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denver broncos 2016 weekly press release Patrick Smyth, Vice President of Public Relations • [email protected] Erich Schubert, Senior Manager of Media Relations • [email protected] Seth Medvin, Media Relations Coordinator • [email protected] 3 World Championships • 8 Super Bowls • 10 AFC Title Games • 15 AFC West Titles • 22 Playoff Berths • 28 Winning Seasons WEEK DENVER BRONCOS QUICK HITS The Broncos own a 49-61-2 (.446) all-time record against the Raiders, #17 including wins in eight of the last 10 matchups. See Pages 3-4 Denver will be playing on New Year's Day for the third time in franchise history. See Page 5 Denver Broncos (8-7) vs. Oakland Raiders (12-3) The Broncos have won an NFL-best 29 consecutive games when winning Sunday, Jan. 1, 2016 • 2:25 p.m. MST the turnover battle. See Page 5 Sports Authority Field at Mile High (76,125) • Denver Denver has scored a league-high 110 points off turnovers (35.6% of their overall point total). See Page 5 BROADCAST INFORMATION Inducted into the team’s Ring of Fame in 2015, Owner Pat Bowlen has guid- ed Denver to the best win percentage (.611) in the NFL and the third-best win percentage in American pro sports during his tenure (1984-pres.). See Page 6 TELEVISION: CBS (KCNC-TV) Jim Nantz (play-by-play) Phil Simms (color analyst) Since Executive Vice President of Football Operations/GM John Elway was hired in 2011, the Broncos rank second in the league in total wins Tracy Wolfson (sideline) (72) while totaling five playoff berths, five division titles, two Super Bowl NATIONAL RADIO: ESPN Radio Adam Amin (play-by-play) appearances and one World Championship during that span. See Page 9 Chris Canty (color analyst) Elway's 71 total wins in his first 100 games as an executive (2011-Wk. 10, 2016) are the most by any NFL team's general manager through his first ENGLISH RADIO: KOA (850 AM/94.1 FM) Dave Logan (play-by-play) 100 overall games. See Page 9 The Fox (103.5 FM) Ed McCaffrey (color analyst) In his 32 years in the NFL, including his nine years as a player, Head Coach Andy Lindahl (sideline) Gary Kubiak has been a part of the second-most total wins (318) among active NFL head coaches. See Page 10 SPANISH RADIO: KNRV (1150 AM) Javier Olivas (play-by-play) Carlos Valdez (color analyst) Broncos WRs Demaryius Thomas and Emmanuel Sanders are just the second Broncos duo (Rod Smith & Ed McCaffrey, 1998-2000) with three consecutive seasons each topping 1,000 receiving yards. See Page 14 BRONCOS 2016 SCHEDULE Denver has totaled 10 defensive touchdowns (7 INT ret./3 FUM ret.) since PRESEASON the start of the 2015 season (incl. playoffs) to rank second in the NFL during that span. See Page 15 Wk. Day Date Opponent Site Result Rec. 1 Thu. Aug. 11 at Chicago Soldier Field W, 22-0 1-0 The Broncos ranked third in the NFL lead in sacks (40) and are second in 2 Sat. Aug. 20 SAN FRANCISCO Sports Authority Field at Mile High L, 31-24 1-1 the league in quarterbacks hits (109) through 16 weeks in 2016. See Page 15 3 Sat. Aug. 27 LOS ANGELES Sports Authority Field at Mile High W, 17-9 2-1 Denver OLB Von Miller earned his fifth Pro Bowl nod in six seasons to join 4 Thu. Sept. 1 at Arizona University of Phoenix Stadium L, 38-17 2-2 Ring of Fame Safety Steve Atwater and cornerback Champ Bailey as the REGULAR SEASON only Broncos to make five Pro Bowls in their first six seasons. See Page 16 Wk. Day Date Opponent Site Time/Result TV/Rec. Broncos OLB Von Miller ranks second in the NFL with 13.5 sacks and is 1 Thu. Sept. 8 CAROLINA Sports Authority Field at Mile High W, 21-20 1-0 1.5 sacks away from tying for the third-most career quarterback takedowns 2 Sun. Sept. 18 INDIANAPOLIS Sports Authority Field at Mile High W, 34-20 2-0 in team history. See Page 16 3 Sun. Sept. 25 at Cincinnati Paul Brown Stadium W, 29-17 3-0 Denver OLB DeMarcus Ware owns 138.5 career sacks to rank eighth in 4 Sun. Oct. 2 at Tampa Bay Raymond James Stadium W, 27-7 4-0 NFL history and second among active players. See Page 17 5 Sun. Oct. 9 ATLANTA Sports Authority Field at Mile High L, 23-16 4-1 6 Thu. Oct. 13 at San Diego Qualcomm Stadium L, 21-13 4-2 Denver's Chris Harris Jr. and Aqib Talib are the second pair of cornerback 7 Mon Oct. 24 HOUSTON Sports Authority Field at Mile High W, 27-9 5-2 teammates in NFL history to make three consecutive Pro Bowls. See Page 18 8 Sun. Oct. 30 SAN DIEGO Sports Authority Field at Mile High W, 27-19 6-2 Broncos P Riley Dixon owns a 41.3 net punting average through 15 games 9 Sun. Nov. 6 at Oakland Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum L, 30-20 6-3 and is on pace to break the NFL rookie mark in that category. See Page 19 10 Sun. Nov. 13 at New Orleans Mercedes-Benz Superdome W, 25-23 7-3 11 BYE 2016 AFC WEST STANDINGS 12 Sun. Nov. 27 KANSAS CITY Sports Authority Field at Mile High L, 30-27 (OT) 7-4 13 Sun. Dec. 4 at Jacksonville EverBank Field W, 20-10 8-4 Team W L T PF PA Home Road AFC NFC DIV Streak 14 Sun. Dec. 11 at Tennessee Nissan Stadium L, 13-10 8-5 Oakland 12 3 0 410 361 6-2 6-1 9-2 3-1 3-2 Won 2 15 Sun. Dec. 18 NEW ENGLAND Sports Authority Field at Mile High L, 16-3 8-6 Kansas City 11 4 0 352 284 6-2 5-2 8-3 3-1 5-0 Won 1 16 Sun. Dec. 25 at Kansas City Arrowhead Stadium L, 33-10 8-7 Denver 8 7 0 309 291 4-3 4-4 5-6 3-1 1-4 Lost 3 17 Sun. Jan. 1 OAKLAND Sports Authority Field at Mile High 2:25 p.m. MST CBS San Diego 5 10 0 383 386 3-4 2-6 4-7 1-3 1-4 Lost 4 DENVER VS. OAKLAND — 1 — SUNDAY, JAN. 1, 2017 denver broncos weekly release 2016 TEAM / INDIVIDUAL COMPARISONS BRONCOS/RAIDERS 2016 TEAM COMPARISON BRONCOS/RAIDERS 2016 INDIVIDUAL COMPARISON BRONCOS RAIDERS BRONCOS RAIDERS Record ..............................8-7 .........12-3 PASSING YARDS Siemian .............3195 Carr ..............3933 Turnover Margin (NFL Rank) .......0 (T-16th) .... +18 (1st) Lynch ................497 McGloin .............29 Dixon .................16 OFFENSE RUSHING YARDS Net Yards Per Game (NFL Rank) ..321.3 (27th) ....383.2 (6th) Booker ...............555 Murray .............777 Yards Per Play (NFL Rank) ........5.1 (25th) .....5.8 (10th) C. Anderson* ..........437 Richard ............488 Points Per Game (NFL Rank) ......20.6 (22nd) .....27.3 (3rd) Bibbs* ...............129 Washington .........424 Possession Average ................. 28:10 ........31:45 RECEIVING YARDS Net Rushing Yards Per Game ......89.4 (28th) ....124.3 (5th) Thomas .............1036 Cooper ............1110 Net Passing Yards Per Game .....231.9 (20th) ....258.9 (9th) Sanders .............1032 Crabtree ............956 Had Intercepted/Yards .............. 10/158 .........6/39 Norwood .............232 Roberts ............371 Sacks Allowed/Yards ............... 40/229 ........16/79 POINTS SCORED Fumbles/Lost ....................... 23/14 .........13/5 McManus .............113 Janikowski ..........124 Third Down Pct. (NFL Rank) ..... 34.3% (31st) ..39.1% (16th) Thomas ...............32 Murray ..............72 Red Zone TD Pct. (NFL Rank) ... 45.5% (29th) ..57.1% (13th) Two Players ............30 Crabtree .............50 Giveaways ............................24 ...........11 INTERCEPTIONS Talib ..................3 Nelson ...............5 DEFENSE Stewart ................3 Three Players ..........2 Net Yards Per Game (NFL Rank) ...322.4 (6th) ...376.9 (28th) Two Players ............2 Four Players ...........1 Yards Per Play (NFL Rank) .........4.7 (1st) .... 6.1 (32nd) SACKS Points Per Game (NFL Rank) .......19.4 (6th) ..24.1 (T-19th) Miller ...............13.5 Mack .............11.0 Net Rushing Yards Per Game .....135.2 (29th) ...115.9 (21st) Ray .................7.0 Irvin ...............7.0 Net Passing Yards Per Game ......187.2 (1st) ...260.9 (25th) Wolfe ................5.5 Two Players .........2.5 Intercepted By/Yards ................ 13/322 .......15/147 DEFENSIVE TACKLES (PRESS BOX TOTALS) Sacks For/Yards ................... 40/221 .......25/147 Davis .................92 M. Smith ............91 Opponent Fumbles/Lost .............. 20/11 ........26/14 Ward .................87 Mack ...............68 Third Down Pct. (NFL Rank) ...... 37.3% (7th) .. 39.9% (17th) Miller .................73 Nelson ..............63 Red Zone TD Pct. (NFL Rank) ..52.4% (T-10th) ..57.4% (22nd) Stewart ...............63 Amerson ............62 Takeaways ............................24 ...........29 Harris Jr. ..............62 Joseph ..............60 KICKOFF RETURNS (AVG.) SPECIAL TEAMS Latimer .......... 8 (25.0) Richard .......17 (23.6) Punts-Average Yards (Gross) ........... 41.3 .........41.0 Raymond ......... 4 (28.3) Jones ..........8 (14.0) Punts-Average Yards (Net) ............ 45.8 .........47.7 Bibbs* ........... 4 (19.8) Washington .....1 (20.0) Punt Returns-Average Per .............. 8.1 ..........9.3 PUNT RETURNS (AVG.) Punt Returns-Average Per Allowed ....... 6.7 .........12.2 Norwood ......... 25 (8.2) Richard ........32 (9.0) Kickoff Returns-Average Per ........... 24.1 .........20.5 Raymond .......... 7 (8.7) Carrie ..........7 (10.6) Kickoff Returns-Average Per Allowed .... 20.2 .........20.3 FIELD GOALS Field Goals Made/Attempted .......... 28/32 ........29/35 McManus ......28/32 (.875) Janikowski ...29/35 (.829) PENALTIES PUNTS (GROSS/NET AVG.) Penalties Against/Yards ............ 114/942 .....134/1122 Dixon .......84 (45.8/41.3) King ......73 (47.7/41.0) Opponent Penalties Against/Yards ....