DENVER BRONCOS NEWS RELEASE PRESEASON WEEK 2 • DENVER AT CHICAGO • UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS • SATURDAY, AUG 16 • 7 P.M. (CDT) BRONCOS CONTINUE PRESEASON Media Relations Contact Information AGAINST CHICAGO AT UNIV. OF ILLINOIS Jim Saccomano (303) 649-0572 [email protected] The Broncos play their second straight road preseason game, Paul Kirk (303) 649-0503 [email protected] as they head to Champaign, Ill. to face the Chicago Bears on Mark Cicero (303) 649-0512 [email protected] Saturday, Aug. 16. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. (CDT). For the Rebecca Villanueva (303) 649-0598 [email protected] second time in as many seasons, the Broncos and the Bears will face off on the campus of the University of Illinois. Renovations www.DenverBroncos.com/Mediaroom to Soldier Field in Chicago will not be complete until the start of the regular season, hence the Broncos become the only team in password-protected photo section where media members can the NFL to have to play in Champaign twice. download high-resolution headshots and action shots, which Denver comes into the contest on the heals of its 20-12 win will be updated after every game. Get a username and pass- at Houston last week. The first-team offense was efficient, scor- word by sending a request to [email protected]. ing a touchdown on its second drive of the game, which con- The files are posted in .pdf format, and require Adobe’s cluded a nine-play, 73-yard scoring drive. The reserves were Acrobat Reader to access them. If you do not have a copy of able to build the 20-12 lead, and the defense held the Texans at Acrobat Reader, a free version can be downloaded from the bay, squelching a late fourth-quarter comeback effort. Mediaroom website. BRONCOS IN THE PRESEASON DENVER BRONCOS 2003 SCHEDULE 2003 PRESEASON SCHEDULE The Denver Broncos opened the 2003 preseason at Houston Wk Day Date Opponent Site Time/Result TV/Record on Saturday, Aug. 9 at Reliant Stadium, and knocked off the 1 Sat. Aug. 9 at Houston Reliant Stadium W 20-12 1-0 Texans 20-12. This week—Saturday, Aug. 16—they travel to 2 Sat. Aug. 16 at Chicago University of Illinois, Champaign 7:00 p.m. CDT KUSA 3 Mon. Aug. 25 INDIANAPOLIS INVESCO Field at Mile High 6:00 p.m. MDT ABC the University of Illinois in Champaign to face the Chicago 4 Fri. Aug. 29 SEATTLE INVESCO Field at Mile High 7:00 p.m. MDT KUSA Bears at 7 p.m. (CDT). Because the renovations to Soldier Field will not be complete until the start of the regular season, Denver 2003 REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE Wk Day Date Opponent Site Time/Result TV/Record travels back to Champaign for the second straight year. 1 Sun. Sept. 7 at Cincinnati Paul Brown Stadium 1:00 p.m. EDT CBS The Broncos’ third preseason matchup is Monday, Aug. 25 2 Sun. Sept. 14 at San Diego Qualcomm Stadium 1:15 p.m. PDT CBS against Indianapolis at INVESCO Field at Mile High. The game, 3 Mon. Sept. 22 OAKLAND INVESCO Field at Mile High 7:00 p.m. MDT ABC 4 Sun. Sept. 28 DETROIT INVESCO Field at Mile High 2:15 p.m. MDT FOX which will be broadcast nationally on ABC’s Monday Night 5 Sun. Oct. 5 at Kansas City Arrowhead Stadium 12:00 p.m. CDT CBS Football, kickoff at 6 p.m. (MDT). Just four days later, Denver 6 Sun. Oct. 12 PITTSBURGH INVESCO Field at Mile High 2:15 p.m. MDT CBS wraps up the preseason at home against Seattle on Friday, 7 Sun. Oct. 19 at Minnesota Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 12:00 p.m. CDT CBS 8 Sun. Oct. 26 at Baltimore Ravens Stadium 1:00 p.m. EST CBS Aug. 29. The team opens the regular season at Cincinnati on 9 Mon. Nov. 3 NEW ENGLAND INVESCO Field at Mile High 7:00 p.m. MST ABC Sunday, Sept. 7. 10 BYE WEEK 11 Sun. Nov. 16 SAN DIEGO INVESCO Field at Mile High 2:05 p.m. MST CBS 2003 AFC WEST STANDINGS (Preseason) 12 Sun. Nov. 23 CHICAGO INVESCO Field at Mile High 2:05 p.m. MST FOX 13 Sun. Nov. 30 at Oakland Network Associates Coliseum 1:15 p.m. PST CBS Team W L T PF PA Home Road AFC NFC DIV Streak 14 Sun. Dec. 7 KANSAS CITY INVESCO Field at Mile High 2:15 p.m. MST CBS Denver 1 0 0 20 12 0-0 1-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 W 1 15 Sun. Dec. 14 CLEVELAND INVESCO Field at Mile High 2:05 p.m. MST CBS Oakland 1 0 0 7 6 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 W1 16 Sun. Dec. 21 at Indianapolis RCA Dome 8:30 p.m. EST ESPN Kansas City 1 1 0 15 24 1-0 0-1* 0-0 1-1 0-0 W1 17 Sun. Dec. 28 at Green Bay Lambeau Field 3:15 p.m. CST CBS San Diego 0 1 0 7 20 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 L1 * - Kansas City played Green Bay on a neutral field in the Hall of Fame Game For all Denver Broncos ticket information, including season tickets (Complete NFL standings from 2002 are listed in the back of the release) and individual game sales, please call the Ticket Office at (720) 258-3333. www.DenverBroncos.com/mediaroom RADIO/TELEVISION AT CHICAGO The Denver Broncos have a media-only website on the The Broncos-Bears game will be broadcast in Denver on team’s official site, which was created to assist accredited KUSA-TV (Channel 9). Tony Zarrella will provide the play-by- media in their coverage of the Broncos. By going to play, and joining him in the booth will be Dave Logan doing the http://www.DenverBroncos.com/mediaroom, members of color commentary. the press will find complete statistical packages, press releas- For the 34th consecutive year, KOA radio (850) is the flagship es, rosters, updated player and coach bios, the 2003 Broncos station for the Denver Broncos radio network, and every game Media Guide, game recaps and much more. Feature clippings this season will be broadcast. The Broncos radio network are also available as one complete packet, and broken down extends to nine states, and the KOA pregame show, hosted by individually by player and coach. Game clippings will also be Mike Rice, begins two hours prior to kickoff. posted weekly throughout the season. In addition, there is a DENVER BRONCOS WEEKLY RELEASE On Houston's ensuing drive, Broncos defenders Chris PRESEASON REVIEW: WEEK 1 Young and Brandon Williams rose to the occasion to stop the BRONCOS 20, TEXANS 12 (AUG. 9, 2003) Texans dead in their tracks. Young forced a fumble off tight end Joe Swift, with Williams scooping up the pigskin at his own 43. The Broncos kicked off the 2003 preseason on a good note The Broncos were unable to convert on their next series Saturday night by defeating the Texans 20-12 in front of 70,021 though, giving the Texans one last chance to tie the score. at Houston's Reliant Stadium. Despite a late charge by the Almost breaking loose for a touchdown, Houston's J.J. Moses Texans with under two minutes remaining in the game, the darted 65 yards after the final McBriar punt before being taken Broncos held on to win their first preseason contest of the year, down at the Denver 23 with 2:11 remaining. keeping Head Coach Mike Shanahan undefeated in preseason However, after several quick passing attempts by Matt openers with a record of 9-0. Quinn, the Texans rally finally died when Ben Kelly snagged an After each team went three-and-out on their respective interception on the goal line, icing the 20-12 win for the Broncos opening drives, the Texans struck first with a 49-yard field goal with a 9-yard return. by Kris Brown on their second series of the game. However, the lead would not last long, as the Broncos quickly bounced HEAD COACH MIKE SHANAHAN’S back on their next drive behind the play of quarterback Jake Plummer. POSTGAME QUOTES (vs. HOUSTON) For his first completion in a Bronco uniform, Plummer tossed General Comments a 14-yard pass to Ashley Lelie, beginning a nine-play, 73-yard "We went over with the players in the locker room that scoring charge that was capped off by a 12-yard touchdown regardless of what game you’re playing, preseason or regular strike to Chris Cole. During the drive, Plummer completed 3-of- season, you want to try and find a way to win. I felt we did that 4 attempts for 47 yards, with two completions coming off tonight. It doesn’t matter if the starters play only 10 to 12 or bootlegs out of the pocket. plays, or whether they play 20 to 25, you want your second and On the next series, the Texans marched right back with a 57- third teamers to come in and find a way to win. yard drive, as Todd Sievers cut the score to one with a 27-yard “A part of the preseason is evaluation, and we’ll be able to field goal. Though Plummer would not get any more playing do that when we get back to see which players helped them- time for the evening, the Denver offense continued to produce selves tonight.” under the control of backup Jarious Jackson.