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 #3 ON THE AIRWAVES: Denver Broncos (2-0) TELEVISION (CBS) at Play-by-Play: Andrew Catalon Analyst: James Lofton Sideline: Jane Slater Baltimore Ravens (1-1) LOCAL ENGLISH RADIO (KOA - 850 AM/94.1 FM & The Fox - 103.5 FM) Play-by-Play: Dave Logan Analyst: Rick Lewis Sideline: Tyler Polumbus Sunday, Sept. 23, 2018 • 1 p.m. EDT LOCAL SPANISH RADIO (KNRV - 1150 AM) M&T Bank Stadium (71,008) • Baltimore Play-by-Play: Carlos Valdez Analyst: Salvador Hernandez Sideline: Hector Salazar BRONCOS FACE FIRST ROAD TEST IN QUICK HITS EAST COAST MATCH UP WITH RAVENS The Broncos own a 6-5 (.545) all-time regular-season record against the The Denver Broncos (2-0) will Ravens, including a 1-4 (.200) mark in Baltimore. See Page 3 play their first road game of the Denver is 2-0 for the sixth consecutive year—the first team to win its first season when they travel to face the two games in six straight seasons since Miami from 1994-99. See Page 5 Baltimore Ravens (1-1) in Week 2. Kickoff at M&T Bank Stadium is set The Broncos have posted a 109-56-3 (.659) record in the opening month of the season since the 1970 merger to represent the second best win for 1 p.m. EDT. percentage in the NFL during that span. See Page 5 2018 DENVER BRONCOS SCHEDULE/RESULTS Broncos Owner Pat Bowlen last month was named a finalist for the Pro PRESEASON Football Hall of Fame Class of 2019 as a contributor nominee. See Page 5 Wk. Day Date Opponent Site Result Rec. Broncos own the third-best win percentage (.605) in all of professional 1 Sat. Aug. 11 MINNESOTA Broncos Stadium at Mile High L, 42-28 0-1 sports during Pat Bowlen's tenure (1984-present). See Page 6 2 Sat. Aug. 18 CHICAGO Broncos Stadium at Mile High L, 24-23 0-2 Pat Bowlen has served a combined 91 seasons on 15 different NFL com- 3 Fri. Aug. 24 at Washington FedExField W, 29-17 1-2 mittees during his ownership with only Pro Football Hall of Fame owners 4 Thu. Aug. 30 at Arizona University of Phoenix Stadium W, 21-10 2-2 Dan Rooney (18) and Lamar Hunt (16) serving on more. See Page 8 REGULAR SEASON Since President of Football Operations/GM John Elway was hired in 2011, Wk. Day Date Opponent Site Time/Result TV/Rec. the Broncos rank among the NFL leaders in total wins (80), regular-sea- 1 Sun. Sept. 9 SEATTLE Broncos Stadium at Mile High W, 27-24 1-0 son wins (74) division titles (5), Super Bowl appearances (2) and World 2 Sun. Sept. 16 OAKLAND Broncos Stadium at Mile High W, 20-19 2-0 Championships (1) during that span. See Page 9 3 Sun. Sept. 23 at Baltimore M&T Bank Stadium 1 p.m. EDT CBS During Elway’s seven seasons as an executive (2011-pres.), he has signed 4 Mon. Oct. 1 KANSAS CITY Broncos Stadium at Mile High 6:15 p.m. MDT ESPN or extended the contracts of 16 players who have combined for 34 Pro 5 Sun. Oct. 7 at N.Y. Jets MetLife Stadium 1 p.m. EDT CBS* Bowl selections with the Broncos. See Page 9 6 Sun. Oct. 14 L.A. RAMS Broncos Stadium at Mile High 2:05 p.m. MDT FOX* Vance Joseph enters his second season with the Broncos after being 7 Thu. Oct. 18 at Arizona University of Phoenix Stadium 5:20 p.m. MST FOX/NFLN named to that position on Jan. 11, 2017. See Page 9 8 Sun. Oct. 28 at Kansas City Arrowhead Stadium 12 p.m. CDT CBS* Denver has won a franchise-record 32 consecutive games when winning 9 Sun. Nov. 4 HOUSTON Broncos Stadium at Mile High 2:05 p.m. MST CBS* the turnover battle (dating to 2012) to represent the longest active streak 10 Sun. Nov. 11 BYE in the NFL. See Page 10 11 Sun. Nov. 18 at L.A. Chargers StubHub Center 1:05 p.m. PST CBS* The Broncos lead the NFL with 15 big plays (20+yards) through two weeks 12 Sun. Nov. 25 PITTSBURGH Broncos Stadium at Mile High 2:25 p.m. MST CBS* with six different players contributing in that category. See Page 13 13 Sun. Dec. 2 at Cincinnati Paul Brown Stadium 1 p.m. EST CBS* Case Keenum has a 13-3 regular-season record as a starting quarterback 14 Sun. Dec. 9 at San Francisco Levi’s Stadium 1:05 p.m. PST CBS* during the last two seasons with his .813 win percentage ranking second in 15 Sat. Dec. 15 CLEVELAND Broncos Stadium at Mile High TBD^ NFLN the NFL during that span (min. 10 GS). See Page 13 16 Mon. Dec. 24 at Oakland Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum 5:15 p.m. PST ESPN Running back Phillip Lindsay is the first undrafted rookie in NFL history to 17 Sun. Dec. 30 L.A. CHARGERS Broncos Stadium at Mile High 2:25 p.m. MST CBS* top 100 yards from scrimmage in each of his first two games. See Page 16 * - All NFL games scheduled Sundays from Weeks 5-17 are eligible to be moved due to the Linebacker Von Miller leads the league with 87.5 sacks since entering the league’s flexible scheduling format. ^ - Kickoff time for Week 15 (either 2:30 p.m. or 6:20 p.m. NFL in 2011, and his career average of 0.83 sacks per game ranks second MST) will be determined by the NFL after Week 8. in NFL history. See Page 17 BRONCOS/RAVENS TEAM COMPARISON BRONCOS/RAVENS INDIVIDUAL COMPARISON (2018) NFL Top 10 BRONCOS RAVENS NFL Bottom 10 PASSING YARDS 2-0 1-1 Keenum ..............551 Flacco ..............612 GENERAL Jackson .............24 -1 (T-21st) Turnover Margin (Rk) -2 (T-25th) 31:06 (T-10th) Time of Possession Avg. (Rk) 31:42 (7th) RUSHING YARDS Lindsay ..............178 Collins ..............48 OFFENSE Freeman ...............99 Jackson .............45 427.5 (4th) Net Yards Per Game (Rk) 397.0 (8th) Booker ................21 Dixon ...............44 6.3 (4th) Yards Per Play (Rk) 5.1 (22nd) 23.5 (T-13th) Points Per Game (Rk) 35.0 (3rd) RECEIVING YARDS 157.0 (2nd) Net Rushing YPG (Rk) 91.5 (23rd) Sanders ..............231 Brown .............136 270.5 (13th) Net Passing YPG (Rk) 305.5 (7th) De. Thomas ............81 Snead ..............103 4 (T-30th) Had Intercepted (Rk) 2 (T-15th) Butt ..................77 Crabtree .............94 0 (T-1st) Fumbles Lost (Rk) 2 (T-23rd) POINTS SCORED 4 (T-20th) Giveaways (Rk) 4 (T-20th) McManus ..............17 Tucker ..............16 2 (T-3rd) Sacks Allowed (Rk) 6 (T-22nd) 42.9% (T-7th) Third Down Pct. (Rk) 43.3% (6th) Five Players .............6 Two Players ..........12 60.0% (T-13th) Red Zone Pct. (Rk) 100.0% (T-1st) Five Players ...........6 DEFENSE INTERCEPTIONS 339.5 (15th) Net Yards Per Game (Rk) 263.0 (2nd) Two Players .............1 Two Players ...........1 5.9 (25th) Yards Per Play (Rk) 4.0 (1st) SACKS 21.5 (T-14th) Points Per Game (Rk) 18.5 (T-6th) Miller ................4.0 T. Young ...........2.0 78.0 (T-6th) Net Rushing YPG (Rk) 95.5 (15th) Two Players ...........1.0 Four Players .........1.0 261.5 (21st) Net Passing YPG (Rk) 167.5 (3rd) Two Players ...........0.5 2 (T-10th) Interceptions (Rk) 2 (T-10th) 1 (T-12th) Fumble Recoveries (Rk) 0 (T-25th) DEFENSIVE TACKLES (PRESS BOX TOTALS) 3 (T-12th) Takeaways (Rk) 2 (T-19th) Davis .................13 Jefferson ............13 7 (T-5th) Sacks (Rk) 6 (T-8th) Simmons ..............13 K. Young ............11 22.7% (1st) Third Down Pct. (Rk) 25.0% (2nd) Miller .................12 Two Players ...........9 50.0% (T-12th) Red Zone Pct. (Rk) 60.0% (T-18th) Marshall ...............10 Two Players ...........7 SPECIAL TEAMS Roby ..................7 Two Players ...........6 47.1 (T-14th) Gross Punting Avg. (Rk) 53.3 (3rd) KICKOFF RETURNS (AVG.) 43.3 (11th) Net Punting Avg. (Rk) 45.4 (6th) N/A J. Grant ........2 (28.0) 3.3 (26th) Punt Return Avg. (Rk) 7.4 (15th) 4.5 (13th) Punt Return Avg. Against (Rk) 8.6 (19th) PUNT RETURNS (AVG.) 0.0 (T-30th) Kickoff Return Avg. (Rk) 28.0 (9th) A. Jones .......... 3 (3.3) Harris ...........7 (7.4) 19.5 (11th) Kickoff Return Avg. Against (Rk) 27.6 (23rd) FIELD GOALS (PCT.) 100.0% (T-1st) Field Goal Pct. (Rk) 100.0% (T-1st) McManus .......4/4 (1.000) Tucker .......3/3 (1.000) PENALTIES PUNTS (GROSS/NET AVG.) 13 (T-9th) Penalties Committed 16 (T-20th) King ........10 (47.1/43.3) Koch .......8 (53.3/45.4) 11 (T-28th) Opponent Penalties Committed 19 (T-3rd) 2 BRONCOS/RAVENS REGULAR-SEASON SERIES BREAKDOWN FORMER RAVENS ON THE BRONCOS Series Meetings: 11 Broncos S Darian Stewart started 14-of-16 regular-season games and two postseason contests in his only season with Baltimore in 2014... Broncos Record: 6-5-0 (Home: 5-1-0 / Away: 1-4-0) Senior Personnel Advisor Gary Kubiak spent the 2014 season as the First Game: at Den. 45, Bal. 34 (10/20/96) Ravens' offensive coordinator before being hired as Denver's head coach Last Game: at Den.