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, Chief Communications Officer Erich Schubert, Sr. Director of Communications & Content REGULAR SEASON Seth Medvin, Sr. Strategic Communications Manager Jordan Beasley, WEEK Communications Graduate Assistant #12 ON THE AIRWAVES: TELEVISION (FOX) Denver Broncos (4-6) Play-by-Play: Adam Amin Analyst: Mark Schlereth Sideline: Lindsay Czarniak vs. NATIONAL RADIO (ESPN) New Orleans Saints (8-2) Play-by-Play: Roxy Bernstein Analyst: Ben Hartsock LOCAL ENGLISH RADIO (KOA - 850 AM/94.1 FM & The Fox - 103.5 FM) Sunday, Nov. 29, 2020 • 2:05 p.m. MST Play-by-Play: Dave Logan Analyst: Rick Lewis Sideline: Susie Wargin Empower Field at Mile High • Denver SPANISH RADIO (KNRV - 1150 AM) Play-by-Play: Carlos Valdez Analyst: Salvador Hernandez DENVER BRONCOS SEEK TO WIN SECOND CONESCUTIVE QUICK HITS GAME ON SUNDAY AT EMPOWER FIELD AT MILE HIGH The Broncos are 9-2-0 all-time (5-1 at home) against New Orleans and The Denver Broncos (4-6), who have not lost to the Saints since 1994. See Page 3 defeated Miami 20-13 in Week 11 Quarterback Drew Lock can become the first Broncos quarterback to win at Empower Field at Mile High, will his eighth career start by his 14th game with the team. See Page 4 seek their second conescutive vic- tory at home against New Orleans Late Owner Pat Bowlen, who passed away at the age of 75 on June 13, (8-2) in Week 12. The Saints are 2019, was enshrined into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Aug. 3, 2019. currently on an eight-game winning Bowlen was one of the most accomplished NFL owners in league history streak and have won three consecu- and made significant contributions to the growth of the game. See Pages 5-7 tive road games. Since President of Football Operations/GM John Elway was hired in 2011, 2020 DENVER BRONCOS SCHEDULE/RESULTS the Broncos rank among the NFL leaders in total wins (95), regular-sea- REGULAR SEASON son wins (89), division titles (5), Super Bowl appearances (2) and World Championships (1) during that span. See Page 8 Wk. Day Date Opponent Site Time/Result TV/Rec. 1 Mon. Sept. 14 TENNESSEE Empower Field at Mile High L, 16-14 0-1 Head Coach Vic Fangio improved his record as a defensive coordinator or head coach against rookie quarterbacks to 18-8 following Denver's Week 2 Sun. Sept. 20 at Pittsburgh Heinz Field L, 26-21 0-2 11 victory against Miami. See Page 9 3 Sun. Sept. 27 TAMPA BAY Empower Field at Mile High L, 28-10 0-3 4 Thu. Oct. 1 at N.Y. Jets MetLife Stadium W, 37-28 1-3 The Broncos 2020 rookie class has combined to play 3,076 total snaps through Week 11, which is the third most in the NFL. See Page 11 5 Sun. Oct. 11 BYE 6 Sun. Oct. 18 at New England Gillette Stadium W, 18-12 2-3 Running backs Melvin Gordon and Phillip Lindsay became the seventh 7 Sun. Oct. 25 KANSAS CITY Empower Field at Mile High L, 43-16 2-4 pair of Broncos ball carriers to both rush 15+ times for 80+ yards in the 8 Sun. Nov. 1 L.A. CHARGERS Empower Field at Mile High W, 31-30 3-4 same game. See Page 15 9 Sun. Nov. 8 at Atlanta Mercedes-Benz Stadium L, 34-27 3-5 Rookie wide receiver Jerry Jeudy has made 37 catches for 589 yards (15.9 10 Sun. Nov. 15 at Las Vegas Allegiant Stadium L, 37-12 3-6 avg.) with two touchdowns through his first nine games. His 589 yards 11 Sun. Nov. 22 MIAMI Empower Field at Mile High W, 20-13 4-6 rank fourth in the NFL among first-year pass catchers. See Page 17 12 Sun. Nov. 29 NEW ORLEANS Empower Field at Mile High 2:05 p.m. MST FOX The Broncos rank first in the NFL since the start of the 2019 season in red 13 Sun. Dec. 6 at Kansas City Arrowhead Stadium 7:20 p.m. CST NBC* zone scoring defense, allowing a touchdown on only 36 of 83 opponent 14 Sun. Dec. 13 at Carolina Bank of America Stadium 1 p.m. EST CBS* trips (43.4%) into the red zone. See Page 18 15 Sat./Sun. Dec. 19/20 BUFFALO Empower Field at Mile High TBD TBD Outside linebacker Malik Reed leads all undrafted players with 6.5 sacks 16 Sat./Sun. Dec. 26/27 at L.A. Chargers SoFi Stadium TBD TBD through Week 11. See Page 20 17 Sun. Jan. 3 LAS VEGAS Empower Field at Mile High 2:25 p.m. MST CBS* Safety Justin Simmons has recorded four interceptions through 10 * - Sunday night games in Weeks 5-16 subject to change per the NFL's flexible scheduling format; games in 2020. His 15 career interceptions are tied for the second most Week 15 and 16 games TBD; # - NFL Network and Amazon simulcast subject to change; ^ - Date, in Broncos history by a player through his first five seasons. See Page 21 kickoff time and network will be determined by Week 8. BRONCOS/SAINTS COMPARISON (2020) BRONCOS/SAINTS INDIVIDUAL COMPARISON (2020) NFL Top 10 BRONCOS SAINTS NFL Bottom 10 PASSING YARDS Lock ...............1,767 Brees ............2,196 4-6 8-2 Driskel ...............432 Hill ................319 GENERAL Rypien ...............295 Winston .............75 -13 (32nd) Turnover Margin (Rk) +5 (T-7th) RUSHING YARDS 28:40 (27th) Time of Possession Avg. (Rk) 31:51 (8th) Gordon ..............523 Kamara .............531 Lindsay ..............394 Murray .............427 OFFENSE Lock ..................88 Hill ................237 346.5 (22nd) Net Yards Per Game (Rk) 373.6 (12th) 5.31 (23rd) Yards Per Play (Rk) 5.70 (12th) RECEIVING YARDS 20.6 (27th) Points Per Game (Rk) 29.5 (5th) Jeudy ................589 Kamara .............648 Patrick ...............563 Sanders ............413 114.8 (15th) Net Rushing YPG (Rk) 125.5 (8th) Fant .................422 Smith ..............305 231.7 (21st) Net Passing YPG (Rk) 248.1 (14th) 17 (32nd) Had Intercepted (Rk) 3 (T-2nd) POINTS SCORED McManus ..............78 Lutz ................91 6 (T-21st) Fumbles Lost (Rk) 7 (T-27th) Gordon ...............42 Kamara ..............72 23 (32nd) Giveaways (Rk) 10 (T-6th) Patrick ................18 Hill/Cook ............ 24 23 (18th) Sacks Allowed (Rk) 16 (T-10th) 38.0% (27th) Third Down Pct. (Rk) 46.9% (5th) INTERCEPTIONS Simmons ...............4 Williams ..............3 48.2% (29th) Red Zone Pct. (Rk) 65.9% (11th) Callahan ................ 2 Three Players ..........2 DEFENSE Williams ................ 1 Onyemata/Lattimore .....1 346.3 (13th) Net Yards Per Game (Rk) 302.2 (3rd) 5.18 (9th) Yards Per Play (Rk) 4.97 (4th) SACKS Chubb/Reed ...........6.5 Hendrickson .........9.5 26.7 (21st) Points Per Game (Rk) 22.2 (8th) Jones ................3.0 Jordan .............5.5 121.5 (T-19th) Net Rushing YPG (Rk) 74.3 (2nd) Harris ................2.5 Onyemata ...........5.0 224.8 (9th) Net Passing YPG (Rk) 227.9 (11th) 7 (T-20th) Interceptions (Rk) 11 (T-4th) DEFENSIVE TACKLES (PRESS BOX TOTALS) 3 (T-26th) Fumble Recoveries (Rk) 4 (T-17th) Johnson ...............84 Davis ...............66 10 (T-25th) Takeaways (Rk) 15 (T-7th) Jewell ................70 Jenkins ..............54 Simmons ..............65 Gardner-Johnson ......52 28 (7th) Sacks (Rk) 32 (T-3rd) Jackson ...............56 Lattimore ............43 38.7% (10th) Third Down Pct. (Rk) 41.4% (18th) 48.6% (2nd) Red Zone Pct. (Rk) 72.4% (30th) KICKOFF RETURNS (AVG.) Spencer .......... 8 (18.6) Harris .........16 (27.3) SPECIAL TEAMS Cleveland ......... 7 (22.4) Callaway ........3 (25.7) 46.7 (12th) Gross Punting Avg. (Rk) 41.3 (32nd) Hamler ........... 2 (21.0) Kamara .........2 (22.0) 40.2 (18th) Net Punting Avg. (Rk) 39.7 (21st) 9.0 (T-12th) Punt Return Avg. (Rk) 10.9 (6th) PUNT RETURNS (AVG.) Spencer .......... 9 (10.2) Harris .........17 (12.2) 9.2 (20th) Punt Return Avg. Against (Rk) 3.2 (1st) Hamler ............ 2 (4.0) Callaway .........9 (9.7) 20.5 (21st) Kickoff Return Avg. (Rk) 25.3 (7th) Callahan ........... 1 (8.0) 29.6 (31st) Kickoff Return Avg. Against (Rk) 17.0 (3rd) 95.2% (6th) Field Goal Pct. (Rk) 90.4% (12th) FIELD GOALS McManus ...... 20/21 (.952) Lutz ........19/21 (.904) PENALTIES 56 (T-13th) Penalties Committed 57 (T-15th) PUNTS (GROSS/NET AVG.) 61 (T-11th) Opponent Penalties Committed 46 (T-30th) Martin ......38 (48.2/41.5) Morstead ..34 (41.3/39.7) 2 2020 NFL STANDINGS BRONCOS/SAINTS REGULAR-SEASON SERIES BREAKDOWN AFC East Series Meetings: 11 Team W L T Pct PF PA Home Road Div AFC NFC Broncos Record: 9-2-0 (Home: 5-1 / Away: 4-1) Buf. 7 3 0 .700 272 265 4-1 3-2 4-0 5-2 2-1 First Game: Den. 31, at N.O. 6 (11/22/70) Last Game: Den. 25, at N.O. 23 (11/13/16) Mia. 6 4 0 .600 264 202 3-2 3-2 1-2 3-3 3-1 Current Streak: Won 5 N.E. 4 6 0 .400 209 238 3-2 1-4 2-1 4-4 0-2 Longest Den. Win Streak: 5, (12/3/00 - pres.) NYJ 0 10 0 .000 149 302 0-5 0-5 0-4 0-8 0-2 Longest N.O. Win Streak: 2, (11/20/88 - 12/24/94) AFC North Last Den. Home Win: at Den. 34, N.O. 14 (10/28/12) Team W L T Pct PF PA Home Road Div AFC NFC Last Den.