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: #17 TELEVISION (CBS) Play-by-Play: Spero Dedes Analyst: Adam Archuleta Denver Broncos (6-9) NATIONAL RADIO (Sports USA) vs. Play-by-Play: Josh Appel Analyst: Doug Plank LOCAL ENGLISH RADIO (KOA - 850 AM/94.1 FM & The Fox - 103.5 FM) Los Angeles Chargers (11-4) Play-by-Play: Dave Logan Analyst: Rick Lewis Sideline: Tyler Polumbus Sunday, Dec. 30, 2018 • 2:25 p.m. MST LOCAL SPANISH RADIO (KNRV - 1150 AM) Broncos Stadium at Mile High (76,125) • Denver Play-by-Play: Carlos Valdez Analyst: Salvador Hernandez Sideline: Hector Salazar BRONCOS TO CLOSE OUT SEASON AGAINST CHARGERS QUICK HITS The Denver Broncos (6-9) will close Denver is 65-51-1 (.560) all-time in the regular-season against the out their 2018 season at home against Chargers, including 40-17-1 (.698) at home. See Page 4 the Los Angeles Chargers (11-4). Broncos Owner Pat Bowlen in August was named a finalist for the Pro Kickoff at Broncos Stadium at Mile Football Hall of Fame Class of 2019 as a contributor nominee. See Page 6 High on Sunday is set for 2:25 p.m. MST. Denver has the fifth-best win percentage (.598) in all of professional sports 2018 DENVER BRONCOS SCHEDULE/RESULTS during Pat Bowlen's tenure (1984-present) with his 354 overall wins rep- resenting the fourth-most in history among modern-day owners. See Page 6 PRESEASON Pat Bowlen has served a combined 91 seasons on 15 different NFL com- Wk. Day Date Opponent Site Result Rec. mittees during his ownership with only Pro Football Hall of Fame owners 1 Sat. Aug. 11 MINNESOTA Broncos Stadium at Mile High L, 42-28 0-1 Dan Rooney (18) and Lamar Hunt (16) serving on more. See Page 8 2 Sat. Aug. 18 CHICAGO Broncos Stadium at Mile High L, 24-23 0-2 Since President of Football Operations/GM John Elway was hired in 2011, 3 Fri. Aug. 24 at Washington FedExField W, 29-17 1-2 the Broncos rank among the NFL leaders in total wins (84), regular-sea- 4 Thu. Aug. 30 at Arizona State Farm Stadium W, 21-10 2-2 son wins (78), division titles (5), Super Bowl appearances (2) and World REGULAR SEASON Championships (1) during that span. See Page 9 Wk. Day Date Opponent Site Time/Result TV/Rec. During Elway’s seven seasons as an executive (2011-pres.), he has signed or extended the contracts of 17 players who have combined for 36 Pro 1 Sun. Sept. 9 SEATTLE Broncos Stadium at Mile High W, 27-24 1-0 Bowl selections with the Broncos. See Page 9 2 Sun. Sept. 16 OAKLAND Broncos Stadium at Mile High W, 20-19 2-0 Seven different rookies have combined for 51 starts for the Broncos this sea- 3 Sun. Sept. 23 at Baltimore M&T Bank Stadium L, 27-14 2-1 son—the third most starts by a rookie class in franchise history. See Page 11 4 Mon. Oct. 1 KANSAS CITY Broncos Stadium at Mile High L, 27-23 2-2 5 Sun. Oct. 7 at N.Y. Jets MetLife Stadium L, 34-16 2-3 Denver's top offensive rookie trio—running backs Phillip Lindsay and Royce Freeman, along with wide receiver Courtland Sutton—have com- 6 Sun. Oct. 14 L.A. RAMS Broncos Stadium at Mile High L, 23-20 2-4 bined for 2,446 yards from scrimmage in 2018 with that total representing 7 Thu. Oct. 18 at Arizona State Farm Stadium W, 45-10 3-4 the sixth-most yards by a rookie trio through 15 games since the 1970 NFL 8 Sun. Oct. 28 at Kansas City Arrowhead Stadium L, 30-23 3-5 merger. See Page 12 9 Sun. Nov. 4 HOUSTON Broncos Stadium at Mile High L, 19-17 3-6 Running back Phillip Lindsay is the first undrafted offensive player to 10 Sun. Nov. 11 BYE make the Pro Bowl as a rookie. See Page 12 11 Sun. Nov. 18 at L.A. Chargers ROKiT Field at StubHub Center W, 23-22 4-6 Wide receiver Courtland Sutton's 679 receiving yards are the fourth most 12 Sun. Nov. 25 PITTSBURGH Broncos Stadium at Mile High W, 24-17 5-6 in Broncos history by a rookie. See Page 14 13 Sun. Dec. 2 at Cincinnati Paul Brown Stadium W, 24-10 6-6 Linebacker Von Miller was selected to his seventh career Pro Bowl in 2018 14 Sun. Dec. 9 at San Francisco Levi’s Stadium L, 20-14 6-7 to become the sixth player in franchise history to be selected to at least 15 Sat. Dec. 15 CLEVELAND Broncos Stadium at Mile High L, 17-16 6-8 seven Pro Bowls. See Page 14 16 Mon. Dec. 24 at Oakland Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum L, 27-14 6-9 Linebacker Bradley Chubb's 12 sacks are the most by a rookie in Broncos 17 Sun. Dec. 30 L.A. CHARGERS Broncos Stadium at Mile High 2:25 p.m. MST CBS history and tied for the sixth most in NFL history by a rookie. See Page 16 BRONCOS/CHARGERS TEAM COMPARISON BRONCOS/CHARGERS INDIVIDUAL COMPARISON NFL Top 10 BRONCOS CHARGERS NFL Bottom 10 PASSING YARDS Keenum ............3,598 Rivers ............4,132 6-9 11-4 GENERAL RUSHING YARDS +7 (7th) Turnover Margin (Rk) +1 (T-14th) Lindsay ............1,037 Gordon .............843 Freeman ..............461 Ekeler ..............496 28:47 (28th) Time of Possession Avg. (Rk) 30:53 (9th) Booker ...............169 Jackson. ............196 OFFENSE RECEIVING YARDS 348.8 (20th) Net Yards Per Game (Rk) 379.1 (10th) Sanders* .............868 Allen .............1,132 5.6 (19th) Yards Per Play (Rk) 6.4 (3rd) Sutton ...............679 T. Williams ..........630 21.3 (22nd) Points Per Game (Rk) 27.0 (5th) De. Thomas* ..........402 M. Williams .........599 121.7 (11th) Net Rushing YPG (Rk) 117.1 (15th) 227.1 (19th) Net Passing YPG (Rk) 261.9 (12th) POINTS SCORED 14 (T-21st) Had Intercepted (Rk) 10 (T-9th) McManus ..............92 Gordon ..............88 Lindsay ...............60 Badgley .............69 3 (1st) Fumbles Lost (Rk) 5 (T-5th) Two Players ............30 M. Williams ..........62 17 (T-8th) Giveaways (Rk) 15 (T-3rd) INTERCEPTIONS 33 (T-8th) Sacks Allowed (Rk) 33 (T-8th) Harris Jr.* ..............3 Two Players ...........3 33.7% (28th) Third Down Pct. (Rk) 39.8% (15th) Simmons ...............3 Six Players ............1 59.5% (14th) Red Zone Pct. (Rk) 62.8% (11th) Stewart ................2 DEFENSE SACKS 371.1 (23rd) Net Yards Per Game (Rk) 331.3 (8th) Miller ...............14.5 Ingram .............7.0 5.8 (20th) Yards Per Play (Rk) 5.5 (12th) Chubb ..............12.0 Rochell .............5.0 21.7 (12th) Points Per Game (Rk) 21.3 (8th) Two Players ...........3.0 Bosa ...............4.5 119.8 (21st) Net Rushing YPG (Rk) 107.4 (9th) DEFENSIVE TACKLES (PRESS BOX TOTALS) 251.3 (22nd) Net Passing YPG (Rk) 223.9 (7th) Davis ................108 James ..............99 15 (T-6th) Interceptions (Rk) 12 (T-16th) Simmons ..............94 Brown ..............91 9 (T-11th) Fumble Recoveries (Rk) 4 (T-29th) Stewart ...............58 Addae ...............71 24 (T-8th) Takeaways (Rk) 16 (T-21st) Chubb ................56 Phillips ..............65 43 (T-6th) Sacks (Rk) 37 (T-19th) Harris Jr.* .............49 King ................55 39.0% (17th) Third Down Pct. (Rk) 39.9% (21st) KICKOFF RETURNS (AVG.) 56.1% (13th) Red Zone Pct. (Rk) 52.1% (9th) Lindsay .......... 7 (23.3) King ..........22 (23.7) SPECIAL TEAMS Booker ........... 5 (23.6) 44.7 (22nd) Gross Punting Avg. (Rk) 43.0 (32nd) PUNT RETURNS (AVG.) 40.1 (25th) Net Punting Avg. (Rk) 37.8 (32nd) Cracraft .......... 10 (3.7) King ..........23 (13.8) 4.6 (32nd) Punt Return Avg. (Rk) 10.8 (16th) A. Jones* ........ 10 (2.5) J. Jones* ........5 (4.8) 10.8 (30th) Punt Return Avg. Against (Rk) 9.8 (25th) 20. (30th) Kickoff Return Avg. (Rk) 23.3 (17th) FIELD GOALS (PCT.) 20.8 (5th) Kickoff Return Avg. Against (Rk) 21.8 (10th) McManus ......19/24 (.792) Badgley .....15/16 (.934) 79.2% (26th) Field Goal Pct. (Rk) 82.8% (20th) PUNTS (GROSS/NET AVG.) Wadman ....59 (45.0/38.6) D. Jones ...42 (41.8/38.0) PENALTIES King* .......20 (44.1/39.7) 114 (T-30th) Penalties Committed 107 (T-21st) *no longer on active roster 117 (4th) Opponent Penalties Committed 92 (25th) 2 BRONCOS/CHARGERS ALL-TIME RESULTS 1989 (10/8) W @Denver 16, San Diego 10 Mile High Stadium 1989 (12/24) L @San Diego 19, Denver 16 Jack Murphy Stadium Season (Date) W/L Result Site 1990 (11/11) L @San Diego 19, Denver 7 Jack Murphy Stadium 1960 (10/16) L Los Angeles 23, @Denver 19 Bears Stadium 1990 (12/16) W @Denver 20, San Diego 10 Mile High Stadium 1960 (12/10) L @Los Angeles 41, Denver 33 Los Angeles Coliseum 1991 (9/22) W @Denver 27, San Diego 19 Mile High Stadium 1961 (10/29) L @San Diego 37, Denver 0 Balboa Stadium 1991 (12/22) W Denver 17, @San Diego 14 Jack Murphy Stadium 1961 (11/12) L San Diego 19, @Denver 16 Bears Stadium 1992 (9/13) W @Denver 21, San Diego 13 Mile High Stadium 1962 (9/7) W @Denver 30, San Diego 21 Bears Stadium 1992 (10/25) L @San Diego 24, Denver 21 Jack Murphy Stadium 1962 (11/4) W Denver 23, @San Diego 20 Balboa Stadium 1993 (9/12) W @Denver 34, San Diego 17 Mile High Stadium 1963 (10/6) W @Denver 50, San Diego 34 Bears Stadium 1993 (12/5) L @San Diego 13, Denver 10 Jack Murphy Stadium 1963 (12/22) L @San Diego 58, Denver 20 Balboa Stadium 1994 (9/4) L San Diego 37, @Denver 34 Mile High Stadium 1964 (10/18) L @San Diego 42, Denver 14 Balboa Stadium 1994 (10/23) W Denver 20, @San Diego 15 Jack Murphy Stadium 1964 (11/8) L San Diego 31, @Denver 20 Bears Stadium 1995 (9/24) L @San Diego 17, Denver 6 Jack Murphy Stadium 1965 (9/11) L @San Diego 34, Denver 31 Balboa Stadium 1995 (11/19) W @Denver 30, San Diego 27 Mile High Stadium 1965 (11/7) L San Diego 35, @Denver 21 Bears Stadium 1996 (10/6) W @Denver 28, San Diego 17