Vic Lombardi Show

0:00 - I feel like a broken record here, but your Colorado Avalanche are RED HOT right now! Yesterday, they beat the Canucks 3-1 to continue their hot streak at Ball Arena. What does Head Coach Jared Bednar think of this squad that continues to climb up the NHL standings?15:44 - Yesterday, Danilo Gallinari announced his retirement from professional basketball. Vic pulled some Italian strings and got Gallo on the show today. He reflected on his time in Denver under George Karl, days that he remembers fondly. Also, international players are dominating the NBA right now, especially Europeans. How did the rest of the world catch the US in basketball?41:45 - We're so lucky to have Jokic and MacKinnon in the same town playing at the same time. These are the good old days. Never forget that, Denver.

0:00 - The Avalanche won AGAIN! They're unstoppable right now. The key to their point streak right now might not be anything on the ice. It might come from their choice of music in the locker room.15:53 - The Broncos singed Elijah Moore to their practice squad. Is Mat really excited about that? Are we seriously out here getting stoked for practice squad signings?33:13 - The latest CFP rankings were released. Do they make sense? Do we like the committee's methodology?

0:00 - Vic, Mose, and Mat discuss which Broncos players are in the groove going into their matchup with the Raiders. Hard for the gang to think of just two or three but they try...and ultimately fail because frankly the whole team is grooving.14:49 - The gang gives their impressions of Jim Mora's press conference/rally as he's welcomed in as Colorado State's new head football coach. They also do some comparisons with other head coaching moves in college football that may have been a little more chaotic than this one.34:53 - The show winds down with an inclement weather update, followed by an important discussion of strange items the gang have used to scrape snow off their car windows. Plus, a fact check from Not Nelly.

0:00 - The gang talks Nuggets after their 131-121 loss to the Mavericks at Ball Arena. What's this team missing? Besides AG and CB of course. Is it Spencer Jones? Do the Nugs need to build their whole team outta Spencer Jones?16:13 - The numbers haven't been crazy or flashy...but Bo Nix has put together a serious portfolio this season. Stacking comeback wins on comeback wins, does that give him an edge over Drake Maye? The gang does some pocket watching on the Pats and if their dominant wins put the Broncos in a little bit of an advantageous postion.35:24 - The Avalanche take on the Canucks tonight at Ball Arena, after that they hit the road for about a week for a trip to the east coast. Before they do all that, though, Moser drops his Keys to the Game for Avs/Nucks.

0:00 - Vic, Mose, and Mat react to the Nuggets losing 131-121 last night against the Mavericks. What's the diagnosis? Bad defense? Injuries? Either way, the gang is p'd off and some other cuss words you can't say on radio.16:55 - Patriots winning on MNF means the Broncos got some serious competition for that one seed. The gang compares team notes, schedules, rosters, who has the edge?35:59 - Colorado State officially welcomed their new head football coach Jim Mora at a press conference/rally yesterday. Are the boys smitten with Mora before the offseason even starts?

ESPN Reporter/Insider/Wizard Adam Schefter calls into the program to talk Broncos/Commanders and give a lay of the land for the rest of the NFL.

0:00 - ESPN Reporter/Insider/Wizard Adam Schefter calls into the program to talk Broncos/Commanders and give a lay of the land for the rest of the NFL.15:12 - The Broncos Victory Monday party continues as Mose makes a bold proclamation about the team as the season draws closer to the end of the regular season.34:52 - The Buffs season came to a close on Saturday, but that doesn't mean Vic, Mose and Mat don't get one more phrase-ism from Coach Prime to react to with a lil bit of a Sunday School vibe to it.

0:00 - Vic, Mose, and Mat discuss the rammies of the Broncos beating the Commanders 27-26 in OT on Sunday Night Football to take the one seed in the AFC and if their style of football can translate into the playoffs. 17:01 - Big things happened Around the NFL over the holiday weekend. Chiefs, Rams, Eagles, and Ravens dipping, Cowboys, Seahawks, Bears and...Bengals going up? Who woulda told you this was gonna happen before the season, eh? Vic, Mose, and Mat talk about those games and more.33:03 - 24 hours after the Avalanche win streak was So Over in an OT shootout loss to the Wild, a 7-2 win over the Canadiens got 'em right back in the So Back position. Vic, Mose, and Mat fawn over the other darling Denver sports team in town as they got back to business after a tight game on Black Friday.

Vic, Mose, and Mat react to last night's thriller OT win for the Broncos over the Commanders and their spot at the top of the NFL with the best record in the league. Are they nitpick-proof? Is luck being a component of this nine game win streak totally fine? Is there any question comment or concern worth discussing at this time?Plus, what's up with the Nuggets slumping at home? The gang reacts to the Nugs not escaping the Group of Death with a Friday loss to the Spurs. Just don't get 'em started on the Cup courts.

0:00 - Yesterday, Prime held his final mid-week presser of the season. Our very own Mat Smith (in for Brett Kane) was in the building, and had a good back-and-forth exchange with Deion during the presser. Having been there, Mat said Prime was actually the most honest and open he's been in a while. He took away some of his trademark smoke and mirrors. 16:28 - Yesterday, the boys made fun of DMac for caring about the Rockies and the Warren Schaffer hire too much. This morning during the Appetizer Hour, DMac offered a retort. So naturally, we had to offer our rebuttal to DMac's retort, and make fun of him for being ridiculous. You know how this goes. 35:34 - We're off tomorrow and Friday, so let's make our final predictions for the Broncos @ Commanders game this Sunday. The Commanders are struggling right now, but should we take them seriously? Will Moser treat them as a legitimate opponent, or do what he always does and overlook them?

0:00 - Avs are back in action tonight against the San Jose Sharks! Let's preview the game with Head Coach Jared Bednar. We'll also pick Bedsie's brain on Wedgewood's stellar season and get a full injury update. 16:57 - The Thanksgiving NFL Slate is awesome! Tomorrow will be a great day for doing nothing and watching football. 31:58 - CSU hired a new head football coach, and it's a home run hire! Good for them. Jim Mora (not THAT Jim Mora...his son) is a great choice for the Rams. After that...you're in the good ol' days right now, Denver. Enjoy them. 

0:00 - The Avs are back in action tonight against the scrappy San Jose Sharks. They're certainly had their struggles in recent years, but Moser says they have a strong young core. That Macklin Celebrini is legit. Don't count them out!Next, the CSU Rams have a new head football coach and it's a GREAT hire for the program. 18:06 - We've said it again and we'll say it again: the current Broncos ownership group is AWESOME. Don't discount how great this ownership group is. The Wal-Mart regime gets things done when it wants to. That makes all the difference in the word. 32:42 - For the last time this season, Coach Prime addressed the media up in Boulder. He announced his decision to redshirt Juju Lewis and give Kaidon Salter in the final game of the year. He made SURE to clarify it's his decision, not Juju's. If we're planning for the long term, this is absolutely the right decision. 

0:00 - Guest host Mat Smith had to bounce to catch Coach Prime's last media scrum of the season, so the gang felt it was proper to reflect on the season so far and try to figure out why the Buffs are so volatile.16:23 - Vic and Mose play the schedule game with the Nuggets and see where they can take advantage of some other shorthanded teams while CB and AG are out. Plus, eeeeeeeeverybody wants their reindeers painted and eeeeeeeverybody wants to be called a goblin. 33:52 - Vic and Mose get a special guest fact check from the new help and wonder if people are lowballing the crazy feats of hoop that Jokic has been up to, especially that half court heave at the buzzer last night.

0:00 - Nuggets got some bench players showing up and showing out while Christian Braun and Aaron Gordon are out with injuries. The gang talks about what the options are for the Nuggets if guys like Peyton Watson keep their hot hand hot.14:33 - There isn't a whole lot going wrong for the 9-2 Denver Broncos, but that doesn't mean there isn't an extra gear they can hit to make themselves undeniable Super Bowl contenders. The fellas talk about what the Broncos can do offensively to keep up with the defense playing at an elite level.33:30 - The Rockies announced who their new skipper is gonna be for the 2026 season and the gang is whelmed. Not super crazy about it. It begs the question, is talent acquistion more important for this team to become relevant again or does it start with the coaching staff? On that topic...is Denver a baseball town?

0:00 - The Nuggets had a short bench, shot a lot of threes, and beat the Grizzlies in Memphis by 10. The gang wonders how that kind of play is going to hold up against better teams coming up in the next month. 17:07 - The Broncos are heading to the DMV to take on a short-handed Commanders squad. The gang ponders if the Commanders are gonna hurt a lot or a lot a lot.34:28 - Moser made a bet that the Browns had to make Shedeur Sanders their starting quarterback going into this weekend...and that bet paid off! What does the trepidation say about Sanders, Kevin Stefanski, and the Browns organization as a whole?

Are the Browns ready to commit to Shedeur Sanders after the big win in Vegas yesterday? Are the Chiefs for real (again?) after their comeback win at Arrowhead? Let's pick the brain of ESPN's Adam Schefter. 

0:00 - Are the Browns ready to commit to Shedeur Sanders after the big win in Vegas yesterday? Are the Chiefs for real (again?) after their comeback win at Arrowhead? Let's pick the brain of ESPN's Adam Schefter. 14:09 - The guys reacted to Schefty's takes on the Chiefs being for real, and the Broncos being legit Super Bowl contenders.Next, Mat had a very awkward interaction with a stranger on a plane yesterday...but who hasn't had one of those? More importantly, was Mat in the wrong? Or did handle the situation correctly?33:14 - Niners are hosting the Panthers tonight on Monday Night Football. Do we care about that game? Should we care?Next, the Nuggets are entering a brutal stretch of their schedule. They're gonna take about 1000 flights in the next 10 days. But who's counting? Vic wonders who designed this part of their schedule, and why they did it. 

0:00 - The Avs got shutouts in back-to-back games over the weekend, the gang talks about Blackwood and Wedgewood playing their tails off and how the Avs are still finding ways to win games.15:03 - The gang goes Around the NFL and check up on some other AFC teams in the playoff picture and can hardly believe the AFC North power struggle between the Ravens and the Steelers. A tip of the cap to the Browns for doing something good! For once! With Shedeur Sanders!34:16 - Vic and Mose drop some knowledge darts on being parents and the gang check the temperature on how Avs fans should be feeling about the nuclear hot start for the team this season. On a number scale...because how else can you express your feelings about something?

0:00 - The new guy introduces himself while Lombardi and Mose try to find out what the hell happened to Kane.16:52 - Lombardi horses around with his fancy new camera, the gang also take a gander at the other AFC teams in the playoff picture and wonder if Browns HC Kevin Stefanski was no-selling Shedeur Sanders winning a game in his first career start.34:35 - The Avalanche, Nuggets, and Broncos are firing on all cylinders right now...what could trip them up? Where's the fly in the ointment? Is there a fly at all?

0:00 - Pick whichever unstoppable vehicle you want. That's what the Avs are. Last night, they beat the Rangers 6-3 at Ball Arena. And that was a PHYSICAL game. It got gritty and nasty for a sec, and the Avs still grinded it out and won. Ground it out? Stuck with it and won. They're proving they can win any kind of game this year.10:45 - Do you have some spare quarters in the center console of your Ford Pinto? Take that Pinto...drive it to Blackhawk...take all your change...and LAY IT DOWN!!!!28:31 - It's our favorite part of the week DRUNK TAKES! We take clips from throughout the week, slow em down to half speed and it makes us sound like we're hammered!Today's edition includes: inbred bunion thumbs, the little hole, carbon, he's a squealer, and READY? OKAY!