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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 • 25 Winning Seasons FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MONDAY, AUG. 26, 2013 BRONCOS WRAP UP PRESEASON WITH HOME GAME AGAINST CARDINALS Denver Broncos (2-1) vs. Arizona Cardinals (2-1) Thursday, Aug. 29, 2013 • 7:07 p.m. MDT Sports Authority Field at Mile High (76,125) • Denver GAME INFORMATION BRONCOS 2013 SCHEDULE/RESULTS After a 27-26 win over the St. Louis Rams in their preseason home open- PRESEASON er on Saturday, the Denver Broncos (2-1) will make a quick turnaround for Wk. Day Date Opponent Site Time/Result TV/Rec. 1 Thu. Aug. 8 at San Francisco Candlestick Park W, 10-6 1-0 their preseason finale on Thursday when they play the Arizona Cardinals 2 Sat. Aug. 17 at Seattle CenturyLink Field L, 40-10 1-1 (2-1) in their final tune-up before the regular season. Kickoff at Sports 3 Sat. Aug. 24 ST. LOUIS Sports Authority Field at Mile High W, 27-26 2-1 Authority Field at Mile High is scheduled for 7:07 p.m. MDT. 4 Thu. Aug. 29 ARIZONA Sports Authority Field at Mile High 7 p.m. MDT KTVD-20 REGULAR SEASON BROADCAST INFORMATION: Wk. Day Date Opponent Site Time TV TELEVISION: KTVD Channel 20: Verne Lundquist (play-by-play) and 1 Thu. Sept. 5 BALTIMORE Sports Authority Field at Mile High 6:30 p.m. MDT NBC^ John Lynch (color commentary) will call the game with Rod Mackey 2 Sun. Sept. 15 at N.Y. Giants MetLife Stadium 4:25 p.m. EDT CBS 3 Mon. Sept. 23 OAKLAND Sports Authority Field at Mile High 6:40 p.m. MDT ESPN^ reporting from the sidelines. 4 Sun. Sept. 29 PHILADELPHIA Sports Authority Field at Mile High 2:25 p.m. MDT FOX LOCAL RADIO: KOA (850 AM)/The Fox (103.5 FM): Dave Logan (play- 5 Sun. Oct. 6 at Dallas AT&T Stadium 3:25 p.m. CDT CBS by-play) and Ed McCaffrey (color commentary) will call the game with 6 Sun. Oct. 13 JACKSONVILLE Sports Authority Field at Mile High 2:05 p.m. MDT CBS 7 Sun. Oct. 20 at Indianapolis Lucas Oil Stadium 8:30 p.m. EDT NBC^ Andy Lindahl reporting from the sidelines. 8 Sun. Oct. 27 WASHINGTON Sports Authority Field at Mile High 2:25 p.m. MDT FOX LOCAL SPANISH RADIO: KMXA (1090 AM)/KJMN (92.1 FM): Luis 9 BYE Canela (play-by-play), Rafael Medina (color commentary) and Javier 10 Sun. Nov. 10 at San Diego Qualcomm Stadium 1:25 p.m. PST CBS Olivas (color commentary) will call the game. 11 Sun. Nov. 17 KANSAS CITY Sports Authority Field at Mile High 2:05 p.m. MST CBS* 12 Sun. Nov. 24 at New England Gillette Stadium 8:30 p.m. EST NBC ^ 13 Sun. Dec. 1 at Kansas City Arrowhead Stadium 12 p.m. CST CBS* QUICK HITS 14 Sun. Dec. 8 TENNESSEE Sports Authority Field at Mile High 2:05 p.m. MST CBS* 15 Thu. Dec. 12 SAN DIEGO Sports Authority Field at Mile High 6:25 p.m. MST NFLN^ * - Broncos Owner & CEO Pat Bowlen, who is entering his 30th sea- 16 Sun. Dec. 22 at Houston Reliant Stadium 12 p.m. CST CBS* son with the Denver Broncos, joins Giants founder Tim Mara as the only 17 Sun. Dec. 29 at Oakland O.co Coliseum 1:25 p.m. PST CBS* three-decade owners in professional football history to post a 60 percent ^ - Nationally Televised Game; * - All NFL games scheduled for Sundays from Weeks 11-17 are eligible to be moved to the Sunday night game, which is televised nationally by NBC. career winning percentage. See Page 6 * - The Broncos were AFC West Champions in 2012 for a record-tying 2013 PRESEASON AFC WEST STANDINGS 12th time with 10 of those coming during Bowlen’s tenure with the team (1984-Pres.). See Page 9 Team W L T PF PA Home Road AFC NFC DIV Streak * - Executive Vice President of Football Operations John Elway finished Denver 2 1 0 47 72 1-0 1-1 0-0 2-1 0-0 Won 1 second in The Sporting News’ NFL Executive of the Year voting in 2012 Kansas City 1 2 0 52 52 0-1 1-1 1-0 0-2 0-0 Won 1 after becoming the first executive in the Super Bowl era to lead a four-win Oakland 1 2 0 65 79 1-1 0-1 0-0 1-2 0-0 Lost 2 improvement and deliver a division title in each of his first two years with San Diego 1 2 0 62 71 0-1 1-1 0-0 1-2 0-0 Won 1 a team. See Page 7 DENVER BRONCOS MEDIA ROOM * - Head Coach John Fox is just the 10th coach in NFL history to deliver division titles in each of his first two years with a team. See Page 7 The Denver Broncos have a media-only website, which was created * - Denver finished second in the NFL in scoring in 2012, accounting to assist accredited media in their coverage of the Broncos. By going to for 30.1 points per game and marking just the third time in club history http://media.denverbroncos.com, members of the press will find weekly averaging 30 or more points. See Page 12 releases, press releases, rosters, depth charts, updated bios, transcripts, * - The Broncos’ second-ranked defense led the NFL in third-down percent- injury reports, game recaps, news clippings, photos, credential applica- tions, a comprehensive historical database and much more. age (30.6% / 66-of-216) in 2012 to mark the lowest figure by the club since DENVER vs. arizona— 1 — thursday, aug. 29, 2013 denver broncos weekly release NOTES FROM LAST GAME / TEAM COMPARISONS NOTES FROM DENVER’S PRESEASON GAME BRONCOS/CARDINALS 2012 TEAM COMPARISON vs. ST. LOUIS, 8/24/13 BRONCOS CARDINALS Record . 13-3 . 5-11 Division Standing . 1st (AFCW) . 4th (NFCW) Turnover Margin . -1 (T-17th) . .-1 (T-17th) OFFENSE Net Yards Per Game (NFL rank) . 397.9 (4th) . .263.1 (32nd) Yards Per Play (NFL rank) . 5.8 (T-5th) . 4.1 (32nd) Points Per Game (NFL rank) . .30.1 (2nd) . .15.6 (31st) FINAL SCORE: Possession Average . 31:16 . 29:01 BRONCOS 27, RAMS 26 Net Rushing Yards Per Game . 114.5 . 75.3 The Denver Broncos improved to 2-1 on the preseason with their Net Passing Yards Per Game . 283.4 . 187.8 27-26 win over the St. Louis Rams (0-3) on Saturday night. Below Had Intercepted/Yards . 11/218 . 21/379 are some notes from the game. Sacks Allowed/Yards . 21/137 . 58/378 * - Despite a minus-4 turnover ratio (2 INT, 2 FUM) the Broncos Fumbles/Lost . 22/14 . 25/13 got the win after leading the Rams in total offensive plays (83-53), Third Down Pct. (NFL rank) . 45.1% (T-2nd) . 25.2% (32nd) first downs (27-11) and total net yards (446-175). The last time Red Zone TD Pct. (NFL rank) . 59.1% (7th) . 40.0% (31st) Denver won a regular-season game when committing four or more turnovers was in 2000—a 38-31 win at Seattle (11/26/00). Giveaways . .25 . .34 * - QB Peyton Manning completed 15-of-20 passes (75.0%) for DEFENSE 132 yards with one touchdown (108.8 rtg.) in the first quarter. His Net Yards Per Game (NFL rank) . 290.8 (2nd) . 337.8 (12th) 20 attempts in the first quarter would have tied for the third-most in Yards Per Play (NFL rank) . ..4.6 (1st) . .5.2 (12th) the NFL since 1991 if it were a regular-season game (Manning owns Points Per Game (NFL rank) . .18.1 (4th) . 22.3 (17th) the top two marks since ‘91). Net Rushing Yards Per Game . 91.1 . 137.0 * - Manning played the entire first half and finished the night completing 25-of-34 passes (73.5%) for 234 yards with one Net Passing Yards Per Game . 199.6 . 200.8 touchdown and one interception (89.6 rtg.). Intercepted By/Yards . 16/347 . 22/306 * - TE Julius Thomas recorded four catches (18 yds.) for the Sacks For/Yards . 52/364 . 38/228 third consecutive game this preseason. Through three games, he Opponent Fumbles/Lost . 23/8 . 17/11 leads the team with 12 receptions for 123 yards (10.3 avg.). Third Down Pct. (NFL rank) . 30.6% (1st) . 32.9% (2nd) * - WR Demaryius Thomas led all players with seven catches Red Zone TD Pct. (NFL rank) . 58.5% (T-25th) . 44.4% (3rd) for 64 yards (9.1 avg.) with one touchdown and pulled even with TE Julius Thomas for the team lead with 123 receiving yards this Takeaways . 24 . .33 preseason. SPECIAL TEAMS * - LB Wesley Woodyard led the Broncos with seven tackles (5 Punts-Average Yards (Gross) . 46.3 . 46.5 solo) and one sack (7 yds.) while playing his new middle linebacker position. Punts-Average Yards (Net) . 42.1 . 41.4 Punt Returns-Average Per . 9.3 . 8.2 KEY UPCOMING DATES Punt Returns-Average Per Allowed . 6.0 . 8.6 Kickoff Returns-Average Per . 23.1 .