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. 2, 2012 BRONCOS TRAVEL TO NEW ENGLAND FOR CONFERENCE TILT AGAINST PATRIOTS Denver Broncos (2-2) at New England Patriots (2-2) Sunday, Oct. 7, 2012 • 4:25 p.m. EDT Gillette Stadium (68,756) • Foxborough, Mass. THIS WEEK’S GAME BRONCOS 2012 SCHEDULE/RESULTS The Denver Broncos (2-2) will face their first conference road test on PRESEASON Sunday in their matchup with the New England Patriots (2-2). Kickoff for Wk. Day Date Opponent Site Result Rec. the game at Gillette Stadium is set for 4:25 p.m. EDT. 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: KCNC-TV (CBS 4): CBS’s No. 1 crew of Jim Nantz (play-by- 4 Thu. Aug. 30 at Arizona University of Phoenix Stadium W, 16-13 2-2 play) and Phil Simms (color commentary) will call the game. REGULAR SEASON Wk. Day Date Opponent Site Time/Result TV/Rec. LOCAL RADIO: KOA Radio (850 AM): Dave Logan (play-by-play) and Ed 1 Sun. Sept. 9 PITTSBURGH Sports Authority Field at Mile High W, 31-19 1-0 McCaffrey (color commentary) will call the game with Alan Roach report- 2 Mon. Sept. 17 at Atlanta Georgia Dome L, 27-21 1-1 ing from the sidelines. 3 Sun. Sept. 23 HOUSTON Sports Authority Field at Mile High L, 31-25 1-2 LOCAL SPANISH RADIO: KMXA (1090 AM)/KJMN (92.1 FM): Luis Canela 4 Sun. Sept. 30 OAKLAND Sports Authority Field at Mile High W, 37-6 2-2 (play-by-play) and Rafael Medina (color commentary) will call the game. 5 Sun. Oct. 7 at New England Gillette Stadium 4:25 p.m. EDT CBS 6 Mon. Oct. 15 at San Diego Qualcomm Stadium 5:30 p.m. PDT ESPN (NTL) NATIONAL RADIO: Dial Global Radio Sports: Kevin Kugler (play-by- 7 BYE play) and Mark Malone (color commentary) will call the game. 8 Sun. Oct. 28 NEW ORLEANS Sports Authority Field at Mile High 6:20 p.m. MDT NBC (NTL) 9 Sun. Nov. 4 at Cincinnati Paul Brown Stadium 1 p.m. EST CBS QUICK HITS 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* * - The Broncos lead the NFL with a +45 scoring differential in the fourth 12 Sun. Nov. 25 at Kansas City Arrowhead Stadium 12 p.m. CST CBS* quarter through four games this season. See Page 5 13 Sun. Dec. 2 TAMPA BAY Sports Authority Field at Mile High 2:05 p.m. MST FOX* 14 Thu. Dec. 6 at Oakland O.co Coliseum 5:20 p.m. PST NFLN (NTL) * - In last week’s 37-6 win against Oakland, Denver became just the 15 Sun. Dec. 16 at Baltimore M&T Bank Stadium 1 p.m. EST CBS* seventh team since the 1970 NFL merger to win by 30+points without the 16 Sun. Dec. 23 CLEVELAND Sports Authority Field at Mile High 2:05 p.m. MST CBS* benefit of a takeaway. See Page 8 17 Sun. Dec. 30 KANSAS CITY Sports Authority Field at Mile High 2:25 p.m. MST CBS* * - Broncos Owner & CEO Pat Bowlen is in his 29th season as owner of * - Time subject to change the Broncos in 2012, and his club’s 265 regular-season wins are tied for second in the NFL during his tenure. See Page 19 2012 AFC WEST STANDINGS * - Executive Vice President of Football Operations John Elway has spear- 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 20 San Diego 3 1 0 100 71 1-1 2-0 3-0 0-1 2-0 Won 1 * - Head Coach John Fox, who is in his second season with the Broncos Denver 2 2 0 114 83 2-1 0-1 2-1 0-1 1-0 Won 1 in 2012, is tied for third among active NFL coaches with 89 overall victo- Oakland 1 3 0 67 125 1-1 0-2 1-3 0-0 0-2 Lost 1 ries since 2002. See Page 21 Kansas City 1 3 0 88 136 0-2 1-1 0-2 1-1 0-1 Lost 1 * - WR Eric Decker (24 rec.) and WR Demaryius Thomas (21 rec.) have combined for 45 receptions through four games to tie for the second-high- DENVER BRONCOS MEDIA ROOM est total among wide receiver duos in the NFL. See Page 11 * - DE Elvis Dumervil (9 QBH) and LB Von Miller (7 QBH) have com- The Denver Broncos have a media-only website, which was created to bined for the second-most quarterback hits (16) in the NFL among pass assist accredited media in their coverage of the Broncos. By going to rushing tandems through four games. See Page 15 http://media.denverbroncos.com, members of the press will find weekly releases, press releases, rosters, depth charts, updated bios, transcripts, * - K Matt Prater is the most accurate kicker in NFL history in the fourth 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 new england — 1 — sunday, oct. 7, 2012 denver broncos 2012 weekly release TEAM COMPARISONS BRONCOS/PATRIOTS 2012 TEAM COMPARISON BRONCOS/PATRIOTS 2012 INDIVIDUAL COMPARISON BRONCOS PATRIOTS BRONCOS PATRIOTS Record . .2-2 . .2-2 PASSING YARDS Division Standing . 2nd (AFCW) . .T-1st (AFCE) Manning . .1,162 Brady . .1,227 Turnover Margin (NFL Rank) . .-4 (T-25th) . .+8 (2nd) RUSHING YARDS OFFENSE McGahee . .325 Ridley . .339 Net Yards Per Game (NFL Rank) . .387.0 (12th) . .438.3 (1st) Ball . .44 Bolden . .152 Yards Per Play (NFL Rank) . .5.6 (14th) . .5.9 (8th) Hillman . .38 Woodhead . .72 Points Per Game (NFL Rank) . .28.5 (7th) . 33.5 (1st) RECEIVING YARDS Possession Average . .29:30 . .31:08 D. Thomas . .325 Welker . .380 Net Rushing Yards Per Game . .109.0 . .144.0 Decker . .322 Lloyd . .287 Net Passing Yards Per Game . .278.0 . .294.3 Stokley . .158 Gronkowski . .260 Had Intercepted/Yards . .3/80 . .1/0 Sacks Allowed/Yards . .8/50 . .8/50 POINTS SCORED Fumbles/Lost . .4/4 . .4/2 Prater . .32 Gostkowski . .44 Third Down Pct. (NFL Rank) . .46.3% (4th) . .41.5% (12th) McGahee . .20 Gronkowski . .18 Red Zone TD Pct. (NFL Rank) . 64.3% (T-5th) . .61.1% (10th) Dreessen, D. Thomas . .12 Ridley . .18 Giveaways (NFL Rank) . 7 (T-21st) . .3 (T-4th) INTERCEPTIONS DEFENSE Porter, Woodyard . .1 McCourty, Wilson . .2 Net Yards Per Game (NFL Rank) . .308.0 (7th) . .366.8 (20th) Gregory, Mayo . .1 Yards Per Play (NFL Rank) . .4.9 (6th) . .5.7 (20th) Points Per Game (NFL Rank) . .20.8 (T-10th) . .23 (18th) SACKS Net Rushing Yards Per Game . .87.5 . .85.3 Miller . .3.0 Jones . .3.0 Net Passing Yards Per Game . .220.5 . .281.5 Dumervil . .2.5 Ninkovich . .1.5 Intercepted By/Yards . .2/50 . .6/92 Harris, Woodyard . .1.5 Cunningham, Hightower . .1.0 Sacks For/Yards . .10/74 . .7/18 DEFENSIVE TACKLES (PRESS BOX TOTALS) Opponent Fumbles/Lost . .4/1 . .7/5 Moore, Woodyard . .25 Mayo . .39 Third Down Pct. (NFL Rank) . .41.4% (23rd) . .41.2% (22nd) Adams . .22 McCourty . .22 Red Zone TD Pct. (NFL Rank) . .53.9% (T-17th) . .50.0% (T-12th) Dumervil . .16 Spikes . .19 Takeaways (NFL Rank) . .3 (T-25th) . .11 (T-3rd) KICKOFF RETURNS (AVG.) SPECIAL TEAMS Bolden . .6 (21.5) McCourty . 5 (23.6) Punts-Average Yards (Gross) . .48.0 . .36.3 Leonhard . .1 (18.0) Slater . .1 (19.0) Punts-Average Yards (Net) . .44.0 . .32.6 Punt Returns-Average Per . .7.4 . .11.0 PUNT RETURNS (AVG.) Punt Returns-Average Per Allowed . .5.7 . .7.3 Leonhard . .12 (6.8) Edelman . .6 (63.0) Kickoff Returns-Average Per . .21.0 . .22.8 Decker . .2 (11.0) Welker . .1 (14.0) Kickoff Returns-Average Per Allowed . .18.5 . .23.2 FIELD GOALS Field Goals Made/Attempted . .7/7 . .10/13 Prater . .7/7 (100%) Gostkowski . .10/13 (77%) PENALTIES Penalties Against/Yards . .27/250 . .22/173 PUNTS (GROSS/NET AVG.) Opponent Penalties Against/Yards . .30/234 . .25/221 Colquitt . .15 (48.0/44.0) Mesko . .16 (38.6/32.6) DENVER at new england — 2 — sunday, oct. 7, 2012 denver broncos 2012 weekly release SERIES BREAKDOWN / NOTABLE PERFORMANCES BRONCOS/PATRIOTS SERIES BREAKDOWN BRONCOS/PATRIOTS ALL-TIME RESULTS (REGULAR SEASON) Season (Date) W/L Result Site Series Meetings: 42 1960 (9/9) W Denver 13, @Boston 10 Boston University Field Broncos Record: 25-17-0 (Home: 16-9-0 / Away: 9-8-0) 1960 (10/23) W @Denver 31, Boston 24 Bears Stadium First Game: Den.