Denver Broncos Weekly Release Packet
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Denver broncos 2015 weekly press release Denver Broncos Football Media Relations Staff: Patrick Smyth, Vice President of Public Relations • (303-264-5536) • [email protected] Erich Schubert, Senior Manager of Media Relations • (303-264-5503) • [email protected] Seth Medvin, Media Relations Coordinator • (303-264-5608) • [email protected] 2 World Championships • 7 Super Bowls • 9 AFC Title Games • 14 AFC West Titles • 21 Playoff Berths • 27 Winning Seasons week PAT BOWLEN TO BE INDUCTED INTO #8 DENVER BRONCOS RING OF FAME Denver Broncos (6-0) vs. Green Bay Packers (6-0) Sunday, Nov. 1, 2015 • 6:30 p.m. MST Sports Authority Field at Mile High (76,125) • Denver Broncos Owner Pat Bowlen will be officially enshrined into the Denver Broncos Ring of Fame during a halftime ceremony on Sunday when the BROADCAST INFORMATION Broncos host the Green Bay Packers at Sports Authority Field at Mile High. Mr. Bowlen’s indelible contributions to the Broncos, the community and TELEVISION: NBC (KUSA-TV) Al Michaels (play-by-play) the NFL have established him as one of the greatest contributors in profes- Cris Collinsworth (color analyst) sional football history. Michele Tafoya (sideline) * - During Pat Bowlen’s tenure (1984-pres.), the Broncos have produced NATIONAL RADIO: WestwoodOne Sports Kevin Kugler (play-by-play) the third-best winning percentage (.614) of any team in American profes- sional sports. See Page 9 James Lofton (color analyst) * - Pat Bowlen has experienced more Super Bowl appearances (6) than LOCAL RADIO: KOA (850 AM) Dave Logan (play-by-play) losing seasons (5) in his 31 years with the team. See Page 10 The Fox (103.5 FM) Ed McCaffrey (color analyst) Andy Lindahl (sideline) DENVER BRONCOS QUICK HITS SPANISH RADIO: KMXA (1090 AM) Luis Canela (play-by-play) The Denver Broncos (6-0) and Green Bay Packers (6-0) will square off on KJMN (92.1 FM) Rafael Medina (color analyst) NBC’s Sunday Night Football in what will be just the fourth all-time meeting Javier Olivas (color analyst) between teams with 6-0 or better records. See Page 4 BRONCOS 2015 SCHEDULE Denver, which is 6-0 for the seventh time in team history, is looking to improve to 7-0 for just the second time in club annals. See Page 4 PRESEASON The Broncos have recorded 17 takeaways (9 INT, 8 FUM) while committing Wk. Day Date Opponent Site Result Rec. 11 turnovers (10 INT, 1 FUM) to tie for the second-best turnover differen- 1 Fri. Aug. 14 at Seattle CenturyLink Field W, 22-20 1-0 2 Sat. Aug. 22 at Houston NRG Stadium W, 14-10 2-0 tial (+6) in the NFL through Week 7. See Page 6 3 Sat. Aug. 29 SAN FRANCISCO Sports Authority Field at Mile High W, 19-12 3-0 Since E.V.P. of Football Ops./GM John Elway was hired in 2011 (and com- 4 Thu. Sept. 3 ARIZONA Sports Authority Field at Mile High L, 22-20 3-1 ing off a 4-12 record in 2010), the Broncos have totaled the second-most REGULAR SEASON overall wins (55) in the NFL. See Page 10 Wk. Day Date Opponent Site Result/Time Rec./TV 1 Sun. Sept. 13 BALTIMORE Sports Authority Field at Mile High W, 19-13 1-0 Elway has signed or extended the contracts of 14 players who have com- 2 Thu. Sept. 17 at Kansas City Arrowhead Stadium W, 31-24 2-0 bined for 20 Pro Bowl selections with the Broncos. See Page 11 3 Sun. Sept. 27 at Detroit Ford Field W, 24-12 3-0 4 Sun. Oct. 4 MINNESOTA Sports Authority Field at Mile High W, 23-20 4-0 In his 31 NFL seasons, including his nine years as a player, Head Coach 5 Sun. Oct. 11 at Oakland O.co Coliseum W, 16-10 5-0 Gary Kubiak has been a part of the second-most total wins (301) among 6 Sun. Oct. 18 at Cleveland FirstEnergy Stadium W, 26-23 (OT) 6-0 7 BYE active NFL head coaches. See Page 11 8 Sun. Nov. 1 GREEN BAY Sports Authority Field at Mile High 6:30 p.m. MST NBC Kubiak is just the eighth head coach since the 1970 NFL merger to win his 9 Sun. Nov. 8 at Indianapolis Lucas Oil Stadium 4:25 p.m. EST CBS* 10 Sun. Nov. 15 KANSAS CITY Sports Authority Field at Mile High 2:25 p.m. MST CBS* first six games with a team. See Page 11 11 Sun. Nov. 22 at Chicago Soldier Field 12 p.m. CST CBS* Broncos QB Peyton Manning is one win away from tying Brett Favre (186) 12 Sun. Nov. 29 NEW ENGLAND Sports Authority Field at Mile High 6:30 p.m. MST NBC* 13 Sun. Dec. 6 at San Diego Qualcomm Stadium 1:05 p.m. PST CBS* for the most regular-season victories by a starting quarterback in NFL 14 Sun. Dec. 13 OAKLAND Sports Authority Field at Mile High 2:05 p.m. MST CBS* history. See Page 14 15 Sun. Dec. 20 at Pittsburgh Heinz Field 4:25 p.m. EST CBS The Broncos, who lead the NFL in total defense (281.3 ypg), rank among 16 Mon. Dec. 28 CINCINNATI Sports Authority Field at Mile High 6:30 p.m. MST ESPN 17 Sun. Jan. 3 SAN DIEGO Sports Authority Field at Mile High 2:25 p.m. MST CBS* the league’s top five in every significant defensive category through six * - Eligible to be moved to a different time as part of the NFL’s flex scheduling format. games. See Page 21 DENVER vs. green bay — 1 — sunday, nov. 1, 2015 denver broncos weekly release 2015 TEAM COMPARISONS BRONCOS/PACKERS 2015 TEAM COMPARISON BRONCOS/PACKERS 2015 INDIVIDUAL COMPARISON BRONCOS PACKERS Record ..............................6-0 ..........6-0 BRONCOS PACKERS Turnover Margin (NFL Rank) ...... +6 (T-2nd) ...+6 (T-2nd) PASSING YARDS Manning ........... 1,524 A. Rodgers ........1,491 OFFENSE RUSHING YARDS Net Yards Per Game (NFL Rank) ..325.8 (29th) ... 364.2(11th) Hillman ..............323 Starks .............286 Yards Per Play (NFL Rank) ........5.0 (32nd) ......6.1 (5th) Anderson .............180 Lacy ...............260 Thompson .............11 A. Rodgers ..........160 Points Per Game (NFL Rank) ......23.2 (14th) .....27.3 (5th) Possession Average ................. 30:10 ........29:58 RECEIVING YARDS Sanders ..............527 Jones ..............424 Net Rushing Yards Per Game ......85.0 (30th) ....127.3 (8th) Thomas ..............527 Cobb ..............350 Net Passing Yards Per Game .....240.8 (18th) .. 236.8 (22nd) Fowler ...............107 R. Rodgers .........189 Anderson .............100 Montgomery ........136 Had Intercepted/Yards .............. 10/171 .........2/29 Sacks Allowed/Yards ................ 12/79 ........11/70 POINTS SCORED McManus .............61 Crosby ..............48 Fumbles/Lost ......................... 2/1 ..........4/2 Sanders ...............18 J. Jones .............36 Third Down Pct. (NFL Rank) ..... 30.2% (30th) ..37.7% (15th) Daniels ...............12 Cobb ...............24 Red Zone TD Pct. (NFL Rank) ... 37.5% (29th) 59.1% (T-14th) Hillman ...............12 R. Rodgers ..........14 Talib ..................12 Giveaways ............................11 ............4 INTERCEPTIONS DEFENSE Talib ........................3 Rollins ...................2 Net Yards Per Game (NFL Rank) ...281.3 (1st) ...355.0 (14th) Bruton Jr. ...................2 Shields ...................2 Yards Per Play (NFL Rank) .........4.3 (1st) ......5.3 (9th) Harris Jr. ....................2 4 players .................1 Roby .......................1 Points Per Game (NFL Rank) .....17.0 (T-2nd) .....16.8 (1st) Stewart .....................1 Net Rushing Yards Per Game .......89.2 (4th) .. 118.5 (22nd) SACKS Net Passing Yards Per Game ......192.2 (1st) ...236.5 (12th) Ware ................4.5 Peppers ................5.5 Intercepted By/Yards ................. 9/247 ........8/109 Barrett ....................3.5 Matthews ...............4.5 Sacks For/Yards ................... 26/168 .......23/126 Jackson ...................3.5 Perry ...................3.5 Miller .....................3.0 Daniels. .3.0 Opponent Fumbles/Lost ............... 11/8 ..........9/2 Third Down Pct. (NFL Rank) ......31.6% (2nd) ..40.0% (22nd) DEFENSIVE TACKLES (PRESS BOX TOTALS) Marshall .............48 Clinton-Dix ..........42 Red Zone TD Pct. (NFL Rank) .... 46.7% (6th) 47.6% (T-9th) Trevathan .............39 Palmer ..............35 Takeaways ............................17 ...........10 Ward .................32 Hyde ...............31 Stewart ...............29 2 players ............25 SPECIAL TEAMS Punts-Average Yards (Gross) ........... 45.4 .........43.3 KICKOFF RETURNS (AVG.) Bolden ........... 7 (21.3) Montgomery .....7 (31.1) Punts-Average Yards (Net) ............ 39.3 .........38.3 Caldwell .......... 3 (25.3) Abbrederis ......1 (30.0) Punt Returns-Average Per .............. 5.8 ..........6.5 PUNT RETURNS (AVG.) Punt Returns-Average Per Allowed ...... 11.8 ..........4.0 Sanders ...........9 (6.4) Hyde .......... 11 (6.5) Kickoff Returns-Average Per ........... 21.8 .........24.8 Norwood ..........1 (0.0) Kickoff Returns-Average Per Allowed .... 19.5 .........22.3 FIELD GOALS Field Goals Made/Attempted .......... 16/17 ........10/11 McManus .....16/17 (.941) Crosby ......10/11 (.909) PENALTIES PUNTS (GROSS/NET AVG.) Penalties Against/Yards ............. 47/448 .......49/380 Colquitt .....32 (45.5/39.9) Masthay ...24 (43.3/38.3) Opponent Penalties Against/Yards ..... 42/284 .......40/340 McManus .....1 (41.0/21.0) DENVER vs. green bay — 2 — sunday, nov. 1, 2015 denver broncos weekly release BRONCOS-PACKERS SERIES BREAKDOWN / ALL-TIME RESULTS / CONNECTIONS BRONCOS/PACKERS SERIES BREAKDOWN BRONCOS/PACKERS CONNECTIONS (REGULAR SEASON) CROSSING PATHS (COLLEGE) Series Meetings: 12 Broncos WR Demaryius Thomas (2007-09) and DE Vance Walker Broncos Record: 5-6-1 (Home: 5-1-0 / Away: 0-5-1) (2007-08) played at Georgia Tech with Green Bay S Morgan Burnett... Broncos ILB Danny Trevathan was teammates with Packers WR Randall First Game: at G.B. 34, Den. 13 (9/26/71) Cobb (2008-10) and P Tim Masthay (2008) at Kentucky... Before trans- Last Game: at G.B. 49, Den. 23 (10/2/11) ferring to Tennessee, Denver DE Malik Jackson played with Packers LB Current Streak: Lost 3 Clay Matthews (2008) and LB Nick Perry (2009) at Southern California..