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denver broncos 2012 weekly press release Media Relations Staff Patrick Smyth, Executive Director of Media Relations • (303-264-5536) • [email protected] Rebecca Villanueva, Media Services Manager • (303-264-5598) • [email protected] Erich Schubert, Media Relations Coordinator • (303-264-5503) • [email protected] 2 World Championships • 6 Super Bowls • 8 AFC Title Games • 11 AFC West Titles • 18 Playoff Berths • 24 Winning Seasons FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TUESDAY, OCT. 30, 2012 BRONCOS HIT THE ROAD FOR CONFERENCE TILT WITH BENGALS Denver Broncos (4-3) at Cincinnati Bengals (3-4) Sunday, Nov. 4, 2012 • 1 p.m. EST Paul Brown Stadium (65,515) • Cincinnati THIS WEEK’S GAME BRONCOS 2012 SCHEDULE/RESULTS The Denver Broncos (4-3) begin their second two-game road swing of PRESEASON the season when they face the Cincinnati Bengals (3-4) in a battle of play- Wk. Day Date Opponent Site Result Rec. off teams from a year ago. Kickoff at Paul Brown Stadium on Sunday is 1 Thu. Aug. 9 at Chicago Soldier Field W, 31-3 1-0 set for 1 p.m. EST. 2 Sat. Aug. 18 SEATTLE Sports Authority Field at Mile High L, 30-10 1-1 3 Sun. Aug. 26 SAN FRANCISCO Sports Authority Field at Mile High L, 29-24 1-2 BROADCAST INFORMATION: 4 Thu. Aug. 30 at Arizona University of Phoenix Stadium W, 16-13 2-2 TELEVISION: KCNC-TV (CBS 4): Greg Gumbel (play-by-play) and Dan REGULAR SEASON Dierdorf (color commentary) will call the game. Wk. Day Date Opponent Site Time/Result TV/Rec. 1 Sun. Sept. 9 PITTSBURGH Sports Authority Field at Mile High W, 31-19 1-0 LOCAL RADIO: KOA Radio (850 AM): Dave Logan (play-by-play) and Ed 2 Mon. Sept. 17 at Atlanta Georgia Dome L, 27-21 1-1 McCaffrey (color commentary) will call the game with Alan Roach report- 3 Sun. Sept. 23 HOUSTON Sports Authority Field at Mile High L, 31-25 1-2 ing from the sidelines. 4 Sun. Sept. 30 OAKLAND Sports Authority Field at Mile High W, 37-6 2-2 LOCAL SPANISH RADIO: KMXA (1090 AM)/KJMN (92.1 FM): Luis Canela 5 Sun. Oct. 7 at New England Gillette Stadium L, 31-21 2-3 (play-by-play) and Rafael Medina (color commentary) will call the game. 6 Mon. Oct. 15 at San Diego Qualcomm Stadium W, 35-24 3-3 7 BYE NATIONAL RADIO: Sports USA Radio: Adam Amin (play-by-play) and 8 Sun. Oct. 28 NEW ORLEANS Sports Authority Field at Mile High W, 34-14 4-3 Doug Plank (color commentary) will call the game. 9 Sun. Nov. 4 at Cincinnati Paul Brown Stadium 1 p.m. EST CBS 10 Sun. Nov. 11 at Carolina Bank of America Stadium 1 p.m. EST CBS QUICK HITS 11 Sun. Nov. 18 SAN DIEGO Sports Authority Field at Mile High 2:25 p.m. MST CBS* 12 Sun. Nov. 25 at Kansas City Arrowhead Stadium 12 p.m. CST CBS* * - Broncos Owner & CEO Pat Bowlen is in his 29th season as owner of 13 Sun. Dec. 2 TAMPA BAY Sports Authority Field at Mile High 2:05 p.m. MST FOX* the Broncos in 2012, and his club’s 267 regular-season wins rank third in 14 Thu. Dec. 6 at Oakland O.co Coliseum 5:20 p.m. PST NFLN (NTL) the NFL during his tenure. See Page 22 15 Sun. Dec. 16 at Baltimore M&T Bank Stadium 1 p.m. EST CBS* 16 Sun. Dec. 23 CLEVELAND Sports Authority Field at Mile High 2:05 p.m. MST CBS* * - Executive Vice President of Football Operations John Elway has spear- 17 Sun. Dec. 30 KANSAS CITY Sports Authority Field at Mile High 2:25 p.m. MST CBS* headed the acquisitions of several key players, including the only four-time * - Time subject to change MVP in league history, QB Peyton Manning. See Page 22 * - Head Coach John Fox, who is in his second season with the Broncos 2012 AFC WEST STANDINGS in 2012, ranks third among active NFL coaches with 91 overall victories Team W L T PF PA Home Road AFC NFC DIV Streak since 2002. See Page 23 Denver 4 3 0 204 152 3-1 1-2 3-2 1-1 2-0 Won 2 * - The Broncos lead the NFL with a +76 scoring differential in the fourth San Diego 3 4 0 154 144 1-2 2-2 3-2 0-2 2-1 Lost 3 quarter this year to represent the best mark by a team through seven games in NFL history. See Page 4 Oakland 3 4 0 139 187 2-1 1-3 3-3 0-1 1-2 Won 2 * - QB Peyton Manning, who is the first player since Steve Young (1998) Kansas City 1 6 0 120 209 0-4 1-2 0-4 1-2 0-2 Lost 4 to post 300 yards and three touchdowns in four consecutive games, owns a perfect 7-0 mark in his career against Cincinnati. See Page 10 DENVER BRONCOS MEDIA ROOM * - LB Wesley Woodyard is one of two NFL players (D’Qwell Jackson, The Denver Broncos have a media-only website, which was created to Cle.) who have totaled 50 tackles, three sacks and two interceptions this assist accredited media in their coverage of the Broncos. By going to season. See Page 18 http://media.denverbroncos.com, members of the press will find weekly * - K Matt Prater is a perfect 9-of-9 on field goals this season and is the releases, press releases, rosters, depth charts, updated bios, transcripts, most accurate kicker in franchise history having made 99-of-121 (81.8) injury reports, game recaps, news clippings, photos, credential applica- field goals as a Bronco. See Page 18 tions, a comprehensive historical database and much more. DENVER at CINCINNATI— 1 — sunday, NOV. 4, 2012 denver broncos 2012 weekly release TEAM COMPARISONS BRONCOS/BENGALS 2012 TEAM COMPARISON BRONCOS/BENGALS 2012 INDIVIDUAL COMPARISON BRONCOS BENGALS Record . .4-3 . .3-4 BRONCOS BENGALS PASSING YARDS Division Standing . 1st (AFCW) . .3rd (AFCN) Manning . .2,113 Dalton . .1,831 Turnover Margin (NFL Rank) . -3 (T-22nd) . -6 (T-27th) Sanu . .73 OFFENSE RUSHING YARDS Net Yards Per Game (NFL Rank) . .405.4 (3rd) . .354.0 (17th) McGahee . .554 Green-Ellis . .431 Yards Per Play (NFL Rank) . .6.1 (4th) . .5.7 (11th) Hillman . .136 Peerman . .83 Points Per Game (NFL Rank) . .29.1 (4th) . 23.7 (14th) Ball . .59 Dalton . .61 Possession Average . .29:07 . .29:42 RECEIVING YARDS Net Rushing Yards Per Game . .112.6 . .96.6 D. Thomas . .679 Green . .636 Net Passing Yards Per Game . .292.9 . .257.4 Decker . .484 Hawkins . .346 Had Intercepted/Yards . .4/160 . .10/93 Tamme, Stokley . .235 Gresham . .325 . .10/63 . .17/102 Sacks Allowed/Yards POINTS SCORED Fumbles/Lost . .11/10 . .9/5 Prater . .50 Nugent . .52 Third Down Pct. (NFL Rank) . .44.3% (5th) . .28.4% (31st) Decker . .30 Green . .42 Red Zone TD Pct. (NFL Rank) . 68.0% (3rd) . .47.8% (T-20th) McGahee . .26 Three players . .12 Giveaways (NFL Rank) . .14 (T-23rd) . .15 (T-26th) INTERCEPTIONS DEFENSE Harris, Woodyard . .2 Crocker . .2 Net Yards Per Game (NFL Rank) . .319.3 (8th) . .357.1 (21st) Carter, Leonhard . .1 Johnson . .1 Yards Per Play (NFL Rank) . .4.7 (2nd) . .5.6 (22nd) Porter . .1 Points Per Game (NFL Rank) . .21.7 (14th) . .26.7 (T-25th) SACKS Net Rushing Yards Per Game . .106.0 . .124.0 Miller . .6.0 Atkins . .7.0 Net Passing Yards Per Game . .292.9 . .233.1 Dumervil . .5.0 Johnson . .6.0 Intercepted By/Yards . .7/119 . .3/26 Wolfe, Woodyard . .3.0 Geathers . .1.0 . .19/140 . .23/158 Sacks For/Yards DEFENSIVE TACKLES (PRESS BOX TOTALS) Opponent Fumbles/Lost . .11/4 . .11/6 Woodyard . .58 Maualuga . .58 Third Down Pct. (NFL Rank) . .41.2% (20th) . .38.7% (16th) Adams . .44 Nelson . .54 Red Zone TD Pct. (NFL Rank) . .63.64% (27th) . .65.0% (29th) Moore . .40 Burfict . .48 Takeaways (NFL Rank) . 11(T-14th) . 9 (T-22nd) KICKOFF RETURNS (AVG.) SPECIAL TEAMS Bolden . .14 (19.3) Tate . 15 (25.7) Punts-Average Yards (Gross) . .46.9 . .46.2 Leonhard . .1 (18.0) Jones . .3 (21.3) Punts-Average Yards (Net) . .42.6 . .41.0 Peerman . .2 (18.5) Punt Returns-Average Per . .8.0 . .13.4 PUNT RETURNS (AVG.) Punt Returns-Average Per Allowed . .4.5 . .9.3 Leonhard . .12 (6.8) Tate . .11 (11.5) Kickoff Returns-Average Per . .18.0 . .23.5 Holliday . .6 (9.2) Jones . .8 (16.0) Kickoff Returns-Average Per Allowed . .20.3 . .27.7 Decker . .2 (11.0) . .9/9 . .11/12 Field Goals Made/Attempted FIELD GOALS PENALTIES Prater . .9/9 (100%) Nugent . .11/12 (92%) Penalties Against/Yards . .46/386 . .37/341 PUNTS (GROSS/NET AVG.) Opponent Penalties Against/Yards . .48/372 . .37/345 Colquitt . .28 (46.9/42.6) Huber . .33 (46.2/41.0) DENVER at CINCINNATI — 2 — sunday, NOV. 4, 2012 denver broncos 2012 weekly release SERIES BREAKDOWN / CONNECTIONS BRONCOS/BENGALS SERIES BREAKDOWN BRONCOS vs. BENGALS CONNECTIONS (REGULAR SEASON) CROSSING PATHS (COLLEGE) Series Meetings: 26 At Georgia, Denver RB Knowshon Moreno played with Cincinnati DT Broncos Record: 18-8-0 (Home: 11-2-0 / Away: 6-6-0) Geno Atkins (2006-08), G Clint Boling (2007-08) and WR A.J. Green First Game: at Cin. 24, Den. 10 (9/15/68) (2008)… Denver WR Demaryius Thomas spent three seasons at Georgia Last Game: at Den.