denver broncos 2011 weekly press release

Media Relations Staff Patrick Smyth, Executive Director of Media Relations • (303-264-0536) • [email protected] Rebecca Villanueva, Media Services Manager • (303-264-0598) • [email protected] Erich Schubert, Media Relations Coordinator • (303-264-0503) • [email protected] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2011 BRONCOS LOOK FOR WIN No. 400 in road clash WITH titans (1-1) at (1-1) Sunday, Sept. 25, 2011 • 12 p.m. CDT LP Field (69,143) • Nashville, Tenn.

THIS WEEK’S GAME BRONCOS 2011 SCHEDULE/RESULTS PRESEASON The Denver Broncos (1-1) travel to Nashville, Tenn., for the second con- Wk.Day Date Opponent Site Time/Result TV/Rec. secutive season to face the Tennessee Titans (1-1), hoping for a repeat of 1 Thu. Aug. 11 at Stadium L, 24-23 0-1 last year’s trip that resulted in a 26-20 road win. Kickoff for the game at LP 2 Sat. Aug. 20 BUFFALO Sports Authority Field at Mile High W, 24-10 1-1 Field on Sunday, Sept. 25, is set for 12 p.m. CDT. 3 Sat. Aug. 27 SEATTLE Sports Authority Field at Mile High W, 23-20 2-1 BROADCAST INFORMATION: 4 Thu. Sept. 1 at Arizona University of Phoenix Stadium L, 26-7 2-2 TELEVISION: KCNC-TV (CBS 4): Bill Macatee (play-by-play) and Steve REGULAR SEASON Wk.Day Date Opponent Site Time/Result TV/Rec. Tasker (color commentary) will call the game. 1 Mon. Sept. 12 OAKLAND Sports Authority Field at Mile High L, 23-20 0-1 LOCAL RADIO: KOA Radio (850 AM): Dave Logan (play-by-play) and 2 Sun. Sept. 18 CINCINNATI Sports Authority Field at Mile High W, 24-22 1-1 Brian Griese (color commentary) will call the game with Alan Roach 3 Sun. Sept. 25 at Tennessee LP Field 12 p.m. CDT CBS reporting from the sidelines. 4 Sun. Oct. 2 at Green Bay Lambeau Field 3:15 p.m. CDT CBS 5 Sun. Oct. 9 SAN DIEGO Sports Authority Field at Mile High 2:15 p.m. MDT CBS LOCAL SPANISH RADIO: KMXA (1090 AM)/KJMN (92.1 FM): Luis Canela 6 BYE (play-by-play) and Javier Olivas (color commentary) will call the game. 7 Sun. Oct. 23 at Sun Life Stadium 1 p.m. EDT CBS 8 Sun. Oct. 30 DETROIT Sports Authority Field at Mile High 2:05 p.m. MDT FOX QUICK HITS 9 Sun. Nov. 6 at Oakland Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum 1:05 p.m. PST CBS * - Denver is looking for its 400th regular-season victory Sunday, enter- 10 Sun. Nov. 13 at Kansas City Arrowhead Stadium 12 p.m. CST CBS* 11 Thu. Nov. 17 N.Y. JETS Sports Authority Field at Mile High 6:20 p.m. MST NFLN ing the contest with a 399-365-10 (.522) all-time record. See Page 16 12 Sun. Nov. 27 at San Diego Qualcomm Stadium 1:15 p.m. PST CBS* * - Head Coach John Fox, who ranks third among active NFL coaches 13 Sun. Dec. 4 at Minnesota Mall of America Field (Metrodome) 3:05 p.m. CST CBS* with 79 overall wins, earned his first victory with the Broncos last week in 14 Sun. Dec. 11 CHICAGO Sports Authority Field at Mile High 2:05 p.m. MST FOX* See Page 19 a 24-22 decision over the Bengals. 15 Sun. Dec. 18 NEW ENGLAND Sports Authority Field at Mile High 2:15 p.m. MST CBS* * - Since 1996, the Broncos own the NFL’s best record in the first month 16 Sat. Dec. 24 at Buffalo Ralph Wilson Stadium 1 p.m. EST CBS (August/September) of the regular season, posting a 40-17 (.702) mark in 17 Sun. Jan. 1 KANSAS CITY Sports Authority Field at Mile High 2:15 p.m. MST CBS* those 57 games played during the past 16 years. See Page 5 * - Time subject to change * - The Broncos persevered in their win over Cincinnati (9/18) despite entering the game without five starters and having two other Week 1 2011 AFC WEST STANDINGS starters (WR Eddie Royal and TE Julius Thomas) injured in the first half. OFFENSE: Team W L T PF PA Home Road AFC NFC DIV Streak * - RB Willis McGahee started his first game as a member of the Broncos Denver 1 1 0 44 45 1-1 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-1 Won 1 last week, earning his 24th career 100-yard rushing game after totaling 101 Oakland 1 1 0 58 58 0-0 1-1 1-1 0-0 1-0 Lost 1 yards on 28 carries (3.6 avg.) with one . See Page 11 San Diego 1 1 0 45 52 1-0 0-1 0-1 1-0 0-0 Lost 1 * - WR Eric Decker recorded touchdown catches of 25 and 52 yards last Kansas City 0 2 0 10 89 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-0 Lost 2 week against the Bengals in his NFL starting debut en route to his first career 100-yard receiving game (5-113, 2 TD). BRONCOS MEDIA WEBSITE DEFENSE: * - Denver limited Cincinnati to 1-of-11 (9.0%) on third downs and ranks The Denver Broncos have a media-only website, which was created to third in the NFL through two games, allowing opponents to convert just 6- assist accredited media in their coverage of the Broncos. By going to of-25 third downs (24.0%). http://media.denverbroncos.com, members of the press will find weekly SPECIAL TEAMS: releases, press releases, rosters, depth charts, updated bios, transcripts, * - P Britton Colquitt recorded a career-high 51.0-yard net punting aver- injury reports, game recaps, news clippings, photos, credential applica- age against the Bengals (6 for 335 yds., 55.8 gross avg.) See Page 16 tions and much more.

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GAME INFORMATION

BRONCOS vs. TITANS — POINTS OF INTEREST BRONCOS/TITANS 2011 TEAM COMPARISON The Broncos look for regular-season win No. 400 Sunday when they play the Titans in the 36th meeting between the clubs... Tennessee leads the all- BRONCOS TITANS time series 20-14-1, including a 13-6 advantage at home... Denver has won Record ...... 1-1 ...... 1-1 the last three games in the series, including a 26-20 road win last season at Division Standing ...... T-1st (AFCW) . .T-2nd (AFCS) LP Field that represented its only win away from home in 2010... Since Turnover Margin (NFL Rank) ...... -4 (29th) . . . .+2 (T-9th) 1996, the Broncos own the NFL’s best record in the first month (August/September) of the regular season, posting a 40-17 (.702) mark in OFFENSE those 57 games played during the past 16 years... Head Coach John Fox, who ranks third among active NFL coaches with 79 overall wins, earned his Net Yards Per Game (NFL Rank) . . . .314.0 (22nd) . . .362.0 (15th) first victory with the Broncos last week in a 24-22 decision over the Yards Per Play (NFL Rank) ...... 4.9 (24th) . . . .6.0 (11th) Bengals... Last week’s game against Cincinnati marked just the fourth time Points Per Game (NFL Rank) . . . .22.0 (T-18th) . . . 20.0 (24th) in franchise history the Broncos’ first two contests were decided by a field Possession Average ...... 28:50 ...... 28:07 goal or less... During the Pat Bowlen era (1984-Pres.), the Broncos own the most regular-season wins (256) in the AFC (2nd in NFL)... Former Net Rushing Yards Per Game ...... 84.5 ...... 58.5 Broncos TE Shannon Sharpe was officially enshrined into the Pro Football Net Passing Yards Per Game ...... 229.5 ...... 303.5 Hall of Fame Class of 2011 on Aug. 6, and was presented with his Hall of Had Intercepted/Yards ...... 1/0 ...... 2/-4 Fame ring during a halftime ceremony last week against the Bengals... Denver made nine selections in the 2011 NFL Draft, including SLB Von Sacks Allowed/Yards ...... 7/40 ...... 2/14 Miller at No. 2 overall, which marked the highest the club has ever select- /Lost ...... 6/4 ...... 1/0 ed... Four of Denver’s draft choices (Miller, S Rahim Moore, T Orlando Third Down Pct. (NFL Rank) ...... 44.0% (10th) . . . .39.3% (13th) Franklin and TE Julius Thomas) started in Week 1 against Oakland, mark- Red Zone TD Pct. (NFL Rank) . . . . .40.0% (T-21st) .50.0% (T-10th) ing the most rookies to start a season opener in franchise history... QB , who ranks seventh in the NFL with a 118.0 fourth-quarter Giveaways (NFL Rank) ...... 5 (T-25th) . . . . .2 (T-5th) rating (12-of-21, 184 yds., 2 TD, 0 INT), ranks sixth in fran- DEFENSE chise history with 7,954 passing yards... RB Willis McGahee started his first game as a member of the Broncos last week, earning his 24th career Net Yards Per Game (NFL Rank) . . . . .335.5 (15th) . . . .276.0 (3rd) 100-yard rushing game after totaling 101 yards on 28 carries (3.6 avg.) Yards Per Play (NFL Rank) ...... 5.4 (16th) . . . . .4.4 (1st) with one touchdown... Denver has produced the most individual 100-yard Points Per Game (NFL Rank) . . . . .22.5(T-14th) . . . . .14.5(4th) rushers (17) in the NFL since 1995, while leading the league with 133.9 rushing yards per game during that stretch... RB is tied Net Rushing Yards Per Game ...... 131.0 ...... 104.0 for fifth in team history with 17 in his first three seasons with Net Passing Yards Per Game ...... 204.5 ...... 172.0 the club... WR Brandon Lloyd was selected to his first career in Intercepted by/Yards ...... 0/0 ...... 2/34 2010 as he became the first player in team history to lead the NFL in receiv- Sacks For/Yards ...... 3/28 ...... 5/28 ing yards (1,448), while also setting career highs in receptions (77), receiv- ing average (18.8) and receiving touchdowns (11)... T is one Opponent Fumbles/Lost ...... 2/1 ...... 4/2 of five players who entered the NFL in 2008 to start in every possible reg- Third Down Pct. (NFL Rank) . . . . .24.0% (15th) . . .42.9% (23rd) ular-season game for his team, having opened 50 consecutive contests to Red Zone TD Pct. (NFL Rank) . . . .50.0% (14th) . . . .0.0% (1st) begin his career... CB Champ Bailey was named to his 10th Pro Bowl in 2010 to set an NFL record for the cornerback position, passing Hall of Takeaways (NFL Rank) ...... 1 (T-27th) . . . . .4 (T-7th) Famer Mike Haynes... S Brian Dawkins is in his 16th NFL season, tying him SPECIAL TEAMS for the longest-tenured safety in NFL history... DE Elvis Dumervil, who missed the 2010 season after suffering a torn pectoral during training Punts-Average Yards (Gross) ...... 50.0 ...... 41.0 camp, is tied for third in the league in games with 2+ sacks (13) and ranks Punts-Average Yards (Net) ...... 43.1 ...... 35.5 seventh in the NFL with 0.69 sacks per game since his rookie season in Punt Returns-Average Per ...... 25.6 ...... 6.0 2006... WLB D.J. Williams is one of only three players in the NFL to post 700 tackles and 15 sacks since his rookie season in 2004... CB Chris Punt Returns-Average Per Allowed ...... 5.8 ...... 8.8 Harris, a rookie college free agent from the University of Kansas who leads Kickoff Returns-Average Per ...... 23.0 ...... N/A the club with two special-teams tackles this year, made Denver’s roster out Kickoff Returns-Average Per Allowed . . . . .N/A ...... 33.6 of training camp to mark the eighth consecutive season a CFA has accom- Field Goals Made/Attempted ...... 3/4 ...... 4/6 plished that feat ... K Matt Prater is Denver’s franchise leader in career field goal percentage having connected on 74-of-91 (81.3%) field goals as a PENALTIES Bronco... P Britton Colquitt’s was named Peter King’s Special Teams Player of the Week after recording a career-high 51.0-yard net punting average Penalties Against/Yards ...... 17/146 ...... 13/130 against the Bengals (6 for 335 yds., 55.8 gross avg.). Opponent Penalties Against/Yards . . . . .22/200 ...... 12/83

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GAME/SERIES INFORMATION

NFL SCHEDULE - WEEK 3 BRONCOS/TITANS 2011 PRESEASON INDIVIDUAL COMPARISON Sunday, Sept.25 Jacksonville @ Carolina ...... (CBS) 1:00p (EDT) BRONCOS TITANS Houston @ New Orleans ...... (CBS) 12:00p (CDT) N.Y. Giants @ Philadelphia ...... (FOX) 1:00p (EDT) PASSING Miami @ Cleveland ...... (CBS) 1:00p (EDT) Orton ...... 499 Hasselbeck ...... 621 New England @ Buffalo ...... (CBS) 1:00p (EDT) San Francisco @ Cincinnati ...... (FOX) 1:00p (EDT) RUSHING YARDS Denver @ Tennessee ...... (CBS) 12:00p (CDT) Detroit @ Minnesota ...... (FOX) 12:00p (CDT) McGahee ...... 104 Johnson ...... 77 New York Jets @ Oakland ...... (CBS) 1:05p (PDT) Ball ...... 28 Ringer ...... 21 Baltimore @ St. Louis ...... (CBS) 3:05p (CDT) Moreno ...... 22 Harper ...... 10 Kansas City @ San Diego ...... (CBS) 1:05p (PDT) Atlanta @ Tampa Bay ...... (FOX) 4:15p (EDT) Arizona @ Seattle ...... (FOX) 1:15p (PDT) RECEIVING YARDS Green Bay @ Chicago ...... (FOX) 3:15p (CDT) Decker ...... 166 Britt ...... 271 Pittsburgh @ Indianapolis ...... (NBC) 8:20p (EDT) Lloyd ...... 89 Washington ...... 166 Monday, Sept. 26 Royal ...... 51 Cook ...... 44 Washington @ Dallas ...... (ESPN) 7:30p (CDT) POINTS SCORED BRONCOS/TITANS SERIES BREAKDOWN Decker ...... 18 Britt ...... 18 (REGULAR SEASON) Prater ...... 14 Bironas ...... 16

Series Meetings: 35 McGahee, Ball ...... 6 Ringer ...... 6 Broncos Record: 14-20-1 (Home: 8-7-1 / Away: 6-13-0) First Game: Hou. 45, at Den. 25 (11/6/60) Last Game: Den. 26, at Ten. 20 (10/3/10) N/A ...... McCourty ...... 1 Current Streak: Won 3 Verner ...... 1 Longest Den. Win Streak: 3, twice (last: 12/25/04-10/3/10) Longest Ten. Win Streak: 5 (12/2/62-12/20/64) SACKS Last Den. Home Win: at Den. 34, Ten. 20 (11/19/07) Hunter ...... 1.0 Ball ...... 1.0 Last Den. Home Loss: Hou. 40, at Den. 10 (10/4/87) Miller ...... 1.0 Hayes ...... 1.0 Last Den. Road Win: Den. 26, at Ten. 20 (10/3/10) Last Den. Road Loss: at Hou. 42, Den. 33 (11/26/95) Wilhite ...... 1.0 Klug, Morgan ...... 1.0 Den. Shutouts: None Ten. Shutouts: None TACKLES (PRESS BOX TOTALS) Most Den. Points: 48 (10/14/73): Den. 48, at Hou. 20 Woodyard ...... 19 Ruud ...... 16 Most Ten. Points: 55 (11/5/61): Hou. 55, at Den. 14 Dawkins ...... 13 Griffin ...... 10 Total Den. Points: 775 Mays ...... 13 McCourty, Ball, Ayers . . .9 Total Ten. Points: 935 Average Den. Points: 22.1 KICKOFF RETURNS (AVG.) Average Ten. Points: 26.7 Vaughn ...... 1 (23.0) N/A ...... Largest Den. Win: 28 (10/14/73): Den. 48, at Hou. 20 Largest Ten. Win: 41 (11/5/61): Hou. 55, at Den. 14 PUNT RETURNS (AVG.) Most Pts., Both Teams: 78 (10/2/66): at Den. 40, Ten. 38 Fewest Pts., Both Teams: 16 (10/22/78): at Hou. 10, Den. 6 Decker ...... 5 (25.6) Mariani ...... 4 (6.0) FIELD GOALS Prater ...... 3/4 (.750) Bironas ...... 4/6 (.667)

PUNTS (GROSS/NET AVG.) Colquitt . . . . .10 (50.0/43.1) Kern ...... 10 (41.0/35.5)

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BRONCOS/TITANS ALL-TIME RESULTS BRONCOS/TITANS CONNECTIONS

Season (Date) W/L Result Site FORMER DENVER BRONCOS 1960 (11/6) L Houston 45, @Denver 25 Bears Stadium Tennessee TE Daniel Graham (2007-10) and Tennessee P Brett Kern 1960 (11/20) L @Houston 20, Denver 10 Jeppesen Stadium (2008-09) are former members of the Denver Broncos… Tennessee 1961 (11/5) L Houston 55, @Denver 14 Bears Stadium Coach Frank Bush spent the 2001-03 seasons with Denver as 1961 (11/26) L @Houston 45, Denver 14 Jeppesen Stadium its special teams coach. CROSSING PATHS (COLLEGE) 1962 (10/21) W @Denver 20, Houston 10 Bears Stadium Denver CB Jonathan Wilhite played on the defense at Auburn with 1962 (12/2) L @Houston 34, Denver 17 Jeppesen Stadium Tennessee DT Zach Clayton (2006) and DT Sen’Derrick Marks (2005-06)… 1963 (9/14) L @Houston 20, Denver 14 Jeppesen Stadium Denver LB Mike Mohamed spent time at California with Tennessee WR 1963 (10/13) L Houston 33, @Denver 24 Bears Stadium Lavelle Hawkins (2006-09) and TE Craig Stevens (2006-07)… Denver CB 1964 (9/27) L Houston 38, @Denver 17 Bears Stadium Champ Bailey’s final season at Georgia (1998) was Tennessee LB Will 1964 (12/20) L @Houston 34, Denver 15 Jeppesen Stadium Witherspoon’s freshman year. Denver RB Knowshon Moreno played two seasons at Georgia with C/G Fernando Velsco (2006-07)… Denver WR 1965 (10/17) W @Denver 28, Houston 17 Bears Stadium Demaryius Thomas played his final three seasons at Georgia Tech with 1965 (11/14) W Denver 31, @Houston 21 Rice Stadium Tennessee DE Derrick Morgan (2007-09)… Denver LB spent 1966 (9/3) L @Houston 45, Denver 7 Rice Stadium the 2000-03 seasons at Mississippi State with Tennessee T David 1966 (10/2) W @Denver 40, Houston 38 Bears Stadium Stewart… Denver rookie LB Nate Irving’s freshman season at North 1967 (10/1) L @Houston 10, Denver 6 Rice Stadium Carolina State was Tennessee G/C Leroy Harris’ senior year with the Wolfpack (2006)… Denver QB Kyle Orton had Tennessee T Mike Otto on his 1967 (11/12) L Houston 20, @Denver 18 Bears Stadium offensive line at Purdue for the 2003-04 seasons… Denver CB André 1968 (11/17) L @Houston 38, Denver 17 Astrodome Goodman’s senior season at South Carolina was Tennessee DT Shaun 1969 (10/26) L @Houston 24, Denver 21 Astrodome Smith’s first season on the Gamecock’s defense (2001)… After redshirting 1969 (11/16) W @Denver 20, Houston 20 (T) Mile High Stadium in 2003, Denver T Chris Clark spent his entire collegiate career with Tennessee LB Gerald McRath at Southern Mississippi… Denver T Tony 1970 (11/29) L @Houston 31, Denver 21 Astrodome Hills and Tennessee S Michael Griffin spent three seasons together on 1972 (9/17) W @Denver 30, Houston 17 Mile High Stadium opposite sides of the ball at Texas (2004-06)… Denver LB Von Miller spent 1973 (10/14) W Denver 48, @Houston 20 Astrodome his first three seasons at Texas A&M with Tennessee C Kevin Matthews 1974 (12/8) W @Denver 37, Houston 14 Mile High Stadium (2007-09)… Denver S Rahim Moore and Tennessee LB spent 1976 (10/10) L @Houston 17, Denver 3 Astrodome three seasons (2008-10) together at UCLA before they both declared for the 2011 draft after their junior seasons. Tennessee CB Alterraun Verner played 1977 (12/4) W Denver 24, @Houston 14 Astrodome with Moore and Ayers on the Bruins’ defense for two seasons (2008-09). 1979 (12/23) L @Houston 13, Denver 7* Astrodome Denver Quality Control – Offense Coach Brian Callahan was a graduate 1980 (11/2) L Houston 20, @Denver 16 Mile High Stadium assistant at UCLA during Verner’s first two seasons (2006-07). 1983 (10/9) W Denver 26, @Houston 14 Astrodome CROSSING PATHS (PRO) 1985 (10/6) W @Denver 31, Houston 20 Mile High Stadium Denver G and LS Lonie Paxton spent time with Tennessee 1987 (10/4) L Houston 40, @Denver 10 Mile High Stadium TE Daniel Graham in New England (2002-06)… Tennessee LB Will Witherspoon spent his only season in Philadelphia with Denver DT Brodrick 1987 (1/10) W @Denver 34, Houston 10** Mile High Stadium Bunkley and LB Joe Mays (2009)… Denver DE Derrick Harvey spent his 1991 (10/6) L @Houston 42, Denver 14 Astrodome first season in Jacksonville with Tennessee LB Tim Shaw (2008)… Denver 1991 (1/4) W @Denver 26, Houston 24** Mile High Stadium Head Coach John Fox coached Tennessee LB Will Witherspoon (2002-05) 1992 (10/18) W @Denver 27, Houston 21 Mile High Stadium and LB Tim Shaw (2007) at Carolina. Fox also coached alongside Tennessee 1995 (11/26) L @Houston 42, Denver 33 Astrodome Running Backs Coach Jim Skipper for both of their entire careers with the Panthers (2002-10)… Denver TE Daniel Fells spent time in St. Louis with 2004 (12/25) W Denver 37, @Tennessee 16 The Coliseum Tennessee LB Will Witherspoon (2008-09) and DB Anthony Smith (2009). 2007 (11/19) W @Denver 34, Tennessee 20 INVESCO Field at Mile High Denver Secondary Coach Ron Milus spent his final season (2008) with the 2010 (10/3) W Denver 26, @Tennessee 20 LP Field Rams coaching with Tennessee Offensive Line Assistant Coach Art *AFC Wild Card Playoff Game Valero… Tennessee Offensive Assistant Coach Charles London coached **AFC Divisional Playoff Game Denver QB Kyle Orton (2007-08) and WR Brandon Lloyd (2008) during his time in Chicago… Tennessee Defensive Coordinator Jerry Gray coached Denver LB Mario Haggan for three seasons (2003-05) in Buffalo. Gray also coached with Denver Running Backs Coach and Wide Receivers Coach Tyke Tolbert in their first two seasons (2004-05) with the Bills… Tennessee Offensive Line Assistant Art Valero coached Denver G Russ Hochstein in 2002, Hochstein’s final season with Tampa Bay… Denver QB Brady Quinn played two of his three seasons in Chicago with Tennessee DT Shaun Smith (2007-08)… Denver Head Coach John Fox was a mem- ber of the New York Giants’ staff with Tennessee Running Backs Coach Jim Skipper (1997-2000).

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GAME NOTES HOMETOWN CONNECTIONS Texas is home to 10 players in today’s contest with three coming from BRONCOS ALL-TIME YEAR-BY-YEAR RECORDS Houston and three from near the Dallas region… A total of 16 players in tonight’s game are from California with 11 hailing from the Los Angeles YEAR PRESEASON REG. SEASON PLAYOFFS area… Out of the 15 players that are from Florida, five are from 1960 ...... 0-5 ...... 4-9-1 ...... 0-0 Jacksonville, three are from Miami and two are from Tampa… Denver T 1961 ...... 1-4 ...... 3-11 ...... 0-0 Chris Clark and Tennessee RB Quinn Johnson grew up in New Orleans, 1962 ...... 2-2 ...... 7-7 ...... 0-0 La… Denver DT Kevin Vickerson and Tennessee DT Jason Jones and LB 1963 ...... 2-3 ...... 2-11-1 ...... 0-0 Tim Shaw come from Detroit… Denver RB Lance Ball (Teaneck) and 1964 ...... 2-3 ...... 2-11-1 ...... 0-0 Tennessee WR Kenny Britt (Bayonne) grew up just 20 miles apart in east- 1965 ...... 1-4 ...... 4-10 ...... 0-0 ern New Jersey… Denver LB Joe Mays is from Chicago. and Tennessee T 1966 ...... 1-3 ...... 4-10 ...... 0-0 Byron Stingily grew up in Club Hills, Ill., a suburb south of the city… 1967 ...... 3-1 ...... 3-11 ...... 0-0 Denver S David Bruton is from Dayton, Ohio, and Tennessee RB Javon 1968 ...... 1-4 ...... 5-9 ...... 0-0 Ringer comes from Miamisburg, Ohio, a suburb of Dayton. 1969 ...... 1-4 ...... 5-8-1 ...... 0-0 FROM DENVER AND THE SURROUNDING AREA 1970 ...... 3-2 ...... 5-8-1 ...... 0-0 Tennessee TE Daniel Graham played four years (1998-2001) at the 1971 ...... 1-4 ...... 4-9-1 ...... 0-0 University of Colorado where he received the John Mackey Award (nation’s 1972 ...... 2-3 ...... 5-9 ...... 0-0 top tight end) and became CU’s 25th consensus first-team All-America 1973 ...... 2-3 ...... 7-5-2 ...... 0-0 selection as a senior in 2001 after leading all tight ends in the nation with 1974 ...... 4-2 ...... 7-6-1 ...... 0-0 753 receiving yards and six touchdowns. Graham also attended Thomas Jefferson High School in Denver. 1975 ...... 3-3 ...... 6-8 ...... 0-0 1976 ...... 5-2 ...... 9-5 ...... 0-0 1977 ...... 5-1 ...... 12-2 ...... 2-1 (S.B. loss) BRONCOS VS. TITANS — 1978 ...... 2-2 ...... 10-6 ...... 0-1 NOTABLE PERFORMANCES 1979 ...... 3-1 ...... 10-6 ...... 0-1 1980 ...... 2-2 ...... 8-8 ...... 0-0 CB CHAMP BAILEY — 6 solo tackles, 1 INT and 2 PBUs (Was. at Ten., 1981 ...... 2-2 ...... 10-6 ...... 0-0 10/6/02). 1982 ...... 4-0 ...... 2-7 ...... 0-0 S BRIAN DAWKINS— 8 tackles (7 solo), 2 PBUs, 1 FR (Phi. vs. Ten. 1983 ...... 3-1 ...... 9-7 ...... 0-1 12/3/2000). 1984 ...... 3-1 ...... 13-3 ...... 0-1 WR BRANDON LLOYD— 11 receptions, 115 yds (10.5 avg.) (Den. at 1985 ...... 2-2 ...... 11-5 ...... 0-0 Ten. 10/3/10). 1986 ...... 2-2 ...... 11-5 ...... 2-1 (S.B. loss) RB WILLIS McGAHEE — 22 carries for 95 yards (4.3 avg),1 TD, long- 1987 ...... 3-2 ...... 10-4-1 ...... 2-1 (S.B. loss) 13 yds. (Buf. vs. Ten. (12/24/06). 1988 ...... 3-1 ...... 8-8 ...... 0-0 QB KYLE ORTON — 35-50 (70.0 pct.), 341 yds, 2TD, 11 yds rushing 1989 ...... 2-2 ...... 11-5 ...... 2-1 (S.B. loss) (Den. at Ten. (10/3/10). 1990 ...... 3-2 ...... 5-11 ...... 0-0 WR EDDIE ROYAL— 8 receptions, 113 yds (14.1 avg.), 1 TD, long-41 1991 ...... 2-3 ...... 12-4 ...... 1-1 yds (Den at Ten. 10/3/10). 1992 ...... 1-4 ...... 8-8 ...... 0-0 K MATT PRATER— 4-4 FG, long-36 yds, 14 pts. (Den. at Ten. 10/3/10) 1993 ...... 2-2 ...... 9-7 ...... 0-1 LB D.J. WILLIAMS — 7 tackles (5 solo), 1 INT (10 yds), 1 TFL, 3 PBUs 1994 ...... 2-3 ...... 7-9 ...... 0-0 and 2 special teams tackles (Den. at Ten., 12/25/04). 1995 ...... 3-2 ...... 8-8 ...... 0-0 1996 ...... 3-1 ...... 13-3 ...... 0-1 1997 ...... 3-2 ...... 12-4 ...... 4-0 (S.B. win) OFF TO A FAST START 1998 ...... 3-1 ...... 14-2 ...... 3-0 (S.B. win) 1999 ...... 3-2 ...... 6-10 ...... 0-0 Since 1996, the Broncos own the NFL’s best record in the first month 2000 ...... 4-0 ...... 11-5 ...... 0-1 (August/September) of the regular season. 2001 ...... 3-1 ...... 8-8 ...... 0-0 The club is 40-17 (.696) in the 57 games it has played in the first month 2002 ...... 3-1 ...... 9-7 ...... 0-0 of a season during the past 16 years. This season, Denver owns a 1-1 2003 ...... 3-1 ...... 10-6 ...... 0-1 record in the month of September. 2004 ...... 2-3 ...... 10-6 ...... 0-1 BEST RECORD IN THE FIRST MONTH OF 2005 ...... 4-0 ...... 13-3 ...... 1-1 THE SEASON, NFL, SINCE 1996 2006 ...... 3-1 ...... 9-7 ...... 0-0 Team W L T Pct. 2007 ...... 2-2 ...... 7-9 ...... 0-0 1. Denver 40 17 0 .702 2008 ...... 2-2 ...... 8-8 ...... 0-0 2. New England 34 17 0 .667 2009 ...... 1-3 ...... 8-8 ...... 0-0 3. Indianapolis 34 18 0 .654 2010 ...... 1-3 ...... 4-12 ...... 0-0 4. Green Bay 37 20 0 .649 2011 ...... 2-2 ...... 1-1 ...... 0-0 5. Baltimore 31 22 0 .585 TOTAL . .125-112 (.527) . .399-365-10 (.522) . . . .17-15 (.531)

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NFL STANDINGS / GAME NOTES

2011 NFL STANDINGS BRONCOS EXPERIENCE RECORD FAN AFC East TURNOUT AT TRAINING CAMP Team W L T Pct PF PA Home Road Div AFC NFC The Broncos wrapped up training camp with a record average of 1,597 N.E. 2 0 0 1.000 73 45 1-0 1-0 1-0 2-0 0-0 fans attending the 17 practices open to the public at Dove Valley. NYJ 2 0 0 1.000 59 27 2-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 1-0 The figure represented the highest average attendance in the nine years Buf. 2 0 0 1.000 79 42 1-0 1-0 0-0 2-0 0-0 the team has held its training camp at the Paul D. Bowlen Memorial Centre Mia. 0 2 0 .000 37 61 0-2 0-0 0-1 0-2 0-0 in Englewood, Colo. A total of 27,142 people came to watch training camp sessions at the AFC North club’s facility. An additional 17,982 fans attended the Broncos’ Summer Team W L T Pct PF PA Home Road Div AFC NFC Scrimmage at Sports Authority Field at Mile High on Aug. 6, representing Bal. 1 1 0 .500 48 33 1-0 0-1 1-0 1-1 0-0 the second-highest total ever for a Broncos training camp practice and Cin. 1 1 0 .500 49 41 0-0 1-1 1-0 1-1 0-0 bringing the final tally to 45,124 fans. Cle. 1 1 0 .500 44 46 0-1 1-0 0-1 1-1 0-0 Below is a look at where the team has conducted its training camp since Pit. 1 1 0 .500 31 35 1-0 0-1 0-1 0-1 1-0 the franchise’s first year in 1960.

AFC South BRONCOS ALL-TIME TRAINING CAMP SITES Team W L T Pct PF PA Home Road Div AFC NFC Years Site Location 1960-61 Colorado School of Mines Golden, Colo. Hou. 2 0 0 1.000 57 20 1-0 1-0 1-0 2-0 0-0 1962-64 Colorado State University Fort Collins, Colo. Jac. 1 1 0 .500 19 46 1-0 0-1 1-0 1-1 0-0 1965-66 Colorado School of Mines Golden, Colo. Ten. 1 1 0 .500 40 29 1-0 0-1 0-1 1-1 0-0 1967-71 Broncos headquarters Adams County, Colo. Ind. 0 2 0 .000 26 61 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-2 0-0 1972-75 California Poly-Pomona Pomona, Calif. 1976-81 Colorado State University Fort Collins, Colo. AFC West 1982-2002 University of Northern Colorado Greeley, Colo. Team W L T Pct PF PA Home Road Div AFC NFC 2003-11 Paul D. Bowlen Memorial Broncos Centre Englewood, Colo. Den. 1 1 0 .500 44 45 1-1 0-0 0-1 1-1 0-0 Oak. 1 1 0 .500 58 58 0-0 1-1 1-0 1-1 0-0 COLLEGE FREE-AGENT HARRIS S.D. 1 1 0 .500 45 52 1-0 0-1 0-0 0-1 1-0 MAKES ACTIVE ROSTER K.C. 0 2 0 .000 10 89 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-1 For the eighth consecutive year, a rookie college free agent made the NFC EAST Broncos’ active roster out of training camp for the first week of the regular Team W L T Pct PF PA Home Road Div NFC AFC season. Was. 2 0 0 1.000 50 35 2-0 0-0 1-0 2-0 0-0 Cornerback Chris Harris, who attended the University of Kansas, extend- Phi. 1 1 0 .500 62 48 0-0 1-1 0-0 1-1 0-0 ed that streak for the Broncos in 2011. He is the 13th rookie college free Dal. 1 1 0 .500 51 51 0-0 1-1 0-0 1-0 0-1 agent to make Denver’s active roster out of training camp since 1997. NYG 1 1 0 .500 42 44 1-0 0-1 0-1 1-1 0-0 COLLEGE FREE AGENTS TO MAKE DENVER’S 53-MAN ROSTER OUT OF TRAINING CAMP, SINCE 1997 NFC NORTH Year Player College Team W L T Pct PF PA Home Road Div NFC AFC 1997 DT David Richie Washington Det. 2 0 0 1.000 75 23 1-0 1-0 0-0 1-0 1-0 1998 DE Cyron Brown Western Illinois G.B. 2 0 0 1.000 72 57 1-0 1-0 0-0 2-0 0-0 2002 CB Lenny Walls Boston College Chi. 1 1 0 .500 43 42 1-0 0-1 0-0 1-1 0-0 2004 CB Roc Alexander Washington Min. 0 2 0 .000 37 48 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-1 2005 TE Wesley Duke Mercer 2006 RB Mike Bell Arizona 2007 RB Selvin Young Texas NFC South 2008 P Brett Kern Toledo Team W L T Pct PF PA Home Road Div NFC AFC 2008 T Tyler Polumbus Colorado N.O. 1 1 0 .500 64 55 1-0 0-1 0-0 1-1 0-0 2008 ILB Wesley Woodyard Kentucky T.B. 1 1 0 .500 44 47 0-1 1-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 2009 DL Chris Baker Hampton Atl. 1 1 0 .500 47 61 1-0 0-1 0-0 1-1 0-0 2010 CB Cassius Vaughn Mississippi 2011 CB Chris Harris Kansas Car. 0 2 0 .000 44 58 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-2 0-0

NFC West Team W L T Pct PF PA Home Road Div NFC AFC S.F. 1 1 0 .500 57 44 1-1 0-0 1-0 1-1 0-0 Ari. 1 1 0 .500 49 43 1-0 0-1 0-0 1-1 0-0 Stl. 0 2 0 .000 29 59 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-2 0-0 Sea. 0 2 0 .000 17 57 0-0 0-2 0-1 0-1 0-1

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GAME NOTES / OFFENSIVE NOTES

2011 NFL DRAFT RECAP BRONCOS OFFENSIVE NOTES

The Broncos made nine selections in the 2011 NFL Draft, including three QUICKLY: picks in the first two rounds of the event. * - Mike McCoy is in his third season as Denver’s offensive coordinator after Denver’s first eight draft selections made Denver’s 53-man roster coming spending the previous nine seasons with Head Coach John Fox in Carolina. out of training camp. Defensive end Jeremy Beal was signed to the club’s practice squad. * - WR Brandon Lloyd was selected to his first career Pro Bowl in 2010 Below is a look at Denver’s nine selections in the 2011 NFL Draft: as he became the first player in team history to lead the NFL in receiving yards (1,448), while also setting career highs in receptions (77), receiving LB Von Miller (Rd. 1-2, Texas A&M) - Posted 27.5 sacks in 26 starts over his last two seasons for the Aggies and won the Butkus Award (nation’s best average (18.8) and receiving touchdowns (11). ) in addition to being named a consensus All-American in 2010. * - Lloyd’s 1,448 receiving yards in 2010 ranked second in team history S Rahim Moore (Rd. 2-45, UCLA) - The first safety taken in the draft, in a single season and his 18.8-receiving average was the third-highest in Moore started all 37 games played for the Bruins and tied for fourth in league history (since the 1970 NFL merger / min. 75 rec.). school history with 14 career interceptions. * - QB Kyle Orton, who finished fourth in the NFL with 281.0 passing T Orlando Franklin (Rd. 2-46, Miami) - Played 51 games (39 starts) at yards per game in 2010, recorded his 10th career 300-yard passing output left guard and left tackle during his career for the Hurricanes, twice earning in Week 1 against Oakland. All-Atlantic Coast Conference recognition. * - Orton ranks sixth in franchise history in passing yards (7,954) after MLB Nate Irving (Rd. 3-67, North Carolina St.) - Played all three line- backer positions and totaled 39.5 tackles for a loss in three seasons for the passing Frank Tripucka earlier this season. Wolfpack, including 20.5 tackles for a loss as a senior in 2010. * - Orton ranks seventh in the NFL with a 118.0 fourth-quarter quarter- S Quinton Carter (Rd. 4-108, Oklahoma) - Earned consensus All- back rating (12-of-21, 184 yds., 2 TD, 0 INT) through two games in 2011. America honors following his senior season in 2010, capping a career that * - WR Eric Decker is one of only three players in the NFL who have reg- spanned 44 games (29 starts) with the Sooners. istered a return touchdown as well as a touchdown from scrimmage this TE Julius Thomas (Rd. 4-129, Portland State) - Played just one season season. of football for the Vikings (after a record-setting basketball career) and * - Decker recorded his first career 100-yard receiving game last week earned first-team All-Big Sky Conference honors in 2010. against Cincinnati in his NFL starting debut, hauling in five catches for 113 LB Mike Mohamed (Rd. 6-189, California) - Finished his career for the yards (22.6 avg.) with two touchdowns. Golden Bears ranked fourth on the school’s all-time list with 340 tackles (197 solo) while playing in 50-of-51 possible games. * - RB Knowshon Moreno is tied for fifth in franchise history in total TE Virgil Green (Rd. 7-204, Nevada) - Saw time in 50 career games (34 touchdowns (17) through a player’s first three seasons despite having starts) for the Wolf Pack and helped the program average 500.2 yards per played in just one game in 2011. contest during his four-year career (2007-10) to rank third in the nation. * - RB Willis McGahee is tied for the second-most rushing touchdowns DE Jeremy Beal (Rd. 7-247, Oklahoma) - Closed out his career ranked (56) in the NFL since his first season with Buffalo in 2004. second in school history with 29 sacks and 56.5 tackles for a loss while * - McGahee owns 24 career 100-yard rushing games with that total leading the Sooners to three Big 12 Championships (2007, ‘08, ‘10). tying for sixth among active NFL players. FOUR ROOKIES START FOR DENVER IN OPENER * - Denver leads the NFL with 17 individual 100-yard rushers since 1995, totaling an NFL-best 133.9 rushing yards per game during that stretch. Four Broncos rookies started for Denver against Oakland in Week 1, * - Decker and McGahee, who each topped 100 yards from scrimmage marking the most rookies to start a season opener for the Broncos since last week against Cincinnati, marked the first time since Dec. 9, 2007 the starters were tracked beginning in 1968. Broncos had both a 100-yard receiver and a 100-yard rusher in the same The quartet bested the previous high of three rookie starters in a season game. opener during the 1973 season. * - T Ryan Clady, who is one of 22 offensive linemen in NFL history to MOST BRONCOS ROOKIES TO START A REGULAR-SEASON OPENER start all 16 games during each of his first three seasons, has started 50 Year Players Pos. School Rd. (Overall) consecutive games to begin his career as one of just five players from his 2011 Von Miller LB Texas A&M 1 (2) 2008 draft class to accomplish that feat. Rahim Moore S UCLA 2 (45) * - C J.D. Walton, who played all but one snap for Denver in 2010, Orlando Franklin T Miami 2 (46) became the 12th rookie in the 16-game era (since 1978) to start every Julius Thomas TE Portland State 4 (129) game for his team at center and just the fourth player drafted after the sec- 1973 Barney Chavous DE South Carolina St. 2 (36) ond round to accomplish that feat. Tom Jackson LB Louisville 4 (88) * - G Zane Beadles played all 16 games in 2010, starting eight contests Calvin Jones DB Washington 15 (373) at right guard and six at right tackle, to become the first rookie since Andre Gurode (Dal., 2002) to start at least six games at two of the three different positions along the offensive line (C, G, T). * - WR Eddie Royal in 2010 became the fifth player in franchise history to post at least 1,000 combined yards in each of his first three NFL seasons.

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OFFENSIVE NOTES

ORTON’S 300-YARD PASSING GAMES ORTON IN THE RED ZONE

Broncos QB Kyle Orton owns 10 career games with 300+ passing yards, Kyle Orton has proven to be one of the league’s most productive including a 304-yard output in Week 1 against Oakland. in the red zone. Among active quarterbacks with at least 200 attempts inside the 20, he is third in the NFL in touchdown-to- KYLE ORTON’S 300-YARD PASSING GAMES ratio (17.67 / 53-3) in the red zone. (in chronological order) Opponent (Date) Att. Comp. Pct. Yds TD INT Rtg. In 2011, Orton has thrown one touchdown and zero interceptions in the at Det. (10/5/08) 34 24 70.6 334 2 0 121.4 red zone. vs. N.E. (10/11/09) 48 35 72.9 330 2 1 96.7 BEST TD-TO-INT RATIO IN THE RED ZONE, NFL, vs. K.C. (1/3/10) 56 32 57.1 431 1 3 65.4 ACTIVE PLAYERS (min. 200 att.) vs. Sea. (9/19/10) 35 25 71.4 307 2 0 117.2 Player Att. TDs INTs Ratio vs. Ind. (9/26/10) 57 37 64.9 476 1 1 89.5 1. Aaron Rodgers, G.B. 233 58 2 29.00 at Ten. (10/3/10) 50 35 70.0 341 2 1 93.8 2. , N.E. 656 184 7 26.29 at Bal. (10/10/10) 38 23 60.5 314 2 0 104.5 3. Kyle Orton, Den./Chi. 260 53 3 17.67 at S.F. (10/31/10) 40 28 70.0 370 1 1 96.9 4. Matt Cassel, K.C./N.E. 208 48 3 16.00 vs. Stl. (11/28/10) 41 24 58.5 347 3 0 110.5 5. Donovan McNabb, Min./Was./Phi. 643 150 10 15.00 vs. Oak. (9/12/11) 46 24 52.2 304 1 1 71.3 ORTON SITUATIONAL RECORD AS A STARTER ORTON HITS 3,000-YARD MARK FOR SECOND CONSECUTIVE YEAR IN 2010 Below is a look at Kyle Orton’s career situational record as a starting quar- terback. He owns a 33-30 (.524) record as a starter for his NFL career. Broncos QB Kyle Orton finished fourth in the NFL with 281.0 passing KYLE ORTON CAREER SITUATIONAL RECORD AS A STARTING QB yards per game and ninth with 3,653 passing yards in 2010. It marked his second career 3,000-yard passing season, with the other coming in 2009 Throws 0 TD passes ...... 6-11 on Sunday ...... 29-26 (career-high 3,802 yards). Throws 1+TD passes ...... 25-18 on Monday ...... 2-4 His 3,653 passing yards marked the seventh-most in team history in a Throws 2+TD passes ...... 13-9 on Thursday ...... 2-0 single season. He completed 293-of-498 passes (58.8%) for 3,653 yards Throws 3+TD passes ...... 1-2 on Saturday ...... 0-0 with 20 touchdowns and nine interceptions (87.5 rtg.) in 2010. Throws 4+TD passes ...... 1-0 in September ...... 8-7 Throws for <200 yds...... 20-13 in October ...... 9-6 MOST PASSING YARDS, SINGLE SEASON, BRONCOS HISTORY Player Year Att. Cmp. Pct. Yds. TD INT Rtg. Throws for 200+yds...... 13-17 in November ...... 8-7 1. Jay Cutler 2008 616 384 62.3 4,526 25 18 86.0 Throws for 300+yds...... 4-6 in Dec./Jan...... 8-10 2. Jake Plummer 2004 521 303 58.2 4,089 27 20 84.5 Was not intercepted ...... 18-14 at home ...... 22-10 3. John Elway 1993 551 348 63.2 4,030 25 10 92.8 Was intercepted ...... 15-16 on road ...... 11-20 4. John Elway 1995 542 316 58.3 3,970 26 14 86.4 Was not sacked ...... 6-2 in division ...... 13-10 5. John Elway 1985 605 327 54.0 3,891 22 23 70.2 Was sacked...... 27-28 in conference . . . . .27-21 6. Kyle Orton 2009 541 336 62.1 3,802 21 12 86.8 Posts 100+rating ...... 10-3 out of conference . . . .6-9 7. Kyle Orton 2010 498 293 58.8 3,653 20 9 87.5 ORTON’S CAREER STATISTICS ORTON RACKS UP THE PASSING YARDS

Kyle Orton ranks sixth in franchise history with 7,954 passing yards after KYLE ORTON, CAREER YEAR-BY-YEAR passing Ring of Famer Frank Tripucka on the all-time list in Week 1 against Year Team GP/GS Att. Comp. Pct. Yds TD INT Rtg. Oakland. 2005 Chicago 15/15 368 190 51.6 1,869 9 13 59.7 2006 Chicago 0/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 MOST PASSING YARDS, BRONCOS HISTORY 2007 Chicago 3/3 80 43 53.8 478 3 2 73.9 Player Yds. 2008 Chicago 15/15 465 272 58.5 2,972 18 12 79.6 1. John Elway, 1983-98 51,475 2009 Denver 16/15 541 336 62.1 3,802 21 12 86.8 2. , 1977-82 11,895 2010 Denver 13/13 498 293 58.8 3,653 20 9 87.5 3. Brian Griese, 1998-2002 11,763 2011 Denver 2/2 71 39 54.9 499 3 1 85.4 4. Jake Plummer, 203-06 11,631 TOTALS 64/63 2,023 1,173 58.0 13,273 74 49 79.8 5. Jay Cutler, 2006-08 9,024 6. Kyle Orton, 2009-11 7,954 7. Frank Tripucka, 1960-63 7,676 8. Charley Johnson, 1972-75 7,238 9. Steve Ramsey, 1971-76 6,437 10. Steve Tensi, 1967-70 5,153

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OFFENSIVE NOTES

TEBOW STARTS FINAL THREE GAMES IN ‘10 LLOYD RACKS UP THE RECEIVING YARDS

Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow started Denver’s final three contests of Broncos Brandon Lloyd, who led the NFL with 1,448 receiving the 2010 season and finished the year completing 41-of-82 passes yards (77 rec., 18.8 avg., 11 TDs) in 2010 to become the first player in team (50.0%) for 654 yards with five touchdowns and three interceptions to go history to lead the league in that category, owns the most receiving yards in along with 43 rushes for 227 yards (5.3 avg.) and six scores. the league since the start of last season. Below is a look at the season passing totals of the 12 rookie quarterbacks MOST RECEIVING YARDS, NFL, 2010-11 who have started a game for the Broncos in franchise history. Player G Rec. Yds. Avg. TD SEASON PASSING TOTALS, BRONCOS ROOKIE STARTERS 1. Brandon Lloyd, Den. 17 83 1,537 18.5 11 2. Reggie Wayne, Ind. 18 122 1,527 12.5 7 (Totals include all games played in rookie seasons / Record reflects starts) 3. Mike Wallace, Pit. 18 76 1,490 19.6 11 Player Year G S Rec. Att. Com. Pct. Yds. TD IN Rtg Tim Tebow 2010 9 3 1-2-0 82 41 50.0 654 5 3 82.1 4. Roddy White, Atl. 18 126 1,473 11.7 11 Jay Cutler 2006 5 5 2-3-0 137 81 59.1 1,001 9 5 88.5 5. Greg Jennings, G.B. 18 85 1,409 16.6 14 1992 13 4 0-4-0 121 66 54.5 757 5 9 56.4 MOST RECEIVING YARDS, NFL, 2010 Gary Kubiak 1983 4 1 1-0-0 22 12 54.5 186 1 1 78.9 John Elway 1983 11 10 4-6-0 259 123 47.5 1,663 7 14 54.9 Player Rec. Yds. Avg. LG TDs Craig Penrose 1976 4 2 2-0-0 36 16 44.4 265 3 3 62.8 1. Brandon Lloyd, Den. 77 1,448 18.8 71 11 Marlin Briscoe 1968 11 5 2-3-0 224 93 41.5 1,589 14 13 62.9 2. Roddy White, Atl. 115 1,389 12.1 46 10 Jim LeClair 1967 5 2 0-2-0 45 19 42.2 275 1 1 60.9 3. Reggie Wayne, Ind. 111 1,355 12.2 50 6 Scotty Glacken 1966 8 1 0-1-0 11 6 54.5 84 1 0 109.7 4. Greg Jennings, G.B. 76 1,265 16.6 86t 12 Max Choboian 1966 14 7 3-4-0 163 82 49.9 1,110 4 12 49.9 5. Mike Wallace, Pit. 60 1,257 21.0 56t 10 Don Breaux 1963 9 2 0-2-0 138 70 50.7 935 7 6 71.4 Mickey Slaughter 1963 13 7 1-5-1 223 112 50.2 1689 12 14 67.3 MOST RECEIVING YARDS, SINGLE SEASON, BRONCOS HISTORY Player Year Rec. Yds. Avg. TDs NFL ROOKIE SEASON PASSING TOTALS 1. Rod Smith 2000 100 1,602 16.0 8 2. Brandon Lloyd 2010 77 1,448 18.8 11 Tim Tebow finished with the highest rating (82.1) among the eight rook- 3. Rod Smith 2001 113 1,343 11.9 11 ie quarterbacks who started an NFL game in 2010. 4. Brandon Marshall 2007 102 1,325 13.0 7 5. Ed McCaffrey 2000 101 1,317 13.0 9 SEASON PASSING TOTALS, NFL ROOKIE STARTERS (Totals include all games played in rookie seasons / Record reflects starts) Player G S Rec. Att. Com. Pct. Yds. TD INT Rtg. LLOYD A FIRST DOWN MACHINE Tim Tebow, Den. 9 3 1-2-0 82 41 50.0 654 5 3 82.1 Wide receiver Brandon Lloyd has produced first downs on 77-of-83 recep- Sam Bradford, Stl. 16 16 7-9-0 590 354 60.0 3,512 18 15 76.5 Colt McCoy, Cle. 8 8 2-6-0 222 135 60.8 1,576 6 9 74.5 tions since the beginning of the 2010 season to lead the NFL in that category. John Skelton, Ari. 5 4 2-2-0 126 60 47.6 662 2 2 62.3 Last season, Lloyd produced first downs on 72-of-77 receptions with his Joe Webb, Min. 5 2 1-1-0 89 54 60.7 480 0 3 61.1 93.5% rate ranking third in the NFL in a single season since at least 1991. Jimmy Clausen, Car. 13 10 1-9-0 299 157 52.5 1,558 3 9 58.4 Max Hall, Ari. 6 3 1-2-0 78 39 50.0 370 1 6 35.7 HIGHEST FIRST-DOWN RECEPTION PERCENTAGE, NFL, 2010-11 Rusty Smith, Ten. 2 1 0-1-0 40 20 50.0 200 0 4 25.0 (min. 50 rec.) Player Rec. Yds. Avg. TD 1st 1st% LLOYD COMING OFF FIRST CAREER PRO BOWL 1. Brandon Lloyd, Den. 83 1,537 18.5 11 77 92.8 2. Johnny Knox, Chi. 56 1,065 19.0 5 48 85.7 Broncos wide receiver Brandon Lloyd was selected to play in his first career 3. Kenny Britt, Ten. 56 1,046 18.7 12 46 82.1 Pro Bowl after totaling 77 receptions for 1,448 yards (18.8 avg.) with 11 4. Mike Wallace, Pit. 76 1,490 19.6 11 62 81.6 touchdowns in 2010—all career highs. He was the seventh player in team his- 5. Antonio Gates, S.D. 58 856 14.8 10 47 81.0 tory to be selected to the Pro Bowl at the wide receiver position. HIGHEST FIRST-DOWN RECEPTION PERCENTAGE, NFL (Since at least 1991) BRONCOS WIDE RECEIVERS SELECTED TO THE PRO BOWL Player Year Rec. Yds. Avg. TD 1st 1st% Player Year(s) 1. Henry Ellard, Was. 1994 74 1,397 18.9 6 71 95.9 Brandon Lloyd 2010 2. Henry Ellard, Was. 1996 52 1,014 19.5 2 49 94.2 Brandon Marshall 2008-09 3. Brandon Lloyd, Den. 2010 77 1,448 18.8 11 72 93.5 Rod Smith 2001-01, ‘05 4. Michael Irvin, Dal. 1992 78 1,396 17.9 7 71 91.0 Ed McCaffrey 1998 5. Henry Ellard, LAN 1991 64 1,052 16.4 3 58 90.6 Anthony Miller 1995 Steve Watson 1981 1973 Note: Wide receiver Rick Upchurch was a four-time Pro Bowl selection (1976, ‘78-79, ‘82) as a kick returner.

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OFFENSIVE NOTES

WHAT A DIFFERENCE A YEAR MAKES FOR LLOYD CLADY’S STARTING STREAK

Wide receiver Brandon Lloyd recorded the fourth-best improvement in Offensive tackle Ryan Clady is one of five players who entered the NFL in receiving yards from the previous season in NFL history (1,331) in 2010. 2008 to start in every possible regular-season game for his team. Lloyd was inactive for Denver’s first 14 games of the 2009 season before Clady, who is one of 22 offensive linemen in NFL history to start all 16 playing in the last two (1 start) and totaling eight receptions for 117 yards games during each of his first three seasons, has started all 50 games (14.6 avg.). In 2010, he played in all 16 games (11 starts) and led the NFL with since he entered the league with the Broncos as a first-round selection 1,448 receiving yards on 77 catches (18.8 avg.) with 11 touchdowns. (12th overall) in the 2008 NFL Draft from Boise State University. LARGEST IMPROVEMENT IN RECEIVING YARDS MOST REGULAR-SEASON STARTS AMONG PLAYERS FROM PREVIOUS SEASON, NFL HISTORY WHO ENTERED THE NFL IN 2008 Player Year Yds. Year Yds. Imp. Player Pos. GS 1. Isaac Bruce, Stl. 1994 272 1995 1,781 1,509 1. Ryan Clady, Den. T 50 2. Steve Smith, Car. 2004 60 2005 1,563 1,503 Brandon Carr, K.C. CB 50 3. Marcus Robinson, Chi. 1998 44 1999 1,400 1,356 Joe Flacco, Bal. QB 50 4. Brandon Lloyd, Den. 2009 117 2010 1,448 1,331 Matt Forte, Chi. RB 50 5. , Pit. 1983 100 1984 1,395 1,295 Jake Long, Mia. T 50 LLOYD HAS A COMEBACK SEASON IN ‘10 FRANKLIN BECOMES EIGHTH ROOKIE OFFENSIVE Broncos wide receiver Brandon Lloyd joined Brett Perriman (Det., 1995) in LINEMAN TO START SEASON OPENER 2010 as the only two players in NFL history to record their first 1,400-yard Broncos tackle Orlando Franklin in Week 1 became the eighth rookie output in their eighth season or later and just the 16th player to record his first offensive lineman in franchise history to start a season opener and just the 1,000-yard season after seven or more years in the league. second to do so at the right tackle position (Zane Beadles, 2010). PLAYERS TO RECORD THEIR FIRST 1,400-YARD OUTPUT Including Franklin, four of Denver’s five starting offensive linemen start- AFTER SEVENTH NFL SEASON ed a season opener during thier rookie years. Player Year Season Rec. Yds. Avg. TDs Brandon Lloyd, Den. 2010 8th 77 1,448 18.8 11 ROOKIE OFFENSIVE LINEMEN TO START A REGULAR-SEASON Brett Perriman, Det. 1995 8th 108 1,488 13.8 9 OPENER, BRONCOS HISTORY, SINCE 1968 PLAYERS TO RECORD THEIR FIRST 1,000-YARD OUTPUT Player Position Year Orlando Franklin RT 2011 AFTER SEVENTH NFL SEASON Zane Beadles RT 2010 Player Year Season Rec. Yds. Avg. TDs J.D. Walton C 2010 Brandon Lloyd, Den. 2010 8th 77 1,448 18.8 11 Bobby Engram, Sea. 2007 12th 94 1,147 12.2 6 Ryan Clady LT 2008 Eddie Kennison, K.C. 2004 9th 62 1,086 17.5 8 Russell Freeman LT 1992 Troy Brown, N.E. 2001 9th 101 1,199 11.9 5 Mark Cooper LG 1983 Ed McCaffrey, Den. 1998 8th 64 1,053 16.5 10 Tom Glassic LG 1976 Brett Perriman, Det. 1995 8th 108 1,488 13.8 9 Claudie Minor LT 1974 Quinn Early, N.O. 1995 8th 81 1,087 13.4 8 Reggie Langhorne, Ind. 1993 9th 85 1,038 12.2 3 WALTON MAKES AN IMMEDIATE IMPACT Irving Fryar, N.E. 1991 8th 68 1,014 14.9 3 Stephone Paige, K.C. 1990 8th 65 1,021 15.7 5 Center J.D. Walton, who started all 16 games for Denver in 2010, is one J.T. Smith, Stl. 1986 9th 80 1,014 12.7 6 of five offensive linemen who entered the NFL last year to have started Freddie Scott, Det. 1981 8th 53 1,022 19.3 5 every game. Frank Lewis, Buf. 1979 9th 54 1,082 20.0 2 Charlie Joiner 1976 8th 50 1,056 21.1 7 Last season, Walton became just the 12th rookie to start every game at Pete Retzlaff, Phi. 1965 10th 66 1,190 18.0 10 center since the NFL switched to a 16-game format in 1978. He was one of Don Hutson, G.B. 1942 8th 74 1,211 16.4 17 only four players selected after the second round of the NFL draft to start every game at center for his team as a rookie. LLOYD STRETCHES THE FIELD MOST STARTS AMONG OFFENSIVE LINEMEN Broncos wide receiver Brandon Lloyd provides Denver with a deep-play WHO ENTERED THE NFL IN 2010 threat, having totaled the second-most 25+ yard receptions (18) in the NFL Player GP GS since the beginning of the 2010 season. He is also tied for the second-most 1. J.D. Walton, Den. 18 18 40+ yard receptions (9) during that stretch. Anthony Davis, S.F. 18 18 Mike Iupati, S.F. 18 18 MOST 25+ YARD RECEPTIONS, NFL, 2010-11 Maurkice Pouncey, Pit. 18 18 Player No. Rodger Saffold, Stl. 18 18 1. Mike Wallace, Pit. 19 2. Brandon Lloyd, Den. 18 3. Greg Jennings, G.B. 17 DeSean Jackson, Phi. 17 5. Vernon Davis, S.F. 14 Johnny Knox, Chi. 14

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MORENO CLEARS 1,000 YARDS FROM SCRIMMAGE McGAHEE TOPS CENTURY MARK AGAINST BENGALS

FOR SECOND CONSECUTIVE SEASON Willis McGahee recorded his 24th career 100-yard rushing Knowshon Moreno in 2010 topped 1,000 scrimmage yards on the season game against Cincinnati in Week 2, tying him for sixth among active NFL for the second consecutive year. He is the only NFL player among those players in that category. who entered the league in 2009 to top 1,000 yards from scrimmage in each MOST 100-YARD RUSHING GAMES, ACTIVE NFL PLAYERS of the last two seasons. Player No. Moreno joins Bobby Humphrey (1989-90), Terrell Davis (1995-96) and 1. LaDainian Tomlinson, NYJ/S.D. 47 (2002-03) as the only players in team history to account for 2. Ricky Williams, Bal./Mia./N.O. 36 at least 1,000 yards from scrimmage in each of their first two NFL seasons. 3. Thomas Jones, K.C./NYJ/Chi./T.B./Ari. 34 4. Steven Jackson, Stl. 27 BRONCOS TO POST AT LEAST 1,000 YARDS FROM SCRIMMAGE 5. , Min. 25 IN EACH OF FIRST TWO NFL SEASONS, TEAM HISTORY 6. Willis McGahee, Den./Bal./Buf. 24 Player Years Yr. 1 Yr. 2 Chris Johnson, Ten. 24 Knowshon Moreno 2009-10 1,160 1,151 Clinton Portis 2002-03 1,872 1,905 DENVER’S RUN GAME TRADITION Terrell Davis 1995-96 1,484 1,848 Bobby Humphrey 1989-90 1,307 1,354 With his 101-yard rushing performance against Cincinnati in Week 1, running back Willis McGahee became the 17th Broncos player since 1995 MORENO MOVING UP THE SCORING CHARTS to record a 100-yard rushing game. Denver’s 17 players since 1995 that have topped the 100-yard barrier Knowshon Moreno is tied for fifth in franchise history with 17 total touch- represent the most in the NFL during that span. downs among players in their first three seasons with the Broncos. For his career, Moreno owns 12 rushing touchdowns and five receiving MOST DIFFERENT INDIVIDUAL 100-YARD RUSHERS, NFL, 1995-PRES. scores. Player No. 1. Denver 17 MOST TOUCHDOWNS IN BRONCOS HISTORY THROUGH 2. Carolina 14 A PLAYER’S FIRST THREE NFL SEASONS 3. Baltimore 12 Player Years TD Green Bay 12 1. Terrell Davis 1995-97 38 Kansas City 12 2. Clinton Portis 2002-03* 31 New Orleans 12 3. Mike Anderson 2000-02 23 Oakland 12 4. John Keyworth 1974-76 18 5. Knowshon Moreno 2009-11 17 DENVER BRONCOS INDIVIDUAL 100-YARD RUSHERS, 1995-PRES. Donnie Stone 1961-63 17 (Regular Season Only) *Played only two seasons for Denver Player No. Terrell Davis 34 McGAHEE FINDS THE END ZONE Clinton Portis 18 Mike Anderson 12 Running back Willis McGahee, who was signed by the Broncos on July Tatum Bell 9 31, 2011, is tied for the second-most rushing touchdowns in the NFL since Reuben Droughns 6 his first season with Buffalo in 2004. Olandis Gary 4 3 MOST RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS, NFL, 2004-11 Knowshon Moreno 2 Player Att. Yds. Avg. LG TDs Correll Buckhalter 2 1. LaDainian Tomlinson, NYJ/S.D. 2,086 8,864 4.2 85t 107 Quentin Griffin 2 2. Willis McGahee, Bal./Buf. 1,573 6,271 4.0 77t 56 Selvin Young 2 Thomas Jones, K.C./NYJ/Chi. 2,040 8,265 4.1 71t 56 Willis McGahee 1 4. Maurice Jones-Drew, Jac. 1,183 5,433 4.6 80t 55 Mike Bell 1 5. Adrian Peterson, Min. 1,239 6,000 4.8 80t 54 Aaron Craver 1 Shaun Alexander, Was./Sea. 1,193 5,212 4.4 88t 54 Peyton Hillis 1 Larry Johnson, Was./K.C. 1,406 6,136 4.4 65 54 Glyn Milburn 1 Michael Pittman 1 MOST RUSHING YARDS PER GAME, 1995-PRES. Player Yds./G 1. Denver 133.9 2. Pittsburgh 130.7 3. Kansas City 126.0 4. Jacksonville 125.1 5. Minnesota 123.8

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FELLS A CONSISTENT TARGET IT STARTS WITH BAILEY

Tight end Daniel Fells has recorded at least one reception in 20 consecu- Broncos cornerback Champ Bailey ranks second in the NFL in starts tive games dating to 2009, representing the sixth-longest active streak (182) among cornerbacks since he entered the league in 1999. among NFL tight ends. MOST STARTS BY A CORNERBACK, NFL, 1999-PRES. MOST CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITH A RECEPTION BY AN NFL TIGHT END Player Starts Player Games 1. Ronde Barber, T.B. 193 1. Tony Gonzalez, Atl./K.C. 166* 2. Champ Bailey, Den. 182 2. Kellen Winslow Jr., T.B./Cle. 78 3. Charles Woodson, G.B./Oak. 167 3. Jason Witten, Dal. 41 4. Antoine Winfield, Min./Buf. 155 4. Vernon Davis, S.F. 38 5. , Cin./S.F./Buf. 146 5. Brandon Pettigrew, Det. 23 6. Daniel Fells, Den./Stl. 20 BAILEY IN DENVER’S RECORD BOOK 7. , N.E. 18 8. Mercedes Lewis, Jac. 17 Cornerback Champ Bailey is tied for sixth in club history with 30 intercep- *NFL record for a tight end tions as a Bronco. He also recorded the second-most interceptions (10) for a season in club annals in 2006, and his eight interceptions in 2005 ranked BRONCOS DEFENSIVE NOTES sixth for a year in franchise history. QUICKLY: Bailey’s 10 interceptions in 2006 helped him finish second in voting for * - Dennis Allen is in his first season as Denver’s defensive coordinator Associated Press NFL Defensive Player of the Year with 16 votes. after serving as New Orleans’ secondary coach the past three seasons. MOST INTERCEPTIONS BY A BRONCO, CAREER * - CB Champ Bailey was named to his 10th Pro Bowl in 2010 to set an Player INTs Yds. Avg. TDs NFL record for the cornerback position, passing Hall of Famer Mike 1. Steve Foley, 1976-86 44 622 14.1 1 Haynes. 2. Goose Gonsoulin, 1960-66 43 542 12.6 2 3. Billy Thompson, 1969-81 40 784 19.6 3 * - Bailey’s 30 interceptions rank sixth in the NFL since he joined the 4. Tyrone Braxton, 1987-93, '95-99 34 614 18.1 4 Broncos in 2004. His 48 career interceptions rank first among all active NFL 5. Mike Harden, 1980-88 33 643 19.5 4 cornerbacks and are third among all players since entering the league in 1999. 6. Champ Bailey, 2004-Pres. 30 322 10.7 3 * - DE Elvis Dumervil, who led the NFL in sacks (17) in 2009, returns to Dennis Smith, 1981-94 30 431 14.4 0 the Broncos defense after missing the entire 2010 campaign with a pectoral MOST INTERCEPTIONS BY A BRONCO, SEASON injury suffered during training camp. Player INTs Yds. Avg. TDs * - Dumervil ranks seventh in the NFL in sacks per game (.69) and is tied for 1. Goose Gonsoulin, 1960 11 98 8.9 0 the third-most 2+sack games (13) in the league since his rookie season in 2006. 2. Champ Bailey, 2006 10 162 16.2 1 * - S Brian Dawkins, who joined the Broncos as an unrestricted free agent 3. Deltha O’Neal, 2001 9 115 12.8 0 on Feb. 28, 2009 after playing his first 13 seasons with Philadelphia, is in his Tyrone Braxton, 1996 9 128 14.2 1 16th NFL season playing the safety position—tied for most in league annals. Willie Brown, 1964 9 140 15.6 0 6. Champ Bailey, 2005 8 139 17.4 2 * - WLB D.J. Williams led the club with 119 tackles (94 solo), marking his fourth consecutive 100-tackle season and fifth such effort of his seven- year NFL career. BAILEY PRODUCES AS A BRONCO * - Williams, who was the only player in the NFL in 2010 to lead his team Cornerback Champ Bailey, who is in his eighth season with the Broncos in both tackles (119) and sacks (5.5), is one of three players in the NFL with in 2011, has the sixth-most interceptions (30) in the NFL since he was at least 700 tackles and 15 sacks since his rookie season in 2004 (press traded to Denver from Washington in 2004. He had 18 interceptions with box totals). the Broncos from 2005-06 with that total marking the most by an NFL play- er in a two-year stretch since Everson Walls had 18 interceptions for Dallas BAILEY NAMED TO 10th PRO BOWL IN 2010 from 1981-82. Broncos cornerback Champ Bailey was named to his 10th career Pro Bowl MOST INTERCEPTIONS, NFL, 2004-PRES. in 2010, passing Pro Football Hall of Famer Mike Haynes for the most in Player INTs Yds. league annals at the cornerback position. 1. , Bal. 44 1,164 Bailey was a four-time Pro Bowl selection (2000-03) with Washington Asante Samuel, Phi./N.E. 41 523 before earning six Pro Bowls with the Broncos (2004-07, 2009-10). He also 3. Charles Woodson, G.B./Oak. 34 536 is a four-time Associated Press All-Pro, earning first-team honors three 4. DeAngelo Hall, Was./Oak./Atl. 32 681 times from 2004-06 and adding second-team accolades in 2007. 5. Darren Sharper, N.O./Min. 31 832 6. Champ Bailey, Den. 30 322 MOST PRO BOWL SELECTIONS AT CORNERBACK, NFL HISTORY Player Pro Bowls Years 1. Champ Bailey, Den./Was. 10 2000-07, ‘09-10 2. Mike Haynes, LAA/N.E. 9 1976-80, ‘82, ‘84-86 3. Lemar Parrish, Buf./Was./Cin. 8 1970, ‘71, ‘74-77, ‘79-80 Deion Sanders, Bal./Was./Dal./S.F./Atl. 8 1991-94, ‘96-99

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BAILEY’S CAREER INTERCEPTION TOTAL RISING DAWKINS AS A PASS RUSHER

Since entering the NFL with the Redskins as the seventh overall pick in Regarded as one of the most talented safeties in NFL history, Brian the 1999 NFL Draft, Broncos cornerback Champ Bailey is third in the NFL Dawkins has the ability to contribute in pass-rush situations in addition to and ranks first among cornerbacks with 47 interceptions. He also leads the his coverage skills. His league with 183 pass breakups since 1999. Dawkins’ 23 career sacks rank fourth in NFL history among DBs. MOST INTERCEPTIONS, NFL, 1999-PRES. MOST CAREER SACKS BY A DEFENSIVE BACK, NFL HISTORY Player INTs Yds. Player Pos. Sacks Years 1. Darren Sharper, N.O./Min./G.B. 61 1,342 1. Rodney Harrison, N.E./S.D. S 30.5 1994-2008 2. Ed Reed, Bal. 56 1,463 2. Ronde Barber, T.B. CB 26.0 1997-Pres. 3. Champ Bailey, Den./Was. 48 446 3. Carnell Lake, Bal./Jac./Pit. S 25.0 1989-2001 4. Charles Woodson, G.B./Oak. 44 721 4. Brian Dawkins, Den./Phi. S 23.0 1996-Pres. 5. Asante Samuel, Phi./N.E. 43 578 5. Adrian Wilson, Ari. S 22.5 2001-Pres. Dré Bly, S.F./Den./Det./Stl. 43 652 MOST PASSES DEFENSED, NFL,1999-PRES. DAWKINS’ INTERCEPTION STREAK Player G Int. PD PD/Gm 1. Champ Bailey, Den./Was. 182 48 183 1.01 Broncos safety Brian Dawkins is one of six players in NFL history to 2 . Ronde Barber, T.B. 193 38 176 0.91 record an interception in at least 15 consecutive seasons. 3. Dré Bly, S.F./Den./Det./Stl. 167 43 148 0.89 MOST CONSECUTIVE SEASONS WITH AN INTERCEPTION, NFL HISTORY 4. Brian Dawkins, Den./Phi. 168 29 146 0.83 Player Years No. 5. Charles Woodson, G.B./Oak. 169 42 142 0.84 1. Darrell Green, Was. 1983-2001 19 2. Eugene Robinson, Car./Atl./G.B./Sea. 1985-2000 16 DAWKINS AN EIGHT-TIME PRO BOWLER Willie Brown, Oak./Den. 1963-78 16 4. Brian Dawkins, Den./Phi. 1996-2010 15 Broncos safety Brian Dawkins, whom Denver acquired as an unrestricted Ken Riley, Cin. 1969-83 15 free agent from Philadelphia on Feb. 28, 2010 after he spent his first 13 Pat Fischer, Stl./Was. 1962-76 15 NFL seasons with the Eagles, is tied with former Broncos safety Steve Atwater for third in league history in Pro Bowl selections (8) at the safety position. DAWKINS IS A TAKEAWAY MACHINE Dawkins was named to the Pro Bowl as an Eagle in 1999, 2001-02, ‘04- Broncos safety Brian Dawkins ranks third in the NFL with 35 career forced 06 and ‘08 before earning a selection in his first season as a Bronco in fumbles since the statistic was tracked starting in 1994. 2009. He also is a five-time Associated Press All-Pro, earning first-team honors four times (2001-02, ‘04, ‘06) and adding second-team accolades MOST FORCED FUMBLES, NFL HISTORY (SINCE 1994) once (1999). Player GP No. 1. Jason Taylor, Mia./NYJ/Was. 219 47 MOST PRO BOWL SELECTIONS AT SAFETY, NFL HISTORY 2. Dwight Freeney, Ind. 135 42 Player Pro Bowls Years 3. Brian Dawkins, Den./Phi. 212 35 1. Ken Houston, Was./Hou. 10 1970-79 4. John Abraham, Atl./NYJ 146 34 2. John Lynch, Den./T.B. 9 1997, ‘99-02, ‘04-07 Robert Mathis, Ind. 121 34 3. Brian Dawkins, Den./Phi. 8 1999, 2001-02, ‘04-06, ‘08-09 Steve Atwater, Den., NYJ 8 1990-96, ‘98 Simeon Rice, Den./Ind./T.B./Ari. 174 34 DAWKINS PART OF EXCLUSIVE NFL DEFENSIVE CLUB DAWKINS A MAINSTAY AT SAFETY

Broncos safety Brian Dawkins is one of five players in NFL history to post Broncos safety Brian Dawkins is in his 16th NFL season playing the safe- at least 30 career interceptions and 20 career sacks. He owns 37 intercep- ty position, tying him for the longest-tenured player in NFL history at his tions and 23 sacks entering his 16th professional season. position. PLAYERS WITH AT LEAST 30 CAREER INTS MOST SEASONS PLAYED AT THE SAFETY POSITION, NFL HISTORY AND 20 CAREER SACKS, NFL HISTORY Player No. Seasons Player Pos. INTs Sacks Years 1. Brian Dawkins, Den./Phi. 16 1996-Pres. LeRoy Butler, G.B. S 38 20.5 1990-2001 Paul Krause, Min./Was. 16 1964-79 Ronde Barber, T.B. CB 40 26.0 1997-Pres. Eugene Robinson, Car./Atl./G.B./Sea. 16 1985-2000 Brian Dawkins, Den./Phi. S 37 23.0 1996-Pres. 4. Bill Bates, Dal. 15 1983-97 Rodney Harrison, N.E./S.D. S 34 30.5 1994-2008 Rodney Harrison, N.E./S.D. 15 1994-2008 Ray Lewis, Bal. LB 31 38.5 1996-Pres. John Lynch, Den./T.B. 15 1993-2007 Lawyer Milloy, Sea./Atl./Buf./N.E. 15 1996-2010

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DUMERVIL AMONG NFL’S D.J. WILLIAMS’ TACKLES AMONG TOPS IN NFL

BEST PASS RUSHERS Broncos linebacker D.J. Williams is seventh in the NFL in tackles (475) Broncos defensive end Elvis Dumervil who led the NFL in sacks (17) in since 2007 according to press box statistics. 2009, returns to the Broncos defense after missing the entire 2010 cam- paign with a pectoral injury suffered during training camp. MOST TACKLES, NFL, 2007-PRES. Player G TT UT AT Dumervil was named to his first career Pro Bowl (starter) as well as the 1. Patrick Willis, S.F. 64 600 465 135 NFL Alumni Pass Rusher of the Year and an ESPN.com All-Pro in 2009, as 2. London Fletcher, Was. 65 548 382 166 his franchise-record and league-leading 17 sacks moved him into a tie for 3. Jon Beason, Car. 65 542 420 122 ninth place in team history for most career sacks (43). 4. Barrett Ruud, T.B. 64 524 384 140 Dumervil has registered the seventh-most sacks per game (.69) since his 5. Ray Lewis, Bal. 63 518 370 148 rookie season in 2006. That figure ranks 12th in NFL history (min. 40 6. Kirk Morrison, Jac./Oak. 65 480 370 110 sacks) since sacks were first officially recorded starting in 1982. 7. D.J. Williams, Den. 59 475 368 107 MOST SACKS PER GAME, NFL, SINCE 2006 (min. 20 sacks) Player GP Sk Sk/G D.J. WILLIAMS SHOWS VERSATILITY 1. DeMarcus Ware, Dal. 82 76.0 0.93 Broncos linebacker D.J. Williams led the club with 119 tackles (94 solo) 2. Jared Allen, Min./K.C. 80 64.5 0.81 in 2010. 3. Clay Matthews, G.B. 33 24.5 0.74 4. Shawne Merriman, Buf./S.D. 47 33.5 0.71 He has started at least 11 games in each of his first seven professional 5. John Abraham, Atl./NYJ 73 51.0 0.70 seasons with Denver while seeing time at the weakside, middle, strong side 6. Aaron Kampman, Jac./G.B. 64 44.5 0.70 and inside positions. 7. Elvis Dumervil, Den. 62 43.0 0.69 In 2011, he returns to the weakside linebacker position, which he manned MOST SACKS PER GAME, NFL, SINCE 1982 (min. 40 sacks) during his rookie season in 2004 and again in 2008. Player GP Sk Sk/G 1. DeMarcus Ware, Dal. 98 84.0 0.86 BRONCOS LB D.J. WILLIAMS, YEAR-BY-YEAR POSITIONS 2. Reggie White, Car./G.B./Phi. 232 198.0 0.85 Year Position GP GS Tackles 3. Jared Allen, Min./K.C. 111 84.5 0.76 2004 Weakside 16 14 114 2005 Strongside 16 14 68 4. Derrick Thomas, K.C. 169 126.5 0.75 2006 Strongside 16 15 86 5. Lawrence Taylor, NYG 184 132.5 0.72 2007 Middle 16 16 170 6. , Was./Buf. 279 200.0 0.72 2008 Weakside 11 11 103 7. John Abraham, Atl./NYJ 146 104.5 0.72 2009 Inside 16 16 122 8. Dwight Freeney, Ind. 135 95.0 0.70 2010 Inside 16 15 119 9. Kevin Greene, Car./S.F./Pit./LAN 228 160 0.70 2011 Weakside 0 0 0 10. Shawne Merriman, S.D. 62 43.5 0.70 TOTALS 106 100 882 11. Simeon Rice, Ind./Den./T.B./Ari. 174 122 0.70 12. Elvis Dumervil, Den. 62 43.0 0.69 BRONCOS SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES

DUMERVIL’S MULTI-SACK GAMES QUICKLY: Despite missing all of last season due to injury, Elvis Dumervil’s 13 * - Jeff Rodgers is in his first season as Denver’s special teams coordinator games with at least two sacks tie for third in the league during since his after serving in that capacity under Head Coach John Fox in Carolina in 2010. rookie season in 2006. * - K Matt Prater owns the best field goal percentage in Broncos history (81.3% / 74-of-91) among players with at least 50 attempts. MOST 2+SACK GAMES, NFL, SINCE 2006 Player 2+Sack Games * - Prater has the third-best field goal percentage from 50+ yards (.692 / 1. Jared Allen, Min./K.C. 17 9-of-13) in NFL history among players who started their career after 1970. 2. DeMarcus Ware, Dal. 16 (min. 10 att.). 3. Elvis Dumervil, Den. 13 * - P Britton Colquitt was named Peter King’s Special Teams Player of the John Abraham, Atl. 13 Week after recording a career-high 51.0-yard net punting average against the 5. Robert Mathis, Ind. 12 Bengals (6 for 335 yds., 55.8 gross avg.). D.J. WILLIAMS IN RARE COMPANY * - WR Eric Decker recorded a 90-yard punt return for a touchdown against Oakland (9/12) that represented the third-longest such play in fran- Broncos linebacker D.J. Williams, who was the only player in the NFL in chise history and the 29th punt return touchdown overall. 2010 to lead his team in both tackles (119) and sacks (5.5), is one of three * - LS Lonie Paxton has played 125 consecutive games (regular season players in the NFL with at least 700 tackles and 15 sacks since his rookie sea- and playoffs) and has participated in 123 overall wins during his career. son in 2004 (press box totals). PLAYERS WITH 700+ TACKLES AND 15+ SACKS, NFL, SINCE 2004 Player TT Sacks Ray Lewis, Bal. 822 17.5 James Farrior, Pit. 790 29.0 D.J. Williams, Den. 712 15.5

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PRATER MOST ACCURATE KICKER IN TEAM HISTORY PRATER’S CAREER-LONG: A 59-YARDER

Broncos kicker Matt Prater, who has converted on 3-of-4 field goals this Kicker Matt Prater booted a career-long 59-yard field goal last season in season, is the franchise leader in field goal percentage (min. 50 att.). The Week 6 against the Jets at the end of the first half. The kick, which marked fifth-year player has made 74-of-91 (81.3%) field goals as a Bronco. the ninth field goal of 50 yards or longer in his career, was the second- longest field goal in franchise history, trailing only kicker Jason Elam’s NFL HIGHEST CAREER FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE, BRONCOS HISTORY record-tying 63-yarder against Jacksonville in 1998. (min. 50 att.) Player Years Md. Att. Pct. Prater tied Jacksonville’s Josh Scobee and Oakland’s Sebastian 1. Matt Prater 2007-Pres. 74 91 81.3 Janikowski for the second-longest field goal in 2010 (tied for ninth-longest 2. Jason Elam 1993-2007 395 490 80.6 in NFL history). 3. David Treadwell 1989-92 99 127 78.0 LONGEST FIELD GOALS, BRONCOS HISTORY 4. Rich Karlis 1982-88 137 193 71.0 Player Opponent Length 5. Fred Steinfort 1979-81 43 64 67.2 1. Jason Elam vs. Jac., 10/25/98 *63 2. Matt Prater vs. NYJ, 10/17/10 59 3. Fred Steinfort vs. Was., 10/13/80 57 PRATER SHOWS LEG STRENGTH 4. Matt Prater at K.C., 9/28/08 56 Jason Elam at Hou., 11/26/95 56 Broncos kicker Matt Prater owns the third-highest percentage of field * - tied NFL record goals made from 50+ yards in NFL history (69.2% / 9-of-13) among play- ers who started their career after 1970 (min. 10 att.). LONGEST FIELD GOALS, NFL, 2010 Player Opponent Length Prater’s and his nine 50-yard conversions since 2008 rank fifth in the 1. Dan Carpenter, Mia. vs. Cle., 12/5/10 60 league. 2. Matt Prater, Den. vs. NYJ, 10/17/10 59 Josh Scobee, Jac. vs. Ind., 10/3/10 59 HIGHEST 50-YD. FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE, SINCE 1970 NFL MERGER Sebastian Janikowski, Oak. vs. Ind., 12/26/10 59 (min 10 att.) 5. Neil Rackers, Hou. at Den., 12/26/10 57 Player Md. Att. Pct. MATT PRATER 50-YARD FIELD GOALS, CAREER (BY LENGTH) 1. Tony Zendejas, LAN/Hou. 17 23 73.9 Opponent Length 2. Jeff Wilkins, Stl./S.F./Phi. 26 36 72.2 1. vs. NYJ, 10/17/10 59 3. Matt Prater, Den. 9 13 69.2 2. at Kansas City, 9/28/08 56 4. Mike Hollis, Buf./Jac. 13 19 68.4 3. vs. Tampa Bay, 10/5/08 55 5. Josh Brown, Stl./Sea. 28 41 68.3 4. at Jacksonville, 9/12/10 54 MATT PRATER, CAREER FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS FROM 50+ YARDS 5. vs. San Diego, 9/14/08 52 Year Md. Att. Pct. 6. vs. Oakland, 12/20/09 51 2008 5 6 83.3 at Kansas City, 9/28/08 51 2009 2 3 66.7 8. vs. Miami, 11/2/08 50 2010 2 3 66.7 at Cincinnati, 9/13/09 50 2011 0 1 0.00 Totals 9 13 69.2 PRATER STRONG ON KICKOFFS MOST 50-YD. FIELD GOALS, NFL, 2008-PRES. Broncos kicker Matt Prater ranks second in the NFL with 77 touchbacks Player Md. Att. Pct. on kickoffs since 2008. The fifth-year player has produced touchbacks on 1. Josh Brown, Stl. 15 19 78.9 all 10 of his kickoffs this season. 2. Sebastian Janikowski, Oak. 14 23 60.9 3. Jason Hanson, Det. 13 17 76.5 MOST TOUCHBACKS ON KICKOFFS, 2008-PRES. 4. Josh Scobee, Jac. 11 17 64.7 Player KOs TBs Pct. 5. Matt Prater, Den. 9 13 69.2 1. Sebastian Janikowski, Oak. 226 79 35.0 MOST 50-YD. FIELD GOALS, CAREER, BRONCOS HISTORY 2. Matt Prater, Den. 223 77 34.5 Player Md. Att. Pct. 3. Michael Koenen, Atl. 252 72 28.6 1. Jason Elam, 1993-2007 37 61 60.7 4. Olindo Mare, Sea. 215 69 32.1 2. Matt Prater, 2007-Pres. 9 13 69.2 5. Rhys Lloyd, Car. 209 62 29.7 3. Rich Karlis, 1982-88 6 18 33.3 4. Fred Steinfort, 1979-81 5 10 50.0 5. Bobby Howfield, 1968-70 3 9 33.3 Jim Turner, 1971-79 3 13 23.1

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COLQUITT A HOUSEHOLD NFL NAME BRONCOS MISCELLANEOUS NOTES

Denver’s Britton Colquitt and Kansas City’s Dustin Colquitt are the first QUICKLY: brothers to punt in the NFL at the same time since 1941 (George and Wes * - Now in their sixth decade of professional football, the Broncos are one McAfee). of just four teams to record three 90+ win decades since 1960 and the only The Colquitt family has produced four NFL punters, including Britton and organization to do so in each of the last three decades. Dustin’s father, Craig, and uncle, Jimmy. Craig Colquitt won two Super Bowl * - The Broncos’ 295-game scoring streak is the longest active streak in rings as the Steelers’ punter and Jimmy Colquitt played two games for the the NFL (dates back to 1992) and ranks second all time in league annals. Seahawks in 1985. * - Owner/CEO Pat Bowlen is in his 28th season as owner of the Broncos All four Colquitts attended the University of Tennessee. in 2011, and his club’s 256 regular-season wins lead the AFC and rank sec- ond in the NFL during his tenure. COLQUITTS IN THE NFL * - The Broncos’ five Super Bowl appearances under Bowlen are the sec- Player Years GP No. Avg. LG In20 Net ond most in the NFL since he purchased the team in 1984. Craig Colquitt 1978-84, ‘87 97 431 41.3 74 112 34.8 Jimmy Colquitt 1985 2 12 40.1 55 3 34.3 * - Since the 1970 NFL merger, the Broncos are tied for third in the league Dustin Colquitt 2005-Pres. 96 498 44.0 81 180 38.6 in Super Bowl appearances (6) and tied for sixth in the NFL with eight divi- Britton Colquitt 2009-Pres. 18 96 45.2 65 21 37.3 sion titles. * - The Broncos own the NFL’s best overall home record (217-82 / .726) COLQUITT’S BIG LEG since 1975 and have posted a league-best five undefeated home schedules in the 16-game regular-season era (since 1978). Britton Colquitt, who was named Peter King’s Special Teams Player of the * - Denver is 124-22 (.849) since 1995 when leading after three quarters. Week after recording a career-high 51.0-yard net punting average against the Bengals (6 for 335 yds., 55.8 gross avg.), turned in the second-highest sin- DECADES OF SUCCESS gle-game net punting average in franchise history (min. 4 punts). HIGHEST SINGLE-GAME NET PUNTING AVERAGE, BRONCOS HISTORY The Broncos are in their sixth decade of professional football, looking to (Since 1991; min. 4 punts) build off a body of work that ranks as the most consistent in the NFL in Player Opp. (Date) No. Yds. Avg. Net terms of winning over the last three decades. 1. Tom Rouen vs. S.D. (11/11/01) 6 319 53.2 52.3 Denver is one of just four teams to record three 90+ win decades since 2. Britton Colquitt vs. Cin. (9/18/11) 6 335 55.8 51.0 1960 and the only organization to do so in each of the last three decades. 3. Todd Sauerbrun vs. N.E. (10/16/05) 7 366 52.3 46.9 Below is a look at the Broncos’ record by the decade. In its 50-plus sea- 4. Micah Knorr vs. Pit. (10/12/03) 6 317 52.8 46.8 sons of football, Denver has totaled the ninth-most regular-season wins 5. Tom Rouen vs. Stl. (9/14/97) 4 189 47.3 46.0 (399 / 399-365-10) in the NFL and advanced to the postseason 17 times. DECKER RECORDS FRANCHISE’S THIRD-LONGEST BRONCOS REGULAR-SEASON RECORD BY DECADE PUNT RETURN AGAINST RAIDERS Decade W L T Pct. Playoff Berths Win Rk. 1960s 39 97 4 .287 0 22nd Wide receiver Eric Decker had a 90-yard punt return for a touchdown in the 1970s 75 64 5 .539 3 8th third quarter against Oakland (9/12) that represented the third-longest punt 1980s 93 58 1 .615 5 4th return in team history. 1990s 94 66 0 .588 5 7th 2000s 93 67 0 .581 4 6th The punt return touchdown was the 29th in team history and the first since 2010s 5 13 0 .278 - - wide receiver Eddie Royal had a 71-yard punt return for a touchdown at San TOTALS 399 365 10 .522 17 8th diego (10/19/09). MOST DECADES WITH 90+ REGULAR SEASON WINS, SINCE 1960 LONGEST PUNT RETURN, BRONCOS HISTORY Team 90+ Win Decades Decades (Win Total) Player Opp. (Date) Ret. 1. Denver 3 1980s (93), 1990s (94), 2000s (93) 1. Darrien Gordon vs. St. Louis, 9/14/97 94t Green Bay 3 1960s (96), 1990s (93), 2000s (95) 2. Rick Upchurch vs. San Diego, 10/3/76 92t Miami 3 1970s (104), 1980s (94), 1990s (95) 3. Eric Decker vs. Oakland, 9/12/11 90t Pittsburgh 3 1970s (99), 1990s (93), 2000s (103) 4. Rick Upchurch vs. Pittsburgh, 11/6/77 87t 5. Deltha O'Neal at Seattle, 10/14/01 86t

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MISCELLANEOUS NOTES

BOWLEN ERA MARKED BY ACHIEVEMENT BRONCOS ONE OF NFL’S BEST SINCE MERGER

Introduced as the majority owner of the Denver Broncos on March 23, After a less than auspicious beginning, the Broncos have become one of 1984, Pat Bowlen has positioned the Broncos among the league’s top fran- the most consistent winners in the NFL. Denver ranks in the top five in the chises during the last 27 seasons. NFL in several categories since the 1970 merger, including Super Bowl berths (6), regular-season wins (360) and regular-season home wins OVERALL WINS, NFL, 1984-PRES. (219). Team No. 1. San Francisco 279 SUPER BOWL BERTHS, NFL, SINCE 1970 MERGER 2. Pittsburgh 272 Team No. 3. Denver 271 1. Dallas 8 4. New England 269 Pittsburgh 8 5. New York Giants 258 3. Denver 6 REGULAR-SEASON WINS, NFL, 1984-PRES. New England 6 Team No. 1. San Francisco 260 OVERALL WINS, NFL, SINCE 1970 MERGER 2. Denver 256 Team No. 3. Pittsburgh 253 1. Pittsburgh 418 4. 249 2. Dallas 406 5. New York Giants 243 3. Miami 399 DIVISION TITLES, NFL, 1984-PRES. 4. Minnesota 378 Team No. 5. Denver 377 1. Pittsburgh 12 San Francisco 377 San Francisco 12 REGULAR-SEASON WINS, NFL, SINCE 1970 MERGER 3. New England 11 4. Chicago 10 Team No. 5. Dallas 9 1. Pittsburgh 385 Indianapolis 9 2. Miami 379 7. Denver 8 3. Dallas 374 4. Minnesota 361 PLAYOFF APPEARANCES, NFL, 1984-PRES. 5. Denver 360 Team No. 1, San Francisco 16 WINNING SEASONS, NFL, SINCE 1970 MERGER 2. Pittsburgh 15 Team No. 3. Philadelphia 15 1. Pittsburgh 30 4. Indianapolis 14 2. Dallas 29 Minnesota 14 Miami 29 New England 14 7. Den., Dal., G.B., NYG, Ten./Hou. 13 4. Minnesota 26 5. New England 25 CONFERENCE CHAMP. GAMES, NFL, 1984-PRES. 6. Denver 24 Team No. 1. Pittsburgh 8 REGULAR-SEASON HOME WINS, NFL, SINCE 1970 MERGER San Francisco 8 Team No. 3. Denver 7 1. Pittsburgh 228 New England 7 2. Denver 219 SUPER BOWL APPEARANCES, NFL, 1984-PRES. 3. Miami 214 Team No. Minnesota 214 1. New England 6 5. Dallas 212 2. Denver 5 CONFERENCE CHAMP. GAMES, NFL, SINCE 1970 MERGER 3. Buf., NYG, Pit. S.F. 4 Team No. SUPER BOWL WINS, NFL, 1984-PRES. 1. Pittsburgh 15 Team No. 2. Dallas 14 1. San Francisco 4 3. San Francisco 12 2. Dallas 3 4. Oakland 11 New England 3 5. St. Louis 9 New York Giants 3 5. Den., G.B., Pit., Was. 2 6. Denver, Min. 8

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MISCELLANEOUS NOTES / HEAD COACH JOHN FOX

BRONCOS OWN NFL’S LONGEST SCORING STREAK FOX ENTERS FIRST YEAR

The Broncos’ 295-game scoring streak is the longest active streak in the AS BRONCOS HEAD COACH IN 2011 league. The streak, which began on Monday Night Football with a 16-13 John Fox was named the 14th head coach in Denver Broncos history on loss at Seattle on Nov. 30, 1992, is the second-longest such Jan. 13, 2011. He joined Denver after spending the previous nine seasons streak in NFL history. as head coach of the . MOST CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITHOUT Below is a look at the overall records (regular season and playoffs) for all BEING SHUT OUT, NFL HISTORY of Denver’s head coaches in the club’s 50-year history. Team Games Years BRONCOS ALL-TIME HEAD COACHES’ OVERALL RECORDS 1. San Francisco 420 1977-2004 2. Denver* 295 1992-Pres. Head Coach Years W L T Pct. 3. Cleveland 274 1950-71 Frank Filchock 1960-61 7 20 1 .268 4. Indianapolis* 274 1993-Pres. Jack Faulkner 1962-64 9 22 1 .297 5. Minnesota 260 1991-2007 Mac Speedie* 1964-66 6 19 1 .250 6. N.Y. Giants* 245 1993-Pres. Ray Malavasi* 1966 4 8 0 .333 7. Green Bay 233 1991-2006 Lou Saban 1967-71 20 42 3 .331 8. Dallas 218 1970-85 Jerry Smith* 1971 2 3 0 .400 9. Oakland 217 1966-81 John Ralston 1972-76 34 33 3 .507 10. New Orleans 216 1983-97 Red Miller 1977-80 42 25 0 .627 *Active Streaks Dan Reeves 1981-92 117 79 1 .596 Wade Phillips 1993-94 16 17 0 .485 HOME, SWEET HOME Mike Shanahan 1995-2008 146 91 0 .616 Josh McDaniels 2009-10 11 17 0 .393 The Broncos have posted the NFL’s best home record since 1975 in the Eric Studesville* 2010 1 3 0 .250 regular season and postseason with a 217-82 (.726) mark. John Fox 2011 1 1 0 .500 TOP HOME RECORDS, NFL, 1975-PRES. * - Interim head coach Team Regular Season Postseason Total Pct. 1. Denver 205-79-0 (.722) 12-3 (.800) 217-82-0 .726 FOX’S COACHING BREAKDOWN 2. Pittsburgh 200-80-1 (.714) 16-7 (.696) 218-87-1 .714 3. Baltimore 81-39-1 (.674) 1-2 (.333) 82-41-1 .665 JOHN FOX YEAR-BY-YEAR HEAD COACHING CAREER 4. Minnesota 188-94-1 (.666) 7-5 (.583) 196-99-1 .664 Year Team Reg. Season Postseason 5. Dallas 184-97-0 (.655) 15-5 (.750) 199-102-0 .661 2002 Carolina 7-9 2003 Carolina 11-5 S.B. XXXVIII (3-1) HOME SELLOUT STREAK 2004 Carolina 7-9 2005 Carolina 11-5 NFC Champ. Game (2-1) The Broncos have sold out every home game since the beginning of the 2006 Carolina 8-8 1970 season with the exception of two replacement games played during 2007 Carolina 7-9 the 1987 strike (both games were sold out before the strike). 2008 Carolina 12-4 Playoffs (0-1) Denver has thus sold out 319 consecutive regular-season games, which 2009 Carolina 8-8 marks the second-longest home sellout streak in the NFL. With postseason 2010 Carolina 2-14 games factored in, the total reaches 332. 2011 Denver 1-1 LONGEST HOME SELLOUT STREAKS, REGULAR SEASON, BREAKDOWN OF JOHN FOX’S RECORD COACHING FOOTBALL NFL HISTORY Category W L T Pct. Team Games Year Started Regular season record as an NFL head coach 74 71 0 .510 1. Washington 344 1967 Postseason record as an NFL head coach 5 3 -- .625 2. Denver 319 1970 Overall record as an NFL head coach 79 74 0 .516 3. Pittsburgh 300 1972 Regular season record as an NFL assistant coach 105 86 1 .549 4. N.Y. Giants 281 1974 Postseason record as an NFL assistant coach 4 4 -- .500 5. Green Bay 278 1960 Overall record as an NFL assistant coach 109 90 1 .548 Overall record as an NFL coach 188 164 1 .534 Regular season record as a collegiate assistant coach 54 54 4 .500 Postseason record as a collegiate assistant coach 1 1 -- .500 Overall record as a collegiate assistant coach 55 55 4 .500 Overall record coaching football 246 234 5 .512

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HEAD COACH JOHN FOX / ASSISTANT COACHES

FOX AMONG WINNINGEST NFL COACHES 2011 BRONCOS ASSISTANT COACHING STAFF Over the course of his 10-year head coaching career (2002-11), John Fox OFFENSE ranks third among active NFL coaches with 79 overall victories. Mike McCoy ...... Offensive Coordinator Only New England’s Bill Belichick (123) and Philadelphia’s Andy Reid (99) Clancy Barone ...... Tight Ends have posted more overall wins than Fox over the last nine-plus seasons. Brian Callahan ...... Quality Control-Offense MOST OVERALL WINS, ACTIVE NFL HEAD COACHES, 2002-PRES. Adam Gase ...... Quarterbacks Coach Reg. Season. Postseason Total Dave Magazu ...... Offensive Line 1. Bill Belichick, N.E. 112 11 123 Eric Studesville ...... Running Backs 2. Andy Reid, Phi. 92 7 99 3. John Fox, Den./Car. 74 5 79 Tyke Tolbert ...... Wide Receivers 4. Tom Coughlin, NYG, Jac. 72 4 76 DEFENSE 5. Mike Shanahan, Was./Den. 74 1 75 Dennis Allen ...... Defensive Coordinator Sam Garnes ...... Assistant Secondary FOX BRINGS HEAD COACHING EXPERIENCE TO DENVER Ron Milus ...... Secondary John Fox is the fourth head coach in Broncos history to be hired after pre- Wayne Nunnely ...... Defensive Line viously serving as a head coach at the NFL/AFL level. Jay Rodgers ...... Quality Control-Defense Fox, who spent nine seasons (2002-10) as head coach of the Carolina Richard Smith ...... Linebackers Panthers and compiled a 78-74 (.513) overall record, is the only head SPECIAL TEAMS coach in Broncos history to bring a winning career record to the organiza- tion upon his hiring. Jeff Rodgers ...... Special Teams Coordinator Keith Burns ...... Assistant Special Teams BRONCOS HEAD COACHES WHO PREVIOUSLY SERVED AS HEAD COACH AT THE NFL/AFL LEVEL STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING (Chart only includes teams coached before their time in Denver) Rich Tuten ...... Strength and Conditioning Coach Teams Years Reg. Season Postseason Justin Lovett ...... Assistant Strength and Conditioning Lou Saban Boston 1960-61 7-12 (.368) - Greg Saporta ...... Assistant Strength and Conditioning Buffalo 1962-65 36-17 (.679) 0-3 (.000) Denver 1967-71 20-42-3 (.331) - Wade Phillips New Orleans* 1985 1-3-0 (.250) - Denver 1993-94 16-16 (.500) 0-1 (.000) Mike Shanahan L.A. Raiders 1988-89 8-12 (.400) - Denver 1995-2008 138-86 (.616) 8-5 (.615) John Fox Carolina 2002-10 73-71 (.507) 5-3 (.625) Denver 2011 1-1 (.500) - *Served as interim head coach for the Saints in 1985 PRO BOWL PLAYERS COACHED BY FOX Broncos Head Coach John Fox has coached 21 players who have earned a total of 45 Pro Bowl selections at 10 different positions during his coach- ing career. PRO BOWL PLAYERS COACHED BY FOX AS A POSITION COACH, COORDINATOR OR HEAD COACH Player Position Pro Bowls Years Jesse Armstead Linebacker 5 1997-2001 Jon Beason Linebacker 3 2008-10 Stephen Davis Running Back 1 2003 Jake Delhomme Quarterback 1 2005 Gill Byrd Cornerback 1 1992 Mark Fields Linebacker 1 2004 Offensive Tackle 2 2008, ‘10 Defensive Tackle 3 2002-03, ‘06 Ryan Kalil Center 2 2009-10 Terry McDaniel Cornerback 2 1994-95 Chester McGlockton Defensive Tackle 2 1994-95 Linebacker 1 2004 Muhsin Muhammad Wide Receiver 1 2004 Defensive End 5 2004-06, ‘08-09 Mike Rucker Defensive End 1 2003 Todd Sauerbrun Punter 2 2002-03 Steve Smith Wide Receiver 3 2005-06, ‘08 Michael Strahan Defensive End 4 1997-99, 2000 Mark Wahle Offensive Guard 1 2005 DeAngelo Williams Running Back 1 2009 Rod Woodson Cornerback 3 1989-91 Totals 21 plrs./10 pos. 45

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SITUATION ...... Record when leading after 1st quarter ...... 1-1 wins: vs. Cin. (9/18) losses: vs. Oak. (9/12) when leading after 2nd quarter ...... 1-0 wins: vs. Cin. (9/18) losses: when leading after 3rd quarter ...... 1-0 wins: vs. Cin. (9/18) losses: when trailing after 1st quarter ...... 0-0 wins: losses: when trailing after 2nd quarter ...... 0-1 wins: losses: vs. Oak. (9/12) when trailing after 3rd quarter ...... 0-1 wins: losses: vs. Oak. (9/12) when Denver scores first ...... 1-1 wins: vs. Cin. (9/18) losses: vs. Oak. (9/12) when opponent scores first ...... 0-0 wins: losses: when tied at the half ...... 0-1 wins: losses: when Denver rushes for 100 yards ...... 1-0 wins: vs. Cin. (9/18) losses: when opponent rushes for 100 yards ...... 0-1 wins: losses: vs. Oak. (9/12) when winning turnover margin ...... 0-0 wins: losses: when losing turnover margin ...... 1-1 wins: vs. Cin. (9/18) losses: vs. Oak. (9/12) when Denver passes for 300 yards ...... 0-1 wins: losses: vs. Oak. (9/12) when opponent passes for 300 yards ...... 1-0 wins: vs. Cin. (9/18) losses: when playing indoors ...... 0-0 wins: losses: when playing outdoors ...... 1-1 wins: vs. Cin. (9/18) losses: vs. Oak. (9/12) when playing on an artificial surface ...... 0-0 wins: losses: when playing on natural grass ...... 1-1 wins: vs. Cin. (9/18) losses: vs. Oak. (9/12) when winning the coin toss ...... 0-1 wins: losses: vs. Oak. (9/12) when losing the coin toss ...... 1-0 wins: vs. Cin. (9/18) losses: when scoring 20 or more points ...... 1-1 wins: vs. Cin. (9/18) losses: vs. Oak. (9/12) when yielding 20 or more points ...... 1-1 wins: vs. Cin. (9/18) losses: vs. Oak. (9/12) in overtime games ...... 0-0 wins: losses: THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED

(REFLECTS THE LAST TIME EACH INDIVIDUAL STATISTIC OCCURRED IN THE REGULAR SEASON AND PLAYOFFS) - 2011 PERFORMANCES BOLDED; SUPER BOWL PERFORMANCES IN ITALICS

100 YARDS RUSHING: FIVE RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS: Broncos: Willis McGahee, 28-101, vs. Cincinnati, 9/18/11 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: Darren McFadden, 22-150, vs. Oakland, 9/12/11 Opponents: Has never happened Playoffs: , 30-110, 2 TD, at Baltimore, 12/31/00 Playoffs: Has never happened

200 YARDS RUSHING: 300 YARDS PASSING: Broncos: Clinton Portis, 22-218, 5 TD, vs. Kansas City, 12/7/03 Broncos: Kyle Orton, 24-46, 304 yds., 1 TD, 1 INT, vs. Oakland, 9/12/11 Playoffs: Has never happened Playoffs: John Elway, 18-29, 336 yds., 1 TD, 1 INT, vs. Atlanta, 1/31/99 Opponents: Jamaal Charles, 25-259, 2 TD, vs. Kansas City, 1/3/10 Opponents: Andy Dalton, 27-41, 332 yds., 2 TD, 0 INT, vs. Cincinnati, 9/18/11 Playoffs: Tim Smith, 23-204, 2TD, vs. Washington, 1/31/88 Playoffs: Tom Brady, 20-36, 341 yds., 1 TD, 2 INT, vs. New England, 1/14/06

TWO 100-YARD RUSHERS: 400 YARDS PASSING: Broncos: Mike Anderson (126) and Tatum Bell (107), vs. Philadelphia, 10/30/05 Broncos: Kyle Orton, 37-57, 476 yds., 1 TD, 1 INT, vs. Indianapolis, 9/26/10 Playoffs: Terrell Davis (184) and Derek Loville (103), vs. Jacksonville, 12/27/97 Playoffs: Has never happened Opponents: Curt Warner (126) and John L. Williams (109), at Seattle, 12/11/88 Opponents: Matt Cassel, 33-53, 469 yds., 4 TD, 0 INT, vs. Kansas City, 11/14/10 Playoffs: Has never happened Playoffs: , 27-33, 458 yds., 4 TD, 1 INT, at Indianapolis, 1/9/05

100-YARD RUSHER AND 100-YARD RECEIVER: THREE TOUCHDOWN PASSES: Broncos: Willis McGahee (101) and Eric Decker (113), vs. Cincinnati, 9/18/11 Broncos: Kyle Orton, 24-41, 347 yds., 3 TD, 0 INT, vs. St. Louis, 11/28/10 Playoffs: Terrell Davis (102) and Rod Smith (152), vs. Atlanta, 1/31/99 Playoffs: John Elway, 29-47, 302 yds., 3 TD, 1 INT, at L.A. Raiders, 1/9/94 Opponents: R. Grant (104 rush), G. Jennings (141 rec.) and J. Jones (107 rec.), vs. G.B., 10/29/07 - OT Opponents: Sam Bradford, 22-37, 308 yds., 3 TD, 0 INT, vs. St. Louis, 11/28/10 Playoffs: Tim Smith (204) and Ricky Sanders (193), vs. Washington, 1/31/88 Playoffs: Peyton Manning, 27-33, 458 yds., 4 TD, 1 INT, at Indianapolis, 1/9/05

100-YARD RUSHER AND TWO 100-YARD RECEIVERS: FOUR TOUCHDOWN PASSES: Broncos: Mike Anderson (103), Rod Smith (111) and Ed McCaffrey (129), vs. Cleveland, 10/15/00 Broncos: Kyle Orton, 22-34, 296 yds., 4 TD, 0 INT, vs. Kansas City, 11/14/10 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: , 15-24, 233 yds., 4 TD, 1 INT, at San Diego, 11/22/10 Playoffs: Has never happened Playoffs: Peyton Manning, 27-33, 458 yds., 4 TD, 1 INT, at Indianapolis, 1/9/05

100-YARD RUSHER, 300-YARD PASSER, 100-YARD RECEIVER: FIVE TOUCHDOWN PASSES: Broncos: Travis Henry (139), Jay Cutler (304), Javon Walker (119), at Buffalo, 9/9/07 Broncos: Gus Frerotte, 36-58, 462 yds., 5 TD, 4 INT, vs. San Diego, 11/19/00 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: John Hadl, 21-35, 325 yds., 5 TD, vs. San Diego, 12/1/68 Playoffs: Tim Smith (204), Doug Williams (340), Ricky Sanders (193), vs. Washington, 1/31/88 Playoffs: Peyton Manning, 22-26, 377 yds., 5 TD, 0 INT, at Indianapolis, 1/4/04

100-YARD RUSHER, 300-YARD PASSER AND TWO 100-YARD RECEIVERS: SIX TOUCHDOWN PASSES: Broncos: M. Anderson (103), B. Griese (336), R. Smith (111) and E. McCaffrey (129), vs. Cle., 10/15/00 Broncos: Has never happened 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. G.B., 10/29/07 - OT Opponents: Len Dawson, 23-38, 435 yds., 6 TD, 0 INT, at Kansas City, 11/1/64 Playoffs: Has never happened Playoffs: Has never happened

100-YARD RUSHER AND 300-YARD PASSER: 100 YARDS RECEIVING: Broncos: Peyton Hillis (129) and Jay Cutler (357), at N.Y. Jets, 11/30/08 Broncos: Eric Decker 5-113 vs. Cincinnati, 9/18/11 Playoffs: Terrell Davis (102) and John Elway (336), vs. Atlanta, 1/31/99 Playoffs: Rod Smith, 5-152, 1 TD, vs. Atlanta, 1/31/99 Opponents: Ryan Matthews (120) and Philip Rivers (313), vs. San Diego, 1/2/11 Opponents: Jerome Simpson (136) and A.J. Green (124), vs. Cincinnati, 9/18/11 Playoffs: Tim Smith (204) and Doug Williams (340), vs. Washington, 1/31/88 Playoffs: Deion Branch, 8-153, vs. New England, 1/14/06

100-YARD RECEIVER AND 300-YARD PASSER: 200 YARDS RECEIVING: Broncos: Brandon Lloyd (111) and Tim Tebow (308), vs. Houston, 12/26/10 Broncos: Jabar Gaffney, 14-213, vs. Kansas City, 1/3/10 Playoffs: Rod Smith (152) and John Elway (336), vs. Atlanta, 1/31/99 Playoffs: Has never happened Opponents: Jerome Simpson (136), A.J. Green (124) and Andy Dalton (332), vs. Cincinnati, 9/18/11 Opponents: Torrance Small, 6-200, 2 TD, vs. New Orleans, 12/24/94 Playoffs: Deion Branch (153) and Tom Brady (341), vs. New England, 1/14/06 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: Brandon Lloyd (115), Eddie Royal (113) and Kyle Orton (341), at Tennessee 10/3/10 Broncos: Brandon Lloyd (115), Eddie Royal (113) at Tennessee, 10/3/10 Playoffs: Has never happened Playoffs: Has never happened Opponents: Jerome Simpson (136), A.J. Green (124) and Andy Dalton (332), vs. Cincinnati, 9/18/11 Opponents: Jerome Simpson (136) and A.J. Green (124), vs. Cincinnati, 9/18/11 Playoffs: Reggie Wayne (221), (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: Eric Decker, 5-113, 2 TD, vs. Cincinnati, 9/18/11 Playoffs: Has never happened Playoffs: Clarence Kay, 3-57, 2 TD, vs. Houston, 1/10/88 Opponents: M. Faulk (100), T. Holt (103), A. Hakim (116) and K. Warner (441), vs. St. Louis, 9/4/00 Opponents: Billy Bajema, 3-32, 2 TD, vs. St. Louis, 11/28/10 Playoffs: Has never happened Playoffs: Reggie Wayne, 10-221, 2 TD, at Indianapolis, 1/9/05

TWO RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS: THREE RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNS: Broncos: Knowshon Moreno, 14-50, 2 TD, vs. Kansas City, 1/3/10 Broncos: Shannon Sharpe, 7-101, 3 TD, vs. San Diego, 11/16/03 Playoffs: Mike Anderson, 19-69, 2 TD, vs. New England, 1/14/06 Playoffs: Has never happened Opponents: Ryan Matthews, 26-120, 3 TD, vs. San Diego, 1/2/11 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: Jerry Rice, 7-148, 3 TD, vs. San Francisco, 1/28/90

THREE RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS: FOUR RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNS: Broncos: Tatum Bell, 17-52, 3 TD, at San Diego, 12/31/05 Broncos: Has never happened 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: Brian Dawkins, 2, at Indianapolis, 12/13/09 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: Derrick Johnson, 2, vs. Kansas City, 1/3/10 Playoffs: Has never happened Playoffs: David Macklin, 2, at Indianapolis, 1/4/04 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 Tennessee, 10/3/10 Playoffs: Has never happened Playoffs: Has never happened Opponents: Mark Kelso, 3, at Buffalo, 12/12/92 Opponents: Nate Kaeding, 4, vs. San Diego, 1/2/11 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: Jay Feely, 5, at Arizona, 12/12/10 Playoffs: Has never happened Playoffs: Has never happened

TWO SACKS: SIX FIELD GOALS: Broncos: D.J. Williams, 2, vs. San Diego, 1/2/11 Broncos: Has never happened Playoffs: Neil Smith (2) and Alfred Williams (2), at Kansas City, 1/4/98 Playoffs: Has never happened Opponents: Richard Seymour, 2, vs. Oakland, 9/12/11 Opponents: Jeff Wilkins, 6, at St. Louis, 9/10/06 Playoffs: Brett Keisel, 2, vs. Pittsburgh, 1/22/06 Playoffs: Has never happened

THREE SACKS: PUNT RETURN FOR A TOUCHDOWN: Broncos: Mario Haggan, 3, vs. Kansas City, 11/14/10 Broncos: Eric Decker, 90 yds., vs. Oakland, 9/12/11 Playoffs: Has never happened Playoffs: Has never happened Opponents: Tamba Hali, 3, at Kansas City, 12/6/09 Opponents: Darren Sproles, 77 yds., at San Diego, 10/19/09 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: Cassius Vaughn, 97 yds., vs. San Diego, 1/2/11 Playoffs: Has never happened Playoffs: Has never happened Opponents: Michael Sinclair, 4, at Seattle, 9/8/96 Opponents: Marc Mariani, at Tennessee, 10/3/10 Playoffs: Has never happened Playoffs: Tim Dwight, 94 yds., vs. Atlanta, 1/31/99

TWO OPPONENT RECOVERIES: INTERCEPTION RETURN FOR A TOUCHDOWN: Broncos: Elvis Dumervil, 2, vs. Minnesota, 12/30/07 - OT Broncos: Champ Bailey, 70 yds., vs. San Francisco, 12/31/06 Playoffs: Has never happened Playoffs: Has never happened Opponents: Glenn Dorsey, 2, at Kansas City, 12/6/09 Opponents: Daryl Washington, 40 yds., at Arizona, 12/12/10 Playoffs: Randy Hughes, 2, vs. Dallas, 1/15/78 Playoffs: Carlton Bailey, 11 yds., at Buffalo, 1/12/92

SHUTOUT ON ROAD: FUMBLE RETURN FOR A TOUCHDOWN: by Broncos: Denver 12, at Cleveland 0, 9/27/92 Broncos: Jason Hunter, 75 yds., vs. Kansas City, 11/14/10 Playoffs: Has never happened Playoffs: Neil Smith, 79 yds., vs. Miami, 1/9/99 by Opponents: at L.A. Raiders 24, Denver 0, 11/22/92 Opponents: Dewayne White, 3 yds., at Detroit, 11/4/07 Playoffs: Has never happened Playoffs: Has never happened

SHUTOUT AT HOME: MISSED FIELD GOAL RETURN FOR A TOUCHDOWN: by Broncos: at Denver 27, N.Y. Jets 0, 11/20/05 Broncos: Has never happened Playoffs: Has never happened Playoffs: Has never happened by Opponents: Has never happened Opponents: Chris McAlister, 107 yds., at Baltimore, 9/30/02 Playoffs: Has never happened Playoffs: Has never happened

OVERTIME WIN AWAY FROM DENVER: BLOCKED PUNT: Broncos: Denver 24, at Dallas 21, 11/24/05 Broncos: Tony Scheffler, vs. San Diego, 10/7/07 Playoffs: Denver 23, at Cleveland 20, 1/11/87 Playoffs: Has never happened Opponents: at Chicago 37, Denver 34, 11/25/07 Opponents: Charles Tillman, at Chicago, 11/25/07 Playoffs: Has never happened Playoffs: Blake Spence, vs. N.Y. Jets, 1/17/99 TIE: Denver 17, at Green Bay 17, 9/20/87 BLOCKED PUNT RETURN FOR A TOUCHDOWN: OVERTIME WIN IN DENVER: Broncos: Ian Gold, 12 yds., vs. Oakland, 11/13/00 Broncos: at Denver 20, New England 17, 10/11/09 Playoffs: Has never happened Playoffs: Has never happened Opponents: Alex Bannister, 9 yds., at Seattle, 10/14/01 Opponents: Green Bay 19, at Denver 13, 10/29/07 Playoffs: Travis Davis, 29 yds., vs. Jacksonville, 12/27/97 Playoffs: Has never happened TIE: at Denver 35, Pittsburgh 35, 9/22/74 BLOCKED FIELD GOAL: Broncos: Domonique Foxworth, at New England, 9/24/06 40 POINTS: Playoffs: Has never happened Broncos: at Denver 49, Kansas City 13, 11/14/10 Opponents: Rashean Mathis, at Jacksonville, 10/2/05 Playoffs: at Denver 42, Jacksonville 17, 12/27/97 Playoffs: Has never happened Opponents: at Arizona 43, Denver 13, 12/12/10 Playoffs: at Indianapolis 49, Denver 24, 1/9/05 BLOCKED FIELD GOAL RETURN FOR A TOUCHDOWN: Broncos: Louis Wright, 60 yds., vs. San Diego, 11/17/85 50 POINTS: Playoffs: Has never happened Broncos: at Denver 50, San Diego 34, 10/6/63 Opponents: Cornelius Bennett, 80 yds., at Buffalo, 9/30/90 Playoffs: Has never happened Playoffs: Has never happened Opponents: Oakland 59, at Denver 14, 10/24/10 Playoffs: San Francisco 55, Denver 10, 1/28/90 MISSED POINT-AFTER-TOUCHDOWN ATTEMPT: Broncos: Matt Prater (Kick Failed), at San Francisco, 10/31/10 TWO-POINT CONVERSION: Playoffs: Jason Elam (Blocked by Clyde Simmons), vs. Jacksonville, 1/4/97 Broncos: Jay Cutler run, at San Diego, 12/28/08 Opponents: Josh Brown (Kick Failed), vs. St. Louis, 11/28/10 Playoffs: Terrell Davis run, vs. Jacksonville, 1/4/97 Playoffs: Has never happened Opponents: Philip Rivers pass to Legedu Naanee, vs. San Diego, 9/14/08 Playoffs: Has never happened SAFETY: Broncos: Correll Buckhalter tackled in end zone by Quentin Groves, at Oakland, 12/19/10 THREE FIELD GOALS: Playoffs: Tony Eason sacked in the end zone by Rulon Jones, vs. New England, 1/4/87 Broncos: Steven Hauschka, 3, at Oakland, 12/19/10 Opponents: Andre Hall tackled in end zone by Charles Grant, vs. New Orleans, 9/21/08 Playoffs: Jason Elam, 3, vs. N.Y. Jets, 1/17/99 Playoffs: Mike Horan runs out of end zone, vs. Cleveland, 1/17/88 Opponents: , 3, vs. Cincinnati, 9/18/11 Playoffs: Mike Hollis, vs. Jacksonville, 1/4/97 BRONCOS BIG GAMES VS. TENNESSEE

BRONCOS ALL-TIME 100-YARD RUSHING GAMES (8/ 8 reg., 0 post) — vs. TENNESSEE PLAYER ...... PERFORMANCE ...... GAME Floyd Little ...... 29-166, 1 TD ...... Oct. 19, 1969, at Tennessee Floyd Little ...... 22-101, 0 TD ...... Nov. 14, 1971, vs. Tennessee Gaston Green ...... 24-116, 0 TD ...... Sept. 1, 1991, vs. Tennessee Terrell Davis ...... 24-112, 0 TD ...... Sept. 29, 1996, at Tennessee Terrell Davis ...... 27-215, 1 TD ...... Sept. 21, 1997, vs. Tennessee Terrell Davis ...... 27-149, 2 TD ...... Nov. 1, 1998, at Tennessee Clinton Portis ...... 24-120, 2 TD ...... Sept. 7, 2003, at Tennessee Reuben Droughns ...... 24-110, 0 TD ...... Oct. 25, 2004, at Tennessee

BRONCOS ALL-TIME 100-YARD RECEIVING GAMES (10/ 10 reg., 0 post) — vs. TENNESSEE PLAYER ...... PERFORMANCE ...... GAME Al Denson ...... 8-115, 0 TD ...... Sept. 15, 1968, at Tennessee Steve Watson ...... 5-102, 1 TD ...... Nov. 22, 1981, at Tennessee Steve Watson ...... 8-119, 0 TD ...... Oct. 16, 1983, vs. Tennessee Anthony Miller ...... 5-116, 1 TD ...... Nov. 27, 1994, vs. Tennessee Anthony Miller ...... 5-131, 1 TD ...... Sept. 29, 1996, at Tennessee Ed McCaffrey ...... 7-133, 1 TD ...... Nov. 1, 1998, at Tennessee Ed McCaffrey ...... 10-136, 0 TD ...... Oct. 22, 2000, at Tennessee Rod Smith ...... 7-110, 1 TD ...... Oct. 22, 2000, at Tennessee Brandon Lloyd ...... 11-115, 0 TD ...... Oct. 3, 2010, at Tennessee Eddie Royal ...... 8-113, 1 TD ...... Oct. 3, 2010, at Tennessee

BRONCOS ALL-TIME 300-YARD PASSING GAMES (4 / 4 reg., 0 post) — vs. TENNESSEE PLAYER ...... PERFORMANCE ...... GAME Steve DeBerg ...... 21-34-2, 305 yds., 2 TD ...... Nov. 22, 1981, at Tennessee John Elway ...... 23-37-1, 335 yds., 2 TD ...... Sept. 29, 1996, at Tennessee Brian Griese ...... 30-45-1, 365 yds., 2 TD ...... Oct. 22, 2000, at Tennessee Kyle Orton ...... 35-50-1, 341 yds., 2 TD ...... Oct. 3, 2010, at Tennessee BRONCOS PLAYER CAREER STATS VS. TENNESSEE

DEFENSIVE END ROBERT AYERS — vs. TENNESSEE G/S W-L UT A TT S-Yds. I-Yds. PD FF FR SpTK 10/3/10 at Ten. 1/1 W 4 1 5 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 TOTALS 1/1 1-0 4 1 5 0-0 0-0 000 0 CORNERBACK CHAMP BAILEY — vs. TENNESSEE G/S W-L UT A TT S-Yds. I-Yds. PD FF FR SpTK 10/30/00 vs. Ten.* 1/1 L 1 2 3 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 10/6/02 at Ten.* 1/1 W 6 0 6 0-0 1-0 2 0 0 0 12/25/04 at Ten. 1/1 W 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 11/19/07 vs. Ten. 1/1 W 2 3 5 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 10/3/10 at Ten. 1/1 W 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 TOTALS 5/5 4-1 11 5 16 0-0 1-0 5 0 0 0 * - w/Washington 0 SAFETY DAVID BRUTON— vs. TENNESSEE G/S W-L UT A TT S-Yds. I-Yds. PD FF FR SpTK 10/3/10 at Ten. 1/0 W 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 TOTALS 1/0 1-0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 DEFENSIVE TACKLE BRODRICK BUNKLEY — vs. TENNESSEE G/S W-L-T UT A TT S-Yds I-Yds. PD FF FR SpTK 11/19/06 vs. Ten.* 1/0 L 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 TOTALS 1/0 0-1 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 * - w/Philadelphia PUNTER BRITTON COLQUITT — vs. TENNESSEE G/S W-L No. Yds. Avg. Net TB IN 20 LG 10/3/10 vs. Ten. 1/0 W 5 208 41.6 35.8 1 2 51 TOTALS 1/0 1-0 5 208 41.6 35.8 1 2 51 SAFETY BRIAN DAWKINS — vs. TENNESSEE C G/S W-L-T UT A TT S-Yds. I-Yds. PD FF FR SpTK 12/3/00 vs. Ten.* 1/1 L 7 1 8 0-0 0-0 2 0 1 0 9/8/02 at Ten.* 1/1 L 6 1 7 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 11/19/06 vs. Ten.* 1/1 L 6 0 6 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 0 10/3/10 at Ten. 1/1 W 4 0 4 1-5 0-0 0 0 0 0 TOTALS 4/4 1-3 23 2 25 1-5 0-0 4 0 1 0 * - w/Philadelphia FETY DAWKINS — vs. TENNESSEE WIDE RECEIVER ERIC DECKER — vs. TENNESSEE RECEIVING RUSHING G/S W-L Rec. Yds. Avg. LG TD Att. Yds. Avg. LG TD 10/3/10 at Ten. 1/0 W 0 0 0.0 — 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 TOTALS 1/0 1-0 0 0 0.0 — 0000.0—0 DEFENSIVE END ELVIS DUMERVIL — vs. TENNESSEE G/S W-L UT A TT S-Yds. I-Yds. PD FF FR SpTK 11/19/07 vs. Ten. 1/1 W 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 TOTALS 1/1 1-0 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 TIGHT END DANIEL FELLS — vs. TENNESSEE RECEIVING RUSHING G/S W-L Rec. Yds. Avg. LG TD Att. Yds. Avg. LG TD 12/13/09 at Ten. 1/1 L 3 32 10.7 13 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 TOTALS 1/1 0-1 3 32 10.7 13 0000.0—0 * - w/St. Louis BRONCOS PLAYER CAREER STATS VS. TENNESSEE

CORNERBACK ANDRÉ GOODMAN — vs. TENNESSEE G/S W-L UT A TT S-Yds. I-Yds. PD FF FR SpTK 1/2/05 at Ten.* 1/1 L 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 9/24/06 vs. Ten.^ 1/1 W 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 1 TOTALS 2/2 1-1 2 1 3 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 1 * - w/Detroit; ^ - w/Miami LINEBACKER MARIO HAGGAN — vs. TENNESSEE G/S W-L UT A TT S-Yds. I-Yds. PD FF FR SpTK 12/24/06 vs. Ten.* 1/0 L 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 10/3/10 at Ten. 1/1 W 3 1 4 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 TOTALS 2/1 1-1 3 1 4 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 * - w/Buffalo DEFENSIVE END DERRICK HARVEY — vs. TENNESSEE G/S W-L UT A TT S-Yds. I-Yds. PD FF FR SpTK 11/2/08 at Cin. 1/0 L 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 TOTALS 1/0 0-1 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 * - w/Jacksonville DEFENSIVE END JASON HUNTER — vs. TENNESSEE G/S W-L UT A TT S-Yds. I-Yds. PD FF FR SpTK 11/2/08 at Ten.* 1/0 L 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 10/3/10 at Ten. 1/1 W 4 0 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 TOTALS 2/1 1-1 4 0 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 * - w/Green Bay WIDE RECEIVER BRANDON LLOYD — vs. TENNESSEE RECEIVING RUSHING G/S W-L Rec. Yds. Avg. LG TD Att. Yds. Avg. LG TD 11/27/05 at Ten.* 1/1 L 3 30 10.0 13 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 10/15/06 vs. Ten.^ 1/0 L 1 52 52.0 52 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 10/3/10 at Ten. 1/1 W 11 115 10.5 23 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 TOTALS 3/1 1-2 15 197 13.1 52 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 * - w/San Francisco; ^ - w/Washington LINEBACKER JOE MAYS — vs. TENNESSEE G/S W-L UT A TT S-Yds. I-Yds. PD FF FR SpTK 10/3/10 at Ten. 1/0 W 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 TOTALS 1/0 1-0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 DEFENSIVE TACKLE RYAN McBEAN — vs. TENNESSEE G/S W-L UT A TT S-Yds. I-Yds. PD FF FR SpTK 10/3/10 at Ten. 1/0 W 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 TOTALS 1/0 1-0 1 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 RUNNING BACK WILLIS MCGAHEE — vs. TENNESSEE RUSHING RECEIVING G/S W/L Att. Yds. Avg. LG TD Rec. Yds. Avg. LG TD 12/24/06 vs. Ten.* 1/1 L 22 95 4.3 13 1 2 20 10.0 19 0 10/5/08 vs. Ten.^ 1/1 L 22 64 2.9 16 0 1 2 2.0 2 0 TOTALS 2/2 0-2 44 159 3.6 16 1 3 22 7.3 19 0 *- w/Buffalo, ^- w/ Baltimore QUARTERBACK KYLE ORTON — vs. TENNESSEE PASSING RUSHING G/S W/L Att. Cmp. Pct. Yds. TD INT LG S-Yds. Rtg. Att. Yds. Avg. LG TD 10/3/10 at Ten. 1/1 W 50 35 70.0 341 2 1 41 6-33 93.8 3 11 3.7 8 0 TOTALS 1/1 1-0 50 35 70.0 341 2 1 41 6-33 93.8 3 11 3.7 8 0 BRONCOS PLAYER CAREER STATS VS. TENNESSEE

KICKER MATT PRATER — vs. TENNESSEE Gms. W-L 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ LG Total Pct. XM-XA Pct. Pts. 10/3/10 at Ten. P W 0-0 0-0 4-4 0-0 0-0 36 4-4 1.000 2-2 1.000 14 TOTALS 1 1-0 0-0 0-0 4-4 0-0 0-0 36 4-4 1.000 2-2 1.000 14 WIDE RECEIVER EDDIE ROYAL — vs. TENNESSEE RECEIVING RUSHING G/S W-L Rec. Yds. Avg. LG TD Att. Yds. Avg. LG TD 10/3/10 at Ten. 1/1 W 8 113 14.1 41 1 0 0 0.0 — 0 TOTALS 1/1 1-0 8 113 14.1 41 1 0 0 0.0 — 0 PUNT RETURNS G/S W/L PR FC Yds. Avg. LG TD 10/3/10 at Ten. 1/1 W 4 0 36 9.0 14 0 TOTALS 1/1 1-0 4 0 36 9.0 14 0 WIDE RECEIVER DEMARYIUS THOMAS — vs. TENNESSEE RECEIVING RUSHING G/S W-L Rec. Yds. Avg. LG TD Att. Yds. Avg. LG TD 10/3/10 at Ten. 1/0 W 1 9 9.0 9 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 TOTALS 1/0 1-0 1 9 9.0 9 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 KICKOFF RETURNS G/S W/L KR Yds. Avg. LG TD 10/3/10 at Ten. 1/0 W 4 144 36.0 65 0 TOTALS 1/0 1-0 4 144 36.0 65 0 DEFENSIVE TACKLE MARCUS THOMAS — vs. TENNESSEE G/S W-L UT A TT S-Yds. I-Yds. PD FF FR SpTK 11/19/07 vs. Ten. 1/0 W 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 10/3/10 at Ten. 1/0 W 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 TOTALS 2/0 2-0 3 0 3 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 CORNERBACK CASSIUS VAUGHN— vs. TENNESSEE G/S W-L UT A TT S-Yds. I-Yds. PD FF FR SpTK 10/3/10 at Ten. 1/0 W 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 TOTALS 1/0 1-0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 DEFENSIVE TACKLE KEVIN VICKERSON— vs. TENNESSEE G/S W-L UT A TT S-Yds. I-Yds. PD FF FR SpTK 10/3/10 at Ten. 1/1 W 3 3 6 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 TOTALS 1/1 1-0 3 3 6 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 CORNERBACK JONATHAN WILHITE— vs. TENNESSEE G/S W-L UT A TT S-Yds. I-Yds. PD FF FR SpTK 10/18/09 vs. Ten.* 1/1 W 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 2 0 2 0 TOTALS 1/1 1-0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 2 0 1 0 *- W/New England LINEBACKER D.J. WILLIAMS— vs. TENNESSEE G/S W-L UT A TT S-Yds. I-Yds. PD FF FR SpTK 12/25/04 at Ten. 1/1 W 5 5 10 0-0 1-10 3 0 0 2 11/19/07 vs. Ten. 1/1 W 5 2 7 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 10/3/10 at Ten. 1/1 W 8 2 10 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 TOTALS 3/3 3-0 18 9 27 1-1 1-10 3 1 0 2 WIDE RECEIVER MATTHEW WILLIS — vs. TENNESSEE RECEIVING RUSHING G/S W-L Rec. Yds. Avg. LG TD Att. Yds. Avg. LG TD 10/3/10 at Ten. 1/0 W 0 0 0.0 — 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 TOTALS 1/0 1-0 0 0 0.0 — 0000.0— 0

Denver Broncos / Week 2 / Through Sunday, September 18, 2011 / Regular Season

Won 1, Lost 1 Rushing No. Yds Avg Long TD W.McGahee 32 104 3.3 12 1 9/12/2011 L 20- 23 Oakland Raiders L.Ball 6 28 4.7 17 0 9/18/2011 W 24- 22 K.Moreno 8 22 2.8 9 0 K.Orton 2 11 5.5 13 0 Denver Opponent S.Larsen 1 4 4.0 4 0 Total First Downs 44 38 Team 49 169 3.4 17 1 Rushing 11 12 Opponents 59 262 4.4 47 1 Passing 25 21 Penalty 8 5 Receiving No. Yds Avg Long TD 3rd Down: Made/Att 11/25 6/25 E.Decker 8 166 20.8 52t 2 3rd Down Pct. 44.0% 24.0% B.Lloyd 6 89 14.8 20 0 4th Down: Made/Att 0/0 0/2 W.McGahee 6 37 6.2 12 0 4th Down Pct. 0.0 0.0% E.Royal 4 51 12.8 18 0 Possession Avg. 28:50 31:10 D.Fells 4 41 10.3 16 0 Total Net Yards 628 671 S.Larsen 4 38 9.5 15 0 Avg. Per Game 314.0 335.5 M.Willis 3 28 9.3 15 0 Total Plays 127 125 K.Moreno 2 35 17.5 24 0 Avg. Per Play 4.9 5.4 L.Ball 1 9 9.0 9t 1 Net Yards Rushing 169 262 J.Thomas 1 5 5.0 5 0 Avg. Per Game 84.5 131.0 Team 39 499 12.8 52t 3 Total Rushes 49 59 Opponents 40 437 10.9 84 3 Net Yards Passing 459 409 Avg. Per Game 229.5 204.5 Interceptions No. Yds Avg Long TD Sacked/Yards Lost 7/40 3/28 Opponents 1 0 0.0 0 0 Gross Yards 499 437 Punting No Yds Avg Net TB In Lg B Attempts/Completions 71/39 63/40 B.Colquitt 10 500 50.0 43.1 2 2 65 0 Completion Pct. 54.9% 63.5% Team 10 500 50.0 43.1 2 2 65 0 Had Intercepted 1 0 Opponents 11 554 50.4 35.1 2 3 77 0 Punts/Average 10/50.0 11/50.4 Net Punting Avg. 43.1 35.1 Punt Returns Ret FC Yds Avg Long TD Penalties/Yards 17/146 22/200 E.Decker 5 1 128 25.6 90t 1 Fumbles/Ball Lost 6/4 2/1 E.Royal 010 000 Touchdowns 5 4 Team 5 2 128 25.6 90t 1 Rushing 1 1 Opponents 5 1 29 5.8 16 0 Passing 3 3 Kickoff Returns No. Yds Avg Long TD Returns 1 0 C.Vaughn 1 23 23.0 23 0 Score By Periods Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT Pts Team 1 23 23.0 23 0 Team 10 3 17 14 0 44 Opponents 0 19 12 14 0 45 Field Goals 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Scoring TD Ru Pa Rt PAT FG 2Pt Pts M.Prater 0/ 0 1/ 1 2/ 2 0/ 0 0/ 1 E.Decker 30210/00/0018 Team 0/ 0 1/ 1 2/ 2 0/ 0 0/ 1 M.Prater 00005/53/4014 Opponents 0/ 0 2/ 2 2/ 2 1/ 1 1/ 1 L.Ball 10100/00/006 Fumbles Lost: K.Orton 2, K.Moreno 1, E.Decker 1 Total: 4 W.McGahee11000/00/006 Opponent Fumble Recoveries: R.Moore 1 Total: 1 Team 51315/53/4044 Opponents 4 1 3 0 3/3 6/6 0 45 2-Pt. Conversions: Team 0/ 0, Opponents: 0/ 1 Sacks: V.Miller 1.0, J.Wilhite 1.0, J.Hunter 1.0 Team: 3.0, Opponents: 6.0

Passing Att Cmp Yds Cmp% Yds/Att TD TD% Int Int% Long Sack Lost Rating K.Orton 71 39 499 54.9% 7.0 3 4.2% 1 1.4% 52t 7/ 40 85.4 Team 71 39 499 54.9% 7.0 3 4.2% 1 1.4% 52t 7/ 40 85.4 Opponents 63 40 437 63.5% 6.9 3 4.8% 0 0.0% 84 3/ 28 99.8 DENVER BRONCOS 2011 REGULAR-SEASON DEFENSIVE STATISTICS (1-1) (based on press box totals) PLAYER TT UT A S Yds. I Yds. TFL QB Hts PD FF FR 1 Wesley Woodyard 19 15 4 0.0 0 0 010100 2 Brian Dawkins 13 10 3 0.0 0 0 010100 Joe Mays 13 10 3 0.0 0 0 031000 4 André Goodman 9 8 1 0.0 0 0 000000 5 Jason Hunter 8 7 1 1.0 6 0 010010 Rahim Moore 8 7 1 0.0 0 0 000001 Von Miller 8 6 2 1.0 13 0 011210 8 Cassius Vaughn 6 5 1 0.0 0 0 000200 Brodrick Bunkley 6 4 2 0.0 0 0 001000 10 Champ Bailey 5 5 0 0.0 0 0 010000 11 Jonathan Wilhite 4 2 2 1.0 9 0 011000 12 Robert Ayers 3 2 1 0.0 0 0 011100 13 Mitch Unrein 2 2 0 0.0 0 0 000000 14 Derrick Harvey11 00.00 0 000000 Kevin Vickerson 1 1 0 0.0 0 0 000000 Mario Haggan 1 0 1 0.0 0 0 000000 17 David Bruton 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 000100 TEAM 10785223280 0105821 SPECIAL TEAMS STATISTICS (based on press box totals) PLAYER TT UT A FF FR BK BP TD 1 Chris Harris 2 2000000 2 David Bruton 1 1000000 Quinton Carter 1 1000000 Virgil Green 1 1000000 TEAM 5 5000000

MIS. TACKLES: Fells 1, Lloyd 1, Orton 1, Walton 1. DEFENSIVE TOUCHDOWNS: None. MIS. FUMBLE RECOVERIES: Lloyd 1, McGahee 1. TWO-POINT CONVERSION STOPS: None. MIS. FORCED FUMBLES: None. BLOCKED PUNTS: None. BLOCKED KICKS: None. Tennessee Titans / Week 2 / Through Sunday, September 18, 2011 / Regular Season

Won 1, Lost 1 Rushing No. Yds Avg Long TD C.Johnson 33 77 2.3 9 0 9/11/2011 L 14- 16 at Jacksonville Jaguars J.Ringer 5214.2121 9/18/2011 W 26- 13 J.Harper 3103.360 M.Hasselbeck 1 9 9.0 9 0 Tennessee Opponent Team 42 117 2.8 12 1 Total First Downs 34 35 Opponents 64 208 3.3 21t 1 Rushing 4 12 Passing 27 20 Receiving No. Yds Avg Long TD Penalty 3 3 K.Britt 14 271 19.4 80t 3 3rd Down: Made/Att 11/28 12/28 N.Washington 13 166 12.8 42 0 3rd Down Pct. 39.3% 42.9% C.Johnson 9 37 4.1 11 0 4th Down: Made/Att 2/2 0/0 J.Cook 3 44 14.7 33 0 4th Down Pct. 100.0% 0.0 L.Hawkins 3 22 7.3 8 0 Possession Avg. 28:07 31:53 J.Ringer 2 30 15.0 18 0 Total Net Yards 724 552 M.Mariani 2 9 4.5 5 0 Avg. Per Game 362.0 276.0 C.Stevens 2 3 1.5 2 0 Total Plays 120 125 J.Harper 1 21 21.0 21 0 Avg. Per Play 6.0 4.4 Q.Johnson 1 13 13.0 13 0 Net Yards Rushing 117 208 D.Williams 1 5 5.0 5 0 Avg. Per Game 58.5 104.0 Team 51 621 12.2 80t 3 Total Rushes 42 64 Opponents 32 372 11.6 32 1 Net Yards Passing 607 344 Avg. Per Game 303.5 172.0 Interceptions No. Yds Avg Long TD Sacked/Yards Lost 2/14 5/28 J.McCourty 1 30 30.0 30 0 Gross Yards 621 372 A.Verner 144.040 Attempts/Completions 76/51 56/32 Team 2 34 17.0 30 0 Completion Pct. 67.1% 57.1% Opponents 2 -4 -2.0 0 0 Had Intercepted 2 2 Punting No Yds Avg Net TB In Lg B Punts/Average 10/41.0 10/44.3 B.Kern 10 410 41.0 35.5 1 4 55 0 Net Punting Avg. 35.5 37.9 Team 10 410 41.0 35.5 1 4 55 0 Penalties/Yards 13/130 12/83 Opponents 10 443 44.3 37.9 2 2 65 0 Fumbles/Ball Lost 1/0 4/2 Touchdowns 4 2 Punt Returns Ret FC Yds Avg Long TD Rushing 1 1 M.Mariani 4 0 24 6.0 7 0 Passing 3 1 Team 4 0 24 6.0 7 0 Returns 0 0 Opponents 4 1 35 8.8 27 0 Score By Periods Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT Pts Kickoff Returns No. Yds Avg Long TD Team 0101713040 Opponents 5 168 33.6 77 0 Opponents 7 13 3 6 0 29 Scoring TD Ru Pa Rt PAT FG 2Pt Pts Field Goals 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ K.Britt 3 0 3 0 0/0 0/0 0 18 R.Bironas 0/ 0 1/ 1 2/ 3 1/ 1 0/ 1 R.Bironas 0 0 0 0 4/4 4/6 0 16 Team 0/ 0 1/ 1 2/ 3 1/ 1 0/ 1 J.Ringer 11000/00/006 Opponents 0/ 0 2/ 2 0/ 0 3/ 3 0/ 0 Team 41304/44/6040 Fumbles Lost Opponents 2 1 1 0 2/2 5/5 0 29 Opponent Fumble Recoveries: W.Witherspoon 1, J.Babineaux 1 2-Pt. Conversions: Team 0/ 0, Opponents: 0/ 0 Total: 2 Sacks: J.McCourty 1.0, D.Morgan 1.0, W.Hayes 1.0, D.Ball 1.0, K.Klug 1.0 Team: 5.0, Opponents: 2.0

Passing Att Cmp Yds Cmp% Yds/Att TD TD% Int Int% Long Sack Lost Rating M.Hasselbeck 76 51 621 67.1% 8.2 3 3.9% 2 2.6% 80t 2/ 14 94.2 Team 76 51 621 67.1% 8.2 3 3.9% 2 2.6% 80t 2/ 14 94.2 Opponents 56 32 372 57.1% 6.6 1 1.8% 2 3.6% 32 5/ 28 68.5 2011 DENVER BRONCOS NUMERICAL ROSTER

Updated: Sept. 20, 2011 2011 No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Age Exp. College Hometown How Acq. GP GS DNP INA 4 Britton Colquitt P 6‐3 205 26 3 Tennessee Knoxville, Tenn. CFA‐'09 2200 5 Matt Prater K 5‐10 195 27 5 Central Florida Estero, Fla. PS‐'07 (Mia.) 1101 8 Kyle Orton QB 6‐4 225 28 7 Purdue Runnels, Iowa T‐'09 (Chi.) 2000 9 Brady Quinn QB 6‐3 235 26 5 Notre Dame Dublin, Ohio T‐'10 (Cle.) 2200 12 Matthew Willis WR 6‐0 190 27 4 UCLA Anaheim, Calif. FA‐'08 2000 15 Tim Tebow QB 6‐3 235 24 2 Florida Jacksonville, Fla. D1b‐'10 2200 19 Eddie Royal WR 5‐10 185 25 4 Virginia Tech Chantilly, Va. D2‐'08 2000 20 Brian Dawkins S 6‐0 210 37 16 Clemson Jacksonville, Fla. UFA‐'09 (Phi.) 2200 21 André Goodman CB 5‐10 191 33 10 South Carolina Greenville, S.C. UFA‐'09 (Mia.) 2000 23 Willis McGahee RB 6‐0 235 29 9 Miami Miami, Fla. FA‐'11 2000 24 Champ Bailey CB 6‐0 192 33 13 Georgia Folkston, Ga. T‐'04 (Was.) 2200 25 Chris Harris CB 5‐10 190 22 R Kansas Bixby, Okla. CFA‐'11 2100 26 Rahim Moore S 6‐1 196 21 R UCLA Loa Angeles, Calif. D2a‐'11 1101 27 Knowshon Moreno RB 5‐11 200 24 3 Georgia Middletown, N.J. D1a‐'09 2200 28 Quinton Carter S 6‐1 200 23 R Oklahoma Las Vegas, Nev. D4a‐'11 2200 29 Jonathan Wilhite CB 5‐11 185 27 4 Auburn Monroe, La. FA‐'11 2200 30 David Bruton S 6‐2 217 24 3 Notre Dame Miamisburg, Ohio D4a‐'09 2000 35 Lance Ball RB 5‐9 215 26 3 Maryland Teaneck, N.J. FA‐'10 2000 37 Jeremiah Johnson RB 5‐9 200 24 2 Oregon Los Angeles, Calif. FA‐'10 2000 41 Cassius Vaughn CB 5‐11 195 23 2 Mississippi Memphis, Tenn. CFA‐'10 1001 46 Spencer Larsen FB 6‐2 243 27 4 Arizona Gilbert, Ariz. D6‐'08 0011 50 J.D. Walton C 6‐3 305 24 2 Baylor Allen, Texas D3a‐'10 2000 51 Joe Mays MLB 5‐11 250 26 4 North Dakota State Chicago, Ill. T‐'10 (Phi.) 2100 52 Wesley Woodyard WLB 6‐0 229 25 4 Kentucky LaGrange, Ga. CFA‐'08 2000 53 Mike Mohamed MLB 6‐3 245 23 R California Brawley, Calif. D6‐'11 1000 55 D.J. Williams WLB 6‐1 242 29 8 Miami Concord, Calif. D1‐ 04 2200 56 Nate Irving MLB 6‐1 240 23 R North Carolina State Wallace, N.C. D3‐'11 2100 57 Mario Haggan MLB 6‐3 274 31 9 Mississippi State Clarksdale, Miss. FA‐'08 1101 58 Von Miller SLB 6‐3 237 22 R Texas A&M DeSoto, Texas D1‐'11 2200 65 Manny Ramirez G 6‐3 313 28 5 Texas Tech Houston, Texas FA‐'11 2000 66 Lonie Paxton LS 6‐2 270 33 12 Sacramento State Corona, Calif. UFA‐'09 (N.E.) 2100 68 Zane Beadles G 6‐4 305 24 2 Utah Sandy, Utah D2‐'10 2200 71 Russ Hochstein G 6‐4 300 33 11 Nebraska Hartington, Neb. T‐'09 (N.E.) 2000 73 Chris Kuper G 6‐4 303 28 6 North Dakota Anchorage, Alaska D5‐'06 2200 74 Orlando Franklin T 6‐7 330 23 R Miami Delray Beach, Fla. D2b‐'11 1101 75 Chris Clark T 6‐5 305 25 2 Southern Mississippi New Orleans, La. W‐'10 (Min.) 2200 76 Tony Hills T 6‐5 304 26 4 Texas Houston, Texas FA‐'11 2000 77 Brodrick Bunkley DT 6‐2 306 27 6 Florida State Tampa, Fla. T‐'11 (Phi.) 2000 78 Ryan Clady T 6‐6 315 25 4 Boise State Rialto, Calif. D1‐'08 0020 79 Marcus Thomas DT 6‐3 316 25 5 Florida Jacksonville, Fla. UFA‐'11 (Den.) 1001 80 Julius Thomas TE 6‐5 255 23 R Portland State Stockton, Calif. D4b‐'11 2200 84 Brandon Lloyd WR 6‐0 188 30 9 Illinois Blue Springs, Mo. FA‐'09 1010 85 Virgil Green TE 6‐5 252 23 R Nevada Tulare, Calif. D7a‐'11 0002 86 Daniel Fells TE 6‐4 252 27 4 UC‐Davis Fullerton, Calif. FA‐'11 2100 87 Eric Decker WR 6‐3 218 24 2 Minnesota Cold Spring, Minn. D3b‐'10 0002 88 Demaryius Thomas WR 6‐3 229 23 2 Georgia Tech Montrose, Ga. D1a‐'10 2000 90 Jason Hunter DE 6‐4 271 28 6 Appalachian State Fayetteville, N.C. FA‐'10 2100 91 Robert Ayers DE 6‐3 274 26 3 Tennessee Bennettsville, S.C. D1b‐'09 2200 92 Elvis Dumervil DE 5‐11 260 27 6 Louisville Miami, Fla. D4b‐'06 2200 95 Derrick Harvey DE 6‐5 268 24 4 Florida Greenbelt, Md. FA‐'11 2000 96 Mitch Unrein DT 6‐4 291 24 1 Wyoming Eaton, Colo. FA‐'10 0002 98 Ryan McBean DT 6‐5 305 27 4 Oklahoma State Euless, Texas FA‐'08 2000 99 Kevin Vickerson DT 6‐5 290 28 6 Michigan State Detroit, Mich. FA‐'10 2200 PRACTICE SQUAD 2 Adam Weber QB 6‐3 210 24 R Minnesota Arden Hills, Minn. CFA‐'11 0000 13 Eron Riley WR 6‐3 207 24 1 Duke Savannah, Ga. FA‐'10 0000 16 D'Andre Goodwin WR 5‐11 188 23 R Washington Lancaster, Calif. CFA‐'11 0000 34 Kyle McCarthy S 6‐1 205 24 2 Notre Dame Youngstown, Ohio CFA‐'10 0000 40 Austin Sylvester FB 6‐1 255 23 R Washington Reno, Nev. CFA‐'11 0000 67 Adam Grant T 6‐6 320 25 R Arizona Puyallup, Wash. CFA‐'11 0000 97 Jeremy Beal DE 6‐3 276 23 R Oklahoma Carrollton, Texas D7b‐'11 0000 INJURED RESERVE 22 Syd'Quan Thompson CB 5‐9 191 24 2 California Sacramento, Calif. D7a‐'10 0000 36 Brandon Minor RB 6‐1 203 23 1 Michigan Richmond, Va. FA‐'10 0000 42 RB 5‐11 224 23 R Auburn Hampton, Ga. CFA‐'11 0000 47 Derek Domino LB 6‐3 231 23 R South Dakota State Spring Lake Park, Minn. CFA‐'11 0000 83 Mark Dell WR 6‐2 195 22 R Michigan State Farmington Hills, Mich. CFA‐'11 0000 94 DT 6‐5 300 30 9 Texas A&M Bryan, Texas FA‐'11 0001

COACHING STAFF John Fox ‐ Head Coach Dave Magazu ‐ Offensive Line Dennis Allen ‐ Defensive Coordinator Ron Milus ‐ Secondary Mike McCoy ‐ Offensive Coordinator Wayne Nunnely ‐ Defensive Line Jeff Rodgers ‐ Special Teams Coordinator Jay Rodgers ‐ Quality Control (Defense) Clancy Barone ‐ Tight Ends Greg Saporta ‐ S&C Assistant Keith Burns ‐ Assistant Special Teams Richard Smith ‐ Linebackers Brian Callahan ‐ Quality Control (Offense) Eric Studesville ‐ Running Backs Adam Gase ‐ Quarterbacks Tyke Tolbert ‐ Wide Receivers Sam Garnes ‐ Assistant Secondary Rich Tuten ‐ Strength & Conditioning Justin Lovett ‐ S&C Assistant 2011 DENVER BRONCOS ALPHABETICAL ROSTER

Updated: Sept. 20, 2011 2011 No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Age Exp. College Hometown How Acq. GP GS DNP INA 91 Ayers, Robert DE 6‐3 274 26 3 Tennessee Bennettsville, S.C. D1b‐'09 2200 24 Bailey, Champ CB 6‐0 192 33 13 Georgia Folkston, Ga. T‐'04 (Was.) 1101 35 Ball, Lance RB 5‐9 215 26 3 Maryland Teaneck, N.J. FA‐'10 2000 68 Beadles, Zane G 6‐4 305 24 2 Utah Sandy, Utah D2‐'10 2200 30 Bruton, David S 6‐2 217 24 3 Notre Dame Miamisburg, Ohio D4a‐'09 2000 77 Bunkley, Brodrick DT 6‐2 306 27 6 Florida State Tampa, Fla. T‐'11 (Phi.) 2200 28 Carter, Quinton S 6‐1 200 23 R Oklahoma Las Vegas, Nev. D4a‐'11 2000 78 Clady, Ryan T 6‐6 315 25 4 Boise State Rialto, Calif. D1‐'08 2200 75 Clark, Chris T 6‐5 305 25 2 Southern Mississippi New Orleans, La. W‐'10 (Min.) 2000 4 Colquitt, Britton P 6‐3 205 26 3 Tennessee Knoxville, Tenn. CFA‐'09 2000 20 Dawkins, Brian S 6‐0 210 37 16 Clemson Jacksonville, Fla. UFA‐'09 (Phi.) 2200 87 Decker, Eric WR 6‐3 218 24 2 Minnesota Cold Spring, Minn. D3b‐'10 2100 92 Dumervil, Elvis DE 5‐11 260 27 6 Louisville Miami, Fla. D4b‐'06 1101 86 Fells, Daniel TE 6‐4 252 27 4 UC‐Davis Fullerton, Calif. FA‐'11 2200 74 Franklin, Orlando T 6‐7 330 23 R Miami Delray Beach, Fla. D2b‐'11 2200 21 Goodman, André CB 5‐10 191 33 10 South Carolina Greenville, S.C. UFA‐'09 (Mia.) 2200 85 Green, Virgil TE 6‐5 252 23 R Nevada Tulare, Calif. D7a‐'11 2000 57 Haggan, Mario MLB 6‐3 274 31 9 Mississippi State Clarksdale, Miss. FA‐'08 2000 25 Harris, Chris CB 5‐10 190 22 R Kansas Bixby, Okla. CFA‐'11 2000 95 Harvey, Derrick DE 6‐5 268 24 4 Florida Greenbelt, Md. FA‐'11 1001 76 Hills, Tony T 6‐5 304 26 4 Texas Houston, Texas FA‐'11 0011 71 Hochstein, Russ G 6‐4 300 33 11 Nebraska Hartington, Neb. T‐'09 (N.E.) 2000 90 Hunter, Jason DE 6‐4 271 28 6 Appalachian State Fayetteville, N.C. FA‐'10 2100 56 Irving, Nate MLB 6‐1 240 23 R North Carolina State Wallace, N.C. D3‐'11 2000 37 Johnson, Jeremiah RB 5‐9 200 24 2 Oregon Los Angeles, Calif. FA‐'10 1000 73 Kuper, Chris G 6‐4 303 28 6 North Dakota Anchorage, Alaska D5‐'06 2200 46 Larsen, Spencer FB 6‐2 243 27 4 Arizona Gilbert, Ariz. D6‐'08 2100 84 Lloyd, Brandon WR 6‐0 188 30 9 Illinois Blue Springs, Mo. FA‐'09 1101 51 Mays, Joe MLB 5‐11 250 26 4 North Dakota State Chicago, Ill. T‐'10 (Phi.) 2200 98 McBean, Ryan DT 6‐5 305 27 4 Oklahoma State Euless, Texas FA‐'08 2000 23 McGahee, Willis RB 6‐0 235 29 9 Miami Miami, Fla. FA‐'11 2100 58 Miller, Von SLB 6‐3 237 22 R Texas A&M DeSoto, Texas D1‐'11 2200 53 Mohamed, Mike MLB 6‐3 245 23 R California Brawley, Calif. D6‐'11 2000 26 Moore, Rahim S 6‐1 196 21 R UCLA Loa Angeles, Calif. D2a‐'11 2200 27 Moreno, Knowshon RB 5‐11 200 24 3 Georgia Middletown, N.J. D1a‐'09 1101 8 Orton, Kyle QB 6‐4 225 28 7 Purdue Runnels, Iowa T‐'09 (Chi.) 2200 66 Paxton, Lonie LS 6‐2 270 33 12 Sacramento State Corona, Calif. UFA‐'09 (N.E.) 2000 5 Prater, Matt K 5‐10 195 27 5 Central Florida Estero, Fla. PS‐'07 (Mia.) 2000 9 Quinn, Brady QB 6‐3 235 26 5 Notre Dame Dublin, Ohio T‐'10 (Cle.) 0020 65 Ramirez, Manny G 6‐3 313 28 5 Texas Tech Houston, Texas FA‐'11 1001 19 Royal, Eddie WR 5‐10 185 25 4 Virginia Tech Chantilly, Va. D2‐'08 2200 15 Tebow, Tim QB 6‐3 236 24 2 Florida Jacksonville, Fla. D1b‐'10 1010 88 Thomas, Demaryius WR 6‐3 235 23 2 Georgia Tech Montrose, Ga. D1a‐'10 0002 80 Thomas, Julius TE 6‐5 255 23 R Portland State Stockton, Calif. D4b‐'11 2100 79 Thomas, Marcus DT 6‐3 316 25 5 Florida Jacksonville, Fla. UFA‐'11 (Den.) 0002 96 Unrein, Mitch DT 6‐4 291 24 1 Wyoming Eaton, Colo. FA‐'10 2000 41 Vaughn, Cassius CB 5‐11 195 23 2 Mississippi Memphis, Tenn. CFA‐'10 2100 99 Vickerson, Kevin DT 6‐5 290 28 6 Michigan State Detroit, Mich. FA‐'10 2200 50 Walton, J.D. C 6‐3 305 24 2 Baylor Allen, Texas D3a‐'10 2200 29 Wilhite, Jonathan CB 5‐11 185 27 4 Auburn Monroe, La. FA‐'11 2000 55 Williams, D.J. WLB 6‐1 242 29 8 Miami Concord, Calif. D1‐ 04 0002 12 Willis, Matthew WR 6‐0 190 27 4 UCLA Anaheim, Calif. FA‐'08 2000 52 Woodyard, Wesley WLB 6‐0 229 25 4 Kentucky LaGrange, Ga. CFA‐'08 2200 PRACTICE SQUAD 97 Beal, Jeremy DE 6‐3 276 23 R Oklahoma Carrollton, Texas D7b‐'11 0000 16 Goodwin, D'Andre WR 5‐11 188 23 R Washington Lancaster, Calif. CFA‐'11 0000 67 Grant, Adam T6‐6 320 25 R Arizona Puyallup, Wash. CFA‐'11 0000 34 McCarthy, Kyle S 6‐1 205 24 2 Notre Dame Youngstown, Ohio CFA‐'10 0000 13 Riley, Eron WR 6‐3 207 24 1 Duke Savannah, Ga. FA‐'10 0000 40 Sylvester, Austin FB 6‐1 255 23 R Washington Reno, Nev. CFA‐'11 0000 2 Weber, Adam QB 6‐3 210 24 R Minnesota Arden Hills, Minn. CFA‐'11 0000 INJURED RESERVE 83 Dell, Mark WR 6‐2 195 22 R Michigan State Farmington Hills, Mich. CFA‐'11 0000 47 Domino, Derek LB 6‐3 231 23 R South Dakota State Spring Lake Park, Minn. CFA‐'11 0000 42 Fannin, Mario RB 5‐11 224 23 R Auburn Hampton, Ga. CFA‐'11 0000 36 Minor, Brandon RB 6‐1 203 23 1 Michigan Richmond, Va. FA‐'10 0000 22 Thompson, Syd'Quan CB 5‐9 191 24 2 California Sacramento, Calif. D7a‐'10 0000 94 Warren, Ty DT 6‐5 300 30 9 Texas A&M Bryan, Texas FA‐'11 0001

COACHING STAFF John Fox ‐ Head Coach Dave Magazu ‐ Offensive Line Dennis Allen ‐ Defensive Coordinator Ron Milus ‐ Secondary Mike McCoy ‐ Offensive Coordinator Wayne Nunnely ‐ Defensive Line Jeff Rodgers ‐ Special Teams Coordinator Jay Rodgers ‐ Quality Control (Defense) Clancy Barone ‐ Tight Ends Greg Saporta ‐ S&C Assistant Keith Burns ‐ Assistant Special Teams Richard Smith ‐ Linebackers Brian Callahan ‐ Quality Control (Offense) Eric Studesville ‐ Running Backs Adam Gase ‐ Quarterbacks Tyke Tolbert ‐ Wide Receivers Sam Garnes ‐ Assistant Secondary Rich Tuten ‐ Strength & Conditioning Justin Lovett ‐ S&C Assistant 2011 DENVER BRONCOS POSITION-BY-POSITION ROSTER

Updated: Sept. 20, 2011 OFFENSE DEFENSE QUARTERBACKS (3) DEFENSIVE LINE (9) No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Age Exp. College No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Age Exp. College 8 Orton, Kyle QB 6‐4 225 28 7 Purdue 56 Ayers, Robert DE 6‐3 274 26 3 Tennessee 9 Quinn, Brady QB 6‐3 235 26 5 Notre Dame 77 Bunkley, Brodrick DT 6‐2 306 27 6 Florida State 15 Tebow, Tim QB 6‐3 235 24 2 Florida 92 Dumervil, Elvis DE 5‐11 260 27 6 Louisville 95 Harvey, Derrick DE 6‐5 268 24 4 Florida RUNNING BACKS (5) 90 Hunter, Jason DE 6‐4 271 28 6 Appalachian State No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Age Exp. College 98 McBean, Ryan DT 6‐5 305 27 4 Oklahoma State 35 Ball, Lance RB 5‐9 215 26 3 Maryland 79 Thomas, Marcus DT 6‐3 316 25 5 Florida 37 Johnson, Jeremiah RB 5‐9 200 24 2 Oregon 96 Unrein, Mitch DT 6‐4 291 24 1 Wyoming 46 Larsen, Spencer FB 6‐2 243 27 4 Arizona 99 Vickerson, Kevin DT 6‐5 290 28 6 Michigan State 23 McGahee, Willis RB 6‐0 235 29 9 Miami 27 Moreno, Knowshon RB 5‐11 200 24 3 Georgia LINEBACKERS (7) No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Age Exp. College WIDE RECEIVERS (5) 57 Haggan, Mario MLB 6‐3 274 31 9 Mississippi State No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Age Exp. College 91 Irving, Nate MLB 6‐1 240 23 R North Carolina State 87 Decker, Eric WR 6‐3 218 24 2 Minnesota 51 Mays, Joe MLB 5‐11 250 26 4 North Dakota State 84 Lloyd, Brandon WR 6‐0 188 30 9 Illinois 58 Miller, Von SLB 6‐3 237 22 R Texas A&M 19 Royal, Eddie WR 5‐10 185 25 4 Virginia Tech 53 Mohamed, Mike MLB 6‐3 245 23 R California 88 Thomas, Demaryius WR 6‐3 229 23 2 Georgia Tech 55 Williams, D.J. WLB 6‐1 242 29 8 Miami 12 Willis, Matthew WR 6‐0 190 27 4 UCLA 52 Woodyard, Wesley WLB 6‐0 229 25 4 Kentucky

TIGHT ENDS (3) DEFENSIVE BACKS (9) No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Age Exp. College No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Age Exp. College 86 Fells, Daniel TE 6‐4 252 27 4 UC‐Davis 24 Bailey, Champ CB 6‐0 192 33 13 Georgia 85 Green, Virgil TE 6‐5 252 23 R Nevada 30 Bruton, David S 6‐2 217 24 3 Notre Dame 80 Thomas, Julius TE 6‐5 255 23 R Portland State 28 Carter, Quinton S 6‐1 200 23 R Oklahoma 20 Dawkins, Brian S 6‐0 210 37 16 Clemson OFFENSIVE LINEMEN (9) 21 Goodman, André CB 5‐10 191 33 10 South Carolina No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Age Exp. College 25 Harris, Chris CB 5‐10 190 22 R Kansas 68 Beadles, Zane G 6‐4 305 24 2 Utah 26 Moore, Rahim S 6‐1 196 21 R UCLA 78 Clady, Ryan T 6‐6 315 25 4 Boise State 41 Vaughn, Cassius CB 5‐11 195 23 2 Mississippi 75 Clark, Chris T 6‐5 305 25 2 Southern Mississippi 29 Wilhite, Jonathan CB 5‐11 185 27 4 Auburn 74 Franklin, Orlando T 6‐7 330 23 R Miami 76 Hills, Tony T 6‐5 304 26 4 Texas SPECIALISTS (3) 71 Hochstein, Russ G 6‐4 300 33 11 Nebraska No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Age Exp. College 73 Kuper, Chris G 6‐4 303 28 6 North Dakota 4 Colquitt, Britton P 6‐3 205 26 3 Tennessee 65 Ramirez, Manny G 6‐3 313 28 5 Texas Tech 66 Paxton, Lonie LS 6‐2 270 33 12 Sacramento State 50 Walton, J.D. C 6‐3 305 24 2 Baylor 5 Prater, Matt K 5‐10 195 27 5 Central Florida

POSITION‐BY‐POSITION BREAKDOWN Position No. Position No. Quarterbacks 3 Defensive Linemen 9 Running Backs 5 Defensive Ends 4 Running Backs 4 Defensive Tackles 5 Fullbacks 1 Linebackers 7 Wide Receivers 5 Defensive Backs 9 Tight Ends 3 Cornerbacks 5 Offensive Linemen 9 Safeties 4 Centers 1 Specialists 3 Guards 4 Kickers 1 Tackles 4 Punters 1 Long Snappers 1 2011 DENVER BRONCOS DEPTH CHART

Updated: Sept. 20, 2011 OFFENSE WR 84 Brandon Lloyd 12 Matthew Willis 88 Demaryius Thomas LT 78 Ryan Clady 75 Chris Clark LG 68 Zane Beadles 71 Russ Hochstein C 50 J.D. Walton 65 Manny Ramirez RG 73 Chris Kuper 71 Russ Hochstein RT 74 Orlando Franklin 76 Tony Hills TE 86 Daniel Fells 80 Julius Thomas 85 Virgil Green WR 19 Eddie Royal 87 Eric Decker QB 8 Kyle Orton 9 Brady Quinn or 15 Tim Tebow FB 46 Spencer Larsen 85 Virgil Green RB 27 Knowshon Moreno 23 Willis McGahee 35 Lance Ball 37 Jeremiah Johnson DEFENSE LDE 91 Robert Ayers 90 Jason Hunter NT 77 Brodrick Bunkley 98 Ryan McBean DT 99 Kevin Vickerson 79 Marcus Thomas 96 Mitch Unrein RDE 92 Elvis Dumervil 95 Derrick Harvey SLB 58 Von Miller 53 Mike Mohamed MLB 51 Joe Mays 57 Mario Haggan 56 Nate Irving WLB 55 D.J. Williams 52 Wesley Woodyard LCB 24 Champ Bailey 41 Cassius Vaughn 29 Jonathan Wilhite RCB 21 André Goodman 25 Chris Harris SS 20 Brian Dawkins 28 Quinton Carter FS 26 Rahim Moore 30 David Bruton

SPECIAL TEAMS PK 5 Matt Prater 4 Britton Colquitt P 4 Britton Colquitt 5 Matt Prater H 4 Britton Colquitt 8 Kyle Orton LS 66 Lonie Paxton 73 Chris Kuper PR 19 Eddie Royal 87 Eric Decker KR 41 Cassius Vaughn 35 Lance Ball

[Injured]; Rookie and first‐year players underlined

2011 DENVER BRONCOS PRONUNCIATION GUIDE

David BRUTON (BRUTE‐in) Knowshon MORENO (mo‐RAY‐no) Ryan CLADY (CLAY‐dee) LONIE Paxton (LAH‐nee) Elvis DUMERVIL (DOO‐mur‐vill) Matt Prater (PRAY‐ter) Mario HAGGAN (HAY‐gen) DEMARYIUS Thomas (duh‐MARE‐ee‐us) Russ HOCHSTEIN (HOKE‐stine) Mitch UNREIN (UN‐rhine) Chris KUPER (KOO‐pehr) Wesley WOODYARD (WOOD‐YARD) HOW THE 2011 BRONCOS WERE BUILT

Updated: Sept. 20, 2011 YEAR DRAFT/CFA FREE AGENT TRADE UFA/WAIVERS 2004 WLB D.J. Williams (Rd. 1) CB Champ Bailey (Was.) 2006 DE Elvis Dumervil (Rd. 4b) G Chris Kuper (Rd. 5) 2007 DT Marcus Thomas (Rd. 4) K Matt Prater 2008 T Ryan Clady (Rd. 1) LB Mario Haggan WR Eddie Royal (Rd. 2) DT Ryan McBean FB Spencer Larsen (Rd. 6) WR Matthew Willis LB Wesley Woodyard (CFA) 2009 RB Knowshon Moreno (Rd. 1a) RB Lance Ball G Russ Hochstein (N.E.) S Brian Dawkins (UFA‐Phi.) DE Robert Ayers (Rd. 1b) P Britton Colquitt QB Kyle Orton (Chi.) CB André Goodman (UFA‐Mia.) S David Bruton (Rd. 4a) WR Brandon Lloyd LS Lonie Paxton (UFA‐N.E.) 2010 WR Demaryius Thomas (Rd. 1a) DE Jason Hunter MLB Joe Mays (Phi.) T Chris Clark (W‐Min.) QB Tim Tebow (Rd. 1b) DT Kevin Vickerson QB Brady Quinn (Cle.) G Zane Beadles (Rd. 2) C J.D. Walton (Rd. 3a) WR Eric Decker (Rd. 3b) CB Syd'Quan Thompson (Rd. 7a) CB Cassius Vaughn (CFA) 2011 SLB Von Miller (Rd. 1) TE Daniel Fells DT Brodrick Bunkley (Phi.) S Rahim Moore (Rd. 2a) DE Derrick Harvey T Orlando Franklin (Rd. 2b) T Tony Hills MLB Nate Irving (Rd. 3) RB Jeremiah Johnson S Quinton Carter (Rd. 4a) RB Willis McGahee TE Julius Thomas (Rd. 4b) RB Brandon Minor MLB Mike Mohamed (Rd. 6) G Manny Ramirez TE Virgil Green (Rd. 7a) DT Mitch Unrein WR Mark Dell (CFA) DT Ty Warren LB Derek Domino (CFA) RB Mario Fannin (CFA) WR Jamel Hamler (CFA) CB Chris Harris (CFA)

Italicized players are on the club's injured reserve DENVER BRONCOS 2010-11 TRANSACTIONS — by date/by player (Updated Sept. 20, 2011)

BY DATE 9/4/10 Waived TE Marquez Branson 11/17/10 Signed LB David Veikune 6/1/10 Awarded LB Bruce Davis off waivers Waived WR Britt Davis Waived LB Jarvis Moss (New England) Waived TE Riar Geer 11/18/10 Signed RB Andre Brown 6/4/10 Signed FB Kyle Eckel Waived S Kyle McCarthy 11/25/10 RB Andre Brown signed to Washington active Waived QB Tom Brandstater Waived OL Seth Olsen roster Waived OL Maurice Williams Waived DL Jeff Stehle 12/1/10 Signed S Nick Polk to practice squad 6/9/10 Signed CB Perrish Cox (draft choice) Waived LB Worrell Williams 12/6/10 Placed TE Dan Gronkowski on injured reserve 6/14/10 Placed LB Braxton Kelley on injured reserve Released DL Jarvis Green Placed LB Joe Mays on injured reserve 6/15/10 Awarded RB Kolby Smith off waivers Released LB Darrell Reid 12/7/10 Signed LB Lee Robinson to active roster (Kansas City) 9/5/10 Awarded RB Andre Brown off waivers Signed TE Daniel Coats Waived LB Korey Bosworth (N.Y. Giants) 12/8/10 Signed RB Jeremiah Johnson to practice squad Waived P A.J. Trapasso Awarded OL Chris Clark off waivers 12/11/10 Signed K Steven Hauschka 6/17/10 Signed C J.D. Walton (draft choice) (Minnesota) Waived OL Stanley Daniels Waived DL Jaron Baston Signed LB Kevin Alexander to practice squad 12/13/10 Signed WR Britt Davis to active roster Placed FB Kyle Eckel on injured reserve Signed WR Britt Davis to practice squad Placed S Kyle McCarthy on injured reserve 7/6/10 Waived WR Dicky Lyons Signed TE Riar Geer to practice squad 12/14/10 Signed OL Stanley Daniels to practice squad Waived WR Landis Williams Signed S Kyle McCarthy to practice squad 12/20/10 Awarded CB Chevis Jackson off waivers 7/7/10 Awarded OL Kirk Barton off waivers Signed LB Worrell Williams to practice squad (New England) (Detroit) Waived LB Baraka Atkins Waived LB Kevin Alexander 7/27/10 Signed WR Eric Decker (draft choice) Waived RB Bruce Hall 12/22/10 Signed OL Stanley Daniels to active roster Waived LB Bruce Davis 9/6/10 Signed OL Jeff Byers to practice squad Signed LB Dominic Douglas to practice squad Waived OL Chris Marinelli Signed DL Lionel Dotson to practice squad Placed FB Spencer Larsen on injured reserve 7/30/10 Signed QB Tim Tebow (draft choice) Signed RB Bruce Hall to practice squad 12/23/10 Placed K Matt Prater on injured reserve 7/31/10 Acquired LB Joe Mays from Philadelphia in 9/7/10 Signed DL Kevin Vickerson 12/24/10 Signed OL Jeff Byers to active roster exchange for RB J.J. Arrington Released DL Le Kevin Smith 12/25/10 Placed LB Lee Robinson on injured reserve 8/1/10 Signed WR Demaryius Thomas (draft choice) 9/14/10 Signed LB Titus Brown to practice squad 12/29/10 Signed DL Louis Leonard 8/5/10 Signed WR Patrick Carter Signed DL Jeff Stehle to practice squad 12/30/10 Signed RB Brandon Minor to practice squad Signed WR Britt Davis Waived LB Worrell Williams 1/3/11 Signed LB Dominic Douglas to a future contract Signed RB LenDale White Released WR Brandon Stokley Signed RB Jeremiah Johnson to a future Designated S Josh Barrett as waived/injured DL Lionel Dotson signed to Miami active roster contract (did not clear waivers) 9/15/10 Acquired RB and an Signed RB Brandon Minor to a future contract Placed WR Kenny McKinley on injured reserve undisclosed draft choice from New England Signed S Nick Polk to a future contract Waived WR Patrick Honeycutt in exchange for an undisclosed draft choice Signed WR Eron Riley to a future contract Waived RB Kolby Smith Waived RB Andre Brown Signed DL Mitch Unrein to a future contract 8/11/10 Signed RB Justin Fargas 9/17/10 Signed RB Andre Brown to practice squad 1/4/11 Signed OL Manny Ramirez to a future contract 8/12/10 Signed LB Johnny Williams Waived RB Bruce Hall 1/5/11 Signed RB Mike McLaughlin to a future contract Waived LB Nick Greisen 9/21/10 Signed RB Andre Brown to active roster Signed OL Shawn Murphy to a future contract 8/18/10 Waived OL Dustin Fry Waived RB Lance Ball Signed OL Herb Taylor to a future contract 8/19/10 Signed LB Jason Hunter 9/22/10 Signed LB Diyral Briggs to practice squad 3/2/11 Released TE Daniel Graham 8/20/10 Signed LB Worrell Williams LB Titus Brown signed to Miami active roster 3/3/11 Released DL Justin Bannan Waived LB Devin Bishop 9/23/10 Signed RB Lance Ball to practice squad Released DL Jamal Williams 8/23/10 Waived RB Toney Baker 10/12/10 Waived DL Jeff Stehle 7/27/11 Acquired DT Jeremy Jarmon from Philadelphia Waived OL Kirk Barton 10/13/10 Signed LB Lee Robinson to practice squad in exchange for WR Jabar Gaffney Waived WR Patrick Carter 10/16/10 Signed LB Kevin Alexander to active roster Signed CB Brandon Bing (CFA) 8/24/10 Awarded TE Kory Sperry off waivers (Miami) Signed S Kyle McCarthy to active roster Signed DT Ronnell Brown (CFA) Released LB Akin Ayodele Waived OL D’Anthony Batiste Signed WR Mark Dell (CFA) Waived OL Tyler Polumbus Waived RB Andre Brown Signed LB Derek Domino (CFA) 8/30/10 Designated CB Tony Carter as waived/injured 10/19/10 Signed LB Diyral Briggs to active roster Signed RB Mario Fannin (CFA) Released RB Justin Fargas Placed WR Matthew Willis on injured reserve Signed WR D’Andre Goodwin (CFA) 9/3/10 Placed RB LenDale White on injured reserve Signed WR Eron Riley to practice squad Signed T Adam Grant (CFA) Waived WR Alric Arnett 10/20/10 Signed TE John Nalbone to practice squad Signed WR Jamel Hamler (CFA) Waived DL Chris Baker Signed DL Mitch Unrein to practice squad Signed CB Chris Harris (CFA) Waived OL Paul Duncan 10/25/10 Waived LB Diyral Briggs Signed LB A.J. Jones (CFA) Waived LB Jammie Kirlew 10/26/10 Signed DL Le Kevin Smith Signed LB Deron Mayo (CFA) Waived TE Nathan Overbay Waived TE Riar Geer Signed T Curt Porter (CFA) Waived TE Kory Sperry 10/27/10 Signed TE Riar Geer to practice squad Signed CB James Rogers (CFA) Waived LB Johnny Williams 11/9/10 Signed TE Daniel Coats Signed FB Austin Sylvester (CFA) 9/4/10 Acquired TE Dan Gronkowski from Detroit in Released DL Le Kevin Smith Signed QB Adam Weber (CFA) exchange for CB Alphonso Smith Signed DL Jeff Stehle to practice squad Signed DT Colby Whitlock (CFA) Placed LB Elvis Dumervil on injured reserve Waived TE Riar Geer Signed WR Marshall Williams (CFA) Placed WR Brandon Stokley on injured reserve 11/10/10 Signed RB Lance Ball to active roster 7/28/11 Signed DE Jeremy Beal (draft choice) Placed DL Ben Garland on reserve/military Waived TE Daniel Coats Signed S Quinton Carter (draft choice) Waived LB Kevin Alexander Signed T Orlando Franklin (draft choice) Signed TE Virgil Green (draft choice) Waived WR Greg Orton BEAL, Jeremy — DE Signed LB Mike Mohamed (draft choice) Waived DT DeMario Pressley 7/27/11 Signed Signed TE Julius Thomas (draft choice) Waived WR Eron Riley 9/3/11 Waived 7/29/11 Signed LB Nate Irving (draft choice) Waived LB Lee Robinson 9/4/11 Signed to practice squad Signed LB Von Miller (draft choice) Released TE Dante Rosario BING, Brandon — CB Signed S Rahim Moore (draft choice) Waived FB Austin Sylvester 7/27/11 Signed Waived RB Mike McLaughlin Waived QB Adam Weber 9/3/11 Waived Released RB Correll Buckhalter Placed RB Brandon Minor on injured reserve BISHOP, Devin — LB Released TE Daniel Coats Placed WR Jamel Hamler on injured reserve 8/20/10 Waived 7/31/11 Signed WR David Anderson Placed CB Syd’Qyuan Thompson on injured BOWEN, Alvin — LB Signed RB Willis McGahee reserve 8/15/11 Claimed off waivers (Jacksonville) Waived LB Dominic Douglas Signed CB Jonathan Wilhite 9/3/11 Waived Released S Renaldo Hill Signed DE Jeremy Beal to practice squad BOWMAN, Marcellus — S 8/1/11 Signed TE Daniel Fells Signed WR D’Andre Goodwin to practice squad 6/15/10 Waived Signed DE Derrick Harvey Signed T Adam Grant to practice squad BRANDSTATER, Tom — QB Signed TE Dante Rosario Signed RB Jeremiah Johnson to practice squad 6/4/10 Waived Signed DT Marcus Thomas Signed S Kyle McCarthy to practice squad BRANSON, Marquez — TE Waived S Nick Polk Signed WR Eron Riley to practice squad 9/4/10 Waived Waived CB James Rogers Signed FB Austin Sylvester to practice squad BRIGGS, Diyral — LB Waived WR Marshall Williams Signed QB Adam Weber to practice squad 9/22/10 Signed to practice squad 8/2/11 Acquired DT Brodrick Bunkley from Philadelphia 9/4/11 Signed CB Jonathan Wilhite 10/19/10 Signed to active roster in exchange for a 2013 draft choice Waived S Darcel McBath 10/25/10 Waived Waived DT Colby Whitlock 9/6/11 Signed T Tony Hills BROWN, Andre — RB 8/3/11 Signed DT Ty Warren Waived T Herb Taylor 9/5/10 Awarded off waivers (N.Y. Giants) Waived CB Chevis Jackson 9/17/11 Signed RB Jeremiah Johnson to active roster 9/15/10 Waived 8/6/11 Claimed RB C.J. Gable off waivers (New Orleans) Placed DT Ty Warren on injured reserve 9/17/10 Signed to practice squad Waived/injured RB Mario Fannin 9/21/10 Signed to active roster 8/7/11 Placed RB Mario Fannin on injured reserve BY PLAYER 10/16/10 Waived 8/13/11 Signed WR Greg Orton ALEXANDER, Kevin — LB 11/18/10 Signed to practice squad Waived/injured WR Mark Dell 9/4/10 Waived 11/25/10 Signed to Washington active roster 8/15/11 Claimed LB Alvin Bowen off waivers 9/5/10 Signed to practice squad BROWN, Ronnell — DT (Jacksonville) 10/16/10 Signed to active roster 7/27/11 Signed Waived/injured LB Derek Domino 12/10/10 Waived 9/3/11 Waived Released DT Louis Leonard ANDERSON, David — WR BROWN, Titus — LB 8/16/11 Waived LB A.J. Jones 7/31/11 Signed 9/14/10 Signed to practice squad Released RB LenDale White 9/3/11 Released 9/22/10 Signed to Miami active roster Placed WR Mark Dell on injured reserve ARNETT, Alric — WR BUCKHALTER, Correll — RB Placed LB Derek Domino on injured reserve 9/3/10 Waived 7/29/11 Released 8/17/11 Claimed DT DeMario Pressley off waivers ARRINGTON, J.J. — RB BUNKLEY, Brodrick — DT (Indianapolis) 7/31/10 Traded to Philadelphia in exchange for 8/2/11 Acquired from Philadelphia in exchange for 8/22/11 Waived/injured TE Richard Quinn LB Joe Mays a 2010 draft choice 8/26/11 Waived TE Richard Quinn from injured reserve ATKINS, Baraka — LB BYERS, Jeff — OL 8/29/11 Released CB Nate Jones 9/5/10 Waived 9/6/10 Signed to practice squad Waived RB C.J. Gable AYODELE, Akin — LB 12/24/10 Signed to active roster Waived MLB Braxton Kelley 8/24/10 Released 9/3/11 Waived Waived LB Deron Mayo BAKER, Chris — DL CARTER, Patrick — WR Waived G Shawn Murphy 9/3/10 Waived 8/5/10 Signed Waived T Curt Porter BAKER, Toney — RB 8/23/10 Waived Waived DE David Veikune 8/23/10 Waived CARTER, Quinton — S 9/3/11 Released WR David Anderson BALL, Lance — RB 7/27/11 Signed Waived DE Jeremy Beal 9/21/10 Waived CARTER, Tony — CB Waived CB Brandon Bing 9/23/10 Signed to practice squad 8/30/10 Waived/injured Waived LB Alvin Bowen 11/10/10 Signed to active roster COATS, Daniel — TE Waived DT Ronnell Brown BANNAN, Justin — DL 11/9/10 Signed Waived G Jeff Byers 3/3/11 Released 11/10/10 Waived Waived CB Perrish Cox BARRETT, Josh — S 12/7/10 Signed Waived G Stanley Daniels 8/5/10 Designated as waived/injured 7/29/11 Released Waived WR Britt Davis (did not clear waivers) COX, Perrish — CB Waived WR De’Andre Goodwin BARTON, Kirk — OL 6/9/10 Signed (draft choice) Waived T Adam Grant 7/7/10 Awarded off waivers (Detroit) 9/3/11 Waived Waived TE Dan Gronkowski 8/23/10 Waived DANIELS, Stanley — OL Waived K Steven Hauschka BASTON, Jaron — DL 12/11/10 Waived Waived DT Jeremy Jarmon 6/17/10 Waived 12/14/10 Signed to practice squad Waived RB Jeremiah Johnson BATISTE, D’Anthony — OL 12/22/10 Signed to active roster Waived S Kyle McCarthy 10/16/10 Waived 9/3/11 Waived Waived G Eric Olsen DAVIS, Britt — WR GRANT, Adam — T LEONARD, Louis — DL 8/5/10 Signed 7/27/11 Signed 12/29/10 Signed 9/4/10 Waived 9/3/11 Waived 8/15/11 Released 9/5/10 Signed to practice squad 9/4/11 Signed to practice squad LYONS, Dicky — WR 12/13/10 Signed to active roster GREEN, Jarvis — DL 7/6/10 Waived 9/3/11 Waived 9/4/10 Released MARINELLI, Chris — OL DAVIS, Bruce — LB GREEN, Virgil — TE 7/27/10 Waived 6/1/10 Awarded off waivers (New England) 7/27/11 Signed MARONEY, Laurence — RB 7/27/10 Waived GREISEN, Nick — LB 9/15/10 Acquired in a trade from New England DECKER, Eric — WR 8/12/10 Waived MAYO, Deron — LB 7/27/10 Signed (draft choice) GRONKOWSKI, Dan — TE 7/27/11 Signed DELL, Mark — WR 9/4/10 Acquired from Detroit in exchange for 8/29/11 Waived 7/27/11 Signed CB Alphonso Smith MAYS, Joe — LB 8/13/11 Waived/injured 12/5/10 Placed on injured reserve 7/31/10 Acquired from Philadelphia in exchange for 8/16/11 Placed on injured reserve 9/3/11 Waived RB J.J. Arrington DOMINO, Derek — LB HALL, Bruce — RB 12/5/10 Placed on injured reserve 7/27/11 Signed 9/5/10 Waived McBATH, Darcel — S 8/15/11 Waived/injured 9/6/10 Signed to practice squad 9/4/10 Waived 8/16/11 Placed on injured reserve 9/17/10 Waived McCARTHY, Kyle — S DOTSON, Lionel — DL HAMLER, Jamel — WR 9/4/10 Waived 9/6/10 Signed to practice squad 7/27/11 Signed 9/5/10 Signed to practice squad 9/14/10 Signed to Miami active roster 9/3/11 Placed on injured reserve 10/16/10 Signed to active roster DOUGLAS, Dominic — LB HARRIS, Chris — CB 12/13/10 Placed on injured reserve 12/22/10 Signed to practice squad 7/27/11 Signed 9/3/11 Waived 1/3/11 Signed to future contract HARVEY, Derrick — DE 9/4/11 Signed to practice squad 7/31/11 Waived 8/1/11 Signed McGAHEE, Willis — RB DUMERVIL, Elvis — LB HAUSCHKA, Steven — K 7/31/11 Signed 9/4/10 Placed on injured reserve 12/11/10 Signed McKINLEY, Kenny — WR DUNCAN, Paul — OL 9/3/11 Waived 8/5/10 Placed on injured reserve 9/3/10 Waived HILL, Renaldo — S McLAUGHLIN, Mike — RB ECKEL, Kyle — FB 7/31/11 Released 1/5/11 Signed to future contract 6/4/10 Signed HILLS, Tony — T 7/29/11 Waived 6/17/10 Placed on injured reserve 9/6/11 Signed MILLER, Von — LB FANNIN, Mario — RB HONEYCUTT, Patrick — WR 7/29/11 Signed 7/27/11 Signed 8/5/10 Waived MINOR, Brandon — RB 8/6/11 Waived/injured HUNTER, Jason — LB 12/30/10 Signed to practice squad 8/7/11 Placed on injured reserve 8/19/10 Signed 1/3/11 Signed to future contract FARGAS, Justin — RB IRVING, Nate — LB 9/3/11 Placed on injured reserve 8/11/10 Signed 7/29/11 Signed MOHAMED, Mike — LB 8/30/10 Released JACKSON, Chevis — CB 7/27/11 Signed FELLS, Daniel — TE 12/20/10 Awarded off waivers (New England) MOORE, Rahim — S 8/1/11 Signed 8/3/11 Waived 7/29/11 Signed FRANKLIN, Orlando — T JARMON, Jeremy — DT MOSS, Jarvis — LB 7/27/11 Signed 7/27/11 Acquired in a trade with Washington for 11/17/10 Waived FRY, Dustin — OL WR Jabar Gaffney MURPHY, Shawn — OL 8/18/10 Waived 9/3/11 Waived 1/5/11 Signed to future contract GABLE, C.J. — RB JOHNSON, Jeremiah — RB 8/29/11 Waived 8/6/11 Claimed off waivers (New Orleans) 12/7/10 Signed to practice squad NALBONE, John — TE 8/29/11 Waived 1/3/11 Signed to future contract 10/20/10 Signed to practice squad GAFFNEY, Jabar — WR 9/3/11 Waived OLSEN, Eric — OL 7/27/11 Traded to Washington in exchange for DT 9/4/11 Signed to practice squad 7/24/10 Signed Jeremy Jarmon 9/17/11 Signed to active roster 9/3/11 Waived GARLAND, Ben — DL JONES, A.J. — LB OLSEN, Seth — OL 9/4/10 Placed on reserve/military 7/27/11 Signed 9/4/10 Waived GEER, Riar — TE 8/16/11 Waived ORTON, Greg — WR 9/4/10 Waived JONES, Nate — CB 8/13/11 Signed 9/5/10 Signed to practice squad 8/29/11 Released 9/3/11 Waived 10/26/10 Waived KELLEY, Braxton — LB OVERBAY, Nathan — TE 10/27/10 Signed to practice squad 6/14/10 Placed on injured reserve 9/3/10 Waived 11/9/10 Waived 8/29/11 Waived POLK, Nick — S GOODWIN, D’Andre — WR KIRLEW, Jammie — LB 12/1/10 Signed to practice squad 7/27/11 Signed 9/3/10 Waived 1/3/11 Signed to future contract 9/3/11 Waived LARSEN, Spencer — FB 8/1/11 Waived 9/4/11 Signed to practice squad 12/22/10 Placed on injured reserve POLUMBUS, Tyler — OL GRAHAM, Daniel — TE 8/24/10 Waived 3/2/11 Released PORTER, Curt — T THOMAS, Marcus — DT 7/27/11 Signed 8/1/11 Signed 8/29/11 Waived THOMPSON, Syd’Quan — CB PRATER, Matt — K 5/21/10 Signed 12/23/10 Placed on injured reserve 9/3/11 Placed on injured reserve PRESSLEY, DeMario — DT UNREIN, Mitch — DL 8/17/11 Claimed off waivers (Indianapolis)\ 10/20/10 Signed to practice squad 9/3/11 Waived 1/3/11 Signed to future contract QUINN, Richard — TE VEIKUNE, David — LB 8/22/11 Waived/injured 11/17/10 Signed 8/26/11 Waived from injured reserve 8/29/11 Waived RAMIREZ, Manny — OL VICKERSON, Kevin — DL 1/4/11 Signed to future contract 9/7/10 Signed REID, Darrell — LB WALTON, J.D. — OL 9/4/10 Released 6/17/10 Signed (draft choice) RILEY, Eron — WR WARREN, Ty — DT 10/19/10 Signed to practice squad 8/3/11 Signed 1/3/11 Signed to future contract 9/17/11 Placed on injured reserve 9/3/11 Waived WEBER, Adam — QB 9/4/11 Signed to practice squad 7/27/11 Signed ROBINSON, Lee — LB 9/3/11 Waived 10/13/10 Signed to practice squad 9/4/11 Signed to practice squad 12/7/10 Signed to active roster WHITE, LenDale. — RB 12/27/10 Placed on injured reserve 8/5/10 Signed 9/3/11 Waived 8/16/11 Released ROGERS, James — CB WHITLOCK, Colby — DT 7/27/11 Signed 7/27/11 Signed 8/1/11 Waived 8/2/11 Waived ROSARIO, Dante — TE WILLIAMS, Jamal — DL 8/1/11 Signed 3/3/11 Released 9/3/11 Waived WILLIAMS, Johnny — LB SMITH, Alphonso — CB 8/12/10 Signed 9/4/10 Traded to Detroit in exchange for 9/3/10 Waived TE Dan Gronkowski WILLIAMS, Landis — WR SMITH, Kolby — RB 7/6/10 Waived 6/15/10 Awarded off waivers (Kansas City) WILLIAMS, Marshall — WR 8/5/10 Waived 7/27/11 Signed SMITH, Le Kevin — DL 8/1/11 Waived 9/7/10 Released WILLIAMS, Maurice — OL 10/26/10 Signed 6/4/10 Waived 11/9/10 Released WILLIAMS, Worrell — LB SPERRY, Kory — TE 8/20/10 Signed 8/24/10 Awarded off waivers (Miami) 9/4/10 Waived 9/3/10 Waived 9/5/10 Signed to practice squad STEHLE, Jeff — DL 9/15/10 Waived 9/4/10 Waived WILLIS, Matthew — WR 9/15/10 Signed to practice squad 10/19/10 Placed on injured reserve 10/12/10 Waived WILHITE, Jonathan — CB 11/9/10 Signed to practice squad 9/4/11 Signed STOKLEY, Brandon — WR 9/4/10 Placed on injured reserve 9/14/10 Released SYLVESTER, Austin — FB 7/27/11 Signed 9/3/11 Waived 9/4/11 Signed to practice squad TAYLOR, Herb — OL 1/5/11 Signed to future contract 9/6/11 Waived TEBOW, Tim — QB 7/30/10 Signed (draft choice) THOMAS, Demaryius — WR 8/1/10 Signed (draft choice) THOMAS, Julius — TE 7/27/11 Signed

Bailey, Champ Ayers, Robert Lloyd, Brandon Kuper, Chris Kuper, JeremiahJohnson, Irving, Nate Hunter, Jason Hochstein, Russ Larsen, Spence Williams, D.J. Wilhite, Jonathan Thomas, Demaryius Tebow, Tim Tebow, Royal, Eddie Hills, Tony Warren, Ty Walton, J.D. Ramirez, Manny Moore, Rahim Clady, Ryan Vickerson, Kevin Quinn, Brady Mohamed, Mike Miller, Von Quinton Carter, BrodrickBunkley, Woodyard, Wesley Vaughn, Cassius Prater, Matt McGahee, Willis Bruton, David Beadles, Zane Willis, Matthew Unrein, Mitch Thomas, Julius Paxton, Lonie Orton, Kyle McBean, Ryan Mays, Joe DanielFells, Ball, Lance Dumervil, Elvis Decker, Eric BrianDawkins, Moreno, Knowshon Colquitt, Britton Clark, Chris Clark, Thomas, Marcus Goodman, André Franklin, Orlando Harvey, Derrick Harvey, Harris, Chris Chris Harris, Haggan, Mario Green, Virgil r BRONCOS 2011 REGULAR 2011REGULAR BRONCOS L WLB WLB N P DNP L MLB MLB C IN LDE LCB LDE N DNP DNP D IN RDE C RCB RCB L SLB SLB RIN WR IN IN RWR WR IN IN IN IN IN GRG RG PS BQB QB BIN RB TNT NT GLG LG SSS SS TRT RT SFS FS LT LT EP TE TE TE A A A A A PFB A A PP RDE P PP PP CC PDT PP PP PLCB PP PRB PP PP PP PP PP PP PWR PP PP PP PP PP vs. Oak. (9/12) DNP IN IN IN IR P A A A P A A P A A vs. Cin. (9/18) KEY: IRKEY:

-injured reserve; reserve; -injured at Ten. (9/25)

at G.B. (10/2)

DNP- vs. S.D. (10/9) did not play;

at Mia. (10/23)

INA- vs. Det. (10/30 SEASON GAME-BY-GAME PARTICIPATION GAME-BY-GAME SEASON inactive; inactive;

at Oak. (11/6) NWT- not with team; at K.C. (11/13)

vs. NYJ (11/17) SUS-

suspended; suspended; at S.D. (11/27)

at Min. (12/4) NFI -Reserve/Non-Football Injury Injury -Reserve/Non-Football vs. Chi. (12/11)

vs. N.E. (12/18)

at Buf. (12/24)

vs. K.C. (1/1) 2 2 1 2 2 2 0 2 2 0 1 2 1 1 2 2 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 P ------2 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 2 2 2 1 2 0 0 0 2 S ------0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 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 00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DNP ------0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 INA 2011 REGULAR SEASON GAME-BY-GAME STARTERS

OFFENSE GAME WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR QB RB FB (Other) vs. Oak. (9/12) Lloyd Clady Beadles Walton Kuper Franklin Fells Royal Orton Moreno Thomas (TE) vs. Cin. (9/18) Decker Clady Beadles Walton Kuper Franklin Fells Royal Orton McGahee Larsen at Ten. (12/25) at G.B. (10/2) vs. S.D. (10/9) at Mia. (10/23) vs. Det. (10/30) at Oak. (11/6) at K.C. (11/13) vs. NYJ (11/17) at S.D. (11/27) at Min. (12/4) vs. Chi. (12/11) vs. N.E. (12/18) at Buf. (12/24) vs. K.C. (1/1)

DEFENSE GAME LDE NT (Other) DT RDE SLB MLB WLB LCB RCB SS FS vs. Oak. (9/12) Ayers Bunkley Vickerson Dumervil Miller Mays Woodyard Bailey Goodman Dawkins Moore vs. Cin. (9/18) Ayers Bunkley Vickerson Hunter Miller Mays Woodyard Vaughn Goodman Dawkins Moore at Ten. (12/25) at G.B. (10/2) vs. S.D. (10/9) at Mia. (10/23) vs. Det. (10/30) at Oak. (11/6) at K.C. (11/13) vs. NYJ (11/17) at S.D. (11/27) at Min. (12/4) vs. Chi. (12/11) vs. N.E. (12/18) at Buf. (12/24) vs. K.C. (1/1) is on First Downs First Downs ube Fumbles Fumbles ocdwsTouchdowns Touchdowns xr onsExtra Points Extra Points Field Goals Field Goals Field Goals Field Red ZoneE Fourth-Down Safeties Goal-to-Go Efficienc Total Points Total Time of Poss. of Time Avg. Total Offense Total Offense Total Offense Total uhn Rushing Rushing ikfsKickoffs Kickoffs asn Passing Passing ut Punts Punts Third-Down Efficienc Kicks, Had Blocked Kicks, Had Blocked Had Kicks, Blocked Had Kicks, Punt Returns Punt Returns Punt Returns Punt Interception Returns Interception Returns Interception Returns Interception eate Penalties Kickoff Returns Penalties Kickoff Returns Rushing Total Penalt Passing Efficienc Attempts Efficienc Attempts Converted Converted Scored-Attempts Scored-Attempts Efficienc Efficienc No. Lost Total TDs Total Returns Pass Rush Made-Attempts Kicking Md.-Att. Kicking Rushing Md.-Att. Passing Md.-Att. Passing Made-Attempts Avg./pla Yards Net Gross Yds. Gross Avg./rush Attempts Yards Net No. In EndZone-TBIn Plays Pct. Compl. Attempts Yds. Lost Sacks Yards Net TFL - yds. No. Yards Avg./pla Int. Avg. Net Avg. Net Had Blocked Field Goals-PATs Field No. Yards No. Avg. Yards Avg. Avg. Yds. Lost Number Yards No. BRONCOS y y y y y y y fficienc Efficienc y 01GM-YGM TTSISOPPONENTS 2011GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS 2011 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS y y y 72 30:15 27:25 3 50% 33% 42% 46% 2 60% 52% 1355.8 41.3 1351.0 31.3 560.0 25.6 1 318 310 0 195 304 7 187 272 6 335 165 2 0 128 - 1-2 0-1 1-2 1-3 %50% 0% 0% 0% - 3-3 2-2 - 3-3 2-2 - 0-0 0-0 - 0-0 0-0 - 1-1 2-3 - 5-5 5-5 - 3-10 2-9 - 0-0 0-0 . 6.9 5.3 5.0 4.8 . 3.6 2.9 . 0.0 0.0 23.0 0.0 519 25 78 17 312 13 024 20 336 131 13 38 463 64 415 25 8 24 46 32 155 7 91 10 29 00 00 65 62 22 42 10 12 01 23 00 55 52 46 11 00 50 00 00 02301 vs. Oak. (9/12)

vs. Cin. (9/18) 10-10 In EndZone-TB In 10-10 28:50 Time of Poss. of Time Avg. 28:50 0 Efficienc 40% Efficienc 44% 3 Efficienc 33% -9TFL- yds. 5-19 5 Pct. 55% 00Avg. 50.0 43.1 Net Avg Net 43.1 30Avg. 23.0 56Avg. 25.6 4 Yds. Lost 146 169 Net Yards Net 169 2 Plays Yards Net 127 628 499 Gross Yds. Gross 499 459 Net Yards Net 459 0 Yards 500 2 Yards 128 - Scored-Attempts Scored-Attempts 1-3 2-5 %Efficienc 0% . Avg./pla 5.9 Avg./pla 4.9 - Made-Attempts 5-5 5-5 Kicking Md.-Att. Kicking 5-5 - Rushing Md.-Att. 0-0 - Passing Md.-Att. 0-0 - Made-Attempts 3-4 . Avg./rush 3.4 0-0 Field Goals-PATs Field 0-0 . Avg. 0.0 4Total 44 5Passing Rushing 25 11 5Attempts 25 1Converted 11 44 Total Points Total 44 9Attempts 49 9Compl. Attempts Yds. Lost 39 71 40 0No. 10 0No. 10 7Number 17 3Yards 23 Attempts Converted 0 0 Penalt 8 Lost 4 6No. Returns TDs Total 1 3Pass1Rush5 Safeties 0 Sacks 7 2Int. Had Blocked 0 5No. Yards 0 0No. 1No. TOTAL Fourth-Down Third-Down Efficienc Goal-to-Go Efficienc Red ZoneE y y y y y y y fficienc Efficienc y y y y 23 29:45 32:35 6 9% 36% 7 100% 67% 50% 50% -11-2 4-11 9 66% 59% 8241.0 58.2 3537.0 33.5 3 69 131 9 72 190 8 382 289 0 332 105 4 205 349 - 2-2 2-3 2-4 2-4 - 1-2 2-2 - 1-1 2-2 - 0-0 0-0 - 0-1 0-0 - 3-3 3-3 %0% 0% - 6-5 5-5 - 0-0 0-0 . 6.1 4.7 . 7.2 4.3 . 3.6 4.9 . 0.0 0.0 . 0.0 0.0 . 5.8 0.0 018 20 02 10 411 14 322 23 920 39 263 62 327 41 13 22 9310 99 57 15 714 51 02 00 10 20 00 12 10 22 00 622 56 65 12 00 32 00 05 029 00 10 00 00 vs. Oak. (9/12)

vs. Cin. (9/18) 11-10 31:10 24% 80% 50% 5-19 63% 50.4 35.1 200 125 262 671 437 409 554 4-5 4-8 3-4 3-3 0-0 0-1 6-6 0% 5.4 6.2 4.4 0-0 0.0 0.0 5.8 38 21 12 25 45 59 28 11 40 63 11 29 22 6 2 0 1 2 0 3 1 4 0 3 0 5 0 5 0 1 0 0 TOTAL DENVER BRONCOS 2011 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 67 1 66 3 0 3 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 7:41 1 10 Denver 0 73 16 57 8 2 4 50.0% 0 0 0.0% 6:32 7 61 vs. Oak. (9/12) 0 65 52 13 3 2 3 66.7% 0 0 0.0% 7:19 4 25 vs. Oak. (9/12) 16 76 40 36 8 2 5 40.0% 0 0 0.0% 8:28 4 30 Denver 7 88 40 48 3 3 4 75.0% 0 0 0.0% 9:30 1 5 Denver 3 81 40 41 6 2 4 50.0% 0 0 0.0% 8:52 0 0 vs. Cin. (9/18) 0 52 34 18 3 0 1 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 5:30 0 0 vs. Cin. (9/18) 3 41 7 34 2 0 3 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 6:08 3 24 DENVER TOT. 10 155 41 114 6 3 7 42.9% 0 0 0.0% 17:11 2 15 DENVER TOT. 3 154 56 98 14 4 8 50.0% 0 0 0.0% 15:24 7 61 OPP. TOT. 0 117 86 31 6 2 4 50.0% 0 0 0.0% 12:49 4 25 OPP. TOT. 19 117 47 70 10 2 8 25.0% 0 0 0.0% 14:36 7 54

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 10 58 12 46 6 0 1 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 5:11 0 0 Denver 7 112 9 103 8 4 5 80.0% 0 0 0.0% 8:01 2 20 vs. Oak. (9/12) 0 52 28 24 3 1 4 25.0% 0 0 0.0% 9:49 4 45 vs. Oak. (9/12) 7 96 70 26 6 0 2 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 6:59 3 31 Denver 7 68 28 40 6 0 1 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 6:39 3 20 Denver 7 81 23 58 2 0 3 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 5:14 3 30 vs. Cin. (9/18) 12 142 2 140 3 0 3 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 8:21 3 40 vs. Cin. (9/18) 7 147 29 118 7 1 4 25.0% 0 2 0.0% 9:46 1 5 DENVER TOT. 17 126 40 86 12 0 2 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 11:50 3 20 DENVER TOT. 14 193 32 161 10 4 8 50.0% 0 0 0.0% 13:15 5 50 OPP. TOT. 12 194 30 164 6 1 7 14.3% 0 0 0.0% 18:10 7 85 OPP. TOT. 14 243 99 144 13 1 6 16.7% 0 2 0.0% 16:45 4 36

DENVER BRONCOS 2011 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 3 140 17 123 11 2 7 28.6% 0 0 0.0% 14:13 8 71 Denver 17 170 21 149 14 4 6 66.7% 0 0 0.0% 13:12 2 20 vs. Oak. (9/12) 16 141 92 49 11 4 8 50.0% 0 0 0.0% 15:47 8 55 vs. Oak. (9/12) 7 148 98 50 9 1 6 16.7% 0 0 0.0% 16:48 7 55 Denver 10 169 80 89 9 5 8 62.5% 0 0 0.0% 18:22 1 5 Denver 14 149 51 98 8 0 4 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 11:53 6 50 vs. Cin. (9/18) 3 93 41 52 5 0 4 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 11:38 3 24 vs. Cin. (9/18) 19 289 31 258 10 1 7 14.3% 0 2 0.0% 18:07 4 45 DENVER TOT. 13 309 97 212 20 7 15 46.7% 0 0 0.0% 32:35 9 76 DENVER TOT. 31 319 72 247 22 4 10 40.0% 0 0 0.0% 25:05 8 70 OPP. TOT. 19 234 133 101 16 4 12 33.3% 0 0 0.0% 27:25 11 79 OPP. TOT. 26 437 129 308 19 2 13 15.4% 0 2 0.0% 34:55 11 100 2011 SEASON BRONCOS INDIVIDUAL SINGLE-GAME HIGHS BRONCOS YARDS RUSHING ...... 101, Willis McGahee, vs. Cin (9/18/11) RUSHING ATTEMPTS ...... 28, Willis McGahee, vs. Cin (9/18/11) RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS ...... 1, Willis McGahee, vs. Cin (9/18/11) YARDS PASSING ...... 304, Kyle Orton, vs. Oak. (9/12/11) PASS ATTEMPTS ...... 46, Kyle Orton, vs. Oak. (9/12/11) PASS COMPLETIONS ...... 24, Kyle Orton, vs. Oak. (9/12/11) TOUCHDOWN PASSES ...... 2, Kyle Orton, vs. Cin. (9/18/11) PASSES HAD INTERCEPTED ...... 1, Kyle Orton, vs. Oak. (9/12/11) RECEPTIONS ...... 6, Brandon Lloyd, vs. Oak. (9/12/11) RECEIVING YARDS ...... 113, Eric Decker, vs. Cin. (9/18/11) RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNS ...... 2, Eric Decker, vs. Cin. (9/18/11) TOTAL YARDS FROM SCRIMMAGE ...... 113, Eric Decker, vs. Cin. (9/18/11) ALL-PURPOSE YARDS ...... 113, Eric Decker, vs. Cin. (9/18/11) FIELD GOALS ...... 2, Matt Prater, vs. Oak. (9/12/11) TACKLES ...... 13, Wesley Woodyard, vs. Cin. (9/18/11) INTERCEPTIONS ...... None SACKS ...... 1, three times, last Jonathan Wilhite, vs. Cin. (9/18/11) LONGEST RUN FROM SCRIMMAGE ...... 17, Lance Ball, vs. Cin. (9/18/11) LONGEST PASS COMPLETION ...... 52, Kyle Orton, vs. Cin. (9/18/11) LONGEST PASS RECEPTION ...... 52, Eric Decker, vs. Cin. (9/18/11) LONGEST INTERCEPTION RETURN ...... None LONGEST PUNT RETURN ...... 90, Eric Decker, vs. Oak. (9/12/11) LONGEST KICKOFF RETURN ...... 23, Cassius Vaughn, vs. Cin. (9/18/11) LONGEST PUNT ...... 65, Britton Colquitt, vs. Oak. (9/12/11) LONGEST FIELD GOAL ...... 34, Matt Prater, vs. Cin. (9/18/11) OPPONENTS YARDS RUSHING ...... 150, Darren McFadden, vs. Oak. (9/12/11) RUSHING ATTEMPTS ...... 22, Darren McFaddens. Oak. (9/12/11) RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS ...... 1, Jason Campbell, vs. Oak. (9/12/11) YARDS PASSING ...... 332, Andy Dalton, vs. Cin. (9/18/11) PASS ATTEMPTS ...... 41, Andy Dalton, vs. Cin. (9/18/11) PASS COMPLETIONS ...... 27, Andy Dalton, vs. Cin. (9/18/11) TOUCHDOWN PASSES ...... 2, Andy Dalton, vs. Cin. (9/18/11) PASSES HAD INTERCEPTED ...... None RECEPTIONS ...... 10, A.J. Green, vs. Cin. (9/18/11) RECEIVING YARDS ...... 136, Jerome Simpson, vs. Cin. (9/18/11) RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNS ...... 1, three times, last A.J. Green, vs. Cin. (9/18/11) TOTAL YARDS FROM SCRIMMAGE ...... 156, Darren McFadden, vs. Oak. (9/12/11) ALL-PURPOSE YARDS ...... 156, Darren McFadden, vs. Oak. (9/12/11) FIELD GOALS ...... 3, twice, last Mike Nugent, vs. Cin. (9/18/11) TACKLES ...... 6, Tyvon Branch, vs. Oak. (9/12/11) INTERCEPTIONS ...... 1, Matt Giordano, vs. Oak. (9/12/11) SACKS ...... 2, Richard Seymour, vs. Oak. (9/12/11) LONGEST RUN FROM SCRIMMAGE ...... 47, Darren McFadden, vs. Oak. (9/12/11) LONGEST PASS COMPLETION ...... 84, Andy Dalton, vs. Cin. (9/18/11) LONGEST PASS RECEPTION ...... 84, Jerome Simpson, vs. Cin. (9/18/11) LONGEST INTERCEPTION RETURN ...... N/A LONGEST PUNT RETURN ...... 16, Brandon Tate, vs. Cin. (9/18/11) LONGEST KICKOFF RETURN ...... N/A LONGEST PUNT ...... 77, Shane Lechler, vs. Oak. (9/12/11) LONGEST FIELD GOAL ...... 63, Sebastian Janikowski, vs. Oak. (9/12/11) 2011 SEASON BRONCOS TEAM SINGLE-GAME HIGHS AND LOWS

BRONCOS ...... HIGHS ...... LOWS TOTAL FIRST DOWNS ...... 25, vs. Oak. (9/12/11) ...... 19, vs. Cin. (9/18/11) TOTAL NET YARDS ...... 318, vs. Cin. (9/18/11) ...... 310, vs. Oak. (9/12/11) TOTAL OFFENSIVE PLAYS ...... 64, vs. Oak. (9/12/11) ...... 63, vs. Cin. (9/18/11) NET YARDS RUSHING ...... 131, vs. Cin. (9/18/11) ...... 38, vs. Oak. (9/12/11) RUSHING ATTEMPTS ...... 36, vs. Cin. (9/18/11) ...... 13, vs. Oak. (9/12/11) NET YARDS PASSING ...... 272, vs. Oak. (9/12/11) ...... 187, vs. Cin. (9/18/11) PASS ATTEMPTS ...... 46, vs. Oak. (9/12/11) ...... 25, vs. Cin. (9/18/11) PASS COMPLETIONS ...... 24, vs. Oak. (9/12/11) ...... 15, vs. Cin. (9/18/11) PASSES HAD INTERCEPTED ...... 1, vs. Oak. (9/12/11) ...... 0, vs. Cin. (9/18/11) TIMES SACKED ...... 5, vs. Oak. (9/12/11) ...... 2, vs. Cin. (9/18/11) PUNTS ...... 6, vs. Cin. (9/18/11) ...... 4, vs. Oak. (9/12/11) GROSS PUNTING AVERAGE ...... 55.8, vs. Cin. (9/18/11) ...... 41.3, vs. Oak. (9/12/11) NET PUNTING AVERAGE ...... 51.0, vs. Cin. (9/18/11) ...... 31.3, vs. Oak. (9/12/11) PUNT RETURNS ...... 5, vs. Oak. (9/12/11) ...... None, vs. Cin. (9/18/11) PUNT RETURN YARDS ...... 128, vs. Oak. (9/12/11) ...... None, vs. Cin. (9/18/11) KICKOFF RETURNS ...... 1, vs. Cin. (9/18/11) ...... None, vs. Oak. (9/12/11) KICKOFF RETURN YARDS ...... 23, vs. Cin. (9/18/11) ...... None, vs. Oak. (9/12/11) INTERCEPTION RETURNS ...... None, twice, last vs. Cin. (9/18/11) ...... None, vs. Cin. (9/18/11) INTERCEPTION RETURN YARDS ...... None, twice, last vs. Cin (9/18/11) ...... None, vs. Cin. (9/18/11) PENALTIES ...... 10, vs. Oak. (9/12/11) ...... 7, vs. Cin. (9/18/11) YARDS PENALIZED ...... 91, vs. Oak. (9/12/11) ...... 55, vs. Cin. (9/18/11) FUMBLES ...... 4, vs. Oak. (9/12/11) ...... 2, vs. Cin. (9/18/11) FUMBLES LOST ...... 2, twice, last vs. Cin. (9/18/11) SACKS MADE ...... 2, vs. Cin. (9/18/11) ...... 1, vs. Oak. (9/12/11) FUMBLES FORCED ...... 1, vs. Oak. (9/12/11) ...... 0, vs. Cin. (9/18/11) FUMBLES RECOVERED ...... 1, vs. Oak. (9/12/11) ...... 0, vs. Cin. (9/18/11) TIME OF POSSESSION ...... 30:15, vs. Cin. (9/18/11) ...... 27:25, vs. Oak. (9/12/11)

2011 SEASON OPPONENTS SINGLE-GAME HIGHS AND LOWS

OPPONENTS ...... HIGHS ...... LOWS TOTAL FIRST DOWNS ...... 20, vs. Oak. (9/12/11) ...... 18, vs. Cin. (9/18/11) TOTAL NET YARDS ...... 382, vs. Cin. (9/18/11) ...... 289, vs. Oak. (9/12/11) TOTAL OFFENSIVE PLAYS ...... 63, vs. Cin. (9/18/11) ...... 62, vs. Oak. (9/12/11) NET YARDS RUSHING ...... 190, vs. Oak. (9/12/11) ...... 72, vs. Cin. (9/18/11) RUSHING ATTEMPTS ...... 39, vs. Oak. (9/12/11) ...... 20, vs. Cin. (9/18/11) NET YARDS PASSING ...... 310, vs. Cin. (9/18/11) ...... 99, vs. Oak. (9/12/11) PASS ATTEMPTS ...... 41, vs. Cin. (9/18/11) ...... 22, vs. Oak. (9/12/11) PASS COMPLETIONS ...... 27, vs. Cin. (9/18/11) ...... 13, vs. Oak. (9/12/11) PASSES HAD INTERCEPTED ...... None, twice last vs. Cin. (9/18/11) TIMES SACKED ...... 2, vs. Cin. (9/18/11) ...... 1, vs. Oak. (9/12/11) PUNTS ...... 6, vs. Oak. (9/12/11) ...... 5, vs. Cin. (9/18/11 GROSS PUNTING AVERAGE ...... 58.2, vs. Oak. (9/12/11) ...... 41.0, vs. Cin. (9/18/11) NET PUNTING AVERAGE ...... 37.0, vs. Cin. (9/18/11) ...... 33.5, vs. Oak. (9/12/11) PUNT RETURNS ...... 5, vs. Cin. (9/18/11) ...... None, vs. Oak (9/12/11) PUNT RETURN YARDS ...... 29, vs. Cin. (9/18/11) ...... None, vs. Oak (9/12/11) KICKOFF RETURNS ...... None, twice last vs. Cin. (9/18/11) KICKOFF RETURN YARDS ...... None, twice last vs. Cin. (9/18/11) INTERCEPTION RETURNS ...... 1, vs. Oak. (9/12/11) ...... None, vs. Cin. (9/18/11) INTERCEPTION RETURN YARDS ...... 0, vs. Oak. (9/12/11) ...... None, vs. Cin. (9/18/11) PENALTIES ...... 15, vs. Oak. (9/12/11) ...... 7, vs. Cin. (9/18/11) YARDS PENALIZED ...... 131, vs. Oak. (9/12/11) ...... 69, vs. Cin. (9/18/11) FUMBLES ...... None, vs. Cin. (9/18/11) ...... 2, vs. Oak. (9/12/11) FUMBLES LOST ...... None, vs. Cin. (9/18/11) ...... 1, vs. Oak. (9/12/11) SACKS MADE ...... 5, vs. Oak. (9/12/11) ...... 2, vs. Cin. (9/18/11) FUMBLES FORCED ...... 4, vs. Oak. (9/12/11) ...... 2, vs. Cin. (9/18/11) FUMBLES RECOVERED ...... 2, vs. Oak. (9/12/11) ...... 2, vs. Cin. (9/18/11) TIME OF POSSESSION ...... 32:35, vs. Oak. (9/12/11) ...... 29:45, vs. Cin. (9/18/11) DENVER BRONCOS 2011 SEASON LEADERS BY CATEGORY

Category Player AFC Rank AFC Leader NFL Rank NFL Leader Scoring Decker - 18 5th (t) Folk, NYJ - 21 12th (t) Austin, Dal. - 24 Rushing Yards Mcahee - 104 11th (t) Jackson, Buf. - 229 22nd (t) Jackson, Buf. - 229 Passing Yards Orton - 499 7th Brady, N.E. - 940 18th Brady, N.E. - 940 Passer Rating Orton - 85.4% 9th Brady, N.E. - 128.0% 18th Brady, N.E. - 128.0% Receiving Yards Decker - 166 11th (t) Britt, Tenn. - 271 19th (t) Smith, Car. - 334 Receptions Decker - 8 26th (t) Tolbert, S.D. - 17 50th (t) Tolbert, S.D. - 17 Gross Punting Avg Colquitt - 50.0% 5th Lechler, Oak. - 56.0% 6th Lee, S.F. - 57.3% Net Punting Avg Colquitt - 43.1% 3rd Sepulveda, Pit. - 46.6% 7th Lee, S.F. - 49.5% Sacks Vaughn - 23.0 11th (t) Suggs, Bal. - 3.0 34th (t) Ware, Dal. - 4.0 Kickoff Ret. Avg Vaughn - 23.0 11th (t) Reed, Bal. - 41.7 26th (t) Stroughter, T.B. - 78.0 Punt Ret. Avg Decker - 25.6 1st Decker, Den. - 25.6 2nd Peterson, Ari. - 32.0

HOW THE BRONCOS RANK IN THE AFC AND NFL — 2011 SEASON

Offense Total AFC Rank AFC Leader NFL Rank NFL Leader Points Per Game 22.0 18th (t) Buffalo - 39.5 9th Buffalo - 39.5 Total Yards Per Game 314.0 11th New England - 563.0 22nd New England - 563.0 Yards Per Play 4.9 11th New England - 8.2 24th (t) New England - 8.2 Rushing Yards Per Game 84.5 14th Buffalo - 190.0 24th Buffalo - 190.0 Net Passing Yds. Per Game 459.0 9th New England - 926 20th New England - 926 INTs Per Pass Attempt 1.4% 4th Cincinnati - 0.0% 8th Four Teams - 0.0% Sacked Per Pass Play 9.0% 16th Buffalo - 1.4% 27th Detroit - 0.0% First Downs Per Game 44.0 6th San Diego - 60.0 10th San Diego - 60.0 Third-Down Efficiency 44.0% 5th (t) San Diego - 64.0% 9th (t) San Diego - 64.0% Fourth-Down Efficiency --- 14th (t) Four Teams - 100.0% 27th (t) Seven teams - 100.0% Kickoff Ret. Avg 11.5 14th Kansas City - 108.0 29th San Francisco - 109.5 Punt Ret. Avg 64.0 1st Denver - 64.0 2nd (t) San Francisco - 68.5

Defense Total AFC Rank AFC Leader NFL Rank NFL Leader Points Per Game 22.5 8th Houston - 10.0 14th (t) Houston - 10.0 Total Yards Per Game 335.5 9th Houston - 271.0 15th Houston - 271.0 Rushing Yards Per Game 131.0 15th Baltimore - 70.0 28th San Francisco - 54.5 Net Passing Yds. Per Game 204.5 9th Houston - 162.0 9th Houston - 162.0 First Downs Per Game 38.0 8th Pittsburgh - 25.0 15th Pittsburgh - 25.0 Kickoff Ret. Avg 0.0 1st (t) Denver and Oakland - 0.0 1st (t) Denver and Oakland - 0.0 Punt Ret. Avg 5.8 4th Pittsburgh - 0.0 10th Detroit - -0.5 BRONCOS 2011 REGULAR SEASON BRONCOS 2011 REGULAR SEASON TOUCHDOWN DRIVE ANALYSIS SCORING DRIVE LENGTH TD TD Drive BRONCOS OPPONENT Yards Length Length Posession Time TDs Plays TDs YARDS TD FG TD FG 1‐9 yards 2 ‐ 00:00‐00:59 ‐ 1 ‐ (MINUS) ‐‐ ‐ ‐ 10‐19 yards ‐‐01:00‐01:59 ‐ 2 ‐ 0‐9 ‐ 1 ‐ 2 20‐29 yards 1 ‐ 02:00‐02:59 2 3 ‐ 10‐19 ‐‐ ‐ 1 30‐39 yards ‐‐03:00‐03:59 1 4 ‐ 20‐29 ‐‐ ‐ ‐ 40‐49 yards ‐‐04:00‐04:59 ‐ 5230‐39 ‐‐ ‐ 1 50‐59 yards 1 1 05:00‐05:59 ‐ 6 ‐ 40‐49 ‐‐ 1 ‐ 60‐69 yards ‐‐06:00‐06:59 ‐ 7 ‐ 50‐59 1 ‐‐1 70‐79 yards ‐‐07:00‐07:59 ‐ 8 ‐ 60‐69 ‐ 111 80‐89 yards ‐ 3 08:00‐08:59 1 9 ‐ 70‐79 ‐ 11‐ 90‐99 yards ‐‐09:00‐09:59 ‐ 10 ‐ 80‐89 3 ‐ 1 ‐ 10:00‐10:59 ‐ 11 ‐ 90‐99 ‐‐ ‐ ‐ 11:00‐11:59 ‐ 12 1 TOTAL 4 3 4 6 12:00‐12:59 ‐ 13 ‐ 13:00‐13:59 ‐ 14 ‐ 14:00‐14:59 ‐ 15 1 15:00 + ‐ 16+ ‐ TOTAL 4 4 4 4 BRONCOS 2011 REGULAR SEASON BRONCOS 2011 REGULAR SEASON LONGEST/SHORTEST SCORING DRIVES GAME-OPENING DRIVES MOST PLAYS BRONCOS OPPONENT Broncos: 15 (vs. Cin., Sept. 18, TD, 80 yds., 8:30) Pts. FD Yds. Pts. FD Yds. Opponent: 11 (vs. Oak., Sept. 12, FG, 51 yds., 2:45) vs. Oak. (9/12) 0 2 34 0 0 3 FEWEST PLAYS vs. Cin. (9/18) 7 7 80 0 1 29 Broncos: 4 (vs. Oak., Sept. 12, FG, 5 yds., 0:55) at Ten. (12/25) Opponent: 3 (twice, last vs. Oak., Sept. 12, TD, 65 yds., 1:38) at G.B. (10/2) MOSY YARDS vs. S.D. (10/9) Broncos: 80 (three times, last vs. Cin., Sept. 18, TD, 5 plays, 2:35) at Mia. (10/23) Opponent: 80 (vs. Cin., Sept. 18, TD, 4 plays, 2:13) vs. Det. (10/30) FEWEST YARDS at Oak. (11/6) Broncos: 5 (vs. Oak., Sept. 12, FG, 4 plays, 0:55) at K.C. (11/13) Opponent: 4 (vs. Oak., Sept. 12, FG, 4 plays, 2:09) vs. NYJ (11/17) MOST TIME at S.D. (11/27) Broncos: 8:30 (vs. Cin., Sept. 18, TD, 15 plays, 80 yds.) at Min. (12/4) Opponent: 4:34 (vs. Oak., Sept. 12, TD, 8 plays, 42 yds.) vs. Chi. (12/11) LEAST TIME vs. N.E. (12/18) Broncos: 0:55 (vs. Oak., Sept. 12, FG, 4 plays, 5 yds.) at Buf. (12/24) Opponent: 0:24 (vs. Oak., Sept. 12, FG, 3 plays, 31 yds.) vs. K.C. (1/1) TOTAL 7 9 114 0 1 32 BRONCOS 2011 REGULAR SEASON 2ND HALF-OPENING DRIVES BRONCOS OPPONENT Pts. FD Yds. Pts. FD Yds. vs. Oak. (9/12) 3 5 77 0 1 13 vs. Cin. (9/18) 7 3 59 0 0 0 at Ten. (12/25) at G.B. (10/2) vs. S.D. (10/9) at Mia. (10/23) vs. Det. (10/30) at Oak. (11/6) at K.C. (11/13) vs. NYJ (11/17) at S.D. (11/27) at Min. (12/4) vs. Chi. (12/11) vs. N.E. (12/18) at Buf. (12/24) vs. K.C. (1/1) TOTAL 10 8 136 0 1 13 BRONCOS 2011 REGULAR SEASON GAME-BY-GAME SCORING DRIVES Opponent Plays Yards Time Res. Qtr Scoring Play Quarterback vs. Oak. (9/12) 4 5 0:55 FG 1 Prater 28 yd. Field Goal Orton vs. Oak. (9/12) 12 77 4:56 FG 3 Prater 30 yd. Field Goal Orton vs. Oak. (9/12) 12 80 3:56 TD 4 Ball 9 yd. pass from Orton Orton vs. Cin. (9/18) 15 80 8:30 TD 1 McGahee 1 yd. run Orton vs. Cin. (9/18) 16 64 6:21 FG 2 Prater 34 yd. Field Goal Orton vs. Cin. (9/18) 5 59 2:12 TD 3 Decker 25 yd. pass from Orton Orton vs. Cin. (9/18) 5 80 2:35 TD 4 Decker 52 yd. pass from Orton Orton AVERAGE 9.9 63.6 4:12 DENVER BRONCOS 2011 SEASON THIRD DOWN DISTANCE CHART TOTAL THIRD DOWNS RUSHING PASSING 3RD DOWN TOTALS YARDS GAINED 3RD DOWN AVERAGES Game Md. Att. Pct. Md. Att. Pct. Md. Att. Pct. Yds. Needed Yds. Gained Run Pass Yds. Needed Yds. Gained Denver 6 13 46.2% 1 1 100.0% 5 12 41.7% 128 100 13 87 9.8 7.7 vs. Oak. (9/12) 5 14 35.7% 3 6 50.0% 2 8 25.0% 127 62 34 28 9.1 4.4 Denver 5 12 42% 3 6 50.0% 2 6 33.3% 70 24 19 5 5.8 2.0 vs. Cin. (9/18) 1 11 9.1% 0 3 0.0% 1 8 12.5% 78 19 5 14 7.1 1.7 Denver at Ten. (9/25) Denver at G.B. (10/2) Denver vs. S.D. (10/9) Denver at Mia. (10/23) Denver vs. Det. (10/30) Denver at Oak. (11/6) Denver at K.C. (11/17) Denver vs. NYJ (11/17) Denver at S.D. (11/27) Denver at Min. (12/4) Denver vs. Chi. (12/11) Denver vs. N.E. (12/18) Denver at Buf. (12/24) Denver vs. K.C. (1/1) DENVER TOTAL 11 13 82.0% 4 7 57.1% 7 18 38.9% 198 124 32 92 14.8 9.2 OPPONENT TOTAL 6 25 24.0% 3 9 33.3% 3 16 18.8% 205 81 39 42 8.2 3.2 DENVER BRONCOS 2011 SEASON 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 11 306 DEN 28 8 7 10 0 1 1 vs. Oak (9/12) 13 372 OAK 29 8 6 11 0 2 0 Denver 13 315 CIN 31 9 6 12 0 1 0 vs. Cin. (9/18) 13 398 DEN 24 7 5 10 0 3 1 Denver at Ten. (9/25) Denver at G.B. (10/2) Denver vs. S.D. (10/9) Denver at Mia. (10/23) Denver vs. Det. (10/30) Denver at Oak. (11/6) Denver at K.C. (11/13) Denver vs. NYJ (11/17) Denver at S.D. (11/27) Denver at Min. (12/4) Denver vs. Chi. (12/11) Denver vs. N.E. (12/18) Denver at Buf. (12/24) Denver vs. K.C. (1/1) DENVER TOTAL 24 621 26 17 13 22 0 2 1 OPPONENT TOTAL 26 770 30 15 11 21 0 5 1 DENVER BRONCOS 2011 SEASON RED ZONE CHART TD BREAKDOWN SCORING EFFICIENCY FAILED Game Pos. TDs Run Pass TD% FGs Score% MFG DWN TO EOH Denver 3 1 0 1 33.3% 0 33.3% 0 0 0 0 vs. Oak. (9/12) 4 2 1 1 50.0% 0 0.0% 0 0 0 0 Denver 2 1 1 0 50.0% 0 0.0% 0 0 0 0 vs. Cin. (9/18) 4 2 2 0 50.0% 0 0.0% 0 0 0 0 Denver at Ten. (9/25) Denver at G.B. (10/2) Denver vs. S.D. (10/9) Denver at Mia. (10/23) Denver vs. Det. (10/30) Denver at Oak. (11/6) Denver at K.C. (11/13) Denver vs. NYJ (11/17) Denver at S.D. (11/27) Denver at Min. (12/4) Denver vs. Chi. (12/11) Denver vs. N.E. (12/18) Denver at Buf. (12/24) Denver vs. K.C. (1/1) DENVER TOTAL 5 2 1 1 40.0% 0 40.0% 0 0 0 0 OPPONENT TOTAL 8 4 3 1 50.0% 0 50.0% 0 0 0 0 DENVER BRONCOS 2011 SEASON GOAL-TO-GO CHART TD BREAKDOWN SCORING EFFICIENCY FAILED Game Pos. TDs Run Pass TD% FGs Score% MFG DWN TO EOH Denver 1 0 0 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0 0 0 vs. Oak. (9/12) 3 2 1 1 66.7% 0 0.0% 0 0 0 0 Denver 2 1 1 0 50.0% 0 0.0% 0 0 0 0 vs. Cin. (9/18) 2 2 0 2 100.0% 0 0.0% 0 0 0 0 Denver at Ten. (9/25) Denver at G.B. (10/2) Denver vs. S.D. (10/9) Denver at Mia. (10/23) Denver vs. Det. (10/30) Denver at Oak. (11/6) Denver at K.C. (11/13) Denver vs. NYJ (11/17) Denver at S.D. (11/27) Denver at Min. (12/4) Denver vs. Chi. (12/11) Denver vs. N.E. (12/18) Denver at Buf. (12/24) Denver vs. K.C. (1/1) DENVER TOTAL 3 1 1 0 33.3% 0 33.3% 0 0 0 0 OPPONENT TOTAL 5 4 1 3 80.0% 0 80.0% 0 0 0 0 DENVER BRONCOS 2011 REGULAR SEASON TURNOVER LOG (-4) TAKEAWAYS (1 TOT., 0 INT, 1 FUM, 3 pts.) GIVEAWAYS (5 TOT., 1 INT, 4 FUM, 19 pts.) Game Qtr. Time Takeaway Player Field Pos. Pts. Game Qtr. Time Giveaway Player Field Pos. Pts. vs. Oak. (9/12) 1 11:00 Fumble Moore OAK 15 3 vs. Oak. (9/12) 2 13:28 Fumble Moreno DEN 23 3 vs. Cin. (9/18) None 2 0:32 Interception Orton OAK 24 3 4 14:13 Fumble Orton OAK 34 7 vs. Cin. (9/18) 2 9:53 Fumble Decker DEN 41 3 3 2:25 Fumble Orton DEN 14 3

BRONCOS TAKEAWAY LEADERS BRONCOS GIVEAWAY LEADERS Player INT FUM Totals Pts. Player INT FUM Totals Pts. Moore 0 1 1 3 Orton 1 2 3 13 Decker 0 1 1 3 Moreno 0 1 1 3

TOTALS 0 1 1 3 TOTALS 1 4 5 19

DENVER BRONCOS 2011 REGULAR SEASON TAKEAWAY CHART

BRONCOS OPPONENTS GAME W/L +/- INT FUM Total Pts. INT FUM Total Pts.

vs. Oak. (9/12) L-2 0113 12313

vs. Cin. (9/18) W-2 0000 0226

at Ten. (12/25)

at G.B. (10/2)

vs. S.D. (10/9)

at Mia. (10/23)

vs. Det. (10/30)

at Oak. (11/6)

at K.C. (11/13)

vs. NYJ (11/17)

at S.D. (11/27)

at Min. (12/4)

vs. Chi. (12/11)

vs. N.E. (12/18)

at Buf. (12/24)

vs. K.C. (1/1)

TOTALS 1-1 -4 0113 14519 DENVER BRONCOS 2011 BIG-PLAY LOG

BRONCOS RUSHING (10+Yards) BRONCOS PASSING (20+Yards) Game Qtr. Time Yards Player Game Qtr. Time Yards Player (QB) vs. Oak. (9/12) 2 9:50 13 Orton vs. Oak. (9/12) 3 4:06 24 Moreno (Orton) vs. Cin. (9/18) 1 9:32 12 McGahee vs. Oak. (9/12) 4 15:00 23 Decker (Orton) vs. Cin. (9/18) 2 0:38 17 Ball vs. Oak. (9/12) 4 11:30 20 Lloyd (Orton) vs. Cin. (9/18) 4 14:22 10 McGahee vs. Cin. (9/18) 3 11:03 25 Decker (Orton) vs. Cin. (9/18) 4 13:40 52 Decker (Orton) RUSHING BIG-PLAY TOTALS PASSING BIG-PLAY TOTALS No. Yds. Avg. TDs No. Yds. Avg. TDs TOTALS 4 52 13.0 0 TOTALS 5 144 28.8 2 Touchdowns are bolded

DENVER BRONCOS 2011 OPPONENTS BIG-PLAY LOG OPPONENT RUSHING (10+Yards) OPPONENT PASSING (20+Yards) Game Qtr. Time Yards Player Game Qtr. Time Yards Player (QB) vs. Oak. (9/12) 1 1:16 20 McFadden vs. Cin. (9/18) 3 9:56 25 Green (Dalton) vs. Oak. (9/12) 1 :35 11 Reece vs. Cin. (9/18) 3 5:21 31 Simpson (Dalton) vs. Oak. (9/12) 2 2:51 20 McFadden vs. Cin. (9/18) 4 12:53 84 Simpson (Dalton) vs. Oak. (9/12) 3 9:53 10 McFadden vs. Cin. (9/18) 4 1:58 22 Green (Dalton) vs. Oak. (9/12) 4 13:34 47 McFadden vs. Oak. (9/12) 4 3:43 10 Bush vs. Oak. (9/12) 4 2:05 12 Bush vs. Cin. (9/18) 1 5:47 14 Benson vs. Cin. (9/18) 4 9:05 10 Benson RUSHING BIG-PLAY TOTALS PASSING BIG-PLAY TOTALS No. Yds. Avg. TDs No. Yds. Avg. TDs TOTALS 9 154 17.1 0 TOTALS 4 162 40.5 0 Touchdowns are bolded DENVER BRONCOS 2011 REGULAR SEASON TIME SPENT IN LEAD CHART

LED TIED BEHIND TOTAL GAME W/L TIME PCT TIME PCT TIME PCT TIME

vs. Oak. (9/12) L, 23-20 11:27:00 19.1% 5:05:00 8.5% 43:28:00 72.4% 60:00:00

vs. Cin. (9/18) W, 24-22 51:30:00 85.8% 8:30:00 14.2% 0:00:00 0.0% 60:00:00

at Ten. (12/25)

at G.B. (10/2)

vs. S.D. (10/9)

at Mia. (10/23)

vs. Det. (10/30)

at Oak. (11/6)

at K.C. (11/13)

vs. NYJ (11/17)

at S.D. (11/27)

at Min. (12/4)

vs. Chi. (12/11)

vs. N.E. (12/18)

at Buf. (12/24)

vs. K.C. (1/1)

TOTAL 62:57:00 52.5% 13:35:00 11.3% 43:28:00 36.2% 120:00:00 AVERAGE 31:28:30 6:47:30 21:44:00 60:00:00 2011 BRONCOS INDIVIDUAL GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS

PASSING

K.Orton Date Opponent Att Cmp Yds Cmp% Yds/Att TD TD% INT INT% LG Sk/Lost Rating 9/12 Oakland 46 24 304 52.2 6.6 1 2.2 1 2.2 24 5/32 71.3 9/19 Cincinnati 25 15 195 60.0 7.8 2 8.0 0 0.0 52 2/8 111.2 TOTALS 71 39 499 54.9 7.0 3 4.2 1 1.4 52 7/40 85.4

RUSHING

W. McGahee L. Ball K. Moreno Date Opponent No Yds Avg LG TD No Yds Avg LG TD No Yds Avg LG TD 9/12 Oakland 4 3 0.8 3 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 8 22 2.8 9 0 9/19 Cincinnati 28 101 3.6 12 1 6 28 4.7 17 0 DID NOT PLAY TOTALS 32 104 3.3 12 1 6 28 4.7 17 0 8 22 2.8 9 0

K. Orton S. Larsen Date Opponent No Yds Avg LG TD No Yds Avg LG TD 9/12 Oakland 1 13 13.0 13 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 9/19 Cincinnati 1 -2 -2.0 -2 0 1 4 4.0 4 0 TOTALS 2 11 5.5 13 0 1 4 4.0 4 0

RECEIVING

E. Decker B. Lloyd E. Royal Date Opponent No Yds Avg LG TD No Yds Avg LG TD No Yds Avg LG TD 9/12 Oakland 3 53 17.7 23 0 6 89 14.8 20 0 2 33 16.5 18 0 9/19 Cincinnati 5 113 22.6 52 2 DID NOT PLAY 2 18 9.0 14 0 TOTALS 8 166 20.8 52 2 6 89 14.8 20 0 4 51 12.8 18 0

D. Fells S. Larsen W. McGahee Date Opponent No Yds Avg LG TD No Yds Avg LG TD No Yds Avg LG TD 9/12 Oakland 3 32 10.7 16 0 1 15 15.0 15 0 5 32 6.4 12 0 9/19 Cincinnati 1 9 9.0 9 0 3 23 7.7 10 0 1 5 5.0 5 0 TOTALS 4 41 10.3 16 0 4 38 9.5 15 0 6 37 6.2 12 0

K. Moreno M. Willis L. Ball Date Opponent No Yds Avg LG TD No Yds Avg LG TD No Yds Avg LG TD 9/12 Oakland 2 35 17.5 24 0 1 6 6.0 6 0 1 9 9.0 9 1 9/19 Cincinnati DID NOT PLAY 2 22 11.0 15 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 TOTALS 2 35 17.5 24 0 3 28 9.3 15 0 1 9 9.0 9 1

J. Thomas Date Opponent No Yds Avg LG TD 9/12 Oakland 0 0 0.0 0 0 9/19 Cincinnati 1 5 5.0 5 0 TOTALS 1 5 5.0 5 0

2011 BRONCOS INDIVIDUAL GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS

PUNT RETURNS

E. Decker E. Royal Date Opponent No. Yds. Avg. LG FC TD Date Opponent No. Yds. Avg. LG FC TD 9/12 Oakland 5 128 25.6 90 0 1 9/12 Oakland 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 9/19 Cincinnati 0 0 0.0 0 1 0 9/19 Cincinnati 0 0 0.0 0 1 0 TOTALS 5 128 25.6 90 1 1 TOTALS 0 0 0.0 0 1 0

KICKOFF RETURNS

C. Vaughn Date Opponent No. Yds. Avg. LG FC TD 9/12 Oakland 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 9/19 Cincinnati 1 23 23.0 23 0 0 TOTALS 1 23 23.0 23 0 0

PUNTING

B. Colquitt Date Opponent No. Yds. Avg. TB In20 LG Net 9/12 Oakland 4 165 41.3 2 1 65 31.3 9/19 Cincinnati 6 335 55.8 0 1 59 51.0 TOTALS 10 500 50.0 2 2 65 43.1 FIELD GOALS

M.Prater Date Opponent 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+ Total Pct. PATM PATA Pct. 9/12 Oakland 0-0 1-1 1-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 2-3 .667 2 2 1.000 9/19 Cincinnati 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 1.000 3 3 1.000 TOTALS 0-0 1-1 2-2 0-0 0-1 0-0 3-4 .750 5 5 1.000 2011 BRONCOS INDIVIDUAL GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS

COMBINED NET YARDS

E. Decker W. McGahee B. Lloyd Date Opponent Rush Rec. PR KR TOT Rush Rec. PR KR TOT Rush Rec. PR KR TOT 9/12 Oakland 0 53 128 0 181 3 32 0 0 35 0 89 0 0 89 9/19 Cincinnati 0 113 0 0 113 101 5 0 0 106 DID NOT PLAY TOTALS 0 166 128 0 294 104 37 0 0 141 0 89 0 0 89

K. Moreno E. Royal S. Larsen Date Opponent Rush Rec. PR KR TOT Rush Rec. PR KR TOT Rush Rec. PR KR TOT 9/12 Oakland 22 35 0 0 57 0 33 0 0 33 0 15 0 0 15 9/19 Cincinnati DID NOT PLAY 0 18 0 0 18 4 23 0 0 27 TOTALS 22 35 0 0 57 0 51 0 0 51 4 38 0 0 42

D. Fells L. Ball M. Willis Date Opponent Rush Rec. PR KR TOT Rush Rec. PR KR TOT Rush Rec. PR KR TOT 9/12 Oakland 0 32 0 0 32 0 9 0 0 9 06006 9/19 Cincinnati 09009 2800028 0220022 TOTALS 0 41 0 0 41 28 9 0 0 37 0 28 0 0 28

C. Vaughn K. Orton J. Thomas Date Opponent Rush Rec. PR KR TOT Rush Rec. PR KR TOT Rush Rec. PR KR TOT 9/12 Oakland 00000 1300013 00000 9/19 Cincinnati 0 0 0 23 23 -2 0 0 0 -2 05005 TOTALS 0 0 0 23 23 11 0 0 0 11 05005 2011 BRONCOS REGULAR SEASON INDIVIDUAL GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS

DEFENSE W. WOODYARD B. DAWKINS J. MAYS Date Opponent TT UT AT S-Yds. I-Yds. TT UT AT S-Yds. I-Yds. TT UT AT S-Yds. I-Yds. 9/12 Oakland 6 5 1 0-0 0-0 9 7 2 0-0 0-0 5 5 0 0-0 0-0 9/18 Cincinnati 13 10 3 0-0 0-0 4 3 1 0-0 0-0 8 5 3 0-0 0-0 TOTALS 19 15 4 0-0 0-0 13 10 3 0-0 0-0 13 10 3 0-0 0-0

A. GOODMAN J. HUNTER R. MOORE Date Opponent TT UT AT S-Yds. I-Yds. TT UT AT S-Yds. I-Yds. TT UT AT S-Yds. I-Yds. 9/12 Oakland 4 4 0 0-0 0-0 6 5 1 1-6 0-0 4 4 0 0-0 0-0 9/18 Cincinnati 5 4 1 0-0 0-0 2 2 0 0-0 0-0 4 3 1 0-0 0-0 TOTALS 9810-00-0 8711-60-0 8710-00-0

V. MILLER C. VAUGHN B. BUNKLEY Date Opponent TT UT AT S-Yds. I-Yds. TT UT AT S-Yds. I-Yds. TT UT AT S-Yds. I-Yds. 9/12 Oakland 5 3 2 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 0-0 0-0 4 3 1 0-0 0-0 9/18 Cincinnati 3 3 0 1-13 0-0 5 4 1 0-0 0-0 2 1 1 0-0 0-0 TOTALS 8 6 2 1-13 0-0 6 5 1 0-0 0-0 6 4 2 0-0 0-0

C. BAILEY J. WILHITE R. AYERS Date Opponent TT UT AT S-Yds. I-Yds. TT UT AT S-Yds. I-Yds. TT UT AT S-Yds. I-Yds. 9/12 Oakland 5 5 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 2 1 1 0-0 0-0 9/18 Cincinnati INACTIVE 4221-90-0 1100-00-0 TOTALS 5500-00-0 4221-90-0 3210-00-0

M. UNREIN D. HARVEY K. VICKERSON Date Opponent TT UT AT S-Yds. I-Yds. TT UT AT S-Yds. I-Yds. TT UT AT S-Yds. I-Yds. 9/12 Oakland 2 2 0 0-0 0-0 INACTIVE 1 1 0 0-0 0-0 9/18 Cincinnati 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 TOTALS 2200-00-0 1100-00-0 1100-00-0

M. HAGGAN Date Opponent TT UT AT S-Yds. I-Yds. 9/12 Oakland 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 9/18 Cincinnati 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 TOTALS 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 2011 SEASON INDIVIDUAL GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS — BRONCOS LEADERS SCORING RUSHES RUSH YDS RECEPTIONS REC. YDS Game vs. Oak. (9/12) Prater 8 Moreno 8 Moreno 22 Lloyd 6 Lloyd 89 vs. Cin. (9/18) Decker 12 McGahee 28 McGahee 101 Decker 5 Decker 113 at Ten. (9/25) at G.B. (10/2) vs. S.D. (10/9) at Mia. (10/23) vs. Det. (10/30) at Oak. (11/6) at K.C. (11/13) vs. NYJ (11/17) at S.D. (11/27) at Min. (12/4) vs. Chi. (12/11) vs. N.E. (12/18) at Buf. (12/24) vs. K.C. (1/1) AVERAGE 10.0 18.0 61.5 5.5 101.0 TACKLES SACKS INTS PASSES DEF. ST. TACKLES Game vs. Oak. (9/12) Dawkins 9 Hunter 1 None 0 Bruton 1 None 0 vs. Cin. (9/18) Woodyard 13 Miller, Wilhite 1 None 0 Miller, Vaughn 2 Harris 2 at Ten. (9/25) at G.B. (10/2) vs. S.D. (10/9) at Mia. (10/23) vs. Det. (10/30) at Oak. (11/6) at K.C. (11/13) vs. NYJ (11/17) at S.D. (11/27) at Min. (12/4) vs. Chi. (12/11) vs. N.E. (12/18) at Buf. (12/24) vs. K.C. (1/1) AVERAGE 11.0 1.0 0.0 1.5 1.0 PUNT RET. PR YDS KICKOFF RET. KOR YDS PUNTS Game vs. Oak. (9/12) Decker 5 Decker 128 None 0 None 0 Colquitt 4 vs. Cin. (9/18) None 0 None 0 Vaughn 1 Vaughn 23 Colquitt 6 at Ten. (9/25) at G.B. (10/2) vs. S.D. (10/9) at Mia. (10/23) vs. Det. (10/30) at Oak. (11/6) at K.C. (11/13) vs. NYJ (11/17) at S.D. (11/27) at Min. (12/4) vs. Chi. (12/11) vs. N.E. (12/18) at Buf. (12/24) vs. K.C. (1/1) AVERAGE 2.5 64.0 0.5 11.5 5.0 2011 SEASON INDIVIDUAL GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS — OPPONENT LEADERS SCORING RUSHES RUSH YDS RECEPTIONS REC. YDS Game vs. Oak. (9/12) Janikowski 11 McFadden 22 McFadden 150 Heyward-Bey 4 Heyward-Bey 44 vs. Cin. (9/18) Nugent 10 Benson 16 Benson 59 Green 10 Simpson 136 at Ten. (9/25) at G.B. (10/2) vs. S.D. (10/9) at Mia. (10/23) vs. Det. (10/30) at Oak. (11/6) at K.C. (11/13) vs. NYJ (11/17) at S.D. (11/27) at Min. (12/4) vs. Chi. (12/11) vs. N.E. (12/18) at Buf. (12/24) vs. K.C. (1/1) AVERAGE 10.5 19.0 104.5 7.0 90.0 TACKLES SACKS INTS PASSES DEF. ST. TACKLES Game vs. Oak. (9/12) Branch 6 Seymour 2 Giordano 1 Boyd 2 Cartwright 2 vs. Cin. (9/18) Howard 8 Atkins, Johnson 1 None 0 Lawson, Rucker 2 Rey 1 at Ten. (9/25) at G.B. (10/2) vs. S.D. (10/9) at Mia. (10/23) vs. Det. (10/30) at Oak. (11/6) at K.C. (11/13) vs. NYJ (11/17) at S.D. (11/27) at Min. (12/4) vs. Chi. (12/11) vs. N.E. (12/18) at Buf. (12/24) vs. K.C. (1/1) AVERAGE 7.0 1.5 0.0 2.0 1.5 PUNT RET. PR YDS KICKOFF RET. KOR YDS PUNTS Game vs. Oak. (9/12) None 0 None 0 None 0 None 0 Lechler 6 vs. Cin. (9/18) Tate 5 Tate 29 None 0 None 0 Huber 5 at Ten. (9/25) at G.B. (10/2) vs. S.D. (10/9) at Mia. (10/23) vs. Det. (10/30) at Oak. (11/6) at K.C. (11/13) vs. NYJ (11/17) at S.D. (11/27) at Min. (12/4) vs. Chi. (12/11) vs. N.E. (12/18) at Buf. (12/24) vs. K.C. (1/1) AVERAGE 2.5 14.5 0.0 0.0 5.5 BRONCOS 2011 REGULAR SEASON 100-YARD RUSHING AND RECEIVING / 300-YARD PASSING GAMES

100-YARD RUSHING GAMES

BRONCOS (1) OPPONENTS (1) GAME Player Att. Yds. Avg. LG TDs GAME Player Att. Yds. Avg. LG TDs vs. Oak. (9/12) NONE vs. Oak. (9/12) McFadden 22 150 6.8 47 0 vs. Cin. (9/18) McGahee 28 101 3.6 12 1 vs. Cin. (9/18) NONE at Ten. (9/25) at Ten. (9/25) at G.B. (10/2) at G.B. (10/2) vs. S.D. (10/9) vs. S.D. (10/9) at Mia. (10/23) at Mia. (10/23) vs. Det. (10/30) vs. Det. (10/30) at Oak. (11/6) at Oak. (11/6) at K.C. (11/13) at K.C. (11/13) vs. NYJ (11/17) vs. NYJ (11/17) at S.D. (11/27) at S.D. (11/27) at Min. (12/4) at Min. (12/4) vs. Chi. (12/11) vs. Chi. (12/11) vs. N.E. (12/18) vs. N.E. (12/18) at Buf. (12/24) at Buf. (12/24) vs. K.C. (1/1) vs. K.C. (1/1)

Player No. Player No. McGahee 1 McFadden 1

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BRONCOS (0) OPPONENTS (0) GAME Player Rec. Yds. Avg. LG TDs GAME Player Rec. Yds. Avg. LG TDs vs. Oak. (9/12) NONE vs. Oak. (9/12) NONE vs. Cin. (9/18) Decker 5 113 22.6 52 2 vs. Cin. (9/18) Green 10 124 12.4 26 1 Simpson 4 136 34.0 84 0 at Ten. (9/25) at Ten. (9/25) at G.B. (10/2) at G.B. (10/2) vs. S.D. (10/9) vs. S.D. (10/9) at Mia. (10/23) at Mia. (10/23) vs. Det. (10/30) vs. Det. (10/30) at Oak. (11/6) at Oak. (11/6) at K.C. (11/13) at K.C. (11/13) vs. NYJ (11/17) vs. NYJ (11/17) at S.D. (11/27) at S.D. (11/27) at Min. (12/4) at Min. (12/4) vs. Chi. (12/11) vs. Chi. (12/11) vs. N.E. (12/18) vs. N.E. (12/18) at Buf. (12/24) at Buf. (12/24) vs. K.C. (1/1) vs. K.C. (1/1) Player No. Decker 1 Player No. Green 1 Simpson 1

TOTALS 1 TOTALS 2 300-YARD PASSING GAMES BRONCOS (1) OPPONENTS (0)

GAME Player Cmp.-Att. Yds. TDs INTs Rtg. GAME Player Cmp.-Att. Yds. TDs INTs Rtg. vs. Oak. (9/12) Orton 24-46 304 1 1 71.3 vs. Oak. (9/12) NONE vs. Cin. (9/18) NONE vs. Cin. (9/18) Dalton 27-41 332 2 0 107 at Ten. (9/25) at Ten. (9/25) at G.B. (10/2) at G.B. (10/2) vs. S.D. (10/9) vs. S.D. (10/9) at Mia. (10/23) at Mia. (10/23) vs. Det. (10/30) vs. Det. (10/30) at Oak. (11/6) at Oak. (11/6) at K.C. (11/13) at K.C. (11/13) vs. NYJ (11/17) vs. NYJ (11/17) at S.D. (11/27) at S.D. (11/27) at Min. (12/4) at Min. (12/4) vs. Chi. (12/11) vs. Chi. (12/11) vs. N.E. (12/18) vs. N.E. (12/18) at Buf. (12/24) at Buf. (12/24) vs. K.C. (1/1) vs. K.C. (1/1)

Player No. Player No. Orton 1 Dalton 1 TOTALS 1 TOTALS 1 2011 DENVER BRONCO MISCELLANEOUS STATISTICS (Won 1, 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 K. ORTON ...... 24 4 3 1 10 0 5 0 1 0 37 1.54 29.2% 34.8% 125 630 5.0 8 DENVER ...... 24 4 3 1 10 0 5 0 1 0 37 1.54 29.2% 34.8% 125 630 5.0 8 Opponents ...... 26 4 6 0 11 2 1 0 2 (0) 45 1.73 38.5% 41.7% 121 679 5.6 6 (*—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: Orton 2-(-2); Opponents 4-for-[-8].)

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. M. PRATER ...... 10 0 0 0 0 10 10 0 / 10 0 0 (0) (0) (0) 200 --- O20 --- (In Denver: 10 KO / 10 TB / 10 EZ+) Opponents ...... 11 1 0 0 0 10 10 1 / 11 0 0 (0) (0) (0) 215 15 C20 --- (In Denver: 11 KO / 10 TB / 10 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; 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 ...... 26 74 2.8 34 244 7.2 60 318 5.30 3 13 22 30 14 6 2 3 2 Opponents ...... 33 158 4.8 26 147 5.7 59 305 5.17 4 13 23 25 12 7 3 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 ...... 60 318 5.2 42 186 4.4 25 124 5.0 0 0 0.0 127 628 4.94 155 154 126 193 0 45 166 3.7 30 Opponents .... 59 305 5.2 39 283 7.3 25 83 3.3 2 0 0.0 125 671 5.37 117 117 194 243 0 51 229 4.5 45 Drives In Opponent Territory (minus drives with 50+ scores or no plays): Denver 10/23 (43.5%, 16.6 ypd); Opponents 15/26 (57.7%, 15.3 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 Total Pct. DENVER ...... 1- 1 1- 2 3- 3 1- 1 0- 3 1- 1 0- 2 1- 2 0- 1 2- 3 1- 2 0- 4 0- 0 4- 7 7-18 4-10 11-25 44.0 Opponents ...... 1- 4 1- 1 0- 1 1- 1 0- 1 1- 2 0- 0 1- 3 0- 1 0- 4 1- 3 0- 4 0- 0 3-10 3-15 2-13 6-25 24.0 AVERAGE YARDS TO GO: Denver 7.9 (25/198); Opponents 8.2 (25/206). SECOND DOWN EFFICIENCY: Denver 13-42 (31.0; 1-4 yds: 4-7); Opponent 13-39 (33.3; 1-4 yds: 5-7) DENVER DEFENSE: 0 QB sacks (0 yards), 0 interceptions, 0 fumble recoveries. OPPONENT DEFENSE: 2 QB sack (15 yards), 0 interceptions, 0 fumble recoveries.

TURNOVER ANALYSIS DENVER’s 5 turnovers have led to 19 Opponent points: 1 TD, 4 FG; 42.2% of Opponents’ total points (45). BY QTR (5): 0 / 3 / 1 / 1 (0 OT). OPPONENTS’ 1 turnover has led to 3 Denver points: 0 TD, 1 FG; 6.8% of Denver’s total points (44). BY QTR (1): 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 (0 OT).

AVERAGE STARTING FIELD POSITION FIRST DOWNS EARNED Denver Opponent Player Rush Pass Rec. — Total (3/4) Drives Started ...... 24 26 K. ORTON ...... 1 25 0 — 26 (8) Cumulative Starting Yardlines ...... 621 770 W. McGAHEE ...... 6 0 1 — 7 (2) Average Field Position ...... D26 O30 E. DECKER ...... 0 0 6 — 6 (0) Drives Started In Plus Territory ...... 2 5 B. LLOYD ...... 0 0 5 — 5 (1)

Scores/TD, FG ...... 1/0,1 4/1,3 L. BALL ...... 3 0 1 — 4 (2) FGA/Punts/Downs ...... 0/0/0 0/0/1 E. ROYAL ...... 0 0 4 — 4 (2) Turnovers/Clock/Ran Out Clock ...... 0/0/1 0/0/0 D. FELLS ...... 0 0 3 — 3 (2) Drives Started Inside Own 20/At Own 20 .... 17 (4/13) 15 (4/11) S. LARSEN ...... 1 0 2 — 3 (0) Points Scored (TD/FG) ...... 27 (3/2) 10 (1/1) K. MORENO ...... 0 0 2 — 2 (0) M. WILLIS ...... 0 0 1 — 1 (0) SCORING PERCENTAGE INSIDE-THE-20 (RED ZONE) (3/4—first downs earned on third and fourth down plays.) Denver Opponent Times Penetrated Opponent 20 ...... 5 8 Total Scores ...... 5 8 TRUE QUARTERBACK RUSHING Touchdowns (Rush/Pass) ...... 2 (1/1) 4 (1/3) Player Att. Yds Avg. K-downs Abort Adjusted------Spiked Ps Field Goals-Attempts ...... 3-3 4-4 K. ORTON ..... 2 11 5.5 1-(-2) 0 1 13 0.0 1 Turnovers/Downs/Punts/Clock ...... 0/0/0/0 0/0/0/0 Scores From The 20 & Outside/TD,FG ..... 2/2,0 2/0,2 Total Red Zone Plays-Yards ...... 17-14/0.8 16-45/2.8 Third Down Efficiency ...... 2-5/40.0 1-4/25.0 Fourth Down Efficiency ...... 0-0/0.0 0-0/0.0 Overall Scoring Percentage ...... 100.0 100.0 TD Percentage ...... 40.0 50.0 *—Ran Out Clock Not Trying To Score ...... 0 0

(*—not included in total count or any stats above one choice is made.)

YARDS LOST DUE TO PENALTIES Denver Opponent GOAL-TO-GO SITUATIONS Times Penalized After Offensive Gain/Score .. 6 2 Summary------GTG Plays------Yards Lost Due To Penalties ...... 41 10 Team Total* TD FG FGA DWN TO CLK Plays TDs Pct. Touchdowns Called Back ...... 0 0 DENVER………… 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 9 1 11.1 Field Goals Called Back ...... 0 0 OPPONENTS…… 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 8 4 50.0 First Downs Lost ...... 1 0 (*—does not include purposely running out the clock: Denver 0, Opponent 0.)

TIME SPENT IN THE LEAD Denver Opponent Tied 2 Games (120:00 total minutes) ...... 62:57 43:28 13:35 Percentage of Time In The Lead ...... 52.5 36.2 11.3

EXPANDED PUNTING No. Return Avg. Long Pct. Not Net Own 25 & Inside Opp Terr. Adjusted 50 & Out Player Punts Yards Avg. Ret. Yards Return Return Returned Avg. In 20/10/5 TB FC 60+ 50+ No. Yds. Avg. No.Yards No. Yds. Avg. B. COLQUITT ...... 10 500 50.00 5 29 5.8 16 50.0 43.10 2 / 1 / 1 2 1 1 7 5 280 56.0 2-96 8 404 50.5

DENVER BRONCOS 2011 SEASON MISCELLANEOUS GAME INFORMATION

GAME W/L KICKOFF LENGTH ATTN. TEMP. TVBROADCAST CREW OFFICIALS vs. Oakland (9/12) L, 23-20 8:26 PM MDT 3:20 75,671 75°F ESPNBrad Nessler REF: Boger; UMP: Paganelli; Trent Dilfer HL: Bergman; LJ: Stephan; SJ: Larrew; FJ: Rosenbaum; BJ: Steratore vs. Cincinnati (9/18) W, 24-20 2:15 PM MDT 3:05 73,281 69°F CBSSportsSpero Dedes REF: Hochuli; UMP: Hall; Steve Beuerlein HL: Hittner; LJ: Hill; SJ: Torbert; FJ: Wrolstad; BJ: Carey at Tennessee (9/25)

at Green Bay (10/2)

vs. San Diego (10/9)

at Miami (10/23)

vs. Detroit (10/30)

at Oakland (11/6)

at Kansas City (11/13)

vs. N.Y. Jets (11/17)

at San Diego (11/27)

at Minnesota (12/4)

vs. Chicago (12/11)

vs. New England (12/18)

at Buffalo (12/24)

vs. Kansas City (1/1) Denver Broncos Updated Player Biographies

Updated: Tuesday, September 20, 2011 Quinn’s Career Statistics PASSING G S Att. Comp. Yds. Pct. TD Int. LG S/Yd. Rtg. QUARTERBACKS 14 12 353 184 1,902 52.1 10 9 59t 20/113 66.8

RUSHING 8 • Kyle Orton • QB • 6-4 • 225 • 7 • Purdue Att. Yds. Avg. LG TD Regular Season Games Played/Games Started: 2011: 2/2; Career: 64/63 25 119 4.8 24 1 Additional Statistics: Fumble recoveries — 2009 (1), TOTAL (1) Receiving — 2009 (1-18) Quickly: Orton is a seventh-year quarterback who has passed for 3,000 yards in each of his TOTAL (1-18). first two seasons with Denver after spending four years with Chicago (2005-08) to begin his NFL career. He owns a 53-to-3 career touchdown-to-interception ratio (17.7) in the red zone Quinn’s Single-Game Career Bests (Postseason): Pass attempts — 45 vs. San Diego, that ranks fifth in the league among active players. Opened the 2010 season with 1,419 12/6/09 (none). Pass completions — 25 vs. San Diego, 12/6/09 (none). Passing yards — 304 at Detroit, 11/22/09 (none). Completion percentage (min. 10 att.) — 63.6% (21-33) at passing yards in Weeks 1-4 to represent the second most yards in NFL history by a player Detroit, 11/22/09 (none). Touchdown passes — 4 at Detroit, 11/22/09. Longest pass through his team’s first four games (Kurt Warner, Stl., 2000). Was named a team captain completion — 59t at Detroit, 11/22/09 (none). Rushing attempts — 4, twice, last at Kansas prior to the start of the 2011 regular season. City, 12/20/09 (none). Rushing yards — 39 at Kansas City, 12/20/09 (none). Longest rush — 24 at Kansas City, 12/20/09 (none). Rushing touchdowns — 1 at Cincinnati, 11/29/09 (none). 2011 Highlights: • vs. Oakland (9/12): *-Scrambled for 13 yards on third-and-long to pick up a first down in the second 15 • Tim Tebow • QB • 6-3 • 236 • 2 • Florida quarter. Regular Season Games Played/Games Started: 2011: 1/0; Career: 10/3 *-Connected with RB Knowshon Moreno for a gain of 24 yards, which marked the Broncos’ longest play from scrimmage of the game. Quickly: Tebow is a second-year quarterback who started Denver’s last three regular-season *-Moved into sixth place among all-time Broncos’ quarterbacks with 7,954 contests in 2010, completing 41-of-82 (50.0%) passes for 654 yards with five touchdowns passing yards as a Bronco. and three interceptions to lead all NFL rookies with a 82.1 quarterback rating. He posted 43 • vs. Cincinnati (9/18): rushes for 227 yards (5.3 avg.) with six touchdowns as a rookie and recorded two of the top *-Improved to 10-3 in his career when posting a QB rating over 100 (111.2 rtg). three single-game rushing performances by a quarterback in franchise history. He ranked *-Threw two touchdown passes to WR Eric Decker in the second half, the second second among league quarterbacks with his six rushing touchdowns in 2010 and posted the of which, a 52-yarder, marked Denver’s longest play from scrimmage of the most rushing yards (199) by a quarterback in his first three career starts since the 1970 NFL season. merger. Tebow joined Fran Tarkenton (Min., 1961) as the only two players in NFL history to *-Moved into sixth place in franchise history, passing Ring of Famer Frank run and pass for a touchdown in four games during their rookie season. Tripucka, with 668 pass completions as a Bronco. 2011 Highlights: Orton’s 2011 Totals PASSING • vs. Cincinnati (9/18): Opponent P/S Att Cmp Yds Pct TD INT LG Sk/Yds Rtg. *-Saw action as Denver’s emergency third wide receiver after WR Eddie Royal left vs. Oak. (9/12) S 46 24 304 52.2 1 1 24 5/32 71.3 with a groin injury in the first half vs. Cin. (9/18) S 25 15 195 60.0 2 0 52 2/8 111.2 TOTALS 2/2 71 39 499 54.9 3 1 52 7/40 85.4 Tebow’s 2011 Totals PASSING Opponent P/S Att Cmp Yds Pct TD INT LG Sk/Yds Rtg. RUSHING vs. Oak. (9/12) DID NOT PLAY Opponent Att. Yds. Avg. LG TD vs. Cin. (9/18) S 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0/0 0.0 vs. Oak. (9/12) 1 13 13.0 13 0 TOTAL 1/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0/0 0.0 vs. Cin. (9/18) 1 -2 -2.0 -2 0 RUSHING TOTALS 2 11 5.5 13 0 Opponent Att. Yds. Avg. LG TD Vs. Oak. (9/12) DID NOT PLAY Orton’s Career Statistics vs. Cin. (9/19) 0 0 0.0 — 0 PASSING TOTALS 0 0 0.0 — 0 G S Att. Comp. Yds. Pct. TD Int. LG S/Yd. Rtg. 64 63 2,023 1,173 13,273 54.9 74 49 87t 129/804 79.8 Tebow’s Career Statistics PASSING RUSHING G S Att. Comp. Yds. Pct. TD Int. LG S/Yd. Rtg. Att. Yds. Avg. LG TD 10 3 82 41 654 50.0 5 3 50 6/26 82.1 101 272 2.7 15 3 RUSHING Additional Statistics: Miscellaneous tackles — 2008 (3), 2010 (1), TOTAL (4). Fumble Att. Yds. Avg. LG TD recoveries — 2005 (3), 2007 (2). 2008 (1), 2009 (1), 2010 (1), TOTAL (7). 43 227 5.3 40t 6 Orton’s Single-Game Career Bests (Postseason): Pass attempts — 57 vs. Indianapolis 9/26/10 (none). Pass completions — 37 vs. Indianapolis 9/26/10 (none). Passing yards — Tebow’s Single-Game Career Bests (Postseason): Pass attempts — 36 vs. San Diego 476 vs. Indianapolis 9/26/10 (none). Completion percentage — 72.9% (35-48) vs. New 1/2/11 (none). Pass completions — 16, twice, recent vs. San Diego 1/2/11 (none). Passing England, 10/11/09 (none). Touchdown passes — 4, vs. Kansas City, 11/14/10 (none). yards — 308 vs. Houston 12/26/10 (none). Touchdown passes — 42, vs. San Diego, 1/2/11 Longest pass completion — 87t at Cincinnati, 9/13/09 (none). Passer rating — 134.7 at (none). Longest pass completion —33t at Oakland, 12/19/10 (none). Passer rating — 118.8 Washington, 11/15/09 (none). Rushing attempts — 6 vs. Tampa Bay, 9/21/08 (none). vs. Kansas City, 11/14/10 (none). Rushing attempts — 13 vs. San Diego, 1/2/11 (none). Rushing yards — 22 vs. N.Y. Jets, 10/14/09 (none). Longest rush — 15 at Cleveland, Rushing yards — 94 vs. San Diego, 1/2/11 (none). Longest rush — 40t at Oakland, 12/19/10 10/9/05 (none). Rushing touchdowns — 1, three times, last at Houston, 12/28/08 (none). (none). Rushing touchdowns — 1, six times, last vs. San Diego, 1/2/11 (none).

RUNNING BACKS 9 • Brady Quinn • QB • 6-3 • 235 • 5 • Notre Dame Regular Season Games Played/Games Started: 2011: 0/0; Career: 14/12 35 • Lance Ball • RB • 5-9 • 215 • 3 • Maryland

Regular Season Games Played/Games Started: 2011: 2/0; Career 13/0 Quickly: Quinn is a fifth-year quarterback who enters his second season with the Broncos having seen time in 14 games (12 starts) during his first three professional seasons with Quickly: Ball is a third-year running back who played 10 games for the Broncos in 2010 and Cleveland. Joined the Broncos on March 14, 2010, in a trade with. Quinn was selected by ranked third on the club with 158 rushing yards on 41 carries (3.9 avg.). Cleveland in the first round (22nd overall) of the 2007 NFL Draft. 2011 Highlights: Quinn’s 2011 Totals PASSING Opponent P/S Att Cmp Yds Pct TD INT LG Sk/Yds Rtg. • vs. Oakland (9/12): vs. Oak. (9/12) DID NOT PLAY *-Caught a nine-yard touchdown pass from Kyle Orton to trim the Broncos’ deficit vs. Cin. (9/18) DID NOT PLAY to three points with 3:43 remaining in the fourth quarter. TOTALS 0/0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 — 0/0 0.0 *-His touchdown reception accounted for Denver’s only offensive score of the

game. RUSHING • vs. Cincinnati (9/18): Opponent Att. Yds. Avg. LG TD *-Broke free for a game-high 17 yard run on 3rd-and-three from the Cincinnati 25- vs. Oak. (9/12) DID NOT PLAY yard line that set up a Matt Prater field goal in the second quarter. vs. Cin. (9/18) DID NOT PLAY TOTALS 0 0 0 — 0

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Ball’s 2011 Totals Rushing Receiving Opponent P/S No. Yds. Avg. LG TD Rec. Yds. Avg. LG TD 23 • Willis McGahee • RB • 6-0 • 235 • 9 • Miami vs. Oak. (9/12) P 0 0 0.0 — 0 1 9 9.0 9 1 Regular Season Games Played/Games Started: 2011: 2/1; Career 107/67 vs. Cin. (9/18) P 6 28 4.7 17 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 TOTALS 2/0 6 28 4.7 17 0 1 9 9.0 9 1 Quickly: McGahee is a ninth- year running back who has played 107 career games (67 starts) in the regular season with Baltimore(2007-10) ,Buffalo (2004-06), and Denver (2011), placing Ball’s Career Statistics sixth in the NFL with 6,271 yards since 2004. He ranks second in the NFL with 56 rushing Rushing Receiving touchdowns since 2004 and has never rushed for fewer than five touchdowns in a season. G S No. Yds. Avg. LG TD Rec. Yds. Avg. LG TD McGahee owns three 1,000-yard rushing seasons and has 24 100-yard games to his credit. 13 0 60 269 4.5 23 0 5 30 6.0 13 1

Additional Statistics: Special teams tackles ----- 2010 (1), TOTAL (1). Miscellaneous tackles ----- 2011 Highlights: 2010 (1), TOTAL (1). Fumbles-----2010 (1FR), TOTAL (1FR). Kickoff returns ----- 2010 (2 for 33 • vs. Oakland (9/12): yds., 16.5 avg., 18 LG), TOTAL (2 for 33 yds., 16.5 avg., 18 LG). *-Caught a 10-yard pass from QB Kyle Orton on third down late in the game that

sustained Denver’s final scoring drive. Ball’s Single-Game Career Bests (Postseason): Rushes ----- 13 vs. Tennessee, 12/28/08 • vs. Cincinnati (9/18): (none). Rushing yards ----- 83 vs. Tennessee, 12/28/08 (none). Longest rush ----- 23 vs. *-Made his first start as a Bronco. Tennessee, 12/28/08 (none). Rushing touchdowns ----- None (none). Receptions ----- 1, five *-Became the 35th player in franchise history to eclipse the 100-yard rushing times, last vs. Oakland, 9/12/11 (none). Receiving yards ----- 13 vs. Houston, 12/26/10 mark. (none). Longest reception ----- 13 vs. Houston, 12/26/10 (none). Receiving touchdowns ----- *-His 101 yard rushing performance tied him for sixth among active players with 1 vs. Oakland9/12/11 (none). 24 career 100-yard rushing games. *His 28 rushes were the most by a Denver running back since Nov. 28, 2004. 37 • Jeremiah Johnson • RB • 5-9 • 200 • 2 • Oregon Regular Season Games Played/Games Started: 2011: 1/0; Career 1/0 McGahee’s 2011 Totals Rushing Receiving Quickly: A second-year running back who spent time on practice squads with Denver, Opponent P/S No. Yds. Avg. LG TD Rec. Yds. Avg. LG TD Carolina and Washington in 2010 after his rookie season with Houston in 2009… He vs. Oak. (9/12) P 4 3 0.8 3 0 5 32 6.4 12 0 participated in the Texans’ training camp in 2009 before sustaining a shoulder injury and vs. Cin. (9/18) S 28 101 3.6 12 1 1 5 5.0 5 0 TOTALS 2/1 32 104 3.3 12 1 6 37 6.2 12 0 being placed on injured reserve on Aug. 8, 2009. He joined the Broncos as a practice-squad Additional Statistics: Miscellaneous tackles — 1 signee on Dec. 10, 2010. Johnson entered the NFL with Houston as a college free agent on

May 1, 2009. McGahee’s Career Statistics Rushing Receiving 2011 Highlights: G S No. Yds. Avg. LG TD Rec. Yds. Avg. LG TD • vs. Cincinnati (9/18): 107 67 1,573 6,271 4.0 77t 56 170 1,084 6.4 56 4 *-Made his NFL debut after being activated from the practice squad a day earlier. Additional Statistics: Miscellaneous tackles — 2009 (1), 2010 (1) TOTAL (2).

Johnson’s 2011 Totals Rushing Receiving McGahee’s Single-Game Career Bests (Postseason): Rushes ----- 37 vs. N.Y. Jets, 11/7/04 Opponent P/S No. Yds. Avg. LG TD Rec. Yds. Avg. LG TD (none). Rushing yards ----- 167 at Oakland, 1/3/10 (none). Longest rush ----- 77t, twice, recent vs. Cin. (9/18) P 0 0 0.0 — 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 at Oakland, 1/3/10 (none). Rushing touchdowns ----- 4 at Seattle, 11/28/04 (none). TOTALS 1/0 0 0 0.0 — 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 Receptions ----- 7 at San Francisco, 10/7/07 (none). Receiving yards ----- 61 vs. New England, 10/22/06 (none). Longest reception ----- 56 vs. New England, 10/22/06 (none). Receiving touchdowns ----- 1, four times, recent vs. Miami 11/7/10 (none). 46 • Spencer Larsen • FB • 6-2 • 243 • 4 • Arizona Regular Season Games Played/Games Started: 2011: 2/1; Career 36/10 27 • Knowshon Moreno • RB • 5-11 • 200 • 3 • Georgia Quickly: Larsen is a fourth-year player from the University of Arizona. He has settled in as the Regular Season Games Played/Games Started: 2011: 1/1; Career 30/23 Broncos’ lone fullback after also seeing time at linebacker during his first three NFL seasons with Denver. He became the first Bronco in club history and just the fourth player in the NFL Quickly: Moreno was selected by the Broncos in the first round (12th overall) of the 2009 NFL since 1990 to start on both offense and defense in the same game when he opened Denver’s Draft from the University of Georgia. He led the club as well as all league rookies in rushing contest at Atlanta (11/16/08) at middle linebacker and fullback. yards (947), total yards from scrimmage (1,160) and touchdowns (9) in 2009. He is tied for third among players that entered the league in 2009 with three multi-touchdown games in his 2011 Highlights: career. He is tied for second in touchdowns (17) among players that entered the league in • vs. Oakland (9/12): 2009. Has recorded his first two 100+yard games in 2010. He became the fourth player in *-Hauled in the first pass of the contest for a gain of 15 yards and a first down. team history to post 1,000 yards from scrimmage in each of his first two seasons. • vs. Cincinnati (9/18): *-Totaled a career-high three receptions for 23 yards in his first start of the 2011 Highlights: season. • vs. Oakland (9/12): *-Took a screen pass from QB Kyle Orton 24 yards to the Oakland six-yard line, Larsen’s 2011 Totals Rushing Receiving setting up a K Matt Prater field goal. Opponent P/S No. Yds. Avg. LG TD Rec. Yds. Avg. LG TD Moreno’s 2011 Totals Rushing Receiving vs. Oak. (9/12) P 0 0 0 — 0 1 15 15.0 15 0 Opponent P/S No. Yds. Avg. LG TD Rec. Yds. Avg. LG TD vs. Cin. (9/18) S 1 4 4.0 4 0 3 23 7.7 10 0 vs. Oak. (9/12) S 8 22 2.8 9 0 2 35 17.5 24 0 TOTALS 2/1 1 4 4.0 4 0 4 38 9.5 15 0 vs. Cin. (9/18) INACTIVE TOTALS 1/1 8 22 2.8 9 0 2 35 17.5 24 0 Larsen’s Career Statistics Rushing Receiving Moreno’s Career Statistics G S No. Yds. Avg. LG TD Rec. Yds. Avg. LG TD Rushing Receiving 36 10 4 22 5.5 14 0 9 89 9.9 29 1 G S No. Yds. Avg. LG TD Rec. Yds. Avg. LG TD Tackles 30 23 437 1,748 4.0 36 12 67 620 9.3 45 5 G S UT A TT S-Yds I-Yds PBU FF FR Additional Statistics: Miscellaneous tackles — 2009 (1), 2010 (1) TOTAL (2). 23 4 13 2 15 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 Additional Statistics: Special teams tackles — 2008 (9), 2009 (10), 2010 (1), TOTAL (20). Moreno’s Single-Game Career Bests: Rushes — 24 vs. Seattle, 9/19/10 (none). Rushing Miscellaneous tackles — 2008 (1), TOTAL (1). Kickoff returns — 2009 (1 for 13 yds.), 2010 yards — 161 at Kansas City, 12/5/10 (none). Longest rush — 36 vs. San Diego, 11/22/09 (3 for 44 yds., 14.7 avg., 19 LG), TOTAL (4 for 57 yds., 14.3 avg., 19 LG). (none). Rushing touchdowns — 2, twice, last vs. Kansas City, 1/3/10 (none). Receptions — 7 at San Diego, 11/22/10 (none). Receiving yards — 67 vs. Seattle, 9/19/10 (none). Longest Larsen’s Single-Game Career Bests (Postseason): Rushes ----- 2 vs. Kansas City, 11/14/010 reception — 45 vs. Seattle, 9/19/10 (none). Receiving touchdowns — 2, vs. Oakland, (none). Rushing yards ----- 17 vs. Kansas City, 11/14/10 (none). Longest rush ----- 14 vs. 10/24/10 (none). Rushing yards in one quarter — 68 (2nd) at Kansas City,10/5/10 (none). Kansas City, 11/14/10 (none). Rushing touchdowns ----- None (none). Receptions ----- 3, vs. Rushing yards in one half — 85 (1st) at Kansas City,12/5/10 (none). Total yards — 175 Cincinnati, 9/18/11 (none). Receiving yards ----- 29 vs. Oakland, 10/24/10 (none). Longest (161 rush, 14 rec.) at Kansas City, 12/5/10 (none). Total touchdowns — 2, three times, last reception ----- 29 vs. Oakland, 10/24/10 (none). Receiving touchdowns ----- none (none). vs. Oakland, 10/24/10 (none).

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WIDE RECEIVERS Lloyd’s Career Statistics G S No. Yds. Avg. LG TD 98 60 247 3,907 15.8 89t 26 87 • Eric Decker • WR • 6-3 • 218 • 2 • Minnesota Regular Season Games Played/Games Started: 2011: 2/1; Career: 16/1 Additional Statistics: Miscellaneous tackles — 2004 (1), 2005 (3), 2008 (1), 2010 (2), 2011 (1) TOTAL (8). Kick Returns — 2008 (2 for 32 yds., 16.0 avg., 21 LG), TOTAL (2 for 32 yds., Quickly: Decker is a second-year wide receiver who played 14 games (0 starts) as a rookie in 16.0 avg., 21 LG). Rushing — One carry for -18 yards vs. San Diego 1/2/11. Fumbles — 2010 and led the Broncos in kickoff return yards (556), while tying for third on the club with Recovered a fumble vs. Seattle, 12/27/03. Returned a blocked punt 9 yards for a touchdown nine special-teams tackles. He finished third among NFL rookies in 2010 with his 25.3-yard at Carolina, 9/14/08. average on kickoff returns. He totaled six receptions for 106 yards (17.7 avg.) with one touchdown during the 2010 regular-season after finishing the preseason as the NFL’s Lloyd’s Single-Game Career Bests (Postseason): Receptions — 11, at Tennessee, 10/3/10 reception leader (16-183, 11.4 avg., TD) in just three games played. (none). Receiving yards — 169, twice, last at San Francisco, 10/31/10 (none). Longest reception — 89t vs. Dallas, 9/25/05 (none). Receiving TDs — 2, three times, last vs. St. 2011 Highlights: Louis, 11/28/10 (none). • vs. Oakland (9/12): *- Took a Shane Lechler punt 90 yards for his first career touchdown return. *- His punt return for a touchdown represents the longest punt return in the NFL 19 • Eddie Royal • WR • 5-10 • 185 • 4 • Virginia Tech this season. Regular Season Games Played/Games Started: 2011: 2/2; Career: 47/39 *- Caught a pass from QB Kyle Orton for 23 yards to open the fourth quarter. • vs. Cincinnati (9/18): Quickly: Royal is a fourth-year wide receiver who is one of two players in the NFL (New *-Logged his first career NFL start. Orleans RB Darren Sproles) to post at least 2,000 yards from scrimmage and 2,000 return *-Recorded his first career 100-yard receiving game as well as his first multiple- yards since 2008. He registered 1,093 combined yards in 2010 en route to become the fifth Bronco in team history to post at least 1,000 combined yards in each of his first three NFL touchdown game. seasons. *-His 52-yard touchdown reception in the fourth quarter was Denver’s longest play from scrimmage of the afternoon. 2011 Highlights: •vs. Oakland (9/12): Decker’s 2011 Totals Receiving Rushing *- Caught two passes for 33 yards, including a 15-yard reception on third-and ten. Opponent P/S No. Yds. Avg. LG TD No. Yds. Avg. LG TD *- Has caught multiple passes in every regular season-opener since entering the vs. Oak. (9/12) P 3 53 17.7 23 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 NFL. vs. Cin. (9/18) S 5 113 22.6 52 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 •vs. Cincinnati (9/18): TOTALS 2/1 8 166 20.8 52 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 *- Caught two passes for 18 yards before suffering a groin injury in the second

quarter that sidelined him for the remainder of the game. Punt Returns Kickoff Returns *-Recorded his second consecutive multiple-reception game despite playing only Opponent No. Yds. Avg. LG FC TD No. Yds. Avg. LG TD slightly more than a quarter. vs.Oak. (9/12) 5 128 25.6 90t 0 1 0 0 0.0 — 0

vs.Cin.. (9/18) 0 0 0.0 — 1 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 Royal’s 2011 Totals Receiving Rushing TOTALS 5 128 25.6 90t 1 1 0 0 0.0 — 0 Opponent P/S No. Yds. Avg. LG TD No. Yds. Avg. LG TD vs. Oak. (9/12) S 2 33 16.5 18 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 Decker’s Career Receiving Totals vs. Cin. (9/18) S 2 18 9.0 14 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 Receiving Kickoff Returns Punt Returns TOTALS 2/2 4 51 12.8 18 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 G/S No. Yds. Avg. LG TD No. Yds. Avg. LG TD No. Yds. Avg. LG TD 16/1 14 272 19.4 52t 3 22 556 25.3 51 0 5 128 25.6 90 t 1 Punt Returns ADDITIONAL STATISTICS: Special teams tackles — 2010 (9), TOTAL (9). Opponent No. Yds. Avg. LG FC TD vs.Oak. (9/12) 0 0 0.0 — 0 0 Decker’s Single-Game Career Bests (Postseason): Receptions — 5 vs. Cincinnati, 9/18/11 vs.Cin. (9/18) 0 0 0.0 — 1 0 (none). Receiving yards — 113 vs. Cincinnati, 9/18/11. Longest reception — 52t vs. TOTALS 0 0 0.0 — 1 0 Cincinnati, 9/18/11 (none). Receiving touchdowns — 2 vs. Cincinnati, 9/18/11 (none) Punt returns — 5 vs. Oakland, 9/12/11 (none). Punt return yards — 128 vs. Oakland, 9/12/11 Royal’s Career Statistics (none). Longest punt return — 90t vs. Oakland, 9/12/11 (none).. Punt return touchdowns Receiving Rushing — 1 vs. Oakland, 9/12/11 (none). Kick returns — 7, twice, last at Oakland, 12/19/10 (none). G S No. Yds. Avg. LG TD No. Yds. Avg. LG TD Kick return yards — 211 at Arizona, 12/12/10 (none). Longest kick return — 51 at Arizona, 47 39 191 2,003 10.5 93t 8 18 171 9.5 71 0 12/12/10 (none). Kick return touchdowns — none (none). Punt Returns Kickoff Returns No. FC Yds. Avg. LG TD No. Yds. Avg. LG TD 69 36 773 11.2 71t 1 54 1,328 24.6 95 1 84 • Brandon Lloyd • WR • 6-0 • 188 • 9 • Illinois Regular Season Games Played/Games Started: 2011: 1/1; Career: 98/60 Royals’s Single-Game Career Bests (Postseason): Receptions — 11 at San Diego, 12/28/08 (none). Receiving yards — 164 at Cleveland, 11/6/08 (none). Longest reception — 93t at Quickly: Lloyd is a ninth-year wide receiver who was selected to his first career Pro Bowl in Cleveland, 11/6/08 (none). Receiving touchdowns — 1, eight times, last vs. St. Louis, 2010 after becoming the first player in team history to lead the NFL in receiving yards (1,448), 11/28/10 (none). Rushes — 3, twice, last vs. Kansas City, 12/7/08 (none). Rushing yards — while also setting career highs in receptions (77), receiving average (18.8) and touchdowns 71 vs. Buffalo, 12/21/08 (none). Longest rush — 71 vs. Buffalo, 12/21/08 (none). Rushing (11). He led the league with 18 receptions of 25+ yards in 2010 while posting the third- touchdowns — None (none). Punt returns — 6 at Kansas City, 12/6/09 (none). Punt return highest receiving average (18.8) since the 1970 NFL merger (min. 75 rec.). yards — 83 at Kansas City, 12/6/09 (none). Longest punt return — 71t at San Diego, 10/19/09 (none). Punt return touchdowns — 1 at San Diego, 10/19/09 (none). Kick returns 2011 Highlights: — 6 at Baltimore, 11/1/09 (none). Kick return yards — 164 vs. Miami, 11/2/08 (none). Longest kick return — 95 vs. Miami, 11/2/08 (none). Kick return touchdowns — 1 at San • vs. Oakland (9/12): Diego, 10/19/09 (none). *-Registered a game-high 89 yards receiving on six catches, including a 20-yard

reception on third down in the fourth quarter. 88 • Demaryius Thomas • WR • 6-3 • 229 • 2 • Georgia Tech Lloyd’s 2011 Totals Receiving Rushing Regular Season Games Played/Games Started: 2011: 0/0; Career: 10/2 Opponent P/S No. Yds. Avg. LG TD No. Yds. Avg. LG TD vs. Oak. (9/12) S 6 89 14.8 20 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 Quickly: Thomas is a second-year wide receiver who played 10 games (2 starts) as a rookie vs. Cin. (9/18) INACTIVE in 2010 and finished sixth on the club with 22 receptions for 283 yards (12.9 avg.) with two TOTALS 1/1 6 89 14.8 20 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 touchdowns. He 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. He ranked second on the team with 16 kickoff returns for 398 yards (24.9 avg.) and added three special-teams tackles as a rookie. Thomas did not participate in any preseason games while recovering from an Achilles tendon injury. He missed the first two games of the regular season after sustaining a broken pinky during practice. Denver Broncos Updated Player Biographies

Thomas’ 2011 Totals Receiving Rushing Fells’ Single-Game Career Bests (Postseason): Receptions — 5 vs. Minnesota, 10/11/09 Opponent P/S No. Yds. Avg. LG TD No. Yds. Avg. LG TD (none). Receiving yards — 51 vs. New Orleans, 11/15/09 (none). Longest reception vs. Oak. (9/12) INACTIVE — 36, twice, last at Oakland, 9/19/10 (none). Receiving touchdowns — 2 vs. Green Bay, vs. Cin. (9/18) INACTIVE 9/27/09 (none). TOTALS 0/0 0 0 0.0 — 0 0 0 0.0 — 0

Thomas’ Career Statistics 85 • Virgil Green • TE • 6-5 • 252 • R • Nevada Receiving Kickoff Returns Punt Returns Regular Season Games Played/Games Started: 2011: 2/0; Career: 2/0 G/S No. Yds. Avg. LG TD No. Yds. Avg. TD No. Yds. Avg. LG TD 10/2 22 283 12.9 21 2 16 398 24.9 0 5 128 25.6 90 1 Quickly: Green is a tight end who played 50 career games (34 starts) for the University of Nevada and helped the Wolf Pack average 500.2 yards per contest during his four-year career Thomas’ Single-Game Career Bests (Postseason): Receptions — 8 vs. Seattle, 9/19/10 (2007-10) to rank third in the nation during that period. He secured first-team All-Western (none). Receiving yards — 97 vs. Seattle, 9/19/10 (none). Longest reception — 31 at San Athletic Conference honors following his senior campaign in 2010 in which he totaled a Francisco (London), 10/31/10 (none). Receiving touchdowns — 1, twice, last vs. N.Y. Jets, career-high 35 receptions for 515 yards (14.7 avg.) with five touchdowns. 10/17/10 (none). 2011 Highlights: ƒ vs. Oakland (9/12): 12 • Matthew Willis • WR • 6-0 • 190 • 4 • UCLA *- Saw significant action at tight end, particularly as a run-blocker, in his NFL Regular Season Games Played/Games Started: 2011: 2/0; Career: 14/1 debut.

Quickly: Willis is a fourth-year wide receiver who has appeared in 14 games (1 start) during Green’s 2011 Totals Receiving Rushing his NFL career with Denver (2008-11) and Baltimore (2007-08). He led the AFC and finished Opponent P/S No. Yds. Avg. LG TD No. Yds. Avg. LG TD second in the NFL with 263 receiving yards on 13 receptions (20.2 avg., TD) during the 2010 vs. Oak. (9/12) P 0 0 0.0 — 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 preseason and went on to play in a career-high six regular-season games before being placed vs. Cin. (9/18) P 0 0 0.0 — 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 on injured reserve (foot) and missing the rest of the year. Willis joined the Broncos as a TOTALS 2/0 0 0 0.0 — 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 practice squad signee on Dec. 23, 2008. He entered the NFL with Baltimore as a college free agent on May 4, 2007. Green’s Collegiate Career Statistics G S No. Yds. Avg. LG TD 2011 Highlights: 50 34 72 939 13.0 48 11 ƒ vs. Oakland (9/12): *-Tallied one reception for six yards. *-Drew a pass interference call that helped pace Denver’s final scoring drive. 80 • Julius Thomas • TE • 6-5 • 255 • R • Portland State ƒ vs. Cincinnati (9/18): Regular Season Games Played/Games Started: 2011: 2/1; Career: 2/1 *-Caught a 15 yard pass on first down on Denver’s first series of the game to help pace a 15-play, 80-yard scoring drive that put Denver ahead early. Quickly: Thomas is a tight end from Portland State University who ranked third on the team with 29 receptions for 453 yards (15.6 avg.) with two touchdowns in 2010, earning first-team Willis’ 2011 Preseason Totals Receiving Rushing All-Big Sky Conference honors in his only season playing football for the Vikings. He led all Opponent P/S No. Yds. Avg. LG TD No. Yds. Avg. LG TD Big Sky tight ends with 41.2 receiving yards per game and was the league’s only tight end to vs. Oak. (9/12) P 1 6 6.0 6 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 record multiple 100-yard receiving games (2). vs. Cin. (9/18) P 2 22 11.0 15 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 TOTALS 2/0 3 28 9.3 15 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 2011 Highlights: ƒ vs. Oakland (9/12): Willis’ Career Statistics *- Started at tight end in his NFL debut. Receiving G/S No. Yds. Avg. LG TD Thomas’ 2011 Totals Receiving Rushing 14/1 5 56 11.2 17 0 Opponent P/S No. Yds. Avg. LG TD No. Yds. Avg. LG TD vs. Oak. (9/12) S 0 0 0.0 — 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 Willis’ Single-Game Career Bests (Postseason): Receptions — 2 vs. Cincinnati, 9/18/11 vs. Cin. (9/18) P 1 5 5.0 5 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 (none). Receiving yards — 22 vs. Cincinnati, 9/18/11, (none). Longest reception — 17 vs. TOTALS 2/1 1 5 5.0 5 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 Indianapolis, 9/26/10 (none). Receiving TDs — none (none). OFFENSIVE LINEMEN TIGHT ENDS 68 • Zane Beadles • LG • 6-4 • 305 • 2 • Utah 86 • Daniel Fells • TE • 6-4 • 272 • 5 • UC-Davis Regular Season Games Played/Games Started: 2011: 2/2; Career: 18/16 Regular Season Games Played/Games Started: 2011: 2/2; Career: 44/13 Quickly: Beadles is a second-year offensive guard who played all 16 games (14 starts) in 2010 and was named to The Sporting News’ All-Rookie Team after opening eight contests at Quickly: Fells is a fifth-year tight end who owns 73 career receptions for 786 yards (10.8 left guard and six contests at right tackle. He became the first NFL rookie since Andre Gurode avg.) and five touchdowns. He played 42 games (11 starts) for St. Louis from 2008-10 after (Dal., 2002) to start at least six games at two of the three positions along the offensive line (C, spending the 2007 season on Oakland’s practice squad and his 2006 rookie campaign on G, T). He was called for just two penalties (15 yds.) in 2010, ranking second among league Atlanta’s active roster. He caught at least one pass in every game for the Rams in 2010, as rookie offensive linemen who played all 16 games (min. 10 starts). one of nine NFL tight ends to accomplish that feat. He has recorded at least one reception in 20 consecutive games dating to 2009, representing the sixth-longest active streak among NFL tight ends. 78 • Ryan Clady • T • 6-6 • 315 • 4 • Boise State Regular Season Games Played/Games Started: 2011: 2/2; Career: 50/50 2011 Highlights: ƒ vs. Oakland (9/12): Quickly: He is a fourth-year offensive tackle who has started all 48 games to begin his career, *-Logged his first start as a Bronco and boasted a 10.7 yards per catch average joining just four other NFL players from his 2008 draft class with that distinction. He was on three receptions, including a 16 yard-grab on third-and-12. named Denver’s recipient of the Ed Block Courage Award in 2010 after recovering from an • vs. Cincinnati (9/18) offseason knee injury to start all 16 games. He earned All-Pro recognition from the Associated Press during each of his first two seasons with the Broncos. *-Registered a miscellaneous tackle after a fumble in the second quarter.

Miscellaneous Career Statistics: Miscellaneous tackles ----- 2008 (1), 2010 (1), TOTAL (2). Fells’ 2011 Totals Receiving Rushing

Opponent P/S No. Yds. Avg. LG TD No. Yds. Avg. LG TD vs. Oak. (9/12) S 3 32 10.7 16 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 75 • Chris Clark • T • 6-5 • 315 • 1 • Southern Mississippi vs. Cin. (9/18) S 1 9 9.0 9 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 Regular Season Games Played/Games Started: 2011: 2/0; Career: 10/0 TOTALS 2/2 4 41 10.3 16 0 0 0 0.0 — 0

Quickly: Clark is a second-year offensive tackle who played in Denver’s final eight games in Fells’ Career Statistics G S No. Yds. Avg. LG TD 2010, primarily on special teams. He spent the 2008 and 2009 seasons on Minnesota’s 44 13 73 786 10.8 36t 5 practice squad after competing in Tampa Bay’s training camp as a rookie in ‘08.

Additional Statistics: Special teams tackles — 2008 (1), 2009 (4), TOTAL (5); Miscellaneous tackles— 2011 (1). Denver Broncos Updated Player Biographies

74 • Orlando Franklin • T • 6-7 • 330 • R • Miami 2011 Season Highlights Regular Season Games Played/Games Started: 2011: 2/2; Career: 2/2 • vs. Oakland (9/12): *-Recorded a solo tackle for no gain as he stopped game-high rusher RB Darren Quickly: He is an offensive tackle who played 51 games (39 starts) at left guard and left tackle McFadden directly after he recovered a fumble at the end of the third quarter. during his career at the , twice earning All-Atlantic Coast Conference • vs. Cincinnati (9/18): recognition. He was voted the Miami Sports Hall of Fame Unsung Hero and was a second- *-Recorded a QB hit on a fourth down in the fourth quarter. 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. Ayers’ 2011 Totals Opponent P/S UT A TT S-Yds I-Yds PBU FF FR SpTK vs. Oak. (9/12) S 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 76 • Tony Hills • T • 6-5 • 304 • 4 • Texas vs. Cin. (9/18) S 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 Regular Season Games Played/Games Started: 2011: 1/0; Career: 6/0 TOTALS 2/2 2 1 3 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0

Quickly: Tony Hills is a fourth-year offensive tackle who signed with the Broncos as a free Ayers’ Career Statistics agent on September 8, 2011 after being spending the last three seasons with the Pittsburgh. G S UT A TT S-Yds I-Yds PBU FF FR SpTK Hills, a fourth round draft pick by the Steelers in the 2008 NFL draft, played in five games 28 13 47 13 60 1.5-6.5 0-0 4 1 1 0 during his three years in Pittsburgh. Additional Statistics: Recovered a fumble vs. Pittsburgh (11/9/09) and returned it 54 yards for a touchdown. Recovered a fumble on special teams at Philadelphia (12/27/09). Special teams tackles — 2009 (1). 71 • Russ Hochstein • G • 6-4 • 305 • 11 • Nebraska Regular Season Games Played/Games Started: 2011: 2/0; Career: 125/36 77 • Brodrick Bunkley • DT • 6-2 • 306 • 6 • Florida State Quickly: Hochstein is an 11th-year offensive guard who has started 41 games at five different Regular Season Games Played/Games Started: 2011: 2/2; Career: 78/54 positions during his NFL career with Denver (2009-10), New England (2002-08) and Tampa Bay (2001-02). He provided versatility along the offensive front for Denver in 2010, opening Quickly: Bunkley is a sixth-year defensive tackle who played in at least 14 games in each of four games at left guard and making one start each at right guard and tight end. He owns 17 his first five NFL seasons with Philadelphia and totaled 262 tackles (146 solo), six sacks (25 career starts at left guard, 10 starts at center, nine starts at right guard, three starts at tight yds.) and three fumble recoveries. He helped the Eagles rank fifth in the NFL in rushing end and two starts at fullback in 137 total games played. He played all 16 games for the defense (100.8 ypg) from 2007-10 when he was a regular starter for the club. Bunkley was Patriots in 2007, helping New England post the NFL’s first-ever 16-0 regular-season record en traded to Denver on Aug. 2, 2011. route to advancing to Super Bowl XLII. 2011 Season Highlights: Additional Career Statistics: Miscellaneous tackles ----- 2009 (2), 2010 (1), TOTAL (3). • vs. Oakland (9/12): *- Recorded a QB hit in the season opener. Recovered one fumble vs. N.Y. Jets (11/12/06). Recovered one fumble and returned a kickoff • vs. Cincinnati (9/18): six yards vs. New England (10/11/09). *- His single solo tackle came on a third down for no gain during Cincinnati’s first offensive drive of the game.

73 • Chris Kuper • G • 6-4 • 303 • 6 • North Dakota Bunkley’s 2011 Totals Regular Season Games Played/Games Started: 2011: 2/2; Career: 65/59 Opponent P/S UT A TT S-Yds I-Yds PBU FF FR SpTK vs. Oak. (9/12) S 3 1 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 Quickly: Kuper is a sixth-year offensive guard in his fifth season as a starter for Denver who vs. Cin. (9/18) S 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 has allowed just 10.5 sacks in 57 career starts (46 at right guard, 11 at left guard) according TOTALS 2/2 4 2 6 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 to Stats Inc. He spent the last three years as the Broncos’ starting right guard, opening 15 games each in 2009 and 2010 after he was the NFL’s only 16-game starting guard to not Bunkley’s Career Statistics allow a sack in 2008 (Stats Inc.). G S UT A TT S-Yds I-Yds PBU FF FR SpTK 78 54 150 118 268 6-25 0-0 7 1 3 0 Additional Career Statistics: Miscellaneous tackles ----- 2007 (2), 2008 (1), 2009 (1), TOTAL (4). Fumbles ----- 2008 (1FR), TOTAL (1FR).

92 • Elvis Dumervil • DE • 5-11 • 260 • 6 • Louisville 65 • Manny Ramirez • G • 6-3 • 313 • 5 • Texas Tech Regular Season Games Played/Games Started: 2011: 1/1; Career: 62/46 Regular Season Games Played/Games Started: 2011: 1/0; Career: 18/15 Quickly: Dumervil is a sixth-year defensive end who missed the entire 2010 campaign after Quickly: Ramirez is a fifth-year offensive guard who started 15-of-18 games played in his first suffering a torn pectoral during training camp. He became the first Bronco in team history to four NFL seasons with Detroit. He played a career-high 13 games (12 starts) for the Lions in lead the league in sacks with a club record 17 and earned his first career Pro Bowl selection 2008 and was penalized just three times while allowing only a half sack according to Stats (starter) in 2009. He posted the fifth-most sacks per game (.70) and the third-most 2+sack Inc. Ramirez signed with the Broncos as a free agent on Jan. 4, 2011. games (13) in the NFL since the Broncos drafted him in the fourth round in 2006.

2011 Season Highlights: 50 • J.D. Walton • C • 6-3 • 305 • 2 • Baylor • vs. Oakland (9/12) Regular Season Games Played/Games Started: 2011: 2/2; Career: 18/18 *-Started his first game since the 2009 after sitting out last year due to pectoral injury. Quickly: Walton is a second-year center who started all 16 games as a rookie in 2010 as just *-Selected as a game captain for the season opener. the fifth offensive lineman (only center) in franchise history to achieve that mark. He joined just four other rookie offensive linemen in the NFL to open every game for their team during Dumervil’s 2011 Totals the 2010 season. He allowed only three sacks in 619 pass plays while missing just one snap Opponent P/S UT A TT S-Yds I-Yds PBU FF FR SpTK during his rookie campaign. vs. Oak. (9/12) S 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 vs. Cin. (9/18) INACTIVE Additional Statistics: Special teams tackles — 20011 (1). TOTALS 1/1 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0

Dumervil’s Career Statistics DEFENSIVE LINEMEN G S UT A TT S-Yds I-Yds PBU FF FR SpTK 62 46 130 38 168 43-242.5 1-27 10 11 8 0 91 • Robert Ayers • DE • 6-3 • 274 • 3 • Tennessee Regular Season Games Played/Games Started: 2011: 2/2; Career: 28/13 Dumervil’s Single-Game Career Bests (Postseason) Sacks — 4 vs. Cleveland 9/20/09. Sack yards — 23 at Philadelphia 12/27/09. Interceptions — 1, at Buffalo 9/9/07 Interception Quickly: Ayers enters his third season with the Broncos after being drafted in the first round return yards — 27 at Buffalo 9/9/09. (18th overall) of the 2009 NFL Draft. He notched the longest scoring fumble return by a ______Broncos rookie in team annals with his 54-yard touchdown on Monday Night Football vs. Pittsburgh (11/9/09). He made the switch from linebacker to defensive end prior to the start 95 • Derrick Harvey • DE • 6-5 • 268 • 4 • Florida of the 2011 season. Regular Season Games Played/Games Started: 2011: 1/0; Career: 48/32

Quickly: Harvey is a fourth-year defensive end who saw action in 47-of-48 games, making 32 starts in his first three seasons with Jacksonville and led the team with 57 quarterback pressures during that time. He opened all 16 games for the Jaguars in 2009 and led the club’s Denver Broncos Updated Player Biographies defensive linemen with 69 tackles (37 solo). He was selected by Jacksonville in the first round Thomas’ Career Statistics (8th overall) of the 2008 NFL Draft and joined the Broncos as a free agent on August 1, 2011. G S UT A TT S-Yds I-Yds PBU FF FR 64 23 91 47 138 1-3 2-9 3 0 1 Harvey’s 2011 Totals Additional Statistics: Blocked extra point attempts — 2009 (1), TOTAL (1). Kickoff returns — Opponent P/S UT A TT S-Yds I-Yds PBU FF FR SpTK 2009 (1-1 yd.), TOTAL (1-1 yd.). vs. Oak. (9/12) INACTIVE vs. Cin. (9/18) P 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 Thomas’ Single-Game Career Bests (Postseason): Sacks — None (none). Sack yards — TOTALS 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 None (none). Interceptions — 1, twice, last vs. Tampa Bay, 10/5/08 (none). Interception return yards — 11 vs. Tampa Bay, 10/5/08 (none). Harvey’s Career Statistics G S UT A TT S-Yds I-Yds PBU FF FR SpTK 48 32 77 62 139 8-46.5 1-0 3 0 1 0 96 • Mitch Unrein • DT • 6-4 • 291 • 1 • Wyoming Regular Season Games Played/Games Started: 2011: 2/0; Career: 2/0

90 • Jason Hunter • DE • 6-4 • 271 • 6 • Appalachian State Quickly: Unrein is a first-year defensive tackle from the University of Wyoming who joined the Regular Season Games Played/Games Started: 2011: 2/1; Career: 74/22 Broncos as a practice squad signee on Oct. 20, 2010. He originally signed with Houston as a college free agent on May 7, 2010. He totaled 162 tackles (67 solo) including 20.5 tackles for Quickly: Hunter is a sixth-year player who joined the Broncos as a free agent on August 19, losses (75 yds.) and 10.5 sacks (75 yds.), with two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery 2010 after spending the first four years of his career with Detroit (2009) and Green Bay in 48 career games (38 starts) for the Cowboys. He garnered honorable mention All-Mountain (2006-08). He is coming off a 2010 season in which started a career-high 12 games for West Conference accolades in each of his final three years at Wyoming. Denver in 2010 and set personal bests in nearly every statistical category despite not joining the club until midway through the preseason and playing outside linebacker for the first time. 2011 Season Highlights: He also scored his first career touchdown on a 75-yard fumble recovery vs. Kansas City • vs. Oakland (9/12): (11/14/10) and tied for second on the team with 10 tackles for a loss in 2010. *-Recorded two tackles (both solo) in his first NFL contest. • vs. Cincinnati (9/18): 2011 Season Highlights *-Part of an interior defensive line that helped limit RB Cedric Benson to 59 • vs. Oakland (9/12): yards on 16 carries. *-Sacked Oakland quarterback Jason Campbell for a loss of six yards. *-Recorded a forced fumble in addition to six tackles (five solo). Unrein’s 2011 Season Totals • vs. Cincinnati (9/18): Opponent P/S UT A TT S-Yds I-Yds PBU FF FR SpTK *-Logged his first start of the 2011 season. vs. Oak. (9/12) P 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 vs. Cin. (9/18) P 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 Hunter’s 2011 Totals TOTALS 2/0 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 Opponent P/S UT A TT S-Yds I-Yds PBU FF FR SpTK vs. Oak. (9/12) P 5 1 6 1-6 0-0 0 1 0 0 vs. Cin. (9/18) S 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 99 • Kevin Vickerson • DT • 6-5 • 290 • 6 • Michigan State TOTALS 2/1 7 1 8 1-6 0-0 0 1 0 0 Regular Season Games Played/Games Started: 2011: 2/2; Career: 41/16

Hunters’ Career Statistics Quickly: Vickerson is a sixth-year defensive tackle who has played 41 career NFL games (16 G S UT A TT S-Yds I-Yds PBU FF FR SpTK starts) in six seasons with Denver (2010-11), Tennessee (2007-09) and Miami (2005-06) in 74 22 92 24 116 11-68 1-14 6 2 5 27 addition to a 10-game stint with NFL Europe in 2007. He set career highs in games played Additional Statistics: Special teams tackles — 2006 (9), 2007 (13), 2008 (3), 2010 (2). (15) and starts (12) in his first season with Denver in 2010, finishing second among the TOTAL (27). Returned two recovered fumbles for touchdowns (2008, 2010). club’s defensive linemen with 42 tackles (33 solo), including a career-high two sacks (4 yds.), with one interception (4 yds.) and one forced fumble. He posted a personal-best 49 tackles Hunter’s Single-Game Career Bests (Postseason): Sacks — 1.0 11 times, last vs. Oakland (24 solo) in 13 games (2 starts) for Tennessee in 2009. 9/12/11 (none). Interceptions — 1 vs. NYJ, 10/17/10 (none). Interception return yards — 14, vs. NYJ, 10/17/10 (none). Forced Fumbles — 1, twice, last at Oakland, 9/12/11 (none). Vickerson’s 2011 Season Totals Fumble Recoveries — 1 five times, last at Oakland 12/19/10. Fumble return yards — 75t vs. Opponent P/S UT A TT S-Yds I-Yds PBU FF FR SpTK Kansas City 11/14/10 (none). vs. Oak. (9/12) S 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 vs. Cin. (9/18) S 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 TOTALS 1/1 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 98 • Ryan McBean • DT • 6-5 • 305 • 4 • Oklahoma State Regular Season Games Played/Games Started: 2011: 2/0; Career: 33/18 Vickerson’s Career Statistics G S UT A TT S-Yds I-Yds PBU FF FR Quickly: McBean is a fourth-year defensive lineman who emerged as a full-time starter for the 41 16 70 48 118 3.5-11.5 1-4 7 1 1 first time in his career in 2009, starting 14 games and registering 25 tackles (18 solo) for the Broncos. He spent the entire 2008 season on Denver’s practice squad after competing in Vickerson’s Single-Game Career Bests (Postseason): Sacks — 1, three times, last vs. San Pittsburgh’s training camp to begin the year. Diego, 1/2/11 (none). Sack yards — 4, twice, last vs. San Diego, 1/2/11 (none). Interceptions — 1 at Oakland, 12/19/10 (none). Interception return yards — 4 at Oakland, 12/19/10 McBean’s 2011 Totals (none). Opponent P/S UT A TT S-Yds I-Yds PBU FF FR SpTK vs. Oak. (9/12) P 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 DEFENSIVE LINEMEN vs. Cin. (9/18) P 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 TOTALS 2/0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 91 • Robert Ayers • DE • 6-3 • 274 • 3 • Tennessee Regular Season Games Played/Games Started: 2011: 2/2; Career: 28/13 McBean’s Career Statistics G S UT A TT S-Yds I-Yds PBU FF FR Quickly: Ayers enters his third season with the Broncos after being drafted in the first round 33 18 30 13 43 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 (18th overall) of the 2009 NFL Draft. He notched the longest scoring fumble return by a Broncos rookie in team annals with his 54-yard touchdown on Monday Night Football vs. Pittsburgh (11/9/09). He made the switch from linebacker to defensive end prior to the start 79 • Marcus Thomas • DT • 6-3 • 316 • 5 • Florida of the 2011 season. Regular Season Games Played/Games Started: 2011: 0/0; Career: 64/23 2012 Season Highlights Quickly: Thomas fifth-year player who joins Rubin Carter (1975-78) as the only interior • vs. Cincinnati (9/18): defensive linemen in Broncos history to play every game during their first four professional *-Recorded a QB hit on a fourth down in the fourth quarter. seasons. He recorded his second-highest career tackle total (35) in 2010, including his first career sack vs. N.Y. Jets (10/17/10). Ayers’ 2011 Totals Opponent P/S UT A TT S-Yds I-Yds PBU FF FR SpTK Thomas’ 2011 Totals vs. Oak. (9/12) S 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 Opponent P/S UT A TT S-Yds I-Yds PBU FF FR SpTK vs. Cin. (9/18) S 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 vs. Oak. (9/12) INACTIVE TOTALS 2/2 2 1 3 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 vs. Cin. (9/18) INACTIVE TOTALS 0/0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0

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Ayers’ Career Statistics Harvey’s Career Statistics G S UT A TT S-Yds I-Yds PBU FF FR SpTK G S UT A TT S-Yds I-Yds PBU FF FR SpTK 28 13 47 13 60 1.5-6.5 0-0 4 1 1 0 48 32 77 62 139 8-46.5 1-0 3 0 1 0 Additional Statistics: Recovered a fumble vs. Pittsburgh (11/9/09) and returned it 54 yards for a touchdown. Recovered a fumble on special teams at Philadelphia (12/27/09). Special Harvey’s Single-Game Career Bests (Postseason) Sacks — 2.0, at Baltimore 12/28/08 teams tackles — 2009 (1). (none). Sack yards — 11, at Detroit 11/9/08 (none). Interceptions — 1, at Tennessee, 9/7/08. Ayers’ Single-Game Career Bests (Postseason) Sacks — 1.0, at Jacksonville 9/12/10. (none). Sack yards — 5, at Jacksonville 9/12/10. (none). 90 • Jason Hunter • DE • 6-4 • 271 • 6 • Appalachian State Regular Season Games Played/Games Started: 2011: 2/1; Career: 74/22 77 • Brodrick Bunkley • DT • 6-2 • 306 • 6 • Florida State Regular Season Games Played/Games Started: 2011: 2/2; Career: 78/54 Quickly: Hunter is a sixth-year player who joined the Broncos as a free agent on August 19, 2010 after spending the first four years of his career with Detroit (2009) and Green Bay Quickly: Bunkley is a sixth-year defensive tackle who played in at least 14 games in each of (2006-08). He is coming off a 2010 season in which started a career-high 12 games for his first five NFL seasons with Philadelphia and totaled 262 tackles (146 solo), six sacks (25 Denver in 2010 and set personal bests in nearly every statistical category despite not joining yds.) and three fumble recoveries. He helped the Eagles rank fifth in the NFL in rushing the club until midway through the preseason and playing outside linebacker for the first time. defense (100.8 ypg) from 2007-10 when he was a regular starter for the club. Bunkley was He also scored his first career touchdown on a 75-yard fumble recovery vs. Kansas City traded to Denver on Aug. 2, 2011. (11/14/10) and tied for second on the team with 10 tackles for a loss in 2010.

2011 Season Highlights: 2011 Season Highlights • vs. Oakland (9/12): • vs. Oakland (9/12): *- Recorded a QB hit in the season opener. *-Sacked Oakland quarterback Jason Campbell for a loss of six yards. • vs. Cincinnati (9/18): *-Recorded a forced fumble in addition to six tackles (five solo). *- His single solo tackle came on a third down for no gain during Cincinnati’s first • vs. Cincinnati (9/18): offensive drive of the game. *-Logged his first start of the 2011 season.

Bunkley’s 2011 Totals Hunter’s 2011 Totals Opponent P/S UT A TT S-Yds I-Yds PBU FF FR SpTK Opponent P/S UT A TT S-Yds I-Yds PBU FF FR SpTK vs. Oak. (9/12) S 3 1 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 vs. Oak. (9/12) P 5 1 6 1-6 0-0 0 1 0 0 vs. Cin. (9/18) S 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 vs. Cin. (9/18) S 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 TOTALS 2/2 4 2 6 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 TOTALS 2/1 7 1 8 1-6 0-0 0 1 0 0

Bunkley’s Career Statistics Hunters’ Career Statistics G S UT A TT S-Yds I-Yds PBU FF FR SpTK G S UT A TT S-Yds I-Yds PBU FF FR SpTK 78 54 150 118 268 6-25 0-0 7 1 3 0 74 22 92 24 116 11-68 1-14 6 2 5 27 Additional Statistics: Special teams tackles — 2006 (9), 2007 (13), 2008 (3), 2010 (2). Bunkley’s Single-Game Career Bests (Postseason) Sacks — 2.0, vs. Detroit 9/23/07 (none) TOTAL (27). Returned two recovered fumbles for touchdowns (2008, 2010). Sack yards — 12, vs. Detroit 9/23/07 (none). Hunter’s Single-Game Career Bests (Postseason): Sacks — 1.0 11 times, last vs. Oakland 9/12/11 (none). Interceptions — 1 vs. NYJ, 10/17/10 (none). Interception return yards — 92 • Elvis Dumervil • DE • 5-11 • 260 • 6 • Louisville 14, vs. NYJ, 10/17/10 (none). Forced Fumbles — 1, twice, last at Oakland, 9/12/11 (none). Regular Season Games Played/Games Started: 2011: 1/1; Career: 62/46 Fumble Recoveries — 1 five times, last at Oakland 12/19/10. Fumble return yards — 75t vs. Kansas City 11/14/10 (none). Quickly: Dumervil is a sixth-year defensive end who missed the entire 2010 campaign after suffering a torn pectoral during training camp. He became the first Bronco in team history to lead the league in sacks with a club record 17 and earned his first career Pro Bowl selection 98 • Ryan McBean • DT • 6-5 • 305 • 4 • Oklahoma State (starter) in 2009. He posted the fifth-most sacks per game (.70) and the third-most 2+sack Regular Season Games Played/Games Started: 2011: 2/0; Career: 33/18 games (13) in the NFL since the Broncos drafted him in the fourth round in 2006. Quickly: McBean is a fourth-year defensive lineman who emerged as a full-time starter for the 2011 Season Highlights: first time in his career in 2009, starting 14 games and registering 25 tackles (18 solo) for the • vs. Oakland (9/12) Broncos. He spent the entire 2008 season on Denver’s practice squad after competing in *-Started his first game since the 2009 after sitting out last year due to pectoral Pittsburgh’s training camp to begin the year. injury. *-Selected as a game captain for the season opener. McBean’s 2011 Totals Opponent P/S UT A TT S-Yds I-Yds PBU FF FR SpTK Dumervil’s 2011 Totals vs. Oak. (9/12) P 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 Opponent P/S UT A TT S-Yds I-Yds PBU FF FR SpTK vs. Cin. (9/18) P 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 vs. Oak. (9/12) S 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 TOTALS 2/0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 vs. Cin. (9/18) INACTIVE TOTALS 1/1 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 McBean’s Career Statistics G S UT A TT S-Yds I-Yds PBU FF FR Dumervil’s Career Statistics 33 18 30 13 43 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 G S UT A TT S-Yds I-Yds PBU FF FR SpTK 62 46 130 38 168 43-242.5 1-27 10 11 8 0 79 • Marcus Thomas • DT • 6-3 • 316 • 5 • Florida Dumervil’s Single-Game Career Bests (Postseason) Sacks — 4.0 vs. Cleveland 9/20/09. Regular Season Games Played/Games Started: 2011: 0/0; Career: 64/23 Sack yards — 23 at Philadelphia 12/27/09. Interceptions — 1, at Buffalo 9/9/07 Interception return yards — 27 at Buffalo 9/9/09. Quickly: Thomas fifth-year player who joins Rubin Carter (1975-78) as the only interior ______defensive linemen in Broncos history to play every game during their first four professional seasons. He recorded his second-highest career tackle total (35) in 2010, including his first 95 • Derrick Harvey • DE • 6-5 • 268 • 4 • Florida career sack vs. N.Y. Jets (10/17/10). Regular Season Games Played/Games Started: 2011: 1/0; Career: 48/32 Thomas’ 2011 Totals Quickly: Harvey is a fourth-year defensive end who saw action in 47-of-48 games, making 32 Opponent P/S UT A TT S-Yds I-Yds PBU FF FR SpTK starts in his first three seasons with Jacksonville and led the team with 57 quarterback vs. Oak. (9/12) INACTIVE pressures during that time. He opened all 16 games for the Jaguars in 2009 and led the club’s vs. Cin. (9/18) INACTIVE defensive linemen with 69 tackles (37 solo). He was selected by Jacksonville in the first round TOTALS 0/0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 (8th overall) of the 2008 NFL Draft and joined the Broncos as a free agent on August 1, 2011. Thomas’ Career Statistics Harvey’s 2011 Totals G S UT A TT S-Yds I-Yds PBU FF FR Opponent P/S UT A TT S-Yds I-Yds PBU FF FR SpTK 64 23 91 47 138 1-3 2-9 3 0 1 vs. Oak. (9/12) INACTIVE Additional Statistics: Blocked extra point attempts — 2009 (1), TOTAL (1). Kickoff returns — vs. Cin. (9/18) P 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 2009 (1-1 yd.), TOTAL (1-1 yd.). TOTALS 1/0 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 Denver Broncos Updated Player Biographies

Thomas’ Single-Game Career Bests (Postseason): Sacks — None (none). Sack yards — 56 • Nate Irving • MLB • 6-1 • 240 • R • North Carolina State None (none). Interceptions — 1, twice, last vs. Tampa Bay, 10/5/08 (none). Interception Regular Season Games Played/Games Started: 2011: 2/0; Career: 2/0 return yards — 11 vs. Tampa Bay, 10/5/08 (none). Quickly: A middle linebacker who played all three 4-3 linebacker positions and totaled 39.5 tackles for a loss in three seasons playing at North Carolina State University. Named a first- 96 • Mitch Unrein • DT • 6-4 • 291 • 1 • Wyoming team All-America selection by Scout.com as a senior in 2010 and was an All-Atlantic Coast Regular Season Games Played/Games Started: 2011: 2/0; Career: 2/0 Conference performer after leading the Wolfpack with 97 tackles (51 solo), including 20.5 tackles for a loss (77 yds.) and 6.5 sacks (41 yds.). Irving was presented with the ACC’s Quickly: Unrein is a first-year defensive tackle from the University of Wyoming who joined the prestigious Piccolo Award (most courageous player) following his senior season after Broncos as a practice squad signee on Oct. 20, 2010. He originally signed with Houston as a returning from missing the entire 2009 campaign recovering from multiple injuries sustained college free agent on May 7, 2010. He totaled 162 tackles (67 solo) including 20.5 tackles for in a car crash. 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 Cowboys. He garnered honorable mention All-Mountain Irving’s 2011 Totals West Conference accolades in each of his final three years at Wyoming. Opponent P/S UT A TT S-Yds I-Yds PBU FF FR SpTK vs. Oak. (9/12) P 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 2011 Season Highlights: vs. Cin. (9/18) P 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 • vs. Oakland (9/12): TOTALS 2/0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 *-Recorded two tackles (both solo) in his first NFL contest. • vs. Cincinnati (9/18): *-Part of an interior defensive line that helped limit RB Cedric Benson to 59 51 • Joe Mays • MLB • 5-11 • 250 • North Dakota State yards on 16 carries. Regular Season Games Played/Games Started: 2011: 2/2; Career: 27/8

Unrein’s 2011 Season Totals Quickly: Mays is a fourth-year linebacker who has played 27 career regular-season games (8 Opponent P/S UT A TT S-Yds I-Yds PBU FF FR SpTK starts) and one playoff contest with Denver (2010-11) and Philadelphia (2008-09), totaling 51 vs. Oak. (9/12) P 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 tackles (40 solo) on defense and 28 stops on special teams. He started a career-best five vs. Cin. (9/18) P 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 games for the Broncos in 2010 and contributed 31 tackles (26 solo) on defense along with TOTALS 2/0 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 nine tackles on special teams.

2011 Season Highlights: 99 • Kevin Vickerson • DT • 6-5 • 290 • 6 • Michigan State • vs. Oakland (9/12): Regular Season Games Played/Games Started: 2011: 2/2; Career: 41/16 *-Recorded a tackle for loss in the season opener when he stopped game-high rusher RB Darren McFadden for a loss of three yards on a first down. Quickly: Vickerson is a sixth-year defensive tackle who has played 41 career NFL games (16 • vs. Cincinnati (9/18): starts) in six seasons with Denver (2010-11), Tennessee (2007-09) and Miami (2005-06) in *-Recorded two tackles for loss and a QB hit. His two TFLs came in the first two addition to a 10-game stint with NFL Europe in 2007. He set career highs in games played plays in the third quarter. (15) and starts (12) in his first season with Denver in 2010, finishing second among the club’s defensive linemen with 42 tackles (33 solo), including a career-high two sacks (4 yds.), Mays’ 2011 Totals with one interception (4 yds.) and one forced fumble. He posted a personal-best 49 tackles Opponent P/S UT A TT S-Yds I-Yds PBU FF FR SpTK (24 solo) in 13 games (2 starts) for Tennessee in 2009. vs. Oak. (9/12) S 5 0 5 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 vs. Cin. (9/18) S 5 3 8 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 Vickerson’s 2011 Season Totals TOTALS 2/2 10 3 13 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 Opponent P/S UT A TT S-Yds I-Yds PBU FF FR SpTK vs. Oak. (9/12) S 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 Mays’ Career Statistics vs. Cin. (9/18) S 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 G S UT A TT S-Yds I-Yds PBU FF FR INT-TD TOTALS 2/2 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 27 8 40 11 51 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 Additional Statistics: Special teams tackles — 2009 (19), 2010 (9), TOTAL (28). Fumbles — Vickerson’s Career Statistics 2009 (1 FF), TOTAL (1 FF). G S UT A TT S-Yds I-Yds PBU FF FR 41 16 70 48 118 3.5-11.5 1-4 7 1 1 58 • Von Miller • SLB • 6-3 • 237 • R • Texas A&M Vickerson’s Single-Game Career Bests (Postseason): Sacks — 1, three times, last vs. San Regular Season Games Played/Games Started: 2011: 2/2; Career: 2/2 Diego, 1/2/11 (none). Sack yards — 4, twice, last vs. San Diego, 1/2/11 (none). Interceptions — 1 at Oakland, 12/19/10 (none). Interception return yards — 4 at Oakland, 12/19/10 Quickly: Miller is a strongside linebacker who posted 27.5 sacks in 26 starts over his last two (none). 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. He finished his LINEBACKERS collegiate career with 33 sacks (fourth in school history) and 50.5 tackles for a loss. The Broncos selected Miller in the first round (2nd overall) of the 2011 NFL Draft.

57 • Mario Haggan • LB • 6-3 • 274 • 9 • Mississippi State 2011 Season Highlights: Regular Season Games Played/Games Started: 2011: 2/0; Career: 107/32 • vs. Oakland (9/12): *-Started his first regular season NFL game and had five tackles (three solo) and Quickly: Haggan is a ninth-year veteran and is one of only two Broncos to have started every forced a fumble. game during each of the last two seasons (2009-10). He became the first player in the NFL in • vs. Cincinnati (9/18): 24 seasons to start all 16 games in a season after previously playing at least 73 games *-Recorded his first NFL sack for a loss of 13 yards. without a start. He set career highs in 2010 with five sacks and 87 tackles. He also tied for the *-Logged a tackle for loss and a QB hit. team lead with 10 tackles for a loss. Haggan was one of six players in the NFL with 80+tackles and 5+sacks and finished second on the team in tackles for the 2010 season. Miller’s 2011 Totals Opponent P/S UT A TT S-Yds I-Yds PBU FF FR SpTK Haggan’s 2011 Season Totals vs. Oak. (9/12) S 3 2 5 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 Opponent P/S UT A TT S-Yds I-Yds PBU FF FR SpTK vs. Cin. (9/18) S 3 0 3 1-13 0-0 2 0 0 0 vs. Oak. (9/12) P 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 TOTALS 2/2 6 2 8 1-13 0-0 2 1 0 0 vs. Cin. (9/18) P 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 TOTALS 2/0 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0

Haggan’s Career Regular Season Totals G S UT A TT S-Yds I-Yds PBU FF FR 107 32 150 34 184 8-58 0-0 2 5` 3 Additional Statistics: Special teams tackles — 2003 (1), 2004 (17), 2005 (17), 2006 (16), 2007 (7), 2008 (4), 2009 (9), TOTAL (70). Miscellaneous tackles — 2006 (1), TOTAL (1).

Haggan’s Single-Game Career Bests (Postseason): Sacks — 3, vs. Kansas City, 11/14/10 (none). Sack yards — 32, vs. Kansas City, 11/14/10 (none). Interceptions — None (none). Interception return yards — None (none).

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CORNERBACKS 53 • Mike Mohamed • MLB • 6-3 • 245 • R • California Regular Season Games Played/Games Started: 2011: 2/0; Career: 2/0 24 • Champ Bailey • CB • 6-0 • 192 • 13 • Georgia Quickly: Mohamed is a versatile linebacker who finished his collegiate career at the University Regular Season Games Played/Games Started: 2011: 1/1; Career: 182/182 of California fourth on the school’s all-time list with 340 tackles (197 solo) while playing in 50-of-51 possible games. He earned first-team All-Pacific-10 Conference honors as a junior in Quickly: Bailey is 13th-year player and eighth-year Bronco whose 10 career Pro Bowl 2009 after recording a league high 112 tackles (69 solo) to go along with two sacks (21 yds.), selections are the most by a cornerback in NFL history. He was named to the NFL’s All- three interceptions (6 yds.), six passes defensed and one forced fumble. He was honored as a Decade Team for the 2000s as chosen by the Pro Football Hall of Fame Selection Committee. four-time Pac-10 All-Academic selection in addition to being named a finalist for the William He is tied for fifth in franchise history in Pro Bowl selections (6) and tied for fifth in club V. Campbell Trophy (Academic Heisman) following his senior season. He was selected by the annals with 30 interceptions as a Bronco. He leads all NFL cornerbacks (3rd among all Broncos in the sixth round 189th overall) of the 2011 NFL Draft. players) with 48 interceptions since his rookie year in 1999 while placing sixth in the league with 30 interceptions since joining the Broncos in 2004. Bailey was selected by his teammates Mohamed’s 2011 Totals to be a captain for the 2011 season. Opponent P/S UT A TT S-Yds I-Yds PBU FF FR SpTK vs. Oak. (9/12) P 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 2011 Season Highlights: vs. Cin. (9/18) P 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 ƒ vs. Oakland (9/12): TOTALS 2/0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 *- Recorded a tackle for loss in the season opener.

Bailey’s 2011 Totals 55 • D.J. Williams • WLB • 6-1 • 232 • 8 • Miami Opponent P/S UT A TT S-Yds I-Yds PBU FF FR SpTK Regular Season Games Played/Games Started: 2011: 0/0 Career: 107/101 vs. Oak. (9/12) S 5 0 5 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 vs. Cin. (9/18) INACTIVE Quickly: Williams is a eighth-year linebacker who has started at least 11 games in each of his TOTALS 1/1 5 0 5 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 previous seven professional seasons for the Broncos while playing at the strong side, weak side, middle and inside linebacker positions. He owns five 100-tackle seasons and 33 Bailey’s Career Statistics 10+tackle games for his career. Since his rookie year in 2004, Williams is only NFL player G S UT A TT S-Yds I-Yds PBU FF FR with 700+tackles, 15+sacks and 35+tackles for a loss. He is tied for 11th since he entered the 182 182 734 135 869 3-26 48-446 213 8 5 league in 2004 with four seasons of 100+tackles. Additional Statistics: Special teams tackles — 1999 (12), 2000 (4), 2003 (1), 2007 (5), 2008 (3), 2009 (2), TOTAL (27). Returned an interception 25 yards for a touchdown vs. San Diego, Williams’ 2011 Totals 9/18/05. Returned an interception 65 yards for a touchdown at Dallas, 11/24/05. Returned an Opponent P/S UT A TT S-Yds I-Yds PBU FF FR SpTK interception 70 yards for a touchdown vs. San Francisco, 12/31/06. Returned 25 punts for vs. Oak. (9/12) INACTIVE 303 yards (12.1), with a long of 54 yards, and one kickoff for 17 yards. Totaled four catches, vs. Cin. (9/18) INACTIVE 89 yards (22.3 avg.) with a long of 42 yards. TOTALS 0/0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 Bailey’s Single-Game Career Bests (Postseason): Interceptions — 3, at Arizona, 10/17/99 Williams’ Career Statistics (1, twice, last vs. New England, 1/14/06). Interception return yards — 70, vs. San Francisco, G S UT A TT S-Yds I-Yds PBU FF FR 12/31/06 (100, vs. New England, 1/14/06). Sacks — 1, three times, last at K,C. 12/5/10 107 101 593 189 782 15.5-101.5 2-10 38 11 6 (none). Sack yards — 12, at Philadelphia, 11/14/99 (none). Receptions — 2, vs. Arizona, Additional Statistics: Special teams tackles — 2004 (8), 2005 (2), TOTAL (10). Special 12/24/00 (none). Receiving yards — 54, vs. Arizona, 12/24/00 (none). Longest reception — teams fumbles — 2005 (1 FF), TOTAL (1 FF). 42, vs. Arizona, 12/24/00 (none). Receiving touchdowns — None (none). Rushes — 1, twice, last vs. Philadelphia, 9/16/02 (none). Rushing yards — 7, vs. Arizona, 12/24/00 Williams’ Single-Game Career Bests (Postseason): Sacks — 2, vs. San Diego, 1/2/11 (0.5 (none). Longest rush — 7, vs. Arizona, 12/24/00 (none). Rushing touchdowns — 1, vs. vs. Pittsburgh, 1/22/06). Sack yards — 14 at Buffalo, 9/9/07 (3.5 vs. Pittsburgh, 1/22/06). Arizona, 12/24/00 (none). Punt returns — 5, three times, last vs. Dallas, 12/29/02 (none). Interceptions — 1, twice, last vs. Pittsburgh, 10/21/07 (none). Interception return yards — Punt return yards — 69, at Dallas, 11/28/02 (none). Longest punt return — 54-yd. handoff 10, at Tennessee, 12/25/04 (none). vs. Dallas, 9/18/00 (none). Punt return touchdowns — None (none). Kick returns — 1, vs. Dallas, 12/29/02 (none). Kick return yards — 17, vs. Dallas, 12/29/02 (none). Longest kick return — 17, vs. Dallas, 12/29/02 (none). Kick return touchdowns — None (none). 52 • Wesley Woodyard • WLB • 6-0 • 229 • 4 • Kentucky Regular Season Games Played/Games Started: 2011: 2/2; Career: 45/11 21 • André Goodman • CB • 5-10 • 191 • 10 • South Carolina Quickly: Woodyard is a fourth-year linebacker who joined the club as a college free agent Regular Season Games Played/Games Started: 2011: 2/2; Career: 113/81 from the University of Kentucky. He leads the Broncos in special-teams tackles (20) since his rookie season in 2008 and has posted at least 35 defensive tackles in each of his three Quickly: Goodman is a 10th-year cornerback who enters his third season with the Broncos in seasons while appearing in 45 of 48 possible games (9 starts). Was one of six undrafted 2011 following three years with Miami (2006-08) and four years with Detroit (2002-05). He is linebackers to play in every possible game to start their career (minimum two seasons) until tied with cornerback Champ Bailey for the team lead in interceptions (5) and ranks second that streak was snapped vs. Sea. (9/19). He was selected as a 2010 team captain. on the club with 25 passes defensed over the last two seasons. He led the NFL with eight pass breakups over the last four weeks of the 2010 regular season. 2011 Season Highlights: ƒ vs. Cincinnati (9/18): 2011 Season Highlights: *- Led the team with 13 tackles (10 solo) including a tackle for loss when he ƒ vs. Oakland (9/12): pushed RB Brian Leonard out of bounds on a third down forcing Cincinnati to *- Recorded four tackles (all solo), three of which came in the first half. settle for a field goal. Goodman’s 2011 Totals Woodyard’s 2011 Totals Opponent P/S UT A TT S-Yds I-Yds PBU FF FR SpTK Opponent P/S UT A TT S-Yds I-Yds PBU FF FR SpTK vs. Oak. (9/12) S 4 0 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 vs. Oak. (9/12) S5 1 6 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 vs. Cin. (9/18) S 4 1 5 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 vs. Cin. (9/18) S 10 3 13 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 TOTALS 2/2 8 1 9 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 TOTALS 2/2 15 4 19 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 Goodman’s Career Statistics Woodyard’s Career Statistics G S UT A TT S-Yds I-Yds PBU FF FR G S UT A TT S-Yds I-Yds PBU FF FR 113 81 236 46 282 1-7 17-160 85 3 6 45 11 107 24 131 1-10 1-0 4 2 0 Additional Statistics: Special teams tackles ----- 2002 (4), 2004 (5), 2005 (6), 2006 (6), 2008 Additional Statistics: Special teams tackles — 2008 (11), 2009 (9), 2010 (15), TOTAL (35). (1), 2009 (1), TOTAL (23). Returned a fumble 30 yards for a touchdown at K.C. (12/6/09).

Woodyard’s Single-Game Career Bests (Postseason): Sacks — 1 vs. San Diego, 1/2/11 Goodman’s Single-Game Career Bests (Postseason): Interceptions ----- 2 at N.Y. Jets, (none). Sack yards — 10 vs. San Diego, 1/2/11 (none). Interceptions — 1, at Cincinnati, 12/28/08 (none). Interception return yards ----- 55 at Kansas City, 12/21/08 (none). Sacks ----- 9/13/09 (none). Interception return yards — 0, at Cincinnati, 9/13/09 (none). 1 at San Diego, 10/19/09 (none). Sack yards ----- 7 at San Diego, 10/19/09 (none).

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25 • Chris Harris • CB • 5-10 • 190 • R • Kansas Bruton’s Single-Game Career Bests (Postseason): Special Teams Tackles----- 2, three times, Regular Season Games Played/Games Started: 2011: 2/0; Career: 2/0 last vs. NYG, 11/26/11 (none).

Quickly: Harris is a rookie cornerback from the University of Kansas who joined the Broncos as a college free agent on July 27, 2011. He played 50 games (41 starts) for the Jayhawks 28 • Quinton Carter • S • 6-1 • 200 • R • Oklahoma and finished his career with 290 tackles (197 solo), four sacks (21 yards) and three Regular Season Games Played/Games Started: 2011: 2/0; Career: 2/0 interceptions. He left Kansas ranked third among defensive backs in all-time tackles. Harris became the 13th rookie college free agent to make the Broncos’ roster out of training camp Quickly: Carter is safety from the University of Oklahoma who earned consensus All-America since 1997. honors and first team All-Big 12 Conference recognition following his senior season in 2010 after finishing third on the Sooners with 96 tackles (59 solo) and second on the team with 2011 Season Highlights: four interceptions (38 yds.). He played 44 career games (29 starts), opening every contest for ƒ vs. Cincinnati (9/18): Oklahoma during his final two seasons and contributing 184 tackles (110 solo) and eight *- Led the team with two special teams tackles. interceptions (62 yds.) during that span.

Harris’ 2011 Totals 2011 Highlights: Opponent P/S UT A TT S-Yds I-Yds PBU FF FR SpTK ƒ vs. Cincinnati (9/18) vs. Oak. (9/12) P 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 *- Recorded his first special teams tackle of his NFL career. vs. Cin. (9/18) P 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 TOTALS 2/0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 Carter’s 2011 Totals Opponent P/S UT A TT S-Yds I-Yds PBU FF FR SpTK 41 • Cassius Vaughn • CB • 5-11 • 195 • 2 • Mississippi vs. Oak. (9/12) P 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 vs. Cin. (9/18) P 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 Regular Season Games Played/Games Started: 2011: 2/1; Career: 15/1 TOTALS 2/0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1

Quickly: Vaughn is a second-year cornerback who saw time in 13 games (0 starts) in 2010 after becoming the 12th rookie college free agent to make the Broncos’ roster out of training camp since 1997. He totaled three tackles on defense in addition to five stops and two fumble 20 • Brian Dawkins • S • 6-0 • 210 • 16 • Clemson Regular Season Games Played/Games Started: 2011: 2/2; Career: 212/211 recoveries on special teams in 2010. He returned two kickoffs for 125 yards (62.5 avg.) in

2010, including a 97-yard kickoff return for a touchdown vs. San Diego (1/2/11) that marked Quickly: Dawkins is a 16th-year player who is one of the most accomplished safeties in NFL the third-longest such play in team history and the second-longest by an undrafted rookie in history, earning a spot on the NFL All-Decade Team (2000s) and tying for the third most Pro NFL history. Bowl selections (8) at the safety position in league annals. He is tied with S Paul Krause

(Min./Was.) and S Eugene Robinson (Car./Atl./G.B./Sea.) as the longest-tenured player in NFL 2011 Season Highlights: history at that position. He was named a Pro Bowl starter in his first year with the Broncos in ƒ vs. Cincinnati (9/18): 2009 after joining the club as an unrestricted free agent following 13 years with the Eagles. He *- Made his first career start while recording his first two NFL pass break ups. received Pro Bowl honors during five of the last seven seasons and has been honored as a first-team All-Pro by the Associated Press four times for his career. He recorded at least one Vaughn’s 2011 Totals interception in every year as a pro as one of just six players in NFL history to post an Opponent P/S UT A TT S-Yds I-Yds PBU FF FR SpTK interception in 15 consecutive seasons. vs. Oak. (9/12) P 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 vs. Oak. (9/12) S 4 1 5 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 0 2011 Highlights: TOTALS 2/1 5 1 6 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 0 ƒ at vs. Oakland (9/12): *-Led the team with nine tackles, including a tackle for loss. Punt Returns Kickoff Returns *- Registered two third down stops, including standing up Oakland tight end Opponent No. Yds. Avg. LG FC TD No. Yds. Avg. LG TD Brandon Myers well shy of a first down on 3rd- and-13. vs. Oak. (9/12) 0 0 0.0 — 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 — 0 vs. Cin. (9/18) 0 0 0.0 — 0 0 1 23.0 23.0 23.0 0 TOTALS 0 0 0.0 — 0 0 1 23.0 23.0 23.0 0 Dawkins’ 2011 Totals Opponent P/S UT A TT S-Yds I-Yds PBU FF FR SpTK Vaughn’s Career Totals vs. Oak. (9/12) S 7 2 9 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 G S UT A TT S-Yds I-Yds PBU FF FR vs. Cin. (9/18) S 3 1 4 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 15 1 8 1 9 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 TOTALS 2/2 10 3 13 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0

Dawkins’ Career Statistics SAFETIES G S UT A TT S-Yds I-Yds PBU FF FR 212 211 1,012 478 1,489 23-189 37-513 164 41 17 30 • David Bruton • S • 6-2 • 217 • 3 • Notre Dame Additional Statistics: Special teams tackles — 1996 (11), 1997 (8), 1998 (3), 2000 (1), Regular Season Games Played/Games Started: 2011: 2/0; Career: 32/3 TOTAL (23). Caught a 57-yard touchdown pass vs. Houston (9/29/02).

Quickly: Bruton is a third-year safety whose 21 special-teams tackles the last two seasons Dawkins’ Single-Game Career Bests (Postseason): Sacks — 2 vs. Arizona, 11/19/00 (1, (2009-10) rank second on the club. He played all 16 games (2 starts) for Denver in 2010, twice, last at Minnesota, 1/4/09). Sack yards — 19 vs. New England, 12/19/99 (12 vs. recording 14 tackles (12 solo) and a pass breakup on defense along with 12 tackles and two Minnesota, 1/16/05). Interceptions — 2 at Washington, 12/16/01 (1, four times, last vs. fumble recoveries on special teams. Atlanta, 1/23/05). Interception return yards — 67 at Miami, 10/24/99 (35 vs. Green Bay, 1/11/04). 2011 Highlights: ƒ vs. Oakland (9/12): *- Broke up a Jason Campbell pass in the end zone on 3rd-and-goal from the 26 • Rahim Moore • S • 6-1 • 196 • R • UCLA three, forcing Oakland to settle for a field goal. Regular Season Games Played/Games Started: 2011: 2/2; Career: 2/2 ƒ vs. Cincinnati (9/18) Quickly: Moore is a safety who started all 37 games played at UCLA and tied for fourth in *- Recorded his first special teams tackle of the season as he stopped WR school history with 14 career interceptions. He was named a team captain during his final Brandon Tate after just one yard on a punt return. 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 Bruton’s 2011 Totals consecutive year. He led the nation with 10 interceptions as a sophomore in 2009 (second Opponent P/S UT A TT S-Yds I-Yds PBU FF FR SpTK most in Bruins history) and was the co-defensive winner of UCLA’s Henry R. ‘Red’ Sanders vs. Oak. (9/12) P 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 Award for Most Valuable Player. vs. Cin. (9/18) P 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 TOTALS 2/0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 1 2011 Highlights: Bruton’s Career Statistics ƒ vs. Oakland (9/12): G S UT A TT S-Yds I-Yds PBU FF FR *- Recorded four solo stops and recovered a fumble that set up the first score of 32 3 16 3 19 0-0 0-0 3 0 0 the game, a Matt Prater field goal, in his NFL debut. Additional Statistics: Special teams tackles ----- 2009 (9), 2010 (12), 2011 (1) TOTAL (22). ƒ vs. Cincinnati (9/18) Special teams fumbles ----- 2009 (1 FF), 2010 (2FR), TOTAL (1 FF, 2 FR). *- Recorded a solo tackle on a third down in the third quarter forcing Cincinnati to settle for a field goal. Denver Broncos Updated Player Biographies

Prater’s Career Statistics Field Goals PATs Moore’s 2011 Totals G 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+ Total Pct. Md./Att. Pct. Pts. Opponent P/S UT A TT S-Yds I-Yds PBU FF FR SpTK 50 0/0 25/27 23/26 18/29 9/13 0/0 75/95 .789 105/107 .981 330 vs. Oak. (9/12) S 4 0 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 Additional Statistics: Kickoffs — 2007 (11 for 756 yds., 68.7 avg., 5 TBs), 2008 (82 for vs. Cin. (9/18) S 3 1 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 5,387 yds., 65.7 avg., 19 TBs), 2009 (77 for 5,304 yds., 68.9 avg., 28 TBs), 2010 (54 for TOTALS 2/2 7 1 8 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 3,638 yds., 67.4 avg., 20 TBs), TOTAL (224 for 15,085 yds., 67.3 avg., 72 TBs). Special teams tackles — 2008 (3), 2009 (1), 2010 (1), TOTAL (5). Miscellaneous tackles — 2010 SPECIALISTS (1), TOTAL (1).

4 • Britton Colquitt • P • 6-3 • 205 • 3 • Tennessee Prater’s Single-Game Career Bests (Postseason): Field goals made ----- 4, four times, last at Tennessee, 10/3/10 (none). Field goals attempted ----- 5 at Kansas City, 9/28/08 (none). Regular Season Games Played/Games Started: 2011: 2/0; Career: 18/0 Longest field goal made ----- 59 vs. N.Y. Jets, 10/17/10 (none). Longest field goal attempted Quickly: Colquitt is a third-year punter who kicked 86 times for a 44.6-yard average with 19 ----- 59 vs. N.Y. Jets, 10/17/10 (none). Consecutive field goals made ----- 18, 11/1/09-10/17/10 placed inside the 20-yard line in his first season of action in 2010. He tied for the NFL lead (none). PATs made ----- 7 vs. Kansas City, 11/14/10 (none). PATs attempted ----- 7 vs. Kansas with six games grossing 50 or more yards in 2010, while posting the 10th-highest gross City, 11/14/10 (none). Consecutive PATs made ----- 38, 9/16/07-12/28/08 (none); Points punting average (44.6) in team annals. He punted five times for a 281 yards at Arizona scored ----- 14, three times, last at Tennessee, 10/3/10 (none). Consecutive games with a (12/12/10) to mark the highest single-game average (56.2) for a road game in franchise field goal ----- 15, 11/9/09-10/17/10 (none). Kickoffs ----- 9, at Kansas City, 12/6/09 (none). history. Touchbacks on kickoffs ----- 5, four times, last vs. Cincinnati, 9/18/11 (none).

2011 Highlights: ƒ vs. Oakland (9/12): *- Placed a punt at Oakland’s one yard-line. ƒ vs. Cincinnati (9/18) *- Was named Peter King’s Special Teams Player of the Week after recording a career high 51.0-yard net punting average against the Bengals .

Colquitt’s 2011 Totals Opp. Ret. Opponent No. Yds. Avg. Net TB In20 LG B Ret. Yds. vs. Oak. (9/12) 4 165 41.3 31.3 2 1 65 0 0 0 vs. Cin. (9/18) 6 335 55.8 51.0 0 1 59 0 5 29.0 TOTALS 10 500 50.0 43.1 2 2 65 0 5 29.0

Colquitt’s Career Totals G S No. Yds. Avg. Net TB In20 LG B 18 0 96 4,335 45.2 37.3 9 21 63 0 ADDITIONAL STATISTICS: Special teams tackles — 2010 (1), TOTAL (1). Kickoffs — 2010 (1 for 69 yds., 69.0 avg.),TOTAL (1 for 69 yds., 69.0 avg.).

Colquitt’s Single-Game Career Bests: Punts — 9 at San Diego, 11/22/10 (none). Gross punt average — 56.2 at Arizona, 12/12/10 (none). Net punt average — 51.0 vs. Cincinnati, 9/18/11 (none). Longest punt — 63 vs. Seattle, 9/19/10 (none). Punts inside the 20 — 4 at San Francisco(London), 10/31/10 (none).

66 • Lonie Paxton • LS • 6-2 • 270 • 12 • Sacramento State Regular Season Games Played/Games Started: 2011: 2/0; Career: 175/0

Quickly: Paxton is a 12th-year long snapper and three-time Super Bowl champion who enters his third season with the Broncos having played 189 of a possible 195 games (regular season and postseason) during his NFL career with Denver (2009-11) and New England (2000-08). He participated in 123 wins (123-66 / .651) for his NFL career. This is his third season handling all of the long snapping duties for the Broncos after helping the Patriots to three Super Bowl titles (XXXVI in 2001, XXXVIII in ‘03 and XXXIX in ‘04), four AFC Championship Game wins, six division titles and eight winning seasons.

Additional Career Statistics: Special teams tackles ----- 2004 (1), 2005 (2), TOTAL (3).

5 • Matt Prater • K • 5-10 • 195 • 5 • Central Florida Regular Season Games Played/Games Started: 2011: 2/0; Career: 49/0

Quickly: Prater is a fifth-year kicker who is the franchise’s leader in field goal accuracy, having converted 74-of-91 (.813) field goal attempts in his four plus seasons with the Broncos. He owns the best field goal percentage from 50+ yards (.692 / 9-of-13) in NFL history among players who started their career after 1970 (min. 10 att.). He converted 18 consecutive field goal attempts, spanning the last eight games in 2009 and the first six contests in 2010, to represent the third-longest such streak in Broncos history.

2011 Highlights: • vs. Oakland (9/12): *-Led the team in scoring with eight points scoring eight points (2 field goals and 3 extra points). • vs. Cincinnati (9/18): *-His 34-yard field goal gave the Broncos a 10-3 halftime lead.

Prater’s 2011 Totals Field Goals PATs Opp. 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+ Total Pct. Md./Att. Pct. Pts. vs. Oakland 0-0 1-1 1-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 2-3 .667 2/2 1.000 8 vs. CincinnatI 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 1-1 1.000 3/3 1.000 6 TOTALS 0-0 1-1 2-2 0-0 0-1 0-0 3-4 .750 5/5 1.000 14

D ENVER B RONCOS D ENVER B RONCOS

Oakland 23, Denver 20 FINAL INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS 1 Oakland Raiders Denver Broncos RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD Monday, Sept. 12, 2011 • 8:26 p.m. MDT • Sports Authority Field at Mile High • Denver D. McFadden 22 150 6.8 47 0 K. Moreno 8 22 2.8 9 0 M. Bush 9 30 3.3 12 0 K. Orton 1 13 13.0 13 0 WEATHER: Rain, 75º, Wind NW 6 mph • TIME: 3:20 • ATTENDANCE: 75,671 M. Reece 1 11 11.0 11 0 W. McGahee 4 3 0.8 3 0 J. Campbell 6 2 0.3 7 1 The Denver Broncos carried an 11-game winning streak in home- J. Ford 1 -3 -3.0 -3 0 openers into their nationally televised Monday Night Football clash DENVER BRONCOS TOTAL 39 190 4.9 47 1 TOTAL 13 38 2.9 13 0 with the Oakland Raiders but were plagued by turnovers and untime- TKD/ TKD/ ly penalties en route to a 23-20 loss in front of a sell-out crowd at the OFFENSE DEFENSE PASSING ATT CMP YDS YD TD LG IN Rtg. PASSING ATT CMP YDS YD TD LG IN Rtg. newly christened Sports Authority Field at Mile High. J. Campbell 22 13 105 1/6 1 17 0 86.4 K. Orton 46 24 304 5/32 1 24 1 71.3 WR 84 B. Lloyd DE 56 R. Ayers TOTAL 22 13 105 1/6 1 17 0 86.4 TOTAL 46 24 304 5/32 1 24 1 71.3 Both teams struggled to find consistency in their passing games as LT 78 R. Clady NT 77 B. Bunkley PASS RECEIVING NO YDS AVG LG TD PASS RECEIVING NO YDS AVG LG TD they battled sporadic rain showers throughout the evening. The LG 64 Z. Beadles DT 99 K. Vickerson Raiders, paced by a 150-yard effort from running back Darren B. Lloyd 6 89 14.8 20 0 D. Heyward-Bey 4 44 11.0 17 0 C 50 J. Walton RDE 92 E. Dumervil W. McGahee 5 32 6.4 12 0 M. Reece 3 23 7.7 16 1 McFadden, relied on a potent rushing attack to dictate the pace of the E. Decker 3 53 17.7 23 0 J. Ford 3 22 7.3 12 0 game and ultimately snuff out any hope of a Denver comeback. RG 73 C. Kuper SLB 58 V. Miller D. Fells 3 32 10.7 16 0 B. Meyers 2 10 5.0 7 0 Denver started off strong, as rookie linebacker Von Miller forced a RT 74 O. Franklin MLB 51 J. Mays D. McFadden 1 6 6.0 6 0 D. McFadden 2 6 6.0 6 0 fumble on Oakland's first play from scrimmage, which fellow rookie TE 86 D.Fells WLB 52 W. Woodyard K. Moreno 2 35 17.5 24 0 Rahim Moore recovered. That led to a 28-yard Matt Prater field goal, E. Royal 2 33 16.5 1 WR 19 E. Royal LCB 24 C. Bailey S. Larsen 1 15 15.0 15 0 giving the Broncos a 3-0 advantage that would hold throughout the L. Ball 1 9 9.0 9 1 first quarter as both teams had stout defensive performances . TE 80 J. Thomas RCB 21 A. Goodman TOTAL 13 5 8.1 17 1 TOTAL 13 5 8.1 17 1 However, the Oakland offense hit its stride in the second quarter, QB 8 K. Orton SS 20 B. Dawkins INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG LG TD INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG LG TD marching 42 yards in eight plays to open the frame and capping the RB 27 K. Moreno FS 26 R. Moore M. Giordano 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 drive with a three-yard touchdown strike from Campbell to running TOTAL 1 0 0.0 0 0 TOTAL 0 0 0 — 0 BRONCOS SUBSTITUTIONS: P 4 B.Colquitt, K 5 M.Prater, WR 12 back Marcel Reece. A fumble by Knowshon Moreno on Denver's PUNTING NO YDS AVG NET TB IN20 LG PUNTING NO YDS AVG NET TB IN20 LG ensuing possession set up a Sebastian Janikowski field goal that M.Willis, RB 23 W.McGahee, CB 25 C.Harris, S 28 Q.Carter, CB 29 S. Lechler 6 349 58.2 33.5 1 1 77 B. Colquitt 4 165 41.3 40.3 2 1 65 extended Oakland's lead to 10-3. J.Wilhite, S 30 D.Bruton, RB 35 L.Ball, CB 41 C.Vaughn, FB 46 TOTAL 6 349 58.2 33.5 1 1 77 TOTAL 4 165 41.3 40.3 2 1 65 After trading possessions, Denver drove to the Oakland 38 before S.Larsen, MLB 53 M.Mohamed, MLB 56N.Irving, SLB 57 M.Haggan, LS 66 L.Paxton, G 71 R.Hochstein, T 75C.Clark, TE 85 V.Green, WR 87 PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG FC LG TD PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG FC LG TD three straight incompletions stalled the drive. Matt Prater missed a E.Decker, DE 90 J.Hunter, DT 96 M.Unrein, DT 98 R.McBean DID NOT [DOWNED] 2 0 0.0 0 — 0 E. Decker 5 128 25.6 0 90 1 56-yard field goal attempt wide right, giving Oakland decent field PLAY: QB 9 B.Quinn, QB 15 T.Tebow INACTIVE: WLB 55 D.Williams, G [OUT OF BOUNDS] 2 [OUT OF BOUNDS] 1 0 0.0 0 — 0 position with the second quarter winding down. But the Broncos 65 M.Ramirez, T 76 T.Hills, DT 79 M.Thomas, WR 88 D.Thomas, DT 94 RETURNS 0 0 0.0 0 — 0 RETURNS 5 128 25.6 0 90 1 defense held strong and Oakland was only able to convert it to three T.Warren, DE 95 D.HarveyD. Thomas. KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS AVG FC LG TD KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS AVG FC LG TD more points on 21-yard Janikowski field goal. [TOUCHBACK] 5 0 0.0 0 — 0 [TOUCHBACK] 5 0 0.0 0 — 0 Janikowski struck again for Oakland just before the half, convert- RETURNS 0 0 0.0 0 — 0 RETURNS 0 0 0.0 0 — 0 ing a 63-yard field goal as time expired to tie for the longest kick in OAKLAND RAIDERS Oakland Raiders Own Opp. Out Denver Broncos Own Opp. Out NFL history. The kick gave the Raiders a 16-3 lead over the Broncos OFFENSE DEFENSE FUMBLES Fum Lost Rec. Yds TD FF Rec. Yds TD Bnds FUMBLES Fum Lost Rec. Yds TD FF Rec. Yds TD Bnds after two quarters. J. Campbell 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B. Lloyd 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Wide receiver Eric Decker gave the Broncos new life after the WR 65 D. Heyward-Bey DE 99 L. Houston J. Ford 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 W. McGahee 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LT 68 J. Veldheer DT 92 R. Seymour D. McFadden 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K. Moreno 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Raiders stalled on their opening possession of the second half, M. Giordano 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 K. Orton 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 returning a Shane Lechler punt 90 yards for a touchdown to bring LG 61 S. Wisniewski DT 93 T. Kelly Q. Groves 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 J. Hunter 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Denver within one score, 16-10. After forcing another Oakland punt, C 64 S. Satele DE 79 J. Henderson C. Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 V. Miller 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 T. Branch 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 R. Moore 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Orton led the Broncos on a 12-play 77 yard drive that resulted in a RG 66 C. Carlisle DE 77 M. Shaugnessy Prater field goal to trim the lead to three, 16-13 after three quarters of L. Houston 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 TOTAL 211003200 0 TOTAL 4220021000 play. RT 69 K. Barnes LB 55 R. McClain On McFadden’s first touch of the fourth quarter, he took a handoff TE 83 B. Meyers LB 96 K. Wimbley 47-yards up the gut to set up a 1-yard touchdown run by Jason WR 12 J. Ford CB 26 S. Routt FINAL TEAM STATISTICS Campbell that put Oakland back on top by 10. QB 8 J. Campbell CB 37 C. Johnson RAIDERS BRONCOS RAIDERS BRONCOS The Broncos countered with a 12-play 80 –yard drive that saw FB 45 M. Reece SS 24 M. Huff TOTAL FIRST DOWNS 20 25 FGs - PATs Had Blocked 0-0 0-0 Lance Ball take an Orton screen pass 9 yards into the end zone to cut By Rushing 10 2 Net Punting Average 33.5 31.3 the deficit to 23-20 with 3:43 remaining. Denver had two timeouts at RB 20 D. McFadden FS 33 T. Branch By Passing 7 17 TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE (Not Including Kickoffs) 0 128 By Penalty 3 6 No. and Yards Punt Returns 0-0 5-128 its disposal but was unable to hold McFadden and Bush who picked RAIDERS SUBSTITUTIONS: P 9 S.Lechler, K 11 S.Janikowski, WR 17 THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY 5-14-36% 6-13-46% No. and Yards Kickoff Returns 0-0 0-0 up two quick first downs and sealed the win for Oakland. D.Moore, RB 22 T.Jones, CB 23 D.Van Dyke, RB 25 R.Cartwright, S 27 FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY 0-0-0% 0-0-0% No. and Yards Interception Returns 1-0 0-0 M.Giordano, CB 28 J.Porter,RB 29 M.Bush, S 30 J.Boyd, CB 35 TOTAL NET YARDS 289 310 PENALTIES Number and Yards 15-131 10-91 OFFICIALS: Total Offensive Plays (inc. times thrown passing) 62 64 FUMBLES Number and Lost 2-1 4-2 C.Chekwa, LB 52 Q.Groves, LB 56 D.Blackstock, LB 57 R.Brown, Average gain per offensive play 64.7 4.8 TOUCHDOWNS 2 2 Referee — Jerome Boger (23); Umpire — Carl Paganelli (124); Head LS/LB 59 J.Condo, T 72 J.Barksdale, T 75 S.Heyer, WR 81 C.Schilens, NET YARDS RUSHING 190 38 Rushing 1 0 Linesman — Jerry Bergman (91); Line Judge — Tom Stephan (68); TE 82 R.Gordon, WR 89 N.Miller, DT 90 D.Bryant, DE 91 T.Scott, DE 94 Total Rushing Plays 39 13 Passing 1 1 J.Moss DID NOT PLAY: QB7 . INACTIVE: WR 18 L.Murphy, Field Judge — Doug Rosenbaum (67); Side Judge — Joe Larrew(73); Average gain per rushing play 4.9 2.9 EXTRA POINTS Made-Attempts 2-2 2-2 S 34 M.Mitchell, LB 58 B.Davis, G 74 B.Campbell, WR 80 D.Hagan, TE Tackles for a loss-number and yards 4-11 2-9 Kicking Made-Attempts 2-2 2-2 Back Judge — Tony Steratore (112); Replay — Mark Burns. 86 D.Ausberry, TE 87 K.Boss. NET YARDS PASSING 99 272 FIELD GOALS Made-Attempts 3-3 2-3 Times thrown - yards lost attempting to pass 1-6 5-32 RED ZONE EFFICIENCY 2-4-50% 1-3-33% Gross yards passing 105 304 GOAL TO GO EFFICIENCY 2-3-67% 0-010% 1234OTTOTALFIELD GOALS (made ( ) missed) PASS ATTEMPTS-COMPLETIONS-HAD INTERCEPTED 22-13-0 46-24-1 SAFETIES 0 0 Avg gain per pass play (inc.# thrown passing) 4.3 5.3 FINAL SCORE 23 20 VISITOR Oakland Raiders 0 16 0 7 — 23 M. Prater (28) 56WR (30) KICKOFFS Number-In End Zone-Touchbacks 5-5-5 5-5-5 TIME OF POSSESSION 32:25 27:25 HOME Denver Broncos 3 0 10 7 — 20 S. Janikowski (45) (21) (63) PUNTS Number and Average 6-58.2 4-41.3 Had Blocked 0 0 Clock SCORE Team Qtr Time PLAY DESCRIPTION (Extra Point) (Drive Info) Visitor Home BRONCOS 1 9:55 M. Prater 28 yd. field goal (4-5, 0:55) 0 3 BRONCOS DEFENSIVE STATISTICS RAIDERS 2 13:28 M. Reece 3 yd. pass from J. Campbell (S. Janikowski kick) (8-42, 4:34) 7 3 (Press Box Totals) RAIDERS 2 11:14 S. Janikowski 37 yd. field goal (4-4, 2:09) 10 3 PLAYER UT A TT S-YDS I-YDS PD FF FR PLAYER UT A TT S-YDS I-YDS PD FF FR RAIDERS 2 1:27 S. Janikowski 21 yd. field goal (11-51, 2:45) 13 3 B. Dawkins729 0-00-0000B. Bunkley314 0-00-0000 RAIDERS 2 0:00 S. Janikowski 63 yd. field goal (3-31, 0:24) 16 3 J. Hunter516 1-60-0010M. Unrein202 0-00-0000 BRONCOS 3 12:31 E. Decker 90 yd. punt return (M. Prater kick) 16 10 W. Woodyard 5 1 6 0-0 0-0000R. Ayers 1 1 2 0-0 0-0000 BRONCOS 3 1:55 M. Prater 30 yd. field goal (12-77, 4:56) 16 13 C. Bailey505 0-00-0000K. Vickerson 1 0 1 0-0 0-0000 RAIDERS 4 12:33 J. Campbell 1 yd. run (S. Janikowski kick) (3-65, 1:38) 23 13 J. Mays 5 0 5 0-0 0-0000C. Vaughn 1 0 1 0-0 0-0000 V. Miller 3 2 5 0-0 0-0010M. Haggan011 0-00-0000 BRONCOS 4 3:43 L. Ball 9 yd. pass from K. Orton (M. Prater kick) (12-80, 3:56) 23 20 R. Moore404 0-00-0001D. Bruton000 0-00-0100 A. Goodman400 0-00-0000TEAM TOTALS424461-50-0100 D ENVER B RONCOS D ENVER B RONCOS

Denver 24, Cincinnati 22 FINAL INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS 2 Cincinnati Bengals Denver Broncos RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD Sunday, Sept. 18, 2011 • 2:15 p.m. MDT • Sports Authority Field at Mile High • Denver C. Benson 16 59 3.7 14 0 W. McGahee 28 101 3.6 12 1 B. Scott 2 10 5.0 9 0 L. Ball 6 28 4.7 17 0 WEATHER: Sunny, 69º, Wind NE 6 mph• TIME: 3:05 • ATTENDANCE: 73,281 A. Dalton 2 3 1.5 5 0 S. Larsen 1 4 4.0 4 0 K. Orton 1 -2 -2.0 -2 0 The Denver Broncos battled a slew of injuries to key players and TOTAL 20 72 3.6 14 0 TOTAL 36 131 3.6 17 1 beat Cincinnati at home, sending the Bengals home winless in DENVER BRONCOS Denver since 1975. 73,281 fans turned out at Sports Authority TKD/ TKD/ Field at Mile High to watch the shorthanded Broncos hold on for a OFFENSE DEFENSE PASSING ATT CMP YDS YD TD LG IN Rtg. PASSING ATT CMP YDS YD TD LG IN Rtg. A. Dalton 41 27 332 2/22 2 84 0 107.0 K. Orton 25 15 195 2/8 2 52 0 111.2 24-22 win despite nearly surrendering a 14-point second half lead. WR 87 E. Decker LDE 91 R. Ayers TOTAL 41 27 332 2/22 2 84 0 107.0 TOTAL 25 15 195 2/8 2 52 0 111.2 The Broncos defense held Cincinnati’s prolific ground attack to LT 78 R. Clady NT 77 J. B. Bunkley 72 yards rushing and conceded just one third-down conversion on LG 68 Z. Beadles DT 99 K. Vickerson PASS RECEIVING NO YDS AVG LG TD PASS RECEIVING NO YDS AVG LG TD 11 attempts, propelling the Broncos to their first win of the 2011 A. Green 10 124 12.4 26 1 E. Decker 5 113 122.6 52 2 C 50 J. Walton RDE 90 J. Hunter J. Simpson 4 136 34.0 84 0 S. Larsen 3 23 7.7 10 0 season. RG 73 C. Kuper SLB 58 V. Miller A. Caldwell 3 27 9.0 10 1 M. Willis 2 22 11.0 15 0 Wide receiver Eric Decker stole the show in his first NFL start, RT 74 O. Franklin MLB 51 J. Mays C. Benson 3 17 5.7 10 0 E. Royal 2 18 9.0 14 0 hauling in five passes for 113 yards and 2 touchdowns, including J. Shipley 3 15 5.0 5 0 D. Fells 1 9 9.0 9 0 a 52-yard score that provided the winning margin. TE 86 D. Fells WLB 52 W. Woodyard J. Gresham 2 8 4.0 4 0 W. McGahee 1 5 5.0 5 0 Willis McGahee was equally impressive on the day, rushing for WR 19 E. Royal LCB 41 C. Vaughn B. Leonard 2 5 2.5 9 0 J. Thomas 1 5 5.0 5 0 101 yards and a touchdown on 28 carries to tie him for sixth QB 8 K. Orton RCB 21 A. Goodman TOTAL 27 332 12.3 84 2 TOTAL 25 195 13.0 52 2 among active players with 24 career 100-yard rushing games. FB 46 S. Larsen SS 20 B. Dawkins INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG LG TD INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG LG TD The Broncos imposed their will on the opening series, marching RB 23 W. McGahee FS 26 R. Moore TOTAL 0 0 0 — 0 TOTAL 0 0 0.0 — 0 80 yards on 15 plays and capping the drive with a 1-yard touch- PUNTING NO YDS AVG NET TB IN20 LG PUNTING NO YDS AVG NET TB IN20 LG down plunge by McGahee, but more than a quarter passed before P 4 B.Colquitt, K 5 M.Prater, WR 12 M.Willis, QB 15 T.Tebow, CB 25 K. Huber 5 205 41.0 37.0 1 2 48 B. Colquitt 6 335 55.8 51.0 0 1 59 either offense was able to muster another productive drive. C.Harris, S 28 Q.Carter, CB 29 J.Wilhite, S 30 D.Bruton, RB 35 TOTAL 2 205 41.0 37.0 1 2 48 TOTAL 6 335 55.8 51.0 0 1 59 A fumble by Kyle Orton in Denver territory set up 45-yard field L.Ball,RB 37 J.Johnson, MLB 53 M.Mohamed, MLB 56 N.Irving, PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG FC LG TD PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG FC LG TD goal by Mike Nugent with 6:39 remaining in the second quarter SLB 57M.Haggan, G 65 M.Ramirez, LS 66 L.Paxton, G 71 R.Hochstein, T 75 C.Clark, TE 80 J.Thomas, TE 85 V.Green, DE 95 B. Tate 5 29 5.8 1 16 0 E. Royal 0 0 0.0 1 — 0 that put Cincinnati on the board and trimmed the deficit to 7-3. D.Harvey, DT 96 M.Unrein, DT 98 R.McBean DID NOT PLAY: QB 9 E. Decker 0 0 0.0 1 — 0 Denver responded on its ensuing possession, eating up 64 yards Brady Quinn, T 76 Tony Hills INACTIVE: CB 24 C.Bailey, RB 27 [DOWNED] 2 0 0.0 0 — 0 over the next 6:21 to set up a 34-yard field goal by Matt Prater that K.Moreno, WLB 55 D.Williams, DT 79M.Thomas, WR 84 B.Lloyd, [TOUCHBACK] 1 0 0.0 0 — 0 gave Denver a 10-3 cushion at the half. WR 88 D.Thomas, DE 92 E.Dumervil. RETURNS 5 29 5.8 1 16 0 RETURNS 0 0 0.0 2 — 0 After forcing Cincinnati into a three-and-out to open the second KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS AVG FC LG TD KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS AVG FC LG TD half, the Broncos capitalized quickly as Orton connected with CINCINNATI BENGALS [TOUCHBACK] 5 0 0.0 0 — 0 C. Vaughn 1 23 23.0 0 23 0 Decker on a 25-yard scoring strike that opened up Denver’s largest [TOUCHBACK] 5 0 0.0 0 — 0 lead of the game, 17-3. OFFENSE DEFENSE RETURNS 5 0 0.0 0 — 0 RETURNS 1 23 23.0 0 23 0 Cincinnati answered with three straight scoring drives led by WR 89 J. Simpson LDE 68 J. Fanene Cincinnati Bengals Own Opp. Out Denver Broncos Own Opp. Out rookie signal caller Andy Dalton to pull within two points of Denver, LT 77 A. Whitworth NT 94 D. Pecko FUMBLES Fum Lost Rec. Yds TD FF Rec. Yds TD Bnds FUMBLES Fum Lost Rec. Yds TD FF Rec. Yds TD Bnds 17-15, before Decker’s 52-yard touchdown reception early in the LG 62 N. Livings DT 907 G. Atkins M. Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 E. Decker 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 fourth quarter momentarily swayed momentum back in Denver’s R. Nelson 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 K. Orton 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 favor. C 64 K. Cook RDE 93 M. Johnson L. Hall 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 0 0 K. Orton 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 When the Bengals’ offense returned to the field, however, Dalton RG 65 C. Boling SLB 99 M. Lawson D. Peko 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 K. Orton 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 made quick work of the Denver secondary, hooking up with RT 71 A. Smith MLB 58 R. Maualuga TOTAL 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 10 0 0 TOTAL 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Jerome Simpson for 84 yards and a first down at Denver’s nine- TE 84 J. Gresham WLB 53 T. Howard yard line. Two plays later, Dalton hit a sprawling A.J. Green for a WR 18 A. Green LCB 22 N. Clements FINAL TEAM STATISTICS touchdown to bring Seattle within two points, 24-22. QB 14 A. Dalton RCB 29 L. Hall BENGALS BRONCOS BENGALS BRONCOS The Bengals threatened on each of their final two series, driving FB 36 C. Pressley SS 42 C. Crocker TOTAL FIRST DOWNS 18 19 FGs - PATs Had Blocked 0-0 0-0 into Denver territory each time, but the Broncos’ defense—led by By Rushing 2 9 Net Punting Average 370 51.0 Robert Ayers and Jonathan Wilhite—stifled two fourth-down RB 32 C. Benson FS 20 R. Nelson By Passing 14 8 TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE (Not Including Kickoffs) 29 0 By Penalty 2 2 No. and Yards Punt Returns 5-29 0-0 attempts to preserve the win and give the Broncos a share of the BENGALS SUBSTITUTIONS: K 2 M.Nugent, P 10 K.Huber, WR 11 THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY 1-11-9% 5-12-42% No. and Yards Kickoff Returns 0-0 1-23 AFC West division lead. J.Shipley, WR 19 B.Tate, CB 23 K.Jennings, CB 25 M.Trent, S 27 FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY 0-2-0% 0-0-0% No. and Yards Interception Returns 0-0 0-0 G.Wilson, HB 28 B.Scott, HB 30 C.Peerman, HB 40 B.Leonard, S 45 TOTAL NET YARDS 382 318 PENALTIES Number and Yards 7-69 7-55 OFFICIALS: Total Offensive Plays (inc. times thrown passing) 63 63 FUMBLES Number and Lost 0-0 2-2 J.Miles, LS 46 C.Harris, LB 51 D.Skuta, LB 57 V.Rey, LB 59 Average gain per offensive play 6.1 5.0 TOUCHDOWNS 2 3 Referee — Ed Hochuli (85); Umpire — Richard Hall (49); Head B.Johnson, OT 74 D.Roland, TE 81 C.Cochart, WR 87 A.Caldwell, NET YARDS RUSHING 72 131 Rushing 0 1 DID NOT PLAY: QB Linesman — Mark Hittner (28); Line Judge — Adrian Hill (29); Side DT 90 P.Sims, DE 92 F.Rucker, DE 96 C.Dunlap Total Rushing Plays 20 36 Passing 2 2 7 B.Gradkowski, C 66 M.McGlynn, OT 73 A.Collins INACTIVE:S 26 Judge — Ronald Torbert (62); Field Judge — Craig Wrolstadt (4); Back Average gain per rushing play 3.6 3.6 EXTRA POINTS Made-Attempts 1-2 3-3 T.Mays, S 31 R.Sands, LB 52 D.Moch, G 60 O.Hudson, TE 86 D.Lee, Tackles for a loss-number and yards 1-2 3-10 Kicking Made-Attempts 1-1 3-3 Judge — Don Carey (126); Replay — Tom Sifferman WR 88 R.Whalen, DE 91 R.Geathers. NET YARDS PASSING 310 187 FIELD GOALS Made-Attempts 3-3 1-1 Times thrown - yards lost attempting to pass 2-22 2-8 RED ZONE EFFICIENCY 2-4-50% 1-2-50% Gross yards passing 322 195 GOAL TO GO EFFICIENCY 2-2-100% 1-2-50% 1234OTTOTALFIELD GOALS (made ( ) missed) PASS ATTEMPTS-COMPLETIONS-HAD INTERCEPTED 41-27-0 25-15-0 SAFETIES 0 0 Avg gain per pass play (inc.# thrown passing) 7.2 6.9 FINAL SCORE 22 24 VISITOR Cincinnati Bengals 0 3 12 7 — 22 M. Prater (34) KICKOFFS Number-In End Zone-Touchbacks 6-6-5 5-5-5 TIME OF POSSESSION 29:45 30:15 HOME Denver Broncos 7377—24M. Nugent(45) (37) (23) PUNTS Number and Average 5-41.0 6-55.8 Had Blocked 0 0 Clock SCORE Team Qtr Time PLAY DESCRIPTION (Extra Point) (Drive Info) Visitor Home BRONCOS 1 6:30 W. McGahee 1 yd. run (M. Prater kick) (15-80, 8:30) 0 7 BRONCOS DEFENSIVE STATISTICS BENGALS 2 6:33 M. Nugent 45 yd. Field Goal (6-14, 3:02) 3 7 (Press Box Totals) BRONCOS 2 0:12 M. Prater 34 yd. Field Goal (16-64, 6:21) 3 10 PLAYER UT A TT S-YDS I-YDS PD FF FR PLAYER UT A TT S-YDS I-YDS PD FF FR BRONCOS 3 10:57 E. Decker 25 yd. pass from K. Orton (M. Prater kick) (5-59, 2:12) 3 17 W. Woodyard 10 3 13 0-0 0-0100B. Bunkley112 0-00-0000 BENGALS 3 8:54 M. Nugent 37 yd. Field Goal (7-61, 2:03) 6 17 J. Mays 5 3 8 0-0 0-0000R. Ayers 1 0 1 0-0 1-15100 BENGALS 3 3:36 A. Caldwell 10 yd. pass from A. Dalton (pass failed) 6-72, 3:14) 12 17 C. Vaughn 4 1 5 0-0 0-0200D. Harvey101 0-00-0000 A. Goodman415 0-00-0000TEAM TOTALS456512-220-0700 BENGALS 3 1:05 M. Nugent 23 yd. Field Goal (4-9, 1:13) 15 17 B. Dawkins314 0-00-0100 BRONCOS 4 13:30 E. Decker 52 yd. pass from K. Orton (M. Prater kick) (5-80, 2:35) 15 24 R. Moore314 0-00-0000 BENGALS 4 11:17 A Green 5 yd. pass from A. Dalton (M. Nugent kick) (4-80, 2:13) 22 24 J. Wilhite224 1-90-0000 V. Miller 3 0 3 1-13 0-0200 J. Hunter202 0-00-0000 Game Summary NFL Copyright © 2011 by The National Football League. All rights reserved. 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Date: Sunday, 9/18/2011 Cincinnati Bengals at Denver Broncos Start Time: 2:15 PM MDT at Sports Authority Field at Mile High, Denver, CO

Game Day Weather Game Weather: Sunny Temp: 69° F (20.6° C) Humidity: 27%, Wind: NE 6 mph Played Outdoor on Turf: Grass Outdoor Weather: Sunny Low to Mid 70s, Officials Referee: Hochuli, Ed (85) Umpire: Hall, Richard (49) Head Linesman: Hittner, Mark (28) Line Judge: Hill, Adrian (29) Side Judge: Torbert, Ronald (62) Field Judge: Wrolstad, Craig (4) Back Judge: Carey, Don (126) Replay Official: Sifferman, Tom Lineups Cincinnati Bengals Denver Broncos Offense Defense Offense Defense WR 89 J.Simpson LDE 68 J.Fanene WR 87 E.Decker LDE 91 R.Ayers LT 77 A.Whitworth NT 94 D.Peko LT 78 R.Clady NT 77 B.Bunkley LG 62 N.Livings DT 97 G.Atkins LG 68 Z.Beadles DT 99 K.Vickerson C 64 K.Cook RDE 93 M.Johnson C 50 J.Walton RDE 90 J.Hunter RG 65 C.Boling SLB 99 M.Lawson RG 73 C.Kuper SLB 58 V.Miller RT 71 A.Smith MLB 58 R.Maualuga RT 74 O.Franklin MLB 51 J.Mays TE 84 J.Gresham WLB 53 T.Howard TE 86 D.Fells WLB 52 W.Woodyard WR 18 A.Green LCB 22 N.Clements WR 19 E.Royal LCB 41 C.Vaughn QB 14 A.Dalton RCB 29 L.Hall QB 8 K.Orton RCB 21 A.Goodman FB 36 C.Pressley SS 42 C.Crocker FB 46 S.Larsen SS 20 B.Dawkins HB 32 C.Benson FS 20 R.Nelson RB 23 W.McGahee FS 26 R.Moore

Substitutions Substitutions K 2 M.Nugent, P 10 K.Huber, WR 11 J.Shipley, WR 19 B.Tate, CB 23 P 4 B.Colquitt, K 5 M.Prater, WR 12 M.Willis, QB 15 T.Tebow, CB 25 K.Jennings, CB 25 M.Trent, S 27 G.Wilson, HB 28 B.Scott, HB 30 C.Harris, S 28 Q.Carter, CB 29 J.Wilhite, S 30 D.Bruton, RB 35 L.Ball, C.Peerman, HB 40 B.Leonard, S 45 J.Miles, LS 46 C.Harris, LB 51 RB 37 J.Johnson, MLB 53 M.Mohamed, MLB 56 N.Irving, SLB 57 D.Skuta, LB 57 V.Rey, LB 59 B.Johnson, OT 74 D.Roland, TE 81 M.Haggan, G 65 M.Ramirez, LS 66 L.Paxton, G 71 R.Hochstein, T 75 C.Cochart, WR 87 A.Caldwell, DT 90 P.Sims, DE 92 F.Rucker, DE 96 C.Clark, TE 80 J.Thomas, TE 85 V.Green, DE 95 D.Harvey, DT 96 C.Dunlap M.Unrein, DT 98 R.McBean Did Not Play Did Not Play QB 7 B.Gradkowski, C 66 M.McGlynn, OT 73 A.Collins QB 9 B.Quinn, T 76 T.Hills Not Active Not Active S 26 T.Mays, S 31 R.Sands, LB 52 D.Moch, G 60 O.Hudson, TE 86 CB 24 C.Bailey, RB 27 K.Moreno, WLB 55 D.Williams, DT 79 D.Lee, WR 88 R.Whalen, DE 91 R.Geathers M.Thomas, WR 84 B.Lloyd, WR 88 D.Thomas, DE 92 E.Dumervil Field Goals (made ( ) & missed) M.Nugent (45) (37) (23) M.Prater (34)

1234OT Total VISITOR: Cincinnati Bengals 0 3 12 7 0 22 HOME: Denver Broncos 7 3 7 7 0 24 Scoring Plays Team Qtr Time Play Description (Extra Point) (Drive Info) Visitor Home Broncos 1 6:30 W.McGahee 1 yd. run (M.Prater kick) (15-80, 8:30) 0 7 Bengals 2 6:33 M.Nugent 45 yd. Field Goal (6-14, 3:02) 3 7 Broncos 2 0:12 M.Prater 34 yd. Field Goal (16-64, 6:21) 3 10 Broncos 3 10:57 E.Decker 25 yd. pass from K.Orton (M.Prater kick) (5-59, 2:12) 3 17 Bengals 3 8:54 M.Nugent 37 yd. Field Goal (7-61, 2:03) 6 17 Bengals 3 3:36 A.Caldwell 10 yd. pass from A.Dalton (pass failed) (6-72, 3:14) 12 17 Bengals 3 1:05 M.Nugent 23 yd. Field Goal (4-9, 1:13) 15 17 Broncos 4 13:30 E.Decker 52 yd. pass from K.Orton (M.Prater kick) (5-80, 2:35) 15 24 Bengals 4 11:17 A.Green 5 yd. pass from A.Dalton (M.Nugent kick) (4-80, 2:13) 22 24 Paid Attendance: 73,281 Time: 3:05 Cincinnati Bengals vs Denver Broncos 9/18/2011 at Sports Authority Field at Mile High Final Individual Statistics Cincinnati Bengals Denver Broncos RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD C.Benson 1659 3.7 14 0 W.McGahee 28101 3.6 12 1 B.Scott 2910 5.0 0 L.Ball 61728 4.7 0 A.Dalton 253 1.5 0 S.Larsen 144 4.0 0 K.Orton 1-2-2 -2.0 0 Total 20 72 3.6 14 0 Total 36 131 3.6 17 1

PASSINGATT CMP YDS SK/YDTD LG IN RT PASSING ATTCMP YDS SK/YD TD LG IN RT A.Dalton 41 27 332 2/22 2 84 0 107.0 K.Orton 25 15 195 2/8 2 52 0 111.2 Total 41 27 332 2/22 2 84 0 107.0 Total25 15 195 2/8 2 52 0 111.3

PASS RECEIVING TAR REC YDS AVG LG TD PASS RECEIVING TAR REC YDS AVG LG TD A.Green 14 10 124 12.4 26 1 E.Decker 9 5 113 22.6 52 2 J.Simpson 9 4 136 34.0 840 S.Larsen 3 3 23 7.7 10 0 A.Caldwell 4 3 27 9.0 10 1 M.Willis 4 2 22 11.0 15 0 C.Benson 3 3 17 5.7 100 E.Royal 3 2 18 9.0 14 0 J.Shipley 3 3 15 5.0 590 D.Fells 2 1 9 9.0 0 J.Gresham 5 2 8 4.0 450 W.McGahee 2 1 5 5.0 0 B.Leonard 2 2 5 2.5 950 J.Thomas 1 1 5 5.0 0 C.Cochart 1 0 0 0.0 000 L.Ball 1 0 0 0.0 0 Total 41 27 332 12.3 84 2 Total 25 15 195 13.0 52 2

INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG LG TD INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG LG TD Total 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 K.Huber 5 205 41.0 37.0 1 2 48 B.Colquitt 6 335 55.8 51.0 0 1 59 Total 5 205 41.0 37.0 1 2 48 Total 6 335 55.8 51.0 0 1 59

PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG FC LG TD PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG FC LG TD B.Tate 5 29 5.8 1160 E.Royal 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 E.Decker 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 [DOWNED] 2 0 0.0 0 0 0 [TOUCHBACK] 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 Total 5 29 5.8 1 16 0 Total 0 0 0.0 2 0 0

KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS AVG FC LG TD KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS AVG FC LG TD [TOUCHBACK] 5 0 0.0 000 C.Vaughn 1 23 23.0 0 230 [TOUCHBACK] 5 0 0.0 0 0 0 Total 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 Total 1 23 23.0 0 23 0

Cincinnati Bengals FUMBLES FUM LOST OWN-REC YDS TD FORCED OPP-REC YD TD OUT-BDS M.Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 R.Nelson 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 L.Hall 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 0 0 D.Peko 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Total 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 10 0 0 Denver Broncos FUMBLES FUM LOST OWN-REC YDS TD FORCED OPP-REC YD TD OUT-BDS E.Decker 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K.Orton 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cincinnati Bengals vs Denver Broncos 9/18/2011 at Sports Authority Field at Mile High Final Team Statistics Visitor Home Bengals Broncos TOTAL FIRST DOWNS 18 19 By Rushing 2 9 By Passing 14 8 By Penalty 2 2 THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY 1-11-9% 5-12-42% FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY 0-2-0% 0-0-0% TOTAL NET YARDS 382 318 Total Offensive Plays (inc. times thrown passing) 63 63 Average gain per offensive play 6.1 5.0 NET YARDS RUSHING 72 131 Total Rushing Plays 20 36 Average gain per rushing play 3.6 3.6 Tackles for a loss-number and yards 1-2 3-10 NET YARDS PASSING 310 187 Times thrown - yards lost attempting to pass 2-22 2-8 Gross yards passing 332 195 PASS ATTEMPTS-COMPLETIONS-HAD INTERCEPTED 41-27-0 25-15-0 Avg gain per pass play (inc.# thrown passing) 7.2 6.9 KICKOFFS Number-In End Zone-Touchbacks 6-6-5 5-5-5 PUNTS Number and Average 5-41.0 6-55.8 Had Blocked 0 0 FGs - PATs Had Blocked 0-0 0-0 Net Punting Average 37.0 51.0 TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE (Not Including Kickoffs) 29 0 No. and Yards Punt Returns 5-29 0-0 No. and Yards Kickoff Returns 0-0 1-23 No. and Yards Interception Returns 0-0 0-0 PENALTIES Number and Yards 7-69 7-55 FUMBLES Number and Lost 0-0 2-2 TOUCHDOWNS 2 3 Rushing 0 1 Passing 2 2 EXTRA POINTS Made-Attempts 1-2 3-3 Kicking Made-Attempts 1-1 3-3 Passing Made-Attempts 0-1 0-0 FIELD GOALS Made-Attempts 3-3 1-1 RED ZONE EFFICIENCY 2-4-50% 1-2-50% GOAL TO GO EFFICIENCY 2-2-100% 1-2-50% SAFETIES 0 0 FINAL SCORE 22 24 TIME OF POSSESSION 29:45 30:15 Cincinnati Bengals vs Denver Broncos 9/18/2011 at Sports Authority Field at Mile High Ball Possession And Drive Chart Cincinnati Bengals # Time Time Time How Ball Drive # Yds Yds Net 1st Last How Recd Lost Poss Obtained Began Play Gain Pen Yds Down Scrm Given Up 1 6:30 3:12 3:18 Kickoff CIN 20 5 29 0 29 1 CIN 49 Punt

2 2:12 14:45 2:27 Punt CIN 29 5 23 0 23 1 DEN 48 Punt 3 12:32 9:53 2:39 Punt CIN 11 5 19 0 19 1 CIN 30 Punt 4 9:35 6:33 3:02 Fumble DEN 41 6 24 -10 14 1 DEN 27 Field Goal 5 0:12 0:00 0:12 Kickoff CIN 20 1 -2 0 -2 0 CIN 20 End of Half

6 15:00 13:09 1:51 Kickoff CIN 20 3 0 0 0 0 CIN 20 Punt 7 10:57 8:54 2:03 Kickoff CIN 20 7 56 5 61 2 * DEN 19 Field Goal 8 6:50 3:36 3:14 Punt CIN 28 6 77 -5 72 5 * DEN 10 Touchdown 9 2:18 1:05 1:13 Fumble DEN 14 4 9 0 9 0 * DEN 5 Field Goal

10 13:30 11:17 2:13 Kickoff CIN 20 4 80 0 80 2 * DEN 5 Touchdown 11 9:43 6:41 3:02 Punt CIN 25 6 20 16 36 2 DEN 39 Punt 12 5:33 3:04 2:29 Punt DEN 45 4 9 0 9 0 DEN 36 Downs 13 2:25 0:23 2:02 Punt CIN 5 10 38 0 38 3 CIN 43 Downs

(398) Average CIN 31

Denver Broncos # Time Time Time How Ball Drive # Yds Yds Net 1st Last How Recd Lost Poss Obtained Began Play Gain Pen Yds Down Scrm Given Up 1 15:00 6:30 8:30 Kickoff DEN 20 15 85 -5 80 7 * CIN 1 Touchdown 2 3:12 2:12 1:00 Punt DEN 14 3 3 0 3 0 DEN 17 Punt

3 14:45 12:32 2:13 Punt DEN 20 4 -2 4 2 1 DEN 22 Punt 4 9:53 9:35 0:18 Punt DEN 25 1 19 0 19 0 DEN 25 Fumble 5 6:33 0:12 6:21 Kickoff DEN 20 16 64 0 64 5 * CIN 16 Field Goal

6 13:09 10:57 2:12 Punt DEN 41 5 44 15 59 3 CIN 25 Touchdown 7 8:54 6:50 2:04 Kickoff DEN 15 3 9 0 9 0 DEN 24 Punt 8 3:36 2:18 1:18 Kickoff DEN 20 2 3 -10 -7 0 DEN 13 Fumble

9 1:05 13:30 2:35 Kickoff DEN 20 5 80 0 80 3 DEN 48 Touchdown 10 11:17 9:43 1:34 Kickoff DEN 20 3 5 0 5 0 DEN 25 Punt 11 6:41 5:33 1:08 Punt DEN 7 3 1 -4 -3 0 DEN 4 Punt 12 3:04 2:25 0:39 Downs DEN 36 3 9 -10 -1 0 DEN 35 Punt 13 0:23 0:00 0:23 Downs CIN 43 1 -2 0 -2 0 CIN 43 End of Game

(315) Average DEN 24

* inside opponent's 20

Time of Possession by Quarter 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Visitor Cincinnati Bengals 5:30 6:08 8:21 9:46 29:45

Home Denver Broncos 9:30 8:52 6:39 5:14 30:15

Kickoff Drive No.-Start Average Bengals: 5 - CIN 20 Broncos: 6 - DEN 19 Cincinnati Bengals vs Denver Broncos 9/18/2011 at Sports Authority Field at Mile High Final Defensive Statistics

Cincinnati Bengals Regular Defensive Plays Special Teams Misc

TKL AST COMB SK /YDSTFL QH IN PD FF FR TKL AST FF FR BL TKL AST FF FR T.Howard 7 1 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M.Johnson 7 0 7 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R.Maualuga 6 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N.Clements 4 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C.Dunlap 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R.Nelson 3 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D.Peko 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J.Fanene 3 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G.Atkins 2 0 2 1 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M.Lawson 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P.Sims 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 F.Rucker 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G.Wilson 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L.Hall 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 V.Rey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 45 6 51 2 8 4 1 0 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

TKL /TK=Tackle AST /AS=Assist COMB=Combined TFL=Tackles for a Loss QH=Quarterback Hit IN=Interception PD=Pass Defense FF =Forced Fumble FR=Fumble Recovery Denver Broncos 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 W.Woodyard 10 3 13 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J.Mays 5 3 8 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C.Vaughn 4 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A.Goodman 4 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B.Dawkins 3 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R.Moore 3 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J.Wilhite 2 2 4 1 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 V.Miller 3 0 3 1 13 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J.Hunter 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B.Bunkley 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R.Ayers 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D.Harvey 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C.Harris 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Q.Carter 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 V.Green 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D.Fells 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 J.Walton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Total 39 13 52 2 22 5 4 0 7 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 Cincinnati Bengals vs Denver Broncos 9/18/2011 at Sports Authority Field at Mile High First Half Summary PERIOD SCORES TIME OF POSSESSION Bengals 0 3 = 3 Bengals 11:38 Broncos 7 3 = 10 Broncos 18:22

Scoring Plays Team Qtr Time Play Description (Extra Point) (Drive Info) Visitor Home Broncos 1 6:30 W.McGahee 1 yd. run (M.Prater kick) (15-80, 8:30) 0 7 Bengals 2 6:33 M.Nugent 45 yd. Field Goal (6-14, 3:02) 3 7 Broncos 2 0:12 M.Prater 34 yd. Field Goal (16-64, 6:21) 3 10

Cincinnati Bengals Denver Broncos TOTAL FIRST DOWNS 4 13 First Downs Rushing-Passing-by Penalty 1 - 3 - 0 6 - 6 - 1 THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY 0-4-0% 5-8-63% TOTAL NET YARDS 93 169 Total Offensive Plays 21 38 NET YARDS RUSHING 41 80 NET YARDS PASSING 52 89 Gross Yards Passing 52 97 Times thrown-yards lost attempting to pass 0-0 1-8 Pass Attempts-Completions-Had Intercepted 11 - 8 - 0 16 - 9 - 0 Punts-Number and Average 3 - 44 2 - 57.5 Penalties-Number and Yards 3 - 24 1 - 5 Fumbles-Number and Lost 0 - 0 1 - 1 Red Zone Efficiency 0-0-0% 1-2-50% Average Drive Start CIN 28 DEN 20

Cincinnati Bengals Denver Broncos

RUSHING ATT YDSAVG LG TD RUSHING ATT YDSAVG LG TD C.Benson 71433 4.7 0 W.McGahee 1658 3.6 12 1 B.Scott 2910 5.0 0 L.Ball 41718 4.5 0 A.Dalton 1-2-2 -2.0 0 S.Larsen 144 4.0 0 Total 10 41 4.1 14 0 Total 21 80 3.8 17 1

PASSING ATTCMP YDSSK/YD TD LG IN RT PASSING ATTCMP YDSSK/YD TD LG IN RT A.Dalton 11 8 52 0/0 0 10 0 82.4 K.Orton 16 9 97 1/8 0 19 0 74.2 Total 11 8 52 0/0 0 10 0 82.4 Total16 9 97 1/8 0 19 0 74.2

PASS RECEIVINGTAR REC YDSAVG LG TD PASS RECEIVINGTAR REC YDSAVG LG TD A.Green 4 3 23 7.7 10 0 E.Decker 5192 33 16.5 0 C.Benson 1 1 10 10.0 10 0 E.Royal 3142 18 9.0 0 J.Simpson 2 1 9 9.0 9 0 S.Larsen 2102 17 8.5 0 A.Caldwell 1 1 9 9.0 9 0 M.Willis 2151 15 15.0 0 J.Shipley 1 1 5 5.0 5 0 D.Fells 191 9 9.0 0 B.Leonard 1 1 -4 -4.0 -4 0 J.Thomas 151 5 5.0 0 C.Cochart 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 L.Ball 100 0 0.0 0 W.McGahee 100 0 0.0 0 Total 11 8 52 6.5 10 0 Total 16 9 97 10.8 19 0

Cincinnati Bengals 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 T.Howard 4 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R.Maualuga 4 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M.Johnson 4 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N.Clements 3 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals: 15 3 18 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Denver Broncos Regular Defensive Plays Special Teams Misc TKL AST COMB SK / YDSTFL QH IN PD FF FR TKL AST FF FR BL TKL AST FF FR W.Woodyard 5 1 6 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B.Dawkins 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J.Mays 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A.Goodman 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals: 11 3 14 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cincinnati Bengals vs Denver Broncos at Sports Authority Field at Mile High

Play By Play First Quarter 9/18/2011 CIN wins the coin toss and elects to defer. DEN elects to Receive, and CIN elects to defend the south goal. M.Nugent kicks 65 yards from CIN 35 to end zone, Touchback. Denver Broncos at 15:00 1-10-DEN 20 (15:00) K.Orton pass short right to E.Royal to DEN 34 for 14 yards (N.Clements). P1 1-10-DEN 34 (14:21) W.McGahee up the middle to DEN 42 for 8 yards (R.Maualuga). 2-2-DEN 42 (13:50) W.McGahee right guard to DEN 41 for -1 yards (J.Fanene). 3-3-DEN 41 (13:12) (Shotgun) K.Orton pass short middle to E.Royal to DEN 45 for 4 yards (T.Howard). P2 1-10-DEN 45 (12:31) K.Orton pass short right to J.Thomas to 50 for 5 yards (M.Lawson). 2-5-50 (11:51) PENALTY on DEN-Z.Beadles, False Start, 5 yards, enforced at 50 - No Play. 2-10-DEN 45 (11:30) W.McGahee up the middle to CIN 48 for 7 yards (R.Maualuga). 3-3-CIN 48 (10:47) (Shotgun) L.Ball left tackle to CIN 44 for 4 yards (T.Howard). R3 1-10-CIN 44 (10:10) L.Ball left guard to CIN 40 for 4 yards (G.Wilson; T.Howard). 2-6-CIN 40 (9:32) W.McGahee up the middle to CIN 28 for 12 yards (R.Nelson). R4 1-10-CIN 28 (8:53) K.Orton pass short left to M.Willis ran ob at CIN 13 for 15 yards. P5 1-10-CIN 13 (8:25) W.McGahee up the middle to CIN 13 for no gain (T.Howard). 2-10-CIN 13 (7:47) K.Orton pass short right to S.Larsen pushed ob at CIN 3 for 10 yards (N.Clements; R.Nelson). P6 1-3-CIN 3 (7:47) (Shotgun) K.Orton pass incomplete short right to W.McGahee. 2-3-CIN 3 (7:13) W.McGahee right guard to CIN 1 for 2 yards (D.Peko). 3-1-CIN 1 (6:36) W.McGahee right tackle for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN. R7 M.Prater extra point is GOOD, Center-L.Paxton, Holder-B.Colquitt. CIN 0 DEN 7, 15 plays, 80 yards, 8:30 drive, 8:30 elapsed M.Prater kicks 65 yards from DEN 35 to end zone, Touchback. Cincinnati Bengals at 6:30 1-10-CIN 20 (6:30) C.Benson left tackle to CIN 26 for 6 yards (B.Dawkins; W.Woodyard). 2-4-CIN 26 (5:47) (Shotgun) C.Benson left end to CIN 40 for 14 yards (W.Woodyard). R1 1-10-CIN 40 (5:15) (Shotgun) A.Dalton pass short middle to J.Shipley to CIN 45 for 5 yards (J.Mays). 2-5-CIN 45 (4:36) C.Benson left guard to CIN 49 for 4 yards (J.Hunter). 3-1-CIN 49 (3:57) C.Benson left tackle to CIN 49 for no gain (B.Bunkley). 4-1-CIN 49 (3:21) K.Huber punts 38 yards to DEN 13, Center-C.Harris, fair catch by E.Royal. Denver Broncos at 3:12 1-10-DEN 14 (3:12) Direction Change. W.McGahee up the middle to DEN 17 for 3 yards (P.Sims). 2-7-DEN 17 (2:34) K.Orton pass incomplete short right to E.Decker. Penalty on DEN-E.Decker, Offensive Pass Interference, declined. 3-7-DEN 17 (2:29) (Shotgun) K.Orton pass incomplete short middle to L.Ball (F.Rucker). 4-7-DEN 17 (2:24) B.Colquitt punts 57 yards to CIN 26, Center-L.Paxton. B.Tate to CIN 29 for 3 yards (Q.Carter). Cincinnati Bengals at 2:12 1-10-CIN 29 (2:12) B.Scott right end to CIN 38 for 9 yards (W.Woodyard). 2-1-CIN 38 (1:29) A.Dalton pass short right to A.Green to CIN 43 for 5 yards (A.Goodman). P2 1-10-CIN 43 (:51) B.Scott right tackle to CIN 44 for 1 yard (B.Dawkins). 2-9-CIN 44 (:07) A.Dalton pass short right to A.Green to DEN 48 for 8 yards (C.Vaughn). END OF QUARTER Time First Downs Efficiencies Score Poss R PXT3 Down 4 Down Cincinnati Bengals 0 5:30 1 1 0 2 0/1 0/0 Denver Broncos 7 9:30 3 4 0 7 3/4 0/0 Cincinnati Bengals vs Denver Broncos at Sports Authority Field at Mile High

Play By Play Second Quarter 9/18/2011 Cincinnati Bengals continued. Timeout #1 by CIN at 15:00. 3-1-DEN 48 (15:00) A.Dalton pass incomplete deep left to A.Green. 4-1-DEN 48 (14:54) K.Huber punts 48 yards to end zone, Center-C.Harris, Touchback. Denver Broncos at 14:45 1-10-DEN 20 (14:45) W.McGahee right tackle to DEN 22 for 2 yards (C.Dunlap). 2-8-DEN 22 (14:12) K.Orton pass incomplete short middle to E.Royal (N.Clements). PENALTY on CIN-N.Clements, Defensive Pass Interference, 4 yards, enforced at DEN 22 - No Play. X8 1-10-DEN 26 (14:09) K.Orton pass incomplete deep right to E.Royal. DEN-E.Royal was injured during the play. 2-10-DEN 26 (14:04) W.McGahee right guard to DEN 29 for 3 yards (R.Maualuga). 3-7-DEN 29 (13:17) (Shotgun) L.Ball up the middle to DEN 22 for -7 yards (J.Fanene). 4-14-DEN 22 (12:44) B.Colquitt punts 58 yards to CIN 20, Center-L.Paxton. B.Tate to CIN 21 for 1 yard (D.Bruton). PENALTY on CIN-G.Wilson, Illegal Block Above the Waist, 10 yards, enforced at CIN 21. Cincinnati Bengals at 12:32 1-10-CIN 11 (12:32) A.Dalton pass incomplete short left to J.Simpson. 2-10-CIN 11 (12:32) A.Dalton pass short right to A.Green to CIN 21 for 10 yards (D.Harvey). P3 1-10-CIN 21 (11:43) C.Benson up the middle to CIN 21 for no gain (J.Mays). 2-10-CIN 21 (11:06) (Shotgun) A.Dalton pass short left to J.Simpson pushed ob at CIN 30 for 9 yards (A.Goodman). 3-1-CIN 30 (10:37) C.Benson right tackle to CIN 30 for no gain (B.Dawkins). 4-1-CIN 30 (10:01) K.Huber punts 46 yards to DEN 24, Center-C.Harris, downed by CIN. Denver Broncos at 9:53 1-10-DEN 25 (9:53) Direction Change. K.Orton pass deep middle to E.Decker to DEN 44 for 19 yards (R.Nelson). FUMBLES (R.Nelson), RECOVERED by CIN-L.Hall at CIN 49. L.Hall to DEN 41 for 10 yards (D.Fells). Cincinnati Bengals at 9:35 1-10-DEN 41 (9:35) (Shotgun) C.Benson left end to DEN 32 for 9 yards (W.Woodyard). 2-1-DEN 32 (8:54) A.Dalton pass short left to A.Caldwell pushed ob at DEN 23 for 9 yards (W.Woodyard). P4 1-10-DEN 23 (8:20) A.Dalton pass incomplete short left to C.Cochart (V.Miller). 2-10-DEN 23 (8:16) C.Benson up the middle to DEN 17 for 6 yards (D.Harvey). PENALTY on CIN-C.Boling, Offensive Holding, 10 yards, enforced at DEN 23 - No Play. 2-20-DEN 33 (7:50) (Shotgun) A.Dalton pass short middle to C.Benson to DEN 23 for 10 yards (J.Mays; J.Wilhite). 3-10-DEN 23 (7:07) (Shotgun) A.Dalton pass short right to B.Leonard pushed ob at DEN 27 for -4 yards (W.Woodyard). 4-14-DEN 27 (6:39) M.Nugent 45 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-C.Harris, Holder-K.Huber. CIN 3 DEN 7, 6 plays, 14 yards, 3:02 drive, 8:27 elapsed M.Nugent kicks 65 yards from CIN 35 to end zone, Touchback. Denver Broncos at 6:33 1-10-DEN 20 (6:33) W.McGahee right guard to DEN 22 for 2 yards (R.Maualuga). 2-8-DEN 22 (5:53) W.McGahee up the middle to DEN 30 for 8 yards (D.Peko). R9 1-10-DEN 30 (5:16) K.Orton pass short right to S.Larsen to DEN 37 for 7 yards (N.Clements). 2-3-DEN 37 (4:36) S.Larsen up the middle to DEN 41 for 4 yards (M.Johnson). R10 1-10-DEN 41 (3:57) W.McGahee up the middle to DEN 43 for 2 yards (M.Johnson). DEN-W.McGahee was injured during the play. 2-8-DEN 43 (3:25) K.Orton pass short middle to E.Decker to CIN 43 for 14 yards (N.Clements). P11 Timeout #1 by DEN at 02:41. 1-10-CIN 43 (2:41) W.McGahee up the middle to CIN 41 for 2 yards (F.Rucker; R.Maualuga). Two-Minute Warning 2-8-CIN 41 (2:00) (Shotgun) K.Orton pass incomplete short left to E.Decker (M.Lawson). Timeout #2 by DEN at 01:56. 3-8-CIN 41 (1:56) (Shotgun) K.Orton pass short left to D.Fells to CIN 32 for 9 yards (T.Howard). P12 1-10-CIN 32 (1:26) W.McGahee up the middle to CIN 23 for 9 yards (M.Johnson). 2-1-CIN 23 (1:06) W.McGahee up the middle to CIN 25 for -2 yards (M.Johnson). 3-3-CIN 25 (:38) (Shotgun) L.Ball left end pushed ob at CIN 8 for 17 yards (G.Wilson). R13 1-8-CIN 8 (:33) (Shotgun) K.Orton pass incomplete short left to E.Decker. 2-8-CIN 8 (:28) K.Orton pass incomplete short left to M.Willis. 3-8-CIN 8 (:24) (Shotgun) K.Orton sacked at CIN 16 for -8 yards (G.Atkins). Timeout #2 by CIN at 00:16. 4-16-CIN 16 (:16) M.Prater 34 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-L.Paxton, Holder-B.Colquitt. CIN 3 DEN 10, 16 plays, 64 yards, 6:21 drive, 14:48 elapsed M.Prater kicks 65 yards from DEN 35 to end zone, Touchback. Cincinnati Bengals at 0:12 1-10-CIN 20 (:12) A.Dalton kneels to CIN 18 for -2 yards. END OF QUARTER Time First Downs Efficiencies Score Poss R PXT3 Down 4 Down Cincinnati Bengals 3 6:08 0 2 0 2 0/3 0/0 Denver Broncos 10 8:52 3 2 1 6 2/4 0/0 Cincinnati Bengals vs Denver Broncos at Sports Authority Field at Mile High

Play By Play Third Quarter 9/18/2011 CIN elects to Receive, and DEN elects to defend the South goal. M.Prater kicks 65 yards from DEN 35 to end zone, Touchback. Cincinnati Bengals at 15:00 1-10-CIN 20 (15:00) C.Benson right end to CIN 18 for -2 yards (J.Mays). 2-12-CIN 18 (14:21) (Shotgun) A.Dalton pass short right to C.Benson to CIN 15 for -3 yards (J.Mays). 3-15-CIN 15 (13:38) (Shotgun) A.Dalton pass short left to J.Shipley pushed ob at CIN 20 for 5 yards (J.Wilhite). 4-10-CIN 20 (13:16) K.Huber punts 40 yards to DEN 40, Center-C.Harris, downed by CIN. Denver Broncos at 13:09 1-10-DEN 41 (13:09) Direction Change. W.McGahee up the middle to DEN 45 for 4 yards (J.Fanene). 2-6-DEN 45 (12:40) K.Orton pass short left to W.McGahee to 50 for 5 yards (M.Johnson). PENALTY on CIN-J.Fanene, Roughing the Passer, 15 yards, enforced at 50. X14 1-10-CIN 35 (12:21) L.Ball up the middle to CIN 32 for 3 yards (R.Maualuga). 2-7-CIN 32 (11:40) L.Ball right tackle to CIN 25 for 7 yards (T.Howard). R15 1-10-CIN 25 (11:03) K.Orton pass short middle to E.Decker for 25 yards, TOUCHDOWN. P16 PENALTY on CIN-N.Clements, Horse Collar Tackle, 15 yards, enforced between downs. M.Prater extra point is GOOD, Center-L.Paxton, Holder-B.Colquitt. CIN 3 DEN 17, 5 plays, 59 yards, 1 penalty, 2:12 drive, 4:03 elapsed M.Prater kicks 50 yards from 50 to end zone, Touchback. Cincinnati Bengals at 10:57 1-10-CIN 20 (10:57) A.Dalton pass deep middle to A.Green to CIN 46 for 26 yards (W.Woodyard). P5 1-10-CIN 46 (10:19) (Shotgun) PENALTY on DEN-V.Miller, Encroachment, 5 yards, enforced at CIN 46 - No Play. 1-5-DEN 49 (10:00) (Shotgun) A.Dalton pass incomplete short middle to J.Gresham (R.Ayers). 2-5-DEN 49 (9:56) (Shotgun) A.Dalton pass short right to A.Green pushed ob at DEN 24 for 25 yards (R.Moore). P6 1-10-DEN 24 (9:26) (Shotgun) A.Dalton pass incomplete deep right to J.Simpson (C.Vaughn). 2-10-DEN 24 (9:20) A.Dalton pass short right to J.Shipley to DEN 19 for 5 yards (C.Vaughn). CIN-J.Shipley was injured during the play. 3-5-DEN 19 (9:03) (Shotgun) A.Dalton pass incomplete short right to J.Simpson (B.Dawkins). 4-5-DEN 19 (8:59) M.Nugent 37 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-C.Harris, Holder-K.Huber. CIN 6 DEN 17, 7 plays, 61 yards, 1 penalty, 2:03 drive, 6:06 elapsed M.Nugent kicks 73 yards from CIN 35 to DEN -8. C.Vaughn to DEN 15 for 23 yards (V.Rey). Denver Broncos at 8:54, (1st play from scrimmage 8:49) 1-10-DEN 15 (8:49) W.McGahee right guard to DEN 16 for 1 yard (C.Dunlap). 2-9-DEN 16 (8:08) K.Orton pass short right to M.Willis to DEN 23 for 7 yards (N.Clements). 3-2-DEN 23 (7:33) W.McGahee right tackle to DEN 24 for 1 yard (T.Howard). 4-1-DEN 24 (7:00) B.Colquitt punts 49 yards to CIN 27, Center-L.Paxton, fair catch by B.Tate. Cincinnati Bengals at 6:50 1-10-CIN 28 (6:50) Direction Change. C.Benson left tackle to CIN 32 for 4 yards (V.Miller). 2-6-CIN 32 (6:17) (Shotgun) A.Dalton pass incomplete short left to J.Gresham (A.Goodman). PENALTY on DEN-A.Goodman, Defensive Pass Interference, 5 yards, enforced at CIN 32 - No Play. X7 1-10-CIN 37 (6:12) A.Dalton pass short right to C.Pressley ran ob at CIN 36 for -1 yards. PENALTY on CIN-C.Cochart, Offensive Holding, 10 yards, enforced at CIN 37 - No Play. 1-20-CIN 27 (5:46) (Shotgun) A.Dalton pass short right to A.Green to CIN 37 for 10 yards (C.Vaughn). 2-10-CIN 37 (5:21) (Shotgun) A.Dalton pass short middle to J.Simpson to DEN 32 for 31 yards (R.Moore; C.Vaughn). P8 1-10-DEN 32 (4:41) A.Dalton pass short left to J.Simpson to DEN 20 for 12 yards (A.Goodman). P9 1-10-DEN 20 (4:13) (Shotgun) A.Dalton pass short left to C.Benson to DEN 10 for 10 yards (W.Woodyard). P10 1-10-DEN 10 (3:41) (Shotgun) A.Dalton pass short middle to A.Caldwell for 10 yards, TOUCHDOWN. P11 TWO-POINT CONVERSION ATTEMPT. A.Dalton pass to J.Simpson is incomplete. ATTEMPT FAILS. CIN 12 DEN 17, 6 plays, 72 yards, 1 penalty, 3:14 drive, 11:24 elapsed M.Nugent kicks 65 yards from CIN 35 to end zone, Touchback. Denver Broncos at 3:36 1-10-DEN 20 (3:36) K.Orton pass short left to M.Willis to DEN 30 for 10 yards (L.Hall). PENALTY on DEN-R.Clady, Offensive Holding, 10 yards, enforced at DEN 20 - No Play. 1-20-DEN 10 (3:00) (Shotgun) K.Orton pass short left to E.Decker to DEN 13 for 3 yards (R.Maualuga). 2-17-DEN 13 (2:25) K.Orton sacked at DEN 13 for 0 yards (M.Johnson). FUMBLES (M.Johnson), RECOVERED by CIN-D.Peko at DEN 14. D.Peko to DEN 14 for no gain (J.Walton). Cincinnati Bengals at 2:18 1-10-DEN 14 (2:18) C.Benson left tackle to DEN 14 for no gain (J.Hunter). 2-10-DEN 14 (1:37) A.Dalton pass incomplete short right to J.Gresham (C.Vaughn). DEN-V.Miller was injured during the play. 3-10-DEN 14 (1:32) (Shotgun) A.Dalton pass short left to B.Leonard to DEN 5 for 9 yards (R.Moore). 4-1-DEN 5 (1:09) M.Nugent 23 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-C.Harris, Holder-K.Huber. CIN 15 DEN 17, 4 plays, 9 yards, 1:13 drive, 13:55 elapsed M.Nugent kicks 65 yards from CIN 35 to end zone, Touchback. Denver Broncos at 1:05 1-10-DEN 20 (1:05) W.McGahee right guard to DEN 25 for 5 yards (M.Lawson). 2-5-DEN 25 (:37) W.McGahee left tackle to DEN 32 for 7 yards (R.Nelson). R17 Cincinnati Bengals vs Denver Broncos at Sports Authority Field at Mile High END OF QUARTER Time First Downs Efficiencies Score Poss R PXT3 Down 4 Down Cincinnati Bengals 15 8:21 0 6 1 7 0/3 0/0 Denver Broncos 17 6:39 2 1 1 4 0/1 0/0 Cincinnati Bengals vs Denver Broncos at Sports Authority Field at Mile High

Play By Play Fourth Quarter 9/18/2011 Denver Broncos continued. 1-10-DEN 32 (15:00) K.Orton pass short right to S.Larsen to DEN 38 for 6 yards (T.Howard). 2-4-DEN 38 (14:22) W.McGahee up the middle to DEN 48 for 10 yards (F.Rucker). R18 1-10-DEN 48 (13:40) K.Orton pass deep right to E.Decker for 52 yards, TOUCHDOWN. P19 M.Prater extra point is GOOD, Center-L.Paxton, Holder-B.Colquitt. CIN 15 DEN 24, 5 plays, 80 yards, 2:35 drive, 1:30 elapsed M.Prater kicks 65 yards from DEN 35 to end zone, Touchback. Cincinnati Bengals at 13:30 1-10-CIN 20 (13:30) (Shotgun) A.Dalton sacked at CIN 7 for -13 yards (V.Miller). 2-23-CIN 7 (12:53) (Shotgun) A.Dalton pass deep middle to J.Simpson to DEN 9 for 84 yards (C.Vaughn). P12 1-9-DEN 9 (12:03) (Shotgun) A.Dalton pass short left to J.Gresham to DEN 5 for 4 yards (W.Woodyard). 2-5-DEN 5 (11:23) A.Dalton pass short left to A.Green for 5 yards, TOUCHDOWN. P13 M.Nugent extra point is GOOD, Center-C.Harris, Holder-K.Huber. CIN 22 DEN 24, 4 plays, 80 yards, 2:13 drive, 3:43 elapsed M.Nugent kicks 65 yards from CIN 35 to end zone, Touchback. Denver Broncos at 11:17 1-10-DEN 20 (11:17) W.McGahee left tackle to DEN 24 for 4 yards (C.Dunlap). 2-6-DEN 24 (10:39) W.McGahee up the middle to DEN 25 for 1 yard (D.Peko). 3-5-DEN 25 (9:59) (Shotgun) K.Orton pass incomplete short left to E.Decker (F.Rucker). 4-5-DEN 25 (9:54) B.Colquitt punts 59 yards to CIN 16, Center-L.Paxton. B.Tate to CIN 25 for 9 yards (C.Harris). Cincinnati Bengals at 9:43 1-10-CIN 25 (9:43) C.Benson left guard to CIN 30 for 5 yards (B.Bunkley; J.Mays). 2-5-CIN 30 (9:05) (Shotgun) C.Benson right guard to CIN 40 for 10 yards (W.Woodyard). R14 1-10-CIN 40 (8:30) C.Benson right tackle to CIN 43 for 3 yards (B.Dawkins, J.Mays). 2-7-CIN 43 (7:49) (Shotgun) A.Dalton pass incomplete deep right to A.Green (C.Vaughn). PENALTY on DEN-C.Vaughn, Defensive Pass Interference, 16 yards, enforced at CIN 43 - No Play. X15 1-10-DEN 41 (7:43) C.Benson left tackle to DEN 39 for 2 yards (R.Ayers). 2-8-DEN 39 (6:58) A.Dalton pass incomplete short left to A.Green. 3-8-DEN 39 (6:54) (Shotgun) A.Dalton pass incomplete short left to J.Simpson [J.Mays]. 4-8-DEN 39 (6:49) K.Huber punts 33 yards to DEN 6, Center-C.Harris, fair catch by E.Decker. Denver Broncos at 6:41 1-10-DEN 7 (6:41) Direction Change. W.McGahee up the middle to DEN 8 for 1 yard (P.Sims). 2-9-DEN 8 (6:05) K.Orton pass incomplete short left to D.Fells (M.Lawson). 3-9-DEN 8 (5:59) (Shotgun) K.Orton pass incomplete short left to M.Willis. Timeout #1 by CIN at 05:55. 4-9-DEN 8 (5:55) B.Colquitt punts 82 yards to CIN 10, Center-L.Paxton, downed by DEN. PENALTY on DEN-C.Harris, Player Out of Bounds on Punt, 4 yards, enforced at DEN 8 - No Play. 4-13-DEN 4 (5:40) B.Colquitt punts 57 yards to CIN 39, Center-L.Paxton. B.Tate to DEN 45 for 16 yards (V.Green). Cincinnati Bengals at 5:33 1-10-DEN 45 (5:33) C.Benson up the middle to DEN 41 for 4 yards (W.Woodyard). 2-6-DEN 41 (4:51) C.Benson up the middle to DEN 41 for no gain (V.Miller). 3-6-DEN 41 (4:09) (Shotgun) A.Dalton scrambles right end to DEN 36 for 5 yards (J.Mays). 4-1-DEN 36 (3:09) A.Dalton pass incomplete short right to A.Green (V.Miller) [R.Ayers]. Denver Broncos at 3:04 1-10-DEN 36 (3:04) W.McGahee left end to DEN 45 for 9 yards (L.Hall). PENALTY on DEN-R.Clady, Offensive Holding, 10 yards, enforced at DEN 36 - No Play. 1-20-DEN 26 (2:57) W.McGahee up the middle to DEN 28 for 2 yards (M.Johnson). Timeout #2 by CIN at 02:51. 2-18-DEN 28 (2:50) W.McGahee left tackle to DEN 32 for 4 yards (C.Dunlap). Timeout #3 by CIN at 02:46. 3-14-DEN 32 (2:45) W.McGahee right end pushed ob at DEN 35 for 3 yards (G.Atkins). 4-11-DEN 35 (2:39) B.Colquitt punts 55 yards to CIN 10, Center-L.Paxton. B.Tate to CIN 10 for no gain (C.Harris). PENALTY on CIN-B.Leonard, Offensive Holding, 5 yards, enforced at CIN 10. Cincinnati Bengals at 2:25 1-10-CIN 5 (2:25) (Shotgun) A.Dalton pass short left to J.Gresham to CIN 9 for 4 yards (A.Goodman; W.Woodyard). 2-6-CIN 9 (2:01) (Shotgun) A.Dalton pass short left to A.Green to CIN 18 for 9 yards (A.Goodman). P16 Two-Minute Warning 1-10-CIN 18 (1:58) (Shotgun) A.Dalton pass deep right to A.Green to CIN 40 for 22 yards (R.Moore). P17 1-10-CIN 40 (1:35) (Shotgun) A.Dalton pass incomplete short left to A.Caldwell. 2-10-CIN 40 (1:31) (Shotgun) A.Dalton pass short middle to A.Caldwell to CIN 48 for 8 yards (J.Wilhite; W.Woodyard). 3-2-CIN 48 (1:10) (Shotgun) A.Dalton pass short left to A.Green ran ob at DEN 48 for 4 yards. P18 1-10-DEN 48 (1:03) (Shotgun) A.Dalton pass incomplete deep right to J.Simpson. 2-10-DEN 48 (:57) (Shotgun) A.Dalton sacked at CIN 43 for -9 yards (J.Wilhite). 3-19-CIN 43 (:33) (Shotgun) A.Dalton pass incomplete deep middle to J.Gresham (W.Woodyard). 4-19-CIN 43 (:30) (Shotgun) A.Dalton pass incomplete deep right to A.Green. Cincinnati Bengals vs Denver Broncos at Sports Authority Field at Mile High Denver Broncos at 0:23 1-10-CIN 43 (:23) K.Orton kneels to CIN 45 for -2 yards. END OF QUARTER Time First Downs Efficiencies Score Poss R PXT3 Down 4 Down Cincinnati Bengals 22 9:46 1 5 1 7 1/4 0/2 Denver Broncos 24 5:14 1 1 0 2 0/3 0/0 Miscellaneous Statistics Report Cincinnati Bengals vs Denver Broncos 9/18/2011 at Sports Authority Field at Mile High Ten Longest Plays for Cincinnati Bengals Yards Qtr Play Start Play Description 84 4 2-23-CIN 7 (12:53) (Shotgun) A.Dalton pass deep middle to J.Simpson to DEN 9 for 84 yards (C.Vaughn). 31 3 2-10-CIN 37 (5:21) (Shotgun) A.Dalton pass short middle to J.Simpson to DEN 32 for 31 yards (R.Moore; C.Vaughn). 26 3 1-10-CIN 20 (10:57) A.Dalton pass deep middle to A.Green to CIN 46 for 26 yards (W.Woodyard). 25 3 2-5-DEN 49 (9:56) (Shotgun) A.Dalton pass short right to A.Green pushed ob at DEN 24 for 25 yards (R.Moore). 22 4 1-10-CIN 18 (1:58) (Shotgun) A.Dalton pass deep right to A.Green to CIN 40 for 22 yards (R.Moore). 14 1 2-4-CIN 26 (5:47) (Shotgun) C.Benson left end to CIN 40 for 14 yards (W.Woodyard). 12 3 1-10-DEN 32 (4:41) A.Dalton pass short left to J.Simpson to DEN 20 for 12 yards (A.Goodman). 10 2 2-10-CIN 11 (12:32) A.Dalton pass short right to A.Green to CIN 21 for 10 yards (D.Harvey). 10 2 2-20-DEN 33 (7:50) (Shotgun) A.Dalton pass short middle to C.Benson to DEN 23 for 10 yards (J.Mays; J.Wilhite). 10 3 1-20-CIN 27 (5:46) (Shotgun) A.Dalton pass short right to A.Green to CIN 37 for 10 yards (C.Vaughn).

Ten Longest Plays for Denver Broncos Yards Qtr Play Start Play Description 52 4 1-10-DEN 48 (13:40) K.Orton pass deep right to E.Decker for 52 yards, TOUCHDOWN. 25 3 1-10-CIN 25 (11:03) K.Orton pass short middle to E.Decker for 25 yards, TOUCHDOWN. PENALTY on CIN-N.Clements, Horse Collar Tackle, 15 yards, enforced between downs. 20 3 2-6-DEN 45 (12:40) K.Orton pass short left to W.McGahee to 50 for 5 yards (M.Johnson). PENALTY on CIN-J.Fanene, Roughing the Passer, 15 yards, enforced at 50. 17 2 3-3-CIN 25 (:38) (Shotgun) L.Ball left end pushed ob at CIN 8 for 17 yards (G.Wilson). 15 1 1-10-CIN 28 (8:53) K.Orton pass short left to M.Willis ran ob at CIN 13 for 15 yards. 14 1 1-10-DEN 20 (15:00) K.Orton pass short right to E.Royal to DEN 34 for 14 yards (N.Clements). 14 2 2-8-DEN 43 (3:25) K.Orton pass short middle to E.Decker to CIN 43 for 14 yards (N.Clements). 12 1 2-6-CIN 40 (9:32) W.McGahee up the middle to CIN 28 for 12 yards (R.Nelson). 10 1 2-10-CIN 13 (7:47) K.Orton pass short right to S.Larsen pushed ob at CIN 3 for 10 yards (N.Clements; R.Nelson). 10 4 2-4-DEN 38 (14:22) W.McGahee up the middle to DEN 48 for 10 yards (F.Rucker).

Touchdown Scoring Information Offense Defense Special Teams VISITOR: Cincinnati Bengals 2 0 0 HOME: Denver Broncos 3 0 0 Player Scoring Information Club Player TD Rush Rec KO Punt Int Fum Misc FG XP 2Pt 2Pt Sfty Points TD TD TD TD TD TD TD Rush Rec CINM.Nugent 0000000031000 10 CIN A.Green 0010000000000 6 CIN A.Caldwell 0010000000000 6 DEN E.Decker 0020000000000 12 DENW.McGahee 0100000000000 6 DENM.Prater 0000000013000 6 Possession Detail First Half Second Half Game Visitor Home Visitor Home Visitor Home Largest Lead 0 7 0 14 0 14 Drives Leading 0 4 0 8 0 12 Time of Possession Leading 0:00 9:52 0:00 11:53 0:00 21:45 Largest Deficit -7 0 -14 0 -14 0 Drives Trailing 5 0 8 0 13 0 Time of Possession Trailing 11:38 0:00 18:07 0:00 29:45 0:00 Times Score Tied Up 0 0 0 Lead Changes 1 0 1

2011 Feature clippings

Broncos bringing back Elway not just a PR move Broncos' comeback front and center

By Mike Klis The Denver Post January 2, 2011

Nicknames usually spawn from admiration and affection, and around these parts John Elway has received more than most.

There is only one "No. 7" in the Rocky Mountain region. Nestled between Hollywood and the Mississippi, "The Duke" refers not to movie star John Wayne.

"Captain Comeback" must have appealed to Elway's competitive pride. "The Drive," "The Helicopter" and "This One's for John!" are forever part of his legacy.

In a couple more days, people walking the halls at Broncos headquarters will have another name for Elway:

Boss.

The Broncos and owner Pat Bowlen are expected to call a news conference around midweek to announce when we reach an agreement with John Elway, Pat is very confident that John's intelligence, his leadership, business savvy, his knowledge of the game, and competitive fire — plus the respect that everyone in this building will have for him — will make us better right away," said Joe Ellis, the Broncos' chief operating officer.

Take this seriously, Broncos fans. Elway is not rejoining the organization with the idea of extending a glad hand. This is not an image-enhancing tactic, even if it is a nice byproduct for an organization that could use a shot or two of integrity after the unfortunate Josh McDaniels' era.

Elway will have an upstairs office at the Paul D. Bowlen Memorial Broncos Centre, and he will show up every day. There's no need to punch a clock because high- ranking management officials never count their endless hours.

His title — vice president of football operations — will be the same one Mike Shanahan carried on top of his head coaching position. On top of everybody else. Remember all that power Shanahan held at Dove Valley from 1995-2008?

Starting with the New Year, a new decade, the Broncos will enter a new era.

Elway will be in charge. "I'm not going to get too far into that now," Elway said Friday on his radio show on 87.7 FM The Ticket. "Hopefully, we get something done (this week). We'll get that all settled. There is a process that has to be followed. If you understand, I don't want to say too much about it right now."

Overcoming the Millen effect

Might as well get this out of the way: There are people who don't believe Elway will succeed as the Broncos' football boss. Matt Millen did no favors for former star players attempting the transition from main floor locker room to upstairs office.

Neither did , Elway's quarterback mate from the draft class of 1983.

"I've been around John a long time, and there's nothing he can't do," said Bubby Brister, Elway's backup quarterback in the back-to-back Super Bowl championship seasons of 1997-98. "They couldn't have picked a better person. He can evaluate. He knows football, he knows people. He's been in the business world and knows that. I felt like when he got out of football, he should have gone right back in there. He could have helped Mike (Shanahan). Heck, he is the Denver Broncos. He can handle it."

But there were glowing testimonials for Bart Starr, too, before he became the ' head coach. Nine seasons and 24 more losses than wins later, Green Bay booed the legendary Starr out of town.

So what makes Elway different from so many other stars who have failed in coaching or management positions?

"It's something that's been on his to-do list forever," former teammate Karl Mecklenberg said. "It's not like the team came to him and said, 'We need your help, we need you to be a figurehead.' When he came to Mr. Bowlen before, Mr. Bowlen made sure he ran him through that whole Arena (Football League) thing. Mr. Bowlen had John run the Crush, and he learned the ropes there.

"It's about time. They need something. I don't know if a guy in the front office is necessarily the answer. But I think John will figure it out."

Besides his experience with the Colorado Crush, which won the AFL title in its third season of 2005, Elway is the son of the late Jack Elway, a longtime college coach, who finished his career with the Broncos as one of Bowlen's most trusted consultants.

As John Elway waited until he felt the timing was right to join the Broncos, he turned his golf hobby into a serious passion. Although he became a scratch golfer, Elway is ready to put away the clubs. He may keep his bag in the trunk. But it's not like he's going to show up to work at 11 wearing a sweater vest and visor. "I kind of felt like I plateaued at that level, anyway," Elway said about his golf game. "I love the game of football. That's what I'm excited about. The game is something that's in my blood. It's been there forever. I got involved in the Arena League because I wanted to be close to football and learn that front-office side. It was a great learning experience for me. It got me a chance to be close to the game, even though it was obviously a very different game at a different level. The competitive side of it is definitely the lure."

Getting down to brass tacks

Once Broncos general manager Brian Xanders helps get Elway up to speed on the team's roster, the free-agent market and the draft market, ol' No. 7 will start making the calls.

Xanders will report to Elway. The new head coach will report to the man who helped hire him.

"He has true leadership skills, mental toughness. I can tell that," Xanders said. "And he's going to hold everybody accountable. I think it's a great opportunity for him to oversee the whole football operations of the Denver Broncos, because he knows the expectations of the fans and the organization. And he's going to try and lead us there."

Understand, this is not a mere public relations move. This is the Broncos in their most worrisome state since posting a 2-7 record in the strike season of 1982 — otherwise known as the Year Before Elway. This is the 4-11 Broncos once again calling "Captain Comeback" to the rescue.

"It is not a PR move," Ellis said. "That would be a waste of John's time and our time and the fans' time. Because we need to win.

"He'll roll up his sleeves and do his job. I've had enough meetings with him to know that. This isn't about him. This is about the Denver Broncos and this community and our fans, and us getting better as quickly as we can." Elway: 'I love the Broncos,' want to return franchise to glory

The Associated Press January 5, 2011

Hall of Famer John Elway is embarking on another comeback.

The beloved quarterback, who led the Denver Broncos to five Super Bowl appearances and back-to-back championships before retiring in 1999, returned to the team's Dove Valley headquarters Wednesday to begin restoring its tarnished image and bringing back its winning ways.

Broncos owner Pat Bowlen said he expects his new chief football executive to lead the franchise to more Super Bowls and joked this time that Elway can tell him: "This one's for Pat!"

"I can't think of a better job and a better guy to do that job than John Elway, and I look forward to great things in the future," said Bowlen, who famously declared, "This one's for John!" following the Broncos' upset of the Green Bay Packers in Super Bowl XXXII.

"I think John will return this team to a very high level of competitiveness," Bowlen said. "I think we'll win some more Super Bowls."

Elway, who retired with an NFL-record 47 comeback drives, said he was ready for this enormous challenge.

"I do not know everything about this job, but I cannot wait to learn as much as I can about the job," he said. "I am thrilled to be back with the Broncos, I am thrilled to be back in football. I get on the football field and it makes my heart pump."

Elway's first task is leading the search for a new coach to replace Josh McDaniels, whose 22-month misadventure left the Broncos embarrassed and in need of a major makeover.

"Why am I here? I love the Broncos," Elway said. "I understand what the Broncos are all about. They are about the integrity, about the winning and about the things that you do and how you handle yourself."

Elway has interviews set up with three coaching candidates so far and hopes to talk Stanford coach into applying, too.

Elway will meet with Falcons offensive coordinator Mike Mularkey in Atlanta on Friday night, then fly back to Denver to interview New York Giants defensive coordinator Perry Fewell and Broncos interim head coach Eric Studesville on Sunday. The Denver Post reported that defensive coordinator Gregg Williams also is on Elway's list.

Studesville went 1-3 after being promoted from running backs coach upon McDaniels' Dec. 6 ouster.

Elway, 50, said he feels like a rookie all over again, but he insisted he should get up to speed quickly based on his experience growing up as the son of a football coach, playing for 16 seasons in the NFL and running an arena league team for six seasons.

"I know what I don't know," Elway said, promising to surround himself with a good team in Denver like the one he led to Super Bowl titles following the 1997 and '98 seasons.

Elway said he already has sought the advice of former NFL executive Ernie Accorsi, who drafted him in Baltimore -- and traded him to Denver -- and was Cleveland's GM when Elway engineered "The Drive" in the 1987 AFC championship game to beat the Browns.

"So, thank God there was no animosity and he took my call," said Elway, who plans to keep an open line with Accorsi as he settles into his new gig.

Not many great players have made successful transitions to the front office -- think Dan Marino and Matt Millen -- but Elway said that didn't give him pause.

"No. Because I'm not them," Elway said. "And I know what I want to do and I want to compete and I want to be the best that I can in this. I don't believe in 'I can't.'"

Elway was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2004. He also led the Arena Football League's Colorado Crush to a championship in 2005 as its co-owner and chief executive officer.

Elway's title is executive vice president of football operations in the Broncos' reshaped front office, and chief operating officer Joe Ellis becomes team president. Brian Xanders goes from the general manager in name only to one who's empowered in the new organizational chart.

Elway said he didn't consider anyone else for the GM job, saying he trusts Xanders, who was basically relegated to consultant status under McDaniels.

"It turned into a one-man show there," Elway said, noting he doesn't hold the current state of the roster against Xanders. "Brian is a guy where I appreciate what he did: He respected the chain of command." One of the biggest questions facing the franchise is whether or not Tim Tebow, who supplanted starter Kyle Orton for the final three games, is the quarterback of the future.

"Tim Tebow is a darn good football player," Elway said. "What we have to make him is a darn good quarterback, and that is what we have to figure out."

Elway said he'll leave it up to the next coach to decide if Tebow is the starting quarterback -- adding, however: "I don't believe that anyone is going to come over and say, 'I don't want Tim Tebow.' If they do, then maybe they are not the right guy for the job."

Elway also said he'd love to have star cornerback Champ Bailey back next season, but he wasn't sure the team's budget would allow that. Elway sounded like he believed he'd be looking for a replacement in the draft or free agency for right tackle Ryan Harris, who stabilized the offensive line and protected Tebow's blind side but will be a free agent.

The Broncos are coming off the worst season in their 51-year history, a 4-12 debacle that exposed McDaniels' many personnel blunders and was marked by a videotaping scandal that cast them as cheaters.

Elway said he was hurt, as were many fans, by the video violation.

"That brand is about integrity and doing things the right way," Elway said, motioning toward the Broncos' logo. "So I don't know for sure, but I think that was the straw that broke the camel's back. ... Pat never wants that to happen again. I think he trusts me being in this position and being involved on the football side to make sure that that never happens."

Elway sees one of his primary tasks as reconnecting the Broncos with their disenchanted fan base.

Mike Shanahan was fired in January 2009 after a run of mediocrity, and McDaniels was plucked from Bill Belichick's staff in New England, but his reign was marred by personnel miscalculations that led to a one-dimensional offense and a dismal defense that ranked last in the league.

The Broncos have just six picks in April's draft, although half of them are among the top 50 selections, including the No. 2 overall pick.

The Broncos have won only one playoff game since Elway retired in 1999 following his second consecutive Super Bowl title, and they haven't reached the postseason in five years.

"This is a mountain that I am ready to climb," Elway said. Q&A With Brian Xanders

By Gray Caldwell DenverBroncos.com April 27, 2011

General Manager Brian Xanders sat down with DenverBroncos.com to discuss the team's final preparations for the 2011 NFL Draft, which begins tomorrow.

With the draft a little more than 24 hours away, General Manager Brian Xanders sat down with DenverBroncos.com for a quick Q&A session on the team's final draft preparations. The first round of the 2011 NFL Draft kicks off at 6 p.m. MDT tomorrow.

Is the draft board totally set? "Absolutely. It's set. We're ready to go. We've spent the whole week refining and adjusting our board and we're all set for tomorrow."

You said a week ago that 190 players were on the board. How many are on it now? "We're down to probably 160, 170. That's more going through the film one more time, the character one more time and the medical."

What happens between now and 6 p.m. tomorrow? "We're actually going to take tomorrow morning off, give everybody some time away -- because we're going to be here for three straight days. We're going to end up probably taking some calls tomorrow afternoon, some scenarios, and really wait for it to start and see if there's something that comes up."

In your experience, when do you expect to start fielding calls for potential trades? "The draft starts at 6 mountain time, I would say we might get a call at 5 or 5:30. The reason is a lot of teams don't want to tip their hand on what they're intending to do until the end. They don't want it to get out publicly."

How many different scenarios have you gone over for how the draft could play out? "We did at least 10 different ones, which was the first time I've ever done that many. (Head Coach John) Fox has never done that many, either. It's more evaluating how the board could come off and which player we would take. We did some trade-down scenarios at every pick."

Are those mock drafts just for the first round? "(Rounds) one through four. We never usually have gone that long, we usually just did one and two. This is the most scenarios we've ever run." How do you base the predictions? "We go off their team needs. Our pro department builds a team needs board from research, looking at their rosters for the last two months. We generate team need No. 1, two, three, four, five, six, seven and eight. When we're drafting, we look at who they've drafted before and who they would likely pick."

With the second overall pick, the team's first round could be over about a half hour into the draft tomorrow. Will you stay in the war room for the rest of the evening? "Yes, we'll be watching the rest of the picks during the day. We'll be getting trade calls on our two second-round picks and you really want to see how the board is laying out."

As an NFL personnel guy, where does this weekend rank? "There's no stress. It's like Christmas Day, because you're trying to improve your football team, you're trying to pick the best players you can for your scheme, and to me it's an opportunity to get better." Broncos coach perfectly matched on and off the field

By Terry Frei The Denver Post January 15, 2011

On a Sunday in late February 1985, the former Robin Militello had been married for less than 24 hours in her hometown of St. Louis when she and her new husband, an energetic young football coach named John Fox, caught a flight from St. Louis to Los Angeles and rushed to the Coliseum. There, the United States Football League's Los Angeles Express was about to play the Houston Gamblers.

"John handed me one ticket," Robin recalled at the Broncos' Dove Valley headquarters. "I'm looking at him and asking, 'Where do I go?' He says, 'Oh, just follow the other wives, you'll figure it out.'

"I'm sitting in the Coliseum by myself, three hours before the game started. And I'm going, 'What in the world did I just do?' "

It was opening day of the spring league's season, and Fox, the Express' new defensive backfield coach, was about to coach his first regular-season game in pro football.

The Express, with Steve Young at quarterback and Gary Zimmerman at offensive tackle, led 33-13 going into the fourth quarter. But the Gamblers, with throwing for 263 yards in the fourth quarter and 574 yards for the game against a Fox-coached secondary, came back to win 34-33 in front of an announced crowd of 18,828 in the cavernous Coliseum.

The marriage has lasted.

The league didn't.

And Fox's coaching career in pro football, with perhaps nowhere to go but up after that afternoon, is an NFL success story. At 55, he was hired as the Broncos' 14th head coach on Thursday, landing on his feet after a 2-14 season closed out an otherwise praiseworthy nine-season stint with the Carolina Panthers.

"Nine years in this league is a great run," Fox said after his introductory news conference Friday at Dove Valley. "All good things come to an end and it was time for a change. I'm really excited about the challenge." Always on the move

At birth in Virginia Beach, Va., and during his mother's previous marriages, the future coach was John St. George and John Hutchison. Then, in mid-1960, Kaye met and married a rough and tough Navy SEAL, Ron Fox, and John's name changed again. "In my mind, he was my dad," John said. "He was always great to me, always treated me like his own son."

In 1970, when John was in the early stages of high school, the family moved to the San Diego area, where Ron trained SEALs. "I started getting frisky, thinking maybe I could take my dad if we wrestled," John said. "My brother and I went down to Coronado with him, because they had a diving tower and we loved to swim there. He was in charge of the equivalent of detention, and they had them in these 'combat' rooms, and we proceeded to watch him beat the tar out of two of 'em at once, so I changed my mind about mouthing off to my dad."

Fox sustained a broken collarbone in the first game of his senior season at Castle Park High in Chula Vista, Calif. He made it back onto the field for a playoff game, but didn't receive any scholarship offers. After playing two years at Southwestern College, he transferred to San Diego State and walked on, earning a scholarship and playing for a Claude Gilbert-coached 10-1 team as a senior in 1977.

He was determined to get into coaching in the worst way. Arguably, he did just that.

Fox was an Aztecs graduate assistant for one year, then spent the next six seasons as a defensive backs coach at six schools — U.S. International, Boise State, Long Beach State, Utah, Kansas and Iowa State.

"It was all upward mobility," Fox said. "I was single and I was aggressive."

During a spring 1984 trip with other Iowa State coaches to confer with the Texas staff, he met Robin Militello, an American Airlines flight attendant, on a flight from Dallas to Austin. Actually, he was on a pay phone when he spotted her and, he joked, "stared at her to the point where I think I made her uncomfortable."

Said Robin: "We had made eye contact in the terminal, and then I had to go down to the plane. When he got on, he walked right by me and didn't even recognize me."

Confessed John: "She took the tickets, but I wasn't really paying attention."

But he ended up with the aisle seat next to the galley, and they struck up a conversation. When he asked how to get in touch with her, she told him where she was staying and that if he could remember — and spell — her last name, he would be able to find her. "So I'm with three other knucklehead coaches, and there are four football coaches trying to remember it for me," he said. John and Robin went to dinner in Austin and began a long-distance relationship — "She was based in Dallas and I was in metropolitan Ames, Iowa," Fox said — that even included Robin and her parents going to an Iowa State home game. The couple set a wedding date for the next February, and the plans were far along when John took the job with the Express, which was going to open its regular season the day after the big ceremony in St. Louis.

See you later, Raiders

After that USFL season, the league's last, Fox returned to college ball with Pittsburgh in 1986, moved to the Steelers in 1989 and started his climb in the NFL. The major speed bump came in 1996, when, on the verge of his third season as the Raiders' defensive coordinator, Fox walked into the office of senior administrator Bruce Allen and handed him a letter of resignation. At the time, head coach Mike White said the move took him "totally by surprise." Fox won't go into detail about why he quit. But the intervening hand of owner Al Davis was infamous by then.

"My parents were with me and we were unpacking," Robin recalled. "And John had our oldest son, Matthew, with him at camp. He called me and said, 'Robin, whatever you do, do not freak out.' I was thinking Matthew was there, and I was going, 'Oh, my gosh, what?' He said, 'I just quit my job and I'm on my way home.' I said, 'You did what?' My dad took the phone out of my hand and said, 'John, you just come home and we'll make it all work.' "

John said of his Raiders stint: "Even though it didn't end up good, it still was a great experience. People talk about Al, but he's in the Hall of Fame for a reason. He knows personnel. And sometimes, seeing how not to do things is as important as seeing how to do things."

The Fox family moved to St. Louis for a sabbatical year, and John worked as a consultant in the Rams' front office. He got back into coaching as the Giants' defensive coordinator in 1997 and had an attention-catching run there with the franchise that made it to Super Bowl XXXV in January 2001, losing to the Baltimore Ravens He got the Panthers' head coaching job in 2002.

At least publicly, his upbeat attitude — even during the Panthers' two-win season in 2010 — was unrelenting. By now, the Foxes have four children — sons Matthew, Mark and Cody and daughter Halle.

"Charlotte's all Halle knows," Robin said. "Now she's 11, and there might be a little drama, but once she gets out here and sees all this, she'll be excited. How can she not be? John and I are.

"Honestly, nothing really gets him down. Or if it does, he doesn't show it. When he gets upset is when someone says something to me. That's when you see a reaction. We're a team, and that's always the way we've looked at it."

Ever since that rough beginning in the Los Angeles Coliseum. Always a Coach

By Gabe Hiatt DenverBroncos.com January 14, 2011

Head Coach John Fox always knew he would end up coaching football. More than two decades of NFL experience stood out to the Broncos when they tabbed him as the 14th head coach of the franchise.

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- For more than 40 years, Head Coach John Fox knew what he wanted to do with his life. He said his childhood friends would tell you he had a plan for his career since he was 11 years old.

He was not the type of kid to wear a plastic red helmet hoping to one day become a fire fighter. He had no aspirations of becoming an astronaut sipping Tang from within an international space station. Fox said he always "kind of" knew that he would play football as long as he could and then transition to coaching.

When the Denver Broncos agreed to terms with Fox as the 14th head coach in the history of the franchise, he began his second stint leading a football team at the highest level of the sport. On Friday, Fox introduced himself in his first press conference as the new head coach.

"I was not one of those guys who changed majors or made a life change," Fox said. "Coaches were big influences on me, and I actually wanted to be a high school coach and teacher."

In a 22-year NFL career, Fox has far exceeded his early goal of coaching teenagers on Friday nights. He served as the head coach of the Carolina Panthers for the past nine years, and before that worked as the defensive coordinator of the New York Giants for five years.

When the Panthers did not renew Fox's contract, he immediately jumped at the next challenge in Denver. After Carolina finished last season with a 2-14 record, he could have booked a vacation or explored positions with less responsibility. But that would not have fulfilled Fox.

He wanted to prove he was the same coach that took the Panthers to a Super Bowl in 2003, the same coach that posted two 11-win seasons and two NFC South titles.

"I did have options, but I am extremely competitive," Fox said. "That is probably all the more reason why I am here today. I wanted to jump back in and erase that. It would be no different than if I were the head coach here and we finished with that same record. I would be just as enthusiastic to get it back rolling again." Part of that process is instilling Fox's style of football into the organization.

General Manager Brian Xanders said one of the coach's most appealing traits during the interview process was the coach's insistence on getting back to the fundamentals of blocking and tackling. Working under four-time Super-Bowl Champion Chuck Noll in Pittsburgh, Fox spent three years coaching the defensive backs for the Steelers and said Noll taught him an appreciation for the basics.

Fox's experiences with Noll and the time he spent coordinating one of the NFL's most disruptive defenses in New York stood out to Xanders as much as the coach's accolades with the Panthers.

"His early NFL experience was so strong. That was probably something that we didn't know, in terms of the magnitude that it had on him," Xanders said. "Then he gets hired away to the Panthers. There's a reason he got hired (then) and there's a reason he got hired this week."

Starting his coaching career in 1979 at United States International University in San Diego, Fox said his humble beginnings and rise through the coaching ranks helped make him the well-rounded coach he is today.

Throughout his journey as a football coach, Fox has brought along an infectious enthusiasm that helped him impress the front office brass in Denver. Executive Vice President of Football Operations John Elway and Xanders both spoke to the glowing comments they received from all of Fox's references.

When Xanders worked for the , he said he always observed Fox's positive influence on his players for the division rival Panthers.

"I knew him from afar as an energetic, positive guy," Xanders said. "Our research was strong that the players love to play for him. The coaches love to coach with him. He creates a lot of loyalty and performance, so it becomes like a family." Paige: Mr. Fox is Mr. Fix-It

By Woody Paige The Denver Post January 14, 2011

John & John.

Now, the two Johns, Elway and Fox, have been appointed and anointed to lead the feral horses back to becoming bracing, bucking, busting Broncos.

Is Fox The Fix?

"We've found the right coach for the Broncos," Elway said of Fox on Thursday night.

After almost six hours of talks Wednesday, Elway and Fox adjourned to "the cheapest restaurant for me" — Elway's in Cherry Creek — to share a casual dinner, and Fox brought up the first time the two were on opposite sides.

Twenty-one years ago this week, in a playoff game at Mile High Stadium, Elway was the Broncos' quarterback, Fox the Steelers' secondary coach. In yet another Elway fourth-quarter comeback, the Broncos nudged the Steelers 24-23.

Fox, as an assistant with the Steelers, the Chargers, the Raiders and the Giants — would confront Elway 13 times. In 1998, the Broncos, 13-0, played in New Jersey — and Fox was the defensive coordinator. The Giants prevented the Broncos from going for a perfect season.

"He remembered all those games," Elway said. "I remember how solid his defenses were."

By the end of the evening, Elway was sold on Fox, and Fox was sold on the Broncos.

Maybe the candidates for the job didn't have the same sizzle as the bone-in ribeye, but Fox was the proven commodity, the one who had taken his team, the Panthers, to a Super Bowl.

"There wasn't a flash-decision moment," Elway said. "It was John's football knowledge, his experience, his history of turning teams around, his energy level, his eagerness to coach, and win, in Denver."

It can be charged that the team that tied for the NFL's second-worst record, 4-12, hired the coach with the worst record, 2-14. "Obviously, we looked at that," Elway said. "But after the research we did on John, which had no negatives, and his track record over the (nine) years, the more we talked, the less that became an issue." The Broncos made an exceptional hire.

Owner Pat Bowlen, president Joe Ellis, general manager Brian Xanders and Elway met again with Fox on Thursday morning and wouldn't let him get away from Dove Valley. "The other (four) coaches will be head coaches, but we got our man. Everybody was in agreement."

Fox was in his hotel room Thursday night contacting potential assistant coaches. He gave the selection committee three or four names for coordinators and positions coaches, and it's expected that Jim Mora Jr., a two-time head coach, leads the list as defensive coordinator. Current offensive coordinator Mike McCoy, who coached under Fox, could be the choice for offensive coordinator, and Redskins special- teams coach Danny Smith is the front-runner for the same job in Denver.

"John has coached the 3-4 and the 4-3 (defenses), and he wants to see what system here best fits the personnel," Elway said.

The order of business is Fox will hire a staff, and the Broncos will continue concentrating on potential free agents and the draft. Fox wasn't consumed with being a control freak in Carolina. "As we've said, the moves we'll make will be based on a consensus, and John is on board with that," Elway said.

The new coach is, and was, a supporter of Tim Tebow, who was weightlifting at Dove Valley on Thursday. Before the draft last season, Fox attended Tebow's workout in Florida. "He doesn't lack in the work ethic department, so whatever he needs to do, he'll do," Fox said then. After that session, Fox and Tebow had dinner.

"John agrees with us about all the intangibles Tim possesses. He already is a great football player; as I said, we've we got to help him become a great quarterback."

Fox's first assistant's job in pro football was with the old USFL's Los Angeles Express, and he dealt with a young left- handed running quarterback — Steve Young.

Fox, who grew up in San Diego as the son of a U.S. Navy SEAL, played at San Diego State and coached at seven colleges and with seven pro teams — and worked under Chuck Noll, Bobby Ross, Art Shell, Rich Brooks and Jim Fassel (who recruited and coached Elway at Stanford).

His credentials are strong. He had three turnaround 11- or 12-victory seasons, but he also had two 8-8 and three 7-9 seasons, before the collapse this year. The Panthers were third in the league in rushing in 2008-09, but spotty against the rush (as high as fourth, as low as 23rd) during Fox's tenure.

He is a personable man who would rather look at film than go to the movies. His players respected Fox despite, or because of, his disciplined, old-school, no- nonsense, in-the-trenches coaching style. If Rip Van Winkle were asleep since January 2006, woke up today and heard the Broncos had just hired Fox, he'd exclaim: "What a combination! A team that made the AFC title game and a coach that reached the NFC title game." The last time both did was in the 2005 season.

The Duke and The Fox want to bring that feeling back.

Special FX comes to Denver. Paige: Broncos coach Fox wants winner for next ring

By Woody Paige The Denver Post February 1,2011

John Fox didn't come to Denver because he loves snow, subzero temperatures and Casa Bonita.

Fox didn't need money; he made $6.5 million last year. He wouldn't have been out of work long; the Eagles offered him a job. Fox didn't believe he had to prove anything to anyone else; he had turned the Panthers around three times.

He became the Broncos' head coach for one reason.

In early 1978, as the Broncos were gearing for their first Super Bowl, Fox was hired by the legendary Sid Gillman as defensive backs coach at United States International University, a small San Diego liberal-arts school playing big-time Division I football.

"A couple of other new assistants had been with another college that lost its bowl. They just got their rings and were showing them off when Coach Gillman walked in the room," Fox told me. "He looked at the rings and said, 'You got these for getting your (rears) kicked, and you're proud of them?' Then he stomped out. I've never forgotten that."

Fox has two Super Bowl rings — one for being an assistant on the losing Giants in XXXV and the other for being the head coach on the losing Panthers in XXXVIII.

He doesn't wear, or look at, either.

"I came back to get a winning ring. It's why I do this."

In the week leading up to Super Bowl XLV, Fox is well aware that his seventh NFL stop likely will be his last chance at winning a ring. His bosses, Pat Bowlen and John Elway, each own two NFL championship rings (and three loser's rings).

Elway and Bowlen celebrated their last Super Bowl on Jan. 31, 1999. Fox is hounded by his loss on Feb. 1, 2004.

If this amalgamation of Bowlen, Elway & Fox doesn't result in a Super Bowl in the next four seasons, they may all move on to the beach. In 2015 Bowlen will be 71, Fox 60 and Elway 55. Bowlen has a home in Hawaii, Elway one near Los Angeles, and Fox was a beach bum in San Diego in high school and at San Diego State.

"I'm not ready to retire to sitting on the beach," Fox said.

After his collegiate playing career ended in 1977, Fox spent the next season with the Aztecs as a graduate assistant and earned his teaching certificate. His goal was to be a high school football coach. But his career took an odd turn when USIU decided to upgrade its football program, and the university president suggested, on a lark, that the athletic director call Gillman, the former coach of the San Diego Chargers. Gillman and Paul Brown have been termed the "fathers of modern pro football."

Gillman, who lived in the San Diego area, agreed to end his short- lived retirement and take over the Globe Runners. He hired a young staff that included Fox and two other assistants who ended up in the NFL, and a fourth eventually was named a major-college head coach.

"The most important thing Coach Gillman taught me was simplifying the terminology," Fox said.

The minimizing of memorization made the system easier for players to understand in practice and execute in games. "I still use that terminology," Fox says.

Fox was straight out of the Gillman coaching tree that branched throughout pro football. Al Davis coached under Gillman with the Chargers (and later hired Fox as his coordinator). Among those who coached or studied with Gillman (who early on served as an assistant with Vince Lombardi) were Bum Phillips, Chuck Noll, Paul Dietzel, Jack Faulkner (the Broncos' second coach), Ara Parseghian and Bo Schembechler.

Yet, Fox spent only four months with Gillman, who left abruptly to become Dick Vermeil's offensive coordinator with the Eagles. Tom Walsh was elevated at USIU (which had only 1,500 undergraduates), and the Globe Runners finished 8-3.

Since then, USIU has dropped football and even dropped its name (it's now Alliant International University).

Fox departed after a year and continued on a coach's odyssey at six other colleges, one United States Football League team and five NFL teams. He was named the Panthers' head coach in 2002.

The late Gillman, a pass-offense genius, and Fox, a run-oriented coach, disagreed about a critical offensive strategy. Gillman felt that running the football was an unnecessary nuisance. "He would tell us that in any situation, if he had to choose between his worst pass play and his best run play, he'd call the pass.

"I'm the opposite. I'd rather use my worst run play than my best pass play."

Gillman would be bored.

The Panthers' run-pass yardage NFL rankings for Fox's nine seasons: 2002, 25-30; 2003, 7-18; 2004, 28-9; 2005, 19-17; 2006, 24-15; 2007, 14-29; 2008, 3-19; 2009, 3-27; 2010, 13-32.

This season the Packers were ranked 24-5, the Steelers 11-14. On overall defense, Pittsburgh was second, Green Bay fifth.

With the Broncos, Fox will have to duplicate his best rankings in both offensive categories and his strongest ranking on defense (third in 2005) the same season if he intends to wear a winning ring. Allen looks to stick around as Broncos defensive coordinator

The Associated Press August 13, 2011

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Dennis Allen hopes to make the job of Denver Broncos defensive coordinator something more than a short-time gig.

Six men have held the job in the previous six years: Don Martindale (2010), Mike Nolan (2009), Bob Slowik (2008), Jim Bates (2007) and Larry Coyer (2003-06).

Allen is the latest to try to find some success and staying power.

"Hey, it's crazy like that," said defensive tackle Marcus Thomas, one of the Broncos' longest-tenured players as a fourth-round pick in 2007. "But with this new 'D' and everything, it seems like he's going to be here for a while. Everything he's saying, it fits how I play. Everybody's buying in and catching on real fast. It's real solid out there."

Denver's defense ranked last in total yards (390.8) and points per game (29.4).

The pendulum had swung so far that the Broncos brought in a defensive-minded head coach in John Fox as a counter to the offensive leaders that roamed the sidelines for more than a decade in Mike Shanahan and Josh McDaniels.

Fox's long-standing relationship with three members of the New Orleans staff — head coach Sean Payton, defensive coordinator Gregg Williams and defensive line coach Bill Johnson — led to an interview with Allen, who had served as the Saints' assistant defensive line coach and defensive backs coach.

He was widely known as an up-and-coming young assistant.

Fox had been Denver's coach for a week in January when he began preparing for his move from North Carolina. The only way Allen and Fox could align their schedules was by meeting at Fox's home. Fox picked up Allen at the airport around 8 a.m. and the two talked philosophy and scheme for the next seven hours before an offer was extended and accepted.

"Kudos to my wife," Fox said. "She had a grease board and all that stuff lined up. I had pens, little erasers. So basically she converted my bar into a little coaches' office, and it was kind of neat. It was neat for him, I think, to be somewhere other than somebody's facility. He's a very sharp, impressive coach and I think he's a real good candidate as a head coach."

Allen's first job is to return Denver's defense to respectability.

The addition of second overall draft pick Von Miller at strong-side linebacker, the return of defensive end and 2010 NFL sack leader Elvis Dumervil and a slew of signings in the interior defensive line will help. The Broncos' philosophically has changed from a 3-4 alignment to a 4-3 look that will attack from a variety of angles.

"It's partly scheme but a lot of it is just mentality," Allen said. "I think the only advantage defenses have anymore is they have to be feared. So that's the thing that we want to be. We want to be a violent, aggressive defense that plays within the rules, but we're going to try to hit you as hard as we can and then obviously schematically, we're going to try to bring pressures in different areas when we get you in those downs and distances."

Denver's 24-23 loss in the preseason opener at Dallas didn't provide many clues into the ultimate effectiveness of Allen's group. The first-team defense was on the field for only one series. The low point was a missed tackle in the hole followed by a breakaway run, this time for 18 yards by the Cowboys' Felix Jones. Yet pressure by Dumervil on a third-and-10 play forced quarterback Tony Romo to step up in the pocket and hurry a throw that was incomplete, stopping the drive at 54 yards and keeping the damage to three points.

The grades for Allen so far are more easily decipherable, at least from his players. Words like intense, fiery, enthusiastic and detailed have been used to describe the 38-year-old assistant, who, at the time of his hiring, was the second-youngest defensive coordinator in the league behind Sean McDermott of Carolina (36).

"He's one of most passionate, feisty coaches we have," Dumervil said. "What he does great is simplify things for the players so we can just go out and play ball. He doesn't believe in making you guess and think. He wants guys comfortable and playing hard. The mentality and approach he has is definitely what you want from a defensive coordinator."

Allen's defensive backfield in New Orleans in its 2009 championship season yielded a league-low 13 TD passes while accounting for 22 interceptions — six for TDs. The defensive line he helped coach in 2006-07 combined for 48½ sacks, 10 forced fumbles and 10 fumble recoveries.

Kelly's Camp Fosters Success Assistant Director of Pro Personnel Champ Kelly runs a football camp pointing youths in the right direction.

By Max Henson DenverBroncos.com July18, 2011

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- Anthony "Champ" Kelly grew up in a broken home. Living in a small rural town in the Florida panhandle, his parents struggled to provide a stable household and there were constant temptations to get involved with a dangerous crowd.

It would have been easy for Kelly to fall prey to his difficult surroundings, but he survived that troubled childhood.

"When I was growing up my mother was addicted to drugs and my dad wasn't around all the time. I was raised basically by my grandparents. We didn't have a whole lot," Kelly said. "A lot of the people that I grew up with - a lot of those people are in jail. Some are dead. Some got involved in drugs. I could have made the decision to get on the wrong path.

"But having athletics and the strong presence of coaches helped steer me on the right path."

Kelly - now the assistant director of pro personnel for the Denver Broncos - found success and proper guidance through the game of football. He played collegiately at the University of Kentucky and later played professionally in the United Indoor Football League.

Now, with the help of his wife Stephanie, Kelly is using the sport to help steer youths in the right direction with Heart Power Inc. - a non-profit organization the couple created in 2010.

According to Kelly, the most important aspect of his organization is the two- day, non-contact football camps. The 2nd annual C.H.A.M.P. camp recently took place in Kelly's hometown of Graceville, Fla., and also made its way to Lexington, Ky., for the first time (Kelly hopes to bring the C.H.A.M.P. camp to Denver in 2012). Campers range from age 10-17 and while there is a $50 fee to attend, no camper will be turned down due to lack of funds thanks to support from sponsors and donations from local businesses. In fact, only 25% of campers were able to pay the fee.

So with over 250 campers in attendance, Kelly and a wide array of coaches and guest speakers - including NFL Hall of Famer Gale Sayers - used football as a mechanism to reach kids with invaluable educational lessons. "The game of football is such a great parallel to life, that it makes it a perfect fit for these camps. I played the game all my life so I understand the game, so to be able to use that as an avenue to reach these kids is just amazing," Kelly said. "I can't remember an instance when I was growing up when we had professionals at any level come back and talk to us about how to be successful in life."

But as a professional now, Kelly is delivering those messages. Despite his time-consuming commitment to a front office position in the National Football League, Kelly uses what little time off he has to give back.

"To do what we do in this profession requires a lot of time and commitment and to execute a non-profit and orchestrate camps during the summer requires a lot of dedication. So it's almost like working two or three jobs and it takes away from free time," Kelly said. "But for me to be in this position and not invest or help out another child it would be doing a disservice."

Kelly is proud and honored to have worked his way into a job he considers his hobby.

And as he sits in his comfortable office wearing a Broncos collared shirt and hat, he often reminds himself how fortunate he's been to find such success in life coming from such harsh beginnings.

So Kelly will settle back into work and focus in on another NFL season, but he is already looking forward to next summer and what lies ahead for his camps, and the hundreds of impressionable kids who'll be in attendance.

"I love everyday that I'm alive to come into this building and I don't take it for granted," Kelly said of working for the Broncos. "But the most fulfilling part of this job is not just being a title at the Denver Broncos.

"It's the fact that I can use this position to affect the community." Krieger: Broncos' Kelly uses experience to help struggling kids

By Dave Krieger Denver Post Columnist July 24, 2011

Whenever the NFL lockout finally ends and the Broncos can start signing players, Anthony "Champ" Kelly, their assistant director of pro personnel, will start working the phones.

Alongside the rest of the Broncos' front-office team, Kelly will recruit free agents — unrestricted, college and the Broncos' own — in the frenzy expected to follow ratification of a new collective bargaining agreement.

For many of the players on the other end of those calls, the NFL is a land of dreams. But Kelly, 31, knows a little more about dreams than most. He took a decidedly unorthodox path to the Broncos' front office.

The son of a mother addicted to crack cocaine and a mostly absent father, he was raised by his grandparents in Campbellton, Fla., population 220, just south of the Alabama state line. His mother went into labor with him on her 20th birthday.

"I was actually 'Champ' before I was Anthony," he said in his Dove Valley office last week. "When I was born, my mother said, 'We made it, didn't we, champ?' So everybody called me Champ from that point on. I was named Anthony three days later."

It would be a while before he understood what his mother meant.

"Before she passed, on her deathbed, she became my best friend," he said. "She told me about her regrets."

His mother's addiction led to heart failure. She spent her final months bedridden, dying a little more than six years ago at age 45.

"As a kid growing up, not understanding addiction, you feel like your parents don't love you, or that you're isolated and alone," Kelly said. "But now, in hindsight, I understand that it wasn't that she loved me any less, it was that when you're addicted, you can't control all of that stuff. Your priorities are out of line."

Kelly escaped the poverty of Florida's panhandle through football, earning a scholarship to the University of Kentucky. "Once I started playing, I gained acceptance," he said. "I found a group of people who loved me. So possibly, I chased the love and the normalcy of playing sports more so than just doing it because I was good at it."

You won't find many front office worker bees with their own charitable foundations, but last year Kelly and his wife, Stephanie, a pediatric physical therapist, founded Heart Power Inc., named for the famous Vince Lombardi quote.

Last summer, it hosted a football camp in Graceville, Fla., where he went to high school, for 120 kids. No kid who wanted to participate was turned away. This summer, Heart Power held camps in Graceville and Lexington, Ky., where he and Stephanie met while attending UK. Next summer, they plan to add their first Colorado camp.

"Those guys in the personnel department don't have a lot of off time, so to have a guy that spends the off time he does have giving these kids an opportunity, it's pretty impressive," said John Elway , the Broncos' football operations chief.

"Basically, the mission of Heart Power is to support youth and their families who are in search of positive, encouraging influences," Kelly said. "Giving back is not something that I want to do; it's something that I have to do. It completes me. I feel like God has blessed me so much to bring me from where I was to where I am now that I'm obligated to give back."

When he talks to kids, perseverance is a big part of Kelly's message. After graduating from Kentucky with a degree in computer science, he did not receive an invitation to the NFL combine. He played wide receiver and defensive back for the Lexington Horsemen, the local arena football team, went to work for IBM and got his master's degree in business. When he was finished playing, he became the team's general manager and a coach at Lexington Christian Academy.

He sent out e-mails and resumes to all 32 NFL teams for years, receiving enough rejection letters to wallpaper a bedroom. Finally, in 2007, Jim Goodman, the former Broncos personnel chief who had recruited Kelly as a high school player on behalf of Rice University years before, hired him as a scout. Last year, general manager Brian Xanders promoted him to assistant pro personnel director, working under Keith Kidd .

"He's got a bright, long future in the NFL," Xanders said. "For how young he is to be where he's at, he's on a fast-track career, I believe."

Maybe, but career advancement is not Kelly's only goal.

"I want to reach out to kids who are in circumstances similar to mine when I was growing up, or worse, and just show them that you can make it out," he said. "You can do something great."

Kickin' it: Sign of times: NFL players out of touch with reality Broncos' Champ Bailey eager for new challenge to play nickel too

By Mike Klis The Denver Post August 24, 2011

Used to be, nickel back was for kids.

A rookie breaking in, a free agent on the cheap, a longtime starter trying to hang on. Whatever the pool, they were the third-best cornerback on an NFL team.

John Elway, Jake Plummer and Jay Cutler were Broncos quarterbacks. Broncos nickel backs have been veterans such as Nate Jones, Ty Law and Dre Bly, kids such as Joshua Bell, Karl Paymah and Domonique Foxworth.

The Broncos' nickel back in 2011? The one and only Champ.

It's not what you think. Champ Bailey remains unquestionably the Broncos' best cornerback. At an annual average salary of $10.75 million, he is the highest-paid player on the team and third-highest defensive back in the league (behind the younger and Darrelle Revis).

This is not a demotion. It is a change in philosophy.

"I'm tired of losing," Bailey said, "so I'm willing to try anything."

As a left cornerback, which still is his position on first down and running downs, Bailey has played in a record 10 Pro Bowls — but zero Super Bowls.

When the old dog was approached by Broncos defensive coordinator Dennis Allen about trying a new trick, Bailey was far from insulted.

Truth is, nickel back is a rigorous new challenge for a 33-year-old who likely will one day deliver a speech in Canton, Ohio. Remember when Bailey signed his four- year, $43 million contract extension in March with the idea that he could switch to safety in Year 3 or 4 of the deal?

"Nickel back is almost like playing linebacker," Bailey said.

For quick review, the nickel back usually doesn't play until the down-and-distance situation calls for a pass. The offense will bring in a third wide receiver, and the defense counters by bringing in a third cornerback. In the Broncos' case, Bailey already is in the game as the left cornerback. It's Cassius Vaughn who comes in, but he takes Bailey's outside left cornerback position,

Andre Goodman stays at right cornerback and Bailey slides inside to the nickel, where he picks up the slot receiver.

"On third down, that's where the ball goes most of the time," Broncos quarterback Kyle Orton said. "So it's great to have a guy like Champ play in there, a guy who can cover pretty much everything."

Because the nickel back plays closer to the middle of the field, and offenses like to run against the nickel package, it helps if the nickel back is his team's best-tackling defensive back.

Bailey always has been known as one of the NFL's best-tackling cornerbacks. The nickel back also has more field to cover. Vaughn and Goodman can use the sidelines as boundaries. The nickel back covers the area from slot to opposite tackle.

"There's a lot of things that go on in there," Allen said. "And Champ's a smart player. He's been through it all. He understands it all. With some of the young guys we've got playing corner, we just felt like it would be the best thing for our team to move him inside. We can use him in a role he hasn't been used in as much — pressure the quarterback, lock him down on the slot and do some different things outside. I think it gives us a lot of flexibility putting him in there."

One reason Bailey embraced the move is he knows what the blitz feature of the nickel position has done for the careers of Tampa Bay's Ronde Barber and Green Bay's Charles Woodson. Barber essentially has played nickel back throughout his 14-year career and is the all-time sacks leader, by a substantial margin, among NFL cornerbacks with 26. (Former Bronco Ray Crockett is tied for second with 15 1/2 sacks.)

Woodson didn't start playing the nickel until he moved from Oakland to Green Bay as he was about to turn 30. He has seven of his 13 1/2 sacks in his last three seasons. After getting only 17 interceptions in eight seasons with the Raiders, a supposedly past-his-cornerback-prime Woodson has 30 picks in the past five years with the Packers.

Bailey leads active cornerbacks with 49 interceptions, but the opportunities have been fewer as his reputation has grown. And with the inside nickel position mixing in a pass rush with all that pass coverage, perhaps Bailey can go to work on his three career sacks.

"It's different," Bailey said. "But I look at guys like Woodson and Barber and see how well that they do it. At the same time, you have to be tough to do it. You have to be mentally tough to do it. I just think that at this point in my career, I can pick up things a lot faster than some of these younger guys. It's not easy. But I like it."

Denver Broncos safety David Bruton a $90- per-day substitute teacher during NFL lockout

By Lindsay H. Jones The Denver Post May, 23, 2011

Broncos safety David Bruton walked through the doors of his high school alma mater Friday with a new look and a new title.

Mister.

Armed with the bachelor's degree he earned from Notre Dame in 2009, Bruton has turned to substitute teaching to help fill his days in Miamisburg, Ohio, his hometown.

Bruton applied for and received a one-year substitute teacher's license from the Ohio Department of Education, clearing him to take short-term assignments in classrooms for students in kindergarten through high school.

"I'm just trying to keep busy," Bruton said, "and it's nice to be able to give back to my community."

His first call came May 12 to split time between two second-grade classes in an elementary school in the Dayton suburb. He was called again Friday, this time to teach social studies and a credit-recovery class — for students who have fallen behind — at Miamisburg High School, where he graduated in 2005.

Bruton went to the gym to lift weights for an hour before showing up for duty, wearing a tie — even though it was casual Friday for school employees — and his eyeglasses.

"He was very professional," said Tim Lewis, Bruton's prep football coach and an administrator at the high school. "He looked like he was completely in control, like he'd done it before."

Bruton received $90 for each day in the classroom, about $10 per hour. Not exactly NFL money.

Bruton, a fourth-round pick in the 2009 draft, didn't decide to teach for the money. He was growing bored during the months off from football. He was spending more than an hour a day in the weight room, trying to bulk up, and spending time with his 5-year-old son, Jaden, but still found himself with plenty of free time. Rather than return to Denver to train, Bruton decided to remain in Ohio during the NFL lockout in order to be with his son, who lives in Miamisburg year-round with Bruton's former girlfriend.

"I got the playbook, I study. But I don't get much time with Jaden during the season, so I want to spend as much time with him now as I can," Bruton said.

Lewis, who remains the Miamisburg head coach, nudged Bruton in the direction of substitute teaching.

All Bruton needed to get his license, which he received April 22, was a college degree — he graduated from Notre Dame with a degree in political science — and good references.

"I told him, 'Imagine how much fun you're going to have,' " Lewis said.

It certainly has been fun.

Bruton taught the second- graders math and social studies, but also took them outside to play kickball. He started the day incognito, but at 6-foot-2 and 225 pounds, it wasn't long before the kids figured out what Bruton usually does for a living.

Not that he minded too much.

"Sometimes I would have to bribe them. 'If you don't behave, you don't get an autograph,' " Bruton said.

Bruton is 23 and hopes to have a long NFL career, but his days in the classroom have taught him that he could have a career as a teacher after he's done playing football. He also is considering law school and specializing in family law or going into social work when his football days are over.

The school year is almost over, so Bruton soon will be back to being just another locked-out NFL player.

He's hoping to get at least one more day in the classroom, possibly teaching physical education at the high school this week.

"I love kids," Bruton said. "I'm just a big kid at heart."

Defensive tackle Brodrick Bunkley a solid addition to Denver Broncos

By Jeff Legwold The Denver Post August 25, 2011

Broncos defensive tackle Brodrick Bunkley has quietly become a key piece in the rebuilding of the defensive line this season. Bunkley is focused and eager to prove himself this season. If a 6-foot-2, 306-pound man can operate in stealth mode, Brodrick Bunkley just might be that guy.

For all of the sound and fury that has surrounded the Broncos' preseason, the defensive tackle has quietly gone about the business of being one of the most important additions to the team.

"No question he's got that quiet way, but he's a focused, focused individual," said Broncos safety Brian Dawkins, a teammate of Bunkley's for three years with the Eagles. "What I love about Buck, when someone makes a mistake there are individuals you can tell that it means something to them. He's one of those individuals, because he takes it to heart, he wants to do well, he wants to fix it.

"Sometimes I have to bring him back, get him back with us, but it's important for him to do well, to do the right thing and he never, ever wants to make a mistake."

Bunkley was one medical report from being in Cleveland instead of the middle of the Broncos' defensive line when training camp opened. The Eagles had shipped the former first-round pick — 14th overall in the 2006 draft — to the Browns for a fifth- round pick in next year's draft.

But after arriving at the Browns' complex, the team scuttled the trade after Bunkley's medical exam. Bunkley started only five games last season because of nerve and ligament damage to his left elbow, which he said did not require surgery at season's end.

The Broncos, in search of interior help on the defensive line, quickly shipped a conditional pick in the 2013 draft to the Eagles, and Bunkley has lined up with Denver's starting defense almost from Day One.

"I'm very happy to be here," Bunkley said. "Just the vibe around here, man, the city, the fans, the team, I'm not even thinking about what happened in Cleveland or anything like that. But I didn't know I was going to be traded. I spent some years (in Philadelphia), I kind of figured they weren't happy with my performance out there, so I kind of prepared myself for it. It's a business. Things happen." And what the Broncos got was a player athletically gifted enough to be a top 15 pick on most teams' draft boards in 2006 who played most of his career in Philadelphia under the radar for a consistent playoff team.

After a rookie season with only 13 tackles in 15 games, Bunkley had started at least 15 games in three of the four seasons until last year's elbow injury.

"He's going to give you effort upon effort," Dawkins said. "And he's a strong cat too. And finally he's just a great dude to be around, in the locker room, on the field, he's a big-time team guy."

Bunkley is ready to prove he can be as good as his draft stock.

"Last couple years have had some serious bumps in the road," he said. "But you look at this like a new beginning. This defense can be great for me if I hold my end."

Bunkley fit the Broncos' postdraft strategy. After addressing tight end, safety and linebacker in their draft class, the Broncos went shopping for defensive tackles. They were the land of opportunity for former first-round picks Bunkley, Ty Warren and Derrick Harvey. Warren and Bunkley had shown enough they were the projected starters at defensive tackle before Warren suffered a triceps injury last week.

"You have to have guys like that, guys like Buck," Dawkins said. "As much hype and pub the guys in the back end get, obviously starting with the corners outside, safeties getting more and more respect, a lot of that stuff starts with the guys up front. It takes away some of things we have to do if they handle it up front."

Broncos draft pick Carter hitting the books with kids

By Sarah Kuta The Denver Post July 1, 2011

At 6-foot-1, 208 pounds, Broncos safety Quinton Carter didn't quite fit into the miniature, navy blue chairs designed for children. But he sat down anyway for a "high five."

"What's going on?" Carter asked the wide-eyed 3-year-old with blonde pig tails who was painting a picture of a cat.

Carter, a 2011 fourth-round draft pick, visited KinderCare in Golden on Thursday morning to read "One Duck Stuck" to a group of about 30 4- and 5-year olds.

Carter played for the University of Oklahoma and adopted a KinderCare classroom that he visited at least once a week. As an OU sophomore, he created the SOUL Foundation: Serving Others through Unity and Leadership.

The book told the story of a duck stuck in the mud who asks all of the other animals for help. As individuals, no one animal can rescue the duck, but when they team up, they finally free the duck. Carter pointed out the importance of teamwork to the kids.

"He's stuck," Carter said with a chuckle. "You have to jump in the book and help him."

The boys and girls sat on a navy blue rug scattered with gold stars, listening intently and adding their own thoughts about how to free the duck.

After the story time session, Read. Share. Give., a book sharing program, donated 500 books to national nonprofit Reach Out and Read. The books come with bookmarks and a tracking code so that when parents hand the book off to a neighbor or friend, they can track its progress across the country.

"It's the future," Carter said of reading. "It's the start-off of education. It helps you with public speaking and talking. You have to read. We had countless books in my house." Still Growing

By Eric Detweiler DenverBroncos.com February 9, 2011

After finishing up his first full season as the Broncos punter, Britton Colquitt hopes he can keep improving heading into the 2011 season.

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- As the youngest in a prolific family of punters, Britton Colquitt has plenty of special-teams wisdom at his disposal.

When thinking ahead to his first offseason as a full-time NFL punter, Colquitt -- whose father, older brother and cousin all have NFL punting experience-- recalled an anecdote from his father Craig's playing days.

"When my dad was with Pittsburgh, he said Gary Anderson, who was the kicker, wouldn't touch a ball until two weeks before the preseason started," Colquitt said with a laugh. "I'm not at that point in my career."

Even after producing the league's No. 10 yards per punt average in 2010, Colquitt knows he still has room for improvement. Heading into his third NFL season, Colquitt is as comfortable as ever and perhaps even more motivated to reward the Broncos for entrusting him with their punting duties.

The punter said he'll go back to work this offseason with an eye toward an even more impressive 2011 campaign.

"I did better with (consistency) than I have in my entire career, but I want to be even more consistent," Colquitt said. "That's the biggest thing as a professional athlete. You want to always be reliable."

Colquitt -- who spent one game on the Broncos active roster in 2009 but did not play -- entered last offseason in competition with A.J. Trapasso for the Broncos' punting job before heading into training camp as the team's lone punter. He said he'd welcome more competition this season but feels confident in his place on the squad after finishing 2010 with a 44.6 yards per punt average on his 86 attempts.

He enjoyed one of the best seasons in recent history for a Broncos punter, averaging more than 50 yards per punt six times during the season. That included a Dec. 12 performance at Arizona in which his 56.2 yard average on five punts set a new team single-game record for a road game.

Colquitt's first season as a full-time punter also featured a pair of chances to compete against his brother, Dustin -- who just finished his sixth season with Kansas City. As part of his effort to top that next season, Colquitt hopes to take a little more time off from kicking this offseason before resuming his regular preparation. The Tennessee product said he will use the extra down time to focus on adding muscle to his 6-foot-3, 205-pound frame.

"I've got these little chicken legs," Colquitt joked.

The punter said he'll soon start a strict regiment based around regular weight training and healthy eating with the goal of adding 10-to-15 pounds before next season.

On the field, he'd like to improve net punting average -- which ranked tied for 22nd in the league last season.

Those are just the next set of goals for a player who readily talks about his progress since the Broncos released him at the conclusion of training camp in 2009.

Thanks to a unique inner-circle in his punter-friendly family to help him along the way, Colquitt won't forget the hard work that will allow him to stay there.

Colquitt said he'd love to make Denver his long-term NFL home, and he feels like his 2010 season provided a good start toward that wish.

"Obviously, there's some kicks I'd like to take back and I wish I could've helped the team a little more," Colquitt said. "But I think this year was a good foundation, and I feel like it will really help me for next year and beyond."

Brian Dawkins: Broncos safety talks Philly fans, faith and football

The Denver Post September 8, 2011

Fans in Denver and Philly are very passionate about their football teams. What have you found to be the biggest difference between the fans in Denver and the fans in Philly? — Kara

Brian Dawkins: The passion is definitely there in both places. The difference between them? Let's just say they voice themselves a little differently in Philly. In Philly they are a little bit more, shall we say, up front about how they feel about you.

Do you think you will stay around Denver after retirement? Does your family feel like Denver is "home"? — Joe, Pebble Beach, Calif.

BD: We've definitely taken a liking to Denver. It's an absolutely beautiful place, but I'm not telling you or Broncos fans something you don't already know. This is definitely a place where I could see myself retiring to.

Have you ever witnessed the "Haka" performed by the New Zealand rugby team called the All Blacks? It reminds me of your pregame pump-ups. — Christopher

BD: I have seen it, I think on SportsCenter. The one thing you can say about that chant is that they really are into it and everybody is on the same page. They know what to do when they start that chant.

So, going into a game, if you can have everybody on the same page like that, and everybody is fired up, I don't know that you can match that. But you can believe me when I say that when I get up in front of the guys and speak, it's coming from my heart.

You have been a respectable force for the Broncos for a very long time and I love watching you play. My question is, why did you accept a reduction in pay? — James, Glasgow, Kent.

BD: It's not a big deal for me because of where I am in my life as a person and where I am in my career. I didn't want to go anywhere else, to be honest with you. I have taken root here with my teammates, and we have gone through some struggles of last over the last two years. I wanted to be on this side of things and see what it feels like when everybody is on the same page, pushing for the same things. I'm talking about the fans, players, everybody, all pushing toward the same goal with an excitement about it.

(Editor's note: Dawkins was scheduled to make $6 million this season with the Broncos, but instead is playing for $2 million — $1.6 million in salary with a $400,000 signing bonus.)

I just wanted to say that you are one of my favorite players. I am really inspired by your quiet faith and confidence. I was wondering who inspired this in you? Was it someone in your family? It is so refreshing to see people in the spotlight (like you and Tim) who are not afraid to show their faith to others. It gives me hope in a time when all of society seems intent on erasing God from our lives. — Jamie, Divide

BD: As far as family members, it was my grandma, Altamse Dawkins. She just turned 91.

She walked it, she talked it, she lived it. I can honestly say that in my all my years I have never heard her use profane language. And I have never seen her be out of her character, even when she gets mad. I never felt ill will from her, even when she passed out punishment and made me sit in the corner.

She taught me all that. She sent me to Bible camps in the summer, but that was just part of it, but not all of it. I saw the sermon every day from her. She grew up in one of the roughest parts of Jacksonville (Fla.) but even though it was a rough part, everybody knew my grandmother as "Ms. Dawkins." Everybody loved her. She used to bake brownies for the whole neighborhood and all the kids would come over.

As far as my professional career, it was Reggie White. He taught me that you can walk and talk your faith. I don't push it on anybody, but if they ask me I will talk about it. I am not ashamed of it. And Reggie taught me that I can be who I am but when I am on the football field I can go out and play the game hard. I can play that way and live my life for Christ. Reggie taught me that.

Ever since I first saw you I wanted you to be a Bronco because your intensity and love for the game was so high. I am so glad you are on my favorite team. My question is, where does your intensity come from? What drives you? — Matthew, Pullman, Wash.

BD: I can't say it's something recent that drives me. I have always been a certain way. I have always been the young kid who cries after a loss. I cried when I struck out in baseball. I cried when I missed the last shot. I was always that type of individual. Growing up, my dad told me that I had to be able to channel that emotion and be able to use it. I guess throughout the years my faith has kicked it up to another level. I am playing for an audience of one, to be honest with you. God has blessed me with a lot of abilities and I have to dig and get those out. When I go out I don't care who else is watching, I know I am playing for an audience of one. That's where a lot of my emotion comes from.

My son is 10 years old and playing his first year in tackle football. He has worn your jersey every day to practice, and I can happily report that he is now the starting safety on the team! I asked him how he thinks the real No. 20 Brian Dawkins gets ready for a game — what you eat, drink, etc. We had a long conversation about how important nutrition and exercise is for him now that he is playing such a strong position. All that leads to a question to you from my son. It's most serious football question you've probably been asked in a very long time.

Jackson Cripe, No. 20, starting safety for the fourth grade Whitefish, Montana Bulldogs would like to know ... how much milk do you drink in a week? — Jackson and Jessica, Whitefish, Mont.

BD: Milk! I am actually a big milk drinking, but I don't think I can tell you exactly how much I drink. But I am a big milk lover. I drink more muscle milk now than regular milk, but I will have at least one big bowl of cereal with milk every day. When I was younger, if you had asked me what I wanted to drink — milk, water or soda? — I would have said milk.

What are you praying for when you see an injured player lying on the field? — Joe, Loveland

BD: Health. One thing we should understand as players is that at the end of the day this is just a game. Life goes one. I just want everybody to play as aggressive and hard hitting as they can ... and let's do everything we can within the rules. Let's go all out. But at the end of the day I want everybody to come out safe and go home to their families.

Eric Decker having big impact with Broncos as kick returner, receiver

By Mike Klis The Denver Post September 16, 2011

Farmland surrounds Cold Spring, Minn., a town with three stoplights and about 2,500 people when Eric Decker was growing up. There is a large quarry of granite and a brewery that makes such good microbrew, the Minnesota Twins baseball team sells some of its brands at their ballpark.

Say, Eric, before reviewing that 90-yard punt return Monday night against Oakland for the Broncos' first touchdown of the season, and those two 15-yard catches that set up the second touchdown, about those beers made at the Cold Spring Brewing Co.

"I'm proud of it," Decker said. "We'd go back home and pick it up for $7 a case and bring it to college for the weekend."

Every day, from the time he was 5 years old — and every day is no exaggeration — Decker and his neighbor David Sauder, his best friend and high school quarterback, would play a sport in the backyard. Usually football and baseball. Decker wound up playing both at the University of Minnesota.

Dad still works as the facilities manager of the St. Cloud convention center. Mom is a sales manager at an auto glass company.

"Middle class, hardworking," Decker said. "There was nothing glamorous about my upbringing. But at the same time, my parents gave me and my sister whatever we wanted, whether it was going to camps, snacks at night. It helped me really appreciate what I have now."

Decker is now a big, strong Broncos receiver with gifted hands and the kind of instincts that can only come from someone who has been playing the sport since he was 5.

Unlike so many NFL receivers, Decker is more Midwest than Hollywood, more sack lunch than five-star restaurant, more touchdown than touchdown dance.

Then again, there was that cover shot in GQ Magazine last year, and the "Lambeau Leap" after scoring in the third quarter of the Broncos' 23-20 season-opening loss to Oakland. "I have a little prima donna in me," Decker said with refreshing honesty. "I guess because we play on the outside, we don't have to mix it up and get hit all the time, receivers can sometimes have their own personalities. Maybe because of all the running we do and our legs get fatigued, it does something to our brains.

"But I do like to go inside and get down and dirty if I have to. I try to be one of the guys. I come from a small town, and I think it helped me learn values and character and staying humble about the whole thing."

Perfect pedigree as receiver

It took Decker a full year, or a year longer than expected, to get his NFL career going. It's true that receivers have a poor rate of production as rookies. The Broncos' John Fox, who has been coaching in the NFL going on 23 seasons, points out there is a higher rate of failed high-round receivers than high-round quarterbacks.

Don't the Broncos know it. From their last Super Bowl season of 1998 until they finally hit on Brandon Marshall in the fourth round of 2005, the Broncos missed on receivers such as Marcus Nash, Travis McGriff and Darius Watts. Demaryius Thomas , who went to the Broncos as the first receiver selected in the 2010 draft, will miss his eighth game to injury this Sunday when the Broncos play Cincinnati.

It figured Decker would be an exception. Teamed with quarterback Adam Weber, a rookie on the Broncos' practice squad, Decker had 227 receptions in his four seasons at Minnesota.

He played in a pro-style offense directed by former Broncos assistant coaches Tim Brewster and Jedd Fisch. Decker seemed NFL-ready when the Broncos took him in the third round of the 2010 draft. Yet, the broken foot he sustained in his senior year at Minnesota didn't heal as quickly as hoped, and Decker wound up struggling like pretty much every other rookie receiver.

"Sometimes I think there's that prestige of the NFL and it takes awhile to feel like you belong," Weber said. "You can tell he's so much more comfortable. He's so much more relaxed. You can tell he's just out there playing football now and not thinking."

In the offseason, Decker worked out with Arizona star receiver Larry Fitzgerald, who grew up in Minnesota, from early March to mid-April at Arizona State University.

Decker then attended the Brian Dawkins' organized workouts with trainer Loren Landow in May, simultaneously running patterns with Broncos quarterback Kyle Orton. Later, Decker attended Fitzgerald's camp back in Minnesota, where Orton flew in for a couple of days of work. "He's ideal as a slot receiver," Orton said. "He can play outside too, but as a slot receiver he can really be an impact receiver with his combination of quickness, his size, and his brain.

"We worked hard together this whole offseason. Your slot receiver, he's got to be right. He's got to see the field and see the coverages the same way as the quarterback."

Athletic family background

Decker's parents split up when he was in second grade. The whole town of Cold Spring knew about it. He was in seventh grade when his mom, Sue, was remarried, to Jim Meyer, who had two younger sons and a younger daughter. The dinner-table conversations in Cold Spring buzzed again.

"You hear about everything in that town," Decker said. "It's a rumor mill. But the best thing about it is my parents always stayed good friends. They traveled to all my games together, whether football, basketball, or baseball, whether high school or college."

Athletes came out of that household. Sarah Decker, Eric's sister, ran track and cross country at Columbia University in New York. Decker was an 18-point, 10- rebound, type basketball star in high school and was drafted twice in baseball — by the Brewers after his sophomore season in college and by the Twins after his junior season.

It was that well-rounded athleticism, and sure hands, that led Broncos special- teams coaches Jeff Rodgers and Keith Burns to give Decker a shot at returning punts, even though at 6-foot-3 he is tall for the role.

Yet, for the first time since at least his backyard days of Cold Spring, Decker cradled a punt and ran straight ahead, got nice blocks from Matt Willis and David Bruton and ran all the way until he leaped into the happy, back-slapping crowd Monday night. A kid doesn't have to come from the big city to know how to act when the lights are on.

"He's gradually starting to embrace that," Weber said. "I think at first being a small-town guy he was probably a little uncomfortable with all the attention. But if you want any guy to be put in the limelight it's him because he's so humble and knows how to handle himself."

RAMSEY: Decker gives Broncos reason to celebrate and hope

David Ramsey The Gazette September 18, 2011

DENVER – The Broncos victory over the Bengals was not a thing of beauty. The Bengals were handed multiple chances to escape with a victory, but the Bengals, being the Bengals, declined each of the chances.

Still, this was a massively meaningful 24-22 victory for a faltering franchise. When the game began, the Broncos were missing Champ Bailey, Brandon Lloyd, D. J. Williams and Elvis Dumervil. Receiver Eddie Royal soon joined the injury parade.

―But we showed up,‖ receiver Eric Decker said in a surprisingly quiet Broncos locker room. ―We did it.‖

Since jumping to a 6-0 record in 2009, the Broncos have found all kinds of ways to lose while dropping 21 of 27 games. On Sunday, a crippled team finally found a way to win.

Decker is the prime hero of this victory and this young season. The Broncos have scored five touchdowns with Decker being responsible for three of the scores.

He kept the Broncos breathing last week with a no-nonsense 90-yard sprint to the end zone on a punt return against the Raiders, and he again lifted his team with two touchdown catches against the Bengals.

His last touchdown was the most crucial. Decker emerged as the victor after a sideline shoving match with the Bengals Nate Clements, caught a pass from Kyle Orton and trotted untouched to the end zone for a 52-yard touchdown. He gave the Broncos a 24-15 cushion with 13:30 left.

Decker made sure to compliment Orton every chance possible. The touchdown throws were ―great.‖ Orton’s poise in the huddle, Decker said, was impressive.

Last week, thousands booed Orton without mercy. He was the most unpopular man in Colorado, and this troubled Decker. ―I love the fans here because they’ve been so great,‖ he said, ―but at the same time, I feel for Kyle because he’s a great quarterback.‖

The win gives Orton and new coach John Fox time. If the Broncos had lost, the campaign to promote Tim Tebow would have turned the season into a circus. The circus still could arrive, but it’s now a few weeks away.

No matter where you stand on the Broncos quarterback controversy, you have to admire Orton for his performance against the Bengals. He completed 15-of-25 passes while competing without his top two receivers.

He never lost his cool, despite sometimes sharing the huddle with Tebow, who was pressed into emergency service at wide receiver.

The win also offered the franchise a chance to look back on better days and envision that maybe, just maybe, those good days could return.

On Friday, Fox served as host for a surf-and-turf dinner for 200 guests in the team’s locker room. John Elway, Randy Gradishar, Haven Moses, Karl Mecklenburg, Shannon Sharpe and Gary Zimmerman talked with Fox and with each other about the days when the Broncos dominated the AFC. From 1977 to 2005, the Broncos traveled to the AFC title game eight times, including six times from 1986 to 1999.

On Saturday night, Fox challenged the Broncos to live up to the franchise’s legacy.

Decker is only 24 years old, but he listened carefully. He wanted to please the Broncos from days past. He was reminded of the Broncos history at halftime when the team presented Sharpe with his Pro Football Hall of Fame ring.

―You have to respect history,‖ Decker said. ―I’m here now, and I need to live up to what they did.‖

The Bengals finished 4-12 last season, and they could struggle to match that win total this season. A win over this eternally struggling team is no reason for mass celebration.

And yet …

This win could be an awakening for a team that has dwelled for too long in the NFL’s basement.

Broncos' Orlando Franklin finding a home on the O-line

By Lindsay H. Jones The Denver Post September 4, 2011

Try to picture this for a moment.

Instead of Broncos orange and blue, what if Orlando Franklin were wearing the Avalanche's burgundy and blue? Instead of a massive pair of cleats, Franklin moved his 6-foot-7, 330-pound body on a pair of skates?

Franklin, the Broncos' massive rookie offensive right tackle, at least briefly tried to make it as a hockey player, a natural thought for a kid growing up in Toronto.

He played only one season of organized hockey, at age 14. He could skate and had the size, strength and mean streak necessary to be a defensive enforcer, but that one year on skates was enough for Franklin to realize that his true athletic calling was on grass, not ice.

By the time Franklin, who had been playing football in youth leagues in Toronto since he was 7, was 15, he was already growing into the type of body that makes college coaches go gaga, but he knew that to get a scholarship, he'd have to leave Canada.

"My mom up and moved just so I could play," Franklin said. "She always made sacrifices for me and my brother."

It wasn't the family's first move. Sylvia Allen left her native Jamaica when Franklin was just a toddler in order to get her two boys out of a poverty-stricken neighborhood in Kingston. She began working as an in-home health care aide in Canada and was able to find similar work in Boca Raton, Fla., when the family relocated in time for Franklin's junior year of high school.

He arrived at Atlantic High in Delray Beach much the same way he arrived in Denver after the Broncos selected him at No. 46 overall in the NFL draft: physically impressive but with raw football skills. The difference in talent and speed at the high school level between Canada and South Florida was staggering.

"It was hard at first. But as with anything, it can only get better with time," Franklin said. "I put a lot of work into it and got better."

Franklin quickly emerged as a blue- chip recruit and signed with the University of Miami in 2006. After sitting out a year for academic reasons, Franklin went on to play both guard and tackle in his four-year college career. The Broncos are hoping — and needing — Franklin to make a quick adjustment to the NFL. He has been the starter at right tackle since the first day of training camp, and has received lots of extra instruction on blocking technique from offensive line coach Dave Magazu, while his teammates constantly remind him of his in-game responsibilities.

After the offense breaks the huddle, right guard Chris Kuper, who at 28 is the line's most veteran player, is the first guy to remind Franklin of what his job is. Through the preseason, Franklin has been stuck to Kuper's side, and it is Kuper's voice that is constantly in Franklin's ear.

"(Kuper) is one of our smarter linemen and can make the calls real early for him," quarterback Kyle Orton said.

Orton also has taken extra interest in Franklin and puts in extra work to make sure Franklin is on track.

"They try to keep me on the page where I know exactly what I'm supposed to do. Kyle knows there are things I sometimes struggle with, so he'll point out — 'Big O, you got him,' or he'll actually say it in his cadence," Franklin said. "He takes pretty good care of me."

It's in Orton's best interest, of course, to make sure his rookie right tackle is up to speed.

The predraft scouting report on Franklin was that he was a superior run blocker, a physical player capable of handling double teams and driving defensive linemen backward. His pass-blocking skills needed refining.

"There are so many calls up front and so much communication going on, and there is so much going on while I'm snapping the football — because I like to play fast, you know — so he doesn't have a lot of time to process that information," Orton said. "He's always been a guy that when he knows who to block and how to do it, he'll get it done."

Franklin has good role models in helping adjust to life as a rookie starter. Left tackle Ryan Clady, center J.D. Walton and left guard Zane Beadles all were starters as rookies.

"It was tough at first, but it tends to get easier as the days go by," Franklin said. "I'm nowhere near where I want to be. I just have to continue to work at it."

Broncos' Franklin is ready to rumble

The Associated Press August 26, 2011

ENGLEWOOD • Broncos rookie right tackle Orlando Franklin is keeping it simple, trying to fend off onrushing defensive players one play, then attempting to send them reeling backward the next.

―I try to bring as much physicality to the game as possible,‖ Franklin said.

It was that same, nasty demeanor that initially piqued the Broncos’ interest while breaking down Franklin’s game tapes at the University of Miami before the draft. The team saw a player who wasn’t afraid to mix it up and throw his substantial weight around — 330 pounds in all on a 6-foot-7 frame.

There would have to be technical modifications, particularly operating in pass protection. But there also was enough evident athletic ability that it seemed possible that the footwork, hand placement and balance necessary to succeed as a pro guarding the edge could be developed.

At the same time, it kept coming back to Franklin’s physicality and power, explaining not only why Denver used a second-round pick on the rookie, but decided to insert him with the first-team offensive line from Day 1.

―I was kind of surprised, but they have a lot of trust in me,‖ Franklin said.

The rookie, who credits childhood wrestling matches with family members that involved lost teeth for helping provide some of his edge, spent the early part of the summer doing film study with the aid of guards Russ Hochstein and Chris Kuper, the latter a Denver team captain and linemate to Franklin’s immediate left on the No. 1 blocking unit. The two veterans helped Franklin grasp the varied schematic concepts being installed by new offensive line coach Dave Magazu.

Nonetheless, every day this summer remains an adventure for Franklin, like most first-year players indoctrinated into the pros, this summer in particular after no offseason workouts to fine tune mechanically.

―He’s really grown,‖ coach John Fox said.

Magazu often has told Franklin to continue following around Kuper like a puppy in order to properly continue his progression. Even Franklin admits that Kuper ―pretty much baby-sits me.‖

―Really, if Orlando just listens and becomes a technician he’ll be fine.‖ Magazu said. ―Kupe drives the bus and Orlando doesn’t have his license yet, so he sits and listens.‖

―We’ve got to keep working with him technically because every once in a while he’ll have a relapse and do some dumb things. Orlando will feel pretty good about himself and he’ll get out of the realm of what we’re trying to do. But they work well together as a team. And Orlando’s worked hard. He’s got to figure out exactly what it means to be a pro, but he’s on the right track.‖

This summer marks the second year the Broncos have opted to potentially live through the growing pains of a fresh-faced player on their offensive line. Center J.D. Walton and left guard Zane Beadles each were thrown into the fray as rookies in 2010 when Josh McDaniels was head coach.

The results weren’t always pretty, but the pair did learn valuable lessons along the way that can be applied to their second seasons.

Add in Kuper and left tackle Ryan Clady, and Denver’s offensive line remains the same from last season’s group save for Franklin, who replaced Ryan Harris — now with Philadelphia.

Haggan has love for home Mom, coaches kept NFL star on right path for success

By JoshTroy The Clarksdale (Miss.) Press Register February 2, 2011

Wednesday, February 2, 2011 8:00 AM CST

Mario Haggan may be an 8-year NFL veteran and a starting outside linebacker for the Denver Broncos at present, but he appreciates his past and finds ways to give back to his hometown.

The former Wildcat has positive memories of his days playing in high school at Clarksdale where he won a state championship as a senior in 1997.

“We always had a good program here,” Haggan said. “We ran into a few bumps the last couple of years, but we always had a good program.”

During the 1997 season, Haggan said he had 169 tackles and two fumble recoveries.

“I was the team captain, All-State linebacker, All-American center of the defense,” Haggan said. “There were a bunch of guys that had good numbers that year.”

Looking back, Haggan said his time with the Wildcats played an important role in his success. Nearly 15 years later, Haggan is still able to come home approximately three times a year. His mom, Wanda Burnett, still resides in Clarksdale.

“I receive a lot of support locally when I come home,” Haggan said. “I have people who tell me they are really proud of me and I appreciate it.”

In the Beginning

Originally, Haggan started playing football recreationally with a bunch of friends in his neighborhood, but as he got older he outgrew most of them. Football was a natural outlet that allowed him to use his size as an advantage.

“When I started playing at Higgins Junior High, that’s when I started to realize I had potential,” Haggan said.

He began to get looks from colleges early in his high school career and accepted a scholarship to play at Mississippi State.

Haggan tries to continually give back to Clarksdale holding football camps during the summer and he has also donated money to buy weights and equipment for the practice field at CHS. He is currently organizing a camp this summer along with another former Wildcat – now Arizona Cardinal – Trumaine McBride. “That’s the place I grew up,” Haggan said. “I’ll never forget the place that made me who I am. I love Clarksdale.”

Haggan said when he was a kid Billy Jo Fields and other individuals kept the Higgins Junior High School gym for youth league basketball.

“It kept a lot of kids out of trouble and off the street,” Haggan said.

Wherever he goes, Clarksdale will always be his hometown and close to his heart.

“I just want to send a shout out to the city of Clarksdale for all their support,” Haggan said. “I love them. I appreciate their support. Go Wildcats!”

Inspiration

Growing up, Haggan found guidance from leaders at school and within his family. With a strong maternal figure keeping him in check, and coaches that cared, he was able to surround himself with positive things and stay on the right track.

Haggan credits his high school head football coach Aaron Holden, his defensive backs coach Chuck Reed and former Wildcats defensive back Rocky Nabors, who played football before Haggan and is currently the Wildcats head coach.

“There’s a lot of people I’ve met along that have had a hand in my success,” Haggan said. “Too many to name, but they know who they are, and how much I appreciated there help.”

But the most critical was his mother; she gets the most credit for keeping him focused and out of trouble.

“That lady is built out of steel,” Haggan said, adding she was the biggest reason he was in the NFL. “I love her and it’s all for her.”

Haggan has kept that positive focus and he embraces being a role model for kids. He still tries to keep everything in his life positive and said that he was prepared again by his mother to be a positive role model.

“I try to live up to being an NFL football player every day,” Haggan said. “I have been given a great opportunity and want to let kids know that you can it done. You can come out of (Clarksdale) and do something positive.”

Haggan said that was the path he, McBride and his high school teammate Terrance Metcalf, who played for the Chicago Bears, took to the NFL.

It’s about choices, and making the right ones. Haggan is the youngest of four children and has an older brother serving time in jail. He tried to learn from the mistakes his brother made, and not head down that same path. “I didn’t want that to be me, I wanted more for my life,” Haggan said. “I still love him with all my heart and what happened to him had a big affect on me.”

Life in the NFL

No matter what level of football Haggan has played at, he has been rewarded for his hard work.

At Mississippi State, he was an All-American, team captain and he earned All-SEC honors three times before becoming a seventh round draft choice by the in 2003. His 359 career tackles still ranks in the Top 10 for the Bulldogs.

In the NFL, Haggan has won the Darrent Williams Good Guy Award as chosen by the local media – an award named for the former Broncos cornerback who was killed in a drive-by shooting.

Haggan was also named to the USA Today All-Joe Team for the 2010 season. The award has been around since 1992 and is a tribute to Joe Phillips, a 14-year defensive lineman who did yeoman’s work for the that season.

But Haggan’s favorite honors were being voted by his teammates as captain in three of his eight seasons.

“All of them (honors) are important,” Haggan said. “but being voted team captain, and to get that vote of confidence and trust from my peers is a special thing.”

Haggan said his other top achievement in the NFL came during the 2010 seasons when he had three sacks for the Broncos at home against the Kansas City Chiefs in week 10. The Broncos won the game 49-29.

A different World

Growing up in Clarksdale may have prepared Haggan for higher levels of football, but he quickly learned how different the NFL was from high school or college. Most athletes that reach the pinnacle in their sports have a reckoning, a moment when they realize the stage they’re on. Haggan’s moment cam playing against Ray Lewis in his first NFL outing.

On the road playing with the Buffalo Bills against the Baltimore Ravens in the first game at M&T Bank Stadium, he caught his first glimpse of the larger-than-life lewis.

“It was my very first game out of the gate,” Haggan said. “To see him come out and do that dance, I knew I was in the NFL. Seeing a guy you idolize come out and do that dance, it was a special moment for me. It made me ready to go out and play.” Haggan admits that the speed of the NFL game took some getting used to. Everyone in the NFL is as good as the best player on any team.

“It goes up 10 times from college and 20 times from high school,” Haggan said.

“It’s different because it’s your job. It’s your life. It’s the last level. You’re not the big fish in a small pond anymore. You have to ask yourself, ‘What am I going to do to swim?’ All of the fishes are big.”

Overcoming obstacles

It all hasn’t been roses for Haggan, he was suspended for four games after the 2007 season for taking a water pill to lose weight. When taking the pill, he did not know it contained an illegal substance.

Following the suspension, he came back and played football for the Broncos in 2008.

“I was determined,” Haggan said. “After that I heard some criticism from people I never heard it from. I knew my opportunity was going to come. To get it you have to get through the tough times and I knew it was going to come.”

Haggan, who was a fan of the Washington Redskins and Atlanta Falcons growing up, earned his first opportunity to start with the Broncos and he had a career high of 87 tackles in 2010. He played on special teams with the Bills.

“It’s (playing for the Broncos) been great,” Haggan said. “It’s been an opportunity to be myself. I’m enjoying football right now. It’s a class organization where I want to finish up.”

Haggan hopes to get the Denver Broncos back to the playoffs.

“My goal for the Denver Broncos is to get to the big game (Super Bowl),” Haggan said.

Haggan said he still feels great and would likely play until he was pushed out. He added he is able to stay competitive by taking advantage of opportunities.

“I’m blessed,” Haggan said. “I just stay faithful. I just try to do the right thing on every occasion.”

After Haggan’s NFL career is complete, he hopes to go into broadcasting.

“I want to go to the network that enjoys my personality and takes care of my family naturally,” Haggan said.

Haggan has a wife Tanika, a son Mario Jr., and a daughter Taylor. He likes to bowl, travel and play golf. A Season of Changes

By Gabe Hiatt DenverBroncos.com February 2, 2011

Jason Hunter switched his position when he joined the Broncos, personifying a season of change for Denver.

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- For the first time on a football field, Jason Hunter picked his hand up off the ground. When he signed with the Broncos before the 2010 season, Hunter abandoned the three-point stance, the jersey number in the 90s and the defensive end position altogether.

Hunter inhabited the trenches before the coaches converted him to a stand-up pass rusher in the 3-4, and the newly-minted linebacker adapted to the transition by finishing the year ranked third on the team in sacks and sixth in tackles. His 75- yard fumble return against Kansas City counted as the defense's only touchdown of the season.

After stints in Green Bay and Detroit, Hunter played in all 16 games at a new position for a new team in a new conference -- and after a mid-season head coaching change -- two new bosses. He quickly learned you don't last long in this league without the ability to learn on the fly.

"Change is always happening in the NFL," he said. "It's different coaches and different players. You just have to continue to adjust to the different things that come your way. The whole process has been like a unique learning experience. But it's one that's definitely going to make me a better player."

Entering his first offseason as a linebacker, Hunter plans to modify his regiment to reflect the demands of a position that potentially takes him from sideline to sideline on every snap.

"Now that I'm playing outside linebacker, it will be more outside linebacker-specific drills and just little things that I have to do in order to be successful," Hunter said.

While he said he plans to train at home in Charlotte, N.C., Hunter said he will make periodical returns to Dove Valley as the offseason progresses. He'll be packing just as many pounds onto his bench press, but said he has to serve himself a sparser plate at the buffet line.

The further you step away from the line of scrimmage, the less leeway you get at the dinner table. "I don't eat as heavy as I used to eat when I was a defensive end," Hunter said. "I definitely will still eat, but I have to be more cautious of the things that I eat."

Like a wrestler or a boxer making weight, Hunter now has to meet the lean demands of a position that might require him to bull rush an offensive tackle on one play and cover a slot receiver in space on the next. To elevate his play at linebacker, Hunter said he has to increase his fitness without sacrificing any punch.

"You definitely have to be in tip-top shape," Hunter said. "You have to be in tip-top shape for both, but mainly at outside linebacker you have to have great agility, great feet, great vision, good speed and you have to have strength as well."

Surviving in the league has brought Hunter to three different teams and two different positions. He did not start a game until his fourth year in the league, when he started nine games for the Lions.

Originally a college free agent from Appalachian State University, the versatile defender is still learning new ways to contribute in a league that stays constantly in flux.

"It's been a tough road," he said. "A lot of learning, a lot of adversity, but definitely one that's humbling.

"It's one that definitely makes you a tougher player, a tougher person and just makes you appreciate it a lot more once you get your opportunity." Irving Headed to Denver

By Gray Caldwell DenverBroncos.com April 29, 2011

With the No. 67 pick in the 2011 NFL Draft, the Broncos selected NC State inside linebacker Nate Irving.

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- With the No. 67 pick in the 2011 NFL Draft, the Broncos selected NC State inside linebacker Nate Irving.

Irving was a leader on the Wolfpack defense in 2010, coming back after missing the entire 2009 season due to a single-car accident.

He suffered a collapsed lung, broken rib, separated shoulder and a compound fracture in his leg in the accident, and later told reporters that he felt "blessed" to be alive.

In a conference call with the Denver media, Irving said during his recovery from the accident, being drafted didn't even cross his mind.

"I put everything up in the hands of God, and I just did what I was supposed to do," he said.

After working his way back onto the field, he finished out his career with 92 tackles, 21.5 tackles for loss and seven sacks en route to third-team Associated Press All- America honors, first-team All-ACC honors and he was a ssemifinalist for the 2010 Butkus Award, which was won by fellow new Bronco Von Miller.

Now, the linebacker is looking forward to joining forces with a fellow college standout.

"I was looking at the earlier pick, and I saw Von Miller, and I'm just looking forward to getting out there and playing alongside him," Irving said. "With me in the middle and him on the edge, we could wreak some havoc on every offensive team in the league."

For his N.C. State career, Irving totaled 211 tackles, nine sacks, six forced fumbles, four interceptions and a defensive touchdown.

"For those people who don't know me, I'm just a physical linebacker who likes to impose my will and punish the ball carrier or get a blocker out of my way to get to the ball carrier," Irving said. "I am just ready go get started, play some football, and I will compete for a spot." Broncos' Kuper happy to get out on a field

Emily Bayci The Gazette July 7, 2011

Chris Kuper is aching to play football.

Luckily for the Denver Broncos’ offensive co-captain, he has a way to be on the field despite the current NFL lockout. Just disregard the fact that mostly everyone he is going against is a third of his size.

For the past few years, Kuper will volunteer at the 2011 Pro Football Camp, an annual youth football event coached by NFL athletes held July 12-15 at Colorado- Colorado Springs’ Mountain Lion Stadium. For the first time in while, Kuper does not feel burnt out when the camp rolls around.

“This is usually the time of year when everybody’s getting tired of playing football,” Kuper said. “But now I, and most other people, are just craving to do something.”

As of Wednesday, there were still open spots to participate in the camp and 11 current NFL players and eight former players were scheduled to coach.

Rich Griffith, a former tight end for the Jacksonville Jaguars and founder of the camp, said it was much easier to get coaches this year.

“Right now, they’re just sitting waiting for something to happen,” Griffith said. “They are wanting to play right now.”

During the four days of camp, it’s not only coaching and playing the athletes partake in. Every day has a focus on key character traits with the athletes sharing personal stories. Kuper will focus on perseverance.

When he was younger, nobody thought he’d be able to play professional football because he grew up in Alaska. Duke Preston, former offensive lineman for the Dallas Cowboys who has been participating in the camp for years, talks about the most important character trait to him, integrity.

“The way you see the world, that’s such an important part of your attitude,” Preston said. “It doesn’t do anything for you if you’re self-centered. I like being able to mentor the kids. In our culture today, it’s really hard to find someone to look up to, to find a role model.” Griffith said there are lots of enthusiastic athletes out there who want to help others, but they are overshadowed by those with a negative image. He thinks the camp offers athletes a great opportunity to prove there are good influences.

He added that it’s not only the children who are affected by the camp. A few years ago, he had his own “Super Bowl moment” at the camp when he watched a camper with autism catch a pass.

“It was such a big moment for him, catching that pass,” Griffith said. “You could just see his confidence change and it just made being there feel perfect.”

Kuper said the energy of the campers and coaches is always strong, with the groups feeding off each other. He expects the camp to reach a new level this year, with the coaches having added enthusiasm.

“Because of the lockout, the camp will be even more exciting,” Kuper said. “There will be a higher energy, everybody is ready to play.”

Broncos linebacker Joe Mays beefs up for season

By Lindsay H. Jones The Denver Post June 14, 2011

It has been more than six months since Joe Mays strapped on a set of shoulder pads and a helmet and delivered the type of hit that a middle linebacker lives for.

And even though the football part of Mays' life is on hold because of the NFL lockout, at least he looks like a player ready to make a serious case to be the Broncos' starting middle linebacker — whenever the next season begins.

Mays is the Broncos' version of a post-spinach Popeye, having added 10 pounds of muscle to his 5-foot-11 body this offseason, seemingly all of it in his arms, shoulders and chest. He plans to slim down to his playing weight of 245 pounds at the season's start.

"I just want to come back in great shape," Mays said after a recent workout at the South Suburban Parks & Recreation Sports Dome. "I'm trying to get my body to where it should be so that I can hopefully start."

Mays likely will start training camp at the top of the depth chart at middle linebacker, though the battle between Mays and rookie Nate Irving, a third-round draft pick whom the Broncos rated as the top middle linebacker in the draft, should be one of the more intriguing in the preseason. Middle linebacker is one spot where the Broncos don't have a proven incumbent starter. Mays started five games for the Broncos last season, as an interior linebacker in a 3-4 defense, but played middle linebacker for the in 2008-09. Mays spent the last four weeks of 2010 on injured reserve after straining a ligament in his knee.

"We've seen them on tape, but we hadn't had a practice with them yet. Our (rookies) are the same, so we'll get a chance to watch them and see how they work. We'll see what their skill set is," coach John Fox said after the draft. "They'll define what their positions are."

The lockout might help Mays make his case.

He has spent the offseason in Denver with his wife and their two children and has been working out almost daily with safety Brian Dawkins since late March. Mays also has been a regular at the Dawkins-organized team conditioning workouts since May.

In addition, Mays met with Denver's new linebackers coach, Richard Smith, who followed Fox from Carolina, and new defensive coordinator Dennis Allen, and has a copy of the new playbook, luxuries that Irving couldn't have because of the labor situation.

"(Smith) told me what he was expecting out of his linebackers — fast, physical, aggressive, and he expects us to be the leaders of the defense," Mays said. "I've just been keeping that in the back of my mind, knowing that this is what he's going to expect when we come in."

Mays said he's willing to show the defensive playbook to any of his Broncos teammates who might not have one yet, and added he's going to help Irving as much as he can when the rookies show up for workouts in Denver.

Broncos coaches might not be able to watch any of this, or see his bulked-up offseason physique, but Mays is hoping that when the doors to Dove Valley reopen, the coaches will take notice.

"I want to succeed next year, so I want to be here and be working out with the rest of the guys that are in town," Mays said. "Whether that makes me a leader or not, that's for everyone else to decide. I'm just coming in and trying to be a good influence on the team."

Open competition

For the Broncos, no job is more wide open than middle linebacker when they head to training camp. The contenders:

Joe Mays: Fourth year; 5-foot-11, 246 pounds; five starts in 2010, 40 total tackles.

Nate Irving: Rookie; 6-1, 240; 6 1/2 sacks and 20 1/2 tackles for a loss as a senior at North Carolina State last season. Broncos' rookie LB Miller in rush to succeed

By Lindsay H. Jones The Denver Post August 14, 2011

Gloria Miller sat in the shade of a tent off the north end of the Broncos' practice field, waiting for her son to finish practice. Other players were coming by to see their families or heading to the locker room, but her boy, Von, wasn't among them.

Gloria looked around the field until she spotted Von, the Broncos' rookie linebacker, running 40-yard sprints by himself. A protective mother, Gloria's first thought was that her son was being punished, either by the coaching staff or by the veterans.

Veteran Joe Mays told her that he wasn't sure why, but Miller had just chosen to run on his own.

"I thought it was some secret society of the cookie monster, you know, where they can't say anything. I thought he was being hazed or something," Gloria Miller said. "But no, he really was just doing it on his own."

Miller understands the pressure he's under as the No. 2 pick in the draft — the highest selection in team history. He knows the Broncos were the worst defense in the league last year, with the fewest sacks and fewest forced turnovers, and he's determined to be part of an immediate solution.

"I knew that my job was a vital part of my college team, and it's the same here — my job is a vital part of the defense," Miller said.

That's why Miller has spent the first two weeks of his NFL career constantly trying to do more. More running after practice to help get his lungs used to the Colorado air. More time talking to his veteran teammates, in the locker room, on the sideline, in the huddle. More time watching film of practices to figure out what he's doing right, and more important, what he's doing wrong.

"I try to get extra time in, and I know it's going to take a lot of effort. My learning style is repetitive — I just need to do everything a lot," Miller said. "I'm trying to overdo it so it will stick."

Going the extra mile to learn

On the Broncos' only day off last week, Miller persuaded a teammate to drive him from the team hotel back to Dove Valley, even though assistant coaches were getting a rare night off. Around 8:30 p.m, Miller called linebackers coach Richard Smith at home, asking to talk about the tape from last Saturday's scrimmage.

"I've been doing this long enough, been in the NFL for 24 years, so I know when a guy is into it," Smith said. "And he's into it."

Smith and the Broncos' staff are trying to be patient with Miller and the team's other rookies, knowing that the lockout that wiped out the entire offseason program is affecting the first-year players more than any others.

Yet with Miller, there is a definite rush for him to play, and play well, right away, even as he learns to play a new position in the NFL.

At Texas A&M, Miller was a pass rusher, a role he perfected in a stellar four- year career. The Aggies' coaching staff would alter where Miller would line up — right side, left side, hand in the dirt, standing in the box — but the call was pretty simple: Go get the quarterback.

Here, the Broncos are teaching Miller to be a three-down defensive player, a linebacker who can defend the run or drop back in coverage as well as a down lineman who can rush the quarterback opposite Elvis Dumervil.

"Right now what we've seen, just from the first two weeks of practice, is that he's done a great job with that," Smith said. "He's made several plays on the ball just with his athleticism, and his concentration level and effort have been outstanding. Now he has to carry it over to the games."

A family affair in Dallas

Miller's NFL preseason debut Thursday night in Dallas was a quick one, only 10 snaps with the first-team defense, barely enough time for his nerves to settle.

With nearly 50 members of his extended family watching from inside Cowboys Stadium — about 25 miles away from his hometown of DeSoto — Miller made one solo tackle and one assist, though he seemed to be around every pile.

"It reminded me a lot of college football, you know?" Miller said. "I was able to gather my thoughts, analyze the plays my coaches were giving me and just execute. I think I played pretty good — I had one broken tackle that I want to get on film and watch, but other than that I played pretty good."

Miller's parents, Gloria and Von Sr., were waiting for him outside the visitors' locker room, where he finally emerged after changing out of his new blue No. 58 jersey and into a brown pinstriped suit. His socks and dress shoes concealed from his mother an actual incident of rookie initiation. "They put dye in my shoes, in my football cleats," Miller said. "When you run around, it seeps through your socks, it gets on your nails. So I've got blue toenails."

Broncos top pick Miller not afraid to get emotional

By Mike Klis The Denver Post April 29, 2011

NEW YORK — Standing in a sparse hallway in the bowels of Radio City Music Hall, Von Miller tilted his Broncos cap way back.

At least he didn't have to stand at attention while maneuvering his way through the intense spotlight that comes with the highest draft pick in the Broncos' 51-year history.

Never mind football for a moment. About those glasses. Fashionable eyeglasses, especially when sported with a sharp, gray suit with lavender shirt and tie. But to football fans who aren't accustomed to seeing a professorial look on the faces of their linebackers, Miller's glasses are so THERE.

"I've been wearing glasses since the third grade," Miller said. "I'm comfortable wearing them. Contacts work, but I have astigmatism in one eye, and it's just not as comfortable wearing contacts as it is wearing glasses."

The Broncos' newest franchise defender is extremely secure in his manhood. He's not afraid to wear glasses. And he's not afraid to cry.

There was a moment of uncertainty here Thursday night that may have tensed his feelings. After the Carolina Panthers immediately selected quarterback with the No. 1 draft choice, the Broncos went seven minutes before phoning in their selection of Miller at No. 2.

Sitting in a room just off the Radio City stage, Miller said he kept checking his cellphone, but it never rang. Finally, he looked up at Dad, who was sitting next to him. Dad's phone flashed "303."

The area code of relief. Miller's pent-up emotions released.

"He always has been emotional," Von Miller Sr. said. "He was a guy who never liked to lose. He's a very caring individual."

Miller Jr. covered his eyes with his right hand and wept. It took a few minutes to gather himself.

"I had a flashback all the way from Little League, seventh grade, 10th grade, college, all the way through," Miller said. "I just remember all those guys who told me no, and told me I can't. I'm just extremely happy to have the opportunity to get in the NFL and prove myself."

Becoming a stand-up guy

Tim De Ruyter was waffling. He had spent three years as defensive coordinator for his alma mater, the Air Force Falcons and coach Troy Calhoun. But Texas A&M coach Mike Sherman, who formerly led the Green Bay Packers, went hard after De Ruyter to come implement the 3-4 defense for the Aggies.

While De Ruyter was pondering life's next move, so was Miller. The junior defensive end had just led NCAA Division I-A with 17 sacks. Enter the draft and he would have been a first-round selection, if maybe not in the top 10. He came back, had 10 1/2 sacks and was the No. 2 overall choice.

"When Von decided to come back, that helped me make up my mind," De Ruyter said.

Step one to the new 3-4 in College Station was to give Miller his own position. Basically, De Ruyter converted Miller into the Aggies' version of James Harrison, the ' standout and former NFL defensive player of the year. Like Harrison, De Ruyter had Miller play a standup defensive end.

Then came step two.

"I had to name the position," De Ruyter said. "And if you get to know Von, you'll know he's a funny guy."

What some may call the Monster Back, or Rover, or Wolverine, Miller's position was called the "Joker."

"I like to have fun," Miller said. "That's just part of my personality."

Fun can be careless. It can also encourage. As part of a freshman hazing prank, the Texas A&M upperclassmen had all the first-year players shave their heads.

"Von shaved his head too, just to let the young guys know he had their back," De Ruyter said. "He's a great teammate. Whether you talk to Von in a group, or one- on-one, he's always about the team."

Dad deep-sixed exit from A&M

Miller talked about the adversity he has overcome. He never played the same position in back-to-back years.

"I don't have time to go through a documentary," Miller said. "But I'm telling you, playing football there's a lot of adversity." He got suspended from his freshman spring game by Sherman because Miller wasn't attending study hall or classes.

"I was immature when I first got to college," Miller said. "After I got booted from freshman spring game, I was going to transfer, but my dad talked me out of it. That's the best thing that ever happened to me."

For dad, it was a simple decision. Dad held the perspective of a small-business owner who makes his living selling batteries and backup power packs.

"I told him you signed a contract and when you sign a contract you make a commitment," Miller Sr. said. "And we Millers don't break a commitment. He signed a contract with Texas A&M and he wasn't going to break that contract."

Miller Jr. is a man who is not afraid to be humbled, to admit he was in the wrong. A man not afraid to put his name on a lawsuit filed against the NFL.

A man not afraid to show emotion when an NFL team calls his name. A man not afraid to sport the academic eyeglass look in a sometimes barbarian football culture.

"No, that's all part of being real," Dad said.

And Miller is not afraid to become the Broncos' new defensive face of their franchise. "I'll put it this way, if he's not ready," Miller's dad said, "he will be." Former UCLA star Moore finds perfect mentor in Broncos' Dawkins Rookie is learning the ropes from one of the NFL's seasoned veterans.

By Pat Graham The Associated Press August 21, 2011

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. - Rookie safety Rahim Moore has always admired Brian Dawkins' hard-hitting game from afar, even carrying a picture of the Pro Bowler in his wallet for inspiration while he was at UCLA.

Now, Moore carries Dawkins' shoulder pads after the Denver Broncos' practices as he studies the venerable veteran from a much closer vantage point.

Moore tries to mimic every move the player he calls "Pops" makes on the field: How Dawkins reads a play, when he creeps closer to the line of scrimmage, how he attacks the ball.

Only, Moore can't constantly keep his eyes on him. He is, after all, starting alongside Dawkins already.

It's been quite a path for the former Bruins standout who was drafted by Denver in the second round last spring. His father wasn't around when he was growing up, and football provided him an escape from the poverty and tough streets of his L.A. neighborhood.

And while Dawkins has always been his inspiration on the field, Moore's mother, Nowana Buchanan, has always provided the motivation off of it.

That's why his first purchase wasn't a spiffy sports car or an elaborate house, but a diamond necklace with a heart attached for his mom. It was a thank-you for all those hours she put in at a bank while he was growing up.

She was at her son's first preseason game in Dallas last week and Moore caught a glimpse of her, teary-eyed in the stands.

"She says she wasn't crying, but I saw her," Moore chuckled. "I saw the tears."

And he understood.

"We've been through a lot. We've struggled. Now, she can have breakfast in bed, take milk baths, go to masseuses for five or six hours," Moore said. "She's the only person I felt I owed something." His dad wasn't in the picture, clearing out when Moore was a little boy. But before his father left, he offered Moore advice he's never forgotten.

"He told me, `Athletes don't drink or smoke. Athletes don't put nothing in their bodies to jeopardize their performance and make them worse,"' Moore recounted.

"That's the only thing I've taken from him. That was the best advice."

The affable Moore is a workout maven. He hits the weights, jumps rope 10 minutes a day - usually out of view of his teammates after practice - and does extra sprints on the turf. That stems back to his younger days, when he would channel all his frustration into working out - just to reach this point.

Moore has quickly grasped the pro game and is one of three rookies who's already earned a starting job.

Then again, he figured he would.

"It's not a cocky thing, it's just expectations I have in myself," Moore said.

"Who wants to sit on the bench? I'm not surprised. When you're surprised, it makes it seem like you haven't been there before."

The 21-year-old Moore had a stellar career for the Bruins. A safety with a nose for the ball, he finished his college career with 14 interceptions and received all sorts of accolades.

That's partly due to his dissection of Dawkins' game.

Moore keeps a photo of Dawkins in his wallet, along with others on his laptop.

Moore also has a video of Dawkins that he watches to psyche himself up: A shot of the 37-year-old strong safety doing his frenzied and feverish dance moves before a game in his Philadelphia heyday.

Instant inspiration.

"What makes him so great is he loves what he does. He takes his craft very seriously," Moore said. "He's a great guy to mimic, copy and follow. They always say you should never be a follower, but you've got to follow that guy."

The respect is mutual.

Dawkins has been impressed with the play of Moore and fellow rookie safety Quinton Carter, a fourth-round pick out of Oklahoma. Dawkins has been taking them under his wing, which is simply his way of giving back to the game as he enters his 16th NFL season. "Hopefully, they're part of this organization for a long time and are a wicked tandem to come," Dawkins said. "I'm going to do everything I can to help those guys out."

Moore has already had his "welcome to the NFL" moment, getting beat by Pro Bowl receiver Brandon Lloyd on a long pass from Kyle Orton in training camp.

"Beat me bad," Moore said, shaking his head. "I realized it's tough here."

And sometimes he needed to stick up for himself. Moore recently got into a scuffle with Lloyd. He didn't back down from the veteran, either.

Moore's moxie earned him a measure of respect with his teammates.

"I like to see that," linebacker Joe Mays said. "He's a smart guy."

For Moore, going toe-to-toe with Lloyd wasn't so much about machismo as saving face.

"It's like boxing. When you get knocked down on your butt, what are you going to do?" said Moore, who has since patched things up with Lloyd. "That's how I was brought up: Anybody hits you, you defend yourself.

"In that circumstance, it's not defending yourself, it's standing up for yourself."

Just like Dawkins would.

Brady Quinn makes strides as Denver Broncos' backup quarterback

By Mike Klis The Denver Post August 19, 2011

Not all business was hurt by the NFL lockout.

David Lee is in the business of coaching quarterbacks for going on 37 years. He once coached Tony Romo in Dallas, in Miami and, this past spring and summer, after he took a job as the University of Mississippi's new offensive coordinator, Lee moonlighted his expertise with the likes of famous Ole Miss alum , his more famous brother Peyton Manning and Broncos backup quarterback Brady Quinn.

"I'm going to tell you this right now: Brady Quinn has a stronger arm than both the Manning brothers," Lee said. "No question. I worked them all out."

Not that the Mannings don't have a few things on Quinn. Like their combined two Super Bowl championships, and 545 more touchdown passes and 75,572 more passing yards. Quinn begrudges none of the Mannings' accomplishments. All he wants is a chance.

During the past month of training camp at Dove Valley, the buzz about the Broncos has been Orton and Tebow, Tebow or Orton. But while the Broncos' quarterback drama between Kyle Orton and Tim Tebow has generated virtually all discussion around the Denver-area coffee machines, it was Quinn who outperformed them both in the team's first preseason game last Thursday at Dallas.

Orton led the Broncos to a field goal during his only drive. Tebow generated two field goals in 1 1/2 quarters. Quinn not only led the Broncos to two touchdowns, both touchdowns came in the fourth quarter.

When evaluating quarterbacks, extra credit should be given to touchdowns in the fourth quarter.

"I feel like I can compete with anyone, given a fair chance," Quinn said. "I mean, heck, throwing to (starting receiver) Brandon Lloyd every play? Give me that chance."

With a little more patience, Quinn may get his wish. It's difficult to ask patience of a guy who didn't play a down with the Broncos last year and has made only 12 starts since he was a ' first-round draft pick in 2007. But Quinn is closing in on his desire to lead a team full time, if not yet at the threshold. Since his splendid preseason performance at Dallas, Quinn has been alternating second-team reps in practice with Tebow. If Quinn can have another strong performance in the preseason game Saturday against the Buffalo Bills at Sports Authority Field at Mile High, who knows how the Broncos' quarterback rotation will shake out?

With the NFL no longer forcing teams to make a No. 3 quarterback designation on game day, there's a chance Tebow would be used for the occasional "Tebow package" plays, but Quinn would get the longer-term backup role.

And as backups are constantly reminded, they're just one play away from playing. Orton has missed at least one start to injury each of the past three seasons. With patience, the opportunity may well be there for Quinn. And if it's there, Quinn, more than in any other year, appears ready to capitalize.

"I don't know why it is, or exactly how to explain it, but Brady is much better this year than he was last year," Broncos star cornerback Champ Bailey said. "He just seems much more confident."

It started with the lockout. Disappointed with how the 2010 season carried on without him and unable to have contact with Broncos coaches during the lockout, Quinn took the initiative.

He first sought counsel from longtime NFL and college offensive coordinator Paul Hackett. They looked at film of Quinn's rookie year, which included a splendid preseason debut against the Broncos. Then they looked at film of Quinn's second year of 2008, when he made an impressive starting regular-season debut, again against the Broncos.

Then they looked at his third year, when Quinn's career moved beyond stalled and into a full-blown struggle.

"Paul went through process of where I was, what had happened, and why it happened," Quinn said. "I was contemplating making myself available for a baseball tryout, just for something to do during the lockout. I said, 'Hey, what do you think about this?' "

Hackett loved the idea. He wanted Quinn to play more golf, enjoy more leisure time, try out for the Rockies if he wanted.

"Good athlete, great character, leader, quarterback," said Rockies scouting director Bill Schmidt, who once used a 30th-round draft pick on a raw prospect named . "Yeah, we would have given him a tryout. I mean, let's be realistic, it's been 10 years since he played. I'm not sure how he would have liked riding the buses." Quinn eventually dismissed the baseball idea. No matter how far away No. 3 on the quarterback depth chart may seem, it's closer to The Dream than the Single-A South Atlantic League.

But that wasn't the point. The point was, Quinn was thinking beyond his isolated quest of becoming not just a starting NFL quarterback, but a great one.

"Paul believes in developing a quarterback first as a human being," Quinn said. "How you live off the field is as important as what you do on the field. He was really good as far as helping me with the psychology of playing quarterback."

His mind free, Quinn's next step was to tighten his mechanics. This is where Lee came in. Lee is big on shoulder and footwork technique that brings out the best in a passer's velocity and accuracy. There was a mechanical tweak here — Lee says Peyton Manning has the best lower-body fundamentals of any quarterback who ever lived — followed by 12 to 14 more workouts in Fort Lauderdale with several past and present .

By the time the lockout ended and training camp began last month, Quinn was a noticeably improved quarterback.

"I'm telling you what, I don't care what's going on up there, but Brady Quinn is ready," Lee said. "He's ready to play. Brady Quinn is not going to go away. He is hungry."

Denver Broncos Star Eddie Royal Hosts Football Camp Former Westfield standouts coach at free football camp

By Elton Hayes Centreville Patch (Centreville, VA) July 17, 2011

For several fun filled hours Saturday, young football players had the unique experience to play the game with collegiate and professional athletes. Westfield High School alum and current Denver Bronco standout, Eddie Royal, hosted a football camp at Westfield which drew more than 200 enthusiastic kids. Participants laced their cleats and donned football gloves for the enviable opportunity. “It feels great to be able to come back and do something positive for the community, and to see how happy it makes the kids. I have fun doing it, but it’s all about the kids,” said Royal. Royal, the Chantilly Youth Association and Westfield High School teamed up to offer the free football camp for area kids. The event consisted of two sessions: a morning camp for those aged 7-14 and an afternoon camp for those 15-18. Kids were treated to a surprise as former Penn State running back and current Washington Redskin Evan Royster (Westfield ’06) showed up for coaching duties. He was joined by former Virginia Tech quarterback Sean Glennon (Westfield ’04) and former Syracuse wide receiver Donte Davis (Westfield ’05). “I’m glad that big stars come out and do things like this for other people. I enjoyed it. I think it was a pretty great experience,” said Winston Willard, camp participant and Westfield linebacker. Under the guidance of coaches, athletes gathered on Westfield’s professional grade turf football field and dug in their cleats. Wide receivers ran routes as quarterbacks threw passes during the camp’s afternoon session. Defensive backs worked on footwork and learned proper techniques and correct pursuit angles. “It was very instructive. There were a lot of experienced players. The coaches really helped the players one-on-one, and fixed our form and technique,” said camp participant Duncan Roberts, rising Westfield freshman. In addition to offering valuable professional coaching tips and techniques, Royal and coaches challenged players to friendly games of pickup football. For a brief moment, memories of the 2004 Bulldog football team were recalled. "It's really cool for us to be able to come back. It feels good to be back on this field. It's changed a little bit, but it's still the same place to us. We have so many memories here," said Royster. With Glennon lined up at quarterback, Royster in the slot and Royal at wideout, camp participants were challenged to prevent the former Westfield players from completing passes. Much to the amazement of onlookers, some of the camp’s defensive backs rose to the occasion and broke up a few of Glennon’s passes to his former Bulldog teammates. “It’s fun to get some live reps. I don’t get as many these days so I’m having fun,” said Glennon, who now works in the financial industry. Despite the fact they were offering instruction, coaches were jovial and connected with campers. They offered encouragement and frequently laughed and joked with the young athletes as all seemed to have a great time. While the kids and coaches enjoyed themselves on the field, delighted parents watched from the stands. “I think it’s a good idea to have kids see what a professional football player’s attitude and demeanor is like. I think that they can learn a lot from his presence,” said James Willard. Between breaks and after the camp, Royal eagerly signed footballs, shirts and camp flyers. He also chatted at length and posed for pictures with kids and parents. Those who participated in Saturday’s camp will not only remember the tips and advice offered by their coaches, but the great time they had. For Royal, the opportunity to return home and give back to his community is something he cherishes. “My fans are so passionate and that means a lot to me. I want to show them how much they mean to me by coming out here and doing something like this. I wish I could do it more often,” said Royal. “Today was a great day," he said. "I’m happy that it all worked out and that the kids had a good time.” Broncos rookie tight end Julius Thomas creates early buzz

By Lindsay H. Jones The Denver Post August 9, 2011

Julius Thomas jogged out of the tunnel and onto the Invesco Field at Mile High turf for the first time Saturday afternoon. And as he ran to join his teammates for some prescrimmage warm-ups, a handful of fans who were sitting in the front row screamed his name.

"Yeah, Julius! Let's go!" one man yelled, loud enough for Thomas to hear.

Smart fan, that one, considering Thomas' name isn't yet on the back of his blue No. 80 jersey.

The rookie tight end smiled, then increased his jog to a run.

It's just 10 days into Broncos training camp, yet Thomas has emerged as a player to watch.The Broncos already have Von Miller, Rahim Moore and Orlando Franklin penciled into the starting lineup, but each was a top-50 pick in the draft.

When the Broncos drafted Thomas in the fourth round in April, they figured they were taking on a project. A physically gifted, 6-foot-5, 246-pound former basketball player, Thomas had only 11 games on his football resume, all at Portland State.

Yet it has been Thomas creating the most buzz of any of the Broncos' nine draft picks. Though his name was buried on the first official depth chart released by the team Monday, Thomas is making an impression, consistently working with the first- team offense. He has made several highlight-reel catches against the Broncos' top defenders. He's picking up the NFL game a lot more quickly than just about anyone expected.

"For me, it's like looking up to the top of a mountain. There is just so much more I have to get done," Thomas said.

He was a football-crazy kid growing up in Lodi, Calif. He went out for the freshman team at Tokay High, but his prep football career ended there as he began to focus exclusively on basketball. It was a decision fully supported by his mother, Toria.

"I wanted to wait until he was little older, with his body fully grown," Toria Thomas said. "Once he was in college, I supported him playing football. I just wanted to make sure my baby was all set before he went out there and got hit." Thomas played four seasons of Division I basketball at Portland State. The power forward helped lead the Vikings to the NCAA Tournament his junior year.

But he never lost his love of football, and he used his fifth year of collegiate eligibility to join the Vikings' football team a year ago. He played well enough last fall, and showed enough raw talent, to attract the attention of several NFL teams, including the Broncos, who sent tight ends coach Clancy Barone to Oregon to put Thomas through a private workout and film study session.

"You think you'd be starting from square one, but they — I mean the coaches at Portland State — did a fantastic job of teaching this guy football. It wasn't like I had nothing to work with," Barone said. "We watched film together for a couple of hours, and I tried to teach him some basic concepts, and then I listened to him talk about what he saw on film, and I saw that it wouldn't be a big jump mentally for him."

Between that workout and April's draft, Thomas called Barone to say thanks and tell Barone how much he'd like to be a Bronco.

"It was probably not too smart to get your hopes up on one team, but I was like, sometimes you just have to go with your gut and do something that feels right," Thomas said.

The feeling was mutual by then. As the Broncos prepped for the draft, Barone told general manager Brian Xanders, football operations boss John Elway and coach John Fox that the top tight end on his draft board was Thomas. The other tight end Barone wanted was Virgil Green from Nevada. The Broncos selected both — Thomas in the fourth round and Green in the seventh.

Now the rookies are in perhaps the most interesting position battle of camp. There is no incumbent starter at tight end after the departure of veteran Daniel Graham. Six players — free-agent additions Daniel Fells and Dante Rosario, returners Dan Gronkow-ski and Richard Quinn and the rookies — are competing for three, maybe four, roster spots.

Barone said he and offensive coordinator Mike McCoy spent many hours over the course of the NFL lockout talking about getting increased production from the tight ends. Last year, the Broncos' tight ends combined for only 27 catches.

"We tried to devise ways to utilize the best athletes on the field at all times," Barone said.

Cue Thomas, who is proving to be a natural pass catcher. It will take time for him to catch up as a blocker, but it may be hard for the Broncos to keep Thomas off the field if they're looking to upgrade their pass offense. He has developed a rapport with quarterback Brady Quinn after joining Quinn in Denver for summer throwing sessions, and he has been a favorite target of both Tim Tebow and Kyle Orton.

"At the end of the day, they are going to select the tight ends that they think will help this team the most, and you've just got to hope that you're one of them," Thomas said.

Eaton grad Unrein fulfills lifelong dream, makes Denver Broncos’ 53-man roster

By Bobby Fernandez GreeleyTribune.com September 11, 2011

Mitch Unrein has spent much of his life donning Denver Broncos orange and blue.

The circumstances in which he is wearing those colors now is just a tad bit different than when he first pulled on a No. 7 Broncos uniform 19 years ago.

Unrein, 24, a former football standout at Eaton High School and the University of Wyoming, is now working for the man he idolized as a kid, John Elway, and is now an official, active member of the team he was a fan of growing up.

After a year on the practice squad last season, Unrein advanced a step further, surviving the final round of cuts on Sept. 3 to earn a spot on the Broncos‘ 53-man roster.

―It‘s all come full circle,‖ Unrein said. ―From wearing a little Broncos jersey back when I was just a little kid, and now I‘m grown up wearing one. Hard work always pays off.‖

Unrein, standing 6-feet-4, weighing 291 pounds, will be in uniform as a backup defensive tackle at Sports Authority Field at Mile High when Denver takes the field for a highly anticipated Monday Night Football game against its rival, the Oakland Raiders, at 8:15 tonight.

Decision day Unrein showed up for work at the Broncos‘ headquarters in Dove Valley on Sept. 3 unsure of what his future may hold.

He knew that by the end of the day, 24 players will be waived or released, three will be placed on injured reserve and 53 will be active players on Denver‘s regular season roster.

Unrein went about his daily routine, knowing that the more time that passed without hearing his name called for a meeting with team officials, the greater his odds were of finally realizing his lifelong dream of being an active NFL player.

―I was never approached by anyone, so I just kind of went through with my day, went and got a workout in,‖ Unrein said. ―Once we finally had our team meeting, all the cuts had been done by then. They kind of let us know that we had made the team, and that was just a great moment for me. It was a lot of pressure off my shoulders.‖

When Unrein had finally realized he had made the team, the next move was to reach for his phone and decide who would be the first to hear the good news. The choice was easy. Unrein immediately sent a text to his parents, Kay and Mike, followed by messages to his brothers and sisters.

Proud parents Seeing their son‘s name on their text messaging inbox — knowing the Broncos were making final cuts that day — brought a mix of emotions for Mike and Kay.

Upon reading the text, any built-up anxiety was quickly wiped away by outright joy.

―I was just ecstatic,‖ Kay said. ―It was a great moment. It brought tears to our eyes.‖

Like their son, Mike and Kay are still somewhat in awe by the entire situation.

―It‘s like a fairy tale come true when you really sit down and look at it,‖ Mike said. ―It‘s just amazing. You just can‘t imagine. Only in America — we‘ll put it that way.‖

Humble beginnings Despite always being one of the biggest men on the field, Unrein has been an underdog, of sorts, throughout his football career.

In high school, Unrein was a first team all-state selection as a junior and senior at Eaton. He also was a state champion wrestler, in the 215 pound weight class, his senior year in 2005.

Despite accumulating 125 total tackles and four sacks in just 6 1/2 games as a high school senior — missing part of the season due to injury — the Division I scholarship offers that Unrein seemed to deserve eluded him.

Coming from a relatively small school at which he played Class 2A football, Unrein ultimately decided to walk on at the University of Wyoming where he played for former University of Northern Colorado coach Joe Glenn.

―Joe Glenn gave him a chance,‖ Kay Unrein said. ―When he went to Wyoming, he was bound and determined to get a scholarship.‖

Unrein didn‘t need much time to prove he belonged.

―I think it was only about three weeks before they gave (Mitch) a full ride,‖ Mike Unrein said. ―Of course, it didn‘t take effect until the next fall. But, by golly, that was pretty good as a walk-on, when you‘re playing against guys with full rides. I‘m sure that was hard to swallow, but he did well.‖

Mitch is the youngest of six Unrein children, along with three brothers and two sisters. Growing up in a family full of talented athletes and hard-workers no doubt instilled the work ethic that has carried him on the football field for so long.

―All the kids have been (hard-workers),‖ Mike said. ―I raised them all to be good workers. I don‘t care what it is, if it‘s scrubbing floors, digging a ditch, or whatever — be the best at it. Earn your money.‖

Defying expectations Unrein‘s knack for overcoming the odds didn‘t stop in college.

After wrapping up his senior season at Wyoming in 2009 — totaling 156 tackles and 10.5 sacks in college — Unrein entered the 2010 NFL Draft.

Unlike earlier this month during the Broncos‘ final cuts, this time Unrein wanted nothing more than to hear his name called. It never happened.

Undeterred, Unrein accepted a training camp invite from the Houston Texans.

He was eventually cut by the Texans. Devastating news at the time, even Unrein couldn‘t have anticipated his parting of ways with Houston would plant the seeds for an opportunity to play for the organization he rooted for growing up.

―When he was home after the Texas knocked the wind out of his sails, he was kind of dejected; anyone would be,‖ Mike Unrein said. ―But, he didn‘t give up. His agent said just hang in there and stay in shape, and he did. He stayed in shape and worked every day. What determination. ... It was something else when the Broncos called him. He couldn‘t believe it.‖

The pursuit of a dream Unrein‘s childhood was full of great memories as a Broncos fan, including the team‘s back-to-back Super Bowl titles in 1998 and 1999.

When the Broncos had training camp at the University of Northern Colorado campus in past decades, the Unreins frequently attended.

Still, as big of a Broncos fan as he was — including when he was just five years old, posing for a photo next to close friend Jordan Hungenberg while wearing a jersey of his favorite player, John Elway — Unrein conceded that he never could have imagined that one day he would have a Broncos jersey of his own, as an actual member of the team.

―When you‘re growing up and going to Eaton High School, you would never think that you would have the opportunity to play for the Denver Broncos,‖ Unrein said.

Still, Kay said it seemed like an NFL career was always in the back of her son‘s mind.

―He never talked about going pro, but I think it was always his dream,‖ she said.

A foot in the door After being cut by the Texans, Unrein continued to progress toward being an NFL player.

He took a major step toward achieving his dream when the Broncos signed him to their practice squad last fall.

Unrein credits the season he spent as a practice player as a valuable learning experience that allowed him to understand what it takes to succeed at the pro level.

―I think I learned a lot last year, especially coming to Denver and being on the practice squad,‖ Unrein said. ―It helped me tremendously with the technique and the speed of the game.‖

Supportive community Eaton has long been known for avidly supporting its local athletes.

Mitch and his parents praised the Eaton community for how supportive it has been of Mitch throughout each stage of his football career.

Mitch said his spot on the Broncos‘ roster is that much more special because of the fact that family and friends are just an hour‘s drive away from being able to support him in person at least eight times per season.

―Just being so close to home and close to all my family and friends — they can all come to home games, it‘s just a short drive away — that really helps,‖ Unrein said. ―It‘s really nice that they can just hop in their car on a Sunday afternoon, come on down and watch a game. I‘m really thankful to be back in Colorado and so close to home.‖

Grateful but not content When the final day of cuts on Sept. 3 came and went, and Unrein still had a spot on the Broncos‘ roster, he knew he had realized his boyhood dream.

Who says a kid from Eaton, Colorado, can‘t continue dreaming, even after making an NFL roster?

Unrein‘s new dream is to do more than just occupy a spot. He has his sights set on being an impact player in the NFL.

―I‘m not through yet,‖ Unrein said. ―I still have goals I want to achieve, and hopefully I can be an active member on the roster, contribute to the team and help us win a championship. ... One day, down the road, hopefully I‘ll get that starting spot after camp. That‘s one thing I‘m just going to keep on trying to work for.‖

Are you ready for some football? Time will tell where Unrein‘s career eventually leads. It‘s already clear where his NFL career begins: Tonight at Mile High, against the Raiders, on Monday Night Football.

With Denver‘s 59-14 home loss to Oakland last October still in the back of their minds, Unrein and his Broncos teammates prepared for their season opener with a level of focus and intensity that is more common during Super Bowl week, opposed to opening week.

―There is not a bigger stage in NFL football than starting your season off on Monday night, especially against one of your rivals,‖ Unrein said.

In the span of just a few days, Unrein went from not knowing what his future may hold, to fulfilling a goal of making an NFL active roster, to returning to the practice field to prepare to play Oakland in front of millions of fans watching around the country — It‘s pretty safe to say the past 10 days have provided Unrein with a whirlwind of emotions.

―It‘s a great feeling to finally reach your goal — the pinnacle of your sport,‖ Unrein said. ―This last week, when I finally found out, it was a dream come true. ... I don‘t even think it has really actually hit me yet that I‘ve made the active roster. I know it‘s going to hit me when I run out of the tunnel on Monday Night Football.‖

Broncos' special-teams captain Woodyard hopes to lead by example

By Mike Klis The Denver Post September 10, 2011

Captain Kuper has a nice ring. So does Captain Champ.

Brian Dawkins oozes captaincy from his pores. Kyle Orton was a no-brainer. Quarterbacks are automatically captains.

The one player who has been a Broncos captain longer than any other?

Wrong. It's Wesley Woodyard.

Way back in 2008, when Mike Shanahan was the Broncos' coach, a new set of captains were named every six weeks. Woodyard was elected special-teams captain the final six weeks of that season.

Woodyard not only was a Shanahan holdover who survived the two-year Josh McDan iels era, he was a team captain each year. And now John Fox makes it three coaches and four captain honors. When Fox announced his 2011 team captains this week —

Chris Kuper and Orton on offense, Champ Bailey and Dawkins on defense — the news release should have been headed with a portrait of the special- teamer Woodyard. The honor is voted on by the players.

"I take it very seriously," Woodyard said. "I would say this year, this being the third full season, it's definitely something big. I have to be mature, do things correctly. Lead by example and be someone who stands by you."

Also known as the team comedian — Woodyard's spoof of Dawkins' pregame routine was a YouTube sensation last season — he is more than just a popular leader in the Broncos' locker room this week. A regular in the Broncos' nickel package, Woodyard will be the starting weakside linebacker in place of the injured D.J. Williams when the Broncos open their season Monday night against the Oakland Raiders at Sports Authority Field at Mile High.

But whether playing every down or limited to special teams, Woodyard has been a mainstay participant in the pregame coin toss, an event where only captains are invited. "He's deserving in my book," Dawkins said. "I know I voted for him. We talk about how he's a prankster, but once you get past all that, if you were in one of our meetings, you would see how serious he is about his job."

Woodyard is the second player in Broncos history to be named captain in each of his first four seasons. The other was Floyd Little, who was a first-round draft pick and went on to have a Hall of Fame career.

Woodyard was an undrafted player. Has there ever been an undrafted player, in any sport, who became captain each of his first four seasons?

"He'll speak up, make corrections whether you're a rookie or 10-year vet," special teams standout David Bruton said. "But he does it in a way where he doesn't turn anybody off. It's not harsh criticism. It's just, what you've got to do, what you have to look for."

No one associated with the University of Kentucky football program is surprised by Woodyard's feat. Woodyard left the school going on four seasons ago, yet just last week, Kentucky athletic director Mitch Barnhart delivered a state-of-the- program message about his football team.

"There was a player that singularly, in my mind, changed the course of a program," Barnhart said in video posted on Aug. 30. "And it was Wesley Woodyard. Wesley Woodyard was the player with the greatest heart. And he took our program by the throat in the locker room and said, 'I'm going to make us winners.' That was one rise moment for our program."

Woodyard was the first-ever Kentucky freshman to be named team captain. Eight out of eight years as team captain.

Woodyard had just finished his freshman year when he made an unusual impression on Barnhart, who was under pressure to fire coach Rich Brooks after a 2-9 season.

"We were going through some things, and I basically went into his office and told him let's stand by Coach Brooks," Woodyard said. "We stood by each other, and I think it was something he thanked me for."

Starting with the 2006 season, Brooks led Kentucky to four consecutive bowl games before retiring. Loyalty and wisdom are nice traits to have in a team captain.