denver broncos 2012 weekly press release
Media Relations Staff Patrick Smyth, Executive Director of Media Relations • (303-264-5536) • [email protected] Rebecca Villanueva, Media Services Manager • (303-264-5598) • [email protected] Erich Schubert, Media Relations Coordinator • (303-264-5503) • [email protected] 2 World Championships • 6 Super Bowls • 8 AFC Title Games • 11 AFC West Titles • 18 Playoff Berths • 24 Winning Seasons FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TUESDAY, OCT. 9, 2012 BRONCOS SET TO FACE CHARGERS ON MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL Denver Broncos (2-3) at San Diego Chargers (3-2) Monday, Oct. 15, 2012 • 5:30 p.m. PDT Qualcomm Stadium (70,000) • San Diego
THIS WEEK’S GAME BRONCOS 2012 SCHEDULE/RESULTS
The Denver Broncos (2-3) look to keep pace in the AFC West with the divi- PRESEASON sion-leading San Diego Chargers (3-2) on ESPN’s Monday Night Football. Wk. Day Date Opponent Site Result Rec. Kickoff for the game at Qualcomm Stadium is set for 5:30 p.m. PDT. 1 Thu. Aug. 9 at Chicago Soldier Field W, 31-3 1-0 2 Sat. Aug. 18 SEATTLE Sports Authority Field at Mile High L, 30-10 1-1 BROADCAST INFORMATION: 3 Sun. Aug. 26 SAN FRANCISCO Sports Authority Field at Mile High L, 29-24 1-2 TELEVISION: ESPN (KTVD-20 local): Mike Tirico (play-by- 4 Thu. Aug. 30 at Arizona University of Phoenix Stadium W, 16-13 2-2 play) and Jon Gruden (color commentary) will call the game REGULAR SEASON with Lisa Salters reporting from the sidelines. Wk. Day Date Opponent Site Time/Result TV/Rec. 1 Sun. Sept. 9 PITTSBURGH Sports Authority Field at Mile High W, 31-19 1-0 LOCAL RADIO: KOA Radio (850 AM): Dave Logan (play-by-play) and Ed 2 Mon. Sept. 17 at Atlanta Georgia Dome L, 27-21 1-1 McCaffrey (color commentary) will call the game with Alan Roach report- 3 Sun. Sept. 23 HOUSTON Sports Authority Field at Mile High L, 31-25 1-2 ing from the sidelines. 4 Sun. Sept. 30 OAKLAND Sports Authority Field at Mile High W, 37-6 2-2 LOCAL SPANISH RADIO: KMXA (1090 AM)/KJMN (92.1 FM): Luis Canela 5 Sun. Oct. 7 at New England Gillette Stadium L, 31-21 2-3 6 Mon. Oct. 15 at San Diego Qualcomm Stadium 5:30 p.m. PDT ESPN (NTL) (play-by-play) and Rafael Medina (color commentary) will call the game. 7 BYE NATIONAL RADIO: Dial Global Radio Sports: Kevin Harlan (play-by- 8 Sun. Oct. 28 NEW ORLEANS Sports Authority Field at Mile High 6:20 p.m. MDT NBC (NTL) play) and Dan Fouts (color commentary) will call the game with Mark 9 Sun. Nov. 4 at Cincinnati Paul Brown Stadium 1 p.m. EST CBS Malone reporting from the sidelines. 10 Sun. Nov. 11 at Carolina Bank of America Stadium 1 p.m. EST CBS 11 Sun. Nov. 18 SAN DIEGO Sports Authority Field at Mile High 2:25 p.m. MST CBS* QUICK HITS 12 Sun. Nov. 25 at Kansas City Arrowhead Stadium 12 p.m. CST CBS* 13 Sun. Dec. 2 TAMPA BAY Sports Authority Field at Mile High 2:05 p.m. MST FOX* * - The Broncos lead the NFL with a +52 scoring differential in the fourth 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* quarter through five games this season. See Page 5 16 Sun. Dec. 23 CLEVELAND Sports Authority Field at Mile High 2:05 p.m. MST CBS* * - Broncos Owner & CEO Pat Bowlen is in his 29th season as owner of 17 Sun. Dec. 30 KANSAS CITY Sports Authority Field at Mile High 2:25 p.m. MST CBS* the Broncos in 2012, and his club’s 265 regular-season wins rank third in * - Time subject to change the NFL during his tenure. See Page 20 * - Executive Vice President of Football Operations John Elway has spear- 2012 AFC WEST STANDINGS headed the acquisitions of several key players, including the only four-time Team W L T PF PA Home Road AFC NFC DIV Streak MVP in league history, QB Peyton Manning. See Page 21 San Diego 3 2 0 124 102 1-1 2-1 3-0 0-2 2-0 Lost 1 * - Head Coach John Fox, who is in his second season with the Broncos Denver 2 3 0 135 114 2-1 0-2 2-2 0-1 1-0 Lost 1 in 2012, ranks third among active NFL coaches with 89 overall victories since 2002. See Page 22 Oakland 1 3 0 67 125 1-1 0-2 1-3 0-0 0-2 Lost 1 Kansas City 1 4 0 94 145 0-3 1-1 0-3 1-1 0-1 Lost 2 * - WR Demaryius Thomas currently ranks second in the NFL with 513 receiving yards through five games—just one yard off the league leader (Brian Hartline, Mia.). See Page 11 DENVER BRONCOS MEDIA ROOM * - LB Von Miller leads the NFL with 12 tackles for a loss through five The Denver Broncos have a media-only website, which was created to games this season—just seven TFLs shy of his entire total in 2011 when assist accredited media in their coverage of the Broncos. By going to he was named NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year. See Page 16 http://media.denverbroncos.com, members of the press will find weekly * - K Matt Prater is the most accurate kicker in NFL history in the fourth releases, press releases, rosters, depth charts, updated bios, transcripts, quarter or overtime, having converted 31-of-32 attempts during those peri- injury reports, game recaps, news clippings, photos, credential applica- ods in his career. See Page 17 tions, a comprehensive historical database and much more.
DENVER at san diego — 1 — monday, oct. 15, 2012 denver broncos 2012 weekly release TEAM COMPARISONS
BRONCOS/CHARGERS 2012 TEAM COMPARISON BRONCOS/CHARGERS 2012 INDIVIDUAL COMPARISON
BRONCOS CHARGERS BRONCOS CHARGERS Record ...... 2-3 ...... 3-2 PASSING YARDS Division Standing ...... 2nd (AFCW) . . .1st (AFCW) Manning ...... 1,507 Rivers ...... 1,251
Turnover Margin (NFL Rank) ...... -6 (T-28th) . . .+2 (T-11th) RUSHING YARDS OFFENSE McGahee ...... 376 Mathews ...... 185 Net Yards Per Game (NFL Rank) ...... 390.0 (9th) . . .334.8 (23rd) Hillman ...... 47 Battle ...... 173 Yards Per Play (NFL Rank) ...... 5.7 (10th) . . . .5.4 (17th) Ball ...... 45 Brinkley ...... 60 Points Per Game (NFL Rank) ...... 27 (9th) . . . 24.8 (13th) RECEIVING YARDS Possession Average ...... 28:26 ...... 32:29 D. Thomas ...... 513 Floyd ...... 358 Net Rushing Yards Per Game ...... 101.2 ...... 103.4 Decker ...... 343 Brown ...... 149 Net Passing Yards Per Game ...... 288.8 ...... 231.4 Tamme ...... 175 Gates ...... 143 Had Intercepted/Yards ...... 3/80 ...... 5.51 POINTS SCORED Sacks Allowed/Yards ...... 10/63 ...... 14/94 Prater ...... 35 Kaeding ...... 27 Fumbles/Lost ...... 7/7 ...... 8/3 McGahee ...... 20 Battle ...... 24 Third Down Pct. (NFL Rank) ...... 47.8% (3rd) . .41.5% (T-10th) Dreessen ...... 18 Novak ...... 19 Red Zone TD Pct. (NFL Rank) . . . . 66.7% (T-2nd) . . .55.0% (12th) Giveaways (NFL Rank) ...... 10 (T-22nd) . . . .8 (T-19th) INTERCEPTIONS Porter, Woodyard ...... 1 Cason, Weddle ...... 2 DEFENSE Butler, Jammer ...... 1 Net Yards Per Game (NFL Rank) . . . . .335.2 (13th) . .334.0 (T-11th) Yards Per Play (NFL Rank) ...... 4.9 (6th) . . . .5.4 (15th) SACKS Miller ...... 5.0 Phillips ...... 4.5 Points Per Game (NFL Rank) ...... 22.8 (19th) . . .20.4 (11th) Dumervil ...... 3.0 Five players ...... 1.0 Net Rushing Yards Per Game ...... 120.2 ...... 74.0 Wolfe, Woodyard ...... 2.0 Net Passing Yards Per Game ...... 215.0 ...... 260.0 Intercepted By/Yards ...... 2/50 ...... 6/93 DEFENSIVE TACKLES (PRESS BOX TOTALS) Sacks For/Yards ...... 14/104 ...... 10/67 Moore ...... 37 Bigby ...... 33 Opponent Fumbles/Lost ...... 6/2 ...... 10/4 Woodyard ...... 36 Butler ...... 31 Third Down Pct. (NFL Rank) . . . . .46.7% (29th) . . .42.9% (23rd) Adams ...... 34 Weddle ...... 27 Red Zone TD Pct. (NFL Rank) . . . .61.1% (20th) . .71.4% (31st) KICKOFF RETURNS (AVG.) Takeaways (NFL Rank) ...... 4 (T-25th) . . . .10 (T-9th) Bolden ...... 9 (21.1) Goodman ...... 13 (27.8) SPECIAL TEAMS Leonhard ...... 1 (18.0) Ingram ...... 1 (0.0) Punts-Average Yards (Gross) ...... 47.6 ...... 50.9 Gronkowski ...... 1 (0.0) Punts-Average Yards (Net) ...... 42.9 ...... 42.9 PUNT RETURNS (AVG.) Punt Returns-Average Per ...... 7.4 ...... 5.8 Leonhard ...... 12 (6.8) Royal ...... 7 (5.4) Punt Returns-Average Per Allowed ...... 5.6 ...... 10.9 Decker ...... 2 (11.0) Spurlock ...... 1 (8.0) Kickoff Returns-Average Per ...... 18.9 ...... 25.8 FIELD GOALS Kickoff Returns-Average Per Allowed . . . . .16.2 ...... 24.4 Prater ...... 7/7 (100%) Kaeding ...... 7/7 (100%) Field Goals Made/Attempted ...... 7/7 ...... 11/12 Novak ...... 4/5 (80%) PENALTIES PUNTS (GROSS/NET AVG.) Penalties Against/Yards ...... 31/271 ...... 31/267 Colquitt . . . . .18 (47.6/42.9) Scifres . . . . .20(50.9/42.9) Opponent Penalties Against/Yards . . . . .36/293 ...... 35/288
DENVER at san diego — 2 — monday, oct. 15, 2012 denver broncos 2012 weekly release SERIES BREAKDOWN / NOTABLE PERFORMANCES
BRONCOS/CHARGERS SERIES BREAKDOWN BRONCOS/CHARGERS ALL-TIME RESULTS
(REGULAR SEASON) Season (Date) W/L Result Site Series Meetings: 104 1960 (10/16) L Los Angeles 23, @Denver 19 Bears Stadium Broncos Record: 55-48-1(Home: 35-16-1 / Away: 20-32-0) 1960 (12/10) L @Los Angeles 41, Denver 33 Los Angeles Coliseum First Game: L.A. 23, at Den. 19 (10/16/60) 1961 (10/29) L @San Diego 37, Denver 0 Balboa Stadium Last Game: Den. 16, at S.D. 13 (OT) (11/27/11) 1961 (11/12) L San Diego 19, @Denver 16 Bears Stadium Current Streak: Won 1 1962 (9/7) W @Denver 30, San Diego 21 Bears Stadium Longest Den. Win Streak: 7 (11/16/75 - 9/17/78) 1962 (11/4) W Denver 23, @San Diego 20 Balboa Stadium Longest S.D. Win Streak: 6 (12/22/63 - 10/30/66) 1963 (10/6) W @Denver 50, San Diego 34 Bears Stadium Last Den. Home Win: at Den. 39, S.D. 38 (9/14/08) 1963 (12/22) L @San Diego 58, Denver 20 Balboa Stadium Last Den. Home Loss: S.D. 29, at Den. 24 (10/9/11) 1964 (10/18) L @San Diego 42, Denver 14 Balboa Stadium Last Den. Road Win: Den. 16, at S.D. 13 (OT) (11/27/11) 1964 (11/8) L San Diego 31, @Denver 20 Bears Stadium Last Den. Road Loss: at S.D. 35, Den. 14 (11/22/10) 1965 (9/11) L @San Diego 34, Denver 31 Balboa Stadium Den. Shutouts: 6x, last (10/2/88): Den. 12, at S.D. 0 1965 (11/7) L San Diego 35, @Denver 21 Bears Stadium S.D. Shutouts: 3x, last (10/8/78): at S.D. 23, Den. 0 1966 (10/30) L @San Diego 24, Denver 17 Balboa Stadium Most Den. Points: 50 (10/6/63): at Den. 50, S.D. 34 1966 (11/27) W @Denver 20, San Diego 17 Bears Stadium Most S.D. Points: 58 (12/22/63): at S.D. 58, Den. 20 1967 (10/22) L San Diego 38, @Denver 21 Bears Stadium Total Den. Points: 2,193 1967 (11/23) L @San Diego 24, Denver 20 Balboa Stadium Total S.D. Points: 2,265 1968 (10/20) L @San Diego 55, Denver 24 San Diego Stadium Average Den. Points: 21.1 1968 (12/1) L San Diego 47, @Denver 23 Bears Stadium Average S.D. Points: 21.8 1969 (11/2) W @Denver 13, San Diego 0 Bears Stadium Largest Den. Win: 35 (12/21/97): at Den. 38, S.D. 3 1969 (11/23) L @San Diego 45, Denver 24 San Diego Stadium Largest S.D. Win: 38, 2x, last (10/7/07): S.D. 41, at Den. 3 1970 (11/8) L @San Diego 24, Denver 21 San Diego Stadium Most Pts., Both Teams: 84 (10/6/63): at Den. 50, S.D. 34 1970 (12/13) W @Denver 17, San Diego 17 (T) Mile High Stadium Fewest Pts., Both Teams: 7 (10/7/79): at Den. 7, S.D. 0 1971 (10/17) W @Denver 20, San Diego 16 Mile High Stadium 1971 (12/12) L @San Diego 45, Denver 17 San Diego Stadium 1972 (9/24) L @San Diego 37, Denver 14 San Diego Stadium 1972 (12/10) W @Denver 38, San Diego 13 Mile High Stadium BRONCOS vs. CHARGERS 1973 (11/11) W @Denver 30, San Diego 19 Mile High Stadium NOTABLE PERFORMANCES 1973 (12/9) W Denver 42, @San Diego 28 San Diego Stadium 1974 (10/20) W @Denver 27, San Diego 7 Mile High Stadium CB CHAMP BAILEY — Four solo tackles, 1 INT (5 yds.), 1 FR (Was. at 1974 (12/15) L @San Diego 17, Denver 0 San Diego Stadium S.D., 9/9/01). Four tackles (1 solo), 1 INT (25 yds.) (Den. vs. S.D., 1975 (11/16) W Denver 27, @San Diego 17 San Diego Stadium 9/18/05). Seven tackles (6 solo), 1 INT (0 yds.) and one special-teams 1975 (11/30) W @Denver 13, San Diego 10 (OT) Mile High Stadium tackle (Den. vs. S.D., 9/14/08). 1976 (10/3) W @Denver 26, San Diego 0 Mile High Stadium P BRITTON COLQUITT —Five punts for 257 yards (51.4 avg.), long-57 1976 (11/14) W Denver 17, @San Diego 0 San Diego Stadium yards (Den vs. S.D., 1/2/11). Six Punts for 322 yards (53.7 avg.), long-60 1977 (11/13) W Denver 17, @San Diego 14 San Diego Stadium yards (Den. vs. S.D., 10/9/11). DE ELVIS DUMERVIL — Five tackles (1 solo), one sack (Den. vs. S.D. 1977 (12/11) W @Denver 17, San Diego 9 Mile High Stadium 10/23/05). Five total tackles (4 solo), two sacks (7 yds.), 1 FF (Den. vs. 1978 (9/17) W @Denver 27, San Diego 14 Mile High Stadium S.D., 10/19/09). 1978 (10/8) L @San Diego 23, Denver 0 San Diego Stadium LB JOE MAYS-— Nine tackles (8 solo), one TFL (Den. vs. S.D., 1979 (10/7) W @Denver 7, San Diego 0 Mile High Stadium 10/9/11). 1979 (12/17) L @San Diego 17, Denver 7 San Diego Stadium RB WILLIS McGAHEE — 16 carries for 125 yards (7.8 avg.), long-28 1980 (9/21) L San Diego 30, @Denver 13 Mile High Stadium yards (Den. vs. S.D., 10/9/11). 23 carries for 117 yards (5.1 avg.) (Den. 1980 (11/9) W Denver 20, @San Diego 13 San Diego Stadium at S.D., 11/27/11). QB PEYTON MANNING — 29-of-54 for 404 yards, 2 TD, (Ind. at S.D., 1981 (9/27) W @Denver 42, San Diego 24 Mile High Stadium 9/26/99); 27-of-44 for 383 yards, 2 TD and a 95.2 rtg. (Ind. vs. S.D., 1981 (11/29) L @San Diego 34, Denver 17 Jack Murphy Stadium 12/26/04); 32-of-44 for 255 yards and 2 TD (97.7 rtg.) (Ind. vs. S.D., 1982 (9/12) L San Diego 23, @Denver 3 Mile High Stadium 1/13/08). 1982 (11/28) L @San Diego 30, Denver 20 Jack Murphy Stadium WR BRANDON STOKLEY — 7 catches for 123 yards and 1 TD (Ind. vs. 1983 (10/23) W @Denver 14, San Diego 6 Mile High Stadium S.D., 12/26/04). 1983 (11/27) L @San Diego 31, Denver 7 Jack Murphy Stadium LB WESLEY WOODYARD — Five solo tackles and one sack (10 yds.) 1984 (11/11) W @Denver 16, San Diego 13 Mile High Stadium (Den. vs. S.D., 1/2/11). 1984 (12/9) W Denver 16, @San Diego 13 Jack Murphy Stadium
DENVER at san diego — 3 — monday, oct. 15, 2012 denver broncos 2012 weekly release BRONCOS-CHARGERS CONNECTOINS
1985 (11/3) L @San Diego 30, Denver 10 Jack Murphy Stadium 1985 (11/17) W @Denver 30, San Diego 24 (OT) Mile High Stadium BRONCOS vs. CHARGERS CONNECTIONS 1986 (10/12) W Denver 31, @San Diego 14 Jack Murphy Stadium CROSSING PATHS (COLLEGE) 1986 (11/9) L San Diego 9, @Denver 3 Mile High Stadium Denver CB Champ Bailey played the 1997-98 seasons at Georgia with San 1987 (11/29) W Denver 31, @San Diego 17 Jack Murphy Stadium Diego TE Randy McMichael on the opposite side of the ball… Denver CB 1987 (12/27) W @Denver 24, San Diego 0 Mile High Stadium Chris Harris played his first three seasons on the Kansas secondary with 1988 (9/11) W @Denver 34, San Diego 3 Mile High Stadium San Diego S Darrell Stuckey (2007-09), while Denver LB Steven Johnson was a KU teammate of Stuckey for two years (2008-09)… After redshirting 1988 (10/2) W Denver 12, @San Diego 0 Jack Murphy Stadium in 2003, Denver RB Lance Ball was a Terrapin teammate of Chargers OT 1989 (10/8) W @Denver 16, San Diego 10 Mile High Stadium Jared Gaither for two years (2005-06), and spent his first active season at 1989 (12/24) L @San Diego 19, Denver 16 Jack Murphy Stadium Maryland with San Diego K Nick Novak… Denver G Manny Ramirez spent his final two seasons at Texas Tech with San Diego G Louis Vasquez (2005- 1990 (11/11) L @San Diego 19, Denver 7 Jack Murphy Stadium 06)… Denver G Zane Beadles played two seasons at Utah with San Diego 1990 (12/16) W @Denver 20, San Diego 10 Mile High Stadium S Eric Weddle as a teammate (2005-06)… Broncos K Matt Prater was a 1991 (9/22) W @Denver 27, San Diego 19 Mile High Stadium Central Florida teammate of Chargers S Atari Bigby for three seasons (2002- 04)... Denver OT Ryan Clady and San Diego DB Chris Carr played together 1991 (12/22) W Denver 17, @San Diego 14 Jack Murphy Stadium at Boise State for one year (2004)... Broncos CB Tony Carter was a four-year 1992 (9/13) W @Denver 21, San Diego 13 Mile High Stadium teammate (2005-08) of Chargers WR Richard Goodman at Florida State... 1992 (10/25) L @San Diego 24, Denver 21 Jack Murphy Stadium Denver S Rahim Moore was a UCLA teammate of San Diego OT Mike Harris for three years (2008-10)... Broncos DE Robert Ayers and P Britton 1993 (9/12) W @Denver 34, San Diego 17 Mile High Stadium Colquitt were Tennessee teammates of San Diego WR Robert Meachem for 1993 (12/5) L @San Diego 13, Denver 10 Jack Murphy Stadium one season (2005)... Denver DE Derek Wolfe played alongside San Diego 1994 (9/4) L San Diego 37, @Denver 34 Mile High Stadium LS Mike Windt for two years (2008-09) at Cincinnati... Denver Linebackers 1994 (10/23) W Denver 20, @San Diego 15 Jack Murphy Stadium Coach Richard Smith spent his entire four seasons at California coaching alongside San Diego Running Backs Coach Ollie Wilson (1984-86)… San 1995 (9/24) L @San Diego 17, Denver 6 Jack Murphy Stadium Diego Secondary Coach Steve Wilks led the defensive backs at Notre Dame 1995 (11/19) W @Denver 30, San Diego 27 Mile High Stadium in 2004, Denver S David Bruton’s sophomore season. 1996 (10/6) W @Denver 28, San Diego 17 Mile High Stadium CROSSING PATHS (PRO) 1996 (12/22) L @San Diego 16, Denver 10 Jack Murphy Stadium Denver RB Willis McGahee spent time in Buffalo with Spikes (2003-06), 1997 (11/30) W Denver 38, @San Diego 28 Qualcomm Stadium and later was a Baltimore teammate (2009-10) of Chargers CB Chris Carr... Broncos NT Justin Bannan was also teammates with Carr in Baltimore 1997 (12/21) W @Denver 38, San Diego 3 Mile High Stadium during the 2009 season... CB Tracy Porter and Chargers DT Aubrayo 1998 (11/8) W @Denver 27, San Diego 10 Mile High Stadium Franklin were teammates in New Orleans for one season (2011)... San 1998 (11/29) W Denver 31, @San Diego 16 Qualcomm Stadium Diego LB Takeo Spikes was a Buffalo teammate of Denver DT Justin 1999 (11/7) W Denver 33, @San Diego 17 Qualcomm Stadium Bannan for three seasons (2003-05). FORMER DENVER BRONCOS 1999 (1/2) L San Diego 12, @Denver 6 Mile High Stadium San Diego TE Dante Rosario spent last season with the Broncos, while 2000 (10/8) W Denver 21, @San Diego 7 Qualcomm Stadium WR Eddie Royal was in Denver for four years (2008-11). 2000 (11/19) W @Denver 38, San Diego 37 Mile High Stadium FORMER SAN DIEGO CHARGERS 2001 (10/21) L @San Diego 27, Denver 10 Qualcomm Stadium Denver Head Coach John Fox spent the 1992-93 seasons with the 2001 (11/11) W @Denver 26, San Diego 16 INVESCO Field at Mile High Chargers leading the secondary… Denver Tight Ends Coach Clancy 2002 (10/6) W @Denver 26, San Diego 9 INVESCO Field at Mile High Barone tutored the Chargers’ tight ends from 2007-08. 2002 (12/1) L @San Diego 30, Denver 27 (OT) Qualcomm Stadium HOMETOWN CONNECTIONS 2003 (9/14) W Denver 37, @San Diego 13 Qualcomm Stadium Broncos DE Elvis Dumervil and RB Willis McGahee and Chargers LB Antwan Barnes and S Atari Bigby all are from Miami... Denver G Manny 2003 (11/16) W @Denver 37, San Diego 8 INVESCO Field at Mile High Ramirez and San Diego RB Jackie Battle both are from Houston... 2004 (9/26) W @Denver 23, San Diego 13 INVESCO Field at Mile High Broncos LB Steven Johnson hails from Wallingford, Pa., which is a suburb 2004 (12/5) L @San Diego 20, Denver 17 Qualcomm Stadium of Chargers RB Curtis Brinkley’s hometown of Philadelphia. 2005 (9/18) W @Denver 20, San Diego 17 INVESCO Field at Mile High FROM DENVER AND THE SURROUNDING AREA 2005 (12/31) W Denver 23, @San Diego 7 Qualcomm Stadium San Diego Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach Vernon Stephens held a similar role at the University of Colorado for four seasons (2003- 2006 (11/19) L San Diego 35, @Denver 27 INVESCO Field at Mile High 06)… San Diego Defensive Coordinator John Pagano grew up in Boulder, 2006 (12/10) L @San Diego 48, Denver 20 Qualcomm Stadium Colo. He kicked off his coaching career as an assistant at Mesa State 2007 (10/7) L San Diego 41, @Denver 3 INVESCO Field at Mile High College in Grand Junction, Colo., and after making a stop at UNLV, Pagano returned to Colorado to take an assistant coaching role at Overland High 2007 (12/24) L @San Diego 23, Denver 3 Qualcomm Stadium School (Aurora, Colo.)... Chargers Senior Offensive Assistant/Special 2008 (9/14) W @Denver 39, San Diego 38 INVESCO Field at Mile High Assignments Steve Fairchild graduated from Colorado State University 2008 (12/28) L @San Diego 52, Denver 21 Qualcomm Stadium and was CSU’s head coach for four seasons (2008-11). 2009 (10/19) W Denver 34, @San Diego 23 Qualcomm Stadium FROM SAN DIEGO AND THE SURROUNDING AREA 2009 (11/22) L San Diego 32 @ Denver 3 INVESCO Field at Mile High Denver Head Coach John Fox spent his teen years in the San Diego area, and played for (1976-77) and coached (1978) the San Diego State Aztecs. 2010 (11/22) L @ San Diego 35, Denver 14 Qualcomm Stadium He also coached at U.S. International University in San Diego in 1979... 2010 (1/2) L San Diego 33, @ Denver 28 INVESCO Field at Mile High Broncos RB Ronnie Hillman played college football at San Diego State 2011 (10/9) L San Diego 29, @ Denver 24 Sports Authority Field at Mile High University for three years (2009-11) and LS Aaron Brewer was an Aztec for four years (2008-11). 2011 (11/27) W Denver 16, @ San Diego 13 (OT) Qualcomm Stadium DENVER at san diego — 4 — monday, oct. 15, 2012 denver broncos 2012 weekly release NFL STANDINGS / WHAT TO WATCH FOR / NFL SCHEDULE / TEAM NOTES
2012 NFL STANDINGS WHAT TO WATCH FOR vs. CHARGERS AFC East S MIKE ADAMS (8 passes defensed in 2012) Team W L T Pct PF PA Home Road Div AFC NFC * - Needs one pass defensed to set a single-season career high. N.E. 3 2 0 .600 165 113 1-1 2-1 1-0 3-1 0-1 CB CHAMP BAILEY (33 interceptions as a Bronco/199 career GP) N.Y.J. 2 3 0 .400 98 132 1-2 1-1 2-0 2-2 0-1 * - Needs one interception to tie Mike Harden (32) for the fifth-most in Mia. 2 3 0 .400 103 103 1-1 1-2 0-1 2-2 0-1 franchise history. Buf. 2 3 0 .400 118 176 1-1 1-2 0-2 2-2 0-1 * - Will play in his 200th career regular-season game against San Diego. AFC North DE ELVIS DUMERVIL (55.5 career sacks) Team W L T Pct PF PA Home Road Div AFC NFC * - Needs one sack to pass Ring of Famer Paul Smith (55.5) for the sev- Bal. 4 1 0 .800 130 89 3-0 1-1 2-0 4-0 0-1 enth-most in franchise history. Cin. 3 2 0 .600 125 129 1-1 2-1 1-1 2-2 1-0 S JIM LEONHARD (99 career GP) * - Will play in his 100th career regular-season game against San Diego. Pit. 2 2 0 .500 93 89 2-0 0-2 0-0 1-2 1-0 QB PEYTON MANNING (46 game-winning drives) Cle. 0 5 0 .000 100 139 0-2 0-3 0-2 0-3 0-2 * - Needs one game-winning scoring drive to tie Dan Marino (47) for the AFC South most all-time. Team W L T Pct PF PA Home Road Div AFC NFC RB WILLIS McGAHEE (62 career rushing TDs/8 100-yd. gms., 2011-12) Hou. 5 0 0 1.000 149 73 2-0 3-0 2-0 5-0 0-0 * - Needs one rushing touchdown to tie Maurice Jones-Drew (Jac.) for Ind. 2 2 0 .500 91 110 2-1 0-1 0-1 0-1 2-1 the second most among active NFL players. Jac. 1 4 0 .200 65 138 0-3 1-1 1-1 1-2 0-2 Ten. 1 4 0 .200 88 181 1-1 0-3 0-1 0-3 1-1 AFC West NFL SCHEDULE - WEEK 6 Team W L T Pct PF PA Home Road Div AFC NFC Thursday, Oct. 11 S.D. 3 2 0 .600 124 102 1-1 2-1 2-0 3-0 0-2 Pittsburgh at Tennessee ...... (NFLN) 7:20p (CT) Den. 2 3 0 .400 135 114 2-1 0-2 1-0 2-2 0-1 Sunday, Oct. 14 Oak. 1 3 0 .250 67 125 1-1 0-2 0-2 1-3 0-0 Kansas City at Tampa Bay ...... (CBS) 1:00p (ET) K.C. 1 4 0 .200 94 145 0-3 1-1 0-1 0-3 1-1 Indianapolis at New York Jets ...... (CBS) 1:00p (ET) NFC East Cincinnati at Cleveland ...... (CBS) 1:00p (ET) Team W L T Pct PF PA Home Road Div NFC AFC Detroit at Philadelphia ...... (FOX) 1:00p (ET) Oakland at Atlanta ...... (CBS) 1:00p (ET) Phi. 3 2 0 .600 80 99 2-0 1-2 1-0 1-1 2-1 St. Louis at Miami ...... (FOX) 1:00p (ET) N.Y.G. 3 2 0 .600 152 111 2-1 1-1 0-2 2-2 1-0 Dallas at Baltimore ...... (FOX) 1:00p (ET) Dal. 2 2 0 .500 65 88 1-1 1-1 1-0 2-2 0-0 Buffalo at Arizona ...... (CBS) 1:05p (MST) Was. 2 3 0 .400 140 147 0-2 2-1 0-0 2-2 0-1 New England at Seattle ...... (CBS) 1:05p (PT) NFC North New York Giants at San Francisco ...... (FOX) 1:25p (PT) Minnesota at Washington ...... (FOX) 4:25p (ET) Team W L T Pct PF PA Home Road Div NFC AFC Green Bay at Houston ...... (NBC) 7:20p (CT) Min. 4 1 0 .800 120 79 3-0 1-1 1-0 2-0 2-1 Chi. 4 1 0 .800 149 71 2-0 2-1 0-1 2-1 2-0 Monday, Oct. 15 Denver at San Diego ...... (ESPN) 5:30p (PT) G.B. 2 3 0 .400 112 111 2-1 0-2 1-0 2-2 0-1 Det. 1 3 0 .250 100 114 1-1 0-2 0-1 1-2 0-1 BRONCOS TURN IT ON IN THE FOURTH NFC South Team W L T Pct PF PA Home Road Div NFC AFC The Broncos lead the NFL with a +52 scoring differential in the fourth Atl. 5 0 0 1.000 148 93 2-0 3-0 1-0 2-0 3-0 quarter through five games this season. T.B. 1 3 0 .250 82 91 1-1 0-2 1-0 1-3 0-0 Denver has outscored its opponents 17-6, 14-0, 14-0, 6-0 and 7-0, Car. 1 4 0 .200 92 125 1-2 0-2 1-2 1-4 0-0 respectively, in the fourth quarter of its five games this season. N.O. 1 4 0 .200 141 154 1-2 0-2 0-1 0-3 1-1 NFL FOURTH-QUARTER SCORING DIFFERENTIAL LEADERS, 2012 NFC West Team PF PA Diff. Team W L T Pct PF PA Home Road Div NFC AFC 1. Denver 58 6 +52 Ari. 4 1 0 .800 94 78 3-0 1-1 1-1 2-1 2-0 2. Chicago 65 25 +40 3. N.Y. Giants 56 27 +29 S.F. 4 1 0 .800 149 68 2-0 2-1 0-0 2-1 2-0 4. Kansas City 42 16 +26 Stl. 3 2 0 .600 96 94 3-0 0-2 2-0 3-2 0-0 5. San Francisco 55 32 +23 Sea. 3 2 0 .600 86 70 2-0 1-2 0-2 3-2 0-0
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MONDAY NIGHT REGULARS COLLEGE FREE-AGENTS MAKE ACTIVE ROSTER
The Broncos in 2012 are appearing on Monday Night Football for the 21st For the ninth consecutive year, at least one rookie college free agent consecutive year, a streak that began in 1992. Denver’s 21-year streak of made the Broncos’ active roster out of training camp for the first week of making at least one appearance on Monday Night Football is the longest the regular season. active streak in the NFL and the second-longest streak in league history. Long snapper Aaron Brewer (San Diego State) and linebacker Steven Including Monday’s game San Diego, Denver’s 65 scheduled Monday Johnson (Kansas) extended that streak for the Broncos in 2012. They rep- Night Football games ranks fourth in NFL annals. resent the 11th and 12th rookie college free agents, respectively, to make The Broncos own a 27-36-1 all-time record in games played on Monday Night Denver’s active roster out of training camp since 2004. Football, including an 0-1 mark in 2012 (27-21 loss at Atlanta, 9/17). Denver is COLLEGE FREE AGENTS TO MAKE DENVER’S 20-11-1 in home MNF games and 7-26 in such games on the road. 53-MAN ROSTER OUT OF TRAINING CAMP, SINCE 2004 CONSECUTIVE SEASONS APPEARING ON MNF, ALL-TIME Year Player College (INCLUDING 2012 SCHEDULED APPEARANCES) 2004 CB Roc Alexander Washington Team Consec. Seasons Yrs. 2005 TE Wesley Duke Mercer 1. Oakland 28 1970-97 2006 RB Mike Bell Arizona 2. Denver 21 1992-Present 2007 RB Selvin Young Texas 3. Green Bay 20 1993-Present 2008 P Brett Kern Toledo 4. Dallas 19 1970-88 2008 T Tyler Polumbus Colorado Miami 19 1970-88 2008 ILB Wesley Woodyard Kentucky 2009 DL Chris Baker Hampton MOST SCHEDULED MNF APPEARANCES, ALL-TIME 2010 CB Cassius Vaughn Mississippi Team ‘12 MNF Games Total 2011 CB Chris Harris Kansas 1. Miami 0 78 2012 LS Aaron Brewer San Diego State 2. Dallas 1 75 2012 LB Steven Johnson Kansas 3. San Francisco 2 68 4. Denver 2 65 CONSECUTIVE SEASONS WITH A ROOKIE CFA ON WEEK 1 ROSTER 5. Oakland 1 64 (Current NFL Streaks) Team No. ALL SEVEN DRAFT PICKS MAKE ACTIVE ROSTER 1. Indianapolis 14 2. Kansas City 10 For just the second time in Broncos history, every draft pick made 3. Denver 9 Denver’s 53-man roster out of training camp. Baltimore 9 The only other season in which every draft choice made Denver’s initial New England 9 roster was in 2007 when the Broncos made just four selections. BRONCOS FANS SET TRAINING Below is a look at Denver’s seven selections in the 2012 NFL Draft: CAMP ATTENDANCE MARK DE Derek Wolfe (Rd. 2-36, Cincinnati) - Named Big East Conference co- Defensive Player of the Year in 2011 and finished his career ranked fourth on The Denver Broncos’ total 2012 training camp attendance was 84,380, the Bearcats’ all-time list with 19.5 sacks. establishing a new club record and nearly doubling the previous mark set QB Brock Osweiler (Rd. 2-52, Arizona State) - Left for the NFL after his last season (45,124). junior campaign in which he became just the fourth player in Pacific-12 Included in the totals were 43,076 fans who came to watch 15 practices Conference history to throw for more than 4,000 yards in a season. at the team’s training facility at Dove Valley. Additionally, a record crowd of RB Ronnie Hillman (Rd. 3-67, San Diego State) - Played 26 career 41,304 fans attended the Broncos’ Summer Scrimmage at Sports Authority games (20 starts) and finished third in school history with 3,243 yards Field at Mile High on Aug. 4—the second-highest attendance total for a rushing in just two seasons with the Aztecs. training camp practice in the NFL this year (Green Bay – 55,605, 8/3/12). CB Omar Bolden (Rd. 4-101, Arizona State) - Started four years for the The Broncos attracted more than 4,000 fans to Dove Valley on five occa- Sun Devils and totaled 138 career tackles, seven interceptions and 21 pass sions, including a total of 5,034 fans on Aug. 2 that represented the largest breakups before missing his senior campaign due to injury. crowd in the 10 seasons the club has held training camp at its training facil- OL Philip Blake (Rd. 4-108, Baylor) - Opened all 38 games played in ity (2003-pres.). On six instances in 2012, the crowd total surpassed the three seasons for the Bears after transferring from Tyler Junior College. previous record of 3,103 fans set on Aug. 1, 2010. DT Malik Jackson (Rd. 5-137, Tennessee) - Played 46 games (24 starts) DENVER BRONCOS TRAINING CAMP for USC (2008-09) and Tennessee (2010-11), capping his career by earn- ATTENDANCE COMPARISONS (2005-12) ing first-team All-Southeastern Conference honors with the Vols in 2011. Year D.V. Prac. D.V. Tot. Avg. Stadium Total LB Danny Trevathan (Rd. 6-188, Kentucky) - Played all 52 possible 2005 23 18,671 812 - 18,671 2006 32 26,827 838 - 26,827 games (31 starts) for Kentucky and led the Southeastern Conference in 2007 23 33,071 1,438 - 33,071 tackles during each of his final two campaigns. 2008 27 17,633 653 - 17,633 2009 22 21,452 975 13,402 34,854 2010 16 22,553 1,410 20,782 43,335 2011 17 27,142 1,597 17,982 45,124 2012 15 43,076 2,872 41,304 84,380 DENVER at san diego — 6 — monday, oct. 15, 2012 denver broncos 2012 weekly release HALL OF FAME NOMINEES / TEAM NOTES
BRONCOS HALL OF FAME NOMINEES VETERAN FREE-AGENT SIGNINGS/LOSSES
Former Broncos C Tom Nalen and S John Lynch were among the 13 Below is a look at the Broncos’ offseason veteran free-agent signings and first-year eligible modern-era candidates nominated for the Pro Football losses in 2012. Hall of Fame Class of 2013 on Sept. 27. Several other former Broncos are eligible for the Hall of Fame, including VETERAN FREE-AGENT SIGNINGS, 2012 S Steve Atwater, RB Terrell Davis, LB Karl Mecklenburg, S Dennis Player Pos. FA Type Former Club Smith, WR Rod Smith and Head Coach Dan Reeves. Mike Adams SS UFA Cleveland Justin Bannan NT FA St. Louis Below are some notes on Denver’s Hall of Fame nominees: Keith Brooking LB FA Dallas Steve Atwater – Selected to the fourth-most Pro Bowls (8) in NFL histo- Andre Caldwell WR UFA Cincinnati ry among safeties, he intercepted at least one pass in each of his 10 sea- Joel Dreessen TE UFA Houston sons with the Broncos and finished with 24 in his career... Started 14 post- Caleb Hanie QB FA Chicago season contests for the Broncos, including four AFC Championship games Dan Koppen C FA New England and three Super Bowls. Jim Leonhard FS FA N.Y. Jets Terrell Davis – The Broncos’ all-time leading rusher (7,607 yds.), Davis Peyton Manning QB FA Indianapolis rushed for at least 1,000 yards in each of his first four seasons, including Tracy Porter CB UFA New Orleans the 1998 campaign in which he totaled the fourth-most rushing yards Brandon Stokley WR FA N.Y. Giants (2,008) in a season in NFL history to earn NFL MVP honors… Ranks third Jacob Tamme TE UFA Indianapolis in league history in rushing yards per game (97.5) and posted 100 yards rushing in 7-of-8 career postseason games. VETERAN FREE-AGENT LOSSES, 2012 Player Pos. FA Type New Club John Lynch – Earned nine Pro Bowl selections to rank second in NFL his- Brodrick Bunkley DT UFA New Orleans tory among safeties… Joins Hall of Famer Rod Woodson as the only Daniel Fells TE UFA New England defensive backs in NFL history with nine Pro Bowls, 191 starts and a Mario Haggan LB UFA St. Louis Super Bowl win. Derrick Harvey DE UFA - Karl Mecklenburg – Voted to play in six Pro Bowls and helped Denver to Russ Hochstein G UFA Kansas City seven postseason appearances, five division titles and three Super Bowl Spencer Larsen FB UFA New England berths… Posted 100 tackles in a season six times, including a career-high Brady Quinn QB UFA Kansas City 143 stops in 1989. Dante Rosario TE UFA San Diego Tom Nalen – Earned five Pro Bowl selections and totaled the second- Eddie Royal WR UFA San Diego most starts (188) in team history… Joins Steelers Hall of Famer Mike Marcus Thomas DT UFA - Webster as the only centers in league history with five Pro Bowls, 188 Jonathan Wilhite CB UFA - starts and two Super Bowl wins. Dan Reeves – Coached 12 seasons in Denver (1981-92) and led the DEFENDING AFC WEST CHAMPS team to six playoff berths, five division titles and three Super Bowl appear- ances… Joined by Hall of Famers Don Shula, Tom Landry and Chuck Noll The Broncos, who won the AFC West in 2011 for the 11th time in their as the only coaches in NFL history to post at least 190 regular-season wins history, have captured the second-most titles among division members and appear in at least four Super Bowls. since the 1970 NFL merger. Dennis Smith – Selected to six Pro Bowls during his 14 years with DENVER BRONCOS’ AFC WEST TITLE SEASONS Denver, he finished his career ranked third all-time in games played (184) Year W L T Coach Postseason (Rec.) by a Bronco and fifth in games started (170)… Posted 30 interceptions to 1977 12 2 0 Red Miller Super Bowl (2-1) rank fifth in team history (currently sixth). 1978 10 6 0 Red Miller Playoffs (0-1) Rod Smith – The franchise’s all-time leading receiver, Smith was select- 1984 13 3 0 Dan Reeves Playoffs (0-1) ed to three career Pro Bowls and posted the most receptions, yards and 1986 11 5 0 Dan Reeves Super Bowl (2-1) touchdowns by an undrafted player in league history… Hall of Famer Jerry 1987 10 4 1 Dan Reeves Super Bowl (2-1) Rice is the only player in NFL history to match his career totals: 898 recep- 1989 11 5 0 Dan Reeves Super Bowl (2-1) tions, 12,249 receiving yards, eight 1,000-yard receiving seasons, 77 1991 12 4 0 Dan Reeves AFC Champ. (1-1) receiving touchdowns, 126 overall wins and two Super Bowl victories. 1996 13 3 0 Mike Shanahan Playoffs (0-1) 1998 14 2 0 Mike Shanahan S.B. Champs (3-0) FORMER BRONCOS ELIGIBLE FOR HALL OF FAME CLASS OF 2013 2005 13 3 0 Mike Shanahan AFC Champ. (1-1) Name Position Yrs. w/Broncos 2011 8 8 0 John Fox Playoffs (1-1) Steve Atwater Safety 1989-98 MOST AFC WEST DIVISION TITLES, NFL HISTORY Terrell Davis Running Back 1995-2003 Team No. John Lynch* Safety 2004-07 1. Oakland 12 Karl Mecklenburg Linebacker 1983-94 2. Denver 11 Tom Nalen* Center 1994-2008 3. San Diego 10 Dan Reeves Head Coach 1981-92 Dennis Smith Safety 1981-94 4. Kansas City 6 Rod Smith Wide Receiver 1994-2007 5. Seattle 2 *First year of eligibility
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BRONCOS OFFENSIVE NOTES OFFENSE GETS ON A ROLL vs. RAIDERS
QUICKLY: In their 37-6 win against the Raiders in Week 4, Denver became just the seventh team since the 1970 NFL merger to win by 30 or more points with- * - Mike McCoy is in his fourth season as Denver’s offensive coordinator out the benefit of a takeaway. and his 11th year coaching offense under John Fox. * - QB Peyton Manning, who was signed by the Broncos on March 21, LARGEST MARGIN OF VICTORY WITHOUT A TAKEAWAY 2012, is the league’s only four-time MVP and the NFL’s active leader in (Since 1970 NFL merger) nearly every major passing category. Team Opp. (Date) Score Diff. 1. Philadelphia vs. Stl. (9/7/08) 38-3 +35 * - Manning owns the fourth-most regular-season wins (143) by a Cincinnati vs. Pit. (11/6/88) 42-7 +35 starting quarterback in NFL history, trailing only Brett Favre, John Elway 3. Seattle vs. Hou. (10/16/05) 42-10 +32 and Dan Marino in that category. Tennessee vs. Cin. (12/10/00) 35-3 +32 * - Manning is just the third player in NFL history with 400 career pass- 5. Denver vs. Oak. (9/30/12) 37-6 +31 ing touchdowns, reaching the milestone in Week 1 in his 209th game to San Diego vs. K.C. (12/12/10) 31-0 +31 become the fastest of the three players to No. 400. Cincinnati vs. Pit. (9/17/89) 41-10 +31 * - Manning has orchestrated 46 game-winning drives in the fourth quar- MANNING A FOUR-TIME NFL MVP ter or overtime to rank second in NFL history behind only Dan Marino (47). * - Manning owns an NFL-record 66 games with 300-yards passing, Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning is the only four-time MVP in NFL overtaking Dan Marino in that category with his 330-yard effort in Week 3 history (2003-04, ‘08-09). against Houston. MOST NFL MVP AWARDS, NFL HISTORY * - Manning has surpassed 4,000 passing yards in a season an NFL- Player MVPs Years Selected record 11 times during his career. 1. Peyton Manning 4 2003-04, ‘08-09 * - Denver finished with the league’s No. 1 rushing offense in 2011 after 2. Brett Favre 3 1995-97 totaling a franchise-best 2,632 yards on the ground. Johnny Unitas 3 1959, ‘64, ‘67 Jim Brown 3 1957-58, ‘65 * - Denver leads the NFL with 18 individual 100-yard rushers since 1995, 5. Tom Brady 2 2007, ‘10 totaling an NFL-best 135.4 rushing yards per game during that stretch. Kurt Warner 2 1999, ‘01 - RB Willis McGahee leads all active NFL players with 32 career 100-yard Steve Young 2 1992, ‘94 rushing games. Joe Montana 2 1989-90 * - McGahee, who totaled 1,000 rushing yards for the fourth time in his career in 2011, previously accomplished the feat with Buffalo (2004-05) MANNING BECOMES FASTEST TO 400 TDs and Baltimore (2007), joining Ricky Watters (S.F./Phi./Sea.) as the only two Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning became just the third player in NFL players in NFL history to record 1,000-yard rushing seasons with three dif- history to eclipse 400 touchdowns with his two scores against Pittsburgh ferent teams. in Week 1. * - McGahee owns the third-most rushing yards (7,742) and rushing Manning, who notched his 400th career touchdown on a 71-yard strike touchdowns (62) among active NFL players. to wide receiver Demaryius Thomas in the third quarter against the * - WR Demaryius Thomas (30 rec.) and WR Eric Decker (28 rec.) have Steelers, reached the milestone in his 209th game and 7,226th attempt— combined for 58 receptions through five games to rank mark the second- topping Brett Favre and Dan Marino to become the fastest player to 400. highest total among wide receiver duos in the NFL. FEWEST GAME TO 400 PASSING TOUCHDOWNS, NFL HISTORY * - Decker’s eight receiving touchdowns in 2011 represented the second Player GP Att. most in franchise history by a rookie or second-year player. 1. Peyton Manning 209 7,226 * - WR Demaryius Thomas currently ranks second in the NFL with 513 2. Dan Marino 227 7,820 receiving yards through five games—just one yard off the league leader 3. Brett Favre 228 7,699 (Brian Hartline, Mia.). MANNING’S 300-YARD PASSING GAMES * - Thomas set a franchise record by leading the team in receiving yards during the Broncos’ final seven games of the 2011 campaign. Peyton Manning owns the most 300-yard passing games (66) in NFL his- * - TE Joel Dreessen ranks third in the NFL in percentage of catches tory during the regular season after passing Hall of Fame quarterback Dan resulting in touchdowns (17.3% / 13-of-75) since 2010 (min. 25 rec.). Marino with his 330-yard effort against Houston in Week 3. * - TE Jacob Tamme recorded a career-high 67 catches in 2010—all in Including his eight 300-yard passing games in the postseason, Manning the last 10 games with quarterback Peyton Manning—to lead the NFL dur- owns the most overall 300-yard games (74) in NFL history. ing that stretch after starting tight end Dallas Clark was placed on injured MOST 300-YARD PASSING GAMES, REGULAR SEASON NFL HISTORY reserve. Player No. * - T Ryan Clady has started 69 consecutive games to begin his career as 1. Peyton Manning* 66 one of just three players from his 2008 draft class to accomplish that feat. 2. Dan Marino 63 * - C Dan Koppen ranks first among offensive linemen in NFL history 3. Brett Favre 62 (min. 100 GP) with a winning percentage of .776 (97-28). 4. Drew Brees* 60 5. Kurt Warner 52 *active DENVER at san diego — 8 — monday, oct. 15, 2012 denver broncos 2012 weekly release OFFENSIVE NOTES
MANNING’S 4,000-YARD PASSING SEASONS MANNING’S ALL-TIME STATISTICAL RANKINGS
Quarterback Peyton Manning has totaled 11 seasons with 4,000 yards Below is a look at where Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning ranks all- passing to represent the most in NFL history. time in major statistical passing categories. MOST 4,000-YARD PASSING SEASONS, NFL HISTORY PEYTON MANNING’S STATISTICAL PASSING RANKS Player No. Years Career Statistic No. Active Rk. All-Time Rk. 1. Peyton Manning 11 1999-2004, ‘06-10 Regular Season 2. Drew Brees 6 2006-11 Wins 143 1 4 Brett Favre 6 1995, ‘98-99, 2004, ‘07, ‘09 Attempts 7,407 1 3 Dan Marino 6 1984-86, ‘88, ‘92, ‘94 Completions 4,812 1 3 5. Tom Brady 4 2005, ‘07, ‘09, ‘11 Passing Yards 56,335 1 3 Philip Rivers 4 2008-11 Passing TDs 410 1 3 Warren Moon 4 1990-91, ‘94-95 Passer Rtg. (min. 1,500 att.) 95.1 5 6 300-yard Passing Games 66 1 1 MANNING ACCUSTOMED TO WINNING Games with 3+ Passing TDs 66 1 2 Games with 100+ Passer Rtg. 85 1 2 Quarterback Peyton Manning owns the fourth-most regular-season wins 3,000-yard passing seasons 12 1 2t (143) by a starting quarterback in NFL history, trailing only Brett Favre, 4,000-yard passing seasons 11 1 1 John Elway and Dan Marino in that category. Seasons with 25+ Passing TDs 13 1 1 Postseason MOST VICTORIES BY A STARTING QB, REGULAR-SEASON, NFL HISTORY Wins 9 3 11 Player W L T Pct. Attempts 718 2 4 1. Brett Favre 186 112 0 .624 Completions 453 2 4 2. John Elway 148 82 1 .643 Passing Yards 5,389 1 3 3. Dan Marino 147 93 0 .613 Passing TDs 29 2 7 4. Peyton Manning* 143 70 0 .671 Passer Rtg. (min. 100 att.) 88.4 5 14 5. Tom Brady* 127 38 0 .770 300-yard Passing Games 8 1 1 *active player Games with 3+ Passing TDs 5 1 3t MOST VICTORIES BY A STARTING QB, REGULAR SEASON, ACTIVE PLAYERS Games with 100+ Passer Rtg. 5 2t 9t Player W L T Pct. MOST PASSING YARDS, NFL HISTORY 1. Peyton Manning 143 70 0 .671 Player No. 2. Tom Brady 127 37 0 .770 1. Brett Favre 71,838 3. Drew Brees 93 64 0 .592 2. Dan Marino 61,361 4. Ben Roethlisberger 82 35 0 .701 3. Peyton Manning 56,335 5. Matt Hasselbeck 78 70 0 .527 4. John Elway 51,475 5. Warren Moon 49,395 MANNING’S SITUATIONAL RECORDS MOST PASSING ATTEMPTS, NFL HISTORY Below is a look at Peyton Manning’s career situational records. He owns Player No. a career 143-70 (.671) regular-season record. 1. Brett Favre 10,169 2. Dan Marino 8,358 PEYTON MANNING CAREER SITUATIONAL RECORDS 3. Peyton Manning 7,407 Throws 0 TD passes ...... 12-13 on Sunday ...... 125-64 4. John Elway 7,250 Throws 1+TD passes ...... 130-56 on Monday ...... 11-4 5. Warren Moon 6,823 Throws 2+TD passes ...... 94-34 on Thursday ...... 7-1 MOST PASSING COMPLETIONS, NFL HISTORY Throws 3+TD passes ...... 51-15 on Saturday ...... 0-1 Player No. 1. Brett Favre 6,300 Throws 4+TD passes ...... 19-3 in September . . . . .32-14 2. Dan Marino 4,967 Throws for <200 yds...... 23-15 in October ...... 33-15 3. Peyton Manning 4,812 Throws for 200+yds...... 120-55 in November ...... 38-19 4. John Elway 4,123 Throws for 300+yds...... 39-28 in Dec./Jan...... 40-22 5. Warren Moon 3,988 Was not intercepted ...... 81-14 at home ...... 78-29 MOST PASSING TOUCHDOWNS, NFL HISTORY Was intercepted ...... 62-56 on road ...... 65-41 Player No. 1. Brett Favre 508 Was not sacked ...... 58-24 in division ...... 57-30 2. Dan Marino 420 Was sacked...... 85-46 in conference . . . .109-51 3. Peyton Manning 410 Posts 100+rating ...... 62-10 out of conference . .34-19 4. Fran Tarkenton 342 5. Tom Brady 303
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MANNING’S GAME-WINNING DRIVES DENVER’S RUN GAME TRADITION
Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning ranks second among all players The Broncos have averaged an NFL-best 135.4 rushing yards per game with 46 game-winning drives in the fourth quarter or overtime since the since 1995 and have produced a league-high 18 individual 100-yard rush- 1970 NFL merger, according to Elias Sports Bureau. ers during that span. Included in his career total are seven game-winning drives during the MOST RUSHING YARDS PER GAME, 1995-PRES. 1999 and 2009 seasons that are tied for the NFL single-season record. Player Yds./G 1. Denver 135.4 MOST CAREER GAME-WINNING DRIVES IN FOURTH QUARTER OR 2. Pittsburgh 129.6 OVERTIME, SINCE 1970 NFL MERGER 3. Kansas City 126.5 Player No. 4. Minnesota 124.8 1. Dan Marino, Mia. 47 5. Jacksonville 124.4 2. Peyton Manning, Den./Ind. 46 3. Brett Favre, Min./NYJ/G.B./Atl. 43 MOST DIFFERENT INDIVIDUAL 100-YARD RUSHERS, NFL, 1995-PRES. 4. John Elway, Den. 40 Player No. 5. Warren Moon, K.C./Sea./Min./Hou. 35 1. Denver 18 2. Carolina 14 MANNING SUPERB IN HIS BRONCOS DEBUT 3. Kansas City 13 4. Seven teams 12 Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning completed 19-of-26 passes DENVER BRONCOS’ INDIVIDUAL 100-YARD RUSHERS, 1995-PRES. (73.1%) for 253 yards with two touchdowns (129.2 rtg.) in his Broncos (Regular Season Only) debut against Pittsburgh in Week 1. Player No. Player No. Manning’s 253 passing yards and 129.2 rating represent the highest fig- Terrell Davis 34 Correll Buckhalter 2 ures for a player in his first start with the Broncos. Clinton Portis 18 Quentin Griffin 2 MOST PASSING YARDS IN BRONCOS STARTING DEBUT Mike Anderson 12 Selvin Young 2 Player Opponent (Date) Att. Cmp. Yds. TD INT Rtg. Willis McGahee 9 Tim Tebow 1 1. Peyton Manning vs. Pit. (9/9/12) 26 19 253 2 0 129.2 Tatum Bell 9 Mike Bell 1 2. Kyle Orton at Cin. (9/13/09) 28 17 243 1 0 100.7 Reuben Droughns 6 Aaron Craver 1 3. Ken Karcher vs. Hou. (10/4/87) 40 22 226 1 2 59.0 Olandis Gary 4 Peyton Hillis 1 4. Gus Frerotte vs. K.C. (9/24/00) 31 18 208 0 1 65.0 Travis Henry 3 Glyn Milburn 1 5. Max Choboian vs. K.C. (10/23/66) 31 17 204 1 4 46.4 Knowshon Moreno 2 Michael Pittman 1 HIGHEST QUARTERBACK RATING IN BRONCOS DEBUT (min. 15 att.) Player Opponent (Date) Att. Cmp. Yds. TD INT Rtg. McGAHEE THIRD AMONG ACTIVE NFL RUSHERS 1. Peyton Manning vs. Pit. (9/9/12) 26 19 253 2 0 129.2 Running back Willis McGahee ranks third among active running backs 2. Steve Tensi vs. Bos. (9/3/67) 19 8 145 2 0 104.1 with 7,742 career rushing yards and 62 rushing scores. 3. Frank Tripucka at Bos. (9/9/60) 15 10 180 1 1 102.1 4. Kyle Orton at Cin. (9/13/09) 28 17 243 1 0 100.7 MOST CAREER RUSHING YARDS, NFL, ACTIVE PLAYERS 5. Danny Kanell at Min. (10/19/03) 18 12 104 1 0 100.2 Player Att. Yds. Avg. LG TDs 1. Steven Jackson, Stl. 2,215 9,364 4.2 59t 52 BRONCOS SET FRANCHISE RUSHING MARK IN 2011 2. Frank Gore, S.F. 1,733 8,057 4.6 80t 47 3. Willis McGahee, Den./Bal./Buf. 1,873 7,742 4.1 77t 62 The Broncos finished with the league’s No. 1 rushing offense after totaling a 4. Maurice Jones-Drew, Jac. 1,568 7,262 4.6 80t 63 franchise-best 2,632 yards on the ground in 2011. 5. Adrian Peterson, Min. 1,502 7,172 4.8 80t 66 MOST RUSHING YARDS PER GAME, NFL, 2011 MOST CAREER RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS, NFL, ACTIVE PLAYERS Player Yds./G Player Att. Yds. Avg. LG TDs 1. Denver 164.5 1. Adrian Peterson, Min. 1,502 7,172 4.8 80t 66 2. Houston 153.0 2. Maurice Jones-Drew, Jac. 1,568 7,262 4.6 80t 63 3. Carolina 150.5 3. Willis McGahee, Den./Bal./Buf. 1,873 7,742 4.1 77t 62 4. Minnesota 144.9 4. Michael Turner, Atl./S.D. 1,490 6,862 4.6 83t 59 5. Philadelphia 142.3 5. Brandon Jacobs, S.F./NYG 1,078 4,849 4.5 73 56 MOST RUSHING YARDS IN A SINGLE SEASON, BRONCOS HISTORY Year Att. Yds. Avg. TDs 1. 2011 546 2,632 4.8 11 2. 2003 543 2,629 4.8 20 3. 2005 542 2,539 4.7 25 4. 1998 525 2,468 4.7 26 5. 1978 601 2,451 4.1 15
DENVER at san diego — 10 — monday, oct. 15, 2012 denver broncos 2012 weekly release OFFENSIVE NOTES
McGAHEE ECLIPSES 1,000 YARDS IN 2011 GRONKOWSKI BROTHERS IN THE NFL
Running back Willis McGahee, who was selected to play in his second Broncos fullback Chris Gronkowski, who was acquired by Denver in a career Pro Bowl, posted his fourth-career 1,000-yard rushing season in trade with Indianapolis on May 23, 2012, has two brothers who competed 2011 (1,199 yds.). in NFL training camps this year: tight ends Rob Gronkowski (New England) After previously accomplishing the feat with Buffalo (2004-05) and and Dan Gronkowski (Cleveland). Baltimore (2007), he joins Ricky Watters (S.F./Phi./Sea.) as the only two Dan Gronkowski was waived by Cleveland on Aug. 31, but the three broth- players in NFL history to record 1,000-yard rushing seasons with three dif- ers were all on active rosters at the same time during the last two seasons. ferent teams (he is the only player to post 1,100-yard seasons with three According to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, the Gronkowskis are one of different teams). nine families in professional football history to have at least three brothers WILLIS McGAHEE, MOST RUSHING YARDS IN A SINGLE SEASON playing at the same time. They are the first trio of brothers in the NFL Year Team Att. Yds. Avg. LG TDs together since the Baldingers (Brian, Gary, Rich) in 1992. 1. 2005 Buffalo 325 1,247 3.8 27 5 FAMILIES WITH AT LEAST THREE BROTHERS PLAYING 2. 2007 Baltimore 294 1,207 4.1 46t 7 AT THE SAME TIME, PRO FOOTBALL HISTORY 3. 2011 Denver 249 1,199 4.8 60t 4 Family Brothers Yrs. Playing at Same Time 4. 2004 Buffalo 284 1,128 4.0 41 13 Gronkowski Chris, Dan, Rob 2010-11 5. 2006 Buffalo 259 990 3.8 57t 6 Baldinger Brian, Gary, Rich 1986-88, ‘90’92 Browner Joey, Keith, Ross 1984-87 McGAHEE’S 100-YARD GAMES Olsen Merlin, Phil, Orrin 1976 Saul Rich, Bill, Ron 1970 Running back Willis McGahee ranks second in the NFL in 100-yard rush- Richardson Gloster, Tom, Willie 1969 ing games (9) since the beginning of the 2011 season. Rooney Bill, Cobb, Joe 1924-27 His seven 100-yard games in 2011 represented the most by a Bronco in Kinderdine Hobby, Shine, Walt 1924 Nesser Al, Frank, Fred, John, Phil, Ted 1921 a single season since running back Clinton Portis had 10 in 2003. McGahee has 32 career 100-yard rushing games, which ranks first SPREADING THE WEALTH among active NFL players in that category. MOST 100-YARD RUSHING GAMES, NFL, 2011-12 Four players have caught multiple touchdowns for the Broncos this season Player No. to tie New Orleans for the most in the NFL. 1. Arian Foster, Hou. 10 Tight end Joel Dreessen leads the club with three scores through the air 2. Willis McGahee, Den. 9 while wide receivers Eric Decker, Brandon Stokley and Demaryius Thomas 3. Marshawn Lynch, Sea. 8 have two receiving touchdowns each. LeSean McCoy, Phi. 8 Ray Rice, Bal. 8 MOST PLAYERS WITH MULTIPLE RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNS, NFL, 2012 Team No. MOST 100-YARD RUSHING GAMES, SINGLE SEASON, BRONCOS HISTORY 1. Denver 4 Player Year No. New Orleans 4 1. Terrell Davis 1998 11 3. Buffalo 3 2. Terrell Davis 1997 10 Minnesota 3 Clinton Portis 2003 10 Tennessee 3 4. Clinton Portis 2002 8 5. Willis McGahee 2011 7 THOMAS PICKS UP WHERE HE LEFT OFF IN 2011 Terrell Davis 1996 7 Otis Armstrong 1974 7 Broncos wide receiver Demaryius Thomas currently ranks second in the NFL with 513 receiving yards through five games—just one yard off the MOST 100-YARD RUSHING GAMES, ACTIVE NFL PLAYERS league leader (Brian Hartline, Mia.). Player No. 1. Willis McGahee, Den./Bal./Buf. 32 Dating to last year—and including the 2011 postseason—Thomas has led 2. Steven Jackson, Stl. 31 the Broncos in receiving yards in 11 of the last 12 games. Over that 12-game Frank Gore, S.F. 31 stretch, he has totaled 65 receptions for 1,258 yards (19.4 avg.) with six 4. Chris Johnson, Ten. 29 touchdowns. Over a 16-game season, those numbers project to 87 catches Michael Turner, Atl./S.D. 29 for 1,677 yards and eight scores. MOST RECEIVING YARDS, NFL, 2012 Player Rec. Yds. Avg. LG TD 1. Brian Hartline, Mia. 29 514 17.7 80t 1 2. Demaryius Thomas, Den. 30 513 17.1 71t 2 3. Reggie Wayne, ind. 36 506 14.1 30t 2 4. Brandon Marshall, Chi. 35 496 14.2 34 3 5. A.J. Green, Cin. 36 493 13.7 73t 4
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THOMAS’ POSTSEASON DEBUT DREESSEN FINDS THE END ZONE
Broncos wide receiver Demaryius Thomas fueled Denver’s 29-23 win Broncos tight end Joel Dreessen, who was signed by the club as an unre- against Pittsburgh in the AFC Wild Card round with his four-catch, 204- stricted free agent on March 29, 2012, ranks third in the NFL in percentage of yard performance, which included an 80-yard game-winning touchdown catches resulting in touchdowns (17.3% / 13-of-75) since 2010 (min. 30 rec.). reception on the first play of overtime. HIGHEST PCT. OF CATCHES RESULTING IN TOUCHDOWNS, Thomas’ 204 receiving yards represented the most by a Broncos in post- TIGHT ENDS, 2010-12 (min. 30 rec.) season history and marked the seventh most in NFL playoff annals. Player Rec. TD TD Pct. His 51.0 receiving average also stands as the second-highest receiving 1. Rob Gronkowski, N.E. 155 30 19.4 average in any NFL game (min. 4 rec.). 2. Scott Chandler, Dal./Buf. 55 10 18.2 3. Joel Dreessen, Den./Hou. 75 13 17.3 MOST RECEIVING YARDS, SINGLE GAME, BRONCOS POSTSEASON HISTORY 4. Kyle Rudolph, Min. 45 7 15.6 Player Opponent Rec. Yds. Avg. TD 5. Kevin Boss, K.C./Oak./NYG 66 9 13.6 1. Demaryius Thomas vs. Pit. (1/8/12) 4 204 51.0 1 2. Steve Watson vs. Pit. (12/30/84) 11 177 16.1 1 TAMME EXPLODES DOWN THE STRETCH IN 2010 3. Haven Moses vs. Oak. (1/1/78) 5 168 33.6 2 4. Shannon Sharpe at LAA (1/9/94) 13 156 12.0 1 Tight end Jacob Tamme, who was signed by the Broncos as an unrestricted 5. Rod Smith vs. Atl. (1/31/99) 5 152 30.4 1 free agent on March 29, 2012, recorded a career-high 67 catches—all in the MOST RECEIVING YARDS, SINGLE GAME, NFL POSTSEASON HISTORY last 10 games with quarterback Peyton Manning—to lead the NFL during that Player Opponent Rec. Yds. Avg. TD stretch after starting tight end Dallas Clark was placed on injured reserve. 1. Eric Moulds, Buf. at Mia. (1/2/99) 9 240 26.7 1 MOST RECEPTIONS, NFL, 2010, WEEKS 8-17 2. Anthony Carter, Min. at S.F. (1/9/98) 10 227 22.7 0 Player Rec. Yds. Avg. LG TDs 3. Reggie Wayne, Ind. vs. Den. (1/9/05) 10 221 22.1 2 1. Jacob Tamme, Ind. 67 631 9.4 30 4 4. Steve Smith, Car. at Chi. (1/15/06) 12 218 18.2 2 2. Reggie Wayne, Ind. 66 753 11.4 50 4 5. Jerry Rice, S.F. vs. Cin. (1/22/89) 11 215 19.5 1 3. Roddy White, Atl. 61 642 10.5 33t 5 6. Calvin Johnson, Det. at N.O. (1/7/12) 12 211 17.6 2 4. Larry Fitzgerald, Ari. 55 734 13.3 41 2 7. Demaryius Thomas, Den. vs. Pit. (1/8/12) 4 204 51.0 1 5. Andre Johnson, Hou. 54 728 13.5 60 6 HIGHEST RECEIVING AVERAGE, SINGLE GAME, REGULAR SEASON OR PLAYOFFS, NFL HISTORY (min. 4 rec.) CLADY NAMED TO SECOND PRO BOWL Player Opponent Rec. Yds. Avg. TD 1. DeSean Jackson, Phi. vs. Dal. (12/12/10) 4 210 52.5 1 Offensive tackle Ryan Clady was named to his second career Pro Bowl 2. Demaryius Thomas, Den. vs. Pit. (1/8/12)* 4 204 51.0 1 following his 2011 season in which he started all 16 games for the fourth 3. Gary Clark, Was. vs. Atl. (11/10/91) 4 203 50.8 3 consecutive year. 4. Homer Jones, NYG vs. Was. (10/1/67) 4 196 49.0 2 Clady is just the fifth offensive lineman (and the third tackle) in NFL his- 5. Raymond Berry, Bal. vs. Dal. (10/30/60) 4 195 48.8 3 tory to start every game and make multiple Pro Bowls during his first four *Playoff game seasons. OFFENSIVE LINEMEN TO START EVERY GAME AND MAKE MULTIPLE DECKER/THOMAS MAKE A FINE DUO PRO BOWLS DURING FIRST FOUR SEASONS, NFL HISTORY Player Pos. Years Pro Bowls Broncos wide receivers Demaryius Thomas (30-513) and Eric Decker Ryan Clady, Den. T 2008-11 2 (28-343) rank second in the NFL in both combined receptions (58) and Joe Thomas, Cle. T 2007-10 4 receiving yards (856) among wide receiver tandems. Nick Mangold, NYJ C 2006-09 2 MOST COMBINED RECEPTIONS, WIDE RECEIVER DUOS, NFL, 2012 Mike Kenn, Atl. T 1978-81 2 Team Duo Rec. Joe DeLamielleure, Buf. G 1973-76 2 1. New England W. Welker (38), B. Lloyd (28) 66 2. Denver D. Thomas (30), E. Decker (28) 58 3. Atlanta R. White (21), J. Jones (26) 57 4. Cincinnati A. Green (36), A. Hawkins (20) 56 5. Indianapolis R. Wayne (36), D. Avery (17) 53
DENVER at san diego — 12 — monday, oct. 15, 2012 denver broncos 2012 weekly release OFFENSIVE / DEFENSIVE NOTES
CLADY’S STARTING STREAK BRONCOS DEFENSIVE NOTES
Offensive tackle Ryan Clady is one of three players who entered the NFL QUICKLY: in 2008 to start in every possible regular-season game for his team. * - Jack Del Rio is in his first season as the Broncos’ defensive coordi- Clady, who is one of just two players (T Claudie Minor, 1974-77) in team nator after spending the previous nine seasons as head coach for the history to start every regular-season game during each of his first four sea- Jacksonville Jaguars. sons, has opened all 69 games since he entered the league with the * - Del Rio spent the 2002 season as Head Coach John Fox’s defensive Broncos as a first-round selection (12th overall) in the 2008 NFL Draft from coordinator in Carolina, where he inherited the NFL’s worst defense statistical- Boise State University. ly and turned it into the league’s No.2-ranked unit. PLAYERS TO START EVERY GAME SINCE ENTERING THE NFL IN 2008 * - CB Champ Bailey played in his 11th Pro Bowl in 2011 to tie for the Player Pos. GS third-most in NFL history. Ryan Clady, Den. T 69 * - Bailey’s 32 interceptions rank fifth in the NFL since he joined the Broncos Brandon Carr, Dal./K.C. CB 68 in 2004. His 50 career interceptions rank first among all active NFL corner- Joe Flacco, Bal. QB 69 backs and are third among all players since entering the league in 1999. PLAYERS TO START EVERY GAME DURING FIRST FOUR * - CB Tracy Porter has totaled three career game-sealing interceptions NFL SEASONS, BRONCOS HISTORY returned for touchdowns with all three of those plays occurring with less than Player Years Pos. GS 3:30 remaining in the fourth quarter and his team leading by one score or less. Ryan Clady 2008-11 T 64 Claudie Minor 1974-77 T 56* * - CB Chris Harris led all NFL rookie defensive backs with 65 tackles in *NFL played 14-game schedules through 1977 2011 after joining the club as a college free agent. * - DE Elvis Dumervil, who led the NFL in sacks (17) in 2009, returned FRANKLIN BECOMES SIXTH ROOKIE OFFENSIVE to the Broncos defense in 2011 after missing the entire 2010 campaign LINEMAN TO START EVERY GAME with a pectoral injury suffered during training camp.
Broncos tackle Orlando Franklin in 2011 became just the sixth rookie * - Dumervil ranks fourth in the NFL since 2006 in sacks per game (.69) offensive lineman in franchise history to start every regular-season game and owns the third-most multiple-sack games (18) in the league since his and the first to do so at the right tackle position. rookie season in 2006. * - DE Elvis Dumervil (9 QBH) and LB Von Miller (9 QBH) have com- Including Franklin, three of Denver’s five starting offensive linemen start- bined for the second-most quarterback hits (18) in the NFL among pass ed every regular-season game during their rookie years. rushing tandems through four games. ROOKIE OFFENSIVE LINEMEN TO START EVERY REGULAR-SEASON * - Miller was named NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year by the Associated GAME, BRONCOS HISTORY, SINCE 1968 Press after setting a Broncos rookie record with 11.5 sacks. Player Position Year * - Miller leads the NFL with 12 tackles for a loss this season, including Orlando Franklin RT 2011 a career-best five TFLs against New England in Week 5 that represent the J.D. Walton C 2010 Ryan Clady LT 2008 most by an NFL player in a single game this season Russell Freeman LT 1992 * - LB Keith Brooking has played 181 consecutive games to represent the Tom Glassic LG 1976 second-longest streak among active NFL players. Claudie Minor LT 1974 * - DE Derek Wolfe recorded his first career sack in Week 1 against KOPPEN ACCUSTOMED TO WINNING Pittsburgh to become just the sixth rookie in Broncos history (since sacks became an official statistic in 1982) to record a sack in the club’s regular- Among offensive linemen in NFL history with at least 100 regular-season season opener. games played, Broncos center Dan Koppen ranks first with a winning per- centage of .776 (97-28). BAILEY AN 11-TIME PRO BOWL SELECTION
HIGHEST WINNING PERCENTAGE, OFFENSIVE LINEMEN, NFL HISTORY Broncos cornerback Champ Bailey played in his 11th Pro Bowl following (min. 100 regular-season GP) the 2011 season to tie for the third-most in NFL history. Player W L T Pct. Bailey was a four-time Pro Bowl selection (2000-03) with Washington 1. Dan Koppen, N.E./Den. 97 28 0 .776 before earning seven Pro Bowls with the Broncos (2004-07, 2009-11). He 2. Matt Light, N.E. 120 35 0 .774 also is a four-time Associated Press All-Pro, earning first-team honors three 3. George Buehler, Cle./Oak. 82 24 6 .769 times from 2004-06 and adding second-team accolades in 2007. 4. Pat Donovan, Dal. 76 25 0 .752 5. Logan Mankins, N.E. 81 27 0 .750 MOST PRO BOWL GAMES PLAYED, NFL HISTORY No. Player Teams/Seasons 12 Randall McDaniel Min. 1989-99; T.B. 2000 Will Shields K.C. 1995-2006 11 Champ Bailey Was. 2000-03; Den. 2004-07, ‘09-11 Tony Gonzalez K.C. 1999-2000, ‘02-08; Atl. 2010-11 Reggie White Phi. 1986-92; G.B. 1993, ‘95-96, ‘98 Junior Seau S.D. 1991-2001 Rod Woodson Pit. 1989-94, ‘96; Bal. 1999-2001; Oak. 2002
DENVER at san diego — 13 — monday, oct. 15, 2012 denver broncos 2012 weekly release DEFENSIVE NOTES
BAILEY PRODUCES AS A BRONCO BAILEY’S CAREER INTERCEPTION TOTAL RISING
Cornerback Champ Bailey, who is in his ninth season with the Broncos in Since entering the NFL with the Redskins as the seventh overall pick in 2012, has the fifth-most interceptions (32) in the NFL since he was traded the 1999 NFL Draft, Broncos cornerback Champ Bailey is tied for third in to Denver from Washington in 2004. He had 18 interceptions with the the NFL and ranks first among pure cornerbacks with 50 interceptions. He Broncos from 2005-06 with that total marking the most by an NFL player also leads the league with 195 pass breakups since 1999, averaging near- in a two-year stretch since Everson Walls had 18 interceptions for Dallas ly one per game. from 1981-82. MOST INTERCEPTIONS, NFL, 1999-PRES. MOST INTERCEPTIONS, NFL, 2004-PRES. Player INTs Yds. Player INTs Yds. 1. Darren Sharper, N.O./Min./G.B. 61 1,342 1. Ed Reed, Bal. 47 1,207 2. Ed Reed, Bal. 59 1,506 3. Champ Bailey, Den./Was. 50 446 2. Asante Samuel, Phi./N.E. 43 562 Charles Woodson, G.B./Oak. 50 778 3. Charles Woodson, G.B./Oak. 40 593 5. Asante Samuel, Phi./N.E. 45 617 4. DeAngelo Hall, Was./Oak./Atl. 36 740 5. Champ Bailey, Den. 32 322 MOST PASSES DEFENSED, NFL,1999-PRES. Player G Int. PD PD/Gm 1. Champ Bailey, Den./Was. 199 50 195 0.98 BAILEY IN DENVER’S RECORD BOOK 2 . Ronde Barber, T.B. 212 41 190 0.90 3. Charles Woodson, G.B./Oak. 188 50 163 0.87 Cornerback Champ Bailey ranks sixth in club history with 32 interceptions 4. Brian Dawkins, Den./Phi. 181 29 152 0.84 as a Bronco. He also recorded the second-most interceptions (10) for a 5. Dré Bly, S.F./Den./Det./Stl. 167 43 148 0.89 season in club annals in 2006, and his eight interceptions in 2005 ranked sixth for a year in franchise history. PORTER A GAME-SEALER Bailey’s 10 interceptions in 2006 helped him finish second in voting for Associated Press NFL Defensive Player of the Year with 16 votes. Broncos cornerback Tracy Porter has totaled three career game-sealing interceptions returned for touchdowns with all three of those plays occur- MOST INTERCEPTIONS BY A BRONCO, CAREER ring with less than 3:30 remaining in the fourth quarter and his team lead- Player INTs Yds. Avg. TDs ing by one score or less. 1. Steve Foley, 1976-86 44 622 14.1 1 Porter’s three interceptions returned for touchdowns in the fourth quar- 2. Goose Gonsoulin, 1960-66 43 542 12.6 2 ter over the last four seasons rank first in NFL during that span. 3. Billy Thompson, 1969-81 40 784 19.6 3 CB TRACY PORTER’S GAME-SEALING INTERCEPTIONS FOR TDs 4. Tyrone Braxton, 1987-93, '95-99 34 614 18.1 4 Opp. (Date) Qtr. Time Lead Int. Res. 5. Mike Harden, 1980-88 33 643 19.5 4 at Mia. (10/25/09) 4 1:53 40-34 54t W, 46-34 6. Champ Bailey, 2004-Pres. 32 322 10.1 3 vs. Ind. (2/7/10)* 4 3:12 24-17 74t W, 31-17 MOST INTERCEPTIONS BY A BRONCO, SINGLE SEASON vs. Pit. (9/9/12) 4 1:58 25-19 43t W, 31-19 *Super Bowl XLIV Player INTs Yds. Avg. TDs 1. Goose Gonsoulin, 1960 11 98 8.9 0 MOST INTERCEPTIONS FOR TDs, FOURTH-QUARTER, 2009-12 2. Champ Bailey, 2006 10 162 16.2 1 Player No. 1. Tracy Porter, Den./N.O. 3 3. Deltha O’Neal, 2001 9 115 12.8 0 2. Kroy Biermann, Atl. 2 Tyrone Braxton, 1996 9 128 14.2 1 Brandon Browner, Sea. 2 Willie Brown, 1964 9 140 15.6 0 Cortland Finnegan, Stl./Ten. 2 6. Champ Bailey, 2005 8 139 17.4 2 Vincent Fuller, Det./Ten. 2 Tanard Jackson, T.B. 2 IT STARTS WITH BAILEY Terence Newman, Cin./Dal. 2 Domonique Rodgers-Cromartie, Ari./Phi. 2 Broncos cornerback Champ Bailey ranks second in the NFL in starts (198) among cornerbacks since he entered the league in 1999. PORTER COMES UP BIG vs. STEELERS
MOST STARTS BY A CORNERBACK, NFL, 1999-PRES. Cornerback Tracy Porter equaled his career high with five passes defensed Player Starts in his Broncos debut against Pittsburgh in Week 1. 1. Ronde Barber, T.B. 209 According to press box totals, Porter’s five passes defensed represent the 2. Champ Bailey, Den. 198 most by a Bronco in a single game since cornerback Deltha O’Neal record- 3. Charles Woodson, G.B./Oak. 181 ed six on Oct. 7, 2001. 4. Nate Clements, Cin./S.F./Buf. 163 Antoine Winfield, Min./Buf. 163 MOST PASSES DEFENSED, SINGLE GAME, BRONCOS HISTORY (Press Box Totals; Since 1994) Player Opponent No. 1. Deltha O’Neal vs. K.C. (10/7/01) 6 2. Tracy Porter vs. Pit. (9/9/12) 5 Darrius Johnson vs. Sea. (11/2/97) 5 Ray Crockett vs. Stl. (9/14/97) 5 Ray Crockett vs. Sea. (11/13/94) 5
DENVER at san diego — 14 — monday, oct. 15, 2012 denver broncos 2012 weekly release DEFENSIVE NOTES
HARRIS LEADS ROOKIE DBs IN TACKLES IN 2011 DUMERVIL AMONG NFL’S BEST PASS RUSHERS
Broncos cornerback Chris Harris, who is in his second season, led all NFL Broncos defensive end Elvis Dumervil, who led the NFL in sacks (17) in rookie defensive backs with 65 tackles in 2011 after joining the club as a 2009, returned to the Broncos defense in 2011 after missing the entire college free agent. 2010 campaign with a pectoral injury suffered during training camp. MOST TACKLES BY A ROOKIE DEFENSIVE BACK, NFL, 2011 Dumervil has registered the fourth-most sacks per game (.69) since his (press box totals) rookie season in 2006 (min. 20 sacks). That figure ranks 13th in NFL history Player Pos. UT AT TT (min. 40 sacks) since sacks were first officially recorded starting in 1982. 1. Chris Harris, Den. CB 56 9 65 MOST SACKS PER GAME, NFL, SINCE 2006 (min. 20 sacks) 2. Patrick Peterson, Ari. CB 59 5 64 Player GP Sk Sk/G 3. Richard Sherman, Sea. CB 46 7 53 1. DeMarcus Ware, Dal. 100 96.5 0.97 4. Quinton Carter, Den. S 41 8 49 2. Jared Allen, Min./K.C. 99 88.0 0.89 5. Chris Culliver, S.F. CB 32 1 33 3. Clay Matthews, G.B. 51 37.5 0.74 Chris Rucker, Ind. CB 24 9 33 4. Elvis Dumervil, Den. 80 55.5 0.69 5. Shawne Merriman, Buf./S.D. 50 34.5 0.69 DUMERVIL NAMED TO SECOND PRO BOWL MOST SACKS PER GAME, NFL, SINCE 1982 (min. 40 sacks) Broncos defensive end Elvis Dumervil was named to his second career Player GP Sk Sk/G Pro Bowl in 2011 after finishing the season second on the club with 9.5 1. DeMarcus Ware, Dal. 116 104.5 0.90 sacks, including a personal-best eight-game stretch (Games 8-15) in which 2. Reggie White, Car./G.B./Phi. 232 198.0 0.85 he recorded at least a half sack. 3. Mark Gastineau, NYJ 89 74.0 0.83 4. Jared Allen, Min./K.C. 130 108.0 0.83 After missing the entire 2010 season with a torn pectoral and battling 5. Lawrence Taylor, NYG 168 132.5 0.79 multiple injuries early in 2011, Dumervil’s perseverance has made him just 6. Dexter Manley, T.B./Pho./Was. 127 97.5 0.77 the seventh NFL player since 2000 to make the league’s annual all-star 7. Curtis Greer, Stl. 67 50.5 0.75 game after missing the previous season due to injury or illness. 8. Derrick Thomas, K.C. 169 126.5 0.75 PLAYERS TO MAKE PRO BOWL AFTER MISSING PREVIOUS SEASON 9. Bruce Smith, Was./Buf. 279 200.0 0.72 DUE TO INJURY/ILLNESS, NFL, SINCE 2000 10. Kevin Greene, Car./S.F./Pit./LAN 228 160.0 0.70 Year Player Illness/Injury 11. John Abraham, Atl./NYJ 164 115.0 0.70 2000 Joe Johnson, N.O. Knee/back surgery 12. Simeon Rice, Ind./Den./T.B./Ari. 174 122.0 0.70 2001 Garrison Hearst, S.F. Ankle/foot 13. Elvis Dumervil, Den. 80 55.5 0.69 2003 Jerome Woods, K.C. Broken leg 2004 Mark Fields, Car. Hodgkin’s disease DUMERVIL’S MULTI-SACK GAMES 2006 Matt Birk, Min. Hip surgery 2009 Heath Farwell, Min. Torn ACL Despite missing the entire 2010 season due to injury, Elvis Dumervil’s 18 2011 Elvis Dumervil, Den. Torn pectoral games with at least 1.5 sacks rank third in the league since his rookie sea- son in 2006. DUMERVIL IN DENVER’S RECORD BOOK MOST MULTIPLE-SACK GAMES, NFL, SINCE 2006 Player Multiple-Sack Games Defensive end Elvis Dumervil is tied for the seventh-most sacks (55.5) in 1. Jared Allen, Min./K.C. 24 franchise history. DeMarcus Ware, Dal. 24 3. Elvis Dumervil, Den. 18 MOST SACKS BY A BRONCO, CAREER Robert Mathis, Ind. 16 Player Years No. LaMarr Woodley, Pit. 16 1. Simon Fletcher 1985-95 97.5 2. Karl Mecklenburg 1983-94 79.0 DENVER’S SACK TOTAL IMPROVES IN 2011 3. Barney Chavous 1973-85 75.0 4. Rulon Jones 1980-88 73.5 With the selection of linebacker Von Miller (11.5 sacks) in the 2011 NFL 5. Lyle Alzado 1971-78 64.5 Draft and the return of defensive end Elvis Dumervil (9.5 sacks), who 6. Trevor Pryce 1997-2005 64.0 missed the entire 2010 season due to injury, the Broncos posted 18 more 7. Elvis Dumervil 2006-Pres. 55.5 sacks (41) in 2011 than they did in 2010 to mark the most since totaling Paul Smith 1968-78 55.5 44 sacks in 2000. BEST SACK TOTAL IMPROVEMENT FROM PREVIOUS SEASON, NFL, 2011 MOST SACKS BY A BRONCO, SINGLE SEASON Team 2010 2011 Imp. Player Year No. 1. Baltimore 27 48 +21 1. Elvis Dumervil 2009 17.0 2. Minnesota 31 50 +19 2. Simon Fletcher 1992 16.0 3. Denver 23 41 +18 3. Simon Fletcher 1993 13.5 Cincinnati 27 45 +18 Simon Fletcher 1991 13.5 5. Houston 30 44 +14 Rulon Jones 1986 13.5
DENVER at san diego — 15 — monday, oct. 15, 2012 denver broncos 2012 weekly release DEFENSIVE NOTES
DUMERVIL/MILLER A STEADY COMBO MILLER A HANDFUL IN THE BACKFIELD
Broncos defensive end Elvis Dumervil (9 QBH) and linebacker Von Miller Broncos linebacker Von Miller leads the NFL with 12 tackles for a loss (9 QBH) are tied for the second-most quarterback hits (18) in the NFL through five games this season. His 12 TFLs are just seven shy of his entire among pass rushing duos through five games. total in 2011 when he was named NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year. MOST QUARTERBACK HITS BY A PAIR OF TEAMMATES, NFL, 2012 Miller’s five tackles for a loss against new England in Week 5 represent- Team Duo QBH ed a career high and are the most by an NFL player in a single game this 1. Miami C. Wake (14), R. Starks (7) 21 season. 2. Denver E. Dumervil (9), V. Miller (9) 18 MOST TACKLES FOR A LOSS, NFL, 2012 Cincinnati M. Johnson (10), G. Atkins (8) 18 Player No. 4. Houston J. Watt (12), A. Smith (5) 17 1. Von Miller, Den. 12 Green Bay C. Matthews (11), E. Walden (5) 16 2. J.J. Watt, Hou. 11 Seattle C. Clemons (9), B. Irvin (7) 16 3. Gino Atkins, Cin. 8 Michael Johnson, Cin. 8 MILLER NAMED NFL DEFENSIVE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR 5. Mason Foster, T.B. 7 Justin Houston, K.C. 7 Broncos linebacker Von Miller, who tied the Broncos’ franchise rookie sack record (11.5) in 2011, was named the Associated Press NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year, joining linebacker Mike Croel (1991) as the BROOKING’S IRONMAN STREAK only Broncos players to receive the defensive award. Broncos linebacker Keith Brooking has played 181 consecutive games to 2011 NFL DEFENSIVE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR VOTING (Associated Press) tie for the second-longest streak among active NFL players. Player Pos. Votes Brookings streak, which began on Sept. 3, 2001, trails only London 1. Von Miller, Den. LB 39 Fletcher’s streak of 229 consecutive games played. 2. Aldon Smith, S.F. LB 11 MOST CONSECUTIVE GAMES PLAYED, ACTIVE NFL PLAYERS BRONCOS TO RECEIVE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR HONORS (Associated Press) Player No. Year Player Pos. 1. London Fletcher, Was./Buf. 229 2011 Von Miller LB 2. Keith Brooking, Den./Dal./Atl. 181 2002 Clinton Portis RB 3. Jeff Backus, Det. 180 2000 Mike Anderson RB Brian Moorman, Dal./Buf. 180 1991 Mike Croel LB Justin Smith, S.F./Cin. 180 MILLER’S ROOKIE SEASON ROOKIE WOLFE NOTCHES FIRST CAREER SACK Broncos linebacker Von Miller, who became just the second Broncos rookie Broncos rookie defensive end Derek Wolfe recorded his first career sack in (K David Treadwell, 1989) to make the Pro Bowl, tied for third in the AFC with Week 1 against Pittsburgh to become just the sixth rookie in Broncos histo- 11.5 sacks (77 yds.) in 2011—a total that ranked second among all league ry (since sacks became an official statistic in 1982) to record a sack in the rookies. His total also tied for the most by a rookie in franchise history. club’s regular-season opener. Miller was also one of just six players with at least a half sack in 10-plus Wolfe, who was selected by the Broncos in the second round (36th over- games last season despite missing Week 13 with a thumb injury. That total all) of the 2012 NFL Draft, tied for the team lead with two sacks during the is tied for the second most in Broncos history since 1982. preseason. MOST SACKS BY A ROOKIE, BRONCOS HISTORY Player Year GP Sacks BRONCOS ROOKIES TO RECORD A SACK IN SEASON OPENER (Since 1982) 1. Von Miller 2011 15 11.5 Player Opp. (Date) No. Rulon Jones 1980 16 11.5 Michael Brooks vs. Sea. (9/13/87) 1 3. Mike Croel 1991 13 10.0 Greg Kragen at LAN (9/8/85) 1 4. Elvis Dumervil 2006 13 8.5 Karl Mecklenburg at Pit. (9/4/83) 1 5. Lyle Alzado 1971 12 8.0 Willie Oshodin at NYJ (9/5/93) 1 Note: Sacks became an official statistic tracked by the NFL in 1982. Monsanto Pope vs. Stl. (9/8/02) 1 Broncos sack totals before 1982 were derived from play-by-play analysis. Derek Wolfe vs. Pit. (9/9/12) 1 MOST SACKS BY A ROOKIE, NFL, 2011 Player Sacks Yds. 1. Aldon Smith, S.F. 14.0 104.5 2. Von Miller, Den. 11.5 77 3. Jebaal Sheard, Cle. 7.5 73.5 4. Adrian Clayborn, T.B. 7.5 43.5 Ryan Kerrigan, Was. 7.5 55.5
DENVER at san diego — 16 — monday, oct. 15, 2012 denver broncos 2012 weekly release SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES
BRONCOS SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES PRATER’S HISTORIC FEAT
QUICKLY: Matt Prater converted a 59-yard field goal with 0:03 remaining against * - Jeff Rodgers enters his second season as Denver’s special teams Chicago in Week 14 in 2011 to force overtime and then won the game with a coordinator after serving in that capacity under Head Coach John Fox in 51-yard kick in the extra session. Carolina in 2010. Prater joined Mike Vanderjagt as the only two players in NFL history to kick a * - K Matt Prater is the most accurate kicker in franchise history having 50+ yard field goal with less than a minute remaining in regulation to force over- made 97-of-119 (81.5) field goals as a Bronco. time in addition to converting a 50+ yard game-winning field goal in overtime. * - Prater is 31-of-32 (.969) in his career in the fourth quarter or over- PLAYERS TO FORCE OVERTIME WITH A 50+ YARD FIELD GOAL AND time, including 3-of-3 in 2012. CONVERT A 50+ YARD FIELD GOAL IN OVERTIME, NFL HISTORY * - Prater became the first player since K Chris Jacke (Ari., 1998, Weeks Player Opp. (Date) 4th Qtr. OT 15-17) to kick a game-winning field goal on the last play of the game in Matt Prater, Den. vs. Chi. (12/11/11) 59 51 three consecutive contests in 2011. Mike Vanderjagt, Ind. at Den. (11/24/02) 54 51 * - Prater converted four game-winning field goals on the last play of the game in 2011 to tie for the second most in a single season in NFL history. PRATER POSTS THREE OVERTIME FIELD GOALS IN ‘11 * - Prater owns the best field goal percentage from 50+ yards (.778 / 14- of-18) in NFL history among players who started their career after 1970. Kicker Matt Prater booted three game-winning field goals in overtime in * - P Britton Colquitt set the team single-season records for gross and 2011 to tie for the most in NFL history in a single season. net punting average in 2011, previously held by Tom Rouen (47.6; 1998) On the season, Prater converted on two of the eight longest overtime field and Mike Horan (38.9; 1990), respectively. goals in league history. * - LB Wesley Woodyard led the team in special-teams tackles (10) for the sec- MOST OVERTIME FIELDS GOALS, SINGLE SEASON, BRONCOS HISTORY ond consecutive season in 2011 and the third time in his first four NFL seasons. Player Year No. * - Rookie CB Omar Bolden recorded a 103-yard kickoff return for a 1. Matt Prater 2011 3 touchdown in Denver’s preseason finale at Ari. (8/30) to represent the 2. Jason Elam 2007 2 longest such play in any game in Broncos history. Rich Karlis 1985 2 PRATER THE FRANCHISE’S MOST ACCURATE KICKER MOST OVERTIME FIELDS GOALS, SINGLE SEASON, NFL HISTORY Player Year No. Broncos kicker Matt Prater, who has converted on 7-of-7 field goals this 1. Matt Prater, Den. 2011 3 season, owns the highest field goal percentage in franchise history (min. Graham Gano, Was. 2010 3 50 att.). The fifth-year player has made 97-of-119 (81.5%) field goals as a John Kasay, Car. 2003 3 Bronco. Jason Hanson, Det. 1994 3 HIGHEST CAREER FIELD GOAL PCT., BRONCOS HISTORY (min. 50 att.) LONGEST FIELD GOALS IN OVERTIME, NFL HISTORY Player Years Md. Att. Pct. Player Opp. (Date) Length 1. Matt Prater 2007-Pres. 97 119 81.5 1. Sebastian Janikowski, Oak. vs. N.Y. Jets (10/19/08) 57 2. Jason Elam 1993-2007 395 490 80.6 2. Chris Jacke, G.B. vs. San Francisco (10/14/96) 53 3. David Treadwell 1989-92 99 127 78.0 3. Matt Prater, Den. at Miami (10/23/11) 52 4. Rich Karlis 1982-88 137 193 71.0 Mike Cofer, Ind. at N.Y. Jets (9/10/95) 52 5. Fred Steinfort 1979-81 43 64 67.2 5. Matt Prater, Den. vs. Chicago (12/11/11) 51 Greg Davis, Ari. vs. Pit. (10/30/94) 51 PRATER’S GAME-WINNERS Michael Husted, T.B. vs. Min. (10/15/95) 51 Mike Vanderjagt, Ind. at Den. (11/24/02) 51 Kicker Matt Prater in 2011 became one of just three players in league his- tory with at least four game-winning field goals in overtime or as time expired PRATER CLUTCH IN FOURTH QUARTER/OVERTIME in regulation in a season. Broncos kicker Matt Prater has made 27-of-28 career field goal attempts in The fifth-year kicker converted a game-winning field goal on the last play in the fourth quarter to rank first in NFL history with his 96.4% conversion rate. Weeks 12-14, becoming the first player since Chris Jacke (Ari., 1998, Weeks 15-17) to kick a “walk-off” field goal in three consecutive games. Prater is also a perfect 4-of-4 on field goal attempts in overtime, making him 31-of-32 (.969) in his career in the fourth quarter or overtime, includ- MOST GAME-WINNING FGs ON THE LAST PLAY, NFL HISTORY Player Year No. ing 3-of-3 in 2012. 1. Jason Elam, Den. 2007 5 HIGHEST CAREER FIELD GOAL PCT. IN FOURTH QUARTER, 2. Matt Prater, Den. 2011 4 NFL HISTORY (min. 10 att.) Dan Bailey, Dal. 2011 4 Player Md. Att. Pct. MATT PRATER’S GAME-WINNING FIELD GOALS, 2011 1. Matt Prater 27 28 96.4 Opponent (Date) Qtr. FG Length 2. Stephen Gostkowski 41 43 95.3 at Miami (10/23/11) OT 52 3. Nick Folk 38 40 95.0 at San Diego (11/27/11) OT 37 4. Shayne Graham 62 68 91.2 at Minnesota (12/4/11) 4 23 5. Josh Brown 64 71 90.1 vs. Chicago (12/11/11) OT 51
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PRATER SHOWS LEG STRENGTH PRATER STRONG ON KICKOFFS
Broncos kicker Matt Prater owns the highest percentage of field goals A year after leading the NFL in touchback percentage (70.1% / 47-of-67) made from 50+ yards in NFL history (77.8% / 14-of-18) among players in 2011, Broncos kicker Matt Prater finds himself atop the league leaders who started their career after 1970 (min. 10 att.). in 2012 having produced touchbacks on 20-of-24 kickoffs (83.3%). HIGHEST 50-YD. FIELD GOAL PCT., SINCE 1970 NFL MERGER (min 10 att.) He also ranks first in the league with 126 touchbacks on kickoffs since 2008. Player Md. Att. Pct. 1. Matt Prater, Den. 14 18 77.8 HIGHEST TOUCHBACK PERCENTAGE, NFL, 2011-12 2. Robbie Gould, Chi. 12 16 75.0 Player KOs TBs Pct. 3. Tony Zendejas, LAN/Hou. 17 23 73.9 1. Matt Prater, Den. 95 69 72.6 4. Rob Bironas, Ten. 21 29 72.4 2. Olindo Mare, Car. 82 53 64.6 5. Jeff Wilkins, Stl./S.F./Phi. 26 36 72.2 3. Pat McAfee, Ind. 781 52 64.2 MATT PRATER, CAREER FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS FROM 50+ YARDS 4. Billy Cundiff, Was./Bal. 102 62 60.8 Year Md. Att. Pct. 5. Thomas Morstead, N.O. 134 80 59.7 2008 5 6 83.3 2009 2 3 66.7 MOST TOUCHBACKS ON KICKOFFS, 2008-PRES. 2010 2 3 66.7 Player KOs TBs Pct. 2011 3 4 75.0 1. Matt Prater, Den. 308 136 44.2 2012 2 2 100.0 2. Thomas Morstead, N.O. 284 117 41.2 Totals 14 18 75.0 Olindo Mare, Car./Sea. 288 117 40.6 MOST 50-YD. FIELD GOALS, CAREER, BRONCOS HISTORY 4. Michael Koenen, Atl. 328 116 35.4 Player Md. Att. Pct. David Akers, S.F./Phi. 397 116 29.2 1. Jason Elam, 1993-2007 37 61 60.7 2. Matt Prater, 2007-Pres. 14 18 77.8 COLQUITT SETS FRANCHISE PUNTING MARKS 3. Rich Karlis, 1982-88 6 18 33.3 4. Fred Steinfort, 1979-81 5 10 50.0 Broncos punter Britton Colquitt recorded the team single-season records 5. Bobby Howfield, 1968-70 3 9 33.3 for gross and net punting average in 2011, previously held by Tom Rouen Jim Turner, 1971-79 3 13 23.1 (47.6; 1998) and Mike Horan (38.9; 1990), respectively. PRATER’S 50-YARD FIELD GOALS HIGHEST GROSS PUNTING AVERAGE, SINGLE SEASON, BRONCOS HISTORY Player Year No. Yds. Avg. TB In20 Net Kicker Matt Prater tied his career long with a 59-yard field goal against 1. Britton Colquitt 2011 101 4,783 47.4 7 33 40.2 Chicago in Week 14 last season. 2. Tom Rouen 1998 66 3,097 46.9 10 14 37.6 Prater owns three of the six longest field goals in franchise history, with 3. Todd Sauerbrun 2007 47 2,200 46.8 6 14 36.1 his two career 59-yarders trailing only kicker Jason Elam’s NFL record- 4. Brett Kern 2009 46 2,150 46.7 4 13 37.8 tying 63-yarder against Jacksonville in 1998. 5. Tom Rouen 1999 84 3,908 46.5 16 19 35.6 LONGEST FIELD GOALS, BRONCOS HISTORY HIGHEST NET PUNTING AVERAGE, SINGLE SEASON, BRONCOS HISTORY Player Opponent Length Player Year No. Yds. Avg. TB In20 Net 1. Jason Elam vs. Jac., 10/25/98 *63 1. Britton Colquitt 2011 101 4,783 47.4 7 33 40.2 2. Matt Prater vs. Chi., 12/11/11 59 2. Mike Horan 1990 58 2,575 44.4 6 14 38.9 Matt Prater vs. NYJ, 10/17/10 59 3. Tom Rouen 1997 60 2,598 43.3 4 22 38.1 4. Fred Steinfort vs. Was., 10/13/80 57 4. Todd Sauerbrun 2005 72 3,157 43.8 6 24 38.0 5. Matt Prater at K.C., 9/28/08 56 5. Mitch Berger 2009 51 2,142 42.0 2 13 37.9 Jason Elam at Hou., 11/26/95 56 * - tied NFL record COLQUITT’S BIG LEG MATT PRATER 50-YARD FIELD GOALS, CAREER (BY LENGTH) Opponent Length Broncos punter Britton Colquitt owns three of the Top 5 games in franchise 1. vs. Chicago, 12/11/11 59 history in net punting average (min. 4 punts). vs. N.Y. Jets, 10/17/10 59 HIGHEST SINGLE-GAME NET PUNTING AVG., BRONCOS HISTORY 3. at Kansas City, 9/28/08 56 (min. 4 punts) 4. vs. Tampa Bay, 10/5/08 55 Player Opp. (Date No. Avg. 5. at Jacksonville, 9/12/10 54 1. Tom Rouen vs. S.D. (11/11/01) 6 52.3 6. vs. Oakland, 9/30/12 53 2. Britton Colquitt vs. Cin. (9/18/11) 6 51.0 vs. Houston, 9/23/12 53 3. Britton Colquitt at Atl. (9/17/12) 5 50.6 8. at Miami, 10/23/11 52 4. Britton Colquitt at Min. (12/4/11) 6 48.8 vs. San Diego, 9/14/08 52 5. Todd Sauerbrun vs. N.E. (10/16/05) 7 46.9 10. vs. Chicago, 12/11/11 51 vs. Oakland, 12/20/09 51 at Kansas City, 9/28/08 51 13. vs. Miami, 11/2/08 50 at Cincinnati, 9/13/09 50
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COLQUITT A HOUSEHOLD NFL NAME DECADES OF SUCCESS
Denver’s Britton Colquitt and Kansas City’s Dustin Colquitt are the first brothers The Broncos are in their sixth decade of professional football, looking to to punt in the NFL at the same time since 1941 (George and Wes McAfee). build off a body of work that ranks as the most consistent in the NFL in The Colquitt family has produced four NFL punters, including Britton and terms of winning over the last three decades. Dustin’s father, Craig, and uncle, Jimmy. Craig Colquitt won two Super Bowl Denver is one of just four teams to record three 90+ win decades since rings as the Steelers’ punter and Jimmy Colquitt played two games for the 1960 and the only organization to do so in each of the last three decades. Seahawks in 1985. All four Colquitts attended the University of Tennessee. Below is a look at the Broncos’ record by the decade. In its 50-plus sea- COLQUITTS IN THE NFL sons of football, Denver has totaled the ninth-most regular-season wins Player Years GP No. Avg. LG In20 Net (408 / 408-375-10) in the NFL and advanced to the postseason 18 times. Craig Colquitt 1978-84, ‘87 97 431 41.3 74 112 34.8 BRONCOS REGULAR-SEASON RECORD BY DECADE Jimmy Colquitt 1985 2 12 40.1 55 3 34.3 Decade W L T Pct. Playoff Berths Win Rk. Dustin Colquitt 2005-Pres. 115 596 44.5 81 218 38.9 1960s 39 97 4 .287 0 22nd Britton Colquitt 2009-Pres. 37 205 46.2 67 61 38.9 1970s 75 64 5 .539 3 8th 1980s 93 58 1 .615 5 4th WOODYARD A SPECIAL TEAMS STALWART 1990s 94 66 0 .588 5 7th 2000s 93 67 0 .581 4 6th In addition to ranking second on the Broncos in defensive tackles (87) in 2010s 14 22 0 .389 1 - 2011, linebacker Wesley Woodyard led the club in special-teams stops (10) TOTALS 408 375 10 .521 18 9th for the second consecutive season and the third time in his first four years. MOST DECADES WITH 90+ REGULAR SEASON WINS, SINCE 1960 WESLEY WOODYARD’S YEAR-BY-YEAR SPECIAL-TEAMS TACKLE TOTALS Team 90+ Win Decades Decades (Win Total) Year ST Tkls. Team Rk. 1. Denver 3 1980s (93), 1990s (94), 2000s (93) 2008 11 T-1st Green Bay 3 1960s (96), 1990s (93), 2000s (95) 2009 9 T-4th Miami 3 1970s (104), 1980s (94), 1990s (95) Pittsburgh 3 1970s (99), 1990s (93), 2000s (103) 2010 15 1st 2011 10 1st BRONCOS OWN NFL’S LONGEST SCORING STREAK 2012 1 5th The Broncos’ 314-game scoring streak is the longest active streak in the BRONCOS MISCELLANEOUS NOTES league. The streak, which began on Monday Night Football with a 16-13 overtime loss at Seattle on Nov. 30, 1992, is the second-longest such QUICKLY: streak in NFL history. * - Now in their sixth decade of professional football, the Broncos are one of just four teams to record three 90+ win decades since 1960 and the only LONGEST SCORING STREAKS, NFL HISTORY (Regular Season only) organization to do so in each of the last three decades. Team Games Years 1. San Francisco 420 1977-2004 * - The Broncos’ 313-game scoring streak in the regular season is the 2. Denver 314* 1992-Pres. longest active streak in the NFL (dates back to 1992) and ranks second all 3. Indianapolis 293* 1993-Pres. time in league annals. 4. Cleveland 274 1950-71 * - Owner/CEO Pat Bowlen is in his 29th season as owner of the Broncos 5. Minnesota 260 1991-2007 in 2012, and his club’s 265 regular-season wins are tied for second in the *Active Streaks NFL during his tenure. * - The Broncos’ five Super Bowl appearances under Bowlen are the sec- HOME SELLOUT STREAK ond most in the NFL since he purchased the team in 1984. The Broncos have sold out every home game since the beginning of the * - The Broncos are tied for the NFL’s best overall home record (222-87 1970 season with the exception of two replacement games played during / .718) since 1975 and have posted a league-best five undefeated home the 1987 strike (both games were sold out before the strike). schedules in the 16-game regular-season era (since 1978). Denver has thus sold out 328 consecutive regular-season games, which marks the second-longest home sellout streak in the NFL. With postseason games factored in, the total reaches 344. LONGEST HOME SELLOUT STREAKS, REGULAR SEASON, NFL HISTORY Team Games Year Started 1. Washington 352 1967 2. Denver 328 1970 3. Pittsburgh 309 1972 4. N.Y. Giants 291 1974 5. Green Bay 288 1960
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BRONCOS ONE OF NFL’S BEST SINCE MERGER BOWLEN ERA MARKED BY ACHIEVEMENT
After a less than auspicious beginning, the Broncos have become one of Introduced as the majority owner of the Denver Broncos on March 23, the most consistent winners in the NFL. Denver ranks in the top five in the 1984, Pat Bowlen has positioned the Broncos among the league’s top fran- NFL in several categories since the 1970 merger, including Super Bowl chises during the last 29 seasons. berths (6), regular-season wins (369) and regular-season home wins (223). REGULAR-SEASON WINS, NFL, 1984-PRES. SUPER BOWL BERTHS, NFL, SINCE 1970 MERGER Team No. Team No. 1. San Francisco 276 1. Dallas 8 2. Pittsburgh 266 Pittsburgh 8 3. Denver 265 3. New England 7 4. New England 263 4. Denver 6 5. Green Bay 254 N.Y. Giants 254 OVERALL WINS, NFL, SINCE 1970 MERGER Team No. OVERALL WINS, NFL, 1984-PRES. 1. Pittsburgh 431 Team No. 1. San Francisco 296 2. Dallas 415 2. Pittsburgh 285 3. Miami 407 New England 285 4. San Francisco 394 4. Denver 281 5. Denver 387 5. N.Y. Giants 273 REGULAR-SEASON WINS, NFL, SINCE 1970 MERGER DIVISION TITLES, NFL, 1984-PRES. Team No. Team No. 1. Pittsburgh 398 1. San Francisco 13 2. Miami 387 2. Pittsburgh 12 3. Dallas 383 New England 12 4. Denver 369 4. Chicago 10 5. Minnesota 368 5. Denver 9 San Francisco 368 Dallas 9 REGULAR-SEASON HOME WINS, NFL, SINCE 1970 MERGER Indianapolis 9 Team No. PLAYOFF APPEARANCES, NFL, 1984-PRES. 1. Pittsburgh 236 Team No. 2. Denver 223 1, San Francisco 17 3. Miami 219 2. Pittsburgh 16 4. Dallas 218 3. Philadelphia 15 Minnesota 218 New England 15 5. Denver 14 CONFERENCE CHAMP. GAMES, NFL, SINCE 1970 MERGER Green Bay 14 Team No. Indianapolis 14 1. Pittsburgh 15 Minnesota 14 2. Dallas 14 N.Y. Giants 14 3. San Francisco 13 Ten./Hou. 14 4. Oakland 11 CONFERENCE CHAMP. GAMES, NFL, 1984-PRES. 5. St. Louis 9 Team No. 6. Denver, Min., N.E. 8 1. San Francisco 9 2. New England 8 HOME, SWEET HOME Pittsburgh 8 4. Denver 7 The Broncos own the NFL’s second-best home record since 1975 in the regular season and postseason with a 222-87 (.718) mark. SUPER BOWL APPEARANCES, NFL, 1984-PRES. Team No. TOP HOME RECORDS, NFL, 1975-PRES. 1. New England 7 Team Regular Season Postseason Total Pct. 2. Denver, NYG 5 1. Pittsburgh 208-81-1 (.719) 16-7 (.696) 226-88-1 .719 3. Buf., Pit. S.F. 4 Denver 209-84-0 (.713) 13-3 (.813) 222-87-0 .718 SUPER BOWL WINS, NFL, 1984-PRES. 3. Baltimore 91-39-1 (.698) 2-2 (.500) 93-41-1 .693 Team No. 4. Dallas 190-101-0 (.653) 15-5 (.750) 205-106-0 .659 1. San Francisco 4 5. Minnesota 192-100-1 (.657) 8-5 (.615) 200-105-1 .655 2. Dallas 3 New England 188-103-0 (.646) 13-3 (.813) 201-106-0 .655 New England 3 New York Giants 3 5. Den., G.B., Pit., Was. 2
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BRONCOS ALL-TIME YEAR-BY-YEAR RECORDS BRONCOS SUCCESSFUL IN OVERTIME
YEAR PRESEASON REG. SEASON PLAYOFFS The Denver Broncos rank first in the NFL with a 25-15-2 (.620) record in 1960 ...... 0-5 ...... 4-9-1 ...... 0-0 regular-season overtime games since the system was instituted in 1974. 1961 ...... 1-4 ...... 3-11 ...... 0-0 Last season, Denver posted a 3-0 record in overtime games during the 1962 ...... 2-2 ...... 7-7 ...... 0-0 regular season and earned a fourth in their 29-23 win over Pittsburgh in 1963 ...... 2-3 ...... 2-11-1 ...... 0-0 their AFC Wild Card matchup. 1964 ...... 2-3 ...... 2-11-1 ...... 0-0 BEST RECORDS IN OVERTIMES GAMES, REGULAR SEASON, NFL HISTORY 1965 ...... 1-4 ...... 4-10 ...... 0-0 Team W L T Pct. 1966 ...... 1-3 ...... 4-10 ...... 0-0 1. Denver 25 15 2 .620 1967 ...... 3-1 ...... 3-11 ...... 0-0 2. Washington 22 14 1 .608 1968 ...... 1-4 ...... 5-9 ...... 0-0 3. Buffalo 18 12 0 .600 1969 ...... 1-4 ...... 5-8-1 ...... 0-0 4. Arizona 22 15 2 .589 1970 ...... 3-2 ...... 5-8-1 ...... 0-0 5. Jacksonville 7 5 0 .583 1971 ...... 1-4 ...... 4-9-1 ...... 0-0 1972 ...... 2-3 ...... 5-9 ...... 0-0 ELWAY MAKES HIS MARK ON ROSTER 1973 ...... 2-3 ...... 7-5-2 ...... 0-0 1974 ...... 4-2 ...... 7-6-1 ...... 0-0 John Elway enters his second season with the club in his current role as 1975 ...... 3-3 ...... 6-8 ...... 0-0 Executive Vice President of Football Operations. 1976 ...... 5-2 ...... 9-5 ...... 0-0 In addition to upgrading the roster with key veteran acquisitions such as 1977 ...... 5-1 ...... 12-2 ...... 2-1 (S.B. loss) quarterback Peyton Manning and running back Willis McGahee, Elway 1978 ...... 2-2 ...... 10-6 ...... 0-1 signed 11-time Pro Bowl cornerback Champ Bailey to an extension in 2011. 1979 ...... 3-1 ...... 10-6 ...... 0-1 Of the 16 draft picks made by the Broncos the last two seasons, 15 of 1980 ...... 2-2 ...... 8-8 ...... 0-0 those players are currently with the team. Additionally, four college free 1981 ...... 2-2 ...... 10-6 ...... 0-0 agents during the last two years are on Denver’s active roster. 1982 ...... 4-0 ...... 2-7 ...... 0-0 Below is a look at the free agent starters signed the last two offseasons: 1983 ...... 3-1 ...... 9-7 ...... 0-1 NT Justin Bannan - The 11th-year veteran has missed just two regular-sea- 1984 ...... 3-1 ...... 13-3 ...... 0-1 son games over the last five years, combining to play 83 games (53 starts) 1985 ...... 2-2 ...... 11-5 ...... 0-0 during that span. 1986 ...... 2-2 ...... 11-5 ...... 2-1 (S.B. loss) SS Mike Adams - Listed as Denver’s starting strong safety, he posted three 1987 ...... 3-2 ...... 10-4-1 ...... 2-1 (S.B. loss) interceptions with Cleveland last year on the league’s No. 2 ranked pass 1988 ...... 3-1 ...... 8-8 ...... 0-0 defense. 1989 ...... 2-2 ...... 11-5 ...... 2-1 (S.B. loss) 1990 ...... 3-2 ...... 5-11 ...... 0-0 TE Joel Dreessen - Started at least 10 games in each of the last three sea- 1991 ...... 2-3 ...... 12-4 ...... 1-1 sons and owns 11 receiving touchdowns over that stretch, 1992 ...... 1-4 ...... 8-8 ...... 0-0 QB Peyton Manning - The only four-time MVP in league history signed 1993 ...... 2-2 ...... 9-7 ...... 0-1 with Denver on March 21. 1994 ...... 2-3 ...... 7-9 ...... 0-0 RB Willis McGahee - Posted his fourth career 1,000-yard rushing season 1995 ...... 3-2 ...... 8-8 ...... 0-0 and was named to his second Pro Bowl after helping the club lead the NFL 1996 ...... 3-1 ...... 13-3 ...... 0-1 with a team-record 2,632 yards on the ground. 1997 ...... 3-2 ...... 12-4 ...... 4-0 (S.B. win) CB Tracy Porter - Opened 39-of-43 games in his first four NFL seasons 1998 ...... 3-1 ...... 14-2 ...... 3-0 (S.B. win) with New Orleans in addition to starting six postseason contests for the 1999 ...... 3-2 ...... 6-10 ...... 0-0 Saints. 2000 ...... 4-0 ...... 11-5 ...... 0-1 2011 DRAFT PICKS/CFAs CURRENTLY WITH THE BRONCOS 2001 ...... 3-1 ...... 8-8 ...... 0-0 Player Pos. GP GS 2002 ...... 3-1 ...... 9-7 ...... 0-0 Jeremy Beal* DE 0 0 2003 ...... 3-1 ...... 10-6 ...... 0-1 Quinton Carter SS 17 10 2004 ...... 2-3 ...... 10-6 ...... 0-1 Orlando Franklin RT 17 17 2005 ...... 4-0 ...... 13-3 ...... 1-1 Virgil Green TE 15 3 2006 ...... 3-1 ...... 9-7 ...... 0-0 Chris Harris^ CB 17 4 2007 ...... 2-2 ...... 7-9 ...... 0-0 Nate Irving WLB 17 0 2008 ...... 2-2 ...... 8-8 ...... 0-0 Von Miller SLB 16 16 2009 ...... 1-3 ...... 8-8 ...... 0-0 Mike Mohamed# LB 3 0 2010 ...... 1-3 ...... 4-12 ...... 0-0 Rahim Moore FS 16 8 2011 ...... 2-2 ...... 8-8 ...... 1-1 Julius Thomas TE 6 1 2012 ...... 2-2 ...... 2-3 ...... 0-0 *Spent the 2011 season on Denver’s practice squad; Currently on IR. TOTAL . .127-114 (.527) . .408-375-10 (.521) . . . .18-16 (.529) ^College free agent #Practice squad
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ELWAY’S IMPACT, cont. FOX DELIVERS DIVISION TITLE IN FIRST YEAR
2012 DRAFT PICKS/CFAs CURRENTLY WITH THE BRONCOS John Fox joined Red Miller (1977) last season as the only two individu- Player Pos. Rd. (Ovr.) als in franchise history to lead the club to a division title in his first year as Philip Blake* G/C 4 (108) head coach. Omar Bolden CB 4 (101) Overall, Fox is one of three head coaches to lead the Broncos to the post- Aaron Brewer LS CFA season in his first year. Ronnie Hillman RB 3 (67) HEAD COACHES TO LEAD DENVER TO THE POSTSEASON Duke Ihenacho SS CFA Malik Jackson DL 5 (137) IN FIRST YEAR WITH THE CLUB Steven Johnson MLB CFA Coach Year W L T Div. Finish Brock Osweiler QB 2 (57) Red Miller 1977 12 2 0 First Danny Trevathan WLB 6 (188) Wade Phillips 1993 9 7 0 Third Derek Wolfe DE 2 (36) John Fox 2011 8 8 0 First *Currently on injured reserve FOX IN SELECT COMPANY
FOX COMPLETES FIRST YEAR John Fox is just the third head coach since the 1970 NFL merger to inher- AS BRONCOS HEAD COACH IN 2011 it a team that won four or fewer games the season before and lead it to a division title and at least one postseason win. John Fox was named the 14th head coach in Denver Broncos history on Jan. 13, 2011. He joined Denver after spending the previous nine seasons HEAD COACHES TO WIN DIVISION TITLE AND PLAYOFF GAME IN FIRST as head coach of the Carolina Panthers. YEAR AFTER INHERITING A TEAM THAT WON FOUR OR FEWER GAMES Below is a look at the overall records (regular season and playoffs) for all Coach Team Year Prev. Yr. Playoffs (Rec.) of Denver’s head coaches in the club’s 50-year history. Bobby Ross San Diego 1992 4-12 Divisional Playoffs (1-1) Sean Payton New Orleans 2006 3-13 NFC Champ. Game (1-1) BRONCOS ALL-TIME HEAD COACHES’ OVERALL RECORDS John Fox Denver 2011 4-12 Divisional Playoffs (1-1) Head Coach Years W L T Pct. Frank Filchock 1960-61 7 20 1 .268 PRO BOWL PLAYERS COACHED BY FOX Jack Faulkner 1962-64 9 22 1 .297 Mac Speedie* 1964-66 6 19 1 .250 Broncos Head Coach John Fox has coached 27 players who have earned Ray Malavasi* 1966 4 8 0 .333 a total of 51 Pro Bowl selections at 11 different positions during his coach- Lou Saban 1967-71 20 42 3 .331 ing career. Jerry Smith* 1971 2 3 0 .400 PRO BOWL PLAYERS COACHED BY FOX AS John Ralston 1972-76 34 33 3 .507 Red Miller 1977-80 42 25 0 .627 A POSITION COACH, COORDINATOR OR HEAD COACH Dan Reeves 1981-92 117 79 1 .596 Player Position Pro Bowls Years Wade Phillips 1993-94 16 17 0 .485 Jesse Armstead Linebacker 5 1997-2001 Champ Bailey Cornerback 1 2011 Mike Shanahan 1995-2008 146 91 0 .616 Jon Beason Linebacker 3 2008-10 Josh McDaniels 2009-10 11 17 0 .393 Gill Byrd Cornerback 1 1992 Eric Studesville* 2010 1 3 0 .250 Ryan Clady Offensive Tackle 1 2011 John Fox 2011-12 11 12 0 .478 Stephen Davis Running Back 1 2003 * - Interim head coach Brian Dawkins Safety 1 2011 Jake Delhomme Quarterback 1 2005 FOX AMONG WINNINGEST NFL COACHES Elvis Dumervil Defensive End 1 2011 Mark Fields Linebacker 1 2004 Over the course of his 11-year head coaching career (2002-12), John Fox Jordan Gross Offensive Tackle 2 2008, ‘10 Kris Jenkins Defensive Tackle 3 2002-03, ‘06 ranks fourth among active NFL coaches with 89 overall victories. Ryan Kalil Center 2 2009-10 Among active coaches, only New England’s Bill Belichick (136), Terry McDaniel Cornerback 2 1994-95 Philadelphia’s Andy Reid (109) and the N.Y. Giants’ Tom Coughlin (90) have Willis McGahee Running Back 1 2011 posted more overall wins than Fox over the last 11 seasons. Chester McGlockton Defensive Tackle 2 1994-95 Von Miller Linebacker 1 2011 MOST OVERALL WINS, ACTIVE NFL HEAD COACHES, 2002-11 Dan Morgan Linebacker 1 2004 Coach Reg. Season. Postseason Total Muhsin Muhammad Wide Receiver 1 2004 1. Bill Belichick, N.E. 126 12 138 Julius Peppers Defensive End 5 2004-06, ‘08-09 2. Andy Reid, Phi. 102 7 109 Mike Rucker Defensive End 1 2003 3. Tom Coughlin, NYG, Jac. 83 7 90 Todd Sauerbrun Punter 2 2002-03 4. John Fox, Den./Car. 83 6 89 Steve Smith Wide Receiver 3 2005-06, ‘08 Michael Strahan Defensive End 4 1997-99, 2000 5. Mike Shanahan, Was./Den. 79 1 80 Mike Wahle Offensive Guard 1 2005 DeAngelo Williams Running Back 1 2009 Rod Woodson Cornerback 3 1989-91 Totals 27 plrs./11 pos. 51 DENVER at san diego — 22 — monday, oct. 15, 2012 denver broncos 2012 weekly release MISCELLANEOUS NOTES
FOX’S YEAR-BY-YEAR COACHING BREAKDOWN 2012 BRONCOS COACHING/PERSONNEL STAFF Year Team Reg. Season Postseason OFFENSIVE STAFF 2002 Carolina 7-9 Mike McCoy ...... Offensive Coordinator Clancy Barone ...... Tight Ends 2003 Carolina 11-5 S.B. XXXVIII (3-1) Brian Callahan ...... Quality Control-Offense 2004 Carolina 7-9 Adam Gase ...... Quarterbacks 2005 Carolina 11-5 NFC Champ. Game (2-1) Dave Magazu ...... Offensive Line 2006 Carolina 8-8 Eric Studesville ...... Running Backs 2007 Carolina 7-9 Tyke Tolbert ...... Wide Receivers 2008 Carolina 12-4 Playoffs (0-1) DEFENSIVE STAFF 2009 Carolina 8-8 Jack Del Rio ...... Defensive Coordinator 2010 Carolina 2-14 Sam Garnes ...... Assistant Secondary Ron Milus ...... Secondary 2011 Denver 8-8 Playoffs (1-1) Jay Rodgers ...... Defensive Line 2012 Denver 2-3 Richard Smith ...... Linebackers BREAKDOWN OF JOHN FOX’S RECORD COACHING FOOTBALL Cory Undlin ...... Quality Control-Defense Category W L T Pct. SPECIAL TEAMS STAFF Regular season record as an NFL head coach 83 82 0 .503 Jeff Rodgers ...... Special Teams Coordinator Postseason record as an NFL head coach 6 4 -- .600 Keith Burns ...... Assistant Special Teams Overall record as an NFL head coach 89 86 0 .509 STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING Regular season record as an NFL assistant coach 105 86 1 .549 Luke Richesson ...... Strength and Conditioning Jason George ...... Assistant Strength and Conditioning Postseason record as an NFL assistant coach 4 4 -- .500 Mike Eubanks ...... Assistant Strength and Conditioning Overall record as an NFL assistant coach 109 90 1 .548 Anthony Lomando ...... Assistant Strength and Conditioning Overall record as an NFL coach 198 176 1 .529 FOOTBALL OPERATIONS Regular season record as a collegiate assistant coach 54 54 4 .500 John Elway ...... Executive V.P. of Football Operations Postseason record as a collegiate assistant coach 1 1 -- .500 Matt Russell ...... Director of Player Personnel Overall record as a collegiate assistant coach 55 55 4 .500 Mike Sullivan ...... Director of Football Administration Overall record coaching football 253 231 5 .522 Mark Thewes ...... Director of Team Administration COLLEGE SCOUTING Lenny McGill ...... Assistant Director of College Scouting Adam Peters ...... National Scout Dave Bratten ...... College Scouting Coord./Midwest Area Scout Eugene Armstrong ...... Mid-South Area Scout Scott DiStefano ...... Midwest Area Scout Cornell Green ...... Southwest Area Scout Nick Schiralli ...... Atlantic Area Scout Brian Stark ...... West Coast Scout PRO PERSONNEL Keith Kidd ...... Director of Pro Personnel Anthony Kelly ...... Assistant Director of Pro Personnel Dave Ziegler ...... Pro Scout
DENVER at san diego — 23 — monday, oct. 15, 2012 THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED
(REFLECTS THE LAST TIME EACH INDIVIDUAL STATISTIC OCCURRED IN THE REGULAR SEASON AND PLAYOFFS) - 2012 PERFORMANCES BOLDED; SUPER BOWL PERFORMANCES IN ITALICS
100 YARDS RUSHING: FIVE RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS: Broncos: Willis McGahee, 19-112, 1 TD, vs. Oakland, 9/30/12 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: Stevan Ridley, 28-151, 1 TD, at New England, 10/7/12 Opponents: Has never happened Playoffs: Jamal Lewis, 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: Peyton Manning, 31-44, 345 yds., 3 TD, 0 INT, at New England, 10/7/12 Playoffs: Has never happened Playoffs: Tim Tebow, 10-21, 316 yds., 2 TD, 0 INT, vs. Pittsburgh, 1/8/12 Opponents: Jamaal Charles, 25-259, 2 TD, vs. Kansas City, 1/3/10 Opponents: Tom Brady, 23-34, 320 yds., 2 TD, 0 INT, vs. New England, 12/18/11 Playoffs: Tim Smith, 23-204, 2TD, vs. Washington, 1/31/88 Playoffs: Tom Brady, 26-34, 363 yds., 6 TD, 1 INT, at New England, 1/14/12
TWO 100-YARD RUSHERS: 400 YARDS PASSING: Broncos: Willis McGahee (163) and Tim Tebow (118), at Oakland, 11/6/11 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: Aaron Rodgers, 29-38, 408 yds., 4 TD, 1 INT, at Green Bay, 10/2/11 Playoffs: Has never happened Playoffs: Peyton Manning, 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 (112) and Demaryius Thomas (103), vs. Oakland, 9/30/12 Broncos: Peyton Manning, 31-44, 345 yds., 3 TD, 0 INT, at New England, 10/7/12 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: Stevan Ridley (151) and Wes Welker (104), at New England, 10/7/12 Opponents: Matt Schaub, 17-30, 290 yds., 4 TD, 1 INT, vs. Houston, 9/23/12 Playoffs: Tim Smith (204) and Ricky Sanders (193), vs. Washington, 1/31/88 Playoffs: Tom Brady, 26-34, 363 yds., 6 TD, 1 INT, at New England, 1/14/12
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: Matt Schaub, 17-30, 290 yds., 4 TD, 1 INT, vs. Houston, 9/23/12 Playoffs: Has never happened Playoffs: Tom Brady, 26-34, 363 yds., 6 TD, 1 INT, at New England, 1/14/12
100-YARD RUSHER, 300-YARD PASSER, 100-YARD RECEIVER: FIVE TOUCHDOWN PASSES: Broncos: Willis McGahee (112), Peyton Manning (338), Demaryius Thomas (103), vs. Oakland, 9/30/12 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: Tom Brady, 26-34, 363 yds., 6 TD, 1 INT, at New England, 1/14/12
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., Broncos: Has never happened 10/15/00 Playoffs: Has never happened Playoffs: Has never happened Opponents: Len Dawson, 23-38, 435 yds., 6 TD, 0 INT, at Kansas City, 11/1/64 Opponents: R. Grant (104 rush), B. Favre (331 pass), G. Jennings (141 rec.), J. Jones (107 rec.) vs. G.B., 10/29/07 - OT Playoffs: Tom Brady, 26-34, 363 yds., 6 TD, 1 INT, at New England, 1/14/12 Playoffs: Has never happened 100 YARDS RECEIVING: 100-YARD RUSHER AND 300-YARD PASSER: Broncos: Demaryius Thomas, 9-188, 0 TD, at New England, 10/7/12 Broncos: Willis McGahee (112) and Peyton Manning (338), vs. Oakland, 9/30/12 Playoffs: Demaryius Thomas, 4-204, 1 TD, vs. Pittsburgh, 1/8/12 Playoffs: Terrell Davis (102) and John Elway (336), vs. Atlanta, 1/31/99 Opponents: Wes Welker, 13-104, 1 TD, at New England, 10/7/12 Opponents: Ryan Mathews (120) and Philip Rivers (313), vs. San Diego, 1/2/11 Playoffs: Rob Gronkowski, 10-145, 3 TD, at New England, 1/14/12 Playoffs: Tim Smith (204) and Doug Williams (340), vs. Washington, 1/31/88 200 YARDS RECEIVING: 100-YARD RECEIVER AND 300-YARD PASSER: Broncos: Jabar Gaffney, 14-213, 0 TD, vs. Kansas City, 1/3/10 Broncos: Demaryius Thomas (103) and Peyton Manning (338), vs. Oakland, 9/30/12 Playoffs: Demaryius Thomas, 4-204, 1 TD, vs. Pittsburgh, 1/8/12 Playoffs: Demaryius Thomas (204) and Tim Tebow (316), vs. Pittsburgh, 1/8/12 Opponents: Torrance Small, 6-200, 2 TD, vs. New Orleans, 12/24/94 Opponents: Aaron Hernandez (129) and Tom Brady (320), vs. New England, 12/18/11 Playoffs: Reggie Wayne, 10-221, 2 TD, at Indianapolis, 1/9/05 Playoffs: Rob Gronkowski (145) and Tom Brady (363), at New England, 1/14/12 TWO 100-YARD RECEIVERS: TWO 100-YARD RECEIVERS AND 300-YARD PASSER: Broncos: Brandon Lloyd (115), Eddie Royal (113) at Tennessee, 10/3/10 Broncos: Brandon Lloyd (115), Eddie Royal (113) and Kyle Orton (341), at Tennessee 10/3/10 Playoffs: Has never happened Playoffs: Has never happened Opponents: Jerome Simpson (136) and A.J. Green (124), vs. Cincinnati, 9/18/11 Opponents: Jerome Simpson (136), A.J. Green (124) and Andy Dalton (332), vs. Cincinnati, 9/18/11 Playoffs: Reggie Wayne (221) and Dallas Clark (112), at Indianapolis, 1/9/05 Playoffs: Reggie Wayne (221), Dallas Clark (112) and Peyton Manning (458), at Indianapolis, 1/9/05 TWO RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNS: THREE 100-YARD RECEIVERS AND 300-YARD PASSER: Broncos: Demaryius Thomas, 4-144, 2 TD, at Minnesota, 12/18/11 Broncos: Has never happened Playoffs: Clarence Kay, 3-57, 2 TD, vs. Houston, 1/10/88 Playoffs: Has never happened Opponents: Billy Bajema, 3-32, 2 TD, vs. St. Louis, 11/28/10 Opponents: M. Faulk (100), T. Holt (103), A. Hakim (116) and K. Warner (441), vs. St. Louis, 9/4/00 Playoffs: Rob Gronkowski, 10-145, 3 TD, at New England, 1/14/12 Playoffs: Has never happened THREE RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNS: TWO RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS: Broncos: Shannon Sharpe, 7-101, 3 TD, vs. San Diego, 11/16/03 Broncos: Willis McGahee, 22-113, 2 TD, at Atlanta, 9/17/12 Playoffs: Has never happened Playoffs: Mike Anderson, 19-69, 2 TD, vs. New England, 1/14/06 Opponents: Dallas Clark, 5-43, 3 TD, at Indianapolis, 12/13/09 Opponents: Aaron Rodgers, 9-36, 2 TD, at Green Bay, 10/2/11 Playoffs: Rob Gronkowski, 10-145, 3 TD, at New England, 1/14/12 Playoffs: Jamal Lewis, 30-110, 2 TD, at Baltimore, 12/31/00 FOUR RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNS: THREE RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS: Broncos: Has never happened Broncos: Tatum Bell, 17-52, 3 TD, at San Diego, 12/31/05 Playoffs: Has never happened Playoffs: Terrell Davis, 30-157, 3 TD, vs. Green Bay, 1/25/98 Opponents: Lance Alworth, 9-171, 4 TD, vs. San Diego, 12/1/68 Opponents: Ryan Matthews, 26-120, 3 TD, vs. San Diego, 1/2/11 Playoffs: Has never happened Playoffs: Napoleon McCallum, 13-81, 3 TD, at L.A. Raiders, 1/9/94 TWO INTERCEPTIONS: FOUR RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS: Broncos: Champ Bailey, 2, at Oakland, 11/6/11 Broncos: Clinton Portis, 22-218, 5 TD, vs. Kansas City, 12/7/03 Playoffs: Darrien Gordon, 2, vs. Atlanta, 1/31/99 Playoffs: Has never happened Opponents: Derrick Johnson, 2, vs. Kansas City, 1/3/10 Opponents: Curt Warner, 23-126, 4 TD, at Seattle, 12/11/88 Playoffs: David Macklin, 2, at Indianapolis, 1/4/04 Playoffs: Has never happened 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: Dave Rayner, 4, at Buffalo, 12/24/11 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: Nick Novak, 5, vs. San Diego, 10/9/11 Playoffs: Has never happened Playoffs: Has never happened
TWO SACKS: SIX FIELD GOALS: Broncos: Von Miller, 2, at New England, 10/7/12 Broncos: Has never happened Playoffs: Robert Ayers, 2, vs. Pittsburgh, 1/8/12 Playoffs: Has never happened Opponents: J.J. Watt, 2.5, vs. Houston, 9/23/12 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: Eddie Royal, 85 yds., at Oakland, 11/6/11 Playoffs: Has never happened Playoffs: Has never happened Opponents: Chris Kelsay, 3, at Buffalo, 12/24/11 Opponents: Leodis McKelvin, 80 yds., at Buffalo, 12/24/11 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 FUMBLE RECOVERIES: INTERCEPTION RETURN FOR A TOUCHDOWN: Broncos: Elvis Dumervil, 2, vs. Minnesota, 12/30/07 - OT Broncos: Tracy Porter, 43 yds., vs. Pittsburgh, 9/9/12 Playoffs: Has never happened Playoffs: Has never happened Opponents: Glenn Dorsey, 2, at Kansas City, 12/6/09 Opponents: Jairus Byrd, 37 yds., at Buffalo, 12/24/11 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: Spencer Johnson, 17 yds., at Buffalo, 12/24/11 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 16, at San Diego 13, 11/27/11 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 13, Chicago 10, 12/11/09 Playoffs: Has never happened Playoffs: at Denver 29, Pittsburgh 23, 1/8/12 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: Julius Peppers, vs. Chicago, 12/11/11 Playoffs: at Denver 42, Jacksonville 17, 12/27/97 Playoffs: Has never happened Opponents: at Buffalo 40, Denver 14, 12/24/11 Playoffs: at New England 45, Denver 10, 1/14/12 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: Peyton Manning pass to Willis McGahee, vs. Pittsburgh, 9/9/12 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: Matt Schaub sacked in the end zone by Elvis Dumervil, vs. Houston, 9/23/12 THREE FIELD GOALS: Playoffs: Tony Eason sacked in the end zone by Rulon Jones, vs. New England, 1/4/87 Broncos: Matt Prater, 3, vs. Oakland, 9/30/12 Opponents: Willis McGahee tackled in end zone by Jared Allen, at Minnesota, 12/4/11 Playoffs: Matt Prater, 3, vs. Pittsburgh, 1/8/12 Playoffs: Mike Horan runs out of end zone, vs. Cleveland, 1/17/88 Opponents: Dave Rayner, 4, at Buffalo, 12/24/11 Playoffs: Mike Hollis, vs. Jacksonville, 1/4/97 BRONCOS BIG GAMES VS. SAN DIEGO
BRONCOS ALL-TIME 100-YARD RUSHING GAMES (16 / 16 reg., 0 post) — vs. SAN DIEGO PLAYER ...... PERFORMANCE ...... GAME Terrell Davis ...... 26-178, 1 TD ...... Nov. 30, 1997, at San Diego Terrell Davis ...... 30-176, 1 TD ...... Nov. 19, 1995, vs. San Diego Clinton Portis ...... 23-159, 2 TD ...... Dec. 1, 2002, at San Diego Otis Armstrong ...... 18-142, 0 TD ...... Dec. 15, 1974, at San Diego Jon Keyworth ...... 20-132, 0 TD ...... Nov. 30, 1975, vs. San Diego Clinton Portis ...... 12-129, 0 TD ...... Sept. 14, 2003, at San Diego Gaston Green ...... 24-127, 3 TD ...... Sept. 22, 1991, vs. San Diego Willis McGahee ...... 16-125, 0 TD ...... Oct. 9, 2011, vs. San Diego Willis McGahee ...... 23-117, 0 TD ...... Nov. 27, 2011, at San Diego Tatum Bell ...... 17-116, 0 TD ...... Dec. 10, 2006, at San Diego Tony Dorsett ...... 23-113, 1 TD ...... Sept. 11, 1988, vs. San Diego Floyd Little ...... 22-109, 2 TD ...... Nov. 11, 1973, vs. San Diego Olandis Gary ...... 30-108, 2 TD ...... Nov. 7, 1999, at San Diego Bobby Anderson ...... 25-106, 1 TD ...... Oct. 17, 1971, vs. San Diego Clinton Portis ...... 25-106, 0 TD ...... Nov. 16, 2003, vs. San Diego Don Stone ...... 17-104, 1 TD ...... Oct. 6, 1963, vs. San Diego Bobby Humphrey ...... 23-102, 1 TD ...... Oct. 8, 1989, vs. San Diego Clinton Portis ...... 20-102, 0 TD ...... Oct. 6, 2002, vs. San Diego BRONCOS ALL-TIME 100-YARD RECEIVING GAMES (30 / 30 reg., 0 post) — vs. SAN DIEGO PLAYER ...... PERFORMANCE ...... GAME Jimmy Jones ...... 8-128, 2 TD ...... Oct. 20, 1968, at San Diego Rod Smith ...... 11-187, 1 TD ...... Nov. 19, 2000, vs. San Diego Steve Watson ...... 8-178, 2 TD ...... Sept. 27, 1981, vs. San Diego Shannon Sharpe ...... 8-162, 1 TD ...... Dec. 21, 1997, vs. San Diego Shannon Sharpe ...... 13-153, 3 TD ...... Oct. 6, 1996, vs. San Diego Ed McCaffrey ...... 10-148, 2 TD ...... Nov. 19, 2000, vs. San Diego Lionel Taylor ...... 7-142, 2 TD ...... Oct. 6, 1963, vs. San Diego Al Denson ...... 6-140, 2 TD ...... Nov. 23, 1969, at San Diego Shannon Sharpe ...... 8-137, 1 TD ...... Nov. 19, 1995, vs. San Diego Ed McCaffrey ...... 9-133, 1 TD ...... Nov. 8, 1998, vs. San Diego Floyd Little ...... 7-127, 0 TD ...... Oct. 20, 1974, vs. San Diego Ed McCaffrey ...... 7-126, 0 TD ...... Dec. 1, 2002, at San Diego Al Frazier ...... 5-125, 1 TD ...... Nov. 12, 1961, vs. San Diego Eric Crabtree ...... 6-123, 1 TD ...... Oct. 22, 1967, vs. San Diego John Embree ...... 9-122, 1 TD ...... Nov. 23, 1969, at San Diego Shannon Sharpe ...... 6-121, 1 TD ...... Oct. 23, 1994, at San Diego Lionel Taylor ...... 10-119, 0 TD ...... Nov. 12, 1961, vs. San Diego Mike Pritchard ...... 5-119, 1 TD ...... Sept. 4, 1994, vs. San Diego Ricky Nattiel ...... 4-118, 1 TD ...... Nov. 29, 1987, at San Diego Lionel Taylor ...... 7-114, 0 TD ...... Nov. 7, 1965, vs. San Diego Mark Jackson ...... 5-113, 2 TD ...... Oct. 25, 1992, at San Diego Ed McCaffrey ...... 6-113, 1 TD ...... Oct. 6, 2002, vs. San Diego Ed McCaffrey ...... 7-111, 2 TD ...... Nov. 30, 1997, at San Diego Bob Scarpitto ...... 5-108, 2 TD ...... Sept. 11, 1965, at San Diego BRONCOS BIG GAMES VS. SAN DIEGO
BRONCOS ALL-TIME 100-YARD RECEIVING GAMES, cont. Eric Crabtree ...... 8-107, 1 TD ...... Nov. 23, 1967, at San Diego Rod Smith ...... 9-106, 0 TD ...... Jan. 2, 2000, vs. San Diego Ashley Lelie ...... 4-105, 0 TD ...... Dec. 5, 2004, at San Diego Haven Moses ...... 5-103, 1 TD ...... Sept. 21, 1980, vs. San Diego Shannon Sharpe ...... 7-101, 3 TD ...... Nov. 16, 2003, vs. San Diego Rod Smith ...... 8-101, 1 TD ...... Nov. 29, 1998, at San Diego BRONCOS ALL-TIME 300-YARD PASSING GAMES (7 / 7 reg., 0 post) — vs. SAN DIEGO Gus Frerotte ...... 36-58-4, 462 yds., 5 TD ...... Nov. 19, 2000, vs. San Diego John Elway ...... 36-46-2, 371 yds., 3 TD ...... Sept. 4, 1994, vs. San Diego Jay Cutler ...... 36-50-1, 350 yds., 4 TD . . . . .Sept. 14, 2008, vs. San Diego John Elway ...... 21-32-1, 347 yds., 3 TD ...... Nov. 29, 1987, at San Diego John Elway ...... 32-41-1, 323 yds., 4 TD ...... Oct. 6, 1996, vs. San Diego Brian Griese ...... 26-35-1, 316 yds., 2 TD ...... Oct. 6, 2002, vs. San Diego Jay Cutler ...... 33-49-2, 316 yds., 1 TD ...... Dec. 28, 2008, at San Diego BRONCOS PLAYER CAREER STATS VS. SAN DIEGO
SAFETY MIKE ADAMS — vs. SAN DIEGO G/S W-L UT A TT S-Yds. I-Yds. PD FF FR SpTK 10/15/06 vs. S.D.* 1/1 L 5 1 6 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 12/6/09 vs. S.D.^ 1/1 L 6 0 6 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 TOTALS 2/2 0-2 11 1 12 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 * - w/San Francisco; ^ - w/Cleveland DEFENSIVE END ROBERT AYERS — vs. SAN DIEGO G/S W-L UT A TT S-Yds. I-Yds. PD FF FR SpTK 10/19/09 at S.D. 1/0 W 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1/2/11 vs. S.D. 1/1 L 4 0 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 10/9/11 vs. S.D. 1/1 L 3 2 5 1-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 11/27/11 at S.D. 1/1 W 3 0 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 TOTALS 4/3 2-2 12 2 14 1-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 CORNERBACK CHAMP BAILEY — vs. SAN DIEGO G/S W-L UT A TT S-Yds. I-Yds. PD FF FR SpTK 9/9/01 at S.D.* 1/1 L 4 0 4 0-0 1-5 1 0 1 0 9/26/04 vs. S.D. 1/1 W 4 2 6 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 12/5/04 at S.D. 1/1 L 6 0 6 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 9/18/05 vs. S.D. 1/1 W 3 1 4 0-0 1-25 1 0 0 0 12/31/05 at S.D. 1/1 W 9 0 9 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 0 11/19/06 vs. S.D. 1/1 L 4 1 5 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 12/10/06 at S.D. 1/1 L 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 10/7/07 vs. S.D. 1/1 L 4 1 5 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 12/24/07 at S.D. 1/1 L 8 0 8 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 9/14/08 vs. S.D. 1/1 W 6 1 7 0-0 1-0 1 0 0 1 12/28/08 at S.D. 1/1 L 6 3 9 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 10/19/09 at S.D. 1/1 W 7 0 7 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 0 11/22/09 vs. S.D. 1/1 L 6 0 6 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 11/22/10 at S.D. 1/1 L 3 0 3 0-0 1-0 1 0 0 0 10/9/11 vs. S.D. 1/1 L 4 1 5 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 11/27/11 at S.D. 1/1 W 4 0 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 TOTALS 16/16 6-10 80 10 90 0-0 4-30 12 1 1 1 * - w/Washington RUNNING BACK LANCE BALL — vs. SAN DIEGO RUSHING RECEIVING G/S W/L Att. Yds. Avg. LG TD Rec. Yds. Avg. LG TD 11/22/10 at S.D. 1/0 L 1 1 1.0 1 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 1/2/11 vs. S.D. 1/0 L 6 21 3.5 17 0 1 6 6.0 6 0 10/9/11 vs. S.D. 1/0 L 0 0 0.0 — 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 11/27/11 at S.D. 1/0 W 4 19 4.8 7 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 TOTALS 4/0 1-3 11 41 3.7 17 0 1 6 6.0 6 0 DEFENSIVE TACKLE JUSTIN BANNAN — vs. SAN DIEGO G/S W-L UT A TT S-Yds. I-Yds. PD FF FR SpTK 12/15/02 vs. S.D.# 1/0 W 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 11/20/05 at S.D.# 1/0 L 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 10/1/06 vs. S.D.^ 1/1 W 3 1 4 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 11/25/07 at S.D.^ 1/0 L 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 9/20/09 at S.D.^ 1/0 W 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 11/22/10 at S.D. 1/1 L 2 1 3 1-8 0-0 0 0 0 0 1/2/11 vs. S.D.* 1/1 L 2 1 3 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 TOTALS 4/3 2-2 12 2 14 1-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 * -w/ St. Louis; ^ -w/Baltimore; # -w/Buffalo BRONCOS PLAYER CAREER STATS VS. SAN DIEGO
LINEBACKER KEITH BROOKING — vs. SAN DIEGO G/S W-L UT A TT S-Yds. I-Yds. PD FF FR SpTK 10/17/04 vs. S.D.* 1/1 W 6 1 7 0-0 1-2 1 0 0 0 11/30/08 at S.D.* 1/1 W 5 2 7 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 12/13/09 vs. S.D.* 1/1 L 6 1 7 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 TOTALS 3/3 2-1 17 4 21 0-0 1-2 1 0 0 0 * -w/Atlanta; ^ -w/Dallas SAFETY DAVID BRUTON — vs. SAN DIEGO G/S W-L UT A TT S-Yds. I-Yds. PD FF FR SpTK 10/19/09 at S.D. 1/0 W 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 11/22/09 vs. S.D. 1/0 L 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 11/22/10 at S.D. 1/0 L 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 1/2/11 vs. S.D. 1/0 L 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 10/9/11 vs. S.D. 1/0 L 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 11/27/11 at S.D. 1/0 W 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 TOTALS 5/0 1-4 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 4 WIDE RECEIVER ANDRE CALDWELL — vs. SAN DIEGO RECEIVING RUSHING G/S W-L Rec. Yds. Avg. LG TD Att. Yds. Avg. LG TD 12/20/09 at S.D* 1/1 L 5 22 4.4 16 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 12/26/10 vs. S.D.* 1/1 W 4 87 21.8 44 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 TOTALS 2/2 1-1 9 109 12.1 44 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 * -w/Cincinnati PUNTER BRITTON COLQUITT — vs. SAN DIEGO G/S W-L No. Yds. Avg. Net TB IN 20 LG 11/22/10 at S.D. 1/0 L 9 335 37.2 33.2 0 1 50 1/2/11 vs. S.D. 1/0 L 5 257 51.4 32.4 0 2 57 10/9/11 vs. S.D. 1/0 L 6 322 53.7 42.8 0 1 60 11/27/11 at S.D. 1/0 W 9 391 43.4 37.2 2 3 61 TOTALS 4/0 1-3 29 1,305 45.0 36.3 2 7 61 WIDE RECEIVER ERIC DECKER — vs. SAN DIEGO RECEIVING KICK RETURNS G/S W-L Rec. Yds. Avg. LG TD KR Yds. Avg. LG TD 11/22/10 at S.D. 1/0 L 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 1/2/11 vs. S.D. 1/0 L 2 22 11.0 16 1 4 102 25.5 30 0 10/9/11 vs. S.D. 1/0 L 2 -4 -2.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 11/27/11 at S.D. 1/1 W 3 65 21.7 39 1 2 50 25.0 34 0 TOTALS 4/1 1-3 7 83 11.9 39 1 6 152 25.3 34 0 TIGHT END JOEL DREESSEN — vs. SAN DIEGO RECEIVING RUSHING G/S W-L Rec. Yds. Avg. LG TD Att. Yds. Avg. LG TD 11/6/05 vs. S.D.* 1/0 L 0 0 0.0 — 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 10/28/07 at S.D.^ 1/0 L 1 28 28.0 28t 1 0 0 0.0 — 0 11/7/10 vs. S.D.^ 1/1 L 5 67 13.4 24 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 TOTALS 3/1 0-3 6 95 15.8 28t 1 0 0 0.0 — 0 BRONCOS PLAYER CAREER STATS VS. SAN DIEGO
DEFENSIVE END ELVIS DUMERVIL — vs. SAN DIEGO G/S W-L UT A TT S-Yds. I-Yds. PD FF FR SpTK 11/19/06 vs. S.D. 1/0 L 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 12/10/06 at S.D. 1/0 L 0 1 1 1-7 0-0 0 0 0 0 10/7/07 vs. S.D. 1/1 L 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 0 12/24/07 vs. S.D. 1/1 L 4 1 5 1-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 9/14/08 vs. S.D. 1/1 W 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 10/28/08 at S.D. 1/1 L 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 10/19/09 vs. S.D. 1/1 W 4 1 5 2-7 0-0 0 1 0 0 11/22/2/09 vs. S.D. 1/1 L 2 1 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 10/9/11 vs. S.D. 1/1 L 3 0 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 11/27/11 at S.D. 1/1 W 3 2 5 2-23 0-0 0 0 0 0 TOTALS 10/8 3-8 21 6 27 6-37 0-0 3 1 0 0 TIGHT END VIRGIL GREEN — vs. SAN DIEGO RECEIVING RUSHING G/S W-L Rec. Yds. Avg. LG TD Att. Yds. Avg. LG TD 10/9/11 vs. S.D. 1/0 L 0 0 0.0 — 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 TOTALS 1/0 0-1 0 0 0.0 — 0000.0— 0 ADDITIONAL STATISTICS — One special teams tackle vs. S.D. (10/9/11). CORNERBACK CHRIS HARRIS — vs. SAN DIEGO G/S W-L UT A TT S-Yds. I-Yds. PD FF FR SpTK 10/9/11 vs. S.D. 1/0 L 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 11/27/11 at S.D. 1/0 W 4 1 5 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 TOTALS 2/0 1-1 4 1 5 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 LINEBACKER NATE IRVING — vs. SAN DIEGO G/S W-L UT A TT S-Yds. I-Yds. PD FF FR SpTK 10/9/11 vs. S.D. 1/0 L 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 11/27/11 at S.D. 1/0 W 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 TOTALS 2/0 1-1 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 SAFETY JIM LEONHARD — vs. SAN DIEGO G/S W-L UT A TT S-Yds. I-Yds. PD FF FR SpTK 11/20/05 at S.D.* 1/0 L 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 12/3/06 vs. S.D.* 1/0 L 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 10/23/11 vs. S.D. ^ 1/1 W 2 1 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 TOTALS 3/1 1-2 2 1 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 POSTSEASON 1/17/10 at S.D.^ 1/1 W 6 0 6 0-0 1-11 2 0 0 0 TOTALS 1/1 1-0 6 0 6 0-0 1-11 2 0 0 0 * -w/Buffalo; ^ -w/N.Y. Jets QUARTERBACK PEYTON MANNING — vs. SAN DIEGO PASSING RUSHING G/S W/L Att. Cmp. Pct. Yds. TD INT LG S-Yds. Rtg. Att. Yds. Avg. LG TD 10/4/98 vs. S.D.* 1/1 W 23 12 52.2 137 1 1 27 0-0 66.8 9/26/99 at S.D.* 1/1 W 54 29 53.7 404 2 1 46 0-0 82.6 12/26/04 vs. S.D.* 1/1 W 44 27 61.4 383 2 1 35 4-23 95.2 12/18/05 vs. S.D.* 1/1 L 45 26 57.8 336 1 2 36 4-22 70.2 11/11/07 at S.D.* 1/1 L 56 34 60.7 328 2 6 39 2-17 49.4 11/23/08 st S.D.* 1/1 W 44 32 72.7 255 2 1 29 1-5 92.5 11/28/10 vs. S.D.* 1/1 L 48 31 64.6 285 2 4 30 1-6 59.8 TOTALS 7/7 4-3 314 191 60.8 2,128 12 16 46 12-73 72.5 POSTSEASON 1/13/08 vs. S.D.* 1/1 W 44 32 72.7 255 2 1 55t 0-0 97.7 1/3/09 at S.D.* 1/1 L 42 25 59.5 310 1 0 72t 1-8 90.4 TOTALS 2/2 1-1 86 57 66.3 565 3 1 72t 1-8 94.3 * -w/Indianapolis BRONCOS PLAYER CAREER STATS VS. SAN DIEGO
LINEBACKER JOE MAYS — vs. SAN DIEGO G/S W-L UT A TT S-Yds. I-Yds. PD FF FR SpTK 11/15/09 at. S.D.* 1/0 L 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 3 11/22/10 at S.D. 1/1 L 6 3 9 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 10/9/11 vs. S.D. 1/1 L 8 1 9 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 11/27/11 at S.D. 1/1 W 6 1 7 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 TOTALS 4/3 1-3 20 5 25 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 5 * - w/Philadelphia RUNNING BACK WILLIS McGAHEE — vs. SAN DIEGO RUSHING RECEIVING G/S W/L Att. Yds. Avg. LG TD Rec. Yds. Avg. LG TD 11/20/05 at S.D.* 1/1 L 10 39 3.9 11 0 1 2 2.0 2 0 12/3/06 vs.S.D.* 1/1 L 16 26 1.6 5 1 1 1 1.0 1 0 11/25/07 at S.D.^ 1/1 L 17 59 3.5 13 1 2 2 1.0 1 0 9/20/09 at S.D.^ 1/0 W 15 79 5.3 13 2 2 10 5.0 8 0 10/9/11 vs. S.D. 1/1 L 16 125 7.8 28 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 11/27/11 at S.D. 1/1 W 23 117 5.1 24 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 TOTALS 6/5 2-4 97 445 4.6 28 4 6152.580 * - w/Buffalo; ^ - w/Baltimore LINEBACKER VON MILLER — vs. SAN DIEGO G/S W-L UT A TT S-Yds. I-Yds. PD FF FR SpTK 10/9/11 vs. S.D. 1/1 L 2 0 2 1-6 0-0 0 0 0 0 11/27/11 at S.D. 1/1 W 8 2 10 1-6 0-0 1 0 0 0 TOTALS 2/2 1-1 10 2 12 2-12 0-0 1 0 0 0 SAFETY RAHIM MOORE — vs. SAN DIEGO G/S W-L UT A TT S-Yds. I-Yds. PD FF FR SpTK 10/9/11 vs. S.D. 1/1 L 2 1 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 11/27/11 at S.D. 1/0 W 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 TOTALS 2/1 1-1 2 1 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 RUNNING BACK KNOWSHON MORENO — vs. SAN DIEGO RUSHING RECEIVING G/S W/L Att. Yds. Avg. LG TD Rec. Yds. Avg. LG TD 10/19/09 at S.D. 1/1 W 18 44 2.4 6 0 1 -1 -1.0 -1 0 11/22/09 vs. S.D. 1/1 L 10 80 8.0 36 0 1 6 6.0 6 0 11/22/10 at S.D. 1/1 L 13 58 4.5 12 1 7 62 8.9 19 0 1/2/11 vs. S.D. 1/1 L 6 41 6.8 35 0 1 2 2.0 2 0 10/9/11 vs. S.D. 1/0 L 0 0 0.0 0 0 3 40 13.3 28t 1 TOTALS 5/4 1-4 47 223 4.7 26 1 13 109 8.4 28t 1 KICKER MATT PRATER — vs. SAN DIEGO G/S. W-L 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ LG Total Pct. XM-XA Pct. Pts. 12/24/07 at S.D. 1/0 L 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 — 0-0 .000 0-0 1.000 0 9/14/08 vs. S.D. 1/0 W 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 52 1-1 1.000 4-4 1.000 7 12/28/08 at S.D. 1/0 L 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 — 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 1 10/19/09 at S.D. 1/0 W 0-0 1-1 1-1 0-0 0-1 34 2-3 .667 4-4 1.000 10 11/22/9 vs. S.D. 1/0 L 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 23 1-1 1.000 0-0 1.000 3 11/22/10 at S.D. 1/0 L 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 — 0-0 .000 2-2 1.000 2 10/9/11 vs. S.D. 1/0 L 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 35 1-1 1.000 3-3 1.000 6 11/27/11 at S.D. 1/0 W 0-0 1-1 1-1 1-1 0-0 41 3-3 1.000 1-1 1.000 10 TOTALS 8/0 3-5 0-0 3-3 3-3 1-1 1-2 52 8-9 .889 13-14 .929 39 BRONCOS PLAYER CAREER STATS VS. SAN DIEGO
WIDE RECEIVER BRANDON STOKLEY — vs. SAN DIEGO RECEIVING RUSHING G/S W-L Rec. Yds. Avg. LG TD Att. Yds. Avg. LG TD 12/10/00 vs. S.D. 1/0 W 4 55 13.8 22t 1 0 0 0.0 — 0 12/26/04 vs. S.D.^ 1/0 W 7 123 17.6 30 1 0 0 0.0 — 0 12/18/05 vs. S.D.^ 1/0 L 2 29 14.5 24 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 10/7/07 vs. S.D. 1/1 L 1 14 14.0 14 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 9/14/08 at S.D. 1/0 W 3 47 15.7 20 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 12/28/08 at S.D. 1/0 L 4 47 11.8 17 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 10/19/09 at S.D. 1/0 W 3 24 8.0 11 1 0 0 0.0 — 0 11/22/09 vs. S.D. 1/0 L 0 0 0.0 — 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 TOTALS 8/1 4-4 24 339 14.1 30 3000.0— 0 *-w/Baltimore; ^ -w/Indianapolis TIGHT END JACOB TAMME — vs. SAN DIEGO RECEIVING RUSHING G/S W-L Rec. Yds. Avg. LG TD Att. Yds. Avg. LG TD 11/23/08 at S.D.* 1/0 W 0 0 0.0 — 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 11/28/10 vs. S.D.* 1/1 L 7 64 9.1 30 1 0 0 0.0 — 0 TOTALS 8/1 4-4 24 339 14.1 30 3000.0— 0 POSTSEASON 1/3/09 at S.D.* 1/0 L 0 0 0.0 — 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 TOTALS 1/0 L 0 0 0.0 — 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 *-w/Baltimore; ^ -w/Indianapolis WIDE RECEIVER DEMARYIUS THOMAS — vs. SAN DIEGO RECEIVING RUSHING G/S W-L Rec. Yds. Avg. LG TD Att. Yds. Avg. LG TD 11/22/10 at S. D. 1/1 L 3 17 5.7 12 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 1/2/11 vs. S.D. 1/0 L 0 0 0.0 — 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 11/27/11 at S.D. 1/0 W 0 0 0.0 — 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 TOTALS 2/1 0-2 3 17 5.7 12 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 PUNT RETURNS KICK RETURNS G/S W/L PR FC Yds. Avg. LG TD KR Yds. Avg. LG TD 11/22/10 at S.D. 1/1 L 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 3 48 16.0 19 0 1/2/11 vs. S.D. 1/0 L 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 TOTALS 2/1 0-2 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 3 48 16.0 19 0 ADDITIONAL STATISTICS — One special-teams tackle at S.D. (11/22/10). WIDE RECEIVER MATTHEW WILLIS— vs. SAN DIEGO RECEIVING RUSHING G/S W-L Rec. Yds. Avg. LG TD Att. Yds. Avg. LG TD 11/25/07 at S.D.* 1/0 L 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 10/9/11 vs. S.D. 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/Baltimore LINEBACKER WESLEY WOODYARD — vs. SAN DIEGO G/S W-L UT A TT S-Yds. I-Yds. PD FF FR SpTK 9/14/08 vs. S.D. 1/0 W 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 12/28/08 at S.D. 1/0 L 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 10/19/09 at S.D. 1/0 W 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 11/22/09 vs. S.D. 1/0 L 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 11/22/10 at S.D. 1/0 L 4 2 6 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 1/2/11 vs. S.D. 1/1 L 5 0 5 1-10 0-0 0 0 0 0 10/9/11 vs. S.D. 1/0 L 6 1 7 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 TOTALS 7/1 2-5 10 2 12 1-10 0-0 1 0 0 4 Denver Broncos / Week 5 / Through Sunday, October 07, 2012 / Regular Season
Won 2, Lost 3 Rushing No. Yds Avg Long TD W.McGahee 83 376 4.5 31 3 9/9/2012 W 31- 19 Pittsburgh Steelers R.Hillman 15 47 3.1 12 0 9/17/2012 L 21- 27 at Atlanta Falcons L.Ball 17 45 2.6 11 0 9/23/2012 L 25- 31 Houston Texans K.Moreno 8 15 1.9 7t 1 9/30/2012 W 37- 6 Oakland Raiders A.Caldwell 1 14 14.0 14 0 10/7/2012 L 21- 31 at New England Patriots P.Manning 8101.3100 B.Osweiler 1 -1 -1.0 -1 0 Denver Opponent Team 133 506 3.8 31 4 Total First Downs 116 111 Opponents 158 601 3.8 24 4 Rushing 38 32 Passing 67 68 Receiving No. Yds Avg Long TD Penalty 11 11 D.Thomas 30 513 17.1 71t 2 3rd Down: Made/Att 32/67 35/75 E.Decker 28 343 12.3 35 2 3rd Down Pct. 47.8% 46.7% J.Tamme 21 175 8.3 18 1 4th Down: Made/Att 3/5 2/5 B.Stokley 15 168 11.2 38t 2 4th Down Pct. 60.0% 40.0% W.McGahee 14 91 6.5 22 0 Possession Avg. 28:26 31:34 J.Dreessen 11 96 8.7 30 3 Total Net Yards 1950 1676 R.Hillman 4 37 9.3 29 0 Avg. Per Game 390.0 335.2 L.Ball 3 33 11.0 17 1 Total Plays 341 343 M.Willis 2 28 14.0 14 0 Avg. Per Play 5.7 4.9 K.Moreno 1 12 12.0 12 0 Net Yards Rushing 506 601 C.Gronkowski 1 11 11.0 11 0 Avg. Per Game 101.2 120.2 Z.Beadles 0 0 0 0 0 Total Rushes 133 158 A.Caldwell 0 0 0 0 0 Net Yards Passing 1444 1075 Team 130 1507 11.6 71t 11 Avg. Per Game 288.8 215.0 Opponents 105 1179 11.2 60t 9 Sacked/Yards Lost 10/63 14/104 Gross Yards 1507 1179 Interceptions No. Yds Avg Long TD Attempts/Completions 198/130 171/105 T.Porter 1 43 43.0 43t 1 Completion Pct. 65.7% 61.4% W.Woodyard 177.070 Had Intercepted 3 2 Team 2 50 25.0 43t 1 Punts/Average 18/47.6 24/47.5 Opponents 3 80 26.7 33 0 Net Punting Avg. 42.9 42.3 Punting No Yds Avg Net TB In Lg B Penalties/Yards 31/271 36/293 B.Colquitt 18 857 47.6 42.9 2 9 67 0 Fumbles/Ball Lost 7/7 6/2 Team 18 857 47.6 42.9 2 9 67 0 Touchdowns 16 13 Opponents 24 1140 47.5 42.3 17680 Rushing 4 4 Passing 11 9 Punt Returns Ret FC Yds Avg Long TD Returns 1 0 J.Leonhard 12 5 82 6.8 16 0 Score By Periods Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT Pts E.Decker 2 0 22 11.0 13 0 Team 15 27 35 58 0135 Team 14 5 104 7.4 16 0 Opponents 27 47 34 6 0 114 Opponents 8345 5.6 23 0 Scoring TD Ru Pa Rt PAT FG 2Pt Pts Kickoff Returns No. Yds Avg Long TD M.Prater 0 0 0 0 14/14 7/7 0 35 O.Bolden 9 190 21.1 33 0 W.McGahee 3 3 0 0 0/0 0/0 1 20 J.Leonhard 118 18.0 18 0 J.Dreessen 3 0 3 0 0/0 0/0 0 18 C.Gronkowski 1 0 0.0 0 0 E.Decker 20200/00/0012 Team 11 208 18.9 33 0 D.Thomas20200/00/0012 Opponents 697 16.2 27 0 B.Stokley 20200/00/0012 T.Porter 10010/00/006 Field Goals 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ J.Tamme10100/00/006 M.Prater 0/ 03/ 31/ 11/ 12/ 2 L.Ball 10100/00/006 Team 0/ 0 3/ 3 1/ 1 1/ 1 2/ 2 K.Moreno11000/00/006 Opponents 0/ 0 3/ 3 3/ 3 2/ 2 0/ 0 E.Dumervil00000/00/002 Fumbles Lost: D.Thomas 3, W.McGahee 2, K.Moreno 1, Team 16 411 1 14/14 7/7 1135 P.Manning 1 Total: 7 Opponents 13 4 9 0 12/12 8/8 0 114 Opponent Fumble Recoveries: J.Bannan 1, M.Adams 1 Total: 2 2-Pt. Conversions: Team 1/ 2, Opponents: 0/ 1 Sacks: V.Miller 5.0, E.Dumervil 3.0, W.Woodyard 2.0, D.Wolfe 2.0, C.Harris 1.5, J.Mays 0.5 Team: 14.0, Opponents: 10.0
Passing Att Cmp Yds Cmp% Yds/Att TD TD% Int Int% Long Sack Lost Rating P.Manning 197 130 1507 66.0% 7.6 11 5.6% 31.5% 71t 10/ 63 101.2 M.Prater 1 0 0 0.0% 0.0 0 0.0% 00.0% 00/ 0 39.6 Team 198 130 1507 65.7% 7.6 11 5.6% 31.5% 71t 10/ 63 100.7 Opponents 171 105 1179 61.4% 6.9 9 5.3% 21.2% 60t 14/ 104 94.7 DENVER BRONCOS 2012 REGULAR SEASON DEFENSIVE STATISTICS (2-3) (based on press box totals) PLAYER TT UT AT Sk. Yds. Int. Yds. TFL QBH PD FF FR 1 Moore37289000010100 2 Woodyard3624122161 732100 3 Adams342113000003801 4 Miller 23 18 5 5 33 0 0 129110 Dumervil2310133250 019020 6 Porter211650014320600 7 Mays197120.53.50 001000 8 Harris181441.514.50 012100 Vickerson 18 108000022010 10 Brooking1798000000010 11 Bailey15132000010200 Bannan1578000000101 13 Wolfe1477 2120 032000 14 Unrein725000002000 15 T. Carter330000000100 Trevathan 3 12000000000 Ayers312000000000 18 Leonhard 2 20000000000 Jackson 2 20000000000 20 Bruton110000000000 Warren110000000000 22 Irving000000001000 TEAM 312 197 115 14 104 2 50 26 33 22 5 2 SPECIAL TEAMS STATISTICS (based on press box totals) PLAYER TT UT AT FF FR BK BP TD 1 Irving43100000 2 Tamme22000000 Bolden22000000 Q. Carter22000000 5 Woodyard11000000 Gronkowski11000000 Trevathan 1 0100000 TEAM1311200000
MIS. TACKLES: Franklin 2, Tamme 2, Beadles 1, Decker 1, McGahee 1, Ramirez 1. DEFENSIVE TOUCHDOWNS: Porter (43-yd. INT return vs. Pit., 9/9). MIS. FUMBLE RECOVERIES: None. TWO-POINT CONVERSION STOPS: Bannan 1 (PBU vs. Pit., 9/9). MIS. FORCED FUMBLES: None. BLOCKED PUNTS: None. BLOCKED KICKS: None. Denver Broncos / Week 5 / Through Thursday, August 30, 2012 / Preseason
Won 2, Lost 2 Rushing No. Yds Avg Long TD R.Hillman 24 97 4.0 15 0 8/9/2012 W 31- 3 at Chicago Bears K.Moreno 18 84 4.7 17 0 8/18/2012 L 10- 30 Seattle Seahawks W.McGahee 19 71 3.7 13 1 8/26/2012 L 24- 29 San Francisco 49ers J.Johnson 17 63 3.7 16 0 8/30/2012 W 16- 13 at Arizona Cardinals C.Hanie 5 38 7.6 11 0 X.Omon 8 36 4.5 10 1 Denver Opponent L.Ball 11 25 2.3 9 1 Total First Downs 74 58 B.Osweiler 5 22 4.4 7 0 Rushing 24 18 M.Dell 1 12 12.0 12 0 Passing 46 32 A.Weber 1-3-3.0-30 Penalty 4 8 Team 109 445 4.1 17 3 3rd Down: Made/Att 21/52 19/55 Opponents 123 465 3.8 46 2 3rd Down Pct. 40.4% 34.5% 4th Down: Made/Att 0/3 3/3 Receiving No. Yds Avg Long TD 4th Down Pct. 0.0% 100.0% E.Decker 8 101 12.6 19 2 Possession Avg. 28:20 31:40 L.Ball 7 75 10.7 38 0 Total Net Yards 1241 1154 M.Willis 6 68 11.3 19 0 Avg. Per Game 310.3 288.5 J.Johnson 6 60 10.0 16 0 Total Plays 251 234 B.Stokley 5 56 11.2 22 0 Avg. Per Play 4.9 4.9 D.Thomas 5 53 10.6 16 0 Net Yards Rushing 445 465 A.Caldwell 5 34 6.8 9 0 Avg. Per Game 111.3 116.3 V.Green 4 72 18.0 23 0 Total Rushes 109 123 G.Robinson 4 53 13.3 17 0 Net Yards Passing 796 689 J.Dreessen 4 43 10.8 20 1 Avg. Per Game 199.0 172.3 J.Tamme 4 43 10.8 14 0 Sacked/Yards Lost 11/69 12/52 K.Moreno 4 40 10.0 18 0 Gross Yards 865 741 J.Hill 4 35 8.8 19t 1 Attempts/Completions 131/76 99/60 G.Orton 3 57 19.0 45 0 Completion Pct. 58.0% 60.6% C.Ingram 2 45 22.5 25t 1 Had Intercepted 5 2 X.Omon 2 9 4.5 5 0 Punts/Average 21/46.9 18/46.6 W.McGahee 1 14 14.0 14 0 Net Punting Avg. 40.6 40.8 R.Hillman 1 4 4.0 4 0 Penalties/Yards 29/299 24/207 A.Miller 1 3 3.030 Fumbles/Ball Lost 6/1 7/5 M.Dell 0 0 000 Touchdowns 9 6 J.Thomas 0 0 0 0 0 Rushing 3 2 Team 76 865 11.4 45 5 Passing 5 4 Opponents 60 741 12.4 56 4 Returns 1 0 Interceptions No. Yds Avg Long TD Score By Periods Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT Pts S.Thompson 1 11 11.0 11 0 Team 27 17 21 16 0 81 J.Moore 1 0 0.0 0 0 Opponents 10 16 20 29 0 75 Team 2 11 5.5 11 0 Scoring TD Ru Pa Rt PAT FG 2Pt Pts Opponents 5 88 17.6 24 0 M.Prater 00009/96/7027 E.Decker 20200/00/0012 Punting No Yds Avg Net TB In Lg B O.Bolden10010/00/006 B.Colquitt 21 984 46.9 40.6 2 6 69 0 W.McGahee11000/00/006 Team 21 984 46.9 40.6 2 6 69 0 J.Dreessen10100/00/006 Opponents 18 838 46.6 40.8 2 5 65 0 J.Hill 10100/00/006 Punt Returns Ret FC Yds Avg Long TD X.Omon 11000/00/006 M.Willis 3 0 14 4.7 8 0 L.Ball 11000/00/006 T.Carter 31124.0100 C.Ingram 10100/00/006 S.Thompson 2 1 21 10.5 16 0 Team 93519/96/7081 J.Leonhard 1 0 17 17.0 17 0 Opponents62406/611/13075 Team 9 2 64 7.1 17 0 2-Pt. Conversions: Team 0/ 0, Opponents: 0/ 0 Opponents 11 7 91 8.3 30 0 Sacks: M.Jackson 2.0, J.Beal 2.0, D.Wolfe 2.0, S.Johnson 1.0, B.Garland 1.0, S.Siliga 1.0, R.Ayers 1.0, E.Dumervil 1.0, M.Unrein Kickoff Returns No. Yds Avg Long TD 0.5, V.Miller 0.5 Team: 12.0, Opponents: 11.0 O.Bolden 3 145 48.3 103t 1 A.Caldwell 1 34 34.0 34 0 M.Willis 1 31 31.0 31 0 Team 5 210 42.0 103t 1 Opponents 5 138 27.6 44 0 Field Goals 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ M.Prater 1/ 1 1/ 1 1/ 1 2/ 2 1/ 2 Team 1/ 1 1/ 1 1/ 1 2/ 2 1/ 2 Opponents 0/ 0 1/ 1 4/ 4 6/ 7 0/ 1 Fumbles Lost: L.Ball 1 Total: 1 Opponent Fumble Recoveries: M.Willis 1, W.Woodyard 1, V.Miller 1, N.Irving 1, M.Jackson 1 Total: 5
Passing Att Cmp Yds Cmp% Yds/Att TD TD% Int Int% Long Sack Lost Rating P.Manning 42 30 343 71.4% 8.2 2 4.8% 3 7.1% 38 0/ 0 81.7 C.Hanie 39 22 246 56.4% 6.3 1 2.6% 1 2.6% 23 9/ 55 73.3 B.Osweiler 33 16 139 48.5% 4.2 1 3.0% 1 3.0% 19t 1/ 6 57.5 A.Weber 17 8 137 47.1% 8.1 1 5.9% 0 0.0% 45 1/ 8 94.5 Team 131 76 865 58.0% 6.6 5 3.8% 5 3.8% 45 11/ 69 74.8 Opponents 99 60 741 60.6% 7.5 4 4.0% 2 2.0% 56 12/ 52 88.8 DENVER BRONCOS 2012 PRESEASON DEFENSIVE STATISTICS (2-2) (based on press box totals) PLAYER TT UT A S Yds. I Yds. TFL QBH PD FF FR 1 S. Johnson 15 132160031010 2 Irving13121000021001 Trevathan 13 112000020100 4 T. Carter1091000000200 5 Bush880000000100 Jackson 8 7 1 2 15 0 033111 Mays871000010000 8 Bruton761000000000 Wolfe752280012000 Blatnick752000010100 Unrein74 30.52 0 001000 12 Bolden660000000000 Obiozor660000000000 Ihenacho651000000000 Florence642000000100 Siliga 6 33130011000 17 Beal 54 1 2110 032100 Woodyard541000000001 Adams541000000000 R. Moore523000000000 21 Thompson 4 400011100200 Mohamed431000000100 V. Miller 4 2 2 0.5 2 0 011001 24 J. Moore330001000100 Garland321140011000 Ayers321110011000 C. Harris321000000300 Franklin321000000000 29 Robinson220000000000 Vickerson 2 20000000000 Dumervil211100002000 Q. Carter211000000000 33 Bailey110000000100 Leonhard 1 10000000000 Perkins110000000000 Porter110000000000 Warren110000000000 Bannan101000000000 TEAM 194 156 38 12 52 2 11 20 16 16 2 4 SPECIAL TEAMS STATISTICS (based on press box totals) PLAYER TT UT A FF FR BK BP TD 1 Bush22000000 Bruton22000010 3 Green11010000 S. Johnson 1 1000000 Irving11000000 Bolden11000000 Ihenacho11000000 Thompson 1 1000000 J. Moore11000000 Franklin11000000 Gronkowski11000000 J. Thomas 1 1000000 Orton11000000 Hill 11000000 15 Willis 0 0002000 T. Carter00001000 TEAM1616013010
MIS. TACKLES: Beadles 1, Gronkowski 1, Ingram 1, McGahee 1, Ramirez 1. DEFENSIVE TOUCHDOWNS: None. MIS. FUMBLE RECOVERIES: Dell 1, Gronkowski 1, Hanie 1. TWO-POINT CONVERSION STOPS: None. MIS. FORCED FUMBLES: None. BLOCKED PUNTS: Bruton, vs. Sea., 8/18/12. BLOCKED KICKS: None. 2012 BRONCOS REGULAR SEASON SITUATIONAL RECORDS
SITUATION ...... Record when leading after 1st quarter ...... 1-0 wins: vs. Oak. (9/30) losses: when leading after 2nd quarter ...... 1-0 wins: vs. Oak. (9/30) losses: when leading after 3rd quarter ...... 2-0 wins: vs. Pit. (9/9), vs. Oak. (9/30) losses: when trailing after 1st quarter ...... 0-3 wins: losses: at Atl. (9/17), vs. Hou. (9/23), at N.E. (10/7) when trailing after 2nd quarter ...... 1-3 wins: vs. Pit. (9/9) losses: at Atl. (9/17), vs. Hou. (9/23), at N.E. (10/7) when trailing after 3rd quarter ...... 0-3 wins: losses: at Atl. (9/17), vs. Hou. (9/23), at N.E. (10/7) when Denver scores first ...... 1-1 wins: vs. Oak. (9/30) losses: vs. Hou. (9/23) when opponent scores first ...... 1-2 wins: vs. Pit (9/9) losses: at Atl. (9/17), at N.E. (10/7) when tied at the half ...... 0-0 wins: losses: when Denver rushes for 100 yards ...... 1-1 wins: vs. Oak. (9/30) losses: at Atl. (9/17) when opponent rushes for 100 yards ...... 0-2 wins: losses: vs. Hou. (9/23), at N.E. (10/7) when winning turnover margin ...... 1-1 wins: vs. Pit. (9/9) losses: vs. Hou. (9/23) when losing turnover margin ...... 1-2 wins: vs. Oak. (9/30) losses: at Atl. (9/17), at N.E. (10/7) when Denver passes for 300 yards ...... 1-2 wins: vs. Oak. (9/30) losses: vs. Hou. (9/23), at N.E. (10/7) when opponent passes for 300 yards ...... 0-0 wins: losses: . when playing indoors ...... 0-1 wins: losses: at Atl. (9/17) when playing outdoors ...... 2-2 wins: vs. Pit. (9/9), vs. Oak. (9/30) losses: vs. Hou. (9/23), at N.E. (10/7) when playing on an artificial surface ...... 0-2 wins: losses: at Atl. (9/17), at N.E. (10/7) when playing on natural grass ...... 2-1 wins: vs. Pit. (9/9), vs. Oak. (9/30) losses: vs. Hou. (9/23) when winning the coin toss ...... 1-2 wins: vs. Pit. (9/9) losses: vs. Hou. (9/23), at N.E. (10/7) when losing the coin toss ...... 1-1 wins: vs. Oak. (9/30) losses: at. Atl. (9/17) when scoring 20 or more points ...... 2-3 wins: vs. Pit. (9/9), vs. Oak. (9/30) losses: at Atl. (9/17), vs. Hou. (9/23), at N.E. (10/7) when yielding 20 or more points ...... 0-3 wins: losses: at Atl. (9/17), vs. Hou. (9/23), at N.E. (10/7) in overtime games ...... 0-0 wins: losses: Adams, Mike Wolfe, Derek Leonhard, Jim Jackson, Malik Bolden, Omar Ayers, Robert Koppen, Dan Irving, Nate Harris, Chris Decker, Eric Trevathan, Danny Stokley, Brandon Osweiler, Brock Johnson, Steven Ihenacho, Duke Hillman, Ronnie Carter, Quinton Woodyard, Wesley Manning, Peyton Brewer, Aaron Bailey, Champ Kuper, Chris Dreessen, Joel Unrein, Mitch Tamme, Jacob Porter, Tracy Carter, Tony Mays, Joe Brooking, Keith Ball, Lance Dumervil, Elvis Vickerson, Kevin Thomas, Demaryius Prater, Matt Clady, Ryan Bruton, David Bannan, Justin Franklin, Orlando Walton, J.D. Thomas, Julius Ramirez, Manny Clark, Chris McGahee, Willis Caldwell, Andre Beadles, Zane Green, Virgil Warren, Ty Siliga, Sealver Colquitt, Britton Miller, Von Gronkowski, Chris Blake, Philip Willis, Matthe Davis, C.J. Mohamed, Mike Hanie, Caleb Moore, Rahim Moreno, Knowshon w NWT W W NWT NWT NWT NWT L L L WLB WLB P WLB WLB L L MLB MLB MLB N N N DNP P DNP DNP DNP C C C RCB RCB RCB P RCB D D D D RDE RDE RDE RDE RDE U U U SUS SUS SUS SUS D D D D LDE LDE LDE LDE LDE C C C LCB LCB LCB P LCB L L L L SLB SLB SLB SLB SLB IN RW RW WR WR WR WR WR IN IN IN RW RW WR WR WR WR WR IN IN IN GR GR RG RG RG RG RG BQ BQ QB QB QB QB QB BR BR P RB RB RB RB SS SS SS SS SS SS SS SP PS PS PS TN TN P NT NT NT NT TR TR RT RT RT RT RT GL GL LG LG LG LG LG DT ET ET TE TE TE TE TE ET EPTE P TE TE TE TL TL LT LT LT LT LT FS PFSFSFS BRONCOS 2012REGULARSEASONGAME-BY-GAMEPARTICIPATION PPPIN PFSPPP PPPPP PPPPP PPPINPIN RWR WR P PPPPP P P PPP PPPPP PDT PNT P PPPPP PLBWLBMLB P PPPPP PDTDTDT P PPPPP PPPPP CCCC PPPPIN PPPPP PPPPP PPPPP P PPIN A A A A A A A vs. Pit. (9/9) IN IN IN IN IN IN PS RI RIR IR IR IR PINPPPP PPPC A A A A A A A at Atl. (9/17) KEY: IR IN IN IN IN IN RI IR IR IR PPP PPCB A A A A A A A vs. Hou. (9/23) -injured reserve; SUS IN IN IN IN IN RIR IR PIN PP PIN P A A A A A A A vs. Oak. (9/30) MLB IN IN IN IN PS IR P P P P A A A A A A A at N.E. (10/7) INA -Inactive;
at S.D. (10/15) DNP-
did notplay; vs. N.O. (10/28)
at Cin. (11/4) NWT- not withteam; at Car. (11/11)
vs. S.D. (11/18) PS -practice squad; at K.C. (11/25)
vs. T.B. (12/2) SUS -suspended at Oak. (12/6)
at Bal. (12/16)
vs. Cle. (12/23)
vs. K.C. (12/30) 4 1 4 0 5 2 1 0 1 4 0 2 4 3 4 2 5 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 1 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 1 5 1 5 5 5 1 5 P ------0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 1 0 0 5 1 0 2 0 0 5 4 0 4 5 2 4 4 0 3 0 5 3 5 0 5 4 0 4 5 4 5 0 4 0 5 1 0 5 0 0 4 S ------0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 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 0 0 0 0 0 DNP ------1 4 1 2 0 3 1 4 3 1 5 3 1 2 1 3 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 INA 2012 REGULAR SEASON GAME-BY-GAME STARTERS
OFFENSE GAME WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR QB RB FB (Other) vs. Pit. (9/9) D. Thomas Clady Beadles Walton Ramirez Franklin Dreessen Decker Manning McGahee Tamme (TE) at Atl. (9/17) D. Thomas Clady Beadles Walton Ramirez Franklin Dreessen Decker Manning McGahee Tamme (TE) vs. Hou. (9/23) D. Thomas Clady Beadles Walton Ramirez Franklin Dreessen Decker Manning McGahee Tamme (TE) vs. Oak. (9/30) D. Thomas Clady Beadles Walton Ramirez Franklin Dreessen Decker Manning McGahee Stokley (WR) at N.E. (10/7) D. Thomas Clady Beadles Koppen Ramirez Franklin Dreessen Decker Manning Stokley (WR) Tamme (TE) at S.D. (10/15) vs. N.O. (10/28) at Cin. (11/4) at Car. (11/11) vs. S.D. (11/18) at K.C. (11/25) vs. T.B. (12/2) at Oak. (12/6) at Bal. (12/16) vs. Cle. (12/23) vs. K.C. (12/30)
DEFENSE GAME LE DT NT RE SLB MLB WLB LCB RCB SS FS vs. Pit. (9/9) Wolfe Warren Bannan Dumervil Miller Mays Woodyard Bailey Porter Adams Moore at Atl. (9/17)* Wolfe Vickerson Bannan Dumervil Miller Mays Woodyard Unrein (DT) Brooking (LB) Adams Leonhard vs. Hou. (9/23) Wolfe Vickerson Bannan Dumervil Miller Mays Brooking Bailey Porter Adams Moore vs. Oak. (9/30) Wolfe Vickerson Bannan Dumervil Miller Brooking Woodyard Bailey Porter Adams Moore at N.E. (10/7) Wolfe Harris (CB) Unrein Dumervil Miller Mays Woodyard Bailey Porter Adams Moore at S.D. (10/15) vs. N.O. (10/28) at Cin. (11/4) at Car. (11/11) vs. S.D. (11/18) at K.C. (11/25) vs. T.B. (12/2) at Oak. (12/6) at Bal. (12/16) vs. Cle. (12/23) vs. K.C. (12/30)
*Broncos opened game in short-yardage/goal-line defense BRONCOS 2012 REGULAR SEASON PLAY-TIME ANALYSIS vs. Pit. (9/9) at Atl. (9/17)vs. Hou. (9/23)vs. Oak. (9/30) at N.E. (10/7) Totals
OFFENSE Off. Pct. ST Pct. Off. Pct. ST Pct. Off. Pct. ST Pct. Off. Pct. ST Pct. Off. Pct. ST Pct. Off. Pct. ST Pct. Ball, Lance 2 3.4% 15 68.2% 13 16.9% 20 69.0% 41 50.6% 21 58.3% 22 27.5% 8 28.6% 9 13.4% 10 41.7% 87 24.0% 74 53.2% Beadles, Zane 58 100.0% 3 13.6% 77 100.0% 3 10.3% 81 100.0% 5 13.9% 80 100.0% 5 17.9% 67 100.0% 3 12.5% 363 100.0% 19 13.7% Blake, Philip 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 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% Caldwell, Andre 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 30 37.5% 14 50.0% 1 1.5% 4 16.7% 31 8.5% 18 12.9% Clady, Ryan 58 100.0% 3 13.6% 77 100.0% 3 10.3% 81 100.0% 5 13.9% 79 98.8% 8 28.6% 67 100.0% 2 8.3% 362 99.7% 21 15.1% Clark, Chris 2 3.4% 3 13.6% 1 1.3% 3 10.3% 1 1.2% 5 13.9% 1 1.3% 8 28.6% 3 4.5% 3 12.5% 8 2.2% 22 15.8% Davis, C.J. 0 0.0% 3 13.6% 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% 3 2.2% Decker, Eric 53 91.4% 0 0.0% 74 96.1% 1 3.4% 78 96.3% 1 2.8% 75 93.8% 0 0.0% 64 95.5% 0 0.0% 344 94.8% 2 1.4% Dreessen, Joel 50 86.2% 8 36.4% 59 76.6% 9 31.0% 50 61.7% 16 44.4% 58 72.5% 11 39.3% 43 64.2% 9 37.5% 260 71.6% 53 38.1% Franklin, Orlando 58 100.0% 3 13.6% 76 98.7% 3 10.3% 81 100.0% 5 13.9% 80 100.0% 8 28.6% 65 97.0% 3 12.5% 360 99.2% 22 15.8% Green, Virgil 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 1.5% 17 70.8% 1 0.3% 17 12.2% Gronkowski, Chris 6 10.3% 15 68.2% 0 0.0% 20 69.0% 5 6.2% 26 72.2% 5 6.3% 17 60.7% 4 6.0% 16 66.7% 20 5.5% 94 67.6% Hanie, Caleb 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 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% Hillman, Ronnie 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 11 13.6% 1 2.8% 21 26.3% 0 0.0% 5 7.5% 0 0.0% 37 10.2% 1 0.7% Koppen, Dan 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 5 13.9% 42 52.5% 8 28.6% 67 100.0% 0 0.0% 109 30.0% 13 9.4% Kuper, Chris 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% 3 12.5% 0 0.0% 3 2.2% Manning, Peyton 58 100.0% 0 0.0% 77 100.0% 0 0.0% 81 100.0% 0 0.0% 79 98.8% 0 0.0% 67 100.0% 0 0.0% 362 99.7% 0 0.0% McGahee, Willis 40 69.0% 0 0.0% 53 68.8% 0 0.0% 29 35.8% 0 0.0% 36 45.0% 0 0.0% 42 62.7% 0 0.0% 200 55.1% 0 0.0% Moreno, Knowshon 16 27.6% 0 0.0% 11 14.3% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 27 7.4% 0 0.0% Osweiler, Brock 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 1.3% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 0.3% 0 0.0% Ramirez, Manny 58 100.0% 3 13.6% 77 100.0% 3 10.3% 81 100.0% 5 13.9% 80 100.0% 8 28.6% 67 100.0% 3 12.5% 363 100.0% 22 15.8% Stokley, Brandon 15 25.9% 0 0.0% 63 81.8% 0 0.0% 51 63.0% 0 0.0% 35 43.8% 0 0.0% 51 76.1% 0 0.0% 215 59.2% 0 0.0% Tamme, Jacob 48 82.8% 10 45.5% 27 35.1% 0 0.0% 56 69.1% 8 22.2% 43 53.8% 1 3.6% 43 64.2% 6 25.0% 217 59.8% 25 18.0% Thomas, Demaryius 54 93.1% 0 0.0% 77 100.0% 0 0.0% 78 96.3% 0 0.0% 74 92.5% 0 0.0% 60 89.6% 0 0.0% 343 94.5% 0 0.0% Thomas, Julius 0 0.0% 2 9.1% 1 1.3% 5 17.2% 0 0.0% 7 19.4% 1 1.3% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 2 0.6% 14 10.1% Walton, J.D. 58 100.0% 0 0.0% 77 100.0% 0 0.0% 81 100.0% 0 0.0% 38 47.5% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 254 70.0% 0 0.0% Willis, Matthew 4 6.9% 10 45.5% 7 9.1% 14 48.3% 5 6.2% 11 30.6% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 11 16.4% 16 66.7% 27 7.4% 51 36.7%
DEFENSE Def. Pct. ST Pct. Def. Pct. ST Pct. Def. Pct. ST Pct. Def. Pct. ST Pct. Def. Pct. ST Pct. Def. Pct. ST Pct. Adams, Mike 76 100.0% 4 18.2% 68 98.6% 6 20.7% 68 100.0% 7 19.4% 57 100.0% 9 32.1% 94 100.0% 9 37.5% 363 99.7% 35 25.2% Ayers, Robert 11 14.5% 3 13.6% 9 13.0% 5 17.2% 18 26.5% 5 13.9% 22 38.6% 2 7.1% 23 24.5% 5 20.8% 83 22.8% 20 14.4% Bailey, Champ 76 100.0% 1 4.5% 65 94.2% 1 3.4% 68 100.0% 0 0.0% 44 77.2% 0 0.0% 92 97.9% 0 0.0% 345 94.8% 2 1.4% Bannan, Justin 27 35.5% 4 18.2% 42 60.9% 5 17.2% 42 61.8% 5 13.9% 25 43.9% 3 10.7% 52 55.3% 5 20.8% 188 51.6% 22 15.8% Bolden, Omar 0 0.0% 15 68.2% 0 0.0% 20 69.0% 0 0.0% 27 75.0% 0 0.0% 17 60.7% 0 0.0% 16 66.7% 0 0.0% 95 68.3% Brooking, Keith 9 11.8% 5 22.7% 36 52.2% 1 3.4% 47 69.1% 8 22.2% 28 49.1% 1 3.6% 17 18.1% 0 0.0% 137 37.6% 15 10.8% Bruton, David 0 0.0% 18 81.8% 0 0.0% 25 86.2% 0 0.0% 31 86.1% 8 14.0% 19 67.9% 0 0.0% 21 87.5% 8 2.2% 114 82.0% Carter, Quinton 0 0.0% 15 68.2% 7 10.1% 20 69.0% 7 10.3% 22 61.1% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 14 3.8% 57 41.0% Carter, Tony 1 1.3% 11 50.0% 38 55.1% 14 48.3% 16 23.5% 21 58.3% 13 22.8% 18 64.3% 0 0.0% 12 50.0% 68 18.7% 76 54.7% Dumervil, Elvis 68 89.5% 1 4.5% 64 92.8% 1 3.4% 59 86.8% 0 0.0% 52 91.2% 1 3.6% 89 94.7% 0 0.0% 332 91.2% 3 2.2% Harris, Chris 60 78.9% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 48 70.6% 2 5.6% 29 50.9% 8 28.6% 63 67.0% 0 0.0% 200 54.9% 10 7.2% Ihenacho, Duke 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 8 28.6% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 8 5.8% Irving, Nate 0 0.0% 18 81.8% 0 0.0% 25 86.2% 2 2.9% 15 41.7% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 4 4.3% 20 83.3% 6 1.6% 78 56.1% Jackson, Malik 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 8 11.6% 0 0.0% 8 11.8% 5 13.9% 4 7.0% 0 0.0% 5 5.3% 0 0.0% 25 6.9% 5 3.6% Johnson, Steven 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 15 51.7% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 19 67.9% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 34 24.5% Leonhard, Jim 10 13.2% 9 40.9% 5 7.2% 5 17.2% 2 2.9% 9 25.0% 8 14.0% 10 35.7% 7 7.4% 9 37.5% 32 8.8% 42 30.2% Mays, Joe 76 100.0% 4 18.2% 63 91.3% 6 20.7% 67 98.5% 5 13.9% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 88 93.6% 5 20.8% 294 80.8% 20 14.4% Miller, Von 73 96.1% 1 4.5% 66 95.7% 1 3.4% 66 97.1% 0 0.0% 55 96.5% 0 0.0% 64 68.1% 0 0.0% 324 89.0% 2 1.4% Mohamed, Mike 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 18 64.3% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 18 12.9% Moore, Rahim 76 100.0% 0 0.0% 62 89.9% 0 0.0% 68 100.0% 0 0.0% 57 100.0% 0 0.0% 92 97.9% 0 0.0% 355 97.5% 0 0.0% Porter, Tracy 75 98.7% 4 18.2% 61 88.4% 6 20.7% 20 29.4% 3 8.3% 56 98.2% 3 10.7% 89 94.7% 5 20.8% 301 82.7% 21 15.1% Siliga, Sealver 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 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% Trevathan, Danny 0 0.0% 13 59.1% 0 0.0% 15 51.7% 0 0.0% 21 58.3% 23 40.4% 19 67.9% 5 5.3% 15 62.5% 28 7.7% 83 59.7% Unrein, Mitch 38 50.0% 8 36.4% 28 40.6% 12 41.4% 32 47.1% 12 33.3% 20 35.1% 5 17.9% 41 43.6% 11 45.8% 159 43.7% 48 34.5% Vickerson, Kevin 27 35.5% 1 4.5% 37 53.6% 1 3.4% 37 54.4% 0 0.0% 22 38.6% 1 3.6% 45 47.9% 0 0.0% 168 46.2% 3 2.2% Warren, Ty 5 6.6% 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% 5 1.4% 0 0.0% Wolfe, Derek 61 80.3% 4 18.2% 60 87.0% 9 31.0% 57 83.8% 10 27.8% 47 82.5% 10 35.7% 84 89.4% 5 20.8% 309 84.9% 38 27.3% Woodyard, Wesley 67 88.2% 6 27.3% 40 58.0% 16 55.2% 15 22.1% 30 83.3% 57 100.0% 5 17.9% 79 84.0% 10 41.7% 258 70.9% 67 48.2% SPECIAL TEAMS O/D Pct. ST Pct. O/D Pct. ST Pct. O/D Pct. ST Pct. O/D Pct. ST Pct. O/D Pct. ST Pct. O/D Pct. ST Pct. Brewer, Aaron - - 5 22.7% - - 8 27.6% - - 13 36.1% - - 8 28.6% - - 6 25.0% - - 40 28.8% Colquitt, Britton - - 5 22.7% - - 8 27.6% - - 13 36.1% - - 8 28.6% - - 6 25.0% - - 40 28.8% Prater, Matt - - 9 40.9% - - 7 24.1% - - 11 30.6% - - 16 57.1% - - 8 33.3% - - 51 36.7% Third-Down Efficienc Field Goals Passin First Downs Total Offense Fourth-Down Efficienc Time ofPoss.Av Total Points Safeties Goal-to-Go Efficienc Punts Kickoffs Rushin Red ZoneEfficienc Punt Returns Kicks, HadBlocked Extra Points Touchdowns Fumbles Penalties Interce Kickoff Returns Passin Penalt Made-Attem Rushin Com Av Efficienc Efficienc Av Int. Pct. Passin Av Yards No. Av Attem Gross Yds. Yds. Lost Attem Attem Rushin Sacks Net Yards Net Yards Attem Converted Converted Total Scored-Attem Scored-Attem Pla Net Yards Av Yards No. In EndZone-TB No. Efficienc Efficienc Kickin Av Yards No. Field Goals-PATs Had Blocked Made-Attem Returns Pass Rush Total TDs Lost No. Yds. Lost Number Av Yards No. Net Av TFL - g g g g g g g y . . . . ./ ./rush ./ s p g p g p p y l. p p p p g tion Returns la la y g g g ds. g g ts ts ts ts Md.-Att. . Md.-Att. Md.-Att. y y y y y y p p ts ts p p ts ts g . y y y y 45 72 82 72 24:11 37:25 28:20 27:20 24:55 3 5 0 7 70% 77% 50% 65% 73% 6 3 5 3 54% 63% 35% 33% 56% 0 0%5%5%100% 50% 50% 75% 100% 75% 50% 33% 100% 50% 355. 280037.3 0.0 42.8 50.6 33.5 300070000.0 0.0 7.0 0.0 43.0 0.0 8.4 7.3 3.7 11.0 45.7 0.0 47.6 50.2 45.0 5 4 3 3 345 338 330 241 254 4 1 1 3 332 338 316 218 240 3 3 7 0 402 503 375 336 334 - - - - 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 - - - - 3-3 4-4 2-2 0-0 2-2 - - - - 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 - - - - 2-5 3-5 3-7 3-5 0-0 %10 %5%50% 50% 0% 100% 0% - - - - 3-2 8-8 5-5 2-2 6-5 - - - - 3-3 1-2 3-4 1-2 3-4 3-3 0-0 1-3 2-4 3-3 3-3 3-3 2-4 0-0 3-3 1-1 4-4 2-2 3-3 3-4 - - - - 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 . . . . 7.2 8.7 5.7 5.5 8.6 6.1 6.5 4.9 5.0 6.1 . 352. 6015.3 16.0 21.0 23.5 0.0 3.5 4.3 2.8 4.4 3.5 11 41 16 14 14 12 11 63 23 44 39 52 37 26 20 38 21 27 27 92 63 31 30 26 24 19 430700 56 67 66 77 76 67 55 32 4013 0 14 23 13 4185 6 70 165 59 118 94 22 26 24 24 20 12 53 21 37 25 21 31 021390137 0 379 251 90 21 94 0 42 29 11 22 99 53 21 30 75 96 49 13511 895115 01022 912171613 03000 10100 23302 01011 546107 00100 25803 64684 23450 00000 00000 21233 12010 43243 11113 11113 610744 04784166102414 vs. Pit. (9/9)
at Atl. (9/17)
vs. Hou. (9/23)
vs. Oak. (9/30) BRONCOS 2012GAME-BY-GAMESTATISTICS
at N.E. (10/7)
at S.D. (10/15)
vs. N.O. (10/28)
at Cin. (11/4)
at Car. (11/11)
vs. S.D. (11/18)
at K.C. (11/25)
vs. T.B. (12/2)
at Oak. (12/6)
at Bal. (12/16)
vs. Cle. (12/23)
vs. K.C. (12/30) 11-11 11-22 24-22 10-13 12-18 15-16 28:26 1508 1444 1950 66% 60% 48% 77% 67% 33.8 18.9 25.0 47.6 198 133 130 341 506 116 135 857 104 271 208 1-1 0-1 6.9 5.7 7-7 0-0 3.8 7.4 11 38 67 67 50 63 10 32 18 28 14 11 16 31 11 5 3 2 3 1 0 0 4 7 7 TOTAL Punts Field Goals Red ZoneEfficienc Punt Returns Passin Safeties Goal-to-Go Efficienc Total Offense Fourth-Down Efficienc Time ofPoss.Av Total Points Kickoffs Rushin Third-Down Efficienc Extra Points Touchdowns Fumbles Penalties Interce Kickoff Returns Kicks, HadBlocked First Downs Av Yards No. Made-Attem Kickin Rushin No. Av Int. Passin Pla Net Yards In EndZone-TB No. Penalt Passin Efficienc Efficienc Made-Attem Returns Pass Rush Total TDs Lost No. Yds. Lost Number Efficienc Efficienc Av Yards No. Net Av Com TFL - Av Field Goals-PATs Had Blocked Pct. Av Av Yards No. Rushin Total Scored-Attem Scored-Attem Attem Gross Yds. Yds. Lost Sacks Net Yards Attem Net Yards Attem Converted Attem Converted Av Yards g g g g g g g y . . . . ./ ./rush ./ s p g p g p p y l. p p p p g tion Returns la la y g g g ds. g g ts ts ts ts Md.-Att. . Md.-Att. Md.-Att. y y y y y y p p ts ts p p ts ts g . y y y y 50 24 14 23 35:49 22:35 31:40 32:40 35:05 5 7 7 6 74% 56% 57% 67% 55% -01224254-14 2-5 2-4 1-2 4-10 0 0%10 %80% 0% 80% 100% 0% 100% 50% 67% 75% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% 65% 8% 50% 50% 38% 58% 702. . . 11.5 0.0 0.0 5.0 23.5 0.0 27.0 4.8 -2.0 11.5 43.0 49.4 54.2 42.0 47.3 004. 444. 43.0 43.4 44.4 40.2 40.0 4 5 7 4 129 346 271 252 142 8 7 3 3 444 237 436 275 284 4 1 9 0 223 202 193 290 181 219 284 245 208 209 - - - - 5-2 3-2 4-3 6-4 5-5 - - - - 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 - - - - 1-1 2-2 1-1 2-2 4-4 0-0 2-2 4-4 3-3 1-2 - - - - 4-4 0-0 4-4 3-3 1-1 - - - - 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - - - - 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - - - - 4-5 0-0 4-5 1-1 0-2 3-3 2-3 1-2 3-4 2-4 . . . . 5.5 4.9 9.2 5.6 4.6 5.0 4.5 6.7 4.2 4.0 . 6700000.0 0.0 0.0 26.7 0.0 4.6 3.5 4.5 2.4 2.9 92 1631 6 31 27 19 51 3916 9 13 15 15 27 94 59 41 69 72 52 17 12 14 13 19 74 23 0 0 47 27 31 34 30 36 40 54 16 34 28 26 22 71 23 19 17 24 22 16 55 89 53 65 65 71 92 31 35 12 23 22 19 61 130 21 6 11 251 36 56 152 67 75 11 1 7 5 11 3- 905 0 19 -2 23 6573 3 21 0100 1 0000 0 6736 5 4311 2 372182 0000 0 2401 2 1003 0 3404 2 0101 0 1112 1 8956 8 0021 2 2102 1 0000 0 080000 3000 0 1134 5 0010 1 vs. Pit. (9/9)
at Atl. (9/17)
4 vs. Hou. (9/23)
01 vs. Oak. (9/30) OPPONENTS 2012GAME-BY-GAMESTATISTICS
at N.E. (10/7)
at S.D. (10/15)
vs. N.O. (10/28)
at Cin. (11/4)
at Car. (11/11)
vs. S.D. (11/18)
at K.C. (11/25)
vs. T.B. (12/2)
at Oak. (12/6)
at Bal. (12/16)
vs. Cle. (12/23)
vs. K.C. (12/30) 23-16 12-13 12-12 13-35 11-18 31:34 1140 1676 1179 1075 61% 82% 61% 40% 47% 9-11 26.7 16.2 47.5 33.8 114 293 171 158 105 343 111 104 601 0-1 8-8 4-4 0-0 5.8 4.9 3.8 5.6 24 27 11 68 32 13 36 75 97 80 14 35 45 2 0 0 9 4 2 6 5 6 0 3 2 8 TOTAL DENVER BRONCOS 2012 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 0 47 16 31 3 2 5 40.0% 0 0 0.0% 8:09 0 0 Denver 7 124 25 54 6 2 2 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 5:22 2 10 vs. Pit. (9/9) 0 19 1 18 1 1 3 33.3% 0 0 0.0% 6:51 1 8 vs. Pit. (9/9) 10 79 31 93 7 5 6 83.3% 0 0 0.0% 9:38 3 20 Denver 0 102 57 45 6 1 3 33.0% 0 0 0.0% 9:07 2 19 Denver 7 92 25 67 6 2 4 50.0% 0 0 0.0% 5:55 5 58 at Atl. (9/17) 10 31 12 19 3 1 4 25.0% 0 0 0.0% 5:53 3 30 at Atl. (9/17) 10 96 12 84 9 1 2 50.0% 0 0 0.0% 9:05 3 21 Denver 5 102 32 70 6 1 4 25.0% 0 0 0.0% 9:43 1 5 Denver 6 102 12 90 5 1 4 25.0% 0 0 0.0% 6:05 0 0 vs. Hou. (9/23) 7 129 55 74 5 1 1 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 5:17 4 15 vs. Hou. (9/23) 14 156 37 119 8 4 6 67.0% 0 0 0.0% 8:55 1 8 Denver 10 167 33 134 8 3 5 60.0% 1 1 100.0% 11:15 2 10 Denver 0 97 35 62 3 1 3 33.0% 0 1 0.0% 6:32 1 5 vs. Oak. (9/30) 3 60 15 45 3 0 1 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 3:45 0 0 vs. Oak. (9/30) 3 103 17 86 4 1 4 25.0% 0 0 0.0% 8:28 1 10 Denver 0 143 24 119 6 4 6 67.0% 0 0 0.0% 9:05 0 0 Denver 7 33 22 11 4 0 1 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 3:51 0 0 at N.E. (10/7) 7 98 40 58 8 1 2 50.0% 0 0 0.0% 5:55 0 0 at N.E. (10/7) 10 178 71 107 12 4 5 80.0% 0 0 0.0% 11:09 2 24 DENVER TOT. 15 561 162 399 29 11 23 47.8% 1 1 0.0% 47:19 5 34 DENVER TOT. 27 448 119 284 24 6 14 42.9% 0 1 0.0% 27:45 8 73 OPP. TOT. 27 337 123 214 20 4 11 36.4% 0 0 0.0% 27:41 8 53 OPP. TOT. 47 612 168 489 40 15 23 65.2% 0 0 0.0% 47:15 10 59
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 7 80 0 80 1 0 0 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 0:36 3 34 Denver 17 128 53 75 10 1 2 50.0% 0 0 0.0% 10:48 1 5 vs. Pit. (9/9) 3 123 37 86 9 4 7 57.1% 1 1 100.0% 14:24 3 15 vs. Pit. (9/9) 6 18 6 12 2 1 3 33.3% 0 1 0.0% 4:12 1 9 Denver 0 39 7 32 2 0 2 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 4:05 1 5 Denver 14 103 29 74 10 1 3 33.0% 1 1 100.0% 8:13 2 14 at Atl. (9/17) 7 126 16 110 8 2 4 50.0% 0 0 0.0% 10:55 1 5 at Atl. (9/17) 0 22 27 -5 2 1 3 33.0% 0 0 0.0% 6:47 1 16 Denver 0 43 1 42 3 1 4 25.0% 0 0 0.0% 6:14 5 65 Denver 14 128 14 114 10 3 5 60.0% 0 0 0.0% 6:18 1 5 vs. Hou. (9/23) 10 102 27 75 6 1 4 25.0% 0 0 0.0% 8:46 2 15 vs. Hou. (9/23) 0 49 33 16 4 1 3 33.0% 0 0 0.0% 8:42 2 31 Denver 21 180 67 113 11 4 4 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 9:59 0 0 Denver 6 59 30 29 4 2 4 50.0% 0 0 0.0% 9:39 1 15 vs. Oak. (9/30) 0 11 11 0 0 0 4 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 5:01 3 26 vs. Oak. (9/30) 0 63 13 50 5 0 3 0.0% 1 2 50.0% 5:21 1 5 Denver 7 102 15 87 6 2 3 67.0% 0 0 0.0% 6:03 4 21 Denver 7 124 9 115 6 1 3 33.0% 1 2 50.0% 5:12 0 0 at N.E. (10/7) 14 96 80 16 9 3 4 75.0% 0 0 0.0% 8:57 3 25 at N.E. (10/7) 0 72 60 12 6 3 6 50.0% 0 1 0.0% 9:48 1 10 DENVER TOT. 35 444 90 354 23 7 13 53.8% 0 0 0.0% 26:57 13 125 DENVER TOT. 58 542 135 407 40 8 17 47.1% 2 3 0.0% 40:10 5 39 OPP. TOT. 34 458 171 287 32 10 23 43.5% 1 1 100.0% 48:03 12 86 OPP. TOT. 6 224 139 85 19 6 18 33.3% 1 4 0.0% 34:50 6 71 DENVER BRONCOS 2012 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 7 171 41 85 9 4 7 57.1% 0 0 0.0% 13:31 2 10 Denver 24 208 53 155 11 1 2 50.0% 0 0 0.0% 11:24 4 39 vs. Pit. (9/9) 10 98 32 111 8 6 9 66.7% 0 0 0.0% 16:29 4 28 vs. Pit. (9/9) 9 141 43 98 11 5 10 50.0% 1 2 50.0% 18:36 4 24 Denver 7 194 82 112 12 3 7 42.9% 0 0 0.0% 15:02 7 77 Denver 14 142 36 106 12 1 5 20.0% 1 1 100.0% 12:18 3 19 at Atl. (9/17) 20 127 24 103 12 2 6 33.3% 0 0 0.0% 14:58 6 51 at Atl. (9/17) 7 148 43 105 10 3 7 42.9% 0 0 0.0% 17:42 2 21 Denver 11 204 44 160 11 2 8 25.0% 0 0 0.0% 15:48 1 5 Denver 14 171 15 156 13 4 9 44.4% 0 0 0.0% 12:32 6 70 vs. Hou. (9/23) 21 285 92 193 13 5 7 71.4% 0 0 0.0% 14:12 5 23 vs. Hou. (9/23) 10 151 60 91 10 2 7 28.6% 0 0 0.0% 17:28 4 46 Denver 10 264 68 196 11 4 8 50.0% 1 2 50.0% 17:47 3 15 Denver 27 239 97 142 15 6 8 75.0% 0 0 0.0% 19:38 1 15 vs. Oak. (9/30) 6 163 32 131 7 1 5 20.0% 0 0 0.0% 12:13 1 10 vs. Oak. (9/30) 0 74 24 50 5 0 7 0.0% 1 2 50.0% 10:22 4 31 Denver 7 176 46 130 10 4 7 57.1% 0 0 0.0% 12:56 0 0 Denver 14 226 24 202 12 3 6 50.0% 1 2 50.0% 11:15 4 21 at N.E. (10/7) 17 276 111 165 20 5 7 71.4% 0 0 0.0% 17:04 2 24 at N.E. (10/7) 14 168 140 28 15 6 10 60.0% 0 1 0.0% 18:45 4 35 DENVER TOT. 42 1009 281 683 53 17 37 45.9% 1 2 50.0% 75:04 13 107 DENVER TOT. 93 986 225 761 63 15 30 50.0% 2 3 66.7% 67:07 18 164 OPP. TOT. 74 949 291 703 60 19 34 55.9% 0 0 0.0% 74:56 18 136 OPP. TOT. 40 682 310 372 51 16 41 39.0% 2 5 40.0% 82:53 18 157 DENVER BRONCOS 2012 REGULAR SEASON TIME SPENT IN LEAD CHART
LED TIED BEHIND GAME W/L TIME PCT TIME PCT TIME PCT
vs. Pit. (9/9) W, 31-19 20:29:00 34.1% 19:50:00 33.1% 19:41:00 32.8%
at Atl. (9/17) L, 27-21 0:00:00 0.0% 1:40:00 2.8% 58:20:00 97.2%
vs. Hou. (9/23) L, 31-25 6:52:00 11.4% 1:40:00 2.8% 51:28:00 85.8%
vs. Oak. (9/30) W, 37-6 55:32:00 92.6% 4:28:00 7.4% 0:00:00 0.0%
at N.E. (10/7) L, 31-21 0:00:00 0.0% 18:00:00 30.0% 42:00:00 70.0%
at S.D. (10/15)
vs. N.O. (10/28)
at Cin. (11/4)
at Car. (11/11)
vs. S.D. (11/18)
at K.C. (11/25)
vs. T.B. (12/2)
at Oak. (12/6)
at Bal. (12/16)
vs. Cle. (12/23)
vs. K.C. (12/30)
TOTAL 82:53:00 27.6% 45:38:00 15.2% 171:29:00 57.2% AVERAGE 16:34:36 9:07:36 34:17:48 DENVER BRONCOS 2012 REGULAR SEASON LEADERS BY CATEGORY
Category Player AFC Rank AFC Leader NFL Rank NFL Leader Scoring Prater - 35 8th Gostkowski, N.E. - 51 18th Tynes, N.Y.G. - 54 Rushing Yards McGahee - 376 7th Charles, K.C. - 551 12th Charles, K.C. - 551 Passing Yards Manning - 1,507 1st Flacco, Bal. - 1,269 3rd (t) Brees, N.O. - 1,720 Passer Rating Manning - 101.2 2nd Brady, N.E. - 102.8 4th Smith, S.F. - 108.7 Receiving Yards D. Thomas - 513 2nd Hartline, Mia. - 514 2nd Hartline, Mia. - 514 Receptions D. Thomas - 30 5th Welker, N.E. - 38 11th (t) Gonzalez, Atl. - 39 Gross Punting Avg Colquitt - 47.6 7th Anger, Jac. - 51.3 11th Anger, Jac. - 51.3 Net Punting Avg Colquitt - 42.9 3rd Kern, Ten. - 44.5 5th Kern, Ten. - 44.5 Sacks Miller - 5.0 5th (t) Watt, Hou. - 8.5 8th (t) Watt, Hou. - 8.5 Kickoff Ret. Avg Bolden - 21.1 12th Cribbs, Cle. - 31.2 25th Harvin, Min. - 38.3 Punt Ret. Avg Leonhard - 6.8 14th McKelvin, Buf. - 29.4 24th McKelvin, Buf. - 29.4
HOW THE BRONCOS RANK IN THE AFC AND NFL — 2012 REGULAR SEASON
Offense Total AFC Rank AFC Leader NFL Rank NFL Leader Points Per Game 27.0 3rd New England - 33.0 9th New England - 33.0 Total Yards Per Game 390.0 4th New England - 439.4 9th New England - 439.4 Yards Per Play 5.7 4th Baltimore - 6.23 10th New York Giants - 6.50 Rushing Yards Per Game 101.2 9th Kansas City - 180.8 17th San Francisco - 195.8 Net Passing Yds. Per Game 288.8 1st Denver - 288.8 5th New Orleans - 326.8 INTs Per Pass Attempt 1.52% 5th New England - 0.54% 8th New England - 0.54% Sacked Per Pass Play 5.05% 6th Houston - 1.97% 9th Houston - 1.97% First Downs Per Game 23.2 3rd New England - 20.2 7th New England - 20.2 Third-Down Efficiency 47.8% 2nd Pittsburgh - 53.23% 3rd Pittsburgh - 53.23% Fourth-Down Efficiency 60.00% 9th (t) Five teams - 100.0% 17th (t) 10 teams - 100.0% Kickoff Ret. Avg 18.9 15th Cleveland - 29.3 31st Seattle - 31.2 Punt Ret. Avg 7.4 13th Buffalo - 29.4 22nd Buffalo - 29.4
Defense Total AFC Rank AFC Leader NFL Rank NFL Leader Points Per Game 22.8 7th Houston - 14.6 19th San Francisco - 13.6 Total Yards Per Game 335.2 5th Houston - 275.6 13th Seattle - 258.6 Rushing Yards Per Game 120.2 8th Miami - 61.4 21st Miami - 61.4 Net Passing Yds. Per Game 215.0 5th Pittsburgh - 184.8 11th Dallas - 169.5 First Downs Per Game 22.2 10th Houston - 16.0 24th Houston & San Francisco - 16.0 Kickoff Ret. Avg 16.2 1st Denver - 16.2 1st Denver - 16.2 Punt Ret. Avg 5.6 1st Denver - 5.6 3rd New York Giants - 4.3 BRONCOS 2012 REGULAR SEASON BRONCOS 2012 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 9 ‐ 00:00‐00:59 2 1 ‐ (MINUS) ‐‐ ‐ ‐ 10‐19 yards 3 1 01:00‐01:59 3 2 2 0‐9 ‐‐ 1 ‐ 20‐29 yards 1 ‐ 02:00‐02:59 1 3 ‐ 10‐19 1 ‐ 1 ‐ 30‐39 yards 1 ‐ 03:00‐03:59 2 4 1 20‐29 ‐ 1 ‐ 1 40‐49 yards ‐ 3 04:00‐04:59 5 5 1 30‐39 ‐‐ ‐ 2 50‐59 yards ‐‐05:00‐05:59 2 6 1 40‐49 3 3 ‐‐ 60‐69 yards ‐ 1 06:00‐06:59 ‐ 7 ‐ 50‐59 ‐ 112 70‐79 yards 1 2 07:00‐07:59 ‐ 8 ‐ 60‐69 1 ‐ 12 80‐89 yards ‐ 7 08:00‐08:59 ‐ 9270‐79 2 2 3 ‐ 90‐99 yards ‐ 1 09:00‐09:59 ‐ 10 3 80‐89 7 ‐ 5 ‐ 10:00‐10:59 ‐ 11 1 90‐99 1 ‐ 11 11:00‐11:59 ‐ 12 2 TOTAL 15 7 13 8 12:00‐12:59 ‐ 13 1 13:00‐13:59 ‐ 14 ‐ 14:00‐14:59 ‐ 15 ‐ 15:00 + ‐ 16 1 TOTAL 15 15 15 15 BRONCOS 2012 REGULAR SEASON BRONCOS 2012 REGULAR SEASON LONGEST/SHORTEST SCORING DRIVES GAME-OPENING DRIVES MOST PLAYS BRONCOS OPPONENT Broncos: 16 (vs. Hou., Sept. 23, TD, 74 yds., 5:08) Pts. FD Yds. Pts. FD Yds. Opponent: 16 (three times, last at N.E., Oct. 7, TD, 80 yds., 6:24) vs. Pit. (9/9) 0 2 25 0 0 9 FEWEST PLAYS at Atl. (9/17) 0 0 ‐27 1 1 Broncos: 2 (twice, last vs. Hou., Sept. 23, TD, 49 yds., 0:31) vs. Hou. (9/23) 0 1 18 0 0 ‐6 Opponent: 1 (at N.E., Oct. 7, TD, 14 yds., 0:09) vs. Oak. (9/30) 7 4 80 3 3 60 MOSY YARDS at N.E. (10/7) 0 2 74 0 1 14 Broncos: 90 (at N.E., Oct. 7, TD, 10 plays, 3:34) TOTAL 7 9 195 10 5 78 Opponent: 97 (vs. Hou., Sept. 23, TD, 14 plays, 7:11) FEWEST YARDS BRONCOS 2012 REGULAR SEASON Broncos: 18 (vs. Oak., Sept. 30, TD, 4 plays, 1:47) 2ND HALF-OPENING DRIVES Opponent: 1 (at Atl., Sept. 17, TD, 3 plays, 0:53) BRONCOS OPPONENT MOST TIME Pts. FD Yds. Pts. FD Yds. Broncos: 7:17 (vs. Oak., Sept. 30, FG, 12 plays, 41 yds.) vs. Pit. (9/9) 7 1 80 3 4 64 Opponent: 8:55 (vs. Pit., Sept. 9, FG, 16 plays, 64 yds.) at Atl. (9/17)0010230 LEAST TIME vs. Hou. (9/23) 0 0 ‐20 0 4 Broncos: 0:31 (vs. Hou., Sept. 23, TD, 2 plays, 49 yds.) vs. Oak. (9/30) 7 4 79 0 0 9 Opponent: 0:09 (at N.E., Oct. 7, TD, 1 play, 14 yds.) at N.E. (10/7) 0 1 18 0 0 0 TOTAL 14 6 176 3 6 107
BRONCOS 2012 REGULAR SEASON GAME-BY-GAME SCORING DRIVES Opponent Plays Yards Time Res. Qtr Scoring Play Quarterback vs. Pit. (9/9) 12 80 4:54 TD 2 Moreno 7 yd. run Manning vs. Pit. (9/9) 2 80 0:36 TD 3 D. Thomas 71 yd. pass from Manning Manning vs. Pit. (9/9) 10 80 4:48 TD 4 Tamme 1 yd. pass from Manning Manning vs. Pit. (9/9) 12 55 5:18 FG 4 Prater 26 yd. Field Goal Manning at Atl. (9/17) 13 80 4:33 TD 2 D. Thomas 17 yd. pass from Manning Manning at Atl. (9/17) 12 88 5:02 TD 4 McGahee 2 yd. run Manning at Atl. (9/17) 9 45 2:48 TD 4 McGahee 2 yd. run Manning vs. Hou. (9/23) 10 46 4:39 FG 1 Prater 32 yd. Field Goal Manning vs. Hou. (9/23) 9 75 3:10 FG 2 Prater 23 yd. Field Goal Manning vs. Hou. (9/23) 5 25 0:33 FG 2 Prater 53 yd. Field Goal Manning vs. Hou. (9/23) 2 49 0:31 TD 4 Stokley 38 yd. pass from Manning Manning vs. Hou. (9/23) 16 74 5:08 TD 4 Dreessen 6 yd. pass from Manning Manning vs. Oak. (9/30) 11 80 4:28 TD 1 Dreessen 22 yd. pass from Manning Manning vs. Oak. (9/30) 13 77 6:47 FG 1 Prater 21 yd. Field Goal Manning vs. Oak. (9/30) 9 79 3:51 TD 3 Decker 17 yd. pass from Manning Manning vs. Oak. (9/30) 4 18 1:47 TD 3 McGahee 2 yd. run Manning vs. Oak. (9/30) 5 63 1:36 TD 3 Ball 14 yd. pass from Manning Manning vs. Oak. (9/30) 11 44 4:49 FG 4 Prater 43 yd. Field Goal Manning vs. Oak. (9/30) 12 41 7:17 FG 4 Prater 53 yd. Field Goal Manning at N.E. (10/7) 10 80 4:03 TD 2 Dreessen 1 yd. pass from Manning Manning at N.E. (10/7) 10 90 3:34 TD 3 Decker 2 yd. pass from Manning Manning at N.E. (10/7) 6 43 1:25 TD 4 Stokley 5 yd. pass from Manning Manning AVERAGE 9.2 63.3 3:42 DENVER BRONCOS 2012 REGULAR 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. Penalty Yds. Needed Yds. Gained Run Pass Yds. Needed Yds. Gained Denver 5 9 55.6% 2 3 66.7% 3 6 50.0% 0 53 34 7 27 5.9 3.8 vs. Pit. (9/9) 11 19 57.9% 1 2 50.0% 10 16 62.5% 1 130 121 8 113 6.8 6.4 Denver 4 12 33.3% 2 4 50.0% 2 8 25.0% 0 62 21 7 14 5.2 1.8 at Atl. (9/17) 5 13 38.5% 2 4 50.0% 3 9 33.3% 0 78 34 15 19 6.0 2.6 Denver 6 17 35.0% 1 2 50.0% 5 15 33.3% 0 142 77 4 73 8.4 4.5 vs. Hou. (9/23) 7 14 50.0% 2 3 66.7% 5 11 45.5% 0 88 60 12 48 6.3 4.3 Denver 10 16 63.0% 1 4 25.0% 9 12 75.0% 0 80 154 10 144 5.0 9.6 vs. Oak. (9/30) 1 12 8.0% 0 2 0.0% 1 10 10.0% 0 100 0 1 -1 8.3 0.0 Denver 7 13 54.0% 2 4 50.0% 5 9 55.6% 0 69 151 12 129 5.3 11.6 at N.E. (10/7) 11 17 65.0% 5 6 83.3% 6 11 54.5% 0 123 128 49 79 7.2 7.5 DENVER TOTAL 32 67 47.8% 8 17 47.1% 24 50 48.0% 0 406 437 40 387 6.1 6.5 OPPONENT TOTAL 35 75 46.7% 10 17 58.8% 25 57 43.9% 1 519 343 85 258 6.9 4.6
DENVER BRONCOS 2012 REGULAR 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 9 269 DEN 30 1 5 8 0 3 1 vs. Pit. (9/9) 9 247 PIT 27 1 5 7 0 2 0 Denver 12 294 DEN 24 4 4 11 0 1 0 at Atl. (9/17) 13 371 ATL 31 4 2 10 0 2 1 Denver 14 381 DEN 27 3 4 13 0 1 0 vs. Hou. (9/23) 14 281 HST 22 3 6 9 0 0 0 Denver 11 200 DEN 28 3 2 10 0 1 1 vs. Oak. (9/30) 10 309 OAK 20 1 8 10 0 0 0 Denver 11 305 DEN 28 2 2 10 0 1 0 at N.E. (10.7) 11 297 NE 27 5 3 10 0 1 1 DENVER TOTAL 46 1449 DEN 27.4 13 17 52 0 7 2 OPPONENT TOTAL 46 1505 OPP 25.4 14 24 46 0 5 2 DENVER BRONCOS 2012 REGULAR SEASON RED ZONE CHART TD BREAKDOWN SCORING EFFICIENCY FAILED Game Pos. TDs Run Pass TD% FGs Score% MFG DWN TO EOH Denver 4 2 1 1 50.0% 1 75.0% 0 0 0 1 vs. Pit. (9/9) 4 2 0 2 50.0% 2 100.0% 0 0 0 0 Denver 3 3 2 1 100.0% 0 100.0% 0 0 0 0 at Atl. (9/17) 4 3 1 2 75.0% 1 100.0% 0 0 0 0 Denver 3 1 0 1 33.0% 2 100.0% 0 0 0 0 vs. Hou. (9/23) 3 2 0 2 67.0% 1 100.0% 0 0 0 0 Denver 4 3 1 2 75.0% 1 100.0% 0 0 0 0 vs. Oak. (9/30) 2 0 0 0 0.0% 1 50.0% 0 1 0 0 Denver 4 3 0 3 75.0% 0 75.0% 0 0 1 0 at N.E. (10/7) 5 4 3 1 80.0% 1 100.0% 0 0 0 0 DENVER TOTAL 14 9 4 5 64.3% 4 92.9% 0 0 1 1 OPPONENT TOTAL 13 7 1 6 53.8% 5 92.3% 0 1 0 0
DENVER BRONCOS 2012 REGULAR SEASON GOAL-TO-GO CHART TD BREAKDOWN SCORING EFFICIENCY FAILED Game Pos. TDs Run Pass TD% FGs Score% MFG DWN TO EOH Denver 4 2 1 1 50.0% 1 75.0% 0 0 0 1 vs. Pit. (9/9) 2 1 0 1 50.0% 1 100.0% 0 0 0 0 Denver 3 3 2 1 100.0% 0 100.0% 0 0 0 0 at Atl. (9/17) 3 3 1 2 100.0% 0 100.0% 0 0 0 0 Denver 2 1 0 1 50.0% 1 100.0% 0 0 0 0 vs. Hou. (9/23) 1 1 0 1 100.0% 0 100.0% 0 0 0 0 Denver 2 1 1 0 50.0% 1 100.0% 0 0 0 0 vs. Oak. (9/30) 0 0 0 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0 0 0 Denver 3 3 0 3 100.0% 0 100.0% 0 0 0 0 at N.E. (10/7) 5 4 3 1 80.0% 1 100.0% 0 0 0 0 DENVER TOTAL 11 7 4 3 63.6% 3 90.9% 0 0 0 1 OPPONENT TOTAL 6 5 1 4 83.3% 1 100.0% 0 0 0 0 DENVER BRONCOS 2012 REGULAR SEASON TAKEAWAY CHART
BRONCOS OPPONENTS GAME W/L +/- INT FUM Total Pts. INT FUM Total Pts.
vs. Pit. (9/9) W EVEN 1017 0110
at Atl. (9/17) L-4 0000 31413
vs. Hou. (9/23) L+1 11210 0110
vs. Oak. (9/30) W-1 0000 0110
at N.E. (10/7) L-2 0110 0337
at S.D. (10/15)
vs. N.O. (10/28)
at Cin. (11/4)
at Car. (11/11)
vs. S.D. (11/18)
at K.C. (11/25)
vs. T.B. (12/2)
at Oak. (12/6)
at Bal. (12/16)
vs. Cle. (12/23)
vs. K.C. (12/30)
TOTALS 2-3 -6 2 2 4 17 3 7 10 20
DENVER BRONCOS 2012 REGULAR SEASON TURNOVER LOG (-6) TAKEAWAYS (4 TOT., 2 INT, 2 FUM, 17 pts.) GIVEAWAYS (10 TOT., 3 INTS, 7 FUM, 20 pts.) Game Qtr. Time Takeaway Player Field Pos. Pts. Game Qtr. Time Giveaway Player Field Pos. Pts. vs. Pit. (9/9) 4 2:10 Interception Porter TD 7 vs. Pit. (9/9) 1 7:21 Fumble McGahee DEN 48 0 at Atl. (9/17) None at Atl. (9/17) 1 14:24 Interception Manning DEN 1 7 vs. Hou. (9/23) 2 0:46 Interception Woodyard DEN 40 3 1 11:56 Interception Manning DEN 43 3 4 10:28 Fumble Bannan 50 7 1 7:09 Interception Manning ATL 47 0 vs. Oak. (9/30) None 1 0:13 Fumble Moreno ATL 32 3 at N.E. (10/7) 4 5:27 Fumble Miller DEN 32 0 vs. Hou. (9/23) 4 0:00 Fumble D. Thomas 50 0 vs. Oak. (9/30) 2 10:30 Fumble D. Thomas OAK 4 0 at N.E. (10/7) 1 12:33 Fumble D. Thomas NE 17 0 3 5:00 Fumble Manning DEN 14 7 4 3:48 Fumble McGahee NE 11 0
BRONCOS TAKEAWAY LEADERS BRONCOS GIVEAWAY LEADERS Player INT FUM Totals Pts. Player INT FUM Totals Pts. Bannan 0 1 1 7 Manning 3 1 4 17 Miller 0 1 1 0 D. Thomas 0 3 3 0 Porter 1 0 1 7 McGahee 0 2 2 0 Woodyard 1 0 1 3 Moreno 0 1 1 3 TOTALS 2 2 4 17 TOTALS 3 7 10 20 BRONCOS 2012 REGULAR SEASON 100-YARD RUSHING AND RECEIVING / 300-YARD PASSING GAMES
100-YARD RUSHING GAMES
BRONCOS (2) OPPONENTS (2) GAME Player Att. Yds. Avg. LG TDs GAME Player Att. Yds. Avg. LG TDs vs. Pit. (9/9) NONE vs. Pit. (9/9) NONE at Atlanta (9/17) McGahee 22 113 5.1 31 2 at Atlanta (9/17) NONE vs. Houston (9/23) NONE vs. Houston (9/23) Foster 25 105 4.2 22 0 vs. Oakland (9/30) McGahee 19 112 5.9 24 1 vs. Oakland (9/30) NONE at New England (10/7) NONE at New England (10/7) Ridley 28 151 5.4 20 1
100-YARD RECEIVING GAMES BRONCOS (4) OPPONENTS (2) GAME Player Rec. Yds. Avg. LG TDs GAME Player Rec. Yds. Avg. LG TDs vs. Pit. (9/9) D. Thomas 5 110 22 71 1 vs. Pit. (9/9) NONE at Atlanta (9/17) NONE at Atlanta (9/17) White 8 102 12.8 21 1 vs. Houston (9/23) Decker 11 136 17 25 0 vs. Houston (9/23) NONE vs. Oakland (9/30) D. Thomas 5 103 20.6 40 0 vs. Oakland (9/30) NONE at New England (10/7) D. Thomas 11 188 20.9 43 0 at New England (10/7) Welker 15 104 8 15 1
300-YARD PASSING GAMES BRONCOS (2) OPPONENTS (0) GAME Player Cmp.-Att. Yds. TDs INTs Rtg. GAME Player Cmp.-Att. Yds. TDs INTs Rtg. vs. Pit. (9/9) NONE vs. Pit. (9/9) NONE at Atlanta (9/17) NONE at Atlanta (9/17) NONE vs. Houston (9/23) Manning 26-52 330 2 0 83.0 vs. Houston (9/23) NONE vs. Oakland (9/30) Manning 30-38 338 3 0 130.0 vs. Oakland (9/30) NONE at New England (10/7) Manning 31-44 345 3 0 116.2 at New England (10/7) NONE DENVER BRONCOS 2012 REGULAR SEASON BIG-PLAY LOG
BRONCOS RUSHING (10+Yards) BRONCOS PASSING (20+Yards) Game Qtr. Time Yards Player Game Qtr. Time Yards Player (QB) vs. Pit. (9/9) 4 13:46 12 McGahee vs. Pit. (9/9) 2 8:53 20 D. Thomas (Manning) vs. Pit. (9/9) 4 7:01 11 Ball vs. Pit. (9/9) 3 5:41 71 D. Thomas (Manning)* at Atl. (9/17) 1 7:45 15 McGahee at Atl. (9/17) None at Atl. (9/17) 1 5:27 31 McGahee vs. Hou. (9/23) 1 6:28 35 Decker (Manning) at Atl. (9/17) 1 0:48 10 McGahee vs. Hou. (9/23) 2 8:32 30 Dreessen (Manning) vs. Hou. (9/23) 1 15:00 15 McGahee vs. Hou. (9/23) 2 7:11 23 D. Thomas (Manning) vs. Oak. (9/30) 1 2:27 14 Caldwell vs. Hou. (9/23) 2 0:17 22 Decker (Manning) vs. Oak. (9/30) 2 11:29 17 McGahee vs. Hou. (9/23) 3 1:16 26 Decker (Manning) vs. Oak. (9/30) 3 12:37 11 McGahee vs. Hou. (9/23) 4 9:56 38 Stokley (Manning)* vs. Oak. (9/30) 3 8:41 11 McGahee vs. Oak. (9/30) 1 14:19 26 Stokley (Manning) vs. Oak. (9/30) 3 5:03 24 McGahee vs. Oak. (9/30) 1 10:39 22 Dreessen (Manning)* vs. Oak. (9/30) 4 8:13 12 Hillman vs. Oak. (9/30) 1 3:56 23 D. Thomas (Manning) at N.E. (10/7) 1 13:31 10 Manning vs. Oak. (9/30) 2 10:30 40 D. Thomas (Manning) at N.E. (10/7) 3 13:44 11 McGahee vs. Oak. (9/30) 3 11:43 29 Hillman (Manning) vs. Oak. (9/30) 3 5:22 25 D. Thomas (Manning) at N.E. (10/7) 1 12:33 43 D. Thomas (Manning) at N.E. (10/7) 1 1:44 30 D. Thomas (Manning) at N.E. (10/7) 3 3:44 20 D. Thomas (Manning) at N.E. (10/7) 3 2:41 38 D. Thomas (Manning) at N.E. (10/7) 4 7:14 22 McGahee (Manning) at N.E. (10/7) 4 4:24 28 D. Thomas (Manning)
RUSHING BIG-PLAY TOTALS PASSING BIG-PLAY TOTALS No. Yds. Avg. TDs No. Yds. Avg. TDs TOTALS 14 204 14.6 0 TOTALS 20 611 30.6 3 *Play resulted in a touchdown DENVER BRONCOS 2012 REGULAR SEASON OPPONENTS BIG-PLAY LOG
OPPONENT RUSHING (10+Yards) OPPONENT PASSING (20+Yards) Game Qtr. Time Yards Player Game Qtr. Time Yards Player (QB) vs. Pit. (9/9) 2 14:20 11 Dwyer vs. Pit. (9/9) 2 2:31 23 A. Brown (Roethlisberger) at Atl. (9/17) 4 1:54 15 Turner vs. Pit. (9/9) 2 1:56 27 A. Brown (Roethlisberger) vs. Hou. (9/23) 1 8:05 11 Foster vs. Pit. (9/9) 3 3:53 23 Miller (Roethlisberger) vs. Hou. (9/23) 1 1:00 22 Foster at Atl. (9/17) 3 9:48 21 White (Ryan) vs. Hou. (9/23) 2 3:31 21 Martin at Atl. (9/17) 3 9:11 20 White (Ryan) vs. Oak. (9/30) 4 2:28 13 Goodson vs. Hou. (9/23) 1 6:38 60 Johnson (Schaub)* at N.E. (10/7) 1 6:07 15 Ridley vs. Hou. (9/23) 2 12:25 27 Graham (Schaub) at N.E. (10/7) 2 2:29 24 Bolden vs. Hou. (9/23) 2 9:03 52 Walter (Schaub)* at N.E. (10/7) 3 11:18 19 Ridley vs. Hou. (9/23) 3 2:57 46 Jean (Schaub) at N.E. (10/7) 3 9:05 19 Woodhead vs. Oak. (9/30) 1 9:38 31 Reece (Palmer) at N.E. (10/7) 4 14:33 11 Bolden vs. Oak. (9/30) 2 14:22 22 Myers (Palmer) at N.E. (10/7) 4 6:00 20 Ridley vs. Oak. (9/30) 2 1:56 37 Moore (Palmer) at N.E. (10/7) 4 2:43 11 Bolden at N.E. (10/7) 2 3:42 25 Woodhead (Brady) at N.E. (10/7) 4 15:00 25 Branch (Brady)
RUSHING BIG-PLAY TOTALS PASSING BIG-PLAY TOTALS No. Yds. Avg. TDs No. Yds. Avg. TDs TOTALS 13 212 16.3 0 TOTALS 14 439 31.4 2 *Play resulted in a touchdown 2012 REGULAR SEASON INDIVIDUAL GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS — BRONCOS LEADERS SCORING RUSHES RUSH YDS RECEPTIONS REC. YDS Game vs. Pit. (9/9) Four players 6 McGahee 16 McGahee 64 Three players 5 D. Thomas 110 at Atl. (9/17) McGahee 12 McGahee 22 McGahee 113 D. Thomas 11 D. Thomas 78 vs. Hou. (9/23) Prater 11 McGahee 12 McGahee 36 Decker 8 Decker 136 vs. Oak. (9/30) Prater 13 McGahee 19 McGahee 112 Decker 7 D. Thomas 103 at N.E. (10/7) Three players 6 McGahee 14 McGahee 51 D. Thomas 9 D. Thomas 188 AVERAGE 9.6 16.6 75.2 8.0 123.0 TACKLES SACKS INTS PASSES DEF. ST. TACKLES Game vs. Pit. (9/9) Woodyard 12 Miller 2 Porter 1 Porter 5 Three players 1 at Atl. (9/17) Adams 8 Miller 1 None 0 Adams, Porter, Carte 1 Irving 2 vs. Hou. (9/23) Moore 9 Dumervil 1 Woodyard 1 Adams 3 Four players 1 vs. Oak. (9/30) Moore, Woodyard 6 Dumervil 1.5 None 0 Bailey, Adams 1 Tamme 1 at N.E. (10/7) Adams, Moore 12 Miller 2 None 0 Miller 1 Beadles, Franklin 1 AVERAGE 9.4 1.5 0.4 2.2 1.2 PUNT RET. PR YDS KICKOFF RET. KOR YDS PUNTS Game vs. Pit. (9/9) Leonhard 2 Leonhard 22 None 0 None 0 Colquitt 2 at Atl. (9/17) Leonhard 2 Decker 9 Bolden 2 Bolden 47 Colquitt 5 vs. Hou. (9/23) Leonhard 3 Leonhard 16 Bolden 3 Bolden 66 Colquitt 8 vs. Oak. (9/30) Leonhard 5 Leonhard 42 Bolden 1 Bolden 16 None 0 at N.E. (10/7) None 0 None 0 Bolden 3 Bolden 61 Colquitt 3 AVERAGE 2.4 17.8 1.8 38.0 3.6
2012 REGULAR SEASON INDIVIDUAL GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS — OPPONENT LEADERS SCORING RUSHES RUSH YDS RECEPTIONS REC. YDS Game vs. Pit. (9/9) Suisham 7 Redman 11 Dwyer 43 Four players 4 A. Brown 74 at Atl. (9/17) Bryant 9 Turner 17 Turner 42 White 11 White 102 vs. Hou. (9/23) Graham 7 Foster 25 Foster 105 Walter, Daniels, Casey 3 Walter 73 vs. Oak. (9/30) Janikowski 6 McFadden 13 McFadden 34 Reece 5 Moore 71 at N.E. (10/7) Gostkowski 7 Ridley 28 Ridley 151 Welker 13 Welker 104 AVERAGE 7.2 18.8 75.0 7.2 84.8 TACKLES SACKS INTS PASSES DEF. ST. TACKLES Game vs. Pit. (9/9) Foote 8 Foote, Worilds 1 None 0 Lewis 3 Worilds, C. Brown 1 at Atl. (9/17) Weatherspoon 10 Three players 1 Three players 1 Moore, Robinson 2 Three Players 1 vs. Hou. (9/23) Jackson 8 Watt 2.5 None 0 Joseph 3 Mercilus 2 vs. Oak. (9/30) Branch, Wheeler 9 None 0 None 0 Three players 1 None 0 at N.E. (10/7) Mayo 13 Mayo, Ninkovich 1 None 0 Dennard, Jones 1 Ridley 1 AVERAGE 9.6 1.1 0.2 2.0 1.0 PUNT RET. PR YDS KICKOFF RET. KOR YDS PUNTS Game vs. Pit. (9/9) A. Brown 2 A. Brown 23 Sanders 1 Sanders 27 Butler 3 at Atl. (9/17) Franks 1 Franks -2 Polite, Rodgers 1 Polite 24 Bosher 6 vs. Hou. (9/23) Holliday 4 Holliday 19 Casey 1 Casey 0 Jones 5 vs. Oak. (9/30) None 0 None 0 None 0 None 0 Lechler 7 at N.E. (10/7) Welker 1 Welker 5 McCourty, Gronkowski 1 McCourty 23 Mesko 3 AVERAGE 1.6 9.0 0.8 14.8 4.8 2012 DENVER BRONCO MISCELLANEOUS STATISTICS (Won 2, Lost 3) ©
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 P. MANNING ...... 56 15 7 0 18 2 10 0 4 0 127 2.27 39.3% 42.3% 334 1957 5.9 10 B. OSWEILER ...... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00 0.0% 0.0% 0 0 0.0 0 DENVER ...... 57 15 7 0 18 2 10 0 5 (0) 127 2.23 38.6% 42.3% 334 1957 5.9 10 Opponents ...... 55 13 8 0 24 3 4 1 2 (0) 114 2.07 38.2% 39.6% 337 1682 5.0 17 (*—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: Manning 6-for-[-6]; Osweiler 1-[-1]; Opponents 6-for-[-6].)
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 ...... 25 3 0 0 0 22 15 1 / 19 0 0 (0) (3) (0) 510 70 O20 O23 (In Denver: 19 KO / 18 TB / 13 EZ+) Opponents ...... 25 9 0 0 0 16 11 5 / 17 0 0 (0) (1) (1) 500 180 D20 D20 (In Denver: 14 KO / 10 TB / 8 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 (return counts could be off); 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 ...... 74 300 4.1 81 504 6.2 155 804 5.19 9 29 64 66 35 17 6 4 3 Opponents ...... 85 301 3.5 61 324 5.3 146 625 4.28 6 22 46 76 34 15 5 3 2
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 ...... 155 804 5.2 114 669 5.9 67 439 6.6 5 38 7.6 341 1950 5.72 561 403 444 542 -- 157 752 4.8 120 Opponents .... 146 625 4.3 117 690 5.9 75 354 4.7 5 7 1.4 343 1676 4.89 337 657 458 224 -- 145 614 4.2 100 Drives In Opponent Territory (minus drives with 50+ scores or no plays): Denver 32/56 (57.1%,23.5 ypd); Opponents 28/53 (52.8%, 21.9 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 ...... 9-13 3- 5 4- 5 0- 2 3-10 4- 6 3- 5 0- 2 0- 2 3- 8 2- 5 1- 4 0- 0 9-17 23-50 19-49 32-67 47.8 Opponents ...... 6- 7 3- 6 4-12 4- 5 2- 7 0- 1 3- 5 3- 5 1- 4 1- 3 6-14 2- 6 0- 0 10-18 25-57 16-41 35-75 46.7 AVERAGE YARDS TO GO: Denver 6.1 (67/409); Opponents 7.1 (75/529). SECOND DOWN EFFICIENCY: Denver 40-114 (35.1; 1-4 yds: 14-21); Opponent 36-117 (30.8; 1-4 yds: 9-22) DENVER DEFENSE: 5 QB sacks (41 yards), 1 interception, 0 fumble recoveries. OPPONENT DEFENSE: 4 QB sacks (30 yards), 1 interception, 3 fumble recoveries.
TURNOVER ANALYSIS DENVER’s 10 turnovers have led to 26 Opponent points: 3 TD, 2 FG; 22.8% of Opponents’ total points (114). BY QTR (10): 6 / 1 / 1 / 2 (0 OT) OPPONENTS’ 4 turnovers have led to 10 Denver points: 1 TD, 1 FG; 7.4% of Denver’s total points (135). BY QTR ( 4): 1 / 1 / 0 / 2 (0 OT)
AVERAGE STARTING FIELD POSITION FIRST DOWNS EARNED Denver Opponent Player Rush Pass Rec. — Total (3/4) Drives Started ...... 57 55 P. MANNING ...... 2 67 0 — 69 (26) Cumulative Starting Yardlines ...... 1561 1396 W. McGAHEE ...... 26 0 3 — 29 (7) Average Field Position ...... D27 O25 D. THOMAS ...... 0 0 16 — 16 (8) Drives Started In Plus Territory ...... 5 5 E. DECKER ...... 0 0 15 — 15 (5)
Scores/TD, FG ...... 4/4,0 4/2,2 B. STOKLEY ...... 0 0 11 — 11 (5) FGA/Punts/Downs ...... 0/0/0 0/1/0 J. TAMME ...... 0 0 11 — 11 (4) Turnovers/Clock/Ran Out Clock ...... 0/0/1 0/0/0 L. BALL ...... 4 0 2 — 6 (3) Drives Started Inside Own 20/At Own 20 .... 30 (13/17) 38 (14/24) K. MORENO ...... 3 0 1 — 4 (1) Points Scored (TD/FG) ...... 62 (8/2) 54 (6/4) J. DREESSEN ...... 0 0 4 — 4 (1) R. HILLMAN ...... 2 0 1 — 3 (0) SCORING PERCENTAGE INSIDE-THE-20 (RED ZONE) M. WILLIS ...... 0 0 2 — 2 (1) Denver Opponent C. GRONKOWSKI ...... 0 0 1 — 1 (1) Times Penetrated Opponent 20 ...... 17 18 A. CALDWELL...... 1 0 0 — 1 (0) Total Scores ...... 16 17 (3/4—first downs earned on third and fourth down plays.) Touchdowns (Rush/Pass) ...... 12 (4/8) 11 (4/7) Field Goals-Attempts ...... 4-4 6-6 Turnovers/Downs/Punts/Clock ...... 0/0/0/0 0/1/0/0 Scores From The 20 & Outside/TD,FG ..... 6/3,3 4/2,2 Total Red Zone Plays-Yards ...... 45-158/3.5 56-141/2.5 Third Down Efficiency ...... 5-9/55.6 7-12/58.3 Fourth Down Efficiency ...... 1-1/100.0 0-0/0.0 TRUE QUARTERBACK RUSHING Overall Scoring Percentage ...... 94.1 94.4 Player Att. Yds Avg. K-downs Abort Adjusted------Spiked Ps TD Percentage ...... 70.6 61.1 P. MANNING . 8 10 1.3 5-(-6) 0-(0) 3 16 5.3 1 *—Ran Out Clock Not Trying To Score ...... 1 0 B. OSWEILER 1 -1 -1.0 1(-1) 0-(0) 0 0 0.0 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 .. 2 5 Summary------GTG Plays------Yards Lost Due To Penalties ...... 41 27 Team Total* TD FG FGA DWN TO CLK Plays TDs Pct. Touchdowns Called Back ...... 0 0 DENVER……………… 13 10 3 0 0 0 0 29 10 34.4 Field Goals Called Back ...... 0 0 OPPONENTS…… 11 9 2 0 0 0 0 23 9 39.1 First Downs Lost ...... 1 2 (*—does not include purposely running out the clock: Denver 1, Opponent 0.)
TIME SPENT IN THE LEAD Denver Opponent Tied 5 Games (300:00 total minutes) ...... 82:53 171:29 45:38 Percentage of Time In The Lead ...... 27.6 57.2 15.2
EXPANDED PUNTING No. Return Avg. Long Pct. Not Net Own 25 & Inside Plus Terr. Adjusted 50 & Out Player Punts Yards Avg. Ret. Yards Return Return Returned Avg. In 20/15/10/5 TB FC 60+ 50+ No. Yds. Avg. No.Yards No. Yds. Avg. B. COLQUITT ...... 18 857 47.61 8 45 5.6 23 55.6 42.89 9 / 7 / 5 / 4 2 4 1 6 4 197 49.3 4-163 14 694 49.6
DENVER BRONCOS 2012 REGULAR SEASON MISCELLANEOUS GAME INFORMATION GAME W/L KICKOFF LENGTH ATTN. TEMP. TVBROADCAST CREW OFFICIALS vs. Pittsburgh (9/9) W, 31-19 6:31 PM MDT 3:08 76,923 85 ° F NBC (NTL) Al Michaels REF: Wright (133); UMP: Chris Collinsworth Sadwoski (90); HL: Wilmoth (129); LJ: Thomas (118); SJ: Trawick (120); FJ: Trout (122); BJ: Schrein (98). at Atlanta (9/17) L, 21-27 8:41 PM EDT 3:27 70,427 Ind. ESPN (NTL)Mike Tirico REF: Roan (86); UMP: Morris Jon Gruden (68); HL: Akin (2); LJ: Hoffman (50); SJ: Strozier (111); FJ: Burkhart (15); BJ: Theodore (117). vs. Houston (9/23) L, 25-31 2:25 PM MDT 3:27 76,566 84 ° F CBSJim Nantz REF: Frump (37); UMP: Taylor Phil Simms (115); HL: Etzler (29); LJ: Derrick (23); SJ: Beesley (8); FJ: Weeisenhofer (125); BJ: Orrico (74). vs. Oakland (9/30) W, 37-6 2:05 PM MDT 2:55 76,787 72 ° F CBSJim Nantz REF: Morelli (135); UMP: Phil Simms Jenkins (76); HL: McKenzie (8); LJ: Hussey (35); SJ: Carlsen (39); FJ: Lucivansky (89); BJ: Vernatchi (75). at New England (10/7) L, 21-31 4:25 PM EDT 3:03 68,756 54 ° F CBSJim Nantz REF: Steratore (114); UMP: Phil Simms Schuster (129); HL: Mackie (106); LJ: Seeman (45); FJ: Waggoner (25); SJ: Weatherford (116); BJ: Paganelli (105). at San Diego (10/15)
vs. New Orleans (10/28)
at Cincinnati (11/4)
ar Carolina (11/11)
vs. San Diego (11/18)
at Kansas City (11/25)
vs. Tampa Bay (12/2)
at Oakland (12/6)
at Baltimore (12/16)
vs. Cleveland (12/23)
vs. Kansas City (12/30) 2012 DENVER BRONCOS NUMERICAL ROSTER
Updated: Oct. 9, 2012 2012 No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Age Exp. College Hometown How Acq. GP GS DNP INA 4 Britton Colquitt P 6‐3 205 27 4 Tennessee Knoxville, Tenn. CFA‐'09 5000 5Matt Prater K 5‐10 195 28 6 Central Florida Estero, Fla. PS‐'07 (Mia.)5000 6Brock Osweiler QB 6‐8 240 21 R Arizona State Kalispell, Mont. D2b‐'12 1040 12 Matthew Willis WR 6‐0 190 28 5 UCLA Anaheim, Calif. FA‐'08 4001 14 Brandon Stokley WR 6‐0 194 36 14 Southwestern Louisiana Lafayette, La. FA‐'12 5200 16 Caleb Hanie QB 6‐2 222 27 5 Colorado State Forney, Texas UFA‐'12 (Chi.)0004 17 Andre Caldwell WR 6‐0 190 27 5 Florida Tampa, Fla. UFA‐'12 (Cin.)2003 18 Peyton Manning QB 6‐5 230 36 15 Tennessee New Orleans, La. FA‐'12 5500 20 Mike Adams SS 5‐11 200 31 9 Delaware Wayne, N.J. UFA‐'12 (Cle.)5500 21 Ronnie Hillman RB 5‐10 190 21 R San Diego State La Habra, Calif. D3‐'12 3002 22 Tracy Porter CB 5‐11 186 26 5 Indiana Port Allen, La. UFA‐'12 (N.O.)5400 23 Willis McGahee RB 6‐0 235 30 10 Miami Miami, Fla. FA‐'11 5400 24 Champ Bailey CB 6‐0 192 34 14 Georgia Folkston, Ga. T‐'04 (Was.)5400 25 Chris Harris CB 5‐10 190 23 2 Kansas Bixby, Okla. CFA‐'11 4101 26 Rahim Moore FS 6‐1 196 22 2 UCLA Los Angeles, Calif. D2a‐'11 5400 27 Knowshon Moreno RB 5‐11 200 25 4 Georgia Middletown, N.J. D1a‐'09 2003 30 David Bruton SS 6‐2 217 25 4 Notre Dame Miamisburg, Ohio D4a‐'09 5000 31 Omar Bolden CB 5‐10 195 23 R Arizona State Ontario, Calif. D4a‐'12 5000 32 Tony Carter CB 5‐9 175 26 4 Florida State Jacksonville, Fla. FA‐'11 5000 33 Duke Ihenacho SS 6‐1 205 23 R San Jose State San Mateo, Calif. CFA‐'12 1001 35 Lance Ball RB 5‐9 215 27 4 Maryland Teaneck, N.J. FA‐'10 5000 36 Jim Leonhard FS 5‐8 188 29 8 Wisconsin Tony, Wis. FA‐'12 5100 46 Aaron Brewer LS 6‐5 225 22 R San Diego State Fullerton, Calif. CFA‐'12 5000 49 Chris Gronkowski FB 6‐2 245 25 3 Arizona Williamsville, N.Y. T‐'12 (Ind.)5000 51 Joe Mays MLB 5‐11 250 27 5 North Dakota State Chicago, Ill. T‐'10 (Phi.)4400 52 Wesley Woodyard WLB 6‐0 229 26 5 Kentucky LaGrange, Ga. CFA‐'08 5400 53 Steven Johnson MLB 6‐1 237 24 R Kansas Wallingford, Pa. CFA‐'12 2003 54 C.J. Davis C/G 6‐2 308 25 3 Pittsburgh Imperial, Pa. FA‐'12 1003 56 Nate Irving SLB 6‐1 240 24 2 North Carolina State Wallace, N.C. D3‐'11 4001 57 Keith Brooking LB 6‐2 240 36 15 Georgia Tech Sharpsburg, Ga. FA‐'12 5300 58 Von Miller SLB 6‐3 237 23 2 Texas A&M DeSoto, Texas D1‐'11 5500 59 Danny Trevathan WLB 6‐1 232 22 R Kentucky Leesburg, Fla. D6‐'12 5000 65 Manny Ramirez G 6‐3 313 29 6 Texas Tech Houston, Texas FA‐'11 5500 67 Dan Koppen C 6‐2 300 33 10 Boston College Whitehall, Pa. FA‐'12 4100 68 Zane Beadles G 6‐4 305 25 3 Utah Sandy, Utah D2‐'10 5500 70 Malik Jackson DL 6‐5 270 22 R Tennessee Van Nuys, Calif. D5‐'12 4001 73 Chris Kuper G 6‐4 303 29 7 North Dakota Anchorage, Alaska D5‐'06 1004 74 Orlando Franklin T 6‐7 330 24 2 Miami Delray Beach, Fla. D2b‐'11 5500 75 Chris Clark T 6‐5 305 27 3 Southern Mississippi New Orleans, La. W‐'10 (Min.)5000 78 Ryan Clady T 6‐6 315 26 5 Boise State Rialto, Calif. D1‐'08 5500 80 Julius Thomas TE 6‐5 255 24 2 Portland State Stockton, Calif. D4b‐'11 4001 81 Joel Dreessen TE 6‐4 245 30 7 Colorado State Fort Morgan, Colo. UFA‐'12 (Hou.)5500 84 Jacob Tamme TE 6‐3 236 27 5 Kentucky Danville, Ky. UFA‐'12 (Ind.)5400 85 Virgil Green TE 6‐5 252 24 2 Nevada Tulare, Calif. D7a‐'11 1000 87 Eric Decker WR 6‐3 218 25 3 Minnesota Cold Spring, Minn. D3b‐'10 5500 88 Demaryius Thomas WR 6‐3 229 24 3 Georgia Tech Montrose, Ga. D1a‐'10 5500 91 Robert Ayers DE 6‐3 274 27 4 Tennessee Bennettsville, S.C. D1b‐'09 5000 92 Elvis Dumervil DE 5‐11 260 28 7 Louisville Miami, Fla. D4b‐'06 5500 95 Derek Wolfe DE 6‐5 300 22 R Cincinnati Lisbon, Ohio D2a‐'12 5500 96 Mitch Unrein NT 6‐4 291 25 2 Wyoming Eaton, Colo. FA‐'10 5200 97 Justin Bannan NT 6‐3 312 33 11 Colorado Fair Oaks, Calif. FA‐'12 5400 98 Sealver Siliga NT 6‐2 307 22 1 Utah West Jordan, Utah FA‐'11 0005 99 Kevin Vickerson DT 6‐5 290 29 7 Michigan State Detroit, Mich. FA‐'10 5300 PRACTICE SQUAD 10 Bert Reed WR 5‐10 180 24 R Florida State Panama City, Fla. FA‐'12 0000 37 Jeremiah Johnson RB 5‐9 200 25 3 Oregon Los Angeles, Calif. FA‐'10 0000 60 Quentin Saulsberry C 6‐3 305 23 R Mississippi State Coldwater, Miss. FA‐'12 0000 63 Ben Garland DT 6‐5 275 24 1 Air Force Grand Junction, Colo. CFA‐'10 0000 71 Darrion Weems T 6‐5 320 24 R Oregon Woodland Hills, Calif. FA‐'12 0000 77 Jamie Blatnick DE 6‐3 265 23 R Oklahoma State Celina, Texas CFA‐'12 0000 89 Greg Orton WR 6‐3 199 25 1 Purdue Dayton, Ohio FA‐'11 0000 INJURED RESERVE 28 Quinton Carter SS 6‐1 200 24 2 Oklahoma Las Vegas, Nev. D4a‐'11 3000 42 Mario Fannin RB 5‐11 224 24 2 Auburn Hampton, Ga. CFA‐'11 0000 50 J.D. Walton C 6‐3 305 25 3 Baylor Allen, Texas D3a‐'10 4400 64 Philip Blake G/C 6‐3 320 26 R Baylor Lennoxville, Quebec D4b‐'12 0002 90 Jason Hunter DE 6‐4 271 29 7 Appalachian State Fayetteville, N.C. FA‐'10 0000 93 Jeremy Beal DE 6‐3 276 24 1 Oklahoma Carrollton, Texas D7b‐'11 0000 94 Ty Warren DT 6‐5 300 31 10 Texas A&M Bryan, Texas FA‐'11 1100 RESERVE/SUSPENDED 55 D.J. Williams WLB 6‐1 242 30 9 Miami Concord, Calif. D1‐ 04 0000
COACHING STAFF John Fox ‐ Head Coach Jason George ‐ Assistant Strength Jack Del Rio ‐ Defensive Coordinator Anthony Lomando ‐ Assistant Strength Mike McCoy ‐ Offensive Coordinator Dave Magazu ‐ Offensive Line Jeff Rodgers ‐ Special Teams Coordinator Ron Milus ‐ Secondary Clancy Barone ‐ Tight Ends Jay Rodgers ‐ Defensive Line Keith Burns ‐ Assistant Special Teams Richard Smith ‐ Linebackers Brian Callahan ‐ Quality Control (Offense) Eric Studesville ‐ Running Backs Mike Eubanks ‐ Assistant Strength Tyke Tolbert ‐ Wide Receivers Adam Gase ‐ Quarterbacks Luke Richesson ‐ Strength & Conditioning Sam Garnes ‐ Assistant Secondary Cory Undlin ‐ Quality Control (Defense) 2012 DENVER BRONCOS ALPHABETICAL ROSTER
Updated: Oct. 9, 2012 2012 No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Age Exp. College Hometown How Acq. GP GS DNP INA 20 Adams, Mike SS 5‐11 200 31 9 Delaware Wayne, N.J. UFA‐'12 (Cle.)5500 91 Ayers, Robert DE 6‐3 274 27 4 Tennessee Bennettsville, S.C. D1b‐'09 5000 24 Bailey, Champ CB 6‐0 192 34 14 Georgia Folkston, Ga. T‐'04 (Was.)5400 35 Ball, Lance RB 5‐9 215 27 4 Maryland Teaneck, N.J. FA‐'10 5000 97 Bannan, Justin NT 6‐3 312 33 11 Colorado Fair Oaks, Calif. FA‐'12 5400 68 Beadles, Zane G 6‐4 305 25 3 Utah Sandy, Utah D2‐'10 5500 31 Bolden, Omar CB 5‐10 195 23 R Arizona State Ontario, Calif. D4a‐'12 5000 46 Brewer, Aaron LS 6‐5 225 22 R San Diego State Fullerton, Calif. CFA‐'12 5000 57 Brooking, Keith LB 6‐2 240 36 15 Georgia Tech Sharpsburg, Ga. FA‐'12 5300 30 Bruton, David SS 6‐2 217 25 4 Notre Dame Miamisburg, Ohio D4a‐'09 5000 17 Caldwell, Andre WR 6‐0 190 27 5 Florida Tampa, Fla. UFA‐'12 (Cin.)2003 32 Carter, Tony CB 5‐9 175 26 4 Florida State Jacksonville, Fla. FA‐'11 5000 78 Clady, Ryan T 6‐6 315 26 5 Boise State Rialto, Calif. D1‐'08 5500 75 Clark, Chris T 6‐5 305 27 3 Southern Mississippi New Orleans, La. W‐'10 (Min.)5000 4 Colquitt, Britton P 6‐3 205 27 4 Tennessee Knoxville, Tenn. CFA‐'09 5000 54 Davis, C.J. C/G 6‐2 308 25 3 Pittsburgh Imperial, Pa. FA‐'12 1003 87 Decker, Eric WR 6‐3 218 25 3 Minnesota Cold Spring, Minn. D3b‐'10 5500 81 Dreessen, Joel TE 6‐4 245 30 7 Colorado State Fort Morgan, Colo. UFA‐'12 (Hou.)5500 92 Dumervil, Elvis DE 5‐11 260 28 7 Louisville Miami, Fla. D4b‐'06 5500 74 Franklin, Orlando T 6‐7 330 24 2 Miami Delray Beach, Fla. D2b‐'11 5500 85 Green, Virgil TE 6‐5 252 24 2 Nevada Tulare, Calif. D7a‐'11 1000 49 Gronkowski, Chris FB 6‐2 245 25 3 Arizona Williamsville, N.Y. T‐'12 (Ind.)5000 16 Hanie, Caleb QB 6‐2 222 27 5 Colorado State Forney, Texas FA‐'12 0004 25 Harris, Chris CB 5‐10 190 23 2 Kansas Bixby, Okla. CFA‐'11 4101 21 Hillman, Ronnie RB 5‐10 190 21 R San Diego State La Habra, Calif. D3‐'12 3002 33 Ihenacho, Duke SS 6‐1 205 23 R San Jose State San Mateo, Calif. CFA‐'12 1001 56 Irving, Nate SLB 6‐1 240 24 2 North Carolina State Wallace, N.C. D3‐'11 4001 70 Jackson, Malik DL 6‐5 270 22 R Tennessee Van Nuys, Calif. D5‐'12 4001 53 Johnson, Steven MLB 6‐1 237 24 R Kansas Wallingford, Pa. CFA‐'12 2003 67 Koppen, Dan C 6‐2 300 33 10 Boston College Whitehall, Pa. FA‐'12 4100 73 Kuper, Chris G 6‐4 303 29 7 North Dakota Anchorage, Alaska D5‐'06 1004 36 Leonhard, Jim FS 5‐8 188 29 8 Wisconsin Tony, Wis. FA‐'12 5100 18 Manning, Peyton QB 6‐5 230 36 15 Tennessee New Orleans, La. FA‐'12 5500 51 Mays, Joe MLB 5‐11 250 27 5 North Dakota State Chicago, Ill. T‐'10 (Phi.)4400 23 McGahee, Willis RB 6‐0 235 30 10 Miami Miami, Fla. FA‐'11 5400 58 Miller, Von SLB 6‐3 237 23 2 Texas A&M DeSoto, Texas D1‐'11 5500 26 Moore, Rahim FS 6‐1 196 22 2 UCLA Los Angeles, Calif. D2a‐'11 5400 27 Moreno, Knowshon RB 5‐11 200 25 4 Georgia Middletown, N.J. D1a‐'09 2003 6 Osweiler, Brock QB 6‐8 240 21 R Arizona State Kalispell, Mont. D2b‐'12 1040 22 Porter, Tracy CB 5‐11 186 26 5 Indiana Port Allen, La. UFA‐'12 (N.O.)5400 5 Prater, Matt K 5‐10 195 28 6 Central Florida Estero, Fla. PS‐'07 (Mia.)5000 65 Ramirez, Manny G 6‐3 313 29 6 Texas Tech Houston, Texas FA‐'11 5500 98 Siliga, Sealver NT 6‐2 307 22 1 Utah West Jordan, Utah FA‐'11 0005 14 Stokley, Brandon WR 6‐0 194 36 14 Southwestern Louisiana Lafayette, La. FA‐'12 5200 84 Tamme, Jacob TE 6‐3 236 27 5 Kentucky Danville, Ky. UFA‐'12 (Ind.)5400 88 Thomas, Demaryius WR 6‐3 229 24 3 Georgia Tech Montrose, Ga. D1a‐'10 5500 80 Thomas, Julius TE 6‐5 255 24 2 Portland State Stockton, Calif. D4b‐'11 4001 59 Trevathan, Danny WLB 6‐1 232 22 R Kentucky Leesburg, Fla. D6‐'12 5000 96 Unrein, Mitch NT 6‐4 291 25 2 Wyoming Eaton, Colo. FA‐'10 5200 99 Vickerson, Kevin DT 6‐5 290 29 7 Michigan State Detroit, Mich. FA‐'10 5300 12 Willis, Matthew WR 6‐0 190 28 5 UCLA Anaheim, Calif. FA‐'08 4001 95 Wolfe, Derek DE 6‐5 300 22 R Cincinnati Lisbon, Ohio D2a‐'12 5500 52 Woodyard, Wesley WLB 6‐0 229 26 5 Kentucky LaGrange, Ga. CFA‐'08 5400 PRACTICE SQUAD 77 Blatnick, Jamie DE 6‐3 265 23 R Oklahoma State Celina, Texas CFA‐'12 0000 63 Garland, Ben DT 6‐5 275 24 1 Air Force Grand Junction, Colo. CFA‐'10 0000 37 Johnson, Jeremiah RB 5‐9 200 25 3 Oregon Los Angeles, Calif. FA‐'10 0000 89 Orton, Greg WR 6‐3 199 25 1 Purdue Dayton, Ohio FA‐'11 0000 10 Reed, Bert WR 5‐10 180 24 R Florida State Panama City, Fla. FA‐'12 0000 60 Saulsberry, Quentin C 6‐3 305 23 R Mississippi State Coldwater, Miss. FA‐'12 0000 71 Weems, Darrion T 6‐5 320 24 R Oregon Woodland Hills, Calif. FA‐'12 0000 INJURED RESERVE 93 Beal, Jeremy DE 6‐3 276 24 1 Oklahoma Carrollton, Texas D7b‐'11 0000 64 Blake, Philip G/C 6‐3 320 26 R Baylor Lennoxville, Quebec D4b‐'12 0002 28 Carter, Quinton SS 6‐1 200 24 2 Oklahoma Las Vegas, Nev. D4a‐'11 3000 42 Fannin, Mario RB 5‐11 224 24 2 Auburn Hampton, Ga. CFA‐'11 0000 90 Hunter, Jason DE 6‐4 271 29 7 Appalachian State Fayetteville, N.C. FA‐'10 0000 50 Walton, J.D. C 6‐3 305 25 3 Baylor Allen, Texas D3a‐'10 4400 94 Warren, Ty DT 6‐5 300 31 10 Texas A&M Bryan, Texas FA‐'11 1100 RESERVE/SUSPENDED 55 Williams, D.J. WLB 6‐1 242 30 9 Miami Concord, Calif. D1‐ 04 0000
COACHING STAFF John Fox ‐ Head Coach Jason George ‐ Assistant Strength Jack Del Rio ‐ Defensive Coordinator Anthony Lomando ‐ Assistant Strength Mike McCoy ‐ Offensive Coordinator Dave Magazu ‐ Offensive Line Jeff Rodgers ‐ Special Teams Coordinator Ron Milus ‐ Secondary Clancy Barone ‐ Tight Ends Jay Rodgers ‐ Defensive Line Keith Burns ‐ Assistant Special Teams Richard Smith ‐ Linebackers Brian Callahan ‐ Quality Control (Offense) Eric Studesville ‐ Running Backs Mike Eubanks ‐ Assistant Strength Tyke Tolbert ‐ Wide Receivers Adam Gase ‐ Quarterbacks Luke Richesson ‐ Strength & Conditioning Sam Garnes ‐ Assistant Secondary Cory Undlin ‐ Quality Control (Defense) 2012 DENVER BRONCOS POSITION-BY-POSITION ROSTER
Updated: Oct. 9, 2012 OFFENSE DEFENSE QUARTERBACKS (3) DEFENSIVE LINE (8) No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Age Exp. College No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Age Exp. College 16 Hanie, Caleb QB 6‐2 222 27 5 Colorado State 91 Ayers, Robert DE 6‐3 274 27 4 Tennessee 18 Manning, Peyton QB 6‐5 230 36 15 Tennessee 97 Bannan, Justin NT 6‐3 312 33 11 Colorado 6 Osweiler, Brock QB 6‐8 240 21 R Arizona State 92 Dumervil, Elvis DE 5‐11 260 28 7 Louisville 70 Jackson, Malik DL 6‐5 270 22 R Tennessee RUNNING BACKS (5) 98 Siliga, Sealver NT 6‐2 307 22 1 Utah No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Age Exp. College 96 Unrein, Mitch NT 6‐4 291 25 2 Wyoming 35 Ball, Lance RB 5‐9 215 27 4 Maryland 99 Vickerson, Kevin DT 6‐5 290 29 7 Michigan State 49 Gronkowski, Chris FB 6‐2 245 25 3 Arizona 95 Wolfe, Derek DE 6‐5 300 22 R Cincinnati 21 Hillman, Ronnie RB 5‐10 190 21 R San Diego State 23 McGahee, Willis RB 6‐0 235 30 10 Miami LINEBACKERS (7) 27 Moreno, Knowshon RB 5‐11 200 25 4 Georgia No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Age Exp. College 57 Brooking, Keith LB 6‐2 240 36 15 Georgia Tech WIDE RECEIVERS (5) 56 Irving, Nate SLB 6‐1 240 24 2 North Carolina State No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Age Exp. College 53 Johnson, Steven MLB 6‐1 237 24 R Kansas 17 Caldwell, Andre WR 6‐0 190 27 5 Florida 51 Mays, Joe MLB 5‐11 250 27 5 North Dakota State 87 Decker, Eric WR 6‐3 218 25 2 Minnesota 58 Miller, Von SLB 6‐3 237 23 2 Texas A&M 14 Stokley, Brandon WR 6‐0 194 36 14 Southwestern Louisiana 59 Trevathan, Danny WLB 6‐1 232 22 R Kentucky 88 Thomas, Demaryius WR 6‐3 229 24 3 Georgia Tech 52 Woodyard, Wesley WLB 6‐0 229 26 5 Kentucky 12 Willis, Matthew WR 6‐0 190 28 5 UCLA DEFENSIVE BACKS (10) TIGHT ENDS (4) No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Age Exp. College No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Age Exp. College 20 Adams, Mike SS 5‐11 200 31 9 Delaware 81 Dreessen, Joel TE 6‐4 245 30 7 Colorado State 24 Bailey, Champ CB 6‐0 192 34 14 Georgia 85 Green, Virgil TE 6‐5 252 24 2 Nevada 31 Bolden, Omar CB 5‐10 195 23 R Arizona State 84 Tamme, Jacob TE 6‐3 236 27 5 Kentucky 30 Bruton, David SS 6‐2 217 25 4 Notre Dame 80 Thomas, Julius TE 6‐5 255 24 2 Portland State 28 Carter, Quinton SS 6‐1 200 24 2 Oklahoma 32 Carter, Tony CB 5‐9 175 26 4 Florida State OFFENSIVE LINEMEN (9) 25 Harris, Chris CB 5‐10 190 23 2 Kansas No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Age Exp. College 36 Leonhard, Jim FS 5‐8 188 29 8 Wisconsin 68 Beadles, Zane G 6‐4 305 25 3 Utah 26 Moore, Rahim FS 6‐1 196 22 2 UCLA 78 Clady, Ryan T 6‐6 315 26 5 Boise State 22 Porter, Tracy CB 5‐11 186 26 5 Indiana 75 Clark, Chris T 6‐5 305 27 3 Southern Mississippi 54 Davis, C.J. C/G 6‐2 308 25 3 Pittsburgh SPECIALISTS (3) 74 Franklin, Orlando T 6‐7 330 24 2 Miami No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Age Exp. College 67 Koppen, Dan C 6‐2 300 33 10 Boston College 46 Brewer, Aaron LS 6‐5 225 22 R San Diego State 73 Kuper, Chris G 6‐4 303 29 7 North Dakota 4 Colquitt, Britton P 6‐3 205 27 4 Tennessee 65 Ramirez, Manny G 6‐3 313 29 6 Texas Tech 5 Prater, Matt K 5‐10 195 28 6 Central Florida
POSITION‐BY‐POSITION BREAKDOWN Position No. Position No. Quarterbacks 3 Defensive Linemen 8 Running Backs 3 Defensive Ends 3.5 Running Backs 4 Defensive Tackles 4.5 Fullbacks 1 Linebackers 7 Wide Receivers 5 Defensive Backs 10 Tight Ends 4 Cornerbacks 5 Offensive Linemen 8 Safeties 5 Centers 1.5 Specialists 3 Guards 3.5 Kickers 1 Tackles 3 Punters 1 Long Snappers 1 HOW THE 2012 BRONCOS WERE BUILT
Updated: Oct. 9, 2012 YEAR DRAFT/CFA FREE AGENT TRADE UFA/WAIVERS 2004 [LB D.J. Williams (Rd. 1)] CB Champ Bailey (Was.) 2006 DE Elvis Dumervil (Rd. 4b) G Chris Kuper (Rd. 5) 2007 K Matt Prater 2008 T Ryan Clady (Rd. 1) WR Matthew Willis LB Wesley Woodyard (CFA) 2009 RB Knowshon Moreno (Rd. 1a) RB Lance Ball DE Robert Ayers (Rd. 1b) P Britton Colquitt S David Bruton (Rd. 4a) 2010 WR Demaryius Thomas (Rd. 1a) DE Jason Hunter MLB Joe Mays (Phi.) T Chris Clark (W‐Min.) G Zane Beadles (Rd. 2) DT Mitch Unrein C J.D. Walton (Rd. 3a) DT Kevin Vickerson WR Eric Decker (Rd. 3b) 2011 LB Von Miller (Rd. 1) CB Tony Carter S Rahim Moore (Rd. 2a) RB Willis McGahee T Orlando Franklin (Rd. 2b) G Manny Ramirez LB Nate Irving (Rd. 3) DT Sealver Siliga S Quinton Carter (Rd. 4a) DT Ty Warren TE Julius Thomas (Rd. 4b) TE Virgil Green (Rd. 7a) DE Jeremy Beal (Rd. 7b) RB Mario Fannin (CFA) WR D'Andre Goodwin CB Chris Harris (CFA) 2012 DT Derek Wolfe (Rd. 2a) DT Justin Bannan FB Chris Gronkowski (Ind.) S Mike Adams (UFA‐Cle.) QB Brock Osweiler (Rd. 2b) LB Keith Brooking WR Andre Caldwell (UFA‐Cin.) RB Ronnie Hillman (Rd. 3) C/G C.J. Davis TE Joel Dreessen (UFA‐Hou.) CB Omar Bolden (Rd. 4a) QB Caleb Hanie CB Tracy Porter (UFA‐N.O.) OL Philip Blake (Rd. 4b) C Dan Koppen TE Jacob Tamme (UFA‐Ind.) DE Malik Jackson (Rd. 5) S Jim Leonhard LB Danny Trevathan (Rd. 6) QB Peyton Manning LS Aaron Brewer (CFA) WR Brandon Stokley LB Steven Johnson (CFA)
Italicized players are on the club's injured reserve; [Suspended] 2012 DENVER BRONCOS DEPTH CHART
Updated: Oct. 9, 2012 OFFENSE WR 88 Demaryius Thomas 12 Matthew Willis LT 78 Ryan Clady 75 Chris Clark LG 68 Zane Beadles 65 Manny Ramirez C 67 Dan Koppen 54 C.J. Davis RG 73 Chris Kuper 65 Manny Ramirez RT 74 Orlando Franklin 75 Chris Clark TE 81 Joel Dreessen 84 Jacob Tamme 80 Julius Thomas 85 Virgil Green WR 87 Eric Decker 14 Brandon Stokley 17 Andre Caldwell QB 18 Peyton Manning 6 Brock Osweiler 16 Caleb Hanie FB 49 Chris Gronkowski RB 23 Willis McGahee 27 Knowshon Moreno 35 Lance Ball 21 Ronnie Hillman DEFENSE LDE 95 Derek Wolfe 70 Malik Jackson DT 99 Kevin Vickerson 98 Sealver Siliga NT 97 Justin Bannan 96 Mitch Unrein RDE 92 Elvis Dumervil 91 Robert Ayers SLB 58 Von Miller 56 Nate Irving MLB 51 Joe Mays 53 Steven Johnson WLB 52 Wesley Woodyard 57 Keith Brooking 59 Danny Trevathan LCB 24 Champ Bailey 25 Chris Harris RCB 22 Tracy Porter 32 Tony Carter 31 Omar Bolden SS 20 Mike Adams 30 David Bruton 33 Duke Ihenacho FS 26 Rahim Moore 36 Jim Leonhard SPECIAL TEAMS PK 5 Matt Prater 4 Britton Colquitt P 4 Britton Colquitt 5 Matt Prater H 4 Britton Colquitt LS 46 Aaron Brewer PR 36 Jim Leonhard 87 Eric Decker KR 31 Omar Bolden 17 Andre Caldwell
[Injured]; Rookie and first‐year players underlined
2012 DENVER BRONCOS PRONUNCIATION GUIDE
David BRUTON (BRUTE‐in) Matt PRATER (PRAY‐ter) Ryan CLADY (CLAY‐dee) SEALVER SILIGA (silver see‐linga) Elvis DUMERVIL (DOO‐mur‐vill) DEMARYIUS Thomas (duh‐MARE‐ee‐us) Dan KOPPEN (COPE‐en) Jacob Tamme (TAM‐ee) Brock OSWEILER (OSS‐why‐lur) Danny TREVATHAN (trev‐AY‐than) Duke IHENACHO (EE‐ah‐NAH‐cho) Mitch UNREIN (UN‐rhine) Chris KUPER (KOO‐pehr) Wesley WOODYARD (WOOD‐YARD) Knowshon MORENO (mor‐AY‐no) DENVER BRONCOS 2011-12 TRANSACTIONS — by date/by player (Updated Oct. 9, 2012)
BY DATE 8/22/11 Waived/injured TE Richard Quinn 10/10/11 Awarded FB Quinn Johnson off waivers 7/27/11 Acquired DT Jeremy Jarmon from Philadelphia 8/26/11 Waived TE Richard Quinn (Tennessee) in exchange for WR Jabar Gaffney 8/29/11 Released CB Nate Jones Placed DT Kevin Vickerson on injured reserve Signed CB Brandon Bing (CFA) Waived RB C.J. Gable Waived RB Brandon Minor Signed DT Ronnell Brown (CFA) Waived MLB Braxton Kelley 10/17/11 Traded WR Brandon Lloyd to St. Louis in Signed WR Mark Dell (CFA) Waived LB Deron Mayo exchange for a conditional 2012 draft choice Signed LB Derek Domino (CFA) Waived G Shawn Murphy 10/18/11 Signed S Rafael Bush Signed RB Mario Fannin (CFA) Waived T Curt Porter Signed DT Sealver Siliga to practice squad Signed WR D’Andre Goodwin (CFA) Waived DE David Veikune Waived FB Austin Sylvester Signed T Adam Grant (CFA) 9/3/11 Released WR David Anderson 10/19/11 Signed WR D’Andre Goodwin to practice squad Signed WR Jamel Hamler (CFA) Waived DE Jeremy Beal WR Eron Riley signed to N.Y. Jets active roster Signed CB Chris Harris (CFA) Waived CB Brandon Bing 11/14/11 Signed RB Jeremiah Johnson to active roster Signed LB A.J. Jones (CFA) Waived LB Alvin Bowen Signed RB Xavier Omon to practice squad Signed LB Deron Mayo (CFA) Waived DT Ronnell Brown Placed RB Knowshon Moreno on injured reserve Signed T Curt Porter (CFA) Waived G Jeff Byers 11/22/11 Waived QB Kyle Orton Signed CB James Rogers (CFA) Waived CB Perrish Cox 11/26/11 Waived RB Xavier Omon Signed FB Austin Sylvester (CFA) Waived G Stanley Daniels 11/28/11 Signed LB Mike Mohamed to active roster Signed QB Adam Weber (CFA) Waived WR Britt Davis Signed RB Xavier Omon to practice squad Signed DT Colby Whitlock (CFA) Waived WR De’Andre Goodwin 11/29/11 Signed S Kyle McCarthy to active roster Signed WR Marshall Williams (CFA) Waived T Adam Grant Placed CB Cassius Vaughn on injured reserve 7/28/11 Signed DE Jeremy Beal (draft choice) Waived TE Dan Gronkowski 11/30/11 Signed CB Tony Carter to practice squad Signed S Quinton Carter (draft choice) Waived K Steven Hauschka Signed WR Greg Orton to practice squad Signed T Orlando Franklin (draft choice) Waived DT Jeremy Jarmon 12/13/11 Signed CB Tony Carter to active roster Signed TE Virgil Green (draft choice) Waived RB Jeremiah Johnson Waived LB Derek Domino Signed LB Mike Mohamed (draft choice) Waived S Kyle McCarthy Waived S Kyle McCarthy Signed TE Julius Thomas (draft choice) Waived G Eric Olsen 12/17/11 Signed S Kyle McCarthy to active roster 7/29/11 Signed LB Nate Irving (draft choice) Waived WR Greg Orton Waived FB Quinn Johnson Signed LB Von Miller (draft choice) Waived DT DeMario Pressley 12/21/11 Signed FB Will Ta’ufo’ou to practice squad Signed S Rahim Moore (draft choice) Waived WR Eron Riley 12/27/11 Signed FB Austin Sylvester Waived RB Mike McLaughlin Waived LB Lee Robinson Signed TE Cornelius Ingram to practice squad Released RB Correll Buckhalter Released TE Dante Rosario Waived WR Quan Cosby Released TE Daniel Coats Waived FB Austin Sylvester Waived FB Will Ta’ufo’ou 7/31/11 Signed WR David Anderson Waived QB Adam Weber 1/2/12 Signed DT Jeremy Jarmon to a future contract Signed RB Willis McGahee Placed RB Brandon Minor on injured reserve Signed CB Ramzee Robinson to a future contract Waived LB Dominic Douglas Placed WR Jamel Hamler on injured reserve Placed G Chris Kuper on injured reserve Released S Renaldo Hill Placed CB Syd’Qyuan Thompson on injured 1/3/12 Signed T Ryan Harris 8/1/11 Signed TE Daniel Fells reserve Signed DE Cyril Obiozor to a future contract Signed DE Derrick Harvey Signed CB Jonathan Wilhite Waived S Kyle McCarthy Signed TE Dante Rosario Signed DE Jeremy Beal to practice squad 1/4/12 Signed LB Brian Iwuh Re-signed DT Marcus Thomas (UFA) Signed WR D’Andre Goodwin to practice squad 1/5/12 Signed CB Joshua Moore to future contract Waived S Nick Polk Signed T Adam Grant to practice squad 1/9/12 Signed WR D’Andre Goodwin to active roster Waived CB James Rogers Signed RB Jeremiah Johnson to practice squad Signed WR Tim Toone to practice squad Waived WR Marshall Williams Signed S Kyle McCarthy to practice squad Placed FB Spencer Larsen on injured reserve 8/2/11 Acquired DT Brodrick Bunkley from Philadelphia Signed WR Eron Riley to practice squad 1/13/12 Waived FB Austin Sylvester in exchange for a 2013 draft choice Signed FB Austin Sylvester to practice squad 1/16/12 Signed WR Tyler Grisham to future contract Waived DT Colby Whitlock Signed QB Adam Weber to practice squad Signed TE Cornelius Ingram to future contract 8/3/11 Signed DT Ty Warren 9/4/11 Signed CB Jonathan Wilhite Signed RB Xavier Omon to future contract Waived CB Chevis Jackson Waived S Darcel McBath Signed WR Greg Orton to future contract 8/6/11 Claimed RB C.J. Gable off waivers (New Orleans) 9/6/11 Signed T Tony Hills Signed DT Sealver Siliga to future contract Waived/injured RB Mario Fannin Waived T Herb Taylor Signed WR Tim Toone to future contract 8/7/11 Placed RB Mario Fannin on injured reserve 9/12/11 Waived WR Jamel Hamler Signed QB Adam Weber to future contract 8/13/11 Signed WR Greg Orton 9/17/11 Signed RB Jeremiah Johnson to active roster 2/8/12 Signed FB Austin Sylvester Waived/injured WR Mark Dell Placed DT Ty Warren on injured reserve 2/15/12 Signed G C.J. Davis 8/15/11 Claimed LB Alvin Bowen off waivers 9/20/11 Signed WR Quan Cosby 2/16/12 Signed WR Jason Hill (Jacksonville) Waived RB Jeremiah Johnson 3/16/12 Signed S Mike Adams Waived/injured LB Derek Domino 9/21/11 Signed TE John Nalbone to practice squad 3/19/12 Re-signed G Manny Ramirez (UFA) Released DT Louis Leonard 9/22/11 Signed TE Dante Rosario 3/20/12 Re-signed LB Joe Mays (UFA) 8/16/11 Waived LB A.J. Jones Signed RB Jeremiah Johnson to practice squad 3/21/12 Signed QB Peyton Manning Released RB LenDale White Waived LB Mike Mohamed 3/26/12 Signed CB Tracy Porter Placed WR Mark Dell on injured reserve Waived WR D’Andre Goodwin Traded QB Tim Tebow and a 2012 draft choice to Placed LB Derek Domino on injured reserve 9/24/11 Signed LB Mike Mohamed to practice squad N.Y. Jets for two 2012 draft choices 8/17/11 Claimed DT DeMario Pressley off waivers Waived TE John Nalbone 3/29/12 Signed TE Joel Dreessen (Indianapolis) Re-signed DE Jason Hunter (UFA) Signed TE Jacob Tamme Released T Tony Hills BY PLAYER 3/30/12 Signed WR Andre Caldwell Waived DE Jamie Blatnick ADAMS, Mike — S Re-signed LB Wesley Woodyard (UFA) Waived S Rafael Bush 3/16/12 Signed 4/3/12 Signed QB Caleb Hanie Waived LB Jerry Franklin ANDERSON, David — WR 4/12/12 Signed DT Justin Bannan Waived DT Ben Garland 7/31/11 Signed 4/16/12 Released CB André Goodman Waived G Adam Grant 9/3/11 Released 4/17/12 Signed WR Brandon Stokley Waived S Duke Ihenacho BANNAN, Justin — DT Designated LB Brian Iwuh as reserve/retired Waived TE Cornelius Ingram 4/12/12 Signed 4/30/12 Waived WR Tim Toone Waived RB Jeremiah Johnson BEAL, Jeremy — DE 5/2/12 Signed DE Jamie Blatnick (CFA) Waived LB Mike Mohamed 7/27/11 Signed Signed CB Coryell Judie (CFA) Waived WR Greg Orton 9/3/11 Waived Signed TE Anthony Miller (CFA) Waived WR Gerell Robinson 9/4/11 Signed to practice squad Signed WR Gerell Robinson (CFA) Waived DT Sealver Siliga 8/31/12 Placed on injured reserve 5/3/12 Signed LS Aaron Brewer (CFA) Waived CB Syd’Quan Thompson BING, Brandon — CB Signed LB Elliot Coffey (CFA) Waived G Wayne Tribue 7/27/11 Signed Signed LB Jerry Franklin (CFA) Waived QB Adam Weber 9/3/11 Waived Signed S Duke Ihenacho (CFA) Placed DE Jeremy Beal on injured reserve BLAKE, Philip — C/G Signed LB Steven Johnson (CFA) Designated TE Virgil Green as 6/1/12 Signed (draft choice) Signed G Wayne Tribue (CFA) reserve/suspended 9/18/12 Placed on injured reserve) Signed G Austin Wuebbels (CFA) Designated LB D.J. Williams as BLATNICK, Jamie — DE 5/4/12 Signed WR Eric Page (CFA) reserve/suspended 5/2/12 Signed (CFA) 5/7/12 Signed T Mike Remmers (CFA) 9/1/12 Signed DT Ben Garland to practice squad 8/31/12 Waived 5/11/12 Signed CB Drayton Florence Signed SS Duke Ihenacho to practice squad 9/13/12 Signed to practice squad Waived DT Jeremy Jarmon Signed TE Cornelius Ingram to practice squad BOLDEN, Omar — CB 5/18/12 Signed CB Omar Bolden (draft choice) Signed RB Jeremiah Johnson to practice squad 5/18/12 Signed (draft choice) 5/19/12 Signed DE Malik Jackson (draft choice) Signed WR Greg Orton to practice squad BOWEN, Alvin — LB 5/21/12 Signed DE Derek Wolfe (draft choice) Signed NT Sealver Siliga to practice squad 8/15/11 Claimed off waivers (Jacksonville) 5/22/12 Signed LB Danny Trevathan (draft choice) Signed G Wayne Tribue to practice squad 9/3/11 Waived 5/23/12 Acquired FB Chris Gronkowski from Indianapolis 9/3/12 Signed C Quentin Saulsberry to practice squad BREWER, Aaron — LS in exchange for CB Cassius Vaughn 9/8/12 Released QB Caleb Hanie 5/3/12 Signed (CFA) 6/1/12 Signed C/G Philip Blake (draft choice) Signed DT Sealver Siliga to active roster BROOKING, Keith — LB 7/24/12 Signed RB Ronnie Hillman (draft choice) 9/11/12 Signed QB Caleb Hanie 8/7/12 Signed Signed QB Brock Osweiler (draft choice) Signed C Dan Koppen BROWN, Ronnell — DT 7/25/12 Waived CB Coryell Judie (failed physical) Waived C C.J. Davis 7/27/11 Signed Waived WR Eric Page (failed physical) Released G Wayne Tribue from practice squad 9/3/11 Waived 7/28/12 Signed S Anthony Perkins Waived WR Tyler Grisham from injured reserve BUCKHALTER, Correll — RB 8/1/12 Claimed WR Cameron Kenney off waivers Placed DT Ty Warren on injured reserve 7/29/11 Released (Seattle) 9/12/12 Signed G C.J. Davis to practice squad BUNKLEY, Brodrick — DT 8/2/12 Waived/injured WR D’Andre Goodwin 9/13/12 Signed DE Jamie Blatnick to practice squad 8/2/11 Acquired from Philadelphia in exchange for 8/3/12 Placed WR D’Andre Goodwin on injured reserve 9/17/12 Waived WR D’Andre Goodwin from injured a 2010 draft choice 8/5/12 Signed S Jim Leonhard reserve BUSH, Rafael — S 8/6/12 Waived/injured RB Mario Fannin 9/18/12 Signed C C.J. Davis to active roster 10/18/11 Signed 8/7/12 Signed LB Keith Brooking Placed C/G Philip Blake on injured reserve 8/31/12 Waived Placed RB Mario Fannin on injured reserve Signed G Adam Grant to practice squad BYERS, Jeff — OL 8/22/12 Waived/injured CB Joshua Moore 9/27/12 Signed LB Mike Mohamed to practice squad 9/3/11 Waived 8/23/12 Placed CB Joshua Moore on injured reserve Released TE Cornelius Ingram from practice CALDWELL, Andre — WR 8/24/12 Waived/injured WR Tyler Grisham squad 3/30/12 Signed 8/25/12 Waived CB Joshua Moore from injured reserve 9/29/12 Signed S Duke Ihenacho to active roster CARTER, Quinton — S (injury settlement) Signed LB Mike Mohamed to active roster 7/27/11 Signed (draft choice) 8/27/12 Released LS Lonie Paxton Placed S Quinton Carter on injured reserve 9/29/12 Placed on injured reserve Waived LB Elliot Coffey 10/1/12 Placed C J.D. Walton on injured reserve CARTER, Tony — CB Waived WR Mark Dell Waived LB Mike Mohamed 11/30/11 Signed to practice squad Waived WR Cameron Kenney 10/2/12 Signed WR Bert Reed to practice squad 12/13/11 Signed to active roster Waived TE Anthony Miller Signed T Darrion Weems to practice squad COATS, Daniel — TE Waived DE Cyril Obiozor 10/3/12 Signed LB Mike Mohamed to practice squad 7/29/11 Released Waived RB Xavier Omon COSBY, Quan — WR Waived S Anthony Perkins 9/20/11 Signed Waived T Mike Remmers 12/27/11 Waived Waived CB Ramzee Robinson COFFEY, Elliot — LB Waived FB Austin Sylvester 5/3/12 Signed (CFA) Waived G Austin Wuebbels 8/27/12 Waived Placed WR Tyler Grisham on injured reserve COX, Perrish — CB Placed DE Jason Hunter on injured reserve 9/3/11 Waived 8/31/12 Released CB Drayton Florence DANIELS, Stanley — OL Released T Ryan Harris 9/3/11 Waived Released WR Jason Hill DAVIS, Britt — WR 8/31/12 Designated as reserve/suspended JOHNSON, Jeremiah — RB 9/3/11 Waived GRISHAM, Tyler — WR 1/3/11 Signed to future contract DAVIS, C.J. — C 1/16/12 Signed to future contract 9/3/11 Waived 2/15/12 Signed 8/24/12 Waived/injured 9/4/11 Signed to practice squad 9/11/12 Waived 8/27/12 Placed on injured reserve 9/17/11 Signed to active roster 9/12/12 Signed to practice squad 9/11/12 Waived from injured reserve 9/20/11 Waived 9/18/12 Signed to active roster GRONKOWSKI, Chris — FB 9/22/11 Signed to practice squad DELL, Mark — WR 5/23/12 Acquired from Indianapolis in exchange for 11/14/11 Signed to active roster 7/27/11 Signed CB Cassius Vaughn 8/31/12 Waived 8/13/11 Waived/injured GRONKOWSKI, Dan — TE 9/1/12 Signed to practice squad 8/16/11 Placed on injured reserve 9/3/11 Waived JOHNSON, Quinn — FB 8/27/12 Waived HAMLER, Jamel — WR 10/10/11 Awarded off waivers (Tennessee) DOMINO, Derek — LB 7/27/11 Signed (CFA) 12/17/11 Waived 7/27/11 Signed 9/3/11 Placed on injured reserve JOHNSON, Steven — LB 8/15/11 Waived/injured 9/12/11 Waived 5/3/12 Signed (CFA) 8/16/11 Placed on injured reserve HANIE, Caleb — QB JONES, A.J. — LB 12/13/11 Waived 4/3/12 Signed 7/27/11 Signed (CFA) DOUGLAS, Dominic — LB 9/8/12 Released 8/16/11 Waived 7/31/11 Waived 9/11/12 Signed JONES, Nate — CB DREESSEN, Joel — TE HARRIS, Chris — CB 8/29/11 Released 3/29/12 Signed 7/27/11 Signed (CFA) JUDIE, Coryell — CB FANNIN, Mario — RB HARRIS, Ryan — T 5/2/12 Signed (CFA) 7/27/11 Signed 1/3/12 Signed 7/25/12 Waived (failed physical) 8/6/11 Waived/injured 8/31/12 Released KELLEY, Braxton — LB 8/7/11 Placed on injured reserve HARVEY, Derrick — DE 8/29/11 Waived 8/6/12 Waived/injured 8/1/11 Signed KENNEY, Cameron — WR 8/7/12 Placed on injured reserve HAUSCHKA, Steven — K 8/1/11 Claimed off waivers (Seattle) FELLS, Daniel — TE 9/3/11 Waived 8/27/12 Waived 8/1/11 Signed HILL, Jason — WR KOPPEN, Dan — C FLORENCE, Drayton — CB 2/16/12 Signed 9/11/12 Signed 5/11/12 Signed 8/31/12 Released KUPER, Chris — G 8/31/12 Released HILL, Renaldo — S 1/3/12 Placed on injured reserve FRANKLIN, Jerry — LB 7/31/11 Released LARSEN, Spencer — FB 5/3/12 Signed (CFA) HILLMAN, Ronnie — RB 1/9/12 Placed on injured reserve 8/31/12 Waived 7/24/12 Signed (draft choice) LEONARD, Louis — DL FRANKLIN, Orlando — T HILLS, Tony — T 8/15/11 Released 7/27/11 Signed (draft choice) 9/6/11 Signed LEONHARD, Jim — S GABLE, C.J. — RB 8/31/12 Released 8/5/12 Signed 8/6/11 Claimed off waivers (New Orleans) HUNTER, Jason — DE LLOYD, Brandon — WR 8/29/11 Waived 3/29/12 Re-signed (UFA) 10/17/11 Traded to St. Louis in exchange for a GAFFNEY, Jabar — WR 8/27/12 Placed on injured reserve conditional 2012 draft choice 7/27/11 Traded to Washington in exchange for DT IHENACO, Duke — S MANNING, Peyton — QB Jeremy Jarmon 5/3/12 Signed (CFA) 3/21/12 Signed GARLAND, Ben — DT 8/31/12 Waived MAYO, Deron — LB 8/31/12 Waived 9/1/12 Signed to practice squad 7/27/11 Signed (CFA) 9/1/12 Signed to practice squad 9/29/12 Signed to active roster 8/29/11 Waived GOODMAN, André — CB INGRAM, Cornelius — TE MAYS, Joe — LB 4/16/12 Released 12/27/11 Signed to practice squad 3/20/12 Re-signed (UFA) GOODWIN, D’Andre — WR 1/16/12 Signed to future contract McCARTHY, Kyle — S 7/27/11 Signed (CFA) 8/31/12 Waived 9/3/11 Waived 9/3/11 Waived IRVING, Nate — LB 9/4/11 Signed to practice squad 9/4/11 Signed to practice squad 7/29/11 Signed (draft choice) 11/29/11 Signed to active roster 9/22/11 Waived IWUH, Brian — LB 12/13/11 Waived 10/19/11 Signed to practice squad 1/4/12 Signed 12/15/11 Signed to practice squad 1/9/12 Signed to active roster 4/17/12 Designated as reserve/retired 12/17/11 Signed to active roster 8/2/12 Waived/injured JACKSON, Chevis — CB 1/3/12 Waived 8/3/12 Placed on injured reserve 8/3/11 Waived McGAHEE, Willis — RB 9/17/12 Waived from injured reserve JACKSON, Malik — DE 7/31/11 Signed GRANT, Adam — T 5/19/12 Signed (draft choice) McLAUGHLIN, Mike — RB 7/27/11 Signed (CFA) JARMON, Jeremy — DT 7/29/11 Waived 9/3/11 Waived 7/27/11 Acquired in a trade with Washington for MILLER, Anthony — TE 9/4/11 Signed to practice squad WR Jabar Gaffney 5/2/12 Signed (CFA) 8/31/12 Waived 9/3/11 Waived 8/27/12 Waived 9/18/12 Signed to practice squad 1/2/12 Signed to a future contract MILLER, Von — LB GREEN, Virgil — TE 5/11/12 Waived 7/29/11 Signed (draft choice) 7/27/11 Signed (draft choice) MINOR, Brandon — RB PRESSLEY, DeMario — DT THOMPSON, Syd’Quan — CB 9/3/11 Placed on injured reserve 8/17/11 Claimed off waivers (Indianapolis) 9/3/11 Placed on injured reserve 10/10/11 Waived 9/3/11 Waived 8/31/12 Waived MOHAMED, Mike — LB QUINN, Richard — TE TOONE, Tim — WR 7/27/11 Signed (draft choice) 8/22/11 Waived/injured 1/9/12 Signed to practice squad 9/22/11 Waived 8/26/11 Waived 1/16/12 Signed to future contract 9/24/11 Signed to practice squad RAMIREZ, Manny — OL 4/30/12 Waived 11/28/11 Signed to active roster 3/19/12 Re-signed (UFA) TREVATHAN, Danny — LB 8/31/12 Waived REED, Bert — WR 5/22/12 Signed (draft choice) 9/27/12 Signed to practice squad 10/2/12 Signed to practice squad TRIBUE, Wayne — G 9/29/12 Signed to active roster REMMERS, Mike — T 5/3/12 Signed (CFA) 10/1/12 Waived 3/7/12 Signed (CFA) 8/31/12 Waived 10/3/12 Signed to practice squad 8/27/12 Waived 9/1/12 Signed to practice squad MOORE, Joshua — CB RILEY, Eron — WR 9/11/12 Waived 1/5/12 Signed to future contract 9/3/11 Waived VAUGHN, Cassius — CB 8/22/12 Waived/injured 9/4/11 Signed to practice squad 11/29/11 Placed on injured reserve 8/23/12 Placed on injured reserve 10/19/11 Signed to N.Y. Jets active roster 5/23/12 Traded to Indianapolis for 8/25/12 Waived from injured reserve ROBINSON, Gerell — WR FB Chris Gronkowski (injury settlement) 5/2/12 Signed (CFA) VEIKUNE, David — LB MOORE, Rahim — S 8/31/12 Waived 8/29/11 Waived 7/29/11 Signed (draft choice) ROBINSON, Lee — LB VICKERSON, Kevin — DL MORENO, Knowshon — RB 9/3/11 Waived 10/10/11 Placed on injured reserve 11/14/11 Placed on injured reserve ROBINSON, Ramzee — CB WALTON, J.D. — C MURPHY, Shawn — OL 1/2/12 Signed to a future contract 10/1/12 Placed on injured reserve 8/29/11 Waived 8/27/12 Waived WARREN, Ty — DT NALBONE, John — TE ROGERS, James — CB 8/3/11 Signed 9/21/11 Signed to practice squad 7/27/11 Signed 9/17/11 Placed on injured reserve 9/24/11 Waived 8/1/11 Waived 9/11/12 Placed on injured reserve OBIOZOR, Cyril — DE ROSARIO, Dante — TE WEBER, Adam — QB 1/3/12 Signed to future contract 8/1/11 Signed 7/27/11 Signed (CFA) 8/27/12 Waived 9/3/11 Waived 9/3/11 Waived OLSEN, Eric — OL 9/22/11 Signed 9/4/11 Signed to practice squad 9/3/11 Waived SAULSBERRY, Quentin — C 1/16/12 Signed to future contract OMON, Xavier — RB 9/2/13 Signed to practice squad 8/31/12 Waived 11/14/11 Signed to practice squad SILIGA, Sealver — DT WEEMS, Darrion — T 11/26/11 Waived 10/18/11 Signed to practice squad 10/2/12 Signed to practice squad 11/28/11 Signed to practice squad 1/16/12 Signed to future contract WHITE, LenDale — RB 1/16/12 Signed to future contract 8/31/12 Waived 8/16/11 Released 8/27/12 Waived 9/1/12 Signed to practice squad WHITLOCK, Colby — DT ORTON, Greg — WR 9/8/12 Signed to active roster 7/27/11 Signed (CFA) 8/13/11 Signed STOKLEY, Brandon — WR 8/2/11 Waived 9/3/11 Waived 4/17/12 Signed WILLIAMS, D.J. — LB 11/30/11 Signed to practice squad SYLVESTER, Austin — FB 8/31/12 Designated as reserve/suspended 1/16/12 Signed to future contract 7/27/11 Signed (CFA) WILLIAMS, Marshall — WR 8/31/12 Waived 9/3/11 Waived 7/27/11 Signed (CFA) 9/1/12 Signed to practice squad 9/4/11 Signed to practice squad 8/1/11 Waived ORTON, Kyle — QB 10/18/11 Waived WILHITE, Jonathan — CB 11/22/11 Waived 12/27/11 Signed 9/4/11 Signed OSWEILER, Brock — QB ` 1/13/12 Waived WOLFE, Derek — DE 7/24/12 Signed (draft choice) 2/8/12 Signed 5/21/12 Signed (draft choice) PAGE, Eric — WR 8/27/12 Waived WOODYARD, Wesley — LB 5/4/12 Signed (CFA) TA’UFO’OU, Will — FB 3/30/12 Re-signed (UFA) 7/25/12 Waived (failed physical) 12/21/11 Signed to practice squad WUEBBELS, Austin — G PAXTON, Lonie — LS 12/27/11 Waived 5/3/12 Signed (CFA) 8/27/12 Released TAMME, Jacob — TE 8/27/12 Waived PERKINS, Anthony — S 3/29/12 Signed 7/28/12 Signed TAYLOR, Herb — OL 8/27/12 Waived 9/6/11 Waived POLK, Nick — S TEBOW, Tim — QB 8/1/11 Waived 3/26/12 Traded QB Tim Tebow and a 2012 draft PORTER, Curt — T choice to N.Y. Jets for two 2012 draft 7/27/11 Signed (CFA) choices 8/29/11 Waived THOMAS, Julius — TE PORTER, Tracy — CB 7/27/11 Signed (draft choice) 3/23/12 Signed THOMAS, Marcus — DT 8/1/11 Re-signed (UFA) DENVER BRONCOS MIKE ADAMS 5-11 • 200 • 9TH YR. • DELAWARE BORN: March 24, 1981, in Paterson, N.J. HIGH SCHOOL: Passaic Tech High School, Wayne, N.J. ACQUIRED: Unrestricted Free Agent, 2012 NFL YEAR: 9th • YEAR WITH BRONCOS: 1st 20 NFL GAMES PLAYED/STARTED: 119/55 SAFETY ADAMS AT A GLANCE: • A ninth-year player who has played 119 career games with Denver (2012), Cleveland (2007- 11) and San Francisco (2004-06), combining for 55 starts at both safety positions and corner- back. • Through five weeks of play in 2012, leads the Broncos defense with 398 total snaps of par- ticipation (363 defensive, 35 special teams). • Tied his career season high with eight pass breakups in 2012, which is tied for third in the NFL this season. • Started a career-high 16 games for Cleveland at free safety in 2011 and helped the Browns finish with the NFL’s second-ranked pass defense (184.9 ypg). • Owns 16 career takeaways (12 INTs, 4 FR) in addition to contributing 67 special-teams tack- les in eight NFL seasons. • Received the 2011 Dino Lucarelli Good Guy Award from the Cleveland Chapter of the Professional Football Writers’ Association. • Opened 23-of-43 career games at the University of Delaware, earning second-team All- Atlantic 10 Conference honors as a senior in 2003 while helping guide the Blue Hens to the Division I-AA National Championship. • Joined the Broncos as an unrestricted free agent on March 16, 2012. • Entered the NFL with San Francisco as a college free agent on April 28, 2004. CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Signed by San Francisco as a college free agent 4/28/04; Waived by San Francisco 9/4/04; Signed by San Francisco (practice squad) 9/6/04; Signed by San Francisco (active roster) 11/13/04; Signed by Cleveland 4/2/07; Re-signed by Cleveland as an unrestricted free agent 3/6/09; Signed by Denver as an unrestricted free agent 3/16/12.
2012: Adams matched a career high with three pass breakups and tied for third on the team with four tackles (all solo) in Denver’s season-opening win vs. Pit. (9/9)... Led the Broncos with eight tackles and broke up a third- down pass to thwart a potential Falcons scoring drive at Atl. (9/17)... Led the team with three pass breakups to tie his career high vs. Hou. (9/23)... Tied his career season best with his eighth pass breakup of the year vs. Oak. (9/30)... Set a career high with 12 tackles, tying for the team lead, while also recovering one fumble at N.E. (10/7). 2011: Adams started all 16 games for the first time in his career and totaled 61 tackles (41 solo), a team-high three interceptions (33 yds.), six passes defensed, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery for the league’s second-ranked pass defense... Contributed three tackles on special teams... Recorded a takeaway (2 INT, 1 FR) in three consecutive games in Weeks 3-5... Tied a career high with 10 tackles (6 solo) and added an interception vs. Pit. (1/1). 2010: Adams played 15 games (2 starts) for Cleveland and posted 34 tackles (31 solo), one sack (10 yds.), two interceptions (51 yds.) and six passes defensed to go along with 10 special-teams stops. Helped the Browns’ kickoff coverage unit lead the NFL by allowing just 17.8 yards per return. 2009: Adams appeared in all 16 games, opening six contests at cornerback and three others at safety, while tal- lying 61 tackles (52 solo), one sack (6 yds.), a career-best eight passes defensed and one fumble recovery... Added 10 tackles on special-teams units to rank fourth on the club. 2008: Adams saw time in 14 games (5 starts) at strong safety for the Browns and recorded 42 tackles (20 solo), two interceptions (18 yds.), three passes defensed and one fumble recovery... Posted four special-teams stops. 2007: Adams played 15 games (0 starts) in his first season with Cleveland and totaled 11 tackles (9 solo) with one sack (7 yds.) and two passes defensed in addition to ranking second on the team with a career-high 18 spe- cial-teams tackles... Injured his knee at Cin. (12/23) and was placed on injured reserve on Dec. 24. 2006: Adams played all 16 games (8 starts) for the first time in his career and registered 67 tackles (53 solo)
1 DENVER BRONCOS and three passes defensed for the 49ers while contributing 12 special-teams stops... Recorded his first double- digit tackle output (10 tackles) in the season opener at Ari. (9/10). 2005: Adams saw time in 14 games (10 starts) and totaled a career-high 68 tackles (55 solo), one sack (5 yds.), four interceptions (36 yds.), four passes defensed, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery... Tied for the team lead with his four interceptions and added three tackles on special teams... Made his first career start at Ari. (10/2) in Mexico City... Recorded his first-career multi-interception game in the season finale vs. Hou. (1/1), returning a pick 40 yards for a score and adding a takeaway in overtime to set up the 49ers’ game-winning field goal. 2005: Adams, who entered the NFL with San Francisco as a college free agent on April 28, spent the first half of the season on the club’s practice squad before being promoted to the active roster and playing in the 49ers’ final eight games... Totaled four tackles (2 solo), one interception (0 yds.) and one pass defensed in addition to five special-teams stops... Made his NFL debut vs. Car. (11/14) and recovered a fumble on special teams... Registered his first career interception vs. Mia. (11/28). COLLEGE: Adams started 23-of-43 career games at the University of Delaware and posted 213 tackles, 11 inter- ceptions and 14 pass breakups... Ranked 11th in school history with his 11 interceptions... Earned second-team All-Atlantic 10 Conference honors as a senior team captain in 2003 while guiding the Blue Hens to the Division I- AA National Championship. PERSONAL: Adams attended Passiac Tech High School in Wayne, N.J., where he helped guide his team to the New Jersey Group 4 state title in 1998... Inducted into the Passiac Tech Hall of Fame in 2009 and had his jersey retired in 2010... Received a community service award from the House of Representatives and the New Jersey State Senate for his community service and volunteer work... Runs a joint foundation named the Rising Stars Foundation to assist underprivileged youth... Hosts an annual bowling event and football camp in New Jersey... Voted the recipient of the 2011 Dino Lucarelli Good Guy Award from the Cleveland Chapter of the Professional Football Writers’ Association... Nicknamed ‘Pops’ by his grandmother, Michael Carl Adams has a daughter, Maya, and was born on March 24, 1981, in Paterson, N.J. adams’ Regular Season Record Year Club G S UT A TT S-Yds. I-Yds. PD FF FR TD-Int. TD-FR S Pts. 2004 San Francisco 80 22 4 0-0 1-0 100 0 000 2005 San Francisco 14 10 55 13 68 1-5 4-36 4 1 1 1 0 0 6 2006 San Francisco 16 8 53 14 67 0-0 0-0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2007 Cleveland 15 0 9 2 11 1-7 0-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2008 Cleveland 14 5 20 22 42 0-0 2-18 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 2009 Cleveland 16 9 52 9 61 1-6 0-0 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 2010 Cleveland 15 2 31 3 34 1-10 2-51 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 2011 Cleveland 16 16 41 20 61 0-0 3-33 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 2012 Denver 5 5 21 13 34 0-0 0-0 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 CAREER TOTALS 119 55 284 98 381 4-28 12-138 38 1 5 1 0 0 6 ADDITIONAL STATISTICS: Special teams tackles — 2004 (5), 2005 (3), 2006 (12), 2007 (18), 2008 (4), 2009 (10), 2010 (12), 2011 (3), TOTAL (67). Special teams fumbles — 2004 (1 FR), 2005 (1 FF), 2007 (1 FR), TOTAL (1 FF, 2 FR). adams’ single-game highs (Postseason in parentheses) Tackles — 12, at New England, 10/7/12 (none). Interceptions — 2 vs. Houston, 1/1/06 (None). Interception return yards — 36 vs. Houston, 1/1/06 (None). Sacks — 1, four times, last vs. N.Y. Jets, 11/14/10 (none). Sack yards — 10 vs. N.Y. Jets, 11/14/10 (none). mike adams’ 2012 Game-by-Game Statistics (Victories asterisked) 2012 Denver TACKLES Date Opponent P/S UT A TT S-Yds. I-Yds PD FF FR Sep 9 vs. Pittsburgh* S 4 0 4 0-0 0-0 3 0 0 Sep 17 at Atlanta S 4 4 8 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 Sep 23 vs. Houston S 4 2 6 0-0 0-0 3 0 0 Sep 30 vs. Oakland* S 3 1 4 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 Oct 7 at New England S 6 6 12 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 Regular Season Totals 5/5 21 13 34 0-0 0-0 8 0 1
2 DENVER BRONCOS ROBERT AY E R S - • • TH YR. • TENNESSEE BORN: Sept. 6, 1985, in Jersey City, N.J. HIGH SCHOOL: Marlboro County High School, Bennettsville, S.C. ACQUIRED: Draft #1b (18th overall), 2009 NFL YEAR: 4th • YEAR WITH BRONCOS: 4th NFL GAMES PLAYED/STARTED: 47/24 • POSTSEASON: 5/5 DEFENSIVE END AYERS AT A GLANCE: • A fourth-year player who started 13-of-16 games at his natural defensive end position in 2011 after playing outside linebacker for the Broncos during his first two NFL seasons. • Totaled a career-high three sacks in the regular season and led Denver with two quarterback takedowns in the postseason in 2011. • Started 10-of-11 games played in 2010 and tied for the team lead with 10 quarterback hits despite missing five games due to injury. • Recorded a tackle for a loss in four consecutive games to start the 2010 season. • Notched the longest scoring fumble return by a Broncos rookie in team history with his 54-yard touchdown on Monday Night Football vs. Pittsburgh (11/9/09). • Led the University of Tennessee in tackles for a loss during each of his final two years at the school, totaling 27.5 tackles for negative yardage over that stretch. • Earned second-team All-Southeastern Conference honors as a senior at Tennessee in 2008, starting all 12 games at defensive end and leading the conference with 15.5 tackles for a loss in addition to pacing Tennessee’s defensive line with 49 tackles (34 solo). • Shared the Andy Spiva Award as Tennessee’s most improved defender in 2008 while helping the Volunteers tie for third in the country in total defense (263.5 ypg.) and rank 10th in the nation in scoring defense (16.8 ppg.). • Selected by the Broncos in the first round (18th overall) of the 2009 NFL Draft. CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Signed by Denver as a draft choice 8/3/09.
2011: Ayers played all 16 regular season games (13 starts) at defensive end and tied a career high with 39 tack- les (25 solo) to go along with a personal-best three sacks (12 yds.), two passes defensed, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery... Played in both of Denver’s playoff games, totaling five tackles (3 solo) and two sacks (24 yds.)... Recorded the eighth multi-sack game in Broncos postseason history during Denver’s AFC Wild Card Game vs. Pit. (1/8), taking down Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger twice, including on the last play of regulation to force overtime. 2010: Ayers posted 39 tackles (32 solo), 1.5 sacks (6.5 yds.), one pass defensed and one forced fumble in 11 games played (10 starts) in 2010... Tied for the team lead with 10 quarterback hits while ranking fourth on the club with six tackles for a loss... Recorded his first career sack (5 yds.) in the season opener at Jac. (9/12)... Had two tackles for a loss and helped set the edge at Ten. (10/3), limiting Titans running back Chris Johnson to his third-lowest rushing output (53 yds.) in 24 contests... Missed Games 6-10 with a foot injury. 2009: Selected by the Broncos in the first round (18th overall) of the 2009 NFL Draft, Ayers totaled 18 tackles (13 solo), two pass breakups and one fumble recovery in 15 games (1 start) for Denver as a rookie... Posted the longest fumble return touchdown by a rookie in club annals with his 54-yard score on Monday Night Football vs. Pit. (11/9)... Registered multiple tackles in five consecutive games (Games 4-8) and six times for the season... Made his first career start at Phi. (12/27) and recovered a fumble on special teams in that contest. COLLEGE: Ayers totaled 113 tackles (80 solo), nine sacks (61 yds.), one interception (8 yds.) and four pass breakups in 48 career games (14 starts) at the University of Tennessee... Registered a team-high 27.5 tackles for a loss during his final two seasons for the Volunteers... Started all 12 games at right defensive end as a senior, totaling 49 tackles (34 solo), three sacks (29 yds.), 15.5 tackles for a loss (63 yds.) and one interception (8 yds.) to earn second-team All-Southeastern Conference honors... Led the SEC in tackles for a loss (15.5) while pacing the Volunteers’ defensive line in tackles (49) as a senior. PERSONAL: Ayers was an all-state selection as a linebacker during his senior year at Marlboro County High School in Bennettsville, S.C.... Selected to play in the Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas as a senior... Rated the third- best linebacker prospect in the nation and the second-best overall prospect in South Carolina by PrepStar... Had 112 tackles and five interceptions while handling kickoff return duties as a senior... Posted 94 stops, eight sacks and three interceptions as a junior... Ran the 100 meters and was part of his high school’s 4x100 meter relay team... Majored in African studies at Tennessee... Robert Earnest Ayers Jr. was born on Sept. 6, 1985, in Jersey City, N.J.