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You somehow knew it was going to happen.

The Broncos and Cowboys were practicing with and against each other for the second day, and the intensity was high.

Very high.

The Cowboys had been having their way with the Broncos, when suddenly, the home team decided enough was enough.  It happened on the field away from us reporters---a huge brawl involving members of the Broncos 1st team defense and the Cowboys 1st team offense.

No punches were thrown, but the scuffle was enough to force coaches on the near field to tell their players to settle down and pay attention to what they were doing.

After practice, Mike Shanahan---and several others---downplayed the 'activity'.  The most common explantion?  Guys are intense, they want to represent themselves a the organization, tempers flare...etc.

It's not the first, nor worst, foot-brawl I've seen, but it definitely serves notice:

Saturday's game will not be your typical preseason affair.