denver broncos 2017 weekly press release Denver Broncos Football Media Relations Staff: Patrick Smyth, Exec. V.P. of Public & Community Relations • [email protected] Erich Schubert, Director of Media Relations • [email protected] Seth Medvin, Strategic Communications Manager • [email protected] 3 World Championships • 8 Super Bowls • 10 AFC Title Games • 15 AFC West Titles • 22 Playoff Berths • 29 Winning Seasons DENVER BRONCOS QUICK HITS week The Broncos own a 26-21 (.553) all-time record against the New England #10 Patriots, including a 17-10 (.630) mark at home. See Page 3 Denver will be making its NFL-high 20th primetime appearance at home Denver Broncos (3-5) vs. New England Patriots (6-2) since 2011. See Page 4 Sunday, Nov. 12, 2017 • 6:30 p.m. MST The Broncos have won a franchise-record 31 consecutive games (dating Sports Authority Field at Mile High (76,125) • Denver to 2012) when winning the turnover battle—the longest active streak in the NFL. See Page 5 BROADCAST INFORMATION Denver has the toughest strength of schedule in 2017 with their opponents TELEVISION: NBC Al Michaels (play-by-play) posting a combined .578 win percentage (147-107-2) in 2016. See Page 5 Cris Collinsworth (color analyst) Michele Tafoya (sideline) The Broncos own the third-best win percentage (.608) in all of professional NATIONAL RADIO: WestwoodOne Sports Kevin Kugler (play-by-play) sports during Owner Pat Bowlen's tenure (1984-present). See Page 7 Jason Taylor (color analyst) Pat Bowlen ranks second among pro football owners with seven Super LOCAL RADIO: KOA (850 AM/94.1 FM) Dave Logan (play-by-play) Bowl appearances spanning three different decades. See Page 7 The Fox (103.5 FM) Rick Lewis (color analyst) Tyler Polumbus (sideline) The Broncos own the NFL’s best home record during Owner Pat Bowlen's SPANISH RADIO: KNRV (1150 AM) Javier Olivas (play-by-play) tenure (since 1984) in the regular season and postseason with a 210-78 Carlos Valdez (color analyst) (.729) combined mark. See Page 9 Hector Salazar (sideline) During President of Football Operations/GM John Elway’s six seasons as BRONCOS 2017 SCHEDULE an executive, he has signed or extended the contracts of 16 players who have combined for 32 Pro Bowl selections with the Broncos. See Page 9 PRESEASON Wk. Day Date Opponent Site Result Rec. Since Elway was hired in 2011, the Broncos rank second in the league in 1 Thu. Aug. 10 at Chicago Soldier Field W, 24-17 1-0 total wins (76), regular-season wins (70), division titles (5), Super Bowl 2 Sat. Aug. 19 at San Francisco Levi’s Stadium W, 33-14 2-0 appearances (2) and World Championships (1) during that span. See Page 10 3 Sat. Aug. 26 GREEN BAY Sports Authority Field at Mile High W, 20-17 3-0 4 Thu. Aug. 31 ARIZONA Sports Authority Field at Mile High W, 30-2 4-0 Vance Joseph is in his first season with the Broncos after being named the REGULAR SEASON 16th head coach in franchise history. See Page 10 Wk. Day Date Opponent Site Time/Result TV/Rec. 1 Mon. Sept. 11 L.A. CHARGERS Sports Authority Field at Mile High W, 24-21 1-0 Quarterback Brock Osweiler will be making his second consecutive start 2 Sun. Sept. 17 DALLAS Sports Authority Field at Mile High W, 42-17 2-0 this season and the ninth start of his career with the Broncos. See Page 11 3 Sun. Sept. 24 at Buffalo New Era Field L, 26-16 2-1 4 Sun. Oct. 1 OAKLAND Sports Authority Field at Mile High W, 16-10 3-1 The Broncos, who have the league's No. 2 defense (280.8 ypg), are the 5 Sun. Oct. 8 BYE only team to rank in the Top 5 against the run (5th / 88.4 ypg) and the pass 6 Sun. Oct. 15 N.Y. GIANTS Sports Authority Field at Mile High L, 23-10 3-2 (4th / 192.4 ypg) in 2017. See Page 14 7 Sun. Oct. 22 at L.A. Chargers StubHub Center L, 21-0 3-3 8 Mon. Oct. 30 at Kansas City Arrowhead Stadium L, 29-19 3-4 Outside linebacker Von Miller ranks third in NFL history in sacks per 9 Sun. Nov. 5 at Philadelphia Lincoln Financial Field L, 51-12 3-5 game (0.85) and is the second-fastest NFL player to reach 80 career 10 Sun. Nov. 12 NEW ENGLAND Sports Authority Field at Mile High 6:30 p.m. MST NBC sacks (94 GP). See Page 15 11 Sun. Nov. 19 CINCINNATI Sports Authority Field at Mile High 2:25 p.m. MST CBS* 12 Sun. Nov. 26 at Oakland Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum 1:25 p.m. PST CBS* 13 Sun. Dec. 3 at Miami Hard Rock Stadium 1 p.m. EST CBS* 2017 AFC WEST STANDINGS 14 Sun. Dec. 10 N.Y. JETS Sports Authority Field at Mile High 2:05 p.m. MST CBS* 15 Thu. Dec. 14 at Indianapolis Lucas Oil Stadium 8:25 p.m. EST NBC/NFLN# Team W L T PF PA Home Road AFC NFC DIV Streak 16 Sun. Dec. 24 at Washington FedExField 1 p.m. EST CBS* Kansas City 6 3 0 253 208 3-1 3-2 4-2 2-1 2-1 Lost 1 17 Sun. Dec. 31 KANSAS CITY Sports Authority Field at Mile High 2:25 p.m. MST CBS* Oakland 4 5 0 196 214 2-2 2-3 4-4 0-1 1-2 Won 1 * - All Sunday games from Weeks 5-17 are eligible to be moved to a different time as part of the Denver 3 5 0 150 198 3-1 0-4 2-3 1-2 2-2 Lost 4 NFL’s flex scheduling format. # - Game will also be streamed live on Amazon. L.A. Chargers 3 5 0 150 152 1-3 2-2 2-4 1-1 2-2 Lost 1 denver vs. new england — 1 — sunday, nov. 12, 2017 denver broncos weekly release 2017 TEAM COMPARISONS BRONCOS/PATRIOTS 2017 TEAM COMPARISON BRONCOS/PATRIOTS 2017 INDIVIDUAL COMPARISON BRONCOS PATRIOTS BRONCOS PATRIOTS Record ..............................3-5 ..........6-2 PASSING YARDS Turnover Margin (NFL Rank) .....-12 (T-31st) ....+4 (T-8th) Siemian ............1,669 Brady ............2,541 Osweiler ..............226 OFFENSE Net Yards Per Game (NFL Rank) ..327.3 (18th) ....411.1 (1st) RUSHING YARDS C. Anderson ...........482 Gillislee ............355 Yards Per Play (NFL Rank) ........4.9 (22nd) ......6.0 (5th) Charles ..............236 Lewis ..............271 Points Per Game (NFL Rank) ....18.8 (T-22nd) .....27.0 (7th) Siemian ...............89 White ..............120 Possession Average ................. 31:34 ........31:19 RECEIVING YARDS Net Rushing Yards Per Game .....112.4 (14th) ...109.0 (16th) Thomas ..............525 Cooks ..............563 Net Passing Yards Per Game .....214.9 (19th) ....302.1 (1st) Sanders ..............296 Gronkowski .........509 Had Intercepted/Yards .............. 12/191 ..........2/2 Fowler ...............220 White ..............365 Sacks Allowed/Yards ............... 28/176 .......21/124 POINTS SCORED Fumbles/Lost ........................ 15/7 ..........8/3 McManus ..............54 Gostkowski ..........80 Third Down Pct. (NFL Rank) ..... 37.6% (19th) ...45.9% (3rd) Four Players ...........12 Two Players ..........30 Red Zone TD Pct. (NFL Rank) ...44.4% (29th) ..50.0% (T-19th) INTERCEPTIONS Giveaways ............................19 ............5 Five Players .............1 M. Butler .............2 ....................... Gilmore ..............1 DEFENSE SACKS Net Yards Per Game (NFL Rank) ...280.8 (2nd) .. 417.0 (32nd) Miller ................8.0 Flowers ............3.5 Yards Per Play (NFL Rank) .........4.7 (4th) .... 6.6 (32nd) Barrett ...............3.0 Van Noy ............3.5 Points Per Game (NFL Rank) .... 24.8 (T-25th) ..22.4 (T-16th) S. Harris .............2.0 Wise ...............3.0 Net Rushing Yards Per Game .......88.4 (5th) ...121.5 (25th) Marshall ..............2.0 Hightower ..........2.0 Net Passing Yards Per Game ......192.4 (4th) .. 295.5 (32nd) DEFENSIVE TACKLES (PRESS BOX TOTALS) Intercepted By/Yards ................. 5/126 .........6/56 Marshall ...............57 McCourty ............57 Simmons ..............38 Van Noy .............55 Sacks For/Yards ................... 19/100 .......16/110 Davis .................35 T. Flowers ...........37 Opponent Fumbles/Lost ................ 3/2 .........11/3 Stewart ...............32 Chung ..............33 Third Down Pct. (NFL Rank) ...... 26.7% (1st) ...40.0%(18th) Miller .................31 M. Butler ............32 Red Zone TD Pct. (NFL Rank) ... 57.9% (20th) ..52.0% (13th) KICKOFF RETURNS (AVG.) Takeaways .............................7 ............9 Latimer .......... 8 (23.8) Lewis .........11 (24.2) Langley .......... 5 (33.6) Amendola .......1 (16.0) SPECIAL TEAMS Booker ........... 5 (21.2) Punts-Average Yards (Gross) ........... 45.4 .........43.2 McKenzie ......... 2 (16.5) Punts-Average Yards (Net) ............ 40.0 .........39.0 PUNT RETURNS (AVG.) Punt Returns-Average Per .............. 9.9 .........10.5 McKenzie ......... 19 (9.8) Amendola ......14 (11.2) Punt Returns-Average Per Allowed ...... 10.9 ..........5.6 Sharp* ........... 5 (11.0) Chung ..........1 (0.0) Langley ........... 1 (6.0) Kickoff Returns-Average Per ........... 24.9 .........23.5 Kickoff Returns-Average Per Allowed .... 21.3 .........19.2 FIELD GOALS Field Goals Made/Attempted .......... 13/18 ........20/23 McManus ......13/18 (.722) Gostkowski ..20/23 (.870) PUNTS (GROSS/NET AVG.) PENALTIES Dixon .......36 (45.4/40.0) R. Allen ...31 (43.2/39.0) Penalties Against/Yards ............. 63/514 .......59/543 Opponent Penalties Against/Yards ..... 53/515 .......62/523 * - player not currently on active roster denver vs. new england — 2 — sunday, nov. 12, 2017 denver broncos weekly release BRONCOS-PATRIOTS SERIES INFO WHAT TO WATCH FOR BRONCOS/PATRIOTS ALL-TIME RESULTS BRONCOS/PATRIOTS SERIES BREAKDOWN Season (Date) W/L Result Site (REGULAR SEASON) 1960 (9/9) W Denver 13, @Boston 10 Boston University Field Series Meetings: 47 1960 (10/23) W @Denver 31, Boston 24 Bears Stadium Broncos Record: 26-21-0 (Home: 17-10-0 / Away: 9-11-0) 1961 (9/16) L @Boston 45, Denver 17 Boston University Field First Game: Den.