denver broncos 2012 weekly press release Media Relations Staff Patrick Smyth, Executive Director of Media Relations • (303-264-5536) • [email protected] Rebecca Villanueva, Media Services Manager • (303-264-5598) • [email protected] Erich Schubert, Media Relations Coordinator • (303-264-5503) • [email protected] 2 World Championships • 6 Super Bowls • 8 AFC Title Games • 11 AFC West Titles • 18 Playoff Berths • 24 Winning Seasons FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TUESDAY, OCT. 22, 2012 BRONCOS set for primetime matchup with saints Denver Broncos (3-3) vs. New Orleans Saints (2-4) Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012 • 6:30 p.m. MDT Sports Authority Field at Mile High (76,125) • Denver THIS WEEK’S GAME BRONCOS 2012 SCHEDULE/RESULTS The Denver Broncos (3-3) will have their game broadcast by a TV net- PRESEASON work’s No. 1 crew for the 13th consecuitve week dating to last season as Wk. Day Date Opponent Site Result Rec. they take on the New Orleans Saints (2-4) on NBC’s Sunday Night Football. 1 Thu. Aug. 9 at Chicago Soldier Field W, 31-3 1-0 Kickoff at Sports Authority Field at Mile High is set for 6:30 p.m. MDT. 2 Sat. Aug. 18 SEATTLE Sports Authority Field at Mile High L, 30-10 1-1 3 Sun. Aug. 26 SAN FRANCISCO Sports Authority Field at Mile High L, 29-24 1-2 BROADCAST INFORMATION: 4 Thu. Aug. 30 at Arizona University of Phoenix Stadium W, 16-13 2-2 TELEVISION: NBC (KUSA-TV/Channel 9): Al Michaels (play-by-play) and REGULAR SEASON Cris Collinsworth (color commentary) will call the game with Michele Wk. Day Date Opponent Site Time/Result TV/Rec. Tafoya reporting from the sidelines. 1 Sun. Sept. 9 PITTSBURGH Sports Authority Field at Mile High W, 31-19 1-0 2 Mon. Sept. 17 at Atlanta Georgia Dome L, 27-21 1-1 LOCAL RADIO: KOA Radio (850 AM): Dave Logan (play-by-play) and Ed 3 Sun. Sept. 23 HOUSTON Sports Authority Field at Mile High L, 31-25 1-2 McCaffrey (color commentary) will call the game with Andy Lindahl 4 Sun. Sept. 30 OAKLAND Sports Authority Field at Mile High W, 37-6 2-2 reporting from the sidelines. 5 Sun. Oct. 7 at New England Gillette Stadium L, 31-21 2-3 LOCAL SPANISH RADIO: KMXA (1090 AM)/KJMN (92.1 FM): Luis Canela 6 Mon. Oct. 15 at San Diego Qualcomm Stadium W, 35-24 3-3 (play-by-play), Rafael Medina (color commentary) and Javier Olivas (color 7 BYE 8 Sun. Oct. 28 NEW ORLEANS Sports Authority Field at Mile High 6:20 p.m. MDT NBC (NTL) commentary) will call the game. 9 Sun. Nov. 4 at Cincinnati Paul Brown Stadium 1 p.m. EST CBS NATIONAL RADIO: Dial Global Radio Sports: Dave Sims (play-by-play) 10 Sun. Nov. 11 at Carolina Bank of America Stadium 1 p.m. EST CBS and James Lofton (color commentary) will call the game with Scott Kaplan 11 Sun. Nov. 18 SAN DIEGO Sports Authority Field at Mile High 2:25 p.m. MST CBS* reporting from the sidelines. 12 Sun. Nov. 25 at Kansas City Arrowhead Stadium 12 p.m. CST CBS* 13 Sun. Dec. 2 TAMPA BAY Sports Authority Field at Mile High 2:05 p.m. MST FOX* QUICK HITS 14 Thu. Dec. 6 at Oakland O.co Coliseum 5:20 p.m. PST NFLN (NTL) 15 Sun. Dec. 16 at Baltimore M&T Bank Stadium 1 p.m. EST CBS* * - Broncos Owner & CEO Pat Bowlen is in his 29th season as owner of 16 Sun. Dec. 23 CLEVELAND Sports Authority Field at Mile High 2:05 p.m. MST CBS* the Broncos in 2012, and his club’s 266 regular-season wins rank third in 17 Sun. Dec. 30 KANSAS CITY Sports Authority Field at Mile High 2:25 p.m. MST CBS* the NFL during his tenure. See Page 20 * - Time subject to change * - Executive Vice President of Football Operations John Elway has spear- headed the acquisitions of several key players, including the only four-time 2012 AFC WEST STANDINGS See Page 21 MVP in league history, QB Peyton Manning. Team W L T PF PA Home Road AFC NFC DIV Streak * - Head Coach John Fox, who is in his second season with the Broncos Denver 3 3 0 170 138 2-1 1-2 3-2 0-1 2-0 Won 1 in 2012, ranks third among active NFL coaches with 90 overall victories San Diego 3 3 0 148 137 1-2 2-1 3-1 0-2 2-1 Lost 2 since 2002. See Page 22 * - The Broncos lead the NFL with a +73 scoring differential in the fourth Oakland 2 4 0 113 171 2-1 0-3 2-3 0-1 0-2 Won 1 quarter this year to rank second in NFL history by a team through six Kansas City 1 5 0 104 183 0-3 1-2 0-3 1-2 0-1 Lost 3 games in a season. See Page 5 * - Denver is tied for the NFL’s second-best record (17-6 / .739) in games DENVER BRONCOS MEDIA ROOM following a bye week. See Page 4 * - QB Peyton Manning has passed for at least 300 yards and three The Denver Broncos have a media-only website, which was created to assist accredited media in their coverage of the Broncos. By going to touchdowns while completing 70 percent of his passes during his last three http://media.denverbroncos.com, members of the press will find weekly games to become the first player in NFL history to reach those figures in releases, press releases, rosters, depth charts, updated bios, transcripts, three consecutive contests. See Page 10 injury reports, game recaps, news clippings, photos, credential applica- * - DE Elvis Dumervil is tied for the NFL lead with four forced fumbles, tions, a comprehensive historical database and much more. marking the third time in his career he has reached that total. See Page 16 DENVER vs. new orleans— 1 — sunday, oct. 28, 2012 denver broncos 2012 weekly release TEAM COMPARISIONS BRONCOS/SAINTS 2012 TEAM COMPARISON BRONCOS/SAINTS 2012 INDIVIDUAL COMPARISON BRONCOS SAINTS Record . .3-3 . .2-4 BRONCOS SAINTS Division Standing . T-1st (AFCW) .T-2nd (NFCS) PASSING YARDS Manning . .1,808 Brees . .2,097 Turnover Margin (NFL Rank) . -3 (T-22nd) . 0 (T-14th) RUSHING YARDS OFFENSE McGahee . .432 Thomas . .214 Net Yards Per Game (NFL Rank) . .384.7 (6th) . .411.3 (3rd) Hillman . .50 Ingram . .127 Yards Per Play (NFL Rank) . .5.9 (7th) . .6.1 (4th) Ball . .45 Sproles . .118 Points Per Game (NFL Rank) . .28.3 (7th) . 29.3 (3rd) RECEIVING YARDS Possession Average . .28:06 . .26:36 D. Thomas . .542 Colston . .517 Net Rushing Yards Per Game . .93.8 . .76.2 Decker . .441 Moore . .408 Net Passing Yards Per Game . .290.8 . .335.2 Tamme . .216 Henderson . .272 Had Intercepted/Yards . .4/160 . .7/132 Sacks Allowed/Yards . .10/63 . .12/86 POINTS SCORED Fumbles/Lost . .9/9 . .4/1 Prater . .40 Hartley . .42 Third Down Pct. (NFL Rank) . .45.3% (T-4th) . .48.2% (2nd) McGahee . .20 Colston . .30 Red Zone TD Pct. (NFL Rank) . 68.4% (3rd) . .71.43% (2nd) Four players . .18 Sproles . .20 Giveaways (NFL Rank) . 13 (T-24th) . .8 (T-7th) INTERCEPTIONS DEFENSE Harris . .2 Greer . .1 Carter, Leonhard . .1 Harper . .1 Net Yards Per Game (NFL Rank) . .330.7 (11th) . .465.5 (32nd) Porter, Woodyard . .1 Robinson . .1 Yards Per Play (NFL Rank) . .4.8 (4th) . .6.6 (32nd) Points Per Game (NFL Rank) . .23.0 (T-17th) . .30.3 (29th) SACKS Net Rushing Yards Per Game . .115.2 . .160.3 Miller . .6.0 Galette . .4.0 Net Passing Yards Per Game . .215.5 . .305.2 Dumervil . .5.0 Jordan, Smith . .2.0 Intercepted By/Yards . .6/11 . .3/69 Wolfe . .3.0 Three players . .1.0 Sacks For/Yards . .18/128 . .12/83 DEFENSIVE TACKLES (PRESS BOX TOTALS) Opponent Fumbles/Lost . .10/4 . .8/5 Woodyard . .45 Lofton . .59 Third Down Pct. (NFL Rank) . .45.6% (29th) . .37.7% (14th) Adams . .41 Jenkins . .46 Red Zone TD Pct. (NFL Rank) . .61.9% (24th) .59.26% (20th) Moore . .40 Harper . .43 Takeaways (NFL Rank) . 10 (T-15th) . 8 (T-22nd) KICKOFF RETURNS (AVG.) SPECIAL TEAMS Bolden . .13 (19.8) Sproles . 14 (28.7) Punts-Average Yards (Gross) . .47.0 . .51.2 Leonhard . .1 (18.0) Galette . .1 (2.0) Punts-Average Yards (Net) . .42.7 . .44.9 PUNT RETURNS (AVG.) Punt Returns-Average Per . .7.3 . .7.4 Leonhard . .12 (6.8) Sproles . .9 (7.4) Punt Returns-Average Per Allowed . .4.9 . .9.9 Decker . .2 (11.0) Kickoff Returns-Average Per . .18.4 . .25.3 Holliday . .2 (6.0) Kickoff Returns-Average Per Allowed . .20.3 . .23.5 Field Goals Made/Attempted . .7/7 . .7/9 FIELD GOALS Prater . .7/7 (100%) Hartley . .7/9 (78%) PENALTIES Penalties Against/Yards . .41/352 . .45/401 PUNTS (GROSS/NET AVG.) Opponent Penalties Against/Yards . .45/357 . .43/350 Colquitt . .23 (47.0/42.7) Morstead . .25 (51.2/44.9) DENVER vs. new orleans — 2 — sunday, oct. 28, 2012 denver broncos 2012 weekly release SERIES BREAKDOWN / CONNECTIONS BRONCOS/SAINTS SERIES BREAKDOWN BRONCOS vs. SAINTS CONNECTIONS (REGULAR SEASON) CROSSING PATHS (COLLEGE) Series Meetings: 9 Broncos DE Malik Jackson was a USC teammate of Saints OT Charles Broncos Record: 7-2-0 (Home: 4-1 / Away: 3-1) Brown for two seasons (2008-09)... Denver CB Tony Carter and New Orleans DT Brodrick Bunkley spent one year (2005) together at Florida First Game: Den.