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ddenverenver bbroncosroncos 2013 weekly press release Media Relations Staff Patrick Smyth, Executive Director of Media Relations • (303-264-5536) • [email protected] Rebecca Villanueva, Media Services Manager • (303-264-5598) • [email protected] Erich Schubert, Media Relations Manager • (303-264-5503) • [email protected] 2 World Championships • 6 Super Bowls • 8 AFC Title Games • 12 AFC West Titles • 19 Playoff Berths • 26 Winning Seasons FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TUESDAY, NOV. 19, 2013 BRONCOS travel to foxborough for conference tilt with patriots Denver Broncos (9-1) at New England Patriots (7-3) Sunday, Nov. 24, 2013 • 8:30 p.m. EST Gillette Stadium (68,756) • Foxborough, Mass. GAME INFORMATION BRONCOS 2013 SCHEDULE/RESULTS After knocking off the previously unbeaten Kansas City Chiefs last week, the PRESEASON Denver Broncos (9-1) will try to stay atop the AFC standings when they travel Wk. Day Date Opponent Site Time/Result Rec. to Foxborough, Mass., to square off against the New England Patriots (7-3) 1 Thu. Aug. 8 at San Francisco Candlestick Park W, 10-6 1-0 on NBC’s Sunday Night Football. Kickoff at Gillette Stadium is scheduled for 2 Sat. Aug. 17 at Seattle CenturyLink Field L, 40-10 1-1 3 Sat. Aug. 24 ST. LOUIS Sports Authority Field at Mile High W, 27-26 2-1 8:30 p.m. EST. 4 Thu. Aug. 29 ARIZONA Sports Authority Field at Mile High L, 32-24 2-2 BROADCAST INFORMATION: REGULAR SEASON Wk. Day Date Opponent Site Time/Result TV/Rec. TELEVISION: KUSA-TV (NBC 9): Al Michaels (play-by-play) and Cris 1 Thu. Sept. 5 BALTIMORE Sports Authority Field at Mile High W, 49-27 1-0 Collinsworth (color commentary) will call the game with Michele Tafoya 2 Sun. Sept. 15 at N.Y. Giants MetLife Stadium W, 41-23 2-0 reporting from the sidelines. 3 Mon. Sept. 23 OAKLAND Sports Authority Field at Mile High W, 37-21 3-0 NATIONAL RADIO: WestwoodOne Sports: Kevin Kugler (play-by-play) 4 Sun. Sept. 29 PHILADELPHIA Sports Authority Field at Mile High W, 52-20 4-0 and James Lofton (color commentary) will call the game with Hub Arkush 5 Sun. Oct. 6 at Dallas AT&T Stadium W, 51-48 5-0 reporting from the sidelines. 6 Sun. Oct. 13 JACKSONVILLE Sports Authority Field at Mile High W, 35-19 6-0 7 Sun. Oct. 20 at Indianapolis Lucas Oil Stadium L, 39-33 6-1 LOCAL RADIO: KOA (850 AM)/The Fox (103.5 FM): Dave Logan (play- 8 Sun. Oct. 27 WASHINGTON Sports Authority Field at Mile High W, 45-21 7-1 by-play) and Ed McCaffrey (color commentary) will call the game with Alan 9 BYE Roach reporting from the sidelines. 10 Sun. Nov. 10 at San Diego Qualcomm Stadium W, 28-20 8-1 LOCAL RADIO: KMXA (1090 AM)/KJMN (92.1 FM): Luis Canela (play- 11 Sun. Nov. 17 KANSAS CITY Sports Authority Field at Mile High W, 27-17 9-1 by-play) and Rafael Medina (color commentary) will call the game. 12 Sun. Nov. 24 at New England Gillette Stadium 8:30 p.m. EST NBC^ 13 Sun. Dec. 1 at Kansas City Arrowhead Stadium 3:25 p.m. CST CBS 14 Sun. Dec. 8 TENNESSEE Sports Authority Field at Mile High 2:05 p.m. MST CBS QUICK HITS 15 Thu. Dec. 12 SAN DIEGO Sports Authority Field at Mile High 6:25 p.m. MST NFLN^ 16 Sun. Dec. 22 at Houston Reliant Stadium 12 p.m. CST CBS * - The Broncos own a 25-18 (.581) all-time record against the Patriots in 17 Sun. Dec. 29 at Oakland O.co Coliseum 1:25 p.m. PST CBS the regular season, including a 9-9 mark in road games. See Page 7 ^ - Nationally Televised Game * - Earlier this season, Owner & CEO Pat Bowlen became the first owner in professional football history to reach 300 overall wins in his first 30 2013 AFC WEST STANDINGS years. See Page 6 Team W L T PF PA Home Road AFC NFC DIV Streak * - Since Executive Vice President of Football Operations John Elway Denver 9 1 0 398 255 6-0 3-1 5-1 4-0 3-0 Won 3 was hired in 2011 (and coming off a 4-12 record in 2010), the Broncos Kansas City 9 1 0 232 138 5-0 4-1 6-1 3-0 1-1 Lost 1 have tied for the third most wins in the NFL (30). See Page 6 San Diego 4 6 0 228 222 2-2 2-4 2-5 2-1 0-2 Lost 3 * - Broncos QB Peyton Manning has posted a 4-3 record in his last seven Oakland 4 6 0 194 246 3-2 1-4 4-3 0-3 1-2 Won 1 head-to-head matchups with Patriots QB Tom Brady after dropping the DENVER BRONCOS MEDIA ROOM first six meetings between the two in his career. See Page 12 The Denver Broncos have a media-only website, which was created * - TE Julius Thomas has posted 10 receiving touchdowns in 2013 to to assist accredited media in their coverage of the Broncos. By going to tie Hall of Famer Shannon Sharpe for the most by a tight end in franchise http://media.denverbroncos.com, members of the press will find weekly history. See Page 19 releases, press releases, rosters, depth charts, updated bios, transcripts, * - Denver has forced an NFL-best 13 takeaways in the fourth quarter injury reports, game recaps, news clippings, photos, credential applica- this season and owns a +6 turnover margin in the final frame. See Page 20 tions, a comprehensive historical database and much more. DENVER at new england— 1 — sunday, nov. 24, 2013 denver broncos weekly release 2013 TEAM / INDIVIDUAL COMPARISONS BRONCOS/PATRIOTS 2013 TEAM COMPARISON BRONCOS/PATRIOTS 2013 INDIVIDUAL COMPARISON BRONCOS PATRIOTS Record . 9-1 . 7-3 BRONCOS PATRIOTS Division Standing . 1st (AFCW) . .1st (AFCE) PASSING YARDS Turnover Margin (NFL Rank) . -2 (T-18th) . +7 (6th) Manning . 3,572 Brady . 2,552 OFFENSE RUSHING YARDS Net Yards Per Game (NFL Rank) . 455.5 (1st) . 364.0 (11th) Moreno . .600 Ridley . .562 Yards Per Play (NFL Rank) . .6.4 (2nd) . .5.2 (21st) Ball . .222 Blount . .361 Hillman . .182 Bolden . .205 Points Per Game (NFL Rank) . 39.8 (1st) . 25.4 (8th) Possession Average . 29:38 . 28:51 RECEIVING YARDS Net Rushing Yards Per Game . 105.1 . 126.9 D. Thomas . .914 Edelman . .500 Net Passing Yards Per Game . 350.4 . 237.1 Decker . .792 Dobson . .492 Had Intercepted/Yards . 6/105 . 7/25 Welker . .648 Thompkins . .394 J. Thomas . .590 Gronkowski . .343 Sacks Allowed/Yards . 13/78 . 28/181 Fumbles/Lost . 21/13 . 13/5 POINTS SCORED Third Down Pct. (NFL Rank) . 48.0% (2nd) . 35.8% (21st) Prater . .92 Gostkowski . .98 Red Zone TD Pct. (NFL Rank) . 79.1% (1st) . 51.2% (21st) J.Thomas . .60 Ridley . .42 Three players . .54 Dobson, Thompkins . .24 Giveaways (NFL Rank) . 19 (T-24th) . .12 (T-4th) INTERCEPTIONS DEFENSE Harris, Trevathan . .3 Talib . .4 Net Yards Per Game (NFL Rank) . .371.8 (23rd) . 354.9 (20th) Moore, Rodgers-Cromartie . .2 Harmon . .2 Yards Per Play (NFL Rank) . 5.4 (19th) . .5.1 (11th) Three players . .1 Six players . .1 Points Per Game (NFL Rank) . 25.5 (23rd) . .19.9 (7th) SACKS Net Rushing Yards Per Game . 92.7 . 125.7 Phillips . 9.0 Chandler Jones . 9.5 Net Passing Yards Per Game . 279.1 . 229.2 Ayers . 4.5 Chris Jones, Ninkovich . .5.0 Intercepted By/Yards . 13/136 . 12/143 Jackson, Wolfe . 4.0 Kelly . 2.5 Sacks For/Yards . 29/211 . 32/211 Opponent Fumbles/Lost . 12/4 . 12/7 DEFENSIVE TACKLES (PRESS BOX TOTALS) Third Down Pct. (NFL Rank) . 37.6% (T-15th) . 42.7% (29th) Trevathan . 79 Spikes . .60 Red Zone TD Pct. (NFL Rank) . 59.0% (21st) . 51.6% (11th) Woodyard . 56 Three players . .55 Takeaways (NFL Rank) . 17 (T-14th) . 19 (T-10th) Ihenacho . 54 Ninkovich . .54 SPECIAL TEAMS KICKOFF RETURNS (AVG.) Punts-Average Yards (Gross) . 45.5 . 46.1 Holliday . 16 (31.9) Blount . 15 (23.3) Punts-Average Yards (Net) . 40.5 . 39.8 Unrein . 1 (8.0) McCourty . 4 (20.3) Punt Returns-Average Per . 10.3 . 11.6 Jackson . 1 (6.0) Washington . 1 (19.0) Punt Returns-Average Per Allowed . 9.6 . 9.3 PUNT RETURNS (AVG.) Kickoff Returns-Average Per . 29.1 . 21.9 Holliday . 25 (10.0) Edelman . 26 (11.5) Kickoff Returns-Average Per Allowed . 24.6 . 20.1 Welker . 2 (13.5) Amendola . 1 (13.0) Field Goals Made/Attempted . 14/15 . 24/25 FIELD GOALS PENALTIES Prater . 14/15 (93.3%) Gostkowski 24/25 (96.0%) Penalties Against/Yards . 71/614 . 46/457 PUNTS (GROSS/NET AVG.) Opponent Penalties Against/Yards . 65/501 . 73/608 Colquitt . 39 (45.5/40.5) Allen . 50 (46.1/39.8) DENVER at new england — 2 — sunday, nov. 24, 2013 denver broncos weekly release BRONCOS-PATRIOTS MISCELLANEOUSSERIES RESULTS NOTES/ NOTABLE PERFORMANCES BRONCOS/PATRIOTS SERIES BREAKDOWN BRONCOS/PATRIOTS ALL-TIME RESULTS (REGULAR SEASON) Season (Date) W/L Result Site Series Meetings: 43 1960 (9/9) W Denver 13, @Boston 10 Boston University Field Broncos Record: 25-18-0 (Home: 16-9-0 / Away: 9-9-0) First Game: Den. 13, at Bos. 10 (9/9/60) 1960 (10/23) W @Denver 31, Boston 24 Bears Stadium Last Game: at N.E. 31, Den. 21 (10/7/12) 1961 (9/16) L @Boston 45, Denver 17 Boston University Field Current Streak: Lost 2 1961 (12/3) L Boston 28, @Denver 24 Bears Stadium Longest Den.