sign in sign up
<<
Home , Aaron Hester, Alfonso Smith, Dan Skuta, DeAngelo Peterson, Dontae Johnson, Jameson Konz

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 (1-0) at (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 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 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 /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 ...... 25.0. . . . . 22.7 Kickoff Returns-Average Per ...... 14.0. . . . . 22.7 Kickoff Returns-Average Per Allowed . . . 29.3. . . . . 20.4 Kickoff Returns-Average Per Allowed . . . 19.0. . . . . 22.0 Field Goals Made/Attempted...... 25/26. . . . .32/36 Field Goals Made/Attempted...... 0/0...... 1/1

PENALTIES PENALTIES Penalties Against/Yards...... 117/1,000. . . .103/845 Penalties Against/Yards...... 12/95. . . . . 9/72 Opponent Penalties Against/Yards. . . 97/807. . . . 96/878 Opponent Penalties Against/Yards. . . 13/131. . . . . 6/44

DENVER at SAN FRANCISCO — 2 — SUNDAY, aug. 17, 2014 denver broncos weekly release

SERIES BREAKDOWN / PRESEASON OPENER HISTORY

BRONCOS/49ERS 2014 BRONCOS/49ERS SERIES BREAKDOWN PRESEASON INDIVIDUAL COMPARISON (PRESEASON) Series Meetings: 35 BRONCOS 49ERS Broncos Record: 19-16-0 PASSING YARDS (Home: 9-6-0 / Away: 9-8-0 / Neutral: 1-2-0) Osweiler...... 85 Johnson...... 63 First Game: S.F. 22, at Den. 6 (8/23/68) Manning ...... 78 Bethel-Thompson. . . .26 Last Game: Den. 10, at S.F. 6 (8/8/13) Gabbert ...... 20 Current Streak: Won 1 Kaepernick...... 17 Longest Den. Win Streak: 7 (7/29/95 - 8/31/01) Longest S.F. Win Streak: 6 (8/19/89 - 8/12/94) RUSHING YARDS Last Den. Home Win: at Den. 26, N.E. 21 (8/20/05) Thompson...... 59 Hyde...... 39 Last Den. Home Loss: S.F. 29, at Den. 24 (8/26/12) Bibbs...... 18 Hampton ...... 18 Last Den. Road Win: Den. 10, at S.F. 6 (8/8/13) Osweiler...... 17 Johnson...... 15 Last Den. Road Loss: at S.F. 17, Den. 16 (8/14/09) RECEIVING YARDS Den. Shutouts: 2x, last (8/18/79): Den. 21, at S.F. 0 D. Thomas...... 52 Ellington...... 35 S.F. Shutouts: None Norwood...... 51 Reed...... 26 Most Den. Points: 35 (8/31/01): at Den. 35, S.F. 7 Fowler...... 17 McDonald...... 24 Most S.F. Points: 44 (9/7/75): S.F. 44, Den. 10 Morrah...... 14 Jacobs...... 22 Total Den. Points: 604 Total S.F. Points: 632 POINTS SCORED Average Den. Points: 17.3 Bibbs...... 6 Dawson...... 3 Average S.F. Points: 18.1 Hillman ...... 6 Largest Den. Win: 31 (9/3/99): at Den. 34, S.F. 3 Norwood...... 6 Largest S.F. Win: 36 (8/26/73): at S.F. 43, Den. 7 Ewald...... 2 Most Points, Both Teams: 58 (8/13/88): at Den. 34, S.F. 24 Fewest Points, Both Teams: 13, (8/18/74): Den. 10. at S.F. 3 Johnson...... 1 Cook...... 1 BRONCOS/49ERS SERIES BREAKDOWN SACKS (REGULAR SEASON) Austin ...... 1.0 Carradine...... 1.0 Ward...... 1.0 Lemonier...... 1.0 Series Meetings: 12 Ware...... 1.0 Wilhoite...... 1.0 Broncos Record: 6-5-0 (Home: 3-2-0 / Away: 3-3-0 / Neutral: 0-1-0) DEFENSIVE TACKLES (PRESS BOX TOTALS) First Game: at S.F. 19, Den. 14 (10/25/70) Nelson...... 4 Dial...... 10 Last Game: S.F. 24, Den. 16 (London) (10/31/10) Roby ...... 4 Purcell...... 9 Current Streak: Lost 2 Three Players...... 3 Carradine...... 8 Longest Den. Win Streak: 4 (11/18/79 -10/9/88) Longest S.F. Win Streak: 2, 3x, last (12/31/06 - 10/31/10) KICKOFF RETURNS (AVG.) Last Den. Home Win: at Den. 38, S.F. 9 (12/23/00) Burse...... 2 (14.0) Ellington. . . . .2 (31.0) Last Den. Home Loss: S.F. 26, at Den. 23(OT) (12/31/06) Wylie...... 2 (27.5) Last Den. Road Win: Den. 24, at S.F. 14 (9/15/02) Jacobs. . . . . 1 (40.0) Last Den. Road Loss: at S.F. 34, Den. 17 (12/15/97) PUNT RETURNS (AVG.) Den. Shutouts: None Norwood. . . . . 1 (20.0) Ellington. . . . .1 (0.0) S.F. Shutouts: None Burse...... 1 (4.0) Most Den. Points: 38, 2x, last (12/23/00): at Den. 38, S.F. 9 Most S.F. Points: 42 (12/17/94): at S.F. 42, Den. 19 FIELD GOALS Total Den. Points: 270 None...... 0/0 (.000) Dawson. . . .1/1 (1.000) Total S.F. Points: 282 Average Den. Points: 22.5 PUNTS (GROSS/NET AVG.) Average S.F. Points: 23.5 Colquitt. . . 65 (44.5/38.8) Lee. . . . .3 (42.3/38.0) Largest Den. Win: 29 (12/23/00): at Den. 38, S.F. 9 Largest S.F. Win: 23 (12/17/94): at S.F. 42, Den. 19 * - player not currently on active roster Most Pts., Both Teams: 61 (12/17/94): at S.F. 42, Den. 19 Fewest Pts., Both Teams: 29 (10/9/88): Den. 16, at S.F. 13 (OT)

DENVER at SAN FRANCISCO — 3 — SUNDAY, aug. 17, 2014 denver broncos weekly release

ALL-TIME RESULTS vs. SAN FRANCISCO / CONNECTIONS

BRONCOS/49ERS ALL-TIME RESULTS (PRESEASON) BRONCOS vs. 49ers CONNECTIONS

Season (Date) W/L Result Site CROSSING PATHS (COLLEGE) 1968 (8/23) L San Francisco 22, @Denver 6 Univ. of Denver Stadium Broncos C Manny Ramirez (2006) and G Louis Vazquez (2006-08) 1969 (8/23) W @Denver 19, San Francisco 15 Mile High Stadium played with 49ers WR at Texas Tech... Denver TE Virgil 1970 (8/29) L San Francisco 23, Denver 7 Autzen Stadium, Eugene, Ore. Green (2007-10) and LB Brandon Marshall (2008-10) were teammates 1971 (8/28) L San Francisco 33, Denver 17 Joe Albi Stadium, Spokane, Wash. with San Francisco QB Colin Kaepernick at Nevada... Broncos TE Jacob 1972 (8/27) W Denver 27, @San Francisco 24 Candlestick Park Tamme played two seasons (2006-07) with 49ers WR Stevie Johnson and 1973 (8/26) L @San Francisco 43, Denver 7 Candlestick Park RB Alfonso Smith at Kentucky... Denver LB Danny Trevathan and Smith 1974 (8/18) W Denver 10, @San Francisco 3 Candlestick Park were also teammates at Kentucky from 2008 to 2009... Broncos S T.J. 1975 (9/7) L @San Francisco 44, Denver 10 Candlestick Park Ward (2008-09) and S John Boyett (2008-11) were teammates with 49ers 1976 (8/8) L @San Francisco 17, Denver 7 Candlestick Park RB LaMichael James at Oregon... Ward (2007-09) and Boyett (2008-09) 1977 (9/10) W Denver 20, @San Francisco 0 Candlestick Park were also played with San Francisco FB Will Tukuafu at Oregon... Denver 1978 (8/25) L San Francisco 24, @Denver 13 Mile High Stadium LB Lamin Barrow and San Francisco S were spent three seasons 1979 (8/18) W Denver 21, @San Francisco 0 Candlestick Park together at LSU... Broncos CB and 49ers RB were teammates at Ohio State from 2010 to 2013... Denver DT Sione 1984 (8/11) W @Denver 21, San Francisco 20 Mile High Stadium Fua played with San Francisco T Jonathan Martin (2008-10), LB Chase 1985 (8/19) W Denver 20, @San Francisco 13 Candlestick Park Thomas (2008-10) and LB Shayne Skov (2009-10) at Stanford... Broncos 1986 (8/23) W @Denver 14, San Francisco 9 Mile High Stadium LB Von Miller and 49ers DT Tony Jerod-Eddie spent three seasons (2008- 1988 (8/13) W @Denver 34, San Francisco 24 Mile High Stadium 10) together at Texas A&M... Denver RB Montee Ball and San Francisco 1989 (8/19) L @San Francisco 35, Denver 17 Candlestick Park LB were teammates at Wisconsin from 2009 to 2012... 1990 (8/20) L San Francisco 27, @Denver 24 Mile High Stadium Broncos LB Jerrell Harris and 49ers DT were teammates at 1991 (8/7) L @San Francisco 24, Denver 6 Candlestick Park Alabama in 2011... Denver TE Cameron Morrah spent two seasons (2007- 1992 (8/3) L @San Francisco 13, Denver 7 Candlestick Park 08) with San Francisco S D.J. Campbell at California... Broncos RB C.J. 1993 (8/16) L San Francisco 16, @Denver 13 Mile High Stadium Anderson also played with Campbell in 2011 at Cal... Denver LB Nate 1994 (8/12) L @San Francisco 20, Denver 3 Candlestick Park Irving was teammates with San Francisco CB in 2010 1995 (8/6) W Denver 24, San Francisco 10 Tokyo Dome at North Carolina State... Broncos WR Andre Caldwell and 49ers DT Ray 1995 (7/29) W @Denver 9, San Francisco 7 Mile High Stadium McDonald played four seasons (2003-06) together at ... Denver S 1996 (8/3) W Denver 20, @San Francisco 17 3Com Park Rahim Moore spent three seasons (2008-10) with San Francisco LS Kevin McDermott at UCLA... Broncos WR Isaiah Burse and 49ers WR Devon 1997 (8/23) W @Denver 31, San Francisco 17 Mile High Stadium Wylie were teammates for two seasons (2010-11) at Fresno State... Denver 1999 (9/3) W @Denver 34, San Francisco 3 Mile High Stadium DT Mitch Unrein and San Francisco DT Mike Purcell played one season 2000 (8/25) W Denver 28, @San Francisco 24 3COM Park (2009) together at Wyoming... Broncos WR Nathan Palmer and 49ers DB 2001 (8/31) W @Denver 35, San Fran. 7 INVESCO Field at Mile High played together at Northern Illinois from 2010 to 2011. 2002 (8/19) L San Francisco 12, @Denver 7 INVESCO Field at Mile High CROSSING PATHS (PRO) 2005 (8/20) W @Denver 26, San Fran. 21 INVESCO Field at Mile High 2007 (8/13) W Denver 17, @San Fran. 13 Monster Park San Francisco K Phil Dawson and S Bubba Ventrone were teammates 2009 (8/14) L @San Francisco 17, Denver 16 Candlestick Park with Denver S T.J. Ward (2010-12), WR Jordan Norwood (2010-12), LB 2012 (8/26) L San Francisco 29, @Denver 24 Sports Authority Field at Mile High L.J. Fort (2012) and G Ryan Miller (2012) in Cleveland... Also in Cleveland, 2013 (8/8) W Denver 10, @San Francisco 9 Candlestick Park Ward, Norwood, Fort and Miller played with 49ers QB Josh Johnson... Broncos QB Peyton Manning (2006-11), TE Jacob Tamme (2008-11) and BRONCOS/49ERS ALL-TIME RESULTS T Winston Justice (2012) were teammates with 49ers S in (REGULAR SEASON/POSTSEASON) Indianapolis... Denver DT Terrance Knighton spent two seasons with San Francisco WR Kassim Osgood (2010-11) and QB Blaine Gabbert (2011- Season (Date) W/L Result Site 12) in Jacksonville... Broncos LBs Brandon Marshall was also played one 1970 (10/25) L @San Francisco 19, Denver 14 Kezar Stadium season (2012) with Gabbert in Jacksonville... Denver WR Wes Welker 1973 (9/23) L San Francisco 36, @Denver 34 Mile High Stadium played three seasons (2006-08) with San Francisco S Bubba Ventrone... 1979 (11/18) W Denver 38, @San Francisco 28 Candlestick Park Welker and Broncos CB Aqib Talib also played one season (2012) with 49ers WR Brandon Lloyd in New England... Broncos Denver DT Sione Fua 1982 (9/19) W @Denver 24, San Francisco 21 Mile High Stadium spent one season (2012) with San Francisco S D.J. Campbell in Carolina... 1985 (11/11) W @Denver 17, San Francisco 16 Mile High Stadium Denver G Louis Vazquez played with San Francisco WR Kassim Osgood 1988 (10/9) W Denver 16, @San Fran. 13 (OT) Candlestick Park (2009), S C.J. Spillman (2009-10) and TE/LS Kyle Nelson (2012) in San 1989 (1/28) L San Francisco 55, Denver 10* Louisiana Superdome Diego... Broncos DT Marvin Austin played with 49ers T Jonathan Martin 1994 (12/17) L @San Francisco 42, Denver 19 Candlestick Park and S D.J. Campbell in Miami in 2013... Denver WR Andre Caldwell spent 1997 (12/15) L @San Francisco 34, Denver 17 3Com Park three seasons (2009-11) with San Francisco LB Dan Skuta in Cincinnati... 2000 (12/23) W @Denver 38, San Francisco 9 Mile High Stadium Broncos Head Coach John Fox spent five seasons with 49ers QB coach 2002 (9/15) W Denver 24, @San Francisco 14 3Com Park Geep Chryst when Fox was the head coach of the Carolina Panthers and 2006 (12/31) L San Fran. 26, @Denver 23 (OT) INVESCO Field at Mile High Chryst served as his tight ends Coach... Denver Offensive Coordinator 2010 (10/31) L San Francisco 24, Denver 16 Wembley Stadium (London) Adam Gase spent three seasons as a scouting assistant (2003-05) and *Super Bowl XXIV in New Orleans offensive assistant (2005) in Detroit with San Francisco running backs coach Tom Rathman, who served as the Lions’ RB coach.

DENVER at SAN FRANCISCO — 4 — SUNDAY, aug. 17, 2014 denver broncos weekly release

OPPONENT NOTES / KEY UPCOMING DATES / NFL STANDINGS

FORMER DENVER BRONCOS 2014 PRESEASON NFL STANDINGS San Francisco WR Brandon Lloyd was a member of the Broncos from 2009 to 2011... 49ers CB played for Denver in 2010... San AFC East Francisco secondary coach Ed Donatell served as Denver’s secondary Team W L T Pct PF PA Home Road Div AFC NFC coach from 1995 to 1999 and again from 2009 to 2010. NYJ 1 0 0 1.000 13 10 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 FORMER SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS Buf. 1 1 0 .500 33 35 0-1 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 Denver Offensive Coordinator Adam Gase was an offensive assistant for N.E. 0 1 0 .000 6 23 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 San Francisco in 2008... Denver QB Coach Greg Knapp spent nine seasons on the San Francisco staff, serving as offensive quality control assistant Mia. 0 1 0 .000 10 16 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 (1995-97), QB coach (1998-2000) and offensive coordinator (2001-03)... AFC North Broncos Special Teams Coordinator Jeff Rodgers was on the 49ers staff Team W L T Pct PF PA Home Road Div AFC NFC for five seasons, serving as a special teams quality control assistant (2003- Bal. 1 0 0 1.000 23 3 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 04) and an assistant special teams coach (2005-07)... Denver LB coach Cle. 0 1 0 .000 12 13 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 Richard Smith was the linebackers coach for San Francisco from 1997 to 2002... Broncos defensive assistant Chris Beake was an offensive assis- Pit. 0 1 0 .000 16 20 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 tant for the 49ers in 2010. Cin. 0 1 0 .000 39 41 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 HOMETOWN CONNECTIONS AFC South Team W L T Pct PF PA Home Road Div AFC NFC Denver LB Von Miller and San Francisco DT Tony Jerod-Eddie were team- mates at DeSoto High School in their hometown of DeSoto, Texas... Broncos Ten. 1 0 0 1.000 20 16 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 LB Brandon Marshall and S Quinton Carter share their hometown of Las Jac. 1 0 0 1.000 16 10 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 Vegas with 49ers S D.J. Campbell... Denver DT Marvin Austin and CB Louis Ind. 0 1 0 .000 10 13 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 Young share their hometown of Washington, D.C., with San Francisco TE Hou. 0 1 0 .000 0 32 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 ... Broncos LB Corey Nelson and 49ers P Phil Dawson are AFC West from Dallas... Denver S Rahim Moore shares his hometown of Los Angeles with San Francisco C ... Broncos DT Sylvester Williams and Team W L T Pct PF PA Home Road Div AFC NFC 49ers DT Justin Smith are both from Jefferson City, Mo... Denver DT Kevin Den. 1 0 0 1.000 21 16 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 Vickerson and San Francisco RB Glenn Winston hail from Detroit. S.D. 1 0 0 1.000 27 7 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 FROM DENVER AND THE SURROUNDING AREA K.C. 1 0 0 1.000 41 39 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 49ers NT Mike Purcell is from Highlands Ranch, Colo. Oak. 0 1 0 .000 6 10 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 FROM SAN FRANCISCO AND THE SURROUNDING AREA NFC East Team W L T Pct PF PA Home Road Div NFC AFC Denver RB C.J. Anderson is from Vallejo, Calif.... Broncos TE Julius Thomas hails from Stockton, Calif.... Denver WR Isaiah Burse is from NYG 2 0 0 1.000 37 29 1-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 2-0 Modesto, Calif.... Broncos S T.J. Ward hails from Concord, Calif.... Denver Was. 1 0 0 1.000 23 6 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 WR Greg Wilson is from Danville, Calif. Phi. 0 1 0 .000 28 34 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 Dal. 0 1 0 .000 7 27 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 COMMON PRESEASON OPPONENTS NFC North Denver will face San Francisco in the preseason for the 36th time Team W L T Pct PF PA Home Road Div NFC AFC on Sunday, and the 49ers are by far its most common preseason opponent. Chi. 1 0 0 1.000 34 28 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 MOST COMMON BRONCOS OPPONENTS, ALL PRESEASON GAMES Min. 1 0 0 1.000 10 6 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 Team No. Record Det. 1 0 0 1.000 13 12 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 1. San Francisco 49ers 35 19-16 (.543) G.B. 0 1 0 .000 16 20 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 2. 23 16-7 (.696) NFC South 3. 14 7-7 (.500) Team W L T Pct PF PA Home Road Div NFC AFC 4. 13 7-6 (.538) N.O. 1 0 0 1.000 26 24 0-0 1-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 Atl. 1 0 0 1.000 16 10 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 KEY UPCOMING DATES T.B. 0 1 0 .000 10 16 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 Tuesday, Aug. 26: Roster cut to maximum of 75 players on active list Car. 0 1 0 .000 18 20 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 by 2 p.m. MDT. NFC West Saturday, Aug. 30: Roster cut to maximum of 53 players on active/inac- Team W L T Pct PF PA Home Road Div NFC AFC tive lists by 4 p.m. MDT. Ari. 1 0 0 1.000 32 0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 Sunday, Aug. 31: Clubs may establish practice squad of eight players Sea. 0 1 0 .000 16 21 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 after 10 a.m. MDT. S.F. 0 1 0 .000 3 23 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 Sept. 4-8: Regular season begins. Stl. 0 1 0 .000 24 26 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0

DENVER at SAN FRANCISCO — 5 — SUNDAY, aug. 17, 2014 denver broncos weekly release

NFL WEEK 2 PRESEASON SCHEDULE / TEAM NOTES / OWNER PAT BOWLEN

NFL SCHEDULE - PRESEASON WEEK 2 BRONCOS FINISH 2013 AS AFC NO. 1 SEED The Denver Broncos earned the AFC’s No. 1 seed and home-field advan- Thursday, Aug. 14 tage throughout the playoffs for the second consecutive year and the Jacksonville at Chicago...... 7:00p (CT) seventh time in franchise history. Friday, Aug. 15 The Broncos have advanced to the Super Bowl five of the seven times Philadelphia at New England...... 7:30p (ET) they earned the conference’s No. 1 seed. Tennessee at New Orleans...... 7:00p (CT) SEASONS EARNING THE AFC NO. 1 SEED, BRONCOS HISTORY Detriot at Oakland ...... 7:00p (PT) Year Rec. Coach Postseason (rec.) San Diego at Seattle...... 7:00p (PT) 1977 12-2 Red Miller Super Bowl (2-1)

1987 10-4-1 Dan Reeves Super Bowl (2-1) Saturday, Aug.16 1989 11-5 Dan Reeves Super Bowl (2-1) Green Bay at St. Louis...... 3:00p (CT) 1996 13-3 Mike Shanahan Playoffs (0-1) New York Giants at Indianapolis...... 7:00p (ET) 1998 14-2 Mike Shanahan Super Bowl Champion (3-0) at Cincinnati...... 7:00p (ET) 2012 13-3 John Fox Playoffs (0-1) Baltimore at Dallas...... 6:00p (CT) 2013 13-3 John Fox Super Bowl (2-1) Miami at Tampa Bay...... 7:30p (ET) Buffalo at Pittsburgh...... 7:30p (ET) AFC WEST CHAMPIONS Atlanta at Houston...... 7:00p (CT) Arizona at Minnesota...... 7:30p (CT) The Broncos, who won the AFC West for the 13th time in their history in 2013, own the most titles among division members. Sunday, Aug. 17 Denver at San Francisco...... 1:00p (PT) This 2013 season marked the first time in franchise history the Broncos Kansas City at Carolina ...... 8:00p (ET) have captured three consecutive divisional crowns. Cleveland at Washington...... 8:00p (ET) MOST AFC WEST DIVISION TITLES, NFL HISTORY Team No. 1. Denver 13 BRONCOS HOLD TRAINING CAMP AT 2. Oakland 12 FACILITY FOR 12th YEAR IN A ROW 3. San Diego 10 4. Kansas City 6 For the 12th consecutive year, the Broncos are holding training camp 5. Seattle 2 at their practice facility, the Paul D. Bowlen Memorial Broncos Centre, DENVER BRONCOS’ AFC WEST TITLE SEASONS in Englewood, Colo. Year W L T Coach Postseason (Rec.) Below is a look at where the team has conducted its training camp since 1977 12 2 0 Red Miller Super Bowl (2-1) the franchise’s first year in 1960. 1978 10 6 0 Red Miller Playoffs (0-1) 1984 13 3 0 Dan Reeves Playoffs (0-1) BRONCOS ALL-TIME TRAINING CAMP SITES 1986 11 5 0 Dan Reeves Super Bowl (2-1) Years Site Location 1987 10 4 1 Dan Reeves Super Bowl (2-1) 1960-61 Colorado School of Mines Golden, Colo. 1989 11 5 0 Dan Reeves Super Bowl (2-1) 1962-64 Colorado State University Fort Collins, Colo. 1991 12 4 0 Dan Reeves AFC Champ. (1-1) 1965-66 Colorado School of Mines Golden, Colo. 1996 13 3 0 Mike Shanahan Playoffs (0-1) 1967-71 Broncos headquarters Adams County, Colo. 1998 14 2 0 Mike Shanahan S.B. Champs (3-0) 1972-75 California Poly-Pomona Pomona, Calif. 2005 13 3 0 Mike Shanahan AFC Champ. (1-1) 1976-81 Colorado State University Fort Collins, Colo. 2011 8 8 0 John Fox Playoffs (1-1) 1982-2002 University of Northern Colorado Greeley, Colo. 2012 13 3 0 John Fox Playoffs (0-1) 2003-14 Paul D. Bowlen Memorial Broncos Centre Englewood, Colo. 2013 13 3 0 John Fox Playoffs (2-1) BRONCOS COMING OFF SEVENTH SUPER BOWL BERTH PAT BOWLEN MAKES SIXTH S.B. APPEARANCE The Denver Broncos played in their seventh Super Bowl in franchise Broncos Owner Pat Bowlen made his sixth Super Bowl appearance with history when they faced the on Feb. 2 at MetLife Stadium. the Broncos, tying him for the most Super Bowl berths among owners in Denver’s seven Super Bowl appearances are tied for the third-most in professional football history. NFL history. MOST SUPER BOWL APPEARANCES BY A TEAM OWNER, MOST SUPER BOWL APPEARANCES, NFL HISTORY PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL HISTORY Team No. Owner Team No. 1. Dallas 8 1. Pat Bowlen Denver 6 Pittsburgh 8 Robert Kraft New England 6 3. Denver 7 3. Edward DeBartolo Jr. San Francisco 5 New England 7 Clint Murchison Jr. Dallas 5 5. San Francisco 6 Joe Robbie Miami 5

DENVER at SAN FRANCISCO — 6 — SUNDAY, aug. 17, 2014 denver broncos weekly release

OWNER PAT BOWLEN

PAT BOWLEN WRAPS UP 30th SEASON BOWLEN ERA MARKED BY ACHIEVEMENT The 2013 season marked Pat Bowlen’s 30th season as owner of the Introduced as the majority owner of the Denver Broncos on March 23, Denver Broncos. 1984, Pat Bowlen has positioned the Broncos among the league’s top Mr. Bowlen’s 289 regular-season wins and 307 overall victories are the franchises during the last three decades. most by an owner in their first 30 years in professional football history. REGULAR-SEASON WINS, NFL, 1984-PRES. MOST OVERALL WINS BY AN OWNER IN FIRST 30 YEARS, Team No. PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL HISTORY 1. San Francisco 295 Owner Years (No.) R.S. Overall 2. Denver 289 1. Pat Bowlen, Den. 1984-2013 (30) 289 307 3. New England 284 2. Al Davis, Oak. 1972-2001 (30) 277 296 4. Pittsburgh 280 3. Virginia Halas McCaskey, Chi. 1983-2012 (30) 259 269 5. Green Bay 271 4. George Halas, Chi. 1922-1951 (30) 247 253 5. Edward DeBartolo Jr., S.F. 1977-1999 (23) 226 248 OVERALL WINS, NFL, 1984-PRES. Art Modell, Cle. 1961-1990 (30) 242 248 Team No. 7. Tom Benson, N.O. 1985-2013 (29) 239 246 1. San Francisco 319 8. Alex Spanos, S.D. 1984-2013 (30) 231 238 2. New England 308 Carroll Rosenbloom, Bal./LAN 1953-1978 (26) 226 238 3. Denver 307 10. Clint Murchison Jr., Dal. 1960-1983 (24) 214 234 4. Pittsburgh 299 5. Green Bay 288 BOWLEN REACHES 300 WINS DIVISION TITLES, NFL, 1984-PRES. Team No. Broncos Owner Pat Bowlen earned his 300th win in Week 10 against San 1. New England 14 Diego in 2013 to become the first owner in professional football history to 2. San Francisco 13 reach 300 wins in 30 years. 3. Pittsburgh 12 He also was the second-fastest owner to 300 wins in terms of games. 4. Denver 11 FEWEST YEARS TO REACH 300 OVERALL WINS BY AN OWNER, 5. Chicago 10 PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL HISTORY Green Bay 10 Owner Years Indianapolis 10 1. Pat Bowlen, Den. 30 SEASONS WITH A .500 OR BETTER RECORD 2. Al Davis, Oak. 31 Team No. 3. Lamar Hunt, K.C. 38 1. Denver 25 4. Art Modell, Cle./Bal. 39 2. New England 23 5. Ralph Wilson, Buf. 40 3. Green Bay 22 FEWEST GAMES TO REACH 300 OVERALL WINS BY AN OWNER, Miami 22 PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL HISTORY Pittsburgh 22 Owner Games CONFERENCE CHAMP. GAMES, NFL, 1984-PRES. 1. Al Davis, Oak. 495 Team No. 2. Pat Bowlen, Den. 501 1. San Francisco 11 3. George Halas, Chi. 536 2. New England 10 4. Art Modell, Cle./Bal. 570 Pittsburgh 9 5. Lamar Hunt, K.C. 574 4. Denver 8 PAT BOWLEN’S ALL-TIME RANKINGS AMONG PRO FOOTBALL SUPER BOWL APPEARANCES, NFL, 1984-PRES. PRIMARY OWNERS/CHAIRPERSONS Team No. Category No. All-Time Rk. Since ‘84 1. New England 7 Regular-Season Wins 289 9th 1st 2. Denver 6 Overall Wins 307 T-8th 1st 3. N.Y. Giants 5 Winning Seasons 18 T-10th 1st San Francisco 5 Playoff Appearances 16 T-6th 1st 5. Buffalo 4 Playoff Wins 17 6th 4th Pittsburgh 4 Conference Championship Berths 8 5th T-2nd Super Bowl Appearances 6 T-1st T-1st SUPER BOWL WINS, NFL, 1984-PRES. Super Bowl Wins 2 T-7th T-4th Team No. 1. San Francisco 4 2. Dallas 3 New England 3 N.Y. Giants 3 5. Den., G.B., Pit., Was. 2

DENVER at SAN FRANCISCO — 7 — SUNDAY, aug. 17, 2014 denver broncos weekly release

EXEC. V.P. OF FOOTBALL OPS./GM JOHN ELWAY / HEAD COACH JOHN FOX

ELWAY HAS BRONCOS BACK TO WINNING WAYS FOX AMONG WINNINGEST NFL COACHES Since John Elway was hired in 2011 (and coming off a 4-12 record in Broncos Head Coach John Fox ranks fifth among active NFL head coach- 2010), the Broncos have totaled the third-most overall wins (37) in the NFL. es with 115 career wins. Those 115 career victories rank third among Denver is one of eight teams to average at least 10 wins a year from active head coaches since his first year with Carolina in 2002. 2011-13, one of five clubs to make the postseason in each of the last three MOST OVERALL WINS, ACTIVE NFL HEAD COACHES campaigns and one of three franchises to win a division title in each of the Coach Reg. Season. Postseason Total last three years. 1. , N.E./Cle. 199 18 217 MOST OVERALL WINS, NFL, 2011-PRES. 2. Tom Coughlin, NYG/Jac. 158 11 169 Team W L T Playoff App. 3. Jeff Fisher, Stl./Ten. 157 5 162 1. New England 41 13 0 3 4. Andy Reid, K.C./Phi. 141 10 151 2. San Francisco 41 13 1 3 5. John Fox, Den./Car. 107 8 115 3. Denver 37 16 0 3 MOST OVERALL WINS, ACTIVE NFL HEAD COACHES, 2002-13 4. Green Bay 35 16 1 3 Coach Reg. Season. Postseason Total Baltimore 35 19 0 2 1. Bill Belichick, N.E. 147 13 160 2. Andy Reid, K.C./Phi. 114 7 121 BRONCOS NFL RANKS UNDER JOHN ELWAY (2011-PRES.) 3. John Fox, Den./Car. 107 8 115 Statistic No. Rk. 4. Tom Coughlin, NYG/Jac. 95 7 102 Reg. Season Wins 34 T-3rd 5. Jeff Fisher, Stl./Ten. 92 2 94 Overall Wins 37 3rd Playoff Berths 3 T-1st FOX’S YEAR-BY-YEAR COACHING BREAKDOWN Division Titles 3 T-1st Year Team Reg. Season Postseason FOX MAKES SECOND S.B. APPEARANCE AS HEAD COACH 2002 Carolina 7-9 2003 Carolina 11-5 S.B. XXXVIII (3-1) Broncos Head Coach John Fox is just the sixth head coach in professional 2004 Carolina 7-9 football history to lead multiple teams to the Super Bowl. 2005 Carolina 11-5 NFC Champ. Game (2-1) Fox led Carolina to the Super Bowl following the 2003 season—his sec- 2006 Carolina 8-8 2007 Carolina 7-9 ond year with the Panthers. He also served as for the 2008 Carolina 12-4 Playoffs (0-1) 2000 New York Giants, who advanced to Super Bowl XXXV. 2009 Carolina 8-8 HEAD COACHES TO LEAD MULTIPLE TEAMS TO THE SUPER BOWL 2010 Carolina 2-14 Coach First Team Second Team 2011 Denver 8-8 Playoffs (1-1) 2012 Denver 13-3 Playoffs (0-1) Don Shula Baltimore (1968) Miami (1971, ‘72, ‘73) 2013 Denver 13-3 S.B. XLVIII (2-1) Bill Parcells N.Y. Giants (1986, ‘90) New England (1996) Dan Reeves Denver (1986, ‘87, ‘89) Atlanta (1998) BREAKDOWN OF JOHN FOX’S RECORD COACHING FOOTBALL Philadelphia (1980) St. Louis (1999) Category W L T Pct. Mike Holmgren Green Bay (1996, ‘97) Seattle (2005) Regular season record as an NFL head coach 107 85 0 .557 Postseason record as an NFL head coach 8 6 -- .571 John Fox Carolina (2002) Denver (2013) Overall record as an NFL head coach 115 91 0 .558 Regular season record as an NFL assistant coach 105 86 1 .549 FOX JOINS AN ELITE GROUP Postseason record as an NFL assistant coach 4 4 -- .500 Overall record as an NFL assistant coach 109 90 1 .548 Broncos Head Coach John Fox is just the fifth coach in NFL history to Overall record as an NFL coach 224 181 1 .553 deliver division titles in each of his first three years with a team. Regular season record as a collegiate assistant coach 54 54 4 .500 Fox, who took over a team that finished 4-12 in 2010, is just the third Postseason record as a collegiate assistant coach 1 1 -- .500 coach to accomplish the above feat after inheriting a team with a losing Overall record as a collegiate assistant coach 55 55 4 .500 Overall record coaching football 279 236 5 .541 record and just the second individual to take a last-place team and lead it to three consecutive division crowns in his first three years. FOX’S 11-WIN SEASONS COACHES TO WIN DIVISION TITLES IN FIRST THREE YEARS WITH A TEAM John Fox is one of just six active head coaches with at least five 11-win Head Coach Team Years Prev. Rec. (Div. Fin.) seasons. Additionally, he joins Bill Belichick (8), Tony Dungy (6) and Andy Chuck Knox* L.A. Rams 1973-77 (5) 6-7-1 (3rd) Reid (5) as the only individuals with five or more 11-win seasons since his Baltimore 1975-77 (3) 2-12 (5th) first year as a head coach in 2002. Barry Switzer Dallas 1994-96 (3) 12-4 (1st) MOST SEASONS WITH 11 WINS, NFL, SINCE 2002 Norv Turner San Diego 2007-09 (3) 14-2 (1st) Coach No. John Fox Denver 2011-12 (3) 4-12 (4th) 1. Bill Belichick, N.E. 8 *Won more than three consecutive division titles 2. Tony Dungy, Ind. 6 3. John Fox, Car./Den. 5 Andy Reid, Phi. 5 5. Mike McCarthy, G.B. 4 Sean Payton, N.O. 4

DENVER at SAN FRANCISCO — 8 — SUNDAY, aug. 17, 2014 denver broncos weekly release

HEAD COACH JOHN FOX / TEAM NOTES

BRONCOS COACHING RECORDS DEL RIO LEADS TEAM TO 3-1 RECORD Below is a look at the overall records (regular season and playoffs) for all AS INTERIM HEAD COACH IN 2013 of Denver’s head coaches in the club’s 54-year history. Defensive Coordinator Jack Del Rio led the Broncos to a 3-1 record in BRONCOS ALL-TIME HEAD COACHES’ OVERALL RECORDS the four games he served as interim head coach after John Fox underwent Head Coach Years W L T Pct. aortic heart valve replacement surgery on Nov. 4, 2013. Frank Filchock 1960-61 7 20 1 .268 Del Rio, who spent nine seasons (2003-11) as head coach of the Jack Faulkner 1962-64 9 22 1 .297 Mac Speedie* 1964-66 6 19 1 .250 and compiled a 69-73 (.486) overall record, was the Ray Malavasi* 1966 4 8 0 .333 fifth individual in Broncos history to serve as head coach on an interim Lou Saban 1967-71 20 42 3 .331 basis. Jerry Smith* 1971 2 3 0 .400 John Ralston 1972-76 34 33 3 .507 BRONCOS ALL-TIME INTERIM HEAD COACHES Red Miller 1977-80 42 25 0 .627 Head Coach Years W L T Pct. Dan Reeves 1981-92 117 79 1 .596 Mac Speedie* 1964-66 6 19 1 .250 Wade Phillips 1993-94 16 17 0 .485 Ray Malavasi 1966 4 8 0 .333 Mike Shanahan 1995-2008 146 91 0 .616 Jerry Smith 1971 2 3 0 .400 Josh McDaniels 2009-10 11 17 0 .393 Eric Studesville 2010 1 3 0 .250 Eric Studesville* 2010 1 3 0 .250 Jack Del Rio^ 2013 3 1 0 .750 John Fox^ 2011-13 37 16 0 .698 * - Named permanent head coach prior to 1965 season; ^ - 2013 record officially ^ - All games in 2013 credited to John Fox’s record per Elias Sports Bureau credited to John Fox per Elias Sports Bureau

PRO BOWL PLAYERS COACHED BY FOX BRONCOS

Broncos Head Coach John Fox has coached 33 players who have earned Five Broncos were named to the Pro Bowl in 2013: quarterback Peyton a total of 63 Pro Bowl selections at 14 different positions during his coach- Manning, kicker Matt Prater, Demaryius Thomas, ing career. Julius Thomas and guard Louis Vasquez. PRO BOWL PLAYERS COACHED BY FOX AS DENVER BRONCOS 2013 PRO BOWL SELECTIONS A POSITION COACH, COORDINATOR OR HEAD COACH Player Pos. Selection (2013 Pro Bowl selection in BOLD) Peyton Manning QB 13th Player Position Pro Bowls Years Matt Prater K 1st Jesse Armstead Linebacker 5 1997-2001 Demaryius Thomas WR 2nd Champ Bailey 2 2011-12 Julius Thomas TE 1st Zane Beadles Offensive Guard 1 2012 Louis Vasquez G 1st Jon Beason Linebacker 3 2008-10 Gill Byrd Cornerback 1 1992 Ryan Clady Offensive Tackle 2 2011-12 ALL-PRO BRONCOS Stephen Davis Running Back 1 2003 Brian Dawkins Safety 1 2011 Four Broncos were named to the Associated Press All-Pro Team in 2013, Jake Delhomme Quarterback 1 2005 including Peyton Manning, whose seventh career first-team selection tied Elvis Dumervil Defensive End 2 2011-12 Hall of Famer Otto Graham for the most all-time among . Linebacker 1 2004 Jordan Gross Offensive Tackle 2 2008, ‘10 DENVER BRONCOS 2013 ALL-PRO SELECTIONS Kris Jenkins Defensive Tackle 3 2002-03, ‘06 Player Pos. Team Ryan Kalil Center 2 2009-10 Peyton Manning* QB First Team Peyton Manning Quarterback 2 2012-13 Matt Prater K Second Team Terry McDaniel Cornerback 2 1994-95 Demaryius Thomas WR Second Team Willis McGahee Running Back 1 2011 Louis Vasquez G First Team Chester McGlockton Defensive Tackle 2 1994-95 *Unanimous selection Von Miller Linebacker 2 2011-12 Dan Morgan Linebacker 1 2004 Muhsin Muhammad Wide Receiver 1 2004 Julius Peppers Defensive End 5 2004-06, ‘08-09 Matt Prater Kicker 1 2013 Mike Rucker Defensive End 1 2003 Todd Sauerbrun Punter 2 2002-03 Steve Smith Wide Receiver 3 2005-06, ‘08 Michael Strahan Defensive End 4 1997-99, 2000 Demaryius Thomas Wide Receiver 2 2012-13 Julius Thomas Tight End 1 2013 Louis Vasquez Offensive Guard 1 2013 Mike Wahle Offensive Guard 1 2005 DeAngelo Williams Running Back 1 2009 Rod Woodson Cornerback 3 1989-91 Totals 33 plrs./14 pos. 63

DENVER at SAN FRANCISCO — 9 — SUNDAY, aug. 17, 2014 denver broncos weekly release

TEAM / OFFENSIVE NOTES

VETERAN FREE-AGENT SIGNINGS/LOSSES BRONCOS OFFENSIVE NOTES

Below is a look at the Broncos’ offseason unrestricted free-agent signings QUICKLY: and losses in 2014. * - Adam Gase enters his second season as offensive coordinator for the UNRESTRICTED FREE-AGENT SIGNINGS, 2014 Player Pos. Former Club Broncos after coaching quarterbacks for the club from 2011-12 and wide Emmanuel Sanders WR Pittsburgh receivers from 2009-10. Aqib Talib CB New England T.J. Ward S Cleveland * - The Broncos’ 606 points scored in 2013 set a single-season NFL record. UNRESTRICTED FREE-AGENT LOSSES, 2014 Player Pos. New Club * - The Broncos topped 40 points in a team-record six games in 2013 and Mike Adams S Indianapolis tied the NFL record by eclipsing 50 points in three contests. Robert Ayers DE N.Y. Giants Zane Beadles G Jacksonville * - The Broncos in 2013 were the first team in NFL history with five play- Stewart Bradley LB — ers scoring at least 10 from scrimmage. Marquice Cole CB — Eric Decker WR N.Y. Jets * - QB Peyton Manning, who was signed by the Broncos on March 21, Trindon Holliday WR N.Y. Giants 2012, is the league’s only five-time MVP and the NFL’s active leader in Michael Huff S — nearly every major passing category. Quentin Jammer CB — Dan Koppen C — * - Manning owns the second-most regular-season wins (167) by a Paris Lenon LB — starting quarterback in NFL history, trailing only Brett Favre in that category. Jeremy Mincey DE Dallas * - Manning owns an NFL-record 10 seasons with at least 12 wins. Knowshon Moreno RB Miami Shaun Phillips DE Tennessee * - Manning has orchestrated an NFL-record 50 game-winning drives in D. Rodgers-Cromartie CB N.Y. Giants the fourth quarter or overtime. Steve Vallos C — Wesley Woodyard LB Tennessee * - Manning’s 26 career AFC Offensive Player of the Week honors are the most by a player since the award was initiated by the NFL in 1984. COLLEGE FREE-AGENT HISTORY * - Manning has been named to 13 career Pro Bowls to tie for the third- For the last 10 consecutive years, at least one rookie college free agent most selections in NFL history. has made the Broncos’ active roster out of training camp. * - Manning threw an NFL-record 55 passes and 5,477 yards Running back C.J. Anderson (California) extended that streak for the Broncos in 2013. He represented the 16th rookie college free agent to make for Denver in 2013. Denver’s active roster out of training camp since 1997. * - Manning tied the NFL record with seven passing touchdowns against Denver’s streak of 10 consecutive years with a college free agent on the Baltimore in Week 1 of the 2013 season. Week 1 active roster is tied for the third-longest active streak in the NFL. * - WR Demaryius Thomas ranked second in the NFL with 14 receiving CONSECUTIVE SEASONS WITH A ROOKIE CFA ON WEEK 1 ROSTER (Current NFL Streaks) touchdowns and fourth in the league with 1,430 receiving yards in 2013. Team No. * - Thomas ranks first in the NFL with 35 receptions of 25+ yards during the 1. Indianapolis 15 last two years. 2. Kansas City 11 3. Denver 10 * - WR Wes Welker owns 841 career receptions, trailing only Broncos Baltimore 10 Ring of Fame wide receiver Rod Smith (849) among undrafted players New England 10 in league history. COLLEGE FREE AGENTS TO MAKE DENVER’S * - Welker owns two of the Top 4 single-season receiving totals in NFL 53-MAN ROSTER OUT OF TRAINING CAMP, SINCE 2004 Year Player College history in addition to representing one of just two players in league annals to 2004 CB Roc Alexander Washington top the 100-catch mark five times. 2005 TE Wesley Duke Mercer * - TE Julius Thomas posted 12 receiving touchdowns in 2013 to 2006 RB Mike Bell Arizona 2007 RB Selvin Young Texas represent the most by a tight end in franchise history. 2008 P Brett Kern Toledo * - RB Montee Ball ranked second in the NFL with a 6.5-yard rushing 2008 T Tyler Polumbus Colorado average (52-337) during the last six weeks of the regular season in 2013 2008 ILB Wesley Woodyard Kentucky 2009 DL Chris Baker Hampton while gaining a first down on 21-of-52 attempts during that span. 2010 CB Cassius Vaughn Mississippi * - G Louis Vasquez played every offensive snap in his first year with the 2011 CB Chris Harris Kansas Broncos in 2013 and became the first guard in franchise history to earn 2012 LS Aaron Brewer San Diego State 2012 LB Steven Johnson Kansas first-team All-Pro honors from the Associated Press. 2013 RB C.J. Anderson California

DENVER at SAN FRANCISCO — 10 — SUNDAY, aug. 17, 2014 denver broncos weekly release

OFFENSIVE NOTES

OFFENSE PRODUCES BRONCOS SPREAD OUT THE SCORING

Denver, which led the league in scoring (37.9 ppg) in 2013, totaled the The Broncos in 2013 were the first team in NFL history with five players most points (606) in NFL history for a single season. scoring at least 10 touchdowns from scrimmage. No other team in NFL his- Even in an era of increased scoring averages, Denver’s offensive output tory has had more than three players reach double figures in touchdowns was impressive. In professional football history only the 1941 Chicago in a single season. Bears scored a higher percentage (53.2%) of points than the second-place team in the league. DENVER BRONCOS 2013 TOUCHDOWN LEADERS Player Rush TD Rec TD Tot TD MOST POINTS PER GAME, NFL, 2013 1. Demaryius Thomas 0 14 14 Team Pts/G 2. Knowshon Moreno 10 3 13 1. Denver 37.9 2. Chicago 27.8 3. Julius Thomas 0 12 12 3. New England 27.8 4. Eric Decker 0 11 11 4. Philadelphia 27.6 5. Wes Welker 0 10 10 5. Dallas 27.4 OFFENSE FINDS THE END ZONE MOST POINTS SCORED, SINGLE SEASON, NFL HISTORY Team Year Pts. The Broncos scored 71 offensive touchdowns on 202 possessions in 1. Denver 2013 606 2013 with their 35.1% TD percentage leading the league by a wide margin. 2. New England 2007 589 3. Green Bay 2011 560 Their red zone efficiency (76.1% / 51-of-67) also led the NFL in 2013. 4. New England 2012 557 TOUCHDOWN EFFICIENCY LEADERS, NFL, 2013 5. Minnesota 1998 556 Team Drives TDs Pct. MOST PPG MORE THAN SECOND-PLACE TEAM, 1. Denver 202 71 35.1 SINGLE SEASON, PRO FOOTBALL HISTORY 2. New Orleans 181 49 27.1 Player Year Pts. 2nd Place Increase (Pct.) 3. Philadelphia 201 51 25.4 1. Chicago 1941 36.0 Green Bay (23.5) +12.5 (53.2%) 4. Chicago 182 45 24.7 2. Denver 2013 37.9 Chicago (27.8) +10.1 (36.3%) 5. Dallas 183 45 24.6 3. New England 2007 36.8 Dallas (28.4) +8.4 (29.6%) 4. L.A. Rams 1950 38.8 N.Y. Yanks (30.5) +8.3 (27.2%) RED ZONE EFFICIENCY LEADERS, NFL, 2013 5. Baltimore 1959 31.2 N.Y. Giants (23.7) +7.5 (31.6%) Team RZ Drives RZ TDs Pct. 1. Denver 67 51 76.1 HIGH-SCORING GAMES 2. Cincinnati 46 34 73.9 3. Dallas 51 35 68.6 The Broncos tied the NFL record by eclipsing 50 points in three contests 4. Detroit 56 35 62.5 in 2013. 5. Oakland 42 25 59.5 The Broncos’ streak of 18 regular-season games scoring at least 25 points—the longest such streak in NFL history—came to an end in Week 15 against San Diego. OFFENSIVE LINE PROVIDES PROTECTION MOST GAMES SCORING 50+ POINTS, NFL HISTORY The Broncos allowed the fewest sacks (20) in the NFL in 2013 and pro- Team Year No. duced a league-high six games without allowing a quarterback takedown. 1. Denver 2013 3 Minnesota 1969 3 FEWEST SACKS ALLOWED, NFL, 2013 Dallas 1966 3 Team No. L.A. Rams 1950 3 1. Denver 20 N.Y. Giants 1950 3 2. Detroit 23 MOST POINTS, SINGLE GAME, BRONCOS HISTORY 3. Cincinnati 29 Opp. (Date) Pts. 4. Chicago 30 1. vs. Phi. (9/29/13) 52 San Diego 30 2. vs. Ten. (12/8/13) 51 MOST GAMES ALLOWING ZERO SACKS, NFL, 2013 at Dal. (10/6/13) 51 Team No. 4. vs. S.D. (10/6/63) 50 1. Denver 6 5. vs. Bal. (9/5/13) 49 vs. K.C. (11/14/10) 49 2. Cincinnati 5 vs. Phi. (10/30/05) 49 3. Detroit 4 St. Louis 4 MOST CONSECUTIVE REG. SEASON GAMES 5. Three teams 3 SCORING 25+ POINTS, NFL HISTORY Team Year(s) No. 1. Denver 2012-13 18 2. St. Louis 1999-2000 14 Washington 1983 14 4. New England 2010-11 13

DENVER at SAN FRANCISCO — 11 — SUNDAY, aug. 17, 2014 denver broncos weekly release

OFFENSIVE NOTES

MANNING PLAYS IN THIRD SUPER BOWL MANNING ACCUSTOMED TO WINNING Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning played in his third career Super Quarterback Peyton Manning owns the second-most regular-season wins Bowl on Feb. 2. (167) by a starting quarterback in NFL history, trailing only Brett Favre in Manning joined Craig Morton and Kurt Warner as the only three quarter- that category. backs in league history to lead multiple teams to the Super Bowl. In Denver’s Week 10 win against San Diego in 2013, Manning passed QB PEYTON MANNING’S SUPER LOGS Favre for the most regular-season road wins by a starting quarterback in Opp. (Date) Res. Att. Cmp. Yds. TD INT Rtg. NFL history. Chi. (2/4/07) W, 29-17 38 25 247 1 1 81.8 His 26 wins since joining the Broncos represent the most victories by a N.O. (2/7/10) L, 31-17 45 31 333 1 1 88.5 quarterback in his first two years with a team since the 1970 NFL merger. Sea. (2/2/14) L, 43-8 49 34 280 1 2 73.5 TOTALS 1-2 132 90 860 3 4 81.0 MOST VICTORIES BY A STARTING QB, REGULAR SEASON, NFL HISTORY Player W L T Pct. STARTING QBs TO LEAD MULTIPLE TEAMS TO THE SUPER BOWL 1. Brett Favre 186 112 0 .624 Quarterback First Team Second Team 2. Peyton Manning* 167 73 0 .696 Craig Morton Dallas (1970) Denver (1977) 3. John Elway 148 82 1 .643 Kurt Warner St. Louis (1999, 2001) Arizona (2008) Tom Brady* 148 43 0 .775 Peyton Manning Indianapolis (2006, ‘09) Denver (2013) 5. Dan Marino 147 93 0 .613 *active player MANNING WINS FIFTH MVP AWARD MOST VICTORIES BY A STARTING QB, REGULAR SEASON, ACTIVE PLAYERS Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning won his NFL-record fifth MVP Player W L T Pct. award in 2013 after leading the NFL in nearly every significant passing 1. Peyton Manning 167 73 0 .696 category. 2. Tom Brady 148 43 0 .775 A runner-up for league MVP following his first season with Denver in 3. Drew Brees 110 75 0 .595 2012, Manning has finished first or second in MVP voting in eight of the 4. Ben Roethlisberger 95 46 0 .674 15 seasons he has played. 5. 85 66 0 .563 MOST NFL MVP AWARDS, NFL HISTORY MOST ROAD VICTORIES BY A STARTING QB, REGULAR SEASON, NFL HISTORY Player MVPs Years Selected Player W L T Pct. 1. Peyton Manning 5 2003-04, ‘08-09, ‘13 1. Peyton Manning* 77 43 0 .642 2. Brett Favre 3 1995-97 2. Brett Favre 73 76 0 .490 Johnny Unitas 3 1959, ‘64, ‘67 3. Tom Brady* 65 30 0 .684 Jim Brown 3 1957-58, ‘65 Dan Marino 65 55 0 .542 5. Tom Brady 2 2007, ‘10 5. Joe Montana 61 20 0 .753 Kurt Warner 2 1999, ‘01 *active player 2 1992, ‘94 MOST VICTORIES BY A QUARTERBACK IN HIS FIRST Joe Montana 2 1989-90 TWO YEARS WITH A TEAM, SINCE 1970 NFL MERGER Player Year No. MANNING NAMED TO 13TH PRO BOWL 1. Peyton Manning, Den. 2012-13 26 2. , Sea. 2012-13 24 Quarterback Peyton Manning was named to his 13th Pro Bowl in 2013 to 3. Ben Roethlisberger, Pit. 2004-05 22 tie for the third-most selections in NFL history. 4. Dan Marino, Mia. 1983-84 21 MOST PRO BOWL SELECTIONS, NFL HISTORY Jay Fiedler, Mia. 2000-01 21 Player No. 1. Tony Gonzalez 14 Bruce Matthews 14 3. Peyton Manning 13 13 Reggie White 13

DENVER at SAN FRANCISCO — 12 — SUNDAY, aug. 17, 2014 denver broncos weekly release

OFFENSIVE NOTES

MANNING’S SITUATIONAL RECORDS MANNING’S RECORD-BREAKING 2013 SEASON Below is a look at Peyton Manning’s career situational records. He owns Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning broke multiple NFL passing a career 167-73 (.696) regular-season record. records in 2013, most notably the single-season marks for touchdowns (55) and yards (5,477). PEYTON MANNING CAREER SITUATIONAL RECORDS Throws 0 TD passes...... 12-13 on Sunday. . . . 145-66 PEYTON MANNING’S SINGLE-SEASON STATISTICAL RECORDS, 2013 Throws 1+TD passes...... 153-59 on Monday . . . . .13-4 Statistic No. Old Record Passing Yards 5,477 5,476 (Drew Brees, 2011) Throws 2+TD passes...... 113-37 on Thursday . . . . .9-2 Passing TDs 55 51 (Tom Brady, 2007) Throws 3+TD passes...... 68-16 on Saturday. . . . . 0-1 Passing First Downs 289 278 (Drew Brees, 2011) Throws 4+TD passes...... 28-3 in September. . . .36-14 MOST PASSING TOUCHDOWNS, SINGLE SEASON, NFL HISTORY Throws for <200 yds...... 23-16 in October. . . . .38-16 Player Year No. Throws for 200+yds...... 144-57 in November. . . .44-20 1. Peyton Manning, Den. 2013 55 Throws for 300+yds...... 56-29 in Dec./Jan. . . . .49-23 2. Tom Brady, N.E. 2007 50 Was not intercepted...... 94-14 at home...... 90-30 3. Peyton Manning, Ind. 2004 49 4. Dan Marino, Mia. 1984 48 Was intercepted...... 73-59 on road ...... 77-43 5. Drew Brees, N.O. 2011 46 Was not sacked...... 70-24 in division. . . . .67-31 MOST PASSING YARDS, SINGLE SEASON, NFL HISTORY Was sacked...... 97-49 in conference . . .126-54 Player Year No. Posts 100+rating...... 79-10 out of conference . .41-19 1. Peyton Manning, Den. 2013 5,477 2. Drew Brees, N.O. 2011 5,476 MANNING’S 3,000/4,000-YARD PASSING SEASONS 3. Tom Brady, N.E. 2011 5,235 Quarterback Peyton Manning has totaled 13 4,000-yard passing seasons 4. Drew Brees, N.O. 2012 5,177 to represent the most in NFL history. 5. Dan Marino, Mia. 1984 5,084 Manning also owns 15 seasons with 3,000 passing yards to mark the MOST PASSING FIRST DOWNS, SINGLE SEASON, NFL HISTORY second-most in NFL history (Brett Favre, 18). Player Year No. 1. Peyton Manning, Den. 2013 289 MOST 4,000-YARD PASSING SEASONS, NFL HISTORY 2. Drew Brees, N.O. 2011 278 Player No. Years 3. Drew Brees, N.O. 2012 266 1. Peyton Manning* 13 1999-2004, ‘06-10, ‘12-13 4. Matthew Stafford, Det. 2012 264 2. Drew Brees* 8 2006-13 5. Tom Brady, N.E. 2011 261 3. Tom Brady* 6 2005, ‘07, ‘09, ‘11-13 Brett Favre 6 1995, ‘98-99, 2004, ‘07, ‘09 MANNING GOES FOR SEVEN TDs vs. RAVENS Dan Marino 6 1984-86, ‘88, ‘92, ‘94 *active Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning threw for an NFL record-tying seven touchdowns against Baltimore in Week 1 of the 2013 season. MOST 3,000-YARD PASSING SEASONS, NFL HISTORY His seven touchdown passes were the most in a single game since Joe Kapp Player No. Years accomplished the feat a year before the 1970 NFL-AFL merger. 1. Brett Favre 18 1992-2009 MOST PASSING TOUCHDOWNS, SINGLE GAME, NFL HISTORY 2. Peyton Manning* 15 1998-2010, ‘12-13 Player Opponent (Date) No. 3. Dan Marino 13 1984-92, ‘94-95, ‘97-98 1. Peyton Manning, Den. vs. Bal. (9/5/13) 7 4. John Elway 12 1985-91, ‘93-97 Nick Foles, Phi. at Oak. (11/3/13) 7 5. Drew Brees* 11 2002, ‘04-13 Joe Kapp, Min. vs. Bal. (9/28/69) 7 *active Y.A. Tittle, NYG vs. Was. (10/28/62) 7 George Blanda, Hou. vs. NYT (11/19/61) 7 MANNING REACHES 60,000 YARDS Adrian Burk, Phi. vs. Was. (10/17/54) 7 Sid Luckman, Chi. vs. NYG (11/14/43) 7 In Week 2 of the 2013 season against the N.Y. Giants, quarterback Peyton Manning joined Brett Favre and Dan Marino as the only players in NFL MANNING’S TOUCHDOWN RANKS history to throw for 60,000 yards. Below is a look at where Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning ranks He reached 60,000 yards in 7,841 career attempts, making him the fast- among players in terms of single-game touchdown passes: est player to reach the milestone. FEWEST ATTEMPTS TO REACH 60,000 PASSING YARDS, NFL HISTORY PEYTON MANNING’S CAREER TD PASS RANKINGS Games with... No. Rk. Player Att. 1+ touchdowns 214 2 1. Peyton Manning 7,841 2+ touchdowns 150 2 2. Dan Marino 8,130 3+ touchdowns 85 1 3. Brett Favre 8,551 4+ touchdowns 31 1 5+ touchdowns 8 1t 6+ touchdowns 3 1 7+ touchdowns 1 1t

DENVER at SAN FRANCISCO — 13 — SUNDAY, aug. 17, 2014 denver broncos weekly release

OFFENSIVE NOTES

MANNING CLIMBS DENVER RECORD BOOKS MANNING’S 2012-13 STATISTICAL RANKINGS In just two seasons, Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning already ranks Below is a look at where Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning ranks second in touchdown passes in addition to ranking fifth in club annals in among NFL quarterbacks since he signed with the Broncos prior to the passing yards. 2012 season: MOST TOUCHDOWN PASSES, BRONCOS HISTORY PEYTON MANNING’S STATISTICAL PASSING RANKS, 2012-13 Player No. Statistic No. Rk. 1. John Elway 300 Wins 26 1 Attempts 1,242 4 2. Peyton Manning 92 Completions 850 3 3. Craig Morton 74 Passing Yards 10,136 2 4. Jake Plummer 71 Passing TDs 92 1 71 Completion Pct. 68.4 1 MOST PASSING YARDS, BRONCOS HISTORY Passer Rtg. 110.8 1 Player No. 300-yard Passing Games 21 1t Games with 3+ Passing TDs 20 1 1. John Elway 51,475 Games with 100+ Passer Rtg. 20 1 2. Craig Morton 11,895 3. Brian Griese 11,763 MANNING’S REGULAR-SEASON STATISTICAL 4. Jake Plummer 11,631 5. Peyton Manning 10,136 RANKINGS Below is a look at where Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning ranks all- MANNING’S GAME-WINNING DRIVES time in major regular-season statistical passing categories. Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning owns the most game-winning PEYTON MANNING’S REGULAR SEASON STATISTICAL PASSING RANKS drives in the fourth quarter or overtime (50) since the 1970 NFL merger, Career Statistic No. Active Rk. All-Time Rk. according to Elias Sports Bureau. Wins (QBs) 167 1 2 Attempts 8,452 1 2 Included in his career total are seven game-winning drives during the Completions 5,532 1 2 1999 and 2009 seasons that are tied for the NFL single-season record. Passing Yards 64,964 1 2 MOST CAREER GAME-WINNING DRIVES IN FOURTH QUARTER OR Passing TDs 491 1 2 Passer Rtg. (min. 1,500 att.) 97.0 2 2 OVERTIME, SINCE 1970 NFL MERGER 300-yard Passing Games 84 1 1 Player No. Games with 3+ Passing TDs 84 1 1 1. Peyton Manning, Den./Ind. 50 Games with 100+ Passer Rtg. 102 1 2 2. Dan Marino, Mia. 47 3,000-yard passing seasons 15 1 2 3. Brett Favre, Min./NYJ/G.B./Atl. 43 4,000-yard passing seasons 13 1 1 4. John Elway, Den. 40 Seasons with 25+ Passing TDs 15 1 1 5. Warren Moon, K.C./Sea./Min./Hou. 35 MOST PASSING ATTEMPTS, NFL HISTORY Player No. MANNING’S ACCURACY ON DISPLAY 1. Brett Favre 10,169 2. Peyton Manning 8,452 Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning owns an NFL-record 81 career regu- 3. Dan Marino 8,358 lar-season games completing at least 70 percent of his passes. 4. John Elway 7,250 5. Warren Moon 6,823 In Denver’s Week 17 win at Oakland, Manning completed 89.3 percent of his passes (25-of-28) to represent the highest completion rate in Broncos history MOST PASSING COMPLETIONS, NFL HISTORY (min. 20 att.) and the second-highest mark in league annals (min. 28 att.). Player No. 1. Brett Favre 6,300 MOST GAMES COMPLETING 70 PERCENT OF PASSES, 2. Peyton Manning 5,532 NFL HISTORY 3. Dan Marino 4,967 Player No. 4. Drew Brees 4,481 1. Peyton Manning* 81 5. Tom Brady 4,178 2. Drew Brees* 64 MOST PASSING YARDS, NFL HISTORY 3. Brett Favre 59 Player No. 4. Steve Young 50 1. Brett Favre 71,838 5. Philip Rivers* 44 2. Peyton Manning 64,964 Joe Montana 44 3. Dan Marino 61,361 *active 4. John Elway 51,475 HIGHEST COMPLETION PCT., SINGLE GAME, BRONCOS HISTORY (min. 20 att.) 5. Drew Brees 51,081 Player Opponent (Date) Att. Cmp. Yds. Pct. MOST PASSING TOUCHDOWNS, NFL HISTORY 1. Peyton Manning at Oakland (12/29/13) 28 25 266 89.3 Player No. 2. Peyton Manning vs. Oakland (9/23/13) 37 32 374 86.5 1. Brett Favre 508 3. Craig Morton vs. Kansas City (12/10/78) 22 19 283 86.4 2. Peyton Manning 491 4. Hugh Millen at San Francisco (12/17/94) 23 19 217 82.6 3. Dan Marino 420 5. Peyton Manning vs. Philadelphia (9/29/13) 34 28 327 82.4 4. Drew Brees 363 5. Tom Brady 359

DENVER at SAN FRANCISCO — 14 — SUNDAY, aug. 17, 2014 denver broncos weekly release

OFFENSIVE NOTES

MANNING NO STRANGER TO POSTSEASON MANNING’S 300-YARD PASSING GAMES Peyton Manning has led his teams to 13 postseason berths in his career Peyton Manning owns the most 300-yard passing games (84) in NFL his- to represent the most by a quarterback in NFL history. tory during the regular season after passing Hall of Fame quarterback Dan Marino with his 330-yard effort against Houston in Week 3 of 2012. MOST SEASONS LEADING A TEAM TO THE PLAYOFFS, QUARTERBACKS, NFL HISTORY Including his eight 300-yard passing games in the postseason, Manning Player No. also owns the most overall 300-yard games (92) in NFL history. 1. Peyton Manning 13 His 12 games with 300 yards passing in 2013 represented a franchise 2. Brett Favre 12 record. 3. Tom Brady 11 MOST 300-YARD PASSING GAMES, REGULAR SEASON NFL HISTORY Joe Montana 11 Player No. 5. Dan Marino 10 1. Peyton Manning* 84 2. Drew Brees* 78 MANNING’S POSTSEASON STATISTICAL RANKINGS 3. Dan Marino 63 Below is a look at where Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning ranks all- 4. Brett Favre 62 time in major postseason statistical passing categories. 5. Tom Brady* 59 *active PEYTON MANNING’S POSTSEASON STATISTICAL PASSING RANKS Career Statistic No. Active Rk. All-Time Rk. MOST GAMES WITH 300 PASSING YARDS, Postseason Berths (QBs) 13 1 1 SINGLE SEASON, BRONCOS HISTORY Wins (QBs) 11 2 6t Player Year No. Attempts 889 2 2 1. Peyton Manning 2013 12 Completions 572 2 2 2. Peyton Manning 2012 9 Passing Yards 6,589 1 1 3. 2008 8 Passing TDs 37 2 4 4. Kyle Orton 2010 6 Passer Rtg. (min. 100 att.) 89.2 7 16 5. Brian Griese 2000 5 300-yard Passing Games 9 1 1 John Elway 1995 5 Games with 3+ Passing TDs 5 1 2t Games with 100+ Passer Rtg. 6 2 7t MANNING’S PLAYER OF THE WEEK/MONTH HONORS MOST POSTSEASON PASSING ATTEMPTS, NFL HISTORY Player No. Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning owns the most conference Player 1. Tom Brady 950 of the Week honors (26) since the award was initiated by the NFL in 1984. 2. Peyton Manning 889 3. Brett Favre 791 He won three Offensive Player of the Week awards in 2013 (Weeks 1, 4. Joe Montana 734 3, 16). 5. Dan Marino 687 He also owns the most AFC Offensive Player of the Month honors (8) MOST POSTSEASON PASSING COMPLETIONS, NFL HISTORY since the award’s inception in 1986. Player No. MOST CONFERENCE PLAYER OF THE WEEK AWARDS, NFL HISTORY 1. Tom Brady 590 2. Peyton Manning 572 Player No. 3. Brett Favre 481 1. Peyton Manning* 26 4. Joe Montana 460 2. Tom Brady* 24 5. Dan Marino 385 3. Dan Marino 18 4. Drew Brees* 16 MOST POSTSEASON PASSING YARDS, NFL HISTORY Player No. Brett Favre 16 1. Peyton Manning 6,589 6. John Elway 15 2. Tom Brady 6,424 *active 3. Brett Favre 5,855 MOST CONFERENCE PLAYER OF THE MONTH AWARDS, NFL HISTORY 4. Joe Montana 5,772 Player No. 5. John Elway 4,964 1. Peyton Manning* 8 MOST PASSING TOUCHDOWNS, NFL HISTORY 2. Tom Brady* 6 Player No. Aaron Rodgers* 6 1. Joe Montana 45 Brett Favre 6 2. Brett Favre 44 Bruce Smith 6 3. Tom Brady 43 4. Peyton Manning 37 Steve Young 6 5. Dan Marino 32 Barry Sanders 6 *active

DENVER at SAN FRANCISCO — 15 — SUNDAY, aug. 17, 2014 denver broncos weekly release

OFFENSIVE NOTES

MANNING DRIVES RATINGS BALL COMES ON STRONG LATE IN ROOKIE YEAR Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning ranked second in the NFL in passer Broncos running back Montee Ball ranked second in the NFL with a 6.5- rating (115.1) in 2013—a figure that represents the fifth-highest rating in a yard rushing average (52-337) during the last six weeks of the regular single season in league history. season in 2013 while gaining a first down on 21-of-52 attempts during His Week 12 game against New England in 2013 snapped his NFL-record that span. 23-game streak posting at least a 90.0 passer rating. HIGHEST RUSHING AVERAGE, NFL, WEEKS 12-17, 2013 Manning posted 10 games in 2013 with a 100+ rating to tie his own fran- Player Att. Yds. Avg. chise record in that category. 1. Jamaal Charles, K.C. 73 484 6.6 2. Montee Ball, Den. 52 337 6.5 HIGHEST QUARTERBACK RATING, NFL, 2013 3. Cam Newton, Car. 41 257 6.3 Player Att. Cmp. Yds. TD INT Rtg. 1. Nick Foles, Phi. 317 203 2,891 27 2 119.2 4. LeSean McCoy, Phi. 101 598 5.9 2. Peyton Manning, Den. 659 450 5,477 55 10 115.1 5. James Starks, G.B. 36 205 5.7 3. Josh McCown, Chi. 224 149 1,829 13 1 109.0 4. Philip Rivers, S.D. 544 378 4,478 32 11 105.5 D. THOMAS EARNS SECOND PRO BOWL HONOR 5. Aaron Rodgers, G.B. 290 193 2,536 17 6 104.9 Wide receiver Demaryius Thomas earned his second consecutive Pro Bowl HIGHEST QUARTERBACK RATING, SINGLE SEASON, NFL HISTORY selection in 2013 after tying the franchise single-season record for receiving Player Year Att. Cmp. Yds. TD INT Rtg. touchdowns (14) and ranking among the league leaders in several statistical 1. Aaron Rodgers, G.B. 2011 502 343 4,643 45 6 122.5 categories. 2. Peyton Manning, Ind. 2004 497 336 4,557 49 10 121.1 He joins Rod Smith (2000-01, ‘05) and Brandon Marshall (2008-09) as the 3. Nick Foles, Phi. 2013 317 203 2,891 27 2 119.2 only wide receivers in team history to make multiple Pro Bowls. 4. Tom Brady, N.E. 2007 578 398 4,806 50 8 117.2 5. Peyton Manning, Den. 2013 659 450 5,477 55 10 115.1 BRONCOS WIDE RECEIVERS TO MAKE MULTIPLE PRO BOWLS Player No. Years MOST CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITH 90+PASSER RATING, Rod Smith 3 2000-01, ‘05 NFL HISTORY (min. 15 att.) Demaryius Thomas 2 2012-13 Player Year(s) No. Brandon Marshall 2 2008-09 1. Peyton Manning, Den. 2012-13 (13 in ‘12, 10 in ‘13) 23 2. Peyton Manning, Ind. 2004 (Games 1-15) 15 MOST RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNS, SINGLE SEASON, BRONCOS HISTORY 3. Tom Brady, N.E. 2006-07 (last 3 in ‘06, first 11 in ‘07) 14 Player Year No. 1. Demaryius Thomas 2013 14 MOST GAMES POSTING A 100+PASSER RATING, Anthony Miller 1995 14 SINGLE SEASON, BRONCOS HISTORY 3. Eric Decker 2012 13 Player Year No. Steve Watson 1981 13 1. Peyton Manning 2013 10 5. Julius Thomas 2013 12 Peyton Manning 2012 10 Rod Smith 1997 12 3. John Elway 1997 7 Lionel Taylor 1960 12 John Elway 1993 7 Craig Morton 1981 7 MOST RECEIVING YARDS, NFL, 2013 Player Att. Yds. Avg. LG TD MANNING’S NO- STREAK 1. Josh Gordon, Cle. 87 1,646 18.9 95t 9 2. Antonio Brown, Pit. 110 1,499 13.6 56 8 Quarterback Peyton Manning attempted a career-best 226 consecutive 3. Calvin Johnson, Det. 84 1,492 17.8 87 12 passes without an interception spanning Week 16 in 2012 to Week 5 in 2013. 4. Demaryius Thomas, Den. 92 1,430 15.5 78t 14 The streak, which was the longest active streak in the NFL, was the 5. A.J. Green, Cin. 98 1,421 14.6 82t 11 longest of Manning’s career and the second-longest in Broncos history. MOST RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNS, NFL, 2013 Manning threw 20 touchdown passes this season before throwing his Player No. first interception against Dallas in Week 5 to break the NFL record held by 1. Jimmy Graham, N.O. 16 Cleveland quarterback Milt Plum (16 TDs before an INT in 1960). 2. Demaryius Thomas, Den. 14 MOST CONSECUTIVE ATTEMPTS WITHOUT AN INTERCEPTION, 3. Dez Bryant, Dal. 13 BRONCOS REGULAR-SEASON HISTORY Vernon Davis, S.F. 13 Player Year(s) Dates No. 5. Three players 12 1. Jake Plummer 2005 9/18/05-11/24/05 229 2. Peyton Manning 2012-13 12/23/12-10/6/13 226 DEMARYIUS THOMAS IS A BIG-PLAY THREAT 3. John Elway 1997 10/26/97-12/7/97 190 4. Peyton Manning 2012 9/17/12-10/15/12 176 Wide receiver Demaryius Thomas ranks first in the NFL with 35 receptions 5. John Elway 1990-91 12/23/90-9/29/91 136 of 25 yards or more since the beginning of the 2012 season. MOST CONSECUTIVE REGULAR-SEASON ATTEMPTS WITHOUT AN MOST 25+YARD RECEPTIONS, NFL, 2012-13 INTERCEPTION, QB PEYTON MANNING Player No. Year(s) Dates No. 1. Demaryius Thomas, Den. 35 1. 2012-13 12/23/12-10/6/13 226 2. Calvin Johnson, Det. 31 2. 2006-07 12/10/06-9/16/07 190 3. Vincent Jackson, T.B. 28 3. 2012 9/17/12-10/15/12 176 4. Dez Bryant, Dal. 27 4. 2009-10 1/3/10-10/3/10 164 5. Jordy Nelson, G.B. 25 5. 2008 10/27/08-11/23/08 140 Torrey Smith, Bal. 25

DENVER at SAN FRANCISCO — 16 — SUNDAY, aug. 17, 2014 denver broncos weekly release

OFFENSIVE NOTES

DEMARYIUS THOMAS A PLAYOFF RED ZONE THREAT WELKER HITS THE CENTURY MARK

Wide receiver Demaryius Thomas owns the second-most postseason Wide receiver Wes Welker owns two of the Top 4 single-season receiving touchdowns (5) in Broncos history. totals in NFL history in addition to being one of two players in league annals to top the 100-catch mark five times. MOST POSTSEASON TOUCHDOWN RECEPTIONS, BRONCOS HISTORY Player No. MOST SEASONS WITH 100+ RECEPTIONS, NFL HISTORY 1. Rod Smith 6 Player No. Years 2. Demaryius Thomas 5 1. Wes Welker, S.D./Mia./N.E. 5 2007-09, ‘11-12 3. Vance Johnson 4 Andre Johnson, Hou. 5 2006, ‘08-09, ‘12-13 4. Eight players 2 3. Marvin Harrison, Ind. 4 1999-2002 Brandon Marshall, Den./Mia./Chi. 4 2007-09, ‘12 D. THOMAS SETS SUPER BOWL RECORD Jerry Rice, S.F./Oak./Sea. 4 1990, ‘94-96 Reggie Wayne, Ind. 4 2007, ‘09-10, ‘12 Broncos wide receiver Demaryius Thomas set a Super Bowl record with 13 7. Herman Moore, Det./NYG 3 1995-97 receptions against the Seattle Seahawks on Feb. 2. MOST RECEPTIONS, SINGLE SEASON, NFL HISTORY MOST RECEPTIONS IN SUPER BOWL HISTORY Player Year Rec. Yds. TD Player Opponent (Date) Rec. Yds. Avg. TD 1. Demaryius Thomas, Den. vs. Sea. (2/2/14) 13 118 9.1 1 1. Marvin Harrison, Ind. 2002 143 1,722 11 2. Wes Welker, N.E. vs. NYG (2/3/08) 11 103 9.4 0 2. Wes Welker, N.E. 2009 123 1,348 4 Deion Branch, N.E. vs. Phi. (2/6/05) 11 133 12.1 0 Herman Moore, Det. 1995 123 1,686 14 Jerry Rice, S.F. vs. Cin. (1/22/89) 11 215 19.5 1 4. Wes Welker, N.E. 2011 122 1,569 9 Dan Ross, Cin. vs. S.F. (1/24/82) 11 104 9.5 2 Calvin Johnson, Det. 2012 122 1,964 5 Jerry Rice, S.F. 1995 122 1,848 15 WELKER AMONG BEST UNDRAFTED PLAYERS Cris Carter, Min. 1995 122 1,371 17 Cris Carter, Min. 1994 122 1,256 7 Broncos wide receiver Wes Welker, who entered the NFL with San Diego as a college free agent in 2004, owns 841 career receptions, trail- ing only Broncos Ring of Fame wide receiver Rod Smith (849) among WELKER’S TOUCHDOWN STREAK undrafted players in league history in that category. In Week 6 against Jacksonville in 2013, Broncos wide receiver Wes MOST RECEPTIONS BY AN UNDRAFTED PLAYER, NFL HISTORY Welker became the first player in NFL history to catch at least one Player Years Rec. Yds. Avg. TD touchdown in each of his first six games with a team. His six-game 1. Rod Smith, Den. 1996-2006 849 11,389 13.4 68 touchdown streak, which ended in Week 7, tied for the longest such 2. Wes Welker, S.D./Mia./N.E./Den. 2006-Pres. 841 9,358 11.1 48 streak in team history. 3. Antonio Gates, S.D. 2003-Pres. 719 9,193 12.8 87 4. Gary Clark, Was./Ari./Mia. 1985-95 699 10,856 15.5 65 MOST CONSECUTIVE GAMES CATCHING A TOUCHDOWN 5. Wayne Chrebet, NYJ 1995-2005 580 7,365 12.7 41 TO START A CAREER WITH A TEAM Player Year No. WELKER TIED FOR FOURTH IN PLAYOFF CATCHES 1. Wes Welker, Den. 2013 6 2. Charlie Brown, Was. 1982 5 Broncos wide receiver Wes Welker is tied for fourth in NFL postseason 3. Several tied — 4 history with 87 receptions in his career. MOST CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITH A TD RECEPTION, BRONCOS HISTORY MOST RECEPTIONS, NFL POSTSEASON HISTORY Player Year(s) No. Player No. 1. Wes Welker 2013 6 1. Jerry Rice 151 Anthony Miller 1995 6 2. Reggie Wayne 92 Vance Johnson 1987 6 3. Hines Ward 88 Al Denson 1969 6 4. Wes Welker 87 Lionel Taylor 1960-61 6 Michael Irvin 87 6. Eric Decker 2012 5 WELKER’S SIX-SEASON STRETCH Steve Watson 1981 5 Broncos wide receiver Wes Welker, who signed with the Broncos as an WELKER A DOUBLE-DIGIT THREAT unrestricted free agent during the offseason, totaled the most receptions (672) in Patriots history from 2007-12 to represent the most productive Wide receiver Wes Welker owns the second-most games (18) in NFL his- six-season stretch in NFL history. tory with 10 or more receptions. MOST RECEPTIONS IN A SIX-SEASON SPAN, NFL HISTORY MOST GAMES WITH 10+ RECEPTIONS, NFL HISTORY Player Years Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Player Team(s) No. 1. Wes Welker, N.E. 2007-12 672 7,459 11.1 37 1. Andre Johnson Hou. 21 2. Marvin Harrison, Ind. 1999-2004 649 8,707 13.4 77 2. Wes Welker S.D./Mia./N.E./Den. 18 3. Marvin Harrison, Ind. 1998-2003 622 8,370 13.5 69 4. Wes Welker, Mia./N.E. 2006-11 621 6,792 10.9 32 3. Brandon Marshall Den./Mia./Chi. 17 5. Marvin Harrison, Ind. 2000-05 616 8,190 13.3 77 Jerry Rice S.F./Oak./Sea. 17 5. Marvin Harrison Ind. 16

DENVER at SAN FRANCISCO — 17 — SUNDAY, aug. 17, 2014 denver broncos weekly release

OFFENSIVE / DEFENSIVE NOTES

FIVE RECEIVERS HAVE AT LEAST 60 CATCHES JULIUS THOMAS: A RED ZONE TARGET

The Broncos in 2013 became the first team in NFL history with five players Broncos tight end Julius Thomas tied for fifth in the NFL with 12 catching at least 60 passes in a season. Only four other teams have had five receiving touchdowns in 2013—a total that represents the most in team players catch 50 passes in a single year. history by a tight end. TEAMS WITH FIVE PLAYERS CATCHING AT LEAST 50 PASSES, MOST RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNS BY A TIGHT END, SINGLE SEASON, NFL HISTORY SINGLE SEASON, BRONCOS HISTORY Team Year Players Rec. Player Year No. Cleveland 1980 Mike Pruitt 63 1. Julius Thomas 2013 12 Reggie Rucker 52 2. Shannon Sharpe 1998 10 Dave Logan 51 Shannon Sharpe 1996 10 Ozzie Newsome 51 4. Shannon Sharpe 1993 9 Greg Pruitt 50 5. Shannon Sharpe 2003 8 New England 1994 Ben Coates 96 Michael Timpson 74 Leroy Thompson 65 VASQUEZ EARNS FIRST PRO BOWL NOD Vincent Brisby 58 Broncos guard Louis Vasquez, who was signed by the Broncos as an Kevin Turner 52 unrestricted free agent in 2013, earned his first career Pro Bowl selection New Orleans 2011 Jimmy Graham 99 after playing every offensive snap (1,207) and representing one of just Darren Sproles 86 three 16-game starting NFL guards to allow zero sacks on the year. Marques Colston 80 Lance Moore 52 He also earned first-team All-Pro recognition from the Associated Press Pierre Thomas 50 making him the first guard in Broncos history to achieve that honor. Denver 2013 Demaryius Thomas 92 MOST SNAPS PLAYED ON OFFENSE/DEFENSE, BRONCOS, 2013 Eric Decker 87 Player Pos. Plays Pct. Wes Welker 73 1. Louis Vasquez G 1,207 100.0 Julius Thomas 65 2. Zane Beadles G 1,198 99.3 Knowshon Moreno 60 Manny Ramirez C 1,198 99.3 4. Peyton Manning QB 1,156 95.8 JULIUS THOMAS NAMED A PRO BOWLER 5. Demaryius Thomas WR 1,106 91.6 Broncos tight end Julius Thomas, who battled multiple injuries while FEWEST SACKS ALLOWED AMONG 16-GAME combining for just one catch during his first two NFL seasons, finished STARTING GUARDS, NFL, 2013 the 2013 campaign with 65 receptions for 788 yards (12.1 avg.) with 12 Player Starts touchdowns to earn his first career Pro Bowl selection. 1. Louis Vasquez, Den. 0.0 He posted two games in 2013 with at least 100 receiving yards and two Larry Warford, Det. 0.0 touchdowns, representing just the seventh and eighth such performanc- Jeremy Zuttah, T.B. 0.0 es, respectively, by a Broncos tight end. He is the only tight end in team 4. Willie Colon, NYJ 1.0 history to accomplish the feat twice in the same season. 5. Five Players 1.5 Last season, Thomas has also posted two of the top three receiving yardage outputs by a Broncos tight end since 2000. BRONCOS DEFENSIVE NOTES 100-YARD, TWO-TOUCHDOWN GAMES BY A TIGHT END, BRONCOS HISTORY QUICKLY: Player Opponent (Date) Rec. Yds. Avg. TD * - Defensive Coordinator Jack Del Rio enters his third season as Riley Odoms vs. K.C. (12/10/78) 7 165 23.6 2 defensive coordinator with the Broncos after serving as head coach of the Bob Micho at K.C. (10/18/87)* 9 105 11.7 2 Jacksonville Jaguars for nine seasons (2003-11). Shannon Sharpe at LAA (1/2/94) 6 115 19.2 2 Shannon Sharpe vs. S.D. (10/6/96) 13 153 11.8 3 * - Denver led the NFL with 16 takeaways in the fourth quarter in 2013 Shannon Sharpe at K.C. (10/20/02) 12 214 17.8 2 and produced a +7 turnover margin in the final frame. Shannon Sharpe vs. S.D. (11/16/03) 7 101 14.4 3 * - The Broncos signed unrestricted free agents and 2013 Pro Bowlers CB Julius Thomas vs. Bal. (9/5/13) 5 110 22.0 2 Aqib Talib and S T.J. Ward to fortify their secondary in 2014. Julius Thomas at Dal. (10/6/13) 9 122 13.6 2 * - DE DeMarcus Ware, a seven-time Pro Bowler, who signed with the *Replacement Game Broncos in March owns 117 career sacks to rank 18th in NFL history MOST RECEIVING YARDS BY A BRONCOS TIGHT END, SINCE 2000 (fourth among active players). Player Opponent (Date) Rec. Yds. Avg. TD * - LB Danny Trevathan was one of seven NFL players with at least 120 1. Shannon Sharpe at K.C. (10/20/02) 12 214* 17.8 2 tackles and three interceptions in 2013. 2. Julius Thomas at Dal. (10/6/13) 9 122 13.6 2 Julius Thomas vs. Bal. (9/5/13) 5 110 22.0 2 * - LB Von Miller owns 35 career sacks to represent the 10th most in 4. Tony Scheffler at S.D. (10/19/09) 6 101 16.8 1 league history through a player’s first three seasons. Shannon Sharpe vs. S.D. (11/16/03) 7 101 14.4 3 *Broncos record

DENVER at SAN FRANCISCO — 18 — SUNDAY, aug. 17, 2014 denver broncos weekly release

DEFENSIVE NOTES

TREVATHAN TOPS 100 TACKLES WARE SECOND FASTEST TO 100 SACKS Broncos linebacker Danny Trevathan was one of seven players in the NFL Broncos defensive end DeMarcus Ware posted his 100th sack in his in 2013 to post 120 tackles and three interceptions. 113th career game in 2012 to become the second fastest player in league His 124 tackles in 2013 were the most by a Bronco since linebacker D.J. history to reach the century mark. Williams posted 170 defensive stops in 2007. FEWEST GAMES TO REACH 100 CAREER SACKS, NFL HISTORY Player No. PLAYERS WITH 120 TTs AND 3 INTs, NFL, 2013 1. Reggie White 96 Player TT INT 2. DeMarcus Ware 113 Danny Trevathan, Den. 124 3 3. Bruce Smith 115 Kiko Alonso, Buf. 159 4 4. Jared Allen 122 Lavonte David, T.B. 143 5 Lawrence Taylor 122 Luke Kuechly, Car. 156 4 Chad Greenway, Min. 134 3 Karlos Dansby, Ari. 122 4 WARE’S RECORD-TYING SACK STREAK Daryl Smith, Bal. 123 3 Defensive end DeMarcus Ware posted a sack in 10 consecutive games in 2007-08 to tie former Broncos defensive end Simon Fletcher for the longest WARE AMONG NFL’S TOP PASS RUSHERS sack streak in league history since the statistic became official in 1982. Broncos defensive end DeMarcus Ware, who signed with the Broncos MOST CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITH A FULL SACK (Since 1982) on March 12, owns 117 career sacks to rank 18th in NFL history (fourth Player No. Dates among active players). 1. DeMarcus Ware 10 Dec. 16, 2007 - Oct. 19, 2008 His 0.83 sacks per game rank second in league history (since 1982) Simon Fletcher 10 Nov. 15, 1992 - Sept. 20, 1993 among players who appeared in at least 50 games. 3. Kevin Greene 9 Dec. 7, 1997 - Oct. 18, 1998 Bruce Smith 9 Nov. 16, 1986 - Oct. 25, 1987 MOST SACKS IN NFL HISTORY (Since 1982) Player No. VON MILLER OFF TO A FAST START 1. Bruce Smith 200.0 2. Reggie White 198.0 Broncos linebacker Von Miller has totaled the 10th most sacks (35) in 3. Kevin Greene 160.0 NFL history (since 1982) through a players first three years. 4. Chris Doleman 150.5 MOST SACKS THROUGH FIRST THREE SEASONS, NFL HISTORY 5. Michael Strahan 141.5 (Since sacks were tracked beginning in 1982) 6. Jason Taylor 139.5 Player GP Sk. 7. Richard Dent 137.5 1. Reggie White, Phi. 41 52.0 John Randle 137.5 2. Derrick Thomas, K.C. 47 43.5 9. John Abraham* 133.5 3. , S.F. 40 42.0 10. Leslie O’Neal 132.5 4. Dwight Freeney, Ind. 47 40.0 Lawrence Taylor 132.5 5. Shawne Merriman, S.D. 42 39.5 12. Jared Allen* 128.5 6. Richard Dent, Chi. 48 37.5 13. Rickey Jackson 128.0 7. J.J. Watt, Hou. 45 36.5 14. Derrick Thomas 126.5 8. Jevon Kearse, Ten. 48 36.0 15. Simeon Rice 122.0 Anthony Smith, LAA 47 36.0 16. Clyde Simmons 121.5 10. Von Miller, Den. 38 35.0 17. Julius Peppers* 118.5 18. DeMarcus Ware* 117.0 19. Sean Jones 113.0 MILLER IS DENVER’S SINGLE-SEASON SACK LEADER 20. Robert Mathis* 111.0 Broncos linebacker Von Miller totaled a team-record 18.5 sacks during *active player his second NFL season in 2012. MOST SACKS PER GAME, NFL HISTORY (Since 1982 / min. 50 GP) MOST SACKS, SINGLE SEASON, BRONCOS HISTORY Player GP Sk Sk/G Player Year No. 1. Reggie White 232 198.0 0.85 1. Von Miller 2012 18.5 2. DeMarcus Ware* 141 117.0 0.83 2. Elvis Dumervil 2009 17.0 3. Jared Allen* 157 128.5 0.82 3. Simon Fletcher 1992 16.0 4. Derrick Thomas 169 126.5 0.75 4. Simon Fletcher 1993 13.5 5. Lawrence Taylor 184 132.5 0.72 Simon Fletcher 1991 13.5 *active player

DENVER at SAN FRANCISCO — 19 — SUNDAY, aug. 17, 2014 denver broncos weekly release

DEFENSIVE / SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES

TALIB HAS A KNACK FOR THE BALL PRATER A RELIABLE WEAPON Aqib Talib has totaled the fourth-most interceptions (23) by a cornerback Broncos kicker Matt Prater owns the highest field goal percentage in fran- in the NFL since he entered the NFL in 2008. chise history (min. 50 att.). The seventh-year player has made 141-of-170 His four interceptions returned for a touchdown are tied for the fourth (82.9%) field goals as a Bronco. most in the league since he became a regular starter in 2009. HIGHEST CAREER FIELD GOAL PCT., BRONCOS HISTORY (min. 50 att.) Player Years Md. Att. Pct. MOST INTERCEPTIONS, NFL, 2008-PRES. 1. Matt Prater 2007-Pres. 141 170 82.9 Player GP No. 2. Jason Elam 1993-2007 395 490 80.6 1. Asante Samuel 82 29 3. David Treadwell 1989-92 99 127 78.0 2. DeAngelo Hall 92 26 4. Rich Karlis 1982-88 137 193 71.0 3. Tramon Williams 95 24 5. Fred Steinfort 1979-81 43 64 67.2 4. Aqib Talib 77 23 5. Three players — 20 MOST INTERCEPTIONS FOR TOUCHDOWNS, NFL, 2009-PRES. PRATER NAMED TO FIRST PRO BOWL Player No. Broncos kicker Matt Prater earned his first career Pro Bowl selection in 1. Charles Tillman 6 2013 after leading the league in field goal percentage (96.2 / 25-of-26) and 2. Captain Munnerlyn 5 finishing second in the NFL in scoring (150 pts.). Charles Woodson 5 4. Aqib Talib 4 BRONCOS KICKERS TO MAKE THE PRO BOWL Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie 4 Player No. Years Darius Butler 4 Jason Elam 3 1995, ‘98, 2001 Matt Prater 1 2013 WARD LEADS NFL DBs IN TFLs IN 2013 David Treadwell 1 1989 HIGHEST FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE, NFL, 2013 Broncos safety T.J. Ward earned his first career Pro Bowl honor with Player Md. Att. Pct. the Browns in 2013 after leading all NFL defensive backs with 10 tackles 1. Matt Prater, Den. 25 26 96.2 behind the line of scrimmage. 2. Steven Hauschka, Sea. 33 35 94.3 MOST TACKLES FOR A LOSS, DEFENSIVE BACKS, NFL, 2013 3. Shaun Suisham, Pit. 30 32 93.8 Player No. 4. Dan Bailey, Dal. 28 30 93.3 1. T.J. Ward, Cle. 10.0 5. Greg Zuerlein, Stl. 26 28 92.9 2. Troy Polamalu, Pit. 7.5 MOST POINTS SCORED, NFL, 2013 3. Malcolm Jenkins, N.O. 7.0 Player No. 4. Eric Berry, K.C. 6.5 1. Stephen Gostkowski, N.E. 158 5. Kenny Vaccaro, N.O. 6.0 2. Matt Prater, Den. 150 3. Nick Novak, S.D. 144 BRONCOS SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES 4. Steven Hauschka, Sea. 143 5. Mason Crosby, G.B. 141 QUICKLY: * - Jeff Rodgers enters his fourth season as Denver’s special teams coor- MOST POINTS SCORED, SINGLE SEASON, BRONCOS HISTORY dinator after serving in that capacity under Head Coach John Fox in Carolina Player Year No. in 2010. 1. Matt Prater 2013 150 * - K Matt Prater ranked second in the NFL with a franchise-record 150 2. Terrell Davis 1998 138 points scored in 2013. 3. Gene Mingo 1962 137 * - Prater kicked an NFL-record 64-yard field goal in Denver’s Week 14 4. Matt Prater 2012 133 win against Tennessee in 2013. 5. Jason Elam 1995 132 * - Prater is 51-of-54 (.944) in his career in the fourth quarter or over- time, including 8-of-8 in 2013. * - Prater owns the best field goal percentage from 50+ yards (.778 / 21-of-27) in NFL history among players who started their career after 1970.

DENVER at SAN FRANCISCO — 20 — SUNDAY, aug. 17, 2014 denver broncos weekly release

SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES

PRATER’S 50-YARDERS PRATER’S RECORD-BREAKING LEG Broncos kicker Matt Prater owns the highest percentage of field goals Kicker Matt Prater owns four of the seven longest field goals in franchise made from 50+ yards in NFL history (77.8% / 21-of-27) among players history, including his NFL-record 64-yard field goal that he kicked against who started their careers after 1970 (min. 20 att.). Tennessee on Dec. 8, 2013. HIGHEST 50-YD. FIELD GOAL PCT., SINCE 1970 NFL MERGER (min 20 att.) LONGEST FIELD GOALS, NFL HISTORY Player Md. Att. Pct. Player Opponent Length 1. Matt Prater, Den. 21 27 77.8 1. Matt Prater, Den. vs. Ten., 12/8/13 64* 2. , Chi. 16 21 76.2 2. David Akers, S.F. at G.B. (9/9/12) 63 3. Tony Zendejas, LAN/Hou. 17 23 73.9 Tom Dempsey, N.O. vs. Det. (11/8/70) 63 4. Jeff Wilkins, Stl./S.F./Phi. 26 36 72.2 Jason Elam, Den. vs. Jac. (10/25/98) 63 5. Rob Bironas, Ten. 24 34 70.6 Sebastian Janikowski, Oak. at Den. (9/12/11) 63 MATT PRATER, CAREER FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS FROM 50+ YARDS 6. Matt Bryant, T.B. vs. Phi. (10/22/06) 62 Year Md. Att. Pct. LONGEST FIELD GOALS, BRONCOS HISTORY 2008 5 6 83.3 Player Opponent Length 2009 2 3 66.7 1. Matt Prater vs. Ten., 12/8/13 64* 2010 2 3 66.7 2. Jason Elam vs. Jac., 10/25/98 63 2011 3 4 75.0 3. Matt Prater vs. Chi., 12/11/11 59 2012 3 4 75.0 Matt Prater vs. NYJ, 10/17/10 59 2013 6 7 85.7 5. Fred Steinfort vs. Was., 10/13/80 57 Totals 21 27 77.8 6. Matt Prater at K.C., 9/28/08 56 Jason Elam at Hou., 11/26/95 56 MOST 50-YD. FIELD GOALS, CAREER, BRONCOS HISTORY * - NFL record Player Md. Att. Pct. 1. Jason Elam, 1993-2007 37 61 60.7 2. Matt Prater, 2007-Pres. 21 27 77.8 PRATER MAKES LONGEST 4th QTR. FG IN PLAYOFF HISTORY 3. Rich Karlis, 1982-88 6 18 33.3 In the 2013 AFC Championship Game against New England, Broncos 4. Fred Steinfort, 1979-81 5 10 50.0 kicker Matt Prater connected on 4-of-4 field goals, including the longest 5. Bobby Howfield, 1968-70 3 9 33.3 field goal in Broncos postseason history (54 yds.). Jim Turner, 1971-79 3 13 23.1 His 54-yard kick represents the longest field goal in NFL playoff history MATT PRATER 50-YARD FIELD GOALS, CAREER (BY LENGTH) during the second half of a game and tied for the fourth-longest overall. 2013 Field Goals in BOLD LONGEST FIELD GOALS, NFL POSTSEASON HISTORY Opponent Length Player Opponent Qtr. Length 1. vs. Tennessee, 12/8/13 64* 1. Pete Stoyanovich, Mia. Kansas City (1/5/91) 2 58 2. vs. Chicago, 12/11/11 59 2. Shayne Graham, Hou. New England (1/13/13) 2 55 vs. N.Y. Jets, 10/17/10 59 Jeff Wilkins, Stl. Atlanta (1/15/05) 2 55 4. at Kansas City, 9/28/08 56 4. Matt Prater, Den. New England (1/19/14) 4 54 5. vs. Tampa Bay, 10/5/08 55 John Carney, S.D. Indianapolis (12/31/95) 1 54 6. at Oakland, 12/29/13 54 Steve Christie, Buf. Dallas (1/30/94) 1 54 vs. Kansas City, 11/17/13 54 Eddie Murray, Det. San Francisco (12/31/83) 2 54 at Jacksonville, 9/12/10 54 9. vs. Oakland, 9/23/13 53 vs. Philadelphia, 9/29/13 53 PRATER CLUTCH IN FOURTH QUARTER/OVERTIME at Carolina, 11/11/12 53 Broncos kicker Matt Prater has made 47-of-50 career field goal attempts in vs. Oakland, 9/30/12 53 the fourth quarter to rank second in NFL history with his 94.0% conversion rate. vs. Houston, 9/23/12 53 Prater is also a perfect 4-of-4 on field goal attempts in overtime, making 14. at Miami, 10/23/11 52 him 51-of-54 (94.4%) in his career in the fourth quarter or overtime. vs. San Diego, 9/14/08 52 16. vs. Chicago, 12/11/11 51 HIGHEST CAREER FIELD GOAL PCT. IN FOURTH QUARTER, vs. Oakland, 12/20/09 51 NFL HISTORY (min. 25 Md.) at Kansas City, 9/28/08 51 Player Md. Att. Pct. 19. at Dallas, 10/6/13 50 1. Stephen Gostkowski 63 65 96.9 vs. Miami, 11/2/08 50 2. Matt Prater 47 50 94.0 at Cincinnati, 9/13/09 50 3. Nick Folk 47 51 92.2 * - NFL record 4. Josh Brown 73 81 90.1 5. Rob Bironas 60 67 89.6

DENVER at SAN FRANCISCO — 21 — SUNDAY, aug. 17, 2014 denver broncos weekly release

SPECIAL TEAMS / MISCELLANEOUS NOTES

PRATER A WEAPON ON KICKOFFS DECADES OF SUCCESS Broncos kicker Matt Prater led the NFL with 81 touchbacks on kickoffs in The Broncos are in their sixth decade of professional football, looking to 2013. He also ranks first in the league with 260 touchbacks on kickoffs since build off a body of work that ranks as the most consistent in the NFL in his first full season in 2008. terms of winning over the last three decades. MOST TOUCHBACKS ON KICKOFFS, NFL, 2013 Denver is one of just four teams to record three 90+ win decades since Player KOs TBs Pct. 1960 and the only organization to do so in each of the last three decades. 1. Matt Prater, Den. 112 81 72.3 Below is a look at the Broncos’ record by the decade. In its 50-plus sea- 2. Stephen Gostkowski, N.E. 98 65 66.3 sons of football, Denver has totaled the eighth-most regular-season wins 3. Graham Gano, Car. 79 63 79.7 (432 / 432-377-10) in the NFL and advanced to the postseason 20 times. 4. Greg Zuerlein, Stl. 77 52 67.5 Thomas Morstead, N.O. 85 52 61.2 BRONCOS REGULAR-SEASON RECORD BY DECADE Dan Bailey, Dal. 91 52 57.1 Decade W L T Pct. Playoff Berths Win Rk. 1960s 39 97 4 .287 0 22nd MOST TOUCHBACKS ON KICKOFFS, 2008-PRES. 1970s 75 64 5 .539 3 8th Player KOs TBs Pct. 1980s 93 58 1 .615 5 4th 1. Matt Prater, Den. 490 260 53.1 1990s 94 66 0 .588 5 7th 2. Stephen Gostkowski, N.E. 536 211 39.4 2000s 93 67 0 .581 4 6th 3. Michael Koenen, T.B./Atl. 459 203 44.2 2010s 38 26 0 .594 3 T-8th 4. Thomas Morstead, N.O. 427 202 47.3 TOTALS 432 378 10 .533 20 8th 5. Sebastian Janikowski, Oak. 428 176 41.1 MOST DECADES WITH 90+ REGULAR SEASON WINS, SINCE 1960 COLQUITT A HOUSEHOLD NFL NAME Team 90+ Win Decades Decades (Win Total) 1. Denver 3 1980s (93), 1990s (94), 2000s (93) Denver’s Britton Colquitt and Kansas City’s Dustin Colquitt are the first brothers Green Bay 3 1960s (96), 1990s (93), 2000s (95) to punt in the NFL at the same time since 1941 (George and Wes McAfee). Miami 3 1970s (104), 1980s (94), 1990s (95) The Colquitt family has produced four NFL punters, including Britton and Pittsburgh 3 1970s (99), 1990s (93), 2000s (103) Dustin’s father, Craig, and uncle, Jimmy. Craig Colquitt won two Super Bowl rings as the Steelers’ punter and Jimmy Colquitt played two games for the BRONCOS SUCCESSFUL IN OVERTIME Seahawks in 1985. All four Colquitts attended the University of Tennessee. The Denver Broncos rank second in the NFL with a 25-16-2 (.605) record COLQUITTS IN THE NFL in regular-season overtime games since the system was instituted in 1974. Player Years GP No. Avg. LG In20 Net Craig Colquitt 1978-84, ‘87 97 431 41.3 74 112 34.8 BEST RECORDS IN OVERTIMES GAMES, REGULAR SEASON, NFL HISTORY Jimmy Colquitt 1985 2 12 40.1 55 3 34.3 Team W L T Pct. Dustin Colquitt 2005-Pres. 142 744 44.9 81 285 39.3 1. Washington 24 14 1 .628 Britton Colquitt 2009-Pres. 64 319 45.8 67 102 39.5 2. Denver 25 16 2 .605 3. Arizona 24 16 2 .595 BRONCOS MISCELLANEOUS NOTES 4. Pittsburgh 21 15 2 .579 5. Buffalo 19 14 0 .576 QUICKLY: Dallas 19 14 0 .576 * - Now in their sixth decade of professional football, the Broncos are one of just four teams to record three 90+ win decades since 1960 and the only BRONCOS OWN NFL’S LONGEST SCORING STREAK organization to do so in each of the last three decades. The Broncos’ 341-game scoring streak is the longest active streak in the * - The Broncos have sold out every home game since the beginning of league. The streak, which began on with a 16-13 the 1970 season (341 reg. season / 19 postseason). overtime loss at Seattle on Nov. 30, 1992, is the second-longest such * - The Broncos own the NFL’s best overall home record (236-89 / .726) streak in NFL history. since 1975 and have posted a league-best five undefeated home schedules LONGEST SCORING STREAKS, NFL HISTORY (Regular Season only) in the 16-game regular-season era (since 1978). Team Games Years * - The Broncos’ 341-game scoring streak is the longest active streak in 1. San Francisco 420 1977-2004 the league. 2. Denver 341* 1992-Pres. * - Denver ranks second in the NFL with a 25-16-2 (.605) record in 3. Indianapolis 321* 1993-Pres. regular-season overtime games since the system was instituted in 1974. 4. Cleveland 274 1950-71 5. Minnesota 260 1991-2007 *Active Streaks

DENVER at SAN FRANCISCO — 22 — SUNDAY, aug. 17, 2014 denver broncos weekly release

MISCELLANEOUS NOTES

HOME SELLOUT STREAK BRONCOS ALL-TIME YEAR-BY-YEAR RECORDS The Broncos have sold out every home game since the beginning of the YEAR PRESEASON REG. SEASON PLAYOFFS 1970 season with the exception of two replacement games played during 1960. . . . .0-5...... 4-9-1...... 0-0 the 1987 strike (both games were sold out before the strike). 1961. . . . .1-4...... 3-11...... 0-0 Denver has thus sold out 341 consecutive regular-season games, which 1962. . . . .2-2...... 7-7 ...... 0-0 marks the second-longest home sellout streak in the NFL. With postseason 1963. . . . .2-3...... 2-11-1...... 0-0 games factored in, the total reaches 360. 1964. . . . .2-3...... 2-11-1...... 0-0 LONGEST HOME SELLOUT STREAKS, REGULAR SEASON, 1965. . . . .1-4...... 4-10...... 0-0 NFL HISTORY 1966. . . . .1-3...... 4-10...... 0-0 Team Games Year Started 1967. . . . .3-1...... 3-11...... 0-0 1. Washington 365 1967 1968. . . . .1-4...... 5-9 ...... 0-0 2. Denver 341 1970 1969. . . . .1-4...... 5-8-1...... 0-0 3. Pittsburgh 323 1972 1970. . . . .3-2...... 5-8-1...... 0-0 4. N.Y. Giants 304 1974 1971. . . . .1-4...... 4-9-1...... 0-0 5. Green Bay 301 1960 1972. . . . .2-3...... 5-9 ...... 0-0 1973. . . . .2-3...... 7-5-2...... 0-0 HOME, SWEET HOME 1974. . . . .4-2...... 7-6-1...... 0-0 1975. . . . .3-3...... 6-8 ...... 0-0 The Broncos own the NFL’s best home record since 1975 in the regular 1976. . . . .5-2...... 9-5 ...... 0-0 season and postseason with a 236-89 (.726) mark. 1977. . . . .5-1...... 12-2. . . . 2-1 (S.B. loss) TOP HOME RECORDS, NFL, 1975-PRES. 1978. . . . .2-2...... 10-6...... 0-1 Team Regular Season Postseason Total Pct. 1979. . . . .3-1...... 10-6...... 0-1 1. Denver 221-85-0 (.722) 15-4 (.789) 236-89-0 .726 1980. . . . .2-2...... 8-8 ...... 0-0 2. Pittsburgh 216-87-1 (.712) 16-7 (.696) 234-94-1 .713 1981. . . . .2-2...... 10-6...... 0-0 3. Baltimore 100-43-1 (.698) 3-2 (.600) 103-45-1 .695 1982. . . . .4-0...... 2-7 ...... 0-0 4. New England 201-104-0 (.659) 15-4 (.789) 216-108-0 .667 1983. . . . .3-1...... 9-7 ...... 0-1 5. Minnesota 201-104-1 (.658) 8-5 (.615) 209-109-1 .657 1984. . . . .3-1...... 13-3...... 0-1 1985. . . . .2-2...... 11-5...... 0-0 1986. . . . .2-2...... 11-5. . . . 2-1 (S.B. loss) BRONCOS ONE OF NFL’S BEST SINCE MERGER 1987. . . . .3-2...... 10-4-1. . . . 2-1 (S.B. loss) After a less than auspicious beginning, the Broncos have become one of 1988. . . . .3-1...... 8-8 ...... 0-0 the most consistent winners in the NFL thanks in large part to Owner & CEO 1989. . . . .2-2...... 11-5. . . . 2-1 (S.B. loss) Pat Bowlen. Denver ranks in the top five in the NFL in several categories 1990. . . . .3-2...... 5-11...... 0-0 since the 1970 merger, including Super Bowl berths (7), regular-season 1991. . . . .2-3...... 12-4...... 1-1 wins (393) and regular-season home wins (235). 1992. . . . .1-4...... 8-8 ...... 0-0 1993. . . . .2-2...... 9-7 ...... 0-1 SUPER BOWL BERTHS, NFL, SINCE 1970 MERGER 1994. . . . .2-3...... 7-9 ...... 0-0 Team No. 1995. . . . .3-2...... 8-8 ...... 0-0 1. Dallas 8 1996. . . . .3-1...... 13-3...... 0-1 Pittsburgh 8 1997. . . . .3-2...... 12-4. . . . .4-0 (S.B. win) 3. Denver 7 1998. . . . .3-1...... 14-2. . . . .3-0 (S.B. win) New England 7 1999. . . . .3-2...... 6-10...... 0-0 REGULAR-SEASON WINS, NFL, SINCE 1970 MERGER 2000. . . . .4-0...... 11-5...... 0-1 Team No. 2001. . . . .3-1...... 8-8 ...... 0-0 1. Pittsburgh 412 2002. . . . .3-1...... 9-7 ...... 0-0 2. Miami 400 2003. . . . .3-1...... 10-6...... 0-1 3. Dallas 397 2004. . . . .2-3...... 10-6...... 0-1 4. Denver 393 2005. . . . .4-0...... 13-3...... 1-1 5. San Francisco 387 2006. . . . .3-1...... 9-7 ...... 0-0 REGULAR-SEASON HOME WINS, NFL, SINCE 1970 MERGER 2007. . . . .2-2...... 7-9 ...... 0-0 Team No. 2008. . . . .2-2...... 8-8 ...... 0-0 1. Pittsburgh 244 2009. . . . .1-3...... 8-8 ...... 0-0 2. Denver 235 2010. . . . .1-3...... 4-12...... 0-0 3. Miami 227 2011. . . . .2-2...... 8-8 ...... 1-1 4. Minnesota 227 2012. . . . .2-2...... 13-3...... 0-1 Dallas 226 2013. . . . .2-2...... 13-3...... 2-1 2014. . . . .1-0...... 0-0 ...... 0-0 TOTAL . .130-116 (.528) . . 432-378-10 (.533). . .20-18 (.526)

DENVER at SAN FRANCISCO — 23 — SUNDAY, aug. 17, 2014 2014 DENVER BRONCOS NUMERICAL ROSTER

Updated: Aug. 3, 2014 2013 PARTICIPATION No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Age Exp. College Hometown How Acq. GP GS DNP INA 2 Zac Dysert QB 6‐3 221 24 2 Miami‐Ohio Ada, Ohio D7‐'13 0 0 0 16 4 Britton Colquitt P6‐3 205 29 6 Tennessee Knoxville, Tenn. FA‐'09 16 0 0 0 5 Matt Prater K5‐10 195 29 8 Central Florida Estero, Fla. FA‐'07 16 0 0 0 8 Mitch Ewald K5‐10 176 23 R Indiana Naperville, Ill. CFA‐'14 0000 9 Bryn Renner QB 6‐3 225 24 R North Carolina West Springfield, Va. CFA‐'14 0000 10 Emmanuel Sanders WR 5‐11 180 27 5 Southern Methodist Bellville, Texas UFA‐'14 16 10 0 0 11 Jordan Norwood WR 5‐11 180 27 5 Penn State State College, Pa. FA‐'14 0000 12 Andre Caldwell WR 6‐0 200 29 7 Florida Tampa, Fla. UFA‐'12 16 2 0 0 13 Nathan Palmer WR 5‐11 198 25 2 Northern Illinois Elkhart, Ind. FA‐'13 0000 14 Cody Latimer WR 6‐2 215 21 R Indiana Dayton, Ohio D2‐'14 0000 15 Greg Wilson WR 6‐0 185 23 1 Fordham Danville, Calif. FA‐'14 0000 16 WR 6‐1 212 23 R Michigan State Bloomfield, Mich. CFA‐'14 0000 17 Brock Osweiler QB 6‐8 240 23 3 Arizona State Kalispell, Mont. D2b‐'12 4 0 12 0 18 Peyton Manning QB 6‐5 230 38 17 Tennessee New Orleans FA‐'12 16 16 0 0 19 Isaiah Burse WR 5‐10 187 22 R Fresno State Modesto, Calif. CFA‐'14 0000 20 John Boyett S5‐10 203 24 1 Oregon Napa, Calif. FA‐'13 0000 21 Aqib Talib CB 6‐1 205 28 7 Kansas Richardson, Texas UFA‐'14 13 13 0 3 22 C.J. Anderson RB 5‐8 224 23 2 California Vallejo, Calif. CFA‐'13 5 0 0 11 23 Ronnie Hillman RB 5‐10 195 22 3 San Diego State La Habra, Calif. D3‐'12 10 0 1 5 25 Chris Harris Jr. CB 5‐10 199 25 3 Kansas Bixby, Okla. CFA‐'11 16 15 0 0 26 Rahim Moore S6‐1 195 24 4 UCLA Los Angeles D2a‐'11 10 10 0 0 27 Duke Ihenacho S6‐1 207 25 2 San Jose State Gardena, Calif. CFA‐'12 15 14 0 1 28 Montee Ball RB 5‐10 215 23 2 Wisconsin Wentzville, Mo. D2‐'13 16 0 0 0 29 Bradley Roby CB 5‐11 194 22 R Ohio State Suwanee, Ga. D1‐'14 0000 30 David Bruton S6‐2 217 27 6 Notre Dame Miamisburg, Ohio D4a‐'09 16 0 0 0 31 Omar Bolden CB 5‐10 195 25 3 Arizona State Ontario, Calif. D4a‐'12 16 1 0 0 32 Tony Carter CB 5‐9 175 28 6 Florida State Jacksonville, Fla. FA‐'11 12 2 0 4 33 Jerodis Williams RB 5‐10 203 23 1 Furman Milton, Fla. FA‐'14 0000 34 Brennan Clay RB 5‐11 201 22 R Oklahoma San Diego CFA‐'14 0000 35 Kapri Bibbs RB 5‐11 203 21 R Colorado State Plainfield, Ill. CFA‐'14 0000 36 Kayvon Webster CB 5‐11 198 23 2 South Florida Opa‐locka, Fla. D3‐'13 14 2 0 2 38 Quinton Carter S6‐1 200 26 4 Oklahoma Las Vegas D4a‐'11 0000 39 Louis Young CB 6‐1 196 22 R Georgia Tech Washington D.C. CFA‐'14 0000 40 Juwan Thompson RB 5‐11 225 22 R Duke Fairburn, Ga. CFA‐'14 0000 41 Charles Mitchell S 5‐11 205 24 2 Mississippi State Clarksdale, Miss. FA‐'14 0000 42 Jordan Sullen CB 6‐0 200 24 R Tulane New Orleans CFA‐'14 0000 43 T.J. Ward S5‐10 200 27 5 Oregon Concord, Calif. UFA‐'14 16 16 0 0 45 Jerome Murphy CB 6‐0 200 27 5 South Florida Elizabeth , N.J. FA‐'14 0000 46 Aaron Brewer LS 6‐5 230 24 3 San Diego State Fullerton, Calif. CFA‐'12 16 0 0 0 47 Corey Nelson LB 6‐1 226 22 R Oklahoma Dallas D7‐'14 0000 48 LB 6‐2 250 21 R Colorado State Baltimore, Md. CFA‐'14 0000 49 Chase Vaughn DE 6‐2 248 25 R CSU‐Pueblo Aurora, Colo. FA‐'14 0000 50 L.J. Fort LB 6‐0 230 24 1 Northern Iowa Granite City, Ill. FA‐'14 0000 51 Jamar Chaney LB 6‐0 242 27 5 Mississippi State Fort Pierce , Fla. FA‐'14 0000 52 Jerrell Harris LB 6‐3 242 25 1 Alabama Gadsden, Ala. FA‐'14 0000 53 Steven Johnson LB 6‐1 237 26 3 Kansas Wallingford, Pa. CFA‐'12 16 0 0 0 54 Brandon Marshall LB 6‐1 250 24 3 Nevada Las Vegas FA‐'13 1000 55 Lerentee McCray LB 6‐3 249 23 2 Florida Ocala, Fla. CFA‐'13 0000 56 Nate Irving LB 6‐1 245 26 4 North Carolina State Teachey, N.C. D3‐'11 15 4 0 1 57 Lamin Barrow LB 6‐1 237 23 R Louisiana State Marrero, La. D5‐'14 0000 58 Von Miller LB 6‐3 250 25 4 Texas A&M DeSoto, Texas D1‐'11 9900 59 Danny Trevathan LB 6‐1 240 24 3 Kentucky Leesburg, Fla. D6‐'12 16 16 0 0 60 Cody Larsen DT 6‐4 300 24 1 Southern Utah Draper, Utah FA‐'14 0000 61 Matt Paradis OL 6‐3 300 24 R Boise State Council, Idaho D6‐'14 0000 62 Greg Latta DE 6‐5 260 22 R Purdue La Quina, Calif. CFA‐'14 0000 63 Ben Garland G6‐5 308 26 1 Air Force Grand Junction, Colo. CFA‐'10 0000 64 Will Montgomery C6‐3 304 31 9 Virginia Tech Clifton, Va. FA‐'14 16 16 0 0 65 Louis Vasquez G6‐5 335 27 6 Texas Tech Corsicana, Texas UFA‐'13 16 16 0 0 66 Manny Ramirez C6‐3 320 31 8 Texas Tech Houston FA‐'11 16 16 0 0 68 Kenny Anunike DE 6‐5 260 24 R Duke Galena, Ohio CFA‐'14 0000 69 Will Pericak DT 6‐3 300 25 1 Colorado Boulder, Colo. FA‐'14 0000 70 Vinston Painter G6‐6 309 24 1 Virginia Tech Norfolk, Va. D6‐'13 0000 71 Paul Cornick T6‐6 310 25 1 North Dakota State Orono, Minn. FA‐'12 0000 72 Hall Davis DE 6‐4 270 27 3 Louisiana‐Lafayette Baton Rouge, La. FA‐'13 0000 73 Ryan Miller G6‐7 320 25 2 Colorado Littleton, Colo. FA‐'14 0000 74 Orlando Franklin G6‐7 320 26 4 Miami Delray Beach, Fla. D2b‐'11 15 15 0 1 75 Chris Clark T6‐5 305 28 6 Southern Mississippi New Orleans W‐'10 16 14 0 0 76 Marvin Austin DT 6‐2 312 25 4 North Carolina Washington D.C. FA‐'14 3001 77 Winston Justice T 6‐6 317 29 9 Southern California Long Beach, Calif. FA‐'13 4064 78 Ryan Clady T6‐6 315 27 7 Boise State Rialto, Calif. D1‐'08 2200 79 Michael Schofield OL 6‐6 301 23 R Michigan Orland Park, Ill. D3‐'14 0000 80 Julius Thomas TE 6‐5 250 26 4 Portland State Stockton, Calif. D4b‐'11 14 14 0 2 82 Jameson Konz TE 6‐3 234 28 3 Kent State Canton, Ohio FA‐'14 0000 83 Wes Welker WR 5‐9 185 33 11 Texas Tech Oklahoma City UFA‐'13 13 13 0 3 84 Jacob Tamme TE 6‐3 230 29 7 Kentucky Danville, Ky. UFA‐'12 16 1 0 0 85 Virgil Green TE 6‐5 255 25 4 Nevada Tulare, Calif. D7a‐'11 16 3 0 0 86 Cameron Morrah TE 6‐3 251 27 4 California Pomona , Calif. FA‐'14 0000 87 Greg Hardin WR 5‐11 177 23 R North Dakota Bellevue, Neb. CFA‐'14 0000 88 Demaryius Thomas WR 6‐3 229 26 5 Georgia Tech Montrose, Ga. D1a‐'10 16 16 0 0 89 Gerell Robinson TE 6‐4 220 24 1 Arizona State Chandler, Ariz. FA‐'13 0000 91 Sione Fua DT 6‐1 310 26 4 Stanford Encino, Calif. FA‐'13 5026 92 Sylvester Williams DT 6‐2 313 25 2 North Carolina Jefferson City, Mo. D1‐'13 13 4 0 3 93 Quanterus Smith DE 6‐5 255 24 2 Western Kentucky Loganville, Ga. D5a‐'13 0000 94 DeMarcus Ware DE 6‐4 258 32 10 Troy Auburn, Ala. UFA‐'14 13 13 0 3 95 Derek Wolfe DE 6‐5 285 24 3 Cincinnati Lisbon, Ohio D2a‐'12 11 11 0 5 96 Mitch Unrein DT 6‐4 306 27 4 Wyoming Eaton, Colo. FA‐'10 16 1 0 0 97 Malik Jackson DE 6‐5 293 24 3 Tennessee Van Nuys, Calif. D5‐'12 16 5 0 0 98 Terrance Knighton DT 6‐3 331 28 6 Temple Windsor, Conn. UFA‐'13 16 16 0 0 99 Kevin Vickerson DT 6‐5 328 31 9 Michigan State Detroit FA‐'10 11 11 0 0 INJURED RESERVE 90 John Youboty DE 6‐4 258 24 1 Temple Houston CFA‐'13 0000 COACHING STAFF John Fox ‐ Head Coach; Jack Del Rio ‐ Defensive Coordinator; Adam Gase ‐ Offensive Coordinator; Jeff Rodgers ‐ Special Teams Coordinator; Clancy Barone ‐ Tight Ends; Chris Beake, Defensive Assistant; Brian Callahan ‐ Offensive Assistant; James Cregg ‐ Assistant Offensive Line; Mike Eubanks ‐ Assistant Strength; Sam Garnes ‐ Assistant Secondary; Jason George ‐ Assistant Strength; Bo Hardegree ‐ Quality Control (Offense); Greg Knapp ‐ Quarterbacks; Anthony Lomando ‐ Assistant Strength; Dave Magazu ‐ Offensive Line; Luke Richesson ‐ Strength & Conditioning; Jay Rodgers ‐ Defensive Line; Richard Smith ‐ Linebackers; Eric Studesville ‐ Running Backs; Derius Swinton ‐ Assistant Special Teams; Tyke Tolbert ‐ Wide Receivers; ‐ Secondary. 2014 DENVER BRONCOS ALPHABETICAL ROSTER

Updated: Aug. 3, 2014 2013 PARTICIPATION No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Age Exp. College Hometown How Acq. GP GS DNP INA 22 Anderson, C.J. RB 5‐8 224 23 2 California Vallejo, Calif. CFA‐'13 5 0 0 11 68 Anunike, Kenny DE 6‐5 260 24 R Duke Galena, Ohio CFA‐'14 0000 76 Austin, Marvin DT 6‐2 312 25 4 North Carolina Washington D.C. FA‐'14 3001 28 Ball, Montee RB 5‐10 215 23 2 Wisconsin Wentzville, Mo. D2‐'13 16 0 0 0 48 Barrett, Shaquil LB 6‐2 250 21 R Colorado State Baltimore, Md. CFA‐'14 0000 57 Barrow, Lamin LB 6‐1 237 23 R Louisiana State Marrero, La. D5‐'14 0000 35 Bibbs, Kapri RB 5‐11 203 21 R Colorado State Plainfield, Ill. CFA‐'14 0000 31 Bolden, Omar CB 5‐10 195 25 3 Arizona State Ontario, Calif. D4a‐'12 16 1 0 0 20 Boyett, John S 5‐10 203 24 1 Oregon Napa, Calif. FA‐'13 0000 46 Brewer, Aaron LS 6‐5 230 24 3 San Diego State Fullerton, Calif. CFA‐'12 16 0 0 0 30 Bruton, David S 6‐2 217 27 6 Notre Dame Miamisburg, Ohio D4a‐'09 16 0 0 0 19 Burse, Isaiah WR 5‐10 187 22 R Fresno State Modesto, Calif. CFA‐'14 0000 12 Caldwell, Andre WR 6‐0 200 29 7 Florida Tampa, Fla. UFA‐'12 16 2 0 0 38 Carter, Quinton S 6‐1 200 26 4 Oklahoma Las Vegas D4a‐'11 0000 32 Carter, Tony CB 5‐9 175 28 6 Florida State Jacksonville, Fla. FA‐'11 12 2 0 4 51 Chaney, Jamar LB 6‐0 242 27 5 Mississippi State Fort Pierce , Fla. FA‐'14 0000 78 Clady, Ryan T 6‐6 315 27 7 Boise State Rialto, Calif. D1‐'08 2200 75 Clark, Chris T 6‐5 305 28 6 Southern Mississippi New Orleans W‐'10 16 14 0 0 34 Clay, Brennan RB 5‐11 201 22 R Oklahoma San Diego CFA‐'14 0000 4 Colquitt, Britton P 6‐3 205 29 6 Tennessee Knoxville, Tenn. FA‐'09 16 0 0 0 71 Cornick, Paul T 6‐6 310 25 1 North Dakota State Orono, Minn. FA‐'12 0000 72 Davis, Hall DE 6‐4 270 27 3 Louisiana‐Lafayette Baton Rouge, La. FA‐'13 0000 2 Dysert, Zac QB 6‐3 221 24 2 Miami‐Ohio Ada, Ohio D7‐'13 0 0 0 16 8 Ewald, Mitch K5‐10 176 23 R Indiana Naperville, Ill. CFA‐'14 0000 50 Fort, L.J. LB 6‐0 230 24 1 Northern Iowa Granite City, Ill. FA‐'14 0000 16 Fowler, Bennie WR 6‐1 212 23 R Michigan State Bloomfield, Mich. CFA‐'14 0000 74 Franklin, Orlando G 6‐7 320 26 4 Miami Delray Beach, Fla. D2b‐'11 15 15 0 1 91 Fua, Sione DT 6‐1 310 26 4 Stanford Encino, Calif. FA‐'13 5026 63 Garland, Ben G 6‐5 308 26 1 Air Force Grand Junction, Colo. CFA‐'10 0000 85 Green, Virgil TE 6‐5 255 25 4 Nevada Tulare, Calif. D7a‐'11 16 3 0 0 87 Hardin, Greg WR 5‐11 177 23 R North Dakota Bellevue, Neb. CFA‐'14 0000 25 Harris Jr., Chris CB 5‐10 199 25 3 Kansas Bixby, Okla. CFA‐'11 16 15 0 0 52 Harris, Jerrell LB 6‐3 242 25 1 Alabama Gadsden, Ala. FA‐'14 0000 23 Hillman, Ronnie RB 5‐10 195 22 3 San Diego State La Habra, Calif. D3‐'12 10 0 1 5 27 Ihenacho, Duke S 6‐1 207 25 2 San Jose State Gardena, Calif. CFA‐'12 15 14 0 1 56 Irving, Nate LB 6‐1 245 26 4 North Carolina State Teachey, N.C. D3‐'11 15 4 0 1 97 Jackson, Malik DE 6‐5 293 24 3 Tennessee Van Nuys, Calif. D5‐'12 16 5 0 0 53 Johnson, Steven LB 6‐1 237 26 3 Kansas Wallingford, Pa. CFA‐'12 16 0 0 0 77 Justice, Winston T 6‐6 317 29 9 Southern California Long Beach, Calif. FA‐'13 4064 98 Knighton, Terrance DT 6‐3 331 28 6 Temple Windsor, Conn. UFA‐'13 16 16 0 0 82 Konz, Jameson TE 6‐3 234 28 3 Kent State Canton, Ohio FA‐'14 0000 60 Larsen, Cody DT 6‐4 300 24 1 Southern Utah Draper, Utah FA‐'14 0000 14 Latimer, Cody WR 6‐2 215 21 R Indiana Dayton, Ohio D2‐'14 0000 62 Latta, Greg DE 6‐5 260 22 R Purdue La Quina, Calif. CFA‐'14 0000 18 Manning, Peyton QB 6‐5 230 38 17 Tennessee New Orleans FA‐'12 16 16 0 0 54 Marshall, Brandon LB 6‐1 250 24 3 Nevada Las Vegas FA‐'13 1000 55 McCray, Lerentee LB 6‐3 249 23 2 Florida Ocala, Fla. CFA‐'13 0000 73 Miller, Ryan G 6‐7 320 25 2 Colorado Littleton, Colo. FA‐'14 0000 58 Miller, Von LB 6‐3 250 25 4 Texas A&M DeSoto, Texas D1‐'11 9900 41 Mitchell, Charles S 5‐11 205 24 2 Mississippi State Clarksdale, Miss. FA‐'14 0000 64 Montgomery, Will C 6‐3 304 31 9 Virginia Tech Clifton, Va. FA‐'14 16 16 0 0 26 Moore, Rahim S 6‐1 195 24 4 UCLA Los Angeles D2a‐'11 10 10 0 0 86 Morrah, Cameron TE 6‐3 251 27 4 California Pomona , Calif. FA‐'14 0000 45 Murphy, Jerome CB 6‐0 200 27 5 South Florida Elizabeth , N.J. FA‐'14 0000 47 Nelson, Corey LB 6‐1 226 22 R Oklahoma Dallas D7‐'14 0000 11 Norwood, Jordan WR 5‐11 180 27 5 Penn State State College, Pa. FA‐'14 0000 17 Osweiler, Brock QB 6‐8 240 23 3 Arizona State Kalispell, Mont. D2b‐'12 4 0 12 0 70 Painter, Vinston G 6‐6 309 24 1 Virginia Tech Norfolk, Va. D6‐'13 0000 13 Palmer, Nathan WR 5‐11 198 25 2 Northern Illinois Elkhart, Ind. FA‐'13 0000 61 Paradis, Matt OL 6‐3 300 24 R Boise State Council, Idaho D6‐'14 0000 5 Prater, Matt K 5‐10 195 29 8 Central Florida Estero, Fla. FA‐'07 16 0 0 0 69 Pericak, Will DT 6‐3 300 25 1 Colorado Boulder, Colo. FA‐'14 0000 66 Ramirez, Manny C 6‐3 320 31 8 Texas Tech Houston FA‐'11 16 16 0 0 9 Renner, Bryn QB 6‐3 225 24 R North Carolina West Springfield, Va. CFA‐'14 0000 89 Robinson, Gerell TE 6‐4 220 24 1 Arizona State Chandler, Ariz. FA‐'13 0000 29 Roby, Bradley CB 5‐11 194 22 R Ohio State Suwanee, Ga. D1‐'14 0000 10 Sanders, Emmanuel WR 5‐11 180 27 5 Southern Methodist Bellville, Texas UFA‐'14 16 10 0 0 79 Schofield, Michael OL 6‐6 301 23 R Michigan Orland Park, Ill. D3‐'14 0000 93 Smith, Quanterus DE 6‐5 255 24 2 Western Kentucky Loganville, Ga. D5a‐'13 0000 42 Sullen, Jordan CB 6‐0 200 24 R Tulane New Orleans CFA‐'14 0000 21 Talib, Aqib CB 6‐1 205 28 7 Kansas Richardson, Texas UFA‐'14 13 13 0 3 84 Tamme, Jacob TE 6‐3 230 29 7 Kentucky Danville, Ky. UFA‐'12 16 1 0 0 88 Thomas, Demaryius WR 6‐3 229 26 5 Georgia Tech Montrose, Ga. D1a‐'10 16 16 0 0 80 Thomas, Julius TE 6‐5 250 26 4 Portland State Stockton, Calif. D4b‐'11 14 14 0 2 40 Thompson, Juwan RB 5‐11 225 22 R Duke Fairburn, Ga. CFA‐'14 0000 59 Trevathan, Danny LB 6‐1 240 24 3 Kentucky Leesburg, Fla. D6‐'12 16 16 0 0 96 Unrein, Mitch DT 6‐4 306 27 4 Wyoming Eaton, Colo. FA‐'10 16 1 0 0 65 Vasquez, Louis G 6‐5 335 27 6 Texas Tech Corsicana, Texas UFA‐'13 16 16 0 0 49 Vaughn, Chase DE 6‐2 248 25 R CSU‐Pueblo Aurora, Colo. FA‐'14 0000 99 Vickerson, Kevin DT 6‐5 328 31 9 Michigan State Detroit FA‐'10 11 11 0 0 43 Ward, T.J. S 5‐10 200 27 5 Oregon Concord, Calif. UFA‐'14 16 16 0 0 94 Ware, DeMarcus DE 6‐4 258 32 10 Troy Auburn, Ala. UFA‐'14 13 13 0 3 36 Webster, Kayvon CB 5‐11 198 23 2 South Florida Opa‐locka, Fla. D3‐'13 14 2 0 2 83 Welker, Wes WR 5‐9 185 33 11 Texas Tech Oklahoma City UFA‐'13 13 13 0 3 33 Williams, Jerodis RB 5‐10 203 23 1 Furman Milton, Fla. FA‐'14 0000 92 Williams, Sylvester DT 6‐2 313 25 2 North Carolina Jefferson City, Mo. D1‐'13 13 4 0 3 15 Wilson, Greg WR 6‐0 185 23 1 Fordham Danville, Calif. FA‐'14 0000 95 Wolfe, Derek DE 6‐5 285 24 3 Cincinnati Lisbon, Ohio D2a‐'12 11 11 0 5 39 Young, Louis CB 6‐1 196 22 R Georgia Tech Washington D.C. CFA‐'14 0000 INJURED RESERVE 90 Youboty, John DE 6‐4 258 24 1 Temple Houston CFA‐'13 0000 COACHING STAFF John Fox ‐ Head Coach; Jack Del Rio ‐ Defensive Coordinator; Adam Gase ‐ Offensive Coordinator; Jeff Rodgers ‐ Special Teams Coordinator; Clancy Barone ‐ Tight Ends; Chris Beake, Defensive Assistant; Brian Callahan ‐ Offensive Assistant; James Cregg ‐ Assistant Offensive Line; Mike Eubanks ‐ Assistant Strength; Sam Garnes ‐ Assistant Secondary; Jason George ‐ Assistant Strength; Bo Hardegree ‐ Quality Control (Offense); Greg Knapp ‐ Quarterbacks; Anthony Lomando ‐ Assistant Strength; Dave Magazu ‐ Offensive Line; Luke Richesson ‐ Strength & Conditioning; Jay Rodgers ‐ Defensive Line; Richard Smith ‐ Linebackers; Eric Studesville ‐ Running Backs; Derius Swinton ‐ Assistant Special Teams; Tyke Tolbert ‐ Wide Receivers; Cory Undlin ‐ Secondary. 2014 DENVER BRONCOS POSITION-BY-POSITION ROSTER

Updated: Aug. 3, 2014 OFFENSE DEFENSE QUARTERBACKS (4) DEFENSIVE LINE (16) No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Age Exp. College No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Age Exp. College 2Dysert, Zac QB 6‐3 221 24 2 Miami‐Ohio 68 Anunike, Kenny DE 6‐5 260 24 R Duke 18 Manning, Peyton QB 6‐5 230 38 17 Tennessee 76 Austin, Marvin DT 6‐2 312 25 4 North Carolina 17 Osweiler, Brock QB 6‐8 240 23 3 Arizona State 72 Davis, Hall DE 6‐4 270 27 3 Louisiana‐Lafayette 9 Renner, Bryn QB 6‐3 225 24 R North Carolina 91 Fua, Sione DT 6‐1 310 26 4 Stanford 97 Jackson, Malik DE 6‐5 293 24 3 Tennessee RUNNING BACKS (7) 98 Knighton, Terrance DT 6‐3 331 28 6 Temple No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Age Exp. College 60 Larsen, Cody DT 6‐4 300 24 1 Southern Utah 22 Anderson, C.J. RB 5‐8 224 23 2 California 62 Latta, Greg DE 6‐5 260 22 R Purdue 28 Ball, Montee RB 5‐10 215 23 2 Wisconsin 69 Pericak, Will DT 6‐3 300 25 1 Colorado 35 Bibbs, Kapri RB 5‐11 203 21 R Colorado State 93 Smith, Quanterus DE 6‐5 255 24 2 Western Kentucky 34 Clay, Brennan RB 5‐11 201 22 R Oklahoma 96 Unrein, Mitch DT 6‐4 306 27 4 Wyoming 23 Hillman, Ronnie RB 5‐10 195 22 2 San Diego State 49 Vaughn, Chase DE 6‐2 248 25 R CSU‐Pueblo 40 Thompson, Juwan RB 5‐11 225 22 R Duke 99 Vickerson, Kevin DT 6‐5 328 31 9 Michigan State 33 Williams, Jerodis RB 5‐10 203 23 1 Furman 94 Ware, DeMarcus DE 6‐4 258 32 10 Troy 92 Williams, Sylvester DT 6‐2 313 25 2 North Carolina WIDE RECEIVERS (11) 95 Wolfe, Derek DE 6‐5 285 24 3 Cincinnati No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Age Exp. College 19 Burse, Isaiah WR 5‐10 187 22 R Fresno State LINEBACKERS (12) 12 Caldwell, Andre WR 6‐0 200 29 7 Florida No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Age Exp. College 16 Fowler, Bennie WR 6‐1 212 23 R Michigan State 48 Barrett, Shaquil LB 6‐2 250 21 R Colorado State 87 Hardin, Greg WR 5‐11 177 23 R North Dakota 57 Barrow, Lamin LB 6‐1 237 23 R Louisiana State 14 Latimer, Cody WR 6‐2 215 21 R Indiana 51 Chaney, Jamar LB 6‐0 242 27 5 Mississippi State 11 Norwood, Jordan WR 5‐11 180 27 5 Penn State 50 Fort, L.J. LB 6‐0 230 24 1 Northern Iowa 13 Palmer, Nathan WR 5‐11 198 25 2 Northern Illinois 52 Harris, Jerrell LB 6‐3 242 25 1 Alabama 10 Sanders, Emmanuel WR 5‐11 180 27 5 Southern Methodist 56 Irving, Nate LB 6‐1 245 26 4 North Carolina State 88 Thomas, Demaryius WR 6‐3 229 26 5 Georgia Tech 53 Johnson, Steven LB 6‐1 237 26 3 Kansas 83 Welker, Wes WR 5‐9 185 33 11 Texas Tech 54 Marshall, Brandon LB 6‐1 250 24 3 Nevada 15 Wilson, Greg WR 6‐0 185 23 1 Fordham 55 McCray, Lerentee LB 6‐3 249 23 2 Florida 58 Miller, Von LB 6‐3 250 25 4 Texas A&M TIGHT ENDS (6) 47 Nelson, Corey LB 6‐1 226 22 R Oklahoma No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Age Exp. College 59 Trevathan, Danny LB 6‐1 240 24 3 Kentucky 85 Green, Virgil TE 6‐5 255 25 4 Nevada 82 Konz, Jameson TE 6‐3 234 28 3 Kent State SECONDARY (16) 86 Morrah, Cameron TE 6‐3 251 27 4 California No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Age Exp. College 89 Robinson, Gerell TE 6‐4 220 24 1 Arizona State 31 Bolden, Omar CB 5‐10 195 25 3 Arizona State 84 Tamme, Jacob TE 6‐3 230 29 7 Kentucky 20 Boyett, John S 5‐10 203 24 1 Oregon 80 Thomas, Julius TE 6‐5 250 26 4 Portland State 30 Bruton, David S 6‐2 217 27 6 Notre Dame 38 Carter, Quinton S 6‐1 200 26 4 Oklahoma OFFENSIVE LINEMEN (13) 32 Carter, Tony CB 5‐9 175 28 6 Florida State No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Age Exp. College 25 Harris Jr., Chris CB 5‐10 199 25 3 Kansas 78 Clady, Ryan T 6‐6 315 27 7 Boise State 27 Ihenacho, Duke S 6‐1 207 25 2 San Jose State 75 Clark, Chris T 6‐5 305 28 6 Southern Mississippi 41 Mitchell, Charles S 5‐11 205 24 2 Mississippi State 71 Cornick, Paul T 6‐6 310 25 1 North Dakota State 26 Moore, Rahim S 6‐1 195 24 4 UCLA 74 Franklin, Orlando G 6‐7 320 26 4 Miami 45 Murphy, Jerome CB 6‐0 200 27 5 South Florida 63 Garland, Ben G 6‐5 308 26 1 Air Force 29 Roby, Bradley CB 5‐11 194 22 R Ohio State 77 Justice, Winston T 6‐6 317 29 9 Southern California 42 Sullen, Jordan CB 6‐0 200 24 R Tulane 73 Miller, Ryan G 6‐7 320 25 2 Colorado 21 Talib, Aqib CB 6‐1 205 28 7 Kansas 64 Montgomery, Will C 6‐3 304 31 9 Virginia Tech 43 Ward, T.J. S 5‐10 200 27 5 Oregon 70 Painter, Vinston G 6‐6 309 24 1 Virginia Tech 36 Webster, Kayvon CB 5‐11 198 23 2 South Florida 61 Paradis, Matt OL 6‐3 300 24 R Boise State 39 Young, Louis CB 6‐1 196 22 R Georgia Tech 66 Ramirez, Manny C 6‐3 320 31 8 Texas Tech 79 Schofield, Michael OL 6‐6 301 23 R Michigan SPECIALISTS (4) 65 Vasquez, Louis G 6‐5 335 27 6 Texas Tech No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Age Exp. College 46 Brewer, Aaron LS 6‐5 230 24 3 San Diego State 4 Colquitt, Britton P 6‐3 205 29 6 Tennessee 8 Ewald, Mitch K5‐10 176 23 R Indiana 5 Prater, Matt K 5‐10 195 29 8 Central Florida

POSITION‐BY‐POSITION BREAKDOWN

Position No. Position No. Quarterbacks 4 Defensive Linemen 16 Running Backs 7 Defensive Ends 8 Wide Receivers 11 DefensiveTackles 8 Tight Ends 6 Linebackers 12 Offensive Linemen 13 Defensive Backs 16 Centers 2.5 9 Guards 6 Safeties 7 Tackles 4.5 Specialists 4 HOW THE 2014 BRONCOS WERE BUILT

Updated: Aug. 3, 2014 YEAR DRAFT/CFA FREE AGENT TRADE WAIVERS 2007 K Matt Prater 2008 T Ryan Clady (Rd. 1) 2009 S David Bruton (Rd. 4a) P Britton Colquitt 2010 G Ben Garland (CFA) DT Mitch Unrein T Chris Clark (W‐Min.) WR Demaryius Thomas (Rd. 1a) DT Kevin Vickerson

2011 S Quinton Carter (Rd. 4a) CB Tony Carter G Orlando Franklin (Rd. 2b) T Paul Cornick TE Virgil Green (Rd. 7a) C Manny Ramirez CB Chris Harris Jr. (CFA) LB Nate Irving (Rd. 3) LB Von Miller (Rd. 1) S Rahim Moore (Rd. 2a) TE Julius Thomas (Rd. 4b) 2012 CB Omar Bolden (Rd. 4a) WR Andre Caldwell (UFA‐Cin.) LS Aaron Brewer (CFA) QB Peyton Manning RB Ronnie Hillman (Rd. 3) TE Jacob Tamme (UFA‐Ind.) S Duke Ihenacho (CFA) DE Malik Jackson (Rd. 5) LB Steven Johnson (CFA) QB Brock Osweiler (Rd. 2b) LB Danny Trevathan (Rd. 6) DE Derek Wolfe (Rd. 2a) 2013 C.J. Anderson (CFA) S John Boyett RB Montee Ball (Rd. 2) DE Hall Davis QB Zac Dysert (Rd. 7) DT Sione Fua G Vinston Painter (Rd. 6) T Winston Justice LB Lerentee McCray (CFA) DT Terrance Knighton (UFA‐Jac.) DE Quanterus Smith (Rd. 5a) LB Brandon Marshall CB Kayvon Webster (Rd. 3) WR Nathan Palmer DT Sylvester Williams (Rd. 1) TE Gerell Robinson G Louis Vasquez (UFA‐S.D.) WR Wes Welker (UFA‐N.E.) DE John Youboty 2014 DE Kenny Anunike (CFA) DT Marvin Austin LB Shaquil Barrett (CFA) LB Jamar Chaney LB Lamin Barrow (Rd. 5) LB L.J. Fort RB Kapri Bibbs (CFA) LB Jerrell Harris WR Isaiah Burse (CFA) TE Jameson Konz RB Brennan Clay (CFA) DT Cody Larsen K Mitch Ewald (CFA) G Ryan Miller WR Bennie Fowler (CFA) S Charles Mitchell WR Greg Hardin (CFA) C Will Montgomery WR Cody Latimer (Rd. 2) TE Cameron Morrah DE Greg Latta (CFA) CB Jerome Murphy LB Corey Nelson (Rd. 7) WR Jordan Norwood OL Matt Paradis (Rd. 6) DT Will Pericak QB Bryn Renner (CFA) WR Emmanuel Sanders (USA‐Pit.) CB Bradley Roby (Rd. 1) CB Aqib Talib (UFA‐N.E.) OL Michael Schofield (Rd. 3) S T.J. Ward (UFA‐Cle.) CB Jordan Sullen (CFA) DE DeMarcus Ware RB Juwan Thompson (CFA) RB Jerodis Williams DE Chase Vaughn (CFA) WR Greg Wilson CB Louis Young (CFA)

Italics denote players on injured reserve 2014 DENVER BRONCOS DEPTH CHART

Updated: Aug. 3, 2014 OFFENSE WR 88 Demaryius Thomas 12 Andre Caldwell 15 Greg Wilson 16 Bennie Fowler LT 78 Ryan Clady 77 Winson Justice 71 Paul Cornick LG 74 Orlando Franklin 63 Ben Garland C 66 Manny Ramirez 64 Will Montgomery 61 Matt Paradis RG 65 Louis Vasquez 70 Vinston Painter 73 Ryan Miller RT 75 Chris Clark 79 Michael Schofield TE 80 Julius Thomas 85 Virgil Green 84 Jacob Tamme 82 Jameson Konz 89 Gerell Robinson 86 Cameron Morrah WR 10 Emmanuel Sanders 14 Cody Latimer 13 Nathan Palmer 87 Greg Hardin WR 83 Wes Welker 11 Jordan Norwood 19 Isaiah Burse QB 18 Peyton Manning 17 Brock Osweiler 2 Zac Dysert 9 Bryn Renner RB 28 Montee Ball 23 Ronnie Hillman 22 C.J. Anderson 40 Juwan Thompson 35 Kapri Bibbs 34 Brennan Clay 33 Jerodis Williams DEFENSE LDE 95 Derek Wolfe 97 Malik Jackson 69 Will Pericak 62 Greg Latta DT 92 Sylvester Williams 99 Kevin Vickerson 96 Mitch Unrein 60 Cody Larsen NT 94 Terrance Knighton 76 Marvin Austin 91 Sione Fua RDE 94 DeMarcus Ware 93 Quanterus Smith 68 Kenny Anunike 72 Hall Davis 49 Chase Vaughn SLB 58 Von Miller 55 Lerentee McCray 48 Shaquil Barrett 52 Jerrell Harris MLB 56 Nate Irving 57 Lamin Barrow 53 Steven Johnson 50 L.J. Fort WLB 59 Danny Trevathan 54 Brandon Marshall 51 Jamar Chaney 47 Corey Nelson LCB 31 Aqib Talib 29 Bradley Roby 32 Tony Carter 39 Louis Young RCB 25 Chris Harris Jr. 36 Kayvon Webster 31 Omar Bolden 45 Jerome Murphy 42 Jordan Sullen SS 43 T.J. Ward 27 Duke Ihenacho 20 John Boyett FS 26 Rahim Moore 38 Quinton Carter 30 David Bruton 41 Charles Mitchell SPECIAL TEAMS PK 5 Matt Prater 8 Mitch Ewald P 4 Britton Colquitt H 4 Britton Colquitt LS 46 Aaron Brewer PR 83 Wes Welker 11 Jordan Norwood 19 Isaiah Burse KR 12 Andre Caldwell 31 Omar Bolden

[Injured]; Rookie

2014 DENVER BRONCOS PRONUNCIATION GUIDE

Kenny Anunike (AN‐uh‐nick‐ee) Brock Osweiler (OSS‐why‐lur) Montee Ball (MON‐tay) Matt Paradis (PARE‐uh‐diss) Lamin Barrow (la‐MEAN) Will Pericak (PRE‐check) Kapri Bibbs (kuh‐PREE) Matt Prater (PRAY‐ter) David Bruton (BRUTE‐in) Michael Schofield (SKO‐field) Ryan Clady (CLAY‐dee) Quanterus Smith (qwan‐TERR‐us) Zac Dysert (DYE‐sert) Aqib Talib (UH‐keeb TUH‐leeb) Sione Fua (see‐OH‐nay FOO‐ah) Demaryius Thomas (duh‐MARE‐ee‐us) Duke Ihenacho (EE‐ah‐NAH‐cho) Danny Trevathan (trev‐AY‐than) Malik Jackson (muh‐LEEK) Mitch Unrein (UN‐rhine) Jameson Konz (CONS) Louis Vasquez (Lewis vas‐KEZ) Cameron Morrah (MORE‐uh) DENVER BRONCOS 2013-14 TRANSACTIONS — by date/by player (Updated Aug. 12, 2014)

BY DATE Signed DE John Youboty to practice squad Signed P Steven Clark (CFA) 7/23/13 Released LB Joe Mays 9/2/13 Signed LB Brandon Marshall to practice squad Signed RB Brennan Clay (CFA) 7/25/13 Signed DT Sylvester Williams (draft choice) 9/18/13 Signed T Winston Justice Signed DT Mister Cobble (CFA) 7/27/13 Signed TE Jake O’Connell Placed T Ryan Clady on injured reserve Signed WR Bennie Fowler (CFA) Waived/injured TE Lucas Reed 10/8/13 Waived WR Greg Orton from injured reserve Signed DE Greg Latta (CFA) 7/28/13 Placed TE Lucas Reed on injured reserve 10/15/13 Waived LB Adrian Robinson Signed QB Bryn Renner (CFA) 7/29/13 Signed C Steve Vallos Waived G Justin Boren from injured reserve Signed CB Jordan Sullen (CFA) Placed C Dan Koppen on injured reserve 10/16/13 Signed WR Tavarres King to active roster Signed RB Juwan Thompson (CFA) 8/1/13 Signed C/G Ryan Lilja 10/19/13 Waived WR Tavarres King Signed CB Louis Young (CFA) Claimed CB Nigel Malone off waivers (Pit.) 10/22/13 Signed WR Chad Bumphis to practice squad Waived S Charles Mitchell 8/2/13 Waived TE Lucas Reed from injured reserve 11/5/13 Activated C J.D. Walton from Reserve/PUP 5/16/14 Signed LB Shaquil Barrett (CFA) 8/6/13 Signed TE Deangelo Peterson Placed G John Moffitt on Exempt/Left Squad Signed RB Kapri Bibbs (CFA) 8/7/13 Waived/injured G Justin Boren 11/11/13 Placed G John Moffitt on Reserve/Retired Signed T Aslam Sterling (CFA) 8/8/13 Placed G Justin Boren on injured reserve 11/19/13 Signed S Michael Huff 5/19/14 Signed WR Greg Hardin (CFA) 8/15/13 Waived/injured P Ryan Doerr Signed S John Boyett to practice squad Signed S Charles Mitchell 8/20/13 Signed LB Paris Lenon Placed S Rahim Moore on injured reserve- Signed LB Chase Vaughn 8/21/13 Acquired G John Moffitt from Seattle in designated for return Waived P Steven Clark exchange for DT Sealver Siliga Released RB Edwin Baker Waived DT Mister Cobble 8/26/13 Waived WR Kemonte’ Bateman 11/27/13 Signed DT Sione Fua Placed DE John Youboty on injured reserve Waived CB Mario Butler Signed DE Brandon Moore to practice squad 5/29/14 Waived T Ramon Harewood Waived T Manase Foketi Placed DT Kevin Vickerson on injured reserve 6/2/14 Signed WR Cody Latimer (draft choice) Waived QB Ryan Katz Released WR Chad Bumphis Signed LB Corey Nelson (draft choice) Waived LB Uona Kaveinga 12/17/13 Signed DE Jeremy Mincey Signed C Matt Paradis (draft choice) Waived CB Nigel Malone Waived C J.D. Walton 6/3/14 Signed LB Lamin Barrow (draft choice) Waived WR Quincy McDuffie 12/24/13 Signed LB Brandon Marshall to active roster Signed OL Michael Schofield (draft choice) Waived WR Greg Orton Signed WR Nathan Palmer to practice squad 6/10/14 Signed CB Bradley Roby (draft choice) Waived TE Deangelo Peterson Placed LB Von Miller on injured reserve 7/22/14 Released TE Joel Dreessen (failed physical) Waived C/G Quentin Saulsberry 12/31/13 Signed OL Mike Farrell to future contract Designated S Eric Hagg as reserve/retired Waived DE Lanston Tanyi Signed LB L.J. Fort to future contract 7/23/14 Signed K Mitch Ewald (CFA) 8/27/13 Placed C J.D. Walton on Reserve/PUP Signed S Eric Hagg to future contract 7/28/14 Waived T Aslam Sterling (left squad) Placed S Quinton Carter on injured reserve Signed OL Ryan Miller to future contract 7/30/14 Signed DT Cody Larsen Placed WR Quincy McDuffie on injured reserve Signed WR Jordan Norwood to future contract Signed DT Will Pericak Placed WR Greg Orton on injured reserve Released DL Brandon Moore 8/5/14 Signed DE Brian Sanford 8/31/13 Released RB Lance Ball 1/7/14 Signed DE Hall Davis to practice squad Waived DE Hall Davis (left squad) Released C/G C.J. Davis 1/14/14 Signed CB Marquice Cole Released RB Jeremiah Johnson Signed T Vinston Painter to active roster Released C/G Ryan Lilja Placed CB Chris Harris Jr. on injured reserve Released TE Jake O’Connell Placed DE Derek Wolfe on injured reserve Waived DE Jeremy Beal 1/16/14 Signed WR Greg Wilson to practice squad Waived C/G Philip Blake 1/22/14 Signed LB Jamar Chaney to a future contract Waived T Paul Cornick Signed TE Jameson Konz to a future contract Waived DT Romney Fuga Signed T Ramon Harewood to a future contract Waived G Ben Garland Signed LB Jerrell Harris to a future contract Waived CB Aaron Hester Signed S Charles Mitchell to future contract Waived LB Damien Holmes Signed CB Jerome Murphy to a future contract Waived WR Tavarres King 2/4/14 Signed S John Boyett Waived T Vinston Painter Signed T Paul Cornick Waived S Ross Rasner Signed DE Hall Davis Waived WR Gerell Robinson Signed G Ben Garland Waived WR Lamaar Thomas Signed WR Nathan Palmer Waived DE John Youboty Signed WR Greg Wilson Placed LB Stewart Bradley on injured reserve Signed DE John Youboty Placed LB Lerentee McCray on injured reserve 2/5/14 Signed TE Gerell Robinson Placed DE Quanterus Smith on injured reserve 3/6/14 Released CB Champ Bailey 9/1/13 Claimed LB Adrian Robinson off waivers 3/12/14 Signed CB Aqib Talib from Philadelphia Signed S T.J. Ward Released RB Jacob Hester Signed DE DeMarcus Ware Signed RB Edwin Baker to practice squad 3/16/14 Signed WR Emmanuel Sanders Signed T Paul Cornick to practice squad 4/2/14 Signed C Will Montgomery Signed G Ben Garland to practice squad 4/24/14 Waived OL Mike Farrell Signed WR Tavarres King to practice squad 5/5/14 Signed DT Marvin Austin Signed T Vinston Painter to practice squad 5/12/14 Signed DE Kenny Anunike (CFA) Signed WR Gerell Robinson to practice squad Signed WR Isaiah Burse (CFA) BY PLAYER DOERR, Ryan — P LENON, Paris — LB ANUNIKE, Kenny — DE 8/15/13 Waived/injured 8/20/13 Signed 5/12/14 Signed DREESSEN, Joel — TE LILJA, Ryan — C/G AUSTIN, Marvin — DT 7/22/14 Released (failed physical) 8/1/13 Signed 5/5/14 Signed EWALD, Mitch — K 8/31/13 Released BAILEY, Champ — CB 7/23/14 Signed MALONE, Nigel — CB 3/6/14 Released FARRELL, Mike — OL 8/1/13 Claimed off waivers (Pit.) BAKER, Edwin — RB 12/31/13 Signed to future contract 8/26/13 Waived 11/19/13 Released 4/24/14 Waived MARSHALL, Brandon — LB BALL, Lance — RB FOKETI, Manase — T 9/2/13 Signed to practice squad 8/31/13 Released 8/26/13 Waived 12/24/13 Signed to active roster BARRETT, Shaquil — LB FORT, L.J. — LB MAYS, Joe — LB 5/16/14 Signed 12/31/13 Signed to future contract 7/23/13 Released BARROW, Lamin — LB FOWLER, Bennie — WR McCRAY, Larentee — LB 6/3/14 Signed (draft choice) 5/12/14 Signed 8/31/13 Placed on injured reserve BATEMAN, Kemonte’ — WR FUA, Sione — DT McDUFFIE, Quincy — WR 8/26/13 Waived 11/27/13 Signed 8/26/13 Waived BEAL, Jeremy — DE FUGA, Romney — DT 8/27/13 Placed on injured reserve 8/31/13 Waived 8/31/13 Waived MILLER, Ryan — OL BIBBS, Kapri — RB GARLAND, Ben — G 12/31/13 Signed to future contract 5/16/14 Signed 8/31/13 Waived MILLER, Von — LB BLAKE, Philip — C/G 9/1/13 Signed to practice squad 12/24/13 Placed on injured reserve 8/31/13 Waived 2/4/14 Signed MINCEY, Jeremy — DE BOREN, Justin — G HAGG, Eric — S 12/17/13 Signed 8/7/13 Waived/injured 12/31/13 Signed to future contract MITCHELL, Charles — S 8/8/13 Placed on injured reserve 7/22/14 Designated as reserve/retired 1/22/14 Signed to future contract 10/15/13 Waived from injured reserve HARDIN, Greg — WR 5/12/14 Waived BRADLEY, Stewart — LB 5/19/14 Signed 5/19/14 Signed 8/31/13 Placed on injured reserve HAREWOOD, Ramon — T MOFFITT, John — G BOYETT, John — S 1/22/14 Signed to a future contract 8/21/13 Acquired from Seattle in exchange for DT 11/19/13 Signed to practice squad 5/29/14 Waived Sealver Siliga 2/4/14 Signed HARRIS JR., Chris — CB 11/5/13 Placed on Exempt/Left Squad BUMPHIS, Chad — WR 1/14/14 Placed on injured reserve 11/11/13 Placed on Reserve/Retired 10/22/13 Signed to practice squad HARRIS, Jerrell — LB MONTGOMERY, Will — C 11/27/13 Released 1/22/14 Signed to a future contract 4/2/14 Signed BURSE, Isaiah — WR HESTER, Aaron — CB MOORE, Brandon — DE 5/12/14 Signed 8/31/13 Waived 11/27/13 Signed to practice squad BUTLER, Mario — CB HESTER, Jacob — RB 12/31/13 Released 8/26/13 Waived 9/1/13 Released MOORE, Rahim — S CARTER, Quinton — S HOLMES, Damien — LB 11/19/13 Placed on injured reserve-designated for 8/27/13 Placed on injured reserve 8/31/13 Waived return CHANEY, Jamar — LB HUFF, Michael — S MURPHY, Jerome — CB 1/22/14 Signed to a future contract 11/19/13 Signed 1/22/14 Signed to future contract CLADY, Ryan — T JOHNSON, Jeremiah — RB NELSON, Corey — LB 9/18/13 Placed on injured reserve 8/31/13 Released 6/2/14 Signed (draft choice) CLARK, Steven — P JUSTICE, Winston — T NORWOOD, Jordan — WR 5/12/14 Signed 9/18/13 Signed 12/31/13 Signed to future contract 5/19/14 Waived KATZ, Ryan — QB O’CONNELL, Jake — TE CLAY, Brennan — RB 8/26/13 Waived 7/27/13 Signed 5/12/14 Signed KAVEINGA, Uona — LB 8/31/13 Released COBBLE, Mister — DT 8/26/13 Waived ORTON, Greg — WR 5/12/14 Signed KING, Tavarres — WR 8/26/13 Waived 5/19/14 Waived 8/31/13 Waived 8/27/13 Placed on injured reserve COLE, Marquice — CB 9/1/13 Signed to practice squad 10/8/13 Waived from injured reserve 1/14/14 Signed 10/16/13 Signed to active roster PAINTER, Vinston — T CORNICK, Paul — T 10/19/13 Waived 8/31/13 Waived 8/31/13 Waived KONZ, Jameson — TE 9/1/13 Signed to practice squad 9/1/13 Signed to practice squad 1/22/14 Signed to future contract 1/14/14 Signed to active roster 2/4/14 Signed KOPPEN, Dan — C PALMER, Nathan — WR DAVIS, C.J. — C 7/29/13 Placed on injured reserve 12/24/13 Signed to practice squad 8/31/13 Released LARSEN, Cody — DT 2/4/14 Signed DAVIS, Hall — DE 7/30/14 Signed PARADIS, Matt — C 1/7/14 Signed to practice squad LATIMER, Cody — WR 6/2/14 Signed (draft choice) 2/4/14 Signed 6/2/14 Signed (draft choice) PETERSON, Deangelo — TE 8/5/14 Waived (left squad) LATTA, Greg — DE 8/6/13 Signed 5/12/14 Signed 8/26/13 Waived PERICAK, Will — DT YOUBOTY, John — DE 7/30/14 Signed 8/31/13 Waived RASNER, Ross — S 9/1/13 Signed to practice squad 8/31/13 Waived 2/4/14 Signed REED, Lucas — TE 5/19/14 Placed on injured reserve 7/27/13 Waived/injured YOUNG, Louis — CB 7/28/13 Placed on injured reserve 5/12/14 Signed 8/2/13 Waived from injured reserve RENNER, Bryn — QB 5/12/14 Signed ROBINSON, Adrian — LB 9/1/13 Claimed off waivers (Phi.) 10/15/13 Waived ROBINSON, Gerell — TE 8/31/13 Waived 9/1/13 Signed to practice squad 2/5/14 Signed ROBY, Bradley — CB 6/10/14 Signed (draft choice) SANDERS, Emmanuel — WR 3/16/14 Signed SANFORD, Brian — DE 8/5/14 Signed SAULSBERRY, Quentin — C/G 8/26/13 Waived SCHOFIELD, Michael — OL 6/3/14 Signed (draft choice) SILIGA, Sealver — DT 8/21/13 Traded to Seattle in exchange for G John Moffitt SMITH, Quanterus — DE 8/31/13 Placed on injured reserve STERLING, Aslam — T 5/16/14 Signed 7/28/14 Waived (left squad) SULLEN, Jordan — CB 5/12/14 Signed TALIB, Aqib — CB 3/12/14 Signed TANYI, Lanston — DE 8/26/13 Waived THOMAS, Lamaar — WR 8/31/13 Waived THOMPSON, Juwan — RB 5/12/14 Signed VALLOS, Steve — C 7/29/13 Signed VAUGHN, Chase — LB 5/19/14 Signed VICKERSON, Kevin — DT 11/27/13 Placed on injured reserve WALTON, J.D. — C 8/27/13 Placed on Reserve/PUP 11/5/13 Activated from Reserve/PUP 12/17/13 Waived WARD, T.J. — S 3/12/14 Signed WARE, DeMarcus — DE 3/12/14 Signed WILLIAMS, Sylvester — DT 7/25/13 Signed (draft choice) WILSON, Greg — WR 1/16/14 Signed to practice squad 2/4/14 Signed WOLFE, Derek — DE 1/14/14 Placed on injured reserve Denver Broncos / Week 2 / Through Thursday, August 07, 2014 / Preseason

Won 1, Lost 0 Rus hing No. Yds Avg Long TD J.Thompson 6 59 9.8 20 0 8/7/2014 W 21- 16 Seattle Seahaw ks K.Bibbs 4 18 4.5 14 1 Denver Opponent B.Osw eiler 6 17 2.8 15 0 Total First Downs 18 22 R.Hillman 6 15 2.5 9 1 Rus hing 8 6 C.Anderson 1 5 5.0 5 0 Passing 8 10 B.Clay 3 2 0.7 3 0 Penalty 2 6 Team 26 116 4.5 20 2 3rd Dow n: Made/Att 8/12 3/11 Opponents 29 94 3.2 9 1 3rd Dow n Pct. 66.7% 27.3% Receiving No. Yds Avg Long TD 4th Dow n: Made/Att 0/0 0/0 D.Thomas 5 52 10.4 15 0 4th Dow n Pct. 0.0 0.0 J.Norw ood 3 51 17.0 34t 1 Possession Avg. 28:41 31:19 C.Anderson 2 9 4.5 6 0 Total Net Yards 274 298 W.Welker 2 7 3.5 6 0 Avg. Per Game 274.0 298.0 B.Fow ler 1 17 17.0 17 0 Total Plays 52 61 C.Morrah 1 14 14.0 14 0 A v g. Per Play 5.3 4.9 A.Caldw ell 1 8 8.0 8 0 Ne t Yar ds Rus hing 116 94 R.Hillman 1 5 5.0 5 0 Avg. Per Game 116.0 94.0 K.Bibbs 0 0 0 0 0 Total Rushes 26 29 G.Hardin 0 0 0 0 0 Net Yards Passing 158 204 C.Latimer 0 0 0 0 0 Avg. Per Game 158.0 204.0 Team 16 163 10.2 34t 1 Sacked/Yards Lost 1/5 3/17 Opponents 18 221 12.3 26 0 Gross Yards 163 221 Attempts/Completions 25/16 29/18 Interceptions No. Yds Avg Long TD Completion Pct. 64.0% 62.1% S.Johnson 1 27 27.0 27 0 Had Intercepted 1 1 Team 1 27 27.0 27 0 Punts/Average 2/41.5 3/50.3 Opponents 1 11 11.0 11 0 Net Punting Avg. 41.5 42.3 Punting No Yds Avg Net TB In Lg B Penalties/Yards 12/95 13/131 B.Colquitt 2 83 41.5 41.5 0 1 48 0 Fumbles/Ball Lost 1/0 1/0 Team 2 83 41.5 41.5 0 1 48 0 Touchdowns 3 1 Opponents 3 151 50.3 42.3 0 1 65 0 Rus hing 2 1 Passing 1 0 Punt Returns Ret FC Yds Avg Long TD Returns 0 0 J.Norw ood 1 0 20 20.0 20 0 I.Burse 104 4.040 Score By Periods Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT Pts Team 2 0 24 12.0 20 0 Team 7 0 7 7 0 21 Opponents 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 Opponents 0 10 3 3 0 16 Scoring TD Ru Pa Rt PAT FG 2Pt Pts Kickoff Returns No. Yds Avg Long TD J.Norw ood 1 0 1 0 0/0 0/0 0 6 I.Burse 2 28 14.0 31 0 R.Hillman 1 1 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 6 Team 2 28 14.0 31 0 K.Bibbs 1 1 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 6 Opponents 1 19 19.0 19 0 M.Ew ald 0 0 0 0 2/2 0/0 0 2 Field Goals 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ M.Prater 0 0 0 0 1/1 0/1 0 1 M.Prater 0/ 0 0/ 0 0/ 0 0/ 0 0/ 1 Team 3 2 1 0 3/3 0/1 0 21 Team 0/ 0 0/ 0 0/ 0 0/ 0 0/ 1 Opponents 1 1 0 0 1/1 3/3 0 16 Opponents 0/ 0 1/ 1 0/ 0 2/ 2 0/ 0 2-Pt. Conversions: Team 0/ 0, Opponents: 0/ 0 Sacks: M.Austin 1.0, T.Ward 1.0, D.Ware 1.0 Team: 3.0, Fumbles Lost Opponents: 1.0 Opponent Recoveries

Passing Att Cmp Yds Cmp% Yds/Att TD TD% Int Int% Long Sack Lost Rating B.Osw eiler 12 6 85 50.0% 7.1 1 8.3% 1 8.3% 34t 1/ 5 66.3 P.Manning 13 10 78 76.9% 6.0 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 15 0/ 0 91.2 Team 25 16 163 64.0% 6.5 1 4.0% 1 4.0% 34t 1/ 5 79.3 Opponents 29 18 221 62.1% 7.6 0 0.0% 1 3.4% 26 3/ 17 71.2 DENVER BRONCOS 2014 PRESEASON DEFENSIVE STATISTICS (1-0) (based on press box totals) PLAYER TT UT AT Sk. Yds. Int. Yds. TFL QBH PD FF FR 1 Bradley Roby 4 40000000010 Corey Nelson 4 31000000000 3 Tony Carter 3 30000000000 Lamin Barrow 3 30000000000 Lerentee McCray 3 30000010000 6 Brandon Marshall 2 20000000000 Nate Irving220000010000 Quinton Carter220000000000 Sione Fua 2 11000000000 Jerome Murphy 2 11000000000 Mitch Unrein 2 11000000000 Steven Johnson 2 020012700100 Will Pericak 2 02000000000 14 T.J. Ward110160011000 Marvin Austin11 0 1100 011000 DeMarcus Ware 1 10110011000 Aqib Talib110000000000 Cody Larsen 1 10000000000 Danny Trevathan 1 10000000000 Terrance Knighton 1 10000000000 Derek Wolfe 1 10000000000 Duke Ihenacho 1 10000000000 John Boyett 1 10000000000 Malik Jackson 1 10000000000 Kayvon Webster 1 10000000000 Omar Bolden 1 10000000000 Sylvester Williams 1 10000000000 Rahim Moore 1 10000000000 Shaquil Barrett 1 10000000000 30 Jordan Sullen 0 00000000100 TEAM 49 41 8 3 17 1 27 53210 SPECIAL TEAMS STATISTICS (based on press box totals) PLAYER TT UT AT FF FR BK BP TD 1 David Bruton 1 1000000 Corey Nelson 1 1000000 TEAM 2 2000000

MIS. TACKLES: Robinson 1. DEFENSIVE TOUCHDOWNS: None. MIS. FUMBLE RECOVERIES: Manning 1. BLOCKED PUNTS: None. MIS. FORCED FUMBLES: None. BLOCKED KICKS: None. TWO-POINT CONVERSION STOPS: None. BRONCOS 2014GAME-BY-GAMEPARTICIPATION Clark, Chris Clady, Ryan Chaney, Jamar Carter, Tony Carter, Quinton Caldwell, Andre Burse, Isaiah Bruton, David Brewer, Aaron Boyett, John Bolden, Omar Bibbs, Kapri Barrow, Lamin Barrett, Shaquil Ball, Montee Austin, Marvin Anunike, Kenny Anderson, C.J. Irving, Nate Sanders, Emmanuel Roby, Bradley Robinson, Gerell Renner, Bryn Ramirez, Manny Pericak, Will Prater, Matt Paradis, Matt Palmer, Nathan Painter, Vinston Osweiler, Brock Norwood, Jordan Nelson, Corey Murphy, Jerome Morrah, Cameron Williams, Sylveste Franklin, Orlando Fowler, Bennie Fort, L.J. Ewald, Mitch Dysert, Zac Cornick, Paul Colquitt, Britton Clay, Brennan Talib, Aqib Sullen, Jordan Smith, Quanterus Knighton, Terrance Justice, Winston Johnson, Steven Jackson, Malik Wolfe, Derek Wilson, Greg Schofield, Michael Sanford, Brian Green, Virgil Garland, Ben Fua, Sione Thomas, Demaryius Tamme, Jacob McCray, Lerentee Marshall, Brandon Manning, Peyton Latta, Greg Latimer, Cody Larsen, Cody Konz, Jameson Young, Louis Ihenacho, Duke Hillman, Ronnie Harris, Jerrell Harris Jr.,Chris Hardin, Greg Thomas, Julius Moore, Rahim Montgomery, Will Mitchell, Charles Miller, Von Miller, Ryan Trevathan, Danny Thompson, Juwan Ward, T.J. Vickerson, Kevin Vaughn, Chase Vasquez, Louis Unrein, Mitch Ware, DeMarcus Webster, Kayvon Williams, Jerodis Welker, Wes KEY: IR -injured reserve; r INA -inactive; DNP- L 1 WLB L 1 MLB N 0 DNP N 0 DNP N 0 DNP N 0 DNP N 0 DNP N 0 DNP N 0 DNP N 0 0 DNP DNP N 0 DNP N 0 0 DNP DNP D 1 RDE C 1 RCB C 1 LCB D 1 LDE L 1 SLB R1 WR R1 WR G1 RG B1 QB B1 RB T1 RT T1 DT G1 LG T1 NT S1 SS T1 LT E1 TE E1 TE S1 FS did notplay; P1 P1 P1 P1 P1 P1 P1 P1 P1 P1 P1 P1 P1 P1 P1 P1 P1 C1 P1 P1 P1 P1 P1 P1 P1 P1 P1 P1 P1 P1 P1 P1 P1 P1 P1 P1 P1 P1 P1 P1 P1 P1 P1 P1 P1 P1 P1 P1 P1 P1 P1 P1 P1 P1 P1 P1 vs. Sea. (8/7)

at S.F. (8/17) NWT- not withteam; vs. Hou. (8/23)

at Dallas (8/28) PS -practice squad;

P ------SUS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1

-suspended; S ------RE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DNP - 2014 PRESEASON GAME-BY-GAME STARTERS

OFFENSE GAME WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR WR QB RB vs. Sea. (8/7) D. Thomas Clady Franklin Ramirez Vasquez Clark J. Thomas Sanders Green (TE) Manning Hillman at S.F. (8/17) vs. Hou. (8/23) at Dal. (8/28)

DEFENSE GAME LE DT NT RE SLB MLB WLB LCB RCB SS FS vs. Sea. (8/7) Wolfe Williams Knighton Ware McCray Irving Trevathan Talib Webster Ward Moore at S.F. (8/17) vs. Hou. (8/23) at Dal. (8/28) Total Offense Fourth-Down Efficienc Red ZoneEfficienc Field Goals Kickoff Return Punt Returns Kicks, HadBlocked Extra Points Touchdowns Passing Fumbles Punts Third-Down Efficienc Penalties Interception Return Kickoffs Rushing First Downs Time ofPoss.Avg. Total Points Safeties Goal-to-Go Efficienc Avg./pla Plays Net Yards Made-Attempts Passing Md.-Att. Rushing Md.-Att. Avg. Yards No. Kicking Md.-Att. Field Goals-PATs Made-Attempts Had Blocked Returns Pass Rush Total TDs Net Avg. Pct. Compl. Attempts Gross Yds. Yds. Lost Sacks Net Yards Lost No. Avg. Yards No. TFL -yds. Efficienc Efficienc Yds. Lost Number In EndZone-TB No. Avg./rush Attempts Net Yards Penalty Passing Rushing Total Scored-Attempts Scored-Attempts Avg. Yards No. Avg. Yards No. Efficienc Attempts Converted Efficienc Attempts Converted Avg./pla Int. y y y y y y s BRONCOS y s y y y

2014 100.0% 100.0% 64.0% 27.0% 28:41 12.0 41.5 41.5 27.0 14.0

274 163 158 116 GAME 0-1 0-0 0-0 3-3 0-0 3-3 2-5 4-3 2-2 2-2 0% 4.5 6.1 5.3 52 24 16 25 83 95 12 26 18 27 28 11 21 2 0 0 1 2 3 5 1 0 1 2 4 2 8 8 1 2 0 0 3 0 1 vs. Sea. (8/7) ‐ BY ‐ at S.F. (8/17) GAME

STATISTICS

vs. Hou. (8/23)

at Dal. (8/28 0.%Efficienc Efficienc 100.0% 100.0% 40 Pct. 64.0% 84 TimeofPoss.Avg. 28:41 15NetAvg. 41.5 15Avg. 41.5 70Avg. Avg. 27.0 14.0 7 NetYards 274 6 GrossYds. NetYards 163 158 1 NetYards 116 PRESEASON - Made-Attempts 0-1 - PassingMd.-Att. 0-0 - RushingMd.-Att. 0-0 - KickingMd.-Att. 3-3 FieldGoals-PATs 0-0 - Made-Attempts 3-3 - TFL-yds. 2-5 - InEndZone-TB 4-3 Avg./rush 4.5 - Scored-Attempts Scored-Attempts 2-2 2-2 Efficienc 0% . Avg./pla 6.1 Avg./pla 5.3 2Plays 52 2Avg. Yards 12 24 6Compl. Attempts 16 25 3Yards 83 5Yds.Lost Number 95 12 Attempts 26 Total 18 7Yards Yards 27 28 Attempts 11 1TotalPoints 21 2No. 0 Had Blocked Had 0 Returns Pass Rush TotalTDs 0 1 2 3 Lost Yds. Sacks 5 1 Lost 0 1No. 2No. 4No. Penalty Passing Rushing 2 8 8 1No.2No. Attempts Converted Converted 0 0 3 aeis0 Safeties 0 Int. 1 TOTAL Total Offense Fourth-Down Efficienc Third-Down Efficienc Goal-to-Go Efficienc Red ZoneEfficienc Interception Return Kickoff Return Field Goals Punt Returns Kicks, HadBlocked Extra Points Touchdowns Passing Fumbles Punts Penalties Kickoffs Rushing First Downs Efficienc y y y y y y s OPPONENTS y s y y y

2014 27.0% 50.0% 33.0% 62.1% 31:19 42.3 50.3 11.0 19.0 298 221 204 151 131 0% 3-3 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 1-1 2-2 4-3 1-2 1-3 0.0 3.2 4.9 6.4

61 18 29 17 13 29 10 22 94 11 19 11 16 GAME 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 1 3 5 6 6 1 1 0 0 3 1 vs. Sea. (8/7) ‐ BY ‐

at S.F. (8/17) GAME

STATISTICS vs. Hou. (8/23)

at Dal. (8/28 33.0% 33.0% 62.1% 31:19 42.3 50.3 11.0 19.0 298 221 204 151 131 PRESEASON 0% 3-3 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 1-1 2-5 4-3 3.2 1-2 1-3 4.9 6.4 61 18 29 17 13 29 10 22 94 11 19 11 16 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 1 3 5 6 6 1 1 0 0 3 1 TOTAL DENVER BRONCOS 2014 PRESEASON HALF-BY-HALF STATISTICS

FIRST HALF SECOND HALF 3rd Dwn. 4th Dwn. Penalties 3rd Dwn. 4th Dwn. Penalties Pts. Yds. Rush Pass 1st Dwn. Md. Att. Pct. Md. Att. Pct. TOP No. Yds. Pts. Yds. Rush Pass 1st Dwn. Md. Att. Pct. Md. Att. Pct. TOP No. Yds. Denver 7 137 45 92 8 5 7 71.4% 0 0 0.0% 16:20 8 65 Denver 14 137 71 66 10 3 5 60.0% 0 0 0.0% 12:21 4 30 vs. Seattle (8/7) 10 108 31 77 12 1 4 25.0% 0 0 0.0% 13:40 6 55 vs. Seattle (8/7) 6 190 63 127 10 2 7 28.6% 0 0 0.0% 17:39 7 76

Denver Denver at San Francisco (8/17) at San Francisco (8/17)

Denver Denver vs. Houston (8/23) vs. Houston (8/23)

Denver Denver at Dallas (8/28) at Dallas (8/28)

DEN. TOTALS 7 137 45 92 8 5 7 71.4% 0 0 0.0% 16:20 8 65 DEN. TOTALS 14 137 71 66 10 3 5 60.0% 0 0 0.0% 1 4 30 OPP. TOTALS 10 108 31 77 12 1 4 25.0% 0 0 0.0% 13:40 6 55 OPP. TOTALS 6 190 63 127 10 2 7 28.6% 0 0 0.0% 17:39 7 76

DENVER BRONCOS 2014 PRESEASON QUARTER-BY-QUARTER STATISTICS

FIRST QUARTER SECOND QUARTER 3rd Dwn. 4th Dwn. Penalties 3rd Dwn. 4th Dwn. Penalties Pts. Yds. Rush Pass 1st Dwn. Md. Att. Pct. Md. Att. Pct. TOP No. Yds. Pts. Yds. Rush Pass 1st Dwn. Md. Att. Pct. Md. Att. Pct. TOP No. Yds. Denver 7 93 15 78 6 4 5 80.0% 0 0 0.0% 11:50 4 30 Denver 0 44 30 14 2 1 2 50.0% 0 0 0.0% 4:30 4 35 vs. Seattle (8/7) 0 30 2 28 3 0 1 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 3:10 4 35 vs. Seattle (8/7) 10 78 29 49 9 1 3 33.3% 0 0 0.0% 10:30 2 20

Denver Denver at San Francisco (8/17) at San Francisco (8/17)

Denver Denver vs. Houston (8/23) vs. Houston (8/23)

Denver Denver at Dallas (8/28) at Dallas (8/28) DEN. REG. SEASON TOT. 7 93 15 78 6 4 5 80.0% 0 0 0.0% 11:50 4 30 DEN. TOTALS 0 44 30 14 2 1 2 50.0% 0 0 0.0% 4:30 4 35 OPP. REG. SEASON TOT. 0 30 2 28 3 0 1 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 3:10 4 35 OPP. TOTALS 10 78 29 49 9 1 3 33.3% 0 0 0.0% 10:30 2 20 THIRD QUARTER FOURTH QUARTER 3rd Dwn. 4th Dwn. Penalties 3rd Dwn. 4th Dwn. Penalties Pts. Yds. Rush Pass 1st Dwn. Md. Att. Pct. Md. Att. Pct. TOP No. Yds. Pts. Yds. Rush Pass 1st Dwn. Md. Att. Pct. Md. Att. Pct. TOP No. Yds. Denver 754531115 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 5:46 3 25 Denver 7 83 18 65 5 3 4 75.0% 0 0 0.0% 6:35 1 5 vs. Seattle (8/7) 3 69 34 35 4 2 5 40.0% 0 0 0.0% 9:14 3 51 vs. Seattle (8/7) 3 121 29 92 6 0 2 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 8:25 4 25 Denver Denver at San Francisco (8/17) at San Francisco (8/17) Denver Denver vs. Houston (8/23) vs. Houston (8/23) Denver Denver at Dallas (8/28) at Dallas (8/28) DEN. TOTALS 7 54 53 115 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 5:46 3 25 DEN. TOTALS 7 83 18 65 5 3 4 75.0% 0 0 0.0% 6:35 1 5 OPP. TOTALS 3 69 34 35 4 2 5 40.0% 0 0 0.0% 9:14 3 51 OPP. TOTALS 3 121 29 92 6 0 2 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 8:25 4 25

DENVER BRONCOS 2014 PRESEASON TIME SPENT IN LEAD CHART

LED TIED BEHIND GAME W/L TIME PCT TIME PCT TIME PCT

vs. Sea. (8/7) W, 21-16 30:19:00 50.5% 20:35:00 34.3% 9:06:00 15.2%

at S.F. (8/17)

vs. Hou. (8/23)

at Dal. (8/28)

TOTAL 30:19:00 50.5% 20:35:00 34.3% 9:06:00 15.2% AVERAGE 30:19:00 20:35:00 9:06:00 DENVER BRONCOS 2014 PRESEASON SEASON LEADERS BY CATEGORY

Category Player AFC Rank AFC Leader NFL Rank NFL Leader Scoring Three Players - 6 T-6th Carpenter, Buf. - 15 T-14th Carpenter, Buf. - 15 Rushing Yards Thomspon - 59 T-5th Brown, Buf. - 104 T-9th Jennings, NYG - 108 Passing Yards Osweiler - 85 16th Garoppolo, N.E. - 157 T-36th Nassib, NYG - 220 Passer Rating Manning - 91.2 16th Clemens, S.D. - 158.3 39th Palmer, Ari. - 158.3 Receiving Yards D.Thomas - 52 8th Tyms, N.E. - 119 20th Tyms, N.E. - 119 Receptions D.Thomas - 5 T-3rd Woods, Buf. - 8 T-5th Woods, Buf. - 8 Gross Punting Avg Colquitt - 83 T-18th Kind, Oak. 319 T-37th Weatherford, NYG - 467 Net Punting Avg Colquitt - 83 T-17th McAfee, Ind. - 268 T-33rd Weatherford, NYG - 425 Interceptions Johnson - 1 T-1st Nine Players - 1 T-1st 27 Players - 1 Sacks Three Players - 1.0 T-1st 41 Players - 1.0 T-2nd Stanton, NYG - 2.0 Kickoff Ret. Avg Burse - 14.0 5th Wilson, K.C. - 39.0 19th Ross, Det. - 39.5 Punt Ret. Avg None - Thigpen, Mia. - 29.7 - Thigpen, Mia. - 29.7

HOW THE BRONCOS RANK IN THE AFC AND NFL — 2014 PRESEASON SEASON

Offense Total AFC Rank AFC Leader NFL Rank NFL Leader Points Per Game 21.0 5th Kansas City - 41.0 11th Kansas City - 41.0 Total Yards Per Game 274.0 7th San Diego - 395.0 T-19th Chicago - 491.0 Yards Per Play 5.27 5th San Diego - 6.81 12th San Diego - 6.81 Rushing Yards Per Game 116.0 5th Baltimore - 237.0 11th Baltimore - 237.0 Net Passing Yds. Per Game 158.0 13th San Diego - 243.0 26th Chicago - 399.0 Interceptions (fewest) 1 T-8th Seven Teams - 0 T-17th 16 Teams - 0 Sacks (fewest) 1.0 T-3rd Two Teams - 0.0 T-5th Four Teams - 0.0 First Downs Per Game 18.0 6th Baltimore - 27.0 18th Three Teams - 27.0 Third-Down Efficiency 66.7% 1st Denver - 66.7% 1st Denver 66.7% Fourth-Down Efficiency 0.0% T-8th Four Teams - 100.0% T-12th Seven Teams - 100.0% Red-Zone Efficiency 100.0% T-1st Three Teams - 100.0% T-1st Six Teams - 100.0% Kickoff Ret. Avg. 14.0 12th Buffalo - 38.0 28th Buffalo - 38.0 Punt Ret. Avg. 12.0 3rd Kansas City - 32.3 4th Kansas City - 32.3

Defense Total AFC Rank AFC Leader NFL Rank NFL Leader Points Per Game 16.0 T-8th Baltimore - 3.0 T-14th Arizona - 0.0 Total Yards Per Game 298.0 9th Baltimore - 187.0 18th Arizona - 172.0 Yards Per Play 4.89 10th Indianapolis - 3.41 18th Indianapolis - 3.41 Rushing Yards Per Game 94.0 8th New York Jets - 59.0 17th Atlanta - 52.0 Net Passing Yds. Per Game 204.0 11th Oakland - 109.0 21st Arizona - 82.0 Interceptions Thrown (most) 1 T-4th Three Teams - 2 T-9th Chicago - 3 Sacks (most) 3 T-5th Oakland, Cincinnati - 6.0 T-7th Oak., Cin. - 6.0 First Downs Per Game 19.0 15th Tennessee - 14.0 26th Tampa Bay - 13.8 Third-Down Efficiency 33.3% T-7th Baltimore - 22.6% T-10th Arizona - 33.9% Fourth-Down Efficiency 25.0% 4th Three Teams - 0.0% T-5th Four Teams - 0.0% Red-Zone Efficiency 60.0% 15th Baltimore - 6.7% T-28th Baltimore - 6.7% Kickoff Ret. Avg. 22.9 12th Indianapolis - 19.4 20th Atlanta - 17 Punt Ret. Avg. 8.7 8th Tennessee - 1.9 15th Atlanta - 1.7 BRONCOS 2014 TD DRIVE ANALYSIS BRONCOS 2014 SCORING DRIVE LENGTH TD TD Drive BRONCOS OPPONENT Yards Length Length Posession Time TDs Plays TDs YARDS TD FG TD FG 1‐9 yards 2 ‐ 00:00‐00:59 ‐ 1 ‐ (MINUS) ‐‐ ‐ ‐ 10‐19 yards ‐‐01:00‐01:59 ‐ 2 ‐ 0‐9 ‐‐ ‐ ‐ 20‐29 yards ‐‐02:00‐02:59 ‐ 3 ‐ 10‐19 ‐‐ ‐ ‐ 30‐39 yards 1 ‐ 03:00‐03:59 1 4 ‐ 20‐29 ‐‐ ‐ 1 40‐49 yards ‐‐04:00‐04:59 1 5 1 30‐39 ‐‐ ‐ 1 50‐59 yards ‐ 1 05:00‐05:59 ‐ 6 ‐ 40‐49 ‐‐ ‐ ‐ 60‐69 yards ‐ 1 06:00‐06:59 ‐ 7 ‐ 50‐59 1 ‐‐1 70‐79 yards ‐‐07:00‐07:59 ‐ 8 ‐ 60‐69 1 ‐‐‐ 80‐89 yards ‐ 1 08:00‐08:59 ‐ 9 ‐ 70‐79 ‐‐ ‐ ‐ 90‐99 yards ‐‐09:00‐09:59 1 10 1 80‐89 1 ‐‐‐ 10:00‐10:59 ‐ 11 ‐ 90‐99 ‐‐ 1 ‐ 11:00‐11:59 ‐ 12 ‐ TOTAL 3 0 1 3 12:00‐12:59 ‐ 13 ‐ 13:00‐13:59 ‐ 14 1 14:00‐14:59 ‐ 15 ‐ 15:00 + ‐ 16 ‐ TOTAL 3 3 3 3

2014 LONGEST/SHORTEST SCORING DRIVES 2014 GAME-OPENING DRIVES BRONCOS OPPONENT MOST PLAYS Pts. FD Yds. Pts. FD Yds. Broncos: 14 (vs. Sea., Aug. 7, TD, 61 yds., 9:09) vs. Sea. (8/7) Opponent: 14 (vs. Sea., Aug. 7, TD, 90 yds., 9:18) at S.F. (8/17) FEWEST PLAYS vs. Hou. (8/23) Broncos: 5 (vs. Sea., Aug. 7, TD, 57 yds., 3:21) at Dal. (8/28) Opponent: 6 (vs. Sea., Aug. 7, FG, 20 yds., 3:38) TOTAL000000 MOSY YARDS Broncos: 80 (vs. Sea., Aug. 7, TD, 10 plays, 4:00) Opponent: 90 (vs. Sea., Aug. 7, TD, 14 plays, 9:18) 2014 2ND HALF-OPENING DRIVES FEWEST YARDS BRONCOS OPPONENT Broncos: 57 (vs. Sea., Aug. 7, TD, 5 plays, 3:21) Pts. FD Yds. Pts. FD Yds. Opponent: 20 (vs. Sea., Aug. 7, FG, 6 plays, 3:38) vs. Sea. (8/7) MOST TIME at S.F. (8/17) Broncos: 9:09 (vs. Sea., Aug. 7, TD, 14 plays, 61 yds.) vs. Hou. (8/23) Opponent: 9:18 (vs. Sea., Aug. 7, TD, 14 plays, 90 yds.) at Dal. (8/28) LEAST TIME TOTAL000000 Broncos: 3:21 (vs. Sea., Aug. 7, TD, 5 plays, 57 yds.) Opponent: 2:42 (vs. Sea., Aug. 7, FG, 9 plays, 33 yds.)

BRONCOS 2014 PRESEASON GAME-BY-GAME SCORING DRIVES Opponent Plays Yards Time Res. Qtr Scoring Play Quarterback vs. Sea. (8/7) 14 90 9:18 TD 1 Hillman 1 yd. run Manning 5 57 3:21 TD 3 Bibbs 3 yd. run Osweiler 10 80 4:00 TD 4 Norwood 34 yd. pass from Osweiler Osweiler AVERAGE 9.7 75.7 5:33 TD AVG. 9.7 75.7 5:33 FG AVG. ‐‐‐ DENVER BRONCOS 2014 THIRD DOWN DISTANCE CHART

TOTAL THIRD DOWNS RUSHING PASSING 3RD DOWN TOTALS YARDS GAINED 3RD DOWN AVERAGES Game Md. Att. Pct. Md. Att. Pct. Md. Att. Pct.Penalty Yds. Needed Yds. Gained Run Pass Yds. Needed Yds. Gained Denver 8 12 66.7% 2 4 50.0% 6 8 75.0% 0 87 79 17 67 7.3 6.6 vs. Seattle (8/7) 3 11 27.0% 0 4 0.0% 3 7 42.9% 1 73 53 9 44 6.6 4.8 Denver at San Francisco (8/17) Denver vs. Houston (8/23) Denver at Dallas (8/28) DENVER TOTAL 8 12 66.7% 2 4 50.0% 6 8 75.0% 0 87 79 17 67 7.3 6.6 OPPONENT TOTAL 3 11 27.3% 0 4 0.0% 3 7 42.9% 1 73 53 9 44 6.6 4.8

DENVER BRONCOS 2014 FIELD POSITION CHART CUMULATIVE AVG. INSIDE AT INSIDE AT PAST INSIDE Game OFF. DRIVES STARTING LINE START OWN 20 OWN 20 50 50 50 OPP. 20 Denver 8 194 DEN 24 138000 vs. Seattle (8/7) 9 219 SEA 24 329000 Denver at San Francisco (8/17) Denver vs. Houston (8/23) Denver at Dallas (8/28) DENVER TOTAL 8 194 DEN 24 138000 OPP. TOTAL 9 219 SEA 24 329000

DENVER BRONCOS 2014 RED ZONE CHART TD BREAKDOWN SCORING EFFICIENCY FAILED Game Pos. TDs Run Pass TD% FGs Score% MFG DWN TO EOH Denver 2220100.0% 0 100.0% 0000 vs. Seattle (8/7) 311033.3% 1 66.7% 0010 Denver at San Francisco (8/17) Denver vs. Houston (8/23) Denver at Dallas (8/28) DENVER TOTAL 2220100.0% 0 100.0% 0000 OPPONENT TOTAL 311033.3% 1 66.7% 0010

DENVER BRONCOS 2014 GOAL-TO-GO CHART TD BREAKDOWN SCORING EFFICIENCY FAILED Game Pos. TDs Run Pass TD% FGs Score% MFG DWN TO EOH Denver 2220100.0% 0 100.0% 0000 vs. Seattle (8/7) 311033.3% 1 66.7% 0010 Denver at San Francisco (8/17) Denver vs. Houston (8/23) Denver at Dallas (8/28) DENVER TOTAL 2220100.0% 0 100.0% 0000 OPPONENT TOTAL 311033.3% 1 66.7% 0010 DENVER BRONCOS 2014 PRESEASON BIG-PLAY LOG

BRONCOS RUSHING (10+Yards) BRONCOS PASSING (20+Yards) Game Qtr. Time Yards Player Game Qtr. Time Yards Player (QB) vs. Sea. (8/7) 2 5:29 18 Thompson vs. Sea. (8/7) 4 7:29 34 Norwood (Osweiler) 3 13:22 15 Thompson 3 12:49 22 Thompson 3 11:09 20 Thompson 3 4:38 14 Bibbs 4 8:09 15 Osweiler at S.F. (8/17) at S.F. (8/17) vs. Hou. (8/23) vs. Hou. (8/23) at Dal. (8/28) at Dal. (8/28) DENVER BRONCOS 2014 OPPONENTS BIG-PLAY LOG

OPPONENT RUSHING (10+Yards) OPPONENT PASSING (20+Yards) Game Qtr. Time Yards Player Game Qtr. Time Yards Player (QB) vs. Sea. (8/7)None vs. Sea. (8/7) 2 0:42 20 Helfet (Jackson) 3 6:57 26 Walters (Pryor) 4 5:56 25 Allen (Pryor) at S.F. (8/17) at S.F. (8/17) vs. Hou. (8/23) vs. Hou. (8/23) at Dal. (8/28) at Dal. (8/28) DENVER BRONCOS 2014 PRESEASON TURNOVER LOG (EVEN) TAKEAWAYS (1 TOT., 1 INT, 0 FUM, 0 pts.) GIVEAWAYS (1 TOT., 1 INT, 0 FUM, 3 pts.) Game Qtr. Time Takeaway Player Field Pos. Pts. Game Qtr. Time Giveaway Player Field Pos. Pts. vs. Sea. (8/7) 4 2:49 Interception Johnson DEN 25 0 vs. Sea. (8/7) 3 0:07 Interception Osweiler DEN 24 3

BRONCOS TAKEAWAY LEADERS BRONCOS GIVEAWAY LEADERS Player INT FUM Totals Pts. Player INT FUM Totals Pts. Johnson 1 0 1 0 Osweiler 1 0 1 3 TOTALS 1 0 1 0 TOTALS 1 0 1 3

DENVER BRONCOS 2014 PRESEASON TAKEAWAY CHART

BRONCOS OPPONENTS GAME W/L +/- INT FUM Total Pts. INT FUM Total Pts. vs. Sea. (8/7) WEVEN 1000 1003 at S.F. (8/17) vs. Hou. (8/23) at Dal. (8/28)

TOTALS 1-0 EVEN 1000 1003 2014 INDIVIDUAL GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS — BRONCOS LEADERS SCORING RUSHES RUSH YDS RECEPTIONS REC. YDS Game vs. Seattle (8/7) Three Players 6 Three Players 6 Thompson 59 D. Thomas 5 D. Thomas 52 at San Francisco (8/17) vs. Houston (8/23) at Dallas (8/28) AVERAGE 6.0 6.0 59.0 5.0 52.0

TACKLES SACKS INTS PASSES DEF. ST. TACKLES Game vs. Seattle (8/7) Roby 4 Three Players 1.0 Johnson 1 Two Players 1 Two Players 1 at San Francisco (8/17) vs. Houston (8/23) at Dallas (8/28) AVERAGE 4.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0

PUNT RET. PR YDS KICKOFF RET. KOR YDS PUNTS Game vs. Seattle (8/7) Two Players 1 Norwood 20 Burse 2 Burse 28 Colquitt 2 at San Francisco (8/17) vs. Houston (8/23) at Dallas (8/28) AVERAGE 1.0 20.0 2.0 28.0 2.0

2014 INDIVIDUAL GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS — OPPONENT LEADERS SCORING RUSHES RUSH YDS RECEPTIONS REC. YDS Game vs. Seattle (8/7) Hauschka 9 Two Players 7 Pryor 28 Richardson 4 Richardson 37 at San Francisco (8/17) vs. Houston (8/23) at Dallas (8/28) AVERAGE 9.0 7.0 28.0 4.0 37.0

TACKLES SACKS INTS PASSES DEF. ST. TACKLES Game vs. Seattle (8/7) Two Players 4 Marsh 1.0 Jefferson 1 Jefferson 3 Two Players 1 at San Francisco (8/17) vs. Houston (8/23) at Dallas (8/28) AVERAGE 4.0 1.0 1.0 3.0 1.0

PUNT RET. PR YDS KICKOFF RET. KOR YDS PUNTS Game vs. Seattle (8/7) Thomas 1 Thomas 0 Walters 1 Walters 19 Ryan 3 at San Francisco (8/17) vs. Houston (8/23) at Dallas (8/28) AVERAGE 1.0 0.0 1.0 19.0 3.0 DENVER BRONCOS 2014 PRESEASON MISCELLANEOUS GAME INFORMATION GAME Result KICKOFF LENGTH ATTN. TEMP. TV BROADCAST CREW OFFICIALS vs. Seattle (8/7) W, 21-16 7:05 PM MST 3:47 75,593 75°F KUSA-TV John Lynch REF: Corrente (99); UMP: Ferrell (64); Ron Zappolo HL: Hayward (54); LJ: Lewis (130); SJ: Hochuli (83); FJ: Cavaletto (60); BJ: Wilson (119); RO: Slavin at San Francisco (8/17)

vs. Houston (8/23)

at Dallas (8/28) Denver Broncos / Week 17 / Through Sunday, December 29, 2013 / Regular Season

Won 13, Lost 3 Rushing No. Yds Avg Long TD K.Moreno 241 1038 4.3 31 10 9/5/2013 W 49- 27 M.Ball 120 559 4.7 45 4 9/15/2013 W 41- 23 at New York Giants R.Hillman 55 218 4.0 19 1 9/23/2013 W 37- 21 Oakland Raiders C.Anderson 7 38 5.4 11 0 9/29/2013 W 52- 20 Philadelphia Eagles D.Bruton 1 35 35.0 35 0 10/6/2013 W 51- 48 at Dallas Cowboys T.Holliday 1 7 7.0 7 0 10/13/2013 W 35- 19 Jacksonville Jaguars A.Caldwell 1 7 7.0 7 0 10/20/2013 L 33- 39 at Indianapolis Colts B.Osweiler 3 2 0.7 4 0 10/27/2013 W 45- 21 Washington Redskins P.Manning 32 -31 -1.0 1t 1 11/10/2013 W 28- 20 at San Diego Chargers Team 461 1873 4.1 45 16 11/17/2013 W 27- 17 Opponents 420 1626 3.9 35 15 11/24/2013 L 31- 34 at Receiving No. Yds Avg Long TD 12/1/2013 W 35- 28 at Kansas City Chiefs D.Thomas 92 1430 15.5 78t 14 12/8/2013 W 51- 28 Tennessee Titans E.Decker 87 1288 14.8 61 11 12/12/2013 L 20- 27 San Diego Chargers W.Welker 73 778 10.7 33 10 12/22/2013 W 37- 13 at Houston Texans J.Thomas 65 788 12.1 74t 12 12/29/2013 W 34- 14 at Oakland Raiders K.Moreno 60 548 9.1 35t 3 Denver Opponent J.Tamme 20 184 9.2 15 1 Total First Downs 435 339 M.Ball 20 145 7.3 31 0 Rushing 107 90 A.Caldwell 16 200 12.5 36 3 Passing 293 208 R.Hillman 12 119 9.9 19 0 Penalty 35 41 V.Green 9 45 5.0 10 0 3rd Down: Made/Att 95/205 83/218 J.Dreessen 7 47 6.7 14 1 3rd Down Pct. 46.3% 38.1% C.Anderson 0 0 0 0 0 4th Down: Made/Att 8/9 4/15 Team 461 5572 12.1 78t 55 4th Down Pct. 88.9% 26.7% Opponents 357 4360 12.2 82t 29 Possession Avg. 30:06 29:54 Total Net Yards 7317 5696 Interceptions No. Yds Avg Long TD Avg. Per Game 457.3 356.0 D.Rodgers-Cromartie 3 75 25.0 75t 1 Total Plays 1156 1074 D.Trevathan 3 29 9.7 29 0 Avg. Per Play 6.3 5.3 C.Harris 3 1 0.3 1 0 Net Yards Rushing 1873 1626 R.Moore 2 18 9.0 18 0 Avg. Per Game 117.1 101.6 K.Webster 1 10 10.0 10 0 Total Rushes 461 420 M.Adams 1 3 3.0 3 0 Net Yards Passing 5444 4070 S.Phillips 1 3 3.0 3 0 Avg. Per Game 340.3 254.4 T.Knighton 1 2 2.0 2 0 Sacked/Yards Lost 20/128 41/290 W.Woodyard 1 0 0.0 0 0 Gross Yards 5572 4360 T.Carter 1 0 0.0 0 0 Attempts/Completions 675/461 613/357 Team 17 141 8.3 75t 1 Completion Pct. 68.3% 58.2% Opponents 10 131 13.1 59t 2 Had Intercepted 10 17 Punting No Yds Avg Net TB In Lg B Punts/Average 66/43.8 89/46.1 B.Colquitt 65 2893 44.5 38.8 3 23 60 1 Net Punting Avg. 38.2 39.5 Team 65 2893 43.8 38.8 3 23 60 1 Penalties/Yards 117/1000 97/807 Opponents 87 4100 46.1 40.4 8 32 66 2 Fumbles/Ball Lost 27/16 25/9 Touchdowns 76 47 Punt Returns Ret FC Yds Avg Long TD Rushing 16 15 T.Holliday 32 11 271 8.5 81t 1 Passing 55 29 W.Welker 10 2 70 7.0 27 0 Returns 5 3 E.Decker 122 2.020 Score By Periods Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT Pts T.Carter 100 0.000 Team 130 158 135 183 0 606 Team 44 15 343 7.8 81t 1 Opponents 64 128 104 100 3 399 Opponents 28 25 274 9.8 51 0 Scoring TD Ru Pa Rt PAT FG 2Pt Pts Kickoff Returns No. Yds Avg Long TD M.Prater 000075/7525/260150 T.Holliday 28 775 27.7 105t 1 D.Thomas 14 0 14 0 0/0 0/0 0 84 A.Caldwell 6 141 23.5 34 0 K.Moreno 13 10 3 0 0/0 0/0 0 78 O.Bolden 2 44 22.0 25 0 J.Thomas 12 0 12 0 0/0 0/0 0 72 M.Unrein 1 8 8.0 8 0 E.Decker 11 0 11 0 0/0 0/0 0 66 M.Jackson 1 6 6.0 6 0 W.Welker 10 0 10 0 0/0 0/0 0 60 J.Tamme 1 0 0.0 0 0 M.Ball 44000/00/0024 Team 39 974 25.0 105t 1 A.Caldwell30300/00/0018 Opponents 32 936 29.3 108t 1 T.Holliday20020/00/0012 J.Tamme10100/00/006 Field Goals 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ J.Dreessen10100/00/006 M.Prater 2/ 2 4/ 4 5/ 5 8/ 8 6/ 7 D.Rodgers- Team 2/ 2 4/ 4 5/ 5 8/ 8 6/ 7 10010/00/006 Cromartie Opponents 0/ 0 6/ 6 9/ 10 6/ 8 2/ 2 S.Johnson 10010/00/006 Fumbles Lost: P.Manning 6, M.Ball 3, T.Holliday 2, E.Decker 1, R.Hillman 11000/00/006 D.Trevathan 1, R.Hillman 1, W.Welker 1, T.Carter 1 Total: 16 P.Manning 11000/00/006 Opponent Fumble Recoveries: D.Ihenacho 2, D.Trevathan 1, V.Miller 10010/00/006 D.Wolfe 1, S.Williams 1, Q.Jammer 1, M.Adams 1, T.Knighton 1, Team 76 16 55 5 75/75 25/26 0 606 V.Miller 1 Total: 9 Opponents 47 15 29 3 44/44 23/26 1 399 2-Pt. Conversions: Team 0/ 1, Opponents: 1/ 3 Sacks: S.Phillips 10.0, M.Jackson 6.0, R.Ayers 5.5, V.Miller 5.0, D.Wolfe 4.0, T.Knighton 3.0, D.Trevathan 2.0, S.Williams 2.0, W.Woodyard 1.5, K.Vickerson 1.0, N.Irving 1.0 Team: 41.0, Opponents: 19.0

Passing Att Cmp Yds Cmp% Yds/Att TD TD% Int Int% Long Sack Lost Rating P.Manning 659 450 5477 68.3% 8.3 55 8.3% 10 1.5% 78t 18/ 120 115.1 B.Osweiler 16 11 95 68.8% 5.9 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 19 2/ 8 84.1 Team 675 461 5572 68.3% 8.3 55 8.1% 10 1.5% 78t 20/ 128 114.4 Opponents 613 357 4360 58.2% 7.1 29 4.7% 17 2.8% 82t 41/ 290 84.5 DENVER BRONCOS FINAL 2013 REGULAR SEASON DEFENSIVE STATISTICS (13-3) (based on press box totals) PLAYER TT UT AT Sk. Yds. Int. Yds. TFL QBH PD FF FR 1 Trevathan 124 84 40 2 18 3 29 7 4 10 2 1 2 Woodyard 83 47 36 1.5 11 1 038410 3 Ihenacho 72 55 17 0 0 0 020732 4 Harris 65 58 70031521300 5 Adams 61 45 16 0 0 1 311701 6 Moore 44 38 60021800600 7 Jackson 42 30 12 6 43 0 0 11 15 4 1 0 8 Webster 38 34 40011010910 9 Phillips 36 29 7 10 77.5 1 3 10 13 5 2 0 10 Miller 34 27 7 5 29 0 098131 Irving 3423111 8 0 082100 12 Rodgers-Cromartie 31 25 600375301500 Knighton 3118133181 257101 14 Ayers 29 23 6 5.5 34.5 0 0 7 10 0 1 0 15 Vickerson 22 18 4190072300 16 Unrein 20 15 5000012000 Lenon 20 14 6000000200 18 Williams 19 12 7280053001 19 Bruton 16 14 2000001000 Wolfe 16115 4340 077001 21 Bailey 14122000000300 22 Jammer 13 12 1000000301 23 Carter 11 10 1001010600 Bolden 1183000000000 25 Huff 220000000000 26 Johnson 1 10000000000 Robinson 1 10000010000 Marshall 1 10000000000 Mincey 1 10000000000 Tamme 1 01000000000 Fua 101000000000 TEAM 894 668 226 41 290 17 141 94 85 100 14 9 SPECIAL TEAMS STATISTICS (based on press box totals) PLAYER TT UT AT FF FR BK BP TD 1 Tamme 10 9100000 2 Irving 76100000 Johnson 7 5200011 Bruton 7 4300010 5 Ball 66000000 6 Trevathan 4 3110000 Caldwell 4 2200000 8 Adams 3 3000000 Webster 3 3000000 Bolden 33000000 Green 3 2100000 Dreessen 3 0300000 13 Ihenacho 2 2000000 Lenon 2 2000000 Carter 2 2000000 Brewer 2 2000000 Robinson 2 1100000 18 Woodyard 1 1010000 Jammer 1 1000000 Marshall 1 1000000 Welker 11000000 22 Holliday 00003000 TEAM 74 59 15 23021

MIS. TACKLES: Decker 4, Franklin 2, Manning 2, D. Thomas 2, DEFENSIVE TOUCHDOWNS: Rodgers-Cromartie (75-yd. INT return vs. Was., 10/27), Beadles 1, Clark 1, Moreno 1, Ramirez 1, Welker 1 Miller (60-yd. FUM return at N.E., 11/24) MIS. FUMBLE RECOVERIES: Manning 2, Moreno 2, Anderson 1, Decker 1 BLOCKED PUNTS: Bruton (vs. Bal., 9/5); Johnson (vs. Phi., 9/29) MIS. FORCED FUMBLES: None BLOCKED KICKS: None TWO-POINT CONVERSION STOPS: Bailey (vs. Jac., 10/13) Denver Broncos / Week 4 / Through Sunday, February 02, 2014 / Postseason

Won 2, Lost 1 Rushing No. Yds Avg Long TD K.Moreno 42 158 3.8 28 1 1/12/2014 W 24- 17 San Diego Chargers M.Ball 28 96 3.4 9 0 1/19/2014 W 26- 16 New England Patriots C.Anderson 2 9 4.5 6 0 2/2/2014 L 8- 43 Seattle Seahawks V.Green 1 6 6.0 6 0 P.Manning 3 -2 -0.7 0 0 Denver Opponent Team 76 267 3.5 28 1 Total First Downs 71 49 Opponents 63 264 4.2 30 2 Rushing 20 11 Passing 45 35 Receiving No. Yds Avg Long TD Penalty 6 3 D.Thomas 28 306 10.9 30 3 3rd Down: Made/Att 22/39 17/36 J.Thomas 18 188 10.4 37 0 3rd Down Pct. 56.4% 47.2% W.Welker 18 160 8.9 22 1 4th Down: Made/Att 1/4 2/5 E.Decker 8 111 13.9 21 0 4th Down Pct. 25.0% 40.0% K.Moreno 6 54 9.0 18 0 Possession Avg. 33:06 26:54 M.Ball 5 15 3.0 12 0 Total Net Yards 1176 920 J.Tamme 4 33 8.3 23 1 Avg. Per Game 392.0 306.7 A.Caldwell 2 26 13.0 15 0 Total Plays 205 160 C.Anderson 1 14 14.0 14 0 Avg. Per Play 5.7 5.8 V.Green 1 3 3.0 3 0 Net Yards Rushing 267 264 Team 91 910 10.0 37 5 Avg. Per Game 89.0 88.0 Opponents 60 700 11.7 49 5 Total Rushes 76 63 Net Yards Passing 909 656 Interceptions No. Yds Avg Long TD Avg. Per Game 303.0 218.7 Opponents 3 71 23.7 69t 1 Sacked/Yards Lost 1/1 6/44 Punting No Yds Avg Net TB In Lg B Gross Yards 910 700 B.Colquitt 3 108 36.0 29.3 1 1 48 0 Attempts/Completions 128/91 91/60 Team 3 108 36.0 29.3 1 1 48 0 Completion Pct. 71.1% 65.9% Opponents 8 399 49.9 38.0 1 4 62 0 Had Intercepted 3 0 Punts/Average 3/36.0 8/49.9 Punt Returns Ret FC Yds Avg Long TD Net Punting Avg. 29.3 38.0 E.Decker 4 1 75 18.8 47 0 Penalties/Yards 15/128 20/182 Team 4 1 75 18.8 47 0 Fumbles/Ball Lost 5/3 0/0 Opponents 0 2 0 0 0 0 Touchdowns 6 9 Kickoff Returns No. Yds Avg Long TD Rushing 1 2 T.Holliday 9 186 20.7 37 0 Passing 5 5 Team 9 186 20.7 37 0 Returns 0 2 Opponents 2 107 53.5 87t 1 Score By Periods Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT Pts Team 10 17 18 13 0 58 Field Goals 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Opponents 8 17 14 37 0 76 M.Prater 1/ 1 1/ 1 1/ 1 1/ 2 1/ 1 Scoring TD Ru Pa Rt PAT FG 2Pt Pts Team 1/ 1 1/ 1 1/ 1 1/ 2 1/ 1 M.Prater 00005/55/6020 Opponents 0/ 0 0/ 0 3/ 3 1/ 1 0/ 1 D.Thomas 3 0 3 0 0/0 0/0 0 18 Fumbles Lost: P.Manning 1, D.Thomas 1, J.Thomas 1 Total: 3 W.Welker 10100/00/018 Opponent Fumble Recoveries J.Tamme10100/00/006 K.Moreno11000/00/006 Team 61505/55/6158 Opponents 9 2 5 2 8/8 4/5 0 76 2-Pt. Conversions: Team 1/ 1, Opponents: 0/ 1 Sacks: S.Phillips 2.0, R.Ayers 1.0, T.Knighton 1.0, J.Mincey 1.0, M.Jackson 1.0 Team: 6.0, Opponents: 1.0

Passing Att Cmp Yds Cmp% Yds/Att TD TD% Int Int% Long Sack Lost Rating P.Manning 128 91 910 71.1% 7.1 5 3.9% 3 2.3% 37 1/ 1 94.2 Team 128 91 910 71.1% 7.1 5 3.9% 3 2.3% 37 1/ 194.2 Opponents 91 60 700 65.9% 7.7 5 5.5% 0 0.0% 49 6/ 44 107.4 DENVER BRONCOS 2013 POSTSEASON DEFENSIVE STATISTICS (2-1) (based on press box totals) PLAYER TT UT AT Sk. Yds. Int. Yds. TFL QBH PD FF FR 1 Trevathan 24 186000010000 2 Ihenacho15105000000000 3 Adams 12120000000100 Knighton 12102 1100 032000 5 Bailey 11110000000000 6 Rodgers-Cromartie 8 80000000400 Irving 880000000100 Jackson 8 71150011200 Phillips 8 5 3 2 10 0 022000 10 Woodyard743000000000 11 Mincey 624180012000 12 Carter 541000000200 13 Lenon 440000000000 Ayers 43 1 1110 011000 Jammer 431000000000 16 Williams 3 21000000000 17 Harris 220000000100 Unrein 211000010000 19 Huff 110000000000 Bruton 110000000000 TEAM 145 116 29 6 44 0 0 10 8 11 0 0 SPECIAL TEAMS STATISTICS (based on press box totals) PLAYER TT UT AT FF FR BK BP TD 1 Marshall 11000000 Tamme 11000000 Irving 10100000 TEAM 32100000

MIS. TACKLES: J. Thomas 2, Clark 1, Franklin 1. DEFENSIVE TOUCHDOWNS: None. MIS. FUMBLE RECOVERIES: Beadles 1, Moreno 1. BLOCKED PUNTS: None. MIS. FORCED FUMBLES: None. BLOCKED KICKS: None. TWO-POINT CONVERSION STOPS: Phillips (UT vs. N.E., 1/19) Adams, Mike Hillman, Ronni Kuper, Chri Fua, Sione Woodyard, Wesley Trevathan, Danny Irving, Nate Williams, Sylveste Walton, J.D. Vickerson, Kevin Tamme, Jacob Painter, Vinston Clady, Ryan Jackson, Malik Wolfe, Dere Unrein, Mitch Johnson, Steven Holliday, Trindon Dysert, Zac Ball, Montee Anderson, C.J. Moffitt, John Colquitt, Britto Ayers, Rober Decker, Eric Brewer, Aaron Ramirez, Manny Manning, Peyton Vallos, Steve Welker, Wes Vasquez, Louis Huff, Michael Webster, Kayvon Rodgers-Cromartie, Dominiqu Phillips, Shaun Moore, Rahim Lenon, Paris Knighton, Terrance Ihenacho, Duke Green, Virgil Franklin, Orlando Bailey, Champ Dreessen, Joel Robinson, Adrian Marshall, Brandon Thomas, Demaryius Prater, Mat Moreno, Knowshon Jammer, Quentin Justice, Winston Beadles, Zane Bruton, David Thomas, Julius Osweiler, Broc Harris Jr.,Chri Clark, Chris Cole, Marquice Bolden, Oma Caldwell, Andre Miller, Von Carter, Ton Mincey, Jeremy y s t k t r n k s e r e NW NW NW NW NW L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L 16 WLB WLB WLB WLB WLB WLB WLB WLB WLB WLB WLB WLB WLB WLB WLB WLB WLB WLB WLB L L L L L IN MLB MLB MLB MLB MLB DN D D D IN RDE P RDE P RDE C C C C C C C C C C IN RCB RCB P RCB RCB RCB RCB RCB RCB RCB RCB PU U U U U U SUS SUS SUS SUS SUS SUS D D D D D D D D D D D IN LDE LDE LDE LDE LDE LDE LDE LDE LDE LDE LDE IN P P LCB P LCB IN IN IN IN RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW R16 WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR RW RW RW RW RW RW RIN WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR IN IN RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW R16 WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR IN GR GR GR R RG RG RG RG RG RG BQ BQ BQ BQ BQ BQ BQ BQ BQ B16 QB QB QB QB QB QB QB QB QB QB QB QB QB QB QB QB QB QB QB BR BR BR BR BR BR BR BR BR 16 RB RB RB RB P RB RB RB RB RB RB RB RB RB RB RB RB RB RB BLBC C C BLBLBLBLBRBLBLBLBLBLCB LCB LCB LCB LCB RCB LCB LCB LCB LCB CB P LCB LCB CB LCB CB D SP SP SP SP SP SP SP SP PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS SS SS SS SS IN SS SS SS SS SS N SS SS SS R SP SP SP SP SP SP SP PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS GL GL GL GL GL GL GL GL GL G16 LG LG LG LG LG LG LG LG LG LG LG LG LG LG LG LG LG LG LG TLT LT SF SF SF SF SFS FS FS FS FS FS FS FS FS FS ET ET ET ET ET IN TE TE TE TE TE TE TE TE TE TE PPPPPPPPSSPFSFSFSFSFSFSFSFSFS16 PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP16 PPPPPPPPPPPPPSSPPPPP16 PPPIN PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP16 PPPPPPPIN L L L IN P P P SLB P SLB P SLB P PPPPPPPPPPPPPPTEPPPP16 PPPPPPPPPPPLDELDELDELDELDELDELDELDE16 PPPPPPPPPPPD PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP16 PPPPPPPPPPPPIN PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP16 PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP16 CCCCCCCBCCCCCCCCCCCC16 PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPIN D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D 16 RDE RDE RDE RDE RDE RDE RDE RDE RDE RDE RDE PPPPCBPPPPPPPRCBPIN RDE P RDE P RDE P RDE P PPPIN PPPPPPPPPPTETEPTEPPPPP16 PPPPPP PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP16 TL TL TL TL TL TL TL TL T16 LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT P P PPPPPPPPPPPPPPWRWRPPP16 A A A A A A A P P T T T T T T T T vs. Bal. (9/5) NW NW NW NW NW DN PU IN IN IN IN IN IN IN D N R A A A A A A A P P T T T T T T T T at NYG (9/15) NW NW NW NW DN PU KEY: IR IN IN IN IN IN IN IN D N R RI RI RI RI RI RI RI RI IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR PPIN A A A A A A A P P T T T T T T T vs. Oak. (9/23) -injured reserve; NW NW NW NW PU IN IN IN IN IN D N R PDN PIN PPPPPPPPPPPPPIN A A A A A A A P T T T T T T T vs. Phi. (9/29) NW NW NW NW PU BRONCOS 2013GAME-BY-GAMEPARTICIPATION IN IN IN IN IN D N R PPPIN PPRGIN A A A A A A A P P T T T T T T T at Dal. (10/6) INA -Inactive; NW NW NW NW MLBMLBPPPPPMLBMLBMLBMLBMLBMLBMLB14 DN PU C C IN LCB LCB IN IN IN IN D N R PIN A A A A A A A P P T T T T T T T vs. Jac. (10/13) DNP- NW NW NW NW NW DN DN PU L L L L L L L L SLB SLB SLB SLB SLB SLB SLB SLB SLB IN IN IN IN IN IN D N PPPPPPPPPPPPP15 A A A A A A A P P P T T T T T T T T at ind. (10/20) did notplay; NW NW NW NW NW MLBMLBMLBMLBMLBPPPPPPP14 DN DN PU IN IN IN GR GR GR GR GR GR 16 RG RG RG RG RG RG RG RG RG RG RG RG D N R PRCBPPPPPPPPPIN PPPPIN A A A A A A A P P P T T T T T T T T vs. Was. (10/27) NWT- NW NW NW NW NW DN DN IN IN IN IN IN IN *Games playedwithNewEngland N R D NW RE PIN A A A A A A A P P not withteam; T T T T T T T T at S.D. (11/10) NW NW NW NW NW DN DN IN IN IN IN IN SS SS SS SS S15 SS SS SS SS SS P SS N SS SS SS R D PPPD A A A A A A A P P T T T T T T T T T vs. K.C. (11/17) PS NW NW NW NW NW DN IN IN IN IN IN IN -practice squad; N R D RI RI RI RI IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR PPPPPSLBSLBSLBSLB15PPPPPPIN PDN A A A A A A A P T T T T T T T T at N.E. (11/24) NW NW NW NW DN DN C IN LCB IN IN IN IN N R RI RI RI RIR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR PDN PIN A A A A A A A P P P T T T T T T T at K.C. (12/1) SUS NW NW NW NW DN IN IN IN IN N R ET ET ET E14 TE TE TE TE TE TE TE -suspended; PPPPDN PPIN PIN C C C C C C 15 RCB RCB RCB PPPPPPP16 RCB RCB RCB P A A A A A A A P P T T T T T T T vs. Ten. (12/8) NW NW NW NW DN DN DN IN IN IN IN IN N R D PPPPPP15 A A A A A A A P P P T T T T T T T vs. S.D. (12/12) RE -roster exemption; NW NW NW NW IN IN IN IN IN N R D PPPPDNPPIN 5 LCB LCB P P P PPDN PPPPP2 A A A A A A A T T T T T T T at Hou. (12/22) NW NW NW NW IN IN IN IN IN IN N R D RI RIR IR IR IR PIN PPPP1 A A A A A A A T T T T T T T at Oak. (12/29) PUP NW NW NW NW DN IN IN RW R13 WR IN WR WR -reserve/PUP N R D PPP14 PPP15 A A A A A A A P P P T T T T T T T vs. S.D. (1/12) NW NW NW DN DN IN IN IN IN IN IN IN N R D RIR IR RIR IR PDN PP12 A A A A A A A P P T T T T T T vs. N.E. (1/19) NW NW NW DN IN IN IN IN IN IN N R D 13* P P5 A A A A A A A P P P T T T T T T vs. Sea. (2/2) 16 16 11 10 15 13 11 13 11 10 4 4 3 2 0 0 6 0 4 2 2 9 P ------15 16 15 11 14 14 13 11 16 13 10 16 16 16 16 12 10 16 15 14 16 2 4 1 0 0 3 7 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 5 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 2 9 S ------12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DNP ------11 11 12 16 0 0 1 5 2 1 3 0 0 1 0 4 2 1 5 5 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 1 4 1 2 6 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 INA 2013 GAME-BY-GAME STARTERS

OFFENSE GAME WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR WR QB RB vs. Bal. (9/5) D. Thomas Clady Beadles Ramirez Vasquez Franklin J. Thomas Decker Welker Manning Moreno at NYG (9/15) D. Thomas Clady Beadles Ramirez Vasquez Franklin J. Thomas Decker Welker Manning Moreno vs. Oak. (9/23) D. Thomas Clark Beadles Ramirez Vasquez Franklin J. Thomas Decker Welker Manning Moreno vs. Phi. (9/29) D. Thomas Clark Beadles Ramirez Vasquez Franklin J. Thomas Decker Welker Manning Moreno at Dal. (10/6) D. Thomas Clark Beadles Ramirez Vasquez Franklin J. Thomas Decker Welker Manning Moreno vs. Jac. (10/13) D. Thomas Clark Beadles Ramirez Vasquez Franklin J. Thomas Decker Welker Manning Moreno at Ind. (10/20) D. Thomas Clark Beadles Ramirez Kuper Vasquez J. Thomas Decker Welker Manning Moreno vs. Was. (10/27) D. Thomas Clark Beadles Ramirez Vasquez Franklin J. Thomas Decker Welker Manning Moreno at S.D. (11/10) D. Thomas Clark Beadles Ramirez Vasquez Franklin J. Thomas Decker Welker Manning Moreno vs. K.C. (12/1) D. Thomas Clark Beadles Ramirez Vasquez Franklin J. Thomas Decker Welker Manning Moreno at N.E. (11/24) D. Thomas Clark Beadles Ramirez Vasquez Franklin Green Decker Welker Manning Moreno at K.C. (12/1) D. Thomas Clark Beadles Ramirez Vasquez Franklin Green Decker Welker Manning Moreno vs. Ten. (12/8) D. Thomas Clark Beadles Ramirez Vasquez Franklin Green Decker Welker Manning Moreno vs. S.D. (12/12) D. Thomas Clark Beadles Ramirez Vasquez Franklin J. Thomas Decker Green (TE) Manning Moreno at Hou. (12/22) D. Thomas Clark Beadles Ramirez Vasquez Franklin J. Thomas Decker Caldwell Manning Tamme (TE) at Oak. (12/29) D. Thomas Clark Beadles Ramirez Vasquez Franklin J. Thomas Decker Caldwell Manning Moreno vs. S.D. (1/12) D. Thomas Clark Beadles Ramirez Vasquez Franklin J. Thomas Decker Welker Manning Moreno vs. N.E. (1/19) D. Thomas Clark Beadles Ramirez Vasquez Franklin J. Thomas Decker Welker Manning Moreno

VS. Sea. (2/2) D. Thomas Clark Beadles Ramirez Vasquez Franklin J. Thomas Decker Welker Manning Moreno

DEFENSE GAME LE DT NT RE SLB MLB WLB LCB RCB SS FS vs. Bal. (9/5) Wolfe Vickerson Knighton Ayers Harris Jr. (CB) Woodyard Trevathan Carter Rodgers-Cromartie Ihenacho Moore at NYG (9/15) Wolfe Vickerson Knighton Phillips Irving Woodyard Trevathan Harris Jr. Rodgers-Cromartie Ihenacho Moore vs. Oak. (9/23) Wolfe Vickerson Knighton Ayers Harris Jr. (CB) Woodyard Trevathan Carter Rodgers-Cromartie Ihenacho Moore vs. Phi. (9/29) Wolfe Vickerson Knighton Phillips Irving Woodyard Trevathan Harris Jr. Rodgers-Cromartie Ihenacho Moore at Dal. (10/6) Wolfe Vickerson Knighton Ayers Harris Jr. (CB) Woodyard Trevathan Webster Rodgers-Cromartie Ihenacho Moore vs. Jac. (10/13) Wolfe Vickerson Knighton Phillips Irving Lenon Trevathan Bailey Rodgers-Cromartie Ihenacho Moore at Ind. (10/20) Wolfe Vickerson Knighton Harris Jr. (CB) Miller Lenon Trevathan Bailey Rodgers-Cromartie Ihenacho Moore vs. Was. (10/27) Wolfe Vickerson Knighton Phillips Miller Woodyard Trevathan Harris Jr. Rodgers-Cromartie Ihenacho Moore at S.D. (11/10) Wolfe Vickerson Knighton Phillips Miller Woodyard Trevathan Harris Jr. Jammer Adams Moore vs. K.C. (12/1) Wolfe Vickerson Knighton Phillips Miller Woodyard Trevathan Harris Jr. Rodgers-Cromartie Ihenacho Moore at N.E. (11/24) Wolfe Vickerson Knighton Phillips Miller Woodyard Trevathan Harris Jr. Rodgers-Cromartie Ihenacho Adams at K.C. (12/1) Jackson Unrein Knighton Phillips Miller Woodyard Trevathan Bailey Harris Jr. Ihenacho Adams vs. Ten. (12/8) Jackson Williams Knighton Phillips Miller Lenon Trevathan Harris Jr. Webster Ihenacho Adams vs. S.D. (12/12) Jackson Williams Knighton Phillips Miller Lenon Trevathan Harris Jr. Rodgers-Cromartie Bolden Adams at Hou. (12/22) Jackson Williams Knighton Phillips Miller Lenon Trevathan Harris Jr. Rodgers-Cromartie Ihenacho Adams at Oak. (12/29) Jackson Williams Knighton Phillips Irving Lenon Trevathan Harris Jr. Rodgers-Cromartie Ihenacho Adams vs. S.D. (1/12) Jackson Williams Knighton Phillips Irving Lenon Trevathan Harris Jr. Rodgers-Cromartie Ihenacho Adams vs. N.E. (1/19) Jackson Williams Knighton Phillips Irving Lenon Trevathan Bailey Rodgers-Cromartie Ihenacho Adams

VS. Sea. (2/2) Jackson Williams Knighton Phillips Irving Lenon Trevathan Bailey Rodgers-Cromartie Ihenacho Adams BRONCOS 2013 OFFENSIVE PLAY-TIME ANALYSIS vs. Bal. (9/5) at NYG (9/15) vs. Oak. (9/23)vs. Phi. (9/29) at Dal. (10/6) vs. Jac. (10/13) at Ind. (10/20) vs. Was. (10/27) Off. Pct. ST Pct. Off. Pct. ST Pct. Off. Pct. ST Pct. Off. Pct. ST Pct. Off. Pct. ST Pct. Off. Pct. ST Pct. Off. Pct. ST Pct. Off. Pct. ST Pct. Anderson, C.J. 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 10 12.3% 15 45.5% Ball, Montee 18 25.4% 16 37.2% 28 37.8% 10 27.8% 17 22.4% 6 20.7% 14 19.2% 6 17.6% 5 6.3% 1 3.0% 7 9.5% 4 14.3% 1 1.3% 20 42.6% 30 37.0% 3 9.1% Beadles, Zane 71 100.0% 7 16.3% 74 100.0% 7 19.4% 76 100.0% 7 24.1% 64 87.7% 8 23.5% 79 100.0% 9 27.3% 74 100.0% 5 17.9% 78 100.0% 5 10.6% 81 100.0% 7 21.2% Caldwell, Andre 3 4.2% 17 39.5% 6 8.1% 11 30.6% 19 25.0% 12 41.4% 24 32.9% 6 17.6% 4 5.1% 10 30.3% 7 9.5% 13 46.4% 1 1.3% 26 55.3% 14 17.3% 18 54.5% Clady, Ryan 71 100.0% 7 16.3% 70 94.6% 6 16.7% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% Clark, Chris 0 0.0% 7 16.3% 4 5.4% 7 19.4% 76 100.0% 7 24.1% 73 100.0% 8 23.5% 79 100.0% 9 27.3% 74 100.0% 5 17.9% 78 100.0% 5 10.6% 81 100.0% 7 21.2% Decker, Eric 64 90.1% 2 4.7% 66 89.2% 1 2.8% 52 68.4% 1 3.4% 55 75.3% 0 0.0% 73 92.4% 0 0.0% 59 79.7% 0 0.0% 75 96.2% 0 0.0% 66 81.5% 0 0.0% Dreessen, Joel 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 17 23.3% 18 52.9% 4 5.1% 18 54.5% 19 25.7% 11 39.3% 0 0.0% 27 57.4% 46 56.8% 13 39.4% Dysert, Zac 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% Franklin, Orlando 71 100.0% 7 16.3% 74 100.0% 7 19.4% 76 100.0% 7 24.1% 73 100.0% 8 23.5% 79 100.0% 9 27.3% 46 62.2% 2 7.1% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 81 100.0% 0 0.0% Green, Virgil 16 22.5% 20 46.5% 26 35.1% 18 50.0% 25 32.9% 14 48.3% 27 37.0% 16 47.1% 7 8.9% 24 72.7% 15 20.3% 14 50.0% 7 9.0% 28 59.6% 9 11.1% 16 48.5% Hillman, Ronnie 15 21.1% 0 0.0% 2 2.7% 0 0.0% 24 31.6% 0 0.0% 30 41.1% 0 0.0% 23 29.1% 0 0.0% 12 16.2% 0 0.0% 20 25.6% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% Holliday, Trindon 0 0.0% 11 25.6% 0 0.0% 11 30.6% 0 0.0% 10 34.5% 0 0.0% 10 29.4% 0 0.0% 9 27.3% 1 1.4% 9 32.1% 0 0.0% 20 42.6% 3 3.7% 11 33.3% Justice, Winston 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% Kuper, Chris 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 9 27.3% 28 37.8% 5 17.9% 78 100.0% 5 10.6% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% Manning, Peyton 71 100.0% 0 0.0% 74 100.0% 0 0.0% 76 100.0% 0 0.0% 57 78.1% 0 0.0% 79 100.0% 0 0.0% 74 100.0% 0 0.0% 78 100.0% 0 0.0% 81 100.0% 0 0.0% Moffitt, John 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 7 24.1% 9 12.3% 8 23.5% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% Moreno, Knowshon 37 52.1% 2 4.7% 44 59.5% 1 2.8% 35 46.1% 0 0.0% 28 38.4% 0 0.0% 51 64.6% 0 0.0% 54 73.0% 0 0.0% 57 73.1% 0 0.0% 37 45.7% 0 0.0% Osweiler, Brock 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 16 21.9% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% Ramirez, Manny 71 100.0% 0 0.0% 74 100.0% 1 2.8% 76 100.0% 0 0.0% 64 87.7% 0 0.0% 79 100.0% 0 0.0% 74 100.0% 0 0.0% 78 100.0% 0 0.0% 81 100.0% 0 0.0% Tamme, Jacob 7 9.9% 21 48.8% 6 8.1% 24 66.7% 10 13.2% 18 62.1% 3 4.1% 20 58.8% 4 5.1% 18 54.5% 9 12.2% 19 67.9% 2 2.6% 34 72.3% 9 11.1% 22 66.7% Thomas, Demaryius 68 95.8% 2 4.7% 70 94.6% 1 2.8% 72 94.7% 1 3.4% 61 83.6% 1 2.9% 76 96.2% 0 0.0% 66 89.2% 0 0.0% 78 100.0% 0 0.0% 75 92.6% 0 0.0% Thomas, Julius 71 100.0% 4 9.3% 74 100.0% 5 13.9% 74 97.4% 3 10.3% 59 80.8% 0 0.0% 74 93.7% 0 0.0% 74 100.0% 0 0.0% 78 100.0% 0 0.0% 32 39.5% 0 0.0% Unrein, Mitch 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 1.3% 6 20.7% 0 0.0% 8 23.5% 1 1.3% 14 42.4% 5 6.8% 13 46.4% 0 0.0% 15 31.9% 1 1.2% 8 24.2% Vallos, Steve 0 0.0% 7 16.3% 0 0.0% 7 19.4% 0 0.0% 7 24.1% 9 12.3% 9 26.5% 0 0.0% 9 27.3% 0 0.0% 5 17.9% 0 0.0% 5 10.6% 0 0.0% 7 21.2% Vasquez, Louis 71 100.0% 7 16.3% 74 100.0% 7 19.4% 76 100.0% 7 24.1% 73 100.0% 8 23.5% 79 100.0% 9 27.3% 74 100.0% 5 17.9% 78 100.0% 5 10.6% 81 100.0% 7 21.2% Walton, J.D. 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% Welker, Wes 56 78.9% 4 9.3% 48 64.9% 0 0.0% 51 67.1% 0 0.0% 47 64.4% 0 0.0% 73 92.4% 0 0.0% 42 56.8% 0 0.0% 71 91.0% 0 0.0% 73 90.1% 0 0.0% at S.D. (11/10) vs. K.C. (11/17) at N.E. (11/24) at K.C. (12/1) vs. Ten. (12/8) vs. S.D. (12/12) at Hou. (12/22) at Oak. (12/29) Reg. Season Totals

Off. Pct. ST Pct. Off. Pct. ST Pct. Off. Pct. ST Pct. Off. Pct. ST Pct. Off. Pct. ST Pct. Off. Pct. ST Pct. Off. Pct. ST Pct. Off. Pct. ST Pct. Off. Pct. ST Pct. Anderson, C.J. 0 0.0% 12 38.7% 1 1.3% 3 9.1% 10 11.1% 6 15.4% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 1.1% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 22 1.8% 36 6.7% Ball, Montee 19 31.7% 5 16.1% 22 27.5% 8 24.2% 16 17.8% 13 33.3% 24 34.3% 3 10.7% 42 44.2% 7 21.2% 19 35.2% 10 37.0% 19 25.0% 9 25.7% 31 40.8% 7 24.1% 312 25.8% 128 23.8% Beadles, Zane 60 100.0% 4 12.9% 80 100.0% 6 18.2% 90 100.0% 5 12.8% 70 100.0% 5 17.9% 95 100.0% 9 27.3% 54 100.0% 4 14.8% 76 100.0% 7 20.0% 76 100.0% 6 20.7% 1198 99.3% 101 18.8% Caldwell, Andre 12 20.0% 16 51.6% 20 25.0% 18 54.5% 3 3.3% 21 53.8% 16 22.9% 16 57.1% 13 13.7% 14 42.4% 37 68.5% 7 25.9% 30 39.5% 12 34.3% 51 67.1% 12 41.4% 260 21.5% 229 42.6% Clady, Ryan 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 141 11.7% 13 2.4% Clark, Chris 60 100.0% 4 12.9% 80 100.0% 6 18.2% 90 100.0% 5 12.8% 70 100.0% 5 17.9% 95 100.0% 9 27.3% 54 100.0% 4 14.8% 76 100.0% 7 20.0% 67 88.2% 6 20.7% 1057 87.6% 101 18.8% Decker, Eric 49 81.7% 0 0.0% 68 85.0% 1 3.0% 88 97.8% 0 0.0% 67 95.7% 0 0.0% 84 88.4% 1 3.0% 54 100.0% 2 7.4% 69 90.8% 1 2.9% 61 80.3% 0 0.0% 1050 87.0% 9 1.7% Dreessen, Joel 0 0.0% 11 35.5% 21 26.3% 22 66.7% 5 5.6% 18 46.2% 7 10.0% 16 57.1% 12 12.6% 22 66.7% 0 0.0% 11 40.7% 3 3.9% 14 40.0% 25 32.9% 17 58.6% 159 13.2% 218 40.5% Dysert, Zac 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% Franklin, Orlando 60 100.0% 4 12.9% 80 100.0% 6 18.2% 90 100.0% 5 12.8% 70 100.0% 5 17.9% 87 91.6% 3 9.1% 54 100.0% 0 0.0% 76 100.0% 0 0.0% 75 98.7% 6 20.7% 1092 90.5% 69 12.8% Green, Virgil 19 31.7% 19 61.3% 9 11.3% 23 69.7% 56 62.2% 21 53.8% 55 78.6% 13 46.4% 13 13.7% 19 57.6% 13 24.1% 14 51.9% 13 17.1% 21 60.0% 9 11.8% 18 62.1% 319 26.4% 298 55.4% Hillman, Ronnie 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 4 14.3% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 3 3.9% 2 5.7% 28 36.8% 0 0.0% 157 13.0% 6 1.1% Holliday, Trindon 0 0.0% 12 38.7% 0 0.0% 10 30.3% 0 0.0% 10 25.6% 0 0.0% 1 3.6% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 7 25.9% 0 0.0% 11 31.4% 0 0.0% 9 31.0% 4 0.3% 151 28.1% Justice, Winston 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 8 8.4% 6 18.2% 0 0.0% 4 14.8% 0 0.0% 7 20.0% 10 13.2% 0 0.0% 18 1.5% 17 3.2% Kuper, Chris 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 6 20.7% 106 8.8% 25 4.6% Manning, Peyton 60 100.0% 0 0.0% 80 100.0% 0 0.0% 90 100.0% 0 0.0% 70 100.0% 0 0.0% 95 100.0% 0 0.0% 54 100.0% 0 0.0% 73 96.1% 0 0.0% 44 57.9% 0 0.0% 1156 95.8% 0 0.0% Moffitt, John 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 9 0.7% 15 2.8% Moreno, Knowshon 41 68.3% 0 0.0% 58 72.5% 0 0.0% 63 70.0% 0 0.0% 44 62.9% 0 0.0% 53 55.8% 0 0.0% 35 64.8% 0 0.0% 49 64.5% 0 0.0% 17 22.4% 0 0.0% 703 58.2% 3 0.6% Osweiler, Brock 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 2.6% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 3 3.9% 0 0.0% 32 42.1% 0 0.0% 51 4.2% 1 0.2% Ramirez, Manny 60 100.0% 0 0.0% 80 100.0% 0 0.0% 90 100.0% 0 0.0% 70 100.0% 0 0.0% 95 100.0% 0 0.0% 54 100.0% 0 0.0% 76 100.0% 6 17.1% 76 100.0% 0 0.0% 1198 99.3% 7 1.3% Tamme, Jacob 2 3.3% 22 71.0% 5 6.3% 23 69.7% 30 33.3% 28 71.8% 19 27.1% 18 64.3% 48 50.5% 18 54.5% 9 16.7% 15 55.6% 52 68.4% 19 54.3% 49 64.5% 10 34.5% 264 21.9% 329 61.2% Thomas, Demaryius 54 90.0% 0 0.0% 72 90.0% 1 3.0% 89 98.9% 0 0.0% 55 78.6% 0 0.0% 89 93.7% 0 0.0% 54 100.0% 0 0.0% 69 90.8% 0 0.0% 58 76.3% 0 0.0% 1106 91.6% 6 1.1% Thomas, Julius 60 100.0% 1 3.2% 60 75.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 72 75.8% 0 0.0% 49 90.7% 0 0.0% 73 96.1% 0 0.0% 51 67.1% 0 0.0% 901 74.6% 13 2.4% Unrein, Mitch 0 0.0% 10 32.3% 0 0.0% 10 30.3% 0 0.0% 13 33.3% 0 0.0% 5 17.9% 1 1.1% 4 12.1% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 7 20.0% 0 0.0% 4 13.8% 9 0.7% 117 21.7% Vallos, Steve 0 0.0% 4 12.9% 0 0.0% 6 18.2% 0 0.0% 5 12.8% 0 0.0% 10 35.7% 0 0.0% 14 42.4% 0 0.0% 10 37.0% 0 0.0% 2 5.7% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 9 0.7% 107 19.9% Vasquez, Louis 60 100.0% 4 12.9% 80 100.0% 6 18.2% 90 100.0% 5 12.8% 70 100.0% 5 17.9% 95 100.0% 9 27.3% 54 100.0% 4 14.8% 76 100.0% 7 20.0% 76 100.0% 6 20.7% 1207 100.0% 101 18.8% Walton, J.D. 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% Welker, Wes 44 73.3% 0 0.0% 64 80.0% 1 3.0% 90 100.0% 3 7.7% 63 90.0% 5 17.9% 48 50.5% 3 9.1% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 770 63.8% 16 3.0% BRONCOS 2013 DEFENSIVE PLAY-TIME ANALYSIS vs. Bal. (9/5) at NYG (9/15) vs. Oak. (9/23) vs. Phi. (9/29) at Dal. (10/6) vs. Jac. (10/13) at Ind. (10/20) vs. Was. (10/27)

Def. Pct. ST Pct. Def. Pct. ST Pct. Def. Pct. ST Pct. Def. Pct. ST Pct. Def. Pct. ST Pct. Def. Pct. ST Pct. Def. Pct. ST Pct. Def. Pct. ST Pct. Adams, Mike 28 31.5% 27 62.8% 36 45.6% 21 58.3% 36 66.7% 18 62.1% 0 0.0% 21 61.8% 14 24.1% 16 48.5% 18 25.0% 16 57.1% 6 8.1% 29 61.7% 41 57.7% 16 48.5% Ayers, Robert 70 78.7% 5 11.6% 59 74.7% 4 11.1% 30 55.6% 3 10.3% 42 59.2% 5 14.7% 17 29.3% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 21 28.4% 0 0.0% 26 36.6% 0 0.0% Bailey, Champ 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 70 97.2% 0 0.0% 31 41.9% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% Bolden, Omar 0 0.0% 24 55.8% 0 0.0% 15 41.7% 2 3.7% 14 48.3% 0 0.0% 14 41.2% 7 12.1% 24 72.7% 8 11.1% 16 57.1% 1 1.4% 29 61.7% 1 1.4% 14 42.4% Bruton, David 2 2.2% 34 79.1% 28 35.4% 29 80.6% 7 13.0% 21 72.4% 1 1.4% 26 76.5% 0 0.0% 24 72.7% 0 0.0% 23 82.1% 0 0.0% 41 87.2% 4 5.6% 26 78.8% Carter, Tony 65 73.0% 21 48.8% 63 79.7% 13 36.1% 6 11.1% 3 10.3% 64 90.1% 0 0.0% 30 51.7% 9 27.3% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% Harris, Chris 80 89.9% 0 0.0% 79 100.0% 0 0.0% 54 100.0% 1 3.4% 70 98.6% 0 0.0% 32 55.2% 0 0.0% 68 94.4% 0 0.0% 69 93.2% 0 0.0% 69 97.2% 0 0.0% Fua, Sione 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% Huff, Michael 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% Ihenacho, Duke 78 87.6% 1 2.3% 63 79.7% 0 0.0% 25 46.3% 1 3.4% 70 98.6% 0 0.0% 53 91.4% 0 0.0% 66 91.7% 0 0.0% 74 100.0% 1 2.1% 35 49.3% 0 0.0% Irving, Nate 23 25.8% 23 53.5% 16 20.3% 19 52.8% 24 44.4% 14 48.3% 28 39.4% 17 50.0% 29 50.0% 8 24.2% 29 40.3% 14 50.0% 14 18.9% 41 87.2% 16 22.5% 26 78.8% Jackson, Malik 36 40.4% 9 20.9% 32 40.5% 10 27.8% 24 44.4% 7 24.1% 37 52.1% 9 26.5% 22 37.9% 14 42.4% 47 65.3% 5 17.9% 36 48.6% 10 21.3% 34 47.9% 4 12.1% Jammer, Quentin 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 1.4% 16 47.1% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 8 28.6% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 19 26.8% 16 48.5% Johnson, Steven 0 0.0% 34 79.1% 0 0.0% 29 80.6% 1 1.9% 21 72.4% 0 0.0% 26 76.5% 2 3.4% 24 72.7% 0 0.0% 23 82.1% 0 0.0% 41 87.2% 0 0.0% 26 78.8% Knighton, Terrance 35 39.3% 7 16.3% 28 35.4% 7 19.4% 25 46.3% 7 24.1% 40 56.3% 10 29.4% 33 56.9% 9 27.3% 42 58.3% 9 32.1% 40 54.1% 13 27.7% 45 63.4% 11 33.3% Lenon, Paris 8 9.0% 13 30.2% 2 2.5% 13 36.1% 1 1.9% 10 34.5% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 36 50.0% 0 0.0% 62 83.8% 9 19.1% 2 2.8% 15 45.5% Marshall, Brandon 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% Miller, Von 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 70 94.6% 0 0.0% 61 85.9% 0 0.0% Mincey, Jeremy 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% Moore, Rahim 87 97.8% 1 2.3% 77 97.5% 0 0.0% 52 96.3% 0 0.0% 71 100.0% 0 0.0% 58 100.0% 0 0.0% 72 100.0% 0 0.0% 73 98.6% 0 0.0% 70 98.6% 0 0.0% Phillips, Shaun 60 67.4% 1 2.3% 48 60.8% 1 2.8% 39 72.2% 1 3.4% 47 66.2% 1 2.9% 48 82.8% 6 18.2% 60 83.3% 0 0.0% 40 54.1% 1 2.1% 41 57.7% 0 0.0% Robinson, Adrian 0 0.0% 21 48.8% 8 10.1% 18 50.0% 0 0.0% 16 55.2% 2 2.8% 17 50.0% 8 13.8% 18 54.5% 3 4.2% 15 53.6% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% Rodgers-Cromartie, D. 70 78.7% 7 16.3% 71 89.9% 8 22.2% 46 85.2% 6 20.7% 65 91.5% 3 8.8% 56 96.6% 7 21.2% 62 86.1% 4 14.3% 42 56.8% 12 25.5% 43 60.6% 7 21.2% Trevathan, Danny 66 74.2% 16 37.2% 51 64.6% 5 13.9% 43 79.6% 3 10.3% 56 78.9% 3 8.8% 54 93.1% 4 12.1% 71 98.6% 8 28.6% 69 93.2% 8 17.0% 52 73.2% 3 9.1% Unrein, Mitch 37 41.6% 10 23.3% 22 27.8% 10 27.8% 15 27.8% 6 20.7% 30 42.3% 8 23.5% 12 20.7% 14 42.4% 21 29.2% 13 46.4% 9 12.2% 15 31.9% 25 35.2% 8 24.2% Vickerson, Kevin 36 40.4% 1 2.3% 29 36.7% 0 0.0% 31 57.4% 1 3.4% 38 53.5% 1 2.9% 33 56.9% 0 0.0% 32 44.4% 6 21.4% 38 51.4% 12 25.5% 42 59.2% 11 33.3% Webster, Kayvon 29 32.6% 22 51.2% 6 7.6% 20 55.6% 25 46.3% 18 62.1% 4 5.6% 23 67.6% 49 84.5% 8 24.2% 12 16.7% 18 64.3% 53 71.6% 31 66.0% 42 59.2% 15 45.5% Williams, Sylvester 16 18.0% 0 0.0% 19 24.1% 0 0.0% 8 14.8% 1 3.4% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 4 6.9% 0 0.0% 18 25.0% 0 0.0% 19 25.7% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% Wolfe, Derek 68 76.4% 6 14.0% 61 77.2% 5 13.9% 46 85.2% 4 13.8% 48 67.6% 5 14.7% 51 87.9% 6 18.2% 57 79.2% 4 14.3% 47 63.5% 7 14.9% 42 59.2% 1 3.0% Woodyard, Wesley 84 94.4% 5 11.6% 71 89.9% 6 16.7% 54 100.0% 5 17.2% 67 94.4% 6 17.6% 21 36.2% 2 6.1% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 71 100.0% 4 12.1% at S.D. (11/10) vs. K.C. (11/17) at N.E. (11/24) at K.C. (12/1) vs. Ten. (12/8)vs. S.D. (12/12) at Hou. (12/22) at Oak. (12/29) Reg. Season Totals

Def. Pct. ST Pct. Def. Pct. ST Pct. Def. Pct. ST Pct. Def. Pct. ST Pct. Def. Pct. ST Pct. Def. Pct. ST Pct. Def. Pct. ST Pct. Def. Pct. ST Pct. Def. Pct. ST Pct. Adams, Mike 67 91.8% 12 38.7% 54 69.2% 17 51.5% 87 100.0% 12 30.8% 72 100.0% 8 28.6% 50 100.0% 10 30.3% 73 100.0% 8 29.6% 67 100.0% 11 31.4% 43 70.5% 11 37.9% 692 61.3% 253 47.0% Ayers, Robert 19 26.0% 5 16.1% 28 35.9% 4 12.1% 15 17.2% 6 15.4% 35 48.6% 5 17.9% 23 46.0% 4 12.1% 31 42.5% 5 18.5% 47 70.1% 3 8.6% 44 72.1% 3 10.3% 507 44.9% 52 9.7% Bailey, Champ 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 30 41.7% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 35 52.2% 0 0.0% 22 36.1% 0 0.0% 188 16.7% 0 0.0% Bolden, Omar 3 4.1% 17 54.8% 12 15.4% 21 63.6% 1 1.1% 12 30.8% 3 4.2% 22 78.6% 41 82.0% 10 30.3% 71 97.3% 7 25.9% 33 49.3% 9 25.7% 25 41.0% 17 58.6% 208 18.4% 265 49.3% Bruton, David 17 23.3% 27 87.1% 15 19.2% 26 78.8% 4 4.6% 34 87.2% 19 26.4% 21 75.0% 5 10.0% 24 72.7% 3 4.1% 22 81.5% 7 10.4% 28 80.0% 35 57.4% 23 79.3% 147 13.0% 429 79.7% Carter, Tony 1 1.4% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 2 2.3% 17 43.6% 3 4.2% 7 25.0% 0 0.0% 11 33.3% 0 0.0% 8 29.6% 4 6.0% 23 65.7% 28 45.9% 12 41.4% 266 23.6% 124 23.0% Harris, Chris 73 100.0% 0 0.0% 76 97.4% 1 3.0% 87 100.0% 1 2.6% 72 100.0% 1 3.6% 47 94.0% 0 0.0% 68 93.2% 1 3.7% 66 98.5% 0 0.0% 32 52.5% 0 0.0% 1042 92.3% 5 0.9% Fua, Sione 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 10 20.0% 1 3.0% 2 2.7% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 12 1.1% 1 0.2% Huff, Michael 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 2 7.1% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 15 22.4% 0 0.0% 25 41.0% 0 0.0% 40 3.5% 2 0.4% Ihenacho, Duke 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 72 92.3% 1 3.0% 84 96.6% 0 0.0% 72 100.0% 1 3.6% 21 42.0% 7 21.2% 10 13.7% 7 25.9% 34 50.7% 19 54.3% 15 24.6% 5 17.2% 772 68.4% 43 8.0% Irving, Nate 18 24.7% 23 74.2% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 15 17.2% 34 87.2% 0 0.0% 23 82.1% 2 4.0% 22 66.7% 1 1.4% 23 85.2% 30 44.8% 27 77.1% 30 49.2% 17 58.6% 275 24.4% 331 61.5% Jackson, Malik 37 50.7% 5 16.1% 34 43.6% 3 9.1% 16 18.4% 8 20.5% 57 79.2% 10 35.7% 40 80.0% 9 27.3% 54 74.0% 6 22.2% 47 70.1% 6 17.1% 38 62.3% 3 10.3% 591 52.3% 118 21.9% Jammer, Quentin 33 45.2% 8 25.8% 20 25.6% 16 48.5% 48 55.2% 17 43.6% 32 44.4% 13 46.4% 21 42.0% 14 42.4% 11 15.1% 10 37.0% 3 4.5% 12 34.3% 29 47.5% 15 51.7% 217 19.2% 145 27.0% Johnson, Steven 0 0.0% 27 87.1% 3 3.8% 27 81.8% 1 1.1% 33 84.6% 1 1.4% 22 78.6% 1 2.0% 24 72.7% 0 0.0% 22 81.5% 0 0.0% 28 80.0% 0 0.0% 23 79.3% 9 0.8% 430 79.9% Knighton, Terrance 41 56.2% 9 29.0% 31 39.7% 9 27.3% 52 59.8% 11 28.2% 40 55.6% 10 35.7% 30 60.0% 12 36.4% 57 78.1% 10 37.0% 37 55.2% 9 25.7% 21 34.4% 7 24.1% 597 52.9% 150 27.9% Lenon, Paris 1 1.4% 12 38.7% 0 0.0% 22 66.7% 0 0.0% 12 30.8% 5 6.9% 10 35.7% 23 46.0% 4 12.1% 33 45.2% 3 11.1% 32 47.8% 8 22.9% 32 52.5% 5 17.2% 237 21.0% 136 25.3% Marshall, Brandon 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 15 24.6% 13 44.8% 15 1.3% 13 2.4% Miller, Von 63 86.3% 0 0.0% 70 89.7% 0 0.0% 86 98.9% 0 0.0% 68 94.4% 0 0.0% 48 96.0% 0 0.0% 69 94.5% 0 0.0% 6 9.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 541 47.9% 0 0.0% Mincey, Jeremy 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 28 41.8% 0 0.0% 32 52.5% 0 0.0% 60 5.3% 0 0.0% Moore, Rahim 73 100.0% 0 0.0% 27 34.6% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 660 58.5% 1 0.2% Phillips, Shaun 43 58.9% 0 0.0% 57 73.1% 0 0.0% 71 81.6% 0 0.0% 56 77.8% 1 3.6% 33 66.0% 0 0.0% 43 58.9% 1 3.7% 47 70.1% 0 0.0% 37 60.7% 0 0.0% 770 68.2% 13 2.4% Robinson, Adrian 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 21 1.9% 105 19.5% Rodgers-Cromartie, D. 48 65.8% 8 25.8% 57 73.1% 4 12.1% 27 31.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 26 52.0% 4 12.1% 71 97.3% 4 14.8% 60 89.6% 6 17.1% 32 52.5% 5 17.2% 776 68.7% 85 15.8% Trevathan, Danny 51 69.9% 6 19.4% 63 80.8% 12 36.4% 85 97.7% 9 23.1% 70 97.2% 4 14.3% 49 98.0% 2 6.1% 71 97.3% 5 18.5% 67 100.0% 7 20.0% 30 49.2% 4 13.8% 948 84.0% 99 18.4% Unrein, Mitch 16 21.9% 10 32.3% 16 20.5% 10 30.3% 19 21.8% 13 33.3% 36 50.0% 5 17.9% 24 48.0% 4 12.1% 26 35.6% 11 40.7% 20 29.9% 7 20.0% 26 42.6% 4 13.8% 354 31.4% 148 27.5% Vickerson, Kevin 40 54.8% 5 16.1% 33 42.3% 4 12.1% 38 43.7% 2 5.1% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 390 34.5% 43 8.0% Webster, Kayvon 45 61.6% 17 54.8% 48 61.5% 3 9.1% 54 62.1% 14 35.9% 50 69.4% 5 17.9% 26 52.0% 8 24.2% 35 47.9% 10 37.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 478 42.3% 212 39.4% Williams, Sylvester 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 16 20.5% 0 0.0% 36 41.4% 3 7.7% 22 30.6% 0 0.0% 20 40.0% 0 0.0% 44 60.3% 1 3.7% 32 47.8% 1 2.9% 42 68.9% 2 6.9% 296 26.2% 8 1.5% Wolfe, Derek 43 58.9% 0 0.0% 48 61.5% 1 3.0% 42 48.3% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 553 49.0% 39 7.2% Woodyard, Wesley 71 97.3% 5 16.1% 78 100.0% 4 12.1% 87 100.0% 6 15.4% 49 68.1% 5 17.9% 10 20.0% 18 54.5% 31 42.5% 16 59.3% 20 29.9% 15 42.9% 38 62.3% 14 48.3% 752 66.6% 111 20.6% BRONCOS 2013 SPECIAL TEAMS PLAY-TIME ANALYSIS vs. Bal. (9/5) at NYG (9/15) vs. Oak. (9/23) vs. Phi. (9/29) at Dal. (10/6) vs. Jac. (10/13) at Ind. (10/20) vs. Was. (10/27) O/D Pct. ST Pct. O/D Pct. ST Pct. O/D Pct. ST Pct. O/D Pct. ST Pct. O/D Pct. ST Pct. O/D Pct. ST Pct. O/D Pct. ST Pct. O/D Pct. ST Pct. Brewer, Aaron - - 14 32.6% - - 12 33.3% - - 8 27.6% - - 10 29.4% - - 9 27.3% - - 9 32.1% - - 12 25.5% - - 9 27.3% Colquitt, Britton - - 14 32.6% - - 12 33.3% - - 8 27.6% - - 10 29.4% - - 9 27.3% - - 9 32.1% - - 13 27.7% - - 10 30.3% Prater, Matt - - 15 34.9% - - 15 41.7% - - 15 51.7% - - 16 47.1% - - 18 54.5% - - 11 39.3% - - 12 25.5% - - 15 45.5% at S.D. (11/10) vs. K.C. (11/17) at N.E. (11/24) at K.C. (12/1) vs. Ten. (12/8) vs. S.D. (12/12) at Hou. (12/22) at Oak. (12/29) Reg. Season Totals O/D Pct. ST Pct. O/D Pct. ST Pct. O/D Pct. ST Pct. O/D Pct. ST Pct. O/D Pct. ST Pct. O/D Pct. ST Pct. O/D Pct. ST Pct. O/D Pct. ST Pct. O/D Pct. ST Pct. Brewer, Aaron - - 9 29.0% - - 13 39.4% - - 14 35.9% - - 8 28.6% - - 11 33.3% - - 8 29.6% - - 13 37.1% - - 10 34.5% --169 31.4% Colquitt, Britton - - 9 29.0% - - 13 39.4% - - 14 35.9% - - 8 28.6% - - 11 33.3% - - 8 29.6% - - 13 37.1% - - 10 34.5% - - 171 31.8% Prater, Matt - - 9 29.0% - - 12 36.4% - - 11 28.2% - - 11 39.3% - - 18 54.5% - - 9 33.3% - - 14 40.0% - - 13 44.8% - - 214 39.8% POSTSEASON PLAY-TIME ANALYSIS (OFF.) vs S.D. (1/12)vs. N.E. (1/19) vs. Sea. (2/2) Postseason Totals

Off. Pct. ST Pct. Off. Pct. ST Pct. Off. Pct. ST Pct. Off. Pct. ST Pct. Anderson, C.J. 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 3 4.3% 0 0.0% 3 1.4% 0 0.0% Ball, Montee 18 25.0% 0 0.0% 33 43.4% 1 4.3% 37 53.6% 3 14.3% 88 40.6% 4 6.1% Beadles, Zane 72 100.0% 5 22.7% 76 100.0% 6 26.1% 69 100.0% 0 0.0% 217 100.0% 11 16.7% Caldwell, Andre 8 11.1% 0 0.0% 15 19.7% 3 13.0% 11 15.9% 2 9.5% 34 15.7% 5 7.6% Clark, Chris 72 100.0% 5 22.7% 76 100.0% 6 26.1% 69 100.0% 0 0.0% 217 100.0% 11 16.7% Decker, Eric 69 95.8% 6 27.3% 68 89.5% 5 21.7% 69 100.0% 1 4.8% 206 94.9% 12 18.2% Dreessen, Joel 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% Dysert, Zac 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% Franklin, Orlando 72 100.0% 5 22.7% 76 100.0% 6 26.1% 69 100.0% 0 0.0% 217 100.0% 11 16.7% Green, Virgil 6 8.3% 9 40.9% 12 15.8% 11 47.8% 2 2.9% 12 57.1% 20 9.2% 32 48.5% Hillman, Ronnie 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% Holliday, Trindon 0 0.0% 4 18.2% 0 0.0% 4 17.4% 1 1.4% 9 42.9% 1 0.5% 17 25.8% Justice, Winston 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 4.3% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 1.5% Kuper, Chris 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% Manning, Peyton 72 100.0% 0 0.0% 76 100.0% 0 0.0% 69 100.0% 0 0.0% 217 100.0% 0 0.0% Moreno, Knowshon 50 69.4% 0 0.0% 41 53.9% 0 0.0% 26 37.7% 0 0.0% 117 53.9% 0 0.0% Osweiler, Brock 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% Painter, Vinston 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% Ramirez, Manny 72 100.0% 5 22.7% 76 100.0% 6 26.1% 69 100.0% 0 0.0% 217 100.0% 11 16.7% Tamme, Jacob 7 9.7% 13 59.1% 14 18.4% 18 78.3% 4 5.8% 14 66.7% 25 11.5% 45 68.2% Thomas, Demaryius 68 94.4% 2 9.1% 59 77.6% 2 8.7% 60 87.0% 0 0.0% 187 86.2% 4 6.1% Thomas, Julius 66 91.7% 0 0.0% 66 86.8% 0 0.0% 65 94.2% 0 0.0% 197 90.8% 0 0.0% Unrein, Mitch 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 4 5.3% 6 26.1% 0 0.0% 15 71.4% 4 1.8% 21 31.8% Vallos, Steve 0 0.0% 7 31.8% 0 0.0% 8 34.8% 15 21.7% 7 33.3% 15 6.9% 22 33.3% Vasquez, Louis 72 100.0% 5 22.7% 76 100.0% 6 26.1% 54 78.3% 0 0.0% 202 93.1% 11 16.7% Welker, Wes 68 94.4% 0 0.0% 68 89.5% 0 0.0% 67 97.1% 0 0.0% 203 93.5% 0 0.0% POSTSEASON PLAY-TIME ANALYSIS (DEF.) vs S.D. (1/12) vs. N.E. (1/19) vs. Sea. (2/2) Postseason Totals

Def. Pct. ST Pct. Def. Pct. ST Pct. Def. Pct. ST Pct. Def. Pct. ST Pct. Adams, Mike 51 100.0% 10 45.5% 59 100.0% 7 30.4% 60 100.0% 8 38.1% 170 100.0% 25 37.9% Ayers, Robert 30 58.8% 4 18.2% 41 69.5% 2 8.7% 29 48.3% 7 33.3% 100 58.8% 13 19.7% Bailey, Champ 28 54.9% 0 0.0% 56 94.9% 0 0.0% 54 90.0% 0 0.0% 138 81.2% 0 0.0% Bolden, Omar 0 0.0% 11 50.0% 0 0.0% 13 56.5% 0 0.0% 20 95.2% 0 0.0% 44 66.7% Bruton, David 9 17.6% 17 77.3% 14 23.7% 17 73.9% 1 1.7% 21 100.0% 24 14.1% 55 83.3% Carter, Tony 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 33 55.9% 0 0.0% 31 51.7% 0 0.0% 64 37.6% 0 0.0% Cole, Marquice 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 3 14.3% 0 0.0% 3 4.5% Harris, Chris 26 51.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 26 15.3% 0 0.0% Fua, Sione 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% Huff, Michael 19 37.3% 0 0.0% 11 18.6% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 30 17.6% 0 0.0% Ihenacho, Duke 36 70.6% 9 40.9% 56 94.9% 8 34.8% 58 96.7% 4 19.0% 150 88.2% 21 31.8% Irving, Nate 25 49.0% 11 50.0% 23 39.0% 12 52.2% 29 48.3% 11 52.4% 77 45.3% 34 51.5% Jackson, Malik 38 74.5% 3 13.6% 41 69.5% 2 8.7% 45 75.0% 6 28.6% 124 72.9% 11 16.7% Jammer, Quentin 25 49.0% 13 59.1% 0 0.0% 9 39.1% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 25 14.7% 22 33.3% Johnson, Steven 0 0.0% 17 77.3% 0 0.0% 17 73.9% 2 3.3% 20 95.2% 2 1.2% 54 81.8% Knighton, Terrance 32 62.7% 8 36.4% 26 44.1% 3 13.0% 44 73.3% 1 4.8% 102 60.0% 12 18.2% Lenon, Paris 23 45.1% 6 27.3% 20 33.9% 0 0.0% 22 36.7% 7 33.3% 65 38.2% 13 19.7% Marshall, Brandon 0 0.0% 11 50.0% 0 0.0% 12 52.2% 0 0.0% 13 61.9% 0 0.0% 36 54.5% Mincey, Jeremy 14 27.5% 1 4.5% 16 27.1% 1 4.3% 18 30.0% 7 33.3% 48 28.2% 9 13.6% Phillips, Shaun 42 82.4% 0 0.0% 51 86.4% 0 0.0% 51 85.0% 0 0.0% 144 84.7% 0 0.0% Rodgers-Cromartie, D. 50 98.0% 8 36.4% 53 89.8% 5 21.7% 58 96.7% 8 38.1% 161 94.7% 21 31.8% Trevathan, Danny 51 100.0% 2 9.1% 58 98.3% 3 13.0% 60 100.0% 2 9.5% 169 99.4% 7 10.6% Unrein, Mitch 11 21.6% 6 27.3% 22 37.3% 6 26.1% 20 33.3% 15 71.4% 53 31.2% 27 40.9% Webster, Kayvon 1 2.0% 7 31.8% 11 18.6% 12 52.2% 0 0.0% 4 19.0% 12 7.1% 23 34.8% Williams, Sylvester 29 56.9% 1 4.5% 29 49.2% 1 4.3% 35 58.3% 1 4.8% 93 54.7% 3 4.5% Wolfe, Derek 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% Woodyard, Wesley 21 41.2% 11 50.0% 29 49.2% 13 56.5% 43 71.7% 18 85.7% 93 54.7% 42 63.6% POSTSEASON PLAY-TIME ANALYSIS (S.T.) vs S.D. (1/12) vs. N.E. (1/19)vs. Sea. (2/2) Postseason Totals O/D Pct. ST Pct. O/D Pct. ST Pct. O/D Pct. ST Pct. O/D Pct. ST Pct. Brewer, Aaron - - 5 22.7% - - 7 30.4% - - 2 9.5% --14 21.2% Colquitt, Britton - - 5 22.7% - - 7 30.4% - - 3 14.3% --1522.7% Prater, Matt - - 10 45.5% - - 13 56.5% - - 2 9.5% --2537.9% Time ofPoss.Avg. Kickoffs First Downs Fourth-Down Efficiency Third-Down Efficiency Penalties Fumbles Touchdowns Extra Points Punts Kicks, HadBlocked Rushing Total Offense Interception Returns Kickoff Returns Punt Returns Passing Field Goals Red ZoneEfficiency Goal-to-Go Efficiency Total Points Safeties Gross Yds. Yds. Lost Compl. Attempts Pct. In EndZone-TB No. Avg./play Int. Penalty Passing Rushing Total Efficiency Attempts Converted Efficiency Attempts Converted Yds. Lost Number Lost No. Returns Pass Rush Total TDs Made-Attempts Had Blocked Net Avg. Avg. Yards No. Field Goals-PATs TFL -yds. Avg./rush Attempts Net Yards Avg./play Plays Net Yards Kicking Md.-Att. Avg. Yards No. Avg. Yards No. Avg. Yards No. Net Yards Sacks Rushing Md.-Att. Passing Md.-Att. Made-Attempts Scored-Attempts Scored-Attempts Efficiency Efficiency 43 98 65 11 86 67 92 82 94 00 28 29 61 59 27 82.9% 62.7% 65.9% 66.1% 62.9% 52.8% 60.0% 69.4% 68.2% 59.2% 66.7% 78.6% 81.1% 86.5% 69.8% 64.3% 33 33 56 25 92 39 13 33 75 75 00 71 85 22 82 60.0% 18.2% 22.2% 38.5% 57.1% 50.0% 37.5% 37.5% 33.3% 31.3% 53.9% 69.2% 62.5% 55.6% 53.3% 53.3% 0%6.%6.%10 57 0 0 5 0%7%7%10 1 67 3 75% 33% 66.7% 71% 100% 75% 75% 100% 75% 60% 80% 85.7% 100% 66.7% 66.7% 100% 0%5%10 0%8.%7%3.%7%10 0%5%10 1 0%5%100% 50% 100% 71% 100% 50% 100% 100% 75% 33.3% 75% 85.7% 100% 100% 50% 100% 61 80 52 32 23 84 81 20 15 95 85 80 92 11 85 35:29 28:53 21:11 39:20 28:04 38:58 29:53 21:57 32:00 28:13 28:45 32:34 33:22 35:24 28:02 26:12 093. 703. . 234. 704. 033. 403. 383. 24.8 30.0 37.0 48.7 43.8 46.5 32.5 32.5 44.0 44.0 35.8 40.6 40.3 45.8 42.6 46.6 37.0 49.0 42.3 47.3 42.3 43.0 0.0 0.0 35.5 46.0 37.0 37.0 39.4 42.0 40.9 45.6 450000000050002...... 0.0 1.5 0.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 4.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.8 0.0 1.7 24.3 3.3 0.0 5.7 5.0 3.0 0.0 10.0 0.0 4.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 9.0 14.5 0.0 11.3 30.3 10.5 6 0 7 3 1 9 8 5 3 2 5 0 9 8 0 351 400 289 397 403 150 323 330 354 386 295 414 337 374 307 462 1 1 79 2 3 4 3 7 2 3 51622120 292 186 65 132 325 275 233 147 331 129 0 92 37 210 319 1 1 3 7 1 0 2 4 9 2 1 3 5 9 1 458 511 295 551 535 412 427 397 446 429 407 517 472 536 414 510 4 0 7 3 1 9 6 3 1 2 3 0 9 7 9 334 397 277 397 403 132 323 313 339 365 295 414 331 372 307 445 ------7-5 7-6 4-4 8-4 6-3 3-3 6-5 5-5 8-8 6-3 6-6 8-4 9-8 8-6 8-3 8-8 %0 %0 %10 0%10 %0 %0 0%10 %0% 0% 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% ------4-4 4-4 2-2 6-6 5-5 4-4 3-3 4-4 6-6 3-4 5-5 6-6 7-7 4-4 5-5 7-7 ------0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 4-10 0-0 0-0 0-0 3-9 0-0 2-4 0-0 4-11 0-0 2-2 0-0 1-1 1-2 2-3 2-3 3-11 4-9 2-3 0-0 2-6 2-3 ------4-4 4-4 2-2 6-6 5-5 4-4 3-3 4-4 6-6 3-3 5-5 6-6 7-7 4-4 5-5 7-7 ------0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 ------0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 ------2-2 3-3 2-2 3-3 0-0 1-1 2-3 0-0 1-1 2-2 0-0 3-3 1-1 3-3 2-2 0-0 ------3-4 1-3 2-3 5-7 3-3 3-4 3-4 2-2 3-4 3-5 4-5 6-7 5-5 4-6 2-3 2-2 ------3-3 1-2 1-1 5-7 2-2 1-2 2-2 1-1 3-4 1-3 3-4 6-7 3-3 2-2 1-2 2-2 ...... 156766767.6 7.6 6.6 6.7 11.5 3.5 8.1 8.2 7.4 6.9 7.0 9.9 8.7 9.8 7.1 9.9 ...... 4.3 6.3 6.3 1.6 7.3 4.8 5.6 4.3 6.1 5.8 8.1 2.9 4.8 3.8 5.6 3.1 6.6 3.2 5.6 3.9 5.9 3.3 5.7 4.3 7.1 4.7 6.6 3.7 7.3 2.8 5.8 7.5 . 70801502. . 083. 582. 202. 522. 480.0 24.8 27.0 25.2 20.3 12.0 28.0 25.8 30.0 30.8 0.0 23.3 105.0 8.0 17.0 0.0 17026002115170180012317 73 23 32 93 52 92 92 234 41 32 51 27 41 39 59 22 35 19 36 24 40 25 36 30 44 29 49 28 42 33 42 30 37 32 37 30 43 27 42 01 01 01 92 71 11 51 019 28 20 25 16 19 25 39 17 25 11 28 15 24 17 22 23 29 19 23 14 26 20 34 19 35 20 31 18 23 20 24 51 31 61 61 41 115 11 9 13 14 18 16 8 12 16 13 13 8 9 15 15 1124 55 1135 88 57 04 756 67 43 60 75 85 82 28 57 103 31 55 25 40 132 61 32 53 12 03 23 83 21 829 18 73 11 124 70 32 114 53 31 18 91 48 154 66 132 36 86 280 22 104 76 34 84 60 20 107 80 29 64 73 31 112 71 33 103 73 141 35 71 164 29 107 73 23 65 72 68 290000100970000203063121340911610617135270210 94 75 13 34 82 13 12 734 37 20 51 35 31 27 28 45 33 35 51 52 37 41 49 8889968856669577 0000111300120100 2025542003225210 259119826561569149 0000011200003110 0000011200003100 8855975436985229 81352541263139107686 2120122111300000 3230234121500010 0102000100100000 7234423441254244 0211231102102000 7547654643456244 0000000000000001 7512037356832464 48159 2 0132 68 2 0 90 99 108 126 81 36 28 103 30 123 0 93 105 8 2400120400011020 34 0 0211404141345441 6432114123434051 3011004220200113 0000000000000000 vs. Bal. (9/5)

at NYG (9/15)

vs. Oak. (9/23)

vs. Phi. (9/29)

at Dal. (10/6)

vs. Jac. (10/13)

at Ind. (10/20) BRONCOS 2013GAME-BY-GAMESTATISTICS

vs. Was. (10/27)

at S.D. (11/10)

vs. K.C. (11/17)

at N.E. (11/24)

at K.C. (12/1)

vs. Ten. (12/8)

vs. S.D. (12/12)

at Hou. (12/22)

at Oak. (12/29)

107-81 5,572 68.3% 46.3% 5,444 76.1% 78.7% 75-76 34-77 75-75 25-26 51-67 37-47 30:06 1000 2893 1873 1156 7317 38.8 43.8 89% 25.0 128 461 675 115 293 107 435 205 117 461 141 974 343 606 REG. SEASON 7.9 4.1 6.3 8.3 7.8 0-0 0-0 0-1 10 35 95 16 27 55 16 76 66 17 39 44 20 9 8 5 1 0 TOTAL 69.4% 92 38 46.2% 53.8% 69.2% 52 54 28:07 35:44 35:27 5 33 50.0% 33.3% 75% 5 00 0.0% 50.0% 75% 574021.0 4.0 25.7 3 0 280 400 230 3 0 27 107 133 306 507 363 3 0 279 400 230 - - 0-0 7-7 5-5 %10 0% 100% 0% - - 1-1 2-2 3-3 - - 0-0 0-0 0-0 - - 3-7 2-6 2-3 - - 0-0 2-2 3-3 - - 0-0 0-0 0-0 - - 1-1 0-0 0-0 - - 0-0 4-4 1-2 - - 1-2 2-6 3-4 - - 0-0 2-4 3-4 . . 5.6 9.3 6.4 . . 1.9 3.8 3.9 4.8 7.1 5.2 . . 0.0 0.0 0.0 42 8 26 24 53 34 49 32 43 25 36 12 13 21 18 11 27 135226 31 13 13 13 03 44 34 50 42 14 28 34 2009.0 0.0 22 64 71 70 74105 4 77 6609 001 001 102 213 573 8030.0 30.0 28.0 48.0 0 0 013 010 976 645 102 104 000 221 100 321 000 012 04860 000 315 301 000 000 vs. S.D. (1/12) 44 69.4% 74.4%

vs. N.E. (1/19)

71.1% 56.4% 50.0% 62.5% 12-12 33:06 1176 910 29.3 36.0 25% 18.8 20.7 7-16 909 6-12 128 128 108 267 205 186 POSTSEASON 7.1 0.0 91 3.5 5.7 6-6 0-0 5-5 0-0 1-1 5-6 5-8 58 45 20 71 15 39 22 15 76 75 1 1 3 6 4 1 3 5 0 5 1 6 0 3 0 9 4 0 0 TOTAL Punt Returns Kicks, HadBlocked Extra Points Touchdowns Fumbles Penalties Passing Interception Returns Punts Kickoffs Rushing Kickoff Returns Fourth-Down Efficiency Total Offense Third-Down Efficiency Time ofPoss.Avg. Total Points Safeties Goal-to-Go Efficiency Red ZoneEfficiency Field Goals First Downs Had Blocked No. Field Goals-PATs Rushing Md.-Att. Kicking Md.-Att. Returns Pass Rush Lost Made-Attempts Total TDs No. Yds. Lost Number Net Avg. Sacks Net Yards TFL -yds. Avg. Yards No. Avg. Yards No. In EndZone-TB No. Avg./rush Attempts Net Yards Avg. Yards No. Pct. Efficiency Avg./play Int. Compl. Efficiency Attempts Converted Attempts Penalty Attempts Gross Yds. Avg./play Plays Net Yards Converted Passing Efficiency Efficiency Passing Md.-Att. Yds. Lost Rushing Scored-Attempts Scored-Attempts Made-Attempts Total Avg. Yards 48 71 77 48 94 43 53 13 55 67 80 2 4 0 86 55.3% 48.6% 60% 54% 62% 68.0% 46.7% 65.5% 51.3% 55.3% 64.3% 69.4% 54.8% 67.7% 57.1% 54.8% 38.5% 37.5% 50.0% 22.2% 38.5 42.9% 30.8% 43.8% 42.9% 29.4% 35.7% 66.7% 50.0% 41.7% 9.0% 36.4% 00 33 67 00 33 33 5 0%5%5%6.%6%10 0 0 100% 50% 100.0% 50% 0.0% 100% 0.0% 60% 100.0% 66.7% 66.7% 100.0% 50% 66.7% 100.0% 50% 100.0% 0.0% 100% 50.0% 75% 83.3% 33.3% 100.0% 50.0% 83.3% 100.0% 40.0% 66.7% 66.7% 33.3% 60.0% 34 15 43 63 72 11 14 80 80 00 40 15 04 84 10 24:31 31:07 28:49 20:40 31:56 34:06 30:07 38:03 28:00 31:47 31:15 27:26 26:38 24:36 31:58 33:48 932. 353. 204. 713. 644. 904. 354. 2341.8 42.3 42.0 43.5 44.8 39.0 40.1 46.4 37.7 47.1 44.7 42.0 30.2 43.5 22.0 39.3 564. 254. 104. 893. 765. 454. 034. 4945.8 44.9 42.0 50.3 45.8 44.5 51.1 47.6 39.1 48.9 45.0 51.0 47.8 52.5 46.2 45.6 3065002. . . 171. . . 300000551. 1.0 14.0 5.5 0.0 0.0 13.0 6.6 0.0 18.0 11.7 1.0 0.0 21.0 0.0 6.5 13.0 3 5 9 8 7 9 1 5 9 0 2 9 5 6 5 191 153 160 158 293 324 200 198 154 213 291 470 284 293 353 335 5 3 1 9 115402428382729211639229 359 126 201 229 267 358 238 274 440 135 51 191 315 231 456 6 6 1 9 0 0 2 8 1 3 4 9 7 6 7 207 176 166 172 293 344 255 230 240 218 337 180 254 228 452 303 440 506 344 297 329 316 266 362 334 362 362 522 450 342 376 393 ------0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 ------2-2 1-1 3-3 4-4 4-4 4-4 2-2 2-2 3-3 4-4 1-1 4-4 2-2 3-3 2-2 3-3 ------2-2 1-1 3-3 4-4 4-4 4-4 2-2 2-2 3-3 4-4 1-2 5-6 2-2 3-3 2-2 3-3 - -341 - - -059252513241121 - - 2-3 3-5 4-6 2-12 1-1 2-4 1-3 2-5 2-5 5-9 5-10 2-4 3-8 4-11 5-13 4-6 ------1-1 2-0 5-1 5-0 2-1 4-4 4-3 5-1 4-3 8-4 5-5 7-4 5-4 2-2 4-3 6-6 %0 %0 %0 %0 0%0 %5%6.%0 %0% 0% 0% 66.7% 50% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% ------0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 ------1-1 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-1 1-2 2-2 2-2 2-4 0-0 2-3 2-2 2-2 0-0 3-3 0-0 3-5 0-0 2-3 0-0 4-6 0-0 1-1 2-2 2-4 0-0 2-2 1-1 2-4 0-0 0-1 2-3 2-2 0-0 1-2 0-0 3-4 0-0 5-6 3-3 1-3 0-0 2-2 2-2 5-6 0-0 1-2 2-2 2-5 0-0 1-1 2-3 2-3 0-1 2-3 0-0 1-3 0-0 3-3 3-5 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-0 . . . . . 90401. . . . 000060000.0 0.0 6.0 0.0 10.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 14.0 4.0 59.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 ...... 3.2 3.3 4.0 4.4 6.4 3.7 5.8 3.7 4.0 3.9 2.6 3.7 4.7 2.9 1.2 2.8 . 422. 602. . 6000002. 705. 18002. 25.5 22.0 0.0 41.8 53.7 17.0 23.0 0.0 0.0 26.0 0.0 24.6 26.0 22.5 24.2 0.0 . . . . 18665337604261706173384.8 3.8 7.3 6.1 7.0 6.1 4.2 6.0 3.7 5.3 6.6 11.8 8.4 8.6 7.1 5.1 ...... 4.3 3.6 5.1 5.3 6.7 5.2 4.7 4.8 3.8 4.7 5.1 9.7 6.5 6.7 5.4 4.5 31 76 16 254 33 0 63 710 57 35 66 102 36 53 40 5 52 62 81 62 77 16 53 10565139757654385 11 73 42 12 52 12 24 620 26 64 44 87 22 177 25 96 31 159 25 116 35 144 28 131 112 31 121 27 71 14 52 35 166 17 49 19 23 21 58 42 11 52 12 92 42 31 821 18 12 13 26 34 21 19 20 21 27 25 17 21 28 34 22111216 614171416131413 9121613 24 13 64 83 94 04 42 738 37 20 24 42 60 50 66 45 66 29 48 39 67 38 13 84 42 8 73 36 10 68 31 6 70 31 12 71 49 21 71 62 14 54 11 69 11 51 11 69 15 87 20 12 11 15 18 27 9231336121526203020 014 62316 72 12 81 92 01 42 82 314 13 27 28 28 34 17 20 21 39 19 48 20 21 23 27 17 14 24 15 27 27 24 20 22 19 20 24 21 13 28 24 31 1023 603 9001 01 70 11 0 0 39 33 0 36 35 2 0 21 0 13 13 1001000000000000 12 0000010100010000 2121503112321212 1111111110113100 0000101101301001 3232624322444312 1010121312611113 7488976169598442 4133422343302232 00000594420002006000000111300120100 6645858454755643 2 52 2 0 35 6 0 251 22 0 209 161 51 23 0 0 104 0 123 26 45 121 0 0521504001335012 2400120400011020 1110030011123001 0000000010012000 31000113325341311 8158455674652665 332934587531181153 0000001000000000 vs. Bal. (9/5)

at NYG (9/15)

0 vs. Oak. (9/23)

1023205310251 vs. Phi. (9/29)

at Dal. (10/6)

vs. Jac. (10/13)

at Ind. (10/20) OPPONENTS 2013GAME-BY-GAMESTATISTICS

vs. Was. (10/27)

at S.D. (11/10)

vs. K.C. (11/17)

at N.E. (11/24)

at K.C. (12/1)

vs. Ten. (12/8)

vs. S.D. (12/12)

at Hou. (12/22)

at Oak. (12/29) 47-105 58.2% 38.1% 26.7% 78.1% 61.7% 44-44 45-47 69-42 25-32 37-60 23-27 29:54 4070 4100 1626 4360 1074 5696 40.4 13.1 46.1 29.3 807 131 420 936 357 218 613 208 290 399 339 274 REG. SEASON 0-0 3.9 6.4 5.3 1-2 0-1 9.8 29 15 47 25 97 41 10 89 85 32 17 15 41 83 90 28 2 3 9 4 1 TOTAL 66 3 69.2% 63% 66.6% 67 67 50.0% 66.7% 66.7% 0%5%0% 50% 100% 43 41 31:53 24:16 24:33 3 0 58.3% 50% 33% 034. 36.0 49.0 30.3 184. 45.0 49.0 51.8 9 5 206 256 194 0 4 45 147 207 1 7 206 277 217 341 320 259 - - 0-0 0-0 0-0 - - 5-5 1-1 2-2 - - 5-5 1-2 2-2 - - 3-3 1-1 0-0 - - 6-3 2-2 2-0 - - 0-0 0-0 0-0 - - 2-3 1-1 2-4 0-0 2-3 2-2 2-3 1-1 1-2 %10 66.7% 100% 0% - - 0-0 0-1 0-0 . . 35.5 0.0 0.0 . 4.7 4 3.6 . . 53.5 0.0 0.0 . . 7.9 6.4 6.3 . . 6.2 5.7 5.3 . . 0.0 0.0 0.0 31 104 15 63 81 29 16 18 56 135 64 65 82 18 24 18 12 12 12 73 26 38 27 10 15 10 95 55 56 49 32 0 21 23 71 43 16 17 17 19 13 000 212 011 002 000 225 000 8210 420 102 0071 431 448 107 0 0 002 000 122 201 110 467 146 001 000 000 vs. S.D. (1/12)

vs. N.E. (1/19) 65.9% 47.2% 60.0% 26:54 38.0 23.7 49.9 53.5 10-5 40% 6-10 75% 182 656 399 264 107 700 160 920 POSTSEASON 0-0 8-8 8-9 4-4 4.2 6.9 5.8 0.0 0-0 3-4 4-5 0-1 20 71 16 63 60 36 91 35 17 44 11 76 49 0 5 2 2 0 9 0 6 3 8 2 0 5 3 2 1 0 0 TOTAL DENVER BRONCOS 2013 QUARTER-BY-QUARTER STATISTICS

FIRST QUARTER SECOND QUARTER 3rd Dwn. 4th Dwn. Penalties 3rd Dwn. 4th Dwn. Penalties Pts. Yds. Rush Pass 1st Dwn. Md. Att. Pct. Md. Att. Pct. TOP No. Yds. Pts. Yds. Rush Pass 1st Dwn. Md. Att. Pct. Md. Att. Pct. TOP No. Yds. Denver 0 59 15 44 3 2 4 50.0% 0 0 0.0% 5:33 0 0 Denver 14 115 5 110 6 1 3 33.0% 0 0 0.0% 5:17 3 20 vs. Baltimore (9/5) 7 114 32 82 7 3 4 75.0% 0 0 0.0% 9:27 0 0 vs. Baltimore (9/5) 10 115 23 92 8 3 8 37.5% 0 0 0.0% 9:43 4 30 Denver 0 139 7 132 7 3 5 60.0% 0 0 0.0% 8:40 2 17 Denver 10 93 25 68 5 1 4 25.0% 0 0 0.0% 5:05 4 36 at N.Y.G. (9/15) 3 66 5 61 2 0 3 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 6:20 0 0 at N.Y.G. (9/15) 6 133 14 119 8 1 4 25.0% 0 0 0.0% 9:55 2 11 Denver 10 116 23 93 6 1 3 33.3% 0 0 0.0% 8:41 3 25 Denver 17 203 32 171 10 1 2 50.0% 0 0 0.0% 8:22 1 5 vs. Oakland (9/23) 0 42 28 14 1 0 3 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 6:19 3 20 vs. Oakland (9/23) 7 117 17 100 4 2 4 50.0% 0 0 0.0% 6:38 1 10 Denver 14 69 10 59 4 2 2 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 4:05 0 0 Denver 7 142 38 104 8 1 3 33.0% 0 0 0.0% 9:00 2 25 vs. Phi. (9/29) 3 145 89 56 8 4 6 66.7% 0 0 0.0% 10:55 2 15 vs. Phi. (9/29) 10 126 12 114 5 1 3 33.0% 0 0 0.0% 6:00 3 20 Denver 7 112 16 96 3 0 1 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 2:03 1 10 Denver 21 130 63 67 13 3 3 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 8:59 0 0 at Dallas (10/6) 14 179 18 161 12 2 2 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 12:57 0 0 at Dallas (10/6) 6 62 31 31 2 0 2 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 6:01 6 60 Denver 14 117 29 88 9 2 3 66.7% 0 0 0.0% 8:10 2 16 Denver 0 48 6 42 1 1 4 25.0% 0 0 0.0% 5:43 1 5 vs. Jac. (10/13) 0 69 12 57 3 1 4 25.0% 0 1 0.0% 6:50 2 26 vs. Jac. (10/13) 12 106 14 92 6 1 5 20.0% 0 1 0.0% 9:17 1 5 Denver 7 83 27 56 3 0 2 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 4:51 2 10 Denver 7 51 6 45 4 3 6 50.0% 0 0 0.0% 7:20 2 9 at Ind. (10/20) 10 101 23 78 5 1 5 20.0% 0 0 0.0% 10:09 2 10 at Ind. (10/20) 16 131 25 106 6 3 5 60.0% 0 0 0.0% 7:40 1 5 Denver 7 129 35 94 8 1 3 33.3% 0 0 0.0% 8:02 1 5 Denver 0 49 17 32 3 1 2 50.0% 0 0 0.0% 5:05 3 17 vs. Was. (10/27) 0 56 36 20 3 2 5 40.0% 0 0 0.0% 6:58 0 0 vs. Was. (10/27) 7 100 48 52 8 3 5 60.0% 0 0 0.0% 9:55 0 0 Denver 7 85 0 85 2 0 0 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 0:57 1 8 Denver 14 161 9 152 10 2 4 50.0% 0 0 0.0% 6:34 1 15 at San Diego (11/10) 0 114 65 49 7 2 5 40.0% 1 1 100.0% 14:03 2 20 at San Diego (11/10) 6 85 48 37 5 0 3 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 8:26 0 0 Denver 10 129 29 100 5 3 6 50.0% 0 0 0.0% 7:53 2 10 Denver 7 120 18 102 10 1 2 50.0% 0 0 0.0% 6:41 4 21 vs. K.C. (11/17) 0 48 13 35 4 0 3 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 7:07 2 10 vs. K.C. (11/17) 10 135 76 59 10 2 3 66.7% 0 0 0.0% 8:19 2 5 Denver 17 75 71 4 6 2 4 50.0% 0 0 0.0% 8:07 1 15 Denver 7 113 66 47 6 3 5 60.0% 0 0 0.0% 9:02 3 30 at N.E. (11/24) 0 60 31 29 4 2 3 66.7% 0 0 0.0% 6:53 1 5 at N.E. (11/24) 0 74 42 32 4 1 4 25.0% 0 1 0.0% 5:58 1 10 Denver 0 81 7 74 4 1 2 50.0% 0 0 0.0% 4:40 1 10 Denver 14 133 25 108 6 2 5 40.0% 0 0 0.0% 7:36 1 5 at Kansas City (12/1) 7 160 66 94 9 1 1 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 10:20 1 10 at Kansas City (12/1) 14 78 40 38 4 1 4 25.0% 0 0 0.0% 7:24 2 15 Denver 10 164 63 101 9 0 4 0.0% 2 2 100.0% 10:03 2 15 Denver 10 135 17 118 9 3 4 75.0% 0 0 0.0% 9:13 4 35 vs. Tennessee (12/8) 14 72 9 63 4 1 2 50.0% 0 0 0.0% 4:57 1 4 vs. Tennessee (12/8) 7 80 46 34 4 0 3 0.0% 1 1 100.0% 5:47 4 32 Denver 10 122 13 109 7 1 2 50.0% 0 0 0.0% 7:02 2 10 Denver 0 -1 2 -3 0 0 3 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 3:58 1 5 vs. S.D. (12/12) 3 68 40 28 5 1 2 50.0% 0 0 0.0% 7:58 1 5 vs. S.D. (12/12) 14 105 43 62 8 3 4 75.0% 0 0 0.0% 11:02 1 10 Denver 3 170 42 128 7 1 3 33.3% 0 1 0.0% 9:12 4 27 Denver 13 185 17 168 9 0 2 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 7:27 3 30 at Houston (12/22) 3 57 12 45 2 0 3 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 5:48 0 0 at Houston (12/22) 3 26 13 13 3 1 4 25.0% 0 0 0.0% 7:33 0 0 Denver 14 139 33 106 11 3 3 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 9:33 1 10 Denver 17 176 25 151 10 3 4 75.0% 0 0 0.0% 8:15 0 0 at Oakland (12/29) 0 9 9 0 1 1 3 33.3% 0 0 0.0% 5:27 1 5 at Oakland (12/29) 0 46 19 27 3 2 4 50.0% 0 0 0.0% 6:45 0 0

Denver 7 93 22 71 7 2 2 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 7:17 1 15 Denver 7 84 55 29 6 1 3 33.3% 0 0 0.0% 8:53 1 10 vs. San. Diego (1/12) 0 11 17 -6 2 1 4 25.0% 0 0 0.0% 7:43 1 5 vs. San. Diego (1/12) 0 34 27 7 2 0 2 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 6:07 3 15 Denver 3 110 -1 111 5 2 4 50.0% 0 0 0.0% 8:10 0 0 Denver 10 160 57 103 10 3 4 75.0% 0 0 0.0% 9:30 2 14 vs. N.E. (1/19) 0 63 6 57 2 1 4 25.0% 0 0 0.0% 6:50 1 10 vs. N.E. (1/19) 3 56 10 46 4 1 2 50.0% 0 0 0.0% 5:30 1 5

Denver 0 11 1 10 0 0 2 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 3:19 0 0 Denver 0 112 18 94 6 5 7 71.4% 0 1 0.0% 10:59 3 19 vs. Seattle (2/2) 8 148 61 87 6 4 6 66.7% 0 0 0.0% 11:41 4 34 vs. Seattle (2/2) 14 18 11 7 3 0 0 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 4:01 0 0 DEN. REG. SEASON TOT. 130 1789 420 1369 94 22 47 46.8% 2 3 0.0% 107:32 25 188 DEN. TOTALS 158 1853 371 1482 110 26 56 46.4% 0 0 0.0% 113:37 33 258 OPP. REG. SEASON TOT. 64 1360 488 872 77 21 54 38.9% 1 2 50.0% 132:28 18 130 OPP. TOTALS 128 1519 511 1008 88 24 65 36.9% 1 3 0.0% 126:23 28 213

DEN. POSTSEASON TOT. 10 214 22 192 12 4 8 50% 0 0 0.0% 18:46 1 15 DEN. POSTSEASON TOT. 17 356 130 226 22 9 14 64.3% 0 1 0.0% 29:22 6 43 OPP. POSTSEASON TOT. 0 74 23 51 4 2 8 25% 0 0 0.0% 26:14 2 15 OPP. POSTSEASON TOT. 17 108 48 60 9 1 4 25.0% 0 0 0.0% 15:38 4 20

THIRD QUARTER FOURTH QUARTER 3rd Dwn. 4th Dwn. Penalties 3rd Dwn. 4th Dwn. Penalties Pts. Yds. Rush Pass 1st Dwn. Md. Att. Pct. Md. Att. Pct. TOP No. Yds. Pts. Yds. Rush Pass 1st Dwn. Md. Att. Pct. Md. Att. Pct. TOP No. Yds. Denver 21 172 28 144 11 2 4 50.0% 0 0 0.0% 8:10 1 10 Denver 14 164 17 147 4 3 4 75.0% 0 0 0.0% 7:12 4 31 vs. Baltimore (9/5) 0 32 1 31 2 1 6 16.7% 0 0 0.0% 6:50 3 23 vs. Baltimore (9/5) 10 132 2 130 7 1 4 25.0% 0 1 0.0% 7:48 0 0 Denver 14 126 49 77 8 2 2 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 7:11 4 36 Denver 17 56 26 30 3 2 4 50.0% 0 0 0.0% 7:06 3 43 at N.Y.G. (9/15) 7 52 3 49 8 0 1 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 7:49 1 5 at N.Y.G. (9/15) 7 125 1 124 10 0 3 0.0% 0 1 0.0% 7:54 1 0 Denver 3 109 42 67 8 2 3 66.7% 0 0 0.0% 10:23 1 10 Denver 7 108 67 41 7 1 1 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 7:58 0 0 vs. Oakland (9/23) 7 85 5 80 3 1 2 50.0% 0 0 0.0% 4:37 3 42 vs. Oakland (9/23) 7 98 -1 99 5 2 3 66.7% 0 1 0.0% 7:02 1 5 Denver 21 214 56 158 18 0 0 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 11:53 0 0 Denver 10 47 37 10 5 2 3 66.7% 0 0 0.0% 8:24 0 0 vs. Phi. (9/29) 0 20 27 -7 1 0 2 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 3:07 2 11 vs. Phi. (9/29) 7 159 38 121 7 3 5 60.0% 0 0 0.0% 6:36 1 16 Denver 10 132 21 111 7 3 4 75.0% 0 0 0.0% 10:54 3 35 Denver 13 143 3 140 11 3 5 60.0% 0 0 0.0% 10:38 1 10 at Dallas (10/6) 13 143 3 140 5 1 1 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 4:06 0 0 at Dallas (10/6) 15 138 0 138 5 1 1 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 4:22 3 21 Denver 14 175 79 96 12 1 2 50.0% 1 1 100.0% 8:33 1 10 Denver 7 67 -2 69 4 3 4 75.0% 0 0 0.0% 6:19 0 0 vs. Jac. (10/13) 7 67 32 35 5 1 2 50.0% 0 0 0.0% 6:27 3 26 vs. Jac. (10/13) 0 120 13 107 6 2 3 66.7% 0 1 0.0% 8:41 1 5 Denver 3 77 30 47 5 0 4 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 8:14 6 64 Denver 16 218 1 217 11 2 4 50.0% 1 1 100.0% 7:48 2 20 at Ind. (10/20) 7 55 25 30 4 1 3 33.3% 0 0 0.0% 6:46 2 27 at Ind. (10/20) 6 47 48 -1 4 0 4 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 7:12 1 10 Denver 7 151 37 114 12 2 4 50.0% 1 1 100.0% 10:45 1 15 Denver 31 117 18 99 6 0 3 0.0% 1 1 100.0% 8:08 2 25 vs. Was. (10/27) 14 36 25 11 4 0 1 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 4:15 1 5 vs. Was. (10/27) 0 74 3 71 7 1 3 33.0% 0 0 0.0% 6:52 0 0 Denver 7 90 42 48 5 1 3 33.3% 0 0 0.0% 7:01 1 5 Denver 0 61 33 28 5 0 1 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 7:25 0 0 at San Diego (11/10) 7 37 12 25 3 1 3 33.3% 0 0 0.0% 7:59 1 5 at San Diego (11/10) 7 93 6 87 5 4 5 80.0% 0 0 0.0% 7:35 3 15 Denver 7 94 39 55 5 1 4 25.0% 0 0 0.0% 7:24 1 10 Denver 3 84 18 66 4 1 4 25.0% 0 0 0.0% 7:55 6 41 vs. K.C. (11/17) 0 63 44 19 3 0 3 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 7:36 3 23 vs. K.C. (11/17) 7 98 11 87 7 2 4 50.0% 0 1 0.0% 7:05 2 15 Denver 0 46 42 4 3 1 2 50.0% 0 0 0.0% 7:00 1 10 Denver 7 96 35 61 9 1 3 33.3% 0 0 0.0% 6:56 2 15 at N.E. (11/24) 21 177 14 163 11 2 2 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 8:00 0 0 at N.E. (11/24) 10 87 22 65 6 1 3 33.3% 0 0 0.0% 8:04 3 21 Denver 14 244 73 171 10 4 4 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 10:18 2 20 Denver 7 77 27 50 5 1 3 33.3% 0 0 0.0% 5:30 6 40 at Kansas City (12/1) 0 46 18 28 3 0 2 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 4:42 3 44 at Kansas City (12/1) 7 168 35 133 11 3 6 50.0% 1 2 50.0% 9:30 3 33 Denver 14 167 45 122 14 1 1 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 10:54 1 10 Denver 17 85 29 56 7 1 4 25.0% 1 1 100.0% 9:10 0 0 vs. Tennessee (12/8) 7 94 24 70 4 1 1 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 4:06 2 15 vs. Tennessee (12/8) 0 8 17 -9 3 0 3 0.0% 1 2 50.0% 5:50 1 15 Denver 0 32 3 29 2 0 1 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 2:46 2 10 Denver 10 142 0 142 10 1 3 33.3% 1 1 100.0% 7:25 1 18 vs. S.D. (12/12) 7 124 54 70 8 2 4 50.0% 0 0 0.0% 12:14 1 5 vs. S.D. (12/12) 3 40 40 0 3 0 2 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 7:35 1 15 Denver 0 38 9 29 1 0 4 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 5:29 1 10 Denver 21 118 46 72 8 1 2 50.0% 0 0 0.0% 6:45 0 0 at Houston (12/22) 7 115 33 82 6 4 6 66.7% 0 0 0.0% 9:31 1 10 at Houston (12/22) 0 42 29 13 3 1 3 33.3% 0 0 0.0% 8:15 3 47 Denver 0 119 48 71 6 2 4 50.0% 0 0 0.0% 11:19 1 10 Denver 3 24 18 6 1 1 4 25.0% 0 0 0.0% 6:22 4 36 at Oakland (12/29) 0 25 2 23 1 0 2 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 3:41 0 0 at Oakland (12/29) 14 175 34 141 12 2 4 50.0% 0 1 0.0% 8:38 1 5

Denver 3 83 17 66 6 2 4 50.0% 0 0 0.0% 10:37 1 5 Denver 7 103 39 64 7 4 4 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 8:40 3 20 vs. San. Diego (1/12) 0 34 10 24 1 1 2 50.0% 0 0 0.0% 4:23 3 20 vs. San. Diego (1/12) 17 180 115 169 8 2 4 50.0% 1 1 100.0% 6:20 1 23 Denver 7 129 34 95 8 2 2 100.0% 0 1 0.0% 9:33 0 0 Denver 6 108 17 91 4 0 3 0.0% 1 1 100.0% 8:31 2 20 vs. N.E. (1/19) 0 41 23 18 3 3 4 75.0% 0 0 0.0% 5:27 0 0 vs. N.E. (1/19) 13 160 255 135 10 1 2 50.0% 1 1 100.0% 6:29 0 0 Denver 8 137 0 137 9 1 2 50.0% 0 0 0.0% 8:18 2 25 Denver 0 46 8 38 3 0 2 0.0% 0 2 0.0% 5:31 0 0 vs. Seattle (2/2) 14 79 25 54 4 1 2 50.0% 0 0 0.0% 6:42 3 35 vs. Seattle (2/2) 7 96 385 58 4 2 4 50.0% 0 2 0.0% 9:29 3 35 DEN. TOTALS 135 1986 643 1343 127 22 46 47.8% 2 2 100.0% 138:14 27 265 DEN. TOTALS 183 1607 373 1234 100 23 52 44.2% 4 4 100.0% 121:01 31 279 OPP. TOTALS 104 1171 322 849 71 15 41 36.6% 0 0 0.0% 101:46 26 241 OPP. TOTALS 100 1604 298 1306 101 23 56 41.1% 2 10 0.0% 118:59 25 223

DEN. POSTSEASON TOT. 18 349 51 298 23 5 8 62.5% 0 1 0.0% 28:28 3 30 DEN. POSTSEASON TOT. 13 257 64 193 14 4 9 44.4% 1 3 33.3% 22:42 5 40 OPP. POSTSEASON TOT. 14 154 58 96 8 5 8 62.5% 0 0 0.0% 16:32 6 55 OPP. POSTSEASON TOT. 37 436 74 362 22 5 10 50.0% 2 4 50.0% 22:18 4 58 DENVER BRONCOS 2013 HALF-BY-HALF STATISTICS

FIRST HALF SECOND HALF 3rd Dwn. 4th Dwn. Penalties 3rd Dwn. 4th Dwn. Penalties Pts. Yds. Rush Pass 1st Dwn. Md. Att. Pct. Md. Att. Pct. TOP No. Yds. Pts. Yds. Rush Pass 1st Dwn. Md. Att. Pct. Md. Att. Pct. TOP No. Yds. Denver 14 174 20 154 9 3 7 42.9% 0 0 0% 10:50 3 20 Denver 35 336 45 291 15 5 8 62.5% 0 0 0% 15:22 5 41 vs. Baltimore (9/5) 17 229 55 174 15 6 12 50.0% 0 0 0% 19:10 4 30 vs. Baltimore (9/5) 10 164 3 161 9 24 10 20.0% 0 1 0% 14:38 3 23 Denver 10 232 34 200 12 4 9 44.4% 0 0 0.0% 13:45 6 53 Denver 31 182 75 107 11 4 6 66.7% 0 0 0.0% 14:17 7 79 at N.Y.G. (9/15) at N.Y.G. (9/15) 9 199 19 180 10 1 7 14.3% 0 0 0.0% 16:15 2 11 14 177 4 173108 18 0 4 0.0% 0 1 0.0% 15:43 2 5 Denver 27 319 55 264 16 2 5 40.0% 0 0 0.0% 17:03 4 30 Denver 10 217 109 108 15 3 4 75.0% 0 0 0.0% 18:21 1 10 vs. Oakland (9/23) 7 159 45 114 5 2 7 28.6% 0 0 0.0% 12:57 4 30 vs. Oakland (9/23) 14 183 4 179 8 3 5 60.0% 0 1 0.0% 11:39 4 47 Denver 21 211 48 163 12 3 5 60.0% 0 0 0.0% 13:05 2 25 Denver 31 261 93 168 23 2 3 66.7% 0 0 0.0% 20:17 0 0 vs. Phi. (9/29) 13 271 101 170 13 5 9 55.6% 0 0 0.0% 16:55 5 35 vs. Phi. (9/29) 7 179 65 114 8 3 7 42.9% 0 0 0.0% 9:39 3 27 Denver 28 242 79 163 16 3 4 75.0% 0 0 0.0% 11:02 1 10 Denver 23 275 24 251 18 6 9 66.7% 0 0 0.0% 21:32 4 45 at Dallas (10/6) 20 241 49 192 14 2 4 50.0% 0 0 0.0% 18:58 6 60 at Dallas (10/6) 28 281 3 278 10 2 2 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 8:28 3 21 Denver 14 165 35 130 10 3 7 42.9% 0 0 0.0% 13:53 3 21 Denver 21 242 45 165 16 4 6 66.7% 1 1 100.0% 14:52 1 10 vs. Jac. (10/13) 12 175 26 149 9 2 9 22.2% 0 2 0.0% 16:07 3 31 vs. Jac. (10/13) 7 187 77 142 11 3 5 60.0% 0 1 0.0% 15:08 4 31 Denver 14 134 33 101 7 3 8 37.5% 0 0 0.0% 12:11 4 19 Denver 19 295 31 264 16 2 8 20.0% 1 1 100.0% 16:02 8 84 at Ind. (10/20) 26 232 48 184 11 4 10 40.0% 0 0 0.0% 17:49 3 15 at Ind. (10/20) 13 102 73 29 8 1 7 14.3% 0 0 0.0% 13:58 3 37 Denver 7 178 52 126 11 2 5 40.0% 0 0 0.0% 13:07 3 17 Denver 38 268 55 213 18 2 7 28.6% 2 2 100.0% 18:53 3 40 vs. Was. (10/27) 7 156 84 72 11 5 10 50.0% 0 0 0.0% 16:53 0 0 vs. Was. (10/27) 14 110 28 82 11 1 4 25.0% 0 0 0.0% 11:07 1 5 Denver 21 246 9 237 12 2 4 50.0% 0 0 0.0% 7:31 2 23 Denver 7 151 75 76 10 1 4 25.0% 0 0 0.0% 14:26 1 5 at San Diego (11/10) 6 199 113 86 12 2 8 25.0% 1 1 100.0% 22:29 2 20 at San Diego (11/10) 14 130 18 112 8 5 8 62.5% 0 0 0.0% 15:34 4 20 Denver 17 249 47 202 15 4 8 50.0% 0 0 0.0% 14:34 6 31 Denver 10 178 57 121 9 2 8 25.0% 0 0 0.0% 8:19 7 51 vs. K.C. (11/17) 10 183 89 94 14 2 6 33.3% 0 0 0.0% 15:26 4 15 vs. K.C. (11/17) 7 159 55 106 10 2 7 28.6% 0 1 0.0% 14:41 5 38 Denver 24 188 137 51 12 5 9 55.6% 0 0 0.0% 17:09 4 45 Denver 7 142 77 65 12 2 5 40.0% 0 0 0.0% 13:56 3 25 at N.E. (11/24) 0 134 73 61 8 3 7 42.9% 0 1 0.0% 12:51 2 15 at N.E. (11/24) 31 264 36 228 17 3 5 60.0% 0 0 0.0% 16:04 3 21 Denver 14 214 32 182 10 3 7 42.9% 0 0 0.0% 12:16 2 15 Denver 21 321 100 221 15 5 7 71.4% 0 0 0.0% 15:48 8 60 at Kansas City (12/1) 21 238 106 132 13 2 5 40.0% 0 0 0.0% 17:44 3 25 at Kansas City (12/1) 7 214 53 161 14 3 8 37.5% 1 2 50.0% 14:12 6 77 Denver 20 299 80 219 18 3 8 37.5% 2 2 100.0% 19:16 6 50 Denver 31 252 74 178 21 2 5 40.0% 1 1 100.0% 20:04 1 10 vs. Tennessee (12/8) 21 152 55 97 8 1 5 20.0% 1 1 100.0% 10:44 5 36 vs. Tennessee (12/8) 7 102 41 61 7 1 4 25.0% 1 2 50.0% 9:56 3 30 Denver 10 121 15 106 7 1 5 20.0% 0 0 0.0% 11:00 3 15 Denver 10 174 3 171 12 1 4 25.0% 1 1 100.0% 10:11 2 38 vs. S.D. (12/12) 17 173 83 90 13 4 6 66.7% 0 0 0.0% 19:00 2 15 vs. S.D. (12/12) 10 164 94 70 11 2 6 33.3% 0 0 0.0% 19:49 2 20 Denver 16 355 59 296 16 1 5 20.0% 0 1 0.0% 16:39 7 57 Denver 21 156 55 101 9 1 6 16.7% 0 0 0.0% 12:04 1 10 at Houston (12/22) 6 83 25 58 5 1 7 14.3% 0 0 0.0% 13:21 0 0 at Houston (12/22) 7 157 62 95 9 5 9 55.6% 0 0 0.0% 17:46 4 57 Denver 31 315 58 257 21 6 7 85.7% 0 0 0.0% 17:48 1 10 Denver 3 143 54 85 7 3 8 37.5% 0 0 0.0% 17:41 5 46 at Oakland (12/29) 0 55 28 27 4 3 7 42.9% 0 0 0.0% 12:12 1 5 at Oakland (12/29) 14 200 143 172 13 2 6 33.3% 0 1 0.0% 12:19 1 5 Denver 14 177 77 100 13 3 5 60.0% 0 0 0.0% 16:10 2 25 Denver 10 186 56 193 13 6 8 33.0% 0 0 0.0% 19:17 4 25 vs. S.D. (1/12) 0 45 44 1 4 1 6 16.7% 0 0 0.0% 13:50 4 20 vs. S.D. (1/12) 17 214 21 130 9 3 6 50.0% 1 1 100.0% 10:43 4 43 Denver 13 270 56 214 15 5 8 62.5% 0 0 0.0% 17:40 2 14 Denver 13 237 51 186 12 2 5 40.0% 1 1 100.0% 18:04 2 20 vs. N.E. (1/19) 3 119 16 103 6 2 6 33.3% 0 0 0.0% 12:20 2 15 vs. N.E. (1/19) 13 201 48 153 13 4 6 66.7% 1 2 50.0% 11:56 0 0 Denver 0 123 19 104 6 5 9 56.0% 0 1 0.0% 14:18 3 19 Denver 8 183 8 175 12 1 4 25.0% 0 2 0.0% 13:49 2 25 vs. Seattle (2/2) 22 166 72 94 9 4 6 66.7% 0 0 0.0% 15:42 4 34 vs. Seattle (2/2) 21 175 63 112 8 3 6 50.0% 0 2 0.0% 16:11 6 70 DEN. REG. SEASON TOT. 288 3642 793 2851 204 48 103 46.6% 2 3 66.7% 221:09 57 441 DEN. REG. SEASON TOT. 318 3593 972 2585 227 45 98 45.9% 6 6 100.0% 252:05 57 554 OPP. REG. SEASON TOT. 192 2879 999 1880 165 45 119 20.0% 2 5 40.0% 258:51 46 343 OPP. REG. SEASON TOT. 204 2773 759 2163 172 38 97 39.2% 2 10 20.0% 220:41 51 464 DEN. POSTSEASON TOT. 27 570 152 418 34 13 22 59.1% 0 1 0.0% 48:08 7 58 DEN. POSTSEASON TOT. 31 606 115 554 37 9 17 52.9% 1 3 33.3% 51:10 8 70 OPP. POSTSEASON TOT. 25 330 132 198 19 7 18 38.9% 0 0 0.0% 41:52 10 69 OPP. POSTSEASON TOT. 51 590 132 395 30 10 18 55.6% 2 5 40% 38:50 10 113 DENVER BRONCOS 2013 REGULAR SEASON TIME SPENT IN LEAD CHART

LED TIED BEHIND GAME W/L TIME PCT TIME PCT TIME PCT vs. Bal. (9/5) W, 49-27 27:30:00 45.8% 16:48:00 28.0% 15:42:00 26.2% at NYG (9/15) W, 41-23 42:50:00 71.4% 7:19:00 12.2% 9:51:00 16.4% vs. Oak. (9/23) W, 37-21 55:28:00 92.4% 4:32:00 7.6% 0:00:00 0.0% vs. Phi. (9/29) W, 52-20 55:19:00 92.2% 4:41:00 7.8% 0:00:00 0.0% at Dal. (10/6) W, 51-48 21:44:00 36.2% 11:51:00 19.8% 26:25:00 44.0% vs. Jac. (10/13) W, 35-19 57:09:00 95.3% 2:51:00 4.8% 0:00:00 0.0% at Ind. (10/20) L, 39-33 13:02:00 21.7% 6:44:00 11.2% 40:14:00 67.1% vs. Was. (10/27) W, 45-21 39:02:00 65.1% 9:20:00 15.6% 11:38:00 19.4% at S.D. (11/10) W, 28-20 54:18:00 90.5% 5:42:00 9.5% 0:00:00 0.0% vs. K.C. (11/17) W, 27-17 57:33:00 95.9% 2:27:00 4.1% 0:00:00 0.0% at N.E. (11/24) L, 34-31 (OT) 41:41:00 57.0% 21:16:00 29.1% 10:07:00 13.8% at K.C. (12/1) W, 35-28 21:48:00 36.3% 17:35:00 29.3% 20:37:00 34.4% vs. Ten. (12/8) W, 51-28 26:52:00 44.8% 2:50:00 4.7% 30:18:00 50.5% vs. S.D. (12/12) L, 27-20 17:05:00 28.5% 11:50:00 19.7% 31:05:00 51.8% at Hou. (12/22) W, 37-13 51:42:00 86.2% 8:18:00 13.8% 0:00:00 0.0% at Oak. (12/29) W, 34-14 52:05:00 86.8% 7:55:00 13.2% 0:00:00 0.0%

TOTAL 635:08:0065.3% 141:59:0014.6% 195:57:00 20.1% AVERAGE 39:41:45 8:52:26 12:14:49 DENVER BRONCOS 2013 POSTSEASON TIME SPENT IN LEAD CHART

LED TIED BEHIND GAME W/L TIME PCT TIME PCT TIME PCT vs. S.D. (1/12) W, 24-17 47:25:00 79.0% 12:35:00 21.0% 0:00:00 0.0% vs. N.E. (1/19) W, 26-16 48:43:00 81.2% 11:17:00 18.8% 0:00:00 0.0% vs. Sea. (2/2) L, 43-8 0:00:00 0.0% 0:12:00 0.3% 59:48:00 99.7%

TOTAL 96:08:0053.4% 24:04:00 13.4% 59:48:00 33.2% AVERAGE 32:02:40 8:01:20 19:56:00 DENVER BRONCOS 2013 REGULAR SEASON LEADERS BY CATEGORY

Category Player AFC Rank AFC Leader NFL Rank NFL Leader Scoring Prater - 150 2nd Gostkowski, N.E. - 158 2nd Gostkowski, N.E. - 158 Rushing Yards Moreno - 1,038 4th Charles, K.C. - 1,287 12th McCoy, Phi. - 1,607 Passing Yards Manning - 5,477 1st Manning, Den. - 5,477 1st Manning, Den. - 5,477 Passer Rating Manning - 115.1 1st Manning, Den. - 115.1 2nd Foles, Phi. - 119.2 Receiving Yards D. Thomas - 1,430 3rd Gordon, Cle. - 1,646 4th Gordon, Cle. - 1,646 Receptions D. Thomas - 92 6th Brown, Pit. - 110 9th Garcon, Was. - 113 Gross Punting Avg Colquitt - 44.5 12th King, Oak. - 48.9 23rd King, Oak. - 48.9 Net Punting Avg Colquitt - 38.8 12th Fields, Mia. - 42.4 24th Hekker, Stl. - 44.2 Interceptions Three players - 3 T-15th Three players - 5 T-32nd Sherman, Sea. - 8 Sacks Phillips - 10.0 T-11th Mathis, Ind. - 19.5 T-20th Mathis, Ind. - 19.5 Kickoff Ret. Avg Holliday - 27.7 3rd Demps, K.C. - 30.1 T-5th Patterson, Min. - 32.4 Punt Ret. Avg Holliday - 8.5 8th Doss, Bal. - 15.6 15th Doss, Bal. - 15.6

HOW THE BRONCOS RANK IN THE AFC AND NFL — 2013 REGULAR SEASON

Offense Total AFC Rank AFC Leader NFL Rank NFL Leader Points Per Game 37.9 1st Denver - 37.9 1st Denver - 37.9 Total Yards Per Game 457.3 1st Denver - 457.3 1st Denver - 457.3 Yards Per Play 6.3 1st Denver - 6.3 2nd Philadelphia - 6.3 Rushing Yards Per Game 117.1 8th Buffalo - 144.2 15th Philadelphia - 160.4 Net Passing Yds. Per Game 340.3 1st Denver - 340.3 1st Denver - 340.3 Interceptions (fewest) 10 T-2nd Kansas City - 8 T-5th Kansas City/San Francisco - 8 Sacks (fewest) 20 1st Denver - 20 1st Denver - 20 First Downs Per Game 27.2 1st Denver - 27.2 1st Denver - 27.2 Third-Down Efficiency 46.3% 2nd San Diego - 49.0% 2nd San Diego - 49.0% Fourth-Down Efficiency 88.9% 1st Denver - 88.9% 1st Denver - 88.9% Red-Zone Efficiency 76.1% 1st Denver - 76.1% 1st Denver - 76.1% Kickoff Ret. Avg. 25.0 5th Kansas City - 29.9 6th Kansas City - 29.9 Punt Ret. Avg. 7.8 11th Baltimore - 14.2 22nd Minnesota - 15.2

Defense Total AFC Rank AFC Leader NFL Rank NFL Leader Points Per Game 24.9 12th Cincinnati/Kansas City - 19.1 22nd Seattle - 14.4 Total Yards Per Game 356.0 9th Cincinnati - 305.5 19th Seattle - 273.6 Yards Per Play 5.3 10th Cincinnati - 4.7 16th Seattle - 4.4 Rushing Yards Per Game 101.6 3rd N.Y. Jets - 88.3 T-7th Arizona - 84.4 Net Passing Yds. Per Game 254.4 14th Houston - 195.2 27th Seattle - 172.0 Interceptions Thrown (most) 17 T-5th Buffalo - 23 T-12th Seattle - 28 Sacks (most) 41 T-7th Buffalo - 57 T-13th Carolina - 60 First Downs Per Game 21.2 15th Houston - 17.6 27th New Orleans - 17.1 Third-Down Efficiency 38.1% 9th Cincinnati - 32.9% 16th Detroit - 30.3% Fourth-Down Efficiency 26.7% 2nd New England - 19.1% T-2nd New England - 19.1% Red-Zone Efficiency 61.7% 12th N.Y. Jets - 44.9% 25th Seattle - 36.1% Kickoff Ret. Avg. 29.3 16th Jacksonville - 20.4 32nd Chicago - 18.8 Punt Ret. Avg. 9.8 11th Tennessee - 6.0 23rd St. Louis - 2.6 DENVER BRONCOS 2013 POSTSEASON LEADERS BY CATEGORY

Category Player AFC Rank AFC Leader NFL Rank NFL Leader Scoring Prater - 20 2nd Blount, N.E. - 24 5th Hauschka, Sea. - 33 Rushing Yards Moreno - 158 2nd Blount, N.E. - 172 5th Lynch, Sea. - 288 Passing Yards Manning - 910 1st Manning, Den. - 910 1st Manning, Den. - 910 Passer Rating Manning - 94.2 3rd Smith, K.C. - 119.7 6th Smith, K.C. - 119.7 Receiving Yards D. Thomas - 306 2nd Hilton, Ind. - 327 2nd Hilton, Ind. - 327 Receptions D. Thomas - 28 1st D. Thomas, Den. - 28 1st D. Thomas, Den. - 28 Gross Punting Avg Colquitt - 36.0 N/A McAfee, Ind. - 51.7 N/A McAfee, Ind. - 51.7 Net Punting Avg Colquitt - 29.3 N/A McAfee, Ind. - 44.7 N/A McAfee, Ind. - 44.7 Interceptions None N/A Abdullah, K.C./Dennard, N.E. - 2 N/A Four players - 2 Sacks Phillips - 2.0 T-1st Three players - 2.0 T-4th Brooks, S.F. - 4.5 Kickoff Ret. Avg Holliday - 20.7 4th Brazill, Ind. - 30.0 T-9th Baldwin, Sea. - 32.5 Punt Ret. Avg Decker - 18.8 1st Decker, Den. - 22.0 1st Decker, Den. - 22.0

HOW THE BRONCOS RANK IN THE AFC AND NFL — 2013 POSTSEASON

Offense Total AFC Rank AFC Leader NFL Rank NFL Leader Points Per Game 19.3 5th Kansas City - 44.0 10th Kansas City - 44.0 Total Yards Per Game 392.0 4th Kansas City - 513 5th Kansas City - 513 Yards Per Play 5.7 3rd Indianapolis - 7.1 5th Indianapolis - 7.1 Rushing Yards Per Game 89.0 5th Kansas City - 150.0 10th San Francisco - 151.3 Net Passing Yds. Per Game 303.0 4th Indianapolis - 376.5 4th Indianapolis - 376.5 Interceptions (fewest) 3 5th Three teams - 0 T-10th Six teams - 0 Sacks (fewest) 1 1st Denver - 1 1st Denver - 1 First Downs Per Game 23.7 3rd Kansas City - 30 4th Kansas City - 30 Third-Down Efficiency 56.4% 2nd New England - 56.7% 3rd Carolina - 60.0% Fourth-Down Efficiency 25.0% 5th Indianapolis/San Diego - 100.0% 9th Four teams - 100.0% Red-Zone Efficiency 50.0% 5th Kansas City - 80.0% T-6th Kansas City - 80.0% Kickoff Ret. Avg. 20.7 5th Kansas City - 26.7 10th Seattle - 39.5 Punt Ret. Avg. 18.8 1st Denver - 18.8 2nd Philadelphia - 29.0

Defense Total AFC Rank AFC Leader NFL Rank NFL Leader Points Per Game 25.3 4th San Diego - 17 8th Seattle - 19.4 Total Yards Per Game 306.7 1st Denver - 306.7 3rd New Orleans - 266.5 Yards Per Play 5.8 3rd San Diego - 5.7 7th New Orleans - 4.7 Rushing Yards Per Game 88.0 T-1st Denver/New England - 88.0 T-1st Denver/New England - 88.0 Net Passing Yds. Per Game 218.7 2nd Cincinnati - 122.0 6th Cincinnati - 122.0 Interceptions Thrown (most) 0 T-4th New England - 4 T-8th New England/Seattle - 4 Sacks (most) 6 1st Denver - 6 2nd San Francisco - 13 First Downs Per Game 16.3 2nd Cincinnati - 16.0 3rd New Orleans - 15.0 Third-Down Efficiency 47.4% 3rd Cincinnati - 33.3% 7th New Orleans - 30.8% Fourth-Down Efficiency 40.0% 4th Cincinnati/Indianapolis - 0.0% T-7th Four teams - 0.0% Red-Zone Efficiency 60.0% 5th New England - 25.0% 10th San Francisco - 51.7% Kickoff Ret. Avg. 53.5 6th New England - 10.0 12th Carolina - 0.0 Punt Ret. Avg. 0.0 T-1st Three teams - 0.0 T-1st Four teams - 0.0 BRONCOS 2013 TD DRIVE ANALYSIS BRONCOS 2013 SCORING DRIVE LENGTH POSTSEASON IN PARENTHESES POSTSEASON IN PARENTHESES TD TD Drive BRONCOS OPPONENT Yards Length Length Posession Time TDs Plays TDs YARDS TD FG TD FG 1‐9 yards 39 (5) ‐ 00:00‐00:59 14 1 2 (MINUS) ‐‐ ‐ 1 10‐19 yards 12 (1) 2 01:00‐01:59 3 2 5 0‐9 ‐‐ 21 20‐29 yards 10 6 02:00‐02:59 18 (1) 3610‐19 2 3 3 2 30‐39 yards 6 3 03:00‐03:59 18 4 3 20‐29 5 3 2 1 40‐49 yards 1 5 04:00‐04:59 8 (1) 5 6 30‐39 4 5 (2) 2 (1) 4 50‐59 yards ‐ 7 (1) 05:00‐05:59 6 (1) 6 8 (1) 40‐49 5 2 3 (1) 4 (1) 60‐69 yards 1 7 06:00‐06:59 4 7 7 50‐59 7 (1) 6 2 (1) 2 (3) 70‐79 yards 2 12 07:00‐07:59 ‐ (3) 8 10 60‐69 7 4 (2) 4 (1) 4 80‐89 yards ‐ 26 (4) 08:00‐08:59 ‐ 97 (2) 70‐79 12 2 (1) 6 4 90‐99 yards ‐ 3 (1) 09:00‐09:59 ‐ 10 8 80‐89 26 (4) ‐ 19 (3) ‐ 10:00‐10:59 ‐ 11 3 90‐99 3 (1) ‐ 1 ‐ 11:00‐11:59 ‐ 12 3 TOTAL 71 (6) 25 (5) 44 (7) 23 (4) 12:00‐12:59 ‐ 13 2 (1) 13:00‐13:59 ‐ 14 ‐ (1) 14:00‐14:59 ‐ 15 ‐ (1) 15:00 + ‐ 16 1 TOTAL 71 (6) 71 (6) 71 (6) 71 (6) BRONCOS 2013 REGULAR SEASON BRONCOS 2013 LONGEST/SHORTEST SCORING DRIVES GAME-OPENING DRIVES MOST PLAYS BRONCOS OPPONENT Broncos: 16 (vs. Was., Oct. 27, TD, 83 yds., 4:59) Pts. FD Yds. Pts. FD Yds. Opponent: 17 (at K.C., Dec. 1, TD, 80 yds., 7:44) vs. Bal. (9/5) 0 1 18 0 0 8 FEWEST PLAYS at NYG (9/15) 0 5 90 3 2 62 Broncos: 1 (twice, last vs. Was., Oct. 27, TD, 35 yds., 0:10) vs. Oak. (9/23) 7 5 55 0 0 4 Opponent: 1 (three times, last vs. Ten., Dec. 8, TD, 3 yds., 0:27) vs. Phi. (9/29) 7 4 74 0 0 7 MOSY YARDS at Dal. (10/6) 0 0 22 7 6 79 Broncos: 95 (twice, last at K.C., Dec. 1, TD, 10 plays, 5:45) vs. Jac. (10/13) 7 2 27 0 0 7 Opponent: 95 (vs. Was., Oct. 27, TD, 16 plays, 7:03) at Ind. (10/20)004009 FEWEST YARDS vs. Was. (10/27) 7 5 77 0 0 5 Broncos: 10 (twice, last at N.E., Nov. 24, TD, 2 plays, 0:28) at S.D. (11/10) 7 2 85 0 2 30 Opponent: ‐3(at Ind., Oct. 20, FG, 4 plays, 1:02) vs. K.C. (11/17) 3 2 17 0 0 ‐2 MOST TIME at N.E. (11/24) 0 1 19 0 2 36 Broncos: 6:57 (at Dal., Oct. 6, TD, 13 plays, 67 yds.) at K.C. (12/1) 0 2 33 0 4 67 Opponent: 9:20 (at S.D., Nov. 10, FG, 14 plays, 72 yds.) vs. Ten. (12/8) 7 5 74 7 3 73 LEAST TIME vs. S.D. (12/12) 7 4 67 3 4 60 Broncos: 0:05 (vs. Bal., Sept. 5, TD, 1 play, 24 yds.) at Hou. (12/22) 3 4 78 0 0 7 Opponent: 0:05 (vs. Bal., Sept. 5, TD, 1 play, 1 yd.) at Oak. (12/29) 7 6 71 0 0 8 TOTAL 62 48 811 20 23 460 vs. S.D. (1/12) 7 7 86 0 2 23 vs. N.E. (1/19) 0 2 37 0 0 5 vs. Sea. (2/2) 0 0 ‐14 3 2 51 TOTAL 7 9 109 3 4 79 BRONCOS 2013 POSTSEASON BRONCOS 2013 LONGEST/SHORTEST SCORING DRIVES 2ND HALF-OPENING DRIVES MOST PLAYS BRONCOS OPPONENT Broncos: 15 (vs. N.E., Jan. 19, TD, 93 yds., 7:01) Pts. FD Yds. Pts. FD Yds. Opponent: 13 (vs. Sea., Feb. 2, FG, 58 yds., 6:15) vs. Bal. (9/5) 7 3 80 0 0 ‐6 FEWEST PLAYS at NYG (9/15) 7 4 53 0 0 ‐1 Broncos: 6 (twice, last vs. Sea., Feb. 2, TD, 80 yds., 2:58) vs. Oak. (9/23) 3 4 55 0 0 ‐3 Opponent: 5 (vs. Sea., Feb. 2, TD, 48 yds., 3:15) vs. Phi. (9/29) 7 8 80 0 1 26 MOSY YARDS at Dal. (10/6) 7 5 67 7 1 83 Broncos: 93 (vs. N.E., Jan. 19, TD, 15 plays, 7:01) vs. Jac. (10/13) 7 7 80 7 5 80 Opponent: 80 (three times, last vs. N.E., Jan. 19, TD, 10 plays, 3:53) at Ind. (10/20) 0 0 ‐10 0 6 FEWEST YARDS vs. Was. (10/27) 0 1 ‐17 2 19 Broncos: 37 (vs. S.D., Jan. 12, FG, 12 plays, 5:25) at S.D. (11/10) 7 4 78 0 0 9 Opponent: 37 (vs. Sea., Fen. 2, TD, 7 plays, 3:59) vs. K.C. (11/17)001003 MOST TIME at N.E. (11/24) 0 2 20 7 5 80 Broncos: 7:08 (vs. N.E., Jan. 19, TD, 13 plays, 80 yds.) at K.C. (12/1) 7 4 80 0 2 38 Opponent: 6:15 (vs. Sea., Feb. 2, FG, 13 plays, 58 yds.) vs. Ten. (12/8) 7 5 80 0 1 14 LEAST TIME vs. S.D. (12/12) 0 1 14 7 4 80 Broncos: 2:26 (vs. N.E., Jan. 19, FG, 6 plays, 39 yds.) at Hou. (12/22)0057374 Opponent: 1:50 (vs. S.D., Jan. 12, FG, 8 plays, 48 yds.) at Oak. (12/29) 0 2 38 0 0 1 TOTAL 59 50 729 42 24 503 vs. S.D. (1/12) 3 3 37 0 1 18 vs. N.E. (1/19) 7 6 80 0 3 41 vs. Sea. (2/2) 0 3 38 0 1 11 TOTAL 10 12 155 0 5 70 BRONCOS 2013 REGULAR SEASON GAME-BY-GAME SCORING DRIVES Opponent Plays Yards Time Res. Qtr Scoring Play Quarterback vs. Bal. (9/5) 1 24 0:05 TD 2 J. Thomas 24 yd. pass from Manning Manning 6 80 2:29 TD 2 J. Thomas 23 yd. pass from Manning Manning 6 80 2:30 TD 3 Caldwell 28 yd. pass from Manning Manning 2 10 0:40 TD 3 Welker 5 yd. pass from Manning Manning 9 63 2:29 TD 3 Welker 2 yd. pass from Manning Manning 5 56 1:33 TD 4 D. Thomas 26 yd. pass from Manning Manning 3 80 0:59 TD 4 D. Thomas 78 yd. pass from Manning Manning at NYG (9/15) 4 40 0:48 TD 2 Moreno 20 yd. run Manning 8 56 1:32 FG 2 Prater 42 yd. Field Goal Manning 9 53 4:28 TD 3 Welker 2 yd. pass from Manning Manning 7 80 2:43 TD 3 Moreno 25 yd. run Manning 5 36 2:34 TD 4 J. Thomas 11 yd. pass from Manning Manning 7 15 1:21 FG 4 Prater 47 yd. Field Goal Manning vs. Oak. (9/23) 8 55 3:23 TD 1 Decker 2 yd. pass from Manning Manning 6 24 3:42 FG 1 Prater 53 yd. Field Goal Manning 10 80 4:35 TD 2 Welker 12 yd. pass from Manning Manning 4 80 2:17 TD 2 J. Thomas 13 yd. pass from Manning Manning 7 38 1:30 FG 2 Prater 41 yd. Field Goal Manning 13 55 6:19 FG 3 Prater 40 yd. Field Goal Manning 8 80 3:50 TD 4 Hillman 1 yd. run Manning vs. Phi. (9/29) 9 74 3:52 TD 1 Welker 6 yd. pass form Manning Manning 11 80 6:01 TD 2 Moreno 4 yd. run Manning 10 80 5:06 TD 3 D. Thomas 1 yd. pass from Manning Manning 8 80 3:12 TD 3 D. Thomas 15 yd. pass from Manning Manning 7 65 3:35 TD 3 Welker 4 yd. pass from Manning Manning 7 30 3:49 FG 4 Prater 53 yd. Field Goal Osweiler at Dal. (10/6) 3 80 0:50 TD 1 J. Thomas 4 yd. pass from Manning Manning 7 80 3:08 TD 2 Decker 2 yd. pass from Manning Manning 6 41 3:27 TD 2 J. Thomas 9 yd. pass from Manning Manning 7 64 2:24 TD 2 Manning 1 yd. run Manning 13 67 6:57 TD 3 Welker 2 yd. pass from Manning Manning 8 50 3:45 FG 3 Prater 48 yd. Field Goal Manning 11 51 4:01 FG 4 Prater 50 yd. Field Goal Manning 9 73 4:40 TD 4 Moreno 1 yd. run Manning 8 14 1:57 FG 4 Prater 28 yd. Field Goal Manning vs. Jac. (10/13) 6 27 2:02 TD 1 J. Thomas 3 yd. pass from Manning Manning 12 95 6:08 TD 1 Welker 20 yd. pass from Manning Manning 8 80 2:44 TD 3 Moreno 1 yd. run Manning 8 80 3:41 TD 3 Moreno 8 yd. run Manning 5 41 2:19 TD 4 Moreno 3 yd. run Manning at Ind. (10/20) 2 56 0:46 TD 1 Decker 17 yd. pass form Manning Manning 8 51 4:24 TD 2 J. Thomas 12 yd. pass form Manning Manning 10 67 4:18 FG 3 Prater 31 yd. Field Goal Manning 3 80 0:48 TD 4 D. Thomas 31 yd. pass form Manning Manning 8 23 2:42 TD 4 Moreno 1 yd. run Manning 7 33 1:16 FG 4 Prater 47 yd. Field Goal Manning vs. Was. (10/27) 9 77 3:40 TD 1 Welker 6 yd. pass form Manning Manning 11 75 3:37 TD 3 Ball 4 yd. run Manning 16 83 4:59 TD 4 Dreessen 1 yd. pass from Manning Manning 1 35 0:10 TD 4 Moreno 35 yd. pass from Manning Manning 5 23 2:01 FG 4 Prater 19 yd. Field Goal Manning 2 25 0:34 TD 4 D. Thomas 35 yd. pass from Manning Manning at S.D. (11/10) 3 85 0:57 TD 1 J. Thomas 74 yd. pass from Manning Manning 7 80 2:27 TD 2 D. Thomas 11 yd. pass from Manning Manning 9 73 1:25 TD 2 D. Thomas 7 yd. pass from Manning Manning 8 78 3:26 TD 3 D. Thomas 34 yd. pass from Manning Manning BRONCOS 2013 REGULAR SEASON GAME-BY-GAME SCORING DRIVES Opponent Plays Yards Time Res. Qtr Scoring Play Quarterback vs. K.C. (11/17) 7 17 1:31 FG 1 Prater 54 yd. Field Goal Manning 5 84 2:25 TD 1 J. Thomas 9 yd. pass from Manning Manning 10 79 4:18 TD 2 Ball 1 yd. run Manning 6 65 3:02 TD 3 Ball 8 yd. run Manning 10 62 4:42 FG 4 Prater 36 yd. Field Goal Manning at N.E. (11/24) 2 10 0:28 TD 1 Moreno 2 yd. run Manning 10 35 4:29 FG 1 Prater 27 yd. Field Goal Manning 11 70 4:28 TD 2 Tamme 10 yd. pass from Manning Manning 10 80 4:31 TD 4 D. Thomas 11 yd. pass from Manning Manning at K.C. (12/1) 6 79 2:48 TD 2 Decker 41 yd. pass from Manning Manning 9 70 3:18 TD 2 Moreno 3 yd. pass from Manning Manning 7 80 3:09 TD 3 Decker 37 yd. pass from Manning Manning 5 92 2:08 TD 3 Decker 15 yd. pass from Manning Manning 10 95 5:45 TD 4 Decker 1 yd. pass from Manning Manning vs. Ten. (12/8) 13 74 5:09 TD 1 Welker 1 yd. pass from Manning Manning 9 51 2:24 FG 1 Prater 25 yd. Field Goal Manning 10 81 5:08 TD 2 J. Thomas 8 yd. pass from Manning Manning 8 39 0:52 FG 2 Prater 64 yd. Field Goal Manning 6 80 3:08 TD 3 D. Thomas 4 yd. pass from Manning Manning 8 43 2:56 TD 3 Moreno 1 yd. run Manning 13 79 6:35 FG 4 Prater 19 yd. Field Goal Manning 3 32 0:35 TD 4 Decker 20 yd. pass from Manning Manning 10 49 5:06 TD 4 Ball 5 yd. run Manning vs. S.D. (12/12) 7 67 3:09 TD 1 Caldwell 15 yd. pass from Manning Manning 9 60 3:53 FG 1 Prater 32 yd. Field Goal Manning 12 89 6:07 TD 4 Caldwell 5 yd. pass from Manning Manning 11 56 2:07 FG 4 Prater 42 yd. Field Goal Manning at Hou. (12/22) 12 78 4:38 FG 1 Prater 32 yd. Field Goal Manning 5 64 2:08 TD 2 D. Thomas 36 yd. pass from Manning Manning 13 69 5:10 FG 2 Prater 25 yd. Field Goal Manning 4 43 0:26 FG 2 Prater 44 yd. Field Goal Manning 2 28 0:45 TD 4 Decker 10 yd. pass from Manning Manning 8 55 3:03 TD 4 Decker 20 yd. pass from Manning Manning 3 56 0:48 TD 4 J. Thomas 25 yd. pass from Manning Manning at Oak. (12/29) 12 71 5:54 TD 1 Decker 3 yd. pass from Manning Manning 4 21 1:14 TD 1 Moreno 7 yd. pass from Manning Manning 11 49 4:48 FG 2 Prater 34 yd. Field Goal Manning 6 80 2:39 TD 2 D. Thomas 63 yd. pass from Manning Manning 10 89 3:13 TD 2 D. Thomas 5 yd. pass from Manning Manning 7 24 2:57 FG 4 Prater 54 yd. Field Goal Osweiler AVERAGE 7.5 59.6 3:03 TD AVG. 7.1 64.9 2:59 FG AVG. 8.8 44.7 3:10

BRONCOS 2013 POSTSEASON GAME-BY-GAME SCORING DRIVES Opponent Plays Yards Time Res. Qtr Scoring Play Quarterback vs. S.D. (1/12) 14 86 7:01 TD 1 D. Thomas 2 yd. pass from Manning Manning 9 57 5:13 TD 2 Welker 3 yd. pass from Manning Manning 12 37 5:25 FG 3 Prater 45 yd. Field Goal Manning 9 81 4:47 TD 4 Moreno 3 yd. run Manning vs. N.E. (1/19) 10 73 4:07 FG 1 Prater 27 yd. Field Goal Manning 15 93 7:01 TD 2 Tamme 1 yd. pass from Manning Manning 8 63 2:29 FG 2 Prater 35 yd. Field Goal Manning 13 80 7:08 TD 3 D. Thomas 3 yd. pass from Manning Manning 9 60 5:23 FG 4 Prater 19 yd. Field Goal Manning 6 39 2:26 FG 4 Prater 54 yd. Field Goal Manning vs. Sea. (2/2) 6 80 2:58 TD 3 D. Thomas 14 yd. pass from Manning Manning AVERAGE 10.1 68.1 4:54 TD AVG. 11.0 79.5 5:41 FG AVG. 9.0 54.4 3:58 DENVER BRONCOS 2013 THIRD DOWN DISTANCE CHART TOTAL THIRD DOWNS RUSHING PASSING 3RD DOWN TOTALS YARDS GAINED 3RD DOWN AVERAGES Game Md. Att. Pct. Md. Att. Pct. Md. Att. Pct.Penalty Yds. Needed Yds. Gained Run Pass Yds. Needed Yds. Gained Denver 8 15 53.3% 2 3 66.7% 6 12 50.0% 1 93 144 4 140 6.2 9.6 vs. Bal. (9/5) 8 22 36.4% 0 1 0.0% 8 21 38.1% 1 179 136 0 136 8.1 6.2 Denver 8 15 53.3% 0 0 0.0% 8 15 53.3% 0 103 87 0 87 6.9 5.8 at N.Y.G. (9/15) 1 11 9.0% 0 0 0.0% 1 11 9.0% 1 105 61 0 61 9.5 5.5 Denver 5 9 55.6% 1 1 100.0% 4 8 50.0% 1 60 70 3 67 6.7 7.8 vs. Oakland (9/23) 5 12 41.7% 0 0 0.0% 5 12 41.7% 0 98 144 0 144 8.2 12.0 Denver 5 8 62.5% 2 2 100.0% 3 6 50.0% 2 47 36 10 26 5.9 4.5 vs. Phi. (9/29) 8 16 50.0% 4 5 80.0% 4 11 36.4% 0 121 155 49 106 7.6 9.7 Denver 9 13 69.2% 4 6 80.0% 5 7 62.5% 0 55 73 4 69 4.2 5.6 at Dallas (10/6) 4 6 66.7% 0 1 0.0% 4 5 80.0% 0 51 131 7 124 8.5 21.8 Denver 7 13 53.8% 2 2 100.0% 5 11 45.5% 1 110 104 11 93 8.5 8.0 vs. Jac. (10/13) 5 14 35.7% 1 3 33.3% 4 11 36.4% 0 94 85 0 85 6.7 6.1

Denver 5 16 31.3% 0 3 0.0% 5 13 38.5% 0 113 62 1 61 7.1 3.9 at Ind. (10/20) 5 17 29.4% 2 5 60.0% 3 12 16.7% 0 103 76 17 59 6.1 4.5 Denver 4 12 33.3% 1 3 33.3% 3 9 33.3% 0 66 50 3 47 5.5 4.2 vs. Was. (10/27) 6 14 42.9% 3 5 75.0% 3 9 33.3% 1 82 50 7 43 5.9 3.6 Denver 3 8 37.5% 0 0 0.0% 3 8 37.5% 0 45 12 0 12 5.6 1.5 at S.D. (11/10) 7 16 43.8% 3 5 60.0% 4 11 36.4% 1 117 86 15 71 7.3 5.4 Denver 6 16 37.5% 1 4 25.0% 5 12 41.7% 0 110 146 8 138 6.9 9.1 vs. K.C. (11/17) 4 13 30.8% 0 1 0.0% 4 12 33.3% 1 113 49 0 49 8.7 3.8 Denver 9 18 50.0% 1 2 50.0% 8 16 50.0% 1 135 106 13 93 7.5 5.9 at N.E. (11/24) 6 14 42.9% 0 1 0.0% 6 13 46.2% 0 104 77 1 76 7.4 5.5 Denver 8 14 57.1% 1 2 50.0% 7 12 58.3% 0 97 65 5 60 6.9 4.6 at K.C. (12/1) 5 13 38.5% 2 3 66.7% 3 10 30.0% 1 113 127 14 113 8.7 9.8 Denver 5 13 38.5% 0 2 0.0% 5 11 45.5% 2 59 46 -1 47 4.5 3.5 vs. Ten. (12/8) 2 9 22.2% 0 0 0.0% 2 9 22.2% 0 80 32 0 32 8.9 3.6 Denver 2 9 22.2% 0 0 0.0% 2 9 22.2% 1 63 20 0 20 7.0 2.2 vs. S.D. (12/12) 6 12 50.0% 1 4 25.0% 5 8 62.5% 1 85 86 8 78 7.1 7.2 Denver 2 11 18.2% 0 1 0.0% 2 10 20.0% 1 76 43 1 42 6.9 3.9 at Hou. (12/22) 6 16 37.5% 1 2 50.0% 5 14 35.7% 0 143 88 9 79 8.9 5.5 Denver 9 15 60.0% 2 2 100.0% 7 13 53.8% 0 79 139 13 126 5.3 8.4 at Oak. (12/29) 5 13 38.5% 1 4 25.0% 4 9 44.4% 0 104 59 14 45 8.0 4.5 DENVER TOTAL 95 205 46.3% 17 33 51.5% 78 172 45.3% 4 1311 1203 75 1128 6.4 5.9 OPPONENT TOTAL 83 218 38.1% 18 40 45.0% 65 178 36.5% 7 1692 1442 141 1301 7.8 6.6

DENVER BRONCOS 2013 POSTSEASON THIRD DOWN DISTANCE CHART POSTSEASON TOTAL THIRD DOWNS RUSHING PASSING 3RD DOWN TOTALS YARDS GAINED 3RD DOWN AVERAGES Game Md. Att. Pct. Md. Att. Pct. Md. Att. Pct.Penalty Yds. Needed Yds. Gained Run Pass Yds. Needed Yds. Gained Denver 9 13 69.2% 3 4 75.0% 6 9 66.7% 2 61 89 12 77 4.7 6.8 vs. S.D. (1/12) 4 12 33.3% 1 1 100.0% 3 11 27.3% 0 95 73 8 65 7.9 6.1

Denver 7 13 53.8% 3 4 75.0% 4 9 44.4% 1 72 93 34 59 5.5 7.2 vs. N.E. (1/19) 6 12 50.0% 2 2 100.0% 4 10 40.0% 0 61 48 7 41 5.1 4.0

Denver 6 13 46.2% 2 3 66.7% 4 10 40.0% 3 77 58 6 52 5.9 4.5 vs. Seattle (2/2) 7 12 58.3% 1 3 33.3% 6 9 66.7% 1 80 92 10 82 6.7 7.7 DENVER TOTAL 22 39 56.4% 8 11 72.7% 14 28 50.0% 6 210 240 52 188 5.4 6.2 OPPONENT TOTAL 17 36 47.2% 4 6 66.7% 13 30 43.3% 1 236 213 25 188 6.6 5.9 DENVER BRONCOS 2013 FIELD POSITION CHART CUMULATIVE AVG. INSIDE AT INSIDE AT PAST INSIDE Game OFF. DRIVES STARTING LINE START OWN 20 OWN 20 50 50 50 OPP. 20 Denver 16 555 DEN 35 1 6 13 0 3 1 vs. Bal. (9/5) 17 392 BAL 23 5 10 16 0 1 1 Denver 14 418 DEN 30 3 6 11 0 3 0 at N.Y.G. (9/15) 14 344 NYG 25 4 4 13 0 1 0 Denver 11 315 DEN 29 2 3 10 0 1 0 vs. Oakland (9/23) 11 274 OAK 25 2 6 10 0 1 0 Denver 9 207 DEN 23 1 5 11 0 0 0 vs. Phi. (9/29) 11 225 PHI 20 2 8 10 0 0 0 Denver 11 348 DEN 32 1 5 9 0 2 0 at Dallas (10/6) 11 281 DAL 26 3 4 10 0 1 0 Denver 13 384 DEN 30 3 5 11 0 2 0 vs. Jac. (10/13) 11 287 JAX 26 1 6 10 0 1 0 Denver 17 423 DEN 25 7 5 16 0 1 0 at Ind. (10/20) 18 647 IND 36 2 3 13 1 4 1 Denver 15 510 DEN 34 4 3 11 0 4 0 vs. Was. (10/27) 14 368 WAS 26 1 8 13 0 1 1 Denver 11 209 DEN 19 6 2 11 0 0 0 at S.D. (11/10) 11 339 SD 31 0 7 10 0 1 1 Denver 13 315 DEN 24 2 6 13 0 0 0 vs. K.C. (11/17) 14 403 KC 29 2 6 13 0 1 1 Denver 14 401 DEN 29 4 5 12 0 2 1 at N.E. (11/24) 18 614 NE 34 3 4 13 0 5 1 Denver 12 228 DEN 19 5 2 12 0 0 0 at K.C.(12/1) 10 233 KC 23 4 3 10 0 1 0 Denver 12 461 DEN 38 2 2 8 0 4 0 vs. Ten.(12/8) 11 291 TEN 26 3 4 10 0 1 1 Denver 9 172 DEN 19 4 1 9 0 0 0 vs. S.D. (12/12) 10 341 SD 34 1 4 7 0 3 0 Denver 14 407 DEN 29 3 1 13 0 1 0 at Hou. (12/22) 14 359 HOU 26 3 6 13 0 1 0 Denver 11 367 DEN 33 2 2 9 0 2 0 at Oak. (12/29) 11 271 OAK 25 2 6 10 0 1 0 DENVER TOTAL 202 5720 DEN 28 50 59 179 0 25 2 OPP. TOTAL 206 5669 OPP 28 38 89 181 1 24 7

DENVER BRONCOS 2013 POSTSEASON FIELD POSITION CHART POSTSEASON CUMULATIVE AVG. INSIDE AT INSIDE AT PAST INSIDE Game OFF. DRIVES STARTING LINE START OWN 20 OWN 20 50 50 50 OPP. 20 Denver 8 271 DEN 34 2 1 8 0 1 0 vs. S.D. (1/12) 9 241 SD 27 0 6 9 0 0 0

Denver 8 193 DEN 24 3 2 3 0 0 0 vs. N.E. (1/19) 8 160 NE 20 0 8 0 0 0 0

Denver 11 274 DEN 25 3 2 11 0 0 0 vs. Seattle (2/2) 9 366 SEA 41 2 0 6 0 3 0 DENVER TOTAL 27 738 DEN 28 8 5 22 0 1 0 OPPONENT TOTAL 26 767 OPP 29 2 14 15 0 3 0 DENVER BRONCOS 2013 RED ZONE CHART TD BREAKDOWN SCORING EFFICIENCY FAILED Game Pos. TDs Run Pass TD% FGs Score% MFG DWN TO EOH Denver 2 2 0 2 100.0% 0 100.0% 0 0 0 0 vs. Baltimore (9/5) 5 3 1 2 60.0% 2 100.0% 0 0 0 0 Denver 3 2 0 2 66.7% 0 66.7% 0 0 1 0 at N.Y.G (9/15) 3 1 1 0 33.3% 2 100.0% 0 0 0 0 Denver 6 4 1 3 66.7% 1 83.3% 0 0 1 0 vs. Oakland (9/23) 3 2 1 1 66.7% 0 66.7% 0 1 0 0 Denver 5 5 1 4 100.0% 0 100.0% 0 0 0 0 vs. Phi. (9/29) 5 2 1 1 40.0% 2 80.0% 1 0 0 0 Denver 7 6 2 4 85.7% 1 100.0% 0 0 0 0 at Dallas (10/6) 6 5 1 4 83.3% 1 100.0% 0 0 0 0 Denver 5 4 3 1 80.0% 0 80.0% 0 0 1 0 vs. Jac. (10/13) 3 1 1 0 33.3% 1 66.7% 0 1 0 0 Denver 5 3 1 2 60.0% 1 80.0% 0 0 1 0 at Ind. (10/20) 4 3 1 2 75.0% 1 100.0% 0 0 0 0 Denver 4 3 1 2 75.0% 1 100.0% 0 0 0 0 vs. Was. (10/27) 2 2 1 1 100.0% 0 100.0% 0 0 0 0 Denver 2 2 0 2 100.0% 0 100.0% 0 0 0 0 at S.D. (11/10) 4 2 1 1 50.0% 1 75.0% 1 0 0 0 Denver 4 3 2 1 75.0% 1 100.0% 0 0 0 0 vs. K.C. (11/17) 4 2 0 2 50.0% 1 75.0% 0 0 1 0 Denver 4 3 1 2 75.0% 1 100.0% 0 0 0 0 at N.E. (11/24) 6 4 1 3 66.7% 2 100.0% 0 0 0 0 Denver 3 3 0 3 100.0% 0 100.0% 0 0 0 0 at K.C. (12/1) 5 3 1 2 60.0% 0 60.0% 0 1 1 0 Denver 7 5 2 3 71.4% 2 100.0% 0 0 0 0 vs. Ten. (12/8) 2 2 2 0 100.0% 0 100.0% 0 0 0 0 Denver 3 2 0 2 66.7% 1 100.0% 0 0 0 0 vs. S.D. (12/12) 4 2 0 2 50.0% 2 100.0% 0 0 0 0 Denver 3 1 0 1 33.3% 2 100.0% 0 0 0 0 at Houston (12/22) 2 1 0 1 50.0% 1 100.0% 0 0 0 0 Denver 4 3 1 2 75.0% 1 100.0% 0 0 0 0 at Oakland (12/29) 2 2 0 2 100.0% 0 100.0% 0 0 0 0 DENVER TOTAL 67 51 15 36 76.1% 12 94.0% 0 0 4 0 OPPONENT TOTAL 60 37 13 24 61.7% 16 88.3% 2 3 2 0

DENVER BRONCOS 2013 POSTSEASON RED ZONE CHART TD BREAKDOWN SCORING EFFICIENCY FAILED Game Pos. TDs Run Pass TD% FGs Score% MFG DWN TO EOH Denver 4 3 1 2 75.0% 0 75.0% 0 0 1 0 vs. S.D. (1/12) 3 2 0 2 66.7% 1 100.0% 0 0 0 0

Denver 6 2 0 2 33.3% 3 83.3% 0 0 0 1 vs. N.E. (1/19) 3 2 1 1 66.7% 1 100.0% 0 0 0 0

Denver 2 1 0 1 50.0% 0 50.0% 0 1 0 0 vs. Seattle (2/2) 4 2 1 1 50.0% 2 100.0% 0 0 0 0

DENVER TOTAL 12 6 1 5 50.0% 3 75.0% 0 1 1 1 OPPONENT TOTAL 10 6 2 4 60.0% 4 100.0% 0 0 0 0 DENVER BRONCOS 2013 GOAL-TO-GO CHART TD BREAKDOWN SCORING EFFICIENCY FAILED Game Pos. TDs Run Pass TD% FGs Score% MFG DWN TO EOH Denver 2 2 0 2 100.0% 0 100.0% 0 0 0 0 vs. Baltimore (9/5) 3 2 1 1 66.7% 1 100.0% 0 0 0 0 Denver 2 1 0 1 50.0% 0 50.0% 0 0 1 0 at N.Y.G. (9/15) 1 1 1 0 100.0% 0 100.0% 0 0 0 0 Denver 2 2 1 1 100.0% 0 100.0% 0 0 0 0 vs. Oakland (9/23) 2 1 1 0 50.0% 0 50.0% 0 1 0 0 Denver 3 3 1 2 100.0% 0 100.0% 0 0 0 0 vs. Phi. (9/29) 2 2 1 1 100.0% 0 100.0% 0 0 0 0 Denver 7 6 2 4 85.7% 1 100.0% 0 0 0 0 at Dallas (10/6) 6 5 1 4 83.3% 1 100.0% 0 0 0 0 Denver 4 3 2 1 75.0% 0 75.0% 0 0 1 0 vs. Jac. (10/13) 2 1 1 0 50.0% 1 100.0% 0 0 0 0 Denver 3 1 1 0 33.3% 1 66.7% 0 0 1 0 at Ind. (10/20) 1 0 0 0 0.0% 1 0.0% 0 0 0 0 Denver 4 3 1 2 75.0% 1 100.0% 0 0 0 0 vs. Was. (10/27) 2 2 1 1 100.0% 0 100.0% 0 0 0 0 Denver 1 1 0 1 100.0% 0 100.0% 0 0 0 0 at S.D. (11/10) 1 1 1 0 100.0% 0 100.0% 0 0 0 0 Denver 2 2 1 1 100.0% 0 100.0% 0 0 0 0 vs. K.C. (11/17) 3 2 0 2 66.7% 1 100.0% 0 0 0 0 Denver 2 1 1 0 50.0% 1 100.0% 0 0 0 0 at N.E. (11/24) 3 3 1 2 100.0% 0 100.0% 0 0 0 0 Denver 2 2 0 2 100.0% 0 100.0% 0 0 0 0 at K.C. (12/1) 3 2 1 1 75.0% 0 75.0% 0 0 1 0 Denver 7 5 2 3 71.4% 2 100.0% 0 0 0 0 vs. Ten. (12/8) 2 2 2 0 100.0% 0 100.0% 0 0 0 0 Denver 1 1 0 1 100.0% 0 100.0% 0 0 0 0 vs. S.D. (12/12) 0 0 0 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0 0 0 Denver 2 1 0 1 50.0% 1 100.0% 0 0 0 0 at Houston (12/22) 0 0 0 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0 0 0 Denver 3 3 1 2 100.0% 0 100.0% 0 0 0 0 at Oakland (12/29) 1 1 0 1 100.0% 0 100.0% 0 0 0 0 DENVER TOTAL 47 37 13 24 78.7% 7 88.9% 0 0 3 0 OPPONENT TOTAL 32 25 12 13 78.1% 5 94.7% 0 1 1 0

DENVER BRONCOS 2013 POSTSEASON GOAL-TO-GO CHART TD BREAKDOWN SCORING EFFICIENCY FAILED Game Pos. TDs Run Pass TD% FGs Score% MFG DWN TO EOH Denver 4 3 1 2 75.0% 0 75.0% 0 0 1 0 vs. S.D. (1/12) 0 0 0 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0 0 0

Denver 4 2 0 2 50.0% 2 100.0% 0 0 0 0 vs. N.E. (1/19) 1 1 0 1 100.0% 0 100.0% 0 0 0 0

Denver 0 0 0 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0 0 0 vs. Seattle (2/2) 3 2 1 1 66.7% 1 100.0% 0 0 0 0

DENVER TOTAL 8 5 1 4 62.5% 2 87.5% 0 0 1 0 OPPONENT TOTAL 4 3 1 2 75.0% 1 100.0% 0 0 0 0 BRONCOS 2013 100-YARD RUSHING AND RECEIVING / 300-YARD PASSING GAMES

100-YARD RUSHING GAMES BRONCOS (2 reg. season; 0 postseason) OPPONENTS (1 reg. season; 0 postseason) GAME Player Att. Yds. Avg. LG TDs GAME Player Att. Yds. Avg. LG TDs vs. Baltimore (9/5) None vs. Baltimore (9/5) None at N.Y.G. (9/15) None at N.Y.G. (9/15) None vs. Oakland (9/23) None vs. Oakland (9/23) None vs. Philadelphia (9/29) None vs. Philadelphia (9/29) None at Dallas (10/6) None at Dallas (10/6) None vs. Jacksonville (10/13) None vs. Jacksonville (10/13) None at Indianapolis (10/20) None at Indianapolis (10/20) None vs. Washington (10/27) None vs. Washington (10/27) None at San Diego (11/10) None at San Diego (11/10) None vs. Kansas City (11/17) None vs. Kansas City (11/17) None at New England (11/24) Moreno 37 224 6.1 18 1 at New England (11/24) None at Kansas City (12/1) Ball 13 117 9 45 0 at Kansas City (12/1) None vs. Tennessee (12/8) None vs. Tennessee (12/8) None vs. San Diego (12/12) None vs. San Diego (12/12) Mathews 29 127 4.4 23t 1 at Houston (12/22) None at Houston (12/22) None at Oakland (12/29) None at Oakland (12/29) None POSTSEASON POSTSEASON vs. San Diego (1/12) None vs. San Diego (1/12) None vs. New England (1/19) None vs. New England (1/19) None vs. Seattle (2/2) None vs. Seattle (2/2) None 100-YARD RECEIVING GAMES BRONCOS (13 reg. season; 2 postseason) OPPONENTS (8 reg. season; 1 postseason) GAME Player Rec. Yds. Avg. LG TDs GAME Player Rec. Yds. Avg. LG TDs vs. Baltimore (9/5) D. Thomas 5 161 32.2 78t 2 vs. Baltimore (9/5) None J. Thomas 5 110 22.0 44 2 at N.Y.G. (9/15) None at N.Y.G. (9/15) Cruz 8 118 14.8 51 0 vs. Oakland (9/23) Decker 8 133 16.6 61 1 vs. Oakland (9/23) Moore 6 124 20.7 73t 1 vs. Philadelphia (9/29) None vs. Philadelphia (9/29) None at Dallas (10/6) J. Thomas 9 122 13.6 29 2 at Dallas (10/6) Williams 4 151 37.8 82t 1 Bryant 6 141 23.5 79 2 Witten 7 121 17.3 27 1 vs. Jacksonville (10/13) None vs. Jacksonville (10/13) Blackmon 14 190 13.6 23 0 at Indianapolis (10/20) Decker 8 150 18.8 49 1 at Indianapolis (10/20) None vs. Washington (10/27) None vs. Washington (10/27) None at San Diego (11/10) D. Thomas 7 108 15.4 34t 3 at San Diego (11/10) None vs. Kansas City (11/17) D. Thomas 5 121 24.2 70 0 vs. Kansas City (11/17) None at New England (11/24) None at New England (11/24) Edelman 9 110 12.2 43 2 at Kansas City (12/1) Decker 8 174 21.8 42 4 at Kansas City (12/1) None D. Thomas 3 106 35.3 77 0 vs. Tennessee (12/8) Decker 8 117 14.6 24 1 vs. Tennessee (12/8) Hunter 4 114 28.5 57 1 vs. San Diego (12/12) None vs. San Diego (12/12) None at Houston (12/22) Decker 10 131 13.1 35 2 at Houston (12/22) None D. Thomas 8 123 15.4 36t 1 at Oakland (12/29) D. Thomas 6 113 18.8 63t 2 at Oakland (12/29) None POSTSEASON POSTSEASON vs. San Diego (1/12) None vs. San Diego (1/12) Allen 6 142 23.7 49 2 vs. New England (1/19) D. Thomas 7 134 19.1 30 1 vs. New England (1/19) None vs. Seattle (2/2) D. Thomas 13 118 9.1 23 1 vs. Seattle (2/2) None 300-YARD PASSING GAMES BRONCOS (12 reg. season; 1 postseason) OPPONENTS (5 reg. season; 0 postseason) GAME Player Cmp.-Att. Yds. TDs INTs Rtg. GAME Player Cmp.-Att. Yds. TDs INTs Rtg. vs. Baltimore (9/5) Manning 27-42 462 7 0 141.1 vs. Baltimore (9/5) Flacco 34-62 362 2 2 69.4 at N.Y.G. (9/15) Manning 30-43 307 2 0 105.5 at N.Y.G. (9/15) Manning 28-49 362 1 4 53.3 vs. Oakland (9/23) Manning 32-37 374 3 0 135.8 vs. Oakland (9/23) None vs. Philadelphia (9/29) Manning 28-34 327 4 0 146 vs. Philadelphia (9/29) None at Dallas (10/6) Manning 33-42 414 4 1 129.6 at Dallas (10/6) Romo 25-36 506 5 1 140 vs. Jacksonville (10/13) None vs. Jacksonville (10/13) Henne 27-42 303 0 2 65.9 at Indianapolis (10/20) Manning 29-49 386 3 1 96.1 at Indianapolis (10/20) None vs. Washington (10/27) Manning 30-44 354 4 3 94.3 vs. Washington (10/27) None at San Diego (11/10) Manning 25-36 330 4 0 135.2 at San Diego (11/10) None vs. Kansas City (11/17) Manning 24-40 323 1 0 94.1 vs. Kansas City (11/17) None at New England (11/24) None at New England (11/24) Brady 34-50 344 3 0 107.4 at Kansas City (12/1) Manning 22-35 403 5 2 118.2 at Kansas City (12/1) None vs. Tennessee (12/8) Manning 39-59 397 4 0 107.8 vs. Tennessee (12/8) None vs. San Diego (12/12) None vs. San Diego (12/12) None at Houston (12/22) Manning 32-51 400 4 0 113.2 at Houston (12/22) None at Oakland (12/29) None at Oakland (12/29) None POSTSEASON POSTSEASON vs. San Diego (1/12) None vs. San Diego (1/12) None vs. New England (1/19) Manning 32-43 400 2 0 118.4 vs. New England (1/19) None vs. Seattle (2/2) None vs. Seattle (2/2) None DENVER BRONCOS 2013 BIG-PLAY LOG

BRONCOS RUSHING (10+Yards) BRONCOS PASSING (20+Yards) Game Qtr. Time Yards Player Game Qtr. Time Yards Player (QB) vs. Bal. (9/5)None vs. Bal. (9/5) 2 11:40 24 J. Thomas (Manning)* at N.Y.G. (9/15) 2 14:31 20 Moreno* 2 5:57 44 J. Thomas (Manning) 3 13:03 10 Moreno 2 5:41 23 J. Thomas (Manning)* 3 0:37 25 Moreno* 3 13:45 34 D. Thomas (Manning) 4 14:24 14 Moreno 3 12:37 28 Caldwell (Manning)* vs. Oak. (9/23) 3 3:33 12 Ball 3 4:42 23 Moreno (Manning) 4 12:58 13 Hillman 4 14:27 27 Decker (Manning) 4 12:19 19 Hillman 4 13:19 26 D. Thomas (Manning)* vs. Phi. (9/29) 2 10:42 16 Moreno 4 4:42 78 D. Thomas (Manning)* 2 8:47 10 Moreno at N.Y.G. (9/15) 1 11:14 36 Caldwell (Manning) 3 13:33 10 Moreno 2 2:00 20 Welker (Manning) 3 7:23 17 Moreno vs. Oak. (9/23) 1 11:32 22 D. Thomas (Manning) 4 10:42 10 Hillman 2 5:57 61 Decker (Manning) at Dal. (10/6) 1 7:42 16 Moreno 2 1:44 20 Welker (Manning) 2 9:44 17 Hillman 4 13:38 32 Welker (Manning) 2 3:10 14 Moreno vs. Phi. (9/29) 1 14:11 33 Welker (Manning) 2 1:49 10 Moreno 2 2:00 52 Decker (Manning) 3 9:57 11 Moreno at Dal. (10/6) 1 2:59 57 Decker (Manning) vs. Jac. (10/13) 1 7:40 15 Ball 3 12:34 27 J. Thomas (Manning) 3 14:36 11 Moreno 3 7:08 29 J. Thomas (Manning) 3 6:31 11 Hillman 4 4:47 26 D. Thomas (Manning) 3 0:50 35 Bruton vs. Jac. (10/13) 1 13:57 28 Moreno (Manning) at Ind. (10/20) 3 4:02 14 Hillman 1 2:50 20 Welker (Manning)* vs. Was. (10/27) 4 8:45 11 Anderson 2 8:53 26 Welker (Manning) at S.D. (11/10) 3 12:31 12 Ball 3 15:00 23 Decker (Manning) vs. K.C.(11/17) 3 5:24 11 Moreno 3 7:14 42 D. Thomas (Manning) at N.E. (11/24) 1 15:00 11 Moreno 4 11:03 31 D. Thomas (Manning) 1 5:26 16 Ball at Ind. (10/20) 1 9:02 39 Decker (Manning) 2 15:00 17 Moreno 4 12:59 49 Decker (Manning) 2 7:44 12 Moreno 4 12:19 31 D. Thomas (Manning)* 4 6:20 18 Moreno 4 4:45 24 Welker (Manning) OT 14:23 18 Moreno 4 4:19 27 D. Thomas (Manning) OT 8:22 18 Moreno 4 3:22 25 Welker (Manning) at K.C. (12/1) 2 10:51 13 Moreno 4 1:28 20 Decker (Manning) 3 13:43 13 Ball vs. Was. (10/27) 2 10:07 24 Welker (Manning) 3 5:01 45 Ball 4 14:29 35 Moreno (Manning)* 4 1:46 28 Ball 4 6:43 35 D. Thomas (Manning)* vs. Ten. (12/8) 1 11:06 20 Moreno at S.D. (11/10) 1 9:31 74 J. Thomas (Manning)* 1 6:50 25 Moreno 2 7:52 34 Decker (Manning) 2 4:43 13 Ball 2 0:24 28 D. Thomas (Manning) 3 10:30 13 Ball 3 11:41 34 D. Thomas (Manning)* 3 10:04 15 Ball vs. K.C.(11/17) 1 4:13 70 D. Thomas (Manning) vs. S.D. (12/12)None 2 12:25 20 J. Thomas (Manning) at Hou. (12/22) 1 10:32 31 Moreno 2 11:51 29 D. Thomas (Manning) 4 14:11 18 Moreno 3 3:54 33 Decker (Manning) 4 8:28 13 Ball 4 11:22 20 Welker (Manning) at Oak. (12/29) 1 2:25 11 Ball at N.E. (11/24) 2 8:53 31 Ball (Manning) 1 1:11 10 Ball at K.C. (12/1) 1 2:00 34 Moreno (Manning) 2 2:29 10 Moreno 2 15:00 41 Decker (Manning)* 3 15:00 21 Ball 2 4:52 42 Decker (Manning) vs. S.D. (1/12) 2 9:56 11 Moreno 3 14:21 20 Welker (Manning) 4 9:44 14 Moreno 3 12:00 37 Decker (Manning)* vs N.E. (1/19) 2 14:51 11 Moreno 3 8:24 77 D. Thomas (Manning) 2 10:31 28 Moreno 4 4:10 31 Moreno (Manning) vs. Sea. (2/2) None vs. Ten. (12/8) 1 1:06 24 Decker (Manning) 2 2:48 30 Welker (Manning) 3 12:26 38 D. Thomas (Manning) 4 9:19 20 Decker (Manning)* vs. S.D. (12/12) 1 14:52 22 J. Thomas (Manning) 1 4:46 21 D. Thomas (Manning) 1 3:15 21 Decker (Manning) 4 15:00 21 Decker (Manning) at Hou. (12/22) 1 7:38 35 Decker (Manning) 2 15:00 36 D. Thomas (Manning)* 2 0:20 23 J. Thomas (Manning) 4 7:04 20 Decker (Manning)* 5 4:34 25 J. Thomas (Manning)* at Oak. (12/29) 2 5:46 63 D. Thomas (Manning)* vs. S.D. (1/12) 4 3:06 21 J. Thomas (Manning) vs. N.E. (1/19) 1 11:33 21 Decker (Manning) 15:5229 D. Thomas (Manning) 22:0026 D.Thomas (Manning) 21:3327 D. Thomas (Manning) 3 0:54 30 D. Thomas (Manning) 49:1937 J. Thomas (Manning) 43:0123 Tamme (Manning) vs. Sea. (2/2) 3 6:08 23 D. Thomas (Manning) 3 0:29 22 Welker (Manning) SEASON TOTALS SEASON TOTALS No. Yds. Avg. TDs No. Yds. Avg. TDs TOTALS 48 773 16.1 2 TOTALS 68 2255 33.2 18

POSTSEASON TOTALS POSTSEASON TOTALS No. Yds. Avg. TDs No. Yds. Avg. TDs TOTALS 4 64 16 0 TOTALS 10 259 25.9 0

*Play resulted in a touchdown DENVER BRONCOS 2013 OPPONENTS BIG-PLAY LOG

OPPONENT RUSHING (10+Yards) OPPONENT PASSING (20+Yards) Game Qtr. Time Yards Player Game Qtr. Time Yards Player (QB) vs. Bal. (9/5) 1 11:09 14 Pierce vs. Bal. (9/5) 1 10:03 29 T. Smith (Flacco) 2 0:39 12 Rice 2 10:56 31 Clark (Flacco) at N.Y.G. (9/15) None 2 2:00 23 M. Brown (Flacco) vs. Oak. (9/23) 1 0:47 23 Pryor 3 0:55 22 M. Brown (Flacco) vs. Phi. (9/29) 1 8:59 13 Vick 4 11:19 27 Clark (Flacco) 1 0:53 10 McCoy 4 7:30 34 T. Smith (Flacco) 3 9:34 15 McCoy at N.Y.G. (9/15) 1 10:50 51 Cruz (Manning) 4 12:53 10 McCoy 2 14:16 23 Nicks (Manning) 4 6:02 28 Polk 2 8:41 27 Myers (Manning) at Dal. (10/6) 2 14:17 13 Murray 2 0:30 34 Nicks (Manning) vs. Jac. (10/13) 3 11:34 28 Jones-Drew 4 9:40 25 Myers (Manning) at Ind. (10/20) 2 7:32 11 Luck 4 4:10 23 Scott (Manning)* 3 5:08 10 Luck* vs. Oak. (9/23) 2 6:11 73 Moore (Pryor)* 4 14:19 30 Heyward-Bey 3 1:58 20 Rivera (Pryor) vs. Was. (10/27) 1 4:15 12 Morris 3 0:55 29 Butler (Pryor) 2 7:22 27 Morris 4 7:24 28 Streater (Pryor) 3 12:20 14 Morris vs. Phi. (9/29) 1 8:42 24 Celek (Vick) at S.D. (11/10) 2 11:04 35 Mathews 2 12:46 20 D. Jackson (Vick) vs. K.C.(11/17) 2 8:20 35 Charles 2 11:53 35 Brown (Vick) 2 :00 25 Smith 2 4:30 21 McCoy (Vick) 3 1:40 17 Smith 4 15:00 27 Celek (Vick) at N.E. (11/24) 2 12:48 33 Bolden 4 12:31 38 Ertz (Vick) at K.C. (12/1) 1 5:28 15 Charles 4 5:05 37 Maehl (Foles) 1 4:55 13 Smith at Dal. (10/6) 1 14:20 25 Williams (Romo) 1 4:09 20 Davis 1 4:09 27 Witten (Romo) 2 1:22 26 Smith 1 1:46 25 Escobar( Romo) 3 11:51 15 Charles 2 0:28 38 Williams (Romo) 4 11:36 15 Charles 3 7:20 82 Williams (Romo)* vs. Ten. (12/8) 2 7:07 28 Greene* 3 3:17 27 Bryant (Romo) 3 7:34 18 C. Johnson 3 1:03 23 Beasley (Romo) 4 11:11 11 C. Johnson 4 14:27 26 Witten (Romo) vs. S.D. (12/12) 1 11:51 18 Mathews 4 8:27 79 Bryant (Romo) 1 0:46 11 Rivers vs. Jac. (10/13) 1 11:05 23 J. Blackmon (Henne) 2 14:17 10 Mathews 3 12:16 20 J. Blackmon (Henne) 3 11:14 23 Mathews* 4 7:04 23 Harbor (Henne) 4 8:50 13 Mathews at Ind. (10/20) 1 6:04 27 Heyward-Bey (Luck) at Hou. (12/22) 3 5:21 14 Karim 2 8:45 28 Brown (Luck) at Oak. (12/29) 2 11:53 11 Pryor 2 5:57 20 Havili (Luck)* 4 5:08 10 Pryor 2 1:06 21 Fleener (Luck) 4 3:10 10 Pryor vs. Was. (10/27) None 4 2:00 11 Pryor at S.D. (11/10) 1 2:52 25 Green (Rivers) vs. S.D. (1/12) 2 13:32 16 Mathews 2 4:07 22 Gates (Rivers) vs. N.E. (1/19) 4 4:42 11 Vereen 4 14:16 24 Gates (Rivers) vs. Sea. (2/2) 1 14:08 30 Harvin 4 12:10 30 Royal (Rivers) 1 0:59 15 Harvin vs. K.C.(11/17) 2 15:00 26 Bowe (Smith) 3 10:38 18 Lynch 3 10:31 21 McGrath (Smith) 4 7:26 16 Wilson 4 6:21 20 Avery (Smith) at N.E. (11/24) 3 12:59 33 Gronkowski (Brady) 3 1:18 43 Edelman (Brady) at K.C. (12/1) 1 10:59 24 Bowe (Smith) 4 3:21 26 Jenkins (Smith) 4 2:45 28 McCluster (Smith) 4 2:12 23 Bowe (Smith) vs. Ten. (12/8) 1 13:09 57 Hunter (Fitzpatrick) 2 7:26 23 C. Johnson (Fitzpatrick) 3 4:59 41 Hunter (Fitzpatrick)* vs. S.D. (12/12) 3 12:56 32 Brown (Rivers) 3 3:51 20 Royal (Rivers) at Hou. (12/22) 1 3:57 33 A. Johnson (Schaub) 3 13:14 40 Griffin (Schaub) at Oak. (12/29) 3 5:34 24 Moore (Pryor) 4 5:37 22 Holmes (Pryor) vs. S.D. (1/12) 4 15:00 30 Royal (Rivers) 4 7:38 49 Allen (Rivers) 4 4:42 25 Allen (Rivers) vs. N.E. (1/19) 1 3:43 24 Vereen (Brady) 2 7:50 27 Dobson (Brady) 4 11:35 20 Collie (Brady) vs. Sea. (2/2) 1 4:26 37 Baldwin (Wilson) 3 3:11 23 Kearse (Wilson)* 4 12:37 24 Kearse (Wilson) REGULAR SEASON TOTALS REGULAR SEASON TOTALS No. Yds. Avg. TDs No. Yds. Avg. TDs TOTALS 40 707 17.7 3 TOTALS 61 1852 30.4 5

POSTSEASON TOTALS POSTSEASON TOTALS No. Yds. Avg. TDs No. Yds. Avg. TDs TOTALS 6 106 17.7 0 TOTALS 9 259 28.8 1

*Play resulted in a touchdown DENVER BRONCOS 2013 REGULAR SEASON TAKEAWAY CHART

BRONCOS OPPONENTS GAME W/L +/- INT FUM Total Pts. INT FUM Total Pts. vs. Bal. (9/5) WEVEN2027 02214 at NYG (9/15) W+34047 0113 vs. Oak. (9/23) W-20000 02214 vs. Phi. (9/29) WEVEN0000 0000 at Dal. (10/6) WEVEN1121011214 vs. Jac. (10/13) W-12027 1239 at Ind. (10/20) L-20117 12310 vs. Was. (10/27) W+14151731414 at S.D. (11/10) W-10000 0117 vs. K.C. (11/17) WEVEN0117 0110 at N.E. (11/24) L-10331713417 at K.C. (12/1) W-11010 20214 vs. Ten. (12/8) W+2112140000 vs. S.D. (12/12) L-10000 1013 at Hou. (12/22) W+22027 0000 at Oak. (12/29) W+10117 0000

TOTALS 13-3 EVEN 17 9 26 107 10 16 26 119 DENVER BRONCOS 2013 POSTSEASON TAKEAWAY CHART

BRONCOS OPPONENTS GAME W/L +/- INT FUM Total Pts. INT FUM Total Pts. vs. S.D. (1/12) W-20000 1120 vs. N.E. (1/19) WEVEN0000 0000

L-40000 22421

TOTALS 2-1 -6 0000 33621 DENVER BRONCOS 2013 REGULAR SEASON TURNOVER LOG (EVEN) TAKEAWAYS (26 TOT., 17 INT, 9 FUM, 107 pts.) GIVEAWAYS (26 TOT., 10 INT, 16 FUM, 119 pts.) Game Qtr. TimeTakeaway Player Field Pos. Pts. Game Qtr. TimeGiveaway Player Field Pos. Pts. vs. Bal. (9/5) 2 11:47Interception Harris Jr. BAL 24 7 vs. Bal. (9/5) 2 8:18 Fumble Welker DEN 2 7 4 12:13 Interception Trevathan TO 0 4 12:13 Fumble Trevathan BAL 20 7 at NYG (9/15) 2 0:16 Interception Rodgers-Cromartie DEN 20 0 at NYG (9/15) 1 10:59 Fumble Ball NYG 20 3 4 15:00 Interception Harris Jr. NYG 36 7 vs. Oak. (9/23) 3 2:52 Fumble Manning OAK 15 7 4 7:43 Interception Moore DEN 20 0 4 2:31 Fumble Ball DEN 15 7 4 0:57 Interception Carter NDEN 20 0 vs. Phi. (9/29) None vs. Oak. (9/23) None at Dal. (10/6) 1 7:05 Fumble Decker DEN 42 7 vs. Phi. (9/29) None 3 0:09 Interception Manning DAL 49 7 at Dal. (10/6) 2 8:59 Fumble Ihenacho DAL 41 7 vs. Jac. (10/13) 2 8:08 Fumble Manning DEN 40 3 4 2:04 Interception Trevathan DAL 24 3 2 0:48 Interception Manning TD 6 vs. Jac. (10/13) 4 11:37 Interception Webster JAC 41 7 4 13:57 Fumble Manning JAC 6 0 4 0:54 Interception Trevathan DEN 45 0 at Ind. (10/20) 1 1:42 Fumble Holliday DEN 11 7 at Ind. (10/20) 4 11:35 Fumble Ihenacho IND 23 7 4 7:07 Interception Manning DEN 20 3 vs. Was. (10/27) 4 13:17 Fumble Wolfe WAS 24 3 4 3:15 Fumble Hillman IND 3 0 4 7:17 Interception Harris Jr. WAS 25 7 vs. Was. (10/27) 3 13:06 Fumble Manning DEN 19 7 4 5:53 Interception Moore WAS 46 0 3 11:34 Interception Manning TD 7 4 2:20 Interception Rodgers-Cromartie TD 7 4 8:06 Interception Manning WAS 22 0 4 2:00 Interception Phillips WAS 31 0 4 4:17 Interception Manning WAS 36 0 at S.D. (11/10) None at S.D. (11/10) 3 9:41 Fumble Manning DEN 11 7 vs. K.C. (11/17) 1 5:36 Fumble Jammer DEN 16 7 vs. K.C. (11/17) 1 5:42 Fumble Manning DEN 18 0 at N.E. (11/24) 1 10:07 Fumble Miller TD 7 at N.E. (11/24) 2 0:15 Fumble Holliday DEN 42 0 1 9:30 Fumble Knighton NE 10 7 3 8:40 Fumble Ball DEN 32 7 1 7:33 Fumble Trevathan NE 44 3 4 14:37 Interception Manning DEN 30 7 at K.C. (12/1) 1 8:57 Interception Woodyard DEN 20 0 OT 3:11 Fumble Carter DEN 13 3 vs. Ten. (12/8) 3 10:37 Interception Knighton TEN 43 7 at K.C. (12/1) 1 6:59 Interception Manning KC 17 7 4 9:56 Fumble Adams TEN 32 7 2 13:23 Interception Manning DEN 22 7 vs. S.D. (12/12) None vs. Ten. (12/8) None at Hou. (12/22) 4 14:21 Interception Adams HOU 28 7 vs. S.D. (12/12) 4 5:17 Interception Manning DEN 33 3 4 3:39 Interception Rodgers-Cromartie DEN 22 0 at Hou. (12/22) None at Oak. (12/29) 1 6:57 Fumble Williams OAK 21 7 at Oak. (12/29) None

BRONCOS TAKEAWAY LEADERS BRONCOS GIVEAWAY LEADERS Player INT FUM Totals Pts. Player INT FUM Totals Pts. Trevathan 3 1 4 6 Manning 10 6 16 71 Harris Jr. 3 0 3 21 Ball 0 3 3 17 Rodgers-Cromartie 3 0 3 7 Holliday 0 2 2 7 Adams 1 1 2 14 Carter 01 1 3 Ihenacho 0 2 2 14 Decker 01 1 7 Knighton 1 1 2 14 Hillman 0 1 1 0 Moore 2 0 2 0 Trevathan 0 1 1 7 Miller 0 1 1 7 Welker 0 1 1 7 Carter 10 1 0 TOTALS 10 16 26 119 Jammer 01 1 7 Phillips 1 0 1 0 Webster 10 1 7 Williams 0 1 1 7 Wolfe 0 1 1 3 Woodyard 1 0 1 0 TOTALS 17 9 26 107 DENVER BRONCOS 2013 POSTSEASON TURNOVER LOG (-6) TAKEAWAYS (0 TOT., 0 INT, 0 FUM, 0 pts.) GIVEAWAYS (6 TOT., 3 INT, 3 FUM, 21 pts.) Game Qtr. TimeTakeaway Player Field Pos. Pts. Game Qtr. TimeGiveaway Player Field Pos. Pts. vs. S.D. (1/12) None vs. S.D. (1/12) 2 14:17 Fumble J. Thomas SD 44 0 vs. N.E. (1/19) None 2 0:35 Interception Manning SD 20 0 vs. Sea. (2/2) None vs. N.E. (1/19) None vs. Sea. (2/2) 1 1:10 Interception Manning DEN 37 7 2 3:36 Interception Manning TD 7 3 6:08 Fumble D. Thomas SEA 27 7 4 3:52 Fumble Manning DEN 29 0

BRONCOS TAKEAWAY LEADERS BRONCOS GIVEAWAY LEADERS Player INT FUM Totals Pts. Player INT FUM Totals Pts. Manning 3 1 4 14 D. Thomas 01 1 7 J. Thomas 01 1 0 TOTALS 0 0 0 0 TOTALS 3 3 6 21 2013 INDIVIDUAL GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS — BRONCOS LEADERS SCORING RUSHES RUSH YDS RECEPTIONS REC. YDS Game vs. Baltimore (9/5) Three players 12 Moreno 9 Moreno 28 Welker 9 D. Thomas 161 at N.Y.G. (9/15) Moreno 12 Moreno 13 Moreno 93 Decker 9 Decker 87 vs. Oakland (9/23) Prater 13 Moreno 12 Hillman 66 D. Thomas 10 Decker 133 vs. Philadelphia (9/29) D. Thomas, Welker 12 Moreno 12 Moreno 78 D. Thomas 9 Decker 88 at Dallas (10/6) Prater 15 Moreno 19 Moreno 93 J. Thomas 9 J. Thomas 122 vs. Jacksonville (10/13) Moreno 18 Moreno 15 Moreno 42 Moreno 7 Welker 63 at Indianapolis (10/20) Prater 9 Moreno 15 Moreno 40 Decker 8 Decker 150 vs. Washington (10/27) Prater 9 Moreno 13 Moreno 43 D. Thomas 7 Moreno 89 at San Diego (11/10) D. Thomas 18 Moreno 15 Moreno 65 Moreno 8 D. Thomas 108 vs. Kansas City (11/17) Ball 12 Moreno 27 Moreno 79 Welker 8 D. Thomas 121 at New England (11/24) Prater 7 Moreno 37 Moreno 224 Tamme 5 Tamme 47 at Kansas City (12/1) Decker 24 Moreno 15 Ball 117 Decker 8 Decker 174 vs. Tennessee (12/8) Prater 15 Ball 15 Moreno 78 Decker 8 Decker 117 vs. San Diego (12/12) Caldwell 12 Moreno 8 Moreno 19 Caldwell 6 Caldwell 59 at Houston (12/22) Prater 13 Moreno 11 Moreno 76 Decker 10 Decker 131 at Oakland (12/29) D. Thomas 12 Hillman 12 Ball 72 D. Thomas 6 D. Thomas 113 AVERAGE 13.3 15.5 75.8 7.9 110.2 POSTSEASON vs. San Diego (1/12) Four players 6.0 Moreno 23.0 Moreno 82.0 D. Thomas 8.0 J. Thomas 76.0 vs. New England (1/19) Prater 14.0 Moreno 14.0 Moreno 59.0 J. Thomas 8.0 D. Thomas 134.0 vs. Seattle (2/2) D. Thomas 6.0 Moreno 5.0 Moreno 17.0 D. Thomas 13.0 D. Thomas 118.0 AVERAGE 8.7 14.0 52.7 9.7 109.3 TACKLES SACKS INTS PASSES DEF. ST. TACKLES Game vs. Baltimore (9/5) Ihenacho 12 Phillips 2.5 Harris, Trevathan 1 Carter 4 Three players 1 at N.Y.G. (9/15) Trevathan 10 Trevathan 1.0 Four players 1 Carter 4 Johnson, Webster 2 vs. Oakland (9/23) Irving, Woodyard 8 Ayers 2.0 None 0 Webster 2 Irving, Robinson 1 vs. Philadelphia (9/29) Trevathan 10 Phillips, Wolfe 1.0 None 0 Rodgers-Cromartie 2 Brewer, Johnson 2 at Dallas (10/6) Moore 6 Phillips 2.0 Trevathan 1 Ihenacho 2 Tamme 3 vs. Jacksonville (10/13) Harris 11 Jackson 2.0 Trevathan, Webster 1 Bailey 3 Green, Trevathan 1 at Indianapolis (10/20) Ihenacho 9 Knighton/Phillips 1.0 None 0 Lenon 2 Tamme 2 vs. Washington (10/27) Trevathan 10 Three players 1.0 Four players 1 Rodgers-Cromartie 3 Irving, Tamme 1 at San Diego (11/10) Trevathan, Woodyard 11 Four players 1.0 None 0 Harris 2 None 0 vs. Kansas City (11/17) Phillips, Trevathan 10 Phillips 1.5 None 0 Four players 2 Bruton 2 at New England (11/24) Woodyard 15 Miller 2.0 None 0 Two players 1 Johnson 2 at Kansas City (12/1) Adams, Harris 6 None 0 Woodyard 1 Harris 3 Three players 1 vs. Tennessee (12/8) Trevathan 6 Jackson, Miller 1.0 Knighton 1 Four players 1 Irving 2 vs. San Diego (12/12) Trevathan 10 Phillips, Williams 1.0 None 0 Webster 1 Ball, Carter 1 at Houston (12/22) Adams 9 Three players 1.0 Adams, R-Cromartie 1 Adams 3 Ball 2 at Oakland (12/29) Bruton, Trevathan 5 Irving, Jackson 1.0 None 0 Ihenacho 1 Four players 1 AVERAGE 9.3 1.3 0.5 2.3 1.5 POSTSEASON vs. San Diego (1/12) Four players 4.0 Phillips 2.0 None 0.0 Rodgers-Cromartie 3.0 None 0.0 vs. New England (1/19) Trevathan 8.0 Ayers, Knighton 1.0 None 0.0 Carter 2.0 None 0.0 vs. Seattle (2/2) Trevathan 12.0 None 0.0 None 0.0 Irving, Jackson 1.0 Marshall, Tamme 1.0 AVERAGE 8.0 1.0 0.0 2.0 0.3 PUNT RET. PR YDS KICKOFF RET. KOR YDS PUNTS Game vs. Baltimore (9/5) Holliday 4 Holliday 36 None 0 None 0 Colquitt 7 at N.Y.G. (9/15) Holliday 4 Holliday 121 Holliday 2 Holliday 34 Colquitt 5 vs. Oakland (9/23) Holliday 3 Holliday 34 Unrein 1 Unrein 8 Colquitt 1 vs. Philadelphia (9/29) Holliday 2 None 0 Holliday 1 Holliday 105 Colquitt 2 at Dallas (10/6) Holliday 1 Holliday 9 Holliday 3 Holliday 87 None 0 vs. Jacksonville (10/13) Holliday 1 Holliday 1 None 0 None 0 Colquitt 3 at Indianapolis (10/20) Holliday 4 Holliday 16 Holliday 4 Holliday 123 Colquitt 7 vs. Washington (10/27) Holliday 1 Holliday 10 Holliday 1 Holliday 30 Colquitt 3 at San Diego (11/10) Holliday 2 Holliday 6 Holliday 4 Holliday 103 Colquitt 5 vs. Kansas City (11/17) Holliday 3 Holliday 17 Holliday 1 Holliday 28 Colquitt 6 at New England (11/24) Welker 2 Welker 13 Holliday 3 Holliday 36 Colquitt 8 at Kansas City (12/1) Welker 3 Welker 132 Caldwell 3 Caldwell 59 Colquitt 3 vs. Tennessee (12/8) Welker 3 Welker 25 Caldwell 3 Caldwell 82 Colquitt 2 vs. San Diego (12/12) None 0 None 0 Holliday 4 Holliday 108 Colquitt 4 at Houston (12/22) Holliday 5 Holliday 21 Holliday 4 Holliday 99 Colquitt 6 at Oakland (12/29) Holliday 1 None 0 Tamme 1 None 0 Colquitt 3 AVERAGE 2.4 27.6 2.2 56.4 4.1 POSTSEASON vs. San Diego (1/12) Decker 3 Decker 66 Holliday 3 Holliday 77 None 0 vs. New England (1/19) None 0 None 0 Holliday 1 Holliday 4 Colquitt 1 vs. Seattle (2/2) Decker 1 Decker 9 Holliday 5 Holliday 105 Colquitt 2 AVERAGE 1.3 25 3 62 1 2013 INDIVIDUAL GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS — OPPONENT LEADERS SCORING RUSHES RUSH YDS RECEPTIONS REC. YDS Game vs. Baltimore (9/5) Tucker 9 Rice 12 Rice 36 Rice 8 T. Smith 92 at N.Y.G. (9/15) J. Brown 11 Jacobs, Wilson 7 Wilson 17 Cruz 8 Cruz 118 vs. Oakland (9/23) Three players 6 McFadden 12 Pryor 36 Moore 6 Moore 124 vs. Philadelphia (9/29) Henery 8 McCoy 16 McCoy 73 Celek 3 Celek 57 at Dallas (10/6) Bryant 12 Murray 12 Murray 43 Witten 7 Williams 151 vs. Jacksonville (10/13) Scobee 7 Jones-Drew 20 Jones-Drew 71 J. Blackmon 14 J. Blackmon 190 at Indianapolis (10/20) Vinatieri 13 Richardson 14 Richardson 37 Fletcher, Wayne 5 Wayne 50 vs. Washington (10/27) Three players 6 Morris 17 Morris 93 Reed 8 Reed 90 at San Diego (11/10) Novak 8 Mathews 14 Mathews 59 Three players 4 Gates 62 vs. Kansas City (11/17) Bowe, Fasano 6 Charles 16 Charles 78 McCluster 5 Bowe 57 at New England (11/24) Edelman 12 Bolden 13 Bolden 58 Edelman 9 Edelman 110 at Kansas City (12/1) Four players 6 Charles 19 Charles 93 McCluster 5 Bowe 56 vs. Tennessee (12/8) Greene 12 Johnson 12 Greene, C. Johnson 46 Hunter 4 Hunter 114 vs. San Diego (12/12) Allen 12 Mathews 29 Mathews 127 Brown, Royal 3 Brown 54 at Houston (12/22) Bullock 7 D. Johnson 12 Karim 30 Griffin 5 Griffin 66 at Oakland (12/29) Streater 6 Pryor 9 Pryor 49 Streater 5 Moore 63 AVERAGE 8.8 14.6 59.1 6.2 90.9 POSTSEASON vs. San Diego (1/12) Allen 12.0 Woodhead 9.0 Woodhead 29.0 Allen 6.0 Allen 142.0 vs. New England (1/19) Brady, Edelman 6.0 Ridley 5.0 Vereen 34.0 Edelman 10.0 Edelman 89.0 vs. Seattle (2/2) Hauschka 11.0 Lynch 15.0 Harvin 45.0 Baldwin 5.0 Baldwin 66.0 AVERAGE 9.7 9.7 36.0 7.0 99.0 TACKLES SACKS INTS PASSES DEF. ST. TACKLES Game vs. Baltimore (9/5) Bynes, J. Smith 6 Three players 1.0 None 0 D. Smith 2 McClellan 2 at N.Y.G. (9/15) Amukamara 10 None 0.0 None 0 Three players 3 Trattou 3 vs. Oakland (9/23) Burnett, Woodson 10 Houston 1.0 None 0 Burnett, Jenkins 1 Young 2 vs. Philadelphia (9/29) Ryans 12 Thornton 1.0 None 0 Fletcher 1 Boykin, Carmichael 1 at Dallas (10/6) Lee 16 None 0.0 Claiborne 1 Church, Claiborne 1 Heath 2 vs. Jacksonville (10/13) Harris 8 None 0.0 Posluszny 1 Five players 1 Prosinski 1 at Indianapolis (10/20) Bethea, Freeman 9 Mathis 2.0 Angerer 1 Butler 3 Brown, Havili 2 vs. Washington (10/27) Riley 11 Jackson, Kerrigan 1.0 Hall 2 Hall 3 Amerson, Barnett 1 at San Diego (11/10) Butler, Weddle 7 English, Williams 1.0 None 0 Butler, Te'o 1 Ajirotutu 3 vs. Kansas City (11/17) Houston 10 None 0.0 None 0 Four players 1 Four players 1 at New England (11/24) Ninkovich 13 Cha. Jones, Team 1.0 Ryan 1 Three players 1 Slater 2 at Kansas City (12/1) D. Johnson 9 None 0.0 Cooper, Demps 1 Four players 1 Hemingway 4 vs. Tennessee (12/8) Griffin, Verner 9 None 0.0 None 0 Pollard, Verner 3 Three players 2 vs. San Diego (12/12) Wright 7 Gilchrist 1.0 Keiser 1 Wright 2 Marshall 2 at Houston (12/22) Sharpton 8 Mercilus 1.0 None 0 Three players 2 Tuggle 2 at Oakland (12/29) Woodson 11 Three players 1.0 None 0 None 0 Olawale 1 AVERAGE 9.8 0.7 0.5 1.6 1.9 POSTSEASON vs. San Diego (1/12) Addae 8.0 None 0.0 D. Butler 1.0 Wright 3.0 Five players 5.0 vs. New England (1/19) McCourty 9.0 None 0.0 None 0.0 J. Collins 1.0 McCourty 1.0 vs. Seattle (2/2) Wagner 10.0 Clemons 1.0 Chancellor, Smith 1.0 Avril, Chancellor 2.0 Six players 1.0 AVERAGE 9.0 0.3 0.7 2.0 2.3 PUNT RET. PR YDS KICKOFF RET. KOR YDS PUNTS Game vs. Baltimore (9/5) Webb 1 Webb 13 None 0 None 0 Koch 9 at N.Y.G. (9/15) Randle 2 Randle 13 Wilson 5 Wilson 121 Weatherford 5 vs. Oakland (9/23) None 0 None 0 Ford 2 Ford 45 King 6 vs. Philadelphia (9/29) D. Johnson 1 D. Johnson 21 D. Johnson 1 D. Johnson 26 Jones 4 at Dallas (10/6) None 0 None 0 Harris 3 Harris 79 C. Jones 1 vs. Jacksonville (10/13) Sanders 2 Sanders 1 None 0 None 0 Anger 3 at Indianapolis (10/20) Hilton 3 Hilton 35 Vaughn 3 Vaughn 88 McAfee 9 vs. Washington (10/27) Morgan 2 Morgan 36 None 0 None 0 Rocca 7 at San Diego (11/10) None 0 None 0 None 0 None 0 Scifres 5 vs. Kansas City (11/17) McCluster 5 McCluster 33 Davis 1 Davis 23 D. Colquitt 7 at New England (11/24) Edelman 3 Edelman 39 McCourty 3 McCourty 51 Allen 6 at Kansas City (12/1) McCluster 1 McCluster 0 Davis 2 Davis 130 D. Colquitt 5 vs. Tennessee (12/8) None 0 None 0 L. Washington 5 L. Washington 209 Kern 4 vs. San Diego (12/12) Allen 2 Allen 11 None 0 None 0 Scifres 3 at Houston (12/22) Martin 5 Martin 70 D. Johnson 1 D. Johnson 22 Lechler 8 at Oakland (12/29) Jenkins 1 Jenkins 1 Jones 2 Jones 51 King 5 AVERAGE 1.8 17.1 1.8 52.8 5.4 POSTSEASON vs. San Diego (1/12) None 0 None 0 None 0 None 0 Scifres 4 vs. New England (1/19) None 0 None 0 None 0 None 0 Allen 3 vs. Seattle (2/2) None 0 None 0 Harvin, Tate 1 Harvin 87 Ryan 1 AVERAGE 0.0 0.0 0.3 29.0 2.7 DENVER BRONCOS 2013 REGULAR SEASON MISCELLANEOUS GAME INFORMATION

GAME W/L KICKOFF LENGTH ATTN. TEMP. TVBROADCAST CREW OFFICIALS vs. Baltimore (9/5) W, 49-27 7:13 PM MDT 3:38 76,977 83 ° F NBC Al Michaels REF: Coleman (65), UMP: Ellison Cris Collinsworth (81), HL: Bergman (91), LJ: Baynes (59) ,SJ: Patterson (15), FJ: Gautreaux (80), BJ: Yette (38), RO: Boylston at N.Y. Giants (9/15) W, 41-23 4:25 PM EDT 3:20 81,285 70 ° F CBS Jim Nantz REF: Steratore (114), Phil Simms UMP: Schuster (129), HL: Mackie (106), LJ: Arthur (108), SJ: Weatherford (116), FJ: Waggoner (25), BJ: Paganelli (105), RO: Weidner vs. Oakland (9/23) W, 37-21 6:40 PM MDT 3:02 76,978 64 ° F ESPN REF: Boger (23), UMP: Michalek (115), HL: Camp (134), LJ: Stephan (68), SJ: Baynes (56), FJ: Prioleau (109), BJ: Steratore (112), RO: Madsen vs. Philadelphia (9/29) W, 52-20 2:25 PM MDT 3:01 77,002 76 ° F FOX Joe Buck REF: Morelli (135), UMP: Jenkins Troy Aikman (76), HL: McKenzie (8), LJ: Johnson (101), SJ: Vernatchi (75), FJ: Lucivansky (89), BJ: Shaw (104), RO: Moore at Dallas (10/6) W, 51-48 3:25 PM CDT 3:13 92,758 Indoors CBS Jim Nantz REF: McAulay (77), UMP: Dawson Phil Simms (70), HL: Bradley (98), LJ: Boston (18), SJ: Coleman (95), FJ: Brown (43), BJ: Dyer (27), RO: Frantz vs. Jacksonville (10/13) W, 35-19 2:05 PM MDT 3:01 76,862 59 ° F CBS Ian Eagle REF: Triplette (42), UMP: Hannah Dan Fouts (40), HL: McKinnely (110), Shannon Sharpe LJ: Bergman (32), SJ: Wyant (16), FJ: Anderson (20), BJ: Freeman (133), RO: Hynes at Indianapolis (10/20) L, 39-33 8:31 PM EDT 3:43 67,196 57 ° F NBC Al Michaels REF: Cheffers (51), UMP: Wash Cris Collinsworth (96), HL: Payne (79), LJ: Symonette (100), SJ: Hayes (125), FJ: Lamberth (21), BJ: Prukop (30), RO: Stewart vs. Washington (10/27) W, 45-21 2:25 PM MDT 3:18 77,031 69 ° F FOX Thom Brennaman REF: Winter (14), UMP: Paganelli Troy Aikman (124), HL: Howey (37), LJ: Arthur (108), SJ: Hill (97), FJ: Steenson (88), BJ: Steed (12), RO: Lapetina at San Diego (11/10) W, 28-20 1:25 PM PST 3:01 68,847 78 ° F CBS Jim Nantz REF: Corrente (99), UMP: Bryan Phil Simms (11), HL: Hayward (54), LJ: Lewis (130), SJ: Torbert (62), FJ: Cavaletto (60), BJ: Wilson (119), RO: Slavin vs. Kansas City (11/17) W, 27-17 6:30 PM MST 3:38 77,076 43 ° F NBC Al Michaels REF: Parry (132), UMP: Ferrell Cris Collinsworth (64), HL: Bowers (74), LJ: Hill (29), SJ: Larrew (73), FJ: Edwards (3), BJ: Paganelli (46), RO: McGrath at New England (11/24) L, 34-31 8:30 PM EST 3:53 68,756 22 ° F NBC Al Michaels REF: Steratore (114), Cris Collinsworth UMP: Schuster (129), HL: Mackie (106), LJ: Seeman (45), SJ: Weatherford (116), FJ: Waggoner (25), BJ: Paganelli (105), RO: Weidner at Kansas City (12/1) W, 35-28 3:26 PM CST 3:20 77,065 55 ° F CBS Jim Nantz REF: McAulay (77), UMP: Dawson Phil Simms (70), HL: Bradley (98), LJ: Steinkerchner (84), SJ: Baynes (56), FJ: Brown (43), BJ: Dyer (27) RO: Frantz vs. Tennessee (12/8) W, 51-28 2:05 PM MST 3:17 76,554 18 ° F CBS Jim Nantz REF: Green (19), UMP: Stritesky Phil Simms (102), HL: Stabile (24), LJ: Spanier (90), SJ: Rose (128), FJ: Cheek (41), BJ: Helverson (93) RO: Burns vs. San Diego (12/12) L, 27-20 6:29 PM MST 2:58 76,497 37 ° F NFL N Brad Nessler REF: Vinovich (52), UMP: King (121), HL: Mello (48), LJ: Mapp (10), SJ: DeBell (58), FJ: Zimmer (33), BJ: Quirk (63), RO: Spyskma at Houston (12/22) W, 37-13 12:02 PM CST 3:12 71,761 58 ° F CBS Ian Eagle REF: Hochuli (85), UMP: Brown Dan Fouts (31), HL: Hittner (28), LJ: Hussey (35), SJ: Washington (7), FJ: Wrolstad (4), BJ: Carey (126), RO: Sifferman at Oakland (12/29) W, 34-14 1:25 PM PST 3:03 51,500 70 ° F CBS Kevin Harlan REF: Winter (14), UMP: Paganelli Solomon Wilcots (124), HL: Howey (37), LJ: Arthur (108), SJ: Hill (97), FJ: Steenson (88), BJ: Steed (12), RO: Lapetina vs. San Diego (1/12) W, 24-17 2:40 PM MST 3:13 76,969 41 ° F CBS Jim Nantz REF: Blakeman (34), UMP: Bryan Phil Simms (11), HL: Mello (48), LJ: Seeman (45), SJ: Wyant (16), FJ: Waggoner (25), BJ: Paganelli (105), RO: Burns vs. New England (1/19) W, 26-16 1:06 PM MST 2:57 77,110 63 ° F CBS Jim Nantz REF: Corrente (99), UMP: King Phil Simms (121), HL: Payne (79), LJ: Hussey (35), SJ: Hill (97), FJ: Wrolstad (4), BJ: Wilson (119), RO: Madsen vs. Seattle (2/2) L, 43-8 6:32 PM EST 3:23 82,529 49 ° F FOX Joe Buck REF: McAulay (77), Troy Aikman UMP: Paganelli (124), HL: Mello (48), LJ: Symonette (100), SJ: Wyant (16), FJ: Steenson (88), BJ: Freeman (133), RO: Frantz 2013 DENVER BRONCO FINAL MISCELLANEOUS STATISTICS (Won 13, Lost 3) ©

DRIVE ENGINEERING Drives Drives Ended By------Points Pts./ Quarterback Directing Offense** Quarterback Started TD FG FGA PNT DWN TRN SAF CLK RPL Yielded Drive Drive Efficiency* Plays Yards Avg. 3 & Out P. MANNING ...... 193 71 23 1 61 1 21 1 14 0 575 2.98 48.7% 53.1% 1078 7150 6.6 38 B. OSWEILER ...... 9 0 2 0 5 0 0 0 2 0 6 0.67 22.2% 28.6% 47 198 4.2 2 DENVER ...... 202 71 25 1 66 1 21 1 16 (0) 581 2.88 47.5% 52.2% 1125 7348 6.5 40 Opponents ...... 206 44 23 3 89 9 26 0 12 (0) 377 1.83 32.5% 36.1% 1065 5701 5.4 58 (*—the second number is the percentage the quarterback has put his team in position to score, allowing for missed field goals and subtracting those drives ended by the clock and replaced due to injury. Quarterbacks who leave the game during a drive only get a replacement credit if team goes on to earn at least one first down. Blocked punts for safeties counted as drive ended by punt; **—does not include plays when not at helm or not truly setting a play in motion, i.e., muffed punts/kneel downs/spiked balls: Manning 29-for-[-29], Osweiler 2-for-[-2]; Opponents 9-for-[-6].)

KICKOFF ANALYSIS No. Opp OSY------ASY------Kicker Total Ret. FC MF NA TB EZ+ In20/25 TD OB OnS SQB FK All Ret. All Ret. N. PRATER...... 112 31 0 0 0 81 64 11 / 99 1 0 (2) (0) (0) 2446 836 O22 O27 (In Denver: 58 KO / 49 TB / 41 EZ+) B. COLQUITT ...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 / 0 0 0 (0) (0) (1) ……. …… ……… ……… (In Denver: 0 KO / 0 TB / 0 EZ+) Opponents ...... 81 38 0 0 0 42 26 11 / 67 1 1 (4) (0) (0) 1820 940 D22 D25 (In Denver: 38 KO / 24 TB / 22 EZ+) (KEY: MF—muffed; EZ+—through or over end zone; OSY—Opponent Cumulative Starting Yardlines; ASY—Average Starting Yardline; Ret—averages using returned kicks only. Onsides (OnS), short squibs (SQB) and free kicks (FK) omitted in figuring the above (return counts could be off); out-of-bounds (OB) are not. Yardlines determined from spot of penalties. Returns on onside kicks/squibs are omitted from the above.)

FIRST DOWN TENDENCIES Rushing------Passing------Overall------Times Gained------Miscellany------Team Plays Yards Avg. Plays Yards Avg. Plays Yards Avg. 20+ 10+ 5+ 2- 0 Neg. TD QBS TO DENVER ...... 273 1074 3.9 283 2375 8.4 556 3449 6.20 38 123 248 226 108 49 33 6 9 Opponents ...... 237 998 4.2 250 1331 5.3 487 2329 4.78 31 86 175 260 129 58 22 16 12

YARDS GAINED ANALYSIS 1st Down------2nd Down------3rd Down------4th Down------Season------By Quarter------Plus Territory (50-in)---- Team Att Yards Avg. Att Yards Avg. Att Yards Avg. Att Yards Avg. Att. Yards Avg. 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Att. Yards Avg. Pts DENVER ...... 556 3449 6.2 386 2598 6.7 205 1203 5.9 9 67 7.4 1156 7317 6.32 1789 1853 1986 1607 82 520 3081 5.9 550 Opponents .... 487 2329 4.8 354 1904 5.4 218 1442 6.6 15 21 1.4 1074 5696 5.30 1360 1519 1171 1604 42 424 1996 4.7 363 Drives In Opponent Territory (minus drives with 50+ scores or no plays): Denver 121/199 (60.8%, 25.5 ypd); Opponents 104/204 (51.0%, 19.2 ypd).

THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY ANALYSIS Second Team 3rd Down &: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11-14 15-19 20+ Rush Pass Half/OT Total Pct. DENVER ...... 12-21 12-16 13-19 11-18 10-19 9-23 5-19 8-16 4-10 5-16 3-19 1- 7 2- 2 17-33 78-172 47-102 95-205 46.3 Opponents ...... 14-23 7-13 7-11 6-12 13-22 8-18 7-19 4-15 7-14 4-17 6-32 0-17 0- 5 18-40 65-178 38- 99 83-218 38.1 AVERAGE YARDS TO GO: Denver 6.4 (205/1311); Opponents 7.8 (218/1692). OVERTIME: Denver 2-4, Opponents 0-2. DENVER DEFENSE: 14 QB sacks (97 yards), 1 interception. OPPONENT DEFENSE: 9 QB sacks (52 yards), 4 interceptions, 2 fumble recoveries, 1 safety. SECOND DOWN EFFICIENCY: Denver 160-386 (41.5; 1-4 yds: 68-97); Opponent 114-354 (32.2; 1-4 yds: 37-67)

TURNOVER ANALYSIS DENVER’s 26 turnovers led to 119 Opponent points: 15 TD, 5 FG; 29.8% of Opponents’ total points (399). BY QTR (26): 5 / 5 / 6 / 9 (1 OT) OPPONENTS’ 26 turnovers led to 107 Denver points: 14 TD, 3 FG; 17.7% of Denver’s total points (606). BY QTR (26): 6 / 3 / 1 / 16 (0 OT)

AVERAGE STARTING FIELD POSITION FIRST DOWNS EARNED Denver Opponent Player Rush Pass Rec. — Total (3/4) Drives Started ...... 202 206 P. MANNING ...... 1 289 0 — 290 (81) Cumulative Starting Yardlines ...... 5720 5669 K. MORENO ...... 53 0 29 — 82 (22) Average Field Position ...... D28 O28 D. THOMAS ...... 0 0 66 — 66 (15) Drives Started In Plus Territory ...... 25 25 E. DECKER ...... 0 0 64 — 64 (13)

Scores/TD, FG ...... 20/16,4 20/13,7 W. WELKER ...... 0 0 49 — 49 (17) FGA/Punts/Downs ...... 0/1/0 1/0/0 M. BALL ...... 35 0 10 — 45 (8) Turnovers/Clock/Ran Out Clock ...... 0/0/4 1/1/2 J. THOMAS ...... 0 0 40 — 40 (11) Drives Started Inside Own 20/At Own 20 .... 109 (50/59) 127 (38/89) R. HILLMAN ...... 13 0 7 — 20 (1) Points Scored (TD/FG) ...... 229 (28/10) 169 (20/10) J. TAMME ...... 0 0 14 — 14 (6) Drives Started Inside Opponent 20 (Pts) ..... 2 (14) 7 (38) A. CALDWELL...... 0 0 11 — 11 (4) B. OSWEILER ...... 1 4 0 — 5 (3) SCORING PERCENTAGE INSIDE-THE-20 (RED ZONE) C. ANDERSON ...... 3 0 0 — 3 (0) Denver Opponent J. DREESSEN ...... 0 0 3 — 3 (2) Times Penetrated Opponent 20 ...... 67 60 D. BRUTON ...... 1 0 0 — 1 (1) Total Scores ...... 63 53 (3/4—first downs earned on third and fourth down plays.) Touchdowns (Rush/Pass) ...... 51 (14/37) 37 (13/24) Field Goals-Attempts ...... 12-12 16-18 Turnovers/Downs/Punts/Clock ...... 4/0/0/0 2/3/0/0 Scores From The 20 & Outside/TD,FG ..... 33/20,13 13/7,6 Total Red Zone Plays-Yards ...... 179-649/3.6 147-443/3.0 Third Down Efficiency ...... 21-34/61.8 11-29/37.9 Fourth Down Efficiency ...... 5-5/100.0 0-3/0.0 TRUE QUARTERBACK RUSHING Overall Scoring Percentage ...... 94.0 88.3 Player Att. Yds Avg. K-downs Abort Adjusted------Spiked Ps TD Percentage ...... 76.1 61.7 P. MANNING . 32 -31 -1.0 25-(-27) 5-(0) 2 -4 -2.0 1 *—Ran Out Clock Not Trying To Score ...... 0 0 B. OSWEILER 3 2 0.7 2-(-2) 0 1 4 4.0 0 (*—not included in total count or any stats above once choice is made.)

YARDS LOST DUE TO PENALTIES Denver Opponent GOAL-TO-GO SITUATIONS Times Penalized After Offensive Gain/Score .. 18 20 Summary------GTG Plays------Yards Lost Due To Penalties ...... 159 252 Team Total* TD FG FGA DWN TO CLK Plays TDs Pct. Touchdowns Called Back ...... 0 1 DENVER……………… 47 37 7 0 0 3 0 98 37 37.8 Field Goals Called Back ...... 0 0 OPPONENTS…… 32 25 5 0 1 1 0 62 25 40.3 First Downs Lost ...... 7 12 (*—does not include purposely running out the clock: Denver 0, Opponent 0.)

TIME SPENT IN THE LEAD Denver Tied Opponent 16 Games (973:04 total time)...... 635:08 141:59 195:57 Denver led in 16 games (never trailed 5 games). Percentage ...... 65.3 14.6 20.1 Opponent led in 11 games.

EXPANDED PUNTING No. Return Avg. Long Pct. Not Net Own 25 & Inside Plus Terr. Adjusted 50 & Out Player Punts Yards Avg. Ret. Yards Return Return Returned Avg. In 20/15/10/5 TB FC 60+ 50+ No. Yds. Avg. No.-Yds (In20) No. Yds. Avg. B. COLQUITT ...... 65 2893 44.51 28 274 9.8 51 56.9 39.68 23 / 17 / 10 / 2 3 25 1 17 22 1028 46.7 12-421 (10) 53 2472 46.6

2013 DENVER BRONCO MISCELLANEOUS PLAYOFF STATISTICS (Won 2, Lost 1) ©

DRIVE ENGINEERING Drives Drives Ended By------Points Pts./ Quarterback Directing Offense** Quarterback Started TD FG FGA PNT DWN TRN SAF CLK RPL Yielded Drive Drive Efficiency* Plays Yards Avg. 3 & Out P. MANNING ...... 27 6 5 1 3 2 6 1 3 0 58 2.15 40.7% 50.0% 203 1178 5.8 5 DENVER ...... 27 6 5 1 3 2 6 1 3 (0) 58 2.15 40.7% 50.0% 203 1178 5.8 5 Opponents ...... 26 7 4 1 8 3 0 0 3 (0) 60 2.30 42.3% 52.2% 159 921 5.8 4 (*—the second number is the percentage the quarterback has put his team in position to score, allowing for missed field goals and subtracting those drives ended by the clock and replaced due to injury. Quarterbacks who leave the game during a drive only get a replacement credit if team goes on to earn at least one first down. Blocked punts for safeties counted as drive ended by punt; **—does not include plays when not at helm or not truly setting a play in motion, i.e., muffed punts/kneel downs/spiked balls: Manning 2-for-[-2]; Opponents 1-for-[-1].)

KICKOFF ANALYSIS No. Opp OSY------ASY------Kicker Total Ret. FC MF NA TB EZ+ In20/25 TD OB OnS SQB FK All Ret. All Ret. N. PRATER...... 13 1 0 0 0 12 7 0 /12 1 0 (1) (0) (0) 340 100 O26 ...... (In Denver: 12 KO / 12 TB / 7 EZ+) B. COLQUITT ...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 / 0 0 0 (0) (0) (1) 0 0 ...... Opponents ...... 14 9 0 0 0 5 5 3 / 7 0 0 (2) (0) (0) 316 216 D23 D24 (In Denver: 6 KO / 2 TB / 2 EZ+) (KEY: MF—muffed; EZ+—through or over end zone; OSY—Opponent Cumulative Starting Yardlines; ASY—Average Starting Yardline; Ret—averages using returned kicks only. Onsides (OnS), short squibs (SQB) and free kicks (FK) omitted in figuring the above (return counts could be off); out-of-bounds (OB) are not. Yardlines determined from spot of penalties. Returns on onside kicks/squibs are omitted from the above.)

FIRST DOWN TENDENCIES Rushing------Passing------Overall------Times Gained------Miscellany------Team Plays Yards Avg. Plays Yards Avg. Plays Yards Avg. 20+ 10+ 5+ 2- 0 Neg. TD QBS TO DENVER ...... 35 123 3.5 57 441 7.7 92 564 6.13 5 18 46 32 16 6 3 0 1 Opponents ...... 33 120 3.6 33 258 7.8 66 378 5.73 5 14 30 29 17 4 3 1 0

YARDS GAINED ANALYSIS 1st Down------2nd Down------3rd Down------4th Down------Season------By Quarter------Plus Territory (50-in)---- Team Att Yards Avg. Att Yards Avg. Att Yards Avg. Att Yards Avg. Att. Yards Avg. 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Att. Yards Avg. Pts DENVER ...... 92 564 6.1 70 374 5.3 39 240 6.2 4 - 2 -0.5 205 1176 5.74 214 356 349 257 0 112 568 5.1 58 Opponents .... 66 378 5.7 53 276 5.2 36 213 5.9 5 53 10.6 160 920 5.75 222 108 154 436 0 77 415 5.4 60 Drives In Opponent Territory (minus drives with 50+ scores or no plays): Denver 22/27 (81.5%, 25.8 ypd); Opponents 16/26 (61.5%, 25.9 ypd).

THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY ANALYSIS Second Team 3rd Down &: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11-14 15-19 20+ Rush Pass Half Total Pct. DENVER ...... 7- 8 3- 7 4- 4 0- 1 1- 3 1- 1 0- 1 0- 1 3- 6 2- 3 0- 3 1- 1 0- 0 8-11 14-28 9-17 22-39 56.4 Opponents ...... 3- 4 3- 3 1- 5 3- 3 4- 7 0- 2 2- 3 0- 1 1- 1 0- 0 0- 2 0- 4 0- 1 3- 6 14-30 10-18 17-36 47.2 AVERAGE YARDS TO GO: Denver 5.4 (39/210); Opponents 6.6 (36/236). DENVER DEFENSE: 2 QB sacks (16 yards). OPPONENT DEFENSE: 0 QB sacks (0 yards), 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovery. SECOND DOWN EFFICIENCY: Denver 25-70 (35.7; 1-4 yds: 12-26); Opponent 15-53 (28.3; 1-4 yds: 3-10)

TURNOVER ANALYSIS DENVER’s 6 turnovers led to 14 Opponent points: 2 TD, 0 FG; 18.4% of Opponents’ total points (76). BY QTR (6): 1 / 3 / 1 / 1 (0 OT) OPPONENTS’ 0 turnovers led to 0 Denver points: 0 TD, 0 FG; 0.0% of Denver’s total points (58). BY QTR (0): 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 (0 OT)

AVERAGE STARTING FIELD POSITION FIRST DOWNS EARNED Denver Opponent Player Rush Pass Rec. — Total (3/4) Drives Started ...... 27 26 P. MANNING ...... 0 45 0 — 45 (14) Cumulative Starting Yardlines ...... 738 767 D. THOMAS ...... 0 0 13 — 13 (3) Average Field Position ...... D27 O30 K. MORENO ...... 11 0 1 — 12 (4) Drives Started In Plus Territory ...... 1 3 M. BALL ...... 9 0 1 — 10 (5)

Scores/TD, FG ...... 0 2/2,0 J. THOMAS ...... 0 0 9 — 9 (5) FGA/Punts/Downs ...... 0/0/0 0/0/1 E. DECKER ...... 0 0 8 — 8 (2) Turnovers/Clock/Ran Out Clock ...... 1/0/0 0/0/0 W. WELKER ...... 0 0 7 — 7 (4) Drives Started Inside Own 20/At Own 20 .... 13 (8/5) 16 (2/14) J. TAMME ...... 0 0 3 — 3 (0) Points Scored (TD/FG) ...... 41 (5/2) 24 (3/1) A. CALDWELL...... 0 0 2 — 2 (0) Drives Started Inside Opponent 20 (Pts) ..... 0 (0) 0 (0) C. ANDERSON ...... 0 0 1 — 1 (0) (3/4—first downs earned on third and fourth down plays.) SCORING PERCENTAGE INSIDE-THE-20 (RED ZONE) Denver Opponent *Times Penetrated Opponent 20 ...... 11 10 Total Scores ...... 9 10 Touchdowns (Rush/Pass) ...... 6 (1/5) 6 (2/4) Field Goals-Attempts ...... 3-3 4-4 Turnovers/Downs/Punts/Clock ...... 1/1/0/0 0/0/0/0 Scores From The 20 & Outside/TD,FG ..... 2/0,2 1/1,0 Total Red Zone Plays-Yards ...... 36-134/3.7 25-91/3.6 Third Down Efficiency ...... 3-7/42.9 1-6/16.7 Fourth Down Efficiency ...... 1-2/50.0 1-1/100.0 Overall Scoring Percentage ...... 81.8 100.0 TRUE QUARTERBACK RUSHING TD Percentage ...... 45.5 60.0 Player Att. Yds Avg. K-downs Abort Adjusted------Spiked Ps *—Ran Out Clock Not Trying To Score ...... 1 0 P. MANNING ... 3 -2 -1.0 2-(-2) 1-(0) 0 0 0.0 0 (*—not included in total count or any stats above once choice is made.)

YARDS LOST DUE TO PENALTIES Denver Opponent GOAL-TO-GO SITUATIONS Times Penalized After Offensive Gain/Score .. 5 5 Summary------GTG Plays------Yards Lost Due To Penalties ...... 27 78 Team Total* TD FG FGA DWN TO CLK Plays TDs Pct. Touchdowns Called Back ...... 0 0 DENVER……………… 8 5 2 0 0 1 0 18 5 27.8 Field Goals Called Back ...... 0 0 OPPONENTS…… 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 8 3 37.5 First Downs Lost ...... 1 3 (*—does not include purposely running out the clock: Denver 0, Opponent 0.)

TIME SPENT IN THE LEAD Denver Tied Opponent 3 Games (180:00 total time) ...... 96:08 24:04 59:48 Denver led in 2 games (never trailed 2 games). Percentage ...... 53.4 13.4 33.2 Opponent led in 1 game (never trailed in 1 game).

EXPANDED PUNTING No. Return Avg. Long Pct. Not Net Own 25 & Inside Plus Terr. Adjusted 50 & Out Player Punts Yards Avg. Ret. Yards Return Return Returned Avg. In 20/15/10/5 TB FC 60+ 50+ No. Yds. Avg. No.-Yds (In20) No. Yds. Avg. B. COLQUITT ...... 3 108 36.00 0 0 0.0 0 100.0 36.00 1 / 1 / 1 / 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0.0 2-79 (1) 1 29 29.0 Pat Bowlen's contributions to NFL make him potential Hall of Famer

By Mike Klis The Denver Post August 3, 2014

It seems incomprehensible now, but it wasn't all that long ago when the NFL was in serious distress.

It was the period from 1989-91, and the U.S. economy was mired in a deep recession. The NFL had just surpassed baseball as America's most popular sport, but barely — by 1 percent, according to a national poll. The NBA was reveling in an era that merged the Showtime Lakers, Larry Bird's Celtics and a young superstar named Michael Jordan.

The TV networks claimed they were losing money from their NFL packages. And TV executives wanted a break.

Longtime NFL broadcast committee chairman Art Modell was willing to keep the rights fee flat through a two-year extension, the idea being that the economy would rebound by the end of the contract.

That's when Pat Bowlen stepped in to take control.

The NFL is celebrating Pro Football Hall of Fame inductions this weekend in Canton, Ohio, the event occurring as the expansive Broncos fan base copes with the still fresh revelation that Bowlen relinquished control of his beloved Denver franchise as he deals with Alzheimer's disease.

The end of such a profound era has brought tears, but it also revives reflection on the enormous impact Bowlen has had on the game. Broncos fans are well aware of his astonishing record. Less known in this region is what Bowlen did for the NFL.

Counting his work not only with the Broncos, but in helping to greatly expand the overall revenue for the league through television, stadium and players union agreements, Bowlen clearly has been a Hall of Fame-caliber contributor.

Tough, sometimes reticent, Bowlen by the late 1980s was not only the devoted and successful owner of the Broncos, he had become dedicated to advancing the interests of his league.

"He was very hard initially to get inside," said Dick Ebersol, who had just become president of NBC Sports during this transitional period. "I believe that's how it was with all friendships with Mr. Bowlen. You had to earn your way in. He had to get a read on you and develop a sense of respect before he really came open."

Bowlen and a young, ambitious owner named Jerry Jones conspired to put the kibosh on Modell's television contract proposal. They argued for what Jones called the "I Love Lucy" theory.

Networks didn't make a profit showing "Lucy" reruns, but they received prestige and credibility. There was a price to be paid, even a debt, for that service.

The networks would not get an extension on flattened rights fees.

"Led by Pat and Jerry, the new guys on the block, they said, 'We believe the strength of football will always get stronger and stronger and stronger, and we will not give the networks a break," Ebersol said. "That was a huge deal."

The NFL's TV contracts went from $473 million per year in 1989 to $900 million in 1990. Then, in 1993, with Bowlen anchoring league negotiations, Fox became a partner and the NFL went from a large planet in the American sports solar system to its own galaxy. The next NFL television contract starting in 1998 soared to $2.2 billion per year, then $3.1 billion in 2006 and starting this year through 2022, the NFL's 32 owners will split $5 billion per year in TV revenue.

"What I admire the most about Pat was his future vision," Jones said. "He received some criticism within the ownership at that time. But he believed in where he saw this thing going."

"Pat was the new transition"

Bottom of Form

From Labor Day to Dec. 19 of last year, 30 of the top 31 television shows were NFL games. Only the Macy's Thanksgiving parade broke through.

"Pat and Jerry absolutely were the stewards of Fox coming into football," Ebersol said. "The Fox money reinvented the whole game. They were absolutely right. Football had a value that was never going to go down. It will go up no matter what the economy was doing. It was always going to go higher.

"You can imagine as the years went by, how strong that made Pat."

Bowlen's influence spread well beyond the TV negotiations, however.

"There were four areas where the league was really transformed in the late '80s, early '90s," said Paul Tagliabue, who started his long run as NFL commissioner in 1989. "Pat was the only owner who was heavily involved in all four areas. " Television was one. Another was mollifying the contentious relationship between team owners and players union leader Gene Upshaw into one of trust, respect and labor compromise. A third was the league's movement to new venues. The Broncos' Sports Authority Field at Mile High was at the forefront when it opened in 2001. A fourth was building the NFL brand globally.

"I remember when they first started the American Bowl, Pat would raise his hand," said John Beake, the Broncos' general manager since Bowlen's first ownership season of 1984 through his final Super Bowl title season of 1998. "We went to (seven). He loved that. He loved taking the team over and expanding the game globally."

From 1987-99, Bowlen brought his Broncos to play exhibition games in London, Tokyo (twice), Berlin, Barcelona, Mexico City and Sydney.

There was a fifth criterion to meaningful NFL ownership during that transitional period, and it really was No. 1 — taking care of the franchise at home.

By now, Broncos fans are well aware of the unprecedented 300-plus victories in 30 seasons. No owner in the 300 club has a higher winning percentage. The six Super Bowl appearances. No owner has more. Two Super Bowl championships.

Perhaps the most impressive accomplishment on Bowlen's résumé is that his Broncos suffered only five losing seasons during his 30 years.

"No one knows that one better than me," said Jones, whose Dallas Cowboys won three Super Bowls in the 1990s but have been inconsistent ever since. "It shows you his management is able to put the team in place to win championships, but not at the cost of a major slide. That's the art of the deal right there. How do you position your team to be in it year in and year out, yet at the same time in our system not go completely to the bottom? He has shown us how to do that."

Problem is, an owner's performance — his won-lost record — hasn't done much to sway the Hall of Fame selection committee. There are only 11 NFL owners who have been enshrined in the hallowed halls of Canton. Most were original owners in the NFL or League.

Only four have been immortalized in the past 42 years. The Pittsburgh Steelers' Dan Rooney is the only living Hall of Fame owner. He is 82.

"The ones that are in there now are the founding fathers, the Maras and the Rooneys, that whole group," Beake said. "And they earned that. But Pat was the new transition." To their credit, the people running the Pro Football Hall of Fame have recognized the oversight. One reason owners might have been largely bypassed is their election would be at the exclusion of a modern-day player.

Bowlen, who has never been afraid to speak out about what he perceives as an injustice regarding the limited number of Broncos in the Hall of Fame, would be appalled if he was elected at the expense of, say, Terrell Davis.

"It's inevitable he gets in"

Such an obstacle was removed Friday, though, when the Pro Football Hall of Fame board passed an amendment that will separate a "contributor" category from the group of modern-player candidates.

Bowlen might not have needed the amendment to receive strong consideration for Hall of Fame induction.

"I think it's inevitable he gets in," said ESPN's John Clayton, one of the 46 voting members of the Hall of Fame selection committee. "He's what you want for an owner. He has his priorities taken care of. He's always made his franchise the best possible. He never scrimped on money. He never scrimped on resources. He always created a classy organization.

"So he's a winner on that front. His involvement in league issues is another big factor."

Still, even with owners and contributors getting full future attention from the Hall of Fame selection committee, competition will be steep. Eddie DeBartolo Jr., the owner of the San Francisco 49ers during their dynasty from 1982-94, has been a three-time finalist. Tagliabue was another three-time finalist who deserves strong reconsideration.

Voters fighting for DeBartolo, Tagliabue or longtime Dallas Cowboys executive Gil Brandt might say Bowlen lucked into success because he inherited a second-year quarterback named John Elway.

Even after Elway retired, though, the Broncos have had only three losing seasons in 15 years. And the Broncos were only part of Bowlen's contribution to the game.

"Pat once told me: 'My full-time job is for this franchise at the league level,' " Jones said. " 'For me to do the best job for Denver is to do the best job for the league.' No one spent more time, no one in ownership spent more time on league matters than Pat Bowlen.

"When you talk about league and you talk about contribution during these critical years and how we have evolved from where we were in television and how we were in stadium, what we were in all of it, Pat Bowlen spent that kind of time. That was not at the exclusion of Pat spending time leading the Broncos.

"I do distinguish an owner that did change the course. Pat changed the course."

Hall of Fame owners

Owner, team Year inducted

Curly Lambeau, Packers 1963

George Halas, Bears 1963

George Preston Marshall, Redskins 1963

Tim Mara, Giants 1963

Art Rooney, Steelers 1964

Dan Reeves, Rams1967

Charles Bidwell Sr., Cardinals 1967

Lamar Hunt, Chiefs 1972

Al Davis, Raiders 1992

Wellington Mara, Giants 1997

Dan Rooney, Steelers 2000

Ralph Wilson Jr., Bills 2009

Paige: Pat Bowlen is one of Colorado's most important sports figures

By Woody Paige The Denver Post July 23, 2014

This one's for Pat.

After his birth 70 years ago as the son of a Canadian wildcatter and a steadfast Wisconsinite, Patrick Dennis Bowlen never stopped skating, swimming, skiing, biking, hiking, competing and running.

He ran as a youngster so he could play football and hockey. He ran the 440 in track in high school. He ran wind sprints and pass routes trying to make the University of Oklahoma football team. In his 20s, Pat ran his own law firm. He later would run several of his father's businesses, then run an independent oil and gas and natural resource company he started. He passionately ran hundreds of miles a week. He ran the New York City Marathon in 3 hours, 3 minutes. He ran, biked and swam in two Ironman events on the Big Island of Hawaii and finished 137th, then 135th out of a thousand entries, the majority half his age.

Then before stepping down as owner Tuesday because of his battle with Alzheimer's disease, he ran the Denver Broncos for 30 years to six Super Bowls and 307 victories with only five losing seasons. He ran the franchise to two Super Bowl championships and the pinnacle of prestige, pride and power in the . He ran the campaign to get, and help fund, a new stadium for Denver. He ran first in the race to keep John Elway in Denver as a quarterback and make him the highest-paid player in the NFL, to bring Elway back to the organization as the chief of football operations and the effort to bring Peyton Manning to Denver.

Bowlen admitted he committed errors in three decades, but it was not for the lack of committing his financial resources and football wherewithal to the Broncos. He has been the owner, and he has been the No. 1 fan. While he has been running the franchise, the Broncos have reached the postseason 16 times in 30 seasons. Compare that deed to other owners in every professional sport in every city.

He was not ever standing Pat.

The legacy and level of triumph for the longest-running owner, executive, coach and player in Colorado history have been established and probably never will be duplicated. Pat has proved himself.

Mr. B must be included among the half dozen most iconic figures in the history of Colorado sports.

Pat Bowlen the Denver sports megastar has earned the right to slow down and enjoy life.

Of all his accomplishments and actions, this one for Pat is the most courageous and difficult, and could have the most impact and influence.

More than 5 million people in this country, and approximately 30 million around the globe, suffer from Alzheimer's, and 50,000 annually die in North America from complications of the disease.

Pat is acknowledging publicly that he has Alzheimer's, and he no longer will serve as the CEO of the Broncos.

The Broncos' owner always said he wouldn't give up ownership of the team: "I will die with my boots on."

Bowlen is not dying, but he still wears his cowboy boots, and he has much left to achieve. Pat and his wife, Annabel, have raised millions for charities and nonprofits, and he has been a creative force in the mushroomed development of the NFL. With his creativity and wealth of knowledge, Pat always will be of service to the Broncos, Denver and pro football.

In May of 2009, during a lengthy state-of-the-Broncos interview with Pat when the team was in a bad state, I asked, "How is your health?" The candid Broncos owner blurted out (as he has been prone to do): "Physically, I'm great. But I have short- term memory loss."

I'm two years younger than Bowlen. I said, "We all do, Pat."

He hesitated, then added, "But I don't remember much about the (two) Super Bowl wins."

I was shocked. So were most who read his comments.

Bowlen was a fitness freak who ran laps while the Broncos practiced. He was sharp as a steak knife. He was feisty as a junkyard dog. When Elway returned, I asked Bowlen if he could envision a third Vince Lombardi Trophy in the team's headquarters.

Bowlen used an expletive before declaring, "We're going back to the top." But our conversations the past three years after games on the road and during the offseason didn't have the same old Bowlen zing and zest. This was an owner who once wore a fur coat on the sideline at the end of a game and had no ctrl-alt-delete on his tongue.

Truthfully, Bowlen was somewhat introverted when he arrived in Denver, uncertain how he would be accepted after he and his family (two brothers, a sister and his mother) purchased the majority of the team's ownership from fellow Canadian Edgar Kaiser Jr., not a popular person in Colorado.

But Bowlen got comfortable in his western boots and his skin. And Pat brought his mother, Arvella, to Denver. She lived across Cheesman Park from me and was a hoot. And, unknown to most, it was the Arvella Bowlen Trust that really owned the Broncos. She lived to 90 but had some memory problems, and Pat always was fearful that he eventually might have similar issues.

He did.

In 2011, Bowlen turned most of the day-to-day business leadership to trusted longtime lieutenant Joe Ellis and the football operation to Elway. But Bowlen always has reported first thing each morning to Dove Valley and met with both Ellis and Elway. And no decisions, from the Manning signing, to the Tim Tebow trade, to the $100 million spending sprees for free agents, were made without Bowlen's approval.

When Jim Saccomano, the Broncos' venerable media relations guru, asked Bowlen what he wanted to add to his biography in the annual guide, Bowlen said, "I want to be No. 1 in everything."

He was, at last, at Super Bowl XXXII. When Bowlen was handed the trophy, he could have pontificated, and mentioned that the victory over the was particularly meaningful to him. In 1944, Paul and Arvella Bowlen, who were living in Alberta, while Paul attempted to find wet, not dry, wells. Arvella learned she was pregnant and told Paul she was going home to Prairie du Chien, Wis. (population 6,000), to have the baby. Later, young Pat would return from Canada to school in Wisconsin and grew up as a Packers fan.

Instead, after the Super Bowl, Pat said simply, "This one's for John."

Pat Bowlen also has failed to tell people that he once loaned the owner of the Montreal Alouettes' team $1.5 million to finish the season. And he turned down offers to own teams in the CFL and the defunct United States Football League because he wanted to own an NFL team. Kaiser and Bowlen were members of the same Catholic church, and Bowlen said one Sunday, "Edgar, if you ever decide to sell the Broncos, I hope you'll give me a call."

Bowlen owning the Broncos is the best thing that ever happened to Denver professional sports. How many contractual problems have the Broncos had? None, really. Cheap? No. Losers? Rarely. Sure, they've lost Super Bowls, but they certainly have been to a lot of them. There have been some who didn't like Bowlen the owner or Bowlen the man, but there is no one who can deny that while the Broncos are the soul of the city, Bowlen has been in the 1980s, 1990s, 2000s and 2010s the real beating heart of the Broncos.

A wide receiver in high school, Pat went off to Oklahoma (his dad's school) and was a walk-on for the football team.

"I found out right away I wasn't good enough," he told me.

He didn't play in a college or a professional game, but Bowlen belongs in the Pro Football Hall of Fame because of what his team has done and what he did as the head of the league's television committee that secured billion-dollar contracts from the network.

And Pat belongs in our hearts today.

There have been rumors and speculation the past few years. But there are reasons and rationales for privacy that anyone who has been touched by Alzheimer's should understand.

Last year an audience of 2,200 showed up for the Mizel Institute award for community enrichment given to Pat Bowlen. At the end, he stood on the stage in the middle of Broncos Hall of Famers Elway, Shannon Sharpe, Floyd Little and Gary Zimmerman. Even though he didn't speak, there were tears in Pat's eyes that said everything. He got the award, and he got it.

The Broncos should win one for Pat this season.

He is No. 1.

JohnFoxsigns3yeardealwithDenverBroncos

ByMikeKlis TheDenverPost April4,2014 JohnFoxandPeytonManningareinthistogether.

Accordingtoteamsources,theBroncosgaveFox,theirheadcoach,atwoyearextensionthroughthe 2016season.TheBroncos'contractwithManning,theirstarquarterback,alsorunsthrough2016.

WithFox,theBroncostoreupthefinalyearremainingontheexistingcontracthereceivedpriortothe 2011season,andgavehimanewthreeyeardealthatwillpayhimbetween$5millionand$6milliona year.

Manningwillbe40yearsoldinthefinalyearofhisdeal.Foxwillbe61.

TheBroncos'hopetheygrowhappilyoldtogether.

Photos:BroncoscoachJohnFox

TheonlyproblemisFoxandManninghaveeachattainedenoughsuccesswherecompletehappiness canonlycomewithaSuperBowltitle.

Fox'srecordsayshehasbeenaverygoodcoachwiththeBroncos.Hiredaftergoing214inhisninth seasonwiththeCarolinaPanthers,Foxwasgivenafouryearcontractatroughly$3.5millionayearby theBroncoswithorderstoturnaroundateamthatwent412in2010undercoachJoshMcDaniels.

FoxcamethroughasinhisthreeyearshehasledtheBroncostothreeconsecutiveAFCWestDivision titlesandatleastthesecondroundoftheplayoffs.

Inthepasttwoseasons,theBroncoswent133and133toearntheNo.1AFCplayoffseedeach season.

Therewouldbeahorrificendingeachseason,though.TheBroncosblewasecondround,2012season playoffgameagainstBaltimorebyallowinga70yard,gametyingtouchdownheavewithseconds remaining.

Foxneededafourweekmedicalleaveinthemidstofthe2013seasontorecoverfromheartvalve replacementsurgery.HecamebacktoguidetheBroncosgotthroughtheAFCportionoftheplayoffs, onlytogethumiliated,438,bytheSeattleSeahawksintheSuperBowl.

AlthoughFoxreceivedhisshareoftheblameforeachseasonendingdefeat,theBroncosrecognizedthe jobhedidthroughouteachseason. Joe Ellis has background to take over Pat Bowlen's Broncos duties

By Mike Klis The Denver Post July 24, 2014

Had Pat Bowlen not handpicked his successor and the Broncos instead used an independent search committee, Joe Ellis might well have landed the job on résumé alone.

Ellis got his start in the NFL by selling ads in the Broncos' GameDay program. He later worked as an intern in the NFL office, working his way up until he became cohorts with a promising administrator named Roger Goodell.

After returning to the Broncos, Ellis was put in charge of marketing, finance and, ultimately, the whole Broncos' organizational shebang.

"Anymore, to operate all the stuff for an NFL organization, you've got to have a feel for all of it," Broncos coach John Fox said. "Old, hard-core football people, they can't do that. You've got to deal with the owners. That's a different breed of cat, having been around a few. Dealing with marketing people. Dealing with football people. Joe's got great overall, expansive knowledge and experience to do his role. I think people skills are really important, and he does a tremendous job with that."

Leadership streams through Ellis' bloodlines. His mom is the sister of George H.W. Bush, who in the four years from 1989-93 was the leader of the free world. Bush's oldest son, and Ellis' cousin, George W. Bush, was president of the United States for eight years, from 2001-09.

All Ellis has to do is lead an NFL team.

And so far, he has shown promise. During the past three years in which he has had final-say authority of the club, the Broncos won three AFC West titles and three home playoff games, and averaged better than 12 victories, counting playoffs, per season.

As Bowlen cedes control of the Broncos so he can continue to battle the insidious disease that is Alzheimer's, it would appear Ellis is well qualified to take charge. "I got asked to do it," Ellis said Wednesday. "I had the best mentor anyone could have. I just feel fortunate to be part of the organization. I wish Pat were here to do it. That would be better." Ellis may be kin of the Bushes, but he's more a protégé of Bowlen's.

"His style comes from Pat, which is why Joe is so terrific to work for," said John Elway, the Broncos' general manager and head of football operations.

Elway answers to Ellis. He has since Ellis and Bowlen hired Elway to run the Broncos' football department in January 2011.

The announcement of Elway's hiring drew one of the largest news conferences in Denver sports history. Ellis stood by at the same news conference while a release circulated to the media announcing his promotion to president.

On that same day, Bowlen essentially stepped back from overseeing the Broncos' day-to-day operations and transferred that control to Ellis.

"He never used the Bush card, and he never used the team president card, either," said Ray Baker, chairman of the Denver Metropolitan Football Stadium District. "You would not use the word ego with Joe. He likes to stay invisible. He is fiery and a competitor. We've had some tough negotiations, and at times they got contentious. But he has always been a man of integrity. He's a handshake guy. He is a man of character that you trust."

A 1980 graduate of Colorado College, a liberal arts school in Colorado Springs, Ellis joined the Broncos in 1983. He started in the marketing department, where he started at the best place any up-and-comer can hope for — the bottom. Meaning no disrespect to program ads.

After three years with the Broncos, Ellis went to Northwestern University to earn a master's degree in management. Document in hand, he began interning with the NFL office in New York in 1990, where he worked alongside Goodell, who is now arguably the most powerful commissioner in sports.

"Joe's deep experience ensures that the Broncos will continue to have strong leadership," Goodell said Tuesday in a statement to The Denver Post.

Before the Broncos' second Super Bowl title season of 1998, Bowlen hired Ellis to run his business department. Ellis has been Bowlen's right-hand man ever since.

Ellis was promoted to chief operating officer in 2008, then quietly became the team's president in 2011.

Well before Bowlen's health became debilitating, the owner put the Broncos in a trust. The Pat Bowlen Trust entrusted Ellis. "He asked me to run it," Ellis said. "And I will do that. This is not about me today, but he asked me to do it, and I stand shoulder to shoulder with everybody in the organization to follow through on what his goals and objectives were."

More than anything else, winning defines Bowlen's legacy as the Broncos' owner. He was the first NFL owner to reach 300 career victories by his 30th season.

Ellis was by Bowlen's side for much of that time.

"His style is a lot like Pat's, because he grew up under Pat," Elway said. "He's involved and knows about everything that's going on, but he also gives you the ability and resources and the parameters to be successful. And he allows you to do your work."

Involved, but not a meddler. Sounds like the Broncos' leader hasn't so much changed as stayed the same.

Meet Joe Ellis

A 1980 graduate of Colorado College, Ellis joined the Broncos in 1983. He started in the marketing department selling ads.

After three years, Ellis went to Northwestern University to earn a master's degree in management.

He began an internship with the NFL in New York in 1990, where he worked alongside current commissioner Roger Goodell.

Bowlen hired Ellis to run his business department before 1998, the second Super Bowl-winning season for Denver.

Ellis was promoted to chief operating officer in 2008.

In 2011, Ellis became the Broncos' team president.

Tuesday, Ellis became CEO of the Broncos, replacing Pat Bowlen.

Elway hits the greens on eve of training camp

By Arnie Stapleton Associated Press July 22, 2014

CHERRY HILLS VILLAGE, Colo. (AP) — The greens and not the greenbacks are what held John Elway's attention on the eve of training camp.

The Denver Broncos boss spent his last hours of summer vacation playing a nine- hole exhibition Tuesday at Cherry Hills Country Club, site of this year's BMW Championship, in a friendly foursome that included defending champion Zach Johnson.

Before teeing off, Elway told The Associated Press he hopes to get a long-term deal done with star receiver Demaryius Thomas within the next two weeks.

Elway would have preferred to reach agreement with Thomas before the Broncos report for training camp Wednesday, but he said the sides have exchanged proposals and "we're a ways apart right now."

Elway added that he doesn't want talks to drag beyond the start of the preseason Aug. 7, when Denver hosts Seattle.

"Well, we'll probably take it a week or two at the most into camp. Once we get into two weeks I don't want to go past that because that's when we start focusing on the season," Elway said. "So, hopefully we'll try to get something done here in the next couple of weeks."

Thomas was the lone bright spot for Denver in its blistering loss to Seattle in the Super Bowl, catching a record 13 passes (for 118 yards), including Peyton Manning's 100th TD toss with the Broncos. He caught 92 passes for 1,430 yards and 14 touchdowns last season, then added 26 receptions for 306 yards and three TDs in the playoffs.

The Broncos also want to sign Julius Thomas to a long-term deal following his breakout season, but Elway sounded less optimistic about reaching a deal with his big tight end, saying, "We've got an offer out to Julius that we haven't heard anything back on."

Both players are entering the final year of their contracts and signing them now would cap a very productive offseason for Elway, who landed DeMarcus Ware, Emmanuel Sanders, T.J. Ward and Aqib Talib in free agency. In the exhibition benefiting the Evans Scholars Foundation, Elway, a scratch golfer, teamed with Charlie Rymer of the Golf Channel and played against Johnson and John Lynch.

Elway said he felt fortunate to play alongside Johnson, an 11-time Tour winner who was getting his first taste of the venerable golf course best known as the site of Arnold Palmer's comeback from a seven-shot deficit in the final round to win the 1960 U.S. Open.

"I've played with Tiger, I've played with quite a few of these guys," Elway said. "They're all tremendous golfers. I'm a lover of golf, so it's always fun to be able to watch them play."

Speaking of Woods, Johnson was asked during a news conference if he would use a captain's pick on Tiger if he were Ryder Cup captain.

"I don't know," Johnson said. "I mean, as a competitor, I want him on the team. He's the best player I've ever played with. ... There are some guys that ooh and ah me, but he's the one that's done the most. His game never ceases to amaze me. I want Tiger healthy, bottom line, I want the man healthy. He's great for the game — when he's healthy, when he's playing. So, hopefully that's now."

Johnson said he wouldn't be surprised if Woods, who's been bothered by a bad back much of the year, made the team on his own accord. However, he'd have to finish at least third at the Bridgestone Invitational and PGA Championship to do so.

The BMW Championship, the third of four FedEx Cup playoff competitions, takes place Sept. 1-7.

"Selfishly, the only negative is it interferes with my football watching," Johnson cracked.

A winner should be crowned that Sunday in time for everyone to watch the Broncos open the season against Indianapolis that night, however.

Elway, who played a major role in bringing the BMW Championship to Denver as president of Cherry Hills in 2011, said he hopes the course becomes a regular stop in the rotation. Colorado has been without an annual PGA event since The International ended its run in 2006.

Notes: The Broncos released nine-year veteran TE Joel Dreessen (knee), who failed his physical Tuesday. "We're going to miss Joel," Elway said. "He was a big part of the turnaround when he came up from Houston three years ago. I feel bad for Joel, but he couldn't do it physically anymore." ... The Broncos also designed S Eric Hagg as reserve/retired. The third-year player, who was signed Dec. 31, appeared in 22 career games during his first two NFL seasons with Cleveland. Football Guy Elway in it for the long haul By Jeff Legwold ESPN.com February 13, 2014

John Elway has been, and still is, a lot of things to those in and around the Denver Broncos, to those who live and breathe with the team's fortunes.

Hall of Fame quarterback.

Your basic football legend, one with a been-there, done-that swagger taken straight out of central casting.

Face of a franchise.

Heart of a franchise.

Businessman.

Restaurateur.

Celebrity.

Take your pick, even as you drive around in your car, purchased at one of Elway’s dealerships, to eat in one of his restaurants before you take one of the afternoon tours of the stadium where his name is in the team’s Ring of Fame.

But now add another. The one Elway, if he would admit to such things, wears with pride to go with a new contract extension that runs through 2017.

Football Guy.

When Broncos owner Pat Bowlen fumed over what his team had become in 2010 -- cheaters, to many in the outside world, that were set to finish 4-12, with an already fired head coach, a Spygate scandal in tow, and a growing number of empty seats in the home stadium -- he looked to Elway to save the day and the ones that followed.

Bowlen looked to the guy he had seen do all things amazing, to the guy he had seen make the most of any situation the Broncos had been in, regardless of down and distance, the odds, or even the weight of history and expectations.

Bowlen has called Elway "a great treasure." In fact, Bowlen did it as he introduced Elway as the Broncos’ top football executive on Jan. 5, 2011. Still, some wondered if this all had a ceremonial feel to it.

That if a franchise's marquee player, a Hall of Fame passer no less, with a potential lifetime of celebrity golf and lucrative corporate speaking engagements already guaranteed and waiting, could really be interested in coming back to roll up his sleeves and run the football side of a team.

Because no matter how much wood paneling they put up in the offices, that's not really an executive job, not at its core anyway. It has an executive title and executive salary, but it is a get-down-to-it vocation for grinders.

This is a job for those who are actually interested in finding players, maintaining stability, building a roster, sorting through problems, keeping a franchise out of salary-cap trouble, making the correct decisions about who to keep and who to not keep, standing for something and sifting through the hours of digital video it takes to do that.

This is what those in the game call a Football Guy.

As a scout who works for a team whose top decision-makers didn't make the trip to last month's Senior Bowl said, "My guys aren't here, and I look up in the stands and I see [expletive] John Elway the week before his team is in the Super Bowl. All you need to know."

Sure, all of the Senior Bowl practices, every one-on-one or team drill, are available on video for all to see later in the comfortable confines of a nicely appointed office. It's why some choose not to make the trip to Mobile, Ala., each January for the best all-star game for NFL hopefuls each year.

And sure, Elway could get all that on video, too. But leaders lead, they set expectations and make sure everyone is doing things properly to meet them. For real leaders, that includes themselves.

They also empower people to know what they do is important to the organization, to the goal as a whole. And nothing, repeat nothing, is more disheartening to a football team's scouting staff, the guys who grind it out on the road throughout the year, than a general manager or head coach who doesn't show all that much interest in what they're doing until it's time to make the picks in the draft.

A team's top football decision-maker can say whatever about the importance of player evaluation, but when the staff sees you taking an interest, being a part of the evaluation process before the video rolls, it means something.

Ozzie Newsome, Elway's Hall of Fame peer in the personnel business and the one who calls the football shots for the Baltimore Ravens, takes that approach. Newsome is visible at the Senior Bowl, the East-West Game, the scouting combine. He shows his staff what they're doing is important by how he conducts himself. He leads, he does the work and his team consistently finds players and wins. It's no accident Newsome was one of the people Elway contacted after accepting Bowlen's offer three years ago.

Even as the Broncos have won an AFC West title in each of Elway's three years since his return, even with a Super Bowl appearance 10 days ago, there are those who have wondered, including some who have known Elway for some time, if the constant all-or-nothing drumbeat of criticism that comes in the social media era for those who don't raise the trophy would make Elway decide the effort wasn't worth it, decide the returns didn't equal the investment.

But behind all of the rest is a Football Guy. One who answered a disheartening Super Bowl loss with a signature on a contract extension that promises he'll keep trying for four more years.

Maybe if folks had listened a little more closely three Januarys ago, to the usual here's-what-we're-going-to-do declarations that opening news conferences bring, the hints that Elway would be the guy for the long haul were there.

"When I retired from football, I was 38 years old. And I was not done doing what I needed to do in this life. And I believe that I am a guy that likes challenges. I am a guy that likes to compete. I am a guy -- and I have had several people say, 'How many times are you going to climb up another mountain?' And I said, 'Probably [until] I get too tired.' But I am not too tired to climb another mountain. Obviously, this is a mountain here that we need to climb, and I look forward to the challenge. That is the way that I am built. I do not look at myself as an icon. Maybe people from the outside look at it that way, but I look out from my eyes. The way I look out of my eyes and what I want to do with my life is that I love the challenges that Mr. Bowlen has given me here. So, I am truly excited about it. Talk about legacy -- the thing that I would want to do is look back and say, 'You know what? You had a chance to go do something as big as this and as the position that was given to you.' To be able to walk away from that, I would have never been able to forgive myself. That is not what I am about."

So, it seems, Elway called this play a while back. Del Rio to Enter USC Hall of Fame

Gray Caldwell DenverBroncos.com July 7, 2014

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- The Broncos have a Hall-of-Famer on their staff.

On Monday, the University of Southern California announced that Jack Del Rio will enter the school's athletic Hall of Fame. A four-year starter for the Trojans, Del Rio helped lead USC to a 30-15-1 record during his collegiate career. In that span, he accumulated 340 tackles, including 58 tackles for loss He earned consensus All-America honors as a senior when he was the runner-up for the Lombardi Trophy, given to the country's best lineman or linebacker. He was also the co-MVP of the 1985 Rose Bowl. A two-sport star in college, Del Rio was teammates with Randy Johnson and Mark McGwire on USC's baseball team from 1983-84 after being drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in 1981. He ultimately chose football, going on to play 11 seasons as an NFL linebacker after being drafted in the third round of the 1985 NFL Draft by the . The former NFL All-Rookie Team member earned a Pro Bowl berth following the 1994 season. For his NFL career, he played 160 games -- starting 128 -- and racked up 1,078 tackles, 12 sacks and 13 interceptions. He is now entering his 18th NFL season as a coach.

In a pinch, Broncos' Gase made right call

By Jeff Legwold ESPN.com January

JERSEY CITY, N.J. -- The Super Bowl is a long way from the crossroads that led to it.

A long way from the moment when Adam Gase felt doubt creeping in, the moment when he had started to feel he could be many things in his life but a football coach was not one of them.

“I remember sitting in an Applebee's, interviewing for an insurance salesman job," said Gase, the Broncos' offensive coordinator. “And him basically telling me I would have to move back to Mount Pleasant [in Michigan] and me thinking that was what I was going to do."

Yes, the guy who will be on the headset to Peyton Manning in Super Bowl XLVIII, the guy who called plays for the highest-scoring offense in NFL history, the guy Manning has called “a superstar" in conversations with some around the team was sitting in a restaurant just minutes from his parents' house, about to call for the check on his coaching career.

It was just after the LSU Tigers had won the 2001 SEC championship, and Gase, as an “eight grand a year" graduate assistant with student loans staring him in the face to go with the fact he “may or may not have been kicked out of grad school," was contemplating a future that was quickly becoming cloaked in uncertainty.

“It was just kind of that stage," Gase said. “… [LSU] was trying to find a role for me; that's not an easy thing to do at that level. I was back home to see my parents, and there was a part of me that was saying I might not go back [to LSU]."

At least until three friends -- Scott Angove, Nate Lambertson and Jeff Sablack -- who were, as Gase puts it, “beside themselves," got him to reconsider the notion of walking away. So Gase went back to LSU in 2002 and started stepping up the rungs from there. He went to the , the San Francisco 49ers and the Broncos in the years and nameplates that followed.

He was a scouting assistant, an offensive assistant, a quality control coach, quarterbacks coach, wide receivers coach and quarterbacks coach. And then, when Mike McCoy left the Broncos to become the San Diego Chargers coach, Gase, at 34, was named the Broncos' offensive coordinator.

A short, a long and a winding road, all at the same time.

“He's bright -- very, very bright," Broncos coach John Fox said. “We knew his work. We knew how he handled himself. To me, when Mike left, it was a clear choice."

“I know there was a point when I thought it might not work," Gase said. "… I don't really think about sitting there in that interview anymore, but I'm glad I kept going."

Gase is not the product of a playing career that evolved into coaching once the on- field work was done. He is a product of from-the-ground-up work, of rolled-up sleeves to learn a profession. A process that started when he met current Baltimore Ravens defensive coordinator Dean Pees. Gase was in high school, and Pees was at Michigan State.

Pees visited Gase's high school, handed him a business card and said when he arrived at Michigan State the following fall, as a student, he should come to the school's football offices.

“When I was in high school, I enjoyed the sport a lot; I was just terrible at it," Gase said. "… And I think [Pees] was thinking more like equipment manager and that. What ended up happening was Dean said here's my card and come see me when you get on campus.

“… And I showed up, gave the secretary the card. She goes OK, and I sat in [Pees'] office for like an hour and he gave me a self-scout [personnel evaluation] from when he was with the . I had just gotten a computer for my graduation, and he said, 'You know how to use a computer?' And I was like, 'I've got a computer' and I hadn't touched it yet. I kind of figured out how to put that together and set it up in my dorm room. I went through a lot of ink cartridges."

That's where it started, the get-it-done side it took to help McCoy dismantle the Broncos' playbook in roughly a week in 2011 and reconfigure it as a read-option attack with Tim Tebow at quarterback. The same guy who helped to then dismantle that when Manning arrived in 2012 and retooled it again when he was promoted to be the team's primary playcaller.

His go-for-it aggressiveness is rooted in Mike Martz's "Greatest Show on Turf" offense that powered the Rams to two Super Bowl appearances. Gase calls Martz “a mentor, a guy who taught me so much." The attention to detail and the respect for the need to play some power football come from his time with former LSU coach to go with some things from Josh McDaniels' Patriots playbook as well as his time with Fox and McCoy that helped him see the bigger picture, the one where he had to understand what defenses were doing and why.

“Adam is just a guy that was ready," McCoy said. “He's smart, creative, works very, very hard, a guy I leaned on a lot in my time in Denver. And you can see he's had a big impact in what they're doing."

What the Broncos did in the regular season was make history. From Manning's statistics to Denver's push-the-pace philosophy to the pile of touchdowns, the Broncos pushed the envelope on offense to a spot that had not been seen before.

None other than John Elway, still considered the final word on most things football for legions of fans across the Front Range, has said “I wish I could have played for him" and characterized Gase's decision not to interview with the and Browns for their head-coaching jobs while the Broncos were still playing as “studly."

“Being somebody that did not play in college or at the professional level, I had to learn as fast as possible," Gase said. “It was an adapt-or-die situation for me. I said that a lot, especially with Peyton. You go from running an option offense to all of a sudden the protections are ‘you've got to be on it.' You have no choice but to figure out a way to speed up that learning curve.”

The curve now has a Super Bowl on it. The one where Gase will call the plays Sunday against the No. 1 defense in the NFL.

A game, an opportunity, that was almost left on the table. At Applebee's.

“I'm grateful for the chance, grateful to everyone who helped me, grateful to be a part of this organization," Gase said. “And I'm excited to be in this position, in this job. It's what I want to do, and you know, it really has worked out OK." Moreno, Studesville Earn Ed Block Courage Honors

By Brandon Moree DenverBroncos.com December 6, 2013

Running back Knowshon Moreno and Running Backs Coach Eric Studesville were both honored by the Ed Block Courage Foundation.

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. – For their courage in the face of adversity, both running back Knowshon Moreno and his position coach Eric Studesville will be honored by the Ed Block Courage Foundation.

Moreno was selected by the Broncos as the 2013 Ed Block Courage Award winner and Studesville is receiving special consideration from the foundation for his perserverance in the wake of the sudden and tragic loss of his parents Al and Jan in June.

Moreno was selected for the Ed Block Courage Award honoring players who exemplify commitments to the principles of sportsmanship and courage. He is being honored for his work coming back from an ACL tear in the 2011 season and another knee injury in the playoff game in January to ultimately start each game of the 2013 season to date and lead the team in rushing. In addition to his rushing yardage, he’s also caught 42 passes for 414 yards and two touchdowns – putting him well over 1,200 yards of total offense.

Studesville is in his fourth season as the running backs coach for the Broncos and is lead a unit that has scored 14 touchdowns and registered more than 1,500 yards this season. That group includes rookie Montee Ball who just had the first 100-yard rushing game of his career in the win against Kansas City.

Moreno has been the leading force behind the Broncos’ success on the ground this season. He ranks seventh among all NFL running backs with 1,256 yards from scrimmage and is tied for the league lead at his position with 11 touchdowns.

With his current numbers, Moreno is one of just five players to have more than 800 rushing and 400 receiving yards this season and he is on pace to become the franchise’s first 1,000 yard rusher with 500 receiving yards.

The Ed Block Courage Award is named in honor of Ed Block, the longtime head athletic trainer of the Baltimore Colts, who was a pioneer in his profession and a respected humanitarian. Recipients for the award are selected by their teammates for team effort as well as individual performance. Q&A with Secondary Coach Cory Undlin

By Lauren Giudice DenverBroncos.com August 10, 2014

How is working with Jack Del Rio with both the Jacksonville Jaguars and the Broncos an advantage?

“Familiarity. I was with him as a head coach and now as a coordinator. I understand what he wants, which is probably the biggest thing. I know what he expects of me and I know what he expects of the players so I do my best to do exactly what he’s asking me to do. But it’s great when you’ve been around him for so long because of the system, I know the entire defense. Since we’ve been together it hasn’t changed that much so it makes it great to be around.”

What coaching path led you to the Broncos?

“I was coaching at my alma mater, Cal Lutheran University, it’s a Division III school in California and then I took a GA job at Fresno State and then worked for Pat Hill, who was the head coach at Fresno State. Then Pat Hill introduced me to Bill Belichick, who he worked with at the Cleveland Browns. I ended up getting hired in New England. I was there for one year when we won the Super Bowl, which was Super Bowl XXXIX and then I was in Cleveland, I was there for four years, and then Jack Del Rio hired me in Jacksonville in 2009. I was with Jack there for three years and then Jack ended up getting hired by [John] Fox here and then was fortunate enough to be hired here.”

Does having one Super Bowl win under your belt make you hungrier for a second ring?

“Absolutely. It makes you more motivated. Obviously to have the opportunity to go there and win it and then be in the same situation again, obviously the result was not what we wanted. But it absolutely, once you’re there, motivates you to get back again.”

Is it a challenge preparing this secondary for the season with so many personnel changes?

“First of all, when the changes are T.J. Ward, Aqib Talib and then even the young kids that we got with [Bradley] Roby and then our two undrafted free agents, the whole group has been awesome. The guys that are already in there were already obviously good players and good guys, they know the system and then to have the opportunity to be around T.J. and Aqib who are completely professional players, they know how to work, how to study. Their communication skills are excellent. It was actually pretty easy. You have to teach them so they know what the system is. But when you have guys like that in your room and you can tell them one time and they understand how to do it, it’s very fortunate.”

How has rookie Bradley Roby developed since he was drafted?

“Roby’s doing good things, obviously that’s why we drafted him, he’s a good player. I think he’s still in the learning process at this point, trying to get completely comfortable with everything we’ve got. I would say that every day he’s been here he’s gotten better and better. That’s all you can ask from a rookie. Eliminate the mistakes and try to get him to play with technique on every snap. He is completely capable of that and if he can do that and keep going forward, he will be a big asset for not only for the defense, but this entire football team.”

It's a Broncs tale for Bronx's Sam Garnes

By Lyle Crouse ESPN.com January 28, 2014

NEWARK, N.J. -- Sam Garnes is trying to help the Denver Broncos win a Super Bowl, yet he was asked Tuesday about his experience losing the NFL's championship game.

And the former safety didn't backpedal from the line of questioning.

"No, no," he insisted. "That's real."

In five trips to the Super Bowl, the New York Giants have lost only once. Garnes, a Bronx native, was the starting strong safety for that team, which fell 34-7 to the Baltimore Ravens in January 2001.

So Garnes, Denver's assistant secondary coach, imparts a clear message to the Broncos as they prepare for Super Bowl XLVIII against the Seattle Seahawks: You don't want to know what it feels like to lose this game.

"I tell my players, we're not interested in having fun for two weeks between the AFC Championship Game and the Super Bowl," Garnes said at Super Bowl media day. "We want to have a great time for several months [afterward]."

That approach has remained constant for Super Bowl teams through the years. Other aspects of the experience have changed, including media day.

"It's amazing. You've got fans here," he said as he surveyed the scene. "We didn't have fans in Tampa Bay's stadium [13 years ago].

"And now we're playing a cold-weather game, which at that time was unheard of."

Ah, yes, the cold-weather Super Bowl in East Rutherford, N.J. Cold, hot, whatever - - Garnes, 39, is just happy to be home.

"Selfishly, I wanted to be here when they said the Super Bowl was in New York," said Garnes, who attended DeWitt Clinton High School in the Bronx and played for both the Giants and New York Jets during his seven-year playing career.

"Selfishly, I wanted to be here, and I will admit that, because this is a place I love. All my players and coaches, they know much I love where I’m from."

Garnes -- who was quick to clarify that the Super Bowl is in the "Greater New York area; there's no disrespect to Jersey" -- looks forward to making the short trip to the Bronx from the Broncos' hotel in New Jersey.

"Right now we’re busy," he said, "but as the week winds down, I'll have time to go over there and get me some of that good ol' Bronx pizza and get me some Chinese food."

He'll likely get a warm welcome wherever he goes. "I have a lot of family still in the area," he said. It's the perfect setting for Garnes' return to the NFL's marquee event.

"To come back to your home area and be a part of the Super Bowl," he said, "is a great feeling." Marvin Austin finally healthy in Year 4

By Arnie Stapleton Associated Press August 6, 2014

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Marvin Austin was an afterthought in the Denver Broncos' $110 million defensive makeover this offseason.

Long after fellow free agents DeMarcus Ware, Aqib Talib and T.J. Ward signed their mega deals and posed with their orange jerseys, Austin slipped into town in May and quietly began his latest comeback.

The fourth-year defensive tackle who signed a one-year, $570,000 contract might just prove to be general manager John Elway's latest rummage-sale find to produce a big payoff.

"Camp has gone pretty good," said Austin, who moved up Tuesday to take snaps with the starters. "Most importantly I feel great, healthy, just going out there and playing with the guys. It's great to be back in football, back able to move around like I'm supposed to, like people know I can.

"And the coaches just want to see what I can do out there against the 1s. We've got the top offense in the league and they just wanted to see can I bring that tenacity and fire against the 1s."

He did, the latest step in his return from career-saving back surgery last November that he feared at first would end his playing days.

"Oh, my spine works now," Austin said. "It feels great. I've been humbled throughout my career, so I know what type of opportunity I have. So, I'm just grateful to be here. I'm grateful to be able to say that I can still play football and especially at the NFL level."

Austin (6-foot-2 and 319 pounds) said this is as good as he's ever felt, and the Broncos believe he looks better than ever, too.

"He was a good acquisition," coach John Fox said. "I think John and his staff did a good job in that evaluation process. He has come off of a fairly significant injury and he looks like he's got that explosiveness and quickness he had when he came out of Chapel Hill."

Funny that Fox should say that because Austin said, "I feel like college again." He was a second-round draft choice of the New York Giants in 2011 but he missed his rookie season with a torn chest muscle. He played in eight games in 2012 while dealing with a bad back that resulted in a weak right leg. And he played in a total of three games last season for Miami and Dallas. The Cowboys released him after just one game and one tackle when his bad back acted up in practice.

Told he needed surgery, "I just cried my eyes out," Austin said. "I knew my career was over, being a second-round pick, being cut, and then coming back to that situation. It was over with for me in my mind."

He underwent surgery to remove a herniated disc in his lower back and to take out part of the vertebral arch in order to decompress the corresponding spinal cord or spinal nerve root. The surgeon also "took out some of the bone in my spine to open up my spinal canal because I was born with a little bit of stenosis," Austin said.

"I feel 10 million times better now," he said.

He said his surgeon told him his back was in such bad shape it's a wonder he wasn't paralyzed. "And I played with that for two years," Austin said.

Able to work out as feverishly as he once did, he attacked his latest comeback dripping with gusto.

"Now, to be out here playing and feel good, this is easy," he said as sweat drenched him after Tuesday morning's practice. "I was out there playing with a bum back, a bad leg. I'm a grinder. At the end of the day, they ain't going to say I didn't work. Regardless of whatever happens, if I'm here or if I'm not, if I'm playing football or if I'm not, you're not going to be able to say that Marvin Austin is lazy."

He said he looked out at the crowd during the Broncos' stadium scrimmage last weekend "and I was like, I love football again. I had lost the love for it, man, because I was dealing with so many injuries and they were so frustrating."

Notes: The Broncos signed DL Brian Sanford, a 6-2, 280-pound fifth-year pro who appeared in a dozen games with Cleveland (2011-12) and Oakland (2013).

Ball Seeks Out Toughest Challenges

By Andrew Mason DenverBroncos.com July 26, 2014

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- Montee Ball wants to test himself, and he wants the most rigorous challenge possible.

During the first one-on-one pass-protection drill for running backs Saturday morning, he asked for it -- and got it. He faced nothing but first-teamers: Danny Trevathan once, and Nate Irving twice. Both got to the tackling dummy used for where the quarterback would be standing.

No one was harder on Ball than the second-year running back himself.

“Today, I don’t think was good," he said. "I didn’t do too well today in the one-on- one's with the linebackers, because I’m challenging myself and going against the best linebackers we have -- on purpose, because it’s going to make me better."

Ball handled his blocking responsibilities during the team periods of practice with greater success. That's the situation that matters most, anyway, rather than an open-field drill in which an oncoming pass rusher has no reason to account for the other possibilities of the play.

And based on his work in blitz pickup late last season, when his repetitions increased, the one-on-one period was an exception rather than the rule of his developmental curve.

"He did a good job last year as a rookie," said Offensive Coordinator Adam Gase. "Usually you don’t say that about a lot of guys, and he has only gotten better since the spring and training camp with the first three practices."

That's exactly what the Broncos need to see from Ball, who is expected to replace free-agent departure Knowshon Moreno -- and, they hope, replicate or surpass his effectiveness and production.

Ball didn't see Moreno's winding development to his breakthrough 2013 season. He only saw the finished product, a quick, versatile player who could block, receive and run to equal effect.

"His physical mentality that he had before every snap in practice and the game. He was a very, very physical runner and I most definitely am going to try to throw that into my game and be more physical in pass protection. He took a lot of pride in pass protection. I’m, most definitely trying to steal that from him.” Ball has shown signs of being the same kind of back, incorporating the afore- mentioned improvement as a blocker. Moreno was also a capable receiver, and Ball has shown similar effectiveness at that task during training camp. That was evident Friday when he caught a pass from Peyton Manning up the right sideline in spite of tight coverage from Danny Trevathan.

In every facet of his game, Ball feels that his slightly increased bulk will help. He said in May he was at 220 pounds, and planned to play the regular season at 218.

"Upper-body strength," he said. "Upper-body strength to protect the ball a lot better, take more hits, deliver a lot more hits and be able to pick up pass protection.”

And as Ball's bulk and understanding of the pro game has changed, so has the guidance given to him by Running Backs Coach Eric Studesville, who, like Ball, spent years of his life in Madison, Wisc.

"He's a lot more confident in me. He takes me to the side and he just says, ‘Hey, we need you to move faster here on this play. We need you to do this, we need you to do that.’

"He will yell at me," Ball admitted, "but I can tell he has a lot more confidence in me and he’s a lot more comfortable with me in the backfield.”

So is Gase.

"You can see it has slowed down for him, protection-wise especially," said Gase. "He is a natural runner, but with the schemes that we run we are trying to do things that fit him as well."

And by subjecting himself to the sternest tests in practice in the areas where he needs work, Ball hopes the result is a second-year running back who fits in anything Gase and Studesville ask.

Bibbs Learning from Teammates

By Lauren Giudice DenverBroncos.com August 1, 2014: Day 9

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- When Kapri Bibbs arrived at his locker on Friday morning, there was a surprise waiting for him. The dreaded “blue ball” sat there, letting him know that he was going to have a long day.

The ball is used to encourage players to focus on ball security and they have to keep it for the entire day, keeping it safe from teammates’ swipes and attempts to take it away.

Bibbs isn’t sure what the consequence is for the person who loses the ball and he suspects it’s extra running after practice, but he said “I won’t want to be the first” person to drop the ball.

“This is definitely my baby,” Bibbs said. “I got to walk around with it all day, so that’s the part of the blue ball, it’s about ball security. It’s yours for the day, all the way until we leave here at 9 o’clock.”

While Bibbs is learning ball protection in a bit of an unconventional manner, he is also taking in information from his teammates. Surrounding him in the running back room are Montee Ball, C.J. Anderson andRonnie Hillman – all young players who found success early in their careers.

As a rookie, Ball finished second on the team with 559 rushing yards on 120 carries. C.J. Anderson made the Broncos as an undrafted free agent last season. Hillman, who is heading into his third year in the NFL, had 330 yards and one touchdown his rookie year.

Bibbs is doing his best to learn from all three of them.

“I try to take a little bit from each one of Montee’s and C.J.’s and Ronnie’s games,” Bibbs said. “They’re a great group of guys to learn from and I feel like I have the ability to do that -- I have the speed like Ronnie, then I have the size like Montee and CJ and I can run the ball in, I can catch in the backfield.”

“I feel like, at this point, as long as I stay on my toes and keep learning from these guys, my chance is going to come.”

In his one season at Colorado State, Bibbs tied for No. 1 in the nation in rushing and total touchdowns with 31. He set the CSU single-season records for rushing yards, rushing touchdowns, total touchdowns and points. Despite his collegiate success, he went undrafted. After the draft, all he wanted was the chance to play football and he made sure he was “ready to take advantage” of the opportunity.

He’s getting that chance now with the Broncos, a team that has a history of keeping undrafted rookies on its roster.

The biggest thing he’s learned during these nine days of camp is the importance of playing fast. He said, “If you’re going to make a mistake, make a mistake going 100 percent.”

The element of his game he’s focusing on the most during camp is protecting the passer, he said running the ball comes naturally.

“We throw the ball 50 times a game, so my main goal is mainly to take care of No. 18 so that’s the biggest thing,” Bibbs said. “Running the ball, that’s a God-given ability so that’s just going to come. So I think the biggest emphasis now is protecting the quarterback and I think that’s a big emphasis for all the running backs.”

He does feel like he’s done a good job at understanding the defense and picking up on the blitz, he says “it’s going really well.”

Bibbs wants to show his coaches that he is a productive back in every way. He doesn’t know how many backs the team will keep, but he isn’t focusing on that, he’s just working on what he can control.

“I’m just trying to go out there every single day and just play as hard as I can and just make sure that when that whistle blows and this training camp’s over that I can say to myself that I gave it my all,” he said.

Broncos DB Omar Bolden wants to make most of his opportunity in lineup

By Irv Moss The Denver Post December 16, 2013

It has taken Omar Bolden time to learn all the nooks and crannies in a new home on the football field, but it wasn't too late to earn him a new place on the depth chart of the Broncos' defensive backfield.

Bolden made the first start in his two-year career with the Broncos on Thursday night in a 27-20 loss to the San Diego Chargers. He moved ahead of Duke Ihenacho, playing free safety instead of cornerback, the position he played at Arizona State and his first season in Denver.

With two games to go in the regular season, it might seem late to be making lineup changes, but the Broncos (11-3), back in the AFC's No. 1 playoff slot after the New England Patriots lost to the Miami Dolphins on Sunday, are trying to shore up all phases of their game as the postseason approaches.

"You earn playing time," Broncos coach John Fox said of the move. "A player catches your eye in practice. It's a performance-based business, so they earn that right. I think Omar has."

Bolden didn't have much time to get used to his increased game activity. The 5- foot-10, 195-pound defender had played most of the game the Sunday before against Tennessee, a dramatic increase in playing time over the usual special teams play. The bumps and bruises he felt after playing the Titans clearly told him he had been heavily involved in the action.

"I definitely wished we had a couple more days to recover before we played the Chargers," Bolden said. "My body usually responds pretty well, but there's no doubt I felt the difference."

Fox didn't dwell on the short week.

"I'm not looking at that as an excuse," Fox said. "We have to perform. I think we lost our third game, not our 13th. We don't think the sky is falling. I think everybody in the league is trying to get better every day."

Bolden has 11 tackles, eight solo and three assists, this season. He also has returned two kicks for 44 yards. "I've been given an opportunity, and I intend to take advantage," Bolden said. "I've been able to get more comfortable playing the safety position, and I've made some personal strides. I have high expectations to do well for the team." Lev: Troy grad plays key role in record FG

By Michael Lev Orange County Register December 11, 2013

Aaron Brewer was somewhat reluctant to be interviewed for this story. Not because he’s involved in any sort of controversy, but because he’s a long snapper.

When long snappers do their job right, no one notices them. The only time they draw attention it’s of the unwanted variety – for screwing up.

But this was a special occasion, so Brewer agreed to talk. Two days earlier, the Troy High graduate had played a critical role in a historic event: He snapped the ball that Denver Broncos teammate Matt Prater booted over the crossbar and through the uprights from 64 yards away – breaking an NFL record that had stood for 42-plus years.

In typical fashion, Brewer downplayed his part in the momentous field goal, which set off a raucous celebration at Sports Authority Field at Mile High.

“It was pretty cool,” the second-year pro said by phone from the Broncos’ training facility in Englewood, Colo., where they were preparing for Thursday night’s game against the San Diego Chargers.

“Honestly, I didn’t know it was the record until he made it and everyone started going crazy.”

Brewer didn’t realize a record was at stake because he’s all about putting his head down – literally – and doing his job. One of the biggest keys to success for long snappers is consistency – making every snap the same, or as close to it as possible.

Snappers have to ignore the elements and circumstances – in this case, frigid weather (game-time temp: 18 degrees) and an opportunity to break a record set by Tom Dempsey in 1970 and tied by three others. Brewer has the ideal mental makeup for the position.

“The guy’s pulse rate doesn’t get above 30,” said Chris Rubio, lead instructor of Rubio Long Snapping, who tutored Brewer, among several other pros. “That’s what you want in a long snapper. That’s what makes him so good. He’s just so laid- back.”

That demeanor was one of the traits which led Rubio to believe Brewer could have a long, prosperous career as a long snapper. Brewer began snapping for Troy as a freshman, the winner of a tryout to perform a task that’s a lot more technical and challenging than it looks. Brewer subsequently read a story about Tesoro High’s Christian Yount parlaying his snapping skills into a scholarship at UCLA. (Yount now snaps for the Cleveland Browns.) The article mentioned Rubio. The Brewers reached out to the long-snapping guru, who began working with Aaron. Brewer possessed the requisite athleticism, size (he’s currently listed at 6-5, 230) and aptitude to develop into a standout snapper.

“He listened very well,” Rubio said. “He wasn’t just hearing me, he was actually listening. If I said, ‘Aaron, I need you to adjust your form a little this way,’ he would always do it, and he never complained.”

Snapping is not a natural or comfortable activity. Your view of the world is upside- down. But Brewer was used to overcoming adverse situations.

Brewer suffered from dyslexia as a youth. He went on to make the all-academic team in the Mountain West Conference four years in a row at San Diego State, where he majored in finance.

“He’s a fighter. He doesn’t quit,” said Aaron’s older brother Nate, the middle of the three Brewer boys. “He’s really my idol, my hero. He’s a stud, man.”

Nate Brewer works with kids at Young Champions of America in Santa Ana. He often cites his little brother, an undrafted free agent out of college, as a positive example: “If you keep working toward your goals, you can make it. Sooner or later, an opportunity will present itself.”

Nate and his brothers drew inspiration from their father, who recently retired after teaching in Garden Grove for 30 years.

“My dad always told us: ‘Success is where opportunity meets preparation.’ Not luck, success,” Nate Brewer said. “Aaron prepared his whole life for that one opportunity to snap that field goal. He relied on that practice, that training.”

That was Nate’s perspective of the record-setting field goal. He watched it on TV from Fullerton with older brother Vince and some friends. Like the 76,554 fans at the game and most of the Broncos themselves, the group went berserk when Prater made the kick on the final play of the first half.

“I don’t know if anyone was louder than we were,” Nate Brewer said. “They could probably hear it in Denver.”

Not every Bronco immediately celebrated. Having been reminded of the ending of the Auburn-Alabama game, Denver’s linemen sprinted downfield to cover a possible return if the kick fell short. If you watch the replay, you can see Aaron Brewer executing a perfect snap to holder Britton Colquitt. Brewer then takes off running – all part of doing his job.

“I turned around, and everybody rushed the field,” he said. “For me, I was just worried about getting the ball there.” Bruton Supports 'It Starts with School Breakfast'

Gray Caldwell DenverBroncos.com March 4, 2014

NORTHGLENN, Colo. -- Breakfast, it's well known, is the most important meal of the day.

That's why safety David Bruton spent his Tuesday morning at Hillcrest Elementary as part of the "It Starts with School Breakfast" campaign, a collaboration between Fuel Up to Play 60, Share Our Strength's "No Kid Hungry" campaign and Dean Foods. The assembly was hosted by Colorado dairy farm families through Western Dairy.

The idea is to increase school breakfast awareness and participation and to provide resources to help all kids start each day with the fuel they need to help them succeed.

Hillcrest earned the visit from Bruton -- and a surprise appearance from Miles the Mascot -- because the school saw a 60 percent increase in breakfast participation since it started serving breakfast in the classroom.

During the assembly, Bruton spoke to the students about what healthy foods were good for breakfast and why eating in the morning is important. He spoke about his own time teaching elementary school and admitted to the students that when he forgot his breakfast, keeping up with the kids was hard for him.

After talking about breakfast, Bruton called in Miles the Mascot as a surprise guest and the students got up and danced to the "Start Smart with Breakfast" song before heading back to class.

"With research showing more than 60 percent of students do not eat breakfast, school breakfast, specifically serving it for all students in the classroom, can be a solution and help kids succeed and fuel their potential," Western Dairy Senior Director of School Health and Wellness Programs Tami Anderson said.

Hillcrest Principal Judi Dauman, Adams 12 Superintendent Chris Gdowski and School Board Member Kathy Plomar were all in attendance to show their support for school breakfast. Other special guests included Western Dairy President and CEO Cindy Haren, Stephanie Ekoniak, CO Action for Healthy Kids, Tom Parker from Dean Foods/Robinson Dairy/Meadow Gold, Jody Berger with Share Our Strength Colorado, Dinah Frey and Sarah Skeen from Hunger Free Colorado, Amanda Mercer from Colorado Department of Education, Naomi Steenson, Adams 12 School Nutrition Director and Devin Koontz and David VonBuren, with USDA Mountain and Plains regional offices.

Join in the conversation about school breakfast all month long using the hashtag #schoolbreakfast on social media and log on to www.StartWithSchoolBreakfast.com to find out how to get breakfast started at your school. Reliable Caldwell Filling in Well For Thomas

By David DeChant DenverBroncos.com July 25, 2014

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- Overshadowed by the excitement of the start of training camp has been the absence of one of the Broncos' most important players from the past two seasons.

Two-time Pro Bowl wide receiver Demaryius Thomas has been excused from the start of camp as he tends to the passing of his grandmother in Georgia.

One of Thomas' closest friends on the team is also the player who has stepped into his role through the first two days of practice, seven-year veteran Andre Caldwell. Caldwell said Thomas broke the news to him off to the side on Wednesday morning.

"I told him I’m there for him if he ever needs anything," Caldwell said Friday. "Somebody to talk to or a shoulder to lean on, I’ll be there for him.

"It’s definitely a bittersweet situation. I definitely didn’t want it to come down to this for me to get in there with the first team."

Despite the circumstances, "Bubba" has stepped in seamlessly with Peyton Manning and Co. and been very productive in what is his third training camp with the Broncos. That should be no surprise, considering it's basically what he did all of last season.

In Week 1 against the Ravens, Caldwell only saw three offensive snaps, but turned in a 28-yard touchdown catch. A week later, he cashed in on six offensive repetitions for a 36-yard reception against the Giants. When Wes Welker missed games near the end of the season, Caldwell stepped up with his best performance of 2013, hauling in six catches for 59 yards and two touchdowns against the Chargers in Week 15.

"I just want to be consistent every day," he said. "Whenever my number’s called, make the play and be one of those dependable guys, one of those guys coaches don’t have to worry about.

"I know my assignments and I know what to do and I make the play.”

In a sport that can produce season-ending injuries at any time, it's difficult to overstate how important that dependability could be. To have the coaches' trust and the ability to play any position makes Caldwell a key part of the offense, even though he won't start any games in 2014 if all goes according to plan.

Among receivers, the team also has promising rookie Cody Latimer, but it will take some time for the youngster to develop the timing and chemistry Caldwell has gained with Manning over the past two seasons.

"I think I’ve got his trust by now," Caldwell said. "But I just have to stay consistent, keep working with him, keep on getting open and when the ball comes, I’ve got to make the play."

In a few days, Thomas will return to the fold and things will look much like they did last season. But the coaches and Manning can rest easy knowing Caldwell is standing by in case something happens. In the meantime, he might sneak in for a play or two and catch a deep touchdown.

Carter's comeback 'seems like an eternity'

By Jeff Legwold ESPN.com June 18, 2014

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- Quinton Carter, even as a student at the University of Oklahoma, always had a message for the young football players in front of him each summer at his annual football camp in Las Vegas.

As he faced the campers each year, at some point his message was about adversity and what it takes to rise above the difficulties that may come their way, about what to do if the road ahead was rarely smooth. And then, over the last two years, the words have been delivered from far different circumstances than ever before, they have come from the heart as well as his surgically-repaired knee.

"I've still done the camp even when I wasn't playing," Carter said. "And I really had to show them I was kind of living what I've been saying about not quitting, about working for what you want, about not letting tough times get to you or keep you from what you want to do. I didn't know how everything was going to work out, but you have to keep going."

Carter has not played a down for the Denver Broncos since Sept. 23, 2012, the third game of what became a 13-3 season. A player who had given the Broncos high hopes with a 49-tackle season in 2011, a year that included an interception of future Hall of Famer Tom Brady in the Broncos' playoff loss to the New England Patriots, saw everything change with one false step that buckled his knee.

Carter was injured in an indoor practice at a nearby suburban recreation facility that the Broncos have used when the occasional storm rumbles down eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains. That injury has become a two-year odyssey for Carter with multiple surgeries, including microfracture, to try and repair the damage.

"(I'm) just staying optimistic, keeping my mind on that big goal of returning and making a difference on the team through all the ups and downs," Carter said. "By far that's the most difficult point, but I'm here now just taking it a day at a time, getting better each day.”

This past March, at the league meetings in Orlando, Broncos head coach John Fox hinted Carter was showing signs of being able to compete for time at safety by the time training camp and the regular season rolled around.

Carter, in the Broncos organized team activities and mandatory minicamp last week, has done some situational work with the starters as the Broncos try to sort out a safety position with two players -- Carter and Rahim Moore -- who were on injured reserve last season. The Broncos signed T.J. Ward in free agency and Ward will be an every-down player for the Broncos, at strong safety much of the time or as a weak-side linebacker when the Broncos go to some of their personnel groupings in the nickel.

But Carter can play his way into some down-and-distance work as defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio is always willing to play mix-and-match with everybody on the depth chart -- "our guys know if they're up and in uniform on game day, we'll find a place to play them."

"He's worked very, very hard," Fox said. "We've kind of seen what he's gone through and so far he really has shown he can contribute, a guy who played a lot of good football us as a rookie."

"I had thoughts of not playing again a lot, but I just stayed positive through the whole thing, had great support from the Broncos and kept working every day," Carter said. " ... I've been out for two years so it seems like an eternity since I've played. I'm ecstatic to be out here. I just sit out there and just take it all in. I'm really out here playing and getting a chance to play again. I'm truly blessed and thankful. I remember exactly the way I left off."

Carter's approach during his rehab has drawn raves from his teammates. Injured players, often relegated to early-morning work with the team's training staff, don't spend a lot of time around their teammates once the regular season begins.

But those who know Carter, including Broncos cornerback Chris Harris Jr., said Carter dealt with the ups and downs that come with working back from surgery with patience and focus.

"He just kept at it," said Harris Jr., who is currently working back from his own ACL surgery.

Carter said he recently spoke to Hall of Famer Rod Woodson. Woodson, who had microfracture surgery during his career, has been a coaching intern during some of the Broncos' offseason workouts.

"He came up to me and was just saying, ‘don't get discouraged, you'll get back to exactly where you want to be'," Carter said. "He said he played 14 years after his surgery so that was really helpful.

"... I was always thinking, ‘oh geez' every day," Carter added. "It's easy to be forgotten about in this business. It's a lot of a ‘what have you done for me lately' type of thing. It's more the times at home alone when I'm just sitting there and I just have a lot of time to think, (that's) when it's hardest for me. It's a long time ago; it is what it is. I'm here now. I'm ready to make an impact this year." Leukemia patient, Broncos DB share more than a name

By Stephanie Earls Colorado Springs Gazette January 18, 2014

When Carter Gates was 7, he discovered a passion for football.

Not just football, but the Denver Broncos. Not just the Broncos, but defensive back Tony Carter.

"With his name being Carter and having that on the back of the jersey, he thought it was so cool," said Carter's mom, Kelly Gates.

What began with a coincidence of names quickly turned to devoted fandom, and then to something deeper after Carter Gates got sick last spring.

At first, Kelly and Monty Gates thought their son had a stomach bug he couldn't shake. The boy was lethargic and nauseous, would rally for a few days, then fall sick. On April 30, not long after his eighth birthday, blood tests confirmed acute lymphoblastic leukemia, an aggressive form of blood cancer that most commonly strikes children.

The Gates were told to expect three-plus years of intense treatment by chemotherapy. The family began making regular trips from Colorado Springs to Children's Hospital Colorado in Denver, where Carter underwent up to five sessions a week.

"One of his favorite things to do when he went to chemo was wear his Tony Carter jersey," Kelly Gates said. "It made him feel strong and brave. I wanted to let Tony Carter know."

In July, she sent Tony Carter a Facebook message with a picture of her son wearing his No. 32 jersey while receiving chemotherapy. She wanted to thank the Broncos player for being a good role model and an inspiration. Without knowing it, he was helping her son get through chemo.

"I just wanted Tony to know, 'You made a difference,'" Kelly Gates said.

To the family's surprise, Tony Carter immediately responded with kind words and an invitation to a preseason practice. When Kelly Gates shared the disappointing news that her son was too weak to attend, the football player adjusted course: How about a surprise visit at the hospital? On Aug. 30, Tony Carter came bearing gifts of Broncos gear - gloves, cleats, clothing, a signed game football - and spent several hours talking with Carter Gates as he received chemo.

"He just hung out with him. It was truly unbelievable," Kelly Gates said. "They chatted about everything from favorite books to football to who Carter was going to marry."

The two have kept in touch via phone calls and text messages. Each considers the other his hero.

"It's a feeling you can't really explain, to see a kid that's struggling with cancer. It makes my problems feel like not even problems," Tony Carter said. "I will always be around him and his family. That will never change."

Despite the ravages of the illness and the treatment, which involves frequent spinal taps, the boy's courage is an inspiration.

"Every time I see him, he's always smiling, happy. Even when he's not feeling his best, his spirit is great," Tony Carter said. "I'm just glad to be a part of it."

The fifth-year pro got the family tickets and field passes for an October game and visited with them before kickoff.

Prior to the Broncos' playoff victory last week, Carter Gates sent his hero a photo of himself wearing the gear Tony Carter had given him, with temporary team tattoos pasted to his bald head.

Below the picture he texted:

"Go Broncos! I'm ready to watch the game."

Tony Carter wrote back: "Sweet!!!!!!" Clady Working Way Back

Andrew Mason DenverBroncos.com April 23, 2014

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- Last year was not the first time that left tackle Ryan Clady was forced into an extensive lower-body rehabilitation process. But the grind of recovering from the Lisfranc injury he suffered in Week 2 was much different than working his way back from a torn patellar tendon in the 2010 offseason.

The mid-foot injury required Clady to be on crutches or in a boot for approximately two months -- "until the end of November," he said.

"It's a little longer off the feet, but it's not that bad of an injury," Clady said. "I feel like I should be able to come back at 100 percent and do well."

But he's not at that level yet, describing himself as "getting there." Although he has been able to do "most" weight-room activities, he remains below full speed in his running. He also does not have a firm timetable for when he will return to practice.

"I'm just going to feel it out and ease my way back in," he said.

In that respect, the coming organized team activities may look much like last year's did. Clady did not participate in the 2013 OTAs because of shoulder surgery that followed the 2012 season. The only positive from his Lisfranc injury was that he was able to ease the burden on that shoulder and complete his recovery.

When he returns, he'll find the offensive line altered. Orlando Franklin's switch to left guard -- which he announced via Twitter on Monday -- means that whenever Clady returns, he will have to adjust to a new neighbor after playing alongside Zane Beadles the past four seasons.

Clady believes the transition will be smooth.

"(Franklin) has that power that you need at guard to get the job done," he said. "I think he'll be able to move quite well."

Clady's replacement, Chris Clark, appears likely to replace Franklin at right tackle.

"I think he can do it well, because since he's been here, he's kind of been the swing guy, so he's played both positions in practice and what-not," Clady said. "He's definitely able to do that."

But if Clark works on the right side during next month's organized team activities, then the left side could offer an opportunity until Clady returns. Backup Winston Justice or second-year player Vinston Painter appear to be in line to fill in for Clady.

Justice was signed to be the backup at both tackle spots after Clady was injured. Painter, a 2013 sixth-round pick, was promoted off the practice squad in January and could merit a look to help in evaluation. Either way, the focus will be on Clark and Franklin, while the Broncos wait on Clady's return.

"We should still be able to have a great offensive line, no doubt," Clady said. Chris Clark stepped in left, made it right

By Jeff Legwold ESPN.com January 29, 2014

JERSEY CITY, N.J. -- OK, so the job description wasn’t all that great.

First, replace a Pro Bowl left tackle, the we-can't-lose guy the Denver Broncos signed to a five-year, $52.5 million deal last summer.

Then protect quarterback Peyton Manning’s blind side from a host of pass-rushers looking to get their hands on the future Hall of Famer and disrupt the Broncos’ high-scoring offense.

Do all of that for a team that has had Super Bowl aspirations since July.

And, oh, don’t screw up.

In a nutshell, that’s what Broncos left tackle Chris Clark had tossed into his lap this past September when Ryan Clady, a three-time Pro Bowl selection, went to injured reserve. When the guy the Broncos often built their pass-protection schemes around, since Clady could go solo so often against the league’s best rushers, went down, Clark was the one the Broncos turned to.

Clark had signed a two-year deal with the Broncos days before Clady moved to injured reserve. And suddenly a player who had started just six games in his previous three seasons with the Broncos was in one of the “foundation" positions. Broncos executive vice president of football operations John Elway, when asked what the foundation positions are, will routinely give quarterback, left tackle and edge-rusher as the top three.

“But I don’t really feel pressure, I try my hardest to apply the pressure," Clark said. “It’s about the job, it’s not about ‘Can he do it?’ or ‘Will I do it?’ Being a backup, I felt that my back was against the wall and I still feel the same way -- guys look at me and they lick their chops. It’s kind of what drives me to be successful."

There have been some bumps in the road for Clark to find himself in this spot. He was a Tampa Bay Buccaneers draft pick in 2008 and spent two years on the Minnesota Vikings' practice squad before the team waived him.

The Broncos claimed him off waivers a day later and Clark has worked his way into the Broncos’ plans since. They’ve always liked what he’s done in pass protection, his ability to work quickly in the team’s no-huddle look, even as the Broncos have worked out of a three-wide receiver set 73.6 percent of the time in their 18 games so far.

As a result, the five offensive linemen are left to handle whatever the defense sends at Manning with the remaining Broncos in the formation usually in the pass pattern. During the regular season, no quarterback with at least 320 pass attempts was sacked fewer times than Manning. He was not sacked in two playoff games.

Manning was sacked 18 times in the 16 regular-season games, including six games when he wasn’t sacked and five games when he was sacked just once. The Colts, with defensive player of the year candidate Robert Mathis working against Clark much of the time, had the most success with four sacks in Indianapolis' win on Oct. 20 at Lucas Oil Stadium.

Manning took several hard hits in the game, including a strip-sack that was forced by Mathis and another tackle from behind by Mathis when Manning re-aggravated an ankle injury that caused him to miss some practice time in the weeks that followed. Clark and the rest of the linemen were taking plenty of heat in the public domain at that point.

Or as offensive line coach Dave Magazu put it this week: “We were getting killed."

But the Broncos settled in during the weeks that followed, as did Clark. But given the Broncos spend so much time in an open formation on offense, it is no surprise their two edge protectors -- right tackle Orlando Franklin and Clark -- lead the offensive linemen in penalties. Franklin was flagged 11 times in the regular season, including one that was declined, while Clark was flagged seven times during the season, including four times over the past six games.

Still, with a 37-year-old quarterback coming off four neck surgeries, the Broncos would prefer their tackles take the occasional flag if it keeps Manning from taking an unnecessary hit.

“Chris Clark, who I think could be a starter for anybody else in this league, has been backing me and Clady up," Franklin said. “He stepped in for Clady in Week 3 and has definitely held his own."

In the Seahawks, the Broncos will see the most physical, active defensive front they’ve faced this season. Clark will likely find himself facing a combination of looks that put defensive end Chris Clemons, defensive end Cliff Avril or outside linebacker Bruce Irvin in front of him.

Clemons has been more of an early-down player, against some of the more power formations, while Avril and Irvin are two of the Seahawks’ go-to guys in the pass rush. Broncos offensive coordinator Adam Gase said he makes no concession for Clark in the lineup at this point; what would be called with Clady in the game, against any defense, will be called with Clark, even in a Super Bowl.

“Chris has done a good job, we feel like at this point we can do what needs to be done," Gase said. "We run what's in the game plan and Chris, like the rest of the guys, have protected Peyton because they know that is job one."

“They rotate their guys a pretty good amount, so I watched film on all of them," Clark said. “... But this is an amazing feeling. As a kid, you dream of things like this and hope that this will come up one day. Now that it’s finally here, man, I’m definitely enjoying it. You have to be about your business also, but I’m definitely enjoying the moment, because I know it’s a short moment. [I’m] just going to take advantage of this opportunity.”

Kickin’ It with the Denver Broncos’ Britton Colquitt

By Sam Adams Colorado Avid Golfer July 2, 2014

Golfers are labeled “athletes” with some reluctance. So are punters in football. Don’t tell that to Denver Broncos punter Britton Colquitt, who is a pure athlete at heart—and a real good golfer.

How good? He’s reached celebrity status. Colquitt received an invitation to play at the American Century Championship this month at Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course in Nevada. The tournament showcases a galaxy of sports greats past and present. Some in the field, like Hall of Fame wide receiver Jerry Rice, are pretty good golfers. Others, like Hall of Fame basketball player Charles Barkley, are not very good—but they show up for the fun of the event.

Colquitt’s bosses, head coach John Fox and general manager John Elway, are in the field. Elway has participated every year at the celebrity tournament, which celebrates its 25th anniversary this year.

“What’s crazy is, it’s been on my bucket list ever since I knew about it, one day to play in it,” said Colquitt, his ever-present smile lighting up a dark corner of the locker room at his home club, Colorado Golf Club. “It’s come true a lot sooner than I thought.”

Colquitt believes he will give a good account of himself in Tahoe. He is a 2.2 handicap, “though my game doesn’t always show it.” His best score is a 73, but Colquitt continues to work hard on different facets of his game with hopes of reaching his No. 1 goal—to shoot par for the first time ever.

“It changes for me,” Colquitt said. “I really wanted to narrow down my irons and ball-striking. Lately I’ve felt myself hitting it pretty good off the tee, then I end up being about 100 yards or less . . . that’s one of those places where you’re so close you don’t even know what to do. The trouble with that shot is, it’s all feel. When it’s feel, you just have to do it a lot.

“Of course, with golf every round there might be something different. Now it’s putting. I was putting great, but lately I haven’t been happy with it.

“Really, it’s a little bit of everything. My putting might be on and my driving might be in the woods. I’m hoping to be firing on all cylinders in Tahoe.” Colquitt, 29, will have his older brother Dustin on the bag for the Tahoe tournament. Dustin Colquitt is the Kansas City Chiefs’ punter. Last season he beat out his younger brother for Pro Bowl honors in the AFC, although Britton had a statistically superior season.

Their father, Craig, was punter for the Pittsburgh Steelers on two Super Bowl championship teams, and his brother Jimmy punted for the Seattle Seahawks. Punting is a family business —all four Colquitts plied their craft for the University of Tennessee— even though Britton also showed his athletic prowess as an allstate soccer player, while playing other positions on the football team at Bearden High School in Knoxville.

At 6-foot-3 and 200 pounds, Colquitt played safety and wide receiver—and was really good at both positions, according to his father. The threat of injury to their youngest son kept Colquitt’s father and mother, Anne, on edge.

“Defensively, his instincts were great,” Craig Colquitt said. “It was fun to watch. What ended it for me was, as a wide receiver Britton would go up for the ball. I was always afraid that eventually something would happen.

“In a playoff game, a guy tackled him from behind, between the knees and Britton buckled over. I went straight to the coach and said, ‘Next year he’s punting— and punting only.’”

Unfazed by the family’s fear of injury, Britton went back to wide receiver in his senior season.

“I knew it would be my last chance to do something athletic, and then it would be punting from there on out,” Colquitt said. “By the time I got to college, the level of competition had jumped so high … I knew I couldn’t run routes with those guys, whereas in high school I could.

“So it was easy to be ‘just the punter.’ But it’s nice when you have all these great athletes saying they wish they were you, that they wish had your position. It reinforces that I can let go of the ‘athletic’ term and just be a punter.

“When it comes to punting and kicking, it is a skill. It’s fun to see some of these big guys trying to kick a ball. They hit with their toes, trying to punt. The timing and mechanics of it, if you’ve never learned it, really, it’s so much like golf.”

Craig Colquitt taught his sons how to punt and how to play golf. Britton took to golf a lot quicker—and with more passion— than Dustin.

“Dustin is not as serious about golf as his younger brother is,” Craig Colquitt says. “He talks during your backswing, your ball may disappear . . . he’ll be an interesting caddie in Tahoe.” On the other hand, Craig says, “Britton’s one of those people that can physically do anything. I’m not surprised by the golf.” Golf, Britton says, has helped his punting— and vice-versa. He draws similarities between the two sports from his golf bag.

“Dustin and I talk about different punts and refer to them in golf terms, using different clubs in the bag,” Colquitt says. He describes his NFL-best 67-yard punt at Atlanta in 2012 as a “3- wood or driver.”

Colquitt puts the comparison into a historical perspective as well. “A lot of people talk about the ‘rugby’ punt, and ask what happened to the ‘coffin corner’ punt,” he explains. “Well, back in the day golfers didn’t have the 60-degree club. Now all these pros are hitting high and sticking it.

“That’s kind of what the rugby punt is, because you’re closer—almost at an uncomfortable position. If you’re punting from your own 38, it’s uncomfortable. A professional punter definitely can hit it into the end zone. Well, if you don’t want to worry about that, pull out your 60-degree—which essentially hitting that rugby punt—and try to hit it high and stick it inside the 10-yard line.

“I guess the next biggest thing I learned, and it came from golf, is not to try to kill it. Most guys look smooth and create clubhead speed with their flexibility. It’s the same with punting.

“Some of the best, highest and furthest punts I’ve hit, I felt like I didn’t swing. You hardly feel it off your foot. Dad taught us that in golf, but it holds true in football.

“A lot of times in practice, my mind might be on golf, so I can relate it to don’t try to kill it and throw my back out, and make a nice, easy swing.”

If he could, Colquitt probably would play golf every day. But his seasonal obligations to the Broncos, who last year signed him to three-year, $11.7 million extension, along with the daily duties of marriage and fatherhood, prevent that from happening.

Colquitt and his wife Nikki have been married for three years. The couple has a two-year-old son, Nash, and three-month old daughter, Everly. On occasion, Dad will take Nash to the golf course. The toddler already has started an apprenticeship in the family punting business. “The other day we were in the basement. He put on his Broncos helmet and said, “Nash kick it,” Colquitt said.

“He found a football and tried to swing his leg. He doesn’t get the concept of dropping the ball on his foot, but he gets it pretty high.”

Nikki Colquitt understands her husband’s great passion for golf. She doesn’t get in his way when he receives a text invite from Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning to hop a private jet for 54 holes at the exclusive Sand Hills Golf Club in Nebraska. “But I mark those things on my calendar,” she says laughing. “If he gets a little too excited about playing golf all the time., I’ll say, ‘You know, you just went on that trip …’

“He gets to play whenever. But he is such a good dad and knows how hard it is to take care of two little ones. He doesn’t try to play too much and stretch me too much. But he loves golf. It’s his absolute favorite thing.”

Marriage and fatherhood may take Colquitt away from golf a bit more than he’d like, but his wife has noticed a welcome change in his personality.

“In college, he was that same jovial, smiling guy—but he was wild,” Nikki Colquitt said. “He went out, he partied and had a great time.

“Now he is the best husband, the best dad and he is so level-headed. He has matured so much.”

On the football field Colquitt has delivered some outstanding kicks for the Broncos. But there’s a mildly amazing statistic attached to Colquitt and the Broncos’ record- setting offense in 2013.

Last season, Denver’s offense produced more touchdowns (71) than Colquitt produced punts (65) in 16 regular season games. In one three-game stretch, Colquitt punted only three times—including a punt-less game in Dallas won by the Broncos 51-48.

“Sometimes it’s kind of uncomfortable,” Colquitt said. “It’s hard to get into a groove. Back in the day when we were punting nine times a game, it was almost better because of the repetition.

“Now you have to be mentally strong, mentally ready for every situation. Even the Dallas game, there were seven times that I was about to run on the field and punt. But then we’d convert it on third down. “It’s hard to say I want to punt, but it’s my job.”

Manning’s proficiency may have limited Colquitt’s playing time—and there were plenty of fourth-and-short situations where the quarterback has tried to wave off Colquitt as he leads the punting unit onto the field to a chorus of booing fans—but there is no rift between University of Tennessee alums. However, there might be some question as to who has the better golf game.

Colquitt recently partnered with Manning against Broncos tight end Jacob Tamme and retired wide receiver Brandon Stokley at Castle Pines Golf Club. In his first crack at the former home of The International, the punter carded a 78, the low round of the four. “I don’t think Peyton blacklisted me from invite list,” he jokes, but if Colquitt continues to boom punts on the football field while lowering his scores on the links, the number of celebrity golfing invites he receives is sure to rise.

Broncos Q&A: Rookie quarterback Zac Dysert

By Patrick Saunders The Denver Post January 26, 2014

It would take a major catastrophe for Broncos rookie Zac Dysert to play in Super Bowl XLVIII against the Seattle Seahawks next Sunday.

You know it, and he knows it.

But that doesn't mean the 23-year-old quarterback from Miami (Ohio) hasn't enjoyed every moment of his ride to MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. Sure, he didn't take a snap during the regular season, and even his preseason playing time was sparse — 12-of-23 passing for 179 yards and one touchdown.

But he has sat next to Peyton Manning to watch game film and break down opponents. He has learned from the master. That's not a bad apprenticeship, especially for a guy whose hometown is Ada, Ohio, where the Wilson factory makes all of the NFL's footballs.

Q: You're wearing an Atlanta Braves baseball cap. Are you a big baseball fan, a big Braves fan?

A: Naw, I just like the hat. I'm a big hat guy and I feel kind of naked if I don't have a hat on. I've had this hat for years.

Q: What's the ride to the Super Bowl been like for you?

A: Obviously it's been awesome. I mean, to go your first year as a rookie? I don't think it's even sunk in yet. To make it to the Super Bowl is so hard. I mean, it's hard just to make an NFL team. I'm trying to enjoy the experience, but I know it's a business trip.

Q: What's it been like to get to know Manning and work beside someone that many consider to be the greatest quarterback of all time?

A: It's awesome, but it's something that's hard to put into words. He challenges you every day — he challenges everybody every day — and that's why we are so good this year. Everybody is accountable to themselves, and that makes everybody else accountable. I watch how Peyton practices, how he studies, how he handles himself off the field. I'm learning something from him every day.

Q: Do you get to see the fun side of Peyton? A: Yeah. He puts in more work than anybody here, but at the same time, he knows how to have fun. He knows that you would drive yourself crazy if all you do is work, so he's found a great line between fun and business.

Q: What do you like to do in your free time?

A: I'm a big movie guy. I would go to the movies every night of the week if I could. I just love it. It's a great escape.

Q: What are the movies you have seen lately?

A: I saw "Devil's Due" the other day. It wasn't that great. I like scary movies, but it wasn't that great.

Q: What other movies have you seen recently?

A: I saw "Wolf of Wall Street." It was crazy, that's for sure, and it was way more than I expected. "Bad Grandpa" was probably my favorite, so far. I was in tears a couple of times because it was so funny.

Q. What's your experience been like since you've come to Denver?

A. It's been amazing. We have incredible weather and friendly people — more friendly than back in Ohio. It's sunny all of the time and I love to be outside. I went up to the mountains a couple of times, and went to the Garden of the Gods a couple of times. I just love being outside."

About Zac Dysert

2004-07: Was a star three-sport athlete at Ada (Ohio) High School (football, basketball and baseball) and received the Ohio Coaches Association's Art Teynor Award as Ohio's all-division football player of the year after his senior season. The quarterback finished his high school career with 11,174 yards passing, ranking second in state history, and 100 touchdown passes.

2008: Redshirted as a true freshman at Miami (Ohio) and was named the RedHawks' scout team offensive player of the year.

2009-12: Four-year starter at quarterback for Miami, producing a school-record 12,678 total yards (12,013 passing, 665 rushing). He broke Ben Roethlisberger's career record and finished second in Mid-American Conference history. He was the RedHawks' first three-time captain and passed for 73 touchdowns in his career. He threw for more than 300 yards in 19 games during his Miami career and tossed five or more touchdown passes in five games. 2013: Selected by the Broncos in the seventh round (234th overall) of the NFL draft. A game-day inactive for all 16 games as a rookie. Orlando Franklin's versatility becoming an inside job with the Broncos

By Mike Klis The Denver Post Thursday, May 15, 2014

When moving from right tackle to left guard, the trick is to not stumble into two left feet.

The Big O of the Broncos is having no such problem.

"It's actually pretty similar footwork," said Orlando Franklin, the very large blocker who is making the blocking positional transition this spring. "I really won't know if I'm a good left guard in this league until in a few weeks, when I get to go against some D- tackles in this league (when organized team activities begin). It's different putting my hand down, but you talk about tracks as offensive linemen and the tracks are all the same."

Between the Broncos' star-power, free-agent haul in mid-March and their solid, if less splashy, draft selections last week, Franklin is the rare offensive lineman who became an offseason conversation topic.

He was a starting left guard and left tackle at the University of Miami, but when the Broncos selected him in the second round of the 2011 draft, they immediately put him at right tackle, were he had started for three consecutive seasons.

For season No. 4 in the NFL, the final year of his contract, Franklin is getting moved inside.

There were a couple of reasons for the switch. One, when the Broncos drafted Franklin, they were using a more balanced offense that in theory would mix a power-running style with 30 to 33 passes per game. Franklin was a 315-pound right tackle whose strength was run blocking.

When Peyton Manning became their quarterback two years ago, the Broncos shifted to a spread-'em-out, fast-breaking, short-passing offense.

They used more stretch-running schemes, and Manning has averaged 39 passes per game. The Big O on the outside was asked to be lighter on his feet. At left guard, he will go inside and take on more big-bellied, super-strong defensive tackles than the faster, sleeker defensive ends and linebackers he faced at right tackle.

Initially, Franklin wasn't pleased when he was told of the proposed switch. But he is warming up to it.

"I always understood it was a possibility," he said after the Broncos' offseason workout Wednesday. "I knew when I was coming out that 50 percent of teams saw me at right tackle and 50 percent of the teams saw me moving back to guard because I played so many snaps there at Miami. But when I first heard about it, you get disappointed because you're moving positions. But at the end of the day, as long as I'm on the field and as long as I'm one of the best five, I'm happy with that."

Therein lies another reason for the switch: It gives Chris Clark a chance to stay in the starting five. Clark made 17 starts last season, including the playoffs, in place of injured all-pro Ryan Clady. Even though an occasional pass rusher presented matchup problems, Clark played well enough overall to warrant a starting position. With Clady returning to good health and left tackle, Clark is switching to right tackle.

Manny Ramirez remains the starting center and Louis Vasquez stays at right guard.

"I was told nothing is definite," Franklin said.

A position switch going into a contract year can be dicey for a player. A right tackle doesn't make the money that a left tackle makes, but the right side usually pays better than guards.

Then again, right tackles rarely are named Pro Bowlers, let alone honored as all-pro linemen. Left tackles hog those awards; the fourth- or fifth-best blindside blocker can receive mention before the top right tackle.

"I think that if I'm one of the best five players and I'm on the field, I think that benefits me either way, whether I'm playing right tackle or whether I'm playing left guard," Franklin said. ForBenGarland,it'sphilanthropy,AirForceandBroncos

ByPaulKlee ColoradoSpringsGazette May20,2014

DENVERAsanAirForcecadet,BenGarlandflewF16fighterjets.

Howcoolisthat?

AsaBroncosoffensivelineman,hewouldbeexpectedtoprotectanothernationaltreasure:"Nobody getstoPeyton,"Garlandsaidwithalaugh.

Flying fighter jets is in Garland's past. He's on to bigger things now, and I don't mean football. On WednesdayinLoneTree,Garlandwillhostaneventtitled"BagstotheFuture."It'safundraiserforthe SoDESolutionaprojectstartedbyGarlandandseveralofhisAirForcebuddiesaboutfiveyearsago.

ThenonMemorialDay,Garland,afirstlieutenant,officiallywillbepromotedtotherankofcaptainin theU.S.AirForce.Howcoolisthat?

"I'vebeengivenanopportunity,"Garlandsaid."I'mgoing100milesperhoureverydaytomakethe mostofit."

HisworkwiththeSoDESolutionissevenkindsofawesome.Thefoundationhelpswomenwhohave beenvictimizedbyhumantraffickinggettheirlivesback.

Ittakesthemfromanunthinkablesituationandgivesthemachance.

Here's an example: with just $6,000 in donated money, the SoDE Solution helped seven victims of humantraffickingopenbusinessesaroundtheworld,hesaid.Someofthemoneyhelpedbuildafence aroundanorphanagesothebadpeoplecan'tgetin.Someofthemoneyhelpedawomanopenasalon. Allofthemoneyiswellspent.

"Whenever you rescue these women from sex trafficking, they often end up going back into prostitution.It'sareallysadcycle,"Garlandsaid."Ourmissionistorehabilitatethesegirls.Helpthem findajob,learnatrade,startasalon,whatever.Justgetthemontheirfeetandgivethemarunning starttoabetterlife."

The SoDE Solution began at the academy, by four or five athletes who needed a senior project and wantedtomakeadifference."SoDEcomesfromaGreekwordthatmeansrescueandrestore,"Garland said.Itstartsathome,intheU.S.,anditseffortshaveexpandedtofivecontinentswheresextrafficking isareal,awfulthing.

ThisspringGarlandwasscheduledtotraveltoAfricaandmeetsomeofthevictimswhoaretryingto reclaimtheirlives.Itdidn'tworkout.Nextyear,hesaid. "Wewanttohelpthehopeless,"hesaid."Wewanttomakearealsolution."

Amemberofthepracticesquadlastseason,GarlandtraveledwiththeBroncostotheSuperBowlin New Jersey. After that, he went to work. To meet his obligations with the National Guard, Garland worked48halfdaysatBuckleyAirForceBase.

"Usuallyit'sduringtheweekends,"hesaid."Butourweekendsarekindofbusy."

Oh,yeah.He'salsotryingtomaketheBroncos'53manroster.

Prior to the 2013 season, Garland transitioned from the defensive line to the offensive line. A nose guardatAirForce,hehadn'tplayedontheOlinesinceCentralHighSchoolinGrandJunction.

"Honestly,Ilovedthemove,"saidGarland,whodropped35poundstoimprovehismobility."Isawitas an advantage and a disadvantage. It's an advantage because I knew everything the defense was thinking. It's a disadvantage because I'm learning an offense, changing my body. But I take that as a challenge.Iloveachallenge."

WillGarlandworkhiswayontotheBroncos'53manrosternextseason?Idon'tknow.IdoknowJohn ElwayandJohnFoxhaveanaffinityforGarlandbecauseofwhathestandsforandhowheworks.

WhentheBroncostalkabouttheirstronglockerroom,Garlandisn'tthecentralpartofthetheme.But he'sapartofthetheme.

"WhenPeytongotback(fromaUSOTourinAfghanistanlastyear),hewastellingmehowlifechanging theexperiencewasforhim,"Garlandsaid."Ithinkthat'swhatmakeshimsuchacoolguy,howhegets thebigpicture,youknow?"

Speakingofthebigpicture:thistimenextweekGarlandwillbeacaptainintheAirForce.Thistimenext week he will have raised a couple of thousand dollars to rescue and restore the lives of people he's nevermet.

Howcoolisthat?

Green Earning More Reps, Opportunities

By David DeChant DenverBroncos.com July 3, 2014

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- Virgil Green might be known best by some Broncos fans for his 6-yard carry against the Patriots in last year's AFC Championship Game.

That normally wouldn't be odd, except that Green plays tight end.

"I’m down for whatever," he said near the end of OTAs. "If I’m at running back, fullback, wherever. As long as I’m out on the field, I like being out there."

It makes sense that posters of Green aren't hanging on the walls of teenagers all over Colorado. A seventh-round pick out of Nevada, he has 17 catches for 132 yards in his three NFL seasons and hasn't scored a touchdown. In Peyton Manning's first year in Denver, Jacob Tamme and Joel Dreessen were freshly signed veterans who Manning trusted. Last year,Julius Thomas broke out and even pushed the vets to the background.

But Green has quietly carved out a much bigger role than his limited offensive production would suggest. In 2013, he played in 26.4 percent of the Broncos' offensive snaps, more than both Tamme (21.9) and Dreessen (13.2). Particularly notable was Green's playing time in the two games that Thomas missed, Weeks 12 and 13 against the Patriots and Chiefs respectively. Of the 170 snaps in those games, Green was on the field for 111, good for 65.3 percent. Tamme had 49 snaps and Dreessen had 12 over the same span.

By no means did Green replace Thomas' receiving numbers -- understandable, considering the wealth of proven options elsewhere -- but the fact that he took the lion's share of the snaps shows the confidence he invokes from the coaches, and just how far he's come in his three NFL seasons.

Green was drafted three rounds after Thomas in 2011 and required some grooming in his transition from the pistol offense he played in during college. Developing wasn't made easier for either player when the offseason was shortened by the lockout.

"We came in with our backs against the wall to begin with," Green said. "And we just kind of had to lean on each other to learn the offense."2 Phot os Now in his fourth year, Green continues to flash more capability and comfort on the field, looking active while catching a number of passes from Manning during OTAs and minicamp. After watching his draft classmate ascend from the unknown to stardom last season, Green is eager to show how he can build on 2013.

"To see his success is only added more fuel to my fire because I feel like I’m a gifted enough athlete to do the same kind of things," Green said of Thomas.

A gifted athlete Green certainly is, and his body style seems a bit different than most tight ends. His measureables are similar to those of Thomas, but Green appears less lanky and surprisingly compact, seemingly without an ounce of fat on his body.

Perhaps the leaner, stouter body type promotes his jack-of-all-trades ability. Most of Green's snaps still come at tight end, but he also played 55.4 percent of Denver's special teams plays in 2013 and functions as the team's fullback when needed, in addition to the occasional foray at running back.

"Each year I try to teach myself something new and different every year and master it," he said. "So that’s just the point where I’m getting to: I have everything learned, so now I’m just trying to master all those things.”

It remains to be seen whether or not his production on offense will grow, as Manning's collection of weapons is perhaps even deeper than it was last year. The team's propensity for three-receiver sets and Thomas' continued development won't make it any easier for Green to see the ball either. But Green is clearly becoming a more reliable receiver, showing sure hands and focusing on adapting his routes to opposing defenses.

"Peyton expects things to be done a certain way against certain coverages, so you just have to learn those things and respond at a quick pace," he said.

Even if there aren't more throws available to come his way, his multi-tool skillset should ensure he’ll be on the field often once again.

"(In college) coach always preached to the eleven guys, 'Do your part,'" Green said. "And that’s just how I figure my role is. Just do my part."

Chris Harris, Jr. is focused on helping the underdog

By Lisa Zimmerman NFLPE April 21, 2014

Things are going pretty well for Chris Harris, Jr. and his wife Leah. Three years after being signed as an undrafted rookie free agent out of the University of Kansas by the Denver Broncos, Harris is now a starting cornerback. The Harris’ have settled into the Denver community and are looking excitedly toward their future.

However, Harris has not forgotten where he came from. Raised by a single mother in Tulsa, Oklahoma, things weren’t always easy. His mother kept him in sports to give him direction and keep him out of trouble. But, Harris knows the struggles that others like him have.

Harris started to plan how he would give back well before he ever arrived in the NFL.

“I’ve been thinking about [community work] ever since I was in college,” he said. “I knew that if I ever made it to the pros I wanted to give back to the next generation.”

Initially, the couple got involved with other organizations in Denver like Big Brothers Big Sisters. They would get Christmas lists from dozens of different families and buy everything on the lists. They held essay contests and the winner, in addition to getting autographed items, got two tickets to a Broncos game and the opportunity to meet other players on the team. They also give an annual $1000 scholarship.

Once they were ready to launch their own foundation, the natural place to start was where Harris came from and places similar to it.

“It’s a very low end community with a lot of violence and a lot of those kids have nothing else to do, so they get in trouble,” Leah explained.

Being undrafted and then working his way up to being an NFL starter, Harris never had anything handed to him and views himself in that underdog role. He sees many others in his shoes and wants to be an example to them that anything is possible with focus and hard work.

The first step was to start a football camp. But they incorporated more than just football instruction. They developed pledge cards that were distributed to each of the attendees asking them to commit to the five pledges listed: Work hard in school and following the direction of their teachers; Stay healthy by eating right and being active; Help out around the house; Be responsible by showing up to school and other activities on time; Volunteering in their community to help others who are less fortunate.

The camp’s official name is the Chris Harris, Jr. Underdog Football Academy and each participant received a wristband that said, “Underdog.”

“Chris was an underdog,” Leah said. “He was undrafted and now he’s starting. We encourage them that no matter where you come from you can always come up and you can do anything.”

Harris knows that his NFL status helps attract the attention of those he’s trying to reach and now they are hosting camps in three different cities – Tulsa, Denver and Dallas, where he trains in the offseason.

They have also teamed up with another “underdog.” Linebacker Wesley Woodyard, also undrafted, runs a foundation that presents football camps like Harris’. The two became close friends playing together in Denver, and although Woodyard has now signed with the Tennessee Titans, they have joined forces on some of their camps to provide a bigger reach and an even better experience for the camp attendees. Both players want to teach more than just football. They want to reach children and educate them on overall life skills to help them succeed.

Leah is an equal partner in everything they do. After graduating from Kansas, where she and Harris met, she started a career in marketing. However, once the wheels were in motion for their foundation, she decided to put her expertise to use in supporting and helping to build it. So, she quit her job and became fully invested in The Chris Harris, Jr. Foundation.

Together they make decisions about each event and about everything involved with the foundation as they continue to grow it.

And Harris has an even bigger dream. Someday he wants to start his own private school in Tulsa to help pave the way for more children from his neighborhood to make their way to college and into successful careers, rather than succumbing to the difficulties and violence they are surrounded by on a daily basis.

In everything he does, Harris is helping to turn today’s underdogs into the success stories of the future.

For more information on the Chris Harris, Jr. Foundation, visit www.chrisharrisjr.com. ChrisHarrisJr.stillararefindforBroncos

ByJeffLegwold ESPN.com April4,2014

TheDenverBroncoswatchtherecoveriesofalloftheirsurgicallyrepairedplayerswithgreatinterest, buttherecoverytimetableofoneofthoseplayerswillhavethemostsignificantimpactonthekindof defensetheBroncoswillplayinthe2014season. IsitVonMiller?Well,theBroncoscertainlywanttheirProBowllinebackerbacktohis2012production levelselfwhenhereturnsfromACLsurgerybecauseaneliteedgerusherisafoundationplayerinroster building.But,no,it'snothim. IsitDerekWolfe?TheBroncoswouldlikeWolfe,whodidnotplayaftersufferingseizurelikesymptoms inlateNovember,toreturntotheirdefensivelinerotationandbetheimpactfulplayerupfrontthey believedhecouldbewhentheytookhiminthesecondroundofthe2012draft.But,no,it'snothim. It'scornerbackChrisHarrisJr.ByallaccountsHarrisJr.isprogressingwellfromhisACLsurgery.Harris signedhisoneyeartenderofferthisweek.Theoneyeardeal,nowguaranteedsinceHarrisJr.has signedit,isworth$2.187millioninthecomingseason. TheBroncoshadplacedasecondroundpickonHarrisJr.ascompensationhadhesignedanoffersheet fromanotherteam.ButtheBroncoshadtherighttomatchanyofferHarrisJr.wouldhavereceived fromanotherteamandwouldhavequicklydonesohadanybodyelsetriedtosignhim.

Butinapasshappyleague,HarrisJr.'sabilitytoplaybothoutsideatcornerbackandinsideintheslot againstanyreceivermakeshimarareplayerintheleague. Infacttherearesomeintheleaguewhobelieve,afterafranchisequarterback,thecornerbackwhocan playeffectivelydowninsideatthenickelspotmaybethemostdifficulttofind.Broncosexecutivevice presidentoffootballoperations/generalmanagerJohnElwaysaysthereisonlyashortlisttoworkfrom whenyoulookatdraftprospectseachyear. “Andthat'swhereit'sreallygettingdifficult,andmaybethemostvaluableguyrightnowistheguywho cancomedownandplayintheslot,''saidESPN'sHermEdwards,aformerNFLdefensivebackwhohas alsocoachedthesecondaryandcalledplaysondefenseintheleague.“Whenyougetthatguyhecan playalongtime.He'sgottodoeverything,aunique,valuableguy,whocancover,blitz,tackleandplay outsideandinsideanddoallofthatwhilebeingtechnicallysound.'' ItishowHarrisJr.hasgonefrominexplicablygoingundraftedasarookiein2012tosuchakeyrolein theBroncos'defense.He'sultracompetitive,quick,reboundsfromthefewmistakeshedoesmake quicklyandcancoverbiggerreceiversoutsideaswellasthesmaller,fasttwitchquickplayersonthe inside. FormerBroncoscornerbackChampBailey,a12timeProBowlselection,saidthenickelcornerhasone ofthetoughestjobsbecausethingshappenquicklyinthemiddleofthefieldandthereisnobenefitofa sideline“whereyoucanforceaguytocuthimofffromtheball.Insideyou'realwaysintheopenandif youmakeamistakethequarterbackcanpouncefast.'' “Whenyouplayoutsidetheboundaryisyourfriend,you'realwaysplayingtoaboundary,''Edwards said.“It'stheretohelpyou.Whenyouplaythenickelyou'reinthemiddleofthefield,andthere's alwaysavoidinthedefensebetweenthenumbers,betweenthehashes,there'salwaysanemptyspot. Ifaguybeatsyouthere,you'redoneondefensetheguycatchesitandnowhe'srunning...Anditall happensfastinthere.'' It'swhyHarrisJr.waseasilytheBroncos'mostimportantrestrictedfreeagentandalsomayhavebeen theirmostimportantplayerfromtheirownrosterwhowaspoisedforsomekindoffreeagency. ReplacingHarriswouldhavelikely,intheopinionofmanypersonnelexecutivesaroundtheleague,been moredifficultfortheBroncosthanreplacingEricDecker,KnowshonMoreno,ZaneBeadlesorShaun Phillipsallplayerswhosignedelsewhere. HarrisJr.isstillontracktoreturntofullspeedfromACLsurgeryaninjuryhesufferedinthedivisional roundwinovertheSanDiegoChargersthispastJanuaryandprojectsasastarteratcorneralongside AqibTalib.AndwhileTalibhasplayedinsideattimesinhiscareer,HarrisJr.stillprojectstomoveinto theslotwhentheBroncosgotothenickelandiftheyhaven'tmatchedTalibonareceiverwhohas movedintotheslottotryandescapehim. ElwaysaidlastweekattheNFLmeetingsthatthetimeframeforHarrisJr.togetbacktofullspeedwas notthesameasotherplayerswhohavehadACLsurgerybecauseHarrisJr.didnotdamageanyother ligamentsorcartilageandtheACLwasnotcompletelytorn. “ButwhenyouhavethatguyandI'vecoachedguyswhoittookayearandhalftoevenget comfortableinthenickelroleandyoucanrelyonthatguytomovewhereveryouneedhimto,you havetokeephim,''Edwardssaid.“Becauseifyoudon'tyou'regoingtohavetospendalotoftimetrying togetyourselfanotherone.''

Ihenacho's unlikely path to Super Bowl XLVIII

Michael Martinez FOX SportsWest January 24, 2014

Duke Ihenacho spent most of last season on the Broncos' practice squad, but next Sunday he'll start at strong safety when the Broncos take on the Seahawks in Super Bowl XLVII.

Duke Ihenacho's road to the Super Bowl was not a straight line. It was an uncertain and wildly unpredictable path, from start to finish.

Ihenacho, the Denver Broncos starting strong safety, didn't begin playing football until his junior year at Serra High in Gardena. He played his college ball at San Jose State, not at a major program. He wasn't drafted into the NFL and spent most of last season on the Broncos' practice squad.

Yet here he is, one week from the biggest game of his life, a kid from Carson going to New York to play in pro football's ultimate showcase.

"It's definitely surreal," Ihenacho said in a phone interview. "It's not something I expected to happen so quickly."

But it has. Ihenacho, 24, emerged as a starter in only his second season and finished with 72 tackles, third on the team, in 14 starts.

His coach at Serra, Scott Altenberg, has watched it unfold with amazement.

"It's unreal," he said. "I've never been a Broncos fan ever, but I've been watching every game and trying to see what Duke's doing."

The fact Ihenacho is playing at all is surprising. He took up the game as a dare.

"I had a couple of friends in high school that said I couldn't play football, so just to prove them wrong, I tried," he said. "I wasn't serious at the time, but after the first practice I kind of liked it. So I stuck with it."

He was raw. With no organized football in his background, Ihenacho had to learn the game from the ground up. But he developed quickly, playing wide receiver and free safety at Serra and even drawing attention from college recruiters.

"That's the crazy thing about him," Altenberg said. "He came out and we're looking at him going, 'First year player as a junior. Hopefully, we get some work from him on special teams, nothing that's going to require a lot of thinking.' But from day one, he just soaked it up."

It seemed only natural. Although Ihenacho preferred basketball, his older brother Carl played briefly with the Oakland Raiders, and his younger brother Glen was a highly recruited safety at Serra last season who recently committed to Oregon.

“I'm pretty competitive, and I knew that all I needed was an opportunity.”

-- Duke Ihenacho

And although he played wide receiver and safety, it was defense that seemed to be Duke's calling.

"He liked to knock people down," Altenberg said, laughing. "He had such a great anticipation to getting where the ball was going. He's like a rebounder in basketball. He was one of those guys that just have that feel for where it's going to be and how to get there. He was so good at it."

At San Jose State, Ihenacho blossomed. He was all-WAC three times and is the only player in school history to be selected all-conference at two positions, linebacker and safety.

Projected as a fourth-round NFL pick, he went undrafted.

"It was disappointing," he acknowledged, "but I got over it pretty fast. I just know what type of player I am. I'm pretty competitive, and I knew that all I needed was an opportunity. As long as I got one, I wasn't going to let anything else ruin my mood or discourage me. I knew playing in the NFL was still on the table."

Signed as an undrafted free agent in May 2012, Ihenacho played in two games as a rookie but spent the rest of the season on the practice squad. This season, in his first career start, he had a team-high 12 tackles (11 solo) Sept. 5 against the Baltimore Ravens. He sat in Week 14 after struggling in coverage but played the final three regular-season games.

He has come so far so fast that it he sometimes can't comprehend how quickly it has all transpired. But he knows that it wasn't just luck.

"It's working hard and believing in yourself and developing confidence," he said. "It sounds kind of cliche, but it really is true. If you work hard and have that confidence that you belong here, everything will fall into place. I think that's what I had."

Starting Experience Aids Irving

By Lauren Giudice DenverBroncos.com June 26, 2014

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- When linebacker Nate Irving talks about his goals for the upcoming season, he reiterates the word “reliable.”

He certainly was that when linebacker Von Miller tore his ACL in December at Houston. Irving stepped in and had a career-high five tackles in the game, including one for a loss.

With Miller out, he started the final game of the regular season and all three playoff games.

“I want to be one of the most reliable players,” Irving said regarding his goals for next season. “I don’t want to miss a game. I don’t want to miss a snap at practice or anything like that. I want to contribute to this team both on the field and off the field in meetings and in the locker room.”

He finished the season with a career high in total tackles (34) and one sack. Irving seized the opportunity to start and improved, while also proving himself. He put himself in an excellent position to contend for the starting middle linebacker job as veteran linebackers Keith Brooking and D.J. Williams were lost to free agency.

Most of his contributions during his first two years as a Bronco were on special teams as he tied the team lead with 10 special-teams tackles in 2012. Starting helped Irving grow in multiple ways.

“It helps with confidence,” Irving said. “It helps you get adjusted to actual games versus practice speed. You can go full speed at practice but game speed and full speed at practice are two different tempos and actually going through at game speed and quality reps and learning and having mistakes and correcting mistakes is pretty good.”

During minicamp, Defensive Coordinator Jack Del Rio said Irving is more comfortable and confident in his role.

“I think Nate played well last year when he was called on. And the things that he got an opportunity to do, he played well,” Del Rio said. “So I know he comes in with a lot of confidence based on the way he played last year, and the fact that he’s very familiar with our defense, understands where he belongs. He’s a heavy-handed guy, a bright guy, good communicator, and he’s having a good camp.” Irving said “I wasn’t there at all” when asked if he was prepared for what starting entailed. But he said going a full season with drastically more playing time then previous years “helped me out as a player and a person.”

A key part to Irving’s success was that he was never trying to be Miller. Miller helped him out in meetings and go over film with him on Mondays after games, but he stuck to his own game.

In addition, he never let the pressure of starting in place of Miller, the first player in Broncos history to earn a Pro Bowl selection in each of his first two NFL seasons, overwhelm him. He just wanted to be reliable and consistent.

“There’s pressure, but the pressure is coming from myself more than anyone else for me to go out there and take care of my business,” Irving said. “I don’t really allow too much outside pressure to affect me because that’s just only going to affect me in a negative way. I push myself to do this and take care of that and make sure that good things are coming from the pressure, not bad things.” Broncos'MalikJacksonarmedforcompetitionafter breakoutseason

ByTroyE.Renck TheDenverPost April30,2014 ThefirstthingsyounoticeaboutMalikJacksonarehisarms.TheyarethesizeofKateMoss'waist.It's hardtobelievehewasonceconsideredmiscastasadefensivelinemanattheUniversityofTennessee.

"Dothey?"saidJackson,whentoldhisbicepslookbiggerthanlastyear."Iappreciatethat."

Hisleftarmtellsastoryofcommitmentandpassion.Itfeaturesatattooofhispitbull,Bruno,staring proudlyashecarriesweightsonayoke.Jackson'sthreedogsprovidepeace,joyandadailyreminderof loyaltytoapurpose.

Jackson, whose identical twin brother, Marquis, starred at Portland State, has lived with people not knowinghisname.HeisdrivennottobejustanotherguyonaBroncos'defensivefrontthatwillfeature thereturnofVonMillerandthefreeagentadditionofDeMarcusWare.

"It'stimetogetbetter.Itiscompetition.Theirjobistobringinguystocreatethat,"Jacksonsaid."We justhavetogooutthereandgetourselvesrightandgetreadytowork."

Jackson'sstatisticsaremorerevealingthanoverwhelming.Continuinghismaturationfromafifthround pickin2012,hefinishedlastseasonwith42tacklesandsixsacks.Itonlyhintedofhisvalue.WithMiller and Derek Wolfe sidelined for several games, Jackson provided power at left defensive end and consistentpressureasaninteriorrusheronpassingdowns.

HisversatilityshouldafforddefensivecoordinatorJackDeRiomorefreedomtovaryhisunit'slooks.

"Hewasayoungplayer,kindofbelowtheradar.Heplayedaverybigroleforus,"DelRiosaid."Malik gothischancewiththeDerekWolfesituationandreallyblossomed."

Evenwiththeaddeddepth,Jacksonwillgetplentyofsnaps.Hepresentsmatchupproblems.Hecan crossandloopbecauseofhisgoodfeet,occupyinganoffensivetackleorguardtocreatealanefora linebackertorush.

"Wehavebigguysinthemiddle,"Waresaid."Thoseguyscanholditdownandhelpusgetpressurein themiddleofthepocket."

Jacksonhurriedquarterbacksconsistentlyanddelivered12tacklesforalossaseasonago.Thenumber spoketohisgrowth,literallyandfiguratively,sincetheNFLcombine.At270pounds,hewasviewedasa schemeplayer,someonewhowouldstruggletogetoffblocks.Jackson,whobeganhiscollegecareerat Southern California and transferred after the school was sanctioned by the NCAA, used his rookie seasontolearnfromWolfeandElvisDumervil.

It'shardtoshowout,asplayerssay,ifyoudon'tshowupandworkrelentlessly.Jacksonwasdetermined tobereadyiftheopportunityarose.

Heplayedat290pounds,hiscurrentweight,providingahugelifttoaninconsistentBroncos'defense. Yet,Jacksonisn'tabouttobreatheeasy.TheNFL,headmits,isaboutbeinguncomfortablycomfortable. Findingmotivationisaseasyasnoticinghisbiceps.

"Wheneversomeonegetstired,youjustsay'35,'"saidJackson,referringtothepointmargininthe SuperBowlloss."Andwestartpickingitupagain."

Bronco Steven Johnson, Seahawk Greg Scruggs tease each other at youth football camp By Kalyn Kahler Colorado Springs Gazette July 9, 2014

As Seattle Seahawks defensive end Greg Scruggs spoke to a group of kids at the Pro Football Camp about the importance of perseverance, Denver Broncos linebacker Steven Johnson crept up behind him and jokingly gave the young crowd a big thumbs-down.

"So then I made them bring my Super Bowl ring up front," Scruggs laughed. "Just so I could remind him I got the ultimate thumbs-up." Scruggs and Johnson have both volunteered as coaches for the past three years at the camp held at UCCS Mountain Lions Stadium and Scruggs said the two Super Bowl XLVIII rivals have been enjoying a little playful trash talk this week. "When we are on the field we are competitors but when we are off, we are buddies, so it's good to talk about it and joke around," Scruggs said. "They booed me and I told them I was a big fan of the Broncos, because I am." For Johnson, a regular special teams player, who contributed as a depth player on defense, the Super Bowl loss is a serious motivator as he prepares for his third NFL season. "We've got that nasty feeling in our mouth," he said. "It is almost worse than the Baltimore loss the year before. We've taken a step farther each year I've been here and this year we are trying to complete that." Johnson wears No. 53 as a reminder of his difficult path to the NFL, a symbol of his fight to make the 53-man roster. As a high school player, Johnson did not receive a single D-I scholarship offer, walked on to Kansas, and went undrafted in 2012. Since making the Broncos' final roster in 2012, Johnson has progressed each year. He played 11 games his first season and emerged as a reliable special teams player last season, appearing in all 16 games. Johnson made a name for himself as a playmaker when he blocked a punt against the Eagles in Week 4 and returned it for a touchdown. "(The number) described my perseverance and my resiliency," Johnson said. "Just to be able to go out there and prove people wrong and not listen to people when they tell you that you can't do something." Johnson faces a tough battle ahead of him vying for a starting linebacker role when training camp begins. He'll be competing with a strong linebacker corps including Von Miller, Nate Irving and Danny Trevathan. When he got the opportunity last year, Johnson showed his value. Against the Chiefs in Week 11, Johnson subbed in for the injured Trevathan and forced a field goal when he stopped Chiefs running back Jamaal Charles on third-and-goal at the 1. "I don't want to be known as a guy who just contributes on special teams, but a guy who contributes a great deal on defense," Johnson said. "I know I can do that, if I was to just get a shot I know I can be one of the best in this whole league."

Terrance Knighton's role with Denver Broncos as big as his frame

By Benjamin Hochman The Denver Post July 26, 2014

The man they call "Pot Roast" is so fat, he won't even reveal how fat.

"Just put three-asterisk-asterisk," said a smiling Terrance Knighton, a Broncos defensive tackle who is 6-foot-3, 3**.

He's a boulder. No, he's Boulder. The scale best adept to measure this massive mass of a man is Richter. And he has the team's biggest asset — confidence.

"I don't think there's a center in the NFL that can block me," said Knighton, who sacked three quarterbacks last season — interestingly in a three-game span — then sacked Tom Brady in the AFC championship game. "That's part of my belief in myself and my abilities, and that's also knowing you have a DeMarcus Ware over here, a Von Miller over here, and Derek Wolfe, Malik Jackson, Sylvester Williams and Kevin Vickerson. It makes things a lot easier for everybody."

This will be the most important season of Knighton's career. The 28-year-old must assume even more of a leadership role on a defense that saw captains scatter last spring. The pass rush is vital to how this defense will play, and he's vital to the pass rush — last season he rated 10th among tackles in run defense, 13th in pass rush defense, per Pro Football Focus. And this presumed weight gain is curious. It brings back memories of Miller, who beefed up during his suspension last season then looked slower upon his return. Knighton had some big nights last season, sure. If it ain't broke, don't fix it? I think Knighton's line is "If you ain't broke, eat all the fixin's."

This is reminiscent of the portly protagonist in the Pulitzer-winning book "A Confederacy of Dunces." Ignatius J. Reilly, whose plump was described with much pomp, defied logic by somehow getting even fatter, upon taking a job as a hot dog vendor, sneaking a weiner or 17, as the author said he "chewed with blissful savagery."

This description also is apt of the defensive tackle's devouring of Brady, on a fourth-and-3 play at the Broncos' 29-yard line, with Denver up 20-3 and 2:30 left in the third quarter. This made our town's media darling an international media darling during Super Bowl week. Knighton became a celebrity because of his effervescent sense of humor and his actual play, after years with Jacksonville, actually being watched by fans. He even recently starred in a Bridgestone tires ad, in which he hurried to the grocery after peering into an empty fridge and proclaiming: "We've got a situation."

"Fans always love the big guys anyway; they have a lot of personality," Knighton said.

And, of course, there's "Pot Roast," which Peyton Manning said Thursday is "one of the greatest nicknames of all time."

"He's got a great attitude. He's a guy that the players feed off his enthusiasm and his love for football," Manning said. "Certainly, he has a massive presence in there. ... I'm looking forward to him having a great year for us."

Ware could have gone anywhere. A stalwart of his generation, the defensive end looked at his free-agent options, and he chose Denver because he understood the unwavering dedication to winning. Everyone has made a big deal about Ware's pairing with Miller, but Ware understands the importance of Denver's best man in the middle since Dikembe Mutombo.

"I just know how he played," Ware said of Knighton. "Sort of his tenacity and everybody always talked about his size — how big a man he is and how he really holds down the middle. You really don't notice that until you play beside him and you see him take up two guys and you are able to get one-on-one blocks and do what you do best, and that is me pass rushing. It is just a great opportunity to be playing with him."

Rookie wide receiver Cody Latimer opening eyes already in Broncos camp

By Benjamin Hochman The Denver Post July 25, 2014

Man, Cody Latimer beat the Broncos' cornerback so badly, some found it surprising for to hear the cornerback wasn't Kavon Webster.

At Friday's training camp practice, the rookie receiver Latimer torched first-rounder Bradley Roby in a seven-on-seven drill, and Latimer was rewarded with a beautiful loft from Peyton Manning, who is one of the quarterbacks competing for the Broncos' starting job (so far, it looks good for him).

"He said it's a rivalry now," said Latimer, a second-rounder from Indiana, of Roby, a first-rounder from Big Ten foe Ohio State. "I'm going to make him better, he's going to make me better — we're going to push each other and challenge each other."

Two days into this thing, Latimer is looking like the first-rounder — Roby himself said, after Thursday's first practice, that he'd grade himself a C-minus. But let's not forget, we're just two days into this thing.

I'm loving Latimer though. He's got an Eric Decker body — he looks like a man, not a wide-eyed kid that is just happy to be here. Latimer is here to be somebody.

"I want to be one of the best," he said Friday.

My guy Cecil Lammey from ESPN Denver meticulously rates all the draft picks, and he had Latimer (6-foot-3, 216) graded out as a first-round talent. Lammy pointed out that Latimer only had one drop out of 119 targets at Indiana. The question, of course, is will he even play? Demaryius Thomas, Emmanuel Sanders and Wes Welker are obviously ahead of him, and our old friend Andre "Bubba" Caldwell is in the mix. But here's my guess — Latimer will have a bigger year than Bubba did last year as the "No. 4" receiver.

On Friday, Latimer spent about a half-hour after practice taking an extra curricular class. Manning, Sanders and the rook worked out some routes, but more importantly — and what a "Peyton" thing this is — hammering home signal calls and audibles, over and over.

"We want to take this team to another level, and in order for that, we need everyone to know their assignments," said Latimer, who talks as fast as that guy from the old Micro Machines commercials. "I don't know everything, coming in as a rookie, there's a lot of pressure on me, so I just try to calm myself down by playing fast and when I make mistakes, we work with Peyton, work on signal calls, just getting on cue with the quarterback."

One drill Latimer has recently taken to involves a medicine ball — which he tries to catch with his fingertips. Also, Latimer sort of has a Broncos connection — he spent the spring working out with one of the better receivers in team history, Brandon Marshall.

"I was at his facility, training with him, learning a lot from him — I see myself as a big physical receiver, and that's what he is," said Latimer, who turns 22 on Oct. 10. "I tried to watch what he did, how he worked out to become one of the best receivers. I tried to add that to my game. The little things. I feel like I did a good job of that. There's still a long way to go." Farmer: Denver Broncos' record-setting Peyton Manning is as focused as ever

By Sam Farmer Los Angeles Times August 10, 2014

Peyton Manning has a different way of looking at the Pro Football Hall of Fame these days.

"I used to watch the Hall of Fame [ceremonies] and I could remember I'd always call my dad," the Denver quarterback said this week, standing with a reporter beside a Broncos practice field. "I'd say, 'Dad, give me a breakdown on Claude Humphrey.' Those were the guys going in. And now, heck, I can give a breakdown, because I played against them. I played against [Derrick] Brooks. I played against Andre Reed toward the end. I know [Warren] Sapp and these guys going in."

Even closer to home for Manning, 38, is that Marvin Harrison was eligible for induction this year, and Edgerrin James will be eligible next year. Manning, Harrison and James formed the "Lethal Weapon 3" trio for the Indianapolis Colts a decade ago.

But Manning has shown few signs of age. He is coming off his NFL-record fifth most-valuable-player award, and no one else has more than three. Despite the bitter disappointment of a blowout loss to the Seattle Seahawks in the Super Bowl, Manning collected a slew of NFL individual single-season records, among them 55 touchdown passes, 5,477 yards passing and nine four-touchdown passing games; and the Broncos set NFL team records with 606 points, 76 touchdowns, and five players with at least 10 touchdowns.

It all prompts the question: In a strange way, did Manning actually benefit from the neck injury that kept him out of football in 2011 and ended his spectacular run in Indianapolis?

"I go back and forth on that," he said. "My initial reaction is I wish it never would have happened, because then I never would have missed a season playing football. It was just a bad year of football, 2-14, and you couldn't be out there. It was a helpless feeling when you can't be out there with your team, and you're watching your buddies — guys like [Jeff] Saturday and Dallas Clark out there, guys who were used to winning so many games — and you couldn't help.

"I think it's strange to hear myself say, 'Boy, I'm glad I had four neck surgeries and missed a season.' I don't think I can say that and really mean it. I guess what I can say is I'm pleased I was able to persevere through the situation. I'd never been through anything like that before. I'd had injuries before and I'd gotten through that. But until you really have something like that, you kind of say, 'Boy, can you dig yourself out of that? Can you grind your way through it?' Grind is the word."

Manning said he has made a concerted effort to break from the past, in that he no longer measures himself against the version who played for the Colts.

"I'm a different player," he said. "Mentally, what has helped me is I have stopped comparing myself to before I was injured. My baseline now is 2012 Denver, in this second chapter. That has helped me mentally, it's given me great physical comparisons. And I'm physically stronger than I was in 2012."

That's particularly noticeable in his arms, which are more defined now than earlier in his career, something his teammates and coaches have noticed. (He recently needled Coach John Fox with "Foxie, are you saying I was fat before?") And many informed observers say his passes have a little more zip to them this off-season. He's never going to be a quarterback who can drill a ball through drywall.

"When we first got him, people kept talking about [diminished] arm strength," Fox said. "The guy's never had a strong arm relative to other players. But I always relate it to timing. It's when you put the ball out, rather than how fast you get it there. To be a great pitcher, it's not always about the heat you throw. … It's like Joe Montana. He didn't have the strong arm and all that stuff. But he was able to do it under pressure, and the accuracy and timing of his throws were tremendous."

John Madden, the Hall of Fame coach and retired broadcaster, said people often overlook Manning's "hidden quickness."

"A guy like Peyton who's very studious and knows where everyone is on every play, and works so hard, has a quickness," Madden said. "There's a thing where from the time he sees something until the time the ball leaves his hand, there's a quickness. Some guys might need a little longer to see it, then a little longer to do something about it. So you think as a guy gets older, you think that he loses his quickness.

"I think as Peyton gets older, he gains his quickness. He's quicker than he was six or seven years ago. Maybe not his feet, maybe he's a half-step slower; he was never that fast anyway. But he makes up for it with that quickness that tells you that's-where-I-want-to-go — boom."

Former NFL quarterback Trent Dilfer, now an ESPN analyst, has studied Manning's practice habits extensively, and uses that information in his side job working with young quarterbacks. "I've stolen a lot of how Peyton prepares in all my grass-roots training," Dilfer said. "Because almost everything he does, he creates a game-like environment. He doesn't drop back and throw a square out. He drops back and has to kind of move to his right because the left guard got pushed back, and then throws a square out.

"Everybody thinks Peyton's a robot. I bet he's got a lot of left brain in him. I think he's highly creative. I think he probably has an incredible imagination, and he creates these scenarios in his head, and he can paint these pictures in his mind's eye, and then practice them.

"Even the B-roll we have at ESPN that shows him at training camp, it always shows him moving the ball to his left shoulder, taking a hard step to his left, shuffling around somebody or ducking. He's never just taking a normal, what I call driving- range rep."

Manning can't stand wasting time, and he demands efficiency of the people around him. He's famous for his exacting standards.

"Peyton to me is just relentless," said his older brother, Cooper. "I'm his brother, and I'm constantly finding when I'm with him how content I am with whatever it is, and how unsatisfied he is with whatever it is.

"I just don't think he ever thinks the task is fully accomplished, the mission is never accomplished. It's like, if you go 10 for 10 from the free-throw line, he's got to find something he doesn't like about one of those shots. 'No, that one rattled in.' You're constantly critiquing whatever it is, but even critiquing perfection. That's why he is, I think, the greatest quarterback to ever play.

"I think he probably wears himself out. The drive and desire to keep improving never ends."

That attitude is infectious around team headquarters.

"That's what makes what he does so precise and so good, because he knows exactly what's going on all the time," said Adam Gase, Broncos offensive coordinator. "What we try to do as an offensive staff is help ease the pressure off of him as far as, he doesn't have to do everything. This is our third year around him, so we ask the questions he used to ask us. So we can say, 'Hey, if he asks us this, what's our answer?' And we constantly do that. It's made all of us better."

Sometimes, though, that relentless pursuit of perfection can reach comical proportions off the field.

"I notice it in fun-loving, easy situations," Cooper said. "We don't argue about anything. It's 'That steak was great last night.' He says, 'Well, it could have been a little bit bigger.' Or, 'Man, that's a good drink.' It's 'Maybe not quite enough ice.' … He's hard to impress."

Apprised of his brother's assessment, Manning wanted to refute it … but couldn't.

"I guess I'd like to disagree with Cooper on that," he said. "I probably don't have enough facts to back up my case. He probably has more.

"I think you owe it to the guys that you're playing with to be out here practicing and studying like you were when you were 22 years old, trying to earn the starting job as a rookie quarterback with the Colts and trying to establish yourself as a quarterback in the NFL. I think if you ever stop doing that … I guess that's my fear."

How much longer will Manning play? Depends on whom you ask. He's in the third season of the five-year, $96-million deal he signed in 2012.

"Our strength coach, Luke Richesson, I feel like he's really set out a good plan for me," Manning said. "He kind of jokes that he has this five-year plan for me. I say, 'No, I'm on the 2014 plan. Let's hone in on that.'"

Regardless, his head coach said he can't bring himself to imagine Manning ever retiring.

"I don't know that he can," Fox said. "He won't coach — I can see him doing what John [Elway is] doing — but I can't see him getting away from it. I just don't see him walking away from football."

Cooper Manning is with Fox on that, even as those contemporaries of his younger brother are enshrined in Canton, Ohio.

"Peyton loves this so much," he said. "A lot of veterans, they don't get tired of the games. They get tired of all the meetings and the monotonous, repetitive stuff over and over. 'I can't go to another meeting.' For Peyton, he eats up that stuff. It's like Christmas morning."

Elway can relate. The legendary Broncos quarterback, now the club's top football executive, said he has been in Manning's cleats and understands that feeling of nothing ever being quite right.

"Nothing's good enough," Elway said. "I think that comes once you start realizing that life's going to slow down a little bit and you start smelling the roses and it's OK to say, 'You know what, this is very nice.' He won't allow himself to do it now while he's still playing.

"He's not ready to smell any roses." Inside the Manning Passing Academy: The Daily News spends four days with Peyton, Eli, Archie and team at now famous Louisiana camp

By Kevin Armstrong New York Daily News July 19, 2014

THIBODAUX, La. — Ninety-five in the shade down on the banks of Bayou Lafourche and Archie Manning, sire of two Super Bowl champions, looks across the Nicholls State University football field that bears his surname to witness what he’s created.

To his right, middle son Peyton, the five-time Most Valuable Player of the NFL, pushes a group of 12 campers paying $585 to be put through the Manning Passing Academy paces, minding their throwing forms and footwork, critiquing technique. One student, unprompted, yells, “Omaha! Omaha!” and waves his hands before taking a three-step drop to spin a spiral 10 yards to a target. Peyton shakes his head. To his mimics, Manning’s hand jive is jazz.

In the opposite end zone, Florida State’s Jameis Winston, the reigning Heisman Trophy winner, leads 13 beanpole teenagers through Saigon squats, sings “The Hokey Pokey” while stretching and tells his Seminoles to keep their eyes up, to “look at all the pretty girls in the stands.” He is one of 40 college quarterbacks invited to learn from the Mannings and teach aspirants at camp. Winston is also a controversial figure — he was accused of sexual assault by a female FSU student in 2012; although no charges were filed, a federal investigation persists over the school’s handling of the case. Here at the academy, he is a member of the yeomanry. He shags errant throws — chasing one ball up a watchtower — and arranges a garbage can in the back corner to serve as a target for lobs.

“That’s the price we gotta pay because we quarterbacks, baby!” Winston says. “We get all the women, all the love, all the fun. We touch the ball every play. Us and the center. Every damn play. Don’t ya’ll love it?”

The kids do, and so does the tan-faced, white-haired man emerging from the mouth of a tunnel in the cement stands. The unannounced visitor is wearing a Brookline (Mass.) Police baseball cap and aviator sunglasses. Archie, sitting comfortably in his golf cart, reaches for the black walking cane he uses in recovering from recent knee surgery, the scab still visible over the scar on his left knee. He recognizes the face and accompanying voice as the man approaches. It is Robert Kraft, owner of the Patriots, long-time nemesis of Peyton, two-time victim of Eli’s Super Bowl throws, and his son, Jonathan, dressed casually with a white towel around his neck, black sandals on his feet and iPad in hand. Robert flew in the previous night on July 9 from Sun Valley, Idaho, where he attended the Allen & Company Conference — a gathering of the world’s wealthiest businessmen — to observe grandson Harry’s fourth trip to the world’s richest quarterback get- together.

“You’ve created a tremendous franchise,” Kraft says.

“Why thank you,” Archie says.

“It’s a hundred degrees out here and these kids can throw all day, work out all day. They want the purity of the game,” Peyton says. “Glad to do it. Glad to do it.”

Archie offers one lament.

“I can’t get the kids to nap,” Archie says.

Hard to blame them. What Archie started in 1996 as a regional camp in New Orleans for 180 Louisiana quarterbacks on a baseball outfield lined for football has grown into a destination event 60 miles west in a 14,000-person town outsiders regularly mispronounce (it’s Tih-buh-DO).

Archie and sons — Cooper, Peyton, Eli — orchestrate the activities with a staff, divvying up responsibilities while working out 1,200 campers who span the globe, hailing from towns as close as Cleveland, Miss., and far away as Oulu, Finland. An economic impact study found that the camp brings $1.8 million into the surrounding communities, and the alumni list includes Andrew Luck, the quarterback who replaced Peyton in Indianapolis, and Russell Wilson, the Seahawk who beat Peyton in February’s Super Bowl.

It was the place where 49ers coach first caught wind of Colin Kaepernick, and was a brief stop on ’s 2013 Dehydration Tour as he came, worked out and went missing. Manziel was dismissed for disappearing. Depending on the college message board one peruses, he was either dehydrated and his phone died or he enjoyed a mini-Mardi Gras round trip to New Orleans one night. It was the camp’s first public blip in 19 years, but it was also taken care of swiftly. Peyton’s work ethic remains the business model.

“Now, if you screw up, out the gate you go,” says Buddy Teevens, the Dartmouth head coach who has run the camp’s personnel since its inception. “(Manziel) just didn’t show up and do his work. Where was he? I have no idea. He wasn’t answering phone calls or anything else. I’m responsible for him. I check with his roommate, ‘Where is he?’ Didn’t know. ‘Was he in the room?’ No. I called his mom.” It is a well-oiled operation, wakeup at 6:30 a.m. and lights out at 11 p.m. for campers. The brothers return to their college identities, Peyton steering a golf cart with a label that reads “Vol” on the front while Eli scoots by with “Rebel” on his wheels. Peyton focuses on a million particulars; Eli leads kids into layout catches that land them in mud. The balance is attractive, both to parents and corporations. Disney once expressed interest in purchasing the camp, keeping the name and uprooting it from an area best known for alligators and lightning storms, swamp tours and sugar plantations, to expansive confines in Orlando, Fla., according to Archie. Peyton, forever protective of the brand, put his foot down and Archie agreed. Their staying power was steadiest in a way they knew best, catering to the heart of Cajun country with fundamentals in the last days together before Eli and Peyton depart Dixie for training camps in Englewood, Colo., and East Rutherford.

“We’ve had people through the years who seem to have suggestions about how we ought to change,” Archie says. “We’ve always had a simple saying that came from Peyton. ‘It’s an effin’ football camp.’ That’s kind of our theme.”

Fathers and sons is another. Kraft came for just one session, then set off for a return to Sun Valley. Before he left, though, he observed his grandson, and sat with Archie. Manning called over a 10-year-old throwing on the sideline before Kraft left.

“Someone I want to introduce you to,” Archie says. “This is Archie Manning.”

“Pleasure to meet you,” Kraft replies to the boy.

Little Arch is the son of Archie’s oldest son, Cooper. He wears thick-frame black sports glasses and took orders from his father to throw in front of Kraft. An older tight end runs a wheel route, and Little Arch drops back. He unleashes a 15-yard pass in prime form and the receiver catches it. Kraft’s jaw drops. “Oh, boy,” he says.

* * *

AJ McCarron, just-married husband of a bikini model but quarterback of the national champion Alabama Crimson Tide at the time, left all comforts behind and packed his bedding, pillow, toiletries and football cleats into his truck one Thursday morning in mid-July 2012. He was heading 200 miles west to the camp as one the of the college game’s most accurate passers, and followed David Morris, a quarterback development coach from McCarron’s hometown of Mobile, Ala., by truck. It was in the Crescent City that McCarron got his signals crossed passing the Superdome, and lost Morris at the exit to Interstate 10. An 18-wheeler blocked McCarron’s view, and Morris pulled off the ramp.

“I was like, ‘F---!’” McCarron says. Morris phoned McCarron to offer one more pointer about Manning camp.

“Hey, jackass,” Morris said. “We better not be late.”

McCarron made it in time, and “Mr. Archie,” as McCarron refers to him, takes a shine to punctual pupils. Still, being early is but a part of the whirlwind weekend. Peyton pushes the tempo at all turns. At any given moment, there are between one and 1,200 balls in the air on campus. There are 40 fields dotted by quarterbacks, receivers, running backs and tight ends. No idiot kickers. No linebackers. No helmets. No pads. The spread offense is prevalent, as are zone reads and pistols. The weapon of choice is the arm, complemented by the mind. Snap counts are recited and cadences deepened. The legs are stretched and strengthened, too, emphasis placed on finishing each throw, from release point to follow- through. To get loose, they high step, then crawl on all fours as “Get Out of Your Mind!” blasts from the speakers on the first evening inside Guidry Stadium.

“It’s great,” says Rocco English, the father of a camper. “They can’t even make it to the sideline to puke.”

For 96 hours, Thibodaux plays host to Bikram football in the thick humidity. Bucket hats and sunscreen tubes offer protection from the sun; survival in the pocket is a leading topic of discussion.

On the first afternoon, while the campers check in, Peyton and Eli break down the college counselors. Winston, Oregon’s Marcus Mariota, USC’s Cody Kessler and 37 other Alpha males watch Peyton get down on one knee and feed them bad snaps. He throws over their heads — déjà vu of the opening play in February’s Super Bowl loss — rolls balls on the ground and then orders the players to recover and release.

He screams, “Get out! Get out now!” to wideouts stationed at various points on the turf, yells, “Ya’ll flash when I tell you to flash.” He throws over the top and underneath, insisting on flat routes, no drifts. Intensity trickles down.

“I couldn’t break five seconds in the 40-yard dash if you pushed me out of a window,” says Jeff Hawkins, a camp director. “I’m running faster now than I was as an athlete because Peyton’s telling me to. I’m hearing ‘Omaha’ in the back of my mind.”

Eli, the most successful former camper, loses the low-key front, too. He is animated, shouting similar instructions and throwing deep on the run to the likes of the LSU wide receiving corps and its latest blond-streaked alumnus, Odell Beckham, the Giants’ first-round pick. Eli rolls left, then right, and orders his charges to do the same. It is a humbling breaking-in process for some. Several catch their breath. Winston is the only one wearing a golden chain around his neck, dressed in Seminole garnet and gold. He is accurate, displaying improved touch and increased power generated from his hips and legs in offseason workouts. He makes known the reason for his attendance.

“I’m trying to be like Peyton,” Winston says. “I don’t know about ya’ll.”

The Mannings know the Heisman winner, but there are a number of players who come through without leaving a definitive impression. The selection process is not tied to recruiting rankings, and Kaepernick, even as a quarterback at Nevada-Reno, needed a letter of recommendation from coach Chris Ault to gain access as a counselor. Manziel attended the camp as a high school player, but the Mannings couldn’t recall him before others reminded them he was an attendee. Russell Wilson paid his way as a sophomore in high school, and then ran into Peyton in the Broncos’ locker room while taking a pre-draft visit to Denver in 2012. Manning tried to place the face.

“He said, ‘Have I seen you before somewhere? I think I’ve seen you — I’ve seen you before. Where do I know you?’ ” Wilson says. “I was like, ‘You actually coached me in the Manning Passing Academy.’ I love him to death. He’s a great person first of all, and obviously a great football player.”

Florida quarterback Jeff Driskel experienced a similar situation this year. Archie, a guardian of the college game, cold calls quarterbacks recommended to him and learned that Driskel might be interested “in this little camp we put on down here,” as Archie recalls. Driskel informed him that he had been a camper.

“Oh, yeah, I knew that,” Archie says. “Actually, no, I didn’t.”

Few were more excited to hear Archie’s voice on the other end of the phone than Baylor’s . He was in line at Torchy’s, a taco joint just off campus in Waco, Tex., when the phone rang with a 504 area code on the screen. He did not recognize the phone number, but picked up anyway. Archie introduced himself; Petty giggled.

“It’s like hearing from your grammar school crush,” Petty says. “I held the phone away from my ear and just said, ‘Oh my God.’ I forgot everything else that he said. That’s probably why I forgot to bring towels and sheets for my bed. So awesome.”

Archie doesn’t ask his boys to do anything until they arrive, but Peyton punches in for duty immediately. During a press conference on the second morning, a representative of Nicholls State stood at the front of the room and acknowledged the 10 years the camp has been on the site. He spoke quickly, awarded the family a plaque of gratitude and declared the occasion “Manning Day.” Twenty college players were sitting in the back of the room, awaiting interviews with reporters, their conversation growing louder. Peyton was perturbed and whispered to media liaison Greg Blackwell. Blackwell requested the quarterbacks quiet down. They did, but a minute later the noise level rose again. Peyton, his face turning red beneath his orange Tennessee visor, slipped out of the camera shot and walked quickly toward the back.

“Ya’ll need to stop,” Peyton said. “Just stop.”

There was complete silence then, but the boys were also able to cut loose each night. Thursday brought them all to The Foundry, a popular sports bar with Manziel highlights, Masahiro Tanaka injury updates and a 7-on-7 football tournament looping endlessly on television screens. Peyton and Eli drained Bud Lights, Peyton holding his bottle in a navy blue Koozie. They caught up with old friends while the college counselors made their way two blocks over to mingle with co-eds afterward at a cash-only dive bar named Rox’s. Security guards hired by the camp — one of them from a SWAT team in Boston — hung back, keeping a watchful eye on the Mannings and the future millionaires at both places. Signs posted by the owner greeted all who entered with a rule.

No Pictures Allowed!!!!

No!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

No pictures!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

No cameras!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

None!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

* * *

Antto Toivio, 14, typically lets the leather fly for the Northern Lights in a 9-on-9 league back home in Oulu, Finland, this time of year, but he was assigned the designation of “Young QB 47” at the Manning Passing Academy last week. It was his second visit, hopping planes with his father, Tuukka, an anesthesiologist, first from their hometown to Helsinki, then to Chicago and finally New Orleans.

In all, they spent 13 hours in the air, another hour by car. They researched the camp following a recommendation from coach Scott Preston, an American living abroad in their town. Stacey Thomas, a strong safety from New Orleans, played in Oulu, too. He directed them to the Mannings’ midsummer camp. Intent on playing football in America, Toivio believed the camp was his best path.

“We’ve kind of gone international,” Peyton says. “Never saw it getting to this point.”

Campers come from far afield, but the roots of the family’s tree run deep in Louisiana soil. Two miles from their historic home in the Garden District of New Orleans, the Mannings first teamed with Teevens, then the Tulane head coach, in the outfield of the baseball stadium. The format was, in part, cribbed from the Bowden family. Peyton attended that camp while in high school, throwing at Samford University in Birmingham, Ala., when Terry Bowden was coach there. Peyton brought the idea back to Archie, and , then at Florida State, mentioned during his recruitment of Peyton that it was a guaranteed four days with his sons that Bowden relished. Bowden endorsed the Mannings starting something similar.

Archie, disgusted with the lack of throwing in Louisiana prep leagues and tired of reading box scores where the number of passing attempts totaled six or so per game, acted on the advice, wanting quarterbacks to learn how to organize receivers in the offseason and run routes. Trouble was, he later outgrew Tulane, so he took the camp, with Teevens, his sons and others in tow, to Southeastern Louisiana State in Hammond, La. Things went smoothly until Archie ran out of grass.

“I was busing kids to a softball complex and that drove me crazy,” Archie says. “Kids had to get on a bus and the bus would break down.”

Enter Thibodaux. Archie and the Saints practiced in town during training camp in 1975, and the residents’ warmth stayed with him. He liked the stadium, and then eyed the old sugar cane fields out back. It was a wide-open space, perfect for long routes and plenty of opportunity to grow. He brought his brood into Cajun country, helped finance the transformation of the stadium’s surface to Fieldturf and purchased T-shirts emblazoned with “We Like Sweat” on the back for staff members. There were rooms for out-of-towners in the dormitories and at the Carmel Inn, a converted convent down the road from campus. There was an actual Focus St. and a no-frills feel. Campers came, and the organizers allowed the camp to grow incrementally. They flirted with 1,200 players for some time before settling on that number. The university gave them support, too, marking the fields with lines and affording ample space to teach.

“They are miracle workers with mechanics,” says Edward Dougherty, a border patrol agent from Donna, Tex., whose son, Luis, attended this year for the third time.

In an era of quarterback whisperers and carnival barkers shouting about their sure- shot systems, the Mannings issue no such guarantees of success for those who come to the camp.

While nine quarterbacks slotted to start for their NFL teams this season have made a stop at the academy, Hawkins, minder of the numbers, estimates that 10% of the campers will go on to play . The most frequent attendees are eighth- graders; the fewest are rising seniors, a result of natural attrition as players decide their future routes. The camp does not advertise, but welcomes all on a first-come, first-served basis and fills up to capacity by January each year. Campers read all about camp on the website, and applications make their way to the email inbox of Hawkins in Eugene, Ore.

Hawkins moonlights as the logistics man for the camp while working full-time as the director of football operations at Oregon. A room on the second floor of his house doubles as the only official workspace for the camp, but he’s been with the Mannings from the start, having worked under Teevens at Tulane 19 years ago. They are all linked together by the Mannings and their loyalty to Louisiana.

“I don’t eat crawfish or oysters anywhere but here,” Peyton says. “I’m pretty biased. Hard to get those things in any other state.”

The pulse of the camp is best taken from the arms of players such as Jacob Massien, a 15-year-old from Sulfur, Miss., and Will Brown, a 16-year-old from Hot Springs, Ark. Both met the mud on Field 11 last Saturday, diving for balls that Eli aired out, leading them into a sloppy puddle left over from a rainstorm. Both were caked in dirt and matted with burnt grass. Massien punched the ground and it caved a little after he missed his catch. Brown defended a pass thrown by Peyton and caught a deep ball tossed by Eli.

“Once-in-a-lifetime chance for someone my size to catch an Eli Manning pass,” Brown says. “I tried to intercept Peyton, but missed. That would have been my highlight of the week. So close.”

Teevens and staff are tasked with accommodating it all. He sweats the rain each year, knowing the contingency plans required to transfer players to dormitories or classrooms when the fields are unusable and lightning bolts charge the sky. In 2012, it rained so hard overnight that the fields were flooded when he woke up. Ants driven up from the soil dotted the puddles. He called Brandie Toups, an administrator on campus, and had forklifts move cement stanchions in the parking lots. Dumpsters were relocated and cars towed. By the time campers awoke, the parking lots were cleared for drills.

There may come a day when new surfaces will be required. The backfields are tended to and prepared for camp months in advance. In the weeks leading up to the opening session, golfers are restricted from putting on the grass, and no soccer games are played, either. Grounds crew members groom the pasture to the Mannings’ liking, but there is one problem lying beneath it all. The oak trees that offer some shade also have roots that continue to grow, limiting space in the center.

“Shame on them,” Toups says.

* * * Clouds gathered overhead as campers readied to disperse at the close of the academy last week. It was Sunday at 8 a.m., and Mariota, the Heisman hopeful from Oregon, sat in the back pew of the St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Center, next to Sean Mannion, the quarterback for Oregon State and winner of the academy’s accuracy contest. Enemy combatants in their rival schools’ “Civil War” come November, they bowed their heads and raised their hands up high while the priest, wearing green vestments for Ordinary Time in the church calendar, discussed “ever-greater victories.”

Across the street, Archie Manning sat in on a non-denominational service. He invited Petty to offer a testimonial. The Baylor quarterback talked about grace and guilt, conviction and condemnation. He addressed feelings of hitting rock bottom and backing up Robert Griffin III. He noted addressing God before each play when the huddle breaks.

“All right, God, here we go now,” Petty says. “I need a spectacular ball.”

Prayers said, players spread across campus for final 7-on-7 sessions, heaving Hail Marys and taking the Lord’s name in vain. They counted “One Mississippi, two Mississippi, three Mississippi” before rushing the quarterback and then leaving Louisiana. Campers bid the bayou adieu; coaches talked about next year’s 20th reunion.

“We’ll be here,” Archie says.

The beginning of the reunion had kicked off a day before the camp began, Eli and Peyton arriving back home in New Orleans to shoot a new DirecTV commercial and enjoy a family dinner at Mosca’s, an Italian restaurant a half-hour’s drive from the house. Now, there were two daughters for Eli to fly back to and another night in New Orleans for Peyton before heading out to Colorado and his 17th season in the NFL. Having served their father well under the southern sun, they departed Dixie once more.

“There’s no Thanksgiving togetherness for us,” Archie says. “This is goodbye for football season.”

Manning's Foundation Donates $1 Million

By Gray Caldwell DenverBroncos.com May 28, 2014

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- This offseason, Peyton Manning has donated plenty of his time.

He has spoken at events ranging from the annual Boy Scouts of America sports breakfast to the John Lynch Foundation's Salute the Stars awards luncheon and the University of Virginia's commencement ceremony. He has even thrown passes to elementary school students on surprise visits.

On Wednesday, his PeyBack Foundation donated $1 million.

The funds will be distributed to 153 youth-based organizations in Colorado, Indiana, Louisiana and Tennessee -- the four states Manning has called home.

“The mission and work of the PeyBack Foundation is something we are very passionate about and to be able to continue our growth through increased giving is very rewarding," Manning said in a statement. "This year, we are fortunate to be able to provide our largest donation total of $1 million to youth based community organizations."

Manning is the president of the foundation, which he established in 1999 to promote the future success of disadvantaged youth by assisting programs that provide leadership growth and opportunities for children at risk.

Every year, the public, non-profit corporation distributes funds to agencies and organizations actively advancing the welfare of disadvantaged children. Those organizations complete grant applications to be considered, and they are carefully considered based on each individual agency's unique merits, goals and mission. This year the foundation received 604 applications.

The $1 million allocated to this year's recipients will be divided by state -- $630,000 goes to 81 charities in Colorado, $175,000 to 32 organizations in Tennessee, $120,000 to 23 organizations in Louisiana and $75,000 to Indiana organizations.

Four of the Colorado organizations -- A Precious Child, GreenLeaf, Environmental Learning For Kids and The Colorado "I Have A Dream" Foundation -- benefitting from the foundation's donations will be at Dove Valley for a check presentation after Wednesday's practice.

"With this donation, now collectively throughout the years, we have awarded over $5.6 million in grants to 995 youth organizations in Colorado, Tennessee, Louisiana and Indiana," Manning said. Broncos’PeytonManningvisitsDerekJeteratYankee Stadium

ByNickiJhabvala TheDenverPost May5,2014 PeytonManningmaybeafivetimeNFLMVP,buthehasnoproblemadmittinghe’safanofothers— eventhoseindifferentsportsinopposingcities.

TheBroncosquarterbackwasintheBronxonSundaytovisithisfriendandYankeesshortstopDerek Jeter,39,whoissettoretireafterthisseason.

“IcametoseeDerekplay,”ManningtoldESPN.com.“DerekandIhavebeenfriends—he’sacouple yearsolderthanme,butwe’vebeenprettymuchprofessionalsatthesametime.SoIwantedtopaymy respectsandseehimplayforthelasttime.”

Manningandhisbrother,Eli,thequarterbackfortheNewYorkGiants,weretobeJeter’sguestsinhis suitefortheYankeesRaysgame.

“It’stheonlytimeI’mgonnagettoNewYorkbeforeourseasonstarts,andthey’renotcomingoutto the[Colorado]Rockiesthisyear,”Manningsaid.“Iwantedtosee[Jeter]playinperson,andgetagood pictureformyscrapbook.”

Manning,38,saidhespoketoJeteraboutretirement,butinspeakingtoESPN.com,admittedthathe mayhaveahardtimedecidingwhentocallitquits.

“IhopeIknowwhentherighttimeis,”Manningsaid.“IknowitwasaharddecisionforDerek,Iknow it’llbehardforme.ButIcantellhe’satpeacewithitandhe’senjoyingthisseason.”

“Derek’sbeentoanumberofColtsgamesthroughtheyears,”Manningsaid,“andhe’sgotanopen invitetotheBroncosgamesthisfallaftertheYankeesfinishtheirseason.”

Broncos LB Brandon Marshall living Super Bowl dream of grandfather

By Thomas George The Denver Post January 29, 2014

NEWARK, N.J. — This Brandon Marshall is not that Brandon Marshall.

Oh, he gets it. The confusion comes in quirky ways. He gazed at the glut of reporters crammed into Super Bowl media day Tuesday at the Prudential Center and realized if he were that Brandon Marshall, he would be swamped.

But that Brandon Marshall — the Broncos receiver from 2006-09 — is now a Chicago Bear.

This Brandon Marshall was drafted by Jacksonville in 2012, played in five games, was cut three times, was signed by the Broncos last September, rode the practice squad for 15 games, made the Broncos' active roster on Christmas Eve and now is on special teams and is a reserve linebacker who will play in Super Bowl XLVIII.

That Brandon Marshall has played eight NFL seasons and in 123 NFL games. This Brandon Marshall has played two NFL seasons and in eight NFL games. That Brandon Marshall is a five-time Pro Bowl player. This Brandon Marshall has six career tackles. That Brandon Marshall can be as flamboyant and raucous as any NFL player you will find. This Brandon Marshall speaks as softly as a lullaby.

This Brandon Marshall is in the Super Bowl. Everyone knows his name, but few know him at all.

He is the kind of player, the type of person who brings texture to the Super Bowl, who makes it real and makes it full of wonder. This colossal game has a way of finding the anonymous and making them distinctive. It can thrust the humble into focus.

What's in a name?

"Coming up, nearly everybody here was a star on their college teams," said Marshall, who was that at the University of Nevada. "But sometimes you can go from being the big fish in a small pond to being the small fish in a big pond. Sometimes you get here and it seems like your NFL career is instantly hanging in the balance. I kept fighting. I'm one of those guys where one team's trash became another team's treasure." He received tweets in September when Denver signed him that read: "You back with the Broncos? On the practice squad!"

And: "Glad you are back!"

Even now, he gets them: "Great catch, Brandon! You were great this week!"

A Broncos fan mailed him a photo of that Brandon Marshall and wanted him to sign it and send it back.

"At the airport sometimes," said Marshall, "I show the security my I.D., and they yell, 'You're Brandon Marshall!' "

Yes he is. This one. Not that one.

He is 24. He grew up in Las Vegas the youngest of three children. He arrived in Denver last September ready to work. His teammates noticed. His coaches noticed. And when linebacker Von Miller was lost due to a torn ACL against Houston in the 15th game of the regular season, the Broncos rewarded Marshall.

It sent a resounding message to the player, and to the team.

"He was executing in practice, turning heads, working hard and studying hard," Broncos linebacker Danny Trevathan said. "We all knew as his teammates that he was a player. But sometimes in this league, players don't get what they deserve. He deserved that. It's a great feeling for the guys around him to see that he got what he deserved. That makes every player believe more in what is being preached and in the team and even in the franchise. He deserves it all."

A roster spot. A special-teams nod. The backup at "Will" linebacker to Trevathan.

"Great kid," Broncos coach John Fox said of Marshall. "He's going to be a really good young player for us."

Marshall's grandfather had a dream.

"A couple of weeks before I was cut in Jacksonville last August, my grandfather called me and said he had this dream," Marshall said of "Little" Roy Williams, 86, who lives in Las Vegas. "He said he woke up at 2 in the morning after having a dream that I was playing in the Super Bowl. He was so excited. I was thinking it was a nice thought, but we were a building team in Jacksonville that was far from that goal. And now, less than five months later, I'm a Bronco really here in the Super Bowl.

"Everything has happened the way it was supposed to," Marshall said. "God has a plan for me. It's the right time. Right now." Smith, McCray earn second chances

By Jeff Legwold ESPN.com August 10, 2014

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. – They were a part of the Denver Broncos’ rookie class last season, but Quanterus Smith and Lerentee McCray didn't get to run in the offense, as Montee Ball did, or start on defense, as Sylvester Williams did. Smith and McCray were relegated to interested bystander status as the team went about the business of a Super Bowl trip, spending the season on injured reserve.

But the Broncos believed time would heal the two, and in a defensive makeover where Smith and McCray aren’t often listed as two of the “new" faces, they have each shown they’ll make some impact in the defense as the Broncos try to add a little production on that side of the ball.

“You hope so," McCray said. “I just know it feels great to be out there, try to show what I can do."

Smith tore an ACL in the 11th game of his senior season at Western Kentucky. He was leading the nation in sacks at the time with 12.5, including three sacks against an Alabama offensive line that was stocked with NFL draft picks.

The Broncos saw enough to take him with the first of their fifth-round picks in the 2013 draft, and even as Smith kept saying he would “be full go" by the time the 2013 regular season rolled around, the Broncos weren’t convinced. After watching Smith work through training camp and the preseason last year, the place him on injured reserve when they cut the roster to 53 players.

“He just needed more time," said Broncos executive vice president of football operations/general manager John Elway. “You could kind of see that as he went through camp and as we’ve gone through offseason, you can see it helped him."

For his part McCray, who had been signed as an undrafted rookie following the 2013 draft, was on track to make the roster and keep a decade-long streak of at least one undrafted rookie advancing past the final cut. Then he suffered a season- ending ankle injury in the preseason finale against the Arizona Cardinals.

“Not being out there last year, it just hurt me," McCray said. “So I bring that energy and that attitude and that emotion out there to the field when I go play.”

And while Elway’s high-profile maneuvers to repair the team’s defense – signing DeMarcus Ware, Aqib Talib and T.J. Ward in free agency – have led most any discussion about the team’s makeover on that side of the ball. The Broncos also want, and need, some of the other “additions" to work out as well.

Those include the five starters who finished the season on injured reserve in 2013, players such as cornerback Chris Harris Jr., defensive end Derek Wolfe and linebacker Von Miller, as well as fit-and-play players such as Smith and McCray.

Smith, who has spent training camp as Ware’s backup, played 31 plays against the Seahawks on Thursday and consistently forced the issue in the pass rush. McCray, who has played with the starting defense at strong-side linebacker as Miller continues to work back from ACL surgery, finished out with 32 plays in the preseason opener.

McCray had a tackle for loss against the Seahawks.

“It felt good to be out there," Smith said. “ … I just want to keep building on it, learn from DeMarcus and produce whenever they put me out there."

McCray has similar motivation.

“I’ve just grown as a better player, just a better football player overall — special teams to defense, anything I’m asked to do," McCray said. “I have an understanding of what I have to do to get my job done and all I have to do is go out there and get it done. Not being out last year, it just hurt me. So I bring that energy and that attitude and that emotion out there to the field when I go play.” Miller reshapes physique and image in 2014

By Arnie Stapleton The Denver Post July 26, 2014

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Von Miller wants to forget about last season, not just the way it began with a drug suspension and ended with a torn ACL but also how he experimented with packing on too much muscle.

He's dropped at least 25 pounds, saying, "a Ferrari isn't built to carry luggage to and from the airport."

"You just want to be light, streamlined and that's just what I'm trying to get to," said Miller, who's back in the 240s like he was when he collected 30 sacks in his first two NFL seasons before slipping to five in nine games last year.

"I figured out when I was 280 pounds, 275 pounds, (offensive linemen) are still going to hold you," Miller said. "So, I might as well be at a weight where I'm comfortable."

Miller spent his offseason rehabbing both his surgically repaired right knee and his reputation.

He calls his new physique and image byproducts of his desire to put last season in the rearview and regain his status as one of the league's best players.

"I think it just made me a better person," Miller said of his rough 2013 season. "Adversity reveals character and I think all the stuff that happened, I handled it well and I'm in a blessed situation to be where I'm at today."

Miller handed out eyeglasses to underprivileged kids through his Von's Vision foundation this offseason and spent endless hours at the team's Dove Valley complex, where those pounds he packed on a year ago melted away.

Although the added muscle in his upper body benefited his bull rush, it also appeared to bog him down, stealing that athletic dip that made him so special coming out of Texas A&M as the second overall draft pick in 2011.

That extra weight might even have played a role when his right knee buckled in a game at Houston in December, relegating him to the sideline at the Super Bowl. Miller said the weight loss will help him play as he did in 2012, when he set a franchise record with 18½ sacks.

"I feel good where I'm at," he said.

And even better about who's with him: former Cowboys star pass-rusher DeMarcus Ware, whom Miller patterned his game after while growing up in Dallas.

"Those two guys if they're healthy, there's two beasts coming off the edge that are tough to deal with," general manager John Elway said.

One thing that made Ware so attractive to the Broncos was the notion he could be the kind of positive influence on Miller that Elvis Dumervil was before bolting to Baltimore last year.

"He's definitely a mentor and I definitely appreciate having him," Miller said.

Miller won't be lining up with Ware in team drills for a few weeks because he's limited right now to individual workouts and 7-on-7s.

Still, Miller consistently beats the rest of the linebackers in post-practice conditioning runs.

Working hard and staying out of the news this offseason has endeared him to his coaches.

"I don't have any question that Von will be ready to roll and be at his best this year," defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio said. "I think he's worked extremely hard with (strength and conditioning coach) Luke Richesson and the staff and 'Greek,' (head trainer Steve Antonopulos) and the trainers. He's been a real good teammate, working hard with the guys. I have no doubt he's going to have a special year."

Neither does Miller, who said, "I want to be the best and that's my mission."

Miller, who turned 25 this spring, suggested fans needn't worry about him slipping up, either.

"I'm definitely different, more mature," he said. "I'm one of the oldest guys in the linebacker room now. I was talking to Wesley (Woodyard, now with the Tennessee Titans) the other day, and I was like 'Bro, I'm one of the oldest guys in here right now,' and we started laughing. That's just part of it. You've got to grow up."

NOTES: On the first day of padded practices, SS T.J. Ward had two big hits, on RB Ronnie Hillman and WR Emmanuel Sanders. ... DE Derek Wolfe and S John Boyett both left practice with lower back tightness and DE Greg Latta hurt a knee. Von’s Vision

By Gray Caldwell DenverBroncos.com Tuesday, April 15, 2014

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- Von Miller's vision has come true.

His foundation, aptly named Von's Vision, was created in 2013 to help provide eye care and corrective eyewear to underprivileged children.

On Monday at Sports Authority Field at Mile High, Miller was on hand to see that dream come to fruition.

"It's incredible," Miller said. "From it just being a thought for my foundation to getting a great group of guys that helped push the vision and helped make it happen, to see all these kids and be able to do something and give them glasses, it's incredible."

More than 100 children from Boys & Girls Clubs throughout Denver were at the event to receive their new glasses.

Von's Vision Day was divided into two parts. First, 160 children were given eye exams. As it turned out, 104 of them needed glasses -- a surprising number to Miller and everyone else in his foundation.

"It was a huge surprise -- 160 kids, 104 needed glasses and didn't even know they needed glasses," he said. "That could be the game-changer in the classroom. That could help propel their lives from here on out. It all starts young when you start getting those study habits."

Those children were able to pick out their frames on the first Von's Vision Day, and then the foundation spent a month filling their prescriptions. On Monday, the reveal portion of Von's Vision Day meant many of those children would receive glasses for the first time in their lives.

Even more than that, they got to tour the Broncos' home stadium, spend time in the visitors' locker room, listen to music and enjoy a pizza party.

And Miller was there to thank them for coming and wish them well with their new frames.

"To see all you guys here, it's overwhelming," he told the kids. "I hope you guys like your glasses. I hope you look cool in them." And the Pro Bowl linebacker hopes it's just the tip of the iceberg. His foundation's goal is to provide eye exams and corrective eyewear to more than 50,000 children by the end of 2016.

"To have my vision come to reality like this, it's overwhelming," Miller said. "I can't even put it into words how it makes me feel. Especially through all the stuff that has been going on, to still be able to do stuff in the community and do some positive, it's great. I feel truly blessed." Klee: Why is Broncos safety Rahim Moore smiling? It's not complicated

By Paul Klee Colorado Springs Gazette August 2, 2014

DENVER - What is your worst nightmare?

For an NFL safety, the last line of defense, it is this: a deep pass soars overhead, landing in the arms of a wide receiver. Touchdown, bad guys. A playoff game, and a season, is lost.

What is your worst nightmare? For an athlete, who relies on his body to earn a living, it is this: lying on a hospital bed, the doctor suggesting an injury is severe enough that he might amputate the leg. A career, and a way of life, could be lost.

This is your life, Rahim Moore. What is your worst nightmare?

"Sounds bad, doesn't it?" he says. "But you can't look at it that way."

Then, with a booming laugh, he adds, "Here's the thing, man. Here's how I look at it: God is going through some things, too. A lot of people don't believe in God. He's had that problem for years! Some people don't think he's real! Now that's a problem."

The laugh hangs in the air, the smile shines.

"But what I went through? That's nothing, man. That's nothing. I'm so lucky to be here, man. You don't even know."

I don't. But I want to. I want to know how Moore is here on the sideline of the Broncos practice field, smiling as if he's a 12-year-old who just met Peyton Manning, a grin as wide as the troubled neighborhood where Moore grew up, joking and chuckling as though he is, in fact, the luckiest guy on the planet.

Yes, the money is damn good. Yes, his job is a game. But these are possibly the two things most professional athletes won't compromise: pride and health.

For Moore - over a span of 10 months - both were battered and beaten.

When Joe Flacco's fling sailed over Moore's head in the 2012 playoffs and the Broncos ultimately lost to the Ravens, his pride sustained a vicious blow. Once a pass defender, Moore became a public punchline. When he suddenly developed compartment syndrome in his left leg during the 2013 season, the health of his football career was in serious doubt. Once a player, Moore became a fan.

What is your worst nightmare? As he explains, that's the wrong question. How did Moore emerge from these trials - with more optimism than before?

"It's not complicated. People want to make it complicated, but it's not," he says. "In the Bible it says that you must cast all your fears to God. My cares have been my health, my family, my career. I cast it all to God. I put it all in his hands. When it's in his hands, the things that he can do - he says it in the Bible - are unsearchable.

"He says mankind can't even fathom it. What he can do, it's too powerful. God, he's my temple. He's my infrastructure. He's my No. 1. So what do I have to worry about?"

Some people will love him for his beliefs. Some people will resent him for his beliefs.

I simply wanted to know the how. This is his story, and he swears his life by it: The Christian faith his mother instilled in him is what kept his spirit above drowning levels. Not to trivialize matters, but in some ways Moore is the Broncos' Job, his career and his passion tested again and again. But never his faith.

Moore speaks of his good fortune, not his bad luck. He talks with conviction, like the pastor at the California church where he grew up: "Bible studies, children's church, three services on Sunday," Moore says. "And you know what? That saved my life."

When leg surgery ended his season and he couldn't play in the Super Bowl loss to Seattle, how did he feel?

"I felt like how I felt the year before," he says. "I felt like I lost the game for us. I couldn't help us win."

After a deep breath, he says, "But here's the thing. I never looked at it like: What could we have done better? I look at it like this: Rahim, what can you do now so it doesn't happen again?"

What is your worst nightmare? After a 10-month span that tackled his pride and health, Rahim Moore didn't look to the football field or to his bank account. He looked elsewhere.

Up. "Why would I worry about what the world thinks?" he says. "Our job, as Christians and prophets of him, is to spread the gospel. People who see us and they think: What is it about that person? Why is he acting so different? Why isn't he worried? It's God.

"It's as simple as that. It's not complicated. It's not about how hard we work. It's not, 'Oh, he's just blessed.' No. It's not about us being blessed. It's about who we're blessed by."

Juwan Thompson, Jordan Norwood Turning Heads In Training Camp

Denver.localCBS.com August 10, 2014

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (CBS4) – It happens every summer — unheralded rookies or free agents become training camp darlings. It definitely happened to two Denver Broncos hopefuls in Thursday’s opener with the Seattle Seahawks — running back Juwan Thompson and receiver/returner Jordan Norwood.

For superstars like Peyton Manning and Demaryius Thomas, preseason is all about fine-tuning what they’ve done so well, so long. But for the young players, particularly the free agents, preseason is all about survival.

Thompson made a great first impression against the Seahawks. The rookie from Duke refused to go down, averaging nearly 10 yards per carry. He caught everybody’s eye, including his teammates’.

“We watched the film and we saw the defensive players getting hyped over it and the veterans getting hyped, so … it was a great feeling to see and a lot of guys just supporting me and just telling me to keep grinding,” Thompson said. “I just want to stay consistent and keep pushing, but overall it was a good feeling. Ten yards a carry is always good.”

Thompson loves running the ball, but he also loves to block and play special teams.

“My coach wanted me to take over the special teams and try to help guys learn because he knew that I’m a better athlete overall. I play offense, defense, special teams; so he was like, ‘You will be the special teams captain,’ “ Thompson said. “Sometimes I play three special teams, sometimes I play four. I was on five, but at the same time it was like, ‘Just get it done for us.’

“I learned that special teams is a big part and I really didn’t notice that too much until I actually became part of it my senior year.”

Norwood has known for years how important special teams are. He’s trying to prove to the Broncos how valuable he can be as a return man. He’s been trying to prove to everyone how good he is as long as he can remember.

“When I was in ninth grade a lot of guys out here played varsity football. I played ninth grade, B team, second string – on that team, so I feel like (an underdog),” Norwood said. “Sure, I certainly feel that way.” Preseason is Norwood’s chance to prove that he can play with the big boys, and that’s just what he did in the fourth quarter against the Seahawks. He caught the game-winning pass, which surprised just about everybody – except Norwood.

“It was four verticals, so it was just kind of Brock’s (Osweiler) choice,” Norwood said. “I usually try my best to get open and me and Brock have had a decent connection in this camp so far.”

So far, so good for both Norwood and Thompson, but both young players know it’s just a start. They both understand they still have a long, long way to go.

“Seattle is in the back with us. It’s a new week, new game, new team; a whole different mindset,” Thompson said. “We might have a different scheme. We don’t know how everything is going to turn out, but at the end of the day all I can do is do my job.”

“You have no choice but to do better the next time no matter what you did last game or last practice or last rep,” Norwood said. “That has to be my belief.”

Thompson and Norwood both get it. They’ve opened some eyes but both still have a long way to go and a lot of plays to make before they earn spots on the 2014 Broncos.

Brock Osweiler working on QB grindstone

By Jeff Legwold ESPN.com August 7, 2014

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- There is a lot to dislike about the preseason.

There is the limited work for the players the fans know best, the ones they want to see the most. And the four games that don't count in the standings, when most folks in the league believe the regular season could easily get teed up after two August games.

There is the looming threat of injury, the biggest reason training camps now bear little resemblance to those of years gone by.

Then again, there is Brock Osweiler.

"I’m excited to go out there and see what I can do," Osweiler said. "You always want to compete, we all signed up to play. That’s what I want to do."

But Osweiler's view is also that of a guy who is now in his third year of one of the most demanding quarterback schools pro football has to offer. He’s Peyton Manning's backup, a second-round pick John Elway plucked off the draft board in 2012 to be the heir apparent to a future Hall of Famer.

A future Hall of Famer who has since had two of the best seasons of his career and is coming off an NFL single-season record 55 touchdown passes. Manning, in his post-spinal fusion football life, is still playing at an elite level.

He also rarely misses games -- the only games he has missed in his career came in 2011, following his surgery -- and rarely misses practice.

As a result Osweiler has thrown all of 20 regular-season passes in his extended watch-and-learn mode. Which is why Thursday’s preseason opener against the Seattle Seahawks and the three preseason games that follow, are so important for Osweiler.

With Manning expected to get the shortest of cameos in Thursday’s game and abbreviated outings in the next two, Osweiler will get plenty of work. Some of those snaps will come with the starting offense. "It’s always a little faster," Osweiler said. "It’s always a little bit different. But that’s one of those things you have to understand. 'Hey, I’m in there with the first group right now, they play a certain way.' And you just need to acclimate to that and adjust and keep the sticks rolling ... There’s no other team I’d rather play, first preseason game. Like I said before, they’re the world champs and they’re the world champs for a reason. I expect their best effort. They have a very talented defense that flies around and gets after it. So I think it’ll be a great challenge for us, but I’m excited for that challenge and I think it’ll be a lot of fun."

Osweiler’s approach during his apprenticeship is one of the reasons Elway liked the big-framed passer so much after just one season as a starter at Arizona State. Elway has consistently talked of Osweiler’s arm strength and mobility as a 6-foot-8, 240-pound player, but Elway also likes the kid's confident swagger and his work ethic.

Osweiler could have taken a more relaxed approach in his day-to-day work with little lure of playing time. Or he could have done what those around him say he has done, show up early (often just before Manning arrives each day) and learn as much as possible.

"He’s put in the work," said offensive coordinator Adam Gase. "He has benefited so much from Peyton and I think Peyton likes to have a guy so fired up around him as well. And the big thing for us is we don’t change our offense. Brock is going to be ready to run the offense."

That is something Osweiler has taken pride in, too. Asked this week if the Broncos dialed things back for him when he goes in a game, Osweiler said:

"Last I checked we had the same playbook," Osweiler said. "Given each week, the game plan differs and I pride myself on knowing the entire game plan, the entire playbook, and if something’s ever to happen to [Manning], or whatever the case may be and I’m in the game, we’re not going to have to change what we do because I’m the quarterback."

Osweiler did get a little more room to grow as Manning, who battled with sprained ankles for much of the second half of the 2013 season, made a concession in his practice schedule. Manning took some Wednesdays off last season, giving Osweiler extra time with the starting offense.

Osweiler, the youngest quarterback on the draft board in ’12, won’t turn 24 until November. He says Year 3 already feels a bit different than his first two.

"Absolutely, Year 1, it’s almost like the goal is just learning the playbook, and then Year 2 is apply it to the field, eliminate those mistakes you were making in Year 1," Osweiler said. “And same thing goes from Year 2 to Year 3. So from the way practices have gone from the start of training camp, and even back to OTAs, I feel like a completely different quarterback. I feel like I’m playing at a much higher level than I did last year, and especially my rookie year. I have very high goals for myself and very high expectations, and I expect to play well Thursday."

Pericak Excited for Opportunity

By Lauren Giudice DenverBroncos.com August 1, 2014

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- Defensive lineman Will Pericak’s dream came true earlier this week.

A fan of the Broncos since he was a kid growing up in Boulder, Colo., Pericak received a call from Matt Russell, the Broncos' director of player personnel.

He missed the call.

"I called him back one minute later because I sat on my phone and he goes, ‘Good reaction time.’ And I was like ‘I’m excited about it,'" Pericak said.

Russell was calling him to offer him a spot on the Broncos' roster.

Two hours after he signed his contract, Pericak was in full-padded practice and though he was a little bit rusty because he hadn't played in a while, he enjoyed competing on the football field again.

"You love it," he said. "Being able to play football again. Sometimes you question it when a team doesn’t pick you up right away and you think, ‘Is my football career over?’ and it feels great to be playing football. There’s no better feeling."

He said he has been staying up late studying the playbook and said he still has a lot to learn. He knows that to make this team, he has to learn quickly.

"My attitude is to learn fast and show improvement and show improvement enough that the coaches notice me and work hard and let the chips fall where they fall but try to make them fall where you want them," he said.

While Pericak is learning to work with new teammates, he has also been reunited with old CU teammateRyan Miller.

"Good to see Will again," Miller said. "It’s nice to see friendly faces, wherever you are. I don’t care where you are. I hope Will does the best he can and I look forward to playing against him… again."

Pericak competed in the Broncos' rookie mini camp in May as a tryout player.

He spent his rookie season in 2013 playing on San Diego and Jacksonville's practice squad after being signed by the Ravens as a free agent out of the University of Colorado. Growing up, his favorite Broncos were John Elway and Bill Romanowski. Playing for other teams was difficult for Pericak, as he always remained an orange and blue fan at heart.

"Going to other teams last year I always had to kind of hide that I was a Broncos fan, especially because I was with the Ravens," Perciak said. "Last year they beat the Broncos and I was kind of upset about it but I had to act like I was happy about it."

Ramirez has fended off doubters, d- linemen alike

By Arnie Stapleton Associated Press December 25, 2013

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Manny Ramirez has arguably the toughest job in pro football. As Peyton Manning's center, he literally works under the most demanding quarterback in the NFL.

Not only that, but before this season, the seventh-year journeyman from Texas Tech hadn't played a full year at center since his junior year at Willowridge High School in Houston — way back in 2000.

With Ramirez as its anchor, the Broncos' offensive line has allowed the fewest sacks in the NFL (17), giving Manning time to throw his record 51 TD passes and plowing the way for Knowshon Moreno to top 1,000 yards rushing for the first time.

The Broncos (12-3) are 28 points shy of becoming the first 600-point team in history and a win at Oakland (4-11) on Sunday will secure home-field advantage throughout the AFC playoffs.

"Manny's been awesome," Manning said after a Christmas afternoon practice in pads. "That is no easy task to go from guard to center, especially in a sophisticated, fast-moving, always-changing offense. I think it would be one thing if you knew what play was going to be called and you had 40 seconds to process it. But we call one play and change it to the next with five seconds on the play clock and when we change a play, Manny has to make his own calls and he has just gotten better each week."

He's got the brawn and backbone to match the brains, too, Manning said.

"I know he has played through a lot of injuries. It speaks to his toughness," Manning said. "He is one of the strongest guys on our team, so it's very impressive. I'm not sure people (appreciate it). I think people in this building understand with the sophistication of our offense just how difficult his job is and he's just been outstanding."

Ramirez is an unlikely fulcrum for this historic offense, spending all season casting aside doubters and defensive linemen alike.

"This summer, I'm hearing all kind of grief about Manny can't do this, Manny can't do that," offensive line coach Dave Magazu said. "Well, I think Manny's proven all those people wrong." Coach John Fox laughs now that nobody seemed to believe him when he kept saying in the offseason that Ramirez was his starting center and that he wasn't just keeping the position warm for J.D. Walton or Dan Koppen or Ryan Lilja or Steve Vallos or even Chris Kuper.

Ramirez, whose claim to fame before this season was bench-pressing a school- record 550 pounds in college, didn't listen to the skeptics but he couldn't help but hear them, either.

"Truthfully, and unfortunately, that's been my entire life," Ramirez said. "You know, even when I was playing in middle school and high school, I've always had doubters, and that's fine. That's always been motivation for me."

He's been proving people wrong since he first starting playing football.

"Growing up, where I'm from, people aren't shy to tell you to your face, 'You're not going to make it. You're a Mexican, for one thing. There's not many Mexicans that play in the league anyways. You're not smart enough. If you go to college, you're going to have to go to a juco first and then go to college if you get an opportunity,'" Ramirez said. "I don't know, it's just some dumb stuff people were always saying, trying to put me down for whatever reason it might be. But you've just got to put all that to the side."

Ramirez started 11 games at right guard for Denver last year, but free agency was barely 20 minutes old when he got a call from his old college teammate, Louis Vasquez, informing him he'd just signed a four-year, $23.5 million deal with the Broncos to play right guard.

"I was shocked, but at the same time I was excited because Louie and I got a bond that's like brothers, so I was happy for him," Ramirez said. "And then my mindset was I've just got to fight for a job."

The Broncos had a plan in mind for Ramirez.

When Manning began the second chapter of his career in Denver following the series of neck surgeries that affected his famed right arm, he rebuilt his throwing motion from the ground up.

No longer does he rely as much on his arm strength so much as he does on proper mechanics, using more of his hips and torso to direct his passes and generate speed. So, it's imperative that he has room to step into his throws.

That means, the Broncos needed more height and beef in the middle of their line, and they got it with Vasquez (6-foot-5, 335 pounds) and Zane Beadles (6-4, 305) at guard and Ramirez (6-3, 320) at center. "That's helped us become a little more powerful on the run and a little stouter on the pass," Fox said. "So, those are areas you try to get better at physically. And then mentally is the thing that Manny's done a great job with.

"He's got a quarterback behind him that's a pretty demanding guy and changes and does things on the fly, so you've got to be a sharp guy and you've got to earn his trust and he has and done an excellent job." Q&A with Bradley Roby

By Lauren Giudice DenverBroncos.com August 10, 2014

What was your reaction when the Broncos drafted you?

“Just a sigh of relief because I was sitting there at the table for a while. I didn’t think I would drop that far in the draft but as soon as I saw the Colorado area code calling my phone, I was excited because I knew immediately that I was in a great position. Watching the Super Bowl, I was thinking ‘Man, they need some extra DB help,’ so I knew if I could get there that I would be in a great position but I didn’t think I would be there. But the fact that I was and that I’m here now is a blessing by God because I really feel like this is a perfect position for me. I have great coaches, I have great older players to mentor me. It’s a championship team. I’m going against great receivers every day so I’m going to push myself. We have one of the best quarterbacks of all time, going against him. All of his throws are perfect so just going against that every day is going to get me prepared for the season and I’m going to be ahead of the other rookies in this same position as me because who I’m facing.”

Who was on the phone and what did they say?

“It was either John Elway or Coach Fox but they just told me that they were going to draft me and that they were excited that I was still there and they wanted me to come and compete right away so that’s what I was looking forward to. Then John Elway got on the phone. He was like ‘Hey, it’s John Elway’ and I was like ‘Man, it’s great talking to you. I’m excited and appreciate the opportunity and let’s get to work.’”

How excited were you to join a team like the Broncos?

“Very excited. It’s a team with great tradition, great winning tradition. I went to a school that had great winning tradition in Ohio State so just to be at another team with that same caliber was great for me because I could have got drafted anywhere where it was kind of poor, I’m not going to name any teams but there are definitely some organizations out there. The fact that I’m in this position, it’s just a blessing. A lot of things happened to me throughout that draft process but at the end of the day I think it worked out for my best interest, I just had to keep faith and know that it will work out.”

How do you think your transition from college to the NFL is going? “It’s going alright. On a mental standpoint, you’re going to have to catch up to all the little things. For corners, it’s all about the little things, paying attention to the little things. At first it can be kind of fast and you’re going against great receivers every play and you can get mad at yourself and give up a catch here and there but you just have to brush it off and see what you did wrong and just continue to work on the small things.”

How big of a jump is it from the college playing level to the NFL? “I think it’s a big jump. It depends on what school you went to. Practice-wise, Coach [Urban] Meyer, he practices us like crazy so the practice tempo is not the big thing. It’s just that every time you line up, you’re going against a guy that can beat you on your A game. That’s something that’s the biggest thing in the NFL that I see. If I’m not on my ‘A’ game and slacking for one play, it can be bad for me. It’s just that consistent attention to detail every play is going to take you far.”

What did you think when you were drafted with a fellow Big 10 player in Cody Latimer [Indiana]?

“I was happy for him because he was there [New York] also but he didn’t get picked in the first day. I kind of felt for him because I was almost in the same position. I had known him before and played against him a few times, we know common people and the fact that he’s on my team now is good. He’s a big guy so going against him is going to help me go against the bigger receivers in the NFL. Going against Cody is helping me a lot, we push each other to get better and I think right now he’s winning the battle, I can’t lie. But I’ll win in the long run.”

How have your teammates helped you during your transition from college to the NFL?

“I can’t even point out one single person because everybody is helping me. If they see me struggling, they’ll help me. Aqib [Talib], as a veteran, he helps me. Chris [Harris] helps me. Even Kayvon [Webster], he’s a second year player but he knows what I’m going through right now so he’s helping me. Cory [Nelson], my coach, Jack Del Rio, he helps me. Rod Woodson, we’ve got Rod Woodson, a Hall of Famer on the sidelines, I go to him all the time. All those guys, they see me as a young guy coming in and they know how it is. It’s tough for a DB to come in as a rookie and they’re helping me every day.”

What is the biggest change for you?

“The biggest adjustment is just the attention to detail on every play. I think that’s something that’s still something a great thing I possess yet. I think it’s something that got me in trouble in college. I’m still working every day to fix it but just that attention to detail, because like I said, you’re going against great receivers every play so if you’re slacking in your area it’s going to be exposed, especially with one of the greatest quarterbacks, he’s going to go find that matchup immediately so I think that’s the biggest thing but it’s a learning process. I’m going to get it down, I’m working on it. I can feel myself getting better, it’s all about momentum. As long as you have that good momentum, it doesn’t matter how you are in June or July, it matters how you are when the season starts. By that first game I definitely feel like I’ll be playing my ‘A’ game.”

Broncos wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders put in extra hours to learn

By Mike Klis The Denver Post August 10, 2014

Tuckered out from a summer's day of baseball, roping cows or mischief, a mayonnaise or ketchup sandwich long digested through his slight frame, young Emmanuel would stuff the old T-shirts in his pillow case and lie on the floor with the rest of Josie Sanders' grandbabies.

Most nights, the movie "8 Seconds" would play from the tape machine. It was about legendary bull-riding champion Lane Frost. Uncle Mircle Sanders, who slept on a couch, was a bull rider.

One time, a bull stepped on Uncle Mircle's face, and he lost vision in an eye and strength and feeling on his left side.

He didn't stop riding bulls. Another ride brought about another bull stomping, and this time Uncle Mircle surrendered.

He started wearing a facemask during competitions.

Young Emmanuel is all grown up now, and after every Broncos practice, he can be seen putting in more time working on his receiving skills. Not since Bradley Van Pelt and Tim Tebow has a Broncos player stayed after practice more than Emmanuel Sanders.

Van Pelt and Tebow were athletes stubbornly trapped by a desire to play quarterback, positions they excelled at in college. Sanders works extra even though he's already a polished, highly skilled NFL receiver, the newcomer in the Broncos' high-scoring offense after receiving a three-year, $15 million contract.

"I would go back to that cowboy mentality," said Josh Bryant, Sanders' first cousin and Southern Methodist roommate who had his own shirt-stuffed pillow case on Grandma's floor. "A lot of times, we were out there on the ranch, and it was a lot of hard work.

"The thing about Emmanuel — and this has gotten stronger since SMU — he hates not knowing everything. So now that he's in a new system and he's not the one that has all the answers? That drives him crazy. If a rookie asks him a question and he doesn't know the answer, that will eat at him all night. "When you say he's staying after practice every day, that makes perfect sense to me."

Football started tough

In the first football game Sanders played, his team quit at halftime. He was 12, and his uncle Howard Bryant, Josh's father, had just started from scratch the first youth football team in Bellville, Texas.

There were growing pains. Not only were the Bellville kids hopelessly destroyed in their debut by halftime, "the other team had a girl on it and she was tearing us up," Josh Bryant recalled. "After that Emmanuel was like, 'I don't know if I want to play football.' "

Top of Form

Bottom of Form

It was between his freshman and sophomore high school years that Sanders blossomed and football became easier. Bellville's population has remained about 3,700. Its most notable tradition is the parade of cows. When Sanders earned a football scholarship to SMU, it was viewed as a considerable accomplishment.

Then, after earning his degree in sociology and breaking all the school's receiving records while playing in June Jones' run-and-shoot offense, Sanders became a third-round pick of the Pittsburgh Steelers.

In his rookie season of 2010, Sanders was playing in the Super Bowl and had two early catches.

Then football, and life, suddenly became difficult again.

"The game plan is for me to have a really good game," Sanders said. "I'm feeling good. I plant on my foot and break it."

He had surgery the next day. Two months later, tests revealed a stress fracture in his other foot. Ever try to rehab without putting weight on either foot?

"I wind up tearing my knee," Sanders said. "And the Antonio Brown era came about."

Selected by the Steelers three rounds later than Sanders in the same 2010 draft, it was Brown who replaced Hines Ward as Ben Roethlisberger's go-to receiver.

It took Sanders a full year to recover physically, and much longer to get past the emotional loss of Uncle Mircle and his mother, Stephanie, who died in her sleep at 41 in the home where Sanders grew up. "When she passed away, she was four months away from graduating to become a registered nurse," Sanders said. "It kind of woke me up to realize that a lot of people walk around on this earth thinking tomorrow is promised. It is not promised. Even in this game, I've gone through so many obstacles. You have two broken feet and you're thinking while you're sitting out, did I take my last snap? It took a year for me to get back to myself. That whole situation made me realize to take advantage of every day."

Reason to play outdoors

Josie Sanders had nine kids, and those kids had kids, and on average, 15 of her kin and friends would sleep at her home. There was never a problem with hand-me- downs, and there was enough love to carry Texas. But there were times when three squares meant Ramen noodles for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

There were no video games, and all those people under one roof naturally led Emmanuel and Josh to the outdoors.

Sunup to sundown.

"He was like any normal kid," Josie Sanders said of Emmanuel. "He got in his troubles. But he never got in any criminal trouble. I never knew him to steal. But he did get into mischief. He'd run to me so his mom wouldn't whup him."

It was baseball at first as Emmanuel and his cousin played a few years on a traveling select team. Burnout set in, and so did football.

Still, Grandma never saw the NFL coming.

"To me, I thought he was going to go for baseball or basketball," Josie Sanders said. "I did think he would have a career in one of those sports. But I didn't think he was big enough for football. When he got in the NFL, I was still thinking: 'They are going to break this boy in half. He is not going to make it.' He was just so skinny. But he's fooling me all the time. He's proved me wrong."

A year ago, Sanders bought his grandma a new home. It has a swimming pool, and Thursday night, when Sanders was about to make his preseason debut with the Broncos, she had at least six of her grandbabies and their friends swimming out back.

The home is nicer, but there still are 10 to 15 people sleeping over each night.

"I taught my daughters and my sons, and I teach my grandbabies: If you're ever going to have anything in life, you have to work for it," Josie Sanders said. "If you steal you're going to go to jail. I always told my daughters to be an independent woman. Work for yourselves. All my kids are working. I don't have one kid that's not working. I don't have a grandkid yet who is not working for his own."

Sanders remains driven. Injuries and deaths of loved ones made 2011 one of the most challenging years in his life. But just as Uncle Mircle kept getting back on a bull throughout his rodeo career, Sanders rebounded and became a starter last season for the Steelers. He took a 67-catch season into free agency, where he was in considerable demand. Returning to Pittsburgh was never a serious option.

"I wanted to try something different," Sanders said. "Some of these guys come from a college program where they're used to catching one or two balls and blocking. But for me, I played with June Jones. Once you get a taste of that type of offense, it's hard to go back to the pro-style offense. Playing football to me is throwing it on fourth-and-1, throwing it on third-and-1. That's playing football to me. When I became a free agent, I wanted to go to a team that was going to sling the ball around."

His new quarterback, Peyton Manning, threw for 55 touchdowns and nearly 5,500 yards last season. At Sanders' introductory news conference in March, he said he was in "receiver's heaven."

Many players say they don't take such a blessing for granted. Sanders proves it every day after practice.

"I didn't grow up in the best circumstances," he said. "That's what made me tick. Wanting to be successful, because I wanted the better things in life.

"I want to go to the Pro Bowl. I feel like I've got the talent. I just feel like I need the right system. I've got the work ethic. I've got the drive. It's all about being patient and continuing to work hard. I just pray to God that some day a breakthrough will happen. I can't rush it. And when it happens I'm going to look back on everything and say I went through a lot. I was patient, and it paid off."

Smith, McCray earn second chances

By Jeff Legwold ESPN.com August 10, 2014

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. – They were a part of the Denver Broncos’ rookie class last season, but Quanterus Smith and Lerentee McCray didn't get to run in the offense, as Montee Ball did, or start on defense, as Sylvester Williams did. Smith and McCray were relegated to interested bystander status as the team went about the business of a Super Bowl trip, spending the season on injured reserve.

But the Broncos believed time would heal the two, and in a defensive makeover where Smith and McCray aren’t often listed as two of the “new" faces, they have each shown they’ll make some impact in the defense as the Broncos try to add a little production on that side of the ball.

“You hope so," McCray said. “I just know it feels great to be out there, try to show what I can do."

Smith tore an ACL in the 11th game of his senior season at Western Kentucky. He was leading the nation in sacks at the time with 12.5, including three sacks against an Alabama offensive line that was stocked with NFL draft picks.

The Broncos saw enough to take him with the first of their fifth-round picks in the 2013 draft, and even as Smith kept saying he would “be full go" by the time the 2013 regular season rolled around, the Broncos weren’t convinced. After watching Smith work through training camp and the preseason last year, the place him on injured reserve when they cut the roster to 53 players.

“He just needed more time," said Broncos executive vice president of football operations/general manager John Elway. “You could kind of see that as he went through camp and as we’ve gone through offseason, you can see it helped him."

For his part McCray, who had been signed as an undrafted rookie following the 2013 draft, was on track to make the roster and keep a decade-long streak of at least one undrafted rookie advancing past the final cut. Then he suffered a season- ending ankle injury in the preseason finale against the Arizona Cardinals.

“Not being out there last year, it just hurt me," McCray said. “So I bring that energy and that attitude and that emotion out there to the field when I go play.”

And while Elway’s high-profile maneuvers to repair the team’s defense – signing DeMarcus Ware, Aqib Talib and T.J. Ward in free agency – have led most any discussion about the team’s makeover on that side of the ball. The Broncos also want, and need, some of the other “additions" to work out as well.

Those include the five starters who finished the season on injured reserve in 2013, players such as cornerback Chris Harris Jr., defensive end Derek Wolfe and linebacker Von Miller, as well as fit-and-play players such as Smith and McCray.

Smith, who has spent training camp as Ware’s backup, played 31 plays against the Seahawks on Thursday and consistently forced the issue in the pass rush. McCray, who has played with the starting defense at strong-side linebacker as Miller continues to work back from ACL surgery, finished out with 32 plays in the preseason opener.

McCray had a tackle for loss against the Seahawks.

“It felt good to be out there," Smith said. “ … I just want to keep building on it, learn from DeMarcus and produce whenever they put me out there."

McCray has similar motivation.

“I’ve just grown as a better player, just a better football player overall — special teams to defense, anything I’m asked to do," McCray said. “I have an understanding of what I have to do to get my job done and all I have to do is go out there and get it done. Not being out last year, it just hurt me. So I bring that energy and that attitude and that emotion out there to the field when I go play.” Aqib Talib gives Denver Broncos defense a new identity

By Troy E. Renck The Denver Post July 31, 2014

Aqib Talib jogged off the field toward the north tunnel Wednesday, a clear path to escape from the persistent drizzle at Sports Authority Field at Mile High. Hearing his name, the former New England Patriots cornerback stopped and resumed his strong connection to his new fans.

He exchanged hellos and grabbed a football to sign.

"Man," he said, pressing the black Sharpie onto the wet leather, "I don't know how this is going to come out."

Consider it a metaphor for Talib's arrival in Denver.

The Broncos signed him because they believe he's an upgrade over Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, and wouldn't mind if he conjured up images of Champ Bailey circa 2010. Talib's career, once defined by an erratic trajectory because of injuries and a suspension, is trending upward after his first Pro Bowl appearance.

For a defense seeking an identity, if not personality, Talib is the frosted side of life's mini-wheat. Always talking, usually dancing, and mostly thinking.

"People don't know that he's very smart," safety T.J. Ward said. "He's physical, and he brings that energy. When he's out there, he's chirping, and it's great to play with a guy like that."

Talib left the rival New England Patriots because of the Broncos' aggressiveness. Unable to agree to terms with Rodgers-Cromartie, they switched directions and signed Talib to a six-year, $57 million deal with a $5 million signing bonus. The money was good. So was the opportunity.

"I am not trying to get to the Super Bowl," Talib said. "The goal is to win it, man."

Talib presents problems for defenses because he gives options to defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio. The 6-foot-1, 205-pound Talib can lock down top receivers and provides sound tackling in the running game. He should complement the underrated Chris Harris, and he represents the type of big, physical cornerback general manager John Elway prefers. "Del Rio's scheme is perfect for me," Talib said. "It's really not just man (defense). It's a mix of zone and man. It gives you a chance to look at the quarterback and break a little bit and a chance to play on the line of scrimmage. It's kind of the best of both worlds."

During one-on-one drills Wednesday, Talib matched up with receiver Emmanuel Sanders, preventing a long touchdown and timing his break perfectly to disrupt a short route. Even in practice, it becomes evident why Peyton Manning said Talib "was the toughest cornerback" he faced last season.

"I want to challenge myself," Talib said. "Going against Peyton is a great workout. He uses his eyes to take you out of the play. It makes me better."

Improvement for the Broncos hinges on Talib returning to the form he displayed during the first half of last season. He ranked among the league's top cornerbacks in various coverage grades. A quadriceps injury, not a hip as was listed on the Patriots' injury report, sidelined him for three games, and left him compromised upon his return.

Finally healthy, he loomed as the Patriots' most important player in the AFC championship game, but he exited soon after colliding with Wes Welker.

"I am not talking about last year. Last year is over. It wasn't my hip, man," said Talib. "It's a new year. I feel great. I am ready to go."

Talib represents a calculated risk. Given his confidence and bravado, he also brings exactly what was lacking in the Broncos' defense.

"I embrace the cornerback role. I'm just out here being myself. If that's a leader, mentor or whatever it is, I let everyone else worry about that," Talib said. "I just study my plays, and I am going to help out any way I can."

Broncos tight end Jacob Tamme makes himself useful in multiple ways

By Troy E. Renck The Denver Post June 18, 2014

Jacob Tamme wrecks the formula. He wasn't the size of a dump truck and didn't grow up dreaming of reaching the NFL as a tight end. He signed with the University of Kentucky as a shortstop. The plan was to play some football and blossom on the diamond. Then he blew out his back, putting him on a collision course with Peyton Manning.

Tamme worked in the classroom as hard as he did in athletics. He ditched baseball after a two-year hiatus and finished his degree in three years.

"After swinging the bat following that layoff, I liked my opportunities in football better," Tamme admitted.

He majored in integrated strategic communications.

Hey, isn't that Manning's nickname?

"There's really nothing more applicable to what I studied than our entire offense. It's worked out perfectly for me," said Tamme, tongue only slightly in cheek, after a workout this week at Dove Valley. "I never knew I would use my degree in the NFL. There's no better place."

Tamme enters the final season of his three-year contract as a glue player. He has more uses than Arm & Hammer. He led the Broncos in special-teams tackles last season, can work as an off-the-line tight end or streak down the seam from the slot. Pro Bowler Julius Thomas, whom the team is attempting to sign to a long-term contract, anchors the tight end position. Tamme goes at 230 pounds, providing a changeup.

"I want to be extremely versatile. I know I have to fill a certain role," Tamme said. "The neat thing about the NFL is I can go from blocking a 290-pound defensive end to trying to run past a 190-pound cornerback in back-to-back plays. Whatever this team needs, I have to be ready to do it."

The Broncos' offense features multiple layers and options. On most teams, Tamme would have slipped into ghost status. In coordinator Adam Gase's blueprint, Tamme maintains a niche. He wasn't buried in minicamp passes over the last few weeks, catching several impressive passes, including a long touchdown Monday. Manning explained in the past that Tamme's ability to line up in different positions "provides reads" on defensive coverages.

Manning's presence in Denver attracted Tamme. He wanted to team with his former quarterback from Indianapolis. He learned his trade from Manning and with the help of former all-pro tight end Dallas Clark.

"Dallas was the consummate pro. He did everything the right way," said Tamme, who will retreat to Danville, Ky., before training camp, spending time with his wife, who is expecting, and 3-year-old son. "I didn't get as many opportunities early in my career, but it was great for me to learn from him. And obviously being around one of the best quarterbacks ever hasn't hurt."

Tamme recently took batting practice with the Rockies and insisted he was a strong fielder in high school. He could pick it as a shortstop but has developed into one heck of a utility player.

"Denver was the right fit for me and still is," Tamme said. "Julius did a phenomenal job last year. We have a really good group of tight ends. There's super competition just to get on the field. It makes us all better and, more important, makes this team better." Klee: For Demaryius Thomas, NFL Sundays are Mother's Day

Paul Klee Colorado Springs Gazette Sunday, June 8, 2014

DENVER - Demaryius Thomas has never seen his favorite rooting section in action.

Visiting hours clash with Broncos games.

"From 9 to 3," he says. "That's when I can see them."

DT saw them a month ago, when the star wide receiver traveled to a federal prison in Florida. It was Mother's Day. Where else would he be? He played cards with his mom, Katina Smith, the woman who gave him the birthday present he'll never forget. "My first pair of Jordans," he says. He played board games with his grandma, Minnie Pearl Thomas, whom he calls "My Granny."

He cried when he left. A month later, he tears up just talking about it.

"I'm not ashamed to get emotional," Thomas says in a quiet hallway at the Broncos headquarters at Dove Valley. "She's my mama."

The folks with Broncos season tickets have a gift. On Sundays at Sports Authority Field, they watch a special athlete, one who combines track speed with 226 pounds of power, catch touchdown passes at a rate that would shatter Broncos records.

It's a gift his own mother has never known.

Roughly 15 years ago, Katina Smith was arrested and imprisoned on drug charges. Her son was 11 or 12.

"At first it was hard to forgive her," he says, and DT avoided the subject during his college career at Georgia Tech. As a kid he bounced between four houses in Georgia.

"She knows they made bad decisions. Now they're paying for it," DT says. "But that love never goes away; I don't care how old you get it." His mom is why DT dreamed of playing at Florida State. "It was her favorite team, so I wanted to go there," he says, but a scholarship offer never came. She's why his favorite trip this offseason wasn't in Las Vegas or Cabo, but a prison in Tallahassee.

She's why the most important moment of DT's career, at least to him, wasn't the 80- yard playoff-winner from Tim Tebow, or the AFC championship game, or playing in the Super Bowl. His most important game hasn't happened yet.

"My mama has never seen me play a live football game," he says. "When that day comes."

It will be a happy day.

"Honestly, it's hard. It's hard to go there, to prison, and see my mama and my granny locked up like that," he says. "When you meet her, you'll understand. I got what I have from her. Everybody says we looked alike, when I was a kid. She's got this big voice; she'll talk to anybody. She just talks. If she was here right now, she'd be out there talking to the media, up on that stage."

Um, DT, you're the quietest guy in the Broncos locker room. You avoid TV cameras as if they were cornerbacks.

"Yeah, I don't talk like that. But she was a basketball player. I got my athleticism from her. Those are the first memories I have, playing basketball with her, walking the streets with her. We did everything together."

You've all heard his story before. You know about DT's situation, how his father, an Army man, wasn't usually around, how his mother messed up, so she wasn't, either.

So why write about it now? DT's next contract is coming, and, unless something weird happens, the Broncos will pay him the kind of money they've never paid a receiver.

And I expect DT will cry. Now you'll know why.

Lots of athletes say pro sports is a business, a means to take care of their family. It seems a tired refrain, a clich?that makes you wonder how much money they really need to take care of their family. It often makes you wonder where their heart is.

But when DT signs that next contract, you'll know where his heart is. "I don't care when that (contract) gets done. I really don't," says Thomas, who would become an unrestricted free agent after the 2014 season. "What I have now, I'm fine. Just as long as it's done by the time my mama gets out, that's all that matters to me."

He's not sure when that will be. DT says his mom could be released soon, into a halfway house, or "it could be a couple more years."

"We took some pictures when I was out there," he says, "So I could bring them home."

DT's star is rising: second-team All-Pro; 14 touchdowns seasons in 2013, tying a club record; featured playmaker in the most prolific offense in NFL history. All by age 26.

He prefers to stay in Colorado.

"I want to play here forever. I like Denver. It's a great organization. It's a great city. I love the fans. It is the best place I've played ball in. I'd like to play here forever."

He prefers, one day, to buy a house for his mom and two half-sisters. One will be a freshman basketball player at Darton State College in Georgia, one works as a correctional officer, he says.

"I want to bring the family back together," he says. "I want to make sure everything's OK for my mama, so she never has to worry about anything. We've got a lot of time to make up for."

Until then, his favorite rooting section will be a thousand miles away. He's met the women who, on Broncos Sundays, gather around a TV inside a Tallahassee prison. They root like crazy for Katina's son. They wear homemade T-shirts with the No. 88. Julius Thomas looks to turn great Broncos season into career success

By Mike Klis The Denver Post July 25, 2014

In NFL locker rooms, the difference between a great year and a great career can be how a player handles his first experience with success.

Joel Dreessen was a solid NFL player who saw his share of young egos expand whenever they were fed by the spotlight. Dreessen doesn't see that in Julius Thomas, who ultimately replaced him as the Broncos' starting tight end.

"He's going to be a very special player," Dreessen said. "It was fun to watch him grow up last season. In this offseason, he really impressed me with his attitude and work ethic and how hungry he was."

It says something about Thomas that this testimony was delivered a couple hours after the Broncos released Dreessen. Not to mention what it says of Dreessen.

Thomas wasn't the first NFL player to break out from obscurity and have a terrific season. After catching one pass through his first two, injury-plagued seasons, Thomas made 65 receptions last year, 12 for touchdowns. He made the Pro Bowl team. He played in the Super Bowl.

And he wasn't satisfied. The 2013 season was great as it stands next to his first two. The plan is to have those numbers look smaller as Thomas' career moves along.

"I'm not sure what I did last year will be considered a high level when I'm done playing," he said. "I still have so much to learn. Statistically you can do well, but it doesn't mean I did everything well."

A desire for greatness led Thomas to look up Tony Gonzalez this offseason. Thomas is resourceful that way. During the 2011 lockout, he was the only Broncos rookie to figure out how to attend the team's player-supervised workouts with trainer Loren Landow at Valor Christian High School.

Thomas demonstrated ambition again this offseason when he sought out the greatest receiving tight end in NFL history. Gonzalez was the first of several former college basketball players to become a star NFL tight end. Thomas is the latest. Thomas found out he and Gonzalez live fairly close to each other in the southern Los Angeles area and arranged to meet with the league's all-time leader in nearly every tight end category.

"I picked his brain on, what are sort of the things you're looking for?" Thomas said. "Not just technique, but what's going through your mind during plays? What do you focus on? How do you prepare for the day? His routine. Stuff you can only get from playing 17 years in the league. This is a guy who they've probably already started making his bronze statue."

Thomas flashed enough last year for Broncos management to believe he warrants a nice, new contract. A free agent after this season, Thomas would like to play in Denver for a while. But that's the extent of his financial and future concern now that training camp has begun.

"You can't focus on something like that" Thomas said. "That's the kind of stuff that takes away from what you want to do here. If you want to be professional, you want to be a consistently great player, you can't focus on anything that takes away from what we're trying to do as a team."

It's generally believed it will be impossible for the Broncos' offense to improve on last season's record-setting production. Thomas, though. is perhaps the one Peyton Manning weapon who has the most room between last season and his ceiling.

Thomas worked this offseason to improve his footwork and technique for route running, strength and technique for run blocking. And he wants to be smarter about figuring out defenses on the fly.

Gonzalez gave him tips in one conversation. Dreessen advised here and there during the past two years. Despite these heady times, Thomas is a young player who was willing to listen.

"Even before Joel's knee injury, he would talk about how in football, it can all be gone," Thomas said. "That's something he and I both know for personal experience. We both have been through a lot of trials and tribulations early in our career. We both understood that you can't expect to come to work each day thinking you're going to be able to do this for six more years.

"The way I approach every day is enjoy it, give it 100 percent and cross your fingers, say your prayers and hope it lasts forever." Juwan Thompson, Jordan Norwood Turning Heads In Training Camp

Denver.localCBS.com August 10, 2014

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (CBS4) – It happens every summer — unheralded rookies or free agents become training camp darlings. It definitely happened to two Denver Broncos hopefuls in Thursday’s opener with the Seattle Seahawks — running back Juwan Thompson and receiver/returner Jordan Norwood.

For superstars like Peyton Manning and Demaryius Thomas, preseason is all about fine-tuning what they’ve done so well, so long. But for the young players, particularly the free agents, preseason is all about survival.

Thompson made a great first impression against the Seahawks. The rookie from Duke refused to go down, averaging nearly 10 yards per carry. He caught everybody’s eye, including his teammates’.

“We watched the film and we saw the defensive players getting hyped over it and the veterans getting hyped, so … it was a great feeling to see and a lot of guys just supporting me and just telling me to keep grinding,” Thompson said. “I just want to stay consistent and keep pushing, but overall it was a good feeling. Ten yards a carry is always good.”

Thompson loves running the ball, but he also loves to block and play special teams.

“My coach wanted me to take over the special teams and try to help guys learn because he knew that I’m a better athlete overall. I play offense, defense, special teams; so he was like, ‘You will be the special teams captain,’ “ Thompson said. “Sometimes I play three special teams, sometimes I play four. I was on five, but at the same time it was like, ‘Just get it done for us.’

“I learned that special teams is a big part and I really didn’t notice that too much until I actually became part of it my senior year.”

Norwood has known for years how important special teams are. He’s trying to prove to the Broncos how valuable he can be as a return man. He’s been trying to prove to everyone how good he is as long as he can remember.

“When I was in ninth grade a lot of guys out here played varsity football. I played ninth grade, B team, second string – on that team, so I feel like (an underdog),” Norwood said. “Sure, I certainly feel that way.” Preseason is Norwood’s chance to prove that he can play with the big boys, and that’s just what he did in the fourth quarter against the Seahawks. He caught the game-winning pass, which surprised just about everybody – except Norwood.

“It was four verticals, so it was just kind of Brock’s (Osweiler) choice,” Norwood said. “I usually try my best to get open and me and Brock have had a decent connection in this camp so far.”

So far, so good for both Norwood and Thompson, but both young players know it’s just a start. They both understand they still have a long, long way to go.

“Seattle is in the back with us. It’s a new week, new game, new team; a whole different mindset,” Thompson said. “We might have a different scheme. We don’t know how everything is going to turn out, but at the end of the day all I can do is do my job.”

“You have no choice but to do better the next time no matter what you did last game or last practice or last rep,” Norwood said. “That has to be my belief.”

Thompson and Norwood both get it. They’ve opened some eyes but both still have a long way to go and a lot of plays to make before they earn spots on the 2014 Broncos.

Trevathan Wants to Showcase Leadership

Gray Caldwell DenverBroncos.com April 23, 2014

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- Danny Trevathan isn't satisfied.

He led the Broncos in tackles in a 2013 season that saw him emerge as one of the defense's top playmakers.

But now he wants to take his game a step further.

“My job last year was just to make plays," he said Wednesday. "To be a leader, you have to set an example. You have to make your name known. I don’t think I wanted to come here and be a leader, I had to earn that. Last year was a breaking- out season for me, and this year is going to be another breakout season for me. It’s my job to help lead as much as I can. Just bring my characteristics to this team, my attitude to this team as much as I can.”

The third-year pro said he learned from playing alongside leaders the likes of Wesley Woodyard, now with the Tennessee Titans. He wants to take the lessons he learned to not only get better himself, but help the players around him.

“It’s my job as a linebacker to be a leader," he said. "I take pride in being a leader and taking on the challenge of getting these guys ready. I kind of had to wait and sit back and wait my turn. It’s been an honor just to play alongside of guys who taught me how to be a leader. Now it’s time for me to showcase how great of a leader I can be.”

In addition to his 124 tackles, he intercepted three passes, forced two fumbles and added seven tackles for losses and two sacks in 2013. He'll look to bring that same type of production to a Broncos defense that added three more playmakers -- DeMarcus Ware, Aqib Talib and T.J. Ward -- through free agency and will get back other big names like Von Miller, Kevin Vickerson and Chris Harris Jr. from injury.

“We added some guys that can help us," Trevathan said. "The toughness aspect of the game — defense is a tough job to play, and you’ve got to be tough-minded to play out there. A lot of guys say we want tough, we need it, all this and that, but as a linebacker, you feed off of that. You’re supposed to be tough. We added some guys that played tough with the team that they were with. It’s definitely going to help us be a tougher and physical team and it’s really going to help us in 2014.”

The linebacker said he has watched the team's Super Bowl XLVIII loss multiple times, and he knows that will be a driving force throughout 2014 as well. "In the offseason, that’s all I thought about — get back there," he said. "The odds are against us and I like the odds against us. They’ve been against me my whole life. For us to get there, it’s going to take some hard work. But we’re definitely willing to put that forward.” Broncos guard Louis Vasquez finally able to see fame join fortune

By Mike Klis The Denver Post Tuesday, June 3, 2014

Follow the list of NFL awards and one would think Broncos guard Louis Vasquez was an overnight sensation.

A starter in each of his first four NFL seasons with the San Diego Chargers, Vasquez never received a Pro Bowl berth. Even when so many guards bowed out and former Bronco Zane Beadles was chosen as a sixth alternate, Vasquez never got a mention.

Know why? Because crossing guards get more attention than right guards.

"I thought my last two years in San Diego were the best two years I had there," Vasquez said Monday after the Broncos' organized team activity practice and weight- lifting session. "For me to say I deserved it, that's not my place. I did have a few coaches or players acknowledge there should have been something, but all I can do is worry about my play."

Vasquez became a free agent in March 2013 and the Broncos signed him to a four-year contract that paid him $7 million last season. He will collect $6 million this season.

Suddenly, people paid attention. A guard who gets that kind of money must be good. Then Vasquez anchored an offensive line that helped quarterback Peyton Manning and the Broncos set an NFL season scoring record with 606 points.

Vasquez not only made his first Pro Bowl team, he and Manning were the only Denver players who were first-team all-pro selections.

"I think Louis is the best offensive guard in the league," said Broncos defensive tackle Derek Wolfe.

In 2012, his last year with the Chargers, Vasquez was called for zero penalties. In 2013, his first with the Broncos, Vasquez allowed zero sacks.

"His sensor — he doesn't really give you a direction to take," Wolfe said. "You have to take what you want. He doesn't give you anything. You have to take it from him." Good luck there. Vasquez is 6-foot-5 and 335 pounds. Imagine a guy that imposing on a dog sled or snowmobile, which is where the Texas-raised Vasquez could be found during a spring break family vacation to Breckenridge.

"First time my parents got to experience the mountains," he said. "First time I got to experience it."

The new and unusual continued during the Broncos' offseason as Vasquez's right-side blocking partner, Orlando Franklin, was shifted from tackle to left guard. Chris Clark was the right tackle last week, while Winston Justice is getting reps there this week.

"Right tackle is the offensive center position of a year ago," said coach John Fox. "We like our options. They will all get opportunities and we will see what our best configuration is."

Whoever wins the starting job at right tackle will have the benefit of playing next to an all-pro. Guards are people too, and life has been good for Vasquez now that he has received some recognition. There have been speaking engagements, charity work, a paid appearance or two.

"Nothing crazy, but there's definitely been more opportunities off the field," he said. "Things that weren't available to me before." T.J. Ward brings thump, attitude to Broncos defense

By Troy E. Renck The Denver Post July 25, 2014

The defense was to the Broncos last season what Ringo Starr was to the Beatles: overshadowed, overlooked, underwhelming.

John Elway was John, Peyton Manning was Paul, and the guys on the other side of the ball were acoustic. The Broncos believe their defense will rock this season, faith that begins with a man who looks like he could crack granite with his fist.

If pass rusher DeMarcus Ware raises expectations, safety T.J. Ward lowers the boom. He represents the identity the Broncos seek. And the transformation began on the first day of training camp.

"If we have a complete team and help each other, where one isn't better than the other, we can be a championship team," said Ward, who signed as a free agent after playing his first four seasons with the Cleveland Browns. "That's our goal. It has already started. Guys are hungry, eager, excited and it shows. We are communicating well. You can tell the vibe right now is very strong."

Ward brings to the Broncos a safety thumper, their first since Brian Dawkins in 2011. It's hard to find a successful Denver team that didn't have a force at the back line, beginning with Dennis Smith and running through Steve Atwater and John Lynch.

The Broncos want their defense to assume a new persona, preferably one with swag in the walk and froth on the mouth. Elway admitted as much Wednesday when he said the Broncos can't rely on Manning alone. It's unfair, if not unwise. The change has been jarring — counting the nickel back position, the Broncos could have eight different starters in their top 12 that faced the Seahawks in the Super Bowl.

"We want to have an attitude," defensive tackle Terrance Knighton said. "We want to be enforcers."

The Broncos proved they can outscore teams during the regular season. The NFL playoffs, just like the NBA in June, slow down, rewarding teams that can defend and force offenses into empty possessions. Ward represents the prototype, a fierce hitter who can double as a linebacker in subpackages, something he "loves to do." The Broncos will always be Peyton Manning's team as long as he's under center. But they might not be a championship team without better defenders.

"We can definitely set the tone in the preseason," Ward said. "There's no such thing as half speed once we get into the games."

Denver Broncos' DeMarcus Ware has extra value as a mentor

By Troy E. Renck The Denver Post July 31, 2014

Even when he doesn't participate, Denver teammates remain aware of DeMarcus Ware, who brings a presence befitting a potential Hall of Famer.

Ware returned to action Thursday, his 32nd birthday, after missing two practices because of a bruised calf. He explained, for the first time, that he suffered the injury when he was kneed halfway through the Broncos' workout Sunday at Sports Authority Field at Mile High.

"If there was a game, I would have played," Ware said. "It's about getting ready for the season. They are making sure they are taking care of me."

Ware is attempting to mock history, becoming that unique player who rebounds in his 30s after a season compromised because of an injury. His right elbow is healed, and he has made adjustments to his already cut physique in preparation for his first season with the Broncos.

"You think about guys like Michael Strahan and Jason Taylor, guys who later in their career got smaller. That's the key, not carrying a lot of weight," Ware said. "I need to make sure I am in the trainer's room almost every day. You can't just go out there like a cheetah and go chase prey."

Leadership ranks high among Ware's attributes, but his impact has gone beyond expectations. Ware works like a coach on the field and a mentor in the locker room. He helped defensive end Quanterus Smith on the sideline with his technique, and Smith beat star offensive tackle Ryan Clady moments later in a one-on-one drill.

"He's taught me how to be a better man off the field," defensive end Malik Jackson said of Ware.

Sanders stands strong. Wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders created a stir this week when he said on 104.3 FM that Peyton Manning is a "far better leader" than his former Steelers quarterback, Ben Rothlisberger, whom Sanders referred to as a winner in the interview. He didn't back down from his comments Thursday, but he provided context. "Yeah I was surprised (by the fuss it caused)," Sanders said. "At the end of the day, if you are in touch with reality, you know Peyton Manning is one of the greatest leaders in the National Football League. How can you debate that?"

Footnotes. Safety Quinton Carter continues to get reps in nickel packages, showing he has recovered from microfracture knee surgery. ... Chase Vaughn (knee), Greg Latta (hip) and Louis Young (groin) did not practice. Derek Wolfe left practice because of a sore lower back. ... Former CU defensive tackle Wil Pericak, on signing with Denver: "It's a dream come true. Sometimes you question when a team doesn't pick you up right away and you wonder, 'Is my football career over?' " ... Coach John Fox has adapted to less contact in training camp, saying: "I think new football has changed quite a bit. It's not quite as much hitting as it used to be. I think it's moving in the right direction because guys are healthier and fresher."

BacktoSchoolwithDeMarcusWare

RobertKlemko SI.com April4,2014

NOTREDAME,Ind.—Afternineseasons,sevenProBowls,and117sacks,theDallasCowboyscutties withDeMarcusWare,inpart,tosave$16million.ChoosingtolookforwardtohisnewroleinDenver, thedefensiveendhasglossedoveroneinevitablequestionfollowinghisrelease.Hereitcomesagain:

Didithurt?

Hisanswerisquiet,likeWarehimself,andsincere.Notreally,hesays,butifithappenedfouryearsago, itwouldhaveflooredhim.

“IfIwasn’tinabusinessstateofmindandIwasthinkingaboutmyego,Iwouldask,‘Why?’”hesays. “Before2009Iwould’vebeendevastated,like,‘Whatisgoingon?Whydotheynotwantmehere? WhatdidInotdolastseason?’

“Butin2009Ihadmycareeralmostendedbyaneckinjury.Istartedthinkingseriouslyaboutlifeafter football.Nowit’slike,I’vehadafulfilledcareer,IknowwhatIwant,andit’sbusiness.Youhavetomove onknowingyoucreatedalotofrelationshipsyoustillhave,andnowthisisanotherhurdle.Justjump andkeeprunningaslongasyoucan.”

That‘businessstateofmind’iswhatbroughtWaretoNotreDame’srainsoakedcampusonaThursday inApril.TheNFL’sPlayerEngagementprogramnowoffersahandfulofentrepreneurialseminarson collegecampusesacrossthecountryeachoffseasonforcurrentandformerplayerstoconferencewith businessprofessorsandcorporatementors,allexpensespaid.Thegoalistoavoidthekindoffinancial difficultymanyfindthemselvesinaftertheirplayingdaysareover.(In2009SIfoundthatwithintwo yearsofretirement,78percentofformerNFLplayersareeitherunderfinancialstressorhavegone bankrupt.)

Tenoftheplayersattheconferencewereaskedtoprovidebrief“elevatorpitches”fortheirbusiness ideas.ForWare,whohasearned$52millioninnineyears,crammingacareer’sworthofideasintoa twominutepresentationprovedimpossible.

“Iwanttomakeashirtthatwouldcorrectposture,andIwanttochangethedynamicsofhowshoulder padsaremade,”Warebegan.

It’sallveryinsidebaseball,butthegististhis:Shoulderpadscomeinsizeswithoutmuchmodification, beyondbulkiersetsforthebigguysandlightweightstuffforlittleguys.WiththehelpofDouglass,an athleticsmanufacturer,Warehasforthepastfourseasonscustomizedhispadsandpassedhisdesigns ontofellowCowboys,whichhesaysreducesstingersforhimselfeachseason.He’llspendtherestofthe weekatNotreDameworkingwithbusinessexpertstofigureoutwhattodowithhisbigidea. Notthatsuchanoffseasonprogramguaranteessmoothsailing.AsformerNFLplayerDekeCooper,a panelistontheentrepreneurialseminar,said,“Icantellyoumypitfallsandmystrategies,butIcan’tsay thattheywillnecessarilyworkforyou.It’snotlikeyou’reonarideatDisneyWorldandthereare bumperstellingyouwheretogo.It’smorelikeyou’reintheocean,andyouhaveacompass.”

Still,Warewasimpressed.“It’sagreatprogram,andit’sfree,sowhywouldn’tyoudoit?Whenit’sin theoffseason,alotofguysfeelit’sgoingtotakeawayfromtheirtimeoff.It’saboutyourprioritiesand whattypeofpersonyouare.Youcangoonvacation,butthisrighthereisavacationtome.Youlearna lotandyou’restimulatingyourmindinsteadofstayingstagnant.” Del Rio: Webster ‘has very bright future’

By Jeff Legwold ESPN.com August 1, 2014

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- There's perception and there's reality. Sometimes they go together, but sometimes they do not.

The perception, for many who rant about such things as a vocation, is that Denver Broncoscornerback Kayvon Webster's rookie season in 2013 was an abysmal affair with the apex of the struggles being the nationally televised loss to the San Diego Chargers last December.

In that game Chargers quarterback Philip Rivershammered away at Webster as veteran quarterbacks will do against rookies.

"And they just made more plays than I did that night," Webster said.

The reality is Broncos defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio has big plans for Webster, both right now and down the road.

"He's a talent, he's a tough kid, he can run, he's bright," Del Rio. "Yeah, he was thrust into duty last year and in a moment, or two, that was televised or highly publicized, maybe he got beat. But tell me a corner who hasn't ever been beat. That happens. He was unfazed by it and went about his work. This guy is an ascending player who has a very bright future."

With Chris Harris Jr. still coming back from ACL surgery -- he just returned to practice this week -- Webster has worked plenty with the starters, both outside and in the slot. When the Broncos are at full strength in their re-vamped defense, they project to start Harris Jr. and Aqib Talib at cornerback in the base defense. They've practiced as if Bradley Robywould then come in an outside spot to move Harris Jr. into the slot.

That puts Webster in the dime with the prospect of using him in the nickel from time to time as well. And that, more than anything Del Rio said, shows the strength of the Broncos secondary in this training camp.

"The hard work I put in is paying off," Webster said. "I'm not a rookie any more, I'm just relaxed out there, taking advantage of the coaches putting me in."

In the end the math says Webster played 428 snaps on defense in the 2013 regular season, or 42 percent of the teams' plays. Some folks made up their mind about Webster with a handful of those plays against the Chargers, including a 10-yard catch by Keenan Allen when Webster had his hands between Allen's hands -- "in the pocket" as defensive coaches say -- but was not able to keep Allen from making the play.

Del Rio is quick to say "most guys would have already been out of that game, Kayvon just kept playing no matter what happened, including his hand." Webster suffered a fractured right thumb with just less than 13 minutes remaining in that game and stayed in the lineup.

"My thumb was probably OK about two weeks after I took the cast off (the week after the Super Bowl)," Webster said. "I still rehab the thumb to make sure."

Webster has turned some heads already this summer given he has intercepted Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning twice in training camp's early going, including one he returned for a touchdown.

The third-round pick from the 2013 draft, as he tries to make his way up the depth chart, said he has also remained in contact with former Broncos cornerback Champ Bailey, who is now with the New Orleans Saints. Webster consistently made it a point to sit next to Bailey in the defensive backs' meeting room, even as Bailey worked through an injury-marred season last year.

"That's my mentor right there," Webster said. "We've got a relationship, I just went to his wedding about three weeks ago … but I use something he said or showed me every day. He always told me be ready to start, because he said I would be able to do that. So no matter what I want to be ready to start."

Broncos wide receiver Wes Welker uses age as a motivational tool

By Troy E. Renck The Denver Post July 27, 2014

Early Monday morning, in the sunshine-lit Half Hour Power studio, Wes Welker walked through the door, grabbed a purple training band and went to work. Trainer Howard Waldstreicher stood nearby, providing instructions.

"He calls this a warm-up," Welker said, raising his eyebrow, and perspiring from the intensity of the core exercises for his back. "Yeah, a warm-up."

Welker trains relentlessly, this just another long day in an NFL career that critics believe may be running short on remaining time. At age 33, he entered Broncos training camp embracing the scrutiny, delivering a rebuttal with each explosive lateral step and rotational paddle row during his 30-minute, 46-second routine.

"I love it when they say I can't do it, that I am too old," Welker said. "It's something that motivates me, another challenge. From not getting any college offers except from Texas Tech, from going undrafted, from being traded, and from being in Denver now. It's been one thing after another to overcome. Now it's being old. Yeah, I love it."

Finding purpose is easy for the Broncos. Players will participate Sunday in the team's first public practice at Sports Authority Field at Mile High with a singular focus: Super Bowl victory or bust. Welker recognizes the importance not only of setting an example for younger teammates but of carrying out the team's message. This can't be accomplished through poor eating and marginal effort. Looking for an edge, Welker switched to a gluten-free diet three months ago.

"You can't throw away a day at the gym with a greasy burger," Welker said of his commitment to more healthy eating.

During the first two practices of training camp at Dove Valley, Welker beat defensive backs with clinical efficiency.

"You have to be about it, not talk about it," Welker said.

After a disappointing end to last season, one interrupted by two concussions, Welker sought improvement. The NFL, he explained between quick-burst drills, demands players evolve or else. At his wife Anna's urging — she's a former model — Welker wandered into Waldstreicher's Cherry Creek gym six months ago, the sting of the 43-8 loss to the Seahawks still fresh. The workouts, always done from a standing position, focus on lateral quickness, strength and core muscles, shaping the glut to the hamstring to the back.

"If Wes could bench-press 500 pounds, how would that help him on the field?" said Waldstreicher, who has professional tennis players among his clients. "We are doing exercises that will improve his performance, make him fast and injury free."

The idea of weightless training appealed to Welker for years. He adopted routines at home, but "this workout is what I always wanted," he said, "and I had never seen it offered."

Welker recognizes that bulking up will not help him hit the snooze button on Father Time's clock. In college, he played at 200 pounds and 14 percent body fat, admitting it sabotaged his 40-yard dash and contributed to him going undrafted. He's faster now than when he left Texas Tech — "He's lightning in a bottle," said receiver Emmanuel Sanders — and is 5-foot-9 and weighs 185 pounds, with 4 percent body fat.

"I don't think it's bad to lift weights. I just don't see the need to lift heavy weights," Welker said. "I have learned that over the years because every time I did, I'd get hurt. I've had ACL, rotator cuff, wrist and ankle injuries."

Beyond football IQ, Welker's ability to excel hinges on his first step off the line of scrimmage. He makes his money on underneath routes. Those demand precise execution, where one foot can make the difference in a critical third-down catch or an interception. He pushed through lateral drills last Monday, knowing it could cause a cornerback to shade slightly in one direction in his stance, creating a window of separation for Welker.

"That first step is everything. When I have that, my confidence is high. I know that guy across from me is in trouble," Welker said. "Once he has to cheat to the inside or outside, then it's like, 'All day, it's on. Let's go.' "

Part of the 30-minute workout's appeal was the connection to the Broncos' offense. The Broncos play at full throttle. Stamina becomes a factor. Welker goes faster, longer in his workouts than required in passing routes to make game speed comfortable.

"Can you get off the ball and get open when you are tired? Can you be strong? If not, you will get mauled," Welker said. "You want to be sharp when you see that guy across from you with his hands on his knees. I might be hurting, but I want to be ready. If I am able to get that one jab step when he can't, it makes all the difference in the world. He's done."

Watching Welker wring out calories like a kid half his age, it's hard to imagine his career is near the finish line. His jersey will likely have to be ripped off him.

You'd have to catch him first.

"I love playing," Welker said. "For me, it's all about my health. If I feel good, I will keep on playing. There are times where I sit there and think, 'I can do this five or six more years.' Then there's days where I think, 'This is it!' I feel really good. Some years, you have to search for motivation. Not now. I've got people saying I can't do it anymore. It's great. It drives me."

Working out with Wes

At age 33, Wes Welker is old by wide receiver standards. According to footballoutsiders.com, the average snap-weighted age of NFL offensive players in 2013 — those who played snaps — was 27. Welker is attempting to outrun Father Time through his training. His evolution, as described by NFL reporter Troy E. Renck:

In 2003, final college season:

• Welker weighed 200 pounds and had 14 percent body fat.

• Lifted heavy weights, bulked up and lost speed.

• Went undrafted.

In 2014 with the Broncos:

• Welker weighs 185 pounds and has 4 percent body fat.

• Does weightless training.

• Adopted a gluten-free diet.

• Runs faster than he did as a rookie. Wes Welker rides in F-16 on way into Broncos training camp

By Troy E. Renck and Mike Klis The Denver Post July 22, 2014

Questions follow Wes Welker's mental health. He suffered two concussions last season, and Sunday the receiver prepped for his second Broncos training camp by riding in an F-16 with the Air Force Thunderbirds in Cheyenne.

Pulling nine G's before two-a-days? Is he thinking straight?

"It was a great experience," Welker said before a Monday morning workout. "I don't know if I'd necessarily need to do it again. I took a selfie that actually came out pretty well. And I kept my lunch down. It wasn't easy. Near the end, we were flying by the strip, and I was like, 'OK, land already. I am good.' "

Welker who turned 33 in May, has no retirement plans.

"For me it's all about my health," he said. "If I feel good, I will keep on playing."

He remains a beacon of fitness. His workouts include not only physical exertion but mental calisthenics. He said Monday he plays online brain games, similar to Luminosity, exercises he discovered through Patriots quarterback Tom Brady's TB12 Sports Therapy Center.

"When you are sound and strong physically, it gives you the courage and strength to know you can take hits," Welker said. "Some things you can't avoid. But there are things you can do to help yourself. The brain is a muscle too. You have to strengthen it. It's amazing how much better you can get from doing the exercises repeatedly."

Williams Gaining Experience, Confidence

By Lauren Giudice DenverBroncos.com July 26, 2014

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- It’s not often that a defensive tackle makes the play of the day. On Friday during practice, Sylvester Williams did just that.

He saw that quarterback Peyton Manning was getting ready to throw the ball. So he put his arms up and jumped, tipped the ball and intercepted it. His teammates in white on the sideline went crazy.

“It felt good,” Williams said. “It was just one of those things where it was like, ‘Wow, it was right there’ and I jumped up and tipped it and then I was able to intercept it.”

Unfortunately, Williams attempted to pitch it to safety Quinton Carter, who couldn’t control it. But Williams recovered the fumble.

“I was the one that pitched it,” Williams said laughing. “I had to go get it back.”

Though the lateral wasn’t well-executed and Williams admits he likely threw it too hard, the impressive interception exemplified William’s mindset going into his second year in the NFL. He feels more comfortable with the defense and in his understanding of what the offense is running.

He feels that he is better both mentally and physically than he was last season. During camp thus far he feels more aware and at last year’s camp he “didn’t have a very good understanding of what was going on.”

“I’m able to work through the kinks and able to read my keys,” Williams said. “Pre- snap I’m able to get off the ball and I’m able to read blocks better than I did last year.”

Not only does Williams have more experience on his side, but he also has linemates who “all fit together.” He uses them to help him as he develops.

“You talk about guys that are big time playmakers in this league,” Williams said. “Terrance Knighton, DeMarcus Ware. Those guys are big time playmakers so I learn from those guys a lot to help me get through the hard times and if I don’t know something I just ask them because they pretty much have the answer to everything.” Specifically, Williams said Ware is a future Hall of Famer who keeps the defense motivated and teaches them. While Williams is more confident in his individual potential than he was last year, he is also excited about the defense’s potential.

Williams’ only interception of his career was in 2011 when he was in college at North Carolina. He’s hoping he can get some NFL interceptions under his belt this season. For now, he said he is just focused on improving now and not looking to the season. But, he certainly did enjoy his pick during practice.

According to teammate T.J. Ward, “That was a SportsCenter Top Ten.” Broncos' Derek Wolfe battles back from depression, scary injury

By Lindsay H. Jones USA TODAY Sports August 6, 2014

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — As the weeks of the 2013 season rolled by, Derek Wolfe's hulking body shriveled away — and with it, his mental health.

The muscle definition was gone from his chest and shoulders. His waist narrowed as he lost the girth around his midsection. When his weight dipped to its lowest point in nearly a decade, all the way down to 258 pounds, it felt like he was looking at a human bobblehead in the mirror.

"My head looked real big. I just looked weird. Extremely weird," Wolfe said.

Wolfe was equally unrecognizable when he flipped on video of himself in practice and games. He saw a man wearing the No. 95 jersey, but that guy lacked the strength, power an on-field fire that made the Broncos draft him with their top selection in the 2012 draft.

"I see film from last year, and I'm like, 'Who is that guy?' " Wolfe said.

But to look at Wolfe now, all 295 well-built pounds of him, reveals only part of his remarkable comeback from a lost season that included scary incidents that, over a three-month span, twice landed him in ambulances and hospitals and even in a medically induced coma.

To see Wolfe rib his teammates again, relax while sitting in a chair off to the side of the Broncos practice field and genuinely smile shows how he has been able to reclaim his life after emerging from a deep depression.

"Mentally, physically, emotionally — I feel like I'm right where I need to be," Wolfe told USA TODAY Sports this week, just after completing a set of 40-yard gassers after practice.

His physical and emotional spiral began last August during a preseason game against the Seattle Seahawks, whom the Broncos play Thursday night in their preseason opener. Wolfe was being blocked by two Seahawks — one low at his legs, another, fullback Michael Robinson, near his shoulders and neck. Upon colliding with Robinson, Wolfe fell limp to the turf, unable to feel anything in his extremities as he was loaded onto a stretcher and driven off the field in the ambulance. The paralysis was only temporary and after being diagnosed with a contusion on his spinal cord, Wolfe was released from the hospital in time to fly home with his teammates to Denver. Three weeks later, Wolfe was cleared by team doctors to play in the regular season opener. Physically, he might have looked OK to trainers and coaches, but it was a lie.

"That's the thing about my injury — it was more of a condition. My mental state was so out of whack, the depression, everything I went through, and I didn't know why I was going through it," Wolfe said. "When you start messing around with your spinal cord, that starts messing with your head."

Wolfe, who started every game as a rookie in 2012, started each of the Broncos' first 11 games last season and even recorded a sack in three consecutive consecutive outings from Oct. 27 through Nov. 17. Onlookers might not have noticed much was wrong, but those close to Wolfe did.

The weight loss was the most obvious red flag. No matter what Wolfe ate or how much he worked out, his weight continued to drop. He was irritable and he lashed out at people who were trying to help him. Already a self-described loner, Wolfe isolated himself further as the depression set in.

The Broncos were in the midst of their most fun regular season in years, racking up wins as Peyton Manning piled up touchdowns.

Wolfe could not enjoy any of it.

"Honestly, I was miserable every day," he said. "I was in pain, I wasn't happy about anything. I didn't feel like myself."

But he continued to get by, playing in a body that didn't feel like his own, and living with emotions he couldn't understand. But on Nov. 29, it all became too much.

Wolfe boarded a team bus bound for Denver International Airport. Just as the bus turned onto a service road, teammates noticed that Wolfe looked woozy and was sweating profusely.

"It was like someone dumped an entire bottle over his head," former Broncos safety Mike Adams, now with the Indianapolis Colts, told USA TODAY Sports recently while recalling his former teammate's seizure-like episode.

Teammates screamed for the driver to pull over. Coaches riding in another bus were alerted, and trainers called for an ambulance. Once again, Wolfe was on a stretcher, being driven away. More than a day later, he awoke in the intensive care unit at the University of Colorado Hospital in Aurora. "When he first got there, he ripped all the (medical wires) off. He tore the bed apart. He's a big dude. They had him strapped in, but they couldn't hold him. I said, 'Why'd you do that?' And he said, 'Foxy, I have to be in a game. I'm playing a game today,' Broncos head coach John Fox told USA TODAY Sports.

"When he went out, he was on a bus to go to Kansas City. When he woke up, he was in the hospital. That would be a scary proposition. He couldn't remember a thing, so he obviously freaked out, and that freaked the hospital people out."

While the rest of the Broncos were playing the Kansas City Chiefs, Fox, who had returned to Denver earlier that week after recovering from emergency heart surgery in North Carolina, spent the day with Wolfe at the hospital. Wolfe was subjected to a battery of tests as doctors tried to figure out what was going on.

Fox recalled telling Wolfe to be honest with the physicians about how he had been feeling, both physically and emotionally. Wolfe's nervous system was overtaxed, and his mind overstressed. It was all connected.

"I felt bad for him, because they couldn't figure it out. Was it his heart? Was it respiratory? Really, what it came down to, it was really mental anxiety. He's been through a lot," Fox said.

The coach knew then that Wolfe's season was over, though the Broncos waited until January to officially place him on injured reserve. Wolfe tried to return to practice once, in late December, but was nowhere close to being physically or mentally ready to handle it.

"He needed to get away from it," Fox said.

Wolfe's road back to himself

Thus began the process of rebuilding Derek Wolfe. Even after two hospitalizations, he said he never considered that he might not play again.

"It was always, 'How quick can I get back?' That was really the issue," Wolfe said. "And the crazy thing was, the quickest way to get back to football was for me to just forget about football and worry about my life, get my life together. In doing that, it made me love the game even more than I did before."

Barred by doctors from doing any strenuous physical activity, but desperately needing to regain more than 20 pounds he had lost, Wolfe spent much of his time at home eating. He would cook pounds of ground bison and eat it by the bowlful, topped with avocado and ketchup. Needing some sort of physical outlet, Wolfe started doing yoga several times a week. That exercise has physical benefits and proved to be an emotional stabilizer as well. "That really helped get my mind and body back on the same page," Wolfe said. "I was doing that while I was gaining weight, so it helped me keep my body control."

Wolfe chose to stay in Denver for most of the offseason, living in the house he recently bought, in order to work with the team's strength coaches once he was allowed to start lifting weights in March. He also wanted to be near his doctors.

Along the way, Wolfe forced himself to be less of an introvert and spent more time in public, launching a charity and holding a benefit beach volleyball tournament. He vacationed in Florida and has a steady girlfriend. These things had as much to do with Wolfe's comeback as anything related to football.

"It was my life. I had to get my life together," Wolfe said. "Going through that — I hate to say that I'm glad I went through it — but it was something that I really needed for me to see what is really important in my life."

Wolfe was physically cleared for full participation in the offseason program that began in April. He reported to training camp last month weighing 295 pounds, almost 10 pounds more than his playing weight as a rookie, when he had six sacks as a hybrid end-tackle in coordinator Jack Del Rio's defense.

When Del Rio looks at Wolfe now, he sees the player the Broncos drafted — and then some. Del Rio plans to use Wolfe as the starting left end in the base defense, which requires four linemen, but shift him inside to tackle in passing situations.

"First of all, it's great to see him out there, because he had a tough stretch. And he's come through it, and he's back doing the things he loves. And then for us, we're a stronger team with a healthy Derek Wolfe," Del Rio told USA TODAY Sports.

With the return of Wolfe and defensive tackle Kevin Vickerson (who suffered a dislocated hip in November), the addition of Marvin Austin and emergence last year of Malik Jackson and 2013 first-round pick Sylvester Williams, the Broncos believe they have their strongest and deepest defensive line in years.

"I'm expecting a great season out of myself," Wolfe said. "I just want our defense to be the best in the league. I don't care about my stats, I just want to be part of that type of defense."

Teammates have noticed the change, and not just the physical transformation. Since training camp began, they've watched Wolfe push around offensive teammates in practice and run his mouth during drills — signs that Wolfe has his football mindset back.

But it wasn't until the Broncos' scrimmage last week that Wolfe really felt normal on the field again. But Wolfe said he won't let himself make any "emotional decisions" upon his return to live game action. He'll just appreciate his health and second chance he's built for himself.

"I'm having fun now. I wasn't having fun last year, because of the pain I was going through and the issues I was dealing with," Wolfe said.

"But now I'm healthy, I'm strong, I'm mentally stable." Wolfe Hosts Inaugural Summer Charity Bash

Lauren Guidice DenverBroncos.com Monday, June 9, 2014

DENVER, Colo. – Broncos defensive end Derek Wolfe hosted his first Colorado event to benefit the Wolfe Pack Foundation on Sunday afternoon. The Derek Wolfe Summer Charity Bash was hosted at The Island and included food, drinks, music, a silent auction and a sand volleyball tournament, featuring Broncos players. Though the event was a fun way to start the summer, the goal was to raise money to help underprivileged youth in Colorado.

“Really I just want to help every aspect of these kids as far as being underprivileged and not having much,” Wolfe said at the event. “I want to help them in all the aspects of life. It touched my heart. There wasn’t a lot of things out there for me to do, it was just individual people that were helping me, so for me to have a foundation that helps all of those things, all those aspects – life skills, football, school, all the stuff - that’s kind of what I like. “

Funds from the event will help start the Foundation’s ELEVATE program, which will help underprivileged Denver youth by providing them with tutoring, ACT prep, life skill lessons and sport training. The program is a result of the Wolfe Pack Foundation teaming up with Champ Kelly’s foundation, Heart Power, Inc.

Kelly, the Broncos' assistant director of pro personnel, said Wolfe has “a tremendous heart for underprivileged youth.”

“We want to really affect these kids’ lives and just give them an opportunity that we didn’t have when we were growing up,” Kelly said. “I know Derek told his testimony. He took the ACT five times before he passed it and before he got into college. If there is one kid that we can help take this test the first time and make it into college, then we’ve done our job.”

Throughout the event, volleyball teams competed in a tournament to play the Broncos in a finale match. Wolfe, safety David Bruton, tight end Gerell Robinson, defensive end Malik Jackson, defensive back Charles Mitchell and guard Ben Garaland competed in the final match of the day, but lost 30-27.

“I’m here to support my teammate,” said linebacker Nate Irving. “We’re like a family, it’s a brotherhood and every chance we get to support one another, we try to.”

Irving didn’t know which Bronco had the best volleyball skills, but he was sure of one thing. “It’s not Malik,” he said.

Wolfe said “you can never do too much” and he plans to help people in need as much as he can.

“When I was coming up and coming through college, there was always guys coming back and helping us and telling us, ‘Hey make sure you guys give back, make sure you always give back,’" he said. "I always said when I was a kid ‘when I make it, I’m going to help somebody.' I want to be able to help somebody like I was helped." DerekWolfegoodtogoagainforBroncoswithscary ordealover

ByMikeKlis TheDenverPost April27,2014

EvenwhenDerekWolfewasnotofsoundmindorbody,hiscompetitiveinstinctsneverbetrayedhim.

ItwasthefinalSaturdaynightofNovember,andwhiletheBroncosweregatheredforateammeetingat aKansasCityareahotelconferenceroominpreparationforthenextday'sgameagainsttherivalChiefs, theirstartingdefensiveendwascomingoutofa26hour,medicallyinducedcoma.

Hospitaldoctorsmadeamistake.TheyshouldhavekeptWolfecomatoseforatleast27hours.

"Irememberwakingupandtryingtoripthebreathingtubeout,"Wolfesaid.

ThefirstvoiceWolfeheardwasthatofhisbrother,JoshPastore,whohadflowninfromNewJersey. WolfehadbeentryingformonthstogethisbrotherouttoColoradoforavisit.

ThefirstwordsWolfespoke:"Abouttime."

Then he saw Corey Oshikoya, the Broncos' assistant trainer who had stayed with Wolfe from the momentTerranceKnightonyelled"Stopthebus!"fromthebackseatoftheteambustotheairporta dayearlier.

FromhishospitalbedinDenver,Wolfeasked"Osh"ifhewouldbeabletoplayagainsttheChiefsthe nextdayinKansasCity.

OshikoyaremindedWolfethathewasinanintensivecareunit.

Lastweek,ashesatintheofficeofBroncosstrengthandconditioningcoachLukeRichesson,Wolfestill wasstrugglingtopreciselydescribehowhehadfallensoilllastseason.

A23yearoldeliteathletewhowasthefirstplayertheBroncosselectedinthe2012draftshouldnot havestressedhisnervoussystemtothepointhewassleepingonlytwohoursanight,losingweightno matterhowmuchheate,andgettingloadedintothebackofanambulancewithaheartbeatof20and bloodsugarlevelat40.(Thebloodsugarlevelshouldhavebeenbetween100and140,consideringhe hadjusteatenameal.)

TheBroncosdraftedWolfewiththeNo.36pickoverallearlyinthesecondroundasmuchforhisfierce style as the fact that he was a rare 295pound defensive tackle who had the agility to rush the quarterback. ButaftergettingsixsacksandleadingNFLrookiedefensivelinemeninplayingtimepercentage,Wolfe's second pro season began with two bouts of food poisoning and a preseason neck injury that was diagnosedasacontusionofthespinalcord.Hisweightdroppedto265pounds,andhehadonlyone sackthroughtheBroncos'firstsevengames.

Throughitall,themaniacalWolfewastrainingthreetimesperday.

DoctorssaidWolfesufferedaslightseizureduringtheteam'sbusridetoDenverInternationalAirport onNov.29,2013.ButwhatreallyhappenedisWolfeshortcircuitedhisnervoussystem.Hehadpushed hisbodytosuchextremelimits,hisbodycouldn'ttakeitanymore.

HecreditstheBroncos'medicalteam,ledbytrainerSteve"Greek"Antonopulos,andyogaclasseswith bringinghimback.

"Yogareallyhelpedconnectmymindandbodybacktogether,"Wolfesaid."Becausereallytheissuewas mynervoussystemhadbecomesodisconnectedfrommybodythatIdidn'tfeellikemyself.Ididn'tlook likemyself.Ididn'tsoundlikemyself.Nothingthatwasgoingonwasme.Iwasn'tplayinglikemyself. Evenduringtheseason,Iwasn'tplayinglikeInormallyplay.ThephysicalityIliketoplaywith,Ididn't haveitbecauseIdidn'thavetheweight.Ihadthestrength,buttheweightwasn'tbehindit."

"Stopthebus!"

ThedayafterThanksgivinglastyear,WolfelookedfineashesaidhellotoareporterintheBroncos' lockerroom.Hewasabouttoeatabiglunch.Hisweightwas275—10poundslighterthantheweight hehadsettledonasarookie,butalsoup10poundsfromearlierintheseason.

Hehadbeenplayingwell,gettingsacksinthreeconsecutivegamesthroughakeyhomedivisionvictory againsttheChiefsonNov.17,whichwasaSundaynightnationalTVgame.

TheBroncoswereabouttoplaytheChiefsagain,thistimeatKansasCity.Asalways,Wolfeheadedto thebackofthebus.Hesatbyhimselfinonerow,justbehindShaunPhillips.LouisVasquezwasseated acrosstheaisle.VonMillerwasseateddirectlybehindWolfeandKnightonwasbehindMiller.

"Feltgreatatpractice,feltgoodgettingonthebus,"Wolfesaid."IgetonthebusanditfeltlikeIwas getting carsick. That's all it felt like. Next thing you know, I'm in a dead sweat. And my vision starts getting blurry. And then my teammates starting asking 'What's wrong?' And I couldn't respond. I couldn'tsayanything.Icouldjustfeelmybodyshuttingdown."

Wolfe'steammateswereconfusedatfirst,thenscared.

"HewassleepingandVonlookedat himand he wassweatingprofusely,"Knightonsaid."Therewas sweat everywhere. That just didn't look right. Me and Von were like, 'Wolfe! Wolfe!' And he wasn't responding." Acoupleofplayerstriedtowakehimup,havehimsipfromawaterbottle.NFLplayershavebeenlong programmedtoremainpoisedthroughtensesituations.Butserenitynowwasn'tgettingitdone.

Knightonyelled:"Stopthebus!"

AsWolfewasbeingloadedintoanambulance,hestartedvomiting.Thenhestartedfighting.

"TheysaidIwassostrong,theycouldn'tholdmedown,"Wolfesaid."Iwasrippingoutofrestraints. TheyhadtoinduceacomabecauseIwassooutofcontrol."

Ongameday,Sundaymorning,WolfereceivedavisitfromcoachJohnFoxandhiswife,Robin.Foxwas awayfromtheteambecauseofhisownmedicalissue.TheBroncosbeattheChiefsthatdayandafter theteamplanereturnedtoDenver,KnightonandMillerwentimmediatelytothehospitaltocheckon theirteammate.

Wolfelookedawful.

"I couldn't really explain to the doctors how I was feeling," Wolfe said. "I was going through serious depression.Ihadneverdealtwiththatbefore."

The stress of worrying about his neck injury, his weight loss and his performance had burdened him evenbeforehewashospitalized.

"Then after that happened, (the depression) was twice as bad," Wolfe said. "When you're hurt and you'refeelingsorryforyourself,you'regoingtogothroughalittledepression.Buttheworstpartofthe aftereffectswas,IwouldlookinthemirrorandIdidn'tknowwhoIwaslookingat.TheissuesIwas havingwithproblemsolvingwereridiculous.Icouldn'tfeelanyemotion."

"Something'swrong"

NearasWolfecanfigure,thefirstfoodpoisoningepisodebeforetrainingcamp,followedbyabadbatch ofspinachduringcamp,"startedmydownwardspiral."

HisweightwasdownwhentheBroncosplayedapreseasongameatSeattleonAug.17.Wolfewashigh lowedbytwoblockersandwoundupleavingthefieldinanambulance.

"Normallythatwouldn'thavehappenedtome,"Wolfesaid."I'mnormallyconfidentwhenIplay,but becauseIwaslight,Iwasfidgety.IfeltlikeeverytimeIhitsomebody,IhadtoputeverythingIhad behindit."

He rested for three weeks, but he was in the Broncos' starting lineup for the season opener against Baltimore.Lookingback,hesaid,heprobablyshouldhavetakenmoretimeoff.

"Really, it was my fault," Wolfe said. "I should have been more aware of what was going on. I had symptoms that I was not reporting, symptoms I was ignoring to myself because I was afraid of wonderingiftheissuewasmyneck.Really,itwasn'tmyneck.Theneckinjuryhadsomethingtodowith melosingallthatweight.Andlosingallthatweighthadsomethingtodowithmynervoussystembeing screwedup.

"Buttheissuewas,Ididn'trestafterthatneckinjury.Ididn'tletthemletmerest.Ifeltfine.Iwas100 percent.Greekwaslike,'Hey,youshouldrest.'Butifyoufeelfine,go.Therewerenosignsthatanything waswrong."

WolfegrindedthroughuntilGame7atIndianapolis,whenacollisionwithafullbackshotpainthrough theneckareaagain.That'swhenWolfestartedhavingheadaches,andthepainpreventedhimfrom sleeping.YethehadthosesacksinGames8,9and10.

Therewasonemoregame,atNewEngland,butnomoreafterthat.

Wolfecamebackforonepractice,onChristmas.Heweighed258poundsthatday.

"IthoughtitwouldmakemefeelbettercomingbackandIgethereandafterIwatchedthefilm(ofthat practice),Iwaslike,'Whoisthatoutthere?'"Wolfesaid."That'snotme.Iwastoosmall.Iwasmoving aroundreallethargic.AndwhileIwasoutthere,Iwasgettingtheseheadaches.

"Iwenthomeandcalledmybrother—hewasbackinJersey—andIsaid,'Something'swrongwithme. Ican'tmove.'"

Backinbusiness

Thereweredarkperiodsaftertheepisode.Wolfesaidhisdepressionintensified.Heshuthimselfinside hishome.Hekepthisfamilyaway,exceptforhisgoodfriend"Cubby"andhisbrotherJosh,whohad returnedfromNewJerseytostayforamonth.

AbouttheonlyotherpeoplewhocouldoccasionallygetthroughtohimweretheMillers.

"Vonandhismomandhisdad—hismomwillcallmestillandmakesureI'mallright,"Wolfesaid. "Von'slikefamily."

Wolfe said he was still in a fog through the Broncos' AFC playoff victories over San Diego and New England.HestartedfeelinglikehimselfagaintheweekoftheSuperBowl.

"Iwasontheplane,"hesaid,"andIwaslike,'HowamInotplayinginthisgame?HowcouldIbeso stupidtoletthishappen?'"

Wolfehadstartedyoga—andnothingmore—inlateJanuaryandcontinuedonthroughMarch.He startedliftingweightsMarch1. WhentheBroncosstartedtheirconditioningprogramlastweek,Wolfewasafullparticipant.Fordinner Tuesdaynight,hehadalargeribeyesteak,twochickenbreasts,cornonthecob,asparagusandmashed potatoes.

"AndIwasstillhungry,"hesaid."Somyappetiteisback.Istayawayfromfastfood.ButTed'sMontana Grillhasdefinitelyhelpedmeputweighton."

Wolfe weighed 270 pounds March 1. He was at his playing weight of 285 last week. He might allow himselftogetupto295bythestartoftrainingcamp,whichwouldgivehim10poundstoplaywith duringtheseason.

"HonesttoGod,IfeelbetterthanI'veeverfelt,"Wolfesaid."InmywholelifeI'veneverfeltthisgood.It justshowsIneededthatrest.Thebodyneededtoheal.Ihavenopaininmyneck.I'msleepingbetter thanI'veeverslept.I'mnotonanykindofmedicine.Nosupplements.Nothing.

"NodoubtinmymindthatI'mgoingtobebetterthanIeverwas."

IfonlythisWolfecriedout

AtimelineofwhatBroncosstartingdefensiveendDerekWolfeenduredlastseason:

Trainingcamp2013:Wolfegetsfoodpoisoningfromspinach.It'shissecondfoodpoisoningepisodein twomonths.

Aug.17:Downatleast10poundsbecauseofthefoodpoisoning,Wolfesayshedidn'tfeellikehimself whileheplayedinapreseasongameatSeattle.WolfeishighlowedbytwooftheSeahawksandsuffers a neck injury. He is carried off the field on a backboard and into an ambulance. Tests are negative, althoughWolfehassufferedacontusiontothespinalcord.HeisclearedtoflybacktoDenverwiththe Broncos.

Sept.5:WolfemakesastartandcontributesfourtacklestotheBroncos'seasonopeningvictoryover BaltimoreinDenver.

Oct. 20:A collision with an Indianapolis Colts fullback shoots pain through Wolfe's neck. He endures headachesandstrugglestosleepafterward,butdoesn'treportthesymptoms."Youdon'twanttolet yourteamdown,"hesaid."We'reonarun.Plus,Ihadlike(three)sacksinarow.SoI'mthinking,'Ican't reallystopnow.'"

Nov.29:TheBroncos'busesleaveforDenverInternationalAirportandatripforagametwodayslater against the Kansas City Chiefs. Wolfe falls asleep and starts sweating profusely. He can't respond to teammates.TerranceKnightoncallsfortheirbustostopandformedicalpersonnel.Wolfereceiveshis second ambulance ride in three months. He is placed in a medically induced coma for 26 hours and spendsfourdaysinahospitalbeforeheisreleased.

Christmas:Hisweightdownto258pounds,Wolfepracticesforthefirsttimesincehisepisodeonthe bus.Butheagainfallsillafterpracticeandisshutdownfortheseason."Whenyou'redownlikethat," hesaid,"it'salwaysinthebackofyourhead:'WonderifIcan'tplayanymore?'ButassoonasIgotthat thought,I'dsnapitoutofmyhead.Noway.Nothing'sgoingtokeepmedown."

LateJanuary2014:Wolfebeginstakingyogaclassesthreetimesaweek.Hecreditsyogaforhelpinghim feelhealthyagain.

March 1:Wolfe's weight is back up to 270 pounds. He starts a light weightlifting program under the directionofBroncosstrengthcoachLukeRichesson.

April21:TheBroncosbegintheiroffseasonconditioningprogram.Wolfeisafullparticipant.

April22:Fordinner,Wolfehasaribeyesteak,twochickenbreasts,mashedpotatoes,cornonthecob andasparagus.Hisweightisupto285pounds.

Denver fans finally get to see the AFC champions

By Arnie Stapleton Associated Press July 27, 2014

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Their plans for a tickertape parade through downtown Denver scuttled by a miserable performance in the Super Bowl, the Denver Broncos hadn't heard the roar from supportive fans in more than six months.

That ended Sunday when Peyton Manning walked out 10 minutes before practice at Sports Authority Field and began signing autographs and then continued with his touchdown throws to Julius Thomas.

The Broncos closed their Dove Valley training facilities to the public during training camp this year because of a $35 million construction project. They're working out in relative solitude except for three workouts at their downtown stadium, where Sunday's practice drew 21,933 fans.

"It makes it easier," defensive tackle Kevin Vickerson said. "Training camp goes by a little smoother with the fans being involved. So, it's always a pleasure to have them around cheering us on."

This was the Broncos' first appearance at Sports Authority Field since Jan. 19, when they beat New England 26-16 in the AFC title game.

Former Patriots cornerback Aqib Talib, one of the Broncos' free agent acquisitions this offseason, was injured that day when he collided with Wes Welker.

"We don't even talk about it. It's a football play, man," Talib said. "We don't talk about nothing that happened last year."

That would be a good advice for the rest of the Broncos, whose record-shattering season ended with a dud of a Super Bowl when they were blown out 43-8 by Seattle.

Afterward, general manager John Elway made wholesale changes to his defense, signing Talib, T.J. Ward and DeMarcus Ware, who missed the last half of Sunday's practice with what coach John Fox termed a minor "lower leg bruise."

Only three defensive players who started in the Super Bowl — Danny Trevathan, Terrance Knighton and Nate Irving — were in the lineup when the Broncos' starters squared off Sunday. "Once again, I got a little teary eyed," said cornerback Rahim Moore, who made his first appearance at Denver's downtown stadium since Nov. 17, the night before he underwent emergency surgery on his left calf. "I missed the stadium. It feels like my first time out here."

Same with star pass-rusher Von Miller, who hadn't suited up here since blowing out his right knee in December.

"I got an opportunity to go out on the field and play the game I love, and that's what's most important to me," said Miller. "The crowd, it always pumps the juices. It's always motivated me, and getting out there in front of the fans is great. They cheer for every play that you make, everything that you do. It's definitely an encourager."

Safety Quinton Carter, who spent the last two years on injured reserve because of a balky knee, had waited the longest of anybody on the roster to get back on the field. He hadn't played at the stadium since Sept. 17, 2012.

"It's a long time, almost two years," Carter said. "It feels great to get back out there with the guys and feel the energy from the crowd."

This was also the first chance for fans to see Denver's draft class led by cornerback Bradley Roby and wide receiver Cody Latimer, who has capitalized on star Demaryius Thomas' absence so far with several head-turning catches.

"When you're at practice regularly, everybody gets golf claps, but now it's like you're in a game," Latimer said. "It's an amazing feeling to be out here."

It was an undrafted rookie — Fresno State speedster Isaiah Burse — who capped the afternoon workout with a 50-yard touchdown catch from Zac Dysert.

"Obviously this is my first time being in the stadium. I'd only seen it on TV," Burse said. "Walking out and seeing all the fans and all the love, it's just a crazy feeling."

Notes: Thomas is expected back Monday after missing the first four days of training camp following the death of his grandmother who helped raise him in Georgia. ... S Josh Boyett (back), DE Greg Latta (knee) and TE Jameson Konz (unspecified) all sat out Sunday.

Bruton, Green Participate in United Way Photoshoot

By David DeChant DenverBroncos.com July 21, 2014

DENVER -- David Bruton and Virgil Green put in a little bit of work for a little bit of play Monday at the Denver Broncos Boys and Girls Club.

The two players joined several of the club's kids for United Way's billboard photoshoot, encouraging kids to play 60 minutes a day to prevent childhood obesity. The shoot was the 10th of 32 stops for the NFL United Way Road Trip, which will wrap up after a stop with every NFL team on Aug. 8.

"There are a lot of kids out there that need to be active, need to stay active," Green said. "Whether you’re in shape or not, you always need to stay active."

"The platform that they have right now is incredible," said Tracey Holmes, the NFL Parternship Director at United Way Worldwide. "Adults want to hear what they have to say. Kids want to hear what they have to say. They have an incredible opportunity to change the culture."

Bruton, who was in Dallas last week promoting nutrition at the GENYOUth Summit, was excited to help "deliver a message," focusing on getting the kids to encourage each other.

"That’s what these efforts are about," he said. "Kids taking control of these programs. Just taking a strong grasp on the program and making it their own."

Green has been working with United Way in various programs since he entered the league and still enjoys interacting with the kids.

"It’s always great to see the kids smiling," he said. "Even though we’re doing something that took a little order, it was still fun and enjoyable."

Once the shoot was finished, order evaporated as Bruton and Green led teams against each other in tug-of-war. Bruton, with the clear size disadvantage, resorted to trick techniques, having his team let go of the rope immediately. But Green wasn't fooled, standing his ground without falling backward.

"I knew he was up to something," Green said with a laugh.

When both teams returned to full speed, Green came out on top again.