Denver Broncos Weekly Release (Vs. Cleveland 11/3/19)
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DENVER BRONCOS WEEKLY RELEASE 3 World Championships • 8 Super Bowls • 10 AFC Title Games 15 AFC West Titles • 22 Playoff Berths • 29 Winning Seasons Denver Broncos Football Media Relations Staff: Patrick Smyth, Exec. V.P. of Public & Community Relations Erich Schubert, Director of Media Relations REGULAR SEASON Seth Medvin, Sr. Strategic Communications Manager Aspen Odom, Public Relations Assistant WEEK ON THE AIRWAVES: #9 TELEVISION (CBS) Play-by-Play: Kevin Harland Analyst: Rich Gannon Sideline: Jay Feely Denver Broncos (2-6) NATIONAL RADIO (ESPN) vs. Play-by-Play: Jason Benetti Analyst: Tom Ramsey Cleveland Browns (2-5) LOCAL ENGLISH RADIO (KOA - 850 AM/94.1 FM & The Fox - 103.5 FM) Play-by-Play: Dave Logan Analyst: Rick Lewis Sideline: Susie Wargin Sunday, Nov. 3, 2019 • 2:25 p.m. MST SPANISH RADIO (KNRV - 1150 AM) Empower Field at Mile High (76,125) • Denver Play-by-Play: Carlos Valdez Analyst: Salvador Hernandez Sideline: Hector Salazar BRANDON ALLEN SET TO MAKE NFL STARTING DEBUT QUICK HITS IN WEEK 9 MATCHUP WITH CLEVELAND The Broncos, who fell to 2-6 in Week 8 against Indianapolis, own a 20-6 With quarterback Joe Flacco ruled out with an (.769) all-time record against the Cleveland Browns. See Page 3 injury, fourth-year quarterback Brandon Allen Outside linebacker Von Miller recorded 1.5 sacks against the Colts in Week is slated to make his NFL starting debut as the 8, moving him into sole possession of 30th place (102 sacks) on the NFL's Denver Broncos (2-6) host the Cleveland Browns all-time sack list. See Page 4 (2-5) on Sunday. Kickoff at Empower Field at Mile Quarterback Joe Flacco, who has been ruled out for Sunday's game with a High is set for 2:25 p.m. MST. neck injury, became the 22nd quarterback in NFL history to throw for more 2019 DENVER BRONCOS SCHEDULE/RESULTS than 40,000 yards in Week 8. See Page 4 PRESEASON Quarterback Brandon Allen will make his NFL starting debut and is set to Wk. Day Date Opponent Site Result Rec. become the 11th Broncos QB drafted in the sixth round of the NFL Draft or 1 Thu. Aug. 1 at Atlanta Tom Benson Stadium W, 14-10 1-0 later (since 1967) to start a game for the team. See Page 4 2 Thu. Aug. 8 at Seattle CenturyLink Field L, 22-14 1-1 Late Owner Pat Bowlen, who passed away at the age of 75 on June 13, 3 Mon. Aug. 19 SAN FRANCISCO Empower Field at Mile High L, 24-15 1-2 was enshrined into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Aug. 3, 2019. Bowlen 4 Sat. Aug. 24 at L.A. Rams Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum L, 10-6 1-3 was one of the most accomplished NFL owners in league history and made 5 Thu. Aug. 30 ARIZONA Empower Field at Mile High W, 20-7 2-3 significant contributions to the growth of the game. See Pages 5-7 REGULAR SEASON Since President of Football Operations/GM John Elway was hired in 2011, Wk. Day Date Opponent Site Time/Result TV/Rec. the Broncos rank among the NFL leaders in total wins (86), regular-sea- 1 Mon. Sept. 9 at Oakland Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum L, 24-16 0-1 son wins (79), division titles (5), Super Bowl appearances (2) and World 2 Sun. Sept. 15 CHICAGO Empower Field at Mile High L, 16-14 0-2 Championships (1) during that span. See Page 8 3 Sun. Sept. 22 at Green Bay Lambeau Field L, 27-16 0-3 4 Sun. Sept. 29 JACKSONVILLE Empower Field at Mile High L, 26-24 0-4 Vic Fangio, a 40-year coaching veteran with 32 seasons of NFL experience, 5 Sun. Oct. 6 at L.A. Chargers Dignity Health Sports Park W, 20-13 1-4 is the fourth-most experienced first-time head coach (non-interim) in NFL history (61 years, 18 days). See Page 9 6 Sun. Oct. 13 TENNESSEE Empower Field at Mile High W, 16-0 2-4 7 Thu. Oct. 17 KANSAS CITY Empower Field at Mile High L, 30-6 2-5 Denver's second-year trio of running backs Phillip Lindsay and Royce 8 Sun. Oct. 27 at Indianapolis Lucas Oil Stadium L, 15-13 2-6 Freeman along with wide receiver Courtland Sutton all rank in the Top 6 9 Sun. Nov. 3 CLEVELAND Empower Field at Mile High 2:25 p.m. MST CBS individually in yards from scrimmage among second-year players. See Page 14 10 Sun. Nov. 10 BYE Lindsay has recorded the third-most yards from scrimmage (1,930) 11 Sun. Nov. 17 at Minnesota U.S. Bank Stadium 12 p.m. CST CBS* among NFL players with two or less years of experience. See Page 15 12 Sun. Nov. 24 at Buffalo New Era Field 1 p.m. EST CBS* Sutton has the eighth most receiving yards (636) in the NFL and sec- 13 Sun. Dec. 1 L.A. CHARGERS Empower Field at Mile High 2:25 p.m. MST CBS* ond-most in the AFC through Week 8. See Page 16 14 Sun. Dec. 8 at Houston NRG Stadium 12 p.m. CST CBS* 15 Sat. Dec. 15 at Kansas City Arrowhead Stadium 12 p.m. CST CBS* Denver's defense ranks fourth in total defense (304.5 ypg) and pass defense 16 Sat./Sun. Dec. 21/22 DETROIT Empower Field at Mile High TBD TBD (194.5 ypg) as well as eighth in scoring defense (18.9 ppg). See Page 16 17 Sun. Dec. 29 OAKLAND Empower Field at Mile High 2:25 p.m. MST CBS* The Broncos' defense has allowed the sixth-fewest big plays (10+run / * - Sunday night games in Weeks 5-16 subject to change per the NFL's flexible scheduling format; 20+pass) through eight weeks. See Page 16 Week 17 game TBD; # - NFL Network and Amazon simulcast subject to change; ^ - Date, kickoff Denver leads the NFL in blocked kicks (5) since the beginning of the 2018 time and network will be determined by Week 8. season. See Page 20 2019 BRONCOS/BROWNS COMPARISON BRONCOS/BROWNS INDIVIDUAL COMPARISON NFL Top 10 BRONCOS BROWNS NFL Bottom 10 PASSING YARDS Flacco .............1,822 Mayfield ..........1,690 2-6 2-5 GENERAL RUSHING YARDS Lindsay ..............492 Chubb .............738 -2 (T-21st) Turnover Margin (Rk) -9 (T-28th) Freeman ..............359 Mayfield .............53 29:19 (20th) Time of Possession Avg. (Rk) 28:23 (24th) Flacco ................20 Hilliard ..............41 OFFENSE RECEIVING YARDS 312.6 (26th) Net Yards Per Game (Rk) 345.3 (20th) Sutton ...............636 Landry .............504 5.0 (26th) Yards Per Play (Rk) 5.9 (11th) Sanders* .............367 Beckham ...........488 15.6 (28th) Points Per Game (Rk) 19.0 (25th) Freeman ..............185 Seals-Jones .........143 110.0 (16th) Net Rushing YPG (Rk) 125.4 (12th) POINTS SCORED 202.6 (27th) Net Passing YPG (Rk) 219.9 (20th) McManus ..............51 Seibert ..............41 5 (T-12th) Had Intercepted (Rk) 12 (T-30th) Lindsay ...............24 Chubb ..............36 4 (T-9th) Fumbles Lost (Rk) 5 (T-14th) Sutton ................18 Harris ...............14 Sanders* ..............14 Two Players ..........12 9 (T-13th) Giveaways (Rk) 17 (T-29th) 27 (T-26th) Sacks Allowed (Rk) 21 (T-20th) INTERCEPTIONS 28.2% (30th) Third Down Pct. (Rk) 28.9% (29th) Simmons ...............2 Whitehead ............1 45.5% (26th) Red Zone Pct. (Rk) 52.4% (22nd) Jackson ................1 Carrie ................1 Harris Jr.. ..............1 Burris ................1 DEFENSE Johnson ................1 Lawrence .............1 304.5 (4th) Net Yards Per Game (Rk) 365.4 (21st) SACKS 5.1 (5th) Yards Per Play (Rk) 5.6 (18th) Miller ................4.0 Garrett ............10.0 18.9 (8th) Points Per Game (Rk) 25.9 (22nd) Walker ...............4.0 Ogunjobi ...........3.0 109.8 (19th) Net Rushing YPG (Rk) 143.3 (29th) Wolfe ................4.0 Three Players ........2.0 194.8 (4th) Net Passing YPG (Rk) 222.1 (7th) Johnson ..............1.5 5 (T-18th) Interceptions (Rk) 4 (T-22nd) DEFENSIVE TACKLES (PRESS BOX TOTALS) 2 (T-28th) Fumble Recoveries (Rk) 4 (T-20th) Simmons ..............45 Schobert ............73 7 (T-26th) Takeaways (Rk) 8 (25th) Davis .................43 Whitehead ...........41 17 (T-20th) Sacks (Rk) 22 (T-10th) Jackson ...............36 Wilson ..............31 33.3% (T-6th) Third Down Pct. (Rk) 33.3% (T-6th) KICKOFF RETURNS (AVG.) 38.1% (3rd) Red Zone Pct. (Rk) 57.7% (T-21st) Spencer .......... 3 (33.0) Hilliard ........10 (29.2) SPECIAL TEAMS Booker ........... 3 (23.0) Taylor ..........3 (17.7) 44.3 (24th) Gross Punting Avg. (Rk) 44.5 (T-21st) Johnson ........2 (18.0) 38.6 (31st) Net Punting Avg. (Rk) 42.1 (T-13th) PUNT RETURNS (AVG.) 7.2 (16th) Punt Return Avg. (Rk) 7.4 (15th) Spencer .......... 20 (7.6) Landry .........5 (10.6) 11.9 (31st) Punt Return Avg. Against (Rk) 9.8 (27th) Hilliard ..........3 (6.7) 28.0 (6th) Kickoff Return Avg. (Rk) 24.6 (7th) FIELD GOALS 32.3 (32nd) Kickoff Return Avg. Against (Rk) 17.9 (2nd) McManus ......14/17 (.824) Seibert .....10/10 (1.000) 82.4% (T-13th) Field Goal Pct. (Rk) 100.0% (T-1st) PUNTS (GROSS/NET AVG.) PENALTIES Wadman ....43 (44.3/38.6) Gillan .....32 (45.8/42.1) 58 (T-19th) Penalties Committed 70 (32nd) 61 (7th) Opponent Penalties Committed 46 (29th) * - Player no longer on active roster 2 2019 NFL STANDINGS BRONCOS/BROWNS ALL-TIME RESULTS AFC East Season (Date) W/L Result Site Team W L T Pct PF PA Home Road Div AFC NFC 1970 (12/20) L Cleveland 27, @Denver 13 Mile High Stadium 1971 (10/24) W Denver 27, @Cleveland 0 Cleveland Stadium N.E.