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denver broncos 2014 weekly press release Media Relations Staff Patrick Smyth, Vice President of Public Relations • (303-264-5536) • [email protected] Rebecca Villanueva, Media Services Manager • (303-264-5598) • [email protected] Erich Schubert, Media Relations Manager • (303-264-5503) • [email protected] 2 World Championships • 7 Super Bowls • 9 AFC Title Games • 14 AFC West Titles • 21 Playoff Berths • 27 Winning Seasons FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TUESDAY, DEC. 23, 2014 BRONCOS SET TO WRAP UP REGULAR SEASON IN DIVISIONAL MATCHUP WITH RAIDERS Denver Broncos (11-4) vs. Oakland Raiders (3-12) Sunday, Dec. 28, 2014 • 2:25 p.m. MST Sports Authority Field at Mile High (76,125) • Denver GAME INFORMATION BRONCOS 2014 SCHEDULE The Denver Broncos (11-4) can wrap up a first-round bye in the playoffs PRESEASON and record the sixth perfect home slate in team history when they square Wk. Day Date Opponent Site Time/Result Rec. off against the Oakland Raiders (3-12) in their regular-season finale. Kickoff 1 Thu. Aug. 7 SEATTLE Sports Authority Field at Mile High W, 21-16 1-0 at Sports Authority Field at Mile High on Sunday is set for 2:25 p.m. MST. 2 Sun. Aug. 17 at San Francisco Levi’s Stadium W, 34-0 2-0 BROADCAST INFORMATION: 3 Sat. Aug. 23 HOUSTON Sports Authority Field at Mile High L, 18-17 2-1 4 Thu. Aug. 28 at Dallas AT&T Stadium W, 27-3 3-1 NATIONAL TELEVISION: CBS (KCNC-TV): Greg Gumbel (play-by-play) and REGULAR SEASON Trent Green (color commentary) will call the game with Evan Washburn reporting from the sidelines. Wk. Day Date Opponent Site Time/Result TV 1 Sun. Sept. 7 INDIANAPOLIS Sports Authority Field at Mile High W, 31-24 1-0 LOCAL RADIO: KOA (850 AM)/The Fox (103.5 FM): Dave Logan (play-by- 2 Sun. Sept. 14 KANSAS CITY Sports Authority Field at Mile High W, 24-17 2-0 play) and Ed McCaffrey (color commentary) will call the game with Andy 3 Sun. Sept. 21 at Seattle CenturyLink Field L, 26-20 (OT) 2-1 Lindahl reporting from the sidelines. 4 BYE LOCAL SPANISH RADIO: KMXA (1090 AM)/KJMN (92.1 FM): Luis Canela 5 Sun. Oct. 5 ARIZONA Sports Authority Field at Mile High W, 41-20 3-1 (play-by-play), Rafael Medina (color commentary) and Javier Olivas 6 Sun. Oct. 12 at N.Y. Jets MetLife Stadium W, 31-17 4-1 (color commentary) will call the game. 7 Sun. Oct. 19 SAN FRANCISCO Sports Authority Field at Mile High W, 42-17 5-1 8 Thu. Oct. 23 SAN DIEGO Sports Authority Field at Mile High W, 35-21 6-1 QUICK HITS 9 Sun. Nov. 2 at New England Gillette Stadium L, 43-21 6-2 10 Sun. Nov. 9 at Oakland O.co Coliseum W, 41-17 7-2 * - Denver is looking to close out its regular season with a win against 11 Sun. Nov. 16 at St. Louis Edward Jones Dome L, 22-7 7-3 Oakland and improve to 8-0 at home to record the sixth perfect home 12 Sun. Nov. 23 MIAMI Sports Authority Field at Mile High W, 39-36 8-3 record in team history. See Page 5 13 Sun. Nov. 30 at Kansas City Arrowhead Stadium W, 29-16 9-3 * - Denver’s Pat Bowlen ranks in the Top 10 in every measurable catego- 14 Sun. Dec. 7 BUFFALO Sports Authority Field at Mile High W, 24-17 10-3 ry of success among owners in pro football history and ranks first among 15 Sun. Dec. 14 at San Diego Qualcomm Stadium W, 22-10 11-3 active NFL owners in wins (318), playoff berths (16) and Super Bowl 16 Mon. Dec. 22 at Cincinnati Paul Brown Stadium L, 37-28 11-4 appearances (6). See Pages 7 17 Sun. Dec. 28 OAKLAND Sports Authority Field at Mile High 2:25 p.m. MST CBS * - Since Executive Vice President of Football Operations/General Manager John Elway was hired in 2011, the Broncos have tied for the 2014 AFC WEST STANDINGS second-most regular-season wins (45) in the NFL. See Page 8 Team W L T PF PA Home Road AFC NFC DIV Streak During the last four seasons under Head Coach John Fox (2011-pres.), Denver 11 4 0 435 340 7-0 4-4 9-2 2-2 5-0 Lost 1 the Broncos have compiled a 19-4 (.826) record in divisional play to tie for San Diego 9 6 0 341 329 5-3 4-3 6-5 3-1 2-3 Won 1 the highest win percentage against their own division in the NFL during Kansas City 8 7 0 334 274 5-2 3-5 6-5 2-2 2-3 Lost 1 that span. See Page 8 Oakland 3 12 0 239 405 3-5 0-7 2-9 1-3 1-4 Won 1 * - The Broncos are the only NFL team to rank in the Top 5 in both total offense (4th / 399.7 ypg) and total defense (3rd / 312.3 ypg). See Page 2 DENVER BRONCOS MEDIA ROOM * - Denver WR Demaryius Thomas joins Marvin Harrison and Jerry Rice The Denver Broncos have a media-only website, which was created as the only three players in league history to post at least 1,400 receiving to assist accredited media in their coverage of the Broncos. By going to yards and 10 touchdown in at least three consecutive seasons. See Page 14 http://media.denverbroncos.com, members of the press will find weekly * - Broncos CBs Chris Harris Jr. and Aqib Talib rank second and fourth, releases, press releases, rosters, depth charts, updated bios, transcripts, respectively, in opponent quarterback rating when targeting them defensive- injury reports, game recaps, news clippings, photos, credential applica- ly, according to Pro Football Focus (min. 75% snaps played). See Page 18 tions, a comprehensive historical database and much more. DENVER Vs. oakland — 1 — sunday, DEC. 28, 2014 denver broncos weekly release STATISTICALMISCELLANEOUS COMPARISONS NOTES BRONCOS/RAIDERS 2014 TEAM COMPARISON BRONCOS/RAIDERS 2014 INDIVIDUAL COMPARISON BRONCOS RAIDERS BRONCOS RAIDERS Record .............................11-4 .........3-12 Division Standing ............ 1st (AFCW) ... 4th (AFCW) PASSING YARDS Turnover Margin (NFL Rank) ......+4 (T-10th) ...-14 (32nd) Manning ...........4,454 Carr .............3,112 OFFENSE RUSHING YARDS Net Yards Per Game (NFL Rank) ...399.7 (4th) .. 287.7 (32nd) Anderson .............762 McFadden ..........521 Yards Per Play (NFL Rank) ........6.04 (4th) ... 4.61 (32nd) Hillman ..............378 Murray .............387 Points Per Game (NFL Rank) .......29.0 (4th) ....15.9 (31st) Thompson ............272 Jones-Drew ..........96 Possession Average ................. 30:25 ........28:26 RECEIVING YARDS Net Rushing Yards Per Game .....109.5 (16th) ... 78.2 (32nd) D. Thomas ..........1,504 Jones ..............649 Net Passing Yards Per Game ......290.1 (4th) ...209.5 (25th) Sanders ............1,331 Holmes .............683 J. Thomas ............489 Rivera ..............508 Had Intercepted/Yards .............. 15/228 .......15/352 Sacks Allowed/Yards ............... 16/115 .......25/155 POINTS SCORED Fumbles/Lost ........................ 14/4 ........26/12 J. Thomas .............72 Janikowski ...........83 McManus ..............68 Jones ...............36 Third Down Pct. (NFL Rank) ...... 43.9% (8th) ..33.9% (28th) D. Thomas .............68 Holmes ..............24 Red Zone TD Pct. (NFL Rank) ...64.3% (T-4th) ...71.4% (1st) Sanders ...............56 Rivera ...............24 Giveaways ............................23 ...........27 INTERCEPTIONS DEFENSE Moore ......................4 Woodson ................4 Net Yards Per Game (NFL Rank) ...312.3 (3rd) ...351.3 (17th) Talib ........................4 Ross .....................2 Harris Jr ....................3 Yards Per Play (NFL Rank) ........4.80 (2nd) ....5.45 (18th) Points Per Game (NFL Rank) ......22.7 (18th) ....27.0 (30th) SACKS Net Rushing Yards Per Game .......80.6 (2nd) ...117.9 (21st) Miller ...............13.0 Mack ..............4.0 Ware ...............10.0 Tuck ...............4.0 Net Passing Yards Per Game .....231.7 (12th) ...233.4 (14th) Intercepted By/Yards ................ 17/208 .........9/76 DEFENSIVE TACKLES (PRESS BOX TOTALS) Sacks For/Yards ................... 38/226 .......21/154 Marshall .............110 Woodson ...........106 Ward ................74 Burris .............103 Opponent Fumbles/Lost ............... 19/6 .........17/4 Roby ................61 Moore ..............90 Third Down Pct. (NFL Rank) ...... 36.7% (6th) ..37.9% (12th) Red Zone TD Pct. (NFL Rank) ...56.9% (22nd) ..62.9% (12th) KICKOFF RETURNS (AVG.) Bolden .......... 12 (29.4) Murray ........19 (22.6) Takeaways ............................19 ...........13 Caldwell ......... 12 (23.2) Carrie .........15 (24.1) SPECIAL TEAMS Sanders .......... 3 (18.0) Punts-Average Yards (Gross) ........... 44.1 .........45.1 PUNT RETURNS (AVG.) Punts-Average Yards (Net) ..............37.9 ........39.8 Burse* ...........29 (7.3) Carrie ......... 26 (7.5) Punt Returns-Average Per .............. 7.2 ..........6.8 Welker ............6 (6.2) Moore ..........8 (4.8) Punt Returns-Average Per Allowed ...... 11.2 .........11.3 FIELD GOALS Kickoff Returns-Average Per ........... 23.4 .........22.0 Barth .........11/12 (.917) Janikowski ...19/22 (.864) Kickoff Returns-Average Per Allowed .... 26.7 .........30.4 McManus .......9/13 (.692) Field Goals Made/Attempted .......... 20/15 ........19/22 PUNTS (GROSS/NET AVG.) PENALTIES Colquitt .....66 (44.1/37.9) King .....100 (45.1/39.8) Penalties Against/Yards ...........119/1,029 ......107/853 * -not on active roster Opponent Penalties Against/Yards ..... 94/730 ......115/925 DENVER Vs. oakland — 2 — sunday, DEC. 28, 2014 denver broncos weekly release BRONCOS-RAIDERS SERIES BREAKDOWN / CONNECITONS BRONCOS/RAIDERS REG. SEASON SERIES BREAKDOWN BRONCOS vs. RAIDERS CONNECTIONS Series Meetings: 108 CROSSING PATHS (COLLEGE) Broncos Record: 47-59-2 (Home: 23-28-2 / Away: 24-31-0) Denver DE Derek Wolfe and Oakland WR Kenbrell Thompkins spent First Game: at Den. 31, Oak. 14 (10/2/60) one season together at Cincinnati in 2011..