denver broncos 2007 weekly press release Regular Season Game #1 • Denver (0-0) at Buffalo (0-0) Sunday, Sept. 9, 2007 • 1 p.m. EDT RALPH WILSON STADIUM (73,967) • Orchard Park, New York Issue Date: Monday, Sept. 3, 2007 MEDIA RELATIONS CONTACT INFORMATION BRONCOS OPEN REGULAR SEASON WITH VISIT TO BUFFALO Jim Saccomano (303) 649-0572 [email protected] Paul Kirk (303) 649-0503 [email protected] The Denver Broncos begin their Patrick Smyth (303) 649-0536 [email protected] regular season on the road for the third consecutive season on Sunday Dave Gaylinn (303) 649-0512 [email protected] with their contest against the Buffalo Rebecca Villanueva (303) 649-0598 [email protected] Bills. Kickoff at Ralph Wilson Stadium is set for 1 p.m. EDT. WWW.DENVERBRONCOS.COM/MEDIAROOM The Broncos wrapped up the preseason with a 2-2 record, mark- The Denver Broncos have a media-only Web site, which was creat- ing the 12th time in the last 13 years that the club posted at least a ed to assist accredited media in their coverage of the Broncos. By .500 mark in its exhibition schedule. Denver, which narrowly going to www.DenverBroncos.com/Mediaroom, members of the missed the playoffs with a 9-7 record in 2006, will look to improve press will find complete statistical packages, press releases, rosters, its 29-17-1 (.630) all-time record in season openers that ranks as updated bios, transcripts, injury reports, game recaps, news clippings, the third best mark in the NFL. photos and much more. The 2007 Broncos Media Guide is available in PDF format on the media Web site as well as a complete archive of Winners of their last four games against the Bills, the Broncos gamebooks and flip cards for every game in franchise history. face a Buffalo team on Sunday that was 2-2 in the preseason. The Bills had a 7-9 record in 2006 and finished the year with a 5-4 record in their last nine games of the season. BRONCOS 2007 SCHEDULE Quarterback Jay Cutler, who started the Broncos’ final five games PRESEASON as a rookie in 2006, will look to continue his road success on Wk. Day Date Opponent Site Time/Result TV/Rec. Sunday in Buffalo. In his two career road games, Cutler has com- 1 Mon. Aug. 13 at San Francisco Monster Park W, 17-13 1-0 pleted 38-of-61 passes (62.3%) for 449 yards with four touch- 2 Sat. Aug. 18 at Dallas Texas Stadium L, 31-20 1-1 3 Sat. Aug. 25 CLEVELAND INVESCO Field at Mile High L, 17-16 1-2 downs and one interception for a 99.7 passer rating. 4 Thu. Aug. 30 ARIZONA INVESCO Field at Mile High W, 21-3 2-2 With a 10-4 (.714) all-time record in season openers, Mike REGULAR SEASON Shanahan owns the top winning percentage among all active NFL Wk. Day Date Opponent Site Time/Result TV/Rec. 1 Sun. Sept. 9 at Buffalo Ralph Wilson Stadium 1 p.m. EDT CBS head coaches who have coached at least five times on opening day. 2 Sun. Sept. 16 OAKLAND INVESCO Field at Mile High 2:15 p.m. MDT CBS Shanahan, who has 123 career regular-season wins as Denver’s 3 Sun. Sept. 23 JACKSONVILLE INVESCO Field at Mile High 2:05 p.m. MDT CBS head coach, enters Sunday’s game needing one victory to tie Pro 4 Sun. Sept. 30 at Indianapolis RCA Dome 4:15 p.m. EDT CBS Football Hall of Famer Hank Stram (Chiefs) for the 10th most wins 5 Sun. Oct. 7 SAN DIEGO INVESCO Field at Mile High 2:15 p.m. MDT CBS 6 Bye with one team in NFL history. 7 Sun. Oct. 21 PITTSBURGH INVESCO Field at Mile High 6:15 p.m. MDT NBC In addition to being Denver’s regular-season opener, Sunday’s game 8 Mon. Oct. 29 GREEN BAY INVESCO Field at Mile High 6:30 p.m. MDT ESPN holds historical significance for both the Broncos and professional 9 Sun. Nov. 4 at Detroit Ford Field 1 p.m. EST CBS football. It marks the 47th anniversary of the first game in the histo- 10 Sun. Nov. 11 at Kansas City Arrowhead Stadium 12 p.m. CST CBS 11 Mon. Nov. 19 TENNESSEE INVESCO Field at Mile High 6:30 p.m. MST ESPN ry of the Broncos and the American Football League—a 13-10 12 Sun. Nov. 25 at Chicago Soldier Field 12 p.m. CST CBS Denver road win against the Boston Patriots on Friday, Sept. 9, 1960. 13 Sun. Dec. 2 at Oakland McAfee Coliseum 1:05 p.m. PST CBS 14 Sun. Dec. 9 KANSAS CITY INVESCO Field at Mile High 2:15 p.m. MST CBS TELEVISION AND RADIO INFORMATION at BUFFALO 15 Thu. Dec. 13 at Houston Reliant Stadium 7:15 p.m. CST NFLN 16 Mon. Dec. 24 at San Diego Qualcomm Stadium 5 p.m. PST ESPN TELEVISION: CBS (KCNC-TV - Channel 4): Gus Johnson (play-by- 17 Sun. Dec. 30 MINNESOTA INVESCO Field at Mile High 2:15 p.m. MST FOX play) and Randy Cross (color commentary) will call the game. LOCAL RADIO: KOA Radio (850 AM): Dave Logan (play-by-play) 2007 AFC WEST FINAL PRESEASON STANDINGS and David Diaz-Infante (color commentary) will call the game while Team W L T PF PA Home Road AFC NFC DIV Streak Alan Roach reports from the sidelines. San Diego 3 1 0 95 81 1-1 2-0 0-0 3-1 0-0 Won 3 LOCAL SPANISH RADIO: KBNO Radio (1280 AM): Fernando Sergio Denver 2 2 0 74 64 1-1 1-1 0-1 2-1 0-0 Won 1 Oakland 2 2 0 82 78 2-0 0-2 0-0 2-2 0-0 Lost 1 (play-by-play) and Luke Sandoval (color commentary) will call the game. Kansas City 0 4 0 32 67 0-2 0-2 0-2 0-2 0-0 Lost 4 DENVER AT BUFFALO — 1 — SUNDAY, SEPT. 9, 2007 broncos 2007 weekly release GAME INFORMATION BRONCOS AT BILLS — POINTS OF INTEREST BRONCOS/BILLS 2006 COMPARISON Denver begins its 48th regular season on Sunday at Buffalo and has a 14- BRONCOS BILLS 17-1 all-time regular-season record against the Bills, including a 10-11 mark Record . .9-7 . .7-9 on the road... Denver also has faced the Bills once in the playoffs (a 10-7 loss Division Standing . .3rd (AFCW) . .3rd (AFCE) in the AFC Championship Game during the 1991 season)... The Broncos have NFL Offensive Ranking . .21st . .30th won their last four games against the Bills, a streak that ties for their third- Offense-Points Per Game . .19.9 . .18.8 longest active winning streak against any opponent... Denver’s four-game Possession Average . .29:50 . .28:04 Total Net Yards Per Game . .309.4 . .266.9 winning streak against the Bills began with a 22-7 win on Sept. 3, 1995, a Net Rushing Yards Per Game . .134.5 . .97.0 game that marked the first regular-season game of Mike Shanahan’s tenure Net Passing Yards Per Game . .174.9 . .169.9 as Denver’s head coach... Broncos Head Coach Mike Shanahan is 10-4 (.714) Had Intercepted/Yards Lost . .18/292 . .14/198 in season openers, and that winning percentage marks the best by any active Sacks Allowed/Yards Lost . .31/196 . .47/332 NFL head coach (min. 5 openers)... Shanahan owns an 8-4 (.667) record in Field Goals/FGA . .27/29 . .23/25 opening games during his time with Denver (1995-Pres.)... The Broncos have NFL Defensive Ranking . .14th . .18th a 29-17-1 all-time record in season openers (6-11 on the road), and that .630 Defense-Points Per Game . .19.1 . .19.4 Defense-Total Net Yards Per Game . .326.4 . .329.6 winning percentage is the third best by a club in NFL history... The Broncos Defense-Rushing Yards Per Game . .113.3 . .140.9 begin the year on the road for the third consecutive season, and that streak Defense-Passing Yards Per Game . .213.1 . .188.7 ties for the longest string of consecutive road openers in club history— Defense-Intercepted by/Yards . .17/244 . .13/203 Denver also began its season on the road from 1964-66... Sunday marks the Defense-Sacks For/Yards . .35/202 . .40/265 47th anniversary of the first game in the history of the Broncos and the Punts-Average Yards (Gross) . .41.7 . .43.6 American Football League—On Sept. 9, 1960, Denver earned a 13-10 win on Punts-Average Yards (Net) . .36.6 . .39.2 the road against the Boston Patriots... In his two career starts on the road, Punt Returns-Average Per . .9.2 . .10.8 Punt Returns-Average Per Allowed . .6.9 . .7.4 Broncos QB Jay Cutler has completed 38-of-61 passes (62.3%) for 449 Kickoff Returns-Average Per . .22.0 . .23.9 yards with four touchdowns and one interception (99.7 rtg.)... Broncos RB Kickoff Returns-Average Per Allowed . .26.9 . .21.3 Travis Henry was a second-round draft choice of the Bills in 2001 and played Penalties Against/Yards . .67/478 . .87/629 four seasons in Buffalo (2001-04), posting two 1,300-yard rushing seasons Fumbles/Lost . .29/12 . .28/15 and finishing his career ranked fourth in Buffalo history in rushing yards Opponent Fumbles/Lost .