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DENVER BRONCOS WEEKLY RELEASE 3 World Championships • 8 Super Bowls • 10 AFC Title Games 15 AFC West Titles • 22 Playoff Berths • 29 Winning Seasons Denver Broncos Football Media Relations Staff: Patrick Smyth, Exec. V.P. of Public & Community Relations Erich Schubert, Director of Media Relations PRESEASON Seth Medvin, Sr. Strategic Communications Manager week Aspen Odom, Public Relations Assistant #3 ON THE AIRWAVES: TELEVISION (ESPN) Denver Broncos (1-1) Play-by-Play: Joe Tessitore Analyst: Booger McFarland Sideline: Lisa Salters vs. LOCAL ENGLISH RADIO (KOA - 850 AM/94.1 FM & The Fox - 103.5 FM) San Francisco 49ers (1-0) Play-by-Play: Dave Logan Analyst: Rick Lewis Sideline: Susie Wargin Monday, Aug. 19, 2019 • 6:10 p.m. MDT SPANISH RADIO (KNRV - 1150 AM) Broncos Stadium at Mile High (76,125) • Denver Play-by-Play: Carlos Valdez Analyst: Salvador Hernandez Sideline: Hector Salazar BRONCOS TO HOST 49ERS AFTER JOINT PRACTICES QUICK HITS The Denver Broncos (1-1) will host Denver, which moved to 1-1 in the preseason after losing 22-14 against the San Francisco 49ers (1-0) on Seattle in Week 2, will face San Francisco for the 40th time overall in the Monday Night Football following two preseason. The 49ers are by far Denver's most common preseason oppo- days of joint practices on Friday and nent. See Page 5 Saturday at UCHealth Training Center. The Broncos will play appear on Monday Night Football in the preseason The Broncos and 49ers have multiple for the first time since 2007 and the 16th time overall (6-9-0). See Page 6 ties, including a pair of Broncos Ring of Famers in John Elway and Late Owner Pat Bowlen, who passed away at the age of 75 on June 13, John Lynch leading their respective personnel departments. was enshrined into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Aug. 3, 2019. Bowlen 2019 DENVER BRONCOS SCHEDULE/RESULTS was one of the most accomplished NFL owners in league history and made significant contributions to the growth of the game. See Pages 7-9 PRESEASON Wk. Day Date Opponent Site Time/Result TV/Rec. Since President of Football Operations/GM John Elway was hired in 2011, 1 Thu. Aug. 1 at Atlanta Tom Benson Stadium W, 14-10 1-0 the Broncos rank among the NFL leaders in total wins (84), regular-sea- 2 Thu. Aug. 8 at Seattle CenturyLink Field L, 22-14 1-1 son wins (78), division titles (5), Super Bowl appearances (2) and World 3 Mon. Aug. 19 SAN FRANCISCO Broncos Stadium at Mile High 6:10 p.m. MDT ESPN/KTVD-20 Championships (1) during that span. See Page 10 4 Sat. Aug. 24 at L.A. Rams Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 7 p.m. PDT KTVD-20 Vic Fangio, a 40-year coaching veteran with 32 seasons of NFL experience, 5 Thu. Aug. 30 ARIZONA Broncos Stadium at Mile High 7 p.m. MDT KTVD-20 was named the 17th head coach in franchise history on Jan. 10. See Page 10 REGULAR SEASON Wk. Day Date Opponent Site Time/Result TV/Rec. Fangio won his preseason head coaching debut as Denver defeated Atlanta 1 Mon. Sept. 9 at Oakland Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum 7:20 p.m. PDT ESPN 14-10 in the 2019 Pro Football Hall of Fame Game. See Page 11 2 Sun. Sept. 15 CHICAGO Broncos Stadium at Mile High 2:25 p.m. MDT FOX Four Broncos quarterbacks have combined for 122 snaps in the first two 3 Sun. Sept. 22 at Green Bay Lambeau Field 12 p.m. CDT FOX preseason games. See Page 12 4 Sun. Sept. 29 JACKSONVILLE Broncos Stadium at Mile High 2:25 p.m. MDT CBS 5 Sun. Oct. 6 at L.A. Chargers Dignity Health Sports Park 1:05 p.m. PDT CBS* The Broncos and 49ers will practice twice together (Friday/Saturday), rep- 6 Sun. Oct. 13 TENNESSEE Broncos Stadium at Mile High 2:25 p.m. MDT CBS* resenting the fourth time the two teams have practiced together during the 7 Thu. Oct. 17 KANSAS CITY Broncos Stadium at Mile High 6:20 p.m. MDT FOX/NFLN/AMZN# preseason in the last five years. See Page 13 8 Sun. Oct. 27 at Indianapolis Lucas Oil Stadium 4:25 p.m. EDT CBS* Denver's 90-man roster includes 42 players who joined the team in 2019, 9 Sun. Nov. 3 CLEVELAND Broncos Stadium at Mile High 2:25 p.m. MST CBS* including a six-man draft class and 15 college free agents. See Page 14 10 Sun. Nov. 10 BYE Denver's top offensive rookie quartet in 2018—running backs Phillip 11 Sun. Nov. 17 at Minnesota U.S. Bank Stadium 12 p.m. CST CBS* Lindsay and Royce Freeman, along with wide receivers DaeSean Hamilton 12 Sun. Nov. 24 at Buffalo New Era Field 1 p.m. EST CBS* and Courtland Sutton—combined for 2,817 yards from scrimmage. That 13 Sun. Dec. 1 L.A. CHARGERS Broncos Stadium at Mile High 2:25 p.m. MST CBS* total represents the most yards by a rookie quartet in NFL history. See Page 15 14 Sun. Dec. 8 at Houston NRG Stadium 12 p.m. CST CBS* 15 Sat. Dec. 15 at Kansas City Arrowhead Stadium 12 p.m. CST CBS* Newly acquired 12th-year quarterback Joe Flacco owns the most road 16 Sat./Sun. Dec. 21/22 DETROIT Broncos Stadium at Mile High TBD TBD playoff victories (7) in NFL history and is tied for fifth among active quar- 17 Sun. Dec. 29 OAKLAND Broncos Stadium at Mile High 2:25 p.m. MST CBS* terbacks in overall wins (106). See Page 15 * - Sunday night games in Weeks 5-16 subject to change per the NFL's flexible scheduling format; Linebacker Von Miller was selected to his seventh career Pro Bowl in 2018 Week 17 game TBD; # - NFL Network and Amazon simulcast subject to change; ^ - Date, kickoff to become the sixth player in franchise history to be selected to at least time and network will be determined by Week 8. seven Pro Bowls. See Page 18 BRONCOS/49ERS COMPARISON (2018) BRONCOS/49ERS INDIVIDUAL COMPARISON (2018) NFL Top 10 BRONCOS 49ERS NFL Bottom 10 PASSING YARDS Keenum* ...........3,890 Mullens ...........2277 6-10 4-12 RUSHING YARDS GENERAL Lindsay ............1,037 Breida ..............814 +7 (T-8th) Turnover Margin (Rk) -25 (32nd) Freeman ..............521 Morris* ............428 28:58 (29th) Time of Possession Avg. (Rk) 29:42 (19th) Booker ...............183 Wilson .............266 OFFENSE RECEIVING YARDS 350.1 (19th) Net Yards Per Game (Rk) 360.6 (16th) Sanders ..............868 Kittle ..............1377 5.5 (T-18th) Yards Per Play (Rk) 5.8 (14th) Sutton ...............704 Bourne .............487 20.6 (24th) Points Per Game (Rk) 21.4 (21st) De. Thomas* ..........402 Pettis ..............467 119.2 (12th) Net Rushing YPG (Rk) 118.9 (13th) POINTS SCORED 230.9 (19th) Net Passing YPG (Rk) 241.7 (15th) McManus ..............95 Gould ..............126 15 (T-23rd) Had Intercepted (Rk) 20 (30th) Lindsay ...............60 Kittle ................32 Freeman ...............30 Breida ............... 30 6 (T-4th) Fumbles Lost (Rk) 12 (T-29th) 21 (18th) Giveaways (Rk) 32 (30th) INTERCEPTIONS 34 (T-10th) Sacks Allowed (Rk) 48 (24th) Simmons ...............3 Tartt .................1 33.3% (28th) Third Down Pct. (Rk) 37.8% (18th) Harris Jr ...............3 Exum ................1 Stewart*. ...............2 56.8% (19th) Red Zone Pct. (Rk) 41.2% (32nd) DEFENSE SACKS 365.1 (22nd) Net Yards Per Game (Rk) 346.6 (13th) Miller ...............14.5 Buckner ...........12.0 Chubb ..............12.0 Marsh* .............5.5 5.7 (19th) Yards Per Play (Rk) 5.4 (11th) Gotsis ...............3.0 Blair ...............5.5 21.8 (T-12th) Points Per Game (Rk) 27.2 (28th) 119.6 (21st) Net Rushing YPG (Rk) 113.4 (14th) DEFENSIVE TACKLES (PRESS BOX TOTALS) 245.6 (20th) Net Passing YPG (Rk) 233.3 (11th) Davis ................114 Warner .............123 17 (T-5th) Interceptions (Rk) 2 (32nd) Simmons ..............97 Buckner .............67 8 (T-13th) Fumble Recoveries (Rk) 5 (T-28th) Stewart* ..............60 Lee .................62 Chubb ................60 Armstead ............48 28 (T-5th) Takeaways (Rk) 7 (32nd) Jewell ................51 K. Williams ...........45 44 (T-8th) Sacks (Rk) 37 (T-22nd) 38.9% (17th) Third Down Pct. (Rk) 40.3% (21st) KICKOFF RETURNS (AVG.) 58.1% (15th) Red Zone Pct. (Rk) 65.5% (26th) Booker .......... 10 (23.4) James ........23 (25.2) Lindsay .......... 7 (23.3) Reed ..........11 (30.2) SPECIAL TEAMS A. Jones* ........ 4 (21.3) 44.5 (18th) Gross Punting Avg. (Rk) 43.1 (30th) 38.3 (25th) Net Punting Avg. (Rk) 38.5 (23rd) PUNT RETURNS (AVG.) Cracraft .......... 12 (3.3) James .........12 (6.3) 4.4 (32nd) Punt Return Avg. (Rk) 5.8 (29th) A. Jones* ........ 10 (2.5) T. Taylor ........10 (7.8) 10.5 (29th) Punt Return Avg. Against (Rk) 7.8 (13th) 20.1 (27th) Kickoff Return Avg. (Rk) 26.2 (4th) FIELD GOALS 20.8 (4th) Kickoff Return Avg. Against (Rk) 24.5 (25th) McManus ......20/25 (.800) Gould .......33/34 (.971) 80.0% (25th) Field Goal Pct. (Rk) 97.1% (1st) PUNTS (GROSS/NET AVG.) PENALTIES Wadman ....65 (44.7/37.9) Pinion* ....68 (43.7/39.1) 125 (31st) Penalties Committed 112 (T-13th) King* .......20 (44.1/39.7) 123 (4th) Opponent Penalties Committed 117 (T-7th) * - Player no longer with team 2 BRONCOS/49ERS PRESEASON COMPARISON (2019) BRONCOS/49ERS INDIVIDUAL PRESEASON COMPARISON (2019) NFL Top 10 BRONCOS 49ERS NFL Bottom 10 PASSING YARDS Lock .................214 Beathard ............141 1-1 1-0 Hogan ................64 Mullens ............105 GENERAL Flacco ................19 -2 (T-25th) Turnover Margin (Rk) -1 (T-19th) RUSHING YARDS 27:53 (27th) Time of Possession Avg.