Broncos 2012 Weekly Press Release
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denver broncos 2012 weekly press release Media Relations Staff Patrick Smyth, Executive Director of Media Relations • (303-264-5536) • [email protected] Rebecca Villanueva, Media Services Manager • (303-264-5598) • [email protected] Erich Schubert, Media Relations Coordinator • (303-264-5503) • [email protected] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MONDAY, AUGUST 13, 2012 DENVER SET TO HOST SEATTLE IN PRESEASON HOME OPENER Denver Broncos (1-0) vs. Seattle Seahawks (1-0) Saturday, Aug. 18, 2012 • 7:05 p.m. MDT Sports Authority Field at Mile High (76,125) • Denver THIS WEEK’S GAME BRONCOS 2012 SCHEDULE/RESULTS The Denver Broncos (1-0) host the Seattle Seahawks (1-0) this week for PRESEASON their 2012 preseason home opener at Sports Authority Field at Mile High. Wk. Day Date Opponent Site Time/Result TV/Rec. Kickoff is set for 7:05 p.m. MDT. 1 Thu. Aug. 9 at Chicago Soldier Field W, 31-3 1-0 BROADCAST INFORMATION: 2 Sat. Aug. 18 SEATTLE Sports Authority Field at Mile High 7 p.m. MDT KUSA-TV LOCAL TV/RADIO: The game will feature a simulcast by the team’s broad- 3 Sun. Aug. 26 SAN FRANCISCO Sports Authority Field at Mile High 2 p.m. MDT FOX (NTL) cast partners KUSA-TV (NBC 9) and KOA Radio (850 AM). Dave Logan 4 Thu. Aug. 30 at Arizona University of Phoenix Stadium 8 p.m. MST KTVD-TV (play-by-play) and Ed McCaffrey (color commentary) will call the game REGULAR SEASON with Rod Mackey reporting from the sidelines. Wk. Day Date Opponent Site Time/Result TV/Rec. 1 Sun. Sept. 9 PITTSBURGH Sports Authority Field at Mile High 6:20 p.m. MDT NBC (NTL) LOCAL SPANISH RADIO: KMXA (1090 AM)/KJMN (92.1 FM): Luis 2 Mon. Sept. 17 at Atlanta Georgia Dome 8:30 p.m. EDT ESPN (NTL) Canela (play-by-play), Rafael Medina (color commentary) and Javier 3 Sun. Sept. 23 HOUSTON Sports Authority Field at Mile High 2:25 p.m. MDT CBS Olivas (color commentary) will call the game. 4 Sun. Sept. 30 OAKLAND Sports Authority Field at Mile High 2:05 p.m. MDT CBS 5 Sun. Oct. 7 at New England Gillette Stadium 4:25 p.m. EDT CBS QUICK HITS 6 Mon. Oct. 15 at San Diego Qualcomm Stadium 5:30 p.m. PDT ESPN (NTL) 7 BYE LAST WEEK: 8 Sun. Oct. 28 NEW ORLEANS Sports Authority Field at Mile High 6:20 p.m. MDT NBC (NTL) * - A total of 36 players made their Broncos debuts in Denver’s 31-3 win over 9 Sun. Nov. 4 at Cincinnati Paul Brown Stadium 1 p.m. EST CBS Chicago in the club’s preseason opener last Thursday. 10 Sun. Nov. 11 at Carolina Bank of America Stadium 1 p.m. EST CBS * - Denver’s 28-point margin of victory over the Bears last week tied for the eighth- 11 Sun. Nov. 18 SAN DIEGO Sports Authority Field at Mile High 2:25 p.m. MST CBS* best mark in a preseason game in franchise history. 12 Sun. Nov. 25 at Kansas City Arrowhead Stadium 12 p.m. CST CBS* * - The Broncos held the Bears to 0-of-11 on third downs in their preseason open- 13 Sun. Dec. 2 TAMPA BAY Sports Authority Field at Mile High 2:05 p.m. MST FOX* er while outgaining Chicago 338-132. 14 Thu. Dec. 6 at Oakland O.co Coliseum 5:20 p.m. PST NFLN (NTL) 15 Sun. Dec. 16 at Baltimore M&T Bank Stadium 1 p.m. EST CBS* THIS SEASON: 16 Sun. Dec. 23 CLEVELAND Sports Authority Field at Mile High 2:05 p.m. MST CBS* * - Now in their sixth decade of professional football, the Broncos are one of just 17 Sun. Dec. 30 KANSAS CITY Sports Authority Field at Mile High 2:25 p.m. MST CBS* four teams to record three 90+ win decades since 1960 and the only organization to * - Time subject to change do so in each of the last three decades. See Page 18 * - Broncos Owner & CEO Pat Bowlen enters his 29th season as owner of the Broncos in 2012, and his club’s 263 regular-season wins rank third in the NFL dur- 2012 AFC WEST PRESEASON STANDINGS ing his tenure. See Page 19 Team W L T PF PA Home Road AFC NFC DIV Streak * - Executive Vice President of Football Operations John Elway spearheaded the acquisitions of several key free agents over the offseason, including QB Peyton Denver 1 0 0 31 3 0-0 1-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 Won 1 Manning, the only four-time NFL Most Valuable Player in league history. See Page 7 San Diego 1 0 0 21 13 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 Won 1 * - Head Coach John Fox enters his second season with the Broncos in 2012 after Kansas City 1 0 0 27 17 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 Won 1 becoming just the third head coach since the 1970 NFL merger to take over a team Oakland 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 N/A with four or fewer victories the season before and lead it to a division title and at least one playoff win in his first year. See Page 20 * - Defensive Coordinator Jack Del Rio, who coached the defense for Fox’s DENVER BRONCOS MEDIA ROOM Carolina squad in 2002, enters his first year with the Broncos following nine seasons as Jacksonville’s head coach. The Denver Broncos have a media-only website, which was created to * - Denver’s current active roster features 39 new players, including 19 veteran assist accredited media in their coverage of the Broncos. By going to free agents, 12 college free agents, seven draft selections, and one trade acquisition. http://media.denverbroncos.com, members of the press will find weekly * - The team has sold out every home game since the beginning of the 1970 sea- releases, press releases, rosters, depth charts, updated bios, transcripts, son (325 consecutive regular-season games), marking the second-longest home injury reports, game recaps, news clippings, photos, credential applica- sellout streak in the NFL. See Page 18 tions, a comprehensive historical database and much more. DENVER vs. Seattle — 1 — Saturday, AUG. 18, 2012 denver broncos 2012 weekly release TEAM COMPARISONS BRONCOS/SEAHAWKS 2012 TEAM COMPARISON BRONCOS/SEAHAWKS 2012 INDIVIDUAL COMPARISON (PRESEASON) BRONCOS SEAHAWKS Record . .1-0 . .1-0 BRONCOS SEAHAWKS Division Standing . .T-1st (AFCW) . T-1st (NFCW) PASSING YARDS Hanie . .79 Wilson . .124 Turnover Margin (NFL Rank) . .2 (T-2nd) . .1 (T-5th) Manning . .44 Flynn . .71 OFFENSE Weber . .42 Net Yards Per Game (NFL Rank) . .338.0 (10th) . .321.0 (T-13th) RUSHING YARDS Yards Per Play (NFL Rank) . .4.6 (15th) . .5.5 (6th) Omon . .36 Wilson . .59 Points Per Game (NFL Rank) . .31.0 (T-3rd) . 27.0 (T-6th) J. Johnson . .33 Washington . .26 Possession Average . .33:37 . .32:16 Hanie . .23 Turbin . .24 Net Rushing Yards Per Game . .156.0 . .135.0 Net Passing Yards Per Game . .182.0 . .186.0 RECEIVING YARDS Had Intercepted/Yards . .1/2 . .2/11 Ingram . .45 Edwards . .51 Sacks Allowed/Yards . .3/21 . .2/9 Willis . .43 Miller . .23 Fumbles/Lost . .1/0 . .1.0 Hill . .45 Lumpkin . .22 Third Down Pct. (NFL Rank) . .50.0% (T-4th) . .50.0% (T-5th) POINTS SCORED Red Zone TD Pct. (NFL Rank) . 60.0% (T-11th) . .0.0% (T-23rd) Prater . .7 Hauschka . .9 Giveaways (NFL Rank) . .1 (T-4th) . .2 (T-13th) Hill, Omon . .6 Wilson, Browner . .6 Ball, Ingram . .6 Edwards . .6 DEFENSE Net Yards Per Game (NFL Rank) . .132.0 (1st) . .305.0 (16th) INTERCEPTIONS Yards Per Play (NFL Rank) . .2.7 (1st) . .5.0 (19th) Moore . .1 Browner, Sherman . .1 Points Per Game (NFL Rank) . .3.0 (T-1st) . .17.0 (T-12th) SACKS Net Rushing Yards Per Game . .36.0 . .85.0 Wolfe, Beal . .2.0 Allen, Scruggs . .0.5 Net Passing Yards Per Game . .96.0 . .220.0 Johnson, Ayers . .1.0 Intercepted By/Yards . .1/0 . .2/23 Sacks For/Yards . .6/26 . .1/5 DEFENSIVE TACKLES (PRESS BOX TOTALS) Opponent Fumbles/Lost . .2/2 . .2/1 Irving . .5 Lane . .4 Third Down Pct. (NFL Rank) . .0.0% (1st) . .36.4% (17th) T. Carter . .4 Adams, Wagner . .3 Red Zone TD Pct. (NFL Rank) . .0.0% (T-1st) . .0.0% (T-1st) Six Players . .3 Francies . .3 Takeaways (NFL Rank) . .3 (T-4th) . .3 (T-4th) KICKOFF RETURNS (AVG.) SPECIAL TEAMS Willis . .1 (31.0) Francies . 2 (22.0) Bolden . .1 (22.0) Adams . .1 (29.0) Punts-Average Yards (Gross) . .41.3 . .42.3 Sutton . .1 (25.0) Punts-Average Yards (Net) . .33.8 . .21.0 Punt Returns-Average Per . .10.3 . .1.0 PUNT RETURNS (AVG.) Punt Returns-Average Per Allowed . .5.0 . .85.0 Thompson . .2 (10.5) Adams . .1 (1.0) Kickoff Returns-Average Per . .26.5 . .24.5 T. Carter . .1 (10.5) Kickoff Returns-Average Per Allowed . .25.0 . .23.3 FIELD GOALS Field Goals Made/Attempted . .1/2 . .2/2 Prater . .1/2 (50%) Hauschka . .2/2 (100%) PENALTIES PUNTS (GROSS/NET AVG.) Penalties Against/Yards . .8/79 . .5/41 Colquitt . .4 (41.3/33.8) Ryan . .4 (42.3/21.0) Opponent Penalties Against/Yards . .7/67 . .4/29 DENVER vs. Seattle — 2 — Saturday, AUG. 18, 2012 denver broncos 2012 weekly release SERIES BREAKDOWN / RESULTS BRONCOS/SEAHAWKS SERIES BREAKDOWN BRONCOS/SEAHAWKS ALL-TIME RESULTS (PRESEASON) (PRESEASON) Series Meetings: 9 Season (Date) W/L Result Site Broncos Record: 8-1 1976 (8/21) W @Denver 52, Seattle 7 Mile High Stadium (Home: 5-0-0 / Away: 2-1-0 / Neutral: 1-0-0) 1977 (9/2) W Denver 27, @Seattle 10 Kingdome 1983 (8/5) W @Denver 10, Seattle 7 Mile High Stadium First Game: at Den.