NFL Network insider Michael Lombardi is reporting Denver Broncos QB Kyle Orton will play this week against the San Diego Chargers despite an injured left ankle.

Broncos QB Kyle Orton injured an ankle during Sunday’s game against the Redskins and is doubtful to return.

As expected, the Denver Broncos will be without starting RT Ryan Harris against the Pittsburgh Steelers Monday night.

As we reported last week, Steelers safety Ryan Clark will not play in Monday night’s game against the Denver Broncos, according to a league source.

NFL Network’s Kara Henderson has confirmed an earlier published report that veteran free agent CB Ty Law has agreed to a contract with the Denver Broncos.

Steelers starting free safety Ryan Clark is highly unlikely to play Monday night in Denver, according to league sources, because of a rare sickle-cell trait that can trigger life-threatening complications at altitude.

Broncos starting RT Ryan Harris is doubtful to return to Sunday’s game against the Ravens after sustaining a toe injury during the first quarter.

Broncos safety Brian Dawkins pulled his left hamstring in the first quarter of Denver’s 34-23 Week 6 win over the Chargers on Monday Night Football.

The fans have spoken, and Denver’s dynamic return against the Chargers was the Sprint Can’t-Miss Play of Week 6.

Almost every week, an NFL game is guaranteed to give you something you have never seen before. While calling the Pittsburgh-Cleveland game for CBS last Sunday, I witnessed the impossible.

Both the Denver Broncos and Kansas City Chiefs entered the 2009 season facing nearly the same predicament regarding major change in management, coaching, systems, and on-field personnel. And yet both teams couldn’t be any more different from each other.

The Saints and Cardinals look super. LB Brian Cushing looked amazing. The Rams continue to lose. And oh yeah, Tom Brady wasn’t too bad, either. It’s all in Around the Web.

The final injury report for Monday’s game between the Chargers and Broncos was released Saturday, with no major surprises. Broncos RB Correll Buckhalter practiced for the third consecutive day and was listed as probable.

Broncos owner Pat Bowlen said Josh McDaniels is maturing into the head coach he expected him to be and that WR Brandon Marshall is playing himself into a “significant raise.”

Chicago Tribune columnist Rick Morrissey writes that what Bears fans didn’t like about Kyle Orton as a quarterback, fans in Denver have completely accepted. What Orton lacks in style, he more than makes up for in results. He’s 25-12 as a starter.