In the wound, an take away from what the broncos took from them last february 7. Reporter he acts ready, which is very important. Do you think he is . I think so. He looked the part in the preseason. He kept saying over and over in the preseason, he wished hed had more and more reps. Thats part of the battle with mark sanchez. He seems ready, and the amazing thing is a kid, that nothing seems to have phased him. The preseason games, the head tohead battles. Everything hes done has been like this. But what he does tonight will be like nothing hes ever seen in his career. Elway will bring on periodically a lot of players into his office. But he did bring Trevor Siemian into his office this week. Told the kid to relax. Anything like that. Ordinarily, i would say for general managers, thats not your place, what are you doing . But its john elway. Absolutely your place. When he speaks, i think he would help Trevor Siemian. He is a quarterback to a quarterback. Last season, c. J. Anderson was supposed to have one of the best seasons of all the running backs in the nfl. But as we all know, that didnt happen to be the case, but it was okay, of course, a feat they hope to repeat this year, and this year, c. J. Anderson says hell be better. . [ music ] . Game week. Been a while since its been a real game week. Youve got to be fired up. We play a good team. A really, really good team. Now is a good way to kick off the season. Your shoulder, but youve got to be the panthers are the ones with a chip on their shoulder coming into this game. I just think they have a chip on their shoulder to get to where they want to get to. The biggest goal is taking care of the biggest game at the time. Trevor siemian is going to be in the huddle. This is a rookie quarterback for the most part. Hes taken the yes, he was here last year, but he was behind brock, he was behind peyton. When you see him carry himself and the way he goes out there and prepares. He can spin the ball. The confidence he has in himself, it makeses us go, hey man, were going to have your back no matter what. Theres even more on your shoulders this year. Yeah, devontae is good, but hes still a rookie. In the past. I just want to have fun. I feel like i took Training Camp and the preseason the correct way. Im not going to put any more pressure on myself. The goal is to play well, and everybody should feel that way. Now the fact that things changes, and more on you or more on this, ive got ten guys on the field i can count on. I can count on theres no pressure. Go get em. In order for Trevor Siemian to even have a chance, the panthers have to respect the running game. I think hes going to be important in the 2nd half. The panthers did not come here in the preseason. Is why the broncos have an advantage. I think it comes to their advantage in the 2nd half. The Wide Receivers have talked about, theyre looking forward to that. It will also be interesting to see what happens with siemian, because last season, i kept telling peyton, and brock at the time, dont make mistakes. We had this juggernaut defense. Ill be interested to see if its the same thing tonight. We minutes to explain why the brocks are the broncos are going to win this game. We think. A word for you guys. Hydrate. Hydrate. Its really hot. We have a rule, if you complain about the cold, youre not allowed to complain about the heat. Thats a really good rule. See, we dont get out much in the news department. Thats our problem. We dont get out enough drew. Okay, no more whining, im zipping it. Thanks guys. We have a lot more to get excited about in this game. The nfl started this 15 years ago, where they bring this giant party to the super bowl winning team. The celebration has been going on for a couple of days. Some of our great, alltime denver great Denver Broncos have been involved. There is a lot going right now at Civic Center Parking lot festivities. One of the great things is terrell davis. Youve been here twice before, super bowl champs. Just how big are the stakes for this seasons team . I think you have to separate last years team, and this years team. People want to say, youre defending the championship. Youre not defending it, because its a reset. We have to keep it in perspective, theres not a lot of pressure to win backto seasons, yeah, every year you want to win it. The pressure is not to repeat, or to defend it. Its to go win one. Im guess youve been in touch with a few players. What are their feelings . Exactly what i said. Kubiak has been here before, you cant put pressure on the guys, saying, youre defending this championship. No, this is a different season, different teams, different year. Its a whole different ballgame. Thly on right now is playing the Carolina Panthers. Trying to get that one win. After that, you focus on your next opponent. I know it sounds like a cliche, but it really is one by one. You cant look up and look at houston and the super bowl, otherwise, youll lose focus. Thanks for joining us. The broncos trying to start off 10. Going up against last years super bowl. Going to toss it back to you guys in the studio. That was a great piece. Daniel gregg came out. Yours has more sleeves though. Its warm. Its sizzling. Every adjective you can think of to describe the heat. Thats whats going on down here at civic center park. I obviously brought my pompom. You got the papers. I got the pompom. Its toasty, but were getting excited for the big game. Its like were popping bottles around here. The party is started on what will hopefully become an epic season ahead. And mother nature, shes cooperating overall. It could be a lot worse. This is actually beautiful september weather. Were going to be looking at plenty of blue skies for now. Just stunning. As far as the temperatures go. Yeah, its getting toasty. Its getting hot in here. 70s up in the foothills. Sports authority field, i think temperatures will have slightly cooled off by about 6 00 p. M. Well be in the low 80s, 7 30, mid70s. Then well be watching those temperatures cooling off even more when hopefully the guys come off the field with a big win. Were also keeping a close eye on the wind gusts. Theyve been a bit pesky up to the foot thrills. Once again, that has prompted a red flag warning. It really is only in place for Jackson County until 7 00 tonight. Still up in as we look forward to tomorrow, we also will be watching similar conditions around here too. Coming up in just a bit. Were going to be going over the broncos game forecast on the future forecast. Well let you know if we might see sprinkles across the state. And looking ahead toward that weekend. Wow. More sunshine. Summer is just holding on, and im loving it. I know. State. It is just gorgeous. Were going to have great concert coming up here. I cant wait. Dick bentley is coming up first. I know, we didnt even pay anything. No one did. Its free. The best part. So its a great way to kind of get excited about football. So many people have been saying its about time were excited. We know youre excited for football, so stay with us. Jonathan, i know were going to relive everything that i cant wait. It was a great season, and hopefully we have another one. The driver who hit a denver post reporter near the country club last week was charged today. 23yearold jesus careeno is facing one count of vehicular homicide. Police say he hit and killed 60 yearold Colleen Oconnor on the corner of east 1st and appears to be a factor. Careeno is scheduled to be in court on october 6. The cu boulder is asking for help finding a person of interest in a sexual assault. These are surveillance photos from the area. The victim told police, the suspect grabbed her, but she was able to fight him off. He ran away. Police say the person theyre looking for is also suspected to have been involved in a similar crime on campus last the phone number is on your screen. 1800222tips. In texas, a student has taken her own life after shooting and injurying another student at a high school. Local Law Enforcement in alpine, about 200 miles southeast of el paso said neither girls have been identified. The student who was shot was taken to the hospital. She is expected to be okay. The sheriff says a federal Law Enforcement officer responding to the scene was shot in the leg when another officers gun accidently went off. Libertarian president ial candidate gary johnson says he blanked when he was ask the about the name of syrias largest city today. He was on msnbcs morning joe, when he was asked about how he would handle the civil war in syria. Instead of responding, he said what is alepo. Johnson is trying to reach 15 in the polls. Thats the spot needed for him to have a president ial debate on september 26. The court Office Issued issued a record for the most marriage licenses ever. And dont forget, were going to have much more coming up from civic center park. For football. But we have a beautiful colorado day. Everybody is going to be saying i wish i lived in denver. And you know what . We know there are denver bronco fans across the country. We are the super bowl champs. In a little bit, were going to look back at how we got here. It was not an easy road. It was a tough journey to win it all. And yeah, we were here last february. It was a pretty day then too. Some slips on wall street today, mainly from tech and consumer stocks. The dow lost 47 points. S the nasdaq fell 24. 5. Metro State University is on the lookout for a new president. The current president steven jordan announced he is retiring from the position. That wont happen until june of next year. Jordan has been president of msu denver since 2005. The board of trustees has already begun a National Search for a replacement. Resort communities have been struggling with housing for years. Hope prices are typically too places like vail. Vail will spend the next decade, buying up property they hope full time residents will actually be able to afford. In the always busy. Maintaining communities is what we do. Reporter Vail Community development department. We still base a housing challenge in our community. Reporter says this town has just come up with some big plans. We decided to take a more bold step and try something that maybe hasnt the number of affordable deed Restricted Properties in town, spending the next 10 years buying 1,000 additional deed Restricted Properties. Were looking at acquiring 1,000 deed restricted units. Additional units in the next decade. Reporter and its property the town of vail says they have to buy. Sold, only 1 of those homes is bought by a full time resident. They sell to second homeowners, or Investment Property owners. Reporter the goal is to keep people who work in vail, living in vail. So the towns been building deed Restricted Properties where they can. 98 of our land area has already been developed. Reporter and in 2017, theyll spend 3 million buying propertieses when they can. May be more Cost Effective than going out and te reporter meaning that george and this department will be even busier for the next decade. In vail, matt renoux. I suspect it will keep us busy for the next 10 years as well. Reporter 9news, mountain newsroom. Bill will spend 3. 7 million next year buying property. In the following years, they could spend as much as 5 Restricted Properties. Employers will be able to buy properties for their employees. The broncos are kicking off the season with a new quarterback and big expectations. Next, how the team is preparing welcome back to Sports Authority field at mile high. The broncos and Carolina Panthers have a super bowl rematch here on 9news later tonight. We saw the pantrs rod mackey, mike cliff with me. Just a few moments ago. There was cam newton in the front row with the head phones on. Bobbing the head with the big smile. It seemed to me like all that happiness that the broncos knocked out of him 7 months and 1 day ago is back. Im not sure he should be remmers is still the right tackle . They did not chip him or Demarcus Ware in that game. They want that end crashing down. So cam can read it, and you know, make his read from there, and decide what play he wants. But against the broncos, they just blew that up right away last night. And remmers had no chance against von miller. Show me again, what was cam doin do that . Because it was talked about earlier this week, that trevor was cam, and so was brock, a little bit during the scout team during the super bowl. So you know, trevor played cam then, but trevor is all about trevor tonight. We talked a ton about the quarterback, but how about siemians targets . Lets 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. Its now Trevor Siemian, not peyton, passing to dt and emmanuel sanders. Hes a smart kid. Got a lot of guys on the opposite side of the ball. Even the defensive side of the ball thats going to be back. We trust him to make the right call. Were 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. Im not going to look at them like theyre rookies. Im going to try to make as many plays as i can. And have help underneath. Were just going to go do what we can do. Reporter emmanuel sanders, and Demaryius Thomas have to be extra careful tonight, not to land on their wallets. Now the highest paid in the nfl. They are. Green bay is a distant second. But emmanuel sanders, he had a deadline of 5 00 p. M. Tuesday to take the broncos he didnt quite like the guarantee. Then the next day, you get closer to kickoff. 26 hours closer to kickoff, and theres a signing bonus north of 10 million, you start going, you start looking at that right before youre going to play an nfl preseason game. Are you going to walk away from that . Go through a 16 game regular number 2 receiver in the nfl. The other part is, he knows who his quarterback is. We dont know what Trevor Siemian can present. Most expect a lot less passes going to him and dt. I am protecting that sanders leads dt in receptionses this season. Im a little surprised that they did this, because this isnt Peyton Mannings offense anymore, where theyre throwing it up 40 times a game. It is mo a little heavier on the run. And to have the two highest paid receivers, theyre going to average 25 million a year in two receivers. And theyre going to run the ball. If i put 25 million into receivers. Id be chucking it up all over the yard. The other thing about sanders new contract, is i believe he should share it with his cohosts on the broncos huddle. Hopefully e will be taking me out to dinner at some point. Here inside the stadium to explain why each of the 16 games is not created equal. Tonight counts more. Well see you then. Okay. Yes it does. We know everybody is excited. I think this show is about to begin, danielle. But before then, the people want weather. Are you going to bring that to them in just a minute . Yeah, weve got a hot evening. But wait until cooloff coming too. All of that and more after so welcome back. Two famous, well known Denver Broncos are on stage right now before the big concert. Rick upchurch. Season. Kicking it off. This has been fantastic, and the people that have come out, i applaud you. Because it is hot. And people have their shades, share sunscreens, and water, and handling this like champs. Because thats what the denver brocks are. Were getting pumped up for Dirks Bentley to come out on stage. First, well get you through that weather forecast. Right now at the broncos stadium, theyre getting al getting pumped up for this big game kickoff right around 6 30. Well take a look at those temperatures across the state. It has been a hot one near and far. Weve been watching the temperatures flirting in the 90s for the far eastern plains. 70s, low 80s for the mountains. And you can see on our radar, and satellite composite. The rain is staying well away from colorado. Around here, maybe a couple of high level clouds in the downtown denver. Ill show you the future cast. If you are heading downtown with the next hour or two. 6 00p. M. , were looking fine. By 11 00, aokay tonight. Mostly clear skies,s as we go into the overnight period. Then 8 00 tomorrow morning, once again we wake up with some sunshine. The thing about tomorrow is, it will be much cooler. Still dry, but also kind of windy too. So we wont be watching too much moisture moving into the to be on this little cooloff that comes courtesy of a cold front. Upper 40s in greeley. 60s for southeastern colorado. Here in the city, as far as tonight goes, well be looking at mostly clear skies. Light winds out of the west about 5 to 10 miles per hour. But that all changes tomorrow afternoon. Once this cold front pushes through. Ill show you that National Future cast. You can get a good idea of northwest, moving into the inner mountain west. That slides through the state early tomorrow, passing through the afternoon, thats going to drop down our temperatures dramatically. Cool, and the winds, thats the only real problematic thing were dealing with. As far as the wind gusts forecast goes, theyll be breezy. Then late tonight, theyll be quiet. Quiet and calm. As we fast forward in time just a bit more, youll no here in the city by tomorrow afternoon. We could see wind gusts easily between 20 and 25 miles per hour. Tomorrow as far as the temperatures go, yeah, were taking it down. How about a good 15 degrees. Were going to be at 75 in the city. The winds now coming at us out of the northeast. 10 to 20 miles per hour. It will be a fairly breezy afternoon. Across the state, high temperatures looking good for the metro area. We stay in the midto upper 70s southeastern colorado. And the high country actually has been spoiled with these above average temperatures. You guys finally will be cooling off into the 60s. Might be a nice break for you guys. For the front range, your high temperatures in the 60sment grand lake, meterland, blackhawk. We stay in the 70s. Mid to upper 70s in Northern Colorado as well. A quick check on that nine day forecast is going to be showing that we have some 80s in store for the weekend. Its going to be a hot then things start to change by the beginning of next week. Temps cooling off into the upper 60s, low 70s. Also a chance of rain around here. So a little taste of everything, as we like to say. But all i can say today, its all about the heat. All about the broncos. All about the fans and this amazing experience that were kicking off today. We kind of hope maybe the Carolina Panthers are sitting its mile high. Its hot. I dont think were going to play well tonight. We know theyre about to introduce Dirks Bentley. He sings that song, i love somewhere on a beach. A cold cocktail with an umbrella in it, kim. Well, we can dream. But as we said, were talking about some of the broncos. Theyre talking to the crowd everyone here, just super excited. We cant wait to bring you some of the concert coming up. Its going to be loud. Its going to be awesome, and i think we might have a surprise from the governor too coming up. Hes about to come on stage, and i hear its not typical. And i guess sky9 is flying over this area now. There they are. Hi guys. The crowds they have been here all day today, and yesterday as former broncos, and theyre just here to celebrate. Last season was incredible. Were just hoping for a big repeat this time around. Okay, well take a break. Were going to have a lot more . Sleep number beds adjust on both sides for your best sleep ever. Dont miss the biggest sale of the year. All beds on sale with the queen c2 mattress only 599. 99. Final days ends sunday. Z23eoz zvpz two hours and one minute now until kickoff of the 57th season in Denver Broncos history. Drew soicher, rod mackey, mike cliffs and chad brown joins us each of the 16 games counts the same in the standings, but it always seems like the first one counts more, doesnt it . We always hear players talking about it, and coaches too. Its a marathon. Not a sprint. But this is the game you spend the most time preparing for. So for this particular game, you want to show that yes, the broncos are still the better of these two teams. I think the big thing with quarterback here. It was Peyton Manning for four years, and that was an electric four years. Now Trevor Siemian, an unknown who is also going to be the transition to paxton lynch. This needs to get off to a good start, youre saying. Theres going to be a lot of judgment passed on this one game. I understand the momentum. When you look at it, truth be told, its not as important as other games. A, its not in the its not a divisional afc game. Truth be told, its not as big as the other games. Oh, stop ruining all the fun. Carolina panthers quarterback cam newton insists this is not a super bowl rematch, and its pretty easy to understand why. As were getting set for super bowl l. Were flying all day. Super bowl l is underway. The opening drive of the game. So the broncos on the board first. So a good start for the broncos. Pressure here, about a 4 man rush. Newton in the pocket. Hes hit, and sacked inside the 5, the ball is free denvers got it, touchdown denver what a start. This is the first time the Carolina Panthers have been behind this postseason. A the panthers quit on the play. Here we go, norwood down the sideline, 25, 20. And mcmannis pounds it through the upright. Down it goes. It is no good. Mcmannis continues to be perfect. They just expect that defense to go out and get the job done. Ward. It is good. Once again, the denver defense is going to be on the field with the game on the line. I think denvers got it ball still is free. T. J. Wards got the ball. Second effort, into the goal line, touchdown denver Denver Broncos are world champions. They have just won super bowl l. Tonights game, obviously will not define the entire season. Teams get better, teams get worse over the course of 4 or 5 months. However, whats the one thing you think we will walk away from tonights Game Learning for sure about the broncos tonight . I dont think theres anything well know for sure. Then forget you. But with that, theres get a good indication of what the defense is going to be like. I know Everyone Wants to talk about the quarterback. But the defense has been talking about all along, they believe they can be better than last season, they they dont think theyll need to be. Lets see if thats actually the case. Not only were they great last year, they were big at opportune times. I will go with rob. Asterisk for sure. But well see if correct by not paying brock 17 million per year. Thats good. I think the one guy who is probably playing for his job tonight is riley dixon, the punter. Hes the rookie. Britton colquitt was cut. No, if, and, buts about it. For money reason. And riley dixon in his first test in that preseason game, it was just one week ago today, hard to believe they were in arizona, and riley dixon did not have a big game. And ted ginn is on the other side for carolina, that might be one thing they will address. Heres something we will know for sure exiting the building tonight. Nobody covers the broncos like 9news does. Thats right. No, nobody does it like 9news drew. Dirks bentley hit the stage. He is tearing it up here. And we have a lot more to come. Ill really hoping he plays what was i thinking, because im thinking maybe governor hicken i right now. We have a few from sky9. Hes planning quite an entrance here. What was i thinking . Yeah, and were going to talk about that bus that rolled into town. Its kind of special. It came to town too. Our cowboy hats. But its a great show weve got going on. We need our boots and maybe something cold and wed be set. That would be just perfect. A lot of people are here. Celebrating, dancing and getting ready for the game. And everybody is decked out in their orange and blue. Ive got to complements on her neon dress, and this is my lucky dress. You wore it last year when they won. People so excited about football, but people are fascinated by sunday night football. I mean, that is the night america gets together. Reporter dan grossman got onboard the sunday night football bus when it came to town. From Mile High Stadium to ton of activities. Weve got our domestic relay activities. Few things are drawing as much attention as the sunday night football bus. Reporter how does one make a story about a bus . A lot of miles. A lot of hours. Reporter interesting. Do you guys ever get sick of each other . We know how to if we do. Reporter as does having most diehard of opposing fans seem dear. Okay, maybe not. Go broncos reporter thats better. What really makes this bus pop, as it is with most things. Welcome to the sunday night football bus. Reporter is whats on the inside. . [ music ] . Reporter want to be a broadcaster . Go for it. Take a selfie with the Players Behind you. Travel 32,000 miles with the same people . Just ask adam at the end of the season. Never had i ever imagined im going to be on the snf bus seeing the fans and all of this. Its completely surreal. Reporter adam is the newcomer. Come join us to the nfl kickoff village in denver, colorado. Reporter controlling the buss ever presence, as it crisscrosses across america. This year the bus will log 17 cities and more than 24,000 miles. Theyre excited. Being able to witness that. It goes along way. Reporter bringing smiles to the faces of those who witness it. Anything that will keep you up. Reporter and lots of music to those in charge of driving. I think at the end of the season, we kind of thirst for more. We never want the season to end. Reporter one of the biggest von miller won that last year. An this year, theyve got a brand new ball. A lot of broncos fans are hoping hes going to be the one to sign it at the end of the game. That was a good view of the bus. And wow, things are rocking. He is promising somewhere on the beach. You know what . Governor hickenlooper is going to do this. Hes pulling out all kinds of tricks from his back pocket. Repelling down the building . What is this . I guess hes inspired, broncos can do it, so can the governor. Full of talent. I love it, i love it. Were just getting cooking. Were going to be right back. And dont forget, everything starts at 5 30. You guys dont move. Dont leave youre chair. The coverage starts at 5 30. At 6 00, we get right over to mile high. 6 20, Something Special in the afternoon, and jake is a laboratory retriever hound mix. And hes been waitinger for a home since august 11 of this year. The cool thing about jake is hes 10 years old, so hes a little bit older than most people would expect to adopt. But dont let that fool you, he still has plenty of energy. He might not be the best dog to take in for a teener. Lets get your pretty face on camera. Jake is 10 years old. You can get him at the longmont humane society. I promise you, very sweet dog here. A lot of energy, do not let the age fool you. He is 10 years old, but he loves people, and the cool thing is, he works with cats, correctly . If theyre in the home as well, cats are a plus. So absolutely. Incredible leash manners as with cats. Jake needs a home. Kim, we have a cute dog here in jake, and hopefully someone comes and gets him. Were just out here dancing right now, jonathan. Im telling you, we are enjoying it. Dirks bentley tearing it up. This is just the precursor to a fantastic game, thats coming up. What are we . T minus, hour and a half . Yeah, i cant believe it, colorados one republic is coming up for this crowd in just a bit. Its a way to kick off a football season. It has been simply incredible. We do have to give a shout out to all of the city workers that have been out here. I mean, trucks upon trucks of bottled water, the secure is doing awesome. They have really kept us all hydrated, and having an awesome time. You know what, our city does it right, and we thank all the security, the police officers, happy. Were celebrating. Sports brings everybody together, and we just love it. In fact, Dirks Bentley is talking about one republic coming up. Hes talking about red rocks coming up. Its going to be incredible. Pumping up the crowd like nothing else. Its been an incredible experience, and we just cant wait for one republic to get in gear, get in action, and get the party started. You know, so much more is coming we hope you stay of course, with the broncos station, 9news. Everythings coming up at 5 00, next on 9news at 5 00, less than two hours before kickoff. A live report from mile high, as the broncos start the regular season against the Carolina Panthers. The party off the field has been going on all day. Also ahead, telling the officers to ensure theyre not forgotten. His story includes something his wife did to try and help. Next from 9news. . [ music ] . Were 90 minutes away from the broncos home opener. 7 months ago, the broncos and Carolina Panthers met for super bowl l, and tonight, they meet again football season. Fans are already showing up for tonights game. Todays game will be the first time the previous super bowl teams have met for the first game of the following season since 1970. So we know this is not a rematch, because the broncos are totally different. Reporter broncos have the best home opening record of all 28 of their last 32. Joined now by mike cliffs. How do you explain the broncos Opening Night dominance, other than the obvious, usually they have the better players. Yeah, and lets not forget since pat bowlen, he goes back 32 years, exactly your streak there. Theyve only had 5 losing seasons. Thats the best in the nfl. Reporter so theres your answer. Have a good owner. Thats number 1. But number 2, i think this is a place for a visiter to start a season. And that you have altitude here. Youre conditioned, like the Carolina Panthers, one reason i think the broncos have a great chance tonight. The Carolina Panthers starters played one quarter and now they have to play four quarters in altitude. One thing im expecting