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Media Relations Staff Patrick Smyth, Vice President of Public 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 • 7 Super Bowls • 9 AFC Title Games • 13 AFC West Titles • 20 Playoff Berths • 26 Winning Seasons FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TUESDAY, SEPT. 30, 2014 BRONCOS set to host 3-0 cardinals in first game after bye week (2-1) vs. (3-0) Sunday, Oct. 5, 2014 • 2:05 p.m. MDT Sports Authority Field at Mile High (76,125) • Denver

GAME INFORMATION BRONCOS 2014 SCHEDULE

The Denver Broncos (2-1) will host the undefeated Arizona Cardinals PRESEASON (3-0) on Sunday in their first game following the bye week. Kickoff for the Wk. Day Date Opponent Site Time/Result Rec. game at Sports Authority Field at Mile High is set for 2:05 p.m. MDT. 1 Thu. Aug. 7 SEATTLE Sports Authority Field at Mile High W, 21-16 1-0 2 Sun. Aug. 17 at San Francisco Levi’s Stadium W, 34-0 2-0 BROADCAST INFORMATION: 3 Sat. Aug. 23 HOUSTON Sports Authority Field at Mile High L, 18-17 2-1 NATIONAL TELEVISION: FOX (KDVR-TV): (play-by-play) and 4 Thu. Aug. 28 at Dallas AT&T Stadium W, 27-3 3-1 Troy Aikman (color commentary) will call the game with REGULAR SEASON reporting from the sidelines. Wk. Day Date Opponent Site Time/Result TV 1 Sun. Sept. 7 Sports Authority Field at Mile High W, 31-24 1-0 NATIONAL RADIO: WestwoodOne Sports: Dave Sims (play-by-play) and 2 Sun. Sept. 14 KANSAS CITY Sports Authority Field at Mile High W, 24-17 2-0 (color commentary) will call the game. 3 Sun. Sept. 21 at Seattle CenturyLink Field L, 26-20 (OT) 2-1 LOCAL RADIO: KOA (850 AM)/The Fox (103.5 FM): Dave Logan (play-by- 4 BYE play) and Ed McCaffrey (color commentary) will call the game with Andy 5 Sun. Oct. 5 ARIZONA Sports Authority Field at Mile High 2:05 p.m. MDT FOX* 6 Sun. Oct. 12 at N.Y. Jets MetLife Stadium 1 p.m. EDT CBS* Lindahl reporting from the sidelines. 7 Sun. Oct. 19 SAN FRANCISCO Sports Authority Field at Mile High 6:30 p.m. MDT NBC* LOCAL SPANISH RADIO: KMXA (1090 AM)/KJMN (92.1 FM): Luis Canela 8 Thu. Oct. 23 SAN DIEGO Sports Authority Field at Mile High 6:25 p.m. MDT CBS/NFLN (play-by-play), Rafael Medina (color commentary) and Javier Olivas 9 Sun. Nov. 2 at New England Gillette Stadium 4:25 p.m. EST CBS* (color commentary) will call the game. 10 Sun. Nov. 9 at Oakland O.co Coliseum 1:05 p.m. PST CBS* 11 Sun. Nov. 16 at St. Louis Edward Jones Dome 12 p.m. CST CBS* QUICK HITS 12 Sun. Nov. 23 MIAMI Sports Authority Field at Mile High 2:25 p.m. MST CBS* 13 Sun. Nov. 30 at Kansas City Arrowhead Stadium 7:30 p.m. CST NBC* * - The Broncos, who have never lost to the Cardinals at home, own an 14 Sun. Dec. 7 BUFFALO Sports Authority Field at Mile High 2:05 p.m. MST CBS* .833 regular-season winning percentage (7-1-1) against Arizona to repre- 15 Sun. Dec. 14 at San Diego Qualcomm Stadium 1:05 p.m. PST CBS* 16 Mon. Dec. 22 at Cincinnati Paul Brown Stadium 8:30 p.m. EST ESPN sent their best mark against any NFL team. See Page 5 17 Sun. Dec. 28 OAKLAND Sports Authority Field at Mile High 2:25 p.m. MST CBS* * - Denver owns a 19-6 all-time record in games following their bye week, * - All Sunday games from Weeks 5-17 are eligible to be moved to a different time as part of including a 13-3 record in home contests. See Page 5 the NFL’s flex scheduling format. * - Broncos Owner Pat Bowlen, who is entering his 31st year with the Broncos, ranks first among NFL owners with 309 overall wins since taking 2014 AFC WEST STANDINGS over the franchise in 1984. See Page 7 Team W L T PF PA Home Road AFC NFC DIV Streak * - Since Executive Vice President of Football Operations/General San Diego 3 1 0 102 63 2-0 1-1 2-0 1-1 0-0 Won 3 Manager John Elway was hired in 2011, the Broncos have totaled the third- Denver 2 1 0 75 67 2-0 0-1 2-0 0-1 1-0 Lost 1 most overall wins (39) in the NFL. See Page 8 Kansas City 2 2 0 102 79 1-1 1-1 2-2 0-0 0-1 Won 2 * - Broncos Head Coach John Fox can become the fourth coach in Broncos Oakland 0 4 0 51 103 0-2 0-2 0-4 0-0 0-0 Lost 4 history with at least 40 overall victories with a win on Sunday. See Page 9 * - Broncos QB needs one pass to join Brett DENVER BRONCOS MEDIA ROOM Favre as the only players in NFL history with 500 career TDs. See Page 13 The Denver Broncos have a media-only website, which was created * - WR leads the NFL with 8.3 receptions per game to assist accredited media in their coverage of the Broncos. By going to and ranks third in the league with 111.3 receiving yards per game. See Page 15 http://media.denverbroncos.com, members of the press will find weekly * - Broncos WR Wes Welker needs two catches to tie Broncos Ring of releases, press releases, rosters, depth charts, updated bios, transcripts, Famer Rod Smith (849 rec.) for the most receptions among undrafted injury reports, game recaps, news clippings, photos, credential applica- players in league history. See Page 16 tions, a comprehensive historical database and much more.

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STATISTICALMISCELLANEOUS COMPARISONS NOTES

­­BRONCOS/CARDINALS 2014 TEAM COMPARISON BRONCOS/CARDINALS 2014 INDIVIDUAL COMPARISON

BRONCOS CARDINALS BRONCOS CARDINALS Record...... 2-1...... 3-0 Division Standing...... 2nd (AFCW). . T-1st (NFCW) PASSING YARDS Turnover Margin (NFL Rank). . . .+1 (T-13th) . . .+2 (T-9th) Manning ...... 814 Stanton ...... 411 OFFENSE . Palmer...... 304

Net Yards Per Game (NFL Rank). .339.3 (17th). . 335.7 (24th) RUSHING YARDS Yards Per Play (NFL Rank) . . . . 5.50 (15th). . .5.39 (21st) Ball ...... 165 Ellington...... 206 Points Per Game (NFL Rank). . . 25.0 (T-9th). .22.0 (T-20th) Anderson...... 55 Palmer...... 21 Possession Average...... 27:05. . . . .29:00 RECEIVING YARDS Net Rushing Yards Per Game. . . .75.3 (28th). . 105.7 (21st) Sanders...... 334 Floyd ...... 252 Net Passing Yards Per Game. . . .264.0 (8th). 230.0 (T-17th) J. Thomas...... 160 Brown ...... 109 Had Intercepted/Yards ...... 1/52...... 0/0 D. Thomas...... 141 Fitzgerald...... 107 Sacks Allowed/Yards ...... 3/22. . . . . 6/35 /Lost...... 3/1...... 3/3 POINTS SCORED Third Down Pct. (NFL Rank). . . 42.1% (13th). . 48.7% (9th) J. Thomas...... 30 Catanzaro...... 30 Red Zone TD Pct. (NFL Rank). . .70.0% (3rd). .36.4% (29th) McManus...... 17 Brown ...... 18 Giveaways...... 2...... 3 Tamme ...... 12

DEFENSE Net Yards Per Game (NFL Rank). .390.7 (27th). . .316.3 (5th) Moore...... 2 Acho...... 1 Yards Per Play (NFL Rank) . . . . 5.33 (13th). . . 4.99 (8th) Harris, Jr...... 1 Foote...... 1 . Powers ...... 1 Points Per Game (NFL Rank). . . 22.3 (13th). . 15.0 (T-2nd) Net Rushing Yards Per Game. . . 105.3 (12th). . . 71.7 (4th) SACKS Net Passing Yards Per Game. . . 285.3 (31st). . 244.7 (18th) Ware...... 2.5 Campbell...... 1.0 Intercepted By/Yards...... 3/30. . . . . 3/15 Miller...... 2.0 Jefferson...... 1.0 Sacks For/Yards ...... 8/44. . . . . 3/26 Irving, Marshall, Ward. . 1.0 Johnson...... 1.0 Opponent Fumbles/Lost...... 3/0...... 3/2 DEFENSIVE TACKLES (PRESS BOX TOTALS) Third Down Pct. (NFL Rank). . . 47.8% (22nd). . 45.0% (17th) Irving...... 29 Jefferson...... 26 Red Zone TD Pct. (NFL Rank). . 50.0% (T-7th). .62.5% (23rd) Marshall...... 29 Foote...... 22 Takeaways...... 3...... 5 Roby ...... 18 Johnson ...... 19

SPECIAL TEAMS KICKOFF RETURNS (AVG.) Punts-Average Yards (Gross)...... 46.5. . . . . 47.9 Caldwell...... 1 (54.0) Ginn...... 5 (15.4) Punts-Average Yards (Net)...... 42.6. . . . . 36.0 Sanders...... 1 (22.0) Punt Returns-Average Per ...... 3.8. . . . . 28.0 PUNT RETURNS (AVG.) Punt Returns-Average Per Allowed . . . . 5.2...... 6.2 Burse...... 5 (3.8) Ginn ...... 3 (28.0) Kickoff Returns-Average Per ...... 38.0. . . . . 15.4 Kickoff Returns-Average Per Allowed . . . 25.0. . . . . 23.4 FIELD GOALS Field Goals Made/Attempted...... 3/3...... 9/9 McManus. . . . 3/3 (1.000) Catanzaro. . . 9/9 (1.000)

PENALTIES PUNTS (GROSS/NET AVG.) Penalties Against/Yards...... 22/168. . . . 17/130 Colquitt. . . 16 (46.5/42.6) Butler. . . .9 (47.9/36.0) Opponent Penalties Against/Yards. . . 23/141. . . . 24/224

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BRONCOS-CARDINALS SERIES BREAKDOWN / ALL-TIME RESULTS / CONNECTIONS G/C Ted Larsen at N.C. State... Broncos S David Bruton was teammates BRONCOS/CARDINALS SERIES BREAKDOWN with Cardinals WR Michael Floyd (2008), TE John Carlson (2005-06) (REGULAR SEASON) and RB Robert Hughes (2007-08) at Notre Dame... Denver OL Michael Schofield and Arizona LB Kenny Demens played four seasons (2009-12) Series Meetings: 9 together at Michigan... Broncos S Quinton Carter (2010) and LB Corey Broncos Record: 7-1-1 (Home: 4-0 / Away: 3-1-1) Nelson (2010-12) were teammates with Cardinals S Tony Jefferson at First Game: Den. 17, at Stl. 17 (11/4/73) Oklahoma... Denver CB played two seasons (2007-08) with Last Game: at Ari. 43, Den. 13 (12/12/10) Arizona G Paul Fanaika at Arizona State... Broncos Current Streak: Lost 1 Adam Gase and Cardinals Coach Freddie Kitchens were Longest Den. Win Streak: 7 (9/18/77 - 12/7/06) graduate assistants together at LSU in 2000. Longest Ari. Win Streak: 1 (12/12/10-present) CROSSING PATHS (PRO) Last Den. Home Win: at Den. 37, Ari. 7 (12/29/02) Denver QB Peyton Manning and TE Jacob Tamme spent three seasons Last Den. Home Loss: None (2009-11) with Arizona CB Jerraud Powers in Indianapolis... Manning Last Den. Road Win: Den. 37, at Ari. 20 (12/17/06) (1998-2010) and Tamme (2008-10) played for Arizona Assistant Head Last Den. Road Loss: at Ari. 43, Den. 13 (12/12/10) Coach/Offense Tom Moore in Indianapolis while Moore was the Colts’ Den. Shutouts: 2, last (12/16/89): Den. 37, at Phx. 0 Offensive Coordinator... Manning also played for Arizona Head Coach Ari. Shutouts: None while Arians served as Quarterbacks Coach in Indianapolis Most Den. Points: 38, 2x, last (9/23/01): Den. 38, at Ari. 17 from 1998 to 2000... Broncos G Louis Vasquez played with Cardinals CB Antonio Cromartie in San Diego in 2009... Denver WR Most Ari. Points: 43(12/12/10): at Ari. 43, Den. 13 spent three seasons in Cincinnati with Arizona QB and DE Total Den. Points: 248 Frostee Rucker... Rucker also played one season (2012) with Broncos S Total Ari. Points: 129 T.J. Ward in Cleveland... Broncos CB and Cardinals DE Tommy Average Den. Points: 27.6 Kelly played together in New England in 2013... Talib also spent three Average Ari. Points: 14.3 seasons (2010-12) with Cardinals G Ted Larsen in Tampa Bay... Denver Largest Den. Win: 37 (12/16/89): Den. 37, at Phx. 0 WR Emmanuel Sanders was teammates with Arizona LB Largest Ari. Win: 30 (12/12/10): at Ari. 43, Den. 13 (2010-13) and DT Alameda Ta’amu (2012) in Pittsburgh... Broncos C Most Pts., Both Teams: 57 (12/17/06): Den. 37, at Ari. 20 Manny Ramirez was teammates with Foote (2009) and QB Drew Stanton Fewest Pts., Both Teams: 7 (9/18/77): at Den. 7, Ari. 0 (2008-10) in Detroit... Denver LB Demarcus Ware played four seasons with Arizona LB Victor Butler in Dallas... Broncos C Will Montgomery played in Washington with Cardinals LB Lorenzo Alexander (2008-12) BRONCOS/CARDINALS ALL-TIME RESULTS and G Paul Fanaika (2009)... Denver Quarterbacks Coach Gregg Knapp was the offensive coordinator in Oakland in 2012 when Arizona QB Carson Season (Date) W/L Result Site Palmer was on the Raiders... Broncos WR Emmanuel Sanders played Nov. 4, 1973 T Denver 17, at St. Louis 17 Busch Stadium for Cardinals Head Coach Bruce Arians while Arians was Offensive Sept. 18, 1977 W at Denver 17, St. Louis 0 Mile High Stadium Coordinator in Pittsburgh in 2010-11... Sanders also played for Pittsburgh Dec. 16, 1989 W Denver 37, at Phoenix 0 Sun Devil Stadium while Cardinals Offensive Coordinator Harold Goodwin was Offensive Dec. 15, 1991 W at Denver 24, Phoenix 19 Mile High Stadium Line Quality Control (2010-11) and Cardinals Special Teams Coach Nov. 5, 1995 W at Denver 38, Arizona 6 Mile High Stadium was Pittsburgh’s assistant special teams coach (2010-11) Sept. 23, 2001 W Denver 38, at Arizona 17 Sun Devil Stadium and special teams coach (2012)... Arizona Todd Dec. 29, 2002 W at Denver 37, Arizona 7 INVESCO Field at Mile High Bowles served as Secondary Coach in Dallas from 2005 to 2007 while Dec. 17, 2006 W Denver 37, at Arizona 20 Cardinals Stadium Denver LB DeMarcus Ware was on the team... Cardinals Defensive Line Coach Brentson Buckner played for Carolina while Broncos Head Coach Dec. 12, 2010 L at Arizona 43, Denver 13 University of Phoenix Stadium John Fox was Carolina’s head coach (2002-05), Broncos Defensive Coordinator Jack Del Rio was Carolina’s defensive coordinator (2002) BRONCOS vs. CARDINALS CONNECTIONS and Broncos Offensive Line Coach Dave Magazu was Carolina’s Tight Ends Coach (2003-05)... Buckner also played for San Francisco while CROSSING PATHS (COLLEGE) Broncos Defensive Assistant Chris Beake was a Quality Control - Defense Denver G Orlando Franklin was a teammate of Arizona DE Calais and Defensive Assistant for the 49ers from 1999 to 2000... Beake and Campbell in 2007 at Miami (Fla.)... Broncos P was a team- Cardinals WR Ted Ginn Jr. spent one season together when Beake was mate of Cardinals NT Dan Williams at Tennessee from 2006-08... Denver an offensive assistant in San Francisco in 2010... Fox was the secondary CB Tony Carter was a teammate of Arizona CB Antonio Cromartie in 2004 coach for Pittsburgh for one season (1989) while Arizona Assistant Head at Florida State... Broncos LB Lamin Barrow played with Cardinals CB Coach/Offense Tom Moore was the offensive coordinator... Moore was Patrick Peterson (2009-10), S (2010-11) and LB Kevin the running backs coach in New Orleans in 1997 while Del Rio was an Minter (2009-12) at LSU... Denver DT Marvin Austin spent two seasons assistant strength coach... Cardinals Coach Mike Caldwell (2008-09) with Arizona G (2008-09) at North Carolina... played for Carolina in 2003 while Fox was head coach... Arizona Assistant Broncos DT Sylvester Williams also played two seasons (2011-12) with Special Teams/Assistant Tight Ends Coach Steve Heiden played tight end Cooper and Cardinals RB Kareem Martin at North Carolina... Austin also for Cleveland while Denver Secondary Coach Cory Undlin was Cleveland’s spent three seasons (2007-09) at North Carolina with Cardinals Outside quality control - defense (2005-06), secondary/assistant special teams Linebackers Coach , who served as UNC’s defensive grad- coach (2007) and defensive backs coach (2008)... Broncos Tight Ends uate assistant... Denver LB Nate Irving played four seasons with Arizona Coach was San Diego’s tight ends coach (2007-08) while

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BRONCOS-CARDINALS CONNECTIONSMISCELLANEOUS / WHAT NOTESTO WATCH FOR / NFL STANDINGS Cardinals Coach Kevin Ross was San Diego’s assistant secondary and quality control coach... Denver Running Backs Coach Eric 2014 NFL STANDINGS Studesville and Wide Receivers Coach coached with Arizona Assistant Offensive Line Coach in Buffalo in 2006. AFC East Team W L T Pct PF PA Home Road Div AFC NFC FORMER ARIZONA CARDINALS Buf. 2 2 0 .500 79 75 1-1 1-1 1-0 1-2 1-0 Broncos Wide Receivers Coach Tyke Tolbert served as the Cardinals’ Mia. 2 2 0 .500 96 97 1-1 1-1 1-1 2-2 0-0 wide receivers coach in 2003. N.E. 2 2 0 .500 80 90 1-0 1-2 0-1 1-2 1-0 FORMER DENVER BRONCOS NYJ 1 3 0 .250 79 96 1-2 0-1 0-0 1-0 0-3 Arizona LS Mike Leach played for Denver from 2002 to 2008... Cardinals AFC North Offensive Assistant David Diaz-Infante played for Denver from 1995-98 and again in 2001... Arizona Defensive Assistant/Defensive Backs Ryan Team W L T Pct PF PA Home Road Div AFC NFC Slowik served as Denver’s Assistant Defensive Backs Coach from 2005 to Cin. 3 0 0 1.000 80 33 2-0 1-0 1-0 2-0 1-0 2006 and Assistant Special Teams Coach from 2007 to 2008. Bal. 3 1 0 .750 103 60 2-1 1-0 2-1 2-1 1-0 CARDINALS FROM DENVER AND THE SURROUNDING AREA Pit. 2 2 0 .500 97 99 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 Arizona DE Calais Campbell is from Aurora, Colo. Cle. 1 2 0 .333 74 77 1-1 0-1 0-2 0-2 1-0 HOMETOWN CONNECTIONS AFC South Team W L T Pct PF PA Home Road Div AFC NFC Denver QB Peyton Manning and T Chris Clark share their hometown of New Orleans with Arizona S Tyrann Mathieu... Broncos T Hou. 3 1 0 .750 87 67 2-0 1-1 0-0 2-0 1-1 shares his hometown of Rialto, Calif. with Cardinals LB Victor Butler... Ind. 2 2 0 .500 136 95 1-1 1-1 2-0 2-1 0-1 Denver CB and Arizona LB Kevin Minter were teammates Ten. 1 3 0 .250 60 110 0-1 1-2 0-1 1-2 0-1 at Peachtree Ridge High School in their hometown of Suwanee, Ga.... Jac. 0 4 0 .000 58 152 0-1 0-3 0-1 0-2 0-2 Broncos LB and Cardinals LB Sam Acho are from Dallas... Denver LS Aaron Brewer shares his hometown of Fullerton, Calif. with AFC West Arizona TEs Darren Fells and . Team W L T Pct PF PA Home Road Div AFC NFC S.D. 3 1 0 .750 102 63 2-0 1-1 0-0 2-0 1-1 WHAT TO WATCH FOR vs. CARDINALS Den. 2 1 0 .667 75 67 2-0 0-1 1-0 2-0 0-1 K.C. 2 2 0 .500 102 79 1-1 1-1 0-1 2-2 0-0 HEAD COACH JOHN FOX (39 overall wins as a Bronco) Oak. 0 4 0 .000 51 103 0-2 0-2 0-0 0-4 0-0 * - Needs a win to become the fourth head coach in Broncos history with NFC East at least 40 overall victories. Team W L T Pct PF PA Home Road Div NFC AFC DT TERRANCE KNIGHTON (299 career tackles) Phi. 3 1 0 .750 122 104 2-0 1-1 1-0 1-1 2-0 * - Needs one to reach 300 for his career. Dal. 3 1 0 .750 115 86 1-1 2-0 0-0 2-1 1-0 QB PEYTON MANNING (499 career TD passes) NYG 2 2 0 .500 103 91 1-1 1-1 1-0 1-2 1-0 * - Needs one touchdown pass to join Brett Favre as the only players in Was. 1 3 0 .250 95 109 1-1 0-2 0-2 0-2 1-1 NFL history with 500 career TDs. NFC North CB AQIB TALIB (INT in six consecutive seasons) Team W L T Pct PF PA Home Road Div NFC AFC * - Needs one to become the sixth NFL players to post at least Det. 3 1 0 .750 85 62 2-0 1-1 1-0 2-1 1-0 one interception in each of the last seven seasons. G.B. 2 2 0 .500 92 96 1-0 1-2 1-1 1-2 1-0 WR (31 career rec. TDs) Chi. 2 2 0 .500 92 100 0-2 2-0 0-1 1-1 1-1 * - Needs one receiving score to tie Al Denson for 10th on the club’s all- Min. 2 2 0 .500 91 84 1-1 1-1 0-0 2-1 0-1 time list (and two TDs to tie Eric Decker for ninth). NFC South TE JULIUS THOMAS (17 receiving TDs since 2012; 953 career rec. yds.) Team W L T Pct PF PA Home Road Div NFC AFC * - Needs two receiving scores to tie Saints TE Jimmy Graham for the most in the NFL during the last two seasons. Car. 2 2 0 .500 73 96 1-1 1-1 1-0 2-0 0-2 * - Needs 47 receiving yards to reach 1,000 for his career. Atl. 2 2 0 .500 131 113 2-0 0-2 2-0 2-1 0-1 DE DEMARCUS WARE (119.5 career sacks; 29 multi-sack games) N.O. 1 3 0 .250 95 110 1-0 0-3 0-1 1-2 0-1 * - Needs a sack to pass Julius Peppers for sole possession of 17th T.B. 1 3 0 .250 72 119 0-2 1-1 0-2 0-3 1-0 place on the NFL’s all-time sack list (and third among active players). NFC West * - Needs 1.5 sacks to post his 30th career multi-sack game in the Team W L T Pct PF PA Home Road Div NFC AFC regular season. Ari. 3 0 0 1.000 66 45 2-0 1-0 1-0 2-0 1-0 WR WES WELKER (847 career receptions) Sea. 2 1 0 .667 83 66 2-0 0-1 0-0 1-0 1-1 * - Needs two catches to tie Broncos Ring of Famer Rod Smith (849 S.F. 2 2 0 .500 88 89 1-1 1-1 0-1 2-2 0-0 rec.) for the most receptions among undrafted players in league history. Stl. 1 2 0 .333 56 85 0-2 1-0 0-0 1-2 0-0

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TEAM NOTES / NFL WEEK 5 SCHEDULE

DENVER LOOKS TO CONTINUE SUCCESS vs. ARIZONA NFL SCHEDULE - REGULAR SEASON WEEK 5

The Broncos own the best regular-season winning percentage (.833 / Thursday, Oct. 2 7-1-1) against the Cardinals than any other NFL team in their history. Minnesota at Green Bay...... 7:25p CT Arizona is one of just two NFL teams Denver has never lost to at home. Sunday, Oct. 5 DENVER’S BEST RECORDS AGAINST OPPONENTS Chicago at Carolina...... 1:00p ET Team W L T Pct. Houston at Dallas...... 12:00p CT 1. Arizona 7 1 1 .833 Buffalo at Detroit...... 1:00p ET 2. New Orleans 8 2 0 .800 Baltimore at Indianapolis...... 1:00p ET 3. Cleveland 19 5 0 .792 Pittsburgh at Jacksonville...... 1:00p ET 4. Tampa Bay 6 2 0 .750 Tampa Bay at New Orleans...... 12:00p CT Carolina 3 1 0 .750 Atlanta at N.Y. Giants...... 1:00p ET St. Louis at ...... 1:00p ET DENVER’S BEST RECORDS AGAINST OPPONENTS AT HOME Cleveland at Tennessee...... 12:00p CT Team W L T Pct. Arizona at Denver...... 2:05p MT 1. Arizona 4 0 0 1.000 N.Y. Jets at San Diego...... 1:25p PT Carolina 2 0 0 1.000 Kansas City at San Francisco...... 1:25p PT 3. Cincinnati 12 2 0 .857 Cincinnati at New England...... 8:30p ET 4. Green Bay 5 1 0 .833 Monday, Oct. 6 New Orleans 5 1 0 .833 Seattle at Washington...... 8:30p ET BRONCOS SUCCESSFUL AFTER THE BYE NEW FACES IN DENVER The Broncos own a 19-6 all-time record in games following their bye week, including a 13-3 record in home contests. Denver’s current active roster features 14 players who were not with the club in 2013. BRONCOS GAMES FOLLOWING A BYE WEEK Year (Date) W/L Result Included in that total are six veteran free agents, five draft selections, two college free agents and one trade acquisition. Of the 14 new players, six are 1990 (11/4) L at Minnesota 27, Denver 22 listed atop the depth chart at their respective positions. 1991 (10/20) W at Denver 16, Kansas City 16 1992 (11/8) W at Denver 27, N.Y. Jets 16 DENVER BRONCOS NEW PLAYER BREAKDOWN 1993 (10/3) W at Denver 35, Indianapolis 13 Type No. 1993 (10/31) W at Denver 28, Seattle 17 Veteran Free Agents 6 1994 (10/9) W Denver 16, at Seattle 9 Draft Choices 5 1995 (11/5) W at Denver 38, Arizona 6 College Free Agents 2 1996 (10/20) W at Denver 45, Baltimore 34 Trade Acquisitions 1 1997 (10/19) L at Oakland 28, Denver 25 TOTAL 14 1998 (10/25) W at Denver 37, Jacksonville 24 1999 (12/5) L Kansas City 16, at Denver 10 NEW PLAYERS ON DENVER’S ACTIVE ROSTER IN 2013 2000 (11/5) W Denver 30, at N.Y. Jets 23 Player Pos. Exp. How Acq. 2001 (12/30) W at Denver 23, Oakland 17 Marvin Austin DT 4 Free Agent 2002 (11/11) L Oakland 34, at Denver 10 Lamin Barrow LB R Draft (5) 2003 (11/16) W at Denver 37, San Diego 8 Isaiah Burse* WR/PR R CFA 2004 (11/21) W Denver 34, at New Orleans 13 WR R Draft (2) 2005 (11/13) W Denver 31, at Oakland 17 Brandon McManus K 1 Trade (NYG) 2006 (10/9) W at Denver 13, Baltimore 3 Will Montgomery C 9 Free Agent 2007 (10/21) W at Denver 31, Pittsburgh 28 Corey Nelson LB R Draft (7) 2008 (11/2) L Miami 26, at Denver 17 Bradley Roby CB R Draft (1) 2009 (11/1) L at Baltimore 30, Denver 7 Emmanuel Sanders WR 5 UFA (Pit.) 2010 (11/14) W at Denver 49, Kansas City 29 Michael Schofield T R Draft (3) 2011 (10/23) W Denver 18, at Miami 15 (OT) Aqib Talib CB 7 UFA (N.E.) 2012 (10/28) W at Denver 34, New Orleans 14 RB R CFA 2013 (11/10) W Denver 28, at San Diego 20 T.J. Ward S 5 UFA (Cle.) DeMarcus Ware DE 10 Free Agent Starters listed in italics; *Starting punt returner

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MISCELLANEOUSTEAM NOTES NOTES

BRONCOS HAVE NFL’S SECOND-TOUGHEST SCHEDULE TWO COLLEGE FREE-AGENTS MAKE ACTIVE ROSTER The Broncos’ 2014 schedule is the second-toughest slate in the NFL For the 11th consecutive year, at least one rookie college free agent factoring in their opponents’ 2013 records. made the Broncos’ active roster out of training camp for the first week of Denver, whose 2014 opponents went a combined 146-110 (.570) last the regular season. season, will face 12 teams that had a .500 or better record last year and Entering the 2014 season, Denver’s streak of 11 consecutive years with nine teams that made the postseason in 2013. a college free agent on the Week 1 active roster tied for the third-longest 2014 NFL STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE active streak in the NFL. Opponents’ 2013 Record Team W L T Pct. COLLEGE FREE AGENTS TO MAKE DENVER’S 1. Oakland 148 108 0 .578 53-MAN ROSTER OUT OF TRAINING CAMP, SINCE 1997 2. Denver 146 110 0 .570 Year Player College 3. St. Louis 144 111 1 .564 1997 DT David Richie Washington 4. San Diego 144 112 0 .563 1998 DE Cyron Brown Western Illinois San Francisco 144 112 0 .563 2002 CB Lenny Walls Boston College 2004 CB Roc Alexander Washington BRONCOS OPEN UP DEFENSE OF AFC WEST TITLE 2005 TE Wesley Duke Mercer 2006 RB Mike Bell Arizona The Broncos have won three consecutive AFC West titles (2011-13) and 2007 RB Selvin Young Texas own a 15-4 (.789) record in divisional play during that span. 2008 P Brett Kern Toledo The Broncos, who won the AFC West for the 13th time in their history in 2008 T Colorado 2013, own the most titles among division members. 2008 ILB Wesley Woodyard Kentucky The 2013 season marked the first time in franchise history the Broncos 2009 DL Chris Baker Hampton have captured three consecutive divisional crowns. 2010 CB Mississippi 2011 CB Chris Harris Kansas BEST DIVISIONAL RECORDS, NFL, 2011-PRES. 2012 LS Aaron Brewer San Diego State Team W L T Pct. 2012 LB Steven Johnson Kansas 1. Green Bay 14 3 1 .806 2013 RB C.J. Anderson California 2. Denver 15 4 0 .789 2014 WR Isaiah Burse Fresno State New England 15 4 0 .789 2014 RB Juwan Thompson Duke 4. San Francisco 13 4 1 .750 5. Baltimore 14 6 0 .700 CONSECUTIVE SEASONS WITH A ROOKIE CFA ON WEEK 1 ROSTER (Current NFL Streaks) MOST AFC WEST DIVISION TITLES, NFL HISTORY Team No. Team No. 1. Indianapolis 16 1. Denver 13 2. Kansas City 12 2. Oakland 12 3. Denver 11 3. San Diego 10 Baltimore 11 4. Kansas City 6 New England 11 5. Seattle 2 DENVER BRONCOS’ AFC WEST TITLE SEASONS BRONCOS COMING OFF SEVENTH BERTH Year W L T Coach Postseason (Rec.) The Denver Broncos played in their seventh Super Bowl in franchise 1977 12 2 0 Super Bowl (2-1) history when they faced the on Feb. 2 at MetLife Stadium. 1978 10 6 0 Red Miller Playoffs (0-1) 1984 13 3 0 Playoffs (0-1) Denver’s seven Super Bowl appearances are tied for the third-most in 1986 11 5 0 Dan Reeves Super Bowl (2-1) NFL history. 1987 10 4 1 Dan Reeves Super Bowl (2-1) MOST SUPER BOWL APPEARANCES, NFL HISTORY 1989 11 5 0 Dan Reeves Super Bowl (2-1) Team No. 1991 12 4 0 Dan Reeves AFC Champ. (1-1) 1. Dallas 8 1996 13 3 0 Mike Shanahan Playoffs (0-1) Pittsburgh 8 1998 14 2 0 Mike Shanahan S.B. Champs (3-0) 3. Denver 7 2005 13 3 0 Mike Shanahan AFC Champ. (1-1) New England 7 2011 8 8 0 John Fox Playoffs (1-1) 5. San Francisco 6 2012 13 3 0 John Fox Playoffs (0-1) 2013 13 3 0 John Fox Playoffs (2-1)

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TEAM NOTES / OWNER PAT BOWLEN

BRONCOS FINISH 2013 AS AFC NO. 1 SEED BOWLEN ERA MARKED BY ACHIEVEMENT The Denver Broncos earned the AFC’s No. 1 seed and home-field advan- Introduced as the majority owner of the Denver Broncos on March 23, tage throughout the playoffs for the second consecutive year and the 1984, Pat Bowlen has positioned the Broncos among the league’s top seventh time in franchise history. franchises during the last three decades. The Broncos have advanced to the Super Bowl five of the seven times REGULAR-SEASON WINS, NFL, 1984-PRES. they earned the conference’s No. 1 seed. Team No. SEASONS EARNING THE AFC NO. 1 SEED, BRONCOS HISTORY 1. San Francisco 297 Year Rec. Coach Postseason (rec.) 2. Denver 291 1977 12-2 Red Miller Super Bowl (2-1) 3. New England 286 1987 10-4-1 Dan Reeves Super Bowl (2-1) 4. Pittsburgh 282 1989 11-5 Dan Reeves Super Bowl (2-1) 5. Green Bay 273 1996 13-3 Mike Shanahan Playoffs (0-1) 1998 14-2 Mike Shanahan Super Bowl Champion (3-0) OVERALL WINS, NFL, 1984-PRES. 2012 13-3 John Fox Playoffs (0-1) Team No. 2013 13-3 John Fox Super Bowl (2-1) 1. San Francisco 321 2. New England 310 3. Denver 309 PAT BOWLEN MAKES SIXTH S.B. APPEARANCE 4. Pittsburgh 301 Broncos Owner Pat Bowlen made his sixth Super Bowl appearance with 5. Green Bay 290 the Broncos, tying him for the most Super Bowl berths among owners in DIVISION TITLES, NFL, 1984-PRES. professional football history. Team No. MOST SUPER BOWL APPEARANCES BY A TEAM OWNER, 1. New England 14 PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL HISTORY 2. San Francisco 13 Owner Team No. 3. Pittsburgh 12 1. Pat Bowlen Denver 6 4. Denver 11 Robert Kraft New England 6 5. Chicago 10 3. Edward DeBartolo Jr. San Francisco 5 Green Bay 10 Clint Murchison Jr. Dallas 5 Indianapolis 10 Joe Robbie Miami 5 SEASONS WITH A .500 OR BETTER RECORD PAT BOWLEN WRAPS UP 30th SEASON Team No. 1. Denver 25 The 2013 season marked Pat Bowlen’s 30th season as owner of the 2. New England 23 Denver Broncos. 3. Green Bay 22 Mr. Bowlen’s 289 regular-season wins and 307 overall victories were the Miami 22 most by an owner in their first 30 years in professional football history. Pittsburgh 22 MOST OVERALL WINS BY AN OWNER IN FIRST 30 YEARS, CONFERENCE CHAMP. GAMES, NFL, 1984-PRES. PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL HISTORY Team No. Owner Years (No.) R.S. Overall 1. San Francisco 11 1. Pat Bowlen, Den. 1984-2013 (30) 289 307 2. New England 10 2. Al Davis, Oak. 1972-2001 (30) 277 296 Pittsburgh 9 3. Virginia Halas McCaskey, Chi. 1983-2012 (30) 259 269 4. Denver 8 4. , Chi. 1922-1951 (30) 247 253 5. Edward DeBartolo Jr., S.F. 1977-1999 (23) 226 248 SUPER BOWL APPEARANCES, NFL, 1984-PRES. , Cle. 1961-1990 (30) 242 248 Team No. 7. Tom Benson, N.O. 1985-2013 (29) 239 246 1. New England 7 8. Alex Spanos, S.D. 1984-2013 (30) 231 238 2. Denver 6 Carroll Rosenbloom, Bal./LAN 1953-1978 (26) 226 238 3. N.Y. Giants 5 10. Clint Murchison Jr., Dal. 1960-1983 (24) 214 234 San Francisco 5 5. Buffalo 4 Pittsburgh 4 SUPER BOWL WINS, NFL, 1984-PRES. Team No. 1. San Francisco 4 2. Dallas 3 New England 3 N.Y. Giants 3 5. Den., G.B., Pit., Was. 2

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OWNER PAT MISCELLANEOUSBOWLEN / JOHN ELWAYNOTES / JOHN FOX

BOWLEN REACHES 300 WINS FOX MAKES SECOND S.B. APPEARANCE AS HEAD COACH Broncos Owner Pat Bowlen earned his 300th win in Week 10 against San Broncos Head Coach John Fox is just the sixth head coach in professional Diego in 2013 to become the first owner in professional football history to football history to lead multiple teams to the Super Bowl. reach 300 wins in 30 years. Fox led Carolina to the Super Bowl following the 2003 season—his sec- He also was the second-fastest owner to 300 wins in terms of games. ond year with the Panthers. He also served as defensive coordinator for the FEWEST YEARS TO REACH 300 OVERALL WINS BY AN OWNER, 2000 , who advanced to Super Bowl XXXV. PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL HISTORY HEAD COACHES TO LEAD MULTIPLE TEAMS TO THE SUPER BOWL Owner Years Coach First Team Second Team 1. Pat Bowlen, Den. 30 Baltimore (1968) Miami (1971, ‘72, ‘73) 2. Al Davis, Oak. 31 N.Y. Giants (1986, ‘90) New England (1996) 3. Lamar Hunt, K.C. 38 Dan Reeves Denver (1986, ‘87, ‘89) Atlanta (1998) 4. Art Modell, Cle./Bal. 39 Philadelphia (1980) St. Louis (1999) 5. Ralph Wilson, Buf. 40 Mike Holmgren Green Bay (1996, ‘97) Seattle (2005) FEWEST GAMES TO REACH 300 OVERALL WINS BY AN OWNER, John Fox Carolina (2002) Denver (2013) PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL HISTORY Owner Games FOX JOINS AN ELITE GROUP 1. Al Davis, Oak. 495 2. Pat Bowlen, Den. 501 Broncos Head Coach John Fox is just the fifth coach in NFL history to 3. George Halas, Chi. 536 deliver division titles in each of his first three years with a team. 4. Art Modell, Cle./Bal. 570 Fox, who took over a team that finished 4-12 in 2010, is just the third 5. Lamar Hunt, K.C. 574 coach to accomplish the above feat after inheriting a team with a losing record and just the second individual to take a last-place team and lead it PAT BOWLEN’S ALL-TIME RANKINGS AMONG PRO FOOTBALL to three consecutive division crowns in his first three years. PRIMARY OWNERS/CHAIRPERSONS Category No. All-Time Rk. Since ‘84 COACHES TO WIN DIVISION TITLES IN FIRST THREE YEARS WITH A TEAM Regular-Season Wins 291 9th 1st Head Coach Team Years Prev. Rec. (Div. Fin.) Overall Wins 309 T-8th 1st * L.A. Rams 1973-77 (5) 6-7-1 (3rd) Winning Seasons 18 T-10th 1st Ted Marchibroda Baltimore 1975-77 (3) 2-12 (5th) Playoff Appearances 16 T-6th 1st Barry Switzer Dallas 1994-96 (3) 12-4 (1st) Playoff Wins 17 6th 4th Norv Turner San Diego 2007-09 (3) 14-2 (1st) Conference Championship Berths 8 5th T-2nd John Fox Denver 2011-12 (3) 4-12 (4th) Super Bowl Appearances 6 T-1st T-1st *Won more than three consecutive division titles Super Bowl Wins 2 T-7th T-4th FOX AMONG WINNINGEST NFL COACHES ELWAY HAS BRONCOS BACK TO WINNING WAYS Broncos Head Coach John Fox ranks fifth among active NFL head coach- Since John Elway was hired in 2011 (and coming off a 4-12 record in es with 115 career wins. Those 115 career victories rank third among 2010), the Broncos have totaled the third-most overall wins (39) in the NFL. active head coaches since his first year with Carolina in 2002. Denver is one of eight teams to average at least 10 wins a year from MOST OVERALL WINS, ACTIVE NFL HEAD COACHES 2011-13, one of five clubs to make the postseason in each of the last three Coach Reg. Season. Postseason Total campaigns and one of three franchises to win a division title in each of the 1. , Cle./N.E. 201 18 219 last three years. 2. Tom Coughlin, Jac./NYG 160 11 171 MOST OVERALL WINS, NFL, 2011-PRES. 3. Jeff Fisher, Ten./Stl. 158 5 163 Team W L T Playoff App. 4. , Phi./K.C. 143 10 153 1. New England 43 16 0 3 5. John Fox, Car./Den. 109 8 117 2. San Francisco 43 16 1 3 MOST OVERALL WINS, ACTIVE NFL HEAD COACHES, 2002-14 3. Denver 39 18 0 3 Coach Reg. Season. Postseason Total 4. Baltimore 38 20 0 2 1. Bill Belichick, N.E. 149 13 162 5. Green Bay 37 18 1 3 2. Andy Reid, Phi./K.C. 116 7 123 Seattle 37 19 0 2 3. John Fox, Car./Den. 109 8 117 BRONCOS NFL RANKS UNDER JOHN ELWAY (2011-PRES.) 4. Tom Coughlin, Jac./NYG 97 7 104 Statistic No. Rk. 5. Jeff Fisher, Ten./Stl. 93 2 95 Reg. Season Wins 36 3rd Overall Wins 39 3rd Playoff Berths 3 T-1st Division Titles 3 T-1st

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HEAD COACH JOHN FOX

FOX’S YEAR-BY-YEAR COACHING BREAKDOWN PLAYERS COACHED BY FOX

Year Team Reg. Season Postseason Broncos Head Coach John Fox has coached 33 players who have earned 2002 Carolina 7-9 a total of 63 Pro Bowl selections at 14 different positions during his coach- 2003 Carolina 11-5 S.B. XXXVIII (3-1) ing career. 2004 Carolina 7-9 2005 Carolina 11-5 NFC Champ. Game (2-1) PRO BOWL PLAYERS COACHED BY FOX AS 2006 Carolina 8-8 A POSITION COACH, COORDINATOR OR HEAD COACH 2007 Carolina 7-9 Player Position Pro Bowls Years 2008 Carolina 12-4 Playoffs (0-1) Jesse Armstead 5 1997-2001 2009 Carolina 8-8 Champ Bailey 2 2011-12 2010 Carolina 2-14 Zane Beadles Offensive Guard 1 2012 2011 Denver 8-8 Playoffs (1-1) Jon Beason Linebacker 3 2008-10 2012 Denver 13-3 Playoffs (0-1) Gill Byrd Cornerback 1 1992 2013 Denver 13-3 S.B. XLVIII (2-1) Ryan Clady Offensive Tackle 2 2011-12 2014 Denver 2-1 Stephen Davis 1 2003 Brian Dawkins Safety 1 2011 BREAKDOWN OF JOHN FOX’S RECORD COACHING FOOTBALL Jake Delhomme 1 2005 Category W L T Pct. Elvis Dumervil 2 2011-12 Regular season record as an NFL head coach 109 86 0 .559 Linebacker 1 2004 Postseason record as an NFL head coach 8 6 -- .571 Jordan Gross Offensive Tackle 2 2008, ‘10 Overall record as an NFL head coach 117 92 0 .560 Kris Jenkins 3 2002-03, ‘06 Regular season record as an NFL assistant coach 105 86 1 .549 Ryan Kalil Center 2 2009-10 Postseason record as an NFL assistant coach 4 4 -- .500 Peyton Manning Quarterback 2 2012-13 Overall record as an NFL assistant coach 109 90 1 .548 Terry McDaniel Cornerback 2 1994-95 Overall record as an NFL coach 226 182 1 .554 Willis McGahee Running Back 1 2011 Regular season record as a collegiate assistant coach 54 54 4 .500 Chester McGlockton Defensive Tackle 2 1994-95 Postseason record as a collegiate assistant coach 1 1 -- .500 Linebacker 2 2011-12 Overall record as a collegiate assistant coach 55 55 4 .500 Dan Morgan Linebacker 1 2004 Overall record coaching football 281 237 5 .542 Muhsin Muhammad 1 2004 Julius Peppers Defensive End 5 2004-06, ‘08-09 FOX’S 11-WIN SEASONS Matt Prater Kicker 1 2013 Mike Rucker Defensive End 1 2003 John Fox is one of just six active head coaches with at least five 11-win Todd Sauerbrun Punter 2 2002-03 seasons. Additionally, he joins Bill Belichick (8), (6) and Andy Steve Smith Wide Receiver 3 2005-06, ‘08 Reid (5) as the only individuals with five or more 11-win seasons since his Michael Strahan Defensive End 4 1997-99, 2000 first year as a head coach in 2002. Demaryius Thomas Wide Receiver 2 2012-13 MOST SEASONS WITH 11 WINS, NFL, SINCE 2002 Julius Thomas Tight End 1 2013 Coach No. Louis Vasquez Offensive Guard 1 2013 1. Bill Belichick, N.E. 8 Mike Wahle Offensive Guard 1 2005 2. Tony Dungy, Ind. 6 DeAngelo Williams Running Back 1 2009 3. John Fox, Car./Den. 5 Rod Woodson Cornerback 3 1989-91 Andy Reid, Phi./K.C. 5 Totals 33 plrs./14 pos. 63 5. Mike McCarthy, G.B. 4 , N.O. 4 BRONCOS COACHING RECORDS Below is a look at the overall records (regular season and playoffs) for all of Denver’s head coaches in the club’s 55-year history. BRONCOS ALL-TIME HEAD COACHES’ OVERALL RECORDS Head Coach Years W L T Pct. 1960-61 7 20 1 .268 Jack Faulkner 1962-64 9 22 1 .297 Mac Speedie* 1964-66 6 19 1 .250 Ray Malavasi* 1966 4 8 0 .333 Lou Saban 1967-71 20 42 3 .331 Jerry Smith* 1971 2 3 0 .400 John Ralston 1972-76 34 33 3 .507 Red Miller 1977-80 42 25 0 .627 Dan Reeves 1981-92 117 79 1 .596 1993-94 16 17 0 .485 Mike Shanahan 1995-2008 146 91 0 .616 Josh McDaniels 2009-10 11 17 0 .393 * 2010 1 3 0 .250 John Fox^ 2011-14 39 18 0 .684 ^ - All games in 2013 credited to John Fox’s record per Elias Sports Bureau DENVER VS. ARIZONA — 9 — SUNDAY, OCT. 5, 2014 denver broncos weekly release

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BRONCOS OFFENSIVE NOTES OFFENSIVE LINE PROVIDES PROTECTION

QUICKLY: The Broncos have allowed the fewest sacks (44) in the NFL since 2012 and have allowed just three quarterback takedowns so far in 2014. * - Adam Gase enters his second season as offensive coordinator for the Broncos after coaching quarterbacks for the club from 2011-12 and wide FEWEST SACKS ALLOWED, NFL, 2012-PRES. Team No. receivers from 2009-10. 1. Denver 44 * - The Broncos’ 606 points scored in 2013 set a single-season NFL 2. Detroit 63 record. 3. N.Y. Giants 66 * - The Broncos topped 40 points in a team-record six games in 2013 and 4. New Orleans 68 5. Houston 74 tied the NFL record by eclipsing 50 points in three contests. * - The Broncos in 2013 were the first team in NFL history with five play- DENVER’S SACKS ALLOWED SINCE 2012 Year No. NFL Rk. ers scoring at least 10 from scrimmage. 2012 21 2nd * - QB Peyton Manning, who was signed by the Broncos on March 21, 2013 20 1st 2012, is the league’s only five-time MVP and the NFL’s active leader in 2014 3 T-2nd nearly every major passing category. TOTAL 44 1st * - Manning owns the second-most regular-season wins (169) by a MANNING COMING OFF THIRD S.B. APPEARANCE starting quarterback in NFL history, trailing only Brett Favre in that category. * - Manning threw his 100th touchdown as a Bronco in his 35th game Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning played in his third career Super with the club to become the fastest player in NFL history to reach 100 Bowl on Feb. 2. touchdown passes with a team. Manning joined Craig Morton and Kurt Warner as the only three quarter- backs in league history to lead multiple teams to the Super Bowl. * - Manning owns an NFL-record 10 seasons with at least 12 wins. QB PEYTON MANNING’S SUPER BOWL GAME LOGS * - Manning has orchestrated an NFL-record 50 game-winning drives in Opp. (Date) Res. Att. Cmp. Yds. TD INT Rtg. the fourth quarter or overtime. Chi. (2/4/07) W, 29-17 38 25 247 1 1 81.8 N.O. (2/7/10) L, 31-17 45 31 333 1 1 88.5 * - Manning’s 26 career AFC Offensive Player of the Week honors are the Sea. (2/2/14) L, 43-8 49 34 280 1 2 73.5 most by a player since the award was initiated by the NFL in 1984. TOTALS 1-2 132 90 860 3 4 81.0 * - Manning has been named to 13 career Pro Bowls to tie for the third- STARTING QBs TO LEAD MULTIPLE TEAMS TO THE SUPER BOWL most selections in NFL history. Quarterback First Team Second Team * - Manning threw an NFL-record 55 touchdown passes and 5,477 yards Craig Morton Dallas (1970) Denver (1977) for Denver in 2013. Kurt Warner St. Louis (1999, 2001) Arizona (2008) Peyton Manning Indianapolis (2006, ‘09) Denver (2013) * - Manning tied the NFL record with seven passing touchdowns against Baltimore in Week 1 of the 2013 season. MANNING WINS FIFTH MVP AWARD * - WR Demaryius Thomas ranks first in the NFL with 36 receptions of 25+ yards since the beginning of the 2012 season. Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning won his NFL-record fifth MVP award in 2013 after leading the NFL in nearly every significant passing * - WR Emmanuel Sanders leads the NFL with 8.3 receptions per game category. and ranks third in the league with 111.3 receiving yards per game. A runner-up for league MVP following his first season with Denver in * - TE Julius Thomas posted 12 receiving touchdowns in 2013 to 2012, Manning has finished first or second in MVP voting in eight of the represent the most by a tight end in franchise history. 15 seasons he has played. * - TE Julius Thomas owns three career games with at least 100 MOST NFL MVP AWARDS, NFL HISTORY receiving yards and two touchdowns, representing one third of the total Player MVPs Years Selected such performances by a Broncos tight end. 1. Peyton Manning 5 2003-04, ‘08-09, ‘13 2. Brett Favre 3 1995-97 * - TE Julius Thomas is tied for second in the NFL with 17 receiving 3 1959, ‘64, ‘67 touchdowns since the start of the 2013 season. Jim Brown 3 1957-58, ‘65 * - RB ranked second in the NFL with a 6.5-yard rushing 5. Tom Brady 2 2007, ‘10 average (52-337) during the last six weeks of the regular season in 2013 Kurt Warner 2 1999, ‘01 while gaining a first down on 21-of-52 attempts during that span. Steve Young 2 1992, ‘94 Joe Montana 2 1989-90 * - G Louis Vasquez played every offensive snap in his first year with the Broncos in 2013 and became the first guard in franchise history to earn first-team All-Pro honors from the Associated Press.

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MANNING NAMED TO 13TH PRO BOWL IN 2013 MANNING’S SITUATIONAL RECORDS Quarterback Peyton Manning was named to his 13th Pro Bowl in 2013 to Below is a look at Peyton Manning’s career situational records. He owns tie for the third-most selections in NFL history. a career 169-74 (.695) regular-season record. MOST PRO BOWL SELECTIONS, NFL HISTORY PEYTON MANNING CAREER SITUATIONAL RECORDS Player No. Throws 0 TD passes...... 12-13 on Sunday. . . . 147-67 1. Tony Gonzalez 14 Throws 1+TD passes...... 155-60 on Monday . . . . .13-4 Bruce Matthews 14 Throws 2+TD passes...... 115-38 on Thursday . . . . .9-2 3. Peyton Manning 13 Throws 3+TD passes...... 70-16 on Saturday. . . . . 0-1 Jerry Rice 13 Throws 4+TD passes...... 28-3 in September. . . .38-15 Reggie White 13 Throws for <200 yds...... 23-16 in October. . . . .38-16 MANNING ACCUSTOMED TO WINNING Throws for 200+yds...... 146-58 in November. . . .44-20 Throws for 300+yds...... 56-30 in Dec./Jan. . . . .49-23 Quarterback Peyton Manning owns the second-most regular-season wins Was not intercepted...... 96-14 at home...... 92-30 (169) by a starting quarterback in NFL history, trailing only Brett Favre in Was intercepted...... 73-60 on road ...... 77-44 that category. Was not sacked...... 70-24 in division. . . . .68-31 MOST VICTORIES BY A STARTING QB, REGULAR SEASON, NFL HISTORY Was sacked...... 99-50 in conference . . .128-54 Player W L T Pct. Posts 100+rating...... 81-10 out of conference . .41-20 1. Brett Favre 186 112 0 .624 2. Peyton Manning* 169 74 0 .695 MANNING’S 3,000/4,000-YARD PASSING SEASONS 3. Tom Brady* 150 45 0 .769 4. John Elway 148 82 1 .643 Quarterback Peyton Manning has totaled 13 4,000-yard passing seasons 5. Dan Marino 147 93 0 .613 to represent the most in NFL history. *active player Manning also owns 15 seasons with 3,000 passing yards to mark the MOST VICTORIES BY A STARTING QB, REGULAR SEASON, ACTIVE PLAYERS second-most in NFL history (Brett Favre, 18). Player W L T Pct. MOST 4,000-YARD PASSING SEASONS, NFL HISTORY 1. Peyton Manning 169 74 0 .695 Player No. Years 2. Tom Brady 150 45 0 .695 1. Peyton Manning* 13 1999-2004, ‘06-10, ‘12-13 3. Drew Brees 111 78 0 .587 2. Drew Brees* 8 2006-13 4. 97 48 0 .669 3. Tom Brady* 6 2005, ‘07, ‘09, ‘11-13 5. Eli Manning 87 68 0 .561 Brett Favre 6 1995, ‘98-99, 2004, ‘07, ‘09 Dan Marino 6 1984-86, ‘88, ‘92, ‘94 MANNING HAS EARNED WIN vs. EVERY NFL TEAM *active Quarterback Peyton Manning is joined by Brett Favre as the only two MOST 3,000-YARD PASSING SEASONS, NFL HISTORY quarterbacks in NFL history to beat each of the 32 current NFL franchises. Player No. Years 1. Brett Favre 18 1992-2009 MOST NFL TEAMS A QUARTERBACK HAS DEFEATED, NFL HISTORY 2. Peyton Manning* 15 1998-2010, ‘12-13 Player No. 3. Dan Marino 13 1984-92, ‘94-95, ‘97-98 1. Peyton Manning 32 4. John Elway 12 1985-91, ‘93-97 Brett Favre 32 5. Drew Brees* 11 2002, ‘04-13 3. Tom Brady 31 *active Drew Brees 31 Kerry Collins 31 6. Ben Roethlisberger 30 MANNING REACHES 60,000 YARDS In Week 2 of the 2013 season against the N.Y. Giants, quarterback Peyton Manning joined Brett Favre and Dan Marino as the only players in NFL history to throw for 60,000 yards. He reached 60,000 yards in 7,841 career attempts, making him the fast- est player to reach the milestone. FEWEST ATTEMPTS TO REACH 60,000 PASSING YARDS, NFL HISTORY Player Att. 1. Peyton Manning 7,841 2. Dan Marino 8,130 3. Brett Favre 8,551

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MANNING’S RECORD-BREAKING 2013 SEASON MANNING CLIMBS DENVER RECORD BOOKS Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning broke multiple NFL passing In just two-plus seasons, Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning already records in 2013, most notably the single-season marks for touchdowns ranks second in touchdown passes in addition to ranking fifth in club (55) and yards (5,477). annals in passing yards. PEYTON MANNING’S SINGLE-SEASON STATISTICAL RECORDS, 2013 MOST TOUCHDOWN PASSES, BRONCOS HISTORY Statistic No. Old Record Player No. Passing Yards 5,477 5,476 (Drew Brees, 2011) 1. John Elway 300 Passing TDs 55 51 (Tom Brady, 2007) 2. Peyton Manning 100 Passing First Downs 289 278 (Drew Brees, 2011) 3. Craig Morton 74 MOST PASSING TOUCHDOWNS, SINGLE SEASON, NFL HISTORY 4. Jake Plummer 71 Player Year No. Brian Griese 71 1. Peyton Manning, Den. 2013 55 MOST PASSING YARDS, BRONCOS HISTORY 2. Tom Brady, N.E. 2007 50 Player No. 3. Peyton Manning, Ind. 2004 49 1. John Elway 51,475 4. Dan Marino, Mia. 1984 48 2. Craig Morton 11,895 5. Drew Brees, N.O. 2011 46 3. Brian Griese 11,763 MOST PASSING YARDS, SINGLE SEASON, NFL HISTORY 4. Jake Plummer 11,631 Player Year No. 5. Peyton Manning 10,950 1. Peyton Manning, Den. 2013 5,477 2. Drew Brees, N.O. 2011 5,476 MANNING FASTEST TO 100 TDs WITH A TEAM 3. Tom Brady, N.E. 2011 5,235 4. Drew Brees, N.O. 2012 5,177 Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning threw his 100th touchdown as a 5. Dan Marino, Mia. 1984 5,084 Bronco in his 35th game with the club to become the fastest player in NFL history to reach 100 touchdown passes with a team. MOST PASSING FIRST DOWNS, SINGLE SEASON, NFL HISTORY Player Year No. FEWEST GAMES TO RECORD 100 TD PASSES WITH A TEAM, NFL HISTORY 1. Peyton Manning, Den. 2013 289 Player No. 2. Drew Brees, N.O. 2011 278 1. Peyton Manning, Den. 35 3. Drew Brees, N.O. 2012 266 2. Dan Marino, Mia. 44 4. Matthew Stafford, Det. 2012 264 3. Daryle Lamonica, LAA 46 5. Tom Brady, N.E. 2011 261 4. Kurt Warner, Stl. 50 George Blanda, Hou. 50 MANNING GOES FOR SEVEN TDs vs. RAVENS Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning threw for an NFL record-tying seven MANNING’S ACCURACY ON DISPLAY touchdowns against Baltimore in Week 1 of the 2013 season. Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning owns an NFL-record 82 career regu- His seven touchdown passes were the most in a single game since Joe Kapp lar-season games completing at least 70 percent of his passes. accomplished the feat a year before the 1970 NFL-AFL merger. In Denver’s Week 17 win at Oakland in 2013, Manning completed 89.3 MOST PASSING TOUCHDOWNS, SINGLE GAME, NFL HISTORY percent of his passes (25-of-28) to represent the highest completion rate in Player Opponent (Date) No. Broncos history (min. 20 att.) and the second-highest mark in league annals 1. Peyton Manning, Den. vs. Bal. (9/5/13) 7 (min. 28 att.). Nick Foles, Phi. at Oak. (11/3/13) 7 Joe Kapp, Min. vs. Bal. (9/28/69) 7 MOST GAMES COMPLETING 70 PERCENT OF PASSES, Y.A. Tittle, NYG vs. Was. (10/28/62) 7 NFL HISTORY George Blanda, Hou. vs. NYT (11/19/61) 7 Player No. Adrian Burk, Phi. vs. Was. (10/17/54) 7 1. Peyton Manning* 82 Sid Luckman, Chi. vs. NYG (11/14/43) 7 2. Drew Brees* 65 3. Brett Favre 59 MANNING’S TOUCHDOWN RANKS 4. Steve Young 50 Below is a look at where Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning ranks 5. Philip Rivers* 46 among players in terms of single-game touchdown passes: *active PEYTON MANNING’S CAREER TD PASS RANKINGS HIGHEST COMPLETION PCT., SINGLE GAME, BRONCOS HISTORY (min. 20 att.) Games with... No. Rk. Player Opponent (Date) Att. Cmp. Yds. Pct. 1+ touchdowns 217 2 1. Peyton Manning at Oakland (12/29/13) 28 25 266 89.3 2+ touchdowns 153 2 2. Peyton Manning vs. Oakland (9/23/13) 37 32 374 86.5 3+ touchdowns 87 1 3. Craig Morton vs. Kansas City (12/10/78) 22 19 283 86.4 4+ touchdowns 31 1 4. Hugh Millen at San Francisco (12/17/94) 23 19 217 82.6 5+ touchdowns 8 1t 5. Peyton Manning vs. Philadelphia (9/29/13) 34 28 327 82.4 6+ touchdowns 3 1 7+ touchdowns 1 1t

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MANNING’S 2012-14 STATISTICAL RANKINGS MANNING NO STRANGER TO POSTSEASON Below is a look at where Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning ranks Peyton Manning has led his teams to 13 postseason berths in his career among NFL quarterbacks since he signed with the Broncos prior to the to represent the most by a quarterback in NFL history. 2012 season: MOST SEASONS LEADING A TEAM TO THE PLAYOFFS, PEYTON MANNING’S STATISTICAL PASSING RANKS, 2012-14 QUARTERBACKS, NFL HISTORY Statistic No. Rk. Wins 28 1 Player No. Attempts 1,353 6 1. Peyton Manning 13 Completions 924 3 2. Brett Favre 12 Passing Yards 10,950 2 3. Tom Brady 11 Passing TDs 100 1 Joe Montana 11 Completion Pct. 68.3 1 5. Dan Marino 10 Passer Rtg. 110.6 1 300-yard Passing Games 22 2 Games with 3+ Passing TDs 22 1 MANNING’S POSTSEASON STATISTICAL RANKINGS Games with 100+ Passer Rtg. 22 1 Below is a look at where Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning ranks all- MANNING’S REGULAR-SEASON STATISTICAL time in major postseason statistical passing categories. PEYTON MANNING’S POSTSEASON STATISTICAL PASSING RANKS RANKINGS Career Statistic No. Active Rk. All-Time Rk. Below is a look at where Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning ranks all- Postseason Berths (QBs) 13 1 1 time in major regular-season statistical passing categories. Wins (QBs) 11 2 6t Attempts 889 2 2 PEYTON MANNING’S REGULAR SEASON STATISTICAL PASSING RANKS Completions 572 2 2 Career Statistic No. Active Rk. All-Time Rk. Passing Yards 6,589 1 1 Wins (QBs) 169 1 2 Passing TDs 37 2 4 Attempts 8,563 1 2 Passer Rtg. (min. 100 att.) 89.2 7 16 Completions 5,606 1 2 300-yard Passing Games 9 1 1 Passing Yards 65,778 1 2 Games with 3+ Passing TDs 5 1 2t Passing TDs 499 1 2 Games with 100+ Passer Rtg. 6 2 7t Passer Rtg. (min. 1,500 att.) 97.4 2 2 300-yard Passing Games 85 1 1 MOST POSTSEASON PASSING ATTEMPTS, NFL HISTORY Games with 3+ Passing TDs 86 1 1 Player No. Games with 100+ Passer Rtg. 104 1 2 1. Tom Brady 950 3,000-yard passing seasons 15 1 2 2. Peyton Manning 889 4,000-yard passing seasons 13 1 1 3. Brett Favre 791 Seasons with 25+ Passing TDs 15 1 1 4. Joe Montana 734 MOST PASSING ATTEMPTS, NFL HISTORY 5. Dan Marino 687 Player No. MOST POSTSEASON PASSING COMPLETIONS, NFL HISTORY 1. Brett Favre 10,169 Player No. 2. Peyton Manning 8,563 1. Tom Brady 590 3. Dan Marino 8,358 2. Peyton Manning 572 4. John Elway 7,250 3. Brett Favre 481 5. Drew Brees 6,960 4. Joe Montana 460 MOST PASSING COMPLETIONS, NFL HISTORY 5. Dan Marino 385 Player No. 1. Brett Favre 6,300 MOST POSTSEASON PASSING YARDS, NFL HISTORY 2. Peyton Manning 5,606 Player No. 3. Dan Marino 4,967 1. Peyton Manning 6,589 4. Drew Brees 4,596 2. Tom Brady 6,424 5. Tom Brady 4,259 3. Brett Favre 5,855 4. Joe Montana 5,772 MOST PASSING YARDS, NFL HISTORY 5. John Elway 4,964 Player No. 1. Brett Favre 71,838 MOST PASSING TOUCHDOWNS, NFL HISTORY 2. Peyton Manning 65,778 Player No. 3. Dan Marino 61,361 1. Joe Montana 45 4. Drew Brees 52,284 2. Brett Favre 44 5. John Elway 51,475 3. Tom Brady 43 MOST PASSING TOUCHDOWNS, NFL HISTORY 4. Peyton Manning 37 Player No. 5. Dan Marino 32 1. Brett Favre 508 2. Peyton Manning 499 3. Dan Marino 420 4. Drew Brees 370 5. Tom Brady 363

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MANNING’S 300-YARD PASSING GAMES MANNING’S GAME-WINNING DRIVES Peyton Manning owns the most 300-yard passing games (85) in NFL his- Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning owns the most game-winning tory during the regular season after passing Hall of Fame quarterback Dan drives in the fourth quarter or overtime (50) since the 1970 NFL merger, Marino with his 330-yard effort against Houston in Week 3 of 2012. according to Elias Sports Bureau. Including his eight 300-yard passing games in the postseason, Manning Included in his career total are seven game-winning drives during the also owns the most overall 300-yard games (93) in NFL history. 1999 and 2009 seasons that are tied for the NFL single-season record. His 12 games with 300 yards passing in 2013 represented a franchise MOST CAREER GAME-WINNING DRIVES IN FOURTH QUARTER OR record. OVERTIME, SINCE 1970 NFL MERGER MOST 300-YARD PASSING GAMES, REGULAR SEASON NFL HISTORY Player No. Player No. 1. Peyton Manning, Den./Ind. 50 1. Peyton Manning* 85 2. Dan Marino, Mia. 47 2. Drew Brees* 80 3. Brett Favre, Min./NYJ/G.B./Atl. 43 3. Dan Marino 63 4. John Elway, Den. 40 4. Brett Favre 62 5. Warren Moon, K.C./Sea./Min./Hou. 35 5. Tom Brady* 59 *active D. THOMAS EARNS SECOND PRO BOWL HONOR IN ‘13 MOST GAMES WITH 300 PASSING YARDS, Wide receiver Demaryius Thomas earned his second consecutive Pro Bowl SINGLE SEASON, BRONCOS HISTORY selection in 2013 after tying the franchise single-season record for receiving Player Year No. touchdowns (14) and ranking among the league leaders in several statistical 1. Peyton Manning 2013 12 categories. 2. Peyton Manning 2012 9 3. 2008 8 He joins Rod Smith (2000-01, ‘05) and Brandon Marshall (2008-09) as the 4. 2010 6 only wide receivers in team history to make multiple Pro Bowls. 5. Brian Griese 2000 5 BRONCOS WIDE RECEIVERS TO MAKE MULTIPLE PRO BOWLS John Elway 1995 5 Player No. Years Rod Smith 3 2000-01, ‘05 MANNING’S PLAYER OF THE WEEK/MONTH HONORS Demaryius Thomas 2 2012-13 Brandon Marshall 2 2008-09 Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning owns the most conference Player of the Week honors (26) since the award was initiated by the NFL in 1984. MOST RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNS, SINGLE SEASON, BRONCOS HISTORY Player Year No. He won three Offensive Player of the Week awards in 2013 (Weeks 1, 1. Demaryius Thomas 2013 14 3, 16). Anthony Miller 1995 14 He also owns the most AFC Offensive Player of the Month honors (8) 3. Eric Decker 2012 13 since the award’s inception in 1986. Steve Watson 1981 13 MOST CONFERENCE PLAYER OF THE WEEK AWARDS, NFL HISTORY 5. Julius Thomas 2013 12 Player No. Rod Smith 1997 12 1. Peyton Manning* 26 Lionel Taylor 1960 12 2. Tom Brady* 24 MOST RECEIVING YARDS, NFL, 2013 3. Dan Marino 18 Player Rec. Yds. Avg. LG TD 4. Drew Brees* 16 1. Josh Gordon, Cle. 87 1,646 18.9 95t 9 Brett Favre 16 2. Antonio Brown, Pit. 110 1,499 13.6 56 8 6. John Elway 15 3. Calvin Johnson, Det. 84 1,492 17.8 87 12 *active 4. Demaryius Thomas, Den. 92 1,430 15.5 78t 14 MOST CONFERENCE PLAYER OF THE MONTH AWARDS, NFL HISTORY 5. A.J. Green, Cin. 98 1,421 14.6 82t 11 Player No. MOST RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNS, NFL, 2013 1. Peyton Manning* 8 Player No. 2. Tom Brady* 6 1. Jimmy Graham, N.O. 16 Aaron Rodgers* 6 2. Demaryius Thomas, Den. 14 Brett Favre 6 3. Dez Bryant, Dal. 13 Bruce Smith 6 , S.F. 13 Steve Young 6 5. Three players 12 Barry Sanders 6 *active

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DEMARYIUS THOMAS IS A BIG-PLAY THREAT JULIUS THOMAS COMING OFF PRO BOWL SEASON

Wide receiver Demaryius Thomas ranks first in the NFL with 35 receptions Broncos tight end Julius Thomas, who battled multiple injuries while of 25 yards or more since the beginning of the 2012 season. combining for just one catch during his first two NFL seasons, finished the 2013 campaign with 65 receptions for 788 yards (12.1 avg.) with 12 MOST 25+YARD RECEPTIONS, NFL, 2012-14 touchdowns to earn his first career Pro Bowl selection. Player No. He owns three career games with at least 100 receiving yards and two 1. Demaryius Thomas, Den. 36 touchdowns, representing one third of the total such performances by 2. Calvin Johnson, Det. 34 a Broncos tight end. 3. Vincent Jackson, T.B. 28 Thomas also owns three of the top four receiving yardage outputs by Dez Bryant, Dal. 28 a Broncos tight end since 2000. 5. Jordy Nelson, G.B. 27 100-YARD, TWO-TOUCHDOWN GAMES BY A TIGHT END, BRONCOS HISTORY , Bal. 27 Player Opponent (Date) Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Riley Odoms vs. K.C. (12/10/78) 7 165 23.6 2 DEMARYIUS THOMAS IN RARE TERRITORY Bob Micho at K.C. (10/18/87)* 9 105 11.7 2 Shannon Sharpe at LAA (1/2/94) 6 115 19.2 2 Wide receiver Demaryius Thomas is one of just seven players in league Shannon Sharpe vs. S.D. (10/6/96) 13 153 11.8 3 history with multiple seasons producing at least 90 catches, 1,400 receiving Shannon Sharpe at K.C. (10/20/02) 12 214 17.8 2 Shannon Sharpe vs. S.D. (11/16/03) 7 101 14.4 3 yards and 10 receiving touchdowns. Julius Thomas vs. Bal. (9/5/13) 5 110 22.0 2 Of the seven players, only five of them, including Thomas, have accom- Julius Thomas at Dal. (10/6/13) 9 122 13.6 2 plished the feat in consecutive seasons. Julius Thomas vs. Ind. (9/7/14) 7 104 14.9 3 PLAYERS WITH MULTIPLE SEASONS TOTALING *Replacement Game 90+ REC., 1,400+ REC. YDS. & 10+ REC. TDs, NFL HISTORY MOST RECEIVING YARDS BY A BRONCOS TIGHT END, SINCE 2000 Player No. Years Player Opponent (Date) Rec. Yds. Avg. TD 1. 4 1999-2002 1. Shannon Sharpe at K.C. (10/20/02) 12 214* 17.8 2 Jerry Rice 4 1990, ‘93-95 2. Julius Thomas at Dal. (10/6/13) 9 122 13.6 2 3. Julius Thomas vs. Bal. (9/5/13) 5 110 22.0 2 3. Larry Fitzgerald 3 2005, ‘07-08 4. Julius Thomas vs. Ind. (9/7/14) 7 104 14.9 3 4. Demaryius Thomas 2 2012-13 5. Tony Scheffler at S.D. (10/19/09) 6 101 16.8 1 Randy Moss 2 2003, ‘07 Shannon Sharpe vs. S.D. (11/16/03) 7 101 14.4 3 Terrell Owens 2 2000-01 *Broncos record Sterling Sharpe 2 1989, ‘92 JULIUS THOMAS: A RED ZONE TARGET D. THOMAS SETS SUPER BOWL RECORD Broncos tight end Julius Thomas tied for fifth in the NFL with 12 receiving touchdowns in 2013—a total that represents the most in team Broncos wide receiver Demaryius Thomas set a Super Bowl record with 13 history by a tight end. receptions against the Seattle Seahawks on Feb. 2. His 17 receiving scores since the beginning of the 2013 season are tied MOST RECEPTIONS IN SUPER BOWL HISTORY for second in the NFL during that span and his five receiving scores this Player Opponent (Date) Rec. Yds. Avg. TD season represent the most in team history through three games. 1. Demaryius Thomas, Den. vs. Sea. (2/2/14) 13 118 9.1 1 2. Wes Welker, N.E. vs. NYG (2/3/08) 11 103 9.4 0 MOST RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNS BY A TIGHT END, SINGLE SEASON, BRONCOS HISTORY Deion Branch, N.E. vs. Phi. (2/6/05) 11 133 12.1 0 Player Year No. Jerry Rice, S.F. vs. Cin. (1/22/89) 11 215 19.5 1 1. Julius Thomas 2013 12 Dan Ross, Cin. vs. S.F. (1/24/82) 11 104 9.5 2 2. Shannon Sharpe 1998 10 Shannon Sharpe 1996 10 SANDERS LEADS NFL IN CATCHES PER GAME 4. Shannon Sharpe 1993 9 5. Shannon Sharpe 2003 8 Broncos wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders leads the NFL with 8.3 recep- MOST RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNS, NFL, 2013-14 tions per game and ranks third in the league with 111.3 receiving yards per Player No. game. 1. Jimmy Graham, N.O. 19 2. Julius Thomas, Den. 17 MOST RECEPTIONS PER GAME, NFL, 2014 Brandon Marshall, Chi. 17 Player Rec. Rec./G Yds. Yds./G 4. Dez Bryant, Dal. 16 1. Emmanuel Sanders, Den. 25 8.3 334 111.3 5. Demaryius Thomas, Den. 15 2. Jordy Nelson, G.B. 33 8.3 459 114.8 Vernon Davis, S.F. 15 3. Jimmy Graham, N.O. 32 8.0 340 85.0 4. Julio Jones, Atl. 29 7.3 447 111.8 MOST RECEIVING TDS THROUGH THREE GAMES BRONCOS HISTORY Player Year No. Antonio Brown, Pit. 29 7.3 427 106.8 1. Julius Thomas 2014 5 , Chi. 29 7.3 295 73.8 2. Julius Thomas 2013 4 Wes Welker 2013 4 Ed McCaffrey 1999 4 Al Denson 1969 4 DENVER VS. ARIZONA — 15 — SUNDAY, OCT. 5, 2014 denver broncos weekly release

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WELKER AMONG BEST UNDRAFTED PLAYERS BALL COMES ON STRONG LATE IN ROOKIE YEAR Broncos wide receiver Wes Welker, who entered the NFL with San Broncos running back Montee Ball ranked second in the NFL with a 6.5- Diego as a college free agent in 2004, owns 847 career receptions, trail- yard rushing average (52-337) during the last six weeks of the regular ing only Broncos Ring of Fame wide receiver Rod Smith (849) among season in 2013 while gaining a first down on 21-of-52 attempts during undrafted players in league history in that category. that span. MOST RECEPTIONS BY AN UNDRAFTED PLAYER, NFL HISTORY HIGHEST RUSHING AVERAGE, NFL, WEEKS 12-17, 2013 Player Years Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Player Att. Yds. Avg. 1. Rod Smith, Den. 1996-2006 849 11,389 13.4 68 1. Jamaal Charles, K.C. 73 484 6.6 2. Wes Welker, S.D./Mia./N.E./Den. 2006-Pres. 847 9,418 11.1 48 2. Montee Ball, Den. 52 337 6.5 3. Antonio Gates, S.D. 2003-Pres. 736 9,408 12.8 90 3. , Car. 41 257 6.3 4. Gary Clark, Was./Ari./Mia. 1985-95 699 10,856 15.5 65 4. LeSean McCoy, Phi. 101 598 5.9 5. Wayne Chrebet, NYJ 1995-2005 580 7,365 12.7 41 5. James Starks, G.B. 36 205 5.7

WELKER TIED FOR FOURTH IN PLAYOFF CATCHES VASQUEZ EARNS FIRST PRO BOWL NOD Broncos wide receiver Wes Welker is tied for fourth in NFL postseason Broncos guard Louis Vasquez, who was signed by the Broncos as an history with 87 receptions in his career. unrestricted free agent in 2013, earned his first career Pro Bowl selection MOST RECEPTIONS, NFL POSTSEASON HISTORY after playing every offensive snap (1,207) and representing one of just Player No. three 16-game starting NFL guards to allow zero sacks on the year. 1. Jerry Rice 151 He also earned first-team All-Pro recognition from the Associated Press 2. 92 making him the first guard in Broncos history to achieve that honor. 3. 88 4. Wes Welker 87 MOST SNAPS PLAYED ON OFFENSE/DEFENSE, BRONCOS, 2013 Michael Irvin 87 Player Pos. Plays Pct. 1. Louis Vasquez G 1,207 100.0 WELKER’S SIX-SEASON STRETCH 2. Zane Beadles G 1,198 99.3 Manny Ramirez C 1,198 99.3 Broncos wide receiver Wes Welker, who signed with the Broncos as an 4. Peyton Manning QB 1,156 95.8 unrestricted free agent during the offseason, totaled the most receptions (672) in Patriots history from 2007-12 to represent the most productive 5. Demaryius Thomas WR 1,106 91.6 six-season stretch in NFL history. FEWEST SACKS ALLOWED AMONG 16-GAME MOST RECEPTIONS IN A SIX-SEASON SPAN, NFL HISTORY STARTING GUARDS, NFL, 2013 Player Years Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Player Starts 1. Wes Welker, N.E. 2007-12 672 7,459 11.1 37 1. Louis Vasquez, Den. 0.0 2. Marvin Harrison, Ind. 1999-2004 649 8,707 13.4 77 Larry Warford, Det. 0.0 3. Marvin Harrison, Ind. 1998-2003 622 8,370 13.5 69 Jeremy Zuttah, T.B. 0.0 4. Wes Welker, Mia./N.E. 2006-11 621 6,792 10.9 32 4. Willie Colon, NYJ 1.0 5. Marvin Harrison, Ind. 2000-05 616 8,190 13.3 77 5. Five Players 1.5 WELKER HITS THE CENTURY MARK BRONCOS DEFENSIVE NOTES Wide receiver Wes Welker owns two of the Top 4 single-season receiving totals in NFL history in addition to being one of two players in league annals QUICKLY: to top the 100-catch mark five times. * - Defensive Coordinator Jack Del Rio is in his third season as defen- MOST SEASONS WITH 100+ RECEPTIONS, NFL HISTORY sive coordinator with the Broncos after serving as head coach of the Player No. Years for nine seasons (2003-11). 1. Wes Welker, S.D./Mia./N.E. 5 2007-09, ‘11-12 Andre Johnson, Hou. 5 2006, ‘08-09, ‘12-13 * - The Broncos signed unrestricted free agents and 2013 Pro Bowlers CB 3. Marvin Harrison, Ind. 4 1999-2002 Aqib Talib and S T.J. Ward to fortify their secondary in 2014. Brandon Marshall, Den./Mia./Chi. 4 2007-09, ‘12 * - DE DeMarcus Ware, a seven-time Pro Bowler who signed with the Jerry Rice, S.F./Oak./Sea. 4 1990, ‘94-96 Broncos in March, owns 119.5 career sacks to tie for 17th in NFL history Reggie Wayne, Ind. 4 2007, ‘09-10, ‘12 (T-3rd among active players). 7. Herman Moore, Det./NYG 3 1995-97 * - Ware and LB Von Miller each rank in the Top 5 in NFL history (since MOST RECEPTIONS, SINGLE SEASON, NFL HISTORY 1982) in sacks per game among players who have appeared in 40 or more Player Year Rec. Yds. TD contests. 1. Marvin Harrison, Ind. 2002 143 1,722 11 * - LB was one of seven NFL players with at least 120 2. Wes Welker, N.E. 2009 123 1,348 4 Herman Moore, Det. 1995 123 1,686 14 tackles and three interceptions in 2013. 4. Wes Welker, N.E. 2011 122 1,569 9 Calvin Johnson, Det. 2012 122 1,964 5 Jerry Rice, S.F. 1995 122 1,848 15 Cris Carter, Min. 1995 122 1,371 17 Cris Carter, Min. 1994 122 1,256 7 DENVER VS. ARIZONA — 16 — SUNDAY, OCT. 5, 2014 denver broncos weekly release

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WARE AMONG NFL’S TOP PASS RUSHERS MILLER/WARE A DANGEROUS DUO Broncos defensive end DeMarcus Ware, who signed with the Broncos on Broncos linebacker Von Miller and defensive end DeMarcus Ware each March 12, owns 119.5 career sacks to tie for 17th in NFL history (T-3rd rank in the Top 5 in NFL history (since 1982) in sacks per game among among active players). players who have appeared in 40 or more contests. MOST SACKS IN NFL HISTORY (Since 1982) MOST SACKS PER GAME, NFL HISTORY (Since 1982 / min. 40 GP) Player No. Player GP Sk Sk/G 1. Bruce Smith 200.0 1. Aldon Smith* 43 42 0.98 2. Reggie White 198.0 2. Von Miller* 43 37 0.86 3. Kevin Greene 160.0 3. Reggie White 232 198 0.85 4. Chris Doleman 150.5 4. DeMarcus Ware* 144 119.5 0.83 5. Michael Strahan 141.5 5. Jared Allen* 160 128.5 0.80 6. Jason Taylor 139.5 *active player 7. Richard Dent 137.5 John Randle 137.5 VON MILLER OFF TO A FAST START 9. John Abraham* 133.5 10. Leslie O’Neal 132.5 From 2011-13, Broncos linebacker Von Miller totaled the 10th most Lawrence Taylor 132.5 sacks (35) in NFL history (since 1982) through a players first three years. 12. Jared Allen* 128.5 MOST SACKS THROUGH FIRST THREE SEASONS, NFL HISTORY 13. Rickey Jackson 128.0 (Since sacks were tracked beginning in 1982) 14. Derrick Thomas 126.5 Player GP Sk. 15. Simeon Rice 122.0 1. Reggie White, Phi. 41 52.0 16. Clyde Simmons 121.5 2. Derrick Thomas, K.C. 47 43.5 17. DeMarcus Ware* 119.5 3. Aldon Smith, S.F. 40 42.0 Julius Peppers* 119.5 4. , Ind. 47 40.0 19. Sean Jones 113.0 5. Shawne Merriman, S.D. 42 39.5 20. * 111.0 6. Richard Dent, Chi. 48 37.5 *active player 7. J.J. Watt, Hou. 45 36.5 8. Jevon Kearse, Ten. 48 36.0 WARE SECOND FASTEST TO 100 SACKS , LAA 47 36.0 10. Von Miller, Den. 38 35.0 Broncos defensive end DeMarcus Ware posted his 100th sack in his 113th career game in 2012 to become the second fastest player in league MILLER IS DENVER’S SINGLE-SEASON SACK LEADER history to reach the century mark. FEWEST GAMES TO REACH 100 CAREER SACKS, NFL HISTORY Broncos linebacker Von Miller totaled a team-record 18.5 sacks during Player No. his second NFL season in 2012. 1. Reggie White 96 MOST SACKS, SINGLE SEASON, BRONCOS HISTORY 2. DeMarcus Ware 113 Player Year No. 3. Bruce Smith 115 1. Von Miller 2012 18.5 4. Jared Allen 122 2. Elvis Dumervil 2009 17.0 Lawrence Taylor 122 3. Simon Fletcher 1992 16.0 4. Simon Fletcher 1993 13.5 WARE’S RECORD-TYING SACK STREAK Simon Fletcher 1991 13.5 Defensive end DeMarcus Ware posted a sack in 10 consecutive games in WARD LEADS NFL DBs IN TFLs IN 2013 2007-08 to tie former Broncos defensive end Simon Fletcher for the longest sack streak in league history since the statistic became official in 1982. Broncos safety T.J. Ward earned his first career Pro Bowl honor with the Browns in 2013 after leading all NFL defensive backs with 10 tackles MOST CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITH A FULL SACK (Since 1982) behind the . Player No. Dates MOST TACKLES FOR A LOSS, DEFENSIVE BACKS, NFL, 2013 1. DeMarcus Ware 10 Dec. 16, 2007 - Oct. 19, 2008 Player No. Simon Fletcher 10 Nov. 15, 1992 - Sept. 20, 1993 1. T.J. Ward, Cle. 10.0 3. Kevin Greene 9 Dec. 7, 1997 - Oct. 18, 1998 2. , Pit. 7.5 Bruce Smith 9 Nov. 16, 1986 - Oct. 25, 1987 3. Malcolm Jenkins, N.O. 7.0 4. , K.C. 6.5 5. Kenny Vaccaro, N.O. 6.0

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TALIB HAS A KNACK FOR THE BALL McMANUS STRONG ON KICKOFFS Aqib Talib has totaled the fourth-most interceptions (23) by a cornerback Broncos kicker Brandon McManus has produced touchbacks on 14-of- in the NFL since he entered the NFL in 2008. 16 kickoffs this season to rank second in the NFL with his 87.5 touchback His four interceptions returned for a touchdown are tied for the fourth percentage. most in the league since he became a regular starter in 2009. HIGHEST TOUCHBACK PERCENTAGE, NFL, 2014 Player KO TB Pct. MOST INTERCEPTIONS BY A CORNERBACK, NFL, 2008-PRES. 1. Pat McAfee, Ind. 26 24 92.3 Player GP No. 2. Brandon McManus, Den. 16 14 87.5 1. Asante Samuel 82 29 2. DeAngelo Hall 95 26 3. , Bal. 23 20 87.0 3. Tramon Williams 99 25 4. Josh Scobee, Jac. 13 11 84.6 4. Aqib Talib 80 23 5. Graham Gano, Car. 18 15 83.3 5. Four players — 20 BRONCOS MISCELLANEOUS NOTES MOST INTERCEPTIONS FOR TOUCHDOWNS, NFL, 2009-PRES. Player No. QUICKLY: 1. Charles Tillman 6 * - Now in their sixth decade of professional football, the Broncos are one 2. Captain Munnerlyn 5 of just four teams to record three 90+ win decades since 1960 and the only Charles Woodson 5 organization to do so in each of the last three decades. 4. Aqib Talib 4 Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie 4 * - The Broncos have sold out every home game since the beginning of Darius Butler 4 the 1970 season (343 reg. season / 19 postseason). 4 * - The Broncos own the NFL’s best overall home record (238-89 / .728) since 1975 and have posted a league-best five undefeated home schedules TREVATHAN TOPS 100 TACKLES in the 16-game regular-season era (since 1978). Broncos linebacker Danny Trevathan was one of seven players in the NFL * - The Broncos’ 344-game scoring streak is the longest active streak in in 2013 to post 120 tackles and three interceptions. the league. His 124 tackles in 2013 were the most by a Bronco since linebacker D.J. * - Denver ranks third in the NFL with a 25-17-2 (.591) record in regu- Williams posted 170 defensive stops in 2007. lar-season overtime games since the system was instituted in 1974. PLAYERS WITH 120 TTs AND 3 INTs, NFL, 2013 Player TT INT DECADES OF SUCCESS Danny Trevathan, Den. 124 3 The Broncos are in their sixth decade of professional football, looking to Kiko Alonso, Buf. 159 4 build off a body of work that ranks as the most consistent in the NFL in Lavonte David, T.B. 143 5 terms of winning over the last three decades. Luke Kuechly, Car. 156 4 Chad Greenway, Min. 134 3 Denver is one of just four teams to record three 90+ win decades since Karlos Dansby, Ari. 122 4 1960 and the only organization to do so in each of the last three decades. Daryl Smith, Bal. 123 3 Below is a look at the Broncos’ record by the decade. In its 50-plus sea- sons of football, Denver has totaled the eighth-most regular-season wins BRONCOS SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES (432 / 432-377-10) in the NFL and advanced to the postseason 20 times. QUICKLY: BRONCOS REGULAR-SEASON RECORD BY DECADE * - Jeff Rodgers enters his fourth season as Denver’s special teams coor- Decade W L T Pct. Playoff Berths Win Rk. dinator after serving in that capacity under Head Coach John Fox in Carolina 1960s 39 97 4 .287 0 22nd in 2010. 1970s 75 64 5 .539 3 8th 1980s 93 58 1 .615 5 4th COLQUITT A HOUSEHOLD NFL NAME 1990s 94 66 0 .588 5 7th 2000s 93 67 0 .581 4 6th Denver’s Britton Colquitt and Kansas City’s Dustin Colquitt are the first brothers 2010s 40 27 0 .597 3 T-8th to punt in the NFL at the same time since 1941 (George and Wes McAfee). TOTALS 434 379 10 .534 20 T-7th The Colquitt family has produced four NFL punters, including Britton and MOST DECADES WITH 90+ REGULAR SEASON WINS, SINCE 1960 Dustin’s father, Craig, and uncle, Jimmy. Craig Colquitt won two Super Bowl Team 90+ Win Decades Decades (Win Total) rings as the Steelers’ punter and Jimmy Colquitt played two games for the 1. Denver 3 1980s (93), 1990s (94), 2000s (93) Seahawks in 1985. All four Colquitts attended the University of Tennessee. Green Bay 3 1960s (96), 1990s (93), 2000s (95) COLQUITTS IN THE NFL Miami 3 1970s (104), 1980s (94), 1990s (95) Player Years GP No. Avg. LG In20 Net Pittsburgh 3 1970s (99), 1990s (93), 2000s (103) Craig Colquitt 1978-84, ‘87 97 431 41.3 74 112 34.8 Jimmy Colquitt 1985 2 12 40.1 55 3 34.3 Dustin Colquitt 2005-Pres. 146 760 44.9 81 295 39.4 Britton Colquitt 2009-Pres. 67 335 45.9 67 107 39.5

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BRONCOS SUCCESSFUL IN OVERTIME BRONCOS ALL-TIME YEAR-BY-YEAR RECORDS The Denver Broncos rank third in the NFL with a 25-17-2 (.591) record YEAR PRESEASON REG. SEASON PLAYOFFS in regular-season overtime games since the system was instituted in 1974. 1960. . . . .0-5...... 4-9-1...... 0-0 BEST RECORDS IN OVERTIMES GAMES, REGULAR SEASON, NFL HISTORY 1961. . . . .1-4...... 3-11...... 0-0 Team W L T Pct. 1962. . . . .2-2...... 7-7 ...... 0-0 1. Washington 24 14 1 .628 1963. . . . .2-3...... 2-11-1...... 0-0 2. Arizona 24 16 2 .595 1964. . . . .2-3...... 2-11-1...... 0-0 3. Denver 25 17 2 .591 1965. . . . .1-4...... 4-10...... 0-0 4. Buffalo 20 14 0 .588 1966. . . . .1-3...... 4-10...... 0-0 5. Pittsburgh 21 15 2 .579 1967. . . . .3-1...... 3-11...... 0-0 1968. . . . .1-4...... 5-9 ...... 0-0 BRONCOS OWN NFL’S LONGEST SCORING STREAK 1969. . . . .1-4...... 5-8-1...... 0-0 The Broncos’ 344-game scoring streak is the longest active streak in the 1970. . . . .3-2...... 5-8-1...... 0-0 league. The streak, which began on Monday Night Football with a 16-13 1971. . . . .1-4...... 4-9-1...... 0-0 overtime loss at Seattle on Nov. 30, 1992, is the second-longest such 1972. . . . .2-3...... 5-9 ...... 0-0 1973. . . . .2-3...... 7-5-2...... 0-0 streak in NFL history. 1974. . . . .4-2...... 7-6-1...... 0-0 LONGEST SCORING STREAKS, NFL HISTORY (Regular Season only) 1975. . . . .3-3...... 6-8 ...... 0-0 Team Games Years 1976. . . . .5-2...... 9-5 ...... 0-0 1. San Francisco 420 1977-2004 1977. . . . .5-1...... 12-2. . . . 2-1 (S.B. loss) 2. Denver 344* 1992-Pres. 1978. . . . .2-2...... 10-6...... 0-1 3. Indianapolis 325* 1993-Pres. 1979. . . . .3-1...... 10-6...... 0-1 4. Cleveland 274 1950-71 1980. . . . .2-2...... 8-8 ...... 0-0 5. Minnesota 260 1991-2007 1981. . . . .2-2...... 10-6...... 0-0 *Active Streaks 1982. . . . .4-0...... 2-7 ...... 0-0 1983. . . . .3-1...... 9-7 ...... 0-1 HOME SELLOUT STREAK 1984. . . . .3-1...... 13-3...... 0-1 1985. . . . .2-2...... 11-5...... 0-0 The Broncos have sold out every home game since the beginning of the 1970 season with the exception of two replacement games played during 1986. . . . .2-2...... 11-5. . . . 2-1 (S.B. loss) the 1987 strike (both games were sold out before the strike). 1987. . . . .3-2...... 10-4-1. . . . 2-1 (S.B. loss) 1988. . . . .3-1...... 8-8 ...... 0-0 Denver has thus sold out 343 consecutive regular-season games, which 1989. . . . .2-2...... 11-5. . . . 2-1 (S.B. loss) marks the second-longest home sellout streak in the NFL. With postseason 1990. . . . .3-2...... 5-11...... 0-0 games factored in, the total reaches 362. 1991. . . . .2-3...... 12-4...... 1-1 LONGEST HOME SELLOUT STREAKS, REGULAR SEASON, 1992. . . . .1-4...... 8-8 ...... 0-0 NFL HISTORY 1993. . . . .2-2...... 9-7 ...... 0-1 Team Games Year Started 1994. . . . .2-3...... 7-9 ...... 0-0 1. Washington 367 1967 1995. . . . .3-2...... 8-8 ...... 0-0 2. Denver 343 1970 1996. . . . .3-1...... 13-3...... 0-1 3. Pittsburgh 325 1972 1997. . . . .3-2...... 12-4. . . . .4-0 (S.B. win) 4. N.Y. Giants 306 1974 1998. . . . .3-1...... 14-2. . . . .3-0 (S.B. win) 5. Green Bay 302 1960 1999. . . . .3-2...... 6-10...... 0-0 2000. . . . .4-0...... 11-5...... 0-1 HOME, SWEET HOME 2001. . . . .3-1...... 8-8 ...... 0-0 2002. . . . .3-1...... 9-7 ...... 0-0 The Broncos own the NFL’s best home record since 1975 in the regular 2003. . . . .3-1...... 10-6...... 0-1 season and postseason with a 238-89 (.728) mark. 2004. . . . .2-3...... 10-6...... 0-1 TOP HOME RECORDS, NFL, 1975-PRES. 2005. . . . .4-0...... 13-3...... 1-1 Team Regular Season Postseason Total Pct. 2006. . . . .3-1...... 9-7 ...... 0-0 1. Denver 223-85-0 (.724) 15-4 (.789) 238-89-0 .728 2007. . . . .2-2...... 7-9 ...... 0-0 2. Pittsburgh 217-88-1 (.711) 16-7 (.696) 235-95-1 .711 2008. . . . .2-2...... 8-8 ...... 0-0 3. Baltimore 102-44-1 (.697) 3-2 (.600) 105-46-1 .694 2009. . . . .1-3...... 8-8 ...... 0-0 4. New England 202-104-0 (.660) 15-4 (.789) 217-108-0 .668 2010. . . . .1-3...... 4-12...... 0-0 5. Minnesota 202-105-1 (.657) 8-5 (.615) 210-110-1 .656 2011. . . . .2-2...... 8-8 ...... 1-1 2012. . . . .2-2...... 13-3...... 0-1 2013. . . . .2-2...... 13-3...... 2-1 2014. . . . .3-1...... 2-1 ...... 0-0 TOTAL . .132-117 (.530) . . 434-379-10 (.534). . .20-18 (.526)

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(REFLECTS THE LAST TIME EACH INDIVIDUAL STATISTIC OCCURRED IN THE REGULAR SEASON AND PLAYOFFS) - 2014 PERFORMANCES BOLDED; SUPER BOWL PERFORMANCES IN ITALICS

100 YARDS RUSHING: FIVE RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS: Broncos: Montee Ball, 13-117, 0 TD, at Kansas City, 12/1/13 Broncos: Clinton Portis, 22-218, 5 TD, vs. Kansas City, 12/7/03 Playoffs: Terrell Davis, 25-102, vs. Atlanta, 1/31/99 Playoffs: Has never happened Opponents: Ryan Mathews, 29-127, 1 TD, vs. San Diego, 12/12/13 Opponents: Has never happened Playoffs: , 30-131, 1 TD, vs. Baltimore, 1/12/13 Playoffs: Has never happened

200 YARDS RUSHING: 300 YARDS PASSING: Broncos: Knowshon Moreno, 37-224, 1 TD, at New England, 11/24/13 Broncos: Peyton Manning, 31-49, 303 yds., 2 TD, 1 INT, at Seattle, 9/21/14 Playoffs: Has never happened Playoffs: , 10-21, 316 yds., 2 TD, 0 INT, vs. Pittsburgh, 1/8/12 Opponents: Jamaal Charles, 25-259, 2 TD, vs. Kansas City, 1/3/10 Opponents: Andrew Luck, 35-53, 370 yds., 2 TD, 2 INT, vs. Indianapolis, 9/7/14 Playoffs: Tim Smith, 23-204, 2TD, vs. Washington, 1/31/88 Playoffs: , 18-34, 331 yds., 3 TD, 0 INT, vs. Baltimore, 1/12/13

TWO 100-YARD RUSHERS: 400 YARDS PASSING: Broncos: Willis McGahee (163) and Tim Tebow (118), at Oakland, 11/6/11 Broncos: Peyton Manning, 32-51, 400 yds., 4 TD, 0 INT, at Houston, 12/22/13 Playoffs: Terrell Davis (184) and Derek Loville (103), vs. Jacksonville, 12/27/97 Playoffs: Peyton Manning, 32-43, 400 yds., 2 TD, 0 INT, vs. New England, 1/19/14 Opponents: Curt Warner (126) and John L. Williams (109), at Seattle, 12/11/88 Opponents: Tony Romo, 25-36, 506 yds., 5 TD, 1 INT, at Dallas, 10/6/13 Playoffs: Has never happened Playoffs: Peyton Manning, 27-33, 458 yds., 4 TD, 1 INT, at Indianapolis, 1/9/05

100-YARD RUSHER AND 100-YARD RECEIVER: THREE TOUCHDOWN PASSES: Broncos: Knowshon Moreno (118) and Eric Decker (133), at Baltimore, 12/16/12 Broncos: Peyton Manning, 21-26, 242 yds., 3 TD, 0 INT, vs. Kansas City, 9/14/14 Playoffs: Terrell Davis (102) and Rod Smith (152), vs. Atlanta, 1/31/99 Playoffs: Peyton Manning, 28-43, 290 yds., 3 TD, 2 INT, vs. Baltimore, 1/12/13 Opponents: Stevan Ridley (151) and Wes Welker (104), at New England, 10/7/12 Opponents: Tom Brady, 34-50, 344 yds., 3 TD, 0 INT, at New England, 11/24/13 Playoffs: Tim Smith (204) and Ricky Sanders (193), vs. Washington, 1/31/88 Playoffs: Joe Flacco, 18-34, 331 yds., 3 TD, 0 INT, vs. Baltimore, 1/12/13

100-YARD RUSHER AND TWO 100-YARD RECEIVERS: FOUR TOUCHDOWN PASSES: Broncos: Montee Ball (117), Eric Decker (174) and Demaryius Thomas (106), at Kansas City, 12/1/13 Broncos: Peyton Manning, 25-28, 266 yds., 4 TD, 0 INT, at Oakland, 12/29/13 Playoffs: Has never happened Playoffs: Has never happened Opponents: Ryan Grant (104), Greg Jennings (141) and James Jones (107) vs. Green Bay, 10/29/07 - OT Opponents: Matt Schaub, 17-30, 290 yds., 4 TD, 1 INT, vs. Houston, 9/23/12 Playoffs: Has never happened Playoffs: Tom Brady, 26-34, 363 yds., 6 TD, 1 INT, at New England, 1/14/12

100-YARD RUSHER, 300-YARD PASSER, 100-YARD RECEIVER: FIVE TOUCHDOWN PASSES: Broncos: Willis McGahee (122), Peyton Manning (305), Demaryius Thomas (137), vs. N.O., 10/28/12 Broncos: Peyton Manning, 22-35, 403 yds., 5 TD, 2 INT, at Kansas City, 12/1/13 Playoffs: Terrell Davis (102), John Elway (336), Rod Smith (152), vs. Atlanta, 1/31/99 Playoffs: Has never happened Opponents: R. Grant (104 rush), B. Favre (331 pass), G. Jennings (141 rec.), J. Jones (107 rec.) vs. G.B., 10/29/07 - OT Opponents: Tony Romo, 25-36, 506 yds., 5 TD, 1 INT, at Dallas, 10/6/13 Playoffs: Tim Smith (204), Doug Williams (340), Ricky Sanders (193), vs. Washington, 1/31/88 Playoffs: Tom Brady, 26-34, 363 yds., 6 TD, 1 INT, at New England, 1/14/12

100-YARD RUSHER, 300-YARD PASSER AND TWO 100-YARD RECEIVERS: SIX OR MORE TOUCHDOWN PASSES: Broncos: M. Ball (117), P. Manning (403), E. Decker (174) and D. Thomas (106), at Kansas City, 12/1/13 Broncos: Peyton Manning, 27-42, 462 yds., 7 TD, 0 INT, vs. Baltimore, 9/5/13 Playoffs: Has never happened Playoffs: Has never happened Opponents: R. Grant (104 rush), B. Favre (331 pass), G. Jennings (141 rec.), J. Jones (107 rec.), vs. Green Bay, 10/29/07 - OT Opponents: , 23-38, 435 yds., 6 TD, 0 INT, at Kansas City, 11/1/64 Playoffs: Has never happened Playoffs: Tom Brady, 26-34, 363 yds., 6 TD, 1 INT, at New England, 1/14/12

100-YARD RUSHER AND 300-YARD PASSER: 100 YARDS RECEIVING: Broncos: Montee Ball (117) and Peyton Manning (403), at Kansas City, 12/1/13 Broncos: Emmanuel Sanders, 11-149, 0 TD, at Seattle, 9/21/14 Playoffs: Terrell Davis (102) and John Elway (336), vs. Atlanta, 1/31/99 Playoffs: Demaryius Thomas, 13-118, 1 TD, vs. Seattle, 2/2/14 Opponents: Ryan Mathews (120) and Philip Rivers (313), vs. San Diego, 1/2/11 Opponents: Justin Hunter, 4-114, 1 TD, vs. Tennessee, 12/8/13 Playoffs: Ray Rice (131) and Joe Flacco (331), vs. Baltimore, 1/12/13 Playoffs: Keenan Allen, 6-142, 2 TD, vs. San Diego, 1/12/14

100-YARD RECEIVER AND 300-YARD PASSER: 200 YARDS RECEIVING: Broncos: Emmanuel Sanders (149) and Peyton Manning (303), at Seattle, 9/21/14 Broncos: Jabar Gaffney, 14-213, 0 TD, vs. Kansas City, 1/3/10 Playoffs: Demaryius Thomas (134) and Peyton Manning (400), vs. New England, 1/19/14 Playoffs: Demaryius Thomas, 4-204, 1 TD, vs. Pittsburgh, 1/8/12 Opponents: Julian Edelman (110) and Tom Brady (344), at New England, 11/24/13 Opponents: Torrance Small, 6-200, 2 TD, vs. New Orleans, 12/24/94 Playoffs: Rob Gronkowski (145) and Tom Brady (363), at New England, 1/14/12 Playoffs: Reggie Wayne, 10-221, 2 TD, at Indianapolis, 1/9/05

TWO 100-YARD RECEIVERS AND 300-YARD PASSER: TWO 100-YARD RECEIVERS: Broncos: Eric Decker (131), Demaryius Thomas (123) and Peyton Manning (400), at Houston, 12/22/13 Broncos: Eric Decker (131) and Demaryius Thomas (123), at Houston, 12/22/13 Playoffs: Has never happened Playoffs: Has never happened Opponents: Jerome Simpson (136), A.J. Green (124) and (332), vs. Cincinnati, 9/18/11 Opponents: Terrance Williams (151), Dez Bryant (141) and Jason Witten (121), at Dallas, 10/6/13 Playoffs: Reggie Wayne (221), Dallas Clark (112) and Peyton Manning (458), at Indianapolis, 1/9/05 Playoffs: Reggie Wayne (221) and Dallas Clark (112), at Indianapolis, 1/9/05

THREE 100-YARD RECEIVERS AND 300-YARD PASSER: TWO RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNS: Broncos: Has never happened Broncos: Demaryius Thomas, 6-113, 2 TD, at Oakland, 12/29/13 Playoffs: Has never happened Playoffs: Clarence Kay, 3-57, 2 TD, vs. Houston, 1/10/88 Opponents: Terrance Williams (151), Dez Bryant (141), Jason Witten (121) and Tony Romo (506), at Dallas, 10/6/13 Opponents: Keenan Allen, 2-29, 2 TD, vs. San Diego, 12/12/13 Playoffs: Has never happened Playoffs: Keenan Allen, 6-142, 2 TD, vs. San Diego, 1/12/14

TWO RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS: THREE RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNS: Broncos: Montee Ball, 8-25, 2 TD, vs. Kansas City, 11/17/13 Broncos: Julius Thomas, 7-104, 3 TD, vs. Indianapolis, 9/7/14 Playoffs: Mike Anderson, 19-69, 2 TD, vs. New England, 1/14/06 Playoffs: Has never happened Opponents: Knile Davis, 22-79, 2 TD, vs. Kansas City, 9/14/14 Opponents: Dallas Clark, 5-43, 3 TD, at Indianapolis, 12/13/09 Playoffs: Jamal Lewis, 30-110, 2 TD, at Baltimore, 12/31/00 Playoffs: Rob Gronkowski, 10-145, 3 TD, at New England, 1/14/12

THREE RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS: FOUR RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNS: Broncos: Knowshon Moreno, 15-42, 3 TD, vs. Jacksonville, 10/13/13 Broncos: Eric Decker, 8-174, 4 TD, at Kansas City, 12/1/13 Playoffs: Terrell Davis, 30-157, 3 TD, vs. Green Bay, 1/25/98 Playoffs: Has never happened Opponents: Ryan Matthews, 26-120, 3 TD, vs. San Diego, 1/2/11 Opponents: Lance Alworth, 9-171, 4 TD, vs. San Diego, 12/1/68 Playoffs: Napoleon McCallum, 13-81, 3 TD, at L.A. Raiders, 1/9/94 Playoffs: Has never happened

FOUR RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS: TWO INTERCEPTIONS: Broncos: Clinton Portis, 22-218, 5 TD, vs. Kansas City, 12/7/03 Broncos: Rahim Moore, 2, vs. Indianapolis, 9/7/14 Playoffs: Has never happened Playoffs: Darrien Gordon, 2, vs. Atlanta, 1/31/99 Opponents: Curt Warner, 23-126, 4 TD, at Seattle, 12/11/88 Opponents: DeAngelo Hall, 2, vs. Washington, 10/27/13 Playoffs: Has never happened Playoffs: David Macklin, 2, at Indianapolis, 1/4/04 2014 BRONCOS REGULAR SEASON SITUATIONAL RECORDS SITUATION ...... Record when leading after 1st quarter...... 2-0 wins: vs. Ind. (9/7), vs. K.C. (9/14) losses: when leading after 2nd quarter...... 2-0 wins: vs. Ind. (9/7), vs. K.C. (9/14) losses: when leading after 3rd quarter...... 2-0 wins: vs. Ind. (9/7), vs. K.C. (9/14) losses: when trailing after 1st quarter ...... 0-0 wins: losses: when trailing after 2nd quarter...... 0-1 wins: losses: at Sea. (9/21) when trailing after 3rd quarter...... 0-1 wins: losses: at Sea. (9/21) when Denver scores first...... 2-0 wins: vs. Ind. (9/7), vs. K.C. (9/14) losses: when opponent scores first ...... 0-1 wins: losses: at Sea. (9/21) when tied at the half...... 0-0 wins: losses: when Denver rushes for 100 yards ...... 1-0 wins: vs. Ind. (9/7) losses: when opponent rushes for 100 yards...... 1-1 wins: vs. K.C. (9/14) losses: at Sea. (9/21) when winning turnover margin ...... 1-0 wins: vs. Ind. (9/7) losses: when losing turnover margin ...... 0-1 wins: losses: at Sea. (9/21) when Denver passes for 300 yards ...... 0-1 wins: losses: at Sea. (9/21) when opponent passes for 300 yards...... 1-0 wins: vs. Ind. (9/7) losses: when playing indoors...... 0-0 wins: losses: when playing outdoors ...... 2-1 wins: vs. Ind. (9/7), vs. K.C. (9/14) losses: at Sea. (9/21) when playing on an artificial surface...... 0-1 wins: losses: at Sea. (9/21) when playing on natural grass...... 1-0 wins: vs. Ind. (9/7), vs. K.C. (9/14) losses: when winning the coin toss ...... 1-1 wins: vs. Ind. (9/7) losses: at Sea. (9/21) when losing the coin toss ...... 1-0 wins: vs. K.C. (9/14) losses: when scoring 20 or more points...... 2-1 wins: vs. Ind. (9/7), vs. K.C. (9/14) losses: at Sea. (9/21) when yielding 20 or more points...... 1-1 wins: vs. Ind. (9/7) losses: at Sea. (9/21) in overtime games ...... 0-1 wins: losses: at Sea. (9/21) 2014 REGULAR SEASON BRONCOS INDIVIDUAL SINGLE-GAME HIGHS

YARDS RUSHING...... 67, Montee Ball, vs . Ind . (9/7/14) RUSHING ATTEMPTS...... 23, Montee Ball, vs . Ind . (9/7/14) RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS ...... 1, Montee Ball, vs . Ind . (9/7/14) YARDS PASSING...... 303, Peyton Manning, at Sea . (9/21/14) PASS ATTEMPTS...... 49, Peyton Manning, at Sea . (9/21/14) PASS COMPLETIONS...... 31, Peyton Manning, at Sea . (9/21/14) TOUCHDOWN PASSES...... 3, twice (last by Peyton Mannning, vs . K .C ., 9/14/14) PASSES HAD INTERCEPTED ...... 1, Peyton Manning, at Sea . (9/21/14) RECEPTIONS ...... 11, Emmanuel Sanders, at Sea ., (9/21/14) RECEIVING YARDS...... 149, Emmanuel Sanders, at Sea . (9/21/14) RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNS...... 3, Julius Thomas, vs . Ind . (9/7/14) TOTAL YARDS FROM SCRIMMAGE...... 149, Emmanuel Sanders, at Sea . (9/21/14) ALL-PURPOSE YARDS...... 171, Emmanuel Sanders, at Sea . (9/21/14) FIELD GOALS...... 1, three times (last by Brandon McManus, at Sea ., 9/21/14) TACKLES...... 13, Nate Irving, at Sea ., (9/14/14) INTERCEPTIONS...... 2, Rahim Moore, vs . Ind . (9/7/14) SACKS ...... 1 .5, DeMarcus Ware, vs . Ind . (9/7/14) LONGEST RUN FROM SCRIMMAGE ...... 23, Montee Ball, vs . K .C . (9/14/14) LONGEST PASS COMPLETION...... 48, Peyton Manning, vs . K .C . (9/14/14) LONGEST PASS RECEPTION...... 48, Emmanuel Sanders, vs . K .C . (9/14/14) LONGEST INTERCEPTION RETURN...... 15, Rahim Moore, vs . Ind . (9/7/14) LONGEST PUNT RETURN...... 15, Isaiah Burse, at Sea . (9/21/14) LONGEST KICKOFF RETURN...... 54, Andre Caldwell, vs . K .C . (9/14/14) LONGEST PUNT...... 58, Britton Colquitt, at Sea ., (9/21/14) LONGEST FIELD GOAL...... 24, Brandon McManus, at Sea . (9/21/14)

2014 REGULAR SEASON OPPONENTS INDIVIDUAL SINGLE-GAME HIGHS

YARDS RUSHING...... 88, , at Sea . (9/21/14) RUSHING ATTEMPTS...... 26, Marshawn Lynch, at Sea . (9/21/14) RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS ...... 2, Knile Davis, vs . K .C . (9/14/14) YARDS PASSING...... 370, Andrew Luck, vs . Ind . (9/7/14) PASS ATTEMPTS...... 53, Andrew Luck, vs . Ind . (9/7/14) PASS COMPLETIONS...... 35, Andrew Luck, vs . Ind . (9/7/14) TOUCHDOWN PASSES...... 2, twice (last by Russell Wilson, at Sea ., 9/21/14) PASSES HAD INTERCEPTED ...... 2, Andrew Luck, vs . Ind . (9/7/14) RECEPTIONS ...... 9, Reggie Wayne, vs . Ind . (9/7/14) RECEIVING YARDS...... 98, Reggie Wayne, vs . Ind . (9/7/14) RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNS...... 1, twice (last by Marshawn Lynch/Ricardo Lockette, at Sea ., 9/21/14) TOTAL YARDS FROM SCRIMMAGE...... 128, Marshawn Lynch, at Sea . (9/21/14) ALL-PURPOSE YARDS...... 128, Marshawn Lynch, at Sea . (9/21/14) FIELD GOALS...... 2, Steven Hauschka, at Sea . (9/21/14) TACKLES...... 11, Bobby Maxwell, at Sea . (9/21/14) INTERCEPTIONS...... 1, Kam Chancellor, at Sea . (9/21/14) SACKS ...... 1, three times (last by O’Brien Schofield, at Sea ., 9/21/14) LONGEST RUN FROM SCRIMMAGE ...... 25, Knile Davis, vs . K .C . (9/14/14) LONGEST PASS COMPLETION...... 41, Andrew Luck, vs . Ind . (9/7/14) LONGEST PASS RECEPTION...... 41, Dwayne Allen, vs . Ind . (9/7/14) LONGEST INTERCEPTION RETURN...... 52, Kam Chancellor, at Sea . (9/21/14) LONGEST PUNT RETURN...... 11, Bryan Walters, at Sea . (9/21/14) LONGEST KICKOFF RETURN...... 37, , vs . K .C . (9/14/14) LONGEST PUNT...... 66, John Ryan, at Sea . (9/21/14) LONGEST FIELD GOAL...... 45, Cairo Santos, vs . K .C . (9/14/14) 2014 REGULAR SEASON BRONCOS TEAM SINGLE-GAME HIGHS AND LOWS

BRONCOS HIGHS LOWS TOTAL FIRST DOWNS...... 24, vs . Ind . (9/7/14)...... 19, vs . K .C . (9/14/14) TOTAL NET YARDS...... 361, vs . Ind . (9/7/14)...... 325, vs . K .C . (9/14/14) TOTAL OFFENSIVE PLAYS ...... 70, at Sea . (9/21/14)...... 46, vs . K .C . (9/14/14) NET YARDS RUSHING...... 102, vs . Ind . (9/7/14)...... 36, at Sea . (9/21/14) RUSHING ATTEMPTS ...... 32, vs . Ind . (9/7/14)...... 19, vs . K .C . (9/14/14) NET YARDS PASSING...... 296, at Sea . (9/21/14)...... 242, vs . K .C . (9/14/14) PASS ATTEMPTS...... 49, at Sea . (9/21/14)...... 26, vs . K .C . (9/14/14) PASS COMPLETIONS ...... 31, at Sea . (9/21/14)...... 21, vs . K .C . (9/14/14) PASSES HAD INTERCEPTED...... 1, at Sea . (9/21/14)...... 0, twice (last vs . K .C ., 9/14/14) TIMES SACKED...... 1, three times (last vs . Sea ., 9/21/14)...... 1, three times (last vs . Sea ., 9/21/14) PUNTS...... 8, at Sea . (9/21/14)...... 3, vs . K .C . (9/14/14) GROSS PUNTING AVERAGE...... 47 .3, at Sea . (9/21/14)...... 44 .0, vs . K .C . (9/14/14) NET PUNTING AVERAGE...... 43 .3, vs . K .C . (9/14/14)...... 42, vs . Ind . (9/7/14) PUNT RETURNS ...... 3, vs . Ind . (9/7/14)...... 0, vs . K .C . (9/14/14) PUNT ...... 15, at Sea . (9/21/14)...... 0, vs . K .C . (9/14/14) KICKOFF RETURNS...... 1, twice (last vs . Sea ., 9/14/14)...... 0, vs . Ind . (9/7/14) KICKOFF RETURN YARDS...... 54, vs . K .C . (9/14/14)...... 0, vs . Ind . (9/7/14) INTERCEPTION RETURNS...... 2, vs . Ind . (9/7/14)...... 0, vs . K .C . (9/14/14) INTERCEPTION RETURN YARDS. . . . 17, vs . Ind . (9/7/14)...... 0, vs . K .C . (9/14/14) PENALTIES ...... 11, vs . K .C . (9/14/14)...... 4, at Sea . (9/21/14) YARDS PENALIZED...... 71, vs . K .C . (9/14/14)...... 27, at Sea . (9/21/14) FUMBLES ...... 2, vs . Ind . (9/7/14)...... 0, vs . K .C . (9/14/14) FUMBLES LOST...... 1, at Sea . (9/21/14)...... 0, twice (last vs . K .C ., 9/14/14) SACKS MADE...... 3, twice (last at Sea ., 9/21/14)...... 2, vs . K .C . (9/14/14) FUMBLES FORCED...... 1, twice (last vs . K .C ., 9/14/14)...... 0, at Sea . (9/21/14) FUMBLES RECOVERED...... 0, three times (last at Sea ., 9/21/14)...... 0, three times (last at Sea ., 9/21/14) TIME OF POSSESSION ...... 32:24, vs . Ind . (9/7/14)...... 23:46, vs . K .C . (9/14/14)

2014 REGULAR SEASON OPPONENTS TEAM SINGLE-GAME HIGHS AND LOWS

OPPONENTS HIGHS LOWS TOTAL FIRST DOWNS...... 28, vs . K .C . (9/14/14)...... 24, vs . Ind . (9/7/14) TOTAL NET YARDS...... 408, vs . Ind . (9/7/14)...... 308, vs . K .C . (9/14/14) TOTAL OFFENSIVE PLAYS ...... 75, twice (last at Sea ., 9/21/14)...... 70, vs . Ind . (9/7/14) NET YARDS RUSHING...... 133, vs . K .C . (9/14/14)...... 54, vs . Ind . (9/7/14) RUSHING ATTEMPTS ...... 37, at Sea . (9/21/14)...... 14, vs . Ind . (9/7/14) NET YARDS PASSING...... 354, vs . Ind . (9/7/14)...... 247, vs . K .C . (9/14/14) PASS ATTEMPTS...... 53, vs . Ind . (9/7/14)...... 35, at Sea . (9/21/14) PASS COMPLETIONS ...... 35, vs . Ind . (9/7/14)...... 25, at Sea . (9/21/14) PASSES HAD INTERCEPTED...... 2, vs . Ind . (9/7/14)...... 0, vs . K .C . (9/14/14) TIMES SACKED...... 3, twice (last at Sea ., 9/21/14)...... 2, vs . K .C . (9/14/14) PUNTS...... 6, at Sea . (9/21/14)...... 2, vs . K .C . (9/14/14) GROSS PUNTING AVERAGE...... 50 .2, at Sea . (9/21/14)...... 40 .0, vs . K .C . (9/14/14) NET PUNTING AVERAGE...... 47 .7, at Sea . (9/21/14)...... 40 .0, vs . K .C . (9/14/14) PUNT RETURNS ...... 5, twice (last at Sea ., 9/21/14)...... 2, vs . K .C . (9/14/14) PUNT RETURN YARDS...... 36, at Sea . (9/21/14)...... 2, vs . K .C . (9/14/14) KICKOFF RETURNS...... 1, twice (last at Sea ., 9/21/14)...... 0, vs . Ind . (9/7/14) KICKOFF RETURN YARDS...... 37, vs . K .C . (9/14/14)...... 0, vs . Ind . (9/7/14) INTERCEPTION RETURNS...... 1, at Sea . (9/21/14)...... 0, twice (last vs . K .C ., 9/14/14) INTERCEPTION RETURN YARDS. . . . 52, at Sea . (9/21/14)...... 0, twice (last vs . K .C ., 9/14/14) PENALTIES ...... 9, vs . Ind . (9/7/14)...... 7, twice (last vs . Sea ., 9/21/14) YARDS PENALIZED...... 62, vs . K .C . (9/14/14)...... 34, at Sea . (9/21/14) FUMBLES ...... 1, twice (last vs . K .C ., 9/14/14)...... 0, at Sea . (9/21/14) FUMBLES LOST...... 0, three times (last at Sea ., 9/21/14)...... 0, three times (last at Sea ., 9/21/14) SACKS MADE...... 1, three times (last at Sea ., 9/21/14)...... 1, three times (last at Sea ., 9/21/14) FUMBLES FORCED...... 1, twice (last at Sea ., 9/21/14)...... 0, vs . K .C . (9/14/14) FUMBLES RECOVERED...... 1, at Sea . (9/21/14)...... 0, twice (last vs . K .C ., 9/14/14) TIME OF POSSESSION ...... 38:04, at Sea . (9/21/14)...... 27:36, vs . Ind . (9/7/14) THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED

THREE INTERCEPTIONS: FOUR FIELD GOALS: Broncos: Deltha O’Neal, 4, vs. Kansas City, 10/7/01 Broncos: Matt Prater, 4, at Oakland, 12/6/12 Playoffs: Has never happened Playoffs: Matt Prater, 4, vs. New England, 1/19/14 Opponents: Mark Kelso, 3, at Buffalo, 12/12/92 Opponents: Dave Rayner, 4, at Buffalo, 12/24/11 Playoffs: Has never happened Playoffs: Has never happened

FOUR INTERCEPTIONS: FIVE FIELD GOALS: Broncos: Deltha O’Neal, 4, vs. Kansas City, 10/7/01 Broncos: Jason Elam, 5, vs. Miami, 10/13/02 Playoffs: Has never happened Playoffs: Has never happened Opponents: Has never happened Opponents: Nick Novak, 5, vs. San Diego, 10/9/11 Playoffs: Has never happened Playoffs: Has never happened

TWO SACKS: SIX FIELD GOALS: Broncos: Von Miller, 2, at New England, 11/24/13 Broncos: Has never happened Playoffs: , 2, vs. San Diego, 1/12/14 Playoffs: Has never happened Opponents: Robert Mathis, 2, at Indianapolis, 10/20/13 Opponents: Jeff Wilkins, 6, at St. Louis, 9/10/06 Playoffs: , 2, vs. Baltimore, 1/12/13 Playoffs: Has never happened

THREE SACKS: PUNT RETURN FOR A TOUCHDOWN: Broncos: Von Miller, 3, vs. San Diego, 11/18/12 Broncos: Trindon Holliday, 81 yds., at N.Y. Giants, 9/15/13 Playoffs: Has never happened Playoffs: Trindon Holliday, 90 yds., vs. Baltimore, 1/12/13 Opponents: Chris Kelsay, 3, at Buffalo, 12/24/11 Opponents: Leodis McKelvin, 80 yds., at Buffalo, 12/24/11 Playoffs: Michael McCrary, 3, at Baltimore, 12/31/00 Playoffs: Has never happened

FOUR SACKS: KICKOFF RETURN FOR A TOUCHDOWN: Broncos: Elvis Dumervil, 4, vs. Cleveland, 9/20/09 Broncos: Trindon Holliday, 105 yds., vs. Philadelphia, 9/29/13 Playoffs: Has never happened Playoffs: Trindon Holliday, 104 yds., vs. Baltimore, 1/12/13 Opponents: Michael Sinclair, 4, at Seattle, 9/8/96 Opponents: Knile Davis, 108 yds., at Kansas City, 12/1/13 Playoffs: Has never happened Playoffs: , 87 yds., vs. Seattle, 2/2/14

TWO OPPONENT RECOVERIES: INTERCEPTION RETURN FOR A TOUCHDOWN: Broncos: Elvis Dumervil, 2, vs. Minnesota, 12/30/07 - OT Broncos: Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, 75 yds., vs. Washington, 10/27/13 Playoffs: Has never happened Playoffs: Has never happened Opponents: Glenn Dorsey, 2, at Kansas City, 12/6/09 Opponents: DeAngelo Hall, 26 yds., vs. Washington, 10/27/13 Playoffs: Malcolm Smith, 69 yds., vs. Seattle, 2/2/14 Playoffs: Randy Hughes, 2, vs. Dallas, 1/15/78 FUMBLE RETURN FOR A TOUCHDOWN: SHUTOUT ON ROAD: Broncos: Von Miller, 60 yds., at New England, 11/24/13 by Broncos: Denver 12, at Cleveland 0, 9/27/92 Playoffs: Neil Smith, 79 yds., vs. Miami, 1/9/99 Playoffs: Has never happened Opponents: Spencer Johnson, 17 yds., at Buffalo, 12/24/11 by Opponents: at L.A. Raiders 24, Denver 0, 11/22/92 Playoffs: Has never happened Playoffs: Has never happened MISSED FIELD GOAL RETURN FOR A TOUCHDOWN: SHUTOUT AT HOME: Broncos: Has never happened by Broncos: at Denver 27, N.Y. Jets 0, 11/20/05 Playoffs: Has never happened Playoffs: Has never happened Opponents: Chris McAlister, 107 yds., at Baltimore, 9/30/02 by Opponents: Has never happened Playoffs: Has never happened Playoffs: Has never happened BLOCKED PUNT: OVERTIME WIN AWAY FROM DENVER: Broncos: Steven Johnson, vs. Philadelphia, 9/29/13 Broncos: Denver 16, at San Diego 13, 11/27/11 Playoffs: Has never happened Playoffs: Denver 23, at Cleveland 20, 1/11/87 Opponents: Jamize Olawale, at Oakland, 12/29/13 Opponents: at Seattle 26, Denver 20, 9/21/14 Playoffs: Blake Spence, vs. N.Y. Jets, 1/17/99 Playoffs: Has never happened TIE: Denver 17, at Green Bay 17, 9/20/87 BLOCKED PUNT RETURN FOR A TOUCHDOWN: Broncos: Steven Johnson, vs. Philadelphia, 9/29/13 OVERTIME WIN IN DENVER: Playoffs: Has never happened Broncos: at Denver 13, Chicago 10, 12/11/09 Opponents: Alex Bannister, 9 yds., at Seattle, 10/14/01 Playoffs: at Denver 29, Pittsburgh 23, 1/8/12 Playoffs: Travis Davis, 29 yds., vs. Jacksonville, 12/27/97 Opponents: Green Bay 19, at Denver 13, 10/29/07 Playoffs: Baltimore 38, at Denver 25, 1/12/13 BLOCKED FIELD GOAL: TIE: at Denver 35, Pittsburgh 35, 9/22/74 Broncos: Domonique Foxworth, at New England, 9/24/06 Playoffs: Has never happened 40 POINTS: Opponents: Julius Peppers, vs. Chicago, 12/11/11 Broncos: at Denver 45, Washington 21, 10/27/13 Playoffs: Has never happened Playoffs: at Denver 42, Jacksonville 17, 12/27/97 Opponents: Denver 51, at Dallas 48, 10/6/13 BLOCKED FIELD GOAL RETURN FOR A TOUCHDOWN: Playoffs: vs. Seattle 43, Denver 8, 2/2/14 Broncos: Louis Wright, 60 yds., vs. San Diego, 11/17/85 Playoffs: Has never happened 50 POINTS: Opponents: Cornelius Bennett, 80 yds., at Buffalo, 9/30/90 Broncos: at Denver 51, Tennessee 28, 12/8/13 Playoffs: Has never happened Playoffs: Has never happened Opponents: Oakland 59, at Denver 14, 10/24/10 MISSED POINT-AFTER-TOUCHDOWN ATTEMPT: Playoffs: San Francisco 55, Denver 10, 1/28/90 Broncos: Matt Prater (Kick Failed), at San Francisco, 10/31/10 Playoffs: Jason Elam (Blocked by Clyde Simmons), vs. Jacksonville, 1/4/97 TWO-POINT CONVERSION: Opponents: Josh Brown (Kick Failed), vs. St. Louis, 11/28/10 Broncos: Peyton Manning pass to Demaryius Thomas, at Seattle, 9/21/14 Playoffs: Has never happened Playoffs: Peyton Manning pass to Wes Welker, vs. Seattle, 2/2/14 Opponents: Tony Romo pass to Terrance Williams, at Dallas, 10/6/13 SAFETY: Playoffs: Has never happened Broncos: Marshawn Lynch tackled in the end zone by Nate Irving and T.J. Ward, at Seattle, 9/21/14 Playoffs: Tony Eason sacked in the end zone by Rulon Jones, vs. New England, 1/4/87 THREE FIELD GOALS: Opponents: P. Manning fumble forced by Robert Mathis out of bounds in end zone, at Indianapolis, 10/20/13 Broncos: Matt Prater, 3, at Houston, 12/22/13 Playoffs: K. Moreno tackled in end zone by C. Avril, vs. Seattle, 2/2/14 Playoffs: Matt Prater, 3, vs. Pittsburgh, 1/8/12 Opponents: Adam Vinatieri, 3, at Indianapolis, 10/20/13 Playoffs: Mike Hollis, vs. Jacksonville, 1/4/97 BRONCOS BIG GAMES VS. ARIZONA

BRONCOS ALL-TIME 100-YARD RUSHING GAMES (2 / 2 reg., 0 post) — vs. ARIZONA PLAYER...... PERFORMANCE...... GAME Clinton Portis...... 24-228, 2 TD...... Dec. 29, 2002, vs. Arizona Terrell Davis...... 22-135, 1 TD...... Nov. 5, 1995, vs. Arizona

BRONCOS ALL-TIME 100-YARD RECEIVING GAMES (2 / 2 reg., 0 post) — vs. ARIZONA PLAYER...... PERFORMANCE...... GAME Rod Smith...... 14-162, 2 TD...... Sept. 23, 2001, vs. Arizona Ed McCaffrey...... 7-112, 0 TD...... Dec. 29, 2002, vs. Arizona BRONCOS PLAYER CAREER STATS VS. ARIZONA SAFETY DAVID BRUTON JR. — vs. ARIZONA G/S W-L UT A TT S-Yds I-Yds. PD FF FR SpTK 12/12/2010 at Ari. 1/1 L 5 1 6 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 REG. SEASON TOTALS 1/1 0-1 5 1 6 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 PUNTER BRITTON COLQUITT — vs. ARIZONA G/S W-L No. Yds. Avg. Net. LG TB In20 12/12/10 at Ari. 1/0 L 5 281 56.2 41.8 60 0 0 REG. SEASON TOTALS 1/0 0-1 5 281 56.2 41.8 60 0 0 DEFENSIVE TACKLE TERRANCE KNIGHTON — vs. ARIZONA G/S W-L UT A TT S-Yds I-Yds. PD FF FR SpTK 0/20/09 vs. Ari.* 1/1 L 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 REG. SEASON TOTALS 1/1 0-1 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 * - w/Jacksonville QUARTERBACK PEYTON MANNING — vs. ARIZONA PASSING RUSHING G/S W/L Att. Cmp. Pct. Yds. TD INT LG S-Yds. Rtg. Att. Yds. Avg. LG TD 1/1/06 vs. Ari.* 1/1 W 2 1 50.0 5 0 0 5 1-0 56.3 0 0 0.0 –– 0 9/27/09 at Ari.* 1/1 W 35 24 68.6 379 4 1 72 0-0 130.5 2 -1 -0.5 0 0 REG. SEASON TOTALS 2/2 2-0 37 25 67.6 384 4 1 72 1-0 126.4 2 -1 -0.5 0 0 * -w/Indianapolis WIDE RECEIVER EMMANUEL SANDERS — vs. ARIZONA RECEIVING RUSHING G/S W-L Rec. Yds. Avg. LG TD Att. Yds. Avg. LG TD 10/23/11 at Ari.* 1/0 W 5 46 9.2 20 1 0 0 0.0 –– 0 REG. SEASON TOTALS 1/0 1-0 5 46 9.2 20 1 0 0 0.0 –– 0 * - w/Pittsburgh CORNERBACK AQIB TALIB — vs. ARIZONA G/S W-L UT A TT S-Yds. I-Yds. PD FF FR SpTK 10/31/10 at Ari. 1/1 W 5 0 5 0-0 2-45 2 0 0 0 REG. SEASON TOTALS 1/1 1-0 5 0 5 0-0 2-45 2 0 0 0 * - w/Tampa Bay TIGHT END JACOB TAMME — vs. ARIZONA RECEIVING RUSHING G/S W-L Rec. Yds. Avg. LG TD Att. Yds. Avg. LG TD 10/4/09 vs. Sea.* 1/0 W 0 0 0.0 –– 0 0 0 0.0 –– 0 REG. SEASON TOTALS 1/0 1-0 0 0 0.0 –– 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 *-w/Indianapolis DEFENSIVE END DEMARCUS WARE — vs. ARIZONA G/S W-L UT A TT S-Yds I-Yds. PD FF FR SpTK 10/30/05 vs. Ari.* 1/1 W 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 11/12/06 at Ari.* 1/1 W 2 0 2 1-7 0-0 1 1 0 0 10/12/08 at Ari.* 1/1 L 6 0 6 1-10 0-0 0 0 0 0 12/25/10 at Ari.* 1/1 L 3 1 4 1-5 0-0 0 0 0 0 12/4/11 at Ari.* 1/1 L 3 0 3 1-10 0-0 0 0 0 0 REG. SEASON TOTALS 5-5 2-3 16 1 17 4-32 0-0 1 1 0 0 * - w/Dallas WIDE RECEIVER WES WELKER — vs. ARIZONA RECEIVING RUSHING G/S W-L Rec. Yds. Avg. LG TD Att. Yds. Avg. LG TD 11/7/04 vs. Ari.^ 1/0 L 0 0 0.0 –– 0 0 0 0.0 –– 0 12/21/08 vs. Ari.* 1/0 W 7 68 9.7 20 1 0 0 0.0 –– 0 9/16/12 vs. Ari.* 1/0 L 5 85 19.0 36 0 0 0 0.0 –– 0 REG. SEASON TOTALS 3/0 1-2 12 163 13.6 36 1 0 0 0.0 — 0 ^ - w/Miami * - w/New England 2014 DENVER BRONCOS NUMERICAL ROSTER

Updated: Sept. 30, 2014 2014 PARTICIPATION No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Age Exp. College Hometown How Acq. GP GS DNP INA 4 Britton Colquitt P6‐3 205 29 6 Tennessee Knoxville, Tenn. FA‐'09 3000 8 Brandon McManus K6‐3 201 23 1 Temple Lansdale, Pa. FA‐'14 3000 10 Emmanuel Sanders WR 5‐11 180 27 5 Southern Methodist Bellville, Texas UFA‐'14 3300 12 Andre Caldwell WR 6‐0 200 29 7 Florida Tampa, Fla. UFA‐'12 3000 14 Cody Latimer WR 6‐2 215 21 R Indiana Dayton, Ohio D2‐'14 1002 17 QB 6‐8 240 23 3 Arizona State Kalispell, Mont. D2b‐'12 0030 18 Peyton Manning QB 6‐5 230 38 17 Tennessee New Orleans FA‐'12 3300 19 Isaiah Burse WR 5‐10 187 22 R Fresno State Modesto, Calif. CFA‐'14 3000 21 Aqib Talib CB 6‐1 205 28 7 Kansas Richardson, Texas UFA‐'14 3300 22 C.J. Anderson RB 5‐8 224 23 2 California Vallejo, Calif. CFA‐'13 3000 23 RB 5‐10 195 23 3 San Diego State La Habra, Calif. D3‐'12 1011 25 Chris Harris Jr. CB 5‐10 199 25 3 Kansas Bixby, Okla. CFA‐'11 3300 26 Rahim Moore S6‐1 195 24 4 UCLA Los Angeles D2a‐'11 3300 28 Montee Ball RB 5‐10 215 23 2 Wisconsin Wentzville, Mo. D2‐'13 3300 29 Bradley Roby CB 5‐11 194 22 R Ohio State Suwanee, Ga. D1‐'14 3000 30 David Bruton S6‐2 217 27 6 Notre Dame Miamisburg, Ohio D4a‐'09 2001 31 Omar Bolden CB 5‐10 195 25 3 Arizona State Ontario, Calif. D4a‐'12 3000 32 Tony Carter CB 5‐9 175 28 6 Florida State Jacksonville, Fla. FA‐'11 1002 36 CB 5‐11 198 23 2 South Florida Opa‐locka, Fla. D3‐'13 2001 38 Quinton Carter S6‐1 200 26 4 Oklahoma Las Vegas D4a‐'11 3000 40 Juwan Thompson RB 5‐11 225 22 R Duke Fairburn, Ga. CFA‐'14 3000 43 T.J. Ward S5‐10 200 27 5 Oregon Concord, Calif. UFA‐'14 3300 46 Aaron Brewer LS 6‐5 230 24 3 San Diego State Fullerton, Calif. CFA‐'12 3000 52 Corey Nelson LB 6‐1 226 22 R Oklahoma Dallas D7‐'14 3000 53 Steven Johnson LB 6‐1 237 26 3 Kansas Wallingford, Pa. CFA‐'12 3000 54 Brandon Marshall LB 6‐1 250 25 3 Nevada Las Vegas FA‐'13 3300 55 Lerentee McCray LB 6‐3 249 24 2 Florida Ocala, Fla. CFA‐'13 2001 56 Nate Irving LB 6‐1 245 26 4 North Carolina State Teachey, N.C. D3‐'11 3300 57 Lamin Barrow LB 6‐1 237 23 R Louisiana State Marrero, La. D5‐'14 3000 58 Von Miller LB 6‐3 250 25 4 Texas A&M DeSoto, Texas D1‐'11 3300 59 Danny Trevathan LB 6‐1 240 24 3 Kentucky Leesburg, Fla. D6‐'12 0003 63 Ben Garland G6‐5 308 26 1 Air Force Grand Junction, Colo. CFA‐'10 0003 64 Will Montgomery C6‐3 304 31 9 Virginia Tech Clifton, Va. FA‐'14 3000 65 Louis Vasquez G6‐5 335 27 6 Texas Tech Corsicana, Texas UFA‐'13 3300 66 Manny Ramirez C6‐3 320 31 8 Texas Tech Houston FA‐'11 3300 71 Paul Cornick T6‐6 310 25 1 North Dakota State Orono, Minn. FA‐'12 3000 74 Orlando Franklin G6‐7 320 26 4 Miami Delray Beach, Fla. D2b‐'11 3300 75 Chris Clark T6‐5 305 28 6 Southern Mississippi New Orleans W‐'10 3300 76 Marvin Austin DT 6‐2 312 25 4 North Carolina Washington D.C. FA‐'14 3000 78 Ryan Clady T6‐6 315 28 7 Boise State Rialto, Calif. D1‐'08 3300 79 Michael Schofield T6‐6 301 23 R Michigan Orland Park, Ill. D3‐'14 0003 80 Julius Thomas TE 6‐5 250 26 4 Portland State Stockton, Calif. D4b‐'11 3300 83 Wes Welker WR 5‐9 185 33 11 Texas Tech Oklahoma City UFA‐'13 1000 84 Jacob Tamme TE 6‐3 230 29 7 Kentucky Danville, Ky. UFA‐'12 3000 85 TE 6‐5 255 26 4 Nevada Tulare, Calif. D7a‐'11 3300 88 Demaryius Thomas WR 6‐3 229 26 5 Georgia Tech Montrose, Ga. D1a‐'10 3300 92 Sylvester Williams DT 6‐2 313 25 2 North Carolina Jefferson City, Mo. D1‐'13 3300 93 Quanterus Smith DE 6‐5 255 24 2 Western Kentucky Loganville, Ga. D5a‐'13 3000 94 DeMarcus Ware DE 6‐4 258 32 10 Troy Auburn, Ala. UFA‐'14 3300 95 DE 6‐5 285 24 3 Cincinnati Lisbon, Ohio D2a‐'12 3300 96 Mitch Unrein DT 6‐4 306 27 4 Wyoming Eaton, Colo. FA‐'10 1002 97 Malik Jackson DE 6‐5 293 24 3 Tennessee Van Nuys, Calif. D5‐'12 3000 98 Terrance Knighton DT 6‐3 331 28 6 Temple Windsor, Conn. UFA‐'13 3300 2 QB 6‐3 221 24 2 Miami‐Ohio Ada, Ohio D7‐'13 0 0 0 16 13 Nathan Palmer WR 5‐11 198 25 2 Northern Illinois Elkhart, Ind. FA‐'14 0000 16 WR 6‐1 212 23 R Michigan State Bloomfield, Mich. CFA‐'14 0000 20 John Boyett S5‐10 203 24 1 Oregon Napa, Calif. FA‐'13 0000 35 RB 5‐11 203 21 R Colorado State Plainfield, Ill. CFA‐'14 0000 50 LB 6‐2 250 21 R Colorado State Baltimore, Md. CFA‐'14 0000 61 OL 6‐3 300 24 R Boise State Council, Idaho D6‐'14 0000 72 Zach Thompson DE 6‐5 265 23 R Wake Forest Ashburn, Va. FA‐'14 0000 73 Ryan Miller G6‐7 320 25 2 Colorado Littleton, Colo. FA‐'14 0000 86 Dominique Jones TE 6‐3 270 27 3 Shepherd San Diego FA‐'14 0000 INJURED RESERVE 11 WR 5‐11 180 28 5 Penn State State College, Pa. FA‐'14 0000 62 Greg Latta DE 6‐5 260 22 R Purdue La Quina, Calif. CFA‐'14 0000 91 DE 6‐5 260 24 R Duke Galena, Ohio CFA‐'14 0000 90 John Youboty DE 6‐4 258 24 1 Temple Houston CFA‐'13 0000 RESERVE/SUSPENDED 5 Matt Prater K5‐10 195 30 8 Central Florida Estero, Fla. FA‐'07 16 0 0 0 COACHING STAFF John Fox ‐ Head Coach; Jack Del Rio ‐ Defensive Coordinator; Adam Gase ‐ Offensive Coordinator; Jeff Rodgers ‐ Special Teams Coordinator; Clancy Barone ‐ Tight Ends; Chris Beake, Defensive Assistant; ‐ Offensive Assistant; ‐ Assistant Offensive Line; Mike Eubanks ‐ Assistant Strength; Sam Garnes ‐ Assistant Secondary; Jason George ‐ Assistant Strength; Bo Hardegree ‐ Quality Control (Offense); ‐ Quarterbacks; Anthony Lomando ‐ Assistant Strength; Dave Magazu ‐ Offensive Line; Luke Richesson ‐ Strength & Conditioning; ‐ Defensive Line; Richard Smith ‐ Linebackers; Eric Studesville ‐ Running Backs; Derius Swinton ‐ Assistant Special Teams; Tyke Tolbert ‐ Wide Receivers; Cory Undlin ‐ Secondary. 2014 DENVER BRONCOS ALPHABETICAL ROSTER

Updated: Sept. 30, 2014 2014 PARTICIPATION No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Age Exp. College Hometown How Acq. GP GS DNP INA 22 Anderson, C.J. RB 5‐8 224 23 2 California Vallejo, Calif. CFA‐'13 3000 76 Austin, Marvin DT 6‐2 312 25 4 North Carolina Washington D.C. FA‐'14 3000 28 Ball, Montee RB 5‐10 215 23 2 Wisconsin Wentzville, Mo. D2‐'13 3300 57 Barrow, Lamin LB 6‐1 237 23 R Louisiana State Marrero, La. D5‐'14 3000 31 Bolden, Omar CB 5‐10 195 25 3 Arizona State Ontario, Calif. D4a‐'12 3000 46 Brewer, Aaron LS 6‐5 230 24 3 San Diego State Fullerton, Calif. CFA‐'12 3000 30 Bruton, David S 6‐2 217 27 6 Notre Dame Miamisburg, Ohio D4a‐'09 2001 19 Burse, Isaiah WR 5‐10 187 22 R Fresno State Modesto, Calif. CFA‐'14 3000 12 Caldwell, Andre WR 6‐0 200 29 7 Florida Tampa, Fla. UFA‐'12 3000 38 Carter, Quinton S 6‐1 200 26 4 Oklahoma Las Vegas D4a‐'11 3000 32 Carter, Tony CB 5‐9 175 28 6 Florida State Jacksonville, Fla. FA‐'11 1002 78 Clady, Ryan T 6‐6 315 28 7 Boise State Rialto, Calif. D1‐'08 3300 75 Clark, Chris T 6‐5 305 28 6 Southern Mississippi New Orleans W‐'10 3300 4 Colquitt, Britton P 6‐3 205 29 6 Tennessee Knoxville, Tenn. FA‐'09 3000 71 Cornick, Paul T 6‐6 310 25 1 North Dakota State Orono, Minn. FA‐'12 3000 74 Franklin, Orlando G 6‐7 320 26 4 Miami Delray Beach, Fla. D2b‐'11 3300 63 Garland, Ben G 6‐5 308 26 1 Air Force Grand Junction, Colo. CFA‐'10 0003 85 Green, Virgil TE 6‐5 255 26 4 Nevada Tulare, Calif. D7a‐'11 3300 25 Harris Jr., Chris CB 5‐10 199 25 3 Kansas Bixby, Okla. CFA‐'11 3300 23 Hillman, Ronnie RB 5‐10 195 23 3 San Diego State La Habra, Calif. D3‐'12 1011 56 Irving, Nate LB 6‐1 245 26 4 North Carolina State Teachey, N.C. D3‐'11 3300 97 Jackson, Malik DE 6‐5 293 24 3 Tennessee Van Nuys, Calif. D5‐'12 3000 53 Johnson, Steven LB 6‐1 237 26 3 Kansas Wallingford, Pa. CFA‐'12 3000 98 Knighton, Terrance DT 6‐3 331 28 6 Temple Windsor, Conn. UFA‐'13 3300 14 Latimer, Cody WR 6‐2 215 21 R Indiana Dayton, Ohio D2‐'14 1002 18 Manning, Peyton QB 6‐5 230 38 17 Tennessee New Orleans FA‐'12 3300 54 Marshall, Brandon LB 6‐1 250 25 3 Nevada Las Vegas FA‐'13 3300 55 McCray, Lerentee LB 6‐3 249 24 2 Florida Ocala, Fla. CFA‐'13 2001 8 McManus, Brandon K6‐3 201 23 1 Temple Lansdale, Pa. FA‐'14 3000 58 Miller, Von LB 6‐3 250 25 4 Texas A&M DeSoto, Texas D1‐'11 3300 64 Montgomery, Will C 6‐3 304 31 9 Virginia Tech Clifton, Va. FA‐'14 3000 26 Moore, Rahim S 6‐1 195 24 4 UCLA Los Angeles D2a‐'11 3300 52 Nelson, Corey LB 6‐1 226 22 R Oklahoma Dallas D7‐'14 3000 17 Osweiler, Brock QB 6‐8 240 23 3 Arizona State Kalispell, Mont. D2b‐'12 0030 66 Ramirez, Manny C 6‐3 320 31 8 Texas Tech Houston FA‐'11 3300 29 Roby, Bradley CB 5‐11 194 22 R Ohio State Suwanee, Ga. D1‐'14 3000 10 Sanders, Emmanuel WR 5‐11 180 27 5 Southern Methodist Bellville, Texas UFA‐'14 3300 79 Schofield, Michael T 6‐6 301 23 R Michigan Orland Park, Ill. D3‐'14 0003 93 Smith, Quanterus DE 6‐5 255 24 2 Western Kentucky Loganville, Ga. D5a‐'13 3000 21 Talib, Aqib CB 6‐1 205 28 7 Kansas Richardson, Texas UFA‐'14 3300 84 Tamme, Jacob TE 6‐3 230 29 7 Kentucky Danville, Ky. UFA‐'12 3000 88 Thomas, Demaryius WR 6‐3 229 26 5 Georgia Tech Montrose, Ga. D1a‐'10 3300 80 Thomas, Julius TE 6‐5 250 26 4 Portland State Stockton, Calif. D4b‐'11 3300 40 Thompson, Juwan RB 5‐11 225 22 R Duke Fairburn, Ga. CFA‐'14 3000 59 Trevathan, Danny LB 6‐1 240 24 3 Kentucky Leesburg, Fla. D6‐'12 0003 96 Unrein, Mitch DT 6‐4 306 27 4 Wyoming Eaton, Colo. FA‐'10 1002 65 Vasquez, Louis G 6‐5 335 27 6 Texas Tech Corsicana, Texas UFA‐'13 3300 43 Ward, T.J. S 5‐10 200 27 5 Oregon Concord, Calif. UFA‐'14 3300 94 Ware, DeMarcus DE 6‐4 258 32 10 Troy Auburn, Ala. UFA‐'14 3300 36 Webster, Kayvon CB 5‐11 198 23 2 South Florida Opa‐locka, Fla. D3‐'13 2001 83 Welker, Wes WR 5‐9 185 33 11 Texas Tech Oklahoma City UFA‐'13 1000 92 Williams, Sylvester DT 6‐2 313 25 2 North Carolina Jefferson City, Mo. D1‐'13 3300 95 Wolfe, Derek DE 6‐5 285 24 3 Cincinnati Lisbon, Ohio D2a‐'12 3300 PRACTICE SQUAD 50 Barrett, Shaquil LB 6‐2 250 21 R Colorado State Baltimore, Md. CFA‐'14 0000 35 Bibbs, Kapri RB 5‐11 203 21 R Colorado State Plainfield, Ill. CFA‐'14 0000 20 Boyett, John S 5‐10 203 24 1 Oregon Napa, Calif. FA‐'13 0000 2 Dysert, Zac QB 6‐3 221 24 2 Miami‐Ohio Ada, Ohio D7‐'13 0000 16 Fowler, Bennie WR 6‐1 212 23 R Michigan State Bloomfield, Mich. CFA‐'14 0000 86 Jones, Dominique TE 6‐3 270 27 3 Shepherd San Diego FA‐'14 0000 73 Miller, Ryan G6‐7 320 25 2 Colorado Littleton, Colo. FA‐'14 0000 13 Palmer, Nathan WR 5‐11 198 25 2 Northern Illinois Elkhart, Ind. FA‐'14 0000 61 Paradis, Matt OL 6‐3 300 24 R Boise State Council, Idaho D6‐'14 0000 72 Thompson, Zach DE 6‐5 265 23 R Wake Forest Ashburn, Va. FA‐'14 0000 INJURED RESERVE 91 Anunike, Kenny DE 6‐5 260 24 R Duke Galena, Ohio CFA‐'14 0000 62 Latta, Greg DE 6‐5 260 22 R Purdue La Quina, Calif. CFA‐'14 0000 11 Norwood, Jordan WR 5‐11 180 28 5 Penn State State College, Pa. FA‐'14 0000 90 Youboty, John DE 6‐4 258 24 1 Temple Houston CFA‐'13 0000 RESERVE/SUSPENDED 5 Prater, Matt K 5‐10 195 30 8 Central Florida Estero, Fla. FA‐'07 0000 COACHING STAFF John Fox ‐ Head Coach; Jack Del Rio ‐ Defensive Coordinator; Adam Gase ‐ Offensive Coordinator; Jeff Rodgers ‐ Special Teams Coordinator; Clancy Barone ‐ Tight Ends; Chris Beake, Defensive Assistant; Brian Callahan ‐ Offensive Assistant; James Cregg ‐ Assistant Offensive Line; Mike Eubanks ‐ Assistant Strength; Sam Garnes ‐ Assistant Secondary; Jason George ‐ Assistant Strength; Bo Hardegree ‐ Quality Control (Offense); Greg Knapp ‐ Quarterbacks; Anthony Lomando ‐ Assistant Strength; Dave Magazu ‐ Offensive Line; Luke Richesson ‐ Strength & Conditioning; Jay Rodgers ‐ Defensive Line; Richard Smith ‐ Linebackers; Eric Studesville ‐ Running Backs; Derius Swinton ‐ Assistant Special Teams; Tyke Tolbert ‐ Wide Receivers; Cory Undlin ‐ Secondary. 2014 DENVER BRONCOS DEPTH CHART

Updated: Sept. 30, 2014 OFFENSE WR 88 Demaryius Thomas 12 Andre Caldwell LT 78 Ryan Clady 71 Paul Cornick LG 74 Orlando Franklin 63 Ben Garland C 66 Manny Ramirez 64 Will Montgomery RG 65 Louis Vasquez 63 Ben Garland RT 75 Chris Clark 79 Michael Schofield TE 80 Julius Thomas 85 Virgil Green 84 Jacob Tamme WR 10 Emmanuel Sanders 14 Cody Latimer WR 83 WR Wes Welker 19 Isaiah Burse QB 18 Peyton Manning 17 Brock Osweiler RB 28 Montee Ball 23 Ronnie Hillman 22 C.J. Anderson 40 Juwan Thompson DEFENSE LDE 95 Derek Wolfe 97 Malik Jackson DT 92 Sylvester Williams 96 Mitch Unrein NT 98 Terrance Knighton 76 Marvin Austin RDE 94 DeMarcus Ware 93 Quanterus Smith SLB 58 Von Miller 55 Lerentee McCray MLB 56 Nate Irving 53 Steven Johnson 57 Lamin Barrow WLB 59 Danny Trevathan 54 Brandon Marshall 52 Corey Nelson LCB 21 Aqib Talib 29 Bradley Roby 32 Tony Carter RCB 25 Chris Harris Jr. 36 Kayvon Webster 31 Omar Bolden SS 43 T.J. Ward 38 Quinton Carter FS 26 Rahim Moore 30 David Bruton SPECIAL TEAMS PK 8 Brandon McManus P 4 Britton Colquitt H 4 Britton Colquitt LS 46 Aaron Brewer PR 19 Isaiah Burse 10 Emmanuel Sanders KR 12 Andre Caldwell 31 Omar Bolden

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PRONUNCIATION GUIDE

Montee Ball (MON‐tay) Michael Schofield (SKO‐field) Lamin Barrow (la‐MEAN) Quanterus Smith (qwan‐TERR‐us) David Bruton (BRUTE‐in) Aqib Talib (UH‐keeb TUH‐leeb) Ryan Clady (CLAY‐dee) Demaryius Thomas (duh‐MARE‐ee‐us) Adam Gase (GACE) Danny Trevathan (trev‐AY‐than) Malik Jackson (muh‐LEEK) Mitch Unrein (UN‐rhine) Brock Osweiler (OSS‐why‐lur) Louis Vasquez (Lewis vas‐KEZ) Lerentee McCray (luh‐REN‐tay) 2014 DENVER BRONCOS POSITION-BY-POSITION ROSTER

Updated: Sept. 30, 2014 OFFENSE DEFENSE QUARTERBACKS (2) DEFENSIVE LINE (8) No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Age Exp. College No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Age Exp. College 18 Manning, Peyton QB 6‐5 230 38 17 Tennessee 76 Austin, Marvin DT 6‐2 312 25 4 North Carolina 17 Osweiler, Brock QB 6‐8 240 23 3 Arizona State 97 Jackson, Malik DE 6‐5 293 24 3 Tennessee 98 Knighton, Terrance DT 6‐3 331 28 6 Temple RUNNING BACKS (4) 93 Smith, Quanterus DE 6‐5 255 24 2 Western Kentucky No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Age Exp. College 96 Unrein, Mitch DT 6‐4 306 27 4 Wyoming 22 Anderson, C.J. RB 5‐8 224 23 2 California 94 Ware, DeMarcus DE 6‐4 258 32 10 Troy 28 Ball, Montee RB 5‐10 215 23 2 Wisconsin 92 Williams, Sylvester DT 6‐2 313 25 2 North Carolina 23 Hillman, Ronnie RB 5‐10 195 23 3 San Diego State 95 Wolfe, Derek DE 6‐5 285 24 3 Cincinnati 40 Thompson, Juwan RB 5‐11 225 22 R Duke LINEBACKERS (8) WIDE RECEIVERS (6) No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Age Exp. College No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Age Exp. College 57 Barrow, Lamin LB 6‐1 237 23 R Louisiana State 19 Burse, Isaiah WR 5‐10 187 22 R Fresno State 56 Irving, Nate LB 6‐1 245 26 4 North Carolina State 12 Caldwell, Andre WR 6‐0 200 29 7 Florida 53 Johnson, Steven LB 6‐1 237 26 3 Kansas 14 Latimer, Cody WR 6‐2 215 21 R Indiana 54 Marshall, Brandon LB 6‐1 250 25 3 Nevada 10 Sanders, Emmanuel WR 5‐11 180 27 5 Southern Methodist 88 Thomas, Demaryius WR 6‐3 229 26 5 Georgia Tech 55 McCray, Lerentee LB 6‐3 249 24 2 Florida 83 Welker, Wes WR 5‐9 185 33 11 Texas Tech 58 Miller, Von LB 6‐3 250 25 4 Texas A&M 52 Nelson, Corey LB 6‐1 226 22 R Oklahoma TIGHT ENDS (3) 59 Trevathan, Danny LB 6‐1 240 24 3 Kentucky No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Age Exp. College 85 Green, Virgil TE 6‐5 255 26 4 Nevada SECONDARY (10) 84 Tamme, Jacob TE 6‐3 230 29 7 Kentucky No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Age Exp. College 80 Thomas, Julius TE 6‐5 250 26 4 Portland State 31 Bolden, Omar CB 5‐10 195 25 3 Arizona State 30 Bruton, David S 6‐2 217 27 6 Notre Dame OFFENSIVE LINEMEN (9) 38 Carter, Quinton S 6‐1 200 26 4 Oklahoma No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Age Exp. College 32 Carter, Tony CB 5‐9 175 28 6 Florida State 78 Clady, Ryan T 6‐6 315 28 7 Boise State 25 Harris Jr., Chris CB 5‐10 199 25 3 Kansas 75 Clark, Chris T 6‐5 305 28 6 Southern Mississippi 26 Moore, Rahim S 6‐1 195 24 4 UCLA 71 Cornick, Paul T 6‐6 310 25 1 North Dakota State 29 Roby, Bradley CB 5‐11 194 22 R Ohio State 74 Franklin, Orlando G 6‐7 320 26 4 Miami 21 Talib, Aqib CB 6‐1 205 28 7 Kansas 63 Garland, Ben G 6‐5 308 26 1 Air Force 43 Ward, T.J. S 5‐10 200 27 5 Oregon 64 Montgomery, Will C 6‐3 304 31 9 Virginia Tech 36 Webster, Kayvon CB 5‐11 198 23 2 South Florida 66 Ramirez, Manny C 6‐3 320 31 8 Texas Tech 79 Schofield, Michael T 6‐6 301 23 R Michigan SPECIALISTS (4) 65 Vasquez, Louis G 6‐5 335 27 6 Texas Tech No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Age Exp. College 46 Brewer, Aaron LS 6‐5 230 24 3 San Diego State 4 Colquitt, Britton P 6‐3 205 29 6 Tennessee 8 McManus, Brandon K6‐3 201 23 1 Temple

POSITION‐BY‐POSITION BREAKDOWN

Position No. Position No. Quarterbacks 2 Defensive Linemen 8 Running Backs 4 Defensive Ends 4 Wide Receivers 6 DefensiveTackles 4 Tight Ends 3 Linebackers 8 Offensive Linemen 9 Defensive Backs 10 Centers 2 Cornerbacks 6 Guards 3 Safeties 4 Tackles 4 Specialists 3 HOW THE 2014 BRONCOS WERE BUILT

Updated: Sept. 30, 2014 YEAR DRAFT/CFA FREE AGENT TRADE WAIVERS 2007 K Matt Prater# 2008 T Ryan Clady (Rd. 1) 2009 S David Bruton (Rd. 4a) P Britton Colquitt 2010 G Ben Garland (CFA) DT Mitch Unrein T Chris Clark (Min.) WR Demaryius Thomas (Rd. 1a)

2011 S Quinton Carter (Rd. 4a) CB Tony Carter G Orlando Franklin (Rd. 2b) T Paul Cornick TE Virgil Green (Rd. 7a) C Manny Ramirez CB Chris Harris Jr. (CFA) LB Nate Irving (Rd. 3) LB Von Miller (Rd. 1) S Rahim Moore (Rd. 2a) TE Julius Thomas (Rd. 4b) 2012 CB Omar Bolden (Rd. 4a) WR Andre Caldwell (UFA‐Cin.) LS Aaron Brewer (CFA) QB Peyton Manning RB Ronnie Hillman (Rd. 3) TE Jacob Tamme (UFA‐Ind.) DE Malik Jackson (Rd. 5) LB Steven Johnson (CFA) QB Brock Osweiler (Rd. 2b) LB Danny Trevathan (Rd. 6) DE Derek Wolfe (Rd. 2a) 2013 C.J. Anderson (CFA) DT Terrance Knighton (UFA‐Jac.) RB Montee Ball (Rd. 2) LB Brandon Marshall LB Lerentee McCray (CFA) G Louis Vasquez (UFA‐S.D.) DE Quanterus Smith (Rd. 5a) WR Wes Welker (UFA‐N.E.) CB Kayvon Webster (Rd. 3) DE John Youboty DT Sylvester Williams (Rd. 1) 2014 DE Kenny Anunike (CFA) DT Marvin Austin K Brandon McManus (NYG) LB Lamin Barrow (Rd. 5) C Will Montgomery WR Isaiah Burse (CFA) WR Jordan Norwood WR Cody Latimer (Rd. 2) WR Emmanuel Sanders (USA‐Pit.) DE Greg Latta (CFA) CB Aqib Talib (UFA‐N.E.) LB Corey Nelson (Rd. 7) S T.J. Ward (UFA‐Cle.) CB Bradley Roby (Rd. 1) DE DeMarcus Ware T Michael Schofield (Rd. 3) RB Juwan Thompson (CFA)

Italics denote players on injured reserve; # ‐ suspended 2014 DENVER BRONCOS ROSTER BY EXPERIENCE

Updated: Sept. 30, 2014 No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Age Exp. College Hometown How Acq. 17 (1) 18 Peyton Manning QB 6‐5 230 38 17 Tennessee New Orleans FA‐'12 11 (1) 83 Wes Welker WR 5‐9 185 33 11 Texas Tech Oklahoma City UFA‐'13 10 (1) 94 DeMarcus Ware DE 6‐4 258 32 10 Troy Auburn, Ala. UFA‐'14 9 (1) 64 Will Montgomery C6‐3 304 31 9 Virginia Tech Clifton, Va. FA‐'14 8 (1) 66 Manny Ramirez C6‐3 320 31 8 Texas Tech Houston FA‐'11 7 (4) 12 Andre Caldwell WR 6‐0 200 29 7 Florida Tampa, Fla. UFA‐'12 21 Aqib Talib CB 6‐1 205 28 7 Kansas Richardson, Texas UFA‐'14 78 Ryan Clady T6‐6 315 28 7 Boise State Rialto, Calif. D1‐'08 84 Jacob Tamme TE 6‐3 230 29 7 Kentucky Danville, Ky. UFA‐'12 6 (6) 4 Britton Colquitt P6‐3 205 29 6 Tennessee Knoxville, Tenn. FA‐'09 30 David Bruton S6‐2 217 27 6 Notre Dame Miamisburg, Ohio D4a‐'09 32 Tony Carter CB 5‐9 175 28 6 Florida State Jacksonville, Fla. FA‐'11 65 Louis Vasquez G6‐5 335 27 6 Texas Tech Corsicana, Texas UFA‐'13 75 Chris Clark T6‐5 305 28 6 Southern Mississippi New Orleans W‐'10 98 Terrance Knighton DT 6‐3 331 28 6 Temple Windsor, Conn. UFA‐'13 5 (3) 10 Emmanuel Sanders WR 5‐11 180 27 5 Southern Methodist Bellville, Texas UFA‐'14 43 T.J. Ward S5‐10 200 27 5 Oregon Concord, Calif. UFA‐'14 88 Demaryius Thomas WR 6‐3 229 26 5 Georgia Tech Montrose, Ga. D1a‐'10 4 (9) 26 Rahim Moore S6‐1 195 24 4 UCLA Los Angeles D2a‐'11 38 Quinton Carter S6‐1 200 26 4 Oklahoma Las Vegas D4a‐'11 56 Nate Irving LB 6‐1 245 26 4 North Carolina State Teachey, N.C. D3‐'11 58 Von Miller LB 6‐3 250 25 4 Texas A&M DeSoto, Texas D1‐'11 74 Orlando Franklin G6‐7 320 26 4 Miami Delray Beach, Fla. D2b‐'11 76 Marvin Austin DT 6‐2 312 25 4 North Carolina Washington D.C. FA‐'14 80 Julius Thomas TE 6‐5 250 26 4 Portland State Stockton, Calif. D4b‐'11 85 Virgil Green TE 6‐5 255 26 4 Nevada Tulare, Calif. D7a‐'11 96 Mitch Unrein DT 6‐4 306 27 4 Wyoming Eaton, Colo. FA‐'10 3 (10) 17 Brock Osweiler QB 6‐8 240 23 3 Arizona State Kalispell, Mont. D2b‐'12 23 Ronnie Hillman RB 5‐10 195 23 3 San Diego State La Habra, Calif. D3‐'12 25 Chris Harris Jr. CB 5‐10 199 25 3 Kansas Bixby, Okla. CFA‐'11 31 Omar Bolden CB 5‐10 195 25 3 Arizona State Ontario, Calif. D4a‐'12 46 Aaron Brewer LS 6‐5 230 24 3 San Diego State Fullerton, Calif. CFA‐'12 53 Steven Johnson LB 6‐1 237 26 3 Kansas Wallingford, Pa. CFA‐'12 54 Brandon Marshall LB 6‐1 250 25 3 Nevada Las Vegas FA‐'13 59 Danny Trevathan LB 6‐1 240 24 3 Kentucky Leesburg, Fla. D6‐'12 95 Derek Wolfe DE 6‐5 285 24 3 Cincinnati Lisbon, Ohio D2a‐'12 97 Malik Jackson DE 6‐5 293 24 3 Tennessee Van Nuys, Calif. D5‐'12 2 (6) 22 C.J. Anderson RB 5‐8 224 23 2 California Vallejo, Calif. CFA‐'13 28 Montee Ball RB 5‐10 215 23 2 Wisconsin Wentzville, Mo. D2‐'13 36 Kayvon Webster CB 5‐11 198 23 2 South Florida Opa‐locka, Fla. D3‐'13 55 Lerentee McCray LB 6‐3 249 24 2 Florida Ocala, Fla. CFA‐'13 92 Sylvester Williams DT 6‐2 313 25 2 North Carolina Jefferson City, Mo. D1‐'13 93 Quanterus Smith DE 6‐5 255 24 2 Western Kentucky Loganville, Ga. D5a‐'13 1 (3) 8 Brandon McManus K6‐3 201 23 1 Temple Lansdale, Pa. FA‐'14 63 Ben Garland G6‐5 308 26 1 Air Force Grand Junction, Colo. CFA‐'10 71 Paul Cornick T6‐6 310 25 1 North Dakota State Orono, Minn. FA‐'12 R (7) 14 Cody Latimer WR 6‐2 215 21 R Indiana Dayton, Ohio D2‐'14 19 Isaiah Burse WR 5‐10 187 22 R Fresno State Modesto, Calif. CFA‐'14 29 Bradley Roby CB 5‐11 194 22 R Ohio State Suwanee, Ga. D1‐'14 40 Juwan Thompson RB 5‐11 225 22 R Duke Fairburn, Ga. CFA‐'14 52 Corey Nelson LB 6‐1 226 22 R Oklahoma Dallas D7‐'14 57 Lamin Barrow LB 6‐1 237 23 R Louisiana State Marrero, La. D5‐'14 79 Michael Schofield T6‐6 301 23 R Michigan Orland Park, Ill. D3‐'14 COACHING STAFF John Fox ‐ Head Coach; Jack Del Rio ‐ Defensive Coordinator; Adam Gase ‐ Offensive Coordinator; Jeff Rodgers ‐ Special Teams Coordinator; Clancy Barone ‐ Tight Ends; Chris Beake, Defensive Assistant; Brian Callahan ‐ Offensive Assistant; James Cregg ‐ Assistant Offensive Line; Mike Eubanks ‐ Assistant Strength; Sam Garnes ‐ Assistant Secondary; Jason George ‐ Assistant Strength; Bo Hardegree ‐ Quality Control (Offense); Greg Knapp ‐ Quarterbacks; Anthony Lomando ‐ Assistant Strength; Dave Magazu ‐ Offensive Line; Luke Richesson ‐ Strength & Conditioning; Jay Rodgers ‐ Defensive Line; Richard Smith ‐ Linebackers; Eric Studesville ‐ Running Backs; Derius Swinton ‐ Assistant Special Teams; Tyke Tolbert ‐ Wide Receivers; Cory Undlin ‐ Secondary. DENVER BRONCOS 2013-14 TRANSACTIONS — by date/by player (Updated Sept. 30, 2014)

BY DATE Signed DE John Youboty to practice squad 5/12/14 Signed DE Kenny Anunike (CFA) 7/23/13 Released LB Joe Mays 9/2/13 Signed LB Brandon Marshall to practice squad Signed WR Isaiah Burse (CFA) 7/25/13 Signed DT Sylvester Williams (draft choice) 9/18/13 Signed T Winston Justice Signed P Steven Clark (CFA) 7/27/13 Signed TE Jake O’Connell Placed T Ryan Clady on injured reserve Signed RB Brennan Clay (CFA) Waived/injured TE Lucas Reed 10/8/13 Waived WR Greg Orton from injured reserve Signed DT Mister Cobble (CFA) 7/28/13 Placed TE Lucas Reed on injured reserve 10/15/13 Waived LB Adrian Robinson Signed WR Bennie Fowler (CFA) 7/29/13 Signed C Steve Vallos Waived G Justin Boren from injured reserve Signed DE Greg Latta (CFA) Placed C Dan Koppen on injured reserve 10/16/13 Signed WR to active roster Signed QB Bryn Renner (CFA) 8/1/13 Signed C/G Ryan Lilja 10/19/13 Waived WR Tavarres King Signed CB Jordan Sullen (CFA) Claimed CB Nigel Malone off waivers (Pit.) 10/22/13 Signed WR Chad Bumphis to practice squad Signed RB Juwan Thompson (CFA) 8/2/13 Waived TE Lucas Reed from injured reserve 11/5/13 Activated C J.D. Walton from Reserve/PUP Signed CB Louis Young (CFA) 8/6/13 Signed TE Deangelo Peterson Placed G John Moffitt on Exempt/Left Squad Waived S Charles Mitchell 8/7/13 Waived/injured G Justin Boren 11/11/13 Placed G John Moffitt on Reserve/Retired 5/16/14 Signed LB Shaquil Barrett (CFA) 8/8/13 Placed G Justin Boren on injured reserve 11/19/13 Signed S Michael Huff Signed RB Kapri Bibbs (CFA) 8/15/13 Waived/injured P Ryan Doerr Signed S John Boyett to practice squad Signed T Aslam Sterling (CFA) 8/20/13 Signed LB Paris Lenon Placed S Rahim Moore on injured reserve- 5/19/14 Signed WR Greg Hardin (CFA) 8/21/13 Acquired G John Moffitt from Seattle in designated for return Signed S Charles Mitchell exchange for DT Sealver Siliga Released RB Edwin Baker Signed LB Chase Vaughn 8/26/13 Waived WR Kemonte’ Bateman 11/27/13 Signed DT Sione Fua Waived P Steven Clark Waived CB Mario Butler Signed DE Brandon Moore to practice squad Waived DT Mister Cobble Waived T Manase Foketi Placed DT Kevin Vickerson on injured reserve Placed DE John Youboty on injured reserve Waived QB Ryan Katz Released WR Chad Bumphis 5/29/14 Waived T Ramon Harewood Waived LB Uona Kaveinga 12/17/13 Signed DE Jeremy Mincey 6/2/14 Signed WR Cody Latimer (draft choice) Waived CB Nigel Malone Waived C J.D. Walton Signed LB Corey Nelson (draft choice) Waived WR Quincy McDuffie 12/24/13 Signed LB Brandon Marshall to active roster Signed C Matt Paradis (draft choice) Waived WR Greg Orton Signed WR Nathan Palmer to practice squad 6/3/14 Signed LB Lamin Barrow (draft choice) Waived TE Deangelo Peterson Placed LB Von Miller on injured reserve Signed OL Michael Schofield (draft choice) Waived C/G Quentin Saulsberry 12/31/13 Signed OL Mike Farrell to future contract 6/10/14 Signed CB Bradley Roby (draft choice) Waived DE Lanston Tanyi Signed LB L.J. Fort to future contract 7/22/14 Released TE (failed physical) 8/27/13 Placed C J.D. Walton on Reserve/PUP Signed S Eric Hagg to future contract Designated S Eric Hagg as reserve/retired Placed S Quinton Carter on injured reserve Signed OL Ryan Miller to future contract 7/23/14 Signed K Mitch Ewald (CFA) Placed WR Quincy McDuffie on injured reserve Signed WR Jordan Norwood to future contract 7/28/14 Waived T Aslam Sterling (left squad) Placed WR Greg Orton on injured reserve Released DL Brandon Moore 7/30/14 Signed DT Cody Larsen 8/31/13 Released RB Lance Ball 1/7/14 Signed DE Hall Davis to practice squad Signed DT Will Pericak Released C/G C.J. Davis 1/14/14 Signed CB Marquice Cole 8/5/14 Signed DE Brian Sanford Released RB Jeremiah Johnson Signed T to active roster Waived DE Hall Davis (left squad) Released C/G Ryan Lilja Placed CB Chris Harris Jr. on injured reserve 8/20/14 Waived/injured DE Greg Latta Released TE Jake O’Connell Placed DE Derek Wolfe on injured reserve 8/25/14 Terminated/injured LB Jamar Chaney Waived DE Jeremy Beal 1/16/14 Signed WR Greg Wilson to practice squad Released T Winston Justice Waived C/G Philip Blake 1/22/14 Signed LB Jamar Chaney to a future contract Placed WR Jordan Norwood on injured reserve Waived T Paul Cornick Signed TE Jameson Konz to a future contract Waived/injured DE Chase Vaughn Waived DT Romney Fuga Signed T Ramon Harewood to a future contract Waived RB Brennan Clay Waived G Ben Garland Signed LB Jerrell Harris to a future contract Waived WR Greg Hardin Waived CB Aaron Hester Signed S Charles Mitchell to future contract Waived LB Jerrell Harris Waived LB Damien Holmes Signed TE Cameron Morrah to a future contract Waived DT Cody Larsen Waived WR Tavarres King Signed CB Jerome Murphy to a future contract Waived S Charles Mitchell Waived T Vinston Painter Signed RB Jerodis Williams to a future contract Waived DT Will Pericak Waived S Ross Rasner 2/4/14 Signed S John Boyett Waived QB Bryn Renner Waived WR Gerell Robinson Signed T Paul Cornick Waived RB Jerodis Williams Waived WR Lamaar Thomas Signed DE Hall Davis Waived WR Greg Wilson Waived DE John Youboty Signed G Ben Garland 8/26/14 Acquired K Brandon McManus via trade from Placed LB Stewart Bradley on injured reserve Signed WR Nathan Palmer N.Y. Giants Placed LB Lerentee McCray on injured reserve Signed WR Greg Wilson Waived K Mitch Ewald Placed DE Quanterus Smith on injured reserve Signed DE John Youboty 8/30/14 Released DT Sione Fua 9/1/13 Claimed LB Adrian Robinson off waivers 2/5/14 Signed TE Gerell Robinson Released TE Jameson Konz from Philadelphia 3/6/14 Released CB Champ Bailey Released TE Cameron Morrah Released RB Jacob Hester 3/12/14 Signed CB Aqib Talib Released CB Jerome Murphy Signed RB Edwin Baker to practice squad Signed S T.J. Ward Released DL Brian Sanford Signed T Paul Cornick to practice squad Signed DE DeMarcus Ware Released DT Kevin Vickerson Signed G Ben Garland to practice squad 3/16/14 Signed WR Emmanuel Sanders Waived LB Shaquil Barrett Signed WR Tavarres King to practice squad 4/2/14 Signed C Will Montgomery Waived RB Kapri Bibbs Signed T Vinston Painter to practice squad 4/24/14 Waived OL Mike Farrell Waived S John Boyett Signed WR Gerell Robinson to practice squad 5/5/14 Signed DT Marvin Austin Waived QB Zac Dysert Waived LB L.J. Fort 2/4/14 Signed GARLAND, Ben — G Waived WR Bennie Fowler 8/30/14 Waived 8/31/13 Waived Waived S Duke Ihenacho 9/1/14 Signed to practice squad 9/1/13 Signed to practice squad Waived G Ryan Miller BUMPHIS, Chad — WR 2/4/14 Signed Waived G Vinston Painter 10/22/13 Signed to practice squad HAGG, Eric — S Waived WR Nathan Palmer 11/27/13 Released 12/31/13 Signed to future contract Waived C Matt Paradis BURSE, Isaiah — WR 7/22/14 Designated as reserve/retired TE Gerell Robinson 5/12/14 Signed HARDIN, Greg — WR Waived CB Jordan Sullen BUTLER, Mario — CB 5/19/14 Signed Waived CB Louis Young 8/26/13 Waived 8/25/14 Waived Placed DE Kenny Anunike on injured reserve CARTER, Quinton — S HAREWOOD, Ramon — T 8/31/14 Signed LB Shaqil Barrett to practice squad 8/27/13 Placed on injured reserve 1/22/14 Signed to a future contract Signed RB Kapri Bibbs to practice squad CHANEY, Jamar — LB 5/29/14 Waived Signed S John Boyett to practice squad 1/22/14 Signed to a future contract HARRIS JR., Chris — CB Signed QB Zac Dysert to practice squad 8/25/14 Terminated/injured 1/14/14 Placed on injured reserve Signed WR Bennie Fowler to practice squad CLADY, Ryan — T HARRIS, Jerrell — LB Signed G Vinston Painter to practice squad 9/18/13 Placed on injured reserve 1/22/14 Signed to a future contract Signed WR Nathan Palmer to practice squad CLARK, Steven — P 8/25/14 Waived Signed C Matt Paradis to practice squad 5/12/14 Signed HESTER, Aaron — CB Signed TE Gerell Robinson to practice squad 5/19/14 Waived 8/31/13 Waived 9/1/14 Signed DE Zach Thompson to practice squad CLAY, Brennan — RB HESTER, Jacob — RB 9/2/14 Signed LS Kevin McDermott to practice squad 5/12/14 Signed 9/1/13 Released 9/3/14 Signed WR Nathan Palmer to active roster 8/25/14 Waived HOLMES, Damien — LB Signed G Ryan Miller to practice squad COBBLE, Mister — DT 8/31/13 Waived 9/8/14 Released LS Kevin McDermott 5/12/14 Signed HUFF, Michael — S 9/9/14 Signed TE Dominique Jones to practice squad 5/19/14 Waived 11/19/13 Signed Waived WR Nathan Palmer COLE, Marquice — CB IHENACHO, Duke — S 9/11/14 Signed WR Nathan Palmer to practice squad 1/14/14 Signed 8/30/14 Waived 9/29/14 Waived DE Chase Vaughn from injured reserve CORNICK, Paul — T JOHNSON, Jeremiah — RB 8/31/13 Waived 8/31/13 Released BY PLAYER 9/1/13 Signed to practice squad JONES, Dominique — TE ANUNIKE, Kenny — DE 2/4/14 Signed 9/9/14 Signed to practice squad 5/12/14 Signed DAVIS, C.J. — C JUSTICE, Winston — T 8/30/14 Placed on injured reserve 8/31/13 Released 9/18/13 Signed AUSTIN, Marvin — DT DAVIS, Hall — DE 8/25/14 Released 5/5/14 Signed 1/7/14 Signed to practice squad KATZ, Ryan — QB BAILEY, Champ — CB 2/4/14 Signed 8/26/13 Waived 3/6/14 Released 8/5/14 Waived (left squad) KAVEINGA, Uona — LB BAKER, Edwin — RB DOERR, Ryan — P 8/26/13 Waived 11/19/13 Released 8/15/13 Waived/injured KING, Tavarres — WR BALL, Lance — RB DREESSEN, Joel — TE 8/31/13 Waived 8/31/13 Released 7/22/14 Released (failed physical) 9/1/13 Signed to practice squad BARRETT, Shaquil — LB DYSERT, Zac — QB 10/16/13 Signed to active roster 5/16/14 Signed 8/30/14 Waived 10/19/13 Waived 8/30/14 Waived 9/1/14 Signed to practice squad KONZ, Jameson — TE 9/1/14 Signed to practice squad EWALD, Mitch — K 1/22/14 Signed to future contract BARROW, Lamin — LB 7/23/14 Signed 8/30/14 Released 6/3/14 Signed (draft choice) 8/26/14 Waived KOPPEN, Dan — C BATEMAN, Kemonte’ — WR FARRELL, Mike — OL 7/29/13 Placed on injured reserve 8/26/13 Waived 12/31/13 Signed to future contract LARSEN, Cody — DT BEAL, Jeremy — DE 4/24/14 Waived 7/30/14 Signed 8/31/13 Waived FOKETI, Manase — T 8/25/14 Waived BIBBS, Kapri — RB 8/26/13 Waived LATIMER, Cody — WR 5/16/14 Signed FORT, L.J. — LB 6/2/14 Signed (draft choice) 8/30/14 Waived 12/31/13 Signed to future contract LATTA, Greg — DE 9/1/14 Signed to practice squad 8/30/14 Waived 5/12/14 Signed BLAKE, Philip — C/G FOWLER, Bennie — WR 8/20/14 Waived/injured 8/31/13 Waived 5/12/14 Signed 8/22/14 Placed on injured reserve BOREN, Justin — G 8/30/14 Waived LENON, Paris — LB 8/7/13 Waived/injured 9/1/14 Signed to practice squad 8/20/13 Signed 8/8/13 Placed on injured reserve FUA, Sione — DT LILJA, Ryan — C/G 10/15/13 Waived from injured reserve 11/27/13 Signed 8/1/13 Signed BRADLEY, Stewart — LB 8/30/14 Released 8/31/13 Released 8/31/13 Placed on injured reserve FUGA, Romney — DT MALONE, Nigel — CB BOYETT, John — S 8/31/13 Waived 8/1/13 Claimed off waivers (Pit.) 11/19/13 Signed to practice squad 8/26/13 Waived MARSHALL, Brandon — LB PALMER, Nathan — WR THOMPSON, Zach — DE 9/2/13 Signed to practice squad 12/24/13 Signed to practice squad 9/1/14 Signed to practice squad 12/24/13 Signed to active roster 2/4/14 Signed MAYS, Joe — LB 8/30/14 Waived VALLOS, Steve — C 7/23/13 Released 9/1/14 Signed to practice squad 7/29/13 Signed McCRAY, Larentee — LB 9/3/14 Signed to active roster VAUGHN, Chase — LB 8/31/13 Placed on injured reserve 9/9/14 Waived 5/19/14 Signed McDERMOTT, Kevin — LS 9/11/14 Signed to practice squad 8/25/14 Waived/injured 9/2/14 Signed to practice squad PARADIS, Matt — C 9/29/14 Waived from injured reserve 9/8/14 Released 6/2/14 Signed (draft choice) VICKERSON, Kevin — DT McDUFFIE, Quincy — WR 8/30/14 Waived 11/27/13 Placed on injured reserve 8/26/13 Waived 9/1/14 Signed to practice squad 8/30/14 Released 8/27/13 Placed on injured reserve PETERSON, Deangelo — TE WALTON, J.D. — C McMANUS, Brandon — K 8/6/13 Signed 8/27/13 Placed on Reserve/PUP 8/26/14 Acquired via trade from N.Y. Giants 8/26/13 Waived 11/5/13 Activated from Reserve/PUP MILLER, Ryan — OL PERICAK, Will — DT 12/17/13 Waived 12/31/13 Signed to future contract 7/30/14 Signed WARD, T.J. — S 8/30/14 Waived 8/25/14 Waived 3/12/14 Signed 9/3/14 Signed to practice squad RASNER, Ross — S WARE, DeMarcus — DE MILLER, Von — LB 8/31/13 Waived 3/12/14 Signed 12/24/13 Placed on injured reserve REED, Lucas — TE WILLIAMS, Jerodis — RB MINCEY, Jeremy — DE 7/27/13 Waived/injured 1/22/14 Signed to a future contract 12/17/13 Signed 7/28/13 Placed on injured reserve 8/25/14 Waived MITCHELL, Charles — S 8/2/13 Waived from injured reserve WILLIAMS, Sylvester — DT 1/22/14 Signed to future contract RENNER, Bryn — QB 7/25/13 Signed (draft choice) 5/12/14 Waived 5/12/14 Signed WILSON, Greg — WR 5/19/14 Signed 8/25/14 Waived 1/16/14 Signed to practice squad 8/25/14 Waived ROBINSON, Adrian — LB 2/4/14 Signed MOFFITT, John — G 9/1/13 Claimed off waivers (Phi.) 8/25/14 Waived 8/21/13 Acquired from Seattle in exchange for DT 10/15/13 Waived WOLFE, Derek — DE Sealver Siliga ROBINSON, Gerell — TE 1/14/14 Placed on injured reserve 11/5/13 Placed on Exempt/Left Squad 8/31/13 Waived YOUBOTY, John — DE 11/11/13 Placed on Reserve/Retired 9/1/13 Signed to practice squad 8/31/13 Waived MONTGOMERY, Will — C 2/5/14 Signed 9/1/13 Signed to practice squad 4/2/14 Signed 8/30/14 Waived 2/4/14 Signed MOORE, Brandon — DE 9/1/14 Signed to practice squad 5/19/14 Placed on injured reserve 11/27/13 Signed to practice squad ROBY, Bradley — CB YOUNG, Louis — CB 12/31/13 Released 6/10/14 Signed (draft choice) 5/12/14 Signed MOORE, Rahim — S SANDERS, Emmanuel — WR 8/30/14 Waived 11/19/13 Placed on injured reserve-designated for 3/16/14 Signed return SANFORD, Brian — DE MORRAH, Cameron — TE 8/5/14 Signed 1/22/14 Signed 8/30/14 Released 8/30/14 Released SAULSBERRY, Quentin — C/G MURPHY, Jerome — CB 8/26/13 Waived 1/22/14 Signed to future contract SCHOFIELD, Michael — OL 8/30/14 Released 6/3/14 Signed (draft choice) NELSON, Corey — LB SILIGA, Sealver — DT 6/2/14 Signed (draft choice) 8/21/13 Traded to Seattle in exchange for NORWOOD, Jordan — WR G John Moffitt 12/31/13 Signed to future contract SMITH, Quanterus — DE 8/25/14 Placed on injured reserve 8/31/13 Placed on injured reserve O’CONNELL, Jake — TE STERLING, Aslam — T 7/27/13 Signed 5/16/14 Signed 8/31/13 Released 7/28/14 Waived (left squad) ORTON, Greg — WR SULLEN, Jordan — CB 8/26/13 Waived 5/12/14 Signed 8/27/13 Placed on injured reserve 8/30/14 Waived 10/8/13 Waived from injured reserve TALIB, Aqib — CB PAINTER, Vinston — T 3/12/14 Signed 8/31/13 Waived TANYI, Lanston — DE 9/1/13 Signed to practice squad 8/26/13 Waived 1/14/14 Signed to active roster THOMAS, Lamaar — WR 8/30/14 Waived 8/31/13 Waived 9/1/14 Signed to practice squad THOMPSON, Juwan — RB 5/12/14 Signed

DENVER BRONCOS 2014 DEFENSIVE STATISTICS (2-1) (based on press box totals) PLAYER TT UT AT Sk. Yds. Int. Yds. TFL QBH PD FF FR 1 Brandon Marshall 29 18 11150031210 Nate Irving291316180032000 3 Bradley Roby18180000020300 4 T.J. Ward16115 1100 011100 5 Von Miller 15 96260022000 6 Chris Harris121110011320400 Aqib Talib12111000000500 8 Rahim Moore10910021700200 9 Malik Jackson 8 2 6 0.5 3.5 0 002000 10 Sylvester Williams 7 43000000000 Derek Wolfe743000000000 12 DeMarcus Ware63 32.511.50 025000 Terrance Knighton624000011200 14 Quinton Carter541000000010 15 Kayvon Webster440000000000 16 Quanterus Smith312000001000 17 Tony Carter 2 20000000100 Steven Johnson 2 11000000000 Marvin Austin202000000000 20 Lerentee McCray110000000000 Lamin Barrow101000000000 TEAM 195 128 67 8 44 3 30 16 15 20 2 0 SPECIAL TEAMS STATISTICS (based on press box totals) PLAYER TT UT AT FF FR BK BP TD 1 Steven Johnson 4 2200000 2 Lamin Barrow31200000 Omar Bolden32100000 4 Quinton Carter22000000 5 Brandon Marshall 1 1000000 Kayvon Webster11000000 Jacob Tamme11000000 Corey Nelson11000000 David Bruton10100000 10 Bradley Roby00001000 TEAM 1711601000

MIS. TACKLES: Clady 1, Ramirez 1. DEFENSIVE TOUCHDOWNS: None. MIS. FUMBLE RECOVERIES: Caldwell 1. BLOCKED PUNTS: None. MIS. FORCED FUMBLES: None. BLOCKED KICKS: None. TWO-POINT CONVERSION STOPS: None. Anderson, C.J. Austin, Marvin Austin, Ball, Montee Barrow, Lamin Bolden, Omar Brewer, Aaron Bruton, David Burse, Isaiah Caldwell, Andre Caldwell, Carter, Quinton Carter, Tony Clady, Ryan Palmer, Nathan Ramirez, Manny Roby, Bradley Sanders, Emmanuel Schofield, Michael Smith, Quanterus Talib, Aqib Talib, Tamme, Jacob Tamme, Thomas, Demaryius Thomas, Julius Thompson, Juwan Johnson, Steven Knighton, Terrance Latimer, Cody Manning, Peyton Marshall, Brandon McCray, Lerentee McManus, Brandon Miller, Von Miller, Montgomery, Will Moore, Rahim Nelson, Corey Clark, Chris Colquitt, Britton Colquitt, Cornick, Paul Cornick, Franklin, Orlando Garland, Ben Green, Virgil Harris Jr., Chris Hillman, R Hillman, Irving, Nate Irving, Jackson, Mali Jackson, Osweiler, Broc Osweiler, Trevathan, Danny Unrein, Mitch Unrein, Vasquez, Louis Ward, T.J. Ware, DeMarcus Webster, Kayvon Welker, Wes Welker, Williams, Sylvester Williams, Wolfe, Dere onnie k k k L L WLB WLB WLB L L MLB MLB MLB N N DNP DNP DNP C C RCB RCB RCB D D RDE RDE RDE U U P SUS SUS D D LDE LDE LDE C C LCB LCB LCB L L SLB SLB SLB INAPSPS RW WR WR WR N N INA INA INA RW WR WR WR N N INA INA INA N N P DNP INA N N INA INA INA N INA P INA INAPP BR RB RB RB BQ QB QB QB GR RG RG RG TN NT NT NT TR RT RT RT GL LG LG LG SS SS SS SS TD DT DT DT TL LT LT LT ET TE TE TE SF FS FS FS ET TE TE TE PPP PPP PPP PPP PPP PINA P PPP PPP PPP PINAINA CCC PPP PPP PPP PPP PPP PPP PINAINA PPINA PPP PPP PPP PPP PPP vs. Ind. (9/7)

vs. K.C. (9/14)

at Sea. (9/21) BRONCOS 2014GAME-BY-GAMEPARTICIPATION KEY: IRKEY: vs. Ari. (10/5) -injured reserve; reserve; -injured

at NYJ (10/12)

INA vs. S.F. (10/19) -inactive; -inactive;

vs. S.D. (10/23) DNP- did not play; at N.E. (11/2)

at Oak. (11/9) NWT- not with team; team; with not at Stl. (11/16)

PS vs. Mia. (11/23) -practice squad; squad; -practice

at K.C. (11/30)

SUS vs. Buf. (12/7) -suspended

at S.D. (12/14)

at Cin. (12/22)

vs. Oak. (12/28) 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 1 0 0 3 3 3 3 0 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 0 3 3 2 3 0 1 3 3 3 2 1 3 P ------0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 3 0 0 3 0 3 3 0 0 3 0 3 3 0 0 3 0 3 3 3 0 0 3 0 3 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 0 0 3 S ------0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DNP ------0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 INA 2014 GAME-BY-GAME STARTERS

OFFENSE GAME WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR WR QB RB vs. Ind. (9/7) D. Thomas Clady Franklin Ramirez Vasquez Clark J. Thomas Sanders Green (TE) Manning Ball vs. K.C. (9/14) D. Thomas Clady Franklin Ramirez Vasquez Clark J. Thomas Sanders Green (TE) Manning Ball at Sea. (9/21) D. Thomas Clady Franklin Ramirez Vasquez Clark J. Thomas Sanders Green (TE) Manning Ball vs. Ari. (10/5) at NYJ (10/12) vs. S.F. (10/19) vs. S.D. (10/23) at N.E. (11/2) at Oak. (11/9) at Stl. (11/16) vs. Mia. (11/23) at K.C. (11/30) vs. Buf. (12/7) at S.D. (12/14) at Cin. (12/22) vs. Oak. (12/28)

DEFENSE GAME LE DT NT RE SLB MLB WLB LCB RCB SS FS vs. Ind. (9/7) Wolfe Williams Knighton Ware Miller Irving Marshall Talib Harris Jr. Ward Moore vs. K.C. (9/14) Wolfe Williams Knighton Ware Miller Irving Marshall Talib Harris Jr. Ward Moore at Sea. (9/21) Wolfe Williams Knighton Ware Miller Irving Marshall Talib Harris Jr. Ward Moore vs. Ari. (10/5) at NYJ (10/12) vs. S.F. (10/19) vs. S.D. (10/23) at N.E. (11/2) at Oak. (11/9) at Stl. (11/16) vs. Mia. (11/23) at K.C. (11/30) vs. Buf. (12/7) at S.D. (12/14) at Cin. (12/22) vs. Oak. (12/28) BRONCOS 2014 OFFENSIVE PLAY-TIME ANALYSIS vs. Ind. (9/7)vs. K.C. (9/14) at Sea. (9/21) Reg. Season Totals

Off. Pct. ST Pct. Off. Pct. ST Pct. Off. Pct. ST Pct. Off. Pct. ST Pct. Anderson, C.J. 8 10.8% 7 24.1% 12 24.5% 1 4.5% 3 4.2% 0 0.0% 23 11.8% 8 9.6% Ball, Montee 66 89.2% 0 0.0% 37 75.5% 0 0.0% 54 75.0% 0 0.0% 157 80.5% 0 0.0% Burse, Isaiah 0 0.0% 7 24.1% 0 0.0% 2 9.1% 0 0.0% 8 25.0% 0 0.0% 17 20.5% Caldwell, Andre 40 54.1% 3 10.3% 5 10.2% 4 18.2% 2 2.8% 7 21.9% 47 24.1% 14 16.9% Clady, Ryan 74 100.0% 5 17.2% 49 100.0% 4 18.2% 72 100.0% 2 6.3% 195 100.0% 11 13.3% Clark, Chris 74 100.0% 5 17.2% 49 100.0% 4 18.2% 72 100.0% 2 6.3% 195 100.0% 11 13.3% Cornick, Paul 0 0.0% 8 27.6% 0 0.0% 8 36.4% 0 0.0% 7 21.9% 0 0.0% 23 27.7% Franklin, Orlando 74 100.0% 5 17.2% 49 100.0% 4 18.2% 72 100.0% 2 6.3% 195 100.0% 11 13.3% Garland, Ben 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% Green, Virgil 42 56.8% 16 55.2% 15 30.6% 12 54.5% 12 16.7% 3 9.4% 69 35.4% 31 37.3% Hillman, Ronnie 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 14 19.4% 0 0.0% 14 7.2% 0 0.0% Latimer, Cody 0 0.0% 10 34.5% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 10 12.0% Manning, Peyton 74 100.0% 0 0.0% 49 100.0% 0 0.0% 72 100.0% 0 0.0% 195 100.0% 0 0.0% Montgomery, Will 0 0.0% 5 17.2% 0 0.0% 4 18.2% 0 0.0% 2 6.3% 0 0.0% 11 13.3% Osweiler, Brock 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% Palmer, Nathan 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% Ramirez, Manny 74 100.0% 0 0.0% 49 100.0% 0 0.0% 72 100.0% 1 3.1% 195 100.0% 1 1.2% Sanders, Emmanuel 69 93.2% 2 6.9% 48 98.0% 0 0.0% 71 98.6% 1 3.1% 188 96.4% 3 3.6% Schofield, Michael 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% Tamme, Jacob 10 13.5% 20 69.0% 37 75.5% 12 54.5% 16 22.2% 25 78.1% 63 32.3% 57 68.7% Thomas, Demaryius 66 89.2% 2 6.9% 45 91.8% 0 0.0% 70 97.2% 0 0.0% 181 92.8% 2 2.4% Thomas, Julius 68 91.9% 2 6.9% 46 93.9% 0 0.0% 70 97.2% 0 0.0% 184 94.4% 2 2.4% Thompson, Juwan 1 1.4% 11 37.9% 0 0.0% 6 27.3% 1 1.4% 14 43.8% 2 1.0% 31 37.3% Vasquez, Louis 74 100.0% 5 17.2% 49 100.0% 4 18.2% 72 100.0% 1 3.1% 195 100.0% 10 12.0% Welker, Wes 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 47 65.3% 0 0.0% 47 24.1% 0 0.0% BRONCOS 2014 DEFENSIVE PLAY-TIME ANALYSIS vs. Ind. (9/7) vs. K.C. (9/14) at Sea. (9/21) Reg. Season Totals

Def. Pct. ST Pct. Def. Pct. ST Pct. Def. Pct. ST Pct. Def. Pct. ST Pct. Austin, Marvin 17 23.0% 7 24.1% 14 16.3% 4 18.2% 28 35.9% 10 31.3% 59 24.8% 21 25.3% Barrow, Lamin 0 0.0% 18 62.1% 0 0.0% 17 77.3% 11 14.1% 29 90.6% 11 4.6% 64 77.1% Bolden, Omar 0 0.0% 11 37.9% 0 0.0% 17 77.3% 0 0.0% 25 78.1% 0 0.0% 53 63.9% Bruton, David 0 0.0% 8 27.6% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 24 75.0% 0 0.0% 32 38.6% Carter, Quinton 30 40.5% 24 82.8% 17 19.8% 17 77.3% 2 2.6% 29 90.6% 49 20.6% 70 84.3% Carter, Tony 33 44.6% 6 20.7% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 33 13.9% 6 7.2% Harris Jr., Chris 39 52.7% 2 6.9% 80 93.0% 0 0.0% 72 92.3% 0 0.0% 191 80.3% 2 2.4% Irving, Nate 38 51.4% 7 24.1% 71 82.6% 8 36.4% 74 94.9% 16 50.0% 183 76.9% 31 37.3% Jackson, Malik 37 50.0% 3 10.3% 48 55.8% 5 22.7% 36 46.2% 6 18.8% 121 50.8% 14 16.9% Johnson, Steven 6 8.1% 24 82.8% 10 11.6% 18 81.8% 0 0.0% 30 93.8% 16 6.7% 72 86.7% Knighton, Terrance 32 43.2% 9 31.0% 47 54.7% 9 40.9% 47 60.3% 8 25.0% 126 52.9% 26 31.3% Marshall, Brandon 74 100.0% 6 20.7% 86 100.0% 1 4.5% 78 100.0% 1 3.1% 238 100.0% 8 9.6% McCray, Lerentee 18 24.3% 12 41.4% 4 4.7% 1 4.5% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 22 9.2% 13 15.7% Miller, Von 56 75.7% 0 0.0% 57 66.3% 0 0.0% 67 85.9% 0 0.0% 180 75.6% 0 0.0% Moore, Rahim 74 100.0% 6 20.7% 85 98.8% 6 27.3% 76 97.4% 2 6.3% 235 98.7% 14 16.9% Nelson, Corey 0 0.0% 15 51.7% 0 0.0% 13 59.1% 2 2.6% 24 75.0% 2 0.8% 52 62.7% Roby, Bradley 63 85.1% 8 27.6% 61 70.9% 6 27.3% 59 75.6% 11 34.4% 183 76.9% 25 30.1% Smith, Quanterus 24 32.4% 1 3.4% 31 36.0% 0 0.0% 24 30.8% 1 3.1% 79 33.2% 2 2.4% Talib, Aqib 72 97.3% 0 0.0% 83 96.5% 1 4.5% 75 96.2% 1 3.1% 230 96.6% 2 2.4% Trevathan, Danny 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% Unrein, Mitch 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 9 10.5% 12 54.5% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 9 3.8% 12 14.5% Ward, T.J. 74 100.0% 4 13.8% 86 100.0% 0 0.0% 78 100.0% 0 0.0% 238 100.0% 4 4.8% Ware, DeMarcus 50 67.6% 0 0.0% 71 82.6% 1 4.5% 43 55.1% 1 3.1% 164 68.9% 2 2.4% Webster, Kayvon 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 5 5.8% 17 77.3% 9 11.5% 24 75.0% 14 5.9% 41 49.4% Williams, Sylvester 32 43.2% 0 0.0% 30 34.9% 1 4.5% 30 38.5% 4 12.5% 92 38.7% 5 6.0% Wolfe, Derek 45 60.8% 4 13.8% 52 60.5% 0 0.0% 47 60.3% 4 12.5% 144 60.5% 8 9.6% BRONCOS 2014 SPECIAL TEAMS PLAY-TIME ANALYSIS vs. Ind. (9/7) vs. K.C. (9/14) at Sea. (9/21) Reg. Season Totals O/D Pct. ST Pct. O/D Pct. ST Pct. O/D Pct. ST Pct. O/D Pct. ST Pct. Brewer, Aaron - - 10 34.5% - - 7 31.8% - - 10 31.3% --27 32.5% Colquitt, Britton - - 10 34.5% - - 7 31.8% - - 10 31.3% --2732.5% McManus, Brandon - - 11 37.9% - - 9 40.9% - - 7 21.9% --2732.5% Kickoffs Punts Penalties Fumbles Touchdowns Safeties Goal-to-Go Efficiency Red ZoneEfficiency Field Goals Extra Points Interception Returns Kickoff Returns Passing Punt Returns Kicks, HadBlocked Rushing First Downs Third-Down Efficiency Fourth-Down Efficiency Total Offense Time ofPoss.Avg. Total Points No. In EndZone-TB No. Avg. Yards Number Yds. Lost No. Lost Total TDs Returns Pass Rush Efficiency Scored-Attempts Efficiency Scored-Attempts Made-Attempts Passing Md.-Att. Rushing Md.-Att. Kicking Md.-Att. Made-Attempts Avg./play Int. Pct. Compl. Attempts No. Avg. Yards Sacks Gross Yds. Yds. Lost No. Avg. Yards TFL -yds. Net Yards Had Blocked No. Field Goals-PATs Avg. Yards Attempts Net Yards Avg./rush Net Avg. Penalty Passing Rushing Total Converted Efficiency Attempts Converted Efficiency Attempts Plays Net Yards Avg./play 50 70 50% 67.0% 75.0% 50.0% 75.0% 75.0% 11 08 63.3% 80.8% 61.1% 00 80 38.0% 38.0% 50.0% 22 34 27:42 23:46 32:24 .%100 0% 100.0% 0.0% 204. 42.8 43.3 42.0 684. 47.3 44.0 46.8 3 3 378 132 234 6 4 303 242 269 5 3 296 237 259 0 836 88 102 6 2 332 325 361 - - 5-4 5-4 6-6 - - 1-2 2-3 1-2 3-4 1-1 3-4 1-1 1-1 3-4 0-0 1-1 0-0 1-1 2-2 0-0 3-3 0-0 3-3 0-0 4-4 4-4 - - 5-10 3-7 1-1 - - 0-0 0-0 0-0 . . 5.9 8.8 7.0 . . 13.0 0.0 8.5 . 4022.0 54.0 0.0 . . 7.5 0.0 1.3 . . 1.8 4.6 3.2 . . 4.7 7.1 5.2 07 27 71 70 22 31 49 21 26 22 36 7013 0 17 1057 21 20 19 32 31 18 20 14 19 13 24 4816 8 14 94 70 46 69 12 20 24 31 655 538 711 4 201 001 432 000 332 100 001 201 111 011 05422 000 302 4015 311 841 736 010 010 001 vs. Ind. (9/7)

vs. K.C. (7/14)

at Sea. (9/21)

vs. Ari. (10/5) BRONCOS 2014GAME-BY-GAMESTATISTICS at NYJ (10/12)

vs. S.F. (10/19)

vs. S.D. (10/23)

at N.E. (11/1)

at Oak. (11/9)

at STL (11/16)

vs. Mia. (11/23)

at K.C. (11/30)

vs. Buf. (12/7)

at S.D. (12/14)

at Cin. (12/22)

vs. Oak. (12/28)

100.0% 66.7% 70.0% 66.7% 42.1% 16-14 128.1 27:05 1018 10.0 7-10 814 38.0 792 9-18 46.5 744 168 111 226 185 REG. SEASON 7.2 6-9 3-3 1-1 0-0 8-8 9-9 3.8 3.2 0-0 5.5 16 16 22 74 30 22 76 19 71 45 13 63 16 38 75 3 1 9 0 8 1 1 3 3 2 0 5 5 1 1 1 TOTAL First Downs Kicks, HadBlocked Punt Returns Third-Down Efficiency Fourth-Down Efficiency Total Offense Rushing Passing Kickoffs Punts Kickoff Returns Interception Returns Penalties Fumbles Touchdowns Time ofPoss.Avg. Total Points Safeties Goal-to-Go Efficiency Red ZoneEfficiency Field Goals Extra Points Had Blocked Net Avg. Total Field Goals-PATs Passing Rushing No. Penalty Attempts Converted Converted Efficiency Attempts Plays Net Yards Efficiency Avg./play Net Yards Attempts Net Yards TFL -yds. Avg./rush Sacks Yds. Lost Compl. Attempts Gross Yds. Int. Pct. Avg./play No. Avg. Yards No. In EndZone-TB Yards No. Avg. Avg. Yards No. Avg. Yards Number Yds. Lost No. Lost Total TDs Rush Pass Efficiency Efficiency Returns Scored-Attempts Scored-Attempts Made-Attempts Passing Md.-Att. Rushing Md.-Att. Kicking Md.-Att. Made-Attempts 10 90 41.0% 69.0% 31.0% 00 .%0.0% 0.0% 50.0% 60 19 71.4% 61.9% 66.0% 00 00 67.0% 50.0% 50.0% 50.0% 50.0% 50.0% 73 61 38:04 36:14 27:36 384. 47.7 40.0 43.8 984. 50.2 40.0 49.8 0 8 384 380 408 5 4 255 247 354 7 5 275 255 370 9 0301 80 199 - - 0-0 0-0 0-0 - - 3-4 2-6 2-2 - - 5-5 4-3 4-4 - - 2-3 2-4 2-4 2-4 2-3 2-4 0-0 1-2 2-4 0-0 2-2 0-0 1-1 2-2 0-0 2-2 0-0 2-2 0-0 3-3 3-3 . . 5.1 5.1 5.8 . . 3.5 4.3 3.9 . . 6.7 5.6 6.3 . . 7.2 1.0 4.8 . . 13.0 0.0 0.0 . . 52.0 0.0 0.0 42 26 28 24 01 16 18 20 31 17 16 13 07 75 75 70 413129 133 54 43 37 31 14 6820 8 16 52 25 35 26 42 35 53 4236 2 24 56 34 62 45 41 26 17 24 000 268 52 242 411 7 200 410 322 201 546 426 001 0013 001 0052 977 110 000 323 121 202 000 000 vs. Ind. (9/7)

vs. K.C. (7/14)

5 at Sea. (9/21)

vs. Ari. (10/5) OPPONENTS 2014GAME-BY-GAMESTATISTICS at NYJ (10/12)

vs. S.F. (10/19)

vs. S.D. (10/23)

at N.E. (11/1)

at Oak. (11/9)

at STL (11/16)

vs. Mia. (11/23)

at K.C. (11/30)

vs. Buf. (12/7)

at S.D. (12/14)

at Cin. (12/22)

vs. Oak. (12/28) 47.8% 40.0% 66.2% 54.5% 60.0% 13-12 32:55 1172 43.8 7-12 48.3 13.0 52.0 6-11 6-10 220 316 856 130 900 580 141 REG. SEASON 0-0 5.3 3.9 6.2 5.2 4-6 0-0 0-0 7-7 7-7 78 16 54 22 46 82 44 86 15 12 12 62 13 52 23 67 0 8 2 5 7 3 1 1 2 0 8 4 4 0 0 TOTAL DENVER BRONCOS 2014 QUARTER-BY-QUARTER STATISTICS

FIRST QUARTER SECOND QUARTER 3rd Dwn. 4th Dwn. Penalties 3rd Dwn. 4th Dwn. Penalties Pts. Yds. Rush Pass 1st Dwn. Md. Att. Pct. Md. Att. Pct. TOP No. Yds. Pts. Yds. Rush Pass 1st Dwn. Md. Att. Pct. Md. Att. Pct. TOP No. Yds. Denver 3 121 35 86 7 3 4 75.0% 0 0 0.0% 9:49 1 5 Denver 21 153 40 113 10 3 5 60.0% 0 0 0.0% 9:42 2 15 vs. Ind.(9/7) 0 68 12 56 3 1 2 50.0% 0 0 0.0% 5:11 2 10 vs. Ind.(9/7) 7 69 22 47 6 1 4 25.0% 0 0 0.0% 5:18 2 15 Denver 7 92 7 85 4 0 2 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 7:01 2 10 Denver 14 158 52 106 11 3 3 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 7:39 2 10 vs. K.C. (9/14) 3 93 44 49 6 1 3 33.3% 0 0 0.0% 7:59 2 15 vs. K.C. (9/14) 7 83 57 26 6 3 4 75.0% 0 0 0.0% 7:21 2 10 Denver 3 80 19 61 6 2 3 66.7% 0 0 0.0% 8:28 0 0 Denver 0 22 -4 26 2 1 4 25.0% 0 0 0.0% 5:30 1 5 at Seattle (9/21) 3 31 10 21 1 0 3 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 6:32 3 15 at Seattle (9/21) 14 175 47 138 10 3 4 75.0% 0 0 0.0% 9:30 1 10 Denver Denver vs. Arizona (10/5) vs. Arizona (10/5) Denver Denver at N.Y.J. (10/12) at N.Y.J. (10/12) Denver Denver vs. S.F. (10/19) vs. S.F. (10/19) Denver Denver vs. S.D. (10/23) vs. S.D. (10/23) Denver Denver at N.E. (11/2) at N.E. (11/2) Denver Denver at Oakland (11/9) at Oakland (11/9) Denver Denver at STL. (11/16) at STL. (11/16) Denver Denver vs. Miami (11/23) vs. Miami (11/23) Denver Denver at K.C. (11/30) at K.C. (11/30) Denver Denver vs. Buffalo (12/7) vs. Buffalo (12/7) Denver Denver at S.D. (12/14) at S.D. (12/14) Denver Denver at Cin. (12/22) at Cin. (12/22) Denver Denver vs. Oakland (12/28) vs. Oakland (12/28) DEN. REG. SEASON TOT. 13 293 61 232 17 5 9 55.6% 0 0 0.0% 25:18 3 15 DEN. TOTALS 35 333 88 245 23 7 12 58.3% 0 0 0.0% 22:51 5 30 OPP. REG. SEASON TOT. 6 192 66 126 10 2 8 25.0% 0 0 0.0% 19:42 7 40 OPP. TOTALS 28 327 126 211 22 7 12 58.3% 0 0 0.0% 22:09 5 35

THIRD QUARTER FOURTH QUARTER 3rd Dwn. 4th Dwn. Penalties 3rd Dwn. 4th Dwn. Penalties Pts. Yds. Rush Pass 1st Dwn. Md. Att. Pct. Md. Att. Pct. TOP No. Yds. Pts. Yds. Rush Pass 1st Dwn. Md. Att. Pct. Md. Att. Pct. TOP No. Yds. Denver 0 43 18 25 3 1 3 33.3% 0 0 0.0% 5:35 3 40 Denver 7 44 9 35 4 0 4 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 7:18 1 10 vs. Ind.(9/7) 3 84 17 67 7 1 3 33.3% 0 1 0.0% 9:25 2 10 vs. Ind.(9/7) 14 187 3 184 8 2 6 33.3% 2 3 66.7% 7:42 3 15 Denver 0 49 25 24 2 0 2 0.0% 1 1 100.0% 10:00 4 39 Denver 3 26 4 22 2 0 1 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 4:06 3 12 vs. K.C. (9/14) 0 62 6 56 7 3 4 75.0% 0 0 0.0% 5:00 2 20 vs. K.C. (9/14) 7 142 26 116 9 4 5 80.0% 0 0 0.0% 10:54 1 17 Denver 0 62 8 54 2 0 4 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 5:24 1 5 Denver 17 168 13 155 10 3 5 60.0% 0 0 0.0% 8:20 1 12 at Seattle (9/21) 0 62 20 42 3 1 4 25.0% 0 0 0.0% 9:36 0 0 at Seattle (9/21) 3 41 12 29 4 1 4 25.0% 0 0 0.0% 6:40 3 9 Denver Denver vs. Arizona (10/5) vs. Arizona (10/5) Denver Denver at N.Y.J. (10/12) at N.Y.J. (10/12) Denver Denver vs. S.F. (10/19) vs. S.F. (10/19) Denver Denver vs. S.D. (10/23) vs. S.D. (10/23) Denver Denver at N.E. (11/2) at N.E. (11/2) Denver Denver at Oakland (11/9) at Oakland (11/9) Denver Denver at STL. (11/16) at STL. (11/16) Denver Denver vs. Miami (11/23) vs. Miami (11/23) Denver Denver at K.C. (11/30) at K.C. (11/30) Denver Denver vs. Buffalo (12/7) vs. Buffalo (12/7) Denver Denver at S.D. (12/14) at S.D. (12/14) Denver Denver at Cin. (12/22) at Cin. (12/22) Denver Denver vs. Oakland (12/28) vs. Oakland (12/28) 5 DEN. TOTALS 0 154 51 103 7 1 9 11.1% 1 1 100.0% 20:59 8 84 DEN. TOTALS 27 238 26 212 16 3 10 30.0% 0 0 0.0% 19:44 5 34 OPP. TOTALS 3 208 43 165 17 5 11 45.5% 0 1 0.0% 24:01 4 30 OPP. TOTALS 24 370 41 329 21 7 15 46.7% 2 3 66.7% 25:16 7 41

OVERTIME 3rd Dwn. 4th Dwn. Penalties Pts. Yds. Rush Pass 1st Dwn. Md. Att. Pct. Md. Att. Pct. TOP No. Yds. Denver 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 0:00 0 0 at Seattle (9/21) 6 75 35 40 6 2 2 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 5:46 1 5 -5 DEN. TOTALS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 0:00 0 0 OPP. TOTALS 6 75 35 40 6 2 2 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 5:46 1 5 DENVER BRONCOS 2014 HALF-BY-HALF STATISTICS

FIRST HALF SECOND HALF 3rd Dwn. 4th Dwn. Penalties 3rd Dwn. 4th Dwn. Penalties Pts. Yds. Rush Pass 1st Dwn. Md. Att. Pct. Md. Att. Pct. TOP No. Yds. Pts. Yds. Rush Pass 1st Dwn. Md. Att. Pct. Md. Att. Pct. TOP No. Yds. Denver 24 274 75 199 17 6 7 85.7% 0 0 0.0% 19:31 3 20 Denver 7 87 27 60 7 1 7 14.3% 0 0 0.0% 12:53 4 50 vs. Ind.(9/7) 7 137 34 103 9 1 4 0 0 0.0% 10:29 4 20 vs. Ind.(9/7) 17 271 20 251 15 3 9 33.3% 2 4 50.0% 17:07 5 25 Denver 21 250 59 191 15 3 5 60.0% 0 0 0.0% 14:40 4 20 Denver 3 75 29 46 4 0 3 0.0% 1 1 100.0% 9:06 7 51 vs. K.C. (9/14) 10 176 101 75 12 4 7 25.0% 0 0 0.0% 15:20 4 25 vs. K.C. (9/14) 7 204 32 172 16 7 9 77.8% 0 0 0.0% 20:54 3 37 Denver 3 102 15 87 8 3 7 42.9% 0 0 0.0% 13:58 1 5 Denver 17 230 21 209 12 3 9 33.3% 0 0 0.0% 13:44 2 17 at Seattle (9/21) 17 206 57 149 11 3 7 57.1% 0 0 0.0% 16:02 4 25 at Seattle (9/21) 9 178 67 111 13 4 10 40.0% 0 0 0.0% 22:02 4 14 Denver Denver vs. Arizona (10/5) vs. Arizona (10/5) Denver Denver at N.Y.J. (10/12) at N.Y.J. (10/12) Denver Denver vs. S.F. (10/19) vs. S.F. (10/19) Denver Denver vs. S.D. (10/23) vs. S.D. (10/23) Denver Denver at N.E. (11/2) at N.E. (11/2) Denver Denver at Oakland (11/9) at Oakland (11/9) Denver Denver at STL. (11/16) at STL. (11/16) Denver Denver vs. Miami (11/23) vs. Miami (11/23) Denver Denver at K.C. (11/30) at K.C. (11/30) Denver Denver vs. Buffalo (12/7) vs. Buffalo (12/7) Denver Denver at S.D. (12/14) at S.D. (12/14) Denver Denver at Cin. (12/22) at Cin. (12/22) Denver Denver vs. Oakland (12/28) vs. Oakland (12/28) DEN. REG. SEASON TOT. 48 626 149 477 40 12 19 63.2% 0 0 0.0% 48:09 8 45 DEN. REG. SEASON TOT. 27 392 77 315 23 4 19 21.1% 1 1 100% 35:43 13 118 OPP. REG. SEASON TOT. 34 519 192 327 32 8 18 20.0% 0 0 0.0% 41:51 12 70 OPP. REG. SEASON TOT. 33 653 119 534 44 14 28 50.0% 2 4 50.0% 60:03 12 76 DENVER BRONCOS 2014 TIME SPENT IN LEAD CHART

LED TIED BEHIND GAME W/L TIME PCT TIME PCT TIME PCT vs. Ind. (9/7) W, 31-24 50:14:00 83.7% 9:46:00 16.3% 0:00:00 0.0% vs. K.C. (9/14) W, 24-17 53:06:00 88.5% 3:41:00 6.1% 3:13:00 5.4% at Sea. (9/21) L, 26-20 (OT) 0:00:00 0.0% 25:53:00 39.4% 39:53:00 60.6% vs. Ari. (10/5) at NYJ (10/12) vs. S.F. (10/19) vs. S.D. (10/23) at N.E. (11/2) at Oak. (11/9) at Stl. (11/16) vs. Mia. (11/23) at K.C. (11/30) vs. Buf. (12/7) at S.D. (12/14) at Cin. (12/22) vs. Oak. (12/28)

TOTAL 103:20:0055.6% 39:20:0021.2% 43:06:00 23.2% AVERAGE 34:26:40 13:06:40 14:22:00 DENVER BRONCOS 2014 REGULAR SEASON SEASON LEADERS BY CATEGORY

Category Player AFC Rank AFC Leader NFL Rank NFL Leader Scoring J. Thomas - 30 T-10th Two Players - 40 T-14th Two Players - 40 Rushing Yards M. Ball - 165 14th Bell, Pit. - 378 27th Murray, Dal. - 534 Passing Yards P. Manning - 814 10th Luck, Ind. - 1,305 11th Luck, Ind. - 1,305 P. Manning - 108.5 2nd Rivers, S.D. - 114.5 4th Rivers, S.D. - 114.5 Receiving Yards E. Sanders - 334 3rd Smith, Bal. - 429 8th Nelson, G.B. - 459 Receptions E. Sanders - 25 T-3rd Brown, Pit. - 29 T-7th Nelson, G.B. - 33 Gross Punting Avg B. Colquitt - 46.5 4th McAfee, Ind. - 49.6 14th Way, Was. - 53.0 Net Punting Avg B. Colquitt - 42.6 4th McAfee, Ind. 45.6 8th McAfee, Ind. - 45.6 Interceptions R. Moore - 2 T-1st Seven Players - 2 T-3rd Two Players - 3 Sacks D. Ware - 2.5 T-7th Houston, K.C. - 5.0 T-12th Two Players - 5.0 Kickoff Ret. Avg A. Caldwell - 54.0 1st Caldwell, Den. - 54.0 1st Caldwell, Den. 54.0 Punt Ret. Avg I. Burse - 3.8 16th Jones, Cin. - 17.8 T-30th Jones, Cin. - 17.8

HOW THE BRONCOS RANK IN THE AFC AND NFL — 2014 REGULAR SEASON SEASON

Offense Total AFC Rank AFC Leader NFL Rank NFL Leader Points Per Game 25.0 6th Indianapolis - 34.0 T-9th Atlanta - 34.3 Total Yards Per Game 339.3 11th Indianapolis - 444.0 17th Atlanta - 455.0 Yards Per Play 5.50 8th Pittsburgh - 6.29 15th Atlanta - 6.86 Rushing Yards Per Game 75.3 13th NYJ - 151.3 28th Pittsburgh - 163.3 Net Passing Yds. Per Game 264.0 4th Indianapolis - 326.0 8th Atlanta - 333.7 Interceptions (fewest) 1 T-2nd Cleveland - 0 T-4th Three Teams - 0 Sacks (fewest) 3.0 T-2nd Cincinnati - 0 T-2nd Cincinnati - 0 First Downs Per Game 21.0 7th Indianapolis - 26.8 16th New Orleans - 27.7 Third-Down Efficiency 42.1% 6th Bal., K.C. - 50.0% 13th New Orleans - 61.5% Fourth-Down Efficiency 100.0% T-1st Three Teams - 100.0% T-1st Nine Teams - 100.0% Red-Zone Efficiency 70.0% 1st Denver - 70.0% 3rd Atlanta - 87.5% Kickoff Ret. Avg. 38.0 1st Denver - 38.0 2nd Philadelphia - 39.6 Punt Ret. Avg. 3.8 14th Cincinnati - 17.8 27th Arizona - 28.0

Defense Total AFC Rank AFC Leader NFL Rank NFL Leader Points Per Game 22.3 7th Cincinnati - 11.0 13th Cincinnati - 11.0 Total Yards Per Game 390.7 14th NYJ - 291.3 27th Detroit - 267.3 Yards Per Play 5.30 7th Miami - 4.70 13th Detroit - 4.61 Rushing Yards Per Game 105.3 6th NYJ - 55.0 12th NYJ - 63.3 Net Passing Yds. Per Game 285.3 15th NYJ - 63.3 31st New England - 185.5 Interceptions Thrown (most) 3 T-7th Cin., N.E. - 6 T-13th NYG - 7 Sacks (most) 8.0 T-8th NYJ - 14.0 T-13th NYJ - 14.0 First Downs Per Game 26.0 16th NYJ - 17.5 32nd Detroit - 16.8 Third-Down Efficiency 47.8% 12th Houston - 28.6% 22nd Houston - 28.6% Fourth-Down Efficiency 40.0% 10th Five Teams - 0.0% T-16th Nine Teams - 0.0% Red-Zone Efficiency 50.0% T-6th Baltimore - 27.3% T-7th Baltimore - 27.3% Kickoff Ret. Avg. 25.0 11th Cleveland - 18.4 22nd Dallas - 17.3 Punt Ret. Avg. 5.2 6th San Diego - 0.0 9th San Diego - 0.0 BRONCOS 2014 TD DRIVE ANALYSIS BRONCOS 2014 SCORING DRIVE LENGTH TD TD Drive BRONCOS OPPONENT Yards Length Length Posession Time TDs Plays TDs YARDS TD FG TD FG 1‐9 yards 6 ‐ 00:00‐00:59 1 1 ‐ (MINUS) ‐‐ ‐ ‐ 10‐19 yards 1 1 01:00‐01:59 1 2 ‐ 0‐9 ‐‐ ‐ ‐ 20‐29 yards 1 ‐ 02:00‐02:59 ‐ 3 ‐ 10‐19 1 ‐‐‐ 30‐39 yards 1 ‐ 03:00‐03:59 4 4 ‐ 20‐29 ‐‐ ‐ 2 40‐49 yards ‐ 1 04:00‐04:59 2 5 1 30‐39 ‐‐ ‐ 1 50‐59 yards ‐ 1 05:00‐05:59 1 6 2 40‐49 1 1 1 ‐ 60‐69 yards ‐‐06:00‐06:59 ‐ 7350‐59 1 ‐‐‐ 70‐79 yards ‐ 2 07:00‐07:59 ‐ 8160‐69 ‐‐ 21 80‐89 yards ‐ 4 08:00‐08:59 ‐ 9170‐79 2 2 1 ‐ 90‐99 yards ‐‐09:00‐09:59 ‐ 10 ‐ 80‐89 4 ‐ 3 ‐ 10:00‐10:59 ‐ 11 1 90‐99 ‐‐ 1 ‐ 11:00‐11:59 ‐ 12 ‐ TOTAL 9 3 8 4 12:00‐12:59 ‐ 13 ‐ 13:00‐13:59 ‐ 14 ‐ 14:00‐14:59 ‐ 15 ‐ 15:00 + ‐ 16 ‐ TOTAL 9 9 9 9 2014 LONGEST/SHORTEST SCORING DRIVES 2014 GAME-OPENING DRIVES BRONCOS OPPONENT MOST PLAYS Pts. FD Yds. Pts. FD Yds. Broncos: 16 (vs. Ind., Sept. 7, FG, 77 yds., 6:35) vs. Ind. (9/7) 3 5 77 0 2 39 Opponent: 14 (vs. K.C., Sept. 14, TD, 90 yds., 7:42) vs. K.C. (9/14) 7 4 80 0 3 37 FEWEST PLAYS at Sea. (9/21)009005 Broncos: 5 at Sea., Sept. 21, TD, 19 yds., 1:42) vs. Ari. (10/5) Opponent: 4 (at Sea., Sept. 21, TD, 73 yds., 2:22) at NYJ (10/12) MOSY YARDS vs. S.F. (10/19) Broncos: 88 (vs. K.C., Sept. 14, TD, 11 plays, 4:26) vs. S.D. (10/23) Opponent: 90 (vs. K.C., Sept. 14, TD, 14 plays, 7:42) at N.E. (11/2) FEWEST YARDS at Oak. (11/9) Broncos: 19 (at Sea., Sept. 21, TD, 5 plays, 1:42) at Stl. (11/16) Opponent: 21 (at Sea., Sept. 21, FG, 5 plays, 2:50) vs. Mia. (11/23) MOST TIME at K.C. (11/30) Broncos: 7:06 (at Sea., Sept. 21, FG, 15 plays, 75 yds.) vs. Buf. (12/7) Opponent: 7:42 (vs. K.C., Sept. 14, TD, 14 plays, 90 yds.) at S.D. (12/14) LEAST TIME at Cin. (12/22) Broncos: 0:41 (at Sea., Sept. 21, TD, 6 plays, 80 yds.) vs. Oak. (12/28) Opponent: 0:49 (vs. Ind., Sept. 7, TD, 5 plays, 45 yds.) TOTAL 10 9 166 0 5 81

2014 2ND HALF-OPENING DRIVES BRONCOS OPPONENT Pts. FD Yds. Pts. FD Yds. vs. Ind. (9/7) 0 0 ‐14 0 2 44 vs. K.C. (9/14) 0 2 29 0 7 61 at Sea. (9/21)0080121 vs. Ari. (10/5) at NYJ (10/12) vs. S.F. (10/19) vs. S.D. (10/23) at N.E. (11/2) at Oak. (11/9) at Stl. (11/16) vs. Mia. (11/23) at K.C. (11/30) vs. Buf. (12/7) at S.D. (12/14) at Cin. (12/22) vs. Oak. (12/28) TOTAL 0 2 23 0 10 126 BRONCOS 2014 GAME-BY-GAME SCORING DRIVES Opponent Plays Yards Time Res. Qtr Scoring Play Quarterback vs. Ind. (9/7) 16 77 6:35 FG 1 McManus 21 yd. Field Goal Manning 8 54 4:00 TD 2 J. Thomas 3 yd. pass from Manning Manning 9 83 5:24 TD 2 J. Thomas 35 yd. pass from Manning Manning 7 71 3:13 TD 2 J. Thomas 5 yd. pass from Manning Manning 6 48 3:31 TD 4 Ball 3 yd. run Manning vs. K.C. (9/14) 7 80 3:41 TD 1 J. Thomas 4 yd. pass from Manning Manning 7 75 3:13 TD 2 Tamme 4 yd. pass from Manning Manning 11 88 4:26 TD 2 D. Thomas 12 yd. pass from Manning Manning 7 44 3:44 FG 4 McManus 20 yd. Field Goal Manning at Sea. (9/21) 15 75 7:06 FG 1 McManus 24 yd. Field Goal Manning 5 19 1:42 TD 4 J. Thomas 3 yd. pass from Manning Manning 6 80 0:41 TD 4 Tamme 26 yd. pass from Manning Manning AVERAGE 8.7 66.2 3:56 TD AVG. 7.3 66.4 3:19 FG AVG. 12.7 65.3 5:48 DENVER BRONCOS 2014 THIRD DOWN DISTANCE CHART TOTAL 3RD DOWNS RUSHING PASSING 3RD DOWN TOTALS YARDS GAINED 3RD DOWN AVERAGES Game Md. Att. Pct. Md. Att. Pct. Md. Att. Pct. Penalty Yds. Needed Yds. Gained Run Pass Yds. Needed Yds. Gained Denver 7 14 50.0% 3 4 75.0% 4 10 40.0% 0 82 57 7 50 5.9 4.1 vs. Ind.(9/7) 4 13 30.8% 0 1 0.0% 4 12 33.3% 0 91 84 0 84 7.0 6.5 Denver 3 8 37.5% 1 2 50.0% 2 6 33.3% 0 64 77 23 54 8.0 9.6 vs. K.C. (9/14) 11 16 68.8% 1 3 33.3% 10 13 76.9% 3 125 157 26 131 7.8 9.8 Denver 6 16 37.5% 1 4 25.0% 5 12 41.7% 0 98 50 2 48 6.1 3.1 at Seattle (9/21) 7 17 41.2% 5 8 62.5% 2 9 22.2% 0 108 71 25 46 6.4 4.2 Denver vs. Arizona (10/5) Denver at N.Y.J. (10/12) Denver vs. S.F. (10/19) Denver vs. S.D. (10/23) Denver at N.E. (11/2) Denver at Oakland (11/9) Denver at STL. (11/16) Denver vs. Miami (11/23) Denver at K.C. (11/30) Denver vs. Buffalo (12/7) Denver at S.D. (12/14) Denver at Cin. (12/22) Denver vs. Oakland (12/28) DENVER TOTAL 16 38 42.1% 5 10 50.0% 11 28 39.3% 0 244 184 32 152 6.4 4.8 OPPONENT TOTAL 22 46 47.8% 6 12 50.0% 16 34 47.1% 3 324 312 51 261 7.0 6.8 DENVER BRONCOS 2014 FIELD POSITION CHART CUMULATIVE AVG. INSIDE AT INSIDE AT PAST INSIDE Game OFF. DRIVES STARTING LINE START OWN 20 OWN 20 50 50 50 OPP. 20 Denver 12 278 DEN 23 3 5 11 0 1 0 vs. Ind.(9/7) 12 351 IND 29 1 6 10 0 2 0 Denver 8 155 DEN 19 328000 vs. K.C. (9/14) 8 198KC3 25148000 Denver 14 333 DEN 24 5 5 13 0 1 1 at Seattle (9/21) 15 427 SEA 28 4 4 13 0 2 0 Denver vs. Arizona (10/5) Denver at N.Y.J. (10/12) Denver vs. S.F. (10/19) Denver vs. S.D. (10/23) Denver at N.E. (11/2) Denver at Oakland (11/9) Denver at STL. (11/16) Denver vs. Miami (11/23) Denver at K.C. (11/30) Denver vs. Buffalo (12/7) Denver at S.D. (12/14) Denver at Cin. (12/22) Denver vs. Oakland (12/28) DENVER TOTAL 34 766 DEN 23 11 12 32 0 2 1 OPP. TOTAL 35 976 OPP 28 6 14 31 0 4 0 DENVER BRONCOS 2014 RED ZONE CHART TD BREAKDOWN SCORING EFFICIENCY FAILED Game Pos. TDs Run Pass TD% FGs Score% MFG DWN TO EOH Denver 431275.0% 1 100.0% 0000 vs. Ind.(9/7) 421150.0% 1 75.0% 0100 Denver 430375.0% 1 100.0% 0000 vs. K.C. (9/14) 422050.0% 0 50.0% 1100 Denver 210150.0% 1 100.0% 0000 at Seattle (9/21) 421150.0% 2 100.0% 0000 Denver vs. Arizona (10/5) Denver at N.Y.J. (10/12) Denver vs. S.F. (10/19) Denver vs. S.D. (10/23) Denver at N.E. (11/2) Denver at Oakland (11/9) Denver at STL. (11/16) Denver vs. Miami (11/23) Denver at K.C. (11/30) Denver vs. Buffalo (12/7) Denver at S.D. (12/14) Denver at Cin. (12/22) Denver vs. Oakland (12/28) DENVER TOTAL 10 7 1 6 70.0% 3 100.0% 0000 OPPONENT TOTAL 12 6 4 2 50.0% 3 75.0% 1200 DENVER BRONCOS 2014 GOAL-TO-GO CHART TD BREAKDOWN SCORING EFFICIENCY FAILED Game Pos. TDs Run Pass TD% FGs Score% MFG DWN TO EOH Denver 431275.0% 1 100.0% 0000 vs. Ind.(9/7) 421150.0% 1 75.0% 0100 Denver 320266.7% 1 100.0% 0000 vs. K.C. (9/14) 422050.0% 0 50.0% 1100 Denver 210150.0% 1 100.0% 0000 at Seattle (9/21) 321166.7% 1 100.0% 0000 Denver vs. Arizona (10/5) Denver at N.Y.J. (10/12) Denver vs. S.F. (10/19) Denver vs. S.D. (10/23) Denver at N.E. (11/2) Denver at Oakland (11/9) Denver at STL. (11/16) Denver vs. Miami (11/23) Denver at K.C. (11/30) Denver vs. Buffalo (12/7) Denver at S.D. (12/14) Denver at Cin. (12/22) Denver vs. Oakland (12/28) DENVER TOTAL 961566.7% 3 100.0% 0000 OPPONENT TOT. 11 6 4 2 54.5% 2 72.7% 1200 BRONCOS 2014 100-YARD RUSHING AND RECEIVING / 300-YARD PASSING GAMES

100-YARD RUSHING GAMES BRONCOS (0) OPPONENTS (0) GAME Player Att. Yds. Avg. LG TDs GAME Player Att. Yds. Avg. LG TDs vs. Indianapolis (9/7) None vs. Indianapolis (9/7) None vs. Kansas City (9/14) None vs. Kansas City (9/14) None at Seattle (9/21) None at Seattle (9/21) None vs. Arizona (10/5) vs. Arizona (10/5) at N.Y.J (10/12) at N.Y.J (10/12) vs. San Francisco (10/19) vs. San Francisco (10/19) vs. San Diego (10/23) vs. San Diego (10/23) at New England (11/2) at New England (11/2) at Oakland (11/9) at Oakland (11/9) at St. Louis (11/17) at St. Louis (11/17) vs. Miami (11/23) vs. Miami (11/23) at Kansas City (11/30) at Kansas City (11/30) vs. Buffalo (12/7) vs. Buffalo (12/7) at San Diego (12/14) at San Diego (12/14) at Cincinnati (12/22) at Cincinnati (12/22) vs. Oakland (12/28) vs. Oakland (12/28) 100-YARD RECEIVING GAMES BRONCOS (3) OPPONENTS (0) GAME Player Rec. Yds. Avg. LG TDs GAME Player Rec. Yds. Avg. LG TDs vs. Indianapolis (9/7) J. Thomas 7 104 14.9 35 3 vs. Indianapolis (9/7) None vs. Kansas City (9/14) Sanders 8 108 13.5 48 0 vs. Kansas City (9/14) None at Seattle (9/21) Sanders 11 149 13.5 42 0 at Seattle (9/21) None vs. Arizona (10/5) vs. Arizona (10/5) at N.Y.J (10/12) at N.Y.J (10/12) vs. San Francisco (10/19) vs. San Francisco (10/19) vs. San Diego (10/23) vs. San Diego (10/23) at New England (11/2) at New England (11/2) at Oakland (11/9) at Oakland (11/9) at St. Louis (11/17) at St. Louis (11/17) vs. Miami (11/23) vs. Miami (11/23) at Kansas City (11/30) at Kansas City (11/30) vs. Buffalo (12/7) vs. Buffalo (12/7) at San Diego (12/14) at San Diego (12/14) at Cincinnati (12/22) at Cincinnati (12/22) vs. Oakland (12/28) vs. Oakland (12/28) 300-YARD PASSING GAMES BRONCOS (1) OPPONENTS (1) GAME Player Cmp.-Att. Yds. TDs INTs Rtg. GAME Player Cmp.-Att. Yds. TDs INTs Rtg. vs. Indianapolis (9/7) None vs. Indianapolis (9/7) Luck 35-53 370 2 2 83.1 vs. Kansas City (9/14) None vs. Kansas City (9/14) None at Seattle (9/21) Manning 31-49 303 2 1 85.7 at Seattle (9/21) None vs. Arizona (10/5) vs. Arizona (10/5) at N.Y.J (10/12) at N.Y.J (10/12) vs. San Francisco (10/19) vs. San Francisco (10/19) vs. San Diego (10/23) vs. San Diego (10/23) at New England (11/2) at New England (11/2) at Oakland (11/9) at Oakland (11/9) at St. Louis (11/17) at St. Louis (11/17) vs. Miami (11/23) vs. Miami (11/23) at Kansas City (11/30) at Kansas City (11/30) vs. Buffalo (12/7) vs. Buffalo (12/7) at San Diego (12/14) at San Diego (12/14) at Cincinnati (12/22) at Cincinnati (12/22) vs. Oakland (12/28) vs. Oakland (12/28) DENVER BRONCOS 2014 BIG-PLAY LOG

BRONCOS RUSHING (10+Yards) BRONCOS PASSING (20+Yards) Game Qtr. Time Yards Player Game Qtr. Time Yards Player (QB) vs. Ind. (9/7) 1 10:27 15 Ball vs. Ind. (9/7) 1 2:12 34 J. Thomas (Manning) 1 7:23 13 Anderson 2 6:50 35 J. Thomas (Manning)* 2 7:29 11 Sanders 2 2:51 40 Sanders (Manning) 4 10:26 26 D. Thomas (Manning) vs. K.C. (9/14) 2 4:34 13 Anderson vs. K.C. (9/14) 1 14:57 48 Sanders (Manning) 2 2:00 12 Anderson 1 2:02 55 D. Thomas (Manning) 3 2:36 23 Ball 2 3:08 21 D. Thomas (Manning) at Sea. (9/21) 4 4:56 10 Ball at Sea. (9/21) 4 0:52 42 Sanders (Manning) 4 0:24 26 Tamme (Manning)* vs. Ari. (10/5) vs. Ari. (10/5) at N.Y.J. (10/12) at N.Y.J. (10/12) vs. S.F. (10/19) vs. S.F. (10/19) vs. S.D. (10/23) vs. S.D. (10/23) at N.E. (11/2) at N.E. (11/2) at Oak. (11/9) at Oak. (11/9) at S.T.L. (11/16) at S.T.L. (11/16) vs. Mia. (11/23) vs. Mia. (11/23) at K.C. (11/30) at K.C. (11/30) vs. Buf. (12/7) vs. Buf. (12/7) at S.D. (12/14) at S.D. (12/14) at Cin. (12/22) at Cin. (12/22) vs. Oak. (12/28) vs. Oak. (12/28)

SEASON TOTALS SEASON TOTALS No. Yds. Avg. TDs No. Yds. Avg. TDs TOTALS 7 97 13.9 0 TOTALS 9 327 36.3 2

*Play resulted in a touchdown

DENVER BRONCOS 2014 OPPONENTS BIG-PLAY LOG

OPPONENT RUSHING (10+Yards) OPPONENT PASSING (20+Yards) Game Qtr. Time Yards Player Game Qtr. Time Yards Player (QB) vs. Ind. (9/7) None vs. Ind. (9/7) 2 0:34 20 Wayne (Luck) 4 9:10 22 Bradshaw (Luck) 4 7:57 41 Allen (Luck)* vs. K.C. (9/14) 1 11:19 10 Smith vs. K.C. (9/14) 3 14:21 39 Avery (Smith) 1 8:46 25 Davis 3 13:51 20 Kelce (Smith) 1 7:30 15 Davis 4 9:43 22 Fasano (Smith) 2 14:26 25 Smith 4 7:52 24 Kelce (Smith) 2 7:19 19 Davis 4 2:09 20 Kelce (Smith) 4 1:51 21 Bowe (Smith) at Sea. (9/21) None at Sea. (9/21) 2 4:39 21 Lynch (Wilson) 2 3:12 39 Lockette (Wilson)* vs. Ari. (10/5) vs. Ari. (10/5) at N.Y.J. (10/12) at N.Y.J. (10/12) vs. S.F. (10/19) vs. S.F. (10/19) vs. S.D. (10/23) vs. S.D. (10/23) at N.E. (11/2) at N.E. (11/2) at Oak. (11/9) at Oak. (11/9) at S.T.L. (11/16) at S.T.L. (11/16) vs. Mia. (11/23) vs. Mia. (11/23) at K.C. (11/30) at K.C. (11/30) vs. Buf. (12/7) vs. Buf. (12/7) at S.D. (12/14) at S.D. (12/14) at Cin. (12/22) at Cin. (12/22) vs. Oak. (12/28) vs. Oak. (12/28)

SEASON TOTALS SEASON TOTALS No. Yds. Avg. TDs No. Yds. Avg. TDs TOTALS 5 94 18.8 0 TOTALS 11 289 26.3 2

*Play resulted in a touchdown DENVER BRONCOS 2014 TAKEAWAY CHART

BRONCOS OPPONENTS GAME W/L +/- INT FUM Total Pts. INT FUM Total Pts. vs. Ind. (9/7) W+2 2027 0000 vs. K.C. (9/14) WEVEN 0000 0000 at Sea. (9/21) L-1 1017 1126 vs. Ari. (10/5) at NYJ (10/12) vs. S.F. (10/19) vs. S.D. (10/23) at N.E. (11/2) at Oak. (11/9) at Stl. (11/16) vs. Mia. (11/23) at K.C. (11/30) vs. Buf. (12/7) at S.D. (12/14) at Cin. (12/22) vs. Oak. (12/28)

TOTALS 2-1 +1 3 0 3 14 1126

DENVER BRONCOS 2014 TURNOVER LOG (+1) TAKEAWAYS (3 TOT., 3 INT, 0 FUM, 14 pts.) GIVEAWAYS (2 TOT., 1 INT, 1 FUM, 6 pts.) Game Qtr. Time Takeaway Player Field Pos. Pts. Game Qtr. Time Giveaway Player Field Pos. Pts. vs. Ind. (9/7) 1 3:25 Interception Moore DEN 46 7 vs. Ind. (9/7) None 4 5:32 Interception Moore DEN 13 0 vs. K.C. (9/14) None vs. K.C. (9/14) None at Sea. (9/21) 4 11:12 Interception Harris Jr. SEA 19 7 at Sea. (9/21) 1 13:33 Fumble Ball DEN 23 3 4 2:25 Interception Manning DEN 35 3

BRONCOS TAKEAWAY LEADERS BRONCOS GIVEAWAY LEADERS Player INT FUM Totals Pts. Player INT FUM Totals Pts. Moore 2 0 2 7 Ball 0 1 1 3 Harris Jr. 1 0 1 7 Manning 1 0 1 3 TOTALS 3 0 3 14 TOTALS 1 1 2 6 2014 INDIVIDUAL GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS — BRONCOS LEADERS SCORING RUSHES RUSH YDS RECEPTIONS REC. YDS Game vs. Indianapolis (9/7) J. Thomas 18 Ball 23 Ball 67 J. Thomas 7 J. Thomas 104 vs. Kansas City (9/14) Three Players 6 Ball 12 Ball 60 Sanders 8 Sanders 108 at Seattle (9/21) J. Thomas, Tamme 6 Ball 14 Ball 38 Sanders 11 Sanders 149 vs. Arizona (10/5) at N.Y.J (10/12) vs. San Francisco (10/19) vs. San Diego (10/23) at New England (11/2) at Oakland (11/9) at St. Louis (11/16) vs. Miami (11/23) at Kansas City (11/30) vs. Buffalo (12/7) at San Diego (12/14) at Cincinnati (12/22) vs. Oakland (12/28) AVERAGE 10.0 16.3 55.0 8.7 120.3 TACKLES SACKS INTS PASSES DEF. ST. TACKLES Game vs. Indianapolis (9/7) Marshall 9 Ware 1.5 Moore 2 Roby, Talib 3 Carter 2 vs. Kansas City (9/14) Irving 11 Marshall, Miller 1.0 None N/A Knighton 2 Three Players 1 at Seattle (9/21) Irving 13 Three Players 1.0 Harris, Jr. 1 Harris, Jr., Talib 1 Three Players 1 vs. Arizona (10/5) at N.Y.J (10/12) vs. San Francisco (10/19) vs. San Diego (10/23) at New England (11/2) at Oakland (11/9) at St. Louis (11/16) vs. Miami (11/23) at Kansas City (11/30) vs. Buffalo (12/7) at San Diego (12/14) at Cincinnati (12/22) vs. Oakland (12/28) AVERAGE 11.0 1.2 1.5 2.0 1.3 PUNT RET. PR YDS KICKOFF RET. KOR YDS PUNTS Game vs. Indianapolis (9/7) Burse 3 Burse 4 None N/A None N/A Colquitt 5 vs. Kansas City (9/14) None N/A None N/A Caldwell 1 Caldwell 54 Colquitt 3 at Seattle (9/21) Burse 2 Burse 15 Sanders 1 Sanders 22 Colquitt 8 vs. Arizona (10/5) at N.Y.J (10/12) vs. San Francisco (10/19) vs. San Diego (10/23) at New England (11/2) at Oakland (11/9) at St. Louis (11/16) vs. Miami (11/23) at Kansas City (11/30) vs. Buffalo (12/7) at San Diego (12/14) at Cincinnati (12/22) vs. Oakland (12/28) AVERAGE 2.5 9.5 1.0 38.0 5.3 2014 INDIVIDUAL GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS — OPPONENT LEADERS SCORING RUSHES RUSH YDS RECEPTIONS REC. YDS Game vs. Indianapolis (9/7) Three Players 6 Richardson 6 Richardson 20 Wayne 9 Wayne 98 vs. Kansas City (9/14) Davis 12 Davis 22 Davis 79 Davis 6 Kelce 81 at Seattle (9/21) Three Players 6 Lynch 26 Lynch 88 Harvin 7 Baldwin 56 vs. Arizona (10/5) at N.Y.J (10/12) vs. San Francisco (10/19) vs. San Diego (10/23) at New England (11/2) at Oakland (11/9) at St. Louis (11/16) vs. Miami (11/23) at Kansas City (11/30) vs. Buffalo (12/7) at San Diego (12/14) at Cincinnati (12/22) vs. Oakland (12/28) AVERAGE 8.0 18.0 62.3 7.3 78.3 TACKLES SACKS INTS PASSES DEF. ST. TACKLES Game vs. Indianapolis (9/7) Landry 7 Walden 1.0 None 0 Toler 3 Three Players 1 vs. Kansas City (9/14) Parker 7 Hali 1.0 None 0 Cooper 2 Martin 1 at Seattle (9/21) Maxwell, Wagner 11 Schofield 1.0 Chancellor 1 Burley, Chancellor 2 Two Players 1 vs. Arizona (10/5) at N.Y.J (10/12) vs. San Francisco (10/19) vs. San Diego (10/23) at New England (11/2) at Oakland (11/9) at St. Louis (11/16) vs. Miami (11/23) at Kansas City (11/30) vs. Buffalo (12/7) at San Diego (12/14) at Cincinnati (12/22) vs. Oakland (12/28) AVERAGE 8.3 1.0 0.3 2.3 1.0 PUNT RET. PR YDS KICKOFF RET. KOR YDS PUNTS Game vs. Indianapolis (9/7) Whalen 5 Whalen 24 None N/A None N/A McAfee 4 vs. Kansas City (9/14) Hammond 2 Hammond 2 Hammond 1 Hammond 37 Colquitt 2 at Seattle (9/21) Walters 5 Walters 36 Harvin 1 Harvin 13 Ryan 6 vs. Arizona (10/5) at N.Y.J (10/12) vs. San Francisco (10/19) vs. San Diego (10/23) at New England (11/2) at Oakland (11/9) at St. Louis (11/16) vs. Miami (11/23) at Kansas City (11/30) vs. Buffalo (12/7) at San Diego (12/14) at Cincinnati (12/22) vs. Oakland (12/28) AVERAGE 4.0 20.7 1.0 25.0 4.0 DENVER BRONCOS 2014 REGULAR SEASON MISCELLANEOUS GAME INFORMATION

GAME W/L KICKOFF LENGTH ATTN. TEMP. TVBROADCAST CREW OFFICIALS vs. Indianapolis (9/7) W, 31-24 6:30 MDT 3:13 76,939 75°F NBC Al Michaels REF: Corrente (99); UMP: Ferrell Cris Collinsworth (64); HL: Hayward (54); LJ: Lewis (130); SJ: Hochull (83); FJ: Cavaletto (60); BJ: Wilson (119); RO: Howard vs. Kansas City (9/14) W, 24-17 2:25 MDT 3:08 76,900 85°F CBS Jim Nantz REF: Steratore (114); UMP: Phil Simms Stritesky (102); HL: Mackie (106); LJ: Arthur (108); SJ: Weatherford (116); FJ: Waggoner (25); BJ: Paganelli (105); RO: Weidner at Seattle (9/21) L, 20-26 OT 1:25 PDT 3:33 68,447 70°F CBS Jim Nantz REF: Vinovich (52); UMP: King Phil Simms (121); HL: McKinnely (10); LJ: Baynes (59); SJ: DeBell (58); FJ: Jenkins (117); BJ: Quirk (63); RO: Hamer vs. Arizona (10/5)

at NYJ (10/12)

vs. San Francisco (10/19)

vs. San Diego (10/23)

at New England (11/2)

at Oakland (11/9)

at St. Louis (11/16)

vs. Miami (11/23)

at Kansas City (11/30)

vs. Buffalo (12/7)

at San Diego (12/14)

at Cincinnati (12/22)

vs. Oakland (12/28) 2014 DENVER BRONCO MISCELLANEOUS STATISTICS (Won 2, Lost 1) ©

DRIVE ENGINEERING Drives Drives Ended By------Points Pts./ Quarterback Directing Offense** Quarterback Started TD FG FGA PNT DWN TRN SAF CLK RPL Yielded Drive Drive Efficiency* Plays Yards Avg. 3 & Out P. MANNING ...... 34 9 3 0 16 0 2 0 4 0 73 2.15 35.3% 40.0% 178 1023 5.8 10 DENVER ...... 34 9 3 0 16 0 2 0 4 (0) 73 2.15 35.3% 40.0% 178 1023 5.8 10 Opponents ...... 35 8 4 2 12 3 3 1 2 (0) 67 1.91 34.3% 42.4% 219 1173 5.4 9 (*—the second number is the percentage the quarterback has put his team in position to score, allowing for missed field goals and subtracting those drives ended by the clock and replaced due to injury. Quarterbacks who leave the game during a drive only get a replacement credit if team goes on to earn at least one first down. Blocked punts for safeties counted as drive ended by punt; **—does not include plays when not at helm or not truly setting a play in motion, i.e., muffed punts/kneel downs/spiked balls: Manning 7-for-[-5]; Opponents 1-for-1.

KICKOFF ANALYSIS No. Opp OSY------ASY------Kicker Total Ret. FC MF NA TB EZ+ In20/25 TD OB OnS SQB FK All Ret. All Ret. B. McMANUS ...... 16 2 0 0 0 14 12 1 / 15 0 0 (0) (0) (0) 323 43 O20 O22 (In Denver: 11 KO / 10 TB / 9 EZ+) Opponents ...... 13 1 0 0 0 12 8 0 / 12 0 0 (1) (0) (1) 294 54 D23 O46 (In Denver: 8 KO / 7 TB / 4 EZ+) (KEY: MF—muffed; EZ+—through or over end zone; OSY—Opponent Cumulative Starting Yardlines; ASY—Average Starting Yardline; Ret—averages using returned kicks only. Onsides (OnS), short squibs (SQB) and free kicks (FK) omitted in figuring the above (return counts could be off); out-of-bounds (OB) are not. Yardlines determined from spot of penalties. Returns on onside kicks/squibs are omitted from the above.)

FIRST DOWN TENDENCIES Rushing------Passing------Overall------Times Gained------Miscellany------Team Plays Yards Avg. Plays Yards Avg. Plays Yards Avg. 20+ 10+ 5+ 2- 0 Neg. TD QBS TO DENVER ...... 45 109 2.4 41 336 8.2 86 445 5.17 5 17 29 46 20 13 5 2 1 Opponents ...... 47 165 3.5 54 382 7.1 101 547 5.42 2 26 46 43 18 9 5 2 1

YARDS GAINED ANALYSIS 1st Down------2nd Down------3rd Down------4th Down------Season------By Quarter------Plus Territory (50-in)---- Team Att Yards Avg. Att Yards Avg. Att Yards Avg. Att Yards Avg. Att. Yards Avg. 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Att. Yards Avg. Pts DENVER ...... 86 445 5.2 60 383 6.4 38 188 4.9 1 2 2.0 185 1018 5.50 293 333 154 238 - 72 451 6.3 73 Opponents .... 101 547 5.4 68 279 4.1 46 316 6.9 5 30 6.0 220 1172 5.33 192 327 208 370 75 101 538 5.3 67 Drives In Opponent Territory (minus drives with 50+ scores or no plays): Denver 15/34 (44.1%, 30.1 ypd); Opponents 21/35 (60.0%, 25.6 ypd).

THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY ANALYSIS Second Team 3rd Down &: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11-14 15-19 20+ Rush Pass Half/OT Total Pct. DENVER ...... 2- 3 5- 6 1- 5 1- 1 0- 3 2- 4 1- 2 1- 1 0- 1 3- 8 0- 2 0- 1 0- 1 5-10 11- 28 4-19 16-38 42.1 Opponents ...... 2- 5 3- 5 6- 7 3- 5 1- 2 1- 2 0- 2 1- 3 2- 4 0- 1 2- 3 1- 6 0- 1 5-13 17- 33 14-28 22-46 47.8 AVERAGE YARDS TO GO: Denver 6.7 (38/254); Opponents 7.0 (46/323). OVERTIME: Denver 0-0, Opponents 2-2. DENVER DEFENSE: 3 QB sacks (11 yards), 1 safety, 0 interceptions. OPPONENT DEFENSE: 1 QB sack (10 yards), 1 interception. SECOND DOWN EFFICIENCY: Denver 21-60 (35.0; 1-4 yds: 5-8); Opponent 18-68 (26.5; 1-4 yds: 5-14)

TURNOVER ANALYSIS DENVER’s 2 turnovers have led to 6 Opponent points: 0 TD, 2 FG; 9.0% of Opponents’ total points (67). BY QTR (2): 1 / 0 / 0 / 1 (0 OT) OPPONENTS’ 3 turnovers have led to 14 Denver points: 2 TD, 0 FG; 18.7% of Denver’s total points (75). BY QTR (3): 1 / 0 / 0 / 2 (0 OT)

AVERAGE STARTING FIELD POSITION FIRST DOWNS EARNED Denver Opponent Player Rush Pass Rec. — Total (3/4) Drives Started ...... 34 35 P. MANNING ...... 0 45 0 — 45 (11) Cumulative Starting Yardlines ...... 794 976 E. SANDERS ...... 1 0 15 — 16 (2) Average Field Position ...... D23 O28 M. BALL ...... 8 0 2 — 10 (4) Drives Started In Plus Territory ...... 3 4 J. THOMAS ...... 0 0 10 — 10 (4)

Scores/TD, FG ...... 3/2,1 3/1,2 D. THOMAS ...... 0 0 8 — 8 (3) FGA/Punts/Downs ...... 0/0/0 0/0/1 C. ANDERSON ...... 4 0 0 — 4 (2) Turnovers/Clock/Ran Out Clock ...... 0/0/0 0/0/0 W. WELKER ...... 0 0 4 — 4 (1) Drives Started Inside Own 20/At Own 20 .... 23 (11/12) 20 (6/14) A. CALDWELL...... 0 0 2 — 2 (0) Points Scored (TD/FG) ...... 31 (4/1) 27 (4/0) V. GREEN ...... 0 0 2 — 2 (0) Drives Started Inside Opponent 20 (Pts) ..... 1 (7) 0 (0) J. TAMME ...... 0 0 2 — 2 (0) (3/4—first downs earned on third and fourth down plays.) SCORING PERCENTAGE INSIDE-THE-20 (RED ZONE) Denver Opponent Times Penetrated Opponent 20 ...... 10 12 Total Scores ...... 10 10 Touchdowns (Rush/Pass) ...... 7 (1/6) 7 (4/3) Field Goals-Attempts ...... 3-3 3-4 Turnovers/Downs/Punts/Clock ...... 0/0/0/0 0/1/0/0 Scores From The 20 & Outside/TD,FG ..... 2/2,0 3/2,1 Total Red Zone Plays-Yards ...... 30-109/3.7 39-97/2.5 Third Down Efficiency ...... 3-6/50.0 2-8/25.0 Fourth Down Efficiency ...... 0-0/0.0 0-2/0.0 Overall Scoring Percentage ...... 100.0 83.3 TRUE QUARTERBACK RUSHING TD Percentage ...... 70.0 58.3 Player Att. Yds Avg. K-downs Abort Adjusted------Spiked Ps *—Ran Out Clock Not Trying To Score ...... 0 0 P. MANNING . 6 -5 -0.8 6-(-5) 0-(0) 0 0 0.0 1 (*—not included in total count or any stats above once choice is made.)

YARDS LOST DUE TO PENALTIES Denver Opponent GOAL-TO-GO SITUATIONS Times Penalized After Offensive Gain/Score .. 4 5 Summary------GTG Plays------Yards Lost Due To Penalties ...... 74 104 Team Total* TD FG FGA DWN TO CLK Plays TDs Pct. Touchdowns Called Back ...... 0 0 DENVER……………… 9 6 3 0 0 0 0 20 6 30.0 Field Goals Called Back ...... 0 0 OPPONENTS…… 11 6 2 1 2 0 0 28 6 21.4 First Downs Lost ...... 2 3 (*—does not include purposely running out the clock: Denver 0, Opponent 0.)

TIME SPENT IN THE LEAD Denver Tied Opponent 3 Games (185:46 total time) ...... 103:20 38:20 44:06 Denver has led in 2 games. Percentage ...... 55.6 20.6 23.8 Opponent has led in 2 games.

EXPANDED PUNTING No. Return Avg. Long Pct. Not Net Own 25 & Inside Plus Terr. Adjusted 50 & Out Player Punts Yards Avg. Ret. Yards Return Return Returned Avg. In 20/15/10/5 TB FC 60+ 50+ No. Yds. Avg. No.-Yds (In20) No. Yds. Avg. B. COLQUITT ...... 16 744 46.50 12 62 5.2 11 25.0 42.63 5 / 4 / 1 / 0 0 4 0 5 8 390 48.8 2-76 (2) 14 668 47.7

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C.J. ANDERSON 22 running back 5-8 • 224 • 2ND YR. • CALIFORNIA BORN: Feb. 10, 1991, in Vallejo, Calif. HIGH SCHOOL: Bethel High School, Vallejo, Calif. ACQUIRED: College Free Agent, 2013 NFL YEAR: 2nd • YEAR WITH BRONCOS: 2nd NFL GAMES PLAYED/STARTED: 8/0 • POSTSEASON GP/GS: 1/0 ANDERSON AT A GLANCE: • A second-year player who made the Broncos’ roster as a college free agent in 2013 and appeared five regular-season games as well as Super Bowl XLVIII. • Finished his rookie season with seven carries for 38 yards (5.4 avg.) while contributing in 22 offensive plays and 36 special-teams snaps for Denver. • Totaled 69 rushing yards on 15 carries (4.6 avg.) in the Broncos’ preseason opener at San Francisco (8/8/13) before injuring his knee the following week during training camp and miss- ing the next 10 games. • Saw action in all 25 games (2 starts) in two seasons at the University of California-Berkley and rushed for 1,135 yards and 12 touchdowns on 198 carries (5.7 avg.) after transferring from Laney College. • Entered the NFL with Denver as a college free agent on May 1, 2013. CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Signed by Denver as a college free agent 5/1/13.

2014: Anderson rushed a career-high 31 yards on 5 carries (6.2 avg.) with two runs of 10-plus yards vs. K.C. (9/14)... Recorded his first career reception at Sea. (9/21). 2013: Anderson, who entered the NFL with Denver as a college free agent on May 1, appeared in five regu- lar-season games, finishing his rookie season with 38 yards rushing on seven carries (5.4 avg.)... Missed the final three preseason games and the first seven contests of the regular season with a knee injury sustained during training camp... Made his NFL debut and posted 22 yards on four attempts (5.5 avg.) vs. Was. (10/27)... Rushed twice for nine yards (4.5 avg.) and caught his first career pass for 14 yards in Super Bowl XLVIII vs. Sea. (2/2). COLLEGE: Anderson appeared in all 25 games (2 starts) in two seasons at the University of California-Berkley after transferring from Laney College... Rushed for 1,135 yards and 12 touchdowns on 198 carries (5.7 avg.) for the Golden Bears and added 22 receptions for 350 yards and two scores... Totaled 126 rushes for 790 yards (6.3 avg.) and four touchdowns as a senior while topping the 100-yard mark on three occasions... Earned first-team All-America honors and led the NorCal Conference in rushing during his final season at Laney College in 2010, racking up 1,644 yards and 13 touchdowns on 206 attempts (8.0 avg.). PERSONAL: Anderson attended Bethel High School in Vallejo, Calif., where he rushed for nearly 4,000 yards during his prep career and led his team to four consecutive playoff appearances... Majored in interdisciplinary studies at Cal... Cortrelle Javon Anderson was born on Feb. 10, 1991. ANDERSON’s REGULAR SEASON RECORD RUSHING RECEIVING SCORING Year Club G S No. Yds. Avg. LG TD No. Yds. Avg. LG TD TD TDr TDp TDrt 2pt Pts. 2013 Denver 5 0 7 38 5.4 11 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2014 Denver 3 0 11 55 5.0 13 0 1 1 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CAREER TOTALS 8 0 18 93 5.2 13 0 1 1 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 anderson’s POSTSEASON RECORD RUSHING RECEIVING SCORING Year Club G S No. Yds. Avg. LG TD No. Yds. Avg. LG TD TD TDr TDp TDrt 2pt Pts. 2013 Denver 1 0 2 9 4.5 6 0 1 14 14.0 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CAREER TOTALS 1 0 2 9 4.5 6 0 1 14 14.0 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DENVER BRONCOS

anderson’s Single-Game Highs (Postseason in parentheses) Rushes — 5 vs. Kansas City, 9/14/14 (2 vs. Seattle, 2/2/14). Rushing yards — 31 vs. Kansas City, 9/14/14 (9 vs. Seattle, 2/2/14). Longest rush — 13, twice, last time vs. Kansas City, 9/14/14 (6 vs. Seattle, 2/2/14). Rushing touchdowns — None (none). Receptions — 1 vs. Seattle, 9/21/14 (1 vs. Seattle 2/2/14). Receiving yards — 1 vs. Seattle, 9/21/14 (14 vs. Seattle, 2/2/14). Longest reception — 1 vs. Seattle, 9/21/14 (14 vs. Seattle, 2/2/14). Receiving touchdowns — None (none). C.J. ANDERSON’s career Game-by-Game (Victories asterisked) 2014 denver (2-1) RUSHING RECEIVING SCORING Date Opponent P/S No. Yds. Avg. LG TD No. Yds. Avg. LG TD 2pt. Pts. Sep 7 vs. Indianapolis* P 4 27 6.8 13 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 0 0 Sep 14 vs. Kansas City* P 5 31 6.2 13 0 0 0 0.0 –– 0 0 0 Sep 21 at Seattle P 2 -3 -1.5 -1 0 1 1 1.0 1 0 0 0 Regular Season Totals 3/0 11 55 5.0 13 0 1 1 1.0 1 0 0 0 DENVER BRONCOS

MARVIN AUSTIN 7766 Defensive Tackle 6-2 • 312 • 4TH YR. • NORTH CAROLINA BORN: Jan. 1, 1989, in Washington D.C. HIGH SCHOOL: Ballou High School, Washington D.C. ACQUIRED: Free Agent, 2014 NFL YEAR: 4th • YEAR WITH BRONCOS: 1st NFL GAMES PLAYED/STARTED: 14/0 AUSTIN AT A GLANCE: • A fourth-year defensive tackle who appeared in 11 games during his first three NFL seasons with the N.Y. Giants (2011-12), Miami (2013) and Dallas (2013). • Saw action in a career-best eight games for the Giants in 2012 and totaled five tackles (3 solo) while playing on defense and special teams. • Spent his rookie season with the Giants on injured reserve after tearing his left pectoral in a preseason game vs. Chicago (8/22/11). • Started 25-of-38 career games at the University of North Carolina, where he earned second-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference recognition following his junior campaign. • Joined the Broncos as a free agent on May 5, 2014. • Selected by the N.Y. Giants in the second round (52nd overall) of the 2011 NFL Draft. CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Signed by N.Y. Giants as a draft choice 7/29/11; Placed on injured reserve (pectoral) by N.Y. Giants 8/30/11; Waived by N.Y. Giants 8/31/13; Signed by Miami 9/24/13; Waived by Miami 10/15/13; Signed by Dallas 10/21/13; Waived by Dallas 11/5/13; Signed by Denver 5/5/14.

2014: Austin made his Broncos debut in the season opener vs. Ind. (9/7) on a defensive line that allowed only 54 rushing yards by the Colts. 2013: Austin appeared in three games (0 starts) and totaled two solo tackles for Miami and Dallas after being waived by the Giants at the end of the preseason... Signed by Miami on Sept. 24 and made his debut with the Dolphins at N.O. (9/30), contributing one tackle on defense... Waived by Miami on Oct. 15 and signed by Dallas on Oct. 21... Recorded a tackle in his only appearance for the Cowboys at Det. (10/27)... Inactive vs. Min. (11/3) before being waived by Dallas on Nov. 5. 2012: Austin played eight games (0 starts) for the Giants on defense and special teams and registered five tackles (3 solo)... Made his NFL debut at Car. (9/20). 2011: Spent the 2011 season on injured reserve (pectoral). 2010: Selected by the N.Y. Giants in the second round (52nd overall) of the 2011 NFL Draft, Austin spent his rookie season on injured reserve after tearing his pectoral during the preseason. COLLEGE: Austin saw action in 38 games (25 starts) at North Carolina and totaled 106 career tackles (59 solo), nine sacks (76 yds.), one interception (23 yds.), one forced fumble and one fumble recovery... Earned second-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference honors following his junior season in 2009 after tallying 42 tackles (22 solo) and four sacks (40 yds.) for the Tar Heels. PERSONAL: Austin graduated from Ballou High School in Washington D.C., where he was the consensus No. 1 defensive tackle in the nation after recording 85 tackles and 17 sacks as a senior... Began his prep career at Coolidge High School in Washington D.C., totaling 12 sacks as a junior... Marvin Austin was born on Jan. 1, 1989. AUSTIN’s Regular Season Record Year Club G S UT A TT S-Yds. I-Yds. PD FF FR TD-Int. TD-FR S Pts. 2011 N.Y. Giants INJURED RESERVE 2012 N.Y. Giants 8 0 3 2 5 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2013 Mia./Dal. 3 0 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2014 Denver 3 0 0 2 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CAREER TOTALS 14 0 5 4 9 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DENVER BRONCOS

MARVIN AUSTIN’s Game-by-Game (Victories asterisked) 2014 Denver (2-1) TACKLES Date Opponent P/S UT A TT S-Yds. I-Yds. PD FF FR Sep 7 vs. Indianapolis* P 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Sep 14 vs. Kansas City* P 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Sep 21 at Seattle p 0 2 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Regular Season Totals 3/0 0 2 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 DENVER BRONCOS

MONTEE BALL 2288 running back 5-10 • 215 • 2ND YR. • WISCONSIN BORN: Dec. 5, 1990, in Wentzville, Mo. HIGH SCHOOL: Timberland High School, Wentzville, Mo. ACQUIRED: Draft #2 (58th overall), 2013 NFL YEAR: 2nd • YEAR WITH BRONCOS: 2nd NFL GAMES PLAYED/STARTED: 19/3 • POSTSEASON GP/GS: 3/0 BALL AT A GLANCE: • A second-year running back who saw action in every game as a rookie for the Broncos in 2013 and ranked second on the club with 559 yards and four touchdowns on 120 carries (4.7 avg.) to go along with 20 catches for 145 yards (7.3 avg.). • Ranked second in the NFL with a 6.5-yard rushing average (52-337) during the last six weeks of the regular season in 2013 while gaining a first down on 21-of-52 attempts during that span. • Named Pepsi Next Rookie of the Week after registering his first career 100-yard rushing game (13-117) at Kansas City (12/1/13). • Started 32-of-49 games at the University of Wisconsin and totaled 5,140 rushing yards while setting the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision career scoring (500 pts.) and rushing touchdown (77) marks. • Finished his collegiate career as the NCAA FBS active leader in carries (924), rushing yards (5,140), rushing touchdowns (77) and total touchdowns (82). • Named the 2012 Doak Walker Award winner after finishing sixth in the nation with 130.7 rushing yards per game and earned first-team All-America and All-Big Ten Conference recog- nition for the second consecutive season. • Recognized as a finalist for the Heisman Trophy in 2011 after leading the nation with 1,923 rushing yards and tying Barry Sanders’ NCAA single-season record with 39 total touchdowns (33 rushing, 6 receiving). • Selected by the Broncos in the second round (58th overall) of the 2013 NFL Draft. CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Signed by Denver as a draft choice 6/13/13.

2014: Ball made his first career start and rushed for 67 yards on a career-high 23 carries in the season opener vs. Ind. (9/7)... Rushed for a 23-yard gain on third-and-24 vs. K.C. (9/14), which set up a fourth-and-1 he then converted on for a first down. 2013: Selected by the Broncos in the second round (58th overall) of the 2013 NFL Draft, Ball played all 16 regular-season games and finished second on the team with 559 rushing yards on 120 carries (4.7 avg.) with four touchdowns as a rookie... Also caught 20 passes for 145 yards (7.3 avg.) and ranked fifth on the team with six special-teams tackles... Saw action in all three postseason games, totaling 28 attempts for 96 yards (3.4 avg.) and five receptions for 15 yards (3.0 avg.)... Scored his first career touchdown on a 4-yard run vs. Was. (10/27)... Posted his first multiple-touchdown game with a pair of scoring runs vs. K.C. (11/17)... Named Pepsi Next Rookie of the Week after registering 117 yards on 13 carries (9.0 avg.) at K.C. (12/1)... Ran for a 5-yard touchdown and finished with 77 yards on a career-high 15 carries vs. Ten. (12/8). COLLEGE: Ball appeared in 49 games (32 starts) at the University of Wisconsin and totaled 5,140 rushing yards while setting the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision career scoring (500 pts.) and rushing touchdown (77) records... Finished his career as the NCAA FBS active leader in carries (924), rushing yards (5,140), rushing touchdowns (77) and total touchdowns (82)... Named the 2012 Doak Walker Award winner after finishing sixth in the nation with 130.7 rushing yards per game and earned first-team All-America and All-Big Ten Conference recognition for the second consecutive season... Recognized as a finalist for the Heisman Trophy in 2011 after leading the nation with 1,923 rushing yards and tying Barry Sanders’ NCAA single-season record with 39 total

BALL COMES ON STRONG LATE IN ROOKIE SEASON HIGHEST RUSHING AVERAGE, NFL, WEEKS 12-17, 2013 Player Att. Yds. Avg. 1. Jamaal Charles, K.C. 73 484 6.6 2. Montee Ball, Den. 52 337 6.5 3. Cam Newton, Car. 41 257 6.3 4. LeSean McCoy, Phi. 101 598 5.9 5. James Starks, G.B. 36 205 5.7 DENVER BRONCOS touchdowns (33 rushing, 6 receiving). PERSONAL: Ball attended Timberland High School in Wentzville, Mo., where he amassed 8,222 career rushing yards and 107 rushing touchdowns, capping his prep career by being voted Class 5A Player of the Year as a senior by the Missouri Football Coaches Association... Majored in sociology at Wisconsin... First name is pro- nounced mon-TAY... Montee Ball was born on Dec. 5, 1990, in Wentzville, Mo. ball’s REGULAR SEASON Record RUSHING RECEIVING SCORING Year Club G S No. Yds. Avg. LG TD No. Yds. Avg. LG TD TD TDr TDp TDrt 2pt Pts. 2013 Denver 16 0 120 559 4.7 45 4 20 145 7.3 31 0 4 4 0 0 0 24 2014 Denver 3 3 49 165 3.4 23 1 7 51 7.3 16 0 1 1 0 0 0 6 CAREER TOTALS 19 3 169 724 4.3 45 5 27 196 7.3 31 0 5 5 0 0 0 30 ADDITIONAL STATISTICS: Special teams tackles — 2013 (6), TOTAL (6). ball’s postSEASON Record RUSHING RECEIVING SCORING Year Club G S No. Yds. Avg. LG TD No. Yds. Avg. LG TD TD TDr TDp TDrt 2pt Pts. 2013 Denver 3 0 28 96 3.4 9 0 5 15 3.0 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CAREER TOTALS 3 0 28 96 3.4 9 0 5 15 3.0 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BALL’s Single-Game Highs (Postseason in parentheses) Rushes — 23 vs. Indianapolis 9/7/14 (12 vs. New England 1/19/14). Rushing yards — 117 at Kansas City, 12/1/13 (52 vs. San Diego 1/12/14). Longest rush — 45 at Kansas City, 12/1/13 (9, twice, last vs. New England 1/19/14). Rushing touchdowns — 2 vs. Kansas City, 11/17/13 (none). Receptions — 5 vs. San Diego, 12/12/13 (3 vs. New England 1/19/14). Receiving yards — 49 vs. San Diego, 12/12/13 (13 vs. New England 1/19/14). Longest reception — 31 at New England, 11/24/13 (12 vs. New England 1/19/14). Receiving touchdowns — None (none). Rushing yards in one quarter — 74 (3rd) at Kansas City, 12/1/13 (21 (2nd) vs. San Diego 1/12/14). Rushing yards in one half — 104 (2nd) at Kansas City, 12/1/13 (39 (1st) vs. San Diego 1/12/14). Total yards — 121 (117 rush, 4 rec.) at Kansas City, 12/1/13 (56 (43 rush, 13 rec.) vs. New England 1/19/14). Total touchdowns — 2 vs. Kansas City, 11/17/13 (none).

ball’s 100-yard rushing games (1) *denotes win (Ball’s teams are 1-0 when he records 100 or more yards rushing in a game.) Date Opponent No. Yds. Avg. LG TD 12/1/13 at Kansas City* 13 117 9.0 45 0 montee ball’s Game-by-Game (Victories asterisked) 2014 denveR (2-1) RUSHING RECEIVING SCORING Date Opponent P/S No. Yds. Avg. LG TD No. Yds. Avg. LG TD 2pt. Pts. Sep 7 vs. Indianapolis* S 23 67 2.9 15 1 2 16 8.0 13 0 0 6 Sep 14 vs. Kansas City* S 12 60 5.0 23 0 3 29 9.7 16 0 0 0 Sep 21 at Seattle S 14 38 2.7 10 0 2 6 3.0 4 0 0 0 Regular Season Totals 3/3 49 165 3.4 23 1 7 51 7.3 16 0 0 6 DENVER BRONCOS

LAMIN BARROW 5577 Linebacker 6-1 • 237 • LOUISIANA STATE BORN: Nov. 29, 1990, in Marrero, La. HIGH SCHOOL: John Ehret High School, Monroe, La. AQUIRED: Draft #5 (156th overall), 2014 NFL YEAR: 1st • YEAR WITH BRONCOS: 1st NFL GAMES PLAYED/STARTED: 3/0 BARROW AT A GLANCE: • A linebacker who appeared in 51 games (28 starts) during his four-year playing career at Louisiana State University, totaling 230 tackles (87 solo), 1.5 sacks (9 yds.), seven passes defensed, one forced fumble and four fumble recoveries. • Opened all 26 games for the Tigers during his final two seasons as the school’s starting weakside linebacker and tallied a team-high 195 tackles during that stretch. • Named a second-team All- selection following his final collegiate cam- paign after collecting 91 defensive stops and posting three games with double-digit tackle totals. • Issued No. 18 prior to his senior season in 2013 as a tribute to him being the consummate LSU Tiger. • Selected as the District 8-5A Most Valuable Player and earned first-team Class 5A All-State recognition as a senior at John Ehret High School in Monroe, La., after totaling 71 tackles, two interceptions, five forced fumbles and four fumble recoveries. • Selected by the Broncos in the fifth round (156th overall) of the 2014 NFL Draft. CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Signed by Denver as a draft choice 6/3/14.

2014: Barrow made his Broncos debut in the season opener vs. Ind. (9/7)... Recorded two special-teams tackles at Sea. (9/21). COLLEGE: Barrow opened all 26 games for the Tigers during his final two seasons as the school’s starting weakside linebacker and tallied a team-high 195 tackles during that stretch... Earned second-team All- Southeastern Conference honors after leading LSU with 91 tackles (23 solo) to go along with 1.5 sacks (9 yds.), two passes defensed and one fumble recovery as a senior... Voted as the LSU player to wear the traditional No. 18 jersey representing an individual that leads on and off the field and embodies what it means to be a Tiger... Ranked second on the team as a junior with a career-best 104 tackles (52 solo) in addition to five passes defensed, one forced fumble and two fumble recoveries... HIGH SCHOOL: Barrow attended John Ehret High School in Monroe, La., where he was named District 8-5A Most Valuable Player and earned first-team Class 5A all-state recognition as a senior after posting 71 tackles, two interceptions, five forced fumbles and four fumble recoveries... Selected to the Louisiana Top 40 by SuperPrep and was named to the Blue-Chip list by the New Orleans Times-Picayune. PERSONAL: Barrow majored in general studies at Louisiana State... First name is pronounced la-MEAN... Lamin Samboujang Barrow, who is of Ethiopian descent, was born on Nov. 29, 1990. BARROW’S REGULAR SEASON Record Year Club G S UT A TT S-Yds. I-Yds. PD FF FR TD-Int. TD-FR S Pts. 2014 Denver 3 0 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CAREER TOTALS 3 0 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ADDITIONAL STATISTICS: Special teams tackles — 2014 (3), TOTAL (3). LAMIN BARROW’s Game-by-Game (Victories asterisked) 2014 DENVER (2-1) TACKLES Date Opponent P/S UT A TT S-Yds. I-Yds PD FF FR Sep 7 vs. Indianapolis* P 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Sep 14 vs. Kansas City* P 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Sep 21 at Seattle P 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Regular Season Totals 3/0 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 ADDITIONAL STATISTICS: Special teams tackles — 3. DENVER BRONCOS

OMAR BOLDEN 3311 cornerback 5-10 • 195 • 3RD YR. • ARIZONA STATE BORN: Dec. 20, 1988, in Ontario, Calif. HIGH SCHOOL: Colony High School, Ontario, Calif. ACQUIRED: Draft #4a (101st overall), 2012 NFL YEAR: 3rd • YEAR WITH BRONCOS: 3rd NFL GAMES PLAYED/STARTED: 35/1 • POSTSEASON GP/GS: 4/0 BOLDEN AT A GLANCE: • A third-year cornerback who appeared in every possible game during his first two NFL seasons with the Broncos, tying for third on the club with 12 special-teams tackles during that span. • Transitioned from cornerback to safety in 2013 and contributed 11 defensive tackles (8 solo) in 16 games played (1 start) for Denver. • Totaled a team-high 14 kickoff returns for 270 yards (19.3 avg.) and ranked third on the club with nine special-teams stops in 2012. • Started four years for Arizona State University and totaled 138 career tackles (112 solo), seven interceptions (114 yds.) and 21 pass breakups. • Voted one of four unanimous first-team All-Pac-10 Conference players following his redshirt junior season in 2010 at cornerback in addition to receiving second-team all-conference recogni- tion as a return specialist. • Played 29 consecutive games to begin his collegiate career, including 23 starts during that peri- od, before suffering a mid-season injury in 2009 and being granted a medical redshirt by the NCAA. • Selected by the Broncos in the fourth round (101st overall) of the 2012 NFL Draft. CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Signed by Denver as a draft choice 5/18/12.

2014: Bolden recorded two special-teams tackles (1 solo) at Sea. (9/21). 2013: Bolden appeared in all 16 regular-season games (1 start) for the second consecutive season and made the transition from cornerback to safety... Totaled a career-best 11 tackles (8 solo) and added three special-teams stops... Appeared in all three postseason games for the Broncos... Made his first career start vs. S.D. (12/12). 2012: Selected by the Broncos in the fourth round (101st overall) of the 2012 NFL Draft, Bolden played all 16 regular-season contests as well as Denver’s playoff game during his rookie year and ranked third on the club with nine special-teams stops to go along with four defensive tackles and a pass breakup... Returned a team-high 14 kickoffs for 270 yards (19.3 avg.). COLLEGE: Bolden was a four-year starter at Arizona State University, where he totaled 138 tackles (112 solo), seven interceptions (114 yds.) and 21 pass breakups during his collegiate career... Missed his 2011 senior cam- paign after suffering a knee injury during spring practices... Selected as one of four unanimous first-team All-Pac 10 Conference performers as a cornerback in 2010 in addition to receiving second-team all-conference accolades as a return specialist... Saw action in 29 straight games to begin his career with the Sun Devils before an injury midway through the 2009 season that led to a medical redshirt. PERSONAL: Bolden attended Colony High School in Ontario, Calif., where he played running back and corner- back... Named the CIF Central Division Most Valuable Player and the Inland Valley Player of the Year following his senior campaign in which he led Colony to its first CIF title by winning the league rushing crown (2,003 yards and 26 touchdowns)... Totaled 80 tackles and one interception on defense during his final prep season... Graduated from ASU in the spring of 2011 with a degree in interdisciplinary studies (justice studies/sociology)... Created a website (www.omarbolden.com/positive-living) and designs elastic bracelets to promote the benefits of optimistic thinking through “Positive Living”... Omar Bolden was born on Dec. 20, 1988, in Ontario, Calif. bolden’s Regular Season Record Year Club G S UT A TT S-Yds. I-Yds. PD FF FR TD-Int. TD-FR S Pts. 2012 Denver 16 0 4 0 4 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2013 Denver 16 1 8 3 11 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2014 Denver 3 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CAREER TOTALS 35 1 12 3 15 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 ADDITIONAL STATISTICS: Special teams tackles — 2012 (9), 2013 (3), 2014 (3), TOTAL (15). Kickoff returns — 2012 (14 for 270 yds., 19.3 avg., 33 LG), 2013 (2 for 44 yds., 22.0 avg., 25 LG), TOTAL (16 for 314 yds., 19.6 avg., 33 LG). DENVER BRONCOS

bolden’s PostSeason Record Year Club G S UT A TT S-Yds. I-Yds. PD FF FR TD-Int. TD-FR S Pts. 2012 Denver 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2013 Denver 3 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CAREER TOTALS 4 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ADDITIONAL STATISTICS: Special teams tackles — 2012 (1), TOTAL (1). bolden’s single-game highs (Postseason in parentheses) Tackles — 4 vs. Tennessee, 12/8/13 (none). Interceptions — None (none). Interception return yards — None (none). Kick returns — 4 at San Diego, 10/15/12 (none). Kick return yards — 68 at San Diego, 10/15/12 (none). Longest kick return — 33 at New England, 10/7/12 (none). Kick return touchdowns — None (none). omar bolden’s Game-by-Game (Victories asterisked) 2014 denver (2-1) TACKLES Date Opponent P/S UT A TT S-Yds. I-Yds. PD FF FR Sep 7 vs. Indianapolis* P 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Sep 14 vs. Kansas City* P 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Sep 21 at Seattle P 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Regular Season Totals 3/0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 ADDITIONAL STATISTICS: Special teams tackles — 3. DENVER BRONCOS

AARON BREWER 4466 long snapper 6-5 • 230 • 3RD YR. • SAN DIEGO STATE BORN: July. 25, 1990, in Fullerton, Calif. HIGH SCHOOL: Troy High School, Fullerton, Calif. ACQUIRED: College Free Agent, 2012 NFL YEAR: 3rd • YEAR WITH BRONCOS: 3rd NFL GAMES PLAYED/STARTED: 35/0 • POSTSEASON GP/GS: 4/0 BREWER AT A GLANCE: • A third-year long snapper who has seen action in every possible game during his professional and collegiate career. • Earned Denver’s long-snapper job during training camp of his rookie campaign in 2012 and made two special-teams stops for the Broncos during the regular season. • Totaled 15 special-teams tackles for San Diego State University, where he was a four-time All-Mountain West Conference selection during his four seasons with the Aztecs. • Entered the NFL with Denver as a college free agent on May 3, 2012. CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Signed by Denver as a college free agent 5/3/12.

2013: Brewer played all 16 regular-season games for the second year in a row and made a pair of special-teams tackles... Appeared in all three postseason games for Denver... Snapped for Matt Prater’s NFL-record 64-yard field goal vs. Ten. (12/8). 2012: Brewer, who entered the NFL with the Broncos as a college free agent on May 3, earned Denver’s long-snapper job during training camp and played every game for Denver in 2012... Posted two special-teams stops during the regular season. COLLEGE: Brewer appeared in all 50 possible games for San Diego State University, where he was a four-time All-Mountain West Conference selection... Posted 15 career special-teams tackles, including six stops (five solo) as a senior in 2011… Was part of an Aztec special-teams unit that converted 160-of-170 PATs and 41-of-66 field-goal attempts… Contributed to a punting team that made 250 punts for 10,599 yds. (42.4 avg.). PERSONAL: Brewer attended Troy High School in Fullerton, Calif., where he was an all-conference linebacker in addition to his long-snapping duties... Rated as the No. 3 long snapper in the country by chrissailerkicking.com following his senior season... Majored in finance at San Diego State… Aaron Brewer was born on July 5, 1989. brewer’S Regular Season Record Year Club G S 2012 Denver 16 0 2013 Denver 16 0 2014 Denver 3 0 CAREER TOTALS 35 0 ADDITIONAL STATISTICS: Special teams tackles — 2012 (2), 2013 (2), TOTAL (4). brewer’S postSeason Record Year Club G S 2012 Denver 1 0 2013 Denver 3 0 CAREER TOTALS 4 0 DENVER BRONCOS

DAVID BRUTON JR. 3300 safety 6-2 • 217 • 6TH YR. • NOTRE DAME BORN: July 23, 1987, in Winchester, Ky. HIGH SCHOOL: Miamisburg (Ohio) High School ACQUIRED: Draft #4a (114th overall), 2009 NFL YEAR: 6th • YEAR WITH BRONCOS: 6th NFL GAMES PLAYED/STARTED: 79/4 • POSTSEASON GP/GS: 6/2 BRUTON AT A GLANCE: • A sixth-year safety who appeared in 77-of-80 possible regular-season games during his first five NFL campaigns while leading the Broncos with 39 special-teams tackles during that span. • Voted as a team captain in 2013 and tied for second on the Broncos with seven special-teams stops in addition to contributing a career-best 16 tackles on defense. • Appeared in all 16 regular-season games in 2012, leading the Broncos in special-teams plays (376) and being named a third alternate for the AFC Pro Bowl squad as a special-teamer. • Played 15 regular-season games (1 start) in 2011, ranking third on the team with eight special-teams tackles, before opening both playoff games at free safety and tying for the club lead with 15 defensive stops. • Saw action in all 16 games (2 starts) for Denver in 2010, recording 14 tackles (12 solo) and a pass breakup on defense along with a career-high 12 tackles and two fumble recoveries on special teams. • Started during his final two years at the University of Notre Dame, leading the Fighting Irish with 182 tackles and seven interceptions during that stretch. • Posted 97 tackles (61 solo) as a senior at Notre Dame that marked the third-highest single-season total by a defensive back in school history to earn honorable mention All- America recognition from The NFL Draft Report. • Established himself as one of the top special-teams gunners in the country while appear- ing in 596 career special-teams plays at Notre Dame. • Selected by the Broncos in the fourth round (114th overall) of the 2009 NFL Draft. CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Signed by Denver as a draft choice 7/27/09.

2014: Bruton Jr., who was voted by his teammates as a team captain for the second consecutive season, played eight snaps on special teams before leaving the season opener vs. Ind. (9/7) with a shoulder injury... Recorded his first special-teams tackle of the season at Sea. (9/21) after missing one game due to injury. 2013: Bruton Jr., who was voted as a team captain prior to the season by his teammates, played all 16 regu- lar-season games for the second consecutive season... Made a career-high 16 defensive tackles (14 solo) and tied for second on the team with seven special-teams stops... Saw action in all three postseason games and totaled one solo defensive stop... Blocked a punt that led to a Broncos’ touchdown vs. Bal. (9/5)... Tied for the team lead with a career-best three special-teams stops at NYG (9/15)... Executed a 35-yard run on a fake punt vs. Jac. (10/13)... Tied for the team lead with five defensive tackles at Oak. (12/29). 2012: Bruton Jr. played all 16 games for the second time in his career and was named a third alternate to the AFC Pro Bowl squad as a special-teamer... Contributed two solo tackles and one interception (-2 yds.) on defense in addition to three special-teams stops... Deflected a Shane Lechler punt in the third quarter vs. Oak. (9/30) to give Denver possession inside the red zone... Recovered an onside kick to seal the victory for Denver at Cin. (11/4)... Made his first career interception, picking off former Notre Dame and Broncos teammate Brady Quinn to close Denver’s win at K.C. (11/25). 2011: Bruton Jr. played 15 games (1 start) in the regular season and totaled 13 solo tackles on defense in addition to eight special-teams stops which ranked third on the club... Opened both of Denver’s playoff games, tying for the team lead with 15 defensive tackles (11 solo) and adding a pass defensed. 2010: Bruton Jr. played all 16 games (2 starts) and totaled 14 tackles (12 solo) and one pass defensed on defense... Finished second on the club with 12 special-teams stops and recovered two fumbles on special-teams units... Deflected a punt and recorded a season-high two special-teams stops vs. Stl. (11/28)... Started Games 12-13 in place of injured safety Brian Dawkins. 2009: Selected by the Broncos in the fourth round (114th overall) of the 2009 NFL Draft, Bruton appeared in 14 games (1 start) for the club as a rookie and posted five tackles (4 solo) along with one pass breakup... Tied for fourth on the Broncos with nine special-teams tackles... Notched two special-teams stops at S.D. (10/19), at Bal. DENVER BRONCOS

(11/1) and vs. NYG (11/26)... Made his first career start vs. Oak. (12/20), replacing Renaldo Hill, and finished the game with five tackles (4 solo) and one pass breakup. COLLEGE: Bruton Jr. totaled 214 tackles (138 solo), one sack (10 yds.), seven interceptions (77 yds.), 16 pass breakups, three forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries in 48 games (24 starts) at the University of Notre Dame... Saw extensive action on special teams, appearing in 596 career special-teams plays during his time at Notre Dame... Started all 13 games as a senior team captain and totaled 97 tackles (61 solo), four interceptions (57 yds.), 10 pass breakups, two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries to earn honorable mention All- America honors from The NFL Draft Report... Led Notre Dame with four interceptions and ranked second on the team with 97 tackles that marked the third-best single-season total by a defensive back in school annals... Played 12 games (11 starts) as a junior for Notre Dame and led the team with three interceptions. PERSONAL: Bruton Jr. attended Miamisburg (Ohio) High School, where he totaled 112 tackles, 11 interceptions and 470 receiving yards during his final two seasons... Earned All-Division I-II and All-Area honors from the Dayton Daily News as well as all-district accolades as a senior after posting 54 tackles and three interceptions... Received all-conference honors and was a special mention All-Southwest Ohio selection as a junior, posting 58 tackles and eight interceptions that year... Had 200 receiving yards as a senior and 270 receiving yards as a junior... Majored in both political science and sociology at Notre Dame... Worked as a substitute teacher in his hometown of Miamisburg during the 2011 offseason... David Lee Bruton was born on July 23, 1987, in Winchester, Ky. bruton jr.’s Regular Season Record Year Club G S UT A TT S-Yds. I-Yds. PD FF FR TD-Int. TD-FR S Pts. 2009 Denver 14 1 4 1 5 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2010 Denver 16 2 12 2 14 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2011 Denver 15 1 13 0 13 0-0 0-0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2012 Denver 16 0 2 0 2 0-0 1--2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2013 Denver 16 0 14 2 16 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2014 Denver 2 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CAREER TOTALS 79 4 45 5 50 0-0 1-2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 ADDITIONAL STATISTICS: Special teams tackles — 2009 (9), 2010 (12), 2011 (8), 2012 (3), 2013 (7), 2014 (1), TOTAL (40). Special teams fumbles — 2009 (1FF), 2010 (2FR), TOTAL (1FF, 2 FR). Blocked punts — 2013 (1), TOTAL (1). One rush (fake punt) for 35 yards vs. Jacksonville, 10/13/13. bruton jr.’s postSeason Record Year Club G S UT A TT S-Yds. I-Yds. PD FF FR TD-Int. TD-FR S Pts. 2011 Denver 2 2 11 4 15 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2012 Denver 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2013 Denver 3 0 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CAREER TOTALS 6 2 12 4 16 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bruton jr. ’s single-game highs (Postseason in parentheses) Tackles — 6, twice, last at Arizona, 12/12/10 (8 vs. Pittsburgh, 1/8/12). Interceptions — 1 at Kansas City, 11/25/12 (none). Interception return yards — -2 at Kansas City, 11/25/12 (none). Passes defensed — 1, six times, last at Kansas City, 11/25/12 (1 vs. Pittsburgh, 1/8/12). Special-teams tackles — 3 at N.Y. Giants, 9/15/2013 (none). David bruton jr.’s Game-By-Game (Victories asterisked) 2014 denver (2-1) TACKLES Date Opponent P/S UT A TT S-Yds. I-Yds. PD FF FR Sep 7 vs. Indianapolis* P 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Sep 14 vs. Kansas City* INACTIVE Sep 21 at Seattle P 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Regular Season Totals 2/0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 ADDITIONAL STATISTICS: Special teams tackles — 1. DENVER BRONCOS

ISAIAH BURSE 1199 wide receiver 5-10 • 187 • R • FRESNO STATE BORN: Dec. 8, 1991, in Modesto, Calif. HIGH SCHOOL: Modesto Christian High School, Modesto, Calif. ACQUIRED: College Free Agent, 2014 NFL YEAR: 1st • YEAR WITH BRONCOS: 1st NFL GAMES PLAYED/STARTED: 3/0 BURSE AT A GLANCE: • A rookie wide receiver who made the Broncos’ opening-week roster as a college free agent. • Saw action in all 52 possible games (25 starts) for the Bulldogs and totaled 209 receptions for 2,503 yards (12.0 avg.) with 15 touchdowns on offense. • Recorded 126 kickoff returns for 2,835 yards (22.5 avg.) and 29 punt returns for 344 yards (11.9 avg.) with two touchdowns at Fresno State. • Named an honorable mention All-Mountain West Conference selection as a senior in 2013 after opening all 13 games and catching 99 passes for 1,026 yards (10.6 avg.) with six touchdowns. • Entered the NFL with Denver as a college free agent on May 12, 2014. CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Signed by Denver as a college free agent 5/12/14.

2014: Burse made his Broncos debut in the season opener vs. Ind. (9/7) and recorded three punt returns for a total of four yards. COLLEGE: Burse saw action in all 52 possible games (25 starts) for the Bulldogs and totaled 209 receptions for 2,503 yards (12.0 avg.) with 15 touchdowns on offense in addition to 126 kickoff returns for 2,835 yards (22.5 avg.) and 29 punt returns for 344 yards (11.9 avg.) with two touchdowns... Added four rushing touchdowns and one passing score while compiling a school-record 5,873 all-purpose yards during his collegiate career... Named an honorable mention All-Mountain West Conference selection as a senior in 2013 after opening all 13 games and catching 99 passes for 1,026 yards (10.6 avg.) with six touchdowns... Earned second-team all-conference recognition as a punt return specialist with 21 returns for 262 yards (12.5 avg.) with two scores... Started 11-of- 13 games for Fresno State as a junior and recorded 57 catches for 851 yards (14.9 avg.) with six touchdowns... Played all 13 games (1 start) as a sophomore in 2011 and set an NCAA FBS record for kickoff returns (75) and yards (1,606)... Added 40 receptions for 436 yards (10.9 avg.) and one touchdown on offense... Saw action in all 13 games as a true freshman in 2010 and finished fourth on the Bulldogs with 969 all-purpose yards (578 KR, 190 rec., 71 rush). PERSONAL: Attended Modesto (Calif.) Christian High School, where he completed 363-of-637 passes for 6,890 yards and 87 scores and rushed 545 times for 4,003 yards (7.3 avg.) during his prep career... Played on both sides of the ball as a senior and led his team to a 15-0 record and the CIF Small School State Championship... Majored in criminology corrections at Fresno State... Isaiah Burse was born on Dec. 8, 1991. burse’s REGULAR SEASON Record RECEIVING PUNT RETURNS KICKOFF RETURNS Year Club G S No. Yds. Avg. LG TD No. Yds. Avg. LG TD No. Yds. Avg. LG TD. 2014 Denver 3 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 3 4 1.3 4 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 CAREER TOTALS 3 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 5 19 3.8 15 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 isaiah burse’s career Game-by-Game (Victories asterisked) 2014 denver (2-1) PUNT RETURNS KICKOFF RETURNS SCORING Date Opponent P/S No. Yds. Avg. LG TD No. Yds. Avg. LG TD 2pt. Pts. Sep 7 vs. Indianapolis* P 3 4 1.3 4 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 0 0 Sep 14 vs. Kansas City* P 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 0 0 Sep 21 at Seattle P 2 15 7.5 15 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 0 0 Regular Season Totals 3/0 5 19 3.8 15 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 0 0 DENVER BRONCOS

ANDRE CALDWELL 1122 WIDE RECEIVER 6-0 • 200 • 7TH YR. • FLORIDA BORN: April 15, 1985, in Tampa Fla. HIGH SCHOOL: Thomas Jefferson High School, Tampa, Fla. ACQUIRED: Unrestricted Free Agent (Cincinnati), 2012 NFL YEAR: 7th • YEAR WITH BRONCOS: 3rd NFL GAMES PLAYED/STARTED: 78/16 • POSTSEASON GP/GS: 4/1 CALDWELL AT A GLANCE: • A seventh-year wide receiver in his third year with the Broncos who has appeared in 75 games (16 starts) and totaled 141 receptions for 1,390 yards (9.9 avg.) with nine touchdowns in his first six NFL seasons with Cincinnati (2008-11) and Denver (2012-13). • Averaged nearly 38 receptions per year from 2009-11, highlighted by his ‘09 campaign in which he played all 16 games (3 starts) and set career highs in catches (51), receiving yards (432) and touchdowns (3) for the AFC North-Champion Bengals. • Played 53 career games at the and left as the school’s all-time leader in receptions (185), while ranking third in Gator annals in receiving yards (2,349). • Younger brother of Reche Caldwell, who played six NFL seasons with San Diego (2002- 05), New England (2006) and Washington (2007). • Joined the Broncos as an unrestricted free agent on March 30, 2012. • Selected by Cincinnati in the third round (97th overall) of the 2008 NFL Draft. CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Signed by Cincinnati as a draft choice 7/27/08; Signed by Denver as an unrestricted free agent 3/30/12.

2014: Caldwell recorded a career-high 54-yard kickoff return in the fourth quarter vs. K.C. (9/14). 2013: Caldwell played all 16 regular-season games (2 starts) for the second time in his career... Caught 16 passes for 200 yards (12.5 avg.) and tied a career-high with three touchdown receptions... Saw action in all three postseason games and contributed two catches for 26 yards (13.0 avg.)... Caught his longest pass as a Bronco, a 36-yard reception at NYG (9/15)... Posted his first career multi-touchdown game, finishing with a game-high six catches and 59 yards with a pair of scores vs. S.D. (12/12). 2012: Caldwell played eight games in his first season with the Broncos and totaled one reception for 18 yards, one rush for 14 yards and one special-teams tackle... Inactive for eight regular-season contests as well as Denver’s AFC Divisional Playoff Game vs. Bal. (1/12). 2011: Caldwell played 13 games (2 starts) for the Bengals and totaled 37 receptions for 317 yards (8.6 avg.) and tied a career-high with three touchdowns... Posted multiple catches in 11-of-13 games played... Recorded the longest touchdown reception (49 yds.) of his career at Bal. (11/20)... Missed the Bengals’ final three regular-sea- son games and the postseason due to a hernia... Officially placed on injured reserve on Dec. 27. 2010: Caldwell saw action in 15 games, including a career-high five starts, and registered 25 receptions for 345 yards (13.8 avg.)... Totaled the three highest receiving yardage outputs of his career over the last three weeks of the season, averaging five receptions and 90 yards per game over that span... Set career-highs in catches (7) and receiving yards (94) in Cincinnati’s season finale at Bal. (1/2). 2009: Caldwell played all 16 games (3 starts) for the first time in his career and tallied a career-best 51 recep- tions for 432 yards (8.5 avg.) with three touchdowns for the AFC North Champions... Returned 29 kickoffs for 539 yards (18.6 avg.)... Recorded two catches for 25 yards (12.5 avg.) in Cincinnati’s AFC Wild Card Game vs. NYJ (1/9)... Produced multiple receptions in 15-of-17 games played, including the postseason. 2008: Selected by the Bengals in the third round (97th overall) of the 2008 NFL Draft, Caldwell played seven games (4 starts) as a rookie and caught 11 passes for 78 yards (7.1 avg.)... Returned 13 kickoffs for 338 yards (26.0 avg.)... Made his NFL debut vs. Pit. (10/19) and returned three kickoffs for 88 yards (29.3 avg.)... Made three receptions for 26 yards (8.7 avg.) in his first career start at Pit. (11/20). COLLEGE: Caldwell played 53 games for the University of Florida and left as the school’s all-time receptions leader (185), while ranking third all-time in receiving yards (2,349)... Accounted for 20 total touchdowns (16 receiving, 4 rushing)... Totaled 56 receptions for 761 yards (13.6 avg.) with seven touchdowns as a senior in 2007... Caught a touchdown pass in Florida’s national title game victory over Ohio State to cap his junior cam- paign... Played all 13 games as a true freshman in 2003 and earned Southeastern Conference All-Freshman Team honors from The Sporting News. PERSONAL: Caldwell attended Thomas Jefferson High School in Tampa, Fla., where he earned senior All-America honors from Parade and SuperPrep after scoring 38 touchdowns and leading his team to a 13-2 record and a berth DENVER BRONCOS in the state title game... Older brother, Reche Caldwell, played six seasons as a wide receiver in the NFL with San Diego (2002-05), New England (2006) and Washington (2007)... Majored in sociology at Florida... Andre Caldwell, who is nicknamed ‘Bubba,’ was born on April 15, 1985, in Tampa, Fla. caldwell’s REGULAR SEASON RECORD RECEIVING KICKOFF RETURNS SCORING Year Club G S No. Yds. Avg. LG TD No. Yds. Avg. LG TD TD TDr TDp TDrt 2pt Pts. 2008 Cincinnati 7 4 11 78 7.1 15 0 13 338 26.0 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2009 Cincinnati 16 3 51 432 8.5 24 3 29 539 18.6 39 0 3 0 3 0 0 18 2010 Cincinnati 15 5 25 345 13.8 53 0 3 79 26.3 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2011 Cincinnati 13 2 37 317 8.6 49t 3 0 0 0.0 — 0 3 0 3 0 0 18 2012 Denver 8 0 1 18 18.0 18 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2013 Denver 16 2 16 200 12.5 36 3 6 141 23.5 34 0 3 0 3 0 0 18 2014 Denver 3 0 2 16 8.0 8 0 1 54 54.0 54 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CAREER TOTALS 78 16 141 1,390 9.9 53 9 52 1151 22.1 54 0 7 0 7 0 0 54 BRONCOS TOTALS 27 2 19 234 12.3 36 3 7 195 27.9 54 0 3 0 3 0 0 18 ADDITIONAL STATISTICS: Rushing — 2008 (5-53, 10.6 avg., 16 LG, 0 TD), 2009 (3-22, 7.3 avg., 15 LG, 0 TD), 2010 (1--2, -2.0 avg., -2 LG, 0 TD), 2012 (1-14, 14.0 avg., 14 LG, 0 TD), 2013 (1-7, 7.0 avg., 7 LG, 0 TD), TOTAL (11-94, 8.5 avg., 26 LG, 0 TD). Special teams tackles — 2008 (1), 2010 (2), 2011 (1), 2013 (4), TOTAL (8). caldwell’s postSEASON RECORD RECEIVING KICKOFF RETURNS SCORING Year Club G S No. Yds. Avg. LG TD No. Yds. Avg. LG TD TD TDr TDp TDrt 2pt Pts. 2009 Cincinnati 1 1 2 25 12.5 13 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2013 Denver 3 0 2 26 13.0 15 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CAREER TOTALS 4 1 4 51 12.8 15 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 caldwell’s Single-Game Highs (Postseason in parentheses) Receptions — 7 at Baltimore, 1/2/11 (2 vs. N.Y. Jets 1/9/10). Receiving yards — 94 at Baltimore, 1/2/11 (25 vs. N.Y. Jets, 1/9/10). Longest reception — 53 vs. Cleveland, 12/19/10 (15 vs. San Diego, 1/12/13). Receiving touchdowns — 2 vs. San Diego, 12/12/13 (none). Kick returns — 6 at Indianapolis, 12/7/08 (none). Kick return yards — 154 at Indianapolis, 12/7/08 (none). Longest kick return — 54 vs. Kansas City, 9/14/14 (none). Kick return touchdowns — None (none). andre caldwell’S Game-by-Game (Victories asterisked) 2014 DENVER (2-1) RECEIVING KICK RETURNS SCORING Date Opponent P/S No. Yds. Avg. LG TD No. Yds. Avg. LG TD 2pt. Pts. Sep 7 vs. Indianapolis* P 2 16 8.0 8 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 0 0 Sep 14 vs. Kansas City* P 0 0 0.0 — 0 1 54 54.0 54 0 0 0 Sep 21 at Seattle P 0 0 0.0 — 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 0 0 Regular Season Totals 3/0 2 16 8.0 8 0 1 54 54.0 54 0 0 0 ADDITIONAL STATISTICS: Fumble recoveries - 1. DENVER BRONCOS

QUINTON CARTER 3388 Safety 6-1 • 200 • 4TH YR. • OKLAHOMA BORN: July 20, 1988, in Las Vegas HIGH SCHOOL: Cheyenne High School, Las Vegas ACQUIRED: Draft #4a (108th overall), 2011 NFL YEAR: 4th • YEAR WITH BRONCOS: 4th NFL GAMES PLAYED/STARTED: 22/10 • POSTSEASON GP/GS: 2/2 CARTER AT A GLANCE: • A fourth-year safety who spent most of the last two seasons on injured reserve (knee) after appearing in 19 regular-season games (10 starts) and two postseason contests (2 starts) to begin his NFL career. • Saw action in all 16 regular-season games and both playoff contests (12 combined starts) during his rookie campaign in 2011 and tied for third among Denver’s defensive backs with 49 tackles (41 solo). • Recorded an interception in consecutive playoff games during the 2011 postseason to become one of just nine rookies in the Super Bowl era to accomplish that feat. • Earned consensus All-America honors and first-team All-Big 12 Conference recognition fol- lowing his senior season at the University of Oklahoma in 2010. • Played 44 career games (29 starts), opening every contest for Oklahoma during his final two seasons and contributing 184 tackles (110 solo) and eight interceptions (62 yds.) during that span. • Recognized for his community involvement by being named to the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team in 2010 and receiving the Wooden Citizenship Cup in 2011. • Selected by the Broncos in the fourth round (108th overall) of the 2011 NFL Draft. CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Signed by Denver as a draft choice 7/27/11. Placed on injured reserve (knee) by Denver 9/29/12; Placed on injured reserve (knee) by Denver 8/27/13.

2014: Carter recorded five tackles (4 solo), one forced fumble and two special-teams tackles in the season opener vs. Ind. (9/7). 2013: Carter did not play in the preseason before being placed on injured reserve on Aug. 27 to undergo a procedure on his knee. 2012: Carter played three games (0 starts) on defense and special teams before being placed on injured reserve (knee) on Sept. 29... Totaled two special-teams stops through Week 3 to tie for second on the team during that span. 2011: Selected by the Broncos in the fourth round (108th overall) of the 2011 NFL Draft, Carter played all 16 games as a rookie, opening eight contests at free safety and two others at strong safety, while contributing 49 tackles (41 solo) and one sack (4 yds.) on defense and seven tackles on special teams... Started both postseason games for Denver, totaling a combined 10 tackles (6 solo) and recording an interception in each to become just the ninth rookie in the Super Bowl era to post an interception in consecutive playoff contests. COLLEGE: Carter totaled 221 tackles (131 solo), eight interceptions (62 yds.), 21 passes defensed and two fumble recoveries in 44 career games (29 starts) at the University of Oklahoma... Named a consensus All-America selection and a first-team All-Big 12 Conference honoree following his senior season after posting 96 tackles, four interceptions (38 yds.) and 10 passes defensed... Selected as one of eight national semifinalists for the Lott IMPACT Trophy (college player with biggest impact on team) in 2010... Earned second-team All-Big 12 accolades as a junior after finishing second on the Sooners with 88 tackles (51 solo) to go along with four interceptions

CARTER POSTS INTERCEPTIONS IN BACK-TO-BACK PLAYOFF GAMES

Carter recorded an interception in each of Denver’s playoff contests during the 2011 season to become just the ninth rookie in the Super Bowl era to post an interception in consecutive postseason games.

LAST FIVE NFL ROOKIES TO RECORD AN INTERCEPTION IN CONSECUTIVE PLAYOFF GAMES Player Team Season Quinton Carter Denver 2011 Domonique Rodgers-Cromartie Arizona 2008 Antoine Bethea Indianapolis 2006 Ricky Manning Carolina 2003 Najee Mustafaa Minnesota 1987 DENVER BRONCOS

(24 yds.) and nine passes defensed. PERSONAL: Carter attended Cheyenne High School in Las Vegas, where he was named to the Las Vegas Sun’s 2000s All-Decade Team as a defensive back... Named to the Allstate Coaches Association Good Works Team in 2010 and was the recipient of the Wooden Citizenship Cup in 2011 in recognition for his community service and character... Founded the non-profit SOUL Organization (Serving Others through Unity and Leadership) during his sophomore year at Oklahoma, which includes a football camp that integrates classroom work and lectures about the value of education, eating right and making smart decisions... Volunteered time for KinderCare, teaching basic reading and writing skills to children, as well as the Oklahoma City Marathon, the University Center for Student Advancement and the OU Black Graduate Student Association... Graduated from Oklahoma with a degree in sociology and a minor in nonprofit-organization studies... Quinton Carter was born on July 20, 1988, in Las Vegas. carter’s Regular Season Record Year Club G S UT A TT S-Yds. I-Yds. PD FF FR TD-Int. TD-FR S Pts. 2011 Denver 16 10 41 8 49 1-4 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2012 Denver 3 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2013 Denver INJURED RESERVE 2014 Denver 3 0 4 1 5 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 CAREER TOTALS 22 10 45 9 54 1-4 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 ADDITIONAL STATISTICS: Special teams tackles — 2011 (7), 2012 (2), 2014 (2) TOTAL (11). carter’s postSeason Record Year Club G S UT A TT S-Yds. I-Yds. PD FF FR TD-Int. TD-FR S Pts. 2011 Denver 2 2 6 4 10 0-0 2-26 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 CAREER TOTALS 2 2 6 4 10 0-0 2-26 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 carter’s single-game highs (Postseason in parentheses) Tackles — 8 at Oakland, 11/6/11 (5, twice, last at New England, 1/14/12). Interceptions — None (1, twice, last at New England, 1/14/12). Interception return yards — None (17 at New England, 1/14/12). Passes Defensed — None (1, twice, last at New England, 1/14/12). Sacks — 1 vs. New England, 12/18/11 (none). Sack yards — 4 vs. New England, 12/18/11 (none). Forced fumbles — 1 vs. Indianapolis, 9/7/14 (none). quinton carter’s Game-by-Game (Victories asterisked) 2014 DENVER (2-1) TACKLES Date Opponent P/S UT A TT S-Yds. I-Yds PD FF FR Sep 7 vs. Indianapolis* P 4 1 5 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 Sep 14 vs. Kansas City* P 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Sep 21 at Seattle P 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Regular Season Totals 3/0 4 1 5 0-0 0 0 1 0 ADDITIONAL STATISTICS: Special teams tackles — 2. DENVER BRONCOS

TONY CARTER 3322 cornerback 5-9 • 175 • 6TH YR. • FLORIDA STATE BORN: May 24, 1986, in Tallahassee, Fla. HIGH SCHOOL: Mandarin High School, Jacksonville, Fla. ACQUIRED: Free Agent, 2011 NFL YEAR: 6th • YEAR WITH BRONCOS: 5th NFL GAMES PLAYED/STARTED: 35/3 • POSTSEASON GP/GS: 5/0 CARTER AT A GLANCE • A sixth-year cornerback who appeared in 34 career regular-season games (3 starts) and five playoff contests with Denver (2009, ‘11-13) and New England (2010), totaling 37 tackles (32 solo), three interceptions (55 yds.), 21 passes defensed and two fumble recoveries during his first five NFL seasons. • Allowed the fewest completions (27) among players with at least 60 defensive targets during the 2012 season as one of just three NFL players with a fumble recovery for a touchdown and interception for a touchdown. • Became the 14th player in team history to recover a fumble and intercept a pass in the same game at San Diego (10/15/12). • Saw action in three regular-season contests and both playoff games for Denver in 2011 after spending a portion of the year on the team’s practice squad. • Spent the first 13 games of the 2010 season on New England’s practice squad before being promoted to the Patriots’ active roster for the final three weeks. • Competed on Denver’s practice squad for the first 14 weeks of his rookie year in 2009 before spending the final three weeks of the season on its active roster, playing in two games (1 start). • Started 33 consecutive games to finish his career at Florida State University, where he opened all 50 games played for his collegiate career. • Received second-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference honors as a 13-game starter for the Seminoles as a senior. • Joined the Broncos as a free agent on Nov. 30, 2011. • Entered the NFL with Denver as a college free agent on April 27, 2009. CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Signed by Denver as a college free agent 4/27/09; Waived by Denver 9/5/09; Signed by Denver (practice squad) 9/6/09; Signed by Denver (active roster) 12/19/09; Waived/injured by Denver 8/23/10; Signed by New England (practice squad) 9/7/10; Signed by New England (active roster) 12/18/10; Waived by New England 7/29/11; Signed by Minnesota 8/11/11; Waived by Minnesota 9/3/11; Signed by Denver (practice squad) 11/30/11; Signed by Denver (active roster) 12/13/11.

2014: Carter saw action on defense and special teams in the season opener vs. Ind. (9/7) and recorded two solo tackles and a pass defensed. 2013: Carter played 12 regular-season games (2 starts) for the Broncos and totaled 11 tackles (10 solo), one interception (0 yds.) and eight passes defensed in addition to a pair of special-teams stops... Appeared in two playoff games and contributed five tackles (4 solo) to go along with two passes defensed... Made his second NFL start and set a career high with four pass breakups that tied for the sixth-most in team history in a single game vs. Bal. (9/5)... Intercepted a pass and matched his career high with four pass breakups and one tackle for loss in Denver’s Week 2 win at NYG (9/15)... Set a career postseason high with four tackles and two pass breakups in Denver’s AFC Championship Game vs. N.E. (1/19). 2012: Carter set career highs in every category, finishing with 24 tackles, two interceptions, 12 pass breakups, one fumble recovery and two defensive touchdowns (one fumble return, one interception return) in 15 regu- lar-season games... Totaled the most pass breakups (12) in the NFL by a non-starter and tied for third among

CARTER IS A STICKY DEFENDER FEWEST COMPLETIONS ALLOWED, NFL, 2012 (MIN. 60 DEFENSIVE TARGETS) Player Tgt. Rec. Pct. 1. Tony Carter, Den. 60 27 45.0 2. , Pit. 73 29 39.7 3. Casey Hayward, G.B. 69 30 43.5 4. Brandon Browner, Sea. 65 30 46.2 5. Robert McClain 63 33 52.4 DENVER BRONCOS undrafted players... Represented one of three players to return both an interception and fumble for a touchdown... Allowed the fewest completions (27) among NFL players targeted at least 60 times... Recorded the sixth-longest fumble return for a touchdown in team history (65 yds.) and became the 14th player in Broncos history to recover a fumble and intercept a pass in the same game at S.D. (10/15)... Intercepted Panthers quarterback Cam Newton’s pass and returned it 40 yards for his second touchdown of the season at Car. (11/11)... Made a special-teams stop in Denver’s AFC Divisional Playoff Game vs. Bal. (1/12). 2011: Carter played in Denver’s final three regular-season games and both playoff contests after spending two weeks on the club’s practice squad... Signed to the practice squad on Nov. 30... Contributed a special-teams tackle in Denver’s AFC Divisional Playoff Game at N.E. (1/14). 2010: Carter was signed to New England’s practice squad on Sept. 7 after being waived/injured by Denver on Aug. 23... Spent the first 13 games of the season on the Patriots’ practice squad before being promoted to the active roster on Dec. 18... Played two games and contributed one solo tackle on the year. 2009: Carter entered the NFL with the Broncos as a college free agent on April 27 and played two games (1 start) for the club as a rookie, registering one solo tackle, one pass breakup and one fumble recovery... Added two stops on special teams... Joined defensive lineman Chris Baker and punter Britton Colquitt as one of three college free agents to play for Denver as a rookie in 2009... Spent the first 14 weeks of the year on Denver’s practice squad before he was signed to its active roster on Dec. 19... Made his NFL debut vs. Oak. (12/20) and recorded one solo tackle, one pass breakup, one fumble recovery and one special-teams stop... Started his first career game at Phi. (12/27) and had one special-teams tackle in that contest. COLLEGE: Carter started all 50 career games he played at Florida State University and totaled 139 tackles (104 solo), nine interceptions (173 yds.) and 26 pass breakups... Returned three interceptions and one fumble for touchdowns... Added nine career punt returns for 132 yards (14.7 avg.) with one touchdown... Started 33 consecutive games to end his collegiate career... Started all 13 games for FSU as a senior in 2008, earning second-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference honors... Became the first player in Florida State history to return a blocked extra point and a blocked field goal for scores in the same game when he accomplished the feat as a sophomore against Clemson (9/16/06)... Named second-team freshman All-America and freshman All-ACC as a redshirt freshman in 2005, registering a team-high 12 pass breakups while starting all 13 games. PERSONAL: Carter attended Mandarin High School in Jacksonville, Fla., where he was rated the No. 2 corner- back in the nation by Rivals.com and also saw time at quarterback and wide receiver... Father, Tony Sr., played at Florida State... Carter received a bachelor’s degree in social science from Florida State and is working toward a second degree in political science from the school... Tony Lamar Carter Jr. was born on May 24, 1986, in Tallahassee, Fla. carter’s Regular Season Record Year Club G S UT A TT S-Yds. I-Yds. PBU FF FR TD-Int. TD-FR S Pts. 2009 Denver 2 1 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2010 New England 2 0 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2011 Denver 3 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2012 Denver 15 0 20 4 24 0-0 2-55 12 0 1 1 1 0 12 2013 Denver 12 2 10 1 11 0-0 1-0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 2014 Denver 1 0 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 CAREER TOTALS 35 3 34 5 39 0-0 3-55 22 0 2 1 1 0 12 ADDITIONAL STATISTICS: Special teams tackles — 2009 (2), 2012 (2), 2013 (2), TOTAL (6). carter’s postSeason Record Year Club G S UT A TT S-Yds. I-Yds. PBU FF FR TD-Int. TD-FR S Pts. 2011 Denver 2 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2012 Denver 1 0 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2013 Denver 2 0 4 1 5 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 CAREER TOTALS 5 0 5 1 6 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 ADDITIONAL STATISTICS: Special teams tackles — 2011 (1), 2012 (1), TOTAL (2). Carter’s single-game highs (Postseason in parentheses) Tackles — 6 at Oakland, 12/6/12 (4 vs. New England, 1/19/14). Interceptions — 1, three times, last at N.Y. Giants, 9/15/13 (none). Interception return yards — 40 at Carolina, 11/11/12 (none). Passes Defensed — 4, twice, last at N.Y. Giants, 9/15/13 (2 vs. New England, 1/19/14). Fumble recoveries — 1, twice, last at San Diego, 10/15/12 (none). Fumble return yards — 65 at San Diego, 10/15/12 (none). tony carter’s Game-by-Game (Victories asterisked) 2014 denver (2-1) TACKLES Date Opponent P/S UT A TT S-Yds. I-Yds. PBU FF FR Sep 7 vs. Indianapolis* P 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 Sep 14 vs. Kansas City* INACTIVE Sep 21 at Seattle INACTIVE Regular Season Totals 1/0 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 DENVER BRONCOS

RYAN CLADY 7788 Offensive Tackle 6-6 • 315 • 7TH YR. • BOISE STATE BORN: Sept. 6, 1986, in Long Beach, Calif. HIGH SCHOOL: Eisenhower High School, Rialto, Calif. ACQUIRED: Draft #1 (12th overall), 2008 NFL YEAR: 7th • YEAR WITH BRONCOS: 7th NFL GAMES PLAYED/STARTED: 85/85 • POSTSEASON GP/GS: 3/3 CLADY AT A GLANCE: • A seventh-year offensive tackle who opened all 82 regular-season games and three playoff contests he 78’S TROPHY CASE appeared in during his first six NFL seasons with Denver...... 2009, ‘11-12 • Before being placed on injured reserve two games into Pro Bowls (3) the 2013 season, Clady was just the fourth offensive All-Pro (First Team) ...... 2009, ‘12 lineman in NFL history to start every game (80) and make All-Pro (Second Team) ...... 2008 at least three Pro Bowls (3) during his first five seasons. • Joined cornerback Brandon Carr and quarterback Joe Flacco as the only players from the 2008 draft class to start every possible game from 2008-12. • Earned his third Pro Bowl selection in 2012 and was named first-team All-Pro by the Associated Press and PFW/PFWA after allowing the fewest sacks in the NFL (1.0) among 16-game starting tackles. • Selected to the 2012 USA Football All-Fundamentals Team for exhibiting exemplary football techniques for youth players to emulate. • Named to his second career Pro Bowl in 2011 after helping Denver lead the NFL with a team-record 164.5 yards per game on the ground. • Elected as Denver’s recipient of the in 2010 after recovering from an offseason knee injury to start all 16 games. • Named a first-team All-Pro by the Associated Press in 2009, making him only the fifth tackle since the 1970 NFL merger to earn that distinction by his second professional season. • Became just the 11th tackle in NFL history to receive Pro Bowl honors by his second season in 2009 when he was voted a starter for the league’s all-star contest. • Did not allow a full sack in his first 20 starts according to Stats Inc., marking the longest such streak by a tackle to begin his career since at least 1994. • Earned second-team All-Pro honors (Associated Press) while finishing third in NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year voting in 2008 after helping Denver tie for first in the NFL in fewest sacks allowed (12) and rank second in the league in yards per game (395.8). • Became the first offensive lineman to be named Diet Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Week in the five-year history of the award for his play vs. Kansas City (12/7/08). • Started 37 of his 39 career games played at Boise State University, where he earned first- team All-Western Athletic Conference honors during his final two seasons and was part of its undefeated team (13-0) in 2006. • Selected by the Broncos in the first round (12th overall) of the 2008 NFL Draft. CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Signed by Denver as a draft choice 7/25/08; Placed on injured reserve by Denver 9/18/13.

2014: Clady started at left tackle and played all 195 offensive snaps in the first three games of the season. 2013: Clady injured his foot in Denver’s Week 2 win at NYG (9/15) and was placed on injured reserve on Sept. 18. 2012: Clady opened all 16 games for the fifth consecutive season and allowed the fewest sacks in the NFL (1.0) among starting tackles to earn his third career Pro Bowl selection... Named a first-team All-Pro by the Associated

CLADY'S FIRST HALF-DECADE IN THE NFL OFFENSIVE LINEMEN TO START EVERY GAME AND MAKE 3+ PRO BOWLS DURING FIRST FIVE NFL SEASONS Player Pos. Years Pro Bowls Ryan Clady, Den. T 2008-12 3 Joe Thomas, Cle. T 2007-11 5 Nick Mangold, NYJ C 2006-10 3 Joe DeLamielleure, Buf. G 1973-77 3 DENVER BRONCOS

Press and PFW/PFWA... Recognized as the offensive lineman of the week by Peter King of Sports Illustrated after playing on a unit that earned the Madden Most Valuable Protectors Award for allowing zero sacks, one quarter- back hit and helping the team rush for 225 yards vs. N.O. (10/28). 2011: Clady opened all 16 regular-season games for the fourth consecutive season to begin his career and earned his second Pro Bowl selection... Opened both of Denver’s postseason contests... Helped the Broncos lead the NFL in rushing, setting a franchise record with 164.5 yards per game on the ground. 2010: Clady recovered from an offseason knee injury to start all 16 games for Denver and run his consecutive games started streak to 48 contests to begin his career... Named the Broncos’ recipient of the Ed Block Courage Award for his heart and determination in rehabbing from his patella tendon injury. 2009: Clady earned the first Pro Bowl selection (starter) of his NFL career and was a consensus All-Pro, starting all 16 games at left tackle for the Broncos and not missing a snap for the second consecutive year... Became only the fifth tackle since the 1970 NFL merger to be named a first-team Associated Press All-Pro by his second pro- fessional season... Became just the 11th tackle in NFL history to earn Pro Bowl honors by his second professional season... Joined Gary Zimmerman (1995-97) and Tony Jones (1998) as one of three tackles in Denver history to receive Pro Bowl honors... Also picked up All-Pro recognition from Pro Football Weekly/PFWA, The Sporting News and ESPN.com... Named to the inaugural USA Football/NFLPA All-Fundamentals Team... Did not give up a full sack in Denver’s first four games, extending his streak without giving up a full sack to his first 20 career starts to mark the longest such streak by a tackle to begin his career since at least 1994 (Stats Inc.)... Penalized only once for holding on the year. 2008: Selected by the Broncos in the first round (12th overall) of the 2008 NFL Draft, Clady started all 16 games and played every offensive snap for Denver at left tackle as a rookie... Named a second-team All-Pro by the Associated Press... Finished third in the Associated Press’ NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year voting and received all-rookie honors from Pro Football Weekly/PFWA and The Sporting News... Also named All-AFC by Pro Football Weekly/PFWA and All-Joe by USA Today... Became the first offensive lineman to be named Diet Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Week in the five-year history of the award for his play vs. K.C. (12/7)... Credited with allowing the fewest sacks (0.5) among all 16-game starting tackles in the NFL according to Stats Inc.... Called for just three penalties (2 false start, 1 holding) on the year... One of three rookies in the NFL to start every game at left tackle, joining Jake Long (Miami) and Duane Brown (Houston)... Helped Denver tie for first in the league in sacks allowed with a franchise record-low 12 and rank second in the league in total offense (395.8 ypg.)... Blocked for a Denver offense that ranked third in the NFL in yards per rush (4.8) despite placing a league-high seven running backs on injured reserve. COLLEGE: Clady played 39 career games (37 starts) in three seasons at Boise State University, where he earned first-team All-Western Athletic Conference honors during his final two years at left tackle... Received first-team All-America honors from the American Football Coaches Association and The Sporting News while earning second-team recognition from the Walter Camp Football Foundation as a junior... Helped Boise State become the only undefeated major team in the country (13-0) en route to a final ranking of No. 5 (Associated Press) after its Fiesta Bowl win against Oklahoma in 2006... Started at right tackle as a redshirt freshman after competing along the defensive line on Boise State’s scout team as a true freshman. PERSONAL: Clady received first-team All-Citrus Belt League honors as well as first-team all-county and All- CIF recognition as a defensive lineman at Eisenhower High School in Rialto, Calif.... Registered 60 tackles, five sacks and one fumble recovery as a senior... Brother, Chris, lettered as a defensive lineman at Colorado State University-Pueblo in 2009... Majored in communications at Boise State... Is the son of Ross Clady... Ryan Clady was born on Sept. 6, 1986, in Long Beach, Calif. clady’s Regular Season Record Year Club G S 2008 Denver 16 16 2009 Denver 16 16 2010 Denver 16 16 2011 Denver 16 16 2012 Denver 16 16 2013 Denver 2 2 2014 Denver 3 3 CAREER TOTALS 85 85 ADDITIONAL STATISTICS: Miscellaneous tackles — 2008 (1), 2010 (1), 2011 (1), 2014 (1), TOTAL (4). clady’s postSeason Record Year Club G S 2011 Denver 2 2 2012 Denver 1 1 CAREER TOTALS 3 3 DENVER BRONCOS

CHRIS CLARK 7755 offensive tackle 6-5 • 305 • 6TH YR. • SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI BORN: Oct. 1, 1985, in New Orleans HIGH SCHOOL: McDonogh 35 High School, New Orleans ACQUIRED: Waivers (Minnesota), 2010 NFL YEAR: 6th • YEAR WITH BRONCOS: 5th NFL GAMES PLAYED/STARTED: 59/23 • POSTSEASON GP/GS: 6/3 CLARK AT A GLANCE: • A sixth-year offensive tackle who appeared in 56 games (20 starts) with Denver during the last four seasons (2010-13) after two years competing on Minnesota’s practice squad. • Started 14 regular-season games and three playoff contests at left tackle in place of injured All- Pro Ryan Clady in 2013 as part of an offensive line that allowed the fewest sacks (20) in the NFL. • Saw action in 43 combined regular season and playoff games for the Broncos from 2010-12 and made six starts at tight end while playing in the team’s jumbo packages on offense. • Spent the 2008 and ‘09 seasons on the Vikings’ practice squad after competing in Tampa Bay’s training camp as a rookie in ‘08. • Started every game at left tackle during his final three seasons at the University of Southern Mississippi, earning All-Conference USA recognition following his senior year. • Played in the New Orleans High School All-Star Game and was named an All-District offensive guard as a senior at McDonogh 35 High School in New Orleans. • Assigned to the Broncos via waivers from Minnesota on Sept. 5, 2010. • Entered the NFL with Tampa Bay as a college free agent on May 2, 2008. CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Signed by Tampa Bay as a college free agent 5/2/08; Waived by Tampa Bay 8/30/08; Signed by Minnesota (practice squad) 9/10/08; Signed by Minnesota to a future contract 1/7/09; Waived by Minnesota 9/5/09; Signed by Minnesota (practice squad) 9/7/09; Signed by Minnesota to a future contract 1/25/10; Waived by Minnesota 9/4/10; Claimed off waivers by Denver 9/5/10.

2014: Clark started and lined up on all 195 offensive snaps in the first three games of the season. 2013: Clark appeared in all 16 regular-season games for the third consecutive season and set a career high with 14 starts at left tackle in place of injured All-Pro Ryan Clady... Started all three postseason contests... Was part of an offensive line unit that allowed the fewest sacks (20) in the NFL, as well as the most games allowing zero sacks (6)... Opened his first career game at left tackle in Denver’s Week 3 win vs. Oak. (9/23)... Part of an offensive line group that was named a collective Offensive Player of the Week by Sports Illustrated’s Peter King for its performance in which it allowed zero sacks and zero quarterback hits against the NFL’s top-ranked sack defense vs. K.C. (11/17). 2012: Clark appeared in all 16 regular-season games for the second consecutive season, seeing action in 63 snaps on offense and 88 plays on special teams. 2011: Clark played all 16 regular-season games (6 starts) and both playoff contests for Denver, seeing time on special teams and as an extra blocking tight end on offense. 2010: Clark played in Denver’s final eight games (0 starts) after being assigned to the Broncos off waivers from Minnesota on Sept. 5... Played primarily on special teams and on Denver’s goal-line and short-yardage pack- ages... Made his NFL debut vs. K.C. (11/14), lining up as an eligible tackle on quarterback Tim Tebow’s 1-yard touchdown run in the second quarter. 2009: Clark spent the 2009 season on Minnesota’s practice squad. 2008: Clark, who entered the NFL as a college free agent with Tampa Bay on May 2, competed with the Buccaneers during training camp before being waived and spending his rookie season on Minnesota’s practice squad. COLLEGE: Clark played 48 games (39 starts) at the University of Southern Mississippi, opening every contest during his final three seasons at left tackle (30 starts) and left guard (9 starts)... Earned All-Conference USA honors following his junior and senior seasons as the Golden Eagles posted more than 2,000 rushing yards in both campaigns... Named to the Conference USA All-Freshman Team in 2004. PERSONAL: Clark received all-district distinction at offensive guard and played in the 2002 New Orleans High School All-Star Game following his senior season at McDonogh 35 High School in New Orleans... Won district and regional titles in shot put and discus as a prep senior... Chris Clark was born on Oct. 1, 1985, in New Orleans. DENVER BRONCOS

cLARK’s Regular Season Record Year Club G S 2008 Minnesota PRACTICE SQUAD 2009 Minnesota PRACTICE SQUAD 2010 Denver 8 0 2011 Denver 16 6 2012 Denver 16 0 2013 Denver 16 14 2014 Denver 3 3 CAREER TOTALS 59 23 ADDITIONAL STATISTICS: Miscellaneous tackles — 2011 (1), TOTAL (1). cLARK’s postSeason Record Year Club G S 2011 Denver 2 0 2012 Denver 1 0 2013 Denver 3 3 CAREER TOTALS 6 3 ADDITIONAL STATISTICS: Miscellaneous tackles — 2013 (1), TOTAL (1).

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BRITTON COLQUITT 4 punter 6-3 • 205 • 6TH YR. • TENNESSEE BORN: March 20, 1985, in Knoxville, Tenn. HIGH SCHOOL: Bearden High School, Knoxville, Tenn. ACQUIRED: Free Agent, 2009 NFL YEAR: 6th • YEAR WITH BRONCOS: 6th NFL GAMES PLAYED/STARTED: 67/0 • POSTSEASON GP/GS: 6/0 COLQUITT AT A GLANCE: • A sixth-year punter who is the franchise career leader in gross (45.8) and net (39.3) punting average (min. 100 punts). • Broke his own franchise record with a 42.1 net punting average in 2012 that ranked third in the NFL, while ranking second in the league holding opponents to a 6.0-yard return average. • Established Broncos single-season records in both gross (47.4) and net (40.2) punting average in 2011. • Became just the third player in NFL history to post a 50-yard gross average and a 43-yard net average during a single month (min. 20 att.) when he averaged 50.3 gross yards and 43.5 net yards per punt in October 2011. • Tied for the NFL lead with six games grossing 50 or more yards in 2010, while posting the 10th-highest gross punting average (44.6) in team annals. • Punted five times for 281 yards at Arizona (12/12/10) to mark the highest single-game average (56.2) for a road game in franchise history. • Completed brief stints on the Broncos’ active roster and Miami’s practice squad as a rookie in 2009. • Joined by Kansas City’s Dustin Colquitt as the first pair of brothers to punt in the NFL at the same time since 1941 (George and Wes McAfee). • Averaged 42.6 yards on 209 career punts at the University of Tennessee, where he was a two-time All-Southeastern Conference selection and also handled kickoff duties. • Entered the NFL with Denver as a college free agent on April 27, 2009. CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Signed by Denver as a college free agent 4/27/09; Waived by Denver 9/1/09; Signed by Miami (practice squad) 12/22/09; Signed by Denver (active roster) 12/30/09.

2014: Colquitt punted a season-high eight times for 378 yards (47.3 avg./42.8 net) with three punts inside the 20 at Sea. (9/21). 2013: Colquitt played all 16 regular-season games and punted 65 times for 2,893 yards (44.5 gross / 38.8 net)... Recorded just three touchbacks to represent a personal best and tie for the sixth-fewest in the NFL... Punted in all three postseason games for the Broncos... Tied a career high by placing five punts inside the 20-yard line vs. Bal. (9/5)... Punted three times and placed two punts inside the 20, while only allowing one return for zero yards at K.C. (12/1)... Held for Matt Prater’s NFL-record 64-yard field goal vs. Ten. (12/8). 2012: Colquitt played all 16 games and ranked third in the NFL with a 42.1 net average to break his own team record from the previous season... Punted 67 times for 3,099 yards (46.3 avg.) with 27 placed inside the 20 and just four touchbacks... Allowed just 6.0 yards per return to rank second in the NFL... Launched a career-long 67-yard punt at Atl. (9/17)... Set postseason career highs with a 48.8 gross average and 44.4 net average with three of his five punts downed inside the 20 in Denver’s AFC Divisional Playoff Game vs. Bal. (1/12). 2011: Colquitt set franchise single-season records for gross (47.4) and net (40.2) average after punting 101 times for 4,783 yards with 33 kicks placed inside the 20-yard line... Averaged 51.5 yards on 36 punts from Denver’s own 25-yard line and in... Kicked in both of Denver’s postseason games, punting 11 times for 436

COLQUITT'S FRANCHISE PUNTING RECORDS HIGHEST GROSS PUNTING AVG., BRONCOS HISTORY HIGHEST NET PUNTING AVG., BRONCOS HISTORY Player Year Gross Avg. Player Year Net Avg. 1. Britton Colquitt 2011 47.4 1. Britton Colquitt 2012 42.1 2. Tom Rouen 1998 46.9 2. Britton Colquitt 2011 40.2 3. Todd Sauerbrun 2007 46.8 3. Mike Horan 1990 38.9 4. Brett Kern 2009 46.7 4. Tom Rouen 1997 38.1 5. Tom Rouen 1999 46.5 5. Todd Sauerbrun 2005 38.0 DENVER BRONCOS yards (39.6 gross / 37.1 net) with two punts inside the 20... Posted the second-highest single-game net punting average (51.0) on six punts vs. Cin. (9/18)... Averaged 50.3 gross yards and 43.5 net yards per punt in October to become just the third player in NFL history to post a 50-yard gross average and a 43-yard net average during a single month... Placed a career-high five punts inside the 20-yard line in Denver’s season finale vs. K.C. (1/1). 2010: Colquitt played all 16 games and ranked fifth in the AFC and 11th in the NFL with a 44.6-yard gross aver- age... Punted 86 times for 3,838 yards (44.6 gross / 36.6 net) with 19 punts placed inside the 20-yard line... Tied for the NFL lead with six games recording a gross average of 50-plus yards... Registered a 56.2 gross average at Ari. (12/12) to mark the third-highest total in franchise history (highest on the road). 2009: Colquitt, who entered the NFL with the Broncos as a college free agent on April 27, was waived by the club at the conclusion of training camp... Signed to Miami’s practice squad on Dec. 22 before Denver signed him to its active roster on Dec. 30... Declared inactive for the Broncos’ season finale vs. K.C. (1/3). COLLEGE: Colquitt played 43 career games at Tennessee, punting 209 times for 8,897 yards (42.6 avg.) with 73 punts placed inside the 20-yard line while also handling kickoff duties... Only had one punt blocked at Tennessee... Earned All-Southeastern Conference honors twice... Played seven games as a senior in 2008, punting 42 times for 1,821 yards (43.4 avg.) with 13 punts placed inside the 20-yard line and a 71-yard long... Saw time in all 13 games for the Volunteers as a junior in 2007 and averaged 41.6 yards per punt (62-2,579) to earn second-team All-SEC honors... Ranked seventh in the nation and second in the SEC with a 44.9-yard punting average (46-2,066) as a sophomore in 2006 to earn consensus first-team All-SEC honors... Placed fourth in school history with his 44.9-yard punting average. PERSONAL: Colquitt received all-state honors as a junior and senior at Bearden High School in Knoxville, Tenn., where he kicked and punted... Also lettered in soccer in high school, helping Bearden to a No. 1 national ranking and a state championship as a junior (25-0 record)... Father (Craig), brother (Dustin) and uncle (Jimmy) all punt- ed for Tennessee... Craig Colquitt won two Super Bowl rings as the Steelers’ punter from 1978-84, Dustin Colquitt punts for the Chiefs and Jimmy Colquitt punted for the Seahawks in 1985... Majored in mechanical engineering at Tennessee... Britton Colquitt was born on March 20, 1985, in Knoxville, Tenn. COLQUITT’s Regular Season Record Year Club G S No. Yds. Avg. Net. TB In 20 LG Blk. 2009 Den./Mia. 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 — 0 2010 Denver 16 0 86 3,835 44.6 36.6 7 19 63 0 2011 Denver 16 0 101 4,783 47.4 40.2 7 33 66 0 2012 Denver 16 0 67 3,099 46.3 42.1 4 27 67 0 2013 Denver 16 0 65 2,893 44.5 38.8 3 23 60 0 2014 Denver 3 0 16 744 46.5 42.6 0 5 58 0 CAREER TOTALS 67 0 335 15,360 45.9 39.5 21 107 67 0 ADDITIONAL STATISTICS: Special teams tackles — 2010 (1), 2012 (1), TOTAL (2). Kickoffs — 2010 (1 for 69 yds., 69.0 avg.), TOTAL (1 for 69 yds., 69.0 avg.). COLQUITT’s POstSeason Record Year Club G S No. Yds. Avg. Net. TB In 20 LG Blk. 2011 Denver 2 0 11 436 39.6 37.1 0 2 50 0 2012 Denver 1 0 5 244 48.8 44.4 0 3 59 0 2013 Denver 3 0 3 108 36.0 29.3 1 1 48 0 CAREER TOTALS 6 0 19 788 41.5 37.8 1 6 59 0 COLQUITT’s Single-Game Highs (postseason in parentheses) Punts — 9, four times, last vs. Kansas City, 1/1/12 (7 at New England, 1/14/12). Gross punt average — 56.2 at Arizona, 12/12/10 (48.8 vs. Baltimore, 1/12/13). Net punt average — 51.0 vs. Cincinnati, 9/18/11 (44.4 vs. Baltimore, 1/12/13). Longest punt — 67 at Atlanta, 9/17/12 (59 vs. Baltimore, 1/12/13). Punts inside the 20 — 5, twice, last vs. Baltimore, 9/5/13 (3 vs. Baltimore, 1/12/13).

BRITTON COLQUITT’s Game-by-Game (Victories asterisked) 2014 denver (2-1) puntING Date Opponent P/S No. Yds. Avg. Net. TB In 20 LG Blk. Opp. Ret. Ret. Yds. Sep 7 vs. Indianapolis* P 5 234 46.8 42.0 0 1 53 0 5 24 Sep 14 vs. Kansas City* P 3 132 44.0 43.3 0 1 53 0 2 2 Sep 21 at Seattle P 8 378 47.3 42.8 0 3 58 0 5 36 Regular Season Totals 3/0 16 744 46.5 42.6 0 5 58 0 12 62 DENVER BRONCOS

PAUL CORNICK 7711 offensive tackle 6-6 • 310 • 1ST YR. • NORTH DAKOTA STATE BORN: March 15, 1989, in Orono, Minn. HIGH SCHOOL: Orono (Minn.) High School ACQUIRED: Practice Squad Signee, 2012 NFL YEAR: 1st • YEAR WITH BRONCOS: 1st NFL GAMES PLAYED/STARTED: 3/0 CORNICK AT A GLANCE: • A first-year offensive tackle who competed on Denver’s practice squad from 2012-13 after being signed to the unit on Dec. 10, 2012 • Entered the NFL with the N.Y. Jets as a college free agent on July 12, 2012, and spent the first four weeks of his rookie season on the club’s practice squad • Helped lead North Dakota State to its first Football Championship Series title as a senior in 2011 and earned consensus first-team All-America honors • Graded out to 96.5 percent at tackle and compiled 102 knockdown blocks while allowing just one sack and no quarterback hurries. • Joined the Broncos’ practice squad on Dec. 10, 2012. CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Signed by the Broncos’ practice squad 12/10/12; Signed to future contract 1/15/13; Signed to Broncos’ practice squad 9/1/13; Signed to Denver Broncos 2/4/14.

2014: Cornick made his Broncos debut in the season opener vs. Ind. (9/7) on special teams. COLLEGE: Helped lead North Dakota State to its first Football Championship Series title as a senior in 2011 and earned consensus first-team All-America honors... Graded out to 96.5 percent at tackle and compiled 102 knockdown blocks while allowing just one sack and no quarterback hurries... Opened all 14 games as a junior in 2010, including a dozen starts at right guard, and garnered second-team All-Missouri Valley Football Conference recognition... Appeared in all 11 games (1 start) as a sophomore in 2009 after seeing action in eight contests during his 2008 redshirt freshman campaign. PERSONAL: Played defensive line at Orono (Minn.) High School, where he was an all-conference pick and team Defensive MVP for the 7-4 Spartans as a senior... Collected 141 tackles, 16 sacks and three forced fumbles over his final two prep seasons... His father, Jim Cornick, played college baseball for Army (1970-73)... Paul Cornick was born on March 15, 1989. CORNICK’S Regular Season Record Year Club G S 2014 Denver 3 0 CAREER TOTALS 3 0 DENVER BRONCOS

ORLANDO FRANKLIN 7744 offensive Guard 6-7 • 320 • 4TH YR. • MIAMI BORN: Dec. 16, 1987, in Kingston, Jamaica HIGH SCHOOL: Atlantic High School, Delray Beach, Fla. ACQUIRED: Draft #2b (46th overall), 2011 NFL YEAR: 4th • YEAR WITH BRONCOS: 4th NFL GAMES PLAYED/STARTED: 50/50 • POSTSEASON GP/GS: 6/6 FRANKLIN AT A GLANCE: • A fourth-year player who started 47 regular-season games and six playoff contests at right tackle during his first three NFL seasons. • Allowed the fewest sacks (3.5) in the NFL among 16-game starting right tackles in 2012. • Became the first right tackle and just the sixth offensive lineman overall in team history to start every regular-season game as a rookie in 2011. • Named to the All-Rookie Team by Football Outsiders after opening all 16 regular-season contests and playing in 98.2 percent of the team’s offensive snaps in 2011 while helping the club lead the NFL in rushing with a franchise-record 164.5 yards per game on the ground. • Played 51 games (39 starts) at left guard and left tackle during his career at the University of Miami, twice earning All-Atlantic Coast Conference recognition. • Voted the Miami Sports Hall of Fame Unsung Hero and was a second-team All-ACC selection following his senior season in 2010 when he led the Hurricanes with 61 pancake blocks to go along with 16 cut blocks. • Grew up in Toronto, Canada and played two seasons of high school football before moving to Florida to receive college recruiting attention. • Lived in Jamaica until the age of 3 before moving to Canada. • Selected by the Broncos in the second round (46th overall) of the 2011 NFL Draft. CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Signed by Denver as a draft choice 7/27/11.

2014: Franklin started and played all 195 offensive snaps in the first three games of the season. 2013: Franklin started 15 regular-season games and three playoff contests at right tackle for the Broncos in 2013... Was part of an offensive line unit that allowed the fewest sacks (20) in the NFL as well as the most games allowing zero sacks (6)... Part of an offensive line group that was named a collective Offensive Player of the Week by Sports Illustrated’s Peter King for its performance in which it allowed zero sacks and zero quarterback hits against the NFL’s top-ranked sack defense vs. K.C. (11/17)... Helped a unit that did not allow a sack or a quarterback hit in Denver’s AFC Championship Game vs. N.E. (1/19). 2012: Franklin started all 16 regular-season games for the second consecutive season to start his career and tied for third among 16-game-starting tackles with just 3.5 sacks allowed (first among right tackles)... Blocked for an offensive line that gave up the second-fewest sacks (21) in the NFL. 2011: Selected by the Broncos in the second round (46th overall) of the 2011 NFL Draft, Franklin opened all 16 regular-season games and both playoff contests for the Broncos at right tackle... Earned all-rookie honors from Football Outsiders after playing in 98.2 of the team’s offensive snaps and blocking for a rushing attack that ranked first in the league with a team-record 164.5 yards per game. COLLEGE: Franklin played 51 career games (39 starts) at the University of Miami at left guard and left tackle, earning All-Atlantic Coast Conference recognition following his final two seasons... Led the team with 61 pancake blocks and 16 cut blocks his senior season and received the Miami Sports Hall of Fame Unsung Hero Award as the Hurricanes ranked first in the ACC with a school-record 5,477 yards of total offense (421.3 ypg.)... Graded out to 95 percent as a junior while opening 11 contests at left guard and two games at left tackle... Started 11-of-13

FRANKLIN PROTECTS THE QUARTERBACK

FEWEST SACKS ALLOWED, 16-GAME STARTING TACKLES, NFL, 2012 (Stats Inc.) Player Pos. GS No. 1. Ryan Clady, Den. LT 16 1.0 2. , Pit. LT 16 3.0 3. Orlando Franklin, Den. RT 16 3.5 Sam Baker, Atl. LT 16 3.5 Nate Solder, N.E. LT 16 3.5 DENVER BRONCOS

FRANKLIN STARTS EVERY GAME AS A ROOKIE ROOKIE OFFENSIVE LINEMEN TO START EVERY REGULAR-SEASON GAME, BRONCOS HISTORY Player Pos. Year Orlando Franklin RT 2011 J.D. Walton C 2010 Ryan Clady LT 2008 Russell Freeman LT 1992 Tom Glassic LG 1976 Claudie Minor LT 1974 games played as a sophomore and saw time in 12 contests (3 starts) as a true freshman in 2007 to share the school’s Rookie of the Year Award. PERSONAL: Franklin allowed zero sacks as a senior in his only season at Atlantic High School in Delray Beach, Fla., where he was rated as the No. 2 offensive tackle on the Florida Times-Union Super 75 Team... Played two seasons of high school football in Toronto, Canada before relocating to Florida to receive recruiting attention... Grew up in Toronto after moving from Jamaica at the age of 3... Orlando Franklin was born on Dec. 16, 1987, in Kingston, Jamaica. FRANKLIN’S Regular Season Record Year Club G S 2011 Denver 16 16 2012 Denver 16 16 2013 Denver 15 15 2014 Denver 3 3 CAREER TOTALS 50 50 ADDITIONAL STATISTICS: Fumbles — 2011 (1 FR), TOTAL (1 FR). Miscellaneous tackles — 2011 (1), 2012 (3), 2013 (2), TOTAL (6). FRANKLIN’S postSeason Record Year Club G S 2011 Denver 2 2 2012 Denver 1 1 2013 Denver 3 3 CAREER TOTALS 6 6 ADDITIONAL STATISTICS: Miscellaneous tackles — 2013 (1) TOTAL (1). DENVER BRONCOS

BEN GARLAND 6633 offensive guard 6-5 • 308 • 1ST YR. • AIR FORCE BORN: April 6, 1988, in Grand Junction, Colo. HIGH SCHOOL: Central High School, Grand Junction, Colo. ACQUIRED: College Free Agent, 2010 NFL YEAR: 1st • YEAR WITH BRONCOS: 1st NFL GAMES PLAYED/STARTED: 0/0 GARLAND AT A GLANCE: • A first-year offensive guard who spent the 2012 and 2013 seasons on the practice squad with the Denver Broncos. • Competed as a defensive lineman on the club’s practice squad in 2012 before making the switch to offensive guard. • Spent the 2010 preseason with the Broncos before spending 2010-11 on Denver’s reserve/ military list while fulfilling his obligations to the Air Force Academy. • Joined the Broncos as a college free agent on April 30, 2010. CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Signed by the Broncos as a college free agent 4/30/10; Placed on reserve/military 9/4/10; Signed to the Broncos practice squad 9/1/12; Signed to future contract with Broncos 1/15/12; Signed to the practice squad 9/1/13; Signed to the Broncos2/14/14.

COLLEGE: Garland totaled 115 tackles (52 solo), 11.5 sacks (66 yds.), three forced fumbles and two blocked kicks in 39 career games (34 starts) for the Air Force Falcons... Opened all 13 contests as a senior and totaled 45 tackles (21 solo) and 4.5 sacks (30 yds.) to earn second-team All-Mountain West Conference honors from the league coaches... Started all 13 games at nose guard as a junior and placed fourth on Air Force with 7.5 tackles for a loss (28 yds.) while adding 39 total stops and four sacks... Played all 13 games (8 starts) as a sophomore and finished second among the team’s defensive linemen with 31 tackles (15 solo)... Played four games as a true freshman for the Falcons. PERSONAL: Garland earned first-team all-state honors in football as a senior at Central High School in Grand Junction, Colo., and played one year of basketball at the school... Sworn into the Colorado Air National Guard on May 31, 2012, where he currently works as a public affairs officer and was promoted to the rank of captain... Served as an element leader in Cadet Squadron 27 at Air Force and majored in systems engineering... Ben Garland was born on April 6, 1988, in Grand Junction, Colo. Garland’S Regular Season Record Year Club G S 2014 Denver 0 0 CAREER TOTALS 0 0 DENVER BRONCOS

VIRGIL GREEN 85 tight end 6-5 • 255 • 4TH YR. • NEVADA BORN: Aug. 3, 1988, in Tulare, Calif. HIGH SCHOOL: Tulare Union (Calif.) High School ACQUIRED: Draft #7a (204th overall), 2011 NFL YEAR: 4th • YEAR WITH BRONCOS: 4th NFL GAMES PLAYED/STARTED: 46/11 • POSTSEASON GP/GS: 6/1 GREEN AT A GLANCE: • A fourth-year tight end who played 43 regular-season games (8 starts) and six playoff con- tests (1 start) during his first three years in the league. • Appeared in every game for the Broncos in 2013 and recorded nine receptions for 45 yards (5.0 avg.). • Saw action in 176 snaps on offense in 2012, catching five passes for 63 yards (12.6 avg.), while participating in an additional 202 plays on special teams. • Played 15 regular-season games (3 starts) and both playoff contests (1 start) for the Broncos as a rookie in 2011. • Contributed mostly as a blocking tight end for Denver’s league-leading rushing offense (164.5 ypg.) in 2011 in addition to catching three passes for 24 yards (8.0 avg.) and totaling three tackles as a mainstay on special teams. • Played 50 career games (34 starts) for the University of Nevada and helped the Wolf Pack average 500.2 yards per game during his four-year career (2007-10) to rank third in the nation in that period. • Secured first-team All-Western Athletic Conference honors following his senior cam- paign at Nevada in which he totaled a career-high 35 receptions for 515 yards (14.7 avg.) with five touchdowns. • Named Nevada’s Strength and Conditioning Athlete of the Year as a junior in 2009 in addition to being selected to the All-WAC second team. • Selected by the Broncos in the seventh round (204th overall) of the 2011 NFL Draft. CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Signed by Carolina as a draft choice 7/29/11; Waived by Carolina 8/31/13; Signed by Carolina 9/11/13; Waived by Carolina 11/12/13; Signed by Denver 11/27/13.

2014: Green started and recorded one reception for 10 yards and had a rush attempt at Sea. (9/21) before leaving the game with a concussion in the first half. 2013: Green played all 16 regular-season games (3 starts) for the first time in his career and caught a per- sonal-best nine passes for 45 yards (5.0 avg.)... Finished with three special-teams stops... Appeared in all three playoff games, carrying the ball once for six yards. 2012: Green played 12 regular-season games (2 starts) for the Broncos, setting career highs with five catches for 63 yards (12.6 avg.)... Caught a career-best three passes for 44 yards, including a long of 28 yards, vs. N.O. (10/28)... Recovered an onside kick late in the fourth quarter vs. S.D. (11/18). 2011: Selected by Denver in the seventh round (204th overall) of the 2011 NFL Draft, Green played 15 regu- lar-season games (3 starts) and contributed three catches for 24 yards (8.0 avg.) in addition to blocking for the league’s No. 1 rushing attack (164.5 ypg.)... Logged the fourth-most plays on special teams for the Broncos and totaled three tackles on those units... Played in both of Denver’s postseason contests, including a start in the Broncos AFC Divisional Playoff Game at N.E. (1/14). COLLEGE: Green played 50 career games (34 starts) at the University of Nevada and totaled 72 receptions for 939 yards (13.0 avg.) with 11 touchdowns while helping the Wolf Pack rank fifth in the nation with 500.2 total yards per game from 2007-10... Recorded a personal-best 35 catches for 515 yards (14.7 avg.) with five touchdowns in his senior campaign to earn first-team All-Mountain West Conference honors... Named the Nevada Strength and Conditioning Athlete of the Year as a junior in 2009 in addition to being selected to the All-WAC second team. PERSONAL: Green totaled 61 receptions for 1,014 yards (16.6 avg.) with 12 touchdowns during his career at Tulare Union (Calif.) High School, where he earned first-team All-East Yosemite League honors following his senior season... Lettered four years in basketball and another in track and field... Majored in general studies at Nevada... Virgil Leo Green was born on Aug. 3, 1988, in Tulare, Calif. DENVER BRONCOS

green’S Regular Season Record RECEIVING SCORING Year Club G S No. Yds. Avg. LG TD TD TDr TDp TDrt 2pt Pts. 2011 Denver 15 3 3 24 8.0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2012 Denver 12 2 5 63 12.6 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2013 Denver 16 3 9 45 5.0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2914 Denver 3 3 2 18 9.0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CAREER TOTALS 46 11 19 150 7.9 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ADDITIONAL STATISTICS: Special teams tackles — 2011 (3), 2012 (1), 2013 (3), TOTAL (7). Miscellaneous tackles — 2011 (1), TOTAL (1). Rushing — 2014 (1 rush, 0 yards), TOTAL (1 rush, 0 yards). green’S POstSeason Record RECEIVING SCORING Year Club G S No. Yds. Avg. LG TD TD TDr TDp TDrt 2pt Pts. 2011 Denver 2 1 0 0 0.0 — 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2012 Denver 1 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2013 Denver 3 0 1 3 3.0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CAREER TOTALS 6 1 1 3 3.0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ADDITIONAL STATISTICS: Rushed once for 6 yards vs. New England, 1/19/14. green’S Single-Game Highs (Postseason in parentheses) Receptions — 3 vs. New Orleans, 10/28/12 (1 vs. San Diego, 1/12/14). Receiving yards — 44 vs. New Orleans, 10/28/12 (3 vs. San Diego, 1/12/14). Longest reception — 28 vs. New Orleans, 10/28/12 (3 vs. San Diego, 1/12/14). Receiving touch- downs — None (none). virgil green’S Game-by-Game (Victories asterisked) 2014 denver (2-1) RECEIVING SCORING Date Opponent P/S No. Yds. Avg. LG TD 2pt. Pts. Sep 7 vs. Indianapolis* S 1 8 8.0 8 0 0 0 Sep 14 vs. Kansas City* S 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 Sep 21 at Seattle S 1 10 10.0 10 0 0 0 Regular Season Totals 3/3 2 18 9.0 10 0 0 0 ADDITIONAL STATISTICS: One rush attempt at Seattle, 9/21/14. DENVER BRONCOS

CHRIS HARRIS JR. 2255 cornerback 5-10 • 199 • 4TH YR. • KANSAS BORN: June 18, 1989, in Bixby, Okla. HIGH SCHOOL: Bixby (Okla.) High School ACQUIRED: College Free Agent, 2011 NFL YEAR: 4th • YEAR WITH BRONCOS: 4th NFL GAMES PLAYED/STARTED: 50/34 • POSTSEASON GP/GS: 4/3 HARRIS JR. AT A GLANCE: • A fourth-year cornerback who played 47 regular-season games (31 starts) in his first three NFL campaigns, totaling seven interceptions and 31 passes defensed during that span. • Tied for the team lead with three interceptions and ranked second among the Broncos’ defen- sive backs with 65 tackles in 2013. • Emerged as a regular starter for the Broncos in 2012, opening the final 12 games of the reg- ular season and allowing the fifth-fewest receiving yards (400) and tying for the eighth-fewest completions allowed (35) in the NFL among players targeted at least 60 times. • Represented one of just two defensive backs in the league in 2012 to record multiple interceptions (3) and sacks (2.5), while returning two of his picks for touchdowns to tie the franchise single-season record. • Recorded longest interception return for a touchdown in Broncos history with his 98-yard pick-six at Baltimore (12/16/12). • Posted his first career multiple-interception game and his first career touchdown on a 46-yard interception return to seal Denver’s win at San Diego (10/15/12). • Played all 16 regular-season games (4 starts) and two playoff contests (1 start) as a rookie in 2011 after becoming the 13th college free agent since 1997 to make Denver’s active roster out of training camp. • Named to the 2011 NFL All-Rookie Team by the PFW/PFWA and Football Outsiders after rank- ing first among NFL rookie defensive backs (fourth on the Broncos) with 65 tackles (56 solo) to go along with one interception (15 yds.), six passes defensed and six special-teams stops. • Recognized as the recipient of the Darrent Williams Good Guy Award in 2013 given annually to the Bronco who best exemplifies Williams’ enthusiasm, cooperation and honesty while dealing with members of the press. • Played 50 games (41 starts) for the University of Kansas and finished his career ranked third among defensive backs with 290 tackles (197 solo) in addition to four sacks (21 yds.) and three interceptions (11 yds.). • Saw time at safety and cornerback as a senior captain for the Jayhawks, earning KU Defensive Back of the Year honors. • Started 10 games as a true freshman at Kansas and garnered Big 12 Conference Newcomer of the Year accolades as well as honorable mention Freshman All-America recognition. • Entered the NFL with Denver as a college free agent on July 27, 2011. CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Signed by Denver as a college free agent 7/27/11. Placed in injured reserve (knee) by Denver 1/14/14.

2014: Harris Jr. recorded his 200th career tackle vs. Kansas City (9/14), finished the game with six solo tackles, with two tackles for a loss... Notched his first interception of the season in the fourth quarter at Sea. (9/21) and

HARRIS JR. A RELIABLE FORCE IN 2013

MOSY SNAPS PLAYED ON DEFENSE, BRONCOS, 2013 Player Pos. Plays Pct. 1. Chris Harris Jr. CB 1,042 92.3 2. Danny Trevathan LB 948 84.0 3. D. Rodgers-Cromartie CB 776 68.7 4. Duke Ihenacho S 772 68.4 5. Shaun Phillips DE 770 68.2 DENVER BRONCOS

HARRIS JR.’S 98-YARD INTERCEPTION RETURN SETS FRANCHISE RECORD LONGEST INTERCEPTION RETURNS, BRONCOS HISTORY Player Opp. (Date) Ret. 1. Chris Harris at Bal. (12/16/12) 98t 2. Randy Gradishar at Cle. (10/5/80) 93t 3. Darrent Williams at Oak. (11/13/05) 80t Ray Crockett at Oak. (9/20/98) 80t 5. Jimmy Spencer vs. Sea. (12/10/00) 79t returned it for 13 yards to the Seattle 19-yard line, which set up a 5-play touchdown drive. 2013: Harris Jr. played all 16 regular-season games (15 starts) and matched his career high with 65 tackles to rank second among Broncos defensive backs... Tied for the team lead with three interceptions and set a new career mark with 13 pass breakups... Saw action in one playoff game for the Broncos before a season-ending knee injury... Made a diving interception of a Joe Flacco pass vs. Bal. (9/5) that led to a Broncos touchdown... Became the first player since Champ Bailey in 2009 to record interceptions in back-to-back games when he picked off a pass from Eli Manning in the fourth quarter at NYG (9/15)... Led the team with a career-best 11 tackles vs. Jac. (10/13)... Tied for the team lead with six tackles and added a career-best three pass breakups at K.C. (12/1)... Suffered a torn ACL in Denver’s AFC Divisional Playoff Game vs. S.D. (1/12) and was placed on injured reserve on Jan. 14. 2012: Harris Jr. played 15 games in the regular season, opening a career-high 12 contests and tying for the team lead with three interceptions—two of them returned for touchdowns—and nine passes defensed... Added 61 tackles (51 solo) and 2.5 sacks (17.5 yds.) as one of just two defensive backs in the NFL to post multiple interceptions and sacks... Ranked fifth in the NFL in receiving yards allowed (400) and tied for the eighth-fewest completions (35) allowed among players with at least 60 defensive targets... Finished fifth in the league with his 144 interception return yards to represent the fourth-highest single-season total in franchise history... Missed Denver’s Week 2 contest at Atl. (9/17) with an ankle injury... Recorded his first career multiple-interception game and his first career touchdown on a 46-yard interception return to cap Denver’s 24-point comeback at S.D. (10/15)... Sacked Panthers quarterback Cam Newton and led the Broncos with seven tackles while seeing time at outside cornerback, nickel corner, and safety at Car. (11/11)... Intercepted Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco and returned it a franchise-record 98 yards for a touchdown in addition to holding wide receiver without a catch for the first time in 106 games at Bal. (12/16)... Tied a franchise postseason record with four pass breakups in Denver’s AFC Divisional Playoff Game vs. Bal. (1/12). 2011: Harris Jr., who entered the NFL with Denver as a college free agent on July 27, played all 16 regular-sea- son games (4 starts) as a rookie and finished fifth on the club (first among NFL rookie defensive backs) with 65 tackles (56 solo) to go along with one interception (15 yds.) and six passes defensed... Ranked fifth on the Broncos with six special-teams stops... Played in both of Denver’s postseason contests, including a start in the AFC Divisional Playoff Game at N.E. (1/14), and tied for third on the team with 13 tackles (7 solo)... Named to the 2011 NFL All-Rookie Team by the PFW/PFWA and Football Outsiders. COLLEGE: Harris Jr. finished his career at the University of Kansas ranked third among defensive backs with 290 tackles (197 solo) and added four sacks (21 yds.) and three interceptions (11 yds.) for the Jayhawks... Played 50 career games (41 starts), seeing time at cornerback and safety... Named KU Defensive Back of the Year as a senior and was selected as the co-recipient of Kansas’ Don Fambrough Award for unselfishness following his junior campaign... Opened 10 games as a true freshman for Kansas in 2007 and was tabbed as the Big 12 Conference Newcomer of the Year in addition to receiving honorable mention Freshman All-America recognition. PERSONAL: Harris Jr. attended Bixby (Okla.) High School, where he was an all-state defensive back and was named district player of the year as a senior in 2006... Lettered in basketball and track and was a member of the academic state champion teams during his final two prep seasons... Majored in social psychology at Kansas... Chris Harris was born on June 18, 1989, in Bixby, Okla. harris Jr.’s Regular Season Record Year Club G S UT A TT S-Yds. I-Yds. PD FF FR TD-Int. TD-FR S Pts. 2011 Denver 16 4 56 9 65 0-0 1-15 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 2012 Denver 15 12 51 10 61 2.5-17.5 3-144 9 0 0 2 0 0 12 2013 Denver 16 15 58 7 65 0-0 3-1 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 2014 Denver 3 3 11 1 12 0-0 1-13 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 CAREER TOTALS 50 34 176 27 203 2.5-17.5 8-173 30 0 0 2 0 0 12 ADDITIONAL STATISTICS: Special teams tackles — 2011 (6), TOTAL (6). Special teams fumbles — 2012 (1), TOTAL (1). harris Jr.’s POSTSeason Record Year Club G S UT A TT S-Yds. I-Yds. PD FF FR TD-Int. TD-FR S Pts. 2011 Denver 2 1 7 6 13 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2012 Denver 1 1 3 0 3 0-0 0-0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2013 Denver 1 1 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 CAREER TOTALS 4 3 12 6 18 0-0 0-0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 DENVER BRONCOS

harris Jr.’Single-Game Highs (Postseason in parentheses) Tackles — 11 vs. Jacksonville, 10/13/13 (8 at New England, 1/14/12). Interceptions — 2 at San Diego, 10/15/12 (none). Interception return yards — 98 at Baltimore, 12/16/12 (none). Passes defensed — 3 at Kansas City, 12/1/13 (4 vs. Baltimore, 1/12/13). Sacks — 1, twice, last at Carolina 11/11/12 (none). Sack yards — 11 vs. Oakland, 9/30/12 (none).

chris harris Jr.’s Game-by-Game (Victories asterisked) 2014 DENVER (2-1) TACKLES Date Opponent P/S UT A TT S-Yds. I-Yds PD FF FR Sep 7 vs. Indianapolis* S 3 0 3 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 Sep 14 vs. Kansas City* S 6 0 6 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 Sep 21 at Seattle S 2 1 3 0-0 1-13 1 0 0 Regular Season Totals 3/3 11 1 12 0-0 1-13 4 0 0 DENVER BRONCOS

RONNIE HILLMAN 2233 running back 5-10 • 195 • 3RD YR. • SAN DIEGO STATE BORN: Sept. 14, 1991, in Long Beach, Calif. HIGH SCHOOL: La Habra (Calif.) High School ACQUIRED: Draft #3 (67th overall), 2012 NFL YEAR: 3rd • YEAR WITH BRONCOS: 3rd NFL GAMES PLAYED/STARTED: 25/0 • POSTSEASON GP/GS: 1/0 HILLMAN AT A GLANCE: • A third-year running back who appeared in 24 regular-season games during his first two seasons while totaling 548 yards rushing on 140 carries (3.9 avg.) during that span. • Finished third on the Broncos with 330 rushing yards and one touchdown as the NFL’s youngest player in 2012. • Recorded a Broncos postseason rookie-record 22 carries for 83 yards (3.8 avg.) in Denver’s AFC Divisional Playoff Game vs. Baltimore (1/12/13). • Played 26 games (20 starts) at San Diego State University and finished third in school history with 3,243 yards rushing in just two seasons with the Aztecs. • Totaled 15 100-yard rushing games and three 200-yard outputs to go along with 36 rushing scores during his collegiate career at SDSU. • Received first-team All-Mountain West Conference honors following both of his seasons in addition to being selected as the MWC Freshman of the Year in 2010. • Selected by the Broncos in the third round (67th overall) of the 2012 NFL Draft. CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Signed by Denver as a draft choice 7/24/12.

2014: Hillman made his season debut at Sea. (9/21) recording two rushes and one reception for 7 yards. 2013: Hillman played 10 regular-season games and totaled 55 carries for 218 yards (4.0 avg.) for the Broncos in 2013... Averaged 7.3 yards per carry, rushing nine times for a game-high 66 yards on Monday Night Football vs. Oak. (9/23)... Posted a career-best four catches for 42 yards at Dal. (10/6). 2012: Hillman was selected by the Broncos in the third round (67th overall) of the 2012 NFL Draft, Hillman played 14 regular-season games and finished third on the team with 330 rushing yards and one touchdown on 85 carries... Made his NFL debut, registering two carries for seven yards and one catch for one yard vs. Hou. (9/23)... Set career marks with 14 carries for 86 yards (6.1 avg.) and a long of 31 vs. N.O. (10/28)... Scored his first career touchdown on a 5-yard run at Car. (11/11)... Ran the ball a team-high 12 times, totaling 59 yards of offense vs. S.D. (11/18)... Had a career high with 15 carries at Bal. (12/16)... Relieved injured starter Knowshon Moreno in Denver’s AFC Divisional Playoff Game vs. Bal. (1/12) and totaled 83 yards on 22 carries (3.8 avg.) to mark the most attempts by a Broncos rookie in postseason history. COLLEGE: Hillman saw action in 26 games (20 starts) at San Diego State University and ranked third in school history with 3,243 yards rushing in just two seasons with the Aztecs... Accounted for 15 100-yard rushing games and three 200-yard outputs, while scoring 36 rushing touchdowns... Named first-team All-Mountain West Conference as a redshirt sophomore in 2011 after rushing for a career-high 1,711 yards and 19 touchdowns on 311 carries (5.5 avg.) and earning MWC Player of the Week honors on three occasions... Ranked fourth in the NCAA in rushing (131.6 ypg) and ninth in scoring (9.2 ppg) in 2011... Selected as the MWC Freshman of the Year in 2010 after totaling 262 carries for 1,532 yards (5.8 avg.) with 17 touchdowns. PERSONAL: Hillman attended La Habra (Calif.) High School, where as a senior he led his team to the 2008 CIF Southern Section Southwest Division title after rushing for 1,251 yards and 14 touchdowns on just 97 carries (12.9 avg.)... Accounted for 2,104 all-purpose yards and 27 total touchdowns to earn first-team all-county pick honors from the Orange County Register in addition to being selected as the Freeway League MVP... Earned Southeast Division Offensive Player of the Year honors following his junior season in which he amassed 1,615 yards and 20 touchdowns rushing... Studied social science at San Diego State... Played on a youth football team in Los Angeles coached by rapper Snoop Dogg... Ronnie Hillman was born on Sept. 14, 1991, in Long Beach, Calif. hillman’s REGULAR SEASON RECORD

RUSHING RECEIVING SCORING Year Club G S No. Yds. Avg. LG TD No. Yds. Avg. LG TD TD TDr TDp TDrt 2pt Pts. 2012 Denver 14 0 85 330 3.9 31 1 10 62 6.2 29 0 1 1 0 0 0 6 2013 Denver 10 0 55 218 4.0 19 1 12 119 9.9 19 0 1 1 0 0 0 6 2014 Denver 1 0 2 2 1.0 2 0 1 7 7.0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CAREER TOTALS 25 0 142 550 3.9 31 2 23 188 8.2 29 0 2 2 0 0 0 12 DENVER BRONCOS

hillman’s postSEASON RECORD

RUSHING RECEIVING SCORING Year Club G S No. Yds. Avg. LG TD No. Yds. Avg. LG TD TD TDr TDp TDrt 2pt Pts. 2012 Denver 1 0 22 83 3.8 11 0 3 20 6.7 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CAREER TOTALS 1 0 22 83 3.8 11 0 3 20 6.7 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 hillman’s Single-Game Highs (Postseason in parentheses) Rushes — 15 at Baltimore, 12/16/12 (22 vs. Baltimore, 1/12/13). Rushing yards — 86 vs. New Orleans, 10/28/12 (83 vs. Baltimore, 1/12/13). Longest rush — 31 vs. New Orleans, 10/28/12 (11 vs. Baltimore, 1/12/13). Rushing touchdowns — 1, twice, last vs. Oakland 9/23/13 (none). Receptions — 4 at Dallas, 10/6/13 (3 vs. Baltimore, 1/12/13). Receiving yards — 42 at Dallas, 10/6/13 (20 vs. Baltimore, 1/12/13). Longest reception — 29 vs. Oakland, 9/30/12 (11 vs. Baltimore, 1/12/13). Receiving touchdowns — None (none). ronnie hillman’s Game-by-Game (Victories asterisked) 2014 denver (2-1) RUSHING RECEIVING SCORING Date Opponent P/S No. Yds. Avg. LG TD No. Yds. Avg. LG TD 2pt. Pts. Sep 7 vs. Indianapolis* INACTIVE Sep 14 vs. Kansas City* DID NOT PLAY Sep 21 at Seattle P 2 2 1.0 2 0 1 7 7.0 7 0 0 0 Regular Season Totals 1/0 2 2 1.0 2 0 1 7 7.0 7 0 0 0 DENVER BRONCOS

NATE IRVING 56 linebacker 6-1 • 245 • 4TH YR. • NORTH CAROLINA STATE BORN: July 12, 1988, in Teachey, N.C. HIGH SCHOOL: Wallace-Rose Hill High School, Teachey, N.C. ACQUIRED: Draft #3 (67th overall), 2011 NFL YEAR: 4th • YEAR WITH BRONCOS: 4th NFL GAMES PLAYED/STARTED: 49/7 • POSTSEASON GP/GS: 6/3 IRVING AT A GLANCE: • A fourth-year linebacker who played 46-of-48 possible regular-season games through his first three NFL seasons, totaling 37 defensive tackles and 20 special-teams stops. • Appeared in 15 regular-season games (4 starts) in 2013 and contributed 34 defensive stops (23 solo) in addition to opening all three playoff contests and tallying eight solo tackles. • Tied for the team lead with 10 special-teams tackles in addition to blocking a punt for the Broncos in 2012. • Totaled four special-teams stops for Denver in the regular season in 2011, adding his first career defensive stop in the Broncos’ AFC Divisional Playoff Game at New England (1/14/12). • Saw action in 34 games (26 starts) at North Carolina State University, totaling 233 tackles (136 solo), 8.5 sacks (56 yds.), 39.5 tackles for a loss, four interceptions (83 yds.), six forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries for the Wolfpack. • Named a first-team All-America selection by Scout.com as a senior in 2010 and was an All-Atlantic Coast Conference performer after leading N.C. State with 97 tackles (51 solo), including 20.5 tackles for a loss (77 yds.) and 6.5 sacks (41 yds.). • Presented with the ACC’s prestigious Piccolo Award (most courageous player) following his senior season after returning from missing the entire 2009 campaign recovering from multiple injuries sustained in a car crash. • Selected by the Broncos in the third round (67th overall) of the 2011 NFL Draft. CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Signed by Denver as a draft choice 7/29/11.

2014: Irving started and recorded a team-high and career-high 13 tackles (2 solo) at Sea. (9/21)... Tackled Seahawks RB Marshawn Lynch in the end zone for a 1-yard loss and safety in the fourth quarter. 2013: Irving played 15 games (4 starts) in the regular season and set a career high with 34 total tackles (23 solo) and one sack (8 yds.) to go with one pass defensed and six special-teams stops... Started all three playoff contests, finishing with eight tackles and one pass breakup... Tied for the team lead with a career-best eight tackles vs. Oak. (9/23)... Recorded his first career sack at Oak. (12/29)... Made his first career postseason start and tallied three tackles in Denver’s AFC Divisional Playoff Game vs. S.D. (1/12). 2012: Irving played 15 regular-season games and tied for the team lead with 10 special-teams tackles while breaking into the linebacker rotation with 36 total snaps on defense (3 TT, 1 PD)... Blocked his first career punt vs. S.D. (11/18). 2011: Selected by Denver in the third round (67th overall) of the 2011 NFL Draft, Irving played all 16 regu- lar-season games as a rookie, totaling four special-teams tackles, and saw action in both playoff contests while contributing one defensive stop. COLLEGE: Irving competed in 34 games (26 starts) at North Carolina State University and totaled 233 tackles (136 solo), 8.5 sacks (56 yds.), 39.5 tackles for a loss, four interceptions (83 yds.), six forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries... Named a first-team All-America selection by Scout.com as a senior in 2010 and was an All- Atlantic Coast Conference selection after leading the Wolfpack with 97 tackles (51 solo), including 20.5 tackles for a loss (77 yds.) and 6.5 sacks (41 yds.)... Presented with the prestigious Piccolo Award (most courageous player) following his senior season after returning from missing the entire 2009 campaign recovering from multiple inju- ries sustained in a car crash... Set an NCAA record with eight tackles for a loss in a win vs. Wake Forest (11/13/10). PERSONAL : Irving attended Wallace-Rose Hill High School in Teachey, N.C., where he played tight end and rush end/linebacker as a senior, totaling 110 tackles, three sacks, one interception and six forced fumbles to go along with 12 all-purpose touchdowns... Invited to play in the North Carolina Shrine Bowl and was selected as a first-team All-Super Six Conference choice... Graduated from North Carolina State with a degree in program management (minor in zoology)... Nate Irving was born on July 12, 1988, in Teachey, N.C. DENVER BRONCOS

Irving’S REGULAR SEASON Record Year Club G S UT A TT S-Yds. I-Yds. PD FF FR TD-Int. TD-FR S Pts. 2011 Denver 16 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2012 Denver 15 0 1 2 3 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2013 Denver 15 4 23 11 34 1-8 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2014 Denver 3 3 13 16 29 1-8 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CAREER TOTALS 49 7 37 29 66 2-16 0-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 ADDITIONAL STATISTICS: Special teams tackles — 2011 (4), 2012 (10), 2013 (6), TOTAL (20). Irving’S POSTSEASON Record Year Club G S UT A TT S-Yds. I-Yds. PD FF FR TD-Int. TD-FR S Pts. 2011 Denver 2 0 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2012 Denver 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2013 Denver 3 3 8 0 8 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 CAREER TOTALS 6 3 9 0 9 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 IRVING’s single-game highs (Postseason in parentheses) Tackles — 13 at Seattle, 9/21/14 (3 vs. San Diego, 1/12/14). Sacks — 1.0, twice, last time vs. Indianpolis, 9/7/14 (none). Passes defensed — 1, twice, last vs. Jacksonville 10/13/13 (1 vs. Seattle, 2/2/14). Nate Irving’s Game-by-Game (Victories asterisked) 2014 DENVER (2-1) TACKLES Date Opponent P/S UT A TT S-Yds. I-Yds PD FF FR Sep 7 vs. Indianapolis* S 4 1 5 1-8 0-0 0 0 0 Sep 14 vs. Kansas City* S 7 4 11 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Sep 21 at Seattle S 2 11 13 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Regular Season Totals 3/3 13 16 29 1-8 0-0 0 0 0 DENVER BRONCOS

MALIK JACKSON 97 defensive end 6-5 • 293 • 3RD YR. • TENNESSEE BORN: Jan. 11, 1990, in Northridge, Calif. HIGH SCHOOL: Birmingham High School, Van Nuys, Calif. ACQUIRED: Drafted #5 (137th overall), 2012 NFL YEAR: 3rd • YEAR WITH BRONCOS: 3rd NFL GAMES PLAYED/STARTED: 33/5 • POSTSEASON GP/GS: 4/3

JACKSON AT A GLANCE: • A third-year defensive lineman who appeared in 30 regular-season games (5 starts) and four playoff contests (3 starts) during his first two NFL seasons with Denver. • Led the Broncos with 11 tackles for a loss and 15 quarterback hits in 2013 while starting 5-of-16 games played during the regular season. • Played 14 games as a rookie in 2012, seeing action in more than 100 snaps on defense and contributing five tackles. • Spent two seasons each at the University of Tennessee (2010-11) and the University of Southern California (2008-09) and played 46 games (24 starts) while collecting 136 tackles (67 solo), 13 sacks (71 yds.), four forced fumbles and one fumble recovery. • Started 24-of-25 games played for the Volunteers in two seasons, earning first-team All- Southeastern Conference honors following his senior season and second-team all-conference recognition at the conclusion of his junior campaign. • Appeared in 21 games in two years as a reserve defensive end for Southern California before transferring to Tennessee in 2010. • Selected by the Broncos in the fifth round (137th overall) of the 2012 NFL Draft. CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Signed by Denver as a draft choice 5/19/12.

2014: Jackson saw action on defense and special teams in the season opener vs. Ind. (9/7) and recorded two tackles (1 solo), 0.5 sacks for a loss of 3.5 yards and two quarterback pressures... Had a season-high five tackles at Sea. (9/21). 2013: Jackson played all 16 regular-season games (5 starts) and led the team’s defensive linemen with 42 tackles... Ranked second on the team with six sacks (43 yds.) and led the club with 11 tackles for a loss and 15 quarterback hits... Added four pass breakups and one forced fumble... Opened all three postseason games for the Broncos, totaling eight tackles (7 solo), one sack (5 yds.) and two passes defensed... Recorded his first NFL sack, splitting a QB takedown with Wesley Woodyard vs. Oak. (9/23)... Registered his first full sack and finished with two quarterback hits at Dal. (10/6)... Sandwiched a pair of sacks around a tackle for a loss to force a three- and-out in the third quarter and finished second on the team with a career-best seven tackles vs. Jac. (10/13)... Made his first NFL start and forced his first career fumble while adding two solo tackles at K.C. (12/1)... Made his first postseason start and finished with three tackles, including a 5-yard sack of Philip Rivers, in Denver’s AFC Divisional Playoff Game vs. S.D. (1/12). 2012: Jackson was selected by Denver in the fifth round (137th overall) of the 2012 NFL Draft, Jackson played 14 games as a rookie and totaled five tackles while seeing action in 113 snaps along the defensive line... Made his NFL postseason debut in Denver’s AFC Divisional Playoff Game vs. Bal. (1/12). COLLEGE: Jackson played 46 games (24 starts) at the University of Tennessee (2010-11) and the University of Southern California (2008-09), totaling 136 tackles (67 solo), 13 sacks (71 yds.), four forced fumbles and one fumble recovery... Opened 24-of-25 games played for the Volunteers in two seasons, earning first-team All-Southeastern Conference honors as a senior and second-team all-conference recognition as a junior... Led the Volunteers in sacks (2.5), quarterback hurries (10) and tackles for a loss (11) during his senior campaign... Contributed as a reserve defensive lineman for USC, seeing action in 21 games and combining for 22 tackles (15 solo), 5.5 sacks (30 yds.) and two forced fumbles. PERSONAL: Jackson tallied 103 tackles and 14.5 sacks as a senior at Birmingham High School in Van Nuys, Calif., and earned All-L.A. City and All-West Valley League co-Defensive MVP honors... Helped lead Birmingham to the 2006 L.A. City title with 10.5 sacks as a junior in 2006... Jackson’s twin brother, Marquis, was an all-con- ference defensive end for Texas Southern University from 2010-11... Malik Jackson was born on Jan. 11, 1990, in Northridge, Calif. DENVER BRONCOS

jackson’s Regular Season Record Year Club G S UT A TT S-Yds. I-Yds. PD FF FR TD-Int. TD-FR S Pts. 2012 Denver 14 0 3 2 5 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2013 Denver 16 5 30 12 42 6-43 0-0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 2014 Denver 3 0 2 6 8 0.5-3.5 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CAREER TOTALS 33 5 35 20 55 6.5-46.5 0-0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 jackson’s PostSeason Record Year Club G S UT A TT S-Yds. I-Yds. PD FF FR TD-Int. TD-FR S Pts. 2012 Denver 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2013 Denver 3 3 7 1 8 1-5 0-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 CAREER TOTALS 4 3 7 1 8 1-5 0-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 jackson’s single-game highs (Postseason in parentheses) Tackles — 7 vs. Jacksonville, 10/13/13 (5 vs. Seattle, 2/2/14). Sacks — 2 vs. Jacksonville, 10/13/13 (1 vs. San Diego, 1/12/14). Sack yards — 12 vs. Jacksonville, 10/13/13 (5 vs. San Diego, 1/12/14). Pass breakups — 2 vs. Kansas City, 11/18/13 (1, twice, last vs. Seattle, 2/2/14). Malik Jackson’s Game-by-Game (Victories asterisked) 2014 Denver (2-1) TACKLES Date Opponent P/S UT A TT S-Yds. I-Yds. PD FF FR Sep 7 vs. Indianapolis* P 1 1 2 0.5-3.5 0-0 0 0 0 Sep 14 vs. Kansas City* P 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Sep 21 at Seattle P 0 5 5 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Regular Season Totals 3/0 2 6 8 0.5-3.5 0-0 0 0 0 DENVER BRONCOS

STEVEN JOHNSON 53 linebacker 6-1 • 237 • 3RD YR. • KANSAS BORN: March 28, 1988, in Wallingford, Pa. HIGH SCHOOL: Strath Haven High School, Wallingford, Pa. ACQUIRED: College Free Agent, 2012 NFL YEAR: 3rd • YEAR WITH BRONCOS: 3rd NFL GAMES PLAYED/STARTED: 30/0 • POSTSEASON GP/GS: 4/0 JOHNSON AT A GLANCE: • A third-year linebacker who played 27 regular-season games and made 17 special-teams stops in his first two NFL seasons with Denver. • Tied for second on the team with seven special-teams tackles and blocked a punt that he returned for a touchdown in 2013. • Totaled 10 special-teams stops in 2011 to become just the third rookie since at least 1994 (LB Wesley Woodyard, 2008; S Darcel McBath, 2009) to lead the Broncos in that category. • Finished his four-year career at the University of Kansas with 229 tackles, 6.5 tackles for a loss and two sacks. • Led the Big 12 Conference and ranked 21st in the nation with 124 tackles as a senior captain for the Jayhawks in 2011. • Entered the NFL with Denver as a college free agent on May 3, 2012. CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Signed by Denver as a college free agent 5/3/12.

2014: Johnson appeared in a team-high 18 special-teams snaps vs. K.C. (9/14). 2013: Johnson played all 16 regular-season games for the first time in his career, making one defensive stop and tying for second on the team with seven special-teams tackles... Appeared in all three postseason contests for the Broncos... Tied for the team lead and set a career high with three special-teams tackles at NYG (9/15).... Blocked a punt and returned it 17 yards for a touchdown and added a special-teams tackle vs. Phi. (9/29)... Made his first career defensive tackle vs. K.C. (11/17), stopping Jamaal Charles for no gain on 3rd-and-goal from the Denver 1-yard line and forcing the Chiefs to settle for a field goal. 2012: Johnson, who entered the NFL with the Broncos as a college free agent on May 3, played 11 regular-sea- son games and tied for the team lead with 10 special-teams tackles in addition to seeing a handful of snaps on defense... Became just the third Broncos rookie since at least 1994 to lead the team in special-teams stops... Matched a career high with two special-teams tackles and forced a special teams fumble at Bal. (12/16)... Saw action in Denver’s AFC Divisional Playoff Game vs. Bal. (1/12) and contributed a special-teams tackle. COLLEGE: Johnson finished his four-year career at the University of Kansas with 229 tackles, 6.5 tackles for a loss and two sacks… Led the Jayhawks in tackles each of his final two seasons… Led the Big 12 Conference and ranked 21st in the country in tackles with 124 stops his senior season, while serving as a team captain… Tallied 95 tackles as a junior, including 4.5 for a loss and two sacks… Played in 10 games as a sophomore, recording nine stops on defense and contributing on special teams. PERSONAL: Johnson earned all-state honors at Strath Haven High School in Wallingford, Pa., after leading the state in tackles (123) as a senior while also seeing time at running back... Named Defensive MVP and earned all-county honors as a senior... Competed in basketball and track for three years in high school... Majored in economics at Kansas, with a business minor... Steven Johnson was born on March 28, 1988, in Wallingford, Pa. jOHNSON’s Regular Season Record Year Club G S UT A TT S-Yds. I-Yds. PD FF FR TD-Int. TD-FR S Pts. 2012 Denver 11 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2013 Denver 16 0 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2014 Denver 3 0 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CAREER TOTALS 30 0 3 0 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ADDITIONAL STATISTICS: Special teams tackles — 2012 (10), 2013 (7), 2014 (4), TOTAL (21). Special teams forced fumbles — 2012 (1), TOTAL (1). Blocked a punt and returned it 17 yards for a touchdown vs. Philadelphia 9/29/13. jOHNSON’s postSeason Record Year Club G S UT A TT S-Yds. I-Yds. PD FF FR TD-Int. TD-FR S Pts. 2012 Denver 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2013 Denver 3 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CAREER TOTALS 4 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ADDITIONAL STATISTICS: Special teams tackles — 2012 (1), TOTAL (1). DENVER BRONCOS

johnsON’S single-game highs (Postseason in parentheses) Tackles — 1 twice, last time vs. Indianapolis, 9/7/14 (none). Special-teams tackles — 3 at N.Y. Giants, 9/15/13 (1 vs. Baltimore, 1/12/13). Steven Johnson’s Game-by-Game (Victories asterisked) 2014 Denver (2-1) TACKLES Date Opponent P/S UT A TT S-Yds. I-Yds. PD FF FR Sep 7 vs. Indianapolis* P 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Sep 14 vs. Kansas City* P 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Sep 21 at Seattle P 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Regular Season Totals 3/0 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 ADDITIONAL STATISTICS: Special teams tackles — 4. DENVER BRONCOS

TERRANCE KNIGHTON 98 defensive tackle 6-3 • 331 • 6TH YR. • TEMPLE BORN: July 4, 1986, in Hartford, Conn. HIGH SCHOOL: Milford Academy, New Berlin, N.Y. ACQUIRED: Unrestricted Free Agent (Jacksonville), 2013 NFL YEAR: 6th • YEAR WITH BRONCOS: 2nd NFL GAMES PLAYED/STARTED: 80/68 • POSTSEASON GP/GS: 3/3 KNIGHTON AT A GLANCE: • A sixth-year defensive tackle who started 65-of-77 career games during his first five NFL sea- sons with Jacksonville (2009-12) and Denver (2013) and totaled 293 tackles (169 solo), 10.5 sacks (66 yds.), two interceptions (-1 yds.), 10 passes defensed, three forced fumbles and one fumble recovery. • Started every game for the Broncos in his first season with the club in 2013 and totaled 31 tackles (18 solo), three sacks (18 yds.), one interception (2 yds.) and one fumble recovery. • Tallied 59 quarterback pressures in his first four seasons for the Jaguars, including 57 pres- sures during the last three seasons to rank second on the team during that span. • Played under Broncos Defensive Coordinator Jack Del Rio in Jacksonville from 2009-11, starting all 45 games he appeared in for the former Jaguars head coach. • Became the first defensive lineman in Jaguars history to start all 16 games as a rookie. • Played 46 games (34 starts) at Temple University and totaled 26 career tackles for a loss as a three-year starter for the Owls. • Joined the Broncos as an unrestricted free agent (Jacksonville) on March 14, 2013. • Selected by Jacksonville in the third round (72nd overall) of the 2009 NFL Draft. CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Signed by Jacksonville as a draft choice 7/31/09; Signed by Denver as an unrestricted free agent 3/14/13.

2014: Knighton, who was named team captain prior to the season as voted on by his teammates, recorded a career-high two passes defensed vs. K.C. (9/14) including one on fourth-and-2 to prevent a potential game-tying TD pass from QB Alex Smith to WR Dwayne Bowe... Blocked a field goal attempt in the third quarter at Sea. (9/21). 2013: Knighton started all 16 regular-season games in his first season with the Broncos, finishing with 31 tackles (18 solo), three sacks (18 yds.), one interception (2 yds.), five tackles for a loss, seven quarterback hits, one pass defensed and one fumble recovery... Opened all three playoff games, totaling 12 tackles (10 solo) and one sack (10 yds.)... Made a pair of tackles, including one sack and a team-high three QB hits vs. Was. (10/27)... Registered a sack for his third consecutive game, dropping Philip Rivers for a 3-yard loss at S.D. (11/10)... Recovered his first career fumble and returned it 13 yards at N.E. (11/25)... Made his second career interception on a by Von Miller vs. Ten. (12/8)... Posted three tackles and one QB hit in his postseason debut in Denver’s AFC Divisional Playoff Game vs. S.D. (1/12)... Tied for third on the team with four tackles, including two for a loss and one fourth-down sack of quarterback Tom Brady in Denver’s AFC Championship Game vs. N.E. (1/19)... Made five tackles, including one for a loss, in Super Bowl XLVIII vs. Sea. (2/2). 2012: Knighton played all 16 games (5 starts) for the third time in his career and totaled 61 tackles (31 solo), two sacks (12 yds.), three passes defensed and two forced fumbles... Ranked second on the Jaguars with 17 quarterback pressures. 2011: Knighton started all 13 games played and tallied 61 tackles (38 solo) and one pass defensed while ranking third on the club with 17 quarterback pressures... Missed Games 9-11 with an ankle injury... Totaled 10 tackles (4 solo) at NYJ (9/18) to represent the third double-digit output of his career. 2010: Knighton opened all 16 games for the second consecutive season to begin his career and recorded a career-high 85 tackles (53 solo), four sacks (27 yds.), one interception (-3 yds.) and four passes defensed... Ranked third on the club with 23 quarterback pressures and tied for fifth among AFC defensive tackles with his four sacks... Notched a career-best 11 tackles (9 solo) vs. Ten. (10/18)... Posted his first career interception at Dal. (10/31). 2009: Selected by Jacksonville in the third round (72nd overall) of the 2009 NFL Draft, Knighton became the first defensive lineman in team history to start every game as a rookie... Recorded 53 tackles (29 solo), 1.5 sacks (9 yds.), one pass defensed and one forced fumble... Played every defensive snap and added four tackles in his NFL debut at Ind. (9/13). COLLEGE: Knighton started three seasons at Temple University and totaled 184 tackles (105 solo), seven sacks, 26 tackles for a loss, three forced fumbles, six fumble recoveries and four blocked kicks in 46 games played DENVER BRONCOS

(34 starts)... Accumulated at least 50 tackles in each of his final three seasons for the Owls, earning the team’s defensive MVP honor as a junior and serving as a team captain his senior season. PERSONAL: Knighton attended Windsor (Conn.) High School, where he was a two-year letterman at defensive end and tight end... Earned all-state honors in football as a junior and was named an All-CCC West League selec- tion on the hardwood... Spent the 2004 season at Milford Academy in New Berlin, N.Y.... Terrance Knighton was born on July 4, 1986, in Hartford, Conn. knighton’s REGULAR SEASON Record Year Club G S UT A TT S-Yds. I-Yds. PD FF FR TD-Int. TD-FR S Pts. 2009 Jacksonville 16 16 29 24 53 1.5-9 0-0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2010 Jacksonville 16 16 53 34 87 4-27 1-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2011 Jacksonville 13 13 38 23 61 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2012 Jacksonville 16 4 31 30 61 2-12 0-0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 2013 Denver 16 16 18 13 31 3-18 1-2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2014 Denver 3 3 2 4 6 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 CAREER TOTALS 80 68 171 128 299 10.5-66 2-1 12 3 1 0 0 0 0 knighton’s PostSEASON Record Year Club G S UT A TT S-Yds. I-Yds. PD FF FR TD-Int. TD-FR S Pts. 2013 Denver 3 3 10 2 12 1-10 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CAREER TOTALS 3 3 10 2 12 1-10 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 knighton’S Single-Game Highs (Postseason in parentheses) Tackles — 11 vs. Tennessee, 10/18/10 (5 vs. Seattle, 2/2/14). Sacks — 1.5 vs. Philadelphia, 9/26/10 (1 vs. New England, 1/19/14). Sack yards — 21.5 vs. Philadelphia, 9/26/10 (10 vs. New England, 1/19/14). Passes defensed — 2, vs. Kansas City, 9/14/14 (none). Interceptions — 1, twice, last vs. Tennessee, 12/8/13 (none). Interception return yards — 2 vs. Tennessee, 12/8/13 (none). terrance knighton’s Game-by-Game (Victories asterisked) 2014 DENVER (2-1) TACKLES Date Opponent P/S UT A TT S-Yds. I-Yds. PD FF FR Sep 7 Indianapolis* S 0 2 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Sep 14 vs. Kansas City* S 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 Sep 21 at Seattle S 0 2 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Regular Season Totals 3/3 2 4 6 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 ADDITIONAL STATISTICS: Blocked field goal at Sea. (9/21). DENVER BRONCOS

CODY LATIMER 1144 Wide Receiver 6-2 • 215 • INDIANA BORN: Oct. 10, 1992, in Dayton, Ohio HIGH SCHOOL: Jefferson Township High School, Dayton, Ohio ACQUIRED: Draft #2 (56th overall), 2014 NFL YEAR: 1st • YEAR WITH BRONCOS: 1st NFL GAMES PLAYED/STARTED: 1/0

LATIMER AT A GLANCE: • A wide receiver who opened 24-of-32 games at Indiana University and finished his collegiate career ranked seventh in school history in receptions (135) and yards (2,042). • Made at least one catch in every game played for Indiana, tying for the fourth most 100-yard receiving games (7) by a Hoosier. • Named Indiana’s Most Valuable Player as a junior in 2013 and received second-team All-Big Ten Conference recognition after posting 72 receptions for 1,096 yards (15.2 avg.) with nine touchdowns. • Selected as ESPN’s All-America Player of the Week after catching 11 catches for 189 yards (17.2 avg.) with three touchdowns in a 52-35 win vs. Illinois (11/9/13). • Earned second-team all-conference recognition as a sophomore in 2012 after leading the Hoosiers with 805 yards and six touchdowns on 52 receptions (15.8 avg.). • Played wide receiver and defensive back at Jefferson Township High School in Dayton, Ohio, where he totaled 18 touchdowns as a senior to earn first-team all-conference accolades. • Selected by the Broncos in the second round (56th overall) of the 2014 NFL Draft. CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Signed by Denver as a draft choice 6/2/14.

2014: Latimer made his Broncos debut in the season opener vs. Ind. (9/7) and saw action in 10 special-teams plays. 2013: Latimer started all 12 games for Indiana and led the team with 72 receptions for 1,096 yards (15.2 avg.) with nine touchdowns... Named a second-team All-Big Ten Conference selection for the second consecutive season and was recognized as Indiana’s Anthony Thompson Most Valuable Player... Recorded five 100-yard receiving games and caught at least three passes in all but one contest... Led the Hoosiers in catches seven times and paced the team in receiving yards five times... Posted eight special-teams tackles... Tabbed as ESPN’s All-America Player of the Week after catching 11 catches for 189 yards (17.2 avg.) with three touchdowns in a 52-35 win vs. Illinois (11/9/13). 2012: Latimer opened 10-of-12 games for the Hoosiers and led the team with 805 yards and six touchdowns on 52 catches (15.8 avg.) to earn second-team all-conference honors... Collected seven catches for 113 yards (16.1 avg.) with three touchdowns vs. Iowa (11/3/12) and was named co-Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week. 2011: Latimer appeared in eight games (2 starts) for Indiana as a true freshman and contributed 12 receptions for 141 yards (11.8 avg.) with two touchdowns... Scored his first collegiate touchdown on a 44-yard catch at North Texas (9/24/11). HIGH SCHOOL: Latimer competed at wide receiver and defensive back at Jefferson Township High School in Dayton, Ohio, where he was named a first-team all-conference selection following his senior season... Scored 12 offensive touchdowns, one defensive touchdown and five special-teams touchdowns during his final prep campaign. PERSONAL: Latimer majored in general studies at Indiana... His late father, Colby Latimer, was a member of the Bowling Green football team in 1986... Cody Derek Latimer was born on Oct. 10, 1992, in Dayton, Ohio. latimer’s REGULAR SEASON Record RECEIVING PUNT RETURNS KICKOFF RETURNS Year Club G S No. Yds. Avg. LG TD No. Yds. Avg. LG TD No. Yds. Avg. LG TD. 2014 Denver 1 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 CAREER TOTALS 1 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 DENVER BRONCOS

cody latimer’s career Game-by-Game (Victories asterisked) 2014 denver (2-1) RUSHING RECEIVING SCORING Date Opponent P/S No. Yds. Avg. LG TD No. Yds. Avg. LG TD 2pt. Pts. Sep 7 vs. Indianapolis* P 0 0 0.0 — 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 0 0 Sep 14 vs. Kansas City* INACTIVE Sep 21 at Seattle INACTIVE Regular Season Totals 1/0 0 0 0.0 — 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 0 0 DENVER BRONCOS

PEYTON MANNING 1188 quarterback 6-5 • 230 • 17TH YR. • TENNESSEE BORN: March 24, 1976, in New Orleans HIGH SCHOOL: Isidore Newman High School, New Orleans ACQUIRED: Free Agent, 2012 NFL YEAR: 17th • YEAR WITH BRONCOS: 3rd NFL GAMES PLAYED/STARTED: 243/243 • POSTSEASON GP/GS: 23/23 MANNING AT A GLANCE: • A 17th-year quarterback and the NFL’s only five-time Most Valuable Player whose 13 Pro Bowl selections are ’S ROPHY ASE the most in league history at his position (tied for third 18 T C among all players). NFL MVP (5) ...... 2003-04, ‘08-09, ‘13 • Enters the 2014 season ranked second in NFL history Super Bowl XLI MVP ...... 2006 in touchdown passes (491), passing yards (64,964), ...... 2000s completions (5,532) and pass attempts (8,452). All-Decade Team • Leads the NFL in wins (26), touchdown passes (92) Pro Bowls (13) . .1999-2000, ‘02-10, ‘12-13 and completion percentage (68.4) in his two seasons Pro Bowl MVP ...... 2004 with the Broncos after spending his first 14 years with All-Pro (1st Team) (7) . .2003-05, ‘08-09, ‘12-13 the . All-Pro (2nd Team) (3) . . 1999-2000, ‘06 • Named MVP by the Associated Press for the fifth time in his career in 2013 after setting league single-season Comeback Player of the Year . . . . 2012 records for passing yards (5,477) and touchdown pass- es (55) while directing the highest-scoring offense (606 pts.) in NFL history. • Totaled the second-most overall wins (167) by a quarterback in NFL annals, including a league-record 12 double-digit victory seasons. • Won three AFC Championships (Indianapolis—2006, ‘09; Denver—2013), joining Craig Morton and Kurt Warner as the only quarterbacks to lead multiple teams to the Super Bowl. • Led his teams to the playoffs a league-record 13 times in 15 seasons played, compiling the most passing yards (6,589) in NFL postseason history. • Owns the most career game-winning drives in the fourth quarter or overtime (50) since the 1970 NFL merger. • Named NFL Comeback Player of the Year by the Associated Press and finished as the run- ner-up for MVP following his first season with the Broncos in 2012 in which he led the team to its second consecutive AFC West title and the AFC’s No. 1 seed. • Selected to the NFL’s All-Decade Team for the 2000s as chosen by the Pro Football Hall of Fame Selection Committee. • Voted Super Bowl XLI MVP (2006 season) after leading the Colts to their first World Championship since 1970 in a 29-17 win over the Bears. • Named AFC Offensive Player of the Week on 26 occasions while being selected as AFC Offensive Player of the Month eight times—both NFL records. • Posted at least 300 yards in 93 total games (84 reg. season, 9 postseason) and three or more touchdowns in 90 combined games (84 reg. season, 6 postseason), setting all-time NFL marks in both categories. • Received the Byron “Whizzer” White Humanitarian Award in 2004 in addition to being named the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year in 2005 and Sports Illustrated’s Sportsman of the Year in 2013. • His jersey No. 18 is technically retired by the Broncos, but former quarterback Frank Tripucka gave Manning his blessing to wear the number. • Started 45-of-48 games at the University of Tennessee and set 33 school records, eight Southeastern Conference marks and two NCAA standards. • Led the Volunteers to an SEC Championship as a senior in 1997 and finished as the Heisman trophy runner-up and a consensus All-American. • Joined the Broncos as an unrestricted free agent on March 20, 2012. • Selected by Indianapolis in the first round (1st overall) of the 1998 NFL Draft. CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Signed by Indianapolis as a draft choice 7/29/98; Released by Indianapolis 3/7/12; Signed by Denver 3/20/12. DENVER BRONCOS

MANNING NAMED NFL MOST VALUABLE PLAYER FIVE TIMES MOST NFL MOST VALUABLE PLAYER AWARDS, NFL HISTORY Player MVPs Years Selected 1. Peyton Manning 5 2003-04, ‘08-09, ‘13 2. Brett Favre 3 1995-97 Johnny Unitas 3 1959, ‘64, ‘67 Jim Brown 3 1957-58, 1965 5. Tom Brady 2 2007, ‘10 Kurt Warner 2 1999, 2001 Steve Young 2 1992, ‘94 Joe Montana 2 1989-90

2014: Manning completed 22-of-36 passes (61.1%) for 269 yards with three touchdowns and zero interceptions (111.9 rtg.) in the season opener vs. Ind. (9/7)... Became only the second quarterback (also Brett Favre) in NFL history to earn a win against each of the current 32 NFL franchises... Completed 31-of-49 passes (63.3%) for 303 yards at Sea. (9/21) to represent just the fourth individual 300-yard passing game against the Seahawks in the last three seasons (2012-pres.)... Became the fastest player in NFL history to record 100 touchdowns with a team (35th career game) with his 26-yard TD pass to TE Jacob Tamme in the fourth quarter against Seattle. 2013: Manning started all 16 games for the Broncos, earning his NFL-record fifth MVP Award, 13th Pro Bowl selection and seventh first-team All-Pro honor after setting league single-season records for touchdown passes (55) and passing yards (5,477)... Directed the highest-scoring offense (606 pts.) in NFL history while completing 450-of-659 passes (63.3%) for 5,466 yards with 55 touchdowns and 10 interceptions (115.1 rtg.)... Opened all three postseason games for Denver and completed 91-of-128 passes (71.1%) for 910 yards with five touchdowns and three interceptions (94.2 rtg.)... Guided the Broncos to their first Super Bowl appearance in 15 years to join Craig Morton and Kurt Warner as the third quarterback in NFL history to win conference championship with multiple teams... Named AFC Offensive Player of the months for September and December... Tied an NFL record with seven touchdown passes in Denver’s season-opening win vs. Bal. (9/5) while totaling 462 passing yards— the second highest mark of his career... Set a Broncos franchise record with an 86.5% completion percentage (32-of-37) on Monday Night Football vs. Oak. (9/23)... Turned in his 24th career four-touchdown game vs. Phi. (9/29) to set a league record... Passed Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Dan Marino for second place on the NFL’s all-time passing yardage list after throwing for 414 yards and four touchdowns in a come-from-behind 51-48 win at Dal. (10/6)... Completed 29-of-49 passes for 386 yards with three touchdowns and one interception at Ind. (10/20) in his first career game against his former team... Engineered his 50th career game-winning drive in the fourth quarter or overtime, extending his NFL record in that category, vs. Was. (10/27)... Broke his own Broncos single-season touchdown record after throwing for 403 yards with five touchdowns at K.C. (12/1)... Set franchise records with 39 completions and 59 attempts while throwing for 397 yards and four touchdowns vs. Ten. (12/8) with a frigid temperature of 18 degrees at kickoff... Threw for 400 yards and four touchdowns at Hou. (12/22) to set a new NFL single-season passing touchdown mark... Completed 25-of-28 passes for 266 yards with four touchdowns (145.8 rtg.) at Oak. (12/29) for the second-highest single-game completion percentage (89.3) in league history while finishing the regular season with NFL records in passing yards (5,477) and touch- downs (55)... Completed 25-of-36 passes for 230 yards and two touchdowns with one interception in Denver’s Divisional Round win vs. S.D. (1/12)... Earned his third career Super Bowl trip after completing 32-of-43 passes for 400 yards with two touchdowns in the AFC Championship Game vs. N.E. (1/19)... Set a Super Bowl record with a career postseason-best 34 completions in Super Bowl XLVIII vs. Sea. (2/2). 2012: Manning started all 16 games in his first season as a Bronco and set franchise single-season records in nearly every major passing category, including completions (400), completion percentage (68.6), passing yards (4,659), touchdown passes (37) and quarterback rating (105.8)... Earned NFL Comeback Player of the Year and first-team All-Pro accolades from the Associated Press in addition to finishing as runner-up for league MVP... Selected to his 12th career Pro Bowl to set an NFL record for quarterbacks... Became the third (and fastest) player to 400 career touchdowns with his 71-yard scoring pass to wide receiver Demaryius Thomas in Denver’s season-opening 31-19 win vs. Pit. (9/9)... Passed John Elway for third place in all-time pass attempts at Atl. (9/17)... Threw for 330 yards vs. Hou. (9/23) to mark his 64th career 300-yard game, setting an NFL record... Earned AFC Offensive Player of the Week honors as he led the Broncos back from a 24-point deficit to defeat the Chargers, throwing for 309 yards on 24-of-30 passing with three touchdowns and one interception at S.D. (10/15)... Became the second quarterback (Steve Young, 1998) to throw for 300 yards with three touchdowns in

MANNING'S RECORD-BREAKING 2013 SEASON PEYTON MANNING’S NFL SINGLE-SEASON STATISTICAL RECORDS SET IN 2013 Category No. Old Record Passing Yards 5,477 5,476 (Drew Brees, 2011) 400-Yard Passing Games 4* 4 (Dan Marino, 1984) Passing Touchdowns 55 51 (Tom Brady, 2007) Four-Touchdown Games 9 6 (Manning, 2004 / Dan Marino, 1984) Most TDs w/o INT to start season 20 17 (Milt Plum, 1960) Passing First Downs 289 278 (Drew Brees, 2011) *tied record DENVER BRONCOS

MANNING SELECTED TO 13 PRO BOWLS MOST PRO BOWL SELECTIONS BY A QUARTERBACK, NFL HISTORY Player No. Seasons Selected 1. Peyton Manning 13 1999-2000, ‘02-10, ‘12-13 2. Brett Favre 11 1992-93, ‘95-97, ‘2001-03, ‘07-09 3. John Elway 9 1986-89, ‘91-94, ‘96-98 Dan Marino 9 1983-87, ‘91-92, ‘94-95 Warren Moon 9 1988-95, ‘97 four consecutive games after completing 22-of-30 passes for 305 yards with three touchdowns vs. N.O. (10/28)... Led his 48th career game-winning drive in the fourth quarter or overtime to set an NFL record in Denver’s 31-23 win at Cin. (11/4)... Moved into second place all time with his 149th win and secured his 14th season with at least 25 touchdown passes after throwing for two scores at K.C. (11/25)... Passed Marino for second all-time in com- pletions and became the Broncos single-season franchise leader with his 28th touchdown pass of the season vs. T.B. (12/2)... Completed his 5,000th career pass, finishing 26-of-36 for 310 yards with one touchdown and one interception at Oak. (12/6)... Became the first quarterback in the Super Bowl era to achieve nine 11-win seasons with Denver’s 34-17 victory at Bal. (12/16)... Tied Brett Favre with his 72nd game with three-or-more passing touchdowns vs. Cle. (12/23)... Threw three touchdowns in Denver’s AFC Divisional Playoff Game vs. Bal. (1/12) to tie Dan Marino for the fourth-most passing touchdowns (32) in playoff annals. COLLEGE: Manning was a four-year starter at the University of Tennessee, where he left college with 33 school records, eight Southeastern Conference marks and two NCAA standards... Ended his career with the most wins in SEC history (39-6), including a 26-4 mark as a starter in conference games... Ranked third in NCAA history with 11,201 passing yards and fourth in Division-I annals with 89 touchdowns... Named a consensus All-American and was the Heisman Trophy runner-up as a senior in 1997 after leading the Volunteers to an SEC Championship... Named MVP of the SEC Championship Game after completing 25-of-43 passes (58.1%) for 373 yards with four touchdowns and two interceptions in a 30-29 win over Auburn University... Won the for college football’s player of the year and the Davey O’Brien Award for the nation’s top quarterback... Named to the AFCA Good Works Team for community service... Led Tennessee to a 10-2 record and was the MVP of the Volunteers’ 48-28 Citrus Bowl win over Northwestern University... Went 11-1 as a sophomore, including a 20-14 Citrus Bowl win against Ohio State University... Named SEC Freshman of the Year in 1994 after starting 8-of-11 games. PERSONAL: Manning attended Isidore Newman High School in New Orleans, where he helped the team to a 34-5 record in three seasons as a starter... Named Gatorade Circle of Champions National Player of the Year and Columbus (Ohio) Touchdown Club National Offensive Player of the Year as a senior... Formed the PeyBack Foundation in 1999 to provide growth and leadership opportunities for disadvantaged youth in Colorado, Indiana, Louisiana and Tennessee... The PeyBack Foundation has provided more than $10 million of impact to at risk youth through its grants and programs since its inception….Distributed $1 million in grants to youth based organizations in 2014... Continues to maintain a strong relationship with St. Vincent’s Children’s Hospital (Indianapolis), which in 2007 was renamed the “Peyton Manning Children’s Hospital at St. Vincent”… Serves as a member of the American Red Cross National Celebrity Cabinet and The Pat Summitt Foundation.. Started the Peyton Manning Scholarship program at Tennessee that has honored 21 incoming college students in the last 17 years on the basis of academic achievement, leadership and community service… Manning and his wife, Ashley, have 3-year-old twins, a boy and a girl, Marshall Williams and Mosley Thompson… Peyton Williams Manning was born on March 24, 1976, in New Orleans. Manning’s Regular Season Record PASSING Year Club G S Att. Comp. Pct. Yds. Yds./Att. TD % Int. % LG Sack/Yds. Rtg. 1998 Indianapolis 16 16 575 326 56.7 3,739 6.5 26 4.5 28 4.9 78t 22/109 71.2 1999 Indianapolis 16 16 533 331 62.1 4,135 7.8 26 4.9 15 2.8 80t 14/116 90.7 2000 Indianapolis 16 16 571 357 62.5 4,413 7.7 33 5.8 15 2.6 78t 20/131 94.7 2001 Indianapolis 16 16 547 343 62.7 4,131 7.6 26 4.8 23 4.2 86t 29/232 84.1 2002 Indianapolis 16 16 591 392 66.3 4,200 7.1 27 4.6 19 3.2 69 23/145 88.8 2003 Indianapolis 16 16 566 379 67.0 4,267 7.5 29 5.1 10 1.8 79t 18/107 99.0 2004 Indianapolis 16 16 497 336 67.6 4,557 9.2 49 9.9 10 2.0 80t 13/101 121.1 2005 Indianapolis 16 16 453 305 67.3 3,747 8.3 28 6.2 10 2.2 80t 17/81 104.1 2006 Indianapolis 16 16 557 362 65.0 4,397 7.9 31 5.6 9 1.6 68t 14/86 101.0 2007 Indianapolis 16 16 515 337 65.4 4,040 7.8 31 6.0 14 2.7 73t 21/124 98.0 2008 Indianapolis 16 16 555 371 66.8 4,002 7.2 27 4.9 12 2.2 75 14/86 95.0 2009 Indianapolis 16 16 571 393 68.8 4,500 7.9 33 5.8 16 2.8 80t 10/74 99.9 2010 Indianapolis 16 16 679 450 66.3 4,700 6.9 33 4.9 17 2.5 73t 16/91 91.9 2011 Indianapolis 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 — 0/0 0.0 2012 Denver 16 16 583 400 68.6 4,659 8.0 37 6.3 11 1.9 71t 21/137 105.8 2013 Denver 16 16 659 450 68.3 5,477 8.3 55 8.3 10 1.5 78t 18/120 115.1 2014 Denver 3 3 111 74 66.7 814 7.3 8 7.2 1 0.9 48 3/22 108.5 CAREER TOTALS 243 243 8,563 5,606 65.5 65,778 7.7 499 5.8 220 2.6 86t 273/1,762 97.4 BRONCOS TOTALS 35 35 1,353 924 68.3 10,950 8.1 100 7.4 22 1.6 78t 42/279 110.6 DENVER BRONCOS

RUSHING SCORING Year Club Att. Yds. Avg. LG TD TD TDr TDp TDrt 2pt Pts. 1998 Indianapolis 15 62 4.1 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1999 Indianapolis 35 73 2.1 13 2 2 2 0 0 0 12 2000 Indianapolis 37 116 3.1 14 1 1 1 0 0 0 6 2001 Indianapolis 35 157 4.5 33t 4 4 4 0 0 0 24 2002 Indianapolis 38 148 3.9 13 2 2 2 0 0 0 12 2003 Indianapolis 28 26 0.9 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2004 Indianapolis 25 38 1.5 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2005 Indianapolis 33 45 1.4 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2006 Indianapolis 23 36 1.6 12 4 4 4 0 0 0 24 2007 Indianapolis 20 -5 -0.3 4 3 3 3 0 0 0 18 2008 Indianapolis 20 21 1.1 12 1 1 1 0 0 0 6 2009 Indianapolis 19 -13 -0.7 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2010 Indianapolis 18 18 1.0 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2011 Indianapolis 0 0 0.0 — 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2012 Denver 23 6 0.3 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2013 Denver 32 -31 -1.0 1t 1 1 1 0 0 0 6 2014 Denver 6 -5 -0.8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CAREER TOTALS 407 692 1.7 33t 18 18 18 0 0 0 108 BRONCOS TOTALS 61 -30 -0.5 10 1 1 1 0 0 0 6 ADDITIONAL STATISTICS: Receptions — (1- -2, 2.0 avg., 2 LG), Fumble recoveries — 1999 (2), 2000 (1), 2001 (3), 2002 (2), 2003 (4), 2004 (3), 2007 (3), 2010 (1), TOTAL (19) Manning’s POstSeason Record PASSING Year Club G S Att. Comp. Pct. Yds. Yds./Att. TD % Int. % LG Sack/Yds. Rtg. 1999 Indianapolis 1 1 42 19 44.2 227 5.3 0 0.0 0 0.0 33 0/0 60.9 2000 Indianapolis 1 1 32 17 53.1 194 6.1 1 3.1 0 0.0 30 0/0 82.0 2002 Indianapolis 1 1 31 14 45.2 137 4.4 0 0.0 2 6.5 17 1/13 31.3 2003 Indianapolis 3 3 103 67 65.0 918 8.9 9 8.7 4 3.9 87t 5/41 106.4 2004 Indianapolis 2 2 75 54 72.0 696 9.3 4 5.3 2 2.7 49 2/12 107.4 2005 Indianapolis 1 1 38 22 57.9 290 7.6 1 2.6 0 0.0 50t 5/43 90.9 2006 Indianapolis 4 4 153 97 63.4 1,034 6.8 3 2.0 7 4.6 53t 6/41 70.5 2007 Indianapolis 1 1 48 33 68.8 402 8.4 3 6.3 2 4.2 55t 0/0 97.7 2008 Indianapolis 1 1 42 25 59.5 310 7.4 1 2.4 0 0.0 72t 1/8 90.4 2009 Indianapolis 3 3 128 87 68.0 956 7.5 6 4.7 2 1.6 46 4/30 98.9 2010 Indianapolis 1 1 26 18 69.2 225 8.7 1 3.8 0 0.0 57t 1/6 108.7 2012 Denver 1 1 43 28 65.1 290 6.7 3 7.0 2 4.7 32 3/17 88.3 2013 Denver 3 3 128 91 71.1 910 7.1 5 3.9 3 2.3 37 1/1 94.2 CAREER TOTALS 23 23 889 572 64.3 6,589 7.4 37 4.2 24 2.7 87t 29/212 89.2 BRONCOS TOTALS 4 4 171 119 69.6 1,200 7.0 8 4.7 5 2.9 37 4/18 92.7 RUSHING SCORING Year Club Att. Yds. Avg. LG TD TD TDr TDp TDrt 2pt Pts. 1999 Indianapolis 3 22 7.3 15t 1 1 1 0 0 0 6 2000 Indianapolis 1 -2 -2.0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2002 Indianapolis 1 2 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2003 Indianapolis 4 3 0.8 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2004 Indianapolis 2 8 4.0 7 1 1 1 0 0 0 6 2005 Indianapolis 0 0 0.0 — 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2006 Indianapolis 8 3 0.4 7 1 1 1 0 0 0 6 2007 Indianapolis 1 -6 -6.0 -6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2008 Indianapolis 1 -1 -1.0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2009 Indianapolis 3 -2 -0.7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2010 Indianapolis 0 0 0.0 — 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2012 Denver 1 -1 -1.0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2012 Denver 3 -2 -1.0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CAREER TOTALS 28 24 0.9 15t 3 3 3 0 0 0 18 BRONCOS TOTALS 4 -3 -0.8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ADDITIONAL STATISTICS: Fumble recoveries — 2003 (1), TOTAL (1). Manning’s single-game highs (Postseason in parentheses) Pass attempts — 59 vs. Tennessee, 12/8/13 (49 vs. Seattle, 2/2/14). Pass completions — 40 at Houston, 9/12/10 (34 vs. Seattle, 2/2/14). Passing yards — 472 at Kansas City, 10/31/04 (458 vs. Denver, 1/9/05). Completion percentage (min. 10 att.) — 89.3% (25-28) at Oakland, 12/29/13 (84.6% (22-26) vs. Denver, 1/4/04). Touchdown passes — 7 vs. Baltimore, 9/5/13 (5 vs. Denver, 1/4/04). Longest pass completion — 86t at New Orleans, 11/18/01 (87t vs. Denver, 1/4/04). Rushing attempts — 7 vs. Buffalo, 9/23/01 (3, twice, last at Baltimore, 1/13/07). Rushing yards — 44 at Buffalo, 11/4/01 (22 vs. Tennessee, 1/16/00). Longest rush — 33t at Buffalo, 11/4/01 (15t vs. Tennessee, 1/16/00). Rushing touchdowns — 1, 18 times, last at Dallas, 10/6/13 (1, three times, last vs. New England, 1/21/07).

MANNING’S 300-YARD PASSING GAMES MOST CAREER REGULAR-SEASON GAMES WITH AT LEAST 300 PASSING YARDS, NFL HISTORY Player Team(s) No. 1. Peyton Manning Den./Ind. 85 2. Drew Brees N.O./S.D. 79 3. Dan Marino Mia. 63 4. Brett Favre Min./NYJ/G.B./Atl. 62 5. Tom Brady N.E. 59 DENVER BRONCOS

Peyton Manning’s Game-by-Game (Victories asterisked) 2014 Denver (2-1) PASSING RUSHING Opponent P/S Att. Comp. Yds. Pct. TD INT LG S/Yds. Rtg. Att. Yds. Avg. LG TD vs. Ind. (9/7)* S 36 22 269 61.1 3 0 40 1/10 111.9 4 -3 -0.8 0 0 vs. K.C. (9/14)* S 26 21 242 80.8 3 0 48 1/5 143.9 1 -1 -1.0 -1 0 at Sea. (9/21) S 49 31 303 63.3 2 1 42 1/7 85.7 1 -1 -1.0 -1 0 Regular Season Totals 3/3 111 74 814 66.7 8 1 48 3/22 108.5 6 -5 -0.8 0 0 DENVER BRONCOS

BRANDON MARSHALL 5544 linebacker 6-1 • 238 • 3RD YR. • NEVADA BORN: Sept. 10, 1989, in Las Vegas HIGH SCHOOL: Cimarron-Memorial High School, Las Vegas ACQUIRED: Free Agent, 2013 NFL YEAR: 3rd • YEAR WITH BRONCOS: 2nd NFL GAMES PLAYED/STARTED: 9/3 • POSTSEASON GP/GS: 3/0 MARSHALL AT A GLANCE: • A third-year linebacker who played six career regular-season games and three playoff con- tests during his first two NFL seasons with Jacksonville (2012) and Denver (2013). • Spent the majority of the 2013 season on the Broncos’ practice squad before being elevated to the active roster and appearing in Denver’s final four games of the year (1 reg. season, 3 postseason). • Saw action in five games for the Jaguars as a rookie in 2012 and contributed three spe- cial-teams tackles for the club. • Totaled 259 career tackles, including 40 stops for a loss, as a four-year starter at the University of Nevada. • Joined the Broncos as a practice-squad signee on Sept. 2, 2013. • Selected by Jacksonville in the fifth round (142nd overall) of the 2012 NFL Draft. CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Signed by Jacksonville as a draft choice 6/5/12; Waived by Jacksonville 10/27/12; Signed by Jacksonville 10/30/12; Waived by Jacksonville 11/1/12; Signed by Jacksonville (practice squad) 11/5/12; Signed by Jacksonville (active roster) 12/18/12; Waived by Jacksonville 8/30/13; Signed by Denver (practice squad) 9/2/13; Signed by Denver (active roster) 12/24/13.

2014: Marshall made his first career start in the season opener vs. Ind. (9/7)... Notched his first career sack when he tackled Alex Smith for a loss of five yards vs. K.C. (9/14)... Had a career-high 12 tackles (5 solo) at Sea. (9/21)... One of just two defensive players (T.J. Ward) to play all 238 defensive snaps through the first three games. 2013: Marshall spent the first 16 weeks of the 2013 season on Denver’s practice squad after being waived by Jacksonville at the conclusion of training camp... Signed to the Broncos’ active roster Dec. 24... Appeared in Denver’s regular-season finale as well as all three playoff contests... Made his first career defensive tackle to go along with a special-teams stop at Oak. (12/29)... Contributed a special-teams tackle in Super Bowl XLVIII vs. Sea. (2/2). 2012: Selected by Jacksonville in the fifth round (142nd overall) of the 2012 NFL Draft, Marshall saw action in four of the team’s first six games as a rookie before splitting time on the Jaguars’ practice squad and active roster during the second half of the season... Posted three special-teams tackles. COLLEGE: Marshall recorded 259 tackles (145 solo), 40 tackles for a loss, six sacks, three interceptions, seven fumble recoveries and three forced fumbles as a four-year starter at the University of Nevada... Made 102 tackles with 10 tackles for a loss as a senior to earn second-team All-Western Athletic Conference honors from Phil Steele Publications. PERSONAL: Marshall played linebacker, running back and tight end at Cimarron-Memorial High School in Las Vegas, earning first-team All-Sunset Conference and second-team all-state as a senior... Finished his prep career with 68 tackles, 13 sacks, 57 quarterback pressures, four fumble recoveries and 10 offensive touchdowns... Brandon Markieth Marshall was born on Sept 10, 1989, in Las Vegas. Marshall’s Regular Season Record Year Club G S UT A TT S-Yds. I-Yds. PD FF FR TD-Int. TD-FR S Pts. 2012 Jacksonville 5 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2013 Denver 1 0 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2014 Denver 3 3 18 11 29 1-5 0-0 2 1 0 0 0 0 CAREER TOTALS 9 3 19 11 30 1-5 0-0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 ADDITIONAL STATISTICS: Special teams tackles — 2012 (3), 2013 (1), 2014 (1), TOTAL (5). Marshall’s postSeason Record Year Club G S UT A TT S-Yds. I-Yds. PD FF FR TD-Int. TD-FR S Pts. 2013 Denver 3 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CAREER TOTALS 3 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ADDITIONAL STATISTICS: Special teams tackles — 2013 (1), TOTAL (1). DENVER BRONCOS

Marshall’S single-game highs (Postseason in parentheses) Tackles — 12 at Seattle, 9/21/14 (none). Sacks — 1.0 vs. Kansas City, 9/14/14 (none). Passes defensed — 1, twice, last time vs. Kansas City, 9/14/14 (none). Tackles for a loss — 2, vs. Indianapolis, 9/7/14 (none). Special-teams tackles — 1, five times, last vs. Indianapolis, 9/7/14 (1 vs. Seattle, 2/2/14). Brandon Marshall’s Game-by-Game (Victories asterisked) 2014 Denver (2-1) TACKLES Date Opponent P/S UT A TT S-Yds. I-Yds. PD FF FR Sep 7 Indianapolis* S 7 2 9 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 Sep 14 vs. Kansas City* S 6 2 8 1-5 0-0 1 1 0 Sep 21 at Seattle S 5 7 12 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Regular Season Totals 3/3 18 11 29 1-5 0-0 2 1 0 ADDITIONAL STATISTICS: Special teams tackles — 1. DENVER BRONCOS

VON MILLER 5588 linebacker 6-3 • 250 • 4TH YR. • TEXAS A&M BORN: March 26, 1989, in DeSoto, Texas HIGH SCHOOL: DeSoto (Texas) High School ACQUIRED: Draft #1 (2nd overall), 2011 NFL YEAR: 4th • YEAR WITH BRONCOS: 4th NFL GAMES PLAYED/STARTED: 43/43 • POSTSEASON GP/GS: 3/3 MILLER AT A GLANCE: • A fourth-year linebacker whose 35 career sacks rep- resent the 10th most by an NFL player through his first three seasons (since 1982). 58’S TROPHY CASE • Became the first player in Broncos history to receive Pro Bowls (2) ...... 2011-12 Pro Bowl honors during his first two seasons before All-Pro (First Team) ...... 2012 being limited to nine games during the 2013 campaign. All-Pro (Second Team) ...... 2011 • Voted as runner-up for the NFL Defensive Player of the Year in 2012, setting a Broncos single-season record NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year . . . .2011 with 18.5 sacks and finishing the year also ranked in the NFL’s Top 5 in quarterback knockdowns (27), quarterback hurries (12), tackles for a loss (28), run stuffs (13) and forced fumbles (6). • Joined current teammate DeMarcus Ware (Dal., 2008) in 2012 as the only two players since at least 1994 with 15 sacks, 25 tackles for a loss and five forced fumbles in a single season. • Won AFC Defensive Player of the Month honors after leading the conference with eight sacks and 10 tackles for a loss in November 2012. • Received All-Pro recognition from the Associated Press following each of his first two sea- sons, including first-team designation in 2012 and second-team honors as a rookie in 2011. • Named NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year and a Pro Bowl starter in 2011 after tying the fran- chise rookie sack record (11.5). • Finished fifth on the Broncos with 64 tackles (50 solo) as a rookie in addition to leading the club with 19 tackles for a loss and 24 quarterback hits in 15 starts. • Became just the second player in Broncos history (K David Treadwell, 1989) to be selected to the Pro Bowl as a rookie. • Posted 27.5 sacks in 26 starts over his last two seasons at Texas A&M University and won the Butkus Award (nation’s best linebacker) in addition to being named a consensus All- American as a senior in 2010. • Finished his collegiate career with 33 sacks (fourth in school history) and 50.5 tackles for a loss in 47 games played (30 starts). • Named to The Sporting News’ Freshman All-Big 12 Team in 2007 after seeing action in nine games as a true freshman for the Aggies. • Selected by the Broncos in the first round (2nd overall) of the 2011 NFL Draft. CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Signed by Denver as a draft choice 7/29/11; Placed on injured reserve (knee) by Denver 12/24/13.

2014: Miller recorded seven tackles (5 solo) and sacked QB Alex Smith for a loss of three yards vs. K.C. (9/14)... Notched seven tackles (3 solo) and sacked QB Russell Wilson for a loss of three yards in the first quarter at Sea. (9/21). 2013: Miller started all nine games he appeared in after serving a six-game suspension to begin the season and ending the year on injured reserve... Made his 2013 debut with two tackles, including one for a loss and two quarterback hits at Ind. (10/20)... Sacked Robert Griffin III and forced a fumble that was recovered by Derek Wolfe vs. Was. (10/27)... Recovered his first career fumble and returned it 60 yards for a touchdown at N.E. (11/24) to mark seventh-longest such play in team history... Tore his ACL at Hou. (12/22) and was placed on injured reserve on Dec. 24. 2012: Miller started every game for the Broncos in his second NFL season and finished as the runner-up for NFL Defensive Player of the Year after ranking in the league’s Top 5 in sacks (18.5), quarterback knockdowns (27), quarterback hurries (12), tackles for a loss (28), run stuffs (13) and forced fumbles (6)... Ranked fourth on the DENVER BRONCOS team with 68 tackles (55 solo) and added an interception returned for a touchdown while receiving first-team All- Pro recognition and being selected to his second consecutive Pro Bowl as a starter... Set the franchise single-sea- son record with 18.5 sacks to rank third in the NFL and joined DeMarcus Ware (Dal., 2008) as one of two players since at least 1994 with 15 sacks, 25 tackles for a loss and five forced fumbles in a single season... Named AFC Defensive Player of the Month for November after totaling 20 tackles (18 solo), eight sacks (54 yds.), 10 tackles for a loss and three forced fumbles in four games... Tied his career high with a pair of sacks, while adding eight tackles (7 solo), one pass breakup, one forced fumble and five tackles for a loss at N.E. (10/7)... Set a career high with three sacks (18 yds.) at Cin. (11/4)... Earned Peter King’s Defensive Player of the Week award after making six tackles—all of which came for a loss or no gain—in addition to one sack, one forced fumble and a quarter- back hit on quarterback Cam Newton that resulted in an interception returned for a touchdown at Car. (11/11)... Became the first Bronco since at least 1982 to record three sacks and two forced fumbles in a single game vs. S.D. (11/18), earning Earned Peter King’s Defensive Player of the Week award for the second consecutive week... Intercepted his first career pass and returned it 26 yards for a touchdown vs. T.B. (12/2)... Extended his miller’S SACKS BY streak to a career-best six games, strip-sacking *denotes win (Miller’s teams are 20-7, including postseason, in quarterback Carson Palmer for his fifth forced fumble in games in which he records at least one half of a sack.) a five-week span at Oak. (12/6)... Became the Broncos’ single-season sack record holder with 1.5 sacks vs. Cle. QB Sacks Dates Philip Rivers 7.0 1 vs. S.D., 10/9/11, 1 at S.D., 11/27/11*, (12/23)... Sacked quarterback Brady Quinn to extend 1 at S.D., 10/15/12*, 3 vs. S.D., 11/18/12* his single-season record to 18.5 vs. K.C. (12/30)... Led 1 at S.D., 11/10/13* the team with nine tackles and a half sack in Denver’s Tom Brady 4.0 2 at N.E., 11/24/13, 2 at N.E., 10/7/12 AFC Divisional Playoff Game vs. Bal. (1/12). Andy Dalton 4.0 1 vs. Cin., 9/18/11*, 3 at Cin., 11/4/12* 2011: Selected by Denver in the first round (2nd over- Ben Roethlisberger 3.0 1 vs. Pit., 1/8/12*, 2 vs. Pit., 9/9/12* Brady Quinn 2.0 1 at K.C., 11/25/12*, 1 vs. K.C., 12/30/12* all) of the 2011 NFL Draft, Miller started all 15 games Aaron Rodgers 2.0 2 at G.B., 10/2/11 played and tied the franchise rookie record with 11.5 Matt Cassel 1.5 1.5 at K.C., 11/13/11* sacks en route to being named the Associated Press Carson Palmer 1.5 0.5 at Oak., 11/6/11*, 1 at Oak., 12/6/12* NFL Defensive Player of the Year... Elected as a starter Mark Sanchez 1.5 1.5 vs. NYJ, 11/17/11* for the Pro Bowl to become just the second Bronco to Brandon Weeden 1.5 1.5 vs. Cle., 12/23/12* play in the league’s annual All-Star game as a rookie in Josh Freeman 1.0 1 vs. T.B., 12/2/12* Robert Griffin III 1.0 1 vs. Was., 10/27/13* addition to garnering second-team All-Pro honors from Caleb Hanie 1.0 1 vs. Chi., 12/11/11* the Associated Press... Finished fifth on the club with Matt Hasselbeck 1.0 1 at Ten., 9/25/11 64 tackles (50 solo) and added a team-best 19 tackles Matt Moore 1.0 1 at Mia., 10/23/11* for a loss and 24 quarterback hits to go along with four Cam Newton 1.0 1 at Car., 11/11/11* passes defensed and two forced fumbles... Named the Matt Ryan 1.0 1 at Atl., 9/17/12 Denver Athletic Club’s Colorado Athlete of the Year... Joe Flacco 0.5 0.5 vs. Bal., 1/12/13 Missed Week 13 with a thumb injury and was forced to play the season’s final six games, including the playoffs, with a cast on his hand... Produced two separate five- game stretches with at least a half sack. COLLEGE: Miller played 47 games (30 starts) at Texas A&M University and finished his career with 182 tack- les (104 solo), 33 sacks (fourth in school history), 50.5 tackles for a loss, 10 forced fumbles and four fumble recoveries... Posted 27.5 sacks in 26 starts over his last two seasons and won the Butkus Award (nation’s best linebacker) in addition to being named a consensus All-American as a senior in 2010... Tabbed as a unanimous All-Big 12 Conference performer after leading the nation with 17 sacks (115 yds.) as a junior in 2009 playing a hybrid “jack” position... Named to The Sporting News’ Freshman All-Big 12 Team in 2007 after seeing action in nine games as a true freshman for the Aggies. PERSONAL: Miller attended DeSoto (Texas) High School, where he was named the District 8-5A Defensive MVP as a senior after totaling 76 tackles and six sacks... Rated the No. 6 middle linebacker in the nation by Scout.com and was named to Dave Campbell’s Texas Football Super Team (second-team defensive line)... Majored in uni- versity studies with a concentration in agriculture and life sciences at Texas A&M... Started Von’s Vision, a foun- dation dedicated to providing eye care, glasses and contact lenses to underprivileged youth... Visited the Middle East as part of an NFL USO Tour in March 2013... Von Miller was born on March 26, 1989, in DeSoto, Texas. Miller’s Regular Season Record Year Club G S UT A TT S-Yds. I-Yds. PD FF FR TD-Int. TD-FR S Pts. 2011 Denver 15 15 50 14 64 11.5-77 0-0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 2012 Denver 16 16 55 13 68 18.5-129.5 1-26 2 6 0 1 0 0 6 2013 Denver 9 9 27 7 34 5-29 0-0 1 3 1 0 1 0 6 2014 Denver 3 3 9 6 15 2-6 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CAREER TOTALS 43 43 141 40 181 37-241.5 1-26 7 11 1 1 1 0 12

MILLER ENJOYS HISTORIC YEAR IN 2012

MOST SACKS NFL, 2012 MOST TACKLES FOR A LOSS, NFL, 2012 Player Sacks Player Sacks 1. J.J. Watt, Hou. 20.5 1. J.J. Watt, Hou. 39 2. Aldon Smith, S.F. 19.5 2. Von Miller, Den. 28 3. Von Miller, Den. 18.5 3. Lavonte David, T.B. 20 4. Cameron Wake, Mia. 15.0 4. Michael Bennett, T.B. 18 5. Geno Atkins, Cin. 13.0 Aldon Smith, S.F. 18 DENVER BRONCOS

MILLER NAMED NFL DEFENSIVE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR 2011 NFL DEFENSIVE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR VOTING (ASSOCIATED PRESS) Player Position Team Votes 1. Von Miller Linebacker Denver 39 2. Aldon Smith Linebacker San Francisco 11

Miller’s postSeason Record Year Club G S UT A TT S-Yds. I-Yds. PD FF FR TD-Int. TD-FR S Pts. 2011 Denver 2 2 3 0 3 1-4 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2012 Denver 1 1 7 2 9 0.5-3.5 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CAREER TOTALS 3 3 10 2 12 1.5-7.5 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Miller’s single-game highs (Postseason in parentheses) Tackles — 10 at San Diego, 11/27/11 (9 vs. Baltimore, 1/12/13). Sacks — 3, twice, last vs. San Diego, 11/18/12 (1 vs. Pittsburgh, 1/8/12). Sack yards — 29 vs. San Diego, 11/18/12 (4 vs. Pittsburgh, 1/8/12). Interceptions — 1 vs. Tampa Bay, 12/2/12 (none). Interception return yards — 26t vs. Tampa Bay, 12/2/12 (none). Forced Fumbles — 2 vs. San Diego, 11/18/12 (none). Fumble recoveries — 1 at New England, 11/24/13 (none). Fumble return yards — 60t at New England, 11/24/13 (none). Consecutive games with at least one sack — 6 Games 8-13, 2012 (1 vs. Pittsburgh, 1/8/12). miller’s MULTIPLE-sack GAMES (9) *denotes win (The Broncos are 6-3 when Miller records more than one sack in a game.) Date Opponent S-Yds. 10/2/11 at Green Bay 2-12 11/13/11 at Kansas City* 1.5-6.5 11/17/11 vs. N.Y. Jets* 1.5-12 9/9/12 vs. Pittsburgh* 2-15 10/7/12 at New England 2-7 11/4/12 at Cincinnati* 3-18 11/18/12 vs. San Diego* 3-29 12/23/12 vs. Cleveland* 1.5-12.5 11/24/13 at New England 2-11 Von Miller’S Game-by-Game (Victories asterisked) 2014 DENVER (2-1) TACKLES Date Opponent P/S UT A TT S-Yds. I-Yds PD FF FR Sep 7 vs. Indianapolis* S 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Sep 14 vs. Kansas City* S 5 2 7 1-3 0-0 0 0 0 Sep 21 at Seattle S 3 4 7 1-3 0-0 0 0 0 Regular Season Totals 3/3 9 6 15 2-6 0-0 0 0 0 DENVER BRONCOS

LERENTEE MCCRAY 5555 linebacker 6-3 • 249 • 2ND YR. • FLORIDA BORN: Aug. 26, 1990, in Ocala, Fla. HIGH SCHOOL: Dunnellon High School, Ocala, Fla. ACQUIRED: College Free Agent, 2013 NFL YEAR: 2nd • YEAR WITH BRONCOS: 2nd NFL GAMES PLAYED/STARTED: 2/0 McCRAY AT A GLANCE: • A second-year linebacker who spent his rookie season with Denver on injured reserve after hurting his ankle during the club’s preseason finale. • Appeared in all four preseason contests (1 start) for the Broncos in 2013 and tied for the team lead with a pair of sacks (16 yds.) to go along with eight tackles (5 solo) and one forced fumble. • Saw action in 42 games (17 starts) for the University of Florida and tallied 65 tackles (40 solo), 4.5 sacks (25 yds.), one interception (25 yds.), five passes defensed, three forced fum- bles and one fumble recovery. • Opened all 12 games as a senior for the Gators and collected 25 tackles, three sacks, one interception and one forced fumble. • Entered the NFL with Denver as a college free agent on April 30, 2013. CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Signed by Denver as a college free agent 4/30/13; Placed on injured reserve (ankle) by Denver 8/31/13.

2014: McCray made his Broncos debut in the season opener vs. Ind. (9/7) and recorded his first career tackle. 2013: McCray, who entered the NFL with the Broncos as a college free agent, spent his rookie year on injured reserve after hurting his ankle in Denver’s preseason finale. COLLEGE: McCray appeared in 42 games (17 starts) for the University of Florida and totaled 65 tackles (40 solo), 4.5 sacks (25 yds.), one interception (25 yds.), five passes defensed, three forced fumbles and one fumble recovery... Started all 12 games as a senior for the Gators and tallied 25 tackles, three sacks, one interception and one forced fumble. PERSONAL: Starred as a two-way player for Dunnellon High School in Ocala, Fla., where he collected 118 tackles and nine sacks on defense and 500 rushing yards to go along with 11 touchdowns on offense as a senior to earn first-team Class 3A all-state honors... Lerentee McCray was born on Aug. 26, 1990. McCray’s Regular Season Record Year Club G S UT A TT S-Yds. I-Yds. PD FF FR TD-Int. TD-FR S Pts. 2013 Denver INJURED RESERVE 2014 Denver 2 0 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CAREER TOTALS 2 0 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LERENTEE MCCRAY’s Game-by-Game (Victories asterisked) 2014 Denver (2-1) TACKLES Date Opponent P/S UT A TT S-Yds. I-Yds. PD FF FR Sep 7 Indianapolis* P 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Sep 14 vs. Kansas City* P 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Sep 21 at Seattle INACTIVE Regular Season Totals 2/0 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 DENVER BRONCOS

BRANDON MCMANUS 8 KICKER 6-3 • 201 • 1ST YR. • TEMPLE BORN: July 25, 1991, in Philadelphia HIGH SCHOOL: North Penn High School, Lansdale, Pa. ACQUIRED: Free Agent, 2014 NFL YEAR: 1st • YEAR WITH BRONCOS: 1st NFL GAMES PLAYED/STARTED: 3/0 McMANUS AT A GLANCE: • A first-year kicker who spent the 2013 preseason with the Indianapolis Colts and the first three games of the 2014 preseason with the New York Giants. • Connected on 3-of-3 field goals (all 46+ yds.) and 4-of-4 extra points, while producing 18 touch- backs on 25 kickoffs in seven career NFL preseason games. • Received the 2012 College Football Performance Awards Specialist Trophy as the nation’s best overall kicker his senior year at Temple University. • Holds Temple career records for points scored (338), field goals made (60) and attempted (83) and punting average (45.4). • Joined the Broncos on Aug. 26, 2014, in a trade with N.Y. Giants that sent a conditional seventh-round pick to Giants. CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Signed by Indianapolis as a college free agent 4/30/13; Waived by Indianpolis 8/26/13; Signed to a future contract by N.Y. Giants on 1/2/14; Traded to Denver 8/26/14.

2014: McManus made his Broncos debut in the season opener vs. Ind. (9/7) and went 4-of-4 on PATs and con- verted a 21-yard field goal attempt... Allowed only two returns on 16 kickoffs through his first three career games. COLLEGE: McManus holds Temple career records for points scored (338), field goals made (60) and attempted (83) and punting average (45.4)... Was the recipient of the 2012 College Football Performance Awards Specialist Trophy as the nation’s best overall kicker... As a senior, led the Owls in scoring (74), converting 14 of17 field goals and 32 of 33 extra point tries... Also punted 54 times for 2,433 yards (45.1 avg.), including a career-long 68-yarder, and had 15 punts longer than 50 yards... Earned All-Big East first-team honors as a punter and was a second-team choice as a kicker... Set the conference season record for field goal accuracy (82.4%) and set game records for extra points made and attempted (9). PERSONAL: A four-year letterwinner as a kicker and punter at North Penn High School in Lansdale, Pa.... Selected to play in the 2009 Big 33 All-Star Game... Named to All-Suburban One Conference first-team and Times-Herald All-Area first-team selection as a senior... Scored 229 career points and helped his team win district championships in 2005 and 2008 and conference titles in 2006 and 2008…Hit all 78 extra point tries in 2008... Earned all-state honorable mention accolades and first-team all-league and all-area honors as a junior after setting a school and District 1 record with a 55-yard field goal... As a sophomore in 2006, earned first-team all-league and all-area honors... Majored in biology/pre-med... Brandon Tyler McManus was born on July 25, 1991, in Philadelphia. McManus’s Regular Season Record FIELD GOALS PATs Year Club G 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+ TOTAL Pct. Md./Att. Pct. Pts. 2014 Denver 3 0/0 3/3 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 3/3 1.000 9/9 1.000 18 CAREER TOTALS 3 0/0 3/3 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 3/3 1.000 9/9 1.000 18 ADDITIONAL STATISTICS: Kickoffs — 16 for 1,047 yards, 65.4 avg., 14 TBs BRANDON MCMANUS’s Game-by-Game (Victories asterisked) 2014 denver (2-1) field goals patS Date Opponent P 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+ TOTAL Pct. Md./Att. Pct. Pts. Sep 7 vs. Indianapolis* P 0/0 1/1 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/1 1.000 4/4 1.000 7 Sep 14 vs. Kansas City* P 0/0 1/1 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/1 1.000 3/3 1.000 6 Sep 21 at Seattle P 0/0 1/1 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/1 1.000 2/2 1.000 5 Regular Season Totals 3 0/0 3/3 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 3/3 1.000 9/9 1.000 18 DENVER BRONCOS

WILL MONTGOMERY 6644 Center 6-3 • 304 • 9TH YR. • VIRGINIA TECH BORN: Feb. 13, 1983, in Brunswick, Maine HIGH SCHOOL: Centreville High School, Clifton, Va. ACQUIRED: Free Agent, 2014 NFL YEAR: 9th • YEAR WITH BRONCOS: 1st NFL GAMES PLAYED/STARTED: 93/63 • POSTSEASON GP/GS: 1/1 MONTGOMERY AT A GLANCE: • A ninth-year offensive lineman who has appeared in 90 career regular-season games with Carolina (2006), the N.Y. Jets (2007-08) and Washington (2008-12), opening 46 contests at center, 10 at right guard and seven at left guard. • Started every game for the Redskins during the last three seasons (2010-12), competing at center in all but two contests and playing in 3,387 of 3,393 (99.8%) possible offensive snaps. • Appeared in six games (4 starts) in 2006 as a rookie for Carolina under current Broncos Head Coach John Fox. • Saw action in 43 career games (36 starts) at Virginia Tech, working his way up from a walk- on defensive tackle to become a three-time Atlantic Coast Conference Offensive Lineman of the Week as a senior in 2005. • Joined the Broncos as a free agent on April 2, 2014. • Selected by Carolina in the seventh round (234th overall) of the 2006 NFL Draft. CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Drafted by Carolina 4/30/06; Waived by Carolina 9/2/07; Signed by N.Y. Jets 9/19/07; Waived by N.Y. Jets 9/25/08; Signed by N.Y. Jets 9/29/08; Waived by N.Y. Jets 10/14/08; Signed by Washington 12/9/08; Released by Washington 3/14/14; Signed by Denver 4/2/14.

2014: Montgomery made his Broncos debut in the season opener vs. Ind. (9/7) on special teams. 2013: Montgomery started all 16 games for the third consecutive season and participated in every offensive snap for the Redskins... Helped Washington finish in ninth in the NFL in total offense (369.7 ypg) and fifth in the league in rushing offense (135.3 ypg). 2012: Montgomery opened all 16 regular-season games as well as Washington’s playoff contest while helping the club lead the league in rushing with their highest output (169.3 ypg) in 61 years. 2011: Montgomery started all 16 games for the first time in his career, opening 14 contests at center and two at left guard. 2010: Montgomery appeared in 13 games (6 starts) for the Redskins and saw time at guard and center as well as on special teams. 2009: Montgomery played all 16 games for the first time in his career, earning three starts during the regular season. 2008: Montgomery did not see any game action but spent time with the N.Y. Jets and Washington during the regular season... Waived by the Jets on Sept. 25 before being re-acquired by the club four days later... Waived again by the Jets on Oct. 14 and was signed by the Redskins on Dec. 9. 2007: Montgomery appeared in seven games for the Jets with two starts at left guard. 2006: Selected by Carolina in the seventh round (234th overall) of the 2006 NFL Draft, Montgomery started 4-of-6 games played as a rookie for the Panthers... Made his first NFL start at right guard at Min. (9/17). COLLEGE: Montgomery opened 36-of-43 games played at Virginia Tech, ending his career as a senior by being named Atlantic Coast Conference Offensive Lineman of the Week on three occasions... Began his collegiate career as a walk-on defensive tackle. PERSONAL: Montgomery attended Centreville High School in Clifton, Va., where he played on the offensive and defensive lines... Helped the Wildcats win the Virginia AAA Division 6 state championship as a senior and was named a first-team all-state selection by the Associated Press... Earned a bachelor’s in business information technology at Virginia Tech in addition to a master’s in health promotion... Participated in the Harvard Business School MBA program offered by the NFL during the 2012 offseason... Will Montgomery was born on Feb. 13, 1983, in Brunswick, Maine. DENVER BRONCOS

montgomery’s Regular Season Record Year Club G S 2006 Carolina 6 4 2007 N.Y. Jets 7 2 2008 NYJ/Was. 0 0 2009 Washington 16 3 2010 Washington 13 6 2011 Washington 16 16 2012 Washington 16 16 2013 Washington 16 16 2014 Denver 3 0 CAREER TOTALS 93 63 montgomery’s postSeason Record Year Club G S 2012 Washington 1 1 CAREER TOTALS 1 1 DENVER BRONCOS

RAHIM MOORE 2266 safety 6-1 • 195 • 4TH YR. • UCLA BORN: Feb. 11, 1990, in Los Angeles HIGH SCHOOL: Susan Miller Dorsey High School, Los Angeles ACQUIRED: Draft #2a (45th overall), 2011 NFL YEAR: 4th • YEAR WITH BRONCOS: 4th NFL GAMES PLAYED/STARTED: 44/35 • POSTSEASON GP/GS: 2/1 MOORE AT A GLANCE: • A fourth-year safety who started 32-of-41 regular-season games during his first three NFL seasons with the Broncos, totaling 146 tackles (125 solo), one sack (3 yds.), four interceptions (59 yds.), 15 passes defensed and two fumble recoveries. • Opened Denver’s first 10 games at free safety in 2013 before being diagnosed with acute later- al compartment syndrome in his leg and spending the remainder of the year on injured reserve. • Started 15-of-16 contests in 2012 and ranked third on the club with 71 tackles (59 solo) to go along with one interception (23 yds.), seven passes defensed and one fumble recovery. • Saw action in 15 regular-season games (7 starts) as a rookie in 2011 and totaled 31 tack- les (28 solo) and one interception (18 yds.). • Started all 37 games played at UCLA and tied for fourth in school history with 14 career interceptions. • Named a team captain during his final campaign with the Bruins as a junior and received first-team All-America honors by The Sporting News in addition to first-team All-Pacific-10 Conference accolades for the second consecutive year. • Led the nation with 10 interceptions as a sophomore in 2009 (second most in Bruins history) and was the co-defensive winner of UCLA’s Henry R. ‘Red’ Sanders Award for team MVP. • Started all 12 games in 2008, becoming the first true freshman in seven years to start a season opener on offense or defense for UCLA. • Selected by the Broncos in the second round (45th overall) of the 2011 NFL Draft. CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Signed by Denver as a draft choice 7/29/11; Placed on injured reserve (leg) by Denver 11/19/13.

2013: Moore started in the season opener vs. Ind. (9/7) and notched the first multiple-interception game of his career with two takeaways for 17 yards... Intercepted QB Andrew Luck in the fourth quarter when the Colts were driving in Broncos territory and finished with three solo tackles and two passes defensed... Played all 74 defensive snaps against Ind. (9/7). 2013: Moore started the first 10 games of the season for Denver, totaling 44 tackles (38 solo), a career-high two interceptions (18 yds.) and six passes defensed before being placed on injured reserve with acute lateral compart- ment syndrome in his leg... Intercepted a pass from Eli Manning and finished with three tackles and two pass breakups at NYG (9/15)... Led the team with six tackles at Dal. (10/6)... Intercepted a pass from Robert Griffin III and returned it 18 yards vs. Was. (10/27). 2012: Moore started 15-of-16 regular-season games and played the most snaps (1,044) of any player on defense while posting the third-most tackles (71) on the club... Added one sack (3 yds.), one interception (23 yds.), seven passes defensed and one fumble recovery on defense to go along with two special-teams stops... Set a career high and tied for the team lead with 12 tackles (6 solo) at N.E. (10/7)... Led the team with eight tackles and recorded his first career sack vs. K.C. (12/30)... Tied for second on the team with seven tackles in Denver’s AFC Divisional Playoff Game vs. Bal. (1/12). 2011: Selected by the Broncos in the second round (45th overall) of the 2011 NFL Draft, Moore played 15 reg- ular-season games (7 starts) and totaled 31 tackles (28 solo), one interception (18 yds.), two passes defensed and one fumble recovery as a rookie... Saw action in Denver’s AFC Divisional Playoff Game at N.E. (1/14) and recorded three tackles. COLLEGE: Moore opened all 37 games played at UCLA and tied for fourth in school history with 14 career interceptions to go along with 186 tackles (119 solo), 29 PBUs, and three fumble recoveries... Received first-team All-America honors from The Sporting News and first-team All-Pacific-10 Conference honors following his junior season... Led the nation with 10 interceptions and was a first-team All-Pac-10 selection as a sophomore... Started all 12 games as a true freshman in 2008. PERSONAL: Moore attended Susan Miller Dorsey High School in Los Angeles, where he lettered four years as a DENVER BRONCOS defensive back and wide receiver... Invited to play in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl after totaling 112 tackles, eight interceptions, 18 passes defensed and three fumble recoveries as a senior... Rated as the second-best safe- ty prospect in the nation by Scout.com... Majored in sociology at UCLA and was named to the Director’s Honor Roll in Fall 2009... Rahim Shaheed Moore was born on Feb. 11, 1990, in Los Angeles. Moore’s Regular Season Record Year Club G S UT A TT S-Yds. I-Yds. PD FF FR TD-Int. TD-FR S Pts. 2011 Denver 15 7 28 3 31 0-0 1-18 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 2012 Denver 16 15 59 12 71 1-3 1-23 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 2013 Denver 10 10 38 6 44 0-0 2-18 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 2014 Denver 3 3 9 1 10 0-0 2-17 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 CAREER TOTALS 44 35 134 22 156 1-3 6-76 17 0 2 0 0 0 0 ADDITIONAL STATISTICS: Special teams tackles — 2012 (2), TOTAL (2). Moore’s postSeason Record Year Club G S UT A TT S-Yds. I-Yds. PD FF FR TD-Int. TD-FR S Pts. 2011 Denver 1 0 1 2 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2012 Denver 1 1 6 1 7 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CAREER TOTALS 2 1 7 3 10 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Moore’s single-game highs (Postseason in parentheses) Tackles — 12 at New England 10/7/12 (7 vs. Baltimore, 1/12/13). Interceptions — 2 vs. Indianapolis, 9/7/14 (none). Interception return yards — 23 at Carolina, 11/11/12 (none). Passes defensed — 2, three times, last vs. Indianapolis, 9/7/14 (none). Sacks — 1 vs. Kansas City, 12/30/12 (none). Sack yards — 3 vs. Kansas City, 12/30/12 (none). Special-teams tackles — 1, twice, last vs. Cleveland, 12/23/12 (none). Rahim Moore’s Game-by-Game (Victories asterisked) 2014 DENVER (2-1) TACKLES Date Opponent P/S UT A TT S-Yds. I-Yds PD FF FR Sep 7 vs. Indianapolis* S 3 0 3 0-0 2-17 2 0 0 Sep 14 vs. Kansas City* S 4 0 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Sep 21 at Seattle S 2 1 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Regular Season Totals 3/3 9 1 10 0-0 2-17 2 0 0 DENVER BRONCOS

COREY NELSON 5522 Linebacker 6-1 • 226 • OKLAHOMA BORN: April 22, 1992, in Dallas HIGH SCHOOL: Skyline High School, Dallas AQUIRED: Draft #7 (242nd overall), 2014 NFL YEAR: 1st • YEAR WITH BRONCOS: 1st NFL GAMES PLAYED/STARTED: 3/0 NELSON AT A GLANCE: • A linebacker who played 45 games (27 starts) for the University of Oklahoma and finished his collegiate career with 154 tackles (76 solo), 7.5 sacks (43 yds.), one interception (24 yds.), 11 passes defensed and one fumble recovery. • Started 27 of his final 31 contests for the Sooners, including all five games played as a senior in 2013 before suffering a season-ending pectoral injury. • Ranked second among linebackers and sixth on the team with 47 tackles (23 solo) as a junior in 2012. • Received honorable mention All-Big 12 Conference recognition following his sophomore campaign in which he totaled a career-best 59 tackles (29 solo) to go along with four passes defensed and one fumble recovery. • Appeared in all 14 games for the Sooners as a true freshman in 2010, contributing 21 tackles (11 solo) on defense and a blocked punt on special teams. • Attended Skyline High School in Dallas, where he was named 5A Defensive Player of the Year by the Associated Press and a first-team All-American by MaxPreps.com following his senior year. • Selected by the Broncos in the seventh round (242nd overall) of the 2014 NFL Draft. CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Signed by Denver as a draft choice 6/2/14.

2014: Nelson made his Broncos debut in the season opener vs. Ind. (9/7) on special teams... Recorded his first career special-teams tackle at Sea. (9/21). COLLEGE: Nelson started 27 of his final 31 contests for the University of Oklahoma, including all five games played as a senior in 2013 before suffering a season-ending pectoral injury... totaled 27 tackles (13 solo), one sack (1 yd.), one interception (24 yds.) and five passes defensed before missing the rest of the 2013 season with a pectoral injury... Finished second among linebackers and sixth on the team as a junior with 47 defensive stops (23 solo) to go along with one sack (8 yds.) and two passes defensed... Named an honorable mention All-Big 12 Conference selection as a sophomore after appearing in all 13 games (11 starts) and totaling a career-high 59 tackles (29 solo) in addition to 5.5 sacks (34 yds.), four passes defensed and one fumble recovery... Played all 14 games for the Sooners as a true freshman and contributed 21 tackles (11 solo) on defense as well as a blocked punt on special teams. HIGH SCHOOL: Nelson was named 5A Defensive Player of the Year by the Associated Press and a first-team All-American by MaxPreps.com after his senior year at Skyline High School in Dallas, where he collected 133 tackles and nine sacks while blocking five field goals... Selected as an all-state defensive end as a sophomore. PERSONAL: Nelson majored in communication at Oklahoma and was selected to the Academic All-Big 12 Teams in 2011 (first team) and 2012 (second team)... Corey Nelson was born on April 22, 1992, in Dallas. NELSON’S REGULAR SEASON Record Year Club G S UT A TT S-Yds. I-Yds. PD FF FR TD-Int. TD-FR S Pts. 2014 Denver 3 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CAREER TOTALS 3 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ADDITIONAL STATISTICS: Special teams tackles — 2014 (1), TOTAL (1). COREY NELSON’s Game-by-Game (Victories asterisked) 2014 DENVER (2-1) TACKLES Date Opponent P/S UT A TT S-Yds. I-Yds PD FF FR Sep 7 vs. Indianapolis* P 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Sep 14 vs. Kansas City* P 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Sep 21 at Seattle P 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Regular Season Totals 3/0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 ADDITIONAL STATISTICS: Special teams tackles — 1. DENVER BRONCOS

BROCK OSWEILER 1177 quarterback 6-8 • 240 • 3RD YR. • ARIZONA STATE BORN: Nov. 22, 1990, in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho HIGH SCHOOL: Flathead High School, Kalispell, Mont. ACQUIRED: Drafted #2b (57th overall), 2012 NFL YEAR: 3rd • YEAR WITH BRONCOS: 3rd NFL GAMES PLAYED/STARTED: 9/0 OSWEILER AT A GLANCE: • A third-year player who completed 13-of-20 passes (65.0%) for 107 yards in nine games as the backup quarterback for Denver during the last two seasons. • Appeared in four games as the No. 2 quarterback for the Broncos in 2013 and completed 11-of-16 attempts (68.8%) for 95 yards. • Saw his most extensive NFL regular-season action at Oakland (12/29/13), playing the entire second half and totaling 85 yards on 9-of-13 passing (69.2%). • Saw action in five contests during his rookie season in 2012 and completed 2-of-4 passes for 12 yards. • Started 15-of-25 games played at Arizona State University and completed 412-of-680 (60.6%) passes for 5,082 yards with 33 touchdowns and 15 interceptions. • Left for the NFL after his junior campaign in which he opened all 13 contests for the Sun Devils and became just the fourth player in Pac-12 Conference history to throw for 4,000 yards. • Combined to complete 108-of-157 (68.8%) passes for 1,262 yards with nine touchdowns and three interceptions (151.4 rtg.) against ASU’s four ranked opponents in 2011. • Threw for at least 300 yards in 7-of-15 games started during his career at ASU. • Tied for the tallest Bronco in team history at 6’8”. • Originally committed to attend Gonzaga University on a basketball scholarship before electing to pursue football instead at ASU. • Selected by the Broncos in the second round (57th overall) of the 2012 NFL Draft. CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Signed by Denver as a draft choice 7/24/12.

2013: Osweiler appeared in four games, completing 11-of-16 passes (68.8%) for 95 yards... Played one snap on the field-goal block unit in overtime at N.E. (11/24)... Played the entire second half at Oak. (12/29) and completed 9-of-13 attempts (69.2%) for 85 yards. 2012: Selected by Denver in the second round (57th overall) of the 2012 NFL Draft, Osweiler played five games during his rookie season, completing 2-of-4 passes for 12 yards after earning the backup quarterback job out of training camp... Saw his first regular-season NFL action on Denver’s final snap of its 37-6 win vs. Oak. (9/30)... Completed his first NFL pass for a 5-yard gain in Denver’s regular-season finale vs. K.C. (12/30). COLLEGE: Osweiler played 25 career games (15 starts) at Arizona State University and completed 412-of-680 passes (60.6%) for 5,082 yards with 33 touchdowns and 15 interceptions... Named a team captain as a junior in 2011 and totaled 4,036 yards on 326-of-516 (63.2%) passing with 26 touchdowns and 13 interceptions... Set school records for completions, attempts and yards while his 26 scores through the air marked the fourth most in ASU annals... Ranked second in the Pac-12 Conference and 11th in the nation with 317.3 passing yards per game... Combined to complete 108-of-157 (68.8%) passes for 1,262 yards with nine touchdowns and three interceptions (151.4 rtg.) against ASU’s four ranked opponents in 2011... Appeared in six games (1 start) as a sophomore and completed 62-of-109 (56.9%) passes for 797 yards with five touchdowns and zero interceptions (133.4 rtg.)... Named MVP of the Territorial Cup after throwing for 267 yards and one touchdown in his only start of the season in the Sun Devils’ 30-29 overtime win at Arizona (12/2/11)... Played six games (1 start) as a true freshman for Arizona State, completing 24-of-55 (43.6%) passes for 249 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions for an 86.4 passer rating... Became the first ASU true freshman quarterback to start a game since Jake Plummer in 1993 when he opened the Sun Devils’ game at No. 14 Oregon (11/14/09). PERSONAL: Osweiler was named the 2008-09 Gatorade State Player of the Year for Montana following his senior season at Flathead High School in Kalispell, Mont., after completing 189-of-303 (62.4%) passes for 2,703 yards with 29 touchdowns... Averaged 24.9 points and 14.5 rebounds as a junior on the hardwood and was listed as a three-star basketball recruit by Scout.com... Originally committed to Gonzaga University to play basketball before deciding to pursue football collegiately.... Studied sociology and political science at ASU... Brock Alan Osweiler was born on Nov. 22, 1990, in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. DENVER BRONCOS

osweiler’s Regular Season Record PASSING Year Club G S Att. Comp. Pct. Yds. Yds./Att. TD % Int. % LG Sack/Yds. Rtg. 2012 Denver 5 0 4 2 50.0 12 3.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 7 0/0 56.3 2013 Denver 4 0 16 11 68.8 95 5.9 0 0.0 0 0.0 19 2/8 84.1 2014 Denver 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 — 0/0 0.0 CAREER TOTALS 9 0 20 13 65.0 107 5.4 0 0.0 0 0.0 19 2/8 78.5 RUSHING SCORING Year Club Att. Yds. Avg. LG TD TD TDr TDp TDrt 2pt Pts. 2012 Denver 8 -13 -1.6 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2013 Denver 3 2 0.7 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2014 Denver 0 0 0.0 — 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CAREER TOTALS 11 -11 -1.0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ADDITIONAL STATISTICS: Fumble recoveries — 2012 (1), TOTAL (1). Osweiler’s single-game highs (Postseason in parentheses) Pass attempts — 13 at Oakland, 12/29/13 (none). Pass completions — 9 at Oakland, 12/29/13 (none). Passing yards — 85 at Oakland, 12/29/13 (none). Longest pass completion — 19 at Oakland, 12/29/13 (none). Rushing attempts — 3 vs. Kansas City, 12/30/12 (none). Rushing yards — 3 vs. Philadelphia, 9/29/13 (none). Longest rush — 4 vs. Philadelphia, 9/29/13 (none). Brock Osweiler’s Game-by-Game (Victories asterisked) 2014 Denver (2-1) PASSING RUSHING Opponent P/S Att. Comp. Yds. Pct. TD INT LG S/Yds. Rtg. Att. Yds. Avg. LG TD vs. Ind. (9/7)* DID NOT PLAY vs. K.C. (9/14)* DID NOT PLAY at Sea. (9/21) DID NOT PLAY Regular Season Totals 0/0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 — 0/0 0.0 0 0 0.0 — 0 DENVER BRONCOS

MANNY RAMIREZ 6666 Center 6-3 • 320 • 8TH YR. • TEXAS TECH BORN: Feb. 13, 1983, in Houston HIGH SCHOOL: Willowridge High School, Houston ACQUIRED: Free Agent, 2011 NFL YEAR: 8th • YEAR WITH BRONCOS: 4th NFL GAMES PLAYED/STARTED: 54/45 • POSTSEASON: 6/3 RAMIREZ AT A GLANCE: • An eighth-year player who started 42-of-51 regular-season games played and 3-of-6 postsea- son contests in his first seven NFL seasons with Detroit (2007-10) and Denver (2011-13). • Started every game at center for the first time in his career in 2013, helping the Broncos set the NFL single-season scoring record (606 pts.) while allowing the fewest sacks (20) in the league. • Appeared in 15 games for Denver in 2012, earning 12 starts at right guard and being penal- ized just three time on the season. • Opened 12-of-13 games for the Lions in 2008 and was penalized just three times while allowing only a half sack according to Stats Inc. • Started four seasons at Texas Tech University, calling the offensive line’s blocking schemes during his final two seasons and earning numerous All-Big 12 Conference accolades. • Part of an offensive aerial attack that led the country with 398.9 passing yards per game in his four seasons (2003-06) with the Red Raiders. • Established a Texas Tech school lifting record with his 550-pound bench press. • Joined the Broncos as a free agent on Jan. 4, 2011. • Selected by the Lions in the fourth round (117th overall) of the 2007 NFL Draft. CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Signed by Detroit as a draft choice 7/18/07; Waived by Detroit 10/6/10; Signed by Denver to a future contract 1/4/11.

2014: Ramirez started and played all 195 offensive snaps in the first three games of the season. 2013: Ramirez opened all 16 regular-season games and all three playoff contests at center for the Broncos in 2013... Was part of an offensive line unit that allowed the fewest sacks (20) in the NFL as well as the most games allowing zero sacks (6)... Earned a spot on Pro Football Focus’ All-Week 3 Team for his performance vs. Oak. (9/23)... Part of an offensive line group that was named a collective Offensive Player of the Week by Sports Illustrated’s Peter King for its performance in which it allowed zero sacks and zero quarterback hits against the NFL’s top-ranked sack defense vs. K.C. (11/17)... Part of an offensive line that did not allow a sack or a quarter- back hit in Denver’s AFC Championship Game vs. N.E. (1/19). 2012: Ramirez established a career high with 15 games played, starting 11 contests for the Broncos at right guard... Penalized just three times on the year... Saw action in Denver’s AFC Divisional Playoff Game vs. Bal. (1/12). 2011: Ramirez played two games (0 starts) in his first season with the Broncos and was inactive for the remain- ing 14 regular-season games as well as both playoff contests. 2010: Ramirez spent the season out of football after being waived by Detroit on Oct. 6. 2009: Ramirez played a career-high 13 games (12 starts) at left guard for Detroit... Penalized only three times and was credited with just one half sack allowed according to Stats. Inc. 2008: Ramirez played four games (3 starts) for Detroit, opening two contests at right guard and one at left guard... Was not called for a penalty and allowed just two sacks on the season according to Stats Inc... Made his first career start vs. Chi. (10/5). 2007: Selected by the Lions in the fourth round (117th overall) of the 2007 NFL Draft, Ramirez played one game (0 starts) as a rookie... Made his NFL debut vs. K.C. (12/23) playing on special teams. COLLEGE: Ramirez was part of the nation’s most explosive aerial attack during his four seasons (2003-06) as a starter at Texas Tech University, as the Red Raiders led the country with 398.9 passing yards per game during that span... Earned numerous All-Big 12 Conference honors following his senior season that marked his second consecutive year calling the blocking schemes along the offensive line... Established a school lifting record with his 550-pound bench press. PERSONAL: Ramirez was a first-team All-District 20-5A selection in his final two seasons at Willowridge High School in Houston... Majored in exercise sport science at Texas Tech... Manuel Ramirez was born on Feb. 13, 1983, in Houston. DENVER BRONCOS

RAMIREZ’s Regular Season Record Year Club G S 2007 Detroit 1 0 2008 Detroit 4 3 2009 Detroit 13 12 2010 Detroit 0 0 2011 Denver 2 0 2012 Denver 15 11 2013 Denver 16 16 2014 Denver 3 3 CAREER TOTALS 54 45 ADDITIONAL STATISTICS: Fumbles — 2009 (1 FR), TOTAL (1 FR); Miscellaneous Tackles — 2014 (1), TOTAL (1). RAMIREZ’s postSeason Record Year Club G S 2011 Denver 2 0 2012 Denver 1 0 2013 Denver 3 3 CAREER TOTALS 6 3 DENVER BRONCOS

BRADLEY ROBY 2299 cornerback 5-11 • 194 • OHIO STATE BORN: May 1, 1992, in Fort Worth, Texas HIGH SCHOOL: Peachtree Ridge High School, Suwanee, Ga. AQUIRED: Draft #1 (31st overall), 2014 NFL YEAR: 1st • YEAR WITH BRONCOS: 1st NFL GAMES PLAYED/STARTED: 3/0 ROBY AT A GLANCE: • A cornerback who started all 37 games played during his career at Ohio State University, totaling eight interceptions and 44 passes defensed. • Contributed five touchdowns during his career, including two from interception returns, two from blocked punts and one from a recovered fumble. • Named a first-team All-Big Ten Conference selection in 2013 after recording 69 tackles (54 solo), three interceptions (120 yds.) and 16 passes defensed for the Buckeyes. • Led the nation with 19 passes defensed as a first-team all-conference selection in 2012 and was the only player in the country to score touchdowns three different ways (INT, FR, BP). • Received Ohio State’s First Year Defensive Player Award after opening all 13 games as a redshirt freshman in 2011 tying for the team lead with three interceptions. • Excelled as a three-way player (WR, CB, KR) at Peachtree Ridge High School in Suwanee, Ga., where he capped his prep career with All-Gwinnett County honors in 2009. • Selected by the Broncos in the first round (31st overall) of the 2014 NFL Draft. CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Signed by Denver as a draft choice 6/10/14.

2014: Roby made his Broncos debut in the season opener vs. Ind. (9/7) and finished the night with seven solo tackles, three passes defensed and a fumble recovery... Broke up a fourth-and-6 pass from Colts QB Andrew Luck to six-time Pro Bowler Reggie Wayne late in the fourth quarter. 2013: Roby started all 12 games for Ohio State and earned first-team All-Big Ten Conference accolades for the second-consecutive season... Posted 69 tackles (54 solo), three interceptions and 16 passes defensed while con- tributing two touchdowns (INT, BP)... Placed fifth on the school’s all-time single-season list with 120 interception return yards... Recorded a career-high 10 tackles (all solo) vs. Indiana (11/23). 2012: Roby opened all 12 games for the undefeated Buckeyes and was named a second-team All-America selection in addition to a first-team all-conference pick... Led the nation and tied a school record with 19 passes defensed while being tabbed as a Jim Thorpe Award semifinalist... Finished his sophomore season as the only player in the country to score touchdowns three different ways (INT, FR, BP)... Ranked third on the team with 63 tackles (41 solo). 2011: Roby started all 13 games as a redshirt freshman and earned the Buckeyes’ First Year Defensive Player Award after tying for the team lead with three interceptions (57 yds.)... Added 47 tackles (37 solo) and nine passes defensed. 2010: Roby redshirted as a true freshman at Ohio State. HIGH SCHOOL: Roby starred as a cornerback, wide receiver and kick returner at Peachtree Ridge High School in Suwanee, Ga., where he was a four-time scholar athlete... Received All-Gwinnett County accolades following his senior year in 2009 after leading his team to the state quarterfinals. PERSONAL: Roby majored in communications at Ohio State... The son of Betty and James, Bradley Roby was born on May 1, 1992, in Fort Worth, Texas. ROBY’s Regular Season Record Year Club G S UT A TT S-Yds. I-Yds. PD FF FR TD-Int. TD-FR S Pts. 2014 Denver 3 0 18 0 18 0-0 0-0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 CAREER TOTALS 3 0 18 0 18 0-0 0-0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 DENVER BRONCOS

EMMANUEL SANDERS 1100 wide receiver 5-11 • 180 • 5TH YR. • SOUTHERN METHODIST BORN: March 17, 1987, in Bellville, Texas HIGH SCHOOL: Bellville (Texas) High School ACQUIRED: Unrestricted Free Agent (Pittsburgh), 2014 NFL YEAR: 5th • YEAR WITH BRONCOS: 1st NFL GAMES PLAYED/STARTED: 59/21 • POSTSEASON GP/GS: 4/0 SANDERS AT A GLANCE: • A fifth-year player who spent his first four NFL seasons with Pittsburgh and totaled 161 receptions for 2,030 yards (12.6 avg.) with 11 touchdowns. • Represents one of just nine active NFL players who have recorded a reception, rushing attempt, pass completion, kickoff return and punt return in their careers. • Owns 1,016 career kickoff return yards on 41 attempts (24.8 avg.) and is one of just five NFL players since he entered the league in 2010 to post at least 2,000 yards receiving and 1,000 yards on kickoff returns. • Started 10-of-16 games played as the Steelers’ No. 2 receiver in 2013 and recorded career highs in catches (67), receiving yards (740) and touchdowns (6). • Named AFC Special Teams Player of the Week during his rookie season after posting two kickoff returns of 35-plus yards, including a 37-yarder that set up the Steelers’ game-winning field goal at Miami (10/24/10). • Finished his collegiate career at Southern Methodist University as the school’s all-time leader in career receptions (235), receiving yards (3,791), receiving touchdowns (34) and 100-yard receiving games (16). • Joined the Broncos as an unrestricted free agent (Pittsburgh) on March 16, 2014. • Selected by Pittsburgh in the third round (82nd overall) of the 2010 NFL Draft. CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Signed by Pittsburgh as a draft choice 6/14/10; Signed by Denver as an unrestricted free agent 3/16/14.

2014: Sanders started in the season opener vs. Ind. (9/7) and recorded 77 yards on six receptions (12.8 avg., 40 LG) in his Broncos debut... Notched his first career 100-yard game vs. K.C. (9.14) and posted a 48-yard reception from Peyton Manning on the first play of the game... Had career highs for receptions (11) and yards (149) at Sea. (9/21) with eight of those receptions converting for first downs... Caught a 42-yard pass from Peyton Manning on second-and-10 of the final drive of the fourth quarter to extend the game-tying touchdown drive. 2013: Sanders played all 16 games for the second consecutive season and started a personal-best 10 contests while setting career highs in receptions (67) receiving yards (740) and touchdowns... Totaled four catches of 40-plus yards, including a career-long 55-yard touchdown reception at NYJ (10/13)... Returned 10 kickoffs for 268 yards (26.8 avg.)... Made seven catches in the Steelers’ regular-season opener vs. Ten. (9/8) to surpass 100 career receptions... Ran for a two-point conversion at Oak. (10/27)... Posted a career-high 98 yards receiving on six catches (16.3 avg.) at N.E. (11/3)... Caught a touchdown in three consecutive contests (Games 11-13). 2012: Sanders appeared in all 16 regular-season games for the Steelers and registered 44 receptions for 626 yards (14.2 avg.) with one touchdown... Converted first downs on 15-of-18 third-down catches... Added nine punt returns for 93 yards (10.3 avg.) on special teams. 2011: Sanders saw action in 11 regular-season games and totaled 22 catches for 288 yards (13.1 avg.) with two touchdowns... Missed five games with knee and foot injuries... Led the Steelers with six receptions for 81 yards (13.5 avg.) in Pittsburgh’s AFC Wild Card Game at Den. (1/8). 2010: Selected by Pittsburgh in the third round (82nd overall) of the 2010 NFL Draft, Sanders played in 13 regular-season games (1 start) for the Steelers and finished his rookie season with 28 receptions for 376 yards (13.4 avg.) with two touchdowns... Served as the club’s primary kickoff returner and totaled 628 yards on 25 returns (25.1 avg.)... Appeared in all three postseason contests for the Steelers and contributed seven catches for 91 yards (13.0 avg.)... Caught his first career touchdown pass vs. N.E. (11/14)... Started his first career game in Pittsburgh’s regular-season finale at Cle. (1/2)... Contributed two catches for 17 yards (8.5 avg.) in Super Bowl XLV vs. G.B. (2/6) before leaving the game with a foot injury. COLLEGE: Sanders finished his collegiate career as Southern Methodist University’s all-time career leader in receptions (235), receiving yards (3,791), receiving touchdowns (34) and 100-yard receiving games (16) as he topped the 600-yard mark in all four seasons on campus... Named first-team All-Conference USA following his senior year when he set single-season school records with 98 catches for 1,339 yards (13.7 avg.) to go along DENVER BRONCOS with seven touchdowns. PERSONAL: Sanders was an all-district running back, wide receiver and safety at Bellville (Texas) High School, where he was named Team MVP and Tri-County Offensive Player of the Year following his senior campaign... Emmanuel Sanders was born on March 17, 1987. sanders’ REGULAR SEASON RECORD RECEIVING KICKOFF RETURNS PUNT RETURNS Year Club G S No. Yds. Avg. LG TD No. Yds. Avg. LG TD No. FC Yds. Avg. LG TD 2010 Pittsburgh 13 1 28 376 13.4 35 2 25 628 25.1 48 0 4 1 60 15.0 38 0 2011 Pittsburgh 11 0 22 288 13.1 32 2 5 93 18.6 25 0 3 0 22 7.3 10 0 2012 Pittsburgh 16 7 44 626 14.2 37 1 1 27 27.0 27 0 9 9 93 10.3 63 0 2013 Pittsburgh 16 10 67 740 11.0 55t 6 10 268 26.8 46 0 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 2014 Denver 3 3 25 334 13.4 48 0 1 22 22.0 22 0 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 CAREER TOTALS 59 21 186 2364 12.7 55t 11 42 1038 24.7 48 0 16 10 175 10.9 63 0 ADDITIONAL STATISTICS: Special teams tackles — 2010 (12), 2011 (2), TOTAL (14). Special teams fumbles — 2010 (1 FF), 2011 (1 FR), TOTAL (1 FF, 1 FR). Rushing — 2012 (1 for 4 yds.), 2013 (1 for 25 yds.), 2014 (2 for 9 yds.) TOTAL (3 for 40 yds., 13.3 avg., 25 LG). Completed a 15-yard pass vs. Seattle (9/18/11). Sacked for a loss of seven yards on a pass attempt vs. Washington (10/28/12). Ran for a two-point conversion at Oakland (10/27/13). sanders’ postSEASON RECORD RECEIVING KICKOFF RETURNS PUNT RETURNS Year Club G S No. Yds. Avg. LG TD No. Yds. Avg. LG TD No. FC Yds. Avg. LG TD 2010 Pittsburgh 3 0 7 91 13.0 12 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 2011 Pittsburgh 1 0 6 81 13.5 18 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 CAREER TOTALS 4 0 13 172 13.2 20 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 ADDITIONAL STATISTICS: Special teams tackles — 2010 (5), TOTAL (5). sanders’ Single-Game Highs (Postseason in parentheses) Receptions — 11 at Seattle, 9/21/14 (6 at Denver, 1/8/12). Receiving yards — 149 at Seattle, 9/21/14 (81 at Denver, 1/8/12). Longest reception — 55t at N.Y. Jets, 10/13/13 (20 vs. N.Y. Jets, 1/23/11). Receiving touchdowns — 1, 11 times, last at Green Bay, 12/22/13 (none). Kick returns — 6 vs. New England, 11/14/10 (none). Kick return yards — 156 vs. New England, 11/14/10 (none). Longest kick return — 48 at Miami, 10/24/10 (none). Punt returns — 3, three times, last at Cleveland, 11/25/12 (none). Punt return yards — 76 at N.Y. Giants, 11/4/12 (none). Longest punt return — 63 at N.Y. Giants, 11/4/12 (none). emmanuel sanders’ Game-by-Game (Victories asterisked) 2014 Denver (2-1) RECEIVING Kick Returns Punt Returns Date Opponent P/S No. Yds. Avg. LG TD No. Yds. Avg. LG TD No. FC Yds. Avg. LG TD Sep 7 Indianapolis* S 6 77 12.8 40 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 Sep 14 vs. Kansas City* S 8 108 13.5 48 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 Sep 21 at Seattle S 11 149 13.5 42 0 1 22 22.0 22 0 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 Regular Season Totals 3/3 25 334 13.4 48 0 1 22 22.0 22 0 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 ADDITIONAL STATISTICS: Rushing — 2 for 9 yards, 4.5 avg., 11 LG. DENVER BRONCOS

BRADLEY ROBY’s Game-by-Game (Victories asterisked) 2014 denver (2-1) TACKLES Date Opponent P/S UT A TT S-Yds. I-Yds. PD FF FR Sep 7 vs. Indianapolis* P 7 0 7 0-0 0-0 3 0 1 Sep 14 vs. Kansas City* P 6 0 6 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Sep 21 at Seattle P 5 0 5 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Regular Season Totals 3/0 18 0 18 0-0 0-0 3 0 1 DENVER BRONCOS

MICHAEL SCHOFIELD 7799 Offensive Lineman 6-6 • 301 • MICHIGAN BORN: Nov. 15, 1990, in Orland Park, Ill. HIGH SCHOOL: Carl Sandburgh High School, Orland Park, Ill. AQUIRED: Draft #3 (95th overall), 2014 NFL YEAR: 1st • YEAR WITH BRONCOS: 1st NFL GAMES PLAYED/STARTED: 0/0 SCHOFIELD AT A GLANCE: • An offensive lineman who appeared in all 52 possible games during his career at the University of Michigan, making 26 starts at right tackle and opening another 10 contests at left guard. • Delivered 31 touchdown-resulting blocks for the Wolverines’ rushing attack during his three seasons (2011-13) as a starter along the offensive line. • Received second-team All-Big Ten Conference recognition from the NFL Draft Report in 2013 after starting all 13 games for Michigan and helping the team rank second in the league with just 17 sacks allowed on the season. • Opened 10-of-13 games at left guard during his sophomore season and blocked for a rushing offense that ranked second in the Big Ten (13th in the nation) with 221.9 yards per game and featured a pair of 1,000-yard rushers (Dennard Robinson and Fitzgerald Toussaint). • Named Most Valuable Player following his senior year at Carl Sandburgh High School in Orland Park, Ill., where he allowed zero sacks as an offensive tackle and led the team with 83 tackles as a defensive lineman. • Selected by the Broncos in the third round (95th overall) of the 2014 NFL Draft. CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Signed by Denver as a draft choice 6/3/14.

2013: Schofield started all 13 games for Michigan at right tackle and helped the Wolverines rank second in the Big Ten Conference with just 17 sacks allowed on the season... Earned second-team all-conference recognition from the NFL Draft Report after posting 67 knockdowns and 10 touchdown-resulting blocks. 2012: Schofield opened all 13 games at right tackle for the Wolverines and tallied 84 knockdowns to go along with 11 touchdown-resulting blocks... Helped Michigan total 4,980 yards of total offense, including 2,389 yards on the ground. 2011: Schofield started 10-of-13 games at left guard for the Sugar Bowl-champion Wolverines... Blocked for a rushing offense that ranked second in the Big Ten (13th in the nation) with 221.9 yards per game and featured a pair of 1,000-yard rushers (Dennard Robinson and Fitzgerald Toussaint). 2010: Schofield appeared in all 13 games for Michigan as a redshirt freshman... Saw playing time as a reserve offense lineman and on special teams. 2009: Schofield redshirted as a true freshman at Michigan. HIGH SCHOOL: Schofield attended Carl Sandburgh High School in Orland Park, Ill., where he was a three-year starter at offensive tackle... Allowed zero sacks as a senior team captain and was named the offense’s most valuable player while also pacing the defense with 83 tackles. PERSONAL: Schofield, who majored in physical education at Michigan, was the recipient of the school’s Athletic Achievement Award during his redshirt season in 2009... Last name is pronounced SKO-field... Michael Ross Schofield III was born on Nov. 15, 1990, in Orland Park, Ill. SCHOFIELD’S Regular Season Record Year Club G S 2014 Denver 0 0 CAREER TOTALS 0 0 DENVER BRONCOS

QUANTERUS SMITH 9933 Defensive End 6-5 • 255 • 2ND YR. • WESTERN KENTUCKY BORN: Nov. 26, 1989, in Decatur, Ga. HIGH SCHOOL: Grayson High School, Loganville, Ga. ACQUIRED: Draft #5a (146th overall), 2013 NFL YEAR: 2nd • YEAR WITH BRONCOS: 2nd NFL GAMES PLAYED/STARTED: 3/0 SMITH AT A GLANCE: • A second-year defensive end who spent his rookie season with the Broncos on injured reserve recovering from a knee injury sustained during his final collegiate game. • Totaled 24 sacks and 41 tackles for a loss during his four-year career at Western Kentucky University. • Named the Sun Belt Conference Defensive Player of the Year in 2012 after leading the county in sacks per game (1.25) and ranking sixth in the nation with 18.5 tackles for a loss. • Led the NCAA (FBS) with 12.5 sacks (84 yds.) through his first 11 games as a senior for the Hilltoppers before suffering an ACL injury late in the season. • Selected by the Broncos in the fifth round (146th overall) of the 2013 NFL Draft. CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Signed by Denver as a draft choice 5/10/13; Placed on injured reserve (knee) by Denver 8/31/13.

2014: Smith made his Broncos regular-season debut in the season opener vs. Ind. (9/7)... Recorded his first career tackle vs. K.C. (9/14). 2013: Selected by the Broncos in the fifth round (146th overall) of the 2013 NFL Draft, Smith participated in all four preseason games for Denver before being placed on injured reserve (knee) on Aug. 31. COLLEGE: Smith played 46 games (28 starts) at Western Kentucky University, totaling 135 tackles (87 solo), 24 sacks (162 yds.) 41 tackles for a loss, two passes defensed, two forced fumbles and five fumble recoveries... Received Sun Belt Conference Defensive Player of the Year honors in 2012 after leading the nation in sacks per game (1.25) and ranking sixth in the country with 18.5 tackles for a loss... Named a second-team all-conference selection in 2011 after pacing the Hilltoppers with 7.5 sacks (57 yds.)... Totaled a career-best 47 tackles (29 solo) to go along with four sacks (21 yds.) as a sophomore in his first year playing defensive end. PERSONAL: Smith attended Grayson High School in Loganville, Ga., where he lettered twice in football and capped his prep career by earning first-team all-county honors and second-team All-Class 8-AAAAA recognition... First name is pronounced qwan-TERR-us... Quanterus Smith was born on Nov. 26, 1989, in Dacatur, Ga. Smith’s Regular Season Record Year Club G S UT A TT S-Yds. I-Yds. PD FF FR TD-Int. TD-FR S Pts. 2013 Denver INJURED RESERVE 2014 Denver 3 0 1 2 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CAREER TOTALS 3 0 1 2 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 QUANTERUS SMITH’s Game-by-Game (Victories asterisked) 2014 DENVER (2-1) TACKLES Date Opponent P/S UT A TT S-Yds. I-Yds. PD FF FR Sep 7 vs. Indianapolis* P 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Sep 14 vs. Kansas City* P 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Sep 21 at Seattle P 0 2 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Regular Season Totals 3/0 1 2 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 DENVER BRONCOS

AQIB TALIB 2211 Safety 6-1 • 205 • 7TH YR. • KANSAS BORN: Feb. 13, 1986, in Cleveland HIGH SCHOOL: Berkner High School, Richardson, Texas ACQUIRED: Unrestricted Free Agent (New Englend), 2014 NFL YEAR: 7th • YEAR WITH BRONCOS: 1st NFL GAMES PLAYED/STARTED: 80/66 • POSTSEASON GP/GS: 4/4 TALIB AT A GLANCE: • A seventh-year player who appeared in 77 career reg- ular-season games (63 starts) with Tampa Bay (2008- 21’S TROPHY CASE 12) and New England (2012-13), totaling the fourth- most interceptions (23) in the NFL among cornerbacks Pro Bowls (1) ...... 2013 since he entered the league in 2008. All-Pro (Second Team) (1) ...... 2013 • Named to his first career Pro Bowl in 2013 in addition to being recognized as a second-team All-Pro selection by the Associated Press. • Tied for fourth in the NFL with four interceptions returned for touchdowns since becoming a regular starter in 2009. • Selected as the NFL Alumni Defensive Back of the Year following his 2010 season when he totaled a career-high six interceptions for Tampa Bay. • Posted two interceptions, including one returned 45-yards for a touchdown, at Arizona (10/31/10) to earn NFC Defensive Player of the Week honors. • Matched a Buccaneers franchise record with a career-best three interceptions at Washington (10/4/09). • Started 32-of-34 games played at the University of Kansas and earned consensus first-team All-America honors and unanimous first-team All-Big 12 Conference recognition following his final season for the Jayhawks in 2007. • Joined the Broncos as an unrestricted free agent (New England) on March 12, 2014. • Selected by Tampa Bay in the first round (20th overall) of the 2008 NFL Draft. CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Signed by Tampa Bay as a draft choice 7/25/08; Traded to New England 11/1/12; Signed by Denver as an unrestricted free agent 3/12/14.

2014: Talib started in the season opener vs. Ind. (9/7) and tallied four solo tackles and three passes defensed in his debut as a Bronco... Broke up a pass from QB Russell Wilson to WR Percy Harvin that was then intercepted by Chris Harris Jr. and returned for 13 yards at Sea. (9/21). 2013: Talib started all 13 games played for the Patriots and earned his first career Pro Bowl selection in addition to being named second-team All-Pro by the Associated Press... Totaled 44 tackles (35 solo), four interceptions (12 yds.), 14 passes defensed, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery in the regular season... Added five tackles (3 solo) in two postseason starts... Combined to make four interceptions in Weeks 2-4 to represent the second three-game interception streak of his career... Matched his career high with three takeaways (2 INTs, 1 FF) vs. NYJ (9/12)... Tied a career high with four passes defensed at Atl. (9/29). 2012: Talib started 9-of-10 games played with Tampa Bay and New England, splitting time between the two clubs after a mid-season trade... Tallied 40 tackles (33 solo), two interceptions (59 yds.), 10 passes defensed and one fumble recovery on defense... Appeared in the season’s first four games for the Buccaneers and recorded 21 tackles (20 solo), one interception (0 yds.) and seven passes defensed... Blocked his first career punt in the season opener vs. Car. (9/9)... Traded to New England on Nov. 1 along with a 2013 seventh-round draft pick in exchange for a 2013 fourth-round selection... Opened 5-of-6 regular-season games for the Patriots and registered 19 tackles (13 solo), one interception (59 yds.), two passes defensed and one fumble recovery... Started both of New England’s playoff games and contributed 10 tackles (9 solo) and one pass defensed... Intercepted Colts quarterback Andrew Luck and returned it 59 yards for a touchdown vs. Ind. (11/18) in his first game with the Patriots... Posted a career-best 10 tackles (9 solo) in New England’s AFC Divisional Playoff Game vs. Hou. (1/13). 2011: Talib opened all 13 games played for Tampa Bay and totaled 42 tackles (41 solo), two interceptions (55 yds., 2 TDs), 11 passes defensed and one forced fumble... Forced a fumble and scored on a 27-yard interception return at Ten. (11/27). 2010: Talib started all 11 games he appeared in for the Buccaneers and made a career-high six interceptions (91 yds.) to go along with 50 tackles (47 solo) and 11 passes defensed... Named NFL Alumni Defensive Back of DENVER BRONCOS the Year, joining teammate Ronde Barber (2001) as the only players in franchise history to receive the honor... Recorded interceptions in his first three games of the season... Selected as NFC Defensive Player of the Week after posting two interceptions, including one returned 45 yards for a score, at Ari. (10/31)... Placed on injured reserve with a hip injury on Dec. 6. 2009: Talib started a career-high 15 games for Tampa Bay and tallied a personal-best 69 tackles (62 solo), 15 passes defensed and one fumble recovery in addition to intercepting five passes. 2008: Selected by Tampa Bay in the first round (20th overall) of the 2008 NFL Draft, Talib appeared in 15 games (2 starts) as a rookie and contributed 27 tackles (19 solo), four interceptions (32 yds.) and nine passes defensed... Recorded his first career interception vs. Atl. (9/14). COLLEGE: Talib opened 32-of-34 career games played at the University of Kansas and totaled 162 tackles, 13 interceptions, 43 passes defensed, two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries for the Jayhawks... Entered the NFL Draft following his junior season after being named a consensus first-team All-American and unanimous first-team All-Big 12 Conference selection... Named MVP of the 2008 Orange Bowl vs. Virginia Tech (1/3/08) after giving Kansas its first lead with a 60-yard interception returned for a touchdown. PERSONAL: Talib attended Berkner High School in Richardson, Texas, where he was a first-team all-district and all-city defensive back... Aqib Talib (pronounced UH-keeb TUH-leeb) was born on Feb. 13, 1986, in Cleveland. talib’s Regular Season Record Year Club G S UT A TT S-Yds. I-Yds. PD FF FR TD-Int. TD-FR S Pts. 2008 Tampa Bay 15 2 19 8 27 0-0 4-32 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 2009 Tampa Bay 15 15 62 7 69 0-0 5-99 15 0 1 0 0 0 0 2010 Tampa Bay 11 11 47 3 50 0-0 6-91 11 0 0 1 0 0 6 2011 Tampa Bay 13 13 41 1 42 0-0 2-55 11 1 0 2 0 0 12 2012 T.B./N.E. 10 9 33 7 40 0-0 2-59 9 0 1 1 0 0 6 2013 New England 13 13 35 9 44 0-0 4-12 14 1 1 0 0 0 0 2014 Denver 3 3 11 1 12 0-0 0-0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 CAREER TOTALS 80 66 248 36 284 0-0 23-348 77 2 3 4 0 0 24 ADDITIONAL STATISTICS: Blocked a punt vs. Carolina, 9/9/12. talib’s postSeason Record Year Club G S UT A TT S-Yds. I-Yds. PD FF FR TD-Int. TD-FR S Pts. 2012 New England 2 2 9 1 10 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2013 New England 2 2 3 2 5 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CAREER TOTALS 4 4 12 3 15 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 talib’s single-game highs (Postseason in parentheses) Tackles — 9 vs. Carolina, 11/14/10 (10 vs. Houston, 1/13/13). Interceptions — 3 at Washington, 10/4/09 (none). Interception return yards — 61 at Washington, 10/4/09 (None). Passes Defensed — 4, twice, last at Atlanta, 9/29/13 (1 vs. Baltimore, 1/20/13). talib’s interceptions by quarterback Figures in italics include postseason totals Quarterback ...... INTs Quarterback ...... INTs Jason Campbell ...... 3 Josh Freeman ...... 1 Matt Ryan ...... 3 Max Hall ...... 1 Geno Smith ...... 2 Matt Hasselbeck ...... 1 Derek Anderson ...... 1 Andrew Luck ...... 1 ...... 1 Carson Palmer ...... 1 Tom Brady ...... 1 Aaron Rodgers ...... 1 Jimmy Clausen ...... 1 Tony Romo ...... 1 Jake Delhomme ...... 1 Matthew Stafford ...... 1 Joe Flacco ...... 1 Seneca Wallace ...... 1 aqib talib’s Game-by-Game (Victories asterisked) 2014 denver (2-1) TACKLES Date Opponent P/S UT A TT S-Yds. I-Yds PD FF FR Sep 7 vs. Indianapolis* S 4 0 4 0-0 0-0 3 0 0 Sep 14 vs. Kansas City* S 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 Sep 21 at Seattle S 5 1 6 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 Regular Season Totals 3/23 11 1 12 0-0 0-0 5 0 0 DENVER BRONCOS

JACOB TAMME 8844 tight end 6-3 • 230 • 7TH YR. • KENTUCKY BORN: March 15, 1985, in Danville, Ky. HIGH SCHOOL: Boyle County High School, Danville, Ky. ACQUIRED: Unrestricted Free Agent (Indianapolis), 2012 NFL YEAR: 7th • YEAR WITH BRONCOS: 3rd NFL GAMES PLAYED/STARTED: 95/24 • POSTSEASON GP/GS: 9/1 TAMME AT A GLANCE: • A seventh-year tight end who totaled 164 receptions for 1,594 yards (9.7 avg.) with eight touchdowns in 92 career games (23 starts) with Indianapolis (2008-11) and Denver (2012-13). • Ranked third on the Broncos in both catches (52) and receiving yards (555) in his first year with the club in 2012. • Recorded a career-high 67 catches for 631 yards (9.4 avg.) and four scores for the Colts in 2010—all in the last 10 games after starting tight end Dallas Clark was placed on injured reserve—with his reception total leading the NFL during that stretch. • Owns 29 career special-teams tackles, including a career-best 13 stops in 2009 that ranked fourth on the Colts. • Opened 37-of-48 games played at the University of Kentucky and finished his career ranked first in school history with 133 receptions for 1,417 yards (10.7 avg.) and 11 touchdowns. • Named a first-team All-Southeastern Conference selection following his final two seasons for the Wildcats to become the first tight end in school history to earn the honor twice in his career. • Joined the Broncos as an unrestricted free agent (Indianapolis) on March 29, 2012. • Selected by the Colts in the fourth round (127th overall) of the 2008 NFL Draft. CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Signed by Indianapolis as a draft choice 7/23/08; Signed by Denver as an unrestricted free agent 3/29/12.

2014: Tamme notched a 4-yard touchdown reception midway through the second quarter to give the Broncos a 14-10 lead over K.C. (9/14)... Caught the 26-yard game-tying touchdown pass from Peyton Manning with 24 seconds left at Sea. (9/21) to cap a 17-point fourth-quarter comeback and force overtime. 2013: Tamme played all 16 games (1 start) for the Broncos in 2013 and led the team with 10 special-teams tackles in addition to posting 20 receptions for 184 yards (9.2 avg.) with one touchdown... Appeared in all three postseason games, catching four passes for 33 yards and one touchdown... Posted a career-high three special-teams stop at Dal. (10/6)... Caught a team-high five passes at N.E. (11/24), including three third-down conversions and one touchdown... Notched his first career postseason touchdown on a 1-yard catch in the second quarter in Denver’s AFC Championship Game vs. N.E. (1/19). 2012: Tamme played all 16 regular-season games (eight starts) in his first year with the Broncos and ranked third on the club in catches (52) and receiving yards (555) to go along with two touchdowns... Caught a 1-yard touchdown pass in his Broncos debut vs. Pit. (9/9) to give Denver a fourth-quarter lead... Caught a game-high nine passes for a season-best 89 yards vs. T.B. (12/2)... Posted a career-long 36-yard catch in the second quarter vs. Cle. (12/23)... Totaled three receptions for 44 yards in Denver’s AFC Divisional Playoff Game vs. Bal. (1/12). 2011: Tamme played all 16 games (5 starts) for the third consecutive season and totaled 19 receptions for 177 yards (9.3 avg.) with one touchdown in addition to tying for the team lead with eight special-teams tackles. 2010: Tamme saw action in all 16 regular-season games, including a career-high eight starts, and tied for second on the Colts with 67 receptions for 631 yards (9.4 avg.) with four touchdowns—all coming in the last 10 games of the year after starting tight end Dallas Clark was placed on injured reserve... Added five special-teams tackles during the regular season... Grabbed a career-best 11 passes for 108 yards (9.8 avg.) with one touchdown at Phi. (11/7)... Totaled seven or more receptions in 7-of-10 games to end the season... Opened Indianapolis’ AFC Wild Card Game vs. N.Y. Jets (1/8) and totaled five receptions for 46 yards (9.2 avg.). 2009: Tamme played all 16 games (1 start) for the first time in his career and ranked fourth on the club with 13 special-teams tackles in addition to collecting three receptions for 35 yards (11.7 avg.) on offense... Played in all three postseason games for the Colts, including Super Bowl XLIV vs. N.O. (2/7), and contributed three stops on special teams. 2008: Selected by Indianapolis in the fourth round (127th overall) of the 2008 NFL Draft, Tamme played 12 games (0 starts) as a rookie and recorded three catches for 12 yards (4.0 avg.) to go along with two spe- cial-teams tackles... Played in the Colts’ AFC Wild Card Game at S.D. (1/8). COLLEGE: Tamme started 37-of-48 career games at the University of Kentucky and totaled 1,417 yards and DENVER BRONCOS

11 touchdowns on his 133 receptions that ranked first in school history and second all-time in Southeastern Conference annals among tight ends... Earned first-team All-SEC honors following his final two seasons and received a National Scholar-Athlete Award from the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame as a senior... Recognized as a finalist for the Draddy Award (Academic Heisman) and was selected to the National Good Works team and SEC Community Service Team. PERSONAL: Tamme played wide receiver and defensive back at Boyle County High School in Danville, Ky., where he totaled 97 receptions for 1,866 yards (19.2 avg.) with 32 touchdowns and 23 interceptions for his prep career... Helped Boyle County win four consecutive state titles (named championship game MVP his final two years) and compile a 58-2 record during his four seasons... Jacob Tamme was born on March 15, 1985, in Danville, Ky. Tamme’S Regular Season Record RECEIVING SCORING Year Club G S No. Yds. Avg. LG TD TD TDr TDp TDrt 2pt Pts. 2008 Indianapolis 12 0 3 12 4.0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2009 Indianapolis 16 1 3 35 11.7 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2010 Indianapolis 16 8 67 631 9.4 30 4 4 0 4 0 0 24 2011 Indianapolis 16 5 19 177 9.3 29 1 1 0 1 0 0 6 2012 Denver 16 8 52 555 10.7 36 2 2 0 2 0 0 12 2013 Denver 16 1 20 184 9.2 15 1 1 0 1 0 0 6 2014 Denver 3 0 3 26 8.7 26t 2 2 2 0 0 0 12 CAREER TOTALS 95 23 167 1620 9.7 36 10 8 0 8 0 0 60 ADDITIONAL STATISTICS: Special teams tackles — 2008 (2), 2009 (13), 2010 (5), 2011 (8), 2012 (1), 2013 (10), TOTAL (39). Miscellaneous tackles — 2012 (2), TOTAL (2). Defensive tackles — 2013 (1), TOTAL (1). Tamme’S POstSeason Record RECEIVING SCORING Year Club G S No. Yds. Avg. LG TD TD TDr TDp TDrt 2pt Pts. 2008 Indianapolis 1 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2009 Indianapolis 3 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2010 Indianapolis 1 1 5 46 9.2 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2012 Denver 1 0 3 44 14.7 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2013 Denver 3 0 4 33 8.3 23 1 1 0 1 0 0 6 CAREER TOTALS 9 1 12 123 10.3 23 1 1 0 1 0 0 6 BRONCOS TOTALS 4 0 7 77 11.0 23 1 1 0 1 0 0 6 ADDITIONAL STATISTICS: Special teams tackles — 2009 (3) TOTAL (3). Tamme’S Single-Game Highs (Postseason in parentheses) Receptions — 11 at Philadelphia, 11/7/10 (5 vs. N.Y. Jets, 1/8/11). Receiving yards — 108 at Philadelphia, 11/7/10 (46 vs. N.Y. Jets, 1/8/11). Longest reception — 36 vs. Cleveland, 12/23/12 (23 vs. New England, 1/19/14). Receiving touchdowns — 1, 10 times, last at Seattle, 9/21/14 (1 vs. New England, 1/19/14). Special teams tackles — 3 at Dallas, 10/6/13 (none). Jacob Tamme’S Game-by-Game (Victories asterisked) 2014 DENVER (2-1) RECEIVING SCORING Date Opponent P/S No. Yds. Avg. LG TD 2pt. Pts. Sep 7 vs. Indianapolis* P 0 0 0.0 — 0 0 0 Sep 14 vs. Kansas City* P 1 4 4.0 4t 1 0 6 Sep 21 at Seattle P 2 22 11.0 26t 1 0 6 Regular Season Totals 3/0 3 26 8.7 26t 2 0 12 DENVER BRONCOS

DEMARYIUS THOMAS 8888 wide receiver 6-3 • 229 • 5TH YR. • GEORGIA TECH BORN: Dec. 25, 1987, in Montrose, Ga. HIGH SCHOOL: West Laurens High School, Montrose, Ga. ACQUIRED: Draft #1a (22nd overall), 2010 NFL YEAR: 5th • YEAR WITH BRONCOS: 5th NFL GAMES PLAYED/STARTED: 56/42 • POSTSEASON GP/GS: 6/6 THOMAS AT A GLANCE: • A fifth-year wide receiver who owns the second-most receiving yards (3,698) and receiving touchdowns (30) 88’S TROPHY CASE in Broncos history through a player’s first four seasons. • Ranked second in the NFL with 14 receiving touch- Pro Bowls (2) ...... 2012-13 downs and fourth in the league with 1,430 yards on All-Pro (2nd team) (1) ...... 2013 92 catches in 2013 to earn his second consecutive Pro Bowl selection and Associated Press second-team All-Pro recognition. • Combined with teammate Eric Decker to represent the most prolific receiving tandem (2,718 yds.) in the NFL in 2013. • Selected to his first Pro Bowl following the 2012 season in which he caught 94 passes for 1,434 yards (15.3 avg.) with 10 touchdowns, ranking fourth in the league in receiving yards and posting the second-most 25+yard receptions (18) in the NFL. • Tied for the second-most 100-yard receiving games (7) in team history while posting the third-most receiving yards (1,434) in a single season in club annals during the 2012 season. • Combined with teammate Eric Decker in 2012 to represent the third-most prolific receiving tan- dem (2,498 yds.) in the league and become the first Broncos 1,000-yard receiving duo since 2004. • Led the Broncos in receiving yards in each of his final seven contests, including the postsea- son, in 2011 to set a franchise record. • Fueled Denver’s 29-23 win against Pittsburgh in the AFC Wild Card round (1/8/12) with his four-catch, 204-yard performance that included an 80-yard game-winning touchdown recep- tion on the first play of overtime. • Saw action in 10 games (2 starts) as a rookie in 2010 and finished sixth on the club with 22 receptions for 283 yards (12.9 avg.) with two touchdowns. • Totaled eight receptions for 97 yards (12.1 avg.) with one touchdown in his NFL debut vs. Seattle (9/19/10) to mark the second-most catches by a Broncos rookie in his pro debut and become just the ninth player (since 1970) to record at least eight catches in their first NFL game. • Finished his career at Georgia Tech ranked fourth in school history in receiving yards (2,339), fourth in touchdown catches (15) and seventh in receptions (120). • Averaged nearly 20 yards per reception during his collegiate career, posting the fifth-best receiving average (19.5) for a career in Atlantic Coast Conference history. • Selected by the Broncos in the first round (22nd overall) of the 2010 NFL Draft. CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Signed by Denver as a draft choice 8/1/10.

2014: Thomas posted five receptions for 62 yards (12.4 avg., 21 LG) and a 12-yard touchdown reception vs. K.C. (9/14)... Extended the game-tying touchdown drive at Sea. (9/21) with his 12-yard reception from Peyton Manning on third-and-10... Caught the game-tying two-point conversion pass from Manning to force overtime against the Seahawks.

THOMAS TIES FRANCHISE RECORD FOR RECEIVING TDS IN 2013 MOST REC. TDs, SINGLE-SEASON, BRONCOS HIST. MOST RECEIVING TDS, NFL, 2013 Player Year No. Player No. 1. Demaryius Thomas 2013 14 1. Jimmy Graham, N.O. 16 Anthony Miller 1995 14 2. Demaryius Thomas, Den. 14 3. Eric Decker 2012 13 3. Dez Bryant, Dal. 13 Steve Watson 1981 13 Vernon Davis, S.F. 13 5. Three players - 12 5. Three players 12 DENVER BRONCOS

THOMAS AMONG FRANCHISE’S BEST IN FIRST FOUR SEASONS MOST RECEIVING YARDS THROUGH FIRST FOUR SEASONS, BRONCOS HISTORY Player Years GP Rec. Yds. Avg. TDs 1. Brandon Marshall 2006-09 61 327 4,019 12.3 25 2. Demaryius Thomas 2010-13 53 240 3,698 15.4 30 3. Lionel Taylor 1960-62 40 269 3,319 12.3 20 4. Eric Decker 2010-13 62 222 3,070 13.8 33 5. Ashley Lelie 2002-05 64 168 3,007 17.9 12

2013: Thomas started all 16 regular-season games for the second consecutive season, earning his second consecutive Pro Bowl selection and Associated Press second-team All-Pro honors after posting 92 receptions for 1,430 yards (15.5 avg.) with 14 touchdowns... Ranked fourth in the NFL in receiving yards and second in receiving scores... Led all NFL players in receptions (28) and receiving yards (327) in addition to collecting two touchdown catches in three postseason games... Set a career high with 10 receptions for 94 yards (9.4 avg.) vs. Oak. (9/23)... Posted a career-high three touchdown catches at S.D. (11/10) to earn AFC Offensive Player of the Week honors... Surpassed the 1,000-yard mark for the second straight season after catching three passes for 106 yards (35.3 avg.), including a game-long 77-yard reception, at K.C. (12/1)... Caught a game-high eight passes (54 yds.) and opened the scoring with a 2-yard touchdown catch in the first quarter of Denver’s AFC Divisional Playoff Game vs. S.D. (1/12)... Caught seven passes for a game-high 134 yards (19.1 avg.) with one touchdown in Denver’s AFC Championship Game vs. N.E. (1/19)... Set a Super Bowl record with 13 receptions for 118 yards (9.1 avg.) with one touchdown in Super Bowl XLVIII vs. Sea. (2/2). 2012: Thomas started all 16 regular-season games for the first time in his career and earned his first Pro Bowl selection after finishing as the team’s leading receiver with 94 catches for 1,434 yards (15.3 avg.) and 10 touch- downs... Ranked in the league’s top 10 in receiving yards (4th), receptions (8th), receiving average (2nd), touch- downs (7th) and 25+yard catches (2nd)... Topped the 100-yard mark in seven games to tie for second-most in franchise single-season history in that category and his 1,434 receiving yards were third-most in team history... Caught quarterback Peyton Manning’s 400th career touchdown pass when he took a screen pass 71 yards to the end zone in the third quarter vs. Pit. (9/9)... Set a regular-season career high with 180 receiving yards on nine catches at N.E. (10/7) to marked the sixth-highest regular-season total in franchise history... Tied a career high with nine receptions and finished with a game-high 135 yards at Car. (11/11)... Surpassed the 1,000-yard mark for the first time in his career, finishing with a game-high 82 receiving yards with one touchdown at K.C. (11/25)... Registered his second career multiple-touchdown game with a pair of scoring catches vs. T.B. (12/2)... Tied a career high with nine catches and topped the 100-yard mark for the sixth game of the season vs. Cle. (12/23)... Made a 17-yard touchdown catch in Denver’s AFC Divisional Playoff Game vs. Bal. (1/12). 2011: Thomas played 11 regular-season games (5 starts) and ranked second on the team with 32 receptions for 551 yards (17.2 avg.) with four touchdowns... Inactive for the first five games of the year while recovering from an offseason Achilles injury and a broken thumb suffered in training camp... Started both postseason contests and totaled 10 catches for 297 yards (29.7 avg.) with one score... Set a franchise record by leading the Broncos in receiving in the season’s final seven games... Posted 25 receptions for 448 yards (17.9 avg.) with three touchdowns in Denver’s final five regular-season games... Fueled Denver’s 29-23 win vs. Pit. (1/8) in the AFC Wild Card Game when he caught an 80-yard touchdown reception on the first play of overtime (longest overtime scoring play in NFL postseason history)... Totaled four receptions for 204 yards against the Steelers to mark the most receiving yards by a Bronco in playoff history and the second-highest receiving average (51.0) in a single game in NFL annals. 2010: Selected by Denver in the first round (22nd overall) of the 2010 NFL Draft, Thomas played 10 games (2 starts) and totaled 22 receptions for 283 yards (12.9 avg.) with two touchdowns to go along with 16 kickoff returns for 398 yards (24.9 avg.)... Recorded eight receptions for 97 yards (12.1 avg.) with one touchdown vs. Sea. (9/19) in his NFL debut to mark the second-most catches by a Broncos rookie in his pro debut and become just the ninth player in league history (since 1970) to record at least eight catches in his first NFL game... Caught a 17-yard touchdown vs. NYJ (10/17) over All-Pro cornerback Darrelle Revis in the third quarter... Missed Denver’s season opener at Jac. (9/12) with a foot injury that sidelined him the entire preseason... Inactive in Games 11-15 due to an ankle injury. COLLEGE: Thomas played 39 games (36 starts) at Georgia Tech, where finished his career ranked fourth in school history in receiving yards (2,339), fourth in touchdown catches (15) and seventh in receptions (120)... Averaged nearly 20 yards per reception during his career, posting the fifth-best receiving average (19.5) in Atlantic Coast Conference history... Earned third-team All-America honors from the Associated Press and first- team All-ACC accolades as a senior in 2009 after ranking second in the nation with a school-record 25.1-yard average on 46 catches for 1,154 yards, which ranked second all-time in Georgia Tech annals. PERSONAL: Thomas attended West Laurens High School in Montrose, Ga., where he was a first-team Class AA all-state selection by the Atlanta Journal Constitution and a two-time all-region and All-Heart of Georgia choice... Caught 56 passes for 756 yards (13.5 avg.) with seven touchdowns as a senior... Played on the school’s state championship basketball team... First name is pronounced duh-MARE-ee-us... Demaryius Thomas was born on Dec. 25, 1987, in Montrose, Ga. DENVER BRONCOS

THOMAS’ Regular Season Record RECEIVING KICKOFF RETURNS SCORING Year Club G S No. Yds. Avg. LG TD No. Yds. Avg. LG TD TD TDr TDp TDrt 2pt Pts. 2010 Denver 10 2 22 283 12.9 31 2 16 398 24.9 65 0 2 0 2 0 0 12 2011 Denver 11 5 32 551 17.2 47 4 0 0 0.0 — 0 4 0 4 0 0 24 2012 Denver 16 16 94 1,434 15.3 71t 10 0 0 0.0 — 0 10 0 10 0 0 60 2013 Denver 16 16 92 1,430 15.5 78t 14 0 0 0.0 — 0 14 0 14 0 0 84 2014 Denver 3 3 13 141 10.8 26 1 0 0 0.0 — 0 1 1 0 0 1 6 CAREER TOTALS 56 42 253 3839 15.2 78t 31 16 398 24.9 65 0 31 1 30 0 2 186 ADDITIONAL STATISTICS: Rushing — 2010 (2-1, 0.5 avg., 1 LG), 2011 (1 for 5), TOTAL (3-6, 2.0 avg., 5 LG). Special teams tackles — 2010 (3), TOTAL (3). Miscellaneous tackles — 2010 (2), 2013 (2), TOTAL (4). Fumbles — 2010 (1 FR), TOTAL (1 FR). THOMAS’ POstSeason Record RECEIVING KICKOFF RETURNS SCORING Year Club G S No. Yds. Avg. LG TD No. Yds. Avg. LG TD TD TDr TDp TDrt 2pt Pts. 2011 Denver 2 2 10 297 29.7 80t 1 0 0 0.0 — 0 1 0 1 0 0 6 2012 Denver 1 1 3 37 12.3 17t 1 0 0 0.0 — 0 1 0 1 0 0 6 2013 Denver 3 3 28 306 10.9 30 3 0 0 0.0 — 0 1 0 1 0 0 6 CAREER TOTALS 6 6 41 640 15.6 80t 5 0 0 0.0 — 0 3 0 3 0 0 18 THOMAS’ Single-Game Highs (Postseason in parentheses) Receptions — 10 vs. Oakland, 9/23/13 (13* vs. Seattle, 2/2/14). Receiving yards — 180 at New England, 10/7/12 (204 vs. Pittsburgh, 1/8/12). Longest reception — 71t vs. Pittsburgh, 9/9/12 (80t vs. Pittsburgh, 1/8/12). Receiving touchdowns — 3 at San Diego, 11/10/13 (1, five times, last vs. Seattle, 2/2/14). Rushes — 1, three times, last vs. Chicago, 12/11/11 (none). Rushing yards — 5 vs. Chicago, 12/11/11 (none). Longest rush — 5 vs. Chicago, 12/11/11 (none). Rushing touchdowns — None (none). Kick returns — 5 at San Francisco (London), 10/31/10 (none). Kick return yards — 144 at Tennessee, 10/3/10 (none). Longest kick return — 65 at Tennessee, 10/3/10 (none). *Super Bowl Record Thomas’ 100-Yard Receiving Games (18; includes 3 postseason) *denotes win (Thomas’ teams are 15-3, including postseason, when he records 100 or more yards receiving in a game.) Date Opponent No. Yds. Avg. LG TD 12/4/11 at Minnesota* 4 144 36.0 42 2 12/18/11 vs. New England 7 116 16.6 39 0 1/8/12 vs. Pittsburgh*^ 4 204 51.0 80t 1 9/9/12 vs. Pittsburgh* 5 110 22.0 71t 1 9/30/12 vs. Oakland* 5 103 20.6 40 0 10/7/12 at New England 9 180 20.0 38 0 10/28/12 vs. New Orleans* 7 137 19.6 41 1 11/11/12 at Carolina* 9 135 15.0 46 0 12/23/12 vs. Cleveland* 9 102 11.3 23 1 12/30/12 vs. Kansas City* 7 122 17.4 36 1 9/5/13 vs. Baltimore* 5 161 32.2 78t 2 11/10/13 at San Diego* 7 108 15.4 34t 3 11/17/13 vs. Kansas City* 5 121 24.2 70 0 12/1/13 at Kansas City* 3 106 35.3 77 0 12/22/13 at Houston* 8 123 15.4 36t 1 12/29/13 at Oakland* 6 113 18.8 63t 2 1/19/14 vs. New England*^ 7 134 19.1 30 1 2/2/14 vs. Seattle^ 13 118 9.1 23 1 ^Playoff Game DEMARYIUS THOMAS’ Game-by-Game (Victories asterisked) 2014 denver (2-1) RECEIVING SCORING Date Opponent P/S No. Yds. Avg. LG TD 2pt. Pts. Sep 7 vs. Indianapolis* S 4 48 12.0 26 0 0 0 Sep 14 vs. Kansas City* S 5 62 12.4 21 1 0 6 Sep 21 at Seattle S 4 31 7.8 12 0 2 0 Regular Season Totals 3/3 13 141 10.8 26 1 2 6 DENVER BRONCOS

JULIUS THOMAS 8800 tight end 6-5 • 250 • 4TH YR. • PORTLAND STATE BORN: June 27, 1988, in Stockton, Calif. HIGH SCHOOL: Tokay High School, Lodi, Calif. ACQUIRED: Draft #4b (129th overall), 2011 NFL YEAR: 4th • YEAR WITH BRONCOS: 4th NFL GAMES PLAYED/STARTED: 26/18 • POSTSEASON GP/GS: 3/3 THOMAS AT A GLANCE: • A fourth-year tight end who appeared in 23 regu- lar-season games (15 starts) during his first three years 80’S TROPHY CASE with Denver, totaling 66 receptions for 793 yards (12.0 avg.) with 12 touchdowns. Pro Bowls (1) ...... 2013 • Earned his first career Pro Bowl selection in 2013 after recording the most touchdowns (12) by a tight end in Broncos history (T-5th in the NFL) and contributing 65 catches for 788 yards (12.1 avg.). • Owns two of the Top 3 receiving games by a Broncos tight end since 2000 and joins Pro Football Hall of Famer Shannon Sharpe as the only tight ends in team history with at least two 100-yard, multiple-touchdown games. • Appeared in Denver’s first four games in 2012 before being shut down for the rest of the season due to a lingering ankle injury. • Saw action in five games (1 start) for the Broncos as a rookie in 2011 despite being limited by an ankle injury suffered in Week 2. • Started in Denver’s 2011 season opener vs. Oakland (9/12/11) and joined three other team- mates as the first rookie quartet to start a season opener since at least 1968. • Played just one season of college football after playing basketball for Portland State University and earned first-team All-Big Sky Conference by finishing third on the Vikings with 29 receptions for 453 yards (15.6 avg.) with two touchdowns as a senior. • Participated in the East-West Shrine Game following his senior season and caught a 5-yard touchdown to go along with a two-point conversion for the West. • Lettered four times in basketball for the Vikings, leading them to their first two NCAA Tournament appearances in school history (2008, ‘09) and finishing as the program’s all-time leader in games played (121), career wins (78) and field goal percentage (.663). • Selected by the Broncos in the fourth round (129th overall) of the 2011 NFL Draft. CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Signed by Denver as a draft choice 7/27/11.

2014: Thomas led the team with seven receptions for 104 yards (14.9 avg.) with three touchdowns in the sea- son opener vs. Ind. (9/7) and was named AFC Offensive Player of the Week... Was just the ninth time a Denver tight end has totaled 100 yards and multiple touchdowns (third time for Thomas) in a game... His four receiving touchdowns were the most in team history by a Bronco through two games. 2013: Thomas started all 14 games played and earned his first career Pro Bowl selection after finishing with 65 receptions for 788 yards (12.1 avg.) with 12 touchdowns... Tied for fifth in the league with his 12 receiving scores and passed Pro Football Hall of Famer Shannon Sharpe for the most touchdowns in a season by a Broncos tight end... Opened all three postseason contests and contributed 18 catches for 188 yards (10.4 avg.)... Caught five passes for 110 yards and a pair of touchdowns vs. Bal. (9/5) to represent his first career 100-yard receiving

THOMAS SETS FRANCHISE RECORD FOR TOUCHDOWNS BY A TIGHT END MOST REC. TDs BY A TIGHT END, BRONCOS HIST. MOST RECEIVING TDS, NFL, 2013 Player Year No. Player No. 1. Julius Thomas 2013 12 1. Jimmy Graham, N.O. 16 2. Shannon Sharpe 1998 10 2. Demaryius Thomas, Den. 14 Shannon Sharpe 1996 10 3. Dez Bryant, Dal. 13 3. Shannon Sharpe 1993 9 Vernon Davis, S.F. 13 5. Shannon Sharpe 2003 8 5. Julius Thomas, Den. 12 Calvin Johnson, Det. 12 Brandon Marshall, Chi. 12 DENVER BRONCOS game... Set career highs in receptions (9) and receiving yards (122) while adding a pair of touchdowns at Dal. (10/6)... Recorded the second-longest scoring catch by a tight end in team history with his 74-yard touchdown at S.D. (11/10)... Set a franchise tight end record with his 11th touchdown catch of the season vs. Ten. (12/8)... Caught six passes for 78 yards (13.0 avg.) at Hou. (12/22), including a 25-yard scoring reception that represented quarterback Peyton Manning’s NFL record-breaking 51st of the season... Led the team with 76 receiving yards on six catches (12.7 avg.) in his postseason debut in Denver’s AFC Divisional Playoff Game vs. S.D. (1/12)... Paced the club with eight catches for 85 yards (10.6 avg.) in Denver’s AFC Championship Game vs. N.E. (1/19). 2012: Thomas saw action in Denver’s first four regular-season games before being declared a gameday inactive for the remainder of the season. 2011: Selected by Denver in the fourth round (129th overall) of the 2011 NFL Draft, Thomas played five regu- lar-season games (1 start) and posted one reception for five yards as a rookie... Joined three other teammates who became the first quartet of rookies to start a season opener for the Broncos since at least 1968... Inactive for 11 reg- ular-season games and two playoff contests due to an ankle injury sustained in Denver’s Week 2 win vs. Cin. (9/18). COLLEGE: Thomas, who played just one season of college football, saw action in 11 games (1 start) for Portland State University in 2010 and earned first-team All-Big Sky Conference honors after finishing third on the team with 29 receptions for 453 yards (15.6 avg.) with two touchdowns... Hauled in nine passes of 20 or more yards and produced 18 first downs... Invited to play in the East-West Shrine Game, where he hauled in a 5-yard touch- down pass and caught the ensuing two-point conversion to account for the West’s only points of the game... Walked on to the football team during the spring after exhausting his eligibility in basketball. PERSONAL: Thomas attended Tokay High School in Lodi, Calif., where he was a standout center and power for- ward on the basketball team... Helped lead Tokay to a 25-9 overall record and a Sac-Joaquin Section title during his senior year when he was named co-Player of the Year by The Record (San Joaquin)... Lettered four seasons in basketball at Portland State, setting school records for games played (121), career wins (78) and field goal percentage (.663)... Named to the Big Sky Conference All-Tournament Team in 2008 and ‘09, helping the Vikings capture conference titles and advance to the NCAA Tournament in both seasons... Averaged 10.8 points and 5.9 rebounds while shooting a school-record .671 from the floor as a senior... Graduated from Portland State with a degree in business administration... Julius Thomas was born on June 27, 1988, in Stockton, Calif. Thomas’ Regular Season Record RECEIVING SCORING Year Club G S No. Yds. Avg. LG TD TD TDr TDp TDrt 2pt Pts. 2011 Denver 5 1 1 5 5.0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2012 Denver 4 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2013 Denver 14 14 65 788 12.1 74t 12 12 0 12 0 0 72 2014 Denver 3 3 14 160 11.4 35t 5 5 0 5 0 0 30 CAREER TOTALS 26 18 80 953 11.9 74t 17 17 0 17 0 0 102 ADDITIONAL STATISTICS: Special teams tackles — 2011 (3), TOTAL (3). Miscellaneous tackles — 2011 (1), TOTAL (1). Thomas’ Postseason Record RECEIVING SCORING Year Club G S No. Yds. Avg. LG TD TD TDr TDp TDrt 2pt Pts. 2013 Denver 3 3 18 188 10.4 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CAREER TOTALS 3 3 18 188 10.4 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ADDITIONAL STATISTICS: Miscellaneous tackles — 2013 (2), TOTAL (2). thomas’ Single-Game Highs (Postseason in parentheses) Receptions — 9 at Dallas, 10/6/13 (8 vs. New England, 1/19/14). Receiving yards — 122 at Dallas, 10/6/13 (85 vs. New England, 1/19/14). Longest reception — 74t at San Diego, 11/10/13 (37 vs. New England, 1/19/14). Receiving touchdowns — 3, vs. Indianapolis, 9/7/14 (none).

Thomas’ 100-Yard Receiving Games (3) *denotes win (Thomas’ teams are 3-0 when he records 100 or more yards receiving in a game.) Date Opponent No. Yds. Avg. LG TD 9/5/13 vs. Baltimore* 5 110 22.0 44 2 10/6/13 at Dallas* 9 122 13.6 29 2 9/7/14 vs. Indianapolis* 7 104 14.9 35t 3 Julius Thomas’ Game-by-Game (Victories asterisked) 2014 Denver (2-1) RECEIVING SCORING Date Opponent P/S No. Yds. Avg. LG TD 2pt. Pts. Sep 7 vs. Indianapolis* S 7 104 14.9 35t 3 0 18 Sep 14 vs. Kansas City* S 4 39 9.8 16 1 0 6 Sep 21 at Seattle S 3 17 5.7 9 1 0 6 Regular Season Totals 3/3 14 160 11.4 35t 5 0 30 DENVER BRONCOS

JUWAN THOMPSON 4400 running back 5-11 • 225 • R • DUKE BORN: May 13, 1992, in Atlanta HIGH SCHOOL: Woodward Academy, Atlanta ACQUIRED: College Free Agent, 2014 NFL YEAR: 1st • YEAR WITH BRONCOS: 1st NFL GAMES PLAYED/STARTED: 3/0 THOMPSON AT A GLANCE: • A rookie running back who made the Broncos’ opening-week roster as a college free agent. • Appeared in 49 career games (24 starts) for the Blue Devils and totaled 274 rushes for 1,244 yards (4.5 avg.) with nine touchdowns. • Finished his career at Duke with 56 receptions for 397 yards (7.1 avg.) with three scores and 15 kickoff returns for 326 yards (21.7 avg.). • Played all 14 games (4 starts) as a senior in 2013 and recorded 355 rushing yards on 64 attempts (5.4 avg.) with one touchdown along with seven catches for 46 yards (6.6 avg.) • Entered the NFL with Denver as a college free agent on May 12, 2014. CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Signed by Denver as a college free agent 5/12/14.

2014: Thompson made his Broncos debut in the season opener vs. Ind. (9/7) and played one offensive play and 11 special-teams plays. COLLEGE: Thompson appeared in 49 career games (24 starts) for the Blue Devils and totaled 274 rushes for 1,244 yards (4.5 avg.) with nine touchdowns, 56 receptions for 397 yards (7.1 avg.) with three scores and 15 kickoff returns for 326 yards (21.7 avg.)... Played all 14 games (4 starts) as a senior in 2013 and recorded 355 rushing yards on 64 attempts (5.4 avg.) with one touchdown along with seven catches for 46 yards (6.6 avg.)... Started all 12 games played as a junior in 2012 and rushed 75 times for 352 yards (4.7 avg.) with one touchdown while catching 24 passes for 128 yards (4.7 avg.) and two scores... Totaled career highs in rushing attempts (110), rushing yards (457) and rushing touchdowns (7) during his sophomore campaign in 2011 while adding 22 receptions for 182 yards (8.3 avg.) with one touchdown... Received the school’s Bob Pascal Award as the Most Outstanding Offensive Back... Saw action in 11 games (1 start) as a true freshman in 2010 and contributed 25 rushes for 87 yards (3.5 avg.), three receptions for 41 yards (13.7 avg.) and 15 kickoff returns for 327 yards (21.8 avg.). PERSONAL: Attended Woodward Academy in Atlanta, where he rushed for 1,622 yards and 22 touchdowns as a senior to earn honorable mention all-state honors... Majored in sociology with a minor in education at Duke... Juwan Thompson was born on May 13, 1992. thompson’s REGULAR SEASON Record RUSHING RECEIVING SCORING Year Club G S No. Yds. Avg. LG TD No. Yds. Avg. LG TD TD TDr TDp TDrt 2pt Pts. 2014 Denver 3 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CAREER TOTALS 3 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 juwan thompson’s Game-by-Game (Victories asterisked) 2014 denveR (2-1) RUSHING RECEIVING SCORING Date Opponent P/S No. Yds. Avg. LG TD No. Yds. Avg. LG TD 2pt. Pts. Sep 7 vs. Indianapolis* P 0 0 0.0 — 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 0 0 Sep 14 vs. Kansas City* P 0 0 0.0 — 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 0 0 Sep 21 at Seattle P 0 0 0.0 — 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 0 0 Regular Season Totals 3/0 0 0 0.0 — 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 0 0 DENVER BRONCOS

DANNY TREVATHAN 5599 linebacker 6-1 • 240 • 3RD YR. • KENTUCKY BORN: March 24, 1990, in Youngstown, Ohio HIGH SCHOOL: Leesburg (Fla.) High School. ACQUIRED: Draft #6 (188th overall), 2012 NFL YEAR: 3rd • YEAR WITH BRONCOS: 3rd NFL GAMES PLAYED/STARTED: 32/16 • POSTSEASON GP/GS: 4/3 TREVATHAN AT A GLANCE: • A third-year linebacker who totaled 154 tackles (105 solo), three sacks (18 yds.), three intercep- tions (29 yds.), 12 passes defensed, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery in his first two NFL seasons with the Broncos. • Started all 16 regular-season games for Denver in 2013 and led the club with 124 defensive stops— the highest tackle total by a Bronco since 2007 and the second-most in team history by a player in his first year as a starter. • Participated in all 52 possible games (31 starts) in four seasons at the University of Kentucky and led the Southeastern Conference in tackles during each of his final two campaigns. • Totaled 10 or more tackles in 12 consecutive games spanning parts of his junior and senior seasons and finished with 20 total 10-tackle efforts in his career. • Recorded a career-high 144 tackles as a junior in 2010 and became the first Kentucky linebacker to earn first-team All-America honors (CollegeFootballNews.com) in addition to receiving first-team All-SEC recognition. • Saw action in all 13 games (6 starts) as a sophomore in 2009 and was named the Wildcats’ Most Improved Defensive Player as chosen by the coaches after finishing as the team’s second-leading tackler (82). • Selected by the Broncos in the sixth round (188th overall) of the 2012 NFL Draft. CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Signed by Denver as a draft choice 5/22/12.

2013: Trevathan started all 16 games for the Broncos in 2013 and led the team with 124 tackles (84 solo)—the team’s highest tackle total since 2007... Became one of just seven NFL players to record at least 120 tackles and three interceptions in 2013... Started all three playoff games and led the team with 24 postseason tackles... Made his first NFL start vs. Bal. (9/5) and intercepted his first career pass (29 yds.)... Led the team with 10 defensive stops—his first career double-digit tackle game—and sacked quarterback Eli Manning for a 9-yard loss at NYG (9/15)... Intercepted quarterback Tony Romo’s pass with less than two minutes to play at Dal. (10/6) to set up Matt Prater’s game-winning field goal... Intercepted a pass in the final minutes of the game for the second consecutive week vs. Jac. (10/13)... Recovered his first career fumble and forced one on special teams at N.E. (11/24), while finishing second on the team with a career-best 12 tackles... Tied for the team lead with four tackles in Denver’s AFC Divisional Playoff Game vs. S.D. (1/12)... Paced the club with eight tackles (all solo) in Denver’s AFC Championship Game vs. N.E. (1/19)... Made a game-high 12 tackles in Super Bowl XLVIII vs. Sea. (2/2). 2012: Selected by Denver in the sixth round (188th overall) of the 2012 NFL Draft, Trevathan played all 16 reg- ular-season games for the Broncos and finished second among the team’s rookies with 30 defensive tackles to go along with three special-teams stops... Made his NFL debut on special teams during Denver’s season opener vs. Pit. (9/9)... Made his pro defensive debut, playing 41 percent of Denver’s defensive snaps and making his first NFL tackle vs. Oak. (9/30)... Registered his first career sack and posted a personal-best six tackles at Cin. (11/4)... Made a special-teams tackle in Denver’s AFC Divisional Playoff Game vs. Bal. (1/12). COLLEGE: Trevathan saw action in all 52 possible games (31 starts) at the University of Kentucky and totaled 374 career tackles (198 solo), six sacks (41 yds.), four interceptions (73 yds.), nine passes defensed, 11 forced

TREVATHAN HITS CENTURY MARK IN FIRST YEAR AS STARTER

MOST TACKLES IN FIRST YEAR AS A STARTER, BRONCOS HISTORY Player Pos. Year No. 1. Steve Atwater S 1989 129 2. Danny Trevathan LB 2013 124 3. D.J. Williams LB 2004 114 4. John Mobley LB 1996 93 5. LB 1991 84 DENVER BRONCOS fumbles and two fumble recoveries... Led the Southeastern Conference in tackles during each of his final two seasons... Named National Linebacker of the Year (College Football Performance Awards), second-team All- America (SI.com) and second-team All-SEC as a senior after leading the Wildcats in tackles (143), sacks (3), interceptions (4) and forced fumbles (5)... Totaled a career-high 144 tackles as a junior in 2010 and became the first Kentucky linebacker to earn first-team All-America honors (CollegeFootballNews.com) in addition to receiv- ing first-team All-SEC recognition... Played all 13 games (6 starts) as a sophomore and was named the Wildcats’ Most Improved Defensive Player after finishing as the team’s second-leading tackler (82)... Saw action in all 13 games as a true freshman in 2008. PERSONAL: Trevathan was a three-year starter for Leesburg (Fla.) High School, where he was a third-team all-state selection by the Florida Sportswriters Association following his senior season... Totaled 117 tackles, 5.5 sacks and three forced fumbles on defense in addition to playing quarterback and running back on offense during his final prep campaign and also earned first-team All-Central Florida honors and Area Defensive Player of the Year recognition from the Orlando Sentinel... Trevathan’s father, Vincent Hicks, played football at Toledo... Majored in family science at Kentucky... Danny Trevathan (pronounced trev-AY-thin) was born on March 24, 1990, in Youngstown, Ohio. trevathan’s Regular Season Record Year Club G S UT A TT S-Yds. I-Yds. PD FF FR TD-Int. TD-FR S Pts. 2012 Denver 16 0 21 9 30 1-0 0-0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2013 Denver 16 16 84 40 124 2-18 3-29 9 2 1 0 0 0 0 2014 Denver 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CAREER TOTALS 32 16 105 49 154 3-18 3-29 12 2 1 0 0 0 0 ADDITIONAL STATISTICS: Special teams tackles — 2012 (3), 2013 (4), TOTAL (7). Special-teams forced fumbles — 2013 (1), TOTAL (1). trevathan’s postSeason Record Year Club G S UT A TT S-Yds. I-Yds. PD FF FR TD-Int. TD-FR S Pts. 2012 Denver 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2013 Denver 3 3 18 6 24 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CAREER TOTALS 4 3 18 6 24 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ADDITIONAL STATISTICS: Special teams tackles — 2012 (1), TOTAL (1). trevathan’s single-game highs (Postseason in parentheses) Tackles — 12 at New England, 11/24/13 (12 vs. Seattle, 2/2/14). Interceptions — 1, three times, last vs. Jacksonville 10/13/13 (none). Interception return yards — 29 vs. Baltimore 9/5/13 (none). Sacks — 1, twice, last at N.Y. Giants 9/15/13 (none). Sack yards — 9 at N.Y. Giants 9/15/13 (none). Pass breakups — 2 vs. Baltimore 9/5/13 (none). Forced fumbles — 1, twice, last vs. Kansas City, 11/17/13 (none). Special-teams tackles — 1, seven times, last at Houston, 12/22/13 (1 vs. Baltimore, 1/12/13). Danny Trevathan’s career Game-by-Game (Victories asterisked) 2014 Denver (2-1) TACKLES Date Opponent P/S UT A TT S-Yds. I-Yds. PD FF FR Sep 7 vs. Indianapolis* INACTIVE Sep 14 vs. Kansas City* INACTIVE Sep 21 at Seattle INACTIVE Regular Season Totals 0/0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 DENVER BRONCOS

MITCH UNREIN 9966 defensive tackle 6-4 • 306 • 4TH YR. • WYOMING BORN: March 25, 1987, in Eaton, Colo. HIGH SCHOOL: Eaton High School, Eaton, Colo. ACQUIRED: Free Agent, 2010 NFL YEAR: 4th • YEAR WITH BRONCOS: 4th NFL GAMES PLAYED/STARTED: 47/3 • POSTSEASON GP/GS: 6/0 UNREIN AT A GLANCE: • A fourth-year player who saw action in 46 regular-season games (3 starts) during the last three seasons (2011-13) after spending his rookie campaign on Denver’s practice squad. • Appeared in all 16 regular-season games for the second consecutive season in 2013 and tied his career high with 20 tackles (15 solo). • Played all 16 regular-season games (2 starts) for the Broncos in 2012, participating in over 36 percent of the team’s defensive snaps and totaling 20 tackles (12 solo). • Contributed in 14 games as a reserve defensive lineman with the Broncos in 2011 and collected seven tackles (5 solo) along with one special-teams stop. • Became the first defensive lineman in Broncos history to catch a touchdown pass with his 1-yard reception from Peyton Manning vs. Tampa Bay (12/2/12). • Competed with the Texans during training camp as a rookie in 2010 before being signed by the Broncos and spending the final 11 weeks of the season on the club’s practice squad. • Received honorable mention All-Mountain West distinction in each of his final three seasons at the University of Wyoming, where he totaled 162 career tackles and 10.5 sacks. • Named the Defensive MVP of the New Mexico Bowl in 2009 after collecting six tackles, two sacks, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery for the Cowboys. • Joined the Broncos as a practice-squad signee on Oct. 20, 2010. • Entered the NFL with Houston as a college free agent on May 7, 2010. CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Signed by Houston as a college free agent 5/7/10; Waived by Houston 9/4/10; Signed by Denver (practice squad) 10/20/10.

2013: Unrein appeared in all 16 games (1 start) for the second consecutive season and tied his career high with 20 tackles (15 solo)... Played all three postseason games and contributed two defensive stops (1 solo)... Started his first game of the season and tied his career high with three tackles at K.C. (12/1)... Matched his career high with three stops vs. S.D. (12/12)... Made two tackles, including one for a loss, in Super Bowl XLVIII vs. Sea. (2/2). 2012: Unrein played all 16 regular-season games (two starts) and contributed 20 tackles and one fumble recov- ery to mark career highs in each category... Saw time on offense as a fullback in short-yardage situations... Made his first career start as Denver opened the game with a goal-line package at Atl. (9/17)... Lined up at fullback and threw a key block on running back Willis McGahee’s 1-yard touchdown run in the first quarter vs. N.O. (10/28)... Caught 1-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Peyton Manning vs. T.B. (12/2) in addition to hitting Bucs quarterback Josh Freeman to force an interception returned for a touchdown ... Tied a personal best with three tackles and recovered his first career fumble at Oak. (12/6)... Made three tackles in Denver’s AFC Divisional Playoff Game vs. Bal. (1/12). 2011: Unrein played 14 games (0 starts) for the Broncos in the regular season and totaled seven tackles (5 solo) along with one special-teams stop... Saw action in both of Denver’s playoff games and collected one tackle. 2010: Unrein, who entered the NFL with Houston as a college free agent on May 7, was waived by the Texans during final roster cutdowns before signing with Denver on Oct. 20 and spending the final 11 weeks of the season on the club’s practice squad.

UNREIN FINDS THE END ZONE OFFENSIVE TOUCHDOWNS BY A DEFENDER, BRONCOS HISTORY Player Pos. Opp. (Date) Scoring Play Dwight Harrison CB vs. Mia. (9/19/71) 31-yd. catch Dwight Harrison CB vs. Cin. (11/14/71) 43-yd. catch Steve Wilson CB vs. K.C. (11/16/86) 43-yd. catch Dave Wyman LB at S.D. (12/5/93) 1-yd. catch Mitch Unrein DT vs. T.B. (12/2/12) 1-yd. catch DENVER BRONCOS

COLLEGE: Unrein totaled 162 tackles (67 solo), 20.5 tackles for losses (75 yds.) and 10.5 sacks (75 yds.) with two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery in 48 career games (38 starts) for the University of Wyoming… Garnered honorable mention All-Mountain West Conference accolades in each of his final three years for the Cowboys... Registered 41 total tackles, including six tackles for a loss (21 yds.) and four sacks (17 yds.), as a senior and was named the Defensive MVP of the New Mexico Bowl in 2009 after collecting six tackles, two sacks, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery. PERSONAL: Unrein earned first-team all-state honors as a junior and senior at Eaton (Colo.) High School, where he was also among the top wrestlers in the state... Mitch Unrein was born on March 25, 1987, in Eaton, Colo. unrein’s Regular Season Record Year Club G S UT A TT S-Yds. I-Yds. PD FF FR TD-Int. TD-FR S Pts. 2010 Denver PRACTICE SQUAD 2011 Denver 14 0 5 2 7 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2012 Denver 16 2 12 8 20 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2013 Denver 16 1 15 5 20 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2014 Denver 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CAREER TOTALS 47 3 32 15 47 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 ADDITIONAL STATISTICS: Special teams tackles — 2011 (1), TOTAL (1). Kickoff returns — 1 for 8 yards, vs. Oakland (9/23/13). Caught a 1-yard TD pass vs. Tampa Bay (12/2/12). unrein’s POSTSeason Record Year Club G S UT A TT S-Yds. I-Yds. PD FF FR TD-Int. TD-FR S Pts. 2011 Denver 2 0 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2012 Denver 1 0 1 2 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2013 Denver 3 0 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CAREER TOTALS 6 0 2 4 6 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Unrein’S Single-Game Highs (Postseason in parentheses) Tackles — 3, five times, last at vs. San Diego, 12/12/13 (3 vs. Baltimore, 1/12/13). Sacks — None (none). Sack yards — None (none). Interceptions — None (none). Interception return yards — None (none). Receptions — 1 vs. Tampa Bay, 12/2/12 (none). Receiving yards — 1 vs. Tampa Bay, 12/2/12 (none). Receiving touchdowns — 1 vs. Tampa Bay, 12/2/12 (none). Mitch Unrein’s Game-by-Game (Victories asterisked) 2014 DENVER (2-1) TACKLES Date Opponent P/S UT A TT S-Yds. I-Yds PD FF FR Sep 7 vs. Indianapolis* INACTIVE Sep 14 vs. Kansas City* P 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Sep 21 at Seattle INACTIVE Regular Season Totals 1/0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 DENVER BRONCOS

LOUIS VASQUEZ 6655 offensive guard 6-5 • 335 • 6TH YR. • TEXAS TECH BORN: April 11, 1987, in Corsicana, Texas HIGH SCHOOL: Corsicana (Texas) High School ACQUIRED: Unrestricted Free Agent (San Diego), 2013 NFL YEAR: 6th • YEAR WITH BRONCOS: 2nd NFL GAMES PLAYED/STARTED: 73/73 • POSTSEASON GP/GS: 4/4 VASQUEZ AT A GLANCE: • A fifth-year offensive guard who started all 70 regu- lar-season games played during his first five NFL sea- 65’S TROPHY CASE sons, allowing only 11 sacks and committing just four penalties in that span. Pro Bowls (1) ...... 2013 • Selected to his first career Pro Bowl in 2013 and All-Pro (1st team) (1) ...... 2013 became the first offensive guard in Broncos history to be named a first-team All-Pro selection by the Associated Press. • Finished his first season in Denver as one of just three 16-game starting NFL guards to allow zero sacks while participating in every offensive snaps (1,207). • Helped San Diego’s offense rank fourth in the NFL in points per game (25.8) during his four seasons (2009-12) with the franchise and was assessed just one penalty as a Charger. • Named to the PFW/PFWA All-Rookie Team in 2009 after opening 14 games for San Diego and helping the Chargers win their fourth consecutive AFC West Division title. • Played four seasons at Texas Tech University, helping the Red Raiders rank second in the nation in total offense (529.6 ypg) and scoring (40.0 ppg) during his junior campaign in 2007. • Joined the Broncos as an unrestricted free agent (San Diego) on March 12, 2013. • Selected by the Chargers in the third round (78th overall) of the 2009 NFL Draft. CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Signed by San Diego as a draft choice 7/25/09. Signed by Denver as an unrestricted free agent 3/12/13.

2014: Vasquez started and played all 195 offensive snaps in the first three games of the season. 2013: Vasquez started all 16 regular-season games in his first season with Denver and was named to his first career Pro Bowl... Became the first offensive guard in Broncos history to received first-team All-Pro recognition from the Associated Press... Finished the season as the only player to participate in 100 percent of the team’s offensive or defensive snaps (1,207 plays)... Part of an offensive line that allowed the fewest overall sacks (20) in the NFL and helped set the NFL single-season scoring record (606 pts.)... Opened all three playoff contests for Denver, allowing zero sacks during the postseason... Earned a spot on Pro Football Focus’ All-Week 3 Team for his performance vs. Oak. (9/23)... Part of an offensive line group that was named a collective Offensive Player of the Week by Sports Illustrated’s Peter King for its performance in which it allowed zero sacks and zero quarter- back hits against the NFL’s top-ranked sack defense vs. K.C. (11/17)... Helped the offensive line allow zero sacks or quarterback hits in Denver’s AFC Championship Game vs. N.E. (1/19). 2012: Vasquez opened all 16 games for the first time in his career as one of two Chargers offensive linemen to start every contest... Finished as the only 16-game starting offensive lineman in the NFL to commit zero penalties and allow three of fewer sacks (2.5). 2011: Vasquez started all 14 games played and helped San Diego rank sixth in the NFL in total offense (393.1 ypg) while tying for fifth in the league scoring 25.4 points per game... Missed Games 10-11 with an ankle injury. 2010: Vasquez started 10 contests for the Chargers, missing Games 4-5 with a knee injury and Games 11-14 with a neck injury.

VASQUEZ A STEADY FORCE IN 2013

HIGHEST PERCENTAGE OF SNAPS PLAYED ON OFFENSE/DEFENSE, BRONCOS, 2013 Player Pos. Plays Pct. 1. Louis Vasquez G 1,207 100.0 2. Zane Beadles G 1,198 99.3 Manny Ramirez C 1,198 99.3 4. Peyton Manning QB 1,156 95.8 5. Chris Harris Jr. CB 1,042 92.3 DENVER BRONCOS

VASQUEZ TOUGH TO GET THROUGH

FEWEST SACKS ALLOWED AMONG OFFENSIVE GUARDS, NFL, 2013 Player No. 1. Louis Vasquez, Den. 0.0 Larry Warford, Det. 0.0 Jeremy Zuttah, T.B. 0.0 4. Willie Colon, NYJ 1.0 5. Five players 1.5 2006: Selected by the Chargers in the third round (78th overall) of the 2009 NFL Draft, Vasquez started all 14 games played and was named to the PFW/PFWA All-Rookie Team... Started his first career game in San Diego’s season opener at Oak. (9/14) before injuring his ankle and missing the Charger’s next two contests. COLLEGE: Vasquez was a four-year letterman at Texas Tech University, where he started 34-of-39 career games and received All-Big 12 Conference recognition following his final three seasons... Named a third-team All-America selection following his senior season... Blocked for the nation’s top passing attack as a junior in 2007 and was tabbed as a first-team all-conference pick after allowing zero sacks on the year. PERSONAL: Vasquez attended Corsicana (Texas) High School, where helped his team to a combined 21-3 record over his final two seasons... Earned first-team Class 4A all-state honors from the Associated Press and was named to the All-Area Team by the Dallas Morning News following his senior campaign... Majored in general studies at Texas Tech... Louis Vasquez (pronounced LEW-is VAS-kez) was born on April 11, 1987, in Corsicana, Texas. vasquez’S Regular Season Record Year Club G S 2009 San Diego 14 14 2010 San Diego 10 10 2011 San Diego 14 14 2012 San Diego 16 16 2013 Denver 16 16 2014 Denver 3 3 CAREER TOTALS 73 73 ADDITIONAL STATISTICS: Miscellaneous tackles — 2011 (1), 2012 (1), TOTAL (2). Fumbles — 2009 (1FR), TOTAL (1FR). vasquez’S POSTSeason Record Year Club G S 2009 San Diego 1 1 2013 Denver 3 3 CAREER TOTALS 4 4 DENVER BRONCOS

T.J. WARD 43 Safety 5-11 • 200 • 5TH YR. • OREGON BORN: Dec. 12, 1986, in San Francisco HIGH SCHOOL: De La Salle High School, Concord, Calif. ACQUIRED: Unrestricted Free Agent (Cleveland), 2014 NFL YEAR: 5th • YEAR WITH BRONCOS: 1st NFL GAMES PLAYED/STARTED: 57/57 WARD AT A GLANCE: • A fifth-year safety who started all 54 career games played for Cleveland (2010-13) during his first four 43’S TROPHY CASE NFL seasons, totaling 340 tackles (253 solo), five interceptions (133 yds.), 3.5 sacks (29 yds.), 26 passes Pro Bowls (1) ...... 2013 defensed, five forced fumbles and one fumble recovery. All-Pro (Second Team) (1) ...... 2013 • Earned his first career Pro Bowl selection and was named second-team All-Pro by the Associated Press in 2013 after recording a career-high 129 tackles (96 solo), including 10 stops behind the line of scrimmage to lead all NFL defen- sive backs. • Voted by his teammates as Cleveland’s recipient of the 2013 Ed Block Courage Award after overcoming a knee injury in 2012 to start all 16 games in 2013. • Led all NFL rookies with 105 tackles in 2010 and became the first Browns rookie in 18 years to start all 16 games for the club. • Appeared in 37 career games at the University of Oregon and totaled 190 tackles and three interceptions after entering the program as a walk-on. • Joined the Broncos as an unrestricted free agent (Cleveland) on March 12, 2014. • Selected by Cleveland in the second round (38th overall) of the 2010 NFL Draft. CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Signed by Cleveland as a draft choice 7/26/10; Signed by Denver as an unrestricted free agent 3/12/14.

2014: Ward recorded five solo tackles and was one of just two players to line up on all 86 defensive snaps vs. K.C. (9/14)... Sacked QB Russell Wilson for a loss of 10 yards in the second quarter at Sea. (9/21/14)... Became only the second safety to post a sack in each of the last four seasons (Reggie Nelson, Cin.)... Tackled RB Marshawn Lynch in the Seattle end zone for a safety early in the fourth quarter... One of just two defensive players (LB Brandon Marshall) to play all 238 defensive snaps through the first three games. 2013: Ward was named to his first Pro Bowl and received second-team All-Pro honors from the Associated Press after starting all 16 games for the Browns and totaling a career-high 129 tackles (96 solo), two intercep- tions (57 yds.), two sacks (12 yds.), nine passes defensed and one fumble recovery... Led all NFL defensive backs with 10 tackles for a loss according to press box totals... Scored two defensive touchdowns—on a 44-yard interception return vs. Buf. (10/3) and a 51-yard fumble return vs. Chi. (12/15)... Recorded double-digit tackle totals on five occasions, including a personal-best 13 defensive stops (10 solo) at G.B. (10/20)... Voted by his teammates as the recipient of the Ed Block Courage Award for recovering from a knee injury sustained in 2012 and starting every game for Cleveland. 2012: Ward started all 14 games played for Cleveland and registered 68 tackles (50 solo), one interception (37 yds.), one sack (10 yds.), four passes defensed and a career-best three forced fumbles... Missed the Browns’ final two games after being placed on injured reserve with a knee injury on Dec. 18... Forced two fumbles in the Browns’ 20-14 win vs. Pit. (11/25). 2011: Ward opened the Browns’ first eight games and totaled 38 tackles (27 solo), one sack (7 yds.), three passes defensed and one forced fumble... Inactive for six games with a foot sprain before being placed on injured reserve on Dec. 22. 2010: Selected by Cleveland in the second round (38th overall) of the 2010 NFL Draft, Ward opened all 16 games for the club and led all league rookies with 105 tackles (80 solo) to go along with two interceptions (39 yds.), 10 passes defensed and one forced fumble... Became the first Browns rookie defensive back to start all 16 games since in 1994. COLLEGE: Ward began his collegiate career at the University of Oregon as a walk-on before earning a scholar- ship and going on to play in 37 career games for the Ducks... Totaled 190 tackles, three interceptions and one sack during his four seasons in Eugene... Led Oregon with 101 tackles as a junior in 2008 to earn honorable mention all-Pacific-10 Conference recognition. DENVER BRONCOS

PERSONAL: Ward attended De La Salle High School in Concord, Calif., where he contributed as a reserve defen- sive back on three consecutive national championship squads (2001-03) before injuring his knee during the pre- season in 2004 and missing his entire senior campaign... Was a prep teammate of Broncos Offensive Assistant Brian Callahan... His father, Terrell, played defensive back at San Diego State and was drafted by Philadelphia in the seventh round (188th overall) in 1980... His younger brother, Terron, is a senior running back at ... Established the T.J. Ward Foundation, which focuses on education, family values and community service... Terrell Ray Williams Ward Jr. was born on Dec. 12, 1986, in San Francisco. Ward’s Regular Season Record Year Club G S UT A TT S-Yds. I-Yds. PD FF FR TD-Int. TD-FR S Pts. 2010 Cleveland 16 16 80 25 105 0-0 2-39 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 2011 Cleveland 8 8 27 11 38 1-7 0-0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 2012 Cleveland 14 14 50 18 68 1-10 1-37 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 2013 Cleveland 16 16 96 33 129 1.5-12 2-57 9 0 1 1 1 0 12 2014 Denver 3 3 11 5 16 1-10 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 CAREER TOTALS 57 57 264 92 356 4.5-39 5-133 27 5 1 1 1 0 12 ADDITIONAL STATISTICS: Special teams tackles — 2010 (18), 2011 (1), TOTAL (19). Returned a fumble 51 yards for a TD vs. Chicago, 12/15/13. Blocked a field goal vs. Atlanta, 10/10/10. ward’s single-game highs (Postseason in parentheses) Tackles — 13 at Green Bay, 10/20/13 (none). Interceptions — 2 at Jacksonville, 11/21/10 (none). Interception return yards — 44 vs. Buffalo, 10/3/13 (none). Passes Defensed — 2, five times, last vs. Detroit, 10/13/13 (none). Sacks — 1, four times, last at Seattle, 9/21/14(none). t.j. ward’s Career Game-by-Game (Victories asterisked) 2014 denver (2-1) TACKLES Date Opponent P/S UT A TT S-Yds. I-Yds PD FF FR Sep 7 vs. Indianapolis* S 2 1 3 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 Sep 14 vs. Kansas City* S 5 0 5 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Sep 21 at Seattle S 4 4 8 1-10 0-0 0 0 0 Regular Season Totals 3/3 11 5 16 1-10 0-0 1 0 0 DENVER BRONCOS

DEMARCUS WARE 94 dEFENSIVE eND 6-4 • 258 • 10TH YR. • TROY BORN: July 31, 1982, in Auburn, Ala. HIGH SCHOOL: Auburn (Ala.) High School ACQUIRED: Free Agent, 2014 NFL YEAR: 10th • YEAR WITH BRONCOS: 1st NFL GAMES PLAYED/STARTED: 144/143 • POSTSEASON GP/GS: 4/4 WARE AT A GLANCE: • A 10th-year defensive end and member of the 2000s NFL All-Decade Team who ranks fourth among active 94’S TROPHY CASE players and 18th all-time with 117 career sacks. NFL All-Decade Team ...... 2000s • Spent his first nine NFL seasons in Dallas and was selected to start in seven Pro Bowls in addition to being Pro Bowls (7) ...... 2006-12 named first-or second-team All-Pro by the Associated All-Pro (First Team) (4) . . 2007-09, ‘11 Press on seven occasions. All-Pro (Second Team) (3) . . 2006, ‘10, ‘12 • Registered double-digit sack totals in seven of his nine NFL seasons, including league-leading marks in 2008 (20.0) and 2010 (15.5). • Ranks second in NFL history with a sack rate of 0.83/game during his career, trailing only Pro Football Hall of Fame defensive end Reggie White (0.85/game) among players appearing in at least 50 games. • Owns 28 career multi-sack games, including seven contests with three sacks and one game with a career-best four sacks (at Philadelphia, 10/30/11). • Forced 32 fumbles, including 26 strip-sacks, during his career to rank fourth in the NFL since he entered the league in 2005. • Recorded a career-best 20 quarterback takedowns in 2008 (eighth-most all-time in a single season) to earn NFC Defensive Player of the Year honors from the KC Committee of 101 as well as NFL Alumni Pass Rusher of the Year recognition. • Posted a sack in 10 consecutive games (2007-08) to tie former Broncos defensive end Simon Fletcher for the longest sack streak in league history since the statistic became official in 1982. • Played outside linebacker in the Cowboys’ 3-4 base defense during his first eight seasons and was chosen as the only two-time winner of the Dick Butkus Award (2008, ‘11), given to the top linebacker at the high school, collegiate and professional levels of football. • Named NFC Defensive Player of the Week on four occasions (Week 16 - 2005; Week 15 - 2008; Week 15 - 2009; Week 3 - 2010). • Totaled 201 tackles, 27.5 sacks, 58 tackles for a loss and nine forced fumbles during his collegiate career at Troy University, earning Sun Belt Conference Defensive Player of the Year honors as a senior in 2007 after leading the Trojans to their first-ever bowl appearance. • Joined the Broncos as a free agent on March 12, 2014. • Selected by Dallas in the first round (11th overall) of the 2005 NFL Draft. CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Signed by Dallas as a draft choice 7/30/05; Released by Dallas 3/11/14; Signed by Denver 3/12/14.

2014: Ware, who was named a team captain prior to the season by his teammates, recorded 1.5 sacks for a loss of 4.5 yards in his debut as a Denver Bronco vs. Ind. (9/7)... Finished the game with two tackles (1 solo), one tackle for a loss and two quarterback pressures... Moved into 17th place in NFL history for career sacks (119.5) with his sack of QB Russell Wilson in the fourth quarter at Sea. (9/21)... Had the initial hit on Seahawks RB Marshawn Lynch before LB Brandon Marshall and S T.J. Ward tackled him in the end zone for a safety. 2013: Ware started all 13 games played for the Cowboys and totaled 36 tackles (24 solo), six sacks (40 yds.), one interception (0 yds.), two passes defensed and one fumble recovery after making the switch from outside linebacker to defensive end... Missed Games 7-9 with a quad injury, snapping his streak of 134 consecutive regular-season games played to begin his career. 2012: Ware opened all 16 games for the eighth consecutive season to begin his career and recorded 72 tackles (48 solo), 11.5 sacks (64 yds.) and five forced fumbles... Earned his seventh straight Pro Bowl selection... Posted DENVER BRONCOS two sacks at N.Y. Giants (9/5) in his 113th game to give him 101.5 for his career and make him the second-fastest player (Reggie White, 96 games) to reach 100 sacks... Set a career high with 13 tackles (8 solo) at Sea. (9/16) and matched that total four games later at Car. (10/21)... Registered his 107th career sack vs. NYG (10/28) to become Dallas’ all-time sack leader. 2011: Ware earned his sixth consecutive Pro Bowl selection and fourth career first-team All-Pro recognition from the Associated Press after opening all 16 games and tallying 67 tackles (51 solo), 19.5 sacks (125 yds.), three passes defensed and two forced fumbles... Contributed a career-best four sacks (23 yds.) and a forced fumble at Phi. (10/30). 2010: Ware was named to his fifth career Pro Bowl after starting all 16 games for the Cowboys and leading the NFL with 15.5 sacks (105 yds.) to go along with 108 tackles (64 solo), one pass defensed, two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries... Posted three sacks at Hou. (9/26) to earn his fourth career NFC Defensive Player of the Week honor... Registered his second three-sack performance of the season at Phi. (1/2) and added a 17-yard fumble return for a touchdown. 2009: Ware started all 16 games as a Pro Bowl starter and first-team Associated Press All-Pro selection and recorded 92 tackles (50 solo), 11 sacks (51 yds.), two passes defensed and five forced fumbles... Opened both of Dallas’ postseason games and contributed 13 tackles (6 solo), three sacks (18 yds.) and one forced fumble... Named NFC Defensive Player of the Week after notching a pair of sacks and forced fumbles at N.O. (12/19)... Logged two sacks in Dallas’ NFC Wild Card Playoff Game vs. Phi. (1/9). 2008: Ware set a club-record with an NFL-best 20 sacks (115 yds.) in 16 starts for Dallas while also posting career highs in tackles (110) and forced fumbles... Added three passes defensed and one fumble recovery... Earned his third career Pro Bowl selection along with first-team All-Pro honors from the Associated Press... Recorded three sacks at Stl. (10/19) to tie the NFL record for consecutive games (10) with a quarterback take- down... Tallied his third three-sack game of the season and eclipsed 50 career sacks vs. NYG (12/14) to take home NFC Defensive Player of the Week honors. 2007: Ware was named a Pro Bowl starter for the second consecutive season and a first-team All-Pro designee for the first time in his career after recording 80 tackles (50 solo), 14 sacks (109 yds.), four passes defensed and four forced fumbles for the Cowboys... Registered four solo tackles and a sack in Dallas’ NFC Divisional Playoff Game vs. NYG (1/13). 2006: Ware made his first career Pro Bowl and was a second-team All-Pro selection by the Associated Press after starting all 16 games and totaling 82 tackles (62 solo), 11.5 sacks (89 yds.), one interception (41 yds.), three passes defensed, five forced fumbles and one fumble recovery... Scored two defensive touchdowns—a 69-yard fumble return for a score at Phi. (10/8) and a 41-yard interception brought back for a touchdown at Atl. (12/16)... Posted the first three-sack performance of his career at Car. (10/29) and equaled that effort in Dallas’ regular-season finale vs. Det. (12/31). 2005: Selected by Dallas in the first round (11th overall) of the 2005 NFL Draft, Ware opened all 16 games for the Cowboys and racked up 66 tackles (44 solo), eight sacks (47 yds.) and three forced fumbles... Recorded his first career sack by taking down 49ers quarterback Tim Rattay at S.F. (9/25)... Earned NFL Defensive Rookie of the Month honors in October after totaling 16 tackles and three sacks in five games... Posted three sacks (all of which forced fumbles) at Car. (12/24) to earn NFC Defensive Player of the Week and Diet Pepsi Rookie of the Week recognition. COLLEGE: Ware started for three seasons at Troy University and finished his collegiate career with 201 tackles, 27.5 sacks, 58 tackles for a loss and nine forced fumbles... Led the Trojans to their first-ever Bowl appearance as a senior in 2004 and was named Sun Belt Conference Defensive Player of the Year after totaling 53 tackles, 19 tackles for a loss, 10.5 sacks and four forced fumbles. PERSONAL: Ware played two seasons of prep football at Auburn (Ala.) High School, where he earned all-area honors as a senior linebacker and wide receiver... Earned a degree in business information systems from Troy, becoming the first member of his family to graduate from college... Volunteered his time for numerous com- munity initiatives in and around the Dallas area, including the Boys & Girls Club of Arlington and Make-a-Wish Foundation of North Texas... Served as an NFL Play 60 Spokesperson, which included a public service announce- ment at the White House with President Obama... DeMarcus Ware was born on July 31, 1982, in Auburn, Ala. Ware’s Regular Season Record Year Club G S UT A TT S-Yds. I-Yds. PD FF FR TD-Int. TD-FR S Pts. 2005 Dallas 16 16 44 22 66 8-47 0-0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2006 Dallas 16 16 62 21 82 11.5-89 1-41 3 5 1 1 1 0 12 2007 Dallas 16 16 50 30 80 14-109 0-0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 2008 Dallas 16 16 56 54 110 20-115 0-0 3 6 1 0 0 0 0 2009 Dallas 16 15 50 42 92 11-51 0-0 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 2010 Dallas 16 16 64 44 108 15.5-105 0-0 1 2 2 0 1 0 6 2011 Dallas 16 16 51 16 67 19.5-125 0-0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 2012 Dallas 16 16 48 24 72 11.5-64 0-0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 2013 Dallas 13 13 24 12 36 6-40 1-0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 2014 Denver 3 3 4 3 7 2.5-11.5 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 CAREER TOTALS 144 143 450 270 720 119.5-756.5 2-41 18 33 5 1 2 0 18 ADDITIONAL STATISTICS: Special teams tackles — 2010 (18), 2011 (1), TOTAL (19). Returned an interception 41 yards for a score at Atlanta, 12/16/06. Returned a fumble 69 yards for a score at Philadelphia, 10/8/06. Returned a fumble 17 yards for a touchdown at Philadelphia, 1/2/11. DENVER BRONCOS

Ware’s postSeason Record Year Club G S UT A TT S-Yds. I-Yds. PD FF FR TD-Int. TD-FR S Pts. 2006 Dallas 1 1 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2007 Dallas 1 1 3 1 4 1-9 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2009 Dallas 2 2 6 7 13 3-18 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 CAREER TOTALS 4 4 10 8 18 4-27 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 ware’s single-game highs (Postseason in parentheses) Tackles — 13, twice, last at Carolina, 10/21/12 (8 at Minnesota, 1/17/10). Sacks — 4 at Philadelphia, 10/30/11 (2 vs. Philadelphia, 1/9/10). Sack Yards — 27 at Philadelphia, 1/2/11 (9, twice, last at Minnesota, 1/17/10). Interceptions — 1, twice, last vs. N.Y. Giants, 9/8/13 (none). Interception return yards — 41 at Atlanta, 12/16/06 (none). Passes Defensed — 2, twice, last vs. St. Louis, 10/23/11 (none). ware’s sacks by quarterback Figures in italics include postseason totals Quarterback ...... Sacks Quarterback ...... Sacks Quarterback ...... Sacks Eli Manning ...... 14.5 Matt Schaub ...... 3 Jay Feeley ...... 1 Donovan McNabb ...... 8.5 Sam Bradford ...... 2 Ryan Fitzpatrick ...... 1 ...... 6.5 Mark Brunell ...... 2 Jeff Garcia ...... 1 ...... 6 Matt Cassel ...... 2 Bruce Gradkowski ...... 1 Drew Brees ...... 5 Joe Flacco ...... 2 Kurt Warner ...... 1 Marc Bulger ...... 4 Matt Moore ...... 2 Matt Leinart ...... 1 Matt Hasselbeck ...... 4 Mark Sanchez ...... 2 Peyton Manning ...... 1 Kevin Kolb ...... 4 Vince Young ...... 2 Jamie Martin ...... 1 Alex Smith ...... 4 Trent Edwards ...... 1.5 Josh McCown ...... 1 Matt Ryan ...... 3.5 Shaun Hill ...... 1.5 Carson Palmer ...... 1 Tom Brady ...... 3 Andrew Luck...... 1.5 Tim Rattay ...... 1 Jason Campbell ...... 3 Ben Roethlisberger ...... 1.5 John Skelton ...... 1 Jake Delhomme ...... 3 Derek Anderson ...... 1 Russell Wilson ...... 1 Brett Favre ...... 3 Kerry Collins ...... 1 Nick Foles ...... 0.5 Josh Freeman ...... 3 Todd Collins ...... 1 Cam Newton ...... 0.5 Jon Kitna ...... 3 Jay Cutler ...... 1 Brandon Weeden ...... 0.5 Aaron Rodgers ...... 3 Andy Dalton ...... 1 ware’s MULTIPLE-sack GAMES (30) *denotes win (Ware’s teams are 19-11, including the postseason, when he records multiple sacks in a game.) Date Opponent S-Yds. Date Opponent S-Yds. 12/24/2005 at Carolina* 3-13 10/10/2010 vs. Tennessee 2-3 12/31/2006 vs. Detroit 3-11 12/19/2010 vs. Washington* 2-11 9/23/2007 at Chicago* 2-21 1/2/2011 at Philadelphia* 3-27 10/8/2007 at Buffalo* 1.5-13.5 9/11/2011 at N.Y. Jets 2-11 11/4/2007 at Philadelphia* 1.5-7.5 9/18/2011 at San Francisco* 2-15 12/22/2007 at Carolina* 2-11.5 10/16/2011 at New England 2-11 10/19/2008 at St. Louis 3-15 10/30/2011 at Philadelphia 4-23 11/27/2008 vs. Seattle* 3-21 12/24/2011 vs. Philadelphia 2-12 12/14/2008 vs. N.Y. Giants* 3-18 1/1/2012 at N.Y. Giants 1.5-12.5 10/11/2009 at Kansas City* 2-14 9/5/2012 at N.Y. Giants* 2-21 10/25/2009 vs. Atlanta* 2-10 9/23/2012 vs. Tampa Bay* 2-19 11/15/2009 at Green Bay 2-7 11/4/2012 at Atlanta 1.5-1.5 12/19/2009 at New Orleans* 2-9 9/15/2013 at Kansas City 2-12 1/9/2010 vs. Philadelphia*^ 2-8 9/22/2013 vs. St. Louis* 2-12 9/26/2010 at Houston* 3-16 9/7/2014 vs. Indianapolis* 1.5-4.5 ^Playoff Game ’s Game-by-Game (Victories asterisked) 2014 dENVER (2-1) TACKLES Date Opponent P/S UT A TT S-Yds. I-Yds. PD FF FR Sep 7 vs. Indianapolis* S 1 1 2 1.5-4.5 0-0 0 0 0 Sep 14 vs. Kansas City* S 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Sep 21 at Seattle S 2 1 3 1-7 0-0 0 1 0 Regular Season Totals 3/3 4 3 7 2.5-11.5 0-0 0 1 0 DENVER BRONCOS

KAYVON WEBSTER 3366 cornerback 5-11 • 198 • 2ND YR. • SOUTH FLORIDA BORN: Feb. 1, 1991, in Opa-Locka, Fla. HIGH SCHOOL: Monsignor Pace High School, Opa-Locka, Fla. ACQUIRED: Draft #3 (90th overall), 2013 NFL YEAR: 2nd • YEAR WITH BRONCOS: 2nd NFL GAMES PLAYED/STARTED: 16/2 • POSTSEASON GP/GS: 3/0 WEBSTER AT A GLANCE: • A second-year cornerback who appeared in 14 regular-season games (2 starts) as a rookie in 2013, totaling 38 tackles (34 solo), one interception (10 yds.), nine passes defensed and one forced fumble. • Saw action in 49-of-50 possible games (32 starts) during his career at the University of South Florida and totaled 190 tackles (136 solo), two sacks (39 yds.), three interceptions (34 yds.), 18 passes defensed, four forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries. • Earned first-team All-Big East Conference recognition following his senior season in which he led the Bulls with a career-high 82 tackles (61 solo) and added forced three fumbles. • Started all 11 games played as a junior in 2011 and received second-team All-Big East honors after contributing two interceptions and nine passes defensed for South Florida. • Clocked at 4.34 seconds in the 40-yard dash as one of the most physically gifted players in the 2013 draft class. • Selected by the Broncos in the third round (90th overall) of the 2013 NFL Draft. CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Signed by Denver as a draft choice 6/13/13.

2013: Selected by the Broncos in the third round (90th overall) of the 2013 NFL Draft, Webster played 14 games (2 starts) as a rookie, finishing eighth on the team with 38 tackles to go along with one interception (10 yds.), nine passes defensed and one forced fumble... Added two tackles on special teams... Appeared in all three postseason contests for Denver... Made a pair of special-teams stops in Denver’s Week 2 win at NYG (9/15)... Made his first NFL start at Dal. (10/6) and forced a fumble that was recovered by safety Duke Ihenacho... Intercepted his first NFL pass and returned it 10 yards vs. Jac. (10/13)... Established a career high with five tackles at S.D. (11/10). COLLEGE: Webster played 49-of-50 possible games (32 starts) at the University of South Florida, totaling 190 career tackles (136 solo), two sacks (39 yds.), three interceptions (34 yds.), 18 passes defensed, four forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries... Opened 11-of-12 games fas a senior and was named a first-team All-Big East Conference selection after becoming the league’s only cornerback to lead his team in tackles (82)... Started all 11 games played for the Bulls as a junior and was a second-team all-conference pick after tallying 49 tackles (36 solo), two interceptions (0 yds.), nine passes defensed, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery. PERSONAL: Webster was a two-time All-Dade County selection in football as a two-way player for Monsignor Pace High School in Opa-Locka, Fla.... Caught 30 passes for 500 yards (16.7 avg.) and eight touchdowns on offense in addition to 65 tackles, four sacks, seven forced fumbles and 10 fumble recoveries on defense as a senior... Graduated from South Florida with a degree in health science... Kayvon Webster was born on Feb. 1, 1991, in Opa-Locka, Fla. Webster’s Regular Season Record Year Club G S UT A TT S-Yds. I-Yds. PD FF FR TD-Int. TD-FR S Pts. 2013 Denver 14 2 34 4 38 0-0 1-10 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 2014 Denver 2 0 4 0 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CAREER TOTALS 16 2 38 4 42 0-0 1-10 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 ADDITIONAL STATISTICS: Special teams tackles — 2013 (2), 2014 (1), TOTAL (3). Webster’s postSeason Record Year Club G S UT A TT S-Yds. I-Yds. PD FF FR TD-Int. TD-FR S Pts. 2013 Denver 3 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CAREER TOTALS 3 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Webster’s single-game highs (Postseason in parentheses) Tackles — 5, three times, last vs. San Diego, 12/12/13 (none). Interceptions — 1 vs. Jacksonville, 10/13/13 (none). Interception return yards — 10 vs. Jacksonville, 10/13/13 (none). Passes Defensed — 1, nine times, last vs. San Diego, 12/12/13 (none). DENVER BRONCOS

kayvon webster’s Game-by-Game (Victories asterisked) 2014 denver (2-1) TACKLES Date Opponent P/S UT A TT S-Yds. I-Yds. PD FF FR Sep 7 vs. Indianapolis* INACTIVE Sep 14 vs. Kansas City* P 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Sep 21 at Seattle P 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Regular Season Totals 2/0 4 0 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 ADDITIONAL STATISTICS: Special teams tackles — 1. DENVER BRONCOS

WES WELKER 8833 wide receiver 5-9 • 185 • 11TH YR. • TEXAS TECH BORN: May 1, 1981, in Oklahoma City HIGH SCHOOL: Heritage Hall High School, Oklahoma City ACQUIRED: Unrestricted Free Agent (New England), 2013 NFL YEAR: 11th • YEAR WITH BRONCOS: 2nd NFL GAMES PLAYED/STARTED: 154/94 • POSTSEASON GP/GS: 12/11 WELKER AT A GLANCE: • An 11th-year wide receiver who enters his second season with Denver in 2013 tied for the most 100-catch 83’S TROPHY CASE campaigns (5) in NFL history while producing the sec- ond-most 10-catch games (18) in league annals. Pro Bowls (5) ...... 2008-12 • Selected to the Pro Bowl in five of the last six years, All-Pro (First Team) (2) . . . . .2009, ‘11 earning All-Pro honors from the Associated Press in All-Pro (Second Team) (2) . . . 2007-08 four of those seasons. • Owns the second-most career receptions (841) by an undrafted player, trailing only Broncos Ring of Fame wide receiver Rod Smith (849). • Totaled a career-best 10 receiving touchdowns in his first year with the Broncos in 2013, includ- ing at least one in Denver’s first six games to set a league record for a player with a new team. • Tied for the fourth-most receptions (87) in NFL postseason history with his 7.3 catches per game in the playoffs tops among all players with at least four games played. • Totaled the most receptions (672) in Patriots history from 2007-12 to represent the most productive six-season stretch in NFL history. • Recorded two of the top eight single-season reception totals in league history, including a personal-best 123 catches in 2009 to tie for second on the NFL’s all-time single-season list. • Tied for the second-most receptions (11) in Super Bowl history (T-1st at the time) in New England’s S.B. XLII loss vs. the New York Giants (2/3/08). • Started 86-of-102 combined games for New England after seeing action in 47 contests (3 starts) for San Diego (2004) and Miami (2004-05) to begin his career. • Earned AFC Special Teams Player of the Week honors during his rookie season at New England (10/10/04) after becoming the first individual in league history to record a punt return, a kickoff return, a field goal, an extra point and a kickoff in the same game. • Set Texas Tech University records with 259 receptions and 3,069 yards during his collegiate career, receiving first-team All-Big 12 Conference accolades during three of his four seasons with the Red Raiders. • Graduated college as the NCAA career record-holder for punt return yards (1,761) and punt return scores (8). • Joined the Broncos as an unrestricted free agent (New England) on March 15, 2013. • Entered the NFL with San Diego as a college free agent on April 30, 2004. CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Signed by San Diego as a college free agent 4/30/04; Waived by San Diego 9/15/04; Signed by Miami 9/21/04; Traded to New England 3/5/07; Placed on injured reserve 1/6/10; Signed by Denver as an unrestricted free agent 3/15/13.

2014: Welker recorded six catches for 60 yards (10.0 avg.) at Sea. (9/21), his first game back after missing the first two games of the season. 2013: Welker started all 13 regular-season games played in his first season for the Broncos in 2013, catching 73 passes for 778 yards (10.7 avg.) with a career-high 10 touchdowns... Opened all three postseason contests for Denver and totaled 18 receptions for 160 yards (8.9 avg.) with one score... Caught a game-high nine passes for 67 yards (7.4 avg.) and a pair of touchdowns in his Broncos debut vs. Bal. (9/5)... Became the only player in the NFL to catch touchdown passes in the first five games of the season with his 2-yard scoring catch in the third quarter at Dal. (10/6)... Became the first player in NFL history to catch a touchdown pass in his first six games with a new team after collecting a 20-yard touchdown reception in the first quarter vs. Jac. (10/13)... Set a career high with his 10th touchdown catch of the season vs. Ten. (12/8)... Caught his first postseason touchdown as a Bronco, finishing with six receptions for 38 yards (6.3 avg.) in Denver’s AFC Divisional Playoff DENVER BRONCOS

Game vs. S.D. (1/12). 2012: Welker earned his fifth consecutive Pro Bowl selection after starting 12-of-16 regular-season games and totaling 118 receptions for 1,354 yards (11.5 avg.) with six touchdowns... Added three kickoff returns for 33 yards (11.0 avg.) and 25 punt returns for 243 yards (9.7 avg.)... Opened both postseason contests and caught 16 passes for 248 yards (15.5 avg.) with one touchdown to go along with five punt returns for 56 yards (11.2 avg.)... Totaled his 557th catch as a Patriot vs. Ari. (9/16) to pass Troy Brown as the franchise’s career leader in receptions... Topped the 100-catch mark with his five-catch, 56-yard outing vs. S.F. (12/16) to become the first player in NFL history with five seasons totaling 100 or more receptions... Set a career postseason high with 131 yards on eight catches (16.4 avg.) in New England’s AFC Divisional Playoff Game vs. Hou. (1/13). 2011: Welker played all 16 regular-season games (15 starts) and totaled a career-high 1,569 receiving yards and nine touchdowns while leading the NFL in receptions (122)... Contributed eight punt returns for 82 yards (10.3 avg.)... Earned his fourth career Pro Bowl honor and received first-team All-Pro recognition from the Associated Press... Joined Cris Carter as the only players in NFL history with two career 120-catch seasons... Started all three playoff games and registered 19 receptions for 168 yards (8.8 avg.) with one touchdown... Tied for the longest play from scrimmage in NFL history with his 99-yard touchdown reception from quarterback Tom Brady in the fourth quarter at Mia. (9/12)... Caught a career-best 16 passes for 217 yards—setting franchise records in both categories—at Buf. (9/25)... Recorded his 500th catch as a Patriot at NYJ (11/13) in his 70th game with the organization to become the fastest player to record 500 receptions with one team... Caught seven passes for 60 yards (8.6 avg.) and added two rushes for 21 yards (10.5 avg.) in Super Bowl XLVI vs. NYG. (2/5). 2010: Welker earned his third career Pro Bowl honor and was the team’s recipient of the Ed Block Courage Award after returning from a knee injury in the 2009 finale and starting 11-of 15 regular-season games for New England... Totaled 86 catches for 848 yards (9.9 avg.) with seven touchdowns in addition to five punt returns for 36 yards (7.2 avg.)... Converted an extra point attempt and handled a kickoff at Cle. (11/7), filling in for injured kicker Stephen Gostkowski... Recorded seven catches for 57 yards (8.1 avg.) in New England’s AFC Divisional Playoff Game vs. NYJ (1/16). 2009: Welker totaled a career-high 123 receptions (T-2nd in NFL single-season history) for 1,348 yards (11.0 avg.) and four touchdowns to earn first-team All-Pro honors from the Associated Press as well as his second Pro Bowl selection... Returned 27 punts for 338 yards to rank first in the AFC and second in the NFL with a 12.5-yard average... Added two kickoff returns for 45 yards (22.5 avg.)... Recorded 12 catches for 93 yards (7.8 avg.) in the Patriots’ season opener vs. Buf. (9/14) before missing the next two games due to injury... Injured his knee in New England’s final regular-season game at Hou. (1/3) and missed the entire postseason after being placed on injured reserve on Jan. 6. 2008: Welker earned his first career Pro Bowl selection after opening 14-of-16 regular-season games for the Patriots and catching 111 passes for 1,165 yards (10.5 avg.) with three touchdowns... Added 24 punt returns for 237 yards (9.9 avg.) and one kickoff return for 26 yards... Received second-team All-Pro recognition from the Associated Press... Set an NFL record by catching at least six passes in each of the first 11 games of a season. 2007: Welker started 13-of-16 regular-season games in his first year with the Patriots, catching a franchise-re- cord 112 passes for 1,175 yards (10.5 avg.) with eight touchdowns to go a long with 25 punt returns for 249 yards (10.0 avg.) and seven kickoff returns for 176 yards (25.1 avg.)... Named to the Associated Press All-Pro second team... Opened all three postseason games and totaled 27 receptions for 213 yards (7.9 avg.) with two touchdowns... Topped the 1,000-yard mark for the first time in his career vs. NYJ (12/16)... Led the team in catches (11) and yards (122) at NYG (12/29) while breaking Troy Brown’s franchise single-season record of 101 receptions... Tied for the most catches (11) in Super Bowl history while adding 103 receiving yards in the Patriots’ S.B. XLII loss vs. NYG (2/3). 2006: Welker played all 16 games (2 starts) and led the Dolphins with 67 receptions while placing second on the team with 687 receiving yards (10.3 avg.)... Returned 41 punts for 378 yards (9.2 avg.) and 48 kickoffs for 1,064 yards (22.2 avg.). 2005: Welker saw action in all 16 games (1 start) for the first time in his career and caught 29 passes for 434 yards (15.0 avg.)... Added 43 punt returns for 390 yards (9.1 avg.) and 61 kickoff returns for 1,379 yards (22.6 avg.)... Made the first start of his career vs. Oak. (11/27), catching one pass for 16 yards and returning five kickoffs for 141 yards (28.2 avg.). 2004: Welker, who entered the NFL with San Diego as a college free agent on April 30, played one game for the Chargers before being waived and signing with Miami for the rest of the season... Made his NFL debut and returned four kickoffs for 102 yards (25.5 avg.) at Hou. (9/12) in his only game with San Diego before being waived on Sept. 15... Signed by the Dolphins on Sept. 21 and played 14 more games for Miami totaling 43 punt returns for 464 yards (10.8 avg.) and 57 kickoff returns for 1,313 yards (23.0 avg.), including a 95-yard touchdown... Pressed into service as an emergency kicker at N.E. (10/10) when Olindo Mare injured his calf in pre-game warm ups and was named AFC Special Teams Player of the Week after converting a 29-yard field goal and an extra point attempt as well as handling the team’s kickoff duties... Posted a career-long 71-yard punt return on Monday Night Football vs. N.E. (12/20)... Recorded a 95-yard kickoff return for a touchdown in Miami’s season finale vs. Bal. (1/2) to become the first Dolphins player in 15 years to return a kickoff for a score. COLLEGE: Welker appeared in 50 career games as a four-year letterman for Texas Tech University, finishing with a school-record 259 receptions for 3,069 yards (11.8 avg.) and 21 touchdowns to go along with 559 rushing yards and a touchdown on 79 attempts (7.1 avg.) and 152 punt returns for 1,761 yards (11.6 avg.) and eight scores... Received first-team All-Big 12 Conference accolades in three of his four seasons (2000, 2002-02) and left school as the NCAA career record-holder for punt return yards and punt return scores. DENVER BRONCOS

PERSONAL: Welker attended Heritage Hall High School in Oklahoma City, where he played running back and defensive back... Accumulated 3,235 rushing yards and 2,551 receiving yards during his prep career while totaling 90 total touchdowns... Named Oklahoma Player of the Year by several media outlets following his senior season... Established the “83 Foundation” to provide underprivileged children an opportunity to play football in his hometown of Oklahoma City... Named the winner of the Dolphins’ Nat Moore Community Service Award in 2005... Graduated from Texas Tech with a degree in management... Wesley Welker was born on May 1, 1981, in Oklahoma City. welker’s 100-Yard Receiving Games (31; includes 3 postseason) *denotes win (Welker’s teams are 23-8, including postseason, when he records 100 or more yards receiving in a game.) Date Opponent No. Yds. Avg. LG TD 10/14/07 at Dallas* 11 124 11.3 35t 2 10/21/07 at Miami* 9 138 15.3 36 2 11/25/07 vs. Philadelphia* 13 149 11.5 42 0 12/29/07 at N.Y. Giants* 11 122 11.1 28 0 2/3/08 vs. N.Y. Giants^ 11 103 9.4 19 0 11/9/08 vs. Buffalo* 9 107 11.9 27 0 11/13/08 vs. N.Y. Jets 7 108 15.4 29 0 11/23/08 at Miami* 8 120 15.0 64 0 12/7/08 at Seattle* 12 134 11.2 25 0 10/18/09 vs. Tennessee* 10 150 15.0 48 2 10/25/09 at Tampa Bay* 10 107 10.7 16 1 11/22/09 vs. N.Y. Jets* 15 192 12.8 43 0 12/6/09 at Miami 10 167 16.7 58 0 12/13/09 vs. Carolina* 10 105 10.5 23 0 12/27/09 vs. Jacksonville* 13 138 10.6 29 0 12/12/10 at Chicago* 8 115 14.4 24 0 9/12/11 at Miami* 8 160 20.0 99t 2 9/25/11 at Buffalo 16 217 13.6 33 2 10/2/11 at Oakland* 9 158 17.6 32 1 10/9/11 vs. N.Y. Jets* 5 124 24.8 73 0 11/6/11 vs. N.Y. Giants 9 136 15.1 28 0 11/27/11 at Philadelphia* 8 115 14.4 41t 2 12/4/11 vs. Indianapolis* 11 110 10.0 18 0 12/24/11 vs. Miami* 12 138 11.5 42 0 9/23/12 at Baltimore 8 142 17.8 59 0 9/30/12 at Buffalo* 9 129 14.3 26 0 10/7/12 vs. Denver* 13 104 8.0 15 1 10/14/12 at Seattle 10 138 13.8 46t 1 12/2/12 at Miami* 12 103 8.6 14 1 1/13/2013 vs. Houston*^ 8 131 16.4 47 0 1/20/2013 vs. Baltimore^ 8 117 14.6 36 1 ^Playoff Game welker’s REGULAR SEASON RECORD RECEIVING KICKOFF RETURNS PUNT RETURNS Year Club G S No. Yds. Avg. LG TD No. Yds. Avg. LG TD No. FC Yds. Avg. LG TD 2004 S.D./Mia. 15 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 61 1,415 23.2 95t 1 43 12 464 10.8 71 0 2005 Miami 16 1 29 434 15.0 47 0 61 1,379 22.6 46 0 43 23 390 9.1 47 0 2006 Miami 16 2 67 687 10.3 38 1 48 1,064 22.2 46 0 41 29 378 9.2 47 0 2007 New England 16 13 112 1,175 10.5 42 8 7 176 25.1 33 0 25 7 249 10.0 35 0 2008 New England 16 14 111 1,165 10.5 64 3 1 26 26.0 26 0 24 6 237 9.9 44 0 2009 New England 14 13 123 1,348 11.0 58 4 2 45 22.5 27 0 27 16 338 12.5 69 0 2010 New England 15 11 86 848 9.9 35 7 0 0 0.0 — 0 5 7 36 7.2 22 0 2011 New England 16 15 122 1,569 12.9 99t 9 0 0 0.0 — 0 8 6 82 10.3 25 0 2012 New England 16 12 118 1,354 11.5 59 6 3 33 11.0 17 0 25 7 243 9.7 31 0 2013 Denver 13 13 73 778 10.7 33 10 0 0 0.0 — 0 10 2 70 7.0 27 0 2014 Denver 1 0 6 60 10.0 15 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 CAREER TOTALS 154 94 847 9418 11.1 99t 48 183 4,138 22.6 95t 1 251 115 2,487 9.9 71 0 ADDITIONAL STATISTICS: Rushing — 2005 (1 for 5 yds., 5.0 avg., 5 LG), 2007 (4 for 34 yds., 8.5 avg., 27 LG), 2008 (3 for 26 yds., 8.7 avg., 19 LG), 2009 (5 for 36 yds., 7.2 avg., 11 LG), 2011 (4 for 30 yds., 7.5 avg., 19 LG), 2012 (2 for 20 yds., 10.0 avg., 11 LG), TOTAL (19 for 151 yds., 7.9 avg., 27 LG). Special teams tackles — 2004 (7), 2012 (1), 2013 (1), TOTAL (9). Fumble recoveries — 2004 (2), 2006 (1), TOTALS (3). Field goals — 2004 (29-yd. FG, 10/10/04), TOTAL (1-1, 29 LG). PATs — 2004 (1-1, 10/10/04), 2010 (1-1, 11/7/10), TOTAL (2-2). Kickoffs — 2004 (3 for 158 yds., 52.7 avg.), 2010 (1 for 45 yds.), TOTAL (4 for 203 yds., 50.8 avg.). DENVER BRONCOS

welker’s postSEASON RECORD RECEIVING KICKOFF RETURNS PUNT RETURNS Year Club G S No. Yds. Avg. LG TD No. Yds. Avg. LG TD No. FC Yds. Avg. LG TD 2007 New England 3 3 27 213 7.9 19 2 0 0 0.0 — 0 2 2 29 14.5 15 0 2009 New England INJURED RESERVE 2010 New England 1 0 7 57 8.1 13 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 0 1 0 0.0 — 0 2011 New England 3 3 19 168 8.8 19 1 0 0 0.0 — 0 1 2 0 0.0 0 0 2012 New England 2 2 16 248 15.5 47 1 0 0 0.0 — 0 5 2 56 11.2 28 0 2013 Denver 3 3 18 160 8.9 22 1 0 0 0.0 — 0 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 CAREER TOTALS 12 11 87 846 9.7 47 5 0 0 0.0 — 0 8 7 85 10.6 28 0 ADDITIONAL STATISTICS: Rushing — 2007 (1 for 13 yds., 13.0 avg., 13 LG), 2011 (2 for 21 yds., 10.5 avg., 11 LG), TOTAL (3 for 34 yds., 11.3 avg., 13 LG). Two-point conversions — 2013 (1), TOTAL (1). welker’s Single-Game Highs (Postseason in parentheses) Receptions — 16 at Buffalo, 9/25/11 (11 vs. N.Y. Giants, 2/3/08). Receiving yards — 217 at Buffalo, 9/25/11 (131 vs. Houston, 1/13/13). Longest reception — 99t at Miami, 9/12/11 (47 vs. Houston, 1/13/13). Receiving touchdowns — 2, 10 times, last vs. Philadelphia, 9/29/13 (1, five times, last vs. San Diego, 1/12/14). Receiving yards in one quarter — 106 (4th) at Miami, 9/12/11 (90 (2nd) vs. Houston, 1/13/13). Receiving yards in one half — 139 (1st) vs. N.Y. Jets, 11/22/09 (120 (1st) vs. Houston, 1/13/13). Rushes — 2, twice, last at New Orleans, 11/30/09 (2 vs. N.Y. Giants, 2/5/12). Rushing yards — 27 at Cincinnati, 10/1/07 (21 vs. N.Y. Giants, 2/5/12). Longest rush — 27 at Cincinnati, 10/1/07 (13 vs. Jacksonville, 1/12/08). Rushing touchdowns — None (none). Punt returns — 6 vs. Buffalo, 12/5/04 (4, vs. Baltimore, 1/20/13 ). Punt return yards — 117 at Indianapolis, 11/15/09 (56 vs. Baltimore, 1/20/13). Longest punt return — 71 vs. New England, 12/20/04 (28 vs. Baltimore, 1/20/13). Punt return touch- downs — None (none). Kick returns — 7, twice, last vs. Kansas City, 10/21/05 (none). Kick return yards — 210 at Baltimore, 1/2/05 (none). Longest kick return — 95t at Baltimore, 1/2/05 (none). Kick return touchdowns — 1 at Baltimore, 1/2/05 (none). wes welker’s Game-by-Game (Victories asterisked) 2014 Denver (2-1) RECEIVING Kick Returns Punt Returns Date Opponent P/S No. Yds. Avg. LG TD No. Yds. Avg. LG TD No. FC Yds. Avg. LG TD Games 1-2 RESERVE/SUSPENDED Sep 21 at Seattle P 6 60 10.0 15 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 Regular Season Totals 1/0 6 60 10.0 15 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 DENVER BRONCOS

SYLVESTER WILLIAMS 9922 Defensive Tackle 6-2 • 313 • 2ND YR. • NORTH CAROLINA BORN: Nov. 21, 1988, in Jefferson City, Mo. HIGH SCHOOL: Jefferson City High School, Jefferson City, Mo. ACQUIRED: Draft #1 (28th overall), 2013 NFL YEAR: 2nd • YEAR WITH BRONCOS: 2nd NFL GAMES PLAYED/STARTED: 16/7 • POSTSEASON GP/GS: 3/3 WILLIAMS AT A GLANCE: • A second-year defensive tackle who played 13 regular-season games (4 starts) during his rook- ie campaign in 2013 and totaled 19 tackles (12 solo), two sacks (8 yds.) and one fumble recovery. • Started the final four games of the regular season in addition to all three playoff contests for Denver in 2013. • Opened all 45 games played during his collegiate career at the University of North Carolina (2011-12) and Coffeyville Community College (2009-10). • Recognized as a first-team All-America and All-Atlantic Coast Conference selection following his senior campaign for the Tar Heels in which his six sacks tied for the league lead among defensive tackles. • Started all 20 contests at Coffeyville C.C., working his way up from a walk-on in 2009 to a first-team All-Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference pick in 2010. • Worked the night shift at Modine Manufacturing Company making radiator parts for large trucks before enrolling in college and pursuing a career in football. • Selected by the Broncos in the first round (28th overall) of the 2013 NFL Draft. CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Signed by Denver as a draft choice 7/25/13.

2014: Williams recorded three tackles (2 solo) in the season opener vs. Ind. (9/7). 2013: Selected by the Broncos in the first round (28th overall) of the 2013 NFL Draft, Williams played 13 games (4 starts) as a rookie, totaling 19 tackles (12 solo), two sacks (8 yds.), five tackles for a loss and one fumble recovery... Contributed two special teams tackles during the regular season... Started all three playoff games for Denver and recorded three tackles (2 solo)... Posted one solo tackle for a loss in his NFL debut vs. Bal. (9/5)... Made his first NFL start vs. Ten. (12/8)... Registered his first career sack and tallied a career-best five tackles vs. S.D. (12/12)... Led the Broncos with three tackles for a loss at Hou. (12/22)... Recovered his first career fumble at Oak. (12/29). COLLEGE: Williams started all 45 games played during his collegiate career at the University of North Carolina (2011-12) and Coffeyville Community College (2009-10), totaling 184 tackles (84 solo), 15.5 sacks (89 yds.), one interception (0 yds.), five passes defensed, two forced fumbles and four blocked kicks... Named a first-team All-America and All-Atlantic Coast Conference selection following his senior campaign for the Tar Heels in which his six sacks tied for the league lead among defensive tackles... Started all 13 games in his first season at North Carolina in 2011 and was the recipient of the team’s Jeffrey Cowell Memorial Award given to the outstanding first-year player for the defense... Opened all 20 contests at Coffeyville C.C., working his way up from a walk-on in 2009 to a first-team All-Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference pick in 2010. PERSONAL: Williams played just one season of prep football at Jefferson City (Mo.) High School, making the team as a 310-pound senior and helping the school to a final ranking of No. 12 in the state and a Freelance Football League title... Graduated from North Carolina with a degree in communications... Worked the night shift at Modine Manufacturing Company making radiator parts for large trucks before enrolling in college and pursuing a career in football... Sylvester Williams was born on Nov. 21, 1988, in Jefferson City, Mo. DENVER BRONCOS

williams’ Regular Season Record Year Club G S UT A TT S-Yds. I-Yds. PD FF FR TD-Int. TD-FR S Pts. 2013 Denver 13 4 12 7 19 2-8 0-0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2014 Denver 3 3 4 3 7 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CAREER TOTALS 16 7 16 10 26 2-8 0-0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 ADDITIONAL STATISTICS: Special teams tackles — 2013 (2), TOTAL (2). Williams’ postSeason Record Year Club G S UT A TT S-Yds. I-Yds. PD FF FR TD-Int. TD-FR S Pts. 2013 Denver 3 3 2 1 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CAREER TOTALS 3 3 2 1 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Williams’ single-game highs (Postseason in parentheses) Tackles — 5, twice, last at Houston, 12/22/13 (2 vs. Seattle, 2/2/14). Sacks — 1, twice, last at Houston, 12/22/13 (none). Sack yards — 8 at Houston, 12/22/13 (none). sylvester williams’ Game-by-Game (Victories asterisked) 2014 Denver (2-1) TACKLES Date Opponent P/S UT A TT S-Yds. I-Yds. PD FF FR Sep 7 vs. Indianapolis* S 2 1 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Sep 14 vs. Kansas City* S 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Sep 21 at Seattle S 2 2 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Regular Season Totals 3/3 4 3 7 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 DENVER BRONCOS

DEREK WOLFE 9955 defensive end 6-5 • 285 • 3RD YR. • CINCINNATI BORN: Feb. 24, 1990, in Lisbon, Ohio HIGH SCHOOL: Beaver Local High School, Lisbon, Ohio ACQUIRED: Draft #2a (36th overall), 2012 NFL YEAR: 3rd • YEAR WITH BRONCOS: 3rd NFL GAMES PLAYED/STARTED: 30/30 • POSTSEASON GP/GS: 1/1 WOLFE AT A GLANCE: • A third-year defensive lineman who started all 27 regular-season games played during his first two NFL seasons, totaling 56 tackles (37 solo), 10 sacks (75 yds.) two passes defensed and one fumble recovery. • Opened all 16 contests in 2012 to join Barney Chavous (1973) as the only Broncos defensive linemen in team history to start every game as a rookie. • Finished fourth on the team with six sacks (41 yds.) during his rookie campaign while participating in the seventh-most defensive snaps (903) on the club. • Started his final 38 games at the University of Cincinnati, finishing fourth on the Bearcats’ all-time list with 19.5 career sacks. • Named Big East Conference co-Defensive Player of the Year and earned second-team All- America honors as a senior in 2011 after recording 9.5 sacks on the season and ranking first among Football Subdivision defensive tackles with 21.5 tackles for a loss. • Recognized as the All-American Strength and Conditioning Athlete of the Year by the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) in April 2011. • Selected by the Broncos in the second round (36th overall) of the 2012 NFL Draft. CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Signed by Denver as a draft choice 5/21/12; Placed on injured reserve by Denver 1/14/14.

2014: Wolfe started and notched a season-high four tackles at Sea. (9/21). 2013: Wolfe started the first 11 games for Denver, registering 16 tackles (11 solo) and four sacks (34 yds.) before missing six games and eventually being placed on injured reserve due to an illness... Made a pair of tackles behind the line of scrimmage in Denver’s Week 1 win vs. Bal. (9/5)... Recovered his first career fumble and sacked quarterback Robert Griffin III vs. Was. (10/27). 2012: Wolfe opened all 16 regular-season games as well as Denver’s postseason contest to join Barney Chavous (1973) as the only defensive linemen in Broncos history to start every game as a rookie... Finished third on the team with six sacks (41 yds.) and added 40 tackles (26 solo) while playing 903 defensive snaps... Became just the sixth Broncos rookie to register a sack in the team’s season opener as he dropped quarterback Ben Roethlisberger for a 9-yard loss vs. Pit. (9/9)... Sacked quarterback Brady Quinn for a 5-yard loss in the second quarter vs. K.C. (12/30) to mark his third consecutive game with a quarterback takedown... Made three tackles in Denver’s AFC Divisional Playoff Game vs. Bal. (1/12). COLLEGE: Wolfe played 45 career games at the University of Cincinnati, starting his final 38 games and total- ing 161 tackles (89 solo), 19.5 sacks (126 yds.), two passes defensed, three forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries... Finished fourth on the school’s all-time sack list... Named Big East Conference co-Defensive Player of the Year and a second-team All-America selection after totaling 70 tackles (37 solo), 9.5 sacks (66 yds.), two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery as a senior... Ranked fifth in the nation with 21.5 tackles for a loss—a total that represented the fourth-most in school history and the most by a Football Bowl Subdivision defensive tackle in 2011... Recorded 48 tackles (29 solo), four sacks (21 yds.) and one pass defensed as a junior to earn second-team all-conference honors from The NFL Draft Report... Contributed as a 13-game starter a as sopho- more, totaling 41 tackles (21 solo), five sacks (32 yds.), one forced fumble and one fumble recovery... Played seven games at defensive tackle as a true freshman after being recruited to the Bearcats as an offensive tackle. PERSONAL: Wolfe lettered three times as a defensive end, outside linebacker, tight end and offensive tackle at Beaver Local High School in Lisbon, Ohio, where he finished his prep career with 205 tackles... Collected 78 tackles and seven sacks as a senior in 2007 to earn Division III All-Ohio, All-Ohio Valley Athletic Conference, All-

WOLFE MAKES AN IMMEDIATE IMPACT DEFENSIVE LINEMEN TO START EVERY GAME AS A ROOKIE, BRONCOS HISTORY Player Year GS TT UT AT Sk Barney Chavous 1973 14 43 28 15 6.0 Derek Wolfe 2012 16 40 26 14 6.0 DENVER BRONCOS

Eastern District and All-Ohio Valley Class AAAA first-team honors... Competed on the school’s powerlifting team and qualified for the state finals as a junior and senior... Majored in criminal justice at Cincinnati and was named to the Big East Academic Honor Roll as a senior... Derek J. Wolfe was born on Feb. 24, 1990, in Lisbon, Ohio. wolfe’s Regular Season Record Year Club G S UT A TT S-Yds. I-Yds. PD FF FR TD-Int. TD-FR S Pts. 2012 Denver 16 16 26 14 40 6-41 0-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2013 Denver 11 11 11 5 16 4-34 0-0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2014 Denver 3 3 4 3 7 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CAREER TOTALS 30 30 41 22 63 10-75 0-0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 wolfe’s POSTSeason Record Year Club G S UT A TT S-Yds. I-Yds. PD FF FR TD-Int. TD-FR S Pts. 2012 Denver 1 1 2 1 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CAREER TOTALS 1 1 2 1 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Wolfe’s single-game highs (Postseason in parentheses) Tackles — 6 at Cincinnati, 11/4/12 (3 vs. Baltimore, 1/12/13). Sacks — 1, 10 times, last vs. Kansas City, 11/17/13 (none). Sack yards — 14 vs. Kansas City, 11/17/13 (none). Pass breakups — 1 vs. Washington, 10/27/13 (none). Fumble recoveries— 1, twice, last at Cincinnati, 11/4/12 (none). Fumble return yards — 1 vs. Washington, 10/27/13 (none). Derek Wolfe’s career Game-by-Game (Victories asterisked) 2014 Denver (2-1) TACKLES Date Opponent P/S UT A TT S-Yds. I-Yds. PD FF FR Sep 7 vs. Indianapolis* S 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Sep 14 vs. Kansas City* S 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Sep 21 at Seattle S 2 2 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Regular Season Totals 3/3 4 3 7 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 DENVER BRONCOS 1 Denver 31, Indianapolis 24 Sunday, Sept. 7, 2014 • 6:30 p.m. MDT • Sports Authority Field at Mile High • Denver WEATHER: Mostly Cloudy, 75º, Wind NW 6 mph • TTIMEIME: 33:13:13 • AATTENDANCETTENDANCE: 776,9396,939

The defending AFC Champion Denver Broncos held off a late charge by quarterback Andrew Luck and the Indianapolis Colts to DENVER BRONCOS preserve a 31-24 victory at Sports Authority Field at Mile High on opening weekend. OFFENSE DEFENSE Quarterback Peyton Manning connected with tight end Julius WR 88 D. Thomas LDE 95 D. Wolfe Thomas for a touchdown on three occasions in the second TE 80 J. Thomas DT 92 S. Williams quarter, and safety Rahim Moore netted the first two-interception game of his career to lead the Broncos to their first win over the LT 78 R. Clady NT 98 T. Knighton Colts since 2004. LG 74 O. Franklin RDE 94 D. Ware The Broncos notched the first score of the game midway C 66 M. Ramirez SLB 58 V. Miller through the first quarter with a 21-yard field goal by Brandon RG 65 L. Vasquez MLB 56 N. Irving McManus, capping a 16-play, 77-yard drive. On the ensuing possession, with the Colts driving, newly RT 75 C. Clark WLB 54 B. Marshall acquired cornerback Aqib Talib tipped a pass from Luck and Moore TE 85 V. Green LCB 21 A. Talib hauled in the deflected ball for his first interception of the game. WR 10 E. Sanders RCB 25 C. Harris Jr. The turnover prompted a scoring flurry by the Broncos, as QB 18 P. Manning SS 43 T. Ward Denver’s next three possessions ended with Manning-to-Thomas RB 28 M. Ball FS 26 R. Moore touchdowns passes of 3, 35 and 5 yards, respectively. Luck put the Colts on the board on their final drive of the first BRONCOS SUBSTITUTIONS: P 4 B.Colquitt, K 8 B.McManus, half. The third-year quarterback went 6-for-6 passing for 62 yards WR 12 A.Caldwell, WR 14 C.Latimer, WR 19 I.Burse, RB 22 and capped the drive with a 9-yard touchdown run to pull within C.Anderson, CB 29 B.Roby, S 30 D.Bruton, CB 31 O.Bolden, CB 24-7 at the half. 32 T.Carter, S 38 Q.Carter, RB 40 J.Thompson, LS 46 A.Brewer, LB While the first half showcased the Broncos’ high-octane offense, 52 C.Nelson, LB 53 S.Johnson, LB 55 L.McCray, LB 57 L.Barrow, C 64 W.Montgomery, T 71 P.Cornick, DT 76 M.Austin, TE 84 Denver’s revamped defense was on display throughout the night, J.Tamme, DE 93 Q. Smith, DE 97 M.Jackson. DID NOT PLAY: QB 17 creating timely turnovers and earning critical stops. B.Osweiler. INACTIVE: RB 21 R.Hillman, CB 36 K.Webster, LB 59 D. After the Colts forced a quick Denver three-and-out to start the Trevathan, G 63 B. Garland, OL 79 M. Schofield, DT 96 M. Unrein. second half, Luck moved the Colts deep into Broncos territory, but on fourth-and-goal from the 1-yard line, the Denver defense, led by linebacker Brandon Marshall, stopped Luck’s quarterback sneak INDIANAPOLIS COLTS short of the goal line to force a turnover on downs. Indianapolis marched down the field on its next possession OFFENSE DEFENSE and moved into a first-and-goal situation at the Denver 4-yard WR 87 R. Wayne DE 90 C. Redding line. After stops on back-to-back plays, Denver defensive end LT 74 A. Castonzo NT 96 J. Chapman DeMarcus Ware sacked Luck on third down to force a field goal by LG 75 J. Mewhort DT 97 A. Jones kicker Adam Vinatieri that cut the Broncos’ lead to 24-10. C 53 A. Shipley SLB 93 E. Walden Early in the fourth quarter, Denver running back Montee Ball scored on a 3-yard touchdown run. RG 69 H. Thornton MLB 52 D. Jackson Moore’s second interception was sandwiched between fourth RT 78 G. Cherilus WLB 50 J. Freeman quarter touchdowns by the Colts. Rookie cornerback and first- TE 80 C. Fleener RUSH 92 B. Werner round draft pick Bradley Roby deflected a fourth-down pass from WR 13 T. Hilton LCB 28 G. Toler Luck to wide receiver Reggie Wayne to thwart the Colts’ final drive QB 12 A. Luck SS 29 M. Adams of the game. The victory gave Manning (22-of-36 for 269 yards, 3 TDs, 0 INT, FB 83 D. Allen FS 30 L. Landry 111.9 rtg.) his first victory against the club he spent 14 seasons RB 34 T. Richardson RCB 21 V. Davis with from 1997-2011 and made him just the second quarterback to earn a victory against every NFL franchise. COLTS SUBSTITUTIONS: P 1 P.McAfee, K 4 A.Vinatieri, WR 10 D.Moncrief, WR 14 H.Nicks, WR 17 G.Whalen, CB 20 D.Butler, CB 23 L.Purifoy, CB 27 J.Gordy, S 32 C.Anderson, RB 36 D.Herron, RB OFFICIALS: 44 A.Bradshaw, LS 45 M.Overton, FB 48 M.Harvey, ILB 57 J.McNary, Referee — Tony Corrente (99); Umpire — Dan Ferrell (64); Head OLB 58 A.Studebaker, OLB 59 C.Johnson, G 60 L.Louis, C 72 Linesman — George Hayward (54); Line Judge — Darryll Lewis (130); J.Harrison, TE 84 J.Doyle, DE 91 J.Newsome, NT 94 Z.Kerr, DT 99 Side Judge — Shawn Hochuli (83); Field Judge — Gary Cavaletto R.Jean Francois. DID NOT PLAY: QB 8 M.Hasselbeck, T 64 J.Meredith. (60); Back Judge — Gregory Wilson (119); Replay — Howard Slavin. INACTIVE: WR 16 D.Rogers, RB 37 Z.Tipton, S 38 S.Brown, ILB 51 H.Muamba, C/G 62 K.Holmes, G 76 J.Reitz, DT 95 M.Hughes.

1 2 3 4 OT TOTAL FIELD GOALS (made ( ) missed) VISITOR Indianapolis Colts 0 7 3 14 — 24 A. Vinatieri (25) HOME Denver Broncos 3 21 0 7 — 31 B. McManus (21)

Clock SCORE Team Qtr PLAY DESCRIPTION (Extra Point) (Drive Info) Time Visitor Home BRONCOS 1 5:14 B. McManus 21 yd. Field Goal (16-77, 6:35) 0 3 BRONCOS 2 14:14 J. Thomas 3 yd. pass from P. Manning (B. McManus kick) (8-54, 4:00) 0 10 BRONCOS 2 6:41 J.Thomas 35 yd. pass from P.Manning (B.McManus kick) (9-83, 5:24) 0 17 BRONCOS 2 1:57 J.Thomas 5 yd. pass from P.Manning (B.McManus kick) (7-71, 3:13) 0 24 COLTS 2 0:19 A.Luck 9 yd. run (A.Vinatieri kick) (8-80, 1:38) 7 24 COLTS 3 1:31 A.Vinatieri 25 yd. Field Goal (11-60, 5:58) 10 24 BRONCOS 4 9:54 M.Ball 3 yd. run (B.McManus kick) (6-48, 3:31) 10 31 COLTS 4 7:46 D.Allen 41 yd. pass from A.Luck (A.Vinatieri kick) (7-80, 2:08) 17 31 COLTS 4 3:26 H.Nicks 9 yd. pass from A.Luck (A.Vinatieri kick) (5-45, 0:49) 24 31 DENVER BRONCOS

FINAL INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Indianapolis Colts Denver Broncos

RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD T. Richardson 6 20 3.3 7 0 M. Ball 23 67 2.9 15 1 B. Pierce 5 19 3.8 9 1 C. Anderson 4 27 6.8 13 0 A. Bradshaw 3 15 5.0 9 0 R. Hillman 1 11 11.0 11 0 P. Manning 4 -3 -0.8 0 0 TOTAL 14 54 3.9 9 1 TOTAL 32 102 3.2 15 1

TKD/ TKD/ PASSING ATT CMP YDS YD TD LG IN Rtg. PASSING ATT CMP YDS YD TD LG IN Rtg. A. Luck 53 35 370 3/16 2 41 2 83.1 P. Manning 36 22 269 1/10 3 40 0 111.9 TOTAL 53 35 370 3/16 2 41 2 83.1 TOTAL 36 22 269 1/10 3 40 0 111.9

PASS RECEIVING NO YDS AVG LG TD PASS RECEIVING NO YDS AVG LG TD R. Wayne 9 98 10.9 22 0 J. Thomas 7 104 14.9 35 3 A. Bradshaw 5 70 14.0 22 0 E. Sanders 6 77 12.8 40 0 T. Hilton 5 41 8.2 9 0 D. Thomas 4 48 12.0 26 0 H. Nicks 5 36 7.2 13 1 A. Caldwell 2 16 8.0 8 0 D. Allen 4 64 16.0 41 1 M. Ball 2 16 8.0 13 0 T. Richardson 3 31 10.3 16 0 V. Green 1 8 8.0 8 0 C. Fleener 3 21 7.0 12 0 D. Moncrief 1 9 9.0 9 0 TOTAL 35 370 10.6 41 2 TOTAL 27 462 17.1 78 7

INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG LG TD INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG LG TD C. Harris Jr. 2 17 8.5 15 0 TOTAL 0 0 0.0 — 0 TOTAL 2 17 8.5 15 0

PUNTING NO YDS AVG NET TB IN20 LG PUNTING NO YDS AVG NET TB IN20 LG P. McAfee 4 199 49.8 43.8 1 0 59 B. Colquitt 5 234 46.8 42.0 0 1 53 TOTAL 4 199 49.8 43.8 1 0 59 TOTAL 5 234 46.8 42.0 0 1 53

PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG FC LG TD PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG FC LG TD G. Whalen 5 24 4.8 0 10 0 I. Burse 3 4 1.3 0 4 0 [TOUCHBACK] 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 RETURNS 5 24 4.8 0 10 0 RETURNS 3 4 1.3 0 4 0

KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS AVG FC LG TD KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS AVG FC LG TD [TOUCHBACK] 6 0 0.0 0 0 0 [TOUCHBACK] 4 0 0.0 0 0 0 RETURNS 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 RETURNS 0 0 0.0 0 0 0

Indianapolis Colts Own Opp. Out Denver Broncos Own Opp. Out FUMBLES Fum Lost Rec. Yds TD FF Rec. Yds TD Bnds FUMBLES Fum Lost Rec. Yds TD FF Rec. Yds TD Bnds D. Allen 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 I. Burse 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J. Freeman 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 J. Thomas 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L. Purifoy 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 B. Roby 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 A. Caldwell 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Q. Carter 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 TOTAL 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 TOTAL 2 0 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0

FINAL TEAM STATISTICS

COLTS BRONCOS COLTS BRONCOS TOTAL FIRST DOWNS 24 24 FGs - PATs Had Blocked 0-0 0-0 By Rushing 2 8 Net Punting Average 43.8 42.0 By Passing 20 13 TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE (Not Including Kickoffs) 24 21 By Penalty 2 3 No. and Yards Punt Returns 5-24 3-4 THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY 4-13-31% 7-14-50% No. and Yards Kickoff Returns 0-0 0-0 FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY 2-4-0% 0-0-0% No. and Yards Interception Returns 0-0 2-17 TOTAL NET YARDS 408 361 PENALTIES Number and Yards 9-45 7-70 Total Offensive Plays (inc. times thrown passing) 70 69 FUMBLES Number and Lost 1-0 2-0 Average gain per offensive play 5.8 5.2 TOUCHDOWNS 3 4 NET YARDS RUSHING 54 102 Rushing 1 1 Total Rushing Plays 14 32 Passing 2 3 Average gain per rushing play 3.9 3.2 EXTRA POINTS Made-Attempts 3-3 4-4 Tackles for a loss-number and yards 2-2 1-1 Kicking Made-Attempts 3-3 4-4 NET YARDS PASSING 354 259 FIELD GOALS Made-Attempts 1-1 1-1 Times thrown - yards lost attempting to pass 3-16 1-10 RED ZONE EFFICIENCY 2-4-50% 3-4-75% Gross yards passing 370 269 GOAL TO GO EFFICIENCY 2-4-50% 3-4-75% PASS ATTEMPTS-COMPLETIONS-HAD INTERCEPTED 53-35-2 36-22-0 SAFETIES 0 0 Avg gain per pass play (inc.# thrown passing) 6.3 7.0 FINAL SCORE 24 31 KICKOFFS Number-In End Zone-Touchbacks 5-4-4 6-6-6 TIME OF POSSESSION 27:36 32:24 PUNTS Number and Average 4-49.8 5-46.8 Had Blocked 0 0

BRONCOS DEFENSIVE STATISTICS (Press Box Totals) PLAYER UT A TT S-YDS I-YDS PD FF FR PLAYER UT A TT S-YDS I-YDS PD FF FR B. Marshall 7 2 9 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 D. Ware 1 1 2 1.5-4.5 0-0 0 1 0 B. Roby 7 0 7 0-0 0-0 3 0 0 M. Jackson 1 1 2 0.5-3.5 0-0 0 0 0 N. Irving 4 1 5 1-8 0-0 0 0 0 D. Wolfe 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Q. Carter 4 1 5 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 T. Knighton 0 2 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 A. Talib 4 0 4 0-0 0-0 3 0 0 V. Miller 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 C. Harris 3 0 3 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 L. McCray 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 R. Moore 3 0 3 0-0 2-17 2 0 0 S. Johnson 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 T. Ward 2 1 3 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 TEAM TOTALS 43 12 55 3-16 2 13 1 0 S. Williams 2 1 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 T. Carter 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 DENVER BRONCOS 2 Denver 24, Kansas City 17 Sunday, Sept. 14, 2014 • 2:25 p.m. MDT • Sports Authority Field at Mile High • Denver WEATHER: Partly Cloudy, 85º, Wind SE 7 mph • TTIMEIME: 33:08:08 • AATTENDANCETTENDANCE: 776,9006,900

For the second week in a row, the Denver Broncos defense rose to the challenge in the waning moments to fend off a comeback, DENVER BRONCOS as Denver defeated Kansas City 24-17 at Sports Authority Field at Mile High Stadium, improving to 2-0 on the season. OFFENSE DEFENSE A week after rookie cornerback Bradley Roby batted down a WR 88 D. Thomas LDE 95 D. Wolfe fourth-down pass from Andrew Luck to help the Broncos hold off TE 80 J. Thomas DT 92 S. Williams the Colts, Denver defensive tackle Terrance Knighton deflected a pass from Chiefs quarterback Alex Smith on fourth-and-goal with LT 78 R. Clady NT 98 T. Knighton 18 seconds left to nix Kansas City’s comeback attempt. LG 74 O. Franklin RDE 94 D. Ware Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning and the Broncos were in C 66 M. Ramirez SLB 58 V. Miller control through the first half, but the Chiefs played keep-away from RG 65 L. Vasquez MLB 56 N. Irving the five-time MVP in the second half, possessing the ball for nearly 21 minutes through the final two quarters. RT 75 C. Clark WLB 54 B. Marshall On the game’s opening drive, the Broncos’ offense marched 80 TE 85 V. Green LCB 21 A. Talib yards on seven plays, highlighted by a 48-yard pass from Manning WR 10 E. Sanders RCB 25 C. Harris Jr. to wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders on the first play from scrim- QB 18 P. Manning SS 43 T. Ward mage. The drive continued with a pass-run-pass mix and ended RB 28 M. Ball FS 26 R. Moore with a 4-yard touchdown pass from Manning to tight end Julius Thomas. The touchdown catch was Thomas’ fourth of the year, the BRONCOS SUBSTITUTIONS: P 4 B.Colquitt, K 8 B.McManus, WR 12 most by a Bronco in team history through two games. A.Caldwell, WR 19 I.Burse, RB 22 C.Anderson, CB 29 B.Roby, S 31 After a Chiefs field goal and a 2-yard touchdown run by running O.Bolden, CB 36 K.Webster, S 38 Q.Carter, RB 40 J.Thompson, LS 46 back Knile Davis put Kansas City up 10-7, Manning again took A.Brewer, LB 52 C.Nelson, MLB 53 S.Johnson, LB 55 L.McCray, LB charge and drove Denver down the field. A 7-play, 75-yard drive 57 L.Barrow, C 64 W.Montgomery, T 71 P.Cornick, DT 76 M.Austin, TE 84 J.Tamme, DE 93 Q.Smith, DT 96 M.Unrein, DE 97 M.Jackson. culminated with a touchdown pass from Manning to tight end DID NOT PLAY: QB 17 B.Osweiler, RB 23 R.Hillman. INACTIVE: WR Jacob Tamme to put the Broncos back in the lead, 14-10. 14 C.Latimer, S 30 D.Bruton, CB 32 T.Carter, LB 59 D.Trevathan, G The Broncos scored on their final drive of the half, as Manning 63 B.Garland, OL 79 M. Schofield. connected on two critical passes to wide receiver Demaryius Thomas. The first of Manning’s passes to Thomas was a 21-yard gain on third-and-6. The second connection between the two was a 12-yard touchdown pass, giving the Broncos a 21-10 halftime lead. OFFENSE DEFENSE The Chiefs started the second half with a 19-play, 10-minute WR 17 D. Avery LDE 96 J. Howard drive that ended with a missed field goal by kicker Cairo Santos, LT 72 E. Fisher NT 92 D. Poe as the third quarter featured only one possession for each team LG 75 M. McGlynn RDE 97 A. Bailey and zero points. C 61 R. Hudson LOLB 50 J. Houston Davis added a 4-yard touchdown run to cut Denver’s lead to 21-17 midway through the fourth quarter. RG 73 Z. Fulton LILB 90 J. Mauga Manning and Co. answered with a 7-play, 44-yard drive that RT 68 R. Harris RILB 52 J. Johnson ended with a 20-yard field goal by kicker Brandon McManus and TE 80 A. Fasano ROLB 91 T. Hall put the Broncos up by a touchdown, 24-17. WR 82 D. Bowe LCB 31 M. Cooper Manning completed 21-of-26 passes (80.8%) for 242 yards QB 11 A. Smith RCB 21 S. Smith with three touchdowns (143.9 rtg.) in Denver’s win to mark the second consecutive week he posted three touchdowns and zero FB 25 J. Charles SS 29 E. Berry interceptions. RB 42 A. Sherman FS 39 H. Abdullah Sanders posted the first 100-yard receiving game of his career, CHIEFS SUBSTITUTIONS: P 2 D.Colquitt, K 5 C.Santos, WR 15 totaling eight catches for 108 yards (13.5 avg.). A.Jenkins, CB 20 C.Owens, CB 23 P.Gaines, S 24 K.McCray, S 27 K.Coleman, RB 32 C.Gray, RB 34 K.Davis, CB 38 R.Parker, LS 43 OFFICIALS: T.Gafford, LB 51 F.Zombo, LB 55 D.Ford, LB 59 J.Franklin, T 74 Referee — Gene Steratore (114); Umpire — Bruce Stritesky (102); J.Linkenbach, TE 84 D.Harris, WR 85 F.Hammond, TE 87 T.Kelce, WR 88 J.Hemingway, DT 94 K. Vickerson, LB/DE 95 J.Martin, Head Linesman — Wayne Mackie (106); Line Judge — Gary Arthur DE 99 V.Walker. DID NOT PLAY: QB 10 C.Daniel, C 64 E.Kush. (108); Side Judge — Mike Weatherford (116); Field Judge — Bob INACTIVE: QB 7 A.Murray, WR 12 A.Wilson, RB/ST 13 D.Thomas, Waggoner (25); Back Judge — Dino Paganelli (105); Replay — Paul RB 22 J.McKnight, S 30 J.Fleming, OL 76 L.Duvernay-Tardif, DE Weidner. 98 D.Square.

1 2 3 4 OT TOTAL FIELD GOALS (made ( ) missed) VISITOR Kansas City Chiefs 3 7 0 7 — 17 C.Santos (45) 37 HOME Denver Broncos 7 14 0 3 — 24 B. McManus (20) Clock SCORE Team Qtr PLAY DESCRIPTION (Extra Point) (Drive Info) Time Visitor Home BRONCOS 1 11:19 J. Thomas 4 yd. pass from P. Manning (B.McManus kick) (7-80, 3:41) 0 7 CHIEFS 1 2:02 C. Santos 45 yd. Field Goal (6-33, 2:21) 3 7 CHIEFS 2 10:32 K. Davis 2 yd. run (C. Santos kick) (10-66, 4:32) 10 7 BRONCOS 2 7:19 J. Tamme 4 yd. pass from P. Manning (B. McManus kick) (7-75, 3:13) 10 14 BRONCOS 2 1:09 D. Thomas 12 yd. pass from P. Manning (B. McManus kick) (11-88, 4:26) 10 21 CHIEFS 4 7:11 K. Davis 4 yd. run (C. Santos kick) (14-90, 7:42) 17 21 BRONCOS 4 3:27 B. McManus 20 yd. Field Goal (7-44, 3:44) 17 24 DENVER BRONCOS

FINAL INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Kansas City Chiefs Denver Broncos

RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD K. Davis 22 79 3.6 25 2 M. Ball 12 60 5.0 23 0 A. Smith 5 42 8.4 25 0 C. Anderson 5 31 6.2 13 0 C. Gray 2 8 4.0 6 0 P. Manning 1 -1 -1.0 -1 0 J. Charles 2 4 2.0 2 0 E. Sanders 1 -2 -2.0 -1 0 TOTAL 31 133 4.3 25 2 TOTAL 19 88 4.6 23 0

TKD/ TKD/ PASSING ATT CMP YDS YD TD LG IN Rtg. PASSING ATT CMP YDS YD TD LG IN Rtg. A. Smith 42 26 255 2/8 0 24 0 79.0 P. Manning 26 21 242 1/5 3 48 0 143.9 TOTAL 42 26 255 2/8 0 24 0 79.0 TOTAL 26 21 242 1/5 3 48 0 143.9

PASS RECEIVING NO YDS AVG LG TD PASS RECEIVING NO YDS AVG LG TD K. Davis 6 26 4.3 11 0 E. Sanders 8 108 13.5 48 0 T. Kelce 4 81 20.3 24 0 D. Thomas 5 62 12.4 21 1 D. Bowe 3 40 13.3 21 0 J. Thomas 4 39 9.8 16 1 A. Fasano 3 39 13.0 22 0 M. Ball 3 29 9.7 16 0 A. Jenkins 3 16 5.3 11 0 J. Tamme 1 4 4.0 4 1 D. Avery 3 14 4.7 6 0 J. Hemingway 2 21 10.5 13 0 D. Harris 1 10 10.0 10 0 J. Charles 1 8 8.0 8 0 TOTAL 26 255 9.8 24 0 TOTAL 21 242 11.5 48 3

INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG LG TD INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG LG TD TOTAL 0 0 0.0 0 0 TOTAL 0 0 0.0 — 0

PUNTING NO YDS AVG NET TB IN20 LG PUNTING NO YDS AVG NET TB IN20 LG D. Colquitt 2 80 40.0 40.0 0 2 40 B. Colquitt 3 132 44.0 43.3 0 1 53 TOTAL 2 80 40.0 40.0 0 2 40 TOTAL 3 132 44.0 43.3 0 1 53

PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG FC LG TD PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG FC LG TD F. Hammond 2 2 1.0 1 3 0 I. Burse 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 [DOWNED] 1 0 0 0 0 0 RETURNS 2 2 1.0 1 3 0 RETURNS 0 0 0.0 1 0 0

KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS AVG FC LG TD KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS AVG FC LG TD F. Hammond 1 37 37.0 0 37 0 A. Caldwell 1 54 54.0 0 54 0 [TOUCHBACK] 4 0 0.0 0 0 0 [TOUCHBACK] 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 RETURNS 1 37 37.0 0 37 0 RETURNS 1 54 54.0 0 54 0

Kansas City Chiefs Own Opp. Out Denver Broncos Own Opp. Out FUMBLES Fum Lost Rec. Yds TD FF Rec. Yds TD Bnds FUMBLES Fum Lost Rec. Yds TD FF Rec. Yds TD Bnds K. Davis 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 B. Marshall 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 TOTAL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 TOTAL 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

FINAL TEAM STATISTICS

CHIEFS BRONCOS CHIEFS BRONCOS TOTAL FIRST DOWNS 28 19 FGs - PATs Had Blocked 0-0 0-0 By Rushing 6 4 Net Punting Average 40.0 43.3 By Passing 18 14 TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE (Not Including Kickoffs) 2 0 By Penalty 4 1 No. and Yards Punt Returns 2-2 0-0 THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY 11-16-69% 3-8-38% No. and Yards Kickoff Returns 1-37 1-54 FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY 0-1-0% 1-1-100% No. and Yards Interception Returns 0-0 0-0 TOTAL NET YARDS 380 325 PENALTIES Number and Yards 7-62 11-71 Total Offensive Plays (inc. times thrown passing) 75 46 FUMBLES Number and Lost 1-0 0-0 Average gain per offensive play 5.1 7.1 TOUCHDOWNS 2 3 NET YARDS RUSHING 133 88 Rushing 2 0 Total Rushing Plays 31 19 Passing 0 3 Average gain per rushing play 4.3 4.6 Punt Returns 0 0 Tackles for a loss-number and yards 2-6 3-7 EXTRA POINTS Made-Attempts 2-2 3-3 NET YARDS PASSING 247 237 Kicking Made-Attempts 2-2 3-3 Times thrown - yards lost attempting to pass 2-8 1-5 FIELD GOALS Made-Attempts 2-2 3-3 Gross yards passing 255 242 RED ZONE EFFICIENCY 2-4-50% 3-4-75% PASS ATTEMPTS-COMPLETIONS-HAD INTERCEPTED 42-26-0 26-21-0 GOAL TO GO EFFICIENCY 2-4-50% 2-3-67% Avg gain per pass play (inc.# thrown passing) 5.6 8.8 SAFETIES 0 0 KICKOFFS Number-In End Zone-Touchbacks 4-4-3 5-5-4 FINAL SCORE 17 24 PUNTS Number and Average 2-40.0 3-44.0 TIME OF POSSESSION 36:14 23:46 Had Blocked 0 0

BRONCOS DEFENSIVE STATISTICS (Press Box Totals) PLAYER UT A TT S-YDS I-YDS PD FF FR PLAYER UT A TT S-YDS I-YDS PD FF FR N. Irving 7 4 11 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 A. Talib 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 B. Marshall 6 2 8 1-5 0-0 1 1 0 K. Webster 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 V. Miller 5 2 7 1-3 0-0 0 0 0 D. Ware 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 C. Harris 6 0 6 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 Q. Smith 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 B. Roby 6 0 6 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 S. Johnson 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 T. Ward 5 0 5 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 M. Jackson 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 R. Moore 4 0 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 D. Wolfe 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 T. Knighton 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 TEAM TOTALS 50 9 59 2-8 0-0 5 1 0 DENVER BRONCOS 3 Seattle 26, Denver 20 (OT) Sunday, Sept. 21, 2014 • 1:25 p.m. PDT • CenturyLink FIeld • Seattle, WA WEATHER: Sunny, 70º, Wind SSE 7 mph • TTIMEIME: 33:33:33 • AATTENDANCETTENDANCE: 668,4478,447

Despite a 14-point fourth-quarter comeback by Denver, the Seattle Seahawks toppled the Broncos 26-20 in overtime in a DENVER BRONCOS rematch of Super Bowl XLVIII at CenturyLink Field in Seattle. The first half was largely controlled by each team’s defense. OFFENSE DEFENSE After the clubs traded field goals in the first quarter, Seahawks WR 88 D. Thomas LDE 95 D. Wolfe quarterback Russell Wilson threw touchdown passes to wide LT 78 R. Clady DT 92 S. Williams receiver Ricardo Lockette and running back Marshawn Lynch, giving the Seahawks a 17-3 halftime lead. LG 74 O. Franklin NT 98 T. Knighton The third quarter featured three possessions for each team, but C 66 M. Ramirez RDE 94 D. Ware neither squad found the end zone. RG 65 L. Vasquez SLB 58 V. Miller The Seahawks began their first possession of the fourth quarter RT 75 C. Clark MLB 56 N. Irving on their own 8-yard line, but a sack by Denver defensive end DeMarcus Ware backed Seattle up to the 1-yard line. On third TE 80 J. Thomas WLB 54 B. Marshall down, Denver’s Nate Irving and T.J. Ward combined to tackle WR 10 E. Sanders LCB 21 A. Talib Lynch in the end zone, resulting in a safety to cut the Seahawks TE 85 V. Green RCB 25 C. Harris Jr. lead to 17-5. QB 18 P. Manning SS 43 T. Ward On the Broncos’ following drive, quarterback Peyton Manning RB 28 M. Ball FS 26 R. Moore (31-for-49 passing, 303 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT, 85.7 rtg) connected with tight end Julius Thomas on a shovel pass for a three-yard BRONCOS SUBSTITUTIONS: P 4 B.Colquitt, K 8 B.McManus, WR 12 touchdown to make the score 17-12. The touchdown catch was A.Caldwell, WR 19 I.Burse, RB 22 C.Anderson, RB 23 R.Hillman, CB Thomas’ fifth of the season, the most in Broncos history through 29 B.Roby, S 30 D.Bruton, S 31 O.Bolden, CB 36 K.Webster, S 38 three games. Q.Carter, RB 40 J.Thompson, LS 46 A.Brewer, LB 52 C.Nelson, MLB The Broncos marched into Seattle territory on their next 53 S.Johnson, LB 57 L.Barrow, C 64 W.Montgomery, T 71 P.Cornick, DT 76 M.Austin, WR W.Welker, TE 84 J.Tamme, DE 93 Q.Smith, DE possession, but Seahawks safety Kam Chancellor intercepted a 97 M.Jackson. DID NOT PLAY: QB 17 B.Osweiler. INACTIVE: WR 14 pass from Manning and returned it 52 yards, setting up a 28-yard C.Latimer, CB 32 T.Carter, LB 55 L. McCray, LB 59 D.Trevathan, G 63 field goal from Hauschka with 59 seconds remaining to make the B.Garland, OL 79 M. Schofield, DT 96 M.Unrein. score 20-12. Manning took Denver 80 yards down the field in just six plays and 41 seconds, capping the drive with a 26-yard touchdown pass SEATTLE SEAHAWKS to tight end Jacob Tamme with 18 seconds remaining. The Manning-to-Tamme scoring pass was Manning’s 100th OFFENSE DEFENSE touchdown pass as Bronco, making him the fastest player in NFL WR 89 D. Baldwin LDE 72 M. Bennett history to record 100 touchdowns with a team (35th career game). LT 76 R. Okung LDT 99 T. McDaniel Manning then found wide receiver Demaryius Thomas, who LG 77 J. Carpenter RDT 92 B. Mebane made a leaping catch in the back of the end zone, to convert the C 60 M. Unger RDE 56 C. Avril two-point attempt and tie the game 20-20 to force overtime. That would be the last time Denver’s offense would touch the RG 64 J. Sweezy OLB 53 M. Smith ball, as the Broncos lost the coin flip and Seattle took possession RT 68 J. Britt MLB 54 B. Wagner to begin overtime. TE 86 Z. Miller OLB 50 K. Wright The Seahawks drove down the field against a Denver defense WR 15 J. Kearse LCB 25 R. Sherman that had made key stops throughout the game but found itself QB 3 R. Wilson RCB 41 B. Maxwell winded in the waning moments. Seattle used several short passes and quarterback Russell Wilson scrambled to convert a pair of FB 40 D. Coleman SS 31 K. Chancellor third downs before Lynch took a first-and-goal handoff from the RB 24 M. Lynch FS 29 E. Thomas 6-yard line and plunged into the end zone to clinch the victory for Seattle. RAIDERS SUBSTITUTIONS: K 4 S.Hauschka, P 9 J.Ryan, WR 10 P.Richardson, WR 11 P.Harvin, WR 19 B.Walters, RB 22 R.Turbin, SS 23 J.Johnson, CB 28 M.Burley, CB 32 J.Stewart, CB 35 D.Shead, OFFICIALS: LS 49 C.Gresham, LB 52 B.Coyle, LB 57 M.Morgan, LB 58 K.Pierre- Referee — Bill Vinovich (52); Umpire — Paul King (121); Head Louis, G 63 S.Schilling, T 78 A.Bailey, TE 82 L.Willson, WR 83 Linesman — Phil McKinnely (10); Line Judge — Rusty Baynes (59); R.Lockette, TE 84 C.Helfet, DE 91 C.Marsh, DE 93 O.Schofield, Side Judge — Jimmy DeBell (58); Field Judge — John Jenkins (117); DT 94 K.Williams, DT 97 J.Hill. DID NOT PLAY: QB 7 T.Jackson. Back Judge — Jim Quirk (63); Replay — Dale Hamer. INACTIVE: CB 27 T.Simon, RB 33 C.Michael, LB 51 B.Irvin, T 70 A.McDonald, T 79 G.Gilliam, WR 81 K.Norwood, DE 98 G. Scruggs.

1 2 3 4 OT TOTAL FIELD GOALS (made ( ) missed) VISITOR Denver Broncos 3 0 0 17 0 20 B. McManus (24) HOME Seattle Seahawks 3 14 0 3 6 26 S. Hauschka (20) 46WL (28) Clock SCORE Team Qtr PLAY DESCRIPTION (Extra Point) (Drive Info) Time Visitor Home SEAHAWKS 1 10:33 S. Hauschka 20 yd. Field Goal (5-21, 2:50) 0 3 BRONCOS 1 3:27 B. McManus 24 yd. Field Goal (15-75, 7:06) 3 3 SEAHAWKS 2 3:05 R. Lockette 39 yd. pass from R. Wilson (S. Hauschka kick) (4-73, 2:22) 3 10 SEAHAWKS 2 0:12 M. Lynch 5 yd. pass from R. Wilson (S. Hauschka kick) (10-68, 2:26) 3 17 BRONCOS 4 13:07 M. Lynch tackled in end zone by N. Irving, T. Ward for a safety 5 17 BRONCOS 4 9:20 J. Thomas 3 yd. pass from P. Manning (B. McManus kick) (5-19, 1:42) 12 17 SEAHAWKS 4 0:59 S. Hauschka 28 yd. Field Goal (5-25, 1:13) 12 20 BRONCOS 4 0:18 J. Tamme 26 yd. pass from P. Manning (P.Manning - D.Thomas pass) (6-80, 0:41) 20 20 SEAHAWKS 5 9:14 M. Lynch 6 yd. run (13-80, 5:46) 20 26 DENVER BRONCOS

FINAL INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Denver Broncos Seattle Seahawks RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD M. Ball 14 38 2.7 10 0 M. Lynch 26 88 3.4 12 1 R. Hillman 2 2 1.0 2 0 R. Wilson 9 40 4.4 9 0 V. Green 1 0 0.0 0 0 R. Turbin 2 1 0.5 1 0 P. Manning 1 -1 -1.0 -1 0 C. Anderson 2 -3 -1.5 -1 0 TOTAL 20 36 1.8 10 0 TOTAL 37 129 3.5 12 1

TKD/ TKD/ PASSING ATT CMP YDS YD TD LG IN Rtg. PASSING ATT CMP YDS YD TD LG IN Rtg. P. Manning 31 49 303 1/7 2 42 1 85.7 R. Wilson 24 34 258 3/20 2 39 1 99.9 J. Kearse 1 1 17 0/0 0 17 0 118.8 TOTAL 31 21 316 3/23 2 73 0 122.5 TOTAL 25 35 275 3/20 2 39 1 101.5

PASS RECEIVING NO YDS AVG LG TD PASS RECEIVING NO YDS AVG LG TD E. Sanders 11 149 13.5 42 0 P. Harvin 7 42 6.0 11 0 W. Welker 6 60 10.0 15 0 D. Baldwin 4 56 14.0 16 0 D. Thomas 4 31 7.8 12 0 M. Lynch 3 40 13.3 21 1 J. Thomas 3 17 5.7 9 1 B. Walters 2 22 11.0 11 0 J. Tamme 2 22 11.0 26 1 J. Kearse 2 22 11.0 12 0 M. Ball 2 6 3.0 4 0 Z. Miller 2 12 6.0 8 0 V. Green 1 10 10.0 10 0 R. Lockette 1 39 39.0 39 1 R. Hillman 1 7 7.0 7 0 R. Wilson 1 17 17.0 17 0 C. Anderson 1 1 1.0 1 0 D. Coleman 1 14 14.0 14 0 P. Richardson 1 7 7.0 7 0 R. Turbin 1 4 4.0 4 0 TOTAL 32 303 9.8 42 2 TOTAL 25 275 11.0 39 2

INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG LG TD INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG LG TD C. Harris 1 13 13.0 13 0 K. Chancellor 1 52 52.0 52 0 TOTAL 1 13 13.0 13 0 TOTAL 1 52 52.0 52 0

PUNTING NO YDS AVG NET TB IN20 LG PUNTING NO YDS AVG NET TB IN20 LG B. Colquitt 8 378 47.3 42.8 0 3 58 J. Ryan 6 301 50.2 47.7 0 5 66 TOTAL 8 378 47.3 42.8 0 3 58 TOTAL 6 301 50.2 47.7 0 5 66

PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG FC LG TD PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG FC LG TD I. Burse 2 15 7.5 3 15 0 B. Walters 5 36 7.2 3 11 0 [DOWNED] 1 0 0 0 0 0 RETURNS 2 15 7.5 3 15 0 RETURNS 5 36 7.2 3 11 0

KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS AVG FC LG TD KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS AVG FC LG TD E. Sanders 1 22 22.0 0 22 0 P. Harvin 1 13 13.0 0 13 0 [TOUCHBACK] 5 0 0.0 0 0 0 [TOUCHBACK] 4 0 0.0 0 0 0 RETURNS 1 22 22.0 0 22 0 RETURNS 1 13 13.0 0 13 0

Denver Broncos Own Opp. Out Seattle Seahawks Own Opp. Out FUMBLES Fum Lost Rec. Yds TD FF Rec. Yds TD Bnds FUMBLES Fum Lost Rec. Yds TD FF Rec. Yds TD Bnds M. Ball 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K. Chancellor 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 K. Wright 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 TOTAL 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TOTAL 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0

FINAL TEAM STATISTICS

BRONCOS SEAHAWKS BRONCOS SEAHAWKS TOTAL FIRST DOWNS 20 26 FGs - PATs Had Blocked 0-0 0-0 By Rushing 1 8 Net Punting Average 42.8 47.7 By Passing 18 16 TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE (Not Including Kickoffs) 28 88 By Penalty 1 2 No. and Yards Punt Returns 2-15 5-36 THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY 6-16-38% 7-17-41% No. and Yards Kickoff Returns 1-22 1-13 FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY 0-1-0% 0-0-0% No. and Yards Interception Returns 1-13 1-52 TOTAL NET YARDS 332 384 PENALTIES Number and Yards 4-27 7-34 Total Offensive Plays (inc. times thrown passing) 70 75 FUMBLES Number and Lost 1-1 1-0 Average gain per offensive play 4.7 5.1 TOUCHDOWNS 2 3 NET YARDS RUSHING 36 129 Rushing 0 1 Total Rushing Plays 20 37 Passing 2 2 Average gain per rushing play 1.8 3.5 EXTRA POINTS Made-Attempts 2-2 2-2 Tackles for a loss-number and yards 5-10 3-4 Kicking Made-Attempts 1-1 2-2 NET YARDS PASSING 296 255 FIELD GOALS Made-Attempts 1-1 2-3 Times thrown - yards lost attempting to pass 1-7 3-20 RED ZONE EFFICIENCY 1-2-50% 2-4-50% Gross yards passing 303 275 GOAL TO GO EFFICIENCY 1-2-50% 2-3-67% PASS ATTEMPTS-COMPLETIONS-HAD INTERCEPTED 49-31-1 35-25-1 SAFETIES 1 0 Avg gain per pass play (inc.# thrown passing) 5.9 6.7 FINAL SCORE 20 26 KICKOFFS Number-In End Zone-Touchbacks 5-5-4 6-5-5 TIME OF POSSESSION 27:42 38:04 PUNTS Number and Average 8-47.3 6-50.2 Had Blocked 0 0

BRONCOS DEFENSIVE STATISTICS (Press Box Totals) PLAYER UT A TT S-YDS I-YDS PD FF FR PLAYER UT A TT S-YDS I-YDS PD FF FR N. Irving 2 11 13 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 C. Harris Jr. 2 1 3 0-0 1-13 1 0 0 B. Marshall 5 7 12 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 R. Moore 2 1 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 T. Ward 4 4 8 1-10 0-0 0 0 0 K. Webster 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 V. Miller 3 4 7 1-3 0-0 0 0 0 D. Ware 1 1 2 1-7 0-0 0 1 0 A. Talib 5 1 6 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 T. Knighton 0 2 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 B. Roby 5 0 5 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Q. Smith 0 2 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 M. Jackson 0 5 5 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 M. Austin 0 2 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 S. Williams 2 2 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 L. Barrow 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 D. Wolfe 2 2 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 TEAM TOTALS 35 46 81 3-20 1-13 2 1 0 Game Summary NFL Copyright © 2014 by The National Football League. All rights reserved. This summary and play-by-play is for the express purpose of assisting media in their coverage of the game; any other use of this material is prohibited without the written permission of the National Football League. Updated: 9/22/2014 Date: Sunday, 9/21/2014 Denver Broncos at Seattle Seahawks Start Time: 1:25 PM PDT at CenturyLink Field, Seattle, WA Game Day Weather Game Weather: Sunny Temp: 70° F (21.1° C) Humidity: 67%, Wind: SSE 7 mph Played Outdoor on Turf: FieldTurf Outdoor Weather: Sunny,

Officials Referee: Vinovich, Bill (52) Umpire: King, Paul (121) Head Linesman: McKinnely, Phil (10) Line Judge: Baynes, Rusty (59) Side Judge: DeBell, Jimmy (58) Field Judge: Jenkins, John (117) Back Judge: Quirk, Jim (63) Replay Official: Hamer, Dale ()

Lineups

Denver Broncos Seattle Seahawks Offense Defense Offense Defense WR 88 D.Thomas LDE 95 D.Wolfe WR 89 D.Baldwin LDE 72 M.Bennett LT 78 R.Clady DT 92 S.Williams LT 76 R.Okung LDT 99 T.McDaniel LG 74 O.Franklin NT 98 T.Knighton LG 77 J.Carpenter RDT 92 B.Mebane C 66 M.Ramirez RDE 94 D.Ware C 60 M.Unger RDE 56 C.Avril RG 65 L.Vasquez SLB 58 V.Miller RG 64 J.Sweezy OLB 53 M.Smith RT 75 C.Clark MLB 56 N.Irving RT 68 J.Britt MLB 54 B.Wagner TE 80 J.Thomas WLB 54 B.Marshall TE 86 Z.Miller OLB 50 K.Wright WR 10 E.Sanders LCB 21 A.Talib WR 15 J.Kearse LCB 25 R.Sherman TE 85 V.Green RCB 25 C.Harris QB 3 R.Wilson RCB 41 B.Maxwell QB 18 P.Manning SS 43 T.Ward FB 40 D.Coleman SS 31 K.Chancellor RB 28 M.Ball FS 26 R.Moore RB 24 M.Lynch FS 29 E.Thomas

Substitutions Substitutions P 4 B.Colquitt, K 8 B.McManus, WR 12 A.Caldwell, WR 19 I.Burse, RB 22 K 4 S.Hauschka, P 9 J.Ryan, WR 10 P.Richardson, WR 11 P.Harvin, WR 19 C.Anderson, RB 23 R.Hillman, CB 29 B.Roby, S 30 D.Bruton, CB 31 O.Bolden, B.Walters, RB 22 R.Turbin, SS 23 J.Johnson, CB 28 M.Burley, CB 32 J.Thomas, CB 36 K.Webster, S 38 Q.Carter, RB 40 J.Thompson, LS 46 A.Brewer, LB 52 CB 35 D.Shead, LS 49 C.Gresham, LB 52 B.Coyle, LB 57 M.Morgan, LB 58 C.Nelson, LB 53 S.Johnson, LB 57 L.Barrow, C 64 W.Montgomery, T 71 K.Pierre-Louis, G 63 S.Schilling, T 78 A.Bailey, TE 82 L.Willson, WR 83 P.Cornick, DT 76 M.Austin, WR 83 W.Welker, TE 84 J.Tamme, DE 93 Q.Smith, R.Lockette, TE 84 C.Helfet, DE 91 C.Marsh, DE 93 O.Schofield, DT 94 DE 97 M.Jackson K.Williams, DT 97 J.Hill

Did Not Play Did Not Play QB 17 B.Osweiler QB 7 T.Jackson

Not Active Not Active WR 14 C.Latimer, CB 32 T.Carter, LB 55 L.McCray, LB 59 D.Trevathan, G 63 CB 27 T.Simon, RB 33 C.Michael, LB 51 B.Irvin, T 70 A.McDonald, T 79 B.Garland, T 79 M.Schofield, DT 96 M.Unrein G.Gilliam, WR 81 K.Norwood, DE 98 G.Scruggs Field Goals (made ( ) & missed)

B.McManus (24) S.Hauschka (20) 46WL (28)

1 2 3 4 OT Total VISITOR: Denver Broncos 3 0 0 17 0 20 HOME: Seattle Seahawks 3 14 0 3 6 26 Scoring Plays Team Qtr Time Play Description (Extra Point) (Drive Info) Visitor Home Seahawks 1 10:33 S.Hauschka 20 yd. Field Goal (5-21, 2:50) 0 3 Broncos 1 3:27 B.McManus 24 yd. Field Goal (15-75, 7:06) 3 3 Seahawks 2 3:05 R.Lockette 39 yd. pass from R.Wilson (S.Hauschka kick) (4-73, 2:22) 3 10 Seahawks 2 0:12 M.Lynch 5 yd. pass from R.Wilson (S.Hauschka kick) (10-68, 2:26) 3 17 Broncos 4 13:07 M.Lynch tackled in end zone by N.Irving, T.Ward for a Safety 5 17 Broncos 4 9:20 J.Thomas 3 yd. pass from P.Manning (B.McManus kick) (5-19, 1:42) 12 17 Seahawks 4 0:59 S.Hauschka 28 yd. Field Goal (5-25, 1:13) 12 20 Broncos 4 0:18 J.Tamme 26 yd. pass from P.Manning (P.Manning-D.Thomas pass) (6-80, 0:41) 20 20 Seahawks 5 9:14 M.Lynch 6 yd. run (13-80, 5:46) (13-80, 5:46) 20 26 Time: 3:33 National Football League Game Summary NFL Copyright © 2014 by The National Football League. All rights reserved. This summary and play-by-play is for the express purpose of assisting media in their coverage of the game; any other use of this material is prohibited without the written permission of the National Football League. Updated: 9/22/2014

Paid Attendance: 68,447 Time: 3:33 Denver Broncos vs Seattle Seahawks 9/21/2014 at CenturyLink Field Final Individual Statistics Denver Broncos Seattle Seahawks RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD M.Ball 14 38 2.7 10 0 M.Lynch 26 88 3.4 12 1 R.Hillman 2 2 1.0 2 0 R.Wilson 9 40 4.4 9 0 V.Green 1 0 0.0 0 0 R.Turbin 2 1 0.5 1 0 P.Manning 1 -1 -1.0 -1 0 C.Anderson 2 -3 -1.5 -1 0 Total 20 36 1.8 10 0 Total 37 129 3.5 12 1

PASSING ATT CMP YDS SK/YD TD LG IN RT PASSING ATT CMP YDS SK/YD TD LG IN RT P.Manning 49 31 303 1/7 2 42 1 85.7 R.Wilson 34 24 258 3/20 2 39 1 99.9 J.Kearse 1 1 17 0/0 0 17 0 118.8 Total 49 31 303 1/7 2 42 1 85.7 Total 35 25 275 3/20 2 39 1 101.5

PASS RECEIVING TAR REC YDS AVG LG TD PASS RECEIVING TAR REC YDS AVG LG TD E.Sanders 15 11 149 13.5 42 0 P.Harvin 9 7 42 6.0 11 0 W.Welker 9 6 60 10.0 15 0 D.Baldwin 5 4 56 14.0 16 0 D.Thomas 9 4 31 7.8 12 0 M.Lynch 5 3 40 13.3 21 1 J.Thomas 4 3 17 5.7 9 1 B.Walters 5 2 22 11.0 11 0 J.Tamme 3 2 22 11.0 26 1 J.Kearse 2 2 22 11.0 12 0 M.Ball 3 2 6 3.0 4 0 Z.Miller 2 2 12 6.0 8 0 V.Green 1 1 10 10.0 10 0 R.Lockette 1 1 39 39.0 39 1 R.Hillman 3 1 7 7.0 7 0 R.Wilson 1 1 17 17.0 17 0 C.Anderson 1 1 1 1.0 1 0 D.Coleman 1 1 14 14.0 14 0 P.Richardson 1 1 7 7.0 7 0 R.Turbin 1 1 4 4.0 4 0 Total 48 31 303 9.8 42 2 Total 33 25 275 11.0 39 2

INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG LG TD INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG LG TD C.Harris 1 13 13.0 13 0 K.Chancellor 1 52 52.0 52 0 Total 1 13 13.0 13 0 Total 1 52 52.0 52 0

PUNTING NO YDS AVG NET TB IN20 LG PUNTING NO YDS AVG NET TB IN20 LG B.Colquitt 8 378 47.3 42.8 0 3 58 J.Ryan 6 301 50.2 47.7 0 5 66 Total 8 378 47.3 42.8 0 3 58 Total 6 301 50.2 47.7 0 5 66

PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG FC LG TD PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG FC LG TD I.Burse 2 15 7.5 3 15 0 B.Walters 5 36 7.2 3 11 0 [DOWNED] 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 Total 2 15 7.5 3 15 0 Total 5 36 7.2 3 11 0

KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS AVG FC LG TD KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS AVG FC LG TD E.Sanders 1 22 22.0 0 22 0 P.Harvin 1 13 13.0 0 13 0 [TOUCHBACK] 5 0 0.0 0 0 0 [TOUCHBACK] 4 0 0.0 0 0 0 Total 1 22 22.0 0 22 0 Total 1 13 13.0 0 13 0

Denver Broncos FUMBLES FUM LOST OWN-REC YDS TD FORCED OPP-REC YDS TD OUT-BDS M.Ball 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Seattle Seahawks FUMBLES FUM LOST OWN-REC YDS TD FORCED OPP-REC YDS TD OUT-BDS K.Chancellor 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 K.Wright 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Total 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 Denver Broncos vs Seattle Seahawks 9/21/2014 at CenturyLink Field Final Team Statistics Visitor Home Broncos Seahawks TOTAL FIRST DOWNS 20 26 By Rushing 1 8 By Passing 18 16 By Penalty 1 2 THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY 6-16-38% 7-17-41% FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY 0-0-0% 0-0-0% TOTAL NET YARDS 332 384 Total Offensive Plays (inc. times thrown passing) 70 75 Average gain per offensive play 4.7 5.1 NET YARDS RUSHING 36 129 Total Rushing Plays 20 37 Average gain per rushing play 1.8 3.5 Tackles for a loss-number and yards 5-10 3-4 NET YARDS PASSING 296 255 Times thrown - yards lost attempting to pass 1-7 3-20 Gross yards passing 303 275 PASS ATTEMPTS-COMPLETIONS-HAD INTERCEPTED 49-31-1 35-25-1 Avg gain per pass play (inc.# thrown passing) 5.9 6.7 KICKOFFS Number-In End Zone-Touchbacks 5-5-4 6-5-5 PUNTS Number and Average 8-47.3 6-50.2 Had Blocked 0 0 FGs - PATs Had Blocked 0-0 0-0 Net Punting Average 42.8 47.7 TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE (Not Including Kickoffs) 28 88 No. and Yards Punt Returns 2-15 5-36 No. and Yards Kickoff Returns 1-22 1-13 No. and Yards Interception Returns 1-13 1-52 PENALTIES Number and Yards 4-27 7-34 FUMBLES Number and Lost 1-1 0-0 TOUCHDOWNS 2 3 Rushing 0 1 Passing 2 2 EXTRA POINTS Made-Attempts 2-2 2-2 Kicking Made-Attempts 1-1 2-2 Passing Made-Attempts 1-1 0-0 FIELD GOALS Made-Attempts 1-1 2-3 RED ZONE EFFICIENCY 1-2-50% 2-4-50% GOAL TO GO EFFICIENCY 1-2-50% 2-3-67% SAFETIES 1 0 FINAL SCORE 20 26 TIME OF POSSESSION 27:42 38:04 Denver Broncos vs Seattle Seahawks 9/21/2014 at CenturyLink Field Ball Possession And Drive Chart Denver Broncos

# Time Time Time How Ball Drive # Yds Yds Net 1st Last How Given Recd Lost Poss Obtained Began Play Gain Pen Yds Down Scrm Up

1 13:33 13:23 0:10 Punt DEN 14 1 9 0 9 0 DEN 14 Fumble 2 10:33 3:27 7:06 Kickoff DEN 20 15 70 5 75 5 * SEA 5 Field Goal

3 1:12 14:13 1:59 Punt DEN 29 3 1 5 6 1 DEN 35 Punt 4 9:31 5:27 4:04 Punt DEN 7 8 23 0 23 2 DEN 30 Punt 5 3:05 2:38 0:27 Kickoff DEN 20 3 0 0 0 0 DEN 20 Punt 6 0:12 0:00 0:12 Kickoff DEN 20 1 -1 0 -1 0 DEN 20 End of Half

7 15:00 13:45 1:15 Kickoff DEN 20 3 8 0 8 0 DEN 28 Punt 8 10:04 8:00 2:04 Punt DEN 7 5 35 0 35 1 DEN 42 Punt 9 6:31 6:04 0:27 Punt DEN 17 3 0 0 0 0 DEN 17 Punt

10 1:38 14:53 1:45 Missed FG DEN 36 5 19 -5 14 1 50 Punt 11 13:07 11:12 1:55 Kickoff DEN 23 4 12 5 17 1 DEN 40 Punt 12 11:02 9:20 1:42 Interception SEA 19 5 19 0 19 2 * SEA 3 Touchdown 13 6:07 2:12 3:55 Punt DEN 19 9 57 0 57 4 SEA 24 Interception 14 0:59 0:18 0:41 Kickoff DEN 20 6 80 0 80 3 SEA 26 Touchdown

(333) Average DEN 24

Seattle Seahawks

# Time Time Time How Ball Drive # Yds Yds Net 1st Last How Given Recd Lost Poss Obtained Began Play Gain Pen Yds Down Scrm Up

1 15:00 13:33 1:27 Kickoff SEA 20 3 5 0 5 0 SEA 25 Punt 2 13:23 10:33 2:50 Fumble DEN 23 5 21 0 21 1 * DEN 2 Field Goal 3 3:27 1:12 2:15 Kickoff SEA 20 3 5 -5 0 0 SEA 20 Punt

4 14:13 9:31 4:42 Punt SEA 30 7 29 0 29 2 DEN 41 Punt 5 5:27 3:05 2:22 Punt SEA 27 4 78 -5 73 3 DEN 39 Touchdown 6 2:38 0:12 2:26 Punt SEA 32 10 68 0 68 5 * DEN 5 Touchdown

7 13:45 10:04 3:41 Punt SEA 29 5 21 0 21 1 50 Punt 8 8:00 6:31 1:29 Punt SEA 17 3 8 0 8 0 SEA 25 Punt 9 6:04 1:38 4:26 Punt SEA 39 8 33 0 33 2 DEN 28 Missed FG

10 14:53 13:07 1:46 Punt SEA 8 3 -8 0 -8 0 SEA 1 Safety 11 11:12 11:02 0:10 Punt SEA 14 1 0 0 0 0 SEA 14 Interception 12 9:20 6:07 3:13 Kickoff SEA 9 7 37 -4 33 2 SEA 42 Punt 13 2:12 0:59 1:13 Interception DEN 35 5 13 12 25 2 * DEN 10 Field Goal 14 0:18 0:00 0:18 Kickoff SEA 20 1 -1 0 -1 0 SEA 20 End of Half

15 15:00 9:14 5:46 Kickoff SEA 20 13 75 5 80 8 * DEN 6 Touchdown

(427) Average SEA 28

* inside opponent's 20

Time of Possession by Quarter 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Visitor Denver Broncos 8:28 5:30 5:24 8:20 0:00 27:42 Home Seattle Seahawks 6:32 9:30 9:36 6:40 5:46 38:04

Kickoff Drive No.-Start Average Broncos: 6 - DEN 20 Seahawks: 5 - SEA 18 Denver Broncos vs Seattle Seahawks 9/21/2014 at CenturyLink Field Final Defensive Statistics Denver Broncos Regular Defensive Plays Special Teams Misc

TKL AST COMB SK / YDS TFL Q IN PD FF FR TKL AST FF FR BL TKL AST FF FR N.Irving 2 11 13 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B.Marshall 5 7 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T.Ward 4 4 8 1 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 V.Miller 3 4 7 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A.Talib 5 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B.Roby 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M.Jackson 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S.Williams 2 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D.Wolfe 2 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C.Harris 2 1 3 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R.Moore 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K.Webster 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D.Ware 1 1 2 1 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T.Knighton 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Q.Smith 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M.Austin 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L.Barrow 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S.Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 O.Bolden 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C.Nelson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D.Bruton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R.Clady 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 M.Ramirez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Total 35 46 81 3 20 5 4 1 2 0 0 3 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 0

TKL = Tackle AST = Assist COMB = Combined QH=QB Hit IN = Interception PD = Pass Defense FF = Forced Fumble FR = Fumble Recovery

Seattle Seahawks Regular Defensive Plays Special Teams Misc TKL AST COMB SK / YDS TFL QH IN PD FF FR TKL AST FF FR BL TKL AST FF FR B.Maxwell 9 2 11 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B.Wagner 4 7 11 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K.Chancellor 6 3 9 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K.Wright 6 1 7 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E.Thomas 3 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R.Sherman 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C.Marsh 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M.Burley 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K.Williams 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C.Avril 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 O.Schofield 1 0 1 1 7 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B.Mebane 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M.Bennett 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J.Hill 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R.Lockette 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K.Pierre-Louis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D.Shead 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P.Harvin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Total 40 21 61 1 7 5 8 1 8 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Denver Broncos vs Seattle Seahawks 9/21/2014 at CenturyLink Field First Half Summary PERIOD SCORES TIME OF POSSESSION Broncos 3 0 = 3 Broncos 13:58 Seahawks 3 14 = 17 Seahawks 16:02 Scoring Plays Team Qtr Time Play Description (Extra Point) (Drive Info) Visitor Home Seahawks 1 10:33 S.Hauschka 20 yd. Field Goal (5-21, 2:50) 0 3 Broncos 1 3:27 B.McManus 24 yd. Field Goal (15-75, 7:06) 3 3 Seahawks 2 3:05 R.Lockette 39 yd. pass from R.Wilson (S.Hauschka kick) (4-73, 2:22) 3 10 Seahawks 2 0:12 M.Lynch 5 yd. pass from R.Wilson (S.Hauschka kick) (10-68, 2:26) 3 17

Denver Broncos Seattle Seahawks TOTAL FIRST DOWNS 8 11 First Downs Rushing-Passing-by Penalty 0 - 7 - 1 3 - 8 - 0 THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY 3-7-43% 3-7-43% TOTAL NET YARDS 102 206 Total Offensive Plays 30 31 NET YARDS RUSHING 15 57 NET YARDS PASSING 87 149 Gross Yards Passing 87 162 Times thrown-yards lost attempting to pass 0-0 2-13 Pass Attempts-Completions-Had Intercepted 16 - 11 - 0 14 - 12 - 0 Punts-Number and Average 3 - 51.7 3 - 53.7 Penalties-Number and Yards 1 - 5 4 - 25 Fumbles-Number and Lost 1 - 1 0 - 0 Red Zone Efficiency 0-1-0% 1-2-50% Average Drive Start DEN 18 SEA 34

Denver Broncos Seattle Seahawks

RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD M.Ball 10 19 1.9 9 0 M.Lynch 12 46 3.8 12 0 V.Green 1 0 0.0 0 0 R.Wilson 3 11 3.7 5 0 P.Manning 1 -1 -1.0 -1 0 C.Anderson 2 -3 -1.5 -1 0 Total 14 15 1.1 9 0 Total 15 57 3.8 12 0

PASSING ATT CMP YDS SK/YD TD LG IN RT PASSING ATT CMP YDS SK/YD TD LG IN RT P.Manning 16 11 87 0/0 0 17 0 82.0 R.Wilson 13 11 145 2/13 2 39 0 152.7 J.Kearse 1 1 17 0/0 0 17 0 118.8 Total 16 11 87 0/0 0 17 0 82.0 Total 14 12 162 2/13 2 39 0 154.5

PASS RECEIVING TAR REC YDS AVG LG TD PASS RECEIVING TAR REC YDS AVG LG TD E.Sanders 7 6 55 9.2 17 0 D.Baldwin 4 4 56 14.0 16 0 W.Welker 2 2 12 6.0 9 0 P.Harvin 4 3 20 6.7 9 0 V.Green 1 1 10 10.0 10 0 M.Lynch 3 2 26 13.0 21 1 J.Thomas 2 1 9 9.0 9 0 R.Lockette 1 1 39 39.0 39 1 C.Anderson 1 1 1 1.0 1 0 R.Wilson 1 1 17 17.0 17 0 D.Thomas 3 0 0 0.0 0 0 Z.Miller 1 1 4 4.0 4 0 Total 16 11 87 7.9 17 0 Total 14 12 162 13.5 39 2

Denver Broncos Regular Defensive Plays Special Teams Misc

TKL AST COMB SK / YDS TFL Q IN PD FF FR TKL AST FF FR BL TKL AST FF FR B.Marshall 2 4 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N.Irving 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 V.Miller 3 0 3 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A.Talib 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 8 9 17 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Denver Broncos vs Seattle Seahawks 9/21/2014 at CenturyLink Field First Half Summary Seattle Seahawks Regular Defensive Plays Special Teams Misc TKL AST COMB SK / YDS TFL QH IN PD FF FR TKL AST FF FR BL TKL AST FF FR B.Wagner 1 5 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K.Chancellor 3 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B.Maxwell 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K.Wright 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 12 7 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Denver Broncos vs Seattle Seahawks at CenturyLink Field

Play By Play First Quarter 9/21/2014 DEN wins the coin toss and elects to defer. SEA elects to Receive, and DEN elects to defend the north goal. B.McManus kicks 65 yards from DEN 35 to end zone, Touchback. Seattle Seahawks at 15:00, (1st play from scrimmage 14:55) 1-10-SEA 20 (14:55) R.Wilson scrambles up the middle to SEA 22 for 2 yards (S.Williams). 2-8-SEA 22 (14:24) (Shotgun) M.Lynch up the middle to SEA 25 for 3 yards (D.Wolfe). 3-5-SEA 25 (13:46) (Shotgun) R.Wilson pass incomplete short left to M.Lynch. 4-5-SEA 25 (13:42) J.Ryan punts 61 yards to DEN 14, Center-C.Gresham, fair catch by I.Burse. Denver Broncos at 13:33 1-10-DEN 14 (13:33) M.Ball up the middle to DEN 23 for 9 yards (K.Chancellor). FUMBLES (K.Chancellor), RECOVERED by SEA-K.Wright at DEN 23. K.Wright to DEN 23 for no gain (R.Clady). Seattle Seahawks at 13:23 1-10-DEN 23 (13:23) (Shotgun) J.Kearse pass to R.Wilson to DEN 6 for 17 yards (R.Moore). Wilson laterals to Kearse P1 1-6-DEN 6 (12:40) M.Lynch left end to DEN 3 for 3 yards (N.Irving; S.Williams). 2-3-DEN 3 (11:57) M.Lynch left tackle to DEN 1 for 2 yards (B.Roby). 3-1-DEN 1 (11:14) M.Lynch right guard to DEN 2 for -1 yards (N.Irving; R.Moore). 4-2-DEN 2 (10:36) S.Hauschka 20 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-C.Gresham, Holder-J.Ryan. DEN 0 SEA 3, 5 plays, 21 yards, 2:50 drive, 4:27 elapsed S.Hauschka kicks 65 yards from SEA 35 to end zone, Touchback. Denver Broncos at 10:33 1-10-DEN 20 (10:33) PENALTY on SEA-M.Bennett, Encroachment, 5 yards, enforced at DEN 20 - No Play. 1-5-DEN 25 (10:33) M.Ball right end to DEN 20 for -5 yards (B.Mebane). 2-10-DEN 20 (9:55) (Shotgun) P.Manning pass short middle to E.Sanders to DEN 32 for 12 yards (R.Sherman). P1 1-10-DEN 32 (9:23) M.Ball up the middle to DEN 33 for 1 yard (K.Wright). 2-9-DEN 33 (8:44) P.Manning pass deep left to E.Sanders to 50 for 17 yards (B.Maxwell) [M.Bennett]. P2 1-10-50 (8:01) (Shotgun) P.Manning pass short right to V.Green pushed ob at SEA 40 for 10 yards (K.Chancellor). P3 1-10-SEA 40 (7:41) (No Huddle) M.Ball up the middle to SEA 37 for 3 yards (K.Chancellor; B.Wagner). 2-7-SEA 37 (7:12) M.Ball up the middle to SEA 32 for 5 yards (K.Chancellor; B.Wagner). 3-2-SEA 32 (6:38) (Shotgun) P.Manning pass short middle to J.Thomas to SEA 23 for 9 yards (B.Wagner). P4 1-10-SEA 23 (6:08) (Shotgun) M.Ball left guard to SEA 18 for 5 yards (K.Chancellor). 2-5-SEA 18 (5:35) (Shotgun) P.Manning pass incomplete short right to D.Thomas. 3-5-SEA 18 (5:27) (Shotgun) P.Manning pass short left to E.Sanders to SEA 10 for 8 yards (B.Maxwell, E.Thomas). P5 1-10-SEA 10 (4:57) (Shotgun) P.Manning pass short right to E.Sanders to SEA 6 for 4 yards (E.Thomas). 2-6-SEA 6 (4:09) (Shotgun) M.Ball up the middle to SEA 5 for 1 yard (K.Wright). 3-5-SEA 5 (3:35) (Shotgun) P.Manning pass incomplete short middle to J.Thomas. 4-5-SEA 5 (3:31) B.McManus 24 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-A.Brewer, Holder-B.Colquitt. DEN 3 SEA 3, 15 plays, 75 yards, 1 penalty, 7:06 drive, 11:33 elapsed B.McManus kicks 65 yards from DEN 35 to end zone, Touchback. Seattle Seahawks at 3:27 1-10-SEA 20 (3:27) R.Wilson pass short left to P.Harvin ran ob at SEA 27 for 7 yards. 2-3-SEA 27 (2:59) (Shotgun) M.Lynch right end to SEA 28 for 1 yard (T.Knighton; M.Jackson). 3-2-SEA 28 (2:42) (Shotgun) PENALTY on SEA-J.Britt, False Start, 5 yards, enforced at SEA 28 - No Play. 3-7-SEA 23 (2:04) (Shotgun) R.Wilson sacked at SEA 20 for -3 yards (V.Miller). 4-10-SEA 20 (1:27) J.Ryan punts 66 yards to DEN 14, Center-C.Gresham. I.Burse to DEN 29 for 15 yards (K.Wright; D.Shead). Denver Broncos at 1:12 1-10-DEN 29 (1:12) (Shotgun) P.Manning pass incomplete short left to D.Thomas. PENALTY on SEA-B.Maxwell, Defensive Holding, 5 yards, enforced at DEN 29 - No Play. X6 1-10-DEN 34 (1:06) P.Manning pass short left to E.Sanders to DEN 35 for 1 yard (B.Maxwell). 2-9-DEN 35 (:34) M.Ball left tackle to DEN 35 for no gain (K.Wright). END OF QUARTER Time First Downs Efficiencies Score Poss R P X T 3 Down 4 Down Denver Broncos 3 8:28 0 5 1 6 2/3 0/0 Seattle Seahawks 3 6:32 0 1 0 1 0/3 0/0 Denver Broncos vs Seattle Seahawks at CenturyLink Field

Play By Play Second Quarter 9/21/2014 Denver Broncos continued. 3-9-DEN 35 (15:00) (Shotgun) V.Green up the middle to DEN 35 for no gain (C.Avril, C.Marsh). 4-9-DEN 35 (14:26) B.Colquitt punts 43 yards to SEA 22, Center-A.Brewer. B.Walters to SEA 30 for 8 yards (S.Johnson). Seattle Seahawks at 14:13 1-10-SEA 30 (14:13) (Shotgun) M.Lynch left tackle to SEA 42 for 12 yards (B.Marshall). R2 1-10-SEA 42 (13:34) R.Wilson pass short right to P.Harvin to SEA 46 for 4 yards (Q.Smith; B.Marshall). 2-6-SEA 46 (12:50) (Shotgun) R.Wilson scrambles left end pushed ob at 50 for 4 yards (B.Marshall). 3-2-50 (12:16) (Shotgun) M.Lynch right tackle to DEN 45 for 5 yards (B.Marshall; N.Irving). R3 1-10-DEN 45 (11:31) (Shotgun) M.Lynch up the middle to DEN 45 for no gain (M.Jackson; D.Ware). 2-10-DEN 45 (10:49) (Shotgun) R.Wilson sacked at SEA 45 for -10 yards (T.Ward). 3-20-SEA 45 (10:04) (Shotgun) R.Wilson pass short right to D.Baldwin pushed ob at DEN 41 for 14 yards (A.Talib). 4-6-DEN 41 (9:39) J.Ryan punts 34 yards to DEN 7, Center-C.Gresham, fair catch by I.Burse. Denver Broncos at 9:31 1-10-DEN 7 (9:31) (Shotgun) M.Ball left tackle to DEN 8 for 1 yard (C.Marsh). 2-9-DEN 8 (9:04) (No Huddle, Shotgun) P.Manning pass short left to W.Welker to DEN 11 for 3 yards (B.Wagner; M.Burley). 3-6-DEN 11 (8:29) (Shotgun) P.Manning pass short right to W.Welker to DEN 20 for 9 yards (K.Wright). P7 1-10-DEN 20 (7:57) (No Huddle, Shotgun) M.Ball up the middle to DEN 19 for -1 yards (C.Avril; B.Wagner). 2-11-DEN 19 (7:22) (Shotgun) P.Manning pass short left to E.Sanders pushed ob at DEN 32 for 13 yards (B.Maxwell). P8 1-10-DEN 32 (6:58) (Shotgun) C.Anderson left guard to DEN 31 for -1 yards (K.Williams). 2-11-DEN 31 (6:25) (Shotgun) P.Manning pass short left to C.Anderson to DEN 32 for 1 yard (C.Marsh; E.Thomas). 3-10-DEN 32 (5:53) (Shotgun) C.Anderson up the middle to DEN 30 for -2 yards (C.Marsh; B.Wagner). Penalty on DEN-J.Thomas, Illegal Motion, declined. 4-12-DEN 30 (5:39) B.Colquitt punts 54 yards to SEA 16, Center-A.Brewer. B.Walters to SEA 27 for 11 yards (L.Barrow; D.Bruton). Seattle Seahawks at 5:27 1-10-SEA 27 (5:27) R.Wilson pass short right to Z.Miller to SEA 31 for 4 yards (T.Ward). 2-6-SEA 31 (4:46) (Shotgun) R.Wilson pass incomplete short right to R.Lockette (A.Talib). PENALTY on SEA-R.Lockette, Offensive Pass Interference, 10 yards, enforced at SEA 31 - No Play. 2-16-SEA 21 (4:42) (Shotgun) R.Wilson pass incomplete short middle to P.Harvin. PENALTY on DEN, Defensive Offside, 5 yards, enforced at SEA 21 - No Play. 2-11-SEA 26 (4:39) (Shotgun) R.Wilson pass short left to M.Lynch to SEA 47 for 21 yards (D.Wolfe). P4 1-10-SEA 47 (3:53) (Shotgun) R.Wilson pass short right to D.Baldwin to DEN 39 for 14 yards (B.Roby). P5 1-10-DEN 39 (3:12) (Shotgun) R.Wilson pass deep right to R.Lockette for 39 yards, TOUCHDOWN. P6 S.Hauschka extra point is GOOD, Center-C.Gresham, Holder-J.Ryan. DEN 3 SEA 10, 4 plays, 73 yards, 1 penalty, 2:22 drive, 11:55 elapsed S.Hauschka kicks 65 yards from SEA 35 to end zone, Touchback. Denver Broncos at 3:05 1-10-DEN 20 (3:05) P.Manning pass deep middle to D.Thomas to DEN 36 for 16 yards (E.Thomas). FUMBLES (E.Thomas), RECOVERED by SEA-M.Smith at DEN 36. M.Smith to DEN 36 for no gain (J.Tamme). The Replay Official challenged the incomplete pass ruling, and the play was REVERSED. P.Manning pass incomplete deep middle to D.Thomas (E.Thomas). 2-10-DEN 20 (2:59) (Shotgun) P.Manning pass incomplete deep left to E.Sanders. 3-10-DEN 20 (2:54) (Shotgun) P.Manning pass incomplete deep right to D.Thomas [J.Hill]. 4-10-DEN 20 (2:49) B.Colquitt punts 58 yards to SEA 22, Center-A.Brewer. B.Walters to SEA 32 for 10 yards (C.Nelson). Seattle Seahawks at 2:38 1-10-SEA 32 (2:38) (Shotgun) R.Wilson pass incomplete short right to P.Harvin. 2-10-SEA 32 (2:34) (Shotgun) M.Lynch up the middle to SEA 41 for 9 yards (B.Marshall; N.Irving). Two-Minute Warning 3-1-SEA 41 (2:00) (Shotgun) M.Lynch up the middle to SEA 44 for 3 yards (B.Marshall; N.Irving). R7 1-10-SEA 44 (1:21) (Shotgun) R.Wilson scrambles right end pushed ob at SEA 49 for 5 yards (V.Miller). 2-5-SEA 49 (1:14) R.Wilson pass deep right to D.Baldwin to DEN 35 for 16 yards (A.Talib). P8 Timeout #1 by SEA at 01:06. 1-10-DEN 35 (1:06) (Shotgun) M.Lynch up the middle to DEN 27 for 8 yards (T.Ward, Q.Smith). SEA-R.Okung was injured during the play. His return is Questionable. Denver Broncos vs Seattle Seahawks at CenturyLink Field Questionable. Timeout #2 by SEA at 00:53. 2-2-DEN 27 (:53) (Shotgun) M.Lynch right guard to DEN 26 for 1 yard (V.Miller). 3-1-DEN 26 (:29) (No Huddle, Shotgun) R.Wilson pass short right to P.Harvin pushed ob at DEN 17 for 9 yards (C.Harris). P9 1-10-DEN 17 (:23) (Shotgun) R.Wilson pass short right to D.Baldwin pushed ob at DEN 5 for 12 yards (A.Talib). P10 1-5-DEN 5 (:17) (Shotgun) R.Wilson pass short middle to M.Lynch for 5 yards, TOUCHDOWN. P11 Penalty on DEN-C.Harris, Defensive Holding, declined. S.Hauschka extra point is GOOD, Center-C.Gresham, Holder-J.Ryan. DEN 3 SEA 17, 10 plays, 68 yards, 2:26 drive, 14:48 elapsed S.Hauschka kicks 65 yards from SEA 35 to end zone, Touchback. Denver Broncos at 0:12 1-10-DEN 20 (:12) P.Manning kneels to DEN 19 for -1 yards. END OF QUARTER Time First Downs Efficiencies Score Poss R P X T 3 Down 4 Down Denver Broncos 3 5:30 0 2 0 2 1/4 0/0 Seattle Seahawks 17 9:30 3 7 0 10 3/4 0/0 Denver Broncos vs Seattle Seahawks at CenturyLink Field

Play By Play Third Quarter 9/21/2014 DEN elects to Receive, and SEA elects to defend the North goal. S.Hauschka kicks 65 yards from SEA 35 to end zone, Touchback. Denver Broncos at 15:00 1-10-DEN 20 (15:00) (Shotgun) P.Manning pass short left to M.Ball to DEN 22 for 2 yards (E.Thomas). 2-8-DEN 22 (15:00) (No Huddle, Shotgun) M.Ball up the middle to DEN 28 for 6 yards (E.Thomas). 3-2-DEN 28 (14:06) (Shotgun) P.Manning pass incomplete short left to W.Welker (M.Burley). 4-2-DEN 28 (13:57) B.Colquitt punts 47 yards to SEA 25, Center-A.Brewer. B.Walters to SEA 29 for 4 yards (O.Bolden; S.Johnson). Seattle Seahawks at 13:45 1-10-SEA 29 (13:45) (Shotgun) M.Lynch left tackle to SEA 31 for 2 yards (M.Jackson; T.Ward). 2-8-SEA 31 (13:04) R.Wilson pass short right to J.Kearse to SEA 41 for 10 yards (A.Talib; B.Marshall). P12 1-10-SEA 41 (12:20) (Shotgun) M.Lynch left guard to SEA 44 for 3 yards (V.Miller; M.Jackson). 2-7-SEA 44 (11:40) (Shotgun) R.Wilson pass short right to P.Harvin to SEA 43 for -1 yards (C.Harris). 3-8-SEA 43 (10:57) (Shotgun) R.Wilson pass short left to P.Richardson to 50 for 7 yards (B.Roby). 4-1-50 (10:16) J.Ryan punts 43 yards to DEN 7, Center-C.Gresham, downed by SEA-J.Johnson. Denver Broncos at 10:04 1-10-DEN 7 (10:04) (Shotgun) P.Manning pass short right to W.Welker pushed ob at DEN 14 for 7 yards (M.Burley). 2-3-DEN 14 (9:37) (Shotgun) P.Manning pass short middle to E.Sanders to DEN 33 for 19 yards (R.Sherman). P9 1-10-DEN 33 (9:05) (Shotgun) P.Manning pass short middle to R.Hillman to DEN 40 for 7 yards (B.Wagner; K.Wright). 2-3-DEN 40 (8:42) (No Huddle, Shotgun) R.Hillman up the middle to DEN 42 for 2 yards (K.Wright). 3-1-DEN 42 (8:21) (No Huddle) R.Hillman up the middle to DEN 42 for no gain (K.Chancellor). 4-1-DEN 42 (8:16) B.Colquitt punts 41 yards to SEA 17, Center-A.Brewer, fair catch by B.Walters. Seattle Seahawks at 8:00 1-10-SEA 17 (8:00) R.Wilson pass incomplete short right to M.Lynch. 2-10-SEA 17 (7:55) (Shotgun) M.Lynch left tackle to SEA 17 for no gain (M.Austin; B.Marshall). 3-10-SEA 17 (7:15) (Shotgun) R.Wilson pass short left to Z.Miller to SEA 25 for 8 yards (B.Roby). 4-2-SEA 25 (6:40) J.Ryan punts 58 yards to DEN 17, Center-C.Gresham. I.Burse to DEN 17 for no gain (R.Lockette). Denver Broncos at 6:31 1-10-DEN 17 (6:31) (Shotgun) P.Manning pass incomplete short right to E.Sanders. 2-10-DEN 17 (6:26) (Shotgun) P.Manning pass incomplete short right to R.Hillman. 3-10-DEN 17 (6:22) (Shotgun) P.Manning pass incomplete short left to W.Welker (K.Chancellor) [M.Bennett]. 4-10-DEN 17 (6:16) B.Colquitt punts 47 yards to SEA 36, Center-A.Brewer. B.Walters to SEA 39 for 3 yards (O.Bolden). Seattle Seahawks at 6:04 1-10-SEA 39 (6:04) (Shotgun) R.Turbin right tackle to SEA 39 for no gain (S.Williams). 2-10-SEA 39 (5:22) (Shotgun) R.Wilson pass short left to R.Turbin to SEA 43 for 4 yards (B.Marshall). 3-6-SEA 43 (4:35) (Shotgun) R.Wilson scrambles up the middle to DEN 48 for 9 yards (B.Marshall). R13 1-10-DEN 48 (3:49) (Shotgun) R.Wilson pass short left to M.Lynch pushed ob at DEN 34 for 14 yards (T.Ward). P14 1-10-DEN 34 (3:13) M.Lynch left tackle to DEN 36 for -2 yards (B.Marshall; T.Knighton). 2-12-DEN 36 (2:31) (Shotgun) M.Lynch up the middle to DEN 28 for 8 yards (N.Irving; L.Barrow). 3-4-DEN 28 (1:48) (Shotgun) R.Wilson pass incomplete deep left to B.Walters. 4-4-DEN 28 (1:42) S.Hauschka 46 yard field goal is No Good, Wide Left, Center-C.Gresham, Holder-J.Ryan. Denver Broncos at 1:38 1-10-DEN 36 (1:38) (Shotgun) P.Manning pass incomplete deep left to E.Sanders (B.Maxwell). 2-10-DEN 36 (1:33) P.Manning pass short left to D.Thomas to DEN 47 for 11 yards (B.Maxwell). P10 1-10-DEN 47 (1:02) PENALTY on DEN-O.Franklin, False Start, 5 yards, enforced at DEN 47 - No Play. 1-15-DEN 42 (:55) P.Manning pass incomplete deep middle to D.Thomas [C.Avril]. 2-15-DEN 42 (:47) (Shotgun) P.Manning pass short right to E.Sanders to SEA 46 for 12 yards (R.Sherman). 3-3-SEA 46 (:09) (Shotgun) P.Manning pass short left to J.Tamme to 50 for -4 yards (K.Wright, B.Maxwell). END OF QUARTER Time First Downs Efficiencies Score Poss R P X T 3 Down 4 Down Denver Broncos 3 5:24 0 2 0 2 0/4 0/0 Seattle Seahawks 17 9:36 1 2 0 3 1/4 0/0 Denver Broncos vs Seattle Seahawks at CenturyLink Field

Play By Play Fourth Quarter 9/21/2014 Denver Broncos continued. 4-7-50 (15:00) B.Colquitt punts 42 yards to SEA 8, Center-A.Brewer, fair catch by B.Walters. Seattle Seahawks at 14:53 1-10-SEA 8 (14:53) M.Lynch right tackle to SEA 8 for no gain (N.Irving; T.Ward). 2-10-SEA 8 (14:09) R.Wilson sacked at SEA 1 for -7 yards (D.Ware). 3-17-SEA 1 (13:35) PENALTY on SEA-R.Okung, False Start, 0 yards, enforced at SEA 1 - No Play. 3-17-SEA 1 (13:22) M.Lynch left tackle tackled in End Zone for -1 yards, SAFETY (N.Irving, T.Ward). DEN 5 SEA 17, Safety, 1:53 elapsed J.Ryan kicks 79 yards from SEA 20 to DEN 1. E.Sanders to DEN 23 for 22 yards (K.Pierre-Louis). Denver Broncos at 13:07, (1st play from scrimmage 13:00) 1-10-DEN 23 (13:00) (Shotgun) PENALTY on SEA-B.Mebane, Encroachment, 5 yards, enforced at DEN 23 - No Play. 1-5-DEN 28 (13:00) (Shotgun) P.Manning pass short middle to E.Sanders to DEN 35 for 7 yards (B.Wagner). P11 1-10-DEN 35 (12:33) (No Huddle, Shotgun) P.Manning pass short right to D.Thomas to DEN 35 for no gain (K.Chancellor). 2-10-DEN 35 (12:01) (Shotgun) P.Manning pass short middle to J.Thomas to DEN 40 for 5 yards (B.Wagner). 3-5-DEN 40 (11:24) (Shotgun) P.Manning pass incomplete short middle to J.Tamme [B.Wagner]. 4-5-DEN 40 (11:19) B.Colquitt punts 46 yards to SEA 14, Center-A.Brewer, fair catch by B.Walters. Seattle Seahawks at 11:12 1-10-SEA 14 (11:12) R.Wilson pass deep right intended for P.Harvin INTERCEPTED by C.Harris (A.Talib) at SEA 32. C.Harris to SEA 19 for 13 yards (P.Harvin). Denver Broncos at 11:02 1-10-SEA 19 (11:02) (Shotgun) P.Manning pass incomplete short middle to M.Ball (J.Hill) [O.Schofield]. 2-10-SEA 19 (10:56) (Shotgun) P.Manning pass short left to D.Thomas to SEA 11 for 8 yards (B.Maxwell). 3-2-SEA 11 (10:31) (Shotgun) M.Ball right guard to SEA 7 for 4 yards (K.Chancellor; B.Wagner). R12 1-7-SEA 7 (10:01) (No Huddle, Shotgun) P.Manning pass short middle to M.Ball to SEA 3 for 4 yards (B.Wagner) [O.Schofield]. 2-3-SEA 3 (9:24) (Shotgun) P.Manning pass short middle to J.Thomas for 3 yards, TOUCHDOWN. P13 B.McManus extra point is GOOD, Center-A.Brewer, Holder-B.Colquitt. DEN 12 SEA 17, 5 plays, 19 yards, 1:42 drive, 5:40 elapsed B.McManus kicks 69 yards from DEN 35 to SEA -4. P.Harvin to SEA 9 for 13 yards (S.Johnson; L.Barrow). Seattle Seahawks at 9:20, (1st play from scrimmage 9:15) 1-10-SEA 9 (9:15) (Shotgun) M.Lynch up the middle to SEA 16 for 7 yards (B.Roby). PENALTY on SEA-R.Okung, Offensive Holding, 4 yards, enforced at SEA 9 - No Play. 1-14-SEA 5 (8:56) (Shotgun) R.Wilson pass short right to B.Walters pushed ob at SEA 16 for 11 yards (R.Moore). 2-3-SEA 16 (8:25) (Shotgun) R.Wilson pass incomplete short left to B.Walters. 3-3-SEA 16 (8:21) (Shotgun) R.Wilson pass short middle to B.Walters to SEA 27 for 11 yards (B.Roby). P15 1-10-SEA 27 (7:39) R.Wilson pass short right to D.Coleman pushed ob at SEA 41 for 14 yards (A.Talib). P16 1-10-SEA 41 (7:06) (Shotgun) R.Turbin up the middle to SEA 42 for 1 yard (S.Williams; V.Miller). 2-9-SEA 42 (6:30) R.Wilson pass incomplete deep right. 3-9-SEA 42 (6:19) (Shotgun) R.Wilson pass incomplete short right to B.Walters [N.Irving]. 4-9-SEA 42 (6:15) J.Ryan punts 39 yards to DEN 19, Center-C.Gresham, fair catch by I.Burse. Denver Broncos at 6:07 1-10-DEN 19 (6:07) (Shotgun) P.Manning pass short middle to W.Welker pushed ob at DEN 32 for 13 yards (R.Sherman). P14 1-10-DEN 32 (5:39) (Shotgun) P.Manning sacked at DEN 25 for -7 yards (O.Schofield). 2-17-DEN 25 (4:56) (Shotgun) M.Ball left tackle to DEN 35 for 10 yards (K.Chancellor). 3-7-DEN 35 (4:22) (Shotgun) P.Manning pass short middle to E.Sanders to DEN 49 for 14 yards (E.Thomas; B.Maxwell). P15 1-10-DEN 49 (3:40) (No Huddle, Shotgun) P.Manning pass short middle to W.Welker to SEA 36 for 15 yards (B.Maxwell). P16 1-10-SEA 36 (3:06) (No Huddle, Shotgun) P.Manning pass short left to W.Welker pushed ob at SEA 23 for 13 yards (M.Burley). P17 1-10-SEA 23 (3:00) (No Huddle, Shotgun) M.Ball left guard to SEA 24 for -1 yards (K.Williams). 2-11-SEA 24 (2:29) (Shotgun) P.Manning pass incomplete short right to D.Thomas (R.Sherman). Timeout #1 by DEN at 02:25. 3-11-SEA 24 (2:25) (Shotgun) P.Manning pass short middle intended for W.Welker INTERCEPTED by K.Chancellor at SEA 13. K.Chancellor to DEN 35 for 52 yards (M.Ramirez). Seattle Seahawks at 2:12 Denver Broncos vs Seattle Seahawks at CenturyLink Field 1-10-DEN 35 (2:12) M.Lynch left tackle to DEN 25 for 10 yards (D.Wolfe; V.Miller). R17 PENALTY on DEN-A.Talib, Unnecessary Roughness, 12 yards, enforced at DEN 25. X18 Two-Minute Warning 1-10-DEN 13 (2:00) M.Lynch up the middle to DEN 11 for 2 yards (N.Irving; M.Jackson). Timeout #2 by DEN at 01:54. 2-8-DEN 11 (1:54) M.Lynch left guard to DEN 10 for 1 yard (M.Austin; N.Irving). Timeout #3 by DEN at 01:48. 3-7-DEN 10 (1:48) (Shotgun) M.Lynch right guard to DEN 10 for no gain (T.Ward; V.Miller). Timeout #1 by SEA at 01:04. 4-7-DEN 10 (1:04) S.Hauschka 28 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-C.Gresham, Holder-J.Ryan. DEN 12 SEA 20, 5 plays, 25 yards, 1 penalty, 1:13 drive, 14:01 elapsed S.Hauschka kicks 65 yards from SEA 35 to end zone, Touchback. Denver Broncos at 0:59 1-10-DEN 20 (:59) (Shotgun) P.Manning pass incomplete deep left to E.Sanders (M.Burley). Timeout #2 by SEA at 00:52. 2-10-DEN 20 (:52) (Shotgun) P.Manning pass deep left to E.Sanders to SEA 38 for 42 yards (B.Maxwell). P18 1-10-SEA 38 (:31) (Shotgun) P.Manning pass incomplete. 2-10-SEA 38 (:31) (Shotgun) P.Manning pass incomplete short middle to R.Hillman. 3-10-SEA 38 (:28) (Shotgun) P.Manning pass short left to D.Thomas pushed ob at SEA 26 for 12 yards (B.Maxwell). P19 1-10-SEA 26 (:24) (Shotgun) P.Manning pass deep left to J.Tamme for 26 yards, TOUCHDOWN. P20 TWO-POINT CONVERSION ATTEMPT. P.Manning pass to D.Thomas is complete. ATTEMPT SUCCEEDS. Play Challenged by Replay Official and Upheld. DEN 20 SEA 20, 6 plays, 80 yards, 0:41 drive, 14:42 elapsed B.McManus kicks 65 yards from DEN 35 to end zone, Touchback. Seattle Seahawks at 0:18 1-10-SEA 20 (:18) R.Wilson kneels to SEA 19 for -1 yards. END OF QUARTER Time First Downs Efficiencies Score Poss R P X T 3 Down 4 Down Denver Broncos 20 8:20 1 9 0 10 3/5 0/0 Seattle Seahawks 20 6:40 1 2 1 4 1/4 0/0 Denver Broncos vs Seattle Seahawks at CenturyLink Field

Play By Play Overtime 9/21/2014 SEA wins toss, elects to Receive, and DEN elects to defend the South goal. B.McManus kicks 65 yards from DEN 35 to end zone, Touchback. Seattle Seahawks at 15:00 1-10-SEA 20 (15:00) (Shotgun) R.Wilson pass short right to P.Harvin pushed ob at SEA 31 for 11 yards (A.Talib). P19 1-10-SEA 31 (14:40) (Shotgun) R.Wilson pass incomplete short left to D.Baldwin. 2-10-SEA 31 (14:31) (Shotgun) M.Lynch left tackle to SEA 38 for 7 yards (N.Irving; D.Wolfe). 3-3-SEA 38 (13:49) (Shotgun) R.Wilson scrambles left end to SEA 43 for 5 yards (N.Irving). R20 1-10-SEA 43 (13:06) (Shotgun) R.Wilson pass short right to J.Kearse ran ob at DEN 45 for 12 yards. P21 1-10-DEN 45 (12:45) (No Huddle, Shotgun) R.Wilson right end to DEN 40 for 5 yards. 2-5-DEN 40 (12:05) (Shotgun) R.Wilson pass short left to P.Harvin to DEN 35 for 5 yards (N.Irving; C.Harris). P22 1-10-DEN 35 (11:25) (Shotgun) M.Lynch up the middle to DEN 29 for 6 yards (K.Webster). 2-4-DEN 29 (10:49) (Shotgun) R.Wilson pass incomplete short right. 3-4-DEN 29 (10:42) (Shotgun) R.Wilson scrambles right end ran ob at DEN 24 for 5 yards. R23 PENALTY on DEN-C.Harris, Defensive Holding, 5 yards, enforced at DEN 24. X24 1-10-DEN 19 (10:28) (Shotgun) R.Wilson scrambles right end pushed ob at DEN 13 for 6 yards (K.Webster). Timeout #1 by SEA at 09:52. 2-4-DEN 13 (9:52) (Shotgun) R.Wilson pass short right to P.Harvin pushed ob at DEN 6 for 7 yards (B.Marshall). P25 1-6-DEN 6 (9:19) M.Lynch left tackle for 6 yards, TOUCHDOWN. R26 DEN 20 SEA 26, 13 plays, 80 yards, 1 penalty, 5:46 drive, 5:46 elapsed END OF QUARTER Time First Downs Efficiencies Score Poss R P X T 3 Down 4 Down Denver Broncos 20 0:00 0 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 Seattle Seahawks 26 5:46 3 4 1 8 2/2 0/0 Miscellaneous Statistics Report

Denver Broncos vs Seattle Seahawks 9/21/2014 at CenturyLink Field Ten Longest Plays for Denver Broncos Yards Qtr Play Start Play Description 42 4 2-10-DEN 20 (:52) (Shotgun) P.Manning pass deep left to E.Sanders to SEA 38 for 42 yards (B.Maxwell). 26 4 1-10-SEA 26 (:24) (Shotgun) P.Manning pass deep left to J.Tamme for 26 yards, TOUCHDOWN. 19 3 2-3-DEN 14 (9:37) (Shotgun) P.Manning pass short middle to E.Sanders to DEN 33 for 19 yards (R.Sherman). 17 1 2-9-DEN 33 (8:44) P.Manning pass deep left to E.Sanders to 50 for 17 yards (B.Maxwell) [M.Bennett]. 15 4 1-10-DEN 49 (3:40) (No Huddle, Shotgun) P.Manning pass short middle to W.Welker to SEA 36 for 15 yards (B.Maxwell). 14 4 3-7-DEN 35 (4:22) (Shotgun) P.Manning pass short middle to E.Sanders to DEN 49 for 14 yards (E.Thomas; B.Maxwell). 13 2 2-11-DEN 19 (7:22) (Shotgun) P.Manning pass short left to E.Sanders pushed ob at DEN 32 for 13 yards (B.Maxwell). 13 4 1-10-DEN 19 (6:07) (Shotgun) P.Manning pass short middle to W.Welker pushed ob at DEN 32 for 13 yards (R.Sherman). 13 4 1-10-SEA 36 (3:06) (No Huddle, Shotgun) P.Manning pass short left to W.Welker pushed ob at SEA 23 for 13 yards (M.Burley). 12 1 2-10-DEN 20 (9:55) (Shotgun) P.Manning pass short middle to E.Sanders to DEN 32 for 12 yards (R.Sherman). Ten Longest Plays for Seattle Seahawks Yards Qtr Play Start Play Description 39 2 1-10-DEN 39 (3:12) (Shotgun) R.Wilson pass deep right to R.Lockette for 39 yards, TOUCHDOWN. 22 4 1-10-DEN 35 (2:12) M.Lynch left tackle to DEN 25 for 10 yards (D.Wolfe; V.Miller). 21 2 2-11-SEA 26 (4:39)PENALTY (Shotgun) on DEN-A.Talib, R.Wilson Unnecessarypass short left Roughness, to M.Lynch 12 to yards, SEA 47 enforced for 21 yards at DEN (D.Wolfe). 25. 17 1 1-10-DEN 23 (13:23) (Shotgun) J.Kearse pass to R.Wilson to DEN 6 for 17 yards (R.Moore). Wilson laterals to Kearse 16 2 2-5-SEA 49 (1:14) R.Wilson pass deep right to D.Baldwin to DEN 35 for 16 yards (A.Talib). 14 2 3-20-SEA 45 (10:04) (Shotgun) R.Wilson pass short right to D.Baldwin pushed ob at DEN 41 for 14 yards (A.Talib). 14 2 1-10-SEA 47 (3:53) (Shotgun) R.Wilson pass short right to D.Baldwin to DEN 39 for 14 yards (B.Roby). 14 3 1-10-DEN 48 (3:49) (Shotgun) R.Wilson pass short left to M.Lynch pushed ob at DEN 34 for 14 yards (T.Ward). 14 4 1-10-SEA 27 (7:39) R.Wilson pass short right to D.Coleman pushed ob at SEA 41 for 14 yards (A.Talib). 12 2 1-10-SEA 30 (14:13) (Shotgun) M.Lynch left tackle to SEA 42 for 12 yards (B.Marshall).

Touchdown Scoring Information Offense Defense Special Teams VISITOR Denver Broncos 2 0 0 HOME Seattle Seahawks 3 0 0 Player Scoring Information Club Player TD Rush Rec KO TD Punt Int TD Fum Misc FG XP 2Pt 2Pt Sfty Points TD TD TD TD TD Rush Rec DEN J.Thomas 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 DEN J.Tamme 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 DEN B.McManus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 4 DEN D.Thomas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 DEN N.Irving 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 SEA M.Lynch 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 SEA S.Hauschka 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 8 SEA R.Lockette 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6

Possession Detail First Half Second Half Game Visitor Home Visitor Home Visitor Home Largest Lead 0 14 0 12 0 14 Drives Leading 0 1 0 7 0 8 Time of Possession Leading 0:00 2:26 0:00 15:58 0:00 18:24 Largest Deficit -14 0 -12 0 -14 0 Drives Trailing 3 0 8 0 11 0 Time of Possession Trailing 7:45 0:00 13:44 0:00 21:29 0:00 Times Score Tied Up 1 1 2 Lead Changes 2 1 3 Playtime Percentage Percent of playtime per player on offense, defense and special teams Denver Broncos Seattle Seahawks Offense Defense Special Teams Offense Defense Special Teams

R Clady T 72 100% 2 6% J Sweezy G 78 100% 10 31% C Clark T 72 100% 2 6% J Carpenter G 78 100% 5 16% O Franklin G 72 100% 2 6% J Britt T 78 100% 5 16% L Vasquez G 72 100% 1 3% M Unger C 78 100% 1 3% M Ramirez C 72 100% 1 3% R Wilson QB 78 100% P Manning QB 72 100% R Okung T 74 95% 4 12% E Sanders WR 71 99% 1 3% Z Miller TE 71 91% 5 16% D Thomas WR 70 97% D Baldwin WR 68 87% 13 41% J Thomas TE 70 97% J Kearse WR 63 81% 16 50% M Ball RB 54 75% M Lynch RB 57 73% W Welker WR 47 65% P Harvin WR 52 67% 5 16% J Tamme TE 16 22% 25 78% L Willson TE 19 24% 17 53% R Hillman RB 14 19% D Coleman FB 14 18% 24 75% V Green TE 12 17% 3 9% B Walters WR 14 18% 11 34% C Anderson RB 3 4% R Turbin RB 14 18% A Caldwell WR 2 3% 7 22% P Richardson WR 10 13% J Thompson RB 1 1% 14 44% R Lockette WR 8 10% 10 31% B Marshall LB 78 100% 1 3% A Bailey T 4 5% 5 16% T Ward SS 78 100% R Sherman CB 72 100% 7 22% R Moore FS 76 97% 2 6% K Chancellor SS 72 100% 7 22% A Talib CB 75 96% 1 3% B Maxwell CB 72 100% 6 19% N Irving LB 74 95% 16 50% K Wright LB 70 97% 6 19% C Harris CB 72 92% B Wagner LB 70 97% 2 6% V Miller LB 67 86% E Thomas FS 67 93% 4 12% B Roby CB 59 76% 11 34% M Bennett DE 56 78% 2 6% T Knighton NT 47 60% 8 25% C Avril DE 54 75% 2 6% D Wolfe DE 47 60% 4 12% M Burley CB 42 58% 11 34% D Ware DE 43 55% 1 3% O Schofield DE 41 57% M Jackson DE 36 46% 6 19% K Williams DT 38 53% 2 6% S Williams DT 30 38% 4 12% B Mebane DT 33 46% M Austin NT 28 36% 10 31% M Smith LB 28 39% 18 56% Q Smith DE 24 31% 1 3% T McDaniel DT 24 33% 2 6% L Barrow LB 11 14% 29 91% J Hill DT 21 29% K Webster CB 9 12% 24 75% C Marsh DE 20 28% 5 16% Q Carter SS 2 3% 29 91% J Thomas CB 6 8% 11 34% C Nelson LB 2 3% 24 75% S Johnson LB 30 94% J Johnson SS 5 7% 19 59% O Bolden CB 25 78% D Shead FS 25 78% D Bruton FS 24 75% B Coyle LB 25 78% B Colquitt P 10 31% M Morgan LB 15 47% A Brewer LS 10 31% J Ryan P 12 38% I Burse WR 8 25% C Gresham LS 11 34% B McManus K 7 22% S Hauschka K 10 31% P Cornick T 7 22% K Pierre-Louis LB 9 28% W Montgomery C 2 6% S Schilling G 5 16% C Helfet TE 5 16% SEAHAWKS NUMERICAL BRONCOS NUMERICAL NO NAME ...... POS SEATTLE SEAHAWKS VS. DENVER BRONCOS NO NAME ...... POS 3 russell wilson ...... QB 4 Britton colquitt ...... P 4 Steven hauschka . . . . .k CENTURYLINK FIELD — SEATTLE 8 Brandon mcmanus . . . .k 7 Tarvaris Jackson . . . .QB 10 emmanuel Sanders .wr 9 Jon ryan ...... P SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2014 — 1:25 P.M. 12 andre caldwell . . . . .wr 10 Paul richardson . . . .wr 14 cody latimer ...... wr 11 Percy harvin ...... wr S E A H A W K S O F F E N S E S E A H A W K S D E F E N S E 17 Brock osweiler . . . . .QB 15 Jermaine kearse . . . .wr 18 Peyton manning . . . . .QB WR 89 Doug Baldwin 83 ricardo lockette 10 Paul richardson LDE 72 michael Bennett 91 cassius marsh 98 Greg Scruggs 19 Bryan walters ...... wr 19 isaiah Burse ...... wr 22 robert Turbin ...... rB LT 76 russell okung 78 alvin Bailey 70 andrew mcDonald LDT 99 Tony mcDaniel 94 kevin williams 21 aqib Talib ...... cB 23 Jeron Johnson ...... SS 22 c.J. anderson ...... rB LG 77 James carpenter 78 alvin Bailey RDT 92 97 Jordan hill 24 marshawn lynch . . . .rB 23 ronnie hillman . . . . .rB C 60 max unger 63 Stephen Schilling 25 richard Sherman . . . .cB RDE 56 cliff avril 93 o'Brien Schofield 25 chris harris Jr...... cB 27 Tharold Simon ...... cB RG 64 J.r. Sweezy 63 Stephen Schilling 26 rahim moore ...... S OLB 53 malcolm Smith 57 mike morgan 28 montee Ball ...... rB 28 marcus Burley ...... cB RT 68 Justin Britt 79 Garry Gilliam 29 earl Thomas ...... FS MLB 54 Bobby wagner 52 Brock coyle 29 Bradley roby ...... cB 31 kam chancellor . . . . .SS TE 86 Zach miller 82 luke willson 84 cooper helfet 30 David Bruton ...... S OLB 50 k.J. wright 51 Bruce irvin 58 kevin Pierre-louis 32 Josh Thomas ...... cB WR 11 Percy harvin 15 Jermaine kearse 19 Bryan walters 31 omar Bolden ...... cB 33 christine michael . . . .rB LCB 32 Tony carter ...... cB 81 kevin Norwood 25 richard Sherman 28 marcus Burley 32 Josh Thomas 35 DeShawn Shead . . . .cB 36 kayvon webster . . . .cB 40 Derrick coleman . . . .FB QB 3 russell wilson 7 Tarvaris Jackson RCB 41 Byron maxwell 27 Tharold Simon 38 Quinton carter ...... S 41 Byron maxwell ...... cB FB 40 Derrick coleman SS 31 kam chancellor 23 Jeron Johnson 40 Juwan Thompson . . .rB 49 clint Gresham ...... lS 43 T.J. ward ...... S 50 k.J. wright ...... lB RB 24 marshawn lynch 22 robert Turbin 33 christine michael FS 29 earl Thomas 35 DeShawn Shead 46 aaron Brewer ...... lS 51 Bruce irvin ...... lB 52 corey Nelson ...... lB B R O N C O S D E F E N S E B R O N C O S O F F E N S E 52 Brock coyle ...... lB 53 Steven Johnson . . . . .lB 53 malcolm Smith ...... lB LDE 95 Derek wolfe 97 malik Jackson wr 88 Demaryius Thomas 12 andre caldwell 54 Brandon marshall . . . .lB 54 Bobby wagner ...... lB DT 92 Sylvester williams 96 mitch unrein lT 78 ryan clady 71 Paul cornick 55 lerentee mccray . . . .lB 56 cliff avril ...... De 56 Nate irving ...... lB NT 98 Terrance knighton 76 marvin austin lG 74 orlando Franklin 63 Ben Garland 57 mike morgan ...... lB 57 lamin Barrow ...... lB c 66 manny ramirez 64 will montgomery 58 kevin Pierre-louis . . .lB RDE 94 Demarcus ware 93 Quanterus Smith 58 Von miller ...... lB rG 65 louis Vasquez 63 Ben Garland 60 max unger ...... c SLB 58 Von miller 55 lerentee mccray 59 Danny Trevathan . . . .lB 63 Stephen Schilling . . . . .G rT 75 chris clark 79 michael Schofield 63 Ben Garland ...... G MLB 56 Nate irving 53 Steven Johnson 57 lamin Barrow 64 J.r. Sweezy ...... G Te 80 Julius Thomas 85 Virgil Green 84 Jacob Tamme 64 will montgomery . . . . .c 68 Justin Britt ...... T WLB 59 Danny Trevathan 54 Brandon marshall 52 corey Nelson 65 louis Vasquez ...... G wr 10 emmanuel Sanders 14 cody latimer 70 andrew mcDonald . . . .T LCB 21 aqib Talib 29 Bradley roby 32 Tony carter 66 manny ramirez ...... c 72 michael Bennett . . . . .De wr 83 wes welker 19 isaiah Burse 71 Paul cornick ...... T RCB 25 chris harris Jr. 36 kayvon webster 31 omar Bolden 76 russell okung ...... T QB 18 Peyton manning 17 Brock osweiler 74 orlando Franklin . . . . .G 77 James carpenter . . . . .G SS 43 T.J. ward 38 Quinton carter rB 28 montee Ball 23 ronnie hillman 22 c.J. anderson 75 chris clark ...... T 78 alvin Bailey ...... T 76 marvin austin ...... DT FS 26 rahim moore 30 David Bruton 40 Juwan Thompson 79 Garry Gilliam ...... T 78 ryan clady ...... T 81 kevin Norwood . . . . .wr S E A H A W K S S P E C I A L I S T S B R O N C O S S P E C I A L I S T S 79 michael Schofield . . . . .T 82 luke willson ...... Te 80 Julius Thomas ...... Te K 4 Steven hauschka PK 8 Brandon mcmanus 83 ricardo lockette . . . .wr 83 wes welker ...... wr P 9 Jon ryan P 4 Britton colquitt 84 cooper helfet ...... Te 84 Jacob Tamme ...... Te H 9 Jon ryan H 4 Britton colquitt 85 Virgil Green ...... Te 86 Zach miller ...... Te PR 19 Bryan walters 89 Doug Baldwin LS 46 aaron Brewer 89 Doug Baldwin ...... wr KR 11 Percy harvin 89 Doug Baldwin 19 Bryan walters PR 19 isaiah Burse 10 emmanuel Sanders 88 Demaryius Thomas .wr 91 cassius marsh . . . . .De LS 49 clint Gresham 86 Zach miller KR 12 andre caldwell 31 omar Bolden 92 Sylvester williams . . .DT 92 Brandon mebane . . . .DT 93 Quanterus Smith . . . .De Players expected not to play are in (parentheses); rookies are underlined 93 o'Brien Schofield . . . .De 94 Demarcus ware . . . . .De 94 kevin williams ...... DT 95 Derek wolfe ...... De 97 Jordan hill ...... DT TONIGHT’S OFFICIALS—reFeree: Bill Vinovich (52); umPire: Paul king (121); heaD liNeSmaN: Phil mckinnely (110); liNe 96 mitch unrein ...... DT 98 Greg Scruggs ...... De JuDGe: rusty Baynes (59); FielD JuDGe: John Jenkins (117); SiDe JuDGe: Jimmy DeBell (58); Back JuDGe: Jim Quirk (63); 97 malik Jackson ...... De 99 Tony mcDaniel ...... DT rePlay oFFicial: Dale hamer; rePlay aSSiSTaNT: Tom chase. 98 Terrance knighton . . .DT SEAHAWKS ALPHA SEATTLE SEAHAWKS NUMERICAL DENVER BRONCOS NUMERICAL BRONCOS ALPHA NO NAME ...... POS NoName ...... Pos Ht Wt Age Exp ...... College NoName ...... Pos Ht Wt Age Exp ...... College NO NAME ...... POS 56 avril, cliff ...... De 3 russell wilson ...... QB 5-11 206 25 3 ...... wisconsin 4 Britton colquitt ...... P 6-3 205 29 6 ...... Tennessee 22 anderson, c.J...... rB 78 Bailey, alvin ...... T 4 Steven hauschka . . . . .k 6-4 210 29 7 . . .North carolina State 8 Brandon mcmanus . . . .k 6-3 201 23 1 ...... Temple 76 austin, marvin ...... DT 89 Baldwin, Doug ...... wr 7 Tarvaris Jackson . . . .QB 6-2 225 31 9 ...... alabama State 10 emmanuel Sanders . .wr 5-11 180 27 5 . . . .Southern methodist 28 Ball, montee ...... rB 72 Bennett, michael ...... De 9 Jon ryan ...... P 6-0 217 32 9 ...... regina 12 andre caldwell . . . . .wr 6-0 200 29 7 ...... Florida 57 Barrow, lamin ...... lB 68 Britt, Justin ...... T 10 Paul richardson . . . .wr 6-0 183 22 r ...... colorado 14 cody latimer ...... wr 6-2 215 21 r ...... indiana 31 Bolden, omar ...... cB 11 Percy harvin ...... wr 5-11 184 26 6 ...... Florida 17 Brock osweiler ...... QB 6-8 240 23 3 ...... arizona State 28 Burley, marcus ...... cB 46 Brewer, aaron ...... lS 15 Jermaine kearse . . . .wr 6-1 209 24 3 ...... washington 18 Peyton manning . . . . .QB 6-5 230 38 17 ...... Tennessee 77 carpenter, James ...... G 30 Bruton, David ...... S 19 Bryan walters ...... wr 6-0 190 26 5 ...... cornell 19 isaiah Burse ...... wr 5-10 187 22 r ...... Fresno State 31 chancellor, kam ...... SS 22 robert Turbin ...... rB 5-10 222 24 3 ...... utah State 21 aqib Talib ...... cB 6-1 205 28 7 ...... kansas 19 Burse, isaiah ...... wr 40 coleman, Derrick . . . . .FB 23 Jeron Johnson ...... SS 5-10 212 26 4 ...... Boise State 22 c.J. anderson ...... rB 5-8 224 23 2 ...... california 12 caldwell, andre ...... wr 52 coyle, Brock ...... lB 24 marshawn lynch . . . .rB 5-11 215 28 8 ...... california 23 ronnie hillman ...... rB 5-10 195 23 3 ...... San Diego State 38 carter, Quinton ...... S 79 Gilliam, Garry ...... T 25 richard Sherman . . . .cB 6-3 195 26 4 ...... Stanford 25 chris harris Jr...... cB 5-10 199 25 3 ...... kansas 32 carter, Tony ...... cB 49 Gresham, clint ...... lS 27 Tharold Simon ...... cB 6-3 202 23 2 ...... lSu 26 rahim moore ...... S 6-1 195 24 4 ...... ucla 78 clady, ryan ...... T 28 marcus Burley ...... cB 5-11 185 24 2 ...... Delaware 28 montee Ball ...... rB 5-10 215 23 2 ...... wisconsin 11 harvin, Percy ...... wr 75 clark, chris ...... T 29 earl Thomas ...... FS 5-10 202 25 5 ...... Texas 29 Bradley roby ...... cB 5-11 194 22 r ...... ohio State 4 hauschka, Steven ...... k 4 colquitt, Britton ...... P 31 kam chancellor . . . . .SS 6-3 232 26 5 ...... Virginia Tech 30 David Bruton ...... S 6-2 217 27 6 ...... Notre Dame 84 helfet, cooper ...... Te 32 Josh Thomas ...... cB 5-11 196 25 4 ...... Buffalo 31 omar Bolden ...... cB 5-10 195 25 3 ...... arizona State 71 cornick, Paul ...... T 97 hill, Jordan ...... DT 33 christine michael . . . .rB 5-10 221 23 2 ...... Texas a&m 32 Tony carter ...... cB 5-9 175 28 6 ...... Florida State 74 Franklin, orlando ...... G 51 irvin, Bruce ...... lB 35 DeShawn Shead . . . .cB 6-2 220 26 3 ...... Portland State 36 kayvon webster . . . . .cB 5-11 198 23 2 ...... South Florida 63 Garland, Ben ...... G 7 Jackson, Tarvaris . . . . .QB 40 Derrick coleman . . . . .FB 6-0 233 23 3 ...... ucla 38 Quinton carter ...... S 6-1 200 26 4 ...... oklahoma 85 Green, Virgil ...... Te 23 Johnson, Jeron ...... SS 41 Byron maxwell ...... cB 6-1 207 26 4 ...... clemson 40 Juwan Thompson . . . .rB 5-11 225 22 r ...... Duke 25 harris Jr., chris ...... cB 15 kearse, Jermaine . . . . .wr 49 clint Gresham ...... lS 6-3 240 28 5 ...... Texas christian 43 T.J. ward ...... S 5-10 200 27 5 ...... oregon 23 hillman, ronnie ...... rB 50 k.J. wright ...... lB 6-4 246 25 4 ...... mississippi State 46 aaron Brewer ...... lS 6-5 230 24 3 ...... San Diego State 83 lockette, ricardo . . . . .wr 56 irving, Nate ...... lB 51 Bruce irvin ...... lB 6-3 248 26 3 ...... west Virginia 52 corey Nelson ...... lB 6-1 226 22 r ...... oklahoma 24 lynch, marshawn . . . . .rB 52 Brock coyle ...... lB 6-1 243 23 r ...... montana 53 Steven Johnson . . . . .lB 6-1 237 26 3 ...... kansas 97 Jackson, malik ...... De 99 mcDaniel, Tony ...... DT 53 malcolm Smith ...... lB 6-0 226 25 4 ...... uSc 54 Brandon marshall . . . .lB 6-1 250 25 3 ...... Nevada 53 Johnson, Steven ...... lB 70 mcDonald, andrew . . . . .T 54 Bobby wagner ...... lB 6-0 241 24 3 ...... utah State 55 lerentee mccray . . . . .lB 6-3 249 24 2 ...... Florida 98 knighton, Terrance . . . .DT 91 marsh, cassius ...... De 56 cliff avril ...... De 6-3 260 28 7 ...... Purdue 56 Nate irving ...... lB 6-1 245 26 4 . . .North carolina State 14 latimer, cody ...... wr 41 maxwell, Byron ...... cB 57 mike morgan ...... lB 6-3 226 26 4 ...... uSc 57 lamin Barrow ...... lB 6-1 237 23 r ...... louisiana State 18 manning, Peyton ...... QB 92 mebane, Brandon . . . . .DT 58 kevin Pierre-louis . . .lB 6-0 236 22 r ...... Boston college 58 Von miller ...... lB 6-3 250 25 4 ...... Texas a&m 54 marshall, Brandon . . . . .lB 60 max unger ...... c 6-5 305 28 6 ...... oregon 59 Danny Trevathan . . . .lB 6-1 240 24 3 ...... kentucky 33 michael, christine . . . . .rB 55 mccray, lerentee . . . . .lB 63 Stephen Schilling . . . . .G 6-5 312 26 4 ...... michigan 63 Ben Garland ...... G 6-5 308 26 1 ...... air Force 86 miller, Zach ...... Te 8 mcmanus, Brandon . . . . .k 64 J.r. Sweezy ...... G 6-5 298 25 3 . . .North carolina State 64 will montgomery ...... c 6-3 304 31 9 ...... Virginia Tech 57 morgan, mike ...... lB 68 Justin Britt ...... T 6-6 325 23 r ...... missouri 65 louis Vasquez ...... G 6-5 335 27 6 ...... Texas Tech 58 miller, Von ...... lB 81 Norwood, kevin ...... wr 70 andrew mcDonald . . . .T 6-5 317 26 3 ...... indiana 66 manny ramirez ...... c 6-3 320 31 8 ...... Texas Tech 64 montgomery, will ...... c 76 okung, russell ...... T 72 michael Bennett . . . . .De 6-4 274 28 6 ...... Texas a&m 71 Paul cornick ...... T 6-6 310 25 1 . . . .North Dakota State 26 moore, rahim ...... S 58 Pierre-louis, kevin . . . .lB 76 russell okung ...... T 6-5 310 25 5 ...... oklahoma State 74 orlando Franklin ...... G 6-7 320 26 4 ...... miami 52 Nelson, corey ...... lB 10 richardson, Paul . . . . .wr 77 James carpenter . . . . .G 6-5 321 25 4 ...... alabama 75 chris clark ...... T 6-5 305 28 6 . . .Southern mississippi 17 osweiler, Brock ...... QB 78 alvin Bailey ...... T 6-3 320 23 2 ...... arkansas 76 marvin austin ...... DT 6-2 312 25 4 ...... North carolina 9 ryan, Jon ...... P 66 ramirez, manny ...... c 79 Garry Gilliam ...... T 6-5 306 23 r ...... Penn State 78 ryan clady ...... T 6-6 315 28 7 ...... Boise State 63 Schilling, Stephen ...... G 29 roby, Bradley ...... cB 81 kevin Norwood . . . . .wr 6-2 199 24 r ...... alabama 79 michael Schofield . . . . .T 6-6 301 23 r ...... michigan 93 Schofield, o'Brien . . . . .De 82 luke willson ...... Te 6-5 252 24 2 ...... rice 80 Julius Thomas ...... Te 6-5 250 26 4 ...... Portland State 10 Sanders, emmanuel . .wr 98 Scruggs, Greg ...... De 83 ricardo lockette . . . .wr 6-2 211 28 4 ...... Fort Valley State 83 wes welker ...... wr 5-9 185 33 11 ...... Texas Tech 79 Schofield, michael ...... T 35 Shead, DeShawn . . . . .cB 84 cooper helfet ...... Te 6-3 239 25 3 ...... Duke 84 Jacob Tamme ...... Te 6-3 230 29 7 ...... kentucky 93 Smith, Quanterus . . . . .De 25 Sherman, richard . . . . .cB 86 Zach miller ...... Te 6-5 255 28 8 ...... arizona State 85 Virgil Green ...... Te 6-5 255 26 4 ...... Nevada 21 Talib, aqib ...... cB 27 Simon, Tharold ...... cB 89 Doug Baldwin ...... wr 5-10 189 26 4 ...... Stanford 88 Demaryius Thomas . .wr 6-3 229 26 5 ...... Georgia Tech 84 Tamme, Jacob ...... Te 53 Smith, malcolm ...... lB 91 cassius marsh . . . . .De 6-4 254 22 r ...... ucla 92 Sylvester williams . . .DT 6-2 313 25 2 ...... North carolina 88 Thomas, Demaryius . .wr 92 Brandon mebane . . . .DT 6-1 311 29 8 ...... california 93 Quanterus Smith . . . .De 6-5 255 24 2 . . . . .western kentucky 64 Sweezy, J.r...... G 80 Thomas, Julius ...... 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54 wagner, Bobby ...... lB HEAD COACH: Pete carroll (21st NFl season, 5th as head coach with Seahawks) HEAD COACH: John Fox (26th NFl season, 4th as head coach with Broncos) 43 ward, T.J...... S ASSISTANT COACHES: Darrell Bevell (offensive coordinator), Dan Quinn, (Defensive coordinator), ASSISTANT COACHES: Jack Del rio (Defensive coordinator); adam Gase (offensive coordinator); Jeff 19 walters, Bryan ...... wr kippy Brown (wide receivers), Tom cable (asst. head coach/offensive line), Dave canales (asst. 94 ware, Demarcus ...... De Quarterbacks/Quality control off.), chris carlisle (head Strength & conditioning), Nate carroll rodgers (Special Teams coordinator); clancy Barone (Tight ends); chris Beake (Defensive 94 williams, kevin ...... DT (asst. wide receivers), mondray Gee (asst. Strength & conditioning), John Glenn (Quality assistant); Brian callahan (offensive assistant); James cregg (assistant offensive line); mike 36 webster, kayvon . . . . .cB control/Def.), will harriger (offensive asst.), Travis Jones (Defensive line), Pat mcPherson (Tight eubanks (assistant Strength); Sam Garnes (assistant Secondary); Jason George (assistant 82 willson, luke ...... Te ends), marquand manuel (Defensive asst.), chris morgan (asst. offensive line), chad morton Strength); Bo hardegree (Quality control/offense); Greg knapp (Quarterbacks); anthony lomando 83 welker, wes ...... wr (asst. Special Teams), ken Norton, Jr. (linebackers), kris richard (Defensive Backs), Pat ruel 3 wilson, russell ...... QB (asst. offensive line), Brian Schneider (Special Teams coordinator), rocky Seto (Def. Passing (assistant Strength); Dave magazu (offensive line); luke richesson (Strength & conditioning); Jay 92 williams, Sylvester . . . .DT Game coord.), carl Smith (Quarterbacks), Sherman Smith (running Backs), Nick Sorensen rodgers (Defensive line); richard Smith (linebackers); eric Studesville (running Backs); Derius 50 wright, k.J...... lB (coaching asst./Sp. Teams), Jamie yanchar (asst. Strength & conditioning). Swinton (assistant Special Teams); Tyke Tolbert (wide receivers); cory undlin (Secondary). 95 wolfe, Derek ...... De Pat Bowlen's contributions to NFL make him potential Hall of Famer

By Mike Klis The Denver Post August 3, 2014

It seems incomprehensible now, but it wasn't all that long ago when the NFL was in serious distress.

It was the period from 1989-91, and the U.S. economy was mired in a deep recession. The NFL had just surpassed baseball as America's most popular sport, but barely — by 1 percent, according to a national poll. The NBA was reveling in an era that merged the Showtime Lakers, Larry Bird's Celtics and a young superstar named Michael Jordan.

The TV networks claimed they were losing money from their NFL packages. And TV executives wanted a break.

Longtime NFL broadcast committee chairman Art Modell was willing to keep the rights fee flat through a two-year extension, the idea being that the economy would rebound by the end of the contract.

That's when Pat Bowlen stepped in to take control.

The NFL is celebrating Pro Football Hall of Fame inductions this weekend in Canton, Ohio, the event occurring as the expansive Broncos fan base copes with the still fresh revelation that Bowlen relinquished control of his beloved Denver franchise as he deals with Alzheimer's disease.

The end of such a profound era has brought tears, but it also revives reflection on the enormous impact Bowlen has had on the game. Broncos fans are well aware of his astonishing record. Less known in this region is what Bowlen did for the NFL.

Counting his work not only with the Broncos, but in helping to greatly expand the overall revenue for the league through television, stadium and players union agreements, Bowlen clearly has been a Hall of Fame-caliber contributor.

Tough, sometimes reticent, Bowlen by the late 1980s was not only the devoted and successful owner of the Broncos, he had become dedicated to advancing the interests of his league.

"He was very hard initially to get inside," said Dick Ebersol, who had just become president of NBC Sports during this transitional period. "I believe that's how it was with all friendships with Mr. Bowlen. You had to earn your way in. He had to get a read on you and develop a sense of respect before he really came open."

Bowlen and a young, ambitious owner named Jerry Jones conspired to put the kibosh on Modell's television contract proposal. They argued for what Jones called the "I Love Lucy" theory.

Networks didn't make a profit showing "Lucy" reruns, but they received prestige and credibility. There was a price to be paid, even a debt, for that service.

The networks would not get an extension on flattened rights fees.

"Led by Pat and Jerry, the new guys on the block, they said, 'We believe the strength of football will always get stronger and stronger and stronger, and we will not give the networks a break," Ebersol said. "That was a huge deal."

The NFL's TV contracts went from $473 million per year in 1989 to $900 million in 1990. Then, in 1993, with Bowlen anchoring league negotiations, Fox became a partner and the NFL went from a large planet in the American sports solar system to its own galaxy. The next NFL television contract starting in 1998 soared to $2.2 billion per year, then $3.1 billion in 2006 and starting this year through 2022, the NFL's 32 owners will split $5 billion per year in TV revenue.

"What I admire the most about Pat was his future vision," Jones said. "He received some criticism within the ownership at that time. But he believed in where he saw this thing going."

"Pat was the new transition"

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From Labor Day to Dec. 19 of last year, 30 of the top 31 television shows were NFL games. Only the Macy's Thanksgiving parade broke through.

"Pat and Jerry absolutely were the stewards of Fox coming into football," Ebersol said. "The Fox money reinvented the whole game. They were absolutely right. Football had a value that was never going to go down. It will go up no matter what the economy was doing. It was always going to go higher.

"You can imagine as the years went by, how strong that made Pat."

Bowlen's influence spread well beyond the TV negotiations, however.

"There were four areas where the league was really transformed in the late '80s, early '90s," said Paul Tagliabue, who started his long run as NFL commissioner in 1989. "Pat was the only owner who was heavily involved in all four areas. " Television was one. Another was mollifying the contentious relationship between team owners and players union leader Gene Upshaw into one of trust, respect and labor compromise. A third was the league's movement to new venues. The Broncos' Sports Authority Field at Mile High was at the forefront when it opened in 2001. A fourth was building the NFL brand globally.

"I remember when they first started the American Bowl, Pat would raise his hand," said John Beake, the Broncos' general manager since Bowlen's first ownership season of 1984 through his final Super Bowl title season of 1998. "We went to (seven). He loved that. He loved taking the team over and expanding the game globally."

From 1987-99, Bowlen brought his Broncos to play exhibition games in London, Tokyo (twice), Berlin, Barcelona, Mexico City and Sydney.

There was a fifth criterion to meaningful NFL ownership during that transitional period, and it really was No. 1 — taking care of the franchise at home.

By now, Broncos fans are well aware of the unprecedented 300-plus victories in 30 seasons. No owner in the 300 club has a higher winning percentage. The six Super Bowl appearances. No owner has more. Two Super Bowl championships.

Perhaps the most impressive accomplishment on Bowlen's résumé is that his Broncos suffered only five losing seasons during his 30 years.

"No one knows that one better than me," said Jones, whose won three Super Bowls in the 1990s but have been inconsistent ever since. "It shows you his management is able to put the team in place to win championships, but not at the cost of a major slide. That's the art of the deal right there. How do you position your team to be in it year in and year out, yet at the same time in our system not go completely to the bottom? He has shown us how to do that."

Problem is, an owner's performance — his won-lost record — hasn't done much to sway the Hall of Fame selection committee. There are only 11 NFL owners who have been enshrined in the hallowed halls of Canton. Most were original owners in the NFL or American Football League.

Only four have been immortalized in the past 42 years. The ' Dan Rooney is the only living Hall of Fame owner. He is 82.

"The ones that are in there now are the founding fathers, the Maras and the Rooneys, that whole group," Beake said. "And they earned that. But Pat was the new transition." To their credit, the people running the Pro Football Hall of Fame have recognized the oversight. One reason owners might have been largely bypassed is their election would be at the exclusion of a modern-day player.

Bowlen, who has never been afraid to speak out about what he perceives as an injustice regarding the limited number of Broncos in the Hall of Fame, would be appalled if he was elected at the expense of, say, Terrell Davis.

"It's inevitable he gets in"

Such an obstacle was removed Friday, though, when the Pro Football Hall of Fame board passed an amendment that will separate a "contributor" category from the group of modern-player candidates.

Bowlen might not have needed the amendment to receive strong consideration for Hall of Fame induction.

"I think it's inevitable he gets in," said ESPN's John Clayton, one of the 46 voting members of the Hall of Fame selection committee. "He's what you want for an owner. He has his priorities taken care of. He's always made his franchise the best possible. He never scrimped on money. He never scrimped on resources. He always created a classy organization.

"So he's a winner on that front. His involvement in league issues is another big factor."

Still, even with owners and contributors getting full future attention from the Hall of Fame selection committee, competition will be steep. Eddie DeBartolo Jr., the owner of the during their dynasty from 1982-94, has been a three-time finalist. Tagliabue was another three-time finalist who deserves strong reconsideration.

Voters fighting for DeBartolo, Tagliabue or longtime Dallas Cowboys executive Gil Brandt might say Bowlen lucked into success because he inherited a second-year quarterback named John Elway.

Even after Elway retired, though, the Broncos have had only three losing seasons in 15 years. And the Broncos were only part of Bowlen's contribution to the game.

"Pat once told me: 'My full-time job is for this franchise at the league level,' " Jones said. " 'For me to do the best job for Denver is to do the best job for the league.' No one spent more time, no one in ownership spent more time on league matters than Pat Bowlen.

"When you talk about league and you talk about contribution during these critical years and how we have evolved from where we were in television and how we were in stadium, what we were in all of it, Pat Bowlen spent that kind of time. That was not at the exclusion of Pat spending time leading the Broncos.

"I do distinguish an owner that did change the course. Pat changed the course."

Hall of Fame owners

Owner, team Year inducted

Curly Lambeau, Packers 1963

George Halas, Bears 1963

George Preston Marshall, Redskins 1963

Tim Mara, Giants 1963

Art Rooney, Steelers 1964

Dan Reeves, Rams1967

Charles Bidwell Sr., Cardinals 1967

Lamar Hunt, Chiefs 1972

Al Davis, Raiders 1992

Wellington Mara, Giants 1997

Dan Rooney, Steelers 2000

Ralph Wilson Jr., Bills 2009

Paige: Pat Bowlen is one of Colorado's most important sports figures

By Woody Paige The Denver Post July 23, 2014

This one's for Pat.

After his birth 70 years ago as the son of a Canadian wildcatter and a steadfast Wisconsinite, Patrick Dennis Bowlen never stopped skating, swimming, skiing, biking, hiking, competing and running.

He ran as a youngster so he could play football and hockey. He ran the 440 in track in high school. He ran wind sprints and pass routes trying to make the University of Oklahoma football team. In his 20s, Pat ran his own law firm. He later would run several of his father's businesses, then run an independent oil and gas and natural resource company he started. He passionately ran hundreds of miles a week. He ran the Marathon in 3 hours, 3 minutes. He ran, biked and swam in two Ironman events on the Big Island of Hawaii and finished 137th, then 135th out of a thousand entries, the majority half his age.

Then before stepping down as owner Tuesday because of his battle with Alzheimer's disease, he ran the Denver Broncos for 30 years to six Super Bowls and 307 victories with only five losing seasons. He ran the franchise to two Super Bowl championships and the pinnacle of prestige, pride and power in the National Football League. He ran the campaign to get, and help fund, a new stadium for Denver. He ran first in the race to keep John Elway in Denver as a quarterback and make him the highest-paid player in the NFL, to bring Elway back to the organization as the chief of football operations and the effort to bring Peyton Manning to Denver.

Bowlen admitted he committed errors in three decades, but it was not for the lack of committing his financial resources and football wherewithal to the Broncos. He has been the owner, and he has been the No. 1 fan. While he has been running the franchise, the Broncos have reached the postseason 16 times in 30 seasons. Compare that deed to other owners in every professional sport in every city.

He was not ever standing Pat.

The legacy and level of triumph for the longest-running owner, executive, coach and player in Colorado history have been established and probably never will be duplicated. Pat has proved himself.

Mr. B must be included among the half dozen most iconic figures in the history of Colorado sports.

Pat Bowlen the Denver sports megastar has earned the right to slow down and enjoy life.

Of all his accomplishments and actions, this one for Pat is the most courageous and difficult, and could have the most impact and influence.

More than 5 million people in this country, and approximately 30 million around the globe, suffer from Alzheimer's, and 50,000 annually die in North America from complications of the disease.

Pat is acknowledging publicly that he has Alzheimer's, and he no longer will serve as the CEO of the Broncos.

The Broncos' owner always said he wouldn't give up ownership of the team: "I will die with my boots on."

Bowlen is not dying, but he still wears his cowboy boots, and he has much left to achieve. Pat and his wife, Annabel, have raised millions for charities and nonprofits, and he has been a creative force in the mushroomed development of the NFL. With his creativity and wealth of knowledge, Pat always will be of service to the Broncos, Denver and pro football.

In May of 2009, during a lengthy state-of-the-Broncos interview with Pat when the team was in a bad state, I asked, "How is your health?" The candid Broncos owner blurted out (as he has been prone to do): "Physically, I'm great. But I have short- term memory loss."

I'm two years younger than Bowlen. I said, "We all do, Pat."

He hesitated, then added, "But I don't remember much about the (two) Super Bowl wins."

I was shocked. So were most who read his comments.

Bowlen was a fitness freak who ran laps while the Broncos practiced. He was sharp as a steak knife. He was feisty as a junkyard dog. When Elway returned, I asked Bowlen if he could envision a third Trophy in the team's headquarters.

Bowlen used an expletive before declaring, "We're going back to the top." But our conversations the past three years after games on the road and during the offseason didn't have the same old Bowlen zing and zest. This was an owner who once wore a fur coat on the sideline at the end of a game and had no ctrl-alt-delete on his tongue.

Truthfully, Bowlen was somewhat introverted when he arrived in Denver, uncertain how he would be accepted after he and his family (two brothers, a sister and his mother) purchased the majority of the team's ownership from fellow Canadian Edgar Kaiser Jr., not a popular person in Colorado.

But Bowlen got comfortable in his western boots and his skin. And Pat brought his mother, Arvella, to Denver. She lived across Cheesman Park from me and was a hoot. And, unknown to most, it was the Arvella Bowlen Trust that really owned the Broncos. She lived to 90 but had some memory problems, and Pat always was fearful that he eventually might have similar issues.

He did.

In 2011, Bowlen turned most of the day-to-day business leadership to trusted longtime lieutenant Joe Ellis and the football operation to Elway. But Bowlen always has reported first thing each morning to Dove Valley and met with both Ellis and Elway. And no decisions, from the Manning signing, to the Tim Tebow trade, to the $100 million spending sprees for free agents, were made without Bowlen's approval.

When Jim Saccomano, the Broncos' venerable media relations guru, asked Bowlen what he wanted to add to his biography in the annual guide, Bowlen said, "I want to be No. 1 in everything."

He was, at last, at Super Bowl XXXII. When Bowlen was handed the trophy, he could have pontificated, and mentioned that the victory over the was particularly meaningful to him. In 1944, Paul and Arvella Bowlen, who were living in Alberta, while Paul attempted to find wet, not dry, wells. Arvella learned she was pregnant and told Paul she was going home to Prairie du Chien, Wis. (population 6,000), to have the baby. Later, young Pat would return from Canada to school in Wisconsin and grew up as a Packers fan.

Instead, after the Super Bowl, Pat said simply, "This one's for John."

Pat Bowlen also has failed to tell people that he once loaned the owner of the Montreal Alouettes' team $1.5 million to finish the season. And he turned down offers to own teams in the CFL and the defunct Football League because he wanted to own an NFL team. Kaiser and Bowlen were members of the same Catholic church, and Bowlen said one Sunday, "Edgar, if you ever decide to sell the Broncos, I hope you'll give me a call."

Bowlen owning the Broncos is the best thing that ever happened to Denver professional sports. How many contractual problems have the Broncos had? None, really. Cheap? No. Losers? Rarely. Sure, they've lost Super Bowls, but they certainly have been to a lot of them. There have been some who didn't like Bowlen the owner or Bowlen the man, but there is no one who can deny that while the Broncos are the soul of the city, Bowlen has been in the 1980s, 1990s, 2000s and 2010s the real beating heart of the Broncos.

A wide receiver in high school, Pat went off to Oklahoma (his dad's school) and was a walk-on for the football team.

"I found out right away I wasn't good enough," he told me.

He didn't play in a college or a professional game, but Bowlen belongs in the Pro Football Hall of Fame because of what his team has done and what he did as the head of the league's television committee that secured billion-dollar contracts from the network.

And Pat belongs in our hearts today.

There have been rumors and speculation the past few years. But there are reasons and rationales for privacy that anyone who has been touched by Alzheimer's should understand.

Last year an audience of 2,200 showed up for the Mizel Institute award for community enrichment given to Pat Bowlen. At the end, he stood on the stage in the middle of Broncos Hall of Famers Elway, Shannon Sharpe, Floyd Little and Gary Zimmerman. Even though he didn't speak, there were tears in Pat's eyes that said everything. He got the award, and he got it.

The Broncos should win one for Pat this season.

He is No. 1.

JohnFoxsigns3yeardealwithDenverBroncos

ByMikeKlis TheDenverPost April4,2014 JohnFoxandPeytonManningareinthistogether.

Accordingtoteamsources,theBroncosgaveFox,theirheadcoach,atwoyearextensionthroughthe 2016season.TheBroncos'contractwithManning,theirstarquarterback,alsorunsthrough2016.

WithFox,theBroncostoreupthefinalyearremainingontheexistingcontracthereceivedpriortothe 2011season,andgavehimanewthreeyeardealthatwillpayhimbetween$5millionand$6milliona year.

Manningwillbe40yearsoldinthefinalyearofhisdeal.Foxwillbe61.

TheBroncos'hopetheygrowhappilyoldtogether.

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TheonlyproblemisFoxandManninghaveeachattainedenoughsuccesswherecompletehappiness canonlycomewithaSuperBowltitle.

Fox'srecordsayshehasbeenaverygoodcoachwiththeBroncos.Hiredaftergoing214inhisninth seasonwiththeCarolinaPanthers,Foxwasgivenafouryearcontractatroughly$3.5millionayearby theBroncoswithorderstoturnaroundateamthatwent412in2010undercoachJoshMcDaniels.

FoxcamethroughasinhisthreeyearshehasledtheBroncostothreeconsecutiveAFCWestDivision titlesandatleastthesecondroundoftheplayoffs.

Inthepasttwoseasons,theBroncoswent133and133toearntheNo.1AFCplayoffseedeach season.

Therewouldbeahorrificendingeachseason,though.TheBroncosblewasecondround,2012season playoffgameagainstBaltimorebyallowinga70yard,gametyingtouchdownheavewithseconds remaining.

Foxneededafourweekmedicalleaveinthemidstofthe2013seasontorecoverfromheartvalve replacementsurgery.HecamebacktoguidetheBroncosgotthroughtheAFCportionoftheplayoffs, onlytogethumiliated,438,bytheSeattleSeahawksintheSuperBowl.

AlthoughFoxreceivedhisshareoftheblameforeachseasonendingdefeat,theBroncosrecognizedthe jobhedidthroughouteachseason. Joe Ellis has background to take over Pat Bowlen's Broncos duties

By Mike Klis The Denver Post July 24, 2014

Had Pat Bowlen not handpicked his successor and the Broncos instead used an independent search committee, Joe Ellis might well have landed the job on résumé alone.

Ellis got his start in the NFL by selling ads in the Broncos' GameDay program. He later worked as an intern in the NFL office, working his way up until he became cohorts with a promising administrator named .

After returning to the Broncos, Ellis was put in charge of marketing, finance and, ultimately, the whole Broncos' organizational shebang.

"Anymore, to operate all the stuff for an NFL organization, you've got to have a feel for all of it," Broncos coach John Fox said. "Old, hard-core football people, they can't do that. You've got to deal with the owners. That's a different breed of cat, having been around a few. Dealing with marketing people. Dealing with football people. Joe's got great overall, expansive knowledge and experience to do his role. I think people skills are really important, and he does a tremendous job with that."

Leadership streams through Ellis' bloodlines. His mom is the sister of George H.W. Bush, who in the four years from 1989-93 was the leader of the free world. Bush's oldest son, and Ellis' cousin, George W. Bush, was president of the United States for eight years, from 2001-09.

All Ellis has to do is lead an NFL team.

And so far, he has shown promise. During the past three years in which he has had final-say authority of the club, the Broncos won three AFC West titles and three home playoff games, and averaged better than 12 victories, counting playoffs, per season.

As Bowlen cedes control of the Broncos so he can continue to battle the insidious disease that is Alzheimer's, it would appear Ellis is well qualified to take charge. "I got asked to do it," Ellis said Wednesday. "I had the best mentor anyone could have. I just feel fortunate to be part of the organization. I wish Pat were here to do it. That would be better." Ellis may be kin of the Bushes, but he's more a protégé of Bowlen's.

"His style comes from Pat, which is why Joe is so terrific to work for," said John Elway, the Broncos' general manager and head of football operations.

Elway answers to Ellis. He has since Ellis and Bowlen hired Elway to run the Broncos' football department in January 2011.

The announcement of Elway's hiring drew one of the largest news conferences in Denver sports history. Ellis stood by at the same news conference while a release circulated to the media announcing his promotion to president.

On that same day, Bowlen essentially stepped back from overseeing the Broncos' day-to-day operations and transferred that control to Ellis.

"He never used the Bush card, and he never used the team president card, either," said Ray Baker, chairman of the Denver Metropolitan Football Stadium District. "You would not use the word ego with Joe. He likes to stay invisible. He is fiery and a competitor. We've had some tough negotiations, and at times they got contentious. But he has always been a man of integrity. He's a handshake guy. He is a man of character that you trust."

A 1980 graduate of Colorado College, a liberal arts school in Colorado Springs, Ellis joined the Broncos in 1983. He started in the marketing department, where he started at the best place any up-and-comer can hope for — the bottom. Meaning no disrespect to program ads.

After three years with the Broncos, Ellis went to Northwestern University to earn a master's degree in management. Document in hand, he began interning with the NFL office in New York in 1990, where he worked alongside Goodell, who is now arguably the most powerful commissioner in sports.

"Joe's deep experience ensures that the Broncos will continue to have strong leadership," Goodell said Tuesday in a statement to The Denver Post.

Before the Broncos' second Super Bowl title season of 1998, Bowlen hired Ellis to run his business department. Ellis has been Bowlen's right-hand man ever since.

Ellis was promoted to chief operating officer in 2008, then quietly became the team's president in 2011.

Well before Bowlen's health became debilitating, the owner put the Broncos in a trust. The Pat Bowlen Trust entrusted Ellis. "He asked me to run it," Ellis said. "And I will do that. This is not about me today, but he asked me to do it, and I stand shoulder to shoulder with everybody in the organization to follow through on what his goals and objectives were."

More than anything else, winning defines Bowlen's legacy as the Broncos' owner. He was the first NFL owner to reach 300 career victories by his 30th season.

Ellis was by Bowlen's side for much of that time.

"His style is a lot like Pat's, because he grew up under Pat," Elway said. "He's involved and knows about everything that's going on, but he also gives you the ability and resources and the parameters to be successful. And he allows you to do your work."

Involved, but not a meddler. Sounds like the Broncos' leader hasn't so much changed as stayed the same.

Meet Joe Ellis

A 1980 graduate of Colorado College, Ellis joined the Broncos in 1983. He started in the marketing department selling ads.

After three years, Ellis went to Northwestern University to earn a master's degree in management.

He began an internship with the NFL in New York in 1990, where he worked alongside current commissioner Roger Goodell.

Bowlen hired Ellis to run his business department before 1998, the second Super Bowl-winning season for Denver.

Ellis was promoted to chief operating officer in 2008.

In 2011, Ellis became the Broncos' team president.

Tuesday, Ellis became CEO of the Broncos, replacing Pat Bowlen.

Elway hits the greens on eve of training camp

By Arnie Stapleton Associated Press July 22, 2014

CHERRY HILLS VILLAGE, Colo. (AP) — The greens and not the greenbacks are what held John Elway's attention on the eve of training camp.

The Denver Broncos boss spent his last hours of summer vacation playing a nine- hole exhibition Tuesday at Cherry Hills Country Club, site of this year's BMW Championship, in a friendly foursome that included defending champion Zach Johnson.

Before teeing off, Elway told The Associated Press he hopes to get a long-term deal done with star receiver Demaryius Thomas within the next two weeks.

Elway would have preferred to reach agreement with Thomas before the Broncos report for training camp Wednesday, but he said the sides have exchanged proposals and "we're a ways apart right now."

Elway added that he doesn't want talks to drag beyond the start of the preseason Aug. 7, when Denver hosts Seattle.

"Well, we'll probably take it a week or two at the most into camp. Once we get into two weeks I don't want to go past that because that's when we start focusing on the season," Elway said. "So, hopefully we'll try to get something done here in the next couple of weeks."

Thomas was the lone bright spot for Denver in its blistering loss to Seattle in the Super Bowl, catching a record 13 passes (for 118 yards), including Peyton Manning's 100th TD toss with the Broncos. He caught 92 passes for 1,430 yards and 14 touchdowns last season, then added 26 receptions for 306 yards and three TDs in the playoffs.

The Broncos also want to sign Julius Thomas to a long-term deal following his breakout season, but Elway sounded less optimistic about reaching a deal with his big tight end, saying, "We've got an offer out to Julius that we haven't heard anything back on."

Both players are entering the final year of their contracts and signing them now would cap a very productive offseason for Elway, who landed DeMarcus Ware, Emmanuel Sanders, T.J. Ward and Aqib Talib in free agency. In the exhibition benefiting the Evans Scholars Foundation, Elway, a scratch golfer, teamed with Charlie Rymer of the Golf Channel and played against Johnson and John Lynch.

Elway said he felt fortunate to play alongside Johnson, an 11-time Tour winner who was getting his first taste of the venerable golf course best known as the site of Arnold Palmer's comeback from a seven-shot deficit in the final round to win the 1960 U.S. Open.

"I've played with Tiger, I've played with quite a few of these guys," Elway said. "They're all tremendous golfers. I'm a lover of golf, so it's always fun to be able to watch them play."

Speaking of Woods, Johnson was asked during a news conference if he would use a captain's pick on Tiger if he were Ryder Cup captain.

"I don't know," Johnson said. "I mean, as a competitor, I want him on the team. He's the best player I've ever played with. ... There are some guys that ooh and ah me, but he's the one that's done the most. His game never ceases to amaze me. I want Tiger healthy, bottom line, I want the man healthy. He's great for the game — when he's healthy, when he's playing. So, hopefully that's now."

Johnson said he wouldn't be surprised if Woods, who's been bothered by a bad back much of the year, made the team on his own accord. However, he'd have to finish at least third at the Bridgestone Invitational and PGA Championship to do so.

The BMW Championship, the third of four FedEx Cup playoff competitions, takes place Sept. 1-7.

"Selfishly, the only negative is it interferes with my football watching," Johnson cracked.

A winner should be crowned that Sunday in time for everyone to watch the Broncos open the season against Indianapolis that night, however.

Elway, who played a major role in bringing the BMW Championship to Denver as president of Cherry Hills in 2011, said he hopes the course becomes a regular stop in the rotation. Colorado has been without an annual PGA event since The International ended its run in 2006.

Notes: The Broncos released nine-year veteran TE Joel Dreessen (knee), who failed his physical Tuesday. "We're going to miss Joel," Elway said. "He was a big part of the turnaround when he came up from Houston three years ago. I feel bad for Joel, but he couldn't do it physically anymore." ... The Broncos also designed S Eric Hagg as reserve/retired. The third-year player, who was signed Dec. 31, appeared in 22 career games during his first two NFL seasons with Cleveland. Football Guy Elway in it for the long haul By Jeff Legwold ESPN.com February 13, 2014

John Elway has been, and still is, a lot of things to those in and around the Denver Broncos, to those who live and breathe with the team's fortunes.

Hall of Fame quarterback.

Your basic football legend, one with a been-there, done-that swagger taken straight out of central casting.

Face of a franchise.

Heart of a franchise.

Businessman.

Restaurateur.

Celebrity.

Take your pick, even as you drive around in your car, purchased at one of Elway’s dealerships, to eat in one of his restaurants before you take one of the afternoon tours of the stadium where his name is in the team’s Ring of Fame.

But now add another. The one Elway, if he would admit to such things, wears with pride to go with a new contract extension that runs through 2017.

Football Guy.

When Broncos owner Pat Bowlen fumed over what his team had become in 2010 -- cheaters, to many in the outside world, that were set to finish 4-12, with an already fired head coach, a Spygate scandal in tow, and a growing number of empty seats in the home stadium -- he looked to Elway to save the day and the ones that followed.

Bowlen looked to the guy he had seen do all things amazing, to the guy he had seen make the most of any situation the Broncos had been in, regardless of down and distance, the odds, or even the weight of history and expectations.

Bowlen has called Elway "a great treasure." In fact, Bowlen did it as he introduced Elway as the Broncos’ top football executive on Jan. 5, 2011. Still, some wondered if this all had a ceremonial feel to it.

That if a franchise's marquee player, a Hall of Fame passer no less, with a potential lifetime of celebrity golf and lucrative corporate speaking engagements already guaranteed and waiting, could really be interested in coming back to roll up his sleeves and run the football side of a team.

Because no matter how much wood paneling they put up in the offices, that's not really an executive job, not at its core anyway. It has an executive title and executive salary, but it is a get-down-to-it vocation for grinders.

This is a job for those who are actually interested in finding players, maintaining stability, building a roster, sorting through problems, keeping a franchise out of salary-cap trouble, making the correct decisions about who to keep and who to not keep, standing for something and sifting through the hours of digital video it takes to do that.

This is what those in the game call a Football Guy.

As a scout who works for a team whose top decision-makers didn't make the trip to last month's said, "My guys aren't here, and I look up in the stands and I see [expletive] John Elway the week before his team is in the Super Bowl. All you need to know."

Sure, all of the Senior Bowl practices, every one-on-one or team drill, are available on video for all to see later in the comfortable confines of a nicely appointed office. It's why some choose not to make the trip to Mobile, Ala., each January for the best all-star game for NFL hopefuls each year.

And sure, Elway could get all that on video, too. But leaders lead, they set expectations and make sure everyone is doing things properly to meet them. For real leaders, that includes themselves.

They also empower people to know what they do is important to the organization, to the goal as a whole. And nothing, repeat nothing, is more disheartening to a football team's scouting staff, the guys who grind it out on the road throughout the year, than a general manager or head coach who doesn't show all that much interest in what they're doing until it's time to make the picks in the draft.

A team's top football decision-maker can say whatever about the importance of player evaluation, but when the staff sees you taking an interest, being a part of the evaluation process before the video rolls, it means something.

Ozzie Newsome, Elway's Hall of Fame peer in the personnel business and the one who calls the football shots for the , takes that approach. Newsome is visible at the Senior Bowl, the East-West Game, the scouting combine. He shows his staff what they're doing is important by how he conducts himself. He leads, he does the work and his team consistently finds players and wins. It's no accident Newsome was one of the people Elway contacted after accepting Bowlen's offer three years ago.

Even as the Broncos have won an AFC West title in each of Elway's three years since his return, even with a Super Bowl appearance 10 days ago, there are those who have wondered, including some who have known Elway for some time, if the constant all-or-nothing drumbeat of criticism that comes in the social media era for those who don't raise the trophy would make Elway decide the effort wasn't worth it, decide the returns didn't equal the investment.

But behind all of the rest is a Football Guy. One who answered a disheartening Super Bowl loss with a signature on a contract extension that promises he'll keep trying for four more years.

Maybe if folks had listened a little more closely three Januarys ago, to the usual here's-what-we're-going-to-do declarations that opening news conferences bring, the hints that Elway would be the guy for the long haul were there.

"When I retired from football, I was 38 years old. And I was not done doing what I needed to do in this life. And I believe that I am a guy that likes challenges. I am a guy that likes to compete. I am a guy -- and I have had several people say, 'How many times are you going to climb up another mountain?' And I said, 'Probably [until] I get too tired.' But I am not too tired to climb another mountain. Obviously, this is a mountain here that we need to climb, and I look forward to the challenge. That is the way that I am built. I do not look at myself as an icon. Maybe people from the outside look at it that way, but I look out from my eyes. The way I look out of my eyes and what I want to do with my life is that I love the challenges that Mr. Bowlen has given me here. So, I am truly excited about it. Talk about legacy -- the thing that I would want to do is look back and say, 'You know what? You had a chance to go do something as big as this and as the position that was given to you.' To be able to walk away from that, I would have never been able to forgive myself. That is not what I am about."

So, it seems, Elway called this play a while back. Paige: D-coordinator Jack Del Rio "made right choice" with Broncos

By Woody Paige The Denver Post August 24, 2014

The Broncos' defensive coordinator, and pro tem head coach last season, possesses a dedicated work ethic, determination and competitiveness defined by the Del Rio ancestry.

In 1907 a young Spaniard, whose last name meant "Of The River," and his wife were crammed with 2,200 other emigrants into "animal-like cages," it was reported then, in the hold of steamship Heliopolis docked at Malaga on the Mediterranean Sea. They were bound for a new life in the Pacific Ocean.

Forty-seven miserable days later — a voyage across two oceans and around the Strait of Magellan — the dazed passengers arrived in Hawaii. Fourteen babies had been born, but 19 children died. The Del Rio couple were among the 8,000 "contract employees," who had endured hunger and unrest in southern Spanish villages, lured to an "island paradise" with promises of a house, an acre of land, medical care and 20 gold pieces a month.

"My great-grandfather was a pineapple picker," Jack Del Rio told me.

The imported workers had not understood they would labor 16 hours a day 26 days a month at the blooming pineapple plantation on the northwest side of Maui.

"My grandfather (Louis Del Rio) was born by the banyan tree (one of the world's largest) in Lahaina," says Del Rio, who has visited the site. Maui has become one of the world's most popular vacation destinations, and the old pineapple plantation and the workers' homes have been replaced by a scenic golf course — "The Plantation" at Kapalua.

When their "contracts" expired in three years, 5,000 Spaniards left for another ocean trip — to California.

The Del Rio family settled in the Napa Valley area and, later, Hayward.

Louis found Hope ... Italian-American Hope Grasseschi. Their son, Jack Louis Del Rio, served in the Army, married, started his own business as a building contractor and wore a blue collar. Jack Jr. was born in 1963 and would become protectorate of three younger brothers (James, Jason and Jeff).

In the summer the four boys lifted and loaded, and shoveled stuff, for Jack Sr. — and played every type of ball. At Hayward High School, Jack Jr. was the star on seven state title teams in football, basketball and baseball. He turned down an offer from the Toronto Blue Jays and played baseball and football at Southern Cal from 1981-84.

Del Rio was drafted into the NFL and developed into a tireless, tough Pro Bowl linebacker.

After his fourth season, while with the Chiefs, Del Rio finished college at Kansas. "I'm very proud that I was the first in my family to earn a degree," he said.

After 11 seasons as a player and six more as an assistant coach, Del Rio was the Jacksonville Jaguars' head coach for nine years. He was fired in 2011. John Fox offered him the defensive coordinator's position in 2012.

"I could lie on the beach for a year and collect my (contract) money or join the Broncos. My brother-in-law and 13 friends voted 14-0 that I should lie on the beach," Del Rio laughs.

"I made the right choice. The Broncos have a great coach, great organization, great city, great talent. And I knew John Elway would produce a winning team every year."

Last season, when John Fox experienced a serious heart issue over the bye week, then underwent surgery, Del Rio was the obvious selection for interim coach.

"It's like riding a bike. Only difference was I never had this good a bike before, one with Manning racing tires. But if we won, it was because we had an outstanding team. If we lost, it was my fault."

The Broncos won three out of four, and, oddly enough, Rio's overall head coaching record nearly reached .500 (71-72).

"I've thought about it. If we hadn't blown the game in New England, I'd be a winning coach."

He wants it.

"Sure, I'm anxious to be a head coach again. It has to be the right fit for some team, and that hasn't happened yet. But I'm so happy and satisfied to be right where I am." In 2012 the Broncos ranked No. 2 in yards allowed. Struck by injuries and the loss of Elvis Dumervil and, for most of the season, Von Miller, the defense dropped off considerably last year. Now, Del Rio has new toys and repaired players.

"It starts with the edge rushers, and we've got two of the best — like we did in 2012. You put pressure on the quarterback, protect the backside with your secondary and stop people from running right at you, and that's what we have a chance to do this year."

The season also will include a particularly special day for Jack. He will be inducted into the USC Sports Hall of Fame.

"The school called and said they knew I couldn't be there because of the Broncos' season. I'd already looked at the schedule. That's our bye weekend (Sept. 28), plus USC is playing Oregon State."

Luke Del Rio, Jack's son and a graduate of Valor Christian High School, where he was the quarterback on the state championship team, is one of two candidates to be the Beavers' backup at QB this season.

"I'm thrilled to be with my son that day."

For more than a century, the Del Rio family has traveled long and hard, far and wide — beginning with a young man who courageously and adventurously left his home in Spain to pick pineapples. In a pinch, Broncos' Gase made right call

By Jeff Legwold ESPN.com January

JERSEY CITY, N.J. -- The Super Bowl is a long way from the crossroads that led to it.

A long way from the moment when Adam Gase felt doubt creeping in, the moment when he had started to feel he could be many things in his life but a football coach was not one of them.

“I remember sitting in an Applebee's, interviewing for an insurance salesman job," said Gase, the Broncos' offensive coordinator. “And him basically telling me I would have to move back to Mount Pleasant [in Michigan] and me thinking that was what I was going to do."

Yes, the guy who will be on the headset to Peyton Manning in Super Bowl XLVIII, the guy who called plays for the highest-scoring offense in NFL history, the guy Manning has called “a superstar" in conversations with some around the team was sitting in a restaurant just minutes from his parents' house, about to call for the check on his coaching career.

It was just after the LSU Tigers had won the 2001 SEC championship, and Gase, as an “eight grand a year" graduate assistant with student loans staring him in the face to go with the fact he “may or may not have been kicked out of grad school," was contemplating a future that was quickly becoming cloaked in uncertainty.

“It was just kind of that stage," Gase said. “… [LSU] was trying to find a role for me; that's not an easy thing to do at that level. I was back home to see my parents, and there was a part of me that was saying I might not go back [to LSU]."

At least until three friends -- Scott Angove, Nate Lambertson and Jeff Sablack -- who were, as Gase puts it, “beside themselves," got him to reconsider the notion of walking away. So Gase went back to LSU in 2002 and started stepping up the rungs from there. He went to the , the San Francisco 49ers and the Broncos in the years and nameplates that followed.

He was a scouting assistant, an offensive assistant, a quality control coach, quarterbacks coach, wide receivers coach and quarterbacks coach. And then, when Mike McCoy left the Broncos to become the San Diego Chargers coach, Gase, at 34, was named the Broncos' offensive coordinator.

A short, a long and a winding road, all at the same time.

“He's bright -- very, very bright," Broncos coach John Fox said. “We knew his work. We knew how he handled himself. To me, when Mike left, it was a clear choice."

“I know there was a point when I thought it might not work," Gase said. "… I don't really think about sitting there in that interview anymore, but I'm glad I kept going."

Gase is not the product of a playing career that evolved into coaching once the on- field work was done. He is a product of from-the-ground-up work, of rolled-up sleeves to learn a profession. A process that started when he met current Baltimore Ravens defensive coordinator . Gase was in high school, and Pees was at Michigan State.

Pees visited Gase's high school, handed him a business card and said when he arrived at Michigan State the following fall, as a student, he should come to the school's football offices.

“When I was in high school, I enjoyed the sport a lot; I was just terrible at it," Gase said. "… And I think [Pees] was thinking more like equipment manager and that. What ended up happening was Dean said here's my card and come see me when you get on campus.

“… And I showed up, gave the secretary the card. She goes OK, and I sat in [Pees'] office for like an hour and he gave me a self-scout [personnel evaluation] from when he was with the . I had just gotten a computer for my graduation, and he said, 'You know how to use a computer?' And I was like, 'I've got a computer' and I hadn't touched it yet. I kind of figured out how to put that together and set it up in my dorm room. I went through a lot of ink cartridges."

That's where it started, the get-it-done side it took to help McCoy dismantle the Broncos' playbook in roughly a week in 2011 and reconfigure it as a read-option attack with Tim Tebow at quarterback. The same guy who helped to then dismantle that when Manning arrived in 2012 and retooled it again when he was promoted to be the team's primary playcaller.

His go-for-it aggressiveness is rooted in Mike Martz's "Greatest Show on Turf" offense that powered the Rams to two Super Bowl appearances. Gase calls Martz “a mentor, a guy who taught me so much." The attention to detail and the respect for the need to play some power football come from his time with former LSU coach Nick Saban to go with some things from Josh McDaniels' Patriots playbook as well as his time with Fox and McCoy that helped him see the bigger picture, the one where he had to understand what defenses were doing and why.

“Adam is just a guy that was ready," McCoy said. “He's smart, creative, works very, very hard, a guy I leaned on a lot in my time in Denver. And you can see he's had a big impact in what they're doing."

What the Broncos did in the regular season was make history. From Manning's statistics to Denver's push-the-pace philosophy to the pile of touchdowns, the Broncos pushed the envelope on offense to a spot that had not been seen before.

None other than John Elway, still considered the final word on most things football for legions of fans across the Front Range, has said “I wish I could have played for him" and characterized Gase's decision not to interview with the Minnesota Vikings and Browns for their head-coaching jobs while the Broncos were still playing as “studly."

“Being somebody that did not play in college or at the professional level, I had to learn as fast as possible," Gase said. “It was an adapt-or-die situation for me. I said that a lot, especially with Peyton. You go from running an option offense to all of a sudden the protections are ‘you've got to be on it.' You have no choice but to figure out a way to speed up that learning curve.”

The curve now has a Super Bowl on it. The one where Gase will call the plays Sunday against the No. 1 defense in the NFL.

A game, an opportunity, that was almost left on the table. At Applebee's.

“I'm grateful for the chance, grateful to everyone who helped me, grateful to be a part of this organization," Gase said. “And I'm excited to be in this position, in this job. It's what I want to do, and you know, it really has worked out OK." Q&A with TEs Coach Clancy Barone

By David DeChant DenverBroncos.com September 16, 2014

Clancy Barone has coached Pro Bowl tight ends in Alge Crumpler and Antonio Gates. Find out where he thinks Julius Thomas fits in, and why the fourth-year tight end is just "scratching the surface."

You spent a long time coaching in college. How did the opportunity come about to jump to the NFL?

“When I was coaching at Wyoming I used to come down here. I knew – we worked together at Texas A&M. So Gary would let me come in and watch training camp and I got to meet Alex Gibbs. I started using a lot of his zone schemes when I was a coordinator and as a line coach. He got a job with the Falcons and I got a phone call from him that he was going to be going to Atlanta. Around the same time, Greg Knapp was going there as the offensive coordinator. I had known Greg since we were in college together. So it was kind of like the perfect storm. Both Alex and Greg were going to be on that staff and both of them knew me and wanted me to join them, so it was a no brainer.”

Did it feel like a different experience jumping to the NFL?

“It was football. The biggest change is you’re not monitoring classes, you’re not having to recruit. You’re drafting, not recruiting. And you have professionals. You get to deal with the best in the world, not just the best in your area of the country at that age.”

With your background in the offensive line, do you see that as more crucial to the tight end position, with the intricacies of blocking?

“It’s something that’s a lost art with tight ends because most of them, their backgrounds are different than they were five, seven, 10 years ago. Now they’re all former quarterbacks, former receivers, former basketball players who become tight ends. You rarely have a guy who was a linebacker, or a guy who was a tight end all through high school and college. So [blocking is] something that’s totally foreign to them. You really have to go back to square one and start with the most basic fundamentals and work your way through it. But the thing is, they’re also athletic and smart. They can usually handle it.”

Is there less emphasis on coaching the passing game? “Not at all. There’s always details. It doesn’t matter, who you have and how long he’s been playing receiver. You go from being a receiver, an X or a Z receiver, and then you come to play tight end – that’s a much different route tree. You have a whole lot more traffic, your vision is different, the ball gets to you quicker. It’s a whole different world, moving inside to play tight end than outside where you have all the open space and territory.”

With the evolving nature of the position, how do you manage all the different types of athletes and different styles?

“Everyone has their strengths and weaknesses. The key is to, as early as you can, identify what those are in all aspects with all your players in your room. Make your weakness your strength. If you can do A, B and C really well then let’s worry about D, E, F. Let’s really focus on those and make those better without ignoring the things you do well. Let’s make you a whole tight end. Everybody hates the term “pass-catching tight end” or “blocking tight end.” I don’t believe we have either of those on this team. We have whole tight ends, guys that can do all three. They can pass protect, run block and run routes.”

Take me back to 2011 when Julius Thomas and Virgil Green were drafted. What was your first impression of them?

“There’s a certain thing you have to do when you go work these guys out on their campus to get a feel for them. It’s not an easy process that I put them through. It’s a full eight-hour day, sometimes longer, with film and chalk talks and field work and everything else. And I thought I had a very good feel for what those guys could do as young players.

“You can see that they’re athletes from going to the combine and watching them on tape. But to see them mentally – are they mature enough to handle it? You can get a great gauge of that and how the learn, how they retain information and apply what they they’ve been taught and how fast they can turn it around.”

After watching Julius Thomas work through his injuries in his first two years, what was it like to see him blossom last year?

“It was strange, I was going back and in my write up with Julius (as a rookie), I said because he doesn’t have a great football background – he has no football background basically – I thought it would take him about three years to grasp it. And I knew he could do it because he’s such a tremendous athlete and he’s smart, he’s mature. But I thought it was about a three-year learning curve. And last year I find out I should have played the lottery because that’s how it worked out (laughing). Now, the thing to his credit is when he was injured, he wasn’t taking time off. He was in here, learning football, studying football. He was even running the scout team for us on defense just to learn more about football and not just his position, but the entire game in general. That’s a huge credit to him. When he had the good success last year, obviously it was like yeah, I think he’s back on schedule and this is the player we thought that we drafted. Now the big challenge for him and me is to do it again.”

Despite his great year, he says you still push him as hard as anyone does. What else can you get out of him?

“He’s scratching the surface. There’s a lot more to get out of him. You have to keep pushing, pushing the envelope. The best thing about him is that he wants to be pushed. I’m sure he probably appreciates some tough love once in a while, a couple of harsh words to kind of get him back on track. It’s a very emotional game sometimes. I get emotional with him, he gets emotional with me. At the end of the day, he’s getting better every day, and that’s all he and I both want.”

You’ve worked with some great tight ends in Alge Crumpler and Antonio Gates. Where does Thomas fit in right now?

“He’s different. Alge Crumpler was probably the most instinctive tight end I ever coached. One of the better all-around tight ends. There’s nobody like him anymore in this league. He’s a dinosaur. So that being said, that’s not a fair comparison. Antonio Gates was a number one tight end recruit coming out of high school and was offered and signed a football scholarship to Michigan State. Whereas Julius had never seen a helmet until after he already had his bachelor’s degree at Portland State and decided to go back and get his master’s and play some football, for one year in the Big Sky. They all had different backgrounds, so it’s hard to compare them accurately. The things they all had in common is great passion for the game, great students, and they can certainly take coaching.” Coach Q&A: Offensive Line Coach Dave Magazu

By Lauren Giudice denverbroncos.com September 9, 2014

Dave Magazu discusses his coaching history and the future of the Broncos’ offensive line.

How did you go from being a defensive tackle at Springfield College to an offensive line coach? “It was funny, my very first job I was going to be a graduate assistant at Ithaca College and I went there as the defensive line coach and when I showed up the offensive line coach never showed and the head coach Jim Butterfield, came to me and said ‘Hey, I’d like you to work on the offensive side of the ball.’ Then I kind of liked it and stuck with it for however many years it’s been.”

After working 24 years at the collegiate level before coaching in the NFL, how do you think coaching college players differs from NFL players? “I think college kids have a lot going on. They have school, more time restrictions. The great thing about coaching in the NFL is the only thing you really have to really do is football all day. It’s more of a job. They’re here in the morning, work a full day and then they go home to their personal lives and college they have 9,000 things going on and it’s a little bit different.”

Does having so much college experience help in the NFL? “I think football’s football. The biggest difference I see is in college, you have a smaller offense and you practice more as far as the number of plays and as opposed to in the NFL, you have a greater number of plays and practice them less. I know that sounds funny, but that is reality. Sometimes you might not have an opportunity to practice everything on the call sheet during the week, but somewhere along the way it’s been repped and it’s a concept.”

How beneficial has it been working with Head Coach John Fox for so many years? “I think the thing that’s good about is I know what he expects. It’s kind of like being married, I guess. I know some of the things he’s going to say before he says them. We have a good working relationship so it’s been a smooth transition for me.”

How important is it having Ryan Clady back? “I think the two most important things going into this year is obviously having Ryan back, because he’s one of the be premiere left tackles in the league and moving Orlando inside. I think those have been two things that have helped us out tremendously.”

Are you happy with progress of the line as players have been moving around so much? “Yes, I still think we have a long way to go and we need to keep working on the details and being a little bit more specific. I think we’ve made a lot of progress and I like the direction we’re moving right now.”

How important is it for linemen to be versatile and able to play multiple positions? “I think the more you can do, the more valuable you are to a football team. I’m not going to move Clady around, he’s going to play left tackle, but we have Orlando who can play right tackle if he had to, he could actually go over and play left guard and right guard if he had to. Louis [Vasquez] has played right tackle. Manny’s [Ramirez] played guard. I think when you have flexibility, if God forbid, if there is an injury, you can play the next best guy and you might have to make two moves to get the next best guy on the field but it gives you different options.”

How did that versatility help the line when Clady got hurt? “That gave Chris Clark a lot of playing time, a lot of experience and whether it’s on the right side or the left side, the mental part of it, at least he saw a lot of different looks. He experienced a lot of different things, so that’s a positive.”

How helpful is it for the offensive line to go against DeMarcus Ware and Von Miller in practice? “I think that stuff is priceless. We do spend a lot of time working against the defensive line and some of the best experiences I’ve had with players making players better, we were in Carolina and Jordan Gross worked against Julius Peppers every day and it’s good competition but they help one another. Here you’ve got DeMarcus, his expertise is rushing the passer. He’s very detailed and he helps the tackles out along with Von and the rest of the defensive line. I think we do the same for them. We do spend a lot of time together, saying ‘Hey, if you’re doing this, I’m going to do that.’ It’s like a chess game. So if those guys keep exchanging what the next move is, both sides of the ball really do get better.”

Coach Q&A: DL Coach Jay Rodgers

By David DeChant DenverBroncos.com August 25, 2014

Get to know Defensive Line Coach Jay Rodgers better in this week's Coach Q&A.

You played quarterback in high school and coached quarterbacks and wide receivers in college. What brought you to the defensive side of the ball? “Well I think it was just the opportunity. I like to think of myself as a well-rounded coach, having coached both sides of the ball. When the opportunity to coach the defensive line here with the Denver Broncos came available, I jumped at the first opportunity, if it was going to be offered to me. It was and I took it.”

Your brother worked for Coach Fox in Carolina. Did you know him at all before he came over? “I didn’t personally know Coach Fox. When he was named the head coach here, obviously my brother Jeff did. It worked out that I got to stay here and coach as a quality control for the first year or two, I believe. And I’ve been happy ever since. I’ve been happy to stay here in Denver, which is the only city I’ve coached pro football in.”

What’s the relationship with your brother like? “Well I mean it’s a great relationship. The fact that both of us who are in coaching are in the same spot is pretty unique. It’s exciting for our family because they only have one place to travel to on the weekends. It’s just been a great experience. A lot of coaches don’t get to do that. There are a lot of brothers in the NFL, but not a whole lot of them get to coach on the same team, so it’s been a great experience.”

You deal with players of all different sizes. What’s it like working with such a wide variety of styles? “Well no matter what, each guy has their own tools that they play with, whether they’re a heavier guy or a lighter guy. We like to put them in positions to showcase their skills. So that’s what we try to do is gather a well-rounded group of guys and put them in positions to have success, which in turn will allow us to have great defensive success.”

How did you deal with last year’s injuries as Terrance Knighton and Malik Jackson stepped up? “What we know is this is a long NFL season and not every team in the NFL will be injury free. So you’d like to be able to have a group of guys with great depth that you can plug in. When it gets to be their opportunity, they make the most of their opportunity. Last year, we had some guys go down, other guys stepped in, did a good job and now that everybody’s back right now, it’s just a deep, deep group of guys.”

This seems like the deepest the defensive line group has been in a long time. Do you feel that way? “I feel like we’ve got a good competition up front and on the edges and I’m looking forward to getting to that first game and seeing what we can really do.”

How do you find enough work for all these talented players? “Well you want to get the work that is needed. You don’t want to overwork guys, you don’t want to underwork guys, but the way practice is organized, Coach Fox does a great job of being able to separate each group and make sure everybody’s getting their work in.”

What is it that makes DeMarcus Ware so special? “Well he’s got a great work ethic and he’s very intelligent about the game of football. And to have a guy in the room like that and be able to talk about his experience in the last few years of the NFL, to the guys who haven’t been in the NFL as long, is invaluable. You always like a guy who’s a coach out on the field and he can talk to those guys and say, ‘Hey look, this has happened to me before. Why don’t you try this?’ And each player has to tailor their game to their own way, but it’s good to have a guy who can relate those experiences to some of the younger guys.”

Moreno, Studesville Earn Ed Block Courage Honors

By Brandon Moree DenverBroncos.com December 6, 2013

Running back Knowshon Moreno and Running Backs Coach Eric Studesville were both honored by the Ed Block Courage Foundation.

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. – For their courage in the face of adversity, both running back Knowshon Moreno and his position coach Eric Studesville will be honored by the Ed Block Courage Foundation.

Moreno was selected by the Broncos as the 2013 Ed Block Courage Award winner and Studesville is receiving special consideration from the foundation for his perserverance in the wake of the sudden and tragic loss of his parents Al and Jan in June.

Moreno was selected for the Ed Block Courage Award honoring players who exemplify commitments to the principles of sportsmanship and courage. He is being honored for his work coming back from an ACL tear in the 2011 season and another knee injury in the playoff game in January to ultimately start each game of the 2013 season to date and lead the team in rushing. In addition to his rushing yardage, he’s also caught 42 passes for 414 yards and two touchdowns – putting him well over 1,200 yards of total offense.

Studesville is in his fourth season as the running backs coach for the Broncos and is lead a unit that has scored 14 touchdowns and registered more than 1,500 yards this season. That group includes rookie Montee Ball who just had the first 100-yard rushing game of his career in the win against Kansas City.

Moreno has been the leading force behind the Broncos’ success on the ground this season. He ranks seventh among all NFL running backs with 1,256 yards from scrimmage and is tied for the league lead at his position with 11 touchdowns.

With his current numbers, Moreno is one of just five players to have more than 800 rushing and 400 receiving yards this season and he is on pace to become the franchise’s first 1,000 yard rusher with 500 receiving yards.

The Ed Block Courage Award is named in honor of Ed Block, the longtime head athletic trainer of the Baltimore Colts, who was a pioneer in his profession and a respected humanitarian. Recipients for the award are selected by their teammates for team effort as well as individual performance. Q&A with Secondary Coach Cory Undlin

By Lauren Giudice DenverBroncos.com August 10, 2014

How is working with Jack Del Rio with both the Jacksonville Jaguars and the Broncos an advantage?

“Familiarity. I was with him as a head coach and now as a coordinator. I understand what he wants, which is probably the biggest thing. I know what he expects of me and I know what he expects of the players so I do my best to do exactly what he’s asking me to do. But it’s great when you’ve been around him for so long because of the system, I know the entire defense. Since we’ve been together it hasn’t changed that much so it makes it great to be around.”

What coaching path led you to the Broncos?

“I was coaching at my alma mater, Cal Lutheran University, it’s a Division III school in California and then I took a GA job at Fresno State and then worked for , who was the head coach at Fresno State. Then Pat Hill introduced me to Bill Belichick, who he worked with at the Cleveland Browns. I ended up getting hired in New England. I was there for one year when we won the Super Bowl, which was Super Bowl XXXIX and then I was in Cleveland, I was there for four years, and then Jack Del Rio hired me in Jacksonville in 2009. I was with Jack there for three years and then Jack ended up getting hired by [John] Fox here and then was fortunate enough to be hired here.”

Does having one Super Bowl win under your belt make you hungrier for a second ring?

“Absolutely. It makes you more motivated. Obviously to have the opportunity to go there and win it and then be in the same situation again, obviously the result was not what we wanted. But it absolutely, once you’re there, motivates you to get back again.”

Is it a challenge preparing this secondary for the season with so many personnel changes?

“First of all, when the changes are T.J. Ward, Aqib Talib and then even the young kids that we got with [Bradley] Roby and then our two undrafted free agents, the whole group has been awesome. The guys that are already in there were already obviously good players and good guys, they know the system and then to have the opportunity to be around T.J. and Aqib who are completely professional players, they know how to work, how to study. Their communication skills are excellent. It was actually pretty easy. You have to teach them so they know what the system is. But when you have guys like that in your room and you can tell them one time and they understand how to do it, it’s very fortunate.”

How has rookie Bradley Roby developed since he was drafted?

“Roby’s doing good things, obviously that’s why we drafted him, he’s a good player. I think he’s still in the learning process at this point, trying to get completely comfortable with everything we’ve got. I would say that every day he’s been here he’s gotten better and better. That’s all you can ask from a rookie. Eliminate the mistakes and try to get him to play with technique on every snap. He is completely capable of that and if he can do that and keep going forward, he will be a big asset for not only for the defense, but this entire football team.”

It's a Broncs tale for Bronx's Sam Garnes

By Lyle Crouse ESPN.com January 28, 2014

NEWARK, N.J. -- Sam Garnes is trying to help the Denver Broncos win a Super Bowl, yet he was asked Tuesday about his experience losing the NFL's championship game.

And the former safety didn't backpedal from the line of questioning.

"No, no," he insisted. "That's real."

In five trips to the Super Bowl, the New York Giants have lost only once. Garnes, a Bronx native, was the starting strong safety for that team, which fell 34-7 to the Baltimore Ravens in January 2001.

So Garnes, Denver's assistant secondary coach, imparts a clear message to the Broncos as they prepare for Super Bowl XLVIII against the Seattle Seahawks: You don't want to know what it feels like to lose this game.

"I tell my players, we're not interested in having fun for two weeks between the AFC Championship Game and the Super Bowl," Garnes said at Super Bowl media day. "We want to have a great time for several months [afterward]."

That approach has remained constant for Super Bowl teams through the years. Other aspects of the experience have changed, including media day.

"It's amazing. You've got fans here," he said as he surveyed the scene. "We didn't have fans in Tampa Bay's stadium [13 years ago].

"And now we're playing a cold-weather game, which at that time was unheard of."

Ah, yes, the cold-weather Super Bowl in East Rutherford, N.J. Cold, hot, whatever - - Garnes, 39, is just happy to be home.

"Selfishly, I wanted to be here when they said the Super Bowl was in New York," said Garnes, who attended DeWitt Clinton High School in the Bronx and played for both the Giants and during his seven-year playing career.

"Selfishly, I wanted to be here, and I will admit that, because this is a place I love. All my players and coaches, they know much I love where I’m from."

Garnes -- who was quick to clarify that the Super Bowl is in the "Greater New York area; there's no disrespect to Jersey" -- looks forward to making the short trip to the Bronx from the Broncos' hotel in New Jersey.

"Right now we’re busy," he said, "but as the week winds down, I'll have time to go over there and get me some of that good ol' Bronx pizza and get me some Chinese food."

He'll likely get a warm welcome wherever he goes. "I have a lot of family still in the area," he said. It's the perfect setting for Garnes' return to the NFL's marquee event.

"To come back to your home area and be a part of the Super Bowl," he said, "is a great feeling." Broncos Q&A: Résumé says no longer "a nobody"

By Troy E. Renck The Denver Post September 14, 2014

Marvin Austin experienced a dizzying spiral. Entering his senior season at North Carolina, he was one of college football's top defensive tackles. Before he could get drafted, he absorbed the first of two punches to his career, adversity that led him to the Broncos. North Carolina dismissed Austin because of his dealings with an agent.

"Overnight, I was a nobody," Austin said.

His résumé remained impressive enough for the New York Giants to select him in the second round of the 2011 NFL draft. But a bad back prevented him from rebounding as he bounced from the Miami Dolphins to the Dallas Cowboys before landing in Denver in May.

"I played hurt for two years. That's why I never played well as a Giant. I was trash. I couldn't run," said the 6-foot-2, 312-pound lineman. "If I showed you the film, you'd say, 'Get the heck out of here. That's not you.' "

Q: When did you believe that your back would be OK again?

A: After my surgery last November. I was able to move around. The doctor said he wasn't sure how I was able to play before (the operation). I had a microdiscectomy (to repair a disc issue). I wasn't sure if I would be football healthy until a couple of days before my workout here. In the workout in Denver, I was tired as (heck). I had been running 110s. But the altitude was a whole other monster.

Q: How did playing in pain affect your well-being?

A: It is tough not to do things well that used to come naturally. You might be a golfer or play guitar. And let's say you've always been good at it, and everyone knows it. Then all of sudden you aren't good anymore. Mentally, that took me to a place I never want to go to again. But it made me strong as (heck). There's nothing you can throw at me that I won't be able to handle.

Q: Was there a low point? Did you wonder about being good enough to play in the NFL? A: It was definitely a humbling experience. I had good people in my corner. One of my closest homeboys, one day we were doing drills, and I was with the Giants. I was losing get-off (the ball) drills in practice. I was like, "The other guy right now, he's just playing better than me." My homeboy looked at me and said, "Come on, bro, that's not you." He had been around me; he knows I am a confident dude. I just didn't have it. I couldn't run and stop, sniff out the screen. I am running, falling, feet missing the ground. It was a lot. It prepared me, and I work so much harder now.

Q: How has your experience in Denver compared with other stops?

A: Just the way they take care of players. They put their ego and everything else to the side and make sure that the players have everything they need. Some organizations aren't that way. Here, they are that way from the first guy on the roster to the last guy. Some places I have been, you can't even get a (team) T-shirt if you aren't a starter. You get one set, and that's it. When you feel good, when you look good, you play good. They make sure we have what we need.

Q: I notice your orange cleats. You have an affinity for shoes?

A: I have 200 to 300 pairs. My favorite? Probably have to say my Raging Bulls, Jordan 5s. They are retros. The most I spent was probably $3,000 on a pair of Louis Vuittons. Hopefully, I don't do that ever again. But I can't promise. I love shoes.

Q: This defensive line doesn't lack personalities. How does that translate to the field?

A: Everybody has fun. We talk a lot. There's respect. You know how that guy next to you works; you know that he's not going to say any B.S. We are competing, and it's a performance-based business. But you are only as good as the guy beside you. You have to be honest with each other and the coaches, because that's the only way you can prosper.

Q: What is your favorite football memory?

A: Winning the (Washington, D.C., Interscholastic Athletic Association) title game with Ballou over Dunbar. Dunbar hadn't been beaten in years. I am kind of known for that. I balled out. I was playing guard and defensive tackle. I really had a better game on offense. I was greasy at guard.

Marvin Austin file

--Was nation's top-ranked high school defensive tackle after leading Ballou (Washington D.C.) to a title over Dunbar in 2006. --Chose North Carolina after considering Southern California and Tennessee.

--Started 25 games in college, posting 106 tackles. Was dismissed before senior season because of contact with an agent.

--Drafted by the Giants with the 52nd pick in 2011. Tore left pectoral muscle in exhibition game and sat out the season.

--Appeared in 11 NFL games in three years, undermined by a bad back. Hasn't played full season since college.

--Signed by the Broncos on May 5, and finally healthy, easily made the team in camp.

--Favorite nickname: Big Homie, coined by his college teammates.

Montee Ball: Ready for prime time

By Andrew Mason denverbroncos.com September 9, 2014

As a rookie, Montee Ball checked off all the "firsts" except one: first start. Now he ascends to the starting lineup, wiser, confident and poised for a breakout year.

So many moments that running back Montee Ball has experienced in the last 17 months are the manifestations of dreams realized. Taking the draft-day phone call from the team he grew up supporting and hearing John Elway's voice at the other end of the line. Receiving his first tips from quarterback Peyton Manning. Scoring his first touchdown. Rampaging over the arch-rival Chiefs for his first 100-yard game as a pro. Playing in the AFC Championship and helping his team to the Super Bowl.

But until now, he's never started in the NFL.

That is poised to change, and he has done everything possible to make himself ready, from hours studying the playbook, to adding bulk in the weight room, to strengthing his core, to filling special-teams periods in practice by joining quarterback Peyton Manning near an end zone and working on his routes, perfecting his sharp cuts and refining his timing.

He’s ready. But if the starting call had come late last year, he would have been equally prepared to start, as he answered every question posed of him in his role as the No. 2 back behind Knowshon Moreno. The fumbles that dogged his early-season play stopped. He ran decisively. The game slowed down. A peace settled over him, and that bled to his play. When he checked in for veteran Knowshon Moreno, in the midst of a career season, there was no drop off.

Months later, Ball would reflect on his late-season improvement, which began with his first 100-yard game at Kansas City in Week 13 — one week after he lost a crucial fumble in the third quarter at New England. A calm confidence settled over Ball, which he would later describe as a "complete turnaround."

"You started to see it. I started playing better. A lot more confidence," Ball said. "I wish I had done that early on because I always tell myself, imagine where I would have been at, at the end of the year last year, if I started fast.

"So that's what I'm doing this year, starting fast and keeping it going every week."

Starting fast — and being able to do so because the game has slowed down. "You can see it has slowed down for him, protection-wise especially," said Offensive Coordinator Adam Gase. "He is a natural runner, but with the schemes that we run we are trying to do things that fit him, as well."

Ball is also ready because of his exposure to Moreno last year. Ball saw the Moreno who was the product of ups, downs and injuries. He saw a running back who grew as a pass protector, having improved every year.

"His physical mentality that he had before every snap in practice and the game. He was a very, very physical runner," Ball said. "I most definitely am going to try to throw that into my game and be more physical in pass protection. He took a lot of pride in pass protection. I'm most definitely trying to steal that from him."

But to be physical, Ball needed to get stronger. He focused on upper-body work -- "to protect the ball a lot better, take more hits, deliver a lot more hits and be able to pick up pass protection."

The first test of his physicality came early in training camp, when the Broncos broke into one-on-one pass-protection drills in which their running backs and tight ends face the safeties and linebackers. Day after day, Ball lined up against Danny Trevathan and Nate Irving. At times, he struggled. But at others, he held his own. He wanted to prove himself against the best the defense had to offer.

"It's going to make me better," Ball said.

But there was just one roadblock: a sharp pain in the right side of his abdomen that awoke him at 2:30 a.m. the morning of Aug. 4. Hours later, he was wheeled into an operating room to have his appendix removed

Decades ago, this procedure would have sidelined him at least a month. In August 2014, he was back on the practice field 15 days later, and just four days after that, he was in the starting lineup for the third preseason game against Houston.

Against the Texans, Ball got the call on the game's first snap. And the second. And the third. By the end of the possession, he'd touched the football on five consecutive plays, accounted for more than half of the 66 yards gained and two first downs, leading the Broncos to a field goal.

Ball sat down. He had shown enough. The appendectomy was a memory. He had lost practice snaps, but little more. His body held up fine; just as important was that his mind did, as well — in how it handled the pounding to Ball's surgically repaired midsection.

"Yeah, that's pretty much exactly what it was, just to get used to getting hit and getting tackled and bringing that physicality to the game," Ball said. "It was more mental obviously because I was out for so long, but I'm glad that I had the opportunity to get some reps out there."

Two days later, Ball was back on the practice field. His body having responded to the hits against Houston, there was no question as to whether he would be ready for Indianapolis tonight. He went back to his usual work: snaps with the team, and work off to the side with Manning, perfecting his routes out of the backfield and the timing on each.

"I believe doing that stuff really helps," Ball said. "It really expands our offense and puts a lot of pressure on the defense by having a back that can catch the ball like that."

And it allows Ball to be everything the Broncos expected when they invested a second-round pick in him last year. It allows him to keep making his childhood dreams come true -- and, the Broncos hope, to actualize their ultimate dream for the end of this season, as well.

Bruton Jr. thrills students in Fuel Up to Play 60 kickoff

By Ben Swanson DenverBroncos.com September 17, 2014

AURORA, Colo. — As a former substitute teacher, it's no surprise David Bruton Jr. looks comfortable in school settings.

He was back in form Tuesday to help kick off Play 60 and Western Dairy's Fuel Up to Play 60 "For the Love of Play" program by speaking to a gymnasium full of Aurora West College Prep Academy students. Focusing on nutrition, Bruton held an interactive session with the children as he went about the auditorium asking and answering questions about the vitamins and minerals that can help foster healthy development.

Being around so many children helped him return to that youthful state of mind. In hand, he had his bulleted list of reminders for his speech, but he tossed them aside. Bruton knew them, he said, but above all, he wanted a more free-flowing interactive experience for the kids. If they had questions, he answered them. Bruton ran around the room finding willing participants for activities or to call on to answer his questions.

He also emphasized the importance of physical activity, bringing children up to dance with him, Broncos cheerleaders and Miles. And in another quiz segment, children who weren't listening and incorrectly answered a question had to do pushups in front of him and their classmates, though that might have been a bit of an incentive for students who were also fans.

Representatives from Western Dairy and Aurora Public Schools, along with Cindy Kellogg, the Broncos' Vice President of Community Development, were on hand to present the school system with a $10,000 Denver Broncos Hometown Grant to benefit 10 district schools by expanding access to healthy breakfasts.

Healthy eating habits go hand in hand with healthy activity levels in forming a physically beneficial lifestyle, which Bruton knows firsthand.

"It's huge, not just during the season, but during the offseason," Bruton said. "We have to come back in shape and with good body composition and what have you. It's huge for us as NFL players if we want to have longevity in this league." He noted the importance nutrition has in the body, physically, of course, but he also said that nutrition has a big impact mentally. "You have to be cognizant and able to concentrate in the meeting rooms. Eating well and putting the right stuff in our body allows us to concentrate and transfer what we learn about in the meeting room to the field."

Bruton, who was an extremely active child playing basketball and touch football, riding BMX, rollerblading and skateboarding, recognizes the effort that must be made today to combat today's challenges to youth wellness. "I'm not saying there's anything wrong with playing Xbox or what have you, but if that's all you're doing all day, and you're not getting out and you're not eating well or being active, it's not going to be beneficial for you in the long run."

Being able to speak to children on such a level to reach so many is something Bruton holds in high regard. "It means the world to me. It definitely is truly a blessing to have a platform such as being a Denver Bronco and an NFL player and to portray a message about being healthy and eating well. It's definitely imperative at our level to eat healthy and be active and be in shape, exercising. And to have that platform for a message for the kids, it's definitely a true blessing."

Bruton didn't have the privilege to hear that message when he was young. "I wasn't taught much about it," he said. "It was never really a huge issue, child obesity and what have you, but it's definitely an epidemic now that we have to tackle and as far as Fuel Up to Play 60 and Western Dairy Association, it's something we're grabbing by the horns and we want the kids to be active and be interactive in the program and take control of it."

The program's involvement at Aurora West College Prep Academy adds the school to the 73,000 participating schools with over 11 million participating students.

Bruton inaugurated a new class to those numbers, and did so by having a blast. "I have a lot of fun and make a lot of fun of learning, and I feel like a lot of teachers do," he said. "It's easy when you have kids who are willing to learn. It's definitely motivating as an adult and as a teacher."

As seen on Tuesday, if the students in that gym were any indication, they've got plenty of willing learners under their roof to increase a growing focus on healthy habits in nutrition and exercise. Broncos Q&A: From cutting edge to dream come true

By Troy E. Renck The Denver Post September 7, 2014

Isaiah Burse backed away from social media for a few hours last weekend. The confusion tore at him. Fans on Facebook were congratulating him for making the Broncos' 53-man roster. Problem was, he hadn't heard anything from the team. Saturday's 2 p.m. deadline hadn't passed. He seemed like a lock, but as Burse said, "I never take anything for granted." The eventual good news created reflection. He made the Broncos, a team with championship aspirations, as a punt returner and wide receiver. It was remarkable journey. He overcame family adversity, doubts about his size and going undrafted.

Q: What was the moment like when you realized you were officially on the team?

A: I would say it was a relief. I didn't want to play anywhere else. I didn't want to pack up and learn a new playbook. I was comfortable here. Every day, I thank God I got this opportunity. It was hard. I was getting all those "likes," like 500 on Facebook, before it happened. In my mind, I didn't want to answer because I didn't want to look dumb if I got cut. When I was sitting at the hotel, and knew I made it, I put my phone on silent for a few minutes and just sat back and said, "Man, my dream is coming true."

Q: Were you stressing out about it in the days leading up to the roster deadline?

A: It was hard. But one of the things that was stressing me out was that I am on the team. Where I am going to live? We had to get out of the hotel. It all came together. I will be moving in soon and getting a game check; that way I can get settled. I have an apartment ready. It's not furnished, so I have to get that going. But it will be nice to just focus on football and not be worrying about all that stuff. When you are not comfortable, it's hard to focus. I am feeling better.

Q: Hard to make your debut, even more difficult to make your debut on national TV? Any nerves?

A: I have to brace myself. It's going to be even more people there, and the fact that it's the start of the NFL season, it's going to be ridiculous. I am going to try to block everything out and just focus. The good thing is that the crowd is on our side. That will warm me up. I know I can make people miss. But I have to focus on ball security. Q: Because of your size — 5-foot-10 and 187 pounds — why in the heck did you play football?

A: Ever since I was younger, I got it done. I loved the game. I always played up when I was little. They would ask me in college: "Are you going to get drafted? Are you too small?" I was always thinking, I don't understand that. Are you serious? There are so many people in the NFL smaller than me who are successful. Why can't I make it? Wes Welker is here, and he's smaller than me. There are so many dudes smaller than me, my size shouldn't be an issue.

Q: Growing up in Modesto, Calif., what was your favorite NFL team?

A: I liked the St. Louis Rams. "The Greatest Show on Turf." Isaac Bruce, Torry Holt. When I was in Pop Warner, I was a running back. was my favorite player. I wore No. 28. Marshall was my guy. I got to meet him. It was cool. He was the real deal.

Q: Will you try to save something from your first NFL game?

A: I hope to get a ball. I don't know. The memories of playing in that stadium in front of those fans will probably be enough for me. Obviously, I'd love to break a punt return.

Q: Who helped get you to this point?

A: At every level, there was always somebody there. I had people in my life help lead me in the right direction from Pop Warner to high school to college. I have been blessed in that way. And they are still around to this day, always wishing me words of encouragement. I wouldn't be here without all the help I got.

About Burse

2009: A two-way player for the Modesto (Calif.) Christian Crusaders, who went 15- 0 and won the California Interscholastic Federation small school state title. Burse passed for 1,771 yards and rushed 1,826 yards.

2010: Made immediate impact at Fresno State with 696 all-purpose yards.

2011: Blossomed into electrifying return man, setting NCAA records for kickoff returns in a season (75) and kickoff return yardage in a season (1,606) and most yards returned per game (123.5).

2012: Named All-Mountain West honorable mention. Showed punt return skills, returning eight, including a season-long 29-yarder against Colorado. 2013: Working with quarterback Derek Carr, caught 99 passes for 1,026 yards and six touchdowns.

2014: Signed with the Broncos as an undrafted free agent for $12,500. Capitalized on opportunity last two preseason games after Jordan Norwood's knee injury, securing spot as punt returner and sixth receiver.

Reliable Caldwell Filling in Well For Thomas

By David DeChant DenverBroncos.com July 25, 2014

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- Overshadowed by the excitement of the start of training camp has been the absence of one of the Broncos' most important players from the past two seasons.

Two-time Pro Bowl wide receiver Demaryius Thomas has been excused from the start of camp as he tends to the passing of his grandmother in Georgia.

One of Thomas' closest friends on the team is also the player who has stepped into his role through the first two days of practice, seven-year veteran Andre Caldwell. Caldwell said Thomas broke the news to him off to the side on Wednesday morning.

"I told him I’m there for him if he ever needs anything," Caldwell said Friday. "Somebody to talk to or a shoulder to lean on, I’ll be there for him.

"It’s definitely a bittersweet situation. I definitely didn’t want it to come down to this for me to get in there with the first team."

Despite the circumstances, "Bubba" has stepped in seamlessly with Peyton Manning and Co. and been very productive in what is his third training camp with the Broncos. That should be no surprise, considering it's basically what he did all of last season.

In Week 1 against the Ravens, Caldwell only saw three offensive snaps, but turned in a 28-yard touchdown catch. A week later, he cashed in on six offensive repetitions for a 36-yard reception against the Giants. When Wes Welker missed games near the end of the season, Caldwell stepped up with his best performance of 2013, hauling in six catches for 59 yards and two touchdowns against the Chargers in Week 15.

"I just want to be consistent every day," he said. "Whenever my number’s called, make the play and be one of those dependable guys, one of those guys coaches don’t have to worry about.

"I know my assignments and I know what to do and I make the play.”

In a sport that can produce season-ending injuries at any time, it's difficult to overstate how important that dependability could be. To have the coaches' trust and the ability to play any position makes Caldwell a key part of the offense, even though he won't start any games in 2014 if all goes according to plan.

Among receivers, the team also has promising rookie Cody Latimer, but it will take some time for the youngster to develop the timing and chemistry Caldwell has gained with Manning over the past two seasons.

"I think I’ve got his trust by now," Caldwell said. "But I just have to stay consistent, keep working with him, keep on getting open and when the ball comes, I’ve got to make the play."

In a few days, Thomas will return to the fold and things will look much like they did last season. But the coaches and Manning can rest easy knowing Caldwell is standing by in case something happens. In the meantime, he might sneak in for a play or two and catch a deep touchdown.

Carter's comeback 'seems like an eternity'

By Jeff Legwold ESPN.com June 18, 2014

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- Quinton Carter, even as a student at the University of Oklahoma, always had a message for the young football players in front of him each summer at his annual football camp in Las Vegas.

As he faced the campers each year, at some point his message was about adversity and what it takes to rise above the difficulties that may come their way, about what to do if the road ahead was rarely smooth. And then, over the last two years, the words have been delivered from far different circumstances than ever before, they have come from the heart as well as his surgically-repaired knee.

"I've still done the camp even when I wasn't playing," Carter said. "And I really had to show them I was kind of living what I've been saying about not quitting, about working for what you want, about not letting tough times get to you or keep you from what you want to do. I didn't know how everything was going to work out, but you have to keep going."

Carter has not played a down for the Denver Broncos since Sept. 23, 2012, the third game of what became a 13-3 season. A player who had given the Broncos high hopes with a 49-tackle season in 2011, a year that included an interception of future Hall of Famer Tom Brady in the Broncos' playoff loss to the , saw everything change with one false step that buckled his knee.

Carter was injured in an indoor practice at a nearby suburban recreation facility that the Broncos have used when the occasional storm rumbles down eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains. That injury has become a two-year odyssey for Carter with multiple surgeries, including microfracture, to try and repair the damage.

"(I'm) just staying optimistic, keeping my mind on that big goal of returning and making a difference on the team through all the ups and downs," Carter said. "By far that's the most difficult point, but I'm here now just taking it a day at a time, getting better each day.”

This past March, at the league meetings in Orlando, Broncos head coach John Fox hinted Carter was showing signs of being able to compete for time at safety by the time training camp and the regular season rolled around.

Carter, in the Broncos organized team activities and mandatory minicamp last week, has done some situational work with the starters as the Broncos try to sort out a safety position with two players -- Carter and Rahim Moore -- who were on injured reserve last season. The Broncos signed T.J. Ward in free agency and Ward will be an every-down player for the Broncos, at strong safety much of the time or as a weak-side linebacker when the Broncos go to some of their personnel groupings in the nickel.

But Carter can play his way into some down-and-distance work as defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio is always willing to play mix-and-match with everybody on the depth chart -- "our guys know if they're up and in uniform on game day, we'll find a place to play them."

"He's worked very, very hard," Fox said. "We've kind of seen what he's gone through and so far he really has shown he can contribute, a guy who played a lot of good football us as a rookie."

"I had thoughts of not playing again a lot, but I just stayed positive through the whole thing, had great support from the Broncos and kept working every day," Carter said. " ... I've been out for two years so it seems like an eternity since I've played. I'm ecstatic to be out here. I just sit out there and just take it all in. I'm really out here playing and getting a chance to play again. I'm truly blessed and thankful. I remember exactly the way I left off."

Carter's approach during his rehab has drawn raves from his teammates. Injured players, often relegated to early-morning work with the team's training staff, don't spend a lot of time around their teammates once the regular season begins.

But those who know Carter, including Broncos cornerback Chris Harris Jr., said Carter dealt with the ups and downs that come with working back from surgery with patience and focus.

"He just kept at it," said Harris Jr., who is currently working back from his own ACL surgery.

Carter said he recently spoke to Hall of Famer Rod Woodson. Woodson, who had microfracture surgery during his career, has been a coaching intern during some of the Broncos' offseason workouts.

"He came up to me and was just saying, ‘don't get discouraged, you'll get back to exactly where you want to be'," Carter said. "He said he played 14 years after his surgery so that was really helpful.

"... I was always thinking, ‘oh geez' every day," Carter added. "It's easy to be forgotten about in this business. It's a lot of a ‘what have you done for me lately' type of thing. It's more the times at home alone when I'm just sitting there and I just have a lot of time to think, (that's) when it's hardest for me. It's a long time ago; it is what it is. I'm here now. I'm ready to make an impact this year." Leukemia patient, Broncos DB share more than a name

By Stephanie Earls Colorado Springs Gazette January 18, 2014

When Carter Gates was 7, he discovered a passion for football.

Not just football, but the Denver Broncos. Not just the Broncos, but defensive back Tony Carter.

"With his name being Carter and having that on the back of the jersey, he thought it was so cool," said Carter's mom, Kelly Gates.

What began with a coincidence of names quickly turned to devoted fandom, and then to something deeper after Carter Gates got sick last spring.

At first, Kelly and Monty Gates thought their son had a stomach bug he couldn't shake. The boy was lethargic and nauseous, would rally for a few days, then fall sick. On April 30, not long after his eighth birthday, blood tests confirmed acute lymphoblastic leukemia, an aggressive form of blood cancer that most commonly strikes children.

The Gates were told to expect three-plus years of intense treatment by chemotherapy. The family began making regular trips from Colorado Springs to Children's Hospital Colorado in Denver, where Carter underwent up to five sessions a week.

"One of his favorite things to do when he went to chemo was wear his Tony Carter jersey," Kelly Gates said. "It made him feel strong and brave. I wanted to let Tony Carter know."

In July, she sent Tony Carter a Facebook message with a picture of her son wearing his No. 32 jersey while receiving chemotherapy. She wanted to thank the Broncos player for being a good role model and an inspiration. Without knowing it, he was helping her son get through chemo.

"I just wanted Tony to know, 'You made a difference,'" Kelly Gates said.

To the family's surprise, Tony Carter immediately responded with kind words and an invitation to a preseason practice. When Kelly Gates shared the disappointing news that her son was too weak to attend, the football player adjusted course: How about a surprise visit at the hospital? On Aug. 30, Tony Carter came bearing gifts of Broncos gear - gloves, cleats, clothing, a signed game football - and spent several hours talking with Carter Gates as he received chemo.

"He just hung out with him. It was truly unbelievable," Kelly Gates said. "They chatted about everything from favorite books to football to who Carter was going to marry."

The two have kept in touch via phone calls and text messages. Each considers the other his hero.

"It's a feeling you can't really explain, to see a kid that's struggling with cancer. It makes my problems feel like not even problems," Tony Carter said. "I will always be around him and his family. That will never change."

Despite the ravages of the illness and the treatment, which involves frequent spinal taps, the boy's courage is an inspiration.

"Every time I see him, he's always smiling, happy. Even when he's not feeling his best, his spirit is great," Tony Carter said. "I'm just glad to be a part of it."

The fifth-year pro got the family tickets and field passes for an October game and visited with them before kickoff.

Prior to the Broncos' playoff victory last week, Carter Gates sent his hero a photo of himself wearing the gear Tony Carter had given him, with temporary team tattoos pasted to his bald head.

Below the picture he texted:

"Go Broncos! I'm ready to watch the game."

Tony Carter wrote back: "Sweet!!!!!!" For Broncos offense Clady is best 'addition'

By Jeff Legwold ESPN.com August 22, 2014

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- It's easy to forget at times, lost somewhere in the record 606 points the Denver Broncos piled on the NFL last season.

Lost in quarterback Peyton Manning's 55 touchdown passes, the team's 13 wins and a Super Bowl trip. The fact that one of the team's elite players -- a "blue" as some long-time personnel executives refer to those at the top of any list -- played in just two games.

"That's an important part of our offense," Manning said. "We had guys, Chris Clark, step in and do a great job, but that's an important position and Ryan Clady is a great player."

That he is. And in plenty of conversations about where the Broncos can go from last season's remember-when performance on offense, Manning's precision in the preseason, Emmanuel Sanders' signing, the potential of rookie Cody Latimer, the development of tight end Julius Thomas and even the move of Orlando Franklin to left guard is all on the list things that will impact it all.

Clady's return from a foot injury suffered in Broncos' Week 2 last season is the most significant difference between how the Broncos will line up on offense in the opener and how they lined up in the Super Bowl.

It's a big enough difference that the Broncos' football boss, John Elway, will routinely end a run down about the changes on offense with "and we get Ryan Clady back."

"I think I definitely can make a difference," Clady said. "That's why I'm here -- to help the team out and make this a better team than we were last year."

Other than Manning's other-worldly 13 Pro Bowl selections, no other player in the Broncos offense has been named to more than Clady's three. In 2012 he was simply one of the league's best, surrendering just one sack all season as the Broncos made the transition from their read-option look in '11 to Manning's first season with the team in '12.

The Broncos then signed Clady to a five-year, $52.5 million deal before the 2013 season, a deal worthy of the cornerstone player he is in the team's plans to see him play just two games. And while Clark filled in admirably, the Broncos choices in terms of protections and their ability to send help elsewhere in the formation increase with Clady's ability to go solo against the league's best rushers.

When Elway has been asked about "foundation players" in roster building, quarterback and left tackle are still often the first two on the list.

"I always felt like if you knew the back side wasn't going to be a problem, as a quarterback you could have more confidence about your ability to get some things done back there," Elway said. "Ryan gives us that kind of player."

And much like Clady's practice battles with Elvis Dumervil were often highlights -- Dumervil has often credited Clady "with getting me to the Pro Bowl, working with him every day" -- Clady's battles with DeMarcus Ware have been good for both players.

As Mike Shanahan's final No. 1 pick in his Broncos tenure -- Clady was the 12th pick of the '08 draft -- Clady was in the Broncos lineup the last time the team practiced against another team in training camp. The Dallas Cowboys came to Denver with Ware, who was on the doorstep of what would be the third of his seven Pro Bowl seasons in Dallas, often lined up across from the then rookie.

"It was kind of a wakeup call for me because I was like, ‘I don't know how long I'm going to last in the league going against like this every week.' It was definitely a challenge, for sure.”

Clady said his surgically-repaired foot continues to feel better each week and he has not missed any practice time in the preseason.

"I don't think I'm quite there, but I'm getting there," Clady said. "It's close. It's just something you have to work into. It's the National Football League with the best athletes in the world. You can't just jump in off an injury and expect to be great. It takes some work, and I still have a little bit of time."

Chris Clark stepped in left, made it right

By Jeff Legwold ESPN.com January 29, 2014

JERSEY CITY, N.J. -- OK, so the job description wasn’t all that great.

First, replace a Pro Bowl left tackle, the we-can't-lose guy the Denver Broncos signed to a five-year, $52.5 million deal last summer.

Then protect quarterback Peyton Manning’s blind side from a host of pass-rushers looking to get their hands on the future Hall of Famer and disrupt the Broncos’ high-scoring offense.

Do all of that for a team that has had Super Bowl aspirations since July.

And, oh, don’t screw up.

In a nutshell, that’s what Broncos left tackle Chris Clark had tossed into his lap this past September when Ryan Clady, a three-time Pro Bowl selection, went to injured reserve. When the guy the Broncos often built their pass-protection schemes around, since Clady could go solo so often against the league’s best rushers, went down, Clark was the one the Broncos turned to.

Clark had signed a two-year deal with the Broncos days before Clady moved to injured reserve. And suddenly a player who had started just six games in his previous three seasons with the Broncos was in one of the “foundation" positions. Broncos executive vice president of football operations John Elway, when asked what the foundation positions are, will routinely give quarterback, left tackle and edge-rusher as the top three.

“But I don’t really feel pressure, I try my hardest to apply the pressure," Clark said. “It’s about the job, it’s not about ‘Can he do it?’ or ‘Will I do it?’ Being a backup, I felt that my back was against the wall and I still feel the same way -- guys look at me and they lick their chops. It’s kind of what drives me to be successful."

There have been some bumps in the road for Clark to find himself in this spot. He was a Tampa Bay Buccaneers draft pick in 2008 and spent two years on the Minnesota Vikings' practice squad before the team waived him.

The Broncos claimed him off waivers a day later and Clark has worked his way into the Broncos’ plans since. They’ve always liked what he’s done in pass protection, his ability to work quickly in the team’s no-huddle look, even as the Broncos have worked out of a three-wide receiver set 73.6 percent of the time in their 18 games so far.

As a result, the five offensive linemen are left to handle whatever the defense sends at Manning with the remaining Broncos in the formation usually in the pass pattern. During the regular season, no quarterback with at least 320 pass attempts was sacked fewer times than Manning. He was not sacked in two playoff games.

Manning was sacked 18 times in the 16 regular-season games, including six games when he wasn’t sacked and five games when he was sacked just once. The Colts, with defensive player of the year candidate Robert Mathis working against Clark much of the time, had the most success with four sacks in Indianapolis' win on Oct. 20 at Lucas Oil Stadium.

Manning took several hard hits in the game, including a strip-sack that was forced by Mathis and another tackle from behind by Mathis when Manning re-aggravated an ankle injury that caused him to miss some practice time in the weeks that followed. Clark and the rest of the linemen were taking plenty of heat in the public domain at that point.

Or as offensive line coach Dave Magazu put it this week: “We were getting killed."

But the Broncos settled in during the weeks that followed, as did Clark. But given the Broncos spend so much time in an open formation on offense, it is no surprise their two edge protectors -- right tackle Orlando Franklin and Clark -- lead the offensive linemen in penalties. Franklin was flagged 11 times in the regular season, including one that was declined, while Clark was flagged seven times during the season, including four times over the past six games.

Still, with a 37-year-old quarterback coming off four neck surgeries, the Broncos would prefer their tackles take the occasional flag if it keeps Manning from taking an unnecessary hit.

“Chris Clark, who I think could be a starter for anybody else in this league, has been backing me and Clady up," Franklin said. “He stepped in for Clady in Week 3 and has definitely held his own."

In the Seahawks, the Broncos will see the most physical, active defensive front they’ve faced this season. Clark will likely find himself facing a combination of looks that put defensive end Chris Clemons, defensive end Cliff Avril or outside linebacker Bruce Irvin in front of him.

Clemons has been more of an early-down player, against some of the more power formations, while Avril and Irvin are two of the Seahawks’ go-to guys in the pass rush. Broncos offensive coordinator Adam Gase said he makes no concession for Clark in the lineup at this point; what would be called with Clady in the game, against any defense, will be called with Clark, even in a Super Bowl.

“Chris has done a good job, we feel like at this point we can do what needs to be done," Gase said. "We run what's in the game plan and Chris, like the rest of the guys, have protected Peyton because they know that is job one."

“They rotate their guys a pretty good amount, so I watched film on all of them," Clark said. “... But this is an amazing feeling. As a kid, you dream of things like this and hope that this will come up one day. Now that it’s finally here, man, I’m definitely enjoying it. You have to be about your business also, but I’m definitely enjoying the moment, because I know it’s a short moment. [I’m] just going to take advantage of this opportunity.”

Kickin’ It with the Denver Broncos’ Britton Colquitt

By Sam Adams Colorado Avid Golfer July 2, 2014

Golfers are labeled “athletes” with some reluctance. So are punters in football. Don’t tell that to Denver Broncos punter Britton Colquitt, who is a pure athlete at heart—and a real good golfer.

How good? He’s reached celebrity status. Colquitt received an invitation to play at the American Century Championship this month at Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course in Nevada. The tournament showcases a galaxy of sports greats past and present. Some in the field, like Hall of Fame wide receiver Jerry Rice, are pretty good golfers. Others, like Hall of Fame basketball player Charles Barkley, are not very good—but they show up for the fun of the event.

Colquitt’s bosses, head coach John Fox and general manager John Elway, are in the field. Elway has participated every year at the celebrity tournament, which celebrates its 25th anniversary this year.

“What’s crazy is, it’s been on my bucket list ever since I knew about it, one day to play in it,” said Colquitt, his ever-present smile lighting up a dark corner of the locker room at his home club, Colorado Golf Club. “It’s come true a lot sooner than I thought.”

Colquitt believes he will give a good account of himself in Tahoe. He is a 2.2 handicap, “though my game doesn’t always show it.” His best score is a 73, but Colquitt continues to work hard on different facets of his game with hopes of reaching his No. 1 goal—to shoot par for the first time ever.

“It changes for me,” Colquitt said. “I really wanted to narrow down my irons and ball-striking. Lately I’ve felt myself hitting it pretty good off the tee, then I end up being about 100 yards or less . . . that’s one of those places where you’re so close you don’t even know what to do. The trouble with that shot is, it’s all feel. When it’s feel, you just have to do it a lot.

“Of course, with golf every round there might be something different. Now it’s putting. I was putting great, but lately I haven’t been happy with it.

“Really, it’s a little bit of everything. My putting might be on and my driving might be in the woods. I’m hoping to be firing on all cylinders in Tahoe.” Colquitt, 29, will have his older brother Dustin on the bag for the Tahoe tournament. Dustin Colquitt is the Kansas City Chiefs’ punter. Last season he beat out his younger brother for Pro Bowl honors in the AFC, although Britton had a statistically superior season.

Their father, Craig, was punter for the Pittsburgh Steelers on two Super Bowl championship teams, and his brother Jimmy punted for the Seattle Seahawks. Punting is a family business —all four Colquitts plied their craft for the University of Tennessee— even though Britton also showed his athletic prowess as an allstate soccer player, while playing other positions on the football team at Bearden High School in Knoxville.

At 6-foot-3 and 200 pounds, Colquitt played safety and wide receiver—and was really good at both positions, according to his father. The threat of injury to their youngest son kept Colquitt’s father and mother, Anne, on edge.

“Defensively, his instincts were great,” Craig Colquitt said. “It was fun to watch. What ended it for me was, as a wide receiver Britton would go up for the ball. I was always afraid that eventually something would happen.

“In a playoff game, a guy tackled him from behind, between the knees and Britton buckled over. I went straight to the coach and said, ‘Next year he’s punting— and punting only.’”

Unfazed by the family’s fear of injury, Britton went back to wide receiver in his senior season.

“I knew it would be my last chance to do something athletic, and then it would be punting from there on out,” Colquitt said. “By the time I got to college, the level of competition had jumped so high … I knew I couldn’t run routes with those guys, whereas in high school I could.

“So it was easy to be ‘just the punter.’ But it’s nice when you have all these great athletes saying they wish they were you, that they wish had your position. It reinforces that I can let go of the ‘athletic’ term and just be a punter.

“When it comes to punting and kicking, it is a skill. It’s fun to see some of these big guys trying to kick a ball. They hit with their toes, trying to punt. The timing and mechanics of it, if you’ve never learned it, really, it’s so much like golf.”

Craig Colquitt taught his sons how to punt and how to play golf. Britton took to golf a lot quicker—and with more passion— than Dustin.

“Dustin is not as serious about golf as his younger brother is,” Craig Colquitt says. “He talks during your backswing, your ball may disappear . . . he’ll be an interesting caddie in Tahoe.” On the other hand, Craig says, “Britton’s one of those people that can physically do anything. I’m not surprised by the golf.” Golf, Britton says, has helped his punting— and vice-versa. He draws similarities between the two sports from his golf bag.

“Dustin and I talk about different punts and refer to them in golf terms, using different clubs in the bag,” Colquitt says. He describes his NFL-best 67-yard punt at Atlanta in 2012 as a “3- wood or driver.”

Colquitt puts the comparison into a historical perspective as well. “A lot of people talk about the ‘rugby’ punt, and ask what happened to the ‘coffin corner’ punt,” he explains. “Well, back in the day golfers didn’t have the 60-degree club. Now all these pros are hitting high and sticking it.

“That’s kind of what the rugby punt is, because you’re closer—almost at an uncomfortable position. If you’re punting from your own 38, it’s uncomfortable. A professional punter definitely can hit it into the end zone. Well, if you don’t want to worry about that, pull out your 60-degree—which essentially hitting that rugby punt—and try to hit it high and stick it inside the 10-yard line.

“I guess the next biggest thing I learned, and it came from golf, is not to try to kill it. Most guys look smooth and create clubhead speed with their flexibility. It’s the same with punting.

“Some of the best, highest and furthest punts I’ve hit, I felt like I didn’t swing. You hardly feel it off your foot. Dad taught us that in golf, but it holds true in football.

“A lot of times in practice, my mind might be on golf, so I can relate it to don’t try to kill it and throw my back out, and make a nice, easy swing.”

If he could, Colquitt probably would play golf every day. But his seasonal obligations to the Broncos, who last year signed him to three-year, $11.7 million extension, along with the daily duties of marriage and fatherhood, prevent that from happening.

Colquitt and his wife Nikki have been married for three years. The couple has a two-year-old son, Nash, and three-month old daughter, Everly. On occasion, Dad will take Nash to the golf course. The toddler already has started an apprenticeship in the family punting business. “The other day we were in the basement. He put on his Broncos helmet and said, “Nash kick it,” Colquitt said.

“He found a football and tried to swing his leg. He doesn’t get the concept of dropping the ball on his foot, but he gets it pretty high.”

Nikki Colquitt understands her husband’s great passion for golf. She doesn’t get in his way when he receives a text invite from Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning to hop a private jet for 54 holes at the exclusive Sand Hills Golf Club in Nebraska. “But I mark those things on my calendar,” she says laughing. “If he gets a little too excited about playing golf all the time., I’ll say, ‘You know, you just went on that trip …’

“He gets to play whenever. But he is such a good dad and knows how hard it is to take care of two little ones. He doesn’t try to play too much and stretch me too much. But he loves golf. It’s his absolute favorite thing.”

Marriage and fatherhood may take Colquitt away from golf a bit more than he’d like, but his wife has noticed a welcome change in his personality.

“In college, he was that same jovial, smiling guy—but he was wild,” Nikki Colquitt said. “He went out, he partied and had a great time.

“Now he is the best husband, the best dad and he is so level-headed. He has matured so much.”

On the football field Colquitt has delivered some outstanding kicks for the Broncos. But there’s a mildly amazing statistic attached to Colquitt and the Broncos’ record- setting offense in 2013.

Last season, Denver’s offense produced more touchdowns (71) than Colquitt produced punts (65) in 16 regular season games. In one three-game stretch, Colquitt punted only three times—including a punt-less game in Dallas won by the Broncos 51-48.

“Sometimes it’s kind of uncomfortable,” Colquitt said. “It’s hard to get into a groove. Back in the day when we were punting nine times a game, it was almost better because of the repetition.

“Now you have to be mentally strong, mentally ready for every situation. Even the Dallas game, there were seven times that I was about to run on the field and punt. But then we’d convert it on third down. “It’s hard to say I want to punt, but it’s my job.”

Manning’s proficiency may have limited Colquitt’s playing time—and there were plenty of fourth-and-short situations where the quarterback has tried to wave off Colquitt as he leads the punting unit onto the field to a chorus of booing fans—but there is no rift between University of Tennessee alums. However, there might be some question as to who has the better golf game.

Colquitt recently partnered with Manning against Broncos tight end Jacob Tamme and retired wide receiver Brandon Stokley at Castle Pines Golf Club. In his first crack at the former home of The International, the punter carded a 78, the low round of the four. “I don’t think Peyton blacklisted me from invite list,” he jokes, but if Colquitt continues to boom punts on the football field while lowering his scores on the links, the number of celebrity golfing invites he receives is sure to rise.

Orlando Franklin's versatility becoming an inside job with the Broncos

By Mike Klis The Denver Post Thursday, May 15, 2014

When moving from right tackle to left guard, the trick is to not stumble into two left feet.

The Big O of the Broncos is having no such problem.

"It's actually pretty similar footwork," said Orlando Franklin, the very large blocker who is making the blocking positional transition this spring. "I really won't know if I'm a good left guard in this league until in a few weeks, when I get to go against some D- tackles in this league (when organized team activities begin). It's different putting my hand down, but you talk about tracks as offensive linemen and the tracks are all the same."

Between the Broncos' star-power, free-agent haul in mid-March and their solid, if less splashy, draft selections last week, Franklin is the rare offensive lineman who became an offseason conversation topic.

He was a starting left guard and left tackle at the University of Miami, but when the Broncos selected him in the second round of the 2011 draft, they immediately put him at right tackle, were he had started for three consecutive seasons.

For season No. 4 in the NFL, the final year of his contract, Franklin is getting moved inside.

There were a couple of reasons for the switch. One, when the Broncos drafted Franklin, they were using a more balanced offense that in theory would mix a power-running style with 30 to 33 passes per game. Franklin was a 315-pound right tackle whose strength was run blocking.

When Peyton Manning became their quarterback two years ago, the Broncos shifted to a spread-'em-out, fast-breaking, short-passing offense.

They used more stretch-running schemes, and Manning has averaged 39 passes per game. The Big O on the outside was asked to be lighter on his feet. At left guard, he will go inside and take on more big-bellied, super-strong defensive tackles than the faster, sleeker defensive ends and linebackers he faced at right tackle.

Initially, Franklin wasn't pleased when he was told of the proposed switch. But he is warming up to it.

"I always understood it was a possibility," he said after the Broncos' offseason workout Wednesday. "I knew when I was coming out that 50 percent of teams saw me at right tackle and 50 percent of the teams saw me moving back to guard because I played so many snaps there at Miami. But when I first heard about it, you get disappointed because you're moving positions. But at the end of the day, as long as I'm on the field and as long as I'm one of the best five, I'm happy with that."

Therein lies another reason for the switch: It gives Chris Clark a chance to stay in the starting five. Clark made 17 starts last season, including the playoffs, in place of injured all-pro Ryan Clady. Even though an occasional pass rusher presented matchup problems, Clark played well enough overall to warrant a starting position. With Clady returning to good health and left tackle, Clark is switching to right tackle.

Manny Ramirez remains the starting center and Louis Vasquez stays at right guard.

"I was told nothing is definite," Franklin said.

A position switch going into a contract year can be dicey for a player. A right tackle doesn't make the money that a left tackle makes, but the right side usually pays better than guards.

Then again, right tackles rarely are named Pro Bowlers, let alone honored as all-pro linemen. Left tackles hog those awards; the fourth- or fifth-best blindside blocker can receive mention before the top right tackle.

"I think that if I'm one of the best five players and I'm on the field, I think that benefits me either way, whether I'm playing right tackle or whether I'm playing left guard," Franklin said. For Broncos' Ben Garland, a roster spot isn't good enough

By Irv Moss The Denver Post September 5, 2014

When Louis Vasquez is asked to access his teammates on the Broncos' offensive line, he has a special description for Ben Garland.

An appraisal from Vasquez isn't taken lightly. He speaks from the vantage point of a first-team all-pro selection and an appearance in the Pro Bowl last season.

"He's a machine," Vasquez said of Garland, who played as a defensive lineman at the Air Force Academy, and just made the Broncos' regular-season roster for the first time in three tries. "We all make fun of him because no matter what, he's always working, as if he's a machine."

Garland knows no other way to play the game. But there's more to Garland's climb. He's had to learn a different part of the game, moving to the offensive line.

"The difference between playing on the defensive line and the offensive line is like night and day," Garland said. "Defense is a lot about reacting. To play on the offensive line, there's a need to understand how the other team's defense works and how the offense works together."

Garland spent last season on the practice squad, making the transition to offensive guard.

"In general there isn't anything you do on the offensive line that seems natural," Garland said. "You have to maintain perfect balance, but at the same time be extremely aggressive and powerful, and hit as hard as you can while under complete control. The body control and footwork are extremely different."

Garland credits tips from his teammates and coaches with helping him make the transition.

"Anything that Ben does, doesn't surprise you," Broncos coach John Fox said. "He was trained by the best in the business in our military. He's very smart and very tough. Ben got what he deserved (making the roster) and he worked very hard to get there."

That's not good enough for Garland. "My goal always is to be the best in the league at whatever I do," he said. "Making an NFL roster is extremely tough. It could have gone the other way. I'm so happy the Broncos gave me the opportunity to try another position."

Garland would have gone back into the military if he hadn't made the Broncos roster. He had served in active duty in 2010-11 after graduation from Air Force.

"I always wanted to be an Air Force officer," Garland said. "But I always dreamed of playing in the NFL. It was like weighing one dream against the other. I'm happy with my decision."

Sunday he'll be at Sports Authority Field at Mile High for his first game as an NFL player.

An ankle injury has kept Garland off the practice field this week and will cause him to miss Sunday's game and possibly next week's game. But the Machine wants to get moving.

"I'm ready," Garland said after Thursday's practice. "I'm ready to go."

Green Earning More Reps, Opportunities

By David DeChant DenverBroncos.com July 3, 2014

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- Virgil Green might be known best by some Broncos fans for his 6-yard carry against the Patriots in last year's AFC Championship Game.

That normally wouldn't be odd, except that Green plays tight end.

"I’m down for whatever," he said near the end of OTAs. "If I’m at running back, fullback, wherever. As long as I’m out on the field, I like being out there."

It makes sense that posters of Green aren't hanging on the walls of teenagers all over Colorado. A seventh-round pick out of Nevada, he has 17 catches for 132 yards in his three NFL seasons and hasn't scored a touchdown. In Peyton Manning's first year in Denver, Jacob Tamme and Joel Dreessen were freshly signed veterans who Manning trusted. Last year,Julius Thomas broke out and even pushed the vets to the background.

But Green has quietly carved out a much bigger role than his limited offensive production would suggest. In 2013, he played in 26.4 percent of the Broncos' offensive snaps, more than both Tamme (21.9) and Dreessen (13.2). Particularly notable was Green's playing time in the two games that Thomas missed, Weeks 12 and 13 against the Patriots and Chiefs respectively. Of the 170 snaps in those games, Green was on the field for 111, good for 65.3 percent. Tamme had 49 snaps and Dreessen had 12 over the same span.

By no means did Green replace Thomas' receiving numbers -- understandable, considering the wealth of proven options elsewhere -- but the fact that he took the lion's share of the snaps shows the confidence he invokes from the coaches, and just how far he's come in his three NFL seasons.

Green was drafted three rounds after Thomas in 2011 and required some grooming in his transition from the pistol offense he played in during college. Developing wasn't made easier for either player when the offseason was shortened by the lockout.

"We came in with our backs against the wall to begin with," Green said. "And we just kind of had to lean on each other to learn the offense."2 Phot os Now in his fourth year, Green continues to flash more capability and comfort on the field, looking active while catching a number of passes from Manning during OTAs and minicamp. After watching his draft classmate ascend from the unknown to stardom last season, Green is eager to show how he can build on 2013.

"To see his success is only added more fuel to my fire because I feel like I’m a gifted enough athlete to do the same kind of things," Green said of Thomas.

A gifted athlete Green certainly is, and his body style seems a bit different than most tight ends. His measureables are similar to those of Thomas, but Green appears less lanky and surprisingly compact, seemingly without an ounce of fat on his body.

Perhaps the leaner, stouter body type promotes his jack-of-all-trades ability. Most of Green's snaps still come at tight end, but he also played 55.4 percent of Denver's special teams plays in 2013 and functions as the team's fullback when needed, in addition to the occasional foray at running back.

"Each year I try to teach myself something new and different every year and master it," he said. "So that’s just the point where I’m getting to: I have everything learned, so now I’m just trying to master all those things.”

It remains to be seen whether or not his production on offense will grow, as Manning's collection of weapons is perhaps even deeper than it was last year. The team's propensity for three-receiver sets and Thomas' continued development won't make it any easier for Green to see the ball either. But Green is clearly becoming a more reliable receiver, showing sure hands and focusing on adapting his routes to opposing defenses.

"Peyton expects things to be done a certain way against certain coverages, so you just have to learn those things and respond at a quick pace," he said.

Even if there aren't more throws available to come his way, his multi-tool skillset should ensure he’ll be on the field often once again.

"(In college) coach always preached to the eleven guys, 'Do your part,'" Green said. "And that’s just how I figure my role is. Just do my part."

Chris Harris, Jr. is focused on helping the underdog

By Lisa Zimmerman NFLPE April 21, 2014

Things are going pretty well for Chris Harris, Jr. and his wife Leah. Three years after being signed as an undrafted rookie free agent out of the University of Kansas by the Denver Broncos, Harris is now a starting cornerback. The Harris’ have settled into the Denver community and are looking excitedly toward their future.

However, Harris has not forgotten where he came from. Raised by a single mother in Tulsa, Oklahoma, things weren’t always easy. His mother kept him in sports to give him direction and keep him out of trouble. But, Harris knows the struggles that others like him have.

Harris started to plan how he would give back well before he ever arrived in the NFL.

“I’ve been thinking about [community work] ever since I was in college,” he said. “I knew that if I ever made it to the pros I wanted to give back to the next generation.”

Initially, the couple got involved with other organizations in Denver like Big Brothers Big Sisters. They would get Christmas lists from dozens of different families and buy everything on the lists. They held essay contests and the winner, in addition to getting autographed items, got two tickets to a Broncos game and the opportunity to meet other players on the team. They also give an annual $1000 scholarship.

Once they were ready to launch their own foundation, the natural place to start was where Harris came from and places similar to it.

“It’s a very low end community with a lot of violence and a lot of those kids have nothing else to do, so they get in trouble,” Leah explained.

Being undrafted and then working his way up to being an NFL starter, Harris never had anything handed to him and views himself in that underdog role. He sees many others in his shoes and wants to be an example to them that anything is possible with focus and hard work.

The first step was to start a football camp. But they incorporated more than just football instruction. They developed pledge cards that were distributed to each of the attendees asking them to commit to the five pledges listed: Work hard in school and following the direction of their teachers; Stay healthy by eating right and being active; Help out around the house; Be responsible by showing up to school and other activities on time; Volunteering in their community to help others who are less fortunate.

The camp’s official name is the Chris Harris, Jr. Underdog Football Academy and each participant received a wristband that said, “Underdog.”

“Chris was an underdog,” Leah said. “He was undrafted and now he’s starting. We encourage them that no matter where you come from you can always come up and you can do anything.”

Harris knows that his NFL status helps attract the attention of those he’s trying to reach and now they are hosting camps in three different cities – Tulsa, Denver and Dallas, where he trains in the offseason.

They have also teamed up with another “underdog.” Linebacker Wesley Woodyard, also undrafted, runs a foundation that presents football camps like Harris’. The two became close friends playing together in Denver, and although Woodyard has now signed with the , they have joined forces on some of their camps to provide a bigger reach and an even better experience for the camp attendees. Both players want to teach more than just football. They want to reach children and educate them on overall life skills to help them succeed.

Leah is an equal partner in everything they do. After graduating from Kansas, where she and Harris met, she started a career in marketing. However, once the wheels were in motion for their foundation, she decided to put her expertise to use in supporting and helping to build it. So, she quit her job and became fully invested in The Chris Harris, Jr. Foundation.

Together they make decisions about each event and about everything involved with the foundation as they continue to grow it.

And Harris has an even bigger dream. Someday he wants to start his own private school in Tulsa to help pave the way for more children from his neighborhood to make their way to college and into successful careers, rather than succumbing to the difficulties and violence they are surrounded by on a daily basis.

In everything he does, Harris is helping to turn today’s underdogs into the success stories of the future.

For more information on the Chris Harris, Jr. Foundation, visit www.chrisharrisjr.com. ChrisHarrisJr.stillararefindforBroncos

ByJeffLegwold ESPN.com April4,2014

TheDenverBroncoswatchtherecoveriesofalloftheirsurgicallyrepairedplayerswithgreatinterest, buttherecoverytimetableofoneofthoseplayerswillhavethemostsignificantimpactonthekindof defensetheBroncoswillplayinthe2014season. IsitVonMiller?Well,theBroncoscertainlywanttheirProBowllinebackerbacktohis2012production levelselfwhenhereturnsfromACLsurgerybecauseaneliteedgerusherisafoundationplayerinroster building.But,no,it'snothim. IsitDerekWolfe?TheBroncoswouldlikeWolfe,whodidnotplayaftersufferingseizurelikesymptoms inlateNovember,toreturntotheirdefensivelinerotationandbetheimpactfulplayerupfrontthey believedhecouldbewhentheytookhiminthesecondroundofthe2012draft.But,no,it'snothim. It'scornerbackChrisHarrisJr.ByallaccountsHarrisJr.isprogressingwellfromhisACLsurgery.Harris signedhisoneyeartenderofferthisweek.Theoneyeardeal,nowguaranteedsinceHarrisJr.has signedit,isworth$2.187millioninthecomingseason. TheBroncoshadplacedasecondroundpickonHarrisJr.ascompensationhadhesignedanoffersheet fromanotherteam.ButtheBroncoshadtherighttomatchanyofferHarrisJr.wouldhavereceived fromanotherteamandwouldhavequicklydonesohadanybodyelsetriedtosignhim.

Butinapasshappyleague,HarrisJr.'sabilitytoplaybothoutsideatcornerbackandinsideintheslot againstanyreceivermakeshimarareplayerintheleague. Infacttherearesomeintheleaguewhobelieve,afterafranchisequarterback,thecornerbackwhocan playeffectivelydowninsideatthenickelspotmaybethemostdifficulttofind.Broncosexecutivevice presidentoffootballoperations/generalmanagerJohnElwaysaysthereisonlyashortlisttoworkfrom whenyoulookatdraftprospectseachyear. “Andthat'swhereit'sreallygettingdifficult,andmaybethemostvaluableguyrightnowistheguywho cancomedownandplayintheslot,''saidESPN'sHermEdwards,aformerNFLdefensivebackwhohas alsocoachedthesecondaryandcalledplaysondefenseintheleague.“Whenyougetthatguyhecan playalongtime.He'sgottodoeverything,aunique,valuableguy,whocancover,blitz,tackleandplay outsideandinsideanddoallofthatwhilebeingtechnicallysound.'' ItishowHarrisJr.hasgonefrominexplicablygoingundraftedasarookiein2012tosuchakeyrolein theBroncos'defense.He'sultracompetitive,quick,reboundsfromthefewmistakeshedoesmake quicklyandcancoverbiggerreceiversoutsideaswellasthesmaller,fasttwitchquickplayersonthe inside. FormerBroncoscornerbackChampBailey,a12timeProBowlselection,saidthenickelcornerhasone ofthetoughestjobsbecausethingshappenquicklyinthemiddleofthefieldandthereisnobenefitofa sideline“whereyoucanforceaguytocuthimofffromtheball.Insideyou'realwaysintheopenandif youmakeamistakethequarterbackcanpouncefast.'' “Whenyouplayoutsidetheboundaryisyourfriend,you'realwaysplayingtoaboundary,''Edwards said.“It'stheretohelpyou.Whenyouplaythenickelyou'reinthemiddleofthefield,andthere's alwaysavoidinthedefensebetweenthenumbers,betweenthehashes,there'salwaysanemptyspot. Ifaguybeatsyouthere,you'redoneondefensetheguycatchesitandnowhe'srunning...Anditall happensfastinthere.'' It'swhyHarrisJr.waseasilytheBroncos'mostimportantrestrictedfreeagentandalsomayhavebeen theirmostimportantplayerfromtheirownrosterwhowaspoisedforsomekindoffreeagency. ReplacingHarriswouldhavelikely,intheopinionofmanypersonnelexecutivesaroundtheleague,been moredifficultfortheBroncosthanreplacingEricDecker,KnowshonMoreno,ZaneBeadlesorShaun Phillipsallplayerswhosignedelsewhere. HarrisJr.isstillontracktoreturntofullspeedfromACLsurgeryaninjuryhesufferedinthedivisional roundwinovertheSanDiegoChargersthispastJanuaryandprojectsasastarteratcorneralongside AqibTalib.AndwhileTalibhasplayedinsideattimesinhiscareer,HarrisJr.stillprojectstomoveinto theslotwhentheBroncosgotothenickelandiftheyhaven'tmatchedTalibonareceiverwhohas movedintotheslottotryandescapehim. ElwaysaidlastweekattheNFLmeetingsthatthetimeframeforHarrisJr.togetbacktofullspeedwas notthesameasotherplayerswhohavehadACLsurgerybecauseHarrisJr.didnotdamageanyother ligamentsorcartilageandtheACLwasnotcompletelytorn. “ButwhenyouhavethatguyandI'vecoachedguyswhoittookayearandhalftoevenget comfortableinthenickelroleandyoucanrelyonthatguytomovewhereveryouneedhimto,you havetokeephim,''Edwardssaid.“Becauseifyoudon'tyou'regoingtohavetospendalotoftimetrying togetyourselfanotherone.''

Nate Irving growing in role as middle linebacker for Denver Broncos

By Irv Moss The Denver Post September 13, 2014

Broncos middle linebacker Nate Irving isn't about to compare himself to teammate Von Miller, though he filled in for Miller at outside linebacker when Miller was suspended six games by the NFL last season.

"There's a way bigger difference," Irving said. "Von is a gifted pass rusher. He makes it look easy. I can't play like Von Miller. We bring different things to the table."

Irving may not have Miller's ability to rush the passer, but the Denver coaches showed enough trust in him during the offseason to slide him into the starting job at middle linebacker. In the season opener against the Indianapolis Colts, Irving contributed a sack, four tackles and an assist to the Broncos' 31-24 victory.

Perhaps more important, the fourth-year pro from North Carolina State looked comfortable at his new position.

"I'm settling into the system," Irving said. "I value learning a lot of different positions. Being the next player up can prepare you for a lot of different situations. ... If I don't have confidence in myself, my coaches and teammates won't have confidence in me."

Richard Smith, the Denver linebackers coach, credits Irving for what he did last year in helping offset the loss of Miller and what he's doing this season as a starter inside.

"Nate contributed and made some big plays for us last year," Smith said. "He has done a great job and played dual positions. He's much more mature as a player and understands our system much better this year. He has a lot more confidence in himself and seems to be able to anticipate what opponents are going to do." Smith noted that Irving is showing the ability to stay on the field no matter the down, which is something the coaching staff values. He can defend the run or the pass.

"He may come out once in a while if we need an extra defensive back," Smith said.

Irving doesn't like to come off the field. "You have to show the coaches you can handle whatever and execute what you have to execute," he said. "A player never wants to come off the field."

Irving, a third-round pick in the 2011 NFL draft, doesn't think he has arrived yet.

"I'm a long way from being there," he said. "I have a lot of things to do to get my game better. Each player is different. Some players come into the league and they're ready to start right away. Players develop differently."

Irving thinks he can hold the starting assignment all season, but a lot will depend on how he handles the grind of a long season.

He is receiving the best instruction he could get by facing quarterback Peyton Manning every day in practice.

"You have to practice like a pro," Irving said. "Peyton's the best, and I play against him every day."

Broncos'MalikJacksonarmedforcompetitionafter breakoutseason

ByTroyE.Renck TheDenverPost April30,2014 ThefirstthingsyounoticeaboutMalikJacksonarehisarms.TheyarethesizeofKateMoss'waist.It's hardtobelievehewasonceconsideredmiscastasadefensivelinemanattheUniversityofTennessee.

"Dothey?"saidJackson,whentoldhisbicepslookbiggerthanlastyear."Iappreciatethat."

Hisleftarmtellsastoryofcommitmentandpassion.Itfeaturesatattooofhispitbull,Bruno,staring proudlyashecarriesweightsonayoke.Jackson'sthreedogsprovidepeace,joyandadailyreminderof loyaltytoapurpose.

Jackson, whose identical twin brother, Marquis, starred at Portland State, has lived with people not knowinghisname.HeisdrivennottobejustanotherguyonaBroncos'defensivefrontthatwillfeature thereturnofVonMillerandthefreeagentadditionofDeMarcusWare.

"It'stimetogetbetter.Itiscompetition.Theirjobistobringinguystocreatethat,"Jacksonsaid."We justhavetogooutthereandgetourselvesrightandgetreadytowork."

Jackson'sstatisticsaremorerevealingthanoverwhelming.Continuinghismaturationfromafifthround pickin2012,hefinishedlastseasonwith42tacklesandsixsacks.Itonlyhintedofhisvalue.WithMiller and Derek Wolfe sidelined for several games, Jackson provided power at left defensive end and consistentpressureasaninteriorrusheronpassingdowns.

HisversatilityshouldafforddefensivecoordinatorJackDeRiomorefreedomtovaryhisunit'slooks.

"Hewasayoungplayer,kindofbelowtheradar.Heplayedaverybigroleforus,"DelRiosaid."Malik gothischancewiththeDerekWolfesituationandreallyblossomed."

Evenwiththeaddeddepth,Jacksonwillgetplentyofsnaps.Hepresentsmatchupproblems.Hecan crossandloopbecauseofhisgoodfeet,occupyinganoffensivetackleorguardtocreatealanefora linebackertorush.

"Wehavebigguysinthemiddle,"Waresaid."Thoseguyscanholditdownandhelpusgetpressurein themiddleofthepocket."

Jacksonhurriedquarterbacksconsistentlyanddelivered12tacklesforalossaseasonago.Thenumber spoketohisgrowth,literallyandfiguratively,sincetheNFLcombine.At270pounds,hewasviewedasa schemeplayer,someonewhowouldstruggletogetoffblocks.Jackson,whobeganhiscollegecareerat Southern California and transferred after the school was sanctioned by the NCAA, used his rookie seasontolearnfromWolfeandElvisDumervil.

It'shardtoshowout,asplayerssay,ifyoudon'tshowupandworkrelentlessly.Jacksonwasdetermined tobereadyiftheopportunityarose.

Heplayedat290pounds,hiscurrentweight,providingahugelifttoaninconsistentBroncos'defense. Yet,Jacksonisn'tabouttobreatheeasy.TheNFL,headmits,isaboutbeinguncomfortablycomfortable. Findingmotivationisaseasyasnoticinghisbiceps.

"Wheneversomeonegetstired,youjustsay'35,'"saidJackson,referringtothepointmargininthe SuperBowlloss."Andwestartpickingitupagain."

Bronco Steven Johnson, Seahawk Greg Scruggs tease each other at youth football camp By Kalyn Kahler Colorado Springs Gazette July 9, 2014

As Seattle Seahawks defensive end Greg Scruggs spoke to a group of kids at the Pro Football Camp about the importance of perseverance, Denver Broncos linebacker Steven Johnson crept up behind him and jokingly gave the young crowd a big thumbs-down.

"So then I made them bring my Super Bowl ring up front," Scruggs laughed. "Just so I could remind him I got the ultimate thumbs-up." Scruggs and Johnson have both volunteered as coaches for the past three years at the camp held at UCCS Mountain Lions Stadium and Scruggs said the two Super Bowl XLVIII rivals have been enjoying a little playful trash talk this week. "When we are on the field we are competitors but when we are off, we are buddies, so it's good to talk about it and joke around," Scruggs said. "They booed me and I told them I was a big fan of the Broncos, because I am." For Johnson, a regular special teams player, who contributed as a depth player on defense, the Super Bowl loss is a serious motivator as he prepares for his third NFL season. "We've got that nasty feeling in our mouth," he said. "It is almost worse than the Baltimore loss the year before. We've taken a step farther each year I've been here and this year we are trying to complete that." Johnson wears No. 53 as a reminder of his difficult path to the NFL, a symbol of his fight to make the 53-man roster. As a high school player, Johnson did not receive a single D-I scholarship offer, walked on to Kansas, and went undrafted in 2012. Since making the Broncos' final roster in 2012, Johnson has progressed each year. He played 11 games his first season and emerged as a reliable special teams player last season, appearing in all 16 games. Johnson made a name for himself as a playmaker when he blocked a punt against the Eagles in Week 4 and returned it for a touchdown. "(The number) described my perseverance and my resiliency," Johnson said. "Just to be able to go out there and prove people wrong and not listen to people when they tell you that you can't do something." Johnson faces a tough battle ahead of him vying for a starting linebacker role when training camp begins. He'll be competing with a strong linebacker corps including Von Miller, Nate Irving and Danny Trevathan. When he got the opportunity last year, Johnson showed his value. Against the Chiefs in Week 11, Johnson subbed in for the injured Trevathan and forced a field goal when he stopped Chiefs running back Jamaal Charles on third-and-goal at the 1. "I don't want to be known as a guy who just contributes on special teams, but a guy who contributes a great deal on defense," Johnson said. "I know I can do that, if I was to just get a shot I know I can be one of the best in this whole league."

Kiszla: Broncos' Terrance Knighton deserves praise for ripping Ray Rice

By Mark Kiszla The Denver Post September 11, 2014

During an awful week for the NFL that has seen the integrity of the league shield dropped by commissioner Roger Goodell and beaten up by Baltimore running back Ray Rice, it has been hard to find a football hero we can trust.

Maybe we have been looking in the wrong place for our football heroes.

Leave it to a player named Pot Roast to man up when the NFL needed it most.

Broncos defensive tackle Terrance "Pot Roast" Knighton tips the scales at a robust 335 pounds. But what are even bigger are his heart and his honesty, two traits in precious short supply during the fallout from a gut-wrenching video that showed Rice punching out his then-fiancée in a hotel elevator.

Should Rice be allowed to play in the NFL again?

"I wouldn't want to play on his team," Knighton said Wednesday.

Two days earlier, as the Rice video went viral, Knighton tweeted: "That man should be thrown out of the NFL and thrown into jail."

At a time when many of us pause to consider our attraction to football's violence, the league needs somebody to man up. It can't be Rice, who has gone from Ravens superstar to football pariah faster than you can say TMZ. It won't be Goodell, who apparently cares more about protecting league profits than promoting healthy respect for women.

Knighton manned up.

He spoke out against Rice, accepting praise with humility and taking backlash without blinking.

"It's disturbing when you hear people saying, 'You should be backing up your brother.' But they just don't see the big picture," Knighton said.

As an executive whose primary duty is to make rich league owners richer, Goodell never has been in any position to sit in judgment of players. Justice can't be blind or impartial when one eye is constantly on the bottom line. Every move by Goodell in dealing with this domestic-violence case seemed directed more at preserving the value of the league's multibillion-dollar TV contract than doing right by Janay Palmer, forced to relive her worst nightmare as the rest of America watches the video on the endless, 24/7 news cycle.

What next? For starters, the NFL must seek an independent investigation to ascertain if and when anybody in the league office indeed saw the video before it was released by TMZ.

While the calls for Goodell to step down as commissioner are destined to grow louder, what the NFL really needs to do is what should have been done a long time ago. A third-party arbitrator, not beholden to the players or franchise owners, should be entrusted with the evidence, then determine the league-imposed punishment for any alleged criminal act, whether the accused party is Cleveland receiver Josh Gordon or Indianapolis owner Jim Irsay.

As Knighton stood in front of his locker at the team's Dove Valley headquarters and spoke from the heart about protecting the game he loves and the women he loves, the big defensive tackle wore a hoodie decorated with his favorite catch-phrase printed in block letters across his chest: Sno dat!

What does the phrase mean?

"It's a slang way of saying, 'You should know that!' " Knighton explained.

With a tweet heard around the NFL, Pot Roast wrote why he condemned Rice: "As players we must speak up. Stand up for what's right. I don't give a (bleep) who u are or how much money you make. No place for this."

Sno dat.

In an otherwise ugly week for the NFL, Knighton deserves to hear the two most powerful words in coaching, in appreciation for the way he honored a mother who taught him the meaning of respect.

Good job.

And, if you will be so kind as to indulge me, I would like to offer two more humble words of my own to the man they call Pot Roast:

Thank you.

Latimer wants to show Broncos he's ready

By Jeff Legwold ESPN.com September 25, 2014

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- A year ago at this time, football had a far different march through the calendar for Cody Latimer.

There were practices, there were games and the touchdowns followed. Week after week, month after month.

Now, for the Denver Broncos rookie wide receiver, there has been practice and, well, more practice. Make no mistake, the second-round pick carries plenty of expectations and high hopes from team officials. But after three games in the regular season he has been active for just one game, played 10 special-teams snaps and has not appeared on offense.

“At first it was tough, but you get it,’’ Latimer said. “They have to and you have to do what’s best for the team. At the end of the day sometimes they need more positions than others. You’re used to playing a lot in college, but every guy in here played a lot in college, that's not how they measure it. Once you come into this league you have to understand.’’

The team’s decision-makers like Latimer’s physicality at the position, his top-end speed and the ability he showed to go up in a crowd and come down with the ball. As a result the team believes Latimer can, and will, be a factor in the offense.

The question is when that time will come and that’s not even something Laitmer can answer with any certainty, even as much as he'd like it to be sooner rather than later.

“I just keep grinding, try to wait your turn, keep working in practice,’’ Latimer said. “That first game, I was kind like, man, but you look and see what’s happening and keep going. I do know if I don’t practice hard, make plays in practice, they’re not going to play me. I want to keep their attention.’’

He has it, but in the Broncos’ big picture, the Broncos are choosing veteran Andre Caldwell at the moment to the be the offense’s No. 4 receiver behind Demaryius Thomas, Emmanuel Sanders and Wes Welker while the fifth receiver spot on game day has been taken by rookieIsaiah Burse, who is the team’s primary punt returner. Caldwell has been the No. 1 kickoff returner as well, but after 40 snaps on offense in the season opener, Caldwell has played five and two snaps, respectively, on offense in the past two games.

So, when the Broncos make the move from 53 players to 46 on game day, Latimer has been moved aside because of others’ special-teams duties.

“They don’t let us suit everybody up,’’ said Broncos head coach John Fox. “We have to make a decision every week. The good news is those are tough decisions. I think when Wes was out it gave [Latimer] more of an opportunity. Now that Wes is back, we’ve got decisions to make and not everybody gets a uniform. That’s the same thing I told him. This is about numbers.’’

Latimer did not return kickoffs or punts in college, but did play on the Hoosiers’ coverage units at times, including this past season when he was a 1,000-yard receiver. He returned some punts and kickoffs in training camp, but not in any of the Broncos’ preseason games.

His entry point on offense will be when he has earned the confidence he can handle all of the potential audibles quarterback Peyton Manning will use, and that’s not a short list. The Broncos also ask their receivers to learn all of spots in the offense, so while they could simply teach Latimer one spot and play him, they have chosen a more long-term approach to have Latimer ready for everything when he does get in the lineup.

To that end Latimer said this week he has tried make sure he understands what’s happening on the field on game day as the Broncos work through their possessions.

“When it’s my time, be ready for your time,’’ Latimer said. “I hear the play calls, see what they’re doing, kind of say to myself, all right, this is the play -- and we have to know all the positions -- so I see if I can work through what every guy is doing before the snap.’’

On his progress with the vast playbook, Latimer said: “I’m way better than when I first came in. When I first came in a lot was thrown at me. I think I’m playing with more confidence and you have to build the trust. If it was training camp, nah, I’d say I wasn’t ready, but now I think if they wanted to put me in I could get it done.’’

Inside Manning

By Dan Pompeii Sports on Earth August 25, 2014

The clock in the hotel room shows 9:45 p.m. Peyton Manning is standing in somewhere between the bed and the television set holding a football, as if he is taking a snap from center. On one side of him is Emmanuel Sanders. On the other, Cody Latimer. The wide receivers were summoned by Manning, as they have been many nights before. For 20 minutes at the end of a long day at the team hotel during training camp, Manning is working with two new acquisitions so they are on the same page with cadence, code words and signs. They have to know him. He has to know them. Sleep can wait.

The three of them had gone through the same routine on the field after practice that afternoon, when almost every other player had left the field and moved on to eating lunch, returning texts or vegging out.

Omaha, indeed. Peyton Manning is 38 years old and has been in the NFL for 15 seasons. He has a Super Bowl ring. He has five MVP awards, more than anyone ever, and 13 Pro Bowl selections, more than any quarterback ever. He came back to play football after the type of injury that has convinced many others to retire. If great seasons are measured by passing yards or touchdown passes, he had the greatest regular season by a quarterback in NFL history in 2013. Then he lost in the Super Bowl.

Now what the hell is he doing standing in a hotel room at 9:45 at night, gesturing and yelling calls at two puzzled wide receivers? No one does this. Shouldn't he be softening, tiring and losing his edge by now? Isn't there a cold beer waiting for him somewhere? A foot rub, maybe?

To understand where Manning is today, we have to start in Philadelphia, Miss., at a store called Williams Brothers. In 1907 when it opened, it was a solid business. In 2014, it is a phenomenon -- a general store from another time that draws customers from states all over the South. They walk in and point to smoked hams and horse collars hanging from the ceiling. They stare at photos of the store's history hanging on the walls. They go home with overhauls, hoop cheese, barbed wire, animal feed, sugar cane and cowboy boots. The original owner, Cooper Williams, ran the business from behind the bacon cutter. His son Sid Williams can be found there today, slicing meat, wrapping it and using a marker to write down the cost on butcher paper. The place is known for its hospitality and its commitment to quality. They carry your purchases out to your car with a smile, and call you "Sir" or "Ma'am." When a Wal-Mart opened in the area a few years back, it did not put a dent in Williams Brothers' business.

How does a quarterback continue to thrive after 240 games in the NFL? The same way a general store continues to thrive after 107 years. Cooper Williams had a daughter named Olivia. Olivia married Archie Manning. Peyton is their son. Sid is Peyton's uncle. Peyton and his brothers Eli and Cooper worked at Williams Brothers when they were kids. This is their family business, and a place where they learned to do things the right way. Young Peyton also learned from watching dad. You know Archie Manning was a pretty good quarterback himself. No player on the was issued No. 8 after Archie turned his jersey in. When Archie was but a child, his dream was to become the quarterback for Ole Miss. Through the force of his will, Archie made his dream come true.

Archie was the valedictorian in his high school class. His old cronies tell a story. When friends asked Archie to go skeet shooting for the first time, he agreed to go only after practicing first. "He would never put himself in a situation in which he was not prepared," said Duke head coach David Cutcliffe, a family friend of the Mannings.

To understand where Peyton is today, we have to go back to the football field at Isidore Newman High School in New Orleans where he is throwing passes to his brother Cooper to prepare for their coming season. At this point, Archie is retired from his 13-year playing career. But he is working out like an NFL quarterback would, and Peyton is watching.

"He would still train like he was playing," Peyton said. "My dad, I'm telling you, has the most disciplined workout regime of anybody I've ever known. He's never missed a day. Cooper and I would go over there to the high school and throw. My dad would be there running these 350s. A full lap around the field, he had to do them under 50 seconds with 30 seconds rest. He was doing five of them. That's what I call a healthy run. As a 15-year-old, seeing a 40-year-old work out like that, it left an impression. I could only imagine what he was like when he was 25."

Even after back surgery last July and knee replacement in June, 65-year-old Archie still gets in his workouts every morning at six. "I do believe part of this is genetic with Peyton," said Cutcliffe, who was Peyton's position coach at Tennessee and has worked with him every offseason since. "You have to look at Archie. Look at Olivia, her family. Peyton got a double dose of this driven, success-oriented DNA."

Peyton, though, is different from his brothers. Archie said when Peyton was a boy, he would hang around with Cooper and his crowd even though Peyton was two years younger. "He got pushed around a little," Archie said. "That probably helped him compete. He seemed like he was more dedicated to it, more serious, than some of his buddies were. Even a game of 20 in the backyard, he was pretty serious about it. He had good friends and he really liked them. But the ones who weren't as serious about sports as he was, he didn't have a lot of patience with."

On family vacations Peyton would sit in the back seat and pepper his father with questions. But he wasn't asking, "Are we almost there?" Or, "Do you have something to eat?" He wanted to know about how to play quarterback. He was in seventh grade when he first asked to watch game tape.

To understand where Manning is today, we have to go to the football offices in the old Neyland-Thompson Center in Knoxville, Tenn. In the weeks before Manning's first semester at Tennessee begins, his coaches find him waiting for them in their offices when they report to work in the morning. In the next few years when reporters phone the coaching office after hours, their calls sometimes are answered by Manning, who is staying late watching tape. Manning is the best note taker Cutcliffe ever has seen. He graduated Phi Betta Kappa in three years with the highest grade point average in the speech communications major. "When he was sitting down with his tutor, I knew I best not interrupt," Cutcliffe said. Manning was selected to appear on David Letterman's show because of his achievements as a scholar-athlete, and he handled the talk show host's smart-aleck one-liners like a seasoned politician. Manning later acknowledged studying tapes of Letterman prior to his appearance.

To understand where Manning is today, we have to go to the Colts practice facility on West 56th Street in Indianapolis in 1998. When Manning reports after being picked first in the draft, his position coach Bruce Arians sets up a video machine in Manning's hotel room. The night before Manning's first minicamp practice, Arians watches tape with Manning until 3 a.m. Finally, Arians goes to bed. Manning, apparently, does not. The next day at the practice facility, Manning steps in the huddle and knows every play. Doesn't even use a wristband.

"I don't know if he even slept that night," said Arians, who now is the head coach of the Cardinals. "When he stepped in the huddle and started calling everything, the rest of the guys just stopped. It was amazing."

If Arians had a one-hour meeting scheduled with Manning, he would prepare two hours of information because Manning would go through it so quickly. "I call him The Piranha because you can't feed him enough," he said. Longtime Colts offensive coordinator Tom Moore thinks of Manning as a sponge that never reaches a saturation point.

In August of 2003 as Manning is walking off the field in Terre Haute, Ind. after a training camp practice, Manning calls over Tom Telesco, a pro scout for the Colts at the time. Manning wants to talk about the Browns, the opponent the Colts will face on opening day in five weeks. In fact, he has a very specific question about a linebacker and how he dropped on curl routes. Telesco barely has started working on the Browns. He doesn't know what to say.

"As he walked away, I'm thinking, 'If you don't have everything in order with him, you are not going to survive, because he is all football, all the time," said Telesco, now the general manager of the Chargers. "As I transitioned to a different job, I would tell our pro scouts that not every person reads all of your reports, but I guarantee you the quarterback reads every word of every report you do. So you have to be right, you have to be detailed and you better be ready to answer every question he has. He'll grab you sometimes out of the blue and ask you something. If you don't know, he won't go back to you again, he will write you off."

During Manning's heyday in Indianapolis, Colts assistant coach Clyde Christensen would receive texts and messages from Manning while Christensen was vacationing in Myrtle Beach. There was this college receiver he threw to he was excited about. He picked up a tip while talking to a coach. This high school kid really impressed him at his Manning Passing Academy. And then, when the Colts returned from summer break, Manning would have a full notebook of discussion points that had occurred to him during his vacation. Even a decade or more into his NFL career, at the start of each training camp Manning demanded that Christensen coach him as if he were a peewee quarterback. "He wanted to go over the center-quarterback exchange, how he hands the ball off, his drop, his first step, cadence, how his stance looked under center and if the knee was bent right," Christensen said. "If you tried to skip anything, he was taken aback by that. Some people would be rolling their eyes. But he was the same way every year."

To understand where Manning is today, we have to go to Pascal Field House at Duke University after Manning's fourth neck surgery. He and Cutcliffe are working hour after hour, day after day, week after week, to teach that arm to throw again and to get those damaged nerves to fire. The muscle memory that had thrown thousands of passes had been wiped clean, but his resolve was unaffected. Progress came in minute increments, but it kept coming. It is coming still. "There was nobody there, just us," said Cutliffe, who had Manning as a houseguest for more than a month. "We filmed a little of it, but I tell him all the time I wish we had every single bit of the footage, and the audio... It would be an inspiration for a lot of people."

It was on this quiet, enclosed field where Manning previously came to Cutcliffe with his idea. He wanted to see what opponents saw when they looked at him, so he set up a camera at the spot on the field where the middle linebacker would be positioned, another where a safety would be positioned and another where a cornerback would be positioned. He does it still. "I don't know of anyone else who is doing that," Cutcliffe said. "And I hope I'm not giving away a trade secret."

To understand where Manning is today, we have to go to the practice field at the Bowlen Centre in Englewood, Colo. As Manning is preparing to play a playoff game in temperatures that are forecast to be near zero, then-Broncos offensive coordinator Mike McCoy looks over to see Manning with his hand in a bucket of ice water. Then Manning takes his hand out and starts passing. The point? Manning wants to get a feel for what its like to throw with a hand that is numb from cold.

At one point, Manning thought having to leave the place he played his entire professional career was the worst thing that could have happened to him. But now, he sees a benefit in being forced to move. "Being in a new culture with new coaches and players has helped me," Manning said. "A lot of guys get bored. It's the same monotonous routine. One thing that helps at a later age is being stimulated. That keeps the drive there."

Losing in the Super Bowl can take the life out of a player, especially an older player who can see the sun disappearing into the horizon. For a good month or so, Manning needed to let the loss to the Seahawks settle, and to "make peace with the football gods for the year." Then, in March, around the time he took his yearly physical exam, he did what he calls a "drive check." He asked himself some tough questions. "Am I going to be all in for 2014?" he said. "Anybody can get up for a game. There is nothing like running out through that tunnel when they introduce you. It's the greatest rush you can ever have. But do you still want to do it in April? Do you want to do the running sessions? The lifting? Throwing sessions? Go through training camp?"

In the weeks that followed, Manning traveled to Oklahoma, Oklahoma State and Alabama to meet with college coaches. He wanted to see if he could learn anything from them about improving his game. The week before phase one of offseason workouts began, Manning gathered Demaryius Thomas, Wes Welker, Julius Thomas, Andre Caldwell and others in Durham, N.C., for a week of workouts with Cutcliffe. His old coach never asked Manning about the Super Bowl loss, or where his head was. But he saw something that week. "There was a purpose," he said.

In training camp, there have been late night texts and emails to quarterbacks coach Greg Knapp. He has asked offensive assistants Brian Callahan and Bo Hardegree to prepare extra studies for him. He has called out teammates like Sanders every day when watching tape, making them prepare better than before. Denver offensive coordinator Adam Gase has noticed Manning is enjoying what could be considered the mundane aspects of being a quarterback -- studying, installing, practicing, playing in preseason games and working out. "He is eating up every minute of this," Gase said.

The Broncos really like what they see. Head coach John Fox said Manning looks physically stronger than he has at any point since they have been together. And he said Manning is throwing the football better than he has since his neck injury.

So as it turns out, the question for Manning as the 2014 season draws near should not be: Does he still have his drive? It should be this: Does he have more drive than ever?

Broncos vice president/general manager John Elway might understand where Manning is better than almost anyone. "When I was older, what drove me was to win a world championship," Elway said. "We didn't have one. He obviously has one, but the thing everyone talks about is his lack of Super Bowl wins. I think that's what still drives him. He wants another one."

The opportunities are more precious than ever because they are running out. Manning smiles and says he "doesn't have much eligibility remaining." It really is no joke to him though. "He knows he's in the fourth quarter," his father said. "When he had his neck issues most people thought he was done. That the Good Lord allowed him to come back and play some more I think made him more driven than ever."

Something is different, maybe enhanced about Manning this summer. "There is an old Southern term," Cutcliffe said. "After something like losing in the Super Bowl, you set your jaw a little differently. Maybe the jaw has been set just a little differently."

To understand where Manning is today, we have to go to a hotel room at 9:45 at night.

Manning on Manning

By Peter King MMQB/SI.com September 18, 2014

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — The challenge of interviewing Peyton Manning is coming up with something new to ask. He might be the most interviewed athlete of this generation. Over the past few years, I’ve struggled to find something—anything— that he hasn’t talked about in a while. Or ever. In a late-August conversation with him, I was determined to come up with 10 questions that Peyton Manning had never been asked. Alas, I believe only six meet that threshold. But here’s what the Denver Broncos’ quarterback has to say …

The MMQB: What’s the first organized football game you ever played?

MANNING: I didn’t play organized football until I was in the seventh grade. Up until that point, I only played at recess and in the backyard. So in seventh grade, I played for my school—Newman School in New Orleans. We had seventh-grade football. We played St. Martin’s, kind of our rival school, even as we got into high school. I played quarterback. When you entered practice for the first day, you had to sign up for an offensive position and a defensive position. I signed up for quarterback and free safety. I never got to play free safety. They had enough players back there. Anyway, we won the game. I threw a couple touchdowns and I ran one. We actually ran a little option back in the day. They had trouble reading if you faked the veer to the fullback. They would kind of suck to the fullback and believe it or not, I could get around the end and run a little option. That option ended for me pretty much when I left junior high and high school. It was a good way to start off. So yeah, I played quarterback. I was number 11 in the seventh grade. I couldn’t be 8, my dad’s number. Back then they just gave you a jersey. Lucky for me, at least I got a quarterback number.

The MMQB: What other positions have you played over the years?

MANNING: I’m sometimes kind of embarrassed by this. I’ve never played, on the field, any other position besides quarterback. Never been on a special team. Never been on defense.

The MMQB: Maybe in your last NFL game, you should play another position—just for one snap. Peyton Manning at safety?

MANNING: I always say, ‘I’d like to go play safety.’ I mean, I would know what the quarterback is doing. The range though … I just don’t quite have it. The MMQB: If what happened to your brother Cooper—who had to quit football because of spinal stenosis in college—happened to you, what would have done with your life? Do football from the broadcast booth?

MANNING: That’s a good question. I mean, it’s funny because at the time, Cooper handled it so well, with an unbelievable grace and attitude. At Ole Miss, during two- a-days, he was having some numbness in his hand. They just kind of said, ‘Hey, we need to go get a look at this thing.’ So they did the full MRI and everything, and they said, ‘Whoa, whoa, whoa—you’ve got spinal stenosis.’ He didn’t have any neck symptoms. It was just kind of some numbness. Then they just said, ‘We can’t clear you to go back out there.’ So he handled it so well, and I’m not sure that I could have handled it as well, at that age, as he did. I know it was hard. I can’t speak for him and how disappointed he was. He just kept a good attitude about it and he’s kept a great attitude his entire life. He audibled and went on to become a ‘social legend’ at Ole Miss and obviously he’s got a great family and is successful in business. But I will say… Well, it’s different because I got to play for 20 years. But I had my neck injury and was potentially done with football. I felt like I had that same good attitude that Cooper did. Now it’s different. Like I said, I got to play. Cooper never really got his chance. But I guess I had matured since I was in college and I was able to handle that well. So I don’t know what I would have done. I really don’t. It’s hard to say. Football’s been such a part of my life. It’s allowed me to meet so many people and do so many things. At Tennessee, I was a communications major—which I enjoyed. I do enjoy public speaking. But I get asked to speak because I play football. So I’m not sure… It’s hard to say if I would have tried to stay involved in the game from another point of view—from coaching or something like that. TV, I don’t know. I’m not sure how good I’d be at it. I guess I’ve always liked being on the players’ side. Once you cross over, you’re on a different side. Obviously I won’t be a player forever, but while I am, I’m just trying to enjoy it while I can.

The MMQB: Absolute gut feeling—how many more years will you play?

MANNING: If you had asked me when I first came here to Denver, I probably would have said if I could get two more years then that would probably be good. But I feel a lot better than I thought I would. The regeneration [of the nerve controlling his arm strength] has been slow but steady—kind of like they said. There’s never been that one day or month where there was this huge regeneration and complete increase in weights. It’s just been a slow progression. My strength coach, Lou Richardson, has kept a chart since the day I got here in March 2012. You can see it. I can see the numbers and I can feel it as well, by the weights that I’m doing. I think it’s progressed to the field with some throws and some velocity. So that’s been encouraging. I’ve always said that I’m only gonna do it A) if I can help—if I can truly help—and B) if I still enjoy, not the playing—anybody enjoys playing—but enjoy the preparation and the work part of it. Right now I’m still enjoying those things. I’ve heard Drew Brees and Tom Brady say that they have this target, like, ‘I’m gonna play until I’m 45.’ I’m not in that position, I think because of my neck injury. But I think the smart way to handle it is, every March, I do this physical and we take a look at it. It’s the perfect time, because it says, ‘Hey, everything looks good.’ And it also kind of allows me to go, Do I still wanna go through a lifting, offseason schedule again? I do my neck check, but I do my heart check as well, my desire check. I like it when my heart says, ‘Hey, let’s keep this going.’ I’ve been encouraged.

The MMQB: Do you pay any attention to current events—Syria, the Ebola virus, what’s happening in the Gaza Strip?

MANNING: Yeah. Yeah. I keep up. Believe it or not, in our cafeteria—I wonder how this compares to other teams—we keep it on news channels. We keep it off the sports channels. It’s Fox News or CNN. We’ve usually got one of each to kind of balance it out [laughs]. So, the events in Ferguson, yeah, you keep up. Maybe I didn’t say it as much early on, but when Katrina occurred, when you see what’s going on and you see that’s your hometown, I feel like I can relate more now to seeing something that’s not my hometown and going, ‘Well, I’ve seen my hometown on that before.’ You might watch a current event and say, ‘Ferguson, Missouri—I’ve never heard of it.’ But Montee Ball and Sylvester Williams are from near there. So you do have more of a sympathetic view and you pay attention. Your thoughts go out to the people affected by it.

The MMQB: Do you vote?

MANNING: Yeah, I do vote. I have voted ever since I’ve been eligible to vote. It’s not a simple process when you go in there. There’s always a little more that goes along with it. In Indianapolis, there’s a Jewish Community Center right near my house, and so… Yeah, I don’t do it just to do it. You try to know who you’re voting for. I was good friends with the Governor of Indiana, Mitch Daniels, who’s now the president of Purdue. Probably could have been President of the United States. You try to get to know them. I’ve gotten to know some of the folks here in Colorado. There’s some different laws out here in Colorado. Pizza business is pretty good out here, believe it or not, due to some recent law changes. So when you come to a different place, you’ve kind of got to learn everything that comes with it.

The MMQB: Is it a great day when you can go out in public and no one recognizes you?

MANNING: I try to enjoy both sides of it. If you’re really dreading something then, to me, that’s not having a good attitude about it. So, you know, I realize that it won’t last forever. When you stop playing, there’s probably still some of that light, but it’s not the same. There’s a certain hat that you wear when you play quarterback. If you can make an impact when you’re wearing the hat, I enjoy doing that. At the same time, I certainly enjoy the quiet moments, when it’s just with my family or… I saw my high school tight end. He was also our catcher in baseball. He lives out in San Francisco—a guy named Mike Keck. He and I got to visit for 30 minutes after the 49ers game [in the preseason]. We kind of got just in a corner. There was nobody else around. He said, ‘Man, it’s so nice to just be able to talk to you without anything else.’ I even said the same thing. We were talking high school stories and there was nobody else around. He calls me PM and I called him Keck. So I enjoy those moments certainly. At the same time, after that, I went and signed some autographs for the fans. Ronnie Hillman’s mother came up to me. Julius Thomas’ dad came up to me. I’ve never met them before. Both of them just said, ‘Hey, it’s nice to meet you. We’re pulling for you.’ I still enjoy doing that part of it. So I try to have a good attitude in either of the situations that I’m in.

The MMQB: What’s the best round of golf in your life?

MANNING: I shot even par, 72, at St. Andrews. Me, Cooper and Eli, and my dad went three summers ago. But, we were playing from the ‘up’ tees—because they made you. They get so much play. Everybody wants to go and play where the pros play. They’d be six-hour rounds. So they say, ‘Hey, this is where you’re playing.’ It’s probably 6,400 yards. Not a long course at all. I like to say that even if I was all the way back there, I had it dialed in that day. So it was fun. Obviously, that’s my favorite golf foursome of all time.

The MMQB: Say you had every rookie quarterback in the league sitting in front of you right now, and you could give them a message to try to help them as they begin their careers. What would it be?

MANNING: I think about the advice that I got when I was a rookie and what really stuck with me. There’s a couple of things. Steve Young—we played the 49ers that year out in San Francisco. He came up to me after the game and kind of put his arm around me and it’s funny because he said, ‘Peyton, just trust me. The game will eventually slow down for you. It will slow down.’ It’s funny, because it was kind of this weight off my shoulders. I had been thinking, It’s just not the same as college. It’s so different. Of course, I was like, Please hurry up and slow down. Please hurry up and slow down. But boy, he was right. Even toward the end of that season, I started to see some things a lot slower. Then the next season, we went from 3-13 to 13-3. Each game in Years 2 and 3, it was just what Steve said. It did slow down. So just trusting the process—it is a marathon and not a sprint.

If I could give them a couple pieces of advice, I would start with this: ‘Don’t ever go to a meeting to watch a practice or a game without having already watched it by yourself.’ That’s one thing that I have always done. When the coach is controlling the remote control, he’s gonna rewind when he wants to rewind. He’s gonna skip certain plays. He’s not watching every single detail. When you can control the rewind button, you can go in there and you watch—first, you better watch your mechanics. Watch what you’re doing. Is your drop good? How’s your throw? OK, now rewind it again. Now you better watch your receivers. OK, looks like Demaryius Thomas ran a good route here. Not sure what Julius Thomas was doing here. Then you better rewind it again and watch what the defense is doing. So, there’s time in that deal. You have to know what they were doing so you can help them. So that has helped me. When I go in and watch it with the coach, I’m watching it for the third, fourth, fifth time. That’s when you start learning.

The other thing I would tell them: ‘To ever watch film without a pen and paper in your hand is a complete waste of time.’ You do it that way, you’re only watching it, as I call it, to please the coach. If you’re in the QB room and you leave the door open so they can see you in there, don’t. Shut the door. You ought to have the door shut. Whether they know you’re in there or not, they’re gonna know by the way you play out on the field. Don’t go showing off.

So those are some things that I have been doing for a long time that have helped me, and I’m still doing them today from a preparation standpoint. But I pull for quarterbacks. I do. These young guys that are playing—I still like the ones that get to play early. I still think that’s the best way to learn. I still hold that rookie record for interceptions. I’m not gonna lie—I pull for these rookies every year to break it. Now you have to be a 16-game starter, so I don’t like these guys who start like 10 or 12 games, because they don’t have enough opportunities. So, I’m not gonna lie, as much as I’m pulling for them to be successful, I do not like holding that record. So, whoever wants to start their rookie quarterback 16 times and throw it a lot this year, I’m all for it.

Playing early: I still think it’s the best way to learn.

Meeting Peyton Manning, Broncos superstar and normal guy

By Laurie Lattimore-Volkmann, Guest Commentary The Denver Post September 16, 2014

Peyton Manning is a normal guy.

That's no newsflash. Just about every article about the future Hall of Famer mentions his genuine interest and concern for everyone around him — whether it's a defensive lineman who's trying to sack him, a stadium employee or the guy who mows his lawn.

It's that character trait that prompted me to write a guest commentary in The Denver Post last February defending the quarterback's "legacy" that so many football critics were suddenly abandoning because the Broncos got walloped in the Super Bowl.

It's also that character trait that has continued to set him apart from so many others. The past couple weeks have been a sobering reminder of that, as NFL headlines were dominated by storylines from Ray Rice and Adrian Peterson, and players missing games because they were suspended for substance abuse or performance-enhancing-drug violations.

It's not news that Manning is always a class act. He's been that since his college football days at the University of Tennessee. But it is during times like this that we remember why we should not take his leadership and example — let alone his talent — for granted.

So it was definitely refreshing to find out in person last weekend that one of the most iconic quarterbacks currently in the NFL is still also the most regular guy in the world.

Thanks possibly to my February commentary, but more likely to a heartfelt note from my 7-year-old dying to meet his favorite player while in Denver to go to his "first live football game," Manning graciously met with my family on Saturday.

He walked into the room in jeans and a sweater with his ragged backpack slung over his right shoulder on his way to study before the Broncos-Chiefs game.

Though a big game was coming up, Manning was making a special detour that evening to meet a couple of boys who think he hangs the moon (and I don't plan on telling them any differently). Putting his bulging backpack down, the 6-foot-5, 200-pound quarterback with a laser-rocket arm bent down to shake my 7-year-old's hand and talk about his excitement about going to the game.

"Are you going to cheer loud at the game?" Manning asked him.

Calvin of course answered yes, but only in passing as he rushed to get some advice from the five-time NFL MVP.

"I was wondering about throwing the ball. I thought you should throw it over the shoulder, but a guy told me today kids should throw side-armed at first. What do you think?"

"I like over your shoulder," Manning said, matter-of-factly, motioning how to throw as Calvin emulated No. 18's technique. "Yep, yep. Over the shoulder."

Looking satisfied and thrilled, Calvin was ready to go play football, almost forgetting that he was experiencing 10 minutes with Peyton Manning, one of the NFL's superstars.

I'm sure when he's older, Calvin, along with his younger brother Tanner, will look back on this and realize what an amazing moment it was. When they're watching Peyton win a Super Bowl (yes, we are confident fans) or later when they see him put on his yellow Hall of Fame blazer, it will register how incredibly honored they should feel to have met that man.

And that's the brilliance of Manning. You are in a room with a multiple-MVP, future Hall of Fame quarterback, yet you might as well be at a bar talking with the guy next to you — about the Oklahoma-Tennessee game, about good SEC matchups, about living in Charleston, about spending time with kids.

Except this regular guy also signs autographs on one of the hottest-selling jerseys in the NFL. And his guy-next-door persona makes him completely abnormal in a profession that's full of big egos, bad tempers and selfishness.

Before he left, Manning signed every No. 18 jersey in the room and then suggested taking an extra photo with "just the boys."

We made feeble attempts to thank him for taking so much time, commend his continual leadership on and off the field and wish him the best for the next day's game and entire season.

Like the pro he is, Manning said a humble "thank you" as he shook every single person's hand again, told the boys it was nice to meet them and reminded them to cheer loud against the Chiefs. Then No. 18 picked up his backpack and headed to study.

Thank you, Mr. Manning.

For so many things, thank you.

Peyton Manning playing the best football of his life for Broncos

By Troy E. Renck The Denver Post September 7, 2014

Peyton Manning yelled at Todd Helton.

To understand why the NFL is enjoying a Golden Age of Quarterbacks, wander back to a practice field at Duke University in the spring of 2012. Manning and Helton were working out with intramural students recruited for drills. Helton attended as moral support for his good friend Manning, who faced a crisis of confidence after multiple neck surgeries. The Rockies first baseman figured he'd wring out a few calories, trade a few laughs.

He lined up for passes, and Manning went all United Way "Saturday Night Live" skit. He directed traffic, called signals and, at one point, upbraided Helton for cutting a route 2 yards short.

"He was dead serious," Helton said, grinning at the recollection. "He loves competing. And everything matters to Peyton."

Manning embarks on his 17th season on Sunday night against the Indianapolis Colts, playing the best football of his life and, arguably, anyone's life. That's what the Broncos will need from him in order to get back to and win the Super Bowl.

Manning provides a daily reminder that something is up in the NFL: the ages of star quarterbacks. Manning (38), New England's Tom Brady (37) and New Orleans' Drew Brees (35) are defying conventional wisdom, as they extend their prime into years when they should be working as studio analysts. They are redefining the position, graying gracefully around the temples rather than fading to black like a hobbled Johnny Unitas or a crippled Joe Namath.

"You sort of feel like when you are watching Brady, Brees and Manning that they could play forever," Colts quarterback Andrew Luck. "Why not?"

Last season, Manning set single-season records in touchdown passes (55) and passing yards (5,477) as the Broncos scored more points (606) than any team in history.

"It's the 2014 season, and just because you did certain things last year means nothing as far as this upcoming season," Manning cautioned. "Nothing is given. You have to go out there and earn it. You don't just turn it on come September." Manning is not slowing down at 38 — an age when Dallas Cowboys' great Troy Aikman had been retired four years and Steve Young played three games. Manning is under contract through 2017, when he will be 40.

Three quarterbacks in NFL history have started the majority of a team's games in a season after turning 40: Brett Favre, and Warren Moon.

Brady, Brees and Manning appear poised to double that statistic, all saying performance, not age, will determine when they quit.

"When I suck, I will retire," Brady told reporters last week.

"That was a pretty good line. I kind of feel the same way," Manning said. "I don't have a set number of years, but when you're just not playing well and you can't help, it's different. Look, some guys can hang on and get another year vested, if that's the goal. But if you can really produce and help a team and you enjoy playing, it's really up to the individual."

Confluence of factors

Brees has said, with a straight face, that he wants to play until he's 45. He cites seasons by Kurt Warner and Brett Favre at the end of their careers for his optimism.

A confluence of factors are behind the go-for-the-old quarterback renaissance: year-round training; better nutrition; rules designed to protect them from hits and their receivers from enduring excessive contact at the line of scrimmage; and encyclopedic knowledge of offensive systems.

Manning treats offseason workouts like Super Bowl week. No detail is too small. He heads to Duke University to build timing with receivers. Brady and Brees hold similar voluntary passing camps. Their workouts and meals are position specific.

"I think with Brees, Manning, Brady and Aaron Rodgers, even though he's younger, they have turned the position into a science," said former NFL MVP quarterback and CBS analyst Rich Gannon. "That's a big part of it."

They prepare so they can repair their bodies and minds during the regular season, said Tom House, a former major league pitcher and coach. Quarterbacks, including Brady and Brees, seek out House to improve their mechanics. He worked with Hall of Fame pitcher Nolan Ryan, who pitched until he was 46.

"I truly believe we will see quarterbacks playing and performing at a high level in their 40s. We have a little test case with Nolan," House said last week. "He didn't quit because he couldn't throw hard anymore. He stopped because he couldn't recover in five days. With the proper mechanics, passion and mind-set, there's no reason some of the quarterbacks can't do it at 45."

The modern NFL makes it more realistic. The days of clothesline tackles and body slams have gone the way of VHS tapes. The game is as violent as ever, but it's more civilized toward its biggest stars.

"You have to protect the guys who get the TV ratings," Broncos defensive tackle Terrance Knighton said. "They don't want us hitting Peyton, Brady, those guys, anyway we want because no one wants 7-3 games. They want 50-48 games. When you are about to hit a quarterback, you think about the repercussions of taking a guy's head off or just giving him a bump to let him know that you're there."

A revolutionary QB

Just getting near the quarterback is considered an accomplishment in today's NFL. Manning was sacked only 18 times last season, and didn't get hit in the first two playoff victories before the Super Bowl loss to the Seattle Seahawks. Like Brady and Brees, he has revolutionized the position. With receivers able to get off the line of scrimmage more easily, Manning has gone shorter in his old age.

As the maestro of an up-tempo, no-huddle offense. Manning threw an NFL-high 373 passes 5 yards or fewer last year, according to ESPN research. Twenty-nine went for touchdowns. The quarterback with the next-closest number had 16. Of Manning's 55 touchdown passes, 29 were thrown in two seconds or less.

What he lacks in velocity, Manning makes up for in precision. He throws a catchable pass, allowing receivers time to make cuts. His receivers led the league in yards after the catch last season. It helps that Manning remains in complete command of the Broncos' offense, able to yell out dummy calls before audibling into a new alignment with six seconds or less on the play clock, leaving the defense no time to adjust.

"It's very unusual where you turn on the tape and see Manning, Brees or Brady take a blindside hit from a cornerback or linebacker," Gannon said. "They know the built-in hot reads, they know the protections, they know where everybody is supposed to be. They avoid hits. They know their best ability is their availability."

Early in Broncos training camp, Manning spent nearly a half hour after practice working with receivers Emmanuel Sanders and Cody Latimer. He never threw a pass, just going over hand signals at the goal line.

Everything matters, Helton said.

Except maybe age. "These quarterbacks are going to be playing for a long time, I have a feeling, with where the league is now," Broncos general manager John Elway said. "They're still playing at such a high level, so it's still a rough game, and when they do get hit, it still hurts to get hit.

"But obviously they're a little more protected than they used to be, but that's OK because they're that important."

Broncos' Brandon Marshall is now used to being mistaken for Bears' Brandon Marshall

By Lindsay Jones FTW/USAToday.com September 23, 2014

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. – Denver Broncos linebacker Brandon Marshall grew accustomed to being mistaken – in name only – for the NFL’s other Brandon Marshall, the much more famous wide receiver now with the . But sometimes having the same name as one of the NFL’s most famous wide receivers can get exhausting.

Monday night was one of those times, especially after the Bears’ Marshall suffered a leg injury during the Bears’ Monday Night Football game against the New York Jets.

Hundreds of Twitter users flooded the wrong Marshall’s timeline, many of them berating Marshall for not catching enough passes. Some implored him to get back on the field. Others cursed at him. Most seemed concerned about their fantasy teams, while others were confused about how Marshall could be tweeting and replying during the game.

“There was another situation when it happened last year, but he was doing good. This time, they were mad because he got hurt,” Marshall told USA TODAY Sports on Tuesday. “I was bored, so I was like, ‘I’m just going to play along.’”

Marshall estimated he received about 700 Twitter mentions from the time the Monday night game started and when he awoke Tuesday morning. He couldn’t read all of them, but he skimmed through them and replied to some of his favorites.

Finally, he turned off his notifications and went into his Twitter account to update his bio, adding “I do not play for the Bears!!”

“It’s been happening forever obviously, I just think it’s magnified because he’s more visible because of the stuff he’s doing, and then fantasy is always crazy,” Marshall said.

But now that Marshall is making a name for himself – he’s started three games for the Broncos, and currently is tied for the team lead in tackles – maybe there will be less confusion. “I guess I got to keep working, maybe I need a pick six,” Marshall said.

With little experience, Brandon Marshall now calling Broncos defensive plays

By Mike Klis The Denver Post August 15, 2014

Mere days ago, Brandon Marshall had barely stepped on an NFL field when it counted. His next NFL tackle will be his second.

High school, college or pros, Marshall had said few words in a defensive huddle, much less call a play.

"Never," he said. "I never played Mike (middle) backer in my life. Never made any calls."

That all changed Thursday, when the Broncos' equipment guys put a speaker in Marshall's helmet. Marshall not only went from backup replacing the injured Danny Trevathan as the Broncos' starting weakside linebacker, he suddenly was calling the plays for the likes of DeMarcus Ware.

"It's funny, he was looking back at me today: 'What's the call?' " Marshall said. "I tell him, 'It's this, it's this.' And then this guy over here says, 'What's the call?' I tell him. I have to make sure I speak loud and speak clear and confidently so everybody can hear me."

Marshall, a third-year linebacker from Nevada, was surprised to be given such a heady task.

He thought the job of relaying signals from defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio to the huddle would go to middle linebacker Nate Irving.

But middle linebackers as defensive leaders are so 20th century. The Broncos employ their various sub packages (extra defensive backs) about 65 percent of the time. Irving starts in the base — and when he's in there he does often yell out the defensive signals after he is relayed the call from Marshall — but then comes out in sub packages.

Marshall plays every snap.

"I enjoyed it," he said. "Today was my first day. You have to get the call, you have to make sure everybody gets the call — because you have guys asking for it. Then you have to look at the (offensive) formation. You have to make sure everybody's lined up. You have to make sure you're lined up, take care of your own responsibility. After all that, you have to play fast. There's a lot to it. I liked it, actually. Keeps you focused."

Wait a minute. Part of the job is to look at the offensive formation. Does that mean Marshall is out there matching wits in practice with Peyton Manning?

"Today I tried to make a check off one of his checks," Marshall said, smiling.

Lamin Barrow, a rookie weakside linebacker, will call the plays for the second-team defense Sunday in the Broncos' preseason game against San Francisco. Steven Johnson, a third-year middle linebacker, will call plays as usual for the third-team defense.

Smith, McCray earn second chances

By Jeff Legwold ESPN.com August 10, 2014

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. – They were a part of the Denver Broncos’ rookie class last season, but Quanterus Smith and Lerentee McCray didn't get to run in the offense, as Montee Ball did, or start on defense, as Sylvester Williams did. Smith and McCray were relegated to interested bystander status as the team went about the business of a Super Bowl trip, spending the season on injured reserve.

But the Broncos believed time would heal the two, and in a defensive makeover where Smith and McCray aren’t often listed as two of the “new" faces, they have each shown they’ll make some impact in the defense as the Broncos try to add a little production on that side of the ball.

“You hope so," McCray said. “I just know it feels great to be out there, try to show what I can do."

Smith tore an ACL in the 11th game of his senior season at Western Kentucky. He was leading the nation in sacks at the time with 12.5, including three sacks against an Alabama offensive line that was stocked with NFL draft picks.

The Broncos saw enough to take him with the first of their fifth-round picks in the 2013 draft, and even as Smith kept saying he would “be full go" by the time the 2013 regular season rolled around, the Broncos weren’t convinced. After watching Smith work through training camp and the preseason last year, the place him on injured reserve when they cut the roster to 53 players.

“He just needed more time," said Broncos executive vice president of football operations/general manager John Elway. “You could kind of see that as he went through camp and as we’ve gone through offseason, you can see it helped him."

For his part McCray, who had been signed as an undrafted rookie following the 2013 draft, was on track to make the roster and keep a decade-long streak of at least one undrafted rookie advancing past the final cut. Then he suffered a season- ending ankle injury in the preseason finale against the Arizona Cardinals.

“Not being out there last year, it just hurt me," McCray said. “So I bring that energy and that attitude and that emotion out there to the field when I go play.”

And while Elway’s high-profile maneuvers to repair the team’s defense – signing DeMarcus Ware, Aqib Talib and T.J. Ward in free agency – have led most any discussion about the team’s makeover on that side of the ball. The Broncos also want, and need, some of the other “additions" to work out as well.

Those include the five starters who finished the season on injured reserve in 2013, players such as cornerback Chris Harris Jr., defensive end Derek Wolfe and linebacker Von Miller, as well as fit-and-play players such as Smith and McCray.

Smith, who has spent training camp as Ware’s backup, played 31 plays against the Seahawks on Thursday and consistently forced the issue in the pass rush. McCray, who has played with the starting defense at strong-side linebacker as Miller continues to work back from ACL surgery, finished out with 32 plays in the preseason opener.

McCray had a tackle for loss against the Seahawks.

“It felt good to be out there," Smith said. “ … I just want to keep building on it, learn from DeMarcus and produce whenever they put me out there."

McCray has similar motivation.

“I’ve just grown as a better player, just a better football player overall — special teams to defense, anything I’m asked to do," McCray said. “I have an understanding of what I have to do to get my job done and all I have to do is go out there and get it done. Not being out last year, it just hurt me. So I bring that energy and that attitude and that emotion out there to the field when I go play.” K Brandon McManus making a case to stay in Denver

By Arnie Stapleton Associated Press September 16, 2014

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — First-year kicker Brandon McManus is making the most of his NFL tryout while Pro Bowler Matt Prater serves out his four-game suspension kicking field goals at a nearby high school.

McManus has made both of his field goal attempts and had touchbacks on 11 of 12 kickoffs in the Denver Broncos' 2-0 start. If he makes a pressure kick Sunday at Seattle or against Arizona after the bye week, he might just earn himself a longer stay in Denver.

"That's what I want to do, is put doubt in their mind about what they should do" when Prater's punishment is over, McManus said. "I don't want to come out here and think, 'Well, I'm only kicking for four games.' My mental preparation wouldn't be good. That's not the way I'm looking at it."

The Broncos traded a conditional 2015 seventh-round pick to the New York Giants for McManus last month after Prater was suspended for drinking. Prater has been in the NFL's drug program, which includes alcohol, since a DUI arrest in 2011.

Prater led the league last year by making 25 of 26 field goals, including a record- setting 64-yarder against Tennessee. He also led the NFL with 81 kickoff touchbacks.

His suspension put the Broncos in a tough spot as they open the season against four teams that averaged 11.25 wins last year.

Although the Bronco's 26 wins in Peyton Manning's first two years in Denver came by an average of 16.8 points, both of the their wins this year have been by seven. And the defending AFC champs are bracing for plenty more slugfests, some of which might come down to a clutch field goal.

A four-year starter at Temple, McManus spent the 2013 preseason in Indianapolis and the regular season preparing for another shot.

"It's tough because that's the first season that I hadn't played football since middle school," McManus said. "So, I just kept working to stay ready. I knew I was on a bunch of teams' short lists. And I was just waiting. So, I started my kicking business just to make some money." He offered private lessons in the Philadelphia and New Jersey area through "Kickin' It With McManus," which also kept him in shape for another shot at the NFL.

He had two tryouts during the 2013 season, one with the Giants and the other with the Saints, who replaced longtime kicker Garrett Hartley with veteran Shayne Graham heading into the playoffs.

This summer, he pushed Giants incumbent Josh Brown just as he had Adam Vinatieri in Indy.

"He's one of those guys that's going to be a lifer," Brown said of McManus. "He's going to be a 10-year guy, easily. He's got that kind of talent and he's got that kind of head on his shoulders."

And a booming right leg.

"He's got a tremendously strong leg and he's got a lot of upside," Broncos GM John Elway said after trading for him.

Elway had several proven veterans to choose from but he went with the 6-foot-3, 201-pound novice with smooth mechanics and a bright future.

"The biggest knock on me it's hard to get regular-season experience for a young kicker," McManus said. "A lot of teams don't want to put their head on a line to get a rookie kicker out there. So, definitely the four games I knew would help me. I wanted to come in and perform well for those four games whether they keep me here or not when Matt comes back."

Last month, coach John Fox suggested Prater hadn't worn out his welcome in Denver, saying, "He's part of our family."

Then, a contrite Prater apologized and pledged to stay out of clubs to avoid the temptation to drink again, which could result in a yearlong ban.

His suspension is costing Prater $750,000 of his $3 million base salary.

There's the rub.

The Broncos are paying big bucks for their specialists — Prater will count $3.812 million against this year's cap and punter/holder Britton Colquitt another $3.25 million.

McManus signed a deal that would pay him $420,000 this year and $510,000 in 2015, when Prater's base salary jumps to $3.25 million. That's no small consideration for a team that has several stars coming up for big long-term contracts, including Demaryius Thomas, Julius Thomas and Chris Harris Jr.

McManus wants to stay here with them. He sees Denver not as a stopover but as his destination.

"I think that's the only way you can look at it," he said.

Broncos' Von Miller on way to becoming his old disruptive self

By Troy E. Renck The Denver Post September 23, 2014

Many logical explanations exist to explain why the Broncos woke up Monday with their first defeat of the season. They became one-dimensional in Seattle, forced to abandon a failing ground game after falling behind by 14 points. They suffered communication issues, leading to blown plays and hollow drives. They missed tackles on the Seahawks' drive for the winning touchdown in overtime.

The reasons for the loss do not include Von Miller.

He played his best game since returning from the knee surgery he underwent late last season. Three games is not a long time, but Miller appears well on his way from being a distraction last year to becoming a disruptive force this year.

Miller graded out as the defense's top performer Sunday, a testament to the widespread havoc he created. He registered a sack for the second consecutive game and forced Seattle quarterback Russell Wilson to hurry passes.

Miller believes it's too early to draw conclusions but said he's pleased with his progress nine months removed from surgery to repair a torn ACL in his right knee. He will consider eschewing the brace — which he doesn't wear in practice — when the Broncos host the Arizona Cardinals on Oct. 5.

"I feel like I took step forward in my performance," Miller said. "I performed better. I am getting comfortable. I am hoping to take another step next week (against Arizona). I have been feeling good."

Miller's improvement is tied to what he's not doing. Aggressiveness fuels pass rushers but leaves them vulnerable to allowing big plays. Miller continues to trust his instincts and play within the scheme. In letting the game come to him, he's becoming his old self.

After a one-tackle effort in the season opener against the Indianapolis Colts, he has had a combined 14 over the past two weeks. The sacks remain his staple, even if they require patience.

"It' s kind of hard to explain. It's kind of like a 3-point shooter in the NBA. When you get the opportunity, you have to take advantage of it, you have to hit 'em," Miller said Monday. "You aren't going to hit 20 3s a night. You hit a couple, and when you are on, you are on. When the shot's not there, you can't force it. In the National Football League, if you force it, the quarterback will break contain and be gone."

Having DeMarcus Ware flank the opposite end helps, forcing teams into challenging pass-protection decisions. Ware played only 44 snaps Sunday, the result of maintenance from minor bumps and bruises, according to Broncos coach John Fox. But Ware made an impact when needed most. He sacked Wilson in the fourth quarter near the goal line and nearly recovered a fumble.

"I kept telling him, 'You're not going to get this ball,' " Wilson said. "He said, 'I'll wait all night.' I said, 'I'll wait all night, too.' "

Ware followed with a great burst off the line, knocking running back Marshawn Lynch back in the end zone, which led to a safety. For Miller, it was like his TV had come to life after so many years of watching Ware as a kid growing up in Texas. The one-two punch brought a forceful reminder of why the Broncos were so eager to sign Ware as a bookend to Miller.

"That's the story of his career. He's been making big plays for a long time," Miller said. "I will be on my side thinking about what I am going to do, and all of sudden 'boom!' D-Ware makes a play. We are only three games in, but we are definitely improving."

Life-changing experience bonds Moore, Goulding

By Lauren Giudice DenverBroncos.com September 28, 2014

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. – Their scars are eerily similar. Both nearly a foot long, permanently marking their calves.

Rahim Moore’s scar is clearly more healed than Tyson Goulding’s. The skin is now soft and, though the scar is clearly visible, it’s faded a bit. Goudling’s remains a bit red.

Their scars serve as permanent reminders of the traumatic experience they each went through. Their marks are almost like a symbol of their bond. While the scars are permanent, so is their connection.

On Sunday, June 1, Goudling participated in a 10K run. An athlete his whole life, the physical exertion wasn’t anything extraordinary. He completed the race and his right calf began aching.

His symptoms became worse and his wife, Heather, took him to urgent care. The doctor informed him that he would need emergency surgery immediately in order to avoid amputation. He was diagnosed with acute compartment syndrome.

While rare, Goulding knew all about it.

Acute compartment syndrome is caused when there is increased pressure in a muscle compartment. It can often lead to nerve damage and issues with blood flow.

A dedicated Broncos fan, he had followed Moore’s story and experience with the same condition. During the Broncos’ game against the Chiefs in November, Moore started experiencing similar pain in his left calf. He couldn’t shake it and was unable to make the plays he knew he was capable of.

He didn’t finish the game and when the pain didn’t subside, he called Broncos head trainer Steve Antonopulos. He went to the hospital in the middle of the night where he was diagnosed. He, like Goulding, required emergency surgery. Both men were hours away from amputation.

Goulding underwent surgery on Monday following the diagnosis and then a second on Wednesday. He would end up having four surgeries in ten days. The night after that Wednesday surgery was the lowest and most discouraged Goulding felt throughout his recovery process. Knowing how closely Goulding followed the Broncos and recalling Moore’s similar struggle, a relative reached out to the Broncos to see if a call or a text from Moore would be possible to lift Goulding’s spirit.

About 30 minutes later, Moore stood in his Goulding’s hospital room.

When Heather informed Goulding that Moore was on his way to visit him, he didn’t believe her.

“It was late at night and I had gone home for the night and it was the Broncos saying Rahim wanted to come by and I said 'Well, Tyson’s probably going to be in the hospital for the next couple of weeks so come on by whenever' and he said, ‘No, we want to come tonight’ so I got in the car and came back to the hospital and he [Tyson] said ‘What are you doing here?” Heather said. “And I said ‘Rahim Moore is coming to visit you’ and he’s like ‘Stop playing.’”

But Moore did come. Moore, then approximately seven months removed from his surgeries, served as an inspiration for Goulding. By that time, Moore had regained much of his strength in his leg and was walking and running.

He offered support for Goulding and reminded him to stay strong. Moore told him what the recovery was going to be like for him and he didn’t sugarcoat it. He informed him that it wouldn’t be easy, but that he knew he could do it. Before Moore left the hospital that night, they prayed together.

“He was my example that you can get back,” Goulding said.

“It’s been really tough,” Heather said. “In the beginning we didn’t know if he’d be able to walk again. We didn’t know what his new normal would be. So it’s been really hard but it’s been wonderful to see how fast he’s recovered and he had great medical care, which made a huge impact.”

Fast forward to September 7, 2014. Rahim Moore is back at Sports Authority Field for his first regular season game since his diagnosis. A pass from Andrew Luck intended for Colts tight end Dwayne Allen was deflected by Aqib Talib and intercepted by Moore just inches above falling incomplete. Later in the game, the ball bounced off Coby Fleener’s hands and Moore dove to catch it and give the Broncos possession.

Goulding watched the game on television as his new friend made his NFL comeback. “It’s awesome,” Goulding said regarding Moore’s first game back. “He said that he was going to have a great year. It’s inspiring. It’s really cool.”Goudling still isn’t 100 percent and can’t run again yet. He’s still working to build his strength back.

“I’m almost three months into this so it’s just a process of trying to get stronger,” Goulding said. “I’ve been an athlete my whole life. I understand the work of working out and building muscle so I know it doesn’t happen overnight. I’m still working on it.”

The two friends, bonded by unfortunate circumstances, were reunited as the Gouldings were invited to the Broncos' practice preceding their Week 3 game in Seattle. It looked like they had known each other for a long time as they embraced.

Moore gave Goulding and Heather his gloves and sent them home with the cleats he was wearing during practice, which also happened to be the cleats he wore during that fateful Chiefs game a year ago. He signed them, “To Tyson, From your friend Rahim. Luv ya!”

They shared exercises that they have been using to gain mobility back and Rahim said he will send tickets their way for a Broncos game later this season. They compared their analogous scars. As they both continue their long process of recovery, it appeared that they found relief in each other.

“He looked good,” Moore said about their reunion. “He looked like he’s overcome a lot and I’m proud of him. He has a fantastic wife. His wife has done a fantastic job. She’s so joyous and giddy and has kept a positive attitude.”

“I look forward to seeing her and Tyson in the future. It’s not going to be a camera thing or an interview thing. We’re going to hang out, I’ll invite them to the games. We’re going to have dinner and we’re going to hang out. Someday we’ll laugh about these times.”

It was a nice reunion on a beautiful Thursday afternoon. Even Head Coach John Fox came to see the Gouldings to wish them well.

Moore and Goulding lead very different lives, but they will remain friends as they both share an experience that very few have to go through.

“Tyson’s very laid back and he’s very quiet but right now he’s in a stage where he’s so thankful and so blessed. I will always be there for Tyson,” Moore said. “That’s a great friendship and bond to have. I want him to have joy and triumph from watching me play football and him rooting me on because at the end of the day I’m rooting him on.” Rahim Moore's studious approach to playing football began long before he joined Broncos

By Mike Klis The Denver Post September 14, 2014

Rahim Moore can sit and watch film of the Kansas City Chiefs' offense on his iPad, and talk with a reporter to his right, all at the same time. Try chewing on that while walking away. "Sorry, but I've got to multitask," Moore says. "You're cutting into my film time."

This may be difficult to believe, but Moore, a fourth-year NFL safety who made two interceptions in the Broncos' season-opening win a week ago, may be just as life- possessed with football as Peyton Manning.

Yes, Manning was all but born into the NFL. Moore started running around a football field when he was a 4-year-old water boy for his older brother Shaft's Pop Warner team. The younger brother started putting on his own pads in his South Central Los Angeles Pop Warner League when he was 7.

He didn't just play the game. The hyperactive kid studied it.

"When Rahim was a little boy, 7 or 8 years old, he would sit with his coach and watch film for hours," said Moore's mom, Nowana.

In a hallway at Broncos headquarters, Moore is watching film now.

"You want to see this play right here? This is a play they're good at," he says. "Alex Smith is always making plays. You can never count him out."

Smith, who quarterbacks the Chiefs, is executing one of coach Andy Reid's patented plays: the misdirection, play-action bootleg pass.

Know what film study does? It helps a safety break a half second quicker on a ball tipped in the air. When the Indianapolis Colts' Andrew Luck forced a pass to tight end Dwayne Allen down the seam last Sunday, it wasn't the first time Moore saw that play.

When cornerback Aqib Talib deflected the ball, Moore caught it just inches off the ground. Later, when a Luck pass clanked high off Coby Fleener's hands as the tight end was running a crossing route, Moore was in position — and had the athletic, change-of- direction quickness to shift from coming up on the tackle to making a lateral dive for the interception.

"If you're in the right position and you're going hard, then good things happen," said Broncos defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio. "That's really what it was. In both cases he was where he was supposed to be. He was breaking the way he was supposed to be breaking and aggressively going after the ball.

Being benched "was like retiring"

On occasion, Moore has looked wistfully at the city he's played for going on four seasons. It's not like Denver is exempt from gang problems, but it's nothing like the dangerous neighborhood surrounding his Dorsey High School.

Moore was never close to joining a gang, but he did have close friends who did.

"If it got to the point where they were going to do something they weren't supposed to do, I was going to the grass," he said.

The gangs were street. Going to the grass was a metaphor for not hanging on the street. Going to the grass meant working out, doing homework, practicing, watching game film.

Going to the grass.

"If I had a choice, I would love for my mom and my dad to both be married and live in Lone Tree, or Highlands Ranch, or live in Cherry Creek," Moore said. "I would love that. But that's not the plan God had for me."

South Central Los Angeles was what Nowana and her three children made of it. A single mother who worked 25 years in the banking business, Nowana would get up at 6 a.m., drop off Rasheed (Shaft), now 31; Rahim, 24; and DuRaisha (NaeNae), 19, who is in her second year at Arizona State; at school and then head to the bank.

"It was tough sometimes," Nowana said. "It was also rewarding. They had birthday parties every year. We did family functions. I loved on them. I took them to school, we went to church, I whipped their butts, I raised them, I loved them. And you do it until they get of age and take the baton and move on to be productive in their own lives."

After Moore led the nation with 10 interceptions as a sophomore at UCLA, he showed up the next year in New York for the 2011 NFL draft believing he would go in the first round. Instead he wasn't selected until the second day, in the second round.

"I was disappointed," he said. "But looking back, I'm happy I went in the second round. I was disappointed because I felt like I did everything I could to be drafted at that level. But who cares? In the NFL, you either make plays or you don't. It doesn't matter what round you are drafted or how much money you're making. Are you're making plays and are you helping your team win?"

He started his first five games as a rookie, but the Broncos' coaching staff determined he wasn't ready and benched him, pretty much for the rest of the season.

"It was like retiring," Moore said. "They took the game away from me. Looking back, it was good for me. I disagreed with it. But at the same time, Coach (John) Fox said it would better me. It did."

It helped to have a sideline view of veterans Brian Dawkins and Champ Bailey. Moore also saw that the NFL game wasn't as difficult as he was making it out to be.

Don't think, just play.

"Lord, let me wake up from this"

He played well in his second season of 2012 until the Flacco Fling in a second-round playoff gamepointed the index finger of blame directly at Moore. The Ravens tied the score in the final seconds of regulation, then won the game in overtime.

Funny thing happened after that touchdown catch for Baltimore, though. Before the angry mob could gather, Moore disarmed it by standing in front of his locker and taking full responsibility.

"He was so remarkable," Nowana said. "I know he set a tone and an example to many. He said, 'Hey, it's right there in front of everybody.' Why say something different? He said it, he owned up to it. He moved on. Of course he carried it for a while. But once he let it go, it was a brand new day.'"

The next day, Moore headed off to Florida to begin his offseason training. He doesn't smoke, doesn't drink. In 2013, he was playing every snap at free safety for the Broncos when, in a home game against Kansas City — "November 17," Mom said reflexively — Moore's leg was inexplicably going numb.

Fox, who was watching at home as he recuperated from heart surgery, may have been the first to realize something was amiss. "There was a run that broke out to the boundary," Fox said. "And he ran after it, and I mean he had no juice. I was thinking, 'Something's wrong with him.' "

Early the next morning, Moore underwent a life-threatening surgery to correct a circulation condition in his lower left leg called lateral compartment syndrome.

"I don't think I told anybody else this, but when they gave me anesthesia, right before they gave that to me, I said, 'Lord, let me wake up from this,' " Moore said. "Because they told me I could have passed, lost my leg. And as I was fading out, I was blinking, and I thought to myself, I hope this isn't the last time I have eyes open."

He woke up happy to be alive. But eventually came renewed disappointment: His season was finished. No playing in AFC championship victory. No playing in Super Bowl defeat.

The 2014 season opener last Sunday marked the Denver debuts of Talib, DeMarcus Ware, Emmanuel Sanders and T.J. Ward, reaffirmed the greatness of Manning and the unique talent of Julius Thomas.

And two interceptions for Moore in his first game back.

Now it's on to the second game. Moore is in a hallway, watching a safety's view shot of the Chiefs' Alex Smith faking the handoff left, rolling right and hitting a wide-open running back in the flat. Smith must have completed 50 such passes last year.

"He's good. I like him," Moore says. "He's a good quarterback."

Broncos backup QB Brock Osweiler stars in preseason rout of 49ers

By Mike Klis The Denver Post August 17, 2014

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Brock Osweiler is no longer just playing quarterback between the 20s.

For the first time in his three years as Peyton Manning's understudy, Osweiler is finishing drives.

"I think one of the hardest things in the NFL is scoring points in the low red area," Osweiler said Sunday night from the squeaky-clean bowels of freshly opened Levi's Stadium after helping his Broncos destroy the San Francisco 49ers 34-0. "That's one thing we spend a lot of time on in practice. Obviously, now I've had two years of getting reps of that in practice, so now we're starting to see things translate to games."

In his first two preseasons of 2012 and 2013 covering eight games, Osweiler engineered only four touchdown drives. Two each year. He threw just one touchdown pass, against three interceptions.

Through two games of the 2014 preseason, Osweiler already has led the Broncos' second-team offense on four touchdown drives — two in each game. He has tossed two touchdown passes, including a well-thrown, 33-yard deep strike Sunday to rookie Cody Latimer.

Osweiler finished Sunday's game 10-of-13 for 105 yards and a terrific 125.5 passer rating.

"He had a good day," said Broncos general manager John Elway, whose selection of Osweiler in the second round of the 2012 draft has been his most second-guessed pick. "He's getting better and better. He's getting time. He's done a heck of a job of working it on the board, and then practice, and now he's fundamentally much more sound. Throwing the ball very well and confident. It's just a matter of getting him playing time."

Manning led the Broncos to a 10-0 lead before leaving early in the second quarter. Osweiler helped stretch it to 24-0 before leaving midway through the third quarter. Zac Dysert played well with the third-team offense. This preseason, though, is about getting Manning and the first-team offense sharp, and Osweiler ready in case he's called upon in an emergency. The Broncos may have been sunk had Manning not stayed healthy through the 2012 and 2013 seasons.

Should Manning sprain an ankle and miss a couple weeks this season, the Broncos may well have a chance with Osweiler.

"I've always been impressed with Brock," said Broncos tight end Julius Thomas. "I think he does a really good job with leadership. Sometimes that second group is tough because you have a lot of younger guys, guys getting their first action, and he does a good job of leading them."

The next step for Osweiler in his development as a starting NFL quarterback would be to practice with the first team.

That step will have to wait some more. The perfectionist Manning rarely misses a rep. Osweiler leads the second-teamers by not treating them like second-teamers.

"I don't view myself as a backup, so I'm not going to view those guys as backups," Osweiler said. "In the moment when we're out there on the field, we're the only team playing. We're not second team. We're the team. I expect them to play great and they expect me to play great. And if we hold each other accountable to that, hopefully we can have a good preseason." Broncos rookie cornerback Bradley Roby makes key play in opening win

By Troy E. Renck The Denver Post September 9, 2014

Bradley Roby wanted to talk Monday. He couldn't. He had somewhere to be, and was already seven minutes late. With apologies, he had to run.

It was fitting. He has been racing the past six weeks, accelerating from an easy practice mark for Peyton Manning to a critical contributor in the Broncos' 31-24 victory over the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday night.

A pass proved the clincher, but it was not a Manning completion. Rather, it was Roby's deflection of Colts quarterback Andrew Luck's pass that restored oxygen to gasping Broncos fans.

"It was tight at the very end," Roby said Sunday night. "We said: 'We've got to make a play to win the game. We can't rely on the offense. It's on us.' Defense wins the game. We went back out there and did what we needed to do."

The Colts, predictably, picked on the Broncos' No. 1 pick in his debut. Roby held his own, employed for 63 plays, lined up opposite of Colts star receiver Reggie Wayne on several occasions.

"(Roby) doesn't back down from anyone he's guarding," safety T.J. Ward said Monday as players dispersed from positional meetings. "I think it's from the reps he got in camp with the 'ones' and guarding (Demaryius Thomas). It showed."

Humility found Roby last month. Manning and Thomas connected on scoring plays, even when the former Ohio State standout blanketed the all-pro. His response to adversity set up his breakthrough performance.

Roby began staying after practice, working with Hall of Famer Rod Woodson, an assistant coach. Roby learned the cold reality of the NFL: Athleticism goes only so far in when everyone oozes talent. A bright student in the film room, Roby improved his technique.

"You can see him getting more and more comfortable in the scheme, in the fundamentals, where he fits in coverage as far as leverage," Broncos coach John Fox said. "It's a tribute to him how he's gone about his preparation." Progress showed in drills. But the question lingered on whether it would translate in prime time. The Broncos needed Roby to play well, leaning on him more than expected with Kayvon Webster inactive after missing practice time.

"(Roby's) playing the nickel from (the start of the season). That's tough to do," said cornerback Chris Harris, limited to 41 plays in his return from left knee surgery. "We're looking for Roby to shut down the inside. I think he did a good job. He's done a great job catching on."

Luck wasn't going to take the Broncos word for it. He attacked Roby but couldn't exploit him. Roby's best defense came in critical moments. In the first drive of the third quarter, Luck marched the Colts down the field. At the 3-yard line, the quarterback connected on a slant to Hakeem Nicks. Roby denied the receiver with a forceful hit, lowering his legs and halting Nicks' momentum at the 1. The Broncos suffocated Luck on a misguided sneak on fourth down, halting the drive.

"He made a really big play, a really big stop," Fox said.

With the Broncos white-knuckling a seven-point lead with 1:57 remaining, Roby was needed again.

On fourth down, Luck fired to Wayne, who beat Roby off the line, and Roby admitted, "I figured they would go after me."

The rookie recovered and broke up the pass with a dive and a stretch of his right arm. He signaled incomplete. His grade was anything but.

"Whoever is out there, we trust completely," Ward said. "I think this game not only solidified it for him, but everyone else. He's very capable, and we expect him to make plays."

Broncos' Bradley Roby a hit as emcee, hopes to be same as cornerback

By Mike Klis The Denver Post August 12, 2014

Never mind the pressures of living up to the expectations of being a No. 1 draft pick. Never mind the difficulty of trying to make it in the NFL as a rookie cornerback.

Bradley Roby was handed the responsibility Saturday night of serving as master of ceremonies for the Broncos' annual rookie show. You know, with VIPs such as Peyton Manning and DeMarcus Ware sitting in the audience.

Now that's pressure.

"Roby did a great job," Broncos rookie right tackle Michael Schofield said. "Some of the vets were saying it was one of the best rookie shows ever."

The bulk of Roby's shtick was to perform impressions of people around the building. Players, coaches, people behind the scenes.

"I kidded everybody," Roby said, while adding he couldn't reveal specifics. "It was fun. It was great to hear the feedback from the team. When you make a full room of grown men laugh, it's pretty cool — especially when we were all focusing on the Seattle game. We pulled this together the last minute. It went well."

This NFL rookie business can be fun. More often, it's extremely difficult. The Broncos drafted Roby in the first round because of his physical skills. He's fast, athletic. Has good size and instincts. He tackles well.

There have been moments during the Broncos' training camp, though, when Roby has been reminded his island as an NFL cornerback is a long way from Columbus.

He was dominant at times while playing for Ohio State. He was humbled Monday when Demaryius Thomas beat him for a long reception down the left sideline.

Actually, Roby was running stride for stride with Thomas, who had run a sideline- and-go. Manning just happened to fire the pass to a 6-inch area above Roby's moving helmet. Thomas reached up and snagged it with his remarkably strong hands. "In college, I might have picked that ball," Roby said. "But Peyton put the ball where my back was turned. He put it exactly where I didn't know where it is. Thinking about it, I should have got my hands up at the right time."

In the Broncos' No. 1 defense, Roby plays right corner in nickel situations. Aqib Talib starts at left corner. Kayvon Webster starts at right corner, but slides in to play the nickel when Roby comes in. By the start of the season, Chris Harris is expected to return from knee surgery and start at right corner. Webster, who has been playing well in his second season, appears to be the leader at the nickel position.

If so, Roby would become the Broncos' No. 4 cornerback, which would mean playing in "dime" packages. He'll play more as the season goes along. This was expected. The Broncos did not select Roby in the first round with plans of starting him on Day One.

This team is too deep, and cornerback is too difficult, to expect much more.

"He has all the physical tools that you want. He's just in the transition of coming from college football to pro football," Broncos coach John Fox said. "It's two different games. You've got more exactness in the passing game. Some of those are tough lessons. That's why we're practicing.

"He's working hard at it. He's staying positive. He's attacking it the right way."

Roby has been staying after practice lately to get in extra work with Rod Woodson, the former cornerback-safety great who is serving as a Broncos coaching assistant during camp.

"He's a Hall of Famer, and I'm a rookie coming into the league," Roby said. "I'm trying to get as much knowledge as possible. Why not learn from one of the best, if not the best, DBs to ever play? Why wouldn't I?"

Sanders' career night helps offense click

By Ben Swanson denverbroncos.com September 22, 2014

SEATTLE — Many of the questions surrounding the offense in the past few weeks centered on the second half.

"What changed?" was the common query repeated by members of the media as they tried to get a feel for why the offense struggled to find its feet just a short while after they rolled through defenses in the first couple quarters of the first two games.

Sunday in Seattle, the team answered not only questions about their effectiveness in the second half, but they answered the Seahawks' offense.

Momentum began to swing starting with a relentless rush from the defensive line to force a safety and later with an interception by Chris Harris Jr. helped by a friendly tip from Aqib Talib. The offense, seemingly revitalized, pushed back against Seattle's highly touted defense. They turned the turnover into seven points on a shovel pass to Julius Thomas, thereby cutting the deficit to just five points.

They weren't yet satisfied, but their following 57-yard drive ended abruptly with an interception.

The Broncos' defense returned to the field and held Seattle to a field goal, keeping it a one-possession game and keeping them from eating up much of the clock.

The offense had to make like a microwave with just a minute in which to get hot.

And they did just that, marching 80 yards in just six plays and 35 seconds. Peyton Manning would connect withJacob Tamme on a 26-yard toss, and Manning would convert a two-point conversion on a throw toDemaryius Thomas to send the game to overtime.

Unfortunately, the Seahawks' offense would get the chance to run away with the game, winning the coin toss and taking the ball to the end zone in the first possession of overtime on a 13-play drive.

Tough loss aside, the Broncos finally got over the hump of proving their offense wasn't getting stuck in a rut once halftime ended. A major part of the offense's successes Sunday afternoon was once again wide receiverEmmanuel Sanders, who leads the league in receptions and is third overall in receiving yards as of Monday morning.

Coming off his first career 100-yard receiving game in Week 2, Sanders followed it with an even better performance. The speedy wideout caught 11 passes for 149 yards, including a 42-yard bomb on their last drive.

But Sanders was dejected in the locker room after the game. It was the best NFL performance of his young career—and against one of the best defenses in recent history, no less—but it was also a loss.

"It feels good to catch a lot of balls but at the end of the day that doesn't matter," Sanders said. "My personal achievements don’t matter if we have an L in the loss column. I’m not happy about that and I know [Manning's] not."

The growing connection with Manning has been evident in the first three games. Manning has looked to Sanders from the get-go, and they connected often and early once again. After a Montee Ball fumble on the Broncos' first play from scrimmage, their next possession benefited from four Sanders catches for a total of 41 yards.

Sanders was Manning's favorite receiver in the game with 15 targets, six more than the next receiver. And even though he was too down in the dumps about the loss to fully enjoy his great game, he acknowledged that they're growing greater chemistry by the day. Sanders said that he's been finding his groove thanks to his work ethic.

"I go into every game not even thinking about anything, just knowing that I'm in the prime of my game," he said. "I feel confident in my game. That's all based off just me working my butt off in practice, just trying to get better. And I'm going to continue to try to get better."

He was also encouraged by the offense's second-half improvement and adjustments, which had been previously a point of difficulty in the first two games.

"Yeah, we started to figure them out. They do a good job. They run one coverage and one coverage only and they have mastered that coverage," Sanders said. "Eventually I just feel like we started to understand what we needed to do and that was double moves and things of that sort that exploited the defense that they were running. [...] At some point the competitive nature in you has to take over. That’s what happened towards the end. We saw that we were still in the game and we still had an opportunity and we just started competing even more and started wanting it even more, not saying we didn’t at the beginning." And so the Broncos began to find openings and turn the tide of momentum in their favor. Sanders felt like they were going to win the game, the way it was going in the last quarter.

"I think everyone on the sideline was thinking that," he said. "It was unfortunate they went down and scored. [...] We didn't get an opportunity that I think everyone on offense wanted."

Despite the sullen mood, Sanders still thinks there are plenty of positives to take away from this game, though he and plenty of other Broncos were quick to downplay any talk that this was a moral victory.

"It's sad we walk away with a loss, but at the same time it's still good to have adversity, it’s still good to go through adversity," a glum Sanders said, also putting his finger on a positive to take from the game.

With the bye week ahead of them, Sanders and the Broncos can take the game and try to extract the lessons about what they did well and what they can improve upon, as Sanders said after the game.

"We take the positives that we came back, we answered the bell, scored a touchdown and then the two-point conversion. We kept the game alive and took it to overtime even though we were trailing the entire game. Throughout the season you’re going to go through adversity. It’s just a little bump in the road. It’s something that we can overcome and we will overcome."

Ramsey: Emmanuel Sanders travels from Texas poverty to Colorado riches

By David Ramsey Colorado Springs Gazette September 2, 2014

Emmanuel Sanders, in slight trouble while sitting in a stiff office chair, did not yet know he was special.

Huey Chancellor knew. The football coach at Bellville High School saw a blindingly bright future for this skinny freshman.

Sanders had been sent to Chancellor's office to discuss a minor infraction. Chancellor can't remember exactly what had gone wrong.

Both men remember the long, life-changing conversation that followed. Chancellor calmly confronted Sanders, asked him if he wanted to travel from good to dominating.

Sanders answered yes.

The conversation transported Sanders from poverty in Bellville, Texas, population 3,794, to a packed stadium on the edge of downtown Denver and a $15 million contract. His role with the Broncos grew more crucial Wednesday after the suspension of Wes Welker.

I realize this poor-to-rich saga is an ancient tale in American sports. Babe Ruth wandered through his young life as an impoverished orphan in Baltimore. His life changed when he met Brother Matthias Boutlier, who taught The Babe to read and write and, more importantly, to throw and hit a baseball.

Floyd Paterson rampaged along as a young thief who struggled, and failed, to find reason to like himself. His life changed when he met Cus D'Amato, who turned a sad-eyed young man into the world's heavyweight champion in 1956.

Sanders met Chancellor, and his life changed, too. An old story, yes, but one that never gets old.

"I can't promise you anything," Chancellor told Sanders. "But if you take it seriously on the football field and if you work in that classroom, you're going to be somebody special and your dreams will come true." Sanders remembered his talk with Chancellor as he sat on a stool in the Broncos spacious locker room on a happy Saturday night. He had caught two touchdowns in an exhibition game against the Texans.

He stared into his locker as he traveled back to Bellville.

"I didn't know that I was good," Sanders said. "And Coach kind of opened my eyes to doing the right things and to start thinking about the future in terms of making a living for my family."

Life in Bellville was not easy. He lived with a multitude of relatives in a tiny house on Fifth Street. His grandmother worked two jobs, and Sanders admires her deeply.

Still, Sanders knew he needed to be seated at the dinner table the minute food was served. Nothing was left for the tardy.

"If you don't get there when the food is out, good luck to you," Sanders said. "Some nights I cried myself to sleep because of starvation but I don't like to talk about that story because it makes it seem like bad parenting and my grandma was the best parent in the entire world. She busted her butt."

He took his hunger to the football field. Chancellor asked Sanders to give him everything, but even the coach was surprised by his star's fervor. Sander was blessed with speed and quickness. He was not blessed with a bulky frame.

Didn't matter. Chancellor watched enemy defenders flying through the air after savage Sanders blocks. He admired his star's extreme versatility. Sanders played slotback and defensive back. He returned punts and kickoffs. He almost never left the field.

He never complained.

Sanders pushed past what he thought were his limits, and he did this each day.

"It's about hard work and, of course, dedication," Sanders said. "People forget about dedication. Because I can get out here and work hard one time doesn't mean I'm going be successful. Dedication is when you do it over and over and over. Every day you're dedicated to coming out and working hard."

His labor was not in vain. He earned a scholarship to Southern Methodist and became a star. He rose from Steelers third-round pick to featured receiver. He caught the attention of John Elway, who pays him $5 million per season to catch passes from Peyton Manning.

His climb was unlikely, and he knows it. "I came from nowhere," he said, "and now I'm out here and there are people screaming and wanting my autograph."

In July, a few days before he reported for his first Broncos training camp, Sanders returned to Bellville to speak to the current Brahmas. They listened intently, as Sanders once did in that stiff office chair.

Brandon Swearingen plays receiver and safety for Bellville. He was surprised when he saw this normal-sized man talking about hard work.

"He looks a lot bigger when he's catching touchdowns," Swearingen said.

Sanders delivered a simple yet profound message. You can push yourself to destinations that will surprise you and everyone else.

The Brahmas listened, with good reason.

"He's an example of how dedication can get you somewhere," Swearingen said. "And he comes from the same town where I come from."

The man who helped place Sanders in the NFL has departed Bellville. Chancellor seeks to build a winner in Edna, Texas.

On a recent evening, he laughed as he remembered the skinny freshman who became the NFL starter.

"He did not grow up with a silver spoon his mouth, but he was a class kid," Chancellor said.

Chancellor looked around his office walls, where he's placed framed photos of the finest players from his 22-season coaching career.

He realized, to his surprise, he saw no framed photo of the best player he ever coached.

"Tell Emmanuel," Chancellor said, "to send me one."

Schofield utilizes joint practices

By Lauren Giudice DenverBroncos.com August 22, 2014

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. – During team drills on Wednesday, Texans tackle tipped a pass from Zac Dysert at the line of scrimmage. Broncos rookie offensive lineman Michael Schofield didn’t see the ball get tipped, but he heard it slap Browner’s hand and was determined to come away with it.

Schofield didn’t see the ball until the last second, but it fell just before him. He scooped it up and cradled it, and without hesitation, he started running.

“I caught it and I took a couple steps and I got hit pretty hard,” Schofield said. “I haven’t gotten hit like that in a while. So that was pretty fun.”

For a split second he thought taking it in for the score was a possibility. Then reality set in.

“I saw like three guys coming in on me and I thought ‘This is not going to happen,’” Schofield said.

After a few steps, Texans linebacker Chris Young got to Schofield and hit him. He hit him hard. While Schofield’s shoulder was still a bit sore on Thursday, he called the play “memorable.” During a game while he was at Michigan, he came close to making a similar play but dove and missed the ball.

Perhaps Schofield’s confidence in scooping up the ball comes from his tight end days. As a freshman at Carl Sandburg High School in Orland Park, Ill., Schofield played tight end. He was a goal line specialist with seven catches for seven touchdowns.

“I was pretty consistent,” he said, laughing.

After his freshman year, one of the offensive linemen on his team didn’t come back and, as the best blocking tight end, his coach moved him to offensive tackle.

“It worked out,” Schofield said. “It got me here so I’m not mad about it.”

He often thinks about his tight end days and, occasionally, he misses it.

“I like what I’m doing now but if they ever need an extra tight end, I’d be okay with that,” Schofield said. At Michigan, Schofield started 10 games at left guard in 2011 to go with 26 starts at right tackle in 2012 and 2013 combined.

Hard hits have dashed the fields in intense practices at Dove Valley this week, including the lick Schofield took. He said the intensity at Michigan practices was comparable to the energy of the past few days. While his aching shoulder is proof of the physical practices this week, he’s loved it and said “we’re playing like it’s a game out there.”

“I would say these are the most fun practices I’ve had in a while because it’s a change of pace going against different guys, doing different things, so it’s been fun,” Schofield said.

Even veteran tackle Ryan Clady has noticed Schofield’s progress.

“He’s doing good,” Clady said. “He’s definitely developing. [It’s] night and day from OTAs. He’s definitely honed in and got the offense down and working on his technique. I think he’s a good shot to make the team.”

The last time Schofield scored a touchdown was freshman year of high school. While he has realistic goals of his chances of making it in the end zone this year, he is enjoying his time on the Broncos and learning as much as he can, especially during this week’s joint practices.

As a rookie, he said these practices with the Texans have been especially beneficial.

“Their defensive scheme is totally different than ours so I get to learn that,” Schofield said. “We’re going to be going against some offenses this week and throughout the season we’ll be going against different defenses so it will be nice going back to this time.” Smith, McCray earn second chances

By Jeff Legwold ESPN.com August 10, 2014

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. – They were a part of the Denver Broncos’ rookie class last season, but Quanterus Smith and Lerentee McCray didn't get to run in the offense, as Montee Ball did, or start on defense, as Sylvester Williams did. Smith and McCray were relegated to interested bystander status as the team went about the business of a Super Bowl trip, spending the season on injured reserve.

But the Broncos believed time would heal the two, and in a defensive makeover where Smith and McCray aren’t often listed as two of the “new" faces, they have each shown they’ll make some impact in the defense as the Broncos try to add a little production on that side of the ball.

“You hope so," McCray said. “I just know it feels great to be out there, try to show what I can do."

Smith tore an ACL in the 11th game of his senior season at Western Kentucky. He was leading the nation in sacks at the time with 12.5, including three sacks against an Alabama offensive line that was stocked with NFL draft picks.

The Broncos saw enough to take him with the first of their fifth-round picks in the 2013 draft, and even as Smith kept saying he would “be full go" by the time the 2013 regular season rolled around, the Broncos weren’t convinced. After watching Smith work through training camp and the preseason last year, the place him on injured reserve when they cut the roster to 53 players.

“He just needed more time," said Broncos executive vice president of football operations/general manager John Elway. “You could kind of see that as he went through camp and as we’ve gone through offseason, you can see it helped him."

For his part McCray, who had been signed as an undrafted rookie following the 2013 draft, was on track to make the roster and keep a decade-long streak of at least one undrafted rookie advancing past the final cut. Then he suffered a season- ending ankle injury in the preseason finale against the Arizona Cardinals.

“Not being out there last year, it just hurt me," McCray said. “So I bring that energy and that attitude and that emotion out there to the field when I go play.”

And while Elway’s high-profile maneuvers to repair the team’s defense – signing DeMarcus Ware, Aqib Talib and T.J. Ward in free agency – have led most any discussion about the team’s makeover on that side of the ball. The Broncos also want, and need, some of the other “additions" to work out as well.

Those include the five starters who finished the season on injured reserve in 2013, players such as cornerback Chris Harris Jr., defensive end Derek Wolfe and linebacker Von Miller, as well as fit-and-play players such as Smith and McCray.

Smith, who has spent training camp as Ware’s backup, played 31 plays against the Seahawks on Thursday and consistently forced the issue in the pass rush. McCray, who has played with the starting defense at strong-side linebacker as Miller continues to work back from ACL surgery, finished out with 32 plays in the preseason opener.

McCray had a tackle for loss against the Seahawks.

“It felt good to be out there," Smith said. “ … I just want to keep building on it, learn from DeMarcus and produce whenever they put me out there."

McCray has similar motivation.

“I’ve just grown as a better player, just a better football player overall — special teams to defense, anything I’m asked to do," McCray said. “I have an understanding of what I have to do to get my job done and all I have to do is go out there and get it done. Not being out last year, it just hurt me. So I bring that energy and that attitude and that emotion out there to the field when I go play.” Aqib Talib gives Denver Broncos defense a new identity

By Troy E. Renck The Denver Post July 31, 2014

Aqib Talib jogged off the field toward the north tunnel Wednesday, a clear path to escape from the persistent drizzle at Sports Authority Field at Mile High. Hearing his name, the former New England Patriots cornerback stopped and resumed his strong connection to his new fans.

He exchanged hellos and grabbed a football to sign.

"Man," he said, pressing the black Sharpie onto the wet leather, "I don't know how this is going to come out."

Consider it a metaphor for Talib's arrival in Denver.

The Broncos signed him because they believe he's an upgrade over Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, and wouldn't mind if he conjured up images of Champ Bailey circa 2010. Talib's career, once defined by an erratic trajectory because of injuries and a suspension, is trending upward after his first Pro Bowl appearance.

For a defense seeking an identity, if not personality, Talib is the frosted side of life's mini-wheat. Always talking, usually dancing, and mostly thinking.

"People don't know that he's very smart," safety T.J. Ward said. "He's physical, and he brings that energy. When he's out there, he's chirping, and it's great to play with a guy like that."

Talib left the rival New England Patriots because of the Broncos' aggressiveness. Unable to agree to terms with Rodgers-Cromartie, they switched directions and signed Talib to a six-year, $57 million deal with a $5 million signing bonus. The money was good. So was the opportunity.

"I am not trying to get to the Super Bowl," Talib said. "The goal is to win it, man."

Talib presents problems for defenses because he gives options to defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio. The 6-foot-1, 205-pound Talib can lock down top receivers and provides sound tackling in the running game. He should complement the underrated Chris Harris, and he represents the type of big, physical cornerback general manager John Elway prefers. "Del Rio's scheme is perfect for me," Talib said. "It's really not just man (defense). It's a mix of zone and man. It gives you a chance to look at the quarterback and break a little bit and a chance to play on the line of scrimmage. It's kind of the best of both worlds."

During one-on-one drills Wednesday, Talib matched up with receiver Emmanuel Sanders, preventing a long touchdown and timing his break perfectly to disrupt a short route. Even in practice, it becomes evident why Peyton Manning said Talib "was the toughest cornerback" he faced last season.

"I want to challenge myself," Talib said. "Going against Peyton is a great workout. He uses his eyes to take you out of the play. It makes me better."

Improvement for the Broncos hinges on Talib returning to the form he displayed during the first half of last season. He ranked among the league's top cornerbacks in various coverage grades. A quadriceps injury, not a hip as was listed on the Patriots' injury report, sidelined him for three games, and left him compromised upon his return.

Finally healthy, he loomed as the Patriots' most important player in the AFC championship game, but he exited soon after colliding with Wes Welker.

"I am not talking about last year. Last year is over. It wasn't my hip, man," said Talib. "It's a new year. I feel great. I am ready to go."

Talib represents a calculated risk. Given his confidence and bravado, he also brings exactly what was lacking in the Broncos' defense.

"I embrace the cornerback role. I'm just out here being myself. If that's a leader, mentor or whatever it is, I let everyone else worry about that," Talib said. "I just study my plays, and I am going to help out any way I can."

Jacob Tamme ready for call of duty for Broncos

By Irv Moss The Denver Post September 20, 2014

For Broncos tight end Jacob Tamme, it's life as usual this week.

Give him his assignment and he'll be ready to execute it Sunday, when the Broncos play at Seattle and attempt to erase the demons remaining from the 43-8 thumping the Seahawks handed them in the Super Bowl.

At week's end, Tamme wasn't sure of his assignment Sunday, but he'll be ready for whatever duty he's assigned.

"We have a lot of different personnel groups and we try to prepare for all those," he said. "I've been doing the same thing the past couple of weeks."

There's a difference this week because slot receiver Wes Welker might play in the aftermath of a concussion and a shortened suspension for violating the NFL's anti- drug policy. Tamme has played some in Welker's place, in addition to his usual assignment as a backup tight end and a special-teams player. His work on special teams moved to the forefront last year. His receptions dropped from 52 in 2012, his first year with the Broncos, to 20 last season, but he led the special-teams units in tackles with 10 a season ago.

"Special teams is something I take a lot of pride in," Tamme said. "I love to tackle. It's fun. I know how the play on special teams can impact a game."

Offensive coordinator Adam Gase said Tamme gives the team versatility.

"He brings that element of playing that slot/tight end role, so we're able to move him around a lot and it's good to have that flexibility with him," Gase said.

Tamme isn't losing any sleep wondering what the expected return of Welker will mean to his role.

"I'm happy to have Wes back. He makes our team better. Whether it makes my role smaller I don't know. Whatever they ask me to do I'm good with it. That always has been my thought process. Whatever my role is on any given week, I'm prepared to do it." Is Tamme the ultimate team player? Receiver Demaryius Thomas might have the answer.

"He was here when I arrived, and I watched the way he did things," Thomas said. "We all looked up to him. He'll do anything to be on the team. Players like that are valuable to a team."

Tamme, 29, is reaching an age when he is considered one of the team's elders.

"I'm at the point where I'm starting to feel like a veteran. Both my body and my mind feel great. I'm in the best shape of my life, and that excites me," he said. "I feel like I can do a lot of good things out there. But I also know we have a bunch of good players so it's not easy to get on the field and get a bunch of catches."

Klee: For Demaryius Thomas, NFL Sundays are Mother's Day

Paul Klee Colorado Springs Gazette Sunday, June 8, 2014

DENVER - Demaryius Thomas has never seen his favorite rooting section in action.

Visiting hours clash with Broncos games.

"From 9 to 3," he says. "That's when I can see them."

DT saw them a month ago, when the star wide receiver traveled to a federal prison in Florida. It was Mother's Day. Where else would he be? He played cards with his mom, Katina Smith, the woman who gave him the birthday present he'll never forget. "My first pair of Jordans," he says. He played board games with his grandma, Minnie Pearl Thomas, whom he calls "My Granny."

He cried when he left. A month later, he tears up just talking about it.

"I'm not ashamed to get emotional," Thomas says in a quiet hallway at the Broncos headquarters at Dove Valley. "She's my mama."

The folks with Broncos season tickets have a gift. On Sundays at Sports Authority Field, they watch a special athlete, one who combines track speed with 226 pounds of power, catch touchdown passes at a rate that would shatter Broncos records.

It's a gift his own mother has never known.

Roughly 15 years ago, Katina Smith was arrested and imprisoned on drug charges. Her son was 11 or 12.

"At first it was hard to forgive her," he says, and DT avoided the subject during his college career at Georgia Tech. As a kid he bounced between four houses in Georgia.

"She knows they made bad decisions. Now they're paying for it," DT says. "But that love never goes away; I don't care how old you get it." His mom is why DT dreamed of playing at Florida State. "It was her favorite team, so I wanted to go there," he says, but a scholarship offer never came. She's why his favorite trip this offseason wasn't in Las Vegas or Cabo, but a prison in Tallahassee.

She's why the most important moment of DT's career, at least to him, wasn't the 80- yard playoff-winner from Tim Tebow, or the AFC championship game, or playing in the Super Bowl. His most important game hasn't happened yet.

"My mama has never seen me play a live football game," he says. "When that day comes."

It will be a happy day.

"Honestly, it's hard. It's hard to go there, to prison, and see my mama and my granny locked up like that," he says. "When you meet her, you'll understand. I got what I have from her. Everybody says we looked alike, when I was a kid. She's got this big voice; she'll talk to anybody. She just talks. If she was here right now, she'd be out there talking to the media, up on that stage."

Um, DT, you're the quietest guy in the Broncos locker room. You avoid TV cameras as if they were cornerbacks.

"Yeah, I don't talk like that. But she was a basketball player. I got my athleticism from her. Those are the first memories I have, playing basketball with her, walking the streets with her. We did everything together."

You've all heard his story before. You know about DT's situation, how his father, an Army man, wasn't usually around, how his mother messed up, so she wasn't, either.

So why write about it now? DT's next contract is coming, and, unless something weird happens, the Broncos will pay him the kind of money they've never paid a receiver.

And I expect DT will cry. Now you'll know why.

Lots of athletes say pro sports is a business, a means to take care of their family. It seems a tired refrain, a clich?that makes you wonder how much money they really need to take care of their family. It often makes you wonder where their heart is.

But when DT signs that next contract, you'll know where his heart is. "I don't care when that (contract) gets done. I really don't," says Thomas, who would become an unrestricted free agent after the 2014 season. "What I have now, I'm fine. Just as long as it's done by the time my mama gets out, that's all that matters to me."

He's not sure when that will be. DT says his mom could be released soon, into a halfway house, or "it could be a couple more years."

"We took some pictures when I was out there," he says, "So I could bring them home."

DT's star is rising: second-team All-Pro; 14 touchdowns seasons in 2013, tying a club record; featured playmaker in the most prolific offense in NFL history. All by age 26.

He prefers to stay in Colorado.

"I want to play here forever. I like Denver. It's a great organization. It's a great city. I love the fans. It is the best place I've played ball in. I'd like to play here forever."

He prefers, one day, to buy a house for his mom and two half-sisters. One will be a freshman basketball player at Darton State College in Georgia, one works as a correctional officer, he says.

"I want to bring the family back together," he says. "I want to make sure everything's OK for my mama, so she never has to worry about anything. We've got a lot of time to make up for."

Until then, his favorite rooting section will be a thousand miles away. He's met the women who, on Broncos Sundays, gather around a TV inside a Tallahassee prison. They root like crazy for Katina's son. They wear homemade T-shirts with the No. 88. Thomas' trio of TDs shows his great hands

By Arnie Stapleton The Associated Press September 8, 2014

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Julius Thomas' dad likes to remind his son where he got his great hands.

Greg Thomas was a 6-foot-6 wide receiver at Pacific University in the early 1980s when his own NFL dreams were dashed by a career-ending knee injury.

He was in the stands Sunday night when his son tied Sterling Sharpe's franchise record for a tight end by hauling in three TD passes in Denver's 31-24 win over Indianapolis.

Dad showed he's still got it, too.

He made his way into the stands in the south end zone, where Thomas scored his trio of touchdowns in the second quarter.

After the Broncos' 6-foot-5, 250-pound tight end scored his first TD, his father hollered for the football.

"My dad, he's no small guy. It doesn't matter where he's at, he's easy to find," Thomas said. "He makes it down to that rail somehow, some way. He's got his arms open, I give it a toss over there."

The throw was so low Thomas feared his father might topple over the rail.

"I threw a bad ball and he made a good catch," Thomas said. "Maybe that's where I get it from."

Growing up, he'd seen those grainy beta tapes of his father that were part instructional video, part showoff time. But Thomas didn't inherit a strong arm — leave that to the Manning bloodlines — so he didn't want to risk another throw again after his first toss went so awry.

"Yeah, second and third touchdowns, he was waving for me," Thomas said. "I was like, 'I'm too tired. I barely got the first one to you. I can give it to you next week if you want it.'" Thomas' size and speed, along with his power forward DNA — he led Portland State to the NCAA basketball tournament twice — makes him a prime target for Peyton Manning, especially near the goal line.

He set a franchise record for tight ends with a dozen TD grabs last season, then was Manning's safety valve in wins over San Diego and New England in the playoffs.

The Colts had no answer for Thomas, who finished with seven catches for 104 yards in the Broncos' 31-24 win. His trio of touchdowns came in single coverage against two linebackers and a safety.

"He's a monster. A really, really good player," Colts coach said. "He is a match-up nightmare."

Thomas' first touchdown came with Jerrell Freeman draped on him. He outraced D'Quell Jackson on his second score. And he juked safety LaRon Landry at the line on a 5-yard TD.

"It's like backyard football with your little brother or cousins. I don't believe you should be (successfully) covered 1-on-1," Thomas said.

Thomas also had a big opener a year ago, when he caught five passes for 110 yards and two TDs in a walloping of Baltimore that sent fantasy football players scrambling to their laptops to pick him up.

After catching just one pass in his first two NFL seasons, Thomas had a breakout year last season with 65 receptions for 788 yards.

After earning his first Pro Bowl honor, he spent time in the offseason with Tony Gonzalez to work on fine-tuning his game, especially his run-blocking.

That work shows.

"His feel for the game" is better, coach John Fox said. "He's been in a lot more situations now, whether it's in the blocking element or in the passing game. He's improved and I'm sure he's a lot more confident."

He'll soon be a lot richer, too.

He's making $645,000 this season in the final year of his rookie contract. The Broncos wanted to get long-term deals done with both Thomas and wide receiver Demaryius Thomas during training camp but failed to reach agreement with either one. Thomas is never one to relax, though, and he noted after his three-TD game that he needs to clean up some things. He had a second-half fumble and failed to corral an onside kick.

"Eric Decker did that for us a year ago. Julius was the backup. And so that's his first live one," Fox said. "Obviously, that'll be something we work on a little bit this week."

Thomas might also want to work on those throws when he gets the chance.

Notes: S David Bruton is day to day with a dislocated left shoulder, a result of a hit by Colts S Colt Anderson on a second-quarter touchback that wasn't close to being returnable. "Whether you like it or not, it was a legal hit," Fox said. "It's allowed in the game. I'll leave it at that."

Juwan Thompson, Jordan Norwood Turning Heads In Training Camp

Denver.localCBS.com August 10, 2014

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (CBS4) – It happens every summer — unheralded rookies or free agents become training camp darlings. It definitely happened to two Denver Broncos hopefuls in Thursday’s opener with the Seattle Seahawks — running back Juwan Thompson and receiver/returner Jordan Norwood.

For superstars like Peyton Manning and Demaryius Thomas, preseason is all about fine-tuning what they’ve done so well, so long. But for the young players, particularly the free agents, preseason is all about survival.

Thompson made a great first impression against the Seahawks. The rookie from Duke refused to go down, averaging nearly 10 yards per carry. He caught everybody’s eye, including his teammates’.

“We watched the film and we saw the defensive players getting hyped over it and the veterans getting hyped, so … it was a great feeling to see and a lot of guys just supporting me and just telling me to keep grinding,” Thompson said. “I just want to stay consistent and keep pushing, but overall it was a good feeling. Ten yards a carry is always good.”

Thompson loves running the ball, but he also loves to block and play special teams.

“My coach wanted me to take over the special teams and try to help guys learn because he knew that I’m a better athlete overall. I play offense, defense, special teams; so he was like, ‘You will be the special teams captain,’ “ Thompson said. “Sometimes I play three special teams, sometimes I play four. I was on five, but at the same time it was like, ‘Just get it done for us.’

“I learned that special teams is a big part and I really didn’t notice that too much until I actually became part of it my senior year.”

Norwood has known for years how important special teams are. He’s trying to prove to the Broncos how valuable he can be as a return man. He’s been trying to prove to everyone how good he is as long as he can remember.

“When I was in ninth grade a lot of guys out here played varsity football. I played ninth grade, B team, second string – on that team, so I feel like (an underdog),” Norwood said. “Sure, I certainly feel that way.” Preseason is Norwood’s chance to prove that he can play with the big boys, and that’s just what he did in the fourth quarter against the Seahawks. He caught the game-winning pass, which surprised just about everybody – except Norwood.

“It was four verticals, so it was just kind of Brock’s (Osweiler) choice,” Norwood said. “I usually try my best to get open and me and Brock have had a decent connection in this camp so far.”

So far, so good for both Norwood and Thompson, but both young players know it’s just a start. They both understand they still have a long, long way to go.

“Seattle is in the back with us. It’s a new week, new game, new team; a whole different mindset,” Thompson said. “We might have a different scheme. We don’t know how everything is going to turn out, but at the end of the day all I can do is do my job.”

“You have no choice but to do better the next time no matter what you did last game or last practice or last rep,” Norwood said. “That has to be my belief.”

Thompson and Norwood both get it. They’ve opened some eyes but both still have a long way to go and a lot of plays to make before they earn spots on the 2014 Broncos.

Trevathan Wants to Showcase Leadership

Gray Caldwell DenverBroncos.com April 23, 2014

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- Danny Trevathan isn't satisfied.

He led the Broncos in tackles in a 2013 season that saw him emerge as one of the defense's top playmakers.

But now he wants to take his game a step further.

“My job last year was just to make plays," he said Wednesday. "To be a leader, you have to set an example. You have to make your name known. I don’t think I wanted to come here and be a leader, I had to earn that. Last year was a breaking- out season for me, and this year is going to be another breakout season for me. It’s my job to help lead as much as I can. Just bring my characteristics to this team, my attitude to this team as much as I can.”

The third-year pro said he learned from playing alongside leaders the likes of Wesley Woodyard, now with the Tennessee Titans. He wants to take the lessons he learned to not only get better himself, but help the players around him.

“It’s my job as a linebacker to be a leader," he said. "I take pride in being a leader and taking on the challenge of getting these guys ready. I kind of had to wait and sit back and wait my turn. It’s been an honor just to play alongside of guys who taught me how to be a leader. Now it’s time for me to showcase how great of a leader I can be.”

In addition to his 124 tackles, he intercepted three passes, forced two fumbles and added seven tackles for losses and two sacks in 2013. He'll look to bring that same type of production to a Broncos defense that added three more playmakers -- DeMarcus Ware, Aqib Talib and T.J. Ward -- through free agency and will get back other big names like Von Miller, Kevin Vickerson and Chris Harris Jr. from injury.

“We added some guys that can help us," Trevathan said. "The toughness aspect of the game — defense is a tough job to play, and you’ve got to be tough-minded to play out there. A lot of guys say we want tough, we need it, all this and that, but as a linebacker, you feed off of that. You’re supposed to be tough. We added some guys that played tough with the team that they were with. It’s definitely going to help us be a tougher and physical team and it’s really going to help us in 2014.”

The linebacker said he has watched the team's Super Bowl XLVIII loss multiple times, and he knows that will be a driving force throughout 2014 as well. "In the offseason, that’s all I thought about — get back there," he said. "The odds are against us and I like the odds against us. They’ve been against me my whole life. For us to get there, it’s going to take some hard work. But we’re definitely willing to put that forward.” Broncos guard Louis Vasquez finally able to see fame join fortune

By Mike Klis The Denver Post Tuesday, June 3, 2014

Follow the list of NFL awards and one would think Broncos guard Louis Vasquez was an overnight sensation.

A starter in each of his first four NFL seasons with the San Diego Chargers, Vasquez never received a Pro Bowl berth. Even when so many guards bowed out and former Bronco Zane Beadles was chosen as a sixth alternate, Vasquez never got a mention.

Know why? Because crossing guards get more attention than right guards.

"I thought my last two years in San Diego were the best two years I had there," Vasquez said Monday after the Broncos' organized team activity practice and weight- lifting session. "For me to say I deserved it, that's not my place. I did have a few coaches or players acknowledge there should have been something, but all I can do is worry about my play."

Vasquez became a free agent in March 2013 and the Broncos signed him to a four-year contract that paid him $7 million last season. He will collect $6 million this season.

Suddenly, people paid attention. A guard who gets that kind of money must be good. Then Vasquez anchored an offensive line that helped quarterback Peyton Manning and the Broncos set an NFL season scoring record with 606 points.

Vasquez not only made his first Pro Bowl team, he and Manning were the only Denver players who were first-team all-pro selections.

"I think Louis is the best offensive guard in the league," said Broncos defensive tackle Derek Wolfe.

In 2012, his last year with the Chargers, Vasquez was called for zero penalties. In 2013, his first with the Broncos, Vasquez allowed zero sacks.

"His sensor — he doesn't really give you a direction to take," Wolfe said. "You have to take what you want. He doesn't give you anything. You have to take it from him." Good luck there. Vasquez is 6-foot-5 and 335 pounds. Imagine a guy that imposing on a dog sled or snowmobile, which is where the Texas-raised Vasquez could be found during a spring break family vacation to Breckenridge.

"First time my parents got to experience the mountains," he said. "First time I got to experience it."

The new and unusual continued during the Broncos' offseason as Vasquez's right-side blocking partner, Orlando Franklin, was shifted from tackle to left guard. Chris Clark was the right tackle last week, while Winston Justice is getting reps there this week.

"Right tackle is the offensive center position of a year ago," said coach John Fox. "We like our options. They will all get opportunities and we will see what our best configuration is."

Whoever wins the starting job at right tackle will have the benefit of playing next to an all-pro. Guards are people too, and life has been good for Vasquez now that he has received some recognition. There have been speaking engagements, charity work, a paid appearance or two.

"Nothing crazy, but there's definitely been more opportunities off the field," he said. "Things that weren't available to me before." T.J. Ward's permanent tribute

By Ben Swanson DenverBroncos.com August 22, 2014

T.J. Ward's most powerful tattoo has 10 years of scar tissue.

The kneeling angel beneath the words "Tee Kay" in black ink memorializes Ward's close friend and high school football teammate Terrance Kelly, whose life was tragically cut short in a shooting in 2004.

T.K. and T.J. played football for De La Salle High School, notable at the time for its prestige as a football powerhouse holding the national record for consecutive wins, which ended after 151 straight victories.

A highly recruited linebacker, Kelly had committed to play football at the University of Oregon, joining a group of teammates who wanted to stick together.

Like tumbling dominoes, they decided to attend Oregon, unwilling to split up after four great years together. "After one guy committed, then two guys committed, and the final two — It was something that doesn't happen too often [...] and we took advantage of that," Ward said. "I didn't get a scholarship, but still wanted to be with the guys I spent the last four years together."

Kelly was one of Ward's best friends. "We spent a lot of time off the field together, me spending time with his family, him spending time with my family," Ward said. "He was just one of those types of guys that everybody clinged to."

They had planned one last workout together in their hometown of Richmond, Calif., but Kelly wasn't there. He was waiting in his car outside a friend's house to say goodbye two days before he was to leave for Oregon's fall training camp when he was shot and killed.

"It was devastating. I didn't believe it at first," Ward said. "My mom told me. She broke the news to me, and I kind of just froze."

Ward would walk on at Oregon and have a successful collegiate career, but niether him nor his friends could shake the feeling that Kelly should have been there, too. In his absence, they did what they could to honor him. Ward and Cameron Colvin got tattoos in his memory, and together they all tried to live their lives in the way Kelly would have. "We try to do things for him and his family, and just progress the way he would have wanted us to progress and the way we know he would have," said Ward, who is confident his path to the NFL would have followed Kelly's.

Ward still talks to Kelly's father, Landrin, as well as his close friends who had played with him in high school and college.

Their stories, including Kelly's death, are depicted in the new film When The Game Stands Tall. Based on the book by the same name, the movie details the pressures and drama surrounding the renowned football team during its record-breaking winning streak.

Ward hasn't seen it yet, but he hopes it has an impact outside of just the emotions it instills in viewers.

"I hope it sheds a lot of light on who Terrance was and that it helps the foundation a lot," Ward said, referring to the Terrance Kelly Youth Foundation, a community outreach foundation founded by Terrance's father, Landrin.

Based in Richmond, the foundation aims to help children in impoverished communities achieve their potential to find a "positive future", as Ward put it. "It's about helping them, letting them know that there's goals ahead of them and there's things that can be done.

"You just have to work at it and focus like Terrance did, because he got out, and unfortunately someone took that from him." T.J. Ward brings thump, attitude to Broncos defense

By Troy E. Renck The Denver Post July 25, 2014

The defense was to the Broncos last season what Ringo Starr was to the Beatles: overshadowed, overlooked, underwhelming.

John Elway was John, Peyton Manning was Paul, and the guys on the other side of the ball were acoustic. The Broncos believe their defense will rock this season, faith that begins with a man who looks like he could crack granite with his fist.

If pass rusher DeMarcus Ware raises expectations, safety T.J. Ward lowers the boom. He represents the identity the Broncos seek. And the transformation began on the first day of training camp.

"If we have a complete team and help each other, where one isn't better than the other, we can be a championship team," said Ward, who signed as a free agent after playing his first four seasons with the Cleveland Browns. "That's our goal. It has already started. Guys are hungry, eager, excited and it shows. We are communicating well. You can tell the vibe right now is very strong."

Ward brings to the Broncos a safety thumper, their first since Brian Dawkins in 2011. It's hard to find a successful Denver team that didn't have a force at the back line, beginning with Dennis Smith and running through Steve Atwater and John Lynch.

The Broncos want their defense to assume a new persona, preferably one with swag in the walk and froth on the mouth. Elway admitted as much Wednesday when he said the Broncos can't rely on Manning alone. It's unfair, if not unwise. The change has been jarring — counting the nickel back position, the Broncos could have eight different starters in their top 12 that faced the Seahawks in the Super Bowl.

"We want to have an attitude," defensive tackle Terrance Knighton said. "We want to be enforcers."

The Broncos proved they can outscore teams during the regular season. The NFL playoffs, just like the NBA in June, slow down, rewarding teams that can defend and force offenses into empty possessions. Ward represents the prototype, a fierce hitter who can double as a linebacker in subpackages, something he "loves to do." The Broncos will always be Peyton Manning's team as long as he's under center. But they might not be a championship team without better defenders.

"We can definitely set the tone in the preseason," Ward said. "There's no such thing as half speed once we get into the games."

Denver Broncos' DeMarcus Ware has extra value as a mentor

By Troy E. Renck The Denver Post July 31, 2014

Even when he doesn't participate, Denver teammates remain aware of DeMarcus Ware, who brings a presence befitting a potential Hall of Famer.

Ware returned to action Thursday, his 32nd birthday, after missing two practices because of a bruised calf. He explained, for the first time, that he suffered the injury when he was kneed halfway through the Broncos' workout Sunday at Sports Authority Field at Mile High.

"If there was a game, I would have played," Ware said. "It's about getting ready for the season. They are making sure they are taking care of me."

Ware is attempting to mock history, becoming that unique player who rebounds in his 30s after a season compromised because of an injury. His right elbow is healed, and he has made adjustments to his already cut physique in preparation for his first season with the Broncos.

"You think about guys like Michael Strahan and Jason Taylor, guys who later in their career got smaller. That's the key, not carrying a lot of weight," Ware said. "I need to make sure I am in the trainer's room almost every day. You can't just go out there like a cheetah and go chase prey."

Leadership ranks high among Ware's attributes, but his impact has gone beyond expectations. Ware works like a coach on the field and a mentor in the locker room. He helped defensive end Quanterus Smith on the sideline with his technique, and Smith beat star offensive tackle Ryan Clady moments later in a one-on-one drill.

"He's taught me how to be a better man off the field," defensive end Malik Jackson said of Ware.

Sanders stands strong. Wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders created a stir this week when he said on 104.3 FM that Peyton Manning is a "far better leader" than his former Steelers quarterback, Ben Rothlisberger, whom Sanders referred to as a winner in the interview. He didn't back down from his comments Thursday, but he provided context. "Yeah I was surprised (by the fuss it caused)," Sanders said. "At the end of the day, if you are in touch with reality, you know Peyton Manning is one of the greatest leaders in the National Football League. How can you debate that?"

Footnotes. Safety Quinton Carter continues to get reps in nickel packages, showing he has recovered from microfracture knee surgery. ... Chase Vaughn (knee), Greg Latta (hip) and Louis Young (groin) did not practice. Derek Wolfe left practice because of a sore lower back. ... Former CU defensive tackle Wil Pericak, on signing with Denver: "It's a dream come true. Sometimes you question when a team doesn't pick you up right away and you wonder, 'Is my football career over?' " ... Coach John Fox has adapted to less contact in training camp, saying: "I think new football has changed quite a bit. It's not quite as much hitting as it used to be. I think it's moving in the right direction because guys are healthier and fresher."

BacktoSchoolwithDeMarcusWare

RobertKlemko SI.com April4,2014

NOTREDAME,Ind.—Afternineseasons,sevenProBowls,and117sacks,theDallasCowboyscutties withDeMarcusWare,inpart,tosave$16million.ChoosingtolookforwardtohisnewroleinDenver, thedefensiveendhasglossedoveroneinevitablequestionfollowinghisrelease.Hereitcomesagain:

Didithurt?

Hisanswerisquiet,likeWarehimself,andsincere.Notreally,hesays,butifithappenedfouryearsago, itwouldhaveflooredhim.

“IfIwasn’tinabusinessstateofmindandIwasthinkingaboutmyego,Iwouldask,‘Why?’”hesays. “Before2009Iwould’vebeendevastated,like,‘Whatisgoingon?Whydotheynotwantmehere? WhatdidInotdolastseason?’

“Butin2009Ihadmycareeralmostendedbyaneckinjury.Istartedthinkingseriouslyaboutlifeafter football.Nowit’slike,I’vehadafulfilledcareer,IknowwhatIwant,andit’sbusiness.Youhavetomove onknowingyoucreatedalotofrelationshipsyoustillhave,andnowthisisanotherhurdle.Justjump andkeeprunningaslongasyoucan.”

That‘businessstateofmind’iswhatbroughtWaretoNotreDame’srainsoakedcampusonaThursday inApril.TheNFL’sPlayerEngagementprogramnowoffersahandfulofentrepreneurialseminarson collegecampusesacrossthecountryeachoffseasonforcurrentandformerplayerstoconferencewith businessprofessorsandcorporatementors,allexpensespaid.Thegoalistoavoidthekindoffinancial difficultymanyfindthemselvesinaftertheirplayingdaysareover.(In2009SIfoundthatwithintwo yearsofretirement,78percentofformerNFLplayersareeitherunderfinancialstressorhavegone bankrupt.)

Tenoftheplayersattheconferencewereaskedtoprovidebrief“elevatorpitches”fortheirbusiness ideas.ForWare,whohasearned$52millioninnineyears,crammingacareer’sworthofideasintoa twominutepresentationprovedimpossible.

“Iwanttomakeashirtthatwouldcorrectposture,andIwanttochangethedynamicsofhowshoulder padsaremade,”Warebegan.

It’sallveryinsidebaseball,butthegististhis:Shoulderpadscomeinsizeswithoutmuchmodification, beyondbulkiersetsforthebigguysandlightweightstuffforlittleguys.WiththehelpofDouglass,an athleticsmanufacturer,Warehasforthepastfourseasonscustomizedhispadsandpassedhisdesigns ontofellowCowboys,whichhesaysreducesstingersforhimselfeachseason.He’llspendtherestofthe weekatNotreDameworkingwithbusinessexpertstofigureoutwhattodowithhisbigidea. Notthatsuchanoffseasonprogramguaranteessmoothsailing.AsformerNFLplayerDekeCooper,a panelistontheentrepreneurialseminar,said,“Icantellyoumypitfallsandmystrategies,butIcan’tsay thattheywillnecessarilyworkforyou.It’snotlikeyou’reonarideatDisneyWorldandthereare bumperstellingyouwheretogo.It’smorelikeyou’reintheocean,andyouhaveacompass.”

Still,Warewasimpressed.“It’sagreatprogram,andit’sfree,sowhywouldn’tyoudoit?Whenit’sin theoffseason,alotofguysfeelit’sgoingtotakeawayfromtheirtimeoff.It’saboutyourprioritiesand whattypeofpersonyouare.Youcangoonvacation,butthisrighthereisavacationtome.Youlearna lotandyou’restimulatingyourmindinsteadofstayingstagnant.” Del Rio: Webster ‘has very bright future’

By Jeff Legwold ESPN.com August 1, 2014

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- There's perception and there's reality. Sometimes they go together, but sometimes they do not.

The perception, for many who rant about such things as a vocation, is that Denver Broncoscornerback Kayvon Webster's rookie season in 2013 was an abysmal affair with the apex of the struggles being the nationally televised loss to the San Diego Chargers last December.

In that game Chargers quarterback Philip Rivershammered away at Webster as veteran quarterbacks will do against rookies.

"And they just made more plays than I did that night," Webster said.

The reality is Broncos defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio has big plans for Webster, both right now and down the road.

"He's a talent, he's a tough kid, he can run, he's bright," Del Rio. "Yeah, he was thrust into duty last year and in a moment, or two, that was televised or highly publicized, maybe he got beat. But tell me a corner who hasn't ever been beat. That happens. He was unfazed by it and went about his work. This guy is an ascending player who has a very bright future."

With Chris Harris Jr. still coming back from ACL surgery -- he just returned to practice this week -- Webster has worked plenty with the starters, both outside and in the slot. When the Broncos are at full strength in their re-vamped defense, they project to start Harris Jr. and Aqib Talib at cornerback in the base defense. They've practiced as if Bradley Robywould then come in an outside spot to move Harris Jr. into the slot.

That puts Webster in the dime with the prospect of using him in the nickel from time to time as well. And that, more than anything Del Rio said, shows the strength of the Broncos secondary in this training camp.

"The hard work I put in is paying off," Webster said. "I'm not a rookie any more, I'm just relaxed out there, taking advantage of the coaches putting me in."

In the end the math says Webster played 428 snaps on defense in the 2013 regular season, or 42 percent of the teams' plays. Some folks made up their mind about Webster with a handful of those plays against the Chargers, including a 10-yard catch by Keenan Allen when Webster had his hands between Allen's hands -- "in the pocket" as defensive coaches say -- but was not able to keep Allen from making the play.

Del Rio is quick to say "most guys would have already been out of that game, Kayvon just kept playing no matter what happened, including his hand." Webster suffered a fractured right thumb with just less than 13 minutes remaining in that game and stayed in the lineup.

"My thumb was probably OK about two weeks after I took the cast off (the week after the Super Bowl)," Webster said. "I still rehab the thumb to make sure."

Webster has turned some heads already this summer given he has intercepted Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning twice in training camp's early going, including one he returned for a touchdown.

The third-round pick from the 2013 draft, as he tries to make his way up the depth chart, said he has also remained in contact with former Broncos cornerback Champ Bailey, who is now with the New Orleans Saints. Webster consistently made it a point to sit next to Bailey in the defensive backs' meeting room, even as Bailey worked through an injury-marred season last year.

"That's my mentor right there," Webster said. "We've got a relationship, I just went to his wedding about three weeks ago … but I use something he said or showed me every day. He always told me be ready to start, because he said I would be able to do that. So no matter what I want to be ready to start."

Broncos wide receiver Wes Welker uses age as a motivational tool

By Troy E. Renck The Denver Post July 27, 2014

Early Monday morning, in the sunshine-lit Half Hour Power studio, Wes Welker walked through the door, grabbed a purple training band and went to work. Trainer Howard Waldstreicher stood nearby, providing instructions.

"He calls this a warm-up," Welker said, raising his eyebrow, and perspiring from the intensity of the core exercises for his back. "Yeah, a warm-up."

Welker trains relentlessly, this just another long day in an NFL career that critics believe may be running short on remaining time. At age 33, he entered Broncos training camp embracing the scrutiny, delivering a rebuttal with each explosive lateral step and rotational paddle row during his 30-minute, 46-second routine.

"I love it when they say I can't do it, that I am too old," Welker said. "It's something that motivates me, another challenge. From not getting any college offers except from Texas Tech, from going undrafted, from being traded, and from being in Denver now. It's been one thing after another to overcome. Now it's being old. Yeah, I love it."

Finding purpose is easy for the Broncos. Players will participate Sunday in the team's first public practice at Sports Authority Field at Mile High with a singular focus: Super Bowl victory or bust. Welker recognizes the importance not only of setting an example for younger teammates but of carrying out the team's message. This can't be accomplished through poor eating and marginal effort. Looking for an edge, Welker switched to a gluten-free diet three months ago.

"You can't throw away a day at the gym with a greasy burger," Welker said of his commitment to more healthy eating.

During the first two practices of training camp at Dove Valley, Welker beat defensive backs with clinical efficiency.

"You have to be about it, not talk about it," Welker said.

After a disappointing end to last season, one interrupted by two concussions, Welker sought improvement. The NFL, he explained between quick-burst drills, demands players evolve or else. At his wife Anna's urging — she's a former model — Welker wandered into Waldstreicher's Cherry Creek gym six months ago, the sting of the 43-8 loss to the Seahawks still fresh. The workouts, always done from a standing position, focus on lateral quickness, strength and core muscles, shaping the glut to the hamstring to the back.

"If Wes could bench-press 500 pounds, how would that help him on the field?" said Waldstreicher, who has professional tennis players among his clients. "We are doing exercises that will improve his performance, make him fast and injury free."

The idea of weightless training appealed to Welker for years. He adopted routines at home, but "this workout is what I always wanted," he said, "and I had never seen it offered."

Welker recognizes that bulking up will not help him hit the snooze button on Father Time's clock. In college, he played at 200 pounds and 14 percent body fat, admitting it sabotaged his 40-yard dash and contributed to him going undrafted. He's faster now than when he left Texas Tech — "He's lightning in a bottle," said receiver Emmanuel Sanders — and is 5-foot-9 and weighs 185 pounds, with 4 percent body fat.

"I don't think it's bad to lift weights. I just don't see the need to lift heavy weights," Welker said. "I have learned that over the years because every time I did, I'd get hurt. I've had ACL, rotator cuff, wrist and ankle injuries."

Beyond football IQ, Welker's ability to excel hinges on his first step off the line of scrimmage. He makes his money on underneath routes. Those demand precise execution, where one foot can make the difference in a critical third-down catch or an interception. He pushed through lateral drills last Monday, knowing it could cause a cornerback to shade slightly in one direction in his stance, creating a window of separation for Welker.

"That first step is everything. When I have that, my confidence is high. I know that guy across from me is in trouble," Welker said. "Once he has to cheat to the inside or outside, then it's like, 'All day, it's on. Let's go.' "

Part of the 30-minute workout's appeal was the connection to the Broncos' offense. The Broncos play at full throttle. Stamina becomes a factor. Welker goes faster, longer in his workouts than required in passing routes to make game speed comfortable.

"Can you get off the ball and get open when you are tired? Can you be strong? If not, you will get mauled," Welker said. "You want to be sharp when you see that guy across from you with his hands on his knees. I might be hurting, but I want to be ready. If I am able to get that one jab step when he can't, it makes all the difference in the world. He's done."

Watching Welker wring out calories like a kid half his age, it's hard to imagine his career is near the finish line. His jersey will likely have to be ripped off him.

You'd have to catch him first.

"I love playing," Welker said. "For me, it's all about my health. If I feel good, I will keep on playing. There are times where I sit there and think, 'I can do this five or six more years.' Then there's days where I think, 'This is it!' I feel really good. Some years, you have to search for motivation. Not now. I've got people saying I can't do it anymore. It's great. It drives me."

Working out with Wes

At age 33, Wes Welker is old by wide receiver standards. According to footballoutsiders.com, the average snap-weighted age of NFL offensive players in 2013 — those who played snaps — was 27. Welker is attempting to outrun Father Time through his training. His evolution, as described by NFL reporter Troy E. Renck:

In 2003, final college season:

• Welker weighed 200 pounds and had 14 percent body fat.

• Lifted heavy weights, bulked up and lost speed.

• Went undrafted.

In 2014 with the Broncos:

• Welker weighs 185 pounds and has 4 percent body fat.

• Does weightless training.

• Adopted a gluten-free diet.

• Runs faster than he did as a rookie. Broncos' Sylvester Williams sacked long odds in journey to NFL stardom

By Troy E. Renck The Denver Post September 5, 2014

It is impossible to think about Sylvester Williams as anything but a defensive tackle. His hands double as bear paws. He moves with a low center of gravity. His body is a tugboat with arms.

At 6-foot-2, 310 pounds, he is a defensive tackle straight out of central casting. There is irony in this because his journey to the Broncos' starting lineup Sunday night reads like a Hollywood script.

Williams never dreamed of playing college football. Surviving occupied his thoughts. He grew up poor in Jefferson City, Mo. The family patched together a house. It burned down. They fixed up a car, and not long after, it was stolen.

Williams needed money, and had to make a living. He took a job at Modine Manufacturing after high school, piecing together radiators for diesels. It paid $400 a week, an honest wage for a kid who admittedly wasn't a good student or a dedicated athlete in high school.

One game changed his life. His former high school teacher, Andre Solomon, whom he still talks to daily, took Williams to see Kansas play Texas Tech. Williams gazed onto the field and, for the first time, wondered why he was watching rather than playing.

"It opened my eyes to a whole new world," Williams said Thursday.

Williams quit his job. He enrolled at Coffeyville (Kan.) Community College. After playing just one season in high school, Williams, then weighing 360 pounds, walked onto the football team. He dropped weight and sank quarterbacks. A kid who months before spent eight-hour shifts on his feet lining up parts had college coaches standing at attention. He saved his first recruiting letter and offer from Oklahoma State. Dozens more poured in over his two-year junior college career before he finally chose North Carolina.

"When he came in on his recruiting visit I got a chance to know him. We are cut from the same cloth," said the Broncos' Marvin Austin. "It's a great story. To have a testimony, you have to have a test." Denver grabbed Williams with its first pick in the 2013 draft. He was everything the Broncos expected but also unrefined. Williams spent the bulk of last season as a sponge soaking up advice from Terrance Knighton and Kevin Vickerson.

"The game is real fast as a rookie. There were things I struggled with, like not knowing how to watch film. Not really knowing what the offense was doing against me," said Williams, who contributed late last season and into the playoffs. "You have to have technique."

He could no longer bully opponents at the point of the attack. Knighton watched Williams' growth. Lining up beside Williams now, Knighton predicts a breakout season.

"With Sly, it had nothing to do with his athleticism or physical tools. It was all mental. Now he's playing the game fast," Knighton said. "He will be dominant this year, you watch. Nobody is talking about him because of the season I had last year and the signing of DeMarcus (Ware). Sly is going to be disruptive. "

Defensive tackle is an odd position. It has been compared to fighting in a phone booth. Quick burst is required to get to the backfield, but size must accompany the speed to stop running backs. Williams believes the Broncos "can be one of, if not the best defensive line in football." He did his part, dropping to 310 pounds from 320 last year to be more agile.

"You're looking at a guy now that understands a little better what we're asking him to do, the techniques he'll need to master, the fact that maybe some of those 'I'm just better than the guy across from me' moments that you had in college are few and far between in the NFL," defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio said. "He was mature. And he always worked hard, worked the right way."

Just as he did assembling radiators. He chose another path, rolling up his sleeves and changing his life.

"Sometimes you can't look back," Williams said, "when you need to keep moving forward."

Tackling the odds

Sylvester Williams will start his first season opener Sunday night against the Indianapolis Colts, part of a remarkable journey to the NFL that included several highlights:

• Played one year of high school football in Jefferson City, Mo.

• Worked at Modine Manufacturing, building radiators. • Dropped nearly 50 pounds and walked onto Coffeyville Community College team.

• Earned All-American honors at North Carolina, where he graduated with a degree in communications.

• 28th pick in 2013 draft, played 13 games, netting 19 tackles and two sacks. Broncos' Derek Wolfe battles back from depression, scary injury

By Lindsay H. Jones USA TODAY Sports August 6, 2014

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — As the weeks of the 2013 season rolled by, Derek Wolfe's hulking body shriveled away — and with it, his mental health.

The muscle definition was gone from his chest and shoulders. His waist narrowed as he lost the girth around his midsection. When his weight dipped to its lowest point in nearly a decade, all the way down to 258 pounds, it felt like he was looking at a human bobblehead in the mirror.

"My head looked real big. I just looked weird. Extremely weird," Wolfe said.

Wolfe was equally unrecognizable when he flipped on video of himself in practice and games. He saw a man wearing the No. 95 jersey, but that guy lacked the strength, power an on-field fire that made the Broncos draft him with their top selection in the 2012 draft.

"I see film from last year, and I'm like, 'Who is that guy?' " Wolfe said.

But to look at Wolfe now, all 295 well-built pounds of him, reveals only part of his remarkable comeback from a lost season that included scary incidents that, over a three-month span, twice landed him in ambulances and hospitals and even in a medically induced coma.

To see Wolfe rib his teammates again, relax while sitting in a chair off to the side of the Broncos practice field and genuinely smile shows how he has been able to reclaim his life after emerging from a deep depression.

"Mentally, physically, emotionally — I feel like I'm right where I need to be," Wolfe told USA TODAY Sports this week, just after completing a set of 40-yard gassers after practice.

His physical and emotional spiral began last August during a preseason game against the Seattle Seahawks, whom the Broncos play Thursday night in their preseason opener. Wolfe was being blocked by two Seahawks — one low at his legs, another, fullback Michael Robinson, near his shoulders and neck. Upon colliding with Robinson, Wolfe fell limp to the turf, unable to feel anything in his extremities as he was loaded onto a stretcher and driven off the field in the ambulance. The paralysis was only temporary and after being diagnosed with a contusion on his spinal cord, Wolfe was released from the hospital in time to fly home with his teammates to Denver. Three weeks later, Wolfe was cleared by team doctors to play in the regular season opener. Physically, he might have looked OK to trainers and coaches, but it was a lie.

"That's the thing about my injury — it was more of a condition. My mental state was so out of whack, the depression, everything I went through, and I didn't know why I was going through it," Wolfe said. "When you start messing around with your spinal cord, that starts messing with your head."

Wolfe, who started every game as a rookie in 2012, started each of the Broncos' first 11 games last season and even recorded a sack in three consecutive consecutive outings from Oct. 27 through Nov. 17. Onlookers might not have noticed much was wrong, but those close to Wolfe did.

The weight loss was the most obvious red flag. No matter what Wolfe ate or how much he worked out, his weight continued to drop. He was irritable and he lashed out at people who were trying to help him. Already a self-described loner, Wolfe isolated himself further as the depression set in.

The Broncos were in the midst of their most fun regular season in years, racking up wins as Peyton Manning piled up touchdowns.

Wolfe could not enjoy any of it.

"Honestly, I was miserable every day," he said. "I was in pain, I wasn't happy about anything. I didn't feel like myself."

But he continued to get by, playing in a body that didn't feel like his own, and living with emotions he couldn't understand. But on Nov. 29, it all became too much.

Wolfe boarded a team bus bound for Denver International Airport. Just as the bus turned onto a service road, teammates noticed that Wolfe looked woozy and was sweating profusely.

"It was like someone dumped an entire bottle over his head," former Broncos safety Mike Adams, now with the Indianapolis Colts, told USA TODAY Sports recently while recalling his former teammate's seizure-like episode.

Teammates screamed for the driver to pull over. Coaches riding in another bus were alerted, and trainers called for an ambulance. Once again, Wolfe was on a stretcher, being driven away. More than a day later, he awoke in the intensive care unit at the University of Colorado Hospital in Aurora. "When he first got there, he ripped all the (medical wires) off. He tore the bed apart. He's a big dude. They had him strapped in, but they couldn't hold him. I said, 'Why'd you do that?' And he said, 'Foxy, I have to be in a game. I'm playing a game today,' Broncos head coach John Fox told USA TODAY Sports.

"When he went out, he was on a bus to go to Kansas City. When he woke up, he was in the hospital. That would be a scary proposition. He couldn't remember a thing, so he obviously freaked out, and that freaked the hospital people out."

While the rest of the Broncos were playing the Kansas City Chiefs, Fox, who had returned to Denver earlier that week after recovering from emergency heart surgery in North Carolina, spent the day with Wolfe at the hospital. Wolfe was subjected to a battery of tests as doctors tried to figure out what was going on.

Fox recalled telling Wolfe to be honest with the physicians about how he had been feeling, both physically and emotionally. Wolfe's nervous system was overtaxed, and his mind overstressed. It was all connected.

"I felt bad for him, because they couldn't figure it out. Was it his heart? Was it respiratory? Really, what it came down to, it was really mental anxiety. He's been through a lot," Fox said.

The coach knew then that Wolfe's season was over, though the Broncos waited until January to officially place him on injured reserve. Wolfe tried to return to practice once, in late December, but was nowhere close to being physically or mentally ready to handle it.

"He needed to get away from it," Fox said.

Wolfe's road back to himself

Thus began the process of rebuilding Derek Wolfe. Even after two hospitalizations, he said he never considered that he might not play again.

"It was always, 'How quick can I get back?' That was really the issue," Wolfe said. "And the crazy thing was, the quickest way to get back to football was for me to just forget about football and worry about my life, get my life together. In doing that, it made me love the game even more than I did before."

Barred by doctors from doing any strenuous physical activity, but desperately needing to regain more than 20 pounds he had lost, Wolfe spent much of his time at home eating. He would cook pounds of ground bison and eat it by the bowlful, topped with avocado and ketchup. Needing some sort of physical outlet, Wolfe started doing yoga several times a week. That exercise has physical benefits and proved to be an emotional stabilizer as well. "That really helped get my mind and body back on the same page," Wolfe said. "I was doing that while I was gaining weight, so it helped me keep my body control."

Wolfe chose to stay in Denver for most of the offseason, living in the house he recently bought, in order to work with the team's strength coaches once he was allowed to start lifting weights in March. He also wanted to be near his doctors.

Along the way, Wolfe forced himself to be less of an introvert and spent more time in public, launching a charity and holding a benefit beach volleyball tournament. He vacationed in Florida and has a steady girlfriend. These things had as much to do with Wolfe's comeback as anything related to football.

"It was my life. I had to get my life together," Wolfe said. "Going through that — I hate to say that I'm glad I went through it — but it was something that I really needed for me to see what is really important in my life."

Wolfe was physically cleared for full participation in the offseason program that began in April. He reported to training camp last month weighing 295 pounds, almost 10 pounds more than his playing weight as a rookie, when he had six sacks as a hybrid end-tackle in coordinator Jack Del Rio's defense.

When Del Rio looks at Wolfe now, he sees the player the Broncos drafted — and then some. Del Rio plans to use Wolfe as the starting left end in the base defense, which requires four linemen, but shift him inside to tackle in passing situations.

"First of all, it's great to see him out there, because he had a tough stretch. And he's come through it, and he's back doing the things he loves. And then for us, we're a stronger team with a healthy Derek Wolfe," Del Rio told USA TODAY Sports.

With the return of Wolfe and defensive tackle Kevin Vickerson (who suffered a dislocated hip in November), the addition of Marvin Austin and emergence last year of Malik Jackson and 2013 first-round pick Sylvester Williams, the Broncos believe they have their strongest and deepest defensive line in years.

"I'm expecting a great season out of myself," Wolfe said. "I just want our defense to be the best in the league. I don't care about my stats, I just want to be part of that type of defense."

Teammates have noticed the change, and not just the physical transformation. Since training camp began, they've watched Wolfe push around offensive teammates in practice and run his mouth during drills — signs that Wolfe has his football mindset back.

But it wasn't until the Broncos' scrimmage last week that Wolfe really felt normal on the field again. But Wolfe said he won't let himself make any "emotional decisions" upon his return to live game action. He'll just appreciate his health and second chance he's built for himself.

"I'm having fun now. I wasn't having fun last year, because of the pain I was going through and the issues I was dealing with," Wolfe said.

"But now I'm healthy, I'm strong, I'm mentally stable." Wolfe Hosts Inaugural Summer Charity Bash

Lauren Guidice DenverBroncos.com Monday, June 9, 2014

DENVER, Colo. – Broncos defensive end Derek Wolfe hosted his first Colorado event to benefit the Wolfe Pack Foundation on Sunday afternoon. The Derek Wolfe Summer Charity Bash was hosted at The Island and included food, drinks, music, a silent auction and a sand volleyball tournament, featuring Broncos players. Though the event was a fun way to start the summer, the goal was to raise money to help underprivileged youth in Colorado.

“Really I just want to help every aspect of these kids as far as being underprivileged and not having much,” Wolfe said at the event. “I want to help them in all the aspects of life. It touched my heart. There wasn’t a lot of things out there for me to do, it was just individual people that were helping me, so for me to have a foundation that helps all of those things, all those aspects – life skills, football, school, all the stuff - that’s kind of what I like. “

Funds from the event will help start the Foundation’s ELEVATE program, which will help underprivileged Denver youth by providing them with tutoring, ACT prep, life skill lessons and sport training. The program is a result of the Wolfe Pack Foundation teaming up with Champ Kelly’s foundation, Heart Power, Inc.

Kelly, the Broncos' assistant director of pro personnel, said Wolfe has “a tremendous heart for underprivileged youth.”

“We want to really affect these kids’ lives and just give them an opportunity that we didn’t have when we were growing up,” Kelly said. “I know Derek told his testimony. He took the ACT five times before he passed it and before he got into college. If there is one kid that we can help take this test the first time and make it into college, then we’ve done our job.”

Throughout the event, volleyball teams competed in a tournament to play the Broncos in a finale match. Wolfe, safety David Bruton, tight end Gerell Robinson, defensive end Malik Jackson, defensive back Charles Mitchell and guard Ben Garaland competed in the final match of the day, but lost 30-27.

“I’m here to support my teammate,” said linebacker Nate Irving. “We’re like a family, it’s a brotherhood and every chance we get to support one another, we try to.”

Irving didn’t know which Bronco had the best volleyball skills, but he was sure of one thing. “It’s not Malik,” he said.

Wolfe said “you can never do too much” and he plans to help people in need as much as he can.

“When I was coming up and coming through college, there was always guys coming back and helping us and telling us, ‘Hey make sure you guys give back, make sure you always give back,’" he said. "I always said when I was a kid ‘when I make it, I’m going to help somebody.' I want to be able to help somebody like I was helped." Ward, Moore have long history

By Lauren Giudice denverbroncos.com September 26, 2014

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. – While Rahim Moore and T.J. Ward have been teammates for just over seven months, their relationship goes back much further than that.

The two have known each other since before they went off to college as Ward’s sister was dating Moore’s best friend. They are both well-acquainted with each other’s families and have stayed close throughout the years.

While they went their separate ways in college, football remained a bonding agent that held them together as Ward headed north to Oregon and Moore committed to UCLA. The Pac-10 connection helped them as they discussed common opponents.

“We always used to share our knowledge in college,” Moore said. “What USC was doing, what Arizona State was doing, what Arizona was doing. We always just talked football and we both respected each other.”

Ward is three years older than Moore and began his career with the Ducks in 2005 as a walk-on and redshirted his freshman year. He worked his way up from a scout team member, a special teams standout to a starter. His junior year with the Ducks, Ward led the team in tackles and was extremely valuable to the team’s defense his senior year despite missing nearly half the season with an ankle injury.

Moore watched Ward as he rose through the ranks at Oregon and describes his teammate as “the best in our conference” at the time.

“When he left, I kind of took over the torch a little bit.”

While they played in separate states, the two would talk on the phone about football for “hours and hours.” Watching each other on film, they worked through their mistakes together. It was a unique kind of friendship that allowed them to improve. Moore would call and ask Ward for advice on a consistent basis.

The friends faced off twice in college. During their first showdown, Moore had two solo tackles. Ward led both teams with 11 total tackles and laid a devastating hit on UCLA receiver Terrance Austin. On the play, the ball hit Ward’s helmet and it was intercepted by his teammate. In 2009, in Pasadena, despite UCLA outgaining the Ducks in the air 145-82, Oregon prevailed again.

“They beat us every time. Every time,” Moore said. “It wasn’t good. He had a better game than me those two games, but I don’t want to live in the past. It was ugly.” Both were drafted in the second round of their respective drafts. While they went to different professional teams, they kept in touch. Whenever their paths crossed and they were in the same city, they met up.

“We always communicated and stayed in touch with each other, and when he came here, it was like second nature,” Moore said. “Like on the field, we’re laughing between plays. Me and him I think rely on each other a lot. We always bag on each other, but then when the ball is snapped, it’s all focus.”

When the Broncos signed Ward in March, Moore immediately texted Ward telling him he wanted the two of them to be the best safety tandem the team has ever seen.

While years have gone by since their friendship began, they still enjoy poking fun at each other.

"I’m always talking trash, and so is he,” Ward said. “So it doesn’t just limit itself to the field. It’s all day, pretty much with us."

Ward said there is never a dull moment in the defensive backs room and said his longtime relationship with Moore is “something we can build off of."

Moore is currently in his fourth NFL season and Ward in his fifth. There’s no ego or pride as they work together and try to improve. Moore said the role of teacher and student can change by the day.

“So we love one another and we respect each other and we watch so much film together, and share each other’s notes, it’s not even funny,” Moore said.

Broncos alumni, cheerleaders at HS Game of the Week

By David DeChant DenverBroncos.com September 20, 2014

WESTMINSTER, Colo. --Fans attending the matchup between Horizon and Legacy high schools last night were in for a little bit of a treat.

An hour before kickoff, the pregame festivities were in full swing with Broncos alumni Mark Jackson and Steve Watson signing autographs and taking pictures, Miles the Mascot meeting fans and the Super Bowl XXXIII trophy on display. The Broncos cheerleaders were also on hand, signing and posing for photos.

"We didn’t have that when I was in high school," said Jackson, who played his high school ball in Indiana. He added with a laugh, "We’d be happy if our mascot showed up. They were late all the time."

The Denver Broncos Cheerleaders and Junior Denver Broncos Cheerleaders each performed on the field before the game, in which Legacy won 21-17 with the help of 14 fourth-quarter points.

Jackson and Watson served as honorary captains during the coin toss and then Miles delivered the game ball just before kickoff.

"Getting down here on the sideline and actually sticking your nose in here, looking at the faces, it was really fun," said Watson, whose son coaches football with 850 KOA's Dave Logan at Cherry Creek High School. "I really enjoyed it."

Watson played his entire nine-year career as a receiver with the Broncos after coming into the league as an undrafted free agent and went to the 1981 Pro Bowl. Jackson joined the Broncos as a rookie sixth-round pick in Watson's penultimate year, 1986, famously catching the game-tying touchdown from John Elway to cap "The Drive" in the AFC Championship against the Browns.

Jackson said the opportunity to attend community events with other Broncos alumni is a unique experience.

"It’s cool because some of the guys you may have played with, so it’s kind of a reuniting of that," he said. "Other guys -- I love it when I’m doing an appearance with someone I haven’t played with. Maybe he played in another era." For Watson, the event took him back to his high school days in Delaware where he still remembers hearing his dad yell at his coach during timeouts.

"It was always good advice," Watson recalled with a smile. "'Throw it to Steve!'"

Bowlen family participates in Walk to End Alzheimer’s

By Lauren Giudice DenverBroncos.com September 20, 2014

DENVER- As walkers crossed the finish line on Saturday during the Walk to End Alzheimer’s, they were handed a microphone and asked who they were walking for. Answers like “my mom,” “my grandfather” and “my uncle” were common.

While those responses were consistently echoed, so was “Pat Bowlen.”

Earlier this year, the Broncos and the Bowlen family announced that Mr. Bowlen had been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, which affects approximately 5.2 million Americans.

The Bowlen Family and Broncos fans came together on Sunday to form “Team Super Bowlen” and participate in the Alzheimer's Association Walk to End Alzheimer's. The walk took place at City Park and boasted approximately 8,000 participants.

Annabel Bowlen cut the ribbon during the opening ceremonies to signal the beginning of the walk.

The Alzheimer’s Association Colorado Chapter President and CEO Linda Mitchell said seeing Mrs. Bowlen and the Bowlen family at the race “means the world” to those affected by the disease.

“There’s 250,000 caregivers in the same kind of situation as Mrs. Bowlen is in,” Mitchell said. “Everyone else that is dealing with that same disease, that same journey, feels validated. They fell like ‘Wow, that’s a great thing for that family to do. They understand what we’re dealing with because they’re dealing with it too.’ So it’s an amazing thing that moves our cause forward by leaps and bounds this year.”

Team Super Bowlen raised over $68,000 for the cause. While the monetary benefits of the Bowlen’s support will help the organization in advancing research and providing programs and support for those affected by the disease, the Bowlens joining the cause has aided the Alzheimer’s Association in other ways.

Jill Lorentz, who organized the walk, said the Colorado chapter’s “phone has been ringing off the hook” since the Bowlens announced that Mr. Bowlen has been living with Alzheimer’s. She said Broncos fans are constantly calling and offering support for Mr. Bowlen and to help the organization.

“The money raised goes a long way in helping our families with our support groups, our care consultation, our help line,” Lorentz said. “All those things are supported by the money that we raised at the Walk to End Alzheimer’s, so we are deeply indebted to the Bowlens for helping us out with that.”

Fans signed a poster for the Bowlen family, showing their support, and presented it to them after the race.

“Through the Alzheimer’s Association and our Walk to End Alzheimer’s, it’s been phenomenal to have Mrs. Bowlen involved along with her family members and support from the Broncos organization,” Mitchell said. “The fact that they’ve gone public with their family’s story has a wonderful impact on this cause and our ability to raise money to support all of the services that we provide to families across Colorado and to fund research.”

“This is the largest Walk to End Alzheimer’s we’ve ever had as a result of their participation, and we were honored to have them cut the ribbon this morning and start the walk on such a glorious note.”