Denver Broncos Weekly Release Packet
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Denver broncos 2015 weekly press release Denver Broncos Football Media Relations Staff: Patrick Smyth, Vice President of Public Relations • (303-264-5536) • [email protected] Erich Schubert, Senior Manager of Media Relations • (303-264-5503) • [email protected] Seth Medvin, Media Relations Coordinator • (303-264-5608) • [email protected] 2 World Championships • 7 Super Bowls • 9 AFC Title Games • 14 AFC West Titles • 21 Playoff Berths • 28 Winning Seasons week DENVER BRONCOS QUICK HITS The Denver Broncos and Oakland Raiders will meet on Sunday for the #14 111th time in the regular season with Oakland holding a 59-49-2 all-time advantage in the series. See Page 4 Denver Broncos (10-2) vs. Oakland Raiders (5-7) The Broncos are the first team since the 2004 Steelers to beat two teams with 6-0 or better records in the same season. See Page 6 Sunday, Dec. 13, 2015 • 2:05 p.m. MST During the last five seasons, the Broncos have compiled a 24-5 (.828) Sports Authority Field at Mile High (76,125) • Denver overall record in divisional play to represent the highest win percentage against their own division in the NFL during that span. See Page 6 BROADCAST INFORMATION Broncos Owner Pat Bowlen, who was inducted this season as the 28th TELEVISION: CBS (KCNC-TV) Ian Eagle (play-by-play) member of the team’s Ring of Fame, has guided Denver to the best win percentage (.614) in the NFL and the third-best win percentage in American Dan Fouts (color analyst) pro sports during his tenure (1984-pres.). See Page 8 Evan Washburn (sideline) Under Owner Pat Bowlen, the Broncos have experienced more Super Bowl NATIONAL RADIO: Sports USA Radio Larry Kahn (play-by-play) appearances (6) than losing seasons (5). See Page 8 John Robinson (color analyst) Troy West (sideline) E.V.P. of Football Ops./GM John Elway has signed or extended the con- tracts of 14 players who have combined for 20 Pro Bowl selections with LOCAL RADIO: KOA (850 AM/94.1 FM) Dave Logan (play-by-play) the Broncos. See Page 9 The Fox (103.5 FM) Ed McCaffrey (color analyst) Since Elway was hired in 2011 (and coming off a 4-12 record in 2010), Andy Lindahl (sideline) the Broncos have totaled the second-most regular-season wins (56) in SPANISH RADIO: KMXA (1090 AM) Luis Canela (play-by-play) the NFL. See Page 9 KJMN (92.1 FM) Rafael Medina (color analyst) In his 31 NFL seasons, including his nine years as a player, Gary Kubiak Javier Olivas (color analyst) has been a part of the second-most total wins (305) among active NFL head coaches. See Page 9 BRONCOS 2015 SCHEDULE With four games remaining in the 2015 season, Gary Kubiak’s 10 wins are PRESEASON already tied for the second most by a first-year Broncos head coach. See Page 10 Wk. Day Date Opponent Site Result Rec. 1 Fri. Aug. 14 at Seattle CenturyLink Field W, 22-20 1-0 Broncos Offensive Coordinator Rick Dennison (12 yrs.), Defensive 2 Sat. Aug. 22 at Houston NRG Stadium W, 14-10 2-0 Coordinator Wade Phillips (24 yrs.) and Special Teams Coordinator Joe 3 Sat. Aug. 29 SAN FRANCISCO Sports Authority Field at Mile High W, 19-12 3-0 DeCamillis (23 yrs.) represent the most experienced trio of coordinators in 4 Thu. Sept. 3 ARIZONA Sports Authority Field at Mile High L, 22-20 3-1 the league with 59 combined years of coordinator experience. See Page 11 REGULAR SEASON Wk. Day Date Opponent Site Result/Time Rec./TV Denver’s Brock Osweiler is one of just two Broncos quarterbacks to win 1 Sun. Sept. 13 BALTIMORE Sports Authority Field at Mile High W, 19-13 1-0 his first three NFL starts. See Page 15 2 Thu. Sept. 17 at Kansas City Arrowhead Stadium W, 31-24 2-0 3 Sun. Sept. 27 at Detroit Ford Field W, 24-12 3-0 Broncos RB Ronnie Hillman and RB C.J. Anderson have combined for 4 Sun. Oct. 4 MINNESOTA Sports Authority Field at Mile High W, 23-20 4-0 5 Sun. Oct. 11 at Oakland O.co Coliseum W, 16-10 5-0 five individual 100-yard rushing games to tie for the third-most 100-yard 6 Sun. Oct. 18 at Cleveland FirstEnergy Stadium W, 26-23 (OT) 6-0 efforts by a team in the NFL this season. See Page 17 7 BYE 8 Sun. Nov. 1 GREEN BAY Sports Authority Field at Mile High W, 29-10 7-0 The Broncos, who lead the NFL in total defense (284.7 ypg), pass defense 9 Sun. Nov. 8 at Indianapolis Lucas Oil Stadium L, 27-24 7-1 (195.6 ypg) and sacks (41), rank among the league leaders in nearly every 10 Sun. Nov. 15 KANSAS CITY Sports Authority Field at Mile High L, 29-13 7-2 significant defensive category through 12 games. See Page 19 11 Sun. Nov. 22 at Chicago Soldier Field W, 17-15 8-2 12 Sun. Nov. 29 NEW ENGLAND Sports Authority Field at Mile High W, 30-24 (OT) 9-2 Denver has totaled five defensive touchdowns (4 INT, 1 FR) this season to 13 Sun. Dec. 6 at San Diego Qualcomm Stadium W, 17-3 10-2 tie for the most in the NFL. See Page 19 14 Sun. Dec. 13 OAKLAND Sports Authority Field at Mile High 2:05 p.m. MST CBS 15 Sun. Dec. 20 at Pittsburgh Heinz Field 4:25 p.m. EST CBS Broncos OLB Von Miller owns the longest active sack streak (4 gms.) in 16 Mon. Dec. 28 CINCINNATI Sports Authority Field at Mile High 6:30 p.m. MST ESPN 17 Sun. Jan. 3 SAN DIEGO Sports Authority Field at Mile High 2:25 p.m. MST CBS* the NFL and needs just one sack to become the third player in team history * - Eligible to be moved to a different time as part of the NFL’s flex scheduling format. with four 10-sack seasons. See Page 20 DENVER vs. OAKLAND — 1 — sunday, DEC. 13, 2015 denver broncos weekly release 2015 TEAM COMPARISONS BRONCOS/RAIDERS 2015 TEAM COMPARISON BRONCOS/RAIDERS 2015 INDIVIDUAL COMPARISON BRONCOS RAIDERS Record .............................10-2 ..........5-7 BRONCOS RAIDERS Turnover Margin (NFL Rank) ......+2 (T-12th) ...-2 (T-19th) PASSING YARDS Manning ...........2,180 Carr .............3,178 Osweiler ..............832 McGloin ............142 OFFENSE RUSHING YARDS Net Yards Per Game (NFL Rank) 341.7 (T-20th) ...362.7 (12th) Hillman ..............643 Murray .............851 Yards Per Play (NFL Rank) ........5.3 (25th) ......5.7 (8th) Anderson .............538 Olawale ............110 Thompson .............40 Jones ...............72 Points Per Game (NFL Rank) ......22.4 (19th) ....23.7 (13th) Possession Average ................. 30:19 ........30:00 RECEIVING YARDS Thomas ..............972 Cooper .............920 Net Rushing Yards Per Game .....104.8 (17th) ... 96.3 (22nd) Sanders ..............771 Crabtree ............760 Net Passing Yards Per Game .....236.9 (18th) ....266.3 (8th) Daniels ...............375 Roberts ............403 Had Intercepted/Yards .............. 20/234 .......10/303 POINTS SCORED Sacks Allowed/Yards ............... 27/169 .......18/124 McManus ..............93 Janikowski ...........80 Hillman ...............36 Crabtree .............42 Fumbles/Lost ......................... 5/1 ........22/10 Sanders ...............24 Murray ..............30 Third Down Pct. (NFL Rank) ..... 34.1% (29th) ...44.7% (3rd) INTERCEPTIONS Red Zone TD Pct. (NFL Rank) ... 48.5% (25th) ..63.6% (T-6th) Talib ..................3 Woodson .............5 Giveaways ............................21 ...........20 Bruton Jr. ..............2 Amerson .............2 Harris Jr. ...............2 4 players .............1 DEFENSE Trevathan. ..............2 Net Yards Per Game (NFL Rank) ...284.7 (1st) ...377.8 (25th) 2 players ...............1 Yards Per Play (NFL Rank) .........4.5 (1st) .....5.7 (25th) SACKS Points Per Game (NFL Rank) .......17.5 (2nd) ....26.2 (27th) Miller ................9.0 Mack ..............9.0 Ware ................6.5 M. Smith ...........4.0 Net Rushing Yards Per Game .......89.1 (5th) ...106.7 (17th) Barrett ...............4.5 A. Smith* ...........3.5 Net Passing Yards Per Game ......195.6 (1st) ...271.1 (28th) Jackson ..............3.5 Edwards ............2.5 Intercepted By/Yards ................ 11/286 ........11/46 DEFENSIVE TACKLES (PRESS BOX TOTALS) Sacks For/Yards ................... 41/254 .......29/150 Marshall ...............84 M. Smith ............86 Opponent Fumbles/Lost .............. 20/12 .........12/7 Trevathan ..............80 Woodson ............60 Ward .................57 Hayden ..............58 Third Down Pct. (NFL Rank) ...... 33.3% (5th) ..39.6% (19th) Stewart ...............49 Lofton ..............53 Red Zone TD Pct. (NFL Rank) ...50.0% (T-8th) ..55.6% (17th) ....................... Mack ...............53 Takeaways ............................23 ...........18 KICKOFF RETURNS (AVG.) Bolden .......... 15 (22.8) Jones .........19 (24.8) SPECIAL TEAMS Caldwell .......... 3 (25.3) Ross ...........8 (22.4) Punts-Average Yards (Gross) ........... 43.5 .........43.5 Sanders .......... 1 (13.0) Helu Jr. ........4 (21.3) Punts-Average Yards (Net) ............ 39.3 .........39.5 PUNT RETURNS (AVG.) Punt Returns-Average Per ............. 10.5 ..........6.8 Sanders .......... 14 (6.1) Carrie ..........19 (6.2) Punt Returns-Average Per Allowed ....... 7.5 ..........6.5 Bolden ........... 5 (24.6) Cooper ..........8 (5.1) ....................... Ross ...........7 (10.0) Kickoff Returns-Average Per ........... 22.3 .........22.3 Kickoff Returns-Average Per Allowed .... 20.0 .........24.6 FIELD GOALS McManus ......22/25 (.880) Janikowski ...16/20 (.800) Field Goals Made/Attempted .......... 22/25 ........16/20 PUNTS (GROSS/NET AVG.) PENALTIES Colquitt .....66 (43.6/39.5) King ......54 (43.5/39.5) Penalties Against/Yards ............. 88/834 .......96/757 McManus .....1 (41.0/21.0) Opponent Penalties Against/Yards ..... 72/550 .......80/711 * - player not currently on active roster DENVER vs. OAKLAND — 2 — sunday, DEC. 13, 2015 denver broncos weekly release BRONCOS-RAIDERS ALL-TIME RESULTS BRONCOS/RAIDERS ALL-TIME RESULTS 1987 (10/12) W @Denver 30, Los Angeles 14 Mile High Stadium 1987 (11/22) W Denver 23, @Los Angeles 17 L.A.