2006 weekly press release Preseason Game #2 • Denver (0-1) vs. Tennessee (0-1) Saturday, Aug. 19, 2006 • 7:00 p.m. MDT INVESCO FIELD AT MILE HIGH (76,125) • Denver,

BRONCOS HOST TITANS MEDIA RELATIONS CONTACT INFORMATION IN PRESEASON HOME OPENER Jim Saccomano (303) 649-0572 [email protected] The Denver Broncos (0-1) look to Paul Kirk (303) 649-0503 [email protected] win their third consecutive presea- Patrick Smyth (303) 649-0536 [email protected] son home opener when they host Dave Gaylinn (303) 649-0512 [email protected] the (0-1) on Rebecca Villanueva (303) 649-0598 [email protected] Saturday at INVESCO Field at Mile High. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. MDT, WWW.DENVERBRONCOS.COM/MEDIAROOM and the game will be televised locally on KCNC-TV (CBS channel 4). Denver is coming off a 20-13 loss at Detroit on Aug. 11 in its first The Denver Broncos have a media-only Web site, which was creat- preseason game of the year. The loss was only the Broncos’ second ed to assist accredited media in their coverage of the Broncos. By in 12 preseason openers under (10-2). going to www.DenverBroncos.com/Mediaroom, members of the Rookie , selected by the Broncos with the press will find complete statistical packages, press releases, rosters, updated bios, transcripts, injury reports, game recaps, news clippings, 11th overall choice in the 2006 NFL , made his preseason photos and much more. The 2006 Broncos Media Guide is available in debut against the Lions and totaled 192 passing yards with one PDF format on the media Web site as well as a complete archive of (114.2 rating) in a quarter-and-a-half of action. His 192 gamebooks and flip cards for every game in franchise history. passing yards marked the most by a Bronco in a preseason opener since 1975 and the most by a quarterback making his NFL presea- son debut under Shanahan (1995-Pres.). BRONCOS 2006 SCHEDULE The Broncos on Sunday will face a Titans team that includes quar- PRESEASON terback , who like Cutler was taken in the first round Wk. Day Date Opponent Site Time/Res. TV/Rec. (third overall) of the 2006 NFL Draft. Young also made his presea- 1 Fri. Aug. 11 at Detroit Ford Field L 20-13 0-1 son debut last week, completing 4-of-11 passes for 56 yards in the 2 Sat. Aug. 19 TENNESSEE INVESCO Field at Mile High 7:00 p.m. MDT CBS 4 3 Sun. Aug. 27 INVESCO Field at Mile High 6:00 p.m. MDT NFLN Titans’ 19-16 loss against New Orleans on Aug. 12. 4 Thu. Aug. 31 at Stadium 7:00 p.m. MST CBS 4 Denver looks to improve its 4-5-0 all-time preseason record REGULAR SEASON against the Titans/Oilers franchise on Saturday. The Broncos last Wk. Day Date Opponent Site Time/Result TV played the Titans on Christmas night in 2004, winning that regular- 1 Sun. Sept. 10 at St. Louis Edward Jones Dome 12:00 p.m. CDT CBS 2 Sun. Sept. 17 KANSAS CITY INVESCO Field at Mile High 2:15 p.m. MDT CBS season contest 37-16 in Nashville, Tenn. 3 Sun. Sept. 24 at New England Gillette Stadium 8:15 p.m. EDT NBC The Broncos have been preparing for the Titans and the rest of 4 Bye their 2006 opponents during their training camp, held at the club’s 5 Mon. Oct. 9 BALTIMORE INVESCO Field at Mile High 6:30 p.m. MDT ESPN 6 Sun. Oct. 15 OAKLAND INVESCO Field at Mile High 6:15 p.m. MDT NBC facility in Englewood, Colo. It is the fourth consecutive year that the 7 Sun. Oct. 22 at Cleveland Stadium 4:05 p.m. EDT CBS Broncos have held camp at their facility after the team spent the 8 Sun. Oct. 29 INDIANAPOLIS INVESCO Field at Mile High 2:15 p.m. MST CBS previous 21 years (1982-2002) training at the University of 9 Sun. Nov. 5 at Pittsburgh Heinz Field 4:15 p.m. EST CBS 10 Sun. Nov. 12 at Oakland McAfee Coliseum 1:05 p.m. PST CBS Northern Colorado in Greeley, Colo. 11 Sun. Nov. 19 SAN DIEGO INVESCO Field at Mile High 2:15 p.m. MST CBS 12 Thu. Nov. 23 at Kansas City Arrowhead Stadium 7:00 p.m. CST NFLN TELEVISION AND RADIO INFORMATION 13 Sun. Dec. 3 SEATTLE INVESCO Field at Mile High 2:15 p.m. MST FOX 14 Sun. Dec. 10 at San Diego Qualcomm Stadium 1:15 p.m. PST CBS TELEVISION: CBS (KCNC-TV - Channel 4): Gary Miller (play-by- 15 Sun. Dec. 17 at Arizona Cardinals Stadium 2:05 p.m. MST CBS play) and Reggie Rivers (color commentary) will call the game while 16 Sun. Dec. 24 CINCINNATI INVESCO Field at Mile High 2:15 p.m. MST CBS 17 Sun. Dec. 31 SAN FRANCISCO INVESCO Field at Mile High 2:15 p.m. MST FOX Tim Ring will be reporting from the sidelines. Vic Lombardi also will be involved in the telecast. LOCAL RADIO: KOA Radio (850 AM): Dave Logan (play-by-play) 2005 AFC WEST PRESEASON STANDINGS and David Diaz-Infante (color commentary) will call the game while Team W L T PF PA Home Road AFC NFC DIV Streak Alan Roach will be reporting from the sidelines. Oakland 1 0 0 16 10 0-0 1-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 Won 1 LOCAL SPANISH RADIO: KBNO Radio (1280 AM): Fernando Sergio San Diego 1 0 0 17 3 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 Won 1 (play-by-play) and Luke Sandoval (color commentary) will call the game. Denver 0 1 0 13 20 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 Lost 1 Kansas City 0 1 0 14 24 0-0 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 Lost 1 DENVER vs. tennessee — 1 — saturday, aug. 19, 2006 broncos 2006 weekly release GAME INFORMATION

BRONCOS VS. TITANS - POINTS OF INTEREST BRONCOS/TITANS COMPARISON (‘06 PRESEASON) The Broncos have played the Titans/Oilers franchise nine times in the BRONCOS TITANS preseason and own a 4-5-0 record in those contests, including a 2-0 Record ...... 0-1 ...... 0-1 mark at home... The last time Tennessee visited Denver in the presea- Division Standing ...... 3rd (AFCW) . . . .3rd (AFCS) son was 1975 (27-21 Broncos win)... Including regular-season and NFL Offensive Ranking ...... 8th ...... 26th postseason play, Sunday’s game marks the Titans’ first visit to Denver Offense-Points Per Game ...... 13.0 ...... 16.0 for a game since 1992 (27-21 Broncos win)... Denver owns a 12-20-1 Possession Average ...... 35:56 ...... 29:54 record in the 33 regular-season games played against Tennessee, Total Net Yards Per Game ...... 350.0 ...... 219.0 Net Rushing Yards Per Game ...... 120.0 ...... 124.0 including a 7-7-1 home record, while the Broncos are 2-1 against the Net Passing Yards Per Game ...... 230.0 ...... 95.0 franchise in the postseason... In the last regular-season game between Had Intercepted/Yards Lost ...... 1/5 ...... 0/0 the two teams, the Broncos defeated the Titans 37-16 in Nashville, Sacks Allowed/Yards Lost ...... 4/24 ...... 3/19 Tenn., on Christmas night in 2004... Denver has won its last two presea- Field Goals/FGA ...... 2/2 ...... 3/4 son home openers... Mike Shanahan holds a 34-15 (.694) all-time pre- NFL Defensive Ranking ...... 12t ...... 28th season record as the Broncos’ head coach (1995-Pres.)... Entering their Defense-Points Per Game ...... 20.0 ...... 19.0 12th full season with their respective teams, Denver’s Mike Shanahan Defense-Total Net Yards Per Game . . . . .246.0 ...... 401.0 and Tennessee’s Jeff Fisher are the second-longest-tenured active head Defense-Rushing Yards Per Game ...... 123.0 ...... 128.0 coaches in the NFL, trailing only Pittsburgh’s Bill Cowher (15th year)... Defense-Passing Yards Per Game ...... 123.0 ...... 273.0 Defense-Intercepted by/Yards ...... 1/0 ...... 2/8 With 192 passing yards at Detroit on Aug. 11, QB Jay Cutler posted the Defense-Sacks For/Yards ...... 1/6 ...... 1/7 most passing yards by a Bronco in a preseason opener since 1975 and Punts-Average Yards (Gross) ...... 38.0 ...... 46.2 the most by a Broncos quarterback making his NFL preseason debut Punts-Average Yards (Net) ...... 36.5 ...... 40.8 under Head Coach Mike Shanahan (1995-Pres.)... Cutler’s 192 passing Returns-Average Per ...... 16.7 ...... 1.0 yards at Detroit also marked the highest such total in an NFL preseason Punt Returns-Average Per Allowed ...... 1.5 ...... 6.4 debut among all taken in the first round of the NFL Draft Kickoff Returns-Average Per ...... 20.8 ...... 27.5 since 2000... Cutler on Saturday will face off against QB Vince Young, Kickoff Returns-Average Per Allowed . . . . .22.0 ...... 25.5 who also was chosen in the first round (3rd overall) of the 2006 NFL Penalties Against/Yards ...... 5/35 ...... 8/70 Draft... The Broncos’ starting backfield, according to the club’s depth /Lost ...... 4/2 ...... 1/0 Opponent Fumbles/Lost ...... 0/0 ...... 1/1 chart, consists of two undrafted players in (rook- ie - Arizona) and fullback Cecil Sapp (4th year - Colorado State)... Broncos Assistant Head Coach Mike Heimerdinger was the Titans’ BRONCOS TITANS from 2000-04... Denver CBs Domonique PASSING YARDS Foxworth and along with Titans CBs and Cutler ...... 192 Young ...... 56 Pacman Jones, all 2005 NFL Draft picks, combined to start 39 regular- Van Pelt ...... 33 Volek ...... 55 season games as rookies last year... The Broncos’ training camp, which Plummer ...... 29 Mauck ...... 3 began on July 28 and is scheduled to conclude Aug. 18, is being held at RUSHING YARDS the team’s practice facility in Englewood, Colo... It is the Broncos’ fourth Cobbs ...... 42 Brown ...... 47 consecutive season holding their training camp at their facility... T. Bell ...... 26 Young ...... 28 Broncos Head Coach Mike Shanahan enters the 2006 season ranked M. Bell ...... 20 Henry ...... 23 19th in NFL history in career victories with 130 (122 reg. / 8 post.)... RECEIVING YARDS Shanahan needs five victories to pass Weeb Ewbank to move into 18th Kircus ...... 76 Troupe ...... 26 place and seven wins to pass Hank Stram for 17th place in career wins... Scheffler ...... 54 Wade ...... 20 The Broncos enter 2006 leading the NFL in points (4,440), total yards Watts ...... 35 R. Williams ...... 19 (64,235) and rushing yards (25,022) since Shanahan’s first year with POINTS SCORED the team in 1995... Denver has won its last 10 regular-season games at Elam ...... 7 Bironas ...... 10 home, tying Seattle for the longest active streak in the NFL... Denver WR Kircus ...... 6 Henry ...... 6 Rod Smith is three catches away from 800 for his career and begins the year ranked 15th in NFL history in career receptions (797) and 16th in Foxworth ...... 1 Fuller ...... 1 receiving yards (10,877)... With 70 or more catches in 2006, Smith will Woolfolk ...... 1 join Tim Brown as the only two players in league history to post 10 con- SACKS secutive seasons of 70 or more receptions... QB ’s 32-11 Paymah ...... 1.0 LaBoy ...... 1.0 record (.744) as a starter with Denver is the third best in the NFL since 2003... Denver K Jason Elam enters 2006 ranked 10th in NFL history in career field goals (341) and 11th in career points scored (1,557).

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TEAM COMPARISON - OTHER KEY AREAS (‘06 PRESEASON) NOTES FROM DENVER’S LAST FIVE PRESEASON GAMES WITH TENNESSEE CATEGORY (NFL RANK) BRONCOS TITANS 3rd Down Offense 57.1% (4) 28.6% (25t) at TENNESSEE 16, DENVER 13 (Aug. 29, 1998) 3rd Down Defense 50.0% (21t) 33.3% (9t) Oilers K Al Del Greco connects on three field goals, including a 51- Red Zone Offense—TD Pct. 0.0% (N/A) 50.0% (N/A) yarder early in the third quarter that breaks a 10-10 tie... Denver Red Zone Defense—TD Pct. 33.3% (N/A) 0.0% (N/A) RB Terrell Davis rushes three times for 53 yards, including a 44- yard run. Takeaways 1 (9t) 3 (2) DENVER 17, at Houston 12 (Aug. 5, 1978) Giveaways 3 (28t) 0 (1t) The Broncos rally from a 12-0 third-quarter deficit... Denver RB Turnover Ratio -2 (27t) +3 (1t) Jim Jensen and QB Norris Weese score on touchdown runs. at DENVER 27, Houston 21 (Aug. 23, 1975) BRONCOS/TITANS PRESEASON SERIES BREAKDOWN The Broncos take a 27-7 lead into the fourth quarter before the Oilers score twice in the final period... Denver QB Series Meetings: 9 Broncos Record: 4-5-0 (Home: 2-0 / Away: 2-2 / Neutral: 0-3) completes 10-of-20 passes for 148 yards. First Game: at Hou. 42, Den. 3 (8/20/60) HOUSTON 25, DENVER 3 (Aug. 28, 1965 - Alamo Stadium) Last Game: at Ten. 16, Den. 13 (8/29/98) Denver’s lone points come on a 30-yard field goal by K Gary Current Streak: Lost 1 Kroner in the third quarter.. The Broncos are limited to 196 total Longest Den. Win Streak: 2 (twice, last 8/23/75 – 8/5/78) Longest Ten. Win Streak: 3 (8/20/60 – 8/10/62) yards (99 yards rushing, 97 yards passing). Last Den. Home Win: at Den. 27, Ten. 21 (8/23/75) DENVER 32, at HOUSTON 20 (Aug. 20, 1964) Last Den. Home Loss: None Broncos K Gene Mingo converts four field goals, including two Last Den. Road Win: Den. 17, at Ten. 12 (8/5/78) Last Den. Road Loss: at Ten. 16, Den. 13 (8/29/98) from more than 50 yards (55 and 51 yds.)... Denver LB Marv Den. Shutouts: None Matuszak returns a 64 yards for a touchdown while DB Ten. Shutouts: None Willie West scores on a 65-yard return. Most Den. Points: 32 (8/20/64): Den. 32, at Hou. 20 Most Ten. Points: 42 (twice, last, 9/1/61): Hou. 42, Den. 10 Total Den. Points: 149 Total Ten. Points: 221 Average Den. Points: 16.6 Average Ten. Points: 24.6 NFL SCHEDULE - PRESEASON WEEK 2 Largest Den. Win: 17 (8/3/63): at Den. 27, Hou. 10 Largest Ten. Win: 39 (8/20/60): at Hou. 42, Den. 3 Thursday, August 17 BRONCOS/TITANS ALL-TIME RESULTS (PRESEASON) Kansas City at ...... 8:00p (ET) Philadelphia at Baltimore ...... 8:00p (ET) Date W/L Score Site Aug. 20, 1960 L at Houston 42, Denver 3 Jeppesen Stadium Friday, August 18 Sept. 1, 1961 L Houston 42, Denver 10 Mobile, Ala. San Diego at Chicago ...... 7:00p (CT) Aug. 10, 1962 L Houston 33, Denver 17 Atlanta Cincinnati at Buffalo ...... 7:00p (ET) Aug. 3, 1963 W at Denver 27, Houston 10 Univ. of Denver Stadium Detroit at Cleveland ...... 7:30p (ET) Aug. 20, 1964 W Denver 32, at Houston 20 Jeppesen Stadium Aug. 28, 1965 L Houston 25, Denver 3 Alamo Stadium Saturday, August 19 Aug. 23, 1975 W at Denver 27, Houston 21 Mile High Stadium Arizona at New England ...... 8:00p (ET) Aug. 5, 1978 W Denver 17, at Houston 12 Astrodome Carolina at Jacksonville ...... 7:30p (ET) Aug. 29, 1998 L at Tennessee 16, Denver 13 Vanderbilt Stadium Miami at Tampa Bay ...... 7:30p (ET) Atlanta at Green Bay ...... 7:00p (CT) Houston at St. Louis ...... 7:00p (CT) Minnesota at Pittsburgh ...... 8:00p (ET) at Washington ...... 8:00p (ET) Tennessee at Denver ...... 7:00p (MT) Sunday, August 20 Seattle at Indianapolis ...... 8:00p (ET) San Francisco at Oakland ...... 5:00p (PT) Monday, August 21 Dallas at New Orleans (Shreveport, La.) ...... 7:00p (CT)

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BRONCOS/TITANS REG. SEASON SERIES BREAKDOWN BRONCOS/TITANS COMPARISON (‘05 SEASON) Series Meetings: 33 BRONCOS TITANS Denver Record: 12-20-1 (Home: 7-7-1 / Away: 5-13) Record ...... 13-3 ...... 4-12 First Game: Hou. 45, at Den. 25 (11/6/60) Division Standing ...... 1st (AFCW) . . . .3rd (AFCS) Last Game: Den. 37, at Ten. 16 (12/25/04) NFL Offensive Ranking ...... 5th ...... 17th Current Streak: Won 1 Offense-Points Per Game ...... 24.7 ...... 18.7 Longest Den. Win Streak: 3 (9/17/72 – 12/8/74) Possession Average ...... 32:37 ...... 31:13 Longest Ten. Win Streak: 5 (12/2/62 – 12/20/64) Total Net Yards Per Game ...... 360.4 ...... 320.1 Last Den. Home Win: at Den. 27, Hou. 21 (10/18/92) Net Rushing Yards Per Game ...... 158.7 ...... 95.3 Last Den. Home Loss: Hou. 40, at Den. 10 (10/4/87) Net Passing Yards Per Game ...... 201.7 ...... 224.8 Last Den. Road Win: Den. 37, at Ten. 16 (12/25/04) Had Intercepted/Yards Lost ...... 7/43 ...... 14/293 Last Den. Road Loss: Hou. 42, Den. 33 (11/26/95) Sacks Allowed/Yards Lost ...... 23/146 ...... 31/200 Den. Shutouts: None Field Goals/FGA ...... 24/32 ...... 23/29 Ten. Shutouts: None NFL Defensive Ranking ...... 15th ...... 19th Most Den. Points: 48 (10/14/73): Den. 48, at Hou. 20 Defense-Points Per Game ...... 16.1 ...... 26.3 Most Ten. Points: 55 (11/5/61): Hou. 55, at Den. 14 Defense-Total Net Yards Per Game . . . . .312.9 ...... 319.4 Total Den. Points: 715 Defense-Rushing Yards Per Game ...... 85.2 ...... 118.4 Total Ten. Points: 895 Defense-Passing Yards Per Game ...... 227.7 ...... 201.0 Average Den. Points: 21.7 Defense-Intercepted by/Yards ...... 20/379 ...... 9/129 Average Ten. Points: 27.1 Defense-Sacks For/Yards ...... 28/190 ...... 41/246 Largest Den. Win: 28 (10/14/73): Den. 48, at Hou. 20 Largest Ten. Win: 41 (11/5/61): Hou. 55, at Den. 14 Punts-Average Yards (Gross) ...... 43.2 ...... 43.2 Punts-Average Yards (Net) ...... 38.0 ...... 37.8 Punt Returns-Average Per ...... 8.5 ...... 9.3 BRONCOS/TITANS ALL-TIME RESULTS Punt Returns-Average Per Allowed ...... 7.4 ...... 4.5 (Regular Season and Postseason) Kickoff Returns-Average Per ...... 20.7 ...... 24.2 Kickoff Returns-Average Per Allowed . . . . .25.3 ...... 22.6 1960 (11/6)—Houston 45, @Denver 25 1969 (11/16)—@Denver 20, Houston 20 (T) Penalties Against/Yards ...... 97/756 . . . .125/1,002 1960 (11/20)—@Houston 20, Denver 10 1970 (11/29)—@Houston 31, Denver 21 Fumbles/Lost ...... 19/9 ...... 27/12 1961 (11/5)—Houston 55, @Denver 14 1972 (9/17)—@Denver 30, Houston 17 Opponent Fumbles/Lost ...... 26/16 ...... 20/11 1961 (11/26)—@Houston 45, Denver 14 1973 (10/14)—Denver 48, @Houston 20 BRONCOS TITANS 1962 (10/21)—@Denver 20, Houston 10 1974 (12/8)—@Denver 37, Houston 14 PASSING YARDS 1962 (12/2)—@Houston 34, Denver 17 1976 (10/10)—@Houston 17, Denver 3 Plummer ...... 3,366 McNair* ...... 3,161 1963 (9/14)—@Houston 20, Denver 14 1977 (12/4)—Denver 24, @Houston 14 Van Pelt ...... 7 Volek ...... 474 1963 (10/13)—Houston 33, @Denver 24 1979 (12/23)—@Houston 13, Denver 7* Mauck ...... 136 1964 (9/27)—Houston 38, @Denver 17 1980 (11/2)—Houston 20, @Denver 16 RUSHING YARDS 1964 (12/20)—@Houston 34, Denver 15 1983 (10/9)—Denver 26, @Houston 14 Anderson* ...... 1,014 Brown ...... 851 1965 (10/17)—@Denver 28, Houston 17 1985 (10/6)—@Denver 31, Houston 20 T. Bell ...... 921 Henry ...... 335 1965 (11/14)—Denver 31, @Houston 21 1987 (10/4)—Houston 40, @Denver 10 Dayne ...... 270 McNair* ...... 139 1966 (9/3)—@Houston 45, Denver 7 1987 (1/10)—@Denver 34, Houston 10** RECEIVING YARDS 1966 (10/2)—@Denver 40, Houston 38 1991 (10/6)—@Houston 42, Denver 14 Smith ...... 1,105 Bennett ...... 738 1967 (10/1)—@Houston 10, Denver 6 1991 (1/4)—@Denver 26, Houston 24** Lelie* ...... 770 Kinney ...... 543 1967 (11/12)—Houston 20, @Denver 18 1992 (10/18)—@Denver 27, Houston 21 Putzier* ...... 481 Troupe ...... 530 1968 (11/17)—@Houston 38, Denver 17 1995 (11/26)—@Houston 42, Denver 33 POINTS SCORED 1969 (10/26)—@Houston 24, Denver 21 2004 (12/25)—Denver 37, @Tennessee 16 Elam ...... 115 Bironas ...... 99 * - AFC Wild Card Playoff Game Anderson* ...... 78 Brown ...... 42 ** - AFC Divisional Playoff Game T. Bell ...... 48 Bennett, Troupe ...... 24 INTERCEPTIONS Reg. Season: 12-20-1 (.379) / Home: 7-7-1 / Away 5-13 Bailey ...... 8 Hill ...... 3 Postseason: 2-1 (.667) / Home: 2-0 / Away 0-1 Ferguson ...... 5 Bulluck ...... 2 Foxworth, Lynch, Da. Williams . .2 Four Players ...... 1 SACKS Ekuban ...... 4.0 Vanden Bosch ...... 12.5 Lynch, Pryce* ...... 4.0 LaBoy ...... 6.5 Gold, Warren, Wilson . . . .3.0 Bulluck ...... 5.0 * - Player not on club’s 2006 active roster.

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TRACKING DENVER’S PRESEASON OPPONENTS Opponent Date/Result Record Last Game Next Up Detroit L, 20-13 1-0 Won vs. Denver, 20-13 (Aug. 11) at Cleveland (Aug. 18) Tennessee Aug. 19 0-1 Lost vs. New Orleans, 19-16 (Aug. 12) at Denver (Aug. 19) Houston Aug. 27 1-0 Won vs. Kansas City, 24-14 (Aug. 12) at St. Louis (Aug. 19) Arizona Aug. 31 1-0 Won vs. Pittsburgh, 21-13 (Aug. 12) at New England (Aug. 19) Combined ‘06 preseason record of opponents: 3-1 (.750) / ‘05 regular-season record of this year’s preseason opponents: 21-43 (.328)

SHANAHAN AND FISHER TWO OF NFL’S ‘DINGER FACES FORMER TEAM LONGEST-TENURED COACHES Broncos Assistant Head Coach Mike Heimerdinger enjoyed a suc- The Broncos’ Mike Shanahan and the Titans’ Jeff Fisher are both cessful five-year stint as the Titans’ offensive coordinator from entering their 12th full season as head coaches of their respective 2000-04, helping Tennessee’s offense rank among the most pro- clubs, a total that ties them as the second-longest tenured active ductive in the NFL during that period. Heimerdinger also coached head coaches in the NFL. Shanahan was named Broncos head former Titans quarterback Steve McNair to an Associated Press co- coach on Jan. 31, 1995, while Fisher was the Oilers’ head coach for MVP award in 2003 that he shared with Colts quarterback Peyton the final six games of the 1994 season before he was officially Manning. named head coach on Jan. 5, 1995. The Titans’ offense ranked among the NFL’s top 10 in overall net Both Shanahan and Fisher were on the same staff with San yards, passing yards, scoring and third-down success with Francisco from 1992-93 when Shanahan was the 49ers’ offensive Heimerdinger as offensive coordinator from 2000-04. coordinator and Fisher worked as their defensive backs coach. They TITANS COMBINED NFL OFFENSIVE RANKINGS FROM 2000-04 trail only Pittsburgh Bill Cowher (15th season with Steelers) among w/MIKE HEIMERDINGER AS OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR active head coaches in consecutive seasons with a team. Category Total NFL Rank Total Yards 337.0 ypg. 9 LONGEST-TENURED ACTIVE NFL HEAD COACHES Passing Yards 220.5 ypg. 9 Coach Team Year with team Record with Team Scoring 22.9 ppg. 9 1. Bill Cowher Pittsburgh 15th (1992-Pres.) 153-91-1 (.627) Third Downs 40.6% 7 2. Jeff Fisher* Tennessee 12th (1995-Pres.) 102-89-0 (.534) Mike Shanahan Denver 12th (1995-Pres.) 122-67-0 (.646) UP-AND-COMING CORNERS 4. Baltimore 8th (1999-Pres.) 67-52-0 (.563) Mike Holmgren Seattle 8th (1999-Pres.) 65-53-0 (.551) The Broncos and Titans each selected two in the Andy Reid Philadelphia 8th (1999-Pres.) 77-47-0 (.621) 2005 NFL Draft who paid immediate dividends for the two teams. * - Fisher was the Oilers’ head coach for the final six games of the 1994 Denver’s Darrent Williams (2nd Rd.) and Domonique Foxworth (3rd season. Rd.) along with Tennessee’s Pacman Jones (1st Rd.) and Reynaldo Hill (7th Rd.) combined to start 39 games and appear in a total of 58 regular-season games as rookies last season. Below is a look at the four cornerbacks’ regular-season numbers from their rookie seasons. Player ‘05 Draft G S Tack. PBU INT-Yds. Domonique Foxworth, Den. Rd. 3-97 16 7 66 18 2-23 Darrent Williams, Den. Rd. 2-56 12 9 58 12 2-108 Reynaldo Hill, Ten. Rd. 7-218 15 10 46 9 3-88 TEAM COMPARISON - OTHER KEY AREAS (‘05 SEASON) Pacman Jones, Ten. Rd. 1-6 15 13 53 11 0-0 CATEGORY (NFL RANK) BRONCOS TITANS 3rd Down Offense 36.2% (22) 34.6% (26) 3rd Down Defense 36.7% (12t) 35.5% (8) Red Zone Offense—TD Pct. 60.3% (7) 47.8% (17t) Red Zone Defense—TD Pct. 56.4% (28) 60.7% (31) Takeaways 36 (4) 20 (27t) Giveaways 16 (1) 26 (13t) Turnover Ratio +20 (2) -6 (20t)

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TRACKING DENVER’S REGULAR-SEASON OPPONENTS Opponent Date/Result Record Last Game Next Up St. Louis Sept. 10 1-0 Won vs. Indianapolis, 19-17 (Aug. 10) vs. Houston (Aug. 19) Kansas City Sept. 17, Nov. 23 0-1 Lost at Houston, 24-14 (Aug. 12) at N.Y. Giants (Aug. 17) New England Sept. 24 0-1 Lost at Atlanta, 26-23 (Aug. 11) vs. Arizona (Aug. 19) Baltimore Oct. 9 0-1 Lost vs. N.Y. Giants, 17-16 (Aug. 11) vs. Philadelphia (Aug. 17) Oakland Oct. 15, Nov. 12 1-0 Won vs. Philadelphia, 16-10 (Aug. 6 - HOF Game) at Minnesota (Aug.14) Cleveland Oct. 22 0-1 Lost at Philadelphia, 20-7 (Aug. 10) vs. Detroit (Aug. 18) Indianapolis Oct. 29 0-1 Lost at St. Louis, 19-17 (Aug. 10) vs. Seattle (Aug. 20) Pittsburgh Nov. 5 0-1 Lost at Arizona, 21-13 (Aug. 12) vs. Minnesota (Aug. 19) San Diego Nov. 19, Dec. 10 1-0 Won vs. Green Bay, 17-3 (Aug. 12) at Chicago (Aug. 18) Seattle Dec. 3 0-1 Lost vs. Dallas, 13-3 (Aug. 12) at Indianapolis (Aug. 20) Arizona Dec. 17 1-0 Won vs. Pittsburgh, 21-13 (Aug. 12) at New England (Aug. 19) Cincinnati Dec. 24 1-0 Won vs. Washington, 19-3 (Aug. 13) at Buffalo (Aug. 18) San Francisco Dec. 31 1-0 Won vs. Chicago, 28-14 (Aug. 11) at Oakland (Aug. 20) Combined ‘06 preseason record of opponents: 8-8 (.500) / ‘05 regular-season record of this year’s preseason opponents: 132-124 (.516) sacks. In addition, the defense forced a pair of interceptions by Kelly THE LAST TIME (REGULAR SEASON): Herndon and Williams. DENVER 37, at TENNESSEE 16 (12/25/04) Offensively, Plummer posted a 124.8 passer rating by completing 21-of-26 passes for 303 yards with two . Droughns fin- scored three touchdowns and ished the game with 91 yards rushing and two touchdowns on 22 Reggie Hayward registered three sacks to help the Broncos keep carries (4.1 avg.). Lelie led all receivers in yards with 88 on three their playoff hopes alive with a 37-16 victory at Tennessee before an catches and Smith chipped in six catches for 58 yards. ESPN national television audience on Christmas night in front of The win marked the 100th career regular-season victory with the 68,809 fans. Broncos for Head Coach Mike Shanahan. Denver dominated the game offensively with 496 total yards and 26 first downs, and the defense held Tennessee to just 153 yards BRONCOS/TITANS CONNECTIONS while racking up six sacks and forcing two turnovers. Droughns got it rolling for the Broncos on their first drive of the FORMER DENVER BRONCOS game with a 23-yard touchdown off a screen pass from quarterback Titans QB Matt Mauck spent 2004 with the Broncos and was draft- Jake Plummer. ed by the club in the seventh round that year... Tennessee WR Grant After linebacker D.J. Williams intercepted Titans quarterback Billy Mattos was on Denver's in 2004... Titans Media Volek on Tennessee's first offensive play, Jason Elam knocked in a Relations Assistant Corry Rush interned with the Broncos’ public 22-yard field goal to put the Broncos ahead 10-0. relations department during training camp in 2004. Droughns scored his second touchdown of the day on an 8-yard FORMER TENNESSEE TITANS run to cap off a 17-point first quarter for Denver. Broncos TE Mike Leach was on the Titans’ squad from 2000-01… The Broncos built a 24-10 lead after Plummer connected with Denver Assistant Head Coach Mike Heimerdinger was the offen- Rod Smith for a 7-yard touchdown pass to close out sive coordinator for Tennessee from 2000-04… Broncos RB an eight-play, 56-yard drive in the second quarter. was with the Titans for the 2005 season and was Two Titans field goals slashed Denver's lead to 24-16 at the half, drafted by the club that year… Denver WR Todd Devoe saw time on but it would be all the points the Broncos would allow the rest of the the Titans’ practice squad in 2004... Broncos Online Marketing contest. Coordinator Kyle Sonneman was a community relations assistant Elam kicked two more second-half field goals for the Broncos and for the Titans from 2003-05 and interned in the club’s public rela- Droughns put the game out of reach in the fourth quarter with a 23- tions department from 2001-02. yard touchdown run that was set up by a 45-yard pass from Plummer to Ashley Lelie, who surpassed 1,000 yards receiving for FROM DENVER AND THE SURROUNDING AREA the season on the catch. Titans TE attended J.K. Mullen High School in Denver… Hayward and the Broncos’ defense swarmed Volek all night long, Tennessee RB LenDale White was born in Denver attended limiting him to just 111 yards passing after he had thrown for 400- Chatfield High School in Littleton, Colo… Titans CB Andre Woolfolk plus yards and four touchdowns in each of his previous two games. attended Thomas Jefferson High School in Denver… Tennessee RB The defensive end finished the game with four tackles and three Chris Brown attended the University of Colorado in Boulder, Colo… Titans Quarterbacks Coach Craig Johnson grew up in Aurora, Colo.

DENVER vs. tennessee — 6 — saturday, aug. 19, 2006 broncos 2006 weekly release GAME INFORMATION Green from 2000-01… The 2006 Berlin Thunder squad of NFL BRONCOS/TITANS COACHING COMPARISON Europe sported Broncos CB Antwaun Rogers and LB Kevin Harrison as well as Titans C Joel Rodriguez and G Mike MIKE SHANAHAN JEFF FISHER Erickson… The ’ receiving corps was home to both YEAR AS AN NFL HEAD COACH: 14th 13th Broncos WR David Terrell and Titans WR Bobby Wade from 2003- OVERALL YEAR IN NFL: 23rd 21st 04. REG. SEASON RECORD: 122-74-0 (.622) 97-85-0 (.533) POSTSEASON RECORD: 8-5 (.615) 5-4 (.556) CROSSING PATHS (COLLEGE) OVERALL RECORD: 130-79-0 (.622) 102-89-0 (.534) Titans Assistant Head Coach Dave McGinnis and Broncos Running Backs Coach Bobby Turner were part of the same Indiana State Rec. vs. Opponent (Reg.) 1-2-0 (.333) 1-1-0 (.500) University coaching staff in 1978 and from 1980-81… Broncos Rec. vs. Opponent (Post.) 0-0 (.000) 0-0 (.000) Linebackers Coach Kirk Doll spent the 2002 and 2003 seasons at FROM NASHVILLE AND THE SURROUNDING AREA LSU with Titans QB Matt Mauck and LB Marcus Randall… Broncos QB Jay Cutler played at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Broncos FB Kyle Johnson and Titans LB Keith Bulluck played at Tenn… Broncos Defensive Line/Ends Coach Jacob Burney was Syracuse University from 1996-99… Titans DT Albert born in Chattanooga, Tenn., and was a four year starter on the Haynesworth and Broncos DT Demetrin Veal played at the defensive line for the University of Tennessee-Chattanooga… University of Tennessee in 2001… Broncos WR Javon Walker and Denver LB was born in Jackson, Tenn., and played at the Titans S Chris Hope teamed up at Florida State University from University of Tennessee. 2000-01… Titans TE (1996-99) and G Zach Piller (1995-98) played for the along with Broncos G COMMON HIGH SCHOOLS AND HOMETOWNS Cooper Carlisle from 1996-99 and with DT from Broncos T George Foster and Titans G Derrick Warford both grew 1998 through 2000… Throughout his career at the University of up in Macon, Ga… Broncos TE Nate Jackson and Titans DE Bryan Miami, Titans RB (2000-03) played alongside Copeland both were born in San Jose, Calif…Tennessee FB Broncos G from 2000-2001, with LB D.J. Williams Ahmard Hall and Denver WR Javon Walker both were born in from 2000-2003 and with C/G Chris Myers from 2001-2004… At Galveston, Texas… Denver T P.J. Alexander and Tennessee G Zach the University of Maryland, Broncos S Curome Cox and CB Piller both attended Lincoln High School in Tallahassee, Fla., in Domonique Foxworth were teammates with Titans DT Randy 1994… Tennessee Offensive Coordinator and Denver Starks from 2001-03… Titans WR Bobby Wade played college ball DT both are natives of Honolulu… Titans Defensive at the University of Arizona with Broncos LB Ray Wells from 2001- Coordinator and S Vincent Fuller were born in 02 and with RB Mike Bell in 2002. Baltimore, Md., along with Broncos Wide Receivers Coach Steve Watson. LAST GAME RECAP: CROSSING PATHS (PRO) at DETROIT 20, DENVER 13 (8/11/06) Broncos Head Coach Mike Shanahan (offensive coordinator) and The Denver Broncos opened the 2006 preseason with a 20-13 Titans Head Coach Jeff Fisher (defensive backs coach) were on the loss to the on Friday night at Ford Field. This loss was same coaching staff with San Francisco from 1992-93... Titans only the Broncos' second loss in preseason openers under Head Special Teams Coach Alan Lowry and Wide Receivers Coach Ray Coach Mike Shanahan (10-2). Sherman held the same positions on the 49ers’ staff that included Rookie quarterback Jay Cutler made his NFL debut by going 16- Shanahan… Titans Jim Schwartz and of-22 for 192 yards, including a 26-yard touchdown pass to wide Broncos Defensive Line/Ends Coach Jacob Burney coached receiver . Cutler's 192 passing yards marked the most together with the from 1996-98 and with the by a Bronco in a preseason opener since 1975 as well as the most Cleveland Browns from 1994-95… Titans Assistant Head Coach by a quarterback making his NFL preseason debut under Shanahan Dave McGinnis was the Arizona Cardinals’ head coach from 2000- (1995-Pres.). 03 and defensive coordinator (1996-2000), overseeing Broncos QB Kircus, a former Lions draft choice, finished the game with six Jake Plummer from 2000-02 and QB Preston Parsons from 2002- catches for 76 yards, including Denver's lone touchdown. 03… Broncos WR Javon Walker was tutored by Titans Wide Detroit scored the first points of the game when kicker Jason Receivers Coach Ray Sherman while with the Hanson connected on a 36-yard field goal with 8:36 remaining in from 2002-04… Broncos Offensive Assistant Jeremy Bates and the first quarter. On the Broncos' first offensive series, quarterback Titans Tight Ends Coach John Zernhelt were on the New York Jets’ Jake Plummer led a drive that covered 51-yards to the Detroit 38. staff in 2005… Broncos RB Cedric Cobbs and Titans WR David On the next play, rookie running back Mike Bell fumbled the ball on Givens were teammates on the in 2004… the 35-yard line, and the ball was recovered by Detroit defensive Titans C Kevin Mawae teamed up for the New York Jets with end James Hall. Broncos S Nick Ferguson from 2000-02 and Denver T Cornell The Lions capitalized on the turnover with running back Arlen

DENVER vs. tennessee — 7 — saturday, aug. 19, 2006 broncos 2006 weekly release GAME INFORMATION Harris' touchdown catch at 14:21 of the second quarter giving the defensively. So you don't want to get too excited, but a guy has got team a 10-0 lead. to go out their and perform. I thought that he showed a lot of poise The Broncos gained some momentum in the second quarter when and did an excellent job." Domonique Foxworth intercepted a pass at Denver's 36. Cutler led a drive that covered 46 yards to the Detroit On how well all three running backs played 18 before Jason Elam connected on a 36-yard field goal with 6:55 "We got a chance to play a lot of them and evaluate them. I can't remaining in the first half, trimming the Broncos' deficit to 10-3. tell you for sure right now, but I know there was some good effort The Broncos got the ball back at their 34-yard line with 5:21 out there. I know that my candidate (Mike Bell) fumbled, but that remaining in the second quarter after a quick three-and-out defen- didn't help his debut, but that is typical for a lot of young guys. This sive series. After driving the ball 47 yards to the Detroit 19, anoth- is the . These guys strip and these guys are er turnover plagued the Broncos' offense when wide receiver Todd very aggressive at the ball, very similar to a phase that (former Devoe fumbled the ball on a 5-yard run. Lions safety Daniel Denver RB) went through especially early in the pre- Bullocks recovered the ball at the Detroit 12. The Broncos' defense season games. That is one of the reasons why you want to play prevailed again, however, causing the Lions to punt with 59 sec- these young guys early and get them ready for what is going to hap- onds remaining in the half. pen in the season, but I thought there was some good effort. Cutler led the Broncos 42 yards down the field with 44 seconds Obviously by no means do I think it was perfect." remaining in the first half to set up an Elam 35-yard field goal, send- ing the Broncos into the locker room trailing 10-6. On rookie RB Mike Bell's fumble Denver came out in the third quarter with a 78-yard drive that "He fumbled the ball. It doesn't matter what kind of effort you have ended when Cutler tossed a 26-yard touchdown pass to Kircus, put- got. He fumbled the ball, and you can't fumble the ball and play. ting the Broncos in the lead 13-10 with 8:43 remaining. That is just the bottom line. We had 16 turnovers last year, and we Detroit came right back on the next drive, scoring on a 2-yard had three today. That is not very good, and we talked about that ear- touchdown run by running back . With that score, the lier in the week. That is one thing that you don't know until some- Lions regained the lead, 17-13, with 5:57 remaining in the third one gets out there on the field and you hold on to that football. I quarter. don't care how good that you are, you can't fumble the ball." The Broncos committed their third turnover in the fourth quarter when Lions cornerback Harrison Smith intercepted a Bradlee Van On WR David Kircus’ touchdown reception Pelt pass with 12:52 remaining. Lions kicker Matt Prater hit a 28- "I think he ran a good route on the touchdown catch. I thought he yard field goal to put Detroit ahead 20-13. did a good job with the hook and go, he had a little patience there Denver rallied on its last series of the game, driving downfield 68 and (QB) Jay (Cutler) had some patience letting the play develop yards on 18 plays. Quarterback Bradlee Van Pelt's fourth-down and it was a nice play. I will get a chance to take a look at the film pass to Kircus in the end zone was incomplete with 20 seconds and evaluate all these guys. Right now it is hard to say, but I do remaining, allowing Detroit to take over on downs and run out the think he made a couple plays out there that everybody saw." clock to seal its 20-13 win. On rookie TE Tony Scheffler POST-GAME QUOTES "You can see his speed and his catching ability. He has great speed at DETROIT 20, DENVER 13 (8/11/06) and he has some length. I didn't get a chance to see how well he blocked, but I heard there was some great effort out there."

HEAD COACH MIKE SHANAHAN QUARTERBACK JAY CUTLER

Opening statement On how he felt about his first NFL game "We got a chance to look at a lot of people today. I felt like we had "Obviously, I was a little nervous. It was my first (action) in an NFL some great effort out there. You always go back and look at some game. It was preseason, so I was a little bit more relaxed. Things things that you did well and some things that you did poorly. went well for me, but obviously we would have liked to have won Anytime you are 0-for-4 in the red zone and you have three (give- the game. I played well and didn't make a whole lot of mistakes, and aways) to one, it is hard to win the game. On the bright side, I I am pretty happy with it." thought some of our younger guys stood out, especially for their first game and obviously we have a lot of work to do." On the game plan "Our game plan was simple coming in. We didn't see anything On how well rookie QB Jay Cutler played complex from their defense today. It was really just pitch and catch "He played very well. He executed the offense. I thought that both out there. The line did a great job giving me time, and I felt good teams were very vanilla in their approach to it, offensively and back there."

DENVER vs. tennessee — 8 — saturday, aug. 19, 2006 broncos 2006 weekly release GAME INFORMATION / SEASON NOTES On his touchdown pass to WR David Kircus PASSING YARDS BY A BRONCO IN PRESEASON OPENERS, "We got the penalty they had on the field goal. We had a double SINCE 1970 NFL MERGER move. Kircus ran a great route, the line gave me time and that's all Player Yards Game you need to get." 1. John Hufnagel 308 vs. Bal., 8/9/75 2. John Hufnagel 214 vs. NYJ, 8/3/74 3. Jay Cutler 192 at Det., 8/11/06 On whether the game was what he expected 4. Bubby Brister 181 vs. Stl., 8/8/99 "Like I said, I was a little nervous at first, but the game slowed 5. 176 vs. L.A. Rams, 8/9/87 down for me. I started to see the windows a little bit better. I am sure that I did some things wrong, but we will get back to Denver CUTLER’S COMING-OUT PARTY and take a look at film. It was a good start, but you have to put in Jay Cutler’s 192 yards passing at Detroit on Aug. 11 marked the to context how complex our defense and things were. The line did highest passing total in an NFL preseason debut among all quarter- a great job, and I think there is a lot of promise." backs taken in the first round since 2000. Here is a look: WIDE RECEIVER DAVID KIRCUS PASSING YARDS BY FIRST-ROUND QBS (19) IN NFL PRESEASON DEBUT SINCE 2000 On competing to become the Broncos’ third wide receiver Player Draft Opp. Yds. Rtg. 1. Jay Cutler 11th-Den. ('06) at Det. 8/11/06 192 114.2 "I just tried to come out and make any play that I could. When I 2. 1st-Cin. ('03) at NYJ 8/10/03 140 51.3 was in Detroit, it was kind of hard to crack that lineup. They had a 3. 25th-Was. ('05) at Car., 8/13/05 132 53.0 lot of guys, including three first-rounders, and I didn't get a whole 4. Kyle Boller 19th-Bal. ('03) vs. Buf., 8/9/03 124 82.2 lot of chances to play. Here, I have had some shots to return. They 5. 3rd-Det. ('02) at Bal., 8/9/02 117 33.3 put me in there the whole second half and some of the first half, and Patrick Ramsey 32nd-Was ('02) at TB, 8/24/02* 117 64.0 they threw me the ball. I decided to make it like it is practice and go 7. David Carr 1st-Hou. ('02) at NYG, 8/5/02 96 64.8 out there and have fun." 8. * 1st-S.D. ('04) vs. K.C./8/13/04 91 76.1 9. 18th - NYJ ('00) vs. NO, 7/27/00 87 94.1 On his touchdown catch from quarterback Jay Cutler 10. 7th-Jac. ('03) vs. Mia., 8/15/03 84 128.8 11th-Pit. ('04) at Det., 8/14/04 84 105.9 "It was an in-and-go. Their corners were just sitting on our ends. 12. Philip Rivers^ 4th-NYG ('04) vs. Sea., 8/27/04 79 15.8 We ran a couple of them before that. I just ran the route, felt the cor- 13. 1st-Atl. ('01) vs. Pit, 8/3/01 75 106.2 ner coming and turned right back around and went and I was wide 14. 22nd-Chi. ('03) vs. Ind., 8/9/03 74 52.5 open. It is a great play. It's a double move designed to fool the cor- 15. Vince Young 3rd-Ten. ('06) vs. N.O., 8/12/06 56 53.6 ners to make it look like something you have already ran before." 16. J.P. Losman 22nd-Buf. ('04) vs. Den., 8/15/04 55 112.5 17. 1st-S.F. ('05) vs. Oak., 8/13/05 25 42.4 CUTLER SHARP IN NFL PRESEASON DEBUT 18. Aaron Rogers 24th-G.B. ('05) vs. S.D., 8/11/05 7 42.4 19. 10th-Ari. (‘06) HAS NOT SIGNED Quarterback Jay Cutler, selected by the Broncos in the first round (11th overall) of the 2006 NFL Draft, had an impressive debut in * - E. Manning was traded from San Diego to the New York Giants and made his preseason debut with that club. Denver’s preseason opener at Detroit on Aug. 11. In a quarter-and- ^ - Rivers was traded from the New York Giants to San Diego and made a-half of work (2nd qtr. and first series of the 3rd qtr.), the former his preseason debut with that club. Vanderbilt University star completed 16-of-22 passes (72.7%) for 192 yards with one touchdown and no interceptions for a 114.2 In addition, his NFL preseason debut numbers were better than passer rating. those posted by the Colts’ (Rd. 1-1, Ind., ‘98) and Cutler’s 192 yards marked the highest passing output by a Bronco the Patriots’ (Rd. 6-199, N.E., ‘00) in their debuts. in a preseason opener under Head Coach Mike Shanahan (T-6th Manning was 8-for-15 (53.3%) for 113 yards with one touchdown most in all preseason games under Shanahan) and were the most and one interception (72.4 rating) in his debut at Seattle on Aug. 8, by a Bronco in a preseason since 1975. 1998, while Brady completed 3-of-4 passes (75.0%) for 28 yards In addition, his 192 passing yards marked the most by a Bronco with no touchdowns or interceptions (105.5 rating) in two series of passer in his NFL preseason debut under Shanahan (1995-Pres.). work vs. the 49ers in the Hall of Fame Game on July 31, 2000. PASSING YARDS BY A BRONCO IN PRESEASON OPENERS, MIKE SHANAHAN ERA (1995-PRES.) Player Yards Game 1. Jay Cutler 192 at Det., 8/11/06 2. Bubby Brister 181 vs. Stl., 8/8/99 3. Hugh Millen 139 vs. S.F., 7/29/95 4. Chris Miller 136 vs. S.D., 8/8/99 5. Gus Frerotte 134 at Ari., 8/5/00

DENVER vs. tennessee — 9 — saturday, aug. 19, 2006 broncos 2006 weekly release SEASON NOTES

BRONCOS 2006 TRAINING CAMP INFORMATION REMAINING SCHEDULE FOR The Broncos’ 2006 training camp is being held at the club’s train- THE BRONCOS’ 2006 TRAINING CAMP ing facility in Englewood, Colo. Training camp began for the MORNING AFTERNOON Broncos on July 28, and the final practice of camp is Aug. 18. Monday, Aug. 14 ...... 8:30 ...... 3:50 TRAINING CAMP MEDIA INFORMATION Tuesday, Aug. 15 ...... 8:30 ...... 3:40 (Special Teams) Parking: Members of the media will park in Lot A, which is locat- Wednesday, Aug. 16 . . .8:30 ...... 3:50 ed to the west of the Broncos’ training facility. The media parking Thursday, Aug. 17 . . . . .8:30 ...... 3:40 (Special Teams) area will be supervised by security. A limited number of parking Friday, Aug. 18 ...... 8:30 ...... OFF passes will be available for media organizations to pick up at BREAK CAMP Thursday’s barbeque. Media Access to Practice: Media access will be granted by camp PREVIOUS TRAINING CAMP SITES credentials, which will be issued by the Broncos’ media relations department. The credentials are valid for the duration of training For the fourth consecutive year, the Broncos are holding their camp and will include a photo ID. Media members may obtain cre- training camp at their practice facility (Paul D. Bowlen Memorial dentials for training camp in the Broncos’ press room, where a Broncos Centre) in Englewood, Colo. member of the media relations department will be present to assist Below is a look at where the team has conducted its training camp them. Please note that these credentials will not be valid for games since the franchise’s first year in 1960. at INVESCO Field at Mile High. On their first visit, media members BRONCOS ALL-TIME TRAINING CAMP SITES are encouraged to allow a few extra minutes to get their camp press Years Site Location credential, which will be processed on site upon their arrival. Access 1960-61 Colorado School of Mines Golden, Colo. is strictly limited to working media only, and the media may not 1962-64 Colorado State University Fort Collins, Colo. bring guests to practice. In line with regular Broncos policy, any cell 1965-66 Colorado School of Mines Golden, Colo. phone activity of any type is prohibited at practice. No tripods can 1967-71 Broncos headquarters Adams County, Colo. be used except on the sidewalk and patio areas, and the press can- 1972-75 California Poly-Pomona Pomona, Calif. 1976-81 Colorado State University Fort Collins, Colo. not be “between fields” if there is any activity on both of those fields. 1982-2002 University of Northern Colorado Greeley, Colo. Live Shot Locations: The primary designated area for live shots is 2003-06 Paul D. Bowlen Memorial Broncos Centre Englewood, Colo. located in front of the helmet on the outside wall in front of the Broncos’ training facility. The area immediately inside the press WHAT THEY’RE SAYING AT THE gate, off the field and immediately adjacent to the wall will be avail- BRONCOS’ 2006 TRAINING CAMP able for live shots only if the team is completely finished and no one is on the playing field. HEAD COACH MIKE SHANAHAN Editing Trailers for Local TV Stations: Editing trailers will be locat- On whether coaches get excited for preseason games (8/9/06) ed in the handicapped parking spaces in the main parking lot of the “Yeah, we do. We get a chance to evaluate some of these guys and facility only as specifically approved by the Broncos’ media relations see how they act in game-type situations, and you never know. department. Guys could practice good, and all of a sudden a game is too big for Mike Shanahan Availability: Head Coach Mike Shanahan will be a player. But most of the time when they practice at a certain level, available to the press in a group setting after each practice, exclud- they play at a certain level. But you never know for sure.” ing special-teams practices, as in past years. Requests for individ- ual interviews with Coach Shanahan should be made through the On the intensity level of preseason games (8/10/06) club’s media relations department. “I am hoping (they are) just as intense. That is why you practice, Player Access: As in previous camps, players will be available and that is why you get better. Your bottom line is always to win coming off the practice field, and the locker room will be closed. even if it is at the expense of the opportunity to evaluate your play- During the lunch period, players will be available adjacent to the ers and still have a substitution plan. Even during the season when dining hall on the patio area. There will be no evening access to a guy goes down, another guy is going to have to step up and play. players or coaches. You are one play away from being a starter, and we have to look at the exhibition games the same way. You have the starters go 10-to- 12 plays, and after that a lot of these guys here will be ready to step out and play.”

DENVER vs. tennessee — 10 — saturday, aug. 19, 2006 broncos 2006 weekly release SEASON NOTES On selecting the Broncos’ 53-man roster (8/3/06) LB KEITH BURNS “We try to keep the best 53 (players). Talk about offensive line- On the importance of special teams (8/2/06) men, quarterbacks, defensive linemen. We will evaluate everybody “Special teams is like that third wheel that many people don’t and sometimes we may go heavy at a position just because you notice when their driving on a motorcycle. Offense has the front have so much depth and you feel that it is so hard to get. Other side and defense has the back side, special teams are that third times, we will go a little less at a position because we feel the worth wheel. We keep it balanced.” is a little bit more than other positions so it changes year to year.” WR JAVON WALKER On the progress of rookie QB Jay Cutler (8/5/06) On what makes a successful receiver (8/1/06) “He’s very sharp. He picks things up quickly and it’s not his first “What makes the difference is when guys have a week. He picks it up as quickly as anyone. He’s very, very sharp, on them, but are still able to make plays. When you’ve got the very accustomed to the passing game and very impressive with Champ Baileys out there, it’s not to often you get free, so when you where he is at this time.” get the opportunity to make a play when someone’s all over you, QUARTERBACK JAKE PLUMMER you’ve got to make the play. That’s why every day I’m on those jug machines putting my body and hands in certain situations where On practicing in front of fans during training camp (8/4/06) plays can be made.” “You got to like it when the fans come out. We practice so much without anybody out here and when there is a big play a couple QB JAY CUTLER guys say, ‘Hey, all right’ and then you make just a basic throw and On his grasp of the Broncos’ offense (8/5/06) the crowd goes crazy. You have got to like that. They are getting into “I feel really good about it right now... It is definitely slowing it and are excited, just like we are, for the season.” down. I am starting to see things right before the snap. I have been seeing rolls and where everyone is going. It is taking time, but it is On his approach toward training camp (8/4/06) coming.” “You get to where you get into your 10th camp and you have got to be relaxed because this stuff is very important and it is all geared MEET THE BRONCOS’ 2006 DRAFT CLASS up toward the season, of which I have been through many, so you know how to prepare for that. You have got to be relaxed, you have Below is a look at the Broncos’ seven selections in the 2006 NFL to keep these guys (teammates) relaxed and we have a lot of stuff Draft. on our plates.” Rd. Choice Pos. Player College 1 11 QB Jay Cutler Vanderbilt S JOHN LYNCH Named 2005 SEC Offensive Player of the Year (coaches and media) and set virtually every school career passing record. On training camp (7/29/06) “I think you learn more and more as you go through training camp 2 61 TE Tony Scheffler Western Michigan Placed fourth in voting for the 2005 (nation’s best TE). that every minute counts, every snap counts. We talked last night about the habits we form out here are going to decide who is in the 4a 119 WR Brandon Marshall Central Florida championship because you are on such an even playing field. In the Ranked 11th in the nation in receiving yards (1,195) in 2005. league these days, it’s who works the best out here, who comes 4b 126 DL Louisville together the best and I think we are off to a good start.” Led the nation with 20 sacks in 2005 as the Bronko Nagurski Award win- ner (nation’s outstanding defensive player). On practicing in pads (7/29/06) 4c 130 WR Domenik Hixon Akron “The thing that has always amazed me about football is you can Started 20 games at free safety in addition to playing wide receiver. play for years upon years but the first time you put on those shoul- 5 161 G North Dakota der pads, it feels like you have never had them on before. It’s impor- Voted an Associated Press All-Pro as both a junior and senior. tant to get out there and have them on and get used to moving 6 198 C Minnesota around well in them.” Received the (nation’s outstanding interior lineman) and (nation’s outstanding center) in 2005. CB On being ready for the season (7/30/06) “If you step out there and you are not ready, then what are you doing out there? I am going to be ready. I am ready for whatever they throw at me right now. Whether we play a game tomorrow or in two months, I am ready. It doesn’t matter. The games can come when they come and I am going to be ready.”

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2005 YEAR IN REVIEW 2005 RESULTS The Denver Broncos in 2005 turned in another outstanding sea- PRESEASON son, capturing the franchise's 10th AFC West title with a 13-3 reg- Wk. Day Date Opponent Site Result Rec. 1 Sat. Aug. 13 at Houston Reliant Stadium W 20-14 1-0 ular-season record and making their third consecutive playoff 2 Sat. Aug. 20 SAN FRANCISCO INVESCO Field at Mile High W 26-21 2-0 appearance. Denver won its first postseason game since the 1998 3 Sat. Aug. 27 INDIANAPOLIS INVESCO Field at Mile High W 37-24 3-0 campaign—and first ever at INVESCO Field at Mile High—with a 4 Fri. Sept. 2 at Arizona Sun Devil Stadium W 30-21 4-0 REGULAR SEASON Divisional round victory over New England that propelled the team Wk. Day Date Opponent Site Time/Result Rec. to the AFC Championship Game. 1 Sun. Sept. 11 at Stadium L 34-10 0-1 Playing in their eighth AFC title game and hosting the contest for 2 Sun. Sept. 18 SAN DIEGO INVESCO Field at Mile High W 20-17 1-1 3 Mon. Sept. 26 KANSAS CITY INVESCO Field at Mile High W 30-10 2-1 the fifth time, the Broncos had their 11-game overall home winning 4 Sun. Oct. 2 at Jacksonville ALLTEL Stadium W 20-7 3-1 streak snapped with a 34-17 defeat at the hands of the Pittsburgh 5 Sun. Oct. 9 WASHINGTON INVESCO Field at Mile High W 21-19 4-1 Steelers. Although Denver came up one game short of reaching 6 Sun. Oct. 16 NEW ENGLAND INVESCO Field at Mile High W 28-20 5-1 7 Sun. Oct. 23 at N.Y. Giants Giants Stadium L 24-23 5-2 XL, its 2005 season featured plenty of accomplish- 8 Sun. Oct. 30 PHILADELPHIA INVESCO Field at Mile High W 49-21 6-2 ments that have the club optimistic for 2006. 9 Bye HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE BRONCOS' 2005 SEASON: 10 Sun. Nov. 13 at Oakland McAfee Coliseum W 31-17 7-2 11 Sun. Nov. 20 N.Y. JETS INVESCO Field at Mile High W 27-0 8-2 * - Denver recorded its second consecutive No. 5 NFL ranking in 12 Thu. Nov. 24 at Dallas Texas Stadium W 24-21 OT 9-2 overall offense (360.4 ypg.), marking the franchise's ninth top-10 13 Sun. Dec. 4 at Kansas City Arrowhead Stadium L 31-27 9-3 offensive ranking in Mike Shanahan's 11 seasons (1995-Present) 14 Sun. Dec. 11 BALTIMORE INVESCO Field at Mile High W 12-10 10-3 15 Sat. Dec. 17 at Buffalo Ralph Wilson Stadium W 28-17 11-3 as the Broncos' head coach. 16 Sat. Dec. 24 OAKLAND INVESCO Field at Mile High W 22-3 12-3 * - Denver ranked second in the NFL in rushing (158.7 ypg.) and 17 Sat. Dec. 31 at San Diego Qualcomm Stadium W 23-7 13-3 had the second-highest rushing total (2,539 yds.) in team annals. POSTSEASON * - The Broncos posted their 10th individual 1,000-yard rushing Wk. Day Date Opponent Site Time/Result Rec. season since 1995 with Mike Anderson's 1,014 yards. 19 Sat. Jan. 14 NEW ENGLAND INVESCO Field at Mile High W 27-13 14-3 20 Sun. Jan. 22 PITTSBURGH INVESCO Field at Mile High L 34-17 14-4 * - The Broncos nearly became only the fourth team in NFL histo- ry and the first since Cleveland in 1985 to have two 1,000-yard MISCELLANEOUS NOTES FROM 2005 rushers, but (921 yds.) fell 79 yards short of joining Mike Anderson with 1,000 rushing yards. The Broncos' +29 turnover ratio improvement from 2004 to 2005 * - Denver's run defense (85.2 ypg.) ranked second in the NFL and was the best in the NFL, and the team ranked second in the league recorded the third-best average in franchise history. with a +20 ratio… Denver had the fewest giveaways (16) in the NFL * - Denver ranked second in the NFL with a +20 turnover ratio and in 2005 and set a team record with that total… WR Rod Smith went set a franchise record with a league-low 16 giveaways. above the 1,000-yard receiving mark (1,105 yds.) for the eighth * - The Broncos posted their fifth undefeated home schedule and time in his career, and that total ties former Jaguars WR Jimmy extended their regular-season home winning streak to 10 games, Smith for the most in the NFL since 1997… The Broncos had both tying Seattle for the longest active streak in the NFL. the NFL's No. 2 rushing offense (158.7 ypg.) and rushing defense * - Quarterback Jake Plummer ranked second in the NFL in inter- (85.2 ypg.) and were one of three teams (Pittsburgh and Seattle) to ception percentage (1.5%) and had the NFL's fourth-longest streak rank in the top-5 in both categories… The Broncos became the (229) of passes without an interception since 1996. third team in NFL history to have two 900+yard running backs * - Cornerback Champ Bailey led Denver with a career-high eight (Mike Anderson, Tatum Bell), a 1,000-yard receiver (Rod Smith) interceptions, a total that tied for fourth in the league and ranked and a 3,000-yard passer (Jake Plummer) in the same season… fifth in team history. Broncos CB Champ Bailey tied for fourth in the NFL with eight inter- * - The Broncos had four players compete in the : cor- ceptions and ranked fifth in franchise history with that single-sea- nerback Champ Bailey, safety John Lynch, wide receiver Rod Smith son total… Bailey recorded the longest non-scoring interception and linebacker Al Wilson. Quarterback Jake Plummer was selected return (100 yds.) and second-longest overall interception return in to the game as an alternate but could not play due to an injury. NFL postseason history in an AFC Divisional Playoff Game against New England… The average drive start for Denver opponents in the regular season was their own 27.9-yard line, marking the second- best such figure in the league… Denver's +119 first-half scoring differential led the NFL.

DENVER vs. tennessee — 12 — saturday, aug. 19, 2006 broncos 2006 weekly release HEAD COACH MIKE SHANAHAN ike Shanahan in 2006 begins his 12th season as head coach SHANAHAN’S NFL COACHING CAREER Mof the Denver Broncos, and his first decade of measurement against the game's all-time coaches places him among the pro foot- OVERALL YEAR: 14th as a Head Coach (12th with Denver) ball elite. CAREER REG. SEASON HEAD COACHING RECORD: 122-74-0 (.622) In the 86-year history of professional football, there are just four CAREER POSTSEASON HEAD COACHING RECORD: 8-5 (.615) coaches who have spent at least 10 seasons with one team and in OVERALL HEAD COACHING RECORD: 130-79-0 (.622) that period have had more world championship seasons than los- REG. SEASON RECORD w/DENVER (HEAD COACH): 114-62 (.648) ing campaigns. POSTSEASON RECORD w/DENVER (HEAD COACH): 8-5 (.615) That list includes only Paul Brown with Cleveland (17 seasons, OVERALL RECORD w/DENVER (HEAD COACH): 122-67-0 (.646) three championships, one losing season, Hall of Fame member), PLAYOFF APPEARANCES (HEAD COACH): 7 with Washington (14 seasons, three championships, two DIVISION TITLES (HEAD COACH): 3 losing seasons, Hall of Fame member), John Madden with Oakland SUPER BOWLS WON (HEAD COACH): 2 (‘97 and ‘98 w/Denver) (10 seasons, one championship, no losing seasons, Hall of Fame SUPER BOWLS WON (ASSISTANT): 1 (‘94 w/San Francisco) member), and Mike Shanahan with the Broncos (11 seasons, two TOTAL SUPER BOWLS WON: 3 championships, one losing season). ular seasons (1996-98) at home, just the second team ever to be Under Shanahan's superb guidance, the Broncos have had stag- undefeated and untied at home in three consecutive years. gering team accomplishments, including: Posting the most wins in During his first 11 seasons as the Broncos’ head coach (1995- pro football history in a two-year period, seasons in which the club 2005), the Broncos led the NFL in scoring (25.2 ppg., 4,440 points), won back-to-back Super Bowls (33 in 1997-98; New England has rushing yards (25,022, 142.2 per game) and total offense (64,235 since won 34 in 2003-04); Posting the most wins in pro football yards, 365.0 per game). history in a three-year period (46 in 1998); Winning 18 consecutive In 2004, he joined the exclusive club of head coaches to post 100 games over 1997-98 to tie the all-time NFL record at that time for wins in his first 10 seasons with one club, finishing the campaign consecutive wins; And going undefeated for three consecutive reg- and decade tied for fourth on this ultra-impressive list of 12 coach- es, six of whom are in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. SHANAHAN YEAR-BY-YEAR He also has brought great stability to the Denver franchise with his 12 years with the club ranking as the third-longest tenure by an Yr. Position Team Record active coach with his current team (trailing only Bill Cowher of 1975 Assistant Coach University of Oklahoma 10-1 Pittsburgh and Jeff Fisher of Tennessee). 1976 Assistant Coach University of Oklahoma 9-2 No head coach in the NFL won more games than Mike 1977 Backfield Coach Northern Arizona 9-2 Shanahan's 122 victories from 1995-2005, and his Broncos come 1978 Offensive Coordinator Eastern Illinois 9-2 into 2006 determined to return to Super Bowl contention—both of 1979 Offensive Coordinator University of Minnesota 4-6-1 1980 Offensive Coordinator University of Florida 8-3 those qualities are directly attributable to leadership by arguably the 1981 Offensive Coordinator University of Florida 7-4 finest head coach and most fertile football mind in the game today. 1982 Offensive Coordinator University of Florida 8-3 Those 122 wins by Shanahan included seven consecutive in the 1983 Asst. Head Coach/O.C. University of Florida 8-2-1 playoffs (he is the only coach to have produced seven playoff wins 1984 Receivers Coach Denver Broncos 13-3 in two years) during the 1997 and 1998 Super Bowl seasons, years 1985 Offensive Coordinator Denver Broncos 11-5 in which he established himself among the game's sideline greats. 1986 Offensive Coordinator Denver Broncos 11-5 1987 Offensive Coordinator Denver Broncos 10-4-1 His postseason winning percentage is .615 on an 8-5 record. 1988 Head Coach Los Angeles Raiders 7-9 Shanahan elevated his career and the Broncos to new levels in 1989 Head Coach Los Angeles Raiders 1-3 1997 and 1998 as the intense and personable Denver Broncos head 1989 Quarterbacks Coach Denver Broncos 6-4 coach made his mark on Super Bowl history, coming into the 2006 1990 Quarterbacks Coach Denver Broncos 5-11 campaign as one of only 12 all-time National Football League head 1991 Offensive Coordinator Denver Broncos 12-4 coaches with two Super Bowl victories. 1992 Offensive Coordinator 14-2 1993 Offensive Coordinator San Francisco 49ers 10-6 Over the last 14 years (11 in Denver and the previous three in San 1994 Offensive Coordinator San Francisco 49ers 13-3 Francisco), Mike Shanahan's offenses have finished number one in 1995 Head Coach Denver Broncos 8-8 the NFL four times, second twice, third three times and fourth once; 1996 Head Coach Denver Broncos 13-3 in two of those campaigns Denver was just 17 and 83 yards short 1997 Head Coach Denver Broncos 12-4 of the number one spot. 1998 Head Coach Denver Broncos 14-2 During his NFL career, Shanahan has been a part of teams that 1999 Head Coach Denver Broncos 6-10 2000 Head Coach Denver Broncos 11-5 have played in 10 AFC or NFC Championship Games, in addition to 2001 Head Coach Denver Broncos 8-8 his six Super Bowl appearances, five with Denver and the Super 2002 Head Coach Denver Broncos 9-7 Bowl XXIX game with San Francisco. In his nine seasons coaching 2003 Head Coach Denver Broncos 10-6 at the collegiate level, Shanahan's teams participated in eight bowl 2004 Head Coach Denver Broncos 10-6 games, winning two national championships. 2005 Head Coach Denver Broncos 13-3

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CLIMBING THE CHARTS SHANAHAN STANDS SIXTH AMONG As illustrated in the chart below, Broncos Head Coach Mike ACTIVE COACHES IN CAREER VICTORIES Shanahan stands 19th in NFL history in career victories with 130 Mike Shanahan's 130 career victories (122 regular season, 8 (122 regular season, 8 postseason). postseason) rank as the sixth-highest total among active NFL Shanahan needs five wins to pass Weeb Ewbank (134 total) for coaches. 18th place in career victories. Ewbank coached for the Baltimore Colts from 1954-62 and the New York Jets from 1963-73. MOST WINS AMONG NFL HEAD COACHES, ACTIVE Win Shanahan is seven victories away from passing Hank Stram (136 Head Coach Yrs. Reg. Post. Tot. Pct. total) for 17th place all-time in career wins. Stram was the first 1. (S.D.) 20 186 5 191 .584 coach of the Chiefs (1960-74) and also coached for the New 2. (Dal.) 18 163 11 174 .572 Orleans Saints (1976-77). 3. Joe Gibbs (Was.) 14 140 17 157 .657 4. Bill Cowher (Pit.) 14 141 12 153 .627 5. Mike Holmgren (Sea.) 14 137 11 149 .611 6. Mike Shanahan (Den.) 13 122 8 130 .622

TOP 25 NFL HEAD COACHES ALL-TIME IN OVERALL CAREER VICTORIES REGULAR SEASON POSTSEASON OVERALL Coach Years W L T Pct. W L Pct. W L T Pct. 1. Don Shula 33 328 156 6 .677 19 17 .528 347 173 6 .666 2. George Halas 40 318 148 31 .682 6 3 .667 324 151 31 .682 3. 29 250 162 6 .607 20 16 .556 270 178 6 .603 4. Earl Lambeau 33 226 132 22 .631 3 2 .600 229 134 22 .631 5. Chuck Noll 23 193 148 1 .566 16 8 .667 209 156 1 .572 6. Dan Reeves 23 190 165 2 .535 11 9 .550 201 174 2 .536 7. Chuck Knox 22 186 147 1 .558 7 11 .389 193 158 1 .550 8. Marty Schottenheimer 20 186 124 1 .600 5 12 .294 191 136 1 .584 9. Bill Parcells 18 163 123 1 .570 11 7 .611 174 130 1 .572 10. Paul Brown 21 166 100 6 .624 4 8 .333 170 108 6 .612 11. Bud Grant 18 158 96 5 .621 10 12 .455 168 108 5 .608 12. Joe Gibbs 14 140 76 0 .648 17 6 .739 157 82 0 .657 13. Marv Levy 17 143 112 0 .561 11 8 .579 154 120 0 .562 14. Bill Cowher 14 141 82 1 .632 12 9 .571 153 91 1 .627 15. Steve Owen 23 151 100 17 .602 2 8 .200 153 108 17 .586 16. Mike Holmgren 14 138 86 0 .616 11 9 .550 149 95 0 .611 17. Hank Stram 17 131 97 10 .574 5 3 .625 136 100 10 .576 18. Weeb Ewbank 20 130 129 7 .502 4 1 .800 134 130 7 .508 19. Mike Shanahan 13 122 74 0 .622 8 5 .615 130 79 0 .622 20. Mike Ditka 14 121 95 0 .560 6 6 .500 127 101 0 .557 21. Dick Vermeil 15 120 109 0 .524 6 5 .545 126 114 0 .525 22. Jim Mora 15 125 106 0 .541 0 6 .000 125 112 0 .527 23. 11 114 62 0 .648 10 5 .667 124 67 0 .649 24. Sid Gillman 18 122 99 7 .552 1 5 .167 123 104 7 .542 25. George Allen 12 116 47 5 .712 2 7 .222 118 54 5 .686

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SHANAHAN SETS BRONCOS ALL-TIME WINS MARK DENVER TOPS IN WINS UNDER SHANAHAN With Denver's 12-10 win against Baltimore on Dec. 11, 2005, The Broncos have posted the most regular-season wins in the NFL Mike Shanahan became the Broncos' all-time leader in career victo- since 1995 under the direction of Head Coach Mike Shanahan. ries with 118. Shanahan, who now has 114 regular-season and Combined with eight postseason wins during that period, Denver eight postseason victories for 122 total wins as Denver's head enters the 2006 season tied with Green Bay for the most overall coach, entered the Broncos' game against the Ravens tied with Dan wins (122) in the NFL since 1995. Reeves in career wins. REGULAR-SEASON WINS, NFL, 1995-Pres. Reeves collected 117 victories as head coach of the Broncos from Team Reg. Wins 1981-92, 110 of which he earned in the regular season and seven 1. Denver 114 of which occurred in playoff action. 2. Green Bay 113 3. Pittsburgh 109 CAREER WINS BY BRONCOS HEAD COACHES, ALL-TIME 4. New England 107 Head Coach Yrs. Reg. Post. Total 5. Kansas City 102 1. Mike Shanahan 1995-Pres. 114-62-0 8-5 122-67-0 (.646) 2. Dan Reeves 1981-92 110-73-1 7-6 117-79-1 (.596) TOTAL WINS, NFL, 1995-Pres. 3. Red Miller 1977-80 40-22-0 2-3 42-25-0 (.627) Team Reg. Post Tot. 4. John Ralston 1972-76 34-33-3 0-0 34-33-3 (.507) 1. Denver 114 8 122 5. 1967-71 20-42-3 0-0 20-42-3 (.331) Green Bay 113 9 122 3. New England 107 13 120 SHANAHAN BRINGS THE MAGIC BACK Pittsburgh 109 11 120 TO THE MILE HIGH AREA 5. Philadelphia 99 8 107 Since taking over the coaching reins of the Broncos in 1995, Mike BRONCOS OFFENSE CLICKS UNDER SHANAHAN Shanahan has a 70-18 (.795) regular-season record at home, the best home winning percentage among head coaches in the Under Head Coach Mike Shanahan, the Broncos’ offensive suc- Broncos’ 46-year history. cess has been unmatched in the NFL. Denver leads the league in points, total yards, rushing yards and first downs. HOME WINNING PERCENTAGE, BRONCOS HEAD COACHES Head Coach (Years) Reg. Season Pct. POINTS SCORED, NFL, 1995-Pres. 1. Mike Shanahan (1995-present) 70-18 .795 Team Points 2. Dan Reeves (1981-92) 72-21 .774 1. Denver 4,440 3. Red Miller (1977-80) 22-9 .710 2. Green Bay 4,352 4. John Ralston (1972-76) 20-13-2 .600 3. Indianapolis 4,293 5. Wade Phillips (1993-94) 9-7 .563 4. Kansas City 4,259 5. Minnesota 4,223 SHANAHAN TOPS THE CHART TOTAL YARDS, NFL, 1995-Pres. Mike Shanahan's 11-year regular-season win percentage is cur- Team Tot. Yards rently first among active coaches in the league since 1995: 1. Denver 64,235 2. Minnesota 63,137 TOP RECORDS AMONG ACTIVE COACHES IN NFL, 1995-Present 3. Green Bay 61,571 Head Coach, Team (s) Record Pct. 4. St. Louis 61,482 1. Mike Shanahan, Denver 114-62 .648 5. Kansas City 61,418 2. Mike Holmgren, Green Bay/Seattle 111-65 .631 2. Bill Cowher, Pittsburgh 109-66-1 .622 RUSHING YARDS, NFL, 1995-Pres. 4. Jeff Fisher, Tennessee 96-80 .545 Team Rush Yards 1. Denver 25,022 2. Pittsburgh 23,972 3. Kansas City 22,483 4. San Francisco 21,640 5. Dallas 21,064 FIRST DOWNS, NFL, 1995-Pres. Team 1st Downs 1. Denver 3,734 2. Indianapolis 3,608 3. Kansas City 3,574 4. Green Bay 3,547 5. Minnesota 3,507

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SELECT COMPANY (PART 1) DENVER STRIKES FAST UNDER SHANAHAN Broncos Head Coach Mike Shanahan is one of four coaches in the Since Mike Shanahan became Denver's head coach before the history of the NFL who have spent at least 10 seasons with a team start of the 1995 season, the Broncos have not only scored the and in that period have had more world championship seasons than most points in the first quarter in the NFL, but they also have the losing campaigns. The three other coaches—Paul Brown, Joe biggest point-differential in the first quarter: Gibbs and John Madden—are all members of the Pro Football Hall BEST FIRST-QUARTER POINT-DIFFERENTIAL SINCE 1995 of Fame. Team Differential Points For Points Against COACHES WITH MORE CHAMPIONSHIPS THAN LOSING SEASONS 1. Denver +481 1,058 577 (MIN. 10 SEASONS) 2. Tennessee +207 872 665 Losing 3. Green Bay +152 786 634 Coach Years Champ. Seasons Mike Shanahan, Den. 1995-2005 (11) 2 1 FREQUENT PLAYOFF TRIPS Paul Brown, Cle. 1946-62 (17) 3 1 Since becoming the Broncos’ head coach in 1995, Mike Shanahan Joe Gibbs, Was. 1981-92, ‘04-05 (14) 3 1 has led Denver to the postseason during seven different seasons. John Madden, Oak. 1969-78 (10) 1 0 That total ties for the third highest in the league during that period, SELECT COMPANY (PART 2) trailing only the eight playoff berths clinched by Green Bay and Indianapolis. In 2004, Mike Shanahan joined the exclusive club of head coach- es to post 100 wins in his first 10 seasons with one club, finishing MOST POSTSEASON BERTHS SINCE 1995 the campaign and decade tied for fourth on this ultra-impressive list Team No. Years with 108 total wins. 1. Green Bay 8 1995-98; 2001-04 Indianapolis 8 1995-96; 1999-2000; '02-05 COACHES WITH 100 WINS FOR ONE TEAM THROUGH THE 3. Denver 7 1996-98; 2000; '03-05 FIRST 10 SEASONS WITH THAT TEAM (including playoffs) New England 7 1996-98; 2001; '03-05 S.B. Philadelphia 7 1995-96; 2000-04 Team Years Reg Post Tot. Wins Pittsburgh 7 1995-97; 2001-02; '04-05 1. Joe Gibbs, Washington 1981-1990 101 12 113 2 2. John Madden, Raiders 1969-1978 103 9 112 1 In addition, the Broncos three consecutive trips (2003-05) to the Don Shula, Miami 1970-1979 104 8 112 2 postseason tie for the longest such streak in club annals, tying the 4. Mike Shanahan, Broncos 1995-2004 101 7 108 2 three years in a row the team made the postseason from 1996-98 George Seifert, S.F. 1989-1996 98 10 108 2 and 1977-79. Denver’s three consecutive trips to the postseason 6. Mike Ditka, Chicago 1982-1991 101 6 107 1 under Shanahan’s leadership trail only the Colts’ four playoff berths Marv Levy, Buffalo 1986-1995 96 11 107 0 in a row for the longest active streak in the NFL. 8. Bud Grant, Minnesota 1967-1976 98 8 106 0 9. Bill Cowher, Pittsburgh 1992-2001 99 6 105 0 CONSECUTIVE PLAYOFF APPEARANCES, ACTIVE NFL STREAKS 10. Marty Schottenheimer, K.C. 1989-1998 101 3 104 0 Team Consec. Yrs. 11. Bill Walsh, San Francisco 1979-1988 92 10 102 3 1. Indianapolis 4 12. , Minnesota 1992-2001 97 4 101 0 2. Denver 3 New England 3 FIRST QUARTER BELONGS TO SHANAHAN Seattle 3 Head Coach Mike Shanahan is third in NFL history in first-quarter 5. Pittsburgh 2 leads. In Shanahan's 196 games coached, he has enjoyed a lead at MOST POSTSEASON WINS IN CLUB HISTORY the end of the first quarter 95 times (48.47%), which ranks third in league annals. Mike Shanahan, who in 2005 passed Dan Reeves for first place in overall wins by a Broncos head coach, took over sole possession of COACHES WITH THE HIGHEST PERCENTAGE OF first place on Denver's all-time postseason wins chart with a 27-13 1ST-QUARTER LEADS, NFL HISTORY victory against New England on Jan. 14. 1st-Qtr. Shanahan now owns an 8-5 career postseason record for a win- Coach Games Leads Pct. ning percentage of .615 that also is the best in team annals. 1. Greasy Neal 101 50 49.50 2. Jeff Fisher 179 87 48.60 CAREER POSTSEASON WINS BY BRONCOS HEAD COACHES, ALL-TIME 3. Mike Shanahan 196 95 48.47 Head Coach Yrs. Rec. Pct. 1. Mike Shanahan 1995-Pres. 8-5 .615 2. Dan Reeves 1981-92 7-6 .538 3. Red Miller 1977-80 2-3 .400

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SMITH APPROACHES 800 CAREER RECEPTIONS SMITH OWNS EIGHT 1,000-YARD SEASONS Broncos wide receiver Rod Smith enters the 2006 season with Broncos wide receiver Rod Smith increased his franchise-best 797 catches for his career, needing only three grabs to become the total of 1,000-yard seasons to eight in 2005, a total that ties former first undrafted player in NFL history to reach 800. Jaguars wide receiver Jimmy Smith for the most in the NFL since There are only three current players in the NFL with 800 career 1997. receptions. Two of those players—St. Louis' and San MOST 1,000-YARD RECEIVING SEASONS, NFL, 1997-PRESENT Diego's Keenan McCardell—went above 800 catches in 2005. Player 1,000-Yard Seasons '05 yds. Jaguars wide receiver Jimmy Smith also eclipsed the 800-career 1. Rod Smith, Den. 8 1,105 catch mark (862) in 2005 but announced his retirement in the off- Jimmy Smith 8 1,023 season. 3. , Ind. 7 1,146 Randy Moss, Oak. 7 1,005 ACTIVE PLAYERS WITH THE MOST RECEPTIONS 5. , Stl. 6 1,331 Player Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Terrell Owens, Dal. 6 763 1. Marvin Harrison, Ind. 927 12,331 13.3 110 2. Keenan McCardell, S.D. 825 10,680 12.9 62 SMITH ONE OF BEST UNDRAFTED ‘CATCHES’ 3. Isaac Bruce, Stl. 813 12,278 15.1 77 4. Rod Smith, Den. 797 10,877 13.6 65 During the 1994 NFL Draft, 222 total players and 29 wide 5. , Stl.* 767 6,875 9.0 36 receivers were selected by NFL teams before Rod Smith, a receiver In addition, Smith’s 10,877 career receiving yards rank third from Division II Missouri Southern University, signed a rookie free among active NFL players while his 65 career touchdown grabs agent contract with the Broncos. The wideout has more receptions rank fifth. (797), receiving yards (10,877) and receiving touchdowns (65) than any other undrafted player in NFL history. ACTIVE PLAYERS WITH THE MOST RECEIVING YARDS Smith's 19-yard reception from Jake Plummer in the third quarter Player Rec. Yds. Avg. TD vs. Kansas City on Sept. 26, 2005, made him the first undrafted 1. Marvin Harrison, Ind. 927 12,331 13.3 110 receiver in NFL history to reach 10,000 career receiving yards. 2. Isaac Bruce, Stl. 813 12,278 15.1 77 3. Rod Smith, Den. 797 10,877 13.6 65 CAREER RECEPTIONS AMONG 4. Keenan McCardell, S.D. 825 10,680 12.9 62 UNDRAFTED PLAYERS, ALL-TIME, NFL 5. Terrell Owens, Dal. 716 10,535 14.7 101 Player Receptions 1. Rod Smith (1995-Present) 797 ACTIVE PLAYERS WITH THE MOST TD RECEPTIONS 2. Wayne Chrebet (1995-2005) 580 Player Rec. Yds. Avg. TD 3. J.T. Smith (1978-90) 544 1. Marvin Harrison, Ind. 927 12,331 13.3 110 4. Drew Pearson (1973-83) 489 2. Terrell Owens, Dal. 716 10,535 14.7 101 5. Reggie Rucker (1970-81) 447 3. Randy Moss, Oak. 634 10,147 16 98 CAREER RECEIVING YARDS AMONG 4. Isaac Bruce, Stl. 813 12,278 15.1 77 UNDRAFTED PLAYERS, ALL-TIME, NFL 5. Rod Smith, Den. 797 10,877 13.6 65 Player Rec. Yds. 1. Rod Smith (1995-Present) 10,877 70+CATCHES FOR NINE CONSECUTIVE YEARS 2. Drew Pearson (1973-83) 7,822 Rod Smith has recorded at least 70 receptions in each of the last 3. Wayne Chrebet (1995-2005) 7,365 nine seasons, marking the longest active such streak in the NFL and 4. Reggie Rucker (1970-81) 7,065 5. J.T. Smith (1978-90) 6,974 one that is a year short of tying Tim Brown’s NFL record of 10 con- CAREER RECEIVING TDS AMONG secutive years with 70 or more catches (1993-2002). UNDRAFTED PLAYERS, ALL-TIME, NFL Most Consecutive Seasons with 70 or More Receptions, NFL History Player Rec. TDs Consecutive 1. Rod Smith (1995-Present) 65 Player Team 70-Catch Seasons Years 2. Stephone Paige (1983-91) 49 1. Tim Brown Raiders 10 1993-2002 3. Drew Pearson (1973-83) 48 2. Rod Smith Denver 9 1997-Pres. 4. Reggie Rucker (1970-81) 44 Cris Carter Minnesota 9 1993-2001 5. Paul Coffman (1978-88) 42 Smith is not the only undrafted wide receiver who has found suc- cess with Denver. Steve Watson (1979-87), who has coached Denver's wide receivers since 2003, recorded 6,112 receiving yards, 353 receptions and 36 receiving touchdowns after signing with the Broncos as an undrafted free agent.

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AMONG THE BEST SINCE 1997 LEADING BY EXAMPLE Rod Smith has been one of the NFL's most productive receivers Wide receiver Rod Smith is widely considered one of the leaders since 1997 and ranks second among pass catchers in receptions in the locker room, but he also is the team's all-time leader in (775), third in receiving yards (10,488) and fourth in receiving receiving yards (10,877), receptions (797) and touchdown catches touchdowns (62) during that period. (65) over his 11-year career. MOST RECEPTIONS IN THE NFL SINCE 1997 MOST RECEIVING YARDS BY A BRONCO, CAREER Player Receptions Player Yards Rec. TDs Years with Den. 1. Marvin Harrison (Colts) 863 1. Rod Smith 10,877 797 65 1995-Present 2. Rod Smith (Broncos) 775 2. 8,439 675 55 1990-99, 02-03 3. Jimmy Smith (Retired) 757 3. 6,872 543 44 1960-66 4. (Panthers) 681 Terrell Owens (Cowboys) 681 MOST RECEPTIONS BY A BRONCO, CAREER Player Yards Rec. TDs Years with Den. MOST RECEIVING YARDS IN THE NFL SINCE 1997 1. Rod Smith 10,877 797 65 1995-Present Player Rec. Yds. 2. Shannon Sharpe 8,439 675 55 1990-99, 02-03 1. Marvin Harrison (Colts) 11,495 3. Lionel Taylor 6,872 543 44 1960-66 2. Jimmy Smith (Retired) 10,755 3. Rod Smith (Broncos) 10,488 MOST TD CATCHES BY A BRONCO, CAREER 4. Randy Moss (Raiders) 10,147 Player Yards Rec. TDs Years with Den. 5. Terrell Owens (Cowboys) 10,015 1. Rod Smith 10,877 797 65 1995-Present 2. Shannon Sharpe 8,439 675 55 1990-99, 02-03 MOST RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNS IN THE NFL SINCE 1997 3. Ed McCaffrey 6,200 462 46 1995-2003 Player Rec. Yds. 1. Marvin Harrison (Colts) 102 2. Randy Moss (Raiders) 98 3. Terrell Owens (Cowboys) 97 4. Rod Smith (Broncos) 62 5. Jimmy Smith (Retired) 57

SMITH AMONG NFL’S ALL-TIME RECEIVING LEADERS

MOST RECEPTIONS, NFL HISTORY MOST RECEIVING YARDS, NFL HISTORY Rk. Player (Yrs.) Rec. Rk. Player (Yrs.) Rec. Yds. 1. , 1985-2004 1,549 1. Jerry Rice, 1985-2004 22,895 2. Cris Carter, 1987-2002 1,101 2. Tim Brown, 1988-2004 14,934 3. Tim Brown, 1988-2004 1,094 3. James Lofton, 1978-1993 14,004 4. Andre Reed, 1985-2000 951 4. Cris Carter, 1987-2002 13,899 5. , 1980-1995 940 5. Henry Ellard, 1983-1998 13,777 6. Marvin Harrison, 1996-Pres. 927 6. Andre Reed, 1985-2000 13,198 7. Jimmy Smith, 1992-2005 862 7. Steve Largent, 1976-1989 13,089 8. , 1984-2000 851 8. Irving Fryar, 1984-2000 12,785 9. Art Monk, 1980-1995 12,721 9. Larry Centers, 1990-2003 827 10. Marvin Harrison, 1996-Pres. 12,331 10. Keenan McCardell, 1992-Pres. 825 11. Jimmy Smith, 1992-2005 12,287 11. Steve Largent, 1976-1989 819 12. Isaac Bruce, 1994-Pres. 12,278 12. Shannon Sharpe, 1990-2003 815 13. Charlie Joiner, 1969-1986 12,146 13. Henry Ellard, 1983-1998 814 14. , 1988-1999 11,904 14. Isaac Bruce, 1994-Pres. 813 15. Don Maynard, 1958-1973 11,834 15. Rod Smith, 1995-Pres. 797 16. Rod Smith, 1995-Pres. 10,877

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RECEPTION STREAK OVER 100 WINNING ISN’T EVERYTHING? Broncos wide receiver Rod Smith extended his streak of consec- Since coming to Denver in 2003 and taking over as Denver's start- utive games with at least one reception to 100 after his five-catch, ing quarterback, Jake Plummer has found a way to win. Only the 76-yard performance against Philadelphia on Oct. 30, 2005. Colts' Peyton Manning and the Patriots' Tom Brady have better win- Smith, whose 108-game reception streak is the longest in ning percentages than Plummer's 74.4 figure generated from a 32- Broncos history, is one of five current players with an active recep- 11 record in starts since the 2003 season. tion streak of 100 or more games. He extended his pass-catching BEST REG.-SEASON WINNING PERCENTAGE BY A QB, 2003-05, streak to 108 games with an 11-yard reception at San Diego on Dec. Min. 25 Starts 31. Quarterback Record Pct. CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITH A RECEPTION, ACTIVE NFL STREAKS 1. Tom Brady, N.E. 38-10 79.2% Player Consec. Games Streak Began Peyton Manning, Ind. 38-10 79.2% 1. Marvin Harrison, Ind. 155 9/1/96 vs. Ari. 3. Jake Plummer, Den. 32-11 74.4% 2. Keyshawn Johnson, Car. 151 9/1/96 at Den. 4. Donovan McNabb, Phi. 29-11 72.5% 3. Terrell Owens, Dal. 136 10/20/96 vs. Cin. 5. Michael Vick, Atl. 22-12 64.7% 4. , Pit. 118 11/9/98 vs. G.B. 5. Rod Smith, Den. 108 9/26/99 at T.B. SMITH CRACKS NFL’S TOP 10 FOR PLAYOFF PRODUCTION CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITH A RECEPTION, BRONCOS HISTORY Player Consec. Games Yrs. of Streak Wide receiver Rod Smith, who ranks 16th in NFL history with 1. Rod Smith 108 1999-Present 10,877 career receiving yards in the regular season, moved into the 2. Ed McCaffrey 68 1997-2003 top-10 in that category for postseason play with 157 receiving 3. Lionel Taylor 62 1960-64 yards on 10 catches in two playoff games in 2005. 4. Shannon Sharpe 60 1995-99 5. Steve Watson 49 1983-86 Smith holds Broncos postseason records for receptions, receiving yards and receiving touchdowns. DENVER’S ALL-TIME LEADER IN TOUCHDOWNS POSTSEASON RECEIVING YARDS, NFL HISTORY Rod Smith's 27-yard scoring grab on the first play of the second Player Gms. Rec. Yds. Avg. TD 1. Jerry Rice (1985-2004) 29 151 2,245 14.9 22 quarter in Denver's game at Oakland on Nov. 13, 2005, gave him 2. Michael Irvin (1988-99) 16 87 1,315 15.1 8 sole possession of first place atop the Broncos' career touchdowns 3. Cliff Branch (1972-85) 19 73 1,289 17.7 5 list. The score moved the 12th-year receiver ahead of former run- 4. Andre Reed (1985-2000) 21 85 1,229 14.5 9 ning back Terrell Davis, who totaled 65 touchdowns in his Broncos 5. Drew Pearson (1973-83) 22 67 1,105 16.5 8 career. 6. Art Monk (1980-95) 15 69 1,062 15.4 7 Smith increased his career touchdown total to 68 with a 3-yard 7. John Stallworth (1974-87) 17 57 1,054 18.5 12 scoring grab at Buffalo on Dec. 17, 2005. 8. Lynn Swann (1974-82) 16 48 907 18.9 9 9. Cris Carter (1987-2002) 14 63 870 13.8 8 MOST TOUCHDOWNS, BRONCOS HISTORY 10. Rod Smith (1995-Pres.) 13 49 860 17.6 6 Player Yrs. Rush Rec. Ret. Tot. 1. Rod Smith (WR) 1995-Pres. 1 65 2 68 DENVER'S ALL-TIME TOP-RATED PASSER 2. Terrell Davis (RB) 1995-2002 60 5 0 65 3. Shannon Sharpe (TE) 1990-98, ‘02-03 0 55 0 55 Jake Plummer, in three seasons as the Broncos' starting quarter- 4. Floyd Little (RB) 1967-75 43 9 2 54 back, has amassed the best career passer rating in Broncos histo- 5. Sammy Winder (RB) 1982-90 39 9 0 48 ry. Below is a look at the top five: BEST PASSER RATING AMONG BRONCOS, ALL-TIME (min. 500 attempts) Quarterback Years Passer Rating 1. Jake Plummer 2003-05 88.1 2. Brian Griese 1998-02 84.1 3. 1983-98 79.9 4. 1977-82 78.8 5. Charley Johnson 1972-75 73.1

DENVER vs. tennessee — 19 — saturday, aug. 19, 2006 broncos 2006 weekly release PLAYER NOTES Arizona, where he had a -24 ratio (90 TD to 114 INT) during six GETTING BETTER WITH AGE years with the Cardinals. Jake Plummer has improved his career statistics considerably In 2005, Plummer had a streak of 229 consecutive passes without since joining the Broncos before the 2003 season. Below is a side- an interception, a streak that set a franchise record and was the by-side look at Plummer's statistics from 1997-2002 and from fourth longest in the NFL in the last 10 seasons (since 1996). 2003-05: PLUMMER POSTING IMPRESSIVE TD PCT. 1997-2002 2003-05 Statistical Category (Arizona) (Denver) Jake Plummer ranks 10th in the NFL in touchdown percentage Win/Loss Record 30-52 32-11 since the start of the 2003 season. He has thrown 60 touchdown Winning Pct. 36.6% 74.4% passes in 1,279 attempts for a percentage of 4.7. Passer Rating 69.1 88.1 TD/INT Ratio 90-114 (-24) 60-34 (+26) MOST TOUCHDOWNS PER PASS ATTEMPT, NFL, 2003-05 TD% 3.3 4.7 (QBs with 700 or more attempts) INT% 4.2 2.7 Player TD Att. TD Pct. Completion Pct. 56.1% 60.1% 1. Peyton Manning, Ind. 106 1,516 7.0% Passing Yds./Game 208.7 224.1 2. , Mia. 70 1,218 5.7% Passing Yds./Attempt 6.39 7.53 3. Carson Palmer, Cin. 50 941 5.3% 4. , Car. 72 1,417 5.1% THE START OF SOMETHING GOOD 5. Brett Favre, G.B. 82 1,618 5.1% 6. Tom Brady, N.E. 77 1,531 5.0% Durability and longevity are traits every coach looks for in a quar- 7. Matt Hasselbeck, Sea. 72 1,436 5.0% terback, and Jake Plummer ranks among the best in both. Plummer 8. Drew Brees, S.D. 62 1,256 4.9% has started 125 games since entering the NFL in 1997, a total that 9. Donovan McNabb, Phi. 63 1,304 4.8% ties for fourth in the NFL among active quarterbacks. 10. Jake Plummer, Den. 60 1,279 4.7% MOST STARTS BY NFL QUARTERBACKS SINCE 1997 BELL MAKES THE MOST OF HIS CARRIES Quarterback Starts 1. Brett Favre, G.B. 144 Since entering the NFL in 2004, Broncos running back Tatum Bell 2. , N.E./Buf./Dal. 128 has made the most out of his opportunities to run with the football. Peyton Manning, Ind. 128 His 5.3-yard career rushing average is the NFL's top number among 4. Jake Plummer, Ari./Den. 125 running backs since the start of the 2004 season. Steve McNair, Ten. 125 NFL LEADERS IN RUSHING AVERAGE AMONG RUNNING BACKS, THE COMEBACK KID 2004-PRESENT (MIN. 100 ATTEMPTS) Player Att. Yds. Avg. LG TD Jake Plummer has a knack for bringing his team back. In his 1. Tatum Bell, Den. 248 1,317 5.3 68 11 career, Plummer has amassed 28 game-tying drives in the fourth 2. Larry Johnson, K.C. 456 2,331 5.1 46t 29 quarter and 21 game-winning comeback drives in the fourth quar- 3. Tiki Barber, NYG 679 3,378 5.0 95t 22 ter or overtime, which ranks as the second-highest total in the NFL 4. , Sea. 723 3,576 4.9 88t 43 since 1995. 5. , Pit. 287 1,388 4.8 80t 4 MOST COMEBACKS SINCE 1995 Bell’s 5.3-yard rushing average trails only Clinton Portis (5.5 avg.) Quarterback Comebacks for the highest in club history among players with at least 100 rush- 1. Drew Bledsoe, N.E./Buf./Dal. (1997-2005) 24 ing attempts. 2. Jake Plummer, Ari./Den. (1997-2005) 21 LEADERS IN RUSHING AVERAGE, 3. Peyton Manning, Ind. (1998-2005) 19 BRONCOS HISTORY (MIN. 100 ATTEMPTS) PLUMMER'S TD-TO-INT RATIO Player Att. Yds. Avg. LG TD 1. Clinton Portis, 2002-03 563 3,099 5.5 65t 29 CONTINUES TO IMPROVE 2. Tatum Bell, 2004-05 248 1,317 5.3 68 11 3. Vaughn Hebron, 1996-98 107 515 4.8 47 2 Quarterback Jake Plummer's career touchdown-to-interception 4. Terrell Davis, 1995-02 1,655 7,607 4.6 71t 60 ratio stands at 150-to-148 after throwing no touchdowns or inter- 5. Gerald Willhite, 1982-88 380 1,688 4.4 52 17 ceptions against the Chargers in Denver's 2005 regular-season finale on Dec. 31. Plummer has an even or positive TD-to-INT ratio for the first time in his career since Dec. 6, 1998, in Arizona's game against the N.Y. Giants (31-to-31). Plummer has thrown 26 more touchdowns than interceptions (60 to 34) since joining the Broncos in 2003 from

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BREAKDOWN OF BELL’S SUCCESS A CHAMP ON OPENING DAY In only two NFL seasons, none of which were spent as the primary Champ Bailey's interception of Dolphins quarterback Gus Frerotte back, Tatum Bell has established himself as a threat every time he in the second quarter of the Broncos' 2005 season opener at Miami takes a handoff. Bell has totaled 32 career rushes of 10 or more marked his fifth interception in the seven opening days that he has yards, 12 rushes of 20 or more yards and three rushes of 50 or played. more yards along with four career 100-yard games. Bailey has now recorded interceptions in his last two season openers and in four of his last five. He will look to improve that total TATUM BELL CAREER RUSHING BREAKDOWN at St. Louis on Sept. 10 during the Broncos’ 2006 season opener. Year 10+ Runs 20+Runs 50+Runs 100-yd. Gms. 2004 11 2 0 1 CHAMP BAILEY'S INTERCEPTIONS DURING SEASON OPENERS 2005 21 10 3 3 Date Opponent INT-Yds. TOTALS 32 12 3 4 Sept. 12, 1999 vs. Dallas 1-4 Sept. 9, 2001 at San Diego 1-5 NALEN RANKS FIRST IN STARTS Sept. 8, 2002 vs. Arizona 1-2 BY DENVER OFFENSIVE LINEMEN Sept. 12, 2004 vs. Kansas City 1-0 Sept. 11, 2005 at Miami 1-11 Center Tom Nalen, in his 13th NFL season, has started more TOTALS 5-22 games (167) than any other offensive lineman in team annals. He moved ahead of center Billy Bryan (1977-88) with a start at Miami BAILEY OWNS BRONCOS INT STREAK RECORD in Denver's 2005 season opener on Sept. 11. Cornerback Champ Bailey led the Broncos with a career-high eight On Oct. 9 against Washington, the day that Steve Atwater was interceptions in 2005, topping his previous best of five with an inducted into the Broncos' Ring of Fame, Nalen moved ahead of the interception that he returned 65 yards for a touchdown against former safety for sole possession of seventh place all-time in starts Dallas on Thanksgiving Day last year. by a Bronco in the regular season. Most recently, Nalen passed for- Bailey totaled an interception in five consecutive games in 2005, mer cornerback Louis Wright (163) for sole possession of sixth setting a franchise record and personal best. place on Denver's all-time starts list with a start against Baltimore Below is a look at Bailey's interception streaks for his career. on Dec. 11, 2005. CHAMP BAILEY INTERCEPTION STREAKS, CAREER Most Games Started, Broncos History GAMES INT Yds. Player Pos. Starts Years 1. 11/20/00 at Stl. 1 4 1. John Elway QB 231 1983-98 11/26/00 vs. Phi. 1 0 2. Billy Thompson DB 178 1969-81 2. 12/24/00 vs. Ari.* 1 0 3. Tom Jackson LB 177 1973-86 9/9/01 at S.D. 1 5 Barney Chavous DE 177 1973-85 3. 9/22/02 at S.F. 1 0 5. Dennis Smith S 170 1981-94 10/6/02 at Ten. 1 0 6. Tom Nalen C 167 1994-2005 4. 9/11/05 at Mia. 1 11 9/18/05 vs. S.D. 1 25t IT STARTS WITH BAILEY 5. 11/13/05 at Oak. 1 18 Cornerback Champ Bailey, who earned the sixth Pro Bowl nomi- 11/20/05 vs. NYJ 1 0 nation of his career in 2005, made the 100th start of his career in 11/24/05 at Dal. 1 65t 12/4/05 at K.C. 1 10 Denver's win against New England on Oct. 16, 2005. Bailey's 110 12/11/05 vs. Bal. 1 10 starts trail only Buccaneers cornerback (111) for most starts in the NFL since 1999. He started 99 consecutive games to begin his career before a hamstring injury forced him inactive for Denver's games at Jacksonville (10/2) and vs. Washington (10/9) in 2005. MOST STARTS BY A CORNERBACK, NFL, 1999-Present Cornerback Starts 1. Ronde Barber, T.B. 111 2. Champ Bailey, Den. 110 3. Sam Madison, Mia. 108 4. Chris McAlister, Bal. 98

DENVER vs. tennessee — 21 — saturday, aug. 19, 2006 broncos 2006 weekly release PLAYER NOTES MOST CONSECUTIVE 100-POINT SEASONS, NFL HISTORY ELAM JOINS ELITE COMPANY Name 100-pt Seasons Years 1. Jason Elam 13 1993-Present With 10 points in Denver's win against Oakland on Dec. 24, 2005, 2. Adam Vinatieri 10 1996-Present Broncos kicker Jason Elam became only the fourth player in NFL 3. Ryan Longwell 8 1997-Present history to register 200 or more career points against multiple Mike Vanderjagt 8 1998-Present teams. Elam has 203 career points against the Raiders and 202 against the Chargers. ELAM REACHES ANOTHER CAREER MILESTONE Morten Andersen, George Blanda and Lou Groza join Elam as the Kicker Jason Elam joined a very elite group in NFL history in 2004 only players in NFL history to have scored at least 200 career points by becoming just the 16th player ever to hit 300 career field goals. against more than one team. Elam now has 341 career field goals and ranks third among active Elam also owns 190 career points against the Chiefs in the regu- kickers. lar season and this season can become the first player in NFL his- tory with 200 or more career points against three teams. ACTIVE KICKERS WITH THE MOST FIELD GOALS Player FGs PLAYERS WITH MORE THAN 200 POINTS VS. MULTIPLE TEAMS, 1. John Carney, N.O. 390 NFL HISTORY, REGULAR SEASON 2. , Bal. 380 Player Years Opponents 3. Jason Elam, Den. 341 Jason Elam (K) 1993-Pres. Oak. (203), S.D. (202) 4. Jason Hanson, Det. 327 Morten Andersen (K) 1982-2004 Stl. (253), S.F. (246) 5. John Kasay, Car. 310 George Blanda (K/QB) 1949-75 Den. (245), S.D. (203) Lou Groza (K) 1946-67 Ari. (216), Was. (242) Of the kickers in league history who have reached this number, Elam did it faster than any other, taking just 177 games to accom- 13 CONSECUTIVE 100-POINT SEASONS plish the feat (11 faster than John Carney). Broncos kicker Jason Elam became the first player in NFL history GAMES NEEDED TO REACH 300 CAREER FIELD GOALS to record at least 100 points in each of his first 13 seasons during Player Games Denver's 28-17 win at Buffalo on Dec. 17, 2005. 1. Jason Elam, Den. 177 Elam's 13 career 100-point seasons rank as the third-highest total 2. John Carney, N.O. 188 3. Gary Anderson 191 in NFL history behind the 14 such seasons posted by Morten Nick Lowery 191 Andersen and Gary Anderson. 5. John Kasay, Car. 200 NFL'S CAREER LEADERS IN 100-POINT SEASONS Name 100-pt. Seasons Years Played 1. Morten Andersen 14 1982-2004 Gary Anderson 14 1982-2004 3. Jason Elam 13 1993-Present 4. Nick Lowery 11 1980-1996 In addition, Elam's 13 consecutive 100-point seasons mark the longest streak in NFL history.

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MOST FIELD GOALS MADE, NFL HISTORY MOST POINTS SCORED, NFL HISTORY Rk. Player (Yrs.) FGs Rk. Player (Yrs.) Pts. 1. Gary Anderson, 1982-2004 538 1. Gary Anderson, 1982-2004 2,434 2. Morten Andersen, 1982-2004 520 2. Morten Andersen, 1982-2004 2,358 3. John Carney, 1988-Pres. 390 3. George Blanda, 1949-1975 2,002 4. Nick Lowery, 1978-1996 383 4. Norm Johnson, 1982-1999 1,736 5. Matt Stover, 1991-Pres. 380 5. Nick Lowery, 1978-1996 1,711 6. Jan Stenerud, 1967-1985 373 6. Jan Stenerud, 1967-1985 1,699 7. Norm Johnson, 1982-1999 366 7. John Carney, 1988-Pres. 1,634 8. Eddie Murray, 1980-2000 352 8t. Eddie Murray, 1980-2000 1,594 8t. Matt Stover, 1991-Pres. 1,594 9. Al Del Greco, 1984-2000 347 10. Al Del Greco, 1984-2000 1,584 10. Jason Elam, 1993-Pres. 341 11. Jason Elam, 1993-Pres. 1,557

DENVER vs. tennessee — 22 — saturday, aug. 19, 2006 broncos 2006 weekly release PLAYER NOTES FASTEST TO 1,500 CAREER POINTS, NFL HISTORY ELAM HAS NFL'S SECOND-LONGEST SCORING STREAK Player Games Needed 1. Jason Elam 197 games Jason Elam is on quite a tear. He has scored at least one point in 2. Nick Lowery 220 games every game of his career (204), which is the longest active scoring 3. Gary Anderson 222 games streak and the second longest one in NFL history. Morten Andersen 222 games On Dec. 4, 2005, against the Chiefs, Elam became only the second 5. John Carney 223 games player in NFL history to have scored in at least 200 consecutive games. FASTEST TO 1,400 CAREER POINTS, NFL HISTORY Player Games Needed LONGEST SCORING STREAKS, NFL HISTORY 1. Jason Elam 184 games Player Games Years 2. Nick Lowery 203 games 1. Morten Andersen 327 1983-2004 3. Gary Anderson 205 games 2. Jason Elam 204 1993-Present 4. Morten Andersen 207 games 3. Jim Breach 186 1979-92 FASTEST TO 1,300 CAREER POINTS, NFL HISTORY 4. Ray Wersching 155 1977-87 Player Games Needed 1. Jason Elam 170 games ELAM RANKS SECOND ALL-TIME IN 50+YARD FGS 2. Nick Lowery 188 games 3. Gary Anderson 191 games The 51-yard field goal by Jason Elam in Denver's 30-10 win vs. Kansas City on Sept. 26, 2005, in a game ELAM AMONG THE LEADERS (PART 1) was the 35th 50+yard field goal of his career during the regular sea- son. He currently ranks second all-time in field goals of 50+ yards. Jason Elam ranks among the league leaders in field-goal percent- age on attempts inside 40 yards since he entered the league in CAREER FIELD GOALS OF 50+-YARDS, ALL-TIME 1993: Name Field Goals NFL'S MOST ACCURATE KICKERS INSIDE 40 YDS. SINCE 1993 1. Morten Andersen 40 Player Team(s) FG/FGA Pct. 2. Jason Elam, Den. 35 1. Jason Hanson Detroit 200/209 .957 3. John Kasay, Car. 29 2. Matt Stover Baltimore/Cleveland 231/243 .951 4. Jason Hanson, Det. 27 3. John Kasay Carolina/Seattle 177/187 .947 5. Nick Lowery 22 4. Jason Elam Denver 223/239 .933 5. Morten Andersen MIN/K.C./N.O./ATL/N.Y.G. 182/196 .929 ELAM IS 1ST IN CAREER PAT PCT. ELAM AMONG THE LEADERS (PART 2) Despite missing an extra-point attempt in Denver's win against Jason Elam ranks first in the NFL in points scored (1,557) and Baltimore on Dec. 11, 2005, Jason Elam is the NFL's leader in second in field goals made (341) since entering the league in 1993. career PAT percentage at 99.4 percent (534 of 537). During Here is a look at the tops in each category: Denver's game vs. Washington on Oct. 9, 2005, Elam became the MOST POINTS SCORED, 1993-2005 16th player in NFL history to total 500 extra-point conversions. Player Current Team Points NFL'S CAREER LEADERS IN PAT PERCENTAGE 1. Jason Elam Denver 1,557 Player Made Att. Pct. 2. Matt Stover Baltimore 1,421 1. Jason Elam (Den.) 534 537 99.4 3. John Carney New Orleans 1,337 2. Tommy Davis 348 350 99.4 4. Jason Hanson Detroit 1,327 3. Mike Vanderjagt (Dal.) 344 346 99.4 5. Gary Anderson Out of NFL 1,311 4. Matt Stover (Bal.) 454 457 99.3 MOST FIELD GOALS MADE, 1993-2005 5. (Stl.) 435 438 99.3 Player Current Team FGs 1. Matt Stover Baltimore 343 ELAM FASTEST TO 1,500 CAREER POINTS 2. Jason Elam Denver 341 3. John Carney New Orleans 324 In 204 career games, Jason Elam has scored 1,557 career 4. Jason Hanson Detroit 306 points—and with his 11 points at Oakland on Nov. 13—eclipsed the 5. Gary Anderson Out of NFL 281 1,500-point plateau faster than any player in NFL history, doing so in just his 197th career game. Nick Lowery previously held the NFL record, reaching the mark in 220 career games. Below is a look at where Elam stood among his other players while becoming the fastest NFL player to 1,300, 1,400 and 1,500 career points.

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A SCORE TO SETTLE CONSISTENCY AT A KEY POSITION In only 13 years, Jason Elam has scored 1,557 career points, Three-time Pro Bowl has posted the best which rank third among the league's active leaders. In addition, net punting average (37.3) and the second-best gross average Elam ranks 11th all-time in league history in scoring. (45.1) in the NFL over the last six seasons among punters with a Below is a list of the NFL's top-5 active scorers: minimum of 200 punts during that period. TOP-5 ACTIVE SCORERS, NFL NET PUNTING AVERAGE, NFL, 2000-PRESENT (min. 200 punts) Player Yrs TDs PATs FGs Total Pts Player Current Team Punts Net Avg. 1. John Carney, N.O. 18 0 464 390 1,634 1. Todd Sauerbrun Denver 504 37.3 2. Matt Stover, Bal. 15 0 454 380 1,594 2. Craig Hentrich Tennessee 448 36.8 3. Jason Elam, Den. 13 0 534 341 1,557 3. Oakland 442 36.6 4. Jason Hanson, Det. 14 0 439 327 1,420 4. New Orleans 408 36.6 5. John Kasay, Car. 14 0 375 310 1,305 5. Brian Moorman Buffalo 379 36.5 ELAM SECOND IN GAMES PLAYED BY A BRONCO GROSS PUNTING AVERAGE, NFL, 2000-PRESENT (min. 200 punts) Player Current Team Punts Gross Avg. Jason Elam moved into sole possession of second place in games 1. Shane Lechler Oakland 442 45.9 played by a Bronco after participating in Denver's win at 2. Todd Sauerbrun Denver 504 45.1 Jacksonville on Oct. 2, 2005. He has played in 204 games. 3. Mitch Berger New Orleans 408 43.5 4. Hunter Smith Indianapolis 367 43.5 MOST GAMES PLAYED BRONCOS HISTORY (REGULAR SEASON) 5. Brian Moorman Buffalo 379 43.4 Name Games Years Played 1. John Elway 234 1983-98 ONE POWERFUL PUNTER 2. Jason Elam 204 1993-Pres. 3. Tom Jackson 191 1973-86 Todd Sauerbrun's consistency throughout his 11 NFL seasons 4. Paul Howard 187 1973-86 has placed the punter among the best in NFL history. His 44.0-yard 5. Dennis Smith 184 1981-94 career gross punting average ranks fifth all-time in league history among punters with a minimum of 250 punts. SAUERBRUN AMONG TOP ACTIVE PUNTERS GROSS PUNTING AVERAGE, NFL HISTORY (min. 250 punts) Broncos punter Todd Sauerbrun's 44.0 career gross punting aver- Player Punts Yards Gross Avg. age on 832 punts ranks second among active punters with a mini- 1. Shane Lechler, Oak. 442 20,266 45.9 mum of 250 punts. 2. 338 15,245 45.1 3. Tommy Davis 511 22,833 44.7 GROSS PUNTING AVERAGE, ACTIVE LEADERS (MIN. 250 PUNTS) 4. Yale Lary 503 22,279 44.3 Player Team Punts Gross Avg. 5. Todd Sauerbrun, Den. 832 36,660 44.0 1. Shane Lechler Oakland 442 45.9 2. Todd Sauerbrun Denver 832 44.0 Additionally, Sauerbrun has posted the highest gross punting 3. Out of NFL 810 43.4 average in the league among punters with a minimum of 500 4. Darren Bennett Out of NFL 836 43.4 5. Brian Moorman Buffalo 379 43.4 attempts since beginning his NFL career in 1995. GROSS PUNTING AVERAGE, NFL, 1995-PRESENT (min. 500 punts) Player Punts Yards Gross Avg. 1. Todd Sauerbrun (Den.) 832 36,660 44.0 2. (Pit.) 877 38,305 43.7 3. 787 34,371 43.7 4. Darren Bennett, Min. 836 36,316 43.4 5. Mitch Berger, N.O. 685 29,729 43.4

DENVER vs. tennessee — 24 — saturday, aug. 19, 2006 broncos 2006 weekly release TEAM NOTES 16. Terrell Davis 109 yards Seattle (12/9/01) W 20-7 MOST 1,000-YARD RUSHERS SINCE 1995 17. Clinton Portis 103 yards Buffalo (9/22/02) W 28-23 18. Clinton Portis 102 yards San Diego (10/6/02) W 26-9 The Broncos' rushing attack has enjoyed unmatched success 19. Clinton Portis 111 yards at New England (10/27/02) W 24-16 since 1995. With Mike Anderson going above 1,000 yards (1,014) 20. Clinton Portis 136 yards at Seattle (11/17/02) W 31-9 in 2005, Denver recorded its 10th individual 1,000-yard rushing Clinton Portis 159 yards at San Diego (12/1/02) L 37-30 OT season in the last 11 years. Clinton Portis 103 yards at New York (12/8/02) L 13-19 The Broncos' 10 1,000-yard seasons since 1995 mark the highest 21. Clinton Portis 130 yards Kansas City (12/15/02) W 31-24 total of any NFL team during that period. 22. Clinton Portis 228 yards Arizona (12/29/02) W 37-7 23. Clinton Portis 120 yards at Cincinnati (9/7/03) W 30-10 MOST 1,000-YARD RUSHING SEASONS, NFL, 1995-PRESENT 24. Clinton Portis 129 yards at San Diego (9/14/03) W 37-13 Team 1,000-Yard Seasons '05 leader Clinton Portis 141 yards at Kansas City (10/5/03) L 23-24 1. Denver 10 Anderson - 1,014 yds. Clinton Portis 117 yards at Minnesota (10/19/03) L 20-28 2. Indianapolis 9 James - 1,506 yds. Clinton Portis 111 yards vs. New England (11/3/03) L 26-30 N.Y. Jets 9 Martin - 735 yds. 25. Clinton Portis 106 yards vs. San Diego (11/16/03) W 37-8 Seattle 9 Alexander - 1,880 yds. Clinton Portis 165 yards vs. Chicago (11/23/03) L 10-19 Below is a look at the Broncos’ 16 individual 1,000-yard rushing 26. Clinton Portis 170 yards at Oakland (11/30/03) W 22-8 27. Clinton Portis 218 yards vs. Kansas City (12/7/03) W 45-27 seasons in club history. 28. Clinton Portis 139 yards vs. Cleveland (12/14/03 W 23-20 OT BRONCOS ALL-TIME 1,000-YARD RUSHING SEASONS 29. Quentin Griffin 136 yards at Indianapolis (12/21/03) W 31-17 Player Year Yards 30. Quentin Griffin 156 yards vs. Kansas City (9/12/04) W 34-24 1. Floyd Little 1971 1,133 31. R. Droughns 193 yards vs. Carolina (10/10/04) W 20-17 2. Otis Armstrong 1974 1,407 32. R. Droughns 176 yards at Oakland (10/17/04) W 31-3 3. Otis Armstrong 1976 1,008 R. Droughns 110 yards at Cincinnati (10/25/04 L 10-23 4. Sammy Winder 1984 1,153 33. R. Droughns 120 yards vs. Houston (11/7/04) W 31-13 5. Bobby Humphrey 1989 1,151 34. R. Droughns 166 yards at New Orleans (11/21/04) W 34-13 6. Bobby Humphrey 1990 1,202 R. Droughns 102 yards vs. Oakland (11/28/04) L 24-25 7. Terrell Davis 1995 1,117 35. Tatum Bell 123 yards vs. Miami (12/12/04) W 20-17 8. Terrell Davis 1996 1,538 36. Mike Anderson 115 yards at Jacksonville (10/2/05) W 20-7 9. Terrell Davis 1997 1,750 37. Tatum Bell 127 yards vs. Washington (10/9/05) W 21-19 10. Terrell Davis 1998 2,008 38. Tatum Bell 114 yards vs. New England (10/16/05) W 28-20 11. Olandis Gary 1999 1,159 Mike Anderson 120 yards at N.Y. Giants (10/23/05) L 23-24 12. Mike Anderson 2000 1,487 39. Mike Anderson 126 yards vs. Philadelphia (10/30/05) W 49-21 13. Clinton Portis 2002 1,508 Tatum Bell 107 yards vs. Philadelphia (10/30/05) W 49-21 14. Clinton Portis 2003 1,591 40. Mike Anderson 113 yards vs. N.Y. Jets (11/20/05) W 27-0 15. Reuben Droughns 2004 1,240 16. Mike Anderson 2005 1,014 CENTURY MARK AND BEYOND 100 YARDS AND RUSHING The Denver Broncos have had one of the most potent rushing attacks in the NFL since Head Coach Mike Shanahan took over in The Broncos have won 15 of their last 18 games and 40 of their 1995. In addition to having five different players rush for more than last 49 when a player rushes for 100 yards or more. 1,000 yards in a season (Terrell Davis, Olandis Gary, Mike BRONCOS' WINS WHEN A RUNNING BACK TOPS 100-YARDS Anderson, Clinton Portis and Reuben Droughns), the Broncos are Player Yards Opponent Result tops in the NFL with most individual 100-yard games with 82. 1. Terrell Davis 178 yards Seattle (12/27/98) W 28-21 Below is a list of the NFL's top teams in 100-yard performers since 2. Olandis Gary 124 yards Green Bay (10/17/99) W 31-10 1995. 3. Olandis Gary 108 yards at San Diego (11/7/99) W 33-17 MOST INDIVIDUAL 100-YARD GAMES SINCE 1995, NFL 4. Olandis Gary 183 yards Seattle (12/19/99) W 36-30 100-yd. 5. Olandis Gary 185 yards at Detroit (12/25/99) W 17-7 Team Games 6. Mike Anderson 131 yards Atlanta (9/10/00) W 42-14 1. Denver 82 7. Mike Anderson 187 yards at Oakland (9/17/00) W 33-24 2. Pittsburgh 71 8. Mike Anderson 103 yards Cleveland (10/15/00) W 44-10 3. Indianapolis 65 9. Terrell Davis 115 yards at N.Y. Jets (11/5/00) W 30-23 4. Seattle 59 10. Mike Anderson 195 yards at Seattle (11/26/00) W 38-31 5. Dallas 56 11. Mike Anderson 251 yards at New Orleans (12/3/00) W 38-23 12. Mike Anderson 131 yards Seattle (12/10/00) W 31-24 13. Terrell Davis 101 yards N.Y. Giants (9/10/01) W 31-20 14. Mike Anderson 155 yards Kansas City (10/7/01) W 20-6 15. Mike Anderson 118 yards at Dallas (11/22/01) W 26-24

DENVER vs. tennessee — 25 — saturday, aug. 19, 2006 broncos 2006 weekly release TEAM NOTES MOST CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITHOUT O-LINE PROVIDING PASS PROTECTION BEING SHUT OUT, NFL HISTORY Team Games Years The Broncos' offensive line, renowned for its ability to clear the 1. San Francisco 420 1977-2004 way for a dominant rushing attack, also has proven to be equally 2. Cleveland 274 1950-71 adept in pass protection during the last three seasons. Denver, 3. Minnesota 237 1991-Present which set a franchise record in 2004 by allowing only 15 sacks, has 4. Green Bay 235 1991-Present given up the third-fewest sacks (63 for 393 yds.) in the NFL since 5. Dallas 218 1970-85 2003. 6. Oakland 217 1966-81 FEWEST SACKS ALLOWED, NFL, SINCE 2003 7. New Orleans 216 1983-97 Team Sacks Yards 8. Denver 213 1992-Present 1. Indianapolis 53 314 9. Washington 201 1980-93 2. Green Bay 60 436 3. Denver 63 393 HOLDING THE OPPONENTS AT BAY 4. Detroit 79 445 The Broncos held 11 (San Diego, Oakland, Buffalo, Baltimore, N.Y. 5. San Diego 81 597 Jets, Oakland, New England, Washington, Jacksonville, Kansas City HOLD IT RIGHT THERE and San Diego) of their 16 opponents to 10 points or less in 2005. Under Head Coach Shanahan, the Broncos are 81-16 (.835) when When John Elway was ruling the roost in Denver, comebacks were they hold their opponents to 20 points or less. In addition, the club often times the only thing people talked about. But since Head is 51-3 (.944) when holding the opponent to 15 points or less, Coach Mike Shanahan took over the reigns in 1995, the Broncos including six times in 2005 (6-0). Also, in that time the Broncos have learned to not allow the opponents to come back on them. In have only lost once when holding the opponent to 10 points or less. Shanahan's tenure, the Broncos are 97-13 (.882) in games in which Below is a list of the 37 games in which Denver's defense has held they led after three quarters, including 12-1 in 2005. the opponent to 10 points or less since 1995 (24-0 home and 12-1 BRONCOS RECORD WHEN LEADING AFTER THREE QUARTERS on the road). Year Record Pct. GAMES IN WHICH THE BRONCOS HAVE HELD 1995 6-1 .857 THEIR OPPONENTS TO 10 POINTS OR LESS 1996 10-1 .909 Date Res. Team 1997 12-0 1.000 Sept. 3, 1995 W 22-7 vs. Buffalo 1998 13-0 1.000 Oct. 8, 1995 W 37-3 at New England 1999 5-2 .714 Oct. 16, 1995 W 27-0 vs. Oakland 2000 9-1 .900 Nov. 5, 1995 W 38-6 vs. Arizona 2001 7-2 .778 Sept. 1, 1996 W 31-6 vs. New York Jets 2002 8-2 .800 Sept. 29, 1996 W 14-10 at Cincinnati 2003 9-3 .750 Oct. 27, 1996 W 34-7 vs. Kansas City 2004 6-0 1.000 Nov. 17, 1996 W 34-8 at New England 2005 12-1 .923 Dec. 1, 1996 W 34-7 vs. Seattle Total 97-13 .882 Aug. 31, 1997 W 19-3 vs. Kansas City BRONCOS EXTEND SCORING STREAK TO 200 GAMES Nov. 9, 1997 W 34-0 vs. Carolina Nov. 24, 1997 W 31-3 vs. Oakland During its 30-10 home victory on Monday Night Football against Dec. 21, 1997 W 38-3 vs. San Diego the Chiefs on Sept. 26, 2005, Denver extended its scoring streak to Nov. 8, 1998 W 27-10 vs. San Diego 200 consecutive games. Nov. 16, 1998 W 30-7 at Kansas City Denver's scoring streak, which began on Monday Night Football Oct. 17, 1999 W 31-10 vs. Green Bay Dec. 25, 1999 W 17-7 at Detroit with a 16-13 overtime loss at Seattle on Nov. 30, 1992, currently Oct. 8, 2000 W 21-7 at San Diego stands at 213 games and is the third-longest active streak in the Oct. 15, 2000 W 44-10 vs. Cleveland NFL as well as the eighth-longest in NFL history. Dec. 23, 2000 W 38-9 vs. San Francisco With its win against Washington on Oct. 9, 2005, Denver sur- Oct. 7, 2001 W 20-6 vs. Kansas City passed the 201-game scoring streak set by the Redskins from Dec. 9, 2001 W 20-7 vs. Seattle 1980-93 to move into sole possession of the eighth-longest scor- Oct. 6, 2002 W 26-9 vs. San Diego ing streak. Nov. 17, 2002 W 31-9 at Seattle Dec. 29, 2002 W 37-7 vs. Arizona Sept. 7, 2003 W 30-10 at Cincinnati Sept. 22, 2003 W 31-10 vs. Oakland Nov. 16, 2003 W 37-8 vs. San Diego Nov. 30, 2003 W 22-8 at Oakland

DENVER vs. tennessee — 26 — saturday, aug. 19, 2006 broncos 2006 weekly release TEAM NOTES Below is a game-by-game look at Denver’s play in the game HOLDING THE OPPONENTS AT BAY, cont. immediately following its bye week since 1990. Sept. 19, 2004 L 6-7 at Jacksonville BRONCOS RECORD IN GAME AFTER THE BYE WEEK, SINCE 1990 Oct. 17, 2004 W 31-3 at Oakland Year Date Opponent Result Sept.26, 2005 W 30-10 vs. Kansas City 1990 Nov. 4 at Minnesota L, 27-22 Oct. 2, 2005 W 20-7 at Jacksonville 1991 Oct. 20 vs. Kansas City W, 19-16 Nov. 20, 2005 W 27-0 vs. New York Jets 1992 Nov. 8 vs. New York Jets W, 27-16 Dec. 11, 2005 W 12-10 vs. Baltimore 1993 Oct. 3 vs. Indianapolis W, 35-13 Dec. 24, 2005 W 22-3 vs. Oakland 1993 Oct. 31 vs. Seattle W, 28-17 Dec. 31, 2005 W 23-7 at San Diego 1994 Oct. 9 at Seattle W, 16-9 1995 Nov. 5 vs. Arizona W, 38-6 BRONCOS ADEPT AT RUNNING 1996 Oct. 20 vs. Baltimore W, 45-34 AND STOPPING THE RUN 1997 Oct. 19 at Oakland L, 38-25 1998 Oct. 25 vs. Jacksonville W, 37-24 The combination of Denver's running game and its run defense 1999 Dec. 5 vs. Kansas City L, 16-10 have yielded the best rushing differential in the NFL since 1995. 2000 Nov. 5 at New York Jets W, 30-23 Denver owns a 45.0-yard run differential since 1995, tops in the 2001 Dec. 30 vs. Oakland W, 23-17 league during that period. That number takes Denver's rushing 2002 Nov. 11 vs. Oakland L, 34-10 offense (142.2 ypg.) since 1995 and subtracts its rushing defense 2003 Nov. 16 vs. San Diego W, 37-8 (97.2 ypg.) from that total. 2004 Nov. 21 at New Orleans W, 34-13 2005 Nov. 13 at Oakland W, 31-17 TOP RUN DIFFERENTIALS, NFL SINCE 1995 TOTALS 13-4 (.765) (MEASURED IN YARDS PER GAME) Home: 9-2 (.818) / Away: 4-2 (.667) Team Rush Off. Rush Def. Tot. Diff. 1. Denver 142.2 97.2 45.0 100 GAMES OVER .500 2. Pittsburgh 136.2 92.8 43.4 3. San Francisco 123.0 100.5 22.5 The Broncos' 23-7 win at San Diego in their 2005 regular-season 4. Baltimore 117.9 96.9 21.0 finale put the team exactly 100 games over .500 (323-223) since 5. Tennessee 117.4 96.6 20.8 the 1970 AFL-NFL merger. It is the first time in franchise history that Denver has achieved that elite status, and the club is one of ONE OF THE BEST AFTER THE BYE three teams that can currently make that claim. The Broncos are one of the strongest teams in the NFL after their TEAMS 100 OR MORE GAMES OVER .500, SINCE 1970 MERGER bye week, tying for the best winning percentage in those games Team W L T Pct. since the bye was introduced in 1990. Denver is 13-4 (.765) after 1. Miami 347 203 2 .630 the bye week and is 8-3 (.727) in those contests under Head Coach 2. Pittsburgh 333 217 2 .605 Mike Shanahan (1995-Present). 3. Denver 323 223 6 .591 The Broncos’ 13-4 record in these games ties the club with the TOPS IN THE AFC IN FREE AGENCY (SINCE 1993) Vikings and Eagles for the best records in the NFL after the bye week. Denver will look to improve its post-bye week success when Since the league's current free-agent system began in 1993, the it hosts Baltimore on Monday Night Football on Oct. 9. Broncos have been extremely successful. In fact, the team has the Denver’s bye week date of Oct. 1 this season is the second-earli- AFC's best record, 130-78 (.625), and ranks second overall. Below est in franchise history, trailing only its 1993 bye week date of Sept. are the NFL's top teams since free agency began: 26. NFL'S WINNINGEST TEAMS SINCE FREE AGENCY BEGAN (1993) BEST RECORDS AFTER THE BYE WEEK, 1990-PRESENT Playoff Super Bowl Team Record Pct. Team Record Appearances Wins 1. Denver 13-4 .765 1. Green Bay 131-77 (.630) 10 1 Minnesota 13-4 .765 2. Denver 130-78 (.625) 8 2 Philadelphia 13-4 .765 3. Kansas City 122-86 (.586) 5 0 4. Dallas 12-5 .706 4. Miami 117-91 (.563) 7 0 5. Buffalo 11-6 .647 5. San Francisco 116-92 (.558) 8 1 Kansas City 11-6 .647

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INTERCONFERENCE WARRIORS HOME WINNING STREAK AMONG The Broncos' .578 winning percentage on a 77-56-2 record in BEST IN CLUB HISTORY interconference play since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger ranks as the The Broncos’ 10-game home winning streak in the regular season fourth-best total in the NFL. marks the third-longest such streak in franchise history. It is the INTERCONFERENCE RECORDS SINCE 1970 MERGER longest at INVESCO Field at Mile High (2001-Pres., 31-9 record), Team Record Pct. where the team’s previous longest home winning streak had been 1. Miami 87-42-0 .674 five games. 2. Oakland 85-48-1 .638 Denver's home winning streak also is its longest since the team 3. Pittsburgh 76-51-1 .598 won a franchise-record 24 consecutive home games from Sept. 1, 4. Denver 77-56-2 .578 1996, through Dec. 27, 1998. 5. Dallas 72-56-0 .563 San Francisco 76-59-0 .563 LONGEST HOME WINNING STREAKS, BRONCOS HISTORY (REGULAR SEASON) TOUGH AGAINST NFC TEAMS Games Dates 1. 24 Sept. 1, 1996, through Dec. 27, 1998 Under Head Coach Mike Shanahan (1995-Present), the Broncos 2. 12 Oct. 16, 1983, through Nov. 18, 1984 have compiled a 30-14 record (.682) in their 44 games played 3. 10 Dec. 12, 2004, through Present against NFC teams. In 2006, Denver will play four games against 4. 9 Oct. 16, 1988, through Oct. 15, 1989 the NFC West (at St. Louis, vs. Seattle, at Arizona and vs. San 5. 8 Dec. 1, 1991, through Nov. 15, 1992 Francisco). 8 Sept. 6, 1981, through Dec. 13, 1981 The Broncos' win percentage jumps to .818 against NFC clubs in LONGEST HOME WINNING STREAKS, INVESCO FIELD AT MILE HIGH games played at home since 1995 as the team owns an 18-4 record (REGULAR SEASON) in those contests. On the road, Denver is 12-10 (.545) against NFC Games Dates teams since 1995. 1. 10 Dec. 12, 2004, through Present Denver has had only one losing record since 1995 in its four-game 2. 5 Dec. 7, 2003, through Oct. 31, 2004 annual schedule against NFC teams with the club going 1-3 against 5 Dec. 15, 2002, through Nov. 3, 2003 the NFC North in 2003. 5 Dec. 9, 2001, through Oct. 13, 2002 DENVER'S RECORD IN NFC PLAY, SINCE 1995 FIVE UNDEFEATED HOME SCHEDULES Year Division Overall Home Away Win Pct. 1995 NFC East 2-2 2-0 0-2 .500 The Broncos recorded the franchise's fifth perfect home record in 1996 NFC Central 3-1 2-0 1-1 .750 2005. It marked the team's first unbeaten home record at INVESCO 1997 NFC West 3-1 2-0 1-1 .750 Field at Mile High, which opened before the start of the 2001 sea- 1998 NFC East 3-1 2-0 1-1 .750 son. 1999 NFC Central 2-2 1-1 1-1 .500 Four of Denver's five unbeaten home records have come under 2000 NFC West 3-1 2-0 1-1 .750 Head Coach Mike Shanahan (1995-Present). Denver went undefeat- 2001 NFC East 3-1 1-1 2-0 .750 ed at home in three consecutive seasons under Shanahan from 2002 NFC West 4-0 2-0 2-0 1.000 2003 NFC North 1-3 1-1 0-2 .250 1996-98 and was 8-0 at home in 1981. 2004 NFC South 3-1 1-1 2-0 .750 UNDEFEATED HOME SCHEDULES, BRONCOS HISTORY 2005 NFC East 3-1 2-0 1-1 .500 Year Home Record Overall Record TOTALS 30-14 18-4 12-10 .682 2005 8-0 13-3 1998 8-0 14-2 BRONCOS ENTER 2006 ON NFL-BEST 10-GAME 1997 8-0 12-4 HOME REGULAR-SEASON WIN STREAK 1996 8-0 13-3 1981 8-0 10-6 Along with the , the Broncos begin the 2006 campaign having won their last 10 home regular-season contests to share the longest home winning streak in the NFL. Below is a look at the longest active home winning streaks in regular-season play. LONGEST CURRENT HOME WINNING STREAKS, NFL Team Streak Last Loss 1. Denver 10 11/28/04 vs. Oak. Seattle 10 12/6/04 vs. Dal. 3. Kansas City 6 10/2/05 vs. Phi. 4. Baltimore 4 11/6/05 vs. Cin. DENVER vs. tennessee — 28 — saturday, aug. 19, 2006 broncos 2006 weekly release TEAM NOTES BRONCOS AT HOME IN SEPTEMBER, 2002-Present FIVE UNDEFEATED HOME SCHEDULES, cont. Date Opponent Result Sept. 8, 2002 St. Louis W, 23-16 In addition, Denver's five unbeaten home records are the most in Sept. 22, 2002 Buffalo W, 28-23 the NFL since the league adopted a 16-game schedule in 1978. Sept. 22, 2003 Oakland W, 31-10 There have been 36 undefeated home records during that time, Sept. 28, 2003 Detroit W, 20-16 including Denver (8-0) and Seattle (8-0) in 2005. Sept. 12, 2004 Kansas City W, 34-24 Sept. 26, 2004 San Diego W, 23-13 MOST UNDEFEATED HOME RECORDS, NFL, SINCE 1978 Sept. 18, 2005 San Diego W, 20-17 (16-GAME SCHEDULE) Sept. 26, 2005 Kansas City W, 30-10 Team Undefeated Home Records 1. Denver 5 DECEMBER IN DENVER TOUGH ON OPPONENTS 2. Green Bay 3 Kansas City 3 After defeating Oakland 22-3 on Dec. 24, 2005, the Broncos extended their home winning streak in December to 12 games. HOME, SWEET HOME Denver has not lost a home contest during the month of December The Broncos have amassed the NFL's best home record since in the last five seasons with its last home December loss a 16-10 1974 in the regular season and postseason. Denver also has the defeat at the hands of Kansas City on Dec. 5, 1999. most regular-season home victories in the league since 1974, and The Broncos' 12-game home winning streak in December is the the most victories, regular and postseason, since 1974: second-longest active streak in the NFL and the best such streak in franchise history. Additionally, the team has not lost at INVESCO TOP HOME RECORDS, NFL, 1974-PRES. Field at Mile High in the month of December, compiling a 9-0 record Team Regular Season Postseason Total Pct. at the facility since it began playing there in 2001. 1. Denver 187-61-1 (.753) 12-3 (.800) 199-64-1 .756 2. Pittsburgh 175-71-1 (.711) 15-6 (.714) 190-77-1 .711 LONGEST ACTIVE HOME WINNING STREAKS IN DECEMBER, NFL 3. Miami 173-73-1 (.702) 11-6 (.647) 184-79-1 .699 Team Streak Last Loss 4. Dallas 165-83-0 (.665) 14-4 (.778) 179-87-0 .673 1. Kansas City 18 12/5/96 vs. Ind. 5. Washington 156-90-1 (.634) 10-1 (.909) 166-91-1 .645 2. Denver 12 12/5/99 vs. K.C. 3. New England 7 12/22/02 vs. NYJ INVESCO FIELD PROVIDES HOMEFIELD ADVANTAGE 4. Atlanta 6 12/15/02 vs. Sea. 5. Miami 5 12/5/04 vs. Buf. Since moving into INVESCO Field at Mile High before the start of the 2001 season, the Broncos have compiled a 31-9 (.775) record LONGEST HOME WIN STREAKS IN DECEMBER, BRONCOS HISTORY at the facility in regular-season action. Games Dates That winning percentage ranks as the second best in the NFL dur- 1. 12 Dec. 19, 1999, through Pres. 2. 6 Dec. 14, 1985, through Dec. 17, 1988 ing that period, trailing only the New England Patriots. 3. 5 Dec. 1, 1996, through Dec. 27, 1998 BEST HOME RECORDS, NFL, 2001-PRESENT 5 Dec. 8, 1974, through Dec. 10, 1978 Team Record Pct. 1. New England 32-8-0 .800 NO PLACE LIKE HOME FOR DENVER IN DECEMBER 2. Denver 31-9-0 .775 Denver's 12-game home winning streak in the month of 3. Seattle 30-10-0 .750 4. St. Louis 29-10-0 .744 December is the second-longest home winning streak in any month 5. Pittsburgh 29-10-1 .738 in franchise history. LONGEST HOME WIN STREAKS IN ANY MONTH, BRONCOS HISTORY STARTING OFF RIGHT AT HOME Games Month Dates With their 30-10 victory against Kansas City on Monday Night 1. 16 November Nov. 21, 1993, through Nov. 11, 2001 Football on Sept. 26, 2005, Denver closed out the month of 2. 12 December Dec. 19, 1999, through Pres. September with an undefeated record at home for the fourth con- 3. 10 September Sept. 10, 1989, through Sept. 12, 1993 4. 9 November Nov. 16, 1986, through Nov. 26, 1989 secutive season. The Broncos have won their last eight home 9 October Oct. 11, 1981, through Oct. 26, 1986 games in September in a streak that began with a 23-16 win over 9 September Sept. 21, 1975, through Sept. 2, 1979 St. Louis on Sept. 8, 2002, in the Broncos' season opener at INVESCO Field at Mile High. Below is a detailed look at Denver's 12-game home winning streak The Broncos will look to extend their September home winning in the month of December. streak to nine games in 2006 with their lone such contest against the Chiefs on Sept. 17.

DENVER vs. tennessee — 29 — saturday, aug. 19, 2006 broncos 2006 weekly release TEAM NOTES DENVER'S 12-GAME HOME WIN STREAK IN DECEMBER The Broncos will have a chance to extend that streak in 2006 with Date Opponent W/L Score the club facing both Super Bowl XL teams. The Broncos visit 12/19/99 Seattle W 36-30 Pittsburgh on Nov. 5 and host Seattle on Dec. 3. 12/10/00 Seattle W 31-24 12/23/00 San Francisco W 38-9 BRONCOS CURRENT 8-GAME WINNING STREAK 12/9/01 Seattle W 20-7 VS. SUPER BOWL PARTICIPANTS FROM THE PREVIOUS SEASON 12/30/01 Oakland W 23-17 Date Opponent (Super Bowl) Winner/Runner Up Score 12/15/02 Kansas City W 31-24 9/8/02 vs. St. Louis (XXXVI) Runner Up W, 23-16 12/29/02 Arizona W 37-7 10/27/02 at New England (XXXVI) Winner W, 24-16 12/7/03 Kansas City W 45-27 9/22/03 vs. Oakland (XXXVII) Runner Up W, 31-10 12/14/03 Cleveland W 23-20 11/30/03 at Oakland (XXXVII) Runner Up W, 22-8 12/12/04 Miami W 20-17 10/10/04 vs. Carolina (XXXVIII) Runner Up W, 20-17 12/11/05 Baltimore W 12-10 10/16/05 vs. New England (XXXIX) Winner W, 28-20 12/24/05 Oakland W 22-3 10/30/05 vs. Philadelphia (XXXIX) Runner Up W, 49-21 1/14/06 vs. New England (XXXIX) Winner W, 27-13 NOVEMBER’S BEST SINCE 1995 BEEN THERE, DONE THAT The Broncos concluded the month of November with a perfect 3- 0 record, adding those wins to the NFL's best record during the With six former NFL players serving as Denver coaches in 2006, month in Head Coach Mike Shanahan's 11 seasons with the team. the Broncos have a combined 57 years and 786 regular-season Denver owns a .738 winning percentage on a 31-11 record in the games of NFL playing experience on their coaching staff. month of November since 1995, a mark that is considerably better Below are Denver's seven coaches with previous NFL playing than the next closest team (New England, .652 pct., 30-16). experience that give it one of the league's most knowledgeable staffs. BEST RECORDS IN NOVEMBER, SINCE 1995 Team Wins Losses Ties Pct. DENVER COACHES WITH NFL PLAYING EXPERIENCE 1. Denver 31 11 0 .738 Yrs. Gms. Years 2. New England 30 16 0 .652 Coach Pos. Exp. Played Played 3. Jacksonville 26 17 0 .605 Ronnie Bradford (Spec. Teams) DB 10 133 1993-95 4. Tampa Bay 27 18 0 .598 Rick Dennison (Off. Coord.) LB 9 128 1982-90 5. Pittsburgh 28 19 1 .594 Jim Ryan (Defensive Assistant) LB 10 150 1979-88 Cedric Smith (Asst. Strength) FB 7 72 ‘90-91; 94-98 NOT IN OUR HOUSE Jimmy Spencer (Assistant DBs) CB 12 177 2000-03 Steve Watson (Wide Receivers) WR 9 126 1979-87 The Broncos' run defense in home games played since 1995 has TOTAL 57 786 proven to be the toughest in the NFL, allowing the fewest yards per game during that period. In the 88 contests it has played at home ALL IN THE FAMILY since 1995, Denver is allowing an average of only 86.3 rushing Denver's 2006 coaching staff includes five individuals who once yards per game. played for the team. Below is glance at Denver's coaches who once TOP HOME RUSHING DEFENSES SINCE 1995 donned the orange and blue. Team Gms. Yds. Avg. 1. Denver 88 7,597 86.3 DENVER COACHES WHO ONCE PLAYED FOR THE BRONCOS Gms. (Starts) 2. Pittsburgh 88 7,852 89.2 Coach Pos. with Denver Years 3. Tennessee 88 8,102 92.1 Ronnie Bradford (Special Teams) DB 26 (3) 1993-95 4. San Francisco 88 8,182 93.0 Started three games at cornerback for Denver during the 1993 season. 5. San Diego 88 8,559 97.3 Rick Dennison (Offensive Coordinator) LB 128 (52) 1982-90 EIGHT-GAME WINNING STREAK AGAINST Ranked second on the Broncos with 133 tackles in 1988. SUPER BOWL PARTICIPANTS Jim Ryan (Defensive Assistant) LB 150 (91) 1979-88 Led Denver with 125 tackles in 1987 and was on two Super Bowl teams. The Broncos extended their winning streak against Super Bowl Jimmy Spencer (Assistant DBs) CB 53 (8) 2000-03 participants from the previous season to eight games with a 27-13 Returned two interceptions for touchdowns with the Broncos in 2000. win against New England in the AFC Divisional Playoff round during Steve Watson (Wide Receivers) WR 126 (87) 1979-87 the 2005 postseason. Posted three 1,000-yard seasons for Denver and had 16 100-yard games. Denver's winning streak against Super Bowl participants from the previous season began with a 23-16 victory against Super Bowl XXXVI runner-up St. Louis in the season opener that year on Sept. 8, 2002.

DENVER vs. tennessee — 30 — saturday, aug. 19, 2006 broncos 2006 weekly release RECORDS WATCH 2006 DENVER BRONCOS RECORDS UPDATE (AS OF 8/14/06) CAREER RUSHING TDS, BRONCOS CAREER FIELD GOALS MADE, BRONCOS CB CHAMP BAILEY Rk. Player (Yrs.) Yds. Rk. Player (Yrs.) No. 1. Terrell Davis, 1995-2002 60 1. Jason Elam, 1993-Pres. 341 CAREER INTERCEPTIONS, BRONCOS 2. Floyd Little, 1967-1975 43 2. Jim Turner, 1971-79 151 Rk. Player (Yrs.) INTs 3. Sammy Winder, 1982-1990 39 3. Rich Karlis, 1982-88 137 1. Steve Foley, 1976-1986 44 4. Mike Anderson, 2000-05 36 4. David Treadwell, 1989-92 99 2. Goose Gonsoulin, 1960-1966 43 5. John Elway, 1983-1998 33 5. Gene Mingo, 1960-64 72 3. Billy Thompson, 1969-1981 40 6. Clinton Portis, 2002-2003 29 6. Fred Steinfort, 1979-81 43 4. Tyrone Braxton, 1987-1999 34 7. Otis Armstrong, 1973-1980 25 7. Bobby Howfield, 1968-70 40 5. , 1980-1988 33 8. Jon Keyworth, 1974-1980 22 8. Gary Kroner, 1965-67 29 6. Dennis Smith, 1981-1994 30 9. Gerald Willhite, 1982-1988 17 CAREER EXTRA POINT ATTEMPTS, BRONCOS 7. Louis Wright, 1975-1986 26 10. Bobby Humphrey, 1989-1991 14 Rk. Player (Yrs.) Att. 8. Steve Atwater, 1989-1998 24 11. Steve Sewell, 1985-1991 13 1. Jason Elam, 1993-Pres. 537 9t. Randy Gradishar, 1974-1983 20 12t. Fran Lynch, 1967-1975 12 2. Jim Turner, 1971-79 301 9t. Tom Jackson, 1973-1986 20 12t. Rob Lytle, 1977-1983 12 3. Rich Karlis, 1982-88 254 11t. Ray Crockett, 1994-2000 17 14. Tatum Bell, 2004-Pres. 11 4. David Treadwell, 1989-92 136 11t. Charlie Greer, 1968-1974 17 CAREER 100-YARD GAMES, BRONCOS 5. Gene Mingo, 1960-64 126 13. Steve Wilson, 1982-1988 16 Rk. Player (Yrs.) Gms. 6. Bobby Howfield, 1968-70 95 14t. Willie Brown, 1963-1966 15 1. Terrell Davis, 1995-2002 34 7. Fred Steinfort, 1979-81 70 14t. Deltha O'Neal, 2000-2003 15 2. Clinton Portis, 2002-03 18 8. Gary Kroner, 1965-67 58 16. Calvin Jones, 1973-1976 12 3. Floyd Little, 1967-75 15 9. Bob Humphreys, 1967-68 20 17t. Champ Bailey, 2004-Pres. 11 4. Otis Armstrog, 1973-80 13 10. Jack Hill, 1961 16 17t. Wymon Henderson, 1989-1992 11 5. Mike Anderson, 2000-05 12 17t. Randy Robbins, 1984-1991 11 CAREER EXTRA POINTS MADE, BRONCOS 6. Bobby Humphrey, 1989-91 9 17t. Bill Romanowski, 1996-2001 11 Rk. Player (Yrs.) No. 7. Sammy Winder, 1982-90 7 17t. Bob Swenson, 1975-1983 11 1. Jason Elam, 1993-Pres. 534 8. Reuben Droughns, 2002-04 6 2. Jim Turner, 1971-79 283 RB TATUM BELL 9. Gaston Green, 1991-92 5 3. Rich Karlis, 1982-88 244 10t. Tatum Bell, 2004-Pres. 4 4. David Treadwell, 1989-92 132 CAREER RUSHING YARDS, BRONCOS 10t. Olandis Gary, 1999-2002 4 5. Gene Mingo, 1960-64 120 Rk. Player (Yrs.) Yds. 6. Bobby Howfield, 1968-70 93 1. Terrell Davis, 1995-2002 7,607 K JASON ELAM 7. Fred Steinfort, 1979-81 68 2. Floyd Little, 1967-1975 6,323 8. Gary Kroner, 1965-67 57 CAREER FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS, BRONCOS 3. Sammy Winder, 1982-1990 5,427 9. Bob Humphreys, 1967-68 19 Rk. Player (Yrs.) Att. 4. Otis Armstrong, 1973-1980 4,453 10. Jack Hill, 1961 16 1. Jason Elam, 1993-Pres. 430 5. Mike Anderson, 2000-05 3,822 CAREER POINTS SCORED, BRONCOS 2. Jim Turner, 1971-79 232 6. John Elway, 1983-1998 3,407 Rk. Player (Yrs.) Pts. 3. Rich Karlis, 1982-88 193 7. Clinton Portis, 2002-03 3,099 1. Jason Elam, 1993-Pres. 1,557 4. David Treadwell, 1989-92 127 8. Jon Keyworth, 1974-1980 2,653 2. Jim Turner, 1971-79 742 5. Gene Mingo, 1960-64 119 9. Bobby Humphrey, 1989-1991 2,386 3. Rich Karlis, 1982-88 655 6. Bobby Howfield, 1968-70 79 10. Dave Preston, 1978-1983 1,793 4. David Treadwell, 1989-92 429 7. Fred Steinfort, 1979-81 64 11. Gerald Willhite, 1982-1988 1,688 5. Rod Smith, 1995-2005 410 8. Gary Kroner, 1965-67 56 12. Gaston Green, 1991-1992 1,685 6. Gene Mingo, 1960-64 408 13. Olandis Gary, 1999-2002 1,614 7. Terrell Davis, 1995-2001 396 14. Rob Lytle, 1977-1983 1,451 8. Shannon Sharpe, 1990-98, ‘02-03 336 15. Rick Parros, 1981-1984 1,330 9. Floyd Little, 1967-75 324 16. Tatum Bell, 2004-Pres. 1,317 10. Sammy Winder, 1982-90 288

DENVER VS. TENNESSEE — 31 — SATURDAY, aug. 19, 2006 broncos 2006 weekly release RECORDS WATCH CAREER GAMES PLAYED, BRONCOS CAREER EXTRA POINT ATTEMPTS, NFL Rk. Player (Yrs.) No. Rk. Player (Yrs.) Att. P MICAH KNORR 1. John Elway, 1983-98 234 1. George Blanda, 1949-1975 958 2. Jason Elam, 1993-Pres. 204 2. Gary Anderson, 1982-2004 827 CAREER PUNTS, BRONCOS 3. Tom Jackson, 1973-86 191 3. Morten Andersen, 1982-2004 808 Rk. Player (Yrs.) Punts 4. Paul Howard, 1973-86 187 4. Lou Groza, 1950-1967 657 1. Tom Rouen, 1993-2002 641 5. Dennis Smith, 1981-94 184 5. Norm Johnson, 1982-1999 644 2. Bill Van Heusen, 1968-76 574 6. Barney Chavous, 1973-85 182 6. Jan Stenerud, 1967-1985 601 3. Luke Prestridge, 1979-83 377 7. Karl Mecklenburg, 1983-94 180 7. Pat Leahy, 1974-1991 584 4. Mike Horan, 1986-92 374 8. Bill Thompson, 1969-81 179 8. Nick Lowery, 1978-1996 568 5. Bob Scarpitto, 1962-67 248 9. Ken Lanier, 1981-92, ‘94 177 9. Jim Bakken, 1962-1978 *553 6. Chris Norman, 1984-86 218 10. Tom Nalen, 1994-Pres. 173 10. Al Del Greco, 1984-2000 551 7. Jim Fraser, 1962-64 204 8. Bucky Dilts, 1977-78 186 CAREER FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS, NFL 11. Eddie Murray, 1980-2000 545 9. George Herring, 1960-61 150 Rk. Player (Yrs.) Att. 12. Jim Turner, 1964-1979 543 10. Micah Knorr, 2002-04 146 1. Gary Anderson, 1982-2004 672 13t. Jim Breech, 1979-1992 539 2. Morten Andersen, 1982-2004 658 13t. Fred Cox, 1963-1977 539 CAREER PUNTING YARDS, BRONCOS 3. George Blanda, 1949-1975 637 15. Jason Elam, 1993-Pres. 537 Rk. Player (Yrs.) Punts 4. Jan Stenerud, 1967-1985 558 CAREER EXTRA POINTS MADE, NFL 1. Tom Rouen, 1993-2002 28,146 5. Jim Turner, 1964-1979 488 Rk. Player (Yrs.) No. 2. Bill Van Heusen, 1968-1976 23,936 6. John Carney, 1988-Pres. 480 1. George Blanda, 1949-1975 942 3. Mike Horan, 1986-1992 15,911 7. Nick Lowery, 1978-1996 479 2. Gary Anderson, 1982-2004 820 4. Luke Prestridge, 1979-1983 15,754 8. Norm Johnson, 1982-1999 477 3. Morten Andersen, 1982-2004 798 5. Bob Scarpitto, 1962-1967 11,026 9. Eddie Murray, 1980-2000 466 4. Lou Groza, 1950-1967 641 6. Jim Fraser, 1962-1964 9,221 10t. Mark Moseley, 1970-1986 457 5. Norm Johnson, 1982-1999 638 7 Chris Norman, 1984-1986 8,782 10t. Matt Stover, 1991-Pres. 457 6. Jan Stenerud, 1967-1985 580 8. Bucky Dilts, 1977-1978 7,019 12. Fred Cox, 1963-1977 455 7. Nick Lowery, 1978-1996 562 9. Micah Knorr, 2002-2004 6,086 13. Al Del Greco, 1984-2000 449 8. Pat Leahy, 1974-1991 558 10. George Herring, 1960-1961 5,759 14. Jim Bakken, 1962-1978 447 9. Al Del Greco, 1984-2000 543 CAREER PUNTS INSIDE 20, BRONCOS 15. , 1990-2004 431 10. Eddie Murray, 1980-2000 538 Rk. Player (Yrs.) Punts 16. Jason Elam, 1993-Pres. 430 11t. Jim Bakken, 1962-1978 534 1. Tom Rouen, 1993-2002 182 CAREER FIELD GOALS MADE, NFL 11t. Jason Elam, 1993-Pres. 534 2. Mike Horan, 1986-1992 107 Rk. Player (Yrs.) No. CAREER POINTS SCORED, NFL 3. Luke Prestridge, 1979-1983 80 1. Gary Anderson, 1982-2004 538 Rk. Player (Yrs.) Pts. 4. Bucky Dilts, 1977-1978 42 2. Morten Andersen, 1982-2004 520 1. Gary Anderson, 1982-2004 2,434 5t. Micah Knorr, 2002-2004 34 3. John Carney, 1988-Pres. 390 2. Morten Andersen, 1982-2004 2,358 5t. Chris Norman, 1984-1986 34 4. Nick Lowery, 1978-1996 383 3. George Blanda, 1949-1975 2,002 7. Todd Sauerbrun, 2005-Pres. 24 5. Matt Stover, 1991-Pres. 380 4. Norm Johnson, 1982-1999 1,736 8. , 2004-2004 7 6. Jan Stenerud, 1967-1985 373 5. Nick Lowery, 1978-1996 1,711 9t. Norris Weese, 1976-1979 5 7. Norm Johnson, 1982-1999 366 6. Jan Stenerud, 1967-1985 1,699 9t. Jack Weil, 1986-1986 5 8. Eddie Murray, 1980-2000 352 7. John Carney, 1988-Pres. 1,634 9. Al Del Greco, 1984-2000 347 8t. Eddie Murray, 1980-2000 1,594 C TOM NALEN 10. Jason Elam, 1993-Pres. 341 8t. Matt Stover, 1991-2005 1,594 CAREER GAMES PLAYED, BRONCOS 10. Al Del Greco, 1984-2000 1,584 Rk. Player (Yrs.) No. 11. Jason Elam, 1993-Pres. 1,557 1. John Elway, 1983-98 234 2. Jason Elam, 1993-2005 204 3. Tom Jackson, 1973-86 191 4. Paul Howard, 1973-86 187 5. Dennis Smith, 1981-94 184 6. Barney Chavous, 1973-85 182 7. Karl Mecklenburg, 1983-94 180 8. Bill Thompson, 1969-81 179 9. Ken Lanier, 1981-92, ‘94 177 10. Tom Nalen, 1994-Pres. 173 DENVER VS. TENNESSEE — 32 — SATURDAY, aug. 19, 2006 broncos 2006 weekly release RECORDS WATCH CAREER GAMES STARTED, BRONCOS CAREER TOUCHDOWN PASSES, BRONCOS CAREER WINS AS A STARTER, BRONCOS Rk. Player (Yrs.) No. Rk. Player (Yrs.) TDs Rk. Player (Yrs.) Wins 1. John Elway, 1983-98 231 1. John Elway, 1983-98 300 1. John Elway, 1983-98 148 2. Bill Thompson, 1969-81 178 2. Craig Morton, 1977-82 74 2. Craig Morton, 1977-82 40 3t. Barney Chavous, 1973-85 177 3. Brian Griese, 1998-2002 71 3. Jake Plummer, 2003-05 32 3t. Tom Jackson, 1973-86 177 4. Jake Plummer, 2003-Pres. 60 4. Brian Griese, 1998-2002 27 5. Dennis Smith, 1981-94 170 5. Charley Johnson, 1972-75 52 5. Charley Johnson, 1972-75 20 6. Tom Nalen, 1994-Pres. 167 6. Frank Tripucka, 1960-63 51 6t. Steve Ramsey, 1971-76 14 7. Louis Wright, 1975-86 163 7. Steve Tensi, 1967-70 38 6t. Frank Tripucka, 1960-63 14 8. Steve Atwater, 1989-98 155 8. Steve Ramsey, 1971-76 35 8. Steve Tensi, 1967-70 7 9t. Billy Bryan, 1977-88 151 9. Steve DeBerg, 1981-83 22 9t. Rubin Carter, 1975-86 151 10. Mickey Slaughter, 1963-66 22 P TODD SAUERBRUN CAREER 300-YARD GAMES, BRONCOS QB JAKE PLUMMER Rk. Player (Yrs.) Gms. CAREER PUNTS, BRONCOS 1. John Elway, 1983-98 40 Rk. Player (Yrs.) Punts CAREER PASSING YARDS, BRONCOS 2. Brian Griese, 1998-2002 12 1. Tom Rouen, 1993-2002 641 Rk. Player (Yrs.) Yds. 3. Frank Tripucka, 1960-63 5 2. Bill Van Heusen, 1968-76 574 1. John Elway, 1983-98 51,475 4t. Charley Johnson, 1972-75 4 3. Luke Prestridge, 1979-83 377 2. Craig Morton, 1977-82 11,895 4t. Craig Morton, 1977-82 4 4. Mike Horan, 1986-92 374 3. Brian Griese, 1998-2002 11,763 6t. Jake Plummer, 2003-Pres. 3 5. Bob Scarpitto, 1962-67 248 4. Jake Plummer, 2003-Pres. 9,637 6t. Steve DeBerg, 1981-83 3 6. Chris Norman, 1984-86 218 5. Frank Tripucka, 1960-63 7,676 8t. Gus Frerotte, 2000-01 1 7. Jim Fraser, 1962-64 204 6. Charley Johnson, 1972-75 7,238 8t. Jacky Lee, 1964-65 1 8. Bucky Dilts, 1977-78 186 7. Steve Ramsey, 1971-76 6,437 8t. John McCormick, 1963-66, ‘68 1 9. George Herring, 1960-61 150 8. Steve Tensi, 1967-70 5,153 8t. Marlin Briscoe, 1968 1 10. Micah Knorr, 2002-04 146 9. Steve DeBerg, 1981-83 3,819 8t. Steve Tensi, 1967-70 1 11. Todd Sauerbrun, 2005-Pres. 72 10. Mickey Slaughter, 1963-66 3,607 CAREER YDS. OF OFFENSE, BRONCOS CAREER PUNTING YARDS, BRONCOS CAREER PASSING ATTEMPTS, BRONCOS Rk. Player (Yrs.) Punts (rushing and passing) Rk. Player (Yrs.) Att. 1. Tom Rouen, 1993-2002 28,146 Rk. Player (Yrs.) Yds. 1. John Elway, 1983-98 7,250 2. Bill Van Heusen, 1968-1976 23,936 1. John Elway, 1983-98 54,882 2. Brian Griese, 1998-2002 1,678 3. Mike Horan, 1986-1992 15,911 2. Brian Griese, 1998-2002 12,279 3. Craig Morton, 1977-82 1,594 4. Luke Prestridge, 1979-1983 15,754 3. Craig Morton, 1977-82 12,155 4. Jake Plummer, 2003-Pres. 1,279 5. Bob Scarpitto, 1962-1967 11,026 4. Jake Plummer, 2003-05 10,195 5. Frank Tripucka, 1960-63 1,277 6. Jim Fraser, 1962-1964 9,221 5. Frank Tripucka, 1960-63 7,651 6. Charley Johnson, 1972-75 970 7 Chris Norman, 1984-1986 8,782 6. Terrell Davis, 1995-2002 7,607 7. Steve Ramsey, 1971-76 919 8. Bucky Dilts, 1977-1978 7,019 7. Charley Johnson, 1972-75 7,252 8. Steve Tensi, 1967-70 810 9. Micah Knorr, 2002-2004 6,086 8. Steve Ramsey, 1971-76 6,437 9. Mickey Slaughter, 1963-66 584 10. George Herring, 1960-1961 5,759 9. Floyd Little, 1967-75 6,366 10. Steve DeBerg, 1981-83 546 11. Todd Sauerbrun, 2005-Pres. 3,157 10. Sammy Winder, 1982-90 5,428 CAREER PASS COMPLETIONS, BRONCOS CAREER PUNTS INSIDE 20, BRONCOS RUSHING YDS. BY A QB, BRONCOS Rk. Player (Yrs.) Comp. Rk. Player (Yrs.) Punts Rk. Player (Yrs.) Yds. 1. John Elway, 1983-98 4,123 1. Tom Rouen, 1993-2002 182 1. John Elway, 1983-98 3,407 2. Brian Griese, 1998-2002 1,044 2. Mike Horan, 1986-1992 107 2. Jake Plummer, 2003-Pres. 558 3. Craig Morton, 1977-82 907 3. Luke Prestridge, 1979-1983 80 3. Brian Griese, 1998-2002 516 4. Jake Plummer, 2003-Pres. 769 4. Bucky Dilts, 1977-1978 42 4. Norris Weese, 1976-79 362 5. Frank Tripucka, 1960-63 662 5t. Micah Knorr, 2002-2004 34 5. Mickey Slaughter, 1963-66 266 6. Charley Johnson, 1972-75 517 5t. Chris Norman, 1984-1986 34 7. Steve Ramsey, 1971-76 456 7. Todd Sauerbrun, 2005-Pres. 24 8. Steve Tensi, 1967-70 348 8. Jason Baker, 2004-2004 7 9. Steve DeBerg, 1981-83 314 9t. Norris Weese, 1976-1979 5 10. Mickey Slaughter, 1963-66 291 9t. Jack Weil, 1986-1986 5

DENVER VS. TENNESSEE — 33 — SATURDAY, aug. 19, 2006 broncos 2006 weekly release RECORDS WATCH CAREER PUNTS INSIDE 20, NFL CAREER TD RECEPTIONS, BRONCOS Rk. Player (Yrs.) Punts Rk. Player (Yrs.) TDs CAREER RECEIVING YARDS, NFL 1. Jeff Feagles, 1988-2005 456 1. Rod Smith, 1995-Pres. 65 Rk. Player (Yrs.) Yds. 2. , 1985-2005 381 2. Shannon Sharpe, 1990-99, ‘02-03 55 1. Jerry Rice, 1985-2004 22,895 3. Bryan Barker, 1990-2005 326 3. Ed McCaffrey, 1995-2003 46 2. Tim Brown, 1988-2004 14,934 4. Lee Johnson, 1985-2002 318 4t. Haven Moses, 1972-81 44 3. James Lofton, 1978-1993 14,004 5. Craig Hentrich, 1994-2005 313 4t. Lionel Taylor, 1960-66 44 4. Cris Carter, 1987-2002 13,899 6. Chris Gardocki, 1991-2005 311 6. Riley Odoms, 1972-81 41 5. Henry Ellard, 1983-1998 13,777 7. Reggie Roby, 1983-1998 298 7. Vance Johnson, 1985-93, ‘95 37 6. Andre Reed, 1985-2000 13,198 8. Dan Stryzinski, 1990-2003 293 8. Steve Watson, 1979-87 36 7. Steve Largent, 1976-1989 13,089 9. Mark Royals, 1987-2003 286 9. Al Denson, 1964-70 32 8. Irving Fryar, 1984-2000 12,785 10. Chris Mohr, 1989-2004 281 10t. Mark Jackson, 1986-92 24 9. Art Monk, 1980-1995 12,721 11. , 1981-1996 279 10t. Rick Upchurch, 1975-83 24 10. Marvin Harrison, 1996-Pres. 12,331 12. , 1982-1997 272 10t. Bob Scarpitto, 1962-67 24 11. Jimmy Smith, 1992-2005 12,287 13. , 1997-Pres. 266 CAREER 100-YARD GAMES, BRONCOS 12. Isaac Bruce, 1994-Pres. 12,278 14t. Darren Bennett, 1995-Pres. 262 Rk. Player (Yrs.) No. 13. Charlie Joiner, 1969-1986 12,146 14t. Mike Horan, 1984-1999 262 1. Rod Smith, 1995-Pres. 30 14. Michael Irvin, 1988-1999 11,904 16. Matt Turk, 1995-2004 252 2. Lionel Taylor, 1960-66 24 15. Don Maynard, 1958-1973 11,834 17. John Kidd, 1984-1998 251 3. Ed McCaffrey, 1995-2003 18 16. Rod Smith, 1995-Pres. 10,877 18. Jeff Gossett, 1981-1996 250 4. Shannon Sharpe, 1990-99, ‘02-03 17 CAREER YDS. FROM SCRIMMAGE, BRONCOS 19t. Todd Sauerbrun, 1995-Pres. 248 5. Steve Watson, 1979-87 15 (rushing and receiving) 19t. Tom Tupa, 1988-2004 248 6. Al Denson, 1964-70 10 Rk. Player (Yrs.) Yds. 7t. Vance Johnson, 1985-93, 1995 9 1. Rod Smith, 1994-Pres. 11,230 WR ROD SMITH 7t. Anthony Miller, 1994-96 9 2. Terrell Davis, 1995-2002 8,887 7t. Haven Moses, 1972-81 9 3. Floyd Little, 1967-75 8,741 CAREER RECEPTIONS, BRONCOS 10. Mark Jackson, 1986-92 8 4. Shannon Sharpe, 1990-99, ‘02-03 8,448 Rk. Player (Yrs.) Rec. CAREER RECEPTIONS, NFL 5. Lionel Taylor, 1960-66 6,892 1. Rod Smith, 1995-Pres. 797 Rk. Player (Yrs.) Rec. 6. Sammy Winder, 1982-90 6,729 2. Shannon Sharpe, 1990-99, ‘02-03 675 1. Jerry Rice, 1985-2004 1,549 7. Ed McCaffrey, 1995-2003 6,221 3. Lionel Taylor, 1960-66 543 2. Cris Carter, 1987-2002 1,101 8. Steve Watson, 1979-87 6,131 4. Ed McCaffrey, 1995-2003 462 3. Tim Brown, 1988-2004 1,094 9. Riley Odoms, 1972-83 5,966 5. Vance Johnson, 1985-93, 1995 415 4. Andre Reed, 1985-2000 951 10. Otis Armstrong, 1973-80 5,755 6. Riley Odoms, 1972-83 396 5. Art Monk, 1980-1995 940 7. Steve Watson, 1979-87 353 CAREER PUNT RETURNS, BRONCOS 6. Marvin Harrison, 1996-Pres. 927 8. Haven Moses, 1972-81 302 Rk. Player (Yrs.) No. 7. Jimmy Smith, 1992-2005 862 9. Mark Jackson, 1986-92 276 1. Rick Upchurch, 1975-198 248 8. Irving Fryar, 1984-2000 851 10. Rick Upchurch, 1975-83 267 2. Billy Thompson, 1969-1981 157 9. Larry Centers, 1990-2003 827 3. Deltha O'Neal, 2000-200 128 CAREER RECEIVING YARDS, BRONCOS 10. Keenan McCardell, 1992-Pres. 825 4. Glyn Milburn, 1993-1995 112 Rk. Player (Yrs.) Yds. 11. Steve Largent, 1976-1989 819 5. Gerald Willhite, 1982-1988 101 1. Rod Smith, 1995-Pres. 10,877 12. Shannon Sharpe, 1990-2003 815 6t. Vance Johnson, 1985-1995 81 2. Shannon Sharpe, 1990-99, ‘02-03 8,439 13. Henry Ellard, 1983-1998 814 6t. Floyd Little, 1967-1975 81 3. Lionel Taylor, 1960-66 6,872 14. Isaac Bruce, 1994-Pres. 813 8. Darrien Gordon, 1997-1998 74 4. Ed McCaffrey, 1995-2003 6,200 15. Rod Smith, 1995-Pres. 797 9. Kevin Clark, 1987-1991 59 5. Steve Watson, 1979-87 6,112 10t. Charlie Greer, 1968-1974 55 6. Riley Odoms, 1972-83 5,755 10t. Ricky Nattiel, 1987-1992 55 7. Vance Johnson, 1985-93, 1995 5,695 12. Zach Thomas, 1983-1984 53 8. Haven Moses, 1972-81 5,450 13. Rod Smith, 1995-Pres. 52 9. Mark Jackson, 1986-92 4,746 10. Rick Upchurch, 1975-83 4,369

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CAREER PUNT RETURN YARDS, BRONCOS Rk. Player (Yrs.) Yds. 1. Rick Upchurch, 1975-83 3,008 2. Bill Thompson, 1969-81 1,814 3. Deltha O’Neal, 2000-03 1,325 4. Glyn Milburn, 1993-95 1,158 5. Gerald Willhite, 1982-88 1,012 6. Darrien Gordon, 1997-98 922 7. Floyd Little, 1967-75 893 8. Vance Johnson, 1985-91 689 9. Rod Smith, 1995-Pres. 645 10. Kevin Clark, 1987-91 574 CAREER COMBINED YARDS, BRONCOS (rushing/receiving/returns) Rk. Player (Yrs.) Yds. 1. Floyd Little, 1967-75 12,173 2. Rod Smith, 1995-Pres. 11,979 3. Rick Upchurch, 1975-83 10,081 4. Terrell Davis, 1995-2002 8,880 5. Shannon Sharpe, 1990-99, ‘02-03 8,448 6. Vance Johnson, 1985-93, ‘95 7,455 7. Lionel Taylor, 1960-66 6,895 8. Sammy Winder, 1982-90 6,786 9. Otis Armstrong, 1973-80 6,634 10. Ed McCaffrey, 1995-2003 6,221

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2006 PRESEASON GAME-BY-GAME OFFENSIVE STARTERS GAME WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR QB RB FB at Det. (8/11) Watts Lepsis Hamilton Nalen Carlisle Foster Alexander Marshall Plummer M. Bell Sapp vs. Ten. (8/19) vs. Hou. (8/27) at Ari. (8/31) 2006 PRESEASON GAME-BY-GAME DEFENSIVE STARTERS GAME LE LT RT RE WLB MLB SLB LCB RCB SS FS at Det. (8/11) Lang Myers Veal Ekuban Gold Wilson DJ Williams Foxworth Da. Williams Ferguson Lynch vs. Ten. (8/19) vs. Hou. (8/27) at Ari. (8/31) DENVER’S PRESEASON RECORD IN 2006 IS... 0-0 . . .when leading after 1st quarter 0-0 . . .when Denver passes for 300 yards 0-0 . . .when leading after 2nd quarter 0-0 . . .when opponent passes for 300 yards 0-0 . . .when leading after 3rd quarter 0-1 . . .when playing indoors 0-1 . . .when trailing after 1st quarter 0-0 . . .when playing outdoors 0-1 . . .when trailing after 2nd quarter 0-1 . . .when playing on an artificial surface 0-1 . . .when trailing after 3rd quarter 0-0 . . .when playing on natural grass 0-0 . . .when Denver scores first 0-0 . . .when winning the coin toss 0-1 . . .when opponent scores first 0-1 . . .when losing the coin toss 0-0 . . .when tied at the half 0-0 . . .when scoring 20 or more points 0-1 . . .when Denver rushes for 100 yards 0-1 . . .when yielding 20 or more points 0-1 . . .when opponent rushes for 100 yards 0-0 . . .in overtime games 0-0 . . .when winning turnover margin 0-1 . . .when losing turnover margin 2006 PRESEASON TAKEAWAY CHART BRONCOS OPPONENTS Game W/L +/- INT Fum. Total Pts. INT Fum. Total Pts. at Det. (8/11) L, 20-13 -2 1 0 1 3 1 2 3 10 vs. Ten. (8/19) vs. Hou. (8/27) at Ari.. (8/31)

DENVER VS. TENNESSEE — 36 — SATURDAY, aug. 19, 2006 broncos 2006 weekly release STATISTICS SECTION 2006 PRESEASON INDIVIDUAL BRONCOS SINGLE-GAME HIGHS BRONCOS YARDS RUSHING ...... 42, Cedric Cobbs, at Det. (8/11/06) RUSHING ATTEMPTS ...... 11, Cedric Cobbs, at Det. (8/11/06) RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS ...... N/A YARDS PASSING ...... 192, Jay Cutler, at Det. (8/11/06) PASS ATTEMPTS ...... 22, Jay Cutler, at Det. (8/11/06) PASS COMPLETIONS ...... 16, Jay Cutler, at Det. (8/11/06) TOUCHDOWN PASSES ...... 1, Jay Cutler, at Det. (8/11/06) PASSES HAD INTERCEPTED ...... 1, Bradlee Van Pelt, at Det. (8/11/06) RECEPTIONS ...... 6, David Kircus, at Det. (8/11/06) RECEIVING YARDS ...... 76, David Kircus, at Det. (8/11/06) RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNS ...... 1, David Kircus, at Det. (8/11/06) TOTAL YARDS FROM SCRIMMAGE ...... 76, David Kircus, at Det. (8/11/06) FIELD GOALS ...... 2, Jason Elam, at Det. (8/11/06) TACKLES ...... 6, Louis Green, at Det. (8/11/06) INTERCEPTIONS ...... 1, Domonique Foxworth, at Det. (8/11/06) SACKS ...... 1.0, Karl Paymah, at Det. (8/11/06) LONGEST RUN FROM SCRIMMAGE ...... 15, Tatum Bell, at Det. (8/11/06) LONGEST PASS COMPLETION ...... 26t, Jay Cutler, at Det. (8/11/06) LONGEST PASS RECEPTION ...... 26t, David Kircus, at Det. (8/11/06) LONGEST INTERCEPTION RETURN ...... 0, Domonique Foxworth, at Det. (8/11/06) LONGEST PUNT RETURN ...... 24, David Terrell, at Det. (8/11/06) LONGEST KICKOFF RETURN ...... 26, Brian Clark, at Det. (8/11/06) LONGEST PUNT ...... 41, Paul Ernster, at Det. (8/11/06) LONGEST FIELD GOAL ...... 36, Jason Elam, at Det. (8/11/06) OPPONENTS YARDS RUSHING ...... 36, Arlen Harris, at Det. (8/11/06) RUSHING ATTEMPTS ...... 7, twice, last A. Harris and K. Jones, at Det. (8/11/06) RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS ...... 1, Artose Pinner, at Det. (8/11/06) YARDS PASSING ...... 54, twice, last D. Orlovsky and J. McCown, at Det. (8/11/06) PASS ATTEMPTS ...... 8, Dan Orlovsky, at Det. (8/11/06) PASS COMPLETIONS ...... 6, Dan Orlovsky, at Det. (8/11/06) TOUCHDOWN PASSES ...... 1, Dan Orlovsky, at Det. (8/11/06) PASSES HAD INTERCEPTED ...... 1, Dan Orlovsky, at Det. (8/11/06) RECEPTIONS ...... 3, Arlen Harris, at Det. (8/11/06) RECEIVING YARDS ...... 26, Arlen Harris, at Det. (8/11/06) RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNS ...... 1, Arlen Harris, at Det. (8/11/06) TOTAL YARDS FROM SCRIMMAGE ...... 62, Arlen Harris, at Det. (8/11/06) FIELD GOALS ...... 1, twice, last M. Prater and J. Hanson, at Det. (8/11/06) TACKLES ...... 7, , at Det. (8/11/06) INTERCEPTIONS ...... 1, Harrison Smith, at Det. (8/11/06) SACKS ...... 2.0, Claude Harriott, at Det. (8/11/06) LONGEST RUN FROM SCRIMMAGE ...... 16, Arlen Harris, at Det. (8/11/06) LONGEST PASS COMPLETION ...... 24, twice, last D. Orlovsky and J. McCown, at Det. (8/11/06) LONGEST PASS RECEPTION ...... 24, twice, last C. Bradford and M. Williams, at Det. (8/11/06) LONGEST INTERCEPTION RETURN ...... 5, Harrison Smith, at Det. (8/11/06) LONGEST PUNT RETURN ...... 3, Eddie Drummond, at Det. (8/11/06) LONGEST KICKOFF RETURN ...... 27, Shaun Bodiford, at Det. (8/11/06) LONGEST PUNT ...... 57, Nick Harris, at Det. (8/11/06) LONGEST FIELD GOAL ...... 36, Jason Hanson, at Det. (8/11/06)

DENVER VS. TENNESSEE — 37 — SATURDAY, aug. 19, 2006 broncos 2006 weekly release STATISTICS SECTION 2006 PRESEASON BRONCOS SINGLE-GAME HIGHS AND LOWS BRONCOS ...... HIGHS ...... LOWS TOTAL FIRST DOWNS ...... 23, at Det. (8/11/06) ...... 23, at Det. (8/11/06) TOTAL NET YARDS ...... 350, at Det. (8/11/06) ...... 350, at Det. (8/11/06) TOTAL OFFENSIVE PLAYS ...... 69, at Det. (8/11/06) ...... 69, at Det. (8/11/06) NET YARDS RUSHING ...... 120, at Det. (8/11/06) ...... 120, at Det. (8/11/06) RUSHING ATTEMPTS ...... 32, at Det. (8/11/06) ...... 32, at Det. (8/11/06) NET YARDS PASSING ...... 230, at Det. (8/11/06) ...... 230, at Det. (8/11/06) PASS ATTEMPTS ...... 33, at Det. (8/11/06) ...... 33, at Det. (8/11/06) PASS COMPLETIONS ...... 23, at Det. (8/11/06) ...... 23, at Det. (8/11/06) PASSES HAD INTERCEPTED ...... 1, at Det. (8/11/06) ...... 1, at Det. (8/11/06) TIMES SACKED ...... 4, at Det. (8/11/06) ...... 4, at Det. (8/11/06) PUNTS ...... 2, at Det. (8/11/06) ...... 2, at Det. (8/11/06) GROSS PUNTING AVERAGE ...... 38.0, at Det. (8/11/06) ...... 38.0, at Det. (8/11/06) NET PUNTING AVERAGE ...... 36.5, at Det. (8/11/06) ...... 36.5, at Det. (8/11/06) PUNT RETURNS ...... 3, at Det. (8/11/06) ...... 3, at Det. (8/11/06) PUNT RETURN YARDS ...... 50, at Det. (8/11/06) ...... 50, at Det. (8/11/06) KICKOFF RETURNS ...... 5, at Det. (8/11/06) ...... 5, at Det. (8/11/06) KICKOFF RETURN YARDS ...... 104, at Det. (8/11/06) ...... 104, at Det. (8/11/06) INTERCEPTION RETURNS ...... 1, at Det. (8/11/06) ...... 1, at Det. (8/11/06) INTERCEPTION RETURN YARDS ...... 0, at Det. (8/11/06) ...... 0, at Det. (8/11/06) PENALTIES ...... 5, at Det. (8/11/06) ...... 5, at Det. (8/11/06) YARDS PENALIZED ...... 35, at Det. (8/11/06) ...... 35, at Det. (8/11/06) FUMBLES ...... 4, at Det. (8/11/06) ...... 4, at Det. (8/11/06) FUMBLES LOST ...... 2, at Det. (8/11/06) ...... 2, at Det. (8/11/06) SACKS MADE ...... 1, at Det. (8/11/06) ...... 1, at Det. (8/11/06) FUMBLES FORCED ...... 0, at Det. (8/11/06) ...... 0, at Det. (8/11/06) FUMBLES RECOVERED ...... 0, at Det. (8/11/06) ...... 0, at Det. (8/11/06) TIME OF POSSESSION ...... 35:56, at Det. (8/11/06) ...... 35:56, at Det. (8/11/06) 2006 PRESEASON OPPONENT SINGLE-GAME HIGHS AND LOWS OPPONENTS ...... HIGHS ...... LOWS TOTAL FIRST DOWNS ...... 15, at Det. (8/11/06) ...... 15, at Det. (8/11/06) TOTAL NET YARDS ...... 246, at Det. (8/11/06) ...... 246, at Det. (8/11/06) TOTAL OFFENSIVE PLAYS ...... 46, at Det. (8/11/06) ...... 46, at Det. (8/11/06) NET YARDS RUSHING ...... 123, at Det. (8/11/06) ...... 123, at Det. (8/11/06) RUSHING ATTEMPTS ...... 25, at Det. (8/11/06) ...... 25, at Det. (8/11/06) NET YARDS PASSING ...... 123, at Det. (8/11/06) ...... 123, at Det. (8/11/06) PASS ATTEMPTS ...... 20, at Det. (8/11/06) ...... 20, at Det. (8/11/06) PASS COMPLETIONS ...... 12, at Det. (8/11/06) ...... 12, at Det. (8/11/06) PASSES HAD INTERCEPTED ...... 1, at Det. (8/11/06) ...... 1, at Det. (8/11/06) TIMES SACKED ...... 1, at Det. (8/11/06) ...... 1, at Det. (8/11/06) PUNTS ...... 3, at Det. (8/11/06) ...... 3, at Det. (8/11/06) GROSS PUNTING AVERAGE ...... 55.0, at Det. (8/11/06) ...... 55.0, at Det. (8/11/06) NET PUNTING AVERAGE ...... 38.3, at Det. (8/11/06) ...... 38.3, at Det. (8/11/06) PUNT RETURNS ...... 2, at Det. (8/11/06) ...... 2, at Det. (8/11/06) PUNT RETURN YARDS ...... 3, at Det. (8/11/06) ...... 3, at Det. (8/11/06) KICKOFF RETURNS ...... 3, at Det. (8/11/06) ...... 3, at Det. (8/11/06) KICKOFF RETURN YARDS ...... 66, at Det. (8/11/06) ...... 66, at Det. (8/11/06) INTERCEPTION RETURNS ...... 1, at Det. (8/11/06) ...... 1, at Det. (8/11/06) INTERCEPTION RETURN YARDS ...... 5, at Det. (8/11/06) ...... 5, at Det. (8/11/06) PENALTIES ...... 7, at Det. (8/11/06) ...... 7, at Det. (8/11/06) YARDS PENALIZED ...... 59, at Det. (8/11/06) ...... 59, at Det. (8/11/06) FUMBLES ...... 0, at Det. (8/11/06) ...... 0, at Det. (8/11/06) FUMBLES LOST ...... 0, at Det. (8/11/06) ...... 0, at Det. (8/11/06) SACKS MADE ...... 4, at Det. (8/11/06) ...... 4, at Det. (8/11/06) FUMBLES FORCED ...... 3, at Det. (8/11/06) ...... 3, at Det. (8/11/06) FUMBLES RECOVERED ...... 2, at Det. (8/11/06) ...... 2, at Det. (8/11/06) TIME OF POSSESSION ...... 24:04, at Det. (8/11/06) ...... 24:04, at Det. (8/11/06)

DENVER VS. TENNESSEE — 38 — SATURDAY, aug. 19, 2006 broncos 2006 weekly release STATISTICS SECTION LONGEST SCORING DRIVES SHORTEST SCORING DRIVES OF 2006 PRESEASON OF 2006 PRESEASON MOST PLAYS FEWEST PLAYS Broncos: 12 (at Det., Aug. 11, FG, 46 yds., 5:21) Broncos: 6 (at Det., Aug. 11, FG, 42 yds., 0:44) Opponents: 13 (at Det., Aug. 11, FG, 63 yds., 6:28) Opponents: 5 (at Det., Aug. 11, TD, 53 yds., 2:46) MOST YARDS FEWEST YARDS Broncos: 78 (at Det., Aug. 11, TD, 11 plays, 6:17) Broncos: 42 (at Det., Aug. 11, FG, 6 plays, 0:44) Opponents: 66 (at Det., Aug. 11, TD, 8 plays, 4:27) Opponents: 17 at Det., Aug. 11, FG, 7 plays, 2:35) MOST TIME LEAST TIME Broncos: 6:17 (at Det., Aug. 11, TD, 11 plays, 78 yds.) Broncos: 0:44 (at Det., Aug. 11, FG, 6 plays, 42 yds.) Opponents: 6:28 (at Det., Aug. 11, FG, 13 plays, 63 yds.) Opponents: 2:35 (at Det., Aug. 11, FG, 7 plays, 17 yds.) 2006 PRESEASON SACK CHART 2006 PRESEASON INTERCEPTION CHART

TEAM (1.0) — Karl Paymah (1.0) - 1.0 vs. Det. (8/11) TEAM (1) — Domonique Foxworth (1) - 1 vs. Det. (8/11)

BRONCOS 2006 PRESEASON LEADERS BY STATISTICAL CATEGORY Category ...... Player ...... AFC Rank . . . .AFC Leader ...... NFL Rank ...... NFL Leader Scoring ...... Elam - 7 ...... 4th(t) ...... Three tied - 10 ...... 7th(t) ...... Koenen, Atl. - 13 Rushing ...... Cobbs - 42 ...... 8th ...... Dorsey, Cin. - 68 ...... 16th ...... Graham, T.B. - 69 Passing Yards ...... Cutler - 192 ...... 2nd ...... Cassel - N.E. 229 ...... 3rd ...... Romo, Dal. - 235 Passer Rating ...... Cutler - 114.2 ...... 5th ...... Garrard, Jac. - 139.2 ...... 11th ...... Griese, Chi. - 158.3 Receiving Yards ...... Kircus - 76 ...... 4th ...... Owens, Jac. - 86 ...... 5th ...... Davis, Chi. - 91 Receptions ...... Kircus - 6 ...... 1st(t) ...... Three tied - 6 ...... 1st(t) ...... Three tied - 6 Punting Avg ...... Ernster - 38.0 ...... 15th ...... Barr, Pit. - 49.0 ...... 30th(t) ...... Harris, Det. - 42.5 Net Punting Avg ...... Ernster - 36.5 ...... 9th ...... Setta, Buf. - 48.5 ...... 20th ...... Setta, Buf. - 48.5 Interceptions ...... Foxworth - 1 ...... 2nd(t) ...... An. Smith, Pit. - 2 ...... 2nd(t) ...... An. Smith, Pit. - 2 Kickoff Ret. Avg ...... Brian Clark - 24.7 ...... 3rd ...... Rushing, Ind. - 41.0 ...... 27th ...... Rushing, Ind. - 41.0 Punt Ret. Avg ...... Terrell - 24.0 ...... 1st ...... Terrell, Den. - 24.0 ...... 2nd ...... Jennings, N.Y.G. - 30.0 * - Player does not qualify for league rankings. HOW THE BRONCOS RANK IN THE AFC AND NFL - 2006 PRESEASON OFFENSE ...... Tot...... AFC Rank ...... AFC Leader ...... NFL Rank ...... NFL Leader Points Per Game ...... 13.0 ...... 12th(t) ...... Jac. - 31.0 ...... 23rd(t) ...... Jac. - 31.0 Total Yards Per Game ...... 350.0 ...... 4th ...... N.E. - 407.0 ...... 8th ...... Atl. - 423.0 Yards Per Play ...... 5.1 ...... 3rd ...... Jac. - 7.7 ...... 10th ...... Jac. - 7.7 Rushing Yards Per Game ...... 120.0 ...... 5th ...... Hou. - 173.0 ...... 11th ...... St.L. - 202.0 Net Passing Yds. Per Game ...... 230.0 ...... 5th ...... Jac. - 321.0 ...... 8th ...... Jac. - 321.0 Interceptions Per Pass Attempt ...... 3.0% ...... 10(t) ...... Seven tied - 0.0% . . . . .18th(t) ...... 15 tied - 0.0% Times Sacked Per Pass Play ...... 0.11 ...... 9th ...... Hou. 0.0 ...... 22nd ...... Five tied - 0.0 First Downs Per Game ...... 23.0 ...... 2nd ...... Mia. - 25.0 ...... 4th(t) ...... S.F. - 26.0 Third-Down Efficiency ...... 57.1% ...... 2nd ...... S.D. - 62.5% ...... 4th ...... T.B. - 69.2 Fourth-Down Efficiency ...... 0.0% ...... 5th(t) ...... Three tied - 100% . . . . .11th(t) ...... Seven tied - 100% DEFENSE ...... Tot...... AFC Rank ...... AFC Leader ...... NFL Rank ...... NFL Leader Points Per Game ...... 20.0 ...... 10th(t) ...... S.D.; Cin. - 3.0 ...... 23rd(t) ...... Four tied - 3.0 Total Yards Per Game ...... 246.0 ...... 7th ...... Hou. - 172.0 ...... 12th(t) ...... Hou. - 172.0 Yards Per Play ...... 5.3 ...... 12th ...... Hou. - 3.6 ...... 23rd ...... Phi. - 2.9 Rushing Yards Per Game ...... 123.0 ...... 11th ...... Cin. - 30.0 ...... 22nd ...... S.F. - 29.0 Net Passing Yds. Per Game ...... 123.0 ...... 2nd ...... Hou. - 66.0 ...... 4th ...... Hou. - 66.0 Interceptions Per Pass Attempt ...... 5.0% ...... 6th ...... Cin. - 8.1% ...... 6th ...... Cin. - 8.1% Sacks Per Pass Play ...... 0.05 ...... 11th ...... Hou. - 0.22 ...... 20th ...... Hou. - 0.22 First Downs Per Game ...... 15.0 ...... 6th(t) ...... Three tied - 11.0 ...... 12th(t) ...... S.F. - 9.0 Third-Down Efficiency ...... 50.0 ...... 12th ...... S.D. - 23.1% ...... 22nd(t) ...... S.D. - 23.1% Fourth-Down Efficiency ...... 0.0% ...... 1st(t) ...... Six tied - 0.0% ...... 1st(t) ...... 12 tied - 0.0%

DENVER VS. TENNESSEE — 39 — SATURDAY, aug. 19, 2006 broncos 2006 weekly release STATISTICS SECTION BRONCOS 2006 PRESEASON 2006 PRESEASON GAME-BY-GAME SCORING DRIVES GAME-OPENING DRIVES

Date Opp. Plays Yards Time Res. Qtr Scoring Play Quarterback BRONCOS OPPONENT 8-11 @Det. 12 46 5:21 FG 2 Elam 36 yd. field goal Cutler Pts FD Yds. Pts FD Yds. 8-11 @Det. 6 42 0:44 FG 2 Elam 35 yd. field goal Cutler 8-11 @Det. 0 3 48 3 4 58 8-11 @Det. 11 78 6:17 TD 3 Kircus 26 yd. pass from Cutler Cutler 8-19 vs. Ten. 8-27 vs. Hou. 8-31 @Ari. TOTAL 0 0 0 0 0 0

2006 PRESEASON 2ND HALF-OPENING DRIVES

BRONCOS OPPONENT Pts FD Yds. Pts FD Yds. 8-11 @Det. 7 5 78 7 4 53 8-19 vs. Ten. 8-27 vs. Hou. 8-31 @Ari. TOTAL 0 0 0 0 0 0

2006 PRESEASON SCORING DRIVE LENGTH

BRONCOS OPPONENT TD FG TD FG (MINUS) -- -- 0 - 9 -- -1 10 - 19 -- -- 20 - 29 -- -- 30 - 39 - - - - 40 - 49 -2 -- BRONCOS 2006 PRESEASON 50 - 59 -- 1- 60 - 69 -- 11 TOUCHDOWN DRIVE ANALYSIS 70 - 79 1- -- 80 - 89 -- -- TD TD Drive 90 - 99 -- -- Yards Length Length Possession Time TDs Plays TDs TOTAL 1 2 2 2 1 - 9 yards - - 00:00 - 00:59 - 1 - 10 - 19 yards - - 01:00 - 01:59 - 2 - 20 - 29 yards 1 - 02:00 - 02:59 - 3 - 30 - 39 yards - - 03:00 - 03:59 - 4 - 40 - 49 yards - - 04:00 - 04:59 - 5 - 50 - 59 yards - - 05:00 - 05:59 - 6 - 60 - 69 yards - - 06:00 - 06:59 1 7 - 70 - 79 yards - 1 07:00 - 07:59 - 8 - 80 - 89 yards - - 08:00 - 08:59 - 9 - 90 - 99 yards - - 09:00 - 09:59 - 10 - 11:00 - 11:59 - 11 1 12:00 - 12:59 - 12 - 13:00 - 13:59 - 13 - 14:00 - 14:59 - 14 - 15:00 + - 15 - 16+ - TOTAL 1 1 TOTAL 1 TOTAL 1

DENVER VS. TENNESSEE — 40 — SATURDAY, aug. 19, 2006 broncos 2006 weekly release STATISTICS SECTION THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED... (REFLECTS THE LAST TIME EACH INDIVIDUAL STATISTIC OCCURRED) - ‘06 PERFORMANCES BOLDED; SUPER BOWL PERFORMANCES IN ITALICS

100 YARDS RUSHING: THREE RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS: Broncos: Mike Anderson, 26-113, 3 TD, vs. New York Jets, 11/20/05 Broncos: Tatum Bell, 17-52, 3 TD, at San Diego, 12/31/05 Playoffs: Terrell Davis, 25-102, vs. Atlanta, 1/31/99 Playoffs: Terrell Davis, 30-157, 3 TD, vs. Green Bay, 1/25/98 Opponents: Larry Johnson, 30-140, 2 TD, at Kansas City, 12/4/05 Opponents: , 26-151, 3 TD, vs. Kansas City, 9/12/04 Playoffs: , 30-110, 2 TD, at Baltimore, 12/31/00 Playoffs: Napoleon McCallum, 13-81, 3 TD, at L.A. Raiders, 1/9/94

200 YARDS RUSHING: FOUR RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS: Broncos: Clinton Portis, 22-218, 5 TD, vs. Kansas City, 12/7/03 Broncos: Clinton Portis, 22-218, 5 TD, vs. Kansas City, 12/7/03 Playoffs: Has never happened Playoffs: Has never happened Opponents: Ahman Green, 20-218, 2 TD, at Green Bay, 12/28/03 Opponents: Curt Warner, 23-126, 4 TD, at Seattle, 12/11/88 Playoffs: Tim Smith, 23-204, 2TD, vs. Washington, 1/31/88 Playoffs: Has never happened FIVE RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS: TWO 100-YARD RUSHERS: Broncos: Clinton Portis, 22-218, 5 TD, vs. Kansas City, 12/7/03 Broncos: Mike Anderson (126) and Tatum Bell (107), vs. Philadelphia, 10/30/05 Playoffs: Has never happened Playoffs: Terrell Davis (184) and (103), vs. Jacksonville, 12/27/97 Opponents: Has never happened Opponents: Curt Warner (126) and John L. Williams (109), at Seattle, 12/11/88 Playoffs: Has never happened Playoffs: Has never happened 300 YARDS PASSING: 100-YARD RUSHER AND 100-YARD RECEIVER: Broncos: Jake Plummer, 22-35, 309 yds., 4 TD, 0 INT, vs. Philadelphia, 10/30/05 Broncos: Tatum Bell (114) and Rod Smith (123), vs. New England, 10/16/05 Playoffs: John Elway, 18-29, 336 yds., 1 TD, 1 INT, vs. Atlanta, 1/31/99 Playoffs: Terrell Davis (102) and Rod Smith (152), vs. Atlanta, 1/31/99 Opponents: Kerry Collins, 26-50, 310 yds., 2 TD, 3 INT, at Oakland, 11/13/05 Opponents: Larry Johnson (140) and Eddie Kennison (108), at Kansas City, 12/4/05 Playoffs: Tom Brady, 20-36, 341 yds., 1 TD, 2 INT, vs. New England, 1/14/06 Playoffs: Tim Smith (204) and (193), vs. Washington, 1/31/88 400 YARDS PASSING: 100-YARD RUSHER AND TWO 100-YARD RECEIVERS: Broncos: Jake Plummer, 31-55, 499 yds., 4 TD, 3 INT, vs. Atlanta, 10/31/04 Broncos: Mike Anderson (103), Rod Smith (111) and Ed McCaffrey (129), vs. Cleveland, Playoffs: Has never happened 10/15/00 Opponents: Aaron Brooks, 30-48, 441 yds., 2 TD, 2 INT, at New Orleans, 12/3/00 Playoffs: Has never happened Playoffs: Peyton Manning, 27-33, 458 yds., 4 TD, 1 INT, at Indianapolis, 1/9/05 Opponents: Has never happened Playoffs: Has never happened THREE TOUCHDOWN PASSES: Broncos: Jake Plummer, 22-35, 309 yds., 4 TD, 0 INT, vs. Philadelphia, 10/30/05 100-YARD RUSHER, 300-YARD PASSER, 100-YARD RECEIVER: Playoffs: John Elway, 29-47, 302 yds., 3 TD, 1 INT, at L.A. Raiders, 1/9/94 Broncos: Clinton Portis (102), Brian Griese (316), Ed McCaffrey (113), vs. San Diego, Opponents: Donovan McNabb, 12-34, 283 yds., 3 TD, 2 INT, vs. Philadelphia, 10/30/05 10/6/02 Playoffs: Peyton Manning, 27-33, 458 yds., 4 TD, 1 INT, at Indianapolis, 1/9/05 Playoffs: Terrell Davis (102), John Elway (336), Rod Smith (152), vs. Atlanta, 1/31/99 Opponents: Clinton Portis (103), Mark Brunell (322) and Santana Moss (116), vs. FOUR TOUCHDOWN PASSES: Washington, 10/9/05 Broncos: Jake Plummer, 22-35, 309 yds., 4 TD, 0 INT, vs. Philadelphia, 10/30/05 Playoffs: Tim Smith (204), Doug Williams (340), Ricky Sanders (193), vs. Playoffs: Has never happened Washington, 1/31/88 Opponents: Kerry Collins, 26-45, 339 yds., 4 TD, 2 INT, vs. Oakland, 11/28/04 Playoffs: Peyton Manning, 27-33, 458 yds., 4 TD, 1 INT, at Indianapolis, 1/9/05 100-YARD RUSHER, 300-YARD PASSER AND TWO 100-YARD RECEIVERS: Broncos: Mike Anderson (103), Brian Griese (336), Rod Smith (111) and Ed McCaffrey FIVE TOUCHDOWN PASSES: (129), vs. Cleveland, 10/15/00 Broncos: Gus Frerotte, 36-58, 462 yds., 5 TD, 4 INT, vs. San Diego, 11/19/00 Playoffs: Has never happened Playoffs: Has never happened Opponents: Has never happened Opponents: John Hadl, 21-35, 325 yds., 5 TD, vs. San Diego, 12/1/68 Playoffs: Has never happened Playoffs: Peyton Manning, 22-26, 377 yds., 5 TD, 0 INT, at Indianapolis, 1/4/04

100-YARD RUSHER AND 300-YARD PASSER: SIX TOUCHDOWN PASSES: Broncos: Mike Anderson (126), Tatum Bell (107) and Jake Plummer (309), vs. Broncos: Has never happened Philadelphia, 10/30/05 Playoffs: Has never happened Playoffs: Terrell Davis (102) and John Elway (336), vs. Atlanta, 1/31/99 Opponents: Len Dawson, 23-38, 435 yds., 6 TD, 0 INT, at Kansas City, 11/1/64 Opponents: Clinton Portis (103) and Mark Brunell (322), Washington, 10/9/05 Playoffs: Has never happened Playoffs: Tim Smith (204) and Doug Williams (340), vs. Washington, 1/31/88 100 YARDS RECEIVING: 100-YARD RECEIVER AND 300-YARD PASSER: Broncos: Ashley Lelie, 6-110, vs. Oakland, 12/24/05 Broncos: Rod Smith (208) and Jake Plummer (499), vs. Atlanta, 10/31/04 Playoffs: Rod Smith, 5-152, 1 TD, vs. Atlanta, 1/31/99 Playoffs: Rod Smith (152) and John Elway (336), vs. Atlanta, 1/31/99 Opponents: Eric Moulds, 9-110, at Buffalo, 12/17/05 Opponents: Santana Moss (116) and Mark Brunell (322), vs. Washington 10/9/05 Playoffs: Deion Branch, 8-153, vs. New England, 1/14/06 Playoffs: Deion Branch (153) and Tom Brady (341), vs. New England, 1/14/06 200 YARDS RECEIVING: TWO 100-YARD RECEIVERS AND 300-YARD PASSER: Broncos: Rod Smith, 9-208, 1 TD, vs. Atlanta, 10/31/04 Broncos: Rod Smith (187), Ed McCaffrey (148) and Gus Frerotte (462), vs. San Diego, Playoffs: Has never happened 11/19/00 Opponents: Torrance Small, 6-200, 2 TD, vs. New Orleans, 12/24/94 Playoffs: Has never happened Playoffs: , 10-221, 2 TD, at Indianapolis, 1/9/05 Opponents: Jerry Porter (135), (110) and Kerry Collins (339), vs. Oakland, 11/28/04 TWO 100-YARD RECEIVERS: Playoffs: Reggie Wayne (221), (112) and Peyton Manning (458), at Broncos: Rod Smith (187) and Ed McCaffrey (148), vs. San Diego, 11/19/00 Indianapolis, 1/9/05 Playoffs: Has never happened Opponents: Jerry Porter (135) and Ronald Curry (110), vs. Oakland, 11/28/04 THREE 100-YARD RECEIVERS AND 300-YARD PASSER: Playoffs: Reggie Wayne (221) and Dallas Clark (112), at Indianapolis, 1/9/05 Broncos: Has never happened Playoffs: Has never happened TWO RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNS: Opponents: Marshall Faulk (100), Torry Holt (103), Az-Zahir Hakim (116) and Broncos: Dwayne Carswell, 2-3, 2 TD, at Jacksonville, 10/2/05 (441), vs. St. Louis, 9/4/00 Playoffs: Clarence Kay, 3-57, 2 TD, vs. Houston, 1/10/88 Playoffs: Has never happened Opponents: Eddie Kennison, 7-101, 2 TD, at Kansas City, 12/19/04 Playoffs: Reggie Wayne, 10-221, 2 TD, at Indianapolis, 1/9/05 TWO RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS: Broncos: Tatum Bell, 17-52, 3 TD, at San Diego, 12/31/05 THREE RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNS: Playoffs: Mike Anderson, 19-69, 2 TD, vs. New England, 1/14/06 Broncos: Shannon Sharpe, 7-101, 3 TD, vs. San Diego, 11/16/03 Opponents: Larry Johnson, 30-140, 2 TD, at Kansas City, 12/4/05 Playoffs: Has never happened Playoffs: Jamal Lewis, 30-110, 2 TD, at Baltimore, 12/31/00 Opponents: Jerry Porter, 6-135, 3 TD, vs. Oakland, 11/28/04 Playoffs: Jerry Rice, 7-148, 3 TD, vs. San Francisco, 1/28/90

DENVER VS. TENNESSEE — 41 — SATURDAY, aug. 19, 2006 broncos 2006 weekly release STATISTICS SECTION

FOUR RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNS: THREE FIELD GOALS: Broncos: Has never happened Broncos: Jason Elam, 3, vs. Oakland, 12/24/05 Playoffs: Has never happened Playoffs: Jason Elam, 3, vs. N.Y. Jets, 1/17/99 Opponents: Lance Alworth, 9-171, 4 TD, vs. San Diego, 12/1/68 Opponents: Shayne Graham, 3, at Cincinnati, 10/25/04 Playoffs: Has never happened Playoffs: Mike Hollis, vs. Jacksonville, 1/4/97

TWO INTERCEPTIONS: FOUR FIELD GOALS: Broncos: Deltha O'Neal, 2, vs. San Diego, 10/6/02 Broncos: Jason Elam, 4, vs. Indianapolis, 1/02/05 Playoffs: Darrien Gordon, 2, vs. Atlanta, 1/31/99 Playoffs: Has never happened Opponents: Dexter McCleon, 2, at Kansas City, 12/19/04 Opponents: Paul Edinger, 4, vs. Chicago, 11/23/03 Playoffs: David Macklin, 2, at Indianapolis, 1/4/04 Playoffs: Has never happened

THREE 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: Mark Kelso, 3, at Buffalo, 12/12/92 Opponents: Mike Vanderjagt, 5, at Indianapolis, 1/6/02 Playoffs: Has never happened Playoffs: Has never happened

FOUR INTERCEPTIONS: SIX FIELD GOALS: Broncos: Deltha O’Neal, 4, vs. Kansas City, 10/7/01 Broncos: Has never happened Playoffs: Has never happened Playoffs: Has never happened Opponents: Has never happened Opponents: Gary Anderson, 6, at Pittsburgh, 10/23/88 Playoffs: Has never happened Playoffs: Has never happened

TWO SACKS: PUNT RETURN FOR A TOUCHDOWN: Broncos: John Lynch, 2, at San Diego, 12/31/05 Broncos: Rod Smith, 65 yds., vs. San Diego, 11/16/03 Playoffs: Neil Smith (2) and Alfred Williams (2), at Kansas City, 1/4/98 Playoffs: Has never happened Opponents: Justin Smith, 2, at Cincinnati, 10/25/04 Opponents: Dante Hall, 93 yds., at Kansas City, 10/5/03 Playoffs: , 2, vs. Pittsburgh, 1/22/06 Playoffs: Has never happened

THREE SACKS: KICKOFF RETURN FOR A TOUCHDOWN: Broncos: Reggie Hayward, 3, at Tennessee, 12/25/04 Broncos: Deltha O'Neal, 87 yds., vs. New England, 10/1/00 Playoffs: Has never happened Playoffs: Has never happened Opponents: Trace Armstrong, 3, at Oakland, 12/22/02 Opponents: Dante Hall, 97 yds., at Kansas City, 12/19/04 Playoffs: Michael McCrary, 3, at Baltimore, 12/31/00 Playoffs: Tim Dwight, 94 yds., vs. Atlanta, 1/31/99

FOUR SACKS: INTERCEPTION RETURN FOR A TOUCHDOWN: Broncos: Simon Fletcher, 4, at San Diego, 11/11/90 Broncos: Champ Bailey, 65 yds., at Dallas, 11/24/05 Playoffs: Has never happened Playoffs: Has never happened Opponents: Michael Sinclair, 4, at Seattle, 9/8/96 Opponents: Kevin Mathis, 66 yds., vs. Atlanta, 10/31/04 Playoffs: Has never happened Playoffs: Carlton Bailey, 11 yds., at Buffalo, 1/12/92

TWO OPPONENT FUMBLE RECOVERIES: FUMBLE RETURN FOR A TOUCHDOWN: Broncos: Bill Romanowski, at Seattle, 9/8/96 Broncos: Chester McGlockton, 24 yds., vs. Buffalo, 9/22/02 Playoffs: Has never happened Playoffs: Neil Smith, 79 yds., vs. Miami, 1/9/99 Opponents: Terry McDaniel, vs. Los Angeles Raiders, 9/18/94 Opponents: Jason Taylor, 85 yds., at Miami, 9/11/05 Playoffs: Randy Hughes, vs. Dallas, 1/15/78 Playoffs: Has never happened

SHUTOUT ON ROAD: MISSED FIELD GOAL RETURN FOR A TOUCHDOWN: by Broncos: Denver 12, at Cleveland 0, 9/27/92 Broncos: Has never happened Playoffs: Has never happened Playoffs: Has never happened by Opponents: at L.A. Raiders 24, Denver 0, 11/22/92 Opponents: Chris McAlister, 107 yds., at Baltimore, 9/30/02 Playoffs: Has never happened Playoffs: Has never happened

SHUTOUT AT HOME: BLOCKED PUNT: by Broncos: at Denver 27, N.Y. Jets 0, 11/20/05 Broncos: Jashon Sykes, at Indianapolis, 12/21/03 Playoffs: Has never happened Playoffs: Has never happened by Opponents: Has never happened Opponents: Chris Clemons, vs. Washington, 10/9/05 Playoffs: Has never happened Playoffs: Blake Spence, vs. New York Jets, 1/17/99

OVERTIME WIN AWAY FROM DENVER: BLOCKED PUNT RETURN FOR A TOUCHDOWN: Broncos: Denver 24, at Dallas 21, 11/24/05 Broncos: , 12 yds., vs. Oakland, 11/13/00 Playoffs: Denver 23, at Cleveland 20, 1/11/87 Playoffs: Has never happened Opponents: at San Diego 30, Denver 27, 12/1/02 Opponents: Alex Bannister, 9 yds., at Seattle, 10/14/01 Playoffs: Has never happened Playoffs: Travis Davis, 29 yds., vs. Jacksonville, 12/27/97 TIE: Denver 17, at Green Bay 17, 9/20/87 BLOCKED FIELD GOAL: OVERTIME WIN IN DENVER: Broncos: Trevor Pryce, vs. Washington, 10/9/05 Broncos: at Denver 23, Cleveland 20, 12/14/03 Playoffs: Has never happened Playoffs: Has never happened Opponents: , at Jacksonville, 10/2/05 Opponents: Indianapolis 23, at Denver 20, 11/24/02 Playoffs: Has never happened Playoffs: Has never happened TIE: at Denver 35, Pittsburgh 35, 9/22/74 BLOCKED FIELD GOAL RETURN FOR A TOUCHDOWN: Broncos: Louis Wright, 60 yds., vs. San Diego, 11/17/85 40 POINTS: Playoffs: Has never happened Broncos: at Denver 49, Philadelphia 21, 10/30/05 Opponents: , 80 yds., at Buffalo, 9/30/90 Playoffs: at Denver 42, Jacksonville 17, 12/27/97 Playoffs: Has never happened Opponents: at Kansas City 45, Denver 17, 12/19/04 Playoffs: at Indianapolis 49, Denver 24, 1/9/05 MISSED POINT-AFTER-TOUCHDOWN ATTEMPT: Broncos: Jason Elam (Kick Failed, HRU), vs. Baltimore, 12/11/05 50 POINTS: Playoffs: Jason Elam (Blocked by Clyde Simmons), vs. Jacksonville, 1/4/97 Broncos: at Denver 50, San Diego 34, 10/6/63 Opponents: Sebastian Janikowski (Blocked by Monsanto Pope), vs. Oakland, 11/28/04 Playoffs: Has never happened Playoffs: Has never happened Opponents: at Indianapolis 55, Denver 23, 10/31/88 Playoffs: San Francisco 55, Denver 10, 1/28/90 SAFETY: Broncos: tackled in end zone by Demetrin Veal, at San Diego, 12/31/05 TWO-POINT CONVERSION: Playoffs: Tony Eason sacked in the end zone by , vs. New England, 1/4/87 Broncos: Jake Plummer pass to Jeb Putzier, at Oakland, 11/13/05 Opponents: Punt blocked (O.J. Santiago) out of bounds in end zone, at Oakland, 11/30/03 Playoffs: Terrell Davis run, vs. Jacksonville, 1/4/97 Playoffs: Mike Horan runs out of end zone, vs. Cleveland, 1/17/88 Opponents: Doug Flutie pass to Stephen Alexander, vs. San Diego, 11/16/03 Playoffs: Has never happened

DENVER VS. TENNESSEE — 42 — SATURDAY, aug. 19, 2006 broncos 2006 weekly release STATISTICS SECTION 2006 BRONCOS / OPPONENTS PRESEASON REPLAY CHALLENGES BRONCOS

2006 Game Play Time Outs Result Success Rate at Det. (8/11) -- -- No replay challenges ------Total Success Rate = 0.0 % OPPONENTS

2006 Game Play Time Outs Result Success Rate at Det. (8/11) -- -- No replay challenges ------Total Success Rate = 0.0 % 2006 PRESEASON REPLAY CHALLENGES BREAKDOWN

BRONCOS OPPONENTS BRONCOS OPPONENTS 1st half ...... 0-0 (0.0%) ...... 0-0 (0.0%) Offense ...... 0-0 (0.0%) ...... 0-0 (0.0%) 2nd half ...... 0-0 (0.0%) ...... 0-0 (0.0%) Defense ...... 0-0 (0.0%) ...... 0-0 (0.0%)

ALL-TIME BRONCOS/OPPONENTS REGULAR-SEASON REPLAY CHALLENGES (SINCE THEY BEGAN IN 1999) BRONCOS

Year Overall First Half Second Half Offense Defense 2006: 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2005: 8-12 5-8 3-4 3-3 @5-9 2004: 4-8 2-4 2-4 2-5 2-3 2003: 2-6 2-2 0-4 0-1 2-5 2002: 2-6 1-5 1-1 *2-6 0-0 2001: 2-10 1-3 1-7 0-4 2-6 2000: 5-11 1-4 4-7 4-7 1-4 1999: 1-5 0-0 1-5 0-2 1-3 Total: 24-58 (41.4%) 12-26 (46.2%) 12-32 (37.5%) 11-28 (39.3%) 13-30 (43.3%) *-Offensive total includes a punt return

OPPONENTS

Year Overall First Half Second Half Offense Defense 2006: 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2005: 5-8 2-4 3-4 3-5 2-3 2004: 4-10 2-3 2-7 2-4 2-6@ 2003: 2-8 0-1 2-7 1-7* 1-1 2002: 1-3 0-1 1-2 1-2 0-1 2001: 2-6 2-4 0-2 1-4 1-2 2000: 2-8 1-6 1-2 2-6^ 0-2 1999: 2-4 1-3 1-1 1-2 1-2 Total: 18-47 (38.3%) 8-22 (36.4%) 10-25 (40.0%) 11-30 (36.7%) 7-17 (41.2%) *-Offensive total includes a punt return ^-Offensive total includes a kickoff return @-Defensive total includes a punt

DENVER VS. TENNESSEE — 43 — SATURDAY, aug. 19, 2006 DENVER BRONCOS 2006 PRESEASON THIRD-DOWN CHART (OVERALL)

Overall Run Pass 3rd and 1 3rd and 2 3rd and 3 3rd and 4 3rd and 5 3rd and 6 3rd and 7 3rd and 8 3rd and 9 3rd and 10+ GAME Md. Att. Pct. Md. Att. Pct. Md. Att. Pct. Md. Att. Md. Att. Md. Att. Md. Att. Md. Att. Md. Att. Md. Att. Md. Att. Md. Att. Md. Att. Denver 8 14 57.1% 3 4 75.0% 5 10 50.0% 3 3 11 00 1 1 11 01 22 01 00 0 4 at Det. (8/11) 5 10 50.0% 2 3 66.7% 3 7 42.9% 0 0 00 00 1 1 00 12 01 11 23 0 2 Denver vs. Ten. (8/19) Denver vs. Hou. (8/27) Denver at Ari. (8/31) DENVER TOTAL 8 14 57.1% 3 4 75.0% 5 10 50.0% 3 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 4 OPPONENT TOTAL 5 10 50.0% 2 3 66.7% 3 7 42.9% 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 1 1 2 3 0 2 DENVER BRONCOS 2006 PRESEASON THIRD-DOWN CHART (RED ZONE) OverallRun Pass 3rd and 1 3rd and 2 3rd and 3 3rd and 4 3rd and 5 3rd and 6 3rd and 7 3rd and 8 3rd and 9 3rd and 10+ GAME Md. Att. Pct. Md. Att. Pct. Md. Att. Pct. Md. Att. Md. Att. Md. Att. Md. Att. Md. Att. Md. Att. Md. Att. Md. Att. Md. Att. Md. Att. Denver 1 3 33.3% 0 1 0.0% 1 2 50.0% 0 0 00 00 0 0 11 01 00 00 00 0 1 at Det. (8/11) 0 2 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 2 0.0% 0 0 00 00 0 0 00 00 01 00 01 0 0 Denver vs. Ten. (8/19) Denver vs. Hou. (8/27) Denver at Ari. (8/31) DENVER TOTAL 1 3 33.3% 0 1 0.0% 1 2 50.0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 OPPONENT TOTAL 0 2 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 2 0.0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0

DENVER BRONCOS 2006 PRESEASON TAKEAWAY CHART TOTAL TAKEAWAYS 1ST QTR. 2ND QTR. 3RD QTR. 4TH QTR. OT GAME INT FUM TOTAL PTS. INT FUM TOTAL PTS. INT FUM TOTAL PTS. INT FUM TOTAL PTS. INT FUM TOTAL PTS. INT FUM TOTAL PTS. Denver 10 1 3 00 0 0 10 1 3 00 0 0 00 0 0 00 0 0 at Det. (8/11) 12 3 10 01 1 7 01 1 0 00 0 0 10 1 3 00 0 0 Denver vs. Ten. (8/19) Denver vs. Hou. (8/27) Denver at Ari. (9/2) DENVER TOTAL 10 1 3 00 0 0 10 1 3 00 0 0 00 0 0 00 0 0 OPPONENT TOTAL 123 10011 7011 0000 0101 3000 0 Difference 0 -2 -2 -7 0 -1 -1 -7 1 -1 0 +3 0 0 0 0 -1 0 -1 -3 0 0 0 0

DENVER BRONCOS 2006 PRESEASON TURNOVER LOG TAKEAWAYS (1 TOT., 1 INT, 0 FUMBLES, 3 pts.) GIVEAWAYS (3 TOT., 2 FUMBLES, 1 INT, 10 pts.) Game Qtr. TimeTakeaway Player Field Pos. Pts. Game Qtr. TimeGiveway Player Field Pos. Pts. at Det. (8/11) 2 12:23Interception Foxworth DEN 36 3 at Det. (8/11) 1 3:53Fumble M. Bell DET 34 7 vs. Ten. (8/19) at Det. (8/11) 2 3:08Fumble Devoe DET 12 0 vs. Hou. (8/27) at Det. (8/11) 4 13:02Interception Van Pelt DEN 27 3 at Ari. (8/31) vs. Ten. (8/19) vs. Hou. (8/27) at Ari. (8/31) TOTAL 3 TOTAL 10

BRONCOS TAKEAWAY LEADERS BRONCOS GIVEAWAY LEADERS Player INT FUM Totals Player INT FUM Totals Foxworth (CB) 1 0 1 M. Bell 0 1 1 TOTALS 1 0 1 Devoe 0 1 1 Van Pelt 1 0 1 TOTALS 1 2 3 DENVER BRONCOS 2006 PRESEASON RED ZONE CHART TD BREAKDOWN SCORING EFFICIENCY FAILED Game Pos. TDs Run Pass TD% FGs Score% MFG DWN TO EOH Denver 4 0 0 0 0.0% 2 50.0% 0 0 1 1 at Det. (8/11) 3 1 1 0 33.3% 2 100.0% 0 0 0 0 Denver vs. Ten. (8/19) Denver vs. Hou. (8/27) Denver at Ari. (9/2) DENVER TOTAL 4 0 0 0 0.0% 2 50.0% 0 0 1 1 OPPONENT TOTAL 3 1 1 0 33.3% 2 100.0% 0 0 0 0

DENVER BRONCOS 2006 PRESEASON GOAL-TO-GO CHART TD BREAKDOWN SCORING EFFICIENCY FAILED Game Pos. TDs Run Pass TD% FGs Score% MFG DWN TO EOH Denver 1 0 0 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0 0 1 at Det. (8/11) 1 1 1 0 100.0% 0 100.0% 0 0 0 0 Denver vs. Ten. (8/19) Denver vs. Hou. (8/27) Denver at Ari. (8/31) DENVER TOTAL 1 0 0 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0 0 1 OPPONENT TOTAL 1 1 1 0 100.0% 0 100.0% 0 0 0 0

DENVER BRONCOS 2006 PRESEASON THREE-AND-OUTS CHART TOTALS 1ST QTR 2ND QTR 3RD QTR 4TH QTR OT 3&Out Pos. Pct. 3&Out Pos. Pct. 3&Out Pos. Pct. 3&Out Pos. Pct. 3&Out Pos. Pct. 3&Out Pos. Pct. OFFENSE at Det. (8/11) 1 9 11.1% 0 1 0.0% 1 4 25.0% 0 2 0.0% 0 2 0.0% 0 0 0.0% DEFENSE at Det. (8/11) 1 9 11.1% 0 2 0.0% 1 3 33.3% 0 2 0.0% 0 2 0.0% 0 0 0.0% OFFENSE vs. Ten. (8/19) DEFENSE vs. Ten. (8/19) OFFENSE vs. Hou. (8/27) DEFENSE vs. Hou. (8/27) OFFENSE at Ari. (8/31) DEFENSE at Ari. (8/31) OFFENSE TOTALS 1 9 11.1% 0 1 0.0% 1 4 25.0% 0 2 0.0% 0 2 0.0% 0 0 #DIV/0! DEFENSE TOTALS 1 9 11.1% 0 2 0.0% 1 3 33.3% 0 2 0.0% 0 2 0.0% 0 0 #DIV/0!

Note: Three and outs defined as three plays and a punt attempt on the first possession of a drive. Possessions defined as any new series and listed in what quarter they begin. DENVER BRONCOS 2006 PRESEASON LEADERS CHART

Game PASSING RUSHING RECEIVING Denver Cutler (192) Cobbs (42) Kircus (76) at Det. (8/11) McCown/Orlovsky (54) Harris (36) Harris (26) Denver vs. Ten. (8/19) Denver vs. Hou. (8/27) Denver at Ari. (8/31)

DENVER BRONCOS 2006 PRESEASON 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 9 256 DEN 28 1 1 9 0 0 0 at Det. (8/11) 9 256 DET 28 3 1 8 0 1 0 Denver vs. Ten. (8/19) Denver vs. Hou. (8/27) Denver at Ari. (8/31) DENVER TOTAL 9 256 28.4 1 1 9 0 0 0 OPPONENT TOTAL 9 256 28.4 3 1 8 0 1 0

DENVER BRONCOS 2006 PRESEASON PENALTY CHART TOTAL OFFENSIVE DEFENSIVE SPECIAL TEAMS Game No. Yards No. Yards No. Yards No. Yards Denver 5 35 3 20 1 5 1 10 at Det. (8/11) 759430110219 Denver vs. Ten. (8/19) Denver vs. Hou. (8/27) Denver at Ari. (8/31) DENVER TOTAL 5 35 3 20 1 5 1 10 OPPONENT TOTAL 7 59 4 30 1 10 2 19 DENVER BRONCOS 2006 PRESEASON FOURTH-DOWN CHART

BRONCOS (0-for-1 / 0.0%) Drive Game Qtr. Time Score 4th and… Convert YardsPlay Pts. at Det. (8/11) 4 :24 20-13, DET 9 @ DET 9 NO 0Van Pelt inc. pass 0 vs. Ten. (8/19) vs. Hou. (8/27) at Ari. (8/31) The Broncos have scored 0 points on drives extended by a fourth-down conversion. 0

FOURTH-DOWN CONVERSION LEADERS Player Run Rec. Total NONE TEAM TOTALS Md. Att. Pct. RUN: 000.0% PASS: 010.0% TOTAL: 0 1 0.0% TOTALS

OPPONENTS (0-for-0 / 0.0%) Drive Game Qtr. Time Score 4th and… Convert YardsPlay Pts. at Det. (8/11) NONE vs. Ten. (8/19) vs. Hou. (8/27) at Ari. (8/31) Opponents have scored 0 points on drives extended by a fourth-down conversion. 0

TEAM TOTALS Md. Att. Pct. RUN: 000.0% PASS: 000.0% TOTAL: 0 0 0.0%

DENVER BRONCOS 2006 PRESEASON QUARTER-BY-QUARTER STATISTICS

FIRST QUARTER SECOND QUARTER 3rd Dwn. 4th Dwn. Penalties 3rd Dwn. 4th Dwn. Penalties Pts. Yds. Rush Pass 1st Dwn. Md. Att. Pct. Md. Att. Pct. TOP No. Yds. Pts. Yds. Rush Pass 1st Dwn. Md. Att. Pct. Md. Att. Pct. TOP No. Yds. Denver 0 48 15 33 3 1 1 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 4:48 1 5 Denver 6 151 36 115 7 2 4 50.0% 0 0 0.0% 10:14 0 0 at Det. (8/11) 3 110 59 51 7 3 4 75.0% 0 0 0.0% 10:12 1 10 at Det. (8/11) 7 44 20 24 2 1 3 33.3% 0 0 0.0% 4:46 3 24 Denver Denver vs. Ten. (8/19) vs. Ten. (8/19) Denver Denver vs. Hou. (8/27) vs. Hou. (8/27) Denver Denver at Ari. (8/31) at Ari. (8/31) DENVER TOT. 0 48 15 33 3 1 1 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 4:48:00 1 5 DENVER TOT. 6 151 36 115 7 2 4 50.0% 0 0 0.0% 10:14:00 0 0 OPP. TOT. 3 110 59 51 7 3 4 75.0% 0 0 0.0% 10:12:00 1 10 OPP. TOT. 7 44 20 24 2 1 3 33.3% 0 0 0.0% 4:46:00 3 24

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 94 17 77 7 2 4 50.0% 0 0 0.0% 9:38 2 15 Denver 0 57 52 5 6 3 5 60.0% 0 1 0.0% 11:16 2 15 at Det. (8/11) 7 65 28 37 5 0 0 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 5:22 3 25 at Det. (8/11) 3 27 16 11 1 1 3 33.3% 0 0 0.0% 3:44 0 0 Denver Denver vs. Ten. (8/19) vs. Ten. (8/19) Denver Denver vs. Hou. (8/27) vs. Hou. (8/27) Denver Denver at Ari. (8/31) at Ari. (8/31) DENVER TOT. 7 94 17 77 7 2 4 50.0% 0 0 0.0% 9:38:00 2 15 DENVER TOT. 0 57 52 5 6 3 5 60.0% 0 1 0.0% 11:16:00 2 15 OPP. TOT. 7 65 28 37 5 0 0 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 5:22:00 3 25 OPP. TOT. 3 27 16 11 1 1 3 33.3% 0 0 0.0% 3:44:00 0 0

DENVER BRONCOS 2006 PRESEASON HALF-BY-HALF STATISTICS

FIRST HALF SECOND HALF 3rd Dwn. 4th Dwn. Penalties 3rd Dwn. 4th Dwn. Penalties Pts. Yds. Rush Pass 1st Dwn. Md. Att. Pct. Md. Att. Pct. TOP No. Yds. Pts. Yds. Rush Pass 1st Dwn. Md. Att. Pct. Md. Att. Pct. TOP No. Yds. Denver 6 199 51 148 10 3 5 60.0% 0 0 0.0% 15:02 1 5 Denver 7 151 69 82 13 5 9 55.6% 0 1 0.0% 20:54 4 30 at Det. (8/11) 10 154 79 75 9 4 7 57.1% 0 0 0.0% 14:58 4 34 at Det. (8/11) 10 92 44 48 6 1 3 33.3% 0 0 0.0% 9:06 3 25 Denver Denver vs. Ten. (8/19) vs. Ten. (8/19) Denver Denver vs. Hou. (8/27) vs. Hou. (8/27) Denver Denver at Ari. (8/31) at Ari. (8/31) DENVER TOT. 6 199 51 148 10 3 5 60.0% 0 0 0.0% 15:02:00 1 5 DENVER TOT. 7 151 69 82 13 5 9 55.6% 0 1 0.0% 20:54:00 4 30 OPP. TOT. 10 154 79 75 9 4 7 57.1% 0 0 0.0% 14:58:00 4 34 OPP. TOT. 10 92 44 48 6 1 3 33.3% 0 0 100.0% 9:06:00 3 25 DENVER BRONCOS 2006 PRESEASON BIG-PLAY LOG

BRONCOS RUSHING (10+Yards) BRONCOS PASSING (20+Yards) Game Qtr. Time Yards Player Game Qtr. Time Yards Player (QB) at Det. (8/11) 1 9:29 11 Cobbs at Det. (8/11) 2 3:43 24 Scheffler (Cutler) at Det. (8/11) 2 0:18 15 T. Bell at Det. (8/11) 3 8:49 26t Kircus (Cutler) at Det. (8/11) 4 10:11 10 Terrell vs. Ten. (8/19) vs. Ten. (8/19) vs. Hou. (8/27) vs. Hou. (8/27) at Ari. (8/31) at Ari. (8/31)

RUSHING BIG-PLAY LEADERS PASSING BIG-PLAY LEADERS PLAYER No. Yds. Avg. TDs PLAYER No. Yds. Avg. TDs T. Bell 1 15 15.0 0 Kircus 1 26 26.0 1 Cobbs 1 11 11.0 0 Scheffler 1 24 24.0 0 Terrell 1 10 10.0 0

TOTALS 3 36 12.0 0 TOTALS 2 50 25.0 1

DENVER BRONCOS 2006 PRESEASON OPPONENTS BIG-PLAY LOG

OPPONENT RUSHING (10+Yards) OPPONENT PASSING (20+Yards) Game Qtr. Time Yards Player Game Qtr. Time Yards Player (QB) at Det. (8/11) 1 11:17 10 Kitna at Det. (8/11) 2 14:21 20t Harris (Orlovsky) at Det. (8/11) 1 14:19 12 Jones at Det. (8/11) 3 6:39 24 M. Williams (McCown) at Det. (8/11) 1 :53 16 Harris vs. Ten. (8/19) at Det. (8/11) 3 8:37 15 McCown vs. Hou. (8/27) vs. Ten. (8/19) at Ari. (8/31) vs. Hou. (8/27) at Ari. (8/31)

RUSHING BIG-PLAY TOTALS PASSING BIG-PLAY LEADERS PLAYER No. Yds. Avg. TDs PLAYER No. Yds. Avg. TDs TOTALS 4 53 13.3 0 TOTALS 2 46 23.0 1 DENVER BRONCOS 2006 PRESEASON TEAM STATISTICS (0-1)

Date W-L Score OT Opponent Attendance Rushing No. Yds Avg Long TD 08/11 L 13-20 at Detroit 56,915 Cobbs 11 42 3.8 11 0 08/19 Tennessee T. Bell 5 26 5.2 15 0 08/27 Houston M. Bell 7 20 2.9 8 0 08/31 at Arizona Dayne 5 12 2.4 4 0 Devoe 2 10 5.0 5 0 Denver Opponent Terrell 1 10 10.0 10 0 Total First Downs 23 15 Cutler 1 0 0.0 0 0 Rushing 7 8 Team 32 120 3.8 15 0 Passing 14 6 Opponents 25 123 4.9 16 1 Penalty 2 1 3rd Down: Made/Att 8/14 5/10 Receiving No. Yds Avg Long TD 3rd Down Pct. 57.1 50.0 Kircus 6 76 12.7 26t 1 4th Down: Made/Att 0/1 0/0 Scheffler 4 54 13.5 24 0 4th Down Pct. 0.0 0.0 Watts 4 35 8.8 16 0 Possession Avg. 35:56 24:04 Devoe 2 23 11.5 13 0 Total Net Yards 350 246 Dayne 2 20 10.0 11 0 Avg. Per Game 350.0 246.0 T. Bell 1 19 19.0 19 0 Total Plays 69 46 Marshall 1 9 9.0 9 0 Avg. Per Play 5.1 5.3 S. Alexander 1 8 8.0 8 0 Net Yards Rushing 120 123 N. Jackson 1 8 8.0 8 0 Avg. Per Game 120.0 123.0 Powers-Neal 1 2 2.0 2 0 Total Rushes 32 25 Team 23 254 11.0 26t 1 Net Yards Passing 230 123 Opponents 12 129 10.8 24 1 Avg. Per Game 230.0 123.0 Sacked/Yards Lost 4/24 1/6 Interceptions No. Yds Avg Long TD Gross Yards 254 129 Foxworth 1 0 0.0 0 0 Att./Completions 33/23 20/12 Team 1 0 0.0 0 0 Completion Pct. 69.7 60.0 Opponents 1 5 5.0 5 0 Had Intercepted 1 1 Punts/Average 2/38.0 3/55.0 Punting No. Yds Avg Net TB In Lg B Net Punting Avg. 2/36.5 3/38.3 Ernster 2 76 38.0 36.5 0 1 41 0 Penalties/Yards 5/35 7/59 Team 2 76 38.0 36.5 0 1 41 0 Fumbles/Ball Lost 4/2 0/0 Opponents 3 165 55.0 38.3 0 0 57 0 Touchdowns 1 2

Rushing 0 1 Passing 1 1 Punt Returns Ret FC Yds Avg Long TD Returns 0 0 M. Bell 1 0 10 10.0 10 0 Kircus 1 0 16 16.0 16 0

Terrell 1 0 24 24.0 24 0 Team 3 0 50 16.7 24 0 Opponents 2 0 3 1.5 3 0 Score By Periods Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT PTS Team 0 6 7 0 0 13 Kickoff Returns No. Yds Avg Long TD Opponents 3 7 7 3 0 20 Clark 3 74 24.7 26 0 Kircus 2 30 15.0 19 0 Team 5 104 20.8 26 0 Opponents 3 66 22.0 27 0 Scoring TD Rush Rec Ret K-PAT FG S PTS Elam 0 0 0 0 1/1 2/2 0 7 Kircus 1 0 1 0 0 6 Field Goals 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Team 1 0 1 0 1/1 2/2 0 13 Elam 0/0 0/0 2/2 0/0 0/0 Opponents 2 1 1 0 2/2 2/2 0 20 Team 0/0 0/0 2/2 0/0 0/0 Opponents 0/0 1/1 1/1 0/0 0/0

2-Pt. Conversions: Team 0-0, Opponents 0-0 Elam: (36G,35G) Sacks: Paymah 1, Team 1, Opponents 4 Team: (36G,35G) Opponents: (36G,28G)

Passing Att Cmp Yds Cmp% Yds/Att TD TD% Int Int% Long Sack/Lost Rating Cutler 22 16 192 72.7 8.73 1 4.5 0 0.0 26t 0/0 114.2 Van Pelt 7 4 29 57.1 4.14 0 0.0 1 14.3 10 4/24 27.4 Plummer 4 3 33 75.0 8.25 0 0.0 0 0.0 16 0/0 99.0 Team 33 23 254 69.7 7.70 1 3.0 1 3.0 26t 4/24 89.7 Opponents 20 12 129 60.0 6.45 1 5.0 1 5.0 24 1/6 74.8

DENVER BRONCOS 2006 PRESEASON DEFENSIVE STATISTICS (0-1) (based on press box statistics) PLAYER TT UT A S Yds. I Yds. PD FF FR 1 Green, L. 6 3 3 0.0 0.0 00000 Vaughn, C. 6 3 3 0.0 0.0 00000 3 Paymah 4 4 0 1.0 6.0 00000 4 Alexander, R. 3 3 0 0.0 0.0 00000 Cox 3210.00.000100 Lang 3 2 1 0.0 0.0 00000 Wilson 3 2 1 0.0 0.0 00000 8 Chukwurah 2 0 2 0.0 0.0 00000 Dumervil 2 1 1 0.0 0.0 00000 Engelberger 2 1 1 0.0 0.0 00000 Everett 2 1 1 0.0 0.0 00000 Foxworth 2 2 0 0.0 0.0 10200 Lynch 2 1 1 0.0 0.0 00000 Veal 2 0 2 0.0 0.0 00000 Webster 2 2 0 0.0 0.0 00000 16 Ekuban 1 1 0 0.0 0.0 00000 Ferguson 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 00000 18 Abdullah 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 00100 Shoate 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 00100 Williams, Da. 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 00100 TEAM 46 28 18 1.0 6.0 10600 SPECIAL TEAMS STATISTICS PLAYER TT UT A FF FR BK BP TD 1 Alexander, R. 11000000 Cox 11000000 Jackson, N. 11000000 Leach 11000000 Scheffler 11000000 TEAM 55000000

MIS. TACKLES: Alexander, S. 1, Devoe 1, Kircus 1. DEFENSIVE TOUCHDOWNS: None. MIS. FUMBLE RECOVERIES: Cutler 1, Scheffler 1. TWO-POINT CONVERSION STOPS: None. MIS. SPEC. TEAMS FUMBLE RECOVERIES:None. BLOCKED PUNTS: None. MIS. FORCED FUMBLES: None. BLOCKED KICKS: None. TENNESSEE TITANS 2006 PRESEASON TEAM STATISTICS (0-1)

Date W-L Score OT Opponent Attendance Rushing No. Yds Avg Long TD 08/12 L 16-19 New Orleans 69,143 Brown 9 47 5.2 21 0 08/19 at Denver Young 4 28 7.0 12 0 08/26 Atlanta Henry 10 23 2.3 9 1 09/01 at Green Bay Payton 6 20 3.3 6 0 Ganther 3 6 2.0 3 0 Tennessee Opponent Team 32 124 3.9 21 1 Total First Downs 13 20 Opponents 28 128 4.6 44 0 Rushing 6 4 Passing 6 14 Receiving No. Yds Avg Long TD Penalty 1 2 Wade 2 20 10.0 11 0 3rd Down: Made/Att 4/14 5/15 Troupe 1 26 26.0 26 0 3rd Down Pct. 28.6 33.3 R. Williams 1 19 19.0 19 0 4th Down: Made/Att 0/1 0/0 Roby 1 16 16.0 16 0 4th Down Pct. 0.0 0.0 Petrowski 1 14 14.0 14 0 Possession Avg. 29:54 30:06 Bennett 1 9 9.0 9 0 Total Net Yards 219 401 Payton 1 7 7.0 7 0 Avg. Per Game 219.0 401.0 Small 1 3 3.0 3 0 Total Plays 55 68 Team 9 114 12.7 26 0 Avg. Per Play 4.0 5.9 Opponents 23 280 12.2 24 1 Net Yards Rushing 124 128 Avg. Per Game 124.0 128.0 Interceptions No. Yds Avg Long TD Total Rushes 32 28 Fuller 1 8 8.0 8 0 Net Yards Passing 95 273 Woolfolk 1 0 0.0 0 0 Avg. Per Game 95.0 273.0 Team 2 8 4.0 8 0 Sacked/Yards Lost 3/19 1/7 Opponents 0 0 ------0 Gross Yards 114 280 Att./Completions 20/9 39/23 Punting No. Yds Avg Net TB In Lg B Completion Pct. 45.0 59.0 Hentrich 6 277 46.2 40.8 0 1 59 0 Had Intercepted 0 2 Team 6 277 46.2 40.8 0 1 59 0 Punts/Average 6/46.2 3/43.7 Opponents 3 131 43.7 36.7 1 1 56 0 Net Punting Avg. 6/40.8 3/36.7

Penalties/Yards 8/70 5/35 Fumbles/Ball Lost 1/0 1/1 Punt Returns Ret FC Yds Avg Long TD Touchdowns 1 1 P. Jones 1 1 1 1.0 1 0 Rushing 1 0 Team 1 1 1 1.0 1 0 Passing 0 1 Opponents 5 1 32 6.4 16 0 Returns 0 0 Kickoff Returns No. Yds Avg Long TD Roby 3 79 26.3 47 0 Wade 3 86 28.7 49 0

Team 6 165 27.5 49 0 Score By Periods Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT PTS Opponents 2 51 25.5 26 0 Team 3 7 3 3 0 16 Opponents 3 3 6 7 0 19

Field Goals 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+

Bironas 0/0 1/1 1/1 1/1 0/1 Team 0/0 1/1 1/1 1/1 0/1 Opponents 0/0 2/2 0/0 2/2 0/0 Scoring TD Rush Rec Ret K-PAT FG S PTS Bironas 0 0 0 0 1/1 3/4 0 10 Bironas: (48G,56N,38G,28G) Henry 1 1 0 0 0 6 Team: (48G,56N,38G,28G) Team 1 1 0 0 1/1 3/4 0 16 Opponents: (40G,26G,28G,42G) Opponents 1 0 1 0 1/1 4/4 0 19

2-Pt. Conversions: Team 0-0, Opponents 0-0 Sacks: LaBoy 1, Team 1, Opponents 3

Passing Att Cmp Yds Cmp% Yds/Att TD TD% Int Int% Long Sack/Lost Rating Young 11 4 56 36.4 5.09 0 0.0 0 0.0 19 2/10 53.6 Volek 7 4 55 57.1 7.86 0 0.0 0 0.0 26 0/0 82.4 Hodges 1 0 0 0.0 0.00 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0/0 39.6 Mauck 1 1 3 100.0 3.00 0 0.0 0 0.0 3 1/9 79.2 Team 20 9 114 45.0 5.70 0 0.0 0 0.0 26 3/19 63.3 Opponents 39 23 280 59.0 7.18 1 2.6 2 5.1 24 1/7 68.3

DENVER BRONCOS 2005 FINAL REGULAR-SEASON TEAM STATISTICS (13-3)

Date W-L Score OT Opponent Attendance Rushing No. Yds Avg Long TD 09/11 L 10-34 at Miami 72,324 Mi. Anderson 239 1014 4.2 44t 12 09/18 W 20-17 San Diego 75,310 Bell 173 921 5.3 68 8 09/26 W 30-10 Kansas City 76,381 Dayne 53 270 5.1 55 1 10/02 W 20-7 at Jacksonville 66,045 Plummer 46 151 3.3 22 2 10/09 W 21-19 Washington 75,880 Lelie 5 84 16.8 39 0 10/16 W 28-20 New England 76,571 Van Pelt 11 48 4.4 11 1 10/23 L 23-24 at New York Giants 78,516 Sapp 5 21 4.2 10 0 10/30 W 49-21 Philadelphia 76,530 Adams 5 14 2.8 13 0 11/13 W 31-17 at Oakland 62,779 Johnson 4 9 2.3 4 1 11/20 W 27-0 New York Jets 76,255 Smith 1 7 7.0 7 0 11/24 W 24-21 OT at Dallas 63,273 Team 542 2539 4.7 68 25 12/04 L 27-31 at Kansas City 78,261 Opponents 344 1363 4.0 61 10

12/11 W 12-10 Baltimore 75,651 12/17 W 28-17 at Buffalo 71,887 Receiving No. Yds Avg Long TD 12/24 W 22-3 Oakland 76,212 Smith 85 1105 13.0 72 6 12/31 W 23-7 at San Diego 65,513 Lelie 42 770 18.3 56 1 Putzier 37 481 13.0 32 0 Denver Opponent Adams 21 203 9.7 21 0 Total First Downs 330 295 S. Alexander 21 170 8.1 15 1 Rushing 145 82 Mi. Anderson 18 212 11.8 66t 1 Passing 162 183 Bell 18 104 5.8 14 0 Penalty 23 30 Johnson 17 160 9.4 33 5 3rd Down: Made/Att 76/210 76/207 Devoe 9 87 9.7 44t 1 3rd Down Pct. 36.2 36.7 Dayne 3 17 5.7 7 0 4th Down: Made/Att 14/19 10/19 4th Down Pct. 73.7 52.6 Duke 2 22 11.0 21 1 Possession Avg. 32:37 27:23 Watts 2 22 11.0 12 0 Total Net Yards 5766 5006 Sapp 2 17 8.5 12 0 Avg. Per Game 360.4 312.9 Carswell 2 3 1.5 2t 2 Total Plays 1030 985 Team 279 3373 12.1 72 18 Avg. Per Play 5.6 5.1 Opponents 344 3833 11.1 91t 20

Net Yards Rushing 2539 1363 Avg. Per Game 158.7 85.2 Interceptions No. Yds Avg Long TD Total Rushes 542 344 Bailey 8 139 17.4 65t 2 Net Yards Passing 3227 3643 Ferguson 5 59 11.8 30 0 Avg. Per Game 201.7 227.7 Da. Williams 2 108 54.0 80t 1 Sacked/Yards Lost 23/146 28/190 Foxworth 2 23 11.5 23 0 Gross Yards 3373 3833 Lynch 2 2 1.0 1 0 Att./Completions 465/279 613/344 Completion Pct. 60.0 56.1 Cox 1 48 48.0 48 0 Had Intercepted 7 20 Team 20 379 19.0 80t 3 Opponents 7 43 6.1 25 0 Punts/Average 73/43.2 81/44.9 Net Punting Avg. 73/38.0 81/38.2 Penalties/Yards 97/756 139/989 Punting No. Yds Avg Net TB In Lg B Fumbles/Ball Lost 19/9 29/16 Sauerbrun 72 3157 43.8 38.0 6 24 66 1 Touchdowns 46 31 Team 73 3157 43.2 38.0 6 24 66 1 Rushing 25 10 Opponents 81 3633 44.9 38.2 13 25 64 0 Passing 18 20 Returns 3 1 Punt Returns Ret FC Yds Avg Long TD Score By Periods Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT PTS Da. Williams 17 12 148 8.7 52 0 Team 81 143 83 85 3 395 Adams 16 5 133 8.3 32 0 Opponents 44 61 37 116 0 258 Team 33 17 281 8.5 52 0 Opponents 36 15 266 7.4 20 0

Scoring TD Rush Rec Ret K-PAT FG S PTS Elam 0 0 0 0 43/44 24/32 0 115 Kickoff Returns No. Yds Avg Long TD Mi. Anderson 13 12 1 0 0 78 Da. Williams 18 431 23.9 36 0 Bell 8 8 0 0 0 48 R. Alexander 12 261 21.8 31 0 Johnson 6 1 5 0 0 36 Adams 10 218 21.8 32 0 Smith 6 0 6 0 0 36 Sapp 2 28 14.0 20 0 Bailey 2 0 0 2 0 12 Mi. Anderson 1 18 18.0 18 0 Carswell 2 0 2 0 0 12 Carswell 1 0 0.0 0 0 Plummer 2 2 0 0 0 12 Engelberger 1 5 5.0 5 0 S. Alexander 1 0 1 0 0 6 Johnson 1 8 8.0 8 0 Dayne 1 1 0 0 0 6 Veal 1 6 6.0 6 0 Devoe 1 0 1 0 0 6 Duke 1 0 1 0 0 6 Team 47 975 20.7 36 0 Opponents 67 1696 25.3 87 0 Lelie 1 0 1 0 0 6 Van Pelt 1 1 0 0 0 6 Da. Williams 1 0 0 1 0 6 Field Goals 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Putzier 0 0 0 0 0 2 Elam 0/0 9/10 5/5 9/13 1/4 Veal 0 0 0 0 1 2 Team 0/0 9/10 5/5 9/13 1/4 Team 46 25 18 3 43/44 24/32 1 395 Opponents 0/0 3/3 6/8 4/5 1/2 Opponents 31 10 20 1 30/30 14/18 0 258

Elam: (28G)(45G,53N,53N,41G)(30G,51G,25G,46N) 2-Pt. Conversions: Putzier, Team 1-2, Opponents 0-1 (41N,46B,33G,42G)()()(49G,42G,27G,49N)()(22G, Sacks: Ekuban 4, Lynch 4, Pryce 4, Gold 3, Warren 3, Wilson 3, Brown 2, 38G,25G)(26G,47G)(24G)(22G,40G)(47G,48G)() (29G,33G,34G,52N)(28N) Coleman 1, M. Myers 1, Veal 1, Da. Williams 1, (group) 1, Team 28, Opponents 23 Opponents: (29G,44G)(42G)(28G)()(34G,38B,36G) (39G,53N,38G)(52G)()(45N,40G)()(34N)(34G)(29G) (31G)(43G)()

Passing Att Cmp Yds Cmp% Yds/Att TD TD% Int Int% Long Sack/Lost Rating

Plummer 456 277 3366 60.7 7.38 18 3.9 7 1.5 72 22/135 90.2

Van Pelt 8 2 7 25.0 0.88 0 0.0 0 0.0 5 0/0 39.6

Smith 1 0 0 0.0 0.00 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 1/11 39.6 Team 465 279 3373 60.0 7.25 18 3.9 7 1.5 72 23/146 88.9

Opponents 613 344 3833 56.1 6.25 20 3.3 20 3.3 91t 28/190 72.2

DENVER BRONCOS 2005 FINAL REGULAR-SEASON DEFENSIVE STATISTICS (13-3) (based on coaches' film review) PLAYER TT UT A S Yds. I Yds. PD FF FR 1 Gold 106 81 25 3.0 17.0 0054 2 2 Wilson 90 72 18 3.0 12.0 0092 1 3 Ferguson 81 62 19 0.0 0.0 5 59 12 2 1 4 Bailey 72 62 10 0.0 0.0 8 139 28 2 0 5 Lynch 69 47 22 4.0 41.0 2284 0 6 Williams, D.J. 68 44 24 0.0 0.0 0051 0 7 Foxworth 66 59 7 0.0 0.0 2 23 18 1 1 8 Williams, Da. 58 52 6 1.0 8.0 2 108 12 1 1 9 Myers 50 28 22 1.0 10.0 0020 1 10 Warren 42 22 20 3.0 25.0 0031 0 11 Ekuban 41 28 13 4.0 21.0 0020 1 Pryce 41 35 6 4.0 22.0 0011 0 13 Brown 38 30 8 2.0 14.0 0010 2 14 Veal 33 23 10 1.0 14.0 0000 1 15 Engelberger 24 17 7 0.0 0.0 0000 0 16 Brandon 20 13 7 0.0 0.0 0030 1 17 Walls 16 16 0 0.0 0.0 0061 0 18 Cox 11 9 2 0.0 0.0 1 48 5 0 0 19 Coleman 10 6 4 1.0 6.0 0010 0 20 Paymah 3 2 1 0.0 0.0 0000 0 21 Burns 2 0 2 0.0 0.0 0000 0 Chukwurah 2 1 1 0.0 0.0 0000 0 Pope 2 2 0 0.0 0.0 0000 0 24 Team 0 0 0 1.0 0.0 0000 0 TOTALS 945 711 234 28.0 190.0 20 379 121 20 12

DENVER BRONCOS 2005 FINAL REGULAR-SEASON SPECIAL-TEAMS STATISTICS (13-3) (based on press box statistics) PLAYER TT UT A FF FR BK BP TD 1 Burns 17 16 101000 2 Paymah 11 9200000 3 Green 10 8200000 4 Cox 98100000 5 Devoe 88012000 6 Chukwurah 75200000 Foxworth 77001000 Sapp 76112000 9 Alexander, R. 64201000 Brandon 65110000 11 Leach 55000000 12 Anderson, Ma. 43100000 Johnson 43100000 14 Ferguson 22000000 Williams, D.J. 22010000 Williams, Da. 22000000 17 Abdullah 11000000 Adams 11000000 Engelberger 11000000 Walls 11000000 21 Pryce 00000100 TOTALS 111 97 14 47100

MISC. TACKLES: Smith 3, S. Alexander 1, Dayne 1, Hamilton 1, DEFENSIVE TOUCHDOWNS: Bailey, 1 vs. S.D. (9/18), 1 at Dal. (11/24) Lelie 1, Nalen 1, Plummer 1, Putzier 1. Da. Williams, 1 at Oak. (11/13). MISC. FUMBLE RECOVERIES: Carlisle 2, Bell 1, Plummer 1. TWO-POINT CONVERSION STOPS: Gold, 1 vs. Was. (10/9). MISC. FORCED FUMBLES: None. BLOCKED PUNTS: None. SAFETY: Veal, 1 at S.D. (12/31). BLOCKED KICKS: Pryce, 1 vs. Was. (10/9). TENNESSEE TITANS 2005 FINAL REGULAR-SEASON TEAM STATISTICS (4-12)

Date W-L Score OT Opponent Attendance Rushing No. Yds Avg Long TD 09/11 L 7-34 at Pittsburgh 62,931 Brown 224 851 3.8 38t 5 09/18 W 25-10 Baltimore 69,149 Henry 88 335 3.8 29 0 09/25 L 27-31 at St. Louis 65,835 McNair 32 139 4.3 19 1 10/02 L 10-31 Indianapolis 69,149 Payton 33 105 3.2 15 2 10/09 W 34-20 at Houston 70,430 Mauck 7 39 5.6 12 0 10/16 L 23-31 Cincinnati 69,149 Nash 6 32 5.3 8 0 10/23 L 10-20 at Arizona 39,482 Roby 2 16 8.0 11 0 10/30 L 25-34 Oakland 69,149 Bennett 1 3 3.0 3 0 Volek 1 3 3.0 3 0 11/06 L 14-20 at Cleveland 72,594 B. Jones 1 1 1.0 1 0 11/20 L 28-31 Jacksonville 69,149 Wade LG 1 1 1.0 1 0 11/27 W 33-22 San Francisco 69,149 Wade TM 1 1 1.0 1 0 12/04 L 3-35 at Indianapolis 57,228 Hentrich 1 0 0.0 0 0 12/11 W 13-10 Houston 69,149 P. Jones 0 0 ------0 12/18 L 24-28 Seattle 69,149 Team 397 1525 3.8 38t 8 12/24 L 10-24 at Miami 72,001 Opponents 449 1894 4.2 52 12 01/01 L 13-40 at Jacksonville 65,485 Receiving No. Yds Avg Long TD Tennessee Opponent Bennett 58 738 12.7 55t 4 Total First Downs 279 294 Kinney 55 543 9.9 27 2 Rushing 72 89 Troupe 55 530 9.6 35 4 Passing 191 180 Scaife 37 273 7.4 19 2 Penalty 16 25 Brown 25 327 13.1 57 2 3rd Down: Made/Att 75/218 71/200 B. Jones 23 299 13.0 38t 2 3rd Down Pct. 34.4 35.5 Calico 22 191 8.7 18 0 4th Down: Made/Att 9/31 7/11 R. Williams 21 299 14.2 50t 2 4th Down Pct. 29.0 63.6 Roby 21 289 13.8 32 1 Possession Avg. 31:13 28:47 Wade LG 14 120 8.6 17 0 Total Net Yards 5122 5110 Avg. Per Game 320.1 319.4 Wade TM 4 40 10.0 15 0 Total Plays 1022 960 Henry 13 117 9.0 42 0 Avg. Per Play 5.0 5.3 Fleming 10 69 6.9 18 1 Net Yards Rushing 1525 1894 Payton 6 30 5.0 9 0 Avg. Per Game 95.3 118.4 Nash 3 14 4.7 7 0 Total Rushes 397 449 Guenther 2 13 6.5 8 0 Net Yards Passing 3597 3216 Nickey 1 26 26.0 26 0 Avg. Per Game 224.8 201.0 Small 1 6 6.0 6 0 Sacked/Yards Lost 31/200 41/246 Roos 1 -7 -7.0 -7 0 Gross Yards 3797 3462 Team 358 3797 10.6 57 20 Att./Completions 594/358 470/296 Opponents 296 3462 11.7 63t 33 Completion Pct. 60.3 63.0 Had Intercepted 14 9 Interceptions No. Yds Avg Long TD Punts/Average 78/43.2 85/44.1 Hill 3 88 29.3 52t 1 Net Punting Avg. 78/37.8 85/37.5 Bulluck 2 16 8.0 16 0 Penalties/Yards 125/1002 95/718 Kassell 1 21 21.0 21t 1 Fumbles/Ball Lost 27/12 20/11 Woolfolk 1 3 3.0 3 0 Touchdowns 33 51 Rushing 8 12 Ta. Williams 1 1 1.0 1 0 Passing 20 33 Thompson 1 0 0.0 0 0 Returns 5 6 Team 9 129 14.3 52t 2 Opponents 14 293 20.9 85t 4

Punting No. Yds Avg Net TB In Lg B Score By Periods Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT PTS Hentrich 78 3371 43.2 37.8 14 21 59 0 Team 50 88 83 78 0 299 Team 78 3371 43.2 37.8 14 21 59 0 Opponents 79 132 108 102 0 421 Opponents 85 3746 44.1 37.5 7 16 74 1

Scoring TD Rush Rec Ret K-PAT FG S PTS Punt Returns Ret FC Yds Avg Long TD Bironas 0 0 0 0 30/32 23/29 0 99 Wade LG 33 9 317 9.6 73t 1 Brown 7 5 2 0 0 42 P. Jones 29 8 272 9.4 52t 1 Bennett 4 0 4 0 0 24 Thurman TM 9 5 31 3.4 11 0 Troupe 4 0 4 0 0 24 B. Jones 5 0 75 15.0 32 0 B. Jones 2 0 2 0 0 12 Kinney 2 0 2 0 0 12 Thompson 1 0 31 31.0 31 0 Odom 2 0 0 2 0 12 Ta. Williams 1 0 9 9.0 9 0 Payton 2 2 0 0 0 12 Team 45 13 418 9.3 52t 1 Scaife 2 0 2 0 0 12 Opponents 32 20 144 4.5 15 0 R. Williams 2 0 2 0 0 12 Fleming 1 0 1 0 0 6 Kickoff Returns No. Yds Avg Long TD Hill 1 0 0 1 0 6 P. Jones 43 1127 26.2 85 0 P. Jones 1 0 0 1 0 6 Roby 22 495 22.5 59 0 Kassell 1 0 0 1 0 6 Payton 2 24 12.0 24 0 McNair 1 1 0 0 0 6 Thurman TM 2 42 21.0 25 0 Roby 1 0 1 0 0 6 Fleming 1 9 9.0 9 0 Wade LG 1 0 0 1 0 6 Team 70 1697 24.2 85 0 Reynolds 0 0 0 0 1 2 Opponents 57 1290 22.6 50 0 Team 33 8 20 5 30/32 23/29 1 299 Opponents 51 12 33 6 48/49 21/27 0 421 Field Goals 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Bironas 0/0 10/10 6/7 5/7 2/5 2-Pt. Conversions: Team 0-1, Opponents 2-2 Team 0/0 10/10 6/7 5/7 2/5 Opponents 1/1 6/6 9/14 5/5 0/1 Sacks: Vanden Bosch 12.5, LaBoy 6.5, Bulluck 5, Long 3.5, Haynesworth 3, Starks 3, Sirmon 2.5, Odom 2, Schobel 1, Thompson 1, Clauss 0.5, Waddell 0.5, Bironas: (47N)(39G,29G,47G)(41G,39G)(34G,38N) (52G,58N,49G) (24G,29G,47G) Team 41, Opponents 31 (53G)(39G,24G)(50N) ()(35G,41G,21G,22G)(51N,24G)(46N,23G,21G)(38G) (24G)() Opponents: (44G,27G)(30G)(46G)(20G)(32G,38G, 43G,47G) (52N,21G)(33G,24G)(22G,32G)(37G,19G, 39N)(31G)(34N)()(30G,37B,31N)(36B)(25G)(46G, 38G)

Passing Att Cmp Yds Cmp% Yds/Att TD TD% Int Int% Long Sack/Lost Rating

McNair 476 292 3161 61.3 6.64 16 3.4 11 2.3 57 20/134 82.4 Volek 88 50 474 56.8 5.39 4 4.5 2 2.3 55t 9/45 77.6 Mauck 27 15 136 55.6 5.04 0 0.0 1 3.7 17 1/8 53.9 Hentrich 2 1 26 50.0 13.00 0 0.0 0 0.0 26 0/0 95.8 Bennett 1 0 0 0.0 0.00 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0/0 39.6 P. Jones 0 0 0 ------0 --- 0 ------1/13 --- Team 594 358 3797 60.3 6.39 20 3.4 14 2.4 57 31/200 80.3 Opponents 470 296 3462 63.0 7.37 33 7.0 9 1.9 63t 41/246 100.7

DENVER BRONCOS 2005 FINAL POSTSEASON TEAM STATISTICS (1-1)

Date W-L Score OT Opponent Attendance Rushing No. Yds Avg Long TD 01/14 W 27-13 New England (Divisional Playoff) 76,238 Mi. Anderson 28 105 3.8 18 3 01/22 L 17-34 Pittsburgh (AFC Championship) 76,755 Bell 11 50 4.5 11 0 Plummer 14 38 2.7 8 0

Team 53 193 3.6 18 3

Opponents 54 169 3.1 17 2

Receiving No. Yds Avg Long TD Smith 10 157 15.7 42 1 Lelie 7 118 16.9 38 1 Putzier 7 92 13.1 24 0 Denver Opponent Bell 5 28 5.6 9 0 Total First Downs 32 35 Mi. Anderson 4 25 6.3 14 0 Rushing 11 8 Team 33 420 12.7 42 2 Passing 17 27 Opponents 41 616 15.0 73 3 Penalty 4 0

3rd Down: Made/Att 9/25 13/27

3rd Down Pct. 36.0 48.1 Interceptions No. Yds Avg Long TD 4th Down: Made/Att 2/4 0/1 Bailey 1 100 100.0 100 0 4th Down Pct. 50.0 0.0 Lynch 1 5 5.0 5 0 Possession Avg. 27:51 32:09 Team 2 105 52.5 100 0 Total Net Yards 594 778 Opponents 3 15 5.0 14 0

Avg. Per Game 297.0 389.0

Total Plays 114 121 Avg. Per Play 5.2 6.4 Punting No. Yds Avg Net TB In Lg B Net Yards Rushing 193 169 Sauerbrun 8 361 45.1 38.9 0 4 58 0 Avg. Per Game 96.5 84.5 Team 8 361 45.1 38.9 0 4 58 0 Total Rushes 53 54 Opponents 7 294 42.0 37.7 1 2 50 0

Net Yards Passing 401 609 Avg. Per Game 200.5 304.5 Sacked/Yards Lost 5/19 2/7 Punt Returns Ret FC Yds Avg Long TD Gross Yards 420 616 Adams 1 4 10 10.0 10 0 Att./Completions 56/33 65/41 Team 1 4 10 10.0 10 0 Opponents 5 2 50 10.0 14 0 Completion Pct. 58.9 63.1

Had Intercepted 3 2

Punts/Average 8/45.1 7/42.0 Net Punting Avg. 8/38.9 7/37.7 Kickoff Returns No. Yds Avg Long TD Penalties/Yards 8/44 16/143 Adams 7 164 23.4 47 0 Fumbles/Ball Lost 3/2 4/3 Sapp 1 11 11.0 11 0 Touchdowns 5 5 Da. Williams 1 19 19.0 19 0 Rushing 3 2 Team 9 194 21.6 47 0 Opponents 8 192 24.0 32 0 Passing 2 3

Returns 0 0

Field Goals 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Score By Periods Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT PTS Elam 0/0 1/1 1/1 0/0 1/1 Team 0 13 14 17 0 44 Team 0/0 1/1 1/1 0/0 1/1 Opponents 3 24 3 17 0 47 Opponents 0/0 0/0 1/1 3/4 0/0

Scoring TD Rush Rec Ret K-PAT FG S PTS Elam: (50G,34G)(23G) Mi. Anderson 3 3 0 0 0 18 Team: (50G,34G)(23G) Elam 0 0 0 0 5/5 3/3 0 14 Opponents: (40G,32G,43N)(47G,42G)

Lelie 1 0 1 0 0 6 Smith 1 0 1 0 0 6 Team 5 3 2 0 5/5 3/3 0 44 Opponents 5 2 3 0 5/5 4/5 0 47

2-Pt. Conversions: Team 0-0, Opponents 0-0 Sacks: M. Myers 1, D.J. Williams 0.5, Pryce 0.5, Team 2, Opponents 5

Passing Att Cmp Yds Cmp% Yds/Att TD TD% Int Int% Long Sack/Lost Rating Plummer 56 33 420 58.9 7.50 2 3.6 3 5.4 42 5/19 72.0

Team 56 33 420 58.9 7.50 2 3.6 3 5.4 42 5/19 72.0 Opponents 65 41 616 63.1 9.48 3 4.6 2 3.1 73 2/7 96.7

DENVER BRONCOS 2005 FINAL POSTSEASON DEFENSIVE STATISTICS (1-1) (based on coaches' film review) PLAYER TT UT A S Yds. I Yds. PD FF FR 1 Foxworth 20 13 7 0.0 0.0 0010 0 2 Williams, D.J. 17 10 7 0.5 3.5 0000 0 3 Wilson 15 11 4 0.0 0.0 0020 0 4 Ferguson 14 9 5 0.0 0.0 0011 0 5 Gold 11 8 3 0.0 0.0 0000 1 6 Lynch 9 7 2 0.0 0.0 1530 0 7 Brown 8 8 0 0.0 0.0 0011 0 Myers 8 7 1 1.0 0.0 0000 0 9 Coleman 6 6 0 0.0 0.0 0000 0 Warren 6 2 4 0.0 0.0 0000 0 11 Bailey 5 3 2 0.0 0.0 1 100 4 0 0 12 Ekuban 4 2 2 0.0 0.0 0000 0 Pryce 4 2 2 0.5 3.5 0000 0 14 Brandon 3 2 1 0.0 0.0 0000 0 Williams, Da. 3 3 0 0.0 0.0 0000 0 16 Veal 1 1 0 0.0 0.0 0000 0 TOTALS 134 94 40 2.0 7.0 2 105 12 2 1

DENVER BRONCOS 2005 FINAL POSTSEASON SPECIAL-TEAMS STATISTICS (1-1) (based on press box statistics) PLAYER TT UT A FF FR BK BP TD 1 Brandon 22000000 Burns 22000000 Sapp 22001000 4 Bell 11000000 Chukwurah 11000000 Green 11000000 Johnson 11000000 Paymah 11000000 Sauerbrun 11010000 10 Leach 00001000 TOTALS 12 12 012000

MISC. TACKLES: Nalen 2, Alexander, S. 1, Hamilton 1. DEFENSIVE TOUCHDOWNS: None. MISC. FUMBLE RECOVERIES: None. TWO-POINT CONVERSION STOPS: None. MISC. FORCED FUMBLES: None. BLOCKED PUNTS: None. SAFETIES: None. BLOCKED KICKS: None. DENVER BRONCOS 2005 FINAL PRESEASON TEAM STATISTICS (4-0)

Date W-L Score OT Opponent Attendance Rushing No. Yds Avg Long TD 08/13 W 20-14 at Houston 70,016 Mi. Anderson 24 210 8.8 93t 2 08/20 W 26-21 San Francisco 70,794 Dayne 35 187 5.3 23 0 08/27 W 37-24 Indianapolis 74,152 Bell 28 153 5.5 35 1 09/02 W 30-21 at Arizona 40,888 Van Pelt 15 110 7.3 40 0 Griffin 24 89 3.7 11 0 Denver Opponent Mauck 5 23 4.6 16t 1 Total First Downs 84 76 Plummer 3 18 6.0 12 0 Rushing 38 25 Devoe 1 8 8.0 8 0 Passing 42 40 Luke 1 3 3.0 3 0 Penalty 4 11 Friehauf 1 -1 -1.0 -1 0 3rd Down: Made/Att 26/58 18/54 Team 137 800 5.8 93t 4 3rd Down Pct. 44.8 33.3 Opponents 103 420 4.1 23t 2 4th Down: Made/Att 1/2 1/4 4th Down Pct. 50.0 25.0 Receiving No. Yds Avg Long TD Possession Avg. 31:42 28:18 Devoe 10 200 20.0 92t 2 Total Net Yards 1613 1251 Watts 8 87 10.9 22t 2 Avg. Per Game 403.3 312.8 Lelie 6 134 22.3 40t 1 Total Plays 265 254 Adams 6 77 12.8 19 0 Avg. Per Play 6.1 4.9 Smith 6 76 12.7 17 0 Net Yards Rushing 800 420 Mi. Anderson 5 44 8.8 20 1 Avg. Per Game 200.0 105.0 Putzier 4 76 19.0 28t 1 Total Rushes 137 103 Dayne 4 27 6.8 10 0 Net Yards Passing 813 831 Rice 4 24 6.0 8 0 Avg. Per Game 203.3 207.8 K. Johnson 3 45 15.0 27 0 Sacked/Yards Lost 9/63 14/76 Luke 3 28 9.3 16 0 Gross Yards 876 907 Bell 3 23 7.7 13 0 Att./Completions 119/67 137/82 S. Alexander 2 4 2.0 3t 1 Completion Pct. 56.3 59.9 Duke 1 20 20.0 20 0 Had Intercepted 1 1 Jackson 1 13 13.0 13 0 Punts/Average 15/43.5 24/42.4 Griffin 1 -2 -2.0 -2 0 Net Punting Avg. 15/35.0 24/33.1 Team 67 876 13.1 92t 8 Penalties/Yards 33/323 39/292 Opponents 82 907 11.1 58t 8 Fumbles/Ball Lost 6/1 8/2 Touchdowns 12 10 Interceptions No. Yds Avg Long TD Rushing 4 2 Brandon 1 13 13.0 13 0 Passing 8 8 Team 1 13 13.0 13 0 Returns 0 0 Opponents 1 0 0.0 0 0

Punting No. Yds Avg Net TB In Lg B Sauerbrun 14 611 43.6 34.6 2 1 58 0 Score By Periods Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT PTS Ernster 1 41 41.0 41.0 0 0 41 0 Team 23 31 24 35 0 113 Team 15 652 43.5 35.0 2 1 58 0 Opponents 14 27 10 29 0 80 Opponents 24 1017 42.4 33.1 2 6 58 0

Punt Returns Ret FC Yds Avg Long TD Adams 7 1 123 17.6 39 0 Scoring TD Rush Rec Ret K-PAT FG S PTS Da. Williams 5 3 15 3.0 14 0 Elam 0 0 0 0 11/11 10/12 0 41 Luke 2 0 44 22.0 44 0 Mi. Anderson 3 2 1 0 0 18 Team 14 4 182 13.0 44 0 Devoe 2 0 2 0 0 12 Opponents 10 2 87 8.7 17 0 Watts 2 0 2 0 0 12 S. Alexander 1 0 1 0 0 6 Kickoff Returns No. Yds Avg Long TD Bell 1 1 0 0 0 6 Da. Williams 2 50 25.0 26 0 Lelie 1 0 1 0 0 6 R. Alexander 1 20 20.0 20 0 Mauck 1 1 0 0 0 6 Luke 1 15 15.0 15 0 Putzier 1 0 1 0 0 6 Team 4 85 21.3 26 0 Dayne 0 0 0 0 0 0 Opponents 18 412 22.9 35 0 Team 12 4 8 0 11/11 10/12 0 113 Opponents 10 2 8 0 9/9 3/4 0 80 Field Goals 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Elam 0/0 6/6 3/3 1/3 0/0 2-Pt. Conversions: Dayne 0, Team 0-1, Opponents 1-1 Team 0/0 6/6 3/3 1/3 0/0 Sacks: Engelberger 4.0, Pryce 2.0, D.. Williams 2.0, Ekuban 1.0, L. Green 1.0, Opponents 0/0 3/3 0/0 0/0 0/1 Palepoi 1.0, Sykes 1.0, Veal 1.0 Team 14.0, Opponents 9.0 Elam: (27G,24G)(31G,45N,48N,22G)(31G,28G,38G) (43G,24G,22G) Team: (27G,24G)(31G,45N,48N,22G)(31G,28G,38G) (43G,24G,22G)

Opponents: ()(55N)(28G)(26G,28G)

Passing Att Cmp Yds Cmp% Yds/Att TD TD% Int Int% Long Sack/Lost Rating Van Pelt 67 36 385 53.7 5.75 4 6.0 0 0.0 32 7/54 90.7 Plummer 35 23 321 65.7 9.17 3 8.6 0 0.0 40t 2/9 123.6 Mauck 17 8 170 47.1 10.00 1 5.9 1 5.9 92t 0/0 78.1 Team 119 67 876 56.3 7.36 8 6.7 1 0.8 92t 9/63 98.6 Opponents 137 82 907 59.9 6.62 8 5.8 1 0.7 58t 14/76 96.0

DENVER BRONCOS 2005 FINAL PRESEASON DEFENSIVE STATISTICS (4-0) (based on press box statistics) PLAYER TT UT A S Yds. I Yds. PD FF FR 1 Foxworth 15 12 3 0.0 0.0 00200 Paymah 15 13 2 0.0 0.0 00400 3 Williams, Da. 14 12 2 1.0 8.0 00300 4 Brandon 11 9 2 0.0 0.0 1 13 2 0 0 Engelberger 11 10 1 4.0 26.0 00000 6 Gold 10 7 3 0.0 0.0 00000 LeSueur 10 9 1 0.0 0.0 00100 8 Davis 9 6 3 0.0 0.0 00300 Pierce 9 8 1 0.0 0.0 00000 Walls 9 9 0 0.0 0.0 00310 Williams, D.J. 9 7 2 1.0 2.0 00000 12 Burns 8 5 3 0.0 0.0 00000 Green 8 8 0 1.0 6.0 00010 M. Myers 8 8 0 0.0 0.0 00000 15 Sykes 7 5 2 1.0 5.0 00000 Wilson 7 5 2 0.0 0.0 00000 17 Chukwurah 6 6 0 0.0 0.0 00210 Pryce 6 6 0 2.0 20.0 00100 19 Ferguson 5 3 2 0.0 0.0 00100 Lynch 5 5 0 0.0 0.0 00000 21 Alexander, R. 4 4 0 0.0 0.0 00000 Palepoi 4 3 1 1.0 5.0 00110 Pope 4 3 1 0.0 0.0 00100 24 Anderson, Ma. 3 2 1 0.0 0.0 00100 Coleman 3 1 2 0.0 0.0 00000 Ekuban 3 3 0 1.0 4.0 00000 Steele 3 3 0 0.0 0.0 00000 Veal 3 3 0 1.0 0.0 00000 29 Elliss 2 0 2 0.0 0.0 00000 30 Babers 1 1 0 0.0 0.0 00000 Cox 1100.00.000000 Warren 1 1 0 0.0 0.0 00000 TEAM 1 0 1 1.0 0.0 00000 34 Browner 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 00100 TOTALS 215 178 37 14.0 76.0 1 13 26 4 0 SPECIAL TEAMS STATISTICS PLAYER TT UT A FF FR BK BP TD 1 LeSueur 44001000 Pierce 43100000 3 Devoe 32110000 Paymah 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 Adams 21100000 Alexander, R. 22001000 Brandon 22000000 Burns 22000000 Chukwurah 22000000 Green 22000000 11 Bell 11000000 Ferguson 11000000 Foxworth 11000000 Leach 11000000 Luke 11000000 Miree 11000000 Sapp 10100000 TOTALS 33 28 512000

MISC. TACKLES: Plummer 1. DEFENSIVE TOUCHDOWNS: None. MISC. FUMBLE RECOVERIES: Adams 1, Devoe 1, Van Pelt 1. TWO-POINT CONVERSION STOPS: None. MISC. FORCED FUMBLES: None. BLOCKED PUNTS: None. BLOCKED KICKS: None. DENVER BRONCOS 2006 DEPTH CHART (as of Monday, Aug. 14, 2006)

Broncos Offense WR 80 Rod Smith 17 87 David Kircus 19 Brian Clark 81 Charlie Adams LT 78 Matt Lepsis 74 Cornell Green 77 Dwayne Carswell 70 Javiar Collins LG 50 Ben Hamilton 59 Taylor Whitley 63 Rob Hunt C 66 Tom Nalen 62 Chris Myers 67 Greg Eslinger RG 65 Cooper Carlisle 73 Chris Kuper 68 Martin Bibla RT 72 George Foster 75 Adam Meadows 69 P.J. Alexander 64 Erik Pears TE 82 Stephen Alexander 88 Tony Scheffler 89 Nate Jackson 46 Chad Mustard 83 Mike Leach WR 84 Javon Walker 15 Brandon Marshall 13 David Terrell 14 Todd Devoe QB 16 Jake Plummer 6 Jay Cutler 11 Bradlee Van Pelt 5 Preston Parsons RB 20 Mike Bell 26 Tatum Bell 33 Ron Dayne 34 Cedric Cobbs 29 Damien Nash FB 37 Cecil Sapp 39 Kyle Johnson 31 Brandon Miree 43 Rashon Powers-Neal

Broncos Defense LE 98 Courtney Brown 76 Kenard Lang 54 Patrick Chukwurah 90 Corey Jackson LT 96 Michael Myers 93 Antwon Burton 94 Amon Gordon 71 Patrice Majondo-Mwamba RT 61 Gerard Warren 97 Demetrin Veal 92 Elvis Dumervil 79 Bryan Save RE 91 60 95 Khaleed Vaughn WLB 52 Ian Gold 53 Louis Green 49 Kevin Harrison MLB 56 Al Wilson 58 51 Keith Burns SLB 55 D.J. Williams 50 Cameron Vaughn 59 Ray Wells LCB 24 Champ Bailey 22 Domonique Foxworth 41 Karl Paymah 23 Willie Middlebrooks RCB 27 Darrent Williams 45 Roc Alexander 28 Jeff Shoate 35 Antwaun Rogers SS 25 Nick Ferguson 40 Curome Cox 21 Hamza Abdullah FS 47 John Lynch 42 Sam Brandon 32 Tyler Everett

Broncos Specialists P 10 Todd Sauerbrun 4 Micah Knorr 3 Paul Ernster K 1 Jason Elam KO 3 Paul Ernster 4 Micah Knorr 10 Todd Sauerbrun PR 27 Darrent Williams 20 Mike Bell 87 David Kircus 15 Brandon Marshall 81 Charlie Adams KR 20 Mike Bell 87 David Kircus 19 Brian Clark 81 Charlie Adams 34 Cedric Cobbs 37 Cecil Sapp PC 83 Mike Leach 88 Tony Scheffler 73 Chris Kuper KC 83 Mike Leach 62 Chris Myers 88 Tony Scheffler H 16 Jake Plummer 6 Jay Cutler 4 Micah Knorr

Rookie and First-Year players underlined [injured players]

BRONCOS PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Hamza Abdullah (AHM-zah) Chris Kuper (KOO-pehr) Martin Bibla (BIHb-lah) Kenard Lang (kehn-ARD) Antwon Burton (ANN-TWAHN) Patrice Majondo-Mwamba (ma-WAHM-ba) Patrick Chukwurah (chuk-WER-uh) Brandon Miree (my-REE) Javiar Collins (HAH-vee-ayr) Erik Pears (PEERS) Curome Cox (ker-OME) Antwaun Rogers (ANN-TWAHN) Todd Devoe (deh-VOH) Brian Save (sah-VAY) Elvis Dumervil (doo-mehr-vill) Jeff Shoate (SHOTE) Ebenezer Ekuban (EK-you-BON) David Terrell (teh-REHL) Jason Elam (EE-lum) Khaleed Vaughn (kah-LEED) Amon Gordon (ah-MAHN) Demetrin Veal (deh-ME-trin) Domenik Hixon (DAH-mehn-ik) Darrent Williams (DARE-ent) David Kircus (KIHR-kus) Denver Broncos 2006 Alphabetical Roster (updated 8/14/06)

NFL High School 2005 No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Birthdate Exp. College Hometown How Acq. P-S-DNP-INA 21 Abdullah, Hamza S 6-2 216 8/20/83 2 Washington State Pomona, Calif. PS(TB)- ‘05 1-0-0-7 81 Adams, Charlie WR 6-2 190 10/23/79 4 Hofstra Mechanicsburg, Pa. FA- ‘04 16-2-0-0 69 Alexander, P.J. G 6-4 297 12/23/78 4 Syracuse Tallahassee, Fla. FA- ‘03 0-0-0-0 45 Alexander, Roc CB 5-10 190 9/23/81 3 Washington Colorado Springs, Colo. CFA- ‘04 10-0-0-6 82 Alexander, Stephen TE 6-4 250 11/7/75 9 Oklahoma Chickasha, Okla. UFA(Det)- ‘05 16-15-0-0 24 Bailey, Champ CB 6-0 192 6/22/78 8 Georgia Folkston, Ga. T(Was)- ’04 14-14-0-2 20 Bell, Mike RB 6-0 220 4/23/83 R Arizona Tolleson, Ariz. CFA- ’06 0-0-0-0 26 Bell, Tatum RB 5-11 213 3/2/81 3 Oklahoma State Dallas, Texas D2a- ‘04 15-1-0-1 68 Bibla, Martin G 6-3 303 10/4/79 4 Miami Mountaintop, Penn. FA- ’06 0-0-0-0 42 Brandon, Sam S 6-2 200 7/5/79 5 UNLV Riverside, Calif. D4- ‘02 14-0-0-2 98 Brown, Courtney DE 6-4 285 2/14/78 7 Penn State Alvin, S.C. FA- ‘05 14-13-0-2 51 Burns, Keith LB 6-2 235 5/16/72 13 Oklahoma State Alexandria, Va. UFA(TB)- ‘05 15-1-0-1 93 Burton, Antwon DT 6-2 318 7/11/83 R Temple Cheektowaga, N.Y. CFA- ’06 0-0-0-0 65 Carlisle, Cooper G/T 6-5 295 8/11/77 7 Florida McComb, Miss. D4b- ‘00 16-16-0-0 77 Carswell, Dwayne G 6-3 290 1/18/72 13 Liberty Jacksonville, Fla. CFA- ‘94 7-0-0-1 54 Chukwurah, Patrick LB 6-1 250 3/1/79 6 Wyoming Irving, Texas FA- ‘04 14-0-0-2 19 Clark, Brian WR 6-2 204 12/26/83 R North Carolina State Tampa, Fla. CFA- ’06 0-0-0-0 34 Cobbs, Cedric RB 6-0 227 1/9/81 2 Arkansas Little Rock, Ark. FA- ‘05 0-0-0-0 70 Collins, Javiar T 6-6 297 4/13/78 5 Northwestern Mendota Heights, Minn. FA- ’06 0-0-0-0 40 Cox, Curome S 6-1 204 2/28/81 2 Maryland Washington, D.C. FA- ‘04 13-1-0-0 6 Cutler, Jay QB 6-3 233 4/29/83 R Vanderbilt Lincoln City, Ind. D1- ’06 0-0-0-0 33 Dayne, Ron RB 5-10 245 3/14/78 7 Wisconsin Berlin, N.J. UFA(NYG)- ‘05 10-0-3-3 14 Devoe, Todd WR 6-2 198 4/5/80 2 Central Missouri State Fort Lauderdale, Fla. FA- ‘05 14-0-0-2 92 Dumervil, Elvis DE 5-11 250 1/19/84 R Louisville Miami, Fla. D4b- ’06 0-0-0-0 91 Ekuban, Ebenezer DE 6-4 275 5/29/76 8 North Carolina Bowie, Md. T(Cle)- ‘05 16-4-0-0 1 Elam, Jason K 5-11 200 3/8/70 14 Hawaii Ft. Walton Beach, Fla. D3b- ‘93 16-0-0-0 60 Engelberger, John DE 6-4 252 10/18/76 7 Springfield, Va. T(SF)- ‘05 14-0-0-2 3 Ernster, Paul P/K 6-0 217 1/26/82 2 Northern Arizona Glendale, Ariz. D7- ‘05 1-0-0-1 67 Eslinger, Greg C 6-3 290 4/23/83 R Minnesota Bismarck, North Dakota D6- ’06 0-0-0-0 32 Everett, Tyler S 5-11 202 11/4/83 R Ohio State Canton, Ohio CFA- ’06 0-0-0-0 25 Ferguson, Nick S 5-11 201 11/27/74 7 Georgia Tech Miami, Fla. FA- ‘03 16-16-0-0 72 Foster, George T 6-5 338 6/9/80 4 Georgia Macon, Ga. D1- ‘03 16-16-0-0 22 Foxworth, Domonique CB 5-11 180 3/27/83 2 Maryland Catonsville, Md. D3b- ‘05 16-7-0-0 52 Gold, Ian LB 6-0 223 8/23/78 7 Michigan Belleville, Mich. FA- ‘05 16-16-0-0 94 Gordon, Amon DL 6-2 319 10/13/81 3 Stanford San Diego, Calif. W- ’06 0-0-0-0 74 Green, Cornell T 6-6 315 8/25/76 7 Central Florida St. Petersburg, Fla. UFA(TB)- ‘04 14-0-0-2 53 Green, Louis LB 6-3 228 9/23/79 3 Alcorn State Vicksburg, Miss. FA- ‘03 14-0-0-2 50 Hamilton, Ben G/C 6-4 283 8/18/77 6 Minnesota Minneapolis, Minn. D4a- ‘01 16-16-0-0 49 Harrison, Kevin LB 6-0 256 12/24/81 1 Eastern Michigan Belleville, Mich. FA- ’06 0-0-0-0 12 Hixon, Domenik WR 6-2 185 10/8/84 R Akron Columbus, Ohio D4c- ’06 0-0-0-0 57 Hollowell, T.J. LB 6-0 235 4/8/81 3 Nebraska Copperas Cove, Texas FA- ’06 2-0-0-1^ 63 Hunt, Rob* G/C 6-3 283 3/3/81 1 North Dakota State Cavalier, N.D. FA- ‘05 0-0-0-0 90 Jackson, Corey DE 6-6 270 11/6/78 2 Nevada Kershaw, S.C. FA- ‘05 0-0-0-0 89 Jackson, Nate TE 6-3 235 6/4/79 4 Menlo San Jose, Calif. T(SF)- ‘03 2-0-0-14 39 Johnson, Kyle FB 6-0 242 12/15/78 4 Syracuse Woodbridge, N.J. FA- ‘03 16-14-0-0 87 Kircus, David WR 6-2 192 2/19/80 3 Grand Valley State Imlay City, Mich. FA- ’06 0-0-0-0 4 Knorr, Micah P 6-2 208 1/9/75 6 Utah State Orange, Calif. FA- ’06 0-0-0-0 73 Kuper, Chris G 6-4 302 12/19/82 R North Dakota Anchorage, Alaska D5- ’06 0-0-0-0 76 Lang, Kenard DE 6-3 264 1/31/75 10 Miami Orlando, Fla. FA- ’06 16-5-0-0^ 83 Leach, Mike TE/LS 6-2 245 10/18/76 7 William & Mary Jefferson Township, N.J. FA- ‘02 16-0-0-0 85 Lelie, Ashley WR 6-3 200 2/16/80 5 Hawaii Honolulu, Hawaii D1- ‘02 16-13-0-0 78 Lepsis, Matt T 6-4 290 1/13/74 10 Colorado Conroe, Texas CFA- ‘97 16-16-0-0 47 Lynch, John S 6-2 220 9/25/71 14 Stanford Del Mar, Calif. FA- ‘04 16-16-0-0 71 Majondo-Mwamba, Patrice* DL 6-4 301 7/29/79 1 Texas Tech Republic of Congo CFA- ‘05 0-0-0-0 15 Marshall, Brandon WR 6-4 222 3/23/84 R UCF Lake Howell, Fla. D4a- ’06 0-0-0-0 75 Meadows, Adam T 6-5 290 1/25/74 8 Georgia Powder Springs, Ga. FA- ’06 0-0-0-0 23 Middlebrooks, Willie CB 6-1 200 2/12/79 6 Minnesota Homestead, Fla. FA- ‘06 5-0-0-2 31 Miree, Brandon RB 5-11 237 4/14/81 2 Pittsburgh Cincinnati, Ohio D7b- ‘04 0-0-0-0 46 Mustard, Chad TE 6-6 277 10/8/77 3 North Dakota Columbus, Neb. FA- ’06 0-0-0-0 62 Myers, Chris C/G 6-4 300 9/15/81 2 Miami Miami, Fla. D6- ‘05 9-0-0-3 96 Myers, Michael DT 6-2 300 1/20/76 9 Alabama Vicksburg, Miss. T(Cle)- ‘05 16-15-0-0 66 Nalen, Tom C 6-3 286 5/13/71 13 Boston College Foxboro, Mass. D7c- ‘94 16-16-0-0 29 Nash, Damien RB 5-10 220 4/14/82 2 Missouri East St. Louis, Ill. FA- ’06 3-0-1-12^ 5 Parsons, Preston QB 6-4 235 2/19/79 3 Northern Arizona Portland, Ore. FA- ’06 0-0-0-0 41 Paymah, Karl CB 6-0 200 11/29/82 2 Washington State Culver City, Calif. D3a- ‘05 13-0-0-3 64 Pears, Erik* T 6-8 305 6/25/82 1 Colorado State Denver, Colo. CFA- ‘05 0-0-0-0 16 Plummer, Jake QB 6-2 212 12/19/74 10 Arizona State Boise, Idaho UFA(Ari)- ‘03 16-16-0-0 43 Powers-Neal, Rashon FB 6-3 247 4/3/83 R Notre Dame St. Paul, Minn. CFA- ’06 0-0-0-0 35 Rogers, Antwaun* CB 6-2 170 8/29/82 1 Purdue Middletown, Ohio CFA- ‘05 0-0-0-0 37 Sapp, Cecil RB 5-11 229 12/23/78 4 Colorado State Miami, Fla. CFA- ‘03 16-0-0-0 10 Sauerbrun, Todd P 5-10 215 1/4/73 12 West Virginia East Setauket, N.Y. T(Car)- ‘05 16-0-0-0 79 Save, Bryan DT 6-1 299 12/16/81 1 Colorado State Santa Ana, Calif. FA- ’06 0-0-0-0 88 Scheffler, Tony TE 6-5 250 2/15/83 R Western Michigan Morenci, Mich. D2- ’06 0-0-0-0 28 Shoate, Jeff CB 5-10 180 3/23/81 3 San Diego State San Diego, Calif. D5- ‘04 0-0-0-0 80 Smith, Rod WR 6-0 200 5/15/70 12 Missouri Southern Texarkana, Ark. CFA- ‘94 16-16-0-0 13 Terrell, David WR 6-3 213 3/13/79 6 Michigan Richmond, Va. FA- ‘05 1-0-0-14 11 Van Pelt, Bradlee QB 6-2 220 7/3/80 2 Colorado State Santa Barbara, Calif. D7c- ‘04 3-0-13-0 50 Vaughn, Cameron LB 6-4 241 2/27/84 R Louisiana State Marrero, La. CFA- ’06 0-0-0-0 95 Vaughn, Khaleed DE 6-4 278 5/20/81 2 Clemson North Atlanta, Ga. FA- ’06 0-0-0-0 97 Veal, Demetrin DT 6-2 288 8/11/81 4 Tennessee Paramount, Calif. FA- ‘04 15-0-0-1 84 Walker, Javon WR 6-3 209 10/14/78 5 Florida State Lafayette, La. T(GB)- ’06 1-1-0-1 61 Warren, Gerard DT 6-4 325 7/25/78 6 Florida Raiford, Fla. T(Cle)- ‘05 16-16-0-0 17 Watts, Darius WR 6-2 190 12/19/81 3 Marshall Atlanta, Ga. D2b- ‘04 6-0-0-10 58 Webster, Nate LB 6-0 237 11/29/77 7 Miami Miami, Fla. UFA(Cin)- ’06 1-0-0-4^ 59 Wells, Ray LB 6-1 236 8/20/80 3 Arizona Spring Valley, Calif. FA- ’06 0-0-0-0 59 Whitley, Taylor G 6-4 305 2/21/80 4 Texas A&M Sudan, Texas FA- ’05 2-0-0-7 55 Williams, D.J. LB 6-1 242 7/20/82 3 Miami Concord, Calif. D1- ‘04 16-14-0-0 27 Williams, Darrent CB 5-8 188 9/27/82 2 Oklahoma State Fort Worth, Texas D2- ‘05 12-9-0-4 56 Wilson, Al LB 6-0 240 6/21/77 8 Tennessee Jackson, Tenn. D1- ‘99 15-15-0-1

RESERVE/INJURED LIST 86 Trusty, Landon TE 6-7 266 10/9/81 2 Central Arkansas Hot Springs, Ark. FA- ’06 0-0-0-4^

^ - Hollowell was with NY Jets in ’05; Lang was with Cleveland in ‘05; Nash was with Tennessee in ’05; Trusty was with San Diego in ’05; Webster was with Cincinnati in ’05.

Head Coach: Mike Shanahan (12th year). Assistant Coaches: Mike Heimerdinger (Asst. Head Coach), Rick Dennison (Offensive Coordinator), Larry Coyer (Defensive Coordinator), Jeremy Bates (Offensive Asst.), Chip Beake (Quality Control), Ronnie Bradford (Special Teams), Tim Brewster (Tight Ends), Jacob Burney (Defensive Line/Ends), Kirk Doll (Linebackers), Thomas McGaughey (Special Teams Asst.), Pat McPherson (Quarterbacks), Andre Patterson (Defensive Line/Tackles), Jim Ryan (Defensive Asst.), Greg Saporta (Asst. Strength & Conditioning), Bob Slowik (Defensive Backs), Ryan Slowik (Defensive Asst.), Cedric Smith (Asst. Strength & Conditioning), Jimmy Spencer (Asst. Defensive Backs), Bobby Turner (Running Backs), Rich Tuten (Strength & Conditioning), Steve Watson (Wide Receivers). KEY: CFA-college free agent; D-drafted; FA-acquired as free agent; RFA-acquired as restricted free agent; UFA-acquired as unrestricted free agent; T-trade; W-waivers; *-allocated to NFL Europe. Denver Broncos 2006 Numerical Roster (updated 8/14/06) NFL High School 2005 No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Age Exp. College Hometown How Acq. P-S-DNP-INA 1 Jason Elam K 5-11 200 36 14 Hawaii Ft. Walton Beach, Fla. D3b- ‘93 16-0-0-0 3 Paul Ernster P/K 6-0 217 24 2 Northern Arizona Glendale, Ariz. D7- ‘05 1-0-0-1 4 Micah Knorr P 6-2 208 31 6 Utah State Orange, Calif. FA- ’06 0-0-0-0 5 Preston Parsons QB 6-4 235 27 3 Northern Arizona Portland, Ore. FA- ’06 0-0-0-0 6 Jay Cutler QB 6-3 233 23 R Vanderbilt Lincoln City, Ind. D1- ’06 0-0-0-0 10 Todd Sauerbrun P 5-10 215 33 12 West Virginia East Setauket, N.Y. T(Car)- ‘05 16-0-0-0 11 Bradlee Van Pelt QB 6-2 220 26 2 Colorado State Santa Barbara, Calif. D7c- ‘04 3-0-13-0 12 Domenik Hixon WR 6-2 185 21 R Akron Columbus, Ohio D4c- ’06 0-0-0-0 13 David Terrell WR 6-3 213 27 6 Michigan Richmond, Va. FA- ‘05 1-0-0-14 14 Todd Devoe WR 6-2 198 26 2 Central Missouri State Fort Lauderdale, Fla. FA- ‘05 14-0-0-2 15 Brandon Marshall WR 6-4 222 22 R UCF Lake Howell, Fla. D4a- ’06 0-0-0-0 16 Jake Plummer QB 6-2 212 31 10 Arizona State Boise, Idaho UFA(Ari)- ‘03 16-16-0-0 17 Darius Watts WR 6-2 190 24 3 Marshall Atlanta, Ga. D2b- ‘04 6-0-0-10 19 Brian Clark WR 6-2 204 22 R North Carolina State Tampa, Fla. CFA- ’06 0-0-0-0 20 Mike Bell RB 6-0 220 23 R Arizona Tolleson, Ariz. CFA- ’06 0-0-0-0 21 Hamza Abdullah S 6-2 213 22 2 Washington State Pomona, Calif. PS(TB)- ‘05 1-0-0-7 22 Domonique Foxworth CB 5-11 180 23 2 Maryland Catonsville, Md. D3b- ‘05 16-7-0-0 23 Willie Middlebrooks CB 6-1 200 27 6 Minnesota Homestead, Fla. FA- ’06 5-0-0-2 24 Champ Bailey CB 6-0 192 28 8 Georgia Folkston, Ga. T(Was)- ’04 14-14-0-2 25 Nick Ferguson S 5-11 201 31 7 Georgia Tech Miami, Fla. FA- ‘03 16-16-0-0 26 Tatum Bell RB 5-11 213 25 3 Oklahoma State Dallas, Texas D2a- ‘04 15-1-0-1 27 Darrent Williams CB 5-8 188 23 2 Oklahoma State Fort Worth, Texas D2- ‘05 12-9-0-4 28 Jeff Shoate CB 5-10 180 25 3 San Diego State San Diego, Calif. D5- ‘04 0-0-0-0 29 Damien Nash RB 5-10 220 24 2 Missouri East St. Louis, Ill. FA- ’06 3-0-1-12^ 31 Brandon Miree RB 5-11 237 25 2 Pittsburgh Cincinnati, Ohio D7b- ‘04 0-0-0-0 32 Tyler Everett S 5-11 202 22 R Ohio State Canton, Ohio CFA- ’06 0-0-0-0 33 Ron Dayne RB 5-10 245 28 7 Wisconsin Berlin, N.J. UFA(NYG)– ‘05 10-0-3-3 34 Cedric Cobbs RB 6-0 227 25 2 Arkansas Little Rock, Ark. FA- ‘05 0-0-0-0 35 Antwaun Rogers* CB 6-2 170 23 1 Purdue Middletown, Ohio CFA- ’05 0-0-0-0 37 Cecil Sapp RB 5-11 229 27 4 Colorado State Miami, Fla. CFA- ‘03 16-0-0-0 39 Kyle Johnson FB 6-0 242 27 4 Syracuse Woodbridge, N.J. FA- ‘03 16-14-0-0 40 Curome Cox S 6-1 204 25 2 Maryland Washington, D.C. FA- ‘04 13-1-0-0 41 Karl Paymah CB 6-0 200 23 2 Washington State Culver City, Calif. D3a- ‘05 13-0-0-3 42 Sam Brandon S 6-2 200 27 5 UNLV Riverside, Calif. D4- ‘02 14-0-0-2 43 Rashon Powers-Neal FB 6-3 247 23 R Notre Dame St. Paul, Minn. CFA- ’06 0-0-0-0 45 Roc Alexander CB 5-10 190 24 3 Washington Colorado Springs, Colo. CFA- ‘04 10-0-0-6 46 Chad Mustard TE 6-6 277 28 3 North Dakota Columbus, Neb. FA- ’06 0-0-0-0 47 John Lynch S 6-2 220 34 14 Stanford Del Mar, Calif. FA- ‘04 16-16-0-0 49 Kevin Harrison LB 6-0 256 24 1 Eastern Michigan Belleville, Mich. FA- ’06 0-0-0-0 50 Ben Hamilton G/C 6-4 283 28 6 Minnesota Minneapolis, Minn. D4a- ‘01 16-16-0-0 50 Cameron Vaughn LB 6-4 241 22 R Louisiana State Marrero, La. CFA- ’06 0-0-0-0 51 Keith Burns LB 6-2 235 34 13 Oklahoma State Alexandria, Va. UFA(TB)- ‘05 15-1-0-1 52 Ian Gold LB 6-0 223 27 7 Michigan Belleville, Mich. FA- ‘05 16-16-0-0 53 Louis Green LB 6-3 228 26 3 Alcorn State Vicksburg, Miss. FA- ‘03 14-0-0-2 54 Patrick Chukwurah LB 6-1 250 27 6 Wyoming Irving, Texas FA- ‘04 14-0-0-2 55 D.J. Williams LB 6-1 242 24 3 Miami Concord, Calif. D1- ‘04 16-14-0-0 56 Al Wilson LB 6-0 240 28 8 Tennessee Jackson, Tenn. D1- ‘99 15-15-0-1 57 T.J. Hollowell LB 6-0 235 25 3 Nebraska Copperas Cove, Texas FA- ’06 2-0-0-1^ 58 Nate Webster LB 6-0 237 28 7 Miami Miami, Fla. UFA(Cin)- ’06 1-0-0-4^ 59 Ray Wells LB 6-1 236 25 3 Arizona Spring Valley, Calif. FA- ’06 0-0-0-0 59 Taylor Whitley G 6-4 305 26 4 Texas A&M Sudan, Texas FA- ’05 2-0-0-7 60 John Engelberger DE 6-4 252 29 7 Virginia Tech Springfield, Va. T(SF)- ‘05 14-0-0-2 61 Gerard Warren DT 6-4 325 28 6 Florida Raiford, Fla. T(Cle)- ‘05 16-16-0-0 62 Chris Myers C/G 6-4 300 24 2 Miami Miami, Fla. D6- ‘05 9-0-0-3 63 Rob Hunt* G/C 6-3 283 25 1 North Dakota State Cavalier, N.D. FA- ‘05 0-0-0-0 64 Erik Pears* T 6-8 305 24 1 Colorado State Denver, Colo. CFA- ‘05 0-0-0-0 65 Cooper Carlisle G/T 6-5 295 28 7 Florida McComb, Miss. D4b- ‘00 16-16-0-0 66 Tom Nalen C 6-3 286 35 13 Boston College Foxboro, Mass. D7c- ‘94 16-16-0-0 67 Greg Eslinger C 6-3 290 23 R Minnesota Bismarck, North Dakota D6- ’06 0-0-0-0 68 Martin Bibla G 6-3 303 26 4 Miami Mountaintop, Pa. FA- ’06 0-0-0-0 69 P.J. Alexander G 6-4 297 27 4 Syracuse Tallahassee, Fla. FA- ‘03 0-0-0-0 70 Javiar Collins T 6-6 297 28 5 Northwestern Mendota Heights, Minn. FA- ’06 0-0-0-0 71 Patrice Majondo-Mwamba* DL 6-4 301 27 1 Texas Tech Republic of Congo RFA- ‘05 0-0-0-0 72 George Foster T 6-5 338 26 4 Georgia Macon, Ga. D1- ‘03 16-16-0-0 73 Chris Kuper G 6-4 302 23 R North Dakota Anchorage, Alaska D5- ’06 0-0-0-0 74 Cornell Green T 6-6 315 29 7 Central Florida St. Petersburg, Fla. UFA(TB)- ‘04 14-0-0-2 75 Adam Meadows T 6-5 290 32 8 Georgia Powder Springs, Ga. FA- ’06 0-0-0-0 76 Kenard Lang DE 6-3 264 31 10 Miami Orlando, Fla. FA- ’06 16-5-0-0^ 77 Dwayne Carswell G 6-3 290 34 13 Liberty Jacksonville, Fla. CFA- ‘94 7-0-0-1 78 Matt Lepsis T 6-4 290 32 10 Colorado Conroe, Texas CFA- ‘97 16-16-0-0 79 Bryan Save DT 6-1 299 24 1 Colorado State Santa Ana, Calif. FA- ’06 0-0-0-0 80 Rod Smith WR 6-0 200 36 12 Missouri Southern Texarkana, Ark. CFA- ‘94 16-16-0-0 81 Charlie Adams WR 6-2 190 26 4 Hofstra Mechanicsburg, Pa. FA- ‘04 16-2-0-0 82 Stephen Alexander TE 6-4 250 30 9 Oklahoma Chickasha, Okla. UFA(Det)- ‘05 16-15-0-0 83 Mike Leach TE/LS 6-2 245 29 7 William & Mary Jefferson Township, N.J. FA- ‘02 16-0-0-0 84 Javon Walker WR 6-3 209 27 5 Florida State Lafayette, La T(GB)- ’06 1-1-0-1 85 Ashley Lelie WR 6-3 200 26 5 Hawaii Honolulu, Hawaii D1- ‘02 16-13-0-0 87 David Kircus WR 6-2 192 26 3 Grand Valley State Imlay City, Mich. FA- ’06 0-0-0-0 88 Tony Scheffler TE 6-5 250 23 R Western Michigan Morenci, Mich. D2- ’06 0-0-0-0 89 Nate Jackson TE 6-3 235 27 4 Menlo San Jose, Calif. T(SF)- ‘03 2-0-0-14 90 Corey Jackson DE 6-6 270 27 2 Nevada Kershaw, S.C. FA- ‘05 0-0-0-0 91 Ebenezer Ekuban DE 6-4 275 30 8 North Carolina Bowie, Md. T(Cle)- ‘05 16-4-0-0 92 Elvis Dumervil DE 5-11 250 22 R Louisville Miami, Fla. D4b- ’06 0-0-0-0 93 Antwon Burton DT 6-2 318 23 R Temple Cheektowaga, N.Y. CFA- ’06 0-0-0-0 94 Amon Gordon DL 6-2 319 24 3 Stanford San Diego, Calif. W- ’06 0-0-0-0 95 Khaleed Vaughn DE 6-4 278 25 2 Clemson North Atlanta, Ga. FA- ’06 0-0-0-0 96 Michael Myers DT 6-2 300 30 9 Alabama Vicksburg, Miss. T(Cle)- ‘05 16-15-0-0 97 Demetrin Veal DT 6-2 288 24 4 Tennessee Paramount, Calif. FA- ‘04 15-0-0-1 98 Courtney Brown DE 6-4 285 28 7 Penn State Alvin, S.C. FA- ‘05 14-13-0-2

RESERVE/INJURED LIST 86 Landon Trusty TE 6-7 266 24 2 Central Arkansas Hot Springs, Ark. FA- ’06 0-0-0-4^

^ - Hollowell was with NY Jets in ’05; Lang was with Cleveland in ‘05; Nash was with Tennessee in ’05; Trusty was with San Diego in ’05; Webster was with Cincinnati in ’05.

Head Coach: Mike Shanahan (12th year). Assistant Coaches: Mike Heimerdinger (Asst. Head Coach), Rick Dennison (Offensive Coordinator), Larry Coyer (Defensive Coordinator), Jeremy Bates (Offensive Assistant), Chip Beake (Quality Control), Ronnie Bradford (Special Teams), Tim Brewster (Tight Ends), Jacob Burney (Defensive Line/Ends), Kirk Doll (Linebackers), Thomas McGaughey (Special Teams Asst.), Pat McPherson (Quarterbacks), Andre Patterson (Defensive Line/Tackles), Jim Ryan (Defensive Asst.), Greg Saporta (Asst. Strength & Conditioning), Bob Slowik (Defensive Backs), Ryan Slowik (Defensive Asst.), Cedric Smith (Asst. Strength & Conditioning), Jimmy Spencer (Asst. Defensive Backs), Bobby Turner (Running Backs), Rich Tuten (Strength & Conditioning), Steve Watson (Wide Receivers). KEY: CFA-college free agent; D-drafted; FA-acquired as free agent; RFA-acquired as restricted free agent; UFA-acquired as unrestricted free agent; T-trade; W-waivers; *- allocated to NFL Europe. DENVER BRONCOS 2005-06 TRANSACTIONS — by date/by player (Updated August 14, 2006)

BY DATE 7/28/05 Signed RB Maurice Clarett (draft choice) 1/7/05 Signed RB Kris Briggs to future contract Signed OL Chris Myers (draft choice) 10/10/05 Signed TE Wesley Duke to practice squad Signed WR Todd Devoe to future contract Signed CB Darrent Williams (draft choice) 10/11/05 Signed DE George Gause to practice squad Signed DE Randy Garner to future contract 7/30/05 Placed DT D.J. Renteria on reserve/NFL Europe 10/31/05 Placed G Dwayne Carswell on reserve/non- Signed G Reese Hicks to future contract injury list football injury list Signed TE Mike Pinkard to future contract 7/31/05 Placed C/G Josh Sewell on Exempt/Left Squad Signed G Taylor Whitley Signed LB Markus Steele to future contract list. Signed C Ben Nowland 11/1/05 Placed CB on reserve/injured list 1/8/05 Signed QB Matt Mauck from practice squad 8/2/05 Claimed C/G Chris Watton off Waivers Signed S Hamza Abdullah from Tampa Bay’s Waived RB Johnathan Reese 8/9/05 Placed C/G Josh Sewell on Reserve/Left Squad practice squad 1/10/05 Signed RB Santonio Beard to future contract list 11/15/05 Waived S Marques Anderson Signed CB Curome Cox to future contract 8/16/05 Signed CB Rod Babers Signed TE Wesley Duke from practice squad Signed WR Romar Crenshaw to future contract 8/17/05 Placed S Chris Young on reserve/injured list 11/28/05 Waived CB Lenny Walls from reserve/injured list Signed WR Grant Mattos to future contract (right knee) 12/8/05 Signed CB Antwaun Rogers to practice squad Signed DT D.J. Renteria to future contract 8/23/05 Claimed S Marques Anderson off Waivers 1/3/06 Signed G Martin Bibla to future contract Signed TE Keith Willis to future contract 8/24/05 Placed S on reserve/injured Signed T Javiar Collins to future contract 1/19/05 Signed DE Chukie Nwokorie to future contract list (left forearm) Signed P/K Tyler Fredrickson to future contract 1/26/05 Signed P/K Mark Mariscal to future contract 8/30/05 Placed DE Chukie Nwokorie on reserve/injured Signed WR David Kircus to future contract 1/27/05 Signed G/C Josh Sewell to future contract list (left leg) Signed TE Chad Mustard to future contract 1/31/05 Signed QB Bradlee Van Pelt to future contract Waived CB Rod Babers Signed QB Preston Parsons to future contract 2/24/05 Released G Dan Neil Waived RB Kris Briggs 1/6/06 Signed WR Bill Flowers to future contract 3/3/05 Traded a 2005 fourth round pick to Cleveland in Waived RB Maurice Clarett 1/9/06 Signed TE Landon Trusty to future contract exchange for DT Gerard Warren Waived WR Romar Crenshaw 1/23/06 Signed LB Josh Buhl to future contract Signed LB Ian Gold Waived DT Luther Elliss Signed RB Cedric Cobbs to future contract Signed DE Aaron Hunt Waived QB Chad Friehauf Signed P/K Paul Ernster to future contract Re-signed G Ben Hamilton (UFA) Waived TE Patrick Hape Signed DE George Gause to future contract 3/10/05 Re-signed TE Jeb Putzier (RFA) Waived WR B.J. Johnson Signed G/C Rob Hunt to future contract Re-signed LS/TE Mike Leach (UFA) Waived DE Raylee Johnson Signed DE Corey Jackson to future contract 3/11/05 Waived P/K Mark Mariscal Waived QB Danny Kanell Signed DL Patrice Majondo-Mwamba to future contract Signed P/K Jeff Crowell Waived CB Jeff Shoate Signed RB Brandon Miree to future contract Signed P/K Tyler Fredrickson Waived G Cameron Spikes Signed T Erik Pears to future contract 3/18/05 Re-signed P/K Jason Baker (UFA) Waived LB Markus Steele Signed CB Antwaun Rogers to future contract Re-signed G/T Cooper Carlisle (UFA) Waived G Tim Stuber 1/25/06 Signed DE Khaleed Vaughn to future contract 3/25/05 Signed TE Stephen Alexander (UFA-Detroit) 8/31/05 Placed CB Jeff Shoate on reserve/injured list (left 2/1/06 Extended C Tom Nalen’s contract Signed LB Keith Burns (UFA-Tampa Bay) knee) 2/9/06 Extended S Sam Brandon’s contract 3/30/05 Traded RB Reuben Droughns to Cleveland in 9/1/05 Released DE Chukie Nwokorie 2/21/06 Extended S John Lynch’s contract through 2008 exchange for DE Ebenezer Ekuban and DT 9/3/05 Waived T Tyson Clabo season Michael Myers Waived T Anthony Clement 2/22/06 Extended DE John Engelberger’s contract Signed DE Courtney Brown Waived S Curome Cox through 2008 season 4/1/05 Signed RB Ron Dayne (UFA-N.Y. Giants) Waived DT Dorsett Davis 3/1/06 Waived RB Mike Anderson, DE Trevor Pryce and Re-signed DT Luther Elliss (UFA) Waived DT TE Jeb Putzier Re-signed TE Patrick Hape (UFA) Waived RB Quentin Griffin 3/2/06 Extended T Matt Lepsis’s contract through 2009 Re-signed DT Monsanto Pope (RFA) Waived DE Aaron Hunt season 4/6/05 Re-signed DT Dorsett Davis (RFA) Waived S Jeremy LeSueur 3/7/06 Extended DE Courtney Brown’s contract through 4/15/05 Re-signed CB Lenny Walls (RFA) Waived WR Triandos Luke 2009 season 4/19/05 Re-signed DE Marco Coleman (UFA) Waived QB Matt Mauck 3/11/06 Re-signed RB Ron Dayne (UFA) to a three-year 4/20/05 Traded a 2005 first round pick (QB Jason Waived RB Brandon Miree contract Campbell) to Washington in exchange for Waived OL Chris Myers Re-signed TE/LS Mike Leach (UFA) to a four- Washington’s 2005 third round pick (CB Karl Waived C Ben Nowland year contract Paymah), a 2006 first round pick and a 2006 Waived DE Anton Palepoi Re-signed DT Gerard Warren (UFA) to six-year fourth round pick Waived T Erik Pears contract 4/21/05 Re-signed DE Anton Palepoi (RFA) Waived LB Terry Pierce 3/17/06 Signed DE Kenard Lang 4/26/05 Signed T Anthony Clement Waived LB Jashon Sykes 3/22/06 Claimed DL Amon Gordon off Waivers Signed CB Brandon Browner (rookie free agent) Waived C/G Chris Watton Waived WR Bill Flowers Signed Wesley Duke (rookie free agent) Waived G Zach Wilson 3/29/06 Re-signed LB Keith Burns (UFA) Signed T Erik Pears (rookie free agent) 9/4/05 Signed RB Cedric Cobbs to practice squad 4/3/06 Re-signed LB Patrick Chukwurah (UFA) Waived RB Santonio Beard Signed S Curome Cox to practice squad 4/20/06 Signed LB Ray Wells (FA) Waived TE Keith Willis Signed G/C Rob Hunt to practice squad 4/29/06 Traded a 2006 second round pick to Green Bay 5/3/05 Re-signed S Sam Brandon (RFA) Signed DE Corey Jackson to practice squad in exchange for WR Javon Walker 5/12/05 Signed QB Chad Friehauf (rookie free agent) Signed RB Brandon Miree to practice squad 5/2/06 Signed LB Nate Webster (UFA) Waived TE Mike Pinkard Signed G/C Chris Myers to practice squad 5/3/06 Signed DT Antwon Burton (RFA) 5/19/05 Traded P Jason Baker and a 2006 seventh round Signed T Erik Pears to practice squad Signed WR Brian Clark (RFA) pick to Carolina in exchange for P Todd 9/5/05 Placed WR Jerry Rice on reserve/retired list Signed S Tyler Everett (RFA) Sauerbrun 9/6/05 Signed QB to practice squad Signed FB Rashon Powers-Neal (RFA) 5/23/05 Signed G Cameron Spikes (UFA – Arizona) 9/7/05 Signed WR David Terrell Signed LB Cameron Vaughn (RFA) Waived DE Randy Garner 9/12/05 Released WR Jerry Rice 5/8/06 Signed RB Mike Bell (RFA) 6/1/05 Signed WR Jerry Rice FA 9/20/05 Waived P/K Paul Ernster 5/18/06 Signed CB Willie Middlebrooks (FA) 6/3/05 Placed G P.J. Alexander on reserve/non-football Released QB Kliff Kingsbury Signed P Jeff Williams (RFA) injury list Signed RB Quentin Griffin 5/30/06 Signed LB Kevin Harrison (FA) 6/14/05 Signed G Zach Wilson (RFA) 9/21/05 Signed P/K Paul Ernster to practice squad Signed RB Marty Johnson (FA) Assigned Patrice Majondo-Mwamba by NFL as 9/28/05 Placed P/K Paul Ernster on Practice Signed Bryan Save (FA) Intl. Practice Squad Player Squad/Injured list 6/2/06 Waived TE Wesley Duke 7/7/05 Signed P/K Paul Ernster (draft choice) 9/28/05 Signed LB Josh Buhl to practice squad 6/6/06 Placed TE Landon Trusty on reserve/injured list 7/15/05 Traded CB Willie Middlebrooks to San Francisco 10/1/05 Signed S Curome Cox from practice squad 7/8/06 Signed LB T.J. Hollowell in exchange for DE John Engelberger Waived RB Quentin Griffin 7/24/06 Waived S Brandon Browner 7/22/05 Signed CB Domonique Foxworth (draft choice) 10/4/05 Signed C/G Chris Myers from practice squad Waived LB Josh Buhl 7/25/05 Waived P/K Jeff Crowell. Waived P/K Tyler Waived S Curome Cox Waived P Tyler Fredrickson Fredrickson. Waived G Reese Hicks. 10/5/05 Signed S Curome Cox to practice squad Waived DE George Gause 7/27/05 Signed CB Karl Paymah (draft choice) 10/8/05 Signed S Curome Cox from practice squad Waived P Jeff Williams Waived WR Grant Mattos Waived TE Wesley Duke 7/26/06 Signed Elvis Dumervil (draft choice) COX, Curome— S GRIFFIN, Quentin — RB Signed Greg Eslinger (draft choice) 1/10/05 Signed to future contract 9/3/05 Waived Signed Brandon Marshall (draft choice) 9/3/05 Waived 9/20/05 Signed 7/27/06 Signed P Micah Knorr (FA) 9/4/05 Signed to practice squad 10/1/05 Waived Signed QB Jay Cutler (draft choice) 10/1/05 Signed from practice squad to roster HAPE, Patrick — TE Signed WR Domenik Hixon (draft choice) 10/4/05 Waived 4/1/05 Re-signed (UFA) Signed G Chris Kuper (draft choice) 10/5/05 Signed to practice squad 8/30/05 Waived Signed TE Tony Scheffler (draft choice) 10/8/05 Signed from practice squad to roster HARRISON, Kevin — LB 7/29/06 Signed T Adam Meadows (FA) CRENSHAW, Romar — WR 5/30/06 Signed (FA) 8/3/06 Waived RB Marty Johnson 1/10/05 Signed to future contract HICKS, Reese — G Signed RB Damien Nash (FA) 8/30/05 Waived 1/7/05 Signed to future contract CROWELL, Jeff — P/K 7/25/05 Waived BY PLAYER 3/11/05 Signed HIXON, Domenik — WR ABDULLAH, Hamza —S 7/25/05 Waived 7/27/06 Signed (draft choice) 11/1/05 Signed from Tampa Bay’s practice squad CUTLER, Jay— QB HOLLOWELL, T.J. — LB ALEXANDER, P.J. —G 7/27/06 Signed (draft choice) 7/8/05 Signed 6/3/05 Placed on reserve/non-football injury list DAVIS, Dorsett — DT HUNT, Aaron — DE ALEXANDER, Stephen — TE 4/6/05 Re-signed (RFA) 3/3/05 Signed 3/25/05 Signed (UFA-Detroit) 9/3/05 Waived 9/3/05 Waived ANDERSON, Marques — S DAYNE, Ron — RB HUNT, Rob — G/C 8/23/05 Claimed off Waivers 4/1/05 Signed (UFA-N.Y. Giants) 9/4/05 Signed to practice squad 11/15/05 Waived 3/11/06 Re-signed (UFA) to a three-year contract 1/23/06 Signed to future contract ANDERSON, Mike— RB DEVOE, Todd — WR JACKSON, Corey — DE 3/1/06 Waived 1/7/05 Signed to future contract 9/4/05 Signed to practice squad BABERS, Rod — CB DROUGHNS, Reuben — RB 1/23/06 Signed to future contract 8/16/05 Signed 3/30/05 Traded to Cleveland for DE Ebenezer JOHNSON, B.J. — WR 8/30/05 Waived Ekuban and DT Michael Myers 8/30/05 Waived BAKER, Jason — P DUKE, Wesley — TE JOHNSON, Marty — RB 3/18/05 Re-signed (UFA) 4/26/05 Signed (rookie free agent) 5/30/06 Signed (FA) 5/19/05 Traded to Carolina for P Todd Sauerbrun 10/8/05 Waived 8/3/06 Waived BEARD, Santonio— RB 10/10/05 Signed to practice squad JOHNSON, Raylee — DE 1/10/05 Signed to future contract 11/15/05 Signed from practice squad 8/30/05 Waived 4/26/05 Waived 6/2/06 Waived KANELL, Danny — QB BELL, Mike — RB DUMERVIL, Elvis — DE 8/30/05 Waived 5/8/06 Signed (RFA) 7/26/06 Signed (draft choice) KINGSBURY, Kliff — QB BIBLA, Martin — G EKUBAN, Ebenezer — DE 9/6/05 Signed to practice squad 1/3/06 Signed to future contract 3/30/05 Acquired from Cleveland with DT Michael 9/20/05 Released BRANDON, SAM — S Myers in exchange for RB Reuben KIRCUS, David — WR 5/3/05 Re-signed (RFA) Droughns 1/3/06 Signed to future contract 2/9/06 Extended contract ELLISS, Luther — DT KNORR, Micah — P BRIGGS, Kris — RB 4/1/05 Re-signed (UFA) 7/27/06 Signed (free agent) 1/7/05 Signed to future contract 8/30/05 Waived KUPER, Chris — G 8/30/05 Waived ENGELBERGER, John — DE 7/27/06 Signed (draft choice) BROWN, Courtney — DE 7/15/05 Acquired from San Francisco in exchange LANG, Kenard — DE 3/30/05 Signed for CB Willie Middlebrooks 3/17/06 Signed 3/7/06 Extended contract through 2009 season 2/22/06 Extended contract through 2008 season LEACH, Mike — LS/TE BROWNER, Brandon — CB ERNSTER, Paul — P/K 3/10/05 Re-signed (UFA) 4/26/05 Signed (rookie free agent) 7/7/05 Signed (draft choice) 3/11/06 Re-signed (UFA) to a four-year contract 8/24/05 Placed on reserve/injured list 9/20/05 Waived LEPSIS, Matt— T 7/24/06 Waived 9/21/05 Signed to practice squad 3/2/06 Extended contract through 2009 season BUHL, Josh — LB 9/28/05 Placed on Practice Squad/Injured list LeSUEUR, Jeremy — S 9/28/05 Signed to practice squad 1/23/06 Signed to future contract 9/3/05 Waived 1/23/06 Signed to future contract ESLINGER, Greg — C LUKE, Triandos — WR 7/24/06 Waived 7/26/06 Signed (draft choice) 9/3/05 Waived BURNS, Keith — LB EVERETT, Tyler — S LYNCH, John — S 3/25/05 Signed (UFA-Tampa Bay) 5/2/06 Signed (RFA) 2/21/06 Extended contract through 2008 season 3/29/06 Re-signed (UFA) FATAFEHI, Mario — DT MARISCAL, Mark — P/K BURTON, Antwon — DT 9/3/05 Waived 1/26/05 Signed to future contract 5/3/06 Signed (RFA) FLOWERS, Bill — WR 3/11/05 Waived CARLISLE, Cooper — G/T 1/6/06 Signed to future contract MARSHALL, Brandon — WR 3/18/05 Re-signed (UFA) 3/22/06 Waived 7/26/06 Signed (draft choice) CARSWELL, Dwayne — G FOXWORTH, Domonique — CB MATTOS, Grant — WR 10/31/05 Placed on reserve/non-football injury list 7/22/05 Signed (draft choice) 1/10/05 Signed to future contract CHUKWURAH, Patrick — LB FREDRICKSON, Tyler — P/K 7/27/05 Waived 4/3/06 Re-signed (UFA) 3/11/05 Signed MAUCK, Matt— QB CLABO, Tyson — G/T 7/25/05 Waived 1/8/05 Signed from practice squad 9/3/05 Waived 1/3/06 Signed to future contract 9/3/05 Waived CLARETT, Maurice — RB 7/24/06 Waived MEADOWS, Adam — T 7/28/05 Signed (draft choice) FRIEHAUF, Chad— QB 7/29/06 Signed 8/30/05 Waived 5/12/05 Signed (rookie free agent) MIDDLEBROOKS, Willie— CB CLARK, Brian — WR 8/30/05 Waived 7/15/05 Traded to San Francisco in exchange for DE 5/3/06 Signed (RFA) GARNER, Randy — DE John Engelberger CLEMENT, Anthony — T 1/7/05 Signed to future contract 5/18/06 Signed (free agent) 4/26/05 Signed 5/23/05 Waived MIREE, Brandon— RB 9/3/05 Waived GAUSE, George — DE 9/3/05 Waived COBBS, Cedric — RB 10/11/05 Signed to practice squad 9/4/05 Signed to practice squad 9/4/05 Signed to practice squad 1/23/06 Signed to future contract MAJONDO-MWAMBA, Patrice — DL 1/23/06 Signed to future contract 7/24/06 Waived 6/14/05 Assigned by NFL to the Int’l. Practice Squad COLEMAN, Marco — DE GOLD, Ian — LB 1/23/06 Signed to future contract 4/19/05 Re-signed (UFA) 3/3/05 Signed MUSTARD, Chad — TE COLLINS, Javiar — T GORDON, Amon — DL 1/3/06 Signed to future contract 1/3/06 Signed to future contract 3/22/06 Claimed off Waivers (Cleveland) MYERS, Chris — G/C SYKES, Jashon — LB 7/28/05 Signed (draft choice) 9/3/05 Waived 9/3/05 Waived TERRELL, David — WR 9/4/05 Signed to practice squad 9/7/05 Signed 10/4/05 Signed from practice squad to roster TRUSTY, Landon — TE MYERS, Michael — DT 1/9/06 Signed to future contract 3/30/05 Acquired from Cleveland with DE Ebenezer 6/6/06 Placed on reserve/injured list Ekuban in exchange for RB Reuben VAN PELT, Bradlee— QB Droughns 1/31/05 Signed to future contract NALEN, Tom— C VAUGHN, Cameron — LB 2/1/06 Signed contract extension 5/2/06 Signed (RFA) NASH, Damien — RB VAUGHN, Khaleed — DE 8/3/06 Signed (FA) 1/25/06 Signed to future contract NEIL, Dan— G WALKER, Javon — WR 2/24/05 Released 4/29/06 Acquired from Green Bay in exchange for a NOWLAND, Ben— C 2006 second-round pick 7/31/05 Signed WALLS, Lenny — CB 9/3/05 Waived 4/21/05 Re-signed (RFA) NWOKORIE, Chukie — DE 11/1/05 Placed on reserve/injured list 1/19/05 Signed to future contract 11/28/05 Waived from reserve/injured list 9/1/05 Released WARREN, Gerard — DT PALEPOI, Anton — DE 3/3/05 Acquired from Cleveland for a 2005 fourth- 4/21/05 Re-signed (RFA) round pick 9/3/05 Waived 3/11/06 Re-signed (UFA) to a six-year contract PARSONS, Preston — QB WATTON, Chris — C/G 1/3/06 Signed to future contract 8/2/05 Claimed off Waivers (Tampa Bay) PAYMAH, Karl — CB 9/3/05 Waived 7/27/05 Signed (draft choice) WEBSTER, Nate — LB PEARS, Erik — T 5/2/06 Signed (UFA) 4/26/05 Signed (rookie free agent) WELLS, Ray — LB 9/3/05 Waived 4/20/06 Signed 9/4/05 Signed to practice squad WHITLEY, Taylor — G 1/23/06 Signed to future contract 10/31/05 Signed PIERCE, Terry — TE WILLIAMS, Darrent — CB 9/3/05 Waived 7/28/05 Signed (draft choice) PINKARD, Mike — TE WILLIAMS, Jeff — P 1/7/05 Signed to future contract 5/18/06 Signed (RFA) 5/12/05 Waived 7/24/06 Waived POPE, Monsanto — DT WILLIS, Keith — TE 4/1/05 Re-signed (RFA) 1/10/05 Signed to future contract POWERS-NEAL, Rashon — FB 4/26/05 Waived 5/2/06 Signed (RFA) WILSON, Zach — G PRYCE, Trevor— DE 6/14/05 Signed 3/1/06 Waived 9/3/05 Waived PUTZIER, Jeb — TE YOUNG, Chris — CB 3/10/05 Re-signed (RFA) 8/17/05 Placed on reserve/injured list (right knee) 3/1/06 Waived REESE, Johnathan — RB 1/8/05 Waived RENTERIA, D.J. — DT 1/10/05 Signed to future contract 7/30/05 Placed on reserve/NFL Europe injury list RICE, Jerry — WR 6/1/05 Signed 9/5/05 Placed on reserve/retired list 9/12/05 Released ROGERS, Antwaun — CB 12/8/05 Signed to practice squad 1/23/06 Signed to future contract SAUERBRUN, Todd—P 5/19/05 Acquired from Carolina for P Jason Baker and a 2006 seventh round pick SAVE, Bryan — DT 5/30/06 Signed (FA) SCHEFFLER, Tony — TE 7/27/06 Signed (draft choice) SEWELL, Josh— C 1/27/05 Signed to future contract 7/31/05 Placed on exempt/left squad list 8/9/05 Placed on reserve/left squad list SHOATE, Jeff— CB 8/30/05 Waived 8/31/05 Placed on reserve/injured list SPIKES, Cameron — G 5/23/05 Signed (UFA-Arizona) 8/30/05 Waived STEELE, Markus — LB 1/7/05 Signed to future contract 8/30/05 Waived STUBER, Tim — G 8/30/05 Waived

HOW THE BRONCOS ARE BUILT Updated 8/14/06

Year Draft/College Free Agent Trades Free Agents/Waivers 1993 K Jason Elam (3b) 9-7 (3rd AFC West) 1994 C Tom Nalen (7c) 7-9 (4th AFC West) G Dwayne Carswell (CFA) WR Rod Smith (CFA) 1995 8-8 (4th AFC West) 1996 13-3 (1st AFC West) 1997 T Matt Lepsis (CFA) 12-4 (2nd AFC West) Super Bowl Champs 1998 14-2 (1st AFC West) Super Bowl Champs 1999 LB Al Wilson (1) 6-10 (5th AFC West) 2000 G/T Cooper Carlisle (4b) 11-5 (2nd AFC West) 2001 C Ben Hamilton (4a) 8-8 (3rd AFC West) 2002 WR Ashley Lelie (1) FB Kyle Johnson** 9-7 (2nd AFC West) S Sam Brandon (4) TE/LS Mike Leach** S Chris Young (7a) WR Charlie Adams (CFA) 2003 T George Foster (1) TE Nate Jackson (S.F.)** G/T P.J. Alexander** 10-6 (2nd AFC West) RB Cecil Sapp (CFA) S Nick Ferguson** LB Louis Green** QB Jake Plummer*** (UFA-Arizona) 2004 LB D.J. Williams (1) CB Champ Bailey (Was)** LB Patrick Chukwurah** 10-6 (2nd AFC West) RB Tatum Bell (2a) CB Curome Cox** WR Darius Watts (2b) T Cornell Green*** (UFA-Tampa Bay) CB Jeff Shoate (5) S John Lynch** RB Brandon Miree (7b) DT Demetrin Veal** QB Bradlee Van Pelt (7c) CB Roc Alexander (CFA) 2005 CB Darrent Williams (2) DE Ebenezer Ekuban (Cle)** S Hamza Abdullah** 13-3 (1st AFC West) CB Karl Paymah (3a) DE John Engelberger (SF)** TE Stephen Alexander*** (UFA-Detroit) CB Domonique Foxworth (3b) DT Michael Myers (Cle)** DE Courtney Brown** C/G Chris Myers (6) P Todd Sauerbrun (Car)** LB Keith Burns*** (UFA-Tampa Bay) P/K Paul Ernster (7) DT Gerard Warren (Cle)** RB Cedric Cobbs** CB Antwaun Rogers (CFA) RB Ron Dayne*** (UFA-N.Y. Giants) WR Todd Devoe** LB Ian Gold** (D2a-2000) C/G Rob Hunt** DE Corey Jackson** DL Patrice Majondo-Mwamba T Erik Pears** WR David Terrell** G Taylor Whitley**

2006 QB Jay Cutler (1) WR Javon Walker (GB)** G Martin Bibla** TE Tony Scheffler (2) T Javiar Collins** WR Brandon Marshall (4a) DL Amon Gordon** DE Elvis Dumervil (4b) LB Kevin Harrison WR Domenik Hixon (4c) LB T.J. Hollowell** G Chris Kuper (5) WR David Kircus** C Greg Eslinger (6) P Micah Knorr** RB Mike Bell (CFA) DE Kenard Lang** DT Antwon Burton (CFA) T Adam Meadows** WR Brian Clark (CFA) CB Willie Middlebrooks** (D1-2001) S Tyler Everett (CFA) TE Chad Mustard** FB Rashon Powers-Neal (CFA) RB Damien Nash** LB Cameron Vaughn (CFA) QB Preston Parsons** DT Bryan Save TE Landon Trusty** (IR) Number in parentheses after draft choice indicates the round in which the player was taken. DE Khaleed Vaughn** CFA – indicates player was a rookie free agent when he joined the Broncos. LB Nate Webster** ** – indicates player was an NFL veteran or had been in other camps before joining the Broncos. LB Ray Wells** *** – indicates player was an unrestricted free agent who had not been released by previous team. (year) – indicates a player who had a previous tenure with the club, and the year it began. PS - indicates player is on Practice Squad (Majondo-Mwamba was assigned by the NFL as a member of the International Practice Squad) IR - indicates player is on Injured Reserve list for '05 season PS/IR - indicates player is on Practice Squad/Injured list for '05 season NFI - indicates player is on Reserve/Non-Football Injury list for '05 season T.J. MICAH HOLLOWELL KNORR 6-0 • 235 • 3 RD YR. • N EBRASKA 6-2 • 199 • 6 TH YR. • U TAH STATE BORN : April 8, 1981, in Copperas Cove, Texas BORN : Jan. 9, 1975 in Orange, Calif. HIGH SCHOOL : Copperas Cove High School, Copperas Cove, Texas 5757 HIGH SCHOOL : Orange High School, Orange, Calif. 44 ACQUIRED : Free Agent, 2006 ACQUIRED : Free Agent, 2006 NFL YEAR : 3rd • Y EAR WITH BRONCOS : 1st NFL YEAR : 6th • Y EAR WITH BRONCOS : 4th NFLAMES G PLAYED /STARTED : 6/0 NFLAMES G PLAYED /STARTED : 73/0 • P OSTSEASON : 1/0 LINEBACKER PUNTER HOLLOWELL AT A GLANCE: KNORR AT A GLANCE: • A third-year linebacker who joined the Broncos on July 8, 2006, as a free agent. • A sixth-year punter who re-joined the Broncos on July 27, 2006, as a free agent. • Played in six career games, including four as a rookie, recording a pair of special teams stops. • Recorded 146 punts for 6,086 yards (41.7) in parts of three seasons with Denver (2002-04). • Earned honorable mention All-Big 12 honors as a senior at the University of Nebraska when • Earned second-team All-Big West honors as a senior at Utah State after nabbing first-team he registered 75 tackles, including 1.5 sacks, in 12 starts. recognition in 1995. • Finished his collegiate career at Nebraska with 173 tackles (76 solo), 3.5 sacks, two intercep- • Converted 39-of-60 field goals and posted 14 touchbacks as a kicker in college. tions, a fumble recovery and a forced fumble. • Entered the NFL with Dallas as a college free agent on March 20, 2001. • Entered the NFL with the New York Giants as a college free agent on April 30, 2004. CAREER TRANSACTIONS:Signed by Dallas as a college free agent 4/20/01; Released by Dallas 10/22/02; CAREER TRANSACTIONS:Signed by N.Y. Giants as a college free agent 4/30/04; Waived by N.Y. Giants 9/5/04; Signed by Denver 10/30/02; Waived by Denver 12/9/05; Signed by N.Y. Jets to a future contract 1/25/05; Signed by N.Y. Giants (practice squad) 9/7/04; Signed by N.Y. Giants (active roster) 10/12/04; Waived by N.Y. Released by N.Y. Jets 8/29/05; Signed by Carolina 3/10/06; Released by Carolina 6/15/06; Signed by Denver Giants 9/3/05; Signed by N.Y. Giants (practice squad) 9/5/05; Signed by N.Y. Jets off N.Y. Giants practice squad 7/27/06. 10/31/05; Waived by N.Y. Jets 11/21/05; Claimed by Miami off waivers 11/22/05; Waived by Miami 11/29/05; Signed by Chicago (practice squad) 12/2/05; Waived by Chicago 6/16/06; Signed by Denver 7/8/06. 2005: Knorr spent the 2005 season out of football. 2005: 2004: Knorr punted 54 times for 2,243 yards (41.5 avg.), including a career-long 66-yarder, with 12 Hollowell competed in training camp with the N.Y. Giants before he was signed to the team’s practice punts inside the 20 in 12 games as a Bronco before he was waived Dec. 9. His punting average ranked squad on Sept. 5. The N.Y. Jets signed him from the Giants’ practice squad on Oct. 31. He saw action in the Jets’ next two games - vs. S.D. (11/6) and at Car. (11/13) - and he recorded a special teams stop against the 12th in the AFC and he led the NFL with 15 touchbacks at the time of his release. Additionally, he earned Chargers. The Jets waived Hollowell on Nov. 21 allowing Miami to claim him the next day. He was inactive for AFC Special Teams Player of the Week honors with a strong game in Broncos' season-opener vs. K.C. the Dolphins game at Oak. (11/27) before he was waived on Nov. 29. The Chicago Bears signed Hollowell to (9/12) when he booted two punts for 113 yards (56.5), including a career-long 66-yarder. One of his their practice squad on Dec. 2 where he spent the rest of the season. punts reached the end zone at S.D. (12/5), and finished the game with five punts for 202 yards (40.4 2004: Hollowell entered the NFL as a college free agent with the N.Y. Giants. He played on special teams in avg.), including a long of 44 yards. In snowy conditions vs. Oak. (11/28), Knorr punted seven times for four games (0 starts) and recorded one stop. He started the season on the practice squad before he was signed 252 yards (36.0 avg.), including three punts inside the 20-yd. line. At N.O. (11/21), he pinned a season- to the active roster on Oct. 12. He was declared inactive for the first four games before making his NFL debut high three punts inside the Saints' 20-yd. line among his six punts for 245 yards (40.8 avg.). Knorr vs. Atl. (11/21). He played the following week vs. Phi. (11/28) before he was declared inactive for the next two punted for 207 yards on five punts (41.4 avg.), placing two punts inside the 20-yd. line vs. Hou. (11/7). contests. He played vs. Pit. (12/18) and vs. Dal. (1/2) after he was inactive at Cin. (12/26). Additionally, his placement of punts helped limit the Texans to -6 return yards. Knorr also had three COLLEGE: Hollowell finished his playing career at Nebraska with 173 tackles (76 solo), 3.5 sacks, 12 tackles touchbacks on kickoffs against the Texans. He placed two punts inside the 20-yd. line, including one at for loss, a pair of interceptions, a fumble recovery and a forced fumble in 49 games (14 starts), including the 3-yd. line, vs. Atl. (10/31) to total three punts for 111 yards (37.0 avg.). Knorr surrendered only a appearances in the Rose and Alamo Bowls. As a senior, he earned honorable mention All-Big 12 accolades as 12-yard return against the Falcons, marking the fourth time he allowed one or fewer returns to an oppo- he registered 75 tackles and 1.5 sacks while starting all 12 games. As a junior, Hollowell posted 60 tackles in nent. He also recorded a touchback on a first-quarter kickoff against the Falcons. On Monday Night 14 games (2 starts). As a reserve linebacker, he made 26 tackles to help the Cornhuskers reach the Rose Bowl. Football at Cin. (10/25), Knorr punted five times for 205 yards (41.0 avg.) to help the punt-coverage unit As a true freshman, Hollowell played in all 11 games and the Alamo Bowl, primarily on the kickoff coverage unit. As a backup linebacker, he made seven tackles. yield only 25 yards on three returns. At Oak. (10/17), he punted twice for 64 yards (32.0 avg.) without a return. He posted four touchbacks on kickoffs vs. Car. (10/10) while punting three times for 153 yards PERSONAL: Hollowell completed his high school career at Copperas Cove High School as the school’s all- (51.0 avg.), including a 53-yard punt. Knorr placed a season-high two punts inside the 20-yd. line at time tackles leader with 311 after compiling 159 as a senior. He added three sacks, 21 tackles for loss to win T.B. (10/3) while punting five times for 189 yards (37.8 avg.) and allowing only a two-yard return. Vs. Class 5A All-State honors as a senior. He attended the National Football Foundation’s “Play it Smart” academ- ic program expansion party in New York City. He also took part in the National Education Association’s “Read S.D. (9/26), Knorr recorded a punting average of 53.0 on four punts for 212 yards. He punted seven Across America” program by reading to students at Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School in Paterson, N.J. times for 290 yards at Jac. (9/19) for a 41.4 average, positioned one punt inside the 20-yd. line, while He majored in sociology at the University of Nebraska. Thomas Anthony Hollowell was born on April 8, 1981. adding a touchback on kickoffs. He also helped make a touchdown-saving tackle on Jermaine Lewis on a 50-yard return in the first quarter. Knorr was named AFC Special Teams Player of the Week after punt- hollowell’s Regular Season Record ing twice for 113 yards (56.5 avg.) vs. K.C. (9/12) and drilling six touchbacks while handling all kick- Year Club G S UT A TT S-Yds. I-Yds. PD FF FR TD-Int. TD-FR S Pts. offs. His six touchbacks were the highest total for a Broncos punter since 1983 and ranked first in the 2004 N.Y. Giants 4 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NFL during Wk. 1. 2005 NYG/NYJ/MIA/CHI2 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CAREER TOTALS 6 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2003: Knorr played in all 16 games and punted 68 times for 2,937 yds. (43.2) with a net average of ADDITIONAL STATISTICS: Special teams tackles — 2004 (1), 2005 (1), TOTAL (2). 32.2. He placed 14 punts inside the 20-yd. line with six touchbacks and had two blocked. Knorr ranked fourth in the AFC (7th NFL) in punting average. He punted five times in the opener at Cin. (9/7) and set a then-career high with an average of 47 yds. per punt. His longest punt of the day was 55 yds., and the Bengals only returned two punts for an average of 1.5 yds. He placed two punts inside the 20 and had one touchback. At S.D. (9/14), Knorr punted three times for 134 yds. (44.7) for a net of 30.0 yds. and placed one punt inside the 20. In Wk. 3 vs. Oak. (9/22), he punted four times for 188 yds. to match the sional debut vs. Phi. (9/3) and averaged 44.6 yards on seven punts while helping limit Brian Mitchell to career high of 47.0 he set in Wk. 1. In the Oak. contest, Knorr recorded a career-best 61 yd. punt and a 5.0 average on four returns. At Ari. (9/10), Knorr averaged 57.0 yards on two punts with both punts had one punt blocked while also adding a special teams tackle. Vs. Det. (9/28), he punted four times for pinning the Cardinals inside their 20-yard line. He punted five times for a 46.4 average at Was. (9/18) 182 yds. (45.5) for a net average of 39.3. In Wk. 5 at K.C. (10/5), Knorr punted five times for 198 yds. to help limit to three returns for zero yards. Knorr averaged 45.3 yards on three punts, (39.6) for a net average of 14.6, courtesy of a 93-yd. punt return by the Chiefs' Dante Hall, which was including a career-long 60-yarder vs. S.F. (9/24). He had two punts downed inside the 20-yard line at the first Knorr punt returned for a touchdown in his NFL career. In Wk. 6 vs. Pit. (10/12), he set a new Car. (10/1) while averaging 44.0 yards-per-punt. Vs. Ari. (10/22), he posted a career-high eight kickoffs. career high by averaging 52.8 yds. on six punts, with a career-best net average of 46.8 per punt. For the At Phi. (11/5), he pinned the Eagles inside their 25-yard line four times in five punts, including twice day, he placed three punts inside the 20-yd. line and had no touchbacks. In Wk. 9 vs. N.E. (11/3) Knorr inside their 10-yard line in the fourth quarter. Knorr suffered a hairline fracture of the tibial plateau in punted a season-high eight times for 336 yds. (42.0) for a net average of 35.8 and placed two inside his left knee while being run into on his only punt vs. Cin. (11/12). The punt, however, was called back the 20-yd. line with one touchback. He also took over placekicking duties when Jason Elam injured his due to a roughing -the-punter penalty. Dallas did not have to punt again against the Bengals, marking groin and converted the first two PATs of his career. Against S.D. (11/16), Knorr did not punt (only the the fourth time in club history that Dallas has not registered a punt in a game. Knorr's knee injury forced third time in Broncos history that the team did not punt in a game) but converted on a 27-yd. field goal, him to miss games at Bal. (11/19) and vs. Min. (11/23). He returned to action at T.B. (12/3) by averag- the first of his career, in the 4th qtr. He punted five times for 193 yds. (38.6) vs. Chi. (11/23) for a net ing 41.6 yards on five punts. The next week vs. Was. (12/10), he punted three times for a 45.0 average average of 30.8 and attempted the first pass of his career after mishandling a snap for placement on a to help limit Sanders to one return for 11 yards. His booming kickoffs against the Redskins helped hold field goal attempt. The pass fell incomplete. At Oak. (11/30), Knorr punted five times for 223 yds. (44.6) them to a 17.9-yard average on eight kickoff returns. Knorr posted a 36.2 average on five punts vs. the for a net average of 24.4 yds. He had one punt blocked out of the end zone in the 1st qtr. by O.J. NYG (12/17), including two that were downed inside the Giants' 20-yard line. In the season finale at Ten. Santiago for a safety. It was the second of Knorr's punts blocked on the season, both by Santiago. (12/25), he recorded a career-high 10 punts, the most by a Dallas punter since Mike Saxon had 10 Versus K.C. (12/7), Knorr punted twice out of bounds for a net average of 36.5 yds. in an effort to keep against Chicago on Nov. 17, 1985. It also tied the mark for the second most punts in a game in club the ball out of the hands of Chiefs return man Dante Hall. He also added his second special teams tack- history. Knorr averaged 39.8 yards on those 10 kicks against the Titans, including a 53-yarder. He also le of the season. Knorr punted five times for 208 yds. (41.6) vs. Cle. (12/14) for a net average of 31.4 closed his initial pro season with two special team stops, one at Ari. (9/10) and one vs. the NYG (12/17). and placed two inside the 20-yd. line. He also made a touchdown-saving tackle on Browns return-man 1999: Knorr was out of football coaching kickers for Irvine, Calif., High School while working at a gym Dennis Northcutt in the 4th qtr. Knorr's only punt at Ind. (12/21) was a thing of beauty as his 34-yd. and day spa. boot was downed by the Broncos at the Colts' 2-yd. line in the 3rd qtr. In the final game of the season 1997-98: Knorr was out of football managing a sports retail store in California. at G.B. (12/28), he punted seven times for 297 yds. (43.2) for a net average of 33.6, including a career- best 62-yd. punt. Knorr punted twice for 84 yds. (42.0) in the Broncos AFC Wild Card game at Ind. (1/4) COLLEGE: As a senior at Utah State in 1996, Knorr earned second-team All-Big West honors after con- with one touchback and one inside the 20-yd. line for a net average of 32.0. necting on 12-of-21 field goals and 36-of-47 extra points to lead the Aggies in scoring with 72 points. He finished his collegiate career with a school record 39 field goals made. As a junior, he earned first- 2002: Knorr signed with the Broncos Oct. 30 after being released by Dallas Oct. 22. He played in eight team All-Big West honors after tying for the league lead in field goals, connecting on 12-of-19 with four games with Denver and punted 24 times for 906 yds. (37.8) with a long of 59, two touchbacks, eight placed of the misses coming from beyond 50 yards. He also finished second on the team in scoring with 61 inside the 20-yd. line and 10 fair catches for a net average of 34.1. He tied for fifth in the AFC in touchbacks points. He led Utah State as a sophomore with 63 points on 15-of-20 field goals and 18-of-18 PATs on kickoffs (7). Knorr played the first seven games of the season with the Cowboys and for the season aver- while averaging 37.3 yards on 10 punts and posting 14 touchbacks on kickoffs. Knorr saw action in 11 aged 39.9 yards on 71 punts (2,834 yds.), with a net average of 34.8, which ranked seventh in the AFC, and games as a true freshman in 1993, averaging 38.6 yards on 33 punts. a long of 56. He placed 19 punts inside the 20, had six touchbacks and had 10 punts result in fair catches. PERSONAL: Knorr earned first-team All-CIF honors as both a junior and senior at Orange (Calif.) High 2001: Knorr averaged 40.2 yards-per-punt, and his 25 punts inside the 20-yard line tied for the fifth School, where he averaged 42-yards-per-punt as a senior. He participated in the Orange County North- most in club history. He excelled on kickoffs, placing 13-of-56 kicks (not including onside kicks or squibs South All-Star Game following his senior campaign. The history major finished his prep career with 81 at the end of the half or game) into the end zone with four touchbacks. He averaged 65.8 yards per kick- career points on 42-of-47 PATs and 13-of-27 field goals. This past offseason, Knorr served as a celebri- off (to the four-yard line), and Dallas' opponent's average starting position following his kickoffs was the ty escort while supporting the Children's Cancer Fund Fashion Show. He also donated time at the Ninth 26.8-yard line, placing it ninth in the NFC and tying for 12th in the NFL, in opponents’ drive start. In the Annual Komen Tarrant County Race for the Cure, firing the start pistol and assisting with the awards season opener vs. T.B. (9/9), he recorded five punts for a 36.8 yard average, including two downed inside ceremony. Knorr was born Jan. 9, 1975, in Orange, Calif., and is married to Kandice. the Bucs 20-yard line. Knorr posted a 42.5 yard average on four punts vs. S.D. (9/23). With Tim Dwight forced into three fair catches and a two-yard loss on his only return, Knorr's net average of 43.0 yards Knorr’s Regular Season Record against the Chargers was a career-high. At Phi. (9/30), he averaged 40.7 yards on six punts but suffered Year Club G S No. Yds. Avg. Net. TB In 20 LG Blk. the first blocked punt of his career when N.D. Kalu broke through to get his second-quarter kick. Knorr 2000 Dallas 14 0 58 2,485 42.8 35.8 8 12 60 0 also recorded a touchdown-saving tackle on Brian Mitchell's 54-yard punt return in the second quarter. 2001 Dallas 16 0 78 3,135 40.2 31.1 6 25 57 3 2002 Dallas 7 0 47 1,928 41.0 35.1 4 11 56 0 He posted a 43.0 yard average on five punts vs. Ari. (10/28), including one downed at the Cards one- 2002 Denver 8 0 24 906 37.8 34.1 2 8 59 0 yard line that eventually led to a Dexter Coakley interception return for a touchdown. Knorr recovered a 2003 Denver 16 0 68 2,937 43.2 32.2 6 14 62 2 third-quarter fumbled kickoff to set Dallas up at the Cardinals’ 44-yard line. Despite his second blocked 2004 Denver 12 0 54 2,243 41.5 34.2 6 12 66 1 CAREER TOTALS 73 0 329 13,634 41.4 33.5 32 82 66 6 punt of the season, Knorr had a nice day at NYG (11/4), averaging 44.2 yards on five punts and helping BRONCOS TOTALS 36 0 146 6,086 41.7 33.3 14 34 66 3 limit the Giants to a 17.0 average on five kickoff returns. He also led the team with two special teams ADDITIONAL STATISTICS: Special team tackles — 2000 (2), 2001 (7), 2002 (4), 2003 (3), TOTAL (16). Has scored five points tackles. He recorded two more special teams tackles the next week at Atl. (11/11) and averaged 43.3 in his career. Made two PATs vs. New England (11/3/16) when Jason Elam left the game with a groin injury. Made a 27-yard yards on four punts, including 53- and 54-yard kicks. After recording season-highs with eight punts and field goal vs. San Diego (11/16/03). Attempted an incomplete pass to Dwayne Carswell on a botched snap vs. Chicago a 45.5 yards-per-kick average vs. Den. (11/22)—along with a special teams tackle in his fourth consec- (11/23/03). utive game—Knorr, vs. the NYG (12/9), recorded six punts for a 41.5 yard average. Four of those boots Knorr’s postSeason Record pinned the Giants inside their own 20, tying the second most in club history. In the Cowboys’ win vs. S.F. Year Club G S No. Yds. Avg. Net. TB In 20 LG Blk. (12/30), Knorr suffered his third blocked punt of the season. In the season finale at Det. (1/6/02), he 2003 Denver 1 0 2 84 42.0 32.0 1 1 44 0 placed three of his six punts inside the Lions 20-yard line. knorr’s Single-Game Highs 2000: Knorr burst onto the NFL scene as a rookie, finishing fourth in the NFC, 11th in the NFL, with a (Postseason in parenthesis) club rookie record 42.8 gross punting average. Only one other rookie in the league posted a higher aver- Punts — 10 at Tennessee, 12/25/00 (2 at Indianapolis, 1/4/04); Highest Average — 56.5, 2-113, vs. Kansas City, 9/12/04 (42.0, age in 2000 - Shane Lechler, 45.9. Knorr's net punting average of 35.8 - fourth highest rookie mark in 2-84 at Indianapolis, 1/4/04); Highest Net Average — 46.8 vs. Pittsburgh, 10/12/03 (32.0 at Indianapolis, 1/4/04); Longest club history - was the fifth best net average in the NFC and tied for 14th in the NFL. While handling kick- Punt — 66 vs. Kansas City, 9/12/04 (44 at Indianapolis, 1/4/04); Most PAT Attempts — 2 made both; vs. New England, 11/3/03; Most PATs Made — 2, 2-2 vs. New England, 11/3/03; Most Field Goal Attempts — 1 vs. San Diego, 11/16/03; Most Field off duties, he placed 18-of-57 kickoffs into the end zone, posting 10 touchbacks. His 17.5 touchback Goals Made — 1 vs. San Diego, 11/16/03; Most Points Scored — 3 vs. San Diego, 11/16/03. percentage was the second highest percentage in the NFL (Jeff Wilkins - 22.7%). He made his profes- 1998: Meadows started the team’s first 14 games at right tackle before missing the last two games ADAM with a left shoulder injury. The offensive line yielded only 22 sacks, the second-fewest in the NFL and MEADOWS 40 fewer than the previous season. The offensive line contributed to Marshall Faulk post a league-high 2,227 total yards from scrimmage, including 1,319 rushing yards. The offensive line blocked for rook- 6-5 • 290 • 8 TH YR. • G EORGIA ie quarterback, Peyton Manning, who threw for 3,739 yards, including four 300-yard games. BORN : Jan. 25, 1974 in Powder Springs, Ga. 1997: Selected by Indianapolis in the second round (48th overall) of the 1997 NFL Draft, Meadows HIGH SCHOOL : McEachern High School, Powder Springs, Ga. 7575 established himself as the team’s starting left tackle. He and became the club’s first open- ACQUIRED : Free Agent, 2006 ing day rookie starters on the offensive line since 1984. Additionally, he and Glenn joined Ron Solt NFL YEAR : 8th • Y EAR WITH BRONCOS : 1st (1984), (1985) and Marshall Faulk (1994) as the only 16-game rookie starters since the Colts move from Baltimore in 1984. The Indianapolis and Tennessee offensive lines were the only two NFLAMES G PLAYED /STARTED : 103/96 • P OSTSEASON : 6/6 units to start all five of the same players in all 16 games in 1997. The offensive line cleared the way for TACKLE nine individual 100-rushing yard performances, including seven of the last eight games. COLLEGE: Meadows was a four-year starter at Georgia where he finished his career at left tackle. As a MEADOWS AT A GLANCE: senior, the Bulldogs averaged 230.6 passing yards per game. During his junior campaign, Meadows • An eighth-year tackle who came out of retirement to join the Broncos as a free agent on July started every game at split tackle and contributed to an offensive line that helped the team average 364.6 29, 2006. passing yards per game. As a sophomore, he started at tight tackle but switched to split tackle and • Played in 103 regular-season games (96 starts) for Indianapolis from 1997-2003. helped the offense amass a school-record 5,135 yards during the regular season. Meadows, who received the team’s “Biggest Offensive Surprise” award as a freshman, opened the season as a • Helped Peyton Manning become the first player to pass for more than 4,000 yards in four con- before switching to tight tackle where he started the team’s last seven games. Meadows redshirted as secutive seasons (1999-2002). a true freshman in 1992. • Contributed to the Indianapolis offensive line yielding the second-fewest sacks in the league PERSONAL: Meadows lettered in football and at McEachern High School in Powder Springs, in 1998 (22), the fewest sacks in the league in 1999 (team-record 14) and tied for the NFL-best Ga. Meadows has a degree in speech communications from the University of Georgia. He is married to 20 in 2000. Courtney and the couple has two daughters: Madeline and Hallie. Jonathan Adam Meadows was born • Started on an offensive line that allowed the fewest sacks (190) in the NFL from 1997-2003. in Powder Springs, Ga. on Jan. 25, 1974. • Blocked for the league’s leading rusher, , in 1999 and 2000 with respective meadows’ Regular Season Record totals of 1,553 and 1,709. Year Club G S • Selected by Indianapolis in the second round (48th overall) of the 1997 NFL Draft. 1997 Indianapolis 16 16 CAREER TRANSACTIONS:Signed by Indianapolis as a draft choice 7/8/97; Placed on injured reserve (shoul- 1998 Indianapolis 14 14 der) 12/24/03; Released by Indianapolis 2/27/04; Signed by Carolina 3/9/04; Placed on reserve/retired list 1999 Indianapolis 16 16 2000 Indianapolis 16 16 8/10/04; Signed by Denver 7/29/06. 2001 Indianapolis 15 15 2002 Indianapolis 14 14 2003 Indianapolis 12 5 2005: Meadows spent the 2005 season out of football. 2004 OUT OF FOOTBALL 2005 OUT OF FOOTBALL 2004: Meadows spent the 2004 regular season out of football after competing in training camp with CAREER TOTALS 103 96 Carolina. He was placed on the reserve/retired list on Aug. 10. ADDITIONAL STATISTICS: Miscellaneous tackles — 1997 (1), 1998 (1), 1999 (0), 2000 (2), 2001 (2), 2002 (1), 2003 (0), 2003: Meadows played in 12 games (5 starts) with Indianapolis. He started three games at right tack- TOTAL (6). Fumble Recoveries — 2002 (1), TOTAL (1). le and two at right guard. He did not play in four games during the regular season and dressed, but did meadows’ postSeason Record not play in three playoff contests. Played on an offensive line that helped Peyton Manning pass for 4,267 yards as the quarterback eclipsed the 4,000-yard plateau for the fifth consecutive season. Additionally, Year Club G S 1999 Indianapolis 1 1 the offensive line yielded only 18 sacks. Edgerrin James had six 100-yard games, en route to 1,259 2000 Indianapolis 1 1 yards behind the offensive line’s blocking. In his first start of the season at N.O. (9/28), the Colts racked 2002 Indianapolis 1 1 up 55 points and Manning tossed for 314 yards and a team-record six touchdown passes. Meadows CAREER TOTALS 3 3 contributed to an offensive line which surrendered the fewest sacks in the league (190) from 1997- 2003. 2002: Meadows played in 14 games (14 starts) and the Colts playoff contest. He was inactive for two games (at Was. 10/27 and vs. Ten. 11/3) with a hip injury. He played on a line that helped Peyton Manning become the first quarterback in league annals to record four consecutive 4,000-passing yard seasons as the Colts’ signal caller threw for 4,200 yards. 2001: Meadows played in 15 games (15 starts) at right tackle and was inactive vs. N.E. (10/21) with a hamstring injury. He was an integral cog on an offensive line that helped the Colts lead the league with 10 individual 100-yard rushing performances. Behind the offensive line’s blocking, Peyton Manning reg- istered 4,131 passing yards. 2000: Meadows started all 16 games and the team’s playoff game at Mia. (12/30) at right tackle. He contributed to the team allowing only 20 sacks, which tied the N.Y. Jets for the fewest in the league and established the third-fewest yielded in team annals. The team passed for 4,413 yards while rushing for 1,859. Edgerrin James accounted for a team-record 1,709 rushing yards and won the league’s rushing title for the second consecutive season. Meadows played on an offensive line that cleared the way for nine individual 100-rushing yard games. 1999: Meadows started all 16 games and the team’s playoff game vs. Ten. (1/16) and contributed to an offensive line that allowed a league-low 14 sacks to establish the franchise benchmark. The offen- sive line also played an integral role in Edgerrin James becoming just the fifth rookie to lead the league in rushing yards (1,553 yards) and record 10 100-yard games. DAMIEN NASH 5-10 • 220 • 2 ND YR. • M ISSOURI BORN : April 14, 1982 in St. Louis HIGH SCHOOL : East St. Louis Senior High School, East St. Louis, Ill. 2929 ACQUIRED : Free Agent, 2006 NFL YEAR : 2nd • Y EAR WITH BRONCOS : 1st NFLAMES G PLAYED /STARTED : 3/0 RUNNING BACK NASH AT A GLANCE: • An second-year running back who joined the Broncos as a free agent on Aug. 3, 2006. • Played in three games with the Titans as a rookie and gained 32 yards on six carries while catching three passes for 14 yards all at Jacksonville on Jan. 1, 2006. • Played in 23 games (9 starts) at the and compiled 1,254 yards and 12 touchdowns on 253 carries (5.0 avg.) after transferring from Coffeyville Community College in Kansas. • Paced the Tigers with 792 yards and a touchdown on 164 carries as a junior at Missouri. • Drew inspiration from his stepfather, James Howard, who played football at Oklahoma State. • Selected by Tennessee in the fifth round (142nd overall) of the 2005 NFL Draft. CAREER TRANSACTIONS:Signed by Tennessee as a draft choice 7/26/05; Waived by Tennessee 7/31/06; Signed by Denver 8/3/06.

2005: Selected in the fifth round (142nd overall) of the 2005 NFL Draft, Nash played in three games recording six carries for 32 yards (5.3 avg.) and catching three passes for 14 yards (4.7 avg.). He was inactive for 12 games and dressed, but did not play vs. Cin. (10/16). After he was inactive for the team’s first five games and did not play against the Cardinals, Nash made his NFL debut at Ari. (10/23), but did not record any stats. He was inactive for the next six games. He returned to action vs. Sea. (12/18), but did not record any stats. He was inactive at Mia. (12/24), but saw action in the regular-season finale at Jac. (1/1). In the second half, he carried the ball six times for 32 yards (5.3 avg,), including an 8-yard run against the Jaguars. He added three receptions for 14 yards (4.7 avg.), including a 7-yarder in Jacksonville. He contributed five carries for 27 yards to set up the Titans first score of the game. COLLEGE: Nash played two seasons at the University of Missouri, compiling 253 carries for 1,254 yards and 12 touchdowns in 23 games (nine starts). He also made 36 catches for 281 yards and a pair of touchdowns for the Tigers. As a junior, Nash played in 10 games (8 starts) and led the team with 164 attempts for 792 yards (4.8 avg.) and seven touchdowns. He also caught 25 balls for 176 yards and a touchdown. He eclipsed the 100-yard plateau three times. As a sophomore, Nash placed third on the team totaling 462 yards and five touchdowns on 89 carries and contributed 105 yards a score on 11 catches. As a redshirt freshman at Coffeyville Community College in Coffeyville, Kan, Nash ranked by Rivals.com as the third-best JUCO tailback before a knee injury in the season opener ended his season. PERSONAL: Nash compiled a standout senior season at East St. Louis (Ill.) High School racking up 1,444 yards and 28 touchdowns after playing the first three seasons at Riverview Gardens in St. Louis. In three seasons at Riverview Gardens, he compiled 5,395 yards, 1,160 passing yards and 95 total touchdowns. He also led the school to the Missouri Class 5A state title. Nash lettered in track and field and was timed at 10.3 seconds in the 100-meter dash. He majored in general education at the University of Missouri. Damien Darnell Nash was born on April 14, 1982 in St. Louis. nash’s Regular Season Record RUSHING RECEIVING SCORING Year Club G S No. Yds. Avg. LG TD No. Yds. Avg. LG TD TD TDr TDp TDrt 2pt Pts. 2005 Tennessee 3 0 6 32 5.3 8 0 3 14 4.7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CAREER TOTALS 3 0 6 32 5.3 8 0 3 14 4.7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 nash’s Single-Game Highs (Postseason in parentheses) Rushes — 3, at Jacksonville, 1/1/06 (none). Rushing yards — 32, , at Jacksonville, 1/1/06 (none). Longest rush — 8, at Jacksonville, 1/1/06 (none). Rushing touchdowns — None (none). Receptions — 3, at Jacksonville, 1/1/06 (none). Receiving yards — 14, at Jacksonville, 1/1/06 (none). Longest reception — 7, at Jacksonville, 1/1/06 (none). Receiving touchdowns — None (none). Rushing yards in one quarter — 27 (4th qtr.), at Jacksonville, 1/1/06 (none). Rushing yards in one half — 32 (2nd half), at Jacksonville, 1/1/06 (none). Total yards — 46 (32 rush/14 rec.), at Jacksonville, 1/1/06 (none). Total touchdowns — None (none). !"#$%&"'()%%#*"''(+,"-.,(/"0,(1.00"23 NFL Copyright © 2006 by The National Football League. All rights reserved. This summary and play-by-play is for the express purpose of assisting media in their coverage of the game; any other use of this material is prohibited without the written permission of the National Football League.

Date: Friday, 8/11/2006 4,&5,2(62%&7%8(9#(4,#2%$#(+$%&8 Start Time: 7:34 PM EDT at Ford Field, Detroit

/"0,(4"3(K,"#L,2 Game Weather: Controlled Climate Temp: 68° F (20.0° C), Humidity: 70%, Played Indoors on Turf: Field Turf Outdoor Weather: 70 deg F, Winds NE at 7mph, Humidity 42% :;;$7$"'8 Referee: Gerry Austin (34) Umpire: Ruben Fowler (71) Head Linesman: Jerry Bergman (91) Line Judge: Carl Johnson (101) Side Judge: Alberto Riveron (57) Field Judge: Scott Edwards (3) Back Judge: Robert (Bob) Lawing (17 Replay Official:James Wilson Video Operator: Gene Cunningham +$&,.<8 4,&5,2(62%&7%8 4,#2%$#(+$%&8 :;;,&8, 4,;,&8, :;;,&8, 4,;,&8, WR 17 D.Watts LE 76 K.Lang WR 11 R.Williams LE 95 J.DeVries LT 78 M.Lepsis LT 96 M.Myers LT 76 J.Backus NT 94 M.Bell LG 50 B.Hamilton RT 97 D.Veal LG 73 R.Verba UT 91 T.Jackson C 66 T.Nalen RE 91 E.Ekuban C 51 D.Raiola RE 96 J.Hall RG 65 C.Carlisle WLB 52 I.Gold RG 64 R.DeMulling WLB 59 A.Lewis RT 72 G.Foster MLB 56 A.Wilson RT 79 K.Butler MLB 57 L.Woods TE 82 S.Alexander SLB 55 DJ.Williams TE 82 C.Fitzsimmons SLB 53 P.Lenon WR 15 B.Marshall LCB 22 D.Foxworth WR 17 C.Bradford LCB 41 J.Fletcher QB 16 J.Plummer RCB 27 Da.Williams QB 8 J.Kitna RCB 32 D.Bly RB 20 M.Bell SS 25 N.Ferguson FB 30 C.Schlesinger FS 42 T.Holt FB 37 C.Sapp FS 47 J.Lynch HB 34 K.Jones SS 26 K.Kennedy

1.*8#$#.#$%&8 1.*8#$#.#$%&8 K 1 J.Elam, P/K 3 P.Ernster, QB 6 J.Cutler, QB 11 B.Van Pelt, WR 13 K 1 M.Prater, P 2 N.Harris, K 4 J.Hanson, P 5 A.Anderson, QB 6 D.Terrell, WR 14 T.Devoe, WR 19 B.Clark, S 21 H.Abdullah, CB 23 D.Orlovsky, QB 12 J.McCown, WR 15 D.Ellis, WR 18 E.Drummond, W.Middlebrooks, RB 26 T.Bell, CB 28 J.Shoate, RB 31 B.Miree, S 32 WR 19 S.Bodiford, RB 21 A.Pinner, S 27 D.Bullocks, S 28 I.Bashir, RB T.Everett, RB 33 R.Dayne, RB 34 C.Cobbs, FB 39 K.Johnson, S 40 29 B.Calhoun, RB 33 A.Harris, S 36 V.Fox, S 38 J.McGraw, CB 39 C.Cox, CB 41 K.Paymah, FB 43 R.Powers-Neal, CB 45 R.Alexander, H.Smith, CB 40 L.Hicks, FB 43 W.Matthews, CB 45 D.McCann, S 46 TE 46 C.Mustard, LB 49 K.Harrison, LB 50 C.Vaughn, LB 51 K.Burns, M.Demps, TE 47 K.Dickerson, LS 48 D.Muhlbach, TE 49 S.McHugh, LB 53 L.Green, LB 54 P.Chukwurah, LB 58 N.Webster, LB 59 R.Wells, LB 50 E.Sims, LB 52 J.Davis, LB 55 D.Curry, LB 58 J.Hargrave, G 61 G 59 T.Whitley, DE 60 J.Engelberger, C/G 62 C.Myers, G/C 63 F.Davis, T 62 C.Stickdorn, DT 62 C.Pinkney, C/G 63 B.Gutierrez, T 66 R.Hunt, T 64 E.Pears, C 67 G.Eslinger, G 68 M.Bibla, G 73 C.Kuper, T J.Scott, C/G 67 F.Matua, DE 70 C.Harriott, T 72 T.Kaleita, DT 77 74 C.Green, G 77 D.Carswell, WR 81 C.Adams, TE/LS 83 M.Leach, L.McGruder, WR 80 C.Rogers, TE 81 M.Pollard, WR 84 G.Martinez, DT WR 87 D.Kircus, TE 88 T.Scheffler, TE 89 N.Jackson, DE 90 85 D.Pearson, WR 87 M.Furrey, WR 88 M.Williams, DE 90 C.Jackson, DE 92 E.Dumervil, DT 93 A.Burton, DL 94 A.Gordon B.Swancutt, DE 93 D.Gregory, DE 98 K.Edwards, LB 99 A.Cannon 4$M(!%#(C'"3 4$M(!%#(C'"3 P 4 M.Knorr, QB 5 P.Parsons, P 10 T.Sauerbrun, WR 12 D.Hixon, RB QB 14 J.Klatt, WR 16 B.Fischer, DT 60 M.Parker, WR 86 P.Hamilton 29 D.Nash, CB 35 A.Rogers, S 42 S.Brandon, G 69 P.Alexander, T 70 J.Collins, DL 71 P.Majondo-Mwamba, DT 79 B.Save, WR 85 A.Lelie, DE 95 K.Vaughn !%#(97#$5, !%#(97#$5, CB 24 C.Bailey, LB 57 T.Hollowell, DT 61 G.Warren, T 75 A.Meadows, CB 23 K.Smith, RB 24 S.Bryson, CB 25 F.Bryant, CB 31 S.Wilson, FB WR 80 R.Smith, WR 84 J.Walker, DE 98 C.Brown 44 M.Bernstein, LB 54 T.Lehman, G 65 D.Woody, G 68 B.Stokes, T 74 R.Tucker, DT 75 S.Cody, DE 78 C.Redding, WR 83 S.Vines, TE 89 D.Campbell, DT 92 S.Rogers, LB 97 B.Bailey

Field Goals (made ( ) & missed) J.Elam (36) (35) M.Prater (28) J.Hanson (36)

=>?@:AA%#"' VISITOR: Denver Broncos 0670 013 HOME: Detroit Lions 3773 020 17%2$&-(C'"38 A,"0 B#2 A$0, C'"3(4,872$<#$%&(DEF#2"(C%$&#G(D42$5,(H&;%G I$8$#%2((J%0, Lions18:32 J.Hanson 36 yd. Field Goal (13-63, 6:28) 0 3 Lions2 14:17 A.Harris 20 yd. pass from D.Orlovsky (J.Hanson kick) (8-66, 4:27) 0 10 Broncos26:55 J.Elam 36 yd. Field Goal (12-46, 5:21) 3 10 Broncos20:00 J.Elam 35 yd. Field Goal (6-42, 0:44) 6 10 Broncos38:43 D.Kircus 26 yd. pass from J.Cutler (J.Elam kick) (11-78, 6:17) 13 10 Lions35:57 A.Pinner 2 yd. run (M.Prater kick) (5-53, 2:46) 13 17 Lions4 10:17 M.Prater 28 yd. Field Goal (7-17, 2:35) 13 20 4,&5,2(62%&7%8(58(4,#2%$#(+$%&8 NO==O>PPQ("#()%2M()$,'M )$&"'(H&M$5$M."'(1#"#$8#$78 4,&5,2(62%&7%8 4,#2%$#(+$%&8 RU1JH!/ 9AA T419I/ +/ A4 RU1JH!/ 9AA T419I/ +/ A4 C.Cobbs11 42 3.8 11 0 A.Harris7 36 5.1 16 0 T.Bell5 26 5.2 15 0 J.McCown4 30 7.5 15 0 M.Bell7 20 2.9 8 0 K.Jones7 25 3.6 12 0 R.Dayne5 12 2.4 4 0 A.Pinner4 12 3.0 6 1 T.Devoe2 10 5.0 5 0 J.Kitna1 10 10.0 10 0 D.Terrell1 10 10.0 10 0 S.Bodiford1 8 8.0 8 0 J.Cutler1 0 0.0 0 0 W.Matthews1 2 2.0 2 0

Total32120 3.8 15 0 Total 25 123 4.9 16 1 C911H!/ 9AASWC T411VOT4 A4 +/ H! RAC911H!/ 9AASWC T411VOT4 A4 +/ H! RA J.Cutler22 16 192 0/01 >Q 0 114.2 D.Orlovsky86 540/01 24 1 92.7 B.Van Pelt74 294/240 10 1 27.4 J.McCown74 541/60 24 0 81.8 J.Plummer43 330/00 16 0 99.0 J.Kitna52 210/00 19 0 52.9

Total 33 23 2544/241Total 26 189.7 20 12 1291/61 24 1 74.8

C911(RESEHIH!/ !: T419I/ +/ A4 C911(RESEHIH!/ !: T419I/ +/ A4 D.Kircus6 76 12.7 >Q 1 A.Harris3 26 8.7 >P 1 T.Scheffler4 54 13.5 24 0 M.Pollard2 3 1.5 2 0 D.Watts4 35 8.8 16 0 C.Bradford1 24 24.0 24 0 T.Devoe2 23 11.5 13 0 M.Williams1 24 24.0 24 0 R.Dayne2 20 10.0 11 0 R.Williams1 19 19.0 19 0 T.Bell1 19 19.0 19 0 E.Drummond1 11 11.0 11 0 B.Marshall1 9 9.0 9 0 G.Martinez1 9 9.0 9 0 S.Alexander1 8 8.0 8 0 C.Rogers1 7 7.0 7 0 N.Jackson1 8 8.0 8 0 S.Bodiford1 6 6.0 6 0 R.Powers-Neal1 2 2.0 2 0

Total23254 11.0 26 1 Total 12 12910.8 24 1

H!AERSECAH:!1 !: T419I/ +/ A4 H!AERSECAH:!1 !: T419I/ +/ A4 D.Foxworth1 0 0.0 0 0 H.Smith1 5 5.0 50

Total 110000.0 Total 5505.0 CU!AH!/ !: T419I/!EA A6 H!>P +/ CU!AH!/ !: T419I/!EA A6 H!>P +/ P.Ernster2 76 38.036.5 0 1 41 N.Harris255.500 11142.5 57 A.Anderson154.000 5430.0 54

Total27638.036.5 0 1 41 Total 3 16555.038.3 0 0 57 CU!A(REAUR!1 !: T419I/ )S +/ A4 CU!A(REAUR!1!: T41 9I/ )S +/ A4 D.Terrell10 2424.0 24 0 E.Drummond10 33.0 3 0 D.Kircus10 1616.0 16 0 S.Bodiford10 00.0 0 0 M.Bell10 1010.0 10 0

Returns 35016.7 0 240Returns 231.5 0 30 VHSV:))(REAUR!1 !: T419I/ )S +/ A4 VHSV:))(REAUR!1 !: T41 9I/ )S +/ A4 B.Clark30 7424.7 26 0 S.Bodiford20 4723.5 27 0 D.Kircus20 3015.0 19 0 E.Drummond10 1919.0 19 0

Returns 5 10420.8 0 26 0 Returns 36622.0 0 270

4,&5,2(62%&7%8 )UW6+E1 )UW+:1A :K!XRES T41A4 ):RSE4 :CCXRES T41 A4 :UAX641 J.Cutler1000 100 -20 0 M.Bell1001 000 00 0 T.Devoe1001 000 00 0 B.Van Pelt1000 000 00 0 T.Scheffler0000 100 00 0 Total 42-2002 000 0 4,&5,2(62%&7%8(58(4,#2%$#(+$%&8 2 NO==O>PPQ("#()%2M()$,'M )$&"'(H&M$5$M."'(1#"#$8#$78 4,#2%$#(+$%&8 )UW6+E1 )UW+:1A :K!XRES T41A4 ):RSE4 :CCXRES T41 A4 :UAX641 C.Harriott0000 010 00 0 L.Hicks0000 010 00 0 P.Lenon0000 010 00 0 D.Bullocks0000 001 00 0 J.Hall0000 001 00 0 Total 000030 200 0 4,&5,2(62%&7%8(58(4,#2%$#(+$%&8 NO==O>PPQ("#(()%2M()$,'M )$&"'(A,"0(1#"#$8#$78

I$8$#%2 J%0, 62%&7%8 +$%&8 A:A9+()HR1A(4:K!1 23 15 By Rushing 78 By Passing 14 6 By Penalty 21

AJHR4(4:K!(E))HSHE!ST 8-14-57% 5-10-50%

):URAJ(4:K!(E))HSHE!ST 0-1-0% 0-0-0%

A:A9+(!EA(T9R41 350 246 Total Offensive Plays (inc. times thrown passing) 69 46 Average gain per offensive play 5.1 5.3

!EA(T9R41(RU1JH!/ 120 123 Total Rushing Plays 32 25 Average gain per rushing play 3.8 4.9 Tackles for a loss-number and yards 2-5 2-6

!EA(T9R41(C911H!/ 230 123 Times thrown - yards lost attempting to pass 4-24 1-6 Gross yards passing 254 129

C911(9AAEWCA1XS:WC+EAH:!1XJ94(H!AERSECAE4 33-23-1 20-12-1 Avg gain per pass play (inc.# thrown passing) 6.2 5.9

VHSV:))1(!.0*,2XH&(E&M(Y%&,XA%.7L*"7Z8 3-0-0 5-1-0

CU!A1(!.0*,2("&M(95,2"-, 2-38.0 3-55.0 Had Blocked 00

)/8(X(C9A8(J"M(6'%7Z,M 0-0 0-0 !,#(C.&#$&-(95,2"-, 36.5 38.3

A:A9+(REAUR!(T9R49/E(D!%#(H&7'.M$&-(V$7Z%;;8G 50 8 No. and Yards Punt Returns 3-50 2-3 No. and Yards Kickoff Returns 5-104 3-66 No. and Yards Interception Returns 1-0 1-5

CE!9+AHE1(!.0*,2("&M(T"2M8 5-35 7-59

)UW6+E1(!.0*,2("&M(+%8# 4-2 0-0

A:USJ4:K!1 12 Rushing 01 Passing 11

E[AR9(C:H!A1(W"M,X9##,0<#8 1-1 2-2 Kicking Made-Attempts 1-1 2-2

)HE+4(/:9+1(W"M,X9##,0<#8 2-2 2-2 RE4(Y:!E(E))HSHE!ST 0-4-0% 1-3-33% /:9+(A:(/:(E))HSHE!ST 0-1-0% 1-1-100% 19)EAHE1 00 )H!9+(1S:RE 13 20 AHWE(:)(C:11E11H:! 35:56 24:04 4,&5,2(62%&7%8(58(4,#2%$#(+$%&8 2 NO==O>PPQ("#()%2M()$,'M )$&"'(4,;,&8$5,(1#"#$8#$78

AV+ 91A S:W6 19SV O TR41BJ H! C4 )) )R AV+ 91A )) )R 6+ AV+ 91A )) )R K.Edwards 1 0 1 0.0 0.00 000 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 I.Bashir 1 0 1 0.0 0.00 000 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 J.McGraw 1 0 1 0.0 0.00 000 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 D.Bly 0 1 1 0.0 0.00 000 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 L.McGruder 0 1 1 0.0 0.00 000 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 J.Hall 0 0 0 0.0 0.00 000 1 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 S.Bodiford 0 0 0 0.0 0.00 000 0 1 00 0 0 1 00 0 G.Martinez 0 0 0 0.0 0.00 000 0 1 00 0 0 0 00 0

Total 45 23 68 4.0 24.04 1 5 3 2 8 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Denver Broncos vs Detroit Lions at Ford Field laPy y BylaP 1st Quarter 8/11/2006 aP eg1 DET wins toss, elects to Receive, and DEN elects to defend the East goal. P.Ernster kicks 69 yards from DEN 30 to DET 1. E.Drummond to DET 20 for 19 yards (N.Jackson). Detroit Lions at 15:00, (1st play from scrimmage 14:54) 1-10-DET 20 (14:54) K.Jones right tackle to DET 25 for 5 yards (A.Wilson). 2-5-DET 25 (14:19) K.Jones left end to DET 37 for 12 yards (N.Ferguson; D.Veal). R1 1-10-DET 37 (13:44) K.Jones left tackle to DET 34 for -3 yards (K.Lang). 2-13-DET 34 (12:59) K.Jones left end to DET 38 for 4 yards (K.Lang). 3-9-DET 38 (12:26) (Shotgun) J.Kitna pass deep middle to R.Williams to DEN 43 for 19 yards (J.Lynch). P2 1-10-DEN 43 (11:51) J.Kitna pass incomplete deep left to R.Williams (Da.Williams). 2-10-DEN 43 (11:51) J.Kitna pass short right to M.Pollard to DEN 41 for 2 yards (D.Foxworth). 3-8-DEN 41 (11:17) (Shotgun) J.Kitna scrambles up the middle to DEN 31 for 10 yards (E.Ekuban). R3 1-10-DEN 31 (10:29) S.Bodiford right end to DEN 23 for 8 yards (A.Wilson; J.Lynch). 2-2-DEN 23 (9:53) A.Harris up the middle to DEN 23 for no gain (D.Veal). PENALTY on DEN, Defensive Offside, 5 yards, enforced at DEN 23 - No Play. X4 1-10-DEN 18 (9:27) J.Kitna pass incomplete deep right to C.Fitzsimmons (D.Foxworth). 2-10-DEN 18 (9:20) K.Jones right end pushed ob at DEN 17 for 1 yard (A.Wilson, K.Lang). 3-9-DEN 17 (8:39) J.Kitna pass incomplete short right to K.Jones. 4-9-DEN 17 (8:36) J.Hanson 36 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-D.Muhlbach, Holder-N.Harris. Penalty on DEN-A.Wilson, Defensive Offside, declined. DEN 0 DET 3, 13 plays, 63 yards, 1 penalty, 6:28 drive, 6:28 elapsed M.Prater kicks 64 yards from DET 30 to DEN 6. D.Kircus to DEN 17 for 11 yards (L.Woods). Denver Broncos at 8:32, (1st play from scrimmage 8:27) 1-10-DEN 17 (8:27) M.Bell left tackle to DEN 21 for 4 yards (T.Jackson). 2-6-DEN 21 (7:52) M.Bell right end to DEN 29 for 8 yards (A.Lewis; P.Lenon). R1 1-10-DEN 29 (7:15) M.Bell right tackle to DEN 32 for 3 yards (T.Holt). 2-7-DEN 32 (6:34) J.Plummer pass incomplete short left to S.Alexander. 3-7-DEN 32 (6:28) J.Plummer pass short right to S.Alexander to DEN 40 for 8 yards (D.Bly; A.Lewis). P2 1-10-DEN 40 (5:46) M.Bell left end to DEN 37 for -3 yards (L.Woods). 2-13-DEN 37 (5:06) J.Plummer pass short right to D.Watts to DET 47 for 16 yards (K.Kennedy). P3 1-10-DET 47 (4:27) J.Plummer pass short left to B.Marshall ran ob at DET 38 for 9 yards. 2-1-DET 38 (3:53) M.Bell left tackle to DET 35 for 3 yards (P.Lenon). FUMBLES (P.Lenon), RECOVERED by DET-J.Hall at DET 34. J.Hall to DET 34 for no gain (S.Alexander). Detroit Lions at 3:44 1-10-DET 34 (3:44) K.Jones right end to DET 41 for 7 yards (K.Burns, C.Cox). PENALTY on DET-M.Furrey, Illegal Block Above the Waist, 10 yards, enforced at DET 34 - No Play. 1-20-DET 24 (3:21) D.Orlovsky pass deep middle to C.Bradford to DET 48 for 24 yards (D.Foxworth). P5 1-10-DET 48 (2:40) K.Jones right end to DEN 43 for 9 yards (L.Green). 2-1-DEN 43 (2:07) K.Jones right end to DEN 46 for -3 yards (L.Green; C.Cox). 3-4-DEN 46 (1:27) D.Orlovsky pass short middle to S.Bodiford to DEN 40 for 6 yards (K.Paymah). P6 1-10-DEN 40 (:53) A.Harris right tackle to DEN 24 for 16 yards (C.Cox). R7 1-10-DEN 24 (:12) A.Harris left end to DEN 24 for no gain (P.Chukwurah; J.Engelberger). END OF QUARTER Score Time First Downs Efficiencies ==== Quarter Summary ==== Poss R P X T 3Down 4Down Denver Broncos 0 4:48 1 2 0 3 1/1 0/0 Detroit Lions 3 10:12 3 3 1 7 3/4 0/0 4,&5,2(62%&7%8((58((4,#2%$#(+$%&8 NO==O>PPQ(("#(()%2M()$,'M )$28#(B."2#,2(1.00"23 PERIOD SCORES TIME OF POSSESSION Broncos (Visitor) 0 Broncos 4:48 Lions (Home) 3 Lions 10:12

17%2$&-(C'"38 Team Qtr Time Scoring Play Score Visitor Home Lions18:32 J.Hanson 36 yd. Field Goal (13-63, 6:28) 0 3

Broncos Lions A:A9+()HR1A(4:K!1 37 First Downs Rushing-Passing-by Penalty 1 - 2 - 0 3 - 3 - 1 AJHR4(4:K!(E))HSHE!ST 1-1-100% 3-4-75%

A:A9+(!EA(T9R41 48 110 Total Offensive Plays 918

!EA(T9R41(RU1JH!/ 15 59

!EA(T9R41(C911H!/ 33 51 Gross Yards Passing 33 51 Times thrown-yards lost attempting to pass 0-0 0-0

C"88(9##,0<#8XS%0<',#$%&8XJ"M(H&#,27,<#,M 4 - 3 - 0 7 - 4 - 0 C.X!.0*,2("&M(95,2"-, 0 - 0 0 - 0 C,&"'#$,8X!.0*,2("&M(T"2M8 1 - 5 1 - 10 ).0*',8X!.0*,2("&M(+%8# 1 - 1 0 - 0 R,M(Y%&,(E;;$7$,&73 0-0-0% 0-1-0% 95,2"-,(42$5,(1#"2# DEN 17 DET 27

4,&5,2(62%&7%8 4,#2%$#(+$%&8 RU1JH!/ 9AA T419I/ +/ A4 RU1JH!/ 9AA T419I/ +/ A4 M.Bell5 15 3.0 8 0 K.Jones7 25 3.6 12 0 A.Harris2 16 8.0 16 0 J.Kitna1 10 10.0 10 0 S.Bodiford1 8 8.0 8 0

Total51115 3.0 8 0 Total 59 5.4 16 0 C911H!/ 9AASWC T411VOT4 A4 +/ H! RA C911H!/ 9AASWC T411VOT4 A4 +/ H! RA J.Plummer43 330/00 16 0 99.0 J.Kitna52 210/00 19 0 52.9 D.Orlovsky22 300/00 24 0118.8 Total 4 3 330/00 16 099.0 Total 7 4 510/0 0 24 0 80.1

C911(RESEHIH!/ !: T419I/ +/ A4 C911(RESEHIH!/ !: T419I/ +/ A4 D.Watts1 16 16.0 16 0 C.Bradford1 24 24.0 24 0 B.Marshall1 9 9.0 9 0 R.Williams1 19 19.0 19 0 S.Alexander1 8 8.0 8 0 S.Bodiford1 6 6.0 6 0 M.Pollard1 2 2.0 2 0 Total3433 11.0 16 0 Total 5112.8 24 0

4,&5,2(62%&7%8 R,-.'"2(4,;,&8$5,(C'"38 1<,7$"'(A,"08 W$87

AV+ 91A S:W6 19SV O TR41BJ H! C4 )) )R AV+ 91A )) )R 6+ AV+ 91A )) )R K.Lang 21 30.00.00000000000 0000 A.Wilson 21 30.00.00000000000 0000 D.Foxworth 20 20.00.00100000000 0000 C.Cox 11 20.00.00000000000 0000

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AV+ 91A S:W6 19SV O TR41BJ H! C4 )) )R AV+ 91A )) )R 6+ AV+ 91A )) )R P.Lenon 1 1 2 0.0 0.00 001 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 A.Lewis 0 2 2 0.0 0.00 000 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 T.Holt 1 0 1 0.0 0.00 000 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 T.Jackson 1 0 1 0.0 0.00 000 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 Denver Broncos vs Detroit Lions at Ford Field laPy y BylaP 2nd Quarter 8/11/2006 aP eg1 Detroit Lions continued. 2-10-DEN 24 (15:00) A.Harris up the middle to DEN 20 for 4 yards (J.Engelberger). 3-6-DEN 20 (14:21) D.Orlovsky pass short middle to A.Harris for 20 yards, TOUCHDOWN. P8 J.Hanson extra point is GOOD, Center-D.Muhlbach, Holder-N.Harris. DEN 0 DET 10, 8 plays, 66 yards, 4:27 drive, 0:43 elapsed M.Prater kicks 69 yards from DET 30 to DEN 1. D.Kircus to DEN 20 for 19 yards (S.Bodiford). Denver Broncos at 14:17, (1st play from scrimmage 14:11) 1-10-DEN 20 (14:11) J.Cutler pass incomplete deep right to B.Marshall (K.Kennedy). 2-10-DEN 20 (14:02) M.Bell left end to DEN 22 for 2 yards (A.Lewis). 3-8-DEN 22 (13:19) J.Cutler pass short right to D.Watts to DEN 29 for 7 yards (D.McCann). 4-1-DEN 29 (12:35) P.Ernster punts 41 yards to DET 30, Center-M.Leach. E.Drummond to DET 35 for 5 yards (M.Leach). PENALTY on DET-V.Fox, Illegal Block Above the Waist, 10 yards, enforced at DET 33. Detroit Lions at 12:23 1-10-DET 23 (12:23) D.Orlovsky pass deep right intended for S.Bodiford INTERCEPTED by D.Foxworth at DEN 36. D.Foxworth pushed ob at DEN 36 for no gain (S.Bodiford). Denver Broncos at 12:16 1-10-DEN 36 (12:16) M.Bell left end to DEN 39 for 3 yards (E.Sims; A.Cannon). 2-7-DEN 39 (11:40) J.Cutler pass short left to D.Watts to DEN 45 for 6 yards (L.Hicks). 3-1-DEN 45 (11:06) J.Cutler pass short right to T.Devoe ran ob at DET 45 for 10 yards. P4 1-10-DET 45 (10:39) T.Bell right tackle to DET 42 for 3 yards (A.Cannon). 2-7-DET 42 (10:03) J.Cutler pass incomplete short left to K.Johnson. Ball overthrown. 3-7-DET 42 (9:59) J.Cutler pass short right to T.Scheffler to DET 35 for 7 yards (D.Bullocks). P5 1-10-DET 35 (9:20) J.Cutler FUMBLES (Aborted) at DET 37, and recovers at DET 37. J.Cutler to DET 37 for no gain (K.Edwards). 2-12-DET 37 (8:46) J.Cutler pass short right to T.Scheffler pushed ob at DET 22 for 15 yards (D.Bullocks). P6 1-10-DET 22 (8:20) T.Bell left end to DET 19 for 3 yards (D.Gregory). 2-7-DET 19 (7:43) T.Bell left tackle to DET 18 for 1 yard (D.Bullocks). 3-6-DET 18 (7:05) J.Cutler pass incomplete deep right to D.Watts (D.McCann). 4-6-DET 18 (6:59) J.Elam 36 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-M.Leach, Holder-J.Plummer. DEN 3 DET 10, 12 plays, 46 yards, 5:21 drive, 8:05 elapsed P.Ernster kicks 69 yards from DEN 30 to DET 1. S.Bodiford to DET 21 for 20 yards (C.Cox). Detroit Lions at 6:55, (1st play from scrimmage 6:49) 1-10-DET 21 (6:49) D.Orlovsky pass short right to M.Pollard to DET 22 for 1 yard (L.Green). 2-9-DET 22 (6:14) A.Harris up the middle to DET 25 for 3 yards (L.Green, B.Hamilton). 3-6-DET 25 (5:32) (Shotgun) D.Orlovsky pass incomplete short right to E.Drummond (C.Cox). 4-6-DET 25 (5:25) N.Harris punts 57 yards to DEN 18, Center-D.Muhlbach. D.Kircus to DEN 34 for 16 yards (E.Sims). Denver Broncos at 5:12 1-10-DEN 34 (5:12) J.Cutler pass incomplete short right to D.Watts (D.McCann). 2-10-DEN 34 (5:06) J.Cutler pass short left to T.Bell to DET 47 for 19 yards (B.Swancutt; D.McCann). P7 1-10-DET 47 (4:25) T.Bell left tackle to DET 43 for 4 yards (E.Sims, A.Cannon). 2-6-DET 43 (3:43) J.Cutler pass deep middle to T.Scheffler to DET 19 for 24 yards (D.Bullocks). P8 1-10-DET 19 (3:08) T.Devoe left end to DET 14 for 5 yards (L.Hicks). FUMBLES (L.Hicks), RECOVERED by DET-D.Bullocks at DET 12. D.Bullocks to DET 12 for no gain (T.Devoe). Detroit Lions at 2:57 1-10-DET 12 (2:57) D.Orlovsky pass short left to C.Rogers to DET 19 for 7 yards (K.Paymah). 2-3-DET 19 (2:24) A.Harris right end to DET 22 for 3 yards (B.Hamilton; L.Green). R9 Two-Minute Warning 1-10-DET 22 (2:00) A.Harris right end to DET 28 for 6 yards (E.Dumervil; D.Veal). 2-4-DET 28 (1:28) D.Orlovsky pass short right to A.Harris to DET 24 for -4 yards (R.Alexander). Timeout #1 by DEN at 01:15. 3-8-DET 24 (1:15) (Shotgun) PENALTY on DET-C.Rogers, False Start, 5 yards, enforced at DET 24 - No Play. 3-13-DET 19 (1:15) (Shotgun) A.Harris up the middle to DET 23 for 4 yards (E.Dumervil). Timeout #2 by DEN at 01:10. 4-9-DET 23 (1:10) N.Harris punts 54 yards to DEN 23, Center-D.Muhlbach, downed by DET-D.Ellis. PENALTY on DET-D.Ellis, Illegal Touch Kick, 9 yards, enforced at DET 23 - No Play. 4-18-DET 14 (:59) N.Harris punts 54 yards to DEN 32, Center-D.Muhlbach. M.Bell to DEN 42 for 10 yards (E.Sims). Denver Broncos at 0:44 1-10-DEN 42 (:44) J.Cutler pass short left to T.Scheffler pushed ob at 50 for 8 yards (L.Hicks). 2-2-50 (:41) J.Cutler pass to T.Devoe to DET 37 for 13 yards (D.McCann). P9 1-10-DET 37 (:21) (No Huddle) J.Cutler pass to D.Watts to DET 31 for 6 yards (H.Smith). Timeout #3 by DEN at 00:18. 2-4-DET 31 (:18) T.Bell up the middle to DET 16 for 15 yards (I.Bashir). R10 1-10-DET 16 (:03) (No Huddle) J.Cutler spiked the ball to stop the clock. 2-10-DET 16 (:02) J.Elam 35 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-M.Leach, Holder-J.Plummer. DEN 6 DET 10, 6 plays, 42 yards, 0:44 drive, 15:00 elapsed END OF QUARTER Score Time First Downs Efficiencies ==== Quarter Summary ==== Poss RPXT 3Down4Down Denver Broncos 6 10:14 1 6 0 7 2/4 0/0 Detroit Lions 10 4:46 1 1 0 2 1/3 0/0 4,&5,2(62%&7%8((58((4,#2%$#(+$%&8 NO==O>PPQ(("#(()%2M()$,'M )$28#(J"';(1.00"23 PERIOD SCORES TIME OF POSSESSION Broncos (Visitor) 0 6 = 6 Broncos 15:02 Lions (Home) 3 7 = 10 Lions 14:58

17%2$&-(C'"38 Team Qtr Time Scoring Play Score Visitor Home Lions18:32 J.Hanson 36 yd. Field Goal (13-63, 6:28) 0 3 Lions2 14:17 A.Harris 20 yd. pass from D.Orlovsky (J.Hanson kick) (8-66, 4:27) 0 10 Broncos26:55 J.Elam 36 yd. Field Goal (12-46, 5:21) 3 10 Broncos20:00 J.Elam 35 yd. Field Goal (6-42, 0:44) 6 10

Broncos Lions A:A9+()HR1A(4:K!1 10 9 First Downs Rushing-Passing-by Penalty 2 - 8 - 0 4 - 4 - 1 AJHR4(4:K!(E))HSHE!ST 3-5-60% 4-7-57%

A:A9+(!EA(T9R41 199 154 Total Offensive Plays 33 29

!EA(T9R41(RU1JH!/ 51 79

!EA(T9R41(C911H!/ 148 75 Gross Yards Passing 148 75 Times thrown-yards lost attempting to pass 0-0 0-0

C"88(9##,0<#8XS%0<',#$%&8XJ"M(H&#,27,<#,M 19 - 13 - 0 13 - 8 - 1 C.X!.0*,2("&M(95,2"-, 1 - 41 2 - 55.5 C,&"'#$,8X!.0*,2("&M(T"2M8 1 - 5 4 - 34 ).0*',8X!.0*,2("&M(+%8# 3 - 2 0 - 0 R,M(Y%&,(E;;$7$,&73 0-3-0% 0-1-0% 95,2"-,(42$5,(1#"2# DEN 30 DET 22

4,&5,2(62%&7%8 4,#2%$#(+$%&8 RU1JH!/ 9AA T419I/ +/ A4 RU1JH!/ 9AA T419I/ +/ A4 T.Bell5 26 5.2 15 0 A.Harris7 36 5.1 16 0 M.Bell7 20 2.9 8 0 K.Jones7 25 3.6 12 0 T.Devoe1 5 5.0 5 0 J.Kitna1 10 10.0 10 0 J.Cutler1 0 0.0 0 0 S.Bodiford1 8 8.0 8 0

Total1451 3.6 15 0 Total 16 79 4.9 16 0 C911H!/ 9AASWC T411VOT4 A4 +/ H! RA C911H!/ 9AASWC T411VOT4 A4 +/ H! RA J.Cutler15 10 1150/00 24 0 89.6 D.Orlovsky86 540/01 24 1 92.7 J.Plummer43 330/00 16 0 99.0 J.Kitna52 210/00 19 0 52.9 Total 19 13 1480/00 24 091.6 Total 13 8 750/0 1 24 1 71.0

C911(RESEHIH!/ !: T419I/ +/ A4 C911(RESEHIH!/ !: T419I/ +/ A4 T.Scheffler4 54 13.5 24 0 A.Harris2 16 8.0 >P 1 D.Watts4 35 8.8 16 0 M.Pollard2 3 1.5 2 0 T.Devoe2 23 11.5 13 0 C.Bradford1 24 24.0 24 0 T.Bell1 19 19.0 19 0 R.Williams1 19 19.0 19 0 B.Marshall1 9 9.0 9 0 C.Rogers1 7 7.0 7 0 S.Alexander1 8 8.0 8 0 S.Bodiford1 6 6.0 6 0

Total13148 11.4 24 0 Total 8 759.4 24 1

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AV+ 91A S:W6 19SV O TR41BJ H! C4 )) )R AV+ 91A )) )R 6+ AV+ 91A )) )R L.Green 32 50.00.00000000000 0000 K.Lang 21 30.00.00000000000 0000 A.Wilson 21 30.00.00000000000 0000 D.Foxworth 20 20.00.01200000000 0000

4,#2%$#(+$%&8 R,-.'"2(4,;,&8$5,(C'"38 1<,7$"'(A,"08 W$87 4,&5,2(62%&7%8((58((4,#2%$#(+$%&8 2 NO==O>PPQ(("#(()%2M()$,'M )$28#(J"';(1.00"23

AV+ 91A S:W6 19SV O TR41BJ H! C4 )) )R AV+ 91A )) )R 6+ AV+ 91A )) )R D.Bullocks 4 0 4 0.0 0.00 000 1 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 L.Hicks 3 0 3 0.0 0.00 001 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 D.McCann 2 1 3 0.0 0.00 020 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 A.Cannon 1 2 3 0.0 0.00 000 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 Denver Broncos vs Detroit Lions at Ford Field

Play By Play 3rd Quarter 8/11/2006 Page 1 DEN elects to Receive, and DET elects to defend the East goal. M.Prater kicks 71 yards from DET 30 to DEN -1. B.Clark to DEN 22 for 23 yards (A.Cannon). Denver Broncos at 15:00, (1st play from scrimmage 14:55) 1-10-DEN 22 (14:55) R.Dayne right tackle to DEN 22 for no gain (C.Pinkney). 2-10-DEN 22 (14:24) J.Cutler pass short left to D.Kircus to DEN 31 for 9 yards (L.Hicks). 3-1-DEN 31 (13:49) R.Dayne left tackle to DEN 33 for 2 yards (D.Bullocks). R11 1-10-DEN 33 (13:11) J.Cutler pass short left to D.Kircus to DEN 44 for 11 yards (D.Curry). P12 1-10-DEN 44 (12:32) R.Dayne left tackle to DEN 48 for 4 yards (D.Bullocks). 2-6-DEN 48 (11:53) T.Devoe left end to DET 47 for 5 yards (B.Swancutt; L.Hicks). 3-1-DET 47 (11:07) J.Cutler pass short middle to D.Kircus to DET 36 for 11 yards (D.McCann). P13 1-10-DET 36 (10:24) J.Cutler pass incomplete to R.Dayne. PENALTY on DEN-D.Carswell, Offensive Holding, 10 yards, enforced at DET 36 - No Play. 1-20-DET 46 (10:19) J.Cutler pass incomplete short right to N.Jackson. 2-20-DET 46 (10:13) PENALTY on DEN-C.Green, False Start, 5 yards, enforced at DET 46 - No Play. 2-25-DEN 49 (10:13) J.Cutler pass short left to R.Dayne to DET 42 for 9 yards (D.Curry). 3-16-DET 42 (9:31) J.Cutler pass short middle to R.Dayne to DET 31 for 11 yards (A.Lewis). 4-5-DET 31 (8:52) J.Elam 49 yard field goal is GOOD, NULLIFIED by Penalty, Center-M.Leach, Holder-J.Cutler. PENALTY on DET, Defensive 12 On-field, 5 yards, enforced at DET 31 - No Play. X14 1-10-DET 26 (8:49) J.Cutler pass deep left to D.Kircus for 26 yards, TOUCHDOWN. P15 J.Elam extra point is GOOD, Center-M.Leach, Holder-J.Cutler. DEN 13 DET 10, 11 plays, 78 yards, 1 penalty, 6:17 drive, 6:17 elapsed P.Ernster kicks 50 yards from DEN 30 to DET 20. S.Bodiford pushed ob at DET 47 for 27 yards (R.Alexander). Detroit Lions at 8:43, (1st play from scrimmage 8:37) 1-10-DET 47 (8:37) J.McCown scrambles up the middle to DEN 38 for 15 yards (C.Cox). R10 1-10-DEN 38 (7:58) J.McCown pass short right to A.Harris pushed ob at DEN 28 for 10 yards (B.Hamilton). P11 1-10-DEN 28 (7:19) W.Matthews right tackle to DEN 26 for 2 yards (B.Hamilton). 2-8-DEN 26 (6:39) J.McCown pass deep right to M.Williams to DEN 2 for 24 yards (R.Alexander). P12 1-2-DEN 2 (6:00) A.Pinner right end for 2 yards, TOUCHDOWN. R13 M.Prater extra point is GOOD, Center-D.Muhlbach, Holder-A.Anderson. DEN 13 DET 17, 5 plays, 53 yards, 2:46 drive, 9:03 elapsed M.Prater kicks 69 yards from DET 30 to DEN 1. B.Clark to DEN 27 for 26 yards (G.Martinez). Denver Broncos at 5:57, (1st play from scrimmage 5:50) 1-10-DEN 27 (5:50) R.Dayne up the middle to DEN 30 for 3 yards (B.Swancutt). 2-7-DEN 30 (5:13) B.Van Pelt pass short middle to N.Jackson to DEN 38 for 8 yards (D.Bullocks). P16 PENALTY on DET-D.Curry, Roughing the Passer, 15 yards, enforced at DEN 38. X17 1-10-DET 47 (4:44) R.Dayne up the middle to DET 44 for 3 yards (A.Lewis). 2-7-DET 44 (4:08) B.Van Pelt sacked at DET 47 for -3 yards (C.Harriott). 3-10-DET 47 (3:30) B.Van Pelt sacked at DEN 46 for -7 yards (C.Harriott). FUMBLES (C.Harriott), recovered by DEN-T.Scheffler at DEN 48. 4-15-DEN 48 (2:45) P.Ernster punts 35 yards to DET 17, Center-M.Leach. S.Bodiford to DET 17 for no gain (T.Scheffler). Detroit Lions at 2:36 1-10-DET 17 (2:36) J.McCown pass short right to G.Martinez to DET 26 for 9 yards (R.Alexander). Timeout #1 by DET at 02:02. 2-1-DET 26 (2:02) A.Pinner left end to DET 29 for 3 yards (N.Webster, P.Chukwurah). R14 1-10-DET 29 (1:22) J.McCown pass incomplete right to M.Williams. PENALTY on DET-F.Matua, Ineligible Downfield Pass, 5 yards, enforced at DET 29 - No Play. 1-15-DET 24 (1:15) J.McCown sacked at DET 18 for -6 yards (K.Paymah). 2-21-DET 18 (:34) A.Pinner up the middle to DET 24 for 6 yards (L.Green; C.Vaughn). END OF QUARTER Score Time First Downs Efficiencies ==== Quarter Summary ==== Poss R P X T 3Down 4Down Denver Broncos 13 9:38 1 4 2 7 2/4 0/0 Detroit Lions 17 5:22 3 2 0 5 0/0 0/0 4,&5,2(62%&7%8((58((4,#2%$#(+$%&8 NO==O>PPQ(("#(()%2M()$,'M AL$2M(B."2#,2(1.00"23 PERIOD SCORES TIME OF POSSESSION Broncos (Visitor) 7 Broncos 9:38 Lions (Home) 7 Lions 5:22

17%2$&-(C'"38 Team Qtr Time Scoring Play Score Visitor Home Broncos38:43 D.Kircus 26 yd. pass from J.Cutler (J.Elam kick) (11-78, 6:17) 13 10 Lions35:57 A.Pinner 2 yd. run (M.Prater kick) (5-53, 2:46) 13 17

Broncos Lions A:A9+()HR1A(4:K!1 75 First Downs Rushing-Passing-by Penalty 1 - 4 - 23 - 2 - 0 AJHR4(4:K!(E))HSHE!ST 2--0%45 0-0-0%

A:A9+(!EA(T9R41 9465 Total Offensive Plays 16 9

!EA(T9R41(RU1JH!/ 17 28

!EA(T9R41(C911H!/ 7737 Gross Yards Passing 85 43 Times thrown-yards lost attempting to pass 2-81-6

C"88(9##,0<#8XS%0<',#$%&8XJ"M(H&#,27,<#,M 8 - 7 - 03 - 3 - 0 C.X!.0*,2("&M(95,2"-, 1 - 350 - 0 C,&"'#$,8X!.0*,2("&M(T"2M8 2 - 15 3- 25 ).0*',8X!.0*,2("&M(+%8# 1 - 00 - 0 R,M(Y%&,(E;;$7$,&73 0-0-0% 1-1-100% 95,2"-,(42$5,(1#"2# NDE 24 DET32

4,&5,2(62%&7%8 4,#2%$#(+$%&8 RU1JH!/ 9AA T419I/ +/ A4 RU1JH!/ 9AA T419I/ +/ A4 R.Dayne5 12 2.4 4 0 J.McCown1 15 15.0 15 0 T.Devoe1 5 5.0 5 0 A.Pinner3 11 3.7 6 1 W.Matthews1 2 2.0 2 0

Total6517 2.8 5 0 Total 28 5.6 15 1 C911H!/ 9AASWC T411VOT4 A4 +/ H! RA C911H!/ 9AASWC T411VOT4 A4 +/ H! RA J.Cutler76 77 0/01 >Q 0 152.1 J.McCown33 431/60 24 0118.8 B.Van Pelt11 82/80 8 0 100.0 Total 8 7 852/81 26 0150.5 Total 3 3 431/6 0 24 0118.8

C911(RESEHIH!/ !: T419I/ +/ A4 C911(RESEHIH!/ !: T419I/ +/ A4 D.Kircus4 57 14.3 >Q 1 M.Williams1 24 24.0 24 0 R.Dayne2 20 10.0 11 0 A.Harris1 10 10.0 10 0 N.Jackson1 8 8.0 8 0 G.Martinez1 9 9.0 9 0 Total7385 12.1 26 1 Total 4314.3 24 0

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AV+ 91A S:W6 19SV O TR41BJ H! C4 )) )R AV+ 91A )) )R 6+ AV+ 91A )) )R R.Alexander 20 20.00.00000100000 0000 B.Hamilton 20 20.00.00000000000 0000 C.Cox 10 10.00.00000000000 0000 K.Paymah 10 11.06.00000000001 0000

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AV+ 91A S:W6 19SV O TR41BJ H! C4 )) )R AV+ 91A )) )R 6+ AV+ 91A )) )R D.Bullocks 3 0 3 0.0 0.00 000 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 D.Curry 2 0 2 0.0 0.00 000 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 C.Harriott 2 0 2 2.0 8.01 001 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 A.Lewis 2 0 2 0.0 0.00 000 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 Denver Broncos vs Detroit Lions at Ford Field

Play By Play 4th Quarter 8/11/2006 Page 1 Detroit Lions continued. 3-15-DET 24 (15:00) (Shotgun) J.McCown pass short left to E.Drummond to DET 35 for 11 yards (K.Paymah). 4-4-DET 35 (14:21) A.Anderson punts 54 yards to DEN 11, Center-D.Muhlbach. D.Terrell ran ob at DEN 35 for 24 yards (E.Sims). Denver Broncos at 14:11 1-10-DEN 35 (14:11) B.Van Pelt sacked at DEN 24 for -11 yards (J.Hargrave). 2-21-DEN 24 (13:32) B.Van Pelt sacked at DEN 19 for -5 yards (B.Swancutt). Penalty on DEN-T.Whitley, Offensive Holding, declined. 3-26-DEN 19 (13:02) B.Van Pelt pass short right intended for D.Kircus INTERCEPTED by H.Smith [B.Swancutt] at DEN 32. H.Smith to DEN 27 for 5 yards (D.Kircus). Detroit Lions at 12:52 1-10-DEN 27 (12:52) J.McCown pass incomplete deep left to G.Martinez (J.Shoate). 2-10-DEN 27 (12:45) A.Pinner left end to DEN 26 for 1 yard (N.Webster, T.Everett). 3-9-DEN 26 (11:57) J.McCown scrambles right end ran ob at DEN 13 for 13 yards (T.Everett). R15 1-10-DEN 13 (11:16) J.McCown right end to DEN 10 for 3 yards (B.Hamilton). 2-7-DEN 10 (10:31) J.McCown pass incomplete short right to D.Pearson (H.Abdullah). 3-7-DEN 10 (10:26) J.McCown pass incomplete short middle to E.Drummond. 4-7-DEN 10 (10:21) M.Prater 28 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-D.Muhlbach, Holder-A.Anderson. DEN 13 DET 20, 7 plays, 17 yards, 2:35 drive, 4:43 elapsed M.Prater kicks 62 yards from DET 30 to DEN 8. B.Clark to DEN 40 for 32 yards (D.McCann). PENALTY on DEN, Illegal Block Above the Waist, 10 yards, enforced at DEN 33. Denver Broncos at 10:17, (1st play from scrimmage 10:11) 1-10-DEN 23 (10:11) D.Terrell left end to DEN 33 for 10 yards (J.McGraw). R18 1-10-DEN 33 (9:29) C.Cobbs right tackle to DEN 44 for 11 yards (M.Demps; L.McGruder). R19 1-10-DEN 44 (8:51) C.Cobbs up the middle to DET 49 for 7 yards (C.Harriott). 2-3-DET 49 (8:11) C.Cobbs left end to DET 48 for 1 yard (M.Demps). 3-2-DET 48 (7:34) C.Cobbs right tackle to DET 44 for 4 yards (L.Woods; D.Gregory). R20 1-10-DET 44 (6:56) B.Van Pelt pass short right to R.Powers-Neal to DET 42 for 2 yards (H.Smith). 2-8-DET 42 (6:18) B.Van Pelt pass short left to D.Kircus to DET 33 for 9 yards (L.Woods; L.Hicks). P21 Timeout #1 by DEN at 05:42. 1-10-DET 33 (5:42) B.Van Pelt pass incomplete deep right to D.Terrell (H.Smith). 2-10-DET 33 (5:35) C.Cobbs right end to DET 27 for 6 yards (D.Gregory). 3-4-DET 27 (4:50) C.Cobbs left end to DET 20 for 7 yards (D.McCann). R22 1-10-DET 20 (4:13) C.Cobbs right tackle to DET 19 for 1 yard (B.Swancutt; J.Hargrave). 2-9-DET 19 (3:35) C.Cobbs right end to DET 15 for 4 yards (C.Stickdorn). 3-5-DET 15 (2:54) B.Van Pelt pass short left to D.Kircus to DET 5 for 10 yards (D.McCann; M.Demps). P23 1-5-DET 5 (2:13) C.Cobbs left end to DET 7 for -2 yards (L.Woods). Two-Minute Warning 2-7-DET 7 (2:00) C.Cobbs left tackle to DET 6 for 1 yard (B.Swancutt; C.Stickdorn). 3-6-DET 6 (1:10) PENALTY on DEN, Delay of Game, 5 yards, enforced at DET 6 - No Play. 3-11-DET 11 (1:10) C.Cobbs right tackle to DET 9 for 2 yards (C.Pinkney). Timeout #2 by DEN at 00:24. 4-9-DET 9 (:24) B.Van Pelt pass incomplete short left to D.Kircus. Detroit Lions at 0:20 1-10-DET 9 (:20) J.McCown kneels to DET 8 for -1 yards. END OF QUARTER Score Time First Downs Efficiencies ==== Quarter Summary ==== Poss R P X T 3Down 4Down Denver Broncos 13 11:16 4 2 0 6 3/5 0/1 Detroit Lions 20 3:44 1 0 0 1 1/3 0/0 4,&5,2(62%&7%8(58(4,#2%$#(+$%&8 NO==O>PPQ("#(()%2M()$,'M 6"''(C%88,88$%&(9&M(42$5,(SL"2# 4,&5,2(62%&7%8 ` A$0,( A$0,( A$0, J%_(6"''( 42$5,( ` TM8( TM8( !,# =8#( +"8#( J%_( R,7M +%8# C%88 :*#"$&,M 6,-"& C'"3 /"$& C,& TM8 4%_& 1720 /$5,&(U< 1 8:323:44 4:48 Kickoff DEN 17 9 48 0 48 3 DET 38 Fumble

2 14:1712:23 1:54 Kickoff DEN 20 3 9 0 9 0 DEN 29 Punt 3 12:166:55 5:21 Interception DEN 36 12 46 0 46 3* DET 18 Field Goal 4 5:122:57 2:15 Punt DEN 34 5 52 0 52 2*Fumble DET 19 5 0:440:00 0:44 Punt DEN 42 6 42 0 42 2* DET 16 Field Goal

6 15:008:43 6:17 Kickoff DEN 22 11 88 -10 78 5 DET 26 Touchdown 7 5:572:36 3:21 Kickoff DEN 27 5 6 15 21 2 DEN 48 Punt

8 14:1112:52 1:19 Punt DEN 35 3 -16 0 -16 0 DEN 19 Interception 9 10:170:20 9:57 Kickoff DEN 23 17 73 -5 68 6*Downs DET 9

(256) Average DEN 28

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` A$0, A$0, A$0,( J%_(6"''( 42$5,( ` TM8( TM8( !,# =8#( +"8#( J%_( R,7M +%8# C%88 :*#"$&,M 6,-"& C'"3 /"$& C,& TM8 4%_& 1720 /$5,&(U< 1 15:008:32 6:28 Kickoff DET 20 13 58 5 63 4* DEN 17 Field Goal

2 3:4414:17 4:27 Fumble DET 34 8 76 -10 66 4 DEN 20 Touchdown 3 12:2312:16 0:07 Punt DET 23 1 0 0 0 0 DET 23 Interception 4 6:555:12 1:43 Kickoff DET 21 3 4 0 4 0 DET 25 Punt 5 2:570:44 2:13 Fumble DET 12 5 16 -14 2 1 DET 14 Punt

6 8:435:57 2:46 Kickoff DET 47 5 53 0 53 4*Touchdown DEN 2

7 2:3614:11 3:25 Punt DET 17 5 23 -5 18 1 DET 35 Punt 8 12:5210:17 2:35 Interception DEN 27 7 17 0 17 1* DEN 10 Field Goal 9 0:200:00 0:20 Downs DET 9 1 -1 0 -1 0 DET 9 End of Game

(256) Average DET 28

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J%0, Detroit Lions 10:12 4:46 5:22 3:44 24:04

V$7Z%;;(42$5,(!%^X1#"2#(95,2"-, Broncos: 5 - DEN 22 Lions: 3 - DET 29 4,&5,2(62%&7%8(58(4,#2%$#(+$%&8 NO==O>PPQ("#()%2M()$,'M )$&"'(4,;,&8$5,(1#"#$8#$78

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AV+ 91A S:W6 19SV O TR41BJ H! C4 )) )R AV+ 91A )) )R 6+ AV+ 91A )) )R L.Green 33 60.00.00000000000 0000 B.Hamilton 32 50.00.00000000000 0000 K.Paymah 40 41.06.00000000001 0000 R.Alexander 30 30.00.00000100000 0000 C.Cox 21 30.00.00100100000 0000 A.Wilson 21 30.00.00000000000 0000 K.Lang 21 30.00.00000000000 0000 D.Foxworth 20 20.00.01200000000 0000 N.Webster 20 20.00.00000000000 0000 J.Lynch 11 20.00.00000000000 0000 J.Engelberger 11 20.00.00000000000 0000 E.Dumervil 11 20.00.00000000000 0000

T.Everett 11 20.00.00000000000 0000 D.Veal 02 20.00.00000000000 0000 P.Chukwurah 02 20.00.00000000000 0000 E.Ekuban 10 10.00.00000000000 0000

N.Ferguson 01 10.00.00000000000 0000 C.Vaughn 01 10.00.00000000000 0000 Da.Williams 00 00.00.00100000000 0000 J.Shoate 00 00.00.00100000000 0000 H.Abdullah 00 00.00.00100000000 0000 N.Jackson 00 00.00.00000100000 0000 M.Leach 00 00.00.00000100000 0000 T.Scheffler 00 00.00.00000100000 0001 S.Alexander 00 00.00.00000000000 1000 T.Devoe 00 00.00.00000000000 1000 D.Kircus 00 00.00.00000000000 1000 J.Cutler 00 00.00.00000000000 0001

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DENVER BRONCOS FRIDAY, AUGUST 11, 2006 - 7:30 PM FORD FIELD - DETROIT, MICHIGAN No. Name Pos. No. Name Pos. 1 Matt Prater ...... K 1 Jason Elam ...... K 2 Nick Harris ...... P 3 Paul Ernster ...... P/K 4 Jason Hanson ...... K 4 Micah Knorr ...... P 5 Adam Anderson ...... P 5 Preston Parsons ...... QB 6 Dan Orlovsky ...... QB 6 Jay Cutler ...... QB 8 Jon Kitna ...... QB 10 Todd Sauerbrun ...... P 11 ...... WR 11 Bradlee Van Pelt ...... QB 12 Josh McCown ...... QB 12 Domenik Hixon ...... WR 14 Joel Klatt ...... QB LIONS OFFENSE LIONS DEFENSE 13 David Terrell ...... WR 15 Devale Ellis ...... WR LE 78 14 Todd Devoe ...... WR 16 Brett Fischer ...... WR WR 11 ROY WILLIAMS 84 Glenn Martinez 88 Mike Williams 98 Kalimba Edwards 70 Claude Harriott 15 Brandon Marshall ...... WR 17 Corey Bradford ...... WR 86 Paris Hamilton NT 75 94 Marcus Bell 93 Damien Gregory 16 Jake Plummer ...... QB 18 Eddie Drummond ...... WR 19 Shaun Bodiford UT 92 SHAUN ROGERS 91 Tyoka Jackson 62 Cleveland Pickney 17 Darius Watts ...... WR 19 Shaun Bodiford ...... WR 15 Devale Ellis 19 Brian Clark ...... WR 21 Artose Pinner ...... RB LT 76 JEFF BACKUS 66 Jonathan Scott 72 Tom Kaleita 77 Lynn McGruder 20 Mike Bell ...... RB 23 ...... CB LG 73 ROSS VERBA 64 Rick DeMulling 61 Frank Davis 60 Marcus Parker 21 Hamza Abdullah ...... S 24 Shawn Bryson ...... RB C 51 DOMINIC RAIOLA 63 Brock Gutierrez 67 RE 96 JAMES HALL 95 Jared DeVries 90 Bill Swancutt 22 Domonique Foxworth ...... CB 25 ...... CB RG 65 68 Barry Stokes WLB 59 23 Willie Middlebrooks ...... CB 26 ...... S RT 74 REX TUCKER 50 58 James Hargrave 24 Champ Bailey ...... CB 79 Kelly Butler 62 Clint Stickdorn MLB 97 25 Nick Ferguson ...... S 27 Daniel Bullocks ...... S TE 82 CASEY FITZSIMMONS 81 Marcus Pollard 49 Sean McHugh 57 LaVar Woods 55 Donte’ Curry 28 ...... S SLB 53 PARIS LENON 52 99 Anthony Cannon 26 Tatum Bell ...... RB 29 ...... RB 47 Kori Dickerson 27 Darrent Williams ...... CB 30 ...... FB 85 Dave Pearson 54 28 Jeff Shoate ...... CB 31 Stanley Wilson ...... CB 89 LCB 25 FERNANDO BRYANT 23 Keith Smith 41 Jamar Fletcher 29 Damien Nash ...... RB 32 Dré Bly ...... CB WR 17 COREY BRADFORD 87 80 Charles Rogers 31 Brandon Miree ...... RB 40 LaMarcus Hicks 32 Tyler Everett ...... S 33 Arlen Harris ...... RB 18 Eddie Drummond RCB 32 DRE’ BLY 34 Kevin Jones ...... RB 16 Brett Fisher 31 Stanley Wilson 45 Dee McCann 33 Ron Dayne ...... RB 36 Vernon Fox ...... S 84 Scottie Vines 39 Harrison Smith 34 Cedric Cobbs ...... RB 38 Jon McGraw ...... S QB 8 JON KITNA 12 Josh McCown 6 Dan Orlovsky FS 42 35 Antwaun Rogers ...... CB 39 Harrison Smith ...... CB 28 Idrees Bashir 36 Vernon Fox 37 Cecil Sapp ...... RB 14 Joel Klatt 46 Marcus Demps 39 Kyle Johnson ...... FB 40 LaMarcus Hicks ...... CB FB 30 CORY SCHLESIGNER 43 Will Matthews 44 Matt Bernstein 41 Jamar Fletcher ...... CB HB 34 KEVIN JONES SS 26 KENOY KENNEDY 27 Daniel Bullocks 38 Jon McGraw 40 Curome Cox ...... S 42 Terrence Holt ...... S 33 Arlen Harris 24 Shawn Bryson 41 Karl Paymah ...... CB 43 Will Matthews ...... FB 21 Artose Pinner 42 Sam Brandon ...... S 44 Matt Bernstein ...... FB 29 Brian Calhoun 43 Rashon Powers-Neal ...... FB 45 Dee McCann ...... CB 45 Roc Alexander ...... CB 46 Marcus Demps ...... S 46 Chad Mustard ...... TE 47 Kori Dickerson ...... TE 47 John Lynch ...... S 48 Don Muhlbach ...... LS BRONCOS DEFENSE BRONCOS OFFENSE 49 Kevin Harrison ...... LB 49 Sean McHugh ...... TE 50 Ben Hamilton ...... G/C 50 Ernie Sims ...... LB LE 98 COURTNEY BROWN 76 Kenard Lang 54 Patrick Chukwurah WR 80 ROD SMITH 17 Darius Watts 87 David Kircus 50 Cameron Vaughn ...... LB 51 Dominic Raiola ...... C 90 Corey Jackson 19 Brian Clark 51 Keith Burns ...... LB 52 Ian Gold ...... LB 52 James Davis ...... LB LT 96 MICHAEL MYERS 93 Antwon Burton 94 Amon Gordon 81 Charlie Adams 53 Paris Lenon ...... LB LT 78 MATT LEPSIS 74 Cornell Green 77 Dwayne Carswell 53 Louis Green ...... LB 71 Patrice Majondo-Mwamba 54 Patrick Chukwurah ...... LB 54 Teddy Lehman ...... LB 70 Javiar Collins 55 Donté Curry ...... LB RT 61 GERARD WARREN 97 Demetrin Veal 92 Elvis Dumervil LG 50 BEN HAMILTON 55 D.J. Williams ...... LB 57 LeVar Woods ...... LB 59 Taylor Whitley 63 Rob Hunt 56 Al Wilson ...... LB 58 James Hargrave ...... LB 79 Bryan Save C 66 TOM NALEN 62 Chris Myers 67 Greg Eslinger 57 T.J. Hollowell ...... LB 59 Alex Lewis ...... LB RE 91 EBENEZER EKUBAN 60 John Engelberger 95 Khaleed Vaughn RG 65 COOPER CARLISLE 73 Chris Kuper 68 Martin Bibla 58 Nate Webster ...... LB 60 Marcus Parker ...... DT WLB 52 IAN GOLD RT 72 GEORGE FOSTER 75 Adam Meadows 69 P.J. Alexander 59 Ray Wells ...... LB 53 Louis Green 49 Kevin Harrison 59 Taylor Whitley ...... G 61 Frank Davis ...... G MLB 56 AL WILSON 58 Nate Webster 51 Keith Burns 64 Erik Pears 62 Clint Stickdorn ...... T TE 82 STEPHEN ALEXANDER 60 John Engelberger ...... DE SLB 55 D.J. WILLIAMS 50 Cameron Vaughn 59 Ray Wells 88 Tony Scheffler 89 Nate Jackson 61 Gerard Warren ...... DT 62 Cleveland Pinkney ...... DT 46 Chad Mustard 63 Brock Gutierrez ...... C/G LCB 24 CHAMP BAILEY 22 Domonique Foxworth 41 Karl Paymah 62 Chris Myers ...... C/G 64 Rick DeMulling ...... C/G 83 Mike Leach 63 Rob Hunt ...... G/C 65 Damien Woody ...... G 23 Willie Middlebrooks WR 84 JAVON WALKER 15 Brandon Marshall 13 David Terrell 64 Erik Pears ...... T 66 Jonathan Scott ...... T RCB 27 DARRENT WILLIAMS 45 Roc Alexander 28 Jeff Shoate 14 Todd Devoe 65 Cooper Carlisle ...... G/T 67 Fred Matua ...... C/G 35 Antwaun Rogers QB 16 JAKE PLUMMER 6 Jay Cutler 11 Bradlee Van Pelt 66 Tom Nalen ...... C 68 Barry Stokes ...... G 67 Greg Eslinger ...... C SS 25 NICK FERGUSON 40 Curome Cox 21 Hamza Abdullah 5 Preston Parsons 68 Martin Bibla ...... G 70 Claude Harriott ...... DE RB 20 MIKE BELL 72 Tom Kaleita ...... T FS 47 JOHN LYNCH 42 Sam Brandon 32 Tyler Everett 26 Tatum Bell 33 Ron Dayne 69 P.J. Alexander ...... G 73 Ross Verba ...... G 34 Cedric Cobbs 70 Javiar Collins ...... T 74 Rex Tucker ...... T 29 Damien Nash 71 Patrice Majondo-Mwamba .....DL 75 Shaun Cody ...... DT FB 37 CECIL SAPP 39 Kyle Johnson 31 Brandon Miree 72 George Foster ...... T 76 Jeff Backus ...... T 43 Rashon Powers-Neal 73 Chris Kuper ...... G 77 Lynn McGruder ...... DT 74 Cornell Green ...... T 75 Adam Meadows ...... T 78 Cory Redding ...... DE ITALICS INDICATE INJURED PLAYER UNDERLINE INDICATES ROOKIE PLAYER 79 Kelly Butler ...... T 76 Kenard Lang ...... DE 80 Charles Rogers ...... WR 77 Dwayne Carswell ...... G 81 Marcus Pollard ...... TE LIONS SPECIAL TEAMS BRONCOS SPECIAL TEAMS 78 Matt Lepsis ...... T 79 Bryan Save ...... DT 82 Casey FitzSimmons ...... TE PK 4 JASON HANSON 1 Matt Prater P 10 TODD SAUERBRUN 83 Scottie Vines ...... WR 4 Micah Knorr 3 Paul Ernster 80 Rod Smith ...... WR P 2 NICK HARRIS 5 Adam Anderson K 1 JASON ELAM 81 Charlie Adams ...... WR 84 Glenn Martinez ...... WR H 2 NICK HARRIS KO 3 PAUL ERNSTER 4 Micah Knorr 10 Todd Sauerbrun 85 Dave Pearson ...... TE 8 Jon Kitna 82 Stephen Alexander ...... TE LS 48 DON MUHLBACH 51 Dominic Raiola PR 27 DARRENT WILLIAMS 20 Mike Bell 87 David Kircus 83 Mike Leach ...... TE/LS 86 Paris Hamilton ...... WR 15 Brandon Marshall 87 Mike Furrey ...... WR PR 18 EDDIE DRUMMOND 19 Shaun Bodiford 15 Devale Ellis 84 Javon Walker ...... WR KR 20 MIKE BELL 87 David Kircus 19 Brian Clark 85 Ashley Lelie ...... WR 88 Mike Williams ...... WR 29 Brian Calhoun 81 Charlie Adams 89 Dan Campbell ...... TE KR 18 EDDIE DRUMMOND 19 Shaun Bodiford 15 Devale Ellis 87 David Kircus ...... WR PC 83 MIKE LEACH 88 Tony Scheffler 73 Chris Kuper 88 Tony Scheffler ...... TE 90 Bill Swancutt ...... DE 29 Brian Calhoun KC 83 MIKE LEACH 62 Chris Myers 88 Tony Scheffler 91 Tyoka Jackson ...... DT 89 Nate Jackson ...... TE H 16 JAKE PLUMMER 6 Jay Cutler 4 Micah Knorr 90 Corey Jackson ...... DE 92 Shaun Rogers ...... DT 91 Ebenezer Ekuban ...... DE 93 Damian Gregory ...... DE LIONS PRONUNCIATIONS BRONCOS PRONUNCIATIONS 92 Elvis Dumervil ...... DE 94 Marcus Bell ...... DT TODAY’S OFFICIALS Idrees Bashir ...... Buh-SHEER Teddy Lehman ...... LAY-man Hamza Abdullah ...... AHM-zah Chris Kuper ...... KOO-pehr 93 Antwon Burton ...... DT 95 Jared DeVries ...... DE Referee: Gerald Austin (34); Umpire: Ruben Fowler (71); 94 Amon Gordon ...... DL 96 James Hall ...... DE Matt Bernstein ...... BERN-steen Fred Matua ...... Ma-TOO-a Patrick Chukwurah ...... chuk-WER-uh Patrice Majondo-Mwamba ...ma-WAHM-ba Rick DeMulling ...... de-MUL-ing Don Muhlbach ...... MUL-bach Head Linesman: Jerry Bergman (91); Line Judge: Carl Johnson (101); Javiar Collins ...... HAH-vee-ayr Brandon Miree ...... my-REE 95 Khaleed Vaughn ...... DE 97 Boss Bailey ...... LB Jared DeVries ...... de-VREEZ Artose Pinner ...... ar-TOOSE Curome Cox ...... ker-OME Field Judge: Scott Edwards (3); Side Judge: Al Riveron (57); Erik Pears ...... PEERS 96 Michael Myers ...... DT 98 Kalimba Edwards ...... DE Mike Furrey ...... Fur-EE Matt Prater ...... PRAY-ter Elvis Dumervil ...... doo-mehr-vill Brian Save ...... sah-VAY 97 Demetrin Veal ...... DT 99 Anthony Cannon ...... LB Brock Gutierrez ...... Goo-TAIR-ez Dominic Raiola ...... rye-OH-la Back Judge: Bob Lawing (17); Replay: James Wilson Ebenezer Ekuban ...... EK-you-BON Jeff Shoate ...... SHOTE Tom Kaleita ...... Ka-LEE-tah Cory Schlesinger ... shles-in-jer Amon Gordon ...... ah-MAHN Demetrin Veal ...... deh-ME-trin 98 Courtney Brown ...... DE LIONS 2006 DETROIT LIONS 2006 DENVER BRONCOS BRONCOS Alphabetical Roster Alphabetical Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Age Exp. College Hometown No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Age Exp. College Hometown No. Name Pos. 1 Matt Prater K 5-9 175 22 R Central Florida Estero, Fla. 1 Jason Elam K 5-11 200 36 14 Hawaii Ft. Walton Beach, Fla. No. Name Pos. 5 Anderson, Adam ...... P 2 Nick Harris P 6-2 218 28 6 California Avondale, Ariz. 3 Paul Ernster P/K 6-0 217 24 2 Northern Arizona Glendale, Ariz. 21 Abdullah, Hamza ...... S 76 Backus, Jeff ...... T 4 Jason Hanson K 6-0 190 36 15 Washington State Spokane, Wash. 4 Micah Knorr P 6-2 208 31 6 Utah State Orange, Calif. 81 Adams, Charlie ...... WR 97 Bailey, Boss ...... LB 5 Adam Anderson P 6-0 195 25 1 Western Michigan Grand Rapids, Mich. 5 Preston Parsons QB 6-4 235 27 3 Northern Arizona Portland, Ore. 69 Alexander, P.J...... G 28 Bashir, Idrees ...... S 6 Dan Orlovsky QB 6-5 230 22 2 Connecticut Shelton, Conn. 6 Jay Cutler QB 6-3 233 23 R Vanderbilt Lincoln City, Ind. 45 Alexander, Roc ...... CB 94 Bell, Marcus ...... DT 8 Jon Kitna QB 6-2 220 33 11 Central Washington Tacoma, Wash. 10 Todd Sauerbrun P 5-10 215 33 12 West Virginia East Setauket, N.Y. 82 Alexander, Stephen ...... TE 44 Bernstein, Matt ...... FB 11 Roy Williams WR 6-3 211 24 3 Texas Odessa, Texas 11 Bradlee Van Pelt QB 6-2 220 26 2 Colorado State Santa Barbara, Calif. 24 Bailey, Champ ...... CB 32 Bly, Dré ...... CB 12 Josh McCown QB 6-4 213 27 5 Sam Houston State Jacksonville, Tx 12 Domenik Hixon WR 6-2 185 21 R Akron Columbus, Ohio 20 Bell, Mike ...... RB 19 Bodiford, Shaun ...... WR 14 Joel Klatt QB 6-1 210 24 R Colorado Pomona, Colo. 13 David Terrell WR 6-3 213 27 6 Michigan Richmond, Va. 26 Bell, Tatum ...... RB 15 Devale Ellis WR 5-10 174 22 R Hofstra Brooklyn, N.Y. 14 Todd Devoe WR 6-2 198 26 2 Central Missouri State Fort Lauderdale, Fla. 68 Bibla, Martin ...... G 17 Bradford, Corey ...... WR 16 Brett Fischer WR 5-11 192 25 1 Missouri-Rolla St. Louis, Mo. 15 Brandon Marshall WR 6-4 222 22 R UCF Lake Howell, Fla. 25 Bryant, Fernando ...... CB 17 Corey Bradford WR 6-1 200 30 9 Jackson State Clinton, La. 16 Jake Plummer QB 6-2 212 31 10 Arizona State Boise, Idaho 42 Brandon, Sam ...... S 24 Bryson, Shawn ...... RB 18 Eddie Drummond WR 5-9 190 26 5 Penn State Pittsburgh, Pa. 17 Darius Watts WR 6-2 190 24 3 Marshall Atlanta, Ga. 98 Brown, Courtney ...... DE 27 Bullocks, Daniel ...... S 19 Shaun Bodiford WR 5-11 185 24 R Portland State Federal Way, Wash. 19 Brian Clark WR 6-2 204 22 R North Carolina State Tampa, Fla. 51 Burns, Keith ...... LB 79 Butler, Kelly ...... T 21 Artose Pinner RB 5-10 225 28 4 Kentucky Hopkinsville, Ky. 20 Mike Bell RB 6-0 220 23 R Arizona Tolleson, Ariz. 93 Burton, Antwon ...... DT 29 Calhoun, Brian ...... RB 23 Keith Smith CB 5-11 191 26 3 McNeese State Leesville, La. 21 Hamza Abdullah S 6-2 213 22 2 Washington State Pomona, Calif. 65 Carlisle, Cooper ...... G/T 89 Campbell, Dan ...... TE 24 Shawn Bryson RB 6-1 230 29 8 Tennessee Franklin, N.C. 22 Domonique Foxworth CB 5-11 180 23 2 Maryland Catonsville, Md. 77 Carswell, Dwayne ...... G 99 Cannon, Anthony ...... LB 25 Fernando Bryant CB 5-11 184 29 8 Alabama Murfeesboro, Tenn. 23 Willie Middlebrooks CB 6-1 200 27 6 Minnesota Homestead, Fla. 54 Chukwurah, Patrick ...... LB 26 Kenoy Kennedy S 6-1 215 28 7 Arkansas Terrell, Texas 24 Champ Bailey CB 6-0 192 28 8 Georgia Folkston, Ga. 19 Clark, Brian ...... WR 75 Cody, Shaun ...... DT 25 Nick Ferguson S 5-11 201 31 7 Georgia Tech Miami, Fla. 55 Curry, Donté ...... LB 27 Daniel Bullocks S 6-0 212 23 R Nebraska Chattanooga, Tenn. 34 Cobbs, Cedric ...... RB 28 Idrees Bashir S 6-2 205 27 6 Memphis Decatur, Ga. 26 Tatum Bell RB 5-11 213 25 3 Oklahoma State Dallas, Texas 61 Davis, Frank ...... G 27 Darrent Williams CB 5-8 188 23 2 Oklahoma State Fort Worth, Texas 70 Collins, Javiar ...... T 29 Brian Calhoun RB 5-10 208 22 R Wisconsin Oak Creek, Wisc. 40 Cox, Curome ...... S 52 Davis, James ...... LB 30 Cory Schlesinger FB 6-0 247 34 12 Nebraska Duncan, Neb. 28 Jeff Shoate CB 5-10 180 25 3 San Diego State San Diego, Calif. 46 Demps, Marcus ...... S 31 Stanley Wilson CB 5-11 189 23 2 Stanford Carson, Calif. 29 Damien Nash RB 5-10 220 24 2 Missouri East St. Louis, Ill. 6 Cutler, Jay ...... QB 64 DeMulling, Rick ...... G 32 Dré Bly CB 5-10 188 29 8 North Carolina Chesapeake, Va. 31 Brandon Miree RB 5-11 237 25 2 Pittsburgh Cincinnati, Ohio 33 Dayne, Ron ...... RB 95 DeVries, Jared ...... DE 33 Arlen Harris RB 5-10 215 26 4 Virginia Downington, Pa. 32 Tyler Everett S 5-11 202 22 R Ohio State Canton, Ohio 14 Devoe, Todd ...... WR 47 Dickerson, Kori ...... TE 34 Kevin Jones RB 6-0 228 23 3 Virginia Tech Chester, Pa. 33 Ron Dayne RB 5-10 245 28 7 Wisconsin Berlin, N.J. 92 Dumervil, Elvis ...... DE 18 Drummond, Eddie ...... WR 36 Vernon Fox S 5-10 200 26 5 Fresno State Las Vegas, Nev. 34 Cedric Cobbs RB 6-0 227 25 2 Arkansas Little Rock, Ark. 91 Ekuban, Ebenezer ...... DE 38 Jon McGraw S 6-3 206 27 5 Kansas State Manhattan, Kan. 35 Antwaun Rogers CB 6-2 170 23 1 Purdue Middletown, Ohio 1 Elam, Jason ...... K 98 Edwards, Kalimba ...... DE 37 Cecil Sapp RB 5-11 229 27 4 Colorado State Miami, Fla. 15 Ellis, Devale ...... WR 39 Harrison Smith CB 6-2 195 23 R California Oakland, Calif. 60 Engelberger, John ...... DE 40 LaMarcus Hicks CB 6-0 195 23 R Iowa State Clarksdale, Miss. 39 Kyle Johnson FB 6-0 242 27 4 Syracuse Woodbridge, N.J. 16 Fischer, Brett ...... WR 40 Curome Cox S 6-1 204 25 2 Maryland Washington, D.C. 3 Ernster, Paul ...... P/K 41 Jamar Fletcher CB 5-10 180 26 6 Wisconsin St. Louis. Mo. 67 Eslinger, Greg ...... C 82 FitzSimmons, Casey ...... TE 42 Terrence Holt S 6-2 208 26 4 North Carolina State Raleigh, N.C. 41 Karl Paymah CB 6-0 200 23 2 Washington State Culver City, Calif. 41 Fletcher, Jamar ...... CB 42 Sam Brandon S 6-2 200 27 5 UNLV Riverside, Calif. 32 Everett, Tyler ...... S 43 Will Matthews FB 6-3 250 25 1 Texas Austin, Texas 25 Ferguson, Nick ...... S 36 Fox, Vernon ...... S 44 Matt Bernstein FB 6-0 255 23 R Wisconsin Scarsdale, N.Y. 43 Rashon Powers-Neal FB 6-3 247 23 R Notre Dame St. Paul, Minn. 87 Furrey, Mike ...... WR 45 Dee McCann CB 5-10 192 23 R West Virginia Greene Co., Miss. 45 Roc Alexander CB 5-10 190 24 3 Washington Colorado Springs, Colo. 72 Foster, George ...... T 93 Gregory, Damian ...... DE 46 Marcus Demps S 6-0 198 22 R San Diego State Palmdale, Calif. 46 Chad Mustard TE 6-6 277 28 3 North Dakota Columbus, Neb. 22 Foxworth, Domonique ...... CB 47 Kori Dickerson TE 6-4 248 27 1 Southern California Los Angeles, Calif. 47 John Lynch S 6-2 220 34 14 Stanford Del Mar, Calif. 52 Gold, Ian ...... LB 63 Gutierrez, Brock ...... C/G 49 Kevin Harrison LB 6-0 256 24 1 Eastern Michigan Belleville, Mich. 96 Hall, James ...... DE 48 Don Muhlbach LS 6-4 265 24 3 Texas A&M Newark, Ohio 94 Gordon, Amon ...... DL 50 Ben Hamilton G/C 6-4 283 28 6 Minnesota Minneapolis, Minn. 74 Green, Cornell ...... T 86 Hamilton, Paris ...... WR 49 Sean McHugh TE 6-5 265 24 1 Penn State Springfi eld, Mass. 50 Cameron Vaughn LB 6-4 241 22 R Louisiana State Marrero, La. 4 Hanson, Jason ...... K 50 Ernie Sims LB 6-0 225 21 R Florida State Tallahassee, Fla. 51 Keith Burns LB 6-2 235 34 13 Oklahoma State Alexandria, Va. 53 Green, Louis ...... LB 51 Dominic Raiola C 6-1 295 27 6 Nebraska Honolulu, Hawaii 58 Hargrave, James ...... LB 52 Ian Gold LB 6-0 223 27 7 Michigan Belleville, Mich. 50 Hamilton, Ben ...... G/C 52 James Davis LB 6-1 235 27 4 West Virginia Stuart, Fla. 53 Louis Green LB 6-3 228 26 3 Alcorn State Vicksburg, Miss. 49 Harrison, Kevin ...... LB 70 Harriott, Claude ...... DE 53 Paris Lenon LB 6-2 235 28 6 Richmond Lynchburg, Va. 33 Harris, Arlen ...... RB 54 Patrick Chukwurah LB 6-1 250 27 6 Wyoming Irving, Texas 12 Hixon, Domenik ...... WR 54 Teddy Lehman LB 6-1 238 24 3 Oklahoma Fort Gibson, Okla. 57 Hollowell, T.J...... LB 2 Harris, Nick ...... P 55 D.J. Williams LB 6-1 242 24 3 Miami Concord, Calif. 55 Donté Curry LB 6-1 240 28 6 Morris Brown College Park, Ga. 56 Al Wilson LB 6-0 240 28 8 Tennessee Jackson, Tenn. 63 Hunt, Rob ...... G/C 40 Hicks, LaMarcus ...... CB 57 LeVar Woods LB 6-2 240 28 6 Iowa Inwood, Iowa 57 T.J. Hollowell LB 6-0 235 25 3 Nebraska Copperas Cove, Texas 90 Jackson, Corey ...... DE 42 Holt, Terrence ...... S 58 James Hargrave LB 5-11 224 22 R Connecticut Montvale, N.J 58 Nate Webster LB 6-0 237 28 7 Miami Miami, Fla. 59 Alex Lewis LB 6-0 230 25 3 Wisconsin Delran, N.J. 89 Jackson, Nate ...... TE 91 Jackson, Tyoka ...... DT 59 Ray Wells LB 6-1 236 25 3 Arizona Spring Valley, Calif. 39 Johnson, Kyle ...... FB 34 Jones, Kevin ...... RB 60 Marcus Parker DT 6-1 264 23 R New Mexico Garland, Texas 59 Taylor Whitley G 6-4 305 26 4 Texas A&M Sudan, Texas 61 Frank Davis G 6-3 325 24 R South Florida Panama City, Panama 60 John Engelberger DE 6-4 252 29 7 Virginia Tech Springfield, Va. 87 Kircus, David ...... WR 72 Kaleita, Tom ...... T 4 Knorr, Micah ...... P 26 Kennedy, Kenoy ...... S 62 Clint Stickdorn T 6-5 307 24 1 Cincinnati Toledo, Ohio 61 Gerard Warren DT 6-4 325 28 6 Florida Raiford, Fla. 62 Cleveland Pinkney DT 6-1 300 28 3 South Carolina Sumpter, S.C. 62 Chris Myers C/G 6-4 300 24 2 Miami Miami, Fla. 73 Kuper, Chris ...... G 8 Kitna, Jon ...... QB 63 Brock Gutierrez C/ 6-3 307 32 10 Central Michigan Charlotte, Mich. 76 Lang, Kenard ...... DE 14 Klatt, Joel ...... QB 63 Rob Hunt G/C 6-3 283 25 1 North Dakota State Cavalier, N.D. 64 Rick DeMulling C/G 6-4 310 29 6 Idaho Cheney, Wash. 64 Erik Pears T 6-8 305 24 1 Colorado State Denver, Colo. 83 Leach, Mike ...... TE/LS 54 Lehman, Teddy ...... LB 65 Damien Woody G 6-3 340 28 8 Boston College Beaverdam, Va. 65 Cooper Carlisle G/T 6-5 295 28 7 Florida McComb, Miss. 85 Lelie, Ashley ...... WR 53 Lenon, Paris ...... LB 66 Jonathan Scott T 6-6 318 23 R Texas Dallas, Tex. 66 Tom Nalen C 6-3 286 35 13 Boston College Foxboro, Mass. 78 Lepsis, Matt ...... T 59 Lewis, Alex ...... LB 67 Fred Matua C/G 6-2 306 22 R Southern California Wilmington Calif. 67 Greg Eslinger C 6-3 290 23 R Minnesota Bismarck, North Dakota 47 Lynch, John ...... S 84 Martinez, Glenn ...... WR 68 Barry Stokes G 6-4 310 32 7 Eastern Michigan Davison, Mich. 68 Martin Bibla G 6-3 303 26 4 Miami Mountaintop, Pa. 70 Claude Harriott DE 6-3 260 25 1 Pittsburgh Belle Glade, Fla. 71 Majondo-Mwamba, Patrice ..DL 43 Matthews, Will ...... FB 69 P.J. Alexander G 6-4 297 27 4 Syracuse Tallahassee, Fla. 15 Marshall, Brandon ...... WR 72 Tom Kaleita T 6-6 320 23 1 Eastern Michigan Kingsley, Mich. 70 Javiar Collins T 6-6 297 28 5 Northwestern Mendota Heights, Minn. 67 Matua, Fred ...... C/G 75 Meadows, Adam ...... T 45 McCann, Dee ...... CB 73 Ross Verba G 6-4 305 32 10 Iowa West Des Moines, Iowa 71 Patrice Majondo-Mwamba DL 6-4 301 27 1 Texas Tech Republic of Congo 74 Rex Tucker T 6-5 315 29 8 Texas A&M Midland, Tex. 23 Middlebrooks, Willie ...... CB 12 McCown, Josh ...... QB 72 George Foster T 6-5 338 26 4 Georgia Macon, Ga. 75 Shaun Cody DT 6-4 310 23 2 Southern California Hacienda Hts., Calif 73 Chris Kuper G 6-4 302 23 R North Dakota Anchorage, Alaska 31 Miree, Brandon ...... RB 38 McGraw, Jon ...... S 76 Jeff Backus T 6-5 305 28 6 Michigan Norcross, Ga. 74 Cornell Green T 6-6 315 29 7 Central Florida St. Petersburg, Fla. 46 Mustard, Chad ...... TE 77 McGruder, Lynn ...... DT 77 Lynn McGruder DT 6-1 307 24 1 Oklahoma Las Vegas, Nev. 75 Adam Meadows T 6-5 290 32 8 Georgia Powder Springs, Ga. 62 Myers, Chris ...... C/G 49 McHugh, Sean ...... TE 78 Cory Redding DE 6-4 295 25 4 Texas Austin, Texas 76 Kenard Lang DE 6-3 264 31 10 Miami Orlando, Fla. 96 Myers, Michael ...... DT 48 Muhlbach, Don ...... LS 79 Kelly Butler T 6-7 330 24 3 Purdue Grand Rapids, Mich. 77 Dwayne Carswell G 6-3 290 34 13 Liberty Jacksonville, Fla. 66 Nalen, Tom ...... C 6 Orlovsky, Dan ...... QB 80 Charles Rogers WR 6-4 200 25 4 Michigan State Saginaw, Mich. 78 Matt Lepsis T 6-4 290 32 10 Colorado Conroe, Texas 29 Nash, Damien ...... RB 60 Parker, Marcus ...... DT 81 Marcus Pollard TE 6-3 250 34 12 Bradley Valley, Ala. 79 Bryan Save DT 6-1 299 24 1 Colorado State Santa Ana, Calif. 5 Parsons, Preston ...... QB 82 Casey FitzSimmons TE 6-4 258 25 4 Carroll College (Mont.) Helena, Mont. 85 Pearson, Dave ...... TE 80 Rod Smith WR 6-0 200 36 12 Missouri Southern Texarkana, Ark. 41 Paymah, Karl ...... CB 62 Pinkney, Cleveland ...... DT 83 Scottie Vines WR 6-2 214 27 3 Wyoming Alexander City, Ala. 81 Charlie Adams WR 6-2 190 26 4 Hofstra Mechanicsburg, Pa. 84 Glenn Martinez WR 6-1 188 24 1 Saginaw Valley State Tampa, Fla. 82 Stephen Alexander TE 6-4 250 30 9 Oklahoma Chickasha, Okla. 64 Pears, Erik ...... T 21 Pinner, Artose ...... RB 85 Dave Pearson TE 6-3 310 25 1 Michigan Brighton, Mich. 83 Mike Leach TE/LS 6-2 245 29 7 William & Mary Jefferson Township, N.J. 16 Plummer, Jake ...... QB 81 Pollard, Marcus ...... TE 86 Paris Hamilton WR 6-1 195 25 1 Minnesota Katy, Texas 84 Javon Walker WR 6-3 209 27 5 Florida State Lafayette, La 43 Powers-Neal, Rashon ...... FB 1 Prater, Matt ...... K 87 Mike Furrey WR 6-0 195 28 4 Northern Iowa Grove City, Ohio 85 Ashley Lelie WR 6-3 200 26 5 Hawaii Honolulu, Hawaii 35 Rogers, Antwaun ...... CB 51 Raiola, Dominic ...... C 88 Mike Williams WR 6-5 228 22 2 Southern California Tampa, Fla. 87 David Kircus WR 6-2 192 26 3 Grand Valley State Imlay City, Mich. 37 Sapp, Cecil ...... RB 78 Redding, Cory ...... DE 89 Dan Campbell TE 6-5 265 30 7 Texas A&M Glen Rose, Texas 88 Tony Scheffler TE 6-5 250 23 R Western Michigan Morenci, Mich. 10 Sauerbrun, Todd ...... P 80 Rogers, Charles ...... WR 90 Bill Swancutt DE 6-4 265 23 2 Oregon State Salem, Ore. 89 Nate Jackson TE 6-3 235 27 4 Menlo San Jose, Calif. 79 Save, Bryan ...... DT 92 Rogers, Shaun ...... DT 91 Tyoka Jackson DT 6-2 280 34 12 Penn State Forrestville, Md. 90 Corey Jackson DE 6-6 270 27 2 Nevada Kershaw, S.C. 88 Scheffl er, Tony ...... TE 30 Schlesinger, Cory ...... FB 92 Shaun Rogers DT 6-4 340 27 6 Texas LaPorte, Texas 91 Ebenezer Ekuban DE 6-4 275 30 8 North Carolina Bowie, Md. 92 Elvis Dumervil DE 5-11 250 22 R Louisville Miami, Fla. 28 Shoate, Jeff ...... CB 66 Scott, Jonathan ...... T 93 Damian Gregory DE 6-2 315 29 4 Illinois State Lansing, Mich. 80 Smith, Rod ...... WR 94 Marcus Bell DT 6-2 320 27 6 Memphis Memphis, Tenn. 93 Antwon Burton DT 6-2 318 23 R Temple Cheektowaga, N.Y. 50 Sims, Ernie ...... LB 95 Jared DeVries DE 6-4 275 30 8 Iowa Aplington, Iowa 94 Amon Gordon DL 6-2 319 24 3 Stanford San Diego, Calif. 13 Terrell, David ...... WR 39 Smith, Harrison ...... CB 96 James Hall DE 6-2 280 29 7 Michigan New Orleans, La. 95 Khaleed Vaughn DE 6-4 278 25 2 Clemson North Atlanta, Ga. 11 Van Pelt, Bradlee ...... QB 23 Smith, Keith ...... CB 97 Boss Bailey LB 6-3 235 26 4 Georgia Folkston, Ga. 96 Michael Myers DT 6-2 300 30 9 Alabama Vicksburg, Miss. 50 Vaughn, Cameron ...... LB 62 Stickdorn, Clint ...... T 98 Kalimba Edwards DE 6-6 265 26 5 South Carolina Atlanta, Ga. 97 Demetrin Veal DT 6-2 288 24 4 Tennessee Paramount, Calif. 95 Vaughn, Khaleed ...... DE 68 Stokes, Barry ...... G 99 Anthony Cannon LB 6-0 228 21 R Tulane Stone Mountain, Ga. 98 Courtney Brown DE 6-4 285 28 7 Penn State Alvin, S.C. 97 Veal, Demetrin ...... DT 90 Swancutt, Bill ...... DE 84 Walker, Javon ...... WR 74 Tucker, Rex ...... T HEAD COACH: HEAD COACH: MIKE SHANAHAN 61 Warren, Gerard ...... DT 73 Verba, Ross ...... G ASSISTANT COACHES: , Defensive Coordinator; Mike Martz, Offensive Coordinator; Chuck Priefer, ASSISTANT COACHES: Mike Heimerdinger, Asst. Head Coach; Rick Dennison, Offensive Coordinator; Larry Coyer, 17 Watts, Darius ...... WR 83 Vines, Scottie ...... WR Special Teams Coordinator; Jason Arapoff, Coordinator of Physical Development; Mike Barry, Assistant Offensive Line; Defensive Coordinator; Jeremy Bates, Offensive Asst.; Chip Beake, Quality Control; Ronnie Bradford, Special Teams; Tim 58 Webster, Nate ...... LB 88 Williams, Mike ...... WR , Offensive Line; Malcolm Blacken, Strength and Conditioning; Kippy Brown, Wide Receivers; Pat Carter, Brewster, Tight Ends; Jacob Burney, Defensive Line/Ends, Kirk Doll, Linebackers; Thomas McGaughey, Special Teams 59 Wells, Ray ...... LB 59 Whitley, Taylor ...... G 11 Williams, Roy ...... WR Asst;, Pat McPherson, Quarterbacks; Andre Patterson, Defensive Line/Tackles; Jim Ryan, Defensive Asst.; Greg Saporta, 31 Wilson, Stanley ...... CB Tight Ends; Don Clemons, Defensive Quality Control; Joe Cullen, Defensive Line; , Offensive Quality Control; 55 Williams, D.J...... LB 57 Woods, LeVar ...... LB , Offensive Assistant; Stan Kwan, Assistant Special Teams/Offensive Assistant; Clayton Lopez, Defensive Asst. Strength & Conditioning; Bob Slowik, Defensive Backs; Ryan Slowik, Defensive Asst.; Cedric Smith, Asst. Strength & 27 Williams, Darrent ...... CB 65 Woody, Damien ...... G Backs; Wilbert Montgomery, Running Backs; Fred Reed, Defensive Assistant; Phil Snow, Linebackers; Cedric Saunders, Conditioning; Jimmy Spencer, Asst. Defensive Backs; Bobby Turner, Running Backs; Rich Tuten, Strength & Conditioning; 56 Wilson, Al ...... LB Assistant to the Head Coach/Football Operations. Steve Watson, Wide Receivers. 2006 DENVER BRONCOS

Offseason FEATURE CLIPS (Updated August 13) Shanahan, Mike – Head Coach p. 2 Heimerdinger, Mike – Asst. Head Coach p. 4 Rookies p. 6 Abdullah, Hamza – S p. 7 Bell, Mike – RB p. 10 Brown, Courtney – DE p. 12 Burton, Antwon – DT p. 13 Clark, Brian – WR p. 15 Cobbs, Cedric – RB p. 17 Cutler, Jay – QB p. 18 Dayne, Ron – RB p. 23 Dumervil, Elvis – DL p. 25 Elam, Jason – K p. 27 Eslinger, Greg – C p. 32 Everett, Tyler – S p. 34 Foxworth, Domonique – CB p. 36 Jackson, Corey – DE p. 38 Kircus, David – WR p. 40 Kuper, Chris – G p. 42 Lang, Kenard – DE p. 43 Lynch, John – S p. 45 Marshall, Brandon – WR p. 49 Meadows, Adam – T p. 51 Mustard, Chad – TE p. 53 Paymah, Karl – CB p. 55 Plummer, Jake – QB p. 57 Sapp, Cecil – RB p. 60 Scheffler, Tony – TE p. 61 Smith, Rod – WR p. 63 Terrell, David – WR p. 66 Van Pelt, Bradlee – QB p. 68 Vaughn, Cameron – LB p. 70 Walker, Javon – WR p. 72 Warren, Gerard – DT p. 76 Watts, Darius – WR p. 78 Webster, Nate – LB p. 80 Williams, D.J. – LB p. 82 Williams, Darrent – CB p. 84 Rocky Mountain News: Columnists Page 1 of 2

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John Madden has put Mike Shanahan in the Hall of Fame.

Not that Shanahan could not get there on his own, but Madden has made it easier.

Since Shanahan has already won six more regular-season games and one more Super Bowl than Madden, clearly the Bronco coach is beyond the entrance bar, and Shanahan will not need to wait 27 years and become a TV oddity to verify his credentials, as Madden needed to do.

Likewise, of the coaches now working - Mike Holmgren, Bill Parcells, Marty Schottenheimer, Bill Cowher, to name several - all should be sending Madden a note of thanks for lowering the standards.

If Dick Vermeil and and George Seifert and Dan Reeves and Chuck Knox are wondering why Madden and not them, well, maybe they ought to get their own video game out on the market. What Jimmy Johnson needs to do is bribe somebody.

Of the 21 coaches now in the Hall of Fame, Madden's credentials are among the thinnest, if similar to Vince Lombardi, who won seven fewer games than Madden over roughly the same span of time.

But then Lombardi won five titles and died on the job, and he does have the Super Bowl trophy named after him.

There is Bill Walsh, with the fewest victories of any Hall coach save Greasy Neale, but Walsh did win three Super Bowls, and anyone who thinks Madden was as good a coach as Walsh will buy any product that Madden shills for.

This is not to suggest that Madden does not deserve to be in Canton, nor that any coach already there should be removed.

But what seems to be a bit out of whack here is the reason Madden is there.

Is he there because in 10 years he won 103 games, or because he became a TV fixture with his grunts and groans, as if the violence of football needs further punctuation? Madden became America's goofy uncle while the likes of Don Shula and Chuck Noll labored on, when even Tom Flores did just as well with the Oakland franchise as did Madden and won one more Super Bowl.

Certainly, halls of fame have room for comic characters. Abbott and Costello, I believe, are in Cooperstown, as are the feathers of the San Diego Chicken. And have you ever seen the actual football building in Canton? It looks like a pie pan with a banana sticking out of it. You need a sense of humor just to go through the door.

To insist now, 27 years after his last victory, that Madden is suddenly a great coach is simply too silly to believe. And to suggest also that Madden was not inducted before now because there was a chance that he would return to coaching is to not have been paying attention for 27 years.

Joe Gibbs is in the Hall of Fame and has returned to coaching. Marv Levy would be back in a minute, if anyone asked.

Here's another example: 12 years after he caught his last pass, Mike Ditka became the first tight end in the Hall, instead of John Mackey, who had not, in the meantime, become a famous coach and character. Clearly, Madden has finally been chosen because he was too obvious to ignore.

The problem is, while everyone can agree that Madden deserves to be honored, there is no suitable category for him other than coach. What would he be, big, loud, happy lump? There is a division for Contributors, but that is mostly for owners and

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executives and assorted pioneers.

Madden is a media creature. That is how he is known. That is the choice he made. This got him the Rozelle Award in 2002, given to broadcasters. So he already is in the Hall at the job for which he is best known.

Still, to include Madden in the media division is beneath what he really has meant to football, even if he were to be an honorary writer. While anyone should be flattered to be in the company of Will McDonough and Paul Zimmerman and Dick Connor, it is hardly the same as being there with Lombardi and Shula.

This year's class is fairly without dispute, with and deserving quarterbacks, Harry Carson, linebacker, Rayfield Wright, tackle, and very likely the best defensive end ever, .

Other players who may think they deserve the same honor really have no challenge, but coaches who kept at the game and achieved more success for less return than Madden have a real gripe.

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ENGLEWOOD - He watched it all, every second of the spring reruns.

Yes, every offensive play of the Broncos' 2005 season has flickered across the screen in front of Mike

Heimerdinger at some point this offseason. Back and forth. And back again.

When he finally was done, when he had jotted the last note, he leaned back, put his hands behind his head:

"And I thought, well, just don't sink the boat, smart guy," Heimer- dinger said with a laugh. "I looked at everything we did last year, and that's what popped in my head. Just don't sink the damn boat."

But of all the changes in the Broncos roster this offseason, the biggest might have come near the top of the flow chart.

Gone is Gary Kubiak, the Broncos longtime offensive coordinator, who spent almost two decades with the team as a player or a coach.

When Kubiak became the coach of the in January, it left Broncos coach Mike Shanahan to fill one of the key positions on his staff. To do that, he turned to another longtime friend in Heimerdinger, who was Shanahan's roommate when they were students at Eastern Illinois University. Friendship is one thing, but Shanahan has made it clear "business is business" as well.

"And I think it's always good to get a fresh set of eyes on things to see how you're doing things," Shanahan said. "Mike is a good football coach, smart, and I think the fact Mike was here and then went on and then came back meant he could look at how we do things and maybe tweak some things from what he's done elsewhere.

"But basically it will be the same type of game plans, same type of system, but we can all look at how we're doing it. We can be better, and that's what we want."

Shanahan promoted Rick Dennison, who has been running the team's rushing game for several years, to offensive coordinator, then named Heimerdinger assistant head coach. Heimerdinger will coordinate the passing game and call plays on game days.

"They're going to do what they do," Broncos linebacker Al Wilson said. "When it's all said and done, they are going to do what they always do.

"As long as they put points on the board, which I know they can, and we can get the ball back for them, that's what it's all about.

"They score points, and we get them the ball as many times as possible so they can do that. That doesn't change now."

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No, it does not. Heimerdinger, who was a receivers coach on the Broncos teams that won back-to- back Super Bowls, always has spent time studying what the Broncos were doing with the ball, even when he was away from Denver.

When he coached with the Tennessee Titans and New York Jets, he often would be in the teams' video rooms digging up some Broncos video from the week before.

"I studied them all the time to see what they were doing," Heimer- dinger said. "I thought Gary and Mike did the best job of attacking defenses, attacking people. So if there is any crossover with them with teams we were going to play, I always looked at what they were doing. I could take what I saw from them matching up and use it."

"I don't see it as different at all," Broncos quarterback Jake Plummer said. "I think we're doing the same things, but we're all trying to do them better, find some more big plays in there."

In Tennessee, Heimerdinger coached a league Most Valuable Player in Steve McNair in 2003 and in 2004 coaxed an injury- ravaged Titans offense to lofty numbers. That season, Titans backup quarterback Billy Volek, an undrafted player, became the fourth player in league history to throw for more than 400 yards in back-to-back games as the Titans rolled out a bevy of three-receiver looks.

After a tumultuous season with the Jets in 2005, in which the team lost its top three quarterbacks to injury at one point, Heimerdinger offered to forgo the final year of his contract with the team after Herman Edwards left for the Chiefs, and he returned to the Broncos.

"There was some pressure,"

Heimerdinger said. "The standard is so high here. The great thing about coming back is you see everything again. I don't care how much film you watch, you still don't get the little reasons why they do things. And even when I would talk to Gary or something like that, he would tell you half. And you'd have to figure out the other half."

The Broncos are looking to continue their success in the run game - they have been ranked fifth or higher in the league in nine of the past 11 seasons - while smoothing out things in the passing game.

The Broncos, despite throwing seven interceptions last season, were 18th in the league in passing and 22nd in the league in third- down conversions.

The Broncos have added former Pro Bowl receiver Javon Walker in a trade and selected a tight end (Tony Scheffler) and two receivers (Brandon Marshall and Domenik Hixon) in the draft in April.

Shanahan and Plummer have said they are in search of more big plays this season.

"Look, you come in there, and you just keep it on the same level it's been," Heimerdinger said. "It's a proven system.

"Between the time I left and now they've been in the top five almost every year. I'm just trying not to screw it up."

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Denver's rookies off to good start

Mike Bell's fumble aside, the Broncos like what they see in Jay Cutler and other newcomers at Detroit.

By Bill Williamson Denver Post Staff Writer DenverPost.com

Detroit - As the Broncos' first preseason game approached, general manager Ted Sundquist admitted his anticipation was mounting.

He couldn't wait to get a look at the Broncos' rookies. For a team that went 13-3 in 2005 and stayed relatively pat in the veteran offseason market - other than the release of three key contributors and the trade for wide receiver Javon Walker - the Broncos concentrated on improving through the draft.

Sundquist, two weeks into training camp, felt good about the group, feeling some in the draft class would be "wow" players.

In the aftermath of Denver's preseason opener Friday night, a sloppy 20-13 loss to the Detroit Lions at Ford Field, Sundquist's instincts may be on the mark.

Undrafted rookie running back Mike Bell had some solid runs on his way to 20 yards on seven carries, but lost a fumble on Denver's only possession with the top offense on the field.

Rookie quarterback Jay Cutler was superb, connecting on 16- of-22 passes for 192 yards, including a 26-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver David Kircus. Cutler, a former Vanderbilt star and the 11th pick of the April draft, studied the field well and hit receivers just as they got open.

"I felt relaxed. Things went well for me," Cutler said. "Obviously you'd like to win the game, but I played well and didn't make any mistakes and I'm pretty happy so far."

That's the Broncos' way of quarterbacking. Cutler, who likely will push to be the starter next season, is the clear-cut choice to back up Jake Plummer this year.

"Jay was very poised," Broncos coach Mike Shanahan said.

If the first preseason game was any indication, Cutler and his rookie teammates are going to have an impact on the future. While Cutler may have to wait, some of the Broncos' rookies appear ready to pay immediate dividends.

Tight end Tony Scheffler, a second-round pick from Western Michigan, shined against the Lions with four catches for 54 yards, including a 24-yarder. All four of his receptions were thrown by Cutler, his roommate and suddenly close friend.

Scheffler is expected to be an instant presence in the Broncos' passing game and should play often with starter Stephen Alexander in formations that use two tight ends. Scheffler is expected to pick up the slack for Jeb Putzier, who was released by the Broncos after last season.

Many team insiders believe the 6-foot-5, 250-pound Scheffler will have a bigger impact than Putzier because of his ability to make things happen after the catch.

With the starting wide receivers, Walker and Rod Smith, held out of Friday's game as injury precautions, fourth-round pick Brandon Marshall started against the Lions with third-year wideout Darius Watts. Marshall had one catch for 9 yards and departed early with a knee injury the Broncos deemed minor.

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"I really liked the way Brandon looked out there before he was injured," Shanahan said.

Other rookies who contributed were fourth-round pick Elvis Dumervil on the defensive line, fifth-round pick Chris Kuper at guard and undrafted receiver- returner Brian Clark and linebacker Cameron Vaughn.

Broncos defensive coordinator Larry Coyer said he was pleased with how Dumervil rushed the passer. Dumervil didn't get a sack, but he was close twice.

"Next week (Saturday night against the Tennessee Titans at Invesco Field at Mile High), I need to get one," said Dumervil, the NCAA's sack leader in 2005. "I was close."

Broncos cornerback Domonique Foxworth, a rookie standout last season, marveled at the new rookie class Friday night.

"This is shaping up to be one of the best draft classes in the history of the Broncos," Foxworth said. "I really liked what I saw."

After one game, Sundquist's "wow" feeling likely hasn't dissipated.

Staff writer Bill Williamson can be reached at 303-820-5450 or [email protected].

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Monday, May 15, 2006 His Own Name, His Own Numbers By Andrew Mason DenverBroncos.com

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- Hamza Abdullah only wants to take credit for what he actually did. That's why he takes umbrage with the one number that stands out in a rookie season that saw him play only in the Broncos' Dec. 4, 2005 loss at Kansas City.

His ledger boasts of forcing Chiefs kickoff/punt returner Dante Hall to fumble during the Broncos' 31-27 loss. Or did he?

"That's the funny thing that people don't know -- I didn't have the forced fumble," he said.

Having such an accomplishment on his résumé is all well and good, but Abdullah would rather see it vanish -- eventually to be replaced with something he actually did.

"I just happened to be standing right there and they credited me with it," Abdullah said. "So everyone comes up and says, 'Dude, I heard you made Dante Hall fumble.' I'm like, 'No, I had the tackle on Dante Hall, but I didn't make him fumble; Sam Brandon made him fumble.'"

That proved to be the only chance he had to get in the stats column as a rookie; Abdullah's stop on that play gave him his first and so far only NFL tackle.

His season was mostly practice repetitions -- first on the ' practice squad, then on the Broncos' 53-man roster. With the exception of the Chiefs game, his gamedays were spent in sweats, but whether he was on the practice field or a stadium's sidelines, Abdullah's learning continued unabated.

With veteran safety John Lynch as one of the team's leaders, Abdullah quickly found players from whom he could learn after joining the Broncos last November. His only reservation was about whether his his inquisitiveness would become an annoyance.

He quickly discovered otherwise.

"I was thinking, 'Man, if I go ask him a question, they'll say, 'Get away from me, rookie,'" Abdullah said. " But ever since the first day I got there, John was the first guy to welcome me, saying, 'Oh, man, I heard you came from Tampa,' and ever since then it's been a good vibe.

"He teaches me so many things that maybe he doesn't even know. I'm always watching John because he's one of the best safeties to play this game. Of course I'm going to sit there and learn from him."

But the lessons are more than just learning how to play safety. They involve learning how to be a pro.

"I look at him and see the small things that he does, the way he approaches a practice," Abdullah said. "We'll have a day where we wear shorts and helmets and everyone's a little lackadasical, but he runs up to the ballcarrier and pretends he's making the tackle, and those little things. That's why you don't see him miss many tackles."

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General Manager Ted Sundquist noted that Abdullah displayed aggressiveness during his practice time with the Broncos last fall. It's consistency that he wants to see from the former Washington State standout.

"He's not afraid to hit you," Abdullah said. "He's shown some ranginess and some ability to move around in practice in 2005.

"He's got to go out, compete and do it on a consistent basis, because we've got two proven veterans at the position, and safety's one of those positions where you can't have a letdown."

For what it's worth, the offseason hasn't seen any letdown. He took up residence in Denver, living at college roommate Karl Paymah's home during the course of the team's springtime workouts. That's going to change Memorial Day weekend, though, when he gets married and abandons the single life.

"I'm moving out of the bachelor pad," he said. "No more long nights for me; I can't keep up with those guys."

Off the field, that might be the case.

On the field, Abdullah plans on keeping pace -- and maybe setting it someday.

"I can tell (the Broncos coaches and personnel staffers) want me here, just without them saying anything -- from the interaction with me, I know they want me here and want me to succeed," Abdullah said. "They brought me in here, so that shows faith in me, so I'm going to show faith in them by working my butt off and not having the ceiling, working as hard as I possibly can."

And that, he believes, will lead to statistical accomplishments that are all his own.

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Backfield's in motion

Undrafted running back Mike Bell jumps to No. 1

By Bill Williamson Denver Post Staff Writer DenverPost.com

When Mike Bell hired agents Josh Luchs and Steve Feldman - the men who tried to keep Maurice Clarett's career afloat in Denver - the running back from Arizona had one directive: Get me to Denver.

Today, Bell is the story of the city, the state and the NFL, after making the rare jump from undrafted rookie to No. 1 on the Broncos' depth chart. In a stunning move, coach Mike Shana- han announced in a team meeting Sunday night Bell had bypassed Ron Dayne and Tatum Bell and would be running with the starters. Shanahan said Monday Mike Bell will start the Broncos' preseason opener Friday night in Detroit. Bell is the only rookie tailback in the NFL atop his team's depth chart.

"It was very close, and it could change day by day, week by week, but we felt that Mike deserves a chance to work with the first team and to take a look-see if we can keep him," Shanahan said.

Bell's promotion was the biggest move on a day of depth chart shake-ups. Dayne, a former winner, slid from No. 1 to No. 3 on the depth chart. Tatum Bell remained at No. 2. Also, rookie Jay Cutler moved up to No. 2 quarterback and Bradlee Van Pelt, last year's backup for Jake Plummer, was demoted to No. 3.

Shanahan said Mike Bell's promotion doesn't mean the race for the starting tailback job is over. The coach made it clear Tatum Bell and Dayne still have a chance, but the rookie has been too impressive to keep down. What has most impressed the coaching staff about Mike Bell - who went undrafted after he posted slow 40-yard dash times during offseason workouts - is he runs extremely hard, and he's a downhill runner. That fits the Broncos' system. Many thought Cedric Cobbs, on the practice squad last year, might emerge. But he is fourth on the depth chart while the kid who has been in the Denver organization for just more than three months has stolen the show.

Dayne said Mike Bell has been "killing" practices.

"If I was a coach and I was watching, I'd have probably picked Mike, too," Dayne said. "Last week I had a couple bad days and I think that's what set me back. Just getting back on track, that's what I need to do."

Those walking the halls of Dove Valley have made the comparison between Mike Bell and Terrell Davis, who became a Broncos star after being a sixth-round pick in 1995.

Bell has Denver blood running through his veins. His mother, Linda, is an East High School graduate. He lived in Denver until he was 11 before moving to Phoenix with his parents. His grandmother and uncles live in Littleton.

Bell, also atop the team's depth chart at kick returner, said he has seen nearly every Broncos game played since he was old enough to watch TV. He said he was as upset as anyone in the organization when Denver lost the AFC championship game to the in January. Bell idolizes John Elway, and said he wore a replica of Davis' No. 30 jersey nearly every day while an eighth-grader in Arizona.

"I'd get Michael to take that jersey off once in a while," Linda Bell said. "But then he'd get it right back on. He always wanted to show his Broncos colors. He grew up all Bronco."

However, when he got the chance to wear the real deal, Bell shied away. After he signed with the Broncos, the equipment department told Bell that No. 30 was available. He took a step back and declined.

"He said he didn't deserve that number," Luchs said. "He said he wasn't worthy of it."

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Instead, Bell took No. 20, last worn by Clarett, who flamed out with Denver's first cuts last year.

"After last year, we are so thrilled with what Mike is doing," Luchs said. "It's ironic, but it's great at the same time."

At the NFL scouting combine in Indianapolis, Bell expressed his desire to be a Bronco. During the draft, Luchs superimposed a photo of Bell onto a generic Broncos bobblehead doll, took a photo of it and sent it to the team. It made its way into the draft "war room" of the Broncos.

After the draft, Bell, who kept in touch with Broncos running backs coach Bobby Turner on a weekly basis, told other teams interested in signing him that he was waiting for the Broncos to call. The Steelers, Green Bay Packers, New York Giants and were among the teams interested in acquiring him.

On the night of April 30, hours after he went undrafted, the Broncos finalized a deal. Bell was given a $20,000 signing bonus. The rest is up to him.

"This is definitely a dream come true," Bell said. "I still have to go out there in these preseason games and show what I can do, because I haven't played in a game yet. For coach to give me the opportunity to be a starter in a great organization like this is a blessing."

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ENGLEWOOD - Courtney Brown's past off-seasons can be catalogued as much by the body parts he rehabilitated as the years themselves.

Knee and ankle work consumed down time in 2002. More knee recovery followed in 2003. Getting his biceps and foot right took up much of the past two springs.

But Brown, a Denver Broncos defensive end, is experiencing something relatively unique the past few weeks -- he has only had to deal with general body soreness.

There have been no trips to the surgeon, no wiling away the hours in the training room. It's get work done and go home. And he's enjoying the truncated schedule as a full participant in the team's off-season conditioning program.

"As far as not having any surgeries, it's a big plus," Brown said this week. "My body can just heal in general and I'm not just concentrating on a few areas. And I feel a lot better as far as recovery time.

"Coming back running and lifting felt a whole lot better than other off-seasons, too, because you always had to catch up from other injuries. You can just kind of move and groove."

In March 2005, the only thing on Brown's mind was the prospect of moving. He had just been released by the Cleveland Browns. The Washington Redskins wanted him. The Seattle Seahawks and made a run for his services, too.

But two weeks later, he signed with the Broncos, getting a late start on full conditioning work while his surgically repaired left foot healed.

His first training camp in Denver signaled Brown might have a continuation of his hard luck with injuries: He dislocated his left elbow during an August workout.

But the first pick in the 2000 draft rebounded nicely to put up a solid season. He started 13 games, posting 38 tackles with two sacks and two fumble recoveries.

The structure of Brown's contract made it a distinct possibility he could be one and done with the Broncos. But he opted for a deep pay cut and the chance to stay instead of shop his services during free agency for the second year in a row.

"There were a lot of factors," he said about his decision to stick around. "And I don't want to go through the laundry list of them. But the bottom line is I wanted to be here. I'm thankful and appreciative I'm here."

Brown added he's more comfortable in Denver entering his second season and is looking forward to the rest of the time leading to the regular season.

"I've had a good start," he said. "I really can't complain."

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Undrafted DT says his future is bright

By Ryan Thorburn, Camera Sports Writer August 7, 2006

ENGLEWOOD — Fat loser.

It's easy to imagine feeling like one growing up in Antwon Burton's football cleats. But with the love of a strong mother and a determination to finish the road less traveled to the NFL, this undrafted rookie believes his future with the Broncos could be a bright one.

During his freshman season at Cleveland Hills High School in Cheektowaga, N.Y., Burton played safety, cornerback and wide receiver. He stood 5-foot-11 and weighed 160 pounds.

Two years later, Burton's body went Nutty Professor.

"My junior year, I gained about 80 pounds," Burton said after a recent practice. "By my senior year, I was 305. That's when I became a defensive lineman."

Burton — now listed at 6-2, 318 pounds on Denver's training camp roster — only grew between two and three inches in four years of high school.

"I grew kind of out, not up," he said.

What sounds like a weight problem for most kids actually improved Burton's athletic prowess on the field. Bigger, stronger ... faster in the 40-yard dash?

"I was 160 pounds as a freshman and ran a 5.7. I was 305 pounds as a senior and ran a 5.1," Burton said. "So yeah, the bigger I got, the stronger I got, the faster I got."

After earning all-state honors as a senior, Burton decided to stay close to home by signing up for Erie Community College's inaugural football recruiting class. He continued to develop as a player and was ready to move on to a Division I program after earning All-Northeast Conference honors.

Burton chose Temple over Syracuse and Iowa. Playing for the Owls was not exactly a hoot.

In 2003, Temple suffered through a 1-11 season. Burton made six starts.

In 2004, the Owls enjoyed a 2-win season. Burton missed the campaign with a broken foot.

In 2005, Temple had a perfect season — 0-11. Burton played in all 11 losses, making 66 tackles (26 solo) with five tackles-for- losses, four fumble recoveries, three forced fumbles and one interception.

"I just tried to blank it out," Burton said of the losing. "I felt if I would have been anywhere else I might have been in a better draftable situation. But I think I landed myself in a great situation being with a great organization such as the Broncos. You learn from it and you gain character from adversity."

Five years of with only one "major college" victory — over Middle Tennessee State — as a participant qualifies as adversity.

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"We really struggled as a football team. I mean, we just did not do well," said former Temple assistant and Boulder native Toby Neinas, who is now on the staff at San Diego State. "Antwon was a very good player for us in a very difficult situation."

Despite the team's struggles, Burton blossomed under the tutelage of former Bronco great Rubin Carter, a card-carrying member of the famed "Orange Crush" defense.

NFL scouts will find talent, even if it's trapped under the rubble of a broken program like Temple.

"That was very difficult. You would love to see some results from all the work you put in, but we didn't get them," said Carter, now the head coach of Florida A&M, who was Burton's position coach at Temple. "In situations like that you have to make sure you're doing your job. Antwon obviously did something to get noticed."

During the first week of camp, Burton had Mike Shanahan's attention after jumping offside and knocking a defenseless Bradlee Van Pelt to the ground. The rookie was read the riot act by the head coach, and later mustered up the courage to apologize to the boss after doing the same to a bruised backup quarterback.

Not only did Burton start off on the wrong foot, he has missed four days of practice time with another foot injury. Making the team as a third-string is improbable enough, but beating the odds from the training room is all but impossible.

"I feel like I have a lot of potential and I feel as if I haven't reached it yet given my experiences at Temple," Burton said. "I would love to make the roster here, but my goals are a lot higher than just making an NFL roster. I feel like I have a lot to contribute, hopefully with this team."

Burton was raised by his mother, LaDoris, a seamstress in the Buffalo area. She has been a comforting face in the crowd throughout his career, but before Sunday's rare players day off the two had only been able to exchange text messages since camp opened.

"She's a great mother ... she's always there for me," Burton said. "When I played at Temple we went 0-for-the-century and she was there for every game. When I was at Erie she cooked for me and my teammates. She's one of those moms. She was there in every aspect of my life."

Which helps Antwon Burton feel like a big winner.

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Wednesday, July 5, 2006 Brian Clark: Running Down a Dream

By Andrew Mason DenverBroncos.com

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- Until Brian Clark was 14 years old, playing football was just a dream.

Not to play in the NFL or at a major-college level, mind you. His dream at that point was merely to play on the junior-varsity team at Chamberlain High School in Tampa, Fla. Clark loved football -- loved watching it, talking about it, thinking about it -- but aside from playing with his friends in an open space near his home, he couldn't participate.

His mother, Charlene, wouldn't let him.

"I always wanted to play the sport, but my mom, being protective of me as her only child, she refused to let me play little-league football," Clark remembered. "Whenever she would drive up to the house, I used to tell my friends to throw it deep so she could see that I could catch and all that kind of stuff.

"She let me play baseball, but I just didn't like it; my heart wasn't there. I played it just to stay out of trouble."

Like many growing up in the football-frenzied Sunshine State, Clark had a heart for the gridiron, so he went ahead signed up for the junior-varsity team -- without telling his mother. She offered tacit approval, but with a catch.

"She said, 'If you get hurt, it's on you.'"

By the fact that you're reading of Clark's football origins on an NFL team Web site, you know how the story came out. He seized his long-awaited chance to play the game with gusto, playing well enough to earn a college scholarship, and doing well enough there to earn a chance to play in the NFL with the Denver Broncos.

"I started out as a 14-year-old, not ever playing organized football, having no skills at all and just having to work my behind off, so I'm just one of those guys who truly believes that God has blessed me and shown favor," he said. "Even if I don't make this team, if I don't ever play a snap of NFL football, I'm just happy that I was able to sit in this chair, sit here and have this interview, because not a lot of people can say that."

No aspect of his newly discovered NFL existence would have been possible, he believes, without his mother's guidance. He credits her with his drive, one that led him to spend countless extra hours working out during his college days -- "when nobody else is working out, that's when you want to work out," he says -- and, now, to spending countless hours watching footage of the Broncos' previous 14 offseason practices in which he took part in May and June.

The work ethic came from his mother. The fanaticism about tape study -- which is quite palatable to the Academic All-Atlantic Coast Conference honoree -- stemmed from his work with State offensive coordinator Marc Trestman, who previously spent 17 seasons on NFL sidelines from Miami to San Francisco.

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"He brought to me that philosophy of turning every single page of your playbook, closing your eyes and (visualizing what happens)," Clark said. "I spend probably about an hour to two hours a day of closing my eyes and visualizing plays and putting myself in different situations."

Trestman arrived in 2005, one year after Clark ascended up the depth chart to become State's top receiver. But with No. 4 overall selection Philip Rivers no longer around to sling passes after smashing virtually every passing standard in the school's ledger, Clark's numbers didn't quite match up to those of his predecessor, Jerricho Cotchery.

The Wolfpack offense had its share of difficulties, while while its defense -- featuring 2006 first-rounders Mario Williams, Manny Lawson and John McCargo -- kept the team afloat and helped it return to a bowl game last autumn after a season on the outside of the postseason. And while Clark averaged an impressive 21.5 yards per catch last year and scored six times, he also only amassed 25 receptions -- although that was still seven more than he nabbed in a frustrating 2004 season.

"After Jerricho Cotchery left, I was supposed the guy, the next guy to take on receiving and have 1,000-plus yards and all these stats, and I didn't get it," Clark said. "I wasn't able (to have) that happen, and it was a down time."

Clark closed his four years in Raleigh with 78 receptions for 1,311 yards and 11 touchdowns. Not bad, by any means. But not what he hoped for.

"Of course it hurt me because I didn't get as much media coverage and I wasn't able to get as many catches so maybe, possibly, I could have been drafted," Clark said. "But my belief (is that) the Lord works in mysterious ways.

"I'm here. I'm here and I truly believe that I'm going to make this team if not (another) NFL team, and I'm excited, and I think those two years (2004 and 2005) and all those people that had a negative or positive impact on me, I thank all of them, because they helped me grow, and it allowed me to stand here today. The way I carry myself now is because of those past two years when Philip left."

Grateful for his Denver opportunity, he spent a good portion of his first two months in the NFL soaking up whatever he could learn from coaches like Steve Watson and new teammates like Rod Smith.

"Since I've been here, he's helped me tremendously, along with Coach Watson," Clark said. "They've just taken me and critiqued everything, and that's what I need. That's what I've always looked for. I'm not afraid of being corrected."

Truly the sentiment of one willing to do whatever it takes to achieve a dream.

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Cedric Cobbs is a running back looking to fulfill untapped potential. He is wearing the right uniform for such a quest.

If not the next Terrell Davis, Cobbs is hoping to become the latest in a long succession of unheralded runners who found success playing in coach Mike Shanahan's system with the Broncos.

"If you come day-in, day-out and work your butt off and do everything they want you to do, then you definitely have a great chance of making the ball team here," Cobbs said Thursday, after the first day of the Broncos' three-day minicamp at Dove Valley. "If you listen to them, then you will definitely become a better player. Here, you'll get your chance. I feel fortunate to come here and learn a lot more than I knew when I came to the NFL."

Cobbs, 25, spent last season on the Broncos' practice squad, but entered minicamp listed third on the depth chart, behind Ron Dayne and Tatum Bell. Once touted by ESPN The Magazine as the next , Cobbs has struggled to get his NFL career off the ground since coming out of Arkansas in 2003.

Drafted in the fourth round by New England in 2004, Cobbs rushed 22 times for 50 yards in the Patriots' Super Bowl season, missing much of the season with a knee injury. He got hurt again in the 2005 preseason with the Patriots, and was released soon after, then signed with the Broncos as a free agent.

He enters minicamp healthy, hopeful it will stay that way, and eager to prove he can play at the highest level.

"I always knew for a fact that I had the talent to come out and be a star in the NFL," said Cobbs, 6-foot, 235 pounds. "But like they say, talent isn't everything. So, I want to put everything mentally together and do everything that they ask me to do to become the best player that I can be."

Some of the mental aspects Cobbs is trying to improve upon are his resilience in the face of adversity, and an overall self-image as a fighter.

"I've learned over the past couple of years that speed and ability and strength are not always the key," Cobbs said. "Because everybody in the NFL has a good technique. But I think I have a great attribute, of heart. I'm going to keep fighting until the last second, no matter how tired I am. I feel like I'm someone that's eager to learn. It's been an uphill battle for me, especially getting drafted and being released by another team and coming here and being on the practice squad."

Shanahan wasted little time signing Cobbs when New England cut him. The Broncos boss indicated he believes Cobbs has what it takes to be a successful reclamation project.

"Cedric is a guy that we felt very highly of coming out of Arkansas. We liked his running style," Shanahan said. "We felt very fortunate to get him on our football team when he was released. Now, he's competing for the starting jobs."

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I?2%?&G.?"$(&K2:M - The directions around the town Jay Cutler's dad helped build are simple and memorable.

OK, so maybe Jack Cutler didn't exactly build Santa Claus, but he did pour the concrete on many of its sidewalks and driveways and a few parking lots. The cart paths at the critically acclaimed, if extremely long, local golf course were poured by Cutler & Son. Yes, the boy did his share of the labor on that one.

Anyway, drive past Frosty's Pizza and Santa's Lodge on the right, ignore Old Thyme Liquors on the left, and pull into Christmas Lake Village.

Once there, wave to the lady guarding the gates and roll through Melchior (one of the Three Wise Men) Drive until it reaches the lake lined with immaculate residential properties. Look across the water and admire the $2 million home built by the founder of the popular Holiday World theme park, turn right on Kaspar (another Wise Man), a left on Donder, a right on Holly Lane and there it is.

The seeds of the Broncos' future.

This is where Jay Cutler, the Broncos' new quarterback, grew up. Isn't it easier to predict the future if the past is understood? What made this place a boy's paradise wasn't necessarily the brick home Jack built from scratch, with the woods as a backyard boundary, but the expansive park directly across the street. At one end was a baseball diamond, there were basketball and tennis courts at the other, and in between was enough land for Jay to show off his always-impressive arm in a neighborhood football game.

"Holly Park, that's pretty much where I honed all my skills," Cutler said. "Baseball, basketball, football. Every day after school, I was there."

To those looking for another tale of a kid escaping from the urban projects and overcoming all odds before finding success and riches in the NFL, this isn't it. Relative to the Denver metro area, a little goes a long way in southern Indiana, not that Jack and Sandy Cutler have to apologize for the life they gave Jay and his two younger sisters, Jenna and Joy.

"You know what? Sure, this is a nice place and we have some nice things or whatever, but our kids know that we worked for everything we've got," Jack Cutler said.

For 25 years, a typical day for Jack Cutler would be getting up at 6 a.m. and pouring concrete until noon, coming home for lunch, showering, then heading off to his full-time job as an Indiana state trooper. Sandy stayed home babysitting several kids in the neighborhood.

"I never let the kids watch cop shows," Sandy said.

There can be good money in the concrete business, more than in law enforcement. One year, Jack said, his concrete profits tripled his trooper salary. Jay was well-provided for, but his dad made sure a work ethic was instilled. From the time Jay was 6, he served as his dad's concrete gofer and he was digging, tying rebar and pouring concrete by 10.

Later, after his dad's back gave out, Jay spent the summer before his redshirt freshman year at Vanderbilt getting up early to ride, jump and haul from the back of the garbage truck.

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"It gave me an idea what could happen if I didn't work hard in school and athletics," Cutler said. "It was something I didn't want to do my entire life, I'll tell you that. It's hard work."

Still, soak up this small community of roughly 2,000 people with their luscious lawns and woodsy backdrop, its three lakes and gimmicky street names like Sled Run and Elf Lane, and it's a wonder where Cutler found his drive. Sometimes, it can be more difficult overcoming privilege than poverty. Ask the Kennedy kids.

How did Cutler strive for more when so many would have said he already had it all?

"I can see where you're coming from," he said. "There's a lot of kids that grew up with benefits other people didn't have. Grew up in a great neighborhood, no real crime, great school, great family. I don't know...I just know as early as I can remember I always wanted to be first. Always wanted to win. Always enjoyed competing. I always loved to get out there and mix it up."

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The Broncos flag hanging from the front porch was a dead giveaway. The Cutlers don't live in Santa Claus anymore. Almost three years ago, they moved up the interstate to an Evansville development so Jack could be closer to his state trooper post on the gaming boats.

Directly inside their front door is the living room where Jack is watching the NFL Network on his big-screen television. Sandy is sitting on the recliner nearby, mostly listening while her husband talks. What's most striking about the Cutlers is how they're so regular. In polite manner, attentive conversation and all-day accommodation, the Cutlers flaunt no evidence of raising a famous son. Instead, like all parents, they simply are proud of their son.

Jack's viewing preference is influenced in part by Mike Mayock, the NFL Network's draft analyst who has long preached from the Jay Cutler pulpit, telling the nation that it's the big-armed, athletic kid from Vanderbilt, not Matt Leinart or Vince Young, who is going to be the best pro quarterback.

"Jay's not stupid," Jack said. "It didn't sit well knowing he was third going in."

Downstairs, in the family room that includes a pool table, another big-screen TV, bar and shrine to Jay's football career, there is a caricature drawing of ESPN analysts Mel Kiper Jr. and John Clayton, a gift to Jack from a friend.

Ballooning from Kiper's mouth in the caricature: "Oops! John, this isn't going our way. That damn Mayock!"

What irks Cutler & Son more than anything is the inference Jay doesn't know how to win like Leinart and Young. College did that. While Leinart and Young put on arguably the best national championship game in college history in January, Cutler never got a chance to play in a bowl game in his four years as the starting quarterback for academic-rich, football-poor Vanderbilt.

If only people did a little more research. At Heritage Hills High School, which had produced such future NFL players as , Bruce King and Jon Goldsberry, Cutler never lost a regular-season game. His first start as a sophomore began a 58-game winning streak that lasted until the first game of the 2005 season, tied for the third-longest run in Indiana history.

As a senior in 2000, Cutler led his school to a 15-0 record and the state championship.

During one game that year, Heritage Hills was playing North Posey, a small country school. A few plays into the game, Cutler was struck with a virus that was going around the school. He called a timeout, ran to the sideline and told coach Bob Clayton he had to, ahem, go. And the cornfield wasn't going to cut it. With no other restroom facilities in the immediate area, Cutler held it for a few plays on defense, then ran directly out of the end zone, through an open field, and past the parking lot until he finally reached the school, where he banged on doors until a janitor finally let him.

Upon his return, Cutler, the fastest kid in Spencer County, scored on a 65-yard punt return, a 24-yard interception return, a 44- yard run and threw a 55-yard touchdown pass in a 69-3 victory.

"Never in my career did I have a player leave the game to go to the bathroom," Clayton said. "The one guy who does it is Jay Cutler. I hate to say it but when I think of Jay's playing career, one of the more common visions I have of him is seeing him running through cars in the parking lot."

In the state championship game, Cutler didn't have his best passing day, throwing three interceptions. But Clayton said he set a school record by making 19 tackles against a physically superior opponent and scored the winning touchdown in the final minute after catching a flea flicker.

All right, so Heritage Hills is a long way from winning at Arrowhead Stadium or the Black Hole in Oakland. But when evaluating

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whether a quarterback has what it takes to win, shouldn't the fact he hardly lost in high school, whether he starred as a baseball shortstop, basketball shooting guard or football quarterback-safety, count for something?

"Yeah, it bothers me," Cutler said about his supposed shortcomings entering the draft. "I've been on successful teams throughout my athletic life. I know how to win, I know how to win games late. I just wasn't heavily recruited and didn't have the option to play at USC or Texas. Put me on those teams and see how I do.

"But I'm over it. The Broncos took me and obviously they could see past that and I think I can have some success down the road."

The Broncos not only selected Cutler with the 11th pick in the draft, they gave him an $11 million guarantee. That may have been less than the $25.7 million Tennessee gave Young, the third overall pick, or the $12 million-plus Arizona is expected to give Leinart, the 10th pick.

Still, any idea how much concrete Cutler would have to pour for $11 million?

"It was going to be hard for Tennessee to take me over those two, because if you take Vince Young and he busts, people can live with that," he said. "If you take me and I bust, people would be, 'Hey, saw that coming down the road. You should have known better.' It's just one of those things, and I think it worked out better for me than those two situations anyway. I think being here is better than being in Arizona or (with) the Tennessee Titans. I'm happy about it."

Two weeks ago, Cutler took a foray to Las Vegas with Broncos second-round pick Tony Scheffler and fellow backup quarterbacks Bradlee Van Pelt and Preston Parsons. Perhaps, Broncos coach Mike Shanahan cringed as he read that. Imagine a group of wide- eyed kids, following Brad- lee the Leader along The Strip. They went to the Mosley-Vargas fight. And they went for Vegas. Somehow, the group made it safely home without trouble.

"He reminds me of, not necessarily Southern, because he's from Indiana, but he's very considerate," Van Pelt said about Cutler. "He's a good kid. He's very nice."

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Santa Claus is a little Southern, as it's not far from the Kentucky border. As the story goes, the town was called Santa Fe (pronounced Fee) in 1852 when it applied for its own post office. Informed that Indiana already had a town named Santa Fe, the townsfolk gathered Christmas Eve for a brainstorming session. Legend has it sleigh bells could be heard as the wind started to gust, prompting some imaginative children to proclaim that Santa Claus had arrived.

And a town was named. Later, the U.S. Postmaster started sending unaddressed letters intended for Santa Claus, the jolly gift- giver, to the post office of Santa Claus, the no-stoplight town. Even today, Santa Claus receives a half-million pieces of mail between Nov. 1 and Christmas Eve.

The moniker is not without irritants.

"I know when I go out of town and try to get into a bar, they look at you funny," said Brandon Vincent, Cutler's longtime friend who will soon move to Denver and become Jay's personal assistant. "They look at you like, 'Is this a fake ID?' Like you want to draw more attention to yourself."

As Cutler, 23, became increasingly recognizable to the public eye, he grew weary of the repetitive questions about the town's name. Entering his senior year at Vanderbilt, he finally felt frisky enough to tell a Nashville newspaper, "it could be named Easter Bunny for all I care."

The point is, for those living there, Santa Claus is only home. As Jack and Sandy revisited their town recently, a lady leaving the post office told them how proud she was of them and their son. At a restaurant for lunch, a local policeman talked about his kids from a few empty tables away. The Cutlers kept up the conversation about his kids. The lady guard at the Village sent a wisecrack at Jack through the intercom while lifting the gate, as if the Cutlers never left.

"It's like any other small town," Jay said. "It's kind of country. To go to a movie, you had to go 20 minutes. To go to a mall, you had to go to Evansville. I mean, if you wanted to go out to dinner or something, you had to really plan it out.

"But, I don't know, looking back on it, I had a great time. It was a perfect setting for a family to grow up in."

And it's the kind of place where, no matter how great the small-town kid becomes, no matter if he leads the Broncos to multiple Super Bowls, he'll never become bigger than the town. Nobody's bigger than Santa Claus.

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There are certain givens in football.

Alabama and Auburn will force people to choose sides. Florida and Georgia will divide the hotels in Jacksonville, Fla., for the Cocktail Party. And Vanderbilt never, ever, ever beats Tennessee.

Well, almost never, anyway.

So, connect all the dots - the history, the traditions and the zealous followers of SEC football - and that's why Jay Cutler was the 11th pick of the NFL draft.

It's why Broncos coach Mike Shanahan looked at all there was to see of the quarterbacks in this year's draft and proclaimed Cutler the best of the bunch.

That's because Cutler played quarterback at Vanderbilt. Every autumn weekend, his team, one outfitted by a small, private, academically stringent university, did its business in the heart of a league that pushes football toward theology.

So, that said, the Commodores don't win much.

And, those who used Cutler's career record as a starter as a predraft criticism of his play - and there were plenty jotting down that winning percentage - simply don't have an understanding of what football is like in the SEC.

Because on Nov. 19, Cutler pushed, prodded and yanked the Commodores as far as his right arm would carry them.

And it carried them to a 28-24 victory over the Volunteers in front of 107,487 folks in Tennessee's Neyland Stadium, most of whom had pulled the orange gear out of the closet only to sit in rather stunned silence when Cutler and the lads from Nashville turned the trick.

Cutler drove Vanderbilt 63 yards in only three plays, capping it with a 5-yard touchdown pass that left a vapor trail to freshman receiver Earl Bennett with 1 minute, 11 seconds remaining in the game.

It was the first time since 1982 that Vanderbilt had defeated Tennessee at all, the first time since 1975 the Commodores did it in Knoxville.

So when the chattering types on the tube kept wondering exactly how Cutler had elevated himself into discussions that previously involved only Vince Young and Matt Leinart, they merely needed to look at that November game for an answer.

Young played on a Texas team with five other players who were drafted last weekend, as well as three who were selected in the 2005 draft that included Cedric Benson, who won the 2004 as the nation's best running back.

Leinart played on a Southern California team that had 10 other players selected last weekend and five the previous year. The Trojans' 2006 draftees included a Heisman winner (running back ), an All-American at guard () and a two- time 1,000-yard rusher (LenDale White).

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Jovan Haye and offensive lineman Justin Geisinger. Both were selected in the sixth round and they were the first Vanderbilt players drafted since 2001.

Despite the criticisms, Cutler knows what he did at Vanderbilt.

"That Tennessee game was big," he said. "But I think the last three games before that were big as well, but that was kind of a decisive game. . . . You look at it, I don't know if that changed people's minds or not."

And when the scouts were looking in earnest, as the 2005 season came down the stretch, Cutler became the first Vanderbilt quarterback to throw for more than 300 yards in four consecutive games.

In road games at South Carolina, Florida and Tennessee among those final four games, he threw for 339 yards, 361 (and four touchdowns) and 315 (and three touchdowns), the latter in the win against the Volunteers.

Toss in a home win over Kentucky with 395 passing yards and five touchdowns, and you have the makings of a guy getting the NFL's attention at the right time. Three of those games might have been Vandy losses, but one was in overtime and all three by seven or less.

"And you flip that Florida Gators film on and he put Vanderbilt on his back, (then) went to Tennessee and beat them there . . . ," Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach said. "It was a showcase of talent. . . . Without him, I'm not sure what those scores would be, but they wouldn't have looked anything like they did. People may have to see what that offense looks like when he's gone to appreciate what it looked like with him in it."

Also, Cutler was hit, harassed and hounded in and out of the pocket far more than Young and Leinart could have possibly imagined. Yet, Cutler didn't miss a game in his career.

"I took some shots . . . ," Cutler said. "But I tried to stay in the weight room; I think that's how I stayed healthy."

Still, make no mistake, playing quarterback for the Broncos in the post-Elway era tends to be a difficult proposition - it always will be as long as those who saw Elway play still sit in the stands on Sundays.

And expectations already are running in the fast lane simply because the Broncos moved up to take Cutler, even though he has yet to do anything with the team's jersey, other than hold it for photos.

He'll need poise in the years to come. He'll need help from those both inside and outside the team's walls to keep his head level enough to handle it all.

But rising to a challenge?

Well, he already has that covered.

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Sunday, April 23, 2006 Ron Dayne: Refreshed and Ready By Andrew Mason DenverBroncos.com

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- If you squinted your eyes during overtime of the Broncos-Cowboys game last November as Ron Dayne dashed upfield with what turned out to be a game- clinching 55-yard run, it was easy to get lost in a flashback. One might have needed a reminder that the year was 2005, not 2000; that the holiday was Thanksgiving, not New Year's Day, and that the venue was Texas Stadium, not the Rose Bowl.

It all looked so familiar to one who could so easily recall the days when Dayne indelibly etched his name onto the tablets of college football history. A freight train of a back, sprinting furiously into open territory, leaving enemy defenders sprinting desperately to catch up. In the background just a few yards from Dayne was a vision of giddy tumult -- a sideline filled with players, coaches and support staffers engulfed in an eruption of joy.

Was it the Denver Broncos he was carrying? Was it the Wisconsin Badgers?

It was hard to tell the difference.

In that holiday moment, Dayne had recaptured the magic of his four years at Wisconsin, when he became the all-time leading rusher in Division I-A annals with 6,397 yards, when he was meeting or surpassing the standards set by such collegiate luminaries as , Archie Griffin and .

But all that run represented was one play in a season that saw him play in 10 of 16 games and gain 270 yards on 53 carries -- an average of 5.1 yards a rush. The per-carry pace is a strong one, but he never had more carries than the 13 he notched in the regular-season finale at San Diego.

But two of his 53 runs were among the most important of the season -- the sprint at Dallas and a fourth-down, last-possession run in Week 2 against the Chargers to set up Jason Elam's game-winning field goal. With fairly limited opportunities and no starts, Dayne still managed to be exactly what he seemed projected to be when he was a 2000 first-round pick -- a difference- making player.

Now he knows that he needs to prove it over a game. His career high of 25 carries came over five years ago, on Oct. 29, 2000 against the .

"I'm still going to have to prove myself, get out there and play and see if I can play the whole game," Dayne said. "The times I was getting in were at the end of the game, and I could handle that."

But he knows he could handle more. He has 638 carries in 72 professional regular-season games -- an average of 8.9 rushes per game. Four-hundred and eight of those came in the first two seasons of his career, giving him just 230 rushes in the last four years -- and only 105 in the last three.

By those numbers, Dayne's legs would seem to present a freshness that is fairly unusual to a back entering his seventh professional season.

"I feel like I haven't played football in five or six years," Dayne said. "After the season (at Wisconsin), you'd be beat down. In college, (I would say) 'Coach, I don't know if I'm going to do spring ball because I'm still kind of tired.'

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"Now, I'm ready to go and ready to run. I'm not a distance runner, but any sprints and things like that I can do -- and do it well."

And he hope that includes multiple sprints during the season to come. Whether his carry tally is at 10, 20 or more per game, Dayne simply wants to contribute.

"It's good for me. Whatever it takes for me to win," Dayne said. "If it takes for me to carry it 20 (times) just like back in the day when I was in school, (that's fine). Someone told me I had 50 carries in a game. I guess I had to do it for us to win. I didn't even notice."

"Just give it to me and I'll keep on running; I'm not going to let you down."

He certainly didn't last year when the Broncos gave him the opportunity to seal two of their most vital wins of the season. His hopes for 2006 are simple -- to gain more chances to touch the football, more opportunities to make game-altering sprints. Such significant carries were so familiar to him at Wisconsin, as he maximized the frequency with which his number was called in the huddle. Now he hopes 2006 brings the same kind of glorious glimpse that Thanksgiving Day witnessed last year.

"Hopefully I can get 20 carries now, maybe even more," he said, "and just get used to carrying the ball so many times."

Just like he did seven years ago.

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Rookie defensive lineman undersized at 5-11, 250 pounds

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ENGLEWOOD — Mike Shanahan was actually talking about arm strength when he mentioned the names Joe Montana and Brian Griese in the same sentence a few years ago.

The seemingly innocent comment by the head coach didn't do Griese any favors during his failed attempt to play quarterback in John Elway's shadow.

Broncos defensive coordinator Larry Coyer can only hope that things turn out better for Elvis Dumervil in Denver after comparing him to standout before training camp.

"He's little," Coyer said. "But at the Pro Bowl we looked at Freeney and then we looked at Dumervil. Same guy."

Not many NFL teams are willing to play small ball. The Broncos have demonstrated a willingness to draft talented players that don't measure up physically to the standards most scouts use.

In 2005, rookie cornerback Darrent Williams — listed at 5-foot-8 and 188 pounds on the latest roster — was selected in the second round and made Shanahan look smart. His nine starts for the franchise were the most by a rookie at the position since Louis Wright (1975), and only injuries prevented Williams, currently the starter opposite Champ Bailey, from spending more time on the field.

This year the Broncos have big plans for the undersized Dumervil. At 5-foot-11 and 250 pounds, he would be considered a large man in most workplace environments.

But standing next to Gerard Warren (6-4, 325) and Courtney Brown (6-4, 285) on the sideline, Dumervil looks more like an accountant than a defensive lineman.

"I think it's an advantage for me," Dumervil said. "I've got leverage and long arms and I'm a lot quicker. It's difficult for big linemen to come down to my level and try to block me. I think it's an advantage."

Freeney, listed at 6-1 and 268 pounds, has tallied 51 sacks in four seasons at defensive end. He took the quarterback down 16 times in 2004. The Broncos had 28 sacks as a team in 2005.

"Dwight Freeney is a great player," Dumervil said when asked about Coyer's compliment. "Considering I haven't taken a snap of football in a real live game ... I don't want to go into that comparison."

Despite leading the NCAA with 20 sacks as a senior at Louisville, Dumervil is best remembered nationally as the player ex- Virginia Tech quarterback Marcus Vick cleaned his cleats on in a bowl game.

"I hit him a couple times," Dumervil said with a smile. "That's why he stomped on my leg."

Originally, it appeared Dumervil would be known as the guy Denver drafted to replace Trevor Pryce. But through four days of training camp it looks like that job will be taken over by a committee consisting of Ebenezer Ekuban, Kenard Lang and perhaps Corey Jackson.

Coyer thinks Dumervil will have more success inside at defensive tackle than he would going up against offensive tackles with size like his teammates George Foster (6-5, 338) and Matt Lepsis (6-4, 290).

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"It kind of feels good," Dumervil said of the faith the coaching staff has shown in his abilities at this early stage of his career. "You can go home at night and it makes you want to work harder. You can't take nothing for granted. It's a job out here and the guys depend on me to come in and play my role and not be a rookie."

It sounds like if Dumervil did live up to the Dove Valley hype, Coyer wouldn't even want the credit.

"Dumervil is a natural pass-rusher," Coyer said. "He has a feel. He knows how to move his body, how to escape. You can't teach what he's got."

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Broncos' Elam had a few tense moments thrown his way during the offseason

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His wife has jokingly referred to him as Indiana Jones. But while a certain local NFL kicker wears many hats (helmets?), a fedora may not be one of them.

Jason Elam. Jason Bourne. That's more like it.

Globetrotting the world, escaping danger.

Elam's offseason away from the Broncos was such he might as well have been the title character in one of those Matt Damon spy- thriller movies.

Traveling to the Gaza Strip. Experiencing the kinds of concussions not found on the football field but from live bombs only hundreds of feet away. Watching militants with AK-47s sprint past, gearing for battle. Staying just a stone's throw from a missile strike from an Apache helicopter.

So what else to do for an encore after those narrow escapes from a volatile area of the world, but pilot an old Korean War-era airplane through the blue skies over Alaska and experience engine failure.

Did we mention a stare-down with a giant brown bear as the aircraft barely averted splashdown?

And there were those the past few months who thought Ben Roethlisberger was taking chances without a motorcycle helmet.

"I'm getting shot at and bombed, and grizzly bears are after me. Yeah, I usually don't do all that stuff," Elam said with a smile. "But it was an interesting offseason."

And his most dangerous.

"By far," he said. "And it wasn't meant to be."

It all started innocently enough in March, when Elam went on a church trip to Israel. As the vacation was winding down, he decided to send his family home and stick around for a mission to deliver food and supplies to the disenfranchised in poor, overcrowded refugee camps in the Gaza Strip.

For the relief effort, Elam met Tom Doyle, a longtime friend based in Colorado Springs who works for E3 Partners, which performs evangelical, church planting and relief work around the globe, and an associate, Nawaz Lalani. Doyle was in contact with the pastor of the only Baptist church in Gaza, and arrangements had been made in advance.

The word on the street was that there had been no violence in the area for weeks. And the reconnaissance was necessary, given Elam's high profile as an player and the fact that, while there are missionaries who are used to serving in war-torn areas, Elam wasn't.

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Doyle had been to the area probably 25 times, including eight times on missions within a four-year period.

But he feared this time, should anything go astray, "This could be an international incident."

Feeling the booms

The group was given the all- clear at the Israeli and Palestinian checkpoints, though, so any worries subsided. And the pastor they were headed to see also told them there had been no violent activity for weeks.

The three proceeded to "No Man's Land," a tunnel leading into Gaza, where a representative of the church was expected to be waiting.

Bombing began about midway through their walk through the passageway.

"Big booms. I mean, you feel them in your gut," Elam recalled. "Windows are rattling and being blown out. So we get to the other side and they're like, 'Get in the car! Get in the car!' "

As the group was being whisked to the pastor's house in the center of the city, away from the border violence, Palestinian gunmen with masks - Hamas, probably Islamic Jihad - raced past the vehicle.

"I'm thinking, 'What have we gotten ourselves into?' " Elam said.

Doyle frantically was making and receiving phone calls from friends as the vehicle sped away.

It was only then that he learned there had been an episode in which an Israeli soldier was killed, and retaliatory warning strikes were in full force, springing the Palestinian militant groups into action.

"I'm just thinking, 'I've done the stupidest thing in my life,' " recalled Doyle, who one time led chapel services for the Broncos. "I've got Jason Elam in here and this is terrible. It's a conflict. It's a war. So we were just praying."

The car made it to the pastor's house about 10 miles from the border, but the scenes on the way still are etched in Elam's mind.

"Everybody was burning stuff in the streets, American and Israeli flags, and shouting stuff in Arabic," he said. "I don't know what they were saying, but it didn't sound friendly."

The bombings wouldn't cease for 48 hours. Every three minutes, another blast came and went.

The blasts were violent, too, while the three sat in the pastor's house.

"They would scooch your chair right back," Elam said.

The group ventured to the church the night after they arrived, even with the soundtrack of violence playing in the background. Elam played soccer with Palestinian children and spoke to them about his faith in Christ, while the children watched in rapt attention.

"And in the background I could hear bombs going off," Doyle said. "Jason was so into what he's saying, he's not hearing them."

After three days of this drama, Elam and Doyle tried to sleep at the pastor's house, which was situated next to a mosque in the heart of Gaza City. They couldn't help but discuss the events in which they'd become entangled.

A trip to Jordan was scheduled the next day to depart the area, and both of them were wired, as the bombs rattled their nerves. They decided to each take a sleeping pill to try to get through the night.

When they awoke the next morning, Elam was puzzled to find his bed situated about a foot and a half from the wall it had been positioned against. He and Doyle headed to the breakfast table, and the pastor asked them if they were aware of what

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had happened.

They weren't. Both had slept through a missile strike only 1 1/2 blocks away. The Apache helicopter blew up the home of the person who had been identified as the assailant in the Israeli soldier's death.

A tour of the area uncovered a 15-foot crater at the home the missile had hit. At another point on the trip, Elam hid with his camera across from the headquarters of the Palestinian Authority and clicked off pictures of snipers poised for action.

After about two days, it was deemed safe to leave the area.

"Jason said that, being a kicker, your prayer life is always good, and I can imagine, with 60,000 people in the stadium and you've got to kick this thing 40 yards to win or lose. People go home ecstatic or depressed," Doyle said.

A different perspective

But the experience in Gaza apparently gave Elam a whole new perspective.

"They don't know what tomorrow holds," Doyle said Elam told him while they were there.

At least Elam didn't try to fly on this particular trip.

"Not in Israel," he said. "I'd get shot down."

Elam has piloted an airplane under a variety of circumstances, if not that particular one.

Certified for 15 years and with 1,500 hours of flight experience, he has taken numerous backcountry flights, landing on dirt strips and beaches and navigating mountainous terrain across the country.

But he never had lost an engine, until about five weeks after his Middle East experience.

Elam, also an avid outdoorsman, often makes forays up north to enjoy the splendor of the Alaskan wilderness. He was on another one of those trips in May.

All week, he had been "just dorking around" Anchorage and the surrounding area, flying a single-engine, high-wing 1957 Piper Pacer known as a "taildragger" because of its unique three- wheeled landing gear configuration. He owns a similar plane, a DeHaviland Beaver, made that same year.

The final day of the trip, a friend suggested Elam make one final flight, to the other side of the Cook Inlet, part of the Aleutian Range, to check out a cabin, owned by an acquaintance, for bear hunters in the area.

There was plenty of time to make the excursion and still catch a scheduled red-eye flight back home. And since a traveling companion, Mike McNeill, was interested in taking some pictures, Elam thought it might be an entertaining diversion.

So off they went. Their final destination was, in Elam's words, "in the middle of nowhere," about an hour's flight away.

They took off from Soldotna, on the banks of the Kenai River, near Anchorage. The route crossed Beluga Point and took them south, over myriad oil and gas platforms. McNeill and Elam were told that when they were getting close to the lodge, a couple of islands would become visible, followed by a river and glacier.

It was about that point that the weather began to turn.

Turbulent times

A storm front Elam thought he could beat came in quicker than expected. The plane began experiencing moderate to serve turbulence. The whitecaps in the ocean raged.

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As Elam recalled, "I started thinking, 'This isn't fun.' "

Also that it would be best to turn back.

But just then, the hunting cabin came into view. It had a distinctive green roof, so there was no doubt this was the one they were seeking.

Elam dropped the plane down and marked the coordinates on the map, in case he ever wanted to return. McNeill, in the passenger seat, was taking pictures. Outside, as they approached the base of Mount Iliamna, the conditions weren't improving.

"It was getting nasty, but right then, we saw a big, big brown bear, a grizzly bear, right on the beach just walking around," Elam said.

The plan was to circle around for a Kodak moment. The plane dropped from about 700 feet to 300 feet but needed more throttle. Elam tried to get some, to no avail.

"It just started spitting," he remembered.

He pushed the throttle all the way forward. Nothing again.

He pumped the throttle. Same response.

"I'm coming down," Elam thought to himself.

"I'm watching the bear as we're going across the beach," added McNeill, also a pilot and owner of an outfitting business in Jackson Hole, Wyo., who has known Elam for about a decade. "And all of a sudden, I look over and I'm like, 'Jace, we don't want to put it down here.' "

McNeill's camera was flung into the back seat as he noticed Elam going through emergency procedures. The tanks were flipped in an effort to draw fuel. The fuel-air mixture was checked to make sure it wasn't too rich.

The magnetos, part of the ignition system, were double- checked. There was no panic, but the plane wasn't going to stay in the air long. The only question was where to land.

Boulders and driftwood filled the nearby beach, which, at about a 45-degree angle and more mud than sand, complicated matters. The tides were huge.

"There was one little spot that I had," Elam said of his only option to bring the plane down safely without a water landing.

A couple-hundred-foot strip, 10 to 15 yards wide, was it, and there was only about 10 seconds to pull the flaps in and make it happen. The left wing was only about a foot off the water as the plane set down; the hope being that the mud would suck the tail wing down and stop the momentum.

It worked. The plane sharply snapped to the right as it hit the ground.

"It came to just an instant stop in the sand," McNeill said.

And nearly on that bear they had eyed.

"So we're stopped and the bear's right there," Elam said. "I mean literally right off our wingtip. So we couldn't get out of the airplane."

The engine remained dead. The radio was worthless because of the remote area. They wouldn't have been stranded long, because their friend in Anchorage knew their destination, but, regardless, McNeill turned to Elam with some gallows humor.

"I said if the bear wants us, he's going to have to eat through the crunchy stuff before he gets to the soft, cushy stuff inside."

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Getting off the ground

About 10 minutes passed and the engine inexplicably revved back up. The bear shot back along the tree line. And while, at the time, Elam had no explanation as to why the plane responded, it was time to go.

Full throttle this time got the tail wheel out of the goop. A huge piece of driftwood barely missed the propeller as the plane took off. Elam kept within range of oil rigs as he climbed back to 5,000 feet for the return flight, just in case the plane's engine failed again. But the two made it back unscathed.

Elam later found out that a problem with a gasket in the carburetor was the root cause of his first-ever engine failure. He flew the same plane again last month.

McNeill said the episode happened too fast and Elam is too accomplished a pilot for nerves to have gotten involved. Elam added that everything happened so fast, all he could do was react.

"There's certain people where you go, 'Are we going to be in trouble?' And certain people you want to be in an airplane with, and he's one of them," McNeill said.

Had the plane lost power at the apex of its altitude, it could have coasted a long way but likely wouldn't have reached the beach.

"I might have had to set it down in the ocean, which I can walk away from it, but it's going to destroy the airplane and be really cold," Elam said.

McNeill said that 20 minutes before the plane was forced to land, it was soaring above cliffs and trees with no place for it to be set down.

"You're relieved," Elam's buddy said. "But you're also thankful that no one got hurt."

That sentiment just about sums up Elam's entire offseason.

Perhaps the plan next year will tone things down a bit, maybe a nice trip to the Bahamas, soaking up rays on a beach.

It would placate his nervous wife, who wasn't happy with Elam's adventures the past few months, and give them quality time with their four children.

"We're going to Disneyland," Elam joked about his future plans.

Better stay off Space Mountain.

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Rookie center won Outland Trophy and Rimington Award

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ENGLEWOOD - Mike Munchak has the coveted gold jacket in his closet, the one that comes with induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame after his career as a Houston Oilers guard.

So it was significant as he watched Greg Eslinger stroll by at the NFL scouting combine inside Indianapolis' RCA Dome in February and said:

"That is a ready-to-go Denver Bronco."

Almost four months later, Eslinger is, indeed, a Denver Broncos player. In fact, he is likely the most decorated college player the Broncos have drafted since Floyd Little, a three-time consensus All-America running back at Syracuse University, in 1967.

"He's definitely our kind of guy," Broncos coach Mike Shanahan said.

While centers don't often see their names in the big letters on the NFL's marquee, Eslinger still compiled one of the most impressive lists of accolades of any player available in this year's draft.

He was selected to every All-America team this past season and won the Outland Trophy as the nation's best interior lineman and the Rimington Award as the best center. Eslinger, who started 50 consecutive games at the University of Minnesota, was the first true center to win the Outland since Dave Rimington himself in 1981 and '82.

"I've been extremely lucky," Eslinger said. "I always say football is like standing in the middle of a highway - you never know when you're going to get hit. Sooner or later, everyone goes down.

"I was just lucky enough to stay clear and be somewhere where I had a chance to play a lot."

At 6-foot-3 1/8 and 292 pounds, Eslinger wasn't quite as big as some of the other center prospects in the draft. And having played in the Gophers' zone rushing attack - a lineman often blocks an area rather than specific players - Eslinger was coming from a system that required the kind of movement skills many NFL teams don't seek in an age when defensive tackles routinely tip the scales at 340 pounds or more.

The Gophers often had their center "pull," a difficult proposition to snap the ball and be quick enough to get out of the traffic in the middle of the field to lead the running back into the hole.

It is why, even with Eslinger's list of achievements and work ethic - Minnesota offensive line coach Gordy Shaw was brought to tears when it was announced Eslinger had won the Outland - he was still only the fifth center selected in the draft this year.

And even with a skill set that fits snugly into what the Broncos do on offense, Denver still waited until the 198th pick overall to grab him.

"Sure, those accolades were great in college," Eslinger said. "But some teams in the NFL may not have liked my abilities so much for their type of offense. Some teams probably had me relatively high on the board and some teams might not have had me on the board at all.

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"But I didn't put too much thought into it, period. Of course everybody wants to be a high pick, or drafted a little higher than they were. But I figured, 'Hey, whatever happens, happens, I just want my shot at the NFL.' I have that shot, so now you just focus on trying to fulfill your goals."

He also has a career road map to follow with the Broncos. The trailblazer was Tom Nalen, an accomplished, yet somewhat undersized, center (6-3, 286) when he entered the 1994 draft from Boston College.

The Broncos selected Nalen in the seventh round of Dan Reeves' last draft (218th overall) with the team. Nalen is entering his 13th season and has been chosen to five Pro Bowls in his career, the most of any offensive lineman in Broncos history.

The hard-nosed Nalen also has anchored the Broncos' lighter, movement-heavy line since he became the starter in 1995 and signed a three- year extension with the team in March that included a $3 million signing bonus.

"I've watched him a long time . . . great, great player, something special, I'm lucky to have a chance to work with him every day," Eslinger said. "He's really a complete package. He's mentally strong, he's a technician and a real powerful guy. I'm just trying to take what he does and try to incorporate it into what I do in as many ways as possible. I plan to ask him a whole array of questions."

Questions obviously surrounded Eslinger during his senior year of high school in Bismarck, N.D., when Minnesota was the only Division I-A school to offer him a scholarship. He repaid the Gophers, never missing a game at Minnesota and becoming only the third player in the program's history to win the Outland.

As a result, Eslinger said he has promised he will "never cheat myself" on a football field. No matter where that field might be.

"I'm not quite sure of what they expect of me here," Eslinger said. "All you can do is do the work, learn as much as possible and do whatever you can to help in any way you can. That's my list at this point, and we'll go from there."

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Tuesday, July 11, 2006 Everett: Up to Speed By Andrew Mason DenverBroncos.com

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- All Tyler Everett could do in his first month as a Bronco was wait -- which is precisely what he had to do on draft weekend as the picks ran by without his name being called.

Maybe it was because the former Ohio State standout moved from safety to cornerback as a senior, leaving Everett to reflect that he was "kind of out of position." His acquiescence to a move, though, reflected positively on his football character.

"I did it to help the team out a little bit," he said. "Sometimes you have to sacrifice things, and that's the sacrifice I made."

Or maybe it was because he was surrounded by a cosmos of college stars -- 2006 first-day picks A.J. Hawk, , Bobby Carpenter, Ashton Youboty and Anthony Schlegel, and other high draft picks such as Will Smith and Chris Gamble (both 2004 first-round picks) and 2003 second-round pick Mike Doss. Whatever the reason, Everett, in spite of being a Buckeyes starter as a senior, found himself overlooked.

"I was a little bit surprised seeing guys that I played against -- that I thought I was better than -- going before me," Everett said.

Just hours after the conclusion of the NFL Draft, he'd signed with the Broncos as an undrafted free agent, and like all of his fellow undrafted signees, Everett was graded as draft-worthy on the team's board.

"We feel like Tyler Everett was a sleeper that went undrafted," General Manager Ted Sundquist said. "He was in a situation where he was stuck behind Mike Doss and was lost in the shuffle alongside Whitner."

But while his fellow rookies could take part in the team's organized team activities that began on May 16, Everett had to remain back in Columbus, Ohio, where school remained in session.

Aside from the three-day mini-camp, rookies can't report to their teams until the ongoing academic term ends. The same rule kept Roc Alexander from some OTAs in 2004 and sidelined Brandon Browner until the July mini-camp last year.

"I told my mother and father every day, 'Sometimes I wish I could be done with school early, graduate in three years,'" Everett said, "but it's a rule, so you have to follow it."

But it didn't mean he had to separate himself from his future profession entirely as he wrapped up academic matters two time zones away. He came to Denver for a physical and left with what he termed a "rough draft" of the team's playbook, allowing him to begin studying the system in which he would soon be immersed.

"Any questions I had, I called Coach Slow (defensive backs coach Bob Slowik) or his son Ryan, and then when I got out here, they gave me the full book," Everett said. "Since I got it two weeks ago, I've been in it every day, studying."

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But not exclusively.

"You can't do too much studying, because you'd be overwhelmed. I study it about a half-hour or an hour a day, when I'm at home," he said. "It's almost like a person working for a big business, they have to go over their daily things, and that's what I do daily -- go over the playbook, so I can catch myself up."

The recently completed minicamp offered a chance for Everett to veer back from the backroads of rookie orientation and into more speedy surroundings, and he noted that the work last week got him "somewhat" caught up.

"A lot of people are at the same level as me (in athletic ability); some are a little better, but hard work will get me there," he said. "The guys have accepted me well and answered any questions I have, so I feel pretty comfortable.

"There are things that (happen on the field) that are new and I haven't seen. I saw them in the playbook, but if I don't know what they actually are, how do I know what's right or wrong? They're still helping me along, but I'm catching up pretty easily."

As if making the team wasn't enough motivation, his absence through the OTAs offered him a little extra.

"Just knowing that the guys were out here working and I'm still in school -- it made me feel like I owed them something when I got here," Everett said. "When I got here, I just worked hard to show them that I'm not coming in here lazy because I've been off."

And when training camp dawns, Everett will have the chance to show that his lack of a draft status and his forced absence from offseason practices aren't a detriment.

"I may have come in as a free agent, but who knows? I may play longer in the NFL than some of those guys that went (in the) first (or) second round," he said.

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Foxworth moving on Cornerback is not dwelling on his play in AFC title game

By Bill Wilson The Daily Times-Call

ENGLEWOOD — As he saw the ball tumble from teammate Javon Walker’s hands, Denver Broncos cornerback Domonique Foxworth sprung to his feet and pumped his fist.

It was the morning session of Broncos training camp Sunday. During seven-on-seven

drills, Walker had cut in front of Foxworth on a post route, gained a position advantage and jumped for the ball.

As Walker tried to pull the pass in, his hands tangled with Foxworth’s forearm, causing the ball to tumble to the ground.

Targeted for being vulnerable in the Broncos loss to Pittsburgh in the AFC championship last season, and fighting a heated battle with Darrent Williams for a starting spot opposite all-pro Champ Bailey, Foxworth was waiting to make some noise in training camp.

Four days in, it happened.

“It’s taken me awhile to get started,” he said. “But I had a pretty great morning.”

Foxworth will have to continue to make such plays in order to rinse the bad memories the Broncos have of him after last year’s big loss. In that game, Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger feasted on the then-rookie.

The receiver Foxworth mostly covered, Cedrick Wilson, finished the day with a game-most five catches for 92 yards and a touchdown.

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What most fans don’t know, however, is defensive coordinator Larry Coyer absolved Foxworth after reviewing tape in the days following the loss.

“We exposed Foxworth maybe a little bit,” Coyer said. “I’m not trying to take any heat off Fox, I just think it’s a bad rap. I think it’s my fault. I needed to adjust better.”

Coyer entered the game planning to blitz Pittsburgh’s four-receiver set. When the Steelers showed they could block it, it left Coyer and the Broncos scrambling. Foxworth was the victim.

“That kid is a good, smart, tough football player,” Coyer said. “I would hate to ever think (he blamed himself). He’s too damn good.”

Foxworth said he’s put the game out of his mind, and he doesn’t appear to be carrying any guilt.

“To the outside eye, it may look like I should be down on myself, but I’m not,” Foxworth said. “I was doing what I was supposed to do for the most part.

“Obviously, I could have made a few more plays, but sometimes people are just better than you on a particular day.”

Escaping blame didn’t keep Foxworth from using the Pittsburgh loss as motivation this offseason, however. He said he’s embraced the challenge of reading offenses better in order to get an idea of what’s coming on the next play.

“It’s about understanding what the offense is trying to do depending on your defense,” he said. “You can narrow down the plays so much.”

His teammates have noticed an improvement.

“He looked good,” Bailey said. “One thing about these guys is they get better every day. You watch them grow and grow, and you think they can’t get much better.

“But these guys keep improving and improving and they are doing everything we ask them to do.”

Although Foxworth is hitting his stride, it appears he is a few notches below Williams for the starting spot. But if he loses the battle, Foxworth’s role will be more significant than that of most backups.

He will likely rotate with Williams while playing in nickel packages. If the Broncos decide to increase Williams’ role in the return game, Foxworth’s workload could become even larger.

“Darrent and I have talked about it, and we don’t see it as much of a battle,” Foxworth said. “We’re both going to make plays this year. I can promise you that.”

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Friday, March 10, 2006 You Should Know ... Corey Jackson By Andrew Mason DenverBroncos.com

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- Tight ends aren't the only football players for whom a basketball background can prove valuable.

Corey Jackson's presence on the Broncos' roster right now is evidence of that. At the University of Nevada, he led the Western Athletic Conference in rebounding as a senior, but following that 2001-02 campaign, he looked for something more.

"What happened was that he had a year of eligibility left," Broncos defensive line/tackles coach Andre Patterson said. "He was done with basketball, he had one year left, so he had that redshirt year left, walked into the football coach's (Chris Tormey's) office in Nevada and said, 'I want to try football.' He's a good-looking guy, and they tried to find him a home and a place to play. That's how it all started."

His action was limited that year.

"He only played one year of college football -- 12 plays," Patterson said. "Six plays at tight end and six plays at defensive end."

But the word was out. NFL teams had him scouted, taking interest in a 6-foot-7, 240-pounder with quickness and raw ability. But it was Patterson, then about to begin a two-year stint with the Cleveland Browns, who was in the most vigorous pursuit.

"A friend of mine was the offensive coordinator there, and he called me and said, 'Hey, we've got this guy. I don't know if he can play in the NFL, but he's 6-foot-7, and his numbers were through the roof,'" Patterson recalled. "I flew down to Nevada and worked him out, and I liked his athleticism, even though he didn't have a clue about football. So after the draft, I convinced the people in Cleveland to sign him as a free agent."

Jackson's stay in Cleveland included a 2004 sojourn to the of the NFL Europe League, with whom he earned the league's defensive player of the year award. The Broncos added him to their practice squad last September after the Browns waived him.

Patterson's recommendation had much to do with Jackson's Mile High arrival.

"When I came to Denver, he was one of the guys I brought up," Patterson said. "(The Browns) were going to the 3-4 (alignment); this guy is 6-foot-7 (and) it's going to be tough for him to make the adjustment to be a defensive end, so when they released him, we were ready to sign him, so we signed him to the practice squad and he did an outstanding job for us on the practice squad."

Added General Manager Ted Sundquist: "(Jackson is) big, long, extremely quick and rangy. He's got the body to play the power game but also has the speed, quickness and length to come off the edge and be an effective pass rusher, so he's kind of a combo guy. He's not just a run defender or a pass rusher; he's got the ability to do both."

If he can, it will provide a bonus boost to a defensive line that has already seen both Courtney Brown and John Engelberger retained in recent weeks. And to be certain, it doesn't matter whether additional production comes from a big-name free-agent acquisition, a high draft pick or a player who worked his way up the roster? After all, the Broncos have found such rewards before, as recent years have witnessed the lower regions of the depth chart yield starters like Nick Ferguson, Bertrand Berry and .

"If they make plays, they make plays," defensive coordinator Larry Coyer said. "Herndon made plays. He was a scout team guy for a whole year and he kept covering guys, so I think it translates reasonably.

"Then in the pass-rush stuff, Corey Jackson jumped out (in practice last season). He jumped out at you. I think it's easier to move that forward sometimes than a young player being able to translate (from the college ranks)." http://www.denverbroncos.com/previewPrintable.php?type=top_story&id=334&storyVersionID=5384 3/10/2006 DenverBroncos.com -- Official Web Site of the Denver Broncos Page 2 of 2 And with Jackson, the adjustment to football is largely complete. Basketball is nearly four years in his rear-view mirror. It's all about football now -- and making the leap the Broncos believe he can execute.

"The sky's the limit for that kid," Sundquist said.

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Former sub shop employee turning heads at camp

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ENGLEWOOD — Jared is annoying and Jon Lovitz is washed up.

Perhaps a better spokesperson for Subway restaurants will emerge from Denver Broncos training camp in David Kircus.

After being waived by the Lions last September, the wide receiver moonlighted at the popular sandwich chain in the Detroit area while waiting for another job offer from the NFL. Kircus — who recommends the roasted chicken, for what it's worth — has been slicing up some talented cornerbacks like fresh-cut meat for the past eight days.

"I'm just making plays and trying to do it as often as I can to keep the eyes on me," Kircus said. "I don't want to be the guy that, come the last cut in camp they say, 'Well, we were going to keep you, but it's a numbers game so we're making you the last cut.' That's what Detroit always did."

Speaking of Detroit, the Broncos open up the exhibition schedule next Friday night at Ford Field (5:30 p.m., Channel 4). Rod Smith and Javon Walker won't be breaking too much of a sweat, but the game means everything to roster bubble boys like Kircus.

"He is a guy that can run. He doesn't stop," Jake Plummer said. "When we were in the offseason conditioning, he runs everything that everybody else does, and when everyone is lying down, he is ready to go run some more. The guy has got great wheels, and he is getting better."

The Lions selected Kircus in the sixth round of the 2003 draft. Hurting his chances of getting in the rotation was the team's decision to give disappointing first-round picks Charles Rogers, Roy Williams and Mike Williams every opportunity to develop into stars.

Kircus, who worked out for the Broncos last season and signed a future contract on Jan. 3, has practiced his way into the mix for the No. 3 spot in Denver as the puzzling Ashley Lelie holdout continues.

"It's pretty ironic. I was quite pleased when I saw it on the schedule," Kircus said of returning to Detroit in his first game with the Broncos. "It will be refreshing to get out there and actually play football instead of always being the guy that they just throw in there because they needed someone out there."

Kircus played in three regular-season games with the Lions, making six catches for 121 yards (20.2 per), including a 50-yard touchdown against Dallas in 2004. His 4,523 receiving yards in college at Division II Grand Valley State ranked as the sixth- highest total in NCAA history.

It wasn't enough for the Michigan native to keep an NFL home in Detroit. But Kircus — a 6-foot-2 player with great hands who wears No. 87 and happens to be white — has had the crowd buzzing at Dove Valley through eight days of camp.

"I've heard it a lot," Kircus said of the Ed McCaffrey comparisons. "I've actually heard it from people around town. They're like, 'You've got some big shoes to fill.'

"I was No. 87 in Detroit, it's not like I got that number because of him. But they are some good footsteps to follow. He was a good player, and I'm going to try and be good myself."

During Friday's morning practice, Kircus continued to snare everything thrown in his direction, including a ball that slipped through the hands of cornerback Darrent Williams. Brandon Marshall, Darius Watts, Charlie Adams, Todd Devoe, Brian Clark

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and David Terrell are also vying for three or four roster spots behind Smith and Walker.

"After Rod and Javon, I think all of us are willing and able to go in there at the No. 3 spot and make a play," Kircus said. "I'm just trying to stay as consistent as I can. They're putting me in there on a lot of reps, a lot more than I ever got in Detroit."

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NFL: Kuper makes an impression Former UND player appears to be in good position to make Broncos By Brad Schlossman Herald Staff Writer

With the Denver Broncos' policy that offensive linemen don't talk to the media, former UND standout Chris Kuper has been quiet off the field.

On the field is another story.

Kuper, who was selected in the fifth round in April's NFL draft, is making a big impression on the Broncos, according to writers covering training camp.

Last week, the Rocky Mountain News reported that Kuper has put himself in good position to make the team.

This week, a Boulder, Colo., newspaper went further. A story in the Daily Camera said that it's possible that Kuper could challenge Cooper Carlisle for the starting guard position.

All reports tab Kuper as a small-school surprise. UND coaches aren't surprised.

"Not at all," UND offensive coordinator said. "He's a guy who just needed to be pushed on the field. It was the same thing when he was here.

"We just watched some film with some younger guys, and there was a play where Chris didn't play very well. The next three or four plays, he just dominated. He needs to be pushed - not by coaches - but by competition."

Mussman said he talked to Kuper a little more than a week ago, and the Anchorage, Alaska, native said things were going well. Kuper told Mussman he hadn't been beat much in pass protection, and he was feeling better than he did during mini camp.

At 6 feet 4 inches tall and 305 pounds, Kuper is a physically imposing guard. His athleticism and intensity attracted NFL scouts to Grand Forks last season.

"He used to come out to practice here and you'd see him catching balls and throwing them around," Mussman said. "And he's got a great mentality, too. I think at first, pro scouts were a little bit concerned with how he played on the ground a lot ... . that he'd wind up on the turf. But that was just because he was trying so hard to knock the other guy down.

"I told them, I'd rather say 'whoa' than 'go' to a guy. If I have to tell a guy to go, that could be a problem."

Kuper was named to The Associated Press Little All-America first team at UND last season and also was nominated for the Gene Upshaw Award, given annually to the top Division II lineman. He is the two-time North Central Conference most valuable lineman.

In April, Kuper became the first UND player drafted since Jim Kleinsasser (second round, 1999) was taken by the Minnesota Vikings.

Kuper is scheduled to play in his first NFL preseason game Friday against the Detroit Lions. The game will be broadcast on tape delay at midnight on the NFL Network.

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Defensive lineman gets new start in Denver

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ENGLEWOOD - Like many folks around this time of year, Kenard Lang is just finishing up school and gearing up for camp.

Only Lang is 31 years old and a Denver Broncos defensive end, taking part in his first formal workouts with his new teammates this week after nine seasons with two other NFL teams.

As for the higher-learning part, that has been nearly a decade in the making, too, since Lang left the University of Miami as an early- entry junior for the 1997 draft.

When Lang bolted South Florida and left behind campus life, he promised his parents, Calvin and Johnni, both longtime educators in Orlando, Fla., he one day would finish what he started academically.

Lang finally kept his promise.

It took him until this month to make good, and even Lang wonders what took so long.

"Trust me, everybody looked at me like, 'You are crazy. You've done waited 10 years to take three classes?' " Lang said Wednesday after his second practice with the Broncos.

The classroom scene, at first, was surreal: an accomplished pro lineman with more than his share of experience in the real world surrounded by a bunch of 21-year-olds wondering what they were going to do with their lives.

Yet Lang's education wasn't limited to his two black history courses and one in sports management.

"It brought me back to earth in a way," he said. "You're just like all the other quote-unquote 'common folk' where, just because you play football, you get no special treatment. I think it's good for everybody, that humility."

The first day of the semester was not so much humbling as downright eye-opening. At that stage, no one knew about Lang's occupation, and he was soaking in the scene. Later, some classmates looked up Lang on the Internet and discovered his other life.

"Oh, my goodness, I felt like an old man in a way, out of place," Lang recalled of his first days in class. "Here are these young kids with thoughts and opinions and you're looking at them dumbfounded, thinking, 'What are you talking about?' But then you've got to realize, I was the same way, too."

During that mid-1990s time frame, Lang was going to be a double major in elementary education and sociology. That would have taken him one year to complete, so he went for the abbreviated version to obtain a liberal-arts degree.

"As long as I get that piece of paper, that's all that matters," he said.

Lang believes his mother will be more proud of that accomplishment than anything he has done on a football field.

But he didn't graduate just for his family.

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Lang's career with the Washington Redskins (1997 to 2001) and Cleveland Browns (2002 to 2005) has been long enough that he realized the end will come someday and, now, it'll be sooner rather than later. Completing his education could help in the next life stage.

"I can see that light at the end of the tunnel, so I have to try to set myself up," Lang said.

Lang is set up just fine at the moment. He played his final year with the Browns as an outside linebacker after the team switched to a 3-4 alignment before he was released this spring. With the Broncos, he gets to return to his natural position and, potentially, become a pass-rushing force.

Lang has averaged nearly five sacks a season during in his career, getting a career-best eight in 2003.

The next season was the last for Andre Patterson on the Browns coaching staff. He now serves as the Broncos' co-defensive line coach, with Jacob Burney.

Monday, while stretching for his first practice at Dove Valley as part of the Broncos' eight-day passing camp, Lang thanked the pair for his new opportunity, not only with a possible Super Bowl contender but for the chance to return to end.

"It's like a new beginning," he said.

And a new Lang, as well.

Because Lang played linebacker last season after a brief stint at defensive tackle, he had to get significantly lighter and quicker to meet the position's demands. He lost 20 pounds, getting to the 240 range for the first time since he was a freshman at Miami.

"Basically, I was like Jared on the Subway commercial," said Lang, who ate the chain's sandwiches as part of a complete overhaul of his diet. "I stayed off fried foods and drank water and fresh-squeezed grapefruit juice. And I stopped eating late."

Lang since has bulked back up to 255 pounds, and he plans to add 10 more for the regular season.

"Coming back here, I'll get back to being a fat boy a little bit, eating whatever I want and enjoying myself," he said.

Enjoyment was in short supply during his time with the Browns because of the franchise's consistent losing. Cleveland posted seasons of nine, five, four and six victories during his time there.

Many of his former teammates who have landed with the Broncos - Michael Myers, Courtney Brown, Ebenezer Ekuban and Gerard Warren - expressed similar frustrations last season before making the AFC Championship Game in their first season with the Broncos.

"Here, you expect to win. There, you hoped to win," Lang said. "It wasn't taught there, but that was the aura in the locker room."

And mediocrity apparently doesn't sit well with Lang.

As Lang finishes talking, he informs a writer he's about to go get his grades for his last semester as an undergraduate.

"I want to make magna cum laude, all of that," he said with a broad smile.

At 31, he already is the dean of the Broncos' defensive line, just as he was the oldest in his classes.

"He can run and he can still rush the passer," Brown said. "He brings a lot of excitement and a lot of experience. He'll be a great piece to the puzzle."

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Lynch longtime power hitter in NFL

By Jim Armstrong Denver Post Staff Writer DenverPost.com

He's pushing 35, an age when most NFL defensive backs are hitting Titleists, not tailbacks. But then, the Broncos' John Lynch isn't like most NFL defensive backs. Never has been, for that matter.

As we speak, Lynch is psyching himself up to smack anything that moves in his 14th preseason opener, scheduled for Friday night in Detroit. Nothing ironic about that except that he never planned to play a down of pro football.

Back in the day, when he had to choose a career path, Lynch was going to be a pitcher for the Florida Marlins. In 1992, he was selected in the second round of baseball's June draft. Like John Elway, the New York Yankees' second-rounder in 1981, Lynch played baseball at Stanford.

He also played quarterback, just as Elway had, but the similarities ended there. Elway knew he was destined to play in the NFL. By his junior year, Lynch was ready to hang up his shoulder pads for good.

"I thought I should have been the starter my junior year, but I wasn't, so I almost quit football," said Lynch, who turns 35 in September. "When I decided to come back, I asked Denny Green just to put me on the field and he came up with safety. Then I got benched four games into the season. That was the year I signed with the Marlins, so I thought that was the way it was going to go."

Lynch, selected one round after the Marlins picked catcher Charles Johnson, was no fringe prospect. He threw 95 mph and was being groomed to become the Marlins' closer. He might have made it, too, if Stanford's new football coach hadn't interceded. Guy by the name of Bill Walsh.

"Apparently, he scoured that tape of the four games I started," Lynch said. "He called me in and said, 'Look, I understand you have a great opportunity with the Marlins, but I think you can play at a Pro Bowl level in the NFL.' I was like, 'Hey, coach, I played four games in college and got benched. What makes you think that?' Then he started showing me tape of and comparing me to him. I'm thinking, 'This guy is really selling me some bull trying to get me to come back."'

In the end, football won because, well, football has always won with Lynch.

"My senior year, I really discovered what I loved," he said. "A lot of people didn't think it was a good decision because they figured I had a bright future in baseball. But I knew that's where my heart was. It's funny. Everybody said, 'You can play baseball for 15 years, but you're going to get hurt in football.' Well, here I am."

How has he stuck around so long? Luck, for one thing. Aside from a serious neck injury three years ago, he has remained remarkably healthy for a player who, when it comes to collisions, much prefers instigator to bystander.

Dedication also has figured into the equation. Lynch trained year-round even when NFL teams didn't require their players to do so. More than anything, though, it has been a matter of attitude.

"I've always had a passion for the game," he said. "To me, it's about loving what I'm doing. People ask me, 'How are you still playing?' I guess you just keep going and going. ... That's what I've tried to do."

The natural inclination is to assume Lynch isn't the player he was during his days with Tampa Bay, when he played in five Pro Bowls and earned a Super Bowl championship ring. OK, so how is it that, in his 13th NFL season last year, he racked up a career-high four sacks and forced a career-high four fumbles?

Fact is, while he drinks from a Gatorade bottle, not the Fountain of Youth, Lynch remains one of the hardest-hitting safeties in

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the business. He still has a presence, still makes plays and still has a flair for the dramatic, witness his hit on Drew Brees in the Broncos' regular-season finale at San Diego last year, a play that proved to be Brees' last in a Chargers uniform.

Know this about Lynch as enters season No. 14: He fully intends to play season No. 15, but only if he's on the field more than the sideline.

"This offseason gave me a good opportunity," he said. "I felt rejuvenated coming here from Tampa, but I wanted to make sure I could still play. After the season, Mike (Shana- han) told me: 'I really want you to think about where you're at. We think you're playing at a high level and we'd like to have you back.' That's all I needed to hear.

"I told him, 'If I ever get to the point where I'm a first- down player and we've got to take me out on nickel, that's not for me.' I've played this game long enough. I've won a championship. I want to play as long as I'm helping the team on a down-in, down-out basis."

Staff writer Jim Armstrong can be reached at 303-820-5452 or [email protected].

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Despite being in 30s, Lynch, Ferguson still have powerful games

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ENGLEWOOD - The whispers are a scream. A shrill and unrelenting scream.

At least, it seems that way sometimes to John Lynch.

Because in football years, 23 is young, 28 is veteran and 34, well, it's downright gray around the temples, a hit-the-buffet-early deal. And Lynch, who just happens to be 34 (he turns 35 in September), knows the whispers are out there.

"And I get tired of it," he said Tuesday. "(Buccaneers linebacker) gave me a call when he was checking into camp. We were both talking that you're not the same as you were 10 years ago and that, sure, there are some things that are different.

"But there are just as many things you do better, like you understand how to take care of yourself a lot better. But he was asking me, 'Do you feel as good as you've ever felt?' I said, 'Absolutely.'

"I just don't believe the hype, you believe in yourself. You know you're going to hear it. Players are going to hear it, it's just a natural thing. I guess I choose not to listen."

Lynch isn't alone in all of this. Standing next to him in the Broncos' starting defense is Nick Ferguson, a 31-year-old who also chooses to turn a deaf ear to those who wonder about candles on a birthday cake as Denver goes about its business.

This will be the third season Ferguson and Lynch will be paired at safety in the Broncos' secondary.

And this season, more than the others, it seems, there are those on the outside, even some NFL personnel executives, who wonder how the Broncos have made the pairing work so well.

"Me, I try not to pay any of that any attention," Ferguson said. "I'm a young man. Aren't you only as old as you think you are? If you feel good, take care of yourself, it doesn't matter.

"It's all about how you take care of yourself and if you're blessed as far as injuries. . . . I can understand how sick and tired John is of hearing that, especially all that he's done, all that he's given to the game. For people to say he or anybody else should be done when he reaches a certain age the way he is playing is wrong."

Ferguson started every game last season, finishing with career-highs in tackles (81), interceptions (five) and passes defensed (12).

Lynch earned his seventh Pro Bowl trip, his second in the previous two seasons with the Broncos. He finished with two interceptions, moving him into a tie for the league's second-longest active streak of 11 consecutive seasons with at least one.

Lynch, Aaron Glenn and Ty Law trail Troy Vincent's 14.

And while the Broncos gave some thought to possibly securing a developmental prospect in the draft - they used only one of

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their seven draft picks on a defensive player, lineman Elvis Dumervil - they have made it clear they like what they have at the top of the depth chart.

"I know people were saying things like that before the draft, talking about the age thing, but people say that about (Broncos receiver) Rod (Smith)," Ferguson said.

"C'mon, look at Rod. Who (cares) what his age says? It's all about what you do on the field. That's the bottom line.

"I think sometimes all that age stuff . . . it's just a lot of people who wish they could do what we're doing."

For Lynch, it is the continuation of all he had hoped for when he signed with the Broncos before the 2004 season.

After being released by Tampa Bay because the Buccaneers had looked at the calendar and the veteran safety's X-rays - he had a neck injury in the 2003 season that required surgery - Lynch was careful to look for a place where he could continue to have an opportunity to reach the postseason.

And this past offseason he said quickly - at the Pro Bowl in February - he would be back for the 2006 season and beyond if he continued to feel as good as he does now.

"Last year, I was healthy as I've ever been," Lynch said. "The coaches told me in minicamp I was moving around better than I ever have. But it's about trying to win a championship - that's what I'm about, and people can say what they want."

Ferguson, who spent one year out of football and three years in the League before he was able to stick in the NFL with the New York Jets in 2000, is not about to surrender a starting job he has worked so hard to get.

In fact, he started more games last season (16) than he did in his previous five NFL seasons combined (12).

So here they are, the Broncos' set of 30-somethings ready for more.

"They're just good football players, that's why they're back there," Broncos defensive coordinator Larry Coyer said. "They're both good, good athletes, and they are as tough as pine nails, both of them.

"I'm glad to have them, glad to."

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Pittsburgh native Brandon Marshall and his trainer, Darnell Harrison, were talking all week leading up to the AFC championship game between the Steelers and the Broncos last January.

Harrison, a big Broncos fan, kept telling Marshall the Steelers were in big trouble. "Yeah, whatever," the wide receiver from Central Florida would tell his trainer between workouts.

When the Steelers advanced to the Super Bowl and the Broncos went into the offseason looking for answers - and new blood - Marshall laughed while Harrison pondered.

"Just like the team, I wanted to move on after the loss," said Harrison, who has worked with Marshall for six years. "I knew Denver needed help. I thought Brandon would be perfect. He's a Bronco now. I've loved that team for a long time, and Brandon is perfect for what they do."

The Broncos concur about the wideout they picked in the fourth round of the NFL draft in April. Five days into training camp, the 6-foot-5, 230-pound Marshall has been one of the standouts. He has made play after play, using his superior size and playmaking ability.

The kid they call "Baby T.O." is in the hunt to complete a new-look receiving corps and replace disgruntled Ashley Lelie in the team's rotation. Marshall still must prove himself in preseason games, but he has the chance to become Denver's No. 3 receiver and play a major role in the offense behind starters Javon Walker and Rod Smith.

Darius Watts, David Terrell, Charlie Adams and Todd Devoe also are looking to benefit from Lelie's holdout from camp, but Marshall appears poised to seize the opportunity.

"He's still a rookie, he still has to show himself when it counts," said Mike Heimerdinger, Denver's assistant head coach and passing game coordinator. "But he has all the tools. He has a shot because of that."

Star cornerback Champ Bailey has said he was shocked Marshall wasn't a first-round pick. Denver initially thought Marshall would be an ideal H-back because of his size and leaping ability - a perfect red-zone threat. But that notion has been scrapped. Marshall appears to be a full-field player.

"He looks like a guy who should be on the field a lot," Broncos safety John Lynch said. "He's strong. I've hit him a few times and you won't be able to arm-tackle that guy."

Marshall's ability to learn also has impressed the Denver coaching staff, which has thrown a lot at him.

"This is the ideal environment for me," said Marshall who has shadowed Walker and Smith off the field. "If I'm doing well, that's good to hear. But I know I still have to keep pushing."

Marshall hasn't shown any signs of the character flaws he was labeled with in some of the predraft analysis. He had a reputation for being a me- first player, extending the Terrell Owens comparisons off the field.

But his college coach, George O'Leary, said the Broncos shouldn't worry about Marshall's personality. O'Leary, who coached him as a junior and senior, said he remembers Marshall being "stupid" once, and that he was a joy to coach. Marshall even sacrificed his development as a wideout to play safety in an emergency as a junior in 2004 on Central Florida's 0-11 team because of an injury.

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"I think most of that stuff, just him looking for attention, happened before I got there," O'Leary said. "If people weren't drafting him because of off-the-field stuff, that was a mistake. He's a pretty good kid. I'm proud of this kid, who stayed and finished his degree. I still keep in touch him. He's no problem."

Marshall stressed he never would become a T.O.-like distraction. When told of O'Leary's kind words, the Christmas morning twinkle of a 4-year-old came from Marshall's eyes.

"I respect people," said Marshall, who had the support of family members at camp last weekend. "Ask anyone here from the janitor to the equipment manager, I am respectful. I will continue to be that way."

O'Leary, a former NFL defensive coordinator, said he told several NFL teams that Marshall would be a steal.

"The guy can make plays in that league," O'Leary said. "It doesn't surprise me that he's been impressive."

Perhaps when the Steelers and Broncos meet in Pittsburgh on Nov. 5, Marshall will make his trainer happy.

"I think he's all that's been missing," Harrison said.

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Publication: The Gazette; Date:2006 Aug 04; Section:Sports; Page Number 25

BRONCOS Not ready to throw in towel Meadows back after 2-year break By FRANK SCHWAB THE GAZETTE

ENGLEWOOD c The worst part about retirement for offensive tackle Adam Meadows was his belief that he was better than some of the NFL players he watched on television. Meadows quit football in 2004 at 30 years old, when he was still a starter. His body made the decision for him. His shoulder hurt so badly during training camp, he couldn’t lift his arm to wash his face. He retired, gave back his signing bonus and often thought about what he was missing over the next couple years. “It was very difficult the 2004 season, but last season I started getting a little ticked off because I felt like there are some guys playing that I could probably compete with,” said Meadows, a former starter with the Indianapolis Colts who came out of retirement and signed with the Denver Broncos last week. “I just felt like I could do it and it started to irritate me.” Other Broncos have had their bodies betray them just as they were hitting their prime. “When you sit there and you look at my career, I think everybody looks at it as ‘What if?’” former Broncos running back Terrell Davis said in August of 2003. Davis won the NFL MVP award in 1998 but was never the same after a knee injury the next year. Linebacker and Bob Swenson, running backs Otis Armstrong, Bobby Anderson and Rob Lytle and quarterback Steve Tensi are among many Broncos whose careers were affected or cut short by injuries. Defensive end Rich “Tombstone” Jackson was named to ’s All-Century team in 1999, but he never made it to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Jackson played six seasons with the Broncos and 82 career games overall. He suffered a knee injury in 1971, and it forced him to retire the next year. “I accepted the fact that I had an injury and I did everything humanly possible to come back,” said Jackson, who thought he could have played another five or six years. Nate Webster’s career was on the upswing in 2004. He led the Bengals in tackles through three games when he tore the patella tendon in his right knee. He missed the rest of that season, then played in only one game the next season because he reinjured the tendon. Webster signed with the Broncos in the offseason, as a backup at middle linebacker. “It was as tough as it could get,” Webster said. “You name it, from not being able to get around for my kids like I wanted to, and just down in the tank, man. It’s what you love to do and it’s been taken away from you.” Jackson said he was content when he retired. He said his dream was always to be a schoolteacher, and he worked 31 years as a school administrator in New Orleans until he retired last January. For Meadows and Webster, the itch didn’t go away. They were both young and felt they were still good enough to play in the NFL if their bodies would cooperate. “I would tell my wife, ‘Where is my ship? It is not coming in and I really don’t understand why,’” said Meadows, who ran a residential construction company and a real estate development company when he was retired. “I felt like I was doing some good things and it wasn’t a financial decision to come back but it was something that I felt like I have a God-given ability to play football and I wanted to be a good steward of that also.” Webster and Meadows had a similar feeling about training camp. Many veterans don’t enjoy it, but they were happy to be a part of a team again.

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“It’s a feeling I haven’t felt for a long time, having to sit home watching the games, not being able to move,” Webster said. “Knowing I went from barely walking to running full speed again, I’m proud of myself.” CONTACT THE WRITER: 476-4891 or [email protected]

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By Bill Wilson The Daily Times-Call

ENGLEWOOD — Splitting his time between guard and wide receiver for the Omaha Beef, Chad Mustard decided to take his shot at the NFL.

After a modest career at North Dakota, Mustard was quickly dominating the National Indoor Football League. In his only season with the Beef, making $200 per game, he caught 12 touchdown passes.

When one of his teammates, a sheriff during the day, couldn’t play because he had to work, Mustard switched to guard and became known for blocking defenders into the stands. At first, the gig was nothing more than a distraction from his job teaching math at Omaha North High School.

At the urging of his teammates, Mustard made a highlight tape — using the school’s video-editing equipment — and sent it to every team in the NFL. Nearly four years later, after stints with the Carolina Panthers and Cleveland Browns, Mustard has a good chance to make the Denver Broncos’ roster as a tight end.

“That’s certainly the hard route,” said Broncos general manager Ted Sundquist, who estimated the likelihood of Mustard’s accomplishment at 10,000-to-1.

“Statistically you look at it and go, ‘Whoa, Rudy.’ To go through what he’s gone through and be catching everybody’s eye out there? Good for him.”

Denver signed the 6-foot-6, 277-pound Mustard this winter after deciding it needed more muscle in its tight end corps, Sundquist said. The team moved him to tackle shortly after he signed, but switched him back to tight end after injuries to Wesley Duke and Landon Trusty.

The Broncos knew they were getting a player capable of winning battles at the line of scrimmage, but have been amazed in training camp by his ability to perform in the passing game.

“He’s really been a pleasant surprise,” tight ends coach Tim Brewster said. “He’s got outstanding hands. I’m interested to see how he continues to progress and how he does in the games.”

The real surprise is how much athleticism Mustard packs in that big body. He entered North Dakota on a basketball scholarship and played 112 games for the Fighting Sioux, scoring 1,568 points and pulling 741 rebounds.

After exhausting his basketball eligibility, Mustard joined the school’s football team for two seasons. He was a reserve the first year, and caught 11 passes the second as the team defeated Grand Valley State for the Division II national championship.

Needless to say, there wasn’t much interest from pro scouts.

“I wasn’t well known,” he said. “We ran the ball every down.”

So, when Mustard returned to Nebraska, his native state, to fulfill his student teaching requirement and earn his degree, even he couldn’t have envisioned himself pursuing a career in the NFL. Because of that, he is probably the most stress-free player at Dove Valley this month.

“I don’t need football; I want football,” Mustard said. “I’ve got a good future ahead of me. I want to teach. I want to coach. I’ve got a beautiful wife, and a great life back home.”

On paper, it appears Mustard will battle veteran Steven Alexander, rookie Tony Scheffler and converted wide receiver Nate Jackson for a roster spot. In reality, he’s competing with tackle Dwayne Carswell.

In the past, the Broncos knew they could use Carswell, a former tight end, at the position in a pinch. Carswell’s two touchdown catches against Jacksonville last year are evidence of that.

Mustard provides the same service, except he’s a tight end the Broncos know they could use at tackle in a pinch, and he’s $385,000 cheaper.

Still, he knows the better he blocks, the greater his chances.

“My advantage is in the running game, because I’m bigger and stronger. I’m not going to outrun guys,” Mustard said. “If I’m just giving them an average block, they can get that from somebody else.

“If I’m going to be this big, I have to knock guys off the line of scrimmage.”

Just getting a uniform at an NFL training camp was his biggest challenge, however.

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Paymah's wide eyes adjust to the glare of Broncos football

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ENGLEWOOD - Karl Paymah had just sweated out a minicamp practice last week when he was asked about his development as an NFL player.

The swagger that permeated his answers was somewhat shocking from someone who had seemed so mild-mannered as a rookie.

"My goal is just to come in and get better," the second-year Denver Broncos cornerback said matter-of-factly. "But a guy like me, and my size and my ability, I've got to be on the field."

This wasn't Paymah's makeup, circa 2005 - at least outwardly.

His fear about making mistakes at times appeared to consume him. His playing time on defense was negligible as a result. And his off-field personality appeared to be polite and accepting of his fate as the third wheel behind breakthrough defensive backs Domonique Foxworth and Darrent Williams.

But somewhere along the way - about midseason is when coaches say progress became most noticeable - Paymah lost the deer-in-the-headlights look he often wore early in the season and instead found the eye of the tiger.

It has led to this: When Denver aligned in its nickel package last month at the end of organized team activities, Paymah's improving performance allowed him to pass Foxworth and jump into the first-team nickel, alongside Williams and Champ Bailey. That personnel grouping continued through minicamp.

Granted, there's still a month of training camp to sort out the final pecking order.

Yet Paymah's ascension shows that the coaching staff has taken note of his recent progress.

"He's definitely grown a lot since last year and knows what's expected of him now," Bailey said. "He's definitely improved."

Valuable lessons both from a team and personal perspective have been incorporated into Paymah's play and have helped him regain the confidence with which he played while at Washington State.

The overriding theme was he couldn't make every play and had to shake off the ones he didn't. Mentally, he had to accept how he fit within the entire defensive scheme.

His technique also needed work to adapt to an emphasis away from contact from defensive backs outside five yards.

"When I first came in, I was used to the college game and being physical, putting my hands on people, and that's just not going to happen in this league," said Paymah, who drew a few flags in limited action for overaggressiveness last season, including a key spearing penalty against Washington.

The transition to the pros was initially "a shocker."

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"It was unreal, just ticky-tack stuff," he said. "But then you realize when you're a rookie they're going to call stuff like that. So it was me being a little afraid to be physical and playing out of my element because I was worried and stuff. It kind of held me back. But now, I'm an all-around corner. I can be physical and do what I've got to do."

Paymah said there was no jealousy last season as Williams and Foxworth played significantly, while he slipped into mostly a special-teams role, where he finished second on the team with 11 tackles. Rather, he blamed himself and focused on improving his deficiencies.

"Of course, I felt I belonged on the field. That's why they drafted me the second corner (before Foxworth), because they wanted me to be on the field," he said. "But I'm not the kind of guy to point fingers. If I'm not on the field, it was because I was overly physical, getting penalties and hurting the team. And we had to roll with what was working, even if it's those other guys.

"I wasn't working," he said. "So I was mad at myself. I put all the responsibility on me."

The coaches have done likewise by putting their faith in Paymah. It's up to him to reward that belief in training camp with solid play to remain a viable option.

"I'm still nowhere," he said. "I'm getting in the rotation. But until the season comes or I feel I'm close to my potential, it's nothing."

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Quarterback realizes need to produce as Cutler waits his turn

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ENGLEWOOD - Jake Plummer emerged from the Broncos training facility for his first camp interview Thursday, and as he was ushered to a raised platform, his arrival was accompanied by an announcement.

"Jake, guys," a team staffer bellowed.

"You guys got all excited," Plummer responded playfully to the media horde. "You thought he said Jay."

Jay Cutler's rock-star arrival in orange and blue may be a joking matter now. But give it time.

During the next few months and beyond, Plummer might not be so lighthearted about the subject of the Broncos' first-rounder and potential future franchise quarterback.

The scrutiny figures to be more intense than anything he has faced in his decade behind center in the NFL, even if that pressure emanates from outside Dove Valley.

"It's change," Plummer reasoned about the Cutler story line. "Everybody gets excited about change."

At the same time, a defiant Plummer isn't sweating that particular situation just yet.

"It ain't happening for a while," he vowed. "It's not going to happen."

It almost certainly won't happen this season, not only because of the way Plummer played last season, when he was named a Pro Bowl alternate, and his current comfort level with the Broncos offense, but also because of the learning curve Cutler faces.

"The real guys that know what's going on, they know that it's down the road a ways before he's going to be ready," Plummer said. "And he's a great player right now. He's got a great arm and he's learning the system fast, but I feel great, really comfortable, doing everything I know how to do. They drafted a quarterback. There's nothing I can do now but go out and play my best."

Or turn a deaf ear when he doesn't.

Plummer likely will need a repeat performance of last season or even better to keep the wolves at bay. After all, Cutler is all unrealized potential. Plummer . . . well, nearly everyone thinks they already know what they've got from him.

The two get along, so that isn't the issue. Plummer has dispensed the kind of occasional advice that someone going into his 10th pro season can provide to a rookie.

He says he wants the youngster to become a superstar, "in time."

But Plummer figures to be answering questions ad nauseam on Cutler from here on out. And, at times, he previously has

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demonstrated a lack of patience publicly for well-worn story lines, living up to John Elway's shadow and eliminating turnovers being two of them.

"Will there be more expectations from the outside? Expectations are always tough on our club from the outside," general manager Ted Sundquist said. "It never lets up. It only gets hotter and heavier."

There already has been grumbling, even though Plummer is coming off the best season of his career, limited his mistakes, chucked away the ball when needed and helped the Broncos to the AFC Championship Game last season.

Take this exchange during Day 2 of camp practice between two fans.

Plummer had just thrown an incompletion. "Typical," one of the onlookers said in disgust. The pair then wondered aloud when Cutler would take over as No. 1.

The rookie quarterback a short time later took his repetition - with the third-team offense - and whizzed a completion. "I like that, dude! Way to go '6'!" was the delirious response.

Plummer understands. He was once a promising young player everyone wanted to see with the Arizona Cardinals. At one point early in Plummer's rookie season in 1997, an injury to starter Kent Graham was cheered at Sun Devil Stadium. The crowd chanted Plummer's name.

Still, it's puzzling in some respects why Plummer wouldn't be given more leeway from many Broncos supporters.

He has won 32 regular-season games as a starter, posting the third-highest winning percentage among NFL quarterbacks since joining the team as an unrestricted free agent from the Arizona Cardinals in 2003.

He had a stretch of 229 straight passes without an interception last season. He set a Broncos single-season record with 4,089 passing yards the previous year.

A few issues that have called into question his maturity, the latest being a minor traffic incident in which he was cited for road rage in May, might have dampened some of the enthusiasm locally.

"It's kind of funny because when everything's said and done and I look at everything I've done in my career, there are going to be people who say I was a failure," he said. "I'm nearing 30,000 yards in the league, and that doesn't happen everyday. But I can't worry about what other people are thinking or what they're going to say.

"I think a lot of people, instead of looking at the positives, they're still thinking about the two teams that won the Super Bowl - our fans still want that - instead of focusing on what we have, which is a very, very, very good football team. They're already looking toward the future when they should be enjoying the present. And I'm all about living in the present."

But Plummer does focus on one aspect of the past: His 1-3 record in the playoffs with the Broncos.

There's pressure to improve and, if he does, his whole legacy can change.

If he doesn't, he knows his own timetable for Cutler's future arrival might have to be adjusted forward.

"I'll go throw no interceptions this year, for 4,000 yards and 50 TDs and if we lose in the first round of the playoffs, they'll be calling for Jay to start next year. That's it. Plain and simple. Everybody knows that," he said. "It ain't about having a good season here, it's about the postseason."

The expectation among Broncos players and staff is Plummer will build on his 2005 success.

His confidence is such that when asked what he envisioned the reaction to be should he struggle, he shot back that won't happen "because when you're 5-0, you don't take your starter out. We're going to be a good team and I feel I'm going to play as good, if not better, than last year with the weapons we have around me."

Plummer met with quarterbacks coach Pat McPherson and assistant head coach Mike Heimerdinger frequently during the offseason, and through those sessions, the offensive scheme was tweaked to add more of the throws and reads with which Plummer's comfortable.

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They also studied defensive trends, looking for presnap clues into how coverages are disguised to further improve Plummer's decision-making.

"Every indication from what he's done in the classroom and on the field is that he should have a good year," McPherson said.

Plummer is talking about raising the bar even higher personally and as an offense this season by adding more big passing plays into the equation to complement the Broncos' steady running game.

Attain those goals and Plummer believes he can get into the 3,500-yard range while still limiting mistakes.

"We expect big things. He expects things. And I expect a lot more of what he did last year," receiver Rod Smith said. "We don't expect him to be some superhero. If he goes out there and tries to please everybody, then we're in trouble because he can't.

"But he can please the 50-plus guys on this team. And we're the hardest critics he's ever going to face."

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Sapp making run at being Broncos' top fullback with all-around game

By Brandon Meachum Denver Post Staff Writer DenverPost.com

Lining up behind Broncos quarterback Jake Plummer, Cecil Sapp broke toward the line, took a hard cut and faded to the left flat. Sapp reached high and snatched the ball out of the air and made a move up the field.

That type of versatility and progress Sapp has made this offseason has put him in line for the starting fullback position.

Sapp was a power tailback when he played at Colorado State, rushing for 2,482 yards in his career, which concluded with the 2002 Liberty Bowl. But in his three years in the NFL he has proved himself to be adept at everything short of throwing the ball to himself. He can power the ball up the middle in short-yardage situations, block, create big holes for the running back behind him and catch balls out of the backfield.

"If we go in with two fullbacks and two tailbacks, and one of them goes down, they also put me back there at tailback," Sapp said. "Yes, I can catch the ball real well and I can block real well. I'm just versatile. I think the coaches see a lot of things in me and I see a lot of things in myself. I just have to go out there and prove it to them."

After being signed as an undrafted rookie in 2003 and playing in just six games his first two years with the Broncos, Sapp emerged as a solid contributor in 16 games last season on special teams and at times at tailback and fullback. Sapp said that during his first couple of years with the Broncos he didn't know what to expect and found it difficult to switch from tailback to fullback. Now he says he holds nothing back, and this season he hopes to win the starting fullback job over last season's starter, Kyle Johnson.

"I set my goals to be the No. 1 fullback for the Denver Broncos in 2006," Sapp said. "I think I am getting better and I can see improvement every day."

The competition at fullback includes Johnson, Brandon Miree and Rashon Powers-Neal. All have gotten a share of the snaps so far in training camp. And while they're all friends, they're also fighting for spots on the Broncos' opening-day roster.

"The competition is going good, helping each other out," Sapp said. "We're all friends out here. But once you put on these pads, the guys on the other side are your enemies. You are trying to go out there and earn a spot on the roster, but they are still your teammates."

After a recent morning practice, Sapp was not finished. After all but five players had left the field, Sapp ran a few laps around the field. It was 95 degrees at Dove Valley that day and after nearly three hours of practice, Sapp showed his work ethic and drive to succeed. That type of after-practice work has been noticed by teammates and could garner Sapp a starting job in Plummer's backfield.

"I have been a big Cecil fan since he got here," Plummer said. "He works hard, he comes in every day to get better and he's done a great job in the offseason. He is a guy that won't shy away from contact. He's going to hit you and open up some holes for the running backs."

The Broncos have yet to determine who their starting tailback will be, making the starting fullback job that much more important. Whether it is Ron Dayne or Tatum Bell coming out of the backfield, someone must help open up the holes.

The do-everything Sapp could help present a clearer picture of the backfield.

"Cecil has been working very hard, and he's very tough," Denver coach Mike Shanahan said. "He's a very good blocker and has been outstanding on special teams. He always strives to get better."

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Wednesday, August 2, 2006 Camp Day 6 Report: A Rookie's Progress Scheffler Pays Heed to Position Coach's Teachings

By Andrew Mason DenverBroncos.com

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- The Broncos knew Tony Scheffler could catch the football when they utilized a second-round pick on him.

But as training camp arrived and shoulder pads went on, the $64,000 question regarding Scheffler was a simple one -- can he block?

"(He's) pretty good blocking and that's where you have to keep on making strides -- in that area, because he didn't block a lot in college," Head Coach Mike Shanahan said. "The effort is there, and the technique will come in time."

It will come with daily improvement -- which Scheffler quickly recognized was crucial to his hopes of becoming an immediate contributor in an offense that has frequently features two tight ends in its myriad formations.

"I think each day I go out there and try and do just one thing better -- little things as far as footwork on blocking, just to make improvements each day," he said. "I think I'm adjusting pretty well."

Part of the adjustment meant getting used to the words of tight ends coach Tim Brewster whose exhortations to his pupils rattle throughout the practice fields, audible to the fans sitting on the nearby hillside.

More than a few of those words are directed at Scheffler. But the rookie knows that each lecture comes with a lesson.

"Sometimes he needs to yell at me," Scheffler said. "I'm making rookie mistakes out there that shouldn't be made, and he expects a lot out of me."

Indeed, the learning is part what makes an aspiring professional player into a contributor, and what morphs a contributor into a star -- the level Scheffler and the Broncos believe he can someday attain.

"We took him in the second round because we thought he was unique with his speed," Shanahan said. "There's not too many tight ends that run at that level with that speed, and we thought that he could maybe bring another dimension to our running game because he's a little bit bigger guy. That's not done yet.

"We'll see that when we put the pads on and play in game

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situations, but he does have a big upside."

And it's one that Scheffler believes that Brewster -- who helped turn from a raw converted basketball player into a Pro Bowler -- can help him reach.

"A lot of the guys rag on me a little bit because Brew gets on me all the time," Scheffler said, "but really, if he didn't care about me and didn't want the best for me, he'd probably just leave me alone."

But Brewster, Shanahan and the rest of the Broncos see the potential in Scheffler, who was the first tight end taken by the Broncos in the first two rounds in 15 years.

"Tony's been exceptional," Shanahan said. "It looks like he just keeps on making strides, so hopefully he can keep it going."

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If aging and all its punishing affects weren't so consuming, perhaps more people would congratulate Rod Smith on becoming an old man.

"They wouldn't know how old I was if you didn't keep telling them," Smith said.

Having turned 36, Smith has reached that bittersweet period in his NFL career when the legs aren't as springy, but the numbers have catapulted.

Because he has been more steady than spectacular in his 12 seasons in Denver, few may realize his statistics are skipping toward Canton's doorstep.

"He's got two Super Bowls and he has the stats to back it up," Broncos coach Mike Shanahan said. "I think he should be in the Hall of Fame right now."

Membership in Canton, however, is a rare football decision in which Shanahan doesn't have much say. The Pro Football Hall of Fame has a 39-man voting committee made up mostly of media members, and lately the group has been pancaking receivers.

As Smith stood on the sideline nursing a fresh hamstring pull during the Broncos' training camp workout Wednesday morning, he was listed 15th in NFL history in career catches and 16th in receiving yards.

Look at others on the list and with two more Rod Smith-like seasons - in his nine seasons as a starter, he has averaged 86 catches and 1,165 yards per - he likely would move into the top five in all-time receptions, and top 10 in yards.

Remarkable plateaus for a player who didn't become an NFL starter until he was 27 years old.

"I don't worry about it," Smith said. "It's short-lived as far as how long you get to play this game. Jerry Rice played a long time. For everybody else it's short-lived. If you're a person who's working and you've got cleats on and you're productive, you've got a chance to pile up numbers. But it's when you start playing for those numbers, I feel you lose your edge. The only numbers I play for is wins, and they don't even keep my wins and losses like they do quarterbacks. That's the only thing that bothers me."

For Rod's sake, his 103-51 record, including postseason, as a starter computes to a better winning percentage (.669) than Rice (.631), widely considered the greatest receiver in NFL history, and former teammate John Elway (.643), who had the best winning percentage among quarterbacks in league history.

Also impressive is the fact the Broncos are 0-4 in games since 1997 when Smith hasn't started.

"The thing about it is receivers have a reputation of being selfish," said cornerback Champ Bailey, who often goes one-on-one against Smith in training camp. "I think Rod is a team-first player, but he wants the ball. I know he wants the ball all the time, but he has a better way of going about it when he asks for it. If he has to ask for it - I don't think he has to ask for it much."

Some receivers, like Keyshawn Johnson a few years ago and Terrell Owens 24/7, give the impression they want the ball for personal gratification. If Smith wants the ball, it's probably because he believes it gives his team the best chance to win.

"I've never seen anybody with such a purpose in their lives," said receivers coach Steve Watson, once the team's Smith-like, go-

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to pass catcher. "He's a guy who if he married my daughter, I'd do back flips. That's the kind of guy he is. I love him. I get emotional when I think about it. He's a guy with three business degrees. As a player, he's a student who never stops learning. He's in the locker room in the mornings, all the time in the regular season, reading a book. He's a nonstop reader. He's always trying to nurture his knowledge. He wants to be the best."

In an era when showboats such as Owens and Chad Johnson can't hog enough spotlight, shouldn't the understated Smith get bonus points from Hall of Fame voters, especially if he has won more than Rice or Elway?

"The receiver position is just so congested," said NFL analyst John Clayton of ESPN, who has a Hall of Fame vote. "It seems like this is the second instance where it's gotten backed up. It got backed up when John Stallworth and Lynn Swann were banging each other and taking votes away from each other. That resulted in taking Swann (14) years to get in. Now we're having one in Art Monk and Michael Irvin, two guys who I feel deserve to go in."

Perhaps, also working against Smith's Hall of Fame bid is the perception receiving stats have been inflated since the NFL became enamored with the short-route passes beginning with the late 1970s. Until then, 60 catches made a big season. Smith once had 89 and didn't make the Pro Bowl.

When Steve Largent retired in 1989, he was the all-time leader in receptions. Now he is 11th, and falling. Smith is among those who will pass him.

Not that Smith is necessarily lumped in with the likes of Henry Ellard, Keenan McCardell, Jimmy Smith and Irving Fryar, players with gaudy reception stats but rarely mentioned in Hall of Fame discussions.

"I think he's ahead of them," Clayton said of Smith. "You look at Rod right now and I don't see any retirement speeches at the end of the year. He's every bit as good now as he was five years ago. And it probably would help to go to another Super Bowl, too. If you have three Super Bowl rings, that many catches, the undrafted story, and a couple more years left, that might be able to do it."

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1. Jerry Rice, 1,549

2. Cris Carter, 1,101

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3. Tim Brown, 1,094

4. Andre Reed, 951

5. Art Monk, 940

6. Marvin Harrison*, 927

7. Jimmy Smith, 862

8. Irving Fryar, 851

9. Larry Centers, 827

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13. Henry Ellard, 814

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Wednesday, April 5, 2006 The Answers Lie Within

Confident Terrell Knows the Reason for Past Struggles -- Himself

By Andrew Mason DenverBroncos.com

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- David Terrell has made peace with his past in professional football. He accepts that he'll never retrieve the first seasons of his career, years in which his performance did not match his high first-round pedigree, seasons lost in a ocean of frustration.

And as he readily admits, his wounds have been self- inflicted.

"The killer on me has always been me," he said. "I know what I need to do to be a great player now. With everything said, it's just to go out and play football."

As Terrell enters the Broncos' offseason program, he does so ebullient with confidence -- a confidence that was never completely dulled, but is rapidly regaining the luster made evident to the football-observing world on an April Saturday five years ago, when the Chicago Bears utilized a top-10 draft selection on him.

"Terrell Owens is not better than me," Terrell said. "Keyshawn Johnson is not better than me. Randy Moss is not better than me. The only person better than me is me."

Indeed, Terrell was drafted higher than all but one of those names. But his statistics never matched those; while Owens, Johnson and Moss have combined for 17 1,000-yard seasons, Terrell has 1,602 receiving yards in his five-year career, and none in the 2005 season, during which he spent all but one game watching from the bench as a game-day inactive.

"It was hard, but when you've got good coaches like (Head) Coach (Mike) Shanahan -- he knew," Terrell said. "I didn't know, but he knew. He just constantly told me to trust him, and it was hard for me to do at first, but as the season went on, it was one of those things where I did see what he was saying.

"He trusted me, and I started trusting him more. Whatever he asks me to do, I'll go out there and do it - - whatever it may be."

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Terrell's charge in 2005 was to observe and learn, free from the expectations that dogged him in Chicago as a the No. 8 overall pick.

"I had a long time to sit back last year and look back at guys like Rod (Smith) and Ashley (Lelie) and Todd Devoe going off -- just for me to look and say, 'Hey, where can I put myself?'" Terrell said. "Right now, I'm going to go out and work hard like I have been doing and just try to maximize all the time I have to grow as a player and try to get myself a starting job."

Even as he watched from the bench, he received assurances from the Broncos' brain trust that his presence was valued -- something that has continued through the offseason.

"(Terrell is) a former first rounder with the potential to be a No. 3," General Manager Ted Sundquist said in March. "I am pushing David Terrell hard. Has he reached the level that he was projected to reach coming out? No. But that doesn't take away from the talent aspect of it. The guy's a talented guy."

The message was far different, Terrell said, than the one he received during his four seasons in Chicago.

"The best thing for me with all that said (by the Broncos) was knowing that in Chicago I wasn't wanted," Terrell said, "and it was noted that I wasn't wanted there from the get-go (by general manager) , and just knowing that I've got a group of guys here with Coach Shanahan and Ted Sundquist who know what I can do and they said it from the jump: 'We like your ability and want you to come out and show what you can really do and it'll be all good for you.'

"With that said, the only thing David Terrell has got to do is go out, learn from guys like Rod Smith, take the coaching from Coach Shanahan and Coach (Steve Watson) and when it's time to get on the field, just let it ride."

All that being said, Terrell knows that being wanted isn't enough. The Broncos' brass doesn't merely want Terrell to be there; they want him to grow, flourish and seize the opportunity granted -- and he knows it.

"I have to earn it," Terrell said. " hat's how I'm looking at it right now. I'm not taking the approach that I took when I first came into the league, that it was supposed to be given to me (because) I'm a first-round pick.

"I'm going at it with the approach that I'm nothing. I'm not even a (No. 3 wide receiver) right now. I'm just a guy trying to make a team, and to make the team -- my goal is to be a starter. I'm going to keep my goals where they are and that's just what it is, and I'm going to go out, play great offseason football and get ready for the season."

That means getting ready in every way. Listening to his coaches. Working out diligently. Watching the company he keeps -- both on the field and off.

"I can't be around somebody who's not going to tell me to stop drinking when I'm out drinking," Terrell said. "So it's one of those things (where) I had to get the right people around me. I know that now."

That wasn't the case in Chicago.

"Off the field I did a lot of bad things," he said. "When I was in Chicago, that's a beast. That city can swamp and consume you, and for a 20-year-old kid -- I let it get me."

Fortunately for Terrell and the Broncos, he feels that he knows differently now.

"I'm here in Denver and I'm around people that I'm supposed to be around," Terrell said. "The team, the people, the place, the time, you as a person maturing and growing up, knowing right and wrong. Little things that can turn into big things that you don't know. I know now. Catch the slant and keep running. Don't go down."

Terrell believes he struggled in Chicago not because of quarterback instability or other factors, but because of himself. But he believes future success will come as much from those around him as himself.

"I'm with a group of people who want me here -- who know what I can do," he said. "The only thing that Dave has to do is go out and play great football for them."

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ENGLEWOOD - As he stops, looks and listens to all of what's happening around him, Bradlee Van Pelt knows what he needs right now.

He needs his elbows.

"I'm not naive," Van Pelt said. "This is an odd situation. I'm not getting squeezed, but I am in between a high-ranked guy and a high-ranked guy, high money and high money. I'm just in there trying to make some elbow room.

"And I'm struggling with this. I'm trying. It's a point where it's difficult. The first three days of camp felt like three weeks, because I feel like I'm struggling a little bit right now."

Van Pelt always has believed he can play quarterback. When Michigan State coaches wanted to make him a safety, he moved on to start at quarterback for three seasons with Colorado State.

When some scouts wondered before the 2004 draft if, despite being one of only nine players in Division I-A history to throw for at least 4,000 yards and rush for at least 2,000 in his career, he could make the transition to be a stand-in-the-pocket pro quarterback, he still believed.

And he still believes now, but that belief is just one in a churning crowd of thoughts that are roaring through Van Pelt's head.

"It's been a scrap since I've been in college," Van Pelt said. "I don't think you dream of being a backup - I never dreamt of being a backup. I always dreamed of being a starter.

"But life bloodies your nose. It's eight years later and there is another corner. You fight your way out of a corner and there is another corner. It's like you're swinging wildly, kicking, doing anything you can to get out of there."

And where the former Colorado State quarterback finds himself is between Broncos starter of the present Jake Plummer and anointed Broncos quarterback of the future Jay Cutler.

It's a place, only four days and a few errant throws into training camp, that had Van Pelt saying, "I can play better, I am better, but right now, it's a struggle."

"I think he's fine, he's just thinking a lot," Broncos assistant head coach Mike Hei- merdinger said. "We're throwing a lot of stuff at him right now. And he's working through it."

Van Pelt is in his third year with the team, but 2004 was spent on the practice squad and last season he appeared in only three games as Plummer's backup. He has thrown all of eight passes in regular-season games.

When the 2005 season ended, Van Pelt and the Broncos went about the business of adjusting his throwing motion, trying to give him a more traditional, over-the-top delivery to increase his accuracy.

"He did, he worked hard in the offseason, very hard, on his throwing motion," Heimerdinger said. "So I think, sometimes,

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he's a little too concerned with how he's throwing, trying to look picture perfect because there was a big emphasis on that, instead of just letting the ball go."

As the Broncos approach the season, there will be movement to make Cutler the No. 2 quarterback as a future starter in need of development who has a contract that could hit $48 million during the next six years.

The Broncos have kept only two quarterbacks on the roster in each of the previous two seasons, though coach Mike Shana- han has said he would be inclined to keep three this time around.

Still, Van Pelt said he just feels different and is battling his emotions as well as the day-to-day expectation level of camp.

Last year, he had to adjust to life as a professional when team officials asked him to move closer to the team's Dove Valley complex so he could spend more time there. This year, he is facing a roster that includes an established starter and a decorated prospect.

"I'm my biggest critic, I know that," said Van Pelt, who spent time with quarterbacks coach Pat McPherson after practice Sunday afternoon. "I'm out there struggling. . . . I try not to get down on myself, try to stay positive, but it's hard - there is a lot of pressure.

"But I feel like the kid's grown up - you have to. I still have some tendencies that you have to fight, but I'm going to be persistent. Things have gotten better in my game - I've gotten better. But people keep telling me to relax. It's uncomfortable, sometimes."

Limited duty for Van Pelt

• Broncos quarterback Bradlee Van Pelt is entering his third year with the team but finds himself in a difficult spot to earn any playing time.

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Tuesday, July 4, 2006 Versatile Vaughn Undrafted Rookie Learning All Three Linebacker Slots

By Andrew Mason DenverBroncos.com

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- Cameron Vaughn couldn't quite settle into one specific position at the Broncos' May and June organized team activities -- and that's just fine by him.

"They definitely want to make sure that they can throw me at any position, so I can be a reliable backup," the undrafted rookie said, "so I want to make sure that I have all three positions down equally. I have to go home at night and open the book up and hit it hard.

"So far it's going pretty good. I'm getting a pretty good feel for the linebacker position."

Versatility became Vaughn's hallmark during his four seasons at LSU. After seeing substantial action as a reserve during his true freshman season of 2002, he started at weakside linebacker in 2003 and 2004 before moving to the middle for his senior season. All the while, he played on four different special-teams units during his four years.

Keeping a close eye on Vaughn during his first two years in Baton Rouge was Kirk Doll, then an assistant for the Tigers. He would venture to Denver to join the Broncos' defensive staff in 2004, but by the time the 2006 draft wound to a close, he showed that he hadn't forgotten his former pupil.

"(The Broncos) called me during the seventh round after they'd made their last pick," Vaughn said. "Coach Doll called me a couple of times."

As the draft passed without Vaughn seeing his name flash on one of the networks broadcasting the proceedings, the phone rang with offers -- from the Broncos, and Minnesota Vikings, in particular, as Vaughn recalled.

Doll's presence, though, tipped the balance to Denver.

"It was definitely a selling point," Vaughn said. "Coming into (undrafted) free agency, you've got to pick the right spot, and the best chance to make the team. He's already dealt with me before; he knows what kind of player I am, and he knew what he was getting when he was trying to get me, so that was a really good selling point.

"I figured I'd go in the later rounds -- fifth or sixth. It didn't work out for me ... but it turned out pretty well."

Familiarity with a coach, understanding of the system -- which Vaughn says has "a similar base package" to the one in which he played at LSU -- and his ability and willingness to play at any linebacker slot and on special teams are attributes that he hopes will result in achieving his first professional goal: to make the 53-man roster.

"Hopefully I'll show them something that they like," Vaughn said. "Really, I can't expect to come in here and start with the

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quality of linebackers they have. But if I can be a solid backup and play on special teams, that'll be a success."

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Baseball, Branch Rickey once said, is a game of inches. Then there's football, the game of ifs.

Take Javon Walker, for instance. If he's healthy, he's just what the Broncos need, a big, physical wideout who can stretch the field on one play and make a tough third-down catch on another. If his right knee holds up, he could become the Broncos' most significant offseason acquisition of the post-Elway era. If he's the player he was with the Packers, he could be the difference between the Broncos making the playoffs and winning the Super Bowl.

If, if, if.

There's no way around it. When you blow out your anterior cruciate ligament, you become a questionable commodity. The good news for the Broncos is, while Walker's future is uncertain, the exclamation points following his name far outnumber the question marks.

"We think he's one of the top receivers in the league," Broncos coach Mike Shanahan said. "If he's the top one, time will tell."

Whoa, whoa, whoa. The top one, as in the best in the business, the head of the table, the top of the food chain?

"He's got a chance," Shanahan said. "We wouldn't have signed him unless we had a lot of confidence in him. You don't give up a second-round draft choice unless you think a guy is going to be on your team for a while."

In late April, Walker couldn't fully extend his right leg. With the first workout of Camp Shanahan 2006 scheduled for Friday at Dove Valley, the Broncos are confident Walker will be healthy and productive. But the top wideout in the league? Walker says he can get there.

"That's definite," Walker said. "My Pro Bowl year (2004), I'm trying to get back to that level. I'm not going to live on the hype. That's why I'm here every day working. I can't let what I've done in the past dictate what I'm going to do. I want to come out and be better than I was. I want to give people a chance to say, 'You know what, that was a great move."'

This much is certain before he breaks his first sweat in training camp: Acquiring Walker was a move the Broncos didn't hesitate one second to make. When the Packers ceded to Walker's trade demands and made him available for the 37th pick in the draft, Shanahan and his staff jumped at the opportunity.

"How they pulled that off, I don't know," said Mike Heimerdinger, the Broncos' de facto offensive coordinator. "I was as shocked as everybody else. We all had a vote and it was unanimous. I was like, 'Heck, yeah.' It was kind of a no-brainer."

Heimerdinger was the Broncos' receivers coach from 1995-99, when he oversaw the development of Rod Smith and Ed McCaffrey into one of the NFL's elite pass-catching tandems. McCaffrey caught 101 passes and Smith 100 in 2000, a production level Heimerdinger said he believes Walker and Smith can match.

"You would hope so," Heimerdinger said. "I think you can do that. Because of our run game, we're always going to get pretty good matchups with the wide receivers because people are going to play an eight-man front. That's what you want, one-on-

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ones. We should be able to get those matchups, so I'm hoping those guys can get those kinds of numbers."

Smith's 100 receptions in 2000 remain the second-highest total of his career. Walker caught 89 passes with Green Bay in 2004 after beginning his NFL career with 23 catches in 2002 and 41 in 2003.

He never had a chance to hit the 100 mark last season, tearing up his knee in the Packers' season opener.

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Walker caught nine touchdown passes in his second season and 12 in his breakout year of 2004. Smith had six touchdown catches last season, Lelie one. Then there's the matter of third-down conversions, by far the Broncos' most vexing issue in recent seasons. Denver finished 22nd in the league last season in third-down conversions at 36.2 percent. And that number gets uglier when you take a closer look at the Broncos' third-down production.

They ranked 27th in third-down conversions through the air, converting 30.6 percent compared with the Colts, who led the league at 48.6 percent.

"The stats don't lie," Smith said. "Our third downs were horrible. When we won the Super Bowl, we were like one or two in the league in third downs. That's how you get more points. That's how you stay on the field. That's how you help your defense. ... With a guy like Javon on our team, it helps us. It gives us another weapon."

Smith made 16 catches on third down last season, 12 for first downs. Lelie, who is expected to continue his holdout into training camp, had nine third-down catches, eight of which moved the chains. Walker? He caught 31 balls on third down in 2004, 24 going for first downs.

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The obvious question: How big a force would a healthy Walker be for the Broncos on third down?

"He's a force on any down," said Ray Sherman, Walker's receivers coach in Green Bay.

"I love the guy. He's got special skills. Trust me, you put the ball in his area and he's going to make the play. That's the kind of guy he is. He's a physical guy. You'll see."

He's a physical guy who can go over the middle and also get open downfield. Oh, and did we mention Walker's run blocking was one of his most attractive attributes in the eyes of Broncos' coaches? It's called the complete package - if he's healthy.

How many receivers in the NFL can match Walker's versatility? Sherman came up with three: Terrell Owens, Donald Driver and Steve Smith. There may be a few more, but you get the point. The list can be knocked off before Maurice Clarett finishes his next 40-yard dash.

More numbers to consider: Walker caught 14 passes of 25-plus yards in 2004. That's one fewer than Smith and Lelie combined for last season. Touchdown catches? You want to talk touchdown catches? Walker's 21 touchdown catches during the 2003-04 seasons were more than any Broncos receiver has caught in back-to-back seasons in franchise history.

Like we said, the man makes for exclamation points. And he's only 27, meaning Walker has plenty of time to evolve into the Broncos' go-to guy. Smith has filled that role admirably for much of his career, but at 36 he'll have to pass the torch sooner, not later.

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Sounds like a plan, but it comes with strings attached. Or should we say ligaments repaired?

Everyone is saying all the right things when it comes to Walker's comeback from surgery. But since no one knows what fate has in store for him, let's stick to the facts about his damaged right knee.

First, thanks to the wonders of medical technology, the surgery wasn't as invasive as it would have been 20 years ago. Walker has a small arthroscopic puncture on the knee, something he joked about during a recent photo shoot for The Post.

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"My other knee looks worse," he said.

The advancements in ACL surgery were a major factor in Shanahan's decision to give up an early second-round pick for Walker. If the injury had occurred in a previous generation, Walker's future would have been much more uncertain.

"No question about it," Shanahan said. "Most of the guys today who have ACLs early in the season come back even stronger from the year before. A lot depends on the seriousness of the surgery. Some of these ACLs are completely blown and others are just a regular tear. Terrell Davis, for example, had a much different ACL than Javon. It was much worse."

Fact is, most NFL teams have a handful of key players who've had ACL surgeries at some point in their careers. The Broncos' list includes, among others, Smith, Matt Lepsis, Tom Nalen and Ian Gold. Then there's John Elway, who played 16 NFL seasons without an ACL in his left knee.

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None of that guarantees a successful comeback for Walker, of course, but all signs point to a big season in his first year in Denver. And if you need more proof, check out Walker's leg. He won't be wearing a knee brace, a decision he came to after consulting with, among others, longtime Broncos trainer Steve Antonopulos.

"In today's rehabilitative process, the mind-set is you don't need one," Antonopulos said. "The whole process is much different than what it used to be. He's at a phase where he'll have to go through some mental stuff, but he's doing very well with that. Every day he seems to be better, less tentative. The bottom line is we want him to be able to participate 100 percent by the first game."

As encouraged as the Broncos are by Walker's progress, it isn't like he's been ahead of the healing curve from Day One. To the contrary. Dr. Walt Lowe, the Texans' team surgeon, performed the surgery last October. Since Walker knew he was leaving the Packers, he stayed in Houston to rehab before returning to Florida State in January.

"He was working out on his own," Antonopulos said. "He thought he could just go back and do it. He had some soreness and stiffness, so he went back to Dr. Lowe in March and had a scope to clean out some scar tissue. It was during that time frame where he was traveling to different NFL teams, too."

When the Broncos made the deal, the message from their medical staff was loud and clear.

"Once we got him, the first thing we said was, 'You're going to come here right now, next week,"' Antonopulos said. "When he came to us, he wasn't able to get full extension on the leg. Gosh, you'd want that the first few weeks after surgery."

And so it was that Walker put his fate in the hands of the Broncos' medical staff. It was during that process when Antonopulos became more convinced that Walker will rediscover his Pro Bowl ways.

"He's got a great attitude," Antonopulos said. "He's done all we've asked of him. Everything psychologically and physically is geared toward that first game. That's the goal he and I have talked about from Day One, and he's followed it every inch of the way."

Walker will be relegated to one daily practice during camp, but expects to be ready for the season opener Sept. 10 at St. Louis. The difficult part, he said, is trying to be cautious and methodical at a time when he's so excited to be joining a team that fell one game short of the Super Bowl.

"Making plays on the field doesn't just happen," Walker said. "It's because you're part of a good organization. I'm excited just thinking about the caliber of the team, where they were a year ago, the new acquisitions....They fell one game short last year. Hopefully we can win that one game, go to the Super Bowl and win it."

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ENGLEWOOD - It was not going particularly well for the Broncos offense during a team period earlier during training camp, and defensive tackle Gerard Warren was letting the group know, just in case it was unaware.

"It's going to be haaarrrd today," he told players in the white uniforms.

Part of the reason things had gone awry at that moment was because of Warren. A few plays earlier, the defensive tackle sliced through a gap and chased quarterback Jake Plummer out of the pocket.

Later, more solid play by teammates prompted a wild dance by Warren.

These indeed are happy days for the player nicknamed "Big Money."

Warren signed a six-year, $36 million contract, with nearly $15 million in available bonuses included, in March to return to the team that acquired him in a trade during the 2005 offseason.

But there are more than financial reasons to do a little jig or two. Defensive coordinator Larry Coyer envisions Warren will play the kind of role once did with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, slashing through gaps, disrupting offensive rhythm.

And because Sapp was the player Warren modeled himself after during college, that's real cause for celebration.

"What Larry wants me to do this year I call 'funball,' " Warren said, wearing a broad smile.

Whereas last season Warren might be called on to engage the guard to allow linebackers to flow to the ballcarrier, say, on a toss sweep, it's now his job to bust into the backfield and make the running back cut in another direction.

On passing downs, with less blitzing expected, Warren should have more opportunities to push the pocket instead of serving as a decoy for extra rushers.

"It's creating havoc," Warren said. "I could care less about numbers. If I can get in there and disrupt the offense and keep them off rhythm and keep pitching a changeup and giving them fits in the middle, then my job is accomplished."

Warren has put up numbers in the past. He had 9 1/2 sacks in his final two seasons with the Browns playing a similar style, with current Broncos defensive line coach Andre Patterson mentoring him. It was Warren's best two-year run in that category.

"He's definitely capable of getting that done," Patterson said. "It's a matter of whether we go in that direction. And that's what we've been working on."

Warren's statistics (33 unassisted tackles, 20 assists) weren't nearly as gaudy in his first season with the Broncos. But the players aligned behind Warren appreciated his play as the Broncos posted the league's No. 2 rush defense and middle linebacker Al Wilson went to the Pro Bowl.

"He played great," weakside linebacker Ian Gold said.

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"You've got a guy who had everybody in the world doubting him, counting him out, saying he's a bust and a first-rounder that shouldn't have been a first-rounder, and to do what he did last year, he shut everybody up. He fought through the adversity and, in my book, he's now a proven player."

Gold said the new scheme should provide Warren with "more incentive to go out and be a playmaker now."

The next hurdle for Warren is proving he's a self-motivated player after he pocketed the big bucks. But as the defensive tackle noted, he was given megadollars when he was drafted and felt his 72-tackle rookie year was his best season.

Besides, he asked, "You think Mike Shanahan would have gave me another contract if he thought I was going to be a liability or show less effort than I did last year?"

Patterson also doesn't believe that knock is fair.

"When you go in the top five picks in the draft, there's always going to be questions until you go to a Pro Bowl or Super Bowl, no matter how well you play for an organization," he said.

People can talk all they want, but it won't stop Warren from smiling. His happy-go-lucky demonstration at practice is only a sliver of the kind of emotion he can be expected to show, and it has as camp has progressed.

At one point, Warren and Coyer shared a moment of joy that was punctuated by the two doing a hand slap that seemed odd between a massive 325-pounder and a grandfatherly man in sweats.

The volume on Warren's trash-talking has increased from last season. But Warren promised he's capable of more.

"Last year, it wasn't my role to talk and really be free and be myself, because nothing was established. I hadn't solidified anything," Warren said. "I walked around as the new bust in town. And now I'm here for awhile, and I've gotta be me now."

With a slice of Warren Sapp's game mixed in for good measure.

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Publish Date: 7/19/2006

Catching on In Lelie’s absence, Broncos count on Watts to improve

By Bill Wilson The Daily Times-Call

ENGLEWOOD — At this level, compliments aren’t usually handed out.

So when it took Denver Broncos receivers coach Steve Watson less than a second to articulate the ability of third-year pupil Darius Watts, the words stood out.

“He’s one of the most talented kids I’ve ever seen,” Watson said. “When he makes his mind up to play football, I don’t think there’s anybody in the league who can cover the kid.”

Watts has provided thumbnails of that ability in his two years with the team, but his inconsistent catching ability has prevented him from showing the NFL what Watson sees. This year, in the absence of the unhappy Ashley Lelie, Watts’ opportunity to turn his young career around hasn’t arrived as much as it has slapped him in the face.

During the team’s three offseason minicamps this summer, the Marshall alum earned Mike Shanahan’s attention by displaying an improved ability to catch. His timing was perfect, considering the Broncos expect Lelie to be somewhere else when they begin training camp later this month.

The window of opportunity has widened, but the soft-spoken Watts refuses to greet the improved scenario with bright eyes.

“There’s no comfort level I can be where I can say I’m happy,” said Watts, who caught two passes for 22 yards in the first six games last year before he was declared inactive for the rest of the season due to a lack of production.

“Each year I take it as I’m fighting for a position. If I’m No. 1, I’m fighting to keep the position. If I’m not, I’m fighting for number one. So it doesn’t matter.”

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But the reason Watts still has a fight at Dove Valley is because he refused to go away. Instead of digressing after he was pulled from the roster, he improved to the point where Shanahan thinks he can be a reliable option.

Last season, it was reasonable to think Watts would never improve. The glaring knock on him the past two years has been his hands — a weakness for which there is little patience in the NFL.

And for Watts, the stigma went even deeper.

When he was in high school, a car accident injured a nerve in his right arm that permanently limited the use and flexibility of his hand.

Although the problem didn’t affect him in college, where he made 272 catches for 4,031 yards and 47 touchdowns, those looking for a reason for his drops had an obvious target — and it was one that couldn’t be remedied.

Watts has always rejected the notion.

“I’m here, and I’ve fought through it,” he said. “It makes it harder, but I won’t ever use it as an excuse because I don’t believe that’s where my problem is.”

Shanahan thinks there is a less dramatic reason for Watts’ troubles. He feels they were linked to his timidity within the Broncos offense, and predicts they will vanish with experience.

“It takes more time for some guys to get their confidence,” Shanahan said. “For Darius, I see him feeling a lot more comfortable when he doesn’t have to think. He can react. A lot of times when I guy can do that, catching a ball becomes much easier.

“He still has great speed. He’s very explosive, and he can do things a lot of receivers can’t.”

If Watts realizes such potential, his presence will be welcomed into a Broncos receiving corps veteran Rod Smith has carried since the turn of the century.

With the addition of former Green Bay Packers receiver Javon Walker at No. 2, an effective Watts could make the unit one of the most dangerous in the NFL.

His path is far from set. In training camp, Watts will battle impressive rookie Brandon Marshall and dark horses Charlie Adams and Todd Devoe for the third spot. The situation is muddied further if Lelie returns to the team.

But Watts’ talent has never been a mystery to the Broncos coaches, one of whom was one of the best pass-catchers of the 1980s. To Watson, Watts is a few good grabs away from being a star.

“Every player grows at a different pace, and some kids just take longer to get to a point where they can play” he said. “I’ll tell you what: Darius came here this summer ready to play ball.”

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Wednesday, May 17, 2006 A Long Time Coming Just Practicing Proves to Be a Significant Step Forward for Webster

By Andrew Mason DenverBroncos.com

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- Nate Webster had waited long enough to make a play.

He'd waited through two years spent almost entirely on the sidelines -- two seasons ruined by a torn patella tendon and rehabilitation subsequent surgeries that turned his fondest dream into his fiercest on-field nightmare.

So when he stepped onto the Broncos' practice field Tuesday morning, he was eager merely to participate after playing in just one game since September 2004. The fact that he intercepted a pass was an added bonus, but perhaps never would a practice pick be more welcomed than it was for the seven-year veteran in his first on-field work since signing with Denver two weeks ago.

"It was a housewarming gift," Webster said. "Not bad at all -- a good start."

And exactly what he needed most after the most frustrating phase of his career closed earlier this offseason when he and the parted ways after two years. Webster's arrival via free agency from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers piqued interest two years ago, and he stepped into the Bengals defense as their starting middle linebacker.

Through three games, Webster led Cincinnati in tackles with 26, had notched a sack and forced a fumble. Finally, after four Tampa Bay seasons that were spent mostly in a reserve role, Webster flourished. The chance to be the long-term fulcrum of Cincinnati's defense was in place.

All that changed late in a 23-9 loss to the Baltimore Ravens.

"One minute and 30 seconds left in the game," Webster said, recounting the exact moment that his career detoured into rehabilitation. "There's been a lot of hard times."

Worse than what his injury kept him from doing on the field was how it hindered him away from it.

"There was a portion of my life when it was really bad; it was around Christmastime (in 2004), and I couldn't run around with my kids and have fun with them," he said. "It was hard for them to understand. They wanted me to get up and play with them. My wife was pregnant at the time, so I couldn't get around the house as I wanted to."

Webster hoped he'd be able to return to action by the first week of the 2005 regular season. That week -- and the 14 that followed -- passed without the chance to even glimpse the playing field as his recovery continued. The Bengals didn't place him on injured reserve, though, keeping him eligible to play again that year.

That chance finally came on Dec. 24 against the . The cliché about absence, the heart and fondness doesn't come close to describing the flood of emotions that overwhelmed

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Webster as he ran onto Paul Brown Stadium's field for the first time in nearly 15 months.

"It was like a dream come true -- winning a battle that you felt like you were losing for a long time," Webster said. "Just walking out, looking at the crowd and seeing the people in the stands, you get kind of choked up. Your heart starts beating and your stomach starts boiling a little bit. It brings back a lot of fond memories that you had -- memories of your childhood dreams."

Dreams that have been resuscitated in Denver.

"Since I've been here, it's been nothing but love -- between the coaches, the training staff and those in the strength and conditioning program," Webster said. "It seems like they're first-class as far as working together and coming up with the right formula for me to be able to get on the plan to do whatever it takes to get back on the field."

For now, that spot is at middle linebacker, where he said that he backed up Al Wilson as quarterback camp began.

"I felt really good," he said. "It felt good to be out there with the team, with the guys, running around there, getting the team camaraderie.

"I'm just glad to be a part of it."

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The defense was closing in, with linebacker D.J. Williams leading the charge. He raced in and knocked the ball away. The intended receiver slowly shuffled back to the huddle.

"That a way, D.J.," yelled Broncos linebacker Ian Gold. "That a boy, D.J."

For every good play executed by Williams, Gold's playing time could be in peril. But Gold knows the Broncos benefit from having Williams on the field as much as possible. He makes things happen. Just as Gold does.

It's a "thank goodness we have this" dilemma. Williams and Gold are at the center of a classic "what do you do?"

Last year, because of the return of a healthy and productive Gold, Williams - a 2004 NFL defensive rookie of the year candidate - didn't play as much as the Broncos had hoped. The goal is to get Williams, a former first- round pick, on the field more. Defensive coordinator Larry Coyer estimates Williams played about 700 of Denver's 1,100 defensive plays last season. At issue most is the nickel defense, when Gold plays while Williams sits.

"I got what D.J. wants and he's going to work hard to get it," Gold said. "It helps the team to have this type of talent."

To help get more from Williams, the Broncos are planning to use him strictly at strongside linebacker in the base defense. The strongside linebacker typically lines up on the same side as the tight end. Williams was a weakside linebacker as a rookie. He and Gold switched back and forth often last season.

However, because the basis of the nickel defensive package is to have only two linebackers but five defensive backs, the Williams-Gold rub will come into play often. NFL defenses are in the nickel package a majority of the time. Gold and middle linebacker Al Wilson - anchors of one of most respected linebacking corps in the NFL - are the nickel players. That leaves Williams on the sideline if Gold and Wilson aren't brought out for an occasional breather.

"That's all stuff we have to figure out," Coyer said. "It's a great problem to have. We have a great young player who needs to be on the field more, but we also have great players like Ian and Al who we have to keep on the field. The issue is, we have to keep those guys on the field and get D.J. on it more. That's the job."

Denver coach Mike Shanahan concurs.

"D.J. will play more," said Shanahan, who has made a point of saying how valuable Williams is on the field.

The Broncos could stay in their base defense longer or occasionally use 3-4 alignments.

"There's things you can do," Denver safety John Lynch said. "I think the lesson learned last year was that we have to find a way for D.J. to get more time."

Coyer said he was impressed by the work ethic shown by Williams in offseason workouts. He said Williams came to work with the mission of getting on the field more. Williams said he wasn't discouraged by the lack of playing time last season because he sees the big picture.

"I do want to help the team as much as I can," Coyer said. "It's a unique situation here. Whoever we have out there, the team is going to be better and that's a situation I can be satisfied with."

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Because of the presence of Gold and Wilson, Coyer may have to keep that sunny disposition.

"Here's the bottom line: We need to get D.J. out here more; we all know that," Denver cornerback Champ Bailey said. "But when you do that, everybody would be asking, 'Where's Ian?' or, 'Where's Al?' I guess having three great linebackers can be a problem, but I'll take that type of problem."

Staff writer Bill Williamsoncan be reached at 303-820-5450 or [email protected].

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Risk of returning kicks is draw for cornerback

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It's your classic risk-vs.-reward scenario.

Darrent Williams is almost certainly the Broncos' best punt returner and, perhaps, the team's top option to run back kickoffs.

He also happens to be a starting cornerback, whose value defensively was demonstrated when he missed the final month of the 2005 season because of a right groin injury.

Whether he should coexist in both realms in 2006 will be one of the key questions to be answered when the Broncos report to training camp July 27.

"If he ends up being the best returner, it'd be great to have him back there, but that's obviously a (coaching) decision, whether or not you want to risk one of your starting corners over there," Broncos general manager Ted Sundquist said, referring not only to coach Mike Shanahan but defensive assistants Larry Coyer and Bob Slowik. "But Darrent's certainly got the talent to do that."

During the Broncos' minicamp last week, only Williams and receiver Charlie Adams were back to receive the ball during punt-protection drills.

Several other players figure to at least get practice repetitions to sort out the situation.

Rod Smith and Champ Bailey have the requisite skill set but, like Williams, are starters. Receiver David Terrell is inexperienced fielding punts but, special-teams coach Ronnie Bradford said, "has shown a real knack," thus making him a candidate.

Rookies Brandon Marshall and Domenik Hixon, who has missed most of the team's organized offseason practices because of a left foot problem, also figure to get looks.

Yet Williams made it clear that, though he understands concerns about possibly spreading himself too thin, he'd be "kind of disappointed to not at least be doing punt returns" because he has a "passion" for that aspect of special teams.

He noted other starters have roles beyond their specific positions, so he shouldn't be any different.

The only flaw in that mind-set is that, unlike those other starters, defenders are trying to land the perfect shot on Williams to dislodge the ball the second it hits his hands.

"It is more dangerous," Williams said of returning punts, an area in which the Broncos ranked 11th in the NFL last season with an 8.5-yard average per attempt. "But that's why I like it so much, because it is such a risk."

Bradford maintained he has no marching orders from Shanahan to find an option other than Williams.

"Absolutely none," he said. "I mean, Jake Plummer's my starting holder. It's one of those things where (Shanahan) says, if it's going to make us successful, let's go with it."

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Still, Bradford conceded, there must be a balance so Williams doesn't get worn out. It could lead to a scenario in which the cornerback gets his wish on punts but is held off the kickoff return team.

As Bradford noted, kickoffs are "one of those things where we have more guys that can catch the ball end over end than catching spirals out of the sky."

The Broncos were sure-handed in that situation last season but never got much explosiveness once the ball was fielded. They averaged only 20.7 yards per kickoff return, better than only seven teams, and their resulting average starting point per drive was the 25 1/2-yard line, which ranked in a tie for 28th with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Only six of 47 returns netted 30 yards or better, with Williams responsible for four on 18 attempts.

Cornerback Roc Alexander and Adams also handled the role and will get auditions again in camp, with running backs Cedric Cobbs, Mike Bell and Ron Dayne likely joining that group.

"Would I love to use Darrent back there every single time? Sure," Bradford said. "Did we expect him to be our starting corner his second year in the league? No. It's just one of those things where when we got him in the second round of the draft, I thought I had a returner for awhile. It's funny how things work out."

The dark-horse option to possibly protect Williams is Hixon. A fourth- round pick out of the University of Akron, Hixon was one of five college players to score on a kickoff and punt return two years ago.

His 705 kick-return yards last season were third-most in Division I-A. He's expected to be full speed once training camp opens.

"As far as explosiveness and speed goes, he certainly has the tools to do that," Sundquist said of Hixon's abilities as a returner. "Whether or not he can transfer that remains to be seen."

Many happy returns?

The Broncos' leading return specialists last season:

PUNTS Player No. FC Yds. Avg. Long TD KICKOFFS No. Yds. Avg. Long TD

Darrent Williams 17 12 148 8.7 52 0 18 431 23.9 36 0

Charlie Adams 16 5 133 8.3 32 0 10 218 21.8 32 0

Roc Alexander 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 261 21.8 31 0

Team totals 33 17 281 8.5 52 0 47 975 20.7 36 0

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