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 #10 ON THE AIRWAVES: TELEVISION (CBS) Denver Broncos (3-5) Play-by-Play: Kevin Harlan Analyst: Trent Green Sideline: Melanie Collins at LOCAL ENGLISH RADIO (KOA - 850 AM/94.1 FM & The Fox - 103.5 FM) Las Vegas Raiders (5-3) Play-by-Play: Dave Logan Analyst: Rick Lewis Sideline: Susie Wargin Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020 • 1:05 p.m. PST SPANISH RADIO (KNRV - 1150 AM) Allegiant Stadium • Las Vegas Play-by-Play: Carlos Valdez Analyst: Salvador Hernandez DENVER BRONCOS HEAD TO LAS VEGAS TO TAKE ON THE QUICK HITS RAIDERS FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THEIR NEW HOME The Broncos, who are a combined 25-35-0 against the Raiders when play- The Denver Broncos (3-5), who are ing their AFC West rival in Los Angeles or Oakland, will play their first game 1-1 this season in the AFC West, will in Las Vegas. See Page 3 face the Las Vegas Raiders (5-3) for The Broncos and Raiders have split the season series in each of the past the first time in their division rival's five years. See Page 4 new home. Tight end Noah Fant needs 89 receiving yards to become the 18th tight Denver last defeated the Raiders end in NFL history to reach 1,000 receiving yards by his 24th career game. away from home in 2015. Kickoff on See Page 5 Sunday at Allegiant Stadium is set for 1:05 p.m. PST. Late Owner Pat Bowlen, who passed away at the age of 75 on June 13, 2020 DENVER BRONCOS SCHEDULE/RESULTS 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 REGULAR SEASON and made significant contributions to the growth of the game. See Pages 6-8 Wk. Day Date Opponent Site Time/Result TV/Rec. Since President of Football Operations/GM John Elway was hired in 2011, 1 Mon. Sept. 14 TENNESSEE Empower Field at Mile High L, 16-14 0-1 the Broncos rank among the NFL leaders in total wins (94), regular-sea- 2 Sun. Sept. 20 at Pittsburgh Heinz Field L, 26-21 0-2 son wins (88), division titles (5), Super Bowl appearances (2) and World 3 Sun. Sept. 27 TAMPA BAY Empower Field at Mile High L, 28-10 0-3 Championships (1) during that span. See Page 9 4 Thu. Oct. 1 at N.Y. Jets MetLife Stadium W, 37-28 1-3 Head Coach Vic Fangio improved his career record as a defensive coordi- 5 Sun. Oct. 11 BYE nator or head coach against rookie quarterbacks to 17-8 after the Broncos' 6 Sun. Oct. 18 at New England Gillette Stadium W, 18-12 2-3 victory against Justin Herbert and the Chargers in Week 8. See Page 10 7 Sun. Oct. 25 KANSAS CITY Empower Field at Mile High L, 43-16 2-4 The Broncos 2020 rookie class has combined to play 2,557 total snaps 8 Sun. Nov. 1 L.A. CHARGERS Empower Field at Mile High W, 31-30 3-4 through Week 9, which is the third most in the NFL. See Page 12 9 Sun. Nov. 8 at Atlanta Mercedes-Benz Stadium L, 34-27 3-5 Running back Phillip Lindsay is the only player since the 1970 AFL/NFL 10 Sun. Nov. 15 at Las Vegas Allegiant Stadium 1:05 p.m. PST CBS merger to have 450+ career rushes with zero fumbles. See Page 15 11 Sun. Nov. 22 MIAMI Empower Field at Mile High 2:05 p.m. MDT CBS* 12 Sun. Nov. 29 NEW ORLEANS Empower Field at Mile High 2:05 p.m. MST FOX* Rookie wide receiver Jerry Jeudy has made 30 catches for 484 yards (16.1 13 Sun. Dec. 6 at Kansas City Arrowhead Stadium 7:20 p.m. CST NBC* avg.) with two touchdowns through his first eight games. His 484 yards rank fourth in the NFL among first-year pass catchers. See Page 18 14 Sun. Dec. 13 at Carolina Bank of America Stadium 1 p.m. EST CBS* 15 Sat./Sun. Dec. 19/20 BUFFALO Empower Field at Mile High TBD TBD The Broncos rank first in the NFL since the start of the 2019 season in red 16 Sat./Sun. Dec. 26/27 at L.A. Chargers SoFi Stadium TBD TBD zone scoring defense, allowing a touchdown on only 32 of 75 opponent 17 Sun. Jan. 3 LAS VEGAS Empower Field at Mile High 2:25 p.m. MST CBS* trips (42.7%) into the red zone. See Page 19 * - Sunday night games in Weeks 5-16 subject to change per the NFL's flexible scheduling format; Safety Justin Simmons has recorded three interceptions through eight Week 15 and 16 games TBD; # - NFL Network and Amazon simulcast subject to change; ^ - Date, games in 2020. His 14 career interceptions are tied for the third most 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/RAIDERS COMPARISON (2020) BRONCOS/RAIDERS INDIVIDUAL COMPARISON (2020) NFL Top 10 BRONCOS RAIDERS NFL Bottom 10 PASSING YARDS Lock ...............1,240 Carr .............2,002 3-5 5-3 Driskel ...............432 GENERAL Rypien ...............295 -7 (T-30th) Turnover Margin (Rk) -4 (T-26th) RUSHING YARDS 29:08 (22nd) Time of Possession Avg. (Rk) 31:44 (9th) Gordon ..............393 Jacobs .............588 Lindsay ..............310 Booker .............223 OFFENSE Freeman ...............68 Carr ...............108 336.6 (26th) Net Yards Per Game (Rk) 371.6 (14th) 5.16 (26th) Yards Per Play (Rk) 5.80 (14th) RECEIVING YARDS 21.8 (27th) Points Per Game (Rk) 27.3 (11th) Jeudy ................484 Waller ..............394 Patrick ...............383 Renfrow ............369 111.6 (16th) Net Rushing YPG (Rk) 131.3 (9th) Fant .................349 Agholor ............347 225.0 (24th) Net Passing YPG (Rk) 240.4 (19th) 12 (T-31st) Had Intercepted (Rk) 2 (T-2nd) POINTS SCORED McManus ..............64 Carlson ..............74 4 (T-14th) Fumbles Lost (Rk) 7 (30th) Gordon ...............30 Jacobs ..............36 16 (30th) Giveaways (Rk) 9 (T-7th) Patrick ................18 Agholor ............. 30 21 (T-21st) Sacks Allowed (Rk) 14 (T-11th) 37.3% (29th) Third Down Pct. (Rk) 50.9% (2nd) INTERCEPTIONS Simmons ...............3 Three Players ..........3 54.5% (27th) Red Zone Pct. (Rk) 58.6% (21st) Callahan ................ 2 DEFENSE Williams ................ 1 360.4 (16th) Net Yards Per Game (Rk) 385.6 (23rd) 5.33 (10th) Yards Per Play (Rk) 6.08 (26th) SACKS Chubb ...............5.5 Crosby .............5.0 27.1 (22nd) Points Per Game (Rk) 28.6 (24th) Reed ................5.0 Nassib .............1.5 119.5 (18th) Net Rushing YPG (Rk) 118.5 (16th) Harris ................2.5 Lawson/Smith .......1.0 240.9 (17th) Net Passing YPG (Rk) 267.1 (26th) 6 (T-17th) Interceptions (Rk) 3 (T-28th) DEFENSIVE TACKLES (PRESS BOX TOTALS) 3 (T-18th) Fumble Recoveries (Rk) 2 (T-25th) Johnson ...............64 Littleton .............48 9 (T-20th) Takeaways (Rk) 5 (T-31st) Jewell ................57 Joyner ..............41 Simmons ..............49 Abram ..............39 22 (T-8th) Sacks (Rk) 9 (T-30th) Jackson ...............48 Harris/Kwiatkowski ....36 37.1% (5th) Third Down Pct. (Rk) 47.4% (22nd) 48.2% (2nd) Red Zone Pct. (Rk) 66.6% (T-19th) KICKOFF RETURNS (AVG.) Cleveland ......... 7 (22.4) Richard ........9 (25.1) SPECIAL TEAMS Spencer .......... 4 (17.5) Ruggs .........2 (12.5) 45.8 (15th) Gross Punting Avg. (Rk) 43.7 (27th) Hamler ........... 2 (21.0) Nixon ..........1 (18.0) 38.7 (25th) Net Punting Avg. (Rk) 39.6 (20th) 10.9 (7th) Punt Return Avg. (Rk) 13.7 (2nd) PUNT RETURNS (AVG.) Spencer .......... 6 (13.7) Renfrow ........7 (13.7) 9.9 (22nd) Punt Return Avg. Against (Rk) 11.1 (25th) Hamler ............ 2 (4.0) 20.7 (21st) Kickoff Return Avg. (Rk) 20.4 (23rd) Callahan ........... 1 (8.0) 31.8 (32nd) Kickoff Return Avg. Against (Rk) 25.6 (25th) 94.1% (T-7th) Field Goal Pct. (Rk) 89.4% (T-12th) FIELD GOALS McManus ...... 16/17 (.941) Carlson ......17/19 (.894) PENALTIES 41 (T-7th) Penalties Committed 38 (T-4th) PUNTS (GROSS/NET AVG.) 48 (T-15th) Opponent Penalties Committed 48 (T-15th) Martin ......31 (47.6/40.3) Cole ......19 (43.7/39.6) 2 2020 NFL STANDINGS BRONCOS/RAIDERS REGULAR-SEASON SERIES BREAKDOWN AFC East Series Meetings: 119 Team W L T Pct PF PA Home Road Div AFC NFC Broncos Record: 53-64-2 (Home: 28-29-2 / Away: 25-35-0) Buf. 7 2 0 .778 242 233 4-1 3-1 4-0 5-2 2-0 First Game: at Den. 31, Oak. 14 (10/2/60) Last Game: at Den. 16, Oak. 15 (12/29/19) Mia. 5 3 0 .625 222 161 2-2 3-1 1-2 2-2 3-1 Current Streak: Won, 1 N.E. 3 5 0 .375 166 194 2-2 1-3 2-1 3-3 0-2 Longest Den. Win Streak: 8 (11/6/11 - 12/13/15) NYJ 0 9 0 .000 121 268 0-5 0-4 0-4 0-7 0-2 Longest L.V. Win Streak: 14 (11/21/65 - 12/19/71) AFC North Last Den. Home Win: at Den. 16, Oak. 15 (12/29/19) Team W L T Pct PF PA Home Road Div AFC NFC Last Den.