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Broncos, Briefly: Thursday, November 3, 2016

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Siemian, Ward and Watson named team captains](http://www.denverpost.com/2016/11/02/trevor-siemian-new-broncos-captains/) (Nicki Jhabvala, Denver Post)*
Siemian, who is seven starts into his NFL career, rose from third-string quarterback to starter after the Broncos selected him in the seventh round of the 2015 draft out of Northwestern.*

Six has been a very lucky number for the Broncos defense (Jeff Legwold, ESPN)
Take a few slices out of the season, and it's easy to see that when the Broncos get an offense in second-and-long or third-and-long, the dime does some damage.

Roby joins Sanders on the Broncos Huddle (KUSA)
The AFC Defensive Player of the Week stopped by Emmanuel Sanders' show.

Broncos-Raiders rivalry reborn with teams sitting tied atop AFC West (Troy Renck, KMGH)
The kids don't know: The Broncos-Raiders rivalry used to be a thing. It was Avalanche-Red Wings. North Carolina-Duke.

Rivalry reincarnation with the Oakland Raiders is great for Denver Broncos (Woody Paige, Colorado Springs Gazette)
The Broncos and the Raiders will play for the 114th time Sunday. Thirty-three games have been decided by three or fewer points. Two others were ties. Eight have been decided in overtime by field goals.

Broncos vs. Raiders: Can Denver slow down Carr and co.? (Sports Illustrated)
Who has the upper hand in this crucial AFC West game: the Oakland Raiders' mighty offense or the Denver Broncos' shutdown defense?

Check out what's on DenverBroncos.com

How Siemian earned the captain's patch (Andrew Mason)
More on Siemian, T.J. Ward's disdain for the silver and black and candid thoughts on the recent spate of holding penalties.

Rookie Diaries: Bringing the heat (Justin Simmons and Will Parks)
Rookie safeties Justin Simmons and Will Parks speak out about Simmons' first sack and the approaching game against the Oakland Raiders.

Ware nominated for the 2016 USAA Salute to Service Award (DenverBroncos.com)
Outside linebacker DeMarcus Ware was the Broncos' nominee in 2016 for the USAA Salute to Service Award.

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