denver broncos 2014 weekly press release Media Relations Staff Patrick Smyth, Vice President of Public 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 • 7 Super Bowls • 9 AFC Title Games • 13 AFC West Titles • 20 Playoff Berths • 26 Winning Seasons FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TUESDAY, SEPT. 30, 2014 BRONCOS set to host 3-0 cardinals in first game after bye week Denver Broncos (2-1) vs. Arizona Cardinals (3-0) Sunday, Oct. 5, 2014 • 2:05 p.m. MDT Sports Authority Field at Mile High (76,125) • Denver GAME INFORMATION BRONCOS 2014 SCHEDULE The Denver Broncos (2-1) will host the undefeated Arizona Cardinals PRESEASON (3-0) on Sunday in their first game following the bye week. Kickoff for the Wk. Day Date Opponent Site Time/Result Rec. game at Sports Authority Field at Mile High is set for 2:05 p.m. MDT. 1 Thu. Aug. 7 SEATTLE Sports Authority Field at Mile High W, 21-16 1-0 2 Sun. Aug. 17 at San Francisco Levi’s Stadium W, 34-0 2-0 BROADCAST INFORMATION: 3 Sat. Aug. 23 HOUSTON Sports Authority Field at Mile High L, 18-17 2-1 NATIONAL TELEVISION: FOX (KDVR-TV): Joe Buck (play-by-play) and 4 Thu. Aug. 28 at Dallas AT&T Stadium W, 27-3 3-1 Troy Aikman (color commentary) will call the game with Erin Andrews REGULAR SEASON reporting from the sidelines. Wk. Day Date Opponent Site Time/Result TV 1 Sun. Sept. 7 INDIANAPOLIS Sports Authority Field at Mile High W, 31-24 1-0 NATIONAL RADIO: WestwoodOne Sports: Dave Sims (play-by-play) and 2 Sun. Sept. 14 KANSAS CITY Sports Authority Field at Mile High W, 24-17 2-0 Rod Woodson (color commentary) will call the game. 3 Sun. Sept. 21 at Seattle CenturyLink Field L, 26-20 (OT) 2-1 LOCAL RADIO: KOA (850 AM)/The Fox (103.5 FM): Dave Logan (play-by- 4 BYE play) and Ed McCaffrey (color commentary) will call the game with Andy 5 Sun. Oct. 5 ARIZONA Sports Authority Field at Mile High 2:05 p.m. MDT FOX* 6 Sun. Oct. 12 at N.Y. Jets MetLife Stadium 1 p.m. EDT CBS* Lindahl reporting from the sidelines. 7 Sun. Oct. 19 SAN FRANCISCO Sports Authority Field at Mile High 6:30 p.m. MDT NBC* LOCAL SPANISH RADIO: KMXA (1090 AM)/KJMN (92.1 FM): Luis Canela 8 Thu. Oct. 23 SAN DIEGO Sports Authority Field at Mile High 6:25 p.m. MDT CBS/NFLN (play-by-play), Rafael Medina (color commentary) and Javier Olivas 9 Sun. Nov. 2 at New England Gillette Stadium 4:25 p.m. EST CBS* (color commentary) will call the game. 10 Sun. Nov. 9 at Oakland O.co Coliseum 1:05 p.m. PST CBS* 11 Sun. Nov. 16 at St. Louis Edward Jones Dome 12 p.m. CST CBS* QUICK HITS 12 Sun. Nov. 23 MIAMI Sports Authority Field at Mile High 2:25 p.m. MST CBS* 13 Sun. Nov. 30 at Kansas City Arrowhead Stadium 7:30 p.m. CST NBC* * - The Broncos, who have never lost to the Cardinals at home, own an 14 Sun. Dec. 7 BUFFALO Sports Authority Field at Mile High 2:05 p.m. MST CBS* .833 regular-season winning percentage (7-1-1) against Arizona to repre- 15 Sun. Dec. 14 at San Diego Qualcomm Stadium 1:05 p.m. PST CBS* 16 Mon. Dec. 22 at Cincinnati Paul Brown Stadium 8:30 p.m. EST ESPN sent their best mark against any NFL team. See Page 5 17 Sun. Dec. 28 OAKLAND Sports Authority Field at Mile High 2:25 p.m. MST CBS* * - Denver owns a 19-6 all-time record in games following their bye week, * - All Sunday games from Weeks 5-17 are eligible to be moved to a different time as part of including a 13-3 record in home contests. See Page 5 the NFL’s flex scheduling format. * - Broncos Owner Pat Bowlen, who is entering his 31st year with the Broncos, ranks first among NFL owners with 309 overall wins since taking 2014 AFC WEST STANDINGS over the franchise in 1984. See Page 7 Team W L T PF PA Home Road AFC NFC DIV Streak * - Since Executive Vice President of Football Operations/General San Diego 3 1 0 102 63 2-0 1-1 2-0 1-1 0-0 Won 3 Manager John Elway was hired in 2011, the Broncos have totaled the third- Denver 2 1 0 75 67 2-0 0-1 2-0 0-1 1-0 Lost 1 most overall wins (39) in the NFL. See Page 8 Kansas City 2 2 0 102 79 1-1 1-1 2-2 0-0 0-1 Won 2 * - Broncos Head Coach John Fox can become the fourth coach in Broncos Oakland 0 4 0 51 103 0-2 0-2 0-4 0-0 0-0 Lost 4 history with at least 40 overall victories with a win on Sunday. See Page 9 * - Broncos QB Peyton Manning needs one touchdown pass to join Brett DENVER BRONCOS MEDIA ROOM Favre as the only players in NFL history with 500 career TDs. See Page 13 The Denver Broncos have a media-only website, which was created * - WR Emmanuel Sanders leads the NFL with 8.3 receptions per game to assist accredited media in their coverage of the Broncos. By going to and ranks third in the league with 111.3 receiving yards per game. See Page 15 http://media.denverbroncos.com, members of the press will find weekly * - Broncos WR Wes Welker needs two catches to tie Broncos Ring of releases, press releases, rosters, depth charts, updated bios, transcripts, Famer Rod Smith (849 rec.) for the most receptions among undrafted injury reports, game recaps, news clippings, photos, credential applica- players in league history. See Page 16 tions, a comprehensive historical database and much more. DENVER VS. ARIZONA — 1 — SUNDAY, OCT. 5, 2014 denver broncos weekly release STATISTICALMISCELLANEOUS COMPARISONS NOTES ­­BRONCOS/CARDINALS 2014 TEAM COMPARISON BRONCOS/CARDINALS 2014 INDIVIDUAL COMPARISON BRONCOS CARDINALS BRONCOS CARDINALS Record ..............................2-1 ..........3-0 Division Standing ..............2nd (AFCW) .. T-1st (NFCW) PASSING YARDS Turnover Margin (NFL Rank) ......+1 (T-13th) ....+2 (T-9th) Manning .............814 Stanton ............411 OFFENSE Palmer .............304 Net Yards Per Game (NFL Rank) ..339.3 (17th) ...335.7 (24th) RUSHING YARDS Yards Per Play (NFL Rank) .......5.50 (15th) ....5.39 (21st) Ball .................165 Ellington ............206 Points Per Game (NFL Rank) ..... 25.0 (T-9th) ..22.0 (T-20th) Anderson ..............55 Palmer ..............21 Possession Average ................. 27:05 ........29:00 RECEIVING YARDS Net Rushing Yards Per Game ......75.3 (28th) ...105.7 (21st) Sanders ..............334 Floyd ..............252 Net Passing Yards Per Game ......264.0 (8th) . 230.0 (T-17th) J. Thomas ............160 Brown .............109 Had Intercepted/Yards ................ 1/52 ..........0/0 D. Thomas ............141 Fitzgerald ...........107 Sacks Allowed/Yards ................. 3/22 .........6/35 Fumbles/Lost ......................... 3/1 ..........3/3 POINTS SCORED Third Down Pct. (NFL Rank) ..... 42.1% (13th) ...48.7% (9th) J. Thomas .............30 Catanzaro ............30 Red Zone TD Pct. (NFL Rank) ....70.0% (3rd) ..36.4% (29th) McManus ..............17 Brown ..............18 Giveaways ............................ 2 ............3 Tamme ...............12 DEFENSE INTERCEPTIONS Net Yards Per Game (NFL Rank) ..390.7 (27th) ....316.3 (5th) Moore ......................2 Acho .....................1 Yards Per Play (NFL Rank) .......5.33 (13th) .....4.99 (8th) Harris, Jr. ...................1 Foote ....................1 Powers ..................1 Points Per Game (NFL Rank) ..... 22.3 (13th) ...15.0 (T-2nd) Net Rushing Yards Per Game .....105.3 (12th) .....71.7 (4th) SACKS Net Passing Yards Per Game .....285.3 (31st) ...244.7 (18th) Ware ................2.5 Campbell ...........1.0 Intercepted By/Yards .................. 3/30 .........3/15 Miller ................2.0 Jefferson ...........1.0 Sacks For/Yards ..................... 8/44 .........3/26 Irving, Marshall, Ward ...1.0 Johnson ............1.0 Opponent Fumbles/Lost ................ 3/0 ..........3/2 DEFENSIVE TACKLES (PRESS BOX TOTALS) Third Down Pct. (NFL Rank) .....47.8% (22nd) .. 45.0% (17th) Irving ................29 Jefferson ............26 Red Zone TD Pct. (NFL Rank) ...50.0% (T-7th) ..62.5% (23rd) Marshall ..............29 Foote ...............22 Takeaways .............................3 ............5 Roby ................18 Johnson ............19 SPECIAL TEAMS KICKOFF RETURNS (AVG.) Punts-Average Yards (Gross) ........... 46.5 .........47.9 Caldwell .......... 1 (54.0) Ginn ...........5 (15.4) Punts-Average Yards (Net) ............ 42.6 .........36.0 Sanders .......... 1 (22.0) Punt Returns-Average Per .............. 3.8 .........28.0 PUNT RETURNS (AVG.) Punt Returns-Average Per Allowed ....... 5.2 ..........6.2 Burse .............5 (3.8) Ginn .......... 3 (28.0) Kickoff Returns-Average Per ........... 38.0 .........15.4 Kickoff Returns-Average Per Allowed .... 25.0 .........23.4 FIELD GOALS Field Goals Made/Attempted ............ 3/3 ..........9/9 McManus .......3/3 (1.000) Catanzaro .....9/9 (1.000) PENALTIES PUNTS (GROSS/NET AVG.) Penalties Against/Yards ............. 22/168 .......17/130 Colquitt .....16 (46.5/42.6) Butler ......9 (47.9/36.0) Opponent Penalties Against/Yards ..... 23/141 .......24/224 DENVER VS. ARIZONA — 2 — SUNDAY, OCT. 5, 2014 denver broncos weekly release BRONCOS-CARDINALS SERIES BREAKDOWN / ALL-TIME RESULTS / CONNECTIONS G/C Ted Larsen at N.C. State... Broncos S David Bruton was teammates BRONCOS/CARDINALS SERIES BREAKDOWN with Cardinals WR Michael Floyd (2008), TE John Carlson (2005-06) (REGULAR SEASON) and RB Robert Hughes (2007-08) at Notre Dame... Denver OL Michael Schofield and Arizona LB Kenny Demens played four seasons (2009-12) Series Meetings: 9 together at Michigan..