? How lik...

Denver Post Broncos beat reporters Parker Gabriel and Ryan McFadden break down Denver's quiet trade deadline and what it means for the team as it heads into the second half of the season. Was it foolish to hold onto everybody at the deadline given the Broncos' 3-5 record and 6% chance of making the postseason? Or do two straight wins into the team's bye week line Sean Payton and company up for a s...

In the latest edition of the 1st & Orange Podcast, Denver Post Broncos beat reporters Parker Gabriel and Ryan McFadden discuss Denver's ugly, 19-17 victory over Green Bay and how that game plus Sunday's matchup against Kansas City might or might not impact the way the Broncos approach the trade deadline. Are they definite sellers? Selective listeners? Will they try instead to hold serve in hopes o...

On the latest edition of the 1st & Orange Podcast, Broncos beat reporters Parker Gabriel and Ryan McFadden break down what's setting up to be an active trade deadline for the Broncos. They also talk through a bad Thursday night for Russell Wilson, potential ramifications going forward and what to expect this weekend when Sean Payton's team hosts Green Bay.

Denver Post Broncos reporters Parker Gabriel and Ryan McFadden are back on the latest edition of the 1st & Orange Podcast. This week, the discussion centers on how active the Broncos are expected to be on the trade market after a 1-4 start — including a 31-21 loss Sunday to the New York Jets and offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett — and who Denver might make available. That, plus a look ahead...

In the latest edition of the 1st & Orange Podcast, Broncos beat reporters Parker Gabriel and Ryan McFadden talk through some of they keys to Denver's first win of the season at Chicago — hello Jaleel McLaughlin and Marvin Mims, Jr. — what we've learned over the first quarter of the season and how Denver matches up this weekend with Nathaniel Hackett and the New York Jets.

Denver Post Broncos beat reporters Parker Gabriel and Ryan McFadden are back in the latest edition of the 1st & Orange Podcast to break down the historic, calamitous 70-20 blowout loss to the Dolphins last week. Now, with a matchup of 0-3 teams on tap Sunday against Chicago, is a full-on rebuild for the Broncos inevitable? Or can Sean Payton's first season be salvaged?

In this week's episode of the 1st & Orange Podcast, Denver Post beat reporters Parker Gabriel and Ryan McFadden recap what went wrong for Sean Payton's team in a 35-33 home loss to Washington and preview Denver's Week 3 road trip to Miami to face Tua Tagovailoa and the Dolphins.