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 • 12 AFC West Titles • 19 Playoff Berths • 25 Winning Seasons FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TUESDAY, DEC. 18, 2012 BRONCOS RETURN HOME FOR CONFERENCE TILT WITH BROWNS Denver Broncos (11-3) vs. Cleveland Browns (5-9) Sunday, Dec. 23, 2012 • 2:05 p.m. MST Sports Authority Field at Mile High (76,125) • Denver
THIS WEEK’S GAME BRONCOS 2012 SCHEDULE/RESULTS
The Denver Broncos (11-3) will seek their third double-digit winning PRESEASON streak in team history when they host the Cleveland Browns (5-9) at Sports Wk. Day Date Opponent Site Result Rec. Authority Field. Kickoff on Sunday is scheduled for 2:05 p.m. MST. 1 Thu. Aug. 9 at Chicago Soldier Field W, 31-3 1-0 2 Sat. Aug. 18 SEATTLE Sports Authority Field at Mile High L, 30-10 1-1 BROADCAST INFORMATION: 3 Sun. Aug. 26 SAN FRANCISCO Sports Authority Field at Mile High L, 29-24 1-2 TELEVISION: KCNC-TV (CBS 4): Ian Eagle (play-by-play) and Dan Fouts 4 Thu. Aug. 30 at Arizona University of Phoenix Stadium W, 16-13 2-2 (color commentary) will call the game. REGULAR SEASON Wk. Day Date Opponent Site Time/Result TV/Rec. LOCAL RADIO: KOA Radio (850 AM): Dave Logan (play-by-play) and Ed 1 Sun. Sept. 9 PITTSBURGH Sports Authority Field at Mile High W, 31-19 1-0 McCaffrey (color commentary) will call the game with Andy Lindahl 2 Mon. Sept. 17 at Atlanta Georgia Dome L, 27-21 1-1 reporting from the sidelines. 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 LOCAL SPANISH RADIO: KMXA (1090 AM)/KJMN (92.1 FM): Luis 5 Sun. Oct. 7 at New England Gillette Stadium L, 31-21 2-3 Canela (play-by-play), Rafael Medina (color commentary) and Javier 6 Mon. Oct. 15 at San Diego Qualcomm Stadium W, 35-24 3-3 Olivas (color commentary) will call the game. 7 BYE NATIONAL RADIO: Dial Global Radio Sports: Sam Rosen (play-by-play) 8 Sun. Oct. 28 NEW ORLEANS Sports Authority Field at Mile High W, 34-14 4-3 9 Sun. Nov. 4 at Cincinnati Paul Brown Stadium W, 31-23 5-3 and Mark Malone (color commentary) will call the game. 10 Sun. Nov. 11 at Carolina Bank of America Stadium W, 36-14 6-3 11 Sun. Nov. 18 SAN DIEGO Sports Authority Field at Mile High W, 30-23 7-3 QUICK HITS 12 Sun. Nov. 25 at Kansas City Arrowhead Stadium W, 17-9 8-3 13 Sun. Dec. 2 TAMPA BAY Sports Authority Field at Mile High W, 31-23 9-3 * - Denver leads the NFL with a +133 scoring differential in the second 14 Thu. Dec. 6 at Oakland O.co Coliseum W, 26-13 10-3 half this year to represent the seventh-highest such figure since the 1970 15 Sun. Dec. 16 at Baltimore M&T Bank Stadium W, 34-17 11-3 NFL merger and the best since Jacksonville (+134) in 1999. See Page 5 16 Sun. Dec. 23 CLEVELAND Sports Authority Field at Mile High 2:05 p.m. MST CBS * - The club’s nine-game winning streak is tied for the third-longest such 17 Sun. Dec. 30 KANSAS CITY Sports Authority Field at Mile High 2:25 p.m. MST CBS* Time subject to change streak in team history and the longest since winning 13 games in a row * - during its 1998 Super Bowl season. See Page 5 * - The Broncos are AFC West Champions for a record-tying 12th time 2012 AFC WEST STANDINGS with 10 of those coming during Owner & CEO Pat Bowlen’s tenure with the Team W L T PF PA Home Road AFC NFC DIV Streak See Page 5 team (1984-Pres.). z-Denver 11 3 0 409 274 5-1 6-2 8-2 3-1 5-0 Won 9 * - In his first two seasons in his current role, Executive Vice President of San Diego 5 9 0 299 312 2-5 3-4 5-5 0-4 3-2 Lost 1 Football Operations John Elway has secured 23 of the 33 players who have started a game for Denver this year. See Page 6 Oakland 4 10 0 263 402 3-5 1-5 4-7 0-3 2-3 Won 1 * - Head Coach John Fox is one of just 10 coaches since the 1970 NFL merg- Kansas City 2 12 0 195 367 1-6 1-6 0-10 2-2 0-5 Lost 2 er to deliver division titles in each of his first two years with a team. See Page 27 z - Clinched Division * - RB Knowshon Moreno ranks fourth in the NFL in scrimmage yards per game (121.8) and fifth in the league in rushing yards per game (97.8) DENVER BRONCOS MEDIA ROOM See Page 13 during the last four weeks as Denver’s starting running back. The Denver Broncos have a media-only website, which was created to * - LB Von Miller is just the second player since 1994 to record at least 15 assist accredited media in their coverage of the Broncos. By going to See Page 18 sacks, 25 tackles for a loss and five forced fumbles in a season. http://media.denverbroncos.com, members of the press will find weekly * - WR Trindon Holliday leads the NFL with a 35.2 kick return average in releases, press releases, rosters, depth charts, updated bios, transcripts, addition to ranking second in the league with a 11.4 punt return average injury reports, game recaps, news clippings, photos, credential applica- since being acquired by the Broncos off waivers on Oct. 11. See Page 24 tions, a comprehensive historical database and much more.
DENVER vs. CLEVELAND— 1 — SUNDAY, DEC. 23, 2012 denver broncos 2012 weekly release TEAM COMPARISONS
BRONCOS/BROWNS 2012 TEAM COMPARISON BRONCOS/BROWNS 2012 INDIVIDUAL COMPARISON BRONCOS BROWNS Record ...... 11-3 ...... 5-9 BRONCOS BROWNS Division Standing ...... 1st (AFCW) . . . .4th (AFCN) PASSING YARDS Turnover Margin (NFL Rank) . . . . .EVEN (18th) . . .+7 (T-10th) Manning ...... 4,016 Weeden ...... 3,281 RUSHING YARDS OFFENSE McGahee* ...... 731 Richardson ...... 897 Net Yards Per Game (NFL Rank) ...... 387.2 (5th) . . .319.6 (26th) Moreno ...... 406 Hardesty ...... 220 Yards Per Play (NFL Rank) ...... 5.8 (9th) . . . .5.1 (26th) Hillman ...... 279 Weeden ...... 107 Points Per Game (NFL Rank) ...... 29.2 (2nd) . . . . 20 (24th) RECEIVING YARDS Possession Average ...... 30:39 ...... 27:59 D. Thomas ...... 1,210 Gordon ...... 759 Net Rushing Yards Per Game ...... 110.1 ...... 97.4 Decker ...... 923 Little ...... 551 Net Passing Yards Per Game ...... 277.1 ...... 222.2 Tamme ...... 473 Watson ...... 390 Had Intercepted/Yards ...... 10/218 ...... 17/295 POINTS SCORED Sacks Allowed/Yards ...... 21/137 ...... 26/170 Prater ...... 115 Dawson ...... 106 Fumbles/Lost ...... 19/13 ...... 18/4 Decker ...... 54 Richardson ...... 72 Third Down Pct. (NFL Rank) ...... 43.0% (7th) . . . .31.1% (30th) D. Thomas ...... 48 Gordon ...... 30 Red Zone TD Pct. (NFL Rank) ...... 56.4% (11th) . . .41.7% (30th) INTERCEPTIONS Giveaways (NFL Rank) ...... 23 (T-16 th) . . .21 (T-13th) Harris, Woodyard ...... 3 Brown, Haden ...... 3 Bailey, Carter, Leonhard . . .2 Jackson, Robertson . . . .2 DEFENSE Four players ...... 1 Young ...... 2 Net Yards Per Game (NFL Rank) ...... 307.1 (4th) . . .368.0 (22nd) Yards Per Play (NFL Rank) ...... 4.7 (3rd) . . . .5.3 (17th) SACKS Miller ...... 16.0 Parker ...... 6.0 Points Per Game (NFL Rank) ...... 19.6 (5th) . . .22.1 (15th) Dumervil ...... 9.0 Sheard ...... 5.0 Net Rushing Yards Per Game ...... 91.0 ...... 120.6 Wolfe, Woodyard ...... 4.0 Rucker ...... 4.0 Net Passing Yards Per Game ...... 216.1 ...... 247.4 Intercepted By/Yards ...... 16/347 ...... 16/230 DEFENSIVE TACKLES (PRESS BOX TOTALS) Woodyard ...... 102 Jackson ...... 106 Sacks For/Yards ...... 42/300 ...... 36/220 Adams ...... 73 Ward ...... 68 Opponent Fumbles/Lost ...... 22/7 ...... 23/12 Moore ...... 61 Robertson ...... 65 Third Down Pct. (NFL Rank) ...... 31.1% (3rd) . . . .36.4% (8th) KICKOFF RETURNS (AVG.) Red Zone TD Pct. (NFL Rank) . . . .62.2% (30th) . .54.6% (21st) Bolden ...... 14 (19.3) Cribbs ...... 39 (27.6) Takeaways (NFL Rank) ...... 23 (T-16th) . . . .28 (T-5th) Holliday ...... 10 (35.2) Benjamin ...... 2 (23.5) SPECIAL TEAMS Leonhard ...... 1 (18.0) Hagg ...... 2 (4.0) Punts-Average Yards (Gross) ...... 46.2 ...... 42.0 PUNT RETURNS (AVG.) Punts-Average Yards (Net) ...... 42.0 ...... 37.0 Holliday ...... 29 (11.4) Cribbs ...... 35 (12.5) Punt Returns-Average Per ...... 9.9 ...... 15.5 Leonhard ...... 12 (6.8) Benjamin ...... 3 (49.7) Decker ...... 2 (11.0) Punt Returns-Average Per Allowed ...... 5.8 ...... 11.0 Kickoff Returns-Average Per ...... 22.9 ...... 25.3 FIELD GOALS Kickoff Returns-Average Per Allowed . . . . .21.4 ...... 20.0 Prater ...... 23/29 (79.3%) Dawson . . .26/27 (96.3%) Field Goals Made/Attempted ...... 23/29 ...... 26/27 PUNTS (GROSS/NET AVG.) Colquitt . . . . .61 (46.2/42.0) Hodges . . . .83 (42.0/37.0) PENALTIES Penalties Against/Yards ...... 84/691 ...... 94/857 * -No longer on team’s active roster Opponent Penalties Against/Yards . . . .108/850 ...... 106/866
DENVER vs. CLEVELAND — 2 — SUNDAY, DEC. 23, 2012 denver broncos 2012 weekly release SERIES BREAKDOWN / ALL-TIME RESULTS / CONNECTIONS
BRONCOS/BROWNS SERIES BREAKDOWN BRONCOS vs. BROWNS CONNECTIONS (REGULAR SEASON) CROSSING PATHS (COLLEGE) Series Meetings: 23 Broncos Record: 18-5-0 (Home: 9-3-0 / Away: 9-2-0) Broncos T Orlando Franklin and Browns WR Travis Benjamin were First Game: Cle. 27, at Den. 13 (12/20/70) teammates at Miami (Fla.) for three years (2008-10), and Cleveland Last Game: at Den. 27, Cle. 6 (9/20/09) Quarterbacks Coach Mark Whipple was the Hurricanes’ offensive coordi- nator for two of those seasons (2009-10)... Denver DT Mitch Unrein Current Streak: Won 9 spent two years (2008-09) with Cleveland DB Tashaun Gipson at Longest Den. Win Streak: 9, (12/9/91 - present) Wyoming... Broncos WR Andre Caldwell and Browns DB Joe Haden Longest Cle. Win Streak: 2, 2x last (10/1/89 - 10/8/90) were teammates at Florida for one season (2007)... Denver DE Robert Last Den. Home Win: at Den. 27, Cle. 6 (9/20/09) Ayers and P Britton Colquitt both played alongside Cleveland RB Last Den. Home Loss: Cin. 30, at Den. 29 (10/8/90) Montario Hardesty for four years (2005-08) at Tennessee, and the Last Den. Road Win: Den. 34, at Cle. 30 (11/6/08) Broncos pair teamed with Browns OL Jarrod Shaw for three seasons Last Den. Road Loss: at Cle. 16, Den. 13 (10/1/89) (2006-08)... Broncos DE Derek Wolfe was a Cincinnati teammate of Den. Shutouts: 2x, last (9/27/92): Den. 12, at Cle. 0 Browns DT John Hughes for four years (2008-11) at Cincinnati... Denver Cle. Shutouts: None RB Lance Ball spent three years (2003-05) with Cleveland LB D’Qwell Most Den. Points: 44, 2x, last (10/15/00): at Den. 44, Cin. 10 Jackson at Maryland... Broncos QB Brock Osweiler and CB Omar Bolden Most Cle. Points: 30, 2x, last (11/6/08): Den. 34, at Cle. 30 both spent a year (2009) at Arizona State with Browns OL Shawn Total Den. Points: 554 Lauvao... Denver DL Malik Jackson was a USC teammate of Cleveland LB Total Cle. Points: 329 Kaluka Maiava for two years (2008-09)... Broncos RB Knowshon Moreno Average Den. Points: 24.1 spent three years (2006-08) at Georgia with Browns WR Mohamed Average Cle. Points: 14.3 Massaquoi... Denver C/G C.J. Davis was a Pittsburgh teammate of Largest Den. Win: 34 (10/15/00): at Den. 44, Cle. 10 Cleveland DL Jabaal Sheard for two years (2007-08)... Broncos FB Chris Largest Cle. Win: 14 (12/20/70): Cle. 27, at Den. 13 Gronkowski spent two seasons (2008-09) at Arizona with Browns DB Most Pts., Both Teams: 64 (11/6/08): Den. 34, at Cle. 30 Trevin Wade... Denver S Rahim Moore was a UCLA teammate of Fewest Pts., Both Teams: 12 (9/27/92): Den. 12, at Cle. 0 Cleveland LS Christian Yount for three years (2008-10). ALL-TIME RESULTS vs. BROWNS CROSSING PATHS (PRO) Broncos S Mike Adams played for the 49ers in Browns Offensive Line Season (Date) W/L Result Site Coach George Warhop’s first two years with the team (2005-06)... Denver 1970 (12/20) L Cleveland 27, @Denver 13 Mile High Stadium NT Justin Bannan spent two years (2008-09) in Baltimore with Cleveland 1971 (10/24) W Denver 27, @Cleveland 0 Cleveland Stadium OL Oniel Cousins, while Broncos S Jim Leonhard was Cousins’ team- 1972 (10/29) L Cleveland 27, @Denver 20 Mile High Stadium mate for one season (2008)... Broncos WR Andre Caldwell spent four 1974 (10/27) L @Cleveland 23, Denver 21 Cleveland Stadium years (2008-11) in Cincinnati with Browns DE Frostee Rucker... Denver C 1975 (10/19) W @Denver 16, Cleveland 15 Mile High Stadium Dan Koppen spent time in New England with Browns TE Benjamin 1976 (9/26) W @Denver 44, Cleveland 13 Mile High Stadium Watson (2004-09) and DB Ray Ventrone (2007-08)... Broncos CB Tracy 1978 (11/12) W Denver 19, @Cleveland 7 Cleveland Stadium Porter was a New Orleans teammate of Browns DB Usama Young for 1980 (10/5) W Denver 19, @Cleveland 16 Cleveland Stadium three years (2008-10). 1981 (11/1) W @Denver 23, Cleveland 20 (OT) Mile High Stadium FORMER CLEVELAND BROWNS 1983 (12/4) W @Denver 27, Cleveland 6 Mile High Stadium Broncos S Mike Adams spent the last five seasons (2007-11) with the 1984 (9/16) W Denver 24, @Cleveland 14 Cleveland Stadium Browns, accumulating 209 tackles (153 solo), three sacks (23 yds.) and 1986 (1/11) W Denver 23, @ Cleveland 20 (OT)* Cleveland Stadium seven interceptions (102 yds.)... Denver Defensive Quality Control Coach 1987 (1/17) W @Denver 38, Cleveland 33* Mile High Stadium Cory Undlin spent four seasons (2005-08) in Cleveland... Broncos Director 1988 (11/13) W @Denver 30, Cleveland 7 Mile High Stadium of Pro Personnel Keith Kidd worked with the Browns for three years 1989 (10/1) L @Cleveland 16, Denver 13 Cleveland Stadium (1999-2001)... Denver Director of Team Administration Mark Thewes 1989 (1/14) W @Denver 37, Cleveland 21* Mile High Stadium spent six years (1999-2004) in Cleveland. 1990 (10/8) L Cleveland 30, @Denver 29 Cleveland Stadium 1991 (12/8) W Denver 17, @Cleveland 7 Cleveland Stadium FROM DENVER AND THE SURROUNDING AREA 1992 (9/27) W Denver 12, @Cleveland 0 Cleveland Stadium Browns OL Ryan Miller is from Littleton, Colo., and attended Columbine 1993 (11/7) W Denver 29, @Cleveland 14 Cleveland Stadium High School before moving on to the University of Colorado, where he 1994 (10/30) W @Denver 26, Cleveland 14 Mile High Stadium played for five years (2007-11)... Cleveland TE/FB Alex Smith is from 2000 (10/15) W @Denver 44, Cleveland 10 Mile High Stadium Denver and attended J.K. Mullen High School. 2003 (12/14) W @Denver 23, Cleveland 20 (OT) INVESCO Field at Mile High HOMETOWN CONNECTIONS 2006 (10/22) W Denver 17, @Cleveland 7 Cleveland Browns Stadium Broncos RG Manny Ramirez and Browns WR Josh Gordon, RB Chris 2008 (11/6) W Denver 34, @Cleveland 30 Cleveland Browns Stadium Ogbonnaya and DE Juqua Parker all are from Houston... Denver WR 2009 (9/20) W @Denver 27, Cleveland 6 INVESCO Field at Mile High Brandon Stokley and Cleveland OL Jarrod Shaw both hail from Lafayette, La. * - AFC Championship Game
DENVER vs. CLEVELAND— 3 — SUNDAY, DEC. 23, 2012 denver broncos 2012 weekly release WHAT TO WATCH FOR / NFL SCHEDULE / NFL STANDINGS
WHAT TO WATCH FOR vs. BROWNS 2012 NFL STANDINGS AFC East TEAM (9 consecutive wins in 2012) * - Needs a win to tie for the second-longest winning streak in team Team W L T Pct PF PA Home Road Div AFC NFC history. z- N.E. 10 4 0 .714 506 315 5-2 5-2 5-0 9-1 1-3 CB CHAMP BAILEY (34 INTs as a Bronco) NYJ 6 8 0 .429 255 320 3-4 3-4 2-3 4-6 2-2 * - Needs one interception to pass Tyrone Braxton (34) for sole posses- Mia. 6 8 0 .429 264 279 4-3 2-5 1-3 4-6 2-2 sion of fourth place on the team’s all-time interceptions list. Buf. 5 9 0 .357 306 402 3-4 2-5 1-3 4-6 1-3 CB OMAR BOLDEN (9 special-teams tackles in 2012) AFC North * - Needs one special-teams tackle to become just the 13th Broncos Team W L T Pct PF PA Home Road Div AFC NFC rookie since 1994 to record at least 10 special-teams stops. y- Bal. 9 5 0 .643 348 307 5-2 4-3 4-1 8-3 1-2 WR ERIC DECKER (923 receiving yards in 2012) Cin. 8 6 0 .571 355 293 3-4 5-2 1-3 5-5 3-1 * - Needs 77 receiving yards for his first career 1,000-yard season Pit. 7 7 0 .500 302 291 4-2 3-5 2-2 4-6 3-1 (would make him and WR Demaryius Thomas the first pair of 1,000- Cle. 5 9 0 .357 280 310 4-4 1-5 2-3 5-5 0-4 yard receivers in a season since 2004). AFC South TE JOEL DREESSEN (36 receptions in 2012) Team W L T Pct PF PA Home Road Div AFC NFC * - Needs one reception to set a career high (36 in 2010). z- Hou. 12 2 0 .857 394 280 6-1 6-1 5-0 10-1 2-1 DE ELVIS DUMERVIL (6 FF in 2012) Ind. 9 5 0 .643 309 358 6-1 3-4 3-2 6-4 3-1 * - Needs one forced fumble to pass Dennis Smith (6, 1989) and Von Miller (6, 2012) for the most by a Bronco in a single season since the Ten. 5 9 0 .357 285 396 3-4 2-5 0-5 4-7 1-2 statistic was tracked beginning in 1984. Jac. 2 12 0 .143 219 383 1-6 1-6 2-3 2-8 0-4 WR TRINDON HOLLIDAY (105-yd. KOR and 76-yd. PR in 2012) AFC West * - Needs one return touchdown to become just the third player in Team W L T Pct PF PA Home Road Div AFC NFC Broncos history with at least three special-teams return scores in a sin- z- Den. 11 3 0 .786 409 274 5-1 6-2 5-0 8-2 3-1 gle season (Rick Upchurch, 1976; Darrien Gordon, 1997). S.D. 5 9 0 .357 299 312 2-5 3-4 3-2 5-5 0-4 QB PEYTON MANNING (7 300-yard games 2012) Oak. 4 10 0 .286 263 402 3-5 1-5 2-3 4-7 0-3 * - Needs 300 passing yards to tie Jay Cutler (8, 2008) for the most 300- K.C. 2 12 0 .143 195 367 1-6 1-6 0-5 0-10 2-2 yard passing games in a season in Broncos history. NFC East LB VON MILLER (16 sacks/6 FF in 2012) Team W L T Pct PF PA Home Road Div NFC AFC * - Needs one sack to tie DE Elvis Dumervil (17, 2009) for the most sacks Was. 8 6 0 .571 381 350 4-3 4-3 3-1 6-4 2-2 in a single season in franchise history. * - Needs one forced fumble to pass Dennis Smith (6, 1989) and Elvis Dal. 8 6 0 .571 327 338 4-3 4-3 3-2 5-5 3-1 Dumervil (6, 2012) for the most by a Bronco in a single season since the NYG 8 6 0 .571 373 304 5-2 3-4 2-3 7-4 1-2 statistic was tracked beginning in 1984. Phi. 4 10 0 .286 253 375 2-5 2-5 1-3 2-8 2-2 NFC North NFL SCHEDULE - WEEK 16 Team W L T Pct PF PA Home Road Div NFC AFC z- G.B. 10 4 0 .714 344 292 6-1 4-3 5-0 8-3 2-1 Saturday, Dec. 22 Min. 8 6 0 .571 319 308 6-1 2-5 3-2 6-5 2-1 Atlanta at Detroit ...... (ESPN) 8:30p (ET) Chi. 8 6 0 .571 321 240 5-3 3-3 2-3 5-5 3-1 Sunday, Dec. 23 Det. 4 10 0 .286 330 380 2-4 2-6 0-5 3-7 1-3 Oakland at Carolina ...... (CBS) 1:00p (ET) NFC South Buffalo at Miami ...... (CBS) 1:00p (ET) Team W L T Pct PF PA Home Road Div NFC AFC Cincinnati at Pittsburgh ...... (CBS) 1:00p (ET) New England at Jacksonville ...... (CBS) 1:00p (ET) z- Atl. 12 2 0 .857 371 259 7-0 5-2 3-2 8-2 4-0 Indianapolis at Kansas City ...... (CBS) 12:00p (CT) N.O. 6 8 0 .429 389 379 4-3 2-5 3-2 4-6 2-2 New Orleans at Dallas ...... (FOX) 12:00p (CT) T.B. 6 8 0 .429 354 349 3-4 3-4 2-3 3-7 3-1 Washington at Philadelphia ...... (FOX) 1:00p (ET) Car. 5 9 0 .357 296 319 2-5 3-4 2-3 4-7 1-2 St. Louis at Tampa Bay ...... (FOX) 1:00p (ET) NFC West San Diego at New York Jets ...... (CBS) 1:00p (ET) Tennessee at Green Bay ...... (CBS) 12:00p (CT) Team W L T Pct PF PA Home Road Div NFC AFC Minnesota at Houston ...... (FOX) 12:00p (CT) y- S.F. 10 3 1 .750 357 218 5-1-1 5-2 2-1-16-3-1 4-0 Cleveland at Denver ...... (CBS) 2:05p (MT) Sea. 9 5 0 .643 350 219 6-0 3-5 1-3 6-4 3-1 Chicago at Arizona ...... (FOX) 2:25p (MT) Stl. 6 7 1 .464 258 315 4-4 2-3-1 4-0-15-4-1 1-3 New York Giants at Baltimore ...... (FOX) 4:25p (ET) Ari. 5 9 0 .357 224 302 4-3 1-6 1-4 3-7 2-2 San Francisco at Seattle ...... (NBC) 5:20p (PT) x - Clinched playoff berth; y - Clinched Wild Card; z - Clinched Division
DENVER vs. CLEVELAND — 4 — SUNDAY, DEC. 23, 2012 denver broncos 2012 weekly release TEAM NOTES
BRONCOS OWN THE SECOND HALF BRONCOS WINNING STREAK AT NINE
The Broncos lead the NFL with a +133 scoring differential in the second The Broncos have won nine consecutive games to tie for the third-longest half this year to represent the seventh-highest such figure since the 1970 winning streak in team history and the longest since winning 13 straight NFL merger and the best mark since Jacksonville (+134) in 1999. games in 1998. Denver, which has been outscored by its opponent just once in the final LONGEST WINNING STREAKS, SINGLE SEASON, BRONCOS HISTORY two quarters this season, owns a 262-129 advantage in Quarters 3-4. Year No. LARGEST SECOND-HALF SCORING DIFFERENTIAL, 1. 1998 13 2. 1984 10 SINCE 1970 NFL MERGER 3. 2012 9 Team Year PF PA Diff. 1996 9 1. Chicago 1985 245 71 +174 5. Seven times 6 2. Green Bay 1996 252 82 +170 3. Washington 1991 249 113 +136 4. Carolina 1996 191 56 +135 BRONCOS CLOSE ROAD SLATE WITH SIX STRAIGHT WINS 5. Jacksonville 1999 226 92 +134 The Broncos equaled their best road record (6-2) in team history even 6. Pittsburgh 1976 213 79 +134 after dropping their first two games away from Denver. 7. Denver 2012 262 129 +133 The Broncos’ six consecutive road wins to end the season equal a team NFL SECOND-HALF SCORING DIFFERENTIAL LEADERS, 2012 record accomplished just twice prior to this year (1977, ‘98). Team PF PA Diff. MOST CONSECUTIVE ROAD WINS IN A SINGLE SEASON, 1. Denver 262 129 +133 BRONCOS HISTORY 2. Chicago 177 105 +72 Year No. 3. San Francisco 203 132 +71 1. 2012 6 4. New England 247 180 +67 1998 6 5. Seattle 155 97 +58 1977 6 DENVER BRONCOS SECOND-HALF SCORING LOG, 2012 4. 2011 5 Opp. (Date) PF PA Diff. 5. Several times 4 vs. Pit. (9/9) 24 9 +15 at Atl. (9/17) 14 7 +7 AFC WEST CHAMPIONS vs. Hou. (9/23) 14 10 +4 vs. Oak. (9/30) 27 0 +27 The Broncos, who have clinched the AFC West for the 12th time in their at N.E. (10/7) 14 14 EVEN history, are tied for the most titles among division members since the 1970 at S.D. (10/15) 35 0 +35 NFL merger. vs. N.O. (10/28) 17 7 +10 Denver has won consecutive division titles for the third time in its histo- at Cin. (11/4) 21 20 +1 ry and the first since 1986-87. at Car. (11/11) 19 7 +12 MOST AFC WEST DIVISION TITLES, NFL HISTORY vs. S.D. (11/18) 13 16 -3 Team No. at K.C. (11/25) 10 3 +7 1. Denver 12 vs. T.B. (12/2) 24 13 +11 Oakland 12 at Oak. (12/6) 13 6 +7 3. San Diego 10 at Bal. (12/16) 17 17 EVEN 4. Kansas City 6 TOTALS 262 129 +133 5. Seattle 2 BRONCOS OFF TO A GOOD START DENVER BRONCOS’ AFC WEST TITLE SEASONS Year W L T Coach Postseason (Rec.) Denver’s 11-3 record ties for the fourth-best mark in team history 1977 12 2 0 Red Miller Super Bowl (2-1) through the first 14 games of a season. 1978 10 6 0 Red Miller Playoffs (0-1) Of the six previous times the Broncos have started 11-3 or better, they 1984 13 3 0 Dan Reeves Playoffs (0-1) have advanced to the AFC Championship Game four times and participated 1986 11 5 0 Dan Reeves Super Bowl (2-1) in the Super Bowl on three occasions. 1987 10 4 1 Dan Reeves Super Bowl (2-1) 1989 11 5 0 Dan Reeves Super Bowl (2-1) SEASONS STARTING 11-3 OR BETTER, BRONCOS HISTORY 1991 12 4 0 Dan Reeves AFC Champ. (1-1) Year Rec. Final Rec. Coach Postseason (rec.) 1996 13 3 0 Mike Shanahan Playoffs (0-1) 1977 12-2 12-2 Red Miller Super Bowl (2-1) 1998 14 2 0 Mike Shanahan S.B. Champs (3-0) 1984 11-3 13-3 Dan Reeves Playoffs (0-1) 2005 13 3 0 Mike Shanahan AFC Champ. (1-1) 1996 12-2 13-3 Mike Shanahan Playoffs (0-1) 2011 8 8 0 John Fox Playoffs (1-1) 1997 11-3 12-4 Mike Shanahan Super Bowl Champion (4-0) 2012 11 3 0 John Fox TBD 1998 13-1 14-2 Mike Shanahan Super Bowl Champion (3-0) 2005 11-3 13-3 Mike Shanahan AFC Championship (1-1) 2012 11-3 TBD John Fox TBD
DENVER vs. CLEVELAND— 5 — SUNDAY, DEC. 23, 2012 denver broncos 2012 weekly release TEAM NOTES
ELWAY MAKES HIS MARK ELWAY INFUSES ROSTER WITH YOUNG TALENT John Elway is in his second season with the club in his current role as Fifteen-of-16 draft picks made by the Broncos the last two seasons are Executive Vice President of Football Operations. currently with the team in some capacity. Additionally, four college free In addition to upgrading the roster with key veteran acquisitions such as agents during the last two years are on Denver’s active roster. quarterback Peyton Manning and tight end Joel Dreessen, Elway signed 2011 DRAFT PICKS/CFAs CURRENTLY WITH THE BRONCOS 11-time Pro Bowl cornerback Champ Bailey to an extension in 2011. Player Pos. GP GS In all, Elway has secured (drafted/signed/extended) 23 of the 33 play- Jeremy Beal* DE 0 0 ers who have started for the Broncos this season: Quinton Carter* SS 19 10 PLAYERS WHO HAVE STARTED A GAME FOR DENVER IN 2012 THAT Mario Fannin* RB 0 0 WERE SECURED BY BRONCOS EXEC. V.P. OF FOOTBALL OPS. JOHN ELWAY Orlando Franklin RT 30 30 Player Pos. GP GS How Acq. Virgil Green TE 25 5 Mike Adams S 14 14 UFA '12 Chris Harris (CFA) CB 29 14 Champ Bailey CB 14 13 Re-Signed '11 Nate Irving WLB 29 0 Justin Bannan NT 14 13 UFA '12 Von Miller SLB 29 29 Keith Brooking LB 14 12 FA '12 Rahim Moore FS 28 19 Joel Dreessen TE 14 13 UFA '12 Julius Thomas TE 9 1 Orlando Franklin T 14 14 D2a '11 *Injured reserve Virgil Green TE 10 2 D71 '11 2012 DRAFT PICKS/CFAs CURRENTLY WITH THE BRONCOS Chris Harris CB 13 10 CFA '11 Player Pos. GP GS Dan Koppen C 13 10 FA '12 Philip Blake* C 0 0 Jim Leonhard S 14 1 FA '12 Omar Bolden CB 14 0 Peyton Manning QB 14 14 FA '12 Aaron Brewer (CFA) LS 14 0 Joe Mays LB 5 4 Re-Signed '12 Ronnie Hillman RB 12 0 Willis McGahee RB 10 9 FA '11 Duke Ihenacho (CFA)# SS 2 0 Von Miller LB 14 14 D1 '12 Malik Jackson DT 12 0 Rahim Moore S 14 13 D2b '11 Steven Johnson (CFA) LB 9 0 Tracy Porter CB 5 4 UFA '12 Brock Osweiler QB 3 0 Manny Ramirez G 13 9 Re-Signed '12 Danny Trevathan LB 14 0 Brandon Stokley WR 13 7 FA '12 Derek Wolfe DE 14 14 Jacob Tamme TE 14 8 UFA '12 *Injured reserve; #Practice squad Mitch Unrein DT 14 2 Re-Signed '12 Ty Warren DT 1 1 FA '11 VETERAN FREE-AGENT SIGNINGS/LOSSES Derek Wolfe DT 14 14 D2a '12 Wesley Woodyard LB 13 12 Re-Signed '12 Below is a look at the Broncos’ offseason veteran free-agent signings and Below is a look at the key free agents signed the last two offseasons: losses in 2012. NT Justin Bannan - The 11th-year veteran has started 13-of-14 games and VETERAN FREE-AGENT SIGNINGS, 2012 ranks second among Broncos defensive linemen with 39 tackles (27 solo). Player Pos. FA Type Former Club MLB Keith Brooking - The 15th-year linebacker has started 12-of-14 Mike Adams SS UFA Cleveland games for Denver, ranking eighth on the club with 47 tackles (27 solo). Justin Bannan NT FA St. Louis SS Mike Adams - Ranks second on the club with a career-best 73 tackles Keith Brooking LB FA Dallas (54 solo) and ranks fourth on the team with eight passes defensed. Andre Caldwell WR UFA Cincinnati Joel Dreessen TE UFA Houston CB Tony Carter - Has seen action in all 14 games and is tied for the team lead Caleb Hanie QB FA Chicago with 11 passes defensed and three takeaways (2 INT, 1 FR). Dan Koppen C FA New England TE Joel Dreessen - Has started 13-of-14 games for the Broncos and has Jim Leonhard FS FA N.Y. Jets equaled his career high with 36 receptions. Peyton Manning QB FA Indianapolis C Dan Koppen - Took over as Denver’s starting center when J.D. Walton Tracy Porter CB UFA New Orleans was placed on injured reserve and has played every offensive snap since. Brandon Stokley WR FA N.Y. Giants Jacob Tamme TE UFA Indianapolis S Jim Leonhard - Has played in 14 games (1 start) while contributing 16 tackles (11 solo) and two interceptions. VETERAN FREE-AGENT LOSSES, 2012 Player Pos. FA Type New Club QB Peyton Manning - Started every game and is a frontrunner for his fifth Brodrick Bunkley DT UFA New Orleans NFL MVP award as well as Comeback Player of the Year. Daniel Fells TE UFA New England RB Willis McGahee - Totaled 10 100-yard rushing games over the last two Mario Haggan LB UFA St. Louis years before being placed on injured reserve on Nov. 21. Derrick Harvey DE UFA - CB Tracy Porter - Has started 4-of-5 games played and was named AFC Russ Hochstein G UFA Kansas City Defensive Player of the Week after Denver’s opener. Spencer Larsen FB UFA New England Brady Quinn QB UFA Kansas City WR Brandon Stokley - Ranks fourth on the club with 463 receiving yards Dante Rosario TE UFA San Diego to go along with five touchdown catches. Eddie Royal WR UFA San Diego TE Jacob Tamme - Has totaled the third-most receptions (49) on the team Marcus Thomas DT UFA - through 14 games while starting eight contests. Jonathan Wilhite CB UFA -
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ALL SEVEN DRAFT PICKS MAKE ACTIVE ROSTER BRONCOS HALL OF FAME SEMIFINALISTS
For just the second time in Broncos history, every draft pick made Four former Broncos were selected among the 27 semifinalists for the Denver’s 53-man roster out of training camp. Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2013. Steve Atwater (1989-98), Terrell Davis (1995-2002), John Lynch (2004-07) and Karl Mecklenburg (1983- The only other season in which every draft choice made Denver’s initial 94), were chosen among the 127 preliminary nominees. roster was in 2007 when the Broncos made just four selections. Below is a look at Denver’s Hall of Fame semifinalists: Below is a look at Denver’s seven selections in the 2012 NFL Draft: Steve Atwater – Selected to the fourth-most Pro Bowls (8) in NFL histo- DE Derek Wolfe (Rd. 2-36, Cincinnati) - Has started all 14 games for ry among safeties, he intercepted at least one pass in each of his 10 sea- Denver, totaling 36 tackles (23 solo) and four sacks. sons with the Broncos and finished with 24 in his career... Started 14 post- QB Brock Osweiler (Rd. 2-52, Arizona State) - Has been active for every season contests for the Broncos, including four AFC Championship games game as QB Peyton Manning’s backup. and three Super Bowls. RB Ronnie Hillman (Rd. 3-67, San Diego State) - Seen action in 13 Terrell Davis – The Broncos’ all-time leading rusher (7,607 yds.), Davis games and ranks third on the club with 279 rushing yards. rushed for at least 1,000 yards in each of his first four seasons, including CB Omar Bolden (Rd. 4-101, Arizona State) - Has played all 14 games, the 1998 campaign in which he totaled the fourth-most rushing yards ranking second on the club with nine special-teams stops. (2,008) in a season in NFL history to earn NFL MVP honors… Ranks third in league history in rushing yards per game (97.5) and posted 100 yards OL Philip Blake (Rd. 4-108, Baylor) - Made Denver’s 53-man roster rushing in 7-of-8 career postseason games. before being placed on injured reserve on Sept. 18. John Lynch – Earned nine Pro Bowl selections to rank second in NFL his- DT Malik Jackson (Rd. 5-137, Tennessee) - Has seen action in 12 tory among safeties… Joins Hall of Famer Rod Woodson as the only defen- games, playing 90 total snaps on defense. sive backs in NFL history with nine Pro Bowls, 191 starts and a Super Bowl LB Danny Trevathan (Rd. 6-188, Kentucky) - A 14-game contributor, he win. has posted 29 defensive tackles (20 solo) for the Broncos. Karl Mecklenburg – Voted to play in six Pro Bowls and helped Denver to seven postseason appearances, five division titles and three Super Bowl COLLEGE FREE-AGENTS MAKE ACTIVE ROSTER berths… Posted 100 tackles in a season six times, including a career-high 143 stops in 1989. For the ninth consecutive year, at least one rookie college free agent made the Broncos’ active roster out of training camp for the first week of BRONCOS SEMIFINALISTS FOR HALL OF FAME CLASS OF 2013 the regular season. Name Position Yrs. w/Broncos Long snapper Aaron Brewer (San Diego State) and linebacker Steven Steve Atwater Safety 1989-98 Johnson (Kansas) extended that streak for the Broncos in 2012. They rep- Terrell Davis Running Back 1995-2003 resent the 11th and 12th rookie college free agents, respectively, to make John Lynch Safety 2004-07 Karl Mecklenburg Linebacker 1983-94 Denver’s active roster out of training camp since 2004. COLLEGE FREE AGENTS TO MAKE DENVER’S BRONCOS EFFICIENT ON BOTH SIDES OF THE BALL 53-MAN ROSTER OUT OF TRAINING CAMP, SINCE 2004 Year Player College The Broncos enter Week 16 ranked fifth in total offense and fourth in total 2004 CB Roc Alexander Washington defense, making them the only NFL club in the Top 5 in each category. 2005 TE Wesley Duke Mercer Denver has finished in the Top 5 in total offense and total defense just 2006 RB Mike Bell Arizona three times prior to this season. 2007 RB Selvin Young Texas SEASONS RANKING IN THE TOP 5 IN TOTAL OFFENSE 2008 P Brett Kern Toledo AND TOTAL DEFENSE, BRONCOS HISTORY 2008 T Tyler Polumbus Colorado Year OYPG (Rk). DYPG (Rk.) Rec. Postseason (rec.) 2008 ILB Wesley Woodyard Kentucky 1996 361.9 (1) 279.4 (4) 13-3 Playoffs (0-1) 2009 DL Chris Baker Hampton 1997 367.0 (1) 291.9 (5) 12-4 Super Bowl Champion (4-0) 2010 CB Cassius Vaughn Mississippi 2004 395.8 (5) 278.7 (4) 10-6 Playoffs (0-1) 2011 CB Chris Harris Kansas 2012 387.2 (5) 307.1 (4) 11-3 TBD 2012 LS Aaron Brewer San Diego State 2012 LB Steven Johnson Kansas BRONCOS vs. BROWNS NOTABLE PERFORMANCES CONSECUTIVE SEASONS WITH A ROOKIE CFA ON WEEK 1 ROSTER (Current NFL Streaks) CB CHAMP BAILEY — 2 solo tackles, 1 INT (30 yds.), 2 PD (Den. at Team No. Cle., 10/22/06). 1. Indianapolis 14 LB KEITH BROOKING — 9 tackles (5 solo), 1 INT (2 yds.) (Atl. at Cle., 2. Kansas City 10 12/29/02). 3. Denver 9 DE ELVIS DUMERVIL — 3 sacks (16 yds.), 1 FR (Den. at Cle., Baltimore 9 10/22/06); 7 solo tackles, 4 sacks (15 yds.) (Den. vs. Cle., 9/20/09). New England 9 LB WESLEY WOODYARD — 10 tackles (9 solo) in his first NFL start (Den. at Cle., 11/6/08).
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BRONCOS OFFENSIVE NOTES MANNING A FOUR-TIME NFL MVP
QUICKLY: Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning is the only four-time MVP in NFL history (2003-04, ‘08-09). * - Mike McCoy is in his fourth season as Denver’s offensive coordinator and his 11th year coaching offense under John Fox. MOST NFL MVP AWARDS, NFL HISTORY Player MVPs Years Selected * - QB Peyton Manning, who was signed by the Broncos on March 21, 1. Peyton Manning 4 2003-04, ‘08-09 2012, is the league’s only four-time MVP and the NFL’s active leader in 2. Brett Favre 3 1995-97 nearly every major passing category. Johnny Unitas 3 1959, ‘64, ‘67 * - Manning owns the second-most regular-season wins (152) by a Jim Brown 3 1957-58, ‘65 starting quarterback in NFL history, trailing only Brett Favre in that category. 5. Tom Brady 2 2007, ‘10 * - Manning has orchestrated an NFL-record 48 game-winning drives in Kurt Warner 2 1999, ‘01 Steve Young 2 1992, ‘94 the fourth quarter or overtime. Joe Montana 2 1989-90 * - Manning’s 22 career AFC Offensive Player of the Week honors are the second-most by a player since the award was initiated by the NFL in 1984. MANNING ACCUSTOMED TO WINNING * - Manning is just the third player in NFL history with 400 career pass- Quarterback Peyton Manning owns the second-most regular-season wins ing touchdowns, reaching the milestone in Week 1 in his 209th game to (152) by a starting quarterback in NFL history, trailing only Brett Favre in become the fastest of the three players to No. 400. that category. * - Manning owns an NFL-record 70 games with 300 passing yards, overtaking Dan Marino in that category with his 330-yard effort in Week 3 MOST VICTORIES BY A STARTING QB, REGULAR-SEASON, NFL HISTORY against Houston. Player W L T Pct. 1. Brett Favre 186 112 0 .624 * - Manning has thrown a single-season team-record 31 touchdown 2. Peyton Manning* 152 70 0 .685 passes for Denver this year. 3. John Elway 148 82 1 .643 * - Denver leads the NFL with 18 individual 100-yard rushers since 1995, 4. Dan Marino 147 93 0 .613 totaling an NFL-best 134.8 rushing yards per game during that stretch. 5. Tom Brady* 134 39 0 .775 *active player * - RB Knowshon Moreno ranks fourth in the NFL in scrimmage yards per game (121.8) and fifth in the league in rushing yards per game (97.8) MOST VICTORIES BY A STARTING QB, REGULAR SEASON, ACTIVE PLAYERS during the last four weeks as Denver’s starting running back. Player W L T Pct. * - RB Ronnie Hillman, who is the NFL’s youngest player, will be 21 1. Peyton Manning 152 70 0 .685 years, three months and nine days old on Sunday. 2. Tom Brady 134 39 0 .775 3. Drew Brees 98 69 0 .587 * - FB Jacob Hester has converted first downs on 12-of-14 career 4. Ben Roethlisberger 86 38 0 .694 attempts on third or fourth down and less than a yard to go. 5. Matt Hasselbeck 80 72 0 .526 * - WR Eric Decker’s 18 career receiving touchdowns since he entered the NFL in 2010 are the most receiving scores by a Bronco in his first three pro- MANNING’S SITUATIONAL RECORDS fessional seasons. Below is a look at Peyton Manning’s career situational records. He owns * - Decker is one of just three players in franchise history with at least eight a career 152-70 (.685) regular-season record. receiving touchdowns in consecutive seasons. PEYTON MANNING CAREER SITUATIONAL RECORDS * - WR Demaryius Thomas has posted a career-high 1,210 receiving Throws 0 TD passes ...... 12-13 on Sunday ...... 132-64 yards this season to set a career high in that category and represent the 31st 1,000-yard receiving season in Broncos history. Throws 1+TD passes ...... 138-56 on Monday ...... 12-4 * - Thomas ranks second in the NFL with 17 receptions of 25+ yards. Throws 2+TD passes ...... 99-34 on Thursday ...... 8-1 * - TE Joel Dreessen ranks second in the NFL among tight ends in per- Throws 3+TD passes ...... 56-15 on Saturday ...... 0-1 centage of catches resulting in touchdowns (15.0% / 15-of-100) since Throws 4+TD passes ...... 19-3 in September . . . . .32-14 2010 (min. 40 rec.). Throws for <200 yds...... 23-15 in October ...... 35-15 * - WR Brandon Stokley is just the 11th player in NFL history to post 30 Throws for 200+yds...... 129-55 in November ...... 42-19 receptions and five touchdowns after entering a season aged 36 or older. Throws for 300+yds...... 43-28 in Dec./Jan...... 43-22 * - T Ryan Clady has started 78 consecutive games to begin his career as Was not intercepted ...... 84-14 at home ...... 81-29 one of just three players from his 2008 draft class to accomplish that feat. Was intercepted ...... 68-56 on road ...... 71-41 * - Clady has allowed the fewest sacks (1.0) among offensive tackles who Was not sacked ...... 62-24 in division ...... 61-30 started every game for their team this season. Was sacked...... 90-46 in conference . . . .115-51 * - C Dan Koppen ranks first among offensive linemen in NFL history Posts 100+rating ...... 67-10 out of conference . .37-19 (min. 100 GP) with a winning percentage of .791 (106-28).
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MANNING’S 11-WIN SEASONS MANNING’S 300-YARD PASSING GAMES
Quarterback Peyton Manning owns an NFL-record nine seasons with 11 Peyton Manning owns the most 300-yard passing games (70) in NFL his- or more victories. tory during the regular season after passing Hall of Fame quarterback Dan Manning has directed his team to at least 11 wins in eight of his last nine Marino with his 330-yard effort against Houston in Week 3. seasons with Denver/Indianapolis. Including his eight 300-yard passing games in the postseason, Manning also owns the most overall 300-yard games (77) in NFL history. MOST SEASONS WITH 11 OR MORE WINS, NFL, SUPER BOWL ERA Player No. His seven 300-yard passing games in 2012 represent the second-most in 1. Peyton Manning* 9 a single season in team annals. 2. Brett Favre 8 MOST 300-YARD PASSING GAMES, REGULAR SEASON NFL HISTORY 3. Tom Brady* 7 Player No. 4. John Elway 6 1. Peyton Manning* 70 5. Jim Kelly 5 2. Drew Brees* 64 *active 3. Dan Marino 63 4. Brett Favre 62 MANNING’S 3,000/4,000-YARD PASSING SEASONS 5. Kurt Warner 52 *active Quarterback Peyton Manning has totaled 12 4,000-yard passing seasons to represent the most in NFL history. MOST GAMES WITH 300 PASSING YARDS, SINGE SEASON, BRONCOS HISTORY Manning also owns 14 seasons with 3,000 passing yards to mark the Player Year No. second-most in NFL history (Brett Favre, 18). 1. Jay Cutler 2008 8 MOST 4,000-YARD PASSING SEASONS, NFL HISTORY 2. Peyton Manning 2012 7 Player No. Years 3. Kyle Orton 2010 6 1. Peyton Manning* 12 1999-2004, ‘06-10, ‘12 4. Brian Griese 2000 5 2. Drew Brees* 7 2006-12 John Elway 1995 5 3. Brett Favre 6 1995, ‘98-99, 2004, ‘07, ‘09 Dan Marino 6 1984-86, ‘88, ‘92, ‘94 MANNING BECOMES FASTEST TO 400 TDs 5. Tom Brady* 5 2005, ‘07, ‘09, ‘11-12 *active Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning became just the third player in NFL history to eclipse 400 touchdowns with his two scores against Pittsburgh MOST 3,000-YARD PASSING SEASONS, NFL HISTORY in Week 1. Player No. Years Manning, who notched his 400th career touchdown on a 71-yard strike 1. Brett Favre 18 1992-2009 to wide receiver Demaryius Thomas in the third quarter against the 2. Peyton Manning* 14 1998-2010, ‘12 Steelers, reached the milestone in his 209th game and 7,226th attempt— 3. Dan Marino 13 1984-92, ‘94-98 topping Brett Favre and Dan Marino to become the fastest player to 400. 4. John Elway 12 1985-91, ‘93-97 5. Drew Brees* 10 2002, ‘04-12 FEWEST GAMES TO 400 PASSING TOUCHDOWNS, NFL HISTORY *active Player GP Att. 1. Peyton Manning 209 7,226 MANNING’S 300-YARD STREAK 2. Dan Marino 227 7,820 3. Brett Favre 228 7,699 Peyton Manning threw for at least 300 yards in Games 3-7 to represent a team record and equal his personal-best streak that he set in 2009. MANNING SETS BRONCOS TD RECORD MOST CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITH 300 PASSING YARDS, BRONCOS HISTORY Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning has thrown a single-season team- Player Year No. record 31 touchdown passes for Denver this year. 1. Peyton Manning 2012 5 MOST PASSING TOUCHDOWNS, SINGLE SEASON, BRONCOS HISTORY 2. Kyle Orton 2010 4 Player Year No. 3. Brian Griese 2000 3 1. Peyton Manning 2012 31 John Elway 1996 3 2. Jake Plummer 2004 27 John Elway 1993-94 3 John Elway 1997 27 PEYTON MANNING’S 300-YARD PASSING GAME STREAK 4. John Elway 1996 26 Opp. (Date) Att. Cmp. Yds. Pct. TD INT Rtg. John Elway 1995 26 vs. Hou. (9/23) 52 26 330 50.0 2 0 83.0 vs. Oak. (9/30) 38 30 338 78.9 3 0 130.0 at N.E. (10/7) 44 31 337 70.5 3 0 115.4 at S.D. (10/15) 30 24 309 80.0 3 1 129.0 vs. N.O. (10/28) 30 22 305 73.3 3 0 138.9
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MANNING’S ALL-TIME STATISTICAL RANKINGS MANNING’S 2012 STATISTICAL RANKINGS
Below is a look at where Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning ranks all- Below is a look at where Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning this sea- time in major statistical passing categories. son in major statistical passing categories. PEYTON MANNING’S STATISTICAL PASSING RANKS PEYTON MANNING’S STATISTICAL PASSING RANKS, 2012 Career Statistic No. Active Rk. All-Time Rk. Statistic No. Rk. Regular Season Attempts 511 8 Wins 152 1 2 Completions 347 6 Attempts 7,721 1 3 Passing Yards 4,016 6 Completions 5,029 1 2 Passing TDs 31 3 Passing Yards 58,844 1 3 Completion Pct. 67.9 3 Passing TDs 430 1 2 Passer Rtg. 103.5 4 Passer Rtg. (min. 1,500 att.) 95.5 4 5 300-yard Passing Games 7 4t 300-yard Passing Games 70 1 1 Games with 3+ Passing TDs 7 2 Games with 3+ Passing TDs 71 1 2 Games with 100+ Passer Rtg. 8 2t Games with 100+ Passer Rtg. 90 1 2 3,000-yard passing seasons 14 1 2 MANNING’S PLAYER OF THE WEEK/MONTH HONORS 4,000-yard passing seasons 12 1 1 Seasons with 25+ Passing TDs 14 1 1 Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning owns the second-most conference Postseason Player of the Week honors (22) since the award was initiated by the NFL in Wins 9 3 11 1984. Attempts 718 2 4 He most recently won the award for his performance in Denver’s 35-24 Completions 453 2 4 come-from-behind win against San Diego in Week 6. Passing Yards 5,389 1 3 Manning was also named AFC Offensive Player of the Month for October Passing TDs 29 2 7 after completing 77-of-104 passes (74.0%) for 951 yards with nine touch- Passer Rtg. (min. 100 att.) 88.4 5 14 downs and just one interception (126.7 rtg.). 300-yard Passing Games 8 1 1 He owns the second-most AFC Offensive Player of the Month honors Games with 3+ Passing TDs 5 1 3t since the award’s inception in 1986. Games with 100+ Passer Rtg. 5 2t 9t MOST CONFERENCE PLAYER OF THE WEEK AWARDS, NFL HISTORY MOST PASSING YARDS, NFL HISTORY Player No. Player No. 1. Tom Brady* 23 1. Brett Favre 71,838 2. Peyton Manning* 22 2. Dan Marino 61,361 3. Dan Marino 18 3. Peyton Manning 58,844 4. Drew Brees* 16 4. John Elway 51,475 Brett Favre 16 5. Warren Moon 49,395 6. John Elway 15 MOST PASSING ATTEMPTS, NFL HISTORY *active Player No. MOST AFC OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE MONTH AWARDS, NFL HISTORY 1. Brett Favre 10,169 Player No. 2. Dan Marino 8,358 1. Tom Brady* 6 3. Peyton Manning 7,721 2. Peyton Manning* 5 4. John Elway 7,250 3. Terrell Davis 4 5. Warren Moon 6,823 *active MOST PASSING COMPLETIONS, NFL HISTORY Player No. MANNING’S THREE-TOUCHDOWN GAMES 1. Brett Favre 6,300 Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning threw at least three touchdowns in 2. Peyton Manning 5,029 Games 4-8 to tie for the third-longest streak of all-time. 3. Dan Marino 4,967 Manning owns two of the longest such streaks in NFL history having set a 4. John Elway 4,123 personal-best streak of eight consecutive games with at least three passing 5. Warren Moon 3,988 touchdowns in 2004. MOST PASSING TOUCHDOWNS, NFL HISTORY MOST CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITH 3+PASSING TDs, Player No. SINGLE SEASON, NFL HISTORY 1. Brett Favre 508 Player Year Games No. 2. Peyton Manning 430 1. Tom Brady, N.E. 2007 1-10 10 3. Dan Marino 420 2. Peyton Manning, Ind. 2004 5-12 8 4. Fran Tarkenton 342 3. Peyton Manning, Den. 2012 4-8 5 5. Tom Brady 330 Aaron Rodgers, G.B. 2011 6-10 5 Steve Young, S.F. 1998 1-5 5
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MANNING’S ACCURACY ON DISPLAY MANNING’S HISTORIC STRETCH
Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning ranks first in team history with eight Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning became just the second player in NFL games completing at least 70 percent of his passes. history (Steve Young, 1998) to throw for at least 300 yards and three touch- downs in four consecutive games (Games 5-8). His 76 career regular-season games completing at least 70 percent of his He narrowly missed tying Young’s NFL record of five consecutive games passes are a league record. when he totaled 291 passing yards and three touchdowns against Cincinnati MOST GAMES COMPLETING 70 PERCENT OF PASSES, in Week 9. SINGLE SEASON, BRONCOS HISTORY PEYTON MANNING’S FOUR-GAME STRETCH IN 2012 Player Year No. Opp. (Date) Att. Cmp. Yds. Pct. TD INT Rtg. 1. Peyton Manning 2012 8 vs. Oak. (9/30) 38 30 338 78.9 3 0 130.0 2. Norris Weese 1976 6 at N.E. (10/7) 44 31 337 70.5 3 0 115.4 3. Jay Cutler 2007 5 at S.D. (10/15) 30 24 309 80.0 3 1 129.0 Brian Griese 2002 5 vs. N.O. (10/28) 30 22 305 73.3 3 0 138.9 5. Five instances - 4 STEVE YOUNG’S RECORD-SETTING STREAK IN 1998 Opp. (Date) Att. Cmp. Yds. Pct. TD INT Rtg. MOST GAMES COMPLETING 70 PERCENT OF PASSES, vs. NYJ (9/6) 46 26 363 56.5 3 1 94.7 NFL HISTORY at Was. (9/14) 32 21 303 65.6 3 0 127.5 Player No. vs. Atl. (9/27) 39 28 387 71.8 3 1 118.2 1. Peyton Manning 76 at Buf. (10/4) 38 23 329 60.5 3 1 103.9 2. Brett Favre 59 at N.O. (10/11) 40 21 309 52.5 3 0 103.0 3. Drew Brees 57 4. Steve Young 50 MANNING SUPERB IN HIS BRONCOS DEBUT 5. Joe Montana 44 Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning completed 19-of-26 passes MANNING DRIVES RATINGS (73.1%) for 253 yards with two touchdowns (129.2 rtg.) in his Broncos debut against Pittsburgh in Week 1. Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning, who ranks fourth in the NFL with his Manning’s 253 passing yards and 129.2 rating represent the highest fig- 103.5 passer rating through Week 15, owns the franchise record for most ures for a player in his first start with the Broncos. games in a season (8) registering a 100+rating. MOST PASSING YARDS IN BRONCOS STARTING DEBUT Additionally, Manning’s performance this year represents just the second Player Opponent (Date) Att. Cmp. Yds. TD INT Rtg. time in his career and just the seventh instance in NFL history in which a play- 1. Peyton Manning vs. Pit. (9/9/12) 26 19 253 2 0 129.2 er has posted a 90+rating in 12 or more of his team’s first 14 games. 2. Kyle Orton at Cin. (9/13/09) 28 17 243 1 0 100.7 HIGHEST QUARTERBACK RATING, NFL, 2012 3. Ken Karcher vs. Hou. (10/4/87) 40 22 226 1 2 59.0 Player Att. Cmp. Yds. TD INT Rtg. 4. Gus Frerotte vs. K.C. (9/24/00) 31 18 208 0 1 65.0 1. Aaron Rodgers, G.B. 474 316 3,588 32 8 104.7 5. Max Choboian vs. K.C. (10/23/66) 31 17 204 1 4 46.4 2. Robert Griffin III, Was. 351 233 2,906 18 4 104.2 3. Alex Smith, S.F. 217 152 1,731 13 5 104.1 MANNING’S GAME-WINNING DRIVES 4. Peyton Manning, Den. 511 347 4,016 31 10 103.5 5. Tom Brady, N.E. 560 355 4,276 30 6 100.1 Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning owns the most game-winning drives in the fourth quarter or overtime (48) since the 1970 NFL merger, MOST GAMES POSTING A 100+PASSER RATING, according to Elias Sports Bureau. SINGLE SEASON, BRONCOS HISTORY Manning passed Dan Marino for the all-time mark with his 1-yd. go- Player Year No. ahead touchdown pass to tight end Joel Dreessen against Cincinnati in 1. Peyton Manning 2012 8 Week 9. 2. John Elway 1997 7 John Elway 1993 7 Included in his career total are seven game-winning drives during the Craig Morton 1981 7 1999 and 2009 seasons that are tied for the NFL single-season record. 5. Jake Plummer 2004 6 MOST CAREER GAME-WINNING DRIVES IN FOURTH QUARTER OR Jake Plummer 2003 6 OVERTIME, SINCE 1970 NFL MERGER Brian Griese 2000 6 Player No. John Elway 1996 6 1. Peyton Manning, Den./Ind. 48 2. Dan Marino, Mia. 47 3. Brett Favre, Min./NYJ/G.B./Atl. 43 4. John Elway, Den. 40 5. Warren Moon, K.C./Sea./Min./Hou. 35 See next page for full list of game-winning drives
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PEYTON MANNING’S CAREER FOURTH QUARTER OR OVERTIME GAME-WINNING DRIVES (48)
Regular font denotes game-winning drive; Italics denotes comeback drive; Bold denotes drives with the Broncos Date Opponent Down/Tied Won Game Scoring Play Time Left Drive/T.O.P. Manning Drive Stats 11/15/98 NY Jets 17-23 24-23 14t pass to TE Marcus Pollard 0:24 15-80/2:40 8-13-93, 1 TD pass 9/26/99 at San Diego 13-19 27-19 12t Manning run 11:41 8-83/2:47 3-6-46 pass; 12t rush 10/17/99 at NY Jets 13-13 16-13 Vanderjagt 27 FG 0:14 10-35/4:18 2-2-12 pass, 1-(-2 rush) *10-13 Vanderjagt 18 FG 12:06 12-53/4:43 4-8-40 pass 10/31/99 Dallas 21-24 34-24 40t pass to WR Marvin Harrison 14:55 7-75/3:31 4-7-76, 1 TD pass 11/7/99 Kansas City 16-17 25-17 7t Manning run 10:49 6-54/3:04 2-3-17 pass/2-10 rush, 7t 12/5/99 at Miami 34-34 37-34 Vanderjagt 53 FG 0:00 4-33/0:36 2-2-34 passing 12/19/99 Washington 10-13 24-21 1t pass to TE Ken Dilger 14:56 7-80/3:11 3-4-40 pass, 1 TD pass 12/26/99 at Cleveland 26-28 29-28 Vanderjagt 21 FG 0:04 11-54/4:08 4-4-23 pass/1-8 rush *19-28 2t James run 9:54 11-77/5:06 6-7-53 pass/1-9 rush 9/3/00 at Kansas City 14-14 27-14 Vanderjagt 23 FG 13:37 9-27/3:56 3-4-16 pass 10/1/00 at Buffalo 15-16 18-16 Vanderjagt 45 FG 0:00 8-42/1:08 3-5-25 pass/1-2 rush 10/22/00 New England 21-23 30-23 3t James run 2:09 6-66/2:22 2-2-13 pass *14-23 1t pass to RB Edgerrin James 6:16 8-65/3:32 6-9-40, 1 TD pass 10/13/02 Baltimore 19-20 22-20 Vanderjagt 38 FG 0:04 11-60/2:18 5-6-49 pass 11/17/02 Dallas 3-3 20-3 Vanderjagt 32 FG 13:06 12-76/6:53 3-3-31 pass/1-(-1) rush 11/24/02 at Denver 20-20 23-20 Vanderjagt 51 FG 9:22 OT 10-35/5:38 2-3-14 pass *17-20 Vanderjagt 54 FG 0:03 11-44/1:37 3-8-27 pass/2-12 rush 12/15/02 at Cleveland 21-23 28-23 3t Mungro run 6:46 6-86/3:00 2-2-53 pass *14-23 3t pass to WR Marvin Harrison 11:30 7-57/2:58 4-6-49, 1 TD pass 12/29/02 vs. Jacksonville 13-13 20-13 11t pass to TE Marcus Pollard 2:26 7-47/2:11 3-3-32 pass, 1 TD pass *10-13 Vanderjagt 27 FG 5:46 16-68/8:09 5-9-25 pass/1-8 rush 9/7/03 at Cleveland 6-6 9-6 Vanderjagt 45 FG 0:01 11-65/2:38 8-10-65 pass 10/6/03 at Tampa Bay 35-35 38-35 Vanderjagt 29 FG 3:47 OT 15-76/6:46 5-9-49 pass *28-35 1t R. Williams run 0:35 5-85/1:06 2-3-64 pass *21-35 28t pass to WR Marvin Harrison 2:29 6-58/1:08 5-6-63, 1 TD pass *14-35 3t Mungro run 3:37 4-12/1:32 1-2-6 pass 11/23/03 at Buffalo 10-14 17-14 1t James run 1:38 16-83/6:00 5-7-55 pass *3-14 14t James run 10:40 9-61/4:11 3-4-15 pass 12/28/03 at Houston 17-17 20-17 Vanderjagt 43 FG 0:00 12-65/2:40 2-4-22 pass/2-8 rush *10-17 5t pass to WR Brandon Stokley 3:50 1- 5/0:05 1-1-5, 1 TD pass *3-17 6t James run 14:57 11-67/5:36 3-3-24 pass 9/19/04 at Tennessee 17-17 31-17 4t James run 7:31 11-80/3:57 4-7-70 pass *10-17 1t pass to TE Marcus Pollard 14:56 6-80/2:42 3-4-57 pass, 1 TD pass 10/3/04 at Jacksonville 17-17 24-17 3t James run 3:33 13-74/7:04 5-5-33 pass 11/8/04 Minnesota 28-28 31-28 Vanderjagt 35 FG 0:02 9-55/2:52 2-2-23 pass/3-12 rush 12/26/04 San Diego 31-31 34-31 Vanderjagt 30 FG 12:13 OT 5-61/2:47 2-2-58 pass *23-31 21t pass to WR Brandon Stokley 0:56 9-80/2:46 6-8-85, 1 TD pass 9/18/05 Jacksonville 0-3 10-3 6t Carthon run 8:33 17-88/8:59 3-3-21 pass 10/1/06 at NY Jets 24-28 31-28 1t Manning run 0:50 9-61/1:30 6-8-60 pass/1-1, 1t rush 10/8/06 Tennessee 7-13 14-13 2t pass to WR Reggie Wayne 5:10 10-43/4:28 4-6-34, 1 TD pass 10/29/06 at Denver 31-31 34-31 Vinatieri 37 FG 0:02 8-62/1:47 5-5-47 pass *23-28 19t pass to WR Reggie Wayne 3:35 7-80/3:19 5-6-75, 1 TD pass 11/18/07 Kansas city 10-10 13-10 Vinatieri 24 FG 0:03 14-61/6:56 4-4-59 pass/4-(-3) rush 12/16/07 at Oakland 13-14 21-14 20t pass to WR Anthony Gonzalez 4:49 11-91/5:40 7-7-68, 1 TD pass 9/14/08 at Minnesota 15-15 18-15 Vinatieri 47 FG 0:03 5-21/1:04 1-2-20 pass *7-15 32t pass to WR Reggie Wayne 5:54 3-61/1:15 3-3-61, 1 TD pass 10/5/08 at Houston 24-27 31-27 5t pass to WR Reggie Wayne 1:54 2-20/0:42 1-1-5, 1 TD pass *17-27 68t Gary Brackett FR 3:36 *10-27 7t pass to TE Tom Santi 4:04 11-81/4:14 8-10-59, 1 TD pass/1-11 rush 11/2/08 New England 15-15 18-15 Vinatieri 52 FG 8:05 8-48/3:28 2-4-44 pass 11/9/08 at Pittsburgh 17-20 24-20 17t pass to RB Dominic Rhodes 3:04 4-32/1:40 1-1-17, 1 TD pass 11/23/08 at San Diego 20-20 23-20 Vinatieri 51 FG 0:00 8-37/1:30 4-6-36 pass 12/14/08 Detroit 21-21 31-21 1t Rhodes run 8:39 7-88/4:13 4-4-74 pass 9/21/09 at Miami 20-23 27-23 48t pass to WR Pierre Garcon 3:18 4-80/0:32 3-4-80, 1 TD pass 11/1/09 San Francisco 12-14 18-14 Addai 22t pass to WR Reggie Wayne 14:53 9-70/3:10 4-6-30 pass 11/8/09 Houston 13-17 20-17 2t Addai run 7:11 8-61/3:49 3-4-38 pass 11/15/09 New England 28-34 35-34 1t pass to WR Reggie Wayne 0:13 4-29/1:47 2-2-16, 1 TD pass *21-34 4t Addai run 2:23 6-79/1:49 4-5-44 pass *14-31 29t pass to WR Pierre Garcon 12:14 5-79/2:04 3-3-59, 1 TD pass 11/22/09 at Baltimore 14-15 17-15 Stover 25 FG 7:02 9-60/3:10 4-5-52 pass 11/29/09 at Houston 14-20 35-27 6t pass to TE Dallas Clark 8:24 7-89/2:50 4-4-49, 1 TD pass 12/17/09 at Jacksonville 28-31 35-31 65t pass to WR ReggieWayne 5:23 3-70/0:42 2-3-70, 1 TD pass 10/10/10 Kansas City 9-9 19-9 Vinatieri 42 FG 14:40 12-60/3:46 3-7-23 pass 1/2/11 Tennessee 20-20 23-20 Vinatieri 43 FG 0:00 5-37/1:25 2-3-31 pass 9/9/12 Pittsburgh 19-22 31-19 1t pass to TE Jacob Tamme 9:23 6-80/4:48 6-7-57, 1 TD pass 10/15/12 at San Diego 21-24 35-24 21t pass to WR Brandon Stokley 9:03 3-50/2:08 2-2-27, 1 TD pass *14-24 7t pass to WR Eric Decker 13:33 9-55/4:14 4-4-48, 1 TD pass 11/4/12 at Cincinnati 17-20 31-20 1t pass to TE Joel Dreessen 11:47 3-46/5:02 4-4-50, 1 TD pass
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DENVER’S RUN GAME TRADITION HILLMAN IS NFL’S YOUNGEST PLAYER
The Broncos have averaged an NFL-best 134.8 rushing yards per game Broncos rookie running back Ronnie Hillman, who left San Diego State since 1995 and have produced a league-high 18 individual 100-yard rush- University after his true junior season, is the NFL’s youngest player. ers during that span. When the Broncos face the Browns on Sunday, Hillman will be 21 years, MOST RUSHING YARDS PER GAME, 1995-PRES. three months and nine days old. Team Yds./G 1. Denver 134.8 YOUNGEST CURRENT NFL PLAYERS 2. Pittsburgh 128.6 Player Pos. Age (as of Dec. 23) 3. Minnesota 126.4 1. Ronnie Hillman, Den. RB 21 yrs., 3 mo., 9 days 4. Kansas City 126.2 2. David Wilson, NYG RB 21 yrs., 6 mo., 8 days 5. Jacksonville 122.8 3. Bryce Brown, Phi. RB 21 yrs., 7 mo., 9 days 4. Rueben Randle, NYG WR 21 yrs., 7 mo., 16 days MOST DIFFERENT INDIVIDUAL 100-YARD RUSHERS, NFL, 1995-PRES. 5. Trent Richardson, Cle. RB 22 yrs., 5 mo., 13 days Player No. 1. Denver 18 2. Carolina 14 HESTER GETS THE TOUGH YARDS 3. Kansas City 13 Broncos fullback Jacob Hester has converted first downs on 12-of-14 4. Seven teams 12 career attempts on third or fourth down and less than a yard to go. DENVER BRONCOS’ INDIVIDUAL 100-YARD RUSHERS, 1995-PRES. JACOB HESTER’S CAREER RUSHES ON THIRD OR (Regular Season Only) FOURTH DOWN AND LESS THAN A YARD TO GO Player No. Player No. Terrell Davis 34 Correll Buckhalter 2 Year Att. Conv. Pct. Clinton Portis 18 Quentin Griffin 2 2008 2 2 1.000 Mike Anderson 12 Selvin Young 2 2009 1 2 .500 Willis McGahee 10 Tim Tebow 1 2010 4 4 1.000 Tatum Bell 9 Mike Bell 1 2011 5 6 .833 Reuben Droughns 6 Aaron Craver 1 2012 0 0 - Knowshon Moreno 4 Peyton Hillis 1 TOTAL 12 14 .857 Olandis Gary 4 Glyn Milburn 1 Travis Henry 3 Michael Pittman 1 THOMAS PICKS UP WHERE HE LEFT OFF IN 2011 MORENO SEIZES HIS OPPORTUNITY Broncos wide receiver Demaryius Thomas ranks sixth in the NFL with 1,210 receiving yards through 14 contests. Broncos running back Knowshon Moreno ranks fourth in the NFL in Dating to last year—and including the 2011 postseason—Thomas has led scrimmage yards per game (121.8) and fifth in the league in rushing yards the Broncos in receiving yards in 15 of the last 21 games. per game (97.8) during the last four weeks he has taken over as Denver’s starting running back. MOST RECEIVING YARDS, NFL, 2012 Included in his efforts are consecutive 100-yard rushing games—the Player Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Yds./G third and fourth such games in his career—during the last two weeks. 1. Calvin Johnson, Det. 106 1,667 15.7 5 119.1 2. Brandon Marshall, Chi. 107 1,398 13.1 10 99.9 KNOWSHON MORENO’S YARDS FROM SCRIMMAGE, WEEKS 12-15 3. Andre Johnson, Hou. 93 1,360 14.6 4 97.1 Opp. (Date) Rush Rec. Total 4. Reggie Wayne, Ind. 97 1,234 12.7 4 88.1 at K.C. (11/25) 85 26 111 5. Vincent Jackson, T.B. 62 1,226 19.8 8 87.6 vs. T.B. (12/2) 69 14 83 6. Demaryius Thomas, Den. 78 1,210 15.5 8 86.4 at Oak. (12/6) 119 48 167 at Bal. (12/16) 118 8 126 TOTAL 391 96 487 THOMAS REACHES 1,000 YARDS FOR FIRST TIME MOST YARDS FROM SCRIMMAGE, NFL, WEEKS 12-15 Wide receiver Demaryius Thomas has posted 1,210 receiving yards this Player Pos. Yds./G season to set a career high in that category and represent the 31st 1,000- 1. Adrian Peterson, Min. RB 185.0 yard receiving season in Broncos history. 2. Calvin Johnson, Det. WR 137.5 Thomas’ 1,210 receiving yards rank fourth in team annals through a play- 3. Andre Johnson, Hou. WR 122.5 er’s first 14 games in a season. 4. Knowshon Moreno, Den. RB 121.8 5. BenJarvus Green-Ellis, Cin. RB 119.5 MOST RECEIVING YARDS THROUGH 11 GAMES, BRONCOS HISTORY MOST RUSHING YARDS PER GAME, NFL, WEEKS 12-15 Player Year Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Player Yds./G 1. Rod Smith 2000 86 1,421 16.5 8 1. Adrian Peterson, Min. 171.0 2. Brandon Lloyd 2010 67 1,264 18.9 10 2. Alfred Morris, Was. 113.3 3. Lionel Taylor 1960 92 1,235 13.4 12 3. BenJarvus Green-Ellis, Cin. 110.5 3. Demaryius Thomas 2012 78 1,210 15.5 8 4. Jamaal Charles, K.C. 102.3 5. Rod Smith 2001 98 1,195 12.2 10 5. Knowshon Moreno, Den. 97.8 DENVER vs. CLEVELAND— 13 — SUNDAY, DEC. 23, 2012 denver broncos 2012 weekly release OFFENSIVE NOTES
THOMAS IS A BIG-PLAY THREAT THOMAS/DECKER A FORMIDABLE DUO
Wide receiver Demaryius Thomas ranks second in the NFL with 17 recep- Broncos wide receivers Demaryius Thomas and Eric Decker have com- tions of 25 yards or more. bined for the third-most receiving yards (2,133) in the NFL among offensive tandems through Week 15. MOST 25+YARD RECEPTIONS, NFL, 2012 Thomas ranks sixth in the league with 1,210 receiving yards while Decker’s Player No. 923 yards are tied for 17th. 1. Calvin Johnson, Det. 18 2. Demaryius Thomas, Den. 17 Decker needs 77 receiving yards for the duo to become just the fifth tan- 3. Vincent Jackson, T.B. 15 dem in team history with 1,000 yards each. 4. Julio Jones, Atl. 13 MOST COMBINED RECEPTIONS BY AN OFFENSIVE TANDEM, NFL, 2012 A.J. Green, Cin. 12 Team Tandem Yds. 1. Atlanta R. White (1,156) / J. Jones (1,071) 2,227 THOMAS’ POSTSEASON DEBUT 2. Detroit C. Johnson (1,667) / B. Pettigrew (556) 2,223 3. Denver D. Thomas (1,210) / E. Decker (923) 2,133 Broncos wide receiver Demaryius Thomas fueled Denver’s 29-23 win 4. Tampa Bay V. Jackson (1,226) / M. Williams (799) 2,025 against Pittsburgh in the AFC Wild Card round with his four-catch, 204- 5. Houston A. Johnson (1,360) / O. Daniels (662) 2,022 yard performance, which included an 80-yard game-winning touchdown 1,000-YARD RECEIVING TANDEMS, BRONCOS HISTORY reception on the first play of overtime. Year Tandem (Yds.) Thomas’ 204 receiving yards represented the most by a Broncos in post- 1994 Anthony Miller (1,107) / Shannon Sharpe (1,010) season history and marked the seventh most in NFL playoff annals. 1997 Rod Smith (1,180) / Shannon Sharpe (1,107) 1998 Rod Smith (1,222) / Ed McCaffrey (1,053) His 51.0 receiving average also stands as the second-highest receiving 1999 Rod Smith (1,020) / Ed McCaffrey (1,018) average in any NFL game (min. 4 rec.). 2000 Rod Smith (1,602) / Ed McCaffrey (1,317) MOST RECEIVING YARDS, SINGLE GAME, BRONCOS POSTSEASON HISTORY 2004 Rod Smith (1,144) / Ashley Lelie (1,084) Player Opponent Rec. Yds. Avg. TD 2012 Demaryius Thomas (1,210) / Eric Decker (923)* 1. Demaryius Thomas vs. Pit. (1/8/12) 4 204 51.0 1 *Decker is on pace for 1,055 receiving yards 2. Steve Watson vs. Pit. (12/30/84) 11 177 16.1 1 3. Haven Moses vs. Oak. (1/1/78) 5 168 33.6 2 DECKER RACKS UP THE TOUCHDOWNS 4. Shannon Sharpe at LAA (1/9/94) 13 156 12.0 1 Wide receiver Eric Decker has 18 career receiving touchdowns since he 5. Rod Smith vs. Atl. (1/31/99) 5 152 30.4 1 entered the NFL in 2010 to represent the most receiving scores by a Bronco MOST RECEIVING YARDS, SINGLE GAME, NFL POSTSEASON HISTORY in his first three professional seasons. Player Opponent Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Decker recorded at least one receiving touchdown in Games 4-8 to tie for 1. Eric Moulds, Buf. at Mia. (1/2/99) 9 240 26.7 1 the fifth-longest streak in team history. 2. Anthony Carter, Min. at S.F. (1/9/98) 10 227 22.7 0 Decker is also one of just three players in franchise history with at least 3. Reggie Wayne, Ind. vs. Den. (1/9/05) 10 221 22.1 2 eight receiving touchdowns in consecutive seasons. 4. Steve Smith, Car. at Chi. (1/15/06) 12 218 18.2 2 5. Jerry Rice, S.F. vs. Cin. (1/22/89) 11 215 19.5 1 MOST RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNS IN FIRST THREE SEASONS, 6. Calvin Johnson, Det. at N.O. (1/7/12) 12 211 17.6 2 BRONCOS HISTORY 7. Demaryius Thomas, Den. vs. Pit. (1/8/12) 4 204 51.0 1 Player Years No. 1. Eric Decker 2010-12 18 HIGHEST RECEIVING AVERAGE, SINGLE GAME, 2. Lionel Taylor* 1960-61 16 REGULAR SEASON OR PLAYOFFS, NFL HISTORY (min. 4 rec.) 3. Brandon Marshall 2006-08 15 Player Opponent Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Rod Smith 1995-97 15 1. DeSean Jackson, Phi. vs. Dal. (12/12/10) 4 210 52.5 1 5. Riley Odoms 1972-74 14 *Spent his 1959 rookie season with Chicago 2. Demaryius Thomas, Den. vs. Pit. (1/8/12)* 4 204 51.0 1 3. Gary Clark, Was. vs. Atl. (11/10/91) 4 203 50.8 3 MOST CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITH A TD RECEPTION, BRONCOS HISTORY 4. Homer Jones, NYG vs. Was. (10/1/67) 4 196 49.0 2 Player Year(s) No. 5. Raymond Berry, Bal. vs. Dal. (10/30/60) 4 195 48.8 3 1. Anthony Miller 1995 6 *Playoff game Vance Johnson 1987 6 Al Denson 1969 6 Lionel Taylor 1960-61 6 5. Eric Decker 2012 5 Steve Watson 1981 5 PLAYERS WITH AT LEAST EIGHT RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNS IN CONSECUTIVE SEASONS, BRONCOS HISTORY Player Yr. 1 (No.) Yr. 2 (No.) Ed McCaffrey 1997 (8) 1998 (10) Rod Smith 2000 (8) 2001 (11) Eric Decker 2011 (8) 2012 (9)
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STOKLEY STILL GETS IT DONE TAMME EXPLODES DOWN THE STRETCH IN 2010
Broncos wide receiver Brandon Stokley is one of just 11 players in NFL Tight end Jacob Tamme, who was signed by the Broncos as an unrestrict- history to record at least 30 receptions and five touchdowns entering a sea- ed free agent on March 29, 2012, recorded a career-high 67 catches in son aged 36 or older. 2010—all in the last 10 games with quarterback Peyton Manning—to lead He joins Jerry Rice (Oak., 2001) and Terrell Owens (Cin., 2010) as the the NFL during that stretch after starting tight end Dallas Clark was placed only three players in league annals to accomplish that feat with a new team. on injured reserve. PLAYERS WITH 30+ RECEPTIONS AND 5+TDs AFTER ENTERING MOST RECEPTIONS, NFL, 2010, WEEKS 8-17 A SEASON AGED 36 YEARS OR OLDER, NFL HISTORY Player Rec. Yds. Avg. LG TDs Player Year Age Rec. Yds. Avg. TD 1. Jacob Tamme, Ind. 67 631 9.4 30 4 Charlie Joiner, S.D. 1984 37 61 793 13.0 6 2. Reggie Wayne, Ind. 66 753 11.4 50 4 Charlie Joiner, S.D. 1985 38 59 932 15.8 7 3. Roddy White, Atl. 61 642 10.5 33t 5 James Lofton, Buf. 1992 36 51 786 15.4 6 4. Larry Fitzgerald, Ari. 55 734 13.3 41 2 Jerry Rice, S.F. 1999 37 67 830 12.4 5 5. Andre Johnson, Hou. 54 728 13.5 60 6 Jerry Rice, S.F. 2000 38 75 805 10.7 7 Irving Fryar, Was. 2000 38 41 548 13.4 5 CLADY KEEPS MANNING CLEAN Jerry Rice, Oak.* 2001 39 83 1,139 13.7 9 Jerry Rice, Oak. 2002 40 92 1,211 13.2 7 Entering Week 16, offensive tackle Ryan Clady has allowed the fewest Jimmy Smith, Jac. 2005 36 70 1,023 14.6 6 sacks (1.0) among offensive tackles who started every game for their team Marvin Harrison, Ind. 2008 36 60 636 10.6 5 this season. Terrell Owens, Cin.* 2010 37 72 983 13.7 9 FEWEST SACKS ALLOWED AMONG OFFENSIVE TACKLES Derrick Mason, Bal. 2010 36 61 802 13.2 7 WHO HAVE STARTED EVERY GAME, NFL, 2012 Donald Driver, G.B. 2011 36 37 445 12.0 6 Player GS No. Tony Gonzalez, Atl. 2012 36 87 880 10.1 8 1. Ryan Clady, Den. 14 1.0 Brandon Stokley, Den.* 2012 36 37 463 12.5 5 2. Breno Giacomini, Sea. 14 2.0 *New team 3. Max Starks, Pit. 14 2.5 4. Sam Baker, Atl. 14 3.0 STOKLEY A FIRST DOWN MACHINE Duane Brown, Hou. 14 3.0 Eugene Monroe, Jac. 14 3.0 Broncos wide receiver Brandon Stokley ranks fifth among NFL wide receivers having earned first downs on 51.0 percent (25-of-49) of his offensive targets. CLADY’S STARTING STREAK HIGHEST PCT. OF FIRST DOWNS EARNED PER TARGET, Offensive tackle Ryan Clady is one of three players who entered the NFL WIDE RECEIVERS, NFL, 2012 (min. 35 Tgt.) in 2008 to start in every possible regular-season game for his team. Player Tgt. Rec. FD Pct. Clady, who is one of just two players (T Claudie Minor, 1974-77) in team 1. Malcom Floyd, S.D. 85 56 47 55.3 history to start every regular-season game during each of his first four sea- 2. Brandon Gibson, Stl. 73 46 38 52.1 sons, has opened all 78 games since he entered the league with the 3. Roddy White, Atl. 123 79 64 52.0 Broncos as a first-round selection (12th overall) in the 2008 NFL Draft from 4. Lance Moore, N.O. 93 57 48 51.6 Boise State University. 5. Brandon Stokley, Den. 49 37 25 51.0 PLAYERS TO START EVERY GAME SINCE ENTERING THE NFL IN 2008 DREESSEN FINDS THE END ZONE Player Pos. GS Ryan Clady, Den. T 78 Broncos tight end Joel Dreessen, who was signed by the club as an Brandon Carr, Dal./K.C. CB 78 unrestricted free agent on March 29, 2012, ranks second in the NFL in Joe Flacco, Bal. QB 78 percentage of catches resulting in touchdowns (15.0% / 15-of-100) PLAYERS TO START EVERY GAME DURING FIRST FOUR since 2010 (min. 40 rec.). NFL SEASONS, BRONCOS HISTORY HIGHEST PCT. OF CATCHES RESULTING IN TOUCHDOWNS, Player Years Pos. GS Ryan Clady 2008-11 T 64 TIGHT ENDS, 2010-12 (min. 40 rec.) Claudie Minor 1974-77 T 56* Player Rec. TD TD Pct. *NFL played 14-game schedules through 1977 1. Rob Gronkowski, N.E. 185 37 20.0 2. Joel Dreessen, Den./Hou. 100 15 15.0 3. Kyle Rudolph, Min. 74 11 14.9 4. Scott Chandler, Dal./Buf. 81 12 14.8 5. Antonio Gates, S.D. 159 22 13.8
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CLADY NAMED TO SECOND PRO BOWL BRONCOS DEFENSIVE NOTES
Offensive tackle Ryan Clady was named to his second career Pro Bowl QUICKLY: following his 2011 season in which he started all 16 games for the fourth * - Jack Del Rio is in his first season as the Broncos’ defensive coordi- consecutive year. nator after spending the previous nine seasons as head coach for the Clady is just the fifth offensive lineman (and the third tackle) in NFL his- Jacksonville Jaguars. tory to start every game and make multiple Pro Bowls during his first four seasons. * - Del Rio spent the 2002 season as Head Coach John Fox’s defensive coordinator in Carolina, where he inherited the NFL’s worst defense statis- OFFENSIVE LINEMEN TO START EVERY GAME AND MAKE MULTIPLE tically and turned it into the league’s No. 2-ranked unit. PRO BOWLS DURING FIRST FOUR SEASONS, NFL HISTORY Player Pos. Years Pro Bowls * - During Denver’s last eight games, the defense has held opponents to Ryan Clady, Den. T 2008-11 2 18-of-100 (18.0%) on third downs to lead all other NFL teams by a wide Joe Thomas, Cle. T 2007-10 4 margin in that category. Nick Mangold, NYJ C 2006-09 2 * - CB Champ Bailey played in his 11th Pro Bowl in 2011 to tie for the Mike Kenn, Atl. T 1978-81 2 third-most in NFL history. Joe DeLamielleure, Buf. G 1973-76 2 * - Bailey’s 34 interceptions rank fifth in the NFL since he joined the Broncos FRANKLIN BECOMES SIXTH ROOKIE OFFENSIVE in 2004. His 52 career interceptions rank first among all active NFL corner- LINEMAN TO START EVERY GAME backs and are third among all players since entering the league in 1999. * - LB Von Miller ranks second in the NFL in tackles for a loss (25) in Broncos tackle Orlando Franklin in 2011 became just the sixth rookie addition to ranking third in the league in sacks (16). offensive lineman in franchise history to start every regular-season game and the first to do so at the right tackle position. * - Miller is only the second player since 1994 to record at least 15 sacks, 25 tackles for a loss and five forced fumbles in a single season. Including Franklin, three of Denver’s five starting offensive linemen start- ed every regular-season game during their rookie years. * - Miller was named NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year by the Associated Press after setting a Broncos rookie record with 11.5 sacks. ROOKIE OFFENSIVE LINEMEN TO START EVERY REGULAR-SEASON GAME, BRONCOS HISTORY, SINCE 1968 * - DE Elvis Dumervil ranks fifth in the NFL since 2006 in sacks per game Player Position Year (.69) and owns the third-most multiple-sack games (19) in the league since Orlando Franklin RT 2011 his rookie season in 2006. J.D. Walton C 2010 * - Dumervil is tied for third in the NFL lead with a career-high six forced Ryan Clady LT 2008 Russell Freeman LT 1992 fumbles in 2012. Tom Glassic LG 1976 * - Miller (16 sks.) and Dumervil (9 sks.) are tied for the second-most Claudie Minor LT 1974 prolific sack tandem in the NFL through 14 games. KOPPEN ACCUSTOMED TO WINNING * - LB Wesley Woodyard is the only player in the NFL this season and just the ninth player in Broncos history (since 1970) to record at least three inter- Among offensive linemen in NFL history with at least 100 regular-season ceptions and three sacks in a single season. games played, Broncos center Dan Koppen ranks first with a winning per- * - CB Chris Harris is one of just nine NFL players (and the only defensive centage of .791 (106-28). back) with multiple interceptions (3) and sacks (2.5) in 2012. HIGHEST WINNING PERCENTAGE, OFFENSIVE LINEMEN, NFL HISTORY * - Harris broke a 32-year-old franchise record with his 98-yard intercep- (min. 100 regular-season GP) tion return for a touchdown in Denver’s Week 15 win against Baltimore. Player W L T Pct. 1. Dan Koppen, N.E./Den. 106 28 0 .791 * - LB Keith Brooking has played 190 consecutive games to represent the 2. Matt Light, N.E. 120 35 0 .774 third-longest streak among active NFL players. 3. George Buehler, Cle./Oak. 82 24 6 .769 * - CB Tracy Porter has totaled three career game-sealing interceptions 4. Pat Donovan, Dal. 76 25 0 .752 returned for touchdowns with all three of those plays occurring with less than 5. Steve Wallace, K.C./S.F. 123 41 1 .748 3:30 remaining in the fourth quarter and his team leading by one score or less. * - DE Derek Wolfe recorded his first career sack in Week 1 against Pittsburgh to become just the sixth rookie in Broncos history (since sacks became an official statistic in 1982) to record a sack in the club’s regular- season opener. * - LB D.J. Williams is one of only five players in the NFL with at least 800 tackles and 20 sacks since his rookie season in 2004 (press box totals).
DENVER vs. CLEVELAND — 16 — SUNDAY, DEC. 23, 2012 denver broncos 2012 weekly release DEFENSIVE NOTES
THIRD-DOWN DEFENSE IMPRESSIVE BAILEY PRODUCES AS A BRONCO
During Denver’s last eight games, the defense has held opponents to 18- Cornerback Champ Bailey, who is in his ninth season with the Broncos in of-100 (18.0%) on third downs to lead all other NFL teams by a wide mar- 2012, has the fifth-most interceptions (34) in the NFL since he was traded gin in that category. to Denver from Washington in 2004. He had 18 interceptions with the Broncos from 2005-06 with that total marking the most by an NFL player Included in that stretch was a string of 26 consecutive third-down stops in a two-year stretch since Everson Walls had 18 interceptions for Dallas (Games 8-10) that represented the longest such streak in the NFL in the last from 1981-82. 10 years. TOP THIRD-DOWN DEFENSES, NFL, WEEK 8-PRES. MOST INTERCEPTIONS, NFL, 2004-PRES. Team Att. Conv. Pct. Player INTs Yds. 1. Denver 100 18 18.0 1. Ed Reed, Bal. 49 1,242 2. San Francisco 97 25 25.8 2. Asante Samuel, Phi./N.E. 46 660 3. Charles Woodson, G.B./Oak. 40 593 3. Pittsburgh 109 32 29.4 4. DeAngelo Hall, Was./Oak./Atl. 39 789 4. Carolina 93 28 30.1 5. Champ Bailey, Den. 34 340 5. N.Y. Jets 88 27 30.7 DENVER’S THIRD-DOWN DEFENSE BREAKDOWN (LAST 8 GAMES) BAILEY IN DENVER’S RECORD BOOK Down and Distance Att. Conv. Pct. 3rd and 11+ 2 24 8.3 Cornerback Champ Bailey is tied for fourth in club history with 34 inter- 3rd and 10+ 4 39 10.3 ceptions as a Bronco. He also recorded the second-most interceptions (10) 3rd and 8+ 6 57 10.5 for a season in club annals in 2006, and his eight interceptions in 2005 ranked sixth for a year in franchise history. 3rd and 5+ 7 73 9.6 Bailey’s 10 interceptions in 2006 helped him finish second in voting for MOST CONSECUTIVE THIRD-DOWN STOPS, NFL, SINCE 2003 Associated Press NFL Defensive Player of the Year with 16 votes. Team No. Dates 1. Denver 26 11/4/12-11/18/12 MOST INTERCEPTIONS BY A BRONCO, CAREER 2. N.Y. Jets 25 12/3/09-12/20-09 Player INTs Yds. Avg. TDs 3. N.Y. Jets 21 9/26/10-10/11/10 1. Steve Foley, 1976-86 44 622 14.1 1 Arizona 21 12/18/05-12/24/05 2. Goose Gonsoulin, 1960-66 43 542 12.6 2 5. Baltimore 20 12/17/06-12/24/06 3. Billy Thompson, 1969-81 40 784 19.6 3 4. Champ Bailey, 2004-Pres. 34 340 10.0 3 BAILEY AN 11-TIME PRO BOWL SELECTION Tyrone Braxton, 1987-93, '95-99 34 614 18.1 4
Broncos cornerback Champ Bailey played in his 11th Pro Bowl following MOST INTERCEPTIONS BY A BRONCO, SINGLE SEASON the 2011 season to tie for the third-most in NFL history. Player INTs Yds. Avg. TDs 1. Goose Gonsoulin, 1960 11 98 8.9 0 Bailey was a four-time Pro Bowl selection (2000-03) with Washington 2. Champ Bailey, 2006 10 162 16.2 1 before earning seven Pro Bowls with the Broncos (2004-07, 2009-11). He 3. Deltha O’Neal, 2001 9 115 12.8 0 also is a four-time Associated Press All-Pro, earning first-team honors three Tyrone Braxton, 1996 9 128 14.2 1 times from 2004-06 and adding second-team accolades in 2007. Willie Brown, 1964 9 140 15.6 0 MOST PRO BOWL GAMES PLAYED, NFL HISTORY 6. Champ Bailey, 2005 8 139 17.4 2 No. Player Teams/Seasons 12 Randall McDaniel Min. 1989-99; T.B. 2000 BAILEY’S CAREER INTERCEPTION TOTAL RISING Will Shields K.C. 1995-2006 11 Champ Bailey Was. 2000-03; Den. 2004-07, ‘09-11 Since entering the NFL with the Redskins as the seventh overall pick in Tony Gonzalez K.C. 1999-2000, ‘02-08; Atl. 2010-11 the 1999 NFL Draft, Broncos cornerback Champ Bailey ranks third in the Reggie White Phi. 1986-92; G.B. 1993, ‘95-96, ‘98 NFL and first among cornerbacks with 52 interceptions. He also leads the Junior Seau S.D. 1991-2001 league with 202 pass breakups since 1999, averaging nearly one per game. Rod Woodson Pit. 1989-94, ‘96; Bal. 1999-2001; Oak. 2002 MOST INTERCEPTIONS, NFL, 1999-PRES. Player INTs Yds. IT STARTS WITH BAILEY 1. Ed Reed, Bal. 61 1,541 Darren Sharper, N.O./Min./G.B. 61 1,342 Broncos cornerback Champ Bailey ranks second in the NFL in starts 3. Champ Bailey, Den./Was. 52 464 (207) among cornerbacks since he entered the league in 1999. 4. Charles Woodson, G.B./Oak. 50 778 5. Asante Samuel, Phi./N.E. 48 715 MOST STARTS BY A CORNERBACK, NFL, 1999-PRES. MOST PASSES DEFENSED, NFL,1999-PRES. Player Starts Player G Int. PD PD/Gm 1. Ronde Barber, T.B. 209 1. Champ Bailey, Den./Was. 208 52 202 0.97 2. Champ Bailey, Den. 207 2 . Ronde Barber, T.B. 222 43 197 0.89 3. Charles Woodson, G.B./Oak. 181 3. Charles Woodson, G.B./Oak. 190 50 163 0.86 4. Antoine Winfield, Min./Buf. 171 4. Asante Samuel, Phi./N.E. 144 48 158 1.10 5. Nate Clements, Cin./S.F./Buf. 161 5. Brian Dawkins, Den./Phi. 181 29 152 0.84
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MILLER MAKING CASE FOR DEFENSIVE P.O.Y. MILLER BUSY IN THE BACKFIELD, cont.
Broncos linebacker Von Miller, who is coming off an impressive debut MOST SACKS IN FIRST TWO SEASONS, BRONCOS HISTORY season in which he was named NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year, is in Player Years No. position to bring home the league Defensive Player of the Year award in 1. Von Miller 2011-12 27.5 2012. 2. Elvis Dumervil 2006-07 21.0 With two games still remaining this year, Miller joins DeMarcus Ware Rulon Jones 1980-81 21.0 (Dal., 2008) as the only players since 1994 to record at least 15 sacks, 25 4. Lyle Alzado 1971-72 18.5 tackles for a loss and five forced fumbles in a single season. 5. Mike Croel 1991-92 15.0 Barney Chavous 1973-74 15.0 Miller’s six forced fumbles are tied for the most in franchise history (since 1984) and his 16 sacks are tied for the second most in a single season in MOST TACKLES FOR A LOSS, NFL, 2012 team annals. Player No. 1. J.J. Watt, Hou. 33 PLAYERS WITH AT LEAST 15 SACKS, 25 TFLs AND 5 FF, 2. Von Miller, Den. 25 SINGLE SEASON, NFL, SINCE 1994 3. Lavonte David, T.B. 18 Player Year GP Sk. TFL FF 4. Michale Bennett, T.B. 17 DeMarcus Ware, Dal. 2008 16 22.0 27 6 Aldon Smith, S.F. 17 Von Miller, Den. 2012 14 16.0 25 6 MOST FORCED FUMBLES BY A BRONCO, SINGLE SEASON (Since 1984) MILLER NAMED NFL DEFENSIVE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR Player Year No. Broncos linebacker Von Miller, who tied the Broncos’ franchise rookie 1. Von Miller 2012 6 sack record (11.5) in 2011, was named the Associated Press NFL Elvis Dumervil 2012 6 Defensive Rookie of the Year, joining linebacker Mike Croel (1991) as the Dennis Smith 1989 6 only Broncos players to receive the defensive award. 4. Simon Fletcher 1992 5 2011 NFL DEFENSIVE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR VOTING (Associated Press) Karl Mecklenburg 1985 5 Player Pos. Votes 1. Von Miller, Den. LB 39 MILLER BUSY IN THE BACKFIELD 2. Aldon Smith, S.F. LB 11 Broncos linebacker Von Miller owns the third-most sacks (16) in the NFL BRONCOS TO RECEIVE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR HONORS (Associated Press) through 14 games with that total tying for second in Broncos history during Year Player Pos. a single season. 2011 Von Miller LB 2002 Clinton Portis RB His 27.5 career sacks rank first in Broncos history among players through 2000 Mike Anderson RB their first two NFL seasons. 1991 Mike Croel LB Additionally, Miller ranks second in the league with 25 tackles for a loss—a total that has already eclipsed his 2011 total of 19 when he was named NFL MILLER’S ROOKIE SEASON Defensive Rookie of the Year. Broncos linebacker Von Miller, who became just the second Broncos rookie MOST SACKS, NFL, 2012 (K David Treadwell, 1989) to make the Pro Bowl, tied for third in the AFC with Player No. 11.5 sacks (77 yds.) in 2011—a total that ranked second among all league 1. Aldon Smith, S.F. 19.5 rookies. His total also tied for the most by a rookie in franchise history. J.J. Watt, Hou. 19.5 3. Von Miller, Den. 16.0 Miller was also one of just six players with at least a half sack in 10-plus 4. Cameron Wake, Mia. 14.0 games last season despite missing Week 13 with a thumb injury. That total 5. Chris Clemons, Sea. 11.5 is tied for the second most in Broncos history since 1982. DeMarcus Ware, Dal. 11.0 MOST SACKS BY A ROOKIE, BRONCOS HISTORY MOST SACKS BY A BRONCO, SINGLE SEASON Player Year GP Sacks Player Year No. 1. Von Miller 2011 15 11.5 1. Elvis Dumervil 2009 17.0 Rulon Jones 1980 16 11.5 2. Von Miller 2012 16.0 3. Mike Croel 1991 13 10.0 Simon Fletcher 1992 16.0 4. Elvis Dumervil 2006 13 8.5 4. Simon Fletcher 1993 13.5 5. Lyle Alzado 1971 12 8.0 Note: Sacks became an official statistic tracked by the NFL in 1982. Simon Fletcher 1991 13.5 Broncos sack totals before 1982 were derived from play-by-play analysis. Rulon Jones 1986 13.5 MOST SACKS BY A ROOKIE, NFL, 2011 Player Sacks Yds. 1. Aldon Smith, S.F. 14.0 104.5 2. Von Miller, Den. 11.5 77 3. Jebaal Sheard, Cle. 7.5 73.5 4. Adrian Clayborn, T.B. 7.5 43.5 Ryan Kerrigan, Was. 7.5 55.5
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DUMERVIL AMONG NFL’S BEST PASS RUSHERS DUMERVIL IN DENVER’S RECORD BOOK
Broncos defensive end Elvis Dumervil has registered the fifth-most sacks Defensive end Elvis Dumervil owns the seventh-most sacks (61.5) in per game (.69) since his rookie season in 2006 (min. 40 sacks). That figure franchise history. ranks 13th in NFL history since sacks were first officially recorded starting MOST SACKS BY A BRONCO, CAREER in 1982. Player Years No. MOST SACKS PER GAME, NFL, SINCE 2006 (min. 40 sacks) 1. Simon Fletcher 1985-95 97.5 Player GP Sk Sk/G 2. Karl Mecklenburg 1983-94 79.0 1. DeMarcus Ware, Dal. 110 103.0 0.94 3. Barney Chavous 1973-85 75.0 2. Jared Allen, Min./K.C. 108 94.0 0.87 4. Rulon Jones 1980-88 73.5 3. Clay Matthews, G.B. 56 40.5 0.72 5. Lyle Alzado 1971-78 64.5 4. Cameron Wake, Mia. 60 42.0 0.70 6. Trevor Pryce 1997-2005 64.0 5. Elvis Dumervil, Den. 89 61.5 0.69 7. Elvis Dumervil 2006-Pres. 61.5 MOST SACKS PER GAME, NFL, SINCE 1982 (min. 50 sacks) MOST SACKS BY A BRONCO, SINGLE SEASON Player GP Sk Sk/G Player Year No. 1. DeMarcus Ware, Dal. 126 111.0 0.88 1. Elvis Dumervil 2009 17.0 2. Reggie White, Car./G.B./Phi. 232 198.0 0.85 2. Von Miller 2012 16.0 3. Mark Gastineau, NYJ 89 74.0 0.83 Simon Fletcher 1992 16.0 4. Jared Allen, Min./K.C. 139 114.0 0.82 4. Simon Fletcher 1993 13.5 5. Lawrence Taylor, NYG 168 132.5 0.79 Simon Fletcher 1991 13.5 6. Dexter Manley, T.B./Pho./Was. 127 97.5 0.77 Rulon Jones 1986 13.5 7. Curtis Greer, Stl. 67 50.5 0.75 8. Derrick Thomas, K.C. 169 126.5 0.75 9. Bruce Smith, Was./Buf. 279 200.0 0.72 DUMERVIL’S MULTI-SACK GAMES 10. John Abraham, Atl./NYJ 173 122.0 0.71 Despite missing the entire 2010 season due to injury, Elvis Dumervil’s 19 11. Kevin Greene, Car./S.F./Pit./LAN 228 160.0 0.70 games with at least 1.5 sacks ranks third in the league since his rookie sea- 12. Simeon Rice, Ind./Den./T.B./Ari. 174 122.0 0.70 son in 2006. 13. Elvis Dumervil, Den. 89 61.5 0.69 MOST MULTIPLE-SACK GAMES, NFL, SINCE 2006 DUMERVIL NAMED TO SECOND PRO BOWL Player Multiple-Sack Games 1. Jared Allen, Min./K.C. 26 Broncos defensive end Elvis Dumervil was named to his second career 2. DeMarcus Ware, Dal. 25 Pro Bowl in 2011 after finishing the season second on the club with 9.5 3. Elvis Dumervil, Den. 19 sacks, including a personal-best eight-game stretch (Games 8-15) in which 4. Julius Peppers, Chi./Car. 17 he recorded at least a half sack. 5. Four players 16 After missing the entire 2010 season with a torn pectoral and battling multiple injuries early in 2011, Dumervil’s perseverance has made him just DUMERVIL A FORCE FOR DENVER the seventh NFL player since 2000 to make the league’s annual all-star Broncos defensive end Elvis Dumervil is tied for third in the NFL with a game after missing the previous season due to injury or illness. career-high six forced fumbles through 14 games in 2012. PLAYERS TO MAKE PRO BOWL AFTER MISSING PREVIOUS SEASON His six forced fumbles (paired with LB Von Miller’s 6 FFs) are the most DUE TO INJURY/ILLNESS, NFL, SINCE 2000 by a Bronco since safety Dennis Smith recorded six in 1989. Year Player Illness/Injury 2000 Joe Johnson, N.O. Knee/back surgery MOST FORCED FUMBLES, NFL, 2012 2001 Garrison Hearst, S.F. Ankle/foot Player No. 2003 Jerome Woods, K.C. Broken leg 1. Charles Tillman, Chi. 10 2004 Mark Fields, Car. Hodgkin’s disease 2. Charles Johnson, Car. 7 2006 Matt Birk, Min. Hip surgery 3. Elvis Dumervil, Den. 6 2009 Heath Farwell, Min. Torn ACL Von Miller, Den. 6 2011 Elvis Dumervil, Den. Torn pectoral 5. John Abraham, Atl. 5 Rob Ninkovich, N.E. 5 Brandon Spikes, N.E. 5 MOST FORCED FUMBLES BY A BRONCO, SINGLE SEASON (Since 1984) Player Year No. 1. Elvis Dumervil 2012 6 Von Miller 2012 6 Dennis Smith 1989 6 4. Simon Fletcher 1992 5 Karl Mecklenburg 1985 5
DENVER vs. CLEVELAND— 19 — SUNDAY, DEC. 23, 2012 denver broncos 2012 weekly release DEFENSIVE NOTES
A DYNAMIC DEFENSIVE DUO HARRIS SETS TEAM RECORD WITH 98-YARD TD
Broncos linebacker Von Miller (16 sks.) and defensive end Elvis Dumervil Broncos cornerback Chris Harris broke a 32-year-old franchise record (9 sks.) are tied for the second-most prolific sack tandem in the NFL with his 98-yard interception return for a touchdown in Denver’s Week 15 through 14 games. win against Baltimore. MOST COMBINED SACKS BY A DEFENSIVE TANDEM, NFL, 2012 LONGEST INTERCEPTION RETURNS, BRONCOS HISTORY Team Tandem Sacks. (Regular Season Only) 1. Houston J. Watt (19.5) / W. Mercilus (6.0) 25.5 Player Opponent (Date) Ret 2. Denver V. Miller (16.0) / E. Dumervil (9.0) 25.0 1. Chris Harris at Bal. (12/16/12) 98t San Francisco A. Smith (19.5) / A. Brooks (5.5) 25.0 2 Randy Gradishar at Cle. (10/5/80 93t 4. Carolina G. Hardy (11.0) / C. Johnson (10.5) 21.5 3. Darrent Williams at Oak. (11/13/05) 80t Dallas D. Ware (11.5) / A. Spencer (10.0) 21.5 Ray Crockett at Oak. (9/20/98) 80t 5. Jimmy Spencer vs. Sea. (12/10/00) 79t WOODYARD STUFFS THE STAT SHEET HARRIS LEADS ROOKIE DBs IN TACKLES IN 2011 Broncos linebacker Wesley Woodyard is one of two NFL players this sea- son and just the ninth player in Broncos history (since 1970) to record at Broncos cornerback Chris Harris, who is in his second season, led all NFL least three interceptions and three sacks in a single season. rookie defensive backs with 65 tackles in 2011 after joining the club as a college free agent. PLAYERS WITH THREE INTERCEPTIONS AND THREE SACKS, MOST TACKLES BY A ROOKIE DEFENSIVE BACK, NFL, 2011 SINGLE SEASON, BRONCOS HISTORY (Since 1970) (press box totals) Player Year Sacks INTs Player Pos. UT AT TT Fred Forsberg 1971 4 3 1. Chris Harris, Den. CB 56 9 65 Randy Gradishar 1975 3 3 2. Patrick Peterson, Ari. CB 59 5 64 Randy Gradishar 1976 7 3 3. Richard Sherman, Sea. CB 46 7 53 Tom Jackson 1976 4 7 4. Quinton Carter, Den. S 41 8 49 Randy Gradishar 1977 3 3 5. Chris Culliver, S.F. CB 32 1 33 Tom Jackson 1977 4 4 Chris Rucker, Ind. CB 24 9 33 Tom Jackson 1978 3 3 Bob Swenson 1981 3 3 HARRIS IS A VERSATILE WEAPON Dennis Smith 1983 5 4 Dennis Smith 1985 4 3 Broncos cornerback Chris Harris, who has played outside corner, nickel Karl Mecklenburg 1987 7 3 back and safety for Denver this season, is one of just nine NFL players (and Bill Romanowski 1996 3 3 the only cornerback) to record multiple interceptions and sacks this year. Al Wilson 2000 5 3 Wesley Woodyard 2012 4 3 PLAYERS WITH MULTIPLE INTERCEPTIONS AND SACKS, 2012 Player Pos. Sk. INT UNREIN FINDS THE END ZONE Chris Harris, Den. CB 2.5 3 Wesley Woodyard, Den. LB 4.0 3 Broncos defensive end Mitch Unrein reeled in a 1-yard touchdown pass Sam Acho, Ari. LB 4.0 2 from quarterback Peyton Manning in Week 13 against Tampa Bay. Jo-Lonn Dunbar, Stl. LB 3.5 2 The play marked the first offensive touchdown by a defensive lineman in D’Qwell Jackson, Cle. LB 3.5 2 Broncos history and made Unrein just the fourth defensive player overall to Rob Jackson, Was. LB 4.5 3 score on offense for Denver. Morgan Burnett, G.B. S 2.0 2 Lawrence Timmons, Pit. LB 2.0 3 OFFENSIVE TOUCHDOWNS BY A DEFENDER, BRONCOS HISTORY Bobby Wagner, Sea. LB 2.0 3 Player Pos. Opp. (Date) Scoring Play Dwight Harrison CB vs. Mia. (9/19/71) 31-yd. catch BROOKING’S IRONMAN STREAK Dwight Harrison CB vs. Cin. (11/14/71) 43-yd. catch Steve Wilson CB vs. K.C. (11/16/86) 43-yd. catch Broncos linebacker Keith Brooking has played 190 consecutive games to Dave Wyman LB at S.D. (12/5/93) 1-yd. catch represent the third-longest streak among active NFL players. Mitch Unrein DT vs. T.B. (12/2/12) 1-yd. catch Brooking’s streak, which began on Sept. 3, 2001, trails only Ronde Barber (238) and London Fletcher (238). MOST CONSECUTIVE GAMES PLAYED, ACTIVE NFL PLAYERS Player No. 1. Ronde Barber, T.B. 238 London Fletcher, Was./Buf. 238 3. Keith Brooking, Den./Dal./Atl. 190 4. Justin Smith, S.F./Cin. 189 5. Reggie Wayne, Ind. 180
DENVER vs. CLEVELAND — 20 — SUNDAY, DEC. 23, 2012 denver broncos 2012 weekly release DEFENSIVE / SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES
D.J. WILLIAMS SHOWS VERSATILITY PORTER DELIVERS vs. STEELERS
Broncos linebacker D.J. Williams has seen playing time at the weakside, Cornerback Tracy Porter equaled his career high with five passes defensed middle, strongside and inside positions during his first nine NFL seasons in his Broncos debut against Pittsburgh in Week 1. with Denver. According to press box totals, Porter’s five passes defensed represent the BRONCOS LB D.J. WILLIAMS, YEAR-BY-YEAR POSITIONS most by a Bronco in a single game since cornerback Deltha O’Neal record- Year Position GP GS Tackles ed six on Oct. 7, 2001. 2004 Weakside 16 14 114 MOST PASSES DEFENSED, SINGLE GAME, BRONCOS HISTORY 2005 Strongside 16 14 68 (Press Box Totals; Since 1994) 2006 Strongside 16 15 86 Player Opponent (Date) No. 2007 Middle 16 16 170 1. Deltha O’Neal vs. K.C. (10/7/01) 6 2008 Weakside 11 11 103 2. Tracy Porter vs. Pit. (9/9/12) 5 2009 Inside 16 16 122 Darrius Johnson vs. Sea. (11/2/97) 5 2010 Inside 16 15 119 Ray Crockett vs. Stl. (9/14/97) 5 2011 Weakside 13 13 90 Ray Crockett vs. Sea. (11/13/94) 5 2012 Multiple 5 1 13 TOTALS 124 115 885 ROOKIE WOLFE NOTCHES FIRST CAREER SACK D.J. WILLIAMS IN RARE COMPANY Broncos rookie defensive end Derek Wolfe recorded his first career sack in Week 1 against Pittsburgh to become just the sixth rookie in Broncos histo- Broncos linebacker D.J. Williams is one of only five players in the NFL with ry (since sacks became an official statistic in 1982) to record a sack in the club’s regular-season opener. at least 800 tackles and 20 sacks since his rookie season in 2004 (press box totals). Wolfe, who was selected by the Broncos in the second round (36th over- all) of the 2012 NFL Draft, tied for the team lead with two sacks during the PLAYERS WITH 800+ TACKLES AND 20+ SACKS, NFL, SINCE 2004 preseason. Player TT Sacks BRONCOS ROOKIES TO RECORD A SACK IN SEASON OPENER (Since 1982) Ray Lewis, Bal. 959 20.5 Player Opp. (Date) No. James Farrior, Pit. 860 30.0 Michael Brooks vs. Sea. (9/13/87) 1 Brian Urlacher, Chi. 851 20.5 Greg Kragen at LAN (9/8/85) 1 Karlos Dansby, Mia./Ari. 857 31.5 Karl Mecklenburg at Pit. (9/4/83) 1 D.J. Williams, Den. 815 20.5 Willie Oshodin at NYJ (9/5/93) 1 Monsanto Pope vs. Stl. (9/8/02) 1 PORTER A GAME-SEALER Derek Wolfe vs. Pit. (9/9/12) 1 Broncos cornerback Tracy Porter has totaled three career game-sealing BRONCOS SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES interceptions returned for touchdowns with all three of those plays occur- ring with less than 3:30 remaining in the fourth quarter and his team lead- QUICKLY: ing by one score or less. * - Jeff Rodgers is in his second season as Denver’s special teams coor- Porter’s three interceptions returned for touchdowns in the fourth quar- dinator after serving in that capacity under Head Coach John Fox in ter over the last four seasons rank first in NFL during that span. Carolina in 2010. CB TRACY PORTER’S GAME-SEALING INTERCEPTIONS FOR TDs * - K Matt Prater is 38-of-41 (.927) in his career in the fourth quarter or Opp. (Date) Qtr. Time Lead Int. Res. overtime, including 10-of-12 in 2012. at Mia. (10/25/09) 4 1:53 40-34 54t W, 46-34 * - Prater converted four game-winning field goals on the last play of the vs. Ind. (2/7/10)* 4 3:12 24-17 74t W, 31-17 game in 2011 to tie for the second most in a single season in NFL history. vs. Pit. (9/9/12) 4 1:58 25-19 43t W, 31-19 * - Prater owns the second-best field goal percentage from 50+ yards (.750 *Super Bowl XLIV / 15-of-20) in NFL history among players who started their career after 1970. MOST INTERCEPTIONS FOR TDs, FOURTH-QUARTER, 2009-12 * - P Britton Colquitt set the team single-season records for gross and Player No. net punting average in 2011, previously held by Tom Rouen (47.6; 1998) 1. Tracy Porter, Den./N.O. 3 and Mike Horan (38.9; 1990), respectively. 2. Kroy Biermann, Atl. 2 Brandon Browner, Sea. 2 * - Colquitt ranks fourth in the NFL with a 42.0 net punting average Cortland Finnegan, Stl./Ten. 2 allowing just 5.8 yards per return against him. Vincent Fuller, Det./Ten. 2 * - WR Trindon Holliday leads the NFL with a 35.2 kick return average in Tanard Jackson, T.B. 2 addition to ranking second in the league with a 11.4 punt return average Terence Newman, Cin./Dal. 2 since being acquired by the Broncos off waivers on Oct. 11. Domonique Rodgers-Cromartie, Ari./Phi. 2 * - Holliday’s 105-yard kickoff return for a touchdown against the Bengals in Week 9 represented the longest play in franchise history. * - Holliday is just the third player in franchise history to record a touch- down on a kickoff return and a punt return in the same season.
DENVER vs. CLEVELAND— 21 — SUNDAY, DEC. 23, 2012 denver broncos 2012 weekly release SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES
PRATER A RELIABLE WEAPON PRATER’S 50-YARD FIELD GOALS
Broncos kicker Matt Prater, who has converted on 23-of-29 field goals Kicker Matt Prater owns three of the six longest field goals in franchise this season, owns the second-highest field goal percentage in franchise history, with his two career 59-yarders trailing only kicker Jason Elam’s history (min. 50 att.). The fifth-year player has made 113-of-141 (80.1%) NFL record-tying 63-yarder against Jacksonville in 1998. field goals as a Bronco. LONGEST FIELD GOALS, BRONCOS HISTORY HIGHEST CAREER FIELD GOAL PCT., BRONCOS HISTORY (min. 50 att.) Player Opponent Length Player Years Md. Att. Pct. 1. Jason Elam vs. Jac., 10/25/98 *63 1. Jason Elam 1993-2007 395 490 80.6 2. Matt Prater vs. Chi., 12/11/11 59 2. Matt Prater 2007-Pres. 113 141 80.1 Matt Prater vs. NYJ, 10/17/10 59 3. David Treadwell 1989-92 99 127 78.0 4. Fred Steinfort vs. Was., 10/13/80 57 4. Rich Karlis 1982-88 137 193 71.0 5. Matt Prater at K.C., 9/28/08 56 5. Fred Steinfort 1979-81 43 64 67.2 Jason Elam at Hou., 11/26/95 56 * - tied NFL record PRATER CLUTCH IN FOURTH QUARTER/OVERTIME MATT PRATER 50-YARD FIELD GOALS, CAREER (BY LENGTH) Broncos kicker Matt Prater has made 34-of-37 career field goal attempts in Opponent Length the fourth quarter to rank third in NFL history with his 91.9% conversion rate. 1. vs. Chicago, 12/11/11 59 vs. N.Y. Jets, 10/17/10 59 Prater is also a perfect 4-of-4 on field goal attempts in overtime, making 3. at Kansas City, 9/28/08 56 him 38-of-41 (92.7%) in his career in the fourth quarter or overtime. 4. vs. Tampa Bay, 10/5/08 55 HIGHEST CAREER FIELD GOAL PCT. IN FOURTH QUARTER, 5. at Jacksonville, 9/12/10 54 NFL HISTORY (min. 10 att.) 6. at Carolina, 11/11/12 53 Player Md. Att. Pct. vs. Oakland, 9/30/12 53 1. Stephen Gostkowski 48 50 96.0 vs. Houston, 9/23/12 53 2. Nick Folk 40 43 93.0 8. at Miami, 10/23/11 52 3. Matt Prater 34 37 91.9 vs. San Diego, 9/14/08 52 4. Rob Bironas 49 54 90.7 10. vs. Chicago, 12/11/11 51 5. John Brown 65 72 90.3 vs. Oakland, 12/20/09 51 Shayne Graham 65 72 90.3 at Kansas City, 9/28/08 51 13. vs. Miami, 11/2/08 50 PRATER SHOWS LEG STRENGTH at Cincinnati, 9/13/09 50 Broncos kicker Matt Prater owns the second-highest percentage of field PRATER STRONG ON KICKOFFS goals made from 50+ yards in NFL history (75.0% / 15-of-20) among play- ers who started their career after 1970 (min. 10 att.). A year after leading the NFL in touchback percentage (70.1% / 47-of-67) HIGHEST 50-YD. FIELD GOAL PCT., SINCE 1970 NFL MERGER (min 10 att.) in 2011, Broncos kicker Matt Prater finds himself among the league lead- Player Md. Att. Pct. ers in 2012 having produced a league-high 56 touchbacks on 84 kickoffs 1. Robbie Gould, Chi. 13 17 76.5 (66.7%). 2. Matt Prater, Den. 15 20 75.0 He also ranks first in the league with 170 touchbacks on kickoffs since 2008. 3. Tony Zendejas, LAN/Hou. 17 23 73.9 4. Jeff Wilkins, Stl./S.F./Phi. 26 36 72.2 HIGHEST TOUCHBACK PERCENTAGE, NFL, 2011-12 5. Rob Bironas, Ten. 22 31 71.0 Player KOs TBs Pct. 1. Matt Prater, Den. 151 103 68.2 MATT PRATER, CAREER FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS FROM 50+ YARDS 2. Michael Koenen, Atl. 138 90 65.2 Year Md. Att. Pct. 3. Blair Walsh, Min. 73 47 64.4 2008 5 6 83.3 4. Pat McAfee, Ind. 129 83 64.3 2009 2 3 66.7 5. Olindo Mare, Car. 86 55 64.0 2010 2 3 66.7 2011 3 4 75.0 MOST TOUCHBACKS ON KICKOFFS, 2008-PRES. 2012 3 4 75.0 Player KOs TBs Pct. Totals 15 20 75.0 1. Matt Prater, Den. 364 170 46.7 MOST 50-YD. FIELD GOALS, CAREER, BRONCOS HISTORY 2. Michael Koenen, Atl. 383 157 41.0 Player Md. Att. Pct. 3. Thomas Morstead, N.O. 332 143 43.1 1. Jason Elam, 1993-2007 37 61 60.7 Stephen Gostkowski, N.E. 427 143 33.5 2. Matt Prater, 2007-Pres. 15 20 75.0 5. Sebastian Janikowski, Oak. 353 135 38.2 3. Rich Karlis, 1982-88 6 18 33.3 David Akers, S.F./Phi. 444 135 30.4 4. Fred Steinfort, 1979-81 5 10 50.0 5. Bobby Howfield, 1968-70 3 9 33.3 Jim Turner, 1971-79 3 13 23.1
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PRATER’S GAME-WINNERS COLQUITT A HOUSEHOLD NFL NAME
Kicker Matt Prater in 2011 became one of just three players in league his- Denver’s Britton Colquitt and Kansas City’s Dustin Colquitt are the first brothers tory with at least four game-winning field goals in overtime or as time expired to punt in the NFL at the same time since 1941 (George and Wes McAfee). in regulation in a season. The Colquitt family has produced four NFL punters, including Britton and The fifth-year kicker converted a game-winning field goal on the last play in Dustin’s father, Craig, and uncle, Jimmy. Craig Colquitt won two Super Bowl Weeks 12-14, becoming the first player since Chris Jacke (Ari., 1998, Weeks rings as the Steelers’ punter and Jimmy Colquitt played two games for the 15-17) to kick a “walk-off” field goal in three consecutive games. Seahawks in 1985. All four Colquitts attended the University of Tennessee. MOST GAME-WINNING FGs ON THE LAST PLAY, NFL HISTORY COLQUITTS IN THE NFL Player Year No. Player Years GP No. Avg. LG In20 Net 1. Jason Elam, Den. 2007 5 Craig Colquitt 1978-84, ‘87 97 431 41.3 74 112 34.8 2. Matt Prater, Den. 2011 4 Jimmy Colquitt 1985 2 12 40.1 55 3 34.3 Dan Bailey, Dal. 2011 4 Dustin Colquitt 2005-Pres. 124 646 44.7 81 246 39.1 MATT PRATER’S GAME-WINNING FIELD GOALS, 2011 Britton Colquitt 2009-Pres. 46 248 46.1 67 78 39.4 Opponent (Date) Qtr. FG Length at Miami (10/23/11) OT 52 COLQUITT TURNS THE FIELD at San Diego (11/27/11) OT 37 at Minnesota (12/4/11) 4 23 Broncos punter Britton Colquitt ranks fourth in the NFL with a 42.0 net vs. Chicago (12/11/11) OT 51 punting average allowing just 5.8 yards per return against him. PRATER’S HISTORIC FEAT HIGHEST NET PUNTING AVERAGE, NFL, 2012 Player No. Yds. Avg. TB In20 Net Matt Prater converted a 59-yard field goal with 0:03 remaining against 1. Thomas Morstead, N.O. 63 3,168 50.3 4 16 44.7 Chicago in Week 14 in 2011 to force overtime and then won the game with a 2. Andy Lee, S.F. 60 2,886 48.1 4 34 43.2 51-yard kick in the extra session. 3. Bryan Anger, Jac. 82 3,896 47.5 5 28 42.2 Prater joined Mike Vanderjagt as the only two players in NFL history to kick a 4. Britton Colquitt, Den. 61 2,818 46.2 4 26 42.0 50+ yard field goal with less than a minute remaining in regulation to force over- 5. Jon Ryan, Sea. 59 2,739 46.4 2 28 41.6 time in addition to converting a 50+ yard game-winning field goal in overtime. LOWEST PUNT RETURN AVERAGE AGAINST, NFL, 2012 PLAYERS TO FORCE OVERTIME WITH A 50+ YARD FIELD GOAL AND Player Ret. Yds. Avg. CONVERT A 50+ YARD FIELD GOAL IN OVERTIME, NFL HISTORY 1. Adam Podlesh, Chi. 22 73 3.3 Player Opp. (Date) 4th Qtr. OT 2. Zoltan Mesko, N.E. 18 104 5.8 Matt Prater, Den. vs. Chi. (12/11/11) 59 51 3. Britton Colquitt, Den. 30 175 5.8 Mike Vanderjagt, Ind. at Den. (11/24/02) 54 51 4. Tim Masthay, G.B. 21 131 6.2 5. Sav Rocca, Was. 35 232 6.6 PRATER POSTS THREE OVERTIME FIELD GOALS IN ‘11 Kicker Matt Prater booted three game-winning field goals in overtime in COLQUITT SETS FRANCHISE PUNTING MARKS 2011 to tie for the most in NFL history in a single season. Broncos punter Britton Colquitt recorded the team single-season records On the season, Prater converted on two of the eight longest overtime field for gross and net punting average in 2011, previously held by Tom Rouen goals in league history. (46.9; 1998) and Mike Horan (38.9; 1990), respectively. MOST OVERTIME FIELDS GOALS, SINGLE SEASON, BRONCOS HISTORY HIGHEST GROSS PUNTING AVERAGE, SINGLE SEASON, BRONCOS HISTORY Player Year No. Player Year No. Yds. Avg. TB In20 Net 1. Matt Prater 2011 3 1. Britton Colquitt 2011 101 4,783 47.4 7 33 40.2 2. Jason Elam 2007 2 2. Tom Rouen 1998 66 3,097 46.9 10 14 37.6 Rich Karlis 1985 2 3. Todd Sauerbrun 2007 47 2,200 46.8 6 14 36.1 MOST OVERTIME FIELDS GOALS, SINGLE SEASON, NFL HISTORY 4. Brett Kern 2009 46 2,150 46.7 4 13 37.8 Player Year No. 5. Tom Rouen 1999 84 3,908 46.5 16 19 35.6 1. Matt Prater, Den. 2011 3 Graham Gano, Was. 2010 3 HIGHEST NET PUNTING AVERAGE, SINGLE SEASON, BRONCOS HISTORY John Kasay, Car. 2003 3 Player Year No. Yds. Avg. TB In20 Net Jason Hanson, Det. 1994 3 1. Britton Colquitt 2011 101 4,783 47.4 7 33 40.2 2. Mike Horan 1990 58 2,575 44.4 6 14 38.9 LONGEST FIELD GOALS IN OVERTIME, NFL HISTORY 3. Tom Rouen 1997 60 2,598 43.3 4 22 38.1 Player Opp. (Date) Length 4. Todd Sauerbrun 2005 72 3,157 43.8 6 24 38.0 1. Sebastian Janikowski, Oak. vs. N.Y. Jets (10/19/08) 57 5. Mitch Berger 2009 51 2,142 42.0 2 13 37.9 2. Greg Zuerlein, Stl. vs. S.F. (12/2/12) 54 3. Chris Jacke, G.B. vs. San Francisco (10/14/96) 53 4. Matt Prater, Den. at Miami (10/23/11) 52 Mike Cofer, Ind. at N.Y. Jets (9/10/95) 52
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COLQUITT’S BIG LEG HOLLIDAY’S BIG RETURN
Broncos punter Britton Colquitt owns five of the Top 8 games in franchise Broncos wide receiver Trindon Holliday recorded a 105-yard kickoff return history in net punting average (min. 4 punts). for a touchdown against the Bengals in Week 9 to represent the longest play He also owns the Top 3 single-game net punting average marks in road in team history. games. LONGEST KICKOFF RETURNS, BRONCOS HISTORY HIGHEST SINGLE-GAME NET PUNTING AVG., BRONCOS HISTORY Player Opp. (Date Length (min. 4 punts) 1. Trindon Holliday at Cin. (11/4/12) 105t Player Opp. (Date No. Avg. 2. Nemiah Wilson at K.C. (10/8/66) 100t 1. Tom Rouen vs. S.D. (11/11/01) 6 52.3 Goldie Sellers vs. Hou. (10/2/66) 100t 2. Britton Colquitt vs. Cin. (9/18/11) 6 51.0 4. Cassius Vaughn vs. S.D. (1/2/11) 97t 3. Britton Colquitt at Atl. (9/17/12) 5 50.6 5. Eddie Royal vs. Mia. (11/2/08) 95 4. Britton Colquitt at Min. (12/4/11) 6 48.8 Vaughn Hebron at Mia. (12/21/98) 95t 5. Todd Sauerbrun vs. N.E. (10/16/05) 7 46.9 6. Micah Knorr vs. Pit. (10/12/03) 6 46.8 BRONCOS MISCELLANEOUS NOTES 7. Britton Colquitt at Car. (11/11/12) 6 46.3 8. Britton Colquitt vs. Det. (10/30/11) 7 46.1 QUICKLY: * - Now in their sixth decade of professional football, the Broncos are one HOLLIDAY A NICE ACQUISITION of just four teams to record three 90+ win decades since 1960 and the only organization to do so in each of the last three decades. Broncos wide receiver Trindon Holliday leads the NFL with a 35.2 kick return average in addition to ranking second in the league with a 11.4 punt * - The Broncos’ 323-game scoring streak in the regular season is the return average since being acquired by the Broncos off waivers on Oct. 11. longest active streak in the NFL (dates back to 1992) and ranks second all time in league annals. HIGHETS KICKOFF RETURN AVERAGE, NFL, WEEKS 6-16 (min. 10 KOR) * - Owner/CEO Pat Bowlen is in his 29th season as owner of the Broncos Player Ret. Yds. Avg. LG TDs in 2012, and his club’s 274 regular-season wins rank second in the NFL 1. Trindon Holliday, Den. 10 352 35.2 105t 1 during his tenure. 2. Jacoby Jones, Bal. 30 975 32.5 108t 2 3. Brad Smith, Buf. 11 351 31.9 89t 1 * - The Broncos’ five Super Bowl appearances under Bowlen are the sec- 4. Marcus Thigpen, Mia. 22 666 30.3 96t 1 ond most in the NFL since he purchased the team in 1984. 5. David Wilson, NYG 34 940 27.6 97t 1 * - The Broncos own the NFL’s best overall home record (225-87 / .721) since 1975 and have posted a league-best five undefeated home schedules HIGHETS PUNT RETURN AVERAGE, NFL, WEEKS 6-16 (min. 20 PR) in the 16-game regular-season era (since 1978). Player Ret. Yds. Avg. LG TDs 1. Joshua Cribbs, Cle. 23 283 12.3 60 0 DECADES OF SUCCESS 2. Trindon Holliday, Den. 29 332 11.4 76t 1 3. Roscoe Parrish, T.B. 20 220 11.0 39 0 The Broncos are in their sixth decade of professional football, looking to 4. Ted Ginn Jr., S.F. 24 239 10.0 38 0 build off a body of work that ranks as the most consistent in the NFL in 5. Jacoby Jones, Bal. 21 207 9.9 63t 1 terms of winning over the last three decades. Denver is one of just four teams to record three 90+ win decades since HOLLIDAY FINDS THE END ZONE 1960 and the only organization to do so in each of the last three decades. Broncos wide receiver Trindon Holliday, who was claimed off waivers by Below is a look at the Broncos’ record by the decade. In its 50-plus sea- Denver on Oct. 11, has recorded a touchdown on a kickoff return (105 yds.) sons of football, Denver has totaled the ninth-most regular-season wins and a punt return (76 yds.) this year to make him one of just six players in (417 / 417-375-10) in the NFL and advanced to the postseason 19 times. Broncos history to produce multiple special-teams return scores in the BRONCOS REGULAR-SEASON RECORD BY DECADE same season. Decade W L T Pct. Playoff Berths Win Rk. Holliday is one of just three players (Al Frazier, 1961; Eddie Royal, 2009) 1960s 39 97 4 .287 0 22nd in team history to score a touchdown by way of both a punt and kickoff 1970s 75 64 5 .539 3 8th return, and he joins Rick Upchurch (1976) as the only players in Broncos 1980s 93 58 1 .615 5 4th history with a return score in back-to-back games. 1990s 94 66 0 .588 5 7th 2000s 93 67 0 .581 4 6th PLAYERS WITH MULTIPLE SPECIAL-TEAMS RETURN TOUCHDOWNS, 2010s 22 23 0 .489 2 - SINGLE-SEASON, BRONCOS HISTORY TOTALS 417 375 10 .526 19 9th Player Year KR TDs PR TDs Al Frazier 1961 1 1 MOST DECADES WITH 90+ REGULAR SEASON WINS, SINCE 1960 Goldie Sellers 1966 2 0 Team 90+ Win Decades Decades (Win Total) 1. Denver 3 1980s (93), 1990s (94), 2000s (93) Rick Upchurch 1976 0 4 Green Bay 3 1960s (96), 1990s (93), 2000s (95) Rick Upchurch 1982 0 2 Miami 3 1970s (104), 1980s (94), 1990s (95) Darrien Gordon 1997 0 3 Pittsburgh 3 1970s (99), 1990s (93), 2000s (103) Eddie Royal 2009 1 1 Trindon Holliday 2012 1 1
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BRONCOS OWN NFL’S LONGEST SCORING STREAK BRONCOS ALL-TIME YEAR-BY-YEAR RECORDS
The Broncos’ 323-game scoring streak is the longest active streak in the YEAR PRESEASON REG. SEASON PLAYOFFS league. The streak, which began on Monday Night Football with a 16-13 1960 ...... 0-5 ...... 4-9-1 ...... 0-0 overtime loss at Seattle on Nov. 30, 1992, is the second-longest such 1961 ...... 1-4 ...... 3-11 ...... 0-0 streak in NFL history. 1962 ...... 2-2 ...... 7-7 ...... 0-0 LONGEST SCORING STREAKS, NFL HISTORY (Regular Season only) 1963 ...... 2-3 ...... 2-11-1 ...... 0-0 Team Games Years 1964 ...... 2-3 ...... 2-11-1 ...... 0-0 1. San Francisco 420 1977-2004 1965 ...... 1-4 ...... 4-10 ...... 0-0 2. Denver 323* 1992-Pres. 1966 ...... 1-3 ...... 4-10 ...... 0-0 3. Indianapolis 303* 1993-Pres. 1967 ...... 3-1 ...... 3-11 ...... 0-0 4. Cleveland 274 1950-71 1968 ...... 1-4 ...... 5-9 ...... 0-0 5. Minnesota 260 1991-2007 1969 ...... 1-4 ...... 5-8-1 ...... 0-0 *Active Streaks 1970 ...... 3-2 ...... 5-8-1 ...... 0-0 1971 ...... 1-4 ...... 4-9-1 ...... 0-0 HOME SELLOUT STREAK 1972 ...... 2-3 ...... 5-9 ...... 0-0 1973 ...... 2-3 ...... 7-5-2 ...... 0-0 The Broncos have sold out every home game since the beginning of the 1974 ...... 4-2 ...... 7-6-1 ...... 0-0 1970 season with the exception of two replacement games played during 1975 ...... 3-3 ...... 6-8 ...... 0-0 the 1987 strike (both games were sold out before the strike). 1976 ...... 5-2 ...... 9-5 ...... 0-0 Denver has thus sold out 331 consecutive regular-season games, which 1977 ...... 5-1 ...... 12-2 ...... 2-1 (S.B. loss) marks the second-longest home sellout streak in the NFL. With postseason 1978 ...... 2-2 ...... 10-6 ...... 0-1 games factored in, the total reaches 347. 1979 ...... 3-1 ...... 10-6 ...... 0-1 LONGEST HOME SELLOUT STREAKS, REGULAR SEASON, 1980 ...... 2-2 ...... 8-8 ...... 0-0 NFL HISTORY 1981 ...... 2-2 ...... 10-6 ...... 0-0 Team Games Year Started 1982 ...... 4-0 ...... 2-7 ...... 0-0 1. Washington 356 1967 1983 ...... 3-1 ...... 9-7 ...... 0-1 2. Denver 331 1970 1984 ...... 3-1 ...... 13-3 ...... 0-1 3. Pittsburgh 313 1972 1985 ...... 2-2 ...... 11-5 ...... 0-0 4. N.Y. Giants 295 1974 1986 ...... 2-2 ...... 11-5 ...... 2-1 (S.B. loss) 5. Green Bay 292 1960 1987 ...... 3-2 ...... 10-4-1 ...... 2-1 (S.B. loss) 1988 ...... 3-1 ...... 8-8 ...... 0-0 HOME, SWEET HOME 1989 ...... 2-2 ...... 11-5 ...... 2-1 (S.B. loss) The Broncos own the NFL’s best home record since 1975 in the regular 1990 ...... 3-2 ...... 5-11 ...... 0-0 season and postseason with a 225-87 (.721) mark. 1991 ...... 2-3 ...... 12-4 ...... 1-1 1992 ...... 1-4 ...... 8-8 ...... 0-0 TOP HOME RECORDS, NFL, 1975-PRES. 1993 ...... 2-2 ...... 9-7 ...... 0-1 Team Regular Season Postseason Total Pct. 1994 ...... 2-3 ...... 7-9 ...... 0-0 2. Denver 212-84-0 (.716) 13-3 (.813) 225-87-0 .721 1995 ...... 3-2 ...... 8-8 ...... 0-0 2. Pittsburgh 210-83-1 (.716) 16-7 (.696) 228-90-1 .716 1996 ...... 3-1 ...... 13-3 ...... 0-1 3. Baltimore 93-41-1 (.693) 2-2 (.500) 95-43-1 .687 1997 ...... 3-2 ...... 12-4 ...... 4-0 (S.B. win) 4. Dallas 193-103-0 (.652) 15-5 (.750) 208-108-0 .658 1998 ...... 3-1 ...... 14-2 ...... 3-0 (S.B. win) 5. New England 192-104-0 (.649) 13-3 (..813) 205-107-0 .657 1999 ...... 3-2 ...... 6-10 ...... 0-0 2000 ...... 4-0 ...... 11-5 ...... 0-1 BRONCOS SUCCESSFUL IN OVERTIME 2001 ...... 3-1 ...... 8-8 ...... 0-0 The Denver Broncos rank first in the NFL with a 25-15-2 (.619) record in 2002 ...... 3-1 ...... 9-7 ...... 0-0 regular-season overtime games since the system was instituted in 1974. 2003 ...... 3-1 ...... 10-6 ...... 0-1 2004 ...... 2-3 ...... 10-6 ...... 0-1 Last season, Denver posted a 3-0 record in overtime games during the regular season and earned a fourth in their 29-23 win over Pittsburgh in 2005 ...... 4-0 ...... 13-3 ...... 1-1 their AFC Wild Card matchup. 2006 ...... 3-1 ...... 9-7 ...... 0-0 2007 ...... 2-2 ...... 7-9 ...... 0-0 BEST RECORDS IN OVERTIMES GAMES, REGULAR SEASON, NFL HISTORY 2008 ...... 2-2 ...... 8-8 ...... 0-0 Team W L T Pct. 2009 ...... 1-3 ...... 8-8 ...... 0-0 1. Denver 25 15 2 .619 2010 ...... 1-3 ...... 4-12 ...... 0-0 2. Washington 23 14 1 .618 2011 ...... 2-2 ...... 8-8 ...... 1-1 3. Buffalo 19 12 0 .613 2012 ...... 2-2 ...... 11-3 ...... 0-0 4. Dallas 19 13 0 .594 TOTAL . .127-114 (.527) . .417-375-10 (.526) . . . .18-16 (.529) 5. Arizona 23 16 2 .585
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BOWLEN ERA MARKED BY ACHIEVEMENT BRONCOS ONE OF NFL’S BEST SINCE MERGER
Introduced as the majority owner of the Denver Broncos on March 23, After a less than auspicious beginning, the Broncos have become one of 1984, Pat Bowlen has positioned the Broncos among the league’s top fran- the most consistent winners in the NFL. Denver ranks in the top five in the chises during the last 29 seasons. NFL in several categories since the 1970 merger, including Super Bowl berths (6), regular-season wins (378) and regular-season home wins (226). REGULAR-SEASON WINS, NFL, 1984-PRES. Team No. SUPER BOWL BERTHS, NFL, SINCE 1970 MERGER 1. San Francisco 282 Team No. 2. Denver 274 1. Dallas 8 3. Pittsburgh 271 Pittsburgh 8 4. New England 270 3. New England 7 5. Green Bay 262 4. Denver 6 OVERALL WINS, NFL, 1984-PRES. OVERALL WINS, NFL, SINCE 1970 MERGER Team No. Team No. 1. San Francisco 302 1. Pittsburgh 436 2. New England 292 2. Dallas 421 3. Denver 290 3. Miami 411 Pittsburgh 290 4. San Francisco 400 5. Green Bay 278 5. Denver 396 N.Y. Giants 278 REGULAR-SEASON WINS, NFL, SINCE 1970 MERGER DIVISION TITLES, NFL, 1984-PRES. Team No. Team No. 1. Pittsburgh 403 1. New England 13 2. Miami 391 San Francisco 13 3. Dallas 389 3. Pittsburgh 12 4. Denver 378 4. Denver 10 5. San Francisco 374 Chicago 10 REGULAR-SEASON HOME WINS, NFL, SINCE 1970 MERGER 6. Dallas 9 Team No. Indianapolis 9 1. Pittsburgh 238 SEASONS WITH A .500 OR BETTER RECORD 2. Denver 226 Team No. 3. Miami 222 1. Denver 24 4. Dallas 221 2. New England 22 Minnesota 221 3. Green Bay 21 CONFERENCE CHAMP. GAMES, NFL, SINCE 1970 MERGER Miami 21 Team No. Pittsburgh 21 1. Pittsburgh 15 2. Dallas 14 CONFERENCE CHAMP. GAMES, NFL, 1984-PRES. 3. San Francisco 13 Team No. 4. Oakland 11 1. San Francisco 9 5. St. Louis 9 2. New England 8 6. Denver, Min., N.E. 8 Pittsburgh 8 4. Denver 7 FOX AMONG WINNINGEST NFL COACHES SUPER BOWL APPEARANCES, NFL, 1984-PRES. Team No. Over the course of his 11-year head coaching career (2002-12), John Fox 1. New England 7 ranks third among active NFL coaches with 98 overall victories. 2. Denver, NYG 5 Among active coaches, only New England’s Bill Belichick (145) and 3. Buf., Pit. S.F. 4 Philadelphia’s Andy Reid (110) have posted more overall wins than Fox over the last 11 seasons. SUPER BOWL WINS, NFL, 1984-PRES. Team No. MOST OVERALL WINS, ACTIVE NFL HEAD COACHES, 2002-12 1. San Francisco 4 Coach Reg. Season. Postseason Total 2. Dallas 3 1. Bill Belichick, N.E. 133 12 145 New England 3 2. Andy Reid, Phi. 103 7 110 New York Giants 3 3. John Fox, Den./Car. 92 6 98 5. Den., G.B., Pit., Was. 2 4. Tom Coughlin, NYG, Jac. 88 7 95 5. Mike Shanahan, Was./Den. 84 1 85
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FOX JOINS AN ELITE GROUP FOX COMPLETES FIRST YEAR
Broncos Head Coach John Fox is just the 10th coach in NFL history to AS BRONCOS HEAD COACH IN 2011 deliver division titles in each of his first two years with a team. John Fox was named the 14th head coach in Denver Broncos history on Fox, who took over a team that finished 4-12 in 2010, is just the third Jan. 13, 2011. He joined Denver after spending the previous nine seasons coach to accomplish the above feat after inheriting a team with a losing as head coach of the Carolina Panthers. record and just the second individual to take a last-place team and lead it Below is a look at the overall records (regular season and playoffs) for all to consecutive division crowns in his first two years. of Denver’s head coaches in the club’s 50-year history. COACHES TO WIN DIVISION TITLES IN FIRST TWO YEARS WITH A TEAM BRONCOS ALL-TIME HEAD COACHES’ OVERALL RECORDS Head Coach Team Years Prev. Rec. (Div. Fin.) Head Coach Years W L T Pct. Chuck Knox* L.A. Rams 1973-77 (5) 6-7-1 (3rd) Frank Filchock 1960-61 7 20 1 .268 Ted Marchibroda* Baltimore 1975-77 (3) 2-12 (5th) Jack Faulkner 1962-64 9 22 1 .297 Red Miller Denver 1977-78 9-5 (2nd) Mac Speedie* 1964-66 6 19 1 .250 Ray Malavasi L.A. Rams 1978-79 10-4 (1st) Ray Malavasi* 1966 4 8 0 .333 George Seifert San Francisco 1989-90 10-6 (1st) Lou Saban 1967-71 20 42 3 .331 Barry Switzer* Dallas 1994-96 (3) 12-4 (1st) Jerry Smith* 1971 2 3 0 .400 Mike Tomlin Pittsburgh 2007-08 8-8 (3rd) John Ralston 1972-76 34 33 3 .507 Norv Turner* San Diego 2007-09 (3) 14-2 (1st) Red Miller 1977-80 42 25 0 .627 Jim Caldwell Indianapolis 2009-10 12-4 (2nd) Dan Reeves 1981-92 117 79 1 .596 John Fox Denver 2011-12 4-12 (4th) Wade Phillips 1993-94 16 17 0 .485 *Won more than two consecutive division titles Mike Shanahan 1995-2008 146 91 0 .616 Josh McDaniels 2009-10 11 17 0 .393 FOX DELIVERS DIVISION TITLE IN FIRST YEAR Eric Studesville* 2010 1 3 0 .250 John Fox 2011-12 20 12 0 .625 John Fox joined Red Miller (1977) last season as the only two individu- * - Interim head coach als in franchise history to lead the club to a division title in his first year as head coach. FOX’S YEAR-BY-YEAR COACHING BREAKDOWN Overall, Fox is one of three head coaches to lead the Broncos to the post- season in his first year. Year Team Reg. Season Postseason 2002 Carolina 7-9 HEAD COACHES TO LEAD DENVER TO THE POSTSEASON 2003 Carolina 11-5 S.B. XXXVIII (3-1) IN FIRST YEAR WITH THE CLUB 2004 Carolina 7-9 Coach Year W L T Div. Finish 2005 Carolina 11-5 NFC Champ. Game (2-1) Red Miller 1977 12 2 0 First 2006 Carolina 8-8 Wade Phillips 1993 9 7 0 Third 2007 Carolina 7-9 John Fox 2011 8 8 0 First 2008 Carolina 12-4 Playoffs (0-1) 2009 Carolina 8-8 FOX IN SELECT COMPANY 2010 Carolina 2-14 2011 Denver 8-8 Playoffs (1-1) John Fox is just the third head coach since the 1970 NFL merger to inher- 2012 Denver 11-3 it a team that won four or fewer games the season before and lead it to a BREAKDOWN OF JOHN FOX’S RECORD COACHING FOOTBALL division title and at least one postseason win. Category W L T Pct. Regular season record as an NFL head coach 92 82 0 .529 HEAD COACHES TO WIN DIVISION TITLE AND PLAYOFF GAME IN FIRST Postseason record as an NFL head coach 6 4 -- .600 YEAR AFTER INHERITING A TEAM THAT WON FOUR OR FEWER GAMES Overall record as an NFL head coach 98 86 0 .533 Coach Team Year Prev. Yr. Playoffs (Rec.) Regular season record as an NFL assistant coach 105 86 1 .549 Bobby Ross San Diego 1992 4-12 Divisional Playoffs (1-1) Postseason record as an NFL assistant coach 4 4 -- .500 Sean Payton New Orleans 2006 3-13 NFC Champ. Game (1-1) Overall record as an NFL assistant coach 109 90 1 .548 John Fox Denver 2011 4-12 Divisional Playoffs (1-1) Overall record as an NFL coach 207 176 1 .540 Regular season record as a collegiate assistant coach 54 54 4 .500 Postseason record as a collegiate assistant coach 1 1 -- .500 Overall record as a collegiate assistant coach 55 55 4 .500 Overall record coaching football 262 231 5 .531
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PRO BOWL PLAYERS COACHED BY FOX 2012 BRONCOS COACHING/PERSONNEL STAFF Broncos Head Coach John Fox has coached 27 players who have earned OFFENSIVE STAFF a total of 51 Pro Bowl selections at 11 different positions during his coach- ing career. Mike McCoy ...... Offensive Coordinator PRO BOWL PLAYERS COACHED BY FOX AS Clancy Barone ...... Tight Ends A POSITION COACH, COORDINATOR OR HEAD COACH Brian Callahan ...... Quality Control-Offense Player Position Pro Bowls Years Adam Gase ...... Quarterbacks Jesse Armstead Linebacker 5 1997-2001 Champ Bailey Cornerback 1 2011 Dave Magazu ...... Offensive Line Jon Beason Linebacker 3 2008-10 Eric Studesville ...... Running Backs Gill Byrd Cornerback 1 1992 Ryan Clady Offensive Tackle 1 2011 Tyke Tolbert ...... Wide Receivers Stephen Davis Running Back 1 2003 DEFENSIVE STAFF Brian Dawkins Safety 1 2011 Jake Delhomme Quarterback 1 2005 Jack Del Rio ...... Defensive Coordinator Elvis Dumervil Defensive End 1 2011 Mark Fields Linebacker 1 2004 Sam Garnes ...... Assistant Secondary Jordan Gross Offensive Tackle 2 2008, ‘10 Ron Milus ...... Secondary Kris Jenkins Defensive Tackle 3 2002-03, ‘06 Ryan Kalil Center 2 2009-10 Jay Rodgers ...... Defensive Line Terry McDaniel Cornerback 2 1994-95 Richard Smith ...... Linebackers Willis McGahee Running Back 1 2011 Chester McGlockton Defensive Tackle 2 1994-95 Cory Undlin ...... Quality Control-Defense Von Miller Linebacker 1 2011 SPECIAL TEAMS STAFF Dan Morgan Linebacker 1 2004 Muhsin Muhammad Wide Receiver 1 2004 Jeff Rodgers ...... Special Teams Coordinator Julius Peppers Defensive End 5 2004-06, ‘08-09 Mike Rucker Defensive End 1 2003 Keith Burns ...... Assistant Special Teams Todd Sauerbrun Punter 2 2002-03 STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING Steve Smith Wide Receiver 3 2005-06, ‘08 Michael Strahan Defensive End 4 1997-99, 2000 Luke Richesson ...... Strength and Conditioning Mike Wahle Offensive Guard 1 2005 Jason George ...... Assistant Strength and Conditioning DeAngelo Williams Running Back 1 2009 Rod Woodson Cornerback 3 1989-91 Mike Eubanks ...... Assistant Strength and Conditioning Totals 27 plrs./11 pos. 51 Anthony Lomando ...... Assistant Strength and Conditioning
FOOTBALL OPERATIONS John Elway ...... Executive V.P. of Football Operations Matt Russell ...... Director of Player Personnel Mike Sullivan ...... Director of Football Administration Mark Thewes ...... Director of Team Administration
COLLEGE SCOUTING Lenny McGill ...... Assistant Director of College Scouting Adam Peters ...... National Scout Dave Bratten ...... College Scouting Coord./Midwest Area Scout Eugene Armstrong ...... Mid-South Area Scout Scott DiStefano ...... Midwest Area Scout Cornell Green ...... Southwest Area Scout Nick Schiralli ...... Atlantic Area Scout Brian Stark ...... West Coast Scout
PRO PERSONNEL Keith Kidd ...... Director of Pro Personnel Anthony Kelly ...... Assistant Director of Pro Personnel Dave Ziegler ...... Pro Scout
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(REFLECTS THE LAST TIME EACH INDIVIDUAL STATISTIC OCCURRED IN THE REGULAR SEASON AND PLAYOFFS) - 2012 PERFORMANCES BOLDED; SUPER BOWL PERFORMANCES IN ITALICS
100 YARDS RUSHING: FIVE RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS: Broncos: Knowshon Moreno, 22-118, 1 TD, at Baltimore, 12/16/12 Broncos: Clinton Portis, 22-218, 5 TD, vs. Kansas City, 12/7/03 Playoffs: Terrell Davis, 25-102, vs. Atlanta, 1/31/99 Playoffs: Has never happened Opponents: Jamaal Charles, 23-107, at Kansas City, 11/25/12 Opponents: Has never happened Playoffs: Jamal Lewis, 30-110, 2 TD, at Baltimore, 12/31/00 Playoffs: Has never happened
200 YARDS RUSHING: 300 YARDS PASSING: Broncos: Clinton Portis, 22-218, 5 TD, vs. Kansas City, 12/7/03 Broncos: Peyton Manning, 26-35, 310 yds., 1 TD, 1 INT, at Oakland, 12/6/12 Playoffs: Has never happened Playoffs: Tim Tebow, 10-21, 316 yds., 2 TD, 0 INT, vs. Pittsburgh, 1/8/12 Opponents: Jamaal Charles, 25-259, 2 TD, vs. Kansas City, 1/3/10 Opponents: Tom Brady, 23-34, 320 yds., 2 TD, 0 INT, vs. New England, 12/18/11 Playoffs: Tim Smith, 23-204, 2TD, vs. Washington, 1/31/88 Playoffs: Tom Brady, 26-34, 363 yds., 6 TD, 1 INT, at New England, 1/14/12
TWO 100-YARD RUSHERS: 400 YARDS PASSING: Broncos: Willis McGahee (163) and Tim Tebow (118), at Oakland, 11/6/11 Broncos: Kyle Orton, 37-57, 476 yds., 1 TD, 1 INT, vs. Indianapolis, 9/26/10 Playoffs: Terrell Davis (184) and Derek Loville (103), vs. Jacksonville, 12/27/97 Playoffs: Has never happened Opponents: Curt Warner (126) and John L. Williams (109), at Seattle, 12/11/88 Opponents: Aaron Rodgers, 29-38, 408 yds., 4 TD, 1 INT, at Green Bay, 10/2/11 Playoffs: Has never happened Playoffs: Peyton Manning, 27-33, 458 yds., 4 TD, 1 INT, at Indianapolis, 1/9/05
100-YARD RUSHER AND 100-YARD RECEIVER: THREE TOUCHDOWN PASSES: Broncos: Knowshon Moreno (118) and Eric Decker (133), at Baltimore, 12/16/12 Broncos: Peyton Manning, 27-38, 242 yds., 3 TD, 1 INT, vs. Tampa Bay, 12/2/12 Playoffs: Terrell Davis (102) and Rod Smith (152), vs. Atlanta, 1/31/99 Playoffs: John Elway, 29-47, 302 yds., 3 TD, 1 INT, at L.A. Raiders, 1/9/94 Opponents: Stevan Ridley (151) and Wes Welker (104), at New England, 10/7/12 Opponents: Matt Schaub, 17-30, 290 yds., 4 TD, 1 INT, vs. Houston, 9/23/12 Playoffs: Tim Smith (204) and Ricky Sanders (193), vs. Washington, 1/31/88 Playoffs: Tom Brady, 26-34, 363 yds., 6 TD, 1 INT, at New England, 1/14/12
100-YARD RUSHER AND TWO 100-YARD RECEIVERS: FOUR TOUCHDOWN PASSES: Broncos: Mike Anderson (103), Rod Smith (111) and Ed McCaffrey (129), vs. Cleveland, 10/15/00 Broncos: Kyle Orton, 22-34, 296 yds., 4 TD, 0 INT, vs. Kansas City, 11/14/10 Playoffs: Has never happened Playoffs: Has never happened Opponents: Ryan Grant (104), Greg Jennings (141) and James Jones (107) vs. Green Bay, 10/29/07 - OT Opponents: Matt Schaub, 17-30, 290 yds., 4 TD, 1 INT, vs. Houston, 9/23/12 Playoffs: Has never happened Playoffs: Tom Brady, 26-34, 363 yds., 6 TD, 1 INT, at New England, 1/14/12
100-YARD RUSHER, 300-YARD PASSER, 100-YARD RECEIVER: FIVE TOUCHDOWN PASSES: Broncos: Willis McGahee (122), Peyton Manning (305), Demaryius Thomas (137), vs. N.O., 10/28/12 Broncos: Gus Frerotte, 36-58, 462 yds., 5 TD, 4 INT, vs. San Diego, 11/19/00 Playoffs: Terrell Davis (102), John Elway (336), Rod Smith (152), vs. Atlanta, 1/31/99 Playoffs: Has never happened Opponents: R. Grant (104 rush), B. Favre (331 pass), G. Jennings (141 rec.), J. Jones (107 rec.) vs. G.B., 10/29/07 - OT Opponents: John Hadl, 21-35, 325 yds., 5 TD, vs. San Diego, 12/1/68 Playoffs: Tim Smith (204), Doug Williams (340), Ricky Sanders (193), vs. Washington, 1/31/88 Playoffs: Tom Brady, 26-34, 363 yds., 6 TD, 1 INT, at New England, 1/14/12
100-YARD RUSHER, 300-YARD PASSER AND TWO 100-YARD RECEIVERS: SIX TOUCHDOWN PASSES: Broncos: M. Anderson (103), B. Griese (336), R. Smith (111) and E. McCaffrey (129), vs. Cle., Broncos: Has never happened 10/15/00 Playoffs: Has never happened Playoffs: Has never happened Opponents: Len Dawson, 23-38, 435 yds., 6 TD, 0 INT, at Kansas City, 11/1/64 Opponents: R. Grant (104 rush), B. Favre (331 pass), G. Jennings (141 rec.), J. Jones (107 rec.) vs. G.B., 10/29/07 - OT Playoffs: Tom Brady, 26-34, 363 yds., 6 TD, 1 INT, at New England, 1/14/12 Playoffs: Has never happened 100 YARDS RECEIVING: 100-YARD RUSHER AND 300-YARD PASSER: Broncos: Eric Decker, 8-133, 1 TD, at Baltimore, 12/16/12 Broncos: Knowshon Moreno (119) and Peyton Manning (310), 12/6/12 Playoffs: Demaryius Thomas, 4-204, 1 TD, vs. Pittsburgh, 1/8/12 Playoffs: Terrell Davis (102) and John Elway (336), vs. Atlanta, 1/31/99 Opponents: Dennis Pitta, 7-125, 2 TD, at Baltimore, 12/16/12 Opponents: Ryan Mathews (120) and Philip Rivers (313), vs. San Diego, 1/2/11 Playoffs: Rob Gronkowski, 10-145, 3 TD, at New England, 1/14/12 Playoffs: Tim Smith (204) and Doug Williams (340), vs. Washington, 1/31/88 200 YARDS RECEIVING: 100-YARD RECEIVER AND 300-YARD PASSER: Broncos: Jabar Gaffney, 14-213, 0 TD, vs. Kansas City, 1/3/10 Broncos: Demaryius Thomas (135) and Peyton Manning (301), at Carolina, 11/11/12 Playoffs: Demaryius Thomas, 4-204, 1 TD, vs. Pittsburgh, 1/8/12 Playoffs: Demaryius Thomas (204) and Tim Tebow (316), vs. Pittsburgh, 1/8/12 Opponents: Torrance Small, 6-200, 2 TD, vs. New Orleans, 12/24/94 Opponents: Aaron Hernandez (129) and Tom Brady (320), vs. New England, 12/18/11 Playoffs: Reggie Wayne, 10-221, 2 TD, at Indianapolis, 1/9/05 Playoffs: Rob Gronkowski (145) and Tom Brady (363), at New England, 1/14/12 TWO 100-YARD RECEIVERS: TWO 100-YARD RECEIVERS AND 300-YARD PASSER: Broncos: Brandon Lloyd (115), Eddie Royal (113) at Tennessee, 10/3/10 Broncos: Brandon Lloyd (115), Eddie Royal (113) and Kyle Orton (341), at Tennessee 10/3/10 Playoffs: Has never happened Playoffs: Has never happened Opponents: Jerome Simpson (136) and A.J. Green (124), vs. Cincinnati, 9/18/11 Opponents: Jerome Simpson (136), A.J. Green (124) and Andy Dalton (332), vs. Cincinnati, 9/18/11 Playoffs: Reggie Wayne (221) and Dallas Clark (112), at Indianapolis, 1/9/05 Playoffs: Reggie Wayne (221), Dallas Clark (112) and Peyton Manning (458), at Indianapolis, 1/9/05 TWO RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNS: THREE 100-YARD RECEIVERS AND 300-YARD PASSER: Broncos: Demaryius Thomas, 8-99, 2 TD, vs. Tampa Bay, 12/2/12 Broncos: Has never happened Playoffs: Clarence Kay, 3-57, 2 TD, vs. Houston, 1/10/88 Playoffs: Has never happened Opponents: Dennis Pitta, 7-125, 2 TD, at Baltimore, 12/16/12 Opponents: M. Faulk (100), T. Holt (103), A. Hakim (116) and K. Warner (441), vs. St. Louis, 9/4/00 Playoffs: Rob Gronkowski, 10-145, 3 TD, at New England, 1/14/12 Playoffs: Has never happened THREE RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNS: TWO RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS: Broncos: Shannon Sharpe, 7-101, 3 TD, vs. San Diego, 11/16/03 Broncos: Willis McGahee, 22-113, 2 TD, at Atlanta, 9/17/12 Playoffs: Has never happened Playoffs: Mike Anderson, 19-69, 2 TD, vs. New England, 1/14/06 Opponents: Dallas Clark, 5-43, 3 TD, at Indianapolis, 12/13/09 Opponents: Aaron Rodgers, 9-36, 2 TD, at Green Bay, 10/2/11 Playoffs: Rob Gronkowski, 10-145, 3 TD, at New England, 1/14/12 Playoffs: Jamal Lewis, 30-110, 2 TD, at Baltimore, 12/31/00 FOUR RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNS: THREE RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS: Broncos: Has never happened Broncos: Tatum Bell, 17-52, 3 TD, at San Diego, 12/31/05 Playoffs: Has never happened Playoffs: Terrell Davis, 30-157, 3 TD, vs. Green Bay, 1/25/98 Opponents: Lance Alworth, 9-171, 4 TD, vs. San Diego, 12/1/68 Opponents: Ryan Matthews, 26-120, 3 TD, vs. San Diego, 1/2/11 Playoffs: Has never happened Playoffs: Napoleon McCallum, 13-81, 3 TD, at L.A. Raiders, 1/9/94 TWO INTERCEPTIONS: FOUR RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS: Broncos: Chris Harris, 2, at San Diego, 10/15/12 Broncos: Clinton Portis, 22-218, 5 TD, vs. Kansas City, 12/7/03 Playoffs: Darrien Gordon, 2, vs. Atlanta, 1/31/99 Playoffs: Has never happened Opponents: Terence Newman, 2, at Cincinnati, 11/4/12 Opponents: Curt Warner, 23-126, 4 TD, at Seattle, 12/11/88 Playoffs: David Macklin, 2, at Indianapolis, 1/4/04 Playoffs: Has never happened THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED
THREE INTERCEPTIONS: FOUR FIELD GOALS: Broncos: Deltha O'Neal, 4, vs. Kansas City, 10/7/01 Broncos: Matt Prater, 4, at Oakland, 12/6/12 Playoffs: Has never happened Playoffs: Has never happened Opponents: Mark Kelso, 3, at Buffalo, 12/12/92 Opponents: Dave Rayner, 4, at Buffalo, 12/24/11 Playoffs: Has never happened Playoffs: Has never happened
FOUR INTERCEPTIONS: FIVE FIELD GOALS: Broncos: Deltha O’Neal, 4, vs. Kansas City, 10/7/01 Broncos: Jason Elam, 5, vs. Miami, 10/13/02 Playoffs: Has never happened Playoffs: Has never happened Opponents: Has never happened Opponents: Nick Novak, 5, vs. San Diego, 10/9/11 Playoffs: Has never happened Playoffs: Has never happened
TWO SACKS: SIX FIELD GOALS: Broncos: Von Miller, 3, vs. San Diego, 11/18/12 Broncos: Has never happened Playoffs: Robert Ayers, 2, vs. Pittsburgh, 1/8/12 Playoffs: Has never happened Opponents: Justin Houston, 2, at Kansas City, 11/25/12 Opponents: Jeff Wilkins, 6, at St. Louis, 9/10/06 Playoffs: Brett Keisel, 2, vs. Pittsburgh, 1/22/06 Playoffs: Has never happened
THREE SACKS: PUNT RETURN FOR A TOUCHDOWN: Broncos: Von Miller, 3, vs. San Diego, 11/18/12 Broncos: Trindon Holliday, 76 yds., at Carolina, 11/11/12 Playoffs: Has never happened Playoffs: Has never happened Opponents: Chris Kelsay, 3, at Buffalo, 12/24/11 Opponents: Leodis McKelvin, 80 yds., at Buffalo, 12/24/11 Playoffs: Michael McCrary, 3, at Baltimore, 12/31/00 Playoffs: Has never happened
FOUR SACKS: KICKOFF RETURN FOR A TOUCHDOWN: Broncos: Elvis Dumervil, 4, vs. Cleveland, 9/20/09 Broncos: Trindon Holliday, 105 yds., at Cincinnati, 11/4/12 Playoffs: Has never happened Playoffs: Has never happened Opponents: Michael Sinclair, 4, at Seattle, 9/8/96 Opponents: Marc Mariani, at Tennessee, 10/3/10 Playoffs: Has never happened Playoffs: Tim Dwight, 94 yds., vs. Atlanta, 1/31/99
TWO OPPONENT FUMBLE RECOVERIES: INTERCEPTION RETURN FOR A TOUCHDOWN: Broncos: Elvis Dumervil, 2, vs. Minnesota, 12/30/07 - OT Broncos: Chris Harris, 98 yds., at Baltimore, 12/16/12 Playoffs: Has never happened Playoffs: Has never happened Opponents: Glenn Dorsey, 2, at Kansas City, 12/6/09 Opponents: Eric Weddle, 23 yds., vs. San Diego, 11/18/12 Playoffs: Randy Hughes, 2, vs. Dallas, 1/15/78 Playoffs: Carlton Bailey, 11 yds., at Buffalo, 1/12/92
SHUTOUT ON ROAD: FUMBLE RETURN FOR A TOUCHDOWN: by Broncos: Denver 12, at Cleveland 0, 9/27/92 Broncos: Tony Carter, 65 yds., at San Diego, 10/15/12 Playoffs: Has never happened Playoffs: Neil Smith, 79 yds., vs. Miami, 1/9/99 by Opponents: at L.A. Raiders 24, Denver 0, 11/22/92 Opponents: Spencer Johnson, 17 yds., at Buffalo, 12/24/11 Playoffs: Has never happened Playoffs: Has never happened
SHUTOUT AT HOME: MISSED FIELD GOAL RETURN FOR A TOUCHDOWN: by Broncos: at Denver 27, N.Y. Jets 0, 11/20/05 Broncos: Has never happened Playoffs: Has never happened Playoffs: Has never happened by Opponents: Has never happened Opponents: Chris McAlister, 107 yds., at Baltimore, 9/30/02 Playoffs: Has never happened Playoffs: Has never happened
OVERTIME WIN AWAY FROM DENVER: BLOCKED PUNT: Broncos: Denver 16, at San Diego 13, 11/27/11 Broncos: Nate Irving, vs. San Diego, 11/18/12 Playoffs: Denver 23, at Cleveland 20, 1/11/87 Playoffs: Has never happened Opponents: at Chicago 37, Denver 34, 11/25/07 Opponents: Charles Tillman, at Chicago, 11/25/07 Playoffs: Has never happened Playoffs: Blake Spence, vs. N.Y. Jets, 1/17/99 TIE: Denver 17, at Green Bay 17, 9/20/87 BLOCKED PUNT RETURN FOR A TOUCHDOWN: OVERTIME WIN IN DENVER: Broncos: Ian Gold, 12 yds., vs. Oakland, 11/13/00 Broncos: at Denver 13, Chicago 10, 12/11/09 Playoffs: Has never happened Playoffs: at Denver 29, Pittsburgh 23, 1/8/12 Opponents: Alex Bannister, 9 yds., at Seattle, 10/14/01 Opponents: Green Bay 19, at Denver 13, 10/29/07 Playoffs: Travis Davis, 29 yds., vs. Jacksonville, 12/27/97 Playoffs: Has never happened TIE: at Denver 35, Pittsburgh 35, 9/22/74 BLOCKED FIELD GOAL: Broncos: Domonique Foxworth, at New England, 9/24/06 40 POINTS: Playoffs: Has never happened Broncos: at Denver 49, Kansas City 13, 11/14/10 Opponents: Julius Peppers, vs. Chicago, 12/11/11 Playoffs: at Denver 42, Jacksonville 17, 12/27/97 Playoffs: Has never happened Opponents: at Buffalo 40, Denver 14, 12/24/11 Playoffs: at New England 45, Denver 10, 1/14/12 BLOCKED FIELD GOAL RETURN FOR A TOUCHDOWN: Broncos: Louis Wright, 60 yds., vs. San Diego, 11/17/85 50 POINTS: Playoffs: Has never happened Broncos: at Denver 50, San Diego 34, 10/6/63 Opponents: Cornelius Bennett, 80 yds., at Buffalo, 9/30/90 Playoffs: Has never happened Playoffs: Has never happened Opponents: Oakland 59, at Denver 14, 10/24/10 Playoffs: San Francisco 55, Denver 10, 1/28/90 MISSED POINT-AFTER-TOUCHDOWN ATTEMPT: Broncos: Matt Prater (Kick Failed), at San Francisco, 10/31/10 TWO-POINT CONVERSION: Playoffs: Jason Elam (Blocked by Clyde Simmons), vs. Jacksonville, 1/4/97 Broncos: Peyton Manning pass to Willis McGahee, vs. Pittsburgh, 9/9/12 Opponents: Josh Brown (Kick Failed), vs. St. Louis, 11/28/10 Playoffs: Terrell Davis run, vs. Jacksonville, 1/4/97 Playoffs: Has never happened Opponents: Philip Rivers pass to Legedu Naanee, vs. San Diego, 9/14/08 Playoffs: Has never happened SAFETY: Broncos: Cam Newton sacked in the end zone by Mike Adams, at Carolina, 11/11/12 THREE FIELD GOALS: Playoffs: Tony Eason sacked in the end zone by Rulon Jones, vs. New England, 1/4/87 Broncos: Matt Prater, 4, at Oakland, 12/6/12 Opponents: Willis McGahee tackled in end zone by Jared Allen, at Minnesota, 12/4/11 Playoffs: Matt Prater, 3, vs. Pittsburgh, 1/8/12 Playoffs: Mike Horan runs out of end zone, vs. Cleveland, 1/17/88 Opponents: Connor Barth, 3, vs. Tampa Bay, 12/2/12 Playoffs: Mike Hollis, vs. Jacksonville, 1/4/97 BRONCOS BIG GAMES VS. CLEVELAND
BRONCOS ALL-TIME 100-YARD RUSHING GAMES (6) — vs. CLEVELAND PLAYER ...... PERFORMANCE ...... GAME Floyd Little ...... 25-113, 1 TD ...... Oct. 24, 1971, at Cleveland Otis Armstrong ...... 17-142, 1 TD ...... Oct. 27, 1974, at Cleveland Bobby Humphrey ...... 20-106, 1 TD ...... Oct. 8, 1990, vs. Cleveland Mike Anderson ...... 20-103, 1 TD ...... Oct. 15, 2000, vs. Cleveland Clinton Portis ...... 38-139, 2 TD ...... Dec. 14, 2003, vs. Cleveland Tatum Bell ...... 24-115, 1 TD ...... Oct. 22, 2006, at Cleveland
BRONCOS ALL-TIME 100-YARD RECEIVING GAMES (9 / 7 reg., 2 post.) — vs. CLEVELAND PLAYER ...... PERFORMANCE ...... GAME Haven Moses ...... 5-115, 0 TD ...... Nov. 12, 1978, at Cleveland Clint Sampson ...... 3-101, 2 TD ...... Dec. 4, 1983, vs. Cleveland Mark Jackson ...... 4-134, 1 TD ...... Jan. 17, 1988, vs. Cleveland* Vance Johnson ...... 5-145, 1 TD ...... Oct. 1, 1989, at Cleveland Michael Young ...... 2-123, 1 TD ...... Jan. 14, 1990, vs. Cleveland* Ed McCaffrey ...... 5-129, 0 TD ...... Oct. 15, 2000, vs. Cleveland Rod Smith ...... 5-111, 3 TD ...... Oct. 15, 2000, vs. Cleveland Javon Walker ...... 9-107, 0 TD ...... Oct. 22, 2006, at Cleveland Eddie Royal ...... 6-164, 1 TD ...... Nov. 6, 2008 at Cleveland * - Denotes postseason game
BRONCOS ALL-TIME 300-YARD PASSING GAMES (2 / 1 reg., 1 post.) — vs. CLEVELAND PLAYER ...... PERFORMANCE ...... GAME John Elway ...... 20-36-0, 385 yds., 3 TD ...... Jan. 14, 1990, vs. Cleveland* Jay Cutler ...... 24-42-1, 447 yds., 3 TD ...... Nov. 6, 2008 at Cleveland * - Denotes postseason game BRONCOS PLAYER CAREER STATS VS. CLEVELAND
DEFENSIVE END ROBERT AYERS — vs. CLEVELAND G/S W-L UT A TT S-Yds. I-Yds. PD FF FR SpTK 9/20/09 vs. Cle. 1/0 W 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 TOTALS 1/1 1-0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 CORNERBACK CHAMP BAILEY — vs. CLEVELAND G/S W-L UT A TT S-Yds. I-Yds. PD FF FR SpTK 10/22/06 at Cle. 1/1 W 2 0 2 0-0 1-30 2 0 0 0 9/20/09 vs. Cle. 1/1 W 5 0 5 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 TOTALS 2/2 2-0 7 0 7 0-0 1-30 3 0 0 0 NOSE TACKLE JUSTIN BANNAN — vs. CLEVELAND G/S W-L UT A TT S-Yds. I-Yds. PD FF FR SpTK 12/12/04 vs. Cle.* 1/0 W 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 9/24/06 at Cle.^ 1/0 W 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 9/30/07 at Cle.^ 1/0 L 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 11/18/07 vs. Cle.^ 1/0 L 3 0 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 9/21/08 vs. Cle.^ 1/1 W 4 1 5 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 11/2/08 at Cle.^ 1/1 W 3 1 4 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 9/27/09 vs. Cle.^ 1/0 W 4 0 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 11/16/09 at Cle.^ 1/1 W 2 1 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 11/13/11 at Cle.# 1/0 W 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 TOTALS 9/3 7-2 21 3 24 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 * - w/Buffalo; ^ - w/Baltimore; # - w/St. Louis LINEBACKER KEITH BROOKING — vs. CLEVELAND G/S W-L UT A TT S-Yds. I-Yds. PD FF FR SpTK 12/29/02 at Cle.* 1/1 L 5 4 9 0-0 1-2 1 0 0 0 11/12/06 vs. Cle.* 1/1 L 4 2 6 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 TOTALS 2/2 0-2 9 6 15 0-0 1-2 1 0 1 0 * - w/Atlanta SAFETY DAVID BRUTON — vs. CLEVELAND G/S W-L UT A TT S-Yds. I-Yds. PD FF FR SpTK 9/20/09 vs. Cle. 1/0 W 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 TOTALS 1/0 1-0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 WIDE RECEIVER ANDRE CALDWELL — vs. CLEVELAND RECEIVING RUSHING G/S W-L Rec. Yds. Avg. LG TD Att. Yds. Avg. LG TD 12/21/08 at Cle.* 1/1 W 1 8 8.0 8 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 10/4/09 at Cle.* 1/0 W 2 26 13.0 24 0 1 11 11.0 11 0 11/29/09 vs. Cle.* 1/0 W 3 33 11.0 13 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 10/3/10 at Cle.* 1/0 L 3 15 5.0 7 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 12/19/10 vs. Cle.* 1/1 W 4 89 22.3 53 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 9/11/11 at Cle.* 1/0 W 0 0 0.0 — 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 11/27/11 vs. Cle.* 1/0 W 3 24 8.0 16 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 TOTALS 7/2 6-1 16 195 12.2 53 0 1 11 11.0 11 0 KICK RETURNS PUNT RETURNS G/S W-L Rec. Yds. Avg. LG TD Att. Yds. Avg. LG TD 10/4/09 at Cle.* 1/0 W 4 71 17.8 21 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 TOTALS 1/0 1-0 4 71 17.8 21 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 * - w/Cincinnati BRONCOS PLAYER CAREER STATS VS. CLEVELAND
TIGHT END JOEL DREESSEN — vs. CLEVELAND RECEIVING RUSHING G/S W-L Rec. Yds. Avg. LG TD Att. Yds. Avg. LG TD 11/25/07 at Cle.* 1/0 L 0 0 0.0 — 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 11/23/08 at Cle.* 1/0 W 0 0 0.0 — 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 11/6/11 vs. Cle.* 1/1 W 2 27 13.5 22 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 TOTALS 3/1 2-1 2 27 13.5 22 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 * - w/Houston DEFENSIVE END ELVIS DUMERVIL — vs. CLEVELAND G/S W-L UT A TT S-Yds. I-Yds. PD FF FR SpTK 10/22/06 at Cle. 1/0 W 3 0 3 3-16 0-0 0 0 1 0 11/6/08 at Cle. 1/1 W 2 2 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 9/20/09 vs. Cle. 1/1 W 7 0 7 4-15 0-0 1 1 0 0 TOTALS 3/2 3-0 12 2 14 7-31 0-0 1 1 1 0 FULLBACK JACOB HESTER — vs. CLEVELAND RUSHING RECEIVING G/S W/L Att. Yds. Avg. LG TD Rec. Yds. Avg. LG TD 12/6/09 at Cle.* 1/0 W 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 TOTALS 1/0 1-0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 * - w/San Diego SAFETY JIM LEONHARD — vs. CLEVELAND G/S W-L UT A TT S-Yds. I-Yds. PD FF FR SpTK 12/16/07 at Cle.* 1/1 L 3 0 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 9/21/08 vs. Cle.^ 1/0 W 1 0 1 1-7 0-0 1 0 0 1 11/2/08 at Cle.^ 1/1 W 3 0 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 11/14/10 at Cle.# 1/1 W 5 1 6 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 TOTALS 4/3 3-1 12 1 13 1-7 0-0 1 0 0 2 * - w/Buffalo; ^ - w/Baltimore; # - w/N.Y. Jets QUARTERBACK PEYTON MANNING — vs. CLEVELAND PASSING RUSHING G/S W/L Att. Cmp. Pct. Yds. TD INT LG S-Yds. Rtg. Att. Yds. Avg. LG TD 12/26/99 at Cle.* 1/1 W 43 27 62.8 276 0 0 30 0-0 81.2 2 17 8.5 9 0 12/15/02 at Cle.* 1/1 W 34 20 58.8 277 2 1 46 1-3 92.4 6 24 4.0 13 0 9/7/03 at Cle.* 1/1 W 43 27 62.8 211 0 2 18 1-7 55.5 0 0 0.0 — 0 9/25/05 vs. Cle.* 1/1 W 23 19 82.6 228 0 1 51 0-0 89.9 3 -3 -1.0 -1 0 11/30/08 at Cle.* 1/1 W 21 15 71.4 125 0 2 17 0-0 46.8 3 -2 -0.7 0 0 TOTALS 5/5 5-0 164 108 65.9 1,117 2 6 51 2-10 74.2 14 36 2.6 13 0 * - w/Indianapolis RUNNING BACK KNOWSHON MORENO — vs. CLEVELAND RUSHING RECEIVING G/S W/L Att. Yds. Avg. LG TD Rec. Yds. Avg. LG TD 9/20/09 vs. Cle. 1/0 W 17 75 4.4 17 0 2 22 11.0 11 0 TOTALS 1/0 1-0 17 75 4.4 17 0 2 22 11.0 11 0 KICKER MATT PRATER — vs. CLEVELAND Gms. W-L 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ LG Total Pct. XM-XA Pct. Pts. 11/6/08 at Cle. P W 0-0 0-0 2-3 0-0 0-0 35 2-3 .667 4-4 1.000 10 9/20/09 vs. Cle. P W 0-0 1-1 1-3 0-0 0-0 38 2-4 .500 3-3 1.000 9 TOTALS 2 2-0 0-0 1-1 3-6 0-0 0-0 38 4-7 .571 7-7 1.000 19 BRONCOS PLAYER CAREER STATS VS. CLEVELAND
WIDE RECEIVER BRANDON STOKLEY — vs. CLEVELAND RECEIVING RUSHING G/S W-L Rec. Yds. Avg. LG TD Att. Yds. Avg. LG TD 11/26/00 vs. Cle.* 1/0 W 4 68 17.0 29 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 10/21/01 at Cle.* 1/1 L 5 68 13.6 20 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 11/18/01 vs. Cle.* 1/0 L 1 21 21.0 21t 1 0 0 0.0 — 0 10/6/02 at Cle.* 1/1 W 4 78 19.5 35t 2 1 9 9.0 9 0 9/25/05 vs. Cle.^ 1/0 W 1 9 9.0 9 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 11/6/08 at Cle.^ 1/1 W 2 16 8.0 9 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 9/20/09 vs. Cle. 1/0 W 5 70 14.0 37 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 TOTALS 7/3 5-2 22 330 15.0 37 3 1 9 9.0 9 0 * - w/Baltimore; ^ - w/Indianapolis TIGHT END JACOB TAMME — vs. CLEVELAND RECEIVING RUSHING G/S W-L Rec. Yds. Avg. LG TD Att. Yds. Avg. LG TD 11/30/08 at Cle.* 1/0 W 0 0 0.0 — 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 9/18/11 vs. Cle.* 1/0 L 0 0 0.0 — 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 TOTALS 2/0 1-1 0 0 0.0 — 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 * - w/Indianapolis LINEBACKER D.J. WILLIAMS — vs. CLEVELAND G/S W-L UT A TT S-Yds. I-Yds. PD FF FR SpTK 10/22/06 at Cle. 1/1 W 4 1 5 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 9/20/09 vs. Cle 1/1 W 5 0 5 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 TOTALS 2/2 2-0 9 1 10 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 WIDE RECEIVER MATTHEW WILLIS — vs. CLEVELAND RECEIVING RUSHING G/S W-L Rec. Yds. Avg. LG TD Att. Yds. Avg. LG TD 11/18/07 vs. Cle.* 1/0 L 0 0 0.0 — 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 TOTALS 1/0 0-1 0 0 0.0 — 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 * - w/Baltimore LINEBACKER WESLEY WOODYARD — vs. CLEVELAND G/S W-L UT A TT S-Yds. I-Yds. PD FF FR SpTK 11/6/08 at Cle. 1/1 W 10 0 10 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 9/20/09 vs. Cle. 1/0 W 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 TOTALS 2/1 2-0 11 0 11 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 Denver Broncos / Week 15 / Through Sunday, December 16, 2012 / Regular Season
Won 11, Lost 3 Rushing No. Yds Avg Long TD W.McGahee 167 731 4.4 31 4 9/9/2012 W 31- 19 Pittsburgh Steelers K.Moreno 102 406 4.0 20 3 9/17/2012 L 21- 27 at Atlanta Falcons R.Hillman 75 279 3.7 31 1 9/23/2012 L 25- 31 Houston Texans L.Ball 27 92 3.4 14 0 9/30/2012 W 37- 6 Oakland Raiders J.Hester 7202.971 10/7/2012 L 21- 31 at New England Patriots A.Caldwell 1 14 14.0 14 0 10/15/2012 W 35- 24 at San Diego Chargers P.Manning 23 6 0.3 10 0 10/28/2012 W 34- 14 New Orleans Saints B.Osweiler 4-6-1.5-10 11/4/2012 W 31- 23 at Cincinnati Bengals Team 406 1542 3.8 31 9 11/11/2012 W 36- 14 at Carolina Panthers Opponents 358 1274 3.6 36 5 11/18/2012 W 30- 23 San Diego Chargers Receiving No. Yds Avg Long TD 11/25/2012 W 17- 9 at Kansas City Chiefs D.Thomas 78 1210 15.5 71t 8 12/2/2012 W 31- 23 Tampa Bay Buccaneers E.Decker 72 923 12.8 55 9 12/6/2012 W 26- 13 at Oakland Raiders J.Tamme 49 473 9.7 30 2 12/16/2012 W 34- 17 at Baltimore Ravens B.Stokley 37 463 12.5 38t 5 Denver Opponent J.Dreessen 36 319 8.9 30 5 Total First Downs 319 259 W.McGahee 26 221 8.5 31 0 Rushing 94 62 K.Moreno 15 108 7.2 26 0 Passing 194 168 R.Hillman 10 62 6.2 29 0 Penalty 31 29 M.Willis 9 85 9.4 19 0 3rd Down: Made/Att 80/186 59/190 L.Ball 7 61 8.7 17 1 3rd Down Pct. 43.0% 31.1% V.Green 3 44 14.7 28 0 4th Down: Made/Att 3/5 6/15 T.Holliday 2178.5150 4th Down Pct. 60.0% 40.0% A.Caldwell 1 18 18.0 18 0 Possession Avg. 30:39 29:21 C.Gronkowski 1 11 11.0 11 0 Total Net Yards 5421 4300 M.Unrein 1 1 1.0 1t 1 Avg. Per Game 387.2 307.1 Z.Beadles 0 0 0 0 0 Total Plays 939 907 Team 347 4016 11.6 71t 31 Avg. Per Play 5.8 4.7 Opponents 293 3326 11.4 61t 24 Net Yards Rushing 1542 1274 Avg. Per Game 110.1 91.0 Interceptions No. Yds Avg Long TD Total Rushes 406 358 C.Harris 3 144 48.0 98t 2 Net Yards Passing 3879 3026 W.Woodyard 3 40 13.3 25 0 Avg. Per Game 277.1 216.1 T.Carter 2 55 27.5 40t 1 Sacked/Yards Lost 21/137 42/300 C.Bailey 2 18 9.0 18 0 Gross Yards 4016 3326 J.Leonhard 2 0 0.0 0 0 Attempts/Completions 512/347 507/293 T.Porter 1 43 43.0 43t 1 Completion Pct. 67.8% 57.8% V.Miller 1 26 26.0 26t 1 Had Intercepted 10 16 R.Moore 1 23 23.0 23 0 Punts/Average 61/46.2 82/48.6 D.Bruton 1 -2 -2.0 -2 0 Net Punting Avg. 42.0 41.0 Team 16 347 21.7 98t 5 Penalties/Yards 84/691 108/850 Opponents 10 218 21.8 80t 2 Fumbles/Ball Lost 19/13 22/7 Punting No Yds Avg Net TB In Lg B Touchdowns 48 31 B.Colquitt 61 2818 46.2 42.0 4 26 67 0 Rushing 95Team 61 2818 46.2 42.0 4 26 67 0 Passing 31 24 Opponents 81 3982 48.6 41.5 7 30 68 1 Returns 8 2 Score By Periods Q1Q2Q3Q4OTPts Punt Returns Ret FC Yds Avg Long TD Team 52 95 132 130 0 409 T.Holliday 30 4 332 11.1 76t 1 Opponents 67 78 59 70 0 274 J.Leonhard 12 12 82 6.8 16 0 E.Decker 2 0 22 11.0 13 0 Scoring TD Ru Pa Rt PAT FG 2Pt Pts Team 44 16 436 9.9 76t 1 M.Prater 0 0 0 0 46/46 23/29 0 115 Opponents 30 15 175 5.8 40 0 E.Decker 90900/00/0054 D.Thomas80800/00/0048 Kickoff Returns No. Yds Avg Long TD J.Dreessen50500/00/0030 O.Bolden 14 270 19.3 33 0 B.Stokley 50500/00/0030 T.Holliday 10 352 35.2 105t 1 W.McGahee44000/00/0126 J.Leonhard 1 18 18.0 18 0 K.Moreno33000/00/0018 M.Willis 1 1 1.0 1 0 T.Carter 20020/00/0012 L.Ball 1 0 0.0 0 0 C.Harris 2 0 0 2 0/0 0/0 0 12 C.Gronkowski 1 0 0.0 0 0 J.Tamme20200/00/0012 Team 28 641 22.9 105t 1 T.Holliday 20020/00/0012 Opponents 29 622 21.4 50 0 L.Ball 10100/00/006 T.Porter 10010/00/006 Field Goals 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ J.Hester 11000/00/006 M.Prater 1/ 1 6/ 6 10/ 11 3/ 7 3/ 4 R.Hillman 1 1 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 6 Team 1/ 1 6/ 6 10/ 11 3/ 7 3/ 4 V.Miller 10010/00/006 Opponents 0/ 0 5/ 5 6/ 6 6/ 8 2/ 2 M.Unrein 10100/00/006 Fumbles Lost: W.McGahee 4, D.Thomas 3, P.Manning 2, M.Adams00000/00/002 O.Bolden 1, L.Ball 1, K.Moreno 1, T.Holliday 1 Total: 13 E.Dumervil00000/00/002 Opponent Fumble Recoveries: M.Adams 2, W.Woodyard 1, Team 48 9 31 8 46/46 23/29 1 409 T.Carter 1, M.Unrein 1, R.Moore 1, J.Bannan 1 Total: 7 Opponents 31 5 24 2 29/29 19/21 0 274 2-Pt. Conversions: Team 1/ 2, Opponents: 0/ 2 Sacks: V.Miller 16.0, E.Dumervil 9.0, W.Woodyard 4.0, D.Wolfe 4.0, C.Harris 2.5, R.Ayers 2.0, K.Vickerson 2.0, M.Adams 1.0, D.Trevathan 1.0, J.Mays 0.5 Team: 42.0, Opponents: 21.0
Passing Att Cmp Yds Cmp% Yds/Att TD TD% Int Int% Long Sack Lost Rating P.Manning 511 347 4016 67.9% 7.9 31 6.1% 10 2.0% 71t 21/ 137 103.5 M.Prater 1 0 0 0.0% 0.0 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0/ 0 39.6 Team 512 347 4016 67.8% 7.8 31 6.1% 10 2.0% 71t 21/ 137 103.3 Opponents 507 293 3326 57.8% 6.6 24 4.7% 16 3.2% 61t 42/ 300 80.2 DENVER BRONCOS 2012 REGULAR SEASON DEFENSIVE STATISTICS (11-3) (based on press box totals) PLAYER TT UT AT Sk. Yds. Int. Yds. TFL QBH PD FF FR 1 Woodyard 102 63 39 4 37 3 40 85611 2 Adams 73 54 19 1 2 0 018822 3 Moore 61 49 12 0 0 1 23 20601 4 Bailey605640021820900 Miller 60 49 11 16 110 1 26 25 21 2 6 0 6 Harris 51 41 10 2.5 17.5 3 144 4 4 11 0 0 7 Dumervil 49 30 19 9 68 0 0 5 15 1 6 0 8 Brooking 47 27 20 0 0 0 000010 9 Bannan 39 27 12 0 0 0 010311 10 Wolfe3623134330 074100 11 Vickerson 35 23 12 2 11 0 035110 12 Trevathan 29 20 9100011300 13 T. Carter2420400255001101 14 Porter 21 16 50014320600 15 Mays 19 7 12 0.5 3.5 0 001000 16 Leonhard 16 11 5002010300 Unrein1697000003001 18 Ayers 14 7 7 2 18 0 055200 19 Williams 13 94000020100 20 Jackson 3 30000001000 Irving312000001100 22 Bruton 2 20001-200100 23 Bolden110000000100 Siliga 110000000000 Warren110000000000 TEAM 776 550 226 42 300 16 347 69 74 77 18 7 SPECIAL TEAMS STATISTICS (based on press box totals) PLAYER TT UT AT FF FR BK BP TD 1 Irving108200010 2 Bolden98100000 3 Johnson 7 6110000 4 Willis 5 5000000 5 Gronkowski 4 3100000 6 T. Carter33001000 Woodyard 3 3000000 Bruton 3 3000000 Brewer 3 3000000 Prater 3 2100000 Trevathan 3 1200000 12 Tamme 2 2000000 Q. Carter22000000 Green22000000 15 Williams 1 1000000 Ball 11001000 Leonhard 1 1000000 Colquitt11000000 Mays 1 0100000 Ihenacho 1 0100000 TEAM 65 55 10 12010
MIS. TACKLES: Decker 3, Franklin 3, Kuper 2, Ramirez 2, DEFENSIVE TOUCHDOWNS: Porter (43-yd. INT return vs. Pit., 9/9), Tamme 2, Beadles 1, McGahee 1, D. Thomas 1. T. Carter (65-yd. FUM return at S.D., 10/15), Harris (46-yd. INT return at S.D., 10/15), MIS. FUMBLE RECOVERIES: Manning 1, McGahee 1. T. Carter (40-yd. INT return at Car., 11/11), Miller (26-yd. INT return vs. T.B., 12/5), MIS. FORCED FUMBLES: None. Harris (98-yd. INT return at Bal, 12/16). TWO-POINT CONVERSION STOPS: Bannan 1 (PBU vs. Pit., 9/9). BLOCKED PUNTS: Irving (vs. S.D., 11/18). Denver Broncos / Week 5 / Through Thursday, August 30, 2012 / Preseason
Won 2, Lost 2 Rushing No. Yds Avg Long TD R.Hillman 24 97 4.0 15 0 8/9/2012 W 31- 3 at Chicago Bears K.Moreno 18 84 4.7 17 0 8/18/2012 L 10- 30 Seattle Seahawks W.McGahee 19 71 3.7 13 1 8/26/2012 L 24- 29 San Francisco 49ers J.Johnson 17 63 3.7 16 0 8/30/2012 W 16- 13 at Arizona Cardinals C.Hanie 5 38 7.6 11 0 X.Omon 8 36 4.5 10 1 Denver Opponent L.Ball 11 25 2.3 9 1 Total First Downs 74 58 B.Osweiler 5 22 4.4 7 0 Rushing 24 18 M.Dell 1 12 12.0 12 0 Passing 46 32 A.Weber 1-3-3.0-30 Penalty 4 8 Team 109 445 4.1 17 3 3rd Down: Made/Att 21/52 19/55 Opponents 123 465 3.8 46 2 3rd Down Pct. 40.4% 34.5% 4th Down: Made/Att 0/3 3/3 Receiving No. Yds Avg Long TD 4th Down Pct. 0.0% 100.0% E.Decker 8 101 12.6 19 2 Possession Avg. 28:20 31:40 L.Ball 7 75 10.7 38 0 Total Net Yards 1241 1154 M.Willis 6 68 11.3 19 0 Avg. Per Game 310.3 288.5 J.Johnson 6 60 10.0 16 0 Total Plays 251 234 B.Stokley 5 56 11.2 22 0 Avg. Per Play 4.9 4.9 D.Thomas 5 53 10.6 16 0 Net Yards Rushing 445 465 A.Caldwell 5 34 6.8 9 0 Avg. Per Game 111.3 116.3 V.Green 4 72 18.0 23 0 Total Rushes 109 123 G.Robinson 4 53 13.3 17 0 Net Yards Passing 796 689 J.Dreessen 4 43 10.8 20 1 Avg. Per Game 199.0 172.3 J.Tamme 4 43 10.8 14 0 Sacked/Yards Lost 11/69 12/52 K.Moreno 4 40 10.0 18 0 Gross Yards 865 741 J.Hill 4 35 8.8 19t 1 Attempts/Completions 131/76 99/60 G.Orton 3 57 19.0 45 0 Completion Pct. 58.0% 60.6% C.Ingram 2 45 22.5 25t 1 Had Intercepted 5 2 X.Omon 2 9 4.5 5 0 Punts/Average 21/46.9 18/46.6 W.McGahee 1 14 14.0 14 0 Net Punting Avg. 40.6 40.8 R.Hillman 1 4 4.0 4 0 Penalties/Yards 29/299 24/207 A.Miller 1 3 3.030 Fumbles/Ball Lost 6/1 7/5 M.Dell 0 0 000 Touchdowns 9 6 J.Thomas 0 0 0 0 0 Rushing 3 2 Team 76 865 11.4 45 5 Passing 5 4 Opponents 60 741 12.4 56 4 Returns 1 0 Interceptions No. Yds Avg Long TD Score By Periods Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT Pts S.Thompson 1 11 11.0 11 0 Team 27 17 21 16 0 81 J.Moore 1 0 0.0 0 0 Opponents 10 16 20 29 0 75 Team 2 11 5.5 11 0 Scoring TD Ru Pa Rt PAT FG 2Pt Pts Opponents 5 88 17.6 24 0 M.Prater 00009/96/7027 E.Decker 20200/00/0012 Punting No Yds Avg Net TB In Lg B O.Bolden10010/00/006 B.Colquitt 21 984 46.9 40.6 2 6 69 0 W.McGahee11000/00/006 Team 21 984 46.9 40.6 2 6 69 0 J.Dreessen10100/00/006 Opponents 18 838 46.6 40.8 2 5 65 0 J.Hill 10100/00/006 Punt Returns Ret FC Yds Avg Long TD X.Omon 11000/00/006 M.Willis 3 0 14 4.7 8 0 L.Ball 11000/00/006 T.Carter 31124.0100 C.Ingram 10100/00/006 S.Thompson 2 1 21 10.5 16 0 Team 93519/96/7081 J.Leonhard 1 0 17 17.0 17 0 Opponents62406/611/13075 Team 9 2 64 7.1 17 0 2-Pt. Conversions: Team 0/ 0, Opponents: 0/ 0 Opponents 11 7 91 8.3 30 0 Sacks: M.Jackson 2.0, J.Beal 2.0, D.Wolfe 2.0, S.Johnson 1.0, B.Garland 1.0, S.Siliga 1.0, R.Ayers 1.0, E.Dumervil 1.0, M.Unrein Kickoff Returns No. Yds Avg Long TD 0.5, V.Miller 0.5 Team: 12.0, Opponents: 11.0 O.Bolden 3 145 48.3 103t 1 A.Caldwell 1 34 34.0 34 0 M.Willis 1 31 31.0 31 0 Team 5 210 42.0 103t 1 Opponents 5 138 27.6 44 0 Field Goals 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ M.Prater 1/ 1 1/ 1 1/ 1 2/ 2 1/ 2 Team 1/ 1 1/ 1 1/ 1 2/ 2 1/ 2 Opponents 0/ 0 1/ 1 4/ 4 6/ 7 0/ 1 Fumbles Lost: L.Ball 1 Total: 1 Opponent Fumble Recoveries: M.Willis 1, W.Woodyard 1, V.Miller 1, N.Irving 1, M.Jackson 1 Total: 5
Passing Att Cmp Yds Cmp% Yds/Att TD TD% Int Int% Long Sack Lost Rating P.Manning 42 30 343 71.4% 8.2 2 4.8% 3 7.1% 38 0/ 0 81.7 C.Hanie 39 22 246 56.4% 6.3 1 2.6% 1 2.6% 23 9/ 55 73.3 B.Osweiler 33 16 139 48.5% 4.2 1 3.0% 1 3.0% 19t 1/ 6 57.5 A.Weber 17 8 137 47.1% 8.1 1 5.9% 0 0.0% 45 1/ 8 94.5 Team 131 76 865 58.0% 6.6 5 3.8% 5 3.8% 45 11/ 69 74.8 Opponents 99 60 741 60.6% 7.5 4 4.0% 2 2.0% 56 12/ 52 88.8 DENVER BRONCOS 2012 PRESEASON DEFENSIVE STATISTICS (2-2) (based on press box totals) PLAYER TT UT A S Yds. I Yds. TFL QBH PD FF FR 1 S. Johnson 15 132160031010 2 Irving13121000021001 Trevathan 13 112000020100 4 T. Carter1091000000200 5 Bush880000000100 Jackson 8 7 1 2 15 0 033111 Mays871000010000 8 Bruton761000000000 Wolfe752280012000 Blatnick752000010100 Unrein74 30.52 0 001000 12 Bolden660000000000 Obiozor660000000000 Ihenacho651000000000 Florence642000000100 Siliga 6 33130011000 17 Beal 54 1 2110 032100 Woodyard541000000001 Adams541000000000 R. Moore523000000000 21 Thompson 4 400011100200 Mohamed431000000100 V. Miller 4 2 2 0.5 2 0 011001 24 J. Moore330001000100 Garland321140011000 Ayers321110011000 C. Harris321000000300 Franklin321000000000 29 Robinson220000000000 Vickerson 2 20000000000 Dumervil211100002000 Q. Carter211000000000 33 Bailey110000000100 Leonhard 1 10000000000 Perkins110000000000 Porter110000000000 Warren110000000000 Bannan101000000000 TEAM 194 156 38 12 52 2 11 20 16 16 2 4 SPECIAL TEAMS STATISTICS (based on press box totals) PLAYER TT UT A FF FR BK BP TD 1 Bush22000000 Bruton22000010 3 Green11010000 S. Johnson 1 1000000 Irving11000000 Bolden11000000 Ihenacho11000000 Thompson 1 1000000 J. Moore11000000 Franklin11000000 Gronkowski11000000 J. Thomas 1 1000000 Orton11000000 Hill 11000000 15 Willis 0 0002000 T. Carter00001000 TEAM1616013010
MIS. TACKLES: Beadles 1, Gronkowski 1, Ingram 1, McGahee 1, Ramirez 1. DEFENSIVE TOUCHDOWNS: None. MIS. FUMBLE RECOVERIES: Dell 1, Gronkowski 1, Hanie 1. TWO-POINT CONVERSION STOPS: None. MIS. FORCED FUMBLES: None. BLOCKED PUNTS: Bruton, vs. Sea., 8/18/12. BLOCKED KICKS: None. 2012 BRONCOS REGULAR SEASON SITUATIONAL RECORDS
SITUATION ...... Record when leading after 1st quarter ...... 5-0 wins: vs. Oak. (9/30), vs. N.O. (10/28), at Cin. (11/4), at Oak. (12/6), at Bal. (12/16) losses: when leading after 2nd quarter ...... 8-0 wins: vs. Oak. (9/30), vs. N.O. (10/28), at Cin. (11/4), at Car. (11/11), vs. S.D. (11/18), at K.C. (11/25), at Oak. (12/6), at Bal. (12/16) losses: when leading after 3rd quarter ...... 10-0 wins: vs. Pit. (9/9), vs. Oak. (9/30), vs. N.O. (10/28), at Cin. (11/4), at Car. (11/11), vs. S.D. (11/18), at K.C. (11/25), vs. T.B. (12/2), at Oak. (12/6), at Bal. (12/16) losses: when trailing after 1st quarter ...... 4-3 wins: at S.D. (10/15), vs. S.D. (11/18), at K.C. (11/25), vs. T.B. (12/2) losses: at Atl. (9/17), vs. Hou. (9/23), at N.E. (10/7) when trailing after 2nd quarter ...... 3-3 wins: vs. Pit. (9/9), at S.D. (10/15), vs. T.B. (12/2) losses: at Atl. (9/17), vs. Hou. (9/23), at N.E. (10/7) when trailing after 3rd quarter ...... 1-3 wins: at S.D. (10/15) losses: at Atl. (9/17), vs. Hou. (9/23), at N.E. (10/7) when Denver scores first ...... 6-1 wins: vs. Oak. (9/30), vs. N.O. (10/28), at Cin. (11/4), vs. T.B. (12/2), at Oak. (12/6), at Bal. (12/16) losses: vs. Hou. (9/23) when opponent scores first ...... 5-2 wins: vs. Pit (9/9), at S.D. (10/15), at Car. (11/11), vs. S.D. (11/18), at K.C. (11/25) losses: at Atl. (9/17), at N.E. (10/7) when tied at the half ...... 0-0 wins: losses: when Denver rushes for 100 yards ...... 5-1 wins: vs. Oak. (9/30), vs. N.O. (10/28), vs. S.D. (11/18), at Oak. (12/6), at Bal. (12/16) losses: at Atl. (9/17) when opponent rushes for 100 yards ...... 1-2 wins: at K.C. (11/25) losses: vs. Hou. (9/23), at N.E. (10/7) when winning turnover margin ...... 6-1 wins: vs. Pit. (9/9), at S.D. (10/15), vs. S.D. (11/18), vs. T.B. (12/2), at Oak. (12/6), at Bal. (12/16) losses: vs. Hou. (9/23) when losing turnover margin ...... 2-2 wins: vs. Oak. (9/30), at Cin. (11/4) losses: at Atl. (9/17), at N.E. (10/7) when Denver passes for 300 yards ...... 5-2 wins: vs. Oak. (9/30), at S.D. (10/15), vs. N.O. (10/28), at Car. (11/11), at Oak. (12/6) losses: vs. Hou. (9/23), at N.E. (10/7) when opponent passes for 300 yards ...... 0-0 wins: losses: when playing indoors ...... 0-1 wins: losses: at Atl. (9/17) when playing outdoors ...... 11-2 wins: vs. Pit. (9/9), vs. Oak. (9/30), at S.D. (10/15), vs. N.O. (10/28), at Car. (11/11), vs. S.D. (11/18),at K.C. (11/25), vs. T.B. (12/2), at Oak. (12/6), at Bal. (12/16) losses: vs. Hou. (9/23), at N.E. (10/7) when playing on an artificial surface ...... 2-2 wins: at Cin. (11/4), at Bal. (12/16) losses: at Atl. (9/17), at N.E. (10/7) when playing on natural grass ...... 9-1 wins: vs. Pit. (9/9), vs. Oak. (9/30), at S.D. (10/15), vs. N.O. (10/28), at Car. (11/11), vs. S.D (11/18), at K.C. (11/25), vs. T.B. (12/2), at Oak. (12/6) losses: vs. Hou. (9/23) when winning the coin toss ...... 5-2 wins: vs. Pit. (9/9), at Cin. (11/4), at Car. (11/11), vs. S.D. (11/18), vs. T.B. (12/2) losses: vs. Hou. (9/23), at N.E. (10/7) when losing the coin toss ...... 6-1 wins: vs. Oak. (9/30), at S.D. (10/15), vs. N.O. (10/28), at K.C. (11/25), at Oak. (12/6), at Bal. (12/16) losses: at. Atl. (9/17) when scoring 20 or more points ...... 10-3 wins: vs. Pit. (9/9), vs. Oak. (9/30), at S.D. (10/15), vs. N.O. (10/28), at Cin. (11/4), at Car. (11/11), vs. S.D. (11/18), vs. T.B. (12/2), at Oak. (12/6), at Bal. (12/16) losses: at Atl. (9/17), vs. Hou. (9/23), at N.E. (10/7) when yielding 20 or more points ...... 4-3 wins: at S.D. (10/15), at Cin. (11/4), vs. S.D. (11/18), vs. T.B. (12/2) losses: at Atl. (9/17), vs. Hou. (9/23), at N.E. (10/7) in overtime games ...... 0-0 wins: losses: Adams, Mike Hester, Jacob Ayers, Robert Decker, Eric Bailey, Champ Tamme, Jacob Johnson, Steven Hillman, Ronnie Bannan, Justin Holliday, Trindon Wolfe, Derek Jackson, Malik Kuper, Chris Koppen, Dan Irving, Nate Bolden, Omar Carter, Quinton Trevathan, Danny Stokley, Brandon Prater, Matt Leonhard, Jim Harris, Chris Porter, Tracy Osweiler, Brock Siliga, Sealver Dreessen, Joel Ball, Lance Beadles, Zane Ihenacho, Duke Woodyard, Wesley Dumervil, Elvis Thomas, Demaryius Blake, Philip Brewer, Aaron Carter, Tony Unrein, Mitch Ramirez, Manny Manning, Peyton Franklin, Orlando Thomas, Julius Mays, Joe Green, Virgil Brooking, Keith Clady, Ryan Vickerson, Kevin Gronkowski, Chris Bruton, David Clark, Chris Walton, J.D. McGahee, Willis Hanie, Caleb Caldwell, Andre Colquitt, Britton Warren, Ty Miller, Von Mohamed, Mike Davis, C.J. Williams, D.J. 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(9/9) IN IN IN IN IN IN PS RI RI RI RI RI RI IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR PINPPPPDNPPPPPPPPP 12 PCCCCC 13 PPPCCCCCCCCCC A A A A A A A at Atl. (9/17) IN IN IN IN IN RI RI RI RI RI RIR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR BRBRBRBRBRBRBRBRBRB13 RCB RCB RCB RCB RCB RCB RCB RCB 12 RCB CB P PPPPPPPPPPPP P A A A A A A A vs. Hou. (9/23) KEY: IR SUS IN IN IN IN IN RI RI RI RI RI IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR PIN PPPPIN PIN P A A A A A A A
-injured reserve; vs. Oak. (9/30) L P P MLB IN IN IN IN SP SP SNTNTNTNTNWT NWT NWT NWT NWT PS PS PS PS PS RI RI RI RI RIR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR PPPPP13 PPPPPPPPPP 13PRGRGRGINPPPPPPPPPP PTEPPTEPPPPP 10 A A A A A A A at N.E. (10/7) *Total includesgame(s)playedwithanotherNFLteamin2012 IN IN IN IN IN IN INA SPS PS PPPP 14*PPPPPPPPP A A A A A A A at S.D. (10/15) -Inactive; IN IN IN IN IN IN IN A A A A A A A vs. N.O. (10/28) DNP- did notplay; IN IN IN IN IN IN RI RI RI IR IR IR IR IR IR IR PIN PPP 9 PPPPPPP A A A A A A A at Cin. (11/4) IN IN IN IN IN NWT- PPPIN PIN A A A A A A A at Car. (11/11) not withteam; IN IN IN IN IN IN SP SP PS PS PS PS PS PPPWLBP 5 A A A A A A A vs. S.D. (11/18) IN IN IN IN IN GR IN RG RG BR BR 6 RB RB RB RB RI RIR IR IR IR A A A A A A
PS at K.C. (11/25) -practice squad; IN IN IN IN PPIN R R 13PINPRGRG A A A A A A A vs. T.B. (12/2) IN IN IN IN P6 PP 13 PP W 13 PWR A A A A A A A SUS at Oak. (12/6) -suspended L 13 WLB IN IN IN IN IN P1 A A A A A A A at Bal. (12/16)
vs. Cle. (12/23)
vs. K.C. (12/30) 13 10 2 0 0 7 4 1 5 6 3 5 4 1 1 P ------10 14 12 10 13 13 13 14 13 14 14 14 14 14 12 14 12 14 13 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 5 4 9 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 4 0 0 0 4 9 0 1 0 1 S ------11 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DNP ------13 10 13 1 0 1 7 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 0 5 2 2 7 9 8 0 8 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 INA 2012 REGULAR SEASON GAME-BY-GAME STARTERS
OFFENSE GAME WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR QB RB FB (Other) vs. Pit. (9/9) D. Thomas Clady Beadles Walton Ramirez Franklin Dreessen Decker Manning McGahee Tamme (TE) at Atl. (9/17) D. Thomas Clady Beadles Walton Ramirez Franklin Dreessen Decker Manning McGahee Tamme (TE) vs. Hou. (9/23) D. Thomas Clady Beadles Walton Ramirez Franklin Dreessen Decker Manning McGahee Tamme (TE) vs. Oak. (9/30) D. Thomas Clady Beadles Walton Ramirez Franklin Dreessen Decker Manning McGahee Stokley (WR) at N.E. (10/7) D. Thomas Clady Beadles Koppen Ramirez Franklin Dreessen Decker Manning Stokley (WR) Tamme (TE) at S.D. (10/15) D. Thomas Clady Beadles Koppen Kuper Franklin Dreessen Green (TE) Manning McGahee Tamme (TE) vs. N.O. (10/28) D. Thomas Clady Beadles Koppen Kuper Franklin Dreessen Decker Manning McGahee Stokley (WR) at Cin. (11/4) D. Thomas Clady Beadles Koppen Kuper Franklin Dreessen Decker Manning McGahee Stokley (WR) at Car. (11/11) D. Thomas Clady Beadles Koppen Ramirez Franklin Dreessen Decker Manning McGahee Green (TE) vs. S.D. (11/18) D. Thomas Clady Beadles Koppen Ramirez Franklin Dreessen Decker Manning McGahee Stokley (WR) at K.C. (11/25) D. Thomas Clady Beadles Koppen Kuper Franklin Tamme Decker Manning Moreno Stokley (WR) vs. T.B. (12/2) D. Thomas Clady Beadles Koppen Kuper Franklin Dreessen Decker Manning Moreno Tamme (TE) at Oak. (12/6) D. Thomas Clady Beadles Koppen Ramirez Franklin Dreessen Decker Manning Moreno Tamme (TE) at Bal. (12/16) D. Thomas Clady Beadles Koppen Ramirez Franklin Dreessen Decker Manning Moreno Stokley (WR) vs. Cle. (12/23) vs. K.C. (12/30)
DEFENSE GAME LE DT NT RE SLB MLB WLB LCB RCB SS FS vs. Pit. (9/9) Wolfe Warren Bannan Dumervil Miller Mays Woodyard Bailey Porter Adams Moore at Atl. (9/17)* Wolfe Vickerson Bannan Dumervil Miller Mays Woodyard Unrein (DT) Brooking (LB) Adams Leonhard vs. Hou. (9/23) Wolfe Vickerson Bannan Dumervil Miller Mays Brooking Bailey Porter Adams Moore vs. Oak. (9/30) Wolfe Vickerson Bannan Dumervil Miller Brooking Woodyard Bailey Porter Adams Moore at N.E. (10/7) Wolfe Harris (CB) Unrein Dumervil Miller Mays Woodyard Bailey Porter Adams Moore at S.D. (10/15) Wolfe Vickerson Bannan Dumervil Miller Brooking Woodyard Bailey Harris Adams Moore vs. N.O. (10/28) Wolfe Vickerson Bannan Dumervil Miller Brooking Woodyard Bailey Harris Adams Moore at Cin. (11/4) Wolfe Vickerson Bannan Dumervil Miller Brooking Woodyard Bailey Harris Adams Moore at Car. (11/11) Wolfe Vickerson Bannan Dumervil Miller Brooking Woodyard Bailey Harris Adams Moore vs. S.D. (11/18) Wolfe Vickerson Bannan Dumervil Miller Brooking Woodyard Bailey Harris Adams Moore at K.C. (11/25) Wolfe Vickerson Bannan Dumervil Miller Brooking Woodyard Bailey Harris Adams Moore vs. T.B. (12/2) Wolfe Vickerson Bannan Dumervil Miller Brooking Woodyard Bailey Harris Adams Moore at Oak. (12/6) Wolfe Vickerson Bannan Dumervil Miller Brooking Williams Bailey Harris Adams Moore at Bal. (12/16) Wolfe Vickerson Bannan Dumervil Miller Brooking Woodyard Bailey Harris Adams Moore vs. Cle. (12/23) vs. K.C. (12/30)
*Broncos opened game in short-yardage/goal-line defense BRONCOS 2012 REGULAR SEASON OFFENSIVE PLAY-TIME ANALYSIS vs. Pit. (9/9) at Atl. (9/17) vs. Hou. (9/23)vs. Oak. (9/30) at N.E. (10/7) at S.D. (10/15) vs. N.O. (10/28) at Cin. (11/4)
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. Ball, Lance 2 3.4% 15 68.2% 13 17.8% 20 69.0% 41 50.6% 21 58.3% 20 26.0% 9 32.1% 9 13.4% 10 41.7% 1 1.8% 19 65.5% 3 4.1% 21 70.0% 1 1.6% 20 64.5% Beadles, Zane 58 100.0% 3 13.6% 73 100.0% 3 10.3% 81 100.0% 5 13.9% 77 100.0% 8 28.6% 67 100.0% 3 12.5% 56 100.0% 5 17.2% 74 100.0% 6 20.0% 63 100.0% 5 16.1% Blake, Philip 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% Caldwell, Andre 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 29 37.7% 14 50.0% 1 1.5% 4 16.7% 0 0.0% 6 20.7% 0 0.0% 8 26.7% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% Clady, Ryan 58 100.0% 3 13.6% 73 100.0% 3 10.3% 81 100.0% 5 13.9% 76 98.7% 8 28.6% 67 100.0% 2 8.3% 56 100.0% 5 17.2% 71 95.9% 6 20.0% 63 100.0% 5 16.1% Clark, Chris 2 3.4% 3 13.6% 1 1.4% 3 10.3% 1 1.2% 5 13.9% 1 1.3% 8 28.6% 3 4.5% 3 12.5% 4 7.1% 5 17.2% 3 4.1% 6 20.0% 1 1.6% 5 16.1% Davis, C.J. 0 0.0% 3 13.6% 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% 0 0.0% Decker, Eric 53 91.4% 0 0.0% 70 95.9% 1 3.4% 78 96.3% 1 2.8% 72 93.5% 0 0.0% 64 95.5% 0 0.0% 51 91.1% 0 0.0% 68 91.9% 1 3.3% 56 88.9% 1 3.2% Dreessen, Joel 50 86.2% 8 36.4% 57 78.1% 9 31.0% 50 61.7% 16 44.4% 56 72.7% 11 39.3% 43 64.2% 9 37.5% 39 69.6% 10 34.5% 67 90.5% 9 30.0% 47 74.6% 12 38.7% Franklin, Orlando 58 100.0% 3 13.6% 72 98.6% 3 10.3% 81 100.0% 5 13.9% 77 100.0% 8 28.6% 65 97.0% 3 12.5% 52 92.9% 5 17.2% 74 100.0% 6 20.0% 63 100.0% 5 16.1% Green, Virgil 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 1.5% 17 70.8% 5 8.9% 18 62.1% 34 45.9% 22 73.3% 13 20.6% 19 61.3% Gronkowski, Chris 6 10.3% 15 68.2% 0 0.0% 20 69.0% 5 6.2% 26 72.2% 5 6.5% 17 60.7% 4 6.0% 16 66.7% 3 5.4% 16 55.2% 4 5.4% 21 70.0% 2 3.2% 19 61.3% Hanie, Caleb 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% Hester, Jacob 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% Hillman, Ronnie 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 11 13.6% 1 2.8% 20 26.0% 0 0.0% 5 7.5% 0 0.0% 8 14.3% 0 0.0% 27 36.5% 0 0.0% 13 20.6% 0 0.0% Holliday, Trindon 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 4 13.8% 0 0.0% 7 23.3% 0 0.0% 9 29.0% Koppen, Dan 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 5 13.9% 41 53.2% 8 28.6% 67 100.0% 0 0.0% 56 100.0% 0 0.0% 74 100.0% 0 0.0% 63 100.0% 2 6.5% 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% 0 0.0% 3 12.5% 56 100.0% 5 17.2% 71 95.9% 6 20.0% 45 71.4% 3 9.7% Manning, Peyton 58 100.0% 0 0.0% 73 100.0% 0 0.0% 81 100.0% 0 0.0% 76 98.7% 0 0.0% 67 100.0% 0 0.0% 56 100.0% 0 0.0% 71 95.9% 0 0.0% 63 100.0% 0 0.0% McGahee, Willis 40 69.0% 0 0.0% 49 67.1% 0 0.0% 29 35.8% 0 0.0% 36 46.8% 0 0.0% 42 62.7% 0 0.0% 47 83.9% 0 0.0% 43 58.1% 0 0.0% 50 79.4% 0 0.0% Moreno, Knowshon 16 27.6% 0 0.0% 11 15.1% 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% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% Osweiler, Brock 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 1.3% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 3 4.1% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% Ramirez, Manny 58 100.0% 3 13.6% 73 100.0% 3 10.3% 81 100.0% 5 13.9% 77 100.0% 8 28.6% 67 100.0% 3 12.5% 0 0.0% 5 17.2% 3 4.1% 6 20.0% 18 28.6% 5 16.1% Stokley, Brandon 15 25.9% 0 0.0% 59 80.8% 0 0.0% 51 63.0% 0 0.0% 35 45.5% 0 0.0% 51 76.1% 0 0.0% 32 57.1% 0 0.0% 26 35.1% 0 0.0% 34 54.0% 0 0.0% Tamme, Jacob 48 82.8% 10 45.5% 25 34.2% 0 0.0% 56 69.1% 8 22.2% 40 51.9% 1 3.6% 43 64.2% 6 25.0% 36 64.3% 4 13.8% 25 33.8% 3 10.0% 28 44.4% 7 22.6% Thomas, Demaryius 54 93.1% 0 0.0% 73 100.0% 0 0.0% 78 96.3% 0 0.0% 71 92.2% 0 0.0% 60 89.6% 0 0.0% 54 96.4% 0 0.0% 62 83.8% 1 3.3% 58 92.1% 1 3.2% Thomas, Julius 0 0.0% 2 9.1% 1 1.4% 5 17.2% 0 0.0% 7 19.4% 1 1.3% 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% Unrein, Mitch 0 0.0% 8 36.4% 0 0.0% 12 41.4% 0 0.0% 12 33.3% 0 0.0% 5 17.9% 0 0.0% 11 45.8% 0 0.0% 9 31.0% 1 1.4% 4 13.3% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% Walton, J.D. 58 100.0% 0 0.0% 73 100.0% 0 0.0% 81 100.0% 0 0.0% 36 46.8% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% Willis, Matthew 4 6.9% 10 45.5% 7 9.6% 14 48.3% 5 6.2% 11 30.6% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 11 16.4% 16 66.7% 4 7.1% 19 65.5% 10 13.5% 21 70.0% 12 19.0% 19 61.3% at Car. (11/11) vs. S.D. (11/18) at K.C. (11/25) vs. T.B. (12/2) at Oak. (12/6) at Bal. (12/16) vs. Cle. (12/23) vs. K.C. (12/30) 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. Ball, Lance 0 0.0% 26 72.2% 21 30.0% 15 37.5% 1 1.6% 12 46.2% 3 4.0% 17 51.5% 1 1.2% 15 62.5% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 116 11.8% 220 52.0% Beadles, Zane 64 100.0% 7 19.4% 70 100.0% 7 17.5% 64 100.0% 5 19.2% 75 100.0% 6 18.2% 84 100.0% 6 25.0% 77 100.0% 7 20.0% 983 100.0% 76 18.0% Blake, Philip 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% Caldwell, Andre 0 0.0% 7 19.4% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 8 24.2% 27 32.1% 7 29.2% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 57 5.8% 54 12.8% Clady, Ryan 64 100.0% 7 19.4% 70 100.0% 7 17.5% 64 100.0% 5 19.2% 75 100.0% 6 18.2% 84 100.0% 6 25.0% 77 100.0% 7 20.0% 979 99.6% 75 17.7% Clark, Chris 0 0.0% 7 19.4% 0 0.0% 7 17.5% 1 1.6% 5 19.2% 5 6.7% 6 18.2% 3 3.6% 6 25.0% 4 5.2% 7 20.0% 29 3.0% 76 18.0% Davis, C.J. 0 0.0% 7 19.4% 0 0.0% 7 17.5% 0 0.0% 5 19.2% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 6 25.0% 3 3.9% 7 20.0% 30.3%358.3% Decker, Eric 63 98.4% 1 2.8% 67 95.7% 1 2.5% 63 98.4% 0 0.0% 67 89.3% 2 6.1% 79 94.0% 1 4.2% 68 88.3% 1 2.9% 919 93.5% 10 2.4% Dreessen, Joel 46 71.9% 11 30.6% 48 68.6% 11 27.5% 43 67.2% 9 34.6% 68 90.7% 12 36.4% 59 70.2% 9 37.5% 68 88.3% 9 25.7% 741 75.4% 145 34.3% Franklin, Orlando 64 100.0% 7 19.4% 70 100.0% 7 17.5% 64 100.0% 5 19.2% 75 100.0% 6 18.2% 84 100.0% 6 25.0% 77 100.0% 7 20.0% 976 99.3% 76 18.0% Green, Virgil 10 15.6% 18 50.0% 5 7.1% 20 50.0% 1 1.6% 12 46.2% 8 10.7% 17 51.5% 14 16.7% 11 45.8% 43 55.8% 23 65.7% 134 13.6% 177 41.8% Gronkowski, Chris 2 3.1% 24 66.7% 1 1.4% 24 60.0% 0 0.0% 16 61.5% 3 4.0% 20 60.6% 4 4.8% 17 70.8% 0 0.0% 19 54.3% 39 4.0% 270 63.8% Hanie, Caleb 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% Hester, Jacob 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 16 20.8% 12 34.3% 16 1.6% 12 2.8% Hillman, Ronnie 18 28.1% 0 0.0% 32 45.7% 0 0.0% 7 10.9% 0 0.0% 9 12.0% 0 0.0% 15 17.9% 0 0.0% 22 28.6% 0 0.0% 187 19.0% 1 0.2% Holliday, Trindon 3 4.7% 12 33.3% 0 0.0% 12 30.0% 2 3.1% 5 19.2% 0 0.0% 10 30.3% 1 1.2% 6 25.0% 1 1.3% 11 31.4% 7 0.7% 76 18.0% Koppen, Dan 64 100.0% 0 0.0% 70 100.0% 0 0.0% 64 100.0% 0 0.0% 75 100.0% 0 0.0% 84 100.0% 0 0.0% 77 100.0% 0 0.0% 735 74.8% 15 3.5% Kuper, Chris 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 64 100.0% 5 19.2% 75 100.0% 6 18.2% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 311 31.6% 28 6.6% Manning, Peyton 64 100.0% 0 0.0% 70 100.0% 0 0.0% 64 100.0% 0 0.0% 75 100.0% 0 0.0% 84 100.0% 0 0.0% 74 96.1% 0 0.0% 976 99.3% 0 0.0% McGahee, Willis 43 67.2% 0 0.0% 14 20.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 393 40.0% 0 0.0% Moreno, Knowshon 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 55 85.9% 0 0.0% 63 84.0% 0 0.0% 67 79.8% 0 0.0% 42 54.5% 0 0.0% 254 25.8% 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% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 3 3.9% 0 0.0% 7 0.7% 0 0.0% Ramirez, Manny 64 100.0% 7 19.4% 70 100.0% 8 20.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 6 18.2% 84 100.0% 6 25.0% 74 96.1% 7 20.0% 669 68.1% 72 17.0% Stokley, Brandon 47 73.4% 0 0.0% 58 82.9% 0 0.0% 52 81.3% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 30 35.7% 0 0.0% 26 33.8% 0 0.0% 516 52.5% 0 0.0% Tamme, Jacob 21 32.8% 4 11.1% 26 37.1% 9 22.5% 23 35.9% 9 34.6% 56 74.7% 11 33.3% 29 34.5% 5 20.8% 11 14.3% 12 34.3% 467 47.5% 89 21.0% Thomas, Demaryius 60 93.8% 1 2.8% 65 92.9% 1 2.5% 62 96.9% 0 0.0% 70 93.3% 2 6.1% 62 73.8% 1 4.2% 70 90.9% 2 5.7% 899 91.5% 9 2.1% Thomas, Julius 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 20.2%143.3% Unrein, Mitch 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 1.3% 7 21.2% 2 2.4% 3 12.5% 1 1.3% 5 14.3% 5 0.5% 76 18.0% 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% 248 25.2% 0 0.0% Willis, Matthew 7 10.9% 25 69.4% 13 18.6% 24 60.0% 10 15.6% 16 61.5% 22 29.3% 18 54.5% 27 32.1% 16 66.7% 13 16.9% 24 68.6% 145 14.8% 233 55.1% BRONCOS 2012 REGULAR SEASON DEFENSIVE PLAY-TIME ANALYSIS vs. Pit. (9/9) at Atl. (9/17) vs. Hou. (9/23) vs. Oak. (9/30) at N.E. (10/7) at S.D. (10/15) vs. N.O. (10/28) at Cin. (11/4)
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 76 100.0% 4 18.2% 67 100.0% 6 20.7% 68 100.0% 7 19.4% 55 100.0% 9 32.1% 95 100.0% 9 37.5% 63 84.0% 5 17.2% 61 100.0% 3 10.0% 75 98.7% 7 22.6% Ayers, Robert 11 14.5% 3 13.6% 9 13.4% 5 17.2% 18 26.5% 5 13.9% 20 36.4% 2 7.1% 23 24.2% 5 20.8% 36 48.0% 4 13.8% 18 29.5% 2 6.7% 24 31.6% 6 19.4% Bailey, Champ 76 100.0% 1 4.5% 63 94.0% 1 3.4% 68 100.0% 0 0.0% 43 78.2% 0 0.0% 93 97.9% 0 0.0% 75 100.0% 0 0.0% 47 77.0% 1 3.3% 76 100.0% 0 0.0% Bannan, Justin 27 35.5% 4 18.2% 40 59.7% 5 17.2% 42 61.8% 5 13.9% 25 45.5% 3 10.7% 53 55.8% 5 20.8% 37 49.3% 5 17.2% 25 41.0% 2 6.7% 34 44.7% 6 19.4% Bolden, Omar 0 0.0% 15 68.2% 0 0.0% 20 69.0% 0 0.0% 27 75.0% 0 0.0% 17 60.7% 0 0.0% 16 66.7% 0 0.0% 24 82.8% 14 23.0% 22 73.3% 2 2.6% 14 45.2% Brooking, Keith 9 11.8% 5 22.7% 35 52.2% 1 3.4% 47 69.1% 8 22.2% 28 50.9% 1 3.6% 17 17.9% 0 0.0% 37 49.3% 1 3.4% 22 36.1% 0 0.0% 23 30.3% 6 19.4% Bruton, David 0 0.0% 18 81.8% 0 0.0% 25 86.2% 0 0.0% 31 86.1% 7 12.7% 19 67.9% 0 0.0% 21 87.5% 0 0.0% 23 79.3% 0 0.0% 24 80.0% 4 5.3% 26 83.9% Carter, Quinton 0 0.0% 15 68.2% 7 10.4% 20 69.0% 7 10.3% 22 61.1% 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% Carter, Tony 1 1.3% 11 50.0% 37 55.2% 14 48.3% 16 23.5% 21 58.3% 12 21.8% 18 64.3% 0 0.0% 12 50.0% 38 50.7% 12 41.4% 39 63.9% 16 53.3% 53 69.7% 16 51.6% Dumervil, Elvis 68 89.5% 1 4.5% 62 92.5% 1 3.4% 59 86.8% 0 0.0% 51 92.7% 1 3.6% 90 94.7% 0 0.0% 67 89.3% 1 3.4% 57 93.4% 0 0.0% 73 96.1% 0 0.0% Harris, Chris 60 78.9% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 48 70.6% 2 5.6% 27 49.1% 8 28.6% 64 67.4% 0 0.0% 74 98.7% 0 0.0% 61 100.0% 1 3.3% 76 100.0% 6 19.4% Ihenacho, Duke 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 8 28.6% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 7 22.6% Irving, Nate 0 0.0% 18 81.8% 0 0.0% 25 86.2% 2 2.9% 15 41.7% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 4 4.2% 20 83.3% 8 10.7% 24 82.8% 6 9.8% 24 80.0% 0 0.0% 26 83.9% Jackson, Malik 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 7 10.4% 0 0.0% 8 11.8% 5 13.9% 2 3.6% 0 0.0% 5 5.3% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 2 3.3% 0 0.0% 6 7.9% 0 0.0% Johnson, Steven 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 15 51.7% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 19 67.9% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 17 54.8% Leonhard, Jim 10 13.2% 9 40.9% 5 7.5% 5 17.2% 2 2.9% 9 25.0% 7 12.7% 10 35.7% 7 7.4% 9 37.5% 35 46.7% 3 10.3% 22 36.1% 9 30.0% 26 34.2% 10 32.3% Mays, Joe 76 100.0% 4 18.2% 60 89.6% 6 20.7% 67 98.5% 5 13.9% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 90 94.7% 5 20.8% 0 0.0% 18 62.1% 0 0.0% 15 50.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% Miller, Von 73 96.1% 1 4.5% 64 95.5% 1 3.4% 66 97.1% 0 0.0% 54 98.2% 0 0.0% 64 67.4% 0 0.0% 66 88.0% 2 6.9% 56 91.8% 0 0.0% 70 92.1% 0 0.0% Mohamed, Mike 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 18 64.3% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% Moore, Rahim 76 100.0% 0 0.0% 60 89.6% 0 0.0% 68 100.0% 0 0.0% 55 100.0% 0 0.0% 93 97.9% 0 0.0% 75 100.0% 0 0.0% 52 85.2% 0 0.0% 71 93.4% 0 0.0% Porter, Tracy 75 98.7% 4 18.2% 60 89.6% 6 20.7% 20 29.4% 3 8.3% 54 98.2% 3 10.7% 90 94.7% 5 20.8% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% Siliga, Sealver 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% Trevathan, Danny 0 0.0% 13 59.1% 0 0.0% 15 51.7% 0 0.0% 21 58.3% 20 36.4% 19 67.9% 5 5.3% 15 62.5% 15 20.0% 14 48.3% 26 42.6% 12 40.0% 32 42.1% 3 9.7% Unrein, Mitch 38 50.0% 8 36.4% 28 41.8% 12 41.4% 32 47.1% 12 33.3% 20 36.4% 5 17.9% 41 43.2% 11 45.8% 18 24.0% 9 31.0% 22 36.1% 4 13.3% 19 25.0% 12 38.7% Vickerson, Kevin 27 35.5% 1 4.5% 35 52.2% 1 3.4% 37 54.4% 0 0.0% 22 40.0% 1 3.6% 45 47.4% 0 0.0% 35 46.7% 1 3.4% 25 41.0% 0 0.0% 29 38.2% 0 0.0% Warren, Ty 5 6.6% 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% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% Williams, D.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% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% Wolfe, Derek 61 80.3% 4 18.2% 59 88.1% 9 31.0% 57 83.8% 10 27.8% 46 83.6% 10 35.7% 85 89.5% 5 20.8% 71 94.7% 5 17.2% 56 91.8% 1 3.3% 68 89.5% 6 19.4% Woodyard, Wesley 67 88.2% 6 27.3% 39 58.2% 16 55.2% 15 22.1% 30 83.3% 55 100.0% 5 17.9% 80 84.2% 10 41.7% 75 100.0% 11 37.9% 61 100.0% 8 26.7% 76 100.0% 9 29.0% at Car. (11/11) vs. S.D. (11/18) at K.C. (11/25) vs. T.B. (12/2) at Oak. (12/6) at Bal. (12/16) vs. Cle. (12/23) vs. K.C. (12/30) 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 61 87.1% 4 11.1% 63 91.3% 12 30.0% 60 98.4% 5 19.2% 26 38.8% 7 21.2% 51 100.0% 2 8.3% 47 72.3% 5 14.3% 868 90.8% 85 20.1% Ayers, Robert 49 70.0% 3 8.3% 23 33.3% 2 5.0% 21 34.4% 3 11.5% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 13 25.5% 1 4.2% 17 26.2% 3 8.6% 282 29.5% 44 10.4% Bailey, Champ 63 90.0% 1 2.8% 67 97.1% 2 5.0% 61 100.0% 0 0.0% 59 88.1% 0 0.0% 51 100.0% 0 0.0% 65 100.0% 0 0.0% 907 94.9% 6 1.4% Bannan, Justin 39 55.7% 3 8.3% 40 58.0% 2 5.0% 42 68.9% 4 15.4% 25 37.3% 5 15.2% 20 39.2% 1 4.2% 28 43.1% 2 5.7% 477 49.9% 52 12.3% Bolden, Omar 8 11.4% 25 69.4% 0 0.0% 5 12.5% 0 0.0% 12 46.2% 8 11.9% 16 48.5% 0 0.0% 14 58.3% 6 9.2% 21 60.0% 38 4.0% 248 58.6% Brooking, Keith 46 65.7% 3 8.3% 24 34.8% 5 12.5% 31 50.8% 6 23.1% 43 64.2% 5 15.2% 30 58.8% 1 4.2% 12 18.5% 6 17.1% 404 42.3% 48 11.3% Bruton, David 0 0.0% 29 80.6% 5 7.2% 28 70.0% 4 6.6% 19 73.1% 1 1.5% 27 81.8% 1 2.0% 18 75.0% 2 3.1% 28 80.0% 24 2.5% 336 79.4% Carter, Quinton 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 14 1.5% 57 13.5% Carter, Tony 58 82.9% 17 47.2% 50 72.5% 22 55.0% 30 49.2% 13 50.0% 45 67.2% 16 48.5% 43 84.3% 13 54.2% 48 73.8% 16 45.7% 470 49.2% 217 51.3% Dumervil, Elvis 16 22.9% 0 0.0% 52 75.4% 2 5.0% 59 96.7% 1 3.8% 64 95.5% 0 0.0% 47 92.2% 0 0.0% 60 92.3% 0 0.0% 825 86.3% 7 1.7% Harris, Chris 70 100.0% 4 11.1% 69 100.0% 12 30.0% 61 100.0% 5 19.2% 65 97.0% 5 15.2% 51 100.0% 1 4.2% 64 98.5% 3 8.6% 790 82.6% 47 11.1% Ihenacho, Duke 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 00.0%153.5% Irving, Nate 7 10.0% 28 77.8% 0 0.0% 29 72.5% 0 0.0% 21 80.8% 1 1.5% 26 78.8% 2 3.9% 18 75.0% 0 0.0% 28 80.0% 30 3.1% 302 71.4% Jackson, Malik 19 27.1% 1 2.8% 13 18.8% 3 7.5% 0 0.0% 1 3.8% 20 29.9% 6 18.2% 6 11.8% 0 0.0% 2 3.1% 2 5.7% 90 9.4% 18 4.3% Johnson, Steven 0 0.0% 22 61.1% 0 0.0% 24 60.0% 0 0.0% 15 57.7% 0 0.0% 20 60.6% 0 0.0% 16 66.7% 0 0.0% 23 65.7% 0 0.0% 171 40.4% Leonhard, Jim 11 15.7% 10 27.8% 15 21.7% 17 42.5% 10 16.4% 10 38.5% 52 77.6% 5 15.2% 7 13.7% 5 20.8% 30 46.2% 17 48.6% 239 25.0% 128 30.3% Mays, Joe 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 293 30.6% 53 12.5% Miller, Von 64 91.4% 0 0.0% 65 94.2% 1 2.5% 50 82.0% 0 0.0% 58 86.6% 0 0.0% 49 96.1% 0 0.0% 61 93.8% 0 0.0% 860 90.0% 5 1.2% Mohamed, Mike 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 00.0%184.3% Moore, Rahim 69 98.6% 0 0.0% 69 100.0% 1 2.5% 60 98.4% 3 11.5% 67 100.0% 1 3.0% 51 100.0% 2 8.3% 65 100.0% 0 0.0% 931 97.4% 7 1.7% Porter, Tracy 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 299 31.3% 21 5.0% Siliga, Sealver 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 4 6.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 4 0.4% 0 0.0% Trevathan, Danny 15 21.4% 22 61.1% 14 20.3% 21 52.5% 10 16.4% 12 46.2% 21 31.3% 19 57.6% 34 66.7% 14 58.3% 20 30.8% 20 57.1% 212 22.2% 220 52.0% Unrein, Mitch 18 25.7% 3 8.3% 22 31.9% 6 15.0% 15 24.6% 8 30.8% 25 37.3% 7 21.2% 18 35.3% 3 12.5% 23 35.4% 5 14.3% 339 35.5% 105 24.8% Vickerson, Kevin 33 47.1% 0 0.0% 33 47.8% 2 5.0% 37 60.7% 2 7.7% 29 43.3% 1 3.0% 16 31.4% 0 0.0% 23 35.4% 0 0.0% 426 44.6% 9 2.1% Warren, Ty 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 5 0.5% 0 0.0% Williams, D.J. 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 22 31.9% 0 0.0% 11 18.0% 0 0.0% 21 31.3% 3 9.1% 29 56.9% 1 4.2% 21 32.3% 0 0.0% 104 10.9% 4 0.9% Wolfe, Derek 54 77.1% 3 8.3% 44 63.8% 5 12.5% 48 78.7% 5 19.2% 65 97.0% 5 15.2% 42 82.4% 1 4.2% 55 84.6% 3 8.6% 811 84.8% 72 17.0% Woodyard, Wesley 70 100.0% 7 19.4% 69 100.0% 6 15.0% 61 100.0% 5 19.2% 38 56.7% 2 6.1% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 65 100.0% 5 14.3% 771 80.6% 120 28.4% BRONCOS 2012 REGULAR SEASON SPECIAL TEAMS PLAY-TIME ANALYSIS vs. Pit. (9/9) at Atl. (9/17) vs. Hou. (9/23) vs. Oak. (9/30) at N.E. (10/7) at S.D. (10/15) vs. N.O. (10/28) at Cin. (11/4)
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 - - 5 22.7% - - 8 27.6% - - 13 36.1% - - 8 28.6% - - 6 25.0% --10 34.5% --11 36.7% --8 25.8% Colquitt, Britton - - 5 22.7% - - 8 27.6% - - 13 36.1% - - 8 28.6% - - 6 25.0% --10 34.5% --11 36.7% --8 25.8% Prater, Matt - - 9 40.9% - - 7 24.1% - - 11 30.6% - - 16 57.1% - - 8 33.3% --11 37.9% --12 40.0% --11 35.5% at Car. (11/11) vs. S.D. (11/18) at K.C. (11/25) vs. T.B. (12/2) at Oak. (12/6) at Bal. (12/16) vs. Cle. (12/23) vs. K.C. (12/30) 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 - - 13 36.1% - - 12 30.0% - - 9 34.6% - - 11 33.3% - - 8 33.3% --15 42.9% - - 137 32.4% Colquitt, Britton - - 13 36.1% - - 13 32.5% - - 9 34.6% - - 11 33.3% - - 8 33.3% --15 42.9% - - 138 32.6% Prater, Matt - - 14 38.9% - - 14 35.0% - - 9 34.6% - - 12 36.4% - - 13 54.2% --13 37.1% - - 160 37.8% Third-Down Efficienc Field Goals Passin First Downs Total Offense Fourth-Down Efficienc Time ofPoss.Av Total Points Safeties Goal-to-Go Efficienc Punts Kickoffs Rushin Red ZoneEfficienc Punt Returns Kicks, HadBlocked Extra Points Touchdowns Fumbles Penalties Interce Kickoff Returns Passin Penalt Made-Attem Rushin Com Av Efficienc Efficienc Av Int. Pct. Passin Av Yards No. Av Attem Gross Yds. Yds. Lost Attem Attem Rushin Sacks Net Yards Net Yards Attem Converted Converted Total Scored-Attem Scored-Attem Pla Net Yards Av Yards No. In EndZone-TB No. Efficienc Efficienc Kickin Av Yards No. Field Goals-PATs Had Blocked Made-Attem Returns Pass Rush Total TDs Lost No. Yds. Lost Number Av Yards No. Net Av TFL - g g g g g g g y . . . . ./ ./rush ./ s p g p g p p y l. p p p p g tion Returns la la y g g g ds. g g ts ts ts ts Md.-Att. . Md.-Att. Md.-Att. y y y y y y p p ts ts p p ts ts g . y y y y 45 72 82 72 41 62 51 03 82 84 81 32 71 38:34 37:19 33:27 28:17 28:42 28:26 30:37 35:14 26:25 24:11 37:25 28:20 27:20 24:55 3 5 0 7 0 0 3 7 1 0 9 1 2 61% 72% 71% 59% 60% 71% 77% 73% 80% 70% 77% 50% 65% 73% 6 3 5 3 4 5 8 4 3 8 0 6 0 31% 50% 36% 60% 38% 23% 64% 38% 25% 54% 63% 35% 33% 56% 0 0%5%5%10 %10 0%6%0 0%10 3 100% 33% 50% 100% 100% 29% 0% 75% 67% 25% 100% 25% 100% 67% 0% 75% 100% 67% 50% 100% 50% 75% 100% 75% 50% 33% 100% 50% 355. 28003. 184. 704. 443. 184. 36.5 40.5 41.8 36.5 44.4 46.3 47.0 42.6 41.8 37.3 0.0 42.8 50.6 33.5 30007000001. . . 151. 202. 8098.0 18.0 26.0 -2.0 12.5 5.5 31.5 0.0 0.0 8.0 23.8 0.0 15.3 0.0 7.3 0.0 15.6 1.0 7.0 10.8 0.0 43.0 6.0 44.5 43.0 0.0 44.8 42.3 8.4 50.4 7.3 48.0 3.7 46.7 46.4 11.0 44.6 45.7 0.0 47.6 50.2 45.0 5 4 3 3 3 0 0 9 0 7 8 4 1 204 310 242 285 270 301 291 305 309 337 338 330 241 254 4 1 1 3 2 0 0 9 9 5 7 4 8 187 288 242 273 253 295 291 305 309 324 338 316 218 240 3 3 7 0 0 6 3 5 6 8 6 3 2 350 428 333 368 386 360 359 530 365 402 503 375 336 334 ------0-0 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 ------4-4 2-2 4-4 2-2 3-3 4-4 4-4 4-4 5-5 3-3 4-4 2-2 3-3 2-2 ------0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 ------3384-8 3-8 7-13 4-8 3-3 2-3 1-4 2-6 3-5 2-5 3-5 3-7 3-5 0-0 %10 %5%5%0 %0 %0 %0 %0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 50% 50% 0% 100% 0% ------4-1 6-5 6-6 3-1 7-7 6-5 3-2 6-6 5-1 3-2 8-8 5-5 2-2 6-5 ------2-2 1-3 2-4 3-3 2-7 1-1 2-3 3-4 0-1 4-4 1-4 2-3 1-2 1-4 2-2 1-3 4-4 2-3 3-3 3-4 2-2 3-4 0-0 2-3 4-4 4-6 3-3 1-1 2-2 1-1 1-2 2-2 3-3 3-4 1-2 0-0 4-4 3-4 3-3 0-0 4-4 1-3 2-4 3-3 4-4 3-3 3-3 5-5 2-4 0-0 3-3 1-1 4-4 2-2 3-3 3-4 ------0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 . . . . . 031...... 6.2 7.4 6.4 7.0 5.6 7.6 8.3 10.2 10.3 4.7 7.2 5.5 8.7 5.0 5.7 5.8 5.5 5.5 8.6 5.9 5.9 7.5 7.0 6.1 6.5 4.9 5.0 6.1 . 352. 601. 701. 972. 804. 603. 10.5 33.0 26.0 46.0 18.0 22.0 39.7 12.0 17.0 15.3 16.0 21.0 23.5 0.0 3.6 3.6 3.1 4.0 5.3 3.0 2.6 5.5 2.5 3.5 4.3 2.8 4.4 3.5 11 41 61 61 51 61 58 15 14 16 13 15 17 16 13 16 14 14 12 11 63 23 43 03 84 73 628 36 38 37 42 45 38 39 35 29 30 24 30 25 44 22 39 26 52 41 37 22 26 20 38 21 27 27 92 63 12 22 72 22 617 26 27 22 25 27 27 22 24 31 30 26 24 19 43070061806325-2261898 56 67 65 16 17 36 875 78 67 63 70 61 61 71 52 66 77 76 67 55 1323140130006171202217 4185 6 05 2 86 3 59 4 163 140 91 95 133 65 68 225 56 21 70 30 165 25 59 21 118 21 94 18 20 29 18 22 26 24 24 20 12 53 13 43 63 73 634 26 31 17 30 36 31 34 35 21 37 25 21 31 02139017232210282219248 344 89 224 169 252 288 140 232 223 137 0 379 251 90 21 94 24 2 209 33 0 95 0 22 125 2 43 12 0 42 29 11 22 99 53 18 42 03 57 551 25 75 35 30 60 29 34 81 21 30 75 96 49 13511221111561 89511531122746912 21 61 31 31 51 416 14 11 15 16 13 14 13 8 13 16 01022000000000 17 12 9 03000102011110 10100410221111 23302000132032 01011000000000 546107259367475 00100000100000 25803553654528 64684666784677 23450242830416 00000000000000 00000201200101 21233333132311 12010010100012 43243544432424 11113210210000 11113220320111 78 66 81 1 41 22 321 33 26 92 18 44 119 12 68 61 6107441055744837 16 84 47 0 02414413212112 vs. Pit. (9/9)
at Atl. (9/17)
vs. Hou. (9/23)
vs. Oak. (9/30) BRONCOS 2012GAME-BY-GAMESTATISTICS
at N.E. (10/7)
at S.D. (10/15)
vs. N.O. (10/28)
at Cin. (11/4)
at Car. (11/11)
vs. S.D. (11/18)
at K.C. (11/25)
vs. T.B. (12/2)
at Oak. (12/6)
at Bal. (12/16)
vs. Cle. (12/23)
vs. K.C. (12/30) 46-46 40-80 70-56 24-32 31-55 23-29 47-48 30:39 4017 1542 3879 5429 2818 68% 60% 43% 75% 56% 42.8 22.9 23.1 46.2 194 512 406 187 347 347 939 137 319 409 436 691 641 1-1 0-1 7.3 5.8 0-0 3.8 9.9 31 94 10 15 21 80 61 85 44 31 48 13 19 84 28 5 3 2 0 7 9 TOTAL Punts Field Goals Red ZoneEfficienc Punt Returns Passin Safeties Goal-to-Go Efficienc Total Offense Fourth-Down Efficienc Time ofPoss.Av Total Points Kickoffs Rushin Third-Down Efficienc Extra Points Touchdowns Fumbles Penalties Interce Kickoff Returns Kicks, HadBlocked First Downs Av Yards No. Made-Attem Kickin Rushin No. Av Int. Passin Pla Net Yards In EndZone-TB No. Penalt Passin Efficienc Efficienc Made-Attem Returns Pass Rush Total TDs Lost No. Yds. Lost Number Efficienc Efficienc Av Yards No. Net Av Com TFL - Av Field Goals-PATs Had Blocked Pct. Av Av Yards No. Rushin Total Scored-Attem Scored-Attem Attem Gross Yds. Yds. Lost Sacks Net Yards Attem Net Yards Attem Converted Attem Converted Av Yards g g g g g g g y . . . . ./ ./rush ./ s p g p g p p y l. p p p p g tion Returns la la y g g g ds. g g ts ts ts ts Md.-Att. . Md.-Att. Md.-Att. y y y y y y p p ts ts p p ts ts g . y y y y 50 24 14 23 54 33 44 92 13 11 14 63 24 21:26 22:41 26:33 31:43 31:18 31:34 29:23 24:46 33:35 35:49 22:35 31:40 32:40 35:05 5 7 7 6 4 1 2 2 8 0 0 6 3 50% 63% 46% 50% 60% 58% 62% 52% 61% 74% 56% 57% 67% 55% -012242541 - - - -3471311241-1 2-4 1-1 1-3 4-7 3-13 1-2 2-6 2-2 4-14 2-5 2-4 1-2 4-10 0 0%10 %8%0 %5%10 %0 0%0 0% 0% 100% 0% 50% 0% 100% 67% 100% 50% 0% 0% 100% 100% 0% 50% 80% 100% 67% 0% 80% 100% 0% 100% 50% 67% 75% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% 8% 50% 25% 0% 25% 100% 21% 67% 19% 0% 0% 0% 36% 50% 8% 0% 40% 0% 65% 8% 50% 50% 38% 58% 702. . . 152. . 851. 601. . 7024.0 17.0 10.4 0.0 8.0 19.0 15.0 16.0 11.5 17.0 5.0 28.5 0.0 3.3 25.2 -0.3 11.5 -1.0 50.4 0.0 3.5 43.4 0.0 5.0 51.4 23.5 45.3 0.0 27.0 54.8 4.8 50.1 -2.0 51.5 51.6 11.5 45.0 43.0 49.4 54.2 42.0 47.3 004. 444. 304. 634. 624. 873. 3445.7 43.4 32.4 38.7 41.1 36.2 46.0 46.3 42.0 43.0 43.4 44.4 40.2 40.0 4 5 7 4 2 8 1 0 5 9 7 5 1 353 217 257 272 493 451 206 413 180 129 346 271 252 142 8 7 3 3 4 0 5 6 5 7 6 0 2 278 324 306 264 277 250 366 252 307 444 237 436 275 284 4 1 9 0 2 4 1 9 4 5 2 4 7 254 273 22 242 263 126 235 258 116 241 224 299 198 213 275 241 201 223 217 202 193 290 181 219 284 245 208 209 ------3-2 2-1 5-4 4-2 1-1 2-1 3-2 2-1 3-1 5-2 3-2 4-3 6-4 5-5 ------0-0 0-1 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 3-3 3-3 2-2 0-0 1-2 0-1 2-2 3-4 0-0 0-0 3-3 1-1 2-2 1-1 2-2 2-2 2-2 1-1 3-3 2-2 4-4 0-0 2-2 4-4 3-3 1-2 ------2-2 1-1 2-2 0-0 3-3 2-2 2-2 2-2 3-3 4-4 0-0 4-4 3-3 1-1 ------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 0-0 0-0 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 1-2 1-1 1-1 0-0 2-3 0-0 0-2 2-2 1-1 1-2 2-2 0-0 2-4 0-0 1-1 4-5 2-3 0-0 4-5 1-1 0-2 3-3 2-3 1-2 3-4 2-4 ...... 5.2 8.5 5.9 4.1 5.1 4.6 5.9 4.7 4.8 4.5 5.5 6.9 4.9 5.0 9.2 4.5 5.6 4.1 4.6 3.9 5.1 4.2 4.3 5.0 4.5 6.7 4.2 4.0 . 670000008. . . . 30-. 70000.0 0.0 27.0 -2.0 23.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 80.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 26.7 0.0 2.9 3.8 3.4 4.8 2.3 2.5 3.6 3.0 3.3 4.6 3.5 4.5 2.4 2.9 19 2731 6312414231423 9231317 15 1513 9161612151111 41211 8 27 94 96 58 53 58 461 94 80 35 30 45 83 15 64 59 41 69 72 52 12 8 12 14 16 12 14 12 15 17 12 14 13 19 74 3160143 65 4144 34 0 57 16 34 114 0 126 23 0 0 40 47 30 27 39 26 40 19 36 16 42 21 42 31 41 23 31 21 34 25 30 17 36 27 40 54 16 34 28 26 22 71 32 22 12 31 920 19 18 13 24 21 26 22 25 23 19 17 24 22 16 55 97 07 46 96 762 47 61 59 67 64 72 60 72 89 53 65 65 71 92 31 52 42 91 31 412 14 18 13 13 19 22 14 23 35 12 23 22 19 56 5 6219 19 25 4 16 56 61 71 148 53 52 91 51 90 251 36 56 11 62130241224433410 152 67 75 7103211 57111615033321 3- 9051 1- 01 31 52 8 15 23 10 10 -1 -1 14 5 0 19 -2 23 657348491065573 21 0100411221111 1 0000000010000 0 6736536444634 5 4311302412312 2 372184254173222 0000100010000 0 2401221220222 2 1003001000000 0 3404322230222 2 0101200010011 0 1112410231113 1 8956938744111168 0021131020102 2 2102504213026 1 0000000010000 0 0800008000023-22700 3000100011110 0 1134415742113 5 0010021010000 1 vs. Pit. (9/9)
at Atl. (9/17)
4 vs. Hou. (9/23)
01413322115 vs. Oak. (9/30) OPPONENTS 2012GAME-BY-GAMESTATISTICS
at N.E. (10/7)
at S.D. (10/15)
vs. N.O. (10/28)
at Cin. (11/4)
at Car. (11/11)
vs. S.D. (11/18)
at K.C. (11/25)
vs. T.B. (12/2)
at Oak. (12/6)
at Bal. (12/16)
vs. Cle. (12/23)
vs. K.C. (12/30) 45-29 18-20 29-31 29-29 27-70 13-17 23-37 29:21 3982 4300 1274 3326 2826 58% 48% 62% 50% 31% 26.0 21.4 48.6 40.4 274 168 800 190 622 507 358 293 907 208 259 300 175 0-2 4-4 0-0 5.1 4.7 3.6 5.8 82 16 66 29 62 24 31 22 99 10 29 42 59 30 1 2 5 7 1 8 5 TOTAL DENVER BRONCOS 2012 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 47 16 31 3 2 5 40.0% 0 0 0.0% 8:09 0 0 Denver 7 124 25 54 6 2 2 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 5:22 2 10 vs. Pit. (9/9) 0 19 1 18 1 1 3 33.3% 0 0 0.0% 6:51 1 8 vs. Pit. (9/9) 10 79 31 93 7 5 6 83.3% 0 0 0.0% 9:38 3 20 Denver 0 102 57 45 6 1 3 33.0% 0 0 0.0% 9:07 2 19 Denver 7 92 25 67 6 2 4 50.0% 0 0 0.0% 5:55 5 58 at Atl. (9/17) 10 31 12 19 3 1 4 25.0% 0 0 0.0% 5:53 3 30 at Atl. (9/17) 10 96 12 84 9 1 2 50.0% 0 0 0.0% 9:05 3 21 Denver 5 102 32 70 6 1 4 25.0% 0 0 0.0% 9:43 1 5 Denver 6 102 12 90 5 1 4 25.0% 0 0 0.0% 6:05 0 0 vs. Hou. (9/23) 7 129 55 74 5 1 1 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 5:17 4 15 vs. Hou. (9/23) 14 156 37 119 8 4 6 67.0% 0 0 0.0% 8:55 1 8 Denver 10 167 33 134 8 3 5 60.0% 1 1 100.0% 11:15 2 10 Denver 0 97 35 62 3 1 3 33.0% 0 1 0.0% 6:32 1 5 vs. Oak. (9/30) 3 60 15 45 3 0 1 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 3:45 0 0 vs. Oak. (9/30) 3 103 17 86 4 1 4 25.0% 0 0 0.0% 8:28 1 10 Denver 0 135 24 111 6 4 6 67.0% 0 0 0.0% 9:05 0 0 Denver 7 33 22 11 4 0 1 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 3:51 0 0 at N.E. (10/7) 7 98 40 58 8 1 2 50.0% 0 0 0.0% 5:55 0 0 at N.E. (10/7) 10 178 71 107 12 4 5 80.0% 0 0 0.0% 11:09 2 24 Denver 0 19 2 17 1 0 2 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 3:55 2 15 Denver 0 130 5 125 4 1 4 25.0% 0 0 0.0% 8:16 5 40 at S.D. (10/15) 10 101 14 87 4 1 5 20.0% 0 0 0.0% 11:05 5 44 at S.D. (10/15) 14 78 34 44 8 2 2 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 6:44 1 5 Denver 7 107 42 65 6 1 3 33.0% 0 0 0.0% 6:44 1 5 Denver 10 158 45 113 9 1 3 33.0% 0 0 0.0% 9:05 1 10 vs. N.O. (10/28) 0 45 16 29 3 0 3 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 8:16 0 0 vs. N.O. (10/28) 7 76 13 63 4 0 2 0.0% 0 1 0.0% 5:55 1 5 Denver 3 60 12 48 3 2 4 50.0% 0 0 0.0% 6:30 2 15 Denver 7 124 12 112 5 2 4 50.0% 0 0 0.0% 8:20 1 5 at Cin. (11/4) 0 83 24 59 5 1 3 33.0% 0 0 0.0% 8:30 1 10 at Cin. (11/4) 3 69 16 53 5 2 5 40.0% 0 0 0.0% 6:40 2 14 Denver 7 83 14 69 4 0 2 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 5:56 0 0 Denver 10 84 18 66 5 2 5 40.0% 0 0 0.0% 9:41 1 5 at Car. (11/11) 7 94 28 66 5 0 3 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 9:04 0 0 at Car. (11/11) 0 52 6 46 2 0 3 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 5:19 3 20 Denver 0 103 63 40 5 1 4 25.0% 0 0 0.0% 7:13 0 0 Denver 17 143 20 123 1 2 5 40.0% 0 0 0.0% 8:00 2 10 vs. S.D. (11/18) 7 30 3 27 1 0 4 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 7:47 1 10 vs. S.D. (11/18) 0 24 5 19 7 0 4 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 7:00 3 20 Denver 0 32 2 30 1 1 3 33.0% 0 0 0.0% 10:23 1 10 Denver 7 119 24 95 8 2 2 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 7:31 1 5 at K.C. (11/25) 6 98 62 36 4 2 4 50.0% 0 0 0.0% 4:37 1 5 at K.C. (11/25) 0 46 4 42 3 1 4 25.0% 0 0 0.0% 7:29 2 15 Denver 7 73 26 47 6 1 2 50.0% 0 0 0.0% 6:10 3 30 Denver 0 77 16 61 4 0 2 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 7:13 3 30 vs. T.B. (12/2) 10 126 31 94 7 0 2 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 8:50 3 15 vs. T.B. (12/2) 0 46 19 27 4 3 4 75.0% 0 0 0.0% 7:47 2 15 Denver 10 176 45 131 12 3 4 75.0% 0 0 0.0% 12:05 0 0 Denver 3 77 29 48 6 0 2 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 6:34 0 0 at Oak. (12/6) 0 63 1 62 1 1 2 50.0% 0 0 0.0% 2:55 2 10 at Oak. (12/6) 7 94 8 86 6 1 2 50.0% 0 0 0.0% 8:26 2 15 Denver 3 94 39 55 5 1 5 20.0% 0 0 0.0% 9:45 1 5 Denver 14 79 54 25 6 1 3 33.0% 0 0 0.0% 9:14 0 0 at Bal. (12/16) 0 21 2 19 0 0 4 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 5:15 1 6 at Bal. (12/16) 0 98 39 59 4 0 2 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 5:46 1 10 DENVER TOT. 52 1300 407 893 72 21 52 40.4% 1 1 0.0% 116:00 15 114 DENVER TOT. 95 1439 342 1052 72 17 44 38.6% 0 1 0.0% 101:39 22 178 OPP. TOT. 67 998 304 693 50 9 41 22.0% 0 0 0.0% 94:00 22 153 OPP. TOT. 78 1195 312 928 83 24 51 47.1% 0 1 0.0% 108:21 27 202
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 7 80 0 80 1 0 0 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 0:36 3 34 Denver 17 128 53 75 10 1 2 50.0% 0 0 0.0% 10:48 1 5 vs. Pit. (9/9) 3 123 37 86 9 4 7 57.1% 1 1 100.0% 14:24 3 15 vs. Pit. (9/9) 6 18 6 12 2 1 3 33.3% 0 1 0.0% 4:12 1 9 Denver 0 39 7 32 2 0 2 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 4:05 1 5 Denver 14 103 29 74 10 1 3 33.0% 1 1 100.0% 8:13 2 14 at Atl. (9/17) 7 126 16 110 8 2 4 50.0% 0 0 0.0% 10:55 1 5 at Atl. (9/17) 0 22 27 -5 2 1 3 33.0% 0 0 0.0% 6:47 1 16 Denver 0 43 1 42 3 1 4 25.0% 0 0 0.0% 6:14 5 65 Denver 14 128 14 114 10 3 5 60.0% 0 0 0.0% 6:18 1 5 vs. Hou. (9/23) 10 102 27 75 6 1 4 25.0% 0 0 0.0% 8:46 2 15 vs. Hou. (9/23) 0 49 33 16 4 1 3 33.0% 0 0 0.0% 8:42 2 31 Denver 21 180 67 113 11 4 4 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 9:59 0 0 Denver 6 59 30 29 4 2 4 50.0% 0 0 0.0% 9:39 1 15 vs. Oak. (9/30) 0 11 11 0 0 0 4 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 5:01 3 26 vs. Oak. (9/30) 0 63 13 50 5 0 3 0.0% 1 2 50.0% 5:21 1 5 Denver 7 102 15 87 6 2 3 67.0% 0 0 0.0% 6:03 4 21 Denver 7 124 9 115 6 1 3 33.0% 1 2 50.0% 5:12 0 0 at N.E. (10/7) 14 96 80 16 9 3 4 75.0% 0 0 0.0% 8:57 3 25 at N.E. (10/7) 0 72 60 12 6 3 6 50.0% 0 1 0.0% 9:48 1 10 Denver 14 105 13 92 6 0 0 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 6:51 2 15 Denver 21 111 36 75 7 1 2 50.0% 0 0 0.0% 7:23 1 11 at S.D. (10/15) 0 40 22 18 4 1 3 33.0% 0 0 0.0% 8:09 0 0 at S.D. (10/15) 0 88 20 68 7 2 5 40.0% 0 1 0.0% 7:37 3 15 Denver 7 166 66 100 8 3 4 75.0% 0 0 0.0% 9:53 0 0 Denver 10 99 72 27 6 0 3 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 9:32 3 19 vs. N.O. (10/28) 0 31 9 22 2 1 3 33.0% 0 0 0.0% 5:07 0 0 vs. N.O. (10/28) 7 100 13 87 5 0 4 0.0% 2 2 100.0% 5:28 2 10 Denver 7 76 14 62 5 2 3 67.0% 0 0 0.0% 7:30 0 0 Denver 14 99 30 69 7 3 3 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 8:17 2 9 at Cin. (11/4) 10 135 33 102 5 1 2 50.0% 0 0 0.0% 7:30 0 0 at Cin. (11/4) 10 79 18 61 7 1 4 25.0% 1 1 100.0% 6:43 5 59 Denver 7 121 13 108 7 0 1 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 6:39 1 15 Denver 12 72 20 52 2 1 5 20.0% 0 0 0.0% 6:10 5 40 at Car. (11/11) 0 14 3 11 2 0 3 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 8:21 2 15 at Car. (11/11) 7 90 15 75 10 0 3 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 8:50 2 10 Denver 7 47 20 27 2 1 2 50.0% 0 0 0.0% 3:15 1 15 Denver 6 93 30 63 7 2 5 40.0% 0 0 0.0% 10:14 1 5 vs. S.D. (11/18) 9 90 38 52 6 3 6 50.0% 0 0 0.0% 11:45 1 5 vs. S.D. (11/18) 7 133 7 126 5 0 2 0.0% 1 2 50.0% 4:46 5 30 Denver 7 132 38 94 8 1 2 50.0% 0 0 0.0% 7:08 1 15 Denver 3 85 31 54 4 3 7 43.0% 0 0 0.0% 9:01 1 5 at K.C. (11/25) 3 76 38 38 4 0 2 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 7:52 3 25 at K.C. (11/25) 0 44 44 0 2 0 4 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 5:59 1 5 Denver 21 110 14 96 10 1 2 50.0% 0 0 0.0% 8:10 2 15 Denver 3 73 35 38 5 2 5 40.0% 0 0 0.0% 11:54 0 0 vs. T.B. (12/2) 0 47 21 26 2 0 4 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 6:50 5 46 vs. T.B. (12/2) 13 88 0 88 5 0 2 0.0% 0 1 0.0% 3:06 1 4 Denver 13 106 10 96 7 2 4 50.0% 0 0 0.0% 8:59 1 10 Denver 0 69 56 13 5 2 4 50.0% 0 0 0.0% 9:41 2 15 at Oak. (12/6) 0 53 44 9 1 0 3 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 6:01 5 54 at Oak. (12/6) 6 114 8 106 6 0 1 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 5:19 2 15 Denver 14 134 40 94 5 0 2 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 6:54 2 16 Denver 3 43 30 13 5 3 6 50.0% 0 0 0.0% 12:41 4 30 at Bal. (12/16) 3 85 15 70 5 1 5 20.0% 0 1 0.0% 8:06 1 10 at Bal. (12/16) 14 74 0 74 3 0 1 0.0% 0 1 0.0% 2:19 3 35 DENVER TOT. 132 1441 318 1123 81 17 33 51.5% 0 0 0.0% 92:16 23 226 DENVER TOT. 130 1286 475 811 88 25 57 43.9% 2 3 66.7% 125:03 24 173 OPP. TOT. 59 1029 394 635 63 17 54 31.5% 1 2 50.0% 117:44 29 241 OPP. TOT. 70 1034 264 770 69 9 44 20.5% 5 12 41.7% 84:57 30 254 DENVER BRONCOS 2012 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 7 171 41 85 9 4 7 57.1% 0 0 0.0% 13:31 2 10 Denver 24 208 53 155 11 1 2 50.0% 0 0 0.0% 11:24 4 39 vs. Pit. (9/9) 10 98 32 111 8 6 9 66.7% 0 0 0.0% 16:29 4 28 vs. Pit. (9/9) 9 141 43 98 11 5 10 50.0% 1 2 50.0% 18:36 4 24 Denver 7 194 82 112 12 3 7 42.9% 0 0 0.0% 15:02 7 77 Denver 14 142 36 106 12 1 5 20.0% 1 1 100.0% 12:18 3 19 at Atl. (9/17) 20 127 24 103 12 2 6 33.3% 0 0 0.0% 14:58 6 51 at Atl. (9/17) 7 148 43 105 10 3 7 42.9% 0 0 0.0% 17:42 2 21 Denver 11 204 44 160 11 2 8 25.0% 0 0 0.0% 15:48 1 5 Denver 14 171 15 156 13 4 9 44.4% 0 0 0.0% 12:32 6 70 vs. Hou. (9/23) 21 285 92 193 13 5 7 71.4% 0 0 0.0% 14:12 5 23 vs. Hou. (9/23) 10 151 60 91 10 2 7 28.6% 0 0 0.0% 17:28 4 46 Denver 10 264 68 196 11 4 8 50.0% 1 2 50.0% 17:47 3 15 Denver 27 239 97 142 15 6 8 75.0% 0 0 0.0% 19:38 1 15 vs. Oak. (9/30) 6 163 32 131 7 1 5 20.0% 0 0 0.0% 12:13 1 10 vs. Oak. (9/30) 0 74 24 50 5 0 7 0.0% 1 2 50.0% 10:22 4 31 Denver 7 168 46 122 10 4 7 57.1% 0 0 0.0% 12:56 0 0 Denver 14 226 24 202 12 3 6 50.0% 1 2 50.0% 11:15 4 21 at N.E. (10/7) 17 276 111 165 20 5 7 71.4% 0 0 0.0% 17:04 2 24 at N.E. (10/7) 14 168 140 28 15 6 10 60.0% 0 1 0.0% 18:45 4 35 Denver 0 149 7 142 5 1 6 16.7% 0 0 0.0% 12:11 7 55 Denver 35 216 49 167 13 1 2 50.0% 0 0 0.0% 14:14 3 26 at S.D. (10/15) 24 179 48 131 12 3 7 42.9% 0 0 0.0% 17:49 6 49 at S.D. (10/15) 0 128 42 86 11 3 8 37.5% 0 1 0.0% 15:46 3 15 Denver 17 265 87 178 15 2 6 33.3% 0 0 0.0% 15:49 2 15 Denver 17 265 138 127 14 3 7 42.9% 0 0 0.0% 19:25 3 19 vs. N.O. (10/28) 7 121 29 92 7 0 5 0.0% 0 1 0.0% 14:11 1 5 vs. N.O. (10/28) 7 131 22 109 7 1 7 14.3% 2 2 100.0% 10:35 2 10 Denver 10 184 24 160 8 4 8 50.0% 0 0 0.0% 14:50 3 20 Denver 21 175 44 131 12 5 6 83.3% 0 0 0.0% 15:47 2 9 at Cin. (11/4) 3 152 40 112 10 3 8 37.5% 0 0 0.0% 15:10 3 24 at Cin. (11/4) 20 214 51 163 12 2 6 33.3% 1 1 100.0% 14:13 5 59 Denver 17 167 32 135 9 2 7 28.6% 0 0 0.0% 15:37 1 5 Denver 19 193 33 160 9 1 6 16.7% 0 0 0.0% 12:49 6 55 at Car. (11/11) 7 146 34 112 7 0 6 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 14:23 3 20 at Car. (11/11) 7 104 18 86 12 0 6 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 17:11 4 25 Denver 17 246 83 163 6 3 9 33.3% 0 0 0.0% 15:13 2 10 Denver 13 140 50 90 9 3 7 42.9% 0 0 0.0% 13:29 2 20 vs. S.D. (11/18) 7 54 8 46 8 0 8 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 14:47 4 30 vs. S.D. (11/18) 16 223 45 178 11 3 8 37.5% 1 2 50.0% 16:31 6 35 Denver 7 151 26 125 9 3 5 60.0% 0 0 0.0% 17:54 2 15 Denver 10 217 69 148 12 4 9 44.4% 0 0 0.0% 16:09 2 20 at K.C. (11/25) 6 144 66 78 7 3 8 37.5% 0 0 0.0% 12:06 3 20 at K.C. (11/25) 3 120 82 38 6 0 6 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 13:51 4 30 Denver 7 150 42 108 10 1 4 25.0% 0 0 0.0% 13:23 6 60 Denver 24 183 49 134 15 3 7 42.9% 0 0 0.0% 20:04 2 15 vs. T.B. (12/2) 10 172 50 121 11 3 6 50.0% 0 0 0.0% 16:37 5 30 vs. T.B. (12/2) 13 135 21 114 7 0 6 0.0% 0 1 0.0% 9:56 6 50 Denver 13 253 74 179 18 3 6 50.0% 0 0 0.0% 18:39 0 0 Denver 13 175 66 109 12 4 8 50.0% 0 0 0.0% 18:40 3 25 at Oak. (12/6) 7 157 9 148 7 2 4 50.0% 0 0 0.0% 11:21 4 25 at Oak. (12/6) 6 167 52 115 7 0 4 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 11:20 7 69 Denver 17 173 93 80 11 2 8 25.0% 0 0 0.0% 18:59 1 5 Denver 17 177 70 107 10 3 8 37.5% 0 0 0.0% 19:35 6 46 at Bal. (12/16) 0 119 41 78 4 0 6 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 11:01 2 16 at Bal. (12/16) 17 159 15 144 8 1 6 16.7% 0 2 0.0% 10:25 4 45 DENVER TOT. 147 2739 749 1945 144 38 96 39.6% 1 2 50.0% 217:39 37 292 DENVER TOT. 262 2727 793 1934 169 42 90 46.7% 2 3 66.7% 217:19 47 164 OPP. TOT. 145 2193 616 1621 133 33 92 35.9% 0 1 0.0% 202:21 49 355 OPP. TOT. 129 2063 658 1405 132 26 98 26.5% 6 14 42.9% 202:41 18 157
DENVER BRONCOS 2012 REGULAR SEASON TIME SPENT IN LEAD CHART
LED TIED BEHIND GAME W/L TIME PCT TIME PCT TIME PCT
vs. Pit. (9/9) W, 31-19 20:29:00 34.1% 19:50:00 33.1% 19:41:00 32.8%
at Atl. (9/17) L, 27-21 0:00:00 0.0% 1:40:00 2.8% 58:20:00 97.2%
vs. Hou. (9/23) L, 31-25 6:52:00 11.4% 1:40:00 2.8% 51:28:00 85.8%
vs. Oak. (9/30) W, 37-6 55:32:00 92.6% 4:28:00 7.4% 0:00:00 0.0%
at N.E. (10/7) L, 31-21 0:00:00 0.0% 18:00:00 30.0% 42:00:00 70.0%
at S.D. (10/15) W, 35-24 9:03:00 15.1% 6:01:00 10.0% 44:56:00 74.9%
vs. N.O. (10/28) W, 34-14 41:29:00 69.1% 18:31:00 30.9% 0:00:00 0.0%
at Cin. (11/4) W, 31-23 46:35:00 77.6% 11:02:00 18.4% 2:23:00 4.0%
at Car. (11/11) W, 36-14 44:40:00 74.4% 10:06:00 16.8% 5:14:00 8.7%
vs. S.D. (11/18) W, 30-23 41:33:00 69.3% 9:35:00 16.0% 8:52:00 14.8%
at K.C. (11/25) W, 17-9 27:24:00 45.7% 5:40:00 9.4% 26:56:00 44.9%
vs. T.B. (12/2) W, 31-23 32:54:00 54.8% 6:13:00 10.4% 20:53:00 34.8%
at Oak. (12/6) W, 26-13 55:30:00 92.5% 4:30:00 7.5% 0:00:00 0.0%
at Bal. (12/16) W, 34-17 52:13:00 87.0% 7:47:00 13.0% 0:00:00 0.0%
vs. Cle. (12/23)
vs. K.C. (12/30)
TOTAL 434:14:00 51.7% 125:03:00 14.9% 280:43:00 33.4% AVERAGE 31:01:00 8:55:56 20:03:04 DENVER BRONCOS 2012 REGULAR SEASON LEADERS BY CATEGORY
Category Player AFC Rank AFC Leader NFL Rank NFL Leader Scoring Prater - 115 3rd Gostkowski, N.E. - 138 7th (t) Gostkowski, N.E. - 138 Rushing Yards McGahee* - 731 11th Foster, Hou. - 1,313 22nd Peterson, Min. - 1,812 Passing Yards Manning - 4,016 2nd Brady, N.E. - 4,276 6th Brees, N.O. - 4,335 Passer Rating Manning - 103.5 1st Manning, Den. - 103.5 4th Rodgers, G.B. - 104.7 Receiving Yards D. Thomas - 1,210 3rd Johnson, Hou. - 1,360 6th Johnson, Det. - 1,667 Receptions D. Thomas - 78 5th Welker, N.E. - 100 12th Marshal, Chi. - 107 Gross Punting Avg Colquitt - 46.2 8th Fields, Mia. - 50.6 17th Fields, Mia. - 50.6 Net Punting Avg Colquitt - 42.0 2nd Anger, Jac. - 42.2 4th Morstead, N.O. - 44.7 Sacks Miller - 16.0 2nd Watt, Hou. - 19.5 3rd Watt, Hou. - 19.5 Kickoff Ret. Avg Holliday - 27.3 7th Jones, Bal. - 33.5 8th Jones, Bal. - 33.5 Punt Ret. Avg Holliday - 10.4 7th McKelvin, Buf. - 18.7 9th McKelvin, Buf. - 18.7 * -No longer on team's active roster HOW THE BRONCOS RANK IN THE AFC AND NFL — 2012 REGULAR SEASON
Offense Total AFC Rank AFC Leader NFL Rank NFL Leader Points Per Game 29.2 2nd New England - 36.1 2nd New England - 36.1 Total Yards Per Game 387.2 2nd New England - 432.4 5th New England - 432.4 Yards Per Play 5.77 2nd New England - 5.79 9th Washington - 6.2 Rushing Yards Per Game 110.1 8th Houston - 142.0 18th Washington - 164.8 Net Passing Yds. Per Game 277.1 2nd New England - 295.7 6th Detroit - 302.1 INTs Per Pass Attempt 1.95% 2nd New England - 1.24% 5th New England - 1.24% Sacked Per Pass Play 4.10% 2nd Houston - 4.08% 3rd New York Giants - 3.27% First Downs Per Game 22.8 3rd New England - 28.1 4th New England - 28.1 Third-Down Efficiency 43.01% 3rd New England - 49.49% 7th New England - 49.49% Fourth-Down Efficiency 60.00% 4th Indianapolis - 87.5% 8th Indianapolis - 87.5% Kickoff Ret. Avg 22.9 8th Miami - 28.3 17th Miami - 28.3 Punt Ret. Avg 9.9 10th Buffalo - 17.2 13th Buffalo - 17.2
Defense Total AFC Rank AFC Leader NFL Rank NFL Leader Points Per Game 19.6 1st Denver - 19.6 5th San Francisco - 15.6 Total Yards Per Game 307.1 2nd Pittsburgh - 273.3 4th Pittsburgh - 273.3 Rushing Yards Per Game 91.0 1st Denver - 91.0 2nd Tampa Bay - 83.3 Net Passing Yds. Per Game 216.1 4th Pittsburgh - 180.6 8th Pittsburgh - 180.6 First Downs Per Game 18.5 4th Pittsburgh - 17.1 9th Pittsburgh - 17.1 Kickoff Ret. Avg 21.4 3rd Cleveland - 20.0 5th Carolina - 18.2 Punt Ret. Avg 5.8 2nd New England - 5.8 3rd Chicago - 3.3 BRONCOS 2012 REGULAR SEASON BRONCOS 2012 REGULAR SEASON TOUCHDOWN DRIVE ANALYSIS SCORING DRIVE LENGTH TD TD Drive BRONCOS OPPONENT Yards Length Length Posession Time TDs Plays TDs YARDS TD FG TD FG 1‐9 yards 23 1 00:00‐00:59 5 1 1 (MINUS) ‐‐ ‐ ‐ 10‐19 yards 8 1 01:00‐01:59 7 2 3 0‐91111 20‐29 yards 4 1 02:00‐02:59 8 3 1 10‐19 1 ‐ 21 30‐39 yards 3 2 03:00‐03:59 4 4 6 20‐29 1 2 1 2 40‐49 yards ‐ 4 04:00‐04:59 12 5 5 30‐39 2 ‐ 13 50‐59 yards 1 9 05:00‐05:59 4 6 2 40‐49 4 6 1 2 60‐69 yards ‐ 3 06:00‐06:59 ‐ 7250‐59 9 4 2 4 70‐79 yards 1 3 07:00‐07:59 ‐ 8360‐69 3 6 3 3 80‐89 yards ‐ 12 08:00‐08:59 ‐ 9370‐79 3 3 6 ‐ 90‐99 yards ‐ 4 09:00‐09:59 ‐ 10 5 80‐89 12 1 11 ‐ 10:00‐10:59 ‐ 11 5 90‐99 4 ‐ 11 11:00‐11:59 ‐ 12 2 TOTAL 40 23 29 17 12:00‐12:59 ‐ 13 1 13:00‐13:59 ‐ 14 ‐ 14:00‐14:59 ‐ 15 ‐ 15:00 + ‐ 16 1 TOTAL 40 40 40 40 BRONCOS 2012 REGULAR SEASON BRONCOS 2012 REGULAR SEASON LONGEST/SHORTEST SCORING DRIVES GAME-OPENING DRIVES MOST PLAYS BRONCOS OPPONENT Broncos: 16 (vs. Hou., Sept. 23, TD, 74 yds., 5:08) Pts. FD Yds. Pts. FD Yds. Opponent: 16 (three times, last at N.E., Oct. 7, TD, 80 yds., 6:24) vs. Pit. (9/9) 0 2 25 0 0 9 FEWEST PLAYS at Atl. (9/17) 0 0 ‐27 1 1 Broncos: 1 (vs. S.D., Nov. 18, TD, 31 yds., 0:07) vs. Hou. (9/23) 0 1 18 0 0 ‐6 Opponent: 1 (twice, last at Bal., Dec. 16, TD, 61 yds., 0:24) vs. Oak. (9/30) 7 4 80 3 3 60 MOSY YARDS at N.E. (10/7) 0 2 74 0 1 14 Broncos: 98 (vs. N.O., Oct. 28, TD, 11 plays, 4:39) at S.D. (10/15)008015 Opponent: 97 (vs. Hou., Sept. 23, TD, 14 plays, 7:11) vs. N.O. (10/28)006007 FEWEST YARDS at Cin. (11/4) 3 3 55 0 0 4 Broncos: 2 (at Oak., Dec. 6, TD, 2 plays, 0:38) at Car. (11/11)0090118 Opponent: 1 (at Atl., Sept. 17, TD, 3 plays, 0:53) vs. S.D. (11/18) 0 1 27 0 1 15 MOST TIME at K.C. (11/25) 0 0 ‐23 3 55 Broncos: 9:59 (at Bal., Dec. 16, FG, 15 plays, 62 yds.) vs. T.B. (12/2) 7 6 65 0 0 9 Opponent: 8:55 (vs. Pit., Sept. 9, FG, 16 plays, 64 yds.) at Oak. (12/6) 7 4 68 0 0 4 LEAST TIME at Bal. (12/16)005008 Broncos: 0:07 (vs. S.D., Nov. 18, TD, 1 play, 31 yds.) vs. Cle. (12/23) Opponent: 0:09 (at N.E., Oct. 7, TD, 1 play, 14 yds.) vs. K.C. (12/30) TOTAL 24 23 436 13 11 203 BRONCOS 2012 REGULAR SEASON 2ND HALF-OPENING DRIVES BRONCOS OPPONENT Pts. FD Yds. Pts. FD Yds. vs. Pit. (9/9) 7 1 80 3 4 64 at Atl. (9/17)0010230 vs. Hou. (9/23) 0 0 ‐20 0 4 vs. Oak. (9/30) 7 4 79 0 0 9 at N.E. (10/7) 0 1 18 0 0 0 at S.D. (10/15) 7 5 85 0 4 50 vs. N.O. (10/28) 7 5 93 0 2 30 at Cin. (11/4) 0 5 74 7 3 80 at Car. (11/11)00700 ‐1 vs. S.D. (11/18) 0 0 ‐20 0 ‐8 at K.C. (11/25) 0 2 43 3 3 46 vs. T.B. (12/2) 0 1 17 0 0 2 at Oak. (12/6) 3 4 89 0 1 33 at Bal. (12/16) 7 3 83 3 2 29 vs. Cle. (12/23) vs. K.C. (12/30) TOTAL 38 31 665 16 21 368 BRONCOS 2012 REGULAR SEASON GAME-BY-GAME SCORING DRIVES Opponent Plays Yards Time Res. Qtr Scoring Play Quarterback vs. Pit. (9/9) 12 80 4:54 TD 2 Moreno 7 yd. run Manning vs. Pit. (9/9) 2 80 0:36 TD 3 D. Thomas 71 yd. pass from Manning Manning vs. Pit. (9/9) 10 80 4:48 TD 4 Tamme 1 yd. pass from Manning Manning vs. Pit. (9/9) 12 55 5:18 FG 4 Prater 26 yd. Field Goal Manning at Atl. (9/17) 13 80 4:33 TD 2 D. Thomas 17 yd. pass from Manning Manning at Atl. (9/17) 12 88 5:02 TD 4 McGahee 2 yd. run Manning at Atl. (9/17) 9 45 2:48 TD 4 McGahee 2 yd. run Manning vs. Hou. (9/23) 10 46 4:39 FG 1 Prater 32 yd. Field Goal Manning vs. Hou. (9/23) 9 75 3:10 FG 2 Prater 23 yd. Field Goal Manning vs. Hou. (9/23) 5 25 0:33 FG 2 Prater 53 yd. Field Goal Manning vs. Hou. (9/23) 2 49 0:31 TD 4 Stokley 38 yd. pass from Manning Manning vs. Hou. (9/23) 16 74 5:08 TD 4 Dreessen 6 yd. pass from Manning Manning vs. Oak. (9/30) 11 80 4:28 TD 1 Dreessen 22 yd. pass from Manning Manning vs. Oak. (9/30) 13 77 6:47 FG 1 Prater 21 yd. Field Goal Manning vs. Oak. (9/30) 9 79 3:51 TD 3 Decker 17 yd. pass from Manning Manning vs. Oak. (9/30) 4 18 1:47 TD 3 McGahee 2 yd. run Manning vs. Oak. (9/30) 5 63 1:36 TD 3 Ball 14 yd. pass from Manning Manning vs. Oak. (9/30) 11 44 4:49 FG 4 Prater 43 yd. Field Goal Manning vs. Oak. (9/30) 12 41 7:17 FG 4 Prater 53 yd. Field Goal Manning at N.E. (10/7) 10 80 4:03 TD 2 Dreessen 1 yd. pass from Manning Manning at N.E. (10/7) 10 90 3:34 TD 3 Decker 2 yd. pass from Manning Manning at N.E. (10/7) 6 43 1:25 TD 4 Stokley 5 yd. pass from Manning Manning at S.D. (10/15) 8 85 4:04 TD 3 D. Thomas 29 yd. pass from Manning Manning at S.D. (10/15) 9 55 4:14 TD 4 Decker 7 yd. pass from Manning Manning at S.D. (10/15) 4 50 2:08 TD 4 Stokley 21 yd. pass from Manning Manning vs. N.O. (10/28) 11 98 4:39 TD 1 McGahee 1 yd. run Manning vs. N.O. (10/28) 5 56 2:17 TD 2 Decker 13 yd. pass from Manning Manning vs. N.O. (10/28) 11 72 4:24 FG 2 Prater 33 yd. Field Goal Manning vs. N.O. (10/28) 11 93 5:30 TD 3 D. Thomas 1 yd. pass from Manning Manning vs. N.O. (10/28) 4 51 1:57 TD 4 Decker 2 yd. pass from Manning Manning vs. N.O. (10/28) 7 42 3:29 FG 4 Prater 33 yd. Field Goal Manning at Cin. (11/4) 12 55 5:26 FG 1 Prater 43 yd. Field Goal Manning at Cin. (11/4) 8 80 3:57 TD 2 Decker 13 yd. pass from Manning Manning at Cin. (11/4) 5 80 2:23 TD 4 Dreessen 1 yd. pass from Manning Manning at Cin. (11/4) 8 46 5:02 TD 4 Decker 4 yd. pass from Manning Manning at Car. (11/11) 5 59 2:16 TD 1 Stokley 10 yd. pass from Manning Manning at Car. (11/11) 6 20 3:26 FG 2 Prater 53 yd. Field Goal Manning at Car. (11/11) 9 62 3:25 FG 4 Prater 27 yd. Field Goal Manning at Car. (11/11) 4 54 1:46 TD 4 Hillman 5 yd. run Manning vs. S.D. (11/18) 6 56 2:20 TD 2 D. Thomas 13 yd. pass from Manning Manning vs. S.D. (11/18) 4 7 1:14 FG 2 Prater 19 yd. Field Goal Manning vs. S.D. (11/18) 1 31 0:07 TD 2 Stokley 31 yd. pass from Manning Manning vs. S.D. (11/18) 3 25 0:18 TD 3 Decker 20 yd. pass from Manning Manning vs. S.D. (11/18) 10 67 5:15 FG 4 Prater 30 yd. Field Goal Manning vs. S.D. (11/18) 11 57 4:56 FG 4 Prater 32 yd. Field Goal Manning at K.C. (11/25) 11 94 4:57 TD 2 Tamme 7 yd. pass from Manning Manning at K.C. (11/25) 7 80 2:54 TD 3 D. Thomas 30 yd. pass from Manning Manning at K.C. (11/25) 12 68 6:10 FG 4 Prater 34 yd. Field Goal Manning vs. T.B. (12/2) 10 65 4:00 TD 1 Unrein 1 yd. pass from Manning Manning vs. T.B. (12/2) 4 52 1:22 TD 3 D. Thomas 8 yd. pass from Manning Manning vs. T.B. (12/2) 7 57 3:23 TD 3 D. Thomas 10 yd. pass from Manning Manning vs. T.B. (12/2) 14 68 7:19 FG 4 Prater 31 yd. Field Goal Manning at Oak. (12/6) 10 68 4:30 TD 1 Dreessen 6 yd. pass from Manning Manning at Oak. (12/6) 10 50 4:42 FG 1 Prater 43 yd. Field Goal Manning at Oak. (12/6) 10 64 4:14 FG 2 Prater 34 yd. Field Goal Manning at Oak. (12/6) 10 89 5:03 FG 3 Prater 20 yd. Field Goal Manning at Oak. (12/6) 2 2 0:38 TD 3 Moreno 1 yd. run Manning at Oak. (12/6) 8 49 3:18 FG 3 Prater 33 yd. Field Goal Manning at Bal. (12/16) 11 44 4:56 FG 1 Prater 27 yd. Field Goal Manning at Bal. (12/16) 11 78 4:12 TD 2 Hester 1 yd. run Manning at Bal. (12/16) 5 83 2:25 TD 3 Decker 51 yd. pass from Manning Manning at Bal. (12/16) 4 39 1:16 TD 3 Moreno 6 yd. run Manning at Bal. (12/16) 15 62 9:59 FG 4 Prater 36 yd. Field Goal Manning AVERAGE 8.3 60.4 3:40 DENVER BRONCOS 2012 REGULAR SEASON 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 5 9 55.6% 2 3 66.7% 3 6 50.0% 0 53 34 7 27 5.9 3.8 vs. Pit. (9/9) 11 19 57.9% 1 2 50.0% 10 16 62.5% 1 130 121 8 113 6.8 6.4 Denver 4 12 33.3% 2 4 50.0% 2 8 25.0% 0 62 21 7 14 5.2 1.8 at Atl. (9/17) 5 13 38.5% 2 4 50.0% 3 9 33.3% 0 78 34 15 19 6.0 2.6 Denver 6 17 35.0% 1 2 50.0% 5 15 33.3% 0 142 77 4 73 8.4 4.5 vs. Hou. (9/23) 7 14 50.0% 2 3 66.7% 5 11 45.5% 0 88 60 12 48 6.3 4.3 Denver 10 16 63.0% 1 4 25.0% 9 12 75.0% 0 80 154 10 144 5.0 9.6 vs. Oak. (9/30) 1 12 8.0% 0 2 0.0% 1 10 10.0% 0 100 0 1 -1 8.3 0.0 Denver 7 13 54.0% 2 4 50.0% 5 9 55.6% 0 69 143 12 121 5.3 11.0 at N.E. (10/7) 11 17 65.0% 5 6 83.3% 6 11 54.5% 0 123 128 49 79 7.2 7.5 Denver 2 8 25.0% 0 2 0.0% 2 6 33.3% 0 74 69 4 65 9.3 8.6 at S.D. (10/15) 6 15 40.0% 1 1 100.0% 5 14 35.7% 0 118 61 1 60 7.9 4.1 Denver 5 13 38.5% 1 6 16.7% 4 7 57.1% 0 74 52 13 39 5.7 4.0 vs. N.O. (10/28) 1 12 8.3% 0 0 0.0% 1 12 8.3% 0 83 9 0 9 6.9 0.8 Denver 9 14 64.0% 1 2 50.0% 8 12 66.7% 0 72 100 13 87 5.1 7.1 at Cin. (11/4) 5 14 36.0% 0 1 0.0% 5 13 38.5% 0 116 44 0 44 8.3 3.1 Denver 3 13 23.0% 0 2 0.0% 3 11 27.3% 0 70 70 -1 69 5.4 5.4 at Car. (11/11) 0 12 0.0% 0 3 0.0% 0 9 0.0% 0 103 -21 -9 -12 8.6 -1.8 Denver 6 16 38.0% 1 3 33.3% 5 13 38.5% 0 100 119 8 111 6.3 7.4 vs. S.D. (11/18) 3 16 19.0% 0 2 0.0% 3 14 21.4% 0 107 25 0 25 6.7 1.6 Denver 7 14 50.0% 0 1 0.0% 6 13 46.2% 0 111 102 103 -1 7.9 7.3 at K.C. (11/25) 3 14 21.0% 1 1 100.0% 2 13 15.4% 0 97 59 7 52 6.9 4.2 Denver 4 11 36.0% 0 2 0.0% 4 9 44.4% 0 61 36 2 34 5.5 3.3 vs. T.B. (12/2) 3 12 25.0% 2 5 40.0% 1 7 14.3% 0 109 52 23 29 9.1 4.3 Denver 7 14 50.0% 1 2 50.0% 6 12 50.0% 0 97 101 2 99 6.9 7.2 at Oak. (12/6) 2 8 25.0% 0 0 0.0% 2 8 25.0% 0 74 65 0 65 9.3 8.1 Denver 5 16 31.0% 3 7 42.9% 2 9 22.2% 0 122 46 40 6 7.6 2.9 at Bal. (12/16) 1 12 8.0% 0 1 0.0% 1 11 9.1% 0 98 30 29 1 8.2 2.5 DENVER TOTAL 80 186 43.0% 15 44 34.1% 64 142 45.1% 0 1187 1124 224 888 6.4 6.0 OPPONENT TOTAL 59 190 31.1% 14 31 45.2% 45 158 28.5% 1 1424 667 136 531 7.5 3.5 DENVER BRONCOS 2012 REGULAR SEASON 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 9 269 DEN 30 1 5 8 0 3 1 vs. Pit. (9/9) 9 247 PIT 27 1 5 7 0 2 0 Denver 12 294 DEN 24 4 4 11 0 1 0 at Atl. (9/17) 13 371 ATL 31 4 2 10 0 2 1 Denver 14 381 DEN 27 3 4 13 0 1 0 vs. Hou. (9/23) 14 281 HST 22 3 6 9 0 0 0 Denver 11 200 DEN 28 3 2 10 0 1 1 vs. Oak. (9/30) 10 309 OAK 20 1 8 10 0 0 0 Denver 11 305 DEN 28 2 2 10 0 1 0 at N.E. (10.7) 11 297 NE 27 5 3 10 0 1 1 Denver 12 294 DEN 27 5 1 9 1 1 0 at S.D. (10/15) 13 409 SD 31 4 1 11 0 2 2 Denver 12 326 DEN 27 5 1 10 0 2 0 vs. N.O. (10/28) 12 236 NO 20 3 8 12 0 0 0 Denver 11 238 DEN 24 3 3 8 1 1 0 at Cin. (11/4) 11 330 CIN 30 1 3 11 0 0 0 Denver 14 465 DEN 33 1 1 14 0 0 0 at Car. (11/11) 15 309 CAR 21 3 5 15 0 0 0 Denver 16 552 DEN 34 3 4 12 0 4 1 vs. S.D. (11/18) 16 406 SD 25 2 8 15 0 1 0 Denver 10 205 DEN 20 4 4 10 0 0 0 at K.C. (11/25) 11 345 KC 31 0 2 9 1 1 0 Denver 12 409 DEN 34 2 4 10 0 2 0 vs. T.B. (12/2) 13 312 TB 24 3 6 11 0 2 0 Denver 10 324 DEN 32 3 1 8 0 2 1 at Oak. (12/6) 10 174 OAK 17 4 6 10 0 0 0 Denver 14 463 DEN 33 3 2 11 0 3 0 at Bal. (12/16) 16 464 BLT 29 3 3 14 0 1 0 DENVER TOTAL 168 4725 DEN 28.6 39 36 133 2 19 4 OPPONENT TOTAL 174 4490 OPP 25.4 37 66 154 1 12 4 DENVER BRONCOS 2012 REGULAR SEASON RED ZONE CHART TD BREAKDOWN SCORING EFFICIENCY FAILED Game Pos. TDs Run Pass TD% FGs Score% MFG DWN TO EOH Denver 4 2 1 1 50.0% 1 75.0% 0 0 0 1 vs. Pit. (9/9) 4 2 0 2 50.0% 2 100.0% 0 0 0 0 Denver 3 3 2 1 100.0% 0 100.0% 0 0 0 0 at Atl. (9/17) 4 3 1 2 75.0% 1 100.0% 0 0 0 0 Denver 3 1 0 1 33.0% 2 100.0% 0 0 0 0 vs. Hou. (9/23) 3 2 0 2 67.0% 1 100.0% 0 0 0 0 Denver 4 3 1 2 75.0% 1 100.0% 0 0 0 0 vs. Oak. (9/30) 2 0 0 0 0.0% 1 50.0% 0 1 0 0 Denver 4 3 0 3 75.0% 0 75.0% 0 0 1 0 at N.E. (10/7) 5 4 3 1 80.0% 1 100.0% 0 0 0 0 Denver 1 1 0 1 100.0% 0 100.0% 0 0 0 0 at S.D. (10/15) 3 2 0 2 66.7% 1 100.0% 0 0 0 0 Denver 6 4 3 1 66.7% 2 100.0% 0 0 0 0 vs. N.O. (10/28) 1 1 0 1 100.0% 0 100.0% 0 0 0 0 Denver 4 3 0 3 75.0% 0 75.0% 0 0 1 0 at Cin. (11/4) 4 2 1 1 50.0% 2 100.0% 0 0 0 0 Denver 3 2 1 1 66.7% 1 100.0% 0 0 0 0 at Car. (11/11) 2 2 0 2 100.0% 0 100.0% 0 0 0 0 Denver 4 1 0 1 25.0% 3 100.0% 0 0 0 0 vs. S.D. (11/18) 1 1 0 1 100.0% 0 100.0% 0 0 0 0 Denver 4 1 0 1 25.0% 1 50.0% 1 1 0 0 at K.C. (11/25) 2 0 0 0 0.0% 2 100.0% 0 0 0 0 Denver 4 3 0 3 75.0% 1 100.0% 0 0 0 0 vs. T.B. (12/2) 3 2 0 2 66.7% 1 100.0% 0 0 0 0 Denver 7 2 1 1 28.6% 4 85.7% 0 0 0 1 at Oak. (12/6) 1 1 0 1 100.0% 0 100.0% 0 0 0 0 Denver 4 2 2 50.0% 2 100.0% 0 0 0 0 at Bal. (12/16) 2 1 0 1 50.0% 0 50.0% 0 0 1 0 DENVER TOTAL 55 31 11 20 56.4% 18 89.1% 1 1 2 2 OPPONENT TOTAL 37 23 5 18 62.2% 11 91.9% 0 1 1 0 DENVER BRONCOS 2012 REGULAR SEASON GOAL-TO-GO CHART TD BREAKDOWN SCORING EFFICIENCY FAILED Game Pos. TDs Run Pass TD% FGs Score% MFG DWN TO EOH Denver 4 2 1 1 50.0% 1 75.0% 0 0 0 1 vs. Pit. (9/9) 2 1 0 1 50.0% 1 100.0% 0 0 0 0 Denver 3 3 2 1 100.0% 0 100.0% 0 0 0 0 at Atl. (9/17) 3 3 1 2 100.0% 0 100.0% 0 0 0 0 Denver 2 1 0 1 50.0% 1 100.0% 0 0 0 0 vs. Hou. (9/23) 1 1 0 1 100.0% 0 100.0% 0 0 0 0 Denver 2 1 1 0 50.0% 1 100.0% 0 0 0 0 vs. Oak. (9/30) 0 0 0 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0 0 0 Denver 3 3 0 3 100.0% 0 100.0% 0 0 0 0 at N.E. (10/7) 5 4 3 1 80.0% 1 100.0% 0 0 0 0 Denver 0 0 0 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0 0 0 at S.D. (10/15) 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 vs. N.O. (10/28) 0 0 0 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0 0 0 Denver 2 2 0 2 100.0% 0 100.0% 0 0 0 0 at Cin. (11/4) 2 1 1 0 50.0% 1 100.0% 0 0 0 0 Denver 3 2 1 1 66.7% 1 100.0% 0 0 0 0 at Car. (11/11) 2 2 0 2 100.0% 0 100.0% 0 0 0 0 Denver 1 0 0 0 0.0% 1 100.0% 0 0 0 0 at S.D. (11/18) 0 0 0 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0 0 0 Denver 1 1 0 1 100.0% 0 100.0% 0 0 0 0 vs. K.C. (11/25) 0 0 0 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0 0 0 Denver 3 3 0 3 100.0% 0 100.0% 0 0 0 0 vs. T.B. (12/2) 1 1 0 1 100.0% 0 100.0% 0 0 0 0 Denver 3 1 1 0 33.3% 1 66.7% 0 0 0 1 at Oak. (12/6) 0 0 0 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0 0 0 Denver 2 2 2 0 100.0% 0 100.0% 0 0 0 0 at Bal. (12/16) 1 0 0 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0 1 0 DENVER TOTAL 29 21 9 12 72.4% 6 93.1% 0 0 0 2 OPPONENT TOTAL 17 13 5 8 76.5% 3 94.1% 0 0 1 0 BRONCOS 2012 REGULAR SEASON 100-YARD RUSHING AND RECEIVING / 300-YARD PASSING GAMES
100-YARD RUSHING GAMES BRONCOS (5) OPPONENTS (3) GAME Player Att. Yds. Avg. LG TDs GAME Player Att. Yds. Avg. LG TDs vs. Pit. (9/9) NONE vs. Pit. (9/9) NONE at Atlanta (9/17) McGahee 22 113 5.1 31 2 at Atlanta (9/17) NONE vs. Houston (9/23) NONE vs. Houston (9/23) Foster 25 105 4.2 22 0 vs. Oakland (9/30) McGahee 19 112 5.9 24 1 vs. Oakland (9/30) NONE at New England (10/7) NONE at New England (10/7) Ridley 28 151 5.4 20 1 at San Deigo (10/15) NONE at San Deigo (10/15) NONE vs. New Orleans (10/28) McGahee 23 122 5.3 17 1 vs. New Orleans (10/28) NONE at Cincinnati (11/4) NONE at Cincinnati (11/4) NONE at Carolina (11/11) NONE at Carolina (11/11) NONE vs. San Diego (11/18) NONE vs. San Diego (11/18) NONE at Kansas City (11/25) NONE at Kansas City (11/25) Charles 23 107 4.7 15 0 vs. Tampa Bay (12/2) NONE vs. Tampa Bay (12/2) NONE at Oakland (12/6) Moreno 32 119 3.7 18 1 at Oakland (12/6) NONE at Bal. (12/16) Moreno 22 118 5.4 20 1 at Bal. (12/16) NONE
100-YARD RECEIVING GAMES BRONCOS (7) OPPONENTS (6)
GAME Player Rec. Yds. Avg. LG TDs GAME Player Rec. Yds. Avg. LG TDs vs. Pit. (9/9) D. Thomas 5 110 22 71 1 vs. Pit. (9/9) NONE at Atlanta (9/17) NONE at Atlanta (9/17) White 8 102 12.8 21 1 vs. Houston (9/23) Decker 11 136 17 25 0 vs. Houston (9/23) NONE vs. Oakland (9/30) D. Thomas 5 103 20.6 40 0 vs. Oakland (9/30) NONE at New England (10/7) D. Thomas 11 180 16.4 38 0 at New England (10/7) Welker 15 104 8 15 1 at San Deigo (10/15) NONE at San Deigo (10/15) NONE vs. New Orleans (10/28) D. Thomas 7 137 19.6 41 1 vs. New Orleans (10/28) NONE at Cincinnati (11/4) NONE at Cincinnati (11/4) Gresham 6 108 18 37 1 at Carolina (11/11) D. Thomas 9 135 15 46 0 at Carolina (11/11) Olsen 9 102 11.3 26 2 vs. San Diego (11/18) NONE vs. San Diego (11/18) NONE at Kansas City (11/25) NONE at Kansas City (11/25) NONE vs. Tampa Bay (12/2) NONE vs. Tampa Bay (12/2) NONE at Oakland (12/6) NONE at Oakland (12/6) Streater 4 100 25 58 0 at Bal. (12/16) Decker 8 133 16.6 51 1 at Bal. (12/16) Pitta 7 125 17.9 61 2
300-YARD PASSING GAMES BRONCOS (7) OPPONENTS (0) GAME Player Cmp.-Att. Yds. TDs INTs Rtg. GAME Player Cmp.-Att. Yds. TDs INTs Rtg. vs. Pit. (9/9) NONE vs. Pit. (9/9) NONE at Atlanta (9/17) NONE at Atlanta (9/17) NONE vs. Houston (9/23) Manning 26-52 330 2 0 83.0 vs. Houston (9/23) NONE vs. Oakland (9/30) Manning 30-38 338 3 0 130.0 vs. Oakland (9/30) NONE at New England (10/7) Manning 31-44 337 3 0 116.2 at New England (10/7) NONE at San Deigo (10/15) Manning 24-30 309 3 1 129.0 at San Deigo (10/15) NONE vs. New Orleans (10/28) Manning 22-30 305 3 0 138.9 vs. New Orleans (10/28) NONE at Cincinnati (11/4) NONE at Cincinnati (11/4) NONE at Carolina (11/11) Manning 27-38 301 1 0 103.1 at Carolina (11/11) NONE vs. San Diego (11/18) NONE vs. San Diego (11/18) NONE at Kansas City (11/25) NONE at Kansas City (11/25) NONE vs. Tampa Bay (12/2) NONE vs. Tampa Bay (12/2) NONE at Oakland (12/6) Manning 26-36 310 1 1 95.8 at Oakland (12/6) NONE at Bal. (12/16) NONE at Bal. (12/16) NONE DENVER BRONCOS 2012 REGULAR SEASON BIG-PLAY LOG
BRONCOS RUSHING (10+Yards) BRONCOS PASSING (20+Yards) Game Qtr. Time Yards Player Game Qtr. Time Yards Player (QB) vs. Pit. (9/9) 4 13:46 12 McGahee vs. Pit. (9/9) 2 8:53 20 D. Thomas (Manning) vs. Pit. (9/9) 4 7:01 11 Ball vs. Pit. (9/9) 3 5:41 71 D. Thomas (Manning)* at Atl. (9/17) 1 7:45 15 McGahee at Atl. (9/17) None at Atl. (9/17) 1 5:27 31 McGahee vs. Hou. (9/23) 1 6:28 35 Decker (Manning) at Atl. (9/17) 1 0:48 10 McGahee vs. Hou. (9/23) 2 8:32 30 Dreessen (Manning) vs. Hou. (9/23) 1 15:00 15 McGahee vs. Hou. (9/23) 2 7:11 23 D. Thomas (Manning) vs. Oak. (9/30) 1 2:27 14 Caldwell vs. Hou. (9/23) 2 0:17 22 Decker (Manning) vs. Oak. (9/30) 2 11:29 17 McGahee vs. Hou. (9/23) 3 1:16 26 Decker (Manning) vs. Oak. (9/30) 3 12:37 11 McGahee vs. Hou. (9/23) 4 9:56 38 Stokley (Manning)* vs. Oak. (9/30) 3 8:41 11 McGahee vs. Oak. (9/30) 1 14:19 26 Stokley (Manning) vs. Oak. (9/30) 3 5:03 24 McGahee vs. Oak. (9/30) 1 10:39 22 Dreessen (Manning)* vs. Oak. (9/30) 4 8:13 12 Hillman vs. Oak. (9/30) 1 3:56 23 D. Thomas (Manning) at N.E. (10/7) 1 13:31 10 Manning vs. Oak. (9/30) 2 10:30 40 D. Thomas (Manning) at N.E. (10/7) 3 13:44 11 McGahee vs. Oak. (9/30) 3 11:43 29 Hillman (Manning) at S.D. (10/15)None vs. Oak. (9/30) 3 5:22 25 D. Thomas (Manning) vs. N.O. (10/28) 1 8:42 12 McGahee at N.E. (10/7) 1 12:33 35 D. Thomas (Manning) vs. N.O. (10/28) 2 2:00 10 McGahee at N.E. (10/7) 1 1:44 30 D. Thomas (Manning) vs. N.O. (10/28) 3 13:01 31 Hillman at N.E. (10/7) 3 3:44 20 D. Thomas (Manning) vs. N.O. (10/28) 3 4:19 10 Ball at N.E. (10/7) 3 2:41 38 D. Thomas (Manning) vs. N.O. (10/28) 4 12:40 17 McGahee at N.E. (10/7) 4 7:14 22 McGahee (Manning) vs. N.O. (10/28) 4 8:15 15 McGahee at N.E. (10/7) 4 4:24 28 D. Thomas (Manning) vs. N.O. (10/28) 4 7:31 24 Hillman at S.D. (10/15) 2 13:51 31 McGahee (Manning) at Cin. (11/4) 3 7:16 10 McGahee at S.D. (10/15) 2 7:39 55 Decker (Manning) at Cin. (11/4) 4 5:02 12 McGahee at S.D. (10/15) 3 11:02 29 D. Thomas (Manning)* at Car. (11/11)None at S.D. (10/15) 4 15:00 25 Tamme (Manning) vs. S.D. (11/18) 1 5:49 21 Hillman at S.D. (10/15) 4 9:09 21 Stokley (Manning)* vs. S.D. (11/18) 3 0:52 19 Hillman vs. N.O. (10/28) 1 7:09 41 D. Thomas (Manning) vs. S.D. (11/18) 4 13:52 14 Ball vs. N.O. (10/28) 2 9:00 34 D. Thomas (Manning) vs. S.D. (11/18) 4 5:42 13 Ball vs. N.O. (10/28) 2 3:26 23 Decker (Manning) at K.C. (11/25) 1 4:49 10 Moreno vs. N.O. (10/28) 3 13:22 26 D. Thomas (Manning) at K.C. (11/25) 3 7:30 15 Moreno vs. N.O. (10/28) 3 1:51 23 Tamme (Manning) at K.C. (11/25) 3 7:04 10 Hillman vs. N.O. (10/28) 3 1:20 23 D. Thomas (Manning) at K.C. (11/25) 4 5:45 17 Moreno vs. N.O. (10/28) 4 13:14 28 Green (Manning) vs. T.B. (12/2) 2 3:56 16 Moreno at Cin. (11/4) 1 9:57 21 Decker (Manning) at Oak. (12/6) 1 1:11 12 Hillman at Cin. (11/4) 2 12:07 45 D. Thomas (Manning) at Oak. (12/6) 4 11:31 18 Moreno at Cin. (11/4) 3 6:47 20 Stokley (Manning) at Oak. (12/6) 4 3:57 15 Moreno at Cin. (11/4) 4 13:05 30 Decker (Manning) at Bal. (12/16) 1 1:03 20 Moreno at Car. (11/11) 1 3:23 32 D. Thomas (Manning) at Car. (11/11) 3 10:55 23 Stokley (Manning) at Car. (11/11) 3 0:12 22 Dreessen (Manning) at Car. (11/11) 4 3:36 46 D. Thomas (Manning) vs. S.D. (11/18) 2 1:51 31 Stokley (Manning)* vs. S.D. (11/18) 3 7:23 20 Decker (Manning)* vs. S.D. (11/18) 4 5:18 30 Tamme (Manning) at K.C. (11/25) 1 3:12 29 Decker (Manning) at K.C. (11/25) 2 4:09 31 Stokley (Manning) at K.C. (11/25) 2 1:20 22 Tamme (Manning) at K.C. (11/25) 3 4:46 30 D. Thomas (Manning)* at K.C. (11/25) 4 1:59 27 D. Thomas (Manning) vs. T.B. (12/2) 2 13:40 28 D. Thomas (Manning) at Oak. (12/6) 1 11:47 26 Moreno (Manning) at Oak. (12/6) 3 9:53 29 Decker (Manning) at Oak. (12/6) 3 10:27 22 D. Thomas (Manning) at Bal. (12/16) 3 8:19 28 Dreessen (Manning) at Bal. (12/16) 3 10:02 51 Decker (Manning)* RUSHING BIG-PLAY TOTALS PASSING BIG-PLAY TOTALS No. Yds. Avg. TDs No. Yds. Avg. TDs TOTALS 36 545 15.1 0 TOTALS 49 1605 32.8 9 *Play resulted in a touchdown DENVER BRONCOS 2012 REGULAR SEASON OPPONENTS BIG-PLAY LOG
OPPONENT RUSHING (10+Yards) OPPONENT PASSING (20+Yards) Game Qtr. Time Yards Player Game Qtr. Time Yards Player (QB) vs. Pit. (9/9) 2 14:20 11 Dwyer vs. Pit. (9/9) 2 2:31 23 A. Brown (Roethlisberger) at Atl. (9/17) 4 1:54 15 Turner vs. Pit. (9/9) 2 1:56 27 A. Brown (Roethlisberger) vs. Hou. (9/23) 1 8:05 11 Foster vs. Pit. (9/9) 3 3:53 23 Miller (Roethlisberger) vs. Hou. (9/23) 1 1:00 22 Foster at Atl. (9/17) 3 9:48 21 White (Ryan) vs. Hou. (9/23) 2 3:31 21 Martin at Atl. (9/17) 3 9:11 20 White (Ryan) vs. Oak. (9/30) 4 2:28 13 Goodson vs. Hou. (9/23) 1 6:38 60 Johnson (Schaub)* at N.E. (10/7) 1 6:07 15 Ridley vs. Hou. (9/23) 2 12:25 27 Graham (Schaub) at N.E. (10/7) 2 2:29 24 Bolden vs. Hou. (9/23) 2 9:03 52 Walter (Schaub)* at N.E. (10/7) 3 11:18 19 Ridley vs. Hou. (9/23) 3 2:57 46 Jean (Schaub) at N.E. (10/7) 3 9:05 19 Woodhead vs. Oak. (9/30) 1 9:38 31 Reece (Palmer) at N.E. (10/7) 4 14:33 11 Bolden vs. Oak. (9/30) 2 14:22 22 Myers (Palmer) at N.E. (10/7) 4 6:00 20 Ridley vs. Oak. (9/30) 2 1:56 37 Moore (Palmer) at N.E. (10/7) 4 2:43 11 Bolden at N.E. (10/7) 2 3:42 25 Woodhead (Brady) at S.D. (10/15) 2 1:54 10 Mathews at N.E. (10/7) 4 15:00 25 Branch (Brady) at S.D. (10/15) 3 9:29 13 Mathews at S.D. (10/15) 1 4:40 25 Floyd (Rivers) vs. N.O. (10/28)None at S.D. (10/15) 1 3:58 23 Gates (Rivers) at Cin. (11/4) 3 14:11 11 Dalton vs. N.O. (10/28) 2 15:00 29 Sproles (Brees)* at Car. (11/11) 1 15:00 14 Stewart vs. N.O. (10/28) 4 5:22 20 Graham (Brees) vs. S.D. (11/18) 3 9:37 11 Mathews at Cin. (11/4) 1 3:35 37 Green (Dalton) at K.C. (11/25) 1 11:31 19 McCluster at Cin. (11/4) 3 4:10 34 Sanu (Dalton) at K.C. (11/25) 3 11:23 11 Charles at Car. (11/11) 1 9:11 26 Olsen (Newton) at K.C. (11/25) 3 10:13 11 Charles at Car. (11/11) 1 8:48 26 Tolbert (Newton) at K.C. (11/25) 4 12:40 15 Charles at Car. (11/11) 3 8:28 21 LaFell (Newton) at K.C. (11/25) 4 9:39 12 Charles vs. S.D. (11/18) 4 10:43 38 Floyd (Rivers) vs. T.B. (12/2)None vs. S.D. (11/18) 4 3:11 24 Mathews (Rivers) at Oak. (12/6) 3 15:00 36 McFadden vs. S.D. (11/18) 4 1:29 21 Alexander (Rivers)* at Bal. (12/16) 2 8:12 14 Pierce at K.C. (11/25) 2 10:13 21 Moeaki (Quinn) at Bal. (12/16) 2 1:23 11 Rice vs. T.B. (12/2) 1 8:14 26 Martin (Freeman) vs. T.B. (12/2) 1 2:24 40 Williams (Freeman) vs. T.B. (12/2) 4 4:37 24 Jackson (Freeman) vs. T.B. (12/2) 4 2:44 28 Williams (Freeman) at Oak. (12/6) 1 3:49 58 Streater (Palmer) at Oak. (12/6) 4 5:47 56 Heyward-Bey (Palmer)* at Bal. (12/16) 2 2:00 43 Jones (Flacco) at Bal. (12/16) 4 14:47 31 Pitta (Flacco)* at Bal. (12/16) 4 4:32 61 Pitta (Flacco)* RUSHING BIG-PLAY TOTALS PASSING BIG-PLAY TOTALS No. Yds. Avg. TDs No. Yds. Avg. TDs TOTALS 26 400 15.4 0 TOTALS 33 1016 30.8 7 *Play resulted in a touchdown DENVER BRONCOS 2012 REGULAR SEASON TAKEAWAY CHART
BRONCOS OPPONENTS GAME W/L +/- INT FUM Total Pts. INT FUM Total Pts.
vs. Pit. (9/9) W EVEN 1016 0110
at Atl. (9/17) L-4 0000 31413
vs. Hou. (9/23) L+1 11210 0110
vs. Oak. (9/30) W-1 0000 0110
at N.E. (10/7) L-2 0110 0337
at S.D. (10/15) W+3 42621 12317
vs. N.O. (10/28) W EVEN 1017 0117
at Cin. (11/4) W-1 1017 20210
at Car. (11/11) W EVEN 2027 0220
vs. S.D. (11/18) W+1 21313 1127
at K.C. (11/25) W EVEN 1010 1010
vs. T.B. (12/2) W EVEN 1017 1013
at Oak. (12/6) W+1 11210 1017
at Bal. (12/16) W EVEN 1 1 2 10 0000
vs. Cle. (12/23)
vs. K.C. (12/30)
TOTALS 11-3 EVEN 16 7 23 98 10 13 23 71
DENVER BRONCOS 2012 REGULAR SEASON TURNOVER LOG (EVEN) TAKEAWAYS (23 TOT., 16 INT, 7 FUM, 98 pts.) GIVEAWAYS (23 TOT., 10 INTS, 13 FUM, 71 pts.) Game Qtr. Time Takeaway Player Field Pos. Pts. Game Qtr. Time Giveaway Player Field Pos. Pts. vs. Pit. (9/9) 4 2:10 Interception Porter TD 6 vs. Pit. (9/9) 1 7:21 Fumble McGahee DEN 48 0 at Atl. (9/17) None at Atl. (9/17) 1 14:24 Interception Manning DEN 1 7 vs. Hou. (9/23) 2 0:46 Interception Woodyard DEN 40 3 1 11:56 Interception Manning DEN 43 3 4 10:28 Fumble Bannan 50 7 1 7:09 Interception Manning ATL 47 0 vs. Oak. (9/30) None 1 0:13 Fumble Moreno ATL 32 3 at N.E. (10/7) 4 5:27 Fumble Miller DEN 32 0 vs. Hou. (9/23) 4 0:00 Fumble D. Thomas 50 0 at S.D. (10/15) 2 8:51 Interception Leonhard DEN 10 0 vs. Oak. (9/30) 2 10:30 Fumble D. Thomas OAK 4 0 3 4:56 Fumble T. Carter TD 7 at N.E. (10/7) 1 12:33 Fumble D. Thomas NE 17 0 4 11:24 Interception T. Carter 50 7 3 5:00 Fumble Manning DEN 14 7 4 6:54 Interception Harris DEN 34 0 4 3:48 Fumble McGahee NE 11 0 4 2:15 Interception Harris TD 7 at S.D. (10/15) 1 10:06 Fumble Holliday DEN 17 3 4 0:52 Fumble Adams SD 34 0 1 9:03 Fumble Bolden DEN 19 7 vs. N.O. (10/28) 2 9:17 Interception Woodyard DEN 44 7 2 6:15 Interception Manning TD 7 at Cin. (11/4) 4 8:46 Interception Bailey CIN 46 7 vs. N.O. (10/28) 1 1:54 Fumble McGahee NO 45 7 at Car. (11/11) 3 10:12 Interception T. Carter TD 7 at Cin. (11/4) 3 5:37 Interception Manning CIN 20 3 4 2:00 Interception Moore DEN 34 0 3 0:08 Interception Manning DEN 27 7 vs. S.D. (11/18) 2 12:57 Interception Woodyard SD 8 3 at Car. (11/11) 3 10:21 Fumble Manning CAR 34 0 3 7:51 Fumble Woodyard SD 25 7 3 4:52 Fumble McGahee CAR 22 0 4 9:18 Interception Leonhard DEN 29 3 vs. S.D. (11/18) 1 7:00 Interception Manning TD 7 at K.C. (11/15) 4 0:01 Interception Bruton DEN 26 0 2 8:01 Fumble Ball SD 37 0 vs. T.B. (12/2) 3 4:04 Interception Miller TD 7 at K.C. (11/25) 2 12:00 Interception Manning KC 20 0 at Oak. (12/6) 1 3:06 Interception Bailey DEN 21 3 vs. T.B. (12/2) 3 2:16 Interception Manning DEN 48 3 3 5:50 Fumble Unrein OAK 2 7 at Oak. (12/6) 2 8:42 Interception Manning OAK 20 7 at Bal. (12/16) 1 12:17 Fumble Moore DEN 47 3 at Bal. (12/16) None 2 0:30 Interception Harris TD 7
BRONCOS TAKEAWAY LEADERS BRONCOS GIVEAWAY LEADERS Player INT FUM Totals Pts. Player INT FUM Totals Pts. Woodyard 3 1 4 20 Manning 10 2 12 51 T. Carter 2 1 3 21 McGahee 0 4 4 7 Harris 3 0 3 14 D. Thomas 0 3 3 0 Bailey 2 0 2 10 Ball 0 1 1 0 Leonhard 2 0 2 3 Bolden 0 1 1 7 Miller 1 1 2 7 Holliday 0 1 1 3 Moore 1 1 2 3 Moreno 0 1 1 3 Adams 0 1 1 0 Bannan 0 1 1 7 Bruton 1 0 1 0 Porter 1 0 1 6 Unrein 0 1 1 7 TOTALS 16 7 23 98 TOTALS 10 13 23 71 2012 REGULAR SEASON INDIVIDUAL GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS — BRONCOS LEADERS SCORING RUSHES RUSH YDS RECEPTIONS REC. YDS Game vs. Pit. (9/9) Four players 6 McGahee 16 McGahee 64 Three players 5 D. Thomas 110 at Atl. (9/17) McGahee 12 McGahee 22 McGahee 113 D. Thomas 11 D. Thomas 78 vs. Hou. (9/23) Prater 11 McGahee 12 McGahee 36 Decker 8 Decker 136 vs. Oak. (9/30) Prater 13 McGahee 19 McGahee 112 Decker 7 D. Thomas 103 at N.E. (10/7) Three players 6 McGahee 14 McGahee 51 D. Thomas 9 D. Thomas 180 at S.D. (10/15) Prater 5 McGahee 17 McGahee 56 Decker, Dreessen 6 Decker 98 vs. N.O. (10/28) Decker 12 McGahee 23 McGahee 122 D. Thomas 7 D. Thomas 137 at Cin. (11/4) Decker 12 McGahee 23 McGahee 66 Decker 8 Decker 99 at Car. (11/11) Prater 10 McGahee 14 McGahee 56 D. Thomas 9 D. Thomas 135 vs. S.D. (11/18) Prater 12 McGahee 7 McGahee 55 Three players 4 Stokley 55 at K.C. (11/25) Tamme, D. Thomas 6 Moreno 20 Moreno 85 Decker, Thomas 8 Thomas 82 vs. T.B. (12/2) D. Thomas 12 Moreno 20 Moreno 69 Tamme 13 D. Thomas 99 at Oak. (12/6) Prater 14 Moreno 32 Moreno 119 Decker 8 Decker 88 at Bal. (12/16) Prater 10 Moreno 22 Moreno 118 Decker 8 Decker 133 AVERAGE 10.1 18.6 80.1 7.9 109.5 TACKLES SACKS INTS PASSES DEF. ST. TACKLES Game vs. Pit. (9/9) Woodyard 12 Miller 2 Porter 1 Porter 5 Three players 1 at Atl. (9/17) Adams 8 Miller 1 None 0 Adams, Carter, Porte 1 Irving 2 vs. Hou. (9/23) Moore 9 Dumervil 1 Woodyard 1 Adams 3 Four players 1 vs. Oak. (9/30) Moore, Woodyard 6 Dumervil 1.5 None 0 Adams, Bailey 1 Tamme 1 at N.E. (10/7) Adams, Moore 12 Miller 2 None 0 Miller 1 Beadles, Franklin 1 at S.D. (10/15) Woodyard 9 Dumervil 2 Harris 2 Carter, Harris 2 None 0 vs. N.O. (10/28) Woodyard 13 Woodyard 1 Woodyard 1 Five players 2 Brewer 1 at Cin. (11/4) Woodyard 14 Miller 3 Bailey 1 Carter 2 Five players 1 at Car. (11/11) Harris 7 Vickerson 2 Carter, Moore 1 Ayers 2 Bolden, Irving 2 vs. S.D. (11/18) Bailey, Woodyard 8 Miller 3 Leonhard, Woodyard 1 Harris 2 Irving, Miller 1 at K.C. (11/25) Woodyard 9 Miller, Woodyard 1 Burton 1 Four players 1 Willis 2 vs. T.B. (12/2) Harris, Miller 6 Miller 1 Miller 1 Carter, Harris 2 Johnson 1 at Oak. (12/6) Carter 6 Miller 1 Bailey 1 Bailey, Carter, Moore 1 Johnson 2 at Bal. (12/16) Bailey 6 Ayers, Dumervil, Wolfe 1 Harris 1 Three players 1 Johnson, Prater 2 AVERAGE 8.9 1.6 0.9 1.9 1.3 PUNT RET. PR YDS KICKOFF RET. KOR YDS PUNTS Game vs. Pit. (9/9) Leonhard 2 Leonhard 22 None 0 None 0 Colquitt 2 at Atl. (9/17) Leonhard 2 Decker 9 Bolden 2 Bolden 47 Colquitt 5 vs. Hou. (9/23) Leonhard 3 Leonhard 16 Bolden 3 Bolden 66 Colquitt 8 vs. Oak. (9/30) Leonhard 5 Leonhard 42 Bolden 1 Bolden 16 None 0 at N.E. (10/7) None 0 None 0 Bolden 3 Bolden 61 Colquitt 3 at S.D. (10/15) Holliday 2 Holliday 12 Bolden 4 Bolden 68 Colquitt 5 vs. N.O. (10/28) Holliday 4 Holliday 43 Bolden 1 Bolden 12 Colquitt 5 at Cin. (11/4) Holliday 2 Holliday 2 Holliday 2 Holliday 119 Colquitt 3 at Car. (11/11) Holliday 8 Holliday 125 Holliday 2 Holliday 44 Colquitt 6 vs. S.D. (11/18) Holliday 3 Holliday 22 Holliday 1 Holliday 18 Colquitt 5 at K.C. (11/25) None 0 None 0 Holliday 2 Holliday 92 Colquitt 4 vs. T.B. (12/2) Holliday 4 Holliday 95 Holliday 1 Holliday 26 Colquitt 5 at Oak. (12/6) Holliday 1 Holliday 0 Holliday 1 Holliday 33 Colquitt 2 at Bal. (12/16) Holliday 5 Holliday 33 Holliday, Willis 1 Holliday 20 Colquitt 8 AVERAGE 2.9 30.1 1.7 44.4 4.4 2012 REGULAR SEASON INDIVIDUAL GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS — OPPONENT LEADERS SCORING RUSHES RUSH YDS RECEPTIONS REC. YDS Game vs. Pit. (9/9) Suisham 7 Redman 11 Dwyer 43 Four players 4 A. Brown 74 at Atl. (9/17) Bryant 9 Turner 17 Turner 42 White 11 White 102 vs. Hou. (9/23) Graham 7 Foster 25 Foster 105 Walter, Daniels, Casey 3 Walter 73 vs. Oak. (9/30) Janikowski 6 McFadden 13 McFadden 34 Reece 5 Moore 71 at N.E. (10/7) Gostkowski 7 Ridley 28 Ridley 151 Welker 13 Welker 104 at S.D. (10/15) Gates 12 Mathews 22 Mathews 74 Gates 6 Gates 81 vs. N.O. (10/28) Sproles & Graham 6 Thomas 8 Thomas 43 Sproles 7 Colston & Graham 63 at Cin. (11/4) Nugent 8 Green-Ellis 17 Green-Ellis 56 Green 7 Gresham 108 at Car. (11/11) Olsen 12 Stewart 8 Stewart 31 Olsen 9 Olsen 102 vs. S.D. (11/18) Alexander 12 Mathews 15 Mathews 47 Alexander 7 Alexander 96 at K.C. (11/25) Succop 9 Charles 23 Charles 107 Bowe 12 Bowe 41 vs. T.B. (12/2) Barth 11 Martin 18 Martin 56 Williams 12 Williams 93 at Oak. (12/6) Heyward-Bey, McFadden 6 McFadden 11 McFadden 52 Heyward-Bay 5 Streater 100 at Bal. (12/16) Pitta 12 Rice 12 Rice 38 Pitta 7 Pitta 125 AVERAGE 8.9 16.3 62.8 7.7 88.1 TACKLES SACKS INTS PASSES DEF. ST. TACKLES Game vs. Pit. (9/9) Foote 8 Foote, Worilds 1 None 0 Lewis 3 Worilds, C. Brown 1 at Atl. (9/17) Weatherspoon 10 Three players 1 Three players 1 Moore, Robinson 2 Three Players 1 vs. Hou. (9/23) Jackson 8 Watt 2.5 None 0 Joseph 3 Mercilus 2 vs. Oak. (9/30) Branch, Wheeler 9 None 0 None 0 Three players 1 None 0 at N.E. (10/7) Mayo 13 Mayo, Ninkovich 1 None 0 Dennard, Jones 1 Ridley 1 at S.D. (10/15) Cason 7 None 0 Jammer 1 Weddle, Jammer 1 Four players 1 vs. N.O. (10/28) Three players 9 None 0 None 0 Harper 2 Six players 1 at Cin. (11/4) Crocker, Maualuga 7 None 0 Newman 2 Newman 4 Skuta 2 at Car. (11/11) Kuechly 10 Johnson 1 None 0 Three players 1 Phillips, Senn 2 vs. S.D. (11/18) Butler 8 Reyes 2 Weddle 1 Six players 1 Lynch, Wright 2 at K.C. (11/25) Four players 5 Houston 2 Flowers 1 Arenas, Berry 2 Succop 2 vs. T.B. (12/2) David 10 None 0 David 1 David 2 Six players 1 at Oak. (12/6) Wheeler 10 Three players 1 Adams 1 Adams 2 Giordano, Jones 1 at Bal. (12/16) Bynes 13 McClellan, McPhee 1 None 0 Williams 2 McClellan 2 AVERAGE 9.1 0.9 0.6 1.9 1.4 PUNT RET. PR YDS KICKOFF RET. KOR YDS PUNTS Game vs. Pit. (9/9) A. Brown 2 A. Brown 23 Sanders 1 Sanders 27 Butler 3 at Atl. (9/17) Franks 1 Franks -2 Polite, Rodgers 1 Polite 24 Bosher 6 vs. Hou. (9/23) Holliday 4 Holliday 19 Casey 1 Casey 0 Jones 5 vs. Oak. (9/30) None 0 None 0 None 0 None 0 Lechler 7 at N.E. (10/7) Welker 1 Welker 5 McCourty, Gronkowski 1 McCourty 23 Mesko 3 at S.D. (10/15) Royal 3 Royal 14 Goodman 4 Goodman 115 Scifres 4 vs. N.O. (10/28) Sproles 1 Sproles -1 None 0 None 0 Morstead 8 at Cin. (11/4) Jones 2 Tate 0 Tate 3 Tate 106 Huber 4 at Car. (11/11) Munnerlyn 3 Munnerlyn 10 Edwards 2 Edwards 34 Nortman 9 vs. S.D. (11/18) Cason, Royal 1 Cason 9 Cason 1 Cason 16 Scifres 9 at K.C. (11/25) Arenas 2 Arenas 23 Draughn 2 Draughn 53 D. Colquitt 6 vs. T.B. (12/2) Parrish 1 Parrish 15 None 0 None 0 Koenen 5 at Oak. (12/6) Moore 1 Moore 8 Goodson 2 Goodson 34 Lechler 5 at Bal. (12/16) Jones 4 Doss 40 Jones 4 Jones 112 Koch 7 AVERAGE 1.9 11.6 1.6 38.9 5.8 2012 DENVER BRONCO MISCELLANEOUS STATISTICS (Won 11, 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 ...... 163 40 23 5 60 3 20 0 12 0 350 2.15 38.7% 45.0% 913 5445 6.0 40 B. OSWEILER ...... 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00 0.0% 50.0% 3 3 1.0 0 DENVER ...... 166 40 23 6 61 3 20 0 13 (0) 350 2.11 38.0% 45.1% 916 5448 5.9 40 Opponents ...... 172 29 19 2 82 6 23 2 9 (0) 258 1.50 27.9% 30.7% 896 4310 4.8 63 (*—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 19-for-[-21]; Osweiler 4-[-6]; Opponents 10-for-[-9].)
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. M. PRATER ...... 80 24 0 0 0 56 41 7 / 65 0 0 (0) (4) (0) 1713 593 O21 O25 (In Denver: 38 KO / 37 TB / 31 EZ+) Opponents ...... 55 24 0 0 0 31 18 11 / 41 1 0 (8) (1) (2) 1217 597 D22 D25 (In Denver: 23 KO / 16 TB / 13 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 ...... 232 937 4.0 202 1579 7.8 434 2516 5.80 27 86 196 167 79 39 19 9 8 Opponents ...... 206 684 3.3 185 1180 6.4 391 1864 4.77 17 59 137 195 98 30 13 7 7
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 ...... 434 2516 5.8 314 1731 5.5 186 1136 6.1 5 38 7.6 939 5421 5.77 1300 1394 1441 1286 -- 438 2083 4.8 336 Opponents .... 391 1864 4.8 311 1698 5.5 190 687 3.6 15 51 3.4 907 4300 4.74 997 1240 1029 1034 -- 341 1494 4.4 231 Drives In Opponent Territory (minus drives with 50+ scores or no plays): Denver 100/164 (61.0%,20.8 ypd); Opponents 74/168 (44.0%, 20.2 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 Total Pct. DENVER ...... 20-28 12-18 8-10 3-13 9-20 7-18 7-14 1- 8 0- 6 6-20 4-19 3-12 0- 0 16-43 64-143 46-109 80-186 43.0 Opponents ...... 11-16 5-14 5-16 9-17 4-13 0- 9 4-12 6-20 2-11 3-15 8-30 2-12 0- 5 15-33 44-157 28-102 59-190 31.1 AVERAGE YARDS TO GO: Denver 6.4 (186/1196); Opponents 7.6 (190/1451). SECOND DOWN EFFICIENCY: Denver 110-314 (35.0; 1-4 yds: 42-69); Opponent 100-309 (32.4; 1-4 yds: 30-57) DENVER DEFENSE: 21 QB sacks (145 yards, 1 safety), 6 interceptions, 3 fumble recoveries. OPPONENT DEFENSE: 6 QB sacks (47 yards), 5 interceptions, 5 fumble recoveries.
TURNOVER ANALYSIS DENVER’s 23 turnovers have led to 77 Opponent points: 9 TD, 5 FG; 28.1% of Opponents’ total points (274). BY QTR (23): 10 / 5 / 6 / 2 (0 OT) OPPONENTS’ 23 turnovers have led to 92 Denver points: 11 TD, 5 FG; 22.5% of Denver’s total points (409). BY QTR (22): 3 / 5 / 5 / 10 (0 OT)
AVERAGE STARTING FIELD POSITION FIRST DOWNS EARNED Denver Opponent Player Rush Pass Rec. — Total (3/4) Drives Started ...... 166 172 P. MANNING ...... 2 194 0 — 196 (66) Cumulative Starting Yardlines ...... 4837 4381 W. McGAHEE ...... 43 0 10 — 53 (12) Average Field Position ...... D29 O25 D. THOMAS ...... 0 0 49 — 49 (19) Drives Started In Plus Territory ...... 22 14 E. DECKER ...... 0 0 43 — 43 (16)
Scores/TD, FG ...... 11/10,1 11/6,5 K. MORENO ...... 23 0 7 — 30 (6) FGA/Punts/Downs ...... 2/3/0 0/3/0 J. TAMME ...... 0 0 26 — 26 (11) Turnovers/Clock/Ran Out Clock ...... 2/0/4 0/0/0 B. STOKLEY ...... 0 0 25 — 25 (8) Drives Started Inside Own 20/At Own 20 .... 75 (39/36) 103 (37/66) R. HILLMAN ...... 18 0 3 — 21 (3) Points Scored (TD/FG) ...... 136 (16/8) 101 (12/6) J. DREESSEN ...... 0 0 17 — 17 (2) L. BALL ...... 6 0 4 — 10 (4) SCORING PERCENTAGE INSIDE-THE-20 (RED ZONE) M. WILLIS ...... 0 0 4 — 4 (2) Denver Opponent A. CALDWELL...... 1 0 1 — 2 (0) Times Penetrated Opponent 20 ...... 53 37 V. GREEN ...... 0 0 2 — 2 (0) Total Scores ...... 49 35 C. GRONKOWSKI ...... 0 0 1 — 1 (1) Touchdowns (Rush/Pass) ...... 31 (9/22) 23 (5/18) J. HESTER ...... 1 0 0 — 1 (0) Field Goals-Attempts ...... 18-20 12-12 T. HOLLIDAY ...... 0 0 1 — 1 (0) Turnovers/Downs/Punts/Clock ...... 2/0/0/0 1/1/0/0 M. UNREIN ...... 0 0 1 — 1 (0) Scores From The 20 & Outside/TD,FG ..... 14/9,5 12/5,7 (3/4—first downs earned on third and fourth down plays.) Total Red Zone Plays-Yards ...... 125-380/3.1 96-286/3.0 Third Down Efficiency ...... 9-26/34.6 9-20/45.0 Fourth Down Efficiency ...... 1-1/100.0 0-0/0.0 TRUE QUARTERBACK RUSHING Overall Scoring Percentage ...... 92.5 94.6 Player Att. Yds Avg. K-downs Abort Adjusted------Spiked Ps TD Percentage ...... 58.5 62.2 P. MANNING . 23 6 0.3 17-(-21) 0-(0) 6 27 4.5 2 *—Ran Out Clock Not Trying To Score ...... 2 0 B. OSWEILER 4 -6 -1.5 4-(-6) 0-(0) 0 0 0.0 0 (*—not included in total count or any stats above one choice is made.)
YARDS LOST DUE TO PENALTIES Denver Opponent GOAL-TO-GO SITUATIONS Times Penalized After Offensive Gain/Score .. 12 22 Summary------GTG Plays------Yards Lost Due To Penalties ...... 124 269 Team Total* TD FG FGA DWN TO CLK Plays TDs Pct. Touchdowns Called Back ...... 0 0 DENVER……………… 30 24 6 0 0 0 0 60 24 40.0 Field Goals Called Back ...... 0 0 OPPONENTS…… 17 13 3 0 0 1 0 33 13 39.4 First Downs Lost ...... 6 12 (*—does not include purposely running out the clock: Denver 2, Opponent 0.)
TIME SPENT IN THE LEAD Denver Opponent Tied 14 Games (840:00 total minutes) ...... 434:14 280:43 125:03 Percentage of Time In The Lead ...... 51.7 33.4 14.9
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.Yards No. Yds. Avg. B. COLQUITT ...... 61 2818 46.20 30 175 5.8 40 50.8 42.02 26 / 22 / 15 / 6 4 15 2 19 17 822 48.4 12-460 49 2358 48.1
DENVER BRONCOS 2012 REGULAR SEASON MISCELLANEOUS GAME INFORMATION GAME W/L KICKOFF LENGTH ATTN. TEMP. TVBROADCAST CREW OFFICIALS vs. Pittsburgh (9/9) W, 31-19 6:31 PM MDT 3:08 76,923 85 ° F NBC (NTL) Al Michaels REF: Wright (133); UMP: Cris Collinsworth Sadwoski (90); HL: Wilmoth (129); LJ: Thomas (118); SJ: Trawick (120); FJ: Trout (122); BJ: Schrein (98). at Atlanta (9/17) L, 21-27 8:41 PM EDT 3:27 70,427 Ind. ESPN (NTL)Mike Tirico REF: Roan (86); UMP: Morris Jon Gruden (68); HL: Akin (2); LJ: Hoffman (50); SJ: Strozier (111); FJ: Burkhart (15); BJ: Theodore (117). vs. Houston (9/23) L, 25-31 2:25 PM MDT 3:27 76,566 84 ° F CBSJim Nantz REF: Frump (37); UMP: Taylor Phil Simms (115); HL: Etzler (29); LJ: Derrick (23); SJ: Beesley (8); FJ: Weeisenhofer (125); BJ: Orrico (74). vs. Oakland (9/30) W, 37-6 2:05 PM MDT 2:55 76,787 72 ° F CBSJim Nantz REF: Morelli (135); UMP: Phil Simms Jenkins (76); HL: McKenzie (8); LJ: Hussey (35); SJ: Carlsen (39); FJ: Lucivansky (89); BJ: Vernatchi (75). at New England (10/7) L, 21-31 4:25 PM EDT 3:03 68,756 54 ° F CBSJim Nantz REF: Steratore (114); UMP: Phil Simms Schuster (129); HL: Mackie (106); LJ: Seeman (45); FJ: Waggoner (25); SJ: Weatherford (116); BJ: Paganelli (105). at San Diego (10/15) W, 35-24 5:40 PM PDT 3:07 68,604 78 ° F ESPN (NTL)Mike Tirico REF: Triplette (42); UMP: Rice Jon Gruden (44); HL: McKinnely (110); LJ: Bergman (32); FJ: Anderson (20); SJ: Lambert (21); BJ: Freeman (133). vs. New Orleans (10/28) W, 34-14 6:30 PM MDT 3:03 76,832 59 ° F NBC (NTL)Al Michaels REF: Carey (94); UMP: Brown Cris Collinsworth (31); HL: Baltz (26); LJ: Podraza (47); SJ: Rosenbaum (67); FJ: Weir (50); BJ: Dorman (6). at Cincinnati (11/4) W, 31-23 1:02 PM EST 3:08 63,623 48 ° F CBSGreg Gumbel REF: Green (19); UMP: Dan Dierdorf Stritesky (102); HL: Stabile (24); LJ: Hussey (35): SJ: Rose (128); FJ: Cheek (41); BJ: Helverson (93). at Carolina (11/11) W, 36-14 1:02 PM EST 3:11 73,939 71 ° F CBSJim Nantz REF: Riveron (57); UMP: King Phil Simms (121); HL: Mello (48); LJ: Mapp (10); SJ: DeBell (58); FJ: Zimmer (33); BJ: Reels (83). vs. San Diego (11/18) W, 30-23 2:25 PM MST 3:23 76,769 62 ° F CBSKevin Harlan REF: Cheffers (51); UMP: Solomon Wilcots Wash (96); HL: Payne (79): LJ: Symonette (100); SJ: Hayes (125); FJ: Buchanan (86); BJ: Prukop (30). at Kansas City (11/25) W, 17-9 12:03 PM CST 2:59 74,244 52 ° F CBSGreg Gumbel REF: Boger (23); UMP: Dan Dierdorf Michalek (115); HL: Camp (134); LJ: Stephan (73): FJ: Prioleau (109); BJ: Steratore (112). vs. Tampa Bay (12/2) W, 31-23 2:05 PM MST 3:12 76,432 64 ° F FoxDick Stockton REF: McAulay (77); UMP: John Lynch Dawson (70); HL: Bradley (98); LJ: Steinkerchner (84); SJ: Coleman (95); FJ: Brown (43); BJ: Dyer (27). at Oakland (12/6) W, 26-13 5:30 PM PST 2:59 53,807 57 ° F NFL NetworkBrad Nessler REF: Blakeman (34); UMP: (NTL)Mike Mayock DeFelice; HL: Veteri (36); LJ: Marinucci (107); SJ: Meyer (78); FJ: Horton (82); BJ: Miles (111). at Baltimore (12/16) W, 34-17 1:02 PM EST 3:05 71,317 53 ° F CBSGreg Gumbel REF: Morelli (135); UMP: Dan Dierdorf Jenkins (76); HL: McKenzie (8); LJ: Hussey (35); SJ: Carlsen (39); FJ: Lucivansky (89); BJ: Vernatchi (75). vs. Cleveland (12/23)
vs. Kansas City (12/30) 2012 DENVER BRONCOS NUMERICAL ROSTER
Updated: Dec. 18, 2012 2012 No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Age Exp. College Hometown How Acq. GP GS DNP INA 4 Britton Colquitt P 6‐3 205 27 4 Tennessee Knoxville, Tenn. CFA‐'09 14000 5Matt Prater K 5‐10 195 28 6 Central Florida Estero, Fla. PS‐'07 (Mia.)14000 6Brock Osweiler QB 6‐8 240 22 R Arizona State Kalispell, Mont. D2b‐'12 3 0 11 0 11 Trindon Holliday WR 5‐5 170 26 3 Louisiana State Zachary, La. FA‐'12 14000 12 Matthew Willis WR 6‐0 190 28 5 UCLA Anaheim, Calif. FA‐'08 13001 14 Brandon Stokley WR 6‐0 194 36 14 Southwestern Louisiana Lafayette, La. FA‐'12 13701 16 Caleb Hanie QB 6‐2 222 27 5 Colorado State Forney, Texas UFA‐'12 (Chi.)00013 17 Andre Caldwell WR 6‐0 190 27 5 Florida Tampa, Fla. UFA‐'12 (Cin.)7007 18 Peyton Manning QB 6‐5 230 36 15 Tennessee New Orleans, La. FA‐'12 14 14 0 0 20 Mike Adams SS 5‐11 200 31 9 Delaware Wayne, N.J. UFA‐'12 (Cle.) 14 14 0 0 21 Ronnie Hillman RB 5‐10 190 21 R San Diego State La Habra, Calif. D3‐'12 11002 22 Tracy Porter CB 5‐11 186 26 5 Indiana Port Allen, La. UFA‐'12 (N.O.)5409 24 Champ Bailey CB 6‐0 192 34 14 Georgia Folkston, Ga. T‐'04 (Was.) 14 13 0 0 25 Chris Harris CB 5‐10 190 23 2 Kansas Bixby, Okla. CFA‐'11 13 10 0 1 26 Rahim Moore FS 6‐1 196 22 2 UCLA Los Angeles, Calif. D2a‐'11 14 13 0 0 27 Knowshon Moreno RB 5‐11 200 25 4 Georgia Middletown, N.J. D1a‐'09 6408 30 David Bruton SS 6‐2 217 25 4 Notre Dame Miamisburg, Ohio D4a‐'09 14000 31 Omar Bolden CB 5‐10 195 23 R Arizona State Ontario, Calif. D4a‐'12 14000 32 Tony Carter CB 5‐9 175 26 4 Florida State Jacksonville, Fla. FA‐'11 14000 35 Lance Ball RB 5‐9 215 27 4 Maryland Teaneck, N.J. FA‐'10 14000 36 Jim Leonhard FS 5‐8 188 30 8 Wisconsin Tony, Wis. FA‐'12 14100 40 Jacob Hester FB 5‐11 235 27 5 LSU Shreveport, La. FA‐'12 1002 46 Aaron Brewer LS 6‐5 225 22 R San Diego State Fullerton, Calif. CFA‐'12 14000 49 Chris Gronkowski FB 6‐2 245 25 3 Arizona Williamsville, N.Y. T‐'12 (Ind.) 14 0 0 0 52 Wesley Woodyard WLB 6‐0 229 26 5 Kentucky LaGrange, Ga. CFA‐'08 13 12 0 1 53 Steven Johnson MLB 6‐1 237 24 R Kansas Wallingford, Pa. CFA‐'12 9005 54 C.J. Davis C/G 6‐2 308 25 3 Pittsburgh Imperial, Pa. FA‐'12 6008 55 D.J. Williams WLB 6‐1 242 30 9 Miami Concord, Calif. D1‐ 04 5100 56 Nate Irving SLB 6‐1 240 24 2 North Carolina State Wallace, N.C. D3‐'11 13001 57 Keith Brooking LB 6‐2 240 37 15 Georgia Tech Sharpsburg, Ga. FA‐'12 14 12 0 0 58 Von Miller SLB 6‐3 237 23 2 Texas A&M DeSoto, Texas D1‐'11 14 14 0 0 59 Danny Trevathan WLB 6‐1 232 22 R Kentucky Leesburg, Fla. D6‐'12 14000 65 Manny Ramirez G 6‐3 313 29 6 Texas Tech Houston, Texas FA‐'11 13901 67 Dan Koppen C 6‐2 300 33 10 Boston College Whitehall, Pa. FA‐'12 13 10 0 0 68 Zane Beadles G 6‐4 305 26 3 Utah Sandy, Utah D2‐'10 14 14 0 0 70 Malik Jackson DL 6‐5 270 22 R Tennessee Van Nuys, Calif. D5‐'12 12011 73 Chris Kuper G 6‐4 303 29 7 North Dakota Anchorage, Alaska D5‐'06 6508 74 Orlando Franklin T 6‐7 330 25 2 Miami Delray Beach, Fla. D2b‐'11 14 14 0 0 75 Chris Clark T 6‐5 305 27 3 Southern Mississippi New Orleans, La. W‐'10 (Min.)14000 78 Ryan Clady T 6‐6 315 26 5 Boise State Rialto, Calif. D1‐'08 14 14 0 0 80 Julius Thomas TE 6‐5 255 24 2 Portland State Stockton, Calif. D4b‐'11 40010 81 Joel Dreessen TE 6‐4 245 30 7 Colorado State Fort Morgan, Colo. UFA‐'12 (Hou.) 14 13 0 0 84 Jacob Tamme TE 6‐3 236 27 5 Kentucky Danville, Ky. UFA‐'12 (Ind.) 14 8 0 0 85 Virgil Green TE 6‐5 252 24 2 Nevada Tulare, Calif. D7a‐'11 10200 87 Eric Decker WR 6‐3 218 25 3 Minnesota Cold Spring, Minn. D3b‐'10 14 13 0 0 88 Demaryius Thomas WR 6‐3 229 24 3 Georgia Tech Montrose, Ga. D1a‐'10 14 14 0 0 91 Robert Ayers DE 6‐3 274 27 4 Tennessee Bennettsville, S.C. D1b‐'09 13001 92 Elvis Dumervil DE 5‐11 260 28 7 Louisville Miami, Fla. D4b‐'06 14 14 0 0 95 Derek Wolfe DE 6‐5 300 22 R Cincinnati Lisbon, Ohio D2a‐'12 14 14 0 0 96 Mitch Unrein NT 6‐4 291 25 2 Wyoming Eaton, Colo. FA‐'10 14200 97 Justin Bannan NT 6‐3 312 33 11 Colorado Fair Oaks, Calif. FA‐'12 14 13 0 0 98 Sealver Siliga NT 6‐2 307 22 1 Utah West Jordan, Utah FA‐'11 10013 99 Kevin Vickerson DT 6‐5 290 29 7 Michigan State Detroit, Mich. FA‐'10 14 12 0 0 PRACTICE SQUAD 29 Mario Butler CB 6‐1 187 24 1 Georgia Tech Ponte Vedra, Fla. FA‐'12 1001 33 Duke Ihenacho SS 6‐1 205 23 R San Jose State San Mateo, Calif. CFA‐'12 2002 34 Blake Gideon S 6‐1 205 23 R Texas Leander, Texas FA‐'12 0000 37 Jeremiah Johnson RB 5‐9 200 25 3 Oregon Los Angeles, Calif. FA‐'10 0000 60 Quentin Saulsberry C 6‐3 305 24 R Mississippi State Coldwater, Miss. FA‐'12 0000 63 Ben Garland DT 6‐5 275 24 1 Air Force Grand Junction, Colo. CFA‐'10 0000 71 Paul Cornick T 6‐6 310 23 R North Dakota State Onrono, Minn. FA‐'12 0000 89 Greg Orton WR 6‐3 199 26 1 Purdue Dayton, Ohio FA‐'11 0000 INJURED RESERVE 23 Willis McGahee RB 6‐0 235 31 10 Miami Miami, Fla. FA‐'11 10900 28 Quinton Carter SS 6‐1 200 24 2 Oklahoma Las Vegas, Nev. D4a‐'11 3000 42 Mario Fannin RB 5‐11 224 25 2 Auburn Hampton, Ga. CFA‐'11 0000 50 J.D. Walton C 6‐3 305 25 3 Baylor Allen, Texas D3a‐'10 4400 51 Joe Mays MLB 5‐11 250 27 5 North Dakota State Chicago, Ill. T‐'10 (Phi.)6400 64 Philip Blake G/C 6‐3 320 27 R Baylor Lennoxville, Quebec D4b‐'12 0002 90 Jason Hunter DE 6‐4 271 29 7 Appalachian State Fayetteville, N.C. FA‐'10 0000 93 Jeremy Beal DE 6‐3 276 25 1 Oklahoma Carrollton, Texas D7b‐'11 0000 94 Ty Warren DT 6‐5 300 31 10 Texas A&M Bryan, Texas FA‐'11 1100
COACHING STAFF John Fox ‐ Head Coach Jason George ‐ Assistant Strength Jack Del Rio ‐ Defensive Coordinator Anthony Lomando ‐ Assistant Strength Mike McCoy ‐ Offensive Coordinator Dave Magazu ‐ Offensive Line Jeff Rodgers ‐ Special Teams Coordinator Ron Milus ‐ Secondary Clancy Barone ‐ Tight Ends Jay Rodgers ‐ Defensive Line Keith Burns ‐ Assistant Special Teams Richard Smith ‐ Linebackers Brian Callahan ‐ Quality Control (Offense) Eric Studesville ‐ Running Backs Mike Eubanks ‐ Assistant Strength Tyke Tolbert ‐ Wide Receivers Adam Gase ‐ Quarterbacks Luke Richesson ‐ Strength & Conditioning Sam Garnes ‐ Assistant Secondary Cory Undlin ‐ Quality Control (Defense) 2012 DENVER BRONCOS ALPHABETICAL ROSTER
Updated: Dec. 18, 2012 2012 No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Age Exp. College Hometown How Acq. GP GS DNP INA 20 Adams, Mike SS 5‐11 200 31 9 Delaware Wayne, N.J. UFA‐'12 (Cle.) 14 14 0 0 91 Ayers, Robert DE 6‐3 274 27 4 Tennessee Bennettsville, S.C. D1b‐'09 13 0 0 1 24 Bailey, Champ CB 6‐0 192 34 14 Georgia Folkston, Ga. T‐'04 (Was.) 14 13 0 0 35 Ball, Lance RB 5‐9 215 27 4 Maryland Teaneck, N.J. FA‐'10 14 0 0 0 97 Bannan, Justin NT 6‐3 312 33 11 Colorado Fair Oaks, Calif. FA‐'12 14 13 0 0 68 Beadles, Zane G 6‐4 305 26 3 Utah Sandy, Utah D2‐'10 14 14 0 0 31 Bolden, Omar CB 5‐10 195 23 R Arizona State Ontario, Calif. D4a‐'12 14 0 0 0 46 Brewer, Aaron LS 6‐5 225 22 R San Diego State Fullerton, Calif. CFA‐'12 14 0 0 0 57 Brooking, Keith LB 6‐2 240 37 15 Georgia Tech Sharpsburg, Ga. FA‐'12 14 12 0 0 30 Bruton, David SS 6‐2 217 25 4 Notre Dame Miamisburg, Ohio D4a‐'09 14 0 0 0 17 Caldwell, Andre WR 6‐0 190 27 5 Florida Tampa, Fla. UFA‐'12 (Cin.) 7007 32 Carter, Tony CB 5‐9 175 26 4 Florida State Jacksonville, Fla. FA‐'11 14 0 0 0 78 Clady, Ryan T 6‐6 315 26 5 Boise State Rialto, Calif. D1‐'08 14 14 0 0 75 Clark, Chris T 6‐5 305 27 3 Southern Mississippi New Orleans, La. W‐'10 (Min.) 14 0 0 0 4 Colquitt, Britton P 6‐3 205 27 4 Tennessee Knoxville, Tenn. CFA‐'09 14 0 0 0 54 Davis, C.J. C/G 6‐2 308 25 3 Pittsburgh Imperial, Pa. FA‐'12 6008 87 Decker, Eric WR 6‐3 218 25 3 Minnesota Cold Spring, Minn. D3b‐'10 14 13 0 0 81 Dreessen, Joel TE 6‐4 245 30 7 Colorado State Fort Morgan, Colo. UFA‐'12 (Hou.) 14 13 0 0 92 Dumervil, Elvis DE 5‐11 260 28 7 Louisville Miami, Fla. D4b‐'06 14 14 0 0 74 Franklin, Orlando T 6‐7 330 25 2 Miami Delray Beach, Fla. D2b‐'11 14 14 0 0 85 Green, Virgil TE 6‐5 252 24 2 Nevada Tulare, Calif. D7a‐'11 10 2 0 0 49 Gronkowski, Chris FB 6‐2 245 25 3 Arizona Williamsville, N.Y. T‐'12 (Ind.) 14 0 0 0 16 Hanie, Caleb QB 6‐2 222 27 5 Colorado State Forney, Texas FA‐'12 0 0 0 13 25 Harris, Chris CB 5‐10 190 23 2 Kansas Bixby, Okla. CFA‐'11 13 10 0 1 40 Hester, Jacob FB 5‐11 235 27 5 LSU Shreveport, La. FA‐'12 1002 21 Hillman, Ronnie RB 5‐10 190 21 R San Diego State La Habra, Calif. D3‐'12 11 0 0 2 11 Holliday, Trindon WR 5‐5 170 26 3 Louisiana State Zachary, La. FA‐'12 14 0 0 0 56 Irving, Nate SLB 6‐1 240 24 2 North Carolina State Wallace, N.C. D3‐'11 13 0 0 1 70 Jackson, Malik DL 6‐5 270 22 R Tennessee Van Nuys, Calif. D5‐'12 12 0 1 1 53 Johnson, Steven MLB 6‐1 237 24 R Kansas Wallingford, Pa. CFA‐'12 9005 67 Koppen, Dan C 6‐2 300 33 10 Boston College Whitehall, Pa. FA‐'12 13 10 0 0 73 Kuper, Chris G 6‐4 303 29 7 North Dakota Anchorage, Alaska D5‐'06 6508 36 Leonhard, Jim FS 5‐8 188 30 8 Wisconsin Tony, Wis. FA‐'12 14 1 0 0 18 Manning, Peyton QB 6‐5 230 36 15 Tennessee New Orleans, La. FA‐'12 14 14 0 0 58 Miller, Von SLB 6‐3 237 23 2 Texas A&M DeSoto, Texas D1‐'11 14 14 0 0 26 Moore, Rahim FS 6‐1 196 22 2 UCLA Los Angeles, Calif. D2a‐'11 14 13 0 0 27 Moreno, Knowshon RB 5‐11 200 25 4 Georgia Middletown, N.J. D1a‐'09 6408 6 Osweiler, Brock QB 6‐8 240 22 R Arizona State Kalispell, Mont. D2b‐'12 3 0 11 0 22 Porter, Tracy CB 5‐11 186 26 5 Indiana Port Allen, La. UFA‐'12 (N.O.) 5409 5 Prater, Matt K 5‐10 195 28 6 Central Florida Estero, Fla. PS‐'07 (Mia.) 14 0 0 0 65 Ramirez, Manny G 6‐3 313 29 6 Texas Tech Houston, Texas FA‐'11 13 9 0 1 98 Siliga, Sealver NT 6‐2 307 22 1 Utah West Jordan, Utah FA‐'11 1 0 0 13 14 Stokley, Brandon WR 6‐0 194 36 14 Southwestern Louisiana Lafayette, La. FA‐'12 13 7 0 1 84 Tamme, Jacob TE 6‐3 236 27 5 Kentucky Danville, Ky. UFA‐'12 (Ind.) 14 8 0 0 88 Thomas, Demaryius WR 6‐3 229 24 3 Georgia Tech Montrose, Ga. D1a‐'10 14 14 0 0 80 Thomas, Julius TE 6‐5 255 24 2 Portland State Stockton, Calif. D4b‐'11 4 0 0 10 59 Trevathan, Danny WLB 6‐1 232 22 R Kentucky Leesburg, Fla. D6‐'12 14 0 0 0 96 Unrein, Mitch NT 6‐4 291 25 2 Wyoming Eaton, Colo. FA‐'10 14 2 0 0 99 Vickerson, Kevin DT 6‐5 290 29 7 Michigan State Detroit, Mich. FA‐'10 14 12 0 0 55 Williams, D.J. WLB 6‐1 242 30 9 Miami Concord, Calif. D1‐ 04 5100 12 Willis, Matthew WR 6‐0 190 28 5 UCLA Anaheim, Calif. FA‐'08 13 0 0 1 95 Wolfe, Derek DE 6‐5 300 22 R Cincinnati Lisbon, Ohio D2a‐'12 14 14 0 0 52 Woodyard, Wesley WLB 6‐0 229 26 5 Kentucky LaGrange, Ga. CFA‐'08 13 12 0 1 PRACTICE SQUAD 29 Butler, Mario CB 6‐1 187 24 1 Georgia Tech Ponte Vedra, Fla. FA‐'12 1001 71 Cornick, Paul T 6‐6 310 23 R North Dakota State Onrono, Minn. FA‐'12 0000 63 Garland, Ben DT 6‐5 275 24 1 Air Force Grand Junction, Colo. CFA‐'10 0000 34 Gideon, Blake S 6‐1 205 23 R Texas Leander, Texas FA‐'12 0000 33 Ihenacho, Duke SS 6‐1 205 23 R San Jose State San Mateo, Calif. CFA‐'12 2002 37 Johnson, Jeremiah RB 5‐9 200 25 3 Oregon Los Angeles, Calif. FA‐'10 0000 89 Orton, Greg WR 6‐3 199 26 1 Purdue Dayton, Ohio FA‐'11 0000 60 Saulsberry, Quentin C 6‐3 305 24 R Mississippi State Coldwater, Miss. FA‐'12 0000 INJURED RESERVE 93 Beal, Jeremy DE 6‐3 276 25 1 Oklahoma Carrollton, Texas D7b‐'11 0000 64 Blake, Philip G/C 6‐3 320 27 R Baylor Lennoxville, Quebec D4b‐'12 0002 28 Carter, Quinton SS 6‐1 200 24 2 Oklahoma Las Vegas, Nev. D4a‐'11 3000 42 Fannin, Mario RB 5‐11 224 25 2 Auburn Hampton, Ga. CFA‐'11 0000 90 Hunter, Jason DE 6‐4 271 29 7 Appalachian State Fayetteville, N.C. FA‐'10 0000 51 Mays, Joe MLB 5‐11 250 27 5 North Dakota State Chicago, Ill. T‐'10 (Phi.) 6400 23 McGahee, Willis RB 6‐0 235 31 10 Miami Miami, Fla. FA‐'11 10 9 0 0 50 Walton, J.D. C 6‐3 305 25 3 Baylor Allen, Texas D3a‐'10 4400 94 Warren, Ty DT 6‐5 300 31 10 Texas A&M Bryan, Texas FA‐'11 1100
COACHING STAFF John Fox ‐ Head Coach Jason George ‐ Assistant Strength Jack Del Rio ‐ Defensive Coordinator Anthony Lomando ‐ Assistant Strength Mike McCoy ‐ Offensive Coordinator Dave Magazu ‐ Offensive Line Jeff Rodgers ‐ Special Teams Coordinator Ron Milus ‐ Secondary Clancy Barone ‐ Tight Ends Jay Rodgers ‐ Defensive Line Keith Burns ‐ Assistant Special Teams Richard Smith ‐ Linebackers Brian Callahan ‐ Quality Control (Offense) Eric Studesville ‐ Running Backs Mike Eubanks ‐ Assistant Strength Tyke Tolbert ‐ Wide Receivers Adam Gase ‐ Quarterbacks Luke Richesson ‐ Strength & Conditioning Sam Garnes ‐ Assistant Secondary Cory Undlin ‐ Quality Control (Defense) 2012 DENVER BRONCOS POSITION-BY-POSITION ROSTER
Updated: Dec. 18, 2012 OFFENSE DEFENSE QUARTERBACKS (3) DEFENSIVE LINE (8) No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Age Exp. College No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Age Exp. College 16 Hanie, Caleb QB 6‐2 222 27 5 Colorado State 91 Ayers, Robert DE 6‐3 274 27 4 Tennessee 18 Manning, Peyton QB 6‐5 230 36 15 Tennessee 97 Bannan, Justin NT 6‐3 312 33 11 Colorado 6 Osweiler, Brock QB 6‐8 240 22 R Arizona State 92 Dumervil, Elvis DE 5‐11 260 28 7 Louisville 70 Jackson, Malik DL 6‐5 270 22 R Tennessee RUNNING BACKS (5) 98 Siliga, Sealver NT 6‐2 307 22 1 Utah No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Age Exp. College 96 Unrein, Mitch NT 6‐4 291 25 2 Wyoming 35 Ball, Lance RB 5‐9 215 27 4 Maryland 99 Vickerson, Kevin DT 6‐5 290 29 7 Michigan State 49 Gronkowski, Chris FB 6‐2 245 25 3 Arizona 95 Wolfe, Derek DE 6‐5 300 22 R Cincinnati 40 Hester, Jacob FB 5‐11 235 27 5 LSU 21 Hillman, Ronnie RB 5‐10 190 21 R San Diego State LINEBACKERS (7) 27 Moreno, Knowshon RB 5‐11 200 25 4 Georgia No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Age Exp. College 57 Brooking, Keith LB 6‐2 240 37 15 Georgia Tech WIDE RECEIVERS (6) 56 Irving, Nate SLB 6‐1 240 24 2 North Carolina State No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Age Exp. College 53 Johnson, Steven MLB 6‐1 237 24 R Kansas 17 Caldwell, Andre WR 6‐0 190 27 5 Florida 58 Miller, Von SLB 6‐3 237 23 2 Texas A&M 87 Decker, Eric WR 6‐3 218 25 2 Minnesota 59 Trevathan, Danny WLB 6‐1 232 22 R Kentucky 11 Holliday, Trindon WR 5‐5 170 26 3 Louisiana State 55 Williams, D.J. WLB 6‐1 242 30 9 Miami 14 Stokley, Brandon WR 6‐0 194 36 14 Southwestern Louisiana 52 Woodyard, Wesley WLB 6‐0 229 26 5 Kentucky 88 Thomas, Demaryius WR 6‐3 229 24 3 Georgia Tech 12 Willis, Matthew WR 6‐0 190 28 5 UCLA DEFENSIVE BACKS (9) No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Age Exp. College TIGHT ENDS (4) 20 Adams, Mike SS 5‐11 200 31 9 Delaware No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Age Exp. College 24 Bailey, Champ CB 6‐0 192 34 14 Georgia 81 Dreessen, Joel TE 6‐4 245 30 7 Colorado State 31 Bolden, Omar CB 5‐10 195 23 R Arizona State 85 Green, Virgil TE 6‐5 252 24 2 Nevada 30 Bruton, David SS 6‐2 217 25 4 Notre Dame 84 Tamme, Jacob TE 6‐3 236 27 5 Kentucky 32 Carter, Tony CB 5‐9 175 26 4 Florida State 80 Thomas, Julius TE 6‐5 255 24 2 Portland State 25 Harris, Chris CB 5‐10 190 23 2 Kansas 36 Leonhard, Jim FS 5‐8 188 30 8 Wisconsin OFFENSIVE LINEMEN (8) 26 Moore, Rahim FS 6‐1 196 22 2 UCLA No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Age Exp. College 22 Porter, Tracy CB 5‐11 186 26 5 Indiana 68 Beadles, Zane G 6‐4 305 26 3 Utah 78 Clady, Ryan T 6‐6 315 26 5 Boise State SPECIALISTS (3) 75 Clark, Chris T 6‐5 305 27 3 Southern Mississippi No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Age Exp. College 54 Davis, C.J. C/G 6‐2 308 25 3 Pittsburgh 46 Brewer, Aaron LS 6‐5 225 22 R San Diego State 74 Franklin, Orlando T 6‐7 330 25 2 Miami 4 Colquitt, Britton P 6‐3 205 27 4 Tennessee 67 Koppen, Dan C 6‐2 300 33 10 Boston College 5 Prater, Matt K 5‐10 195 28 6 Central Florida 73 Kuper, Chris G 6‐4 303 29 7 North Dakota 65 Ramirez, Manny G 6‐3 313 29 6 Texas Tech
POSITION‐BY‐POSITION BREAKDOWN Position No. Position No. Quarterbacks 3 Defensive Linemen 8 Running Backs 5 Defensive Ends 3.5 Running Backs 3 Defensive Tackles 4.5 Fullbacks 2 Linebackers 7 Wide Receivers 6 Defensive Backs 9 Tight Ends 4 Cornerbacks 5 Offensive Linemen 8 Safeties 5 Centers 1.5 Specialists 3 Guards 3.5 Kickers 1 Tackles 3 Punters 1 Long Snappers 1 HOW THE 2012 BRONCOS WERE BUILT
Updated: Dec. 18, 2012 YEAR DRAFT/CFA FREE AGENT TRADE UFA/WAIVERS 2004 LB D.J. Williams (Rd. 1) CB Champ Bailey (Was.) 2006 DE Elvis Dumervil (Rd. 4b) G Chris Kuper (Rd. 5) 2007 K Matt Prater 2008 T Ryan Clady (Rd. 1) WR Matthew Willis LB Wesley Woodyard (CFA) 2009 RB Knowshon Moreno (Rd. 1a) RB Lance Ball DE Robert Ayers (Rd. 1b) P Britton Colquitt S David Bruton (Rd. 4a) 2010 WR Demaryius Thomas (Rd. 1a) DE Jason Hunter MLB Joe Mays (Phi.) T Chris Clark (W‐Min.) G Zane Beadles (Rd. 2) DT Mitch Unrein C J.D. Walton (Rd. 3a) DT Kevin Vickerson WR Eric Decker (Rd. 3b) 2011 LB Von Miller (Rd. 1) CB Tony Carter S Rahim Moore (Rd. 2a) RB Willis McGahee T Orlando Franklin (Rd. 2b) G Manny Ramirez LB Nate Irving (Rd. 3) DT Sealver Siliga S Quinton Carter (Rd. 4a) DT Ty Warren TE Julius Thomas (Rd. 4b) TE Virgil Green (Rd. 7a) DE Jeremy Beal (Rd. 7b) RB Mario Fannin (CFA) CB Chris Harris (CFA) 2012 DT Derek Wolfe (Rd. 2a) DT Justin Bannan FB Chris Gronkowski (Ind.) S Mike Adams (UFA‐Cle.) QB Brock Osweiler (Rd. 2b) LB Keith Brooking WR Andre Caldwell (UFA‐Cin.) RB Ronnie Hillman (Rd. 3) C/G C.J. Davis TE Joel Dreessen (UFA‐Hou.) CB Omar Bolden (Rd. 4a) QB Caleb Hanie WR Trindon Holliday (W‐Hou.) OL Philip Blake (Rd. 4b) FB Jacob Hester CB Tracy Porter (UFA‐N.O.) DE Malik Jackson (Rd. 5) C Dan Koppen TE Jacob Tamme (UFA‐Ind.) LB Danny Trevathan (Rd. 6) S Jim Leonhard LS Aaron Brewer (CFA) QB Peyton Manning LB Steven Johnson (CFA) WR Brandon Stokley
Italicized players are on the club's injured reserve 2012 DENVER BRONCOS DEPTH CHART
Updated: Dec. 18, 2012 OFFENSE WR 88 Demaryius Thomas 12 Matthew Willis 11 Trindon Holliday LT 78 Ryan Clady 75 Chris Clark LG 68 Zane Beadles 65 Manny Ramirez C 67 Dan Koppen 54 C.J. Davis RG 73 Chris Kuper 65 Manny Ramirez RT 74 Orlando Franklin 75 Chris Clark TE 81 Joel Dreessen 84 Jacob Tamme 85 Virgil Green 80 Julius Thomas WR 87 Eric Decker 14 Brandon Stokley 17 Andre Caldwell QB 18 Peyton Manning 6 Brock Osweiler 16 Caleb Hanie FB 49 Chris Gronkowski 40 Jacob Hester RB 27 Knowshon Moreno 21 Ronnie Hillman 35 Lance Ball DEFENSE LDE 95 Derek Wolfe 70 Malik Jackson DT 99 Kevin Vickerson 98 Sealver Siliga NT 97 Justin Bannan 96 Mitch Unrein RDE 92 Elvis Dumervil 91 Robert Ayers SLB 58 Von Miller 56 Nate Irving MLB 57 Keith Brooking 53 Steven Johnson WLB 52 Wesley Woodyard 55 D.J. Williams 59 Danny Trevathan LCB 24 Champ Bailey 22 Tracy Porter RCB 25 Chris Harris 32 Tony Carter 31 Omar Bolden SS 20 Mike Adams 30 David Bruton FS 26 Rahim Moore 36 Jim Leonhard SPECIAL TEAMS PK 5 Matt Prater P 4 Britton Colquitt H 4 Britton Colquitt LS 46 Aaron Brewer PR 11 Trindon Holliday 36 Jim Leonhard KR 11 Trindon Holliday 31 Omar Bolden
[Injured]; Rookie and first‐year players underlined
2012 DENVER BRONCOS PRONUNCIATION GUIDE
David BRUTON (BRUTE‐in) Matt PRATER (PRAY‐ter) Ryan CLADY (CLAY‐dee) SEALVER SILIGA (silver see‐linga) Elvis DUMERVIL (DOO‐mur‐vill) DEMARYIUS Thomas (duh‐MARE‐ee‐us) Dan KOPPEN (COPE‐en) Jacob TAMME (TAM‐ee) Chris KUPER (KOO‐pehr) Danny TREVATHAN (trev‐AY‐than) Knowshon MORENO (mor‐AY‐no) Mitch UNREIN (UN‐rhine) Brock OSWEILER (OSS‐why‐lur) Wesley WOODYARD (WOOD‐YARD) DENVER BRONCOS 2011-12 TRANSACTIONS — by date/by player (Updated Dec. 18, 2012)
BY DATE 8/22/11 Waived/injured TE Richard Quinn 10/10/11 Awarded FB Quinn Johnson off waivers 7/27/11 Acquired DT Jeremy Jarmon from Philadelphia 8/26/11 Waived TE Richard Quinn (Tennessee) in exchange for WR Jabar Gaffney 8/29/11 Released CB Nate Jones Placed DT Kevin Vickerson on injured reserve Signed CB Brandon Bing (CFA) Waived RB C.J. Gable Waived RB Brandon Minor Signed DT Ronnell Brown (CFA) Waived MLB Braxton Kelley 10/17/11 Traded WR Brandon Lloyd to St. Louis in Signed WR Mark Dell (CFA) Waived LB Deron Mayo exchange for a conditional 2012 draft choice Signed LB Derek Domino (CFA) Waived G Shawn Murphy 10/18/11 Signed S Rafael Bush Signed RB Mario Fannin (CFA) Waived T Curt Porter Signed DT Sealver Siliga to practice squad Signed WR D’Andre Goodwin (CFA) Waived DE David Veikune Waived FB Austin Sylvester Signed T Adam Grant (CFA) 9/3/11 Released WR David Anderson 10/19/11 Signed WR D’Andre Goodwin to practice squad Signed WR Jamel Hamler (CFA) Waived DE Jeremy Beal WR Eron Riley signed to N.Y. Jets active roster Signed CB Chris Harris (CFA) Waived CB Brandon Bing 11/14/11 Signed RB Jeremiah Johnson to active roster Signed LB A.J. Jones (CFA) Waived LB Alvin Bowen Signed RB Xavier Omon to practice squad Signed LB Deron Mayo (CFA) Waived DT Ronnell Brown Placed RB Knowshon Moreno on injured reserve Signed T Curt Porter (CFA) Waived G Jeff Byers 11/22/11 Waived QB Kyle Orton Signed CB James Rogers (CFA) Waived CB Perrish Cox 11/26/11 Waived RB Xavier Omon Signed FB Austin Sylvester (CFA) Waived G Stanley Daniels 11/28/11 Signed LB Mike Mohamed to active roster Signed QB Adam Weber (CFA) Waived WR Britt Davis Signed RB Xavier Omon to practice squad Signed DT Colby Whitlock (CFA) Waived WR De’Andre Goodwin 11/29/11 Signed S Kyle McCarthy to active roster Signed WR Marshall Williams (CFA) Waived T Adam Grant Placed CB Cassius Vaughn on injured reserve 7/28/11 Signed DE Jeremy Beal (draft choice) Waived TE Dan Gronkowski 11/30/11 Signed CB Tony Carter to practice squad Signed S Quinton Carter (draft choice) Waived K Steven Hauschka Signed WR Greg Orton to practice squad Signed T Orlando Franklin (draft choice) Waived DT Jeremy Jarmon 12/13/11 Signed CB Tony Carter to active roster Signed TE Virgil Green (draft choice) Waived RB Jeremiah Johnson Waived LB Derek Domino Signed LB Mike Mohamed (draft choice) Waived S Kyle McCarthy Waived S Kyle McCarthy Signed TE Julius Thomas (draft choice) Waived G Eric Olsen 12/17/11 Signed S Kyle McCarthy to active roster 7/29/11 Signed LB Nate Irving (draft choice) Waived WR Greg Orton Waived FB Quinn Johnson Signed LB Von Miller (draft choice) Waived DT DeMario Pressley 12/21/11 Signed FB Will Ta’ufo’ou to practice squad Signed S Rahim Moore (draft choice) Waived WR Eron Riley 12/27/11 Signed FB Austin Sylvester Waived RB Mike McLaughlin Waived LB Lee Robinson Signed TE Cornelius Ingram to practice squad Released RB Correll Buckhalter Released TE Dante Rosario Waived WR Quan Cosby Released TE Daniel Coats Waived FB Austin Sylvester Waived FB Will Ta’ufo’ou 7/31/11 Signed WR David Anderson Waived QB Adam Weber 1/2/12 Signed DT Jeremy Jarmon to a future contract Signed RB Willis McGahee Placed RB Brandon Minor on injured reserve Signed CB Ramzee Robinson to a future contract Waived LB Dominic Douglas Placed WR Jamel Hamler on injured reserve Placed G Chris Kuper on injured reserve Released S Renaldo Hill Placed CB Syd’Qyuan Thompson on injured 1/3/12 Signed T Ryan Harris 8/1/11 Signed TE Daniel Fells reserve Signed DE Cyril Obiozor to a future contract Signed DE Derrick Harvey Signed CB Jonathan Wilhite Waived S Kyle McCarthy Signed TE Dante Rosario Signed DE Jeremy Beal to practice squad 1/4/12 Signed LB Brian Iwuh Re-signed DT Marcus Thomas (UFA) Signed WR D’Andre Goodwin to practice squad 1/5/12 Signed CB Joshua Moore to future contract Waived S Nick Polk Signed T Adam Grant to practice squad 1/9/12 Signed WR D’Andre Goodwin to active roster Waived CB James Rogers Signed RB Jeremiah Johnson to practice squad Signed WR Tim Toone to practice squad Waived WR Marshall Williams Signed S Kyle McCarthy to practice squad Placed FB Spencer Larsen on injured reserve 8/2/11 Acquired DT Brodrick Bunkley from Philadelphia Signed WR Eron Riley to practice squad 1/13/12 Waived FB Austin Sylvester in exchange for a 2013 draft choice Signed FB Austin Sylvester to practice squad 1/16/12 Signed WR Tyler Grisham to future contract Waived DT Colby Whitlock Signed QB Adam Weber to practice squad Signed TE Cornelius Ingram to future contract 8/3/11 Signed DT Ty Warren 9/4/11 Signed CB Jonathan Wilhite Signed RB Xavier Omon to future contract Waived CB Chevis Jackson Waived S Darcel McBath Signed WR Greg Orton to future contract 8/6/11 Claimed RB C.J. Gable off waivers (New Orleans) 9/6/11 Signed T Tony Hills Signed DT Sealver Siliga to future contract Waived/injured RB Mario Fannin Waived T Herb Taylor Signed WR Tim Toone to future contract 8/7/11 Placed RB Mario Fannin on injured reserve 9/12/11 Waived WR Jamel Hamler Signed QB Adam Weber to future contract 8/13/11 Signed WR Greg Orton 9/17/11 Signed RB Jeremiah Johnson to active roster 2/8/12 Signed FB Austin Sylvester Waived/injured WR Mark Dell Placed DT Ty Warren on injured reserve 2/15/12 Signed G C.J. Davis 8/15/11 Claimed LB Alvin Bowen off waivers 9/20/11 Signed WR Quan Cosby 2/16/12 Signed WR Jason Hill (Jacksonville) Waived RB Jeremiah Johnson 3/16/12 Signed S Mike Adams Waived/injured LB Derek Domino 9/21/11 Signed TE John Nalbone to practice squad 3/19/12 Re-signed G Manny Ramirez (UFA) Released DT Louis Leonard 9/22/11 Signed TE Dante Rosario 3/20/12 Re-signed LB Joe Mays (UFA) 8/16/11 Waived LB A.J. Jones Signed RB Jeremiah Johnson to practice squad 3/21/12 Signed QB Peyton Manning Released RB LenDale White Waived LB Mike Mohamed 3/26/12 Signed CB Tracy Porter Placed WR Mark Dell on injured reserve Waived WR D’Andre Goodwin Traded QB Tim Tebow and a 2012 draft choice to Placed LB Derek Domino on injured reserve 9/24/11 Signed LB Mike Mohamed to practice squad N.Y. Jets for two 2012 draft choices 8/17/11 Claimed DT DeMario Pressley off waivers Waived TE John Nalbone 3/29/12 Signed TE Joel Dreessen (Indianapolis) Re-signed DE Jason Hunter (UFA) Signed TE Jacob Tamme Released T Tony Hills 11/15/12 Signed S Duke Ihenacho to practice squad 3/30/12 Signed WR Andre Caldwell Waived DE Jamie Blatnick Released LB Mike Mohamed Re-signed LB Wesley Woodyard (UFA) Waived S Rafael Bush 11/21/12 Placed RB Willis McGahee on injured reserve 4/3/12 Signed QB Caleb Hanie Waived LB Jerry Franklin (designated for return) 4/12/12 Signed DT Justin Bannan Waived DT Ben Garland 11/24/12 Released RB Jeremiah Johnson 4/16/12 Released CB André Goodman Waived G Adam Grant 11/26/12 Signed FB Jacob Hester 4/17/12 Signed WR Brandon Stokley Waived S Duke Ihenacho Signed RB Jeremiah Johnson to practice Designated LB Brian Iwuh as reserve/retired Waived TE Cornelius Ingram squad 4/30/12 Waived WR Tim Toone Waived RB Jeremiah Johnson 12/5/12 T Darrion Weems signed to Dallas’ practice 5/2/12 Signed DE Jamie Blatnick (CFA) Waived LB Mike Mohamed squad Signed CB Coryell Judie (CFA) Waived WR Greg Orton 12/10/12 Signed T Paul Cornick to practice squad Signed TE Anthony Miller (CFA) Waived WR Gerell Robinson Signed WR Gerell Robinson (CFA) Waived DT Sealver Siliga 5/3/12 Signed LS Aaron Brewer (CFA) Waived CB Syd’Quan Thompson BY PLAYER Signed LB Elliot Coffey (CFA) Waived G Wayne Tribue ADAMS, Mike — S Signed LB Jerry Franklin (CFA) Waived QB Adam Weber 3/16/12 Signed Signed S Duke Ihenacho (CFA) Placed DE Jeremy Beal on injured reserve ANDERSON, David — WR Signed LB Steven Johnson (CFA) Designated TE Virgil Green as 7/31/11 Signed Signed G Wayne Tribue (CFA) reserve/suspended 9/3/11 Released Signed G Austin Wuebbels (CFA) Designated LB D.J. Williams as BANNAN, Justin — DT 5/4/12 Signed WR Eric Page (CFA) reserve/suspended 4/12/12 Signed 5/7/12 Signed T Mike Remmers (CFA) 9/1/12 Signed DT Ben Garland to practice squad BEAL, Jeremy — DE 5/11/12 Signed CB Drayton Florence Signed SS Duke Ihenacho to practice squad 7/27/11 Signed Waived DT Jeremy Jarmon Signed TE Cornelius Ingram to practice squad 9/3/11 Waived 5/18/12 Signed CB Omar Bolden (draft choice) Signed RB Jeremiah Johnson to practice squad 9/4/11 Signed to practice squad 5/19/12 Signed DE Malik Jackson (draft choice) Signed WR Greg Orton to practice squad 8/31/12 Placed on injured reserve 5/21/12 Signed DE Derek Wolfe (draft choice) Signed NT Sealver Siliga to practice squad BING, Brandon — CB 5/22/12 Signed LB Danny Trevathan (draft choice) Signed G Wayne Tribue to practice squad 7/27/11 Signed 5/23/12 Acquired FB Chris Gronkowski from Indianapolis 9/3/12 Signed C Quentin Saulsberry to practice squad 9/3/11 Waived in exchange for CB Cassius Vaughn 9/8/12 Released QB Caleb Hanie BLAKE, Philip — C/G 6/1/12 Signed C/G Philip Blake (draft choice) Signed DT Sealver Siliga to active roster 6/1/12 Signed (draft choice) 7/24/12 Signed RB Ronnie Hillman (draft choice) 9/11/12 Signed QB Caleb Hanie 9/18/12 Placed on injured reserve) Signed QB Brock Osweiler (draft choice) Signed C Dan Koppen BLATNICK, Jamie — DE 7/25/12 Waived CB Coryell Judie (failed physical) Waived C C.J. Davis 5/2/12 Signed (CFA) Waived WR Eric Page (failed physical) Released G Wayne Tribue from practice squad 8/31/12 Waived 7/28/12 Signed S Anthony Perkins Waived WR Tyler Grisham from injured reserve 9/13/12 Signed to practice squad 8/1/12 Claimed WR Cameron Kenney off waivers Placed DT Ty Warren on injured reserve 10/13/12 Released from practice squad (Seattle) 9/12/12 Signed G C.J. Davis to practice squad BOLDEN, Omar — CB 8/2/12 Waived/injured WR D’Andre Goodwin 9/13/12 Signed DE Jamie Blatnick to practice squad 5/18/12 Signed (draft choice) 8/3/12 Placed WR D’Andre Goodwin on injured reserve 9/17/12 Waived WR D’Andre Goodwin from injured BOWEN, Alvin — LB 8/5/12 Signed S Jim Leonhard reserve 8/15/11 Claimed off waivers (Jacksonville) 8/6/12 Waived/injured RB Mario Fannin 9/18/12 Signed C C.J. Davis to active roster 9/3/11 Waived 8/7/12 Signed LB Keith Brooking Placed C/G Philip Blake on injured reserve BREWER, Aaron — LS Placed RB Mario Fannin on injured reserve Signed G Adam Grant to practice squad 5/3/12 Signed (CFA) 8/22/12 Waived/injured CB Joshua Moore 9/27/12 Signed LB Mike Mohamed to practice squad BROOKING, Keith — LB 8/23/12 Placed CB Joshua Moore on injured reserve Released TE Cornelius Ingram from practice 8/7/12 Signed 8/24/12 Waived/injured WR Tyler Grisham squad BROWN, Ronnell — DT 8/25/12 Waived CB Joshua Moore from injured reserve 9/29/12 Signed S Duke Ihenacho to active roster 7/27/11 Signed (injury settlement) Signed LB Mike Mohamed to active roster 9/3/11 Waived 8/27/12 Released LS Lonie Paxton Placed S Quinton Carter on injured reserve BUCKHALTER, Correll — RB Waived LB Elliot Coffey 10/1/12 Placed C J.D. Walton on injured reserve 7/29/11 Released Waived WR Mark Dell Waived LB Mike Mohamed BUNKLEY, Brodrick — DT Waived WR Cameron Kenney 10/2/12 Signed WR Bert Reed to practice squad 8/2/11 Acquired from Philadelphia in exchange for Waived TE Anthony Miller Signed T Darrion Weems to practice squad a 2010 draft choice Waived DE Cyril Obiozor 10/3/12 Signed LB Mike Mohamed to practice squad BUSH, Rafael — S Waived RB Xavier Omon 10/9/12 Signed S Blake Gideon to practice squad 10/18/11 Signed Waived S Anthony Perkins Released WR Bert Reed 8/31/12 Waived Waived T Mike Remmers 10/11/12 Claimed WR Trindon Holliday off waivers BUTLER, Mario — CB Waived CB Ramzee Robinson (Houston) 10/30/12 Signed to practice squad Waived FB Austin Sylvester Waived S Duke Ihenacho BYERS, Jeff — OL Waived G Austin Wuebbels 10/13/12 Signed S Duke Ihenacho to practice squad 9/3/11 Waived Placed WR Tyler Grisham on injured reserve Released DE Jamie Blatnick from practice squad CALDWELL, Andre — WR Placed DE Jason Hunter on injured reserve 10/30/12 Placed LB Joe Mays on injured reserve 3/30/12 Signed 8/31/12 Released CB Drayton Florence Signed S Duke Ihenacho to active roster CARTER, Quinton — S Released T Ryan Harris Signed CB Mario Butler to practice squad 7/27/11 Signed (draft choice) Released WR Jason Hill 11/13/12 Waived S Duke Ihenacho 9/29/12 Placed on injured reserve CARTER, Tony — CB GOODMAN, André — CB IHENACO, Duke — S 11/30/11 Signed to practice squad 4/16/12 Released 5/3/12 Signed (CFA) 12/13/11 Signed to active roster GOODWIN, D’Andre — WR 8/31/12 Waived COATS, Daniel — TE 7/27/11 Signed (CFA) 9/1/12 Signed to practice squad 7/29/11 Released 9/3/11 Waived 9/29/12 Signed to active roster CORNICK, Paul — T 9/4/11 Signed to practice squad 10/11/12 Waived 12/10/12 Signed to practice squad 9/22/11 Waived 10/13/11 Signed to practice squad COSBY, Quan — WR 10/19/11 Signed to practice squad 10/30/12 Signed to active roster 9/20/11 Signed 1/9/12 Signed to active roster 11/13/12 Waived 12/27/11 Waived 8/2/12 Waived/injured 11/15/12 Signed to practice squad COFFEY, Elliot — LB 8/3/12 Placed on injured reserve INGRAM, Cornelius — TE 5/3/12 Signed (CFA) 9/17/12 Waived from injured reserve 12/27/11 Signed to practice squad 8/27/12 Waived GRANT, Adam — T 1/16/12 Signed to future contract COX, Perrish — CB 7/27/11 Signed (CFA) 8/31/12 Waived 9/3/11 Waived 9/3/11 Waived IRVING, Nate — LB DANIELS, Stanley — OL 9/4/11 Signed to practice squad 7/29/11 Signed (draft choice) 9/3/11 Waived 8/31/12 Waived IWUH, Brian — LB DAVIS, Britt — WR 9/18/12 Signed to practice squad 1/4/12 Signed 9/3/11 Waived GREEN, Virgil — TE 4/17/12 Designated as reserve/retired DAVIS, C.J. — C 7/27/11 Signed (draft choice) JACKSON, Chevis — CB 2/15/12 Signed 8/31/12 Designated as reserve/suspended 8/3/11 Waived 9/11/12 Waived GRISHAM, Tyler — WR JACKSON, Malik — DE 9/12/12 Signed to practice squad 1/16/12 Signed to future contract 5/19/12 Signed (draft choice) 9/18/12 Signed to active roster 8/24/12 Waived/injured JARMON, Jeremy — DT DELL, Mark — WR 8/27/12 Placed on injured reserve 7/27/11 Acquired in a trade with Washington for 7/27/11 Signed 9/11/12 Waived from injured reserve WR Jabar Gaffney 8/13/11 Waived/injured GRONKOWSKI, Chris — FB 9/3/11 Waived 8/16/11 Placed on injured reserve 5/23/12 Acquired from Indianapolis in exchange for 1/2/12 Signed to a future contract 8/27/12 Waived CB Cassius Vaughn 5/11/12 Waived DOMINO, Derek — LB GRONKOWSKI, Dan — TE JOHNSON, Jeremiah — RB 7/27/11 Signed 9/3/11 Waived 1/3/11 Signed to future contract 8/15/11 Waived/injured HAMLER, Jamel — WR 9/3/11 Waived 8/16/11 Placed on injured reserve 7/27/11 Signed (CFA) 9/4/11 Signed to practice squad 12/13/11 Waived 9/3/11 Placed on injured reserve 9/17/11 Signed to active roster DOUGLAS, Dominic — LB 9/12/11 Waived 9/20/11 Waived 7/31/11 Waived HANIE, Caleb — QB 9/22/11 Signed to practice squad DREESSEN, Joel — TE 4/3/12 Signed 11/14/11 Signed to active roster 3/29/12 Signed 9/8/12 Released 8/31/12 Waived FANNIN, Mario — RB 9/11/12 Signed 9/1/12 Signed to practice squad 7/27/11 Signed HARRIS, Chris — CB 11/24/12 Released 8/6/11 Waived/injured 7/27/11 Signed (CFA) 11/26/12 Signed to practice squad 8/7/11 Placed on injured reserve HARRIS, Ryan — T JOHNSON, Quinn — FB 8/6/12 Waived/injured 1/3/12 Signed 10/10/11 Awarded off waivers (Tennessee) 8/7/12 Placed on injured reserve 8/31/12 Released 12/17/11 Waived FELLS, Daniel — TE HARVEY, Derrick — DE JOHNSON, Steven — LB 8/1/11 Signed 8/1/11 Signed 5/3/12 Signed (CFA) FLORENCE, Drayton — CB HAUSCHKA, Steven — K JONES, A.J. — LB 5/11/12 Signed 9/3/11 Waived 7/27/11 Signed (CFA) 8/31/12 Released HESTER, Jacob — FB 8/16/11 Waived FRANKLIN, Jerry — LB 11/26/12 Signed JONES, Nate — CB 5/3/12 Signed (CFA) HILL, Jason — WR 8/29/11 Released 8/31/12 Waived 2/16/12 Signed JUDIE, Coryell — CB FRANKLIN, Orlando — T 8/31/12 Released 5/2/12 Signed (CFA) 7/27/11 Signed (draft choice) HILL, Renaldo — S 7/25/12 Waived (failed physical) GABLE, C.J. — RB 7/31/11 Released KELLEY, Braxton — LB 8/6/11 Claimed off waivers (New Orleans) HILLMAN, Ronnie — RB 8/29/11 Waived 8/29/11 Waived 7/24/12 Signed (draft choice) KENNEY, Cameron — WR GAFFNEY, Jabar — WR HILLS, Tony — T 8/1/11 Claimed off waivers (Seattle) 7/27/11 Traded to Washington in exchange for DT 9/6/11 Signed 8/27/12 Waived Jeremy Jarmon 8/31/12 Released KOPPEN, Dan — C GARLAND, Ben — DT HOLLIDAY, Trindon — WR 9/11/12 Signed 8/31/12 Waived 10/11/12 Claimed off waivers (Houston) KUPER, Chris — G 9/1/12 Signed to practice squad HUNTER, Jason — DE 1/3/12 Placed on injured reserve GIDEON, Blake — S 3/29/12 Re-signed (UFA) LARSEN, Spencer — FB 10/9/12 Signed to practice squad 8/27/12 Placed on injured reserve 1/9/12 Placed on injured reserve
LEONARD, Louis — DL OLSEN, Eric — OL 9/22/11 Signed 8/15/11 Released 9/3/11 Waived SAULSBERRY, Quentin — C LEONHARD, Jim — S OMON, Xavier — RB 9/2/13 Signed to practice squad 8/5/12 Signed 11/14/11 Signed to practice squad SILIGA, Sealver — DT LLOYD, Brandon — WR 11/26/11 Waived 10/18/11 Signed to practice squad 10/17/11 Traded to St. Louis in exchange for a 11/28/11 Signed to practice squad 1/16/12 Signed to future contract conditional 2012 draft choice 1/16/12 Signed to future contract 8/31/12 Waived MANNING, Peyton — QB 8/27/12 Waived 9/1/12 Signed to practice squad 3/21/12 Signed ORTON, Greg — WR 9/8/12 Signed to active roster MAYO, Deron — LB 8/13/11 Signed STOKLEY, Brandon — WR 7/27/11 Signed (CFA) 9/3/11 Waived 4/17/12 Signed 8/29/11 Waived 11/30/11 Signed to practice squad SYLVESTER, Austin — FB MAYS, Joe — LB 1/16/12 Signed to future contract 7/27/11 Signed (CFA) 3/20/12 Re-signed (UFA) 8/31/12 Waived 9/3/11 Waived 10/30/12 Placed on injured reserve 9/1/12 Signed to practice squad 9/4/11 Signed to practice squad McCARTHY, Kyle — S ORTON, Kyle — QB 10/18/11 Waived 9/3/11 Waived 11/22/11 Waived 12/27/11 Signed 9/4/11 Signed to practice squad OSWEILER, Brock — QB ` 1/13/12 Waived 11/29/11 Signed to active roster 7/24/12 Signed (draft choice) 2/8/12 Signed 12/13/11 Waived PAGE, Eric — WR 8/27/12 Waived 12/15/11 Signed to practice squad 5/4/12 Signed (CFA) TA’UFO’OU, Will — FB 12/17/11 Signed to active roster 7/25/12 Waived (failed physical) 12/21/11 Signed to practice squad 1/3/12 Waived PAXTON, Lonie — LS 12/27/11 Waived McGAHEE, Willis — RB 8/27/12 Released TAMME, Jacob — TE 7/31/11 Signed PERKINS, Anthony — S 3/29/12 Signed 11/21/12 Placed on injured reserve 7/28/12 Signed TAYLOR, Herb — OL (designated for return) 8/27/12 Waived 9/6/11 Waived McLAUGHLIN, Mike — RB POLK, Nick — S TEBOW, Tim — QB 7/29/11 Waived 8/1/11 Waived 3/26/12 Traded QB Tim Tebow and a 2012 draft MILLER, Anthony — TE PORTER, Curt — T choice to N.Y. Jets for two 2012 draft 5/2/12 Signed (CFA) 7/27/11 Signed (CFA) choices 8/27/12 Waived 8/29/11 Waived THOMAS, Julius — TE MILLER, Von — LB PORTER, Tracy — CB 7/27/11 Signed (draft choice) 7/29/11 Signed (draft choice) 3/23/12 Signed THOMAS, Marcus — DT MINOR, Brandon — RB PRESSLEY, DeMario — DT 8/1/11 Re-signed (UFA) 9/3/11 Placed on injured reserve 8/17/11 Claimed off waivers (Indianapolis) THOMPSON, Syd’Quan — CB 10/10/11 Waived 9/3/11 Waived 9/3/11 Placed on injured reserve MOHAMED, Mike — LB QUINN, Richard — TE 8/31/12 Waived 7/27/11 Signed (draft choice) 8/22/11 Waived/injured TOONE, Tim — WR 9/22/11 Waived 8/26/11 Waived 1/9/12 Signed to practice squad 9/24/11 Signed to practice squad RAMIREZ, Manny — OL 1/16/12 Signed to future contract 11/28/11 Signed to active roster 3/19/12 Re-signed (UFA) 4/30/12 Waived 8/31/12 Waived REED, Bert — WR TREVATHAN, Danny — LB 9/27/12 Signed to practice squad 10/2/12 Signed to practice squad 5/22/12 Signed (draft choice) 9/29/12 Signed to active roster 10/9/12 Released TRIBUE, Wayne — G 10/1/12 Waived REMMERS, Mike — T 5/3/12 Signed (CFA) 10/3/12 Signed to practice squad 3/7/12 Signed (CFA) 8/31/12 Waived 11/15/12 Released 8/27/12 Waived 9/1/12 Signed to practice squad MOORE, Joshua — CB RILEY, Eron — WR 9/11/12 Waived 1/5/12 Signed to future contract 9/3/11 Waived VAUGHN, Cassius — CB 8/22/12 Waived/injured 9/4/11 Signed to practice squad 11/29/11 Placed on injured reserve 8/23/12 Placed on injured reserve 10/19/11 Signed to N.Y. Jets active roster 5/23/12 Traded to Indianapolis for 8/25/12 Waived from injured reserve ROBINSON, Gerell — WR FB Chris Gronkowski (injury settlement) 5/2/12 Signed (CFA) VEIKUNE, David — LB MOORE, Rahim — S 8/31/12 Waived 8/29/11 Waived 7/29/11 Signed (draft choice) ROBINSON, Lee — LB VICKERSON, Kevin — DL MORENO, Knowshon — RB 9/3/11 Waived 10/10/11 Placed on injured reserve 11/14/11 Placed on injured reserve ROBINSON, Ramzee — CB WALTON, J.D. — C MURPHY, Shawn — OL 1/2/12 Signed to a future contract 10/1/12 Placed on injured reserve 8/29/11 Waived 8/27/12 Waived WARREN, Ty — DT NALBONE, John — TE ROGERS, James — CB 8/3/11 Signed 9/21/11 Signed to practice squad 7/27/11 Signed 9/17/11 Placed on injured reserve 9/24/11 Waived 8/1/11 Waived 9/11/12 Placed on injured reserve OBIOZOR, Cyril — DE ROSARIO, Dante — TE WEBER, Adam — QB 1/3/12 Signed to future contract 8/1/11 Signed 7/27/11 Signed (CFA) 8/27/12 Waived 9/3/11 Waived 9/3/11 Waived 9/4/11 Signed to practice squad 1/16/12 Signed to future contract 8/31/12 Waived WEEMS, Darrion — T 10/2/12 Signed to practice squad 12/5/12 Signed to Dallas’ active roster WHITE, LenDale — RB 8/16/11 Released WHITLOCK, Colby — DT 7/27/11 Signed (CFA) 8/2/11 Waived WILLIAMS, D.J. — LB 8/31/12 Designated as reserve/suspended WILLIAMS, Marshall — WR 7/27/11 Signed (CFA) 8/1/11 Waived WILHITE, Jonathan — CB 9/4/11 Signed WOLFE, Derek — DE 5/21/12 Signed (draft choice) WOODYARD, Wesley — LB 3/30/12 Re-signed (UFA) WUEBBELS, Austin — G 5/3/12 Signed (CFA) 8/27/12 Waived DENVER BRONCOS MIKE ADAMS - • • TH YR. • DELAWARE BORN: March 24, 1981, in Paterson, N.J. HIGH SCHOOL: Passaic Tech High School, Wayne, N.J. ACQUIRED: Unrestricted Free Agent, 2012 NFL YEAR: 9th • YEAR WITH BRONCOS: 1st NFL GAMES PLAYED/STARTED: 128/64 SAFETY ADAMS AT A GLANCE: • A ninth-year player who has played 128 career games with Denver (2012), Cleveland (2007- 11) and San Francisco (2004-06), combining for 64 starts at both safety positions and corner- back. • Started a career-high 16 games for Cleveland at free safety in 2011 and helped the Browns finish with the NFL’s second-ranked pass defense (184.9 ypg). • Owns 16 career takeaways (12 INTs, 4 FR) in addition to contributing 67 special-teams tack- les in eight NFL seasons. • Received the 2011 Dino Lucarelli Good Guy Award from the Cleveland Chapter of the Professional Football Writers’ Association. • Opened 23-of-43 career games at the University of Delaware, earning second-team All- Atlantic 10 Conference honors as a senior in 2003 while helping guide the Blue Hens to the Division I-AA National Championship. • Joined the Broncos as an unrestricted free agent on March 16, 2012. • Entered the NFL with San Francisco as a college free agent on April 28, 2004. CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Signed by San Francisco as a college free agent 4/28/04; Waived by San Francisco 9/4/04; Signed by San Francisco (practice squad) 9/6/04; Signed by San Francisco (active roster) 11/13/04; Signed by Cleveland 4/2/07; Re-signed by Cleveland as an unrestricted free agent 3/6/09; Signed by Denver as an unrestricted free agent 3/16/12.
2012: Adams matched a career high with three pass breakups and tied for third on the team with four tackles (all solo) in Denver’s season-opening win vs. Pit. (9/9)... Led the Broncos with eight tackles and broke up a third- down pass to thwart a potential Falcons scoring drive at Atl. (9/17)... Led the team with three pass breakups to tie his career high vs. Hou. (9/23)... Tied his career season best with his eighth pass breakup of the year vs. Oak. (9/30)... Set a career high with 12 tackles, tying for the team lead, while also recovering one fumble at N.E. (10/7)... Sacked Cam Newton in the end zone for his fifth career sack and first career safety at Car. (11/11)... Made one QB hit vs. S.D. (11/19)... Forced a fumble in the fourth quarter and finished second on the team with five tack- les at K.C. (11/25)... Finished second on the team with five tackles and hit QB Joe Flacco to force a third-down incompletion at Bal. (12/16). 2011: Adams started all 16 games for the first time in his career and totaled 61 tackles (41 solo), a team-high three interceptions (33 yds.), six passes defensed, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery for the league’s second-ranked pass defense... Contributed three tackles on special teams... Recorded a takeaway (2 INT, 1 FR) in three consecutive games in Weeks 3-5... Tied a career high with 10 tackles (6 solo) and added an interception vs. Pit. (1/1). 2010: Adams played 15 games (2 starts) for Cleveland and posted 34 tackles (31 solo), one sack (10 yds.), two interceptions (51 yds.) and six passes defensed to go along with 10 special-teams stops. Helped the Browns’ kickoff coverage unit lead the NFL by allowing just 17.8 yards per return. 2009: Adams appeared in all 16 games, opening six contests at cornerback and three others at safety, while tal- lying 61 tackles (52 solo), one sack (6 yds.), a career-best eight passes defensed and one fumble recovery... Added 10 tackles on special-teams units to rank fourth on the club. 2008: Adams saw time in 14 games (5 starts) at strong safety for the Browns and recorded 42 tackles (20 solo), two interceptions (18 yds.), three passes defensed and one fumble recovery... Posted four special-teams stops. 2007: Adams played 15 games (0 starts) in his first season with Cleveland and totaled 11 tackles (9 solo) with one sack (7 yds.) and two passes defensed in addition to ranking second on the team with a career-high 18 spe- cial-teams tackles... Injured his knee at Cin. (12/23) and was placed on injured reserve on Dec. 24. 2006: Adams played all 16 games (8 starts) for the first time in his career and registered 67 tackles (53 solo) and three passes defensed for the 49ers while contributing 12 special-teams stops... Recorded his first double-