trevor siemian dives for the ball, dives for the 1st down. he may be mellow and not give a great sound bite, but he plays hard. >> so the buccaneers are next, then the falcons, chargers and texans. how many in a row to start the season? >> ready? >> you're going to say all of them. >> 13-0. they're going undefeated until the new england game. >> it might be three. last year they won the super bowl and last to a bad raider team at home. i think next week is going to be tough, back on the road to tampa bay. winston is playing a lot better. i wouldn't be surprised if next week is a track game. >> how about the thursday night game against the chargers? tough team, short week. >> all right, thanks for staying up late and watching called it. 9 news at 10:00 continues right after a photo finish. >>> it was a day to be dressed in pink, and a lot of people in pink gathered in downtown denver as breast cancer survivors and those honoring survivors got together for the race for the cure. more than 14,000 people got together to honor mothers, daughters,

i'm not sure paxton lynch will ever be as accurate as trevor siemian. he's more athletic, but siemian can throw with accuracy. >> he struggled in that role. >> there are not 32 starting quality quarterbacks in the nfl. so this guy is simply a bridge until paxton lynch is ready halfway through the season. >> so contrasting styles sometimes make for t6the best match-ups. so maybe siemian ancmncam newto are the next tom brady and peyton manning, the next great quarterback rival. they sure do seem like total opposites. >> in siemian you do have a little bit of brady, and tom brady was a sixth round draft pick, didn't play at all his rookie year. no one knew who tom brady was when he went in, in 2001. >> corrects. >> maybe no one knows who trevor siemian. i know i went there, and i shouldn't have gone there, but there is a 7th round draft pick versus a 6th rounder. >> this is not brady-manning. this will be cam newton versus the den very broncos, and trevor siemian happens to be will last as quarterback. paxton is waiting in the wings. but maybe we have a ri

. >> trevor siemian got the job case. he was named offensive player of the week for his remarkable performance during sunday's victory over the cincinnati bengals. he became the first player ever to throw more than 300 yards and four touchdowns in his first nfl road game. >> it is a great honor, no doubt. but i think it is more of a testament to what we do as offense and a team. two guys outside obviously played really well. it is a safety blanket for me. those two guys are going to make plays and get op very comfortable with those guys and they provided tremendous leadership as well. so, helped me out. helped the whole offense out. and they are great teammates. >> this is pretty cool. siemian is the special guest tonight on broncos huddle, 6:30 on 9news. mike klis is in team headquarters. hey mike, entering this season, you said siemian was the broncos first, second, and third question marks. are all of those answered now fit questions? >> three starts does not a quarterback make. i think there is still going to be a que

what were your impressions of trevor siemian? >> i think evy concerned about would this first game too much for trevor siemian. the stage was not too big. we saw things we saw in the preseason. he has some learning to do. it was a fantastic performance by him. >> reporter: let's go to the locker room where rod mackey is standing by with trevor siemian. >> reporter: how cool is this? i mean everyone coming up to you, congratulations. win number one. gets. >> really cool. what a team win. you know. it is really a special group. i have said that. from the moment i got here. it is just cool to be a part of it. but an awesome win. >> reporter: take me through the emotions because this game was certainly a roller coaster ride. >> it was. and we knew it was going to be a good game. a close game. come down to the wire. sure enough, look at us. so, just really proud to be a part of this group. and an awesome team win. >> reporter: there is so much preaching of don't turn the ball over. you turned it over three times and still won game. >>

i don't think this is this big shadow cast on siemian like so far, the only criticism of siemian so far is he tends to be a little on the conservative side. >> all of those guys you just listed. they knew they were the guy. we talk about the pressure, replacing peyton manning, opening night of the season, playing the super bowl owe opponent they played last year, but you also have paxton lynch behind you. as soon as you make a mistake, all of these people in the stands are going to be saying let's get the backup in. >> griese had won if siemian can win the championship here, he will have bragging rights here on out. >> it's going to be fascinating no matter what happens. the broncos and carolina panthers in a super bowl rematch. the nbc pregame show begins in a few minutes, then kickoff at 9:30. we'll see you guys later on 9news. >> 9news. >> that's the one. >> practicing that one too. in a bit. >> fantastic. thursday night football. >> we've had the games on channel 20. that's right, where is it going to be? but 9news. >> this one is on 9news no doubt. >> coverage begins. >> our super

those players are trevor siemian, who was 18 for 26 for 178 and a touchdown. c.j.ed it 20 times for 92 yards and a td and also caught four passes and demarcus ware had 1 1/2 sacks and the nine-time pro bowler joins c.j. anderson and trevor siemian on the sidelines with michele. >> michele: trevor, first i have to ask you as we saw the field goal kick go up, what were you thinking? >> unbelievable. you never know what is going to happen in this business. i learned that last year. great one. good to be a part of it. >> michele: you were described as poised, calm and collected and you faced a lot of adversity in the game. what do you think got you through that? >> teammates. we have a great huddle. we have a lot of guys to lean on. c.j. led the way all day and the guys up front did a heck of a job. >> michele: i know peyton manning called you last night. what did he say? >> shooting the breeze, not too much. peyton is a good friend of mine. >> michele: congratulations, you are 1-0. >> appreciate it. >> michele: let's turn to c.j., two touchdowns tonight, one receiving

that was the beginning and it ended with trevor siemian holding his own trophy, a game ball after the broncos team beat the panthers again. as always, the usual suspects in the house, woody paige and his misguided friends. troy rank, misguided, lionel d and e we picked the pahers to beat the broncos. >> the evening did not end with the game, it ended with everyone here yelling at me because i picked the broncos and bob costas walked over and said you picked the panthers how did that go? and i said get back behind your dad. >> we were misguided when it the broncos made huge comeback. >> pogrom -- broncos are 29-4 and 115 of the last 16 and i told woody and i thought they would win and they do things at home that do not make sense. sometimes with this bronco team it is easier to appreciate that explain. >> defensively they are as good as they were last year and we saw that in the first they were last year. >> on the offense they were efficient and that is all you really want. be offensi line -- the offense of line did a good job opening holes for cj anderson and i thought that the wide

much like what we have seen here tonight, you know, trevor siemian came in. he got the job done for his football team. now it is up to garoppolo. four games is a long time. that is a month of the season. he needs to have an impact. what a test for him on opening night. >> cris: who knows, he has been dealing with a hamstring injury. >> al: off to the desert. riding our camels down there now. see you on sunday night. the final score here, 21-20 in the opener of the 2016 national football league season. jimmy fallon and the tonight show coming up. on the west coast your local news. al michaels, cris collinsworth and michele tafoya in denver saying good night and we will

i did that tonight. >> michele: a lot ofeo to know trevor siemian tonight. what did you guys learn about your young quarterback? >> he is as poised and calm as he always was. if you told us we were go to turn it over three times against a good defense and come out with a win nobody would have believed it. >> michele: congratulations. >> thank you. >> michele: let's turn to demarcus ware, no off-season, no preseason action. you come in here on a limited sack count and come in with two were tonight? >> i just give it to the trainers and everybody that helped me get myself ready and having a good off-season. i know i did not get a lot of balls. my teammates there in the ota or minicamp or training camp but it paid off. >> in the first half cam newton looked like the mvp he is. in the second half you were really able to bring the pressure. >> we went back in the locker room saying we are making too many mistakes. not tackling well. saying let's get out composure and play ball like we always do. >> michele: congratulations on the win. >> thank you so much. >> mic

gary kubiak seems to have cloned himself in trevor siemian. i like the way he really goes in the fourth quarter and plays so well. >> we have denver 7 insider trading ranking in cincinnati with us. we thought trevor siemian looked pretty good today. what did you think? >> reporter: yes. that's throw for 300+ yards, four touchdowns and no picks in his first nfl road start. the only other quarterback to do that was peyton manning. maybe you have heard of him? 2013 he won mvp. talk to simeon after the game ball. i said where you going to put it? he said my apartment a small. i'm not sure. at this rate they might want to get him a bigger mantle. this team is going to have more hardware that home depot. >> just like matting, were going to audible, pushover, push-up. >> they were connecting and practice all week. at the end of the season they were having trouble what we have seen them connecting the last couple of weeks on the timing and everything. spackling in -- >> going in everybody is in the fourth quarter say you should have seen him in the hu

the broncos did a good job helping trevor siemian out in his first start. lots of short passes and at the end of the day, a win is a win. here's what trevor siemian said after his first start and victory as a broncos quarterback. >> we knew we had our hands full and it's coming down to the wire against these guys. that's the way the games in the nfl work out. but we knew we would have our the slack when they had to, it was fun to be a part of. >> four receivers with four or more receptions was key. trevor siemian able to spread the ball around. >> the broncos get back to work next week getting ready for the colts in week two. i'm michael spencer, wrapping it >>> a huge broncos win. first of all let's get you going on this friday with a look at the forecast. lauren whitney is here now. >>> good morning, once again a foggy start to the day in the eastern plains. very reduced visibility near burlington and la junta. all the way out west skies are clear. a cold front working its way through today so cooler temperatures on the way. i'm going to talk overnight te

just three. >> trevor siemian. he did not have the most stellar preseason of any of the broncos but he did just enough to make the team, that's for sure, he played well enough, siemian completed almost 63% of his passes for 285 yards. one touchdown and 2 interceptions. that was his preseason. with the broncos. >> so he's going to have play well for tonight and the entire season if siemian wants to keep the starting job, waiting in the wings is rookie quarterback paxton lynch, lynch s reps throughout the preseason, including playing the entire last game a week ago, he showed a lot of promise. he did throw a costly pick in the fourth, that would cost denver the game. a first round draft pick out of memphis, completing 59% of his throws, 4 touchdowns, 2 interceptions. >> before all of the festivities tonight and the big game, of course, denver fans are already planning to party, they started yesterday, they're going to 9 news report ser joining us live in civic center park, a lot happening there. >>reporter: oh, so mu

. >> there's that siemian guy. snow back at trail ridge road on saturday and the foliage out there beautiful as well. the highway back open. what a difference the day makes from the two pictures. week of september. >> live from colorado's news channel. this is cbs 4 morning news. >> okay, let's get a first look at the forecast now. >> those pictures are incredible. we had such a narrow window to watch the leaves. now we have snow in colorado. lauren whitney is live tracking the weather. >> a chilly morning in some areas, frost advisory for parts of larimer county, weld county, so we lot of areas already are. we will talk more about that chill and a mid-week warmup as well. let's check in with joel. >> we have been talking about construction all weekend long. we still got some delays eastbound along alameda, just to the east of santa fe. picked up any minute. but we will continue to watch. still seeing purple. >> arapahoe county looking for a 15-year-old young mother and are jamie leery has the story from arapahoe c

. >>> and is trevor siemian the broncos quarterback for many years to come? >> we'll try to answer that >>> >. for all the parents of special needs kids, for all those times you worried about how your child might act in public or with class mates, there's a 10-year-old boy i'd like you to meet. in tonight's story tells we tagged along with morgan who see it is world in his own way >> reporter: for so long. >> sometimes i play soccer. >> reporter: the boy with the long hair has been that kid. >> different foods around me make me feel weird. >> reporter: that kid who can't handle a birthday party. >> who's this kid that's melting down? >> red, blue. >> reporter: that kid who couldn't interact with others at school. >> two reds. >> he's had a lot of people look at him in a negative way. >> well, i usually is it alone. >> operates a -- that he operates a little differently. >> reporter: morgan deals with autism. >> sometimes it's hard to concentrate on things. >> the only difference i see between him and the other student social security he needs the -- students

broncos quarterback trevor siemian completed close to 70% of the best defenses in the league. we have a recap later in the show. >>> during the national anthem brandon marshall takes a knee joining colin kaepernick in a protests. both were college teammates at the university of nevada. colin kaepernick says he won't stand for a flag of a country oppresses blacks and other citizens of color. marshalls talks about his >> i'm not against the military or police or america. i'm against social justice so honestly i'm a man of faith. i prayed about it long and hard i and i feel like that was the right thing to do. >> the broncos say "while we encourage members of our organization to stand during the national anthem we understand >>> an update on a road rage incident that left two people dead. we know now one of the victims was a good samaritan who stopped to help was a public works employee. we hear what friends of the victim are saying about the deadly crash. >> a case of road rage turned deadly thursday morning at the intersection of peen ya 56th. >> one of the drivers was pounding

those players are trevor siemian, who was 18 for 26 for 178 and a touchdown. c.j. anderson, carried it 20 times for 92 yards and a td and also caught four passes and demarcus ware had 1 1/2 sacks and the nine-time pro bowler joins c.j. anderson and trevor siemian on the sidelines with michele. >> michele: trevor, first i have to ask you as we saw the field thinking? >> unbelievable. you never know what is going to happen in this business. i learned that last year. great one. good to be a part of it. >> michele: you were described as poised, calm and collected and you faced a lot of adversity in the game. what do you think got you through that? >> teammates. we have a great huddle. we have a lot of guys to lean on. c.j. led the way all day and the guys up front did a heck of a job. >> michele: i know peyton manning called you last night. >> shooting the breeze, not too much. peyton is a good friend of mine. >> michele: congratulations, you are 1-0. >> appreciate it. >> michele: let's turn to c.j., two touchdowns tonight, one receiving and one rushing against a reall

. >> more of the coming op age for trevor siemian. as he leads the broncos to a 3 washington is broken. a blatant case of special interests a draft bill by scott tipton was largely written by tipton's biggest campaign contributor. even worse, tipton's plans threaten thousands of recreation industry jobs. gail schwartz will protect colorado's public lands, jobs, and our rural way of life. gail schwartz -- independent leadership for colorado. house majority pac is responsible >> i hope you had a nice weekend. what's left will be getting on the chilly side. frost advisories. sometimes this time of year you get these. they aren't going to blanket everybody. kind of the first frost or two. the weather service issues these. in case you have plants or something you'd like to and certainly the agriculture interest over the eastern plains. around douglas county. castle rock and parker. highlands ranch will be frosty by the morning. i colored the areas you need to watch out for. >> . no freeze for denver tonight. it doesn't appear. but around 7

we will hear from gary kubiak and trevor siemian in just a few minutes. for now, that's it at mile high. see you in a few minutes. >>> developing tonight, a case of road rage and murder. two people hit and killed including a good samaritan. jennnfer kovaleski is in the st it happened very early this morning. >> reporter: it was still dark outside when that man played a role in what happened. the good samaritan works in the denver sleep maintenance department. he was on his way to work when he saw another man get hit and there really are no words for such a senseless trrgedy. >> we have to victims. >> reporter: police say two >> it was so like him to get out of the car and hope somebody. >> reporter: that act of kindness cost him his life. >> not something you want to wake up to. >> reporter: here is paying a boulevard headed for the airport. this is east 56th. investigators say two driverr got into some type of road rage incident. when they pulled up at this stoplight is when the driver got out and started banging on the window of the previous. when the p

much like what we have seen here tonight, you know, trevor siemian came in. he got the job done for his football team. now it is up to garoppolo. four games is a long time. that is a month of the season. he needs to have an impact. what a test for him on opening >> cris: who knows, he has been dealing with a hamstring injury. >> al: off to the desert. riding our camels down there now. see you on sunday night. the final score here, 21-20 in the opener of the 2016 national football league season. jimmy fallon and the tonight show coming up. on the west coast your local news. al michaels, cris collinsworth and michele tafoya in denver saying good night and we will

we talked a ton about the quarterback, but how about siemian's targets? let's hear from those guys as well. >> reporter: in the super bowl, they never scored. the wide outs shut out against starting with the starting quarterback. it's now trevor siemian, not peyton, passing to dt and emmanuel sanders. >> he's a smart kid. got a lot of guys on the opposite side of the ball. even the defensive side of the ball that's going to be back. we trust him to make the right call. we're going to do our best ability to make it work. >> i know he wants to go out and make plays. kubiak said to me, know your role. and he plays a jo this team. he wants to embrace it. he wants to show the world, look at this guy here, number 13 in denver. he can make plays, and make all the throws. >> manning had to pass against some of the best back then. but the quarterback starting against siemian are rookies. >> i'm not going to look at them like they're rookies. i'm going to try to make as many plays as i can. and have help underneath. we're just going to go do what we can do. >> repo

siemian still should have a big night thursday against carolina. why? because starting not one, but two rookie cornerbacks. demareious thomas, and emmanuel sanders are going to feast on them. it's only the second time since 1991 an nfl team opened the season with two rookie corners. it's incredible the contrast in cornerback philosophies. the broncos are paying $6 million combined for akeem talib and chris harris. nothing rather than pay the franchise tag. why the difference? the bronco corners play in your face, man-to-man, track their guy all over the field. carolina's corners sit back in zone. >> but if it's about the jimmy's and the joe's, and not the x's and o's, you have to like the chances of siemian, thomas, and sanders having a big game thursday night. 9news. >>> the rockies lost to the coldest team in the major the rocks were beaten by the slumping san francisco giants. my new favorite player is tapia. the dude is so fast, he scored all the way from second base on an infield single. but the game was tied in the 9th and daniel descalso made a t

. >> traffic sim pass a big test on the road >> siemian looked great yesterday. shows us who else stepped up to beat the bengals. >> lots of smiles on the sideline. the broncos getting out of cincinnati with a hard-fought victory. >> they left with answers. on offense the question was how who trevor siemian fare in his first road start. to throw for 300-yards, 4 touchdowns and no interceptions in his first road start. certainly not a bad day. heed a couple long touchdown passes, one to the manual sanders, another to demaryius thomas. it was the first time we saw the offense take some shots downfield. on defense, what would the broncos do without ware. shane had his first career multi sack afterwards his teammates saying we knew shane would be great all along. >> that's shane. that's what we brought him in to do. it feels good to go out there and see him do it. >> we expected. we see him do it in practice. not to toot our own horn, we feel like he can do it against us. >> reporter: the broncos pick up their first road win here in cincinnati. weekend. in cincinnati

siemian still should have a big night thursday against carolina. why? because the panthers are starting not one, but two rookie cornerbacks. demareious thomas, and emmanuel sanders are going to feast on them. it's only the second time season with two rookie corners. it's incredible the contrast in cornerback philosophies. the broncos are paying $6 million combined for akeem talib and chris harris. the broncos left norman go for nothing rather than pay the franchise tag. why the difference? the bronco corners play in your face, man-to-man, track their guy all over the field. jimmy's and the joe's, and not the x's and o's, you have to like the chances of siemian, thomas, and sanders having a big game thursday night. 9news. >>> the rockies lost to the coldest team in the major leagues tonight. the rocks were beaten by the slumping san francisco giants. my new favorite player is tapia. the dude is so fast, he scored all the way from second bas an infield single. but the game was tied in the 9th and daniel descalso made a throwing error on buster posey. he e

. >> siemian, deep drive, looking for it all. he drops it in the bucket of emmanuel sanders. >> broncos fans waking up with certainty this morning about their quarterback. they are 3-0 this morning after that big win against the bengals on the road yesterday. michael spencer says the game helped relieve uncertainty for the team. >> lots of smiles on the broncos sideline including the a hard-fought 29-17 victory. >> they came to cincinnati with questions and left with answers. on offense the big question is how would young quarterback trevor siemian fare. how about this, he made n.f.l. insurgents becoming the first quarterback in the n.f.l. to throw for 300-yards, 4 touchdowns and no interceptions in his first road start. certainly not a bad day. couple of long touchdown had seen the offense open up the play book and take some shots downfield. on defense the big question was what would the broncos, do without demarcus ware. afterwards all of his teammates saying we knew shane would be great all along. >> that's the shane we knew.

. >>> on football field, afc offensive player of the week, he is trevor siemian, a name broncos fans learned in a big way, mike klis says national football fans are learning his name too. >> reporter: i think the nation is now starting to zero in on trevor siemian, who is this guy? how does he come from 7th round draft pick out of northwestern? a guy who wasn't invited to the scouting combine? wasn't listed top 30 experts. yet, here he is, he is going to head to head with all these number-one overall picks, he beat cam newton, the top pick in the 2011 draft, he beat andrew luck, the top pick in the 2012 draft, and now for the 3rd time in 4 weeks, he goes against another number-1 overall drafting quarterback, that being jameis winston of tampa bay, number 1 pick last year. there were 7 quarterbacks taken was the last one. number 250 overl. and yet, siemian is the one who kind of set an nfl record last week, first road game, 0 interceptions, 312 yards, the guy has been a phenomenal story so far. >> our awesome sports straf got trevor to-- staff got trevor to sit down in the huddle, on

he just has to be the best trevor siemian. he can be. >> . place your vote. here's the list. >> tkh which ever tkpw >> again log in. place your vote at kdvr.com. >> . darling ton southern five hundred. from south carolina. one of the crown jewels of the season. the sprint cup series. pick up early. a lot of this going on. >> . as for your winner. th's and the furniture row race team. huge win. don't you think. >> . >> he led 28 laps tonight. did it wearing a custom made tux driver suit. also driving a custom made steering wheel. both to support his charities. it's big day for us. tonight we were the best car and we won. that was really cool. couldn't be more excited to win. southern five hundred. >> . he led 28 laps. marks his second win of the season. >> . rocks trying to take two of 3 from the diamond had the right guy on the mound to get it done. john gray on the bump. looking to pick up his tenth win of the season. off to a nice start. i have stopped trying to figure it out. more importantly we have football coming up thursday.

much like what we have seen here tonight, you know, trevor siemian came in. he got the job done for his football team. now it is up to garoppolo. four games is a long time. that is a month of the season. he needs to have an impact. what a test for him on opening gronkowski too. >> cris: who knows, he has been dealing with a hamstring injury. >> al: off to the desert. riding our camels down there now. see you on sunday night. the final score here, 21-20 in the opener of the 2016 national football league season. jimmy fallon and the tonight show coming up. on the west coast your local news. al michaels, cris collinsworth and michele tafoya in denver saying good night and we will lection from subway is grilled right before your eyes, in our new panini press. but...let's start at the beginning the new salami caprese panini starts with genoa salami, thick-sliced fresh mozzarella, creamy pesto, and italian bread. then it's pressed and grilled to cinematic perfection to get a golden brown crust and meld the flavors in melted cheese. oh, here's the best part. the new

overall siemian has been accurate, he's moved the team between the 30s at will. besides we football insiders overanalyze the red zone. the broncos were 28th in red zone last year. they won the super bowl. they're 27th in red zone this year. maybe that means the broncos will win back to back super bowls. mike klis, 9news. >>> avalanche star nathan mckinnon scored the most significant goal of his life tonight. mckinnon is playing for north america in the hockey tournament and snuck in front of the net tied with sweden in overtime. >> nathan mckinnon scores! >> that's what i'm talking about! mckinnon scores a skate-off goal. north america wins 4-3. >>> nolan arenado belted his first bases loaded home run of the season today. arenado busted the game open with his fourth career grand slam and national league leading 3090 homer of the year. roccos easily win 11-1. >>> did i ever mention how much i love sports? >> that 1 time you did. >> the start of the rockies game was delayed for several minutes when estevez and martinez engaged in a playful post national anthem stan

trevor siemian the offense i player of the week. named the player of the week after his 4 touch down performance in cincinnati. not bad for his third game. why the young quarter back doesn't have all that much to say about it. >> there's no question the broncos quart e back has ene player of the week. with over 3 hundred yards. 4 touch downs no interceptions -fpt the first player to ever have those numbers and his first road game. in typical style. he doesn't want to talk about it. >> . it's a great honor. it's a test want to what we did as an offense and team. >> another day at the offense. for broncos quart e back trevor siemian. who doesn't get too fired up over much. a few things that do get him phus mustards. baseball. and of course. >> winning football games. >> . most people don't realize trevor siemian is. >> hilarious. such a goof ball. >> . what we do and put out. if we're making playing. he can get the accolades. as he should. >> . these guys have seen this type of player before. >> . it amazes me how much he remind kwru

that would be the broncos cinderella story, trevor siemian. mike klis, 9news. >> rockies have a great chance to snap a long road losing streak tonight. please. please hold your applause. rocks have dropped eight games in a row away from home, but the right guy is on the mound. tyler chatwick is having the best road season in franchise last year's total. incredible. rocks lead 2-0 now in the 8th inning. >>> tim tebow went first an long today. tebow made his minor league baseball debut, decided to be aggressive and swing at the very first pitch he saw and that is what i'm talking about! timmy belted it over the left center field fence for a home run. he finished the day 1-6. but who cares, he is off to a be and nolan arenado and because i know you like to compare everything tim does with john elway. the yankees outfielder went hitless in his first pro baseball game. started two for 22 but figured it out and finished his only minor league season with a 316 batting average. >>> the still of the night comes from toronto where the reimold robbed tul

there will be a better lineup and trevor siemian has to protect the ball what -- what fascinates me about trevor siemian, they were not protected of griese, he was forced on them but this guy has in brian griese. >> they did not believe in him enough to make him the captain of the team. the quarterback should not only be the leader but thee captain.>> he knows who the captains are. you can't make him a captain. >> if you believe in him and the players believe in him, why don't they vote him? >> no doubt about it. it doesn't hold, we trust and trevor, panthers are favored the famous super bowl is that fear that they should be favored in a game? >> of course it is not fair. is not the super bowl team. this is not peyton manning's team. they are mmssing some guys on defense. this is a demure offense of line. scofield is better a guard than tackle but that is not saaing anything. they could not protect him.>> is serviceable. >> serviceable? that bothers me. that worries me. home, you know that. they are not a dog at home. >> they are underdogs. that's great. i would rather be picked to lose t

much like what we have seen here tonight, you know, trevor siemian came in. he got the job done for his football team. now it is up to garoppolo. four games is a long time. that is a month of the season. he needs to have an impact. gronkowski too. >> cris: who knows, he has been dealing with a hamstring injury. >> al: off to the desert. riding our camels down there now. see you on sunday night. the final score here, 21-20 in the opener of the 2016 national football league season. jimmy fallon and the tonight show coming up. on the west coast your local news. al michaels, cris collinsworth and michele tafoya in denver saying good night and we will . >>> contract to kill. how an undercover detective stopped a woman's sinister murder for hire plot. >>> video you'll only see on news channel 8. where tampa polic skimmer. >>> and on this first night of football season we go one on one with the a train. the bold prediction for the bucs this year. >>> thank you for joining us tonight. new tonight, murder for hire. a manta tee county woman is accused of trying to hire

the biggest game he has played, siemian showed the same composed demeanor that caught in the top in the first place saying the panthers were going to be a great challenge and he is still getting text messages from his mom he needs to answer. opportunity last year, didn't he? >> reporter: absolutely. a lot of people have been saying he reminds me of peyton manning and he says similar things. you can tell the we only had one year trevor siemian soaked up every single day making him seem like more than just a second year cornerback in this league. -- quarterback this league. >> thanks, romi. >> you can hear more from romi bean next week on denver beyond has a natural grain free pet food committed to truth on the label. when we say real meat is the first ingredient, it is number one. and we leave out corn, wheat and soy. >>> tropical weather along the mexican coast has some businesses boarding up in case hurricane newton takes aim. it is made 3700 shelters along the coastal states. officials are warning tourists a possible flash flooding. newton could be over the peninsula. we were talk

siemian, they watched and listened. when we watch the game tonight, the key is going to be, like in the 49er game a couple of weeks ago, he threw a pic 6, after he threw a touchdown, djt didn't react real well. how do you react after you make a mistake? do you go into a shell? do you go under the tank, all right, that's gone. >> moving on. >> a short memory, let's go down the field the next time. >> the super bowl champs coming broncos have to do tonight to bring out a win? >> any time you play a team like the carolina panthers, start with cam newton, like the broncos did six months ago, stop the running lanes, force him into throws, the broncos are going to sink or swim this year, corey, on how well the defense plays. t.j. ward told me in one of the meetings, can the defense be as good as last year? and without hesitation, he looked at me and said, we can be will be better. >> wow. >> c.j. anderson, are you listening? >> [ laughter ] . >> ron zappolo will stick around, we'll talk to him more about the game tonight at 7

with trevor siemian at the helm. we'll check in and see if he's up to task. here. going into the big game. >> . we're all anxious to see that. of course this is the first season along time. peyton manning is not playing. that doesn't mean he isn't just as interested in how this game >> . just seeing him again. we were all taken back to that night in february. in california. when he moisted the trophy. and we can't help be feel badly we're not going to see him on the field. maybe we can repeat the magic of the night again. >> . let's hope. maybe the universe will listen. >> . imagine the roads around town pretty busy right now. there are a couple trouble spots reporting a service disruption on all w line trains because of police activity. >> . lye look from the c-dot cam. high atop mile high stadium. that is i 25. right there. as we said it's both on the map. and now you see it live. things are moving. >> . of course not everyone has a ticket to the game. people will be securing a seat inside bars ands restaurants. to watch the broncos take on the panthers. >> . tam

more reaction from trevor siemian and head coach. on his award. we'll let you know it's a little different about how the team is prepping for sunday's game. in tampa. >> . now finished. taebg a look. the final link of the i 70 bike route system. just west of denver. the new link was built between genesee. and evergreen park way. you'll be able to bike from denver to just west of glenwood springs. >> . without traveling along i 70. >> . next week. right arpd around the middle. a week from now actually. accumulation. in the mountains. maybe a good punch of it. we'll talk about that storm system. coming up in a bit. first. the this evening after a beautiful and warm afternoon. temperatures under the quiet and starry skwaoeus. skies. 61 at dia. nice little breeze coming in. notice from the east. ten, 15 miles per hour. somewhere in the ballpark. actually quite gusty. >> after a carried us to 82 degrees. >> . nine above average of 73. far cry from the record. a pretty toasty day. for the end of september. >> . in the high country. we hit the upper 70s

trevor siemian took control. finishing with a record performance. >> . for. and they finished it today. and that's a huge step for the team. >> . he has a misdemeanor. he's calm. under control. >> . without ware. ray took quarter back down 3 times a career night for ray. showcasing the depth on this denver defense. >> . they are on the road next week against the tampa bay buccaneers. >> . looking to go 4 1k3 4 and 0 against the bucks. all right. thanks. >> . happening now. arapahoe road is back open. under i 25. after c-dot had the close it because of a bridge demolition. scheduled to stay close until tomorrow morning. it reopened at 9:30. last night. right now c-dot crews are in the middle of a large scale construction project in the area. the b line is till out of service. that line runs from union station. to west minister. rtd suspended is was this waoepbgd because c-dot is doing construction on federal boulevard. in west minister. buss will continue to shuttle b line riders at union station. and the west minister station. >> . across america tonight. the

with siemian 's rise puzzling many folks john elway did not mince words about the hold of siemian on confidence the broncos had in the 24-year-old. >> trevor is the guy. we believe he can do the job. he will not be looking over his shoulder. he is a lot of support. i'm excited about it. i'm excited to see him play. >> when simeon -- siemian was asked how he feels, easily the composed demeanor that got him the job in the first place. he said the panthers were going to be a great challenge and he still has a couple text messages from his mom he has to answer. >> romi , we were talking about this during the break. certainly trevor has his work cut out for him. >> gary kubiak said er is the hardest he is ever coached against. trevor siemian was part of the super bowl watching on the sidelines so we kind of has a birds eye view of what happened and hopefully that will help him going into this game. >> gary kubiak figure that out last year. >> hopefully we will do it again. >>> you can listen more from >> let's go back to joel with this traffic alert. >> shawn chitnis is collecting informa

for siemian too pull off -- against the no. 1 overall draft pick of the 2012 draft. that being andrew luck. for siemian to pull off this week, it might not be so easy against luck >> in all my years going against him, the respect that he should get, i don't feel like identify given it to him. he's -- i've given it to him. he's one of the best quarterbacks in the league. i haven't had a sack on him yet. i got close, but he just has that knack for keeping his eyes downfield and feeling defense and still making great passes. >> reporter: now that ware is von's partner, miller brought out the splash brothers curry and klay thompson. i'll say this. the current broncos team has two hall of fame caliber players, a lot of very good players. demarcus ware, if he retired today, and von miller, who is well on his way. mike klis, 9news. >>> in buffalo tonight the jets beat the bills and former broncos wide receive eric decker caught a touchdown pass for the sixth consecutive game, a new team record and longest current streak jets win 37-31. >>> i'm all about the preps. high scho

trevor siemian delivers. on the money. 55 yards for the finishing touch. on a day when the run game was taken away. he delivers instead with his arm. eleven of 12. in second half. 23 of 35 for the game. 312 yards. 4 tough downs. no interceptions. >> . all week long we heard sanders and demaryious thomas talk about wanting the ball more. wanting more targets. tonight. they certainly deliver. both had a one hundred yard game. combining for 3 touch downs. also cool moment in the drive in the fourth quarter. which set up the 5 a 55 yard touch down. >> a beautiful 29 kwrarld strike. trevor siemian says he loved the playing call. when it came in. and of course it was sweet for. who went to ohio state. he got the catch in front of phrepb tiff phrepb plenty of friends and family. >> . all right. the broncos are in tapl tampa next week. to face the buccaneers. elsewhere. luck hit a late touch down pass to beat the chargers in indianapolis today. san diego falls two games back of the broncos. amazing they only lost by 21. raiders at tennessee. looking to wipe out a

this program will be funded through monies from the city and grandson medicaid.>>> trevor siemian named afc player of the week for his performance last week against >> tim teeple making his professional baseball debut yesterday and in his first at- bat in the mets instructional league he took a fastball deep for a home run. his teammates left it. he ended up one for six. he hit a home run. i broke the news to the broncos yesterday. >> he hit a home run? oh man. >> first at-bat. i'm glad he found another career he is good at. he is already had a home run. that's pretty good. >> tebo will miss a game this weekend for his other career, tv. have a good one. ,, at ikea, we believe that everything - from your lamp to your couch - should work as hard as you do. that you can sacrifice everything but a good night sleep. and we believe your furniture should last happily ever after. >>> jeannie moz needed a few days to ponder the debate. she compared it to some overseas.>> donald trump -- even if they didn't mean it. >> donald, it is good to be with you. >> hillary clinton and donald trump pretend

broncos' first-year quarterback trevor siemian first road game in the nfl. 2nd quarter, siemian deep pass to emmanuel sanders in the end zone for the broncos. touchdown 41 yards. score, 10-7 broncos. 30 seconds left in the half. siemian passes to the right and finds emmanuel sanders for the 7-yard touchdown. score, 16-14 broncos. great game for siemian, 312 yards, 4 td passes, no interceptions. broncos win 29-17. football. but we are not done yet. the red sox inch closer to both the division title and home field advantage in the playoffs. we check on the boston 9 in florida when we return. vo: kelly ayotte says she's on our side, but on our rights, she's squarely with donald trump: trump: planned parenthood should absolutely be defunded. vo: ayotte agrees, voting six times to do just that - ayotte: i certainly think that roe should be overturned... trump: ...there has to be some form of punishment. matthews: for the woman? trump: yeah, there has to be some form. vo: ayotte and trump: wrong for new hampshire women. senate majority pac is responsible for the content of this advertising

trevor siemian named the afc offenses player of the week today. denver 7 broncos insider troy renck talked exclusively to don miller about the nomination . >> reporter: trevor siemian inspires confidence and in an exclusive interview with denver 7, von miller told me trevor siemian has an or a around him -- or a -- are a him. trevor siemian won offensive player of the week honors and deflected the praise. >> it's a great honor but i think it's more of a testament to the offense and the team. tto guys outside really played well. everyone up front is on the offensive line. a lot of guys stepped up and made some big plays for us. here you go. they have outscored opponents 45 to 13 in the fourth quarter. cornerback aqib talib said wednesday, it's no accident that the broncos are able to shell. >> we got the right group of mentally tough guys. we know in the 4th quarter we are taking it to the next level. we have a mentally tough defense. we have a mentally tough team. >> reporter: we're going to hear from von miller on thursday and star receivers emma

take trevor siemian is still soaking up his player of the week honors. rest of the football world is learning what head coach saw in trevor siemian. when he drafted him. in the seventh round in 2015. he was the last quarter back drafted in his class. on sunday the broncos will meet the first quarter back taken. winston. the their guy is already practicing with an edge. >> . confidence. maybe sitting at home watching sport center. seeing his name. and his jersey sales go up. >> . keep looking how he was looking last week. >> . all right. wide receivers sanders and thomas told me the reason they were at the podium together. because they are thunder and lightening. today. they're going with new nicknames. >> . since 2014. sanders and thomas a hundred yard receiving game ins the same game. 6 times now. just did it last week. no question they're talented. they complement each other. and put it today. they're both well aware of which of the two is the most high maintenance. >> . sanders of course. >> . one thing i don't mind being a diva. >> . i am. >> . i lik

so trevor siemian's biggest job in his second nfl start is to field. last week lions quarterback matt stafford had a field day. he went 31-39 for 340 yards and 3 touchdowns. britt, what this means is trevor siemian could have the opportunity to throw a lot more than the 26 times he did in last week's opener. >> did you feel trevor siemian has fit into the team at this point? there's always growing pains but do you feel like the team is synergetic now? >> absolutely. every game they play and eve chemistry. i was talking to john elway yesterday and he said they knew last year they saw in trevor siemian he could be a leader and it will take more time with the team and they know what kind of person he is and they know he can lead the team. von miller hasn't sacked andrew luck but he mentioned he would like to do this. can the team get him there? they hit him a bunch. von miller wants it this year and he's in better shape and looks at every game like it's his best. >> how are we on the injury front? everybody okay? >> i'm so glad you asked. thomas did hurt

trevor siemian. did not look like a 24 year-old. make -lg his first career road game today. >> pricing some big time numbers. against one of the leagues top defenses. also keep this in mind. the ben gals game in the month of september in five straight seasons. touch down trevor siemian. about to change that. >> . going up top to sanders. beats adam jones with a 41 yard strike. pelvic thrust celebration included. >> . into the first half. looking for sanders tkpepb. he's got him. a 7 yard pitch and catch. two point lead into the half. 16 to 14. fourth quarter. broncos once again finding was 8 for 8 passing. capped off by this red zone touch down. to john phillips. back in front 22 to 17. at that point. and now the next possession. same score. a lot of protection. gets the time he tphaoez. winds up. home run ball to demaryious thomas. and he's got him. so much for dt and sanders not being involved enough in the offense i guess. both top targets go over one hundred yards receiving. broncos all over the ben gals. 29 to 17. >> he becomes

siemian threw a number of touchdown it was of a slow start. siemian through a party of second quarter touchdown passes. that brought denver to a 2 point lead at half time trailing by 1 in the 4th siemian fired a pass bringing the broncos back up top. nicely done just kind of moving into the end zone. >> touchdown that made me able sure. >> keeping it interesting for us until the end of the game describe hey is your teenager getting enough exercise? >>> arnold palmar was more than th he passed away in pittsburgh from complications from heart problems on sunday. this morning celebrities golfers even president obama are tweeting their condolences and memories of the legend. he won more than 90 tournaments including 7 majors, 4 of them were master's. he was 87 years old. >>> fernandez had a bright with an incredible arm and in a few months he was going to become a new dad. he died in a boating crash this weekend, fans, family, teammates remembered him. the marlins cancelled their game sunday. he started in the major leagues in 2013 where he was na

trevor siemian has seen his career get off to a good start. two wins against two good teams but both win the comfort of mile high. gary kubiak has been his best to have trevor siemian prepared blasting loud music during practice this week. >> hopefully when we get er not that it comes easy but you're used to it in a sense to gary kubiak has done an awesome job with that. . >> so it's definitely tough. but at the end of the day i have been in the league for seven years and used to it. hopefully he can get used to it and we can go down there and win a game. you have to love the noise that goes with it. bengals and broncos kick off at 11:00 a.m. on cbs4 oofrments the . >>> the latest this morning as the family of keith scott gets a look at the video of his killing. a box is where you keep things safe. who wants that? i'm moving forward. new oikos greek nonfat yogurt helps keep me going. now with all-natural ingredients with vitamin d and 12 grams of protein. you know your heart loves megared omega-3s... but did you know your eyes, your brain, and

the biggest difference is quarterback trevor siemian. first start ever tonight. he has help from his friends. >> i'm fortunate to have great leadership in the huddle. whether it's matt or russ or cj, we have a good veteran group and excited to play with those guys. >> the panthers came in yesterday. cam newton had his game face on. guaranteed he's looking to start this season with a bang at mile high. that's the big key to this game. if cam is good this time around and not being sacked six times and not fumbling the broncos will have trouble. trevor siemian first start in a game this huge, how he reacts if he doesn't turn the ball over, we will have a good game tonighh. check the latest from broncos insider troy wright and see you later today. >>> there's a ton of broncos coverage on our free denver7 first, our first half hour show with thoughts on the game. these guys have great ideas about what may happen in the afc west opt free denver7 news app. >>> some traffic trouble spots at 6:11. some new information about what's going on with the auto pedestrian acciden