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DENVER BRONCOS NEWS RELEASE Preseason Game #1 • Denver (0-1) at Buffalo (0-0) • Ralph Wilson Stadium • 7 p.m. (EDT) BRONCOS SHUFFLE OFF TO BUFFALO: MEDIA RELATIONS CONTACT INFORMATION DENVER TO FACE BILLS IN SECOND PRESEASON GAME Jim Saccomano (303) 649-0572 [email protected] The Denver Broncos look to bounce back after their 20-17 Paul Kirk (303) 649-0503 [email protected] loss to Washington in the AFC-NFC Hall of Fame Game in Canton, Mark Cicero (303) 649-0512 [email protected] Ohio, when they face Buffalo Sunday night. Kickoff for the game Rebecca Villanueva (303) 649-0598 [email protected] at Ralph Wilson Stadium is scheduled for 7 p.m. (EDT), and it Patrick Smyth (303) 649-0536 [email protected] will be broadcast locally on KCNC-TV (Channel 4). It is the preseason opener for the Bills, and the second of three straight WWW.DENVERBRONCOS.COM/MEDIAROOM The Denver Broncos have a media-only website, which was created to road games for the Broncos. Marking the sixth preseason assist accredited media in their coverage of the Broncos. By going to meeting between the teams, Buffalo holds a 3-2 advantage in the www.DenverBroncos.com/Mediaroom, members of the press will find series dating back to 1960. complete statistical packages, press releases, rosters, updated player and coach bios, the 2004 Broncos Media Guide, game recaps and much more. BRONCOS IN THE PRESEASON Feature clippings are also available as one complete packet, and broken down The Denver Broncos hoped for a better start to the 2004 individually by player and coach. Game clippings will also be posted weekly preseason, but suffered a 20-17 loss to Washington in the AFC- throughout the season. In addition, there is a password-protected photo section where media members can download high-resolution headshots and NFL Hall of Fame Game on ABC’s Monday Night Football. The action shots, which will be updated after every game. Get a username and Broncos, trailing 17-9 late in the fourth quarter, tied the score password by sending a request to [email protected]. with 1:26 left in the game, but Washington drove 66 yards in The files are posted in .pdf format, and require Adobe’s Acrobat Reader to seven plays and Ola Kimrin hit a 39-yard field goal as time access them. If you do not have a copy of Acrobat Reader, a free version can be downloaded from the Mediaroom. expired for the win. Members of the media will also find a new feature in 2004. The Denver Denver plays its next two preseason contests on the road, Broncos have created a complete archive of game books and flip cards for visiting Buffalo on Sunday, Aug. 15, at 7 p.m. EDT and Seattle on every regular-season and preseason game in franchise history. This Saturday, Aug. 21, at 7 p.m. PDT. The Broncos host their first searchable database is found on www.DenverBroncos.com/Mediaroom. preseason game on Friday, Aug. 27, at 7 p.m. MDT when Houston visits INVESCO Field at Mile High. In its final tune-up DENVER BRONCOS 2004 SCHEDULE before the regular season, Denver faces Arizona on Thursday, 2004 Preseason Sept. 2, at 7 p.m. MDT at home. Wk Day Date Opponent Site Time/Res. TV/Record Mon. Aug. 9 vs. Washington Fawcett Stadium, Canton Ohio L 17-20 0-1 2004 AFC WEST PRESEASON STANDINGS 1 Sun. Aug. 15 at Buffalo Ralph Wilson Stadium 7:00 p.m. EDT KCNC 2 Sat. Aug. 21 at Seattle Seahawks Stadium 7:00 p.m. PDT KCNC Team W L T PF PA Home Road AFC NFC DIV Streak 3 Fri. Aug. 27 HOUSTON INVESCO Field at Mile High 7:00 p.m. MDT KCNC Denver 0 1 0 17 20 0-0 0-1* 0-0 0-1 0-0 L1 4 Thur. Sept. 2 ARIZONA INVESCO Field at Mile High 7:00 p.m. MDT KCNC K.C. 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 NA 2004 Regular Season Oakland 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 NA Wk Day Date Opponent Site Time/Res. TV/Record S.D. 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 NA 1 Sun. Sept. 12 KANSAS CITY INVESCO Field at Mile High 6:30 p.m. MDT ESPN 2 Sun. Sept. 19 at Jacksonville Alltel Stadium 1:00 p.m. EDT CBS * - played on a neutral site vs. Washington (Hall of Fame Game) 3 Sun. Sept. 26 SAN DIEGO INVESCO Field at Mile High 2:05 p.m. MDT CBS 4 Sun. Oct. 3 at Tampa Bay Raymond James Stadium 4:15 p.m. EDT CBS RADIO/TELEVISION AT BUFFALO 5 Sun. Oct. 10 CAROLINA INVESCO Field at Mile High 2:15 p.m. MDT FOX The Broncos-Bills game will be broadcast locally on KCNC-TV 6 Sun. Oct. 17 at Oakland Network Associates Coliseum 1:15 p.m. PDT CBS (CBS-Channel 4). Gary Miller will provide the play-by-play, and 7 Mon. Oct. 25 at Cincinnati Paul Brown Stadium 9:00 p.m. EDT ABC 8 Sun. Oct. 31 ATLANTA INVESCO Field at Mile High 2:05 p.m. MST FOX joining him in the booth will be Steve Atkinson and Mark 9 Sun. Nov. 7 HOUSTON INVESCO Field at Mile High 2:15 p.m. MST CBS Schlereth doing the color commentary. Vic Lombardi and Tim 10 BYE WEEK Ring will be on the sidelines. 11 Sun. Nov. 21 at New Orleans Louisiana Superdome 12:00 p.m. CST CBS 12 Sun. Nov. 28 OAKLAND INVESCO Field at Mile High 6:30 p.m. MST ESPN In addition, NFL Network will broadcast the game on Direct- 13 Sun. Dec. 5 at San Diego Qualcomm Stadium 1:05 p.m. PST CBS TV. It is the first game the network will broadcast during its 14 Sun. Dec. 12 MIAMI INVESCO Field at Mile High 2:05 p.m. MST CBS 15 Sun. Dec. 19 at Kansas City Arrowhead Stadium 3:15 p.m. CST CBS comprehensive preseason coverage. Kenny Albert, Dan Fouts 16 Sat. Dec. 25 at Tennessee The Coliseum 7:30 p.m. CST ESPN and Terrell Davis will call the game. 17 Sun. Jan. 2 INDIANAPOLIS INVESCO Field at Mile High 2:15 p.m. MST CBS For the 35th consecutive year, KOA radio (850) is the flagship station for the Denver Broncos radio network, and every game BRONCOS VS. BUFFALO (PRESEASON) this season will be broadcast. Dave Logan and Scott Hastings Denver’s second game at Buffalo marks the sixth time the will provide the play-by-play and color commentary respectively, teams have met in the preseason. The Bills hold a 3-2 edge, with Alan Roach on the sidelines. The Broncos radio network winning the first three games, but Denver has won two straight. extends to nine states, and the KOA pregame show, hosted by Under Mike Shanahan, the Broncos are 1-0 against the Bills in the preseason, after knocking off Buffalo 31-10 at Mile High Mike Rice, begins two hours prior to kickoff. Stadium in 1997. Below is a list of the all-time preseason series: DENVER BRONCOS NEWS RELEASE - 2 - DENVER VS. BUFFALO (PRESEASON) On his impressions of Watts thus far in training camp Aug. 13, 1960 14-31 L Rochester, N.Y. "He's got some speed. He's got the ability to beat [defensive Aug. 31, 1963 14-21 L Winston-Salem, N.C. Aug. 12, 1966 3-25 L War Memorial Stadium backs] one on one. He's got great speed. You have to feel Aug. 19, 1978 23-13 W Rich Stadium comfortable with the offense, can't make mistakes and can't have July 26, 1997 31-10 W Mile High Stadium any dropped balls. That just takes some time. I see a big upside there. It's pretty impressive he played when he was hurt." HALL OF FAME GAME: WASHINGTON 20, DENVER 17 On RB Quentin Griffin making some big plays (FAWCETT STADIUM, CANTON, OHIO) "I really expect that from him. There were a couple [of plays] The Broncos dropped their preseason opener to Washington where he got tackled, and I wouldn't be surprised after he settles 20-17 in the AFC-NFC Hall of Fame Game in Canton, Ohio. Ola down a little a bit that on a couple of those passes, he breaks Kimrin, who spent the 2002 training camp with the Broncos, those tackles. But we expect that from him." connected on a 39-yard field goal as time expired to propel the On the competition at strongside linebacker between Terry Redskins to the victory Monday night. Pierce and Jashon Sykes and the battle at weakside The Broncos saw several promising scoring opportunities "Both guys are competing at the SAM linebacker position. We halted by penalties as the team committed 13 infractions for 118 want to evaluate how we do in the preseason. We have a lot of yards. Denver kicker Jason Elam turned in another strong confidence in both players, and now that Jashon will be gone a performance by connecting on all three of his field goal attempts couple of weeks, Terry will get some reps. It's a very close race, from 39, 40 and 47 yards while tight end Jeb Putzier caught a 2- and until it's the end of preseason, I can't tell you which direction yard pass from quarterback Mike Quinn to account for the we will go.