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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, Strategic Communications Manager WEEK ON THE AIRWAVES: TELEVISION (FOX) #1 Play-by-Play: Dick Stockton Analyst: Mark Schlereth Sideline: Jennifer Hale Denver Broncos (0-0) NATIONAL ENGLISH RADIO (ESPN Radio Network) Play-by-Play: Adam Amin Analyst: Kelly Stouffer vs. LOCAL ENGLISH RADIO (KOA - 850 AM/94.1 FM & The Fox - 103.5 FM) Seattle Seahawks (0-0) Play-by-Play: Dave Logan Analyst: Rick Lewis Sideline: Tyler Polumbus Sunday, Sept. 9, 2018 • 2:25 p.m. MDT LOCAL SPANISH RADIO (KNRV - 1150 AM) Broncos Stadium at Mile High (76,125) • Denver Play-by-Play: Carlos Valdez Analyst: Salvador Hernandez Sideline: Hector Salazar BRONCOS TO HOST SEAHAWKS TO KICK OFF QUICK HITS 35TH SEASON OF PAT BOWLEN ERA The Broncos own a 34-19 (.642) all-time regular-season record against the The 35th season of Pat Bowlen's Seahawks, their former AFC West Division rival from 1977-2001. See Page 3 ownership begins on Sunday when Denver is tied for the best opening-game record (38-19-1 / .664) in the the Denver Broncos host the Seattle NFL and owns the league's longest current win streak (6 gms.) on Kickoff Seahawks on Kickoff Weekend. Weekend. See Page 4 Kickoff at Broncos Stadium at Mile The Broncos are 44-13-1 (.767) all-time in home openers and have won 17 High is set for 2:25 p.m. MDT. of their last 18 such games. See Page 5 2018 DENVER BRONCOS SCHEDULE/RESULTS Broncos Owner Pat Bowlen last month was named a finalist for the Pro PRESEASON Football Hall of Fame Class of 2019 as a contributor nominee. See Page 5 Wk. Day Date Opponent Site Result Rec. Broncos own the third-best win percentage (.603) in all of professional 1 Sat. Aug. 11 MINNESOTA Broncos Stadium at Mile High L, 42-28 0-1 sports during Pat Bowlen's tenure (1984-present). See Page 6 2 Sat. Aug. 18 CHICAGO Broncos Stadium at Mile High L, 24-23 0-2 Pat Bowlen has served a combined 91 seasons on 15 different NFL com- 3 Fri. Aug. 24 at Washington FedExField W, 29-17 1-2 mittees during his ownership with only Pro Football Hall of Fame owners 4 Thu. Aug. 30 at Arizona University of Phoenix Stadium W, 21-10 2-2 Dan Rooney (18) and Lamar Hunt (16) serving on more. See Page 8 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 (78), regular-sea- 1 Sun. Sept. 9 SEATTLE Broncos Stadium at Mile High 2:25 p.m. MDT FOX son wins (72) division titles (5), Super Bowl appearances (2) and World 2 Sun. Sept. 16 OAKLAND Broncos Stadium at Mile High 2:25 p.m. MDT CBS Championships (1) during that span. See Page 9 3 Sun. Sept. 23 at Baltimore M&T Bank Stadium 1 p.m. EDT CBS During Elway’s seven seasons as an executive (2011-pres.), he has signed 4 Mon. Oct. 1 KANSAS CITY Broncos Stadium at Mile High 6:15 p.m. MDT ESPN or extended the contracts of 16 players who have combined for 34 Pro 5 Sun. Oct. 7 at N.Y. Jets MetLife Stadium 1 p.m. EDT CBS* Bowl selections with the Broncos. See Page 9 6 Sun. Oct. 14 L.A. RAMS Broncos Stadium at Mile High 2:05 p.m. MDT FOX* Vance Joseph enters his second season with the Broncos after being 7 Thu. Oct. 18 at Arizona University of Phoenix Stadium 5:20 p.m. MST FOX/NFLN named to that position on Jan. 11, 2017. See Page 9 8 Sun. Oct. 28 at Kansas City Arrowhead Stadium 12 p.m. CDT CBS* Denver has won a franchise-record 32 consecutive games when winning 9 Sun. Nov. 4 HOUSTON Broncos Stadium at Mile High 2:05 p.m. MST CBS* the turnover battle (dating to 2012) to represent the longest active streak 10 Sun. Nov. 11 BYE in the NFL. See Page 10 11 Sun. Nov. 18 at L.A. Chargers StubHub Center 1:05 p.m. PST CBS* The Broncos have sold out 395 consecutive games, which represents the 12 Sun. Nov. 25 PITTSBURGH Broncos Stadium at Mile High 2:25 p.m. MST CBS* longest sellout streak in NFL history in a single city. See Page 10 13 Sun. Dec. 2 at Cincinnati Paul Brown Stadium 1 p.m. EST CBS* Denver's active roster features 16 players (incl. 10 rookies) who were not 14 Sun. Dec. 9 at San Francisco Levi’s Stadium 1:05 p.m. PST CBS* with the team in any capacity during the 2017 season. See Page 12 15 Sat. Dec. 15 CLEVELAND Broncos Stadium at Mile High TBD^ NFLN 16 Mon. Dec. 24 at Oakland Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum 5:15 p.m. PST ESPN Case Keenum, who was signed by Denver as an unrestricted free agent this offseason, will become the 20th quarterback in franchise history to start for 17 Sun. Dec. 30 L.A. CHARGERS Broncos Stadium at Mile High 2:25 p.m. MST CBS* the Broncos in a Week 1 game. See Page 13 * - All NFL games scheduled Sundays from Weeks 5-17 are eligible to be moved due to the Linebacker Von Miller is one of just three players in NFL history to reach league’s flexible scheduling format. ^ - Kickoff time for Week 15 (either 2:30 p.m. or 6:20 p.m. double-digit sack totals in six of their first seven years. See Page 17 MST) will be determined by the NFL after Week 8. BRONCOS/SEAHAWKS 2017 TEAM COMPARISON BRONCOS/SEAHAWKS INDIVIDUAL COMPARISON (2017) NFL Top 10 BRONCOS SEAHAWKS NFL Bottom 10 PASSING YARDS 5-11 9-7 Siemian* . 2,285 Wilson . 3,983 Osweiler* . 1,088 McEvoy* . .0 GENERAL Lynch . .295 Ryan* . .-4 -17 (31st) Turnover Margin (Rk) +8 (8th) 31:28 (6th) Time of Possession Avg. (Rk) 29:19 (23rd) RUSHING YARDS C. Anderson* . 1,007 Wilson . .586 OFFENSE Booker . .299 M. Davis . .240 324.1 (T-17th) Net Yards Per Game (Rk) 330.4 (15th) Charles* . .296 Carson . .309 4.82 (28th) Yards Per Play (Rk) 5.2 (17th) RECEIVING YARDS 18.1 (27th) Points Per Game (Rk) 22.9 (11th) De. Thomas . .949 Baldwin . .991 115.8 (12th) Net Rushing YPG (Rk) 101.8 (23rd) Sanders . .555 P. Richardson* . .703 Fowler* . .350 Lockett . .555 208.3 (20th) Net Passing YPG (Rk) 228.6 (14th) 22 (31st) Had Intercepted (Rk) 12 (T-11th) POINTS SCORED 12 (T-26th) Fumbles Lost (Rk) 5 (T-5th) McManus . .99 Walsh* . .100 De. Thomas . .30 Graham* . .62 34 (31st) Giveaways (Rk) 17 (T-7th) C. Anderson* . .26 Baldwin . .50 52 (T-30th) Sacks Allowed (Rk) 43 (T-22nd) 39.0% (15th) Third Down Pct. (Rk) 37.3% (21st) INTERCEPTIONS Stewart . .3 Four Players . .2 39.6% (32nd) Red Zone Pct. (Rk) 55.2% (13th) Simmons . .2 Six Players . .1 DEFENSE C. Harris Jr. .1 290.0 (3rd) Net Yards Per Game (Rk) 323.2 (11th) SACKS 4.9 (3rd) Yards Per Play (Rk) 5.0 (5th) Miller . 10.0 Clark . 9.0 23.9 (T-22nd) Points Per Game (Rk) 20.8 (T-13th) S. Harris . 5.5 Bennett* . 8.5 Barrett . 4.0 D. Jordan . 4.0 89.4 (5th) Net Rushing YPG (Rk) 114.0 (19th) 200.6 (4th) Net Passing YPG (Rk) 209.2 (6th) DEFENSIVE TACKLES (PRESS BOX TOTALS) 10 (T-24th) Interceptions (Rk) 14 (T-13th) Marshall . .106 Wagner . .133 Davis . .82 Wright . .108 7 (T-19th) Fumble Recoveries (Rk) 11 (T-7th) Stewart . .63 E. Thomas . .88 17 (26th) Takeaways (Rk) 25 (T-9th) Simmons . .63 McDouglad . .67 33 (22nd) Sacks (Rk) 37.0 (17th) Miller . .57 Griffin . .58 31.58% (2nd) Third Down Pct. (Rk) 38.3% (17th) KICKOFF RETURNS (AVG.) 58.54% (23rd) Red Zone Pct. (Rk) 47.6% (7th) Booker . 14 (19.7) Lockett . 37 (25.6) Latimer* . 8 (23.8) Willson* . 3 (14.0) SPECIAL TEAMS Langley . 6 (30.5) Three Players . 1 (-) 44.2 (23rd) Gross Punting Avg. (Rk) 45.0 (15th) 39.0 (28th) Net Punting Avg. (Rk) 38.8 (31st) PUNT RETURNS (AVG.) McKenzie . 21 (8.7) Lockett . 36 (6.6) 8.6 (15th) Punt Return Avg. (Rk) 6.6 (24th) Taylor . 11 (9.4) 8.6 (21st) Punt Return Avg. Against (Rk) 10.0 (25th) 22.6 (7th) Kickoff Return Avg. (Rk) 23.3 (5th) FIELD GOALS McManus . .24/32 (.750) Walsh* . .21/29 (.724) 22.6 (23rd) Kickoff Return Avg. Against (Rk) 20.3 (10th) 75.0% (T-26th) Field Goal Pct. (Rk) 72.4% (30th) . PUNTS (GROSS/NET AVG.) PENALTIES Dixon* . 73 (45.6/40.2) Ryan* . 92 (45.0/38.8) 113 (23rd) Penalties Committed 148 (32nd) * - Player no longer with team 89 (32nd) Opponent Penalties Committed 132 (T-9th) 2 BRONCOS/SEAHAWKS ALL-TIME RESULTS BRONCOS/SEAHAWKS REGULAR-SEASON SERIES BREAKDOWN Season (Date) W/L Result Site Series Meetings: 53 1977 (10/2) W Denver 24, @Seattle 13 Kingdome Broncos Record: 34-19-0 (Home: 21-5 / Away: 13-14-0) 1978 (10/1) W @Denver 28, Seattle 7 Mile High Stadium First Game: Den.