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: #5 TELEVISION (CBS) Play-by-Play: Ian Eagle Analyst: Dan Fouts Sideline: Evan Washburn Denver Broncos (2-2) NATIONAL RADIO (ESPN Radio) at Play-by-Play: Sean Kelley Analyst: Bill Polian LOCAL ENGLISH RADIO (KOA - 850 AM/94.1 FM & The Fox - 103.5 FM) New York Jets (1-3) Play-by-Play: Dave Logan Analyst: Rick Lewis Sideline: Tyler Polumbus Sunday, Oct. 7, 2018 • 1 p.m. EDT LOCAL SPANISH RADIO (KNRV - 1150 AM) MetLife Stadium (82,500) • East Rutherford, NJ Play-by-Play: Carlos Valdez Analyst: Salvador Hernandez BRONCOS SEEK FIRST ROAD VICTORY IN QUICK HITS EAST COAST MATCH UP WITH JETS The Broncos own a 19-15-1 (.557) all-time regular-season record against The Denver Broncos (2-2) will the Jets, including an 8-7-1 (.531) mark on the road. See Page 4 play their second road game of Broncos Owner Pat Bowlen in August was named a finalist for the Pro the 2018 season when they visit Football Hall of Fame Class of 2019 as a contributor nominee. See Page 5 the New York Jets (1-3) in East Broncos own the third-best win percentage (.602) in all of professional Rutherford, N.J. Kickoff for the sports during Pat Bowlen's tenure (1984-present). See Page 5 AFC match up at MetLife Stadium Pat Bowlen has served a combined 91 seasons on 15 different NFL com- is set for 1 p.m. EDT. mittees during his ownership with only Pro Football Hall of Fame owners Dan Rooney (18) and Lamar Hunt (16) serving on more. See Page 7 2018 DENVER BRONCOS SCHEDULE/RESULTS Since President of Football Operations/GM John Elway was hired in 2011, PRESEASON the Broncos rank among the NFL leaders in total wins (80), regular-sea- Wk. Day Date Opponent Site Result Rec. son wins (74) division titles (5), Super Bowl appearances (2) and World 1 Sat. Aug. 11 MINNESOTA Broncos Stadium at Mile High L, 42-28 0-1 Championships (1) during that span. See Page 8 2 Sat. Aug. 18 CHICAGO Broncos Stadium at Mile High L, 24-23 0-2 During Elway’s seven seasons as an executive (2011-pres.), he has signed 3 Fri. Aug. 24 at Washington FedExField W, 29-17 1-2 or extended the contracts of 16 players who have combined for 34 Pro 4 Thu. Aug. 30 at Arizona State Farm Stadium W, 21-10 2-2 Bowl selections with the Broncos. See Page 9 REGULAR SEASON Vance Joseph enters his second season with the Broncos after being Wk. Day Date Opponent Site Time/Result TV/Rec. named to that position on Jan. 11, 2017. See Page 9 1 Sun. Sept. 9 SEATTLE Broncos Stadium at Mile High W, 27-24 1-0 The Broncos have won a franchise-record 32 consecutive games when 2 Sun. Sept. 16 OAKLAND Broncos Stadium at Mile High W, 20-19 2-0 winning the turnover battle (dating to 2012) to represent the longest active 3 Sun. Sept. 23 at Baltimore M&T Bank Stadium L, 27-14 2-1 streak in the NFL. See Page 10 4 Mon. Oct. 1 KANSAS CITY Broncos Stadium at Mile High L, 27-23 2-2 Denver is tied for fifth in the NFL with 21 big plays (20+yards) through four 5 Sun. Oct. 7 at N.Y. Jets MetLife Stadium 1 p.m. EDT CBS* weeks with eight different players contributing in that category. See Page 12 6 Sun. Oct. 14 L.A. RAMS Broncos Stadium at Mile High 2:05 p.m. MDT FOX* The Broncos rank third in the NFL in rushing through four weeks, averaging 7 Thu. Oct. 18 at Arizona State Farm Stadium 5:20 p.m. MST FOX/NFLN 148.3 yards per game on the ground. See Page 12 8 Sun. Oct. 28 at Kansas City Arrowhead Stadium 12 p.m. CDT CBS* Case Keenum has a 13-5 regular-season record as a starting quarterback 9 Sun. Nov. 4 HOUSTON Broncos Stadium at Mile High 2:05 p.m. MST CBS* during the last two seasons with his .722 win percentage ranking fourth in 10 Sun. Nov. 11 BYE the NFL during that span (min. 10 GS). See Page 13 11 Sun. Nov. 18 at L.A. Chargers StubHub Center 1:05 p.m. PST CBS* Denver's offensive rookie trio—running backs Phillip Lindsay and Royce 12 Sun. Nov. 25 PITTSBURGH Broncos Stadium at Mile High 2:25 p.m. MST CBS* Freeman, along with wide receiver Courtland Sutton—have combined for 13 Sun. Dec. 2 at Cincinnati Paul Brown Stadium 1 p.m. EST CBS* 678 yards from scrimmage in 2018 with that total representing the most yards by a rookie class through four games since the 1984 Pittsburgh 14 Sun. Dec. 9 at San Francisco Levi’s Stadium 1:05 p.m. PST CBS* Steelers. See Page 16 15 Sat. Dec. 15 CLEVELAND Broncos Stadium at Mile High TBD^ NFLN Linebacker Von Miller leads the league with 87.5 sacks since entering the 16 Mon. Dec. 24 at Oakland Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum 5:15 p.m. PST ESPN NFL in 2011, and his career average of 0.82 sacks per game ranks second 17 Sun. Dec. 30 L.A. CHARGERS Broncos Stadium at Mile High 2:25 p.m. MST CBS* in NFL history. See Page 17 * - All NFL games scheduled Sundays from Weeks 5-17 are eligible to be moved due to the Kicker Brandon McManus has connected on 109-of-131 field goal league’s flexible scheduling format. ^ - Kickoff time for Week 15 (either 2:30 p.m. or 6:20 p.m. attempts with his 83.2 field goal percentage representing the best career MST) will be determined by the NFL after Week 8. mark in team history (incl. postseason; min. 20 att.). See Page 19 BRONCOS/JETS TEAM COMPARISON BRONCOS/JETS INDIVIDUAL COMPARISON (2018) NFL Top 10 BRONCOS JETS NFL Bottom 10 PASSING YARDS 2-2 1-3 Keenum ..............988 Darnold ............868 GENERAL RUSHING YARDS -3 (T-26th) Turnover Margin (Rk) +2 (T-7th) Lindsay ..............267 Crowell .............171 30:39 (15th) Time of Possession Avg. (Rk) 29:04 (20th) Freeman ..............219 Powell .............165 OFFENSE Sanders ...............53 Cannon ..............15 383.3 (13th) Net Yards Per Game (Rk) 289.3 (29th) RECEIVING YARDS 6.0 (9th) Yards Per Play (Rk) 4.9 (28th) Sanders ..............314 Enunwa ............278 21.0 (25th) Points Per Game (Rk) 22.3 (21st) De. Thomas ...........168 Pryor ..............158 148.3 (3rd) Net Rushing YPG (Rk) 88.0 (T-25th) Sutton ...............142 Anderson ...........108 235.0 (19th) Net Passing YPG (Rk) 201.3 (27th) 6 (T-27th) Had Intercepted (Rk) 5 (T-23rd) POINTS SCORED 0 (T-1st) Fumbles Lost (Rk) 3 (T-19th) McManus ..............30 Myers ...............29 6 (T-15th) Giveaways (Rk) 9 (T-29th) Freeman ...............18 Crowell ..............24 Two Players ............12 Six Players ............6 9 (T-15th) Sacks Allowed (Rk) 10 (T-19th) 37.7% (21st) Third Down Pct. (Rk) 34.6% (24th) INTERCEPTIONS 54.6% (T-19th) Red Zone Pct. (Rk) 36.4% (31st) Two Players .............1 Lee ..................2 Four Players ...........1 DEFENSE 366.8 (17th) Net Yards Per Game (Rk) 355.5 (13th) SACKS 5.7 (19th) Yards Per Play (Rk) 5.2 (6th) Miller ................4.0 H. Anderson .........2.5 24.3 (17th) Points Per Game (Rk) 22.3 (13th) Chubb ...............1.5 Two Players .........2.0 93.8 (8th) Net Rushing YPG (Rk) 108.3 (16th) Four Players ..........1.0 Three Players ........1.0 273.0 (20th) Net Passing YPG (Rk) 247.3 (14th) DEFENSIVE TACKLES (PRESS BOX TOTALS) 2 (T-21st) Interceptions (Rk) 6 (5th) Davis .................28 J. Adams ............31 1 (T-22nd) Fumble Recoveries (Rk) 4 (T-2nd) Simmons ..............26 Williamson ...........30 3 (T-25th) Takeaways (Rk) 10 (T-3rd) Marshall ...............18 Lee .................24 10 (T-12th) Sacks (Rk) 10 (T-12th) Stewart ...............16 Middleton ............21 37.7% (17th) Third Down Pct. (Rk) 37.3% (15th) Miller .................15 Skrine ...............18 66.7% (23rd) Red Zone Pct. (Rk) 45.5% (8th) KICKOFF RETURNS (AVG.) SPECIAL TEAMS Lindsay .......... 2 (25.0) Roberts ........6 (17.8) 44.1 (23rd) Gross Punting Avg. (Rk) 48.4 (8th) Booker ........... 1 (23.0) 40.7 (20th) Net Punting Avg. (Rk) 44.8 (6th) Janovich .......... 1 (8.0) 6.1 (21st) Punt Return Avg. (Rk) 22.9 (2nd) PUNT RETURNS (AVG.) 8.4 (19th) Punt Return Avg. Against (Rk) 6.6 (13th) A. Jones .......... 4 (3.0) Roberts ........6 (26.7) 20.3 (19th) Kickoff Return Avg. (Rk) 17.8 (29th) Hamilton ......... 3 (10.3) Brooks ..........1 (0.0) 23.4 (20th) Kickoff Return Avg. Against (Rk) 18.5 (T-9th) 100.0% (T-1st) Field Goal Pct. (Rk) 100.0% (T-1st) FIELD GOALS (PCT.) McManus .......7/7 (1.000) Myers ........7/7 (1.000) PENALTIES 29 (17th) Penalties Committed 26 (11th) PUNTS (GROSS/NET AVG.) 28 (T-15th) Opponent Penalties Committed 19 (30th) King ........20 (44.1/39.7) Edwards ...22 (48.4/43.9) 2 BRONCOS/JETS REGULAR-SEASON SERIES BREAKDOWN BRONCOS/JETS CONNECTIONS Series Meetings: 35 CROSSING PATHS (COLLEGE) Broncos Record: 19-15-1 (Home: 11-8-0 / Away: 8-7-1) Broncos S Justin Simmons and Jets LB Kevin Pierre-Louis both played First Game: at NYJ 28, Den.