denver broncos 2012 weekly press release Media Relations Staff Patrick Smyth, Executive Director of Media Relations • (303-264-5536) • [email protected] Rebecca Villanueva, Media Services Manager • (303-264-5598) • [email protected] Erich Schubert, Media Relations Coordinator • (303-264-5503) • [email protected] 2 World Championships • 6 Super Bowls • 8 AFC Title Games • 11 AFC West Titles • 18 Playoff Berths • 24 Winning Seasons FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TUESDAY, OCT. 9, 2012 BRONCOS SET TO FACE CHARGERS ON MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL Denver Broncos (2-3) at San Diego Chargers (3-2) Monday, Oct. 15, 2012 • 5:30 p.m. PDT Qualcomm Stadium (70,000) • San Diego THIS WEEK’S GAME BRONCOS 2012 SCHEDULE/RESULTS The Denver Broncos (2-3) look to keep pace in the AFC West with the divi- PRESEASON sion-leading San Diego Chargers (3-2) on ESPN’s Monday Night Football. Wk. Day Date Opponent Site Result Rec. Kickoff for the game at Qualcomm Stadium is set for 5:30 p.m. PDT. 1 Thu. Aug. 9 at Chicago Soldier Field W, 31-3 1-0 2 Sat. Aug. 18 SEATTLE Sports Authority Field at Mile High L, 30-10 1-1 BROADCAST INFORMATION: 3 Sun. Aug. 26 SAN FRANCISCO Sports Authority Field at Mile High L, 29-24 1-2 TELEVISION: ESPN (KTVD-20 local): Mike Tirico (play-by- 4 Thu. Aug. 30 at Arizona University of Phoenix Stadium W, 16-13 2-2 play) and Jon Gruden (color commentary) will call the game REGULAR SEASON with Lisa Salters reporting from the sidelines. Wk. Day Date Opponent Site Time/Result TV/Rec. 1 Sun. Sept. 9 PITTSBURGH Sports Authority Field at Mile High W, 31-19 1-0 LOCAL RADIO: KOA Radio (850 AM): Dave Logan (play-by-play) and Ed 2 Mon. Sept. 17 at Atlanta Georgia Dome L, 27-21 1-1 McCaffrey (color commentary) will call the game with Alan Roach report- 3 Sun. Sept. 23 HOUSTON Sports Authority Field at Mile High L, 31-25 1-2 ing from the sidelines. 4 Sun. Sept. 30 OAKLAND Sports Authority Field at Mile High W, 37-6 2-2 LOCAL SPANISH RADIO: KMXA (1090 AM)/KJMN (92.1 FM): Luis Canela 5 Sun. Oct. 7 at New England Gillette Stadium L, 31-21 2-3 6 Mon. Oct. 15 at San Diego Qualcomm Stadium 5:30 p.m. PDT ESPN (NTL) (play-by-play) and Rafael Medina (color commentary) will call the game. 7 BYE NATIONAL RADIO: Dial Global Radio Sports: Kevin Harlan (play-by- 8 Sun. Oct. 28 NEW ORLEANS Sports Authority Field at Mile High 6:20 p.m. MDT NBC (NTL) play) and Dan Fouts (color commentary) will call the game with Mark 9 Sun. Nov. 4 at Cincinnati Paul Brown Stadium 1 p.m. EST CBS Malone reporting from the sidelines. 10 Sun. Nov. 11 at Carolina Bank of America Stadium 1 p.m. EST CBS 11 Sun. Nov. 18 SAN DIEGO Sports Authority Field at Mile High 2:25 p.m. MST CBS* QUICK HITS 12 Sun. Nov. 25 at Kansas City Arrowhead Stadium 12 p.m. CST CBS* 13 Sun. Dec. 2 TAMPA BAY Sports Authority Field at Mile High 2:05 p.m. MST FOX* * - The Broncos lead the NFL with a +52 scoring differential in the fourth 14 Thu. Dec. 6 at Oakland O.co Coliseum 5:20 p.m. PST NFLN (NTL) 15 Sun. Dec. 16 at Baltimore M&T Bank Stadium 1 p.m. EST CBS* quarter through five games this season. See Page 5 16 Sun. Dec. 23 CLEVELAND Sports Authority Field at Mile High 2:05 p.m. MST CBS* * - Broncos Owner & CEO Pat Bowlen is in his 29th season as owner of 17 Sun. Dec. 30 KANSAS CITY Sports Authority Field at Mile High 2:25 p.m. MST CBS* the Broncos in 2012, and his club’s 265 regular-season wins rank third in * - Time subject to change the NFL during his tenure. See Page 20 * - Executive Vice President of Football Operations John Elway has spear- 2012 AFC WEST STANDINGS headed the acquisitions of several key players, including the only four-time Team W L T PF PA Home Road AFC NFC DIV Streak MVP in league history, QB Peyton Manning. See Page 21 San Diego 3 2 0 124 102 1-1 2-1 3-0 0-2 2-0 Lost 1 * - Head Coach John Fox, who is in his second season with the Broncos Denver 2 3 0 135 114 2-1 0-2 2-2 0-1 1-0 Lost 1 in 2012, ranks third among active NFL coaches with 89 overall victories since 2002. See Page 22 Oakland 1 3 0 67 125 1-1 0-2 1-3 0-0 0-2 Lost 1 Kansas City 1 4 0 94 145 0-3 1-1 0-3 1-1 0-1 Lost 2 * - WR Demaryius Thomas currently ranks second in the NFL with 513 receiving yards through five games—just one yard off the league leader (Brian Hartline, Mia.). See Page 11 DENVER BRONCOS MEDIA ROOM * - LB Von Miller leads the NFL with 12 tackles for a loss through five The Denver Broncos have a media-only website, which was created to games this season—just seven TFLs shy of his entire total in 2011 when assist accredited media in their coverage of the Broncos. By going to he was named NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year. See Page 16 http://media.denverbroncos.com, members of the press will find weekly * - K Matt Prater is the most accurate kicker in NFL history in the fourth releases, press releases, rosters, depth charts, updated bios, transcripts, quarter or overtime, having converted 31-of-32 attempts during those peri- injury reports, game recaps, news clippings, photos, credential applica- ods in his career. See Page 17 tions, a comprehensive historical database and much more. DENVER at san diego — 1 — monday, oct. 15, 2012 denver broncos 2012 weekly release TEAM COMPARISONS BRONCOS/CHARGERS 2012 TEAM COMPARISON BRONCOS/CHARGERS 2012 INDIVIDUAL COMPARISON BRONCOS CHARGERS BRONCOS CHARGERS Record . .2-3 . .3-2 PASSING YARDS Division Standing . .2nd (AFCW) . .1st (AFCW) Manning . .1,507 Rivers . .1,251 Turnover Margin (NFL Rank) . .-6 (T-28th) . .+2 (T-11th) RUSHING YARDS OFFENSE McGahee . .376 Mathews . .185 Net Yards Per Game (NFL Rank) . .390.0 (9th) . .334.8 (23rd) Hillman . .47 Battle . .173 Yards Per Play (NFL Rank) . .5.7 (10th) . .5.4 (17th) Ball . .45 Brinkley . .60 Points Per Game (NFL Rank) . .27 (9th) . 24.8 (13th) RECEIVING YARDS Possession Average . .28:26 . .32:29 D. Thomas . .513 Floyd . .358 Net Rushing Yards Per Game . .101.2 . .103.4 Decker . .343 Brown . .149 Net Passing Yards Per Game . .288.8 . .231.4 Tamme . .175 Gates . .143 Had Intercepted/Yards . .3/80 . .5.51 POINTS SCORED Sacks Allowed/Yards . .10/63 . .14/94 Prater . .35 Kaeding . .27 Fumbles/Lost . .7/7 . .8/3 McGahee . .20 Battle . .24 Third Down Pct. (NFL Rank) . .47.8% (3rd) . .41.5% (T-10th) Dreessen . .18 Novak . .19 Red Zone TD Pct. (NFL Rank) . 66.7% (T-2nd) . .55.0% (12th) Giveaways (NFL Rank) . 10 (T-22nd) . .8 (T-19th) INTERCEPTIONS Porter, Woodyard . .1 Cason, Weddle . .2 DEFENSE Butler, Jammer . .1 Net Yards Per Game (NFL Rank) . .335.2 (13th) . .334.0 (T-11th) Yards Per Play (NFL Rank) . .4.9 (6th) . .5.4 (15th) SACKS Miller . .5.0 Phillips . .4.5 Points Per Game (NFL Rank) . .22.8 (19th) . .20.4 (11th) Dumervil . .3.0 Five players . .1.0 Net Rushing Yards Per Game . .120.2 . .74.0 Wolfe, Woodyard . .2.0 Net Passing Yards Per Game . .215.0 . .260.0 Intercepted By/Yards . .2/50 . .6/93 DEFENSIVE TACKLES (PRESS BOX TOTALS) Sacks For/Yards . .14/104 . .10/67 Moore . .37 Bigby . .33 Opponent Fumbles/Lost . .6/2 . .10/4 Woodyard . .36 Butler . .31 Third Down Pct. (NFL Rank) . .46.7% (29th) . .42.9% (23rd) Adams . .34 Weddle . .27 Red Zone TD Pct. (NFL Rank) . .61.1% (20th) . .71.4% (31st) KICKOFF RETURNS (AVG.) Takeaways (NFL Rank) . 4 (T-25th) . .10 (T-9th) Bolden . .9 (21.1) Goodman . 13 (27.8) SPECIAL TEAMS Leonhard . .1 (18.0) Ingram . .1 (0.0) Punts-Average Yards (Gross) . .47.6 . .50.9 Gronkowski . .1 (0.0) Punts-Average Yards (Net) . .42.9 . .42.9 PUNT RETURNS (AVG.) Punt Returns-Average Per . .7.4 . .5.8 Leonhard . .12 (6.8) Royal . .7 (5.4) Punt Returns-Average Per Allowed . .5.6 . .10.9 Decker . .2 (11.0) Spurlock . .1 (8.0) Kickoff Returns-Average Per . .18.9 . .25.8 FIELD GOALS Kickoff Returns-Average Per Allowed . .16.2 . .24.4 Prater . .7/7 (100%) Kaeding . .7/7 (100%) Field Goals Made/Attempted . .7/7 . .11/12 Novak . .4/5 (80%) PENALTIES PUNTS (GROSS/NET AVG.) Penalties Against/Yards . .31/271 . .31/267 Colquitt . .18 (47.6/42.9) Scifres . .20(50.9/42.9) Opponent Penalties Against/Yards . .36/293 . .35/288 DENVER at san diego — 2 — monday, oct. 15, 2012 denver broncos 2012 weekly release SERIES BREAKDOWN / NOTABLE PERFORMANCES BRONCOS/CHARGERS SERIES BREAKDOWN BRONCOS/CHARGERS ALL-TIME RESULTS (REGULAR SEASON) Season (Date) W/L Result Site Series Meetings: 104 1960 (10/16) L Los Angeles 23, @Denver 19 Bears Stadium Broncos Record: 55-48-1(Home: 35-16-1 / Away: 20-32-0) 1960 (12/10) L @Los Angeles 41, Denver 33 Los Angeles Coliseum First Game: L.A. 23, at Den. 19 (10/16/60) 1961 (10/29) L @San Diego 37, Denver 0 Balboa Stadium Last Game: Den.