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 ON THE AIRWAVES: #8 TELEVISION (CBS) Play-by-Play: Kevin Harlan Analyst: Rich Gannon Sideline: Steve Tasker Denver Broncos (3-4) NATIONAL RADIO (Sports USA) at Play-by-Play: Josh Appel Analyst: Hank Bauer LOCAL ENGLISH RADIO (KOA - 850 AM/94.1 FM & The Fox - 103.5 FM) Kansas City Chiefs (6-1) Play-by-Play: Dave Logan Analyst: Rick Lewis Sideline: Tyler Polumbus Sunday, Oct. 28, 2018 • 12 p.m. CDT LOCAL SPANISH RADIO (KNRV - 1150 AM) Arrowhead Stadium (76,416) • Kansas City, Mo. Play-by-Play: Carlos Valdez Analyst: Salvador Hernandez BRONCOS LOOKING FOR SECOND CONSECUTIVE WIN ON SUNDAY QUICK HITS The Denver Broncos (3-4) will look to The Broncos own a 54-62 (.466) all-time regular-season record against the get back to .500 with a win against the Chiefs, including a 19-38 (.333) mark on the road. See Page 4 AFC-West leading Kansas City Chiefs Broncos Owner Pat Bowlen in August was named a finalist for the Pro (6-1) on Sunday. Football Hall of Fame Class of 2019 as a contributor nominee. See Page 4 Kickoff at Arrowhead Stadium is set for Broncos own the fourth-best win percentage (.601) in all of professional 12 p.m. CDT. sports during Pat Bowlen's tenure (1984-present). See Page 6 2018 DENVER BRONCOS SCHEDULE/RESULTS Pat Bowlen has served a combined 91 seasons on 15 different NFL com- mittees during his ownership with only Pro Football Hall of Fame owners PRESEASON Dan Rooney (18) and Lamar Hunt (16) serving on more. See Page 8 Wk. Day Date Opponent Site Result Rec. Since President of Football Operations/GM John Elway was hired in 2011, 1 Sat. Aug. 11 MINNESOTA Broncos Stadium at Mile High L, 42-28 0-1 the Broncos rank among the NFL leaders in total wins (81), regular-sea- 2 Sat. Aug. 18 CHICAGO Broncos Stadium at Mile High L, 24-23 0-2 son wins (54) division titles (5), Super Bowl appearances (2) and World 3 Fri. Aug. 24 at Washington FedExField W, 29-17 1-2 Championships (1) during that span. See Page 9 4 Thu. Aug. 30 at Arizona State Farm Stadium W, 21-10 2-2 During Elway’s seven seasons as an executive (2011-pres.), he has signed REGULAR SEASON or extended the contracts of 16 players who have combined for 34 Pro Bowl selections with the Broncos. 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 Vance Joseph is in his second season with the Broncos after being named to that position on Jan. 11, 2017. See Page 10 2 Sun. Sept. 16 OAKLAND Broncos Stadium at Mile High W, 20-19 2-0 The Broncos rank second in the NFL in rushing average (5.1) through 3 Sun. Sept. 23 at Baltimore M&T Bank Stadium L, 27-14 2-1 seven weeks. See Page 12 4 Mon. Oct. 1 KANSAS CITY Broncos Stadium at Mile High L, 27-23 2-2 Denver's top offensive rookie trio—running backs Phillip Lindsay and 5 Sun. Oct. 7 at N.Y. Jets MetLife Stadium L, 34-16 2-3 Royce Freeman, along with wide receiver Courtland Sutton—have com- 6 Sun. Oct. 14 L.A. RAMS Broncos Stadium at Mile High L, 23-20 2-4 bined for 1,131 yards from scrimmage in 2018 with that total representing 7 Thu. Oct. 18 at Arizona State Farm Stadium W, 45-10 3-4 the fifth-most yards by a rookie trio through seven games since the 1970 8 Sun. Oct. 28 at Kansas City Arrowhead Stadium 12 p.m. CDT CBS NFL merger. See Page 13 9 Sun. Nov. 4 HOUSTON Broncos Stadium at Mile High 2:05 p.m. MST CBS* The Broncos rank fourth in the NFL with 36 plays of 20+yards in 2018. 10 Sun. Nov. 11 BYE See Page 13 11 Sun. Nov. 18 at L.A. Chargers StubHub Center 1:05 p.m. PST CBS* Linebacker Von Miller leads the league with 91 sacks since entering the 12 Sun. Nov. 25 PITTSBURGH Broncos Stadium at Mile High 2:25 p.m. MST CBS* NFL in 2011, and his career average of 0.83 sacks per game ranks second in NFL history. See Page 18 13 Sun. Dec. 2 at Cincinnati Paul Brown Stadium 1 p.m. EST CBS* 14 Sun. Dec. 9 at San Francisco Levi’s Stadium 1:05 p.m. PST CBS* Linebacker Bradley Chubb leads all NFL rookie with 6.5 sacks, including multiple sacks in back-to-back games. See Page 19 15 Sat. Dec. 15 CLEVELAND Broncos Stadium at Mile High TBD^ NFLN Cornerback Chris Harris Jr. ranks tied for second in team history with four 16 Mon. Dec. 24 at Oakland Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum 5:15 p.m. PST ESPN interceptions returned for a touchdown. See Page 20 17 Sun. Dec. 30 L.A. CHARGERS Broncos Stadium at Mile High 2:25 p.m. MST CBS* Kicker Brandon McManus, who is the Broncos' franchise leader in career * - All NFL games scheduled Sundays from Weeks 5-17 are eligible to be moved due to the field goal percentage (83.7), is one of just two NFL players who has not league’s flexible scheduling format. ^ - Kickoff time for Week 15 (either 2:30 p.m. or 6:20 p.m. missed a field goal or extra point attempt through seven weeks. See Pages 20 MST) will be determined by the NFL after Week 8. BRONCOS/CHIEFS TEAM COMPARISON BRONCOS/CHIEFS INDIVIDUAL COMPARISON (2018) NFL Top 10 BRONCOS CHIEFS NFL Bottom 10 PASSING YARDS 3-4 6-1 Keenum ............1,848 Mahomes .........2,223 GENERAL RUSHING YARDS +2 (T-11th) Turnover Margin (Rk) +4 (7th) Lindsay ..............436 Hunt ...............542 29:06 (27th) Time of Possession Avg. (Rk) 29:49 (19th) Freeman ..............309 Mahomes ...........120 OFFENSE Sanders ...............53 Ware ..............106 376.4 (14th) Net Yards Per Game (Rk) 437.4 (3rd) RECEIVING YARDS 5.9 (10th) Yards Per Play (Rk) 6.9 (1st) Sanders ..............603 Hill ................635 23.6 (19th) Points Per Game (Rk) 37.1 (1st) De. Thomas ...........372 Kelce ..............563 125.1 (8th) Net Rushing YPG (Rk) 124.3 (10th) Sutton ...............246 Watkins ............346 251.3 (19th) Net Passing YPG (Rk) 313.1 (5th) POINTS SCORED 9 (T-26th) Had Intercepted (Rk) 5 (T-13th) McManus ..............51 Butker ..............68 0 (1st) Fumbles Lost (Rk) 1 (T-2nd) Freeman/Sanders ........24 Hunt ................54 9 (T-14th) Giveaways (Rk) 6 (T-3rd) Lindsay/De. Thomas .....18 Hill .................48 17 (T-17th) Sacks Allowed (Rk) 8 (1st) INTERCEPTIONS 35.6% (27th) Third Down Pct. (Rk) 49.3% (3rd) Seven players ...........1 Parker ...............2 47.6% (25th) Red Zone Pct. (Rk) 69.7% (5th) Five players ...........1 DEFENSE SACKS 378.0 (22nd) Net Yards Per Game (Rk) 435.4 (32nd) Miller ................7.5 Ford ...............5.0 5.8 (20th) Yards Per Play (Rk) 6.3 (29th) Chubb ...............6.5 Bailey ..............4.0 23.4 (13th) Points Per Game (Rk) 26.0 (22nd) Barrett ...............2.0 Houston/Jones .......3.0 148.1 (31st) Net Rushing YPG (Rk) 118.9 (23rd) DEFENSIVE TACKLES (PRESS BOX TOTALS) 229.9 (10th) Net Passing YPG (Rk) 316.6 (31st) Davis .................51 Hitchens .............63 7 (T-9th) Interceptions (Rk) 7 (T-9th) Simmons ..............44 Fuller ...............38 4 (T-12th) Fumble Recoveries (Rk) 3 (T-19th) Marshall ...............32 Parker ..............37 11 (T-13th) Takeaways (Rk) 10 (T-16th) Miller .................29 Ragland .............34 22 (T-2nd) Sacks (Rk) 19 (T-8th) Stewart ...............27 Murray ..............27 39.2% (15th) Third Down Pct. (Rk) 34.2% (7th) KICKOFF RETURNS (AVG.) 57.1% (T-15th) Red Zone Pct. (Rk) 64.0% (22nd) Lindsay .......... 7 (23.3) Tr. Smith .......5 (40.6) SPECIAL TEAMS Booker ........... 1 (23.0) Thomas* .......1 (19.3) 43.2 (26th) Gross Punting Avg. (Rk) 48.6 (2nd) PUNT RETURNS (AVG.) 38.3 (26th) Net Punting Avg. (Rk) 48.0 (1st) A. Jones .......... 5 (2.6) Hill ............9 (17.8) 6.1 (22nd) Punt Return Avg. (Rk) 19.0 (1st) Hamilton ......... 3 (10.3) Thomas* .......1 (48.0) 11.5 (29th) Punt Return Avg. Against (Rk) 1.7 (1st) FIELD GOALS (PCT.) 21.6 (19th) Kickoff Return Avg. (Rk) 28.2 (6th) McManus .....11/11 (1.000) Butker ......12/13 (.923) 19.6 (6th) Kickoff Return Avg. Against (Rk) 19.4 (5th) 100.0% (T-1st) Field Goal Pct. (Rk) 92.3% (T-9th) PUNTS (GROSS/NET AVG.) King* .......17 (44.6/41.6) Colquitt ...16 (48.6/45.5) PENALTIES Wadman ....18 (42.2/35.7) 46 (T-18th) Penalties Committed 58 (T-30th) *No longer on team's active roster 49 (T-10th) Opponent Penalties Committed 49 (T-10th) 2 BRONCOS/CHIEFS ALL-TIME RESULTS 1989 (11/12) W Denver 16, @Kansas City 13 Arrowhead Stadium 1990 (9/17) W @Denver 24, Kansas City 23 Mile High Stadium Season (Date) W/L Result Site 1990 (12/9) L @Kansas City 31, Denver 20 Arrowhead Stadium 1960 (10/30) L Dallas 17, @Denver 14 Bears Stadium 1991 (10/20) W @Denver 19, Kansas City 16 Mile High Stadium 1960 (11/13) L @Dallas 34, Denver 7 Cotton Bowl 1991 (11/17) W Denver 24, @Kansas City 20 Arrowhead Stadium 1961 (10/8) L Dallas 19, @Denver 12 Bears Stadium 1992 (10/4) W @Denver 20, Kansas City 19 Mile High Stadium 1961 (12/10) L @Dallas 49, Denver 21 Cotton Bowl 1992 (12/27) L @Kansas City 42, Denver 20 Arrowhead Stadium 1962 (11/18) L Dallas 24, @Denver 3 Bears Stadium 1993 (9/20) L @Kansas City 15, Denver 7 Arrowhead Stadium 1962 (12/9) L @Dallas 17, Denver 10 Cotton Bowl 1993 (12/12) W @Denver 27, Kansas City 21 Mile High Stadium 1963 (9/7) L Kansas City 59, @Denver 7 University of Denver Stadium 1994 (10/17) L Kansas City 31, @Denver 28 Mile High Stadium 1963 (12/8) L @Kansas City 52, Denver 21 Municipal Stadium 1994 (12/4) W Denver 20, @Kansas City 17 (OT) Arrowhead Stadium 1964 (10/11) W @Denver 33, Kansas City 27 Bears Stadium 1995 (10/22)