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, Senior Director of Communications & Content REGULAR SEASON Nathan Edwards, Assistant Director of Public Relations Megan Boyle, Communications Strategist week Jordan Beasley, Public Relations Assistant #1 Denver Broncos (0-0) ON THE AIRWAVES: at TELEVISION (FOX) New York Giants (0-0) Play-by-Play: Adam Amin Analyst: Mark Schlereth Sideline: Shannon Spake Sunday, Sept. 12, 2021 • 4:25 p.m. EDT LOCAL RADIO (KOA - 850 AM/94.1 FM & The Fox - 103.5 FM) MetLife Stadium (82,500) • East Rutherford, N.J. Play-by-Play: Dave Logan Analyst: Rick Lewis BRONCOS OPEN 2021 REGULAR SEASON AT N.Y. GIANTS QUICK HITS The Denver Broncos open the 2021 Denver has won two of the last three regular season matchups with the season with a visit to the New York Giants, including a 41-23 victory in its last road game in 2013. See Page 3 Giants on Sunday at 4:25 p.m. EDT. The Broncos have compiled a 39-21-1 (.639) all-time opening-game record Denver is looking for its first season- to tie for the best winning percentage in the NFL. See Page 4 opening win since 2018 in its first The weekend of Aug. 7-8, 2021 saw safety Steve Atwater (Class of 2020), road game against the Giants since the safety John Lynch (Class of 2021) and quarterback Peyton Manning (Class of 2021) enshrined into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. See Page 5 2013 campaign. Late Owner Pat Bowlen, who passed away at the age of 75 on June 13, 2021 DENVER BRONCOS SCHEDULE 2019, was enshrined into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Aug. 3, 2019. Bowlen was one of the most accomplished NFL owners in league history PRESEASON (3-0) and made significant contributions to the growth of the game. See Pages 6-8 Wk. Day Date Opponent Site Result Rec. General Manager George Paton, who enters his first year with the Broncos 1 Sat. Aug. 14 at Minnesota U.S. Bank Stadium W, 33-6 1-0 after 14 seasons with the Minnesota Vikings, selected 10 players in his first 2 Sat. Aug. 21 at Seattle Lumen Field W, 30-3 2-0 NFL Draft with Denver. See Page 9 3 Sat. Aug. 28 L.A. RAMS Empower Field at Mile High W, 17-12 3-0 Head Coach Vic Fangio owns an 18-9 record as a defensive coordinator or REGULAR SEASON head coach against rookie quarterbacks. See Pages 10-11 Wk. Day Date Opponent Site Time TV Denver’s offense in 2020 received contributions from 15 first or second- 1 Sun. Sept. 12 at N.Y. Giants MetLife Stadium 4:25 p.m. EDT FOX year offensive players who appeared in 5,556 snaps, which was nearly 900 snaps more than any other team in the NFL (Cin., 4,651). See Page 13 2 Sun. Sept. 19 at Jacksonville TIAA Bank Field 1:00 p.m. EDT CBS The Broncos acquired quarterback Teddy Bridgewater in a trade with 3 Sun. Sept. 26 N.Y. JETS Empower Field at Mile High 2:05 p.m. MDT CBS the Carolina Panthers. An eight-year pro, Bridgewater ranks fourth in 4 Sun. Oct. 3 BALTIMORE Empower Field at Mile High 2:25 p.m. MDT CBS completion percentage (66.5%) among active quarterbacks with at least 5 Sun. Oct. 10 at Pittsburgh Heinz Field 1 p.m. EDT FOX* 1,000 passing attempts since 2014. See Page 14 6 Sun. Oct. 17 LAS VEGAS Empower Field at Mile High 2:25 p.m. MDT CBS* Running back Melvin Gordon III finished the 2020 season with 1,144 7 Thu. Oct. 21 at Cleveland FirstEnergy Stadium 8:20 p.m. EDT FOX/NFLN scrimmage yards (986 rush / 158 rec.) to give him more than 1,000 offensive yards for the fourth time in his career. See Page 15 8 Sun. Oct. 31 WASHINGTON Empower Field at Mile High 2:25 p.m. MDT FOX* 9 Sun. Nov. 7 at Dallas AT&T Stadium 12 p.m. CST FOX* Third-year tight end Noah Fant recorded the eighth-most receptions (62) by a Broncos tight end in a single season in 2020. See Page 16 10 Sun. Nov. 14 PHILADELPHIA Empower Field at Mile High 2:25 p.m. MST CBS* 11 Sun. Nov. 21 BYE In his first NFL season in 2020, wide receiver Jerry Jeudy totaled the second-most receptions (52) and receiving yards (856) ever by a Broncos 12 Sun. Nov. 28 L.A. CHARGERS Empower Field at Mile High 2:05 p.m. MST CBS* rookie. See Page 17 13 Sun. Dec. 5 at Kansas City GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium 12 p.m. CST CBS* The Broncos are the first team since red zone statistics began being tracked 14 Sun. Dec. 12 DETROIT Empower Field at Mile High 2:05 p.m. MST FOX* in 1995 to lead the league in red zone defense in consecutive seasons (2019- 15 Sun. Dec. 19 CINCINNATI Empower Field at Mile High 2:05 p.m. MST CBS* 20). Under Fangio the last two years, Denver has allowed a touchdown on only 47 of 107 (43.9%) opponent red zone trips. See Page 18 16 Sun. Dec. 26 at Las Vegas Allegiant Stadium 1:25 p.m. PST CBS* 17 Sun. Jan. 2 at L.A. Chargers SoFi Stadium 1:05 p.m. PST CBS* After missing all of 2020 with an injury, outside linebacker Von Miller looks to regain the form that made him the seventh-fastest player to reach 100 18 Sun. Jan. 9 KANSAS CITY Empower Field at Mile High 2:25 p.m. MST CBS* regular season sacks in NFL history. See Page 19 * - All NFL games scheduled Sundays from Weeks 5-18 are eligible to be moved due to the All-Pro safety Justin Simmons, who played all 1,085 of Denver’s defensive league’s flexible scheduling format. snaps in 2020, owns the longest active streak of consecutive snaps played (3,211) among NFL defensive players See Page 21 BRONCOS/GIANTS TEAM COMPARISON (2020) BRONCOS/GIANTS INDIVIDUAL COMPARISON (2020) NFL Top 10 BRONCOS GIANTS NFL Bottom 10 PASSING YARDS 5-11 6-10 Lock ...............2,933 Jones ............2,943 Driskel* ..............432 McCoy* ............375 GENERAL Rypien ...............295 -16 (32nd) Turnover Margin (Rk) 0 (T-17th) RUSHING YARDS 28:59 (25th) Time of Possession Avg. (Rk) 28:42 (28th) Gordon ..............986 Gallman* ...........682 OFFENSE Lindsay* .............502 Jones ..............423 Freeman ..............170 Morris* ............238 335.6 (23rd) Net Yards Per Game (Rk) 299.6 (31st) 5.21 (25th) Yards Per Play (Rk) 4.96 (29th) RECEIVING YARDS 20.2 (28th) Points Per Game (Rk) 17.5 (31st) Jeudy ................856 Slayton .............751 Patrick ...............742 Shepard ............656 119.9 (13th) Net Rushing YPG (Rk) 110.5 (19th) Fant .................673 Engram ............654 215.7 (26th) Net Passing YPG (Rk) 189.1 (29th) POINTS SCORED 23 (32nd) Had Intercepted (Rk) 11 (T-9th) McManus .............108 Gano ..............114 9 (T-18th) Fumbles Lost (Rk) 11 (T-24th) Gordon ...............60 Gallman* ............36 32 (32nd) Giveaways (Rk) 22 (T-20th) Patrick ................36 Shepard .............26 32 (T-13th) Sacks Allowed (Rk) 50 (T-31st) Jeudy/Fant .............20 Slayton/Lewis* ........18 36.7% (26th) Third Down Pct. (Rk) 36.4% (29th) INTERCEPTIONS 53.3% (27th) Red Zone Pct. (Rk) 46.3% (31st) Simmons ...............5 Bradberry .............3 Callahan. ...............2 Eight Players ..........1 DEFENSE Three Players. ...........1 367.9 (21st) Net Yards Per Game (Rk) 349.3 (12th) SACKS 5.6 (20th) Yards Per Play (Rk) 5.3 (9th) Reed ................8.0 Williams ...........11.5 27.9 (25th) Points Per Game (Rk) 22.3 (9th) Chubb ...............7.5 Lawrence/Fackrell* ...4.0 130.0 (25th) Net Rushing YPG (Rk) 111.4 (10th) Jones ................6.5 Tomlinson* .........3.5 237.9 (T-16th) Net Passing YPG (Rk) 237.9 (T-16th) DEFENSIVE TACKLES (PRESS BOX TOTALS) 10 (T-23rd) Interceptions (Rk) 11 (T-18th) Johnson ..............124 Martinez ............151 6 (T-25th) Fumble Recoveries (Rk) 11 (T-4th) Jewell ...............111 Ryan ................92 16 (29th) Takeaways (Rk) 22 (T-10th) Simmons ..............96 Peppers .............89 Jackson ...............89 Love ................61 42 (9th) Sacks (Rk) 40 (T-12th) Ojemudia ..............62 Williams .............57 40.2% (15th) Third Down Pct. (Rk) 44.6% (25th) KICKOFF RETURNS (AVG.) 47.5% (1st) Red Zone Pct. (Rk) 50.9% (2nd) Spencer ......... 15 (18.7) Lewis* ........24 (22.4) SPECIAL TEAMS Cleveland ........ 10 (23.4) Ballentine* ......9 (21.2) Hamler ........... 2 (21.0) Board ..........2 (27.0) 46.1 (10th) Gross Punting Avg. (Rk) 44.1 (26th) 40.8 (14th) Net Punting Avg. (Rk) 38.2 (28th) PUNT RETURNS (AVG.) 13.4 (2nd) Punt Return Avg. (Rk) 11.4 (6th) Spencer ......... 16 (15.8) Peppers .......15 (12.5) Hamler ............ 3 (2.0) Tate* ...........4 (8.8) 8.1 (15th) Punt Return Avg. Against (Rk) 9.3 (21st) 20.6 (23rd) Kickoff Return Avg. (Rk) 21.9 (16th) FIELD GOALS McManus ......28/34 (.823) Gano .......31/32 (.969) 29.9 (31st) Kickoff Return Avg. Against (Rk) 22.2 (16th) 80.0% (T-20th) Field Goal Pct. (Rk) 96.9% (3rd) PUNTS (GROSS/NET AVG.) Martin ......65 (46.8/41.4) Dixon .....65 (44.8/38.8) PENALTIES 81 (T-5th) Penalties Committed 81 (T-5th) * - Player no longer with team 106 (T-5th) Opponent Penalties Committed 88 (T-22nd) 2 BRONCOS/GIANTS REGULAR-SEASON SERIES BREAKDOWN CROSSING PATHS (PRO) Series Meetings: 12 Giants TE Kyle Rudolph was teammates in Minnesota with Broncos QB Broncos Record: 6-6-0 (Home: 4-2-0 / Away: 2-4-0) Teddy Bridgewater (2014-17) and DL Shamar Stephen (2014-17, ‘19- First Game: at NYG 29, Den.