ddenverenver bbroncosroncos 2013 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 Manager • (303-264-5503) • [email protected] 2 World Championships • 6 Super Bowls • 8 AFC Title Games • 12 AFC West Titles • 19 Playoff Berths • 25 Winning Seasons FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TUESDAY, SEPT. 24, 2013 BRONCOS LOOK TO STAY PERFECT IN HOME MATCHUP WITH EAGLES Denver Broncos (3-0) vs. Philadelphia Eagles (1-2) Sunday, Sept. 29, 2013 • 2:25 p.m. MDT Sports Authority Field at Mile High (76,125) • Denver GAME INFORMATION BRONCOS 2013 SCHEDULE/RESULTS After a 37-21 win over the Oakland Raiders in Week 3, the Denver PRESEASON Broncos (3-0) will look for their 12th 4-0 start in team history when they Wk. Day Date Opponent Site Time/Result Rec. 1 Thu. Aug. 8 at San Francisco Candlestick Park W, 10-6 1-0 host the Philadelphia Eagles (1-2) on Sunday. Kickoff at Sports Authority 2 Sat. Aug. 17 at Seattle CenturyLink Field L, 40-10 1-1 Field at Mile High is scheduled for 2:25 p.m. MDT. 3 Sat. Aug. 24 ST. LOUIS Sports Authority Field at Mile High W, 27-26 2-1 BROADCAST INFORMATION: 4 Thu. Aug. 29 ARIZONA Sports Authority Field at Mile High L, 32-24 2-2 REGULAR SEASON TELEVISION: KDVR-TV (FOX 31): Joe Buck (play-by-play) and Troy Wk. Day Date Opponent Site Time/Result TV/Rec. Aikman (color commentary) will call the game with Pam Oliver reporting 1 Thu. Sept. 5 BALTIMORE Sports Authority Field at Mile High W, 49-27 1-0 from the sidelines. 2 Sun. Sept. 15 at N.Y. Giants MetLife Stadium W, 41-23 2-0 3 Mon. Sept. 23 OAKLAND Sports Authority Field at Mile High W, 37-21 3-0 NATIONAL RADIO: WestwoodOne Sports: Chuck Cooperstein (play-by- 4 Sun. Sept. 29 PHILADELPHIA Sports Authority Field at Mile High 2:25 p.m. MDT FOX play) and Rod Woodson (color commentary) will call the game. 5 Sun. Oct. 6 at Dallas AT&T Stadium 3:25 p.m. CDT CBS 6 Sun. Oct. 13 JACKSONVILLE Sports Authority Field at Mile High 2:05 p.m. MDT CBS LOCAL RADIO: KOA (850 AM)/The Fox (103.5 FM): Dave Logan (play- 7 Sun. Oct. 20 at Indianapolis Lucas Oil Stadium 8:30 p.m. EDT NBC^ by-play) and Ed McCaffrey (color commentary) will call the game with 8 Sun. Oct. 27 WASHINGTON Sports Authority Field at Mile High 2:25 p.m. MDT FOX Andy Lindahl reporting from the sidelines. 9 BYE LOCAL SPANISH RADIO: KMXA (1090 AM)/KJMN (92.1 FM): Luis 10 Sun. Nov. 10 at San Diego Qualcomm Stadium 1:25 p.m. PST CBS 11 Sun. Nov. 17 KANSAS CITY Sports Authority Field at Mile High 2:05 p.m. MST CBS* Canela (play-by-play), Rafael Medina (color commentary) and Javier 12 Sun. Nov. 24 at New England Gillette Stadium 8:30 p.m. EST NBC ^ Olivas (color commentary) will call the game. 13 Sun. Dec. 1 at Kansas City Arrowhead Stadium 12 p.m. CST CBS* 14 Sun. Dec. 8 TENNESSEE Sports Authority Field at Mile High 2:05 p.m. MST CBS* QUICK HITS 15 Thu. Dec. 12 SAN DIEGO Sports Authority Field at Mile High 6:25 p.m. MST NFLN^ 16 Sun. Dec. 22 at Houston Reliant Stadium 12 p.m. CST CBS* * - Former center Tom Nalen will officially be inducted into the Denver 17 Sun. Dec. 29 at Oakland O.co Coliseum 1:25 p.m. PST CBS* ^ - Nationally Televised Game; * - All NFL games scheduled for Sundays from Weeks 11-17 Broncos Ring of Fame in a halftime ceremony on Sunday. See Page 5 are eligible to be moved to the Sunday night game, which is televised nationally by NBC. * - Denver, which is currently riding a 14-game regular-season win streak, can set a franchise record in that category with a victory against 2013 AFC WEST STANDINGS Philadelphia. See Page 5 Team W L T PF PA Home Road AFC NFC DIV Streak * - The Broncos have scored 127 points this season to tie for the sec- Denver 3 0 0 127 71 2-0 1-0 2-0 1-0 1-0 Won 3 See Page 11 ond-highest scoring total in NFL history through three games. Kansas City 3 0 0 71 34 1-0 2-0 1-0 2-0 0-0 Won 3 * - Quarterback Peyton Manning, who leads the NFL in every major Oakland 1 2 0 57 67 1-0 0-2 1-2 0-0 0-1 Lost 1 passing category, has thrown for 12 touchdowns—an NFL record through San Diego 1 2 0 78 81 0-1 1-1 0-2 1-0 0-0 Lost 1 three games—and zero interceptions this season. See Page 13 * - The Broncos’ defense ranks first in the NFL in rushing yards per game DENVER BRONCOS MEDIA ROOM (43.3) and rushing average (2.3) through three games in 2013. See Page 19 The Denver Broncos have a media-only website, which was created * - Cornerback Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie ranks second in the NFL to assist accredited media in their coverage of the Broncos. By going to with 86 passes defensed since he entered the NFL in 2008. See Page 20 http://media.denverbroncos.com, members of the press will find weekly * - Kicker Matt Prater owns the best field goal percentage from 50+ yards releases, press releases, rosters, depth charts, updated bios, transcripts, (.762 / 16-of-21) in NFL history among players who started their career injury reports, game recaps, news clippings, photos, credential applica- tions, a comprehensive historical database and much more. after 1970. See Page 23 DENVER vs. philadelphia— 1 — sunday, sept. 29, 2013 denver broncos weekly release 2013 TEAM / INDIVIDUAL COMPARISONS BRONCOS/EAGLES 2013 TEAM COMPARISON BRONCOS/EAGLES 2013 INDIVIDUAL COMPARISON BRONCOS EAGLES Record . 3-0 . 1-2 BRONCOS EAGLES Division Standing . T-1st (AFCW) . .2nd (NFCE) Turnover Ratio (NFL Rank) . +1 (T-12th) . .-2 (T-22nd) PASSING YARDS Manning . 1,143 Vick . .832 OFFENSE Net Yards Per Game (NFL Rank) . 486.7 (1st) . .461.7 (2nd) RUSHING YARDS Moreno . .160 McCoy . .395 Yards Per Play (NFL Rank) . .6.9 (2nd) . .7.0 (1st) Ball . .99 Vick . .187 Points Per Game (NFL Rank) . 42.3 (1st) . .26.3 (8th) Hillman . .84 Brown . .45 Possession Average . 29:53 . 24:25 Net Rushing YPG (NFL Rank) . .112.0 (14th) . .209.0 (1st) RECEIVING YARDS Net Passing YPG (NFL Rank) . 374.7 (1st) . .252.7 (13th) D. Thomas . .307 Jackson . .359 Had Intercepted/Yards . 0/0 . 2/34 Decker . .252 Avant . .139 Sacks Allowed/Yards . 4/19 . 11/74 J. Thomas . .194 McCoy . .119 Fumbles/Lost . 8/5 . 7/5 POINTS SCORED Third Down Pct. (NFL Rank) . 53.9% (1st) . .41.7% (11th) Prater . .31 Henery . .23 Red Zone TD Pct. (NFL Rank) . 72.7% (T-4th) . 42.9% (27th) J. Thomas, Welker . .24 Three players . .12 Giveaways . .5 . .7 Moreno, D. Thomas . .12 Three players . .6 DEFENSE INTERCEPTIONS Net Yards Per Game (NFL Rank) . 370.3 (T-19th) . 438.3 (30th) Harris . .2 Boykin, Williams . .1 Yards Per Play (NFL Rank) . 5.4 (18th) . .5.8 (24th) Four players . .1 Points Per Game (NFL Rank) . 23.7 (17th) . 28.7 (T-26th) Net Rushing YPG (NFL Rank) . 43.3 (1st) . .115.3 (T-22nd) SACKS Ayers . 3.0 Cox . 2.0 Net Passing YPG (NFL Rank) . 327.0 (30th) . .323.0 (29th) Phillips . 2.5 Seven players . 1.0 Intercepted by/Yards . 6/29 . 2/1 Sacks For/Yards . 8/59 . 9/52 DEFENSIVE TACKLES (PRESS BOX TOTALS) Opponent Fumbles/Lost . 2/0 . 5/3 Woodyard . .25 Kendricks . .27 Third Down Pct. (NFL Rank) . 31.1% (5th) . 40.9% (21st) Trevathan . .20 Ryans . .24 Red Zone TD Pct. (NFL Rank) . 54.6% (15th) . 38.5% (8th) Ihenacho . .19 Allen . .21 Takeaways . .6 . .5 KICKOFF RETURNS (AVG.) SPECIAL TEAMS Holliday . 2 (17.0) D. Johnson . .11 (26.5) Punts-Average Yards (Gross) . 43.5 . 41.2 Unrein . .1 (8.0) Jackson . .1 (10.0) Punts-Average Yards (Net) . 40.0 . 37.3 PUNT RETURNS (AVG.) Punt Returns-Average Per . 16.8 . 4.7 Holliday . 11 (17.4) D. Johnson . 3 (4.7) Punt Returns-Average Per Allowed . 8.7 . 5.2 Welker . 2 (13.5) Kickoff Returns-Average Per . 14.0 . 23.2 FIELD GOALS Kickoff Returns-Average Per Allowed . 23.7 . 24.5 Prater . .5/5 (1.000) Henery . .5/7 (.714) Field Goals Made/Attempted . 5/5 . 5/7 PUNTS (GROSS/NET AVG.) PENALTIES Colquitt . 13 (43.5/40.0) Jones . 13 (41.2/37.3) Penalties Against/Yards . 26/233 . 23/187 Opponent Penalties Against/Yards . 19/146 . 23/172 DENVER VS. Philadelphia — 2 — sunday, sept. 29, 2013 denver broncos weekly release SERIES BREAKDOWNMISCELLANEOUS / ALL-TIME RESULTS NOTES / CONNECTIONS Philadelphia QB Matt Barkley for one season (2009) at USC... Broncos BRONCOS/EAGLES SERIES BREAKDOWN (REG. SEASON) Head Coach John Fox was on the U.S. International coaching staff in 1979 Series Meetings: 11 when Eagles Defensive Line/Assistant Head Coach Jerry Azzinaro was a player... Denver Offensive Line Coach Dave Magazu spent three seasons Broncos Record: 4-7-0 (Home: 3-2-0 / Away: 1-5-0) (2000-2002) at Boston College with Philadelphia Outside Linebackers First Game: at Phi. 17, Den. 16 (10/31/71) Coach Bill McGovern..