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denver broncos 2016 weekly press release Patrick Smyth, Vice President of Public Relations • [email protected] Erich Schubert, Senior Manager of Media Relations • [email protected] Seth Medvin, Media Relations Coordinator • [email protected] 3 World Championships • 8 Super Bowls • 10 AFC Title Games • 15 AFC West Titles • 22 Playoff Berths • 28 Winning Seasons WEEK DENVER BRONCOS QUICK HITS The Broncos are 3-2 all-time against the Houston Texans, including 2-1 #7 (.667) at home. See Page 3 Denver is appearing on Monday Night Football for the 25th consecutive Denver Broncos (4-2) vs. Houston Texans (4-2) year, with its 25-year streak of making at least one appearance on Monday Night Football representing the longest active streak in the NFL and the Monday, Oct. 24, 2016 • 6:30 p.m. MDT second-longest streak in league history. See Page 5 Sports Authority Field at Mile High (76,125) • Denver Three Broncos greats—K Jason Elam (1993-2007), LB Simon Fletcher (1985-95) and S John Lynch (2004-07)—will be officially inducted into BROADCAST INFORMATION the Denver Broncos’ Ring of Fame in a halftime ceremony during Monday's game. See Page 5 TELEVISION: ESPN/My20 Sean McDonough (play-by-play) Jon Gruden (color analyst) Since the start of the 2012 season, the Broncos have lost back-to-back games just four times, bouncing back with a win in each of the previous Lisa Salters (sideline) three instances. See Page 5 NATIONAL RADIO: WestwoodOne Sports Kevin Kugler (play-by-play) Monday's game will mark just the third time in history two quarterbacks Kurt Warner (color analyst) drafted by the Broncos (Trevor Siemian - 2015 & Brock Osweiler - 2012) Max Starks (sideline) will start against each other. See Page 5 ENGLISH RADIO: KOA (850 AM/94.1 FM) Dave Logan (play-by-play) Denver has won an NFL-best 26 consecutive games when winning the The Fox (103.5 FM) Ed McCaffrey (color analyst) turnover battle. See Page 5 Andy Lindahl (sideline) Inducted in 2015 as the 28th member of the team’s Ring of Fame, Owner SPANISH RADIO: KNRV (1150 AM) Javier Olivas (play-by-play) Pat Bowlen has guided Denver to the best win percentage (.614) in the NFL Carlos Valdez (color analyst) and the third-best win percentage in American pro sports during his tenure Hector Salazar (sideline) (1984-pres.). See Page 6 Since Executive Vice President of Football Operations/GM John Elway was BRONCOS 2016 SCHEDULE hired in 2011, the Broncos rank second in the league in total wins (68) PRESEASON and are tied for the most playoff berths (5), division titles (5), Super Bowl Wk. Day Date Opponent Site Result Rec. appearances (2) and World Championships (1) during that span. See Page 8 1 Thu. Aug. 11 at Chicago Soldier Field W, 22-0 1-0 2 Sat. Aug. 20 SAN FRANCISCO Sports Authority Field at Mile High L, 31-24 1-1 Gary Kubiak, who served as head coach of the Texans from 2006-13, will 3 Sat. Aug. 27 LOS ANGELES Sports Authority Field at Mile High W, 17-9 2-1 become the fourth Broncos head coach to square off against his former 4 Thu. Sept. 1 at Arizona University of Phoenix Stadium L, 38-17 2-2 team. See Page 9 REGULAR SEASON Wk. Day Date Opponent Site Time/Result TV/Rec. Kubiak has led Denver to win streaks of three or more games with three 1 Thu. Sept. 8 CAROLINA Sports Authority Field at Mile High W, 21-20 1-0 different quarterbacks in the last two seasons, joining Mike Ditka and John 2 Sun. Sept. 18 INDIANAPOLIS Sports Authority Field at Mile High W, 34-20 2-0 Robinson (both from 1985-86) as the last three head coaches to accom- 3 Sun. Sept. 25 at Cincinnati Paul Brown Stadium W, 29-17 3-0 plish that feat. See Page 10 4 Sun. Oct. 2 at Tampa Bay Raymond James Stadium W, 27-7 4-0 5 Sun. Oct. 9 ATLANTA Sports Authority Field at Mile High L, 23-16 4-1 The Broncos lead the NFL in sacks (21) and quarterbacks hits (57) through 6 Thu. Oct. 13 at San Diego Qualcomm Stadium L, 21-13 4-2 six games. See Page 14 7 Mon Oct. 24 HOUSTON Sports Authority Field at Mile High 6:30 p.m. MDT ESPN 8 Sun. Oct. 30 SAN DIEGO Sports Authority Field at Mile High 2:05 p.m. MDT CBS* Denver OLB Von Miller ranks second in the NFL with 7.5 sacks and his current 9 Sun. Nov. 6 at Oakland Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum 5:30 p.m. PST NBC* seven-game sack streak is the longest such streak of his career. See Page 15 10 Sun. Nov. 13 at New Orleans Mercedes-Benz Superdome 12 p.m. CST CBS* 11 BYE 12 Sun. Nov. 27 KANSAS CITY Sports Authority Field at Mile High 2:25 p.m. MST CBS* 2016 AFC WEST STANDINGS 13 Sun. Dec. 4 at Jacksonville EverBank Field 1 p.m. EST CBS* 14 Sun. Dec. 11 at Tennessee Nissan Stadium 12 p.m. CST CBS* Team W L T PF PA Home Road AFC NFC DIV Streak 15 Sun. Dec. 18 NEW ENGLAND Sports Authority Field at Mile High 2:25 p.m. MST CBS* Denver 4 2 0 140 108 2-1 2-1 2-1 2-1 0-1 Lost 2 16 Sun. Dec. 25 at Kansas City Arrowhead Stadium 7:30 p.m. CST NBC* 17 Sun. Jan. 1 OAKLAND Sports Authority Field at Mile High 2:25 p.m. MST CBS* Oakland 4 2 0 152 163 1-2 3-0 3-1 1-1 1-1 Lost 1 * - All Sunday games from Weeks 5-17 are eligible to be moved to a different time as part of the Kansas City 3 2 0 109 102 2-0 1-2 3-2 0-0 2-0 Won 1 NFL’s flex scheduling format. # - Game will also be streamed live on Twitter. San Diego 2 4 0 173 155 2-1 0-3 2-3 0-1 1-2 Won 1 DENVER vs. HOUSTON — 1 — MONDAY, oct. 24, 2016 denver broncos weekly release 2016 TEAM / INDIVIDUAL COMPARISONS BRONCOS/TEXANS 2016 TEAM COMPARISON BRONCOS/TEXANS 2016 INDIVIDUAL COMPARISON BRONCOS TEXANS BRONCOS TEXANS Record ..............................4-2 ..........4-2 PASSING YARDS Turnover Margin (NFL Rank) ........3 (T-9th) ...-4 (T-26th) Siemian ............1,054 Osweiler ..........1,402 Lynch ................393 OFFENSE RUSHING YARDS Net Yards Per Game (NFL Rank) ..323.3 (28th) ...327.7 (27th) C. Anderson ...........330 Miller ..............520 Yards Per Play (NFL Rank) .......5.08 (27th) .....4.9 (28th) Booker ...............161 Blue ................98 Points Per Game (NFL Rank) ......23.3 (16th) ....18.0 (30th) Two Players ............32 Osweiler .............34 Possession Average ................. 29:13 ........29:54 RECEIVING YARDS Net Rushing Yards Per Game ......98.5 (19th) ...111.2 (10th) Thomas ..............416 Hopkins ............354 Net Passing Yards Per Game .....224.8 (27th) ...216.5 (30th) Sanders ..............413 Fuller ..............327 Had Intercepted/Yards ................ 4/24 .........8/76 C. Anderson ...........128 Fiedorowicz .........201 Sacks Allowed/Yards ................ 17/98 .......12/103 POINTS SCORED Fumbles/Lost ......................... 7/4 ..........5/2 McManus ..............48 Novak ...............48 Third Down Pct. (NFL Rank) ..... 37.7% (21st) ..38.4% (18th) C. Anderson ............24 Hopkins .............18 Red Zone TD Pct. (NFL Rank) ... 52.9% (18th) ..40.0% (T-30th) Thomas ...............20 Fuller ...............18 Giveaways .............................8 ...........10 INTERCEPTIONS Talib ..................3 Hal ..................1 DEFENSE Harris Jr. ...............1 Demps ...............1 Net Yards Per Game (NFL Rank) ..295.0 (T-4th) ....315.7 (7th) Parks ..................1 Nelson ...............1 Yards Per Play (NFL Rank) .........4.6 (2nd) ......5.1 (7th) SACKS Points Per Game (NFL Rank) .......18.0 (8th) ..21.2 (T-12th) Miller ................7.5 Mercilus ............4.5 Net Rushing Yards Per Game .....112.7 (22nd) ...126.3 (29th) Wolfe ................4.5 McKinney ...........3.0 Net Passing Yards Per Game ......182.3 (1st) ... 189.3 (2nd) Ray .................4.0 Simon .............2.5 Intercepted By/Yards .................. 5/87 .........3/18 DEFENSIVE TACKLES (PRESS BOX TOTALS) Sacks For/Yards ................... 21/127 ........16/94 Marshall ...............28 McKinney ............60 Opponent Fumbles/Lost ................ 7/6 ..........7/3 Ward .................27 Simon ..............32 Third Down Pct. (NFL Rank) ..... 36.6% (12th) ...35.7% (9th) Davis .................26 Mercilus .............27 Red Zone TD Pct. (NFL Rank) ... 50.0% (T-9th) ..47.4% (8th) Miller .................20 Clowney .............23 Takeaways ............................11 ............6 Three Players ...........19 Joseph ..............23 SPECIAL TEAMS KICKOFF RETURNS (AVG.) Latimer .......... 6 (24.7) Ervin ..........10 (22.6) Punts-Average Yards (Gross) ........... 46.8 .........48.1 Norwood ......... 2 (23.0) Miller ..........2 (16.0) Punts-Average Yards (Net) ............ 41.5 .........37.9 ....................... James .........1 (18.0) Punt Returns-Average Per .............. 9.9 .........13.0 PUNT RETURNS (AVG.) Punt Returns-Average Per Allowed ....... 7.3 .........13.8 Norwood ........ 10 (10.8) Ervin ...........13 (8.8) Kickoff Returns-Average Per ........... 24.3 .........21.2 Talib .............. 1 (1.0) Fuller ..........2 (40.5) Kickoff Returns-Average Per Allowed .... 15.2 .........21.5 FIELD GOALS Field Goals Made/Attempted .......... 12/14 ........13/16 McManus ......12/14 (.857) Novak .......13/16 (.813) PENALTIES Penalties Against/Yards ............. 46/365 .......34/289 PUNTS (GROSS/NET AVG.) Dixon .......28 (46.8/41.5) Lechler ....29 (48.1/37.9) Opponent Penalties Against/Yards ..... 44/415 .......43/354 DENVER vs. HOUSTON — 2 — MONDAY, oct. 24, 2016 denver broncos weekly release BRONCOS-TEXANS SERIES BREAKDOWN / ALL-TIME RESULTS / CONNECTIONS C James Ferentz (2010-12) and LS Casey Kreiter (2011-13) played at BRONCOS/TEXANS SERIES BREAKDOWN Iowa with Houston TE C.J.