Denver Broncos 2014 Weekly Press Release
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denver broncos 2014 weekly press release Media Relations Staff Patrick Smyth, Vice President of Public Relations • (303-264-5536) • [email protected] Rebecca Villanueva, Media Services Manager • (303-264-5598) • [email protected] Erich Schubert, Media Relations Manager • (303-264-5503) • [email protected] 2 World Championships • 7 Super Bowls • 9 AFC Title Games • 13 AFC West Titles • 20 Playoff Berths • 26 Winning Seasons FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TUESDAY, OCT. 28, 2014 BRONCOS SET FOR CONFERENCE CLASH WITH PATRIOTS IN FOXBOROUGH Denver Broncos (6-1) at New England Patriots (6-2) Sunday, Nov. 2, 2014 • 4:25 p.m. EST Gillette Stadium (68,756) • Foxborough, Mass. GAME INFORMATION BRONCOS 2014 SCHEDULE The Denver Broncos (6-1) will try to stay atop the AFC standings when PRESEASON they travel to Foxborough, Mass., to face the New England Patriots (6-2) Wk. Day Date Opponent Site Time/Result Rec. in Week 9. Kickoff at Gillette Stadium on Sunday is set for 4:25 p.m. EST. 1 Thu. Aug. 7 SEATTLE Sports Authority Field at Mile High W, 21-16 1-0 BROADCAST INFORMATION: 2 Sun. Aug. 17 at San Francisco Levi’s Stadium W, 34-0 2-0 3 Sat. Aug. 23 HOUSTON Sports Authority Field at Mile High L, 18-17 2-1 NATIONAL TELEVISION: CBS: Jim Nantz (play-by-play) and Phil Simms 4 Thu. Aug. 28 at Dallas AT&T Stadium W, 27-3 3-1 (color commentary) will call the game with Tracy Wolfson reporting from REGULAR SEASON the sidelines. Wk. Day Date Opponent Site Time/Result TV NATIONAL RADIO: Sports USA Radio: Larry Kahn (play-by-play) and Doug 1 Sun. Sept. 7 INDIANAPOLIS Sports Authority Field at Mile High W, 31-24 1-0 Plank (color commentary) will call the game with Troy West reporting from 2 Sun. Sept. 14 KANSAS CITY Sports Authority Field at Mile High W, 24-17 2-0 the sidelines. 3 Sun. Sept. 21 at Seattle CenturyLink Field L, 26-20 (OT) 2-1 LOCAL RADIO: KOA (850 AM)/The Fox (103.5 FM): Dave Logan (play-by- 4 BYE play) and Ed McCaffrey (color commentary) will call the game with Alan 5 Sun. Oct. 5 ARIZONA Sports Authority Field at Mile High W, 41-20 3-1 Roach reporting from the sidelines. 6 Sun. Oct. 12 at N.Y. Jets MetLife Stadium W, 31-17 4-1 7 Sun. Oct. 19 SAN FRANCISCO Sports Authority Field at Mile High W, 42-17 5-1 LOCAL SPANISH RADIO: KMXA (1090 AM)/KJMN (92.1 FM): Luis Canela 8 Thu. Oct. 23 SAN DIEGO Sports Authority Field at Mile High W, 35-21 6-1 (play-by-play) and Rafael Medina will call the game. 9 Sun. Nov. 2 at New England Gillette Stadium 4:25 p.m. EST CBS QUICK HITS 10 Sun. Nov. 9 at Oakland O.co Coliseum 1:05 p.m. PST CBS* 11 Sun. Nov. 16 at St. Louis Edward Jones Dome 12 p.m. CST CBS* * - The Broncos and Patriots each have won four consecutive games to 12 Sun. Nov. 23 MIAMI Sports Authority Field at Mile High 2:25 p.m. MST CBS represent the longest current win streaks in the NFL. See Page 5 13 Sun. Nov. 30 at Kansas City Arrowhead Stadium 7:30 p.m. CST NBC* 14 Sun. Dec. 7 BUFFALO Sports Authority Field at Mile High 2:05 p.m. MST CBS* * - Broncos Owner Pat Bowlen, who is in his 31st year with the Broncos, 15 Sun. Dec. 14 at San Diego Qualcomm Stadium 1:05 p.m. PST CBS ranks first among NFL owners with 313 overall wins since taking over the 16 Mon. Dec. 22 at Cincinnati Paul Brown Stadium 8:30 p.m. EST ESPN franchise in 1984. See Page 7 17 Sun. Dec. 28 OAKLAND Sports Authority Field at Mile High 2:25 p.m. MST CBS* * - Since Executive Vice President of Football Operations/General * - Eligible to be moved to a different time as part of the NFL’s flex scheduling format. Manager John Elway was hired in 2011, the Broncos have totaled the third- most overall wins (43) in the NFL. See Page 8 2014 AFC WEST STANDINGS * - Denver Head Coach John Fox ranks fifth among active coaches with 121 career wins and owns the third-most overall victories (43) by a Team W L T PF PA Home Road AFC NFC DIV Streak Broncos head coach. See Pages 8-9 Denver 6 1 0 224 142 5-0 1-1 4-0 2-1 2-0 Won 4 * - Broncos QB Peyton Manning has thrown at least one touchdown in San Diego 5 3 0 205 149 3-1 2-2 4-2 1-1 1-2 Lost 2 46 consecutive regular-season games to represent the fourth-longest such Kansas City 4 3 0 176 128 2-1 2-2 3-2 1-1 1-1 Won 2 Oakland 0 7 0 105 181 0-4 0-3 0-6 0-1 0-1 Lost 7 streak in NFL history. See Page 12 * - Denver WR Demaryius Thomas topped 100 receiving yards in each DENVER BRONCOS MEDIA ROOM of his last four games to set a team record, totaling 626 yards and five touchdowns on 34 catches (18.4 avg.) during that stretch. See Page 15 The Denver Broncos have a media-only website, which was created * - The Broncos rank first in the league in run defense having allowed to assist accredited media in their coverage of the Broncos. By going to opponents to rush for just 72.4 yards per game. See Page 16 http://media.denverbroncos.com, members of the press will find weekly * - Broncos LB Von Miller and DE DeMarcus Ware have combined for 16 releases, press releases, rosters, depth charts, updated bios, transcripts, sacks in 2014 to tie for the seventh-most by a pass rushing tandem through injury reports, game recaps, news clippings, photos, credential applica- seven games since sacks became an official statistic in 1982. See Page 17 tions, a comprehensive historical database and much more. DENVER at NEW ENGLAND — 1 — SUNDAY, NOV. 2, 2014 denver broncos weekly release STATISTICALMISCELLANEOUS COMPARISONS NOTES BRONCOS/PATRIOTS 2014 TEAM COMPARISON BRONCOS/PATRIOTS 2014 INDIVIDUAL COMPARISON BRONCOS PATRIOTS BRONCOS PATRIOTS Record ..............................6-1 ..........6-2 Division Standing ............ 1st (AFCW) ....1st (AFCE) PASSING YARDS Turnover Margin (NFL Rank) .......+4 (T-6th) .... +11 (1st) Manning ...........2,134 Brady ............2,059 OFFENSE RUSHING YARDS Net Yards Per Game (NFL Rank) ...398.4 (6th) ...363.1 (10th) Hillman ..............349 Ridley ..............340 Yards Per Play (NFL Rank) ........6.20 (3rd) ....5.47 (18th) Ball .................172 Vereen .............281 Points Per Game (NFL Rank) .......32.0 (1st) .....29.8 (3rd) Anderson .............107 Gray ................98 Possession Average ................. 29:48 ........29:40 Net Rushing Yards Per Game .....101.4 (21st) ...105.6 (17th) RECEIVING YARDS Net Passing Yards Per Game ......297.0 (3rd) ...257.5 (10th) D. Thomas ............767 Gronkowski .........558 Sanders ..............634 Edelman ............467 Had Intercepted/Yards ................ 3/76 .........2/73 J. Thomas ............327 LaFell ..............461 Sacks Allowed/Yards ................. 8/55 ........13/74 Fumbles/Lost ......................... 8/1 ..........9/3 POINTS SCORED Third Down Pct. (NFL Rank) ...... 46.7% (5th) ..41.6% (19th) J. Thomas .............54 Gostkowski ..........88 Red Zone TD Pct. (NFL Rank) .... 82.6% (1st) ..54.8% (18th) McManus ..............46 Gronkowski ..........42 Giveaways .............................4 ............5 D. Thomas .............38 LaFell ...............24 DEFENSE INTERCEPTIONS Net Yards Per Game (NFL Rank) ...315.3 (4th) ...340.5 (12th) Moore ......................3 Revis ....................2 Yards Per Play (NFL Rank) ........4.74 (1st) ....5.32 (10th) Harris Jr ....................2 Six Players ...............1 Points Per Game (NFL Rank) .......20.3 (6th) ....22.1 (14th) Talib. .......................2 Net Rushing Yards Per Game .......72.4 (1st) ...129.6 (25th) SACKS Net Passing Yards Per Game .....242.9 (17th) ... 210.9 (2nd) Miller ................9.0 C. Jones ............4.5 Intercepted By/Yards .................. 7/56 .........8/61 Ware ................7.0 Ninkovich ...........4.0 Sacks For/Yards ................... 23/142 .......21/138 Opponent Fumbles/Lost ................ 6/1 .........11/8 DEFENSIVE TACKLES (PRESS BOX TOTALS) Marshall ..............55 Mayo ...............37 Third Down Pct. (NFL Rank) ..... 37.4% (10th) ..44.9% (24th) Irving ................40 Collins ..............31 Red Zone TD Pct. (NFL Rank) ... 56.5% (17th) ..56.0% (16th) Roby ................34 Hightower ...........27 Takeaways .............................8 ...........16 KICKOFF RETURNS (AVG.) SPECIAL TEAMS Caldwell .......... 5 (30.0) Chung .........7 (20.0) Punts-Average Yards (Gross) ........... 45.2 .........46.2 Sanders .......... 1 (22.0) Amendola .......4 (26.3) Punts-Average Yards (Net) ............ 42.5 .........39.2 Burse ............. 1 (7.0) Punt Returns-Average Per .............. 6.1 ..........9.6 Punt Returns-Average Per Allowed ....... 4.9 ..........9.2 PUNT RETURNS (AVG.) Kickoff Returns-Average Per ........... 25.6 .........22.9 Burse ............16 (6.1) Edelman ....... 17 (9.8) Kickoff Returns-Average Per Allowed .... 26.2 .........22.0 FIELD GOALS Field Goals Made/Attempted ............ 6/8 ........21/22 McManus ........6/8 (.750) Gostkowski ..21/22 (.955) PENALTIES Penalties Against/Yards ............. 57/482 .......70/628 PUNTS (GROSS/NET AVG.) Opponent Penalties Against/Yards ..... 41/304 .......45/423 Colquitt .....36 (45.2/42.5) Allen ......34 (46.2/39.2) DENVER at NEW ENGLAND — 2 — SUNDAY, NOV. 2, 2014 denver broncos weekly release BRONCOS-PATRIOTS ALL-TIME RESULTS / WHAT TO WATCH FOR BRONCOS/PATRIOTS ALL-TIME RESULTS BRONCOS/PATRIOTS SERIES BREAKDOWN (REGULAR SEASON) Season (Date) W/L Result Site 1960 (9/9) W Denver 13, @Boston 10 Boston University Field Series Meetings: 44 1960 (10/23) W @Denver 31, Boston 24 Bears Stadium Broncos Record: 25-19-0 (Home: 16-9-0 / Away: 9-10-0) 1961 (9/16) L @Boston 45, Denver 17 Boston University Field First Game: Den.