Broncos 2011 Weekly Press Release
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denver broncos 2011 weekly press release Media Relations Staff Patrick Smyth, Executive Director of Media Relations • (303-264-0536) • [email protected] Rebecca Villanueva, Media Services Manager • (303-264-0598) • [email protected] Erich Schubert, Media Relations Coordinator • (303-264-0503) • [email protected] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MONDAY, AUGUST 8, 2011 DENVER TRAVELS TO DALLAS FOR PRESEASON OPENER Denver Broncos (0-0) at Dallas Cowboys (0-0) Thursday, Aug. 11, 2011 • 7:36 p.m. CDT Cowboys Stadium (80,000) • Arlington, Texas THIS WEEK’S GAME BRONCOS 2011 SCHEDULE/RESULTS The Denver Broncos (0-0) visit the Dallas Cowboys (0-0) this week for PRESEASON their 2011 preseason opener at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Wk. Day Date Opponent Site Time/Result TV/Rec. Kickoff is set for 7:36 p.m. CDT, and the game will be broadcast locally 1 Thu. Aug. 11 at Dallas Cowboys Stadium 7:36 p.m. CDT KUSA-TV on KUSA-TV (NBC 9) and KOA Radio (850 AM). 2 Sat. Aug. 20 BUFFALO INVESCO Field at Mile High 6:35 p.m. MDT KUSA-TV BROADCAST INFORMATION: 3 Sat. Aug. 27 SEATTLE INVESCO Field at Mile High 6:35 p.m. MDT KUSA-TV 4 Thu. Sept. 1 at Arizona University of Phoenix Stadium 7 p.m. MST KUSA-TV The game will feature a simulcast by the team’s broadcast partners REGULAR SEASON KUSA-TV (NBC 9) and KOA Radio (850 AM). Dave Logan (play-by-play) Wk. Day Date Opponent Site Time/Result TV/Rec. and Brian Griese (color commentary) will call the game with Alan Roach 1 Mon. Sept. 12 OAKLAND INVESCO Field at Mile High 8:15 p.m. MDT ESPN reporting from the sidelines. 2 Sun. Sept. 18 CINCINNATI INVESCO Field at Mile High 2:15 p.m. MDT CBS 3 Sun. Sept. 25 at Tennessee LP Field 12 p.m. CDT CBS QUICK HITS 4 Sun. Oct. 2 at Green Bay Lambeau Field 3:15 p.m. CDT CBS * - Now in their sixth decade of professional football, the Broncos are one 5 Sun. Oct. 9 SAN DIEGO INVESCO Field at Mile High 2:15 p.m. MDT CBS of just four teams to record three 90+ win decades since 1960 and the only 6 BYE organization to do so in each of the last three decades. 7 Sun. Oct. 23 at Miami Sun Life Stadium 1 p.m. EDT CBS 8 Sun. Oct. 30 DETROIT INVESCO Field at Mile High 2:05 p.m. MDT FOX * - Head Coach John Fox, who ranks third among active NFL coaches 9 Sun. Nov. 6 at Oakland Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum 1:05 p.m. PST CBS with 78 overall wins, begins his first season leading the club after being 10 Sun. Nov. 13 at Kansas City Arrowhead Stadium 12 p.m. CST CBS* named the 14th head coach in Denver Broncos history on Jan. 13. 11 Thu. Nov. 17 N.Y. JETS INVESCO Field at Mile High 6:20 p.m. MST NFLN * - The Broncos made nine selections in the 2011 NFL Draft, including 12 Sun. Nov. 27 at San Diego Qualcomm Stadium 1:15 p.m. PST CBS* LB Von Miller at No. 2 overall, which marked the highest the club has ever 13 Sun. Dec. 4 at Minnesota Mall of America Field (Metrodome) 3:05 p.m. CST CBS* selected. 14 Sun. Dec. 11 CHICAGO INVESCO Field at Mile High 2:05 p.m. MST FOX* OFFENSE: 15 Sun. Dec. 18 NEW ENGLAND INVESCO Field at Mile High 2:15 p.m. MST CBS* 16 Sat. Dec. 24 at Buffalo Ralph Wilson Stadium 1 p.m. EST CBS * - Offseason offensive acquisitions include WR David Anderson, TE 17 Sun. Jan. 1 KANSAS CITY INVESCO Field at Mile High 2:15 p.m. MST CBS* Daniel Fells, RB Willis McGahee and TE Dante Rosario. * - Time subject to change * - QB Kyle Orton opened the Broncos’ first 13 contests in 2010 and finished fourth in the NFL with 281.0 passing yards per game en route to a career-high 87.5 passer rating. 2010 FINAL AFC WEST STANDINGS * - WR Brandon Lloyd was selected to his first career Pro Bowl in 2010 Team W L T PF PA Home Road AFC NFC DIV Streak as he became the first player in team history to lead the NFL in receiving z-Kansas City 10 6 0 366 326 7-1 3-5 6-6 4-0 2-4 Lost 1 yards (1,448), while also setting career highs in receptions (77), receiving San Diego 9 7 0 441 322 6-2 3-5 7-5 2-2 3-3 Won 1 average (18.8) and receiving touchdowns (11). Oakland 8 8 0 410 371 5-33-5 6-6 2-2 6-0 Won 1 DEFENSE: Denver 4 12 0 344 471 3-5 1-7 3-9 1-3 1-5 Lost 1 * - Offseason defensive acquisitions include DT Brodrick Bunkley, DE Derrick Harvey, DT Jeremy Jarmon and DT Ty Warren. z - Division Champion * - CB Champ Bailey was named to his 10th Pro Bowl in 2010 to set an NFL record for the cornerback position, passing Hall of Famer Mike Haynes. http://media.denverbroncos.com * - DE Elvis Dumervil, who led the NFL in sacks (17) in 2009, returns to The Denver Broncos have a media-only website, which was created to the Broncos defense after missing the entire 2010 campaign with a pectoral assist accredited media in their coverage of the Broncos. By going to injury suffered during training camp. http://media.denverbroncos.com, members of the press will find weekly SPECIAL TEAMS: releases, press releases, rosters, depth charts, updated bios, transcripts, * - K Matt Prater returns as the franchise leader in career field goal accu- injury reports, game recaps, news clippings, photos, credential applica- racy (.816 / 71-of-87). tions and much more. DENVER at DALLAS — 1 — THURSDAY, AUG. 11, 2011 denver broncos 2011 weekly release GAME INFORMATION BRONCOS AT COWBOYS — POINTS OF INTEREST BRONCOS/COWBOYS 2010 TEAM COMPARISON The Broncos travel to Dallas to mark the 14th consecutive season that (REGULAR SEASON) Denver will open its preseason away from home... That streak is the longest in club history with the previous longest occurring from 1992-96 when the BRONCOS COWBOYS Broncos played five preseason openers in a row away from home... Denver has faced Dallas 13 times in the preseason and owns a 7-6 record (4-1 Record 4-12 6-10 home, 3-5 away) in those contests... The Broncos last faced Dallas in the Division Standing . .4th (AFCW) . .3rd (NFCE) preseason in 2008, earning a 23-13 win at INVESCO Field at Mile High... Denver made nine selections in the 2011 NFL Draft, including SLB Von Turnover Ratio (NFL Rank) . .-9 (T-27th) . .0 (T-13th) Miller at No. 2 overall, which marked the highest the club has ever select- ed... A total of 13 rookie college free agents are vying for a spot on Denver’s OFFENSE active roster... A college free agent has made Denver’s opening day 53-man Net Yards Per Game (NFL Rank) . .348.9 (13th) . .364.3 (7th) roster in each of the last seven seasons... Head Coach John Fox, who ranks third among active NFL coaches with 78 overall wins, begins his first sea- Yards Per Play (NFL Rank) . .5.63 (7th) . .5.6 (15th) son leading the club after being named the 14th head coach in Denver Points Per Game (NFL Rank) . .21.5 (19th) . .24.6 (16th) Broncos history on Jan. 13... During the Pat Bowlen era (1984-Pres.), the Possession Average . .28:09 . .31:11 Broncos own the most regular-season wins (255) in the AFC (2nd in NFL)... Former Broncos TE Shannon Sharpe was officially enshrined into the Pro Net Rushing Yards Per Game . .96.5 . .111.6 Football Hall of Fame Class of 2011 on Aug. 6... WR Brandon Lloyd was Net Passing Yards Per Game . .252.4 . .252.6 selected to his first career Pro Bowl in 2010 as he became the first player in team history to lead the NFL in receiving yards (1,448), while also set- Had Intercepted/Yards . .12/255 . .19/277 ting career highs in receptions (77), receiving average (18.8) and receiving Sacks Allowed/Yards . .40/269 . .31/166 touchdowns (11)... QB Kyle Orton opened the Broncos’ first 13 games and finished fourth in the NFL with 281.0 passing yards per game en route to a Fumbles/Lost . .29/15 . .28/11 career-high 87.5 passer rating... QB Tim Tebow started Denver’s final three Third Down Pct. (NFL Rank) . .32.4% (28th) . .40.6% (10th) games and finished with the highest passer rating (82.1) among the eight NFL rookies that opened a game in 2010, while registering the most rush- Red Zone TD Pct. (NFL Rank) . .55.8% (13th) . .59.6% (T-8th) ing yards (199) over a quarterback’s first three starts in NFL history (since Giveaways (NFL Rank) . .27 (T-16th) . .30 (T-19th) 1970 merger)... C J.D. Walton and G Zane Beadles, who started at center and right tackle, respectively, in Denver’s regular-season opener, became DEFENSE just the sixth and seventh offensive linemen in team history to start for the Net Yards Per Game (NFL Rank) . .390.8 (32nd) . .351.6 (13th) club in their first NFL game (first since T Ryan Clady, 2008)... Clady was Denver’s recipient of the 2010 Ed Block Courage Award after recovering Yards Per Play (NFL Rank) . .5.9 (29th) .