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denver broncos 2012 weekly press release Media Relations Staff Patrick Smyth, Executive Director of Media Relations • (303-264-5536) • [email protected] Rebecca Villanueva, Media Services Manager • (303-264-5598) • [email protected] Erich Schubert, Media Relations Coordinator • (303-264-5503) • [email protected] 2 World Championships • 6 Super Bowls • 8 AFC Title Games • 11 AFC West Titles • 18 Playoff Berths • 24 Winning Seasons FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WEDNESDAY, OCT. 17, 2012 BRONCOS ENTER BYE WEEK ATOP AFC WEST NEXT OPPONENT: vs. New Orleans Saints (1-4) Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012 6:20 p.m. MDT Sports Authority Field at Mile High QUICK HITS BRONCOS 2012 SCHEDULE/RESULTS TEAM: PRESEASON * - Broncos Owner & CEO Pat Bowlen is in his 29th season as owner of Wk. Day Date Opponent Site Result Rec. the Broncos in 2012, and his club’s 266 regular-season wins are tied for 1 Thu. Aug. 9 at Chicago Soldier Field W, 31-3 1-0 second in the NFL during his tenure. See Page 19 2 Sat. Aug. 18 SEATTLE Sports Authority Field at Mile High L, 30-10 1-1 3 Sun. Aug. 26 SAN FRANCISCO Sports Authority Field at Mile High L, 29-24 1-2 * - Executive Vice President of Football Operations John Elway has spear- 4 Thu. Aug. 30 at Arizona University of Phoenix Stadium W, 16-13 2-2 headed the acquisitions of several key players, including the only four-time REGULAR SEASON See Page 19 MVP in league history, QB Peyton Manning. Wk. Day Date Opponent Site Time/Result TV/Rec. * - Head Coach John Fox, who is in his second season with the Broncos 1 Sun. Sept. 9 PITTSBURGH Sports Authority Field at Mile High W, 31-19 1-0 in 2012, ranks third among active NFL coaches with 90 overall victories 2 Mon. Sept. 17 at Atlanta Georgia Dome L, 27-21 1-1 since 2002. See Page 20 3 Sun. Sept. 23 HOUSTON Sports Authority Field at Mile High L, 31-25 1-2 4 Sun. Sept. 30 OAKLAND Sports Authority Field at Mile High W, 37-6 2-2 * - The Broncos lead the NFL with a +73 scoring differential in the fourth 5 Sun. Oct. 7 at New England Gillette Stadium L, 31-21 2-3 quarter this year to rank second in NFL history by a team through six 6 Mon. Oct. 15 at San Diego Qualcomm Stadium W, 35-24 3-3 games in a season. See Page 3 7 BYE 8 Sun. Oct. 28 NEW ORLEANS Sports Authority Field at Mile High 6:20 p.m. MDT NBC (NTL) * - Denver is tied for the NFL’s second-best record (17-6 / .739) in games 9 Sun. Nov. 4 at Cincinnati Paul Brown Stadium 1 p.m. EST CBS following a bye week. 10 Sun. Nov. 11 at Carolina Bank of America Stadium 1 p.m. EST CBS OFFENSE: 11 Sun. Nov. 18 SAN DIEGO Sports Authority Field at Mile High 2:25 p.m. MST CBS* * - QB Peyton Manning has passed for at least 300 yards and three 12 Sun. Nov. 25 at Kansas City Arrowhead Stadium 12 p.m. CST CBS* 13 Sun. Dec. 2 TAMPA BAY Sports Authority Field at Mile High 2:05 p.m. MST FOX* touchdowns while completing 70 percent of his passes during his last three 14 Thu. Dec. 6 at Oakland O.co Coliseum 5:20 p.m. PST NFLN (NTL) games to become the first player in NFL history to reach those figures in 15 Sun. Dec. 16 at Baltimore M&T Bank Stadium 1 p.m. EST CBS* three consecutive contests. 16 Sun. Dec. 23 CLEVELAND Sports Authority Field at Mile High 2:05 p.m. MST CBS* * - Manning was named AFC Offensive Player of the Week for his per- 17 Sun. Dec. 30 KANSAS CITY Sports Authority Field at Mile High 2:25 p.m. MST CBS* formance against San Diego in which he tied Dan Marino’s NFL record for * - Time subject to change See Page 8 fourth quarter or overtime game-winning drives (47). 2012 AFC WEST STANDINGS * - WR Demaryius Thomas currently ranks sixth in the NFL with 542 receiving yards through six games. See Page 10 Team W L T PF PA Home Road AFC NFC DIV Streak DEFENSE: Denver 3 3 0 170 138 2-1 1-2 3-2 0-1 2-0 Won 1 * - CB Champ Bailey’s 32 interceptions rank fifth in the NFL since he joined San Diego 3 3 0 148 137 1-2 2-1 3-1 0-2 2-1 Lost 2 the Broncos in 2004 while his 50 career interceptions rank first among all Oakland 1 4 0 87 148 1-1 0-3 1-3 0-1 0-2 Lost 2 active NFL cornerbacks since entering the league in 1999. See Page 12 Kansas City 1 5 0 104 183 0-3 1-2 0-3 1-2 0-1 Lost 3 * - DE Elvis Dumervil leads the NFL with four forced fumbles—a total he has reached three times in his career during a season. See Page 14 DENVER BRONCOS MEDIA ROOM * - LB Von Miller ranks second in the NFL with 13 tackles for a loss The Denver Broncos have a media-only website, which was created to through six games this season—just six TFLs shy of his entire total in 2011 assist accredited media in their coverage of the Broncos. By going to when he was named NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year. See Page 15 http://media.denverbroncos.com, members of the press will find weekly SPECIAL TEAMS: releases, press releases, rosters, depth charts, updated bios, transcripts, * - K Matt Prater is the most accurate kicker in franchise history having injury reports, game recaps, news clippings, photos, credential applica- made 97-of-119 (81.5%) field goals as a Bronco. tions, a comprehensive historical database and much more. BYE WEEK— 1 — sunday, oct. 21, 2012 denver broncos 2012 weekly release BRONCOS STATISTICS BRONCOS 2012 TEAM STATISTICS AT A GLANCE BRONCOS 2012 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICAL LEADERS Record . .3-3 PASSING YARDS Division Standing . .T-1st (AFCW) Manning . .1,808 Turnover Ratio (NFL Rank) . .-3 (T-23rd) RUSHING YARDS OFFENSE McGahee . .432 Net Yards Per Game (NFL Rank) . .384.7 (9th) Hillman . .50 Yards Per Play (NFL Rank) . .5.9 (8th) Ball . .45 Points Per Game (NFL Rank) . .28.3 (7th) RECEIVING YARDS Possession Average . .28:06 D. Thomas . .542 Net Rushing YPG (NFL Rank) . .93.8 (24th) Decker . .441 Net Passing YPG (NFL Rank) . .290.8 (4th) Stokley . .216 Had Intercepted/Yards . .4/160 Sacks Allowed/Yards . .10/63 POINTS SCORED Fumbles/Lost . .9/9 Prater . .40 Third Down Pct. (NFL Rank) . .45.3% (T-4th) McGahee . .20 Red Zone TD Pct. (NFL Rank) . .68.42% (2nd) Four players . .18 Giveaways . .13 INTERCEPTIONS DEFENSE Harris . .2 Net Yards Per Game (NFL Rank) . .330.7 (11th) Carter, Leonhard . .1 Yards Per Play (NFL Rank) . .4.8 (5th) Porter, Woodyard . .1 Points Per Game (NFL Rank) . .23.0 (T-17th) SACKS Net Rushing YPG (NFL Rank) . .1115.2 (20th) Miller . .6.0 Net Passing YPG (NFL Rank) . .215.5 (8th) Dumervil . .5.0 Wolfe . .3.0 Intercepted By/Yards . .6/111 Sacks For/Yards . .18/128 DEFENSIVE TACKLES (PRESS BOX TOTALS) Opponent Fumbles/Lost . .10/4 Woodyard . .45 Third Down Pct. (NFL Rank) . .45.6% (28th) Adams . .41 Red Zone TD Pct. (NFL Rank) . .61.9% (26th) Moore . .40 Takeaways . .10 KICKOFF RETURNS (AVG.) SPECIAL TEAMS Bolden . .13 (19.8) Punts-Average Yards (Gross) . .47.0 Leonhard . .1 (18.0) Punts-Average Yards (Net) . .42.7 PUNT RETURNS (AVG.) Punt Returns-Average Per . .7.3 Leonhard . .12 (6.8) Punt Returns-Average Per Allowed . .4.9 Decker . .2 (11.0) Kickoff Returns-Average Per . .18.4 Holliday . .2 (6.0) Kickoff Returns-Average Per Allowed . .20.3 Field Goals Made/Attempted . .7/7 FIELD GOALS Prater . .7/7 (100%) PENALTIES Penalties Against/Yards . .41/352 PUNTS (GROSS/NET AVG.) Opponent Penalties Against/Yards . .45/357 Colquitt . .23 (47.0/42.7) BYE WEEK — 2 — sunday, oct. 21, 2012 denver broncos 2012 weekly release NFL STANDINGS / NFL SCHEDULE / TEAM NOTES 2012 NFL STANDINGS NFL SCHEDULE - WEEK 7 AFC East Thursday, Oct. 18 Team W L T Pct PF PA Home Road Div AFC NFC Seattle at San Francisco . (NFLN) 5:20p (PT) NYJ 3 3 0 .500 133 141 2-2 1-1 2-0 3-2 0-1 Sunday, Oct. 21 N.E. 3 3 0 .500 188 137 1-1 2-2 1-0 3-1 0-2 Arizona at Minnesota . (FOX) 12:00p (CT) Buf. 3 3 0 .500 137 192 1-1 2-2 0-2 2-2 1-1 Dallas at Carolina . .(FOX) 1:00p (ET) Mia. 3 3 0 .500 120 117 2-1 1-2 0-1 2-2 1-1 New Orleans at Tampa Bay . .(FOX) 1:00p (ET) AFC North Green Bay at St. Louis . .(FOX) 12:00p (CT) Washington at New York Giants . .(FOX) 1:00p (ET) Team W L T Pct PF PA Home Road Div AFC NFC Baltimore at Houston . .(CBS) 12:00p (CT) Bal. 5 1 0 .833 161 118 4-0 1-1 2-0 4-0 1-1 Tennessee at Buffalo . .(CBS) 1:00p (ET) Cin. 3 3 0 .500 149 163 1-1 2-2 1-2 2-3 1-0 Cleveland at Indianapolis . .(CBS) 1:00p (ET) Pit. 2 3 0 .400 116 115 2-0 0-3 0-0 1-3 1-0 New York Jets at New England .