2006 weekly press release Preseason Game #4 • Denver (2-1) at (2-1) Thursday, Aug. 31, 2006 • 7:05 p.m. MST CARDINALS STADIUM (63,400) • Glendale, Arizona

BRONCOS VISIT CARDINALS AT NEW STADIUM MEDIA RELATIONS CONTACT INFORMATION IN FINAL PRESEASON TUNE-UP Jim Saccomano (303) 649-0572 [email protected] The Denver Broncos (2-1) can Paul Kirk (303) 649-0503 [email protected] secure a winning record in the pre- Patrick Smyth (303) 649-0536 [email protected] season for the 11th time in the last Dave Gaylinn (303) 649-0512 [email protected] 12 years with a victory against the (2-1) on Rebecca Villanueva (303) 649-0598 [email protected] Thursday at Cardinals Stadium. WWW.DENVERBRONCOS.COM/MEDIAROOM Kickoff is set for 7:05 p.m. MST, and the game will be televised on KCNC-TV (CBS Channel 4). The Denver Broncos have a media-only Web site, which was creat- Denver, which has won its last two games and is coming off a 17- ed to assist accredited media in their coverage of the Broncos. By 14 home win against the Texans on Sunday night, will face the going to www.DenverBroncos.com/Mediaroom, members of the Cardinals in its final preseason game for the third consecutive sea- press will find complete statistical packages, press releases, rosters, son. The Broncos are 7-4 (.636) under Head Coach updated bios, transcripts, injury reports, game recaps, news clippings, (1995-Pres.) in preseason finales and own a 23-23 (.500) all-time photos and much more. The 2006 Broncos Media Guide is available in record in their final preseason game. PDF format on the media Web site as well as a complete archive of The Cardinals, who enter Thursday’s contest after defeating gamebooks and flip cards for every game in franchise history. 23-16 on Aug. 25, are in their first season playing at the 63,400-seat Cardinals Stadium. Denver’s game at Arizona marks the BRONCOS 2006 SCHEDULE ninth time that the club has played as a visitor in one of the 30 other existing NFL stadiums in the first year that it opened, and the Broncos PRESEASON Wk. Day Date Opponent Site Time/Res. TV/Rec. have posted a 2-6 record in those previous eight games. 1 Fri. Aug. 11 at Detroit Ford Field L 20-13 0-1 In addition, the Broncos are 12-14 in all games (preseason, regu- 2 Sat. Aug. 19 TENNESSEE INVESCO Field at Mile High W 35-10 1-1 lar season and postseason) when playing for the first time as a vis- 3 Sun. Aug. 27 INVESCO Field at Mile High W 17-14 2-1 4 Thu. Aug. 31 at Arizona Cardinals Stadium 7:05 p.m. MST CBS 4 itor in one of the 30 other existing stadiums in the NFL. REGULAR SEASON Thursday’s matchup will feature two of the three Wk. Day Date Opponent Site Time/Result TV selected in the first round of the 2006 NFL Draft with the Broncos’ 1 Sun. Sept. 10 at St. Louis Edward Jones Dome 12:00 p.m. CDT CBS 2 Sun. Sept. 17 KANSAS CITY INVESCO Field at Mile High 2:15 p.m. MDT CBS (11th overall) and the Cardinals’ (10th over- 3 Sun. Sept. 24 at New England Gillette Stadium 8:15 p.m. EDT NBC all) set to see action. Thus far in the preseason, Cutler has totaled 4 Bye more passing yards (360), passing (2) and a higher 5 Mon. Oct. 9 BALTIMORE INVESCO Field at Mile High 6:30 p.m. MDT ESPN 6 Sun. Oct. 15 OAKLAND INVESCO Field at Mile High 6:15 p.m. MDT NBC (104.8) than Leinart and the Titans’ , who 7 Sun. Oct. 22 at Cleveland Stadium 4:05 p.m. EDT CBS is the other first-round (3rd overall) rookie . 8 Sun. Oct. 29 INDIANAPOLIS INVESCO Field at Mile High 2:15 p.m. MST CBS The Broncos own an 11-5 all-time record against Arizona in the 9 Sun. Nov. 5 at Pittsburgh Heinz Field 4:15 p.m. EST CBS 10 Sun. Nov. 12 at Oakland McAfee Coliseum 1:05 p.m. PST CBS preseason, including a 4-3 mark in road contests against the 11 Sun. Nov. 19 SAN DIEGO INVESCO Field at Mile High 2:15 p.m. MST CBS Cardinals. 12 Thu. Nov. 23 at Kansas City Arrowhead Stadium 7:00 p.m. CST NFLN 13 Sun. Dec. 3 SEATTLE INVESCO Field at Mile High 2:15 p.m. MST FOX TELEVISION AND RADIO INFORMATION 14 Sun. Dec. 10 at San Diego Qualcomm Stadium 1:15 p.m. PST CBS 15 Sun. Dec. 17 at Arizona Cardinals Stadium 2:05 p.m. MST CBS TELEVISION: CBS (KCNC-TV - Channel 4): Gary Miller (play-by- 16 Sun. Dec. 24 CINCINNATI INVESCO Field at Mile High 2:15 p.m. MST CBS play) and Reggie Rivers (color commentary) will call the game while 17 Sun. Dec. 31 SAN FRANCISCO INVESCO Field at Mile High 2:15 p.m. MST FOX Tim Ring will be reporting from the sidelines. Vic Lombardi also will 2006 AFC WEST PRESEASON STANDINGS be involved in the telecast. LOCAL RADIO: KOA Radio (850 AM): Dave Logan (play-by-play) Team W L T PF PA Home Road AFC NFC DIV Streak and David Diaz-Infante (color commentary) will call the game while Oakland 4 0 0 76 33 2-0 2-0 0-0 4-0 0-0 Won 4 Alan Roach will be reporting from the sidelines. Denver 2 1 0 65 44 2-0 0-1 2-0 0-1 0-0 Won 2 San Diego 2 1 0 51 47 2-0 0-1 0-0 2-1 0-0 Won 1 LOCAL SPANISH RADIO: KBNO Radio (1280 AM): Fernando Sergio Kansas City 1 2 0 30 53 1-0 0-2 0-1 0-2 0-0 Won 1 (play-by-play) and Luke Sandoval (color commentary) will call the game. DENVER AT ARIZONA — 1 — THURSDAY, aug. 31, 2006 broncos 2006 weekly release GAME INFORMATION

BRONCOS VS. CARDINALS - POINTS OF INTEREST BRONCOS/CARDINALS COMPARISON (‘06 PRESEASON) The Broncos own an 11-5 all-time record against the Cardinals in the pre- BRONCOS CARDINALS season, including a 4-3 mark in road games... Denver has won five of its Record ...... 2-1 ...... 2-1 last six preseason games against the Cardinals... Arizona is the second Division Standing ...... 2nd (AFCW) . . .1st (NFCW) most common preseason opponent for the Broncos with the club’s 16 NFL Offensive Ranking ...... 3rd ...... 29th meetings with the Cardinals trailing only Denver’s 31 all-time preseason Offense-Points Per Game ...... 21.7 ...... 15.7 games against the 49ers... A victory at Arizona would give Denver its 11th Possession Average ...... 33:12 ...... 28:07 winning preseason (above .500 record) in the last 12 years and its 23rd all- Total Net Yards Per Game ...... 351.7 ...... 235.3 Net Rushing Yards Per Game ...... 155.0 ...... 79.7 time winning record in preseason action... Denver is 23-23 all-time in pre- Net Passing Yards Per Game ...... 196.7 ...... 155.7 season finales and has a 7-10 record in road preseason finales... The Had Intercepted/Yards Lost ...... 1/5 ...... 4/-1 Broncos have won six of their last seven preseason finales, outscoring Sacks Allowed/Yards Lost ...... 5/25 ...... 7/41 their opponents 199-91 (+108) during this period... Denver is 7-4 (.636) Field Goals/FGA ...... 3/5 ...... 4/4 under Head Coach Mike Shanahan (1995-Pres.) in its final preseason NFL Defensive Ranking ...... 12th ...... T-24th game... Arizona is the Broncos’ most common opponent in preseason Defense-Points Per Game ...... 14.7 ...... 19.7 finales with Denver playing the Cardinals eight times in its final preseason Defense-Total Net Yards Per Game . . . . .268.0 ...... 339.7 game, including in each of the last two years, and posting a 4-4 record in Defense-Rushing Yards Per Game ...... 97.3 ...... 93.7 finales against the Cardinals... In regular-season play, Denver has never Defense-Passing Yards Per Game ...... 170.7 ...... 246.0 Defense-Intercepted by/Yards ...... 3/5 ...... 2/12 lost to Arizona (6-0-1)... The Broncos will play at Cardinals Stadium Defense-Sacks For/Yards ...... 6/36 ...... 5/35 (opened in 2006) for the first time on Thursday, and Denver has compiled Punts-Average Yards (Gross) ...... 44.9 ...... 39.5 a 12-14 record in all games (preseason, regular season and postseason) Punts-Average Yards (Net) ...... 41.0 ...... 36.9 when playing for the first time as a visitor in one of the 30 other existing Punt Returns-Average Per ...... 10.9 ...... 9.4 stadiums in the NFL... Thursday’s game at Cardinals Stadium will mark the Punt Returns-Average Per Allowed ...... 4.4 ...... 7.4 ninth time that Denver has played as a visitor in one of the existing NFL sta- Kickoff Returns-Average Per ...... 21.7 ...... 23.3 diums in the first year that it opened, and the Broncos have compiled a 2- Kickoff Returns-Average Per Allowed . . . . .19.6 ...... 21.7 6 record in those previous eight contests... After the Broncos play at Penalties Against/Yards ...... 18/150 ...... 19/184 Cleveland Browns Stadium (vs. Browns, Oct. 22) and Heinz Field (vs. /Lost ...... 5/2 ...... 3/1 Opponent Fumbles/Lost ...... 4/0 ...... 6/2 Steelers, Nov. 5) this season, the only current stadium Denver has yet to visit is the Eagles’ Lincoln Financial Field... Broncos QB Jay Cutler (11th BRONCOS CARDINALS overall) and Cardinals QB Matt Leinart (10th overall) are the 10th set of PASSING YARDS quarterbacks taken with consecutive picks in the first round of the com- Cutler ...... 360 Warner ...... 249 mon NFL Draft (since 1967)... Cutler has thrown for more yards (360) and Plummer ...... 226 Leinart ...... 189 Van Pelt ...... 29 Navarre ...... 70 touchdowns (2) while compiling a higher passer rating (104.8) than fellow first-rounder rookie QBs Vince Young (3rd overall, Tenn.) and Leinart... RUSHING YARDS Denver is 4-2 (.667) all-time when playing on a Thursday in the presea- Cobbs ...... 161 Arrington ...... 67 son... Of Denver’s six games played on a Thursday in the preseason, the M. Bell ...... 113 Anderson ...... 64 last five have been its preseason finale with the club posting a 3-2 (.600) T. Bell ...... 86 Leinart ...... 45 record in those contests... Mike Shanahan (1995-Pres.) has guided Denver RECEIVING YARDS to a 36-15 (.706) record in the preseason... Denver concluded its training Scheffler ...... 133 Fitzgerald ...... 104 camp on Aug. 18, and a total of 26,827 fans saw the club practice during Kircus ...... 92 Bry. Johnson ...... 91 its three-week camp held at its training facility in Englewood, Colo... Denver N. Jackson ...... 75 Walters ...... 85 RB leads the NFL in rushing (161 yds.)... Broncos rookie TE POINTS SCORED Tony Scheffler (2nd. Rd.) leads the club in receptions (9) and receiving Elam ...... 17 Bry. Johnson ...... 12 yards (133) during the preseason... RB , an undrafted free agent M. Bell ...... 12 Rackers ...... 9 Six Players ...... 6 Novak ...... 8 from the University of Arizona, is listed as Denver’s starting running back and leads the team with two rushing scores in the preseason and has post- ed 113 yards on 26 carries (4.3 avg.)... With 192 yards at Detroit on Aug. Ferguson ...... 1 Hayes ...... 1 11, QB Jay Cutler posted the most passing yards by a Bronco in a presea- Foxworth ...... 1 Rolle ...... 1 Williams, DJ ...... 1 son opener since 1975... Denver has outscored its opponents 44-16 and outgained them 620-347 in the first half of its three preseason games... SACKS The Broncos have allowed only one of 28 opponent drives to start past Veal ...... 2.0 Berry ...... 2.0 their 50-yard line... Denver has allowed only three touchdowns in eight Ekuban, Lang ...... 1.0 Pace ...... 1.0 Paymah, D.J. Williams . . .1.0 Schable, Watson . . . . .1.0 opponent possessions (37.5%) inside its 20-yard-line.

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TEAM COMPARISON - OTHER KEY AREAS (‘06 PRESEASON) DENVER BRONCOS WEEKLY MEDIA SCHEDULE CATEGORY (NFL RANK) BRONCOS CARDINALS at ARIZONA CARDINALS, 8/31/06 3rd Down Offense 43.6% (12) 50.0% (5) TUESDAY, AUG. 29 3rd Down Defense 36.1% (13) 50.0% (30) 11:15 a.m. - 1:15 p.m...... Practice Red Zone Offense—TD Pct. 50.0% (N/A) 71.4% (N/A) (Beginning of practice open to media) Red Zone Defense—TD Pct. 37.5% (N/A) 38.5% (N/A) Post-Practice ...... Media availability Takeaways 3 (20t) 4 (9t) (Interviews will take place when players and coaches leave field.) Giveaways 3 (9t) 5 (17t) Turnover Ratio +/-0 (15t) -1 (20t) WEDNESDAY, AUG. 30 11:45 a.m. - 12:40 p.m...... Practice BRONCOS/CARDINALS PRESEASON SERIES BREAKDOWN (Beginning of practice open to media) Post-Practice ...... Media availability Series Meetings: 16 (Interviews will take place when players and coaches leave field.) Broncos Record: 11-5-0 (Home: 7-2 / Away: 4-3 / Neutral: 0-0) **TEAM DEPARTS FOR ARIZONA** First Game: Den. 26, at Stl. 16 (8/15/70) Last Game: Den. 30, at Ari. 21 (9/2/05) THURSDAY, AUG. 31 Current Streak: Won 1 BRONCOS AT CARDINALS ...... 7:05 p.m. MST Longest Den. Win Streak: 5 (8/18/73 – 8/31/90) Longest Ari. Win Streak: 3 (8/23/91 – 8/27/93) Last Den. Home Win: at Den. 38, Ari. 7 (8/14/99) Last Den. Home Loss: Ari. 33, at Den. 21 (9/2/04) Last Den. Road Win: Den. 30, at Ari. 21 (9/2/05) Last Den. Road Loss: at Phx. 34, Den. 9 (8/27/93) Den. Shutouts: None Ari. Shutouts: None Most Den. Points: 38, 2x, last (8/14/99): at Den. 38, Ari. 7 Most Ari. Points: 34, 2x, last (8/27/93): at Phx. 34, Den. 9 NFL SCHEDULE - PRESEASON WEEK 4 Total Den. Points: 364 THURSDAY, AUG. 31 Total Ari. Points: 306 Average Den. Points: 22.8 Buffalo at Detroit ...... 7:30p (ET) Average Ari. Points: 19.1 Carolina at Pittsburgh ...... 7:30p (ET) Largest Den. Win: 31 (8/14/99): at Den. 38, Ari. 7 Jacksonville at Atlanta ...... 7:30p (ET) Largest Ari. Win: 25 (8/27/93): at Phx. 34, Den. 9 New England at ...... 7:30p (ET) BRONCOS/CARDINALS ALL-TIME RESULTS (PRESEASON) St. Louis at ...... 7:30p (ET) Date W/L Score Site Baltimore at Washington ...... 8:00p (ET) Aug. 15, 1970 W at Denver 26, St. Louis 16 Mile High Stadium Chicago at Cleveland ...... 8:00p (ET) Aug. 19, 1972 L at St. Louis 17, Denver 13 Busch Stadium Minnesota at Dallas ...... 7:00p (CT) Aug. 18, 1973 W at Denver 38, St. Louis 17 Mile High Stadium Tampa Bay at Houston ...... 7:00p (CT) Sept. 14, 1975 W at Denver 21, St. Louis 17 Mile High Stadium Aug. 28, 1976 W Denver 21, at St. Louis 17 Busch Stadium New Orleans at Kansas City ...... 7:30p (CT) Aug. 13, 1977 W at Denver 15, St. Louis 7 Mile High Stadium Denver at Arizona ...... 7:05p (MST) Aug. 31, 1990 W at Denver 25, Phoenix 14 Mile High Stadium Oakland at Seattle ...... 7:00p (PT) Aug. 23, 1991 L at Phoenix 34, Denver 10 Sun Devil Stadium Aug. 28, 1992 L Phoenix 21, at Denver 17 Mile High Stadium FRIDAY, SEPT. 1 Aug. 27, 1993 L at Phoenix 34, Denver 9 Sun Devil Stadium Tennessee at Green Bay ...... 3:00p (CT) Aug. 25, 1994 W at Denver 30, Arizona 21 Mile High Stadium Cincinnati at Indianapolis ...... 7:00p (ET) Aug. 14, 1999 W at Denver 38, Arizona 7 Mile High Stadium Aug. 5, 2000 W Denver 31, at Arizona 17 Sun Devil Stadium Philadelphia at ...... 7:00p (ET) Aug. 24, 2002 W Denver 19, at Arizona 13 Sun Devil Stadium San Diego at San Francisco ...... 7:00p (PT) Sept. 2, 2004 L Arizona 33, at Denver 21 INVESCO Field at Mile High Sept. 2, 2005 W Denver 30, at Arizona 21 Sun Devil Stadium DENVER AT ARIZONA — 3 — THURSDAY, aug. 31, 2006 broncos 2006 weekly release GAME INFORMATION

NOTES FROM DENVER’S LAST FIVE BRONCOS/CARDINALS COMPARISON (‘05 SEASON) PRESEASON GAMES WITH ARIZONA BRONCOS CARDINALS DENVER 30, at ARIZONA 21 (Sept. 2, 2005) Record ...... 13-3 ...... 5-11 The Broncos' win against the Cardinals ensures the team of a per- Division Standing ...... 1st (AFCW) . . .3rd (NFCW) fect preseason record for the third time in franchise history, join- NFL Offensive Ranking ...... 5th ...... 8th ing the 2000 and 1982 Denver squads that both went 4-0… The Offense-Points Per Game ...... 24.7 ...... 19.4 Broncos' entire second-team offense and defense, as listed on Possession Average ...... 32:37 ...... 31:20 Total Net Yards Per Game ...... 360.4 ...... 348.4 their depth chart, started against the Cardinals. Net Rushing Yards Per Game ...... 158.7 ...... 71.1 ARIZONA 33, at DENVER 21 (Sept. 2, 2004) Net Passing Yards Per Game ...... 201.7 ...... 277.3 Broncos QB Matt Mauck completes 13-of-22 passes for 194 yards Had Intercepted/Yards Lost ...... 7/43 ...... 21/334 with one … WRs Charlie Adams and Nate Jackson Sacks Allowed/Yards Lost ...... 23/146 ...... 45/286 each record five receptions for Denver. Field Goals/FGA ...... 24/32 ...... 43/45 DENVER 19, at ARIZONA 13 (Aug. 24, 2002) NFL Defensive Ranking ...... 15th ...... 8th Denver outgains Arizona by 254 net yards (465-211)… Broncos Defense-Points Per Game ...... 16.1 ...... 24.2 CB Kelly Herndon returns an 25 yards for a touch- Defense-Total Net Yards Per Game . . . . .312.9 ...... 295.6 down. Defense-Rushing Yards Per Game ...... 85.2 ...... 102.0 Defense-Passing Yards Per Game ...... 227.7 ...... 193.6 DENVER 31, at ARIZONA 17 (Aug. 5, 2000) Defense-Intercepted by/Yards ...... 20/379 ...... 15/285 Denver CB Jimmy Spencer scores on a 45-yard interception Defense-Sacks For/Yards ...... 28/190 ...... 37/217 return… Veteran WR Andre Reed makes three catches, including Punts-Average Yards (Gross) ...... 43.2 ...... 43.3 a 24-yard touchdown grab, for the Broncos. Punts-Average Yards (Net) ...... 38.0 ...... 37.0 at DENVER 38, ARIZONA 7 (Aug. 14, 1999) Punt Returns-Average Per ...... 8.5 ...... 7.7 The Broncos convert 8-of-11 (73%) third-down attempts and reg- Punt Returns-Average Per Allowed ...... 7.4 ...... 8.4 ister four sacks… Denver CB Tito Paul scores on a 67-yard inter- Kickoff Returns-Average Per ...... 20.7 ...... 22.6 ception return. Kickoff Returns-Average Per Allowed . . . . .25.3 ...... 28.3 Penalties Against/Yards ...... 97/756 . . . .145/1,184 BRONCOS/CARDINALS REG. SEASON SERIES BREAKDOWN Fumbles/Lost ...... 19/9 ...... 26/16 Opponent Fumbles/Lost ...... 26/16 ...... 24/11 Series Meetings: 7 BRONCOS CARDINALS Broncos Record: 6-0-1 (Home: 4-0 / Away: 2-0-1 / Neutral: 0-0) PASSING YARDS First Game: Den. 17, at Stl. 17 (11/4/73) Plummer ...... 3,366 Warner ...... 2,713 Last Game: at Den. 37, Ari. 7 (12/29/02) Van Pelt ...... 7 McCown* ...... 1,836 Current Streak: Won 6 ...... Navarre ...... 174 Longest Den. Win Streak: 6 (9/18/77 - 12/29/02) RUSHING YARDS Longest Ari. Win Streak: None Anderson* ...... 1,014 Shipp ...... 451 Last Den. Home Win: at Den. 37, Ari. 7 (12/29/02) T. Bell ...... 921 Arrington ...... 370 Last Den. Home Loss: None Dayne ...... 270 McCown* ...... 139 Last Den. Road Win: Den. 38, at Ari. 17 (9/23/01) RECEIVING YARDS Last Den. Road Loss: None Smith ...... 1,105 Fitzgerald ...... 1,409 Den. Shutouts: 2, last (12/16/89): Den. 37, at Phx. 0 Lelie* ...... 770 Boldin ...... 1,402 Ari. Shutouts: None Putzier* ...... 481 Bry. Johnson ...... 432 Most Den. Points: 38, 2x, last (9/23/01): Den. 38, at Ari. 17 POINTS SCORED Most Ari. Points: 19 (12/15/91): at Den. 24, Phx. 19 Elam ...... 115 Rackers ...... 140 Total Den. Points: 198 Anderson* ...... 78 Fitzgerald ...... 60 T. Bell ...... 48 Boldin ...... 44 Total Ari. Points: 66 Average Den. Points: 28.3 INTERCEPTIONS Average Ari. Points: 9.4 Bailey ...... 8 Dansby ...... 3 Ferguson ...... 5 Macklin ...... 2 Largest Den. Win: 37 (12/16/89): Den. 37, at Phx. 0 Foxworth, Lynch, Da. Williams . .2 Tate, Darling ...... 2 Largest Ari. Win: None SACKS Ekuban ...... 4.0 Wilson ...... 8.0 Lynch, Pryce* ...... 4.0 Okeafor ...... 7.5 Gold, Warren, Wilson . . . .3.0 Berry ...... 6.0 * - Player not on club’s 2006 active roster.

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TRACKING DENVER’S PRESEASON OPPONENTS Opponent Date/Result Record Last Game Next Up Detroit L, 20-13 1-2 Lost at Oakland, 21-3 (Aug. 25) vs. Buffalo (Aug. 31) Tennessee W, 35-10 0-3 Lost vs. Atlanta, 21-6 (Aug. 26) at Green Bay (Sept. 1) Houston W, 17-14 2-1 Lost at Denver, 17-14 (Aug. 27) vs. Tampa Bay (Aug. 31) Arizona Aug. 31 2-1 Won at Chicago, 23-16 (Aug. 25) vs. Denver (Aug. 31) Combined ‘06 preseason record of opponents: 5-7 (.417) / ‘05 regular-season record of this year’s preseason opponents: 21-43 (.328) Smith extended his franchise record with his 49th career touch- BRONCOS/CARDINALS ALL-TIME RESULTS (REG. SEASON) down reception. He also finished the season with 1,027 yards Date W/L Score Site receiving, his sixth consecutive 1,000-yard season, and sixth total, Nov. 4, 1973 T Denver 17, at St. Louis 17 Busch Stadium extending both franchise records. Sept. 18, 1977 W at Denver 17, St. Louis 0 Mile High Stadium Dec. 16, 1989 W Denver 37, at Phoenix 0 Sun Devil Stadium BRONCOS PRESEASON FINALE BREAKDOWN Dec. 15, 1991 W at Denver 24, Phoenix 19 Mile High Stadium Finales: 46 Nov. 5, 1995 W at Denver 38, Arizona 6 Mile High Stadium Denver Overall Record: 23-23 (13-10 home; 7-10 away; 3-3 neutral) Sept. 23, 2001 W Denver 38, at Arizona 17 Sun Devil Stadium First Finale: at Chargers 36, Denver 30 (9/3/60) Dec. 29, 2002 W at Denver 37, Arizona 7 INVESCO Field at Mile High Last Finale: Denver 30, at Arizona 21 (9/2/05) Current Streak: Won 1 THE LAST TIME (REGULAR SEASON): Longest Den Win Streak: 5 (9/3/99-8/29/03) Longest Opp. Win Streak: 4 (9/12/71- 9/8/74) at DENVER 37, ARIZONA 7 (12/29/02) Last Den. Home Win: at Denver 20, Seattle 3 (8/29/03) Last Den. Home Loss: Arizona 33, at Denver 21 (9/2/04) The Broncos finished the season on a good note by defeating Last Den. Road Win: Denver 30, at Arizona 21 (9/2/05) Arizona 37-7 in front of 75,164 at INVESCO Field at Mile High. They Last Den. Road Loss: at Tennessee 16, Denver 13 (8/29/98) outgained the Cardinals 450-207 in the game, including a 259-84 Den. Shutouts: 3, last (8/29/02): at Denver 31, Seattle 0 margin on the ground, to finish the season with a 5-3 home record. Opp. Shutouts: None Unable to get into the end zone in the first half, Denver got off to Most Broncos Points: 41 (8/31/62): Denver 41, Oakland 12 Most Opponent Points: 52 (8/28/66): Oakland 52, at Denver 21 a slow start but managed to get nine points on field goals of 44, 54, Total Den. Points: 962 and 21 yards by . The Cardinals scored their only points Total Opp. Points: 939 of the game on a 1-yard pass from Jake Plummer to Average Den. Points: 20.9 on the last play of the first half to narrow the margin to 9-7. Average Opp. Points: 18.4 The Broncos dominated the second half by scoring on their first Largest Den. Win: 38 (8/30/80): Denver 38, at Green Bay 0 Largest Opp. Win: 37 (9/4/61): at Oakland 49, Denver 12 four possessions to outscore Arizona 28-0 in the half. The first score came on a 5-yard pass from to Ashley Lelie to put the Broncos up 16-7 midway through the third quarter. Early in the fourth quarter, Denver scored again when Beuerlein hit Rod Smith on a 1-yard touchdown pass. finished off his record-breaking day with touchdown runs of 4 and 12 yards to secure the 37-7 victory. Portis rushed for a career-high 228 yards and two touchdowns on 24 carries, topping 100-yards in each half (8-120 and 16-108). His rushing total tied for the best rushing performance in the NFL in 2002 and tied the 16th-best rushing day in NFL history, and it was TEAM COMPARISON - OTHER KEY AREAS (‘05 SEASON) the fourth-best single-game rushing performance by a rookie in CATEGORY (NFL RANK) BRONCOS CARDINALS NFL history. He broke the Broncos’ rookie rushing record with 3rd Down Offense 36.2% (22) 38.1% (19) 1,508 yards on 273 carries. It was also the fourth-best single-sea- 3rd Down Defense 36.7% (12t) 34.4% (5) son performance in franchise history and the fifth-best by a rookie Red Zone Offense—TD Pct. 60.3% (7) 28.3% (31) in NFL history. His 1,872 total yards from scrimmage also set a Red Zone Defense—TD Pct. 56.4% (28) 54.5% (24) franchise rookie record and were the third most by any Bronco in team history. Takeaways 36 (4) 26 (21t) Beuerlein finished the game with 203 yards and two touchdowns Giveaways 16 (1) 37 (29t) on 16-of-24 passing (66.7%), in his third start of the season. Ed Turnover Ratio +20 (2) -11 (30) McCaffrey led all receivers with 112 yards on seven catches, and DENVER AT ARIZONA — 5 — THURSDAY, aug. 31, 2006 broncos 2006 weekly release GAME INFORMATION

TRACKING DENVER’S REGULAR-SEASON OPPONENTS Opponent Date/Result Record Last Game Next Up St. Louis Sept. 10 1-2 Lost at Kansas City, 16-12 (Aug. 26) at Miami (Aug. 31) Kansas City Sept. 17, Nov. 23 1-2 Won vs. St. Louis, 16-12 (Aug. 26) vs. New Orleans (Aug. 31) New England Sept. 24 2-1 Won vs. Washington, 41-0 (Aug. 26) at New York Giants (Aug. 31) Baltimore Oct. 9 1-2 Lost at Minnesota, 30-7 (Aug. 25) at Washington (Aug. 31) Oakland Oct. 15, Nov. 12 4-0 Won vs. Detroit, 21-3 (Aug. 25) at Seattle (Aug. 31) Cleveland Oct. 22 2-1 Won at Buffalo, 20-17 (Aug. 26) vs. Chicago (Aug. 31) Indianapolis Oct. 29 1-2 Won at New Orleans, 27-14 (Aug. 26) vs. Cincinnati (Sept. 1) Pittsburgh Nov. 5 0-3 Lost at Philadelphia, 16-7 (Aug. 25) vs. Carolina (Aug. 31) San Diego Nov. 19, Dec. 10 2-1 Won vs. Seattle, 31-20 (Aug. 26) at San Francisco (Sept. 1) Seattle Dec. 3 1-2 Lost at San Diego, 31-20 (Aug. 26) vs. Oakland (Aug. 31) Arizona Dec. 17 2-1 Won at Chicago, 23-16 (Aug. 25) vs. Denver (Aug. 31) Cincinnati Dec. 24 2-0 Won at Buffalo, 44-31 (Aug. 18) vs. Green Bay (Aug. 28) San Francisco Dec. 31 1-2 Lost at Dallas, 17-7 (Aug. 26) vs. San Diego (Sept. 1) Combined ‘06 preseason record of opponents: 27-22 (.551) / ‘05 regular-season record of this year’s preseason opponents: 132-124 (.516)

BRONCOS PRESEASON FINALE ALL-TIME RESULTS FINISHING ON A GOOD NOTE 1960 (9/3)—@Chargers 36, Denver 30 1984 (8/24)—Denver 24, @Atlanta 13 The Broncos have won six of their last seven preseason finales, 1961 (9/4)—@Oakland 49, Denver 12 1985 (8/30)—Minnesota 13, @Denver 9 averaging 28.4 points in those contests and winning by an average 1962 (8/31)—Denver 41, Oakland 12 1986 (8/29)—@Denver 19, L.A. Rams 10 of 15.4 points per game. Below is a look at Denver’s recent success 1963 (8/31)—Buffalo 21, Denver 14 1987 (9/3)—Minnesota 27, @ Denver 17 in their final preseason game. 1964 (9/5)—@Denver 27, Boston 17 1988 (8/25)—@Denver 21, Ind. 20 1965 (9/4)—Oakland 30, Denver 20 1989 (9/2)—@Indianapolis 38, Denver 34 DENVER’S LAST SEVEN PRESEASON FINALES 1966 (8/28)—Oakland 52, @Denver 21 1990 (8/31)—@Denver 25, Phoenix 14 Date W/L Score Margin 1967 (8/27)—Denver 21, Oakland 17 1991 (8/23)—@Phoenix 34, Denver 10 Sept. 3, 1999 W at Denver 34, San Fran. 3 +31 1968 (9/7)—Oakland 23, Denver 7 1992 (8/28)—Phoenix 21, @Denver 17 Aug. 25, 2000 W at Denver 28, San Fran. 24 +4 1969 (9/6)—@Cincinnati 13, Denver 11 1993 (8/27)—@Phoenix 34, Denver 9 Aug. 31, 2001 W at Denver 35, San. Fran. 7 +28 1970 (9/11)—Denver 16, Boston 14 1994 (8/25)—@Denver 30, Arizona 21 Aug. 29, 2002 W at Denver 31, Seattle 9 +22 1971 (9/12)—@Chicago 33, Denver 17 1995 (8/25)—@Jacksonville 23, Denver 17 Aug. 29, 2003 W at Denver 20, Seattle 3 +17 1972 (9/10)—Baltimore 20, @Denver 13 1996 (8/23)—Jacksonville 31, @Denver 24 Sept. 2, 2004 L Arizona 33, at Denver 21 -12 1973 (9/9)—Baltimore 17, @Denver 10 1997 (8/23)—@Denver 31, San Fran. 17 Sept. 2, 2005 W Denver 30, at Arizona 21 +9 1974 (9/8)—Atlanta 20, @Denver 14 1998 (8/29)—@Tennessee 16, Denver 13 TOTAL 6-1 DEN. 199, OPP. 91 +108 1975 (9/14)—@Denver 21, St. Louis 17 1999 (9/3)—@Denver 34, San Fran. 3 AVERAGE DEN. 28.4, OPP. 13.0 15.4 1976 (9/5)—@Denver 30, Minnesota 17 2000 (8/25)—@Denver 28, San Fran. 24 1977 (9/10)—Denver 20, @San Fran. 0 2001 (8/31)—@Denver 35, San Fran. 7 Under Head Coach Mike Shanahan (1995-Present), the Broncos 1978 (8/25)—@San Fran. 24, Denver 13 2002 (8/29)—@Denver 31, Seattle 9 are 7-4 (.636) in preseason finales. Denver is 5-2 (.714) in home 1979 (8/24)—@Denver 20, N.E. 17(OT) 2003 (8/29)—@Denver 20, Seattle 3 preseason finales and 2-2 (.500) in such contests on the road with 1980 (8/30)—Denver 38, @Green Bay 0 2004 (9/2)—Arizona 33, @Denver 21 Shanahan as head coach. 1981 (8/29)—Denver 24, @Cincinnati 20 2005 (9/2)—Denver 30, @Arizona 21 1982 (9/4)—Denver 20, @N.Y. Jets 13 COMMON TO END WITH CARDINALS 1983 (8/26)—@Minnesota 34, Denver 3 The Arizona Cardinals are the Broncos’ most common opponent in preseason finales with Denver facing the franchise eight times in their last preseason contest of the season. Thursday’s game will mark the third consecutive year the Broncos end their preseason against the Cardinals. MOST COMMON BRONCOS OPPONENTS, PRESEASON FINALES Team No. Record 1. Arizona Cardinals 8 4-4 (.500) 2. Oakland Raiders 6 2-4 (.333) 6 5-1 (.833) 4. 4 1-3 (.250) 4 1-3 (.250)

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BRONCOS/CARDINALS COACHING COMPARISON BRONCOS ALL-TIME YEAR-BY-YEAR RECORDS MIKE SHANAHAN DENNIS GREEN YEAR PRESEASON REG. SEASON PLAYOFFS YR. AS AN NFL HEAD COACH: 14th 13th 1960 YR. AS TEAM’S HEAD COACH: 12th 3rd ...... 0-5 ...... 4-9-1 ...... 0-0 1961 ...... 1-4 ...... 3-11 ...... 0-0 OVERALL YR. IN NFL: 23rd 17th 1962 ...... 2-2 ...... 7-7 ...... 0-0 OVERALL YR. WITH TEAM: 19th 3rd 1963 ...... 2-3 ...... 2-11-1 ...... 0-0 COACHING CAREER 1964 ...... 2-3 ...... 2-11-1 ...... 0-0 REG. SEASON RECORD: 122-74-0 (.622) 108-83-0 (.565) 1965 ...... 1-4 ...... 4-10 ...... 0-0 POSTSEASON RECORD: 8-5 (.615) 4-8 (.333) 1966 ...... 1-3 ...... 4-10 ...... 0-0 OVERALL RECORD: 130-79-0 (.622) 112-91-0 (.552) 1967 ...... 3-1 ...... 3-11 ...... 0-0 1968 ...... 1-4 ...... 5-9 ...... 0-0 WITH CURRENT TEAM 1969 ...... 1-4 ...... 5-8-1 ...... 0-0 REG. SEASON RECORD: 114-62-0 (.648) 11-21-0 (.344) 1970 ...... 3-2 ...... 5-8-1 ...... 0-0 POSTSEASON RECORD: 8-5 (.615) 0-0 (.000) 1971 ...... 1-4 ...... 4-9-1 ...... 0-0 OVERALL RECORD: 122-67-0 (.646) 11-21-0 (.344) 1972 ...... 2-3 ...... 5-9 ...... 0-0 AGAINST OPPONENT 1973 ...... 2-3 ...... 7-5-2 ...... 0-0 REG. SEASON RECORD: 3-0-0 (1.000) 2-1-0 (.667) 1974 ...... 4-2 ...... 7-6-1 ...... 0-0 POSTSEASON RECORD: 0-0 (.000) 0-0 (.000) 1975 ...... 3-3 ...... 6-8 ...... 0-0 OVERALL RECORD: 3-0-0 (1.000) 2-1-0 (.667) 1976 ...... 5-2 ...... 9-5 ...... 0-0 AGAINST OPP. HEAD COACH 1977 ...... 5-1 ...... 12-2 ...... 2-1 (S.B. loss) REG. SEASON RECORD: 1-1-0 (.500) 1-1-0 (.500) 1978 ...... 2-2 ...... 10-6 ...... 0-1 POSTSEASON RECORD: 0-0 (.000) 0-0 (.000) 1979 ...... 3-1 ...... 10-6 ...... 0-1 OVERALL RECORD: 1-1-0 (.500) 1-1-0 (.500) 1980 ...... 2-2 ...... 8-8 ...... 0-0 1981 ...... 2-2 ...... 10-6 ...... 0-0 1982 ...... 4-0 ...... 2-7 ...... 0-0 FREQUENT PRESEASON OPPONENTS 1983 ...... 3-1 ...... 9-7 ...... 0-1 The Cardinals have been a frequent opponent of the Broncos in 1984 ...... 3-1 ...... 13-3 ...... 0-1 preseason action. Denver, which has played the Cardinals 16 times 1985 ...... 2-2 ...... 11-5 ...... 0-0 in the preseason, has played only one team (San Francisco - 31 1986 ...... 2-2 ...... 11-5 ...... 2-1 (S.B. loss) times) more in the preseason than Arizona. 1987 ...... 3-2 ...... 10-4-1 ...... 2-1 (S.B. loss) MOST COMMON BRONCOS OPPONENTS, ALL PRESEASON GAMES 1988 ...... 3-1 ...... 8-8 ...... 0-0 Team No. Record 1989 ...... 2-2 ...... 11-5 ...... 2-1 (S.B. loss) 1. San Francisco 49ers 31 17-14 (.548) 1990 ...... 3-2 ...... 5-11 ...... 0-0 2. Arizona Cardinals 16 11-5 (.688) 1991 ...... 2-3 ...... 12-4 ...... 1-1 3. Indianapolis Colts 13 7-6 (.538) 1992 ...... 1-4 ...... 8-8 ...... 0-0 4. 11 6-5 (.545) 1993 ...... 2-2 ...... 9-7 ...... 0-1 11 5-6 (.455) 1994 ...... 2-3 ...... 7-9 ...... 0-0 Minnesota Vikings 11 5-6 (.455) 1995 ...... 3-2 ...... 8-8 ...... 0-0 Oakland Raiders 11 4-7 (.364) 1996 ...... 3-1 ...... 13-3 ...... 0-1 1997 ...... 3-2 ...... 12-4 ...... 4-0 (S.B. win) 1998 ...... 3-1 ...... 14-2 ...... 3-0 (S.B. win) 1999 ...... 3-2 ...... 6-10 ...... 0-0 KEY UPCOMING DATES 2000 ...... 4-0 ...... 11-5 ...... 0-1 Aug. 29. . . . . Roster cut to maximum of 75 players. 2001 ...... 3-1 ...... 8-8 ...... 0-0 2002 ...... 3-1 ...... 9-7 ...... 0-0 Sept. 2 . . . . . Roster cut to maximum of 53 players. 2003 ...... 3-1 ...... 10-6 ...... 0-1 2004 ...... 2-3 ...... 10-6 ...... 0-1 Sept. 3 . . . . . Clubs may establish of 8 players. 2005 ...... 4-0 ...... 13-3 ...... 1-1 2006 ...... 2-1 ...... 0-0 ...... 0-0 Sept. 7-11. . . Season begins. TOTAL . .116-100 (.537) . .362-320-10 (.530) . . . .17-15 (.531)

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UNFAMILIAR TERRITORY CUTLER, LEINART TAKEN WITH CONSECUTIVE PICKS The Broncos have a 12-14 record in all games (preseason, The Cardinals’ Matt Leinart and the Broncos’ Jay Cutler, selected regular season and postseason) when playing as a visitor for with the 10th and 11th overall picks in the 2006 NFL Draft, are the the first time in one of the 30 other existing stadiums in the 10th set of quarterbacks taken with consecutive picks in the first NFL. Thursday’s game at Cardinals Stadium will mark the ninth round since the inception of the common draft in 1967. time that Denver has played as a visitor in one of the existing Before Leinart and Cutler, the last quarterbacks taken with consec- NFL stadiums in the first year that it opened, and the Broncos utive picks in the first round of the NFL Draft were Aaron Rogers have compiled a 2-6 record in those contests. (G.B.) and (Was.), taken with the 24th and 25th In addition to Cardinals Stadium, the Broncos are scheduled to overall picks in the 2005 NFL Draft. play their first-ever games at Cleveland Browns Stadium (vs. QBS TAKEN WITH CONSECUTIVE PICKS Browns, Oct. 22) and Heinz Field (vs. Steelers, Nov. 5) later this IN FIRST ROUND OF COMMON NFL DRAFT (SINCE 1967) year. Denver already made its inaugural visit to Ford Field in Detroit Year Pick Player College on Aug. 11, losing its preseason opener to the Lions 20-13. 1. 1967 3 Steve Spurrier, S.F. At the end of the 2006 season, the only current stadium the 4 Bob Griese, Mia. Purdue Broncos will have yet to visit will be the Eagles’ Lincoln Financial 2. 1971 1 , N.E. Stanford Field, which opened in 2003. Denver is scheduled to visit the Eagles 2 Archie Manning, N.O. Mississippi at some point during the 2009 campaign. 3 , Hou. Santa Clara DENVER’S FIRST GAME AS A VISITOR AT ALL 3. 1982 4 , Bal. Ohio State 30 OTHER EXISTING NFL STADIUMS 5 Jim McMahon, Chi. Brigham Young Year 4. 1983 14 , Buf. Miami (FL) Stadium Opened Team Result 15 Tony Eason, N.E. Illinois Alltel Stadium ‘95 Jac. L, 23-17 (8/25/95) 5. 1993 1 , N.E. Washington State Arrowhead Stadium ‘72 K.C. L, 24-21 (12/3/72) 2 , Sea. Notre Dame Bank of America Stadium ‘96 Car. W, 23-13 (8/9/97) 6. 1998 1 , Ind. Tennessee Cardinals Stadium ‘06 Ari. Thursday 2 , S.D. Washington State Cleveland Browns Stadium ‘99 Cle. N/A Dolphin Stadium ‘87 Mia. L, 16-13 OT (8/19/88) 7. 1999 1 Tim Couch, Cle. Kentucky Edward Jones Dome ‘95 Stl. W, 20-13 (8/8/98) 2 Donovan McNabb, Phi. Syracuse FedEx Field ‘97 Was. W, 38-16 (9/27/98) 3 , Cin. Oregon Ford Field ‘02 Det. L, 20-13 (8/11/06) 8. 1999 11 , Min. UCF Georgia Dome ‘92 Atl. W, 29-21 (9/28/97) 12 Cade McNown, Chi. UCLA Giants Stadium ‘76 NYG/NYJ L -NYG, 9-6 (8/16/80) 9. 2005 24 , G.B. California Gillette Stadium ‘02 N.E. W, 24-16 (10/27/02) 25 Jason Campbell, Was. Auburn Heinz Field ‘01 Pit. N/A HHH Metrodome ‘82 Min. L, 34-3 (8/26/83) 10. 2006 10 Matt Leinart, Ari. USC Lambeau Field ‘57 G.B. W, 31-21 (8/24/74) 11 Jay Cutler, Den. Vanderbilt Lincoln Financial Field ‘03 Phi. N/A Louisiana Superdome ‘75 N.O. L, 24-21 (8/16/75) FIRST-ROUND PASSING REPORT LP Field ‘99 Ten. W, 37-16 (12/25/04) Of the three quarterbacks taken in the first round of the 2006 NFL M&T Bank Stadium ‘98 Bal. L, 21-3 (12/31/00) Draft, Broncos quarterback Jay Cutler is the only one set to face off McAfee Coliseum ‘66 Oak. L, 28-10 (12/11/66) against the two other first-round passers in the preseason. Cutler Monster Park ‘58 S.F. W, 27-24 (8/27/72) (11th overall) and the Broncos faced Vince Young (3rd overall) and Paul Brown Stadium ‘00 Cin. L, 31-21 (10/22/00) Qualcomm Stadium ‘67 S.D. L, 24-20 (11/23/67) the Titans on Aug. 19 (35-10 Denver win) and visit the Cardinals Qwest Field ‘02 Sea. W, 31-9 (11/17/02) and Matt Leinart (10th overall) on Thursday. Ralph Wilson Stadium ‘73 Buf. L, 38-14 (10/5/75) Below is a look at the preseason statistics for the three passers Raymond James Stadium ‘98 T.B. L, 13-10 (9/26/99) taken in the first round of the 2006 NFL Draft. RCA Dome ‘83 Ind. W, 15-10 (10/13/85) 2006 FIRST-ROUND QUARTERBACKS IN THE PRESEASON Reliant Stadium ‘02 Hou. W, 20-12 (8/9/03) Player Comp. Att. Pct. Yds. TD INT Rtg. Soldier Field ‘24 Chi. L, 33-17 (9/12/71) Jay Cutler, Den. 27 43 62.8 360 2 0 104.8 Texas Stadium ‘71 Dal. W, 13-9 (8/14/76) Vince Young, Ten. 21 40 52.5 277 0 1 64.3 Matt Leinart, Ari. 19 32 59.4 189 1 0 86.6 Note: Bold denotes game that took place in stadium’s first year.

DENVER AT ARIZONA — 8 — THURSDAY, aug. 31, 2006 broncos 2006 weekly release GAME INFORMATION Lynch and Cardinals S Robert Griffith… Broncos TE Nate Jackson SHORT WEEK SUCCESS and Cardinals FB James Hodgins hail from San Jose, Calif… The Broncos will have a short week to prepare for the Cardinals Broncos Wide Receivers Coach Steve Watson and Cardinals WR with its contest at Arizona scheduled for Thursday. Denver is 4-2 are natives of Baltimore, Md… Broncos DE (.667) all-time when playing on a Thursday in the preseason. Courtney Brown and Cardinals DT Langston Moore both hail from Of Denver’s six games played on a Thursday in the preseason, the Charleston, S.C… Richmond, Va., is home to Broncos WR David last five have been the club’s preseason finale. The Broncos own a Terrell and Cardinals DT Jonathan Lewis. 3-2 (.600) record in those contests. CROSSING PATHS (PRO) Denver has not played a road preseason game on a Thursday During his tenure with the Minnesota Vikings, Broncos Defensive since 1964 when it defeated Houston 32-20 at Jeppesen Stadium. Line Coach Andre Patterson (1998-99) coached with Cardinals BRONCOS ON THURSDAY IN THE PRESEASON, ALL-TIME Head Coach Dennis Green (1992-2001), Cardinals Tight Ends Date W/L Score Site Coach Carl Hargrave (1994-2001), Defensive Backs Coach Aug. 20, 1964 W Denver 32, at Houston 20 Jeppesen Stadium Richard Solomon (1992-2001), Special Teams Coordinator Gary Sept. 3, 1987* L Minnesota 27, at Denver 17 Mile High Stadium Zauner (1994-2001) and Strength and Conditioning Coach Steve Aug. 25, 1988* W at Denver 21, Indianapolis 20 Mile High Stadium Wetzel (1991-2003)… Broncos LB/DE (2001- Aug. 25, 1994* W at Denver 30, Arizona 21 Mile High Stadium 02) played with Cardinals S Jack Brewer (2002-03) and CB Robert Aug. 29, 2002* W at Denver 31, Seattle 0 INVESCO Field at Mile High Tate (1197-2001) on the Vikings… Cardinals Defensive Sept. 2, 2004* L Arizona 33, at Denver 21 INVESCO Field at Mile High Coordinator Clancy Pendergast (1996-2002) and T Oliver Ross (1998) worked with Broncos Offensive Quality Control Coach Chip Note: Asterisk denotes preseason finale. Beake (training camp 1997-98) and Patterson (2000-02) and coached Broncos DT Michael Myers (1998-2003), DE Ebenezer BRONCOS/CARDINALS CONNECTIONS Ekuban (1999-2003), P Micah Knorr (2000-02) and T Javiar Collins FORMER DENVER BRONCOS (2001-03) on the Dallas Cowboys… The 2003 Cleveland Browns Cardinals Assistant Head Coach/Linebackers Coach included Pendergast, as well as Broncos Patterson, Myers, DE coached linebackers and special teams for the Broncos from 1995- Courtney Brown, DT Gerard Warren, DE Kenard Lang and TE Chad 2003… Cardinals DE Bertrand Berry played for the Broncos from Mustard... Patterson and Cardinals Running Backs Coach Kirby 2001-03. Wilson coached with the in 1997… Broncos Special Teams Assistant Thomas McGaughey (2001-02) and P FORMER ARIZONA CARDINALS (2000) worked with Cardinals Offensive Broncos QB Jake Plummer played for the Cardinals from 1997- Coordinator Keith Rowan (1999-2004) on the … 2002…Broncos QB Preston Parsons spent the 2002-03 seasons Broncos WR David Terrell and Cardinals Defensive Line Coach with Arizona... Broncos Asst. Strength and Conditioning Coach Larry Brooks were both part of the 2003 … Brooks Cedric Smith played fullback for the Cardinals from 1996-98. joined Broncos TE Stephen Alexander and WR as part FROM DENVER AND THE SURROUNDING AREA of the 2004 … In 2003, Broncos G Taylor Whitley and Cardinals CB Dyshod Carter is from Denver and attended Denver's Cardinals FB Obafemi Ayanbadejo played together on the Baltimore Thomas Jefferson High School. Ravens… Cardinals LB James Darling (2001-02) played on the New York Jets with Broncos S Nick Ferguson (2000-02) and T Cornell FROM PHOENIX AND THE SURROUNDING AREA Green (2000-01)… Broncos RB Cedric Cobbs and Cardinals QB Broncos LB Ray Wells (2001-02) and RB Mike Bell (2002-05) were part of the 2004 New England Patriots… attended the University of Arizona… Broncos QB Jake Plummer Broncos T Adam Meadows (1997-2003) played with Cardinals RB played at from 1993-96… Broncos Edgerrin James (1999-2005) and CB David Macklin (2000-03) on Linebackers Coach Kirk Doll coached the Sun Devils’ outside line- the Indianapolis Colts… Broncos DE John Engelberger (2000-04) backers from 1985-87… Head Coach Mike Shanahan was the and Cardinals DE Chike Okeafor (1999-2002) teamed up on the San backfield coach at Northern Arizona University in 1978… Broncos Francisco 49ers… Broncos C/G Rob Hunt and Cardinals TE Andy QB Preston Parsons (1998-2001) and P/K Paul Ernster (2001-04) Stokes were teammates on the 2006 Rhein Fire. also played at NAU… Ernster hails from Phoenix and attended Ironwood (Glendale) High School while RB Mike Bell prepped at CROSSING PATHS (COLLEGE) Tolleson Union (Tolleson) High School. Cardinals Head Coach Dennis Green (1974-76) and Broncos Defensive Coordinator Larry Coyer (1974-1977) coached together COMMON HIGH SCHOOLS AND HOMETOWNS at the University of Iowa… Green (1989-91) was head coach at Broncos G Cooper Carlisle and Cardinals G Jeremy Bridges are Stanford University while Broncos S John Lynch (1989-92) was both from McComb, Miss… Broncos G Ben Hamilton and suiting up for the Cardinal… In 1994, Cardinals Defensive Cardinals WR Larry Fitzgerald both come from Minneapolis… San Coordinator Clancy Pendergast coached for an Oklahoma Sooners Diego is the hometown of Broncos CB Jeff Shoate, Broncos S John squad that included Broncos TE Stephen Alexander… In 1990, the DENVER AT ARIZONA — 9 — THURSDAY, aug. 31, 2006 broncos 2006 weekly release GAME INFORMATION University of Houston staff included Broncos Defensive Coordinator Larry Coyer and Cardinals Tight Ends Coach Carl LAST GAME RECAP: Hargrave… Cardinals Quarterbacks Coach (1985- at DENVER 17, HOUSTON 14 (8/27/06) 2003) coached Broncos T Cornell Green (1995-98) and WR (2002-05) at the University of Central Florida… The Denver Broncos improved their preseason record to 2-1 with Broncos Defensive Coordinator Larry Coyer (1995-96), Cardinals a 17-14 victory over the on Sunday night at Offensive Line Coach Steve Loney (1995-97) and Running Backs INVESCO field at Mile High in front of 73,689 fans. Coach (1995-96) coached together at Iowa State Former Broncos quarterback and Gary University… Broncos T Javiar Collins and Cardinals RB Damien Kubiak returned to Denver for the first time since he took the head Anderson were teammates at Northwestern University from 1998- coaching position for the Texans in January. Broncos running back 2000… Cardinals DE Bertrand Berry played at Notre Dame (1993- Cedric Cobbs totaled 54 yards on seven carries (7.7 avg.) with one 96) while Broncos Linebackers Coach Kirk Doll was on staff with touchdown, finishing the night holding the NFL preseason lead with the Fighting Irish (1994-2001)… Broncos WR Javon Walker 161 rushing yards in three games. (2000-01) and Cardinals WR Anquan Boldin (1999-2002), DT Jake Plummer and the Broncos’ first-team offense played through Darnell Dockett (2000-03) and G (1998-2001) were the first series of the third quarter, and the quarterback finished the teammates at Florida State University… Broncos Tight Ends Coach game 10-of-22 for 96 yards with no touchdowns or interceptions. Tim Brewster coached at Texas from 1998-2001, coinciding with Denver Javon Walker caught his first passes since the Longhorns’ career of Cardinals T Leonard Davis… Cardinals TE tearing his ACL (right knee) in the 2005 regular-season opener and Eric Edwards (2000-03) played for Louisiana State University when finished the night with a game-high 41 receiving yards on three Broncos LB Cameron Vaughn (2002-05) and Doll (2002-03) were catches. part of the LSU Tigers… Cardinals WR Larry Fitzgerald (2002-03) After a scoreless first quarter, the Broncos were the first to put and WR Greg Lee (2002-05) played at the University of Pittsburgh points on the board with 6:45 remaining in the first half. Plummer with Broncos RB Brandon Miree (2002-03)… Cardinals RB led the team downfield on a 10-play, 44-yard touchdown drive. Edgerrin James (1996-98) and CB (2001-04) and Running back ran 1-yard up the middle for a touchdown, Broncos DE Kenard Lang (1994-96), LB (1997-99), putting Denver ahead 7-0. G (1998-2001), LB D.J. Williams (2000-03) and C/G The Broncos' defense came out strong on the first play of the next Chris Myers (2001-04) all had overlapping careers at the University series when linebacker D.J. Williams intercepted a David Carr pass of Miami (Fla.)… Cardinals K Nick Novak (2001-04) and C Kyle at the Houston 20. The Broncos extended their lead to 10-0 on Schmitt (2001-04) played at the University of Maryland with Elam’s 23-yard field goal with 4:21 left in the first half. Broncos S Curome Cox (2000-03) and CB The Texans rallied on the next series with a 16-play, 69-yard scor- (2001-04)… Broncos WR Brian Clark (2002-05) and Cardinals CB ing drive to trim Denver’s lead. Carr led Houston down to the Lamont Reid (2001-04) played their collegiate football at North Denver 11 with 12 seconds remaining. Kicker hit a 29- Carolina State… Cardinals RB Roger Robinson (2001-04) played at yard field goal giving Houston its first points of the game right Northern Arizona with Broncos QB Preston Parsons (1998-2001) before halftime, sending the Texans into the locker room trailing and P/K Paul Ernster (2001-04)… Cardinals DE Antonio Smith 10-3. (2000-03) and LB Lawrence Pinson (2002-05) were Oklahoma Houston scored the only points in the third quarter on a 32-yard State Cowboys along with Broncos RB Tatum Bell (2000-03) and Brown field goal with 7:38 remaining, bringing the Texans within CB (2001-04). four, 10-6. Broncos rookie quarterback Jay Cutler entered the game with 6:59 remaining in the third quarter after Plummer and the first-team offense were unable to generate a score. With 14:39 left in the game, Cutler led the Broncos on a 7-play, 80-yard scoring drive that was capped off with a 26-yard touchdown run by Cobbs to increase the Broncos' lead to 17-6. The Texans continued to put up a fight, and with 2:59 remaining in the game, quarterback Sage Rosenfels connected with wide receiver Derrick Lewis on a 19-yard touchdown pass. Running back completed the 2-point conversion attempt to move the Texans within a field goal, 17-14, of tying the game. The Texans' surge fell short, however, and Denver held on with 40 seconds left to secure the victory.

DENVER AT ARIZONA — 10 — THURSDAY, aug. 31, 2006 broncos 2006 weekly release GAME INFORMATION On RB Cedric Cobbs, who leads all NFL players in preseason POST-GAME QUOTES rushing yards at DENVER 17, HOUSTON 14 (8/27/06) “I think Cedric’s been doing an excellent job... just trying to eval- uate him, not only in game situations but in practice. You have to HEAD COACH MIKE SHANAHAN keep in mind that he’s going against the second unit, second, third and fourth team, and that’s part of the evaluation process. Cedric Opening statement has played very well.” “It was a very hard fought game. Our defense came out and played extremely well, especially our front seven. To slow down QUARTERBACK JAKE PLUMMER their running game as much as they did, and to be able to run the ball as well as we did, it’s really a compliment to them. They’ve been On facing Texans Head Coach playing very good run defense through the first three preseason “It was a guessing match between the two of them [Shanahan and games, and they played very well today. I thought it was nice to get Kubiak]. We guessed right a few times. It gives us a chance to get at least our starters through the majority of the preseason fairly ready for our regular season games.” healthy. The only person we had a little banged up was [WR] Todd Devoe, so that’s always a good sign. We’ll get a chance in the last On the play of WR Javon Walker preseason game to evaluate some of our second, third and fourth “He made some good acrobatic catches, and it was good to final- teamers, and hopefully come up with our 53 guys, as well as eight ly get him the ball and get him involved in the game. For him, he’s practice squad guys.” a strong guy and he carried that guy about five or six yards (on a catch). It’s nice to get him involved when you know [WR] Rod On the Broncos’ offense against Houston [Smith] is going to be there, and you know Javon will be on the “The front seven—they did a great job, but they’ve been doing it other side, and we’ll see who gets into that third spot.” all year. From the first game, they (Texans) haven’t given up a lot of yards rushing. That’s a good sign for [Texans Head Coach] Gary QUARTERBACK JAY CUTLER [Kubiak] in Houston. He starts a strong defense and a rushing offense. They’re doing very well on both sides.” On his play against the Texans “I felt good out there. Obviously the starters got to play a lot, so I On the importance of QB playing well in got to see what they were doing defensively. As a quarterback, you Arizona on Thursday have to know that you’re one play away from getting in there. We “It’s not only Bradlee, it’s a lot of players. It’s a large part of the had a good game plan coming in, so I was ready. I thought [QB] evaluation process that you go through. The third game is obvious- Jake [Plummer] was ready to go another series. But we had to jump ly occupied by the first two units. Very seldom does a third guy get in there (in the third quarter).” in unless somebody is injured. There are a number of guys who are on the bubble, and we’re just not really sure at this time. A lot of On the Texans’ defense them, it really depends on the positions they play, but also on spe- “They were disguising some stuff defensively, so I had a few pres- cial teams as well.” sure situations. But we scored there [4th qtr – 26 yard run]. Then I got that fourth down conversion, and we were able to take a knee. On WR It went about as well as it went the last couple weeks, and I see “I’ve been with Darius for a couple of years, and I know what he things happening. I’m starting to anticipate a little bit more.” can do. I’ll get a chance to evaluate some of those younger guys and see what they can do, and we always have that decision whether to keep five or six receivers—that’s part of the evaluation DEFENSIVE END KENARD LANG process. I know Darius, but I don’t know a lot of those other guys as well.” On the defensive line’s goals in the preseason “Our main goal as a [defensive] line is to get better and be a main On WR Javon Walker catching three passes for 41 yards force on the defense. We have to keep improving and carry this over “I’m very impressed. He made a couple of big-time catches in the to our first regular season game. We would love to get a “goose crowd. He went into the game with more of a drop-back mind set. egg” (shutout) every time, but it’s still big if you can primarily hold I don’t think we did any play action with our first unit. We wanted the other team to field goals.” to put more pressure on the quarterback and wide receivers. Javon had a couple catches in the game, and I was impressed with some of the plays he made in the game.”

DENVER AT ARIZONA — 11 — THURSDAY, aug. 31, 2006 broncos 2006 weekly release GAME INFORMATION / SEASON NOTES WIDE RECEIVER JAVON WALKER CUTLER SHARP IN NFL PRESEASON DEBUT On catching his first passes since 2005 (knee injury) Quarterback Jay Cutler, selected by the Broncos in the first round “I felt really good out there. It was exciting to be running around (11th overall) of the 2006 NFL Draft, had an impressive debut in and making plays. This past year went by really fast. The way I look Denver’s preseason opener at Detroit on Aug. 11. In a quarter-and- at it, I took a year off from getting hit, so my body feels really good. a-half of work (2nd qtr. and first series of the 3rd qtr.), the former Once I get a catch, everything coming my way is going to get Vanderbilt University star completed 16-of-22 passes (72.7%) for caught.” 192 yards with one touchdown and no interceptions for a 114.2 passer rating. RUNNING BACK CEDRIC COBBS Cutler’s 192 yards marked the highest passing output by a Bronco in a preseason opener under Head Coach Mike Shanahan (T-6th On his play in the preseason most in all preseason games under Shanahan) and were the most “I’m just staying humble right now and trying to get into the [run- by a Bronco in a preseason opener since 1975. ning back] mix. This is the third [preseason] game, and it’s a very In addition, his 192 passing yards marked the most by a Bronco important one. I feel like the coaches believe that I’m someone they passer in his NFL preseason debut under Shanahan (1995-Pres.). can count on. I think I play a lot like [Seattle running back] Shaun Alexander. I feel like I’m elusive and I run hard like he does.” PASSING YARDS BY A BRONCO IN PRESEASON OPENERS, MIKE SHANAHAN ERA (1995-PRES.) Player Yards Game WIDE RECEIVER ROD SMITH 1. Jay Cutler 192 at Det., 8/11/06 2. 181 vs. Stl., 8/8/99 On the Texans under former Broncos Offensive Coordinator Gary 3. 139 vs. S.F., 7/29/95 Kubiak 4. Chris Miller 136 vs. S.D., 8/8/99 “That entire team [Houston] has become a mirror image of our 5. 134 at Ari., 8/5/00 organization. You can see those guys are playing better football PASSING YARDS BY A BRONCO IN PRESEASON OPENERS, than they have been in previous years, and I think they will win a lot SINCE 1970 NFL MERGER of games.” Player Yards Game 1. 308 vs. Bal., 8/9/75 MUST BE IN THE NAME 2. John Hufnagel 214 vs. NYJ, 8/3/74 Rookie Tony Scheffler, who was a collegiate standout for 3. Jay Cutler 192 at Det., 8/11/06 the Western Michigan University Broncos, has enjoyed similar suc- 4. Bubby Brister 181 vs. Stl., 8/8/99 5. Gary Kubiak 176 vs. L.A. Rams, 8/9/87 cess for the Denver Broncos in the 2006 preseason. Scheffler, Denver’s second-round draft choice (61st overall), leads the Broncos and ranks third among NFL rookies with 133 receiving yards while tying for third among league rookies with a team-best nine receptions. Scheffler isn’t the only Western Michigan rookie putting up big numbers in the preseason. His college teammate, Greg Jennings, (2nd Rd. - 52nd overall) leads the NFL in receiving yards with 199. NFL ROOKIE RECEIVING YARDS LEADERS, 2006 PRESEASON Player Yds. Rec. Avg. TD 1. Greg Jennings, G.B. 199 8 24.9 1 2. Jason Carter , Min. 155 4 38.8 2 3. Tony Scheffler, Den. 133 9 14.8 1 4. Patrick Cobbs, N.E. 100 5 20.0 1 5. Jamaal Branch, N.O. 95 5 19.0 0 NFL ROOKIE RECEPTIONS LEADERS, 2006 PRESEASON Player Rec. Yds. Avg. TD 1. Willie Reid, Pit. 12 88 7.3 0 2. , Cle. 10 77 7.7 2 3. Tony Scheffler, Den. 9 133 14.8 1 Sam Hurd, Dal. 9 90 10.0 1 , N.O. 9 44 4.9 0

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CUTLER’S COMING-OUT PARTY COBBS LEADS PRESEASON RUSHERS Jay Cutler’s 192 yards passing at Detroit on Aug. 11 marked the Cedric Cobbs has been a reliable contributor to the Broncos’ run- highest passing total in an NFL preseason debut among all quarter- ning game in the preseason, and the second-year back enters backs taken in the first round since 2000. Here is a look: Thursday’s game at Arizona leading the NFL in rushing yards with 161 on 28 carries (5.8 avg.) with one touchdown. Cobbs has PASSING YARDS BY FIRST-ROUND QBS (19) IN NFL PRESEASON DEBUT SINCE 2000 recorded the game-high in rushing yards in two of Denver’s three Player Draft Opp. Yds. Rtg. preseason games this year. 1. Jay Cutler 11th-Den. ('06) at Det. 8/11/06 192 114.2 A 2004 fourth-round pick (128th overall) by the Patriots, Cobbs 2. 1st-Cin. ('03) at NYJ 8/10/03 140 51.3 spent the entire 2005 campaign on the Broncos’ practice squad 3. Jason Campbell 25th-Was. ('05) at Car., 8/13/05 132 53.0 after the club signed him on Sept. 4, 2005. 4. Kyle Boller 19th-Bal. ('03) vs. Buf., 8/9/03 124 82.2 5. 3rd-Det. ('02) at Bal., 8/9/02 117 33.3 NFL RUSHING LEADERS, 2006 PRESEASON Patrick Ramsey 32nd-Was ('02) at TB, 8/24/02* 117 64.0 Player Att. Yds. Avg. LG TD 7. David Carr 1st-Hou. ('02) at NYG, 8/5/02 96 64.8 1. Cedric Cobbs, Den. 28 161 5.8 26t 1 8. * 1st-S.D. ('04) vs. K.C./8/13/04 91 76.1 2. Ray Perkins, S.D. 40 151 3.8 16 1 9. Chad Pennington 18th - NYJ ('00) vs. NO, 7/27/00 87 94.1 Michael Turner, S.D. 23 151 6.6 45 3 10. 7th-Jac. ('03) vs. Mia., 8/15/03 84 128.8 4. Jerious Norwood, Atl.* 24 145 6 62t 1 Ben Roethlisberger 11th-Pit. ('04) at Det., 8/14/04 84 105.9 Patrick Cobbs, N.E.* 26 143 5.5 36 2 12. Philip Rivers^ 4th-NYG ('04) vs. Sea., 8/27/04 79 15.8 , Hou.* 26 143 5.5 25 1 13. 1st-Atl. ('01) vs. Pit, 8/3/01 75 106.2 * - denotes rookie 14. 22nd-Chi. ('03) vs. Ind., 8/9/03 74 52.5 15. Vince Young 3rd-Ten. ('06) vs. N.O., 8/12/06 56 53.6 UNDRAFTED BELL HOLDS TOP RB SPOT 16. J.P. Losman 22nd-Buf. ('04) vs. Den., 8/15/04 55 112.5 When the Broncos’ first depth chart of the year was released 17. Matt Leinart 10th-Ari. (‘06) at N.E., 8/19/06 45 49.4 Monday, Aug. 7, undrafted free agent Mike Bell found himself list- 18. Alex Smith 1st-S.F. ('05) vs. Oak., 8/13/05 25 42.4 ed as the club’s starting running back in a talented backfield that 19. Aaron Rogers 24th-G.B. ('05) vs. S.D., 8/11/05 7 42.4 includes Tatum Bell, Ron Dayne and Cedric Cobbs. Through two * - E. Manning was traded from San Diego to the New York Giants and preseason games, the former University of Arizona standout has made his preseason debut with that club. ^ - Rivers was traded from the New York Giants to San Diego and made totaled 26 rushes for 113 yards (4.3 avg.) with a team-high two his preseason debut with that club. touchdowns. Bell scored both of his touchdowns in Denver’s 35-10 win against In addition, Cutler’s NFL preseason debut numbers were better Tennessee on Aug. 19 and finished that contest with a game-high than those posted by the Colts’ Peyton Manning (Rd. 1-1, Ind., ‘98) 73 rushing yards on 10 carries (7.3 avg.). and the Patriots’ (Rd. 6-199, N.E., ‘00) in their debuts. Manning was 8-for-15 (53.3%) for 113 yards with one touchdown FIRST-HALF DOMINANCE and one interception (72.4 rating) in his debut at Seattle on Aug. 8, Through the first half of Denver’s three preseason contests this 1998, while Brady completed 3-of-4 passes (75.0%) for 28 yards year, the Broncos have outscored their opponents 44-16 and have with no touchdowns or interceptions (105.5 rating) in two series of outgained them 620-to-347 yards, including a 410-to-184 advan- work vs. the 49ers in the Hall of Fame Game on July 31, 2000. tage in passing yardage. In the second quarter, Denver has out- WALKER MAKES RETURN gained its opponents 376-to-155, a figure that includes a 243-to-91 advantage through the air. In Denver’s 35-10 win against Tennessee on Aug. 19, Broncos wide receiver Javon Walker saw his first game action since tearing BRONCOS FIRST-HALF STATISTICS, 2006 PRESEASON the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee in the Packers’ 2005 Category Denver Opponents season opener at Detroit (9/11). Walker, a 2004 selection Points 44 16 Total Yards 620 347 who was acquired from Green Bay on April 29 for a 2006 second- Rushing Yards 210 163 round pick (37th overall - traded to ATL - CB Jimmy Williams), Passing Yards 410 184 started opposite Rod Smith and played into the second quarter First Downs 40 22 against the Titans but did not record a catch. Time of Pos. 96:31 83:29 Walker recorded a game-high 41 receiving yards on three catches Penalties 4-50 16-105 during the Broncos’ 17-14 win against Houston on Aug. 27.

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RED ALERT WINNING BIG The Broncos’ red zone defense, which ranked 28th in the NFL in The Broncos posted their fifth-largest preseason margin of victory 2005 (56.4 TD pct.), has been one of the NFL’s best in the presea- under Head Coach Mike Shanahan (1995-Pres.) and tied for the 10th- son. Denver has allowed a touchdown on only 3-of-8 opponent largest such margin in team preseason history with a 25-point win (35- possessions inside the 20 (37.5%), a percentage that would have 10) against Tennessee on Aug. 19. The 25-point margin of victory was placed the club second in the NFL last season. Denver’s largest in the preseason since 2002 (31-0 win vs. Seattle). In 2005, the Bears led the NFL in red zone defense, allowing a In addition, the 35 points scored by Denver tied for the fifth most in a touchdown on 32.5 percent of possessions inside the 20. preseason game under Shanahan and tied for the 13th-highest total in club preseason annals. BRONCOS RED ZONE DEFENSE, PRESEASON Game Pos. TD Pct. LARGEST MARGIN OF VICTORY, PRESEASON, at Det. (8/11) 3 1 33.3% MIKE SHANAHAN ERA (1995-Pres.) vs. Ten. (8/19) 2 1 50.0% Date Score Margin vs. Hou. (8/27) 3 1 33.3% 1. Aug. 29, 2002 at Den. 31, Sea. 0 +31 TOTALS 8 3 37.5% Aug. 14, 1999 at Den. 38, Ari. 7 +31 Sept. 3, 1999 at Den. 34, S.F. 3 +31 4. Aug. 31, 2001 at Den. 35, S.F. 7 +28 FOURTH DOWNS KEY FOR DENVER 5. Aug. 19, 2005 at Den. 35, Ten. 10 +25 Through three preseason games, success on fourth downs has MOST POINTS SCORED, PRESEASON, led to a lot of points for the Broncos. Denver, which has converted MIKE SHANAHAN ERA (1995-Pres.) 4-of-6 attempts (66.7%) on fourth downs, has scored a touchdown Date Pts. Result on three of its four drives extended by a fourth down. 1. Aug. 10, 1996 40 at Den. 40, Car. 28 All 21 points off three fourth-down conversions came in the 2. Aug. 14, 1999 38 at Den. 38, Ari. 7 3. Aug. 27, 2005 37 at Den. 37, Ind. 24 Broncos’ 35-10 win against Tennessee on Aug. 19. 4. Aug. 19, 2000 36 at Den. 36, Dal. 23 5. Aug. 19, 2005 35 at Den. 35, Ten. 10 DENVER WINNING FIELD POSITION BATTLE Aug. 31, 2001 35 at Den. 35, S.F. 7 Of the 28 drives that the Broncos’ three preseason opponents BRONCOS SET TRAINING CAMP have started, only one has begun past Denver’s 50-yard line. The ATTENDANCE RECORD Broncos have forced their opponents to start 27 drives inside their 50-yard line, including 16 of which began inside or at their 20-yard A total of 26,827 fans attended the Denver Broncos’ 2006 training line. camp held at the Paul D. Bowlen Memorial Broncos Centre, mark- Denver’s opponents’ average drive start is their 24.9-yard line ing the highest attendance since Denver returned its training camp while the Broncos average a drive start of their 30.7-yard line. to its facility in Englewood, Colo. (2003-Pres.). The Broncos’ train- ing camp began on July 28 and concluded on Aug. 18. BRONCOS OPPONENT FIELD POSITION, PRESEASON The 26,827 fans who attended Denver’s 2006 training camp rep- Game Avg. Start In 50 Past 50 resented an increase of 8,156 fans from the team’s 2005 training at Det. (8/11) DET 28 8 1 vs. Ten. (8/19) TEN 22 9 0 camp attendance (18,671 fans). vs. Hou. (8/27) HOU 24 10 0 TOTALS OWN 24.9 27 1 PREVIOUS TRAINING CAMP SITES For the fourth consecutive year, the Broncos held their training camp at their practice facility (Paul D. Bowlen Memorial Broncos Centre) in Englewood, Colo. Below is a look at where the team has conducted its training camp since the franchise’s first year in 1960. BRONCOS ALL-TIME TRAINING CAMP SITES Years Site Location 1960-61 Colorado School of Mines Golden, Colo. 1962-64 Colorado State University Fort Collins, Colo. 1965-66 Colorado School of Mines Golden, Colo. 1967-71 Broncos headquarters Adams County, Colo. 1972-75 California Poly-Pomona Pomona, Calif. 1976-81 Colorado State University Fort Collins, Colo. 1982-2002 University of Northern Colorado Greeley, Colo. 2003-06 Paul D. Bowlen Memorial Broncos Centre Englewood, Colo. DENVER AT ARIZONA — 14 — THURSDAY, aug. 31, 2006 broncos 2006 weekly release SEASON NOTES CB CHAMP BAILEY WHAT WAS SAID AT THE BRONCOS’ On being ready for the season (7/30/06) 2006 TRAINING CAMP “If you step out there and you are not ready, then what are you HEAD COACH MIKE SHANAHAN doing out there? I am going to be ready. I am ready for whatever they throw at me right now. Whether we play a game tomorrow or On whether coaches get excited for preseason games (8/9/06) in two months, I am ready. It doesn’t matter. The games can come “Yeah, we do. We get a chance to evaluate some of these guys and when they come and I am going to be ready.” see how they act in game-type situations, and you never know. Guys could practice good, and all of a sudden a game is too big for LB a player. But most of the time when they practice at a certain level, On the importance of special teams (8/2/06) they play at a certain level. But you never know for sure.” “Special teams is like that third wheel that many people don’t notice when their driving on a motorcycle. Offense has the front On the intensity level of preseason games (8/10/06) side and defense has the back side, special teams are that third “I am hoping (they are) just as intense. That is why you practice, wheel. We keep it balanced.” and that is why you get better. Your bottom line is always to win even if it is at the expense of the opportunity to evaluate your play- WR JAVON WALKER ers and still have a substitution plan. Even during the season when On what makes a successful receiver (8/1/06) a guy goes down, another guy is going to have to step up and play. “What makes the difference is when guys have a defensive back You are one play away from being a starter, and we have to look at on them, but are still able to make plays. When you’ve got the the exhibition games the same way.” Champ Baileys out there, it’s not to often you get free, so when you QUARTERBACK JAKE PLUMMER get the opportunity to make a play when someone’s all over you, you’ve got to make the play. That’s why every day I’m on those jug On practicing in front of fans during training camp (8/4/06) machines putting my body and hands in certain situations where “You got to like it when the fans come out. We practice so much plays can be made.” without anybody out here and when there is a big play a couple guys say, ‘Hey, all right’ and then you make just a basic throw and MEET THE BRONCOS’ 2006 DRAFT CLASS the crowd goes crazy. You have got to like that. They are getting into it and are excited, just like we are, for the season.” Below is a look at the Broncos’ seven selections in the 2006 NFL Draft. On his approach toward training camp (8/4/06) Rd. Choice Pos. Player College 1 11 QB Jay Cutler Vanderbilt “You get to where you get into your 10th camp and you have got Named 2005 SEC Offensive Player of the Year (coaches and media) and set to be relaxed because this stuff is very important and it is all geared virtually every school career passing record. up toward the season, of which I have been through many, so you 2 61 TE Tony Scheffler Western Michigan know how to prepare for that. You have got to be relaxed, you have Placed fourth in voting for the 2005 John Mackey Award (nation’s best TE). to keep these guys (teammates) relaxed and we have a lot of stuff on our plates.” 4a 119 WR Brandon Marshall Central Florida Ranked 11th in the nation in receiving yards (1,195) in 2005. S JOHN LYNCH 4b 126 DL Louisville On training camp (7/29/06) Led the nation with 20 sacks in 2005 as the Bronko Nagurski Award win- “I think you learn more and more as you go through training camp ner (nation’s outstanding defensive player). that every minute counts, every snap counts. We talked last night 4c 130 WR Akron about the habits we form out here are going to decide who is in the Started 20 games at free safety in addition to playing wide receiver. championship because you are on such an even playing field. In the 5 161 G North Dakota league these days, it’s who works the best out here, who comes Voted an Associated Press All-Pro as both a junior and senior. together the best and I think we are off to a good start.” 6 198 C Minnesota Received the Outland Trophy (nation’s outstanding interior lineman) and On practicing in pads (7/29/06) Rimington Trophy (nation’s outstanding center) in 2005. “The thing that has always amazed me about football is you can play for years upon years but the first time you put on those shoul- der pads, it feels like you have never had them on before. It’s impor- tant to get out there and have them on and get used to moving around well in them.”

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2005 YEAR IN REVIEW 2005 RESULTS The Denver Broncos in 2005 turned in another outstanding sea- PRESEASON son, capturing the franchise's 10th AFC West title with a 13-3 reg- Wk. Day Date Opponent Site Result Rec. 1 Sat. Aug. 13 at Houston Reliant Stadium W 20-14 1-0 ular-season record and making their third consecutive playoff 2 Sat. Aug. 20 SAN FRANCISCO INVESCO Field at Mile High W 26-21 2-0 appearance. Denver won its first postseason game since the 1998 3 Sat. Aug. 27 INDIANAPOLIS INVESCO Field at Mile High W 37-24 3-0 campaign—and first ever at INVESCO Field at Mile High—with a 4 Fri. Sept. 2 at Arizona Sun Devil Stadium W 30-21 4-0 REGULAR SEASON Divisional round victory over New England that propelled the team Wk. Day Date Opponent Site Time/Result Rec. to the AFC Championship Game. 1 Sun. Sept. 11 at Miami Dolphins Stadium L 34-10 0-1 Playing in their eighth AFC title game and hosting the contest for 2 Sun. Sept. 18 SAN DIEGO INVESCO Field at Mile High W 20-17 1-1 3 Mon. Sept. 26 KANSAS CITY INVESCO Field at Mile High W 30-10 2-1 the fifth time, the Broncos had their 11-game overall home winning 4 Sun. Oct. 2 at Jacksonville ALLTEL Stadium W 20-7 3-1 streak snapped with a 34-17 defeat at the hands of the Pittsburgh 5 Sun. Oct. 9 WASHINGTON INVESCO Field at Mile High W 21-19 4-1 Steelers. Although Denver came up one game short of reaching 6 Sun. Oct. 16 NEW ENGLAND INVESCO Field at Mile High W 28-20 5-1 7 Sun. Oct. 23 at N.Y. Giants Giants Stadium L 24-23 5-2 XL, its 2005 season featured plenty of accomplish- 8 Sun. Oct. 30 PHILADELPHIA INVESCO Field at Mile High W 49-21 6-2 ments that have the club optimistic for 2006. 9 Bye HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE BRONCOS' 2005 SEASON: 10 Sun. Nov. 13 at Oakland McAfee Coliseum W 31-17 7-2 11 Sun. Nov. 20 N.Y. JETS INVESCO Field at Mile High W 27-0 8-2 * - Denver recorded its second consecutive No. 5 NFL ranking in 12 Thu. Nov. 24 at Dallas Texas Stadium W 24-21 OT 9-2 overall offense (360.4 ypg.), marking the franchise's ninth top-10 13 Sun. Dec. 4 at Kansas City Arrowhead Stadium L 31-27 9-3 offensive ranking in Mike Shanahan's 11 seasons (1995-Present) 14 Sun. Dec. 11 BALTIMORE INVESCO Field at Mile High W 12-10 10-3 15 Sat. Dec. 17 at Buffalo Ralph Wilson Stadium W 28-17 11-3 as the Broncos' head coach. 16 Sat. Dec. 24 OAKLAND INVESCO Field at Mile High W 22-3 12-3 * - Denver ranked second in the NFL in rushing (158.7 ypg.) and 17 Sat. Dec. 31 at San Diego Qualcomm Stadium W 23-7 13-3 had the second-highest rushing total (2,539 yds.) in team annals. POSTSEASON * - The Broncos posted their 10th individual 1,000-yard rushing Wk. Day Date Opponent Site Time/Result Rec. season since 1995 with Mike Anderson's 1,014 yards. 19 Sat. Jan. 14 NEW ENGLAND INVESCO Field at Mile High W 27-13 14-3 20 Sun. Jan. 22 PITTSBURGH INVESCO Field at Mile High L 34-17 14-4 * - The Broncos nearly became only the fourth team in NFL histo- ry and the first since Cleveland in 1985 to have two 1,000-yard MISCELLANEOUS NOTES FROM 2005 rushers, but Tatum Bell (921 yds.) fell 79 yards short of joining Mike Anderson with 1,000 rushing yards. The Broncos' +29 turnover ratio improvement from 2004 to 2005 * - Denver's run defense (85.2 ypg.) ranked second in the NFL and was the best in the NFL, and the team ranked second in the league recorded the third-best average in franchise history. with a +20 ratio… Denver had the fewest giveaways (16) in the NFL * - Denver ranked second in the NFL with a +20 turnover ratio and in 2005 and set a team record with that total… WR Rod Smith went set a franchise record with a league-low 16 giveaways. above the 1,000-yard receiving mark (1,105 yds.) for the eighth * - The Broncos posted their fifth undefeated home schedule and time in his career, and that total ties former Jaguars WR Jimmy extended their regular-season home winning streak to 10 games, Smith for the most in the NFL since 1997… The Broncos had both tying Seattle for the longest active streak in the NFL. the NFL's No. 2 rushing offense (158.7 ypg.) and rushing defense * - Quarterback Jake Plummer ranked second in the NFL in inter- (85.2 ypg.) and were one of three teams (Pittsburgh and Seattle) to ception percentage (1.5%) and had the NFL's fourth-longest streak rank in the top-5 in both categories… The Broncos became the (229) of passes without an interception since 1996. third team in NFL history to have two 900+yard running backs * - Champ Bailey led Denver with a career-high eight (Mike Anderson, Tatum Bell), a 1,000-yard receiver (Rod Smith) interceptions, a total that tied for fourth in the league and ranked and a 3,000-yard passer (Jake Plummer) in the same season… fifth in team history. Broncos CB Champ Bailey tied for fourth in the NFL with eight inter- * - The Broncos had four players compete in the Pro Bowl: cor- ceptions and ranked fifth in franchise history with that single-sea- nerback Champ Bailey, safety John Lynch, wide receiver Rod Smith son total… Bailey recorded the longest non-scoring interception and linebacker Al Wilson. Quarterback Jake Plummer was selected return (100 yds.) and second-longest overall interception return in to the game as an alternate but could not play due to an injury. NFL postseason history in an AFC Divisional Playoff Game against New England… The average drive start for Denver opponents in the regular season was their own 27.9-yard line, marking the second- best such figure in the league… Denver's +119 first-half scoring differential led the NFL.

DENVER AT ARIZONA — 16 — THURSDAY, aug. 31, 2006 broncos 2006 weekly release HEAD COACH MIKE SHANAHAN ike Shanahan in 2006 begins his 12th season as head coach SHANAHAN’S NFL COACHING CAREER Mof the Denver Broncos, and his first decade of measurement against the game's all-time coaches places him among the pro foot- OVERALL YEAR: 14th as a Head Coach (12th with Denver) ball elite. CAREER REG. SEASON HEAD COACHING RECORD: 122-74-0 (.622) In the 86-year history of professional football, there are just four CAREER POSTSEASON HEAD COACHING RECORD: 8-5 (.615) coaches who have spent at least 10 seasons with one team and in OVERALL HEAD COACHING RECORD: 130-79-0 (.622) that period have had more world championship seasons than los- REG. SEASON RECORD w/DENVER (HEAD COACH): 114-62 (.648) ing campaigns. POSTSEASON RECORD w/DENVER (HEAD COACH): 8-5 (.615) That list includes only Paul Brown with Cleveland (17 seasons, OVERALL RECORD w/DENVER (HEAD COACH): 122-67-0 (.646) three championships, one losing season, Hall of Fame member), PLAYOFF APPEARANCES (HEAD COACH): 7 Joe Gibbs with Washington (14 seasons, three championships, two DIVISION TITLES (HEAD COACH): 3 losing seasons, Hall of Fame member), John Madden with Oakland SUPER BOWLS WON (HEAD COACH): 2 (‘97 and ‘98 w/Denver) (10 seasons, one championship, no losing seasons, Hall of Fame SUPER BOWLS WON (ASSISTANT): 1 (‘94 w/San Francisco) member), and Mike Shanahan with the Broncos (11 seasons, two TOTAL SUPER BOWLS WON: 3 championships, one losing season). ular seasons (1996-98) at home, just the second team ever to be Under Shanahan's superb guidance, the Broncos have had stag- undefeated and untied at home in three consecutive years. gering team accomplishments, including: Posting the most wins in During his first 11 seasons as the Broncos’ head coach (1995- pro football history in a two-year period, seasons in which the club 2005), the Broncos led the NFL in scoring (25.2 ppg., 4,440 points), won back-to-back Super Bowls (33 in 1997-98; New England has rushing yards (25,022, 142.2 per game) and total offense (64,235 since won 34 in 2003-04); Posting the most wins in pro football yards, 365.0 per game). history in a three-year period (46 in 1998); Winning 18 consecutive In 2004, he joined the exclusive club of head coaches to post 100 games over 1997-98 to tie the all-time NFL record at that time for wins in his first 10 seasons with one club, finishing the campaign consecutive wins; And going undefeated for three consecutive reg- and decade tied for fourth on this ultra-impressive list of 12 coach- es, six of whom are in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. He also has brought great stability to the Denver franchise with SHANAHAN YEAR-BY-YEAR his 12 years with the club ranking as the third-longest tenure by an Yr. Position Team Record active coach with his current team (trailing only Bill Cowher of 1975 Assistant Coach University of Oklahoma 10-1 Pittsburgh and Jeff Fisher of Tennessee). 1976 Assistant Coach University of Oklahoma 9-2 No head coach in the NFL won more games than Mike 1977 Backfield Coach Northern Arizona 9-2 Shanahan's 122 victories from 1995-2005, and his Broncos come 1978 Offensive Coordinator Eastern Illinois 9-2 into 2006 determined to return to Super Bowl contention—both of 1979 Offensive Coordinator University of Minnesota 4-6-1 those qualities are directly attributable to leadership by arguably the 1980 Offensive Coordinator University of Florida 8-3 1981 Offensive Coordinator University of Florida 7-4 finest head coach and most fertile football mind in the game today. 1982 Offensive Coordinator University of Florida 8-3 Those 122 wins by Shanahan included seven consecutive in the 1983 Asst. Head Coach/O.C. University of Florida 8-2-1 playoffs (he is the only coach to have produced seven playoff wins 1984 Receivers Coach Denver Broncos 13-3 in two years) during the 1997 and 1998 Super Bowl seasons, years 1985 Offensive Coordinator Denver Broncos 11-5 in which he established himself among the game's sideline greats. 1986 Offensive Coordinator Denver Broncos 11-5 His postseason winning percentage is .615 on an 8-5 record. 1987 Offensive Coordinator Denver Broncos 10-4-1 1988 Head Coach Raiders 7-9 Shanahan elevated his career and the Broncos to new levels in 1989 Head Coach Los Angeles Raiders 1-3 1997 and 1998 as the intense and personable Denver Broncos head 1989 Quarterbacks Coach Denver Broncos 6-4 coach made his mark on Super Bowl history, coming into the 2006 1990 Quarterbacks Coach Denver Broncos 5-11 campaign as one of only 12 all-time head 1991 Offensive Coordinator Denver Broncos 12-4 coaches with two Super Bowl victories. 1992 Offensive Coordinator San Francisco 49ers 14-2 Over the last 14 years (11 in Denver and the previous three in San 1993 Offensive Coordinator San Francisco 49ers 10-6 1994 Offensive Coordinator San Francisco 49ers 13-3 Francisco), Mike Shanahan's offenses have finished number one in 1995 Head Coach Denver Broncos 8-8 the NFL four times, second twice, third three times and fourth once; 1996 Head Coach Denver Broncos 13-3 in two of those campaigns Denver was just 17 and 83 yards short 1997 Head Coach Denver Broncos 12-4 of the number one spot. 1998 Head Coach Denver Broncos 14-2 During his NFL career, Shanahan has been a part of teams that 1999 Head Coach Denver Broncos 6-10 have played in 10 AFC or NFC Championship Games, in addition to 2000 Head Coach Denver Broncos 11-5 his six Super Bowl appearances, five with Denver and the Super 2001 Head Coach Denver Broncos 8-8 2002 Head Coach Denver Broncos 9-7 Bowl IX game with San Francisco. In his nine seasons coaching at 2003 Head Coach Denver Broncos 10-6 the collegiate level, Shanahan's teams participated in eight bowl 2004 Head Coach Denver Broncos 10-6 games, winning two national championships. 2005 Head Coach Denver Broncos 13-3 DENVER AT ARIZONA — 17 — THURSDAY, aug. 31, 2006 broncos 2006 weekly release HEAD COACH MIKE SHANAHAN

CLIMBING THE CHARTS SHANAHAN STANDS SIXTH AMONG As illustrated in the chart below, Broncos Head Coach Mike ACTIVE COACHES IN CAREER VICTORIES Shanahan stands 19th in NFL history in career victories with 130 Mike Shanahan's 130 career victories (122 regular season, 8 (122 regular season, 8 postseason). postseason) rank as the sixth-highest total among active NFL Shanahan needs five wins to pass Weeb Ewbank (134 total) for coaches. 18th place in career victories. Ewbank coached for the Baltimore Colts from 1954-62 and the New York Jets from 1963-73. MOST WINS AMONG NFL HEAD COACHES, ACTIVE Win Shanahan is seven victories away from passing Hank Stram (136 Head Coach Yrs. Reg. Post. Tot. Pct. total) for 17th place all-time in career wins. Stram was the first 1. (S.D.) 20 186 5 191 .584 coach of the Chiefs (1960-74) and also coached for the New 2. Bill Parcells (Dal.) 18 163 11 174 .572 Orleans Saints (1976-77). 3. Joe Gibbs (Was.) 14 140 17 157 .657 4. Bill Cowher (Pit.) 14 141 12 153 .627 5. (Sea.) 14 137 11 149 .611 6. Mike Shanahan (Den.) 13 122 8 130 .622

TOP 25 NFL HEAD COACHES ALL-TIME IN OVERALL CAREER VICTORIES REGULAR SEASON POSTSEASON OVERALL Coach Years W L T Pct. W L Pct. W L T Pct. 1. Don Shula 33 328 156 6 .677 19 17 .528 347 173 6 .666 2. George Halas 40 318 148 31 .682 6 3 .667 324 151 31 .682 3. 29 250 162 6 .607 20 16 .556 270 178 6 .603 4. Earl Lambeau 33 226 132 22 .631 3 2 .600 229 134 22 .631 5. Chuck Noll 23 193 148 1 .566 16 8 .667 209 156 1 .572 6. 23 190 165 2 .535 11 9 .550 201 174 2 .536 7. Chuck Knox 22 186 147 1 .558 7 11 .389 193 158 1 .550 8. Marty Schottenheimer 20 186 124 1 .600 5 12 .294 191 136 1 .584 9. Bill Parcells 18 163 123 1 .570 11 7 .611 174 130 1 .572 10. Paul Brown 21 166 100 6 .624 4 8 .333 170 108 6 .612 11. Bud Grant 18 158 96 5 .621 10 12 .455 168 108 5 .608 12. Joe Gibbs 14 140 76 0 .648 17 6 .739 157 82 0 .657 13. Marv Levy 17 143 112 0 .561 11 8 .579 154 120 0 .562 14. Bill Cowher 14 141 82 1 .632 12 9 .571 153 91 1 .627 15. Steve Owen 23 151 100 17 .602 2 8 .200 153 108 17 .586 16. Mike Holmgren 14 138 86 0 .616 11 9 .550 149 95 0 .611 17. Hank Stram 17 131 97 10 .574 5 3 .625 136 100 10 .576 18. Weeb Ewbank 20 130 129 7 .502 4 1 .800 134 130 7 .508 19. Mike Shanahan 13 122 74 0 .622 8 5 .615 130 79 0 .622 20. Mike Ditka 14 121 95 0 .560 6 6 .500 127 101 0 .557 21. 15 120 109 0 .524 6 5 .545 126 114 0 .525 22. Jim Mora 15 125 106 0 .541 0 6 .000 125 112 0 .527 23. George Seifert 11 114 62 0 .648 10 5 .667 124 67 0 .649 24. Sid Gillman 18 122 99 7 .552 1 5 .167 123 104 7 .542 25. George Allen 12 116 47 5 .712 2 7 .222 118 54 5 .686

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SHANAHAN SETS BRONCOS ALL-TIME WINS MARK DENVER TOPS IN WINS UNDER SHANAHAN With Denver's 12-10 win against Baltimore on Dec. 11, 2005, The Broncos have posted the most regular-season wins in the NFL Mike Shanahan became the Broncos' all-time leader in career victo- since 1995 under the direction of Head Coach Mike Shanahan. ries with 118. Shanahan, who now has 114 regular-season and Combined with eight postseason wins during that period, Denver eight postseason victories for 122 total wins as Denver's head enters the 2006 season tied with Green Bay for the most overall coach, entered the Broncos' game against the Ravens tied with Dan wins (122) in the NFL since 1995. Reeves in career wins. REGULAR-SEASON WINS, NFL, 1995-Pres. Reeves collected 117 victories as head coach of the Broncos from Team Reg. Wins 1981-92, 110 of which he earned in the regular season and seven 1. Denver 114 of which occurred in playoff action. 2. Green Bay 113 3. Pittsburgh 109 CAREER WINS BY BRONCOS HEAD COACHES, ALL-TIME 4. New England 107 Head Coach Yrs. Reg. Post. Total 5. Kansas City 102 1. Mike Shanahan 1995-Pres. 114-62-0 8-5 122-67-0 (.646) 2. Dan Reeves 1981-92 110-73-1 7-6 117-79-1 (.596) TOTAL WINS, NFL, 1995-Pres. 3. Red Miller 1977-80 40-22-0 2-3 42-25-0 (.627) Team Reg. Post Tot. 4. John Ralston 1972-76 34-33-3 0-0 34-33-3 (.507) 1. Denver 114 8 122 5. Lou Saban 1967-71 20-42-3 0-0 20-42-3 (.331) Green Bay 113 9 122 3. New England 107 13 120 MOST POSTSEASON WINS IN CLUB HISTORY Pittsburgh 109 11 120 Mike Shanahan, who in 2005 passed Dan Reeves for first place in 5. Philadelphia 99 8 107 overall wins by a Broncos head coach, took over sole possession of BRONCOS OFFENSE CLICKS UNDER SHANAHAN first place on Denver's all-time postseason wins chart with a 27-13 victory against New England on Jan. 14. Under Head Coach Mike Shanahan, the Broncos’ offensive suc- Shanahan now owns an 8-5 career postseason record for a win- cess has been unmatched in the NFL. Denver leads the league in ning percentage of .615 that also is the best in team annals. points, total yards, rushing yards and first downs. CAREER POSTSEASON WINS BY BRONCOS HEAD COACHES, ALL-TIME POINTS SCORED, NFL, 1995-Pres. Head Coach Yrs. Rec. Pct. Team Points 1. Mike Shanahan 1995-Pres. 8-5 .615 1. Denver 4,440 2. Dan Reeves 1981-92 7-6 .538 2. Green Bay 4,352 3. Red Miller 1977-80 2-3 .400 3. Indianapolis 4,293 4. Kansas City 4,259 SHANAHAN BRINGS THE MAGIC BACK 5. Minnesota 4,223 TO THE MILE HIGH AREA TOTAL YARDS, NFL, 1995-Pres. Team Tot. Yards Since taking over the coaching reins of the Broncos in 1995, Mike 1. Denver 64,235 Shanahan has a 70-18 (.795) regular-season record at home, the 2. Minnesota 63,137 best home winning percentage among head coaches in the 3. Green Bay 61,571 Broncos’ 46-year history. 4. St. Louis 61,482 5. Kansas City 61,418 HOME WINNING PERCENTAGE, BRONCOS HEAD COACHES Head Coach (Years) Reg. Season Pct. RUSHING YARDS, NFL, 1995-Pres. 1. Mike Shanahan (1995-present) 70-18 .795 Team Rush Yards 2. Dan Reeves (1981-92) 72-21 .774 1. Denver 25,022 3. Red Miller (1977-80) 22-9 .710 2. Pittsburgh 23,972 4. John Ralston (1972-76) 20-13-2 .600 3. Kansas City 22,483 5. Wade Phillips (1993-94) 9-7 .563 4. San Francisco 21,640 5. Dallas 21,064 FIRST DOWNS, NFL, 1995-Pres. Team 1st Downs 1. Denver 3,734 2. Indianapolis 3,608 3. Kansas City 3,574 4. Green Bay 3,547 5. Minnesota 3,507

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SHANAHAN TOPS THE CHART FIRST QUARTER BELONGS TO SHANAHAN Mike Shanahan's 11-year regular-season win percentage is cur- Head Coach Mike Shanahan is third in NFL history in first-quarter rently first among active coaches in the league since 1995: leads. In Shanahan's 196 games coached, he has enjoyed a lead at the end of the first quarter 95 times (48.47%), which ranks third in TOP RECORDS AMONG ACTIVE COACHES IN NFL, 1995-Present Head Coach, Team (s) Record Pct. league annals. 1. Mike Shanahan, Denver 114-62 .648 COACHES WITH THE HIGHEST PERCENTAGE OF 2. Mike Holmgren, Green Bay/Seattle 111-65 .631 1ST-QUARTER LEADS, NFL HISTORY 2. Bill Cowher, Pittsburgh 109-66-1 .622 1st-Qtr. 4. Jeff Fisher, Tennessee 96-80 .545 Coach Games Leads Pct. 1. Greasy Neal 101 50 49.50 SELECT COMPANY (PART 1) 2. Jeff Fisher 179 87 48.60 Broncos Head Coach Mike Shanahan is one of four coaches in the 3. Mike Shanahan 196 95 48.47 history of the NFL who have spent at least 10 seasons with a team and in that period have had more world championship seasons than SHANAHAN ONE OF NFL’S losing campaigns. The three other coaches—Paul Brown, Joe Gibbs and John Madden—are all members of the Pro Football Hall LONGEST-TENURED HEAD COACHES of Fame. In his 12th full season as the Broncos’ head coach, Mike COACHES WITH MORE CHAMPIONSHIPS THAN LOSING SEASONS Shanahan is one of the longest-tenured head coaches in the NFL. (MIN. 10 SEASONS) Shanahan and the Titans’ Jeff Fisher are tied as the second-longest Losing tenured active head coaches in the NFL, trailing only Pittsburgh Coach Years Champ. Seasons Head Coach Bill Cowher (15th season with Steelers) in consecutive Mike Shanahan, Den. 1995-2005 (11) 2 1 seasons with a team. Paul Brown, Cle. 1946-62 (17) 3 1 Shanahan was named Broncos head coach on Jan. 31, 1995. Joe Gibbs, Was. 1981-92, ‘04-05 (14) 3 1 John Madden, Oak. 1969-78 (10) 1 0 LONGEST-TENURED ACTIVE NFL HEAD COACHES Coach Team Year with team Record with Team SELECT COMPANY (PART 2) 1. Bill Cowher Pittsburgh 15th (1992-Pres.) 153-91-1 (.627) 2. Jeff Fisher* Tennessee 12th (1995-Pres.) 102-89-0 (.534) In 2004, Mike Shanahan joined the exclusive club of head coach- Mike Shanahan Denver 12th (1995-Pres.) 122-67-0 (.646) es to post 100 wins in his first 10 seasons with one club, finishing 4. Baltimore 8th (1999-Pres.) 67-52-0 (.563) the campaign and decade tied for fourth on this ultra-impressive list Mike Holmgren Seattle 8th (1999-Pres.) 65-53-0 (.551) with 108 total wins. Philadelphia 8th (1999-Pres.) 77-47-0 (.621) * - Fisher was the Oilers’ head coach for the final six games of the 1994 COACHES WITH 100 WINS FOR ONE TEAM THROUGH THE season. FIRST 10 SEASONS WITH THAT TEAM (including playoffs) S.B. Team Years Reg Post Tot. Wins DENVER STRIKES FAST UNDER SHANAHAN 1. Joe Gibbs, Washington 1981-1990 101 12 113 2 Since Mike Shanahan became Denver's head coach before the 2. John Madden, Raiders 1969-1978 103 9 112 1 start of the 1995 season, the Broncos have not only scored the Don Shula, Miami 1970-1979 104 8 112 2 most points in the first quarter in the NFL, but they also have the 4. Mike Shanahan, Broncos 1995-2004 101 7 108 2 George Seifert, S.F. 1989-1996 98 10 108 2 biggest point-differential in the first quarter: 6. Mike Ditka, Chicago 1982-1991 101 6 107 1 BEST FIRST-QUARTER POINT-DIFFERENTIAL SINCE 1995 Marv Levy, Buffalo 1986-1995 96 11 107 0 Team Differential Points For Points Against 8. Bud Grant, Minnesota 1967-1976 98 8 106 0 1. Denver +481 1,058 577 9. Bill Cowher, Pittsburgh 1992-2001 99 6 105 0 2. Tennessee +207 872 665 10. Marty Schottenheimer, K.C. 1989-1998 101 3 104 0 3. Green Bay +152 786 634 11. Bill Walsh, San Francisco 1979-1988 92 10 102 3 12. Dennis Green, Minnesota 1992-2001 97 4 101 0

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FREQUENT PLAYOFF TRIPS SHANAHAN ONE OF THREE FORMER DENVER Since becoming the Broncos’ head coach in 1995, Mike Shanahan ASSISTANTS WHO ARE ACTIVE NFL HEAD COACHES has led Denver to the postseason during seven different seasons. Mike Shanahan is one of three active head coaches in the NFL who That total ties for the third highest in the league during that period, were named a head coach after serving as an assistant on the trailing only the eight playoff berths clinched by Green Bay and Broncos’ staff. Indianapolis. The two others are Mike Nolan of the 49ers, whom San Francisco MOST POSTSEASON BERTHS SINCE 1995 hired before the start of the 2005 season, and Gary Kubiak of the Team No. Years Texans, whom Houston hired on Jan. 26. 1. Green Bay 8 1995-98; 2001-04 ASSISTANTS WHO BECAME NFL HEAD COACHES AFTER Indianapolis 8 1995-96; 1999-2000; '02-05 THEIR TIME ON THE BRONCOS’ COACHING STAFF 3. Denver 7 1996-98; 2000; '03-05 Yrs. w/Den. Yrs. as NFL Career Rec. New England 7 1996-98; 2001; '03-05 Coach as an asst. Head Coach Inc. Postseason Philadelphia 7 1995-96; 2000-04 1. Mac Speedie 1962-64 Den. (‘64-66) 6-19-1 (.250) Pittsburgh 7 1995-97; 2001-02; '04-05 2. Ray Malavasi 1964-66 Den. (‘66)/Rams (‘78-82) 47-44 (.516) In addition, the Broncos three consecutive trips (2003-05) to the 3. Ed Hughes 1963 Hou. (‘71) 4-9-1 (.321) postseason tie for the longest such streak in club annals, tying the 4. Jerry Smith 1971 Den. (‘71) 2-3 (.400) three years in a row the team made the postseason from 1996-98 5. Red Miller 1963-65 Den. (‘77-80) 42-25 (.627) 6. Sam Rutigliano 1967-70 Cle. (‘78-84) 47-52 (.475) and 1977-79. Denver’s three consecutive trips to the postseason 7. Rod Dowhower 1980-82 Ind. (‘81-82) 5-24 (.172) under Shanahan’s leadership trail only the Colts’ four playoff berths 8. Mike Shanahan ‘84-87, ‘89-91 Raiders (‘88-89)/ in a row for the longest active streak in the NFL. Den. (‘95-Pres.) 130-79-0 (.622) CONSECUTIVE PLAYOFF APPEARANCES, ACTIVE NFL STREAKS 9. Dick MacPherson 1967-70 N.E. (‘91-92) 8-24 (.250) Team Consec. Yrs. 10. Wade Phillips 1989-92 N.O. (‘85)/Den. (‘93-94) 1. Indianapolis 4 Buf. (‘98-00)/Atl. (‘03) 48-42 (.533) 2. Denver 3 11. Chan Gailey 1985-90 Dal. (‘98-99) 18-16 (.529) New England 3 12. 1993-94 NYG (‘97-03) 60-56-1 (.517) Seattle 3 13. Mike Nolan 1987-92 S.F. (‘05-Pres.) 4-12 (.250) 5. Pittsburgh 2 14. Gary Kubiak 1995-05 Hou. (‘06) 0-0 (.000) Note: Bold denotes active NFL head coach. LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON SMITH APPROACHES 800 CAREER RECEPTIONS The son of Broncos Head Coach Mike Shanahan, Kyle, is in his first season working as the Texans’ wide receivers coach. Before joining the Broncos wide receiver Rod Smith enters the 2006 season with Texans, was an offensive quality control coach for 797 catches for his career, needing only three grabs to become the Tampa Bay (2004-05) and spent 2003 as a graduate assistant at UCLA. first undrafted player in NFL history to reach 800. The pair of coaches are one of 11 father-son coaching tandems on There are only three current players in the NFL with 800 career 2006 NFL staffs. The Broncos also include a father-son tandem of receptions. Two of those players—St. Louis' and San their own in Bob and Ryan Slowik, who respectively serve as the Diego's Keenan McCardell—went above 800 catches in 2005. club’s defensive backs coach and defensive assistant. Jaguars wide receiver also eclipsed the 800-career catch mark (862) in 2005 but announced his retirement in the off- 2006 NFL FATHER-SON COACHING TANDEMS season. Family Father Son 1. Barry Mike (Asst. OL, Det.) Joe (LBs, T.B.) ACTIVE PLAYERS WITH THE MOST RECEPTIONS 2. Fassel Jim (Off. Coord., Bal.) John (Asst. Spec. Tms., Bal.) Player Rec. Yds. Avg. TD 3. Gibbs Alex (Consult., Atl.) David (DBs, K.C.) 1. Marvin Harrison, Ind. 927 12,331 13.3 110 4. Gibbs Joe (Head Coach, Was.) Coy (Q.C.-Off., Was.) 2. Keenan McCardell, S.D. 825 10,680 12.9 62 5. Hackett Paul (QBs, T.B.) Nathaniel (Off. Q.C., T.B.) 3. Isaac Bruce, Stl. 813 12,278 15.1 77 6. Priefer Chuck (Spec. Tms., Det.) Mike (Spec. Tms., K.C.) 4. Rod Smith, Den. 797 10,877 13.6 65 7. Saunders Al (Assoc. H.C.-Off., Was.) Bob (Asst. Coach, Was.) 5. , Stl.* 767 6,875 9.0 36 8. Schottenheimer Marty (Head Coach, S.D.) Brian (Off. Coord., NYJ) 9. Shanahan Mike (Head Coach, Den.) Kyle (WRs, Hou.) 10. Slowik Bob (DBs, Den.) Ryan (Def. Asst., Den.) 11. Zimmer Mike (Def. Coord., Dal.) Adam (Coaching Asst., N.O.)

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SMITH APPROACHES 800 CAREER RECEPTIONS, cont. SMITH OWNS EIGHT 1,000-YARD SEASONS In addition, Smith’s 10,877 career receiving yards rank third Broncos wide receiver Rod Smith increased his franchise-best among active NFL players while his 65 career touchdown grabs total of 1,000-yard seasons to eight in 2005, a total that ties former rank fifth. Jaguars wide receiver Jimmy Smith for the most in the NFL since 1997. ACTIVE PLAYERS WITH THE MOST RECEIVING YARDS Player Rec. Yds. Avg. TD MOST 1,000-YARD RECEIVING SEASONS, NFL, 1997-PRESENT 1. Marvin Harrison, Ind. 927 12,331 13.3 110 Player 1,000-Yard Seasons '05 yds. 2. Isaac Bruce, Stl. 813 12,278 15.1 77 1. Rod Smith, Den. 8 1,105 3. Rod Smith, Den. 797 10,877 13.6 65 Jimmy Smith 8 1,023 4. Keenan McCardell, S.D. 825 10,680 12.9 62 3. Marvin Harrison, Ind. 7 1,146 5. Terrell Owens, Dal. 716 10,535 14.7 101 , Oak. 7 1,005 5. , Stl. 6 1,331 ACTIVE PLAYERS WITH THE MOST TD RECEPTIONS Terrell Owens, Dal. 6 763 Player Rec. Yds. Avg. TD 1. Marvin Harrison, Ind. 927 12,331 13.3 110 2. Terrell Owens, Dal. 716 10,535 14.7 101 3. Randy Moss, Oak. 634 10,147 16 98 4. Isaac Bruce, Stl. 813 12,278 15.1 77 5. Rod Smith, Den. 797 10,877 13.6 65 70+CATCHES FOR NINE CONSECUTIVE YEARS Rod Smith has recorded at least 70 receptions in each of the last nine seasons, marking the longest active such streak in the NFL and one that is a year short of tying Tim Brown’s NFL record of 10 con- secutive years with 70 or more catches (1993-2002). Most Consecutive Seasons with 70 or More Receptions, NFL History Consecutive Player Team 70-Catch Seasons Years 1. Tim Brown Raiders 10 1993-2002 2. Rod Smith Denver 9 1997-Pres. Cris Carter Minnesota 9 1993-2001

SMITH AMONG NFL’S ALL-TIME RECEIVING LEADERS

MOST RECEPTIONS, NFL HISTORY MOST RECEIVING YARDS, NFL HISTORY Rk. Player (Yrs.) Rec. Rk. Player (Yrs.) Rec. Yds. 1. Jerry Rice, 1985-2004 1,549 1. Jerry Rice, 1985-2004 22,895 2. Cris Carter, 1987-2002 1,101 2. Tim Brown, 1988-2004 14,934 3. Tim Brown, 1988-2004 1,094 3. James Lofton, 1978-1993 14,004 4. Andre Reed, 1985-2000 951 4. Cris Carter, 1987-2002 13,899 5. Art Monk, 1980-1995 940 5. Henry Ellard, 1983-1998 13,777 6. Marvin Harrison, 1996-Pres. 927 6. Andre Reed, 1985-2000 13,198 7. Jimmy Smith, 1992-2005 862 7. Steve Largent, 1976-1989 13,089 8. , 1984-2000 851 8. Irving Fryar, 1984-2000 12,785 9. Art Monk, 1980-1995 12,721 9. Larry Centers, 1990-2003 827 10. Marvin Harrison, 1996-Pres. 12,331 10. Keenan McCardell, 1992-Pres. 825 11. Jimmy Smith, 1992-2005 12,287 11. Steve Largent, 1976-1989 819 12. Isaac Bruce, 1994-Pres. 12,278 12. , 1990-2003 815 13. Charlie Joiner, 1969-1986 12,146 13. Henry Ellard, 1983-1998 814 14. Michael Irvin, 1988-1999 11,904 14. Isaac Bruce, 1994-Pres. 813 15. Don Maynard, 1958-1973 11,834 15. Rod Smith, 1995-Pres. 797 16. Rod Smith, 1995-Pres. 10,877

DENVER AT ARIZONA — 22 — THURSDAY, aug. 31, 2006 broncos 2006 weekly release PLAYER NOTES MOST RECEIVING YARDS IN THE NFL SINCE 1997 SMITH ONE OF BEST UNDRAFTED ‘CATCHES’ Player Rec. Yds. 1. Marvin Harrison (Colts) 11,495 During the 1994 NFL Draft, 222 total players and 29 wide 2. Jimmy Smith (Retired) 10,755 receivers were selected by NFL teams before Rod Smith, a receiver 3. Rod Smith (Broncos) 10,488 from Division II Missouri Southern University, signed a rookie free 4. Randy Moss (Raiders) 10,147 agent contract with the Broncos. The wideout has more receptions 5. Terrell Owens (Cowboys) 10,015 (797), receiving yards (10,877) and receiving touchdowns (65) MOST RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNS IN THE NFL SINCE 1997 than any other undrafted player in NFL history. Player Rec. Yds. Smith's 19-yard reception from Jake Plummer in the third quarter 1. Marvin Harrison (Colts) 102 vs. Kansas City on Sept. 26, 2005, made him the first undrafted 2. Randy Moss (Raiders) 98 receiver in NFL history to reach 10,000 career receiving yards. 3. Terrell Owens (Cowboys) 97 4. Rod Smith (Broncos) 62 CAREER RECEPTIONS AMONG 5. Jimmy Smith (Retired) 57 UNDRAFTED PLAYERS, ALL-TIME, NFL Player Receptions LEADING BY EXAMPLE 1. Rod Smith (1995-Present) 797 2. Wayne Chrebet (1995-2005) 580 Wide receiver Rod Smith is widely considered one of the leaders 3. J.T. Smith (1978-90) 544 in the locker room, but he also is the team's all-time leader in 4. Drew Pearson (1973-83) 489 receiving yards (10,877), receptions (797) and touchdown catches 5. Reggie Rucker (1970-81) 447 (65) over his 11-year career. CAREER RECEIVING YARDS AMONG UNDRAFTED PLAYERS, ALL-TIME, NFL MOST RECEIVING YARDS BY A BRONCO, CAREER Player Rec. Yds. Player Yards Rec. TDs Years with Den. 1. Rod Smith (1995-Present) 10,877 1. Rod Smith 10,877 797 65 1995-Present 2. Drew Pearson (1973-83) 7,822 2. Shannon Sharpe 8,439 675 55 1990-99, 02-03 3. Wayne Chrebet (1995-2005) 7,365 3. 6,872 543 44 1960-66 4. Reggie Rucker (1970-81) 7,065 MOST RECEPTIONS BY A BRONCO, CAREER 5. J.T. Smith (1978-90) 6,974 Player Yards Rec. TDs Years with Den. CAREER RECEIVING TDS AMONG UNDRAFTED PLAYERS, ALL-TIME, NFL 1. Rod Smith 10,877 797 65 1995-Present Player Rec. TDs 2. Shannon Sharpe 8,439 675 55 1990-99, 02-03 1. Rod Smith (1995-Present) 65 3. Lionel Taylor 6,872 543 44 1960-66 2. Stephone Paige (1983-91) 49 MOST TD CATCHES BY A BRONCO, CAREER 3. Drew Pearson (1973-83) 48 Player Yards Rec. TDs Years with Den. 4. Reggie Rucker (1970-81) 44 1. Rod Smith 10,877 797 65 1995-Present 5. Paul Coffman (1978-88) 42 2. Shannon Sharpe 8,439 675 55 1990-99, 02-03 Smith is not the only undrafted wide receiver who has found suc- 3. Ed McCaffrey 6,200 462 46 1995-2003 cess with Denver. Steve Watson (1979-87), who has coached RECEPTION STREAK OVER 100 Denver's wide receivers since 2003, recorded 6,112 receiving yards, 353 receptions and 36 receiving touchdowns after signing Broncos wide receiver Rod Smith extended his streak of consec- with the Broncos as an undrafted free agent. utive games with at least one reception to 100 after his five-catch, 76-yard performance against Philadelphia on Oct. 30, 2005. AMONG THE BEST SINCE 1997 Smith, whose 108-game reception streak is the longest in Rod Smith has been one of the NFL's most productive receivers Broncos history, is one of five current players with an active recep- since 1997 and ranks second among pass catchers in receptions tion streak of 100 or more games. He extended his pass-catching (775), third in receiving yards (10,488) and fourth in receiving streak to 108 games with an 11-yard reception at San Diego on Dec. touchdowns (62) during that period. 31. MOST RECEPTIONS IN THE NFL SINCE 1997 CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITH A RECEPTION, ACTIVE NFL STREAKS Player Receptions Player Consec. Games Streak Began 1. Marvin Harrison (Colts) 863 1. Marvin Harrison, Ind. 155 9/1/96 vs. Ari. 2. Rod Smith (Broncos) 775 2. , Car. 151 9/1/96 at Den. 3. Jimmy Smith (Retired) 757 3. Terrell Owens, Dal. 136 10/20/96 vs. Cin. 4. Keyshawn Johnson (Panthers) 681 4. Hines Ward, Pit. 118 11/9/98 vs. G.B. Terrell Owens (Cowboys) 681 5. Rod Smith, Den. 108 9/26/99 at T.B.

DENVER AT ARIZONA — 23 — THURSDAY, aug. 31, 2006 broncos 2006 weekly release PLAYER NOTES CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITH A RECEPTION, BRONCOS HISTORY Player Consec. Games Yrs. of Streak SMITH CRACKS NFL’S TOP 10 1. Rod Smith 108 1999-Present FOR PLAYOFF PRODUCTION 2. Ed McCaffrey 68 1997-2003 3. Lionel Taylor 62 1960-64 Wide receiver Rod Smith, who ranks 16th in NFL history with 4. Shannon Sharpe 60 1995-99 10,877 career receiving yards in the regular season, moved into the 5. Steve Watson 49 1983-86 top-10 in that category for postseason play with 157 receiving DENVER’S ALL-TIME LEADER IN TOUCHDOWNS yards on 10 catches in two playoff games in 2005. Smith holds Broncos postseason records for receptions, receiving Rod Smith's 27-yard scoring grab on the first play of the second yards and receiving touchdowns. quarter in Denver's game at Oakland on Nov. 13, 2005, gave him POSTSEASON RECEIVING YARDS, NFL HISTORY sole possession of first place atop the Broncos' career touchdowns Player Gms. Rec. Yds. Avg. TD list. The score moved the 12th-year receiver ahead of former run- 1. Jerry Rice (1985-2004) 29 151 2,245 14.9 22 ning back , who totaled 65 touchdowns in his Broncos 2. Michael Irvin (1988-99) 16 87 1,315 15.1 8 career. 3. Cliff Branch (1972-85) 19 73 1,289 17.7 5 Smith increased his career touchdown total to 68 with a 3-yard 4. Andre Reed (1985-2000) 21 85 1,229 14.5 9 scoring grab at Buffalo on Dec. 17, 2005. 5. Drew Pearson (1973-83) 22 67 1,105 16.5 8 6. Art Monk (1980-95) 15 69 1,062 15.4 7 MOST TOUCHDOWNS, BRONCOS HISTORY 7. John Stallworth (1974-87) 17 57 1,054 18.5 12 Player Yrs. Rush Rec. Ret. Tot. 8. (1974-82) 16 48 907 18.9 9 1. Rod Smith (WR) 1995-Pres. 1 65 2 68 9. Cris Carter (1987-2002) 14 63 870 13.8 8 2. Terrell Davis (RB) 1995-2002 60 5 0 65 10. Rod Smith (1995-Pres.) 13 49 860 17.6 6 3. Shannon Sharpe (TE) 1990-98, ‘02-03 0 55 0 55 4. (RB) 1967-75 43 9 2 54 DENVER'S ALL-TIME TOP-RATED PASSER 5. Sammy Winder (RB) 1982-90 39 9 0 48 Jake Plummer, in three seasons as the Broncos' starting quarter- WINNING ISN’T EVERYTHING? back, has amassed the best career passer rating in Broncos histo- Since coming to Denver in 2003 and taking over as Denver's start- ry. Below is a look at the top five: ing quarterback, Jake Plummer has found a way to win. Only the BEST PASSER RATING AMONG BRONCOS, ALL-TIME Colts' Peyton Manning and the Patriots' Tom Brady have better win- (min. 500 attempts) ning percentages than Plummer's 74.4 figure generated from a 32- Quarterback Years Passer Rating 11 record in starts since the 2003 season. 1. Jake Plummer 2003-05 88.1 2. 1998-02 84.1 BEST REG.-SEASON WINNING PERCENTAGE BY A QB, 2003-05, 3. 1983-98 79.9 Min. 25 Starts 4. 1977-82 78.8 Quarterback Record Pct. 5. 1972-75 73.1 1. Tom Brady, N.E. 38-10 79.2% Peyton Manning, Ind. 38-10 79.2% GETTING BETTER WITH AGE 3. Jake Plummer, Den. 32-11 74.4% 4. Donovan McNabb, Phi. 29-11 72.5% Jake Plummer has improved his career statistics considerably 5. Michael Vick, Atl. 22-12 64.7% since joining the Broncos before the 2003 season. Below is a side- by-side look at Plummer's statistics from 1997-2002 and from 2003-05: 1997-2002 2003-05 Statistical Category (Arizona) (Denver) Win/Loss Record 30-52 32-11 Winning Pct. 36.6% 74.4% Passer Rating 69.1 88.1 TD/INT Ratio 90-114 (-24) 60-34 (+26) TD% 3.3 4.7 INT% 4.2 2.7 Completion Pct. 56.1% 60.1% Passing Yds./Game 208.7 224.1 Passing Yds./Attempt 6.39 7.53

DENVER AT ARIZONA — 24 — THURSDAY, aug. 31, 2006 broncos 2006 weekly release PLAYER NOTES MOST TOUCHDOWNS PER PASS ATTEMPT, NFL, 2003-05 THE START OF SOMETHING GOOD (QBs with 700 or more attempts) Player TD Att. TD Pct. Durability and longevity are traits every coach looks for in a quar- 1. Peyton Manning, Ind. 106 1,516 7.0% terback, and Jake Plummer ranks among the best in both. Plummer 2. Daunte Culpepper, Mia. 70 1,218 5.7% has started 125 games since entering the NFL in 1997, a total that 3. Carson Palmer, Cin. 50 941 5.3% ties for fourth in the NFL among active quarterbacks. 4. , Car. 72 1,417 5.1% 5. , G.B. 82 1,618 5.1% MOST STARTS BY NFL QUARTERBACKS SINCE 1997 6. Tom Brady, N.E. 77 1,531 5.0% Quarterback Starts 7. , Sea. 72 1,436 5.0% 1. Brett Favre, G.B. 144 8. , S.D. 62 1,256 4.9% 2. Drew Bledsoe, N.E./Buf./Dal. 128 9. Donovan McNabb, Phi. 63 1,304 4.8% Peyton Manning, Ind. 128 10. Jake Plummer, Den. 60 1,279 4.7% 4. Jake Plummer, Ari./Den. 125 Steve McNair, Ten./Bal. 125 BELL MAKES THE MOST OF HIS CARRIES THE COMEBACK KID Since entering the NFL in 2004, Broncos running back Tatum Bell has made the most out of his opportunities to run with the football. Jake Plummer has a knack for bringing his team back. In his His 5.3-yard career rushing average is the NFL's top number among career, Plummer has amassed 28 game-tying drives in the fourth running backs since the start of the 2004 season. quarter and 21 game-winning comeback drives in the fourth quar- ter or overtime, which ranks as the second-highest total in the NFL NFL LEADERS IN RUSHING AVERAGE AMONG RUNNING BACKS, since 1995. 2004-PRESENT (MIN. 100 ATTEMPTS) Player Att. Yds. Avg. LG TD MOST COMEBACKS SINCE 1995 1. Tatum Bell, Den. 248 1,317 5.3 68 11 Quarterback Comebacks 2. Larry Johnson, K.C. 456 2,331 5.1 46t 29 1. Drew Bledsoe, N.E./Buf./Dal. (1997-2005) 24 3. Tiki Barber, NYG 679 3,378 5.0 95t 22 2. Jake Plummer, Ari./Den. (1997-2005) 21 4. Shaun Alexander, Sea. 723 3,576 4.9 88t 43 3. Peyton Manning, Ind. (1998-2005) 19 5. Willie Parker, Pit. 287 1,388 4.8 80t 4 PLUMMER'S TD-TO-INT RATIO Bell’s 5.3-yard rushing average trails only Clinton Portis (5.5 avg.) for the highest in club history among players with at least 100 rush- CONTINUES TO IMPROVE ing attempts. Quarterback Jake Plummer's career touchdown-to-interception LEADERS IN RUSHING AVERAGE, ratio stands at 150-to-148 after throwing no touchdowns or inter- BRONCOS HISTORY (MIN. 100 ATTEMPTS) ceptions against the Chargers in Denver's 2005 regular-season Player Att. Yds. Avg. LG TD finale on Dec. 31. 1. Clinton Portis, 2002-03 563 3,099 5.5 65t 29 Plummer has an even or positive TD-to-INT ratio for the first time 2. Tatum Bell, 2004-05 248 1,317 5.3 68 11 in his career since Dec. 6, 1998, in Arizona's game against the N.Y. 3. , 1996-98 107 515 4.8 47 2 Giants (31-to-31). Plummer has thrown 26 more touchdowns than 4. Terrell Davis, 1995-02 1,655 7,607 4.6 71t 60 interceptions (60 to 34) since joining the Broncos in 2003 from 5. Gerald Willhite, 1982-88 380 1,688 4.4 52 17 Arizona, where he had a -24 ratio (90 TD to 114 INT) during six BREAKDOWN OF BELL’S SUCCESS years with the Cardinals. In 2005, Plummer had a streak of 229 consecutive passes without In only two NFL seasons, none of which were spent as the primary an interception, a streak that set a franchise record and was the back, Tatum Bell has established himself as a threat every time he fourth longest in the NFL in the last 10 seasons (since 1996). takes a handoff. Bell has totaled 32 career rushes of 10 or more yards, 12 rushes of 20 or more yards and three rushes of 50 or PLUMMER POSTING IMPRESSIVE TD PCT. more yards along with four career 100-yard games. Jake Plummer ranks 10th in the NFL in touchdown percentage TATUM BELL CAREER RUSHING BREAKDOWN since the start of the 2003 season. He has thrown 60 touchdown Year 10+ Runs 20+Runs 50+Runs 100-yd. Gms. passes in 1,279 attempts for a percentage of 4.7. 2004 11 2 0 1 2005 21 10 3 3 TOTALS 32 12 3 4

DENVER AT ARIZONA — 25 — THURSDAY, aug. 31, 2006 broncos 2006 weekly release PLAYER NOTES CHAMP BAILEY'S INTERCEPTIONS DURING SEASON OPENERS NALEN RANKS FIRST IN STARTS Date Opponent INT-Yds. BY DENVER OFFENSIVE LINEMEN Sept. 12, 1999 vs. Dallas 1-4 Sept. 9, 2001 at San Diego 1-5 Center , in his 13th NFL season, has started more Sept. 8, 2002 vs. Arizona 1-2 games (167) than any other offensive lineman in team annals. He Sept. 12, 2004 vs. Kansas City 1-0 moved ahead of center Billy Bryan (1977-88) with a start at Miami Sept. 11, 2005 at Miami 1-11 in Denver's 2005 season opener on Sept. 11. TOTALS 5-22 On Oct. 9 against Washington, the day that was BAILEY OWNS BRONCOS INT STREAK RECORD inducted into the Broncos' Ring of Fame, Nalen moved ahead of the former safety for sole possession of seventh place all-time in starts Cornerback Champ Bailey led the Broncos with a career-high eight by a Bronco in the regular season. Most recently, Nalen passed for- interceptions in 2005, topping his previous best of five with an mer cornerback Louis Wright (163) for sole possession of sixth interception that he returned 65 yards for a touchdown against place on Denver's all-time starts list with a start against Baltimore Dallas on Thanksgiving Day last year. on Dec. 11, 2005. Bailey totaled an interception in five consecutive games in 2005, setting a franchise record and personal best. Most Games Started, Broncos History Below is a look at Bailey's interception streaks for his career. Player Pos. Starts Years 1. John Elway QB 231 1983-98 CHAMP BAILEY INTERCEPTION STREAKS, CAREER 2. Billy Thompson DB 178 1969-81 GAMES INT Yds. 3. Tom Jackson LB 177 1973-86 1. 11/20/00 at Stl. 1 4 DE 177 1973-85 11/26/00 vs. Phi. 1 0 5. Dennis Smith S 170 1981-94 2. 12/24/00 vs. Ari.* 1 0 6. Tom Nalen C 167 1994-2005 9/9/01 at S.D. 1 5 3. 9/22/02 at S.F. 1 0 IT STARTS WITH BAILEY 10/6/02 at Ten. 1 0 Cornerback Champ Bailey, who earned the sixth Pro Bowl nomi- 4. 9/11/05 at Mia. 1 11 9/18/05 vs. S.D. 1 25t nation of his career in 2005, made the 100th start of his career in 5. 11/13/05 at Oak. 1 18 Denver's win against New England on Oct. 16, 2005. Bailey's 110 11/20/05 vs. NYJ 1 0 starts trail only Buccaneers cornerback (111) for 11/24/05 at Dal. 1 65t most starts in the NFL since 1999. 12/4/05 at K.C. 1 10 He started 99 consecutive games to begin his career before a 12/11/05 vs. Bal. 1 10 hamstring injury forced him inactive for Denver's games at Jacksonville (10/2) and vs. Washington (10/9) in 2005. ELAM JOINS ELITE COMPANY MOST STARTS BY A CORNERBACK, NFL, 1999-Present With 10 points in Denver's win against Oakland on Dec. 24, 2005, Cornerback Starts Broncos kicker Jason Elam became only the fourth player in NFL 1. Ronde Barber, T.B. 111 history to register 200 or more career points against multiple 2. Champ Bailey, Den. 110 teams. Elam has 203 career points against the Raiders and 202 3. Sam Madison, Mia. 108 against the Chargers. 4. Chris McAlister, Bal. 98 Morten Andersen, and Lou Groza join Elam as the A CHAMP ON OPENING DAY only players in NFL history to have scored at least 200 career points against more than one team. Champ Bailey's interception of Dolphins quarterback Gus Frerotte Elam also owns 190 career points against the Chiefs in the regu- in the second quarter of the Broncos' 2005 season opener at Miami lar season and this season can become the first player in NFL his- marked his fifth interception in the seven opening days that he has tory with 200 or more career points against three teams. played. Bailey has now recorded interceptions in his last two season PLAYERS WITH MORE THAN 200 POINTS VS. MULTIPLE TEAMS, openers and in four of his last five. He will look to improve that total NFL HISTORY, REGULAR SEASON Player Years Opponents at St. Louis on Sept. 10 during the Broncos’ 2006 season opener. Jason Elam (K) 1993-Pres. Oak. (203), S.D. (202) Morten Andersen (K) 1982-2004 Stl. (253), S.F. (246) George Blanda (K/QB) 1949-75 Den. (245), S.D. (203) Lou Groza (K) 1946-67 Ari. (216), Was. (242)

DENVER AT ARIZONA — 26 — THURSDAY, aug. 31, 2006 broncos 2006 weekly release PLAYER NOTES Of the kickers in league history who have reached this number, 13 CONSECUTIVE 100-POINT SEASONS Elam did it faster than any other, taking just 177 games to accom- Broncos kicker Jason Elam became the first player in NFL history plish the feat (11 faster than John Carney). to record at least 100 points in each of his first 13 seasons during GAMES NEEDED TO REACH 300 CAREER FIELD GOALS Denver's 28-17 win at Buffalo on Dec. 17, 2005. Player Games Elam's 13 career 100-point seasons rank as the third-highest total 1. Jason Elam, Den. 177 in NFL history behind the 14 such seasons posted by Morten 2. John Carney, N.O. 188 Andersen and Gary Anderson. 3. Gary Anderson 191 Nick Lowery 191 NFL'S CAREER LEADERS IN 100-POINT SEASONS 5. John Kasay, Car. 200 Name 100-pt. Seasons Years Played 1. Morten Andersen 14 1982-2004 ELAM HAS NFL'S SECOND-LONGEST SCORING STREAK Gary Anderson 14 1982-2004 3. Jason Elam 13 1993-Present Jason Elam is on quite a tear. He has scored at least one point in 4. Nick Lowery 11 1980-1996 every game of his career (204), which is the longest active scoring streak and the second longest one in NFL history. In addition, Elam's 13 consecutive 100-point seasons mark the On Dec. 4, 2005, against the Chiefs, Elam became only the second longest streak in NFL history. player in NFL history to have scored in at least 200 consecutive MOST CONSECUTIVE 100-POINT SEASONS, NFL HISTORY games. Name 100-pt Seasons Years LONGEST SCORING STREAKS, NFL HISTORY 1. Jason Elam 13 1993-Present Player Games Years 2. 10 1996-Present 1. Morten Andersen 327 1983-2004 3. Ryan Longwell 8 1997-Present 2. Jason Elam 204 1993-Present Mike Vanderjagt 8 1998-Present 3. Jim Breach 186 1979-92 ELAM REACHES ANOTHER CAREER MILESTONE 4. Ray Wersching 155 1977-87 Kicker Jason Elam joined a very elite group in NFL history in 2004 ELAM RANKS SECOND ALL-TIME IN 50+YARD FGS by becoming just the 16th player ever to hit 300 career field goals. The 51-yard field goal by Jason Elam in Denver's 30-10 win vs. Elam now has 341 career field goals and ranks third among active Kansas City on Sept. 26, 2005, in a game kickers. was the 35th 50+yard field goal of his career during the regular sea- ACTIVE KICKERS WITH THE MOST FIELD GOALS son. He currently ranks second all-time in field goals of 50+ yards. Player FGs CAREER FIELD GOALS OF 50+-YARDS, ALL-TIME 1. John Carney, N.O. 390 Name Field Goals 2. Matt Stover, Bal. 380 1. Morten Andersen 40 3. Jason Elam, Den. 341 2. Jason Elam, Den. 35 4. Jason Hanson, Det. 327 3. John Kasay, Car. 29 5. John Kasay, Car. 310 4. Jason Hanson, Det. 27 5. Nick Lowery 22

ELAM AMONG NFL’S ALL-TIME LEADERS IN FIELD GOALS, POINTS SCORED

MOST FIELD GOALS MADE, NFL HISTORY MOST POINTS SCORED, NFL HISTORY Rk. Player (Yrs.) FGs Rk. Player (Yrs.) Pts. 1. Gary Anderson, 1982-2004 538 1. Gary Anderson, 1982-2004 2,434 2. Morten Andersen, 1982-2004 520 2. Morten Andersen, 1982-2004 2,358 3. John Carney, 1988-Pres. 390 3. George Blanda, 1949-1975 2,002 4. Nick Lowery, 1978-1996 383 4. Norm Johnson, 1982-1999 1,736 5. Matt Stover, 1991-Pres. 380 5. Nick Lowery, 1978-1996 1,711 6. Jan Stenerud, 1967-1985 373 6. Jan Stenerud, 1967-1985 1,699 7. Norm Johnson, 1982-1999 366 7. John Carney, 1988-Pres. 1,634 8. Eddie Murray, 1980-2000 352 8t. Eddie Murray, 1980-2000 1,594 8t. Matt Stover, 1991-Pres. 1,594 9. Al Del Greco, 1984-2000 347 10. Al Del Greco, 1984-2000 1,584 10. Jason Elam, 1993-Pres. 341 11. Jason Elam, 1993-Pres. 1,557

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ELAM IS 1ST IN CAREER PAT PCT. ELAM AMONG THE LEADERS (PART 2) Despite missing an extra-point attempt in Denver's win against Jason Elam ranks first in the NFL in points scored (1,557) and Baltimore on Dec. 11, 2005, Jason Elam is the NFL's leader in second in field goals made (341) since entering the league in 1993. career PAT percentage at 99.4 percent (534 of 537). During Here is a look at the tops in each category: Denver's game vs. Washington on Oct. 9, 2005, Elam became the MOST POINTS SCORED, 1993-2005 16th player in NFL history to total 500 extra-point conversions. Player Current Team Points NFL'S CAREER LEADERS IN PAT PERCENTAGE 1. Jason Elam Denver 1,557 Player Made Att. Pct. 2. Matt Stover Baltimore 1,421 1. Jason Elam (Den.) 534 537 99.4 3. John Carney New Orleans 1,337 2. Tommy Davis 348 350 99.4 4. Jason Hanson Detroit 1,327 3. Mike Vanderjagt (Dal.) 344 346 99.4 5. Gary Anderson Out of NFL 1,311 4. Matt Stover (Bal.) 454 457 99.3 5. (Stl.) 435 438 99.3 MOST FIELD GOALS MADE, 1993-2005 Player Current Team FGs ELAM FASTEST TO 1,500 CAREER POINTS 1. Matt Stover Baltimore 343 2. Jason Elam Denver 341 In 204 career games, Jason Elam has scored 1,557 career 3. John Carney New Orleans 324 points—and with his 11 points at Oakland on Nov. 13—eclipsed the 4. Jason Hanson Detroit 306 1,500-point plateau faster than any player in NFL history, doing so 5. Gary Anderson Out of NFL 281 in just his 197th career game. Nick Lowery previously held the NFL record, reaching the mark in 220 career games. A SCORE TO SETTLE Below is a look at where Elam stood among his other players In only 13 years, Jason Elam has scored 1,557 career points, while becoming the fastest NFL player to 1,300, 1,400 and 1,500 which rank third among the league's active leaders. In addition, career points. Elam ranks 11th all-time in league history in scoring. FASTEST TO 1,500 CAREER POINTS, NFL HISTORY Below is a list of the NFL's top-5 active scorers: Player Games Needed TOP-5 ACTIVE SCORERS, NFL 1. Jason Elam 197 games Player Yrs TDs PATs FGs Total Pts 2. Nick Lowery 220 games 1. John Carney, N.O. 18 0 464 390 1,634 3. Gary Anderson 222 games 2. Matt Stover, Bal. 15 0 454 380 1,594 Morten Andersen 222 games 3. Jason Elam, Den. 13 0 534 341 1,557 5. John Carney 223 games 4. Jason Hanson, Det. 14 0 439 327 1,420 5. John Kasay, Car. 14 0 375 310 1,305 FASTEST TO 1,400 CAREER POINTS, NFL HISTORY Player Games Needed ELAM SECOND IN GAMES PLAYED BY A BRONCO 1. Jason Elam 184 games 2. Nick Lowery 203 games Jason Elam moved into sole possession of second place in games 3. Gary Anderson 205 games played by a Bronco after participating in Denver's win at 4. Morten Andersen 207 games Jacksonville on Oct. 2, 2005. He has played in 204 games. FASTEST TO 1,300 CAREER POINTS, NFL HISTORY Player Games Needed MOST GAMES PLAYED BRONCOS HISTORY (REGULAR SEASON) 1. Jason Elam 170 games Name Games Years Played 2. Nick Lowery 188 games 1. John Elway 234 1983-98 3. Gary Anderson 191 games 2. Jason Elam 204 1993-Pres. 3. Tom Jackson 191 1973-86 ELAM AMONG THE LEADERS (PART 1) 4. Paul Howard 187 1973-86 5. Dennis Smith 184 1981-94 Jason Elam ranks among the league leaders in field-goal percent- age on attempts inside 40 yards since he entered the league in 1993: NFL'S MOST ACCURATE KICKERS INSIDE 40 YDS. SINCE 1993 Player Team(s) FG/FGA Pct. 1. Jason Hanson Detroit 200/209 .957 2. Matt Stover Baltimore/Cleveland 231/243 .951 3. John Kasay Carolina/Seattle 177/187 .947 4. Jason Elam Denver 223/239 .933 5. Morten Andersen MIN/K.C./N.O./ATL/N.Y.G. 182/196 .929 DENVER AT ARIZONA — 28 — THURSDAY, aug. 31, 2006 broncos 2006 weekly release PLAYER NOTES / TEAM NOTES Additionally, Sauerbrun has posted the highest gross punting SAUERBRUN AMONG TOP ACTIVE PUNTERS average in the league among punters with a minimum of 500 Broncos Todd Sauerbrun's 44.0 career gross punting aver- attempts since beginning his NFL career in 1995. age on 832 punts ranks second among active punters with a mini- GROSS PUNTING AVERAGE, NFL, 1995-PRESENT (min. 500 punts) mum of 250 punts. Player Punts Yards Gross Avg. 1. Todd Sauerbrun (Den.) 832 36,660 44.0 GROSS PUNTING AVERAGE, ACTIVE LEADERS (MIN. 250 PUNTS) 2. (Pit.) 877 38,305 43.7 Player Team Punts Gross Avg. 3. 787 34,371 43.7 1. Oakland 442 45.9 4. Darren Bennett, Min. 836 36,316 43.4 2. Todd Sauerbrun Denver 832 44.0 5. , N.O. 685 29,729 43.4 3. Out of NFL 810 43.4 4. Darren Bennett Out of NFL 836 43.4 MOST 1,000-YARD RUSHERS SINCE 1995 5. Brian Moorman Buffalo 379 43.4 The Broncos' rushing attack has enjoyed unmatched success CONSISTENCY AT A KEY POSITION since 1995. With Mike Anderson going above 1,000 yards (1,014) Three-time Pro Bowl punter Todd Sauerbrun has posted the best in 2005, Denver recorded its 10th individual 1,000-yard rushing net punting average (37.3) and the second-best gross average season in the last 11 years. (45.1) in the NFL over the last six seasons among punters with a The Broncos' 10 1,000-yard seasons since 1995 mark the highest minimum of 200 punts during that period. total of any NFL team during that period. NET PUNTING AVERAGE, NFL, 2000-PRESENT (min. 200 punts) MOST 1,000-YARD RUSHING SEASONS, NFL, 1995-PRESENT Player Current Team Punts Net Avg. Team 1,000-Yard Seasons '05 leader 1. Todd Sauerbrun Denver 504 37.3 1. Denver 10 Anderson - 1,014 yds. 2. Tennessee 448 36.8 2. Indianapolis 9 James - 1,506 yds. 3. Shane Lechler Oakland 442 36.6 N.Y. Jets 9 Martin - 735 yds. 4. Mitch Berger New Orleans 408 36.6 Seattle 9 Alexander - 1,880 yds. 5. Brian Moorman Buffalo 379 36.5 Below is a look at the Broncos’ 16 individual 1,000-yard rushing GROSS PUNTING AVERAGE, NFL, 2000-PRESENT (min. 200 punts) seasons in club history. Player Current Team Punts Gross Avg. BRONCOS ALL-TIME 1,000-YARD RUSHING SEASONS 1. Shane Lechler Oakland 442 45.9 Player Year Yards 2. Todd Sauerbrun Denver 504 45.1 1. Floyd Little 1971 1,133 3. Mitch Berger New Orleans 408 43.5 2. Otis Armstrong 1974 1,407 4. Hunter Smith Indianapolis 367 43.5 3. Otis Armstrong 1976 1,008 5. Brian Moorman Buffalo 379 43.4 4. Sammy Winder 1984 1,153 ONE POWERFUL PUNTER 5. Bobby Humphrey 1989 1,151 6. Bobby Humphrey 1990 1,202 Todd Sauerbrun's consistency throughout his 11 NFL seasons 7. Terrell Davis 1995 1,117 has placed the punter among the best in NFL history. His 44.0-yard 8. Terrell Davis 1996 1,538 career gross punting average ranks fifth all-time in league history 9. Terrell Davis 1997 1,750 among punters with a minimum of 250 punts. 10. Terrell Davis 1998 2,008 11. Olandis Gary 1999 1,159 GROSS PUNTING AVERAGE, NFL HISTORY (min. 250 punts) 12. Mike Anderson 2000 1,487 Player Punts Yards Gross Avg. 13. Clinton Portis 2002 1,508 1. Shane Lechler, Oak. 442 20,266 45.9 14. Clinton Portis 2003 1,591 2. 338 15,245 45.1 15. 2004 1,240 3. Tommy Davis 511 22,833 44.7 16. Mike Anderson 2005 1,014 4. Yale Lary 503 22,279 44.3 5. Todd Sauerbrun, Den. 832 36,660 44.0

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100 YARDS AND RUSHING CENTURY MARK AND BEYOND The Broncos have won 15 of their last 18 games and 40 of their The Denver Broncos have had one of the most potent rushing last 49 when a player rushes for 100 yards or more. attacks in the NFL since Head Coach Mike Shanahan took over in 1995. In addition to having five different players rush for more than BRONCOS' WINS WHEN A RUNNING BACK TOPS 100-YARDS Player Yards Opponent Result 1,000 yards in a season (Terrell Davis, Olandis Gary, Mike 1. Terrell Davis 178 yards Seattle (12/27/98) W 28-21 Anderson, Clinton Portis and Reuben Droughns), the Broncos are 2. Olandis Gary 124 yards Green Bay (10/17/99) W 31-10 tops in the NFL with most individual 100-yard games with 82. 3. Olandis Gary 108 yards at San Diego (11/7/99) W 33-17 Below is a list of the NFL's top teams in 100-yard performers since 4. Olandis Gary 183 yards Seattle (12/19/99) W 36-30 1995. 5. Olandis Gary 185 yards at Detroit (12/25/99) W 17-7 MOST INDIVIDUAL 100-YARD GAMES SINCE 1995, NFL 6. Mike Anderson 131 yards Atlanta (9/10/00) W 42-14 100-yd. 7. Mike Anderson 187 yards at Oakland (9/17/00) W 33-24 Team Games 8. Mike Anderson 103 yards Cleveland (10/15/00) W 44-10 1. Denver 82 9. Terrell Davis 115 yards at N.Y. Jets (11/5/00) W 30-23 2. Pittsburgh 71 10. Mike Anderson 195 yards at Seattle (11/26/00) W 38-31 3. Indianapolis 65 11. Mike Anderson 251 yards at New Orleans (12/3/00) W 38-23 4. Seattle 59 12. Mike Anderson 131 yards Seattle (12/10/00) W 31-24 5. Dallas 56 13. Terrell Davis 101 yards N.Y. Giants (9/10/01) W 31-20 14. Mike Anderson 155 yards Kansas City (10/7/01) W 20-6 O-LINE PROVIDING PASS PROTECTION 15. Mike Anderson 118 yards at Dallas (11/22/01) W 26-24 The Broncos' offensive line, renowned for its ability to clear the 100 YARDS AND RUSHING, cont. way for a dominant rushing attack, also has proven to be equally adept in pass protection during the last three seasons. Denver, 16. Terrell Davis 109 yards Seattle (12/9/01) W 20-7 which set a franchise record in 2004 by allowing only 15 sacks, has 17. Clinton Portis 103 yards Buffalo (9/22/02) W 28-23 18. Clinton Portis 102 yards San Diego (10/6/02) W 26-9 given up the third-fewest sacks (63 for 393 yds.) in the NFL since 19. Clinton Portis 111 yards at New England (10/27/02) W 24-16 2003. 20. Clinton Portis 136 yards at Seattle (11/17/02) W 31-9 FEWEST SACKS ALLOWED, NFL, SINCE 2003 Clinton Portis 159 yards at San Diego (12/1/02) L 37-30 OT Team Sacks Yards Clinton Portis 103 yards at New York (12/8/02) L 13-19 1. Indianapolis 53 314 21. Clinton Portis 130 yards Kansas City (12/15/02) W 31-24 2. Green Bay 60 436 22. Clinton Portis 228 yards Arizona (12/29/02) W 37-7 3. Denver 63 393 23. Clinton Portis 120 yards at Cincinnati (9/7/03) W 30-10 4. Detroit 79 445 24. Clinton Portis 129 yards at San Diego (9/14/03) W 37-13 5. San Diego 81 597 Clinton Portis 141 yards at Kansas City (10/5/03) L 23-24 Clinton Portis 117 yards at Minnesota (10/19/03) L 20-28 HOLD IT RIGHT THERE Clinton Portis 111 yards vs. New England (11/3/03) L 26-30 When John Elway was ruling the roost in Denver, comebacks were 25. Clinton Portis 106 yards vs. San Diego (11/16/03) W 37-8 often times the only thing people talked about. But since Head Clinton Portis 165 yards vs. Chicago (11/23/03) L 10-19 Coach Mike Shanahan took over the reigns in 1995, the Broncos 26. Clinton Portis 170 yards at Oakland (11/30/03) W 22-8 27. Clinton Portis 218 yards vs. Kansas City (12/7/03) W 45-27 have learned to not allow the opponents to come back on them. In 28. Clinton Portis 139 yards vs. Cleveland (12/14/03 W 23-20 OT Shanahan's tenure, the Broncos are 97-13 (.882) in games in which 29. Quentin Griffin 136 yards at Indianapolis (12/21/03) W 31-17 they led after three quarters, including 12-1 in 2005. 30. Quentin Griffin 156 yards vs. Kansas City (9/12/04) W 34-24 BRONCOS RECORD WHEN LEADING AFTER THREE QUARTERS 31. R. Droughns 193 yards vs. Carolina (10/10/04) W 20-17 Year Record Pct. 32. R. Droughns 176 yards at Oakland (10/17/04) W 31-3 1995 6-1 .857 R. Droughns 110 yards at Cincinnati (10/25/04 L 10-23 1996 10-1 .909 33. R. Droughns 120 yards vs. Houston (11/7/04) W 31-13 1997 12-0 1.000 34. R. Droughns 166 yards at New Orleans (11/21/04) W 34-13 1998 13-0 1.000 R. Droughns 102 yards vs. Oakland (11/28/04) L 24-25 1999 5-2 .714 35. Tatum Bell 123 yards vs. Miami (12/12/04) W 20-17 2000 9-1 .900 36. Mike Anderson 115 yards at Jacksonville (10/2/05) W 20-7 2001 7-2 .778 37. Tatum Bell 127 yards vs. Washington (10/9/05) W 21-19 2002 8-2 .800 38. Tatum Bell 114 yards vs. New England (10/16/05) W 28-20 2003 9-3 .750 Mike Anderson 120 yards at N.Y. Giants (10/23/05) L 23-24 2004 6-0 1.000 39. Mike Anderson 126 yards vs. Philadelphia (10/30/05) W 49-21 2005 12-1 .923 Tatum Bell 107 yards vs. Philadelphia (10/30/05) W 49-21 Total 97-13 .882 40. Mike Anderson 113 yards vs. N.Y. Jets (11/20/05) W 27-0 DENVER AT ARIZONA — 30 — THURSDAY, aug. 31, 2006 broncos 2006 weekly release TEAM NOTES Nov. 8, 1998 W 27-10 vs. San Diego BRONCOS EXTEND SCORING STREAK TO 200 GAMES Nov. 16, 1998 W 30-7 at Kansas City Oct. 17, 1999 W 31-10 vs. Green Bay During its 30-10 home victory on Monday Night Football against Dec. 25, 1999 W 17-7 at Detroit the Chiefs on Sept. 26, 2005, Denver extended its scoring streak to Oct. 8, 2000 W 21-7 at San Diego 200 consecutive games. Oct. 15, 2000 W 44-10 vs. Cleveland Denver's scoring streak, which began on Monday Night Football Dec. 23, 2000 W 38-9 vs. San Francisco with a 16-13 overtime loss at Seattle on Nov. 30, 1992, currently Oct. 7, 2001 W 20-6 vs. Kansas City stands at 213 games and is the third-longest active streak in the Dec. 9, 2001 W 20-7 vs. Seattle NFL as well as the eighth-longest in NFL history. Oct. 6, 2002 W 26-9 vs. San Diego With its win against Washington on Oct. 9, 2005, Denver sur- Nov. 17, 2002 W 31-9 at Seattle Dec. 29, 2002 W 37-7 vs. Arizona passed the 201-game scoring streak set by the Redskins from Sept. 7, 2003 W 30-10 at Cincinnati 1980-93 to move into sole possession of the eighth-longest scor- Sept. 22, 2003 W 31-10 vs. Oakland ing streak. Nov. 16, 2003 W 37-8 vs. San Diego MOST CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITHOUT Nov. 30, 2003 W 22-8 at Oakland BEING SHUT OUT, NFL HISTORY Sept. 19, 2004 L 6-7 at Jacksonville Team Games Years Oct. 17, 2004 W 31-3 at Oakland 1. San Francisco 420 1977-2004 Sept.26, 2005 W 30-10 vs. Kansas City 2. Cleveland 274 1950-71 Oct. 2, 2005 W 20-7 at Jacksonville 3. Minnesota 237 1991-Present Nov. 20, 2005 W 27-0 vs. New York Jets 4. Green Bay 235 1991-Present Dec. 11, 2005 W 12-10 vs. Baltimore 5. Dallas 218 1970-85 Dec. 24, 2005 W 22-3 vs. Oakland 6. Oakland 217 1966-81 Dec. 31, 2005 W 23-7 at San Diego 7. New Orleans 216 1983-97 8. Denver 213 1992-Present BRONCOS ADEPT AT RUNNING 9. Washington 201 1980-93 AND STOPPING THE RUN HOLDING THE OPPONENTS AT BAY The combination of Denver's running game and its run defense have yielded the best rushing differential in the NFL since 1995. The Broncos held 11 (San Diego, Oakland, Buffalo, Baltimore, N.Y. Denver owns a 45.0-yard run differential since 1995, tops in the Jets, Oakland, New England, Washington, Jacksonville, Kansas City league during that period. That number takes Denver's rushing and San Diego) of their 16 opponents to 10 points or less in 2005. offense (142.2 ypg.) since 1995 and subtracts its rushing defense Under Head Coach Shanahan, the Broncos are 81-16 (.835) when (97.2 ypg.) from that total. they hold their opponents to 20 points or less. In addition, the club is 51-3 (.944) when holding the opponent to 15 points or less, TOP RUN DIFFERENTIALS, NFL SINCE 1995 (MEASURED IN YARDS PER GAME) including six times in 2005 (6-0). Also, in that time the Broncos Team Rush Off. Rush Def. Tot. Diff. have only lost once when holding the opponent to 10 points or less. 1. Denver 142.2 97.2 45.0 Below is a list of the 37 games in which Denver's defense has held 2. Pittsburgh 136.2 92.8 43.4 the opponent to 10 points or less since 1995 (24-0 home and 12-1 3. San Francisco 123.0 100.5 22.5 on the road). 4. Baltimore 117.9 96.9 21.0 5. Tennessee 117.4 96.6 20.8 GAMES IN WHICH THE BRONCOS HAVE HELD THEIR OPPONENTS TO 10 POINTS OR LESS Date Res. Team Sept. 3, 1995 W 22-7 vs. Buffalo Oct. 8, 1995 W 37-3 at New England Oct. 16, 1995 W 27-0 vs. Oakland Nov. 5, 1995 W 38-6 vs. Arizona Sept. 1, 1996 W 31-6 vs. New York Jets Sept. 29, 1996 W 14-10 at Cincinnati Oct. 27, 1996 W 34-7 vs. Kansas City Nov. 17, 1996 W 34-8 at New England Dec. 1, 1996 W 34-7 vs. Seattle Aug. 31, 1997 W 19-3 vs. Kansas City Nov. 9, 1997 W 34-0 vs. Carolina Nov. 24, 1997 W 31-3 vs. Oakland Dec. 21, 1997 W 38-3 vs. San Diego

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ONE OF THE BEST AFTER THE BYE 100 GAMES OVER .500 The Broncos are one of the strongest teams in the NFL after their The Broncos' 23-7 win at San Diego in their 2005 regular-season bye week, tying for the best winning percentage in those games finale put the team exactly 100 games over .500 (323-223) since since the bye was introduced in 1990. Denver is 13-4 (.765) after the 1970 AFL-NFL merger. It is the first time in franchise history the bye week and is 8-3 (.727) in those contests under Head Coach that Denver has achieved that elite status, and the club is one of Mike Shanahan (1995-Present). three teams that can currently make that claim. The Broncos’ 13-4 record in these games ties the club with the TEAMS 100 OR MORE GAMES OVER .500, SINCE 1970 MERGER Vikings and Eagles for the best records in the NFL after the bye Team W L T Pct. week. Denver will look to improve its post-bye week success when 1. Miami 347 203 2 .630 it hosts Baltimore on Monday Night Football on Oct. 9. 2. Pittsburgh 333 217 2 .605 Denver’s bye week date of Oct. 1 this season is the second-earli- 3. Denver 323 223 6 .591 est in franchise history, trailing only its 1993 bye week date of Sept. 26. TOPS IN THE AFC IN FREE AGENCY (SINCE 1993) BEST RECORDS AFTER THE BYE WEEK, 1990-PRESENT Since the league's current free-agent system began in 1993, the Team Record Pct. Broncos have been extremely successful. In fact, the team has the 1. Denver 13-4 .765 AFC's best record, 130-78 (.625), and ranks second overall. Below Minnesota 13-4 .765 are the NFL's top teams since free agency began: Philadelphia 13-4 .765 4. Dallas 12-5 .706 NFL'S WINNINGEST TEAMS SINCE FREE AGENCY BEGAN (1993) 5. Buffalo 11-6 .647 Playoff Super Bowl Kansas City 11-6 .647 Team Record Appearances Wins 1. Green Bay 131-77 (.630) 10 1 Below is a game-by-game look at Denver’s play in the game 2. Denver 130-78 (.625) 8 2 3. Kansas City 122-86 (.586) 5 0 immediately following its bye week since 1990. 4. Miami 117-91 (.563) 7 0 BRONCOS RECORD IN GAME AFTER THE BYE WEEK, SINCE 1990 5. San Francisco 116-92 (.558) 8 1 Year Date Opponent Result 1990 Nov. 4 at Minnesota L, 27-22 INTERCONFERENCE WARRIORS 1991 Oct. 20 vs. Kansas City W, 19-16 The Broncos' .578 winning percentage on a 77-56-2 record in 1992 Nov. 8 vs. New York Jets W, 27-16 1993 Oct. 3 vs. Indianapolis W, 35-13 interconference play since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger ranks as the 1993 Oct. 31 vs. Seattle W, 28-17 fourth-best total in the NFL. 1994 Oct. 9 at Seattle W, 16-9 INTERCONFERENCE RECORDS SINCE 1970 MERGER 1995 Nov. 5 vs. Arizona W, 38-6 Team Record Pct. 1996 Oct. 20 vs. Baltimore W, 45-34 1. Miami 87-42-0 .674 1997 Oct. 19 at Oakland L, 38-25 2. Oakland 85-48-1 .638 1998 Oct. 25 vs. Jacksonville W, 37-24 3. Pittsburgh 76-51-1 .598 1999 Dec. 5 vs. Kansas City L, 16-10 4. Denver 77-56-2 .578 2000 Nov. 5 at New York Jets W, 30-23 5. Dallas 72-56-0 .563 2001 Dec. 30 vs. Oakland W, 23-17 San Francisco 76-59-0 .563 2002 Nov. 11 vs. Oakland L, 34-10 2003 Nov. 16 vs. San Diego W, 37-8 2004 Nov. 21 at New Orleans W, 34-13 2005 Nov. 13 at Oakland W, 31-17 TOTALS 13-4 (.765) Home: 9-2 (.818) / Away: 4-2 (.667)

DENVER AT ARIZONA — 32 — THURSDAY, aug. 31, 2006 broncos 2006 weekly release TEAM NOTES LONGEST HOME WINNING STREAKS, BRONCOS HISTORY TOUGH AGAINST NFC TEAMS (REGULAR SEASON) Games Dates Under Head Coach Mike Shanahan (1995-Present), the Broncos 1. 24 Sept. 1, 1996, through Dec. 27, 1998 have compiled a 30-14 record (.682) in their 44 games played 2. 12 Oct. 16, 1983, through Nov. 18, 1984 against NFC teams. In 2006, Denver will play four games against 3. 10 Dec. 12, 2004, through Present the NFC West (at St. Louis, vs. Seattle, at Arizona and vs. San 4. 9 Oct. 16, 1988, through Oct. 15, 1989 Francisco). 5. 8 Dec. 1, 1991, through Nov. 15, 1992 The Broncos' win percentage jumps to .818 against NFC clubs in 8 Sept. 6, 1981, through Dec. 13, 1981 games played at home since 1995 as the team owns an 18-4 record LONGEST HOME WINNING STREAKS, INVESCO FIELD AT MILE HIGH in those contests. On the road, Denver is 12-10 (.545) against NFC (REGULAR SEASON) teams since 1995. Games Dates Denver has had only one losing record since 1995 in its four-game 1. 10 Dec. 12, 2004, through Present annual schedule against NFC teams with the club going 1-3 against 2. 5 Dec. 7, 2003, through Oct. 31, 2004 the NFC North in 2003. 5 Dec. 15, 2002, through Nov. 3, 2003 5 Dec. 9, 2001, through Oct. 13, 2002 DENVER'S RECORD IN NFC PLAY, SINCE 1995 Year Division Overall Home Away Win Pct. FIVE UNDEFEATED HOME SCHEDULES 1995 NFC East 2-2 2-0 0-2 .500 1996 NFC Central 3-1 2-0 1-1 .750 The Broncos recorded the franchise's fifth perfect home record in 1997 NFC West 3-1 2-0 1-1 .750 2005. It marked the team's first unbeaten home record at INVESCO 1998 NFC East 3-1 2-0 1-1 .750 Field at Mile High, which opened before the start of the 2001 sea- 1999 NFC Central 2-2 1-1 1-1 .500 son. 2000 NFC West 3-1 2-0 1-1 .750 Four of Denver's five unbeaten home records have come under 2001 NFC East 3-1 1-1 2-0 .750 Head Coach Mike Shanahan (1995-Present). Denver went undefeat- 2002 NFC West 4-0 2-0 2-0 1.000 ed at home in three consecutive seasons under Shanahan from 2003 NFC North 1-3 1-1 0-2 .250 2004 NFC South 3-1 1-1 2-0 .750 1996-98 and was 8-0 at home in 1981. 2005 NFC East 3-1 2-0 1-1 .500 UNDEFEATED HOME SCHEDULES, BRONCOS HISTORY TOTALS 30-14 18-4 12-10 .682 Year Home Record Overall Record 2005 8-0 13-3 BRONCOS ENTER 2006 ON NFL-BEST 10-GAME 1998 8-0 14-2 HOME REGULAR-SEASON WIN STREAK 1997 8-0 12-4 1996 8-0 13-3 Along with the , the Broncos begin the 2006 1981 8-0 10-6 campaign having won their last 10 home regular-season contests to share the longest home winning streak in the NFL. Below is a look FIVE UNDEFEATED HOME SCHEDULES, cont. at the longest active home winning streaks in regular-season play. In addition, Denver's five unbeaten home records are the most in LONGEST CURRENT HOME WINNING STREAKS, NFL the NFL since the league adopted a 16-game schedule in 1978. Team Streak Last Loss There have been 36 undefeated home records during that time, 1. Denver 10 11/28/04 vs. Oak. including Denver (8-0) and Seattle (8-0) in 2005. Seattle 10 12/6/04 vs. Dal. 3. Kansas City 6 10/2/05 vs. Phi. MOST UNDEFEATED HOME RECORDS, NFL, SINCE 1978 4. Baltimore 4 11/6/05 vs. Cin. (16-GAME SCHEDULE) Team Undefeated Home Records HOME WINNING STREAK AMONG 1. Denver 5 BEST IN CLUB HISTORY 2. Green Bay 3 Kansas City 3 The Broncos’ 10-game home winning streak in the regular season marks the third-longest such streak in franchise history. It is the longest at INVESCO Field at Mile High (2001-Pres., 31-9 record), where the team’s previous longest home winning streak had been five games. Denver's home winning streak also is its longest since the team won a franchise-record 24 consecutive home games from Sept. 1, 1996, through Dec. 27, 1998.

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HOME, SWEET HOME DECEMBER IN DENVER TOUGH ON OPPONENTS The Broncos have amassed the NFL's best home record since After defeating Oakland 22-3 on Dec. 24, 2005, the Broncos 1974 in the regular season and postseason. Denver also has the extended their home winning streak in December to 12 games. most regular-season home victories in the league since 1974, and Denver has not lost a home contest during the month of December the most victories, regular and postseason, since 1974: in the last five seasons with its last home December loss a 16-10 defeat at the hands of Kansas City on Dec. 5, 1999. TOP HOME RECORDS, NFL, 1974-PRES. The Broncos' 12-game home winning streak in December is the Team Regular Season Postseason Total Pct. 1. Denver 187-61-1 (.753) 12-3 (.800) 199-64-1 .756 second-longest active streak in the NFL and the best such streak in 2. Pittsburgh 175-71-1 (.711) 15-6 (.714) 190-77-1 .711 franchise history. Additionally, the team has not lost at INVESCO 3. Miami 173-73-1 (.702) 11-6 (.647) 184-79-1 .699 Field at Mile High in the month of December, compiling a 9-0 record 4. Dallas 165-83-0 (.665) 14-4 (.778) 179-87-0 .673 at the facility since it began playing there in 2001. 5. Washington 156-90-1 (.634) 10-1 (.909) 166-91-1 .645 LONGEST ACTIVE HOME WINNING STREAKS IN DECEMBER, NFL INVESCO FIELD PROVIDES HOMEFIELD ADVANTAGE Team Streak Last Loss 1. Kansas City 18 12/5/96 vs. Ind. Since moving into INVESCO Field at Mile High before the start of 2. Denver 12 12/5/99 vs. K.C. the 2001 season, the Broncos have compiled a 31-9 (.775) record 3. New England 7 12/22/02 vs. NYJ at the facility in regular-season action. 4. Atlanta 6 12/15/02 vs. Sea. That winning percentage ranks as the second best in the NFL dur- 5. Miami 5 12/5/04 vs. Buf. ing that period, trailing only the New England Patriots. LONGEST HOME WIN STREAKS IN DECEMBER, BRONCOS HISTORY Games Dates BEST HOME RECORDS, NFL, 2001-PRESENT 1. 12 Dec. 19, 1999, through Pres. Team Record Pct. 2. 6 Dec. 14, 1985, through Dec. 17, 1988 1. New England 32-8-0 .800 3. 5 Dec. 1, 1996, through Dec. 27, 1998 2. Denver 31-9-0 .775 3. Seattle 30-10-0 .750 5 Dec. 8, 1974, through Dec. 10, 1978 4. St. Louis 29-10-0 .744 5. Pittsburgh 29-10-1 .738 NO PLACE LIKE HOME FOR DENVER IN DECEMBER Denver's 12-game home winning streak in the month of STARTING OFF RIGHT AT HOME December is the second-longest home winning streak in any month With their 30-10 victory against Kansas City on Monday Night in franchise history. Football on Sept. 26, 2005, Denver closed out the month of LONGEST HOME WIN STREAKS IN ANY MONTH, BRONCOS HISTORY September with an undefeated record at home for the fourth con- Games Month Dates secutive season. The Broncos have won their last eight home 1. 16 November Nov. 21, 1993, through Nov. 11, 2001 games in September in a streak that began with a 23-16 win over 2. 12 December Dec. 19, 1999, through Pres. St. Louis on Sept. 8, 2002, in the Broncos' season opener at 3. 10 September Sept. 10, 1989, through Sept. 12, 1993 INVESCO Field at Mile High. 4. 9 November Nov. 16, 1986, through Nov. 26, 1989 The Broncos will look to extend their September home winning 9 October Oct. 11, 1981, through Oct. 26, 1986 streak to nine games in 2006 with their lone such contest against 9 September Sept. 21, 1975, through Sept. 2, 1979 the Chiefs on Sept. 17. Below is a detailed look at Denver's 12-game home winning streak BRONCOS AT HOME IN SEPTEMBER, 2002-Present in the month of December Date Opponent Result DENVER'S 12-GAME HOME WIN STREAK IN DECEMBER Sept. 8, 2002 St. Louis W, 23-16 Date Opponent W/L Score Sept. 22, 2002 Buffalo W, 28-23 12/19/99 Seattle W 36-30 Sept. 22, 2003 Oakland W, 31-10 12/10/00 Seattle W 31-24 Sept. 28, 2003 Detroit W, 20-16 12/23/00 San Francisco W 38-9 Sept. 12, 2004 Kansas City W, 34-24 12/9/01 Seattle W 20-7 Sept. 26, 2004 San Diego W, 23-13 12/30/01 Oakland W 23-17 Sept. 18, 2005 San Diego W, 20-17 12/15/02 Kansas City W 31-24 Sept. 26, 2005 Kansas City W, 30-10 12/29/02 Arizona W 37-7 12/7/03 Kansas City W 45-27 12/14/03 Cleveland W 23-20 12/12/04 Miami W 20-17 12/11/05 Baltimore W 12-10 12/24/05 Oakland W 22-3 DENVER AT ARIZONA — 34 — THURSDAY, aug. 31, 2006 broncos 2006 weekly release TEAM NOTES

NOVEMBER’S BEST SINCE 1995 BEEN THERE, DONE THAT The Broncos concluded the month of November with a perfect 3- With six former NFL players serving as Denver coaches in 2006, 0 record, adding those wins to the NFL's best record during the the Broncos have a combined 57 years and 786 regular-season month in Head Coach Mike Shanahan's 11 seasons with the team. games of NFL playing experience on their coaching staff. Denver owns a .738 winning percentage on a 31-11 record in the Below are Denver's seven coaches with previous NFL playing month of November since 1995, a mark that is considerably better experience that give it one of the league's most knowledgeable than the next closest team (New England, .652 pct., 30-16). staffs. BEST RECORDS IN NOVEMBER, SINCE 1995 DENVER COACHES WITH NFL PLAYING EXPERIENCE Team Wins Losses Ties Pct. Yrs. Gms. Years 1. Denver 31 11 0 .738 Coach Pos. Exp. Played Played 2. New England 30 16 0 .652 Ronnie Bradford (Spec. Teams) DB 10 133 1993-95 3. Jacksonville 26 17 0 .605 (Off. Coord.) LB 9 128 1982-90 4. Tampa Bay 27 18 0 .598 Jim Ryan (Defensive Assistant) LB 10 150 1979-88 5. Pittsburgh 28 19 1 .594 Cedric Smith (Asst. Strength) FB 7 72 ‘90-91; 94-98 NOT IN OUR HOUSE Jimmy Spencer (Assistant DBs) CB 12 177 2000-03 Steve Watson (Wide Receivers) WR 9 126 1979-87 The Broncos' run defense in home games played since 1995 has TOTAL 57 786 proven to be the toughest in the NFL, allowing the fewest yards per game during that period. In the 88 contests it has played at home ALL IN THE FAMILY since 1995, Denver is allowing an average of only 86.3 rushing Denver's 2006 coaching staff includes five individuals who once yards per game. played for the team. Below is glance at Denver's coaches who once TOP HOME RUSHING DEFENSES SINCE 1995 donned the orange and blue. Team Gms. Yds. Avg. DENVER COACHES WHO ONCE PLAYED FOR THE BRONCOS 1. Denver 88 7,597 86.3 Gms. (Starts) 2. Pittsburgh 88 7,852 89.2 Coach Pos. with Denver Years 3. Tennessee 88 8,102 92.1 Ronnie Bradford (Special Teams) DB 26 (3) 1993-95 4. San Francisco 88 8,182 93.0 Started three games at cornerback for Denver during the 1993 season. 5. San Diego 88 8,559 97.3 Rick Dennison (Offensive Coordinator) LB 128 (52) 1982-90 EIGHT-GAME WINNING STREAK AGAINST Ranked second on the Broncos with 133 tackles in 1988. Jim Ryan (Defensive Assistant) LB 150 (91) 1979-88 SUPER BOWL PARTICIPANTS Led Denver with 125 tackles in 1987 and was on two Super Bowl teams. The Broncos extended their winning streak against Super Bowl Jimmy Spencer (Assistant DBs) CB 53 (8) 2000-03 participants from the previous season to eight games with a 27-13 Returned two interceptions for touchdowns with the Broncos in 2000. win against New England in the AFC Divisional Playoff round during Steve Watson (Wide Receivers) WR 126 (87) 1979-87 the 2005 postseason. Posted three 1,000-yard seasons for Denver and had 16 100-yard games. Denver's winning streak against Super Bowl participants from the previous season began with a 23-16 victory against Super Bowl XXXVI runner-up St. Louis in the season opener that year on Sept. 8, 2002. The Broncos will have a chance to extend that streak in 2006 with the club facing both Super Bowl XL teams. The Broncos visit Pittsburgh on Nov. 5 and host Seattle on Dec. 3. BRONCOS CURRENT 8-GAME WINNING STREAK VS. SUPER BOWL PARTICIPANTS FROM THE PREVIOUS SEASON Date Opponent (Super Bowl) Winner/Runner Up Score 9/8/02 vs. St. Louis (XXXVI) Runner Up W, 23-16 10/27/02 at New England (XXXVI) Winner W, 24-16 9/22/03 vs. Oakland (XXXVII) Runner Up W, 31-10 11/30/03 at Oakland (XXXVII) Runner Up W, 22-8 10/10/04 vs. Carolina (XXXVIII) Runner Up W, 20-17 10/16/05 vs. New England (XXXIX) Winner W, 28-20 10/30/05 vs. Philadelphia (XXXIX) Runner Up W, 49-21 1/14/06 vs. New England (XXXIX) Winner W, 27-13

DENVER AT ARIZONA — 35 — THURSDAY, aug. 31, 2006 broncos 2006 weekly release RECORDS WATCH 2006 DENVER BRONCOS RECORDS UPDATE (AS OF 8/28/06) CAREER RUSHING TDS, BRONCOS CAREER FIELD GOALS MADE, BRONCOS CB CHAMP BAILEY Rk. Player (Yrs.) Yds. Rk. Player (Yrs.) No. 1. Terrell Davis, 1995-2002 60 1. Jason Elam, 1993-Pres. 341 CAREER INTERCEPTIONS, BRONCOS 2. Floyd Little, 1967-1975 43 2. , 1971-79 151 Rk. Player (Yrs.) INTs 3. Sammy Winder, 1982-1990 39 3. Rich Karlis, 1982-88 137 1. Steve Foley, 1976-1986 44 4. Mike Anderson, 2000-05 36 4. David Treadwell, 1989-92 99 2. , 1960-1966 43 5. John Elway, 1983-1998 33 5. , 1960-64 72 3. Billy Thompson, 1969-1981 40 6. Clinton Portis, 2002-2003 29 6. Fred Steinfort, 1979-81 43 4. , 1987-1999 34 7. Otis Armstrong, 1973-1980 25 7. Bobby Howfield, 1968-70 40 5. Mike Harden, 1980-1988 33 8. Jon Keyworth, 1974-1980 22 8. Gary Kroner, 1965-67 29 6. Dennis Smith, 1981-1994 30 9. Gerald Willhite, 1982-1988 17 CAREER EXTRA POINT ATTEMPTS, BRONCOS 7. Louis Wright, 1975-1986 26 10. Bobby Humphrey, 1989-1991 14 Rk. Player (Yrs.) Att. 8. Steve Atwater, 1989-1998 24 11. Steve Sewell, 1985-1991 13 1. Jason Elam, 1993-Pres. 537 9t. , 1974-1983 20 12t. Fran Lynch, 1967-1975 12 2. Jim Turner, 1971-79 301 9t. Tom Jackson, 1973-1986 20 12t. Rob Lytle, 1977-1983 12 3. Rich Karlis, 1982-88 254 11t. , 1994-2000 17 14. Tatum Bell, 2004-Pres. 11 4. David Treadwell, 1989-92 136 11t. Charlie Greer, 1968-1974 17 CAREER 100-YARD GAMES, BRONCOS 5. Gene Mingo, 1960-64 126 13. Steve Wilson, 1982-1988 16 Rk. Player (Yrs.) Gms. 6. Bobby Howfield, 1968-70 95 14t. Willie Brown, 1963-1966 15 1. Terrell Davis, 1995-2002 34 7. Fred Steinfort, 1979-81 70 14t. Deltha O'Neal, 2000-2003 15 2. Clinton Portis, 2002-03 18 8. Gary Kroner, 1965-67 58 16. Calvin Jones, 1973-1976 12 3. Floyd Little, 1967-75 15 9. Bob Humphreys, 1967-68 20 17t. Champ Bailey, 2004-Pres. 11 4. Otis Armstrog, 1973-80 13 10. Jack Hill, 1961 16 17t. Wymon Henderson, 1989-1992 11 5. Mike Anderson, 2000-05 12 17t. Randy Robbins, 1984-1991 11 CAREER EXTRA POINTS MADE, BRONCOS 6. Bobby Humphrey, 1989-91 9 17t. , 1996-2001 11 Rk. Player (Yrs.) No. 7. Sammy Winder, 1982-90 7 17t. Bob Swenson, 1975-1983 11 1. Jason Elam, 1993-Pres. 534 8. Reuben Droughns, 2002-04 6 2. Jim Turner, 1971-79 283 RB TATUM BELL 9. Gaston Green, 1991-92 5 3. Rich Karlis, 1982-88 244 10t. Tatum Bell, 2004-Pres. 4 4. David Treadwell, 1989-92 132 CAREER RUSHING YARDS, BRONCOS 10t. Olandis Gary, 1999-2002 4 5. Gene Mingo, 1960-64 120 Rk. Player (Yrs.) Yds. 6. Bobby Howfield, 1968-70 93 1. Terrell Davis, 1995-2002 7,607 K JASON ELAM 7. Fred Steinfort, 1979-81 68 2. Floyd Little, 1967-1975 6,323 8. Gary Kroner, 1965-67 57 CAREER FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS, BRONCOS 3. Sammy Winder, 1982-1990 5,427 9. Bob Humphreys, 1967-68 19 Rk. Player (Yrs.) Att. 4. Otis Armstrong, 1973-1980 4,453 10. Jack Hill, 1961 16 1. Jason Elam, 1993-Pres. 430 5. Mike Anderson, 2000-05 3,822 CAREER POINTS SCORED, BRONCOS 2. Jim Turner, 1971-79 232 6. John Elway, 1983-1998 3,407 Rk. Player (Yrs.) Pts. 3. Rich Karlis, 1982-88 193 7. Clinton Portis, 2002-03 3,099 1. Jason Elam, 1993-Pres. 1,557 4. David Treadwell, 1989-92 127 8. Jon Keyworth, 1974-1980 2,653 2. Jim Turner, 1971-79 742 5. Gene Mingo, 1960-64 119 9. Bobby Humphrey, 1989-1991 2,386 3. Rich Karlis, 1982-88 655 6. Bobby Howfield, 1968-70 79 10. Dave Preston, 1978-1983 1,793 4. David Treadwell, 1989-92 429 7. Fred Steinfort, 1979-81 64 11. Gerald Willhite, 1982-1988 1,688 5. Rod Smith, 1995-2005 410 8. Gary Kroner, 1965-67 56 12. Gaston Green, 1991-1992 1,685 6. Gene Mingo, 1960-64 408 13. Olandis Gary, 1999-2002 1,614 7. Terrell Davis, 1995-2001 396 14. Rob Lytle, 1977-1983 1,451 8. Shannon Sharpe, 1990-98, ‘02-03 336 15. Rick Parros, 1981-1984 1,330 9. Floyd Little, 1967-75 324 16. Tatum Bell, 2004-Pres. 1,317 10. Sammy Winder, 1982-90 288

DENVER at arizona — 36 — THURSDAY, aug. 31, 2006 broncos 2006 weekly release RECORDS WATCH CAREER GAMES PLAYED, BRONCOS CAREER EXTRA POINT ATTEMPTS, NFL Rk. Player (Yrs.) No. Rk. Player (Yrs.) Att. P MICAH KNORR 1. John Elway, 1983-98 234 1. George Blanda, 1949-1975 958 2. Jason Elam, 1993-Pres. 204 2. Gary Anderson, 1982-2004 827 CAREER PUNTS, BRONCOS 3. Tom Jackson, 1973-86 191 3. Morten Andersen, 1982-2004 808 Rk. Player (Yrs.) Punts 4. Paul Howard, 1973-86 187 4. Lou Groza, 1950-1967 657 1. Tom Rouen, 1993-2002 641 5. Dennis Smith, 1981-94 184 5. Norm Johnson, 1982-1999 644 2. Bill Van Heusen, 1968-76 574 6. Barney Chavous, 1973-85 182 6. Jan Stenerud, 1967-1985 601 3. Luke Prestridge, 1979-83 377 7. , 1983-94 180 7. Pat Leahy, 1974-1991 584 4. Mike Horan, 1986-92 374 8. Bill Thompson, 1969-81 179 8. Nick Lowery, 1978-1996 568 5. Bob Scarpitto, 1962-67 248 9. Ken Lanier, 1981-92, ‘94 177 9. Jim Bakken, 1962-1978 *553 6. Chris Norman, 1984-86 218 10. Tom Nalen, 1994-Pres. 173 10. Al Del Greco, 1984-2000 551 7. Jim Fraser, 1962-64 204 8. Bucky Dilts, 1977-78 186 CAREER FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS, NFL 11. Eddie Murray, 1980-2000 545 9. , 1960-61 150 Rk. Player (Yrs.) Att. 12. Jim Turner, 1964-1979 543 10. Micah Knorr, 2002-04 146 1. Gary Anderson, 1982-2004 672 13t. Jim Breech, 1979-1992 539 2. Morten Andersen, 1982-2004 658 13t. Fred Cox, 1963-1977 539 CAREER PUNTING YARDS, BRONCOS 3. George Blanda, 1949-1975 637 15. Jason Elam, 1993-Pres. 537 Rk. Player (Yrs.) Punts 4. Jan Stenerud, 1967-1985 558 CAREER EXTRA POINTS MADE, NFL 1. Tom Rouen, 1993-2002 28,146 5. Jim Turner, 1964-1979 488 Rk. Player (Yrs.) No. 2. Bill Van Heusen, 1968-1976 23,936 6. John Carney, 1988-Pres. 480 1. George Blanda, 1949-1975 942 3. Mike Horan, 1986-1992 15,911 7. Nick Lowery, 1978-1996 479 2. Gary Anderson, 1982-2004 820 4. Luke Prestridge, 1979-1983 15,754 8. Norm Johnson, 1982-1999 477 3. Morten Andersen, 1982-2004 798 5. Bob Scarpitto, 1962-1967 11,026 9. Eddie Murray, 1980-2000 466 4. Lou Groza, 1950-1967 641 6. Jim Fraser, 1962-1964 9,221 10t. Mark Moseley, 1970-1986 457 5. Norm Johnson, 1982-1999 638 7 Chris Norman, 1984-1986 8,782 10t. Matt Stover, 1991-Pres. 457 6. Jan Stenerud, 1967-1985 580 8. Bucky Dilts, 1977-1978 7,019 12. Fred Cox, 1963-1977 455 7. Nick Lowery, 1978-1996 562 9. Micah Knorr, 2002-2004 6,086 13. Al Del Greco, 1984-2000 449 8. Pat Leahy, 1974-1991 558 10. George Herring, 1960-1961 5,759 14. Jim Bakken, 1962-1978 447 9. Al Del Greco, 1984-2000 543 CAREER PUNTS INSIDE 20, BRONCOS 15. Steve Christie, 1990-2004 431 10. Eddie Murray, 1980-2000 538 Rk. Player (Yrs.) Punts 16. Jason Elam, 1993-Pres. 430 11t. Jim Bakken, 1962-1978 534 1. Tom Rouen, 1993-2002 182 CAREER FIELD GOALS MADE, NFL 11t. Jason Elam, 1993-Pres. 534 2. Mike Horan, 1986-1992 107 Rk. Player (Yrs.) No. CAREER POINTS SCORED, NFL 3. Luke Prestridge, 1979-1983 80 1. Gary Anderson, 1982-2004 538 Rk. Player (Yrs.) Pts. 4. Bucky Dilts, 1977-1978 42 2. Morten Andersen, 1982-2004 520 1. Gary Anderson, 1982-2004 2,434 5t. Micah Knorr, 2002-2004 34 3. John Carney, 1988-Pres. 390 2. Morten Andersen, 1982-2004 2,358 5t. Chris Norman, 1984-1986 34 4. Nick Lowery, 1978-1996 383 3. George Blanda, 1949-1975 2,002 7. Todd Sauerbrun, 2005-Pres. 24 5. Matt Stover, 1991-Pres. 380 4. Norm Johnson, 1982-1999 1,736 8. , 2004-2004 7 6. Jan Stenerud, 1967-1985 373 5. Nick Lowery, 1978-1996 1,711 9t. , 1976-1979 5 7. Norm Johnson, 1982-1999 366 6. Jan Stenerud, 1967-1985 1,699 9t. Jack Weil, 1986-1986 5 8. Eddie Murray, 1980-2000 352 7. John Carney, 1988-Pres. 1,634 9. Al Del Greco, 1984-2000 347 8t. Eddie Murray, 1980-2000 1,594 C TOM NALEN 10. Jason Elam, 1993-Pres. 341 8t. Matt Stover, 1991-2005 1,594 CAREER GAMES PLAYED, BRONCOS 10. Al Del Greco, 1984-2000 1,584 Rk. Player (Yrs.) No. 11. Jason Elam, 1993-Pres. 1,557 1. John Elway, 1983-98 234 2. Jason Elam, 1993-2005 204 3. Tom Jackson, 1973-86 191 4. Paul Howard, 1973-86 187 5. Dennis Smith, 1981-94 184 6. Barney Chavous, 1973-85 182 7. Karl Mecklenburg, 1983-94 180 8. Bill Thompson, 1969-81 179 9. Ken Lanier, 1981-92, ‘94 177 10. Tom Nalen, 1994-Pres. 173 DENVER at arizona — 37 — THURSDAY, aug. 31, 2006 broncos 2006 weekly release RECORDS WATCH CAREER GAMES STARTED, BRONCOS CAREER TOUCHDOWN PASSES, BRONCOS CAREER WINS AS A STARTER, BRONCOS Rk. Player (Yrs.) No. Rk. Player (Yrs.) TDs Rk. Player (Yrs.) Wins 1. John Elway, 1983-98 231 1. John Elway, 1983-98 300 1. John Elway, 1983-98 148 2. Bill Thompson, 1969-81 178 2. Craig Morton, 1977-82 74 2. Craig Morton, 1977-82 40 3t. Barney Chavous, 1973-85 177 3. Brian Griese, 1998-2002 71 3. Jake Plummer, 2003-05 32 3t. Tom Jackson, 1973-86 177 4. Jake Plummer, 2003-Pres. 60 4. Brian Griese, 1998-2002 27 5. Dennis Smith, 1981-94 170 5. Charley Johnson, 1972-75 52 5. Charley Johnson, 1972-75 20 6. Tom Nalen, 1994-Pres. 167 6. , 1960-63 51 6t. Steve Ramsey, 1971-76 14 7. Louis Wright, 1975-86 163 7. , 1967-70 38 6t. Frank Tripucka, 1960-63 14 8. Steve Atwater, 1989-98 155 8. Steve Ramsey, 1971-76 35 8. Steve Tensi, 1967-70 7 9t. Billy Bryan, 1977-88 151 9. Steve DeBerg, 1981-83 22 9t. Rubin Carter, 1975-86 151 10. , 1963-66 22 P TODD SAUERBRUN CAREER 300-YARD GAMES, BRONCOS QB JAKE PLUMMER Rk. Player (Yrs.) Gms. CAREER PUNTS, BRONCOS 1. John Elway, 1983-98 40 Rk. Player (Yrs.) Punts CAREER PASSING YARDS, BRONCOS 2. Brian Griese, 1998-2002 12 1. Tom Rouen, 1993-2002 641 Rk. Player (Yrs.) Yds. 3. Frank Tripucka, 1960-63 5 2. Bill Van Heusen, 1968-76 574 1. John Elway, 1983-98 51,475 4t. Charley Johnson, 1972-75 4 3. Luke Prestridge, 1979-83 377 2. Craig Morton, 1977-82 11,895 4t. Craig Morton, 1977-82 4 4. Mike Horan, 1986-92 374 3. Brian Griese, 1998-2002 11,763 6t. Jake Plummer, 2003-Pres. 3 5. Bob Scarpitto, 1962-67 248 4. Jake Plummer, 2003-Pres. 9,637 6t. Steve DeBerg, 1981-83 3 6. Chris Norman, 1984-86 218 5. Frank Tripucka, 1960-63 7,676 8t. Gus Frerotte, 2000-01 1 7. Jim Fraser, 1962-64 204 6. Charley Johnson, 1972-75 7,238 8t. , 1964-65 1 8. Bucky Dilts, 1977-78 186 7. Steve Ramsey, 1971-76 6,437 8t. John McCormick, 1963-66, ‘68 1 9. George Herring, 1960-61 150 8. Steve Tensi, 1967-70 5,153 8t. , 1968 1 10. Micah Knorr, 2002-04 146 9. Steve DeBerg, 1981-83 3,819 8t. Steve Tensi, 1967-70 1 11. Todd Sauerbrun, 2005-Pres. 72 10. Mickey Slaughter, 1963-66 3,607 CAREER YDS. OF OFFENSE, BRONCOS CAREER PUNTING YARDS, BRONCOS CAREER PASSING ATTEMPTS, BRONCOS Rk. Player (Yrs.) Punts (rushing and passing) Rk. Player (Yrs.) Att. 1. Tom Rouen, 1993-2002 28,146 Rk. Player (Yrs.) Yds. 1. John Elway, 1983-98 7,250 2. Bill Van Heusen, 1968-1976 23,936 1. John Elway, 1983-98 54,882 2. Brian Griese, 1998-2002 1,678 3. Mike Horan, 1986-1992 15,911 2. Brian Griese, 1998-2002 12,279 3. Craig Morton, 1977-82 1,594 4. Luke Prestridge, 1979-1983 15,754 3. Craig Morton, 1977-82 12,155 4. Jake Plummer, 2003-Pres. 1,279 5. Bob Scarpitto, 1962-1967 11,026 4. Jake Plummer, 2003-05 10,195 5. Frank Tripucka, 1960-63 1,277 6. Jim Fraser, 1962-1964 9,221 5. Frank Tripucka, 1960-63 7,651 6. Charley Johnson, 1972-75 970 7 Chris Norman, 1984-1986 8,782 6. Terrell Davis, 1995-2002 7,607 7. Steve Ramsey, 1971-76 919 8. Bucky Dilts, 1977-1978 7,019 7. Charley Johnson, 1972-75 7,252 8. Steve Tensi, 1967-70 810 9. Micah Knorr, 2002-2004 6,086 8. Steve Ramsey, 1971-76 6,437 9. Mickey Slaughter, 1963-66 584 10. George Herring, 1960-1961 5,759 9. Floyd Little, 1967-75 6,366 10. Steve DeBerg, 1981-83 546 11. Todd Sauerbrun, 2005-Pres. 3,157 10. Sammy Winder, 1982-90 5,428 CAREER PASS COMPLETIONS, BRONCOS CAREER PUNTS INSIDE 20, BRONCOS RUSHING YDS. BY A QB, BRONCOS Rk. Player (Yrs.) Comp. Rk. Player (Yrs.) Punts Rk. Player (Yrs.) Yds. 1. John Elway, 1983-98 4,123 1. Tom Rouen, 1993-2002 182 1. John Elway, 1983-98 3,407 2. Brian Griese, 1998-2002 1,044 2. Mike Horan, 1986-1992 107 2. Jake Plummer, 2003-Pres. 558 3. Craig Morton, 1977-82 907 3. Luke Prestridge, 1979-1983 80 3. Brian Griese, 1998-2002 516 4. Jake Plummer, 2003-Pres. 769 4. Bucky Dilts, 1977-1978 42 4. Norris Weese, 1976-79 362 5. Frank Tripucka, 1960-63 662 5t. Micah Knorr, 2002-2004 34 5. Mickey Slaughter, 1963-66 266 6. Charley Johnson, 1972-75 517 5t. Chris Norman, 1984-1986 34 7. Steve Ramsey, 1971-76 456 7. Todd Sauerbrun, 2005-Pres. 24 8. Steve Tensi, 1967-70 348 8. Jason Baker, 2004-2004 7 9. Steve DeBerg, 1981-83 314 9t. Norris Weese, 1976-1979 5 10. Mickey Slaughter, 1963-66 291 9t. Jack Weil, 1986-1986 5

DENVER at arizona — 38 — THURSDAY, aug. 31, 2006 broncos 2006 weekly release RECORDS WATCH CAREER PUNTS INSIDE 20, NFL CAREER TD RECEPTIONS, BRONCOS CAREER RECEIVING YARDS, NFL Rk. Player (Yrs.) Punts Rk. Player (Yrs.) TDs Rk. Player (Yrs.) Yds. 1. Jeff Feagles, 1988-2005 456 1. Rod Smith, 1995-Pres. 65 1. Jerry Rice, 1985-2004 22,895 2. Sean Landeta, 1985-2005 381 2. Shannon Sharpe, 1990-99, ‘02-03 55 2. Tim Brown, 1988-2004 14,934 3. Bryan Barker, 1990-2005 326 3. Ed McCaffrey, 1995-2003 46 3. James Lofton, 1978-1993 14,004 4. Lee Johnson, 1985-2002 318 4t. Haven Moses, 1972-81 44 4. Cris Carter, 1987-2002 13,899 5. Craig Hentrich, 1994-2005 313 4t. Lionel Taylor, 1960-66 44 5. Henry Ellard, 1983-1998 13,777 6. Chris Gardocki, 1991-2005 311 6. Riley Odoms, 1972-81 41 6. Andre Reed, 1985-2000 13,198 7. Reggie Roby, 1983-1998 298 7. Vance Johnson, 1985-93, ‘95 37 7. Steve Largent, 1976-1989 13,089 8. Dan Stryzinski, 1990-2003 293 8. Steve Watson, 1979-87 36 8. Irving Fryar, 1984-2000 12,785 9. Mark Royals, 1987-2003 286 9. Al Denson, 1964-70 32 9. Art Monk, 1980-1995 12,721 10. Chris Mohr, 1989-2004 281 10t. Mark Jackson, 1986-92 24 10. Marvin Harrison, 1996-Pres. 12,331 11. , 1981-1996 279 10t. , 1975-83 24 11. Jimmy Smith, 1992-2005 12,287 12. , 1982-1997 272 10t. Bob Scarpitto, 1962-67 24 12. Isaac Bruce, 1994-Pres. 12,278 13. , 1997-Pres. 266 CAREER 100-YARD GAMES, BRONCOS 13. Charlie Joiner, 1969-1986 12,146 14t. Darren Bennett, 1995-Pres. 262 Rk. Player (Yrs.) No. 14. Michael Irvin, 1988-1999 11,904 14t. Mike Horan, 1984-1999 262 1. Rod Smith, 1995-Pres. 30 15. Don Maynard, 1958-1973 11,834 16. Matt Turk, 1995-2004 252 2. Lionel Taylor, 1960-66 24 16. Rod Smith, 1995-Pres. 10,877 17. John Kidd, 1984-1998 251 3. Ed McCaffrey, 1995-2003 18 CAREER YDS. FROM SCRIMMAGE, BRONCOS 18. Jeff Gossett, 1981-1996 250 4. Shannon Sharpe, 1990-99, ‘02-03 17 (rushing and receiving) 19t. Todd Sauerbrun, 1995-Pres. 248 5. Steve Watson, 1979-87 15 Rk. Player (Yrs.) Yds. 19t. Tom Tupa, 1988-2004 248 6. Al Denson, 1964-70 10 1. Rod Smith, 1994-Pres. 11,230 7t. Vance Johnson, 1985-93, 1995 9 2. Terrell Davis, 1995-2002 8,887 WR ROD SMITH 7t. Anthony Miller, 1994-96 9 3. Floyd Little, 1967-75 8,741 7t. Haven Moses, 1972-81 9 4. Shannon Sharpe, 1990-99, ‘02-03 8,448 CAREER RECEPTIONS, BRONCOS 10. Mark Jackson, 1986-92 8 5. Lionel Taylor, 1960-66 6,892 Rk. Player (Yrs.) Rec. CAREER RECEPTIONS, NFL 6. Sammy Winder, 1982-90 6,729 1. Rod Smith, 1995-Pres. 797 Rk. Player (Yrs.) Rec. 7. Ed McCaffrey, 1995-2003 6,221 2. Shannon Sharpe, 1990-99, ‘02-03 675 1. Jerry Rice, 1985-2004 1,549 8. Steve Watson, 1979-87 6,131 3. Lionel Taylor, 1960-66 543 2. Cris Carter, 1987-2002 1,101 9. Riley Odoms, 1972-83 5,966 4. Ed McCaffrey, 1995-2003 462 3. Tim Brown, 1988-2004 1,094 10. Otis Armstrong, 1973-80 5,755 5. Vance Johnson, 1985-93, 1995 415 4. Andre Reed, 1985-2000 951 CAREER PUNT RETURNS, BRONCOS 6. Riley Odoms, 1972-83 396 5. Art Monk, 1980-1995 940 Rk. Player (Yrs.) No. 7. Steve Watson, 1979-87 353 6. Marvin Harrison, 1996-Pres. 927 1. Rick Upchurch, 1975-198 248 8. Haven Moses, 1972-81 302 7. Jimmy Smith, 1992-2005 862 2. Billy Thompson, 1969-1981 157 9. Mark Jackson, 1986-92 276 8. Irving Fryar, 1984-2000 851 3. Deltha O'Neal, 2000-200 128 10. Rick Upchurch, 1975-83 267 9. Larry Centers, 1990-2003 827 4. , 1993-1995 112 CAREER RECEIVING YARDS, BRONCOS 10. Keenan McCardell, 1992-Pres. 825 5. Gerald Willhite, 1982-1988 101 Rk. Player (Yrs.) Yds. 11. Steve Largent, 1976-1989 819 6t. Vance Johnson, 1985-1995 81 1. Rod Smith, 1995-Pres. 10,877 12. Shannon Sharpe, 1990-2003 815 6t. Floyd Little, 1967-1975 81 2. Shannon Sharpe, 1990-99, ‘02-03 8,439 13. Henry Ellard, 1983-1998 814 8. , 1997-1998 74 3. Lionel Taylor, 1960-66 6,872 14. Isaac Bruce, 1994-Pres. 813 9. Kevin Clark, 1987-1991 59 4. Ed McCaffrey, 1995-2003 6,200 15. Rod Smith, 1995-Pres. 797 10t. Charlie Greer, 1968-1974 55 5. Steve Watson, 1979-87 6,112 10t. Ricky Nattiel, 1987-1992 55 6. Riley Odoms, 1972-83 5,755 12. Zach Thomas, 1983-1984 53 7. Vance Johnson, 1985-93, 1995 5,695 13. Rod Smith, 1995-Pres. 52 8. Haven Moses, 1972-81 5,450 9. Mark Jackson, 1986-92 4,746 10. Rick Upchurch, 1975-83 4,369

DENVER at arizona — 39 — THURSDAY, aug. 31, 2006 broncos 2006 weekly release RECORDS WATCH CAREER PUNT RETURN YARDS, BRONCOS Rk. Player (Yrs.) Yds. 1. Rick Upchurch, 1975-83 3,008 2. Bill Thompson, 1969-81 1,814 3. Deltha O’Neal, 2000-03 1,325 4. Glyn Milburn, 1993-95 1,158 5. Gerald Willhite, 1982-88 1,012 6. Darrien Gordon, 1997-98 922 7. Floyd Little, 1967-75 893 8. Vance Johnson, 1985-91 689 9. Rod Smith, 1995-Pres. 645 10. Kevin Clark, 1987-91 574 CAREER COMBINED YARDS, BRONCOS (rushing/receiving/returns) Rk. Player (Yrs.) Yds. 1. Floyd Little, 1967-75 12,173 2. Rod Smith, 1995-Pres. 11,979 3. Rick Upchurch, 1975-83 10,081 4. Terrell Davis, 1995-2002 8,880 5. Shannon Sharpe, 1990-99, ‘02-03 8,448 6. Vance Johnson, 1985-93, ‘95 7,455 7. Lionel Taylor, 1960-66 6,895 8. Sammy Winder, 1982-90 6,786 9. Otis Armstrong, 1973-80 6,634 10. Ed McCaffrey, 1995-2003 6,221

DENVER at arizona — 40 — THURSDAY, aug. 31, 2006 broncos 2006 weekly release STATISTICS SECTION

2006 PRESEASON GAME-BY-GAME OFFENSIVE STARTERS GAME WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR QB RB FB at Det. (8/11) Watts Lepsis Hamilton Nalen Carlisle Foster Alexander Marshall Plummer M. Bell Sapp vs. Ten. (8/19) Smith Lepsis Hamilton Nalen Carlisle Foster Scheffler Walker Plummer M. Bell Johnson vs. Hou. (8/27) Smith Lepsis Hamilton Nalen Carlisle Foster Alexander Walker Plummer M. Bell Scheffler* at Ari. (8/31) *Opened in 2 TE set 2006 PRESEASON GAME-BY-GAME DEFENSIVE STARTERS GAME LE LT RT RE WLB MLB SLB LCB RCB SS FS at Det. (8/11) Lang Myers Veal Ekuban Gold Wilson DJ Williams Foxworth Da. Williams Ferguson Lynch vs. Ten. (8/19) Lang Myers Veal Ekuban Gold Webster DJ Williams Foxworth Da. Williams Ferguson Lynch vs. Hou. (8/27) Lang Myers Veal Ekuban Gold Wilson DJ Williams Bailey Da. Williams Ferguson Lynch at Ari. (8/31) DENVER’S PRESEASON RECORD IN 2006 IS... 1-0 . . .when leading after 1st quarter 0-0 . . .when Denver passes for 300 yards 2-0 . . .when leading after 2nd quarter 0-0 . . .when opponent passes for 300 yards 2-0 . . .when leading after 3rd quarter 0-1 . . .when playing indoors 0-1 . . .when trailing after 1st quarter 2-0 . . .when playing outdoors 0-1 . . .when trailing after 2nd quarter 0-1 . . .when playing on an artificial surface 0-1 . . .when trailing after 3rd quarter 2-0 . . .when playing on natural grass 2-0 . . .when Denver scores first 1-0 . . .when winning the coin toss 0-1 . . .when opponent scores first 1-1 . . .when losing the coin toss 0-0 . . .when tied at the half 1-0 . . .when scoring 20 or more points 2-1 . . .when Denver rushes for 100 yards 0-1 . . .when yielding 20 or more points 0-1 . . .when opponent rushes for 100 yards 0-0 . . .in overtime games 2-0 . . .when winning turnover margin 0-1 . . .when losing turnover margin 2006 PRESEASON TAKEAWAY CHART BRONCOS OPPONENTS Game W/L +/- INT Fum. Total Pts. INT Fum. Total Pts. at Det. (8/11) L, 20-13 -2 1 0 1 3 1 2 3 10 vs. Ten. (8/19) W, 35-10 +1 1 0 1 7 0 0 0 0 vs. Hou. (8/27) W, 17-14 +1 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 at Ari.. (8/31)

DENVER AT arizona — 41 — thursDAY, aug. 31, 2006 broncos 2006 weekly release STATISTICS SECTION 2006 PRESEASON INDIVIDUAL BRONCOS SINGLE-GAME HIGHS BRONCOS YARDS RUSHING ...... 73, Mike Bell, vs. Ten. (8/19/06) RUSHING ATTEMPTS ...... 14, Damien Nash, vs. Ten. (8/19/06) RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS ...... 2, Mike Bell, vs. Ten. (8/18/06) YARDS PASSING ...... 192, Jay Cutler, at Det. (8/11/06) PASS ATTEMPTS ...... 22, twice, last Jake Plummer, vs. Hou. (8/27/06) PASS COMPLETIONS ...... 16, Jay Cutler, at Det. (8/11/06) TOUCHDOWN PASSES ...... 1, three times, last J. Plummer and J. Cutler, vs. Ten. (8/19/06) PASSES HAD INTERCEPTED ...... 1, Bradlee Van Pelt, at Det. (8/11/06) RECEPTIONS ...... 6, David Kircus, at Det. (8/11/06) RECEIVING YARDS ...... 76, David Kircus, at Det. (8/11/06) RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNS ...... 1, three times, last T. Scheffler and N. Jackson, vs. Ten. (8/19/06) TOTAL YARDS FROM SCRIMMAGE ...... 78, Mike Bell, vs. Ten. (8/19/06) FIELD GOALS ...... 2, Jason Elam, at Det. (8/11/06) TACKLES ...... 6, three times, last Da. Williams and R. Wells, vs. Hou. (8/27/06) INTERCEPTIONS ...... 1, three times, last D.J. Williams vs. Hou. (8/27/06) SACKS ...... 2.0, Demetrin Veal, vs. Ten. (8/19/06) LONGEST RUN FROM SCRIMMAGE ...... 34, Mike Bell, vs. Ten. (8/19/06) LONGEST PASS COMPLETION ...... 35t, Jake Plummer, vs. Ten. (8/19/06) LONGEST PASS RECEPTION ...... 35t, Nate Jackson, vs. Ten. (8/19/06) LONGEST INTERCEPTION RETURN ...... 5, Nick Ferguson, vs. Ten. (8/19/06) LONGEST PUNT RETURN ...... 24, David Terrell, at Det. (8/11/06) LONGEST KICKOFF RETURN ...... 36, Brian Clark, vs. Ten. (8/19/06) LONGEST PUNT ...... 55, Micah Knorr, vs. Hou. (8/27/06) LONGEST FIELD GOAL ...... 36, Jason Elam, at Det. (8/11/06) OPPONENTS YARDS RUSHING ...... 44, Wali Lundy, vs. Hou. (8/27/06) RUSHING ATTEMPTS ...... 13, Vernand Morency, vs. Hou. (8/27/06) RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS ...... 1, twice, last Vince Young, vs. Ten. (8/19/06) YARDS PASSING ...... 128, David Carr, vs. Hou. (8/27/06) PASS ATTEMPTS ...... 22, David Carr, vs. Hou. (8/27/06) PASS COMPLETIONS ...... 15, David Carr, vs. Ten. (8/27/06) TOUCHDOWN PASSES ...... 1, twice, last Sage Rosenfels, vs. Hou. (8/27/06) PASSES HAD INTERCEPTED ...... 1, three times, last David Carr, vs. Hou. (8/27/06) RECEPTIONS ...... 5, Nick Luchey, vs. Hou. (8/27/06) RECEIVING YARDS ...... 40, Nick Luchey, vs. Hou. (8/27/06) RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNS ...... 1, twice, last Derrick Lewis, vs. Hou (8/27/06) TOTAL YARDS FROM SCRIMMAGE ...... 62, Arlen Harris, at Det. (8/11/06) FIELD GOALS ...... 2, Kris Brown, vs. Hou. (8/27/06) TACKLES ...... 9, DeMeco Ryans, vs. Hou. (8/27/06) INTERCEPTIONS ...... 1, Harrison Smith, at Det. (8/11/06) SACKS ...... 2.0, Claude Harriott, at Det. (8/11/06) LONGEST RUN FROM SCRIMMAGE ...... 16, Arlen Harris, at Det. (8/11/06) LONGEST PASS COMPLETION ...... 25, David Carr, vs. Hou. (8/27/06) LONGEST PASS RECEPTION ...... 25, , vs. Hou. (8/27/06) LONGEST INTERCEPTION RETURN ...... 5, Harrison Smith, at Det. (8/11/06) LONGEST PUNT RETURN ...... 16, Philip Buchanon, vs. Hou. (8/29/06) LONGEST KICKOFF RETURN ...... 27, twice, last Bobby Wade, vs. Ten. (8/19/06) LONGEST PUNT ...... 70, Craig Hentrich, vs. Ten. (8/19/06) LONGEST FIELD GOAL ...... 41, Rob Bironas, vs. Ten. (8/19/06)

DENVER AT arizona — 42 — thursDAY, aug. 31, 2006 broncos 2006 weekly release STATISTICS SECTION 2006 PRESEASON BRONCOS SINGLE-GAME HIGHS AND LOWS BRONCOS ...... HIGHS ...... LOWS TOTAL FIRST DOWNS ...... 26, vs. Ten. (8/19/06) ...... 18, vs. Hou. (8/27/06) TOTAL NET YARDS ...... 434, vs. Ten. (8/19/06) ...... 271, vs. Hou. (8/27/06) TOTAL OFFENSIVE PLAYS ...... 69, at Det. (8/11/06) ...... 63, vs. Hou. (8/27/06) NET YARDS RUSHING ...... 238, vs. Ten. (8/19/06) ...... 107, vs. Hou. (8/27/06) RUSHING ATTEMPTS ...... 45, vs. Ten. (8/19/06) ...... 31, vs. Hou. (8/27/06) NET YARDS PASSING ...... 230, at Det. (8/11/06) ...... 164, vs. Hou. (8/27/06) PASS ATTEMPTS ...... 33, at Det. (8/11/06) ...... 20, vs. Ten. (8/19/06) PASS COMPLETIONS ...... 23, at Det. (8/11/06) ...... 12, vs. Ten. (8/19/06) PASSES HAD INTERCEPTED ...... 1, at Det. (8/11/06) ...... 0, twice, last vs. Hou. (8/27/06) TIMES SACKED ...... 4, at Det. (8/11/06) ...... 0, twice, last vs. Hou. (8/27/06) PUNTS ...... 5, vs. Hou. (8/27/06) ...... 1, vs. Ten. (8/19/06) GROSS PUNTING AVERAGE ...... 51.0, vs. Ten. (8/19/06) ...... 38.0, at Det. (8/11/06) NET PUNTING AVERAGE ...... 51.0, vs. Ten. (8/19/06) ...... 36.5, at Det. (8/11/06) PUNT RETURNS ...... 3, at Det. (8/11/06) ...... 2, twice, last vs. Hou. (8/27/06) PUNT RETURN YARDS ...... 50, at Det. (8/11/06) ...... 9, vs. Hou. (8/27/06) KICKOFF RETURNS ...... 5, at Det. (8/11/06) ...... 2, vs. Ten. (8/19/06) KICKOFF RETURN YARDS ...... 104, at Det. (8/11/06) ...... 47, vs. Ten. (8/19/06) INTERCEPTION RETURNS ...... 1, three times, last vs. Hou. (8/27/06) ...... 1, three times, last vs. Hou. (8/27/06) INTERCEPTION RETURN YARDS ...... 5, vs. Ten. (8/19/06) ...... 0, twice, last vs. Hou. (8/27/06) PENALTIES ...... 10, vs. Ten. (8/19/06) ...... 5, at Det. (8/11/06) YARDS PENALIZED ...... 85, vs. Ten. (8/19/06) ...... 35, at Det. (8/11/06) FUMBLES ...... 4, at Det. (8/11/06) ...... 0, vs. Ten. (8/19/06) FUMBLES LOST ...... 2, at Det. (8/11/06) ...... 0, twice, vs. Hou. (8/27/06) SACKS MADE ...... 3, vs. Ten. (8/19/06) ...... 1, at Det. (8/11/06) FUMBLES FORCED ...... 2, vs. Hou. (8/27/06) ...... 0, at Det. (8/11/06) FUMBLES RECOVERED ...... 0, three times, last vs. Hou. (8/27/06) ...... 0, three times, last vs. Hou. (8/27/06) TIME OF POSSESSION ...... 35:56, at Det. (8/11/06) ...... 30:03, vs. Hou. (8/27/06) 2006 PRESEASON OPPONENT SINGLE-GAME HIGHS AND LOWS OPPONENTS ...... HIGHS ...... LOWS TOTAL FIRST DOWNS ...... 18, vs. Hou. (8/27/06) ...... 15, at Det. (8/11/06) TOTAL NET YARDS ...... 306, vs. Hou. (8/27/06) ...... 246, at Det. (8/11/06) TOTAL OFFENSIVE PLAYS ...... 65, vs. Hou. (8/27/06) ...... 46, at Det. (8/11/06) NET YARDS RUSHING ...... 123, at Det. (8/11/06) ...... 80, vs. Ten. (8/19/06) RUSHING ATTEMPTS ...... 26, vs. Hou. (8/27/06) ...... 25, twice, last vs. Ten. (8/19/06) NET YARDS PASSING ...... 217, vs. Hou. (8/27/06) ...... 123, at Det. (8/11/06) PASS ATTEMPTS ...... 37, vs. Hou. (8/27/06) ...... 20, at Det. (8/11/06) PASS COMPLETIONS ...... 25, vs. Hou. (8/27/06) ...... 12, at Det. (8/11/06) PASSES HAD INTERCEPTED ...... 1, three times, last vs. Hou. (8/27/06) ...... 1, three times, last vs. Hou. (8/27/06) TIMES SACKED ...... 3, vs. Ten. (8/19/06) ...... 1, at Det. (8/11/06) PUNTS ...... 6, vs. Hou. (8/27/06) ...... 3, twice, last vs. Ten. (8/19/06) GROSS PUNTING AVERAGE ...... 55.0, at Det. (8/11/06) ...... 43.0, vs. Hou. (8/27/06) NET PUNTING AVERAGE ...... 42.0, vs. Ten. (8/19/06) ...... 34.8, vs. Hou. (8/27/06) PUNT RETURNS ...... 4, vs. Hou. (8/27/06) ...... 1, vs. Ten. (8/19/06) PUNT RETURN YARDS ...... 28, vs. Hou. (8/27/06) ...... 0, vs. Ten. (8/19/06) KICKOFF RETURNS ...... 3, twice, last vs. Ten. (8/19/06) ...... 1, vs. Hou. (8/27/06) KICKOFF RETURN YARDS ...... 71, vs. Ten. (8/19/06) ...... 23, vs. Hou. (8/27/06) INTERCEPTION RETURNS ...... 1, at Det. (8/11/06) ...... 0, twice, last vs. Hou. (8/27/06) INTERCEPTION RETURN YARDS ...... 5, at Det. (8/11/06) ...... 0, twice, last vs. Hou. (8/27/06) PENALTIES ...... 9, vs. Hou. (8/27/06) ...... 7, twice, last vs. Ten. (8/19/06) YARDS PENALIZED ...... 59, at Det. (8/11/06) ...... 47, vs. Hou. (8/27/06) FUMBLES ...... 2, twice, last vs. Hou. (8/27/06) ...... 0, at Det. (8/11/06) FUMBLES LOST ...... 0, three times, last vs. Hou. (8/19/06) ...... 0, three times, last vs. Hou. (8/19/06) SACKS MADE ...... 4, at Det. (8/11/06) ...... 0, vs. Ten. (8/19/06) FUMBLES FORCED ...... 3, at Det. (8/11/06) ...... 0, twice, last vs. Hou. (8/27/06) FUMBLES RECOVERED ...... 2, at Det. (8/11/06) ...... 0, twice, last vs. Hou. (8/27/06) TIME OF POSSESSION ...... 29:57, vs. Hou. (8/27/06) ...... 24:04, at Det. (8/11/06)

DENVER AT arizona — 43 — thursDAY, aug. 31, 2006 broncos 2006 weekly release STATISTICS SECTION LONGEST SCORING DRIVES SHORTEST SCORING DRIVES OF 2006 PRESEASON OF 2006 PRESEASON MOST PLAYS FEWEST PLAYS Broncos: 12 (at Det., Aug. 11, FG, 46 yds., 5:21) Broncos: 4 (vs. Ten., Aug. 19, TD, 44 yds., 1:46) Opponents: 13 (at Det., Aug. 11, FG, 63 yds., 6:28) Opponents: 5 (at Det., Aug. 11, TD, 53 yds., 2:46) MOST YARDS FEWEST YARDS Broncos: 80 (vs. Ten., Aug. 19, TD, 10 plays, 6:44) Broncos: 15 (vs. Hou., Aug. 27, FG, 7 plays, 2:14) 80 (vs. Hou., Aug. 27, TD, 7 plays, 3:18) Opponents: 17 (at Det., Aug. 11, FG, 7 plays, 2:35) Opponents: 80 (vs. Ten., Aug. 19, TD, 11 plays, 5:30) LEAST TIME MOST TIME Broncos: 0:44 (at Det., Aug. 11, FG, 6 plays, 42 yds.) Broncos: 6:44 (vs. Ten., Aug. 19, TD, 10 plays, 80 yds.) Opponents: 2:35 (at Det., Aug. 11, FG, 7 plays, 17 yds.) Opponents: 6:28 (at Det., Aug. 11, FG, 13 plays, 63 yds.) 2006 PRESEASON INTERCEPTION CHART 2006 PRESEASON SACK CHART TEAM (3) — Nick Ferguson (1) - 1 vs. Ten. (8/19), Domonique Foxworth (1) - 1 at Det. TEAM (6.0) — Demetrin Veal (2.0) - 2.0 vs. Ten. (8/19), Ebenezer Ekuban (1.0) - 1.0 vs. (8/11), D.J. Williams (1) - 1 vs. Hou. (8/27) Hou (8/27), Kenard Lang (1.0) - 1.0 vs. Hou. (8/27), (1.0) - 1.0 at Det. (8/11), D.J. Williams (1.0) - 1.0 vs. Ten. (8/19)

BRONCOS 2006 PRESEASON LEADERS BY STATISTICAL CATEGORY Category ...... Player ...... AFC Rank . . . .AFC Leader ...... NFL Rank ...... NFL Leader Scoring ...... Elam - 17 ...... 10th(t) ...... Janikowski, Oak. - 28 ...... 16th(t) ...... Janikowski, Oak. - 28 Rushing ...... Cobbs - 161 ...... 1st ...... Cobbs, Den. - 161 ...... 1st ...... Cobbs, Den. - 161 Passing Yards ...... Cutler - 360 ...... 5th ...... Cassel, N.E. - 484 ...... 7th ...... Cassel, N.E.; Romo, Dal. - 421 Passer Rating ...... Cutler - 104.8 ...... 5th ...... Johnson, Cin. - 121.3 ...... 14th ...... Griese, Chi. - 148.5 Receiving Yards ...... Scheffler - 133 ...... 6th ...... Evans, Buf. - 185 ...... 10th ...... Jennings, G.B. - 199 Receptions ...... Scheffler - 9 ...... 6th(t) ...... Watson, N.E. - 13 ...... 7th(t) ...... Watson, N.E. - 13 Punting Avg ...... Knorr - 51.0 ...... * ...... Colquitt, K.C. - 48.4 ...... * ...... Turk, St.L. - 50.6 Net Punting Avg ...... Knorr - 47.5 ...... * ...... Setta, Buf. - 42.6 ...... * ...... Capshaw, Ari. - 43.0 Interceptions ...... Three tied - 1 ...... 5th(t) ...... Four tied - 2 ...... 5th(t) ...... Four tied - 2 Kickoff Ret. Avg ...... Clark - 24.2 ...... 15th ...... Player, Ind. - 41.0 ...... 29th ...... Rossum, Atl. - 50.0 Punt Ret. Avg ...... Terrell - 16.0 ...... 4th ...... Mosley, Cle. - 22.0 ...... 5th ...... Mosley, Cle. - 22.0 * - Player does not qualify for league rankings. HOW THE BRONCOS RANK IN THE AFC AND NFL - 2006 PRESEASON OFFENSE ...... Tot...... AFC Rank ...... AFC Leader ...... NFL Rank ...... NFL Leader Points Per Game ...... 21.7 ...... 4th(t) ...... Cin. - 31.5 ...... 4th(t) ...... Cin. - 31.5 Total Yards Per Game ...... 351.7 ...... 2nd ...... N.E. - 452.3 ...... 3rd ...... N.E. - 452.3 Yards Per Play ...... 5.4 ...... 2nd ...... N.E. - 6.2 ...... 5th ...... Dal. - 6.3 Rushing Yards Per Game ...... 155.0 ...... 2nd ...... N.E. - 163.0 ...... 3rd ...... Atl. - 189.7 Net Passing Yds. Per Game ...... 196.7 ...... 8th ...... N.E. - 289.3 ...... 12th ...... N.E. - 289.3 Interceptions Per Pass Attempt ...... 1.2% ...... 5th ...... Three tied - 0.0% ...... 8th ...... Four tied - 0.0% Times Sacked Per Pass Play ...... 0.06 ...... 4th ...... Hou. - 0.03 ...... 8th ...... N.O. - 0.02 First Downs Per Game ...... 22.3 ...... 2nd ...... N.E. - 25.0 ...... 2nd ...... N.E. - 25.0 Third-Down Efficiency ...... 43.6% ...... 8th ...... N.E. - 51.1% ...... 12th ...... Atl. - 52.2% Fourth-Down Efficiency ...... 66.7% ...... 5th ...... Four tied - 100% ...... 11th(t) ...... Nine tied - 100% DEFENSE ...... Tot...... AFC Rank ...... AFC Leader ...... NFL Rank ...... NFL Leader Points Per Game ...... 14.7 ...... 4th ...... Oak. - 8.3 ...... 10th ...... Dal. - 5.7 Total Yards Per Game ...... 268.0 ...... 7th ...... S.D. - 201.3 ...... 12th ...... N.Y.G. - 191.3 Yards Per Play ...... 4.8 ...... 11th ...... S.D. - 3.8 ...... 19th ...... N.Y.G. - 3.6 Rushing Yards Per Game ...... 97.3 ...... 10th ...... Mia. - 66.0 ...... 18th ...... Mia. - 66.0 Net Passing Yds. Per Game ...... 170.7 ...... 4th ...... S.D. - 122.0 ...... 9th ...... N.Y.G. - 107.7 Interceptions Per Pass Attempt ...... 3.5% ...... 6th ...... Cin. - 6.5% ...... 9th ...... Cin. - 6.5% Sacks Per Pass Play ...... 0.07 ...... 8th ...... Jac. - 0.12 ...... 19th(t) ...... N.Y.G. - 0.13 First Downs Per Game ...... 16.7 ...... 8th(t) ...... S.D. - 11.7 ...... 13th(t) ...... N.Y.G. - 10.7 Third-Down Efficiency ...... 36.1% ...... 10th ...... S.D. - 16.2% ...... 13th ...... S.D. - 16.2% Fourth-Down Efficiency ...... 60.0% ...... 6th ...... Buf. - 0.0% ...... 20th ...... Four tied - 0.0%

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Date Opp. Plays Yards Time Res. Qtr Scoring Play Quarterback BRONCOS OPPONENT 8-11 @ Det. 12 46 5:21 FG 2 Elam 36 yd. field goal Cutler Pts FD Yds. Pts FD Yds. 8-11 @ Det. 6 42 0:44 FG 2 Elam 35 yd. field goal Cutler 8-11 @Det. 0 3 48 3 4 58 8-11 @ Det. 11 78 6:17 TD 3 Kircus 26 yd. pass from Cutler Cutler 8-19 vs. Ten. 7 5 53 0 1 2 8-19 vs. Ten. 9 53 3:51 TD 1 M. Bell 1 yd. run Plummer 8-27 vs. Hou. 0 3 57 0 1 13 8-19 vs. Ten. 4 44 1:46 TD 1 Jackson 35 yd. pass from Plummer Plummer 8-31 @Ari. 8-19 vs. Ten. 10 80 6:44 TD 2 M. Bell 1 yd. run Plummer TOTAL 7 11 158 3 6 73 8-19 vs. Ten. 8 65 2:37 TD 2 Scheffler 6 yd. pass from Cutler Cutler 8-19 vs. Ten 8 65 4:33 TD 3 Nash 1 yd. run Cutler 8-27 vs. Hou 10 44 5:18 TD 2 T. Bell 1 yd. run Plummer 8-27 vs. Hou. 7 15 2:14 FG 2 Elam 23 yd. field goal Plummer 8-27 vs. Hou. 7 80 3:18 TD 4 Cobbs 26 yd. run Cutler 2006 PRESEASON 2ND HALF-OPENING DRIVES

BRONCOS OPPONENT Pts FD Yds. Pts FD Yds. 8-11 @Det. 7 5 78 7 4 53 8-19 vs. Ten. 7 4 65 0 0 -7 8-27 vs. Hou. 0 0 0 0 2 33 8-31 @Ari. TOTAL 14 9 143 7 6 79

2006 PRESEASON SCORING DRIVE LENGTH

BRONCOS OPPONENT TD FG TD FG (MINUS) -- -- 0 - 9 -1 -1 10 - 19 -- -- 20 - 29 -- -- 30 - 39 - - - - 40 - 49 22 - - BRONCOS 2006 PRESEASON 50 - 59 1- 21 60 - 69 2- 12 TOUCHDOWN DRIVE ANALYSIS 70 - 79 1- -1 80 - 89 2- 1- TD TD Drive 90 - 99 -- -- Yards Length Length Possession Time TDs Plays TDs TOTAL 8 3 4 5 1 - 9 yards 5 - 00:00 - 00:59 - 1 - 10 - 19 yards - - 01:00 - 01:59 1 2 - 20 - 29 yards 2 - 02:00 - 02:59 1 3 - 30 - 39 yards 1 - 03:00 - 03:59 2 4 1 40 - 49 yards - 2 04:00 - 04:59 1 5 - 50 - 59 yards - 1 05:00 - 05:59 1 6 - 60 - 69 yards - 2 06:00 - 06:59 2 7 1 70 - 79 yards - 1 07:00 - 07:59 - 8 2 80 - 89 yards - 2 08:00 - 08:59 - 9 1 90 - 99 yards - - 09:00 - 09:59 - 10 2 11:00 - 11:59 - 11 1 12:00 - 12:59 - 12 - 13:00 - 13:59 - 13 - 14:00 - 14:59 - 14 - 15:00 + - 15 - 16+ - TOTAL 8 8 TOTAL 8 TOTAL 8

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100 YARDS RUSHING: THREE RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS: Broncos: Mike Anderson, 26-113, 3 TD, vs. New York Jets, 11/20/05 Broncos: Tatum Bell, 17-52, 3 TD, at San Diego, 12/31/05 Playoffs: Terrell Davis, 25-102, vs. Atlanta, 1/31/99 Playoffs: Terrell Davis, 30-157, 3 TD, vs. Green Bay, 1/25/98 Opponents: Larry Johnson, 30-140, 2 TD, at Kansas City, 12/4/05 Opponents: Priest Holmes, 26-151, 3 TD, vs. Kansas City, 9/12/04 Playoffs: , 30-110, 2 TD, at Baltimore, 12/31/00 Playoffs: Napoleon McCallum, 13-81, 3 TD, at L.A. Raiders, 1/9/94

200 YARDS RUSHING: FOUR RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS: Broncos: Clinton Portis, 22-218, 5 TD, vs. Kansas City, 12/7/03 Broncos: Clinton Portis, 22-218, 5 TD, vs. Kansas City, 12/7/03 Playoffs: Has never happened Playoffs: Has never happened Opponents: Ahman Green, 20-218, 2 TD, at Green Bay, 12/28/03 Opponents: Curt Warner, 23-126, 4 TD, at Seattle, 12/11/88 Playoffs: Tim Smith, 23-204, 2TD, vs. Washington, 1/31/88 Playoffs: Has never happened FIVE RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS: TWO 100-YARD RUSHERS: Broncos: Clinton Portis, 22-218, 5 TD, vs. Kansas City, 12/7/03 Broncos: Mike Anderson (126) and Tatum Bell (107), vs. Philadelphia, 10/30/05 Playoffs: Has never happened Playoffs: Terrell Davis (184) and (103), vs. Jacksonville, 12/27/97 Opponents: Has never happened Opponents: Curt Warner (126) and John L. Williams (109), at Seattle, 12/11/88 Playoffs: Has never happened Playoffs: Has never happened 300 YARDS PASSING: 100-YARD RUSHER AND 100-YARD RECEIVER: Broncos: Jake Plummer, 22-35, 309 yds., 4 TD, 0 INT, vs. Philadelphia, 10/30/05 Broncos: Tatum Bell (114) and Rod Smith (123), vs. New England, 10/16/05 Playoffs: John Elway, 18-29, 336 yds., 1 TD, 1 INT, vs. Atlanta, 1/31/99 Playoffs: Terrell Davis (102) and Rod Smith (152), vs. Atlanta, 1/31/99 Opponents: , 26-50, 310 yds., 2 TD, 3 INT, at Oakland, 11/13/05 Opponents: Larry Johnson (140) and Eddie Kennison (108), at Kansas City, 12/4/05 Playoffs: Tom Brady, 20-36, 341 yds., 1 TD, 2 INT, vs. New England, 1/14/06 Playoffs: Tim Smith (204) and Ricky Sanders (193), vs. Washington, 1/31/88 400 YARDS PASSING: 100-YARD RUSHER AND TWO 100-YARD RECEIVERS: Broncos: Jake Plummer, 31-55, 499 yds., 4 TD, 3 INT, vs. Atlanta, 10/31/04 Broncos: Mike Anderson (103), Rod Smith (111) and Ed McCaffrey (129), vs. Cleveland, Playoffs: Has never happened 10/15/00 Opponents: Aaron Brooks, 30-48, 441 yds., 2 TD, 2 INT, at New Orleans, 12/3/00 Playoffs: Has never happened Playoffs: Peyton Manning, 27-33, 458 yds., 4 TD, 1 INT, at Indianapolis, 1/9/05 Opponents: Has never happened Playoffs: Has never happened THREE TOUCHDOWN PASSES: Broncos: Jake Plummer, 22-35, 309 yds., 4 TD, 0 INT, vs. Philadelphia, 10/30/05 100-YARD RUSHER, 300-YARD PASSER, 100-YARD RECEIVER: Playoffs: John Elway, 29-47, 302 yds., 3 TD, 1 INT, at L.A. Raiders, 1/9/94 Broncos: Clinton Portis (102), Brian Griese (316), Ed McCaffrey (113), vs. San Diego, Opponents: Donovan McNabb, 12-34, 283 yds., 3 TD, 2 INT, vs. Philadelphia, 10/30/05 10/6/02 Playoffs: Peyton Manning, 27-33, 458 yds., 4 TD, 1 INT, at Indianapolis, 1/9/05 Playoffs: Terrell Davis (102), John Elway (336), Rod Smith (152), vs. Atlanta, 1/31/99 Opponents: Clinton Portis (103), (322) and Santana Moss (116), vs. FOUR TOUCHDOWN PASSES: Washington, 10/9/05 Broncos: Jake Plummer, 22-35, 309 yds., 4 TD, 0 INT, vs. Philadelphia, 10/30/05 Playoffs: Tim Smith (204), Doug Williams (340), Ricky Sanders (193), vs. Playoffs: Has never happened Washington, 1/31/88 Opponents: Kerry Collins, 26-45, 339 yds., 4 TD, 2 INT, vs. Oakland, 11/28/04 Playoffs: Peyton Manning, 27-33, 458 yds., 4 TD, 1 INT, at Indianapolis, 1/9/05 100-YARD RUSHER, 300-YARD PASSER AND TWO 100-YARD RECEIVERS: Broncos: Mike Anderson (103), Brian Griese (336), Rod Smith (111) and Ed McCaffrey FIVE TOUCHDOWN PASSES: (129), vs. Cleveland, 10/15/00 Broncos: Gus Frerotte, 36-58, 462 yds., 5 TD, 4 INT, vs. San Diego, 11/19/00 Playoffs: Has never happened Playoffs: Has never happened Opponents: Has never happened Opponents: , 21-35, 325 yds., 5 TD, vs. San Diego, 12/1/68 Playoffs: Has never happened Playoffs: Peyton Manning, 22-26, 377 yds., 5 TD, 0 INT, at Indianapolis, 1/4/04

100-YARD RUSHER AND 300-YARD PASSER: SIX TOUCHDOWN PASSES: Broncos: Mike Anderson (126), Tatum Bell (107) and Jake Plummer (309), vs. Broncos: Has never happened Philadelphia, 10/30/05 Playoffs: Has never happened Playoffs: Terrell Davis (102) and John Elway (336), vs. Atlanta, 1/31/99 Opponents: Len Dawson, 23-38, 435 yds., 6 TD, 0 INT, at Kansas City, 11/1/64 Opponents: Clinton Portis (103) and Mark Brunell (322), Washington, 10/9/05 Playoffs: Has never happened Playoffs: Tim Smith (204) and Doug Williams (340), vs. Washington, 1/31/88 100 YARDS RECEIVING: 100-YARD RECEIVER AND 300-YARD PASSER: Broncos: Ashley Lelie, 6-110, vs. Oakland, 12/24/05 Broncos: Rod Smith (208) and Jake Plummer (499), vs. Atlanta, 10/31/04 Playoffs: Rod Smith, 5-152, 1 TD, vs. Atlanta, 1/31/99 Playoffs: Rod Smith (152) and John Elway (336), vs. Atlanta, 1/31/99 Opponents: Eric Moulds, 9-110, at Buffalo, 12/17/05 Opponents: Santana Moss (116) and Mark Brunell (322), vs. Washington 10/9/05 Playoffs: , 8-153, vs. New England, 1/14/06 Playoffs: Deion Branch (153) and Tom Brady (341), vs. New England, 1/14/06 200 YARDS RECEIVING: TWO 100-YARD RECEIVERS AND 300-YARD PASSER: Broncos: Rod Smith, 9-208, 1 TD, vs. Atlanta, 10/31/04 Broncos: Rod Smith (187), Ed McCaffrey (148) and Gus Frerotte (462), vs. San Diego, Playoffs: Has never happened 11/19/00 Opponents: Torrance Small, 6-200, 2 TD, vs. New Orleans, 12/24/94 Playoffs: Has never happened Playoffs: Reggie Wayne, 10-221, 2 TD, at Indianapolis, 1/9/05 Opponents: Jerry Porter (135), Ronald Curry (110) and Kerry Collins (339), vs. Oakland, 11/28/04 TWO 100-YARD RECEIVERS: Playoffs: Reggie Wayne (221), (112) and Peyton Manning (458), at Broncos: Rod Smith (187) and Ed McCaffrey (148), vs. San Diego, 11/19/00 Indianapolis, 1/9/05 Playoffs: Has never happened Opponents: Jerry Porter (135) and Ronald Curry (110), vs. Oakland, 11/28/04 THREE 100-YARD RECEIVERS AND 300-YARD PASSER: Playoffs: Reggie Wayne (221) and Dallas Clark (112), at Indianapolis, 1/9/05 Broncos: Has never happened Playoffs: Has never happened TWO RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNS: Opponents: Marshall Faulk (100), Torry Holt (103), Az-Zahir Hakim (116) and Broncos: , 2-3, 2 TD, at Jacksonville, 10/2/05 (441), vs. St. Louis, 9/4/00 Playoffs: Clarence Kay, 3-57, 2 TD, vs. Houston, 1/10/88 Playoffs: Has never happened Opponents: Eddie Kennison, 7-101, 2 TD, at Kansas City, 12/19/04 Playoffs: Reggie Wayne, 10-221, 2 TD, at Indianapolis, 1/9/05 TWO RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS: Broncos: Tatum Bell, 17-52, 3 TD, at San Diego, 12/31/05 THREE RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNS: Playoffs: Mike Anderson, 19-69, 2 TD, vs. New England, 1/14/06 Broncos: Shannon Sharpe, 7-101, 3 TD, vs. San Diego, 11/16/03 Opponents: Larry Johnson, 30-140, 2 TD, at Kansas City, 12/4/05 Playoffs: Has never happened Playoffs: Jamal Lewis, 30-110, 2 TD, at Baltimore, 12/31/00 Opponents: Jerry Porter, 6-135, 3 TD, vs. Oakland, 11/28/04 Playoffs: Jerry Rice, 7-148, 3 TD, vs. San Francisco, 1/28/90

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FOUR RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNS: THREE FIELD GOALS: Broncos: Has never happened Broncos: Jason Elam, 3, vs. Oakland, 12/24/05 Playoffs: Has never happened Playoffs: Jason Elam, 3, vs. N.Y. Jets, 1/17/99 Opponents: Lance Alworth, 9-171, 4 TD, vs. San Diego, 12/1/68 Opponents: Shayne Graham, 3, at Cincinnati, 10/25/04 Playoffs: Has never happened Playoffs: Mike Hollis, vs. Jacksonville, 1/4/97

TWO INTERCEPTIONS: FOUR FIELD GOALS: Broncos: Deltha O'Neal, 2, vs. San Diego, 10/6/02 Broncos: Jason Elam, 4, vs. Indianapolis, 1/02/05 Playoffs: Darrien Gordon, 2, vs. Atlanta, 1/31/99 Playoffs: Has never happened Opponents: Dexter McCleon, 2, at Kansas City, 12/19/04 Opponents: Paul Edinger, 4, vs. Chicago, 11/23/03 Playoffs: David Macklin, 2, at Indianapolis, 1/4/04 Playoffs: Has never happened

THREE 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: Mark Kelso, 3, at Buffalo, 12/12/92 Opponents: Mike Vanderjagt, 5, at Indianapolis, 1/6/02 Playoffs: Has never happened Playoffs: Has never happened

FOUR INTERCEPTIONS: SIX FIELD GOALS: Broncos: Deltha O’Neal, 4, vs. Kansas City, 10/7/01 Broncos: Has never happened Playoffs: Has never happened Playoffs: Has never happened Opponents: Has never happened Opponents: Gary Anderson, 6, at Pittsburgh, 10/23/88 Playoffs: Has never happened Playoffs: Has never happened

TWO SACKS: PUNT RETURN FOR A TOUCHDOWN: Broncos: John Lynch, 2, at San Diego, 12/31/05 Broncos: Rod Smith, 65 yds., vs. San Diego, 11/16/03 Playoffs: Neil Smith (2) and (2), at Kansas City, 1/4/98 Playoffs: Has never happened Opponents: Justin Smith, 2, at Cincinnati, 10/25/04 Opponents: Dante Hall, 93 yds., at Kansas City, 10/5/03 Playoffs: Brett Keisel, 2, vs. Pittsburgh, 1/22/06 Playoffs: Has never happened

THREE SACKS: KICKOFF RETURN FOR A TOUCHDOWN: Broncos: Reggie Hayward, 3, at Tennessee, 12/25/04 Broncos: Deltha O'Neal, 87 yds., vs. New England, 10/1/00 Playoffs: Has never happened Playoffs: Has never happened Opponents: , 3, at Oakland, 12/22/02 Opponents: Dante Hall, 97 yds., at Kansas City, 12/19/04 Playoffs: Michael McCrary, 3, at Baltimore, 12/31/00 Playoffs: , 94 yds., vs. Atlanta, 1/31/99

FOUR SACKS: INTERCEPTION RETURN FOR A TOUCHDOWN: Broncos: Simon Fletcher, 4, at San Diego, 11/11/90 Broncos: Champ Bailey, 65 yds., at Dallas, 11/24/05 Playoffs: Has never happened Playoffs: Has never happened Opponents: Michael Sinclair, 4, at Seattle, 9/8/96 Opponents: Kevin Mathis, 66 yds., vs. Atlanta, 10/31/04 Playoffs: Has never happened Playoffs: Carlton Bailey, 11 yds., at Buffalo, 1/12/92

TWO OPPONENT RECOVERIES: FUMBLE RETURN FOR A TOUCHDOWN: Broncos: Bill Romanowski, at Seattle, 9/8/96 Broncos: Chester McGlockton, 24 yds., vs. Buffalo, 9/22/02 Playoffs: Has never happened Playoffs: Neil Smith, 79 yds., vs. Miami, 1/9/99 Opponents: Terry McDaniel, vs. Los Angeles Raiders, 9/18/94 Opponents: Jason Taylor, 85 yds., at Miami, 9/11/05 Playoffs: Randy Hughes, vs. Dallas, 1/15/78 Playoffs: Has never happened

SHUTOUT ON ROAD: MISSED FIELD GOAL RETURN FOR A TOUCHDOWN: by Broncos: Denver 12, at Cleveland 0, 9/27/92 Broncos: Has never happened Playoffs: Has never happened Playoffs: Has never happened by Opponents: at L.A. Raiders 24, Denver 0, 11/22/92 Opponents: Chris McAlister, 107 yds., at Baltimore, 9/30/02 Playoffs: Has never happened Playoffs: Has never happened

SHUTOUT AT HOME: BLOCKED PUNT: by Broncos: at Denver 27, N.Y. Jets 0, 11/20/05 Broncos: Jashon Sykes, at Indianapolis, 12/21/03 Playoffs: Has never happened Playoffs: Has never happened by Opponents: Has never happened Opponents: Chris Clemons, vs. Washington, 10/9/05 Playoffs: Has never happened Playoffs: Blake Spence, vs. New York Jets, 1/17/99

OVERTIME WIN AWAY FROM DENVER: BLOCKED PUNT RETURN FOR A TOUCHDOWN: Broncos: Denver 24, at Dallas 21, 11/24/05 Broncos: Ian Gold, 12 yds., vs. Oakland, 11/13/00 Playoffs: Denver 23, at Cleveland 20, 1/11/87 Playoffs: Has never happened Opponents: at San Diego 30, Denver 27, 12/1/02 Opponents: Alex Bannister, 9 yds., at Seattle, 10/14/01 Playoffs: Has never happened Playoffs: Travis Davis, 29 yds., vs. Jacksonville, 12/27/97 TIE: Denver 17, at Green Bay 17, 9/20/87 BLOCKED FIELD GOAL: OVERTIME WIN IN DENVER: Broncos: , vs. Washington, 10/9/05 Broncos: at Denver 23, Cleveland 20, 12/14/03 Playoffs: Has never happened Playoffs: Has never happened Opponents: Rashean Mathis, at Jacksonville, 10/2/05 Opponents: Indianapolis 23, at Denver 20, 11/24/02 Playoffs: Has never happened Playoffs: Has never happened TIE: at Denver 35, Pittsburgh 35, 9/22/74 BLOCKED FIELD GOAL RETURN FOR A TOUCHDOWN: Broncos: Louis Wright, 60 yds., vs. San Diego, 11/17/85 40 POINTS: Playoffs: Has never happened Broncos: at Denver 49, Philadelphia 21, 10/30/05 Opponents: Cornelius Bennett, 80 yds., at Buffalo, 9/30/90 Playoffs: at Denver 42, Jacksonville 17, 12/27/97 Playoffs: Has never happened Opponents: at Kansas City 45, Denver 17, 12/19/04 Playoffs: at Indianapolis 49, Denver 24, 1/9/05 MISSED POINT-AFTER-TOUCHDOWN ATTEMPT: Broncos: Jason Elam (Kick Failed, HRU), vs. Baltimore, 12/11/05 50 POINTS: Playoffs: Jason Elam (Blocked by Clyde Simmons), vs. Jacksonville, 1/4/97 Broncos: at Denver 50, San Diego 34, 10/6/63 Opponents: Sebastian Janikowski (Blocked by Monsanto Pope), vs. Oakland, 11/28/04 Playoffs: Has never happened Playoffs: Has never happened Opponents: at Indianapolis 55, Denver 23, 10/31/88 Playoffs: San Francisco 55, Denver 10, 1/28/90 SAFETY: Broncos: tackled in end zone by Demetrin Veal, at San Diego, 12/31/05 TWO-POINT CONVERSION: Playoffs: Tony Eason sacked in the end zone by Rulon Jones, vs. New England, 1/4/87 Broncos: Jake Plummer pass to Jeb Putzier, at Oakland, 11/13/05 Opponents: Punt blocked (O.J. Santiago) out of bounds in end zone, at Oakland, 11/30/03 Playoffs: Terrell Davis run, vs. Jacksonville, 1/4/97 Playoffs: Mike Horan runs out of end zone, vs. Cleveland, 1/17/88 Opponents: pass to Stephen Alexander, vs. San Diego, 11/16/03 Playoffs: Has never happened

DENVER AT arizona — 47 — thursDAY, aug. 31, 2006 broncos 2006 weekly release STATISTICS SECTION 2006 BRONCOS / OPPONENTS PRESEASON REPLAY CHALLENGES BRONCOS

2006 Game Play Time Outs Result Success Rate at Det. (8/11) -- -- No replay challenges ------vs. Ten. (8/19) -- -- No replay challenges ------vs. Hou. (8/27) 1:14 3rd Qtr. (4-1-Hou 47) V. Morency run for 1 yd. (Challenged spot) 3 Call Upheld 0-1 Total Success Rate = 0.0 % OPPONENTS

2006 Game Play Time Outs Result Success Rate at Det. (8/11) -- -- No replay challenges ------vs. Ten. (8/19) -- -- No replay challenges ------vs. Hou (8/27) 13:36 1st Qtr. (3-1-Den 29) M. Bell run for 2 yds. (Challenged spot) 3 Call Upheld 0-1 Total Success Rate = 0.0 %

2006 PRESEASON REPLAY CHALLENGES BREAKDOWN

BRONCOS OPPONENTS BRONCOS OPPONENTS 1st half ...... 0-0 (0.0%) ...... 0-1 (0.0%) Offense ...... 0-0 (0.0%) ...... 0-0 (0.0%) 2nd half ...... 0-1 (0.0%) ...... 0-0 (0.0%) Defense ...... 0-1 (0.0%) ...... 0-1 (0.0%)

ALL-TIME BRONCOS/OPPONENTS REGULAR-SEASON REPLAY CHALLENGES (SINCE THEY BEGAN IN 1999)

BRONCOS

Year Overall First Half Second Half Offense Defense 2006: 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2005: 8-12 5-8 3-4 3-3 @5-9 2004: 4-8 2-4 2-4 2-5 2-3 2003: 2-6 2-2 0-4 0-1 2-5 2002: 2-6 1-5 1-1 *2-6 0-0 2001: 2-10 1-3 1-7 0-4 2-6 2000: 5-11 1-4 4-7 4-7 1-4 1999: 1-5 0-0 1-5 0-2 1-3 Total: 24-58 (41.4%) 12-26 (46.2%) 12-32 (37.5%) 11-28 (39.3%) 13-30 (43.3%) *-Offensive total includes a punt return

OPPONENTS

Year Overall First Half Second Half Offense Defense 2006: 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2005: 5-8 2-4 3-4 3-5 2-3 2004: 4-10 2-3 2-7 2-4 2-6@ 2003: 2-8 0-1 2-7 1-7* 1-1 2002: 1-3 0-1 1-2 1-2 0-1 2001: 2-6 2-4 0-2 1-4 1-2 2000: 2-8 1-6 1-2 2-6^ 0-2 1999: 2-4 1-3 1-1 1-2 1-2 Total: 18-47 (38.3%) 8-22 (36.4%) 10-25 (40.0%) 11-30 (36.7%) 7-17 (41.2%) *-Offensive total includes a punt return ^-Offensive total includes a kickoff return @-Defensive total includes a punt

DENVER AT arizona — 48 — thursDAY, aug. 31, 2006 DENVER BRONCOS 2006 PRESEASON THIRD-DOWN CHART (OVERALL)

Overall Run Pass 3rd and 1 3rd and 2 3rd and 3 3rd and 4 3rd and 5 3rd and 6 3rd and 7 3rd and 8 3rd and 9 3rd and 10+ GAME Md. Att. Pct. Md. Att. Pct. Md. Att. Pct. Md. Att. Md. Att. Md. Att. Md. Att. Md. Att. Md. Att. Md. Att. Md. Att. Md. Att. Md. Att. Denver 8 14 57.1% 3 4 75.0% 5 10 50.0% 3 3 11 00 1 1 11 01 22 01 00 0 4 at Det. (8/11) 5 10 50.0% 2 3 66.7% 3 7 42.9% 0 0 00 00 1 1 00 12 01 11 23 0 2 Denver 4 10 40.0% 2 6 33.3% 2 4 50.0% 0 3 11 00 0 0 12 01 00 00 00 2 3 vs. Ten. (8/19) 4 12 33.3% 0 1 0.0% 4 11 36.4% 0 1 00 14 0 0 11 12 00 01 00 1 3 Denver 5 15 33.3% 3 5 60.0% 2 10 20.0% 3 4 00 01 0 0 01 11 00 01 12 0 5 vs. Hou. (8/27) 4 14 28.6% 1 3 33.3% 3 11 27.3% 0 0 12 12 0 2 12 13 00 01 00 0 2 Denver at Ari. (8/31) DENVER TOTAL 17 39 43.6% 8 15 53.3% 9 24 37.5% 6 10 2 2 0 1 1 1 2 4 1 3 2 2 0 2 1 2 2 12 OPPONENT TOTAL 13 36 36.1% 3 7 42.9% 10 29 34.5% 0 1 1 2 2 6 1 3 2 3 3 7 0 1 1 3 2 3 1 7 DENVER BRONCOS 2006 PRESEASON THIRD-DOWN CHART (RED ZONE) OverallRun Pass 3rd and 1 3rd and 2 3rd and 3 3rd and 4 3rd and 5 3rd and 6 3rd and 7 3rd and 8 3rd and 9 3rd and 10+ GAME Md. Att. Pct. Md. Att. Pct. Md. Att. Pct. Md. Att. Md. Att. Md. Att. Md. Att. Md. Att. Md. Att. Md. Att. Md. Att. Md. Att. Md. Att. Denver 1 3 33.3% 0 1 0.0% 1 2 50.0% 0 0 00 00 0 0 11 01 00 00 00 0 1 at Det. (8/11) 0 2 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 2 0.0% 0 0 00 00 0 0 00 00 01 00 01 0 0 Denver 0 1 0.0% 0 1 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 1 00 00 0 0 00 00 00 00 00 0 0 vs. Ten. (8/19) 0 1 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 1 0.0% 0 0 00 01 0 0 00 00 00 00 00 0 0 Denver 2 3 66.7% 1 1 100.0% 1 2 50.0% 1 1 00 00 0 0 01 11 00 00 00 0 0 vs. Hou. (8/27) 1 3 33.3% 0 1 0.0% 1 2 50.0% 0 1 00 00 0 0 12 00 00 00 00 0 0 Denver at Ari. (8/31) DENVER TOTAL 3 7 42.9% 1 3 33.3% 2 4 50.0% 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 OPPONENT TOTAL 1 6 16.7% 0 1 0.0% 1 5 20.0% 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0

DENVER BRONCOS 2006 PRESEASON TAKEAWAY CHART TOTAL TAKEAWAYS 1ST QTR. 2ND QTR. 3RD QTR. 4TH QTR. OT GAME INT FUM TOTAL PTS. INT FUM TOTAL PTS. INT FUM TOTAL PTS. INT FUM TOTAL PTS. INT FUM TOTAL PTS. INT FUM TOTAL PTS. Denver 10 1 3 00 0 0 10 1 3 00 0 0 00 0 0 00 0 0 at Det. (8/11) 12 3 10 01 1 7 01 1 0 00 0 0 10 1 3 00 0 0 Denver 10 1 7 10 1 7 00 0 0 00 0 0 00 0 0 00 0 0 vs. Ten. (8/19) 00 0 0 00 0 0 00 0 0 00 0 0 00 0 0 00 0 0 Denver 10 1 3 00 0 0 10 1 3 00 0 0 00 0 0 00 0 0 vs. Hou. (8/27) 00 0 0 00 0 0 00 0 0 00 0 0 00 0 0 00 0 0 Denver at Ari. (9/2) DENVER TOTAL 3 0 3 13 1 0 1 7 2 0 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 OPPONENT TOTAL 1 2 3 10 0 1 1 7 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 Difference +2 -2 0 +3 +1 -1 0 0 +2 -1 +1 +6 0 0 0 0 -1 0 -1 -3 0 0 0 0

DENVER BRONCOS 2006 PRESEASON TURNOVER LOG (+/-0 RATIO / 3 TAKE., 3 GIVE.) TAKEAWAYS (3 TOT., 3 INT, 0 FUMBLES, 13 pts.) GIVEAWAYS (3 TOT., 2 FUMBLES, 1 INT, 10 pts.) Game Qtr. TimeTakeaway Player Field Pos. Pts. Game Qtr. TimeGiveway Player Field Pos. Pts. at Det. (8/11) 2 12:23Interception Foxworth DEN 36 3 at Det. (8/11) 1 3:53Fumble M. Bell DET 34 7 vs. Ten. (8/19) 1 5:54Interception Ferguson TEN 44 7 at Det. (8/11) 2 3:08Fumble Devoe DET 12 0 vs. Hou. (8/27) 2 6:39Interception Williams, DJ. HOU 20 3 at Det. (8/11) 4 13:02Interception Van Pelt DEN 27 3 at Ari. (8/31) vs. Ten. (8/19) NONE vs. Hou. (8/27) NONE at Ari. (8/31) TOTAL 13 TOTAL 10

BRONCOS TAKEAWAY LEADERS BRONCOS GIVEAWAY LEADERS Player INT FUM Totals Player INT FUM Totals Ferguson (S) 1 0 1 M. Bell 0 1 1 Foxworth (CB) 1 0 1 Devoe 0 1 1 Williams, DJ. (LB) 1 0 1 Van Pelt 1 0 1 TOTALS 3 0 3 TOTALS 1 2 3 DENVER BRONCOS 2006 PRESEASON RED ZONE CHART TD BREAKDOWN SCORING EFFICIENCY FAILED Game Pos. TDs Run Pass TD% FGs Score% MFG DWN TO EOH Denver 4 0 0 0 0.0% 2 50.0% 0 0 1 1 at Det. (8/11) 3 1 1 0 33.3% 2 100.0% 0 0 0 0 Denver 4 4 3 1 100.0% 0 100.0% 0 0 0 0 vs. Ten. (8/19) 2 1 1 0 50.0% 0 50.0% 0 1 0 0 Denver 2 1 1 0 50.0% 1 100.0% 0 0 0 0 vs. Hou. (8/27) 3 1 0 1 33.3% 2 100.0% 0 0 0 0 Denver at Ari. (9/2) DENVER TOTAL 10 5 4 1 50.0% 3 80.0% 0 0 1 1 OPPONENT TOTAL 8 3 2 1 37.5% 4 87.5% 0 1 0 0

DENVER BRONCOS 2006 PRESEASON GOAL-TO-GO CHART TD BREAKDOWN SCORING EFFICIENCY FAILED Game Pos. TDs Run Pass TD% FGs Score% MFG DWN TO EOH Denver 1 0 0 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0 0 1 at Det. (8/11) 1 1 1 0 100.0% 0 100.0% 0 0 0 0 Denver 4 4 3 1 100.0% 0 100.0% 0 0 0 0 vs. Ten. (8/19) 0 0 0 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0 0 0 Denver 2 1 1 0 50.0% 1 100.0% 0 0 0 0 vs. Hou. (8/27) 0 0 0 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0 0 0 Denver at Ari. (8/31) DENVER TOTAL 7 5 4 1 71.4% 1 85.7% 0 0 0 1 OPPONENT TOTAL 1 1 1 0 100.0% 0 100.0% 0 0 0 0

DENVER BRONCOS 2006 PRESEASON THREE-AND-OUTS CHART TOTALS 1ST QTR 2ND QTR 3RD QTR 4TH QTR OT 3&Out Pos. Pct. 3&Out Pos. Pct. 3&Out Pos. Pct. 3&Out Pos. Pct. 3&Out Pos. Pct. 3&Out Pos. Pct. OFFENSE at Det. (8/11) 1 9 11.1% 0 1 0.0% 1 4 25.0% 0 2 0.0% 0 2 0.0% 0 0 0.0% DEFENSE at Det. (8/11) 1 9 11.1% 0 2 0.0% 1 3 33.3% 0 2 0.0% 0 2 0.0% 0 0 0.0% OFFENSE vs. Ten. (8/19) 0 9 0.0% 0 2 0.0% 0 3 0.0% 0 2 0.0% 0 2 0.0% 0 0 0.0% DEFENSE vs. Ten. (8/19) 2 9 22.2% 0 3 0.0% 1 3 33.3% 1 2 50.0% 0 1 0.0% 0 0 0.0% OFFENSE vs. Hou. (8/27) 2 11 18.2% 0 3 0.0% 0 3 0.0% 1 2 50.0% 1 3 33.3% 0 0 0.0% DEFENSE vs. Hou. (8/27) 3 10 30.0% 1 2 50.0% 1 3 33.3% 0 3 0.0% 1 2 50.0% 0 0 0.0% OFFENSE at Ari. (8/31) DEFENSE at Ari. (8/31) OFFENSE TOTALS 3 29 10.3% 0 6 0.0% 1 10 10.0% 1 6 16.7% 1 7 14.3% 0 0 0.0% DEFENSE TOTALS 6 28 21.4% 1 7 14.3% 3 9 33.3% 1 7 14.3% 1 5 20.0% 0 0 0.0%

Note: Three and outs defined as three plays and a punt attempt on the first possession of a drive. Possessions defined as any new series and listed in what quarter they begin. DENVER BRONCOS 2006 PRESEASON LEADERS CHART

Game PASSING RUSHING RECEIVING Denver Cutler (192) Cobbs (42) Kircus (76) at Det. (8/11) McCown/Orlovsky (54) Harris (36) Harris (26) Denver Cutler (99) M. Bell (73) Scheffler (73) vs. Ten. (8/19) Young (125) White (28) Roby (39) Denver Plummer (96) Cobbs (54) Walker (41) vs. Hou. (8/27) Carr (128) Lundy (44) Luchey (40) Denver at Ari. (8/31)

DENVER BRONCOS 2006 PRESEASON 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 9 256 DEN 28 1 1 9 0 0 0 at Det. (8/11) 9 256 DET 28 3 1 8 0 1 0 Denver 9 284 DEN 32 1 3 8 0 1 0 vs. Ten. (8/19) 9 200 TEN 22 1 5 9 0 0 0 Denver 11 350 DEN 32 0 4 9 0 2 0 vs. Hou. (8/27) 10 240 HOU 24 2 4 10 0 0 0 Denver at Ari. (8/31) DENVER TOTAL 29 890 30.7 2 8 26 0 3 0 OPPONENT TOTAL 28 696 24.9 6 10 27 0 1 0

DENVER BRONCOS 2006 PRESEASON PENALTY CHART TOTAL OFFENSIVE DEFENSIVE SPECIAL TEAMS Game No. Yards No. Yards No. Yards No. Yards Denver 5 35 3 20 1 5 1 10 at Det. (8/11) 759430110219 Denver 10 85 6 55 4 30 0 0 vs. Ten. (8/19) 7491105341 5 Denver 3 30 1 10 1 5 1 15 vs. Hou. (8/27) 947422315210 Denver at Ari. (8/31) DENVER TOTAL 18 150 10 85 6 40 2 25 OPPONENT TOTAL 23 155 9 62 9 59 5 34 DENVER BRONCOS 2006 PRESEASON FOURTH-DOWN CHART

BRONCOS (4-for-6 / 66.7%) Drive Game Qtr. Time Score 4th and… Convert YardsPlay Pts. at Det. (8/11) 4 0:24 20-13, DET 9 @ DET 9 NO 0Van Pelt inc. pass 0 vs. Ten. (8/19) 1 10:05 0-0 6 @ TEN 33 YES 16 Kircus from Plummer 7 vs. Ten. (8/19) 1 4:07 7-0, DEN 1 @ TEN 35 YES 35t Jackson from Plummer 7 vs. Ten. (8/19) 2 7:23 14-3, DEN 1 @ TEN 1 YES 1t M. Bell run right 7 vs. Ten. (8/19) 3 2:10 35-3, DEN 6 @ TEN 22 NO 2 Cobbs run left tackle 0 vs. Hou. (8/27) 4 2:23 17-14, DEN 1 @ DEN 35 YES 16 Cutler pass to Miree 0 at Ari. (8/31) The Broncos have scored 21 points on drives extended by a fourth-down conversion. 21

FOURTH-DOWN CONVERSION LEADERS Player Run Rec. Total

M. Bell 1 0 1 TEAM TOTALS Jackson 0 1 1 Md. Att. Pct. Kircus 0 1 1 RUN: 1 2 50.0% Miree 0 1 1 PASS: 3 4 75.0% TOTAL: 4 6 66.7% TOTALS 1 3 4

OPPONENTS (3-for-5 / 60.0%) Drive Game Qtr. Time Score 4th and… Convert YardsPlay Pts. at Det. (8/11) NONE vs. Ten. (8/19) 2 4:24 21-3, DEN 3 @ DEN 35 NO 0 Young inc. pass 0 vs. Ten. (8/19) 4 14:19 35-3, DEN 1 @ 50 YES 3 White run middle 7 vs. Ten. (8/19) 4 1:24 35-10, DEN 1 @ DEN 5 NO -3 Ganther run middle 0 vs. Hou. (8/27) 2 1:01 10-0, DEN 3 @ DEN 35 YES 5 Carr pass to Johnson 3 vs. Hou. (8/27) 3 1:14 10-6, DEN 1 @ HOU 47 YES 1 Morency run middle 0 at Ari. (8/31) Opponents have scored 10 points on drives extended by a fourth-down conversion. 10

TEAM TOTALS Md. Att. Pct. RUN: 2366.7% PASS: 1250.0% TOTAL: 3 5 60.0%

DENVER BRONCOS 2006 PRESEASON 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 48 15 33 3 1 1 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 4:48 1 5 Denver 6 151 36 115 7 2 4 50.0% 0 0 0.0% 10:14 0 0 at Det. (8/11) 3 110 59 51 7 3 4 75.0% 0 0 0.0% 10:12 1 10 at Det. (8/11) 7 44 20 24 2 1 3 33.3% 0 0 0.0% 4:46 3 24 Denver 14 97 37 60 6 0 2 0.0% 2 2 100.0% 5:37 0 0 Denver 14 172 66 106 12 1 3 33.3% 1 1 100.0% 10:34 2 30 vs. Ten. (8/19) 0 64 24 40 5 1 3 33.3% 0 0 0.0% 9:23 1 0 vs. Ten. (8/19) 3 33 11 22 2 1 4 25.0% 0 1 0.0% 4:26 4 34 Denver 0 99 25 74 7 2 4 50.0% 0 0 0.0% 11:08 1 15 Denver 10 53 31 22 5 3 6 50.0% 0 0 0.0% 7:55 0 0 vs. Hou. (8/27) 0 18 16 2 1 0 2 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 3:52 3 15 vs. Hou. (8/27) 3 78 33 45 5 1 4 25.0% 1 1 100.0% 7:05 4 22 Denver Denver at Ari. (8/31) at Ari. (8/31) DENVER TOT. 14 244 77 167 16 3 7 42.9% 2 2 100.0% 21:33:00 2 20 DENVER TOT. 30 376 133 243 24 6 13 46.2% 1 1 100.0% 28:43:00 2 30 OPP. TOT. 3 192 99 93 13 4 9 44.4% 0 0 0.0% 23:27:00 5 25 OPP. TOT. 13 155 64 91 9 3 11 27.3% 1 2 0.0% 16:17:00 11 80

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 94 17 77 7 2 4 50.0% 0 0 0.0% 9:38 2 15 Denver 0 57 52 5 6 3 5 60.0% 0 1 0.0% 11:16 2 15 at Det. (8/11) 7 65 28 37 5 0 0 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 5:22 3 25 at Det. (8/11) 3 27 16 11 1 1 3 33.3% 0 0 0.0% 3:44 0 0 Denver 7 128 98 30 7 2 3 66.7% 0 1 0.0% 11:31 3 25 Denver 0 37 37 0 1 1 2 50.0% 0 0 0.0% 6:01 5 30 vs. Ten. (8/19) 0 33 17 16 1 1 2 50.0% 0 0 0.0% 3:29 1 10 vs. Ten. (8/19) 7 122 28 94 9 1 3 33.3% 1 2 50.0% 8:59 1 5 Denver 0 12 12 0 1 0 2 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 2:49 0 0 Denver 7 107 39 68 5 0 3 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 8:05 2 15 vs. Hou. (8/27) 3 132 31 101 7 1 4 25.0% 1 1 100.0% 12:11 2 10 vs. Hou. (8/27) 8 78 9 69 5 2 4 50.0% 1 1 100.0% 6:55 0 0 Denver Denver at Ari. (8/31) at Ari. (8/31) DENVER TOT. 14 234 127 107 15 4 9 44.4% 0 1 0.0% 23:58:00 5 40 DENVER TOT. 7 201 128 73 12 4 10 40.0% 0 1 0.0% 25:22:00 9 60 OPP. TOT. 10 230 76 154 13 2 6 33.3% 1 1 0.0% 21:02:00 6 45 OPP. TOT. 18 227 53 174 15 4 10 40.0% 2 3 50.0% 19:38:00 1 5

DENVER BRONCOS 2006 PRESEASON 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 6 199 51 148 10 3 5 60.0% 0 0 0.0% 15:02 1 5 Denver 7 151 69 82 13 5 9 55.6% 0 1 0.0% 20:54 4 30 at Det. (8/11) 10 154 79 75 9 4 7 57.1% 0 0 0.0% 14:58 4 34 at Det. (8/11) 10 92 44 48 6 1 3 33.3% 0 0 0.0% 9:06 3 25 Denver 28 269 103 166 18 1 5 20.0% 3 3 100.0% 7:13 2 30 Denver 7 165 135 30 8 3 5 60.0% 0 1 0.0% 1:20 8 55 vs. Ten. (8/19) 3 97 35 62 7 2 7 28.6% 0 1 0.0% 4:47 5 34 vs. Ten. (8/19) 7 155 45 110 10 2 5 40.0% 1 2 50.0% 16:40 2 15 Denver 10 152 56 96 12 5 10 50.0% 0 0 #DIV/0! 2:16 1 15 Denver 7 119 51 68 6 0 5 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 10:54 2 15 vs. Hou. (8/27) 3 96 49 47 6 1 6 16.7% 1 1 100.0% 15:44 7 37 vs. Hou. (8/27) 11 210 40 170 12 3 8 37.5% 2 2 100.0% 19:06 2 10 Denver Denver at Ari. (8/31) at Ari. (8/31) DENVER TOT. 44 620 210 410 40 9 20 45.0% 3 3 100.0% 96:31:00 4 50 DENVER TOT. 21 435 255 180 27 8 19 42.1% 0 2 100.0% 81:08:00 14 100 OPP. TOT. 16 347 163 184 22 7 20 35.0% 1 2 0.0% 83:29:00 16 105 OPP. TOT. 28 457 129 328 28 6 16 37.5% 3 4 0.0% 68:52:00 7 50 DENVER BRONCOS 2006 PRESEASON BIG-PLAY LOG

BRONCOS RUSHING (10+Yards) BRONCOS PASSING (20+Yards) Game Qtr. Time Yards Player Game Qtr. Time Yards Player (QB) at Det. (8/11) 1 9:29 11 Cobbs at Det. (8/11) 2 3:43 24 Scheffler (Cutler) at Det. (8/11) 2 0:18 15 T. Bell at Det. (8/11) 3 8:49 26 Kircus (Cutler) at Det. (8/11) 4 10:11 10 Terrell vs. Ten. (8/19) 1 4:07 35 Jackson (Plummer) vs. Ten. (8/19) 1 9:40 10 M. Bell vs. Ten. (8/19) 3 3:39 21 Devoe (Cutler) vs. Ten. (8/19) 2 13:03 12 M. Bell vs. Ten. (8/19) 2 0:53 25 Scheffler (Cutler) vs. Ten. (8/19) 2 11:18 34 M. Bell vs. Ten. (8/19) 3 12:07 30 Scheffler (Cutler) vs. Ten. (8/19) 2 2:29 11 T. Bell vs. Hou. (8/27) - - None - vs. Ten. (8/19) 3 11:18 14 Nash at Ari. (8/31) vs. Ten. (8/19) 3 6:31 10 Nash vs. Ten. (8/19) 3 5:25 11 Cobbs vs. Ten. (8/19) 4 11:05 14 Cobbs vs. Ten. (8/19) 4 9:16 18 Cobbs vs. Hou. (8/27) 1 5:45 10 T. Bell vs. Hou. (8/27) 4 11:28 26 Cobbs at Ari. (8/31)

RUSHING BIG-PLAY LEADERS PASSING BIG-PLAY LEADERS PLAYER No. Yds. Avg. TDs PLAYER No. Yds. Avg. TDs Cobbs 5 80 16.0 1 Scheffler 3 79 26.3 0 M. Bell 3 56 18.7 0 Jackson 1 35 35.0 1 T. Bell 3 36 12.0 0 Kircus 1 26 26.0 1 Nash 2 24 12.0 0 Devoe 1 21 21.0 0 Terrell 1 10 10.0 0

TOTALS 14 206 14.7 1 TOTALS 6 161 26.8 2

DENVER BRONCOS 2006 PRESEASON OPPONENTS BIG-PLAY LOG

OPPONENT RUSHING (10+Yards) OPPONENT PASSING (20+Yards) Game Qtr. Time Yards Player Game Qtr. Time Yards Player (QB) at Det. (8/11) 1 11:17 10 Kitna at Det. (8/11) 2 14:21 20 Harris (Orlovsky) at Det. (8/11) 1 14:19 12 Jones at Det. (8/11) 3 6:39 24 M. Williams (McCown) at Det. (8/11) 1 0:53 16 Harris vs. Ten. (8/19) 4 13:02 23 Roby (Young) at Det. (8/11) 3 8:37 15 McCown vs. Ten. (8/19) 4 3:23 22 Small (Young) vs. Ten. (8/19) 4 11:48 13 Young vs. Hou. (8/27) 3 11:23 25 Moulds (Carr) vs. Hou. (8/27) 2 0:21 10 Lundy at Ari. (8/31) at Ari. (8/31)

RUSHING BIG-PLAY TOTALS PASSING BIG-PLAY TOTALS No. Yds. Avg. TDs No. Yds. Avg. TDs TOTALS 6 86 14.3 1 TOTALS 5 139 27.8 1 DENVER BRONCOS 2006 PRESEASON TEAM STATISTICS (2-1)

Date W-L Score OT Opponent Attendance Rushing No. Yds Avg Long TD 08/11 L 13-20 at Detroit 56,915 Cobbs 28 161 5.8 26t 1 08/19 W 35-10 Tennessee 73,180 M. Bell 26 113 4.3 34 2 08/27 W 17-14 Houston 73,689 T. Bell 22 86 3.9 15 1 08/31 at Arizona Nash 14 72 5.1 14 1 Dayne 5 12 2.4 4 0 Denver Opponent Devoe 2 10 5.0 5 0 Total First Downs 67 50 Terrell 1 10 10.0 10 0 Rushing 26 17 Plummer 2 6 3.0 7 0 Passing 32 28 Van Pelt 2 -2 -1.0 -1 0 Penalty 9 5 Cutler 6 -3 -.5 0 0 3rd Down: Made/Att 17/39 13/36 Team 108 465 4.3 34 5 3rd Down Pct. 43.6 36.1 Opponents 76 292 3.8 16 2 4th Down: Made/Att 4/6 3/5 4th Down Pct. 66.7 60.0 Receiving No. Yds Avg Long TD Possession Avg. 33:12 26:48 Scheffler 9 133 14.8 30 1 Total Net Yards 1055 804 Kircus 7 92 13.1 26t 1 Avg. Per Game 351.7 268.0 Smith 6 71 11.8 19 0 Total Plays 197 167 N. Jackson 4 75 18.8 35t 1 Avg. Per Play 5.4 4.8 Devoe 4 48 12.0 21 0 Net Yards Rushing 465 292 Watts 4 35 8.8 16 0 Avg. Per Game 155.0 97.3 Walker 3 41 13.7 16 0 Total Rushes 108 76 Dayne 2 20 10.0 11 0 Net Yards Passing 590 512 S. Alexander 2 16 8.0 8 0 Avg. Per Game 196.7 170.7 M. Bell 2 9 4.5 5 0 Sacked/Yards Lost 5/25 6/36 T. Bell 1 19 19.0 19 0 Gross Yards 615 548 Miree 1 16 16.0 16 0 Att./Completions 84/50 85/54 Cobbs 1 12 12.0 12 0 Completion Pct. 59.5 63.5 Marshall 1 9 9.0 9 0 Had Intercepted 1 3 Terrell 1 9 9.0 9 0 Punts/Average 8/44.9 12/48.8 K. Johnson 1 8 8.0 8 0 Net Punting Avg. 8/41.0 12/37.5 Powers-Neal 1 2 2.0 2 0 Penalties/Yards 18/150 23/155 Team 50 615 12.3 35t 3 Fumbles/Ball Lost 5/2 4/0 Opponents 54 548 10.1 25 2 Touchdowns 8 4 Rushing 5 2 Interceptions No. Yds Avg Long TD Passing 3 2 Ferguson 1 5 5.0 5 0 Returns 0 0 Foxworth 1 0 0.0 0 0 D.J. Williams 1 0 0.0 0 0 Team 3 5 1.7 5 0 Opponents 1 5 5.0 5 0 Score By Periods Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT PTS Team 14 30 14 7 0 65 Punting No. Yds Avg Net TB In Lg B Opponents 3 13 10 18 0 44 Ernster 6 257 42.8 38.8 0 3 51 0 Knorr 2 102 51.0 47.5 0 1 55 0 Team 8 359 44.9 41.0 0 4 55 0 Opponents 12 586 48.8 37.5 3 1 70 0

Scoring TD Rush Rec Ret K-PAT FG S PTS Punt Returns Ret FC Yds Avg Long TD Elam 0 0 0 0 8/8 3/5 0 17 Kircus 3 1 30 10.0 16 0 M. Bell 2 2 0 0 0 12 Terrell 2 0 32 16.0 24 0 T. Bell 1 1 0 0 0 6 Adams 1 0 4 4.0 4 0 Cobbs 1 1 0 0 0 6 M. Bell 1 0 10 10.0 10 0 N. Jackson 1 0 1 0 0 6 Team 7 1 76 10.9 24 0 Kircus 1 0 1 0 0 6 Opponents 7 1 31 4.4 16 0 Nash 1 1 0 0 0 6 Scheffler 1 0 1 0 0 6 Kickoff Returns No. Yds Avg Long TD Team 8 5 3 0 8/8 3/5 0 65 Clark 6 145 24.2 36 0 Opponents 4 2 2 0 3/3 5/5 0 44 R. Alexander 2 42 21.0 22 0 Kircus 2 30 15.0 19 0 2-Pt. Conversions: Team 0-0, Opponents 1-1 Team 10 217 21.7 36 0 Sacks: Veal 2, Ekuban 1, Lang 1, Paymah 1, D.J. Williams 1, Team 6, Opponents 5 Opponents 7 137 19.6 27 0

Field Goals 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Elam 0/0 1/1 2/2 0/1 0/1 Team 0/0 1/1 2/2 0/1 0/1

Opponents 0/0 2/2 2/2 1/1 0/0

Elam: (36G,35G)(51N)(41N,23G)

Team: (36G,35G)(51N)(41N,23G)

Opponents: (36G,28G)(41G)(29G,32G)

Passing Att Cmp Yds Cmp% Yds/Att TD TD% Int Int% Long Sack/Lost Rating

Cutler 43 27 360 62.8 8.37 2 4.7 0 0.0 30 1/1 104.8

Plummer 34 19 226 55.9 6.65 1 2.9 0 0.0 35t 0/0 86.2

Van Pelt 7 4 29 57.1 4.14 0 0.0 1 14.3 10 4/24 27.4 Team 84 50 615 59.5 7.32 3 3.6 1 1.2 35t 5/25 89.1 Opponents 85 54 548 63.5 6.45 2 2.4 3 3.5 25 6/36 75.0

DENVER BRONCOS 2006 PRESEASON DEFENSIVE STATISTICS (2-1) (based on press box statistics) PLAYER TT UT A S Yds. I Yds. PD FF FR 1 Vaughn, C. 10 5 5 0.0 0.0 00000 2 Paymah 9 8 1 1.0 6.0 00100 Williams, DJ. 9 7 2 1.0 9.0 10110 4 Cox 8620.00.000200 Green, L. 8 5 3 0.0 0.0 00000 Lang 8 5 3 0.0 0.0 00010 7 Dumervil 7 4 3 0.0 0.0 00000 Engelberger 7 4 3 0.0 0.0 00100 Veal 7 4 3 2.0 14.0 00000 Webster 7 6 1 0.0 0.0 00000 Wells 7 6 1 0.0 0.0 00000 12 Lynch 6 5 1 0.0 0.0 00000 Williams, Da. 6 6 0 0.0 0.0 00200 14 Ekuban 5 4 1 1.0 7.0 00000 Foxworth 5 4 1 0.0 0.0 10300 Wilson 5 4 1 0.0 0.0 00000 17 Harrison 4 4 0 0.0 0.0 00000 Shoate 4 2 2 0.0 0.0 00100 19 Alexander, R. 3 3 0 0.0 0.0 00000 Brandon 3 2 1 0.0 0.0 00100 Ferguson 3 1 2 0.0 0.0 15100 Gold 3 2 1 0.0 0.0 00000 Gordon 3 2 1 0.0 0.0 00000 Myers 3 3 0 0.0 0.0 00000 25 Abdullah 2 1 1 0.0 0.0 00110 Burton 2 0 2 0.0 0.0 00000 Chukwurah 2 0 2 0.0 0.0 00000 Everett 2 1 1 0.0 0.0 00000 Rogers 2 1 1 0.0 0.0 00000 30 Vaughn, K. 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 00000 TEAM 151 105 46 5.0 36.0 3 5 14 3 0 SPECIAL TEAMS STATISTICS PLAYER TT UT A FF FR BK BP TD 1 Alexander, R. 21100000 Cox 22000000 Leach 22000000 Wells 22000000 5 Brandon 11000000 Burns 11000000 Harrison 10100000 Jackson, N. 11000000 Scheffler 11000000 Vaughn, C. 11000000 Webster 11000000 TEAM 15 13 200000

MIS. TACKLES: Alexander, S. 1, Devoe 1, Kircus 1. DEFENSIVE TOUCHDOWNS: None. MIS. FUMBLE RECOVERIES: Cutler 2, Scheffler 1. TWO-POINT CONVERSION STOPS: None. MIS. SPEC. TEAMS FUMBLE RECOVERIES:None. BLOCKED PUNTS: None. MIS. FORCED FUMBLES: None. BLOCKED KICKS: None. ARIZONA CARDINALS 2006 PRESEASON TEAM STATISTICS (2-1)

Date W-L Score OT Opponent Attendance Rushing No. Yds Avg Long TD 08/12 W 21-13 Pittsburgh 63,400 Arrington 20 67 3.4 12 0 08/19 L 3-30 at New England 68,756 Anderson 16 64 4.0 23 0 08/25 W 23-16 at Chicago 60,828 Leinart 6 45 7.5 16 0 08/31 Denver Shipp 16 36 2.3 6 0 Ferri 11 31 2.8 7 1 Arizona Opponent Warner 2 10 5.0 5 0 Total First Downs 51 63 James 7 1 0.1 3 0 Rushing 12 11 Navarre 1 1 1.0 1 0 Passing 30 44 Davey 2 -2 -1.0 -1 0 Penalty 9 8 Walters 2 -14 -7.0 -7 0 3rd Down: Made/Att 20/40 21/42 Team 83 239 2.9 23 1 3rd Down Pct. 50.0 50.0 Opponents 79 281 3.6 14 1 4th Down: Made/Att 2/2 0/1 4th Down Pct. 100.0 0.0 Receiving No. Yds Avg Long TD Possession Avg. 28:07 31:53 Walters 9 85 9.4 39 0 Total Net Yards 706 1019 Fitzgerald 7 104 14.9 27 0 Avg. Per Game 235.3 339.7 Bry. Johnson 6 91 15.2 26 2 Total Plays 178 190 Boldin 6 66 11.0 23 0 Avg. Per Play 4.0 5.4 Pope 5 34 6.8 11 1 Net Yards Rushing 239 281 Arrington 5 20 4.0 11 0 Avg. Per Game 79.7 93.7 Holiday 4 19 4.8 6 0 Total Rushes 83 79 McCoy 3 29 9.7 19 0 Net Yards Passing 467 738 Ayanbadejo 3 15 5.0 15t 1 Avg. Per Game 155.7 246.0 Spurlock 2 11 5.5 8 0 Sacked/Yards Lost 7/41 5/35 Edwards 1 25 25.0 25 0 Gross Yards 508 773 Shipp 1 12 12.0 12 0 Att./Completions 88/54 106/71 Bergen 1 2 2.0 2 0 Completion Pct. 61.4 67.0 Anderson 1 -5 -5.0 -5 0 Had Intercepted 4 2 Team 54 508 9.4 39 4 Punts/Average 14/39.5 9/47.6 Opponents 71 773 10.9 33 4 Net Punting Avg. 14/36.9 9/40.2 Penalties/Yards 19/184 25/179 Interceptions No. Yds Avg Long TD Fumbles/Ball Lost 3/1 6/2 Hayes 1 8 8.0 8 0 Touchdowns 5 5 Rolle 1 4 4.0 4 0 Rushing 1 1 Team 2 12 6.0 8 0 Passing 4 4 Opponents 4 -1 -.2 10 0 Returns 0 0 Punting No. Yds Avg Net TB In Lg B Player 9 330 36.7 33.4 0 1 56 0 Capshaw 5 223 44.6 43.0 0 3 51 0 Score By Periods Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT PTS Team 14 553 39.5 36.9 0 4 56 0 Team 7 20 10 10 0 47 Opponents 9 428 47.6 40.2 0 1 59 0 Opponents 9 16 10 24 0 59 Punt Returns Ret FC Yds Avg Long TD Walters 4 2 50 12.5 28 0 Spurlock 2 0 13 6.5 7 0 Bry. Johnson 1 0 3 3.0 3 0 Team 7 2 66 9.4 28 0 Scoring TD Rush Rec Ret K-PAT FG S PTS Opponents 5 2 37 7.4 19 0 Bry. Johnson 2 0 2 0 0 12 Rackers 0 0 0 0 3/3 2/2 0 9 Kickoff Returns No. Yds Avg Long TD Novak 0 0 0 0 2/2 2/2 0 8 Arrington 7 169 24.1 33 0 Ayanbadejo 1 0 1 0 0 6 Spurlock 4 92 23.0 33 0 Ferri 1 1 0 0 0 6 Ferri 1 19 19.0 19 0 Pope 1 0 1 0 0 6 Bry. Johnson 1 23 23.0 23 0 Team 5 1 4 0 5/5 4/4 0 47 Team 13 303 23.3 33 0 Opponents 5 1 4 0 5/5 8/9 0 59 Opponents 9 195 21.7 28 0

Field Goals 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ 2-Pt. Conversions: Team 0-0, Opponents 0-0 Novak 1/1 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/1 Sacks: Berry 2, Pace 1, Schable 1, Watson 1, Team 5, Opponents 7 Rackers 0/0 0/0 0/0 2/2 0/0 Team 1/1 0/0 0/0 2/2 1/1 Opponents 0/0 2/2 4/4 2/2 0/1

Novak: ()()(50G,19G) Rackers: ()(48G)(49G) Team: ()(48G)(49G,50G,19G) Opponents: (54N,48G,24G)(37G,33G,37G)(49G,39G, 27G))

Passing Att Cmp Yds Cmp% Yds/Att TD TD% Int Int% Long Sack/Lost Rating Warner 33 23 249 69.7 7.55 3 9.1 1 3.0 26 2/18 109.3 Leinart 32 19 189 59.4 5.91 1 3.1 0 0.0 39 4/15 86.6 Navarre 23 12 70 52.2 3.04 0 0.0 3 13.0 19 1/8 18.7 Team 88 54 508 61.4 5.77 4 4.5 4 4.5 39 7/41 73.5 Opponents 106 71 773 67.0 7.29 4 3.8 2 1.9 33 5/35 93.0

DENVER BRONCOS 2005 FINAL REGULAR-SEASON TEAM STATISTICS (13-3)

Date W-L Score OT Opponent Attendance Rushing No. Yds Avg Long TD 09/11 L 10-34 at Miami 72,324 Mi. Anderson 239 1014 4.2 44t 12 09/18 W 20-17 San Diego 75,310 Bell 173 921 5.3 68 8 09/26 W 30-10 Kansas City 76,381 Dayne 53 270 5.1 55 1 10/02 W 20-7 at Jacksonville 66,045 Plummer 46 151 3.3 22 2 10/09 W 21-19 Washington 75,880 Lelie 5 84 16.8 39 0 10/16 W 28-20 New England 76,571 Van Pelt 11 48 4.4 11 1 10/23 L 23-24 at New York Giants 78,516 Sapp 5 21 4.2 10 0 10/30 W 49-21 Philadelphia 76,530 Adams 5 14 2.8 13 0 11/13 W 31-17 at Oakland 62,779 Johnson 4 9 2.3 4 1 11/20 W 27-0 New York Jets 76,255 Smith 1 7 7.0 7 0 11/24 W 24-21 OT at Dallas 63,273 Team 542 2539 4.7 68 25 12/04 L 27-31 at Kansas City 78,261 Opponents 344 1363 4.0 61 10

12/11 W 12-10 Baltimore 75,651 12/17 W 28-17 at Buffalo 71,887 Receiving No. Yds Avg Long TD 12/24 W 22-3 Oakland 76,212 Smith 85 1105 13.0 72 6 12/31 W 23-7 at San Diego 65,513 Lelie 42 770 18.3 56 1 Putzier 37 481 13.0 32 0 Denver Opponent Adams 21 203 9.7 21 0 Total First Downs 330 295 S. Alexander 21 170 8.1 15 1 Rushing 145 82 Mi. Anderson 18 212 11.8 66t 1 Passing 162 183 Bell 18 104 5.8 14 0 Penalty 23 30 Johnson 17 160 9.4 33 5 3rd Down: Made/Att 76/210 76/207 Devoe 9 87 9.7 44t 1 3rd Down Pct. 36.2 36.7 Dayne 3 17 5.7 7 0 4th Down: Made/Att 14/19 10/19 4th Down Pct. 73.7 52.6 Duke 2 22 11.0 21 1 Possession Avg. 32:37 27:23 Watts 2 22 11.0 12 0 Total Net Yards 5766 5006 Sapp 2 17 8.5 12 0 Avg. Per Game 360.4 312.9 Carswell 2 3 1.5 2t 2 Total Plays 1030 985 Team 279 3373 12.1 72 18 Avg. Per Play 5.6 5.1 Opponents 344 3833 11.1 91t 20

Net Yards Rushing 2539 1363 Avg. Per Game 158.7 85.2 Interceptions No. Yds Avg Long TD Total Rushes 542 344 Bailey 8 139 17.4 65t 2 Net Yards Passing 3227 3643 Ferguson 5 59 11.8 30 0 Avg. Per Game 201.7 227.7 Da. Williams 2 108 54.0 80t 1 Sacked/Yards Lost 23/146 28/190 Foxworth 2 23 11.5 23 0 Gross Yards 3373 3833 Lynch 2 2 1.0 1 0 Att./Completions 465/279 613/344 Completion Pct. 60.0 56.1 Cox 1 48 48.0 48 0 Had Intercepted 7 20 Team 20 379 19.0 80t 3 Opponents 7 43 6.1 25 0 Punts/Average 73/43.2 81/44.9 Net Punting Avg. 73/38.0 81/38.2 Penalties/Yards 97/756 139/989 Punting No. Yds Avg Net TB In Lg B Fumbles/Ball Lost 19/9 29/16 Sauerbrun 72 3157 43.8 38.0 6 24 66 1 Touchdowns 46 31 Team 73 3157 43.2 38.0 6 24 66 1 Rushing 25 10 Opponents 81 3633 44.9 38.2 13 25 64 0 Passing 18 20 Returns 3 1 Punt Returns Ret FC Yds Avg Long TD Score By Periods Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT PTS Da. Williams 17 12 148 8.7 52 0 Team 81 143 83 85 3 395 Adams 16 5 133 8.3 32 0 Opponents 44 61 37 116 0 258 Team 33 17 281 8.5 52 0 Opponents 36 15 266 7.4 20 0

Scoring TD Rush Rec Ret K-PAT FG S PTS Elam 0 0 0 0 43/44 24/32 0 115 Kickoff Returns No. Yds Avg Long TD Mi. Anderson 13 12 1 0 0 78 Da. Williams 18 431 23.9 36 0 Bell 8 8 0 0 0 48 R. Alexander 12 261 21.8 31 0 Johnson 6 1 5 0 0 36 Adams 10 218 21.8 32 0 Smith 6 0 6 0 0 36 Sapp 2 28 14.0 20 0 Bailey 2 0 0 2 0 12 Mi. Anderson 1 18 18.0 18 0 Carswell 2 0 2 0 0 12 Carswell 1 0 0.0 0 0 Plummer 2 2 0 0 0 12 Engelberger 1 5 5.0 5 0 S. Alexander 1 0 1 0 0 6 Johnson 1 8 8.0 8 0 Dayne 1 1 0 0 0 6 Veal 1 6 6.0 6 0 Devoe 1 0 1 0 0 6 Duke 1 0 1 0 0 6 Team 47 975 20.7 36 0 Opponents 67 1696 25.3 87 0 Lelie 1 0 1 0 0 6 Van Pelt 1 1 0 0 0 6 Da. Williams 1 0 0 1 0 6 Field Goals 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Putzier 0 0 0 0 0 2 Elam 0/0 9/10 5/5 9/13 1/4 Veal 0 0 0 0 1 2 Team 0/0 9/10 5/5 9/13 1/4 Team 46 25 18 3 43/44 24/32 1 395 Opponents 0/0 3/3 6/8 4/5 1/2 Opponents 31 10 20 1 30/30 14/18 0 258

Elam: (28G)(45G,53N,53N,41G)(30G,51G,25G,46N) 2-Pt. Conversions: Putzier, Team 1-2, Opponents 0-1 (41N,46B,33G,42G)()()(49G,42G,27G,49N)()(22G, Sacks: Ekuban 4, Lynch 4, Pryce 4, Gold 3, Warren 3, Wilson 3, Brown 2, 38G,25G)(26G,47G)(24G)(22G,40G)(47G,48G)() (29G,33G,34G,52N)(28N) Coleman 1, M. Myers 1, Veal 1, Da. Williams 1, (group) 1, Team 28, Opponents 23 Opponents: (29G,44G)(42G)(28G)()(34G,38B,36G) (39G,53N,38G)(52G)()(45N,40G)()(34N)(34G)(29G) (31G)(43G)()

Passing Att Cmp Yds Cmp% Yds/Att TD TD% Int Int% Long Sack/Lost Rating

Plummer 456 277 3366 60.7 7.38 18 3.9 7 1.5 72 22/135 90.2

Van Pelt 8 2 7 25.0 0.88 0 0.0 0 0.0 5 0/0 39.6

Smith 1 0 0 0.0 0.00 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 1/11 39.6 Team 465 279 3373 60.0 7.25 18 3.9 7 1.5 72 23/146 88.9

Opponents 613 344 3833 56.1 6.25 20 3.3 20 3.3 91t 28/190 72.2

DENVER BRONCOS 2005 FINAL REGULAR-SEASON DEFENSIVE STATISTICS (13-3) (based on coaches' film review) PLAYER TT UT A S Yds. I Yds. PD FF FR 1 Gold 106 81 25 3.0 17.0 0054 2 2 Wilson 90 72 18 3.0 12.0 0092 1 3 Ferguson 81 62 19 0.0 0.0 5 59 12 2 1 4 Bailey 72 62 10 0.0 0.0 8 139 28 2 0 5 Lynch 69 47 22 4.0 41.0 2284 0 6 Williams, D.J. 68 44 24 0.0 0.0 0051 0 7 Foxworth 66 59 7 0.0 0.0 2 23 18 1 1 8 Williams, Da. 58 52 6 1.0 8.0 2 108 12 1 1 9 Myers 50 28 22 1.0 10.0 0020 1 10 Warren 42 22 20 3.0 25.0 0031 0 11 Ekuban 41 28 13 4.0 21.0 0020 1 Pryce 41 35 6 4.0 22.0 0011 0 13 Brown 38 30 8 2.0 14.0 0010 2 14 Veal 33 23 10 1.0 14.0 0000 1 15 Engelberger 24 17 7 0.0 0.0 0000 0 16 Brandon 20 13 7 0.0 0.0 0030 1 17 Walls 16 16 0 0.0 0.0 0061 0 18 Cox 11 9 2 0.0 0.0 1 48 5 0 0 19 Coleman 10 6 4 1.0 6.0 0010 0 20 Paymah 3 2 1 0.0 0.0 0000 0 21 Burns 2 0 2 0.0 0.0 0000 0 Chukwurah 2 1 1 0.0 0.0 0000 0 Pope 2 2 0 0.0 0.0 0000 0 24 Team 0 0 0 1.0 0.0 0000 0 TOTALS 945 711 234 28.0 190.0 20 379 121 20 12

DENVER BRONCOS 2005 FINAL REGULAR-SEASON SPECIAL-TEAMS STATISTICS (13-3) (based on press box statistics) PLAYER TT UT A FF FR BK BP TD 1 Burns 17 16 101000 2 Paymah 11 9200000 3 Green 10 8200000 4 Cox 98100000 5 Devoe 88012000 6 Chukwurah 75200000 Foxworth 77001000 Sapp 76112000 9 Alexander, R. 64201000 Brandon 65110000 11 Leach 55000000 12 Anderson, Ma. 43100000 Johnson 43100000 14 Ferguson 22000000 Williams, D.J. 22010000 Williams, Da. 22000000 17 Abdullah 11000000 Adams 11000000 Engelberger 11000000 Walls 11000000 21 Pryce 00000100 TOTALS 111 97 14 47100

MISC. TACKLES: Smith 3, S. Alexander 1, Dayne 1, Hamilton 1, DEFENSIVE TOUCHDOWNS: Bailey, 1 vs. S.D. (9/18), 1 at Dal. (11/24) Lelie 1, Nalen 1, Plummer 1, Putzier 1. Da. Williams, 1 at Oak. (11/13). MISC. FUMBLE RECOVERIES: Carlisle 2, Bell 1, Plummer 1. TWO-POINT CONVERSION STOPS: Gold, 1 vs. Was. (10/9). MISC. FORCED FUMBLES: None. BLOCKED PUNTS: None. SAFETY: Veal, 1 at S.D. (12/31). BLOCKED KICKS: Pryce, 1 vs. Was. (10/9). ARIZONA CARDINALS 2005 FINAL REGULAR-SEASON TEAM STATISTICS (5-11)

Date W-L Score OT Opponent Attendance Rushing No. Yds Avg Long TD 09/11 L 19-42 at New York Giants 78,387 Shipp 157 451 2.9 19 0 09/18 L 12-17 St. Louis 45,160 Arrington 112 370 3.3 32 2 09/25 L 12-37 at Seattle 64,843 McCown 29 139 4.8 12 0 10/02 W 31-14 San Francisco 103,467 Ayanbadejo 22 46 2.1 11 0 Boldin 12 45 3.8 11 0 10/09 L 20-24 Carolina 38,809 Fitzgerald 8 41 5.1 15 0 10/23 W 20-10 Tennessee 39,482 Warner 13 28 2.2 13 0 10/30 L 13-34 at Dallas 62,068 Jackson 4 11 2.8 3 0 11/06 L 19-33 Seattle 43,542 Anderson 2 7 3.5 6 0 11/13 L 21-29 at Detroit 61,091 B. Johnson 1 0 0.0 0 0 11/20 W 38-28 at St. Louis 65,750 Team 360 1138 3.2 32 2 11/27 L 17-24 Jacksonville 39,198 Opponents 411 1632 4.0 88t 22

12/04 W 17-10 at San Francisco 60,439 Receiving No. Yds Avg Long TD 12/11 L 13-17 Washington 46,654 Fitzgerald 103 1409 13.7 47 10 12/18 L 19-30 at Houston 70,024 Boldin 102 1402 13.7 54t 7 12/24 W 27-21 Philadelphia 44,723 B. Johnson 40 432 10.8 41 1 01/01 L 13-17 at Indianapolis 57,211 Shipp 35 255 7.3 28 0 Ayanbadejo 34 231 6.8 18 0 Arizona Opponent Bergen 28 270 9.6 32 1 Total First Downs 304 272 Arrington 25 139 5.6 15 0 Rushing 58 83 McCoy 18 191 10.6 24 1 Passing 224 158 Edwards 12 133 11.1 63 1 Penalty 22 31 Lee 11 152 13.8 49 0 3rd Down: Made/Att 91/239 67/196 Newhouse 4 45 11.3 17 0 3rd Down Pct. 38.1 34.2 T. Johnson 3 29 9.7 13 0 4th Down: Made/Att 5/16 4/11 Jackson 2 31 15.5 19 0 4th Down Pct. 31.3 36.4 Baxter 1 4 4.0 4 0 Possession Avg. 31:20 28:40 Warner 1 0 0.0 0 0 Total Net Yards 5575 4729 Team 419 4723 11.3 63 21 Opponents 301 3314 11.0 65t 17 Avg. Per Game 348.4 295.6 Total Plays 1075 936 Interceptions No. Yds Avg Long TD Avg. Per Play 5.2 5.1 Dansby 3 31 10.3 18t 2 Net Yards Rushing 1138 1632 Macklin 2 79 39.5 60t 1 Avg. Per Game 71.1 102.0 Tate 2 47 23.5 25 0 Total Rushes 360 411 Darling 2 22 11.0 15 0 Net Yards Passing 4437 3097 Wilson 1 36 36.0 36 0 Avg. Per Game 277.3 193.6 Rolle 1 29 29.0 29 0 Sacked/Yards Lost 45/286 37/217 Dockett 1 14 14.0 14 0 Gross Yards 4723 3314 Green 1 13 13.0 13 0 Att./Completions 670/419 488/301 Griffith 1 11 11.0 11 0 Completion Pct. 62.5 61.7 Huff 1 3 3.0 3 0 Had Intercepted 21 15 Team 15 285 19.0 60t 3 Punts/Average 74/43.3 85/44.1 Opponents 21 334 15.9 71 1 Net Punting Avg. 74/37.0 85/37.8 Penalties/Yards 145/1184 103/819 Punting No. Yds Avg Net TB In Lg B Fumbles/Ball Lost 26/16 24/11 Player 73 3206 43.9 37.0 7 18 60 1 Touchdowns 26 46 Team 74 3206 43.3 37.0 7 18 60 1 Rushing 2 22 Opponents 85 3752 44.1 37.8 8 26 58 0 Passing 21 17 Returns 3 7 Punt Returns Ret FC Yds Avg Long TD Swinton 42 14 334 8.0 32 0 Moses 7 0 40 5.7 12 0 Score By Periods Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT PTS B. Johnson 1 2 9 9.0 9 0 TeamTeam 27 111 74 99 0 311 Team 50 16 383 7.7 32 0 Opponents 87 105 103 92 0 387 Opponents 39 14 328 8.4 52t 1

Kickoff Returns No. Yds Avg Long TD Scoring TD Rush Rec Ret K-PAT FG S PTS Swinton 63 1456 23.1 90 0 Rackers 0 0 0 0 20/20 40/42 0 140 Moses 7 177 25.3 35 0 Fitzgerald 10 0 10 0 0 60 B. Johnson 2 45 22.5 24 0 Boldin 7 0 7 0 0 44 Anderson 1 7 7.0 7 0 Novak LG 0 0 0 0 15/15 8/10 0 39 Ayanbadejo 1 16 16.0 16 0 Novak TM 0 0 0 0 0/0 3/3 0 9 Green 1 4 4.0 4 0 Arrington 2 2 0 0 0 12 Jackson 1 14 14.0 14 0 Dansby 2 0 0 2 0 12 Team 76 1719 22.6 90 0 Bergen 1 0 1 0 0 6 Opponents 60 1700 28.3 95t 3 Edwards 1 0 1 0 0 6 B. Johnson 1 0 1 0 0 6 Field Goals 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Macklin 1 0 0 1 0 6 Rackers 0/0 11/11 10/10 13/14 6/7 McCoy 1 0 1 0 0 6 Novak LG 1/1 1/1 5/7 1/1 0/0 Ayanbadejo 0 0 0 0 0 4 Novak TM 1/1 0/0 2/2 0/0 0/0 Team 26 2 21 3 20/20 43/45 0 311 Team 1/1 11/11 12/12 13/14 6/7 Opponents 46 22 17 7 44/45 21/24 1 387 Opponents 0/0 10/10 3/4 7/7 1/3

Rackers: (24G,42G)(29G,26G,48G,35G)(54G,39G, 50G,39G) (40G,45G,48G,23G,43G,24G) 2-Pt. Conversions: Ayanbadejo 2, Boldin, Team 3-6, Opponents 1-1 (39G,49G) (33G,24G) (52G,47G) (23G,31G,50G,44G)(51G,28G) Sacks: Wilson 8, Okeafor 7.5, Berry 6, Dansby 4, Kolodziej 3, Smith 3, Blackstock (32G,33G,51G)(43N,42G)()(44G,20G)(26G,42G) (32G,32G,54N) (28G,42G)Team: (24G,42G)(29G,26G,48G,35G)(54G,39G,50G, 39G) (40G,45G,48G,23G,43G,24G) 1, Darling 1, Huff 1, Moore 1, Pace 1, Dockett 0.5, Team 37, Opponents 45 (39G,49G)(33G, 24G)(52G,47G)(23G,31G,50G,44G)(51G,28G)(32G, 33G,51G) (43N,42G)(30G,35G,19G)(44G,20G)(26G, 42G)(32G,32G,54N)(28G,42G) Opponents: ()(29G)(33G,23G,47G)()(46G,53N,62N) (53G)(21G,21G)(26G,28G)(26G,20G)(47G,32G)(30G, 38N)(48G)(41G)(27G,41G,26G)()(44G)

Passing Att Cmp Yds Cmp% Yds/Att TD TD% Int Int% Long Sack/Lost Rating Warner 375 242 2713 64.5 7.23 11 2.9 9 2.4 63 23/158 85.8 McCown 270 163 1836 60.4 6.80 9 3.3 11 4.1 49 18/101 74.9 Navarre 24 14 174 58.3 7.25 1 4.2 1 4.2 43 4/27 77.4 Boldin 1 0 0 0.0 0.00 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0/0 39.6 Team 670 419 4723 62.5 7.05 21 3.1 21 3.1 63 45/286 81.0 Opponents 488 301 3314 61.7 6.79 17 3.5 15 3.1 65t 37/217 80.6 DENVER BRONCOS 2005 FINAL POSTSEASON TEAM STATISTICS (1-1)

Date W-L Score OT Opponent Attendance Rushing No. Yds Avg Long TD 01/14 W 27-13 New England (Divisional Playoff) 76,238 Mi. Anderson 28 105 3.8 18 3 01/22 L 17-34 Pittsburgh (AFC Championship) 76,755 Bell 11 50 4.5 11 0 Plummer 14 38 2.7 8 0

Team 53 193 3.6 18 3

Opponents 54 169 3.1 17 2

Receiving No. Yds Avg Long TD Smith 10 157 15.7 42 1 Lelie 7 118 16.9 38 1 Putzier 7 92 13.1 24 0 Denver Opponent Bell 5 28 5.6 9 0 Total First Downs 32 35 Mi. Anderson 4 25 6.3 14 0 Rushing 11 8 Team 33 420 12.7 42 2 Passing 17 27 Opponents 41 616 15.0 73 3 Penalty 4 0

3rd Down: Made/Att 9/25 13/27

3rd Down Pct. 36.0 48.1 Interceptions No. Yds Avg Long TD 4th Down: Made/Att 2/4 0/1 Bailey 1 100 100.0 100 0 4th Down Pct. 50.0 0.0 Lynch 1 5 5.0 5 0 Possession Avg. 27:51 32:09 Team 2 105 52.5 100 0 Total Net Yards 594 778 Opponents 3 15 5.0 14 0

Avg. Per Game 297.0 389.0

Total Plays 114 121 Avg. Per Play 5.2 6.4 Punting No. Yds Avg Net TB In Lg B Net Yards Rushing 193 169 Sauerbrun 8 361 45.1 38.9 0 4 58 0 Avg. Per Game 96.5 84.5 Team 8 361 45.1 38.9 0 4 58 0 Total Rushes 53 54 Opponents 7 294 42.0 37.7 1 2 50 0

Net Yards Passing 401 609 Avg. Per Game 200.5 304.5 Sacked/Yards Lost 5/19 2/7 Punt Returns Ret FC Yds Avg Long TD Gross Yards 420 616 Adams 1 4 10 10.0 10 0 Att./Completions 56/33 65/41 Team 1 4 10 10.0 10 0 Opponents 5 2 50 10.0 14 0 Completion Pct. 58.9 63.1

Had Intercepted 3 2

Punts/Average 8/45.1 7/42.0 Net Punting Avg. 8/38.9 7/37.7 Kickoff Returns No. Yds Avg Long TD Penalties/Yards 8/44 16/143 Adams 7 164 23.4 47 0 Fumbles/Ball Lost 3/2 4/3 Sapp 1 11 11.0 11 0 Touchdowns 5 5 Da. Williams 1 19 19.0 19 0 Rushing 3 2 Team 9 194 21.6 47 0 Opponents 8 192 24.0 32 0 Passing 2 3

Returns 0 0

Field Goals 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Score By Periods Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT PTS Elam 0/0 1/1 1/1 0/0 1/1 Team 0 13 14 17 0 44 Team 0/0 1/1 1/1 0/0 1/1 Opponents 3 24 3 17 0 47 Opponents 0/0 0/0 1/1 3/4 0/0

Scoring TD Rush Rec Ret K-PAT FG S PTS Elam: (50G,34G)(23G) Mi. Anderson 3 3 0 0 0 18 Team: (50G,34G)(23G) Elam 0 0 0 0 5/5 3/3 0 14 Opponents: (40G,32G,43N)(47G,42G)

Lelie 1 0 1 0 0 6 Smith 1 0 1 0 0 6 Team 5 3 2 0 5/5 3/3 0 44 Opponents 5 2 3 0 5/5 4/5 0 47

2-Pt. Conversions: Team 0-0, Opponents 0-0 Sacks: M. Myers 1, D.J. Williams 0.5, Pryce 0.5, Team 2, Opponents 5

Passing Att Cmp Yds Cmp% Yds/Att TD TD% Int Int% Long Sack/Lost Rating Plummer 56 33 420 58.9 7.50 2 3.6 3 5.4 42 5/19 72.0

Team 56 33 420 58.9 7.50 2 3.6 3 5.4 42 5/19 72.0 Opponents 65 41 616 63.1 9.48 3 4.6 2 3.1 73 2/7 96.7

DENVER BRONCOS 2005 FINAL POSTSEASON DEFENSIVE STATISTICS (1-1) (based on coaches' film review) PLAYER TT UT A S Yds. I Yds. PD FF FR 1 Foxworth 20 13 7 0.0 0.0 0010 0 2 Williams, D.J. 17 10 7 0.5 3.5 0000 0 3 Wilson 15 11 4 0.0 0.0 0020 0 4 Ferguson 14 9 5 0.0 0.0 0011 0 5 Gold 11 8 3 0.0 0.0 0000 1 6 Lynch 9 7 2 0.0 0.0 1530 0 7 Brown 8 8 0 0.0 0.0 0011 0 Myers 8 7 1 1.0 0.0 0000 0 9 Coleman 6 6 0 0.0 0.0 0000 0 Warren 6 2 4 0.0 0.0 0000 0 11 Bailey 5 3 2 0.0 0.0 1 100 4 0 0 12 Ekuban 4 2 2 0.0 0.0 0000 0 Pryce 4 2 2 0.5 3.5 0000 0 14 Brandon 3 2 1 0.0 0.0 0000 0 Williams, Da. 3 3 0 0.0 0.0 0000 0 16 Veal 1 1 0 0.0 0.0 0000 0 TOTALS 134 94 40 2.0 7.0 2 105 12 2 1

DENVER BRONCOS 2005 FINAL POSTSEASON SPECIAL-TEAMS STATISTICS (1-1) (based on press box statistics) PLAYER TT UT A FF FR BK BP TD 1 Brandon 22000000 Burns 22000000 Sapp 22001000 4 Bell 11000000 Chukwurah 11000000 Green 11000000 Johnson 11000000 Paymah 11000000 Sauerbrun 11010000 10 Leach 00001000 TOTALS 12 12 012000

MISC. TACKLES: Nalen 2, Alexander, S. 1, Hamilton 1. DEFENSIVE TOUCHDOWNS: None. MISC. FUMBLE RECOVERIES: None. TWO-POINT CONVERSION STOPS: None. MISC. FORCED FUMBLES: None. BLOCKED PUNTS: None. SAFETIES: None. BLOCKED KICKS: None. DENVER BRONCOS 2005 FINAL PRESEASON TEAM STATISTICS (4-0)

Date W-L Score OT Opponent Attendance Rushing No. Yds Avg Long TD 08/13 W 20-14 at Houston 70,016 Mi. Anderson 24 210 8.8 93t 2 08/20 W 26-21 San Francisco 70,794 Dayne 35 187 5.3 23 0 08/27 W 37-24 Indianapolis 74,152 Bell 28 153 5.5 35 1 09/02 W 30-21 at Arizona 40,888 Van Pelt 15 110 7.3 40 0 Griffin 24 89 3.7 11 0 Denver Opponent Mauck 5 23 4.6 16t 1 Total First Downs 84 76 Plummer 3 18 6.0 12 0 Rushing 38 25 Devoe 1 8 8.0 8 0 Passing 42 40 Luke 1 3 3.0 3 0 Penalty 4 11 Friehauf 1 -1 -1.0 -1 0 3rd Down: Made/Att 26/58 18/54 Team 137 800 5.8 93t 4 3rd Down Pct. 44.8 33.3 Opponents 103 420 4.1 23t 2 4th Down: Made/Att 1/2 1/4 4th Down Pct. 50.0 25.0 Receiving No. Yds Avg Long TD Possession Avg. 31:42 28:18 Devoe 10 200 20.0 92t 2 Total Net Yards 1613 1251 Watts 8 87 10.9 22t 2 Avg. Per Game 403.3 312.8 Lelie 6 134 22.3 40t 1 Total Plays 265 254 Adams 6 77 12.8 19 0 Avg. Per Play 6.1 4.9 Smith 6 76 12.7 17 0 Net Yards Rushing 800 420 Mi. Anderson 5 44 8.8 20 1 Avg. Per Game 200.0 105.0 Putzier 4 76 19.0 28t 1 Total Rushes 137 103 Dayne 4 27 6.8 10 0 Net Yards Passing 813 831 Rice 4 24 6.0 8 0 Avg. Per Game 203.3 207.8 K. Johnson 3 45 15.0 27 0 Sacked/Yards Lost 9/63 14/76 Luke 3 28 9.3 16 0 Gross Yards 876 907 Bell 3 23 7.7 13 0 Att./Completions 119/67 137/82 S. Alexander 2 4 2.0 3t 1 Completion Pct. 56.3 59.9 Duke 1 20 20.0 20 0 Had Intercepted 1 1 Jackson 1 13 13.0 13 0 Punts/Average 15/43.5 24/42.4 Griffin 1 -2 -2.0 -2 0 Net Punting Avg. 15/35.0 24/33.1 Team 67 876 13.1 92t 8 Penalties/Yards 33/323 39/292 Opponents 82 907 11.1 58t 8 Fumbles/Ball Lost 6/1 8/2 Touchdowns 12 10 Interceptions No. Yds Avg Long TD Rushing 4 2 Brandon 1 13 13.0 13 0 Passing 8 8 Team 1 13 13.0 13 0 Returns 0 0 Opponents 1 0 0.0 0 0

Punting No. Yds Avg Net TB In Lg B Sauerbrun 14 611 43.6 34.6 2 1 58 0 Score By Periods Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT PTS Ernster 1 41 41.0 41.0 0 0 41 0 Team 23 31 24 35 0 113 Team 15 652 43.5 35.0 2 1 58 0 Opponents 14 27 10 29 0 80 Opponents 24 1017 42.4 33.1 2 6 58 0

Punt Returns Ret FC Yds Avg Long TD Adams 7 1 123 17.6 39 0 Scoring TD Rush Rec Ret K-PAT FG S PTS Da. Williams 5 3 15 3.0 14 0 Elam 0 0 0 0 11/11 10/12 0 41 Luke 2 0 44 22.0 44 0 Mi. Anderson 3 2 1 0 0 18 Team 14 4 182 13.0 44 0 Devoe 2 0 2 0 0 12 Opponents 10 2 87 8.7 17 0 Watts 2 0 2 0 0 12 S. Alexander 1 0 1 0 0 6 Kickoff Returns No. Yds Avg Long TD Bell 1 1 0 0 0 6 Da. Williams 2 50 25.0 26 0 Lelie 1 0 1 0 0 6 R. Alexander 1 20 20.0 20 0 Mauck 1 1 0 0 0 6 Luke 1 15 15.0 15 0 Putzier 1 0 1 0 0 6 Team 4 85 21.3 26 0 Dayne 0 0 0 0 0 0 Opponents 18 412 22.9 35 0 Team 12 4 8 0 11/11 10/12 0 113 Opponents 10 2 8 0 9/9 3/4 0 80 Field Goals 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Elam 0/0 6/6 3/3 1/3 0/0 2-Pt. Conversions: Dayne 0, Team 0-1, Opponents 1-1 Team 0/0 6/6 3/3 1/3 0/0 Sacks: Engelberger 4.0, Pryce 2.0, D.. Williams 2.0, Ekuban 1.0, L. Green 1.0, Opponents 0/0 3/3 0/0 0/0 0/1 Palepoi 1.0, Sykes 1.0, Veal 1.0 Team 14.0, Opponents 9.0 Elam: (27G,24G)(31G,45N,48N,22G)(31G,28G,38G) (43G,24G,22G) Team: (27G,24G)(31G,45N,48N,22G)(31G,28G,38G) (43G,24G,22G)

Opponents: ()(55N)(28G)(26G,28G)

Passing Att Cmp Yds Cmp% Yds/Att TD TD% Int Int% Long Sack/Lost Rating Van Pelt 67 36 385 53.7 5.75 4 6.0 0 0.0 32 7/54 90.7 Plummer 35 23 321 65.7 9.17 3 8.6 0 0.0 40t 2/9 123.6 Mauck 17 8 170 47.1 10.00 1 5.9 1 5.9 92t 0/0 78.1 Team 119 67 876 56.3 7.36 8 6.7 1 0.8 92t 9/63 98.6 Opponents 137 82 907 59.9 6.62 8 5.8 1 0.7 58t 14/76 96.0

DENVER BRONCOS 2005 FINAL PRESEASON DEFENSIVE STATISTICS (4-0) (based on press box statistics) PLAYER TT UT A S Yds. I Yds. PD FF FR 1 Foxworth 15 12 3 0.0 0.0 00200 Paymah 15 13 2 0.0 0.0 00400 3 Williams, Da. 14 12 2 1.0 8.0 00300 4 Brandon 11 9 2 0.0 0.0 1 13 2 0 0 Engelberger 11 10 1 4.0 26.0 00000 6 Gold 10 7 3 0.0 0.0 00000 LeSueur 10 9 1 0.0 0.0 00100 8 Davis 9 6 3 0.0 0.0 00300 Pierce 9 8 1 0.0 0.0 00000 Walls 9 9 0 0.0 0.0 00310 Williams, D.J. 9 7 2 1.0 2.0 00000 12 Burns 8 5 3 0.0 0.0 00000 Green 8 8 0 1.0 6.0 00010 M. Myers 8 8 0 0.0 0.0 00000 15 Sykes 7 5 2 1.0 5.0 00000 Wilson 7 5 2 0.0 0.0 00000 17 Chukwurah 6 6 0 0.0 0.0 00210 Pryce 6 6 0 2.0 20.0 00100 19 Ferguson 5 3 2 0.0 0.0 00100 Lynch 5 5 0 0.0 0.0 00000 21 Alexander, R. 4 4 0 0.0 0.0 00000 Palepoi 4 3 1 1.0 5.0 00110 Pope 4 3 1 0.0 0.0 00100 24 Anderson, Ma. 3 2 1 0.0 0.0 00100 Coleman 3 1 2 0.0 0.0 00000 Ekuban 3 3 0 1.0 4.0 00000 Steele 3 3 0 0.0 0.0 00000 Veal 3 3 0 1.0 0.0 00000 29 Elliss 2 0 2 0.0 0.0 00000 30 Babers 1 1 0 0.0 0.0 00000 Cox 1100.00.000000 Warren 1 1 0 0.0 0.0 00000 TEAM 1 0 1 1.0 0.0 00000 34 Browner 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 00100 TOTALS 215 178 37 14.0 76.0 1 13 26 4 0 SPECIAL TEAMS STATISTICS PLAYER TT UT A FF FR BK BP TD 1 LeSueur 44001000 Pierce 43100000 3 Devoe 32110000 Paymah 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 Adams 21100000 Alexander, R. 22001000 Brandon 22000000 Burns 22000000 Chukwurah 22000000 Green 22000000 11 Bell 11000000 Ferguson 11000000 Foxworth 11000000 Leach 11000000 Luke 11000000 Miree 11000000 Sapp 10100000 TOTALS 33 28 512000

MISC. TACKLES: Plummer 1. DEFENSIVE TOUCHDOWNS: None. MISC. FUMBLE RECOVERIES: Adams 1, Devoe 1, Van Pelt 1. TWO-POINT CONVERSION STOPS: None. MISC. FORCED FUMBLES: None. BLOCKED PUNTS: None. BLOCKED KICKS: None. DENVER BRONCOS 2006 DEPTH CHART (as of Monday, Aug. 28, 2006)

Broncos Offense WR 80 Rod Smith 17 Darius Watts 87 David Kircus 19 Brian Clark 81 Charlie Adams LT 78 74 Cornell Green 77 Dwayne Carswell 70 Javiar Collins LG 50 Ben Hamilton 59 Taylor Whitley 63 Rob Hunt C 66 Tom Nalen 62 Chris Myers 67 Greg Eslinger RG 65 Cooper Carlisle 73 Chris Kuper 68 Martin Bibla RT 72 George Foster 75 Adam Meadows 69 P.J. Alexander 64 Erik Pears TE 82 Stephen Alexander 88 Tony Scheffler 89 Nate Jackson 46 Chad Mustard 83 Mike Leach WR 84 Javon Walker 15 Brandon Marshall 13 David Terrell 14 Todd Devoe QB 16 Jake Plummer 6 Jay Cutler 11 Bradlee Van Pelt 5 Preston Parsons RB 20 Mike Bell 26 Tatum Bell 33 Ron Dayne 34 Cedric Cobbs 29 Damien Nash FB 37 Cecil Sapp 39 Kyle Johnson 31 Brandon Miree 43 Rashon Powers-Neal

Broncos Defense LE 98 Courtney Brown 76 Kenard Lang 54 Patrick Chukwurah 90 Corey Jackson LT 96 Michael Myers 93 94 Amon Gordon 71 Patrice Majondo-Mwamba RT 61 Gerard Warren 97 Demetrin Veal 92 Elvis Dumervil 79 RE 91 Ebenezer Ekuban 60 John Engelberger 95 Khaleed Vaughn WLB 52 Ian Gold 53 Louis Green 49 Kevin Harrison MLB 56 Al Wilson 58 Nate Webster 51 Keith Burns SLB 55 D.J. Williams 50 Cameron Vaughn 59 Ray Wells LCB 24 Champ Bailey 22 Domonique Foxworth 41 Karl Paymah 23 Willie Middlebrooks RCB 27 Darrent Williams 45 Roc Alexander 28 Jeff Shoate 35 Antwaun Rogers SS 25 Nick Ferguson 40 Curome Cox 21 Hamza Abdullah FS 47 John Lynch 42 Sam Brandon 32

Broncos Specialists P 10 Todd Sauerbrun 4 Micah Knorr 3 Paul Ernster K 1 Jason Elam KO 3 Paul Ernster 4 Micah Knorr 10 Todd Sauerbrun PR 27 Darrent Williams 20 Mike Bell 87 David Kircus 15 Brandon Marshall 81 Charlie Adams KR 20 Mike Bell 87 David Kircus 19 Brian Clark 81 Charlie Adams 34 Cedric Cobbs 37 Cecil Sapp PC 83 Mike Leach 88 Tony Scheffler 73 Chris Kuper KC 83 Mike Leach 62 Chris Myers 88 Tony Scheffler H 16 Jake Plummer 6 Jay Cutler 4 Micah Knorr

Rookie and First-Year players underlined [injured players]

BRONCOS PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Hamza Abdullah (AHM-zah) Chris Kuper (KOO-pehr) Martin Bibla (BIHb-lah) Kenard Lang (kehn-ARD) Antwon Burton (ANN-TWAHN) Patrice Majondo-Mwamba (ma-WAHM-ba) Patrick Chukwurah (chuk-WER-uh) Brandon Miree (my-REE) Javiar Collins (HAH-vee-ayr) Erik Pears (PEERS) Curome Cox (ker-OME) Antwaun Rogers (ANN-TWAHN) Todd Devoe (deh-VOH) Brian Save (sah-VAY) Elvis Dumervil (doo-mehr-vill) Jeff Shoate (SHOTE) Ebenezer Ekuban (EK-you-BON) David Terrell (teh-REHL) Jason Elam (EE-lum) Khaleed Vaughn (kah-LEED) Amon Gordon (ah-MAHN) Demetrin Veal (deh-ME-trin) Domenik Hixon (DAH-mehn-ik) Darrent Williams (DARE-ent) David Kircus (KIHR-kus) Denver Broncos 2006 Alphabetical Roster (updated 8/28/06)

NFL High School 2005 No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Birthdate Exp. College Hometown How Acq. P-S-DNP-INA 21 Abdullah, Hamza S 6-2 216 8/20/83 2 Washington State Pomona, Calif. PS(TB)- ‘05 1-0-0-7 81 Adams, Charlie WR 6-2 190 10/23/79 4 Hofstra Mechanicsburg, Pa. FA- ‘04 16-2-0-0 69 Alexander, P.J. G 6-4 297 12/23/78 4 Syracuse Tallahassee, Fla. FA- ‘03 0-0-0-0 45 Alexander, Roc CB 5-10 190 9/23/81 3 Washington Colorado Springs, Colo. CFA- ‘04 10-0-0-6 82 Alexander, Stephen TE 6-4 250 11/7/75 9 Oklahoma Chickasha, Okla. UFA(Det)- ‘05 16-15-0-0 24 Bailey, Champ CB 6-0 192 6/22/78 8 Georgia Folkston, Ga. T(Was)- ’04 14-14-0-2 20 Bell, Mike RB 6-0 220 4/23/83 R Arizona Tolleson, Ariz. CFA- ’06 0-0-0-0 26 Bell, Tatum RB 5-11 213 3/2/81 3 Oklahoma State Dallas, Texas D2a- ‘04 15-1-0-1 68 Bibla, Martin G 6-3 303 10/4/79 4 Miami Mountaintop, Penn. FA- ’06 0-0-0-0 42 Brandon, Sam S 6-2 200 7/5/79 5 UNLV Riverside, Calif. D4- ‘02 14-0-0-2 98 Brown, Courtney DE 6-4 285 2/14/78 7 Penn State Alvin, S.C. FA- ‘05 14-13-0-2 51 Burns, Keith LB 6-2 235 5/16/72 13 Oklahoma State Alexandria, Va. UFA(TB)- ‘05 15-1-0-1 93 Burton, Antwon DT 6-2 318 7/11/83 R Temple Cheektowaga, N.Y. CFA- ’06 0-0-0-0 65 Carlisle, Cooper G/T 6-5 295 8/11/77 7 Florida McComb, Miss. D4b- ‘00 16-16-0-0 77 Carswell, Dwayne G 6-3 290 1/18/72 13 Liberty Jacksonville, Fla. CFA- ‘94 7-0-0-1 54 Chukwurah, Patrick LB 6-1 250 3/1/79 6 Wyoming Irving, Texas FA- ‘04 14-0-0-2 19 Clark, Brian WR 6-2 204 12/26/83 R North Carolina State Tampa, Fla. CFA- ’06 0-0-0-0 34 Cobbs, Cedric RB 6-0 227 1/9/81 2 Arkansas Little Rock, Ark. FA- ‘05 0-0-0-0 70 Collins, Javiar T 6-6 297 4/13/78 5 Northwestern Mendota Heights, Minn. FA- ’06 0-0-0-0 40 Cox, Curome S 6-1 204 2/28/81 2 Maryland Washington, D.C. FA- ‘04 13-1-0-0 6 Cutler, Jay QB 6-3 233 4/29/83 R Vanderbilt Lincoln City, Ind. D1- ’06 0-0-0-0 33 Dayne, Ron RB 5-10 245 3/14/78 7 Wisconsin Berlin, N.J. UFA(NYG)- ‘05 10-0-3-3 14 Devoe, Todd WR 6-2 198 4/5/80 2 Central Missouri State Fort Lauderdale, Fla. FA- ‘05 14-0-0-2 92 Dumervil, Elvis DE 5-11 250 1/19/84 R Louisville Miami, Fla. D4b- ’06 0-0-0-0 91 Ekuban, Ebenezer DE 6-4 275 5/29/76 8 North Carolina Bowie, Md. T(Cle)- ‘05 16-4-0-0 1 Elam, Jason K 5-11 200 3/8/70 14 Hawaii Ft. Walton Beach, Fla. D3b- ‘93 16-0-0-0 60 Engelberger, John DE 6-4 252 10/18/76 7 Virginia Tech Springfield, Va. T(SF)- ‘05 14-0-0-2 3 Ernster, Paul P/K 6-0 217 1/26/82 2 Northern Arizona Glendale, Ariz. D7- ‘05 1-0-0-1 67 Eslinger, Greg C 6-3 290 4/23/83 R Minnesota Bismarck, North Dakota D6- ’06 0-0-0-0 32 Everett, Tyler S 5-11 202 11/4/83 R Ohio State Canton, Ohio CFA- ’06 0-0-0-0 25 Ferguson, Nick S 5-11 201 11/27/74 7 Georgia Tech Miami, Fla. FA- ‘03 16-16-0-0 72 Foster, George T 6-5 338 6/9/80 4 Georgia Macon, Ga. D1- ‘03 16-16-0-0 22 Foxworth, Domonique CB 5-11 180 3/27/83 2 Maryland Catonsville, Md. D3b- ‘05 16-7-0-0 52 Gold, Ian LB 6-0 223 8/23/78 7 Michigan Belleville, Mich. FA- ‘05 16-16-0-0 94 Gordon, Amon DL 6-2 305 10/13/81 3 Stanford San Diego, Calif. W- ’06 0-0-0-0 74 Green, Cornell T 6-6 315 8/25/76 7 Central Florida St. Petersburg, Fla. UFA(TB)- ‘04 14-0-0-2 53 Green, Louis LB 6-3 228 9/23/79 3 Alcorn State Vicksburg, Miss. FA- ‘03 14-0-0-2 50 Hamilton, Ben G/C 6-4 283 8/18/77 6 Minnesota Minneapolis, Minn. D4a- ‘01 16-16-0-0 49 Harrison, Kevin LB 6-0 256 12/24/81 1 Eastern Michigan Belleville, Mich. FA- ’06 0-0-0-0 12 Hixon, Domenik WR 6-2 185 10/8/84 R Akron Columbus, Ohio D4c- ’06 0-0-0-0 57 Hollowell, T.J. LB 6-0 235 4/8/81 3 Nebraska Copperas Cove, Texas FA- ’06 2-0-0-1^ 63 Hunt, Rob* G/C 6-3 283 3/3/81 1 North Dakota State Cavalier, N.D. FA- ‘05 0-0-0-0 90 Jackson, Corey DE 6-6 270 11/6/78 2 Nevada Kershaw, S.C. FA- ‘05 0-0-0-0 89 Jackson, Nate TE 6-3 235 6/4/79 4 Menlo San Jose, Calif. T(SF)- ‘03 2-0-0-14 39 Johnson, Kyle FB 6-0 242 12/15/78 4 Syracuse Woodbridge, N.J. FA- ‘03 16-14-0-0 87 Kircus, David WR 6-2 192 2/19/80 3 Grand Valley State Imlay City, Mich. FA- ’06 0-0-0-0 4 Knorr, Micah P 6-2 208 1/9/75 6 Utah State Orange, Calif. FA- ’06 0-0-0-0 73 Kuper, Chris G 6-4 302 12/19/82 R North Dakota Anchorage, Alaska D5- ’06 0-0-0-0 76 Lang, Kenard DE 6-3 264 1/31/75 10 Miami Orlando, Fla. FA- ’06 16-5-0-0^ 83 Leach, Mike TE/LS 6-2 245 10/18/76 7 William & Mary Jefferson Township, N.J. FA- ‘02 16-0-0-0 78 Lepsis, Matt T 6-4 290 1/13/74 10 Colorado Conroe, Texas CFA- ‘97 16-16-0-0 47 Lynch, John S 6-2 220 9/25/71 14 Stanford Del Mar, Calif. FA- ‘04 16-16-0-0 71 Majondo-Mwamba, Patrice* DL 6-4 301 7/29/79 1 Texas Tech Republic of Congo CFA- ‘05 0-0-0-0 15 Marshall, Brandon WR 6-4 222 3/23/84 R UCF Lake Howell, Fla. D4a- ’06 0-0-0-0 75 Meadows, Adam T 6-5 290 1/25/74 8 Georgia Powder Springs, Ga. FA- ’06 0-0-0-0 23 Middlebrooks, Willie CB 6-1 200 2/12/79 6 Minnesota Homestead, Fla. FA- ‘06 5-0-0-2 31 Miree, Brandon RB 5-11 237 4/14/81 2 Pittsburgh Cincinnati, Ohio D7b- ‘04 0-0-0-0 46 Mustard, Chad TE 6-6 277 10/8/77 3 North Dakota Columbus, Neb. FA- ’06 0-0-0-0 62 Myers, Chris C/G 6-4 300 9/15/81 2 Miami Miami, Fla. D6- ‘05 9-0-0-3 96 Myers, Michael DT 6-2 300 1/20/76 9 Alabama Vicksburg, Miss. T(Cle)- ‘05 16-15-0-0 66 Nalen, Tom C 6-3 286 5/13/71 13 Boston College Foxboro, Mass. D7c- ‘94 16-16-0-0 29 Nash, Damien RB 5-10 220 4/14/82 2 Missouri East St. Louis, Ill. FA- ’06 3-0-1-12^ 5 Parsons, Preston QB 6-4 235 2/19/79 3 Northern Arizona Portland, Ore. FA- ’06 0-0-0-0 41 Paymah, Karl CB 6-0 200 11/29/82 2 Washington State Culver City, Calif. D3a- ‘05 13-0-0-3 64 Pears, Erik* T 6-8 305 6/25/82 1 Colorado State Denver, Colo. CFA- ‘05 0-0-0-0 16 Plummer, Jake QB 6-2 212 12/19/74 10 Arizona State Boise, Idaho UFA(Ari)- ‘03 16-16-0-0 43 Powers-Neal, Rashon FB 6-3 247 4/3/83 R Notre Dame St. Paul, Minn. CFA- ’06 0-0-0-0 35 Rogers, Antwaun* CB 6-2 170 8/29/82 1 Purdue Middletown, Ohio CFA- ‘05 0-0-0-0 37 Sapp, Cecil RB 5-11 229 12/23/78 4 Colorado State Miami, Fla. CFA- ‘03 16-0-0-0 10 Sauerbrun, Todd P 5-10 215 1/4/73 12 West Virginia East Setauket, N.Y. T(Car)- ‘05 16-0-0-0 79 Save, Bryan DT 6-1 299 12/16/81 1 Colorado State Santa Ana, Calif. FA- ’06 0-0-0-0 88 Scheffler, Tony TE 6-5 250 2/15/83 R Western Michigan Morenci, Mich. D2- ’06 0-0-0-0 28 Shoate, Jeff CB 5-10 180 3/23/81 3 San Diego State San Diego, Calif. D5- ‘04 0-0-0-0 80 Smith, Rod WR 6-0 200 5/15/70 12 Missouri Southern Texarkana, Ark. CFA- ‘94 16-16-0-0 13 Terrell, David WR 6-3 213 3/13/79 6 Michigan Richmond, Va. FA- ‘05 1-0-0-14 11 Van Pelt, Bradlee QB 6-2 220 7/3/80 2 Colorado State Santa Barbara, Calif. D7c- ‘04 3-0-13-0 50 Vaughn, Cameron LB 6-4 241 2/27/84 R Louisiana State Marrero, La. CFA- ’06 0-0-0-0 95 Vaughn, Khaleed DE 6-4 278 5/20/81 2 Clemson North Atlanta, Ga. FA- ’06 0-0-0-0 97 Veal, Demetrin DT 6-2 288 8/11/81 4 Tennessee Paramount, Calif. FA- ‘04 15-0-0-1 84 Walker, Javon WR 6-3 209 10/14/78 5 Florida State Lafayette, La. T(GB)- ’06 1-1-0-1 61 Warren, Gerard DT 6-4 325 7/25/78 6 Florida Raiford, Fla. T(Cle)- ‘05 16-16-0-0 17 Watts, Darius WR 6-2 190 12/19/81 3 Marshall Atlanta, Ga. D2b- ‘04 6-0-0-10 58 Webster, Nate LB 6-0 237 11/29/77 7 Miami Miami, Fla. UFA(Cin)- ’06 1-0-0-4^ 59 Wells, Ray LB 6-1 236 8/20/80 3 Arizona Spring Valley, Calif. FA- ’06 0-0-0-0 59 Whitley, Taylor G 6-4 305 2/21/80 4 Texas A&M Sudan, Texas FA- ’05 2-0-0-7 55 Williams, D.J. LB 6-1 242 7/20/82 3 Miami Concord, Calif. D1- ‘04 16-14-0-0 27 Williams, Darrent CB 5-8 188 9/27/82 2 Oklahoma State Fort Worth, Texas D2- ‘05 12-9-0-4 56 Wilson, Al LB 6-0 240 6/21/77 8 Tennessee Jackson, Tenn. D1- ‘99 15-15-0-1

RESERVE/INJURED LIST 86 Trusty, Landon TE 6-7 266 10/9/81 2 Central Arkansas Hot Springs, Ark. FA- ’06 0-0-0-4^

^ - Hollowell was with NY Jets in ’05; Lang was with Cleveland in ‘05; Nash was with Tennessee in ’05; Trusty was with San Diego in ’05; Webster was with Cincinnati in ’05.

Head Coach: Mike Shanahan (12th year). Assistant Coaches: (Asst. Head Coach), Rick Dennison (Offensive Coordinator), Larry Coyer (Defensive Coordinator), Jeremy Bates (Offensive Asst.), Chip Beake (Quality Control), Ronnie Bradford (Special Teams), Tim Brewster (Tight Ends), Jacob Burney (Defensive Line/Ends), Kirk Doll (Linebackers), Thomas McGaughey (Special Teams Asst.), Pat McPherson (Quarterbacks), Andre Patterson (Defensive Line/Tackles), Jim Ryan (Defensive Asst.), Greg Saporta (Asst. Strength & Conditioning), Bob Slowik (Defensive Backs), Ryan Slowik (Defensive Asst.), Cedric Smith (Asst. Strength & Conditioning), Jimmy Spencer (Asst. Defensive Backs), (Running Backs), Rich Tuten (Strength & Conditioning), Steve Watson (Wide Receivers). KEY: CFA-college free agent; D-drafted; FA-acquired as free agent; RFA-acquired as restricted free agent; UFA-acquired as unrestricted free agent; T-trade; W-waivers; *-allocated to NFL Europe. Denver Broncos 2006 Numerical Roster (updated 8/28/06) NFL High School 2005 No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Age Exp. College Hometown How Acq. P-S-DNP-INA 1 Jason Elam K 5-11 200 36 14 Hawaii Ft. Walton Beach, Fla. D3b- ‘93 16-0-0-0 3 Paul Ernster P/K 6-0 217 24 2 Northern Arizona Glendale, Ariz. D7- ‘05 1-0-0-1 4 Micah Knorr P 6-2 208 31 6 Utah State Orange, Calif. FA- ’06 0-0-0-0 5 Preston Parsons QB 6-4 235 27 3 Northern Arizona Portland, Ore. FA- ’06 0-0-0-0 6 Jay Cutler QB 6-3 233 23 R Vanderbilt Lincoln City, Ind. D1- ’06 0-0-0-0 10 Todd Sauerbrun P 5-10 215 33 12 West Virginia East Setauket, N.Y. T(Car)- ‘05 16-0-0-0 11 Bradlee Van Pelt QB 6-2 220 26 2 Colorado State Santa Barbara, Calif. D7c- ‘04 3-0-13-0 12 Domenik Hixon WR 6-2 185 21 R Akron Columbus, Ohio D4c- ’06 0-0-0-0 13 David Terrell WR 6-3 213 27 6 Michigan Richmond, Va. FA- ‘05 1-0-0-14 14 Todd Devoe WR 6-2 198 26 2 Central Missouri State Fort Lauderdale, Fla. FA- ‘05 14-0-0-2 15 Brandon Marshall WR 6-4 222 22 R UCF Lake Howell, Fla. D4a- ’06 0-0-0-0 16 Jake Plummer QB 6-2 212 31 10 Arizona State Boise, Idaho UFA(Ari)- ‘03 16-16-0-0 17 Darius Watts WR 6-2 190 24 3 Marshall Atlanta, Ga. D2b- ‘04 6-0-0-10 19 Brian Clark WR 6-2 204 22 R North Carolina State Tampa, Fla. CFA- ’06 0-0-0-0 20 Mike Bell RB 6-0 220 23 R Arizona Tolleson, Ariz. CFA- ’06 0-0-0-0 21 Hamza Abdullah S 6-2 213 23 2 Washington State Pomona, Calif. PS(TB)- ‘05 1-0-0-7 22 Domonique Foxworth CB 5-11 180 23 2 Maryland Catonsville, Md. D3b- ‘05 16-7-0-0 23 Willie Middlebrooks CB 6-1 200 27 6 Minnesota Homestead, Fla. FA- ’06 5-0-0-2 24 Champ Bailey CB 6-0 192 28 8 Georgia Folkston, Ga. T(Was)- ’04 14-14-0-2 25 Nick Ferguson S 5-11 201 31 7 Georgia Tech Miami, Fla. FA- ‘03 16-16-0-0 26 Tatum Bell RB 5-11 213 25 3 Oklahoma State Dallas, Texas D2a- ‘04 15-1-0-1 27 Darrent Williams CB 5-8 188 23 2 Oklahoma State Fort Worth, Texas D2- ‘05 12-9-0-4 28 Jeff Shoate CB 5-10 180 25 3 San Diego State San Diego, Calif. D5- ‘04 0-0-0-0 29 Damien Nash RB 5-10 220 24 2 Missouri East St. Louis, Ill. FA- ’06 3-0-1-12^ 31 Brandon Miree RB 5-11 237 25 2 Pittsburgh Cincinnati, Ohio D7b- ‘04 0-0-0-0 32 Tyler Everett S 5-11 202 22 R Ohio State Canton, Ohio CFA- ’06 0-0-0-0 33 Ron Dayne RB 5-10 245 28 7 Wisconsin Berlin, N.J. UFA(NYG)– ‘05 10-0-3-3 34 Cedric Cobbs RB 6-0 227 25 2 Arkansas Little Rock, Ark. FA- ‘05 0-0-0-0 35 Antwaun Rogers* CB 6-2 170 23 1 Purdue Middletown, Ohio CFA- ’05 0-0-0-0 37 Cecil Sapp RB 5-11 229 27 4 Colorado State Miami, Fla. CFA- ‘03 16-0-0-0 39 Kyle Johnson FB 6-0 242 27 4 Syracuse Woodbridge, N.J. FA- ‘03 16-14-0-0 40 Curome Cox S 6-1 204 25 2 Maryland Washington, D.C. FA- ‘04 13-1-0-0 41 Karl Paymah CB 6-0 200 23 2 Washington State Culver City, Calif. D3a- ‘05 13-0-0-3 42 Sam Brandon S 6-2 200 27 5 UNLV Riverside, Calif. D4- ‘02 14-0-0-2 43 Rashon Powers-Neal FB 6-3 247 23 R Notre Dame St. Paul, Minn. CFA- ’06 0-0-0-0 45 Roc Alexander CB 5-10 190 24 3 Washington Colorado Springs, Colo. CFA- ‘04 10-0-0-6 46 Chad Mustard TE 6-6 277 28 3 North Dakota Columbus, Neb. FA- ’06 0-0-0-0 47 John Lynch S 6-2 220 34 14 Stanford Del Mar, Calif. FA- ‘04 16-16-0-0 49 Kevin Harrison LB 6-0 256 24 1 Eastern Michigan Belleville, Mich. FA- ’06 0-0-0-0 50 Ben Hamilton G/C 6-4 283 29 6 Minnesota Minneapolis, Minn. D4a- ‘01 16-16-0-0 50 Cameron Vaughn LB 6-4 241 22 R Louisiana State Marrero, La. CFA- ’06 0-0-0-0 51 Keith Burns LB 6-2 235 34 13 Oklahoma State Alexandria, Va. UFA(TB)- ‘05 15-1-0-1 52 Ian Gold LB 6-0 223 28 7 Michigan Belleville, Mich. FA- ‘05 16-16-0-0 53 Louis Green LB 6-3 228 26 3 Alcorn State Vicksburg, Miss. FA- ‘03 14-0-0-2 54 Patrick Chukwurah LB 6-1 250 27 6 Wyoming Irving, Texas FA- ‘04 14-0-0-2 55 D.J. Williams LB 6-1 242 24 3 Miami Concord, Calif. D1- ‘04 16-14-0-0 56 Al Wilson LB 6-0 240 28 8 Tennessee Jackson, Tenn. D1- ‘99 15-15-0-1 57 T.J. Hollowell LB 6-0 235 25 3 Nebraska Copperas Cove, Texas FA- ’06 2-0-0-1^ 58 Nate Webster LB 6-0 237 28 7 Miami Miami, Fla. UFA(Cin)- ’06 1-0-0-4^ 59 Ray Wells LB 6-1 236 26 3 Arizona Spring Valley, Calif. FA- ’06 0-0-0-0 59 Taylor Whitley G 6-4 305 26 4 Texas A&M Sudan, Texas FA- ’05 2-0-0-7 60 John Engelberger DE 6-4 252 29 7 Virginia Tech Springfield, Va. T(SF)- ‘05 14-0-0-2 61 Gerard Warren DT 6-4 325 28 6 Florida Raiford, Fla. T(Cle)- ‘05 16-16-0-0 62 Chris Myers C/G 6-4 300 24 2 Miami Miami, Fla. D6- ‘05 9-0-0-3 63 Rob Hunt* G/C 6-3 283 25 1 North Dakota State Cavalier, N.D. FA- ‘05 0-0-0-0 64 Erik Pears* T 6-8 305 24 1 Colorado State Denver, Colo. CFA- ‘05 0-0-0-0 65 Cooper Carlisle G/T 6-5 295 29 7 Florida McComb, Miss. D4b- ‘00 16-16-0-0 66 Tom Nalen C 6-3 286 35 13 Boston College Foxboro, Mass. D7c- ‘94 16-16-0-0 67 Greg Eslinger C 6-3 290 23 R Minnesota Bismarck, North Dakota D6- ’06 0-0-0-0 68 Martin Bibla G 6-3 303 26 4 Miami Mountaintop, Pa. FA- ’06 0-0-0-0 69 P.J. Alexander G 6-4 297 27 4 Syracuse Tallahassee, Fla. FA- ‘03 0-0-0-0 70 Javiar Collins T 6-6 297 28 5 Northwestern Mendota Heights, Minn. FA- ’06 0-0-0-0 71 Patrice Majondo-Mwamba* DL 6-4 301 27 1 Texas Tech Republic of Congo RFA- ‘05 0-0-0-0 72 George Foster T 6-5 338 26 4 Georgia Macon, Ga. D1- ‘03 16-16-0-0 73 Chris Kuper G 6-4 302 23 R North Dakota Anchorage, Alaska D5- ’06 0-0-0-0 74 Cornell Green T 6-6 315 30 7 Central Florida St. Petersburg, Fla. UFA(TB)- ‘04 14-0-0-2 75 Adam Meadows T 6-5 290 32 8 Georgia Powder Springs, Ga. FA- ’06 0-0-0-0 76 Kenard Lang DE 6-3 264 31 10 Miami Orlando, Fla. FA- ’06 16-5-0-0^ 77 Dwayne Carswell G 6-3 290 34 13 Liberty Jacksonville, Fla. CFA- ‘94 7-0-0-1 78 Matt Lepsis T 6-4 290 32 10 Colorado Conroe, Texas CFA- ‘97 16-16-0-0 79 Bryan Save DT 6-1 299 24 1 Colorado State Santa Ana, Calif. FA- ’06 0-0-0-0 80 Rod Smith WR 6-0 200 36 12 Missouri Southern Texarkana, Ark. CFA- ‘94 16-16-0-0 81 Charlie Adams WR 6-2 190 26 4 Hofstra Mechanicsburg, Pa. FA- ‘04 16-2-0-0 82 Stephen Alexander TE 6-4 250 30 9 Oklahoma Chickasha, Okla. UFA(Det)- ‘05 16-15-0-0 83 Mike Leach TE/LS 6-2 245 29 7 William & Mary Jefferson Township, N.J. FA- ‘02 16-0-0-0 84 Javon Walker WR 6-3 209 27 5 Florida State Lafayette, La T(GB)- ’06 1-1-0-1 87 David Kircus WR 6-2 192 26 3 Grand Valley State Imlay City, Mich. FA- ’06 0-0-0-0 88 Tony Scheffler TE 6-5 250 23 R Western Michigan Morenci, Mich. D2- ’06 0-0-0-0 89 Nate Jackson TE 6-3 235 27 4 Menlo San Jose, Calif. T(SF)- ‘03 2-0-0-14 90 Corey Jackson DE 6-6 270 27 2 Nevada Kershaw, S.C. FA- ‘05 0-0-0-0 91 Ebenezer Ekuban DE 6-4 275 30 8 North Carolina Bowie, Md. T(Cle)- ‘05 16-4-0-0 92 Elvis Dumervil DE 5-11 250 22 R Louisville Miami, Fla. D4b- ’06 0-0-0-0 93 Antwon Burton DT 6-2 318 23 R Temple Cheektowaga, N.Y. CFA- ’06 0-0-0-0 94 Amon Gordon DL 6-2 305 24 3 Stanford San Diego, Calif. W- ’06 0-0-0-0 95 Khaleed Vaughn DE 6-4 278 25 2 Clemson North Atlanta, Ga. FA- ’06 0-0-0-0 96 Michael Myers DT 6-2 300 30 9 Alabama Vicksburg, Miss. T(Cle)- ‘05 16-15-0-0 97 Demetrin Veal DT 6-2 288 25 4 Tennessee Paramount, Calif. FA- ‘04 15-0-0-1 98 Courtney Brown DE 6-4 285 28 7 Penn State Alvin, S.C. FA- ‘05 14-13-0-2

RESERVE/INJURED LIST 86 Landon Trusty TE 6-7 266 24 2 Central Arkansas Hot Springs, Ark. FA- ’06 0-0-0-4^

^ - Hollowell was with NY Jets in ’05; Lang was with Cleveland in ‘05; Nash was with Tennessee in ’05; Trusty was with San Diego in ’05; Webster was with Cincinnati in ’05.

Head Coach: Mike Shanahan (12th year). Assistant Coaches: Mike Heimerdinger (Asst. Head Coach), Rick Dennison (Offensive Coordinator), Larry Coyer (Defensive Coordinator), Jeremy Bates (Offensive Assistant), Chip Beake (Quality Control), Ronnie Bradford (Special Teams), Tim Brewster (Tight Ends), Jacob Burney (Defensive Line/Ends), Kirk Doll (Linebackers), Thomas McGaughey (Special Teams Asst.), Pat McPherson (Quarterbacks), Andre Patterson (Defensive Line/Tackles), Jim Ryan (Defensive Asst.), Greg Saporta (Asst. Strength & Conditioning), Bob Slowik (Defensive Backs), Ryan Slowik (Defensive Asst.), Cedric Smith (Asst. Strength & Conditioning), Jimmy Spencer (Asst. Defensive Backs), Bobby Turner (Running Backs), Rich Tuten (Strength & Conditioning), Steve Watson (Wide Receivers). KEY: CFA-college free agent; D-drafted; FA-acquired as free agent; RFA-acquired as restricted free agent; UFA-acquired as unrestricted free agent; T-trade; W-waivers; *- allocated to NFL Europe. DENVER BRONCOS 2005-06 TRANSACTIONS — by date/by player (Updated August 28, 2006)

BY DATE 7/28/05 Signed RB (draft choice) 1/7/05 Signed RB Kris Briggs to future contract Signed OL Chris Myers (draft choice) 10/10/05 Signed TE Wesley Duke to practice squad Signed WR Todd Devoe to future contract Signed CB Darrent Williams (draft choice) 10/11/05 Signed DE George Gause to practice squad Signed DE Randy Garner to future contract 7/30/05 Placed DT D.J. Renteria on reserve/NFL Europe 10/31/05 Placed G Dwayne Carswell on reserve/non- Signed G Reese Hicks to future contract injury list football injury list Signed TE Mike Pinkard to future contract 7/31/05 Placed C/G Josh Sewell on Exempt/Left Squad Signed G Taylor Whitley Signed LB Markus Steele to future contract list. Signed C Ben Nowland 11/1/05 Placed CB on reserve/injured list 1/8/05 Signed QB Matt Mauck from practice squad 8/2/05 Claimed C/G Chris Watton off Waivers Signed S Hamza Abdullah from Tampa Bay’s Waived RB Johnathan Reese 8/9/05 Placed C/G Josh Sewell on Reserve/Left Squad practice squad 1/10/05 Signed RB Santonio Beard to future contract list 11/15/05 Waived S Marques Anderson Signed CB Curome Cox to future contract 8/16/05 Signed CB Rod Babers Signed TE Wesley Duke from practice squad Signed WR Romar Crenshaw to future contract 8/17/05 Placed S Chris Young on reserve/injured list 11/28/05 Waived CB Lenny Walls from reserve/injured list Signed WR Grant Mattos to future contract (right knee) 12/8/05 Signed CB Antwaun Rogers to practice squad Signed DT D.J. Renteria to future contract 8/23/05 Claimed S Marques Anderson off Waivers 1/3/06 Signed G Martin Bibla to future contract Signed TE Keith Willis to future contract 8/24/05 Placed S on reserve/injured Signed T Javiar Collins to future contract 1/19/05 Signed DE Chukie Nwokorie to future contract list (left forearm) Signed P/K Tyler Fredrickson to future contract 1/26/05 Signed P/K Mark Mariscal to future contract 8/30/05 Placed DE Chukie Nwokorie on reserve/injured Signed WR David Kircus to future contract 1/27/05 Signed G/C Josh Sewell to future contract list (left leg) Signed TE Chad Mustard to future contract 1/31/05 Signed QB Bradlee Van Pelt to future contract Waived CB Rod Babers Signed QB Preston Parsons to future contract 2/24/05 Released G Dan Neil Waived RB Kris Briggs 1/6/06 Signed WR Bill Flowers to future contract 3/3/05 Traded a 2005 fourth round pick to Cleveland in Waived RB Maurice Clarett 1/9/06 Signed TE Landon Trusty to future contract exchange for DT Gerard Warren Waived WR Romar Crenshaw 1/23/06 Signed LB Josh Buhl to future contract Signed LB Ian Gold Waived DT Luther Elliss Signed RB Cedric Cobbs to future contract Signed DE Aaron Hunt Waived QB Chad Friehauf Signed P/K Paul Ernster to future contract Re-signed G Ben Hamilton (UFA) Waived TE Patrick Hape Signed DE George Gause to future contract 3/10/05 Re-signed TE Jeb Putzier (RFA) Waived WR B.J. Johnson Signed G/C Rob Hunt to future contract Re-signed LS/TE Mike Leach (UFA) Waived DE Raylee Johnson Signed DE Corey Jackson to future contract 3/11/05 Waived P/K Mark Mariscal Waived QB Signed DL Patrice Majondo-Mwamba to future contract Signed P/K Jeff Crowell Waived CB Jeff Shoate Signed RB Brandon Miree to future contract Signed P/K Tyler Fredrickson Waived G Signed T Erik Pears to future contract 3/18/05 Re-signed P/K Jason Baker (UFA) Waived LB Markus Steele Signed CB Antwaun Rogers to future contract Re-signed G/T Cooper Carlisle (UFA) Waived G Tim Stuber 1/25/06 Signed DE Khaleed Vaughn to future contract 3/25/05 Signed TE Stephen Alexander (UFA-Detroit) 8/31/05 Placed CB Jeff Shoate on reserve/injured list (left 2/1/06 Extended C Tom Nalen’s contract Signed LB Keith Burns (UFA-Tampa Bay) knee) 2/9/06 Extended S Sam Brandon’s contract 3/30/05 Traded RB Reuben Droughns to Cleveland in 9/1/05 Released DE Chukie Nwokorie 2/21/06 Extended S John Lynch’s contract through 2008 exchange for DE Ebenezer Ekuban and DT 9/3/05 Waived T Tyson Clabo season Michael Myers Waived T Anthony Clement 2/22/06 Extended DE John Engelberger’s contract Signed DE Courtney Brown Waived S Curome Cox through 2008 season 4/1/05 Signed RB Ron Dayne (UFA-N.Y. Giants) Waived DT Dorsett Davis 3/1/06 Waived RB Mike Anderson, DE Trevor Pryce and Re-signed DT Luther Elliss (UFA) Waived DT Mario Fatafehi TE Jeb Putzier Re-signed TE Patrick Hape (UFA) Waived RB Quentin Griffin 3/2/06 Extended T Matt Lepsis’s contract through 2009 Re-signed DT Monsanto Pope (RFA) Waived DE Aaron Hunt season 4/6/05 Re-signed DT Dorsett Davis (RFA) Waived S Jeremy LeSueur 3/7/06 Extended DE Courtney Brown’s contract through 4/15/05 Re-signed CB Lenny Walls (RFA) Waived WR Triandos Luke 2009 season 4/19/05 Re-signed DE Marco Coleman (UFA) Waived QB Matt Mauck 3/11/06 Re-signed RB Ron Dayne (UFA) to a three-year 4/20/05 Traded a 2005 first round pick (QB Jason Waived RB Brandon Miree contract Campbell) to Washington in exchange for Waived OL Chris Myers Re-signed TE/LS Mike Leach (UFA) to a four- Washington’s 2005 third round pick (CB Karl Waived C Ben Nowland year contract Paymah), a 2006 first round pick and a 2006 Waived DE Anton Palepoi Re-signed DT Gerard Warren (UFA) to six-year fourth round pick Waived T Erik Pears contract 4/21/05 Re-signed DE Anton Palepoi (RFA) Waived LB Terry Pierce 3/17/06 Signed DE Kenard Lang 4/26/05 Signed T Anthony Clement Waived LB Jashon Sykes 3/22/06 Claimed DL Amon Gordon off Waivers Signed CB Brandon Browner (rookie free agent) Waived C/G Chris Watton Waived WR Bill Flowers Signed Wesley Duke (rookie free agent) Waived G Zach Wilson 3/29/06 Re-signed LB Keith Burns (UFA) Signed T Erik Pears (rookie free agent) 9/4/05 Signed RB Cedric Cobbs to practice squad 4/3/06 Re-signed LB Patrick Chukwurah (UFA) Waived RB Santonio Beard Signed S Curome Cox to practice squad 4/20/06 Signed LB Ray Wells (FA) Waived TE Keith Willis Signed G/C Rob Hunt to practice squad 4/29/06 Traded a 2006 second round pick to Green Bay 5/3/05 Re-signed S Sam Brandon (RFA) Signed DE Corey Jackson to practice squad in exchange for WR Javon Walker 5/12/05 Signed QB Chad Friehauf (rookie free agent) Signed RB Brandon Miree to practice squad 5/2/06 Signed LB Nate Webster (UFA) Waived TE Mike Pinkard Signed G/C Chris Myers to practice squad 5/3/06 Signed DT Antwon Burton (RFA) 5/19/05 Traded P Jason Baker and a 2006 seventh round Signed T Erik Pears to practice squad Signed WR Brian Clark (RFA) pick to Carolina in exchange for P Todd 9/5/05 Placed WR Jerry Rice on reserve/retired list Signed S Tyler Everett (RFA) Sauerbrun 9/6/05 Signed QB to practice squad Signed FB Rashon Powers-Neal (RFA) 5/23/05 Signed G Cameron Spikes (UFA – Arizona) 9/7/05 Signed WR David Terrell Signed LB Cameron Vaughn (RFA) Waived DE Randy Garner 9/12/05 Released WR Jerry Rice 5/8/06 Signed RB Mike Bell (RFA) 6/1/05 Signed WR Jerry Rice FA 9/20/05 Waived P/K Paul Ernster 5/18/06 Signed CB Willie Middlebrooks (FA) 6/3/05 Placed G P.J. Alexander on reserve/non-football Released QB Kliff Kingsbury Signed P Jeff Williams (RFA) injury list Signed RB Quentin Griffin 5/30/06 Signed LB Kevin Harrison (FA) 6/14/05 Signed G Zach Wilson (RFA) 9/21/05 Signed P/K Paul Ernster to practice squad Signed RB Marty Johnson (FA) Assigned Patrice Majondo-Mwamba by NFL as 9/28/05 Placed P/K Paul Ernster on Practice Signed Bryan Save (FA) Intl. Practice Squad Player Squad/Injured list 6/2/06 Waived TE Wesley Duke 7/7/05 Signed P/K Paul Ernster (draft choice) 9/28/05 Signed LB Josh Buhl to practice squad 6/6/06 Placed TE Landon Trusty on reserve/injured list 7/15/05 Traded CB Willie Middlebrooks to San Francisco 10/1/05 Signed S Curome Cox from practice squad 7/8/06 Signed LB T.J. Hollowell in exchange for DE John Engelberger Waived RB Quentin Griffin 7/24/06 Waived S Brandon Browner 7/22/05 Signed CB Domonique Foxworth (draft choice) 10/4/05 Signed C/G Chris Myers from practice squad Waived LB Josh Buhl 7/25/05 Waived P/K Jeff Crowell. Waived P/K Tyler Waived S Curome Cox Waived P Tyler Fredrickson Fredrickson. Waived G Reese Hicks. 10/5/05 Signed S Curome Cox to practice squad Waived DE George Gause 7/27/05 Signed CB Karl Paymah (draft choice) 10/8/05 Signed S Curome Cox from practice squad Waived P Jeff Williams Waived WR Grant Mattos Waived TE Wesley Duke 7/26/06 Signed Elvis Dumervil (draft choice) CLARETT, Maurice — RB FOXWORTH, Domonique — CB Signed Greg Eslinger (draft choice) 7/28/05 Signed (draft choice) 7/22/05 Signed (draft choice) Signed Brandon Marshall (draft choice) 8/30/05 Waived FREDRICKSON, Tyler — P/K 7/27/06 Signed P Micah Knorr (FA) CLARK, Brian — WR 3/11/05 Signed Signed QB Jay Cutler (draft choice) 5/3/06 Signed (RFA) 7/25/05 Waived Signed WR Domenik Hixon (draft choice) CLEMENT, Anthony — T 1/3/06 Signed to future contract Signed G Chris Kuper (draft choice) 4/26/05 Signed 7/24/06 Waived Signed TE Tony Scheffler (draft choice) 9/3/05 Waived FRIEHAUF, Chad— QB 7/29/06 Signed T Adam Meadows (FA) COBBS, Cedric — RB 5/12/05 Signed (rookie free agent) 8/3/06 Waived RB Marty Johnson 9/4/05 Signed to practice squad 8/30/05 Waived Signed RB Damien Nash (FA) 1/23/06 Signed to future contract GARNER, Randy — DE 8/17/06 Acquired undisclosed 2007 draft choice from COLEMAN, Marco — DE 1/7/05 Signed to future contract Dallas in exchange for WR Charlie Adams 4/19/05 Re-signed (UFA) 5/23/05 Waived 8/18/06 WR Charlie Adams reverts to Denver after failing COLLINS, Javiar — T GAUSE, George — DE his physical in Dallas 1/3/06 Signed to future contract 10/11/05 Signed to practice squad 8/23/06 Acquired draft compensation from Washington COX, Curome— S 1/23/06 Signed to future contract in exchange for WR Ashley Lelie who was 1/10/05 Signed to future contract 7/24/06 Waived traded to Atlanta who traded RB T.J. Duckett 9/3/05 Waived GOLD, Ian — LB to Washington. 9/4/05 Signed to practice squad 3/3/05 Signed 10/1/05 Signed from practice squad to roster GORDON, Amon — DL BY PLAYER 10/4/05 Waived 3/22/06 Claimed off Waivers (Cleveland) ABDULLAH, Hamza —S 10/5/05 Signed to practice squad GRIFFIN, Quentin — RB 11/1/05 Signed from Tampa Bay’s practice squad 10/8/05 Signed from practice squad to roster 9/3/05 Waived ADAMS, Charlie —WR CRENSHAW, Romar — WR 9/20/05 Signed 8/17/06 Traded to Dallas in exchange for an 1/10/05 Signed to future contract 10/1/05 Waived undisclosed 2007 draft choice 8/30/05 Waived HAPE, Patrick — TE 8/18/06 Reverts to Denver after failing physical in CROWELL, Jeff — P/K 4/1/05 Re-signed (UFA) Dallas 3/11/05 Signed 8/30/05 Waived ALEXANDER, P.J. —G 7/25/05 Waived HARRISON, Kevin — LB 6/3/05 Placed on reserve/non-football injury list CUTLER, Jay— QB 5/30/06 Signed (FA) ALEXANDER, Stephen — TE 7/27/06 Signed (draft choice) HICKS, Reese — G 3/25/05 Signed (UFA-Detroit) DAVIS, Dorsett — DT 1/7/05 Signed to future contract ANDERSON, Marques — S 4/6/05 Re-signed (RFA) 7/25/05 Waived 8/23/05 Claimed off Waivers 9/3/05 Waived HIXON, Domenik — WR 11/15/05 Waived DAYNE, Ron — RB 7/27/06 Signed (draft choice) ANDERSON, Mike— RB 4/1/05 Signed (UFA-N.Y. Giants) HOLLOWELL, T.J. — LB 3/1/06 Waived 3/11/06 Re-signed (UFA) to a three-year contract 7/8/05 Signed BABERS, Rod — CB DEVOE, Todd — WR HUNT, Aaron — DE 8/16/05 Signed 1/7/05 Signed to future contract 3/3/05 Signed 8/30/05 Waived DROUGHNS, Reuben — RB 9/3/05 Waived BAKER, Jason — P 3/30/05 Traded to Cleveland for DE Ebenezer HUNT, Rob — G/C 3/18/05 Re-signed (UFA) Ekuban and DT Michael Myers 9/4/05 Signed to practice squad 5/19/05 Traded to Carolina for P Todd Sauerbrun DUKE, Wesley — TE 1/23/06 Signed to future contract BEARD, Santonio— RB 4/26/05 Signed (rookie free agent) JACKSON, Corey — DE 1/10/05 Signed to future contract 10/8/05 Waived 9/4/05 Signed to practice squad 4/26/05 Waived 10/10/05 Signed to practice squad 1/23/06 Signed to future contract BELL, Mike — RB 11/15/05 Signed from practice squad JOHNSON, B.J. — WR 5/8/06 Signed (RFA) 6/2/06 Waived 8/30/05 Waived BIBLA, Martin — G DUMERVIL, Elvis — DE JOHNSON, Marty — RB 1/3/06 Signed to future contract 7/26/06 Signed (draft choice) 5/30/06 Signed (FA) BRANDON, SAM — S EKUBAN, Ebenezer — DE 8/3/06 Waived 5/3/05 Re-signed (RFA) 3/30/05 Acquired from Cleveland with DT Michael JOHNSON, Raylee — DE 2/9/06 Extended contract Myers in exchange for RB Reuben 8/30/05 Waived BRIGGS, Kris — RB Droughns KANELL, Danny — QB 1/7/05 Signed to future contract ELLISS, Luther — DT 8/30/05 Waived 8/30/05 Waived 4/1/05 Re-signed (UFA) KINGSBURY, Kliff — QB BROWN, Courtney — DE 8/30/05 Waived 9/6/05 Signed to practice squad 3/30/05 Signed ENGELBERGER, John — DE 9/20/05 Released 3/7/06 Extended contract through 2009 season 7/15/05 Acquired from San Francisco in exchange KIRCUS, David — WR BROWNER, Brandon — CB for CB Willie Middlebrooks 1/3/06 Signed to future contract 4/26/05 Signed (rookie free agent) 2/22/06 Extended contract through 2008 season KNORR, Micah — P 8/24/05 Placed on reserve/injured list ERNSTER, Paul — P/K 7/27/06 Signed (free agent) 7/24/06 Waived 7/7/05 Signed (draft choice) KUPER, Chris — G BUHL, Josh — LB 9/20/05 Waived 7/27/06 Signed (draft choice) 9/28/05 Signed to practice squad 9/21/05 Signed to practice squad LANG, Kenard — DE 1/23/06 Signed to future contract 9/28/05 Placed on Practice Squad/Injured list 3/17/06 Signed 7/24/06 Waived 1/23/06 Signed to future contract LEACH, Mike — LS/TE BURNS, Keith — LB ESLINGER, Greg — C 3/10/05 Re-signed (UFA) 3/25/05 Signed (UFA-Tampa Bay) 7/26/06 Signed (draft choice) 3/11/06 Re-signed (UFA) to a four-year contract 3/29/06 Re-signed (UFA) EVERETT, Tyler — S LELIE, Ashley — WR BURTON, Antwon — DT 5/2/06 Signed (RFA) 8/23/06 Traded to Atlanta who traded RB T.J. 5/3/06 Signed (RFA) FATAFEHI, Mario — DT Duckett to Washington who traded CARLISLE, Cooper — G/T 9/3/05 Waived draft compensation to Denver 3/18/05 Re-signed (UFA) FLOWERS, Bill — WR LEPSIS, Matt— T CARSWELL, Dwayne — G 1/6/06 Signed to future contract 3/2/06 Extended contract through 2009 season 10/31/05 Placed on reserve/non-football injury list 3/22/06 Waived LeSUEUR, Jeremy — S CHUKWURAH, Patrick — LB 9/3/05 Waived 4/3/06 Re-signed (UFA) LUKE, Triandos — WR CLABO, Tyson — G/T 9/3/05 Waived 9/3/05 Waived LYNCH, John — S 2/21/06 Extended contract through 2008 season MARISCAL, Mark — P/K RICE, Jerry — WR 1/26/05 Signed to future contract 6/1/05 Signed 3/11/05 Waived 9/5/05 Placed on reserve/retired list MARSHALL, Brandon — WR 9/12/05 Released 7/26/06 Signed (draft choice) ROGERS, Antwaun — CB MATTOS, Grant — WR 12/8/05 Signed to practice squad 1/10/05 Signed to future contract 1/23/06 Signed to future contract 7/27/05 Waived SAUERBRUN, Todd—P MAUCK, Matt— QB 5/19/05 Acquired from Carolina for P Jason Baker 1/8/05 Signed from practice squad and a 2006 seventh round pick 9/3/05 Waived SAVE, Bryan — DT MEADOWS, Adam — T 5/30/06 Signed (FA) 7/29/06 Signed SCHEFFLER, Tony — TE MIDDLEBROOKS, Willie— CB 7/27/06 Signed (draft choice) 7/15/05 Traded to San Francisco in exchange for DE SEWELL, Josh— C John Engelberger 1/27/05 Signed to future contract 5/18/06 Signed (free agent) 7/31/05 Placed on exempt/left squad list MIREE, Brandon— RB 8/9/05 Placed on reserve/left squad list 9/3/05 Waived SHOATE, Jeff— CB 9/4/05 Signed to practice squad 8/30/05 Waived MAJONDO-MWAMBA, Patrice — DL 8/31/05 Placed on reserve/injured list 6/14/05 Assigned by NFL to the Int’l. Practice Squad SPIKES, Cameron — G 1/23/06 Signed to future contract 5/23/05 Signed (UFA-Arizona) MUSTARD, Chad — TE 8/30/05 Waived 1/3/06 Signed to future contract STEELE, Markus — LB MYERS, Chris — G/C 1/7/05 Signed to future contract 7/28/05 Signed (draft choice) 8/30/05 Waived 9/3/05 Waived STUBER, Tim — G 9/4/05 Signed to practice squad 8/30/05 Waived 10/4/05 Signed from practice squad to roster SYKES, Jashon — LB MYERS, Michael — DT 9/3/05 Waived 3/30/05 Acquired from Cleveland with DE Ebenezer TERRELL, David — WR Ekuban in exchange for RB Reuben 9/7/05 Signed Droughns TRUSTY, Landon — TE NALEN, Tom— C 1/9/06 Signed to future contract 2/1/06 Signed contract extension 6/6/06 Placed on reserve/injured list NASH, Damien — RB VAN PELT, Bradlee— QB 8/3/06 Signed (FA) 1/31/05 Signed to future contract NEIL, Dan— G VAUGHN, Cameron — LB 2/24/05 Released 5/2/06 Signed (RFA) NOWLAND, Ben— C VAUGHN, Khaleed — DE 7/31/05 Signed 1/25/06 Signed to future contract 9/3/05 Waived WALKER, Javon — WR NWOKORIE, Chukie — DE 4/29/06 Acquired from Green Bay in exchange for a 1/19/05 Signed to future contract 2006 second-round pick 9/1/05 Released WALLS, Lenny — CB PALEPOI, Anton — DE 4/21/05 Re-signed (RFA) 4/21/05 Re-signed (RFA) 11/1/05 Placed on reserve/injured list 9/3/05 Waived 11/28/05 Waived from reserve/injured list PARSONS, Preston — QB WARREN, Gerard — DT 1/3/06 Signed to future contract 3/3/05 Acquired from Cleveland for a 2005 fourth- PAYMAH, Karl — CB round pick 7/27/05 Signed (draft choice) 3/11/06 Re-signed (UFA) to a six-year contract PEARS, Erik — T WATTON, Chris — C/G 4/26/05 Signed (rookie free agent) 8/2/05 Claimed off Waivers (Tampa Bay) 9/3/05 Waived 9/3/05 Waived 9/4/05 Signed to practice squad WEBSTER, Nate — LB 1/23/06 Signed to future contract 5/2/06 Signed (UFA) PIERCE, Terry — TE WELLS, Ray — LB 9/3/05 Waived 4/20/06 Signed PINKARD, Mike — TE WHITLEY, Taylor — G 1/7/05 Signed to future contract 10/31/05 Signed 5/12/05 Waived WILLIAMS, Darrent — CB POPE, Monsanto — DT 7/28/05 Signed (draft choice) 4/1/05 Re-signed (RFA) WILLIAMS, Jeff — P POWERS-NEAL, Rashon — FB 5/18/06 Signed (RFA) 5/2/06 Signed (RFA) 7/24/06 Waived PRYCE, Trevor— DE WILLIS, Keith — TE 3/1/06 Waived 1/10/05 Signed to future contract PUTZIER, Jeb — TE 4/26/05 Waived 3/10/05 Re-signed (RFA) WILSON, Zach — G 3/1/06 Waived 6/14/05 Signed REESE, Johnathan — RB 9/3/05 Waived 1/8/05 Waived YOUNG, Chris — CB RENTERIA, D.J. — DT 8/17/05 Placed on reserve/injured list (right knee) 1/10/05 Signed to future contract 7/30/05 Placed on reserve/NFL Europe injury list HOW THE BRONCOS ARE BUILT Updated 8/28/06

Year Draft/College Free Agent Trades Free Agents/Waivers 1993 K Jason Elam (3b) 9-7 (3rd AFC West) 1994 C Tom Nalen (7c) 7-9 (4th AFC West) G Dwayne Carswell (CFA) WR Rod Smith (CFA) 1995 8-8 (4th AFC West) 1996 13-3 (1st AFC West) 1997 T Matt Lepsis (CFA) 12-4 (2nd AFC West) Super Bowl Champs 1998 14-2 (1st AFC West) Super Bowl Champs 1999 LB Al Wilson (1) 6-10 (5th AFC West) 2000 G/T Cooper Carlisle (4b) 11-5 (2nd AFC West) 2001 C Ben Hamilton (4a) 8-8 (3rd AFC West) 2002 S Sam Brandon (4) FB Kyle Johnson** 9-7 (2nd AFC West) WR Charlie Adams (CFA) TE/LS Mike Leach** 2003 T George Foster (1) TE Nate Jackson (S.F.)** G/T P.J. Alexander** 10-6 (2nd AFC West) RB Cecil Sapp (CFA) S Nick Ferguson** LB Louis Green** QB Jake Plummer*** (UFA-Arizona) 2004 LB D.J. Williams (1) CB Champ Bailey (Was)** LB Patrick Chukwurah** 10-6 (2nd AFC West) RB Tatum Bell (2a) CB Curome Cox** WR Darius Watts (2b) T Cornell Green*** (UFA-Tampa Bay) CB Jeff Shoate (5) S John Lynch** RB Brandon Miree (7b) DT Demetrin Veal** QB Bradlee Van Pelt (7c) CB Roc Alexander (CFA) 2005 CB Darrent Williams (2) DE Ebenezer Ekuban (Cle)** S Hamza Abdullah** 13-3 (1st AFC West) CB Karl Paymah (3a) DE John Engelberger (SF)** TE Stephen Alexander*** (UFA-Detroit) CB Domonique Foxworth (3b) DT Michael Myers (Cle)** DE Courtney Brown** C/G Chris Myers (6) P Todd Sauerbrun (Car)** LB Keith Burns*** (UFA-Tampa Bay) P/K Paul Ernster (7) DT Gerard Warren (Cle)** RB Cedric Cobbs** CB Antwaun Rogers (CFA) RB Ron Dayne*** (UFA-N.Y. Giants) WR Todd Devoe** LB Ian Gold** (D2a-2000) C/G Rob Hunt** DE Corey Jackson** DL Patrice Majondo-Mwamba T Erik Pears** WR David Terrell** G Taylor Whitley** 2006 QB Jay Cutler (1) WR Javon Walker (GB)** G Martin Bibla** TE Tony Scheffler (2) T Javiar Collins** WR Brandon Marshall (4a) DL Amon Gordon** DE Elvis Dumervil (4b) LB Kevin Harrison WR Domenik Hixon (4c) LB T.J. Hollowell** G Chris Kuper (5) WR David Kircus** C Greg Eslinger (6) P Micah Knorr** RB Mike Bell (CFA) DE Kenard Lang** DT Antwon Burton (CFA) T Adam Meadows** WR Brian Clark (CFA) CB Willie Middlebrooks** (D1-2001) S Tyler Everett (CFA) TE Chad Mustard** FB Rashon Powers-Neal (CFA) RB Damien Nash** LB Cameron Vaughn (CFA) QB Preston Parsons** DT Bryan Save TE Landon Trusty** (IR) Number in parentheses after draft choice indicates the round in which the player was taken. DE Khaleed Vaughn** CFA – indicates player was a rookie free agent when he joined the Broncos. LB Nate Webster** ** – indicates player was an NFL veteran or had been in other camps before joining the Broncos. LB Ray Wells** *** – indicates player was an unrestricted free agent who had not been released by previous team. (year) – indicates a player who had a previous tenure with the club, and the year it began. PS - indicates player is on Practice Squad (Majondo-Mwamba was assigned by the NFL as a member of the International Practice Squad) IR - indicates player is on Injured Reserve list for '05 season PS/IR - indicates player is on Practice Squad/Injured list for '05 season NFI - indicates player is on Reserve/Non-Football Injury list for '05 season T.J. MICAH HOLLOWELL KNORR 6-0 • 235 • 3 RD YR. • N EBRASKA 6-2 • 199 • 6 TH YR. • U TAH STATE BORN : April 8, 1981, in Copperas Cove, Texas BORN : Jan. 9, 1975 in Orange, Calif. HIGH SCHOOL : Copperas Cove High School, Copperas Cove, Texas 5757 HIGH SCHOOL : Orange High School, Orange, Calif. 44 ACQUIRED : Free Agent, 2006 ACQUIRED : Free Agent, 2006 NFL YEAR : 3rd • Y EAR WITH BRONCOS : 1st NFL YEAR : 6th • Y EAR WITH BRONCOS : 4th NFLAMES G PLAYED /STARTED : 6/0 NFLAMES G PLAYED /STARTED : 73/0 • P OSTSEASON : 1/0 LINEBACKER PUNTER HOLLOWELL AT A GLANCE: KNORR AT A GLANCE: • A third-year linebacker who joined the Broncos on July 8, 2006, as a free agent. • A sixth-year punter who re-joined the Broncos on July 27, 2006, as a free agent. • Played in six career games, including four as a rookie, recording a pair of special teams stops. • Recorded 146 punts for 6,086 yards (41.7) in parts of three seasons with Denver (2002-04). • Earned honorable mention All-Big 12 honors as a senior at the University of Nebraska when • Earned second-team All-Big West honors as a senior at Utah State after nabbing first-team he registered 75 tackles, including 1.5 sacks, in 12 starts. recognition in 1995. • Finished his collegiate career at Nebraska with 173 tackles (76 solo), 3.5 sacks, two intercep- • Converted 39-of-60 field goals and posted 14 touchbacks as a kicker in college. tions, a fumble recovery and a forced fumble. • Entered the NFL with Dallas as a college free agent on March 20, 2001. • Entered the NFL with the New York Giants as a college free agent on April 30, 2004. CAREER TRANSACTIONS:Signed by Dallas as a college free agent 4/20/01; Released by Dallas 10/22/02; CAREER TRANSACTIONS:Signed by N.Y. Giants as a college free agent 4/30/04; Waived by N.Y. Giants 9/5/04; Signed by Denver 10/30/02; Waived by Denver 12/9/05; Signed by N.Y. Jets to a future contract 1/25/05; Signed by N.Y. Giants (practice squad) 9/7/04; Signed by N.Y. Giants (active roster) 10/12/04; Waived by N.Y. Released by N.Y. Jets 8/29/05; Signed by Carolina 3/10/06; Released by Carolina 6/15/06; Signed by Denver Giants 9/3/05; Signed by N.Y. Giants (practice squad) 9/5/05; Signed by N.Y. Jets off N.Y. Giants practice squad 7/27/06. 10/31/05; Waived by N.Y. Jets 11/21/05; Claimed by Miami off waivers 11/22/05; Waived by Miami 11/29/05; Signed by Chicago (practice squad) 12/2/05; Waived by Chicago 6/16/06; Signed by Denver 7/8/06. 2005: Knorr spent the 2005 season out of football. 2005: 2004: Knorr punted 54 times for 2,243 yards (41.5 avg.), including a career-long 66-yarder, with 12 Hollowell competed in training camp with the N.Y. Giants before he was signed to the team’s practice punts inside the 20 in 12 games as a Bronco before he was waived Dec. 9. His punting average ranked squad on Sept. 5. The N.Y. Jets signed him from the Giants’ practice squad on Oct. 31. He saw action in the Jets’ next two games - vs. S.D. (11/6) and at Car. (11/13) - and he recorded a special teams stop against the 12th in the AFC and he led the NFL with 15 touchbacks at the time of his release. Additionally, he earned Chargers. The Jets waived Hollowell on Nov. 21 allowing Miami to claim him the next day. He was inactive for AFC Special Teams Player of the Week honors with a strong game in Broncos' season-opener vs. K.C. the Dolphins game at Oak. (11/27) before he was waived on Nov. 29. The Chicago Bears signed Hollowell to (9/12) when he booted two punts for 113 yards (56.5), including a career-long 66-yarder. One of his their practice squad on Dec. 2 where he spent the rest of the season. punts reached the end zone at S.D. (12/5), and finished the game with five punts for 202 yards (40.4 2004: Hollowell entered the NFL as a college free agent with the N.Y. Giants. He played on special teams in avg.), including a long of 44 yards. In snowy conditions vs. Oak. (11/28), Knorr punted seven times for four games (0 starts) and recorded one stop. He started the season on the practice squad before he was signed 252 yards (36.0 avg.), including three punts inside the 20-yd. line. At N.O. (11/21), he pinned a season- to the active roster on Oct. 12. He was declared inactive for the first four games before making his NFL debut high three punts inside the Saints' 20-yd. line among his six punts for 245 yards (40.8 avg.). Knorr vs. Atl. (11/21). He played the following week vs. Phi. (11/28) before he was declared inactive for the next two punted for 207 yards on five punts (41.4 avg.), placing two punts inside the 20-yd. line vs. Hou. (11/7). contests. He played vs. Pit. (12/18) and vs. Dal. (1/2) after he was inactive at Cin. (12/26). Additionally, his placement of punts helped limit the Texans to -6 return yards. Knorr also had three COLLEGE: Hollowell finished his playing career at Nebraska with 173 tackles (76 solo), 3.5 sacks, 12 tackles touchbacks on kickoffs against the Texans. He placed two punts inside the 20-yd. line, including one at for loss, a pair of interceptions, a fumble recovery and a forced fumble in 49 games (14 starts), including the 3-yd. line, vs. Atl. (10/31) to total three punts for 111 yards (37.0 avg.). Knorr surrendered only a appearances in the Rose and Alamo Bowls. As a senior, he earned honorable mention All-Big 12 accolades as 12-yard return against the Falcons, marking the fourth time he allowed one or fewer returns to an oppo- he registered 75 tackles and 1.5 sacks while starting all 12 games. As a junior, Hollowell posted 60 tackles in nent. He also recorded a touchback on a first-quarter kickoff against the Falcons. On Monday Night 14 games (2 starts). As a reserve linebacker, he made 26 tackles to help the Cornhuskers reach the Rose Bowl. Football at Cin. (10/25), Knorr punted five times for 205 yards (41.0 avg.) to help the punt-coverage unit As a true freshman, Hollowell played in all 11 games and the Alamo Bowl, primarily on the kickoff coverage unit. As a backup linebacker, he made seven tackles. yield only 25 yards on three returns. At Oak. (10/17), he punted twice for 64 yards (32.0 avg.) without a return. He posted four touchbacks on kickoffs vs. Car. (10/10) while punting three times for 153 yards PERSONAL: Hollowell completed his high school career at Copperas Cove High School as the school’s all- (51.0 avg.), including a 53-yard punt. Knorr placed a season-high two punts inside the 20-yd. line at time tackles leader with 311 after compiling 159 as a senior. He added three sacks, 21 tackles for loss to win T.B. (10/3) while punting five times for 189 yards (37.8 avg.) and allowing only a two-yard return. Vs. Class 5A All-State honors as a senior. He attended the National Football Foundation’s “Play it Smart” academ- ic program expansion party in New York City. He also took part in the National Education Association’s “Read S.D. (9/26), Knorr recorded a punting average of 53.0 on four punts for 212 yards. He punted seven Across America” program by reading to students at Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School in Paterson, N.J. times for 290 yards at Jac. (9/19) for a 41.4 average, positioned one punt inside the 20-yd. line, while He majored in sociology at the University of Nebraska. Thomas Anthony Hollowell was born on April 8, 1981. adding a touchback on kickoffs. He also helped make a touchdown-saving tackle on Jermaine Lewis on a 50-yard return in the first quarter. Knorr was named AFC Special Teams Player of the Week after punt- hollowell’s Regular Season Record ing twice for 113 yards (56.5 avg.) vs. K.C. (9/12) and drilling six touchbacks while handling all kick- Year Club G S UT A TT S-Yds. I-Yds. PD FF FR TD-Int. TD-FR S Pts. offs. His six touchbacks were the highest total for a Broncos punter since 1983 and ranked first in the 2004 N.Y. Giants 4 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NFL during Wk. 1. 2005 NYG/NYJ/MIA/CHI2 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CAREER TOTALS 6 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2003: Knorr played in all 16 games and punted 68 times for 2,937 yds. (43.2) with a net average of ADDITIONAL STATISTICS: Special teams tackles — 2004 (1), 2005 (1), TOTAL (2). 32.2. He placed 14 punts inside the 20-yd. line with six touchbacks and had two blocked. Knorr ranked fourth in the AFC (7th NFL) in punting average. He punted five times in the opener at Cin. (9/7) and set a then-career high with an average of 47 yds. per punt. His longest punt of the day was 55 yds., and the Bengals only returned two punts for an average of 1.5 yds. He placed two punts inside the 20 and had one touchback. At S.D. (9/14), Knorr punted three times for 134 yds. (44.7) for a net of 30.0 yds. and placed one punt inside the 20. In Wk. 3 vs. Oak. (9/22), he punted four times for 188 yds. to match the sional debut vs. Phi. (9/3) and averaged 44.6 yards on seven punts while helping limit Brian Mitchell to career high of 47.0 he set in Wk. 1. In the Oak. contest, Knorr recorded a career-best 61 yd. punt and a 5.0 average on four returns. At Ari. (9/10), Knorr averaged 57.0 yards on two punts with both punts had one punt blocked while also adding a special teams tackle. Vs. Det. (9/28), he punted four times for pinning the Cardinals inside their 20-yard line. He punted five times for a 46.4 average at Was. (9/18) 182 yds. (45.5) for a net average of 39.3. In Wk. 5 at K.C. (10/5), Knorr punted five times for 198 yds. to help limit Deion Sanders to three returns for zero yards. Knorr averaged 45.3 yards on three punts, (39.6) for a net average of 14.6, courtesy of a 93-yd. punt return by the Chiefs' Dante Hall, which was including a career-long 60-yarder vs. S.F. (9/24). He had two punts downed inside the 20-yard line at the first Knorr punt returned for a touchdown in his NFL career. In Wk. 6 vs. Pit. (10/12), he set a new Car. (10/1) while averaging 44.0 yards-per-punt. Vs. Ari. (10/22), he posted a career-high eight kickoffs. career high by averaging 52.8 yds. on six punts, with a career-best net average of 46.8 per punt. For the At Phi. (11/5), he pinned the Eagles inside their 25-yard line four times in five punts, including twice day, he placed three punts inside the 20-yd. line and had no touchbacks. In Wk. 9 vs. N.E. (11/3) Knorr inside their 10-yard line in the fourth quarter. Knorr suffered a hairline fracture of the tibial plateau in punted a season-high eight times for 336 yds. (42.0) for a net average of 35.8 and placed two inside his left knee while being run into on his only punt vs. Cin. (11/12). The punt, however, was called back the 20-yd. line with one touchback. He also took over placekicking duties when Jason Elam injured his due to a roughing -the-punter penalty. Dallas did not have to punt again against the Bengals, marking groin and converted the first two PATs of his career. Against S.D. (11/16), Knorr did not punt (only the the fourth time in club history that Dallas has not registered a punt in a game. Knorr's knee injury forced third time in Broncos history that the team did not punt in a game) but converted on a 27-yd. field goal, him to miss games at Bal. (11/19) and vs. Min. (11/23). He returned to action at T.B. (12/3) by averag- the first of his career, in the 4th qtr. He punted five times for 193 yds. (38.6) vs. Chi. (11/23) for a net ing 41.6 yards on five punts. The next week vs. Was. (12/10), he punted three times for a 45.0 average average of 30.8 and attempted the first pass of his career after mishandling a snap for placement on a to help limit Sanders to one return for 11 yards. His booming kickoffs against the Redskins helped hold field goal attempt. The pass fell incomplete. At Oak. (11/30), Knorr punted five times for 223 yds. (44.6) them to a 17.9-yard average on eight kickoff returns. Knorr posted a 36.2 average on five punts vs. the for a net average of 24.4 yds. He had one punt blocked out of the end zone in the 1st qtr. by O.J. NYG (12/17), including two that were downed inside the Giants' 20-yard line. In the season finale at Ten. Santiago for a safety. It was the second of Knorr's punts blocked on the season, both by Santiago. (12/25), he recorded a career-high 10 punts, the most by a Dallas punter since Mike Saxon had 10 Versus K.C. (12/7), Knorr punted twice out of bounds for a net average of 36.5 yds. in an effort to keep against Chicago on Nov. 17, 1985. It also tied the mark for the second most punts in a game in club the ball out of the hands of Chiefs return man Dante Hall. He also added his second special teams tack- history. Knorr averaged 39.8 yards on those 10 kicks against the Titans, including a 53-yarder. He also le of the season. Knorr punted five times for 208 yds. (41.6) vs. Cle. (12/14) for a net average of 31.4 closed his initial pro season with two special team stops, one at Ari. (9/10) and one vs. the NYG (12/17). and placed two inside the 20-yd. line. He also made a touchdown-saving tackle on Browns return-man 1999: Knorr was out of football coaching kickers for Irvine, Calif., High School while working at a gym in the 4th qtr. Knorr's only punt at Ind. (12/21) was a thing of beauty as his 34-yd. and day spa. boot was downed by the Broncos at the Colts' 2-yd. line in the 3rd qtr. In the final game of the season 1997-98: Knorr was out of football managing a sports retail store in California. at G.B. (12/28), he punted seven times for 297 yds. (43.2) for a net average of 33.6, including a career- best 62-yd. punt. Knorr punted twice for 84 yds. (42.0) in the Broncos AFC Wild Card game at Ind. (1/4) COLLEGE: As a senior at Utah State in 1996, Knorr earned second-team All-Big West honors after con- with one touchback and one inside the 20-yd. line for a net average of 32.0. necting on 12-of-21 field goals and 36-of-47 extra points to lead the Aggies in scoring with 72 points. He finished his collegiate career with a school record 39 field goals made. As a junior, he earned first- 2002: Knorr signed with the Broncos Oct. 30 after being released by Dallas Oct. 22. He played in eight team All-Big West honors after tying for the league lead in field goals, connecting on 12-of-19 with four games with Denver and punted 24 times for 906 yds. (37.8) with a long of 59, two touchbacks, eight placed of the misses coming from beyond 50 yards. He also finished second on the team in scoring with 61 inside the 20-yd. line and 10 fair catches for a net average of 34.1. He tied for fifth in the AFC in touchbacks points. He led Utah State as a sophomore with 63 points on 15-of-20 field goals and 18-of-18 PATs on kickoffs (7). Knorr played the first seven games of the season with the Cowboys and for the season aver- while averaging 37.3 yards on 10 punts and posting 14 touchbacks on kickoffs. Knorr saw action in 11 aged 39.9 yards on 71 punts (2,834 yds.), with a net average of 34.8, which ranked seventh in the AFC, and games as a true freshman in 1993, averaging 38.6 yards on 33 punts. a long of 56. He placed 19 punts inside the 20, had six touchbacks and had 10 punts result in fair catches. PERSONAL: Knorr earned first-team All-CIF honors as both a junior and senior at Orange (Calif.) High 2001: Knorr averaged 40.2 yards-per-punt, and his 25 punts inside the 20-yard line tied for the fifth School, where he averaged 42-yards-per-punt as a senior. He participated in the Orange County North- most in club history. He excelled on kickoffs, placing 13-of-56 kicks (not including onside kicks or squibs South All-Star Game following his senior campaign. The history major finished his prep career with 81 at the end of the half or game) into the end zone with four touchbacks. He averaged 65.8 yards per kick- career points on 42-of-47 PATs and 13-of-27 field goals. This past offseason, Knorr served as a celebri- off (to the four-yard line), and Dallas' opponent's average starting position following his kickoffs was the ty escort while supporting the Children's Cancer Fund Fashion Show. He also donated time at the Ninth 26.8-yard line, placing it ninth in the NFC and tying for 12th in the NFL, in opponents’ drive start. In the Annual Komen Tarrant County Race for the Cure, firing the start pistol and assisting with the awards season opener vs. T.B. (9/9), he recorded five punts for a 36.8 yard average, including two downed inside ceremony. Knorr was born Jan. 9, 1975, in Orange, Calif., and is married to Kandice. the Bucs 20-yard line. Knorr posted a 42.5 yard average on four punts vs. S.D. (9/23). With Tim Dwight forced into three fair catches and a two-yard loss on his only return, Knorr's net average of 43.0 yards Knorr’s Regular Season Record against the Chargers was a career-high. At Phi. (9/30), he averaged 40.7 yards on six punts but suffered Year Club G S No. Yds. Avg. Net. TB In 20 LG Blk. the first blocked punt of his career when N.D. Kalu broke through to get his second-quarter kick. Knorr 2000 Dallas 14 0 58 2,485 42.8 35.8 8 12 60 0 also recorded a touchdown-saving tackle on Brian Mitchell's 54-yard punt return in the second quarter. 2001 Dallas 16 0 78 3,135 40.2 31.1 6 25 57 3 2002 Dallas 7 0 47 1,928 41.0 35.1 4 11 56 0 He posted a 43.0 yard average on five punts vs. Ari. (10/28), including one downed at the Cards one- 2002 Denver 8 0 24 906 37.8 34.1 2 8 59 0 yard line that eventually led to a Dexter Coakley interception return for a touchdown. Knorr recovered a 2003 Denver 16 0 68 2,937 43.2 32.2 6 14 62 2 third-quarter fumbled kickoff to set Dallas up at the Cardinals’ 44-yard line. Despite his second blocked 2004 Denver 12 0 54 2,243 41.5 34.2 6 12 66 1 CAREER TOTALS 73 0 329 13,634 41.4 33.5 32 82 66 6 punt of the season, Knorr had a nice day at NYG (11/4), averaging 44.2 yards on five punts and helping BRONCOS TOTALS 36 0 146 6,086 41.7 33.3 14 34 66 3 limit the Giants to a 17.0 average on five kickoff returns. He also led the team with two special teams ADDITIONAL STATISTICS: Special team tackles — 2000 (2), 2001 (7), 2002 (4), 2003 (3), TOTAL (16). Has scored five points tackles. He recorded two more special teams tackles the next week at Atl. (11/11) and averaged 43.3 in his career. Made two PATs vs. New England (11/3/16) when Jason Elam left the game with a groin injury. Made a 27-yard yards on four punts, including 53- and 54-yard kicks. After recording season-highs with eight punts and field goal vs. San Diego (11/16/03). Attempted an incomplete pass to Dwayne Carswell on a botched snap vs. Chicago a 45.5 yards-per-kick average vs. Den. (11/22)—along with a special teams tackle in his fourth consec- (11/23/03). utive game—Knorr, vs. the NYG (12/9), recorded six punts for a 41.5 yard average. Four of those boots Knorr’s postSeason Record pinned the Giants inside their own 20, tying the second most in club history. In the Cowboys’ win vs. S.F. Year Club G S No. Yds. Avg. Net. TB In 20 LG Blk. (12/30), Knorr suffered his third blocked punt of the season. In the season finale at Det. (1/6/02), he 2003 Denver 1 0 2 84 42.0 32.0 1 1 44 0 placed three of his six punts inside the Lions 20-yard line. knorr’s Single-Game Highs 2000: Knorr burst onto the NFL scene as a rookie, finishing fourth in the NFC, 11th in the NFL, with a (Postseason in parenthesis) club rookie record 42.8 gross punting average. Only one other rookie in the league posted a higher aver- Punts — 10 at Tennessee, 12/25/00 (2 at Indianapolis, 1/4/04); Highest Average — 56.5, 2-113, vs. Kansas City, 9/12/04 (42.0, age in 2000 - Shane Lechler, 45.9. Knorr's net punting average of 35.8 - fourth highest rookie mark in 2-84 at Indianapolis, 1/4/04); Highest Net Average — 46.8 vs. Pittsburgh, 10/12/03 (32.0 at Indianapolis, 1/4/04); Longest club history - was the fifth best net average in the NFC and tied for 14th in the NFL. While handling kick- Punt — 66 vs. Kansas City, 9/12/04 (44 at Indianapolis, 1/4/04); Most PAT Attempts — 2 made both; vs. New England, 11/3/03; Most PATs Made — 2, 2-2 vs. New England, 11/3/03; Most Field Goal Attempts — 1 vs. San Diego, 11/16/03; Most Field off duties, he placed 18-of-57 kickoffs into the end zone, posting 10 touchbacks. His 17.5 touchback Goals Made — 1 vs. San Diego, 11/16/03; Most Points Scored — 3 vs. San Diego, 11/16/03. percentage was the second highest percentage in the NFL (Jeff Wilkins - 22.7%). He made his profes- 1998: Meadows started the team’s first 14 games at right tackle before missing the last two games ADAM with a left shoulder injury. The offensive line yielded only 22 sacks, the second-fewest in the NFL and MEADOWS 40 fewer than the previous season. The offensive line contributed to Marshall Faulk post a league-high 2,227 total yards from scrimmage, including 1,319 rushing yards. The offensive line blocked for rook- 6-5 • 290 • 8 TH YR. • G EORGIA ie quarterback, Peyton Manning, who threw for 3,739 yards, including four 300-yard games. BORN : Jan. 25, 1974 in Powder Springs, Ga. 1997: Selected by Indianapolis in the second round (48th overall) of the 1997 NFL Draft, Meadows HIGH SCHOOL : McEachern High School, Powder Springs, Ga. 7575 established himself as the team’s starting left tackle. He and Tarik Glenn became the club’s first open- ACQUIRED : Free Agent, 2006 ing day rookie starters on the offensive line since 1984. Additionally, he and Glenn joined Ron Solt NFL YEAR : 8th • Y EAR WITH BRONCOS : 1st (1984), (1985) and Marshall Faulk (1994) as the only 16-game rookie starters since the Colts move from Baltimore in 1984. The Indianapolis and Tennessee offensive lines were the only two NFLAMES G PLAYED /STARTED : 103/96 • P OSTSEASON : 6/6 units to start all five of the same players in all 16 games in 1997. The offensive line cleared the way for TACKLE nine individual 100-rushing yard performances, including seven of the last eight games. COLLEGE: Meadows was a four-year starter at Georgia where he finished his career at left tackle. As a MEADOWS AT A GLANCE: senior, the Bulldogs averaged 230.6 passing yards per game. During his junior campaign, Meadows • An eighth-year tackle who came out of retirement to join the Broncos as a free agent on July started every game at split tackle and contributed to an offensive line that helped the team average 364.6 29, 2006. passing yards per game. As a sophomore, he started at tight tackle but switched to split tackle and • Played in 103 regular-season games (96 starts) for Indianapolis from 1997-2003. helped the offense amass a school-record 5,135 yards during the regular season. Meadows, who received the team’s “Biggest Offensive Surprise” award as a freshman, opened the season as a tight end • Helped Peyton Manning become the first player to pass for more than 4,000 yards in four con- before switching to tight tackle where he started the team’s last seven games. Meadows redshirted as secutive seasons (1999-2002). a true freshman in 1992. • Contributed to the Indianapolis offensive line yielding the second-fewest sacks in the league PERSONAL: Meadows lettered in football and basketball at McEachern High School in Powder Springs, in 1998 (22), the fewest sacks in the league in 1999 (team-record 14) and tied for the NFL-best Ga. Meadows has a degree in speech communications from the University of Georgia. He is married to 20 in 2000. Courtney and the couple has two daughters: Madeline and Hallie. Jonathan Adam Meadows was born • Started on an offensive line that allowed the fewest sacks (190) in the NFL from 1997-2003. in Powder Springs, Ga. on Jan. 25, 1974. • Blocked for the league’s leading rusher, Edgerrin James, in 1999 and 2000 with respective meadows’ Regular Season Record totals of 1,553 and 1,709. Year Club G S • Selected by Indianapolis in the second round (48th overall) of the 1997 NFL Draft. 1997 Indianapolis 16 16 CAREER TRANSACTIONS:Signed by Indianapolis as a draft choice 7/8/97; Placed on injured reserve (shoul- 1998 Indianapolis 14 14 der) 12/24/03; Released by Indianapolis 2/27/04; Signed by Carolina 3/9/04; Placed on reserve/retired list 1999 Indianapolis 16 16 2000 Indianapolis 16 16 8/10/04; Signed by Denver 7/29/06. 2001 Indianapolis 15 15 2002 Indianapolis 14 14 2003 Indianapolis 12 5 2005: Meadows spent the 2005 season out of football. 2004 OUT OF FOOTBALL 2005 OUT OF FOOTBALL 2004: Meadows spent the 2004 regular season out of football after competing in training camp with CAREER TOTALS 103 96 Carolina. He was placed on the reserve/retired list on Aug. 10. ADDITIONAL STATISTICS: Miscellaneous tackles — 1997 (1), 1998 (1), 1999 (0), 2000 (2), 2001 (2), 2002 (1), 2003 (0), 2003: Meadows played in 12 games (5 starts) with Indianapolis. He started three games at right tack- TOTAL (6). Fumble Recoveries — 2002 (1), TOTAL (1). le and two at right guard. He did not play in four games during the regular season and dressed, but did meadows’ postSeason Record not play in three playoff contests. Played on an offensive line that helped Peyton Manning pass for 4,267 yards as the quarterback eclipsed the 4,000-yard plateau for the fifth consecutive season. Additionally, Year Club G S 1999 Indianapolis 1 1 the offensive line yielded only 18 sacks. Edgerrin James had six 100-yard games, en route to 1,259 2000 Indianapolis 1 1 yards behind the offensive line’s blocking. In his first start of the season at N.O. (9/28), the Colts racked 2002 Indianapolis 1 1 up 55 points and Manning tossed for 314 yards and a team-record six touchdown passes. Meadows CAREER TOTALS 3 3 contributed to an offensive line which surrendered the fewest sacks in the league (190) from 1997- 2003. 2002: Meadows played in 14 games (14 starts) and the Colts playoff contest. He was inactive for two games (at Was. 10/27 and vs. Ten. 11/3) with a hip injury. He played on a line that helped Peyton Manning become the first quarterback in league annals to record four consecutive 4,000-passing yard seasons as the Colts’ signal caller threw for 4,200 yards. 2001: Meadows played in 15 games (15 starts) at right tackle and was inactive vs. N.E. (10/21) with a hamstring injury. He was an integral cog on an offensive line that helped the Colts lead the league with 10 individual 100-yard rushing performances. Behind the offensive line’s blocking, Peyton Manning reg- istered 4,131 passing yards. 2000: Meadows started all 16 games and the team’s playoff game at Mia. (12/30) at right tackle. He contributed to the team allowing only 20 sacks, which tied the N.Y. Jets for the fewest in the league and established the third-fewest yielded in team annals. The team passed for 4,413 yards while rushing for 1,859. Edgerrin James accounted for a team-record 1,709 rushing yards and won the league’s rushing title for the second consecutive season. Meadows played on an offensive line that cleared the way for nine individual 100-rushing yard games. 1999: Meadows started all 16 games and the team’s playoff game vs. Ten. (1/16) and contributed to an offensive line that allowed a league-low 14 sacks to establish the franchise benchmark. The offen- sive line also played an integral role in Edgerrin James becoming just the fifth rookie to lead the league in rushing yards (1,553 yards) and record 10 100-yard games. DAMIEN NASH 5-10 • 220 • 2 ND YR. • M ISSOURI BORN : April 14, 1982 in St. Louis HIGH SCHOOL : East St. Louis Senior High School, East St. Louis, Ill. 2929 ACQUIRED : Free Agent, 2006 NFL YEAR : 2nd • Y EAR WITH BRONCOS : 1st NFLAMES G PLAYED /STARTED : 3/0 RUNNING BACK NASH AT A GLANCE: • An second-year running back who joined the Broncos as a free agent on Aug. 3, 2006. • Played in three games with the Titans as a rookie and gained 32 yards on six carries while catching three passes for 14 yards all at Jacksonville on Jan. 1, 2006. • Played in 23 games (9 starts) at the University of Missouri and compiled 1,254 yards and 12 touchdowns on 253 carries (5.0 avg.) after transferring from Coffeyville Community College in Kansas. • Paced the Tigers with 792 yards and a touchdown on 164 carries as a junior at Missouri. • Drew inspiration from his stepfather, James Howard, who played football at Oklahoma State. • Selected by Tennessee in the fifth round (142nd overall) of the 2005 NFL Draft. CAREER TRANSACTIONS:Signed by Tennessee as a draft choice 7/26/05; Waived by Tennessee 7/31/06; Signed by Denver 8/3/06.

2005: Selected in the fifth round (142nd overall) of the 2005 NFL Draft, Nash played in three games recording six carries for 32 yards (5.3 avg.) and catching three passes for 14 yards (4.7 avg.). He was inactive for 12 games and dressed, but did not play vs. Cin. (10/16). After he was inactive for the team’s first five games and did not play against the Cardinals, Nash made his NFL debut at Ari. (10/23), but did not record any stats. He was inactive for the next six games. He returned to action vs. Sea. (12/18), but did not record any stats. He was inactive at Mia. (12/24), but saw action in the regular-season finale at Jac. (1/1). In the second half, he carried the ball six times for 32 yards (5.3 avg,), including an 8-yard run against the Jaguars. He added three receptions for 14 yards (4.7 avg.), including a 7-yarder in Jacksonville. He contributed five carries for 27 yards to set up the Titans first score of the game. COLLEGE: Nash played two seasons at the University of Missouri, compiling 253 carries for 1,254 yards and 12 touchdowns in 23 games (nine starts). He also made 36 catches for 281 yards and a pair of touchdowns for the Tigers. As a junior, Nash played in 10 games (8 starts) and led the team with 164 attempts for 792 yards (4.8 avg.) and seven touchdowns. He also caught 25 balls for 176 yards and a touchdown. He eclipsed the 100-yard plateau three times. As a sophomore, Nash placed third on the team totaling 462 yards and five touchdowns on 89 carries and contributed 105 yards a score on 11 catches. As a redshirt freshman at Coffeyville Community College in Coffeyville, Kan, Nash ranked by Rivals.com as the third-best JUCO tailback before a knee injury in the season opener ended his season. PERSONAL: Nash compiled a standout senior season at East St. Louis (Ill.) High School racking up 1,444 yards and 28 touchdowns after playing the first three seasons at Riverview Gardens in St. Louis. In three seasons at Riverview Gardens, he compiled 5,395 yards, 1,160 passing yards and 95 total touchdowns. He also led the school to the Missouri Class 5A state title. Nash lettered in track and field and was timed at 10.3 seconds in the 100-meter dash. He majored in general education at the University of Missouri. Damien Darnell Nash was born on April 14, 1982 in St. Louis. nash’s Regular Season Record RUSHING RECEIVING SCORING Year Club G S No. Yds. Avg. LG TD No. Yds. Avg. LG TD TD TDr TDp TDrt 2pt Pts. 2005 Tennessee 3 0 6 32 5.3 8 0 3 14 4.7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CAREER TOTALS 3 0 6 32 5.3 8 0 3 14 4.7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 nash’s Single-Game Highs (Postseason in parentheses) Rushes — 3, at Jacksonville, 1/1/06 (none). Rushing yards — 32, , at Jacksonville, 1/1/06 (none). Longest rush — 8, at Jacksonville, 1/1/06 (none). Rushing touchdowns — None (none). Receptions — 3, at Jacksonville, 1/1/06 (none). Receiving yards — 14, at Jacksonville, 1/1/06 (none). Longest reception — 7, at Jacksonville, 1/1/06 (none). Receiving touchdowns — None (none). Rushing yards in one quarter — 27 (4th qtr.), at Jacksonville, 1/1/06 (none). Rushing yards in one half — 32 (2nd half), at Jacksonville, 1/1/06 (none). Total yards — 46 (32 rush/14 rec.), at Jacksonville, 1/1/06 (none). Total touchdowns — None (none). National Football League Game Summary NFL Copyright © 2006 by The National Football League. All rights reserved. This summary and play-by-play is for the express purpose of assisting media in their coverage of the game; any other use of this material is prohibited without the written permission of the National Football League.

Date: Sunday, 8/27/2006 Houston Texans At Denver Broncos Start Time: 6:04 PM MDT at Invesco Field at Mile High, Denver

Game Day Weather Game Weather: Mostly Sunny Temp: 70° F (21.1° C), Humidity: 38%, Wind: NE 9 mph Played Outdoor on Turf: Grass Outdoor Weather: Mostly Sunny Officials Referee: Ed Hochuli (85) Umpire: Chad Brown (31) Head Linesman: Mark Hittner (28) Line Judge: Thomas Symonette (100 Side Judge: Don Carlsen (39) Field Judge: Tom Sifferman (118) Back Judge: Scott Helverson (93) Replay Official:Howard Slavin () Video Operator: Fred Gallagher () Lineups Houston Texans Denver Broncos Offense Defense Offense Defense WR 80 A.Johnson LDE 92 A.Weaver WR 80 R.Smith LE 76 K.Lang LT 77 C.Spencer LDT 99 R.Smith LT 78 M.Lepsis LT 96 M.Myers LG 69 C.Pitts RDT 75 T.Johnson LG 50 B.Hamilton RT 97 D.Veal C 58 M.Flanagan RDE 90 M.Williams C 66 T.Nalen RE 91 E.Ekuban RG 70 F.Weary SLB 53 S.Orr RG 65 C.Carlisle WLB 52 I.Gold RT 72 Z.Wiegert MLB 59 D.Ryans RT 72 G.Foster MLB 56 A.Wilson TE 81 O.Daniels WLB 56 M.Greenwood TE 82 S.Alexander SLB 55 DJ.Williams WR 84 E.Moulds LCB 23 D.Robinson WR 84 J.Walker LCB 24 C.Bailey QB 8 D.Carr RCB 21 L.Sanders QB 16 J.Plummer RCB 27 Da.Williams RB33W.Lundy SS26G.Earl RB 20M.Bell SS25N.Ferguson FB 43 J.Cook FS 24 C.Brown TE 88 T.Scheffler FS 47 J.Lynch

Substitutions Substitutions PK 3 K.Brown, P 7 C.Stanley, WR 11 D.Morgan, WR 14 D.Anderson, K 1 J.Elam, P/K 3 P.Ernster, P 4 M.Knorr, QB 6 J.Cutler, WR 13 WR 16 R.Ross, QB 18 S.Rosenfels, WR 19 J.Schifino, CB 20 D.Terrell, WR 14 T.Devoe, WR 17 D.Watts, WR 19 B.Clark, S 21 D.McCleon, SS 22 R.Walker, CB 25 K.Garrett, RB 27 C.Taylor, FS 30 H.Abdullah, CB 22 D.Foxworth, CB 23 W.Middlebrooks, RB 26 T.Bell, J.Simmons, CB 31 P.Buchanon, RB 34 V.Morency, CB 35 M.Estelle, SS CB 28 J.Shoate, RB 31 B.Miree, S 32 T.Everett, RB 34 C.Cobbs, CB 35 36 A.Floyd, FS 39 K.Curtis, FS 40 J.Walker, CB 41 T.Williams, SS 42 A.Rogers, FB 39 K.Johnson, S 40 C.Cox, CB 41 K.Paymah, S 42 M.Stone, FB 44 N.Luchey, LB 47 C.Watson, LS 48 B.Pittman, TE 49 S.Brandon, FB 43 R.Powers-Neal, CB 45 R.Alexander, TE 46 A.Halterman, LB 50 C.Anderson, LB 51 D.Polk, LB 54 T.Evans, LB 55 C.Mustard, LB 49 K.Harrison, LB 50 C.Vaughn, LB 51 K.Burns, LB 53 K.Pettway, LB 57 S.Cowart, G 62 D.Loverne, C 63 D.Hodgdon, DE 66 L.Green, LB 58 N.Webster, G 59 T.Whitley, LB 59 R.Wells, DE 60 J.Charleston, T 68 B.Bedell, T 73 E.Winston, T 74 E.Salaam, T 78 J.Engelberger, C/G 62 C.Myers, C 67 G.Eslinger, G 73 C.Kuper, T 74 S.Wand, TE 83 B.Joppru, WR 85 K.Walter, WR 86 D.Lewis, TE 87 C.Green, T 75 A.Meadows, G 77 D.Carswell, DT 79 B.Save, WR 81 M.Bruener, WR 88 D.Armstrong, TE 89 J.Putzier, DT 91 S.Payne, DE C.Adams, TE/LS 83 M.Leach, WR 87 D.Kircus, TE 89 N.Jackson, DE 93 J.Babin, DE 94 N.Kalu, DE 95 E.Cochran, LB 96 S.Rasheed, DT 97 90 C.Jackson, DE 92 E.Dumervil, DT 93 A.Burton, DL 94 A.Gordon A.Malone, DE 98 A.Peek Did Not Play Did Not Play QB 2 C.Pickett, QB 5 Q.Porter, WR 17 K.Starling, RB 29 D.Rhodes, RB QB 5 P.Parsons, P 10 T.Sauerbrun, QB 11 B.Van Pelt, RB 33 R.Dayne, 32 A.Smith, FB/TE 45 P.Hape, CB 46 E.Moreland, LB 60 B.Green, DT RB 37 C.Sapp, LB 54 P.Chukwurah, G/C 63 R.Hunt, T 64 E.Pears, G 64 D.Scandrett, G 65 M.Brisiel, DE 67 J.Chick, G 79 C.Watton 68 M.Bibla, G 69 P.Alexander, T 70 J.Collins, DL 71 P.Majondo- Mwamba, DE 95 K.Vaughn Not Active Not Active RB 37 D.Davis, CB 38 D.Faggins, DE 61 D.Wright, G 76 S.McKinney WR 12 D.Hixon, WR 15 B.Marshall, RB 29 D.Nash, LB 57 T.Hollowell, DT 61 G.Warren, DE 98 C.Brown

Field Goals (made ( ) & missed) K.Brown (29) (32) J.Elam 41WL (23)

1234OTTotal VISITOR: Houston Texans 0338 014 HOME: Denver Broncos 01007017 Scoring Plays Team Qtr Time Play Description (Extra Point) (Drive Info) Visitor Home Broncos26:39 T.Bell 1 yd. run (J.Elam kick) (10-44, 5:18) 0 7 Broncos24:18 J.Elam 23 yd. Field Goal (7-15, 2:14) 0 10 Texans20:08 K.Brown 29 yd. Field Goal (16-69, 4:10) 3 10 Texans37:27 K.Brown 32 yd. Field Goal (9-52, 4:31) 6 10 Broncos4 11:21 C.Cobbs 26 yd. run (J.Elam kick) (7-80, 3:18) 6 17 Texans42:53 D.Lewis 19 yd. pass from S.Rosenfels (V.Morency run) (11-76, 4:59) 14 17

Paid Attendance: 73,689 Time: 3:06 Houston Texans vs Denver Broncos 8/27/2006 at Invesco Field at Mile High Final Individual Statistics Houston Texans Denver Broncos RUSHING ATT YDSAVG LG TD RUSHING ATT YDSAVG LG TD W.Lundy10 44 4.4 10 0 C.Cobbs7 54 7.7 26 1 V.Morency13 36 2.8 5 0 T.Bell10 36 3.6 10 1 D.Carr1 5 5.0 5 0 M.Bell9 20 2.2 4 0 A.Johnson1 4 4.0 4 0 J.Cutler5 -3 -0.6 0 0 S.Rosenfels1 0 0.0 0 0

Total2689 3.4 10 0 Total 31 107 3.5 26 2 PASSING ATTCMP YDSSK/YD TD LG IN RTPASSING ATTCMP YDSSK/YD TD LG IN RT D.Carr22 15 1282/70 25 1 64.2 J.Plummer22 10 960/00 19 0 58.1 S.Rosenfels15 10 96 0/01 19 0 106.5 J.Cutler95 691/10 18 0 80.3

Total 37 25 2242/71Total 25 181.4 31 15 1651/10 19 0 64.6

PASS RECEIVING NO YDSAVG LG TD PASS RECEIVING NO YDSAVG LG TD N.Luchey5 40 8.0 13 0 J.Walker3 41 13.7 16 0 E.Moulds3 38 12.7 25 0 R.Smith3 33 11.0 19 0 A.Johnson3 25 8.3 14 0 N.Jackson2 32 16.0 18 0 V.Morency3 20 6.7 10 0 B.Miree1 16 16.0 16 0 W.Lundy3 17 5.7 9 0 C.Cobbs1 12 12.0 12 0 D.Lewis2 28 14.0 19 1 D.Terrell1 9 9.0 9 0 D.Anderson2 26 13.0 17 0 S.Alexander1 8 8.0 8 0 J.Cook2 13 6.5 7 0 T.Scheffler1 6 6.0 6 0 O.Daniels1 12 12.0 12 0 T.Devoe1 4 4.0 4 0 K.Walter1 5 5.0 5 0 M.Bell1 4 4.0 4 0

Total25224 9.0 25 1 Total 15 16511.0 19 0

INTERCEPTIONS NO YDSAVG LG TD INTERCEPTIONS NO YDSAVG LG TD DJ.Williams1 0 0.0 00

Total 010000.0 Total 0000.0 PUNTING NO YDSAVGNET TB IN20 LG PUNTING NO YDSAVGNET TB IN20 LG C.Stanley6 258 43.034.8 2 1 49 P.Ernster343.301 13036.3 51 M.Knorr251.001 10247.5 55

Total6 25843.034.8 2 1 49 Total 5 23246.440.8 0 2 55 PUNT RETURNS NO YDSAVG FC LG TD PUNT RETURNSNO YDS AVG FC LG TD P.Buchanon21 2110.5 16 0 D.Kircus11 55.0 5 0 R.Ross10 55.0 5 0 C.Adams10 44.0 4 0 D.Anderson10 22.0 2 0 [DOWNED]10 00.0 0 0 [TOUCHBACK]20 00.0 0 0

Returns 4287.0 1 160Returns 294.5 1 50 KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDSAVG FC LG TD KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS AVG FC LG TD C.Taylor10 2323.0 23 0 R.Alexander20 4221.0 22 0 [TOUCHBACK]30 00.0 0 0 B.Clark10 2424.0 24 0 [TOUCHBACK]10 00.0 0 0

Returns 12323.0 0 230Returns 36622.0 0 240

Houston Texans FUMBLES FUMLOST OWN-REC YDSTD FORCED OPP-REC YDS TD OUT-BDS D.Carr1000 000 00 1 W.Lundy1000 000 00 0 O.Daniels0000 100 00 0 Total 210000 000 1 Denver Broncos FUMBLES FUMLOST OWN-REC YDSTD FORCED OPP-REC YDS TD OUT-BDS J.Cutler1000 100 -20 0 DJ.Williams0000 010 00 0 K.Lang0000 010 00 0 Total 11-2020 000 0 Houston Texans vs Denver Broncos 8/27/2006 at Invesco Field at Mile High Final Team Statistics

Visitor Home Texans Broncos TOTAL FIRST DOWNS 18 18 By Rushing 66 By Passing 12 9 By Penalty 03

THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY 4-14-29% 5-15-33%

FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY 2-2-100% 1-1-100%

TOTAL NET YARDS 306 271 Total Offensive Plays (inc. times thrown passing) 65 63 Average gain per offensive play 4.7 4.3

NET YARDS RUSHING 89 107 Total Rushing Plays 26 31 Average gain per rushing play 3.4 3.5 Tackles for a loss-number and yards 1-2 1-3

NET YARDS PASSING 217 164 Times thrown - yards lost attempting to pass 2-7 1-1 Gross yards passing 224 165

PASS ATTEMPTS-COMPLETIONS-HAD INTERCEPTED 37-25-1 31-15-0 Avg gain per pass play (inc.# thrown passing) 5.6 5.1

KICKOFFS Number-In End Zone-Touchbacks 4-2-1 4-4-3

PUNTS Number and Average 6-43.0 5-46.4 Had Blocked 00

FGs - PATs Had Blocked 0-0 0-0 Net Punting Average 34.8 40.8

TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE (Not Including Kickoffs) 28 9 No. and Yards Punt Returns 4-28 2-9 No. and Yards Kickoff Returns 1-23 3-66 No. and Yards Interception Returns 0-0 1-0

PENALTIES Number and Yards 9-47 3-30

FUMBLES Number and Lost 2-0 1-0

TOUCHDOWNS 12 Rushing 02 Passing 10

EXTRA POINTS Made-Attempts 1-1 2-2 Kicking Made-Attempts 0-0 2-2 Rushing Made-Attempts 1-1 0-0

FIELD GOALS Made-Attempts 2-2 1-2 RED ZONE EFFICIENCY 1-3-33% 1-2-50% GOAL TO GO EFFICIENCY 0-0-0% 1-2-50% SAFETIES 00 FINAL SCORE 14 17 TIME OF POSSESSION 30:03 29:57 Houston Texans vs Denver Broncos 8/27/2006 at Invesco Field at Mile High Ball Possession And Drive Chart Houston Texans # Time Time Time How Ball Drive # Yds Yds Net 1st Last How Recd Lost Poss Obtained Began Play Gain Pen Yds Down Scrm Given Up 1 9:026:25 2:37 Missed FG HST 31 5 13 0 13 1 HST 44 Punt 2 4:052:50 1:15 Punt HST 42 3 -1 0 -1 0 HST 41 Punt

3 14:4511:57 2:48 Punt HST 14 3 4 -7 -3 0 HST 11 Punt 4 6:396:32 0:07 Kickoff HST 20 1 0 0 0 0 HST 20 Interception 5 4:180:08 4:10 Kickoff HST 20 16 74 -5 69 5* DEN 11 Field Goal

6 15:0012:26 2:34 Kickoff HST 20 6 33 0 33 2 DEN 47 Punt 7 11:587:27 4:31 Punt HST 34 9 57 -5 52 2* DEN 14 Field Goal

8 5:0614:39 5:27 Punt HST 15 10 42 -5 37 3 DEN 48 Punt 9 11:219:46 1:35 Kickoff HST 20 3 2 5 7 0 HST 27 Punt 10 7:522:53 4:59 Punt HST 24 11 76 0 76 5*Touchdown DEN 19

(240) Average HST 24

Denver Broncos

# Time Time Time How Ball Drive # Yds Yds Net 1st Last How Recd Lost Poss Obtained Began Play Gain Pen Yds Down Scrm Given Up 1 15:009:02 5:58 Kickoff DEN 20 12 57 0 57 3 HST 23 Missed FG 2 6:254:05 2:20 Punt DEN 20 5 26 0 26 2 DEN 46 Punt

3 2:5014:45 3:05 Punt DEN 24 5 16 10 26 2 HST 50 Punt 4 11:576:39 5:18 Punt HST 44 10 34 10 44 4*Touchdown HST 1 5 6:324:18 2:14 Interception HST 20 7 15 0 15 1* HST 5 Field Goal 6 0:080:00 0:08 Kickoff DEN 23 1 4 0 4 0 DEN 23 End of Half

7 12:2611:58 0:28 Punt DEN 20 3 0 0 0 0 DEN 20 Punt 8 7:275:06 2:21 Kickoff DEN 33 5 10 0 10 1 DEN 43 Punt

9 14:3911:21 3:18 Punt DEN 20 7 80 0 80 4 HST 26 Touchdown 10 9:467:52 1:54 Punt DEN 28 3 5 -10 -5 0 DEN 23 Punt 11 2:530:00 2:53 Kickoff DEN 26 7 22 0 22 1 DEN 49 End of Game

(350) Average DEN 32

* inside opponent's 20

Time of Possession by Quarter 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Visitor Houston Texans 3:52 7:05 12:11 6:55 30:03

Home Denver Broncos 11:08 7:55 2:49 8:05 29:57

Kickoff Drive No.-Start Average Texans: 4 - HST 20 Broncos: 4 - DEN 26 Houston Texans vs Denver Broncos 8/27/2006 at Invesco Field at Mile High Final Defensive Statistics

Houston Texans Regular Defensive Plays Special Teams Misc

TKL AST COMB SACK / YRDSQH IN PD FF FR TKL AST FF FR BL TKL AST FF FR D.Ryans 81 90.00.00000000001 0000 D.Robinson 31 40.00.00000000000 0000 M.Stone 30 30.00.00000100000 0000 M.Greenwood 21 30.00.00000000000 0000 T.Johnson 12 30.00.00000000000 0000 C.Anderson 20 20.00.00000010000 0000 D.Polk 20 20.00.00000010000 0000 C.Brown 20 20.00.00000000000 0000 K.Garrett 20 20.00.00000000000 0000 M.Williams 20 20.00.00000000000 0000 S.Payne 20 20.00.00000000000 0000 G.Earl 02 20.00.00000000000 0000

L.Sanders 10 10.00.00300000000 0000 J.Simmons 10 10.00.00100000000 0000 J.Babin 10 10.00.00000000002 0000 E.Cochran 10 11.01.00000000001 0000

S.Orr 10 10.00.00000100000 0000 A.Weaver 10 10.00.00000000000 0000 A.Malone 10 10.00.00000000000 0000 D.McCleon 10 10.00.00000000000 0000 J.Charleston 01 10.00.00000000000 0000 P.Buchanon 00 00.00.00100000000 0000 C.Taylor 00 00.00.00000100000 0000 C.Watson 00 00.00.00000100000 0000 W.Lundy 00 00.00.00000000000 1000 O.Daniels 00 00.00.00000000000 0001

Total 378 451.0 1.04 050 0 4 20 00 1 00 1

TKL /TK=Tackle AST /AS=Assist COMB=Combined QH=Quarterback Hit IN=Interception PD=Pass Defense FF =Forced Fumble FR=Fumble Recovery BL=Blocked

Denver Broncos Regular Defensive Plays Special Teams Misc

TKL AST COMB SACK / YRDSQH IN PD FF FR TKL AST FF FR BL TKL AST FF FR Da.Williams 6 0 6 0.0 0.00 010 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 R.Wells 6 0 6 0.0 0.00 000 0 2 00 0 0 0 00 0 DJ.Williams 4 1 5 0.0 0.00 111 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 E.Dumervil 3 2 5 0.0 0.00 000 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 C.Cox 3 1 4 0.0 0.01 000 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 M.Myers 3 0 3 0.0 0.00 020 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 E.Ekuban 3 0 3 1.0 7.01 000 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 N.Webster 3 0 3 0.0 0.00 000 0 1 00 0 0 0 00 0 J.Engelberger 3 0 3 0.0 0.00 000 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 I.Gold 2 1 3 0.0 0.00 000 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 K.Paymah 2 1 3 0.0 0.00 000 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 D.Foxworth 2 0 2 0.0 0.00 010 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 A.Wilson 2 0 2 0.0 0.00 000 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 S.Brandon 1 1 2 0.0 0.00 000 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 C.Vaughn 1 1 2 0.0 0.00 000 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 K.Lang 1 0 1 1.0 0.00 001 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 J.Lynch 1 0 1 0.0 0.00 000 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 N.Ferguson 0 1 1 0.0 0.00 000 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 A.Gordon 0 0 0 0.0 0.01 000 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 B.Hamilton 0 0 0 0.0 0.00 000 0 1 00 0 0 0 00 0 M.Leach 0 0 0 0.0 0.00 000 0 1 00 0 0 0 00 0 J.Cutler 0 0 0 0.0 0.00 000 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 1 Houston Texans vs Denver Broncos 2 8/27/2006 at Invesco Field at Mile High Final Defensive Statistics Total 469 552.0 7.03 152 0 5 00 00 0 00 1 Houston Texans vs Denver Broncos 8/27/2006 at Invesco Field at Mile High First Half Summary PERIOD SCORES TIME OF POSSESSION Texans (Visitor) 0 3 = 3 Texans 10:57 Broncos (Home) 0 10 = 10 Broncos 19:03

Scoring Plays Team Qtr Time Scoring Play Score Visitor Home Broncos26:39 T.Bell 1 yd. run (J.Elam kick) (10-44, 5:18) 0 7 Broncos24:18 J.Elam 23 yd. Field Goal (7-15, 2:14) 0 10 Texans20:08 K.Brown 29 yd. Field Goal (16-69, 4:10) 3 10

Texans Broncos TOTAL FIRST DOWNS 612 First Downs Rushing-Passing-by Penalty 3 - 3 - 0 4 - 5 - 3 THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY 1-6-17% 5-10-50%

TOTAL NET YARDS 96 152 Total Offensive Plays 27 38

NET YARDS RUSHING 49 56

NET YARDS PASSING 47 96 Gross Yards Passing 54 96 Times thrown-yards lost attempting to pass 2-7 0-0

Pass Attempts-Completions-Had Intercepted 14 - 9 - 1 19 - 10 - 0 Punts-Number and Average 3 - 38 2 - 39.5 Penalties-Number and Yards 7 - 37 1 - 15 Fumbles-Number and Lost 2 - 0 0 - 0 Red Zone Efficiency 0-1-0% 1-2-50% Average Drive Start HST 25 DEN 37

Houston Texans Denver Broncos RUSHING ATT YDSAVG LG TD RUSHING ATT YDSAVG LG TD W.Lundy10 44 4.4 10 0 T.Bell10 36 3.6 10 1 D.Carr1 5 5.0 5 0 M.Bell9 20 2.2 4 0

Total1149 4.5 10 0 Total 19 56 2.9 10 1 PASSING ATTCMP YDSSK/YD TD LG IN RT PASSING ATTCMP YDSSK/YD TD LG IN RT D.Carr14 9 542/70 12 1 42.0 J.Plummer19 10 960/00 19 0 67.0 Total 14 9 542/70 12 142.0 Total 19 10 960/0 0 19 0 67.0

PASS RECEIVING NO YDSAVG LG TD PASS RECEIVING NO YDSAVG LG TD W.Lundy3 17 5.7 9 0 J.Walker3 41 13.7 16 0 A.Johnson2 11 5.5 6 0 R.Smith3 33 11.0 19 0 O.Daniels1 12 12.0 12 0 S.Alexander1 8 8.0 8 0 J.Cook1 7 7.0 7 0 T.Scheffler1 6 6.0 6 0 K.Walter1 5 5.0 5 0 M.Bell1 4 4.0 4 0 E.Moulds1 2 2.0 2 0 T.Devoe1 4 4.0 4 0

Total91054 6.0 12 0 Total 969.6 19 0

Houston Texans Regular Defensive Plays Special Teams Misc

TKL AST COMB SACK / YRDSQH IN PD FF FR TKL AST FF FR BL TKL AST FF FR D.Ryans 81 90.00.00000000001 0000 D.Robinson 31 40.00.00000000000 0000 M.Greenwood 21 30.00.00000000000 0000 T.Johnson 12 30.00.00000000000 0000

Denver Broncos Regular Defensive Plays Special Teams Misc

TKL AST COMB SACK / YRDSQH IN PD FF FR TKL AST FF FR BL TKL AST FF FR Da.Williams 6 0 6 0.0 0.00 000 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 DJ.Williams 4 0 4 0.0 0.00 111 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 E.Ekuban 3 0 3 1.0 7.01 000 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 I.Gold 2 1 3 0.0 0.00 000 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 Houston Texans vs Denver Broncos at Invesco Field at Mile High

Play By Play 1st Quarter 8/27/2006 Page 1 DEN wins toss, elects to Receive, and HST elects to defend the South goal. K.Brown kicks 70 yards from HST 30 to end zone, Touchback. Denver Broncos at 15:00 1-10-DEN 20 (15:00) M.Bell left guard to DEN 23 for 3 yards (D.Ryans). 2-7-DEN 23 (14:19) J.Plummer pass short right to T.Scheffler to DEN 29 for 6 yards (D.Robinson). 3-1-DEN 29 (13:36) M.Bell left tackle to DEN 31 for 2 yards (D.Ryans). R1 Play Challenged by HST and Upheld. (Timeout #1 by HST.) 1-10-DEN 31 (13:10) M.Bell left end pushed ob at DEN 34 for 3 yards (L.Sanders). 2-7-DEN 34 (12:44) J.Plummer pass short right to J.Walker to 50 for 16 yards (D.Robinson; G.Earl). P2 1-10-50 (12:03) M.Bell right tackle to HST 49 for 1 yard (A.Weaver). 2-9-HST 49 (11:18) J.Plummer pass incomplete short right [D.Ryans]. 3-9-HST 49 (11:12) J.Plummer pass deep left to R.Smith to HST 30 for 19 yards (C.Brown). P3 1-10-HST 30 (10:30) J.Plummer pass short left to T.Devoe to HST 26 for 4 yards (M.Greenwood). 2-6-HST 26 (9:50) M.Bell right tackle to HST 23 for 3 yards (A.Malone). 3-3-HST 23 (9:10) J.Plummer pass incomplete short middle to D.Kircus. 4-3-HST 23 (9:07) J.Elam 41 yard field goal is No Good, Wide Left, Center-M.Leach, Holder-J.Plummer. Houston Texans at 9:02 1-10-HST 31 (9:02) D.Carr pass short left to W.Lundy to HST 40 for 9 yards (I.Gold). 2-1-HST 40 (8:33) W.Lundy right tackle to HST 44 for 4 yards (E.Ekuban). R1 1-10-HST 44 (7:56) W.Lundy left end to HST 48 for 4 yards (Da.Williams). 2-6-HST 48 (7:18) W.Lundy right tackle to 50 for 2 yards (M.Myers). 3-4-50 (6:44) D.Carr sacked at 50 for 0 yards (K.Lang). FUMBLES (K.Lang), touched at DEN 48, ball out of bounds at HST 44. 4-10-HST 44 (6:35) C.Stanley punts 41 yards to DEN 15, Center-B.Pittman. D.Kircus to DEN 20 for 5 yards (C.Taylor). Denver Broncos at 6:25 1-10-DEN 20 (6:25) J.Plummer pass short middle to J.Walker to DEN 34 for 14 yards (D.Ryans). P4 1-10-DEN 34 (5:45) T.Bell up the middle to DEN 44 for 10 yards (M.Greenwood; G.Earl). R5 1-10-DEN 44 (5:06) J.Plummer pass incomplete short left to R.Smith (L.Sanders). 2-10-DEN 44 (5:03) T.Bell up the middle to DEN 46 for 2 yards (D.Ryans). 3-8-DEN 46 (4:24) J.Plummer pass incomplete short right to D.Kircus. 4-8-DEN 46 (4:18) P.Ernster punts 43 yards to HST 11, Center-M.Leach. P.Buchanon to HST 27 for 16 yards (R.Wells). PENALTY on DEN, Face Mask (15 Yards), 15 yards, enforced at HST 27. Houston Texans at 4:05 1-10-HST 42 (4:05) D.Carr pass incomplete short middle to O.Daniels (M.Myers). 2-10-HST 42 (3:58) W.Lundy left tackle to HST 48 for 6 yards (D.Foxworth). 3-4-HST 48 (3:22) D.Carr sacked at HST 41 for -7 yards (E.Ekuban). 4-11-HST 41 (2:58) C.Stanley punts 40 yards to DEN 19, Center-B.Pittman, fair catch by D.Kircus. PENALTY on HST-C.Taylor, Illegal Formation, 5 yards, enforced at DEN 19. Denver Broncos at 2:50 1-10-DEN 24 (2:50) J.Plummer pass short middle to J.Walker to DEN 35 for 11 yards (D.Robinson). P6 1-10-DEN 35 (2:14) J.Plummer pass short right to M.Bell to DEN 39 for 4 yards (D.Ryans). 2-6-DEN 39 (1:36) PENALTY on HST-T.Johnson, Encroachment, 5 yards, enforced at DEN 39 - No Play. 2-1-DEN 44 (1:17) PENALTY on HST-R.Smith, Encroachment, 5 yards, enforced at DEN 44 - No Play. X7 1-10-DEN 49 (1:00) M.Bell up the middle to DEN 49 for no gain (M.Greenwood). 2-10-DEN 49 (:20) M.Bell right tackle to HST 50 for 1 yard (D.Ryans). END OF QUARTER Score Time First Downs Efficiencies ==== Quarter Summary ==== Poss R P X T 3Down 4Down Houston Texans 0 3:52 1 0 0 1 0/2 0/0 Denver Broncos 0 11:08 2 4 1 7 2/4 0/0 Houston Texans vs Denver Broncos at Invesco Field at Mile High

Play By Play 2nd Quarter 8/27/2006 Page 1 Denver Broncos continued. 3-9-HST 50 (15:00) J.Plummer pass incomplete short right to D.Kircus. 4-9-HST 50 (14:52) P.Ernster punts 36 yards to HST 14, Center-M.Leach, fair catch by P.Buchanon. Houston Texans at 14:45 1-10-HST 14 (14:45) D.Carr pass right to W.Lundy to HST 26 for 12 yards (A.Wilson). PENALTY on HST-C.Spencer, Offensive Holding, 7 yards, enforced at HST 14 - No Play. 1-17-HST 7 (14:19) W.Lundy left end to HST 5 for -2 yards (E.Ekuban). 2-19-HST 5 (13:35) W.Lundy right tackle to HST 6 for 1 yard (M.Myers). 3-18-HST 6 (12:50) W.Lundy right tackle to HST 11 for 5 yards (I.Gold). 4-13-HST 11 (12:10) C.Stanley punts 33 yards to HST 44, Center-B.Pittman, downed by HST-S.Orr. Denver Broncos at 11:57 1-10-HST 44 (11:57) T.Bell right tackle to HST 37 for 7 yards (T.Johnson; D.Ryans). PENALTY on HST-T.Johnson, Face Mask (5 Yards), 5 yards, enforced at HST 37. X8 1-10-HST 32 (11:37) T.Bell right tackle to HST 27 for 5 yards (D.Ryans). 2-5-HST 27 (11:00) T.Bell up the middle to HST 23 for 4 yards (K.Garrett, T.Johnson). 3-1-HST 23 (10:25) T.Bell up the middle to HST 20 for 3 yards (M.Williams). R9 1-10-HST 20 (9:45) J.Plummer pass incomplete short right to K.Johnson. 2-10-HST 20 (9:22) T.Bell right end to HST 20 for no gain (S.Payne). 3-10-HST 20 (8:40) J.Plummer pass short left to R.Smith to HST 14 for 6 yards (D.Ryans). 4-4-HST 14 (8:00) J.Elam 32 yard field goal is GOOD, NULLIFIED by Penalty, Center-M.Leach, Holder-J.Plummer. PENALTY on HST-A.Malone, Illegal Formation, 5 yards, enforced at HST 14 - No Play. X10 1-9-HST 9 (7:56) J.Plummer pass short left to S.Alexander pushed ob at HST 1 for 8 yards (C.Brown). 2-1-HST 1 (7:26) T.Bell right tackle to HST 1 for no gain (S.Payne). 3-1-HST 1 (6:45) T.Bell up the middle for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN. R11 J.Elam extra point is GOOD, Center-M.Leach, Holder-J.Plummer. HST 0 DEN 7, 10 plays, 44 yards, 2 penalties, 5:18 drive, 8:21 elapsed P.Ernster kicks 70 yards from DEN 30 to end zone, Touchback. Houston Texans at 6:39 1-10-HST 20 (6:39) D.Carr pass short middle intended for W.Lundy INTERCEPTED by DJ.Williams (M.Myers) at HST 20. DJ.Williams to HST 20 for no gain (W.Lundy). Denver Broncos at 6:32 1-10-HST 20 (6:32) M.Bell right tackle to HST 16 for 4 yards (T.Johnson). 2-6-HST 16 (5:56) J.Plummer pass incomplete deep left to J.Walker. 3-6-HST 16 (5:51) J.Plummer pass short right to R.Smith to HST 8 for 8 yards (D.Robinson). P12 1-8-HST 8 (5:08) M.Bell up the middle to HST 5 for 3 yards (C.Anderson). 2-5-HST 5 (4:30) J.Plummer pass incomplete short right to T.Scheffler. Timeout #1 by DEN at 04:25. 3-5-HST 5 (4:25) J.Plummer pass incomplete short left to J.Walker. 4-5-HST 5 (4:21) J.Elam 23 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-M.Leach, Holder-J.Plummer. HST 0 DEN 10, 7 plays, 15 yards, 2:14 drive, 10:42 elapsed P.Ernster kicks 70 yards from DEN 30 to end zone, Touchback. Houston Texans at 4:18 1-10-HST 20 (4:18) D.Carr pass short right to W.Lundy to HST 24 for 4 yards (A.Wilson). 2-6-HST 24 (3:47) D.Carr pass short left to W.Lundy to HST 28 for 4 yards (A.Wilson). Timeout #2 by HST at 03:17. 3-2-HST 28 (3:17) D.Carr pass short right to J.Cook to HST 35 for 7 yards (DJ.Williams). P2 1-10-HST 35 (2:45) D.Carr pass short middle to O.Daniels to HST 47 for 12 yards (Da.Williams). P3 1-10-HST 47 (2:07) D.Carr pass short middle to A.Johnson to DEN 47 for 6 yards (Da.Williams). Two-Minute Warning 2-4-DEN 47 (2:00) D.Carr scrambles right end ran ob at DEN 42 for 5 yards. R4 1-10-DEN 42 (1:53) D.Carr pass short left to E.Moulds to DEN 40 for 2 yards (Da.Williams). 2-8-DEN 40 (1:22) D.Carr pass incomplete deep left to E.Moulds. 3-8-DEN 40 (1:13) D.Carr pass short middle to K.Walter to DEN 35 for 5 yards (DJ.Williams). Timeout #2 by DEN at 01:01. 4-3-DEN 35 (1:01) D.Carr pass short middle to A.Johnson to DEN 30 for 5 yards (Da.Williams, I.Gold). P5 Timeout #3 by HST at 00:53. 1-10-DEN 30 (:53) W.Lundy left tackle pushed ob at DEN 24 for 6 yards (Da.Williams). 2-4-DEN 24 (:35) W.Lundy up the middle to DEN 16 for 8 yards (DJ.Williams). FUMBLES (DJ.Williams), recovered by HST-O.Daniels at R6 DEN 16. O.Daniels to DEN 16 for no gain (D.Foxworth). 1-10-DEN 16 (:35) D.Carr spiked the ball to stop the clock. 2-10-DEN 16 (:33) PENALTY on HST-D.Carr, Delay of Game, 5 yards, enforced at DEN 16 - No Play. 2-15-DEN 21 (:21) W.Lundy up the middle to DEN 11 for 10 yards (DJ.Williams). 3-5-DEN 11 (:12) D.Carr spiked the ball to stop the clock. 4-5-DEN 11 (:11) K.Brown 29 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-B.Pittman, Holder-C.Stanley. HST 3 DEN 10, 16 plays, 69 yards, 4:10 drive, 14:52 elapsed K.Brown kicks 71 yards from HST 30 to DEN -1. B.Clark to DEN 23 for 24 yards (S.Orr). Denver Broncos at 0:08, (1st play from scrimmage 0:02) 1-10-DEN 23 (:02) T.Bell up the middle to DEN 27 for 4 yards (M.Williams). END OF QUARTER Score Time First Downs Efficiencies ==== Quarter Summary ==== Poss RPXT 3Down4Down Houston Texans 3 7:05 2 3 0 5 1/4 1/1 Denver Broncos 10 7:55 2 1 2 5 3/6 0/0 Houston Texans vs Denver Broncos at Invesco Field at Mile High

Play By Play 3rd Quarter 8/27/2006 Page 1 HST elects to Receive, and DEN elects to defend the South goal. P.Ernster kicks 70 yards from DEN 30 to end zone, Touchback. Houston Texans at 15:00 1-10-HST 20 (15:00) D.Carr pass short right to A.Johnson ran ob at HST 34 for 14 yards. P7 1-10-HST 34 (14:39) V.Morency up the middle to HST 39 for 5 yards (M.Myers). 2-5-HST 39 (14:04) D.Carr pass short left to V.Morency to HST 49 for 10 yards (J.Lynch). P8 1-10-HST 49 (13:25) V.Morency right tackle to DEN 47 for 4 yards (DJ.Williams; N.Ferguson). 2-6-DEN 47 (12:48) D.Carr pass incomplete short right to E.Moulds. 3-6-DEN 47 (12:41) D.Carr pass incomplete deep left to A.Johnson (Da.Williams). 4-6-DEN 47 (12:36) C.Stanley punts 47 yards to end zone, Center-B.Pittman, Touchback. Denver Broncos at 12:26 1-10-DEN 20 (12:26) J.Plummer pass incomplete deep left to R.Smith [J.Babin]. 2-10-DEN 20 (12:15) J.Plummer pass incomplete deep left to R.Smith (L.Sanders). 3-10-DEN 20 (12:14) J.Plummer pass incomplete short left to R.Smith (L.Sanders) [J.Babin]. 4-10-DEN 20 (12:10) P.Ernster punts 51 yards to HST 29, Center-M.Leach. P.Buchanon to HST 34 for 5 yards (B.Hamilton). Houston Texans at 11:58 1-10-HST 34 (11:58) D.Carr pass short left to V.Morency to HST 42 for 8 yards (R.Wells). 2-2-HST 42 (11:23) D.Carr pass short left to E.Moulds to DEN 33 for 25 yards (C.Cox). P9 1-10-DEN 33 (10:58) A.Johnson right end to DEN 29 for 4 yards (C.Cox). 2-6-DEN 29 (10:16) V.Morency left tackle to DEN 29 for no gain (S.Brandon). Penalty on HST-E.Moulds, Illegal Formation, declined. 3-6-DEN 29 (10:16) D.Carr pass to E.Moulds to DEN 18 for 11 yards (C.Cox; K.Paymah). P10 1-10-DEN 18 (9:22) V.Morency left guard to DEN 16 for 2 yards (C.Vaughn). 2-8-DEN 16 (8:46) D.Carr pass short right to J.Cook to DEN 10 for 6 yards (R.Wells). 3-2-DEN 10 (8:14) V.Morency up the middle to DEN 9 for 1 yard (E.Dumervil). 4-1-DEN 9 (7:49) (Run formation) PENALTY on HST-O.Daniels, False Start, 5 yards, enforced at DEN 9 - No Play. 4-6-DEN 14 (7:38) K.Brown 32 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-B.Pittman, Holder-C.Stanley. HST 6 DEN 10, 9 plays, 52 yards, 4:31 drive, 7:33 elapsed K.Brown kicks 57 yards from HST 30 to DEN 13. R.Alexander to DEN 33 for 20 yards (C.Watson). Denver Broncos at 7:27, (1st play from scrimmage 6:59) 1-10-DEN 33 (6:59) C.Cobbs left tackle to DEN 40 for 7 yards (J.Simmons). 2-3-DEN 40 (6:39) C.Cobbs left tackle to DEN 48 for 8 yards (M.Stone). R13 1-10-DEN 48 (6:01) C.Cobbs left end to DEN 45 for -3 yards (S.Orr). 2-13-DEN 45 (5:40) J.Cutler FUMBLES (Aborted) at DEN 45, and recovers at DEN 43. J.Cutler to DEN 43 for no gain (D.Polk). 3-15-DEN 43 (5:27) J.Cutler pass incomplete deep right to D.Watts (P.Buchanon). Penalty on DEN-G.Eslinger, Tripping, declined. 4-15-DEN 43 (5:17) M.Knorr punts 47 yards to HST 10, Center-M.Leach. R.Ross to HST 15 for 5 yards (R.Wells). Houston Texans at 5:06 1-10-HST 15 (5:06) S.Rosenfels pass short left to N.Luchey to HST 28 for 13 yards (R.Wells). P11 1-10-HST 28 (4:30) S.Rosenfels pass short right to N.Luchey to HST 33 for 5 yards (R.Wells). 2-5-HST 33 (3:46) V.Morency right end to HST 38 for 5 yards (N.Webster). R12 1-10-HST 38 (3:06) PENALTY on HST-D.Lewis, False Start, 5 yards, enforced at HST 38 - No Play. 1-15-HST 33 (2:46) S.Rosenfels pass incomplete short right to D.Lewis. 2-15-HST 33 (2:38) V.Morency right guard to HST 38 for 5 yards (J.Engelberger). 3-10-HST 38 (1:57) S.Rosenfels pass short right to D.Lewis to HST 47 for 9 yards (E.Dumervil; C.Vaughn). 4-1-HST 47 (1:14) V.Morency up the middle to HST 48 for 1 yard (S.Brandon; E.Dumervil). R13 Play Challenged by DEN and Upheld. (Timeout #1 by DEN.) 1-10-HST 48 (:52) V.Morency up the middle to DEN 48 for 4 yards (J.Engelberger). 2-6-DEN 48 (:15) S.Rosenfels left tackle to DEN 48 for no gain (J.Engelberger). END OF QUARTER Score Time First Downs Efficiencies ==== Quarter Summary ==== Poss R P X T 3Down 4Down Houston Texans 6 12:11 2 5 0 7 1/4 1/1 Denver Broncos 10 2:49 1 0 0 1 0/2 0/0 Houston Texans vs Denver Broncos at Invesco Field at Mile High

Play By Play 4th Quarter 8/27/2006 Page 1 Houston Texans continued. 3-6-DEN 48 (15:00) S.Rosenfels pass incomplete short right to D.Lewis. 4-6-DEN 48 (14:51) C.Stanley punts 48 yards to end zone, Center-B.Pittman, Touchback. Denver Broncos at 14:39 1-10-DEN 20 (14:39) J.Cutler pass incomplete to T.Devoe. 2-10-DEN 20 (14:35) J.Cutler pass deep right to N.Jackson ran ob at DEN 38 for 18 yards. P14 1-10-DEN 38 (14:09) J.Cutler pass short left to C.Cobbs to 50 for 12 yards (K.Garrett). P15 1-10-50 (13:28) C.Cobbs right guard to HST 49 for 1 yard (J.Babin). 2-9-HST 49 (12:50) J.Cutler pass short middle to N.Jackson to HST 35 for 14 yards (M.Stone). P16 Timeout #2 by DEN at 12:07. 1-10-HST 35 (12:06) J.Cutler pass short left to D.Terrell to HST 26 for 9 yards (D.McCleon). 2-1-HST 26 (11:28) C.Cobbs right guard for 26 yards, TOUCHDOWN. R17 J.Elam extra point is GOOD, Center-M.Leach, Holder-J.Cutler. HST 6 DEN 17, 7 plays, 80 yards, 3:18 drive, 3:39 elapsed M.Knorr kicks 73 yards from DEN 30 to HST -3. C.Taylor to HST 20 for 23 yards (N.Webster). Houston Texans at 11:21, (1st play from scrimmage 11:16) 1-10-HST 20 (11:16) S.Rosenfels pass incomplete short left to D.Anderson [A.Gordon]. 2-10-HST 20 (11:10) V.Morency right end to HST 22 for 2 yards (N.Webster). 3-8-HST 22 (10:25) PENALTY on DEN-C.Jackson, Encroachment, 5 yards, enforced at HST 22 - No Play. 3-3-HST 27 (10:05) S.Rosenfels pass incomplete deep left to D.Anderson [C.Cox]. 4-3-HST 27 (10:00) C.Stanley punts 49 yards to DEN 24, Center-B.Pittman. C.Adams to DEN 28 for 4 yards (C.Anderson; D.Polk). Denver Broncos at 9:46 1-10-DEN 28 (9:46) C.Cobbs right guard to DEN 32 for 4 yards (T.Evans). PENALTY on DEN-A.Meadows, Offensive Holding, 10 yards, enforced at DEN 28 - No Play. 1-20-DEN 18 (9:22) C.Cobbs up the middle to DEN 24 for 6 yards (D.Polk). 2-14-DEN 24 (8:44) J.Cutler pass incomplete short right to B.Miree. 3-14-DEN 24 (8:39) J.Cutler sacked at DEN 23 for -1 yards (E.Cochran). 4-15-DEN 23 (8:07) M.Knorr punts 55 yards to HST 22, Center-M.Leach. D.Anderson to HST 24 for 2 yards (M.Leach). Houston Texans at 7:52 1-10-HST 24 (7:52) S.Rosenfels pass deep left to D.Anderson to HST 41 for 17 yards (K.Paymah). P14 1-10-HST 41 (7:21) S.Rosenfels pass short right to N.Luchey to HST 47 for 6 yards (R.Wells). 2-4-HST 47 (6:58) V.Morency right guard to HST 48 for 1 yard (E.Dumervil). 3-3-HST 48 (6:24) V.Morency left end to DEN 48 for 4 yards (E.Dumervil). R15 1-10-DEN 48 (5:46) S.Rosenfels pass short middle to V.Morency to DEN 46 for 2 yards (N.Webster). 2-8-DEN 46 (5:11) S.Rosenfels pass short left to D.Anderson to DEN 37 for 9 yards (K.Paymah). P16 1-10-DEN 37 (4:28) V.Morency right guard to DEN 35 for 2 yards (R.Wells). 2-8-DEN 35 (3:47) S.Rosenfels pass short right to N.Luchey to DEN 24 for 11 yards (C.Cox). P17 1-10-DEN 24 (3:11) S.Rosenfels pass incomplete short right to D.Lewis (D.Foxworth). 2-10-DEN 24 (3:05) S.Rosenfels pass short right to N.Luchey ran ob at DEN 19 for 5 yards. Timeout #1 by HST at 02:59. 3-5-DEN 19 (2:59) S.Rosenfels pass deep right to D.Lewis for 19 yards, TOUCHDOWN. P18 TWO-POINT CONVERSION ATTEMPT. V.Morency rushes left end. ATTEMPT SUCCEEDS. HST 14 DEN 17, 11 plays, 76 yards, 4:59 drive, 12:07 elapsed K.Brown kicks 66 yards from HST 30 to DEN 4. R.Alexander to DEN 26 for 22 yards (M.Stone). Denver Broncos at 2:53, (1st play from scrimmage 2:45) 1-10-DEN 26 (2:45) J.Cutler pass incomplete short right to C.Mustard (J.Simmons). 2-10-DEN 26 (2:39) C.Cobbs left tackle to DEN 35 for 9 yards (C.Anderson, J.Charleston). Timeout #2 by HST at 02:29. 3-1-DEN 35 (2:29) J.Cutler left guard to DEN 35 for no gain. Timeout #3 by HST at 02:23. 4-1-DEN 35 (2:23) J.Cutler pass short right to B.Miree to HST 49 for 16 yards (M.Stone). P18 Two-Minute Warning 1-10-HST 49 (2:00) J.Cutler kneels to 50 for -1 yards. 2-11-50 (1:18) J.Cutler kneels to DEN 49 for -1 yards. 3-12-DEN 49 (:40) J.Cutler kneels to DEN 48 for -1 yards. END OF QUARTER Score Time First Downs Efficiencies ==== Quarter Summary ==== Poss R P X T 3Down 4Down Houston Texans 14 6:55 1 4 0 5 2/4 0/0 Denver Broncos 17 8:05 1 4 0 5 0/3 1/1 BRONCOS NUMERICAL TEXANS NUMERICAL No. Player ...... Pos. No. Player ...... Pos. 1 Jason Elam ...... K DENVER BRONCOS (1-1) vs. HOUSTON TEXANS (2-0) 2 Cody Pickett ...... QB 3 Paul Ernster ...... P/K 3 Kris Brown ...... PK 4 Micah Knorr ...... P 5 Quinton Porter ...... QB 5 Preston Parsons ...... QB SUNDAY, AUG. 27, 2006 • 6:00 P.M. • INVESCO FIELD AT MILE HIGH • DENVER, COLO. 7 ...... P 6 Jay Cutler ...... QB 8 David Carr ...... QB 10 Todd Sauerbrun ...... P 11 Donovan Morgan ...... WR 11 Bradlee Van Pelt ...... QB 14 David Anderson ...... WR 12 Domenik Hixon ...... WR 16 Richie Ross ...... WR 13 David Terrell ...... WR 17 Kendrick Starling ...... WR 14 Todd Devoe ...... WR 18 Sage Rosenfels ...... QB 15 Brandon Marshall ...... WR BRONCOS OFFENSE BRONCOS DEFENSE 19 Jake Schifino ...... WR 16 Jake Plummer ...... QB 20 Dexter McCleon ...... CB 17 Darius Watts ...... WR.WR 80 Rod Smith 17 Darius Watts 87 David KircusBrian Clark 19 LE 98 Courtney Brown 76 Kenard Lang 54 Patrick Chukwurah 90 Corey Jackson21 Lewis Sanders ...... CB 19 Brian Clark ...... WR 81 Charlie Adams 22 ...... SS 20 Mike Bell ...... RB LT 96 Michael Myers 93 LT 78 Matt Lepsis 74 Cornell Green 77 Dwayne Carswell 70 Javiar Collins Antwon Burton 94 Amon GordonPatrice 71 Majondo-Mwamba 23 Dunta Robinson ...... CB 21 Hamza Abdullah ...... S 24 C.C. Brown ...... FS 22 Domonique FoxworthLG . . . 50. . . Ben. . . .CBHamilton 59 Taylor Whitley 63 Rob Hunt RT 61 Gerard Warren 97 Demetrin VealElvis 92Dumervil 79 Bryan Save 25 Kevin Garrett ...... CB 23 Willie Middlebrooks ...... CB 26 Glenn Earl ...... SS 24 Champ Bailey ...... C .CB 66 Tom Nalen 62 Chris MyersGreg 67Eslinger RE 91 Ebenezer Ekuban 60 John Engelberger 95 Khaleed Vaughn 27 Chris Taylor ...... RB 25 Nick Ferguson ...... RG . .S 65 Cooper CarlisleChris 73 Kuper 68 Martin Bibla 29 Damien Rhodes ...... RB 26 Tatum Bell ...... RB WLB 52 Ian Gold 53 Louis Green 49 30 ...... FS 27 Darrent Williams ...... RT. . . . 72. . . George.CB Foster 75 Adam Meadows 69 P.J. AlexanderErik 64 Pears Kevin Harrison 28 Jeff Shoate ...... CB 31 ...... CB TE 82 Stephen AlexanderTony 88 Scheffler 89 Nate Jackson 46 Chad Mustard MLB 56 Al Wilson 58 Nate Webster 51 Keith Burns 32 ...... RB 29 Damien Nash ...... RB 33 Wali Lundy ...... RB 31 Brandon Miree ...... RB 83 Mike Leach SLB 55 D.J. Williams 50 32 Tyler Everett ...... S Cameron aughnV 59 Ray Wells 34 Vernand Morency ...... RB WR 84 Javon Walker 15 Brandon Marshall 13 David Terrell 14 Todd Devoe 35 Mark Estelle ...... CB 33 Ron Dayne ...... RB LCB 24 Champ Bailey 22 Domonique Foxworth 41 Karl Paymah 23 Willie Middlebrooks36 Anthony Floyd ...... SS 34 Cedric Cobbs ...... QB. . . . 16. . . Jake.RB Plummer 6 Jay Cutler 11 Bradlee Van Pelt 5 Preston Parsons 35 Antwaun Rogers ...... CB RCB 27 Darrent Williams 45 Roc Alexander 28 Jeff Shoate 35 37 Domanick Davis ...... RB 37 Cecil Sapp ...... RB. . . . 20. . . .RB Mike Bell 26 Tatum Bell 33 Ron Dayne 34 Cedric Cobbs Antwaun Rogers 38 Demarcus Faggins ...... CB 39 ...... FS 39 Kyle Johnson ...... FB 29 Damien Nash 40 Curome Cox ...... S SS 25 Nick Ferguson 40 Curome Cox 21 Hamza Abdullah 40 John Walker ...... FS 41 Karl Paymah ...... FB. . . . 37.CB Cecil Sapp 39 Kyle Johnson 31 Brandon Miree 43 41 ...... CB 42 Sam Brandon ...... S Rashon Powers-Neal FS 47 John Lynch 42 Sam BrandonTyler 32Everett 42 Michael Stone ...... SS 43 Rashon Powers-Neal ...... FB 43 ...... FB 45 Roc Alexander ...... CB 44 Nick Luchey ...... FB 46 Chad Mustard ...... TE 45 Patrick Hape ...... FB/TE 47 John Lynch ...... S 46 ...... CB 49 Kevin Harrison ...... LB TEXANS DEFENSE TEXANS OFFENSE 47 Trent Bray ...... LB 50 Ben Hamilton ...... G/C 48 Bryan Pittman ...... LS WR 80 86 Derrick Lewis 11 Donovan MorganRichie Ross 16 49 Aaron Halterman ...... TE 50 Cameron Vaughn ...... LDE .LB 92 Anthony Weaver 94 N.D. KaluJohn 67Chick 55 Kenneth Pettway 51 Keith Burns ...... LB 17 Kendrick Starling 50 ...... LB 52 Ian Gold ...... RDT. . . . 75. . . . Travis . . .LB Johnson 97 Alfred Malone 95 Earl Cochran 61 51 DaShon Polk ...... LB 53 Louis Green ...... LB Darrell WrightLT 78 77 Charles Spencer 53 Shantee Orr ...... LB 54 Patrick Chukwurah ...... LB LG 69 70 Fred Weary 62 David Loverne 54 Troy Evans ...... LB 55 D.J. Williams ...... LDT .LB 99 Robaire Smith 91 Seth PayneDevarick 64 Scandrett 55 Kenneth Pettway ...... LB 56 Al Wilson ...... LB C 58 Mike Flanagan 63 Drew Hodgdon 79 Chris Watton 56 Morlon Greenwood ...... LB 57 T.J. Hollowell ...... RDE .LB 90Mario Williams 93 Jason Babin 98 Antwan PeekJeff 66Charleston RG 76 Steve McKinney 68 Brad Bedell 65 57 Sam Cowart ...... LB 58 Nate Webster ...... LB RT 72 Zach Wiegert 74 73 58 Mike Flanagan ...... C 59 Ray Wells ...... SLB .LB 53 Shantee Orr 50 Charlie Anderson 59 DeMeco Ryans ...... LB 59 Taylor Whitley ...... G TE 87 Mark Bruener 89 Jeb PutzierOwen 81 Daniels 83 Bennie Joppru 60 Barrett Green ...... LB 60 John Engelberger ...... MLB .DE 59DeMeco Ryans 57 Sam Cowart 51 DaShon PolkTrent 47 Bray 61 Darrell Wright ...... DE 61 Gerard Warren ...... DT 45 Patrick Hape 49 Aaron Halterman 62 David Loverne ...... G 62 Chris Myers ...... WLB.C/G 56 Morlon Greenwood 60 Barrett Green 54 Troy Evans 96 SaleemWR 84 Rasheed Eric Moulds 85 19 Jake Schifino 88 Derick Armstrong 63 Drew Hodgdon ...... C 63 Rob Hunt ...... G/C 14 64 Devarick Scandrett ...... DT 64 Erik Pears ...... LCB . .T 23 Dunta Robinson 20 Dexter McCleonTramon 41 Williams 35 Mark Estelle David Anderson 65 Mike Brisiel ...... G 65 Cooper Carlisle ...... G/T 66 Jeff Charleston ...... DE 66 Tom Nalen ...... RCB. . . . 21. . . . Lewis . . . .C Sanders 31 Phillip Buchanon 25 Kevin Garrett 46 Earthwind Moreland QB 8 David Carr 18 Sage RosenfelsQuinton 5 Porter 2 Cody Pickett RB 37 Domanick Davis 32 Antowain Smith 34 Vernand Morency 33 67 John Chick ...... DE 67 Greg Eslinger ...... SS. . . . 26. . . . Glenn . . . .C Earl 42 Michael Stone 39 Kevin Curtis 22 Ramon Walker Wali Lundy 68 Brad Bedell ...... T 68 Martin Bibla ...... G 27 Chris Taylor 29 Damien Rhodes 69 Chester Pitts ...... G 69 P.J. Alexander . . . . . FS. . . . 24. . . . C.C. . . . .GBrown 30 Jason Simmons 40 70 Fred Weary ...... G 70 Javiar Collins ...... T John Walker 36 Anthony Floyd FB 43 Jameel Cook 44 Nick Luchey 72 Zach Wiegert ...... T 71 Patrice Majondo-Mwamba ...... DL 73 Eric Winston ...... T 72 George Foster ...... T 74 Ephraim Salaam ...... T 73 Chris Kuper ...... G 75 Travis Johnson ...... DT 74 Cornell Green ...... T 76 Steve McKinney ...... G 75 Adam Meadows ...... T BRONCOS SPECIALISTS TEXANS SPECIALISTS 77 Charles Spencer ...... T 76 Kenard Lang ...... DE 78 Seth Wand ...... T 77 Dwayne Carswell ...... P . .G 10 Todd Sauerbrun 4 Micah Knorr 3 Paul Ernster P 7 Chad Stanley 79 Chris Watton ...... G 78 Matt Lepsis ...... K . .T 1 Jason Elam 79 Bryan Save ...... DT 80 Andre Johnson ...... WR 80 Rod Smith ...... KO.WR 3 Paul Ernster 4 Micah Knorr 10 Todd Sauerbrun PK 3 Kris Brown 81 ...... TE 81 Charlie Adams ...... PR.WR 27 Darrent Williams 20 83 Bennie Joppru ...... TE Mike Bell 87 David KircusBrandon 15 Marshall KO 3 Kris Brown 84 Eric Moulds ...... WR 82 Stephen Alexander ...... TE 85 Kevin Walter ...... WR 83 Mike Leach ...... TE/LS 81 Charlie Adams PR 31 Phillip Buchanon 19 Jake Schifino 14 86 Derrick Lewis ...... WR 84 Javon Walker ...... WR David Anderson 16 Richie Ross 85 Ashley Lelie ...... KR . . . .20 ...... WR Mike Bell 87 David KircusBrian 19 Clark 81 Charlie Adams 87 Mark Bruener ...... TE 87 David Kircus ...... WR 34 Cedric Cobbs 37 Cecil Sapp 88 Derick Armstrong ...... WR 88 Tony Scheffler ...... TE KR 33Wali Lundy 29 Damien Rhodes 27 Chris Taylor 86 Derrick Lewis 89 Jeb Putzier ...... TE PC 83 Mike Leach 88 90 ...... DE 89 Nate Jackson ...... TE Tony Scheffler 73 Chris Kuper LS 48 Bryan Pittman 90 Corey Jackson ...... DE 91 ...... DT KC 83 Mike Leach 62 Chris MyersTony 88Scheffler 92 Anthony Weaver ...... DE/DT 91 Ebenezer Ekuban ...... DE H 7 Chad Stanley 18 Sage Rosenfels 92 Elvis Dumervil ...... H .DE 16 Jake PlummerJay 6 Cutler 4 Micah Knorr 93 Jason Babin ...... DE 93 Antwon Burton ...... DT 94 N.D. Kalu ...... DE 94 Amon Gordon ...... DL 95 Earl Cochran ...... DE 95 Khaleed Vaughn ...... DE 96 Saleem Rasheed ...... LB 96 Michael Myers ...... DTBRONCOS: Hamza Abdullah (AHM-zah); Martin Bibla(BIHb-lah); Patrick Chukwurah TEXANS: Jason Babin (BAB-in); Mike Brisiel(BRY-seel); Demarcus Faggins 97 Alfred Malone ...... DT 97 Demetrin Veal ...... DT 98 ...... DE 98 Courtney Brown ...... DE(chuk-WER-uh); JaviarCollins (HAH-vee-ayr); CuromeCox (ker-OME); Todd Devoe(deh- (FAY-gins); MorlonGreenwood (more-lon); Drew Hodgdon(hodge-dun); Bennie 99 Robaire Smith ...... DT Joppru (JOP-rue); N.D. Kalu (Kah-LOO); Wali Lundy (Wah-LEE LUHN-dee); VOH); Elvis Dumer vil (doo-mehr-vill); AmonGordon (ah-MAHN); DomenikHixon (DAH- PRONUNCIATION V ernand Morency(VER-nun mor-EN-cee); Seth Payne(PAIN); Jeb Putzier(PUTT- mehn-ik); David Kir cus (KIHR-kus); Chris Kuper(KOO-pehr); Patrice Majondo-Mwamba GUIDE zeer); Dunta Robinson (don-TAY); DeMecoRyans (Deh-MEE-co); EphraimSalaam (ma-WAHM-ba); Brandon Miree(my-REE); Erik Pears(PEERS); Brian Save(sah-VAY); (EEF-rahm Sah-LAHM); Jake Schifino(Shif-FEE-no); AntowainSmith (AN-twan); Khaleed Vaughn (kah-LEED); DemetrinVeal (deh-ME-trin); DarrentWilliams (DARE-ent). Robaire Smith (RO-bear); MarioWilliams (MAHR-ee-o); KaileeWong (KY-lee).

[injured] rookie or first-year player TONIGHT’S OFFICIALS Referee-Ed Hochuli (85); Umpire-Chad Brown (31); Head Linesman-Mark Hittner (28); Line Judge-Tom Symonette (100); Field Judge-Tom Sifferman (118); Side Judge-Don Carlson (39); Back Judge-Scott Helverson (93); Replay-Howard Slavin; Video-Fred Gallagher. BRONCOS ALPHABETICAL DENVER BRONCOS NUMERICAL HOUSTON TEXANS NUMERICAL TEXANS ALPHABETICAL No. Player ...... Pos. NFL NFL No. Player ...... Pos. 21 Abdullah, Hamza . .No...... Player...... S Pos. Hgt. Wgt. Age Exp. College . . . . . No.. . . . Player.How Acq. Pos. Hgt. Wgt. Age Exp. College ...... How Acq.50 Anderson, Charlie ...... LB 81 Adams, Charlie ...... WR 14 Anderson, David ...... WR 69 Alexander, P.J...... 1.G Jason Elam K 5-11 200 36 14 Hawaii...... D3b-2 Cody Pickett '93 QB 6-3 227 26 3 Washington ...... T(SF)- '06 3 Paul Ernster P/K 6-0 217 24 2 Northern Arizona ...... D7-3 Kris Brown '05 PK 5-11 208 29 8 Nebraska...... RFA(Pit)-88 Armstrong, '02 Derick ...... WR 45 Alexander, Roc ...... CB4 Micah Knorr P 6-2 208 31 6 Utah State ...... FA-5 Quinton Porter '06 QB 6-5 228 23 R Boston College...... FA-93 Babin, Jason '06 ...... DE 82 Alexander, Stephen ...... TE5 Preston Parsons QB 6-4 235 27 3 Northern Arizona...... FA-7 Chad Stanley '06 P 6-3 209 30 7 Stephen F. Austin ...... FA-68 Bedell, Brad '02 ...... T 24 Bailey, Champ ...... CB6 Jay Cutler QB 6-3 233 23 R Vanderbilt ...... D1-8 David Carr '06 QB 6-3 216 27 5 Fresno State ...... D1-47 Bray, Trent '02...... LB 20 Bell, Mike ...... RB10 Todd Sauerbrun P 5-10 215 33 12 West Virginia...... T(Car)-11 Donovan Morgan '05 WR 6-2 195 24 2 Louisiana-Lafayette...... FA-65 Brisiel, Mike '05 ...... G 26 Bell, Tatum ...... RB11 Bradlee Van Pelt QB 6-2 220 26 2 Colorado State ...... D7c-14 David Anderson '04 WR 5-10 197 24 R Colorado State...... D7-24 Brown, C.C. '06 ...... FS 68 Bibla, Martin ...... 12. .G Domenik Hixon WR 6-2 185 21 R Akron ...... D4c-16 Richie Ross '06 WR 6-4 208 23 R Nebraska-Kearney...... FA-3 Brown, Kris '06 ...... PK 42 Brandon, Sam ...... 13. .S David Terrell WR 6-3 213 27 6 Michigan ...... FA-17 Kendrick Starling '05 WR 6-0 193 26 1 San Jose State ...... FA-87 Bruener, Mark '06 ...... TE 98 Brown, Courtney ...... 14.DE Todd Devoe WR 6-2 198 26 2 Central Missouri State...... FA-18 Sage Rosenfels '05 QB 6-4 224 28 6 Iowa State ...... UFA(Mia)- '06 15 Brandon Marshall WR 6-4 222 22 R UCF ...... D4a-19 Jake Schifino '06 WR 6-1 203 26 4 Akron ...... FA-31 Buchanon, '06Phillip ...... CB 51 Burns, Keith ...... 16.LB Jake Plummer QB 6-2 212 31 10 Arizona State ...... UFA(Ari)-20 Dexter McCleon '03 CB 5-10 195 32 10 Clemson...... FA-8 Carr, David '06 ...... QB 93 Burton, Antwon ...... 17.DT Darius Watts WR 6-2 190 24 3 Marshall...... D2b-21 Lewis Sanders '04 CB 6-1 208 28 7 Maryland...... UFA(Cle)-66 Charleston, '05 Jeff ...... DE 65 Carlisle, Cooper ...... G/T19 Brian Clark WR 6-2 204 22 R North Carolina State...... CFA-22 Ramon Walker '06 SS 6-0 213 26 5 Pittsburgh...... D5b-67 Chick, John '02 ...... DE 77 Carswell, Dwayne ...... 20. .G Mike Bell RB 6-0 220 23 R Arizona...... CFA-23 Dunta Robinson '06 CB 5-10 180 24 3 South Carolina...... D1a-95 Cochran, Earl '04 ...... DE 54 Chukwurah, Patrick ...... 21.LB Hamza Abdullah S 6-2 213 22 2 Washington State ...... PS(TB)-24 C.C. Brown '05 FS 6-0 204 23 2 Louisiana-Lafayette ...... D6- '05 22 Domonique Foxworth CB 5-11 180 23 2 Maryland...... D3b- '05 43 Cook, Jameel ...... FB 19 Clark, Brian ...... WR 25 Kevin Garrett CB 5-10 194 26 3 Southern Methodist ...... FA-57 Cowart, Sam '06 ...... LB 23 Willie Middlebrooks CB 6-1 200 27 6 Minnesota ...... FA-26 Glenn Earl '06 SS 6-1 213 25 3 Notre Dame ...... D4- '04 34 Cobbs, Cedric ...... RB24 Champ Bailey CB 6-0 192 28 8 Georgia...... T(Was)- '04 39 Curtis, Kevin ...... FS 70 Collins, Javiar ...... T 27 Chris Taylor RB 6-0 224 22 R Indiana ...... FA- '06 25 Nick Ferguson S 5-11 201 31 7 Georgia Tech ...... FA-29 Damien Rhodes '03 RB 6-0 212 22 R Syracuse ...... FA-81 Daniels, Owen '06 ...... TE 40 Cox, Curome ...... 26. .S Tatum Bell RB 5-11 213 25 3 Oklahoma State...... D2a- '04 37 Davis, Domanick ...... RB 27 Darrent Williams CB 5-8 188 23 2 Oklahoma State ...... D2-30 Jason Simmons '05 FS 5-9 204 30 9 Arizona State...... UFA(Pit)-'02 6 Cutler, Jay ...... QB 31 Phillip Buchanon CB 5-10 186 25 5 Miami (Fla.)...... T(Oak)-26 Earl, Glenn '05 ...... SS 33 Dayne, Ron ...... RB28 Jeff Shoate CB 5-10 180 25 3 San Diego State...... D5- '04 29 Damien Nash RB 5-10 220 24 2 Missouri ...... FA-32 Antowain Smith '06 RB 6-2 232 34 10 Houston ...... UFA(NO)-35 Estelle, Mark '06 ...... CB 14 Devoe, Todd ...... WR 33 Wali Lundy RB 5-10 211 23 R Virginia ...... D6- '06 92 Dumervil, Elvis ...... 31.DE Brandon Miree RB 5-11 237 25 2 Pittsburgh...... D7b- '04 54 Evans, Troy ...... LB 32 Tyler Everett S 5-11 202 22 R Ohio State ...... CFA-34 Vernand Morency '06 RB 5-9 213 26 2 Oklahoma State ...... D3-38 Faggins, Demarcus '05 ...... CB 91 Ekuban, Ebenezer ...... 33.DE Ron Dayne RB 5-10 245 28 7 Wisconsin ...... UFA(NYG)-35 Mark Estelle '05 CB 5-10 180 24 1 Utah State ...... FA-58 Flanagan, Mike '06 ...... C 1 Elam, Jason ...... 34. .K Cedric Cobbs RB 6-0 227 25 2 Arkansas ...... FA-36 Anthony Floyd '05 SS 5-10 199 25 2 Louisville...... FA-36 Floyd, Anthony '06 ...... SS 60 Engelberger, John ...... 35.DE Antwaun Rogers CB 6-2 170 23 1 Purdue ...... CFA-37 Domanick Davis '05 RB 5-9 227 25 4 Louisiana State...... D4- '03 3 Ernster, Paul ...... P/K37 Cecil Sapp RB 5-11 229 27 4 Colorado State ...... CFA-38 Demarcus Faggins '03 CB 5-10 179 27 5 Kansas State...... D6a-25 Garrett, Kevin '02 ...... CB 67 Eslinger, Greg ...... 39. .C Kyle Johnson FB 6-0 242 27 4 Syracuse ...... FA-39 Kevin Curtis '03 FS 6-2 213 26 2 Texas Tech ...... FA-60 Green, Barrett '06 ...... LB 32 Everett, Tyler ...... 40. .S Curome Cox S 6-1 204 25 2 Maryland ...... FA-40 John Walker '04 FS 6-1 204 23 R Southern California ...... FA-56 Greenwood, '06 Morlon ...... LB 41 Karl Paymah CB 6-0 200 23 2 Washington State...... D3a-41 Tramon Williams '05 CB 5-11 181 23 R Louisiana Tech ...... FA-49 Halterman, '06Aaron ...... TE 25 Ferguson, Nick ...... S 42 Michael Stone SS 6-0 207 28 5 Memphis ...... UFA(NE)- '06 72 Foster, George ...... 42. .T Sam Brandon S 6-2 200 27 5 UNLV ...... D4- '02 45 Hape, Patrick ...... FB/TE 43 Rashon Powers-Neal FB 6-3 247 23 R Notre Dame...... CFA-43 Jameel Cook '06 FB 5-10 237 27 6 Illinois...... UFA(TB)-63 Hodgdon, Drew '06 ...... C 22 Foxworth, Domonique ...... 45.CB Roc Alexander CB 5-10 190 24 3 Washington...... CFA-44 Nick Luchey '04 FB 6-2 273 29 8 Miami (Fla.)...... FA- '06 52 Gold, Ian ...... 46.LB Chad Mustard TE 6-6 277 28 3 North Dakota...... FA-45 Patrick Hape '06 FB/TE 6-4 254 32 9 Alabama ...... FA-80 Johnson, Andre '06 ...... WR 94 Gordon, Amon ...... 47.DL John Lynch S 6-2 220 34 14 Stanford ...... FA-46 Earthwind Moreland '04 CB 5-10 182 29 4 Georgia Southern...... FA-75 Johnson, Travis '06 ...... DT 74 Green, Cornell ...... 49. .T Kevin Harrison LB 6-0 256 24 1 Eastern Michigan...... FA-47 Trent Bray '06 LB 6-0 227 23 R Oregon State ...... W(Mia)-83 Joppru, Bennie '06 ...... TE 53 Green, Louis ...... 50.LB Ben Hamilton G/C 6-4 283 29 6 Minnesota ...... D4a-48 Bryan Pittman '01 LS 6-3 282 29 4 Washington...... FA-94 Kalu, N.D. '03...... DE 50 Hamilton, Ben ...... G/C50 Cameron Vaughn LB 6-4 241 22 R Louisiana State ...... CFA-49 Aaron Halterman '06 TE 6-5 255 24 1 Indiana ...... FA-86 Lewis, Derrick '06 ...... WR 51 Keith Burns LB 6-2 235 34 13 Oklahoma State...... UFA(TB)-50 Charlie Anderson '05 LB 6-4 245 24 3 Mississippi...... D6c-62 Loverne, David '04 ...... G 49 Harrison, Kevin ...... 52.LB Ian Gold LB 6-0 223 27 7 Michigan ...... FA-51 DaShon Polk '05 LB 6-2 245 29 7 Arizona ...... UFA(Buf)- '04 12 Hixon, Domenik ...... WR53 Louis Green LB 6-3 228 26 3 Alcorn State...... FA-53 Shantee Orr '03 LB 6-0 246 25 4 Michigan ...... FA-44 Luchey, Nick '03 ...... FB 57 Hollowell, T.J...... 54.LB Patrick Chukwurah LB 6-1 250 27 6 Wyoming...... FA-54 Troy Evans '04 LB 6-1 238 28 5 Cincinnati ...... FA-33 Lundy, Wali '02 ...... RB 63 Hunt, Rob ...... G/C55 D.J. Williams LB 6-1 242 24 3 Miami ...... D1-55 Kenneth Pettway '04 LB 6-3 238 23 2 Grambling State...... D7-97 Malone, Alfred '05 ...... DT 90 Jackson, Corey ...... 56.DE Al Wilson LB 6-0 240 28 8 Tennessee...... D1-56 Morlon Greenwood '99 LB 6-0 234 28 6 Syracuse ...... UFA(Mia)-20 McCleon, Dexter '05 ...... CB 89 Jackson, Nate ...... 57.TE T.J. Hollowell LB 6-0 235 25 3 Nebraska ...... FA-57 Sam Cowart '06 LB 6-2 242 31 9 Florida State...... UFA(Min)-76 McKinney, Steve'06 ...... G 39 Johnson, Kyle ...... 58.FB Nate Webster LB 6-0 237 28 7 Miami...... UFA(Cin)-58 Mike Flanagan '06 C 6-5 303 32 11 UCLA...... UFA(GB)-46 Moreland, Earthwind'06 ...... CB 87 Kircus, David ...... WR59 Ray Wells LB 6-1 236 25 3 Arizona ...... FA-59 DeMeco Ryans '06 LB 6-1 239 22 R Alabama...... D2-34 Morency, Vernand '06 ...... RB 59 Taylor Whitley G 6-4 305 26 4 Texas A&M...... FA-60 Barrett Green '05 LB 6-0 231 28 7 West Virginia...... FA-11 Morgan, Donovan '06 ...... WR 4 Knorr, Micah ...... 60. .P John Engelberger DE 6-4 252 29 7 Virginia Tech...... T(SF)-61 Darrell Wright '05 DE 6-4 265 26 1 Oregon ...... FA- '06 73 Kuper, Chris ...... 61. .G Gerard Warren DT 6-4 325 28 6 Florida ...... T(Cle)-62 David Loverne '05 G 6-3 293 30 8 San Jose State...... UFA(Det)-84 Moulds, Eric '06 ...... WR 76 Lang, Kenard ...... 62.DE Chris Myers C/G 6-4 300 24 2 Miami ...... D6-63 Drew Hodgdon '05 C 6-3 291 24 2 Arizona State ...... D5-53 Orr, Shantee '05 ...... LB 83 Leach, Mike ...... TE/LS63 Rob Hunt G/C 6-3 283 25 1 North Dakota State...... FA-64 Devarick Scandrett '05 DT 6-4 302 22 R Middle Tennessee State ...... FA-91 Payne, Seth '06 ...... DT 85 Lelie, Ashley ...... WR64 Erik Pears T 6-8 305 24 1 Colorado State ...... CFA-65 Mike Brisiel '05 G 6-5 310 23 R Colorado State ...... FA-98 Peek, Antwan '06 ...... DE 78 Lepsis, Matt ...... 65. .T Cooper Carlisle G/T 6-5 295 29 7 Florida...... D4b-66 Jeff Charleston '00 DE 6-4 260 23 R Idaho State...... FA-55 Pettway, Kenneth '06 ...... LB 47 Lynch, John ...... 66. .S Tom Nalen C 6-3 286 35 13 Boston College...... D7c-67 John Chick '94 DE 6-4 268 23 R Utah State ...... FA-2 Pickett, Cody '06 ...... QB 67 Greg Eslinger C 6-3 290 23 R Minnesota...... D6-68 Brad Bedell '06 T 6-4 307 29 5 Colorado ...... FA- '06 71 Majondo-Mwamba, Patrice ...... 68.DL Martin Bibla G 6-3 303 26 4 Miami ...... FA- '06 48 Pittman, Bryan ...... LS 15 Marshall, Brandon ...... WR 69 Chester Pitts G 6-4 322 27 5 San Diego State...... D2- '02 69 P.J. Alexander G 6-4 297 27 4 Syracuse ...... FA-70 Fred Weary '03 G 6-4 307 28 5 Tennessee ...... D3a-69 Pitts, Chester '02 ...... G 75 Meadows, Adam ...... 70. .T Javiar Collins T 6-6 297 28 5 Northwestern...... FA-72 Zach Wiegert '06 T 6-5 297 34 12 Nebraska...... UFA(Jac.)-51 Polk, DaShon '03 ...... LB 23 Middlebrooks, Willie ...... 71.CB Patrice Majondo-Mwamba DL 6-4 301 27 1 Texas Tech ...... RFA-73 Eric Winston '05 T 6-5 307 22 R Miami (Fla.) ...... D3b-5 Porter, Quinton '06 ...... QB 31 Miree, Brandon ...... RB72 George Foster T 6-5 338 26 4 Georgia ...... D1-74 Ephraim Salaam '03 T 6-7 302 30 9 San Diego State...... UFA(Jac.)-89 Putzier, Jeb '06 ...... TE 46 Mustard, Chad ...... 73.TE Chris Kuper G 6-4 302 23 R North Dakota ...... D5- '06 74 Cornell Green T 6-6 315 29 7 Central Florida...... UFA(TB)-75 Travis Johnson '04 DT 6-3 315 24 2 Florida State ...... D1-96 Rasheed, Saleem '05 ...... LB 62 Myers, Chris ...... C/G75 Adam Meadows T 6-5 290 32 8 Georgia...... FA-76 Steve McKinney '06 G 6-4 305 30 9 Texas A&M...... UFA(Ind)-29 Rhodes, Damien '02 ...... RB 96 Myers, Michael ...... 76.DT Kenard Lang DE 6-3 264 31 10 Miami ...... FA-77 Charles Spencer '06 T 6-4 337 24 R Pittsburgh...... D3a-23 Robinson, Dunta'06 ...... CB 66 Nalen, Tom ...... 77. .C Dwayne Carswell G 6-3 290 34 13 Liberty...... CFA-78 Seth Wand '94 T 6-7 327 27 4 NW Missouri St...... D3b-18 Rosenfels, Sage'03 ...... QB 29 Nash, Damien ...... RB78 Matt Lepsis T 6-4 290 32 10 Colorado ...... CFA-79 Chris Watton '97 G 6-2 290 28 1 Baylor...... FA-16 Ross, Richie '06 ...... WR 5 Parsons, Preston ...... QB79 Bryan Save DT 6-1 299 24 1 Colorado State...... FA-80 Andre Johnson '06 WR 6-3 222 25 4 Miami (Fla.) ...... D1- '03 81 Owen Daniels TE 6-3 246 23 R Wisconsin...... D4-59 Ryans, DeMeco '06 ...... LB 41 Paymah, Karl ...... 80.CB Rod Smith WR 6-0 200 36 12 Missouri Southern ...... CFA- '94 74 Salaam, Ephraim ...... T 64 Pears, Erik ...... 81. .T Charlie Adams WR 6-2 190 26 4 Hofstra ...... FA-83 Bennie Joppru '04 TE 6-4 242 26 4 Michigan ...... D2- '03 82 Stephen Alexander TE 6-4 250 30 9 Oklahoma...... UFA(Det)-84 Eric Moulds '05 WR 6-2 225 33 11 Mississippi State...... T(Buf)-21 Sanders, Lewis '06 ...... CB 16 Plummer, Jake ...... QB83 Mike Leach TE/LS 6-2 245 29 7 William & Mary ...... FA-85 Kevin Walter '02 WR 6-3 215 25 4 Eastern Michigan ...... RFA(Cin)-64 Scandrett, Devarick'06 ...... DT 43 Powers-Neal, Rashon ...... 84.FB Javon Walker WR 6-3 209 27 5 Florida State...... T(GB)-86 Derrick Lewis '06 WR 6-2 179 30 2 San Diego State ...... FA-19 Schifino, Jake '06 ...... WR 35 Rogers, Antwaun ...... 85.CB Ashley Lelie WR 6-3 200 26 5 Hawaii...... D1-87 Mark Bruener '02 TE 6-4 256 33 12 Washington...... UFA(Pit)-30 Simmons, Jason'04 ...... FS 37 Sapp, Cecil ...... RB87 David Kircus WR 6-2 192 26 3 Grand Valley State...... FA-88 Derick Armstrong '06 WR 6-2 216 27 4 Ark.-Monticello...... FA-32 Smith, Antowain '03 ...... RB 10 Sauerbrun, Todd ...... 88. .P Tony Scheffler TE 6-5 250 23 R Western Michigan...... D2-89 Jeb Putzier '06 TE 6-4 251 27 5 Boise State...... UFA(Den)-99 Smith, Robaire '06 ...... DT 79 Save, Bryan ...... 89.DT Nate Jackson TE 6-3 235 27 4 Menlo ...... T(SF)-90 Mario Williams '03 DE 6-6 293 21 R North Carolina State ...... D1- '06 88 Scheffler, Tony ...... 90.TE Corey Jackson DE 6-6 270 27 2 Nevada ...... FA-91 Seth Payne '05 DT 6-4 292 31 10 Cornell...... ED(Jac.)-77 Spencer, Charles '02 ...... T 28 Shoate, Jeff ...... 91.CB Ebenezer Ekuban DE 6-4 275 30 8 North Carolina ...... T(Cle)-92 Anthony Weaver '05 DE/DT 6-3 286 26 5 Notre Dame...... UFA(Bal)-7 Stanley, Chad '06 ...... P 92 Elvis Dumervil DE 5-11 250 22 R Louisville ...... D4b-93 Jason Babin '06 DE 6-2 267 26 3 Western Michigan ...... D1b-17 Starling, Kendrick '04 ...... WR 80 Smith, Rod ...... WR93 Antwon Burton DT 6-2 318 23 R Temple ...... CFA-94 N.D. Kalu '06 DE 6-3 265 31 10 Rice...... UFA(Phi)-42 Stone, Michael '06 ...... SS 13 Terrell, David ...... WR94 Amon Gordon DL 6-2 319 24 3 Stanford...... W-95 Earl Cochran '06 DE 6-5 272 25 2 Alabama State...... FA-27 Taylor, Chris '06 ...... RB 11 Van Pelt, Bradlee ...... QB95 Khaleed Vaughn DE 6-4 278 25 2 Clemson ...... FA-96 Saleem Rasheed '06 LB 6-2 229 25 5 Alabama ...... FA- '06 50 Vaughn, Cameron ...... 96.LB Michael Myers DT 6-2 300 30 9 Alabama...... T(Cle)-97 Alfred Malone '05 DT 6-5 308 24 1 Troy ...... FA-40 Walker, John '05 ...... FS 95 Vaughn, Khaleed ...... 97.DE Demetrin Veal DT 6-2 288 25 4 Tennessee ...... FA-98 Antwan Peek '04 DE 6-3 258 26 4 Cincinnati...... D3-22 Walker, Ramon '03 ...... SS 97 Veal, Demetrin ...... 98.DT Courtney Brown DE 6-4 285 28 7 Penn State...... FA-99 Robaire Smith '05 DT 6-4 314 28 7 Michigan State...... UFA(Ten)-85 Walter, Kevin '04 ...... WR 84 Walker, Javon ...... WR 78 Wand, Seth ...... T 61 Warren, Gerard ...... DT 79 Watton, Chris ...... G 17 Watts, Darius ...... WR 70 Weary, Fred ...... G 58 Webster, Nate ...... LB 92 Weaver, Anthony ...... DE/DT 59 Wells, Ray ...... LB 72 Wiegert, Zach ...... T 59 Whitley, Taylor ...... G 90 Williams, Mario ...... DE 55 Williams, D.J...... LB 41 Williams, Tramon ...... CB 27 Williams, Darrent ...... CB 73 Winston, Eric ...... T 56 Wilson, Al ...... LB 61 Wright, Darrell ...... DE

D - Draft choice; UFA - Unrestricted free agent (from); RFA - Restricted free agent (from); FA - Veteran free agent; D - Draft choice; UFA - Unrestricted free agent (from); RFA - Restricted free agent (from); FA - Veteran free agent; PS - Practice Squad Signee (from); CFA - College free agent; T - Trade (from); W - Waivers (from). PS - Practice Squad Signee (from); CFA - College free agent; T - Trade (from); W - Waivers (from); ED - Expansion Draft (from). HEAD COACH: Mike Shanahan (12th year). ASSISTANT COACHES: Mike Heimerdinger (Asst. Head Coach), Rick HEAD COACH: Gary Kubiak (1st year). ASSISTANT COACHES: Mike Sherman (Assistant Head Coach/Offense); Troy Calhoun Dennison (Offensive Coordinator), Larry Coyer (Defensive Coordinator), Jeremy Bates (Offensive Assistant), Chip Beake (Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks); Richard Smith (Defensive Coordinator); (Special Teams Coordinator); (Quality Control), Ronnie Bradford (Special Teams), Tim Brewster (Tight Ends), Jacob Burney (Defensive Line/Ends), Kirk Martin Bayless (Asst. Defensive Backs); Tim Bender (Offensive Asst.); John Benton (Offensive Line); Chick Harris (Running Doll (Linebackers), Thomas McGaughey (Special Teams Asst.), Pat McPherson (Quarterbacks), Andre Patterson Backs); Richard Hightower (Defensive Asst.); (Defensive Backs); (Linebackers); Bob Karmelowicz (Defensive Line/Tackles), Jim Ryan (Defensive Asst.), Greg Saporta (Asst. Strength & Conditioning), Bob Slowik (Defensive Backs), Ryan Slowik (Defensive Asst.), Cedric Smith (Asst. Strength & Conditioning), Jimmy Spencer (Asst. (Defensive Line); Mike McDaniel (Offensive Asst.); (Tight Ends); Robert Saleh (Defensive Asst.); Kyle Defensive Backs), Bobby Turner (Running Backs), Rich Tuten (Strength & Conditioning), Steve Watson (Wide Receivers). Shanahan (Wide Receivers); Tracy Simien (Asst. Defensive Line). 2006 DENVER BRONCOS

Offseason FEATURE CLIPS (Updated August 28) Shanahan, Mike – Head Coach p. 2 Heimerdinger, Mike – Asst. Head Coach p. 4 Abdullah, Hamza – S p. 6 Bailey, Champ – CB p. 8 Bell, Mike – RB p. 12 Brandon, Sam – S p. 14 Burton, Antwon – DT p. 16 Carswell, Dwayne – OL p. 18 Cobbs, Cedric – RB p. 20 Cutler, Jay – QB p. 21 Dumervil, Elvis – DL p. 26 Elam, Jason – K p. 28 Eslinger, Greg – C p. 33 Foxworth, Domonique – CB p. 35 Jackson, Nate – TE p. 37 Kircus, David – WR p. 38 Kuper, Chris – G p. 40 Lang, Kenard – DE p. 41 Lynch, John – S p. 43 Marshall, Brandon – WR p. 47 Mustard, Chad – TE p. 49 Nash, Damien – RB p. 51 Paymah, Karl – CB p. 52 Plummer, Jake – QB p. 54 Sapp, Cecil – RB p. 59 Scheffler, Tony – TE p. 60 Smith, Rod – WR p. 62 Van Pelt, Bradlee – QB p. 65 Vaughn, Cameron – LB p. 67 Veal, Demetrin – DT p. 69 Walker, Javon – WR p. 71 Warren, Gerard – DT p. 79 Williams, D.J. – LB p. 81 Williams, Darrent – CB p. 83 Rocky Mountain News: Columnists Page 1 of 2

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To print this page, select File then Print from your browser URL: http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/sports_columnists/article/0,1299,DRMN_83_4896321,00.html Lincicome: Madden induction lowers standards for Hall

August 5, 2006

John Madden has put Mike Shanahan in the Hall of Fame.

Not that Shanahan could not get there on his own, but Madden has made it easier.

Since Shanahan has already won six more regular-season games and one more Super Bowl than Madden, clearly the Bronco coach is beyond the entrance bar, and Shanahan will not need to wait 27 years and become a TV oddity to verify his credentials, as Madden needed to do.

Likewise, of the coaches now working - Mike Holmgren, Bill Parcells, Marty Schottenheimer, Bill Cowher, to name several - all should be sending Madden a note of thanks for lowering the standards.

If Dick Vermeil and and George Seifert and Dan Reeves and Chuck Knox are wondering why Madden and not them, well, maybe they ought to get their own video game out on the market. What Jimmy Johnson needs to do is bribe somebody.

Of the 21 coaches now in the Hall of Fame, Madden's credentials are among the thinnest, if similar to Vince Lombardi, who won seven fewer games than Madden over roughly the same span of time.

But then Lombardi won five titles and died on the job, and he does have the Super Bowl trophy named after him.

There is Bill Walsh, with the fewest victories of any Hall coach save Greasy Neale, but Walsh did win three Super Bowls, and anyone who thinks Madden was as good a coach as Walsh will buy any product that Madden shills for.

This is not to suggest that Madden does not deserve to be in Canton, nor that any coach already there should be removed.

But what seems to be a bit out of whack here is the reason Madden is there.

Is he there because in 10 years he won 103 games, or because he became a TV fixture with his grunts and groans, as if the violence of football needs further punctuation? Madden became America's goofy uncle while the likes of Don Shula and Chuck Noll labored on, when even did just as well with the Oakland franchise as did Madden and won one more Super Bowl.

Certainly, halls of fame have room for comic characters. Abbott and Costello, I believe, are in Cooperstown, as are the feathers of the San Diego Chicken. And have you ever seen the actual football building in Canton? It looks like a pie pan with a banana sticking out of it. You need a sense of humor just to go through the door.

To insist now, 27 years after his last victory, that Madden is suddenly a great coach is simply too silly to believe. And to suggest also that Madden was not inducted before now because there was a chance that he would return to coaching is to not have been paying attention for 27 years.

Joe Gibbs is in the Hall of Fame and has returned to coaching. Marv Levy would be back in a minute, if anyone asked.

Here's another example: 12 years after he caught his last pass, Mike Ditka became the first tight end in the Hall, instead of John Mackey, who had not, in the meantime, become a famous coach and character. Clearly, Madden has finally been chosen because he was too obvious to ignore.

The problem is, while everyone can agree that Madden deserves to be honored, there is no suitable category for him other than coach. What would he be, big, loud, happy lump? There is a division for Contributors, but that is mostly for owners and

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executives and assorted pioneers.

Madden is a media creature. That is how he is known. That is the choice he made. This got him the Rozelle Award in 2002, given to broadcasters. So he already is in the Hall at the job for which he is best known.

Still, to include Madden in the media division is beneath what he really has meant to football, even if he were to be an honorary writer. While anyone should be flattered to be in the company of Will McDonough and Paul Zimmerman and Dick Connor, it is hardly the same as being there with Lombardi and Shula.

This year's class is fairly without dispute, with and deserving quarterbacks, Harry Carson, linebacker, Rayfield Wright, tackle, and very likely the best defensive end ever, .

Other players who may think they deserve the same honor really have no challenge, but coaches who kept at the game and achieved more success for less return than Madden have a real gripe.

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Heimerdinger takes over Broncos offense that already delivers

By Jeff Legwold, Rocky Mountain News August 4, 2006

ENGLEWOOD - He watched it all, every second of the spring reruns.

Yes, every offensive play of the Broncos' 2005 season has flickered across the screen in front of Mike

Heimerdinger at some point this offseason. Back and forth. And back again.

When he finally was done, when he had jotted the last note, he leaned back, put his hands behind his head:

"And I thought, well, just don't sink the boat, smart guy," Heimer- dinger said with a laugh. "I looked at everything we did last year, and that's what popped in my head. Just don't sink the damn boat."

But of all the changes in the Broncos roster this offseason, the biggest might have come near the top of the flow chart.

Gone is Gary Kubiak, the Broncos longtime offensive coordinator, who spent almost two decades with the team as a player or a coach.

When Kubiak became the coach of the Houston Texans in January, it left Broncos coach Mike Shanahan to fill one of the key positions on his staff. To do that, he turned to another longtime friend in Heimerdinger, who was Shanahan's roommate when they were students at Eastern Illinois University. Friendship is one thing, but Shanahan has made it clear "business is business" as well.

"And I think it's always good to get a fresh set of eyes on things to see how you're doing things," Shanahan said. "Mike is a good football coach, smart, and I think the fact Mike was here and then went on and then came back meant he could look at how we do things and maybe tweak some things from what he's done elsewhere.

"But basically it will be the same type of game plans, same type of system, but we can all look at how we're doing it. We can be better, and that's what we want."

Shanahan promoted Rick Dennison, who has been running the team's rushing game for several years, to offensive coordinator, then named Heimerdinger assistant head coach. Heimerdinger will coordinate the passing game and call plays on game days.

"They're going to do what they do," Broncos linebacker Al Wilson said. "When it's all said and done, they are going to do what they always do.

"As long as they put points on the board, which I know they can, and we can get the ball back for them, that's what it's all about.

"They score points, and we get them the ball as many times as possible so they can do that. That doesn't change now."

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No, it does not. Heimerdinger, who was a receivers coach on the Broncos teams that won back-to- back Super Bowls, always has spent time studying what the Broncos were doing with the ball, even when he was away from Denver.

When he coached with the and New York Jets, he often would be in the teams' video rooms digging up some Broncos video from the week before.

"I studied them all the time to see what they were doing," Heimer- dinger said. "I thought Gary and Mike did the best job of attacking defenses, attacking people. So if there is any crossover with them with teams we were going to play, I always looked at what they were doing. I could take what I saw from them matching up and use it."

"I don't see it as different at all," Broncos quarterback Jake Plummer said. "I think we're doing the same things, but we're all trying to do them better, find some more big plays in there."

In Tennessee, Heimerdinger coached a league Most Valuable Player in Steve McNair in 2003 and in 2004 coaxed an injury- ravaged Titans offense to lofty numbers. That season, Titans backup quarterback Billy Volek, an undrafted player, became the fourth player in league history to throw for more than 400 yards in back-to-back games as the Titans rolled out a bevy of three-receiver looks.

After a tumultuous season with the Jets in 2005, in which the team lost its top three quarterbacks to injury at one point, Heimerdinger offered to forgo the final year of his contract with the team after Herman Edwards left for the Chiefs, and he returned to the Broncos.

"There was some pressure,"

Heimerdinger said. "The standard is so high here. The great thing about coming back is you see everything again. I don't care how much film you watch, you still don't get the little reasons why they do things. And even when I would talk to Gary or something like that, he would tell you half. And you'd have to figure out the other half."

The Broncos are looking to continue their success in the run game - they have been ranked fifth or higher in the league in nine of the past 11 seasons - while smoothing out things in the passing game.

The Broncos, despite throwing seven interceptions last season, were 18th in the league in passing and 22nd in the league in third- down conversions.

The Broncos have added former Pro Bowl receiver Javon Walker in a trade and selected a tight end (Tony Scheffler) and two receivers (Brandon Marshall and Domenik Hixon) in the draft in April.

Shanahan and Plummer have said they are in search of more big plays this season.

"Look, you come in there, and you just keep it on the same level it's been," Heimerdinger said. "It's a proven system.

"Between the time I left and now they've been in the top five almost every year. I'm just trying not to screw it up."

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Monday, May 15, 2006 His Own Name, His Own Numbers By Andrew Mason DenverBroncos.com

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- Hamza Abdullah only wants to take credit for what he actually did. That's why he takes umbrage with the one number that stands out in a rookie season that saw him play only in the Broncos' Dec. 4, 2005 loss at Kansas City.

His ledger boasts of forcing Chiefs kickoff/punt returner Dante Hall to fumble during the Broncos' 31-27 loss. Or did he?

"That's the funny thing that people don't know -- I didn't have the forced fumble," he said.

Having such an accomplishment on his résumé is all well and good, but Abdullah would rather see it vanish -- eventually to be replaced with something he actually did.

"I just happened to be standing right there and they credited me with it," Abdullah said. "So everyone comes up and says, 'Dude, I heard you made Dante Hall fumble.' I'm like, 'No, I had the tackle on Dante Hall, but I didn't make him fumble; Sam Brandon made him fumble.'"

That proved to be the only chance he had to get in the stats column as a rookie; Abdullah's stop on that play gave him his first and so far only NFL tackle.

His season was mostly practice repetitions -- first on the ' practice squad, then on the Broncos' 53-man roster. With the exception of the Chiefs game, his gamedays were spent in sweats, but whether he was on the practice field or a stadium's sidelines, Abdullah's learning continued unabated.

With veteran safety John Lynch as one of the team's leaders, Abdullah quickly found players from whom he could learn after joining the Broncos last November. His only reservation was about whether his his inquisitiveness would become an annoyance.

He quickly discovered otherwise.

"I was thinking, 'Man, if I go ask him a question, they'll say, 'Get away from me, rookie,'" Abdullah said. " But ever since the first day I got there, John was the first guy to welcome me, saying, 'Oh, man, I heard you came from Tampa,' and ever since then it's been a good vibe.

"He teaches me so many things that maybe he doesn't even know. I'm always watching John because he's one of the best safeties to play this game. Of course I'm going to sit there and learn from him."

But the lessons are more than just learning how to play safety. They involve learning how to be a pro.

"I look at him and see the small things that he does, the way he approaches a practice," Abdullah said. "We'll have a day where we wear shorts and helmets and everyone's a little lackadasical, but he runs up to the ballcarrier and pretends he's making the tackle, and those little things. That's why you don't see him miss many tackles."

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General Manager Ted Sundquist noted that Abdullah displayed aggressiveness during his practice time with the Broncos last fall. It's consistency that he wants to see from the former Washington State standout.

"He's not afraid to hit you," Abdullah said. "He's shown some ranginess and some ability to move around in practice in 2005.

"He's got to go out, compete and do it on a consistent basis, because we've got two proven veterans at the position, and safety's one of those positions where you can't have a letdown."

For what it's worth, the offseason hasn't seen any letdown. He took up residence in Denver, living at college roommate Karl Paymah's home during the course of the team's springtime workouts. That's going to change Memorial Day weekend, though, when he gets married and abandons the single life.

"I'm moving out of the bachelor pad," he said. "No more long nights for me; I can't keep up with those guys."

Off the field, that might be the case.

On the field, Abdullah plans on keeping pace -- and maybe setting it someday.

"I can tell (the Broncos coaches and personnel staffers) want me here, just without them saying anything -- from the interaction with me, I know they want me here and want me to succeed," Abdullah said. "They brought me in here, so that shows faith in me, so I'm going to show faith in them by working my butt off and not having the ceiling, working as hard as I possibly can."

And that, he believes, will lead to statistical accomplishments that are all his own.

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Bailey quick with why he's "pro's pro"

By Mike Klis Denver Post Staff Writer DenverPost.com

Long before he taught Broncos rookie quarterback Jay Cutler a lesson about the dangers of indecision Wednesday, Champ Bailey already had caught the attention of veteran John Lynch.

There was no good reason for Lynch to observe the slender cornerback. Lynch had just completed his eighth year at safety for Tampa Bay when he happened upon Bailey, then in his second season as a Washington Redskins cornerback, at the 2000 Pro Bowl.

There was nothing in the island breezes indicating Lynch and Bailey would change conferences, much less wind up playing on the same team three years later.

"Back in those days, a lot of stars, particularly at his position, had the Deion attitude," Lynch said, referring to heavy showboating/no-contact play of Deion Sanders. "Then I see Champ get in there at the Pro Bowl and he's tackling fullbacks. He is a complete player. I remember coming away from there saying, 'He's a pro's pro."'

To most fans, it is Bailey's ability not only to pick off a pass but return it for a touchdown that makes him special. He did it against San Diego's Drew Brees in the second game last season. He did it again on Thanksgiving against Dallas' Drew Bledsoe. He came within a pylon of making it three against New England's Tom Brady during an AFC playoff game.

And he did it Wednesday during the morning workout against Cutler. The Broncos' phenom passer was coming off a splendid NFL preseason debut until he got his Champ Check. Cutler was aiming for Todd Devoe, who was running a simple sideline pattern.

Bailey stepped in front of the tardy pass, caught it and returned it roughly half the field for a touchdown.

Having earned the right to talk smack, Bailey said it was his job as a defender to make a rookie quarterback look bad, to put him in his place. But Bailey is Cutler's teammate, too, and after drawing hearty applause from the Dove Valley training camp crowd, he followed up with some advice.

"I told him he hesitated and that you can't do that and that all of the good ones will get it," Bailey said.

Given what Bailey did in 2005, the Broncos would be asking a lot if they asked for more of the same. The schedule this season will feature such marquee matchups as Bailey against Oakland's Randy Moss, Bailey against Cincinnati's Chad Johnson, Bailey against Arizona's Larry Fitzgerald. First things first, though. And first is the St. Louis Rams, on the carpet, at the Edward Jones Dome on Sept. 10.

"I'm looking forward to Torry Holt, who is one of the best receivers in the game, and Isaac Bruce and (quarterback) ," Bailey said. "Those guys have put up a lot of numbers together. Big numbers. Right now, that's it. Everybody else doesn't matter to me."

About the only difference in Bailey this year is his health. He could have called Broncos trainer Steve Antonopulos his roommate last year with all the treatment he needed. He missed the entire preseason with a torn hamstring, only to re-injure it during the season. He also wore a harness for several weeks after separating his shoulder while stepping up to make a tackle in the infield dirt during the opening game at Miami.

Sore, battered, bruised and gimpy, Bailey nevertheless all but single-handedly turned a potentially disastrous season into one that nearly concluded with a trip to the Super Bowl. Without the pick and touchdown return against Brees, the Broncos likely would have started 0-2.

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What would have happened from there is anybody's guess, but it's not unreasonable to surmise it would have fallen short of their 13-3 record and home-field advantage in the AFC championship game.

"It worked out good in the end, but it was rough living with all those injuries last year," Bailey said. "It's a lot better this year."

Inside the Denver locker room, it wasn't just Bailey's big plays that gained respect but that he made them while playing hurt. Jake Plummer, the Broncos' starting quarterback, not only says Bailey is the best player on the team, but one of the best players in the NFL, period.

"There are stars and there are superstars," Lynch said. "Champ's a superstar."

Staff writer Mike Klis can be reached at 303-820-5440 or [email protected].

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August 17, 2006

ENGLEWOOD - A roar rose from the crowd sunning itself outside the ropes, as it does at least a dozen times a morning at Dove Valley.

Instead of dissipating in a few last ooohs and aaahs, as most of them do, this one grew, rising in pitch, as if the best float in the parade was coming down the street.

You didn't even have to look up to have a pretty good idea what it was. Roland Bailey was taking another one the other way. Everybody else's great plays produce a staccato cheer - great catch, great deflection, great whatever. It happens and it's over.

For the man named Champ by his mom out of prescient anticipation, the great play is a more drawn-out deal. There's the interception, followed by the one-handed return. This one ended in the opposite end zone, just like the one against New England in the playoffs last winter.

This one came from the arm of Jay Cutler, Quarterback Of The Future. Welcome to the NFL, son.

"You've got a young quarterback, so you've got to try to make him look bad," Champ explained afterward. "He kind of hesitated on the throw. They were running outs to that side all day, so I figured I'd sit on one."

That's how simple it is. You watch Bailey in practice and it looks like he's playing a different game. Everyone is taking a test and somehow he got the answers in advance. He sees things before they happen, not only on his side, but the other side, too. Then he shouts at safety John Lynch to tell Darrent Williams or Domonique Foxworth what he saw.

"Every year that role grows and grows," he said. "And it's funny because I don't really think about it that much. It just kind of happens naturally and then I find myself really thinking about what happened today and it's like we talked about a lot of different things and these guys really are picking my brain for a lot of things. That's why I try to stay up on my stuff and lead by example, too."

At 28, Bailey is the Broncos' best player. The question is whether a cornerback can dominate games the way other defensive playmakers can.

After all, a middle linebacker can flow to the ball no matter where it is. You can't call a play that's guaranteed to keep Brian Urlacher off the TV screen.

If a quarterback is determined not to throw at a particular cornerback, that corner has succeeded in taking the receiver he's covering out of the game. Often, he's also succeeded in taking himself out of the game. This used to happen to former Broncos cornerback Louis Wright all the time.

Still, it's not unheard of for a corner to win the NFL's Defensive Player of the Year award, which suggests the type of domination the Broncos will need from Bailey to achieve their high hopes this season. I mentioned to him that Rod Woodson did it.

"And Deion (Sanders) did it," Bailey replied. Also Lester Hayes, if you want to go back far enough.

"It's definitely possible," he said. "But you know, a lot of attention goes to middle linebackers and defensive ends because they quarterback the defense in the middle and then the defensive ends rack up a lot of sacks. It's easy to get it like that."

And for a corner?

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"You've got to have good numbers," Bailey said. "You can have a solid season and your peers will know about it, but the writers, whoever votes for it, they've got to see the numbers."

Which led me to ask whether he has a goal for interceptions this season.

"Double digits," he said. "It's always double digits."

Last year, Bailey had eight, a career best. His reach still exceeds his grasp, but not by much.

Some defensive stars set a tone of intimidation, but their individual hits don't necessarily turn around games. Bailey's plays are game changers.

He made one in the New England game. He just missed one in the AFC Championship Game against Pittsburgh. Adroit analysis aside, that may have been the difference in the two outcomes.

But a cornerback's job is to lock up his man. Asking him also to dominate games, sort of on the side, would ordinarily be a bit much.

Not for Bailey. Not if the Broncos are going as far as they hope.

In his eighth training camp, so smooth it looks as if passes are completed only with his permission, Bailey has but one motivation.

"The ring," he said. "That's it. I mean, Pro Bowls are nice, getting close is nice, but there's nothing like a ring, I guarantee it. Every guy I talk to that has one says there's no better feeling than that.

"I want to be a winner. Everything I do, if I come up short, it's a failure to me. Last season was a failure to us and I don't want that to happen again. That's a bad feeling."

It's no easy thing for a cornerback to determine the outcome of football games. But if Champ Bailey is going to live up to his name and make his mom a prophet, that's what he'll have to do.

[email protected] Got some thoughts on Champ Bailey? Share them with Dave Krieger today at 11 a.m. on RockyTalk Live with Mark Wolf at www.RockyMountainNews.com.

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Backfield's in motion

Undrafted running back Mike Bell jumps to No. 1

By Bill Williamson Denver Post Staff Writer DenverPost.com

When Mike Bell hired agents Josh Luchs and Steve Feldman - the men who tried to keep Maurice Clarett's career afloat in Denver - the running back from Arizona had one directive: Get me to Denver.

Today, Bell is the story of the city, the state and the NFL, after making the rare jump from undrafted rookie to No. 1 on the Broncos' depth chart. In a stunning move, coach Mike Shana- han announced in a team meeting Sunday night Bell had bypassed Ron Dayne and Tatum Bell and would be running with the starters. Shanahan said Monday Mike Bell will start the Broncos' preseason opener Friday night in Detroit. Bell is the only rookie tailback in the NFL atop his team's depth chart.

"It was very close, and it could change day by day, week by week, but we felt that Mike deserves a chance to work with the first team and to take a look-see if we can keep him," Shanahan said.

Bell's promotion was the biggest move on a day of depth chart shake-ups. Dayne, a former winner, slid from No. 1 to No. 3 on the depth chart. Tatum Bell remained at No. 2. Also, rookie Jay Cutler moved up to No. 2 quarterback and Bradlee Van Pelt, last year's backup for Jake Plummer, was demoted to No. 3.

Shanahan said Mike Bell's promotion doesn't mean the race for the starting tailback job is over. The coach made it clear Tatum Bell and Dayne still have a chance, but the rookie has been too impressive to keep down. What has most impressed the coaching staff about Mike Bell - who went undrafted after he posted slow 40-yard dash times during offseason workouts - is he runs extremely hard, and he's a downhill runner. That fits the Broncos' system. Many thought Cedric Cobbs, on the practice squad last year, might emerge. But he is fourth on the depth chart while the kid who has been in the Denver organization for just more than three months has stolen the show.

Dayne said Mike Bell has been "killing" practices.

"If I was a coach and I was watching, I'd have probably picked Mike, too," Dayne said. "Last week I had a couple bad days and I think that's what set me back. Just getting back on track, that's what I need to do."

Those walking the halls of Dove Valley have made the comparison between Mike Bell and Terrell Davis, who became a Broncos star after being a sixth-round pick in 1995.

Bell has Denver blood running through his veins. His mother, Linda, is an East High School graduate. He lived in Denver until he was 11 before moving to Phoenix with his parents. His grandmother and uncles live in Littleton.

Bell, also atop the team's depth chart at kick returner, said he has seen nearly every Broncos game played since he was old enough to watch TV. He said he was as upset as anyone in the organization when Denver lost the AFC championship game to the in January. Bell idolizes John Elway, and said he wore a replica of Davis' No. 30 jersey nearly every day while an eighth-grader in Arizona.

"I'd get Michael to take that jersey off once in a while," Linda Bell said. "But then he'd get it right back on. He always wanted to show his Broncos colors. He grew up all Bronco."

However, when he got the chance to wear the real deal, Bell shied away. After he signed with the Broncos, the equipment department told Bell that No. 30 was available. He took a step back and declined.

"He said he didn't deserve that number," Luchs said. "He said he wasn't worthy of it."

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Instead, Bell took No. 20, last worn by Clarett, who flamed out with Denver's first cuts last year.

"After last year, we are so thrilled with what Mike is doing," Luchs said. "It's ironic, but it's great at the same time."

At the NFL scouting combine in Indianapolis, Bell expressed his desire to be a Bronco. During the draft, Luchs superimposed a photo of Bell onto a generic Broncos bobblehead doll, took a photo of it and sent it to the team. It made its way into the draft "war room" of the Broncos.

After the draft, Bell, who kept in touch with Broncos running backs coach Bobby Turner on a weekly basis, told other teams interested in signing him that he was waiting for the Broncos to call. The Steelers, , New York Giants and Minnesota Vikings were among the teams interested in acquiring him.

On the night of April 30, hours after he went undrafted, the Broncos finalized a deal. Bell was given a $20,000 signing bonus. The rest is up to him.

"This is definitely a dream come true," Bell said. "I still have to go out there in these preseason games and show what I can do, because I haven't played in a game yet. For coach to give me the opportunity to be a starter in a great organization like this is a blessing."

Staff writer Bill Williamsoncan be reached at 303-820-5450 or [email protected].

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By Bill Wilson The Daily Times-Call

ENGLEWOOD — Two years ago, John Lynch entered his first defensive backs meeting with the Denver Broncos, and took a seat next to Sam Brandon.

The first thing he noticed was Brandon, then a third-year safety for the Broncos, didn’t have a notebook.

“I was like, ‘How do you play this game without a notebook? You must have a photograph- ic memory,’” Lynch said.

Those days appear to be over. After slipping from promising rookie to potential problem child the past two seasons, Brandon has worked his way back into the defensive mix due to a sharper focus and improved off-field dedication.

One of the most talented and versatile members of the Denver defense appears to be growing up.

“Sam has changed everything,” safety Nick Ferguson said. “I’m just happy to see that he’s making changes that allow him to be the player that I know he could be.”

Other than a hamstring injury that has followed Brandon the past two weeks, this year’s training camp has been a big step forward for him. He’s made plays throughout and is showing a grasp of the system that has been lacking since he arrived in Denver from UNLV in 2002.

“I feel real comfortable,” he said. “There are still some knick-knacks here and there, but I feel real good with the group of guys we have and with the defense.”

If he continues to progress, chances are he will graduate from being the team’s extra defensive back and push Ferguson for a starting role in the Denver secondary.

“He had a little lull in his career a couple of years ago, but this guy has rebounded,” defensive coordinator Larry Coyer said. “He’s working hard, and I think he’s matured.

“He’s very bright, very versatile. He’s integral to us.”

Nobody at Dove Valley questions his talents. They felt good enough about his speed to start at cornerback last season against Miami when injuries put them in a pinch.

The team has also created a special nickel package called “big nickel” where Brandon takes the place of a third cornerback in certain passing situations.

“He can fit into nickel situations, dime situations, base situations,” Coyer said. “His flexibility is invaluable to us.”

But his inability to master the defense has limited his impact. His off-field issues — he faces two pending misdemeanor charges related to a domestic violence incident in 2005 — have also limited him. Thanks in good part to his teammates, he’s starting to come around.

Since that day in the meeting room, Lynch, a 14-year veteran, took Brandon under his wing. He said he felt compelled to teach the youngster what it took to maintain a career in the NFL.

“He kind of watched me and saw that even in my 12th, 13th, 14th years, I’m taking notes and paying attention to what the coaches say,” Lynch said. “You have to respect the game.

“He’s a sharp player. He’s got all the tools to be a big-time safety.”

At it looks now, all he needed was a little help.

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Undrafted DT says his future is bright

By Ryan Thorburn, Camera Sports Writer August 7, 2006

ENGLEWOOD — Fat loser.

It's easy to imagine feeling like one growing up in Antwon Burton's football cleats. But with the love of a strong mother and a determination to finish the road less traveled to the NFL, this undrafted rookie believes his future with the Broncos could be a bright one.

During his freshman season at Cleveland Hills High School in Cheektowaga, N.Y., Burton played safety, cornerback and wide receiver. He stood 5-foot-11 and weighed 160 pounds.

Two years later, Burton's body went Nutty Professor.

"My junior year, I gained about 80 pounds," Burton said after a recent practice. "By my senior year, I was 305. That's when I became a defensive lineman."

Burton — now listed at 6-2, 318 pounds on Denver's training camp roster — only grew between two and three inches in four years of high school.

"I grew kind of out, not up," he said.

What sounds like a weight problem for most kids actually improved Burton's athletic prowess on the field. Bigger, stronger ... faster in the 40-yard dash?

"I was 160 pounds as a freshman and ran a 5.7. I was 305 pounds as a senior and ran a 5.1," Burton said. "So yeah, the bigger I got, the stronger I got, the faster I got."

After earning all-state honors as a senior, Burton decided to stay close to home by signing up for Erie Community College's inaugural football recruiting class. He continued to develop as a player and was ready to move on to a Division I program after earning All-Northeast Conference honors.

Burton chose Temple over Syracuse and Iowa. Playing for the Owls was not exactly a hoot.

In 2003, Temple suffered through a 1-11 season. Burton made six starts.

In 2004, the Owls enjoyed a 2-win season. Burton missed the campaign with a broken foot.

In 2005, Temple had a perfect season — 0-11. Burton played in all 11 losses, making 66 tackles (26 solo) with five tackles-for- losses, four fumble recoveries, three forced fumbles and one interception.

"I just tried to blank it out," Burton said of the losing. "I felt if I would have been anywhere else I might have been in a better draftable situation. But I think I landed myself in a great situation being with a great organization such as the Broncos. You learn from it and you gain character from adversity."

Five years of with only one "major college" victory — over Middle Tennessee State — as a participant qualifies as adversity.

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"We really struggled as a football team. I mean, we just did not do well," said former Temple assistant and Boulder native Toby Neinas, who is now on the staff at San Diego State. "Antwon was a very good player for us in a very difficult situation."

Despite the team's struggles, Burton blossomed under the tutelage of former Bronco great Rubin Carter, a card-carrying member of the famed "Orange Crush" defense.

NFL scouts will find talent, even if it's trapped under the rubble of a broken program like Temple.

"That was very difficult. You would love to see some results from all the work you put in, but we didn't get them," said Carter, now the head coach of Florida A&M, who was Burton's position coach at Temple. "In situations like that you have to make sure you're doing your job. Antwon obviously did something to get noticed."

During the first week of camp, Burton had Mike Shanahan's attention after jumping offside and knocking a defenseless Bradlee Van Pelt to the ground. The rookie was read the riot act by the head coach, and later mustered up the courage to apologize to the boss after doing the same to a bruised backup quarterback.

Not only did Burton start off on the wrong foot, he has missed four days of practice time with another foot injury. Making the team as a third-string is improbable enough, but beating the odds from the training room is all but impossible.

"I feel like I have a lot of potential and I feel as if I haven't reached it yet given my experiences at Temple," Burton said. "I would love to make the roster here, but my goals are a lot higher than just making an NFL roster. I feel like I have a lot to contribute, hopefully with this team."

Burton was raised by his mother, LaDoris, a seamstress in the Buffalo area. She has been a comforting face in the crowd throughout his career, but before Sunday's rare players day off the two had only been able to exchange text messages since camp opened.

"She's a great mother ... she's always there for me," Burton said. "When I played at Temple we went 0-for-the-century and she was there for every game. When I was at Erie she cooked for me and my teammates. She's one of those moms. She was there in every aspect of my life."

Which helps Antwon Burton feel like a big winner.

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By Lee Rasizer, Rocky Mountain News August 15, 2006

ENGLEWOOD - A brush with death has given Dwayne Carswell a new perspective on life.

So much so, he's actually enjoying two-a-days for the first time in his 13 NFL seasons.

"You know what? I guess you can say that," Carswell said with a chuckle. "I like mixing it up and getting back to the contact of football, so it's been real good for me."

Carswell appears to have fully recovered from a serious auto accident last October during which he incurred massive internal injuries. He reported to Denver Broncos training camp at 292 pounds, four below his set weight, and has been participating in all drills.

The player's next, more mundane, battle involves keeping his roster spot as a reserve offensive lineman.

One teammate warned against counting him out.

"I don't know if there's anything that can stop him," right tackle George Foster said. "He may live to be 160, just the way he's looking."

No matter what happens in regards to Carswell's status on the Broncos roster, his performance to date has at least convinced him he again can play football at a high level.

"I am 34 years old, so we'll have to see, but I'm not done playing football by any means, that's for sure," Carswell said.

He has run with the third unit at right tackle but moved up after a hamstring injury sidelined Adam Meadows. This week, he has swung from right tackle to left tackle, where he played early in camp. In past years, Carswell lined up at guard and, of course, made his living as a tight end. So his versatility should help come decision time.

"It always helps," offensive coordinator Rick Dennison said. "With 53 guys, it sounds like a lot, but on game day, it really isn't."

Though Dennison called the comeback "remarkable," he isn't surprised by Carswell's progress.

"It's what he loves, to play," Dennison said. "And you can tell by the way he plays. It might not be perfect, but he'll give you everything he's got."

Carswell said making the Broncos roster after going through the trauma of his accident, recovery and rehabilitation process would be among his career highlights.

But he's prepared to play elsewhere if things don't work out with the Broncos.

"I'm optimistic about it," Carswell said. "It's not like I haven't been in this position before, where I haven't done nothing during the minicamps and coming into training camp I got to start basically where I've started from. I think if I would have gone through the minicamps and done the things everyone else did I'd be in better shape, but I just have to push through."

Should Carswell make the roster, he'll join Barney Chavous (1973-85), Paul Howard (1973-86), Ken Lanier (1981-92, '94) and Billy Thompson (1969-81) as the only players in franchise history to have played 13 years for the organization.

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Only John Elway, Tom Jackson, Dennis Smith and Jason Elam - the former almost certainly is headed for his 14th service year - will have worn the uniform longer.

"There's no question, 'House' has been a warrior," coach Mike Shanahan said. "He doesn't miss (time). He plays the game extremely hard and has been in the game a long time. And you do appreciate those type of players."

Carswell's plan is to continue practicing, perform in games in a do-it-all role that includes special teams and wait it out to see if he's included on the 53-man roster.

"I expect to," he said.

If it doesn't work out, he'll hope someone noticed that he's at least close to being back to his old self.

"All I know is blue and orange. It's one of those things I don't want to think about," he said of the possibility of starting anew elsewhere.

He'd even switch back to tight end if it meant prolonging his career. Carswell actually caught two touchdown passes as a tackle in a game at Jacksonville last season only a couple of weeks before being involved in the life-altering accident while he traveled to the Broncos' Dove Valley training facility.

"I may not be as small as earlier years, but I know I can play there," he said. "It's natural for me."

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RB Cobbs eager to show he can play

By Adrian Dater Denver Post Staff Writer DenverPost.com

Cedric Cobbs is a running back looking to fulfill untapped potential. He is wearing the right uniform for such a quest.

If not the next Terrell Davis, Cobbs is hoping to become the latest in a long succession of unheralded runners who found success playing in coach Mike Shanahan's system with the Broncos.

"If you come day-in, day-out and work your butt off and do everything they want you to do, then you definitely have a great chance of making the ball team here," Cobbs said Thursday, after the first day of the Broncos' three-day minicamp at Dove Valley. "If you listen to them, then you will definitely become a better player. Here, you'll get your chance. I feel fortunate to come here and learn a lot more than I knew when I came to the NFL."

Cobbs, 25, spent last season on the Broncos' practice squad, but entered minicamp listed third on the depth chart, behind Ron Dayne and Tatum Bell. Once touted by ESPN The Magazine as the next Bo Jackson, Cobbs has struggled to get his NFL career off the ground since coming out of Arkansas in 2003.

Drafted in the fourth round by New England in 2004, Cobbs rushed 22 times for 50 yards in the Patriots' Super Bowl season, missing much of the season with a knee injury. He got hurt again in the 2005 preseason with the Patriots, and was released soon after, then signed with the Broncos as a free agent.

He enters minicamp healthy, hopeful it will stay that way, and eager to prove he can play at the highest level.

"I always knew for a fact that I had the talent to come out and be a star in the NFL," said Cobbs, 6-foot, 235 pounds. "But like they say, talent isn't everything. So, I want to put everything mentally together and do everything that they ask me to do to become the best player that I can be."

Some of the mental aspects Cobbs is trying to improve upon are his resilience in the face of adversity, and an overall self-image as a fighter.

"I've learned over the past couple of years that speed and ability and strength are not always the key," Cobbs said. "Because everybody in the NFL has a good technique. But I think I have a great attribute, of heart. I'm going to keep fighting until the last second, no matter how tired I am. I feel like I'm someone that's eager to learn. It's been an uphill battle for me, especially getting drafted and being released by another team and coming here and being on the practice squad."

Shanahan wasted little time signing Cobbs when New England cut him. The Broncos boss indicated he believes Cobbs has what it takes to be a successful reclamation project.

"Cedric is a guy that we felt very highly of coming out of Arkansas. We liked his running style," Shanahan said. "We felt very fortunate to get him on our football team when he was released. Now, he's competing for the starting jobs."

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Santa Claus' gift to Broncos

Jay Cutler grew up in idyllic southern Indiana town with the unusual name, but he always had the drive to be in the big time

By Mike Klis Denver Post Staff Writer DenverPost.com

Santa Claus, Ind. - The directions around the town Jay Cutler's dad helped build are simple and memorable.

OK, so maybe Jack Cutler didn't exactly build Santa Claus, but he did pour the concrete on many of its sidewalks and driveways and a few parking lots. The cart paths at the critically acclaimed, if extremely long, local golf course were poured by Cutler & Son. Yes, the boy did his share of the labor on that one.

Anyway, drive past Frosty's Pizza and Santa's Lodge on the right, ignore Old Thyme Liquors on the left, and pull into Christmas Lake Village.

Once there, wave to the lady guarding the gates and roll through Melchior (one of the Three Wise Men) Drive until it reaches the lake lined with immaculate residential properties. Look across the water and admire the $2 million home built by the founder of the popular Holiday World theme park, turn right on Kaspar (another Wise Man), a left on Donder, a right on Holly Lane and there it is.

The seeds of the Broncos' future.

This is where Jay Cutler, the Broncos' new quarterback, grew up. Isn't it easier to predict the future if the past is understood? What made this place a boy's paradise wasn't necessarily the brick home Jack built from scratch, with the woods as a backyard boundary, but the expansive park directly across the street. At one end was a baseball diamond, there were basketball and tennis courts at the other, and in between was enough land for Jay to show off his always-impressive arm in a neighborhood football game.

"Holly Park, that's pretty much where I honed all my skills," Cutler said. "Baseball, basketball, football. Every day after school, I was there."

To those looking for another tale of a kid escaping from the urban projects and overcoming all odds before finding success and riches in the NFL, this isn't it. Relative to the Denver metro area, a little goes a long way in southern Indiana, not that Jack and Sandy Cutler have to apologize for the life they gave Jay and his two younger sisters, Jenna and Joy.

"You know what? Sure, this is a nice place and we have some nice things or whatever, but our kids know that we worked for everything we've got," Jack Cutler said.

For 25 years, a typical day for Jack Cutler would be getting up at 6 a.m. and pouring concrete until noon, coming home for lunch, showering, then heading off to his full-time job as an Indiana state trooper. Sandy stayed home babysitting several kids in the neighborhood.

"I never let the kids watch cop shows," Sandy said.

There can be good money in the concrete business, more than in law enforcement. One year, Jack said, his concrete profits tripled his trooper salary. Jay was well-provided for, but his dad made sure a work ethic was instilled. From the time Jay was 6, he served as his dad's concrete gofer and he was digging, tying rebar and pouring concrete by 10.

Later, after his dad's back gave out, Jay spent the summer before his redshirt freshman year at Vanderbilt getting up early to ride, jump and haul from the back of the garbage truck.

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"It gave me an idea what could happen if I didn't work hard in school and athletics," Cutler said. "It was something I didn't want to do my entire life, I'll tell you that. It's hard work."

Still, soak up this small community of roughly 2,000 people with their luscious lawns and woodsy backdrop, its three lakes and gimmicky street names like Sled Run and Elf Lane, and it's a wonder where Cutler found his drive. Sometimes, it can be more difficult overcoming privilege than poverty. Ask the Kennedy kids.

How did Cutler strive for more when so many would have said he already had it all?

"I can see where you're coming from," he said. "There's a lot of kids that grew up with benefits other people didn't have. Grew up in a great neighborhood, no real crime, great school, great family. I don't know...I just know as early as I can remember I always wanted to be first. Always wanted to win. Always enjoyed competing. I always loved to get out there and mix it up."

Point of contention

The Broncos flag hanging from the front porch was a dead giveaway. The Cutlers don't live in Santa Claus anymore. Almost three years ago, they moved up the interstate to an Evansville development so Jack could be closer to his state trooper post on the gaming boats.

Directly inside their front door is the living room where Jack is watching the NFL Network on his big-screen television. Sandy is sitting on the recliner nearby, mostly listening while her husband talks. What's most striking about the Cutlers is how they're so regular. In polite manner, attentive conversation and all-day accommodation, the Cutlers flaunt no evidence of raising a famous son. Instead, like all parents, they simply are proud of their son.

Jack's viewing preference is influenced in part by Mike Mayock, the NFL Network's draft analyst who has long preached from the Jay Cutler pulpit, telling the nation that it's the big-armed, athletic kid from Vanderbilt, not Matt Leinart or Vince Young, who is going to be the best pro quarterback.

"Jay's not stupid," Jack said. "It didn't sit well knowing he was third going in."

Downstairs, in the family room that includes a pool table, another big-screen TV, bar and shrine to Jay's football career, there is a caricature drawing of ESPN analysts Mel Kiper Jr. and John Clayton, a gift to Jack from a friend.

Ballooning from Kiper's mouth in the caricature: "Oops! John, this isn't going our way. That damn Mayock!"

What irks Cutler & Son more than anything is the inference Jay doesn't know how to win like Leinart and Young. College did that. While Leinart and Young put on arguably the best national championship game in college history in January, Cutler never got a chance to play in a bowl game in his four years as the starting quarterback for academic-rich, football-poor Vanderbilt.

If only people did a little more research. At Heritage Hills High School, which had produced such future NFL players as , Bruce King and Jon Goldsberry, Cutler never lost a regular-season game. His first start as a sophomore began a 58-game winning streak that lasted until the first game of the 2005 season, tied for the third-longest run in Indiana history.

As a senior in 2000, Cutler led his school to a 15-0 record and the state championship.

During one game that year, Heritage Hills was playing North Posey, a small country school. A few plays into the game, Cutler was struck with a virus that was going around the school. He called a timeout, ran to the sideline and told coach Bob Clayton he had to, ahem, go. And the cornfield wasn't going to cut it. With no other restroom facilities in the immediate area, Cutler held it for a few plays on defense, then ran directly out of the end zone, through an open field, and past the parking lot until he finally reached the school, where he banged on doors until a janitor finally let him.

Upon his return, Cutler, the fastest kid in Spencer County, scored on a 65-yard punt return, a 24-yard interception return, a 44- yard run and threw a 55-yard touchdown pass in a 69-3 victory.

"Never in my career did I have a player leave the game to go to the bathroom," Clayton said. "The one guy who does it is Jay Cutler. I hate to say it but when I think of Jay's playing career, one of the more common visions I have of him is seeing him running through cars in the parking lot."

In the state championship game, Cutler didn't have his best passing day, throwing three interceptions. But Clayton said he set a school record by making 19 tackles against a physically superior opponent and scored the winning touchdown in the final minute after catching a flea flicker.

All right, so Heritage Hills is a long way from winning at Arrowhead Stadium or the Black Hole in Oakland. But when evaluating

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whether a quarterback has what it takes to win, shouldn't the fact he hardly lost in high school, whether he starred as a baseball shortstop, basketball shooting guard or football quarterback-safety, count for something?

"Yeah, it bothers me," Cutler said about his supposed shortcomings entering the draft. "I've been on successful teams throughout my athletic life. I know how to win, I know how to win games late. I just wasn't heavily recruited and didn't have the option to play at USC or Texas. Put me on those teams and see how I do.

"But I'm over it. The Broncos took me and obviously they could see past that and I think I can have some success down the road."

The Broncos not only selected Cutler with the 11th pick in the draft, they gave him an $11 million guarantee. That may have been less than the $25.7 million Tennessee gave Young, the third overall pick, or the $12 million-plus Arizona is expected to give Leinart, the 10th pick.

Still, any idea how much concrete Cutler would have to pour for $11 million?

"It was going to be hard for Tennessee to take me over those two, because if you take Vince Young and he busts, people can live with that," he said. "If you take me and I bust, people would be, 'Hey, saw that coming down the road. You should have known better.' It's just one of those things, and I think it worked out better for me than those two situations anyway. I think being here is better than being in Arizona or (with) the Tennessee Titans. I'm happy about it."

Two weeks ago, Cutler took a foray to Las Vegas with Broncos second-round pick Tony Scheffler and fellow backup quarterbacks Bradlee Van Pelt and Preston Parsons. Perhaps, Broncos coach Mike Shanahan cringed as he read that. Imagine a group of wide- eyed kids, following Brad- lee the Leader along The Strip. They went to the Mosley-Vargas fight. And they went for Vegas. Somehow, the group made it safely home without trouble.

"He reminds me of, not necessarily Southern, because he's from Indiana, but he's very considerate," Van Pelt said about Cutler. "He's a good kid. He's very nice."

Santa Claus is coming

Santa Claus is a little Southern, as it's not far from the Kentucky border. As the story goes, the town was called Santa Fe (pronounced Fee) in 1852 when it applied for its own post office. Informed that Indiana already had a town named Santa Fe, the townsfolk gathered Christmas Eve for a brainstorming session. Legend has it sleigh bells could be heard as the wind started to gust, prompting some imaginative children to proclaim that Santa Claus had arrived.

And a town was named. Later, the U.S. Postmaster started sending unaddressed letters intended for Santa Claus, the jolly gift- giver, to the post office of Santa Claus, the no-stoplight town. Even today, Santa Claus receives a half-million pieces of mail between Nov. 1 and Christmas Eve.

The moniker is not without irritants.

"I know when I go out of town and try to get into a bar, they look at you funny," said Brandon Vincent, Cutler's longtime friend who will soon move to Denver and become Jay's personal assistant. "They look at you like, 'Is this a fake ID?' Like you want to draw more attention to yourself."

As Cutler, 23, became increasingly recognizable to the public eye, he grew weary of the repetitive questions about the town's name. Entering his senior year at Vanderbilt, he finally felt frisky enough to tell a Nashville newspaper, "it could be named Easter Bunny for all I care."

The point is, for those living there, Santa Claus is only home. As Jack and Sandy revisited their town recently, a lady leaving the post office told them how proud she was of them and their son. At a restaurant for lunch, a local policeman talked about his kids from a few empty tables away. The Cutlers kept up the conversation about his kids. The lady guard at the Village sent a wisecrack at Jack through the intercom while lifting the gate, as if the Cutlers never left.

"It's like any other small town," Jay said. "It's kind of country. To go to a movie, you had to go 20 minutes. To go to a mall, you had to go to Evansville. I mean, if you wanted to go out to dinner or something, you had to really plan it out.

"But, I don't know, looking back on it, I had a great time. It was a perfect setting for a family to grow up in."

And it's the kind of place where, no matter how great the small-town kid becomes, no matter if he leads the Broncos to multiple Super Bowls, he'll never become bigger than the town. Nobody's bigger than Santa Claus.

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May 5, 2006

There are certain givens in football.

Alabama and Auburn will force people to choose sides. Florida and Georgia will divide the hotels in Jacksonville, Fla., for the Cocktail Party. And Vanderbilt never, ever, ever beats Tennessee.

Well, almost never, anyway.

So, connect all the dots - the history, the traditions and the zealous followers of SEC football - and that's why Jay Cutler was the 11th pick of the NFL draft.

It's why Broncos coach Mike Shanahan looked at all there was to see of the quarterbacks in this year's draft and proclaimed Cutler the best of the bunch.

That's because Cutler played quarterback at Vanderbilt. Every autumn weekend, his team, one outfitted by a small, private, academically stringent university, did its business in the heart of a league that pushes football toward theology.

So, that said, the Commodores don't win much.

And, those who used Cutler's career record as a starter as a predraft criticism of his play - and there were plenty jotting down that winning percentage - simply don't have an understanding of what football is like in the SEC.

Because on Nov. 19, Cutler pushed, prodded and yanked the Commodores as far as his right arm would carry them.

And it carried them to a 28-24 victory over the Volunteers in front of 107,487 folks in Tennessee's Neyland Stadium, most of whom had pulled the orange gear out of the closet only to sit in rather stunned silence when Cutler and the lads from Nashville turned the trick.

Cutler drove Vanderbilt 63 yards in only three plays, capping it with a 5-yard touchdown pass that left a vapor trail to freshman receiver Earl Bennett with 1 minute, 11 seconds remaining in the game.

It was the first time since 1982 that Vanderbilt had defeated Tennessee at all, the first time since 1975 the Commodores did it in Knoxville.

So when the chattering types on the tube kept wondering exactly how Cutler had elevated himself into discussions that previously involved only Vince Young and Matt Leinart, they merely needed to look at that November game for an answer.

Young played on a Texas team with five other players who were drafted last weekend, as well as three who were selected in the 2005 draft that included , who won the 2004 Doak Walker Award as the nation's best running back.

Leinart played on a Southern California team that had 10 other players selected last weekend and five the previous year. The Trojans' 2006 draftees included a Heisman winner (running back Reggie Bush), an All-American at guard (Deuce Lutui) and a two- time 1,000-yard rusher (LenDale White).

Cutler was the only Commodores player drafted last weekend, and only two Vanderbilt players were selected in 2005 - defensive end

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Jovan Haye and offensive lineman Justin Geisinger. Both were selected in the sixth round and they were the first Vanderbilt players drafted since 2001.

Despite the criticisms, Cutler knows what he did at Vanderbilt.

"That Tennessee game was big," he said. "But I think the last three games before that were big as well, but that was kind of a decisive game. . . . You look at it, I don't know if that changed people's minds or not."

And when the scouts were looking in earnest, as the 2005 season came down the stretch, Cutler became the first Vanderbilt quarterback to throw for more than 300 yards in four consecutive games.

In road games at South Carolina, Florida and Tennessee among those final four games, he threw for 339 yards, 361 (and four touchdowns) and 315 (and three touchdowns), the latter in the win against the Volunteers.

Toss in a home win over Kentucky with 395 passing yards and five touchdowns, and you have the makings of a guy getting the NFL's attention at the right time. Three of those games might have been Vandy losses, but one was in overtime and all three by seven or less.

"And you flip that Florida Gators film on and he put Vanderbilt on his back, (then) went to Tennessee and beat them there . . . ," Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach said. "It was a showcase of talent. . . . Without him, I'm not sure what those scores would be, but they wouldn't have looked anything like they did. People may have to see what that offense looks like when he's gone to appreciate what it looked like with him in it."

Also, Cutler was hit, harassed and hounded in and out of the pocket far more than Young and Leinart could have possibly imagined. Yet, Cutler didn't miss a game in his career.

"I took some shots . . . ," Cutler said. "But I tried to stay in the weight room; I think that's how I stayed healthy."

Still, make no mistake, playing quarterback for the Broncos in the post-Elway era tends to be a difficult proposition - it always will be as long as those who saw Elway play still sit in the stands on Sundays.

And expectations already are running in the fast lane simply because the Broncos moved up to take Cutler, even though he has yet to do anything with the team's jersey, other than hold it for photos.

He'll need poise in the years to come. He'll need help from those both inside and outside the team's walls to keep his head level enough to handle it all.

But rising to a challenge?

Well, he already has that covered.

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Rookie defensive lineman undersized at 5-11, 250 pounds

By Ryan Thorburn, Camera Sports Writer August 1, 2006

ENGLEWOOD — Mike Shanahan was actually talking about arm strength when he mentioned the names Joe Montana and Brian Griese in the same sentence a few years ago.

The seemingly innocent comment by the head coach didn't do Griese any favors during his failed attempt to play quarterback in John Elway's shadow.

Broncos defensive coordinator Larry Coyer can only hope that things turn out better for Elvis Dumervil in Denver after comparing him to Indianapolis Colts standout Dwight Freeney before training camp.

"He's little," Coyer said. "But at the Pro Bowl we looked at Freeney and then we looked at Dumervil. Same guy."

Not many NFL teams are willing to play small ball. The Broncos have demonstrated a willingness to draft talented players that don't measure up physically to the standards most scouts use.

In 2005, rookie cornerback Darrent Williams — listed at 5-foot-8 and 188 pounds on the latest roster — was selected in the second round and made Shanahan look smart. His nine starts for the franchise were the most by a rookie at the position since Louis Wright (1975), and only injuries prevented Williams, currently the starter opposite Champ Bailey, from spending more time on the field.

This year the Broncos have big plans for the undersized Dumervil. At 5-foot-11 and 250 pounds, he would be considered a large man in most workplace environments.

But standing next to Gerard Warren (6-4, 325) and Courtney Brown (6-4, 285) on the sideline, Dumervil looks more like an accountant than a defensive lineman.

"I think it's an advantage for me," Dumervil said. "I've got leverage and long arms and I'm a lot quicker. It's difficult for big linemen to come down to my level and try to block me. I think it's an advantage."

Freeney, listed at 6-1 and 268 pounds, has tallied 51 sacks in four seasons at defensive end. He took the quarterback down 16 times in 2004. The Broncos had 28 sacks as a team in 2005.

"Dwight Freeney is a great player," Dumervil said when asked about Coyer's compliment. "Considering I haven't taken a snap of football in a real live game ... I don't want to go into that comparison."

Despite leading the NCAA with 20 sacks as a senior at Louisville, Dumervil is best remembered nationally as the player ex- Virginia Tech quarterback cleaned his cleats on in a bowl game.

"I hit him a couple times," Dumervil said with a smile. "That's why he stomped on my leg."

Originally, it appeared Dumervil would be known as the guy Denver drafted to replace Trevor Pryce. But through four days of training camp it looks like that job will be taken over by a committee consisting of Ebenezer Ekuban, Kenard Lang and perhaps Corey Jackson.

Coyer thinks Dumervil will have more success inside at defensive tackle than he would going up against offensive tackles with size like his teammates George Foster (6-5, 338) and Matt Lepsis (6-4, 290).

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"It kind of feels good," Dumervil said of the faith the coaching staff has shown in his abilities at this early stage of his career. "You can go home at night and it makes you want to work harder. You can't take nothing for granted. It's a job out here and the guys depend on me to come in and play my role and not be a rookie."

It sounds like if Dumervil did live up to the Dove Valley hype, Coyer wouldn't even want the credit.

"Dumervil is a natural pass-rusher," Coyer said. "He has a feel. He knows how to move his body, how to escape. You can't teach what he's got."

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Broncos' Elam had a few tense moments thrown his way during the offseason

By Lee Rasizer, Rocky Mountain News August 5, 2006

His wife has jokingly referred to him as Indiana Jones. But while a certain local NFL kicker wears many hats (helmets?), a fedora may not be one of them.

Jason Elam. Jason Bourne. That's more like it.

Globetrotting the world, escaping danger.

Elam's offseason away from the Broncos was such he might as well have been the title character in one of those Matt Damon spy- thriller movies.

Traveling to the Gaza Strip. Experiencing the kinds of concussions not found on the football field but from live bombs only hundreds of feet away. Watching militants with AK-47s sprint past, gearing for battle. Staying just a stone's throw from a missile strike from an Apache helicopter.

So what else to do for an encore after those narrow escapes from a volatile area of the world, but pilot an old Korean War-era airplane through the blue skies over Alaska and experience engine failure.

Did we mention a stare-down with a giant brown bear as the aircraft barely averted splashdown?

And there were those the past few months who thought Ben Roethlisberger was taking chances without a motorcycle helmet.

"I'm getting shot at and bombed, and grizzly bears are after me. Yeah, I usually don't do all that stuff," Elam said with a smile. "But it was an interesting offseason."

And his most dangerous.

"By far," he said. "And it wasn't meant to be."

It all started innocently enough in March, when Elam went on a church trip to Israel. As the vacation was winding down, he decided to send his family home and stick around for a mission to deliver food and supplies to the disenfranchised in poor, overcrowded refugee camps in the Gaza Strip.

For the relief effort, Elam met Tom Doyle, a longtime friend based in Colorado Springs who works for E3 Partners, which performs evangelical, church planting and relief work around the globe, and an associate, Nawaz Lalani. Doyle was in contact with the pastor of the only Baptist church in Gaza, and arrangements had been made in advance.

The word on the street was that there had been no violence in the area for weeks. And the reconnaissance was necessary, given Elam's high profile as an player and the fact that, while there are missionaries who are used to serving in war-torn areas, Elam wasn't.

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Doyle had been to the area probably 25 times, including eight times on missions within a four-year period.

But he feared this time, should anything go astray, "This could be an international incident."

Feeling the booms

The group was given the all- clear at the Israeli and Palestinian checkpoints, though, so any worries subsided. And the pastor they were headed to see also told them there had been no violent activity for weeks.

The three proceeded to "No Man's Land," a tunnel leading into Gaza, where a representative of the church was expected to be waiting.

Bombing began about midway through their walk through the passageway.

"Big booms. I mean, you feel them in your gut," Elam recalled. "Windows are rattling and being blown out. So we get to the other side and they're like, 'Get in the car! Get in the car!' "

As the group was being whisked to the pastor's house in the center of the city, away from the border violence, Palestinian gunmen with masks - Hamas, probably Islamic Jihad - raced past the vehicle.

"I'm thinking, 'What have we gotten ourselves into?' " Elam said.

Doyle frantically was making and receiving phone calls from friends as the vehicle sped away.

It was only then that he learned there had been an episode in which an Israeli soldier was killed, and retaliatory warning strikes were in full force, springing the Palestinian militant groups into action.

"I'm just thinking, 'I've done the stupidest thing in my life,' " recalled Doyle, who one time led chapel services for the Broncos. "I've got Jason Elam in here and this is terrible. It's a conflict. It's a war. So we were just praying."

The car made it to the pastor's house about 10 miles from the border, but the scenes on the way still are etched in Elam's mind.

"Everybody was burning stuff in the streets, American and Israeli flags, and shouting stuff in Arabic," he said. "I don't know what they were saying, but it didn't sound friendly."

The bombings wouldn't cease for 48 hours. Every three minutes, another blast came and went.

The blasts were violent, too, while the three sat in the pastor's house.

"They would scooch your chair right back," Elam said.

The group ventured to the church the night after they arrived, even with the soundtrack of violence playing in the background. Elam played soccer with Palestinian children and spoke to them about his faith in Christ, while the children watched in rapt attention.

"And in the background I could hear bombs going off," Doyle said. "Jason was so into what he's saying, he's not hearing them."

After three days of this drama, Elam and Doyle tried to sleep at the pastor's house, which was situated next to a mosque in the heart of Gaza City. They couldn't help but discuss the events in which they'd become entangled.

A trip to Jordan was scheduled the next day to depart the area, and both of them were wired, as the bombs rattled their nerves. They decided to each take a sleeping pill to try to get through the night.

When they awoke the next morning, Elam was puzzled to find his bed situated about a foot and a half from the wall it had been positioned against. He and Doyle headed to the breakfast table, and the pastor asked them if they were aware of what

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had happened.

They weren't. Both had slept through a missile strike only 1 1/2 blocks away. The Apache helicopter blew up the home of the person who had been identified as the assailant in the Israeli soldier's death.

A tour of the area uncovered a 15-foot crater at the home the missile had hit. At another point on the trip, Elam hid with his camera across from the headquarters of the Palestinian Authority and clicked off pictures of snipers poised for action.

After about two days, it was deemed safe to leave the area.

"Jason said that, being a kicker, your prayer life is always good, and I can imagine, with 60,000 people in the stadium and you've got to kick this thing 40 yards to win or lose. People go home ecstatic or depressed," Doyle said.

A different perspective

But the experience in Gaza apparently gave Elam a whole new perspective.

"They don't know what tomorrow holds," Doyle said Elam told him while they were there.

At least Elam didn't try to fly on this particular trip.

"Not in Israel," he said. "I'd get shot down."

Elam has piloted an airplane under a variety of circumstances, if not that particular one.

Certified for 15 years and with 1,500 hours of flight experience, he has taken numerous backcountry flights, landing on dirt strips and beaches and navigating mountainous terrain across the country.

But he never had lost an engine, until about five weeks after his Middle East experience.

Elam, also an avid outdoorsman, often makes forays up north to enjoy the splendor of the Alaskan wilderness. He was on another one of those trips in May.

All week, he had been "just dorking around" Anchorage and the surrounding area, flying a single-engine, high-wing 1957 Piper Pacer known as a "taildragger" because of its unique three- wheeled landing gear configuration. He owns a similar plane, a DeHaviland Beaver, made that same year.

The final day of the trip, a friend suggested Elam make one final flight, to the other side of the Cook Inlet, part of the Aleutian Range, to check out a cabin, owned by an acquaintance, for bear hunters in the area.

There was plenty of time to make the excursion and still catch a scheduled red-eye flight back home. And since a traveling companion, Mike McNeill, was interested in taking some pictures, Elam thought it might be an entertaining diversion.

So off they went. Their final destination was, in Elam's words, "in the middle of nowhere," about an hour's flight away.

They took off from Soldotna, on the banks of the Kenai River, near Anchorage. The route crossed Beluga Point and took them south, over myriad oil and gas platforms. McNeill and Elam were told that when they were getting close to the lodge, a couple of islands would become visible, followed by a river and glacier.

It was about that point that the weather began to turn.

Turbulent times

A storm front Elam thought he could beat came in quicker than expected. The plane began experiencing moderate to serve turbulence. The whitecaps in the ocean raged.

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As Elam recalled, "I started thinking, 'This isn't fun.' "

Also that it would be best to turn back.

But just then, the hunting cabin came into view. It had a distinctive green roof, so there was no doubt this was the one they were seeking.

Elam dropped the plane down and marked the coordinates on the map, in case he ever wanted to return. McNeill, in the passenger seat, was taking pictures. Outside, as they approached the base of Mount Iliamna, the conditions weren't improving.

"It was getting nasty, but right then, we saw a big, big brown bear, a grizzly bear, right on the beach just walking around," Elam said.

The plan was to circle around for a Kodak moment. The plane dropped from about 700 feet to 300 feet but needed more throttle. Elam tried to get some, to no avail.

"It just started spitting," he remembered.

He pushed the throttle all the way forward. Nothing again.

He pumped the throttle. Same response.

"I'm coming down," Elam thought to himself.

"I'm watching the bear as we're going across the beach," added McNeill, also a pilot and owner of an outfitting business in Jackson Hole, Wyo., who has known Elam for about a decade. "And all of a sudden, I look over and I'm like, 'Jace, we don't want to put it down here.' "

McNeill's camera was flung into the back seat as he noticed Elam going through emergency procedures. The tanks were flipped in an effort to draw fuel. The fuel-air mixture was checked to make sure it wasn't too rich.

The magnetos, part of the ignition system, were double- checked. There was no panic, but the plane wasn't going to stay in the air long. The only question was where to land.

Boulders and driftwood filled the nearby beach, which, at about a 45-degree angle and more mud than sand, complicated matters. The tides were huge.

"There was one little spot that I had," Elam said of his only option to bring the plane down safely without a water landing.

A couple-hundred-foot strip, 10 to 15 yards wide, was it, and there was only about 10 seconds to pull the flaps in and make it happen. The left wing was only about a foot off the water as the plane set down; the hope being that the mud would suck the tail wing down and stop the momentum.

It worked. The plane sharply snapped to the right as it hit the ground.

"It came to just an instant stop in the sand," McNeill said.

And nearly on that bear they had eyed.

"So we're stopped and the bear's right there," Elam said. "I mean literally right off our wingtip. So we couldn't get out of the airplane."

The engine remained dead. The radio was worthless because of the remote area. They wouldn't have been stranded long, because their friend in Anchorage knew their destination, but, regardless, McNeill turned to Elam with some gallows humor.

"I said if the bear wants us, he's going to have to eat through the crunchy stuff before he gets to the soft, cushy stuff inside."

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Getting off the ground

About 10 minutes passed and the engine inexplicably revved back up. The bear shot back along the tree line. And while, at the time, Elam had no explanation as to why the plane responded, it was time to go.

Full throttle this time got the tail wheel out of the goop. A huge piece of driftwood barely missed the propeller as the plane took off. Elam kept within range of oil rigs as he climbed back to 5,000 feet for the return flight, just in case the plane's engine failed again. But the two made it back unscathed.

Elam later found out that a problem with a gasket in the carburetor was the root cause of his first-ever engine failure. He flew the same plane again last month.

McNeill said the episode happened too fast and Elam is too accomplished a pilot for nerves to have gotten involved. Elam added that everything happened so fast, all he could do was react.

"There's certain people where you go, 'Are we going to be in trouble?' And certain people you want to be in an airplane with, and he's one of them," McNeill said.

Had the plane lost power at the apex of its altitude, it could have coasted a long way but likely wouldn't have reached the beach.

"I might have had to set it down in the ocean, which I can walk away from it, but it's going to destroy the airplane and be really cold," Elam said.

McNeill said that 20 minutes before the plane was forced to land, it was soaring above cliffs and trees with no place for it to be set down.

"You're relieved," Elam's buddy said. "But you're also thankful that no one got hurt."

That sentiment just about sums up Elam's entire offseason.

Perhaps the plan next year will tone things down a bit, maybe a nice trip to the Bahamas, soaking up rays on a beach.

It would placate his nervous wife, who wasn't happy with Elam's adventures the past few months, and give them quality time with their four children.

"We're going to Disneyland," Elam joked about his future plans.

Better stay off Space Mountain.

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Rookie center won Outland Trophy and Rimington Award

By Jeff Legwold, Rocky Mountain News June 8, 2006

ENGLEWOOD - Mike Munchak has the coveted gold jacket in his closet, the one that comes with induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame after his career as a Houston Oilers guard.

So it was significant as he watched Greg Eslinger stroll by at the NFL scouting combine inside Indianapolis' RCA Dome in February and said:

"That is a ready-to-go Denver Bronco."

Almost four months later, Eslinger is, indeed, a Denver Broncos player. In fact, he is likely the most decorated college player the Broncos have drafted since Floyd Little, a three-time consensus All-America running back at Syracuse University, in 1967.

"He's definitely our kind of guy," Broncos coach Mike Shanahan said.

While centers don't often see their names in the big letters on the NFL's marquee, Eslinger still compiled one of the most impressive lists of accolades of any player available in this year's draft.

He was selected to every All-America team this past season and won the Outland Trophy as the nation's best interior lineman and the Rimington Award as the best center. Eslinger, who started 50 consecutive games at the University of Minnesota, was the first true center to win the Outland since Dave Rimington himself in 1981 and '82.

"I've been extremely lucky," Eslinger said. "I always say football is like standing in the middle of a highway - you never know when you're going to get hit. Sooner or later, everyone goes down.

"I was just lucky enough to stay clear and be somewhere where I had a chance to play a lot."

At 6-foot-3 1/8 and 292 pounds, Eslinger wasn't quite as big as some of the other center prospects in the draft. And having played in the Gophers' zone rushing attack - a lineman often blocks an area rather than specific players - Eslinger was coming from a system that required the kind of movement skills many NFL teams don't seek in an age when defensive tackles routinely tip the scales at 340 pounds or more.

The Gophers often had their center "pull," a difficult proposition to snap the ball and be quick enough to get out of the traffic in the middle of the field to lead the running back into the hole.

It is why, even with Eslinger's list of achievements and work ethic - Minnesota offensive line coach Gordy Shaw was brought to tears when it was announced Eslinger had won the Outland - he was still only the fifth center selected in the draft this year.

And even with a skill set that fits snugly into what the Broncos do on offense, Denver still waited until the 198th pick overall to grab him.

"Sure, those accolades were great in college," Eslinger said. "But some teams in the NFL may not have liked my abilities so much for their type of offense. Some teams probably had me relatively high on the board and some teams might not have had me on the board at all.

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"But I didn't put too much thought into it, period. Of course everybody wants to be a high pick, or drafted a little higher than they were. But I figured, 'Hey, whatever happens, happens, I just want my shot at the NFL.' I have that shot, so now you just focus on trying to fulfill your goals."

He also has a career road map to follow with the Broncos. The trailblazer was Tom Nalen, an accomplished, yet somewhat undersized, center (6-3, 286) when he entered the 1994 draft from Boston College.

The Broncos selected Nalen in the seventh round of Dan Reeves' last draft (218th overall) with the team. Nalen is entering his 13th season and has been chosen to five Pro Bowls in his career, the most of any offensive lineman in Broncos history.

The hard-nosed Nalen also has anchored the Broncos' lighter, movement-heavy line since he became the starter in 1995 and signed a three- year extension with the team in March that included a $3 million signing bonus.

"I've watched him a long time . . . great, great player, something special, I'm lucky to have a chance to work with him every day," Eslinger said. "He's really a complete package. He's mentally strong, he's a technician and a real powerful guy. I'm just trying to take what he does and try to incorporate it into what I do in as many ways as possible. I plan to ask him a whole array of questions."

Questions obviously surrounded Eslinger during his senior year of high school in Bismarck, N.D., when Minnesota was the only Division I-A school to offer him a scholarship. He repaid the Gophers, never missing a game at Minnesota and becoming only the third player in the program's history to win the Outland.

As a result, Eslinger said he has promised he will "never cheat myself" on a football field. No matter where that field might be.

"I'm not quite sure of what they expect of me here," Eslinger said. "All you can do is do the work, learn as much as possible and do whatever you can to help in any way you can. That's my list at this point, and we'll go from there."

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Foxworth moving on Cornerback is not dwelling on his play in AFC title game

By Bill Wilson The Daily Times-Call

ENGLEWOOD — As he saw the ball tumble from teammate Javon Walker’s hands, Denver Broncos cornerback Domonique Foxworth sprung to his feet and pumped his fist.

It was the morning session of Broncos training camp Sunday. During seven-on-seven

drills, Walker had cut in front of Foxworth on a post route, gained a position advantage and jumped for the ball.

As Walker tried to pull the pass in, his hands tangled with Foxworth’s forearm, causing the ball to tumble to the ground.

Targeted for being vulnerable in the Broncos loss to Pittsburgh in the AFC championship last season, and fighting a heated battle with Darrent Williams for a starting spot opposite all-pro Champ Bailey, Foxworth was waiting to make some noise in training camp.

Four days in, it happened.

“It’s taken me awhile to get started,” he said. “But I had a pretty great morning.”

Foxworth will have to continue to make such plays in order to rinse the bad memories the Broncos have of him after last year’s big loss. In that game, Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger feasted on the then-rookie.

The receiver Foxworth mostly covered, Cedrick Wilson, finished the day with a game-most five catches for 92 yards and a touchdown.

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What most fans don’t know, however, is defensive coordinator Larry Coyer absolved Foxworth after reviewing tape in the days following the loss.

“We exposed Foxworth maybe a little bit,” Coyer said. “I’m not trying to take any heat off Fox, I just think it’s a bad rap. I think it’s my fault. I needed to adjust better.”

Coyer entered the game planning to blitz Pittsburgh’s four-receiver set. When the Steelers showed they could block it, it left Coyer and the Broncos scrambling. Foxworth was the victim.

“That kid is a good, smart, tough football player,” Coyer said. “I would hate to ever think (he blamed himself). He’s too damn good.”

Foxworth said he’s put the game out of his mind, and he doesn’t appear to be carrying any guilt.

“To the outside eye, it may look like I should be down on myself, but I’m not,” Foxworth said. “I was doing what I was supposed to do for the most part.

“Obviously, I could have made a few more plays, but sometimes people are just better than you on a particular day.”

Escaping blame didn’t keep Foxworth from using the Pittsburgh loss as motivation this offseason, however. He said he’s embraced the challenge of reading offenses better in order to get an idea of what’s coming on the next play.

“It’s about understanding what the offense is trying to do depending on your defense,” he said. “You can narrow down the plays so much.”

His teammates have noticed an improvement.

“He looked good,” Bailey said. “One thing about these guys is they get better every day. You watch them grow and grow, and you think they can’t get much better.

“But these guys keep improving and improving and they are doing everything we ask them to do.”

Although Foxworth is hitting his stride, it appears he is a few notches below Williams for the starting spot. But if he loses the battle, Foxworth’s role will be more significant than that of most backups.

He will likely rotate with Williams while playing in nickel packages. If the Broncos decide to increase Williams’ role in the return game, Foxworth’s workload could become even larger.

“Darrent and I have talked about it, and we don’t see it as much of a battle,” Foxworth said. “We’re both going to make plays this year. I can promise you that.”

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TEs will be major part of Bronco passing game

By Ryan Thorburn, Camera Sports Writer August 21, 2006

DENVER — Mike Shanahan summoned Nate Jackson to his office last year and informed him that his dream of playing wide receiver in the NFL had come to an end.

"But he framed it in a good way," Jackson recalled after a recent training camp practice. "He said that playing tight end would be a better opportunity for me to get on the field more, help the team more, and exploit the defenses a little more. What are you going to say to that?"

Yes, mastermind.

After seeing limited special teams action in only two games and not recording any statistics in 2005, Jackson had to wonder if the head coach had made the wrong career choice for him. Saturday night the move started to make a lot of sense.

Shanahan's vision for Jackson was finally realized in a game situation when the now-completely converted tight end caught a 35-yard touchdown pass from Jake Plummer during the Denver Broncos' 35-10 exhibition win over Tennessee at Invesco Field.

As usual, there has been a lot made about the race for the team's No. 3 wide receiver spot behind Rod Smith and Javon Walker. The talented but inconsistent Darius Watts is currently holding the position.

Perhaps Shanahan answered the question on Denver's first play from scrimmage when Walker and Smith were split out wide with rookie Tony Scheffler joining them. The message is clear: tight ends are going to be counted on in the passing game.

Scheffler also caught a touchdown from Jay Cutler and finished with four receptions for 73 yards to lead the Broncos. In 2004, tight end Jeb Putzier, now a member of the Houston Texans, was the third-leading receiver on the team with 37 catches.

"I didn't really celebrate that much because I dropped that pass five plays before, so I was still mad about that when I went to the sideline," Scheffler said of his first NFL touchdown. "Stephen Alexander grabbed me and shook me around, and that was great."

The Broncos used Shannon Sharpe's skills to shred defenses en route to back-to-back Super Bowl victories. For the first time since the Hall of Famer decided to hang up the cleats, it appears Shanahan has drafted and developed some players who are capable of making big plays in the passing game.

Scheffler and Jackson might be receivers at heart, but in order to get on the field in the regular season they must be blockers by trade.

"Being an old receiver, I used to catch a lot of passes and now I don't do it as much. So when I get the opportunity to do that it feels good," Jackson said. "I feel comfortable in that role, but I also know that blocking is real important for me these days, so is special teams. I don't mind those roles, either."

Which means Shanahan might not have to call Jackson into his office when he trims the roster down to 53 men before the regular season. A new dream lives on.

"It has been a progressive trip, and it doesn't end," said Jackson, signed by San Francisco as an undrafted free agent in 2002 out of Division III Menlo College. "Having guys believe in you, especially guys that have power, is good. And I don't plan on letting them down."

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Kircus trying to make Broncos after sandwiches

By Bill Williamson Denver Post Staff Writer DenverPost.com

When wide receiver David Kircus signed with the Broncos in January, there was little time to get acquainted with the Denver area, find a place to live or even grab a quick sandwich.

He had an apron, visor and disposable gloves awaiting him in Michigan. The sandwich artist had to get back to work. Football had to wait.

Before his salad days in the preseason with the Broncos - catching a touchdown pass from Jay Cutler and rising up the depth chart - Kircus was a sandwich-making hero in Howell, Mich. Now, trying to become the biggest Subway product since Jared - the sandwich chain's popular TV pitchman - Kircus wouldn't mind having a sandwich named after him instead of having his name called to make one.

"Yes, I'm a Subway guy," said Kircus, an easygoing former Division II star at Grand Valley State in Allendale, Mich. "I'm proud of it. Everybody may think it's funny, but it helped me make a living while I was trying to hold onto this dream."

The Broncos may be giving Kircus more lettuce than he ever shredded at Subway. While the preseason still is young and the final roster cuts are 17 days way, Kircus has made a good impression. With rookie wideout Brandon Marshall out for the next two to three weeks because of a knee injury, Kircus and Darius Watts have been running with the Broncos' second-team offense.

Kircus improved his chances of making the roster Friday night in the Broncos' preseason opener at Detroit. His game-high six catches for 76 yards included a 26-yard touchdown pass from Cutler. The breakout performance came against the Lions, who cut him four times in two years.

Kircus also is helping his chances by being a punt and kickoff returner in the preseason, which for the Broncos continues Saturday night at home against the Tennessee Titans.

Denver probably will keep six wide receivers. With Todd Devoe, Charlie Adams and David Terrell on the bubble, Kircus stands out. Tuesday morning at practice, the Broncos' quarterbacks went to Kircus extensively.

Kircus first impressed the Denver coaches with his effort and speed in offseason workouts. A natural deep threat, Kircus has steadily become more consistent catching the ball. His hustle has made him a favorite among the Broncos' veterans.

"The thing you can't coach is effort, and the guy is putting a lot of effort into it," wide receiver Rod Smith said. "Everybody worries about the big plays downfield, but there are a ton of other things, such as the running game, position on the field and making sure our guys are all in the right spot. Those things are very important on this team, so you have to stress a lot of the small things to our guys. David is doing a good job and he is working hard, and you can't take that away from him."

Perhaps building meatball sandwiches contributed to the work ethic of Kircus, 26. When he was one of the Lions' final cuts last September, he needed work. He also needed a flexible schedule to stay in shape and work out for NFL teams on a moment's notice. Enter Cindy Hefner, a family friend and owner of several Subway stores in Michigan.

"We thought it was a perfect way for David to make some money and stay focused on football," Hefner said. "He was a perfect employee. At first, we thought it would be beneath him, but he is a very humble person. He worked very hard for us. We'd hire him again."

Kircus had no shame working in the fast-food world days after the Lions sent him to the chopping block. He said customers

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occasionally recognized him. A college friend once stopped in for a hero and saw, standing in front of the veggies across the counter, the man who set a school record with 80 touchdowns.

"I laughed and said, 'What do you want to eat, man?"' Kircus recalled. "It was a fun deal."

Kircus said while honing his football skills remained a priority, he took seriously his 25 hours-a-week job slapping turkey on whole wheat. In fact, he wouldn't mind doing it again.

"If I make this team, I could see myself working at a Subway in the offseason," Kircus said. "Why not? It's free food, and I'm not above anything. If I become a Pro Bowl player, I'll still be the guy who was working at Subway."

Staff writer Bill Williamsoncan be reached at 303-820-5450 or [email protected].

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NFL: Kuper makes an impression Former UND player appears to be in good position to make Broncos By Brad Schlossman Herald Staff Writer

With the Denver Broncos' policy that offensive linemen don't talk to the media, former UND standout Chris Kuper has been quiet off the field.

On the field is another story.

Kuper, who was selected in the fifth round in April's NFL draft, is making a big impression on the Broncos, according to writers covering training camp.

Last week, the Rocky Mountain News reported that Kuper has put himself in good position to make the team.

This week, a Boulder, Colo., newspaper went further. A story in the Daily Camera said that it's possible that Kuper could challenge Cooper Carlisle for the starting guard position.

All reports tab Kuper as a small-school surprise. UND coaches aren't surprised.

"Not at all," UND offensive coordinator said. "He's a guy who just needed to be pushed on the field. It was the same thing when he was here.

"We just watched some film with some younger guys, and there was a play where Chris didn't play very well. The next three or four plays, he just dominated. He needs to be pushed - not by coaches - but by competition."

Mussman said he talked to Kuper a little more than a week ago, and the Anchorage, Alaska, native said things were going well. Kuper told Mussman he hadn't been beat much in pass protection, and he was feeling better than he did during mini camp.

At 6 feet 4 inches tall and 305 pounds, Kuper is a physically imposing guard. His athleticism and intensity attracted NFL scouts to Grand Forks last season.

"He used to come out to practice here and you'd see him catching balls and throwing them around," Mussman said. "And he's got a great mentality, too. I think at first, pro scouts were a little bit concerned with how he played on the ground a lot ... . that he'd wind up on the turf. But that was just because he was trying so hard to knock the other guy down.

"I told them, I'd rather say 'whoa' than 'go' to a guy. If I have to tell a guy to go, that could be a problem."

Kuper was named to The Associated Press Little All-America first team at UND last season and also was nominated for the Award, given annually to the top Division II lineman. He is the two-time North Central Conference most valuable lineman.

In April, Kuper became the first UND player drafted since Jim Kleinsasser (second round, 1999) was taken by the Minnesota Vikings.

Kuper is scheduled to play in his first NFL preseason game Friday against the Detroit Lions. The game will be broadcast on tape delay at midnight on the NFL Network.

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Defensive lineman gets new start in Denver

By Lee Rasizer, Rocky Mountain News May 18, 2006

ENGLEWOOD - Like many folks around this time of year, Kenard Lang is just finishing up school and gearing up for camp.

Only Lang is 31 years old and a Denver Broncos defensive end, taking part in his first formal workouts with his new teammates this week after nine seasons with two other NFL teams.

As for the higher-learning part, that has been nearly a decade in the making, too, since Lang left the University of Miami as an early- entry junior for the 1997 draft.

When Lang bolted South Florida and left behind campus life, he promised his parents, Calvin and Johnni, both longtime educators in Orlando, Fla., he one day would finish what he started academically.

Lang finally kept his promise.

It took him until this month to make good, and even Lang wonders what took so long.

"Trust me, everybody looked at me like, 'You are crazy. You've done waited 10 years to take three classes?' " Lang said Wednesday after his second practice with the Broncos.

The classroom scene, at first, was surreal: an accomplished pro lineman with more than his share of experience in the real world surrounded by a bunch of 21-year-olds wondering what they were going to do with their lives.

Yet Lang's education wasn't limited to his two black history courses and one in sports management.

"It brought me back to earth in a way," he said. "You're just like all the other quote-unquote 'common folk' where, just because you play football, you get no special treatment. I think it's good for everybody, that humility."

The first day of the semester was not so much humbling as downright eye-opening. At that stage, no one knew about Lang's occupation, and he was soaking in the scene. Later, some classmates looked up Lang on the Internet and discovered his other life.

"Oh, my goodness, I felt like an old man in a way, out of place," Lang recalled of his first days in class. "Here are these young kids with thoughts and opinions and you're looking at them dumbfounded, thinking, 'What are you talking about?' But then you've got to realize, I was the same way, too."

During that mid-1990s time frame, Lang was going to be a double major in elementary education and sociology. That would have taken him one year to complete, so he went for the abbreviated version to obtain a liberal-arts degree.

"As long as I get that piece of paper, that's all that matters," he said.

Lang believes his mother will be more proud of that accomplishment than anything he has done on a football field.

But he didn't graduate just for his family.

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Lang's career with the Washington Redskins (1997 to 2001) and Cleveland Browns (2002 to 2005) has been long enough that he realized the end will come someday and, now, it'll be sooner rather than later. Completing his education could help in the next life stage.

"I can see that light at the end of the tunnel, so I have to try to set myself up," Lang said.

Lang is set up just fine at the moment. He played his final year with the Browns as an outside linebacker after the team switched to a 3-4 alignment before he was released this spring. With the Broncos, he gets to return to his natural position and, potentially, become a pass-rushing force.

Lang has averaged nearly five sacks a season during in his career, getting a career-best eight in 2003.

The next season was the last for Andre Patterson on the Browns coaching staff. He now serves as the Broncos' co-defensive line coach, with Jacob Burney.

Monday, while stretching for his first practice at Dove Valley as part of the Broncos' eight-day passing camp, Lang thanked the pair for his new opportunity, not only with a possible Super Bowl contender but for the chance to return to end.

"It's like a new beginning," he said.

And a new Lang, as well.

Because Lang played linebacker last season after a brief stint at defensive tackle, he had to get significantly lighter and quicker to meet the position's demands. He lost 20 pounds, getting to the 240 range for the first time since he was a freshman at Miami.

"Basically, I was like Jared on the Subway commercial," said Lang, who ate the chain's sandwiches as part of a complete overhaul of his diet. "I stayed off fried foods and drank water and fresh-squeezed grapefruit juice. And I stopped eating late."

Lang since has bulked back up to 255 pounds, and he plans to add 10 more for the regular season.

"Coming back here, I'll get back to being a fat boy a little bit, eating whatever I want and enjoying myself," he said.

Enjoyment was in short supply during his time with the Browns because of the franchise's consistent losing. Cleveland posted seasons of nine, five, four and six victories during his time there.

Many of his former teammates who have landed with the Broncos - Michael Myers, Courtney Brown, Ebenezer Ekuban and Gerard Warren - expressed similar frustrations last season before making the AFC Championship Game in their first season with the Broncos.

"Here, you expect to win. There, you hoped to win," Lang said. "It wasn't taught there, but that was the aura in the locker room."

And mediocrity apparently doesn't sit well with Lang.

As Lang finishes talking, he informs a writer he's about to go get his grades for his last semester as an undergraduate.

"I want to make magna cum laude, all of that," he said with a broad smile.

At 31, he already is the dean of the Broncos' defensive line, just as he was the oldest in his classes.

"He can run and he can still rush the passer," Brown said. "He brings a lot of excitement and a lot of experience. He'll be a great piece to the puzzle."

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Lynch longtime power hitter in NFL

By Jim Armstrong Denver Post Staff Writer DenverPost.com

He's pushing 35, an age when most NFL defensive backs are hitting Titleists, not tailbacks. But then, the Broncos' John Lynch isn't like most NFL defensive backs. Never has been, for that matter.

As we speak, Lynch is psyching himself up to smack anything that moves in his 14th preseason opener, scheduled for Friday night in Detroit. Nothing ironic about that except that he never planned to play a down of pro football.

Back in the day, when he had to choose a career path, Lynch was going to be a pitcher for the Florida Marlins. In 1992, he was selected in the second round of baseball's June draft. Like John Elway, the New York Yankees' second-rounder in 1981, Lynch played baseball at Stanford.

He also played quarterback, just as Elway had, but the similarities ended there. Elway knew he was destined to play in the NFL. By his junior year, Lynch was ready to hang up his shoulder pads for good.

"I thought I should have been the starter my junior year, but I wasn't, so I almost quit football," said Lynch, who turns 35 in September. "When I decided to come back, I asked Denny Green just to put me on the field and he came up with safety. Then I got benched four games into the season. That was the year I signed with the Marlins, so I thought that was the way it was going to go."

Lynch, selected one round after the Marlins picked catcher Charles Johnson, was no fringe prospect. He threw 95 mph and was being groomed to become the Marlins' closer. He might have made it, too, if Stanford's new football coach hadn't interceded. Guy by the name of Bill Walsh.

"Apparently, he scoured that tape of the four games I started," Lynch said. "He called me in and said, 'Look, I understand you have a great opportunity with the Marlins, but I think you can play at a Pro Bowl level in the NFL.' I was like, 'Hey, coach, I played four games in college and got benched. What makes you think that?' Then he started showing me tape of and comparing me to him. I'm thinking, 'This guy is really selling me some bull trying to get me to come back."'

In the end, football won because, well, football has always won with Lynch.

"My senior year, I really discovered what I loved," he said. "A lot of people didn't think it was a good decision because they figured I had a bright future in baseball. But I knew that's where my heart was. It's funny. Everybody said, 'You can play baseball for 15 years, but you're going to get hurt in football.' Well, here I am."

How has he stuck around so long? Luck, for one thing. Aside from a serious neck injury three years ago, he has remained remarkably healthy for a player who, when it comes to collisions, much prefers instigator to bystander.

Dedication also has figured into the equation. Lynch trained year-round even when NFL teams didn't require their players to do so. More than anything, though, it has been a matter of attitude.

"I've always had a passion for the game," he said. "To me, it's about loving what I'm doing. People ask me, 'How are you still playing?' I guess you just keep going and going. ... That's what I've tried to do."

The natural inclination is to assume Lynch isn't the player he was during his days with Tampa Bay, when he played in five Pro Bowls and earned a Super Bowl championship ring. OK, so how is it that, in his 13th NFL season last year, he racked up a career-high four sacks and forced a career-high four fumbles?

Fact is, while he drinks from a Gatorade bottle, not the Fountain of Youth, Lynch remains one of the hardest-hitting safeties in

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the business. He still has a presence, still makes plays and still has a flair for the dramatic, witness his hit on Drew Brees in the Broncos' regular-season finale at San Diego last year, a play that proved to be Brees' last in a Chargers uniform.

Know this about Lynch as enters season No. 14: He fully intends to play season No. 15, but only if he's on the field more than the sideline.

"This offseason gave me a good opportunity," he said. "I felt rejuvenated coming here from Tampa, but I wanted to make sure I could still play. After the season, Mike (Shana- han) told me: 'I really want you to think about where you're at. We think you're playing at a high level and we'd like to have you back.' That's all I needed to hear.

"I told him, 'If I ever get to the point where I'm a first- down player and we've got to take me out on nickel, that's not for me.' I've played this game long enough. I've won a championship. I want to play as long as I'm helping the team on a down-in, down-out basis."

Staff writer Jim Armstrong can be reached at 303-820-5452 or [email protected].

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Despite being in 30s, Lynch, Ferguson still have powerful games

By Jeff Legwold, Rocky Mountain News August 2, 2006

ENGLEWOOD - The whispers are a scream. A shrill and unrelenting scream.

At least, it seems that way sometimes to John Lynch.

Because in football years, 23 is young, 28 is veteran and 34, well, it's downright gray around the temples, a hit-the-buffet-early deal. And Lynch, who just happens to be 34 (he turns 35 in September), knows the whispers are out there.

"And I get tired of it," he said Tuesday. "(Buccaneers linebacker) gave me a call when he was checking into camp. We were both talking that you're not the same as you were 10 years ago and that, sure, there are some things that are different.

"But there are just as many things you do better, like you understand how to take care of yourself a lot better. But he was asking me, 'Do you feel as good as you've ever felt?' I said, 'Absolutely.'

"I just don't believe the hype, you believe in yourself. You know you're going to hear it. Players are going to hear it, it's just a natural thing. I guess I choose not to listen."

Lynch isn't alone in all of this. Standing next to him in the Broncos' starting defense is Nick Ferguson, a 31-year-old who also chooses to turn a deaf ear to those who wonder about candles on a birthday cake as Denver goes about its business.

This will be the third season Ferguson and Lynch will be paired at safety in the Broncos' secondary.

And this season, more than the others, it seems, there are those on the outside, even some NFL personnel executives, who wonder how the Broncos have made the pairing work so well.

"Me, I try not to pay any of that any attention," Ferguson said. "I'm a young man. Aren't you only as old as you think you are? If you feel good, take care of yourself, it doesn't matter.

"It's all about how you take care of yourself and if you're blessed as far as injuries. . . . I can understand how sick and tired John is of hearing that, especially all that he's done, all that he's given to the game. For people to say he or anybody else should be done when he reaches a certain age the way he is playing is wrong."

Ferguson started every game last season, finishing with career-highs in tackles (81), interceptions (five) and passes defensed (12).

Lynch earned his seventh Pro Bowl trip, his second in the previous two seasons with the Broncos. He finished with two interceptions, moving him into a tie for the league's second-longest active streak of 11 consecutive seasons with at least one.

Lynch, and trail 's 14.

And while the Broncos gave some thought to possibly securing a developmental prospect in the draft - they used only one of

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their seven draft picks on a defensive player, lineman Elvis Dumervil - they have made it clear they like what they have at the top of the depth chart.

"I know people were saying things like that before the draft, talking about the age thing, but people say that about (Broncos receiver) Rod (Smith)," Ferguson said.

"C'mon, look at Rod. Who (cares) what his age says? It's all about what you do on the field. That's the bottom line.

"I think sometimes all that age stuff . . . it's just a lot of people who wish they could do what we're doing."

For Lynch, it is the continuation of all he had hoped for when he signed with the Broncos before the 2004 season.

After being released by Tampa Bay because the Buccaneers had looked at the calendar and the veteran safety's X-rays - he had a neck injury in the 2003 season that required surgery - Lynch was careful to look for a place where he could continue to have an opportunity to reach the postseason.

And this past offseason he said quickly - at the Pro Bowl in February - he would be back for the 2006 season and beyond if he continued to feel as good as he does now.

"Last year, I was healthy as I've ever been," Lynch said. "The coaches told me in minicamp I was moving around better than I ever have. But it's about trying to win a championship - that's what I'm about, and people can say what they want."

Ferguson, who spent one year out of football and three years in the League before he was able to stick in the NFL with the New York Jets in 2000, is not about to surrender a starting job he has worked so hard to get.

In fact, he started more games last season (16) than he did in his previous five NFL seasons combined (12).

So here they are, the Broncos' set of 30-somethings ready for more.

"They're just good football players, that's why they're back there," Broncos defensive coordinator Larry Coyer said. "They're both good, good athletes, and they are as tough as pine nails, both of them.

"I'm glad to have them, glad to."

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Rookie looks like big catch

By Bill Williamson Denver Post Staff Writer DenverPost.com

Pittsburgh native Brandon Marshall and his trainer, Darnell Harrison, were talking all week leading up to the AFC championship game between the Steelers and the Broncos last January.

Harrison, a big Broncos fan, kept telling Marshall the Steelers were in big trouble. "Yeah, whatever," the wide receiver from Central Florida would tell his trainer between workouts.

When the Steelers advanced to the Super Bowl and the Broncos went into the offseason looking for answers - and new blood - Marshall laughed while Harrison pondered.

"Just like the team, I wanted to move on after the loss," said Harrison, who has worked with Marshall for six years. "I knew Denver needed help. I thought Brandon would be perfect. He's a Bronco now. I've loved that team for a long time, and Brandon is perfect for what they do."

The Broncos concur about the wideout they picked in the fourth round of the NFL draft in April. Five days into training camp, the 6-foot-5, 230-pound Marshall has been one of the standouts. He has made play after play, using his superior size and playmaking ability.

The kid they call "Baby T.O." is in the hunt to complete a new-look receiving corps and replace disgruntled Ashley Lelie in the team's rotation. Marshall still must prove himself in preseason games, but he has the chance to become Denver's No. 3 receiver and play a major role in the offense behind starters Javon Walker and Rod Smith.

Darius Watts, David Terrell, Charlie Adams and Todd Devoe also are looking to benefit from Lelie's holdout from camp, but Marshall appears poised to seize the opportunity.

"He's still a rookie, he still has to show himself when it counts," said Mike Heimerdinger, Denver's assistant head coach and passing game coordinator. "But he has all the tools. He has a shot because of that."

Star cornerback Champ Bailey has said he was shocked Marshall wasn't a first-round pick. Denver initially thought Marshall would be an ideal H-back because of his size and leaping ability - a perfect red-zone threat. But that notion has been scrapped. Marshall appears to be a full-field player.

"He looks like a guy who should be on the field a lot," Broncos safety John Lynch said. "He's strong. I've hit him a few times and you won't be able to arm-tackle that guy."

Marshall's ability to learn also has impressed the Denver coaching staff, which has thrown a lot at him.

"This is the ideal environment for me," said Marshall who has shadowed Walker and Smith off the field. "If I'm doing well, that's good to hear. But I know I still have to keep pushing."

Marshall hasn't shown any signs of the character flaws he was labeled with in some of the predraft analysis. He had a reputation for being a me- first player, extending the Terrell Owens comparisons off the field.

But his college coach, George O'Leary, said the Broncos shouldn't worry about Marshall's personality. O'Leary, who coached him as a junior and senior, said he remembers Marshall being "stupid" once, and that he was a joy to coach. Marshall even sacrificed his development as a wideout to play safety in an emergency as a junior in 2004 on Central Florida's 0-11 team because of an injury.

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"I think most of that stuff, just him looking for attention, happened before I got there," O'Leary said. "If people weren't drafting him because of off-the-field stuff, that was a mistake. He's a pretty good kid. I'm proud of this kid, who stayed and finished his degree. I still keep in touch him. He's no problem."

Marshall stressed he never would become a T.O.-like distraction. When told of O'Leary's kind words, the Christmas morning twinkle of a 4-year-old came from Marshall's eyes.

"I respect people," said Marshall, who had the support of family members at camp last weekend. "Ask anyone here from the janitor to the equipment manager, I am respectful. I will continue to be that way."

O'Leary, a former NFL defensive coordinator, said he told several NFL teams that Marshall would be a steal.

"The guy can make plays in that league," O'Leary said. "It doesn't surprise me that he's been impressive."

Perhaps when the Steelers and Broncos meet in Pittsburgh on Nov. 5, Marshall will make his trainer happy.

"I think he's all that's been missing," Harrison said.

Staff writer Bill Williamson can be reached at 303-820-5450 or [email protected].

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By Bill Wilson The Daily Times-Call

ENGLEWOOD — Splitting his time between guard and wide receiver for the Omaha Beef, Chad Mustard decided to take his shot at the NFL.

After a modest career at North Dakota, Mustard was quickly dominating the National Indoor Football League. In his only season with the Beef, making $200 per game, he caught 12 touchdown passes.

When one of his teammates, a sheriff during the day, couldn’t play because he had to work, Mustard switched to guard and became known for blocking defenders into the stands. At first, the gig was nothing more than a distraction from his job teaching math at Omaha North High School.

At the urging of his teammates, Mustard made a highlight tape — using the school’s video-editing equipment — and sent it to every team in the NFL. Nearly four years later, after stints with the and Cleveland Browns, Mustard has a good chance to make the Denver Broncos’ roster as a tight end.

“That’s certainly the hard route,” said Broncos general manager Ted Sundquist, who estimated the likelihood of Mustard’s accomplishment at 10,000-to-1.

“Statistically you look at it and go, ‘Whoa, Rudy.’ To go through what he’s gone through and be catching everybody’s eye out there? Good for him.”

Denver signed the 6-foot-6, 277-pound Mustard this winter after deciding it needed more muscle in its tight end corps, Sundquist said. The team moved him to tackle shortly after he signed, but switched him back to tight end after injuries to Wesley Duke and Landon Trusty.

The Broncos knew they were getting a player capable of winning battles at the line of scrimmage, but have been amazed in training camp by his ability to perform in the passing game.

“He’s really been a pleasant surprise,” tight ends coach Tim Brewster said. “He’s got outstanding hands. I’m interested to see how he continues to progress and how he does in the games.”

The real surprise is how much athleticism Mustard packs in that big body. He entered North Dakota on a basketball scholarship and played 112 games for the Fighting Sioux, scoring 1,568 points and pulling 741 rebounds.

After exhausting his basketball eligibility, Mustard joined the school’s football team for two seasons. He was a reserve the first year, and caught 11 passes the second as the team defeated Grand Valley State for the Division II national championship.

Needless to say, there wasn’t much interest from pro scouts.

“I wasn’t well known,” he said. “We ran the ball every down.”

So, when Mustard returned to Nebraska, his native state, to fulfill his student teaching requirement and earn his degree, even he couldn’t have envisioned himself pursuing a career in the NFL. Because of that, he is probably the most stress-free player at Dove Valley this month.

“I don’t need football; I want football,” Mustard said. “I’ve got a good future ahead of me. I want to teach. I want to coach. I’ve got a beautiful wife, and a great life back home.”

On paper, it appears Mustard will battle veteran Steven Alexander, rookie Tony Scheffler and converted wide receiver Nate Jackson for a roster spot. In reality, he’s competing with tackle Dwayne Carswell.

In the past, the Broncos knew they could use Carswell, a former tight end, at the position in a pinch. Carswell’s two touchdown catches against Jacksonville last year are evidence of that.

Mustard provides the same service, except he’s a tight end the Broncos know they could use at tackle in a pinch, and he’s $385,000 cheaper.

Still, he knows the better he blocks, the greater his chances.

“My advantage is in the running game, because I’m bigger and stronger. I’m not going to outrun guys,” Mustard said. “If I’m just giving them an average block, they can get that from somebody else.

“If I’m going to be this big, I have to knock guys off the line of scrimmage.”

Just getting a uniform at an NFL training camp was his biggest challenge, however.

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By Pat Rooney, Special to the News August 24, 2006

ENGLEWOOD - Damien Nash probably is not yet old enough to be tagged with a cutesy nickname such as "The Travelin' Man."

But, youth aside, Nash certainly has logged a lot of miles and has been immersed in several offensive schemes since he graduated from East St. Louis (Ill.) Senior High School in 2001.

A junior college, a Big 12 Conference school and his first NFL team already are in Nash's rearview mirror. Just a few weeks into his tenure with the Broncos, Nash hopes he finally has found a home.

Despite missing practice Wednesday because of a slightly sprained knee he suffered Saturday against the Tennessee Titans, Nash has been so impressive since joining the Broncos backfield as a free agent Aug. 3 that he is pushing former Heisman Trophy winner Ron Dayne for a roster spot.

It perhaps is one of the biggest surprises of the Broncos' preseason that Nash has rebounded from a checkered past to make such a positive impression.

"I've just been doing what I always do, and that is come in and push myself to compete at the highest level," Nash said. "I just want to get somewhere and be somewhere - hopefully, it's here - that I can settle down and call it home and have a successful career."

Settling down hasn't been easy. After playing one season at Coffeyville (Kan.) Community College, Nash went to the University of Missouri and turned in plenty of sparkling moments.

Yet Tigers fans might remember Nash best for publicly criticizing the play-calling of coach Gary Pinkel after a tough loss against Oklahoma State, an episode that led to a one-game suspension and hastened Nash's early departure for the NFL.

Tennessee selected Nash in the fifth round of the 2005 draft, and he appeared in three games for the Titans. But Nash found himself in the doghouse of Titans coach Jeff Fisher after he reported to camp overweight. He was waived July 31 and quickly signed with the Broncos, who have seen the best of Nash in his short stint with the club.

Nash has gained 72 rushing yards on 14 attempts in two preseason games, but between his knee injury, which he described as a "day to day" situation, and the fact the Broncos starters will play at least one half against Houston on Sunday, Nash will have fewer opportunities to keep pushing his way up the depth chart.

"I know I can be probably one of the top backs in the league if I put my mind to it," Nash said. "There is a place for everybody, and if Denver is the place for me, I'd be happy to be here."

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Paymah's wide eyes adjust to the glare of Broncos football

By Lee Rasizer, Rocky Mountain News July 15, 2006

ENGLEWOOD - Karl Paymah had just sweated out a minicamp practice last week when he was asked about his development as an NFL player.

The swagger that permeated his answers was somewhat shocking from someone who had seemed so mild-mannered as a rookie.

"My goal is just to come in and get better," the second-year Denver Broncos cornerback said matter-of-factly. "But a guy like me, and my size and my ability, I've got to be on the field."

This wasn't Paymah's makeup, circa 2005 - at least outwardly.

His fear about making mistakes at times appeared to consume him. His playing time on defense was negligible as a result. And his off-field personality appeared to be polite and accepting of his fate as the third wheel behind breakthrough defensive backs Domonique Foxworth and Darrent Williams.

But somewhere along the way - about midseason is when coaches say progress became most noticeable - Paymah lost the deer-in-the-headlights look he often wore early in the season and instead found the eye of the tiger.

It has led to this: When Denver aligned in its nickel package last month at the end of organized team activities, Paymah's improving performance allowed him to pass Foxworth and jump into the first-team nickel, alongside Williams and Champ Bailey. That personnel grouping continued through minicamp.

Granted, there's still a month of training camp to sort out the final pecking order.

Yet Paymah's ascension shows that the coaching staff has taken note of his recent progress.

"He's definitely grown a lot since last year and knows what's expected of him now," Bailey said. "He's definitely improved."

Valuable lessons both from a team and personal perspective have been incorporated into Paymah's play and have helped him regain the confidence with which he played while at Washington State.

The overriding theme was he couldn't make every play and had to shake off the ones he didn't. Mentally, he had to accept how he fit within the entire defensive scheme.

His technique also needed work to adapt to an emphasis away from contact from defensive backs outside five yards.

"When I first came in, I was used to the college game and being physical, putting my hands on people, and that's just not going to happen in this league," said Paymah, who drew a few flags in limited action for overaggressiveness last season, including a key spearing penalty against Washington.

The transition to the pros was initially "a shocker."

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"It was unreal, just ticky-tack stuff," he said. "But then you realize when you're a rookie they're going to call stuff like that. So it was me being a little afraid to be physical and playing out of my element because I was worried and stuff. It kind of held me back. But now, I'm an all-around corner. I can be physical and do what I've got to do."

Paymah said there was no jealousy last season as Williams and Foxworth played significantly, while he slipped into mostly a special-teams role, where he finished second on the team with 11 tackles. Rather, he blamed himself and focused on improving his deficiencies.

"Of course, I felt I belonged on the field. That's why they drafted me the second corner (before Foxworth), because they wanted me to be on the field," he said. "But I'm not the kind of guy to point fingers. If I'm not on the field, it was because I was overly physical, getting penalties and hurting the team. And we had to roll with what was working, even if it's those other guys.

"I wasn't working," he said. "So I was mad at myself. I put all the responsibility on me."

The coaches have done likewise by putting their faith in Paymah. It's up to him to reward that belief in training camp with solid play to remain a viable option.

"I'm still nowhere," he said. "I'm getting in the rotation. But until the season comes or I feel I'm close to my potential, it's nothing."

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While focus is on Cutler, camp 'fun' for sharp Plummer

By Jeff Legwold, Rocky Mountain News August 19, 2006

ENGLEWOOD - He is a quarterback the Broncos are excited about.

One who, by all accounts, has had a quality training camp, one who carries a heavy load of expectations on his shoulders.

Oh, and he's the starter. He's Jake Plummer.

"I think he's had a hell of a camp, a hell of a camp," assistant head coach Mike Heimerdinger said. "He's making really good decisions. Just great timing, the ball's been out in the right spots. We've given him some new things and he's handled it well."

And with the Broncos set to play their second preseason game tonight, against the Tennessee Titans at Invesco Field at Mile High (7, CBS 4), it is Plummer who has spent much of training camp rather hidden in the pile of verbal confetti surrounding prized rookie Jay Cutler.

"And it's been fun, the whole thing has been fun," Plummer said. "Jay's a good, good kid. I

really get along with him. With Bradlee (Van Pelt) and Preston (Parsons), it's probably the best group of quarterbacks I've ever been around. We just like being around each other; we have fun.

"I'm just at the point in my career where I'm not in this game for money and the rest of that. I'm in this game because I want to win a championship and play football.

"Everybody knows the situation here. Jay's a No. 1 pick, and he's going to be a big-time player. I'm just going to do whatever I can to win as many games as possible."

Plummer, coming off his most balanced season as a pro - 3,366 yards passing, 18 touchdowns and seven interceptions - says he feels as confident as ever running the team's offense.

And even as Cutler, who will play tonight against the NFL team located in the city in which he played for Vanderbilt University, has tried to ride the wave of franchise- quarterback-in-waiting with some kind of balance, Plummer has tried to help when he can.

Thursday, sharing a field with only the Broncos receivers, Plummer went through some basic footwork with Cutler after the rookie struggled some early in a drill.

"Once Jay did what Jake showed him, it was like, 'Oh, that's it,' and every ball after that was accurate," Heimerdinger said. "(Plummer) shows (Cutler) what's worked for him over the years, he tells him what's given him trouble. Jake's been on the learning curve before; he's been great."

Cutler participated in a conference call with Nashville, Tenn., media this week and also made an appearance at the Broncos' post-practice podium - normally a place for the team's more high-profile players.

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Plummer, meanwhile, basically moved in and out of practice unencumbered. That certainly will change once the Broncos begin the regular season, but the preseason thus far has been a time of relative peace and quiet for the 10th-year veteran.

"As far as my approach to things, I'm not going to do anything different, especially with the season I had last year," Plummer said. "I know they just have an insurance policy back there in Jay if something was to happen to me or I don't perform as well as I plan on performing.

"If I was a second- or third-year guy like

Bradlee, that's a tough position for him. Because he's done everything they've asked and he's done a great job and now the situation is you're a late pick and this is a No. 1 pick and that's just the way things work in this business. It's tough for him. I try to help him out. But as a group, I think we've stayed together and tried to have fun."

Heimerdinger, a former Broncos wide receivers coach who returned this year after six years away from the team, said he didn't know Plummer before he came back to Denver. But he had worked with former Cardinals coach Dave McGinnis.

McGinnis, now the Titans linebackers coach is, and always has been, an unabashed Plummer fan.

"So, before I got here I only knew what McGinnis told me," Heimerdinger said. "And (McGinnis) always told me, 'You'll love this guy, the way he competes.' And I do. Jake is doing the things he needs to, and we'll keep working at it."

Plummer and the rest of the offensive starters likely will play about 20 snaps tonight, with their most significant time of the preseason coming next week against the Houston Texans.

Against the Texans, the starters likely will play the first half and the first series of the third quarter before giving way. The regulars are not expected to play in the preseason finale.

"And by the time we get to the season, with what we're doing offensively, we should be able to do everything we were doing last year, and our defense is going to be a great defense," Plummer said. "How many shots do we take down the field? I can't say right now, but if we get up on teams, we're going to have to play smart.

"Last year, we went almost six games without a turnover, and that's unheard of. If that can happen again, where we take care of the ball - let's not be stupid with the ball - keep moving the ball, get those third downs up, we should be able to do some things, because our defense is going to be good. So can we; we can be good, and I want to do what I can to make that happen, too."

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Quarterback realizes need to produce as Cutler waits his turn

By Lee Rasizer, Rocky Mountain News August 1, 2006

ENGLEWOOD - Jake Plummer emerged from the Broncos training facility for his first camp interview Thursday, and as he was ushered to a raised platform, his arrival was accompanied by an announcement.

"Jake, guys," a team staffer bellowed.

"You guys got all excited," Plummer responded playfully to the media horde. "You thought he said Jay."

Jay Cutler's rock-star arrival in orange and blue may be a joking matter now. But give it time.

During the next few months and beyond, Plummer might not be so lighthearted about the subject of the Broncos' first-rounder and potential future franchise quarterback.

The scrutiny figures to be more intense than anything he has faced in his decade behind center in the NFL, even if that pressure emanates from outside Dove Valley.

"It's change," Plummer reasoned about the Cutler story line. "Everybody gets excited about change."

At the same time, a defiant Plummer isn't sweating that particular situation just yet.

"It ain't happening for a while," he vowed. "It's not going to happen."

It almost certainly won't happen this season, not only because of the way Plummer played last season, when he was named a Pro Bowl alternate, and his current comfort level with the Broncos offense, but also because of the learning curve Cutler faces.

"The real guys that know what's going on, they know that it's down the road a ways before he's going to be ready," Plummer said. "And he's a great player right now. He's got a great arm and he's learning the system fast, but I feel great, really comfortable, doing everything I know how to do. They drafted a quarterback. There's nothing I can do now but go out and play my best."

Or turn a deaf ear when he doesn't.

Plummer likely will need a repeat performance of last season or even better to keep the wolves at bay. After all, Cutler is all unrealized potential. Plummer . . . well, nearly everyone thinks they already know what they've got from him.

The two get along, so that isn't the issue. Plummer has dispensed the kind of occasional advice that someone going into his 10th pro season can provide to a rookie.

He says he wants the youngster to become a superstar, "in time."

But Plummer figures to be answering questions ad nauseam on Cutler from here on out. And, at times, he previously has

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demonstrated a lack of patience publicly for well-worn story lines, living up to John Elway's shadow and eliminating turnovers being two of them.

"Will there be more expectations from the outside? Expectations are always tough on our club from the outside," general manager Ted Sundquist said. "It never lets up. It only gets hotter and heavier."

There already has been grumbling, even though Plummer is coming off the best season of his career, limited his mistakes, chucked away the ball when needed and helped the Broncos to the AFC Championship Game last season.

Take this exchange during Day 2 of camp practice between two fans.

Plummer had just thrown an incompletion. "Typical," one of the onlookers said in disgust. The pair then wondered aloud when Cutler would take over as No. 1.

The rookie quarterback a short time later took his repetition - with the third-team offense - and whizzed a completion. "I like that, dude! Way to go '6'!" was the delirious response.

Plummer understands. He was once a promising young player everyone wanted to see with the Arizona Cardinals. At one point early in Plummer's rookie season in 1997, an injury to starter was cheered at Sun Devil Stadium. The crowd chanted Plummer's name.

Still, it's puzzling in some respects why Plummer wouldn't be given more leeway from many Broncos supporters.

He has won 32 regular-season games as a starter, posting the third-highest winning percentage among NFL quarterbacks since joining the team as an unrestricted free agent from the Arizona Cardinals in 2003.

He had a stretch of 229 straight passes without an interception last season. He set a Broncos single-season record with 4,089 passing yards the previous year.

A few issues that have called into question his maturity, the latest being a minor traffic incident in which he was cited for road rage in May, might have dampened some of the enthusiasm locally.

"It's kind of funny because when everything's said and done and I look at everything I've done in my career, there are going to be people who say I was a failure," he said. "I'm nearing 30,000 yards in the league, and that doesn't happen everyday. But I can't worry about what other people are thinking or what they're going to say.

"I think a lot of people, instead of looking at the positives, they're still thinking about the two teams that won the Super Bowl - our fans still want that - instead of focusing on what we have, which is a very, very, very good football team. They're already looking toward the future when they should be enjoying the present. And I'm all about living in the present."

But Plummer does focus on one aspect of the past: His 1-3 record in the playoffs with the Broncos.

There's pressure to improve and, if he does, his whole legacy can change.

If he doesn't, he knows his own timetable for Cutler's future arrival might have to be adjusted forward.

"I'll go throw no interceptions this year, for 4,000 yards and 50 TDs and if we lose in the first round of the playoffs, they'll be calling for Jay to start next year. That's it. Plain and simple. Everybody knows that," he said. "It ain't about having a good season here, it's about the postseason."

The expectation among Broncos players and staff is Plummer will build on his 2005 success.

His confidence is such that when asked what he envisioned the reaction to be should he struggle, he shot back that won't happen "because when you're 5-0, you don't take your starter out. We're going to be a good team and I feel I'm going to play as good, if not better, than last year with the weapons we have around me."

Plummer met with quarterbacks coach Pat McPherson and assistant head coach Mike Heimerdinger frequently during the offseason, and through those sessions, the offensive scheme was tweaked to add more of the throws and reads with which Plummer's comfortable.

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They also studied defensive trends, looking for presnap clues into how coverages are disguised to further improve Plummer's decision-making.

"Every indication from what he's done in the classroom and on the field is that he should have a good year," McPherson said.

Plummer is talking about raising the bar even higher personally and as an offense this season by adding more big passing plays into the equation to complement the Broncos' steady running game.

Attain those goals and Plummer believes he can get into the 3,500-yard range while still limiting mistakes.

"We expect big things. He expects things. And I expect a lot more of what he did last year," receiver Rod Smith said. "We don't expect him to be some superhero. If he goes out there and tries to please everybody, then we're in trouble because he can't.

"But he can please the 50-plus guys on this team. And we're the hardest critics he's ever going to face."

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Valuable versatility

Sapp making run at being Broncos' top fullback with all-around game

By Brandon Meachum Denver Post Staff Writer DenverPost.com

Lining up behind Broncos quarterback Jake Plummer, Cecil Sapp broke toward the line, took a hard cut and faded to the left flat. Sapp reached high and snatched the ball out of the air and made a move up the field.

That type of versatility and progress Sapp has made this offseason has put him in line for the starting fullback position.

Sapp was a power tailback when he played at Colorado State, rushing for 2,482 yards in his career, which concluded with the 2002 Liberty Bowl. But in his three years in the NFL he has proved himself to be adept at everything short of throwing the ball to himself. He can power the ball up the middle in short-yardage situations, block, create big holes for the running back behind him and catch balls out of the backfield.

"If we go in with two fullbacks and two tailbacks, and one of them goes down, they also put me back there at tailback," Sapp said. "Yes, I can catch the ball real well and I can block real well. I'm just versatile. I think the coaches see a lot of things in me and I see a lot of things in myself. I just have to go out there and prove it to them."

After being signed as an undrafted rookie in 2003 and playing in just six games his first two years with the Broncos, Sapp emerged as a solid contributor in 16 games last season on special teams and at times at tailback and fullback. Sapp said that during his first couple of years with the Broncos he didn't know what to expect and found it difficult to switch from tailback to fullback. Now he says he holds nothing back, and this season he hopes to win the starting fullback job over last season's starter, Kyle Johnson.

"I set my goals to be the No. 1 fullback for the Denver Broncos in 2006," Sapp said. "I think I am getting better and I can see improvement every day."

The competition at fullback includes Johnson, Brandon Miree and Rashon Powers-Neal. All have gotten a share of the snaps so far in training camp. And while they're all friends, they're also fighting for spots on the Broncos' opening-day roster.

"The competition is going good, helping each other out," Sapp said. "We're all friends out here. But once you put on these pads, the guys on the other side are your enemies. You are trying to go out there and earn a spot on the roster, but they are still your teammates."

After a recent morning practice, Sapp was not finished. After all but five players had left the field, Sapp ran a few laps around the field. It was 95 degrees at Dove Valley that day and after nearly three hours of practice, Sapp showed his work ethic and drive to succeed. That type of after-practice work has been noticed by teammates and could garner Sapp a starting job in Plummer's backfield.

"I have been a big Cecil fan since he got here," Plummer said. "He works hard, he comes in every day to get better and he's done a great job in the offseason. He is a guy that won't shy away from contact. He's going to hit you and open up some holes for the running backs."

The Broncos have yet to determine who their starting tailback will be, making the starting fullback job that much more important. Whether it is Ron Dayne or Tatum Bell coming out of the backfield, someone must help open up the holes.

The do-everything Sapp could help present a clearer picture of the backfield.

"Cecil has been working very hard, and he's very tough," Denver coach Mike Shanahan said. "He's a very good blocker and has been outstanding on special teams. He always strives to get better."

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Broncos rookie tight end receives hands-on training from Brewster

By Pat Rooney, Special to the News August 17, 2006

ENGLEWOOD - Tim Brewster never stops hounding Tony Scheffler, practically becoming his second shadow.

Broncos practice Wednesday typified life as an NFL rookie, an experience Scheffler finds draining and exhilarating.

Scheffler, a prolific pass catcher in college, quickly is learning that playing tight end in the NFL means a lot more than running down the middle of the field hoping your quarterback will lay the ball perfectly in the seam.

In the NFL, playing tight end also means blocking and preserving your team's possession of the ball. Every time Scheffler wanes in these areas, Brewster, the Broncos tight ends coach, is right there to reiterate those points in that raging- but-reaffirming style only a coach can perfect.

"It's all part of his maturation process," Brewster said. "What rookies don't understand is what's acceptable and what's unacceptable. We're trying to make him understand what is unacceptable. Ball insecurity is unacceptable. Not giving great effort in the running game . . . is unacceptable. Young guys don't know that until you teach them, until you ingrain it in their heads."

The end of Scheffler's practice Wednesday morning was harsh enough to unnerve most rookies. The rookie from Western Michigan heard it from Brewster when he missed a block on a short-yardage situation. He then received an earful from coach Mike Shanahan when, at the end of a run on a tight end screen, the Broncos defense stripped the ball.

Finally, an anxious Scheffler lunged at his blocking assignment on a sweep play, drawing another verbal barrage from Brewster.

To his credit, Scheffler has taken the often negative extra attention in stride, realizing his new bosses are only trying to get the best out of him. The fact those bosses are calling tight end screens specifically for him is a reminder that Scheffler is squarely in the team's offensive plans.

"It's tough - you have to be confident and mentally prepared for what (Brewster) brings to the table as a coach," said Scheffler, the Broncos' second-round pick in the April draft. "He expects a lot out of his tight ends, and if you're not giving it to him, if you're not making the right plays and getting to the right places, you're going to hear about it. It wears on you a little bit, but it comes to a point where you have to focus on what you're doing and keep firing away. I know (Brewster) wouldn't be so intense and so in my face if he didn't know I had potential to be a good player."

Scheffler's potential could add a dynamic to the Broncos offense not seen since the retirement of Shannon Sharpe.

Scheffler caught at least 53 passes in each of his final two seasons at Western Michigan, and his availability helped make the Broncos comfortable enough to part ways with Jeb Putzier, the team's third-leading receiver last season.

Scheffler turned in a solid preseason debut Friday against the Detroit Lions, catching four passes for 54 yards. His receiving skills already are superlative. Now the Broncos are prodding Scheffler to get the rest of his game in order before the season

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"Preseason is huge for me to kind of get my feet wet," Scheffler said. "I'm prepared to make the adjustments as the preseason wears on, but once the season starts, I have to hit the ground running."

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Smith playing the Fame Game

Broncos wide receiver Rod Smith carries numbers worthy of Canton consideration

By Mike Klis Denver Post Staff Writer DenverPost.com

If aging and all its punishing affects weren't so consuming, perhaps more people would congratulate Rod Smith on becoming an old man.

"They wouldn't know how old I was if you didn't keep telling them," Smith said.

Having turned 36, Smith has reached that bittersweet period in his NFL career when the legs aren't as springy, but the numbers have catapulted.

Because he has been more steady than spectacular in his 12 seasons in Denver, few may realize his statistics are skipping toward Canton's doorstep.

"He's got two Super Bowls and he has the stats to back it up," Broncos coach Mike Shanahan said. "I think he should be in the Hall of Fame right now."

Membership in Canton, however, is a rare football decision in which Shanahan doesn't have much say. The Pro Football Hall of Fame has a 39-man voting committee made up mostly of media members, and lately the group has been pancaking receivers.

As Smith stood on the sideline nursing a fresh hamstring pull during the Broncos' training camp workout Wednesday morning, he was listed 15th in NFL history in career catches and 16th in receiving yards.

Look at others on the list and with two more Rod Smith-like seasons - in his nine seasons as a starter, he has averaged 86 catches and 1,165 yards per - he likely would move into the top five in all-time receptions, and top 10 in yards.

Remarkable plateaus for a player who didn't become an NFL starter until he was 27 years old.

"I don't worry about it," Smith said. "It's short-lived as far as how long you get to play this game. Jerry Rice played a long time. For everybody else it's short-lived. If you're a person who's working and you've got cleats on and you're productive, you've got a chance to pile up numbers. But it's when you start playing for those numbers, I feel you lose your edge. The only numbers I play for is wins, and they don't even keep my wins and losses like they do quarterbacks. That's the only thing that bothers me."

For Rod's sake, his 103-51 record, including postseason, as a starter computes to a better winning percentage (.669) than Rice (.631), widely considered the greatest receiver in NFL history, and former teammate John Elway (.643), who had the best winning percentage among quarterbacks in league history.

Also impressive is the fact the Broncos are 0-4 in games since 1997 when Smith hasn't started.

"The thing about it is receivers have a reputation of being selfish," said cornerback Champ Bailey, who often goes one-on-one against Smith in training camp. "I think Rod is a team-first player, but he wants the ball. I know he wants the ball all the time, but he has a better way of going about it when he asks for it. If he has to ask for it - I don't think he has to ask for it much."

Some receivers, like Keyshawn Johnson a few years ago and Terrell Owens 24/7, give the impression they want the ball for personal gratification. If Smith wants the ball, it's probably because he believes it gives his team the best chance to win.

"I've never seen anybody with such a purpose in their lives," said receivers coach Steve Watson, once the team's Smith-like, go-

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to pass catcher. "He's a guy who if he married my daughter, I'd do back flips. That's the kind of guy he is. I love him. I get emotional when I think about it. He's a guy with three business degrees. As a player, he's a student who never stops learning. He's in the locker room in the mornings, all the time in the regular season, reading a book. He's a nonstop reader. He's always trying to nurture his knowledge. He wants to be the best."

In an era when showboats such as Owens and Chad Johnson can't hog enough spotlight, shouldn't the understated Smith get bonus points from Hall of Fame voters, especially if he has won more than Rice or Elway?

"The receiver position is just so congested," said NFL analyst John Clayton of ESPN, who has a Hall of Fame vote. "It seems like this is the second instance where it's gotten backed up. It got backed up when John Stallworth and Lynn Swann were banging each other and taking votes away from each other. That resulted in taking Swann (14) years to get in. Now we're having one in Art Monk and Michael Irvin, two guys who I feel deserve to go in."

Perhaps, also working against Smith's Hall of Fame bid is the perception receiving stats have been inflated since the NFL became enamored with the short-route passes beginning with the late 1970s. Until then, 60 catches made a big season. Smith once had 89 and didn't make the Pro Bowl.

When Steve Largent retired in 1989, he was the all-time leader in receptions. Now he is 11th, and falling. Smith is among those who will pass him.

Not that Smith is necessarily lumped in with the likes of Henry Ellard, Keenan McCardell, Jimmy Smith and Irving Fryar, players with gaudy reception stats but rarely mentioned in Hall of Fame discussions.

"I think he's ahead of them," Clayton said of Smith. "You look at Rod right now and I don't see any retirement speeches at the end of the year. He's every bit as good now as he was five years ago. And it probably would help to go to another Super Bowl, too. If you have three Super Bowl rings, that many catches, the undrafted story, and a couple more years left, that might be able to do it."

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Two sides of story

If Broncos wide receiver Rod Smith continues at his recent pace for two more seasons, it could spark debate about his belonging in the Pro Football Hall of Fame:

The arguments for Smith

Could finish top five in receptions, and top 10 in yards. Caught 80-yard Super Bowl TD pass in 1999 and has been part of two Super Bowl winners. Three Pro Bowl appearances. Considered great blocker and all-around player, respected by peers.

The arguments against Smith

Never considered the best in any single season. Playing in an era with inflated passing and receiving statistics. Logjam of 11 wide receivers with more receptions than Smith going into this season who have yet to be elected to the Hall.

Catching attention

Broncos wide receiver Rod Smith is perhaps two typical seasons from moving into the top five of the NFL's all-time leaders for receptions. Smith can move to No. 7 on the list this year if he reaches his three-year average of 79 catches from 2003-05, giving him 876 for his career:

1. Jerry Rice, 1,549

2. Cris Carter, 1,101

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3. Tim Brown, 1,094

4. Andre Reed, 951

5. Art Monk, 940

6. Marvin Harrison*, 927

7. Jimmy Smith, 862

8. Irving Fryar, 851

9. Larry Centers, 827

10. Keenan McCardell*, 825

11. Steve Largent, 819

12. Shannon Sharpe, 815

13. Henry Ellard, 814

14. Isaac Bruce*, 813

15. Rod Smith*, 797

* - Active

Catching victories

Although it seems unlikely Jerry Rice's career receiving records ever will be broken, the Broncos' Rod Smith has him whipped in career winning percentage as a starter:

Receiver (Regular season / Postseason / Overall)

Rod Smith (95-47 (.669) / 8-4 (.667) / 103-51 (.669)

Jerry Rice (178-102 (.636) / 17-12 (.586) / 195-114 (.631)

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Sending a clear signal

Third-year player Van Pelt sticks to his guns that he can be an NFL quarterback

By Terry Frei Denver Post Staff Columnist DenverPost.com

A couple of days ago, if Bradlee Van Pelt had been silly enough to ask me what I thought, I would have told him that his determination to play quarterback was admirable, but no longer practical - and that it was time to walk up to Mike Shanahan and say he would like to try making the Broncos as a safety.

Now, after spending a morning at Dove Valley, I'm not as adamant. Van Pelt convinced me that he is more determined than ever to play - really play - quarterback in the NFL. Although these ranks are dwindling, I'm still among those who remain intrigued about what would happen if an NFL team gave Van Pelt a bona fide shot at the position. His talents don't necessarily translate well to the detail-oriented, infrequent-contact world of NFL practices, and perhaps we might discover that he could find a way to get it done when the bright lights are on. Plus, the Broncos don't seem on the verge of asking him to ponder a position switch.

But if Jake Plummer and Jay Cutler remain healthy, the chances of Van Pelt making the roster are iffy. And because he has too much experience, he isn't eligible to be stashed on the practice squad, either.

The writing is on the wall in the quarterbacks' meeting room, and it isn't all in X's and O's.

He and the Broncos should at least explore making him a Slash - a third-team emergency quarterback who is learning to play safety and perhaps playing special teams, even if that's only as a fallback in a limited-numbers NFL world in which versatility is prized.

Van Pelt needs to explore making himself too valuable to cut as he waits for a chance to get on the field when it matters, regardless of his position.

Could he accept a "Slash" role?

"I don't think so," Van Pelt said. "Of course, you can entertain possible positions and still play quarterback. But as soon as I let someone convince me that I can be used in another area, I'd have failed and I'd have given up on quarterbacking."

For seven years, Van Pelt has bristled at any suggestion of switching positions, and that's why he transferred from Michigan State to Colorado State and balked when CSU coaches tried to move him. From East Lansing to Denver, he has heard it all: He's a terrific all-around athlete who could contribute at another position; he's not a precise enough passer and is prone to leave the pocket prematurely; and - thanks to his father, former NFL linebacker Brad Van Pelt - he even has NFL defensive stardom in his genes.

Yet stubbornly, he has remained a quarterback.

Punter Todd Sauerbrun's four-game suspension complicates matters and probably increases the likelihood of Denver opening the season with two QBs. There's no guarantee anyone else would pick up Van Pelt, and if he is unemployed, the best he could hope for here is being the QB-on-call, to be quickly summoned in case Plummer gets sacked and has to leave the field on a golf cart.

"If the writing is on the wall in the Broncos system, that's fine," Van Pelt said. "That's one of 32 teams. I think I can go out there and practice and I can show you I can play this sport, and that there's no question about that at quarterback. But you have to get an opportunity, you have to continue to find ways to get better, even when you're not getting the repetitions."

Van Pelt is back in the vicious cycle of down-the-ladder quarterbacks. Even in camp, his lack of reps is glaring and makes it difficult at best for him to develop both rhythm and confidence.

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Thousands of quarterbacks have been in that spot before, and thousands will again, but that doesn't make it any easier for Van Pelt.

When he played with the No. 3 offense at Detroit last Friday, he looked like a QB determined to prove he could make it through three reads. That would be fine, except he was behind one-read protection, and even those who believe he has a shot at being a legitimate No. 1 or long-term backup in this league know he won't do it as a conventional pocket passer.

Van Pelt has to strike a balance between his athleticism and the traditional concepts of the position, as others have done in recent seasons - and as coaches have come to accept is desirable. Even Plummer has done all that to an extent, and that's further highlighted with Cutler - a more classic drop-back type - around as the contrast.

Both Shanahan and general manager Ted Sundquist said they haven't talked about switching Van Pelt to defense or asking him to take on other roles.

"I've never really thought about it, to be honest with you," Shanahan said. "He's been such a competitor, he's worked so hard at the quarterback position." But Shanahan did add, "He's one of the few guys who has the athletic ability to play another position."

Sundquist continued to emphasize that Van Pelt could be valuable to the Broncos as a reserve, especially because he is more like Plummer than is Cutler. "I think Bradlee in the right kind of situation, with a strong running game and a bootleg passing game, with play-action, it's right up his alley," Sundquist said.

But the numbers game might make that moot.

The Broncos and Van Pelt should agree: They should look for ways to make him indispensable.

Staff writer Terry Frei can be reached at 303-820-1895 or [email protected].

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Tuesday, July 4, 2006 Versatile Vaughn Undrafted Rookie Learning All Three Linebacker Slots

By Andrew Mason DenverBroncos.com

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- Cameron Vaughn couldn't quite settle into one specific position at the Broncos' May and June organized team activities -- and that's just fine by him.

"They definitely want to make sure that they can throw me at any position, so I can be a reliable backup," the undrafted rookie said, "so I want to make sure that I have all three positions down equally. I have to go home at night and open the book up and hit it hard.

"So far it's going pretty good. I'm getting a pretty good feel for the linebacker position."

Versatility became Vaughn's hallmark during his four seasons at LSU. After seeing substantial action as a reserve during his true freshman season of 2002, he started at weakside linebacker in 2003 and 2004 before moving to the middle for his senior season. All the while, he played on four different special-teams units during his four years.

Keeping a close eye on Vaughn during his first two years in Baton Rouge was Kirk Doll, then an assistant for the Tigers. He would venture to Denver to join the Broncos' defensive staff in 2004, but by the time the 2006 draft wound to a close, he showed that he hadn't forgotten his former pupil.

"(The Broncos) called me during the seventh round after they'd made their last pick," Vaughn said. "Coach Doll called me a couple of times."

As the draft passed without Vaughn seeing his name flash on one of the networks broadcasting the proceedings, the phone rang with offers -- from the Broncos, Dallas Cowboys and Minnesota Vikings, in particular, as Vaughn recalled.

Doll's presence, though, tipped the balance to Denver.

"It was definitely a selling point," Vaughn said. "Coming into (undrafted) free agency, you've got to pick the right spot, and the best chance to make the team. He's already dealt with me before; he knows what kind of player I am, and he knew what he was getting when he was trying to get me, so that was a really good selling point.

"I figured I'd go in the later rounds -- fifth or sixth. It didn't work out for me ... but it turned out pretty well."

Familiarity with a coach, understanding of the system -- which Vaughn says has "a similar base package" to the one in which he played at LSU -- and his ability and willingness to play at any linebacker slot and on special teams are attributes that he hopes will result in achieving his first professional goal: to make the 53-man roster.

"Hopefully I'll show them something that they like," Vaughn said. "Really, I can't expect to come in here and start with the

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quality of linebackers they have. But if I can be a solid backup and play on special teams, that'll be a success."

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Lineman leads way in new approach of rushing quarterback

By Jeff Legwold, Rocky Mountain News August 21, 2006

The Broncos have tried the Veal.

So far, they like it just fine, too. And for a team that still is trying to answer questions about its intended plan for a pass rush, Demetrin Veal's work against the Titans on Saturday night offered another preseason glimmer of what might be possible.

"The coaches have shown a lot of confidence in me, in all of the defensive linemen," Veal said. "They want us to get up the field, get those sacks. Now we just have to do that."

The Broncos have made it clear almost from the end of last season they would like to blitz less and get the front four to do more.

But that was before they lost defensive tackle Gerard Warren (dislocated left big toe) and defensive end Courtney Brown (arthroscopic surgery on left knee) for the preseason.

The Broncos hope both can stay on schedule for the Sept. 10 opener in St. Louis. But most personnel executives around the league say the play of Warren and defensive end Kenard Lang will determine if the Broncos can stick to the blueprint and dial back their blitz package and still get to opposing quarterbacks.

Several scouts on hand for the Broncos' 35-10 win against the Titans said they believed Veal also could influence matters. Veal, in his third season with the Broncos, had two sacks against the Titans starters playing in Warren's spot at right defensive tackle.

Veal also led the Broncos with five tackles. Lang, playing in Brown's spot at left defensive end, had four tackles to go with three tackles against the Lions in the preseason opener.

"It was nice to see Demetrin Veal get a couple sacks in there, and I thought Kenard put a little pressure on the quarterback as well," Broncos coach Mike Shanahan said. "It's always nice to see when a few of your guys are out."

"It was very encouraging to see how it all worked together," defensive end Ebenezer Ekuban said. "Hopefully, we can feed off this, build off it a little bit."

Veal could be a prominent figure in the plan because of what it takes for a front four to continually push up the field every play instead of engaging blockers and holding their ground as the Broncos did much of the time last season.

Some personnel executives believe others using the Tampa Bay model for that kind of defense can be skewed because of the way defensive tackle played at his best.

At that time, particularly in 1999, the year he won the league's Defensive Player of the Year Award, Sapp played lighter - about 275 pounds - than most defensive tackles but maintained his quickness and conditioning enough that the Buccaneers didn't often rotate him out of the lineup.

The Broncos are bigger with the 325-pound Warren, the 300-pound Michael Myers and 319-pound Amon Gordon in the middle of the line.

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At 288 pounds, Veal, who played end and tackle for the University of Tennessee, could become an important part of the team's rotation in the defensive line.

"He was (important) last season," Shanahan said. "He does things that you look at, things you want to see in there."

"He's making the most of his opportunities when they come," Ekuban said. "Gerard is down right now. With two sacks, a lot of tackles he's showing up. I look forward to him doing it again."

While the Titans still are digging out from a four-win season in 2004 and a five-win year in 2005, Veal still did his work against a Titans interior offensive line that has six-time Pro Bowl selection at center to go with guards Benji Olson (nine-year veteran) and Zach Piller (eight-year veteran).

Olson has been in the starting lineup since the start of the Titans' Super Bowl season in 1999.

"I just want to keep playing, you know," Veal said. "I think we have the talent to get it done up front, but we have to prove it, that's all. We have to prove it and whatever I can do, I just want to play."

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Walker determined to excel in new start with Broncos

By Clay Latimer, Rocky Mountain News August 19, 2006

ENGLEWOOD - It was pushing 90 degrees in upstate New York. Baseball practice was dragging on into late afternoon. There wasn't really time for dinner, and he had another game in a few hours.

Yeah, it was a typical day for Javon Walker, which is why he was feeling as empty as the stands in that small-town ballpark a thousand miles from his home.

Trapped?

A couple of days later, you could almost hear the sounds of tires screeching on pavement as Walker swerved into a career U-turn, leaving the Class A Utica Blue Sox for a new life at Florida State.

"Football was calling," said Orrin Freeman, special assistant to the general manager of the Florida Marlins, who picked Walker in the 12th round of the 1997 draft.

Walker was more than ready for a fresh start; in fact, starting over is second nature to the 27-year-old wide receiver, a classic late bloomer who makes his debut in a Denver Broncos uniform tonight in an NFL preseason game against Tennessee.

When grades and SAT scores prevented Walker from playing football at a four-year college, for example, he turned to professional baseball, even though he had only one year of high school ball under his belt.

As his baseball career fizzled, he hired a personal coach and transformed himself from a running back into a wide receiver at Jones County Junior College in Ellisville, Miss. After struggling in his rookie season in Green Bay, Walker underwent Lasik eye surgery, gradually reshaped his body in a Phoenix gym, refined his game and earned a Pro Bowl trip in his third season.

When a contract dispute with the Packers made him Public Enemy No. 1, and an anterior cruciate ligament injury sidelined him in 2005, Walker engineered a trade to Denver, where he hopes to finally find his pot of gold: a Super Bowl championship, renewed recognition as an elite receiver and more money than he ever imagined as a boy in Lafayette, La., where his unwillingness to fade into the pack surfaced early.

"I've never been a person who is happy just to be around," he said. "I always wanted to be a person you knew about. "So I have to get back to where I once was, to show the fans of Denver what I can do for them and to let Green Bay fans know what they're missing out on. That's what drives me. I can't wait for the season to start, I can't wait till the season starts and I can perform and just take it out on other teams."

Even in fifth grade, Walker knew how to play the game. When a sixth-grade football coach told him he was too young, Walker said, "Could I do something?" - then became team manager.

Talent isn't flaunted

Although Walker's father abandoned the family - "I don't know where he is," he said - he stayed out of trouble in his lower- middle-class neighborhood. In ninth-grade he received a scholarship to St. Thomas More Catholic High School, an

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academic and athletic powerhouse in Louisiana.

"In exchange, he cleaned lockers, chopped weeds," said Ken Roebuck, Walker's high school baseball coach. "He jumped into the work, even as talented as he was. He wasn't saying, 'I'm a superstar, I'm standing over here.'

"He was getting his hands dirty, even on the hottest days of summer, when it's 100 degrees, there's 100 percent humidity and you move your hand through the air and literally feel water.

"You didn't have to push him. He was so diligent, so self-motivated. I think his No. 1 attribute is perseverance."

Despite limited experience in the triple jump, Walker finished second in the event at a national track and field meet. Although a newcomer to high school baseball, Walker made jaw-dropping plays as a senior outfielder.

"He threw five guys out at home that year, in 30 games," Roebuck said. "The ball never hit the ground. It wasn't even close; the catcher was eating doughnuts, waiting for the runner.

"In the (outfield), if there was any arc on the ball, he caught it. One day in St. Charles, he hit a ball 507 feet - no exaggeration."

Football, though, was Walker's passion. Named the Class 5A Louisiana Player of the Year as a senior running back, his statistics read like a misprint.

"He could run around you, or through you," Roebuck said. "I've seen him drag guys into the end zone with just sheer determination. Any other guy would've been stopped at the 10. Javon might be pretty, but he's tough, too."

Taking a stab at baseball

With his hopes of playing major college football fading because of low test scores, Walker concentrated on impressing Marlins scouting director Gary Hughes, who signed eventual pro football players John Elway, John Lynch, and Kelley Washington during his tenure with the New York Yankees, Montreal Expos and Florida. In 1997, he added Walker to the list.

"No doubt in my mind he would have been a great professional baseball player," Freeman said.

Walker, though, couldn't figure out the breaking ball, hitting only .106 in his first Gulf Coast League season, .222 in his second and .000 in eight games in the Class A New York-Penn League.

At least he could commiserate with Washington, his roommate in the Gulf Coast League and now a wide receiver

"Even when we were playing baseball, we were watching college football, not sure if we were going to go back and play," Walker said. "But football has a spirit that's so different from baseball. Seeing that adrenaline, seeing the crowd go crazy . . .

"One day I just said, 'Hey, I'm doing it.' He decided to do the same thing. And here we are today, both in the NFL, living out our dreams with no regrets.

"We grew up pretty fast in baseball."

Walker's decision didn't surprise Freeman.

"For someone who is such a great athlete, it's hard to go home and say, 'I hit .180,' " Freeman said. "You're playing in the minors, there are about 20 people in the stands, and you could be playing in front of 100,000 at Florida State . . .

"Javon was a good kid, a really respectful kid. He gave it his best shot, but ultimately, he made a great decision."

The Gulf Coast is a summer league, so Walker resumed his football career in fall '98 at Jones County Junior College.

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Hands down, a success

In two seasons, he caught 96 passes for 1,556 yards, earning All-America honors as a sophomore despite missing two games because of a broken collarbone. And he placed third in the triple jump at the national junior college meet.

"When he came to me, he was really ready to play football," said former Jones football coach Parker Dykes, whose other starting wide receiver was Deion Branch, now with the New England Patriots.

"He had a goal in life: to go to Florida State and then play pro football. He did everything he possibly could to fulfill that goal by getting to know both his coaches and teachers, letting them know what a nice guy he was underneath the typical football facade. He came by the office every day to speak to me and the other coaches. He wanted to please the coaches."

After enrolling at Florida State, Walker spent the summer watching film and working out with former Seminoles receivers who regularly returned to FSU to prepare for the NFL season.

"I think he's going to be really special when he learns it all," FSU receivers coach Jeff Bowden told reporters that spring.

But the transition hardly was a breeze for Walker, even though he caught three touchdown passes in the first three games, inviting comparisons with Seminoles great Peter Warrick.

After suffering a high-ankle sprain in the third week, he missed several games and then dropped several passes once he returned. Replacing suspended receiver Marvin Minnis in the 2001 national championship game, Walker caught one pass for 25 yards and dropped two others during a loss to Oklahoma.

In the Gator Bowl the subsequent year, Walker caught four passes for 195 yards and two touchdowns and was named the game's MVP. "He finally showed how good he can be," FSU coach Bobby Bowden said.

Impressing scouts

In the lead-up to the NFL draft, Walker, now 6-foot-3, 209 pounds, blew away scouts with his 40-yard speed (4.35 seconds) vertical leap (39 1/2 inches) and hand size. A poor Wonderlic score (9) worried the Packers, but after running Walker through a tough interview and chalkboard session, they made him the 20th overall pick.

On the first day of training camp, though, Walker dropped two passes, a preview of things to come, when he dropped nine passes during a season in which he had 23 receptions, according to Stats Inc. At times, the rookie couldn't see the ball until it was right on him, a problem he rectified with two Lasik surgeries - one on each eye for nearsightedness.

"It did wonders," Walker said.

But he didn't stop there.

"Some of these big schools like Florida State have great athletes; they beat teams with their athleticism," said athletic trainer Brett Fischer, founder of Fischer Sports in Phoenix. "But you look at players in terms of fundamentals, and from a biomechanical standpoint, and you say, 'Wow, this guy needs a lot of work on technique and route-running.' Maybe they're being taught it, and they just didn't take it in. Then they get in the NFL and they say, 'I've got to wake up.' "

The alarm went off at 7 a.m. for Walker in Phoenix, where he trained for five hours each weekday morning at Fischer Sports, working on everything from abdominal muscles to route-running to reflexes.

In 2004, Walker, stronger and more savvy, ranked third in the NFL in receiving yards, with 1,382, while setting personal bests in receptions (89), touchdown catches (12) and blossoming into one of the league's top downfield threats.

"He was as good as there was in the NFL that season," said Broncos wide receivers coach Steve Watson. "I have cut-ups from that season, and to watch him - well, it's spectacular. His ability to compete for the football is second to none."

From bad to worse

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Walker was scheduled to earn a base salary of $650,000 the subsequent year. After the Packers declined to renegotiate his contract, he threatened to hold out before the 2005 season, provoking harsh rebukes from legendary quarterback Brett Favre and die-hard fans.

Things went from bad to worse in August 2005, when Walker's grandparents and two uncles were missing during Hurricane Katrina. Walker's mother, Bernita, and his stepfather, Charles Goldsmith, drove from their home in Texas to Moss Point, Miss., just outside Biloxi, where they eventually found them.

"They looked for 'em for a couple days," Walker said. "Football is a game; family is there forever, through good and bad times. It's a feeling I'm sure not too many people want to go through."

Then, in the 2005 regular-season opener against Detroit, Walker injured his ACL after hauling in a 55-yard bomb from Favre, perhaps the most devastating blow of all.

"If I had to go back there, I'd rather retire. . . . They want players to come up there and play hard and work hard, but when it comes time to be compensated, it's like, 'We forgot what you've done,' " he told ESPN.

Lafayette, Brevard City, Utica, Ellisville, Tallahassee, Green Bay, Denver - it's been a long colorful ride, an odyssey that Walker says is far from over, as he hopes to demonstrate tonight against the Titans.

"He's done very well - coming off an ACL, practicing one time a day and not having many setbacks. I feel pretty good where he's at," Denver coach Mike Shanahan said.

Added Walker: "I know that nothing is every going to come easy; I'm always going to find a way to get better. That's just the way I am. I never limit myself."

New starts in the passing lanes

The Broncos' Javon Walker isn't the only prominent wide receiver with a new team in 2006:

• Terrell Owens, Dallas Cowboys - Super Bowl? Or bust? No one's ever certain with T.O., who moves from the to America's Team with a reputation as the most brilliant, and destructive, wideout in the game.

• Keyshawn Johnson, Carolina Panthers - Leaves the Cowboys to lessen the pressure on wideout . But how long before Keyshawn turns into Me-Shawn?

• Eric Moulds, Houston Texans - Joins Andre Johnson to give first-year coach Gary Kubiak one of the most explosive downfield combos in the game. Unhappy in Buffalo, Moulds, 33, could jump-start his career and quarterback David Carr's.

• Antonio Bryant, San Francisco 49ers - Once tossed a jersey back at Dallas coach Bill Parcells, but has emerged as Alex Smith's go-to guy. After his dust-up with Parcells, he was sent to anger-management counseling and eventually traded to the Cleveland Browns, who shipped him to San Francisco.

• Brandon Lloyd, Washington Redskins - The 49ers' top playmaker the past three seasons could become better-known in D.C. for circus catches.

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What if ...

- Javon Walker's right knee holds up? - The wideout has another Pro Bowl season? - He is just what the Broncos need to succeed?

By Jim Armstrong Denver Post Staff Writer DenverPost.com

Baseball, Branch Rickey once said, is a game of inches. Then there's football, the game of ifs.

Take Javon Walker, for instance. If he's healthy, he's just what the Broncos need, a big, physical wideout who can stretch the field on one play and make a tough third-down catch on another. If his right knee holds up, he could become the Broncos' most significant offseason acquisition of the post-Elway era. If he's the player he was with the Packers, he could be the difference between the Broncos making the playoffs and winning the Super Bowl.

If, if, if.

There's no way around it. When you blow out your anterior cruciate ligament, you become a questionable commodity. The good news for the Broncos is, while Walker's future is uncertain, the exclamation points following his name far outnumber the question marks.

"We think he's one of the top receivers in the league," Broncos coach Mike Shanahan said. "If he's the top one, time will tell."

Whoa, whoa, whoa. The top one, as in the best in the business, the head of the table, the top of the food chain?

"He's got a chance," Shanahan said. "We wouldn't have signed him unless we had a lot of confidence in him. You don't give up a second-round draft choice unless you think a guy is going to be on your team for a while."

In late April, Walker couldn't fully extend his right leg. With the first workout of Camp Shanahan 2006 scheduled for Friday at Dove Valley, the Broncos are confident Walker will be healthy and productive. But the top wideout in the league? Walker says he can get there.

"That's definite," Walker said. "My Pro Bowl year (2004), I'm trying to get back to that level. I'm not going to live on the hype. That's why I'm here every day working. I can't let what I've done in the past dictate what I'm going to do. I want to come out and be better than I was. I want to give people a chance to say, 'You know what, that was a great move."'

This much is certain before he breaks his first sweat in training camp: Acquiring Walker was a move the Broncos didn't hesitate one second to make. When the Packers ceded to Walker's trade demands and made him available for the 37th pick in the draft, Shanahan and his staff jumped at the opportunity.

"How they pulled that off, I don't know," said Mike Heimerdinger, the Broncos' de facto offensive coordinator. "I was as shocked as everybody else. We all had a vote and it was unanimous. I was like, 'Heck, yeah.' It was kind of a no-brainer."

Heimerdinger was the Broncos' receivers coach from 1995-99, when he oversaw the development of Rod Smith and Ed McCaffrey into one of the NFL's elite pass-catching tandems. McCaffrey caught 101 passes and Smith 100 in 2000, a production level Heimerdinger said he believes Walker and Smith can match.

"You would hope so," Heimerdinger said. "I think you can do that. Because of our run game, we're always going to get pretty good matchups with the wide receivers because people are going to play an eight-man front. That's what you want, one-on-

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ones. We should be able to get those matchups, so I'm hoping those guys can get those kinds of numbers."

Smith's 100 receptions in 2000 remain the second-highest total of his career. Walker caught 89 passes with Green Bay in 2004 after beginning his NFL career with 23 catches in 2002 and 41 in 2003.

He never had a chance to hit the 100 mark last season, tearing up his knee in the Packers' season opener.

Numbers don't lie

Now for the numbers inside the numbers, the ones that suggest a healthy Walker could be the most complete package the Broncos have had at wide receiver. If he's the same player he was before the injury, he would be more explosive than Smith and more physical than Ashley Lelie, the Broncos' other starting wideout last season.

Walker caught nine touchdown passes in his second season and 12 in his breakout year of 2004. Smith had six touchdown catches last season, Lelie one. Then there's the matter of third-down conversions, by far the Broncos' most vexing issue in recent seasons. Denver finished 22nd in the league last season in third-down conversions at 36.2 percent. And that number gets uglier when you take a closer look at the Broncos' third-down production.

They ranked 27th in third-down conversions through the air, converting 30.6 percent compared with the Colts, who led the league at 48.6 percent.

"The stats don't lie," Smith said. "Our third downs were horrible. When we won the Super Bowl, we were like one or two in the league in third downs. That's how you get more points. That's how you stay on the field. That's how you help your defense. ... With a guy like Javon on our team, it helps us. It gives us another weapon."

Smith made 16 catches on third down last season, 12 for first downs. Lelie, who is expected to continue his holdout into training camp, had nine third-down catches, eight of which moved the chains. Walker? He caught 31 balls on third down in 2004, 24 going for first downs.

Force is with Walker

The obvious question: How big a force would a healthy Walker be for the Broncos on third down?

"He's a force on any down," said Ray Sherman, Walker's receivers coach in Green Bay.

"I love the guy. He's got special skills. Trust me, you put the ball in his area and he's going to make the play. That's the kind of guy he is. He's a physical guy. You'll see."

He's a physical guy who can go over the middle and also get open downfield. Oh, and did we mention Walker's run blocking was one of his most attractive attributes in the eyes of Broncos' coaches? It's called the complete package - if he's healthy.

How many receivers in the NFL can match Walker's versatility? Sherman came up with three: Terrell Owens, Donald Driver and Steve Smith. There may be a few more, but you get the point. The list can be knocked off before Maurice Clarett finishes his next 40-yard dash.

More numbers to consider: Walker caught 14 passes of 25-plus yards in 2004. That's one fewer than Smith and Lelie combined for last season. Touchdown catches? You want to talk touchdown catches? Walker's 21 touchdown catches during the 2003-04 seasons were more than any Broncos receiver has caught in back-to-back seasons in franchise history.

Like we said, the man makes for exclamation points. And he's only 27, meaning Walker has plenty of time to evolve into the Broncos' go-to guy. Smith has filled that role admirably for much of his career, but at 36 he'll have to pass the torch sooner, not later.

Marvels of medicine

Sounds like a plan, but it comes with strings attached. Or should we say ligaments repaired?

Everyone is saying all the right things when it comes to Walker's comeback from surgery. But since no one knows what fate has in store for him, let's stick to the facts about his damaged right knee.

First, thanks to the wonders of medical technology, the surgery wasn't as invasive as it would have been 20 years ago. Walker has a small arthroscopic puncture on the knee, something he joked about during a recent photo shoot for The Post.

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"My other knee looks worse," he said.

The advancements in ACL surgery were a major factor in Shanahan's decision to give up an early second-round pick for Walker. If the injury had occurred in a previous generation, Walker's future would have been much more uncertain.

"No question about it," Shanahan said. "Most of the guys today who have ACLs early in the season come back even stronger from the year before. A lot depends on the seriousness of the surgery. Some of these ACLs are completely blown and others are just a regular tear. Terrell Davis, for example, had a much different ACL than Javon. It was much worse."

Fact is, most NFL teams have a handful of key players who've had ACL surgeries at some point in their careers. The Broncos' list includes, among others, Smith, Matt Lepsis, Tom Nalen and Ian Gold. Then there's John Elway, who played 16 NFL seasons without an ACL in his left knee.

Rehabilitation key

None of that guarantees a successful comeback for Walker, of course, but all signs point to a big season in his first year in Denver. And if you need more proof, check out Walker's leg. He won't be wearing a knee brace, a decision he came to after consulting with, among others, longtime Broncos trainer Steve Antonopulos.

"In today's rehabilitative process, the mind-set is you don't need one," Antonopulos said. "The whole process is much different than what it used to be. He's at a phase where he'll have to go through some mental stuff, but he's doing very well with that. Every day he seems to be better, less tentative. The bottom line is we want him to be able to participate 100 percent by the first game."

As encouraged as the Broncos are by Walker's progress, it isn't like he's been ahead of the healing curve from Day One. To the contrary. Dr. Walt Lowe, the Texans' team surgeon, performed the surgery last October. Since Walker knew he was leaving the Packers, he stayed in Houston to rehab before returning to Florida State in January.

"He was working out on his own," Antonopulos said. "He thought he could just go back and do it. He had some soreness and stiffness, so he went back to Dr. Lowe in March and had a scope to clean out some scar tissue. It was during that time frame where he was traveling to different NFL teams, too."

When the Broncos made the deal, the message from their medical staff was loud and clear.

"Once we got him, the first thing we said was, 'You're going to come here right now, next week,"' Antonopulos said. "When he came to us, he wasn't able to get full extension on the leg. Gosh, you'd want that the first few weeks after surgery."

And so it was that Walker put his fate in the hands of the Broncos' medical staff. It was during that process when Antonopulos became more convinced that Walker will rediscover his Pro Bowl ways.

"He's got a great attitude," Antonopulos said. "He's done all we've asked of him. Everything psychologically and physically is geared toward that first game. That's the goal he and I have talked about from Day One, and he's followed it every inch of the way."

Walker will be relegated to one daily practice during camp, but expects to be ready for the season opener Sept. 10 at St. Louis. The difficult part, he said, is trying to be cautious and methodical at a time when he's so excited to be joining a team that fell one game short of the Super Bowl.

"Making plays on the field doesn't just happen," Walker said. "It's because you're part of a good organization. I'm excited just thinking about the caliber of the team, where they were a year ago, the new acquisitions....They fell one game short last year. Hopefully we can win that one game, go to the Super Bowl and win it."

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Playing 20 questions with Javon

Staff writer Jim Armstrong helps us get to know new Broncos wide receiver Javon Walker by asking him 20 questions, some serious and some silly. Walker was acquired from the Green Bay Packers on draft day for a second-round draft pick. He was selected by Green Bay in the first round of the 2002 draft:

1 Favorite all-time athlete, any sport? Michael Jordan. "Because he's Michael Jordan."

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2 Biggest influence in your life? My mother. "She was a single mother raising a young man who never had a father around. For me to be doing what I am today, it's because of what she instilled in me. It's about having faith, being confident, never saying 'I can't."'

3 Last book you read? "Rich Dad, Poor Dad (What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money - That the Poor and Middle Class Do Not)" by Robert Kiyosaki and Sharon Lechter.

4 Favorite all-time TV show? "'Martin.' I'm a Martin (Lawrence) and Jamie Foxx guy."

5 Favorite all-time movie? "'Dodgeball' - because it's so funny."

6 You would have made it to the big leagues if not for ... ? "Those darn curveballs."

7 Deepest, darkest secret that nobody knows about you? "My middle name." So what is it? "Can't say."

8 Thing that has surprised you most about Mike Shanahan? "He's real easy-going."

9 Ginger or Mary Ann? "Ginger."

10 Most indelible early impression of Denver? "The rain and cold in April. Now that I've seen the good weather, it's great, but when it was snowing in April, I was like, 'Oh, my goodness, I'm going back to another Green Bay."'

11 Best habit? "I take care of my body."

12 Worst habit? "I eat too much. That's why I have to take care of my body."

13 Favorite junk food? "KitKat bars."

14 Best friend in football? "."

15 Best friend among your new teammates? "Champ Bailey-slash-Al Wilson-slash-Gerard Warren. I knew them before I came here."

16 Best advice you ever received from your mother? "Never say you can't."

17 Nastiest hit you ever took? "Saints safety in my rookie year. It happened real early in the game and I didn't want to play anymore. I said to myself, 'Come on, man, you've got three quarters left."'

18 Best cover corner you've faced? "Champ Bailey."

19 Favorite musician? "Jay-Z."

20 Athletes should or shouldn't be role models? "We should. It's easy to say no, but then you might as well get out of the profession. You know kids are going to be watching."

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Warren ready to prove worth again to Broncos

By Lee Rasizer, Rocky Mountain News August 3, 2006

ENGLEWOOD - It was not going particularly well for the Broncos offense during a team period earlier during training camp, and defensive tackle Gerard Warren was letting the group know, just in case it was unaware.

"It's going to be haaarrrd today," he told players in the white uniforms.

Part of the reason things had gone awry at that moment was because of Warren. A few plays earlier, the defensive tackle sliced through a gap and chased quarterback Jake Plummer out of the pocket.

Later, more solid play by teammates prompted a wild dance by Warren.

These indeed are happy days for the player nicknamed "Big Money."

Warren signed a six-year, $36 million contract, with nearly $15 million in available bonuses included, in March to return to the team that acquired him in a trade during the 2005 offseason.

But there are more than financial reasons to do a little jig or two. Defensive coordinator Larry Coyer envisions Warren will play the kind of role Warren Sapp once did with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, slashing through gaps, disrupting offensive rhythm.

And because Sapp was the player Warren modeled himself after during college, that's real cause for celebration.

"What Larry wants me to do this year I call 'funball,' " Warren said, wearing a broad smile.

Whereas last season Warren might be called on to engage the guard to allow linebackers to flow to the ballcarrier, say, on a toss sweep, it's now his job to bust into the backfield and make the running back cut in another direction.

On passing downs, with less blitzing expected, Warren should have more opportunities to push the pocket instead of serving as a decoy for extra rushers.

"It's creating havoc," Warren said. "I could care less about numbers. If I can get in there and disrupt the offense and keep them off rhythm and keep pitching a changeup and giving them fits in the middle, then my job is accomplished."

Warren has put up numbers in the past. He had 9 1/2 sacks in his final two seasons with the Browns playing a similar style, with current Broncos defensive line coach Andre Patterson mentoring him. It was Warren's best two-year run in that category.

"He's definitely capable of getting that done," Patterson said. "It's a matter of whether we go in that direction. And that's what we've been working on."

Warren's statistics (33 unassisted tackles, 20 assists) weren't nearly as gaudy in his first season with the Broncos. But the players aligned behind Warren appreciated his play as the Broncos posted the league's No. 2 rush defense and middle linebacker Al Wilson went to the Pro Bowl.

"He played great," weakside linebacker Ian Gold said.

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"You've got a guy who had everybody in the world doubting him, counting him out, saying he's a bust and a first-rounder that shouldn't have been a first-rounder, and to do what he did last year, he shut everybody up. He fought through the adversity and, in my book, he's now a proven player."

Gold said the new scheme should provide Warren with "more incentive to go out and be a playmaker now."

The next hurdle for Warren is proving he's a self-motivated player after he pocketed the big bucks. But as the defensive tackle noted, he was given megadollars when he was drafted and felt his 72-tackle rookie year was his best season.

Besides, he asked, "You think Mike Shanahan would have gave me another contract if he thought I was going to be a liability or show less effort than I did last year?"

Patterson also doesn't believe that knock is fair.

"When you go in the top five picks in the draft, there's always going to be questions until you go to a Pro Bowl or Super Bowl, no matter how well you play for an organization," he said.

People can talk all they want, but it won't stop Warren from smiling. His happy-go-lucky demonstration at practice is only a sliver of the kind of emotion he can be expected to show, and it has as camp has progressed.

At one point, Warren and Coyer shared a moment of joy that was punctuated by the two doing a hand slap that seemed odd between a massive 325-pounder and a grandfatherly man in sweats.

The volume on Warren's trash-talking has increased from last season. But Warren promised he's capable of more.

"Last year, it wasn't my role to talk and really be free and be myself, because nothing was established. I hadn't solidified anything," Warren said. "I walked around as the new bust in town. And now I'm here for awhile, and I've gotta be me now."

With a slice of Warren Sapp's game mixed in for good measure.

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Denver enjoys nickel riches

By Bill Williamson Denver Post Staff Writer DenverPost.com

The defense was closing in, with linebacker D.J. Williams leading the charge. He raced in and knocked the ball away. The intended receiver slowly shuffled back to the huddle.

"That a way, D.J.," yelled Broncos linebacker Ian Gold. "That a boy, D.J."

For every good play executed by Williams, Gold's playing time could be in peril. But Gold knows the Broncos benefit from having Williams on the field as much as possible. He makes things happen. Just as Gold does.

It's a "thank goodness we have this" dilemma. Williams and Gold are at the center of a classic "what do you do?"

Last year, because of the return of a healthy and productive Gold, Williams - a 2004 NFL defensive rookie of the year candidate - didn't play as much as the Broncos had hoped. The goal is to get Williams, a former first- round pick, on the field more. Defensive coordinator Larry Coyer estimates Williams played about 700 of Denver's 1,100 defensive plays last season. At issue most is the nickel defense, when Gold plays while Williams sits.

"I got what D.J. wants and he's going to work hard to get it," Gold said. "It helps the team to have this type of talent."

To help get more from Williams, the Broncos are planning to use him strictly at strongside linebacker in the base defense. The strongside linebacker typically lines up on the same side as the tight end. Williams was a weakside linebacker as a rookie. He and Gold switched back and forth often last season.

However, because the basis of the nickel defensive package is to have only two linebackers but five defensive backs, the Williams-Gold rub will come into play often. NFL defenses are in the nickel package a majority of the time. Gold and middle linebacker Al Wilson - anchors of one of most respected linebacking corps in the NFL - are the nickel players. That leaves Williams on the sideline if Gold and Wilson aren't brought out for an occasional breather.

"That's all stuff we have to figure out," Coyer said. "It's a great problem to have. We have a great young player who needs to be on the field more, but we also have great players like Ian and Al who we have to keep on the field. The issue is, we have to keep those guys on the field and get D.J. on it more. That's the job."

Denver coach Mike Shanahan concurs.

"D.J. will play more," said Shanahan, who has made a point of saying how valuable Williams is on the field.

The Broncos could stay in their base defense longer or occasionally use 3-4 alignments.

"There's things you can do," Denver safety John Lynch said. "I think the lesson learned last year was that we have to find a way for D.J. to get more time."

Coyer said he was impressed by the work ethic shown by Williams in offseason workouts. He said Williams came to work with the mission of getting on the field more. Williams said he wasn't discouraged by the lack of playing time last season because he sees the big picture.

"I do want to help the team as much as I can," Coyer said. "It's a unique situation here. Whoever we have out there, the team is going to be better and that's a situation I can be satisfied with."

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Because of the presence of Gold and Wilson, Coyer may have to keep that sunny disposition.

"Here's the bottom line: We need to get D.J. out here more; we all know that," Denver cornerback Champ Bailey said. "But when you do that, everybody would be asking, 'Where's Ian?' or, 'Where's Al?' I guess having three great linebackers can be a problem, but I'll take that type of problem."

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Williams a big hit with Broncos

By Bill Williamson Denver Post Staff Writer DenverPost.com

Javon Walker ascended into the air to make a catch. But Darrent Williams was there to break it up. As he was against Rod Smith, Brandon Marshall and Todd Devoe. And whomever else was sent his way.

Broncos training camp didn't lack for excitement. There was the arrival of Walker, a star wide receiver, from Green Bay. There was undrafted rookie Mike Bell taking over the top running back spot. There was the quarterback situation, with the poise shown by starter Jake Plummer and a look at a bright future with top draft pick Jay Cutler.

But the standout player has been Williams, Denver's 5-foot-8 bulldog at right cornerback.

Every day in camp, the smallest Broncos starter was right in the chest of his opponent, knocking the ball away or making an interception.

"D-Will had a spectacular training camp," Broncos secondary coach Bob Slowik said. "He was really amazing."

"He comes up big every practice," veteran safety John Lynch said. "He is knocking balls down left and right. Since he's been here, I don't think I've seen a receiver outjump him for a ball. I don't care if the guy is 6-5, D-Will gets there first."

The Broncos have Champ Bailey, widely regarded as the premier shutdown cornerback in the NFL, on the left side. But Williams can't be overlooked on the right side, though it can be easy to do. Williams never is going to look at his opponent eye-to-eye.

"I stopped worrying about that a long time ago," said the feisty Oklahoma State product and Fort Worth, Texas, native. "It's not like I can go to the doctor and say: 'Make me 6 inches taller.' This is what I got and I'll fight with it. I'm used to being the little guy, so it's been drilled in me for a long time to go out and fight. I don't care if a receiver is 7 inches taller than me, I'm winning."

But what if he were, say 6-1?

"Oh, it would be unfair to the receiver," Williams said. "That wouldn't be fair to them."

Not everything is small about Williams. He owns a large dose of attitude.

Often, as he was jumping into the chest of receivers during camp and swatting balls away or intercepting them, Williams had plenty to say to both the receiver and the quarterback. Early in camp on a running play, Williams, who weighs 188 pounds, went headfirst into offensive tackle Cornell Green, who is 6-6, 315 pounds. Green kept pushing and Williams kept trying. After the play, Williams started chattering. Green laughed.

"I love the fight in that kid," Denver defensive coordinator Larry Coyer said. "There's no stopping him. ... He is becoming a very good football player."

Williams, a second-round draft pick in 2005, became the starter in the third game last season and sealed the Broncos' win at Oakland in Week 9 with an 80-yard touchdown return after an interception. Also a dynamic punt returner, Williams made an impact in the playoffs after his speedy recovery from a December groin injury.

This season, Williams vows more electricity. While he had fun swatting away and intercepting balls during camp, he has a better idea of a good time.

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"What I love to do is step in front of the receiver, take it to the house for a touchdown and then look back at the receiver," he said. "Nothing is better than that."

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Risk of returning kicks is draw for cornerback

By Lee Rasizer, Rocky Mountain News July 11, 2006

It's your classic risk-vs.-reward scenario.

Darrent Williams is almost certainly the Broncos' best punt returner and, perhaps, the team's top option to run back kickoffs.

He also happens to be a starting cornerback, whose value defensively was demonstrated when he missed the final month of the 2005 season because of a right groin injury.

Whether he should coexist in both realms in 2006 will be one of the key questions to be answered when the Broncos report to training camp July 27.

"If he ends up being the best returner, it'd be great to have him back there, but that's obviously a (coaching) decision, whether or not you want to risk one of your starting corners over there," Broncos general manager Ted Sundquist said, referring not only to coach Mike Shanahan but defensive assistants Larry Coyer and Bob Slowik. "But Darrent's certainly got the talent to do that."

During the Broncos' minicamp last week, only Williams and receiver Charlie Adams were back to receive the ball during punt-protection drills.

Several other players figure to at least get practice repetitions to sort out the situation.

Rod Smith and Champ Bailey have the requisite skill set but, like Williams, are starters. Receiver David Terrell is inexperienced fielding punts but, special-teams coach Ronnie Bradford said, "has shown a real knack," thus making him a candidate.

Rookies Brandon Marshall and Domenik Hixon, who has missed most of the team's organized offseason practices because of a left foot problem, also figure to get looks.

Yet Williams made it clear that, though he understands concerns about possibly spreading himself too thin, he'd be "kind of disappointed to not at least be doing punt returns" because he has a "passion" for that aspect of special teams.

He noted other starters have roles beyond their specific positions, so he shouldn't be any different.

The only flaw in that mind-set is that, unlike those other starters, defenders are trying to land the perfect shot on Williams to dislodge the ball the second it hits his hands.

"It is more dangerous," Williams said of returning punts, an area in which the Broncos ranked 11th in the NFL last season with an 8.5-yard average per attempt. "But that's why I like it so much, because it is such a risk."

Bradford maintained he has no marching orders from Shanahan to find an option other than Williams.

"Absolutely none," he said. "I mean, Jake Plummer's my starting holder. It's one of those things where (Shanahan) says, if it's going to make us successful, let's go with it."

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Still, Bradford conceded, there must be a balance so Williams doesn't get worn out. It could lead to a scenario in which the cornerback gets his wish on punts but is held off the kickoff return team.

As Bradford noted, kickoffs are "one of those things where we have more guys that can catch the ball end over end than catching spirals out of the sky."

The Broncos were sure-handed in that situation last season but never got much explosiveness once the ball was fielded. They averaged only 20.7 yards per kickoff return, better than only seven teams, and their resulting average starting point per drive was the 25 1/2-yard line, which ranked in a tie for 28th with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Only six of 47 returns netted 30 yards or better, with Williams responsible for four on 18 attempts.

Cornerback Roc Alexander and Adams also handled the role and will get auditions again in camp, with running backs Cedric Cobbs, Mike Bell and Ron Dayne likely joining that group.

"Would I love to use Darrent back there every single time? Sure," Bradford said. "Did we expect him to be our starting corner his second year in the league? No. It's just one of those things where when we got him in the second round of the draft, I thought I had a returner for awhile. It's funny how things work out."

The dark-horse option to possibly protect Williams is Hixon. A fourth- round pick out of the University of Akron, Hixon was one of five college players to score on a kickoff and punt return two years ago.

His 705 kick-return yards last season were third-most in Division I-A. He's expected to be full speed once training camp opens.

"As far as explosiveness and speed goes, he certainly has the tools to do that," Sundquist said of Hixon's abilities as a returner. "Whether or not he can transfer that remains to be seen."

Many happy returns?

The Broncos' leading return specialists last season:

PUNTS Player No. FC Yds. Avg. Long TD KICKOFFS No. Yds. Avg. Long TD

Darrent Williams 17 12 148 8.7 52 0 18 431 23.9 36 0

Charlie Adams 16 5 133 8.3 32 0 10 218 21.8 32 0

Roc Alexander 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 261 21.8 31 0

Team totals 33 17 281 8.5 52 0 47 975 20.7 36 0

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