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denver broncos 2015 weekly press release Denver Broncos Football Media Relations Staff: Patrick Smyth, Vice President of Public Relations • (303-264-5536) • [email protected] Erich Schubert, Senior Manager of Media Relations • (303-264-5503) • [email protected] Seth Medvin, Media Relations Coordinator • (303-264-5608) • [email protected] 2 World Championships • 7 Super Bowls • 9 AFC Title Games • 14 AFC West Titles • 21 Playoff Berths • 27 Winning Seasons DENVER BRONCOS QUICK HITS PRESEASON game #2 Denver last week tied for the NFL lead with seven sacks from seven different players during its 22-20 win against Seattle in its preseason opener. See Page 2 The Broncos lead the all-time preseason series with Houston 4-2 (2-1 in Denver Broncos (1-0) at Houston Texans (1-0) road games). See Page 4 Saturday, Aug. 22, 2015 • 7 p.m. CDT For the 13th consecutive year, the Broncos are holding training camp at their practice facility, the UCHealth Training Center, in Englewood, Colo. See Page 6 NRG Stadium (71,795) • Houston The Broncos, who won the AFC West for the 14th time in their history in BROADCAST INFORMATION 2014, own the most titles among division members. See Page 6 Owner Pat Bowlen, who was elected to the Denver Broncos Ring of Fame TELEVISION: KTVD-20 Ron Zappolo (play-by-play) in 2015, has experienced more Super Bowl appearances (6) than losing Alfred Williams (color analyst) seasons (5) in his 31 years with the team. See Pages 7-8 Rod Mackey (sideline) E.V.P. of Football Ops./GM John Elway has signed or extended the con- LOCAL RADIO: KOA (850 AM) Dave Logan (play-by-play) tracts of 14 players who have combined for 20 Pro Bowl selections with The Fox (103.5 FM) Ed McCaffrey (color analyst) the Broncos. See Page 9 Andy Lindahl (sideline) Since Elway was hired in 2011 (and coming off a 4-12 record in 2010), SPANISH RADIO: KMXA (1090 AM) Luis Canela (play-by-play) the Broncos have tied for the second-most wins (46) in the NFL. See Page 9 KJMN (92.1 FM) Rafael Medina (color analyst) Gary Kubiak, who is in his first season as head coach of the Broncos, is a 22-year NFL coaching veteran and a three-time Super Bowl champion. See Page 10 BRONCOS 2015 SCHEDULE In his 30 years in the NFL, including his nine years as a player, Kubiak has been PRESEASON a part of the second-most total wins among active NFL head coaches. See Page 10 Wk. Day Date Opponent Site Time/Result TV/Rec. Broncos Offensive Coordinator Rick Dennison (12 yrs.), Defensive 1 Fri. Aug. 14 at Seattle CenturyLink Field W, 22-20 1-0 Coordinator Wade Phillips (24 yrs.) and Special Teams Coordinator Joe 2 Sat. Aug. 22 at Houston NRG Stadium 7 p.m. CDT KTVD-20 DeCamillis (23 yrs.) represent the most experienced trio of coordinators in 3 Sat. Aug. 29 SAN FRANCISCO Sports Authority Field at Mile High 7 p.m. MDT KTVD-20 the league with 59 combined years of coordinator experience. See Page 11 4 Thu. Sept. 3 ARIZONA Sports Authority Field at Mile High 7 p.m. MDT KTVD-20 REGULAR SEASON Dennison’s 15-year tenure on the Broncos’ coaching staff is tied for the Wk. Day Date Opponent Site Time TV fourth longest in franchise history, and his 26 total years with Denver rep- 1 Sun. Sept. 13 BALTIMORE Sports Authority Field at Mile High 2:25 p.m. MDT CBS resent the most in team history for a player/coach. See Page 13 2 Thu. Sept. 17 at Kansas City Arrowhead Stadium 7:25 p.m. CDT NFLN/CBS Since Phillips’ first stint as the Broncos’ defensive coordinator beginning 3 Sun. Sept. 27 at Detroit Ford Field 8:30 p.m. EDT NBC in 1989, every team Phillips has coached for has made the postseason 4 Sun. Oct. 4 MINNESOTA Sports Authority Field at Mile High 2:25 p.m. MDT FOX during his first season on staff. See Page 22 5 Sun. Oct. 11 at Oakland O.co Coliseum 1:25 p.m. PDT CBS* 6 Sun. Oct. 18 at Cleveland FirstEnergy Stadium 1 p.m. EDT CBS* Nine of the Broncos’ NFL-high and team-record 11 Pro Bowl players from 7 BYE a year ago are on the club’s active roster. See Page 7 8 Sun. Nov. 1 GREEN BAY Sports Authority Field at Mile High 6:30 p.m. MST NBC* Five-time MVP QB Peyton Manning’s 94 touchdown passes from 2013-14 rep- 9 Sun. Nov. 8 at Indianapolis Lucas Oil Stadium 4:25 p.m. EST CBS* resent the most in pro football history in a two-year span and more than double 10 Sun. Nov. 15 KANSAS CITY Sports Authority Field at Mile High 2:25 p.m. MST CBS* the output by any other player in Years 16 & 17 of their careers. See Page 18 11 Sun. Nov. 22 at Chicago Soldier Field 12 p.m. CST CBS* 12 Sun. Nov. 29 NEW ENGLAND Sports Authority Field at Mile High 6:30 p.m. MST NBC* WR Demaryius Thomas is joined by Marvin Harrison (4) and Jerry Rice (3) 13 Sun. Dec. 6 at San Diego Qualcomm Stadium 1:05 p.m. PST CBS* as the only players in league history with three consecutive seasons totaling 14 Sun. Dec. 13 OAKLAND Sports Authority Field at Mile High 2:05 p.m. MST CBS* at least 1,400 yards receiving and 10 receiving scores. See Page 18 15 Sun. Dec. 20 at Pittsburgh Heinz Field 4:25 p.m. EST CBS* Broncos OLB DeMarcus Ware ranks 14th in NFL history with 127 career 16 Mon. Dec. 28 CINCINNATI Sports Authority Field at Mile High 6:30 p.m. MST ESPN sacks and needs seven sacks to move into the Top 10 all-time. See Page 22 17 Sun. Jan. 3 SAN DIEGO Sports Authority Field at Mile High 2:25 p.m. MST CBS* * - All Sunday games from Weeks 5-17 are eligible to be moved Denver OLB Von Miller’s 49 career sacks are tied for the sixth most in NFL to a different time as part of the NFL’s flex scheduling format. history through a player’s first four seasons. See Page 22 DENVER at houston — 1 — saturday, aug. 22, 2015 denver broncos weekly release 2014 TEAM COMPARISONS BRONCOS/TEXANS 2014 TEAM COMPARISON BRONCOS/TEXANS 2014 INDIVIDUAL COMPARISON BRONCOS TEXANS Record .............................12-4 ..........9-7 BRONCOS TEXANS Turnover Margin (NFL Rank) ......+5 (T-11th) ..+12 (T-2nd) PASSING YARDS Manning ...........4,727 Fitzpatrick* ........2,483 OFFENSE Osweiler ...............52 Keenum* ...........435 Net Yards Per Game (NFL Rank) ...402.9 (4th) ...344.6 (17th) ....................... Mallett .............400 Yards Per Play (NFL Rank) .........6.0 (3rd) .....5.2 (24th) RUSHING YARDS Points Per Game (NFL Rank) .......30.1 (2nd) ....23.3 (14th) Anderson .............849 Foster ............1,246 Possession Average ................. 30:35 ........30:53 Hillman ..............434 Blue ...............528 Net Rushing Yards Per Game .....111.6 (15th) ....135.1 (5th) RECEIVING YARDS Net Passing Yards Per Game ......291.3 (4th) ...209.5 (24th) D. Thomas ..........1,619 Hopkins ..........1,210 Sanders ............1,404 A. Johnson* .........936 Had Intercepted/Yards .............. 15/228 .......13/120 J. Thomas* ...........489 D. Johnson .........331 Sacks Allowed/Yards ............... 17/118 .......26/108 POINTS SCORED Fumbles/Lost ........................ 16/5 .........19/9 J. Thomas* ............72 Bullock .............130 Third Down Pct. (NFL Rank) ...... 44.1% (8th) ..38.7% (22nd) McManus ..............68 Foster ...............78 Red Zone TD Pct. (NFL Rank) .... 62.9% (4th) 54.2% (T-13th) D. Thomas .............68 Hopkins .............36 Giveaways ........................... 20 ...........22 ....................... Watt ................32 DEFENSE INTERCEPTIONS Moore* .....................4 Bouye ....................3 Net Yards Per Game (NFL Rank) ...305.2 (3rd) ...348.2 (16st) Talib ........................4 Jackson ..................3 Yards Per Play (NFL Rank) .........4.7 (2nd) ......5.2 (6th) ............................. Rolle ....................3 Points Per Game (NFL Rank) .... 22.1 (T-16th) .....19.2 (7th) SACKS Net Rushing Yards Per Game .......79.8 (2nd) ...105.1 (10th) Miller ...............14.0 Watt ..............20.5 Net Passing Yards Per Game ......225.4 (9th) ...243.1 (21st) Ware ...............10.0 Mercilus ............5.0 Intercepted By/Yards ................ 18/213 .......20/483 DEFENSIVE TACKLES (PRESS BOX TOTALS) Sacks For/Yards ................... 41/252 .......38/251 Marshall .............110 Lewis* ..............84 Opponent Fumbles/Lost ............... 21/7 ........24/14 Ward ................74 Watt ...............78 Roby ...................64 Joseph .............75 Third Down Pct. (NFL Rank) ...... 36.5% (5th) ...37.1% (8th) Talib .................64 Swearinger ..........73 Red Zone TD Pct. (NFL Rank) ...57.7% (22nd) ...33.9% (3rd) Takeaways ............................25 ...........34 KICKOFF RETURNS (AVG.) Bolden .......... 12 (33.0) D. Manning* ...13 (20.5) SPECIAL TEAMS Caldwell ......... 12 (23.2) D. Johnson .....6 (22.7) Punts-Average Yards (Gross) ........... 44.2 .........45.8 PUNT RETURNS (AVG.) Punts-Average Yards (Net) ............ 37.6 .........38.7 Burse ............29 (7.3) Martin ......... 25 (6.2) Punt Returns-Average Per .............. 7.2 ..........6.1 Welker* ..........11 (6.7) D. Johnson ......9 (6.0) Punt Returns-Average Per Allowed ...... 11.2 .........12.4 FIELD GOALS Kickoff Returns-Average Per ........... 25.1 .........21.1 Barth .........15/16 (.938) Bullock ......30/35 (.857) Kickoff Returns-Average Per Allowed .... 25.9 .........26.0 McManus .......9/13 (.692) Field Goals Made/Attempted .......... 24/29 ........30/35 PUNTS (GROSS/NET AVG.) PENALTIES Colquitt .....69 (44.2/37.6) Lechler ....83 (46.3/38.7) Penalties Against/Yards ...........120/1,045 .......94/834 * - player not currently on active roster Opponent Penalties Against/Yards .... 103/816 .......99/786 DENVER at houston — 2 — saturday, aug. 22, 2015 denver broncos weekly release 2015 PRESEASON TEAM COMPARISONS BRONCOS/TEXANS 2015 PRESEASON TEAM COMPARISON BRONCOS/TEXANS 2015 PRESEASON INDIVIDUAL COMPARISON BRONCOS TEXANS Record ..............................1-0 ..........1-0 BRONCOS TEXANS Turnover Margin (NFL Rank) .......+1 (T-8th) ....+1 (T-8th) PASSING YARDS Osweiler ..............151 Savage ..............97 OFFENSE Siemian ...............90 Mallett ..............90 Net Yards Per Game (NFL Rank) ..356.0 (13th) ....400.0 (9th) ......................