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DENVER BRONCOS WEEKLY RELEASE 3 World Championships • 8 Super Bowls • 10 AFC Title Games 15 AFC West Titles • 22 Playoff Berths • 29 Winning Seasons Denver Broncos Football Media Relations Staff: Patrick Smyth, Exec. V.P. of Public & Community Relations Erich Schubert, Director of Media Relations REGULAR SEASON Seth Medvin, Strategic Communications Manager WEEK #2 ON THE AIRWAVES: TELEVISION (CBS) Denver Broncos (1-0) Play-by-Play: Greg Gumbel Analysts: Trent Green/Bruce Arians vs. Sideline: Melanie Collins LOCAL ENGLISH RADIO (KOA - 850 AM/94.1 FM & The Fox - 103.5 FM) Oakland Raiders (0-1) Play-by-Play: Dave Logan Analyst: Rick Lewis Sideline: Tyler Polumbus Sunday, Sept. 16, 2018 • 2:25 p.m. MDT LOCAL SPANISH RADIO (KNRV - 1150 AM) Broncos Stadium at Mile High (76,125) • Denver Play-by-Play: Carlos Valdez Analyst: Salvador Hernandez Sideline: Hector Salazar BRONCOS TO PLAY FIRST DIVISIONAL OPPONENT QUICK HITS IN SHOWDOWN WITH AFC WEST-RIVAL RAIDERS The Broncos own a 51-62-2 (.452) all-time regular-season record against The Denver Broncos (1-0) will the Raiders, including a 26-29-2 (.474) mark at home. See Page 4 play their first AFC West Division Nine Broncos players made their NFL debuts in Denver's season-opening opponent on Sunday when they win against Seattle, including three players who made their first career host the Oakland Raiders (0-1). starts. See Page 5 Kickoff at Broncos Stadium at Mile Broncos Owner Pat Bowlen last month was named a finalist for the Pro High is set for 2:25 p.m. MDT. Football Hall of Fame Class of 2019 as a contributor nominee. See Page 5 2018 DENVER BRONCOS SCHEDULE/RESULTS Broncos own the third-best win percentage (.604) in all of professional PRESEASON sports during Pat Bowlen's tenure (1984-present). See Page 6 Wk. Day Date Opponent Site Result Rec. Pat Bowlen has served a combined 91 seasons on 15 different NFL com- 1 Sat. Aug. 11 MINNESOTA Broncos Stadium at Mile High L, 42-28 0-1 mittees during his ownership with only Pro Football Hall of Fame owners 2 Sat. Aug. 18 CHICAGO Broncos Stadium at Mile High L, 24-23 0-2 Dan Rooney (18) and Lamar Hunt (16) serving on more. See Page 8 3 Fri. Aug. 24 at Washington FedExField W, 29-17 1-2 Since President of Football Operations/GM John Elway was hired in 2011, 4 Thu. Aug. 30 at Arizona University of Phoenix Stadium W, 21-10 2-2 the Broncos rank among the NFL leaders in total wins (79), regular-sea- REGULAR SEASON son wins (73) division titles (5), Super Bowl appearances (2) and World Championships (1) during that span. See Page 9 Wk. Day Date Opponent Site Time/Result TV/Rec. 1 Sun. Sept. 9 SEATTLE Broncos Stadium at Mile High W, 27-24 1-0 During Elway’s seven seasons as an executive (2011-pres.), he has signed 2 Sun. Sept. 16 OAKLAND Broncos Stadium at Mile High 2:25 p.m. MDT CBS or extended the contracts of 16 players who have combined for 34 Pro Bowl selections with the Broncos. See Page 9 3 Sun. Sept. 23 at Baltimore M&T Bank Stadium 1 p.m. EDT CBS 4 Mon. Oct. 1 KANSAS CITY Broncos Stadium at Mile High 6:15 p.m. MDT ESPN Vance Joseph enters his second season with the Broncos after being 5 Sun. Oct. 7 at N.Y. Jets MetLife Stadium 1 p.m. EDT CBS* named to that position on Jan. 11, 2017. See Page 9 6 Sun. Oct. 14 L.A. RAMS Broncos Stadium at Mile High 2:05 p.m. MDT FOX* Denver has won a franchise-record 32 consecutive games when winning 7 Thu. Oct. 18 at Arizona University of Phoenix Stadium 5:20 p.m. MST FOX/NFLN the turnover battle (dating to 2012) to represent the longest active streak 8 Sun. Oct. 28 at Kansas City Arrowhead Stadium 12 p.m. CDT CBS* in the NFL. See Page 10 9 Sun. Nov. 4 HOUSTON Broncos Stadium at Mile High 2:05 p.m. MST CBS* The Broncos have sold out 396 consecutive games, which represents the 10 Sun. Nov. 11 BYE longest sellout streak in NFL history in a single city. See Page 11 11 Sun. Nov. 18 at L.A. Chargers StubHub Center 1:05 p.m. PST CBS* Denver's active roster features 17 players (incl. 10 rookies) who were not 12 Sun. Nov. 25 PITTSBURGH Broncos Stadium at Mile High 2:25 p.m. MST CBS* with the team in any capacity during the 2017 season. See Page 12 13 Sun. Dec. 2 at Cincinnati Paul Brown Stadium 1 p.m. EST CBS* Case Keenum threw for 329 yards against Seattle in Week 1 to represent the 14 Sun. Dec. 9 at San Francisco Levi’s Stadium 1:05 p.m. PST CBS* most passing yards by a quarterback in his Broncos starting debut. See Page 13 15 Sat. Dec. 15 CLEVELAND Broncos Stadium at Mile High TBD^ NFLN Running back Phillip Lindsay last week became just the third undrafted 16 Mon. Dec. 24 at Oakland Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum 5:15 p.m. PST ESPN player in the common draft era (since 1967) to total at least 100 yards and 17 Sun. Dec. 30 L.A. CHARGERS Broncos Stadium at Mile High 2:25 p.m. MST CBS* a touchdown from scrimmage in his NFL debut. See Page 16 * - All NFL games scheduled Sundays from Weeks 5-17 are eligible to be moved due to the Linebacker Von Miller leads the league with 86.5 sacks since entering the league’s flexible scheduling format. ^ - Kickoff time for Week 15 (either 2:30 p.m. or 6:20 p.m. NFL in 2011, and his career average of 0.83 sacks per game ranks second MST) will be determined by the NFL after Week 8. in NFL history. See Page 17 BRONCOS/RAIDERS TEAM COMPARISON BRONCOS/RAIDERS INDIVIDUAL COMPARISON (2018) NFL Top 10 BRONCOS RAIDERS NFL Bottom 10 PASSING YARDS 1-0 0-1 Keenum ..............329 Carr ...............303 GENERAL 0 (T-14th) Turnover Margin (Rk) -3 (T-29th) RUSHING YARDS Freeman ...............71 Lynch ...............41 35:08 (3rd) Time of Possession Avg. (Rk) 31:31 (10th) Lindsay ...............71 Richard .............24 OFFENSE Booker .................4 Martin ..............20 470.0 (5th) Net Yards Per Game (Rk) 395.0 (7th) 6.5 (6th) Yards Per Play (Rk) 6.2 (8th) RECEIVING YARDS 27.0 (T-9th) Points Per Game (Rk) 13.0 (28th) Sanders ..............135 Cook ...............180 146.0 (7th) Net Rushing YPG (Rk) 95.0 (22nd) De. Thomas ............63 Richard .............55 324.0 (4th) Net Passing YPG (Rk) 300.0 (T-8th) Sutton ................45 Nelson ..............23 3 (T-27th) Had Intercepted (Rk) 3 (T-27th) POINTS SCORED 0 (T-1st) Fumbles Lost (Rk) 0 (T-1st) McManus ...............9 Nugent ...............7 3 (T-25th) Giveaways (Rk) 3 (T-25th) Three Players ............6 Lynch ................6 1 (T-4th) Sacks Allowed (Rk) 1 (T-4th) 33.3% (T-18th) Third Down Pct. (Rk) 45.5% (7th) INTERCEPTIONS 100.0% (T-1st) Red Zone Pct. (Rk) 50.0% (T-13th) Two Players .............1 None ............ (N/A) DEFENSE SACKS 306.0 (9th) Net Yards Per Game (Rk) 365.0 (21st) Miller ................3.0 Irvin ...............1.0 5.6 (19th) Yards Per Play (Rk) 6.1 (24th) Two Players ...........1.0 24.0 (T-18th) Points Per Game (Rk) 33.0 (26th) Two Players ...........0.5 64.0 (3rd) Net Rushing YPG (Rk) 140.0 (25th) 242.0 (19th) Net Passing YPG (Rk) 225.0 (T-14th) DEFENSIVE TACKLES (PRESS BOX TOTALS) 2 (T-7th) Interceptions (Rk) 0 (T-23rd) Davis ..................8 Whitehead ............7 1 (T-4th) Fumble Recoveries (Rk) 0 (T-21st) Miller ..................7 Gilchrist ..............6 3 (T-4th) Takeaways (Rk) 0 (T-30th) Marshall ................6 Hall ..................6 6 (T-2nd) Sacks (Rk) 1 (T-22nd) Simmons ...............4 Johnson ..............5 16.7% (3rd) Third Down Pct. (Rk) 36.4% (16th) Two Players .............3 Three Players ..........4 50.0% (T-13th) Red Zone Pct. (Rk) 40.0% (T-10th) KICKOFF RETURNS (AVG.) SPECIAL TEAMS None .............. (N/A) None ............ (N/A) 44.5 (T-23rd) Gross Punting Avg. (Rk) 44.5 (T-23rd) 42.7 (16th) Net Punting Avg. (Rk) 41.5 (20th) PUNT RETURNS (AVG.) 4.5 (22nd) Punt Return Avg. (Rk) 10.0 (T-10th) A. Jones .......... 2 (4.5) Harris ..........1 (10.0) 3.7 (10th) Punt Return Avg. Against (Rk) 6.0 (T-14th) FIELD GOALS (PCT.) 0.0 (T-24th) Kickoff Return Avg. (Rk) 0.0 (T-24th) McManus .......2/2 (1.000) Nugent .......1/1 (1.000) 19.5 (18th) Kickoff Return Avg. Against (Rk) 25.0 (27th) 100.0% (T-1st) Field Goal Pct. (Rk) 100.0% (T-1st) PUNTS (GROSS/NET AVG.) King .........6 (44.5/42.7) Townsend ..4 (44.5/41.5) PENALTIES 7 (T-9th) Penalties Committed 11 (T-27th) * - Player not on active roster 7 (T-17th) Opponent Penalties Committed 8 (T-13th) 2 BRONCOS/RAIDERS ALL-TIME RESULTS 1989 (9/24) W @Denver 31, Los Angeles 21 Mile High Stadium 1989 (12/3) L @Los Angeles 16, Denver 13 (OT) L.A. Coliseum Season (Date) W/L Result Site 1990 (9/9) L @Los Angeles 14, Denver 9 L.A. Coliseum 1960 (10/2) W @Denver 31, Oakland 14 Bears Stadium 1990 (12/2) L Los Angeles 23, @Denver 20 Mile High Stadium 1960 (12/17) L @Oakland 48, Denver 10 Candlestick Park 1991 (9/8) L @Los Angeles 16, Denver 13 L.A.