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DENVER BRONCOS WEEKLY RELEASE 3 World Championships • 8 Super Bowls • 10 AFC Title Games 15 AFC West Titles • 22 Playoff Berths • 29 Winning Seasons Denver Broncos Football Media Relations Staff: Patrick Smyth, Chief Communications Officer Erich Schubert, Senior Director of Communications & Content PRESEASON Nathan Edwards, Assistant Director of Public Relations Megan Boyle, Communications Strategist week Jordan Beasley, Public Relations Assistant #2 Denver Broncos (1-0) ON THE AIRWAVES: at TELEVISION (9News - KTVD-20) Seattle Seahawks (0-1) Play-by-Play: Anish Shroff Analyst: Chad Brown Sideline: Rod Mackey Saturday, Aug. 21, 2021 • 7 p.m. PDT RADIO (KOA - 850 AM/94.1 FM & The Fox - 103.5 FM) Lumen Field (68,740) • Seattle Play-by-Play: Dave Logan Analyst: Rick Lewis Sideline: Susie Wargin BRONCOS HEAD WEST FOR SECOND PRESEASON GAME QUICK HITS The Denver Broncos (1-0) return to Denver owns a 10-5 (.667) all-time record against the Seahawks in the preseason, and is set to visit Seattle for the second consecutive preseason. action for their second consecutive See Page 3 preseason game away from home on In the Broncos' preseason opener at Minnesota, quarterbacks Drew Lock Saturday night against Seattle (7 p.m. and Teddy Bridgewater combined to complete 12-of-15 passes (80.0%) PDT kickoff). Denver last played at for 225 yards with three touchdowns and zero interceptions. See Page 5 Seattle in the 2019 preseason. The weekend of Aug. 7-8, 2021 saw safety Steve Atwater (Class of 2020), safety John Lynch (Class of 2021) and quarterback Peyton Manning (Class 2021 DENVER BRONCOS SCHEDULE of 2021) enshrined into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. See Page 5 PRESEASON Late Owner Pat Bowlen, who passed away at the age of 75 on June 13, 2019, was enshrined into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Aug. 3, 2019. Wk. Day Date Opponent Site Time/Result TV/Rec. Bowlen was one of the most accomplished NFL owners in league history 1 Sat. Aug. 14 at Minnesota U.S. Bank Stadium W, 33-6 1-0 and made significant contributions to the growth of the game. See Pages 6-8 2 Sat. Aug. 21 at Seattle Lumen Field 7:00 p.m. PDT KTVD-20 General Manager George Paton, who enters his first year with the Broncos after 14 seasons with the Minnesota Vikings, selected 10 players in his first 3 Sat. Aug. 28 L.A. RAMS Empower Field at Mile High 7:05 p.m. MDT KTVD-20 NFL Draft with Denver. See Page 9 REGULAR SEASON Head Coach Vic Fangio owns an 18-9 record as a defensive coordinator or Wk. Day Date Opponent Site Time TV head coach against rookie quarterbacks. See Pages 10-11 1 Sun. Sept. 12 at N.Y. Giants MetLife Stadium 4:25 p.m. EDT FOX Denver’s offense in 2020 received contributions from 15 first or sec- 2 Sun. Sept. 19 at Jacksonville TIAA Bank Field 1:00 p.m. MDT CBS ond-year offensive players who appeared in 5,556 snaps, which was nearly 900 snaps more than any other team in the NFL (Cin., 4,651). See Page 13 3 Sun. Sept. 26 N.Y. JETS Empower Field at Mile High 2:05 p.m. MDT CBS The Broncos acquired quarterback Teddy Bridgewater in a trade with the 4 Sun. Oct. 3 BALTIMORE Empower Field at Mile High 2:25 p.m. MDT CBS Carolina Panthers. An eight-year pro, Bridgewater ranks fourth in com- 5 Sun. Oct. 10 at Pittsburgh Heinz Field 1 p.m. EDT FOX* pletion percentage (66.5%) among active quarterbacks with at least 1,000 passing attempts since 2014. See Page 14 6 Sun. Oct. 17 LAS VEGAS Empower Field at Mile High 2:25 p.m. MDT CBS* 7 Thu. Oct. 21 at Cleveland FirstEnergy Stadium 8:20 p.m. EDT FOX/NFLN Quarterback Drew Lock owns an 8-10 record to start his career, which is the third-best by a Broncos QB through a player’s first two seasons. See Page 15 8 Sun. Oct. 31 WASHINGTON Empower Field at Mile High 2:25 p.m. MDT FOX* Running back Melvin Gordon III finished the 2020 season with 1,144 9 Sun. Nov. 7 at Dallas AT&T Stadium 12 p.m. CST FOX* scrimmage yards (986 rush / 158 rec.) to give him more than 1,000 offen- 10 Sun. Nov. 14 PHILADELPHIA Empower Field at Mile High 2:25 p.m. MST CBS* sive yards for the fourth time in his career. See Page 16 11 Sun. Nov. 21 BYE Third-year tight end Noah Fant recorded the eighth-most receptions (62) by a Broncos tight end in a single season in 2020. See Page 17 12 Sun. Nov. 28 L.A. CHARGERS Empower Field at Mile High 2:05 p.m. MST CBS* In his first NFL season in 2020, wide receiver Jerry Jeudy totaled the 13 Sun. Dec. 5 at Kansas City GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium 12 p.m. CST CBS* second-most receptions (52) and receiving yards (856) ever by a Broncos 14 Sun. Dec. 12 DETROIT Empower Field at Mile High 2:05 p.m. MST FOX* rookie. See Page 17 15 Sun. Dec. 19 CINCINNATI Empower Field at Mile High 2:05 p.m. MST CBS* The Broncos are the first team since red zone statistics began being tracked 16 Sun. Dec. 26 at Las Vegas Allegiant Stadium 1:25 p.m. PST CBS* in 1995 to lead the league in red zone defense in consecutive seasons (2019- 20). Under Fangio the last two years, Denver has allowed a touchdown on 17 Sun. Jan. 2 at L.A. Chargers SoFi Stadium 1:05 p.m. PST CBS* only 47 of 107 (43.9%) opponent red zone trips. See Page 19 18 Sun. Jan. 9 KANSAS CITY Empower Field at Mile High 2:25 p.m. MST CBS* After missing all of 2020 with an injury, outside linebacker Von Miller looks * - All NFL games scheduled Sundays from Weeks 5-18 are eligible to be moved due to the to regain the form that made him the seventh-fastest player to reach 100 regular season sacks in NFL history. See Page 20 league’s flexible scheduling format. Simmons, who played all 1,085 of Denver’s defensive snaps in 2020, owns the longest active streak of consecutive snaps played (3,211) among NFL defensive players See Page 22 BRONCOS/SEAHAWKS TEAM COMPARISON (2020) BRONCOS/SEAHAWKS INDIVIDUAL COMPARISON (2020) NFL Top 10 BRONCOS SEAHAWKS NFL Bottom 10 PASSING YARDS 5-11 12-4 Lock ...............2,933 Wilson ...........4,212 Driskel* ..............432 Smith ...............33 GENERAL Rypien ...............295 -16 (32nd) Turnover Margin (Rk) +4 (T-10th) RUSHING YARDS 28:59 (25th) Time of Possession Avg. (Rk) 29:49 (19th) Gordon ..............986 Carson .............681 OFFENSE Lindsay* .............502 Wilson .............513 Freeman ..............170 Hyde* ..............356 335.6 (23rd) Net Yards Per Game (Rk) 369.5 (17th) 5.2 (25th) Yards Per Play (Rk) 5.8 (12th) RECEIVING YARDS 20.2 (28th) Points Per Game (Rk) 28.7 (8th) Jeudy ................856 Metcalf ...........1,303 Patrick ...............742 Lockett ...........1,054 119.9 (13th) Net Rushing YPG (Rk) 123.2 (12th) Fant .................673 Moore* ............417 215.7 (26th) Net Passing YPG (Rk) 246.3 (16th) POINTS SCORED 23 (32nd) Had Intercepted (Rk) 13 (T-17th) McManus .............108 Myers ..............121 9 (T-18th) Fumbles Lost (Rk) 5 (T-2nd) Gordon ...............60 Lockett ..............60 32 (32nd) Giveaways (Rk) 18 (T-9th) Patrick ................36 Metcalf ..............60 32 (T-13th) Sacks Allowed (Rk) 48 (T-28th) Jeudy/Fant .............20 Carson ..............54 36.7% (26th) Third Down Pct. (Rk) 40.2% (20th) INTERCEPTIONS 53.3% (27th) Red Zone Pct. (Rk) 73.2% (4th) Simmons ...............5 Diggs ................5 Callahan. ...............2 Griffin* ...............3 DEFENSE Three Players. ...........1 Reed Jr./Neal ..........2 367.9 (21st) Net Yards Per Game (Rk) 380.6 (22nd) SACKS 5.6 (20th) Yards Per Play (Rk) 5.5 (12th) Reed ................8.0 Adams .............9.5 27.9 (25th) Points Per Game (Rk) 23.2 (15th) Chubb ...............7.5 Reed ...............6.5 130.0 (25th) Net Rushing YPG (Rk) 95.6 (5th) Jones ................6.5 Mayowa ............6.0 237.9 (T-16th) Net Passing YPG (Rk) 285.0 (31st) DEFENSIVE TACKLES (PRESS BOX TOTALS) 10 (T-23rd) Interceptions (Rk) 14 (T-12th) Johnson ..............124 Wagner ............138 6 (T-25th) Fumble Recoveries (Rk) 8 (T-15th) Jewell ...............111 Wright* .............86 16 (29th) Takeaways (Rk) 22 (T-10th) Simmons ..............96 Adams ..............83 Jackson ...............89 Diggs ...............64 42 (9th) Sacks (Rk) 46 (7th) Ojemudia ..............62 Griffin* ..............63 40.2% (15th) Third Down Pct. (Rk) 47.1% (27th) KICKOFF RETURNS (AVG.) 47.5% (1st) Red Zone Pct. (Rk) 62.5% (19th) Spencer ......... 15 (18.7) Homer ........12 (24.3) SPECIAL TEAMS Cleveland ........ 10 (23.4) Swain ..........6 (22.8) Hamler ........... 2 (21.0) Reed Jr. .......5 (27.4) 46.1 (10th) Gross Punting Avg. (Rk) 49.6 (2nd) 40.8 (14th) Net Punting Avg. (Rk) 44.4 (3rd) PUNT RETURNS (AVG.) 13.4 (2nd) Punt Return Avg. (Rk) 8.6 (20th) Spencer ......... 16 (15.8) Moore* ........12 (9.3) Hamler ............ 3 (2.0) Reed Jr. .......10 (7.8) 8.1 (15th) Punt Return Avg. Against (Rk) 7.1 (10th) 20.6 (23rd) Kickoff Return Avg. (Rk) 22.5 (13th) FIELD GOALS McManus ......28/34 (.823) Myers ......24/24 (1.000) 29.9 (31st) Kickoff Return Avg. Against (Rk) 21.4 (14th) 80.0% (T-20th) Field Goal Pct. (Rk) 100.0% (T-1st) PUNTS (GROSS/NET AVG.) Martin ......65 (46.8/41.4) Dickson ...61 (49.6/44.4) PENALTIES 81 (T-5th) Penalties Committed 93 (16th) * - Player no longer with team 106 (T-5th) Opponent Penalties Committed 96 (13th) 2 BRONCOS/SEAHAWKS SERIES BREAKDOWN 1992 (11/30) L @Seattle 16, Denver 13 (OT) Kingdome Preseason Meetings: 14 1992 (12/20) W @Denver 10, Seattle 6 Mile High Stadium 1993 (10/31) W @Denver 28, Seattle 17 Mile High Stadium Broncos Record: 10-4 (H: 6-1-0 / A: 3-3-0 / N: 1-0-0) 1993 (11/28) W Denver 17, @Seattle 9 Kingdome First Game: at Den.