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denver broncos 2014 weekly press release Media Relations Staff Patrick Smyth, Vice President of Public Relations • (303-264-5536) • [email protected] Rebecca Villanueva, Media Services Manager • (303-264-5598) • [email protected] Erich Schubert, Media Relations Manager • (303-264-5503) • [email protected] 2 World Championships • 7 Super Bowls • 9 AFC Title Games • 13 AFC West Titles • 20 Playoff Berths • 26 Winning Seasons FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TUESDAY, AUG. 12, 2014 BRONCOS set to face 49ers in first nfl game at levi's stadium Denver Broncos (1-0) at San Francisco 49ers (0-1) Sunday, Aug. 17, 2014 • 1 p.m. PDT Levi’s Stadium (68,500) • Santa Clara, Calif. GAME INFORMATION BRONCOS 2014 SCHEDULE The Denver Broncos (1-0) look to start their preseason slate with consec- PRESEASON utive wins when they travel to Santa Clara, Calif., to face the San Francisco Wk. Day Date Opponent Site Time/Result TV/Rec. 49ers (0-1). Kickoff for the inaugural NFL game at Levi’s Stadium is set 1 Thu. Aug. 7 SEATTLE Sports Authority Field at Mile High W, 21-16 1-0 for 1 p.m. PDT. 2 Sun. Aug. 17 at San Francisco Levi’s Stadium 1 p.m. PDT KTVD-20 3 Sat. Aug. 23 HOUSTON Sports Authority Field at Mile High 7 p.m. MDT KTVD-20 BROADCAST INFORMATION: 4 Thu. Aug. 28 at Dallas AT&T Stadium 7 p.m. CDT KTVD-20 TELEVISION: KTVD Channel 20: Ron Zappolo (play-by-play) and Alfred REGULAR SEASON Williams (color commentary) will call the game with Rod Mackey report- Wk. Day Date Opponent Site Time TV 1 Sun. Sept. 7 INDIANAPOLIS Sports Authority Field at Mile High 6:30 p.m. MDT NBC ing from the sidelines. 2 Sun. Sept. 14 KANSAS CITY Sports Authority Field at Mile High 2:25 p.m. MDT CBS LOCAL RADIO: KOA (850 AM)/The Fox (103.5 FM): Dave Logan (play- 3 Sun. Sept. 21 at Seattle CenturyLink Field 1:25 p.m. PDT CBS by-play) and Ed McCaffrey (color commentary) will call the game with Alan 4 BYE Roach reporting from the sidelines. 5 Sun. Oct. 5 ARIZONA Sports Authority Field at Mile High 2:05 p.m. MDT FOX* 6 Sun. Oct. 12 at N.Y. Jets MetLife Stadium 1 p.m. EDT CBS* LOCAL SPANISH RADIO: KMXA (1090 AM)/KJMN (92.1 FM): Luis Canela 7 Sun. Oct. 19 SAN FRANCISCO Sports Authority Field at Mile High 6:30 p.m. MDT NBC* (play-by-play) and Rafael Medina (color commentary) will call the game. 8 Thu. Oct. 23 SAN DIEGO Sports Authority Field at Mile High 6:25 p.m. MDT CBS/NFLN 9 Sun. Nov. 2 at New England Gillette Stadium 4:25 p.m. EST CBS* QUICK HITS 10 Sun. Nov. 9 at Oakland O.co Coliseum 1:05 p.m. PST CBS* 11 Sun. Nov. 16 at St. Louis Edward Jones Dome 12 p.m. CST CBS* 12 Sun. Nov. 23 MIAMI Sports Authority Field at Mile High 2:25 p.m. MST CBS* * - The 49ers are by far the Broncos’ most common preseason opponent 13 Sun. Nov. 30 at Kansas City Arrowhead Stadium 7:30 p.m. CST NBC* with Denver owning a 19-16 (.543) advantage in the 35 previous meetings 14 Sun. Dec. 7 BUFFALO Sports Authority Field at Mile High 2:05 p.m. MST CBS* between the two clubs. See Page 5 15 Sun. Dec. 14 at San Diego Qualcomm Stadium 1:05 p.m. PST CBS* * - Denver is looking to ensure at least a .500 record in the preseason for 16 Mon. Dec. 22 at Cincinnati Paul Brown Stadium 8:30 p.m. EST ESPN the 36th time in the last 41 years. See Page 23 17 Sun. Dec. 28 OAKLAND Sports Authority Field at Mile High 2:25 p.m. MST CBS* * - All Sunday games from Weeks 5-17 are eligible to be moved to a different time as part of * - Broncos Owner Pat Bowlen, who is entering his 31st year with the the NFL’s flex scheduling format. Broncos, is the first owner in professional football history to reach 300 overall wins in his first three decades. See Page 7 2014 PRESEASON AFC WEST STANDINGS * - Since Executive Vice President of Football Operations/General Manager John Elway was hired in 2011, the Broncos have totaled the third- Team W L T PF PA Home Road AFC NFC DIV Streak most overall wins (37) in the NFL. See Page 8 Denver 1 0 0 21 16 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 Won 1 San Diego 1 0 0 27 7 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 Won 1 * - Broncos Head Coach John Fox is just the fifth coach in NFL history to Kansas City 1 0 0 41 39 1-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 Won 1 deliver division titles in each of his first three years with a team. See Page 8 Oakland 0 1 0 6 10 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 Lost 1 * - The Broncos won the AFC West for the 13th time in their history in 2013 to represent the most titles among division members. See Page 6 DENVER BRONCOS MEDIA ROOM * - Broncos QB Peyton Manning won his NFL-record fifth MVP award The Denver Broncos have a media-only website, which was created in 2013 and became the third player in league annals to quarterback two to assist accredited media in their coverage of the Broncos. By going to different teams to the Super Bowl. See Page 12 http://media.denverbroncos.com, members of the press will find weekly * - Denver’s three primary offseason defensive acquisitions—CB Aqib releases, press releases, rosters, depth charts, updated bios, transcripts, Talib, S T.J. Ward and DE DeMarcus Ware—own a combined nine Pro injury reports, game recaps, news clippings, photos, credential applica- Bowl selections. See Pages 19-20 tions, a comprehensive historical database and much more. DENVER at SAN FRANCISCO — 1 — SUNDAY, aug. 17, 2014 denver broncos weekly release TEAM COMPARISONS BRONCOS/49ERS 2013 TEAM COMPARISON BRONCOS/49ERS PRESEASON TEAM COMPARISON BRONCOS 49ERS BRONCOS 49ERS Record .............................13-3 .........12-4 Record ..............................1-0 ..........0-1 Division Standing ..............1 (AFCW) .....5 (NFCW) Division Standing ............ T-1 (AFCW) ...T-2 (NFCW) Turnover Margin (NFL Rank) ... EVEN (T-14th) ...+12 (T-4th) Turnover Margin (NFL Rank) ... EVEN (T-14th) ...-1 (T-21st) OFFENSE OFFENSE Net Yards Per Game (NFL Rank) ...457.3 (1st) ...323.8 (24th) Net Yards Per Game (NFL Rank) . 274.0(T-19th) ...187.0 (31st) Yards Per Play (NFL Rank) ........6.33 (2nd) ....5.39 (12th) Yards Per Play (NFL Rank) .......5.27 (12th) ....4.07 (29th) Points Per Game (NFL Rank) .......37.9 (1st) ....25.4 (11th) Points Per Game (NFL Rank) ......21.0 (11th) .....3.0 (31st) Possession Average ................. 30:06 ........30:35 Possession Average ................. 28:41 ........20:23 Net Rushing Yards Per Game .....117.1 (15th) ....137.6 (3rd) Net Rushing Yards Per Game .....116.0 (11th) ....71.0 (27th) Net Passing Yards Per Game ......340.3 (1st) ...186.2 (30th) Net Passing Yards Per Game .....158.0 (26th) ...116.0 (30th) Had Intercepted/Yards .............. 10/131 ........8/117 Had Intercepted/Yards ................ 1/11 .........2/25 Sacks Allowed/Yards ............... 20/128 .......39/231 Sacks Allowed/Yards .................. 1/5 .........2/10 Fumbles/Lost ....................... 27/16 ........20/10 Fumbles/Lost ......................... 1/0 ..........1/1 Third Down Pct. (NFL Rank) ......46.3% (2nd) ..36.5% (28th) Third Down Pct. (NFL Rank) ...... 66.7% (1st) ..22.2% (T-1st) Red Zone TD Pct. (NFL Rank) .... 76.1% (1st) ..56.4% (11th) Red Zone TD Pct. (NFL Rank) ..100.0% (T-1st) ...0.0% (30th) Giveaways ........................... 26 ...........18 Giveaways ............................ 1 ............3 DEFENSE DEFENSE Net Yards Per Game (NFL Rank) ..356.0 (19th) ....316.9 (5th) Net Yards Per Game (NFL Rank) .. 298.0(18th) ...386.0 (27th) Yards Per Play (NFL Rank) ........5.3 (16th) ......5.0 (8th) Yards Per Play (NFL Rank) ........4.9 (18th) .....5.0 (19th) Points Per Game (NFL Rank) ......24.9 (22nd) .....17.0 (3rd) Points Per Game (NFL Rank) .... 16.0 (T-14th) ..23.0 (T-23rd) Net Rushing Yards Per Game ....101.6 (T-7th) .....95.5 (3rd) Net Rushing Yards Per Game ......94.0 (17th) .. 237.0 (32nd) Net Passing Yards Per Game .....254.4 (27th) ....221.0 (7th) Net Passing Yards Per Game .....204.0 (21st) ....149.0 (7th) Intercepted By/Yards ................ 17/141 .......18/278 Intercepted By/Yards .................. 1/27 ..........1/1 Sacks For/Yards ................... 41/290 .......38/283 Sacks For/Yards ..................... 3/17 .........3/19 Opponent Fumbles/Lost ............... 25/9 ........21/12 Opponent Fumbles/Lost ................ 1/0 ..........2/1 Third Down Pct. (NFL Rank) ..... 38.1% (16th) ..34.1% (T-5th) Third Down Pct. (NFL Rank) ....33.3% (T-10th) ..60.0% (30th) Red Zone TD Pct. (NFL Rank) ... 61.7% (25th) ..53.7% (13th) Red Zone TD Pct. (NFL Rank) ..60.0% (T-28th) 50.0% (T-16th) Takeaways ............................26 ...........30 Takeaways .............................2 ............2 SPECIAL TEAMS SPECIAL TEAMS Punts-Average Yards (Gross) ........... 43.8 .........48.2 Punts-Average Yards (Gross) ........... 43.8 .........44.8 Punts-Average Yards (Net) ............ 38.8 .........41.7 Punts-Average Yards (Net) ............ 38.8 .........42.2 Punt Returns-Average Per .............. 7.8 ..........8.9 Punt Returns-Average Per .............. 0.0 ..........0.0 Punt Returns-Average Per Allowed ....... 9.8 ..........8.7 Punt Returns-Average Per Allowed ....... 9.8 ..........3.3 Kickoff Returns-Average Per ..........