Week 17 • Denver (9-6) vs. Indianapolis (12-3) • INVESCO...
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Week 17 • Denver (9-6) vs. Indianapolis (12-3) • INVESCO Field at Mile High • 2:15 p.m. (MST)
BRONCOS BEAT TITANS KEEPING PLAYOFF HOPES ALIVE; HOST COLTS IN REGULAR-SEASON FINALE
Behind a potent offensive attack and a fierce defensive effort, Denver pounded Tennessee 37-16 at the Coliseum on Christmas day. Quarterback Jake Plummer completed 21 of 26 passes (80.7%) for 303 yards and two touchdowns, while running back Reuben Droughns scored three touchdowns, earning the Broncos their ninth win of the season. Denver out-gained Tennessee 496 yards to 153, including 193 on the ground and 303 through the air, while holding the Titans to 59 and 94 yards respectively. The Broncos’ defense stepped up, limiting Titans quarterback Billy Volek to just 111 yards passing on eight of 20 attempts, and picking him off twice (Kelly Herndon and D.J. Williams). Droughns led the Broncos on the ground, gaining 91 yards on 22 carries (4.1) and two touchdowns, and added a third on a 23-yard reception from Plummer.
In the regular-season finale, Denver hosts Indianapolis in a game that has huge playoff implications for the Broncos. Kickoff is scheduled for 2:15 p.m. (MST) at INVESCO Field at Mile High. With a win, Denver can earn one of two AFC Wild Card Playoff spots. Because both Baltimore and Jacksonville lost Sunday, with a win, Denver will improve to 10-6. If they finish in a tie with Buffalo (9-6 after a win Sunday), the Broncos hold the tiebreaker over the Bills, having a better conference record. The New York Jets are currently 10-5, and with a win Sunday at St. Louis, will clinch the other Wild Card. A complete playoff scenario breakdown can be found on page 3.
RADIO/TELEVISION vs. INDIANAPOLIS The Broncos and Colts game will be broadcast nationally on
CBS-TV and locally on KCNC-TV (Channel 4). Jim Nantz will provide the play-by-play, and joining him in the booth will be Phil Simms doing the color commentary. Bonnie Bernstein will be on the sidelines.
For the 35th consecutive year, KOA radio (850) is the flagship station for the Denver Broncos radio network, and every game this season will be broadcast. Dave Logan and Scott Hastings will provide the play-by-play and color commentary respectively, with Alan Roach on the sidelines. The Broncos radio network extends to nine states, and the KOA pregame show, hosted by Mike Rice, begins two hours prior to kickoff.
The game will also be broadcast in Spanish on KBNO radio (1280). Milo Sanchez will do the play-by-play, with Luke Sandoval adding color commentary.
Westwood One/CBS Radio will provide a national radio broadcast. The team includes Bob Fitzgerald and Jack Ham.
2004 AFC WEST STANDINGS Team W L T PF PA Home Road AFC NFC DIV Streak S.D. 11 4 0 422 296 6-1 5-3 8-3 3-1 4-1 L 1 Denver 9 6 0 348 290 5-2 4-4 6-5 3-1 3-3 W 1 K.C. 7 8 0 466 411 4-4 3-4 6-5 1-3 3-2 W 4 Oakland 5 10 0 314 429 3-4 2-6 3-8 2-2 1-5 L 1
DENVER BRONCOS 2004 SCHEDULE
Wk Day Date Opponent Site Time/Res. TV/Record
1 Sun. Sept. 12 KANSAS CITY INVESCO Field at Mile High W 34-24 1-0
2 Sun. Sept. 19 at Jacksonville ALLTEL Stadium L 6-7 1-1
3 Sun. Sept. 26 SAN DIEGO INVESCO Field at Mile High W 23-13 2-1
4 Sun. Oct. 3 at Tampa Bay Raymond James Stadium W 16-13 3-1
5 Sun. Oct. 10 CAROLINA INVESCO Field at Mile High W 20-17 4-1
6 Sun. Oct. 17 at Oakland Network Associates Coliseum W 31-3 5-1
7 Mon. Oct. 25 at Cincinnati Paul Brown Stadium L 10-23 5-2
8 Sun. Oct. 31 ATLANTA INVESCO Field at Mile High L 28-41 5-3
9 Sun. Nov. 7 HOUSTON INVESCO Field at Mile High W 31-13 6-3
10 BYE WEEK
11 Sun. Nov. 21 at New Orleans Louisiana Superdome W 34-13 7-3
12 Sun. Nov. 28 OAKLAND INVESCO Field at Mile High L 24-25 7-4
13 Sun. Dec. 5 at San Diego Qualcomm Stadium L 17-20 7-5
14 Sun. Dec. 12 MIAMI INVESCO Field at Mile High W 20-17 8-5
15 Sun. Dec. 19 at Kansas City Arrowhead Stadium L 17-45 8-6
16 Sat. Dec. 25 at Tennessee The Coliseum W 37-16 9-6
17 Sun. Jan. 2 INDIANAPOLIS INVESCO Field at Mile High 2:15 p.m. MST CBS
MEDIA RELATIONS CONTACT INFORMATION Jim Saccomano (303) 649-0572 [email protected] Paul Kirk (303) 649-0503 [email protected] Mark Cicero (303) 649-0512 [email protected] Patrick Smyth (303) 649-0536 [email protected] Rebecca Villanueva (303) 649-0598 [email protected]
WWW.DENVERBRONCOS.COM/MEDIAROOM The Denver Broncos have a media-only website, which was
created to assist accredited media in their coverage of the Broncos. By going to www.DenverBroncos.com/Mediaroom, members of the press will find complete statistical packages, press releases, rosters, updated player and coach bios, the 2004 Broncos Media Guide, game recaps and much more. Feature clippings are also available as one complete packet, and broken down individually by player and coach. Game clippings will also be posted weekly throughout the season. In addition, there is a password-protected photo section where media members can download high-resolution headshots and action shots, which will be updated after every game. Get a username and password by sending a request to [email protected].
The files are posted in .pdf format, and require Adobe’s Acrobat Reader to access them. If you do not have a copy of Acrobat Reader, a free version can be downloaded from the Mediaroom.
Members of the media will also find a new feature in 2004. The Denver Broncos have created a complete archive of game books and flip cards for every regular-season and preseason game in franchise history. This searchable database is found on www.DenverBroncos.com/mediaroom.
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DENVER BRONCOS MEDIA SCHEDULE vs. INDIANAPOLIS • JAN. 2, 2005
ALL TIMES AND AVAILABILITY ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. WE WILL NOTIFY THE MEDIA OF ANY CHANGES AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
Tuesday, Dec. 28: NO Player of Coach Availability
Wednesday, Dec. 29: 9:45 a.m. Colts Player Conference Call 10 a.m. Tony Dungy Conference Call 11:50 a.m. Jake Plummer Press Conference 12:15 p.m. Mike Shanahan Press Conference 12:15-1 p.m. Broncos Locker Room Open to Media 1:30-1:40 p.m. Practice open to Media (local photography only) Post-Practice Coach Shanahan Available (local media only)
Thursday, Dec. 30: 11:50-12 p.m. Practice open to Media (local photography only) Approx. 1:50 p.m. Coach Shanahan Available
(local media only) Approx. 2:30 p.m. Broncos Locker Room Open to Media
Friday, Dec. 31: 11:45-11:55 a.m. Practice Open to Media (local photography only allowed) Post-Practice Coach Shanahan Available (local media only)
WEEK 17 IN THE NFL
Sunday, Jan. 2.......................... CBS-TV National Weekend Miami at Baltimore...................................................1:00p (ET) Pittsburgh at Buffalo ................................................1:00p (ET) New Orleans at Carolina ...........................................1:00p (ET) Green Bay at Chicago ............................................ 12:00p (CT) Cleveland at Houston ............................................ 12:00p (CT) San Francisco at New England .................................1:00p (ET) Cincinnati at Philadelphia .........................................1:00p (ET) New York Jets at St. Louis .................................... 12:00p (CT) Detroit at Tennessee.............................................. 12:00p (CT) Minnesota at Washington.........................................1:00p (ET) Tampa Bay at Arizona..............................................2:05p (MT) Atlanta at Seattle ..................................................... 1:05p (PT) Indianapolis at Denver................................2:15p (MT) Jacksonville at Oakland ........................................... 1:15p (PT) Kansas City at San Diego ........................................ 1:15p (PT) Dallas at New York Giants ........................... (ESPN) 8:30p (ET)
THE SERIES vs. INDIANAPOLIS Denver and Indianapolis have faced off 14 times in the regular
season since the first meeting in 1974. The Broncos hold a 10-4 (.714) edge, and have only lost once at home, 5-1 (.833). Denver is 5-3 (.625) on the road against the Colts. Denver won at Indianapolis 31-17 in Week 16 last year, but lost 41-10 in the AFC Wild Card Playoff game. This will be the fourth meeting between the teams under the Head Coach Mike Shanahan era, with the Colts holding a 2-1 advantage.
BRONCOS/COLTS SERIES BREAKDOWN (Regular Season Only)
First Game: Denver 17, at Baltimore 6 (11/10/74) Last Game: Denver 31, at Indianapolis 17 (12/21/03) Current Streak: Denver has won one Longest Streak: Denver won 4 from 1981 to 1988 Last Broncos' Home Win: at Denver 35, Indianapolis 13 (10/3/93) Last Broncos' Home Loss: Ind. 23, at Denver 20 (OT) (11/24/02) Last Broncos' Road Win: Denver 31, at Indianapolis 17 (12/21/03) Last Broncos Road Loss: at Indianapolis 29, Denver 10 (1/6/02)
BRONCOS/COLTS ALL-TIME RESULTS (Baltimore Colts 1953-83) 1990—Denver 27, @Indianapolis 17 1974—Denver 17, @Baltimore 6 1993—@Denver 35, Indianapolis 13 1977—@Denver 27, Baltimore 13 2001—@Indianapolis 29, Denver 10 1978—@Baltimore 7, Denver 6 2002—Indianapolis 23, @Denver 20 (OT) 1981—@Denver 28, Baltimore 10 2003—Denver 31, @Indianapolis 17 1983—Denver 17, @Baltimore 10 2003—@Indianapolis 41, Denver 10* 1983—@Denver 21, Baltimore 19 * - AFC Wild Card Game 1985—Denver 15, @Indianapolis 10 Broncos lead series 10-4 1988—@Indianapolis 55, Denver 23 (Home: 5-1 / Away: 5-3) 1989—@Denver 14, Indianapolis 3 Postseason: Colts lead 1-0 (away)
BRONCOS/COLTS SKINNY BRONCOS COLTS Record.....................................................................9-6 12-3 Division Standing .....................................2nd (AFCW) 1st (AFCS)
NFL Offensive Ranking........................................... 5th 1st Offense-Points Per Game..................................... 23.2 33.9 Possession Average ........................................... 32:17 29:06 Total Net Yards Per Game.................................. 391.9 418.3 Net Rushing Yards Per Game ............................ 141.3 121.2 Net Passing Yards Per Game............................. 250.7 297.1 Had Intercepted/Yards Lost..............................20/344 10/191 Sacks Allowed/Yards Lost..................................14/83 13/101 Field Goals/FGA..................................................25/30 20/26
NFL Defensive Ranking.......................................... 4th 28th Defense-Points Per Game.................................... 19.3 21.2 Defense-Total Net Yards Per Game................... 283.9 365.1 Defense-Rushing Yards Per Game ...................... 98.5 121.5 Defense-Passing Yards Per Game..................... 185.4 243.5 Defense-Intercepted by/Yards .........................12/175 19/252 Defense-Sacks For/Yards.................................37/258 44/333
Punts-Average Yards (Gross)............................... 40.6 44.6 Punts-Average Yards (Net) .................................. 34.3 36.2 Punt Returns-Average Per ..................................... 8.7 7.0 Punt Returns-Average Per Allowed ...................... 9.3 13.6 Kickoff Returns-Average Per................................ 21.0 23.0 Kickoff Returns-Average Per Allowed ................. 23.7 21.2 Penalties Against/Yards...................................91/855 102/776 Fumbles/Lost ........................................................21/9 17/6 Opponent Fumbles/Lost .......................................22/7 34/17 Turnover Ratio ....................................................... –10 +20
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NOTABLE PERFORMANCES VS. INDIANAPOLIS **Please refer to player game-by-game charts vs. Ind. in the
statistics section for a more detailed analysis. ** • WR CHARLIE ADAMS Made the first two catches of his career for 18 total yards in
an AFC Wild Card Game at Ind. 1/4/04 with the Broncos. • CB CHAMP BAILEY Tallied three tackles (all solo) and a pass breakup at Ind.
12/19/99 for the Redskins. In only other career game vs. the Colts, posted two solo tackles vs. Ind. 10/27/02 for Washington.
• P/K JASON BAKER Punted six times for 255 yds. (42.5 avg.), highlighted by three
placed inside the 20-yard line, at Ind. 11/25/01 for the 49ers. • S SAM BRANDON In a start at free safety, recorded 10 tackles (10 solo) at Ind.
1/4/04 in an AFC Wild Card Game with the Broncos. • DE MARCO COLEMAN Posted one-sack games vs. Ind. 11/6/04 for Miami and
11/3/96 for San Diego. Had six tackles (4 solo) at Ind. 11/26/95 for Miami. In 14 career games (14 starts) vs. Ind., totaled 35 tackles (28 solo), 2.5 sacks (-18.5 yds.) and two forced fumbles.
• RB REUBEN DROUGHNS Caught five passes for 19 yds. (3.8 avg.) at Ind. 1/4/04 in an
AFC Wild Card Game. • K JASON ELAM Drilled a 49-yard field goal at Ind. 1/4/04 in an AFC Wild Card
Game. In five career games vs. Ind., made 3-of-6 field goals (50.0 avg.) and 13-of-14 extra points.
• S NICK FERGUSON Intercepted the first pass of his career (20-yd. return) in a
four-tackle (3 solo), three-pass breakup game as a starter vs. Ind. 12/3/00 for the Jets. In six career games (1 start) vs. Ind., has eight tackles (5 solo), one interception and one fumble recovery.
• DE REGGIE HAYWARD Recovered a fumble and made three tackles (all solo) in an
AFC Wild Card Game at Ind. 1/4/04. • RB GARRISON HEARST Gained 106 yds. on 12 carries (8.8 avg.) with two touchdowns
at Ind. 11/25/01 for the 49ers. • DE RAYLEE JOHNSON Notched a sack (0 yds.) and four solo tackles at Ind. 11/3/96
for San Diego. In six career games (1 start) vs. Ind., recorded 12 tackles (8 solo) and 1.5 sacks.
• S KENOY KENNEDY Posted seven tackles (6 solo) and one sack (-7 yds.) at Ind.
1/6/02. Enjoyed a 12-tackle (9 solo) day vs. Ind. 11/24/02. In four career games (4 starts) vs. Ind., made 31 tackles (24 solo), one sack (-7 yds.), and four pass breakups.
• WR ASHLEY LELIE Totaled 115 yards receiving on five catches (23.0 avg.),
including a 60-yd. grab, at Ind. 12/21/03. In three career games (3 starts) vs. Ind., recorded seven catches for 145 yds. (20.7 avg.).
• S JOHN LYNCH Tallied back-to-back double-digit tackle games with 11 stops
vs. Ind. 10/6/03 and 10 at Ind. 11/2/97 for the Buccaneers. • QB JAKE PLUMMER Completed 14-of-17 passes for 238 yards with one
touchdown and one interception, a rating of 113.8, with two rushing scores at Ind. 12/21/03. Including last year’s AFC Wild Card Game, played two career games vs. Ind. (2 starts) and completed 37-of-47 passes for 419 yds. with two TDs and three INTs.
• WR ROD SMITH Caught touchdown passes in his last three games vs. Ind.
(1/4/04 – Wild Card, 12/21/03 and 11/24/02). In four career games (4 starts) vs. Ind., has 22 receptions for 273 yds. (12.4 avg.) with three touchdowns.
• LB AL WILSON Posted 11 tackles (8 solo) and a pass breakup at Ind. 1/6/02.
Recorded seven tackles (6 solo) at Ind. 1/4/04 in an AFC Wild Card Game. In four career games (4 starts), totaled 31 tackles (25 solo) along with one fumble recovery.
• LB DONNIE SPRAGAN Made six tackles (5 solo) at Ind. 12/21/03 and followed that
up two weeks later in an AFC Wild Card Game at Ind. 1/4/04 with five tackles (3 solo).
BRONCOS PLAYOFF PICTURE Denver’s playoff future can be summed up in four words: Win
and be in. Following a win at Tennessee and losses by the Jacksonville Jaguars and Baltimore Ravens, allow the Broncos passage into the postseason with nothing more than a win over Indianapolis Sunday.
The Colts enter that game with their January plans set; they are locked into the No. 3 seed of the AFC playoffs. They cannot move up into a first-round bye slot at No. 2 because the second-seeded New England Patriots hold a head-to-head tiebreaker by virtue of a Week 1 win in Foxboro, Mass. The Colts can't move down to No. 4 because they hold a head-to-head tiebreaker over the San Diego Chargers, whom they beat 34-31 on Sunday.
A win over the Colts gives the Broncos the No. 5 or No. 6 seed. The only way the Broncos can gain the No. 5 seed is with a win, a New York Jets loss at St. Louis and a Bills win over the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Under that scenario, the Bills, Broncos and Jets would be tied at 10-6. But in a wild-card tiebreaker, the first deadlock snapped is between two division teams, so the Jets and Bills would go against each other.
Step 1: Bills and Jets split head-to-head. Step 2: Bills and Jets tied in division record at 3-3. Step 3: Bills would be 9-3 against common opponents; Jets
would be 7-5.
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That eliminates the Jets. The Broncos and Bills would both qualify for the playoffs, and would then advance to a tiebreaker for the No. 5 seed. Denver would win that tiebreaker because of a 7-5 conference record; Buffalo would be 6-6.
The conference-record tiebreaker also explains why the Broncos would defeat the Bills in a two-way deadlock at 10-6—a possibility if the Bills, Broncos and Jets all win, giving the Jets sole possession of the No. 5 seed with an 11-5 mark.
If the Broncos win and the Bills lose, the Jets' result would be irrelevant. Denver would be the No. 6 seed whether the Jets win or lose, because if Denver and New York are in a two-way tie at 10-6, Denver loses a common-opponent tiebreaker.
Should Denver lose Sunday, the Broncos could still qualify for the playoffs, but would need help, in the following forms:
... a Bills loss at home to Pittsburgh;
... a Jaguars loss or tie at Oakland;
... a Ravens loss or tie at home to Miami. This would create a two-way tie between Buffalo and Denver
for the sixth seed at 9-7. Denver would win because of a better record against AFC opponents (6-6 to 5-7).
Under every other scenario, the Broncos would lose out in the tiebreaker. A three-way tiebreaker against Buffalo and Baltimore would go against Denver on a strength of victory measurement (collective winning percentage of the teams a club defeats). A three-way deadlock against Buffalo and Jacksonville would go to the Jaguars because of a sweep over the Bills and Broncos. A four-way deadlock with the Bills, Jaguars and Ravens would also go against the Broncos on strength of victory.
Managing Editor of www.DenverBroncos.com Andrew Mason prepared this summary.
BRONCOS/COLTS FESTIVITIES Continuing a Broncos tradition, this final regular season home
game has been designated as Fan Appreciation Day. The Broncos will be giving prizes to fans chosen at random throughout the game in appreciation of their support throughout the season.
During the pregame, representatives from Budweiser, Great Clips and Centrix Financial will appear on the field to present contributions to Denver Broncos Charities from programs tied to game-related events during 2004 Broncos home games. Budweiser pledged $1,000 for each touchdown scored by the Broncos offense and is contributing $20,000. Great Clips is making a contribution of $8,750, based on the number of sacks recorded by the Broncos defense. Centrix Financial is contributing a combined $5,000 to the Boys and Girls Clubs of Metro Denver, the Ronald McDonald House and Special Olympics based on the results of the Centrix Financial Car Race shown on the scoreboard during the third quarter of each home game.
In honor of their High School Heroes program, IBM will present a check for $20,000 to the Colorado High School Activities Association (CHSAA). The High School Heroes program honors CHSAA athletes, students, teachers and officials in the state of Colorado. 850 KOA Radio also supports the program though the Broncos. The Broncos would like to thank IBM, 850
KOA and CHSAA for their continued work with the youth of Denver and the future leaders of our state and country.
Also during the pregame, the Broncos will announce the grand prize winner in the inaugural Ultimate Broncos Sweepstakes, presented by the Broncos and Starwood Vacation Ownership. The grand prize winner will receive a one-year lease on a 2004 Denver Broncos Limited Edition Ford F-150 and autographed Broncos merchandise. Other winners will receive trips for two to Las Vegas, Movado watches and other great prizes.
Presenting the colors is The Colorado National Guard State Honor Guard. Their reputation of excellence, competence and professionalism has grown over the years, and they are renowned across the nation for their performance. The Honor Guard has performed from the Presidio at San Francisco to our nation’s capitol in Washington D.C. In 1995, Colorado State Governor Romer recognized and appointed the Honor Guard to be “The Governor’s Own” official military Honor Guard for the State of Colorado. Today, the Honor Guard continues to serve proudly in the true tradition of the National Guard as Volunteer, the Citizen Soldier, acting as ambassadors for the Colorado National Guard around the State and Nation at over 100 events annually.
In honor of fan appreciation day, the Broncos will ask their loyal fans to sing the national anthem.
Zooming past the stadium after the national anthem will be four F-16s from the 120th Fighter Squadron, 140th Wing, located at Buckley Air Force Base in Aurora, Colo. Since the conversion to the F-16 “Fighting Falcon” in September 1991, the 140th Wing has deployed to the Republic of Korea, the Common Wealth of Australia, Turkey, Kuwait, and Denmark. In 2001, the 120th was named the Air National Guard Unit of the Year and the Air Force’s Outstanding Fighter Unit.
During the halftime show, the Denver Broncos will recognize the 2004 Colorado High School State Football Champions from each of the state’s seven sanctioned divisions. The honorees are Mullen High School (5A), Thunder Ridge High School (4A), Rifle High School (3A), Faith Christian High School (2A), Limon High School (1A), Haxtun High School (8 Man), and Hi-Plains High School (6 Man). Also being recognized during the halftime show are the 2004 Broncos/NFL High School Coach of the Week winners: David Hall from Aurora Central High School, Frank Ybarra from Horizon High School, Mark Bauder from Sterling High School, Don McGatlin from Green Mountain High School, Vern McGee from Grand Junction Central High School, Tom Doherty from Eaglecrest High School, Jason Tice from Lamar High School, Chad Senseney from Centaurus High School, Tom Smailes from Rocky Mountain High School and Jeff Sweet from Gateway High School. The 2004 High School Coach of the Year is Mike O’Dwyer from Limon High School.
In addition to the high school coaches and state championship teams, the Denver Broncos are honored to salute The Denver Post 2004 Gold Helmet winner, recognizing Colorado's top senior football player, scholar and citizen. This year's winner, the 54th, is Tyler Sale, defensive tackle from Arap-
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ahoe High School in Littleton. Tyler was all-Continental League for two seasons, led the Warriors to a 10-2 record in 2004 and has drawn interest from the Ivy League. At 6-feet-4, 245 pounds, Sale also is a contributor to the Warriors' basketball team as a guard-forward and competes in shot put and discus in track and field. Tyler has a 3.8 grade-point average, is a member of the National Honor Society and helps orientate incoming freshman. Please join The Denver Post and the Denver Broncos in congratulating Sale, winner of Colorado's longest running award for schoolboys.
THE LAST TIME (REGULAR SEASON) DENVER 31, at INDIANAPOLIS 17
(RCA DOME, 12/21/03) The Broncos clinched their first playoff birth since 2000 with a
31-17 win against Indianapolis at the RCA Dome in front of 57,149 fans. The Broncos, who bolted to 28 first-half points, dominated the game’s time of possession, aided by rookie running back Quentin Griffin's 136 yards rushing on 22 carries in relief of the injured Clinton Portis. Wide receiver Ashley Lelie added 115 yards receiving and quarterback Jake Plummer threw for 238 yards as the offense racked up 465 total yards, including 227 on the ground.
Denver got off to a frightening start when Plummer threw an interception that was returned 31 yards for a touchdown on the team’s opening drive. On their next drive, however, the Broncos quickly got back on track after Plummer hit Lelie for a 60-yard pass on Denver's first play, and five plays later, scored on a 2-yard Mike Anderson touchdown run to tie the game at seven. After forcing the Colts to go three-and-out, Denver took over on its own 43-yard line and drove 57-yards, scoring on Plummer's 6-yard quarterback draw, and taking a 14-7 lead.
When Indianapolis tied the game at 14 early in the second quarter on a 16-yard run by Edgerrin James, the rest of the half belonged to the Broncos, as Denver added two touchdowns. The first capped a 12-play, 81-yard drive that consumed almost eight minutes and was culminated by a 1-yard Plummer run. The second touchdown—set up by Griffin's 22-yard run down to the Colts’ 16-yard line—came after Plummer floated a 15-yard touchdown pass to Rod Smith, giving Denver a 28-14 lead. The Colts added a 40-yard Mike Vanderjagt field goal late in half, and Denver led 28-17 going into the locker room at the half.
In the second half, Denver’s defense took control and held the Colts without a score. The Broncos held the Colts to just 98 second-half yards, including just 20 on the ground. Denver added a field goal late in the fourth quarter bringing its lead to 31-17.
A huge key for the Broncos was their domination in time of possession. Denver held the ball for a team-record 44:58 minutes and limited the Colts to just 15:02. Denver also doubled Indianapolis in total yards, outgaining the Colts 465 to 183.
The playoff berth—Denver’s first since 2000—was the fifth by the Broncos in Head Coach Mike Shanahan’s tenure.
THE LAST TIME (POSTSEASON) at INDIANAPOLIS 41, DENVER 10
(RCA DOME, 1/4/04) Denver suffered a 41-10 loss to Indianapolis in the AFC Wild
Card Playoff Game in front of 55,331 fans at the RCA Dome in Indianapolis. The Colts jumped out to a 14-3 first-quarter lead and outscored the Broncos 31-3 in the first half.
On the game's opening drive, Peyton Manning led the Colts 70 yards and capped the drive when he found Brandon Stokley for a 31-yard touchdown and an early lead. Denver answered on its first drive but could only manage a 49-yard Jason Elam field goal after penalties caused the drive to stall.
Late in the first quarter, Manning hit Marvin Harrison, who fell near the Colts' 29-yard line, and after not being touched by a Broncos’ defender, got up and ran the ball in for a touchdown, and a 14-3 lead. With Denver unable to sustain a drive after picking up two holding penalties, Indianapolis took possession on its 20-yard-line after a Broncos punt. Manning engineered another successful TD drive (8 plays, 80 yards), culminating in a 23-yard touchdown pass to Harrison. After another Denver punt, Manning hit Stokley in stride and scampered 87 yards for a touchdown, giving the Colts a 28-3 lead with less than two minutes remaining in the half. Denver began to mount a drive, but Plummer’s pass, intended for Rod Smith, was intercepted by David Macklin and returned 21 yards to the Colts’ 42-yard-line. Indianapolis drove down, and Mike Vanderjagt’s 27-yard field goal gave the Colts a 31-3 halftime lead.
On their first drive of the second half, Plummer connected with Rod Smith for a 34-yard reception, moving the Broncos to the Colts' 27-yard line, but Elam's 28-yard field goal attempt was blocked and the Colts took over on their own 36-yard line. Indianapolis was able to add to its lead by capping a 64-yard drive with a 7-yard touchdown pass from Manning to Reggie Wayne. Plummer—when hit from behind by Dwight Freeney—fumbled on Denver’s next possession, and the ball was recovered by Rob Morris on Denver's 20-yard line. Indianapolis settled for a 20-yard field goal and a 41-3 lead. Midway through the fourth quarter—after recovering a Colts’ fumble on its 38-yard-line—Denver finally found the end zone on the game’s final score when Plummer found Rod Smith for a 7-yard touchdown.
Plummer completed 23-of-30 passes for 181 yards and a touchdown but tossed a pair of interceptions. Clinton Portis led the Broncos with 68 yards rushing, and rookie Quentin Griffin added 60 yards on six carries. Smith pitched in with five catches for 66 yards, and Shannon Sharpe also caught five balls for 31 yards. Stokley and Harrison each reached the 100-yard receiving plateau, gaining 144 and 133 yards respectively, and Manning completed 22-of-26 passes for 377 yards, five touchdowns and a 158.3 passer rating.
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BRONCOS/COLTS CONNECTIONS ! Colts defensive tackle Montae Reagor played for the Broncos
from 1999-2002. ! Broncos safety John Lynch and Colts kicker Martin Gramatica
were teammates in Tampa Bay from 1999-2003. ! Colts head coach Tony Dungy (1996-2001), quarterbacks coach
Jim Caldwell (2001), receivers coach Clyde Christensen (1996-2001), tight end coach Ricky Thomas (1997-2001), and defensive back coach Alan Williams (2001), all coached John Lynch in Tampa Bay.
! Broncos tight end Patrick Hape was also coached by Dungy, Caldwell, Christensen and Thomas with the Buccaneers from 1997-2000.
! Caldwell was an assistant coach at the University of Colorado from 1982-84.
! Colts defensive coordinator Ron Meeks coached Broncos special teams coordinator Ronnie Bradford with the Atlanta Falcons from 1997-99 (Bradford was a defensive back).
!Meeks also coached Denver cornerback Champ Bailey and defensive end Marco Coleman in Washington in 2000.
! Indianapolis linebackers coach Mike Murphy coached at Mapleton High School (Denver, Colo.) in 1968 and at Fairview High (Boulder, Colo.) in 1969.
! Colts running backs coach Gene Huey and Broncos defensive coordinator Larry Coyer both coached at Ohio State in 1991.
! Broncos head coach Mike Shanahan coached with Colts defensive line coach John Teerlinck at Eastern Illinois in 1978. Shanahan was the offensive coordinator while Teerlinck was the defensive coordinator.
! Teerlinck was the defensive line coach with the Broncos from 1997-2001.
! Colts defensive backs coach Alan Williams coached Broncos tight end/long snapper Mike Leach at William & Mary College from 1996-1999.
! Broncos rookie receiver Triandos Luke and Colts defensive back Waine Bacon played college ball together at Alabama.
! Broncos linebacker Terry Pierce and Colts center Ryan Lilja played college ball together for one season at Kansas State.
! Broncos linebacker Al Wilson and Colts quarterback Peyton Manning played together at the University of Tennessee for three seasons.
! Colts receiver Brad Pyatt played his college ball at the University of Northern Colorado and was born and raised in Arvada, Colo.
! Broncos rookie cornerback Roc Alexander and Colts defensive lineman Larry Tripplett played together at the University of Washington.
! Broncos linebacker Donnie Spragan and Colts receiver Troy Walters were teammates at Stanford.
! Broncos defensive lineman Ellis Johnson played with Indianapolis from 1995-2001.
! Broncos fullback Kyle Johnson and Colts defensive end Dwight Freeney and running back James Mungro were teammates at Syracuse University.
! Colts wide receiver Aaron Moorehead was born in Aurora, Colo., and his father Emery Moorehead played with the Broncos as a wide receiver/running back in 1980.
! Colts linebacker Jim Nelson and Broncos special teams coordinator Ronnie Bradford were teammates with Minnesota in 2002.
! Colts defensive tackle Josh Williams was born in Denver, Colo.
WEEKLY CONFERENCE CALLS Head Coach Mike Shanahan and safety John Lynch will be
available to the Indianapolis media by conference call Wednesday, with Lynch available approximately 12:15 p.m. (MDT) and Shanahan at 12:45 p.m. (MDT). Colts Head Coach Tony Dungy and a prominent player will speak to the Denver press via conference call on Wednesday, with the player at approximately 9:45 a.m. (MDT) and Dungy at 10 a.m. (MDT).
COVERAGE ON WWW.DENVERBRONCOS.COM DenverBroncos.com will have the most comprehensive
coverage of the 2004 Broncos season available as the club is within reach of its second-straight playoff berth as it strives for its goal of a third Super Bowl Championship. Game day coverage in the Game Center will always include individual and team statistics, lineups, photos, scoring summary, gamebooks (PDF and HTML), postgame quotes (audio, text or both), feature stories, a live audio broadcast in both English and Spanish and archives of those broadcasts, a running game story and a Broncos TV game recap. For home games at INVESCO Field at Mile High you can also watch Head Coach Mike Shanahan's live postgame press conference. You are always able to find all team press releases in the Press Box, and an up-to-date sortable roster, player bios, team and individual statistics, and injury and transaction updates in the Team section.
As the Broncos pursue their goal of a third Super Bowl Championship, DenverBroncos.com will chronicle the journey for you. Each time the club takes the field for practice we'll have a story to keep you informed of the goings-on with the team.
This week, Denver closes out the season against the Indianapolis Colts with a playoff berth at stake. The Broncos and Colts will kick off on Sunday, Jan. 2 at 2:15 p.m. (MST) from INVESCO Field at Mile High. On Tuesday you can start previewing the game in the Broncos-Colts Game Center with news, notes and connections between the two clubs. You can also read updated player bios along with individual and team statistics.
The team will return to its normal routine this week with the Sunday game. Meetings and practices will commence on Wednesday with stories about the club preparing for this game being available on those evenings. There will be three Broncos TV features this week, on Wednesday, Thursday and a preview show before Sunday's kickoff.
DenverBroncos.com offers its fantasy football coverage each Tuesday and Thursday. The final week of the regular season is here with some teams including Denver still in the hunt for the postseason. We'll review the Week 16 games on Tuesday and preview the Week 17 games on Thursday.
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DenverBroncos.com offers live video coverage of the team's press conferences. Jake Plummer and Head Coach Mike Shanahan will hold their press conferences on Wednesday with the quarterback up first at 11:50 a.m. (MST) followed by the head coach at 12:15 p.m. Check the site to watch live and see what each has to say about the Indianapolis Colts. And if you can't see it live, we'll have the archive for you to watch at your convenience. The HealthONE Injury Report will be announced on Wednesday and updated on Thursday and Friday.
Despite being placed on injured reserve Nate Jackson will continue his journal through the end of the season. Look for his next edition this week as he begins to recover from his injury.
D.J. Williams knows what its like to play athletics at the highest level. The linebacker is a product of the prestigious De La Salle High School in California where USA Today named him the Defensive Player of the Year. In his junior year at the University of Miami he helped the Hurricanes capture a national championship by defeating Ohio State. Now, he is the Broncos starting weak-side linebacker and the leading tackler on a team that is on the verge of clinching a playoff berth. In Friday's feature story you can learn a little more about this terrific addition to Denver's 4th-ranked defense.
Kenoy Kennedy has been a vital cog in Denver’s secondary the past four seasons. Earning the reputation of being one of the NFL’s best young safeties, he proved in 2003 why be belongs as a starter in the defensive secondary. Kennedy's presence, along with safeties John Lynch and Nick Ferguson, gives the Broncos one of the best units in the NFL. It's a big week for him and the rest of the team as the playoffs are on the line, however he'll make some time to answer your questions this week. Send in your query today and check back for his responses this Friday!
The Broncos-Colts Capsule and Notes, which give you stats and notes about the two teams, Broncology, which looks at various statistical trends of the Broncos, and the Colts at a Glance piece will all be available on Friday.
WEEK 16: DENVER 37, at TENNESSEE 16 (THE COLISEUM, 12/25/04)
Reuben Droughns scored three touchdowns and defensive end Reggie Hayward registered three sacks to help the Broncos keep their playoff hopes alive with a 37-16 victory at Tennessee before an ESPN national television audience on Christmas night.
Denver dominated offensively with 496 total yards and 26 first downs and the defense held Tennessee to just 153 yards while racking up six sacks and forcing two turnovers.
Droughns got it rolling for the Broncos on their first drive of the game with a 23-yard touchdown off a screen pass from quarterback Jake Plummer. After linebacker D.J. Williams intercepted Titans quarterback Billy Volek on Tennessee's first offensive play, kicker Jason Elam knocked in a 22-yard field goal to put the Broncos ahead 10-0.
Droughns scored his second touchdown of the day on an 8-yard run to cap off a 17-point first quarter for Denver. The Broncos built a 24-10 lead after Plummer connected with wide receiver Rod Smith for a 7-yard touchdown pass to close out an eight-play, 56-yard drive in the second quarter.
Two Titans field goals slashed Denver's lead to 24-16 at the half, but it would be all the points the Broncos would allow the rest of the contest. Elam kicked two more second half field goals for the Broncos and Droughns put the game out of reach in the fourth quarter with a 23-yard touchdown run that was set up by a 45-yard pass from Plummer to Ashley Lelie, who surpassed 1,000 yards receiving for the season on the catch.
Hayward and the Broncos defense swarmed Volek all night long, limiting him to just 111 yards passing after he had thrown for 400-plus yards and four touchdowns in each of his previous two games. Offensively, Plummer posted a 124.8 passer rating by completing 21 of 26 passes for 303 yards and two touchdowns. Droughns finished with 91 yards rushing, while Lelie led all receivers with 88 yards on three catches.
The win, which lifted Denver to 9-6, was the 100th regular-season win with the Broncos for Head Coach Mike Shanahan.
HEAD COACH MIKE SHANAHAN MONDAY QUOTES Injury report following Denver's win at Tennessee
"Really the only injury we had is Garrison Hearst. He broke his (left) hand and he will go on (injured reserve). The injury is four to six weeks, and he's got to have a full cast." On if DL Trevor Pryce will play this weekend vs. Indianapolis
"We'll get a chance to look at him this week and see how much he improved from last week. Last week, watching him, I would not have played him against Tennessee because he didn't practice at the level that he needed to practice at to be functional in a game. So, hopefully this week if he makes as much progress as he did the week before and if he does he'll be ready to play, and if not, he won't." On the Broncos controlling their playoff future
"It's always nice to be in control. I really don't get too uptight about it until it's the last week. You've got to concentrate on your job and you never know what's going to happen, but it's sure nice to know that you're in control." On being concerned with Denver's depth at running back
"We've had guys that have stepped up in a lot of positions. We've had three (running) backs go down and guys have stepped up. We've had three defensive backs go down and guys have stepped up. We really had four backs go down, we've had three defensive linemen go down and guys have stepped up. So, we've been expecting guys to step up and get the job done." On if he expects Indianapolis to play its starters Sunday
"Oh yeah. If you expect anything other than that, you're falling into a trap."
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On if the Colts being locked in a playoff seed entering their final game is similar to the situation Denver was in last season
"Everybody looks at it differently. I'm not really sure how Indy perceives their situation. I don't expect to try and figure anything out. All that I know is that I've got to get our football team ready, and we've got to win this football game to get in the playoffs. There will be a lot of speculation about it by everybody in this room, and our players can't fall into a trap by listening to you guys the whole week about how they're not going to play their starters. If they do that, then you get beat. Our football team has to be ready to get their best shot because we know we'll get their best shot, and we'll play it from there." On the play of Denver's defensive line against Tennessee
"Any time you get as many sacks (6) as we did and you hold a team to 150 yards that's been averaging about 450 then you feel pretty good about a lot of guys playing together. You've got to be effective as a whole defense to accomplish what we accomplished against a football team. But when you allow 150 yards for a team, that means everybody's playing pretty good. We didn't play as good as we would've liked to in the first quarter, but we seemed to get our poise and composure and started playing pretty good after that." On if this is DE Reggie Hayward's best season of his career
"Well, he played pretty good the season before. He got an opportunity with Bert Berry gone to show what he can do full time and he's done a good job." His reaction to Reggie White’s passing
"(My reaction was) probably like everybody else's. Just what a great guy he was. He was one of the few guys that if you ever spent any time around, you kind of felt like he was a guy that really cared about people—nothing to do with football. He was one of those guys that would embrace you and talk to you. When I was at San Francisco, we brought him out and thought there was a chance to sign him as a free agent but he wound up going to Green Bay. But I had a chance to spend a couple evenings with him and I was really impressed with the type of person he was and how he handled himself. Obviously, I couldn't believe it when I heard it." On how the Colts rank among the NFL's all-time best offenses
"Obviously, they're right up there with some of the best all-time with the type of stats they've been throwing up. Any time you're rated No. 1 in passing and total offense and point production, you know you're doing a pretty good job. They've got a lot of weapons. They're very well coached and very productive." On Colts quarterback Peyton Manning
"He's very sharp. He knows defenses. He knows blitzes. He has an uncanny feel for when to get rid of the ball and who to throw it to. He's something. He's just a great quarterback. All his accolades are well deserved."
BRONCOS HEAD COACH MIKE SHANAHAN Mike Shanahan in 2004 completes a full decade as head
coach of the Denver Broncos, and that decade of measurement against the game's all-time coaches places him among the pro football elite. After the team’s 23-13 win over San Diego (9/26), he joined the exclusive club of head coaches to post 100 wins in the first 10 seasons with one club.
COACHES WITH 100 WINS FOR ONE TEAM THROUGH THE FIRST 10 SEASONS WITH THAT TEAM (including playoffs)
Wins by Season SB Years Reg Post TOTAL WINS Joe Gibbs, Washington 1981-1990 101 12 113 2 John Madden, Raiders 1969-1978 103 9 112 1 Don Shula, Miami 1970-1979 104 8 112 2 George Seifert, San Francisco 1989-1996 98 10 108 2 Mike Shanahan, Broncos 1995-2004 100 7 107 2 Mike Ditka, Chicago 1982-1991 101 6 107 1 Marv Levy, Buffalo 1986-1995 96 11 107 0 Bud Grant, Minnesota 1967-1976 98 8 106 0 Bill Cowher, Pittsburgh 1992-2001 99 6 105 0 Marty Schottenheimer, K.C. 1989-1998 101 3 104 0 Bill Walsh, San Francisco 1979-1988 92 10 102 3 Dennis Green, Minnesota 1992-2001 97 4 101 0
No head coach in the NFL has won more games than Mike Shanahan's 107 victories since the start of the 1995 season. Those 107 wins include seven straight in the playoffs (he is the only coach to have produced seven playoff wins in two years) during the 1997 and 1998 World Championship seasons, years in which he firmly established himself among the game’s sideline greats. His postseason percentage of .700, on a 7-3 record, is second only to Vince Lombardi (9-1, .900) among coaches with more than five playoff victories.
Under Shanahan's guidance, Denver has: Posted the most wins in pro football history in a two-year period (33 in 1997-98); posted the most wins in pro football history in a three-year period (46 in 1996-98); won the most postseason games ever in a two-year period (seven, 1997-98); won 18 straight games over 1997-98 to tie the all-time NFL record for consecutive wins; been undefeated for three straight regular seasons at home (1996-98), just the second team ever to do so; and posted a 22-2 record in its last 24 games during the back-to-back title years.
He produced consecutive Super Bowl titles, three straight 13-plus win seasons (including postseason), and two AFC West titles from 1996-98. Shanahan led Denver to a 14-2 regular season mark and a 3-0 postseason mark in 1998, taking the Broncos back to the victorious Super Bowl glory they experienced in 1997. In his third season with the Broncos in 1997, Shanahan not only led the Broncos back to the Super Bowl for the first time in eight years, but he directed them to their first ever Super Bowl victory. Only Red Miller (1st year) in 1977 got a Broncos’ team to the Super Bowl faster than Shanahan did.
In his 10th year with Denver, he has fashioned a franchise-record regular season home mark of 61-18 (.772), a regular season mark of 100-59 (.629), and an overall mark of 107-62
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(.633). His NFL record as a head coach in regular-season play is 108-71 (.603) and his overall record is 115-74 (.608).
Over the last 12 years (ninth in Denver and the previous three in San Francisco) Mike Shanahan's offenses have finished number one in the NFL four times, second twice and third twice; in two of those campaigns Denver was just 17 yards and 83 yards short of the number one spot.
In 1998 the defending world champions stormed to their second straight title with an offense that scored 501 points and finished third in the NFL in total yards, while the defense had another spectacular postseason, allowing just 25 points and two touchdowns while sparking a remarkable 13-1 turnover ratio in the playoffs.
In 1997 he directed a Denver offense that scored a total of 583 points (29.2 per game) during the entire 1997 season, the fifth highest total in NFL history and the second highest total in AFC history for a combined regular and postseason. Of course, in 1998 Shanahan's Broncos topped that mark by producing 596 regular and postseason points. The all-time high of 636 points came from the 1994 World Champion San Francisco 49ers, for whom Shanahan was the offensive coordinator.
He led his team to a 12-4 regular season record in 1997, marking the first time in franchise history that the team won 12 or more games in back-to-back seasons.
During his NFL career, Shanahan has been a part of teams that have played in nine conference Championship Games, in addition to his six Super Bowl appearances (three victories), five with Denver and Super Bowl XXIX with San Francisco. In his 26 seasons as a pro and college coach, Shanahan's teams have participated in postseason or bowl games 21 times. Shanahan is a graduate of Eastern Illinois University, and also has a master’s degree from that institution.
COLTS HEAD COACH TONY DUNGY Tony Dungy became head coach of the Colts on January 22,
2002. He has directed the Colts to 10-6 and 12-4 records, joining Don McCafferty (1970-71) and Ted Marchibroda (1975-76) as the only coaches in club history to produce 10+ victories and playoff berths in the first two seasons with the team.
Dungy held a 54-42 record as head coach with Tampa Bay from 1996-2001, qualifying for the playoffs four times in six seasons. Dungy has directed Indianapolis (2003) and Tampa Bay (1999) to the conference championship game in earning six post-season appearances in eight seasons as a head coach.
In 2003, Dungy helped produce the 13th 10+-victory season in franchise history, and he is one of five Colts head coaches to earn double-digit victory totals (4, Shula; 3, Marchibroda; 2, McCafferty; 2, Jim Mora). Dungy has five career double-digit victory seasons (11-5, 1999; 10-6, 1997; 10-6, 2000 with Tampa Bay; 12-4, 2003; 10-6, 2002 with Colts) and stands as the only NFL head coach to defeat all 32 NFL teams.
Last year under Dungy, the Colts posted only the eighth season in club history without having consecutive losses (1964, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1976, 1999, 2003). Dungy produced some of the NFL’s stingiest defenses during his years at Tampa
Bay. His units ranked no lower than 11th during his stay and ranked 6th or higher in four of his last five years.
Dungy also served 1981-88 with Pittsburgh, including 1984-88 as defensive coordinator. After serving 1989-91 as DB Coach at Kansas City, Dungy was the defensive coordinator at Minnesota from 1992-95. During his years in Minnesota, the Vikings intercepted an NFL-high 95 passes and made three playoff appearances. The Chiefs made two playoff appearances during Dungy’s tenure. At Pittsburgh in 1984, he became the NFL’s youngest coordinator (age 25).
In 18 years as a head coach or coordinator, Dungy’s troops have ranked in the top 10 in the NFL 11 times. In five seasons as Pittsburgh’s coordinator, the Steelers averaged 24 interceptions and 37 takeaways, while scoring 20 touchdowns. Dungy entered the coaching ranks in 1980 at his alma mater, Minnesota, where he was a quarterback (1973-76). He made the Steelers as a free agent in 1977 and was a member of the Super Bowl XIII title team, then was traded to San Francisco in 1979. Dungy is a native of Jackson, Mich.
BRONCOS CHAMPIONS IN THE COMMUNITY John Lynch will hosted his Lynch’s Christmas Party on
Tuesday, Dec. 14 at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts. A total of 30 kids from all six Boys and Girls Club of Metro Denver enjoyed a party with holiday treats and received gifts from John and Linda Lynch. Following the party, the kids watched the “Radio City Christmas Spectacular” starring the Rockettes.
Jake Plummer took 40 children from the Family Tree to shop and Target in the morning on Dec. 14 and took another 25 children from the Family Tree to shop at Sports Authority that afternoon. In addition, the LoDo Rio Grande Mexican restaurant donated 20 percent of their proceeds for the day to the Jake Plummer Foundation.
The Denver Broncos Holiday Party was held Dec. 7 at INVESCO Field at Mile High. Families submitted by the Denver Rescue Mission and the Salvation Army had the opportunity to enjoy holiday treats and a visit from Santa Claus. Players, cheerleaders, Miles and Thunder were on hand to help distribute a gift to all of the children.
The Denver Broncos honored their nominees for the Walter Payton Man of the Year 2004 awards at a private dinner on Thursday, Nov. 18. Jake Plummer, John Lynch, Rod Smith and Al Wilson were chosen and their community work was presented to a committee that chose Rod Smith as the organization’s overall award winner. Smith will be the team’s nomination for the NFL’s Walter Payton Man of the Year award.
The Walter Payton Man of the Year award NFL’s most prestigious off-field honor and is the only league honor bestowed on players who demonstrate excellence in their civic and professional responsibilities. The award is given at the end of each season to the NFL player who best provides leadership for his teammates on the gridiron and his fellow citizens in the community. The NFL will announce the 2004 Walter Payton Man of the Year at the Super Bowl.
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The Denver Broncos hosted the first-ever Broncos Bowl presented by Verizon SuperPages on Nov. 13 at INVESCO Field at Mile High. Championship games for all four of the Denver Police Activities League age divisions (7 to 14 year-olds) were up for grabs. Broncos players and alumni were on hand as honorary coaches throughout the event. In addition, the Denver Broncos Cheerleaders will hosted an on-field clinic for Denver PAL cheerleaders followed by a special tribute to Denver PAL and all 2,000 of its youth football players.
DENVER BRONCOS 2004 WEEK 17 NOTES
BRONCOS IN THE PRO BOWL Two Broncos have been voted to represent the AFC in the
annual AFC-NFC Pro Bowl. Cornerback Champ Bailey and safety John Lynch were the Broncos chosen, and both were selected by a combined vote of the league’s players, coaches and fans for the NFL’s annual all-star game to be played Sunday, Feb. 13, 2005, at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu. This marks the 24th consecutive season in which the Broncos have had at least one player selected to the Pro Bowl. Bailey, in his sixth season in the NFL and first with the Broncos, returns to the Pro Bowl for the fifth consecutive time in his career. And Lynch, in his first season with Broncos after playing 11 for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, will go to Hawaii for the sixth time in his career. The Broncos currently have 11 players on their roster who have been to a total of 34 Pro Bowls, of which 20 have come as Broncos.
BRONCOS IN PRO BOWLS
PLAYER NO. PRO BOWL SEASON(S)* _________ CB Champ Bailey 5 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 TE Dwayne Carswell 1 2001 DE Marco Coleman 1 2000 K Jason Elam 3 1995, 1998, 2001 DT Luther Elliss 2 1999, 2000 RB Garrison Hearst 2 1998, 2001 S John Lynch 6 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004 C Tom Nalen 5 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003 DE Trevor Pryce 4 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 WR Rod Smith 2 2000, 2001 LB Al Wilson 3 2001, 2002, 2003
Bold indicates started; Italics indicates appearance as a Bronco (2004 starting assignments not determined until Jan. 8, 2004)
SMITH 1ST IN 1000-YARD RECEIVING SEASONS Wide receiver Rod Smith is the Broncos’ all-time leader in
receptions, yards and touchdowns, but is also the franchise’s leader in 1000-yard seasons with seven, including this season. Smith has 73 catches for 1,068 yards and seven touchdowns
MOST 1000-YARD RECEIVING SEASONS, BRONCOS Player 1000-Yd. Seasons Years _______ 1. Rod Smith 7 2004, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997 2. Ed McCaffrey 3 1998, 1999, 2000 Shannon Sharpe 3 1997, 1996, 1994 Lionel Taylor 3 1963, 1961, 1960 Steve Watson 3 1984, 1983, 1981
SMITH RANKS WITH THE LEAGUE’S BEST Rod Smith has been one of the NFL’s most productive wide
outs since 1997, and ranks tied for second among active pass catchers in receptions (684), third in receiving yards (9,307) and fourth in receiving touchdowns (56).
MOST RECEPTIONS IN THE NFL SINCE 1997 Wide Receiver Receptions 1. Marvin Harrison (IND) 776 2. Rod Smith (DEN) 684 Jimmy Smith (JAX) 684 4. Terrell Owens (PHI) 634 5. Keyshawn Johnson (TB) 609
MOST RECEIVING YARDS IN THE NFL SINCE 1997 Wide Receiver Rec. Yards 1. Marvin Harrison (IND) 10,316 2. Jimmy Smith (JAX) 9,710 3. Rod Smith (DEN) 9,307 4. Terrell Owens (PHI) 9,252 5. Randy Moss (MIN) 9,076
MOST RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNS IN THE NFL SINCE 1997 Wide Receiver Rec. TDs 1. Terrell Owens (PHI) 91 2. Randy Moss (MIN) 89 Marvin Harrison (IND) 89 4. Rod Smith (DEN) 56 5. Tony Gonzalez (KC) 54
BRONCOS RECEIVER TOPS THE CHART With three catches for 29 yards and a touchdown against
Houston (11/7), wide receiver Rod Smith became the franchise’s all-time leader in receptions, passing Shannon Sharpe. After catching six passes for 58 yards at Tennessee (12/25), Smith sits with 706 receptions. Sharpe finished his Broncos’ career with 675 receptions for 8,439 yards and 55 touchdowns.
MOST RECEPTIONS BY A BRONCO, CAREER Player Rec. Yards TDs Years with Denver 1. Rod Smith 706 9,696 59 1995-Present 2. Shannon Sharpe 675 8,439 55 1990-99, 02-03 3. Lionel Taylor 543 6,872 44 1960-65 4. Ed McCaffrey 462 6,200 46 1995-2003
SMITH LEADS BY EXAMPLE Wide receiver Rod Smith is widely considered one of the
leaders in the locker room, but he is also the team’s all-time leader in receiving yards with 9,696 over his 10-year career. He made six catches for 58 yards at Tennessee (12/25).
MOST RECEIVING YARDS BY A BRONCO, CAREER Player Yards Rec. TDs Years with Den. 1. Rod Smith 9,696 706 59 1995-Present 2. Shannon Sharpe 8,439 675 55 1990-99, 02-03 3. Lionel Taylor 6,872 543 44 1960-65
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TOUCHDOWN FEVER Wide receiver Rod Smith—who ranks No. 1 in all three major
receiving categories in franchise history—moved past Shannon Sharpe for first place in most receiving touchdowns in Broncos history with his 13 yarder vs. Houston (11/7).
MOST RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNS BY A BRONCO Player TD Receptions Years 1. Rod Smith 59 1995-Present 2. Shannon Sharpe 55 1990-99, 02-03 3. Ed McCaffrey 46 1995-03 4. Haven Moses 44 1972-81 Lionel Taylor 44 1960-66
BRONCOS WIDEOUT ON A STREAK Rod Smith owns the franchise record with 91 straight games
with at least one catch, after hauling in six passes for 58 yards at Tennessee (12/25).
MOST CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITH A RECEPTION, BRONCOS Player Consec. Games Years of Streak 1. Rod Smith 91 1999-Present 2. Ed McCaffrey 68 1997-2003 3. Lionel Taylor 62 1960-64 4. Shannon Sharpe 60 1995-99 5. Steve Watson 49 1983-86
PLUMMER’S PASSING FANCY Jake Plummer ranks third in the AFC and fifth in the NFL in
passing yards with 3,843 through 15 games. At an average of 256.2 passing yards per game, Plummer is on pace to finish the season with a career-best 4,099 yards, which would topple John Elway’s franchise record of 4,030.
NFL’S LEADING PASSERS, 2004 Rk. Player, Team Passing Yards 1. Peyton Manning, Ind. 4,551 2. Daunte Culpepper, Min. 4,418 3. Trent Green, K.C. 4,218 4. Brett Favre, G.B. 3,892 5. Jake Plummer, Den. 3,843
MOST COMPLETIONS, AFC, 2004 Rk. Player, Team Completions 1. Trent Green, K.C. 336 2. Peyton Manning, Ind. 335 3. Jake Plummer, Den. 286 4. Kerry Collins, Oak. 274 5. David Carr, Hou. 271
MOST TOUCHDOWN PASSES, AFC, 2004 Rk. Player, Team TD Passes 1. Peyton Manning, Ind. 49 2. Drew Brees, S.D. 27 3. Trent Green, K.C. 26 Tom Brady, N.E. 26 5. Jake Plummer, Den. 25
PLUMMER BRONCOS ALL-TIME TOP-RATED PASSER Jake Plummer, in his first season-and-a-half as the Broncos
starter has amassed the best career passer rating in Broncos history. Below, a look at the top five:
BEST PASSER RATING AMONG ALL-TIME BRONCOS (min. 500 attempts)
Quarterback Years Pass Rating 1. Jake Plummer 2003-04 86.3 2. Brian Griese 1998-02 84.1 3. John Elway 1983-98 79.9 4. Craig Morton 1977-82 78.8 5. Charley Johnson 1972-75 73.1
PLUMMER POSTING IMPRESSIVE TD PCT. Jake Plummer ranks sixth in the NFL in touchdown
percentage since the start of the 2003 season. He has thrown 40 touchdown passes in 793 attempts for a percentage of 5.04.
MOST TOUCHDOWNS PER PASS ATTEMPT, 2003-04 (QBs with 600 or more attempts)
Player TD Att. TD Pct. 1. Peyton Manning, Ind. 76 1,061 7.35% 2. Daunte Culpepper, Min. 62 958 6.47% 3. Brett Favre, G.B. 60 998 6.01% 4. Steve McNair, Ten. 32 615 5.20% 5. Tom Brady, N.E. 49 971 5.05% 6. Jake Plummer, Den. 40 793 5.04%
PLUMMER GETTING BETTER WITH AGE Jake Plummer has improved his career statistics considerably
since joining the Broncos before the 2003 season. Below is a side-by-side look at Plummer’s statistics from 1997-2002 and from 2003-04:
1997-2002 2003-04 Statistical Category (Arizona) (Denver) Win/Loss Record 30-52 18-8 Winning Pct. 37% 69% Passer Rating 69.1 86.3 TD/INT Ratio 90-114 (-24) 40-27 (+13) TD% 3.3 5.0 INT% 4.2 3.4 Completion Pct. 56.1% 59.9% Passing Yds./Game 208.7 231.7 Passing Yds./Attempt 6.39 7.60
WINNING ISN’T EVERYTHING? Since coming to Denver in 2003 and taking over as Denver’s
starting quarterback, Jake Plummer has found a way to win. He currently ranks fourth in the NFL in winning percentage by a stating quarterback, and below is a list of the top performers.
BEST REG.-SEASON WINNING PERCENTAGE BY A QB, 2003-04 Quarterback Record Pct. 1. Tom Brady, N.E. 27-4 87% 2. Donovan McNabb, Phi.* 25-5 83% 3. Peyton Manning, Ind. 24-7 77% 4. Jake Plummer, Den. 18-8 69% 5. Marc Bulger, St. L.* 18-9 67% * - plays Monday night
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THE START OF SOMETHING GOOD Durability and longevity are traits every coach looks for in a
quarterback, and Jake Plummer ranks among the best in both. Plummer has started 108 games since 1997, which ranks fifth in the NFL among active quarterbacks.
MOST STARTS BY NFL QUARTERBACKS SINCE 1997 Quarterback Starts 1. Brett Favre, G.B. 127 2. Steve McNair, Ten. 111 Drew Bledsoe, N.E./Buf. 111 Peyton Manning, Ind. 111 5. Jake Plummer, Ari./Den. 108
THE COMEBACK KID Jake Plummer has a knack for bringing his team back. In his
career, Plummer has amassed 25 game-saving or game-tying drives in the fourth quarter and 19 game-winning comeback drives in the fourth quarter or overtime, which ranks first among active quarterbacks.
MOST COMEBACKS SINCE 1995 Quarterback Comebacks 1. Jake Plummer, Ari./Den. (1997-2004) 19 2. Drew Bledsoe, N.E./Buf. (1997-2004) 18 Peyton Manning, Ind. (1998-2004) 18
NO ROOM FOR SACKS Anchored by center Tom Nalen, Denver’s offensive line has
allowed 14 sacks this season and is on pace to only allow 15 total, which would set a franchise record. In addition, the Broncos rank tied for second in the NFL for fewest sacks allowed.
FEWEST SACKS ALLOWED, NFL 2004 Team Sacks Yards 1. Indianapolis 13 101 2. Denver 14 83 Green Bay 14 109 4. San Diego 19 132 5. New York Jets 25 144 New England 25 157
FEWEST SACKS ALLOWED IN A SEASON, BRONCOS Fewest Sacks Year 1. 22 sacks 1971 2. 24 sacks *1982 3. 24 sacks 1965 * - (players’ strike; nine-game season)
CATCH ME IF YOU CAN Jake Plummer has been sacked just 28 times in his 26 games
since joining the Broncos before the 2003 season, the fewest among quarterbacks who have started at least 22 games in that time. In 821 pass plays he averages just one sack for every 29.3 attempts.
FEWEST SACKS PER PASS ATTEMPT, 2003-04 (QBS WITH AT LEAST 22 GAMES)
Player Sacks Pass Plays Sack Ratio 1. Peyton Manning, Ind. 31 1,092 1/35.2 att. 2. Brett Favre, G.B. 31 1,029 1/33.2 att. 3. Jake Plummer, Den. 28 821 1/29.3 att. 4. Joey Harrington, Det. 43 1,037 1/24.1 att. 5. Trent Green, K.C. 52 1,078 1/20.7 att.
NALEN NEARING RECORD FOR STARTS AT CENTER In his fantastic 11-year career, center Tom Nalen has started
150 games for the Broncos, and with a start against Indianapolis, will tie Billy Bryan (1977-88) for most starts by a center in franchise history (151). In addition, he’ll move into a tie for eight place all-time in career starts by a Bronco.
MOST GAMES STARTED BRONCOS HISTORY (REGULAR SEASON) Player Games Years Played 1. John Elway 231 1983-98 2. Billy Thompson 178 1969-81 3. Tom Jackson 177 1973-86 Barney Chavous 177 1973-85 5. Dennis Smith 170 1981-94 6. Louis Wright 163 1975-86 7. Steve Atwater 155 1989-98 8. Billy Bryan 151 1977-88 Rubin Carter 151 1977-86 10. Tom Nalen 150 1993-Present
DENVER’S OFFENSE RANKS WITH THE NFL’S BEST Denver’s offense is chewing up major yards this season, and
currently ranks fifth in the NFL in total offense (3rd in the AFC), averaging 391.9 yards a game.
NFL LEADERS IN TOTAL OFFENSE, 2004 Team Total Yds. YPG 1. Indianapolis 6,275 418.3 2. Kansas City 6,252 416.8 3. Minnesota 6,019 401.3 4. Green Bay 5,962 397.5 5. Denver 5,879 391.9
LELIE DIGS THE LONG BALL Third-year wide receiver Ashley Lelie has developed into one
of the top big-play threats in the NFL this season as all six of his touchdown receptions (37, 40, 35, 31, 39 and 33 yds.) have gone for 30 or more yards. He leads the NFL in touchdown catches of 30 or more yards this year and ranks second in franchise history for a single-season total in that category.
MOST TD RECEPTIONS OF 30+-YARDS IN A SEASON, 2004 Wide Receiver TD Receptions 1. Ashley Lelie, Den. 6 2. Torry Holt, Stl. 5 3. Drew Bennett, Ten. 4 Chad Johnson, Cin. 4 Jimmy Smith, Jac. 4 Reggie Wayne, Ind. 4
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MOST TD RECEPTIONS OF 30+-YARDS IN A SEASON, BRONCOS Wide Receiver TD Receptions 1. Anthony Miller (1995) 10 2. Ashley Lelie (2004) 6 3. Steve Watson (1981) 5 4. Rod Smith (1997) 4 Mark Jackson (1992) 4
Note: A Bronco has caught four touchdown passes of 30 or more yards in a single season four other times in team history: Steve Watson (1984), Al Denson (1969), Bob Scarpitto (1963) and Lionel Taylor (1960).
“WATTS” IT TO YA? Rookie wide receiver Darius Watts is making a splash for
Denver’s offense in his first year out of Marshall. In 15 games this year, he has 31 receptions for 385 yards (12.4) and one touchdown. If he keeps this current pace, Watts will finish the year with 33 catches for 411 yards, which would rank fifth all-time among Broncos rookies. Below is a list of the top-5 rookie receiving output in Broncos history:
Rec. Yards Avg. TD Darius Watts (current) 31 385 12.4 1 On Pace For 33 411 12.5 1
MOST RECEPTIONS BY A BRONCOS ROOKIE Player Rec. Yards Avg. TD
1. Vance Johnson (1985) 51 721 14.1 3 2. Al Frazier (1961) 47 799 17.0 6 3. Mark Jackson (1986) 38 738 19.4 1 4. Ashley Lelie (2002) 35 525 15.0 2 5. Ricky Nattiel (1987) 31 630 20.3 2
BRONCOS’ SACKERS SET RECORD Plenty of Broncos defenders have contributed to the team’s
31.0 sacks in 2004. A franchise-record 16 different Broncos have recorded at least one (1.0) sack this year, marking Denver’s highest total since sacks became an official statistic in 1982.
NUMBER OF BRONCOS WITH AT LEAST ONE SACK IN A SEASON Year No. 1. 2004 16 2. 1984 15 3. 2001 14
Note: Denver’s 2000, 1999, 1988 and 1983 defenses each had 13 different players with at least one sack.
IT STARTS WITH CHAMP Four-time Pro Bowl CB Champ Bailey has started every game
of his career since the Redskins drafted him No. 7 overall in the 1999 NFL Draft, a span of 95 consecutive starts that includes this year's totals. He is the only cornerback in the NFL to start every possible regular-season game played during that period.
MOST STARTS BY A CORNERBACK, NFL 1999-04 Cornerback Starts 1. Champ Bailey, Den. 95 2. Ronde Barber, T.B. 94 3. Sam Madison, Mia. 92 4. Dewayne Washington, Jac. 91 5. Chris McAlister, Balt. 86
FOURTH QUARTER DOMINANCE The Broncos have been dominating opponents in the fourth
quarter this season, as evidenced by the following statistical comparisons:
STATISTCAL COMPARISIONS IN THE FOURTH QUARTER CATEGORY BRONCOS OPPONENT Time of Possession (Avg.) 9:05 5:55 Offensive Points Scored 88 43 First Downs 95 51 Total Yards 1,560 908 Offensive Plays 293 222 3rd Down Conversion Pct. 23-64 (36%) 10-49 (20%)
FOURTH SCORE AND FEW POINTS ALLOWED Making a stand in the fourth quarter is often times the
difference between winning and losing, and Denver’s defense allows very few points in the fourth quarter (48), which is first in the NFL. Below is a list of the teams who have allowed the fewest fourth-quarter points:
FEWEST POINTS ALLOWED IN THE FOURTH QUARTER, NFL Team 4th-Q Pts. Allowed Avg. 1. Denver 48 3.2 2. Pittsburgh 57 3.8 3. New England 66 4.4 Washington 66 4.4 5. Tampa Bay 70 4.7
FEW AND “FOURTH” BETWEEN In addition to allowing very few points in the fourth quarter,
Denver’s defense allows very few yards in the final stanza. The Broncos have only allowed 908 yards in the fourth quarter in 15 games, for a 60.5 average, which ranks second in the NFL.
FEWEST YARDS ALLOWED IN THE FOURTH QUARTER, NFL 4th Quarter Team Yards Allowed Avg. 1. Pittsburgh 866 57.7 2. Denver 908 60.5 3. Buffalo 926 61.7 4. Cleveland 927 61.8 5. San Francisco 1,059 70.6
“FIRST” AND FOREMOST Denver’s defense this season has had a knack for getting off
the field. The Broncos, after Week 16, rank first in the NFL for fewest 1st downs allowed (15.1).
FEWEST 1ST DOWNS ALLOWED PER GAME, NFL 1st Downs Team Allowed Avg. 1. Denver 227 15.1 2. Washington 230 15.3 3. Pittsburgh 232 15.5 4. Buffalo 243 16.2 5. Tampa Bay 246 16.4
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THE BEST OF THE BEST Starting weakside linebacker D.J. Williams, the Broncos’
leading tackler, has done more than his share during his rookie season to maintain the University of Miami’s rich tradition of producing elite NFL linebackers. His 109 tackles (79 solo) put the former Hurricane on pace to rival the rookie tackle totals of other accomplished linebackers from Miami, whose seven linebackers on opening-day rosters this year tied for the most in the NFL.
Year Former Univ. of Miami Rookie Linebacker 1996 Ray Lewis, Baltimore 142 tackles (104 solo) 2004 D.J. Williams, Denver 109 tackles (79 solo)* 1993 Darrin Smith, Dallas 93 tackles (49 solo) 2001 Dan Morgan, Carolina 75 tackles (47 solo) 2000 Nate Webster, Tampa Bay 32 tackles (18 solo) 1993 Jessie Armstead, NY Giants 31 tackles (28 solo) 1993 Mike Barrow, Houston 26 tackles (21 solo)
* – Williams is on pace to finish the season with 116 tackles, a rookie total that would rank behind only Ray Lewis among former Miami linebackers.
HEAD OF THE CLASS Williams is on pace to record 116 tackles this year, and
currently leads the team with 109 (79 solo). If his tackle total remains the highest on the team, it would make him only the second rookie ever to lead the Broncos and mark the first time in 32 years that such a feat has occurred. The last time a rookie led Denver was in 1972 when linebacker Tom Graham, a fourth-round draft choice from Oregon, tied for a team-high 91 tackles.
ALL IN THE FAMILY Scattered throughout the Broncos' coaching staff are five
coaches who also have worn the orange and blue as players, marking the highest total among 2004 NFL staffs that include former players coaching the franchise for which they played at least one regular-season game. Offensive Coordinator Gary Kubiak (quarterback, 1983-'91), Offensive Line Coach Rick Dennison (inside linebacker, 1982-'90), Wide Receivers Coach Steve Watson (wide receiver, 1979-'87), Special Teams Coach Ronnie Bradford (defensive back, 1993-'95) and Defensive Backs Coach Jimmy Spencer (cornerback, 2000-'03) all have successfully transferred what they learned playing for the Broncos to members of this year's squad.
COACHES WHO PLAYED AT LEAST ONE REGULAR-SEASON GAME FOR THAT FRANCHISE
DENVER BRONCOS .......................................................... 5 (Kubiak, Dennison, Watson, Bradford and Spencer)
Miami Dolphins ..................................................................................... 2 (Bernie Parmalee - TE coach; Jeff Dellenbach - fellowship coach)
Minnesota Vikings................................................................................. 2 (Mike Tice - head coach; Pete Bercich - LB coach)
Tennessee Titans................................................................................... 2 (Chuck Cecil - safeties/nickelbacks; Mike Munchak - OL coach)
Pittsburgh Steelers................................................................................ 2 (Dick Hoak - RB coach; Darren Perry - DB coach)
Kansas City Chiefs................................................................................. 2 (Irv Eatman - asst. OL coach; James Saxon - RB coach)
Oakland Raiders .................................................................................... 2 (Fred Biletnikoff - WR coach; Willie Brown - DB assistant)
Note: 13 other teams have one coach on their staffs who played at least on regular-season game for that franchise.
HOLDING THE OPPONENTS AT BAY The Broncos have held nine of their 14 opponents under 20
points this season. Under Head Coach Shanahan, they are 68-15 (.819) when they hold their opponents under 20 points. In addition, the club is 44-3 (.936) when holding the opponent to 15 points or less, including six of 10 teams this year. Also, in that time the Broncos have only lost once when holding the opponent to 10 points or less. Below is a list of the 31 games in which Denver’s defense has held the opponent to 10 points or under since 1995, (20-0 home and 10-1 on the road).
GAMES IN WHICH THE BRONCOS HAVE HELD THEIR OPPONENTS TO 10 POINTS OR LESS
Sept. 3, 1995 W 22-7 vs. Buffalo Oct. 8, 1995 W 37-3 at New England Oct. 16, 1995 W 27-0 vs. Oakland Nov. 5, 1995 W 38-6 vs. Arizona Sept. 1, 1996 W 31-6 vs. New York Jets Sept. 29, 1996 W 14-10 at Cincinnati Oct. 27, 1996 W 34-7 vs. Kansas City Nov. 17, 1996 W 34-8 at New England Dec. 1, 1996 W 34-7 vs. Seattle Aug. 31, 1997 W 19-3 vs. Kansas City Nov. 9, 1997 W 34-0 vs. Carolina Nov. 24, 1997 W 31-3 vs. Oakland Dec. 21, 1997 W 38-3 vs. San Diego Nov. 8, 1998 W 27-10 vs. San Diego Nov. 16, 1998 W 30-7 at Kansas City Oct. 17, 1999 W 31-10 vs. Green Bay Dec. 25, 1999 W 17-7 at Detroit Oct. 8, 2000 W 21-7 at San Diego Oct. 15, 2000 W 44-10 vs. Cleveland Dec. 23, 2000 W 38-9 vs. San Francisco Oct. 7, 2001 W 20-6 vs. Kansas City Dec. 9, 2001 W 20-7 vs. Seattle Oct. 6, 2002 W 26-9 vs. San Diego Nov. 17, 2002 W 31-9 at Seattle Dec. 29, 2002 W 37-7 vs. Arizona Sept. 7, 2003 W 30-10 at Cincinnati Sept. 22, 2003 W 31-10 vs. Oakland Nov. 16, 2003 W 37-8 vs. San Diego Nov. 30, 2003 W 22-8 at Oakland Sept. 19, 2004 L 6-7 at Jacksonville Oct. 17, 2004 W 31-3 at Oakland
CENTURY MARK AND BEYOND The Denver Broncos have had one of the most potent rushing
attacks in the NFL since Head Coach Mike Shanahan took over in 1995. In addition to having five different running backs rush for over 1,000 yards in a season (Terrell Davis, Olandis Gary, Mike Anderson, Clinton Portis and Reuben Droughns, who eclipsed the 1,000 yard mark in Week 13 vs. Miami), the Broncos are tops in the NFL with most individual 100-yard games with 75, including eight this season (six by Reuben Droughns, and one each by Quentin Griffin and Tatum Bell). Below is a list of the NFL’s top teams in 100-yard performers since 1995.
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MOST INDIVIDUAL 100-YARD GAMES SINCE 1995, NFL 100-yd. Team Games 1. Denver 75 2. Pittsburgh 64 3. Indianapolis 55 4. Dallas 53 5. Detroit 49
THE DROUGHNS FILE In Denver’s 20-17 win over Miami, Reuben Droughns rushed
for 62 yards on 18 carries, and eclipsed the 1,000-yard mark. On the season, he has 1,164 yards rushing on 260 carries (4.5) and six touchdowns. He is the fifth different running back under Head Coach Mike Shanahan to go over 1,000 yards in a season (Terrell Davis, Olandis Gary, Mike Anderson and Clinton Portis).
BETTER LATE THAN NEVER In his fifth NFL season, Reuben Droughns eclipsed the 1,000-
yard mark for the first time in his Broncos career Dec. 12 vs. Miami (currently sits with 1,164 yards on 260 carries). Along with former Denver running back Floyd Little, who also was a first-time 1,000-yard rusher in his fifth NFL season, that is the latest in a career that a Bronco has reached 1,000 yards for the first time.
Year of first Player 1,000-yard season Reuben Droughns 5th (2004) Floyd Little 5th (1971) Gaston Green 4th (1991) Sammy Winder 3rd (1984) Otis Armstrong 2nd (1974)
HOLD THE STUFFING A very solid offensive line and a powerful running back is a
great combination for gaining positive yardage in the run game. Running back Reuben Droughns leads the NFL in terms of not getting stuffed behind the line of scrimmage for negative yards. In 260 attempts this season, Droughns has only been tackled for negative yards 18 times (31 yards), and leads the NFL at 6.9 percent (minimum of 175 carries). Below is a list of the NFL’s top-5 backs in “stuff” percentage:
NFL LEADERS IN “STUFF” PERCENTAGE (min. 175 attempts)
Times Yds. Player Rushes Stuffed Lost Stuff% 1. Reuben Droughns (DEN) 260 18 31 6.9% 2. Duce Staley (PIT) 184 13 23 7.1% 3. Curtis Martin (NYJ) 343 25 51 7.3% 4. Chris Brown (TEN) 220 17 28 7.7% 5. Jerome Bettis (PIT) 250 20 35 8.0%
100-YARDS AND RUNNING The Broncos have won 10 of their last 12 games and 35 of
their last 43 when a running back rushes for 100 yards or more.
BRONCOS’ WINS WHEN A RUNNING BACK TOPS 100-YARDS Player Yards Opponent Result 1. Terrell Davis 178 yards Seattle (12/27/98) W 28-21 2. Olandis Gary 124 yards Green Bay (10/17/99) W 31-10 3. Olandis Gary 108 yards at San Diego (11/7/99) W 33-17 4. Olandis Gary 183 yards Seattle (12/19/99) W 36-30 5. Olandis Gary 185 yards at Detroit (12/25/99) W 17-7 6. Mike Anderson 131 yards Atlanta (9/10/00) W 42-14 7. Mike Anderson 187 yards at Oakland (9/17/00) W 33-24 8. Mike Anderson 103 yards Cleveland (10/15/00) W 44-10 9. Terrell Davis 115 yards at N.Y. Jets (11/5/00) W 30-23 10. Mike Anderson 195 yards at Seattle (11/26/00) W 38-31 11. Mike Anderson 251 yards at New Orleans (12/3/00) W 38-23 12. Mike Anderson 131 yards Seattle (12/10/00) W 31-24 13. Terrell Davis 101 yards N.Y. Giants (9/10/01) W 31-20 14. Mike Anderson 155 yards Kansas City (10/7/01) W 20-6 15. Mike Anderson 118 yards at Dallas (11/22/01) W 26-24 16. Terrell Davis 109 yards Seattle (12/9/01) W 20-7 17. Clinton Portis 103 yards Buffalo (9/22/02) W 28-23 18. Clinton Portis 102 yards San Diego (10/6/02) W 26-9 19. Clinton Portis 111 yards at New England (10/27/02) W 24-16 20. Clinton Portis 136 yards at Seattle (11/17/02) W 31-9 Clinton Portis 159 yards at San Diego (12/1/02) L 37-30 OT Clinton Portis 103 yards at New York (12/8/02) L 13-19 21. Clinton Portis 130 yards Kansas City (12/15/02) W 31-24 22. Clinton Portis 228 yards Arizona (12/29/02) W 37-7 23. Clinton Portis 120 yards at Cincinnati (9/7/03) W 30-10 24. Clinton Portis 129 yards at San Diego (9/14/03) W 37-13 Clinton Portis 141 yards at Kansas City (10/5/03) L 23-24 Clinton Portis 117 yards at Minnesota (10/19/03) L 20-28 Clinton Portis 111 yards vs. New England (11/3/03) L 26-30 25. Clinton Portis 106 yards vs. San Diego (11/16/03) W 37-8 Clinton Portis 165 yards vs. Chicago (11/23/03) L 10-19 26. Clinton Portis 170 yards at Oakland (11/30/03) W 22-8 27. Clinton Portis 218 yards vs. Kansas City (12/7/03) W 45-27 28. Clinton Portis 139 yards vs. Cleveland (12/14/03 W 23-20 OT 29. Quentin Griffin 136 yards at Indianapolis (12/21/03) W 31-17 30. Quentin Griffin 156 yards vs. Kansas City (9/12/04) W 34-24 31. R. Droughns 193 yards vs. Carolina (10/10/04) W 20-17 32. R. Droughns 176 yards at Oakland (10/17/04) W 31-3 R. Droughns 110 yards at Cincinnati (10/25/04 L 10-23 33. R. Droughns 120 yards vs. Houston (11/7/04) W 31-13 34. R. Droughns 166 yards at New Orleans (11/21/04) W 34-13 R. Droughns 102 yards vs. Oakland (11/28/04) L 24-25 35. Tatum Bell 123 yards vs. Miami (11/12/04) W 20-17
SHUTOUTS, WE NO NEED NO STINKIN’ SHUTOUTS It’s a rare day when the Broncos can’t score any points.
Denver currently holds the third longest current streak in the NFL for consecutive games without being shutout at 196. Below is a list of the top current streaks in the league.
MOST CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITHOUT BEING SHUTOUT, NFL Team Games 1. Minnesota 217 2. Green Bay 213 3. Denver 196
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BRONCOS TOPS IN THE AFC SINCE FREE AGENCY BEGAN (1993)
Since the league’s current free-agent system began in 1993, the Broncos have been extremely successful. In fact, the team has the AFC’s best record, 116-75 (.607), and ranks second overall. Below are the NFL’s top teams since free agency began:
NFL’S WINNINGEST TEAMS SINCE FREE AGENCY BEGAN (1993)
Playoff Super Bowl Team Record Appearances Wins 1. Green Bay 126-65 (.660) 10* 1 2. Denver 116-75 (.607) 6 2 3. San Francisco 112-79 (.586) 8 1 4. Kansas City 111-80 (.581) 5 0 5. Miami 109-82 (.571) 7 0 * - includes earning a playoff spot this season
HOLD IT RIGHT THERE When John Elway was ruling the roost in Denver, comebacks
were often times the only thing people talked about. But since Head Coach Mike Shanahan took over the reigns in 1995, the Broncos have learned to not allow the opponents to come back on them. In Shanahan’s tenure, the Broncos are 84-12 (.875) in games in which they led after three quarters, including 5-0 in ‘04.
BRONCOS RECORD WHEN LEADING AFTER THREE QUARTERS Year Record Pct. 1995 6-1 .857 1996 10-1 .909 1997 12-0 1.000 1998 13-0 1.000 1999 5-2 .714 2000 9-1 .900 2001 7-2 .778 2002 8-2 .800 2003 9-3 .750 2004 5-0 1.000 Total 84-12 .875
RUMMY .500 With its current 9-6 record, and after finishing 10-6 in 2003,
Denver continued to improve its streak of 74 straight weeks with a .500 or better record, the longest current streak in the NFL.
CURRENT STREAKS / CONSECUTIVE WEEKS WITH .500+ RECORD 73 Denver Broncos (10/08/2000 to present) 31 Seattle Seahawks and Minnesota Vikings
HOME, SWEET HOME The Broncos have amassed the NFL's best home record since
1974 in the regular season and postseason. Denver also has the most regular season home victories in the league since 1974, and the most victories, regular and postseason, since 1974:
Team Regular Season Postseason Total Pct. 1. Denver 178-61-1 (.744) 11-2 (.846) 189-63-1 .749 2. Pittsburgh 170-69-1 (.710) 14-5 (.700) 184-74-1 .712 3. Miami 168-69-1 (.708) 11-6 (.647) 179-75-1 .704 4. Dallas 161-80-0 (.668) 14-4 (.778) 175-84-0 .676 5. Washington 149-88-1 (.628) 10-1 (.909) 159-89-1 .641
SHANAHAN TOPS THE CHART Mike Shanahan's 10-year regular season record is currently
first among active coaches in the league since 1995:
TOP RECORDS AMONG ACTIVE COACHES IN NFL, 1995-03 Head Coach, Team (s) Record Pct. 1. Mike Shanahan, Denver 100-59 .629 2. Bill Cowher, Pittsburgh 98-60-1 .619 3. Mike Holmgren, Green Bay/Seattle 97-62 .610 4. Jeff Fisher, Tennessee 92-67 .579
DENVER STRIKES FAST UNDER SHANAHAN Since Mike Shanahan became Denver’s head coach prior to
the start of the 1995 season, the Broncos have not only scored the most points in the first quarter in the NFL, but they also have the biggest point-differential in the first quarter:
BEST FIRST-QUARTER POINT-DIFFERENTIAL SINCE 1995 Team Differential Points For Points Against 1. Denver +444 970 526 2. Tennessee +228 818 590 3. Green Bay +163 709 546
In addition, in Head Coach Mike Shanahan’s career, he is first in NFL history in first-quarter leads. In Shanahan’s 179 games coached, he has enjoyed a lead at the end of the first quarter 90 times (.503), which ranks first:
1st-Qtr. Games Leads Pct. 1. Mike Shanahan 179 90 50.3 2. Greasy Neal 101 50 49.5 3. Jeff Fisher 165 81 49.1
“30” IS THE MAGIC NUMBER, YEAH IT IS Since Head Coach Mike Shanahan took over the Broncos'
coaching reins in 1995, Denver has scored 30 or more points 38 times (twice in postseason) at home, and 20 or more points 71 times (4 times in playoff action) at home in 82 regular season and four playoff games. Including road games, they have scored 30 or more points 65 times (including 3 times in the playoffs) and 20 or more points 124 times in the 154 regular season games and nine postseason games under him. As noted above, Denver's record in the 65 games in which it has scored 30 or more points under Shanahan is an amazing 63-2 (which includes 3-0 in playoff competition), including a 38-0 mark (which includes a 2-0 playoff record) at Mile High Stadium and INVESCO Field at Mile High.
ELAM MOVED OVER 1,400 CAREER POINTS In 187 career games, Jason Elam has scored 1,427 career
points—and two weeks ago with his five points at San Diego (12/5)—and has eclipsed the 1,400-point plateau faster than any player in NFL history. Nick Lowery held the NFL record, reaching the mark in 203 career games.
FASTEST TO 1,400 CAREER POINTS, NFL HISTORY Name Games Needed 1. Jason Elam 184 games 2. Nick Lowery 203 games 3. Gary Anderson 205 games 4. Morten Andersen 207 games
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In addition, Elam surpassed the 1,300 career points mark in just his 170th career game, and was the fastest player in NFL history to accomplish that feat:
FASTEST TO 1,300 CAREER POINTS, NFL HISTORY Name Games Needed 1. Jason Elam 170 games 2. Nick Lowery 188 games 3. Gary Anderson 191 games
ELAM REACHES ANOTHER CAREER MILESTONE Kicker Jason Elam joined a very elite group in NFL history this
season by becoming just the 16th player ever to hit 300 career field goals. Elam now has 313 career field goals, and ranks sixth among active kickers.
ACTIVE KICKERS WITH 300 OR MORE FIELD GOALS Name FGs 1. Gary Anderson (TEN) 537 2. Morten Andersen (MIN) 519 3. John Carney (NO) 365 4. Matt Stover (BAL) 347 5. Steve Christie (NYG) 336 6. Jason Elam (DEN) 313
And, of the kickers in league history who have reached this number, Elam did it faster than any other, taking just 177 games to accomplish the feat (11 faster than John Carney).
GAMES NEEDED TO REACH 300 CAREER FIELD GOALS Name Games 1. Jason Elam 177 2. John Carney 188 3. Gary Anderson 191 Nick Lowery 191
ELAM HAS NFL’S SECOND LONGEST SCORING STREAK Jason Elam is on quite a tear. He has scored at least one point
in every game of his career (187), which is the second longest streak in NFL history for scoring in consecutive games.
LONGEST CONSECUTIVE SCORING STREAKS, NFL HISTORY Player Games Years 1. Morten Andersen 327 1983-Present 2. Jason Elam 187 1993-Present 3. Jim Breach 186 1979-92 4. Ray Wersching 155 1977-87
ELAM RANKS SECOND ALL-TIME IN 50+ FGS The 50-yard field goal by Elam in Denver’s 20-17 win vs.
Miami (12/12) was the 34th of his career (regular season). He currently ranks second all-time in field goals of 50+-yards.
CAREER FIELD GOALS OF 50+-YARDS, ALL-TIME Name Field Goals 1. Morten Andersen 40 2. Jason Elam 34 3. Jason Hanson 25 John Kasay 25 5. Nick Lowery 24
ELAM IS 1ST IN CAREER PAT PCT. Elam is the NFL’s leader in career PAT percentage at 99.6
percent (488 of 490):
NFL’S CAREER LEADERS IN PAT PERCENTAGE Name Made Att. Pct. 1. Jason Elam (DEN) 488 490 99.6 2. Tommy Davis 348 350 99.4 3. Mike Vanderjagt (IND) 290 292 99.3 Matt Stover (BAL) 428 431 99.3 5. Jeff Wilkins (STL) 394 397 99.2
ELAM AMONG THE LEADERS Jason Elam ranks among the league leaders in fields goals
made inside 40 yards since he entered the league in 1993:
NFL’S MOST ACCURATE KICKERS INSIDE 40 YDS. SINCE 1993
Player Team(s) FG/FGA Pct. 1. Jason Hanson Detroit 187/196 .954 2. Matt Stover Baltimore/Cleveland 210/221 .950 3. John Kasay Carolina/Seattle 161/171 .942 4. Jason Elam Denver 208/223 .933 5. Morten Andersen MIN/K.C./N.O./ATL/N.Y.G. 181/195 .928
ELAM AMONG THE LEADERS (PART 2) Jason Elam ranks first in the NFL in points scored (1,427) and
field goals made (313) since entering the league in 1993. Here is a look at the tops in each category:
MOST POINTS SCORED, 1993-2004 Player Current Team Points 1. Jason Elam Denver 1,427 2. Gary Anderson Tennessee 1,305 3. Matt Stover Baltimore 1,296 4. Morten Andersen Minnesota 1,269 5. John Carney New Orleans 1,237
MOST FIELD GOALS MADE, 1993-2004 Player Current Team FGs 1. Jason Elam Denver 313 2. Matt Stover Baltimore 310 3. John Carney New Orleans 299 4. Jason Hanson Detroit 285 5. Gary Anderson Tennessee 280
A “SCORE” TO SETTLE In only 11 years, Jason Elam has scored 1,427 career points,
which ranks sixth among the league’s active leaders. In addition, Elam ranks 15th all-time in league history, and with 13 more points, can move past Jim Turner for 14th. Below is a list of the NFL’s top-6 active scorers:
TOP-5 ACTIVE SCORERS, NFL Player Yrs TDs PATs FGs Total Pts 1. Gary Anderson, Ten. 23 0 817 537 2,428 2. Morten Anderson, Min 23 0 797 519 2,354 3. John Carney, N.O. 17 0 439 365 1,534 4. Steve Christie, NYG 15 0 464 336 1,472 5. Matt Stover, Bal. 14 0 428 347 1,469 6. Jason Elam, Den. 12 0 488 313 1,427
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ELAM THIRD IN CAREER 100-POINT SEASONS Kicker Jason Elam, who has scored 114 points in 15 games
this season, passed the 100-point plateau for the 12th time in his career, which ranks third all-time among kickers.
NFL’S CAREER LEADERS IN 100-POINT SEASONS Name 100-pt Seasons Years Played 1. Morten Andersen (MIN) 14 1982-Present Gary Anderson (TEN) 14 1982-Present 3. Jason Elam 12 1993-Present 4. Nick Lowery 11 1980-1996 5. Norm Johnson 9 1982-1999 Pete Stoyanovich 9 1989-2000
In addition, Elam’s 12 consecutive 100-point seasons is the most consecutive in NFL history.
MOST CONSECUTIVE 100-POINT SEASONS, NFL HISTORY Name 100-pt Seasons Years______ 1. Jason Elam 12 1993-Present 2. Adam Vinatieri 9 1996-Present 3. Ryan Longwell 9 1997-Present 4. Mike Vanderjagt 7 1998-Present
ELAM TIED FOR THIRD IN GAMES PLAYED By playing in all 15 games this season, Jason Elam has moved
into a tie for third place all-time Broncos history in regular-season games played with 187. He can pass Paul Howard 187 by playing in Denver’s final game this season.
MOST GAMES PLAYED BRONCOS HISTORY (REGULAR SEASON) Name Games Years Played 1. John Elway 234 1983-98 2. Tom Jackson 191 1973-86 3. Jason Elam 187 1993-Present Paul Howard 187 1973-86 5. Dennis Smith 184 1981-94
WHAT TO LOOK FOR…
KICKER JASON ELAM • Needs 13 points to pass Jim Turner (1,439) for 14th, and 43
to move past Matt Stover (1,469) for 13th on the NFL's all-time top scorers list.
QUARTERBACK JAKE PLUMMER • Needs 49 yards passing to pass John Elway (3,891 in 1985)
for third place, 128 to pass Elway (3,970 in 1995) for second place and 188 to pass Elway (4,030 in 1993) for first place on Denver's single-season passing yards list.
• Needs 413 yards to pass Steve Ramsey (6,437) for sixth place on Denver's all-time passing yards list.
• Needs 43 completions to pass Charley Johnson (517) for fifth place on the Broncos' all-time completions list.
• Needs 18 attempts to pass Steve Tensi (810) for seventh place and 127 to pass Steve Ramsey (919) on Denver's all-time passing attempts list.
• Needs 21 combined yards to pass Steve Ramsey (6,437) for seventh place on Denver's all-time combined yardage list.
• Needs 12 touchdown passes to pass Frank Tripucka (51) for fifth place on the Broncos' all-time touchdown passes list.
• Needs one touchdown pass to pass John Elway (25 in 1993) for fourth place, two to pass John Elway (26 in 1995 & 1996) for second place and three to pass John Elway (27 in 1997) for first place on the Broncos' all-time single-season TD passes list.
WIDE RECEIVER ROD SMITH • Needs to score four touchdowns to pass Terrell Davis (65)
for first place on Denver's all-time career touchdowns scored list. • Needs 17 catches to pass Marshall Faulk (722, current) for
19th place in NFL history for career receptions. • Needs 68 receiving yards to pass Keenan McCardell (9,763,
current) for 24th place and 77 to pass Terrell Owens (9,772, current) for 23rd place in NFL history for career receiving yards.
BRONCOS 2004 WEEK-BY-WEEK RANKINGS PROGRESSION
AFC NFL Offense Defense Offense Defense Week Total Rush Pass Total Rush Pass Total Rush Pass Total Rush Pass 1 (Kansas City) 3 2t 7 8 12 5 8t 2t 16 16 25 9 2 (at Jacksonville) 4 4 6 3 11 2 7 7 10 5 19 3 3 (vs. San Diego) 4 9 3 1 7 2 9 15 9 1 14 2 4 (at Tampa Bay) 7 12 5 1 8 2 14 18 12 2 14 2 5 (vs. Carolina) 4 8 5 1 4 2 10 11 11 1 10 2 6 (at Oakland) 2 1 5 1 2 2 5 1 14 1 4 2 7 (at Cincinnati) 3 2 6 1 3 2 7 2 15 2 4 2 8 (vs. Atlanta) 3 4 3 2 6 2 5 5 8 4 10 3 9 (vs. Houston) 3 4 4 3 5 2 5 6 8 4 8 2 10 (Bye Week) 3 4 3 2 6 2 5 6 8 3 8 2 11 (at New Orleans) 3 4 3 4 3 5 5 6 7 6 5 8 12 (vs. Oakland) 3 5 3 6 3t 7 5 6 7 8 4t 12 13 (at San Diego) 3 5 4 3 4 5 5 7 8 5 5 8 14 (vs. Miami) 3 4 3 3 4 6 5 5 7 4 5 9 15 (at Kansas City) 3 5 4 5 8 7 5 6 8 7 9 10 16 (at Tennessee) 3 4 3 3 5 4 5 5 7 4 6 6
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2004 GAME-BY-GAME OFFENSIVE STARTERS
GAME WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR QB RB FB Kansas City Smith Lepsis Hamilton Nalen Neil Foster Putzier Lelie Plummer Griffin Droughns at Jacksonville Smith Lepsis Hamilton Nalen Neil Foster Carswell Lelie Plummer Griffin Hape (TE) San Diego Smith Lepsis Hamilton Nalen Neil Foster Carswell Lelie Plummer Griffin Droughns at Tampa Bay Smith Lepsis Hamilton Nalen Neil Foster Carswell Lelie Plummer Griffin Droughns Carolina Smith Lepsis Hamilton Nalen Neil Foster Carswell Lelie Plummer Droughns Watts (WR) at Oakland Smith Lepsis Hamilton Nalen Neil Foster Carswell Lelie Plummer Droughns Putzier (TE) at Cincinnati Smith Lepsis Hamilton Nalen Neil Foster Hape Lelie Plummer Droughns K. Johnson Atlanta Smith Lepsis Hamilton Nalen Neil Foster Carswell Lelie Plummer Droughns Putzier (TE) Houston Smith Lepsis Hamilton Nalen Neil Foster Carswell Lelie Plummer Droughns Putzier (TE) at New Orleans Smith Lepsis Hamilton Nalen Neil Foster Carswell Lelie Plummer Droughns K. Johnson Oakland Smith Lepsis Hamilton Nalen Neil Foster Carswell Lelie Plummer Droughns Watts (WR) at San Diego Smith Lepsis Hamilton Nalen Neil Foster Carswell Lelie Plummer Droughns K. Johnson Miami Smith Lepsis Hamilton Nalen Carlisle Foster Carswell Lelie Plummer Droughns Hape (TE) at Kansas City Smith Lepsis Hamilton Nalen Carlisle Foster Carswell Lelie Plummer Droughns Putzier (TE) at Tennessee Smith Lepsis Hamilton Nalen Carlisle Foster Carswell Lelie Plummer Droughns Hape (TE) Indianapolis
2004 GAME-BY-GAME DEFENSIVE STARTERS
GAME LE LT RT RE WLB MLB SLB LCB RCB SS FS Kansas City Coleman Fatafehi Pryce R. Johnson Williams Wilson Spragan Bailey Herndon Kennedy Lynch at Jacksonville Coleman Fatafehi Pope Hayward Williams Wilson Spragan Bailey Herndon Kennedy Lynch San Diego Coleman Fatafehi Pope Hayward Williams Wilson Spragan Bailey Herndon Kennedy Lynch at Tampa Bay Coleman Fatafehi Pope Hayward Williams Wilson Spragan Bailey Herndon Kennedy Lynch Carolina Coleman Fatafehi Pope Hayward Williams Wilson Spragan Bailey Herndon Kennedy Lynch at Oakland Coleman Fatafehi Pope Hayward Williams Wilson Spragan Bailey Herndon Kennedy Lynch at Cincinnati Coleman Fatafehi Pope Hayward Williams Wilson Spragan Bailey Herndon Kennedy Lynch Atlanta Coleman Fatafehi Pope Hayward Williams Wilson Spragan Bailey Herndon Kennedy Lynch Houston Coleman Fatafehi Pope Hayward Middlebrooks (CB) Wilson Spragan Bailey Herndon Kennedy Ferguson at New Orleans Coleman Fatafehi Pope Hayward Williams Wilson Spragan Bailey Herndon Kennedy Lynch Oakland Coleman Fatafehi Pope Hayward Walls (CB) Wilson Spragan Bailey Herndon Kennedy Lynch at San Diego Coleman Fatafehi Pope Hayward Williams Wilson Middlebrooks (CB)Bailey Herndon Kennedy Lynch Miami Coleman Fatafehi Pope Hayward Williams Wilson Spragan Bailey Herndon Kennedy Lynch at Kansas City Coleman Fatafehi Pope Hayward Williams Wilson Spragan Bailey Herndon Kennedy Lynch at Tennessee Coleman Fatafehi Pope Hayward Williams Wilson Alexander (CB)Bailey Herndon Kennedy Lynch Indianapolis
DENVER’S RECORD IS...
7-1 when leading after 1st quarter 1-1 when Denver passes for 300 yards 8-1 when leading after 2nd quarter 1-1 when opponent passes for 300 yards 5-0 when leading after 3rd quarter 1-0 when playing in domes 2-3 when trailing after 1st quarter 8-6 when playing outdoors 0-5 when trailing after 2nd quarter 1-0 when playing on an artificial surface 1-6 when trailing after 3rd quarter 8-6 when playing on natural grass 6-2 when Denver scores first 5-3 when winning the coin toss 3-4 when opponent scores first 4-3 when losing the coin toss 3-0 when tied at the half 8-2 when scoring 20 or more points 8-4 when Denver rushes for 100 yards 1-5 when yielding 20 or more points 4-3 when opponent rushes for 100 yards 0-0 in overtime games 3-0 when winning turnover margin 4-5 when losing turnover margin
2004 BRONCOS TURNOVER RATIO GIVEAWAYS TAKEAWAYS
Opponent Fumbles Interceptions Total Fumbles Interceptions Total Difference Result Kansas City 1 2 3 0 1 1 –2 W 34-24 at Jacksonville 1 0 1 0 0 0 –1 L 6-7 San Diego 1 0 1 1 0 1 E W 23-13 at Tampa Bay 0 0 0 1 0 1 +1 W 16-13 Carolina 0 2 2 0 0 0 –2 W 20-17 at Oakland 0 1 1 1 1 2 +1 W 31-3 at Cincinnati 1 2 3 0 1 1 –2 L 10-23 Atlanta 0 3 2 1 0 1 –2 L 28-41 Houston 0 0 0 0 0 0 E W 31-13 at New Orleans 0 0 0 1 3 4 +4 W 34-13 Oakland 2 1 3 1 2 3 E L 24-25 at San Diego 0 4 4 1 1 2 –2 L 17-20Miami 1 2 3 0 1 1 –2 W 20-17 at Kansas City 1 2 3 0 0 0 -3 L 17-45 at Tennessee 1 1 2 0 2 2 E W 37-16 Indianapolis TOTALS 9 20 29 7 12 19 –10 9-6
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2004 INDIVIDUAL SINGLE-GAME HIGHS
BRONCOS YARDS RUSHING................................................. 193, Reuben Droughns, vs. Carolina (10/10/04) RUSHING ATTEMPTS .......................................... 38, Reuben Droughns, at Oakland (10/17/04) RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS.................................... 2, Three times; most recent; Reuben Droughns, at Tennessee (12/25/04) YARDS PASSING ................................................. 499, Jake Plummer, vs. Atlanta (10/31/04) PASS ATTEMPTS ................................................. 55, Jake Plummer, vs. Atlanta (10/31/04) PASS COMPLETIONS........................................... 31, Jake Plummer, vs. Atlanta (10/31/04) TOUCHDOWN PASSES ........................................ 4, Two times; most recent; vs. Houston (11/7/04) PASSES HAD INTERCEPTED ............................... 4, Jake Plummer, at San Diego (12/6/04) RECEPTIONS........................................................ 9, Rod Smith, vs. Atlanta (10/31/04) RECEIVING YARDS .............................................. 208, Rod Smith, vs. Atlanta (10/31/04) RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNS ................................. 1, 25 times; most recent; Smith and Droughns, at Tennessee (12/25/04) TOTAL YARDS FROM SCRIMMAGE..................... 214, Rod Smith, vs. Atlanta (10/31/04) FIELD GOALS ....................................................... 3, Three times; most recent; Jason Elam, at Tennessee (12/25/04) TACKLES .............................................................. 13, Two times; most recent; D.J. Williams at San Diego (12/5/04) INTERCEPTIONS .................................................. 1, Twelve times, most recent; Williams and Herndon, at Tennessee (12/25/04) SACKS.................................................................. 3.0, Reggie Hayward, at Tennessee (12/25/04) LONGEST RUN FROM SCRIMMAGE.................... 51, Reuben Droughns, at New Orleans (11/21/04) LONGEST PASS COMPLETION ............................ 85, Jake Plummer, vs. Oakland (11/28/04) LONGEST PASS RECEPTION ............................... 85, Rod Smith, vs. Oakland (11/28/04) LONGEST INTERCEPTION RETURN..................... 76, Reggie Hayward, at New Orleans (11/21/04) LONGEST PUNT RETURN .................................... 30, Rod Smith, vs. Kansas City (9/12/04) LONGEST KICKOFF RETURN ............................... 48, Reuben Droughns, vs. San Diego (9/26/04) LONGEST PUNT ................................................... 66, Micah Knorr, vs. Kansas City (9/12/04) LONGEST FIELD GOAL......................................... 52, Jason Elam, vs. Houston (11/7/04)
OPPONENTS YARDS RUSHING................................................. 151, Larry Johnson, at Kansas City (12/19/04) and Priest Holmes, vs. Kansas City (9/12/04) RUSHING ATTEMPTS .......................................... 30, Larry Johnson, at Kansas City (12/19/04) and LaDainian Tomlinson, at San Diego (12/6/04) RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS.................................... 3, Priest Holmes, vs. Kansas City (9/12/04) YARDS PASSING ................................................. 377, Aaron Brooks, at New Orleans (11/21/04) PASS ATTEMPTS ................................................. 60, Aaron Brooks, at New Orleans (11/21/04) PASS COMPLETIONS........................................... 34, Aaron Brooks, at New Orleans (11/21/04) TOUCHDOWN PASSES ........................................ 4, Kerry Collins, vs. Oakland (11/28/04) PASSES HAD INTERCEPTED ............................... 3, Aaron Brooks, at New Orleans (11/21/04) RECEPTIONS........................................................ 11, Deuce McAllister, at New Orleans (11/21/04) RECEIVING YARDS .............................................. 149, Chad Johnson, at Cincinnati (10/25/04) RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNS ................................. 3, Jerry Porter, vs. Oakland (11/28/04) TOTAL YARDS FROM SCRIMMAGE..................... 151, Larry Johnson, at Kansas City (12/19/04) FIELD GOALS ....................................................... 3, Shayne Graham, at Cincinnati (10/25/04) TACKLES .............................................................. 20, Donnie Edwards, at San Diego (12/6/04) INTERCEPTIONS .................................................. 2, Dexter McCleon, at Kansas City (12/19/04) SACKS.................................................................. 2.0, Justin Smith, at Cincinnati (10/25/04) LONGEST RUN FROM SCRIMMAGE.................... 44, Michael Vick, vs. Atlanta (10/31/04) LONGEST PASS COMPLETION ............................ 63, Kerry Collins, vs. Oakland (11/28/04) LONGEST PASS RECEPTION ............................... 63, Ronald Curry, vs. Oakland (11/28/04) LONGEST INTERCEPTION RETURN..................... 97, Julius Peppers, vs. Carolina (10/10/04) LONGEST PUNT RETURN .................................... 50, Jermaine Lewis, at Jacksonville (9/17/04) LONGEST KICKOFF RETURN ............................... 97, Dante Hall, at Kansas City (12/19/04) LONGEST PUNT ................................................... 65, Shane Lechler, at Oakland (10/17/04) LONGEST FIELD GOAL......................................... 53, John Kasay, vs. Carolina (10/10/04) and Shayne Graham at Cincinnati (10/25/04)
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2004 BRONCOS SINGLE-GAME HIGHS
BRONCOS .................................HIGHS........................................................LOWS TOTAL FIRST DOWNS..........................27, vs. Atlanta (10/31/04) ............................................ 16, vs. Oakland (11/28/04) TOTAL NET YARDS ..............................567, vs. Atlanta (10/31/04) .......................................... 249, at Tampa Bay (10/03/04) TOTAL OFFENSIVE PLAYS ...................74, vs. Atlanta (10/31/04) ............................................ 49, at Tampa Bay (10/03/04) NET YARDS RUSHING .........................254, at Oakland (10/17/04) .......................................... 37, vs. San Diego (9/26/04) RUSHING ATTEMPTS...........................51, at Oakland (10/17/04) ............................................ 19, vs. Atlanta (10/31/04) NET YARDS PASSING..........................499, vs. Atlanta (10/31/04) .......................................... 138, at Tampa Bay (10/03/04) PASS ATTEMPTS .................................55, vs. Atlanta (10/31/04) ............................................ 23, vs. Oakland (11/28/04) PASS COMPLETIONS...........................31, vs. Atlanta (10/31/04) ............................................ 13, at Tampa Bay (10/03/04) PASSES HAD INTERCEPTED................4, at San Diego (12/6/04)............................................. 0, Four times; most recent; at New Orleans (11/21/04) TIMES SACKED ....................................6, at Kansas City (12/19/04) ........................................ 0, Eight times; most recent; at Tennessee (12/25/04) PUNTS..................................................7, Two times; most recent; vs. Oakland (11/28/04)..... 2, Three times; most recent; at Tennessee (12/25/04) GROSS PUNTING AVERAGE ................56.5, vs. Kansas City (9/12/04).................................... 32.0, at Oakland (10/17/04) NET PUNTING AVERAGE......................43.5, at Tennessee (12/25/04) ..................................... 24.6, at Jacksonville (9/17/04) PUNT RETURNS...................................7, vs. Miami (12/12/04) ............................................... 0, vs. San Diego (9/26/04) PUNT RETURN YARDS ........................59, at Oakland (10/17/04) ............................................ 0, at Kansas City (12/19/04) and vs. San Diego (9/26/04) KICKOFF RETURNS ..............................5, at Cincinnati (10/25/04) ........................................... 1, vs. Miami (12/12/04) and at Oakland (10/17/04) KICKOFF RETURN YARDS....................155, at Kansas City (12/19/04) .................................... 17, vs. Houston (11/7/04) INTERCEPTION RETURNS ...................3, at New Orleans (11/21/04)....................................... 0, Five times; most recent; at Kansas City (12/19/04) INTERCEPTION RETURN YARDS.........83, at New Orleans (11/21/04)..................................... 0, vs. Kansas City (9/12/04) PENALTIES...........................................10, at Kansas City (12/19/04) ...................................... 2, at Tennessee (12/25/04) YARDS PENALIZED..............................100, at Kansas City (12/19/04) .................................... 25, vs. San Diego (9/26/04) FUMBLES .............................................3, at Jacksonville (9/17/04) & vs. K.C. (9/12/04)......... 0, Five times; most recent; at San Diego (12/6/04) FUMBLES LOST....................................2, vs. Oakland (11/28/04)............................................. 0, Seven times; most recent; at San Diego (12/6/04) INTERCEPTIONS MADE .......................3, at New Orleans (11/21/04)....................................... 0, Six times; most recent; at Kansas City (12/19/04) SACKS MADE .......................................6, at Tennessee (12/25/04) .......................................... 0, at Tampa Bay (10/03/04) FUMBLES FORCED...............................3, at San Diego (12/6/04)............................................. 0, Three times; most recent; vs. Houston (11/7/04) FUMBLES RECOVERED........................1, Six times; most recent; at San Diego (12/6/04)....... 0, Six times; most recent; at Tennessee (12/25/04) TIME OF POSSESSION.........................39:24, at Tennessee (12/25/04) ................................... 26:49, at Kansas City (12/19/04)
2004 OPPONENT SINGLE-GAME HIGHS
OPPONENT................................HIGHS........................................................LOWS TOTAL FIRST DOWNS..........................22, Three times; most recent; at K.C. (12/19/04)......... 8, at Jacksonville (9/17/04) TOTAL NET YARDS ..............................467, vs. Atlanta (10/31/04) .......................................... 145, at Oakland (10/17/04) TOTAL OFFENSIVE PLAYS ...................76, at New Orleans (11/21/04)..................................... 40, at Jacksonville (9/17/04) NET YARDS RUSHING .........................195, vs. Atlanta (10/31/04) .......................................... 31, at Oakland (10/17/04) RUSHING ATTEMPTS...........................36, at K.C. (12/19/04) and vs. Atlanta (10/31/04)........ 14, at Tennessee (12/25/04) and at N.O. (11/21/04) NET YARDS PASSING..........................362, at New Orleans (11/21/04)................................... 86, at San Diego (12/6/04) PASS ATTEMPTS .................................60, at New Orleans (11/21/04)..................................... 16, at Jacksonville (9/17/04) PASS COMPLETIONS...........................34, at New Orleans (11/21/04)..................................... 8, at Jacksonville (9/17/04) PASSES HAD INTERCEPTED................3, at New Orleans (11/21/04)....................................... 0, Six times; most recent; at Kansas City (12/19/04) TIMES SACKED ....................................6, at Tennessee (12/25/04) .......................................... 0, at Tampa Bay (10/03/04) PUNTS..................................................9, at Jacksonville (9/17/04).......................................... 3, vs. Atlanta (10/31/04) GROSS PUNTING AVERAGE ................49.2, vs. San Diego (9/26/04) ...................................... 32.8, at Kansas City (12/19/04) NET PUNTING AVERAGE......................46.2, vs. Carolina (10/10/04) ....................................... 32.7, vs. Atlanta (10/31/04) PUNT RETURNS...................................5, at Jacksonville (9/17/04).......................................... 0, at Tennessee (12/25/04) and at Oakland (10/17/04) PUNT RETURN YARDS ........................78, at Jacksonville (9/17/04)........................................ -6, vs. Houston (11/7/04) KICKOFF RETURNS ..............................8, at Tennessee (12/25/04) .......................................... 1, Three times; most recent; vs. Carolina (10/10/04) KICKOFF RETURN YARDS....................174, at New Orleans (11/21/04)................................... 16, vs. Carolina (10/10/04) INTERCEPTION RETURNS ...................4, at San Diego (12/6/04)............................................. 0, Five times; most recent; at New Orleans (11/21/04) INTERCEPTION RETURN YARDS.........97, vs. Carolina (10/10/04) .......................................... 0, Six times; most recent; vs. Miami (12/12/04) PENALTIES...........................................11, at San Diego (12/6/04)........................................... 3, at Tennessee (12/25/04) YARDS PENALIZED..............................109, vs. Houston (11/7/04).......................................... 38, vs. Oakland (11/28/04) FUMBLES .............................................3, at San Diego (12/6/04)............................................. 0, Three times; most recent; vs. Houston (11/7/04) FUMBLES LOST....................................1, Seven times; most recent; at San Diego (12/6/04) .. 0, Seven times; most recent; at Tennessee (12/25/04) INTERCEPTIONS MADE .......................4, at San Diego (12/6/04)............................................. 0, Five times; most recent; at New Orleans (11/21/04) SACKS MADE .......................................5, at Kansas City (12/19/04) ........................................ 0, Eight times; most recent; at Tennessee (12/25/04) FUMBLES FORCED...............................3, vs. Kansas City (9/12/04)......................................... 0, Five times; most recent; at San Diego (12/6/04) FUMBLES RECOVERED........................2, vs. Oakland (11/28/04)............................................. 0, Seven times; most recent; at San Diego (12/6/04) TIME OF POSSESSION.........................33:11, at Kansas City (12/19/04) ................................. 20:36, at Tennessee (12/25/04)
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LONGEST SCORING DRIVES OF 2004
Most Plays: Broncos: 16 (at Tennessee, Dec. 25, FG, 79 yards, 9:16) Opponent: 14 (at Tampa Bay, Oct. 4, FG, 62 yards, 5:32) Most Yards: Broncos: 99 (vs. Houston, Nov. 7, TD, 7 plays, 3:35) Opponent: 99 (at Kansas City, Dec. 19, TD, 10 plays, 6:05) Most Time: Broncos: 9:16 (at Tennessee, Dec. 25, FG, 16 plays, 79 yards) Opponent: 6:26 (at Kansas City, Dec. 19, TD, 11 plays, 87 yards)
2004 SACK CHART
Reggie Hayward (9.5) — 0.5 vs. Kansas City (9/12/04), 1.0 at Jacksonville (9/17/04), 1.0 vs. San Diego (9/26/04), 1.0 vs. Houston (11/7/04), 1.0 at New Orleans (11/21/04), 1.0 vs. Oakland (11/28/04), 1.0 at San Diego (12/6/04), 3.0 at Tennessee (12/25/04); Ellis Johnson (3.0) — 1.0 vs. Carolina (10/10/04), 1.0 vs. Miami (12/12/04), 1.0 at Tennessee (12/25/04); Anton Palepoi (3.0) — 2.0 at Oakland (10/17/04), 1.0 at Tennessee (12/25/04); Al Wilson (2.5) — 1.0 at Cincinnati (10/25/04), 1.0 at Kansas City (12/19/04), 0.5 at Tennessee (12/25/04); Marco Coleman (2.5) — 1.0 vs. Houston (11/7/04), 1.0 vs. Miami (12/12/04), 0.5 at Kansas City (12/19/04); Mario Fatafehi (2.5) — 0.5 vs. Kansas City (9/12/04), 1.0 vs. Atlanta (10/31/04), 0.5 at Kansas City (12/19/04), 0.5 at Tennessee (12/25/04); Luther Elliss (2.0) — 1.0 at Oakland (10/17/04), 1.0 vs. Houston (11/7/04); Kenoy Kennedy (2.0) — 1.0 vs. San Diego (9/26/04), 1.0 vs. Miami (12/12/04); John Lynch (2.0) — 1.0 at San Diego (12/6/04), 1.0 vs. Miami (12/12/04); D.J. Williams (2.0) — 1.0 at Jacksonville (9/19/04), 1.0 at Kansas City (12/19/04); Raylee Johnson (1.0) — 1.0 vs. San Diego (9/26/04); Willie Middelbrooks (1.0) — 1.0 at Tampa Bay (10/3/04); Monsanto Pope (1.0) — 1.0 vs. San Diego (9/26/04); Donnie Spragan (1.0) — 1.0 at Oakland (10/17/04); Kelly Herndon (1.0) — 1.0 vs. Houston (11/7/04); Patrick Chukwurah (1.0) — 1.0 at New Orleans (11/21/04).
SHORTEST SCORING DRIVES OF 2004
Fewest Plays: Broncos: 1 (at New Orleans, Nov. 21, TD, 51 yards, 0:10) Opponent: 1 (vs. Houston, Nov. 7, TD, 1 yds, 0:04) Fewest Yards: Broncos: 7 (at Tennessee, Dec. 25, FG, 4 plays, 1:53) Opponent: -11 (at Cincinnati, Oct. 25, FG, 4 plays, 1:39) Fewest Time: Broncos: 0:10 (at New Orleans, Nov. 21, TD, 1 plays, 51 yards) Opponent: 0:04 (vs. Houston, Nov. 7, TD, 1 play, 1 yd)
2004 INTERCEPTION CHART
Champ Bailey (3) — 1 vs. Kansas City (9/12/04), 1 at Cincinnati (10/25/04), 1 at New Orleans (11/21/04) Al Wilson (2) — 1 at New Orleans (11/21/04), 1 vs. Miami (12/12/04) Kelly Herndon (2) — 1 at Oakland (10/17/04), 1 at Tennessee (12/25/04) Reggie Hayward (1) — 1 at New Orleans (11/21/04) John Lynch (1) — 1 vs. Oakland (11/28/04) Ellis Johnson (1) — 1 vs. Oakland (11/28/04) Kenoy Kennedy (1) — 1 at San Diego (12/6/04) D.J. Williams (1) — 1 at Tennessee (12/25/04)
BRONCOS INDIVIDUAL LEADERS BY STATISTICAL CATEGORY
Category................ Player AFC Rank AFC Leader NFL Rank NFL Leader Scoring....................... Jason Elam — 114 T3rd Vinatieri, New England — 138 T4th Vinatieri, New England — 138 Rushing...................... Reuben Droughns — 1164 7th James, Indianapolis — 1550 10th Alexander, Seattle — 1616 Passing Yards............. Jake Plummer — 3843 3rd Manning, Indianapolis — 4551 5th Manning, Indianapolis — 4551 Passer Rating ............. Jake Plummer — 83.2 10th Manning, Indianapolis — 121.4 17th Manning, Indianapolis — 121.4 Receiving Yards.......... Rod Smith — 1068 10th C. Johnson, Cincinnati — 1207 19th Horn, New Orleans — 1324 Receptions.................. Rod Smith — 73 11th Mason, Tennessee — 92 T23rd Mason, Tennessee — 92 Punting Avg. ............... Jason Baker — 39.5 NA* Lechler, Oakland — 47.3 NA* Lechler, Oakland — 47.3 Net Punting Avg.......... Jason Baker — 34.5 NA* Scifres, San Diego — 38.4 NA* Berger, New Orleans — 39.5 Interceptions............... Bailey — 3 T21st Reed, Baltimore — 8 T42nd Reed, Baltimore — 8 Kickoff Ret. Avg. ......... Reuben Droughns — 24.6 NA* McGee, Buffalo — 26.8 NA* Ponder, New York Giants — 27.4 Punt Ret. Avg.............. Rod Smith — 10.1 5th Northcutt, Cleveland — 12.2 8th Drummond, Detroit — 13.2 *Player does not meet league requirements to qualify for ranking.
HOW THE BRONCOS RANK IN THE AFC AND NFL
AFC NFL OFFENSE ......................Broncos Total Rank AFC Leader Rank NFL Leader Points Per Game................................. 23.2 6th Indianapolis – 33.9 9th Indianapolis – 33.9 Total Yards Per Game ....................... 391.9 3rd Indianapolis – 418.3 5th Indianapolis – 418.3 Yards Per Play ......................................5.9 3rd Indianapolis – 6.8 6th Indianapolis – 6.8 Rushing Yards Per Game.................. 141.3 4th Pittsburgh – 153.8 5th Atlanta – 164.5 Net Passing Yds. Per Game .............. 250.7 3rd Indianapolis – 297.1 7th Indianapolis – 292.6 Interceptions thrown (fewest) ................20 14th San Diego – 7 T27th San Diego – 6 Sacks (fewest) .......................................14 2nd Indianapolis – 13 T2nd Indianapolis – 13 First Downs Per Game ........................ 21.9 3rd Indianapolis – 24.8 5th Kansas City – 24.8 Third-Down Efficiency......................... 37.3 9th San Diego – 47.0 14th Minnesota – 52.8 Fourth-Down Efficiency....................... 50.0 T6th San Diego – 71.4 T12th Two with – 80.0
AFC NFL DEFENSE ......................Broncos Total Rank AFC Leader Rank NFL Leader Points Per Game................................. 18.9 8th Pittsburgh – 14.3 12th Pittsburgh – 14.3 Total Yards Per Game ....................... 283.9 3rd Pittsburgh – 257.8 4th Pittsburgh – 257.8 Yards Per Play ......................................4.9 6th Buffalo – 4.4 9th Two with – 4.4 Rushing Yards Per Game.................... 98.5 5th Pittsburgh – 80.2 6th Pittsburgh – 80.2 Net Passing Yds. Per Game .............. 185.4 4th Miami – 163.3 6th Miami – 163.3 Interceptions (most) ..............................12 T14th Buffalo – 22 T25th Carolina – 26 Sacks (most) .........................................37 T5th Two with – 44 9th Tampa Bay – 45 First Downs Allowed Per Game........... 15.1 1st Denver – 15.1 1st Denver – 15.1 Third-Down Efficiency......................... 31.8 2nd Miami – 31.4 4th Washington – 29.9 Fourth-Down Efficiency....................... 35.7 5th Houston – 0.0 8th Houston – 0.0
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THE LAST TIME…
(Reflects the last time each individual statistic occurred) (2004 performances boldfaced; Super Bowl performances in Italics)
100 YARDS RUSHING: Broncos: Tatum Bell, 17-123, 2TD, vs. Miami, 12/12/04 Playoffs: Terrell Davis, 25-102, vs. Atlanta, 1/31/99 Opponents: Larry Johnson, 30-151, 2 TD, at Kansas City, 12/19/04 Playoffs: Jamal Lewis, 30-110, 2 TD, at Baltimore, 12/31/00 200 YARDS RUSHING: Broncos: Clinton Portis, 22-218, 5 TD, vs. Kansas City, 12/7/03 Playoffs: Has never happened Opponents: Ahman Green, 20-218, 2 TD, at Green Bay, 12/28/03 Playoffs: Tim Smith, 23-204, 2TD, vs. Washington, 1/31/88 TWO 100-YARD RUSHERS: Broncos: Otis Armstrong (116) and Norris Weese (120), at Chicago, 12/8/76 Playoffs: Terrell Davis (184) and Derek Loville (103), vs. Jacksonville, 12/27/97 Opponents: Curt Warner (126) and John L. Williams (109), at Seattle, 12/11/88 Playoffs: Has never happened 100-YARD RUSHER AND 100-YARD RECEIVER: Broncos: Quentin Griffin (136) and Ashley Lelie (115), at Indianapolis, 12/21/03 Playoffs: Terrell Davis (102) and Rod Smith (152), vs. Atlanta, 1/31/99 Opponents: Larry Johnson (151) and Eddie Kennison (101), at K.C., 12/19/04 Playoffs: Tim Smith (204) and Ricky Sanders (193), vs. Washington, 1/31/88 100-YARD RUSHER AND TWO 100-YARD RECEIVERS: Broncos: Mike Anderson (103), Rod Smith (111) and Ed McCaffrey (129), vs. Cleveland, 10/15/00 Playoffs: Has never happened Opponents: Has never happened Playoffs: Has never happened 100-YARD RUSHER, 300-YARD PASSER, 100-YARD RECEIVER: Broncos: Clinton Portis (102), Brian Griese (316), Ed McCaffrey (113), vs. San Diego, 10/6/02 Playoffs: Terrell Davis (102), John Elway (336), Rod Smith (152), vs. Atlanta, 1/31/99 Opponents: Priest Holmes (161), Trent Green (310) and Dante Hall (143), Kansas City, 12/15/02 Playoffs: Tim Smith (204), Doug Williams (340),Ricky Sanders (193), vs. Washington, 1/31/88 100-YARD RUSHER, 300-YARD PASSER AND TWO 100-YARD RECEIVERS: Broncos: Mike Anderson (103), Brian Griese (336), Rod Smith (111) and Ed McCaffrey (129), vs. Cleveland, 10/15/00 Playoffs: Has never happened Opponents: Has never happened Playoffs: Has never happened 100-YARD RUSHER AND 300-YARD PASSER: Broncos: Clinton Portis (102) and Brian Griese (316), vs. San Diego, 10/6/02 Playoffs: Terrell Davis (102) and John Elway (336), vs. Atlanta, 1/31/99 Opponents: Priest Holmes (161) and Trent Green (310), Kansas City, 12/15/02 Playoffs: Tim Smith (204) and Doug Williams (340), vs. Washington, 1/31/88 100-YARD RECEIVER AND 300-YARD PASSER: Broncos: Rod Smith (208) and Jake Plummer (499), vs. Atlanta, 10/31/04 Playoffs: Rod Smith (152) and John Elway (336), vs. Atlanta, 1/31/99 Opponents: Jerry Porter (135), Ronald Curry (110) and Kerry Collins (339), vs. Oakland 11/28/04 Playoffs: Brandon Stokley (144), Marvin Harrison (133) and Peyton Manning (377), at Indianapolis, 1/4/04 TWO 100-YARD RECEIVERS AND 300-YARD PASSER: Broncos: Rod Smith (187), Ed McCaffrey (148) and Gus Frerotte (462), vs. San Diego, 11/19/00 Playoffs: Has never happened Opponents: Jerry Porter (135), Ronald Curry (110) and Kerry Collins (339), vs. Oakland, 11/28/04 Playoffs: Brandon Stokley (144), Marvin Harrison (133) and Peyton Manning (377), at Indianapolis, 1/4/04 THREE 100-YARD RECEIVERS AND 300-YARD PASSER: Broncos: Has never happened Playoffs: Has never happened Opponents: Marshall Faulk (100), Torry Holt (103), Az-Zahir Hakim (116) and Kurt Warner (441), vs. St. Louis, 9/4/00 Playoffs: Has never happened TWO RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS: Broncos: Reuben Droughns, 22-91, 2TD, at Tennessee, 12/25/04 Playoffs: Howard Griffith, 4-9, 2 TD, vs. Atlanta, 1/31/99 Opponents: Larry Johnson, 30-151, 2 TD, at Kansas City, 12/19/04 Playoffs: Jamal Lewis, 30-110, 2 TD, at Baltimore, 12/31/00
THREE RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS: Broncos: Clinton Portis,22-218, 5 TD, vs. Kansas City, 12/7/03 Playoffs: Terrell Davis, 30-157, 3 TD, vs. Green Bay, 1/25/98 Opponents: Priest Holmes, 26-151, 3 TD, vs. Kansas City, 9/12/04 Playoffs: Napoleon McCallum, 13-81, 3 TD, at L.A. Raiders, 1/9/94 FOUR RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS: Broncos: Clinton Portis, 22-218, 5 TD, vs. Kansas City, 12/7/03 Playoffs: Has never happened Opponents: Curt Warner, 23-126, 4 TD, at Seattle, 12/11/88 Playoffs: Has never happened FIVE RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS: Broncos: Clinton Portis, 22-218, 5 TD, vs. Kansas City, 12/7/03 Playoffs: Has never happened Opponents: Has never happened Playoffs: Has never happened 300 YARDS PASSING: Broncos: Jake Plummer, 21-26, 303 yds., 2 TD, INT, at Tennessee, 12/25/04 Playoffs: John Elway, 18-29, 336 yds., 1 TD, 1 INT, vs. Atlanta, 1/31/99 Opponents: Kerry Collins, 26-45, 339 yds., 4 TD, 2 INT, vs. Oakland, 11/28/04 Playoffs: Peyton Manning, 22-26, 377 yds., 5 TD, 0 INT, at Indianapolis, 1/4/04 400 YARDS PASSING: Broncos: Jake Plummer, 31-55, 499 yds., 4 TD, 3 INT, vs. Atlanta, 10/31/04 Playoffs: Has never happened Opponents: Aaron Brooks, 30-48, 441 yds., 2 TD, 2 INT, at New Orleans, 12/3/00 Playoffs: Has never happened THREE TOUCHDOWN PASSES: Broncos: Jake Plummer, 16-24, 234 yds., 4 TD, vs. Houston, 11/7/04 Playoffs: John Elway, 29-47, 302 yds., 3 TD, 1INT, at L.A. Raiders, 1/9/94 Opponents: Trent Green, 16-19, 224 yds., 3 TD, at Kansas City, 12/19/04 Playoffs: Peyton Manning, 22-26, 377 yds., 5 TD, 0 INT, at Indianapolis, 1/4/04 FOUR TOUCHDOWN PASSES: Broncos: Jake Plummer, 16-24, 234 yds., 4 TD, vs. Houston, 11/7/04 Playoffs: Has never happened Opponents: Kerry Collins, 26-45, 339 yds., 4 TD, 2 INT, vs. Oakland, 11/28/04 Playoffs: Peyton Manning, 22-26, 377 yds., 5 TD, 0 INT, at Indianapolis, 1/4/04 FIVE TOUCHDOWN PASSES: Broncos: Gus Frerotte, 36-58, 462 yds., 5 TD, 4 INT, vs. San Diego, 11/19/00 Playoffs: Has never happened Opponents: John Hadl, 21-35, 325 yds., 5 TD, vs. San Diego, 12/1/68 Playoffs: Peyton Manning, 22-26, 377 yds., 5 TD, 0 INT, at Indianapolis, 1/4/04 SIX TOUCHDOWN PASSES: Broncos: Has never happened Playoffs: Has never happened Opponents: Len Dawson, 23-38, 435 yds., 6 TD, at Kansas City, 11/1/64 Playoffs: Has never happened 100 YARDS RECEIVING: Broncos: Ashley Lelie, 4-105, at San Diego, 12/5/04 Playoffs: Rod Smith, 5-152, TD, vs. Atlanta, 1/31/99 Opponents: Eddie Kennison, 7-101, 2 TD, at Kansas City, 12/19/04 Playoffs: Brandon Stokley, 4-144, 2TD, and Marvin Harrison, 7-133, 2 TD, at Indianapolis, 1/4/04 200 YARDS RECEIVING: Broncos: Rod Smith, 9-208, vs. Atlanta, 10/31/04 Playoffs: Has never happened Opponents: Torrance Small, 6-200, 2 TD, vs. New Orleans, 12/24/94 Playoffs: Has never happened TWO 100-YARD RECEIVERS: Broncos: Rod Smith (187) and Ed McCaffrey (148), vs. San Diego, 11/19/00 Playoffs: Has never happened Opponents: Jerry Porter (135) and Ronald Curry (110), vs. Oakland, 11/28/04 Playoffs: Brandon Stokley, 4-144, 2 TD, and Marvin Harrison, 7-133, 2TD, at Indianapolis, 1/4/04 TWO RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNS: Broncos: Shannon Sharpe, 7-101, 3 TD, vs. San Diego, 11/16/03 Playoffs: Clarence Kay, 4-105, 2 TD, vs. Houston, 1/10/88 Opponents: Eddie Kennison, 7-101, 2 TD, at Kansas City, 12/19/04 Playoffs: Brandon Stokley, 4-144, 2 TD and Marvin Harrison, 7-133, 2 TD, at Indianapolis, 1/4/04 THREE RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNS: Broncos: Shannon Sharpe, 7-101, 3 TD, vs. San Diego, 11/16/03 Playoffs: Has never happened Opponents: Jerry Porter, 6-135, 3 TD, vs. Oakland, 11/28/04 Playoffs: Jerry Rice, 7-148, 3 TD, vs. San Francisco, 1/28/90
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FOUR RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNS: Broncos: Has never happened Playoffs: Has never happened Opponents: Lance Alworth, 9-171, 4 TD, vs. San Diego, 12/1/68 Playoffs: Has never happened TWO INTERCEPTIONS: Broncos: Deltha O'Neal, vs. San Diego, 10/6/02 Playoffs: Darrien Gordon, vs. Atlanta, 1/31/99 Opponents: Dexter McCleon, at Kansas City, 12/19/04 Playoffs: David Macklin, at Indianapolis, 1/4/04 THREE INTERCEPTIONS: Broncos: Deltha O'Neal (4), vs. Kansas City, 10/7/01 Playoffs: Has never happened Opponents: Mark Kelso, at Buffalo, 12/12/92 Playoffs: Has never happened FOUR INTERCEPTIONS: Broncos: Deltha O’Neal, vs. Kansas City, 10/7/01 Playoffs: Has never happened Opponents: Has Never Happened Playoffs: Has never happened TWO SACKS: Broncos: Reggie Hayward (3), at Tennessee, 12/25/04 Playoffs: Neil Smith (2) and Alfred Williams (2), at Kansas City, 1/4/98 Opponents: Kawika Mitchell, at K.C. 12/19/04 and Justin Smith, at Cin. 10/25/04 Playoffs: Michael McCrary (3), at Baltimore, 12/31/00 THREE SACKS: Broncos: Reggie Hayward (3), at Tennessee, 12/25/04 Playoffs: Has never happened Opponents: Trace Armstrong (3), at Oakland, 12/22/02 Playoffs: Michael McCrary, at Baltimore, 12/31/00 FOUR SACKS: Broncos: Simon Fletcher, at San Diego, 11/11/90 Playoffs: Has never happened Opponents: Michael Sinclair, at Seattle, 9/8/96 Playoffs: Has never happened TWO OPPONENT FUMBLE RECOVERIES: Broncos: Bill Romanowski, at Seattle, 9/8/96 Playoffs: Has never happened Opponents: Terry McDaniel, vs. Los Angeles Raiders, 9/18/94 Playoffs: Randy Hughes, vs. Dallas, 1/15/78 SHUTOUT ON ROAD: by Broncos: Denver 12, at Cleveland 0, 9/27/92 Playoffs: Has never happened by Opponents: at L.A. Raiders 24, Denver 0, 11/22/92 Playoffs: Has never happened SHUTOUT AT HOME: by Broncos: at Denver 34, vs. Carolina 0, 11/9/97 Playoffs: Has never happened by Opponents: Has never happened Playoffs: Has never happened OVERTIME WIN AWAY FROM DENVER: Broncos: Denver 37, at Kansas City 34, 10/20/02 Playoffs: Denver 23, at Cleveland 20, 1/11/87 Opponents: at San Diego 30, Denver 27, 12/1/02 Playoffs: Has never happened TIE: Denver 17, at Green Bay 17, 9/20/87 OVERTIME WIN IN DENVER: Broncos: at Denver 23, Cleveland 20, 12/14/03 Playoffs: Has never happened Opponents: Indianapolis 23, at Denver 20, 11/24/02 Playoffs: Has never happened TIE: at Denver 35, Pittsburgh 35, 9/22/74 40 POINTS: Broncos: at Denver 45, Kansas City 27, 12/7/03 Playoffs: at Denver 42, Jacksonville 17, 12/27/97 Opponents: at Kansas City 45, Denver 17, 12/19/04 Playoffs: at Indianapolis 41, Denver 10, 1/4/04 50 POINTS: Broncos: at Denver 50, San Diego 34, 10/6/63 Playoffs: Has never happened Opponents: at Indianapolis 55, Denver 24, 10/31/88 Playoffs: San Francisco 55, Denver 10, 1/28/90 TWO-POINT CONVERSION: Broncos: Clinton Portis run, at Oakland, 11/30/03 Playoffs: Terrell Davis run, vs. Jacksonville, 1/4/97 Opponents: Doug Flutie pass to Stephen Alexander, vs. San Diego, 11/16/03 Playoffs: Has never happened
THREE FIELD GOALS: Broncos: Jason Elam, at Tennessee 12/25/04 Playoffs: Jason Elam vs. N.Y. Jets, 1/17/99 Opponents: Shayne Graham, at Cincinnati, 10/25/04 Playoffs: Mike Hollis, vs. Jacksonville, 1/4/97 FOUR FIELD GOALS: Broncos: Jason Elam, vs. Miami, 10/13/02 Playoffs: Has never happened Opponents: Paul Edinger, vs. Chicago, 11/24/03 Playoffs: Has never happened FIVE FIELD GOALS: Broncos: Jason Elam, vs. Miami, 10/13/02 Playoffs: Has never happened Opponents: Mike Vanderjagt, at Indianapolis, 1/6/02 Playoffs: Has never happened SIX FIELD GOALS: Broncos: Has never happened Playoffs: Has never happened Opponents: Gary Anderson, at Pittsburgh, 10/23/88 Playoffs: Has never happened PUNT RETURN FOR A TOUCHDOWN: Broncos: Rod Smith, 65 yds., vs. San Diego, 11/16/03 Playoffs: Has never happened Opponents: Dante Hall, 93 yds., at Kansas City, 10/5/03 Playoffs: Has never happened KICKOFF RETURN FOR A TOUCHDOWN: Broncos: Deltha O'Neal, 87 yds., vs. New England, 10/1/00 Playoffs: Has never happened Opponents: Dante Hall, 97 yds., at Kansas City, 12/19/04 Playoffs: Tim Dwight, 94 yds., vs. Atlanta, 1/31/99 INTERCEPTION RETURN FOR A TOUCHDOWN: Broncos: Ellis Johnson, 32 yds., vs. Oakland 11/28/04 Playoffs: Has never happened Opponents: Kevin Mathis, 66 yds., vs. Atlanta, 10/31/04 Playoffs: Carlton Bailey, at Buffalo, 1/12/92 FUMBLE RETURN FOR A TOUCHDOWN: Broncos: Chester McGlockton, 24 yds., vs. Buffalo, 9/22/02 Playoffs: Neil Smith, 79 yds., vs. Miami, 1/9/99 Opponents: Marcus Wilkins, 0 yds. (in end zone), at Green Bay, 12/28/03 Playoffs: Has never happened MISSED FIELD GOAL RETURN FOR A TOUCHDOWN: Broncos: Has never happened Playoffs: Has never happened Opponents: Chris McAlister, 108 yds., at Baltimore, 9/30/02 Playoffs: Has never happened BLOCKED PUNT: Broncos: Jashon Sykes, at Indianapolis, 12/21/03 Playoffs: Has never happened Opponents: Antwan Peek, vs. Houston, 11/7/04 Playoffs: Blake Spence, vs. New York Jets, 1/17/99 BLOCKED PUNT RETURN FOR A TOUCHDOWN: Broncos: Ian Gold, vs. Oakland, 11/13/00 Playoffs: Has never happened Opponents: Alex Bannister, at Seattle, 10/14/01 Playoffs: Travis Davis, 29 yds., vs. Jacksonville, 12/27/97 BLOCKED FIELD GOAL: Broncos: Trevor Pryce, at San Diego, 12/1/02 Playoffs: Has never happened Opponents: Langston Walker, vs. Oakland, 11/28/04 Playoffs: Has never happened BLOCKED FIELD GOAL RETURN FOR A TOUCHDOWN: Broncos: Louis Wright, 60 yds., vs. San Diego, 11/17/85 Playoffs: Has never happened Opponents: Cornelius Bennett, 80 yds., at Buffalo, 9/30/90 Playoffs: Has never happened MISSED POINT-AFTER-TOUCHDOWN ATTEMPT: Broncos: Jason Elam (hit left upright), vs. Indianapolis, 11/24/02 Playoffs: Jason Elam (Blocked by Clyde Simmons), vs. Jacksonville, 1/4/97 Opponents: Sebastian Janikowski (Blocked by Monsanto pope), vs. Oakland, 11/28/04 Playoffs: Has never happened SAFETY: Broncos: Punt fumbled out of bounds in end zone, vs. New England, 11/3/03 Playoffs: Tony Eason sacked in the end zone by Rulon Jones, vs. New England, 1/4/87 Opponents: Punt blocked out of bounds in end zone, at Oakland, 11/30/03 Playoffs: Mike Horan runs out of endzone, vs. Cleveland, 1/17/88
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2004 BRONCOS/OPPONENTS REPLAY CHALLENGES
COACH SHANAHAN
2004 Opponents Play Time Outs Result Success Rate at Jac. (9/19) 7:20 1st qtr. (1-10-JAC 26) B. Leftwich completes 28-yd. pass to J. Smith (Challenged inbounds) 3 Call Upheld 0-1 3:55 3rd qtr. (1-10-DEN 26) J. Plummer incomplete pass to D. Watts (Challenging catch) 3 Call Upheld 0-2 vs. S.D. (9/26) 3:31 2nd qtr. (3-1-DEN 29) J. Plummer up the middle for no gain (Challenged spot) 2 Call Upheld 0-3 at T.B. (10/3) 6:50 2nd qtr. (2-20-TB 49) R. Smith fumbles after 3-yd. catch (Challenged fumble); recovered for 56-yard TD 3 Call Reversed 1-4 at N.O. (11/21) 4:36 2nd qtr. (1-10-DEN 35) A. Brooks completes 31-yd. pass to D. Stallworth (Challenged inbounds) 2 Call Reversed 2-5 12:29 4th qtr. (4-5-DEN 37) A. Brooks incomplete to J. Horn (Challenged interception by Bailey) 2 Call Reversed 3-6 vs. Mia. (12/12) 8:28 4th qtr. (3-6-MIA 34) Plummer pass intended for Lelie intercepted by R. Howard (Challenged catch) 2 Call Reversed 4-7 at Tenn. (12/25) 15:00 4th qtr. (3-2-DEN 49) Droughns up the middle to the 50 for 1 yard (Challenged spot) 3 Call Upheld 4-8 Total Success Rate = 50.0 %
OPPONENTS 2004 Opponents Play Time Outs Result Success Rate at Jac. (9/19) 2:37 4th qtr. (3-5-JAC 46) B. Leftwich incomplete pass to J. Smith (Challenged catch) 3 Call Upheld 0-1 at T.B. (10/3) 15:00 3rd qtr. (1-10-DEN 20) J. Plummer incomplete pass to A. Lelie (Challenged incompletion—B. Kelly INT) 3 Call Upheld 0-2 vs. Car. (10/10) 6:55 3rd qtr. (4-1-CAR 1) J. Peppers fumbles after 101-yd. INT return for a touchback (Challenged fumble) 3 Call Reversed 1-3 9:50 4th qtr. (3-7-CAR 39) J. Plummer completes 39-yd. TD pass to A. Lelie (Challenged inbounds) 3 Call Upheld 1-4 at Cin. (10/25) 4:33 1st qtr. (1-10-DEN 5) J. Plummer completes 42-yd. pass to A. Lelie (Challenged catch) 3 Call Reversed 2-5 vs. Atl. (10/31) 8:49 3rd qtr. (1-15-DEN 33) J. Plummer completes 31-yd. pass to R. Smith (Challenged inbounds) 3 Call Upheld 2-6 vs. Hou. (11/7) 13:15 2nd qtr. (4-1-DEN 50) D. Carr up middle for no gain (Challenged spot) 3 Call Upheld 2-7 at S.D. (12/5) 5:24 3rd qtr. (2-5-DEN 5) Brees pass intended for Neal intercepted by Kennedy, and returned 95 yards for TD (Challenged INT) 3 Call Reversed 3-8 vs. K.C. (12/19) 5:35 3rd qtr. (4-16-KC 43) Baker punts 42 yards to KC 1, downed by M. Leach (Challenged touchback) 2 Call Upheld 3-9 Total Success Rate = 25.0 %
2004 Replay Challenges Breakdown
Coach Shanahan Opponents Coach Shanahan Opponents 1st half 2-4 (50.0%) 1-2 (50.0%) Offense 2-5 (50.0%) 1-3 (33.3%) 2nd half 2-4 (50.0%) 2-7 (28.6%) Defense 2-3 (66.7%) 2-6 (33.3%)
ALL-TIME BRONCOS/OPPONENTS REPLAY CHALLENGES (SINCE IT BEGAN IN 1999)
COACH SHANAHAN
Year Overall First Half Second Half Offense Defense 2004: 4-8 2-4 2-4 2-5 2-3 2003: 2-6 2-2 0-4 0-1 2-5 2002: 2-6 1-5 1-1 *2-6 0-0 2001: 2-10 1-3 1-7 0-4 2-6 2000: 5-11 1-4 4-7 4-7 1-4 1999: 1-5 0-0 1-5 0-2 1-3 Total: 16-46 (34.8%) 7-18 (38.9%) 9-28 (32.1%) 8-25 (32.0%) 8-21 (38.1%) *-Offensive total includes a punt return
OPPONENTS
Year Overall First Half Second Half Offense Defense 2004: 3-8 1-2 2-7 1-3 2-6@ 2003: 2-8 0-1 2-7 1-7* 1-1 2002: 1-3 0-1 1-2 1-2 0-1 2001: 2-6 2-4 0-2 1-4 1-2 2000: 2-8 1-6 1-2 2-6^ 0-2 1999: 2-4 1-3 1-1 1-2 1-2 Total: 12-37 (32.4%) 5-17 (29.4%) 7-21 (33.3%) 7-24 (29.2%) 5-14 (35.7%)
*-Offensive total includes a punt return ^-Offensive total includes a kickoff return @-Defensive Total includes a punt
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BRONCOS 2004 GAME-BY-GAME SCORING DRIVES Date Opp. Plays Yards Time Res. Qtr Scoring Play Quarterback 9-12 KC 12 45 5:27 FG 1 Elam 43 yd. field goal Plummer 9-12 KC 8 59 3:46 TD 2 Griffin 1 yd. pass from Plummer (Elam kick) Plummer 9-12 KC 6 50 3:15 TD 2 Griffin 25 yd. run (Elam kick) Plummer 9-12 KC 3 77 1:29 TD 3 Griffin 47 yd. run (Elam kick) Plummer 9-12 KC 10 37 4:22 FG 4 Elam 45 yd. field goal Plummer 9-12 KC 13 87 7:10 TD 4 Hape 2 yd. pass from Plummer (Elam kick) Plummer 9-19 @JAC 7 47 3:02 FG 2 Elam 44 yd. field goal Plummer 9-19 @JAC 10 76 3:11 FG 2 Elam 22 yd. field goal Plummer 9-26 SD 6 72 3:27 TD 1 Smith 16 yd. pass from Plummer (Elam kick) Plummer 9-26 SD 11 70 4:54 FG 2 Elam 22 yd. field goal Plummer 9-26 SD 6 23 3:14 FG 2 Elam 23 yd. field goal Plummer 9-26 SD 9 64 4:08 TD 3 Lelie 33 yd. pass from Plummer (Elam kick) Plummer 9-26 SD 6 25 2:54 FG 4 Elam 43 yd. field goal Plummer 10-3 @TB 7 43 3:40 TD 1 Hape 5 yd. pass from Plummer (Elam kick) Plummer 10-3 @TB 7 31 2:09 FG 2 Elam 49 yd. field goal Plummer 10-3 @TB 9 39 5:18 FG 2 Elam 50 yd. field goal Plummer 10-3 @TB 14 84 6:32 FG 4 Elam 24 yd. field goal Plummer 10-10 CAR 9 67 4:17 FG 1 Elam 32 yd. field goal Plummer 10-10 CAR 8 62 3:19 FG 1 Elam 33 yd. field goal Plummer 10-10 CAR 7 76 1:25 TD 2 Droughns 5 yd. pass from Plummer (Elam kick) Plummer 10-10 CAR 8 87 4:18 TD 4 Lelie 39 yd. pass from Plummer (Elam kick) Plummer 10-17 @OAK 10 71 6:02 TD 1 Putzier 12 yd. pass from Plummer (Elam kick) Plummer 10-17 @OAK 7 80 3:43 TD 2 Carswell 10 yd. pass from Plummer (Elam kick) Plummer 10-17 @OAK 6 58 3:02 TD 2 Lelie 31 yd. pass from Plummer (Elam kick) Plummer 10-17 @OAK 6 20 2:42 FG 3 Elam 33 yd. field goal Plummer 10-17 @OAK 11 78 6:44 TD 3 Droughns 4 yd. run (Elam kick) Plummer 10-25 @CIN 8 72 3:42 TD 2 Smith 3 yd. pass from Plummer (Elam kick) Plummer 10-25 @CIN 11 64 4:58 FG 3 Elam 29 yd. field goal Plummer 10-31 ATL 10 69 5:35 TD 1 Hape 1 yd. pass from Plummer (Elam kick) Plummer 10-31 ATL 1 80 0:12 TD 1 Smith 80 yd. pass from Plummer (Elam kick) Plummer 10-31 ATL 11 73 4:49 TD 4 Watts 7 yd. pass from Plummer (Elam kick) Plummer 10-31 ATL 5 80 1:23 TD 4 Lelie 35 yd. pass from Plummer (Elam kick) Plummer 11-7 HOU 7 99 3:35 TD 1 Putzier 34 yd. pass from Plummer (Elam kick) Plummer 11-7 HOU 7 16 3:16 FG 2 Elam 52 yd. field goal Plummer 11-7 HOU 6 80 3:20 TD 2 Lelie 40 yd. pass from Plummer (Elam kick) Plummer 11-7 HOU 6 53 0:53 TD 2 Smith 13 yd. pass from Plummer (Elam kick) Plummer 11-7 HOU 7 80 3:53 TD 3 K. Johnson 23 yd. pass from Plummer (Elam kick) Plummer 11-21 @NO 1 51 0:10 TD 1 Droughns 51 yd. run (Elam kick) Plummer 11-21 @NO 3 81 1:12 TD 1 Lelie 37 yd. pass from Plummer (Elam kick) Plummer 11-21 @NO 7 35 3:46 FG 1 Elam 48 yd. field goal Plummer 11-21 @NO 6 18 2:15 FG 1 Elam 34 yd. field goal Plummer 11-21 @NO 12 76 6:35 TD 4 K. Johnson 19 yd. pass from Plummer (Elam kick) Plummer 11-28 OAK 9 48 5:01 FG 2 Elam 32 yd. field goal Plummer 11-28 OAK 2 88 0:18 TD 2 Smith 85 yd. pass from Plummer (Elam kick) Plummer 11-28 OAK 6 83 3:16 TD 4 Droughns 3 yd. run (Elam kick) Plummer 12-5 @SD 5 64 2:33 TD 2 Bell 16 yd. run (Elam kick) Plummer 12-5 @SD 6 65 2:26 TD 4 Droughns 4 yd. run (Elam kick) Plummer 12-5 @SD 9 49 3:47 FG 4 Elam 31 yd. field goal Plummer 12-12 MIA 9 80 4:53 TD 2 Bell 7 yd. run (Elam kick) Plummer 12-12 MIA 4 70 1:21 TD 2 Bell 11 yd. run (Elam kick) Plummer 12-12 MIA 5 35 2:00 FG 3 Elam 20 yd. field goal Plummer 12-12 MIA 5 23 2:09 FG 4 Elam 50 yd. field goal Plummer 12-19 @KC 9 64 4:47 TD 1 Smith 22 yd. pass from Plummer (Elam kick) Plummer 12-19 @KC 9 70 1:47 FG 2 Elam 27 yd. field goal Plummer 12-19 @KC 6 61 1:18 TD 4 Hearst 4 yd. run (Elam kick) Plummer 12-25 @TEN 6 64 2:57 TD 1 Droughns 23 yd. pass from Plummer (Elam kick) Plummer 12-25 @TEN 6 23 3:07 FG 1 Elam 22 yd. field goal Plummer 12-25 @TEN 5 71 2:19 TD 1 Droughns 8 yd. run (Elam kick) Plummer 12-25 @TEN 8 56 4:12 TD 2 Smith 7 yd. pass from Plummer (Elam kick) Plummer 12-25 @TEN 16 79 9:16 FG 3 Elam 22 yd. field goal Plummer 12-25 @TEN 4 7 1:53 FG 4 Elam 30 yd. field goal Plummer 12-25 @TEN 3 76 1:45 TD 4 Droughns 23 yd. run (Elam kick) Plummer
BRONCOS 2004 TOUCHDOWN DRIVE ANALYSIS TD TD Drive Yards Length Length Possession Time TDs Plays TDs 1 – 9 yards 14 - 00:00 – 00:59 4 1 2 10 – 19 yards 7 - 01:00 – 01:59 7 2 1 20 – 29 yards 5 - 02:00 – 02:59 4 3 3 30 – 39 yards 6 - 03:00 – 03:59 11 4 1 40 – 49 yards 2 1 04:00 – 04:59 6 5 3 50 – 59 yards 1 6 05:00 – 05:59 1 6 9 60 – 69 yards - 7 06:00 – 06:59 3 7 5 70 – 79 yards - 11 07:00 – 07:59 1 8 4 80 – 89 yards 2 11 08:00 – 08:59 - 9 3 90 – 99 yards - 1 09:00 – 09:59 - 10 2 10:00 – 10:59 - 11 2 11:00 – 11:59 - 12 1 12:00 – 12:59 - 13 1 13:00 – 13:59 - 14 - 14:00 – 14:59 - 15 - 15:00 + - 16+ - TOTAL 37 TOTAL 37
2004 GAME OPENING DRIVES BRONCOS OPPONENT Pts FD Yds. Pts FD Yds. 9-12 K.C. 3 3 45 7 2 80 9-19 @ JAC 0 3 43 0 0 6 9-26 S.D. 0 0 -3 0 0 -2 10-3 @ T.B. 0 2 37 0 1 19 10-10 CAR 3 3 64 0 0 6 10-17 @ OAK 0 1 11 0 1 10 10-25 @ CIN 0 0 3 0 2 29 10-31 ATL 7 5 69 3 2 68 11-7 HOU 0 0 6 0 4 61 11-21 @ N.O. 7 0 51 0 0 4 11-28 OAK 0 3 30 0 3 40 12-5 @ S.D. 0 0 4 7 2 43 12-12 MIA 0 4 61 0 2 19 12-19 @ K.C. 0 2 22 7 5 87 12-25 @ TEN 7 4 64 0 0 0 1-2 IND SEASON 27 30 507 24 24 470
2004 2ND HALF OPENING DRIVES BRONCOS OPPONENT Pts FD Yds Pts FD Yds 9-12 K.C. 0 0 0 3 0 -1 9-19 @ JAC 0 1 33 0 0 9 9-26 S.D. 0 1 24 0 1 14 10-3 @ T.B. 0 0 -4 3 3 51 10-10 CAR 0 3 57 0 1 45 10-17 @ OAK 3 1 20 0 0 -3 10-25 @ CIN 0 0 1 0 0 5 10-31 ATL 0 2 36 7 5 60 11-7 HOU 7 3 80 0 2 34 11-21 @ N.O. 0 3 35 0 1 16 11-28 OAK 0 1 16 7 1 36 12-5 @ S.D. 0 0 2 0 2 29 12-12 MIA 3 1 35 0 0 0 12-19 @ K.C. 0 1 11 7 4 90 12-25 @ TEN 3 5 79 0 0 -5 1-2 IND SEASON 16 22 425 27 20 380
2004 SCORING DRIVE LENGTH BRONCOS OPPONENT TD FG TD FG
(MINUS) - - - 1
0 – 9 - 1 3 4
10 – 19 - 2 - 3
20 – 29 - 5 2 2
30 – 39 - 5 4 1
40 – 49 1 4 4 4
50 – 59 6 - 3 2
60 – 69 7 3 3 2
70 – 79 11 4 3 2
80 – 89 11 1 7 -
90 – 99 1 - 2 -
SEASON 37 25 31 21
DENVER BRONCOS NEWS RELEASE - 27 -
KICKER JASON ELAM – vs. INDIANAPOLIS
G W-L 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+ Total Pct. XM-XA Pct. Pts. 10-3-93 P W 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-1 0.0 5-5 100.0 5 1-6-02 P L 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 1-2 50.0 1-1 100.0 4 11-24-02 P L 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0.0 2-3 66.7 2 12-21-03 P W 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 100.0 4-4 100.0 7 TOTALS 4 2-4 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-2 0-0 2-4 50.0 12-13 92.3 18
POSTSEASON 1-4-04 P L 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-0 1-2 50.0 1-1 100.0 4
SAFETY NICK FERGUSON – vs. INDIANAPOLIS
G/S W/L UT A TT S-Yds I-Yds PD FF FR 11-12-00* 1-0 L 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 12-3-00* 1-0 W 1 3 4 0-0 1-20 3 0 0 9-9-01* 1-0 L 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 12-23-01* 1-0 W 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 12-21-03 1-1 W 3 0 3 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 TOTALS 5-1 3-2 5 3 8 0-0 1-20 4 0 1
POSTSEASON 1-4-03 1-0 W 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 *- with N.Y. Jets
SAFETY KENOY KENNEDY – vs. INDIANAPOLIS
G/S W/L UT A TT S-Yds I-Yds PD FF FR 1-6-02 1-1 L 6 1 7 1-7 0-0 1 0 0 11-24-02 1-1 L 9 3 12 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 12-21-03 1-1 W 3 1 4 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 TOTALS 3-3 1-2 18 5 23 1-7 0-0 4 0 0
POSTSEASON 1-4-04 1-1 L 6 2 8 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
QUARTERBACK JAKE PLUMMER – vs. INDIANAPOLIS
PASSING RUSHING G-S W/L Att. Cmp. Yds Pct. TD INT LG S/Yds RTG Att Yds Avg. LG TD 12-21-03 1-1 W 17 14 238 82.4 1 1 60 0-0 113.8 6 22 3.7 7 2
POSTSEASON 1-4-04 1-1 L 30 23 181 76.7 1 2 34 2-5 74.4 3 18 6.0 10 0
WIDE RECEIVER ROD SMITH – vs. INDIANAPOLIS
RECEIVING RUSHING G/S W/L Rec. Yds. Avg. LG TD Att. Yds. Avg. LG TD 1-6-02 1-1 L 7 92 13.1 20 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 11-24-02 1-1 L 6 73 12.2 27 1 0 0 0.0 — 0 12-21-03 1-1 W 4 42 10.5 15t 1 1 13 13.0 13 0 TOTALS 3-3 1-2 17 207 12.2 27 2 1 13 13.0 13 0
POSTSEASON 1-4-04 1-1 L 5 66 13.2 34 1 0 0 0.0 — 0
LINEBACKER AL WILSON – vs. INDIANAPOLIS
G/S W/L UT A TT S-Yds I-Yds PD FF FR 1-6-02 1-1 L 8 3 11 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 11-24-02 1-1 L 9 2 11 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 12-21-03 1-1 W 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 TOTALS 3-3 1-2 19 5 24 0-0 0-0 1 0 1
POSTSEASON 1-4-04 1-1 L 6 1 7 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
DENVER BRONCOS 2004 TEAM STATISTICS (9-6) Date W-L Score OT Opponent Attendance 09/12 W 34-24 Kansas City 75,939 09/19 L 6-7 at Jacksonville 69,127 09/26 W 23-13 San Diego 74,533 10/03 W 16-13 at Tampa Bay 65,341 10/10 W 20-17 Carolina 75,072 10/17 W 31-3 at Oakland 62,507 10/25 L 10-23 at Cincinnati 65,806 10/31 L 28-41 Atlanta 75,083 11/07 W 31-13 Houston 74,292 11/21 W 34-13 at New Orleans 64,900 11/28 L 24-25 Oakland 75,936 12/05 L 17-20 at San Diego 65,395 12/12 W 20-17 Miami 75,027 12/19 L 17-45 at Kansas City 77,702 12/25 W 37-16 at Tennessee 68,809 01/02 Indianapolis Denver Opponent Total First Downs 328 227 Rushing 116 82 Passing 172 124 Penalty 40 21 3rd Down: Made/Att 72/192 63/198 3rd Down Pct. 37.5 31.8 4th Down: Made/Att 7/14 5/14 4th Down Pct. 50.0 35.7 Possession Avg. 32:17 27:43 Total Net Yards 5879 4259 Avg. Per Game 391.9 283.9 Total Plays 997 875 Avg. Per Play 5.9 4.9 Net Yards Rushing 2119 1478 Avg. Per Game 141.3 98.5 Total Rushes 492 381 Net Yards Passing 3760 2781 Avg. Per Game 250.7 185.4 Sacked/Yards Lost 14/83 37/258 Gross Yards 3843 3039 Att./Completions 491/286 457/255 Completion Pct. 58.2 55.8 Had Intercepted 20 12 Punts/Average 66/40.6 87/44.3 Net Punting Avg. 66/34.3 87/38.0 Penalties/Yards 91/855 116/1037 Fumbles/Ball Lost 21/9 22/7 Touchdowns 39 33 Rushing 12 16 Passing 25 15 Returns 2 2 Score By Periods Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT PTS Team 95 125 40 88 0 348 Opponents 61 114 67 48 0 290 Scoring TD Rush Rec Ret K-PAT FG S PTS Elam 0 0 0 0 39/39 25/30 0 114 Droughns 8 6 2 0 0 48 Smith 7 0 7 0 0 42 Lelie 6 0 6 0 0 36 Bell 3 3 0 0 0 18 Griffin 3 2 1 0 0 18 Hape 3 0 3 0 0 18 K. Johnson 2 0 2 0 0 12 Putzier 2 0 2 0 0 12 Carswell 1 0 1 0 0 6 Hearst 1 1 0 0 0 6 E. Johnson 1 0 0 1 0 6 Watts 1 0 1 0 0 6 Wilson 1 0 0 1 0 6 Team 39 12 25 2 39/39 25/30 0 348 Opponents 33 16 15 2 29/30 21/26 0 290 2-Pt. Conversions: Team 0-0, Opponents 0-3 Sacks: Hayward 9.5, E. Johnson 3.0, Palepoi LG 3.0, Palepoi TM 3.0, Coleman 2.5, Fatafehi 2.5, Wilson 2.5, Elliss 2.0, K. Kennedy 2.0, Lynch 2.0, Williams 2.0, Chukwurah 1.0, Herndon 1.0, R. Johnson 1.0, Middlebrooks 1.0, Pope 1.0, Spragan 1.0, Team 37.0, Opponents 14.0
Rushing No. Yds Avg Long TD Droughns 260 1164 4.5 51t 6 Griffin 85 311 3.7 47t 2 Bell 59 305 5.2 29 3 Plummer 55 187 3.4 22 0 Hearst 20 81 4.1 11 1 Smith 5 33 6.6 14 0 Watts 5 33 6.6 10 0 Lelie 3 5 1.7 8 0 Team 492 2119 4.3 51t 12 Opponents 381 1478 3.9 44 16 Receiving No. Yds Avg Long TD Smith 73 1068 14.6 85t 7 Lelie 51 1014 19.9 58 6 Putzier 33 505 15.3 39 2 Droughns 32 241 7.5 23t 2 Watts 31 385 12.4 28 1 Carswell 21 189 9.0 20 1 Griffin 10 68 6.8 22 1 K. Johnson 9 126 14.0 31 2 Jackson 8 73 9.1 20 0 Luke 6 52 8.7 12 0 Hape 6 27 4.5 11 3 Bell 3 64 21.3 58 0 Hearst 2 20 10.0 15 0 Bailey 1 11 11.0 11 0 Team 286 3843 13.4 85t 25 Opponents 255 3039 11.9 63 15 Interceptions No. Yds Avg Long TD Bailey 3 0 0.0 0 0 Herndon 2 17 8.5 15 0 Wilson 2 17 8.5 10 1 Hayward 1 76 76.0 76 0 E. Johnson 1 32 32.0 32t 1 K. Kennedy 1 21 21.0 21 0 Williams 1 10 10.0 10 0 Lynch 1 2 2.0 2 0 Team 12 175 14.6 76 2 Opponents 20 344 17.2 97 1 Punting No. Yds Avg Net TB In Lg B Knorr 54 2243 41.5 34.2 6 12 66 1 Baker LG 20 779 39.0 31.1 1 9 52 0 Baker TM 11 439 39.9 34.5 1 6 48 0 Team 66 2682 40.6 34.3 7 18 66 1 Opponents 87 3857 44.3 38.0 11 32 65 0 Punt Returns Ret FC Yds Avg Long TD Smith 21 8 212 10.1 30 0 Luke 17 8 119 7.0 21 0 Team 38 16 331 8.7 30 0 Opponents 30 10 279 9.3 50 0 Kickoff Returns No. Yds Avg Long TD R. Alexander 18 368 20.4 32 0 Droughns 14 344 24.6 48 0 Luke 14 286 20.4 32 0 Griffin 4 52 13.0 21 0 Team 50 1050 21.0 48 0 Opponents 61 1447 23.7 97t 1 Field Goals 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Elam 0/0 9/9 7/8 6/9 3/4 Team 0/0 9/9 7/8 6/9 3/4 Opponents 0/0 6/6 7/8 3/5 5/7 Elam:(43G,45G)(44G,22G,51N)(22G,23G,43G)(49G,50G,23G)(32G,33G)(33G)(49N, 29G)()(52G)(48G,34G)(32G,43B)(43N,31G)(20G,50G)(27G)(22G,34N, 22G,30G) Opponents:(58N,50G)()(23G,51G)(28G,30G)(53G,52N)(35G)(53G,34G,35G) (24G,43G,49N) (37N)(24G, 36G)(48N)(23G,23G)(32G)(39G)(44G,43G,50G)
Passing Att Cmp Yds Cmp% Yds/Att TD TD% Int Int% Long Sack/Lost RatingPlummer 491 286 3843 58.2 7.83 25 5.1 20 4.1 85t 14/83 83.2Team 491 286 3843 58.2 7.83 25 5.1 20 4.1 85t 14/83 83.2Opponents 457 255 3039 55.8 6.65 15 3.3 12 2.6 63 37/258 76.3
PLAYER TT UT A S Yds. I Yds. PD FF FR1 Williams 109 79 30 2.0 13.0 1 10 9 1 02 Wilson 98 64 34 2.5 20.0 2 17 4 2 03 Kennedy 88 73 15 2.0 15.0 1 21 6 2 14 Bailey 76 67 9 0.0 0.0 3 0 12 0 05 Herndon 75 62 13 1.0 5.0 2 17 18 2 06 Lynch 72 54 18 2.0 17.0 1 2 8 3 07 Spragan 64 39 25 1.0 1.0 0 0 2 1 18 Hayward 58 43 15 9.5 65.5 1 76 5 1 19 Coleman 46 29 17 2.5 14.5 0 0 1 1 1
10 Fatafehi 31 20 11 2.5 22.0 0 0 1 0 111 Pope 27 20 7 1.0 2.0 0 0 1 0 012 Palepoi 23 16 7 3.0 19.0 0 0 3 0 0
E. Johnson 23 15 8 3.0 26.0 1 32 1 0 014 Walls 21 18 3 0.0 0.0 0 0 2 1 015 R. Johnson 18 11 7 1.0 12.0 0 0 2 1 016 Middlebrooks 17 16 1 1.0 3.0 0 0 10 0 117 Ferguson 16 15 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 1 0 018 Elliss 6 6 0 2.0 11.0 0 0 0 0 019 R. Alexander 5 4 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 020 Chukwurah 4 3 1 1.0 12.0 0 0 1 1 021 Holland 2 2 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0
Pierce 2 0 2 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 023 Pryce 1 1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0
TOTALS 882 657 225 37.0 258.0 12 175 89 16 6
PLAYER TT UT A FF FR BK BP TD1 Ferguson 16 13 3 0 0 0 0 02 R. Alexander 12 7 5 0 1 0 0 03 K. Johnson 9 7 2 0 0 0 0 04 Williams 8 6 2 0 0 0 0 05 N. Jackson 7 5 2 0 0 0 0 0
Middlebrooks 7 4 3 0 0 0 0 07 Brandon 6 6 0 1 0 0 0 0
Kennedy 6 4 2 0 0 0 0 09 Chukwurah 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 0
10 Bell 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0Droughns 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
12 Green 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0Leach 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0Pierce 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 0
15 Adams 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0Spragan 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0Walls 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0Sapp 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0Young 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
20 Baker 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0Lynch 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0Shoate 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0Herndon 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
24 Pope 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0Smith 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0TEAM 107 81 26 2 4 1 0 0
ADDITIONAL STATISTICS: Smith has recovered 3 of his own fumbles on a punt returns; vs. K. C. (9/12), at Jac. (9/19) and vs. Oak. (11/28)
MISCELLANEOUS TACKLES: Nalen 4, Plummer 4, Foster 3, Droughns 2, Hamilton 2, Lelie 2, Putzier 2, R. Smith 2, K. Johnson 1, Watts 1.MISCELLANEOUS FUMBLE RECOVERIES: Plummer 4, Carswell 1, Hamilton 1. MISCELLANEOUS FORCED FUMBLES: None.DEFENSIVE TOUCHDOWNS: Wilson 7 yd. INT return at N.O. (11-21), E. Johnson 32 yd. INT return vs. Oak (11/28)TWO-POINT CONVERSION STOPS: Pass Failed (Carr) vs. Hou. (11/7), Pass Failed (Collins) vs. Oak. (11/28), Pass Failed (Collins) vs. Oak. (11/28)BLOCKED PUNTS: None.BLOCKED KICKS: Pope blocked an extra point (3rd quarter) vs. Oak. (11/28)
BRONCOS 2004 REGULAR SEASON DEFENSIVE STATISTICS (9-6)(based on coaches' film review)
SPECIAL TEAMS STATISTICS
2004 DENVER BRONCO MISCELLANEOUS STATISTICS (9-6) ©
DRIVE ENGINEERING Drives Drives Ended By---------------------------------------- Points Pts./ Quarterback Directing Offense** Quarterback Started TD FG FGA PNT DWN TRN SAF CLK RPL Yielded Drive Drive Efficiency*_ Plays Yards Avg. J. PLUMMER................................. 179 37 25 5 66 6 28 0 12 0 334 1.87 34.6% 40.1% 983 5890 6.0 DENVER ........................................ 179 37 25 5 66 6 28 0 12 0 334 1.87 34.6% 40.1% 983 5890 6.0 OPPONENTS ................................. 180 31 21 5 87 8 18 0 10 (0) 276 1.53 28.9% 33.5% 870 4264 4.9 (*—the second number is the percentage the quarterback has put his team in position to score, allowing for missed field goals and subtracting those drives ended by the clock and replaced due to injury. Quarterbacks who leave the game during a drive only get a replacement credit if team goes on to earn at least one first down. Blocked punts for safeties counted as drive ended by puny; **—does not include plays when not at helm or not truly setting a play in motion, i.e., muffed punts, kneel downs or spiked balls; 15-for [-11] in 2004.)
KICKOFF ANALYSIS No. Opp. OSY ASY Kicker Total Ret. FC MF NA TB EZ+ OB OnS SQB OSY Ret. ASY Ret. M. KNORR..................................... 60 45 0 0 0 15 3 0 (1) (0) 1620 1320 O27 O29 J. BAKER....................................... 16 15 0 0 0 0 0 1 (1) (0) 555 515 O35 O34 DENVER ........................................ 76 60 0 0 0 15 3 1 (2) (0) 2175 1835 O30 O31 Opponents..................................... 64 50 0 0 0 14 4 0 (0) (1) 1736 1456 D27 D29 (KEY: MF—muffed; EZ+—through or over end zone; OSY—Opponent Starting Yardline; ASY—Average Starting Yardline; Ret—averages using returned kicks only. Onsides (OnS), short squibs (SQB) and free kicks are omitted in figuring the above; out-of-bounds are not. Yardlines determined from spot of penalties, not after they are assessed. Returns on onside kicks are omitted from the above.)
FIRST DOWN TENDENCIES Rushing----------- Passing----------- Overall------------ Times Gained---------------------- Miscellany-----Team Plays Yards Avg. Plays Yards Avg. Plays Yards Avg. 20+ 10+ 5+ 2- 0 Neg. TD QBS TODENVER ............................................... 255 1230 4.8 208 1692 8.1 463 2922 6.31 33 95 197 189 101 25 19 3 15 Opponents............................................ 198 736 3.7 168 954 5.7 366 1690 4.62 18 53 139 173 85 40 11 9 4
YARDS GAINED ANALYSIS 1st Down--------- 2nd Down------- 3rd Down-------- 4th Down-------- Season---------- *By Quarter---------------- Plus Territory (50-in)--
Team Att Yards Avg. Att Yards Avg. Att Yards Avg. Att Yards Avg. Att. Yards Avg. 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Att. Yards Avg. Pts DENVER ........... 463 2922 6.3 326 1867 5.7 193 975 5.1 15 115 7.7 997 5879 5.90 1522 1589 1176 1592 467 2383 5.1 313 Opponents........ 366 1690 4.6 296 1433 4.8 199 1106 5.6 14 30 2.1 875 4259 4.87 1078 1324 949 908 362 1682 4.6 269 *—Overtime Yards: N/A. (3rd & 4th down plays add to more than efficiency attempts for both Denver & Opponent due to penalties where gain counted to the spot of the foul). Drives In Opponent Territory (minus drives with 50+ yard scores): Denver 110/176 (62.5%, 21.7 ypd); Opponents 94/179 (52.5%, 17.9 ypd).
THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY ANALYSIS 3rd Down and----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Second
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11-14 15-19 20+ Rush Pass Half Total Pct. DENVER ................ 18-31 9-17 7-13 7-14 3-15 5-15 7-16 3-12 3- 9 3-14 5-20 2-11 0- 5 34-67 38-125 37-105 72-192 37.5 Opponents............. 15-19 4-10 7-13 3-10 7-22 4-10 6-20 4-17 5-18 4-16 2-25 2-10 0- 8 21-44 42-154 24-92 63-198 31.8 AVERAGE YARDS TO GO: Denver 6.8 (192/1308); Opponents 7.9 (198/1562). OFFENSIVE BREAKDOWN: 72 conversions for 840 yards (12.0, 6 TDs; 120 failures for 135 yards (1.1); Opponents: 6 sacks, 4 interceptions. DEFENSIVE BREAKDOWN: 63 conversions for 938 yards (14.9), 10 TD; 135 failures for 168 yards (1.3); Denver: 17 sacks, 5 interceptions, 3 fumble recoveries.
TURNOVER ANALYSIS DENVER’s 29 turnovers have led to 96 Opponent points: 10 TD, 9 FG; 32.0% of Opponents’ total points (300). OPPONENTS’ 19 turnovers have led to 53 Denver points: 5 TD, 6 FG; 15.2% of Denver’s total points (348).
AVERAGE STARTING FIELD POSITION Denver Opponent Drives Started .............................................................. 179 180 Cumulative Starting Yardlines...................................... 5174 5904 Average Field Position.................................................. D29 O33 Drives Started In Plus Territory.................................... 21 26 Scores/TD, FG.......................................................... 10/2,8 23/12,11 Punts/Downs .......................................................... 1/2 1/2 Turnovers/Ran Out Clock........................................ 3/5 0/0 Drives Started Inside Own 20/At Own 20..................... 44/31 31/29
SCORING PERCENTAGE INSIDE-THE-20 (RED ZONE) Denver OpponentTimes Penetrated Opponent 20.................................... 46 39 Total Scores ................................................................. 39 31 Touchdowns.............................................................. 22 19 Field Goals-Attempts................................................. 17-18 12-13 Turnovers/Downs/Punts .............................................. 5/1/0 4/2/1 Scores From Outside the 20/TD,FG.............................. 23/15,8 21/12,9 Scoring Percentage...................................................... 84.8 79.5 *—Ran Out Clock Not Trying To Score ....................... 4 1 (*—not included in total count above.)
FIRST DOWNS EARNED Player Rush Pass Rec. — TotalJ. PLUMMER ............................. 11 172 0 — 183 R. DROUGHNS .......................... 66 0 14 — 80 R. SMITH................................... 2 0 47 — 49 A. LELIE..................................... 0 0 38 — 38 J. PUTZIER ................................ 0 0 24 — 24 D. WATTS .................................. 2 0 19 — 21 Q. GRIFFIN................................. 13 0 4 — 17 T. BELL ...................................... 14 0 0 — 14 D. CARSWELL ........................... 0 0 10 — 10 G. HEARST ................................ 8 0 1 — 9 K. JOHNSON ............................. 0 0 5 — 5 P. HAPE ..................................... 0 0 4 — 4 N. JACKSON ............................. 0 0 3 — 3 T. LUKE...................................... 0 0 3 — 3
TRUE QUARTERBACK RUSHINGPlayer Att. Yds Avg. Kneeldowns Adjusted Spkd PsJ. PLUMMER................... 54 190 3.5 11-(-11) 43 201 4.7 4
YARDS LOST DUE TO PENALTIES Denver Opponent GOAL-TO-GO SITUATIONSTimes Penalized After Offensive Gain........................... 22 16 Summary--------------------------------- GTG Plays----------Yards Lost Due To Penalties ........................................ 254 159 Team Total* TD FG FGA DWN TO Plays TDs Pct.Touchdowns Called Back ............................................. 0 1 DENVER……… 24 14 6 0 1 3 47 14 29.8Field Goals Called Back ................................................ 1 0 OPPONENTS… 17 12 4 0 0 1 38 12 31.6 First Downs Lost .......................................................... 10 5 (*—does not include running out the clock: Denver 1, Opponent 0.)
TIME SPENT IN THE LEAD Denver Opponent Tied Through 15 Games (900:00 total minutes) .................. 418:19 301:25 180:16 Percentage of Time In The Lead................................ 46.5 33.5 20.0
EXPANDED PUNTING Number Return Avg. Long Pct. Not Pct. Inside Opp Terr. Adjusted 50 & Out Team Punts Yards Avg. Returned Yards Return Return Returned Net. Avg. In20 In20 In10 TB FC No. Yards No. Yds. Avg. M. KNORR............. 54 2243 41.54 26 240 9.2 50 51.9 34.87 12 22.2 4 6 9 12 451 42 1792 42.7 J. BAKER........... 11 439 39.91 4 39 9.8 16 63.6 34.55 6 54.5 3 1 2 7 271 4 168 42.0
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS 2004 TEAM STATISTICS (12-3) Date W-L Score OT Opponent Attendance 09/09 L 24-27 at New England 68,756 09/19 W 31-17 at Tennessee 68,932 09/26 W 45-31 Green Bay 57,280 10/03 W 24-17 at Jacksonville 73,114 10/10 W 35-14 Oakland 57,230 10/24 L 24-27 Jacksonville 56,615 10/31 L 35-45 at Kansas City 78,312 11/08 W 31-28 Minnesota 57,307 11/14 W 49-14 Houston 56,511 11/21 W 41-10 at Chicago 61,908 11/25 W 41-9 at Detroit 63,107 12/05 W 51-24 Tennessee 57,278 12/12 W 23-14 at Houston 70,762 12/19 W 20-10 Baltimore 57,240 12/26 W 34-31 OT San Diego 57,330 01/02 at Denver Indianapolis Opponent Total First Downs 371 308 Rushing 93 92 Passing 232 197 Penalty 46 19 3rd Down: Made/Att 68/153 85/203 3rd Down Pct. 44.4 41.9 4th Down: Made/Att 4/7 9/28 4th Down Pct. 57.1 32.1 Possession Avg. 29:06 30:54 Total Net Yards 6275 5476 Avg. Per Game 418.3 365.1 Total Plays 925 969 Avg. Per Play 6.8 5.7 Net Yards Rushing 1818 1823 Avg. Per Game 121.2 121.5 Total Rushes 412 398 Net Yards Passing 4457 3653 Avg. Per Game 297.1 243.5 Sacked/Yards Lost 13/101 44/333 Gross Yards 4558 3986 Att./Completions 500/336 527/347 Completion Pct. 67.2 65.8 Had Intercepted 10 19 Punts/Average 46/44.6 48/43.1 Net Punting Avg. 46/36.2 48/38.2 Penalties/Yards 102/776 114/852 Fumbles/Ball Lost 17/6 34/17 Touchdowns 64 36 Rushing 10 11 Passing 49 24 Returns 5 1 Score By Periods Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT PTS Team 113 150 118 124 3 508 Opponents 71 89 63 95 0 318 Scoring TD Rush Rec Ret K-PAT FG S PTS Vanderjagt 0 0 0 0 57/58 20/25 0 117 Harrison 14 0 14 0 0 84 Wayne 11 0 11 0 0 66 Stokley 10 0 10 0 0 60 James 9 9 0 0 0 56 Gramatica LG 0 0 0 0 21/22 11/19 0 54 Pollard 6 0 6 0 0 36 Clark 5 0 5 0 0 30 Mungro 3 0 3 0 0 18 Rhodes 2 1 0 1 0 12 David 1 0 0 1 0 6 Hutchins 1 0 0 1 0 6 Morris 1 0 0 1 0 6 Sanders 1 0 0 1 0 6 Bryant TM 0 0 0 0 5/5 0/1 0 5 Team 64 10 49 5 62/63 20/26 0 508 Opponents 36 11 24 1 33/33 21/27 0 318 2-Pt. Conversions: James, Team 1-1, Opponents 3-3 Sacks: Freeney 16.0, Mathis 10.5, Brock 5.5, Reagor 5.0, Morris 3.0, Scioli 2.0, Doss 1.0, Thomas 1.0, Team 44.0, Opponents 13.0
Rushing No. Yds Avg Long TD James 333 1550 4.7 40 9 Rhodes 41 220 5.4 55 1 Manning 25 38 1.5 19 0 Mungro 5 19 3.8 8 0 Smith 1 2 2.0 2 0 Wayne 1 -4 -4.0 -4 0 Sorgi 6 -7 -1.2 -1 0 Team 412 1818 4.4 55 10 Opponents 398 1823 4.6 47 11 Receiving No. Yds Avg Long TD Harrison 81 1080 13.3 59 14 Wayne 74 1120 15.1 44 11 Stokley 68 1077 15.8 69t 10 James 51 483 9.5 56 0 Pollard 29 309 10.7 31 6 Clark 24 419 17.5 80t 5 Mungro 5 25 5.0 16 3 Rhodes 2 24 12.0 20 0 Hartsock 2 21 10.5 17 0 Team 336 4558 13.6 80t 49 Opponents 347 3986 11.5 79t 24 Interceptions No. Yds Avg Long TD David 4 36 9.0 34t 1 Harper 3 12 4.0 12 0 June 2 71 35.5 71 0 Doss 2 32 16.0 32 0 Brackett 2 2 1.0 2 0 Hutchins 1 77 77.0 77t 1 Morris 1 17 17.0 17 0 Thornton 1 5 5.0 5 0 Bacon 1 0 0.0 0 0 Jefferson 1 0 0.0 0 0 Nelson 1 0 0.0 0 0 Team 19 252 13.3 77t 2 Opponents 10 191 19.1 65 0 Punting No. Yds Avg Net TB In Lg B Smith 46 2050 44.6 36.2 3 17 62 0 Team 46 2050 44.6 36.2 3 17 62 0 Opponents 48 2068 43.1 38.2 4 15 64 0 Punt Returns Ret FC Yds Avg Long TD David 8 4 50 6.3 13 0 Walters 7 6 40 5.7 14 0 Pyatt 6 4 31 5.2 13 0 Moorehead 1 0 34 34.0 34 0 Team 22 14 155 7.0 34 0 Opponents 24 12 326 13.6 91t 1 Kickoff Returns No. Yds Avg Long TD Rhodes 42 1024 24.4 88t 1 Pyatt 10 230 23.0 32 0 Mungro 6 87 14.5 21 0 Walters 1 16 16.0 16 0 Team 59 1357 23.0 88t 1 Opponents 89 1888 21.2 71 0 Field Goals 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Vanderjagt 0/0 6/6 9/11 5/7 0/1 Gramatica LG 0/0 6/7 3/6 1/5 1/1 Bryant TM 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/1 0/0 Team 0/0 6/6 9/11 5/8 0/1 Opponents 0/0 5/5 7/9 6/8 3/5 Vanderjagt: (32G,48N)(28G)(45G)(46G)()(34G)(54N)(35G)(39N)(34G,20G) ()(47G,20G,37G)(30G, 43G,44G)(24G,33G,33N)(36G,26G,23G,47N,30G) Team: (32G,48N)(28G)(45G)(46G)(44N)(34G)(54N)(35G)(39N)(34G,20G)() (47G,20G,37G)(30G,43G, 44G)(24G,33G,33N)(36G,26G,23G,47N,30G) Opponents: (32G,43G)(39G)(38G,52N)(35N,48G,42G,22G)()(26G,32G,26G,53G) (32G)(42G,23G)(55N) (51G)(20G,34G,48N,32G)(45G,43B)()(42G,31B) (50G)
Passing Att Cmp Yds Cmp% Yds/Att TD TD% Int Int% Long Sack/Lost RatingManning 495 335 4551 67.7 9.19 49 9.9 10 2.0 80t 13/101 121.4Sorgi 4 1 7 25.0 1.75 0 0.0 0 0.0 7 0/0 39.6Saturday 1 0 0 0.0 0.00 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0/0 39.6Team 500 336 4558 67.2 9.12 49 9.8 10 2.0 80t 13/101 120.4Opponents 527 347 3986 65.8 7.56 24 4.6 19 3.6 79t 44/333 88.6
DENVER BRONCOS 2004 DEPTH CHART (AS OF MONDAY, DEC. 26, 2004)
Broncos Offense WR 80 Rod Smith 17 Darius Watts LT 78 Matt Lepsis 65 Cooper Carlisle LG 50 Ben Hamilton 69 P.J. Alexander 63 Tim Stuber C 66 Tom Nalen 50 Ben Hamilton RG 62 Dan Neil 65 Cooper Carlisle 70 Tyson Clabo RT 72 George Foster 74 Cornell Green TE 89 Dwayne Carswell 88 Jeb Putzier 86 Patrick Hape 83 Mike Leach WR 85 Ashley Lelie 10 Triandos Luke 81 Charlie Adams QB 16 Jake Plummer 13 Danny Kanell RB 34 Reuben Droughns 26 Tatum Bell 20 Garrison Hearst 37 Cecil Sapp FB 39 Kyle Johnson 34 Reuben Droughns Broncos Defense LE 92 Marco Coleman 95 Anton Palepoi [93 Trevor Pryce] LT 68 Mario Fatafehi 61 Ellis Johnson 97 Demetrin Veal RT 75 Monsanto Pope RE 98 Reggie Hayward 99 Raylee Johnson WLB 52 D.J. Williams 59 Donnie Spragan 53 Louis Green MLB 56 Al Wilson 55 Patrick Chukwurah SLB 59 Donnie Spragan 58 Terry Pierce 57 Jashon Sykes LCB 24 Champ Bailey 40 Jeff Shoate RCB 31 Kelly Herndon 45 Roc Alexander SS 28 Kenoy Kennedy 32 Chris Young FS 47 John Lynch 25 Nick Ferguson 42 Sam Brandon Broncos Specialists P 6 Jason Baker K 1 Jason Elam KO 6 Jason Baker 1 Jason Elam PR 80 Rod Smith 10 Triandos Luke 24 Champ Bailey KR 34 Reuben Droughns 45 Roc Alexander 10 Triandos Luke PC 83 Mike Leach 86 Patrick Hape KC 83 Mike Leach 78 Matt Lepsis 50 Ben Hamilton H 6 Jason Baker 13 Danny Kanell Rookie and First-Year players underlined [injured players] BRONCOS PRONUNCIATION GUIDEPatrick Chukwurah (chuk-WER-uh) Tyson Clabo (CLAY-bo) Reuben Droughns (DRONES) Jason Elam (EE-lum) Mario Fatafehi (fa-ta-FAY-hee) Ashley Lelie (lu-LEE) Triandos Luke (tree-AN-dus)
Jeb Putzier [putz-EER] Jeff Shoate (SHOTE) Donnie Spragan (SPRAY-gan) Tim Stuber (STOO-ber) Jashon Sykes (JAY-shon) Demetrin Veal (du-MEE-trin)
Denver Broncos 2004 Alphabetical Roster (updated 12/26/04)
NFL High School 2004 No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Birthdate Exp. College Hometown How Acq. P-S-DNP-INA 81 Adams, Charlie WR 6-2 190 10/23/79 2 Hofstra Mechanicsburg, Pa. FA-’04 3-0-0-3 69 Alexander, P.J. G 6-4 297 12/23/78 2 Syracuse Tallahassee, Fla. FA-‘03 3-0-12-0 45 Alexander, Roc CB 5-10 186 9/23/81 R Washington Colorado Springs, Colo. CFA-’04 15-1-0-0 24 Bailey, Champ CB 6-0 192 6/22/78 6 Georgia Folkston, Ga. T(Was)-’04 15-15-0-0 6 Baker, Jason P/K 6-2 205 5/17/78 4 Iowa Fort Wayne, Ind. W(Ind)-’04 9-0-0-0* 26 Bell, Tatum RB 5-11 213 3/2/81 R Oklahoma State Dallas, Texas D2a-’04 13-0-0-2 42 Brandon, Sam S 6-2 200 7/5/79 3 UNLV Riverside, Calif. D4-’02 8-0-0-7 65 Carlisle, Cooper G/T 6-5 295 8/11/77 5 Florida McComb, Miss. D4b-’00 15-2-0-0 89 Carswell, Dwayne TE 6-3 290 1/18/72 11 Liberty Jacksonville, Fla. CFA-’94 14-13-0-0 55 Chukwurah, Patrick LB 6-1 250 3/1/79 4 Wyoming Irving, Texas FA-'04 13-0-0-2 92 Coleman, Marco DE 6-3 270 12/18/69 13 Georgia Tech Dayton, Ohio UFA (Phi)-’04 15-15-0-0 70 Clabo, Tyson G 6-6 314 10/17/81 R Wake Forest Knoxville, Tenn. CFA-’04 0-0-0-1 34 Droughns, Reuben RB 5-11 220 8/21/78 5 Oregon Anaheim, Calif. FA-’02 15-14-0-0 1 Elam, Jason K 5-11 200 3/8/70 12 Hawaii Ft. Walton Beach, Fla. D3b-’93 15-0-0-0 68 Fatafehi, Mario DT 6-2 300 1/27/79 4 Kansas State Honolulu, Hawaii FA-’03 15-15-0-0 25 Ferguson, Nick S 5-11 201 11/27/74 5 Georgia Tech Miami, Fla. FA-’03 15-1-0-0 72 Foster, George T 6-5 338 6/9/80 2 Georgia Macon, Ga. D1-’03 15-15-0-0 74 Green, Cornell T 6-6 315 8/25/76 5 Central Florida St. Petersburg, Fla. UFA(TB)-’04 0-0-2-13 53 Green, Louis LB 6-3 228 9/23/79 1 Alcorn State Vicksburg, Miss. FA-’03 5-0-0-0 50 Hamilton, Ben G/C 6-4 283 8/18/77 4 Minnesota Minneapolis, Minn. D4a-’01 15-15-0-0 86 Hape, Patrick TE 6-4 262 6/6/74 8 Alabama Killen, Ala. UFA(TB)-’01 15-4-0-0 98 Hayward, Reggie DE 6-5 270 3/14/79 4 Iowa State Dolton, Ill. D3-’01 15-14-0-0 20 Hearst, Garrison RB 5-11 215 1/4/71 12 Georgia Lincolnton, Ga. FA-’04 7-0-3-5 31 Herndon, Kelly CB 5-10 180 11/3/76 3 Toledo Twinsburg, Ohio FA-’01 15-15-0-0 61 Johnson, Ellis DT 6-2 288 10/30/73 10 Florida Wildwood, Fla. T(Atl)-’04 12-0-0-0 39 Johnson, Kyle FB 6-0 242 12/15/78 2 Syracuse Woodbridge, N.J. FA-’03 14-3-0-1 99 Johnson, Raylee DE 6-3 272 6/1/70 12 Arkansas Fordyce, Ark. FA-’04 13-1-0-2 13 Kanell, Danny QB 6-3 218 11/21/73 7 Florida State Fort Lauderdale, Fla. FA-’03 0-0-15-0 28 Kennedy, Kenoy S 6-1 215 11/15/77 5 Arkansas Terrell, Texas D2b-’00 15-15-0-0 83 Leach, Mike TE/LS 6-2 245 10/18/76 5 William & Mary Jefferson Township, N.J. FA-’02 15-0-0-0 85 Lelie, Ashley WR 6-3 200 2/16/80 3 Hawaii Honolulu, Hawaii D1-’02 15-15-0-0 78 Lepsis, Matt T 6-4 290 1/13/74 8 Colorado Conroe, Texas CFA-’97 15-15-0-0 10 Luke, Triandos WR 5-10 189 12/24/81 R Alabama Phenix City, Ala. D6a-’04 9-0-0-6 47 Lynch, John S 6-2 220 9/25/71 12 Stanford Del Mar, Calif. FA-’04 14-14-0-1 66 Nalen, Tom C 6-3 286 5/13/71 11 Boston College Foxboro, Mass. D7c-’94 15-15-0-0 62 Neil, Dan G 6-2 285 10/21/73 8 Texas Cypress Creek, Tex. D3-’97 13-12-0-2 95 Palepoi, Anton DE 6-3 283 1/19/78 3 UNLV Salt Lake City, Utah FA-’04 10-0-0-3 58 Pierce, Terry LB 6-1 251 6/21/81 2 Kansas State Fort Worth, Texas D2-’03 14-0-1-0 16 Plummer, Jake QB 6-2 212 12/19/74 8 Arizona State Boise, Idaho UFA(Ari)-’03 15-15-0-0 75 Pope, Monsanto DT 6-3 300 1/27/78 3 Virginia Hopewell, Va. D7b-’02 15-14-0-0 93 Pryce, Trevor DE 6-5 295 8/3/75 8 Clemson Winter Park, Fla. D1-’97 1-1-0-14 88 Putzier, Jeb TE 6-4 256 1/20/79 3 Boise State Eagle, Idaho D6-’02 15-5-0-0 37 Sapp, Cecil RB 5-11 229 12/23/78 2 Colorado State Miami, Fla. CFA-’03 4-0-0-4 40 Shoate, Jeff CB 5-10 189 3/23/81 R San Diego State San Diego, Calif. D5-’04 6-0-0-9 80 Smith, Rod WR 6-0 200 5/15/70 10 Missouri Southern Texarkana, Ark. CFA-’94 15-15-0-0 59 Spragan, Donnie LB 6-3 239 7/12/76 3 Stanford Union City, Calif. FA-’01 15-13-0-0 63 Stuber, Tim G 6-5 315 2/2/78 2 Colorado State Northglenn, Colo. FA-’04 0-0-0-1 57 Sykes, Jashon LB 6-2 236 9/25/79 2 Colorado Los Angeles, Calif. CFA-’02 3-0-0-12 97 Veal, Demetrin DT 6-2 288 8/11/81 2 Tennessee Paramount, Calif. FA-’04 0-0-0-2 17 Watts, Darius WR 6-2 188 12/19/81 R Marshall Atlanta, Ga. D2b-’04 15-2-0-0 52 Williams, D.J. LB 6-1 242 7/20/82 R Miami Concord, Calif. D1-‘04 15-13-0-0 56 Wilson, Al LB 6-0 240 6/21/77 6 Tennessee Jackson, Tenn. D1-’99 15-15-0-0 32 Young, Chris S 6-0 210 1/23/80 2 Georgia Tech Senoia, Ga. D7a-’02 10-0-0-5
PRACTICE SQUAD 30 Beard, Santonio RB 6-0 224 2/14/80 1 Alabama Nashville, Tenn. FA-’04 0-0-0-0 27 Cox, Curome CB 6-1 199 2/28/81 R Maryland Washington, D.C. FA-’04 0-0-0-0 3 Crenshaw, Romar WR 6-0 185 9/22/80 R S.E. Oklahoma State Broken Bow, Okla. CFA-’04 0-0-0-0 19 Mattos, Grant WR 6-2 200 3/12/81 2 Southern California Mountain View, Calif. FA-’04 0-0-0-0 8 Mauck, Matt QB 6-1 213 2/12/79 R Louisiana State Jasper, Ind. D7a-’04 0-0-0-2 71 Renteria, D.J. DT 6-3 300 1/15/81 R New Mexico Roswell, N.M. FA-’04 0-0-0-0 79 Sewell, Josh C/G 6-2 300 7/26/81 R Nebraska Lincoln, Neb. D6b-’04 0-0-0-0 9 Van Pelt, Bradlee QB 6-2 225 7/3/80 R Colorado State Santa Barbara, Calif. D7c-’04 0-0-0-0
RESERVE/INJURED NFL High School 2004 No. Name Date Placed Pos. Ht. Wt. Birthdate Exp. College Hometown How Acq. P-S-DNP-INA 38 Anderson, Mike (Groin) 8/31/04 RB 6-0 230 9/21/73 5 Utah Winnsboro, S.C. D6-’00 0-0-0-0 96 Davis, Dorsett (L Finger) 7/31/04 DT 6-5 305 1/24/79 3 Mississippi State Cleveland, Miss. D3-’02 0-0-0-0 94 Elliss, Luther (Lower Back) 12/17/04 DT 6-5 318 3/22/73 10 Utah Mancos, Colo. FA-’04 8-0-0-5 22 Griffin, Quentin (R knee) 10/27/04 RB 5-7 195 1/12/81 2 Oklahoma Houston, Texas D4a-’03 6-4-0-1 14 Jackson, Nate (L Ankle) 12/7/04 WR 6-3 223 6/4/79 2 Menlo San Jose, Calif. T(S.F.)-‘03 12-0-0-0 2 Johnson, B.J. (L Ankle) 8/31/04 WR 5-11 207 8/4/82 R Texas Grand Prairie, Texas CFA-’04 0-0-0-0 43 LeSueur, Jeremy (Hernia) 9/5/04 CB 6-0 197 10/5/80 R Michigan Holly Springs, Miss. D3-’04 0-0-0-0 23 Middlebrooks, Willie (R Knee) 12/17/04 CB 6-1 200 2/12/79 4 Minnesota Homestead, Fla. D1-’01 12-2-0-1 48 Miree, Brandon (L Thumb) 8/16/04 RB 5-11 237 4/14/81 R Pittsburgh Cincinnati, Ohio D7b-’04 0-0-0-0 35 Walls, Lenny (R Shoulder) 11/30/04 CB 6-4 192 9/26/79 3 Boston College San Francisco, Calif. CFA-’02 7-1-1-3
Head Coach: Mike Shanahan (10th year). Assistant Coaches: Gary Kubiak (Offensive Coordinator), Larry Coyer (Defensive Coordinator), Ronnie Bradford (Special Teams), Jacob Burney (Defensive Line), Troy Calhoun (Offensive Asst./Special Teams), Rick Dennison (Offensive Line), Kirk Doll (Assistant Defensive Backs), Pat McPherson (Quarterbacks), Keith Millard (Asst. Defensive Line/Pass Rush Specialist), Brian Pariani (Tight Ends), Greg Saporta (Asst. Strength & Conditioning), Cedric Smith (Asst. Strength & Conditioning), Jimmy Spencer (Defensive Backs), Bobby Turner (Running Backs), Rich Tuten (Strength & Conditioning), Steve Watson (Wide Receivers).
KEY: CFA-college free agent; D-drafted; FA-acquired as free agent; RFA-acquired as restricted free agent; UFA-acquired as unrestricted free agent; T-trade; W-waivers. * - Baker was with Kansas City (2 games) and Indianapolis (4 games).
Denver Broncos 2004 Numerical Roster (updated 12/26/04)
NFL High School 2004 No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Age Exp. College Hometown How Acq. P-S-DNP-INA 1 Jason Elam K 5-11 200 34 12 Hawaii Ft. Walton Beach, Fla. D3b-’93 15-0-0-0 6 Jason Baker P/K 6-2 205 26 4 Iowa Fort Wayne, Ind. W(Ind)-’04 9-0-0-0* 10 Triandos Luke WR 5-10 189 23 R Alabama Phenix City, Ala. D6a-’04 9-0-0-6 13 Danny Kanell QB 6-3 218 31 7 Florida State Fort Lauderdale, Fla. FA-’03 0-0-15-0 16 Jake Plummer QB 6-2 212 30 8 Arizona State Boise, Idaho UFA(Ari)-’03 15-15-0-0 17 Darius Watts WR 6-2 188 23 R Marshall Atlanta, Ga. D2b-’04 15-2-0-0 20 Garrison Hearst RB 5-11 215 33 12 Georgia Lincolnton, Ga. FA-’04 7-0-3-5 24 Champ Bailey CB 6-0 192 26 6 Georgia Folkston, Ga. T(Was)-’04 15-15-0-0 25 Nick Ferguson S 5-11 201 30 5 Georgia Tech Miami, Fla. FA-’03 15-1-0-0 26 Tatum Bell RB 5-11 213 23 R Oklahoma State Dallas, Texas D2a-’04 13-0-0-2 28 Kenoy Kennedy S 6-1 215 26 5 Arkansas Terrell, Texas D2b-’00 15-15-0-0 31 Kelly Herndon CB 5-10 180 28 3 Toledo Twinsburg, Ohio FA-’01 15-15-0-0 32 Chris Young S 6-0 210 24 2 Georgia Tech Senoia, Ga. D7a-’02 10-0-0-5 34 Reuben Droughns RB 5-11 220 26 5 Oregon Anaheim, Calif. FA-’02 15-14-0-0 37 Cecil Sapp RB 5-11 229 26 2 Colorado State Miami, Fla. CFA-’03 4-0-0-4 39 Kyle Johnson FB 6-0 242 26 2 Syracuse Woodbridge, N.J. FA-'03 14-3-0-1 40 Jeff Shoate CB 5-10 189 23 R San Diego State San Diego, Calif. D5-’04 6-0-0-9 42 Sam Brandon S 6-2 200 25 3 UNLV Riverside, Calif. D4-’02 8-0-0-7 45 Roc Alexander CB 5-10 186 23 R Washington Colorado Springs, Colo. CFA-’04 15-0-0-0 47 John Lynch S 6-2 220 33 12 Stanford Del Mar, Calif. FA-’04 14-14-0-1 50 Ben Hamilton G/C 6-4 283 26 4 Minnesota Minneapolis, Minn. D4a-’01 15-15-0-0 52 D.J. Williams LB 6-1 242 22 R Miami Concord, Calif. D1-‘04 15-13-0-0 53 Louis Green LB 6-3 228 25 1 Alcorn State Vicksburg, Miss. FA-’03 5-0-0-0 55 Patrick Chukwurah LB 6-1 250 25 4 Wyoming Irving, Texas FA-'04 13-0-0-2 56 Al Wilson LB 6-0 240 27 6 Tennessee Jackson, Tenn. D1-’99 15-15-0-0 57 Jashon Sykes LB 6-2 236 25 2 Colorado Los Angeles, Calif. CFA-’02 3-0-0-12 58 Terry Pierce LB 6-1 251 23 2 Kansas State Fort Worth, Texas D2-’03 14-0-1-0 59 Donnie Spragan LB 6-3 239 28 3 Stanford Union City, Calif. FA-’01 15-13-0-0 61 Ellis Johnson DT 6-2 288 31 10 Florida Wildwood, Fla. T(Atl)-’04 12-0-0-0 62 Dan Neil G 6-2 285 31 8 Texas Cypress Creek, Tex. D3-’97 13-12-0-2 63 Tim Stuber G 6-5 315 26 2 Colorado State Northglenn, Colo. FA-’04 0-0-0-1 65 Cooper Carlisle G/T 6-5 295 26 5 Florida McComb, Miss. D4b-’00 15-2-0-0 66 Tom Nalen C 6-3 286 33 11 Boston College Foxboro, Mass. D7c-’94 15-15-0-0 68 Mario Fatafehi DT 6-2 300 25 4 Kansas State Honolulu, Hawaii FA-’03 15-15-0-0 69 P.J. Alexander G 6-4 297 26 2 Syracuse Tallahassee, Fla. FA-‘03 3-0-12-0 70 Tyson Clabo G 6-6 314 22 R Wake Forest Knoxville, Tenn. CFA-’04 0-0-0-1 72 George Foster T 6-5 338 24 2 Georgia Macon, Ga. D1-’03 15-15-0-0 74 Cornell Green T 6-6 315 28 5 Central Florida St. Petersburg, Fla. UFA(TB)-’04 0-0-2-13 75 Monsanto Pope DT 6-3 300 26 3 Virginia Hopewell, Va. D7b-’02 15-14-0-0 78 Matt Lepsis T 6-4 290 30 8 Colorado Conroe, Texas CFA-’97 15-15-0-0 80 Rod Smith WR 6-0 200 34 10 Missouri Southern Texarkana, Ark. CFA-’94 15-15-0-0 81 Charlie Adams WR 6-2 190 25 2 Hofstra Mechanicsburg, Pa. FA-’04 3-0-0-3 83 Mike Leach TE/LS 6-2 245 28 5 William & Mary Jefferson Township, N.J. FA-’02 15-0-0-0 85 Ashley Lelie WR 6-3 200 24 3 Hawaii Honolulu, Hawaii D1-’02 15-15-0-0 86 Patrick Hape TE 6-4 262 30 8 Alabama Killen, Ala. UFA(TB)-’01 15-4-0-0 88 Jeb Putzier TE 6-4 256 25 3 Boise State Eagle, Idaho D6-’02 15-5-0-0 89 Dwayne Carswell TE 6-3 290 32 11 Liberty Jacksonville, Fla. CFA-’94 14-13-0-0 92 Marco Coleman DE 6-3 270 34 13 Georgia Tech Dayton, Ohio UFA (Phi)-’04 15-15-0-0 93 Trevor Pryce DE 6-5 295 29 8 Clemson Winter Park, Fla. D1-’97 1-1-0-14 95 Anton Palepoi DE 6-3 283 26 3 UNLV Salt Lake City, Utah FA-’04 10-0-0-3 97 Demetrin Veal DT 6-2 288 23 2 Tennessee Paramount, Calif. FA-’04 0-0-0-2 98 Reggie Hayward DE 6-5 270 25 4 Iowa State Dolton, Ill. D3-’01 15-14-0-0 99 Raylee Johnson DE 6-3 272 34 12 Arkansas Fordyce, Ark. FA-’04 13-1-0-2
PRACTICE SQUAD 3 Romar Crenshaw WR 6-0 185 23 R S.E. Oklahoma State Broken Bow, Okla. CFA-’04 0-0-0-0 8 Matt Mauck QB 6-1 213 25 R Louisiana State Jasper, Ind. D7a-’04 0-0-0-2 9 Bradlee Van Pelt QB 6-2 231 24 R Colorado State Santa Barbara, Calif. D7c-’04 0-0-0-0 19 Grant Mattos WR 6-2 200 23 2 Southern California Mountain View, Calif. FA-’04 0-0-0-0 27 Curome Cox CB 6-1 199 23 R Maryland Washington, D.C. FA-’04 0-0-0-0 30 Santonio Beard RB 6-0 224 24 1 Alabama Nashville, Tenn. FA-’04 0-0-0-0 71 D.J. Renteria DT 6-3 300 23 R New Mexico Roswell, N.M. FA-’04 0-0-0-0 79 Josh Sewell C/G 6-2 300 23 R Nebraska Lincoln, Neb. D6b-’04 0-0-0-0
RESERVE/INJURED NFL High School 2004 No. Name Date Placed Pos. Ht. Wt. Age Exp. College Hometown How Acq. P-S-DNP-INA 2 B.J. Johnson (L Ankle) 8/31/04 WR 5-11 207 22 R Texas Grand Prairie, Texas CFA-’04 0-0-0-0 14 Nate Jackson (L Ankle) 12/7/04 WR 6-3 223 25 2 Menlo San Jose, Calif. T(S.F.)-’03 12-0-0-0 22 Quentin Griffin (R Knee) 10/27/04 RB 5-7 195 23 2 Oklahoma Houston, Texas D4a-’03 6-4-0-1 23 Willie Middlebrooks (R Knee) 12/17/04 CB 6-1 200 25 4 Minnesota Homestead, Fla. D1-’01 12-2-0-1 35 Lenny Walls (R Shoulder) 11/30/04 CB 6-4 192 25 3 Boston College San Francisco, Calif. CFA-’02 7-1-1-3 38 Mike Anderson (Groin) 8/31/04 RB 6-0 230 31 5 Utah Winnsboro, S.C. D6-’00 0-0-0-0 43 Jeremy LeSueur (Hernia) 9/5/04 CB 6-0 197 24 R Michigan Holly Springs, Miss. D3-’04 0-0-0-0 48 Brandon Miree (L Thumb) 8/16/04 RB 5-11 237 23 R Pittsburgh Cincinnati, Ohio D7b-’04 0-0-0-0 94 Luther Elliss (Lower Back) 12/17/04 DT 6-5 318 31 10 Utah Mancos, Colo. FA-’04 8-0-0-5 96 Dorsett Davis (L Finger) 7/31/04 DT 6-5 305 25 3 Mississippi State Cleveland, Miss. D3-’02 0-0-0-0
Head Coach: Mike Shanahan (10th year). Assistant Coaches: Gary Kubiak (Offensive Coordinator), Larry Coyer (Defensive Coordinator), Ronnie Bradford (Special Teams), Jacob Burney (Defensive Line), Troy Calhoun (Offensive Asst./Special Teams), Rick Dennison (Offensive Line), Kirk Doll (Assistant Defensive Backs), Pat McPherson (Quarterbacks), Keith Millard (Asst. Defensive Line/Pass Rush Specialist), Brian Pariani (Tight Ends), Greg Saporta (Asst. Strength & Conditioning), Cedric Smith (Asst. Strength & Conditioning), Jimmy Spencer (Defensive Backs), Bobby Turner (Running Backs), Rich Tuten (Strength & Conditioning), Steve Watson (Wide Receivers).
KEY: CFA-college free agent; D-drafted; FA-acquired as free agent; RFA-acquired as restricted free agent; UFA-acquired as unrestricted free agent; T-trade; W-waivers. * - Baker was with Kansas City (2 games) and Indianapolis (4 games).
DENVER BRONCOS 2004 TRANSACTIONS — by date/by player (Updated Dec. 26, 2004)
BY DATE 12/30/03 Signed WR MarTay Jenkins to future contract Signed DT Thomas Pittman to future contract Signed QB Tory Woodbury to future contract 12/31/03 Signed G Calvin Collins to future contract Signed S Ron Israel to future contract Signed T Jamain Stephens to future contract 1/6/04 Signed WR Atnaf Harris to future contract 1/7/04 Signed DT Luis Almanzar to future contract 1/13/04 Signed LB Patrick Chukwurah to future contract 2/9/04 Signed RB Santonio Beard 2/17/04 Signed P Hayden Epstein 2/24/04 Re-signed LB Al Wilson 3/2/04 Placed WR Ed McCaffrey on reserve/retired list Waived T Ephraim Salaam 3/4/04 Acquired CB Champ Bailey and a 2004 second-
round (41st overall) draft choice from Washington in exchange for RB Clinton Portis
3/10/04 Signed QB Mike Quinn (UFA-Houston) Re-signed CB Scott Turner (UFA) 3/11/04 Signed DE Marco Coleman (UFA-Philadelphia) Re-signed TE Mike Leach 3/12/04 Signed WR Willie Jackson 3/15/04 Re-signed CB Jimmy Spencer (UFA) Signed CB Reggie Stephens 3/19/04 Re-signed RB Reuben Droughns (UFA) Signed TE Jed Weaver (UFA-San Francisco) 3/22/04 Signed DE Raylee Johnson 3/23/04 Signed S John Lynch 3/24/04 Signed DT Luther Elliss 3/25/04 Signed RB Garrison Hearst 3/26/04 Signed T Cornell Green (UFA-Tampa Bay) 4/9/04 Traded CB Deltha O’Neal, a 2004 first round (24th
overall) pick and a 2004 fourth round (117th overall) pick to Cincinnati in exchange for a 2004 first round (17th overall) selection
4/15/04 Re-signed TE Patrick Hape (UFA) Signed TE O.J. Santiago (UFA-Oakland) 4/26/04 Waived QB Tory Woodbury 4/28/04 Signed G Tyson Clabo (rookie free agent) 5/3/04 Signed CB Roc Alexander (rookie free agent) Signed WR Romar Crenshaw (rookie free agent) 5/7/04 Signed WR B.J. Johnson (rookie free agent) Signed DT Brandon Kennedy (rookie free agent) Signed G Shannon Snell (rookie free agent) 5/10/04 Waived QB Steve Beuerlein 5/11/04 Signed LB Johnny Rutledge 5/14/04 Signed TE Byron Chamberlain 6/2/04 Waived DT Daryl Gardener 6/9/04 Waived G Calvin Collins 6/11/04 Signed WR Triandos Luke (draft choice) 6/14/04 Signed LB Charles Burton Signed DE Randy Garner Signed G Tyler Lenda 7/27/04 Signed WR Darius Watts Signed CB Jeremy LeSueur Signed CB Jeff Shoate Signed C Jeff Sewell Signed QB Matt Mauck Signed RB Brandon Miree Signed QB Bradlee Van Pelt Waived S Jarious Jackson Waived WR MarTay Jenkins Waived CB Reggie Stephens 7/28/04 Waived LB John Mobley 7/30/04 Signed CB Reggie Stephens 7/31/04 Placed DT Dorsett Davis on reserve/injured list
(left finger) 8/12/04 Signed CB Jermaine Chatman 8/16/04 Placed RB Brandon Miree on reserve/injured list
(left thumb) Waived CB Reggie Stephens 8/17/04 Signed LB Cornelius Anthony Waived WR Willie Jackson 8/23/04 Signed LB Riall Johnson 8/31/04 Placed CB Jimmy Spencer on reserve/retired list Placed RB Mike Anderson on reserve/injured list
(groin)
Placed CB Jermaine Chatman on reserve/injured list (left hand)
Placed WR B.J. Johnson on reserve/injured list (left ankle)
Waived DE Luis Almanzar Waived RB Santonio Beard Waived WR Atnaf Harris Waived S Ron Israel Waived LB Riall Johnson Waived DT Brandon Kennedy Waived G Tyler Lenda Waived QB Mike Quinn Waived TE O.J. Santiago Waived T Jamain Stephens Waived CB Scott Turner 9/5/04 Placed CB Jeremy LeSueur on reserve/injured
list (hernia) Waived LB Cornelius Anthony Waived LB Charles Burton Waived TE Byron Chamberlain Waived G Tyson Clabo Waived WR Romar Crenshaw Waived DT Nick Eason Waived P Hayden Epstein Waived RB Ahmaad Galloway Waived DE Randy Garner Waived LB Louis Green Waived DE Bryant McNeal Waived DE Clint Mitchell Waived DT Thomas Pittman Waived LB Johnny Rutledge Waived RB Cecil Sapp Waived C/G Josh Sewell Waived G Shannon Snell Waived QB Bradlee Van Pelt Waived G/C Chris Watton Waived TE Jed Weaver 9/6/04 Signed WR Romar Crenshaw to practice squad Signed DT Nick Eason to practice squad Signed LB Louis Green to practice squad Signed DE Bryant McNeal to practice squad Signed RB Cecil Sapp to practice squad Signed C/G Josh Sewell to practice squad Signed QB Bradlee Van Pelt to practice squad 9/7/04 Signed TE John Paul Foschi to practice squad 9/11/04 Waived DT Darius Holland Signed LB Louis Green from practice squad 9/13/04 Signed DT Darius Holland Waived LB Louis Green Signed LB Louis Green to practice squad 9/15/04 Waived TE John Paul Foschi from practice squad Signed RB Santonio Beard to practice squad 9/20/04 Acquired DT Ellis Johnson from Atlanta in
exchange for a 2005 conditional draft pick 9/22/04 Waived QB Matt Mauck Signed DE Anton Palepoi 9/24/04 Signed QB Matt Mauck to practice squad Waived DT Nick Eason from practice squad 10/2/04 Activated DT Ellis Johnson from
exempt/commissioner permission to 53-man roster
Waived WR Charlie Adams 10/4/04 Moved WR Adrian Madise from
reserve/suspended to exempt/commissioner permission list
10/11/04 Waived WR Adrian Madise Waived CB Jermaine Chatman from
reserve/injured list 10/18/04 NFL placed TE Dwayne Carswell on
reserve/suspended list 10/26/04 TE Dwayne Carswell reinstsated from reserve/ suspended list by NFL 10/27/04 Place RB Quentin Griffin on reserve/injured list
(right knee) Sign RB Cecil Sapp from practice squad Sign RB Kris Briggs to practice squad 11/17/04 Waived RB Kris Briggs from practice squad Signed G Tyson Clabo to practice squad
11/30/04 Placed CB Lenny Walls on reserve/injured (right shoulder)
Signed LB Louis Green from practice squad 12/1/04 Signed CB Curome Cox to practice squad 12/7/04 Placed WR Nate Jackson on reserve/injured (left
ankle) 12/8/04 Re-signed WR Charlie Adams 12/9/04 Waived P Micah Knorr Claimed P Jason Baker off Waivers (IND) 12/17/04 Placed CB Willie Middlebrooks on
reserve/injured (right knee) Placed DT Luther Elliss on reserve/injured (lower
back) 12/18/04 Signed DT Demetrin Veal 12/21/04 Waived DT Darius Holland Signed G Tyson Clabo from practice squad Signed DT D.J. Renteria to practice squad 12/22/04 Signed G Tim Stuber Signed WR Grant Mattos to practice squad DE Bryant McNeal signed to Tampa Bay’s active
roster BY PLAYER ADAMS, Charlie — WR 10/2/04 Waived 12/8/04 Re-signed ALEXANDER, Roc — CB 5/3/04 Signed (rookie free agent) ALMANZAR, Luis — DT 1/7/04 Signed to future contract 8/31/04 Waived ANDERSON, Mike — RB 8/31/04 Placed on reserve/injured list (groin) ANTHONY, Cornelius — LB 8/17/04 Signed 9/5/04 Waived BAKER, Jason — P 12/9/04 Claimed off Waivers (Indianapolis) BAILEY, Champ — CB 3/4/04 Acquired from Washington with a 2004
second-round (41st overall) draft choice for RB Clinton Portis
BEARD, Santonio— RB 2/9/04 Signed 8/31/04 Waived 9/15/04 Signed to practice squad BEUERLEIN, Steve — QB 5/10/04 Waived BURTON, Charles — LB 6/14/04 Signed 9/5/04 Waived BRIGGS, Kris — RB 10/27/04 Signed to practice squad 11/17/04 Waived from practice squad CARSWELL, Dwayne— TE 10/118/04 Placed on reserve/suspended list by NFL 10/26/04 Reinstated by NFL from reserve/suspended
list CHAMBERLIN, Byron — TE 5/14/04 Signed 9/5/04 Waived CHATMAN, Jermaine — CB 8/12/04 Signed 8/31/04 Placed on reserve/injured list (left hand) 10/11/04 Waived from reserve/injured list CHUKWURAH, Patrick — LB 1/13/04 Signed to future contract CLABO, Tyson — G 4/28/04 Signed (rookie free agent) 9/5/04 Waived 11/17/04 Signed to practice squad 12/21/04 Signed from practice squad COLEMAN, Marco — DE 3/11/04 Signed (UFA-Philadelphia) COLLINS, Calvin — G 12/31/03 Signed to future contract 6/9/04 Waived
COX, Curome— CB 12/1/04 Signed to practice squad CRENSHAW, Romar — WR 5/3/04 Signed (rookie free agent) 9/5/04 Waived 9/6/04 Signed to practice squad DAVIS, Dorsett — DT 7/31/04 Placed on reserve/injured list (left finger) DROUGHNS, Reuben — RB 3/19/04 Re-signed (UFA) EASON, Nick — DT 9/5/04 Waived 9/6/04 Signed to practice squad 9/24/04 Waived ELLISS, Luther — DT 3/24/04 Signed 12/17/04 Placed on reserve/injured (lower back) EPSTEIN, Hayden — P 2/17/04 Signed 9/5/04 Waived FOSCHI, John Paul — TE 9/7/04 Signed to practice squad 9/15/04 Waived GALLOWAY, Ahmaad — RB 9/5/04 Waived GARDENER, Daryl — DT 6/2/04 Waived GARNER, Randy — DE 6/14/04 Signed 9/5/04 Waived GREEN, Cornell — T 3/26/04 Signed (UFA-Tampa Bay) GREEN, Cornell — T 9/5/04 Waived 9/6/04 Signed to practice squad 9/11/04 Signed 9/13/04 Waived and re-signed to practice squad GREEN, Louis — LB 9/5/04 Waived 9/6/04 Signed to practice squad 9/11/04 Signed from practice squad 9/11/04 Waived; re-signed to practice squad 11/30/04 Signed from practice squad GRIFFIN, Quentin — RB 10/27/04 Placed on reserve/injured list (right knee) HAPE, Patrick — TE 4/15/04 Re-signed (UFA) HARRIS, Atnaf — WR 1/6/04 Signed to future contract 8/31/04 Waived HEARST, Garrison — RB 3/25/04 Signed HOLLAND, Darius — DT 9/11/04 Waived 9/13/04 Signed 12/21/04 Waived ISRAEL, Ron — S 12/31/03 Signed to future contract 8/31/04 Waived JACKSON, Jarious — QB 7/27/04 Waived JACKSON, Nate — WR 12/7/04 Placed on reserve/injured list (left ankle) JACKSON, Willie — WR 3/12/04 Signed 8/17/04 Waived JENKINS, MarTay — WR 12/30/03 Signed to future contract 7/27/04 Waived JOHNSON, B.J. — WR 5/7/04 Signed (rookie free agent) 8/31/04 Placed on reserve/injured list (left ankle) JOHNSON, Ellis — DE 9/20/04 Acquired in a trade from Atlanta in
exchange for a 2005 conditional draft pick
10/2/04 Activated from exempt/commissioner permission to 53-man roster
JOHNSON, Raylee — DE 3/22/04 Signed JOHNSON, Riall — LB 8/23/04 Signed
KENNEDY, Brandon — DT 5/7/04 Signed (rookie free agent) 8/31/04 Waived KNORR, Micah — P 2/9/04 Waived LEACH, Mike — TE 3/11/04 Re-signed LENDA, Tyler — G 6/14/04 Signed 8/31/04 Waived LeSUEUR, Jeremy — CB 7/27/04 Signed 9/5/04 Placed on reserve/injured list (hernia) LUKE, Triandos — WR 6/11/04 Signed LYNCH, John — S 3/23/04 Signed MADISE, Adrian — WR 10/4/04 Moved from reserve/suspended to
exempt/commissioner permission list 10/11/04 Waived MATTOS, Grant — WR 12/22/04 Signed to practice squad MAUCK, Matt— QB 7/27/04 Signed 9/22/04 Waived 9/24/04 Signed to practice squad McNEAL, Bryant — DE 9/5/04 Waived 9/6/04 Signed to practice squad 12/22/04 Signed to Tampa Bay’s active roster MIIDDLEBROOKS, Willie— CB 12/17/04 Placed on reserve/injured (right knee) MIREE, Brandon— RB 7/27/04 Signed 8/16/04 Place on reserve/injured list (left thumb) McCAFFREY, Ed — WR 3/2/04 Placed on reserve/retired list MITCHELL, Clint — DE 9/5/04 Waived MOBLEY, John — LB 7/28/04 Waived O’NEAL, Deltha — CB 4/9/04 Traded to Cincinnati along with a 2004 first
round (24th overall) pick and a 2004 fourth round (117th overall) pick, in exchange for the Bengals 2004 first round (17th overall) selection
PITTMAN, Thomas — DT 12/30/03 Signed to future contract 9/5/04 Waived PORTIS, Clinton — RB 3/4/04 Traded to Washington for CB Champ Bailey
and a 2004 second-round (41st overall) draft choice
QUINN, Mike — QB 3/10/04 Signed (UFA-Houston) 8/31/04 Waived RENTERIA, D.J. — DT 12/21/04 Signed to practice squad RUTLEDGE, Johnny — LB 5/11/04 Re-signed 9/5/04 Waived SALAAM, Ephraim — T 3/2/04 Waived SANTIAGO, O.J. — TE 4/15/04 Signed (UFA-Oakland) 8/31/04 Waived SAPP, Cecil — RB 9/5/04 Waived 9/6/04 Signed to practice squad 10/27/04 Signed SEWELL, Josh— C 7/27/04 Signed 9/5/04 Waived 9/6/04 Signed to practice squad SHOATE, Jeff— CB 7/27/04 Signed SNELL, Shannon — G 5/7/04 Signed (rookie free agent)
9/5/04 Waived SPENCER, Jimmy — CB 3/15/04 Re-signed (UFA) 8/31/04 Placed on reserve/retired list STEPHENS, Jamain — T 12/31/03 Signed to future contract 8/31/04 Waived STEPHENS, Reggie — CB 3/15/04 Signed 7/27/04 Waived 7/30/04 Signed 8/16/04 Waived STUBER, Tim — G 12/22/04 Signed TURNER, Scott — CB 3/10/04 Re-signed (UFA) 8/31/04 Waived VAN PELT, Bradlee— QB 7/27/04 Signed 9/5/04 Waived 9/6/04 Signed to practice squad VEAL, Demetrin — DE/DT 12/18/04 Signed WALLS, Lenny — CB 11/30/04 Placed on reserved/injured list (right
shoulder) WATTON, Chris — G/C 9/5/04 Waived WATTS, Darius — WR 7/27/04 Signed WEAVER, Jed — TE 3/19/04 Signed (UFA-San Francisco) 9/5/04 Waived WILSON, Al — LB 2/24/04 Re-signed WOODBURY, Tory — QB 12/30/03 Signed to future contract 4/26/04 Waived
Year Draft Trades Free Agents/Waivers1993 K Jason Elam (3b)9-7 (3rd AFC West)1994 C Tom Nalen (7c) TE Dwayne Carswell*7-9 (4th AFC West) WR Rod Smith*19958-8 (4th AFC West)199613-3 (1st AFC West)1997 DT Trevor Pryce (1) T Matt Lepsis*12-4 (2nd AFC West) C/G Dan Neil (3)Super Bowl Champs199814-2 (1st AFC West)Super Bowl Champs1999 LB Al Wilson (1)6-10 (5th AFC West)2000 S Kenoy Kennedy (2b)11-5 (2nd AFC West) G/T Cooper Carlisle (4b)
RB Mike Anderson (6) (IR)
2001 CB Willie Middlebrooks (1) (IR) TE Patrick Hape** (UFA-Tampa Bay)8-8 (3rd AFC West) DE Reggie Hayward (3) DB Kelly Herndon**
C Ben Hamilton (4a) LB Donnie Spragan**2002 WR Ashley Lelie (1) RB Reuben Droughns**9-7 (2nd AFC West) DT Dorsett Davis (3) (IR) FB Kyle Johnson**
S Sam Brandon (4) TE/LS Mike Leach**TE Jeb Putzier (6) LB Jashon Sykes*S Chris Young (7a) CB Lenny Walls* (IR)
DT Monsanto Pope (7b)2003 T George Foster (1) WR Nate Jackson (S.F.)** (IR) G/T P.J. Alexander**10-6 (2nd AFC West) LB Terry Pierce (2) DT Mario Fatafehi**
RB Quentin Griffin (4a) (IR) S Nick Ferguson**LB Louis Green**QB Danny Kanell**QB Jake Plummer*** (UFA-Arizona)RB Cecil Sapp*
2004 LB DJ. Williams (1) CB Champ Bailey (Was)** WR Charlie Adams** (CFA-02)8-6 RB Tatum Bell (2a) CB Roc Alexander*
WR Darius Watts (2b) P Jason Baker**CB Jeremy LeSueur (3) (IR) RB Santonio Beard** (PS)
CB Jeff Shoate (5) LB Patrick Chukwurah**WR Triandos Luke (6a) G Tyson Clabo*C/G Josh Sewell (6b) (PS) DE Marco Coleman*** (UFA-Philadelphia)QB Matt Mauck (7a) (PS) CB Curome Cox** (PS)
RB Brandon Miree (7b) (IR) WR Romar Crenshaw* (PS)
QB Bradlee Van Pelt (7c) (PS) DT Luther Elliss** (IR)
T Cornell Green*** (UFA-Tampa Bay)RB Garrison Hearst**
WR B.J. Johnson* (IR)
DT Ellis Johnson**DE Raylee Johnson**
S John Lynch**WR Grant Mattos** (PS)
DT D.J. Renteria** (PS)
DE Anton Palepoi**Number in parenthesis after draft choice indicates the round in which the player was taken. G Tim Stuber*** – indicates player was a rookie free agent when he joined the Broncos. DT Demetrin Veal**** – indicates player was an NFL veteran or had been in other camps before joining the Broncos.
*** – indicates player was an unrestricted free agent who had not been released by previous team.
(year) – indicates a player who had a previous tenure with the club, and the year it began.
PS – indicates player is on the Practice Squad for the ’04 season.
IR – indicates player is on Injured Reserve list for the ’04 season.
NFI – indicates player is on the Reserve/Non-Football Injury list for the ’04 season.
HOW THE BRONCOS ARE BUILTUpdated 12/26/04
Game Att. Yds. LG TD Att. Yds. LG TD Att. Yds. LG TD Att. Yds. LG TDKansas City 0 0 0 0 8 23 14 0 2 11 8 0 2 5 6 0at Jacksonville 0 0 0 0 6 24 9 0 4 16 7 0 INACTIVESan Diego 2 10 9 0 2 1 1 0 INACTIVE 3 13 11 0at Tampa Bay 8 20 8 0 5 18 7 0 0 0 0 0 INACTIVECarolina 30 193 32 0 4 8 8 0 2 5 4 0 DID NOT PLAYat Oakland 38 176 22 1 1 15 15 0 6 25 13 0 INACTIVEat Cincinnati 24 110 13 0 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 INACTIVEAtlanta 15 49 20 0 2 5 4 0 INACTIVE (Hamstring) 0 0 0 0Houston 29 120 11 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 13 4 0at New Orleans 28 166 51 1 3 -1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Oakland 28 102 12 1 5 18 16 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0at San Diego 14 38 10 1 2 6 4 0 7 31 16 1 DID NOT PLAYMiami 18 62 21 0 5 11 10 0 17 123 29 2 INACTIVEat Kansas City 4 27 16 0 3 26 22 0 9 50 17 0 5 26 11 1at Tennessee 22 91 23 2 7 28 14 0 12 44 15 0 4 22 9 0IndianapolisTOTAL 260 1164 51 6 55 187 22 0 59 305 29 3 20 81 11 1
Game Att. Yds. LG TD Att. Yds. LG TD Att. Yds. LG TD Att. Yds. LG TDKansas City 1 -3 -3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 156 47 2at Jacksonville 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 66 9 0San Diego 0 0 0 0 2 6 8 0 0 0 0 0 12 7 6 0at Tampa Bay 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 7 0 21 66 12 0Carolina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 4 0 INACTIVEat Oakland 2 22 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 16 9 0at Cincinnati 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 10 0 0 0 0 0Atlanta 1 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 8 0 INJURED RESERVEHouston 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 4 0 INJURED RESERVEat New Orleans 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 INJURED RESERVEOakland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 INJURED RESERVEat San Diego 0 0 0 0 1 -1 -1 0 0 0 0 0 INJURED RESERVEMiami 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 INJURED RESERVEat Kansas City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 INJURED RESERVEat Tennessee 1 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 INJURED RESERVEIndianapolisTOTAL 5 33 14 0 3 5 8 0 5 33 10 0 85 311 47 2
2004 INDIVIDUAL GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS — RUSHING
R. SMITH GRIFFIN
PLUMMER BELL HEARSTDROUGHNS
WATTSLELIE
Game Rec. Yds. LG TD Rec. Yds. LG TD Rec. Yds. LG TD Rec. Yds. LG TDKansas City 7 76 14 0 4 88 58 0 2 25 18 0 1 22 22 0at Jacksonville 6 83 34 0 3 53 39 0 2 12 7 0 1 11 11 0San Diego 5 75 32 1 4 67 33 1 5 66 24 0 4 42 17 0at Tampa Bay 4 32 11 0 1 3 3 0 2 42 28 0 2 20 13 0Carolina 4 60 26 0 2 52 39 1 0 0 0 0 1 14 14 0at Oakland 1 24 24 0 2 45 31 1 3 52 28 1 1 28 28 0at Cincinnati 5 50 15 1 6 82 35 0 0 0 0 0 4 36 19 0Atlanta 9 208 80 1 6 94 35 1 2 47 38 0 7 86 25 1Houston 3 29 13 1 4 81 40 1 2 48 34 1 1 5 5 0at New Orleans 3 26 13 0 3 79 37 1 4 36 11 0 1 12 12 0Oakland 2 99 85 1 4 80 57 0 1 18 18 0 2 27 19 0at San Diego 4 76 45 0 4 105 44 0 1 39 39 0 2 23 13 0Miami 8 97 26 0 2 60 32 0 2 30 19 0 1 16 16 0at Kansas City 6 75 22 1 3 37 21 0 3 30 16 0 1 14 14 0at Tennessee 6 58 17 1 3 88 45 0 4 60 34 0 2 29 15 0IndianapolisTOTAL 73 1068 85 7 51 1014 58 6 33 505 39 2 31 385 28 1
Game Rec. Yds. LG TD Rec. Yds. LG TD Rec. Yds. LG TD Rec. Yds. LG TDKansas City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 1at Jacksonville 3 35 19 0 1 2 2 0 2 25 20 0 0 0 0 0San Diego 1 4 4 0 3 17 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0at Tampa Bay 0 0 0 0 1 12 12 0 1 9 9 0 1 5 5 1Carolina 4 45 19 0 4 18 13 1 1 6 6 0 0 0 0 0at Oakland 2 30 20 1 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 7 0at Cincinnati RESERVE/SUSPENDED 4 20 9 0 4 33 11 0 0 0 0 0Atlanta 0 0 0 0 6 63 18 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1Houston 2 19 15 0 1 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0at New Orleans 5 27 11 0 2 25 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Oakland 1 6 6 0 1 -5 -5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0at San Diego 1 0 0 0 4 35 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Miami 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 INJURED RESERVE 0 0 0 0at Kansas City 1 9 9 0 2 14 12 0 INJURED RESERVE 0 0 0 0at Tennessee 1 14 14 0 2 30 23 1 INJURED RESERVE 2 12 11 0IndianapolisTOTAL 21 189 20 1 32 241 23 2 8 73 20 0 6 27 11 3
Game Rec. Yds. LG TD Rec. Yds. LG TD Rec. Yds. LG TD Rec. Yds. LG TDKansas City 1 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0at Jacksonville INACTIVE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0San Diego 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0at Tampa Bay INACTIVE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Carolina DID NOT PLAY 0 0 0 0 1 31 31 0 0 0 0 0at Oakland INACTIVE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0at Cincinnati INACTIVE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Atlanta 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Houston 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 46 23 1 0 0 0 0at New Orleans 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 19 19 1 0 0 0 0Oakland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 5 0 1 12 12 0at San Diego DID NOT PLAY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Miami INACTIVE 1 -6 -6 0 2 22 14 0 0 0 0 0at Kansas City 1 15 15 0 1 58 58 0 0 0 0 0 5 40 10 0at Tennessee 0 0 0 0 1 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0IndianapolisTOTAL 2 20 15 0 3 64 58 0 9 126 31 2 6 52 12 0
Bailey made 1 rec. 11 yards vs. K.C. (9/12); Q. Griffin made 10 catches for 68 yards before being placed on IR.
HEARST
HAPE
WATTS
CARSWELL JACKSONDROUGHNS
K. JOHNSON LUKEBELL
2004 INDIVIDUAL GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS — RECEIVING
R. SMITH LELIE PUTZIER
Yds/ Yds/Game Att Cmp Yds Pct Att TD Int LG Sack Lost Rtg Att Cmp Yds Pct Att TD Int LG Sack Lost RtgKansas City 29 18 230 0.621 7.9 2 2 58 1.0 9.0 81.1 DID NOT PLAYat Jacksonville 39 23 250 0.590 6.4 0 0 39 0.0 0.0 77.9 DID NOT PLAYSan Diego 36 25 294 0.694 8.2 2 0 33 1.0 3.0 112.5 DID NOT PLAYat Tampa Bay 30 13 138 0.433 4.6 1 0 28 0.0 0.0 68.5 DID NOT PLAYCarolina 29 17 226 0.586 7.8 2 2 39 1.0 2.0 77.7 DID NOT PLAYat Oakland 20 11 190 0.550 9.5 3 1 31 0.0 0.0 106.3 DID NOT PLAYat Cincinnati 40 23 221 0.575 5.5 1 2 35 3.0 26.0 60.5 DID NOT PLAYAtlanta 55 31 499 0.564 9.8 4 3 80 0.0 0.0 88.4 DID NOT PLAYHouston 24 16 234 0.667 9.8 4 0 40 1.0 9.0 137.8 DID NOT PLAYat New Orleans 29 19 224 0.655 7.7 2 0 37 0.0 0.0 111.9 DID NOT PLAYOakland 23 14 245 0.609 10.7 1 1 85 0.0 0.0 93.6 DID NOT PLAYat San Diego 40 16 278 0.400 7.0 0 4 45 2.0 15.0 24.8 DID NOT PLAYMiami 30 16 219 0.533 7.3 0 2 32 0.0 0.0 49.2 DID NOT PLAYat Kansas City 41 23 292 0.561 7.1 1 2 58 5.0 19.0 66.3 DID NOT PLAYat Tennessee 26 21 303 0.808 11.7 2 1 45 0.0 0.0 124.8 DID NOT PLAYIndianapolisTOTAL 491 286 3843 0.582 7.8 25 20 85 14.0 83.0 83.2 0 0 0 0.000 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Yds/Game Att Cmp Yds Pct Att TD Int LG Sack Lost RtgKansas City INACTIVE – 3RD QUARTERBACKat Jacksonville INACTIVE – 3RD QUARTERBACKSan Diego PRACTICE SQUADat Tampa Bay PRACTICE SQUADCarolina PRACTICE SQUADat Oakland PRACTICE SQUADat Cincinnati PRACTICE SQUADAtlanta PRACTICE SQUADHouston PRACTICE SQUADat New Orleans PRACTICE SQUADOakland PRACTICE SQUADat San Diego PRACTICE SQUADMiami PRACTICE SQUADat Kansas City PRACTICE SQUADat Tennessee PRACTICE SQUADIndianapolisTOTAL 0 0 0 0.000 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2004 INDIVIDUAL GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS — PASSING
PLUMMER KANELL
MAUCK
Game TDr TDp TDrt FG PAT Tot TDr TDp TDrt FG PAT Tot TDr TDp TDrt FG PAT TotKansas City 0 0 0 2 4 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6at Jacksonville 0 0 0 2 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0San Diego 0 0 0 3 2 11 0 1 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0at Tampa Bay 0 0 0 3 1 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6Carolina 0 0 0 2 2 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0at Oakland 0 0 0 1 4 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0at Cincinnati 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0Atlanta 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 6 0 1 0 0 0 6Houston 0 0 0 1 4 7 0 1 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0at New Orleans 0 0 0 2 4 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Oakland 0 0 0 1 3 6 0 1 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0at San Diego 0 0 0 1 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Miami 0 0 0 2 2 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0at Kansas City 0 0 0 1 2 5 0 1 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0at Tennessee 0 0 0 3 4 13 0 1 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0IndianapolisTOTAL 0 0 0 25 39 114 0 7 0 0 0 42 0 3 0 0 0 18
Game TDr TDp TDrt FG PAT Tot TDr TDp TDrt FG PAT Tot TDr TDp TDrt FG PAT TotKansas City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0at Jacksonville 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0San Diego 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0at Tampa Bay 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Carolina 0 1 0 0 0 6 0 1 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0at Oakland 1 0 0 0 0 6 0 1 0 0 0 6 0 1 0 0 0 6at Cincinnati 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Atlanta 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0Houston 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0at New Orleans 1 0 0 0 0 6 0 1 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0Oakland 1 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0at San Diego 1 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Miami 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0at Kansas City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0at Tennessee 2 1 0 0 0 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0IndianapolisTOTAL 6 2 0 0 0 48 0 6 0 0 0 36 0 1 0 0 0 6
Game TDr TDp TDrt FG PAT Tot TDr TDp TDrt FG PAT Tot TDr TDp TDrt FG PAT TotKansas City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0at Jacksonville 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0San Diego 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0at Tampa Bay 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Carolina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0at Oakland 0 1 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0at Cincinnati 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Atlanta 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0Houston 0 1 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0at New Orleans 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Oakland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0at San Diego 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 6Miami 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 12at Kansas City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0at Tennessee 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0IndianapolisTOTAL 0 2 0 0 0 12 0 1 0 0 0 6 3 0 0 0 0 18
K. Johnson scored 1 receiving TD for 6 points vs. Houston (11/7) and 1 receiving TD for 6 pts. at New Orleans (11/21)Al Wilson scored 1 touchdown (INT return) at New Orleans (11/21); Ellis Johnson scored 1 touchdown (INT return) vs. Oak. (11/28)Q. Griffin scored 3 TDs for 18 points (2 rush, 1 rec.) vs. Kansas City (9/12); G. Hearst scored 1 rush TD for 6 points at K.C. (12/19)
2004 INDIVIDUAL GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS — SCORING
ELAM
BELL
HAPE
CARSWELL
PUTZIER
SMITH
LELIE
WATTS
DROUGHNS
Kickoff Returns
Game No Yds Avg LG TD No Yds Avg LG TD No Yds Avg LG TD No Yds Avg LG TDKansas City 2 58 29.0 32 0 2 55 27.5 32 0 4 55 13.8 30 0 0 0 0.0 0 0at Jacksonville 2 49 24.5 29 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 3 32 10.7 30 0 0 0 0.0 0 0San Diego 4 137 34.3 48 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0at Tampa Bay 2 45 22.5 26 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 2 19 9.5 10 0Carolina 2 21 10.5 18 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 2 10 5.0 9 0at Oakland 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 4 59 14.8 21 0at Cincinnati 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 2 2.0 2 0Atlanta 0 0 0.0 0 0 4 79 19.8 25 0 2 23 11.5 12 0 INACTIVEHouston 1 17 17.0 17 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 2 18 9.0 9 0 INACTIVEat New Orleans 0 0 0.0 0 0 4 87 21.8 28 0 3 36 12.0 17 0 INACTIVEOakland 0 0 0.0 0 0 4 85 21.3 24 0 1 2 2.0 2 0 0 0 0.0 0 0at San Diego 0 0 0.0 0 0 4 62 15.5 21 0 4 33 8.3 21 0 INACTIVEMiami 1 17 17.0 17 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 2 13 6.5 10 0 5 23 4.6 10 0at Kansas City 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0at Tennessee 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 2 6 3.0 6 0IndianapolisTOTAL 14 344 24.6 48 0 18 368 20.4 32 0 21 212 10.1 30 0 17 119 7.0 21 0
Q. Griffin returned 1 kickoff for 19 yards at Oakland (10/17/04)T. Luke returned 2 kickoffs for 35 yards at Cincinnati (10/25); 8 kickoffs for 155 yards at K.C. (12/19) and
4 kickoffs for 96 yards at Tennessee (12/25)
Game 1 2 3 4 OT 1 2 3 4 OT Final RecordKansas City 3 14 7 10 — 7 0 17 0 — 34-24 1-0at Jacksonville 0 6 0 0 — 0 7 0 0 — 6-7 1-1San Diego 7 6 7 3 — 3 0 7 3 — 23-13 2-1at Tampa Bay 7 6 0 3 — 0 10 3 0 — 16-13 3-1Carolina 6 7 0 7 — 0 10 7 0 — 20-17 4-1at Oakland 7 14 10 0 — 3 0 0 0 — 31-3 5-1at Cincinnati 0 7 3 0 — 7 6 7 3 — 10-23 5-2Atlanta 14 0 0 14 — 3 17 7 14 — 28-41 5-3Houston 7 17 7 0 — 0 7 0 6 — 31-13 6-3at New Orleans 20 7 0 7 — 0 13 0 0 — 34-13 7-3Oakland 0 10 0 14 — 0 7 6 12 — 24-25 7-4at San Diego 0 7 0 10 — 7 10 3 0 — 17-20 7-5Miami 0 14 3 3 — 7 7 3 0 — 20-17 8-5at Kansas City 7 3 0 7 — 14 14 7 10 — 17-45 8-6at Tennessee 17 7 3 10 — 10 6 0 0 — 37-16 9-6IndianapolisTOTAL 95 125 40 88 0 61 114 67 48 0 348-290 8-6
2004 FINAL SCORE BY PERIOD
BRONCOS OPPONENT
2004 INDIVIDUAL GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS — RETURNS
DROUGHNS ALEXANDER R. SMITH LUKEPunt Returns
Game 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+ Total Pct.Kansas City 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-0 2-2 1.000at Jacksonville 0-0 1-1 0-0 1-1 0-1 0-0 2-3 .667San Diego 0-0 2-2 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 3-3 1.000at Tampa Bay 0-0 1-1 0-0 1-1 1-1 0-0 3-3 1.000Carolina 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-2 1.000at Oakland 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 1.000at Cincinnati 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-2 .500Atlanta 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 .000Houston 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 1-1 1.000at New Orleans 0-0 0-0 1-1 1-1 0-0 0-0 2-2 1.000Oakland 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-2 .500at San Diego 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-2 .500Miami 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 2-2 1.000at Kansas City 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 1.000at Tennessee 0-0 2-2 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 3-4 .750IndianapolisTOTAL 0-0 9-9 7-8 6-9 3-4 0-0 25-30 .833
Game No. Yds. Avg. NET TB In20 LG BKansas City 2 113 56.5 43.5 0 0 66 0at Jacksonville 7 290 41.4 24.6 2 1 53 0San Diego 4 212 53.0 39.0 1 0 57 0at Tampa Bay 5 189 37.8 37.4 0 2 49 0Carolina 3 153 51.0 41.0 0 0 53 0at Oakland 2 64 32.0 32.0 0 0 38 0at Cincinnati 5 205 41.0 32.0 1 0 47 0Atlanta 3 111 37.0 33.0 0 2 42 0Houston 5 207 41.4 32.2 1 2 52 1at New Orleans 6 245 40.8 39.5 0 3 49 0Oakland 7 252 36.0 34.6 0 2 42 0at San Diego 5 202 40.4 32.6 1 0 44 0Miami NOT WITH TEAMat Kansas City NOT WITH TEAMat Tennessee NOT WITH TEAMIndianapolisTOTAL 54 2243 41.5 34.2 6 12 66 1
Game No. Yds. Avg. NET TB In20 LG BKansas City NOT WITH TEAMat Jacksonville NOT WITH TEAMSan Diego NOT WITH TEAMat Tampa Bay NOT WITH TEAMCarolina NOT WITH TEAMat Oakland NOT WITH TEAMat Cincinnati NOT WITH TEAMAtlanta NOT WITH TEAMHouston NOT WITH TEAMat New Orleans NOT WITH TEAMOakland NOT WITH TEAMat San Diego NOT WITH TEAMMiami 5 198 39.6 33.8 1 2 48 0at Kansas City 4 154 38.5 31.0 0 2 42 0at Tennessee 2 87 43.5 43.5 0 2 46 0IndianapolisTOTAL 11 439 39.9 34.5 1 6 48 0
2004 INDIVIDUAL GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS — FIELD GOALSELAM
KNORR
BAKER
2004 INDIVIDUAL GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS — PUNTING
Game TT UT A S Yds I Yds TT UT A S Yds I Yds TT UT A S Yds I YdsKansas City 5 4 1 0.0 0.0 1 0 3 2 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 INACTIVE (SHOULDER)at Jacksonville 5 5 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 4 1 3 0.0 0.0 0 0 1 1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0San Diego 6 4 2 0.0 0.0 0 0 9 8 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0at Tampa Bay 4 3 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0Carolina 5 4 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 8 3 5 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0at Oakland 4 4 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 1 1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 2 2 0 1.0 5.0 0 0at Cincinnati 9 8 1 0.0 0.0 1 0 4 1 3 0.0 0.0 0 0 1 1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0Atlanta 6 6 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 2 2 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 1 1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0Houston 5 5 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 2 2 0 1.0 3.0 0 0 1 1 0 1.0 6.0 0 0at New Orleans 13 11 2 0.0 0.0 1 0 2 2 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 INACTIVE (CALF)Oakland 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 3 3 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 INACTIVE (CALF)at San Diego 6 6 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 1 1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 INACTIVE (CALF)Miami 3 3 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 2 2 0 1.0 9.0 0 0 INACTIVE (CALF)at Kansas City 4 3 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 2 0 2 0.5 2.5 0 0 INJURED RESERVEat Tennessee 1 1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 2 1 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 INJURED RESERVEIndianapolisTOTAL 76 67 9 0.0 0.0 3 0 46 29 17 2.5 14.5 0 0 6 6 0 2.0 11.0 0 0
Game TT UT A S Yds I Yds TT UT A S Yds I Yds TT UT A S Yds I YdsKansas City 3 1 2 0.5 11.5 0 0 4 1 3 0.5 11.5 0 0 5 5 0 0.0 0.0 0 0at Jacksonville 3 2 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 6 5 1 1.0 4.0 0 0 5 4 1 0.0 0.0 0 0San Diego 1 1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 4 3 1 1.0 7.0 0 0 6 5 1 0.0 0.0 0 0at Tampa Bay 2 0 2 0.0 0.0 0 0 3 2 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 2 2 0 0.0 0.0 0 0Carolina 2 2 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 3 2 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 6 4 2 0.0 0.0 0 0at Oakland 1 1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 5 3 2 0.0 0.0 0 0 4 3 1 0.0 0.0 1 2at Cincinnati 1 1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 6 5 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 5 4 1 0.0 0.0 0 0Atlanta 4 4 0 1.0 5.0 0 0 3 3 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 4 4 0 0.0 0.0 0 0Houston 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 6 5 1 1.0 3.0 0 0 9 9 0 1.0 5.0 0 0at New Orleans 1 1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 3 1 2 1.0 3.0 1 76 5 3 2 0.0 0.0 0 0Oakland 1 1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 3 3 0 1.0 5.0 0 0 8 6 2 0.0 0.0 0 0at San Diego 2 1 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 5 4 1 1.0 9.0 0 0 6 6 0 0.0 0.0 0 0Miami 2 2 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 2 2 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 4 3 1 0.0 0.0 0 0at Kansas City 4 2 2 0.5 2.5 0 0 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 3 2 1 0.0 0.0 0 0at Tennessee 3 1 2 0.5 3.0 0 0 4 4 0 3.0 23.0 0 0 3 2 1 0.0 0.0 1 15IndianapolisTOTAL 31 20 11 2.5 22.0 0 0 58 43 15 9.5 65.5 1 76 75 62 13 1.0 5.0 2 17
Game TT UT A S Yds I Yds TT UT A S Yds I Yds TT UT A S Yds I YdsKansas City NOT WITH TEAM NOT WITH TEAM 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0at Jacksonville 1 1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 NOT WITH TEAM 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0 0San Diego 1 1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 EXEMPT/COMMISSIONER PERMISSION 6 5 1 1.0 12.0 0 0at Tampa Bay INACTIVE 2 1 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 3 0 3 0.0 0.0 0 0Carolina INACTIVE 2 2 0 1.0 10.0 0 0 1 1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0at Oakland INACTIVE 2 1 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 2 1 1 0.0 0.0 0 0at Cincinnati INACTIVE 2 2 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0Atlanta INACTIVE 2 1 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 INACTIVEHouston INACTIVE 1 1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 INACTIVEat New Orleans INACTIVE 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0Oakland INACTIVE 2 1 1 0.0 0.0 1 32 1 1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0at San Diego INACTIVE 4 2 2 0.0 0.0 0 0 2 1 1 0.0 0.0 0 0Miami INACTIVE 2 2 0 1.0 5.0 0 0 1 1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0at Kansas City INACTIVE 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 1 1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0at Tennessee NOT WITH TEAM 2 2 0 1.0 11.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0IndianapolisTOTAL 2 2 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 23 15 8 3.0 26.0 1 32 18 11 7 1.0 12.0 0 0
HOLLAND E. JOHNSON
2004 INDIVIDUAL GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS — DEFENSE
BAILEY COLEMAN
HERNDON
R. JOHNSON
ELLISS
FATAFEHI HAYWARD
Game TT UT A S Yds I Yds TT UT A S Yds I Yds TT UT A S Yds I YdsKansas City 4 3 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 6 5 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 2 2 0 0.0 0.0 0 0at Jacksonville 3 2 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 8 5 3 0.0 0.0 0 0 2 2 0 0.0 0.0 0 0San Diego 8 7 1 1.0 9.0 0 0 4 3 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0at Tampa Bay 8 8 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 7 6 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 3 3 0 1.0 3.0 0 0Carolina 5 5 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0at Oakland 4 4 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 6 5 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 INACTIVE (HAMSTRING)at Cincinnati 4 4 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 6 5 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 1 1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0Atlanta 10 8 2 0.0 0.0 0 0 2 2 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0Houston 6 5 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 INACTIVE (SACRUM) 2 2 0 0.0 0.0 0 0at New Orleans 8 4 4 0.0 0.0 0 0 3 3 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 3 3 0 0.0 0.0 0 0Oakland 2 1 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 4 3 1 0.0 0.0 1 2 2 2 0 0.0 0.0 0 0at San Diego 7 6 1 0.0 0.0 1 21 8 8 0 1.0 11.0 0 0 2 1 1 0.0 0.0 0 0Miami 7 6 1 1.0 6.0 0 0 6 4 2 1.0 6.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0at Kansas City 10 9 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 7 4 3 0.0 0.0 0 0 INJURED RESERVEat Tennessee 2 1 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 4 1 3 0.0 0.0 0 0 INJURED RESERVEIndianapolisTOTAL 88 73 15 2.0 15.0 1 21 72 54 18 2.0 17.0 1 2 17 16 1 1.0 3.0 0 0
Game TT UT A S Yds I Yds TT UT A S Yds I Yds TT UT A S Yds I YdsKansas City 6 4 2 0.0 0.0 0 0 1 1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 4 1 3 0.0 0.0 0 0at Jacksonville 1 1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 INACTIVE (LOWER BACK) 5 2 3 0.0 0.0 0 0San Diego 5 5 0 1.0 2.0 0 0 INACTIVE (LOWER BACK) 4 3 1 0.0 0.0 0 0at Tampa Bay 3 3 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 INACTIVE (LOWER BACK) 3 1 2 0.0 0.0 0 0Carolina 1 1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 INACTIVE (LOWER BACK) 6 4 2 0.0 0.0 0 0at Oakland 1 1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 INACTIVE (LOWER BACK) 5 3 2 1.0 1.0 0 0at Cincinnati 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 INACTIVE (LOWER BACK) 3 3 0 0.0 0.0 0 0Atlanta 2 1 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 INACTIVE (LOWER BACK) 7 4 3 0.0 0.0 0 0Houston 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 INACTIVE (LOWER BACK) 4 2 2 0.0 0.0 0 0at New Orleans 1 1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 INACTIVE (LOWER BACK) 5 4 1 0.0 0.0 0 0Oakland 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 INACTIVE (LOWER BACK) 2 2 0 0.0 0.0 0 0at San Diego 2 2 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 INACTIVE (LOWER BACK) 3 3 0 0.0 0.0 0 0Miami 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 INACTIVE (LOWER BACK) 3 1 2 0.0 0.0 0 0at Kansas City 1 1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 INACTIVE (LOWER BACK) 8 5 3 0.0 0.0 0 0at Tennessee 2 0 2 0.0 0.0 0 0 INACTIVE (LOWER BACK) 2 1 1 0.0 0.0 0 0IndianapolisTOTAL 27 20 7 1.0 2.0 0 0 1 1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 64 39 25 1.0 1.0 0 0
Game TT UT A S Yds I Yds TT UT A S Yds I Yds TT UT A S Yds I YdsKansas City 4 3 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 7 7 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 5 5 0 0.0 0.0 0 0at Jacksonville INACTIVE (SHOULDER) 4 2 2 1.0 7.0 0 0 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0 0San Diego INACTIVE (SHOULDER) 5 2 3 0.0 0.0 0 0 8 4 4 0.0 0.0 0 0at Tampa Bay INACTIVE (SHOULDER) 9 8 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 5 2 3 0.0 0.0 0 0Carolina 4 3 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 6 5 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 10 7 3 0.0 0.0 0 0at Oakland 2 2 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 8 5 3 0.0 0.0 0 0 4 2 2 0.0 0.0 0 0at Cincinnati INACTIVE (SHOULDER) 7 4 3 0.0 0.0 0 0 10 6 4 1.0 10.0 0 0Atlanta 3 3 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 7 4 3 0.0 0.0 0 0 8 5 3 0.0 0.0 0 0Houston 3 2 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 6 4 2 0.0 0.0 0 0 9 6 3 0.0 0.0 0 0at New Orleans 3 3 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 3 2 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 8 6 2 0.0 0.0 1 7Oakland 2 2 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 7 5 2 0.0 0.0 0 0 8 5 3 0.0 0.0 0 0at San Diego INJURED RESERVE 13 10 3 0.0 0.0 0 0 6 4 2 0.0 0.0 0 0Miami INJURED RESERVE 11 8 3 0.0 0.0 0 0 5 3 2 0.0 0.0 1 10at Kansas City INJURED RESERVE 9 8 1 1.0 6.0 0 0 7 6 1 1.0 7.0 0 0at Tennessee INJURED RESERVE 7 5 2 0.0 0.0 1 10 4 3 1 0.5 3.0 0 0IndianapolisTOTAL 21 18 3 0.0 0.0 0 0 109 79 30 2.0 13.0 1 10 98 64 34 2.5 20.0 2 17
WALLS WILLIAMS WILSON
POPE PRYCE SPRAGAN
LYNCH
2004 INDIVIDUAL GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS — DEFENSE
MIDDLEBROOKSKENNEDY
Game TT UT A S Yds I Yds TT UT A S Yds I Yds TT UT A S Yds I YdsKansas City 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 1 1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 NOT WITH TEAMat Jacksonville 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 NOT WITH TEAMSan Diego 1 1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 INACTIVEat Tampa Bay 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 INACTIVECarolina 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 INACTIVEat Oakland 2 2 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 3 2 1 2.0 16.0 0 0at Cincinnati 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 3 2 1 0.0 0.0 0 0Atlanta 4 3 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 3 1 2 0.0 0.0 0 0Houston 4 4 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0at New Orleans 4 4 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0 0Oakland 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 2 2 0 0.0 0.0 0 0at San Diego 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0 0Miami 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 4 4 0 0.0 0.0 0 0at Kansas City 1 1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 3 2 1 0.0 0.0 0 0at Tennessee 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 4 3 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 3 3 0 1.0 3.0 0 0IndianapolisTOTAL 16 15 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 5 4 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 23 16 7 3.0 19.0 0 0
Game TT UT A S Yds I Yds TT UT A S Yds I YdsKansas City 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0at Jacksonville 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0San Diego 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0at Tampa Bay 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0Carolina 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0at Oakland 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0at Cincinnati 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0Atlanta 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0Houston 1 1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0at New Orleans 2 1 1 1.0 12.0 0 0 2 0 2 0.0 0.0 0 0Oakland 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0at San Diego 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0Miami 1 1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0at Kansas City 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0at Tennessee 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0IndianapolisTOTAL 4 3 1 1.0 12.0 0 0 2 0 2 0.0 0.0 0 0
CHUKWURAH
2004 INDIVIDUAL GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS — DEFENSE
FERGUSON ALEXANDER PALEPOI
PIERCE
GameKansas City Griffin 18 Griffin 23 Griffin 156 Smith 7 Lelie 88at Jacksonville Elam 6 Griffin 25 Griffin 66 Smith 6 Smith 83San Diego Elam 11 Griffin 12 Hearst 13 Putzier/Smith 5 Smith 75at Tampa Bay Elam 10 Griffin 21 Griffin 66 Smith 4 Putzier 42Carolina Elam 8 Droughns 30 Droughns 193 Three Players 4 Smith 50at Oakland Elam 7 Droughns 38 Droughns 176 Putzier 3 Putzier 52at Cincinnati Smith 6 Droughns 24 Droughns 110 Lelie 6 Lelie 82Atlanta Four Players 6 Droughns 15 Droughns 49 Smith 9 Smith 208Houston Elam 7 Droughns 29 Droughns 120 Lelie 4 Lelie 81at New Orleans Elam 10 Droughns 28 Droughns 166 Carswell 5 Lelie 79Oakland Four Players 6 Droughns 28 Droughns 102 Lelie 4 Smith 99at San Diego Bell/Droughns 6 Droughns 14 Droughns 38 Three Players 4 Lelie 105Miami Bell 12 Droughns 18 Bell 123 Smith 8 Smith 97at Kansas City Smith/Hearst 6 Bell 9 Bell 50 Smith 6 Smith 75at Tennessee Droughns 18 Droughns 22 Droughns 91 Smith 6 Lelie 88IndianapolisMOST TIMES LED Elam 8 Droughns 10 Droughns 9 Smith 10 Smith 7
GameKansas City Williams 7 Hayward/Fatafehi 1.0 Bailey 1 Herndon 4 Spragan 1at Jacksonville Lynch 8 Hayward/Williams 1.0 None 0 Three Players 1 Ferguson 2San Diego Coleman 9 Four Players 1.0 None 0 Herndon 3 Droughns 3at Tampa Bay Williams 9 Middlebrooks 1.0 None 0 Lynch 2 Alexander 2Carolina Wilson 10 E. Johnson 1.0 None 0 Herndon 3 Three Players 2at Oakland Williams 8 Palepoi 2.0 Herndon 1 Kennedy 2 Seven Players 1at Cincinnati Wilson 10 Wilson 1.0 Bailey 1 Four Players 1 Williams 3Atlanta Kennedy 10 Fatafehi 1.0 None 0 Williams 1 Four Players 1Houston Wilson/Herndon 9 Four Players 1.0 None 0 Four Players 1 K. Johnson 2at New Orleans Bailey 13 Hayward/Chukwurah 1.0 Three Players 1 Bailey/Hayward 2 Bell 3Oakland Wilson/Herndon 8 Hayward 1.0 Two Players 1 Herndon 2 Middlebrooks/Jackson 2at San Diego Williams 13 Hayward/Lynch 1.0 Kennedy 1 Four Players 1 Chukwurah 2Miami Williams 11 Four Players 1.0 Wilson 1 Herndon/Bailey 2 K. Johnson/Alexander 2at Kansas City Kennedy 10 Wilson/Williams 1.0 None 0 Three Players 1 Four Players 1at Tennessee Williams 7 Hayward 3.0 Herndon/Willliams 1 Williams 3 Ferguson 3IndianapolisMOST TIMES LED Williams 6 Hayward 8 Bailey 3 Herndon 6 Ferguson 6
GameKansas City Smith 4 Smith 55 Droughns/Alexander 2 Droughns 58at Jacksonville Smith 3 Smith 32 Droughns 2 Droughns 49San Diego None 0 None 0 Droughns 4 Droughns 137at Tampa Bay Luke 2 Luke 19 Droughns 2 Droughns 45Carolina Luke 2 Luke 10 Droughns 2 Droughns 21at Oakland Luke 4 Luke 59 Griffin 1 Griffin 19at Cincinnati Luke 1 Luke 2 Griffin 3 Luke 35Atlanta Smith 2 Smith 23 Alexander 4 Alexander 79Houston Smith 2 Smith 18 Droughns 1 Droughns 17at New Orleans Smith 3 Smith 36 Alexander 4 Alexander 87Oakland Smith 1 Smith 2 Alexander 4 Alexander 85at San Diego Smith 4 Smith 33 Alexander 4 Alexander 62Miami Luke 5 Luke 23 Droughns 1 Droughns 17at Kansas City Luke 1 None 0 Luke 8 Luke 155at Tennessee Luke 2 Luke 6 Luke 4 Luke 96IndianapolisMOST TIMES LED Smith/Luke 7 Smith 7 Droughns 7 Droughns 7
REC. YDS
2004 INDIVIDUAL GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS — LEADERS
TACKLES SACKS INTS PASSES DEF.
RUSHES RUSH YDS RECEPTIONSSCORING
ST TACKLES
PUNT RET. PR YDS KICKOFF RET. KO YDS
KC at J
AC
SD at T
B
CAR
at O
AK
at C
IN
ATL
HO
U
at N
O
OAK
at S
D
MIA
at K
C
at T
EN
IND
TOTA
L
First DownsTotal 24 20 18 19 23 25 22 27 21 18 16 21 24 24 26 328Rushing 12 4 2 7 8 14 8 4 8 7 6 4 11 9 12 116Passing 11 13 13 7 12 9 10 21 11 11 7 12 11 11 13 172Penalty 1 3 3 5 3 2 4 2 2 0 3 5 2 4 1 40
Third-Down EfficiencyAttempts 5 6 2 8 4 6 6 4 6 4 2 4 5 4 6 72Converted 12 17 11 17 10 11 15 12 13 12 11 14 13 11 13 192Efficiency 42% 35% 18% 47% 40% 55% 40% 33% 46% 33% 18% 29% 38% 36% 46% 38%
Fourth-Down EfficiencyAttempts 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 7Converted 1 0 1 0 1 2 1 3 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 14Efficiency 100% 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 67% 0% 0% 0% 100% 100% 0% 0% 50%
Total OffenseNet Yards 413 356 328 249 434 444 318 567 364 389 367 337 415 402 496 5879Plays 66 74 58 65 67 71 69 74 61 60 57 66 70 67 72 997Avg./play 6.3 4.8 5.7 3.8 6.5 6.3 4.6 7.7 6.0 6.5 6.4 5.1 5.9 6.0 6.9 5.9
RushingNet Yards 192 106 37 111 210 254 123 68 139 165 122 74 196 129 193 2119Attempts 36 35 21 35 37 51 26 19 36 31 34 24 40 21 46 492Avg./rush 5.3 3.0 1.8 3.2 5.7 5.0 4.7 3.6 3.9 5.3 3.6 3.1 4.9 6.6 4.2 4.3TFL - yds. 6-11 4-6 5-9 3-4 0-0 3-6 2-3 2-4 1-1 2-3 1-2 2-3 0-0 4-8 3-5 38-65
PassingNet Yards 221 250 291 138 224 190 195 499 225 224 245 263 219 273 303 3760Sacks 1 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 5 0 14Yds. Lost 9 0 3 0 2 0 26 0 9 0 0 15 0 19 0 83Gross Yds. 230 250 294 138 226 190 221 499 234 224 245 278 219 292 303 3843Attempts 29 39 36 30 29 20 40 55 24 29 23 40 30 41 26 491Compl. 18 23 25 13 17 11 23 31 16 19 14 16 16 23 21 286Pct. 62% 59% 69% 43% 59% 55% 58% 56% 67% 66% 61% 40% 53% 56% 81% 58%Int. 2 0 0 0 2 1 2 3 0 0 1 4 2 2 1 20Avg./play 6.8 6.4 7.9 4.6 7.5 9.5 4.5 9.1 9.0 7.7 10.7 6.3 7.3 5.7 11.7 7.4
KickoffsNo. 7 2 6 5 5 6 3 5 6 7 5 4 5 4 8 78In End Zone-TB 6-6 1-1 2-0 0-0 4-4 0-0 0-0 1-1 4-3 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 20-15
PuntsNo. 2 7 4 5 3 2 5 3 6 6 7 5 5 4 2 66Yards 113 290 212 189 153 64 205 111 207 245 252 202 198 154 87 2682Avg. 56.5 41.4 53.0 37.8 51.0 32.0 41.0 37.0 34.5 40.8 36.0 40.4 39.6 38.5 43.5 40.6Net Avg. 43.5 24.6 39.0 37.4 41.0 32.0 32.0 33.0 32.2 39.5 34.6 32.6 33.8 31.0 43.5 34.3Had Blocked 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Kicks, Had BlockedField Goals-PATs 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0
Punt ReturnsNo. 4 3 0 2 2 4 1 2 2 3 1 4 7 1 2 38Yards 55 32 0 19 10 59 2 23 18 36 2 33 36 0 6 331Avg. 13.8 10.7 0.0 9.5 5.0 14.8 2.0 11.5 9.0 12.0 2.0 8.3 5.1 0.0 3.0 8.7
Kickoff ReturnsNo. 4 2 4 2 2 1 5 4 1 4 4 4 1 8 4 50Yards 113 49 137 45 21 19 68 79 17 87 85 62 17 155 96 1050Avg. 28.3 24.5 34.3 22.5 10.5 19.0 13.6 19.8 17.0 21.8 21.3 15.5 17.0 19.4 24.0 21.0
Interception ReturnsNo. 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 2 12Yards 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 83 34 21 10 0 25 175Avg. 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 27.7 17.0 21.0 10.0 0.0 12.5 14.6
PenaltiesNumber 4 7 3 7 4 9 8 9 4 6 5 8 5 10 2 91Yds. Lost 35 57 25 50 37 85 88 70 50 82 31 57 43 100 45 855
FumblesNo. 3 3 2 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 3 0 2 2 1 21Lost 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 9
TouchdownsTotal TDs 4 0 2 1 2 4 1 4 4 4 3 2 2 2 4 39Rush 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 1 2 12Pass 2 0 2 1 2 3 1 4 4 2 1 0 0 1 2 25Returns 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2
Extra PointsMade-Attempts 4-4 0-0 2-2 1-1 2-2 4-4 1-1 4-4 4-4 4-4 3-3 2-2 2-2 2-2 4-4 39-39Kicking Md.-Att. 4-4 0-0 2-2 1-1 2-2 4-4 1-1 4-4 4-4 4-4 3-3 2-2 2-2 2-2 4-4 39-39Rushing Md.-Att. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0Passing Md.-Att. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
Field GoalsMade-Attempts 2-2 2-3 3-3 3-3 2-2 1-1 1-2 0-0 1-1 2-2 1-2 1-2 2-2 1-1 3-4 25-30
Red Zone EfficiencyScored-Attempts 2-5 0-1 1-3 1-2 1-5 3-4 1-2 2-3 1-1 1-3 1-2 2-4 2-5 2-3 2-7 22-55Efficiency 40% 0% 33% 50% 20% 75% 50% 67% 100% 33% 50% 50% 40% 67% 29% 40%
Goal-to-Go EfficiencyScored-Attempts 2-3 0-1 0-0 1-2 1-2 1-1 1-1 2-3 0-0 0-1 1-1 1-3 1-2 1-2 2-3 14-25Efficiency 67% 0% 0% 50% 50% 100% 100% 67% 0% 0% 100% 33% 50% 50% 67% 56%Safeties 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Total Points 34 6 23 16 20 31 10 28 31 34 24 17 20 17 37 348Time of Poss. 31:36 37:08 29:15 32:49 33:09 36:57 32:29 29:19 32:05 30:25 30:41 28:25 33:44 26:49 39:24 32:17
2004 OFFENSIVE GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS
KC at J
AC
SD at T
B
CAR
at O
AK
at C
IN
ATL
HO
U
at N
O
OAK
at S
D
MIA
at K
C
at T
EN
IND
TOTA
L
First DownsTotal 15 8 16 12 12 9 13 22 22 20 19 14 13 22 10 227Rushing 10 2 7 4 6 2 6 10 10 2 3 9 3 5 3 82Passing 5 4 8 7 5 5 6 11 11 15 13 4 10 14 6 124Penalty 0 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 3 3 1 0 3 1 21
Third-Down EfficiencyAttempts 4 1 6 4 5 3 3 6 5 7 3 6 5 4 1 63Converted 13 10 15 11 12 14 13 13 15 17 12 17 15 10 11 198Efficiency 31% 10% 40% 36% 42% 21% 23% 46% 33% 41% 25% 35% 33% 40% 9% 32%
Fourth-Down EfficiencyAttempts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 5Converted 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 3 2 0 1 1 1 14Efficiency 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 67% 33% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% 36%
Total OffenseNet Yards 318 176 214 269 227 145 321 467 331 411 395 208 214 410 153 4259Plays 61 40 64 49 47 51 55 62 72 76 64 64 61 62 47 875Avg./play 5.2 4.4 3.3 5.5 4.8 2.8 5.8 7.5 4.6 5.4 6.2 3.3 3.5 6.6 3.3 4.9
RushingNet Yards 167 67 85 110 64 31 133 195 103 49 61 122 70 162 59 1478Attempts 28 22 30 24 26 16 33 36 27 14 18 35 22 36 14 381Avg./rush 6.0 3.0 2.8 4.6 2.5 1.9 4.0 5.4 3.8 3.5 3.4 3.5 3.2 4.5 4.2 3.9TFL - yds. 1-1 2-6 3-9 2-4 2-4 4-8 7-22 5-12 2-2 3-5 3-4 3-11 3-4 3-6 2-3 46-101
PassingNet Yards 151 109 129 159 163 114 188 272 228 362 334 86 144 248 94 2781Sacks 1 2 4 1 1 4 1 1 4 2 1 2 4 3 6 37Yds. Lost 23 11 30 3 10 22 10 5 17 15 5 20 26 18 43 258Gross Yds. 174 120 159 162 173 136 198 277 245 377 339 106 170 266 137 3039Attempts 32 16 30 24 20 31 21 25 41 60 45 27 35 23 27 457Compl. 16 8 15 15 13 15 12 19 22 34 26 14 17 17 12 255Pct. 50% 50% 50% 63% 65% 48% 57% 76% 54% 57% 58% 52% 49% 74% 44% 56%Int. 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 2 12Avg./play 4.6 6.1 7.9 6.4 7.8 3.3 8.5 10.5 5.1 5.8 7.3 3.0 3.7 9.5 2.8 5.6
KickoffsNo. 5 2 4 3 4 2 5 8 3 4 5 4 4 8 4 65In End Zone-TB 3-1 2-0 1-0 1-1 3-2 1-1 0-0 4-3 2-2 0-0 2-1 0-0 3-3 0-0 0-0 22-14
PuntsNo. 5 9 6 5 5 7 5 3 6 4 6 8 8 4 6 87Yards 227 397 295 221 241 333 191 121 280 186 261 372 361 131 239 3856Avg. 45.4 44.1 49.2 44.2 48.2 47.6 38.2 40.3 46.7 46.5 43.5 46.5 45.1 32.8 39.8 44.3Net Avg. 34.4 36.1 39.2 40.4 46.2 33.4 37.8 32.7 43.7 37.5 33.2 39.9 40.6 32.8 38.8 38.0Had Blocked 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kicks, Had BlockedField Goals-PATs 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1
Punt ReturnsNo. 1 5 3 1 3 0 3 1 3 2 3 1 2 2 0 30Yards 26 78 36 2 30 0 25 12 -6 8 10 19 9 30 0 279Avg. 26.0 15.6 12.0 2.0 10.0 0.0 8.3 12.0 -2.0 4.0 3.3 19.0 4.5 15.0 0.0 9.3
Kickoff ReturnsNo. 1 1 6 5 1 6 3 3 3 7 5 4 4 4 8 61Yards 17 24 156 119 16 103 64 97 59 174 132 88 97 147 154 1447Avg. 17.0 24.0 26.0 23.8 16.0 17.2 21.3 32.3 19.7 24.9 26.4 22.0 24.3 36.8 19.3 23.7
Interception ReturnsNo. 2 0 0 0 2 1 2 3 0 0 1 4 2 2 1 20Yards 9 0 0 0 97 23 48 78 0 0 37 -3 0 23 25 337Avg. 4.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 50.5 23.0 24.0 26.0 0.0 0.0 37.0 -0.8 0.0 11.5 25.0 16.9
PenaltiesNumber 9 10 6 9 9 9 9 7 9 10 5 11 4 6 3 116Yds. Lost 70 85 61 97 88 81 65 56 109 79 38 94 40 58 16 1037
FumblesNo. 0 1 2 2 1 1 1 2 0 1 3 3 2 2 1 22Lost 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 7
TouchdownsTotal TDs 3 1 1 1 2 0 2 5 2 1 4 2 2 6 1 33Rush 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 2 0 0 2 1 2 1 16Pass 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 1 4 0 1 3 0 15Returns 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2
Extra PointsMade-Attempts 3-3 1-1 1-1 1-1 2-2 0-0 2-2 5-5 1-2 1-1 1-4 2-2 2-2 6-6 1-1 29-33Kicking Md.-Att. 3-3 1-1 1-1 1-1 2-2 0-0 2-2 5-5 1-1 1-1 1-2 2-2 2-2 6-6 1-1 29-30Rushing Md.-Att. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0Passing Md.-Att. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-3
Field GoalsMade-Attempts 1-2 0-0 2-2 2-2 1-2 1-1 3-3 2-3 0-1 2-2 0-1 2-2 1-1 1-1 3-3 21-26
Red Zone EfficiencyScored-Attempts 2-2 1-2 1-2 0-2 1-1 0-2 0-5 1-2 2-3 0-3 3-4 2-4 2-3 3-4 1-1 19-40Efficiency 100% 50% 50% 0% 100% 0% 0% 50% 67% 0% 75% 50% 67% 75% 100% 48%
Goal-to-Go EfficiencyScored-Attempts 2-2 0-0 1-1 0 1-1 0-0 0-0 1-1 2-2 0-1 2-3 1-3 1-2 1-1 0-0 12-17Efficiency 100% 0% 100% 0% 100% 0% 0% 100% 100% 0% 67% 33% 50% 100% 0% 71%Safeties 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Total Points 24 7 13 13 17 3 23 41 13 13 25 20 17 45 16 290Time of Poss. 28:24 22:52 30:45 27:11 26:51 23:02 27:31 30:41 27:55 29:35 29:19 31:35 26:16 33:11 20:36 27:43
2004 DEFENSIVE GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS
KC @JA
C
SD @TB
CAR
@OA
K
@CI
N
ATL
HOU
@NO
OAK
@SD
MIA
@KC
@TE
N
IND
PLAY
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- STAR
T
- DNP
- INA
Adams, Charlie INA INA INA NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT SUB SUB SUB 3 - 0 - 0 - 3Alexander, P.J. SUB DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP SUB DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP SUB SUB 4 - 0 - 11 - 0Alexander, Roc SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB CB 15 - 1 - 0 - 0Anderson, Mike 0 - 0 - 0 - 0Baker, Jason NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT SUB SUB SUB 3 - 0 - 0 - 0Bailey, Champ LCB LCB LCB LCB LCB LCB LCB LCB LCB LCB LCB LCB LCB LCB LCB 15 - 15 - 0 - 0Beard, Santonio NWT PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS 0 - 0 - 0 - 0Bell, Tatum SUB SUB INA SUB SUB SUB SUB INA SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB 13 - 0 - 0 - 2Brandon, Sam INA INA INA INA INA SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB INA INA SUB 8 - 0 - 0 - 7Briggs, Kris NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT PS PS NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT 0 - 0 - 0 - 0Carlisle, Cooper SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB RG RG RG 15 - 3 - 0 - 0Carswell, Dwayne SUB TE TE TE TE TE SUB TE TE TE TE TE TE TE TE 15 - 13 - 0 - 0Chatman, Jermaine NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT 0 - 0 - 0 - 0Chukwurah, Patrick INA SUB SUB SUB SUB INA SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB 13 - 0 - 0 - 2Clabo, Tyson NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT PS PS PS PS PS INA 0 - 0 - 0 - 1Coleman, Marco LE LE LE LE LE LE LE LE LE LE LE LE LE LE LE 15 - 15 - 0 - 0Cox, Curome NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT PS PS PS PS 0 - 0 - 0 - 0Crenshaw, Romar PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS 0 - 0 - 0 - 0Davis, Dorsett 0 - 0 - 0 - 0Droughns, Reuben FB SUB FB FB RB RB RB RB RB RB RB RB RB RB RB 15 - 14 - 0 - 0Eason, Nick PS PS NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT 0 - 0 - 0 - 0Elam, Jason SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB 15 - 0 - 0 - 0Elliss, Luther INA SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB INA INA INA INA 8 - 0 - 0 - 5Fatafehi, Mario LDT LDT LDT LDT LDT LDT LDT LDT LDT LDT LDT LDT LDT LDT LDT 15 - 15 - 0 - 0Ferguson, Nick SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB FS SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB 14 - 1 - 0 - 0Foschi, John Paul PS NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT 0 - 0 - 0 - 0Foster, George RT RT RT RT RT RT RT RT RT RT RT RT RT RT RT 15 - 15 - 0 - 0Green, Cornell INA INA INA INA INA INA INA INA INA INA INA INA INA DNP DNP 0 - 0 - 2 - 13Green, Louis SUB PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS SUB SUB SUB SUB 5 - 0 - 0 - 0Griffin, Quentin RB RB RB RB INA SUB SUB 6 - 5 - 0 - 1Hamilton, Ben LG LG LG LG LG LG LG LG LG LG LG LG LG LG LG 15 - 15 - 0 - 0Hape, Patrick SUB TE SUB SUB SUB SUB TE SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB TE SUB FB 15 - 4 - 0 - 0Hayward, Reggie SUB RE RE RE RE RE RE RE RE RE RE RE RE RE RE 15 - 14 - 0 - 0Hearst, Garrison SUB INA SUB INA DNP INA INA DNP SUB SUB SUB DNP INA SUB SUB 7 - 0 - 3 - 5Herndon, Kelly RCB RCB RCB RCB RCB RCB RCB RCB RCB RCB RCB RCB RCB RCB RCB 15 - 15 - 0 - 0Holland, Darius NWT SUB SUB INA INA INA INA INA INA INA INA INA INA INA NWT 2 - 0 - 0 - 11Jackson, Nate SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB 12 - 0 - 0 - 0Johnson, B.J. 0 - 0 - 0 - 0Johnson, Ellis NWT NWT EXP SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB 12 - 0 - 0 - 0Johnson, Kyle SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB FB SUB SUB FB SUB FB SUB SUB INA 14 - 3 - 0 - 1Johnson, Raylee RE SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB INA INA SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB 13 - 1 - 0 - 2Kanell, Danny DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 0 - 0 - 15 - 0Kennedy, Kenoy SS SS SS SS SS SS SS SS SS SS SS SS SS SS SS 15 - 15 - 0 - 0Knorr, Micah SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB NWT NWT NWT 12 - 0 - 0 - 0Leach, Mike SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB 15 - 0 - 0 - 0Lelie, Ashley WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR 15 - 15 - 0 - 0Lepsis, Matt LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT 15 - 15 - 0 - 0LeSueur, Jeremy 0 - 0 - 0 - 0Luke, Triandos INA INA INA SUB SUB SUB SUB INA INA INA SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB 9 - 0 - 0 - 6Lynch, John FS FS FS FS FS FS FS FS INA FS FS FS FS FS FS 14 - 14 - 0 - 1Madise, Adrian SUS SUS SUS SUS EXP NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT 0 - 0 - 0 - 0Mattos, Grant NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT PS 0 - 0 - 0 - 0Mauck, Matt 3QB 3QB PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS 0 - 0 - 0 - 2McNeal, Bryant PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS NWT 0 - 0 - 0 - 0Middlebrooks, Willie SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB INA SUB SUB CB SUB SUB CB SUB 12 - 2 - 0 - 1Miree, Brandon 0 - 0 - 0 - 0Nalen, Tom C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C 15 - 15 - 0 - 0Neil, Dan RG RG RG RG RG RG RG RG RG RG RG RG SUB INA INA 13 - 12 - 0 - 2Palepoi, Anton NWT NWT INA INA INA SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB 10 - 0 - 0 - 3Pierce, Terry SUB DNP SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB 14 - 0 - 1 - 0Plummer, Jake QB QB QB QB QB QB QB QB QB QB QB QB QB QB QB 15 - 15 - 0 - 0Pope, Monsanto SUB RDT RDT RDT RDT RDT RDT RDT RDT RDT RDT RDT RDT RDT RDT 15 - 14 - 0 - 0Pryce, Trevor RDT INA INA INA INA INA INA INA INA INA INA INA INA INA INA 1 - 1 - 0 - 14Putzier, Jeb TE SUB SUB SUB SUB TE SUB TE TE SUB SUB SUB SUB TE SUB 15 - 5 - 0 - 0Renteria, D.J. NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT PS 0 - 0 - 0 - 0Sapp, Cecil PS PS PS PS PS PS PS SUB SUB INA INA INA SUB INA SUB 4 - 0 - 0 - 4Sewell, Josh PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS 0 - 0 - 0 - 0Shoate, Jeff INA SUB SUB SUB INA INA SUB INA INA INA INA INA INA SUB SUB 6 - 0 - 0 - 9Smith, Rod WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR 15 - 15 - 0 - 0Spragan, Donnie SLB SLB SLB SLB SLB SLB SLB SLB SLB SLB SLB SUB SLB SLB SUB 15 - 12 - 0 - 0Stuber, Tim NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT INA 0 - 0 - 0 - 1Sykes, Jashon SUB SUB INA INA INA SUB INA INA INA INA INA INA INA INA INA 3 - 0 - 0 - 12Van Pelt, Bradlee PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS 0 - 0 - 0 - 0Veal, Demetrin NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT INA INA 0 - 0 - 0 - 2Walls, Lenny SUB INA DNP INA SUB SUB INA SUB SUB SUB CB 7 - 1 - 1 - 3Watts, Darius SUB SUB SUB SUB WR SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB WR SUB SUB SUB SUB 15 - 2 - 0 - 0Williams, D.J. WLB WLB WLB WLB WLB WLB WLB WLB SUB WLB WLB WLB WLB WLB WLB 15 - 14 - 0 - 0Wilson, Al MLB MLB MLB MLB MLB MLB MLB MLB MLB MLB MLB MLB MLB MLB MLB 15 - 15 - 0 - 0Young, Chris SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB INA INA SUB SUB SUB INA INA SUB SUB INA 10 - 0 - 0 - 5
KEY: IR-injured reserve; DNP-did not play; RE-roster exemption; INA-inactive; PS-practice squad; NWT-not with team; SUS-suspended; NFI-reserve/non-football injury; PUP-reserve/physically unable to perform; 3QB-
PLACED ON INJURED RESERVE 9/5/04 (hernia)
PLACED ON INJURED RESERVE 8/16/04 (left thumb)PLACED ON IR 12/17 (r. leg)
PLACED ON IR 11/30 (right shoulder)
2004 GAME-BY-GAME PARTICIPATION
PLACED ON INJURED RESERVE 8/31/04 (groin)
PLACED ON INJURED RESERVE 7/31/04 (left finger)
PLACED ON INJURED RESERVE 8/31/04 (left ankle)
PLACED ON I.R 8/31 (left hand)
PLACED ON INJURED RESERVE 10/27/04 (right knee)
PLACED ON IR 12/7 (left ankle)
PLACED ON IR 12/17 (back)
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2434
TIM
E OF
POS
SESS
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28:2
431
:36
DE
NV
ER
34, K
AN
SA
SC
IT
Y24
Sun
day,
Sep
t. 1
2, 2
004
•
6:30
p.m
. M
DT
•
INV
ESC
O F
ield
at
Mil
e H
igh
• D
enve
r1
Wea
ther
: Clo
udy,
82º,
Win
d S
15 m
ph •
Atte
ndan
ce: 7
5,93
9 •
Tim
e: 3
:23
The
Bron
cos
won
thei
r se
ason
ope
ner
for
the
four
th s
traig
ht y
ear
by d
efea
ting
divi
sion
riv
al K
ansa
s Ci
ty, 3
4-24
, in
front
of
75,9
39 fa
ns a
t INV
ESCO
Fie
ld a
t Mile
Hig
h an
d a
natio
nal t
elev
isio
n au
dien
ce o
n ES
PN's
Sun
day
Nigh
t Foo
tbal
l.Se
cond
-yea
r run
ning
bac
k Qu
entin
Grif
fin, i
n ju
st h
is s
econ
d ca
reer
sta
rt, le
d th
e Br
onco
s ch
arge
with
thre
e to
uchd
owns
(2 ru
sh,
1 re
c.) a
nd 1
56 y
ards
rush
ing
on 2
3 ca
rrie
s, s
ettin
g a
new
fran
chis
e re
cord
for r
ushi
ng y
ards
in a
sea
son
open
er.
Kans
as C
ity ju
mpe
d on
Den
ver e
arly
afte
r run
ning
bac
k Pr
iest
Hol
mes
' 2-y
ard
touc
hdow
n ru
n co
mpl
eted
an
eigh
t-pla
y, 80
-yar
ddr
ive
on th
e ga
me'
s op
enin
g dr
ive.
Af
ter a
43-
yard
fiel
d go
al b
y Ja
son
Elam
nar
row
ed th
e ga
p fo
r the
Bro
ncos
, Den
ver t
ook
a 10
-7 le
ad e
arly
in th
e se
cond
qua
rter
whe
n qu
arte
rbac
k Ja
ke P
lum
mer
hit
Griff
in fo
r a 1
-yar
d to
uchd
own.
The
Bro
ncos
def
ense
stu
ffed
the
Chie
fs o
nce
agai
n to
rega
inth
e ba
ll, s
ettin
g th
e st
age
for G
riffin
's s
econ
d to
uchd
own—
a 25
-yar
d sc
ampe
r in
whi
ch th
e ta
ilbac
k sl
ashe
d th
roug
h se
vera
l def
end-
ers
en ro
ute
to th
e en
d zo
ne.
Denv
er o
pene
d th
e se
cond
hal
f with
a 1
7-7
lead
, but
the
Chie
fs q
uick
ly g
ot b
ack
in th
e ga
me
afte
r cap
italiz
ing
on tw
o Br
onco
stu
rnov
ers.
Plu
mm
er's
firs
t pas
s of
the
half
was
inte
rcep
ted
by K
ansa
s Ci
ty li
neba
cker
Mon
ty B
eise
l, se
tting
up
a 50
-yar
d fie
ld g
oal
by L
awre
nce
Tyne
s. O
n th
e Br
onco
s’ n
ext p
osse
ssio
n, a
sol
id K
ansa
s Ci
ty p
ass
rush
on
third
dow
n fo
rced
Plu
mm
er to
err
antly
heav
e th
e ba
ll in
the
air a
nd ri
ght i
nto
the
hand
s of
line
back
er S
haw
n Ba
rber
dee
p in
Bro
ncos
' ter
ritor
y. Th
e Ch
iefs
took
adv
anta
gew
hen
Holm
es s
core
d hi
s se
cond
touc
hdow
n of
the
cont
est o
n a
4-ya
rd ru
n ty
ing
the
scor
e at
17.
Griff
in s
tepp
ed u
p on
ce a
gain
on
Denv
er’s
next
driv
e, a
s he
bur
st u
p th
e m
iddl
e fo
r a 4
7-ya
rd to
uchd
own
run,
the
long
est o
f his
care
er. H
olm
es' d
ay w
as n
ot fi
nish
ed, h
owev
er, a
s he
tied
the
gam
e on
a 3
3-ya
rd to
uchd
own
run,
his
third
of t
he g
ame,
to k
not t
hesc
ore
at 2
4.El
am h
elpe
d th
e Br
onco
s re
gain
the
lead
afte
r he
boot
ed a
45-
yard
fiel
d go
al, a
nd o
n th
e Ka
nsas
City
’s ne
xt p
osse
ssio
n, D
enve
r’sde
fens
e fo
rced
the
Chie
fs to
pun
t. Th
e Br
onco
s re
spon
ded
with
a 1
3-pl
ay, 8
7-ya
rd d
rive
that
bur
ned
7:10
on
the
cloc
k an
d w
asca
pped
by
a 2-
yard
touc
hdow
n pa
ss fr
om P
lum
mer
to ti
ght e
nd P
atric
k Ha
pe, s
ecur
ing
the
win
for t
he B
ronc
os.
Denv
er's
offe
nse
amas
sed
413
tota
l yar
ds, i
nclu
ding
202
on
the
grou
nd. D
efen
sive
bac
k Ch
amp
Baile
y w
as s
olid
in h
is B
ronc
osde
but,
notc
hing
his
19t
h ca
reer
inte
rcep
tion
in th
e se
cond
qua
rter a
nd a
lso
doub
led
up a
s a
wid
e re
ceiv
er, c
atch
ing
one
pass
for
11 y
ards
.
OFFI
CIAL
SRe
fere
e—
Ber
nie
Kuka
r (86
); Um
pire
— B
ill S
chus
ter (
129)
; Hea
d Li
nesm
an—
Phi
l McK
inne
ly (1
10);
Line
Jud
ge—
Tom
Bar
nes
(55)
;Fi
eld
Judg
e—
Sco
tt St
eens
on (8
8); S
ide
Judg
e—
Tom
Hill
(97)
; Bac
k Ju
dge
— S
teve
Fre
eman
(133
); Re
play
— D
ale
Ham
er
STAR
TING
LIN
EUPS
Kans
as C
ity C
hief
sDe
nver
Bro
ncos
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nse
Defe
nse
Offe
nse
Defe
nse
WR
82D.
Hal
lLE
98E.
Hic
ksW
R80
R. S
mith
LE92
M. C
olem
anLT
77W
. Roa
fLT
90R.
Sim
sLT
78M
. Lep
sis
LT68
M. F
ataf
ehi
LG54
B. W
ater
sRT
93J.
Bro
wni
ngLG
50B.
Ham
ilton
RT93
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ryce
C62
C. W
iegm
ann
RE99
V. H
ollid
ayC
66T.
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enRE
99R.
Joh
nson
RG68
W. S
hiel
dsW
LB51
S. F
ujita
RG62
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eil
WLB
52D.
Will
iam
sRT
76J.
Wel
bour
nM
LB56
M. B
eise
lRT
72G.
Fos
ter
MLB
56A.
Wils
onTE
88T.
Gon
zale
zSL
B59
S. B
arbe
rTE
88J.
Put
zier
SLB
59D.
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agan
WR
87E.
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niso
nLC
B44
E. W
arfie
ldW
R85
A. L
elie
LCB
24C.
Bai
ley
QB10
T. G
reen
RCB
22D.
McC
leon
QB16
J. P
lum
mer
RCB
31K.
Her
ndon
FB49
T. R
icha
rdso
nSS
25G.
Wes
ley
HB22
Q. G
riffin
SS28
K. K
enne
dyHB
31P.
Hol
mes
FS21
J. W
oods
FB34
R. D
roug
hns
FS47
J. L
ynch
DENV
ER S
UBST
ITUT
IONS
: K 1
J. E
lam
, P/K
4 M
. Kno
rr, W
R 14
N. J
acks
on, W
R 17
D. W
atts
, RB
20 G
. Hea
rst,
CB 2
3 W
. Mid
dleb
rook
s, S
25
N.Fe
rgus
on, R
B 26
T. B
ell,
S 32
C. Y
oung
, CB
35 L
. Wal
ls, F
B 39
K. J
ohns
on, C
B 45
R. A
lexa
nder
, LB
53 L
. Gre
en, L
B 57
J. S
ykes
, LB
58 T
. Pie
rce,
G/T
65 C
. Car
lisle
, G 6
9 P.
Ale
xand
er, D
T 75
M. P
ope,
TE
83 M
. Lea
ch, T
E 86
P. H
ape,
T 8
9D.
Car
swel
l, DE
98
R. H
ayw
ard.
DID
NOT
PLA
Y: Q
B 13
D. K
anel
l.IN
ACTI
VE: Q
B 8
M. M
auck
, WR
10 T
. Luk
e, C
B 40
J. S
hoat
e, S
42
S. B
rand
on, L
B 55
P. C
hukw
urah
, T 7
4 C.
Gre
en, W
R 81
C. A
dam
s, D
T 94
L. E
lliss
.
FIEL
D GO
ALS
(mad
e (
) & m
isse
d)L.
Tyn
es58
WR
(50)
J.
Ela
m(4
3) (4
5)
12
34
OTTO
TAL
VISI
TOR
Kans
as C
ity C
hief
s7
017
0—
24HO
ME
Denv
er B
ronc
os3
147
10—
34
Cloc
kSC
ORE
Team
Qtr
Tim
ePL
AY D
ESCR
IPTI
ON (E
xtra
Poi
nt) (
Driv
e In
fo)
Visi
tor
Hom
eCH
IEFS
110
:46
P. H
olm
es 2
yd.
run
(L. T
ynes
kic
k) (8
-80,
4:1
4)7
0BR
ONCO
S1
5:19
J. E
lam
43
yd. F
ield
Goa
l (12
-45,
5:2
7)7
3BR
ONCO
S2
13:0
7Q.
Grif
fin 1
yd.
pas
s fro
m J
. Plu
mm
er (J
. Ela
m k
ick)
(8-5
9, 3
:46)
710
BRON
COS
28:
44Q.
Grif
fin 2
5 yd
. run
(J. E
lam
kic
k) (6
-50,
3:1
5)7
17CH
IEFS
312
:53
L. T
ynes
50
yd. F
ield
Goa
l (4-
-1, 1
:54)
1017
CHIE
FS3
11:2
3P.
Hol
mes
4 y
d. ru
n (L
. Tyn
es k
ick)
(2-7
, 0:4
6)17
17BR
ONCO
S3
9:54
Q. G
riffin
47
yd. r
un (J
. Ela
m k
ick)
(3-7
7, 1
:29)
1724
CHIE
FS3
5:50
P. H
olm
es 3
3 yd
. run
(L. T
ynes
kic
k) (7
-80,
4:0
4)24
24BR
ONCO
S4
13:2
1J.
Ela
m 4
5 yd
. Fie
ld G
oal (
10-3
7, 4
:22)
2427
BRON
COS
42:
12P.
Hap
e 2
yd. p
ass
from
J. P
lum
mer
(J. E
lam
kic
k) (1
3-87
, 7:1
0)24
34
FINA
L BR
ONCO
S DE
FENS
IVE
STAT
ISTI
CS(B
ased
on
coac
hes’
film
revi
ew)
Play
erUT
ATT
S-yd
sI-y
dsPD
FFFR
Play
erUT
ATT
S-yd
sI-y
dsPD
FFFR
D.W
illia
ms
70
70-
00-
01
00
D. S
prag
an1
34
0-0
0-0
00
0J.
Lyn
ch5
16
0-0
0-0
10
0M
. Col
eman
21
30-
00-
00
00
M. P
ope
42
60-
00-
00
11
M. F
ataf
ehi
12
30.
5-11
.50-
00
00
K. H
ernd
on5
05
0-0
0-0
40
0W
. Mid
dleb
rook
s2
02
0-0
0-0
30
0A.
Wils
on5
05
0-0
0-0
10
0T.
Pry
ce1
01
0-0
0-0
10
0C.
Bai
ley
41
50-
01-
03
00
R. A
lexa
nder
10
10-
00-
00
00
K. K
enne
dy3
14
0-0
0-0
10
0R.
Joh
nson
00
00-
00-
01
00
L. W
alls
31
40-
00-
00
00
Team
Tot
als
4815
631-
231-
115
00
R. H
ayw
ard
13
40.
5-11
.50-
00
00
JA
CK
SO
NV
IL
LE
7, D
EN
VE
R6
Sun
day,
Sep
t. 1
9, 2
004
•
1:02
p.m
. ED
T •
ALL
TEL
Sta
dium
• J
acks
onvi
lle,
Fla
.2
Wea
ther
: 78º
, Win
d NE
15
mph
• A
ttend
ance
: 69,
127
•Ti
me:
3:0
3
The
Bron
cos
fell
to 1
-1 o
n th
e se
ason
afte
r a 7
-6 d
efea
t at t
he h
ands
of t
he J
acks
onvi
lle J
agua
rs in
fron
t of 6
9,12
7 at
ALL
TEL
Stad
ium
.De
spite
sta
tistic
ally
dom
inat
ing
the
cont
est i
n te
rms
of to
tal y
ards
, tim
e of
pos
sess
ion
and
first
dow
ns, t
he B
ronc
os fa
iled
tore
ach
the
end
zone
and
com
mitt
ed a
cos
tly tu
rnov
er w
ith s
econ
ds re
mai
ning
in th
e fo
urth
qua
rter.
Jack
sonv
ille
scor
ed th
e ga
me'
s on
ly to
uchd
own
with
12:
39 le
ft in
the
seco
nd q
uarte
r as
Byr
on L
eftw
ich
foun
d w
ide
rece
iver
Erne
st W
ilfor
d fo
r a 1
2-ya
rd to
uchd
own
pass
to g
ive
the
Jagu
ars
a 7-
0 le
ad.
Two
Jaso
n El
am fi
eld
goal
s (4
4, 2
2) n
arro
wed
the
gap
to 7
-6 a
t the
end
of t
he fi
rst h
alf f
or th
e Br
onco
s.Ne
ither
squ
ad c
ould
sus
tain
a d
rive
for m
ost o
f the
sec
ond
half
as a
tota
l of e
ight
pun
ts w
ere
forc
ed b
y th
e tw
o de
fens
es.
Denv
er m
isse
d an
opp
ortu
nity
to ta
ke th
e le
ad w
ith 3
6 se
cond
s re
mai
ning
in th
e th
ird q
uarte
r afte
r Ela
m's
51-
yard
atte
mpt
into
the
win
d fe
ll ju
st s
hort.
The
Bron
cos
stru
ggle
d w
ith p
oor f
ield
pos
ition
in th
e fo
urth
qua
rter,
star
ting
on th
eir o
wn
two,
10,
and
11-
yard
line
s in
thei
r fin
alth
ree
poss
essi
ons
of th
e ga
me.
With
no
timeo
uts
rem
aini
ng a
nd 2
:20
left
in t
he g
ame,
Bro
ncos
qua
rterb
ack
Jake
Plu
mm
er t
ook
cont
rol o
f th
e of
fens
e on
Denv
er's
11-
yard
line
and
mar
ched
dow
nfie
ld w
ith f
our
stra
ight
com
plet
ions
, inc
ludi
ng a
key
20-
yard
stri
ke t
o Na
te J
acks
on.
Plum
mer
then
scr
ambl
ed fo
r nin
e ya
rds
and
duck
ed o
ut-o
f-bou
nds
on th
e Ja
ckso
nvill
e 26
-yar
d lin
e.Af
ter r
unni
ng b
ack
Quen
tin G
riffin
pic
ked
up th
e fir
st d
own
on a
two-
yard
run,
Plu
mm
er s
pike
d th
e ba
ll to
sto
p th
e cl
ock
at 1
:07.
Two
mor
e Gr
iffin
runs
bro
ught
up
third
dow
n on
the
Jagu
ars
23-y
ard
line
with
37
seco
nds
rem
aini
ng.
On th
e ne
xt p
lay,
a ba
d ex
chan
ge b
etw
een
Plum
mer
and
Grif
fin re
sulte
d in
a fu
mbl
e th
at w
as re
cove
red
by J
acks
onvi
lle's
Aki
nAy
odel
e, h
altin
g th
e Br
onco
s' c
omeb
ack
bid.
Plum
mer
com
plet
ed 2
3-of
-39
pass
es fo
r 25
0 ya
rds
whi
le G
riffin
fini
shed
with
66
yard
s on
25
carr
ies.
Vet
eran
wid
eout
Rod
Smith
led
all r
ecei
vers
with
six
rece
ptio
ns fo
r 83
yard
s.
OFFI
CIAL
SRe
fere
e—
Ger
ry A
ustin
(34)
; Um
pire
— R
oy E
lliso
n (8
1); H
ead
Line
sman
— J
ohn
Schl
eyer
(21)
; Lin
e Ju
dge
—Ca
rl Jo
hnso
n (1
01);
Fiel
d Ju
dge
— S
cott
Edw
ards
(3);
Side
Jud
ge—
Mik
e W
eath
erfo
rd (1
16);
Back
Jud
ge—
Jim
How
ey (3
7); R
epla
y—
Rex
Stu
art
STAR
TING
LIN
EUPS
Denv
er B
ronc
osJa
ckso
nvill
e Ja
guar
sOf
fens
eDe
fens
eOf
fens
eDe
fens
eW
R80
R. S
mith
LE92
M. C
olem
anW
R82
J. S
mith
LE95
P. S
pice
rLT
78M
. Lep
sis
LT68
M. F
ataf
ehi
LT72
M. P
ears
onLT
99M
. Stro
udLG
50B.
Ham
ilton
RT75
M. P
ope
LG67
V. M
anuw
aiRT
98J.
Hen
ders
onC
66T.
Nal
enRE
98R.
Hay
war
dC
63B.
Mee
ster
RE94
L. B
arne
sRG
62D.
Nei
lW
LB52
D. W
illia
ms
RG65
C. N
aeol
eW
LB51
A. A
yode
leRT
72G.
Fos
ter
MLB
56A.
Wils
onRT
74M
a. W
illia
ms
MLB
54M
. Pet
erso
nTE
88D.
Car
swel
lSL
B59
D. S
prag
anTE
87G.
Wrig
hste
rSL
B52
D. S
mith
WR
85A.
Lel
ieLC
B24
C. B
aile
yW
R11
R. W
illia
ms
LCB
27R.
Mat
his
QB16
J. P
lum
mer
RCB
31K.
Her
ndon
QB7
B. L
eftw
ich
RCB
30D.
Was
hing
ton
FHB
22Q.
Grif
finSS
28K.
Ken
nedy
HB28
F. Ta
ylor
SS37
D. G
rant
TE86
P. H
ape
FS47
J. L
ynch
FB44
M. E
dwar
dsFS
20D.
Dar
ius
DENV
ER S
UBST
ITUT
IONS
: K 1
J. E
lam
, P/K
4 M
. Kno
rr, W
R 14
N. J
acks
on, W
R 17
D. W
atts
, CB
23 W
. Mid
dleb
rook
s, S
25
N. F
ergu
son,
RB
26 T
. Bel
l,S
32 C
. You
ng, R
B 34
R. D
roug
hns,
FB
39 K
. Joh
nson
, CB
40 J
. Sho
ate,
CB
45 R
. Ale
xand
er, L
B 55
P. C
hukw
urah
, LB
57 J
. Syk
es, G
/T 6
5 C.
Car
lisle
,TE
83
M. L
each
, TE
J. P
utzie
r, DT
90
D.Ho
lland
, DT
94 L
. Elli
ss, D
E 99
R.J
ohns
on.
DID
NOT
PLAY
: QB
13 D
. Kan
ell,
LB 5
8 T.
Pie
rce,
G 6
9 P.
Ale
xand
er.
INAC
TIVE
: QB
8 M
. Mau
ck, W
R 10
T. L
uke,
RB
20 G
. Hea
rst,
CB 3
5 L.
Wal
ls, S
42
S. B
rand
on, T
74
C. G
reen
, WR
81 C
. Ada
ms,
DE
93 T
. Pry
ce.
FIEL
D GO
ALS
(mad
e (
) & m
isse
d)J.
Ela
m(4
4) (2
2) 5
1SH
12
34
OTTO
TAL
VISI
TOR
Denv
er B
ronc
os0
60
0—
6HO
ME
Jack
sonv
ille
Jagu
ars
07
00
—7
Cloc
kSC
ORE
Team
Qtr
Tim
ePL
AY D
ESCR
IPTI
ON (E
xtra
Poi
nt) (
Driv
e In
fo)
Visi
tor
Hom
eJA
GUAR
S2
12:3
9E.
Wilf
ord
12 y
d. p
ass
from
B. L
eftw
ich
(J. S
cobe
e ki
ck) (
5-32
, 3:1
9)0
7BR
ONCO
S2
9:37
J. E
lam
44
yd. F
ield
Goa
l (7-
47, 3
:02)
37
BRON
COS
20:
00J.
Ela
m 2
2 yd
. Fie
ld G
oal (
10-7
6, 3
:11)
67
FINA
L BR
ONCO
S DE
FENS
IVE
STAT
ISTI
CS(B
ased
on
coac
hes’
film
revi
ew)
Play
erUT
ATT
S-yd
sI-y
dsPD
FFFR
Play
erUT
ATT
S-yd
sI-y
dsPD
FFFR
J. L
ynch
53
80-
00-
01
00
W. M
iddl
ebro
oks
20
20-
00-
01
00
R. H
ayw
ard
51
61-
40-
00
00
D. H
olla
nd1
01
0-0
0-0
00
0C.
Bai
ley
50
50-
00-
00
00
M. P
ope
10
10-
00-
00
00
K. H
ernd
on4
15
0-0
0-0
00
0L.
Elli
ss1
01
0-0
0-0
00
0D.
Spr
agan
23
50-
00-
00
10
M. P
ope
10
10-
00-
00
00
M. C
olem
an1
34
0-0
0-0
00
0R.
Joh
nson
01
10-
00-
00
00
L. W
alls
31
40-
00-
00
00
A. W
ilson
01
10-
00-
01
00
D. W
illia
ms
22
41-
70-
00
00
Team
Tot
als
3618
542-
110-
03
10
K. K
enne
dy2
13
0-0
0-0
00
0M
. Fat
afeh
i2
13
0-0
0-0
00
0
FINA
L IN
DIVI
DUAL
STA
TIST
ICS
Denv
er B
ronc
osJa
ckso
nvill
e Ja
guar
s__
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
RUSH
ING
ATT
YDS
AVG
LGTD
RUSH
ING
ATT
YDS
AVG
LGTD
Q. G
riffin
2566
2.6
90
F. Ta
ylor
1654
3.4
100
J. P
lum
mer
624
4.0
90
G. J
ones
29
4.5
50
T. B
ell
416
4.0
70
B.Le
ftwic
h2
84.
010
0L.
Toe
field
2-4
-2.0
10
Tota
l35
106
3.0
90
Tota
l22
673.
010
0__
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
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____
____
____
____
____
___
____
____
____
____
____
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____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
TKD/
TKD/
PASS
ING
ATT
CMP
YDS
YDTD
LGIN
Rtg.
PASS
ING
ATT
CMP
YDS
YDTD
LGIN
Rtg.
J.Pl
umm
er39
2325
00/
00
390
77.9
B. L
eftw
ich
168
120
1/4
131
095
.8L.
Toe
field
00
01/
70
00
0.0
Tota
l39
2325
00/
00
390
77.9
Tota
l16
812
02/
111
310
95.8
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
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____
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8313
.834
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ith3
6923
.031
0Q.
Grif
fin5
295.
812
0T.
Edw
ards
215
7.5
80
A. L
elie
353
17.7
390
R. W
illia
ms
119
19.0
190
D. C
arsw
ell
335
11.7
190
E. W
ilfor
d1
1212
.012
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Jac
kson
225
12.5
200
L. T
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ld1
55.
05
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212
6.0
70
D. W
atts
111
11.0
110
R. D
roug
hns
12
2.0
20
Tota
l23
250
10.9
390
Tota
l8
120
15.0
311
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
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00
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l0
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00
0__
____
____
____
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____
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l9
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61__
____
____
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NOYD
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mith
332
10.7
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0.0
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3210
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300
Retu
rns
578
15.6
050
0__
____
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249
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1717
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124
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024
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11
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N30
:45
29:1
5
Wea
ther
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, Sun
ny, W
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mph
• A
ttend
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533
•Ti
me:
2:5
8
A st
ingy
def
ensi
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ffort
and
a 29
4-ya
rd p
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ng d
ay b
y qu
arte
rbac
k Ja
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lum
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hel
ped
the
Bron
cos
impr
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to 2
-1 w
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er th
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n Di
ego
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gers
bef
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of 7
4,53
3 at
INVE
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nver
sco
red
first
on
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ive
of th
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me,
as
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mer
con
nect
ed w
ith w
ide
rece
iver
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ith fo
r a
16-y
ard
touc
hdow
n to
cap
off
a si
x-pl
ay, 7
2-ya
rd d
rive
to g
ive
the
Bron
cos
a 7-
0 le
ad.
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ing
on to
a 1
0-3
lead
ear
ly in
the
seco
nd q
uarte
r, th
e Br
onco
s fo
rced
a fu
mbl
e af
ter s
afet
y Ke
noy
Kenn
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sack
ed S
anDi
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quar
terb
ack
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Bre
es a
nd d
efen
sive
tack
le M
ario
Fat
afeh
i sco
oped
up
the
ball
on th
e Ch
arge
rs’ 3
6-ya
rd li
ne. F
ataf
ehi’s
8-ya
rd re
turn
to th
e Ch
arge
rs’ 2
8-ya
rd li
ne h
elpe
d se
t up
an e
vent
ual 2
3-ya
rd J
ason
Ela
m fi
eld
goal
to g
ive
Denv
er a
13-
3 le
ad.
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e se
cond
hal
f, a
Quen
tin G
riffin
fum
ble
on D
enve
r’s s
econ
d pl
ay o
f the
third
qua
rter y
ield
ed a
sev
en-p
lay,
36-
yard
driv
eth
at e
nded
with
a 1
-yar
d to
uchd
own
run
by B
rees
to c
lose
the
gap
to 1
3-10
.On
the
ensu
ing
driv
e, th
e Ch
arge
rs fo
rced
the
Bron
cos
to p
unt,
but a
roug
hing
the
kick
er p
enal
ty g
ave
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er n
ew li
fe a
ndth
e ba
ll on
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Die
go’s
34-y
ard
line.
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r th
e Ch
arge
rs’ d
efen
se fo
rced
Den
ver
into
ano
ther
4th
-dow
n si
tuat
ion,
the
Bron
cos
opte
d to
go
for
it, a
nd t
he r
esul
t w
as a
33-
yard
tou
chdo
wn
strik
e fro
m P
lum
mer
to
wid
e re
ceiv
er A
shle
y Le
lie t
o gi
ve t
heBr
onco
s a
20-1
0 ad
vant
age.
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m’s
43-y
ard
field
goa
l on
the
Bron
cos’
sec
ond
driv
e of
the
four
th q
uarte
r gav
e De
nver
a 2
3-13
lead
they
wou
ld h
old
on to
. Th
e Br
onco
s ke
pt S
an D
iego
sta
r run
ning
bac
k La
Dain
ian
Tom
linso
n in
che
ck fo
r mos
t of t
he c
onte
st, l
imiti
ng th
e Al
l-Pro
toju
st 6
0 ya
rds
rush
ing,
his
low
est r
ushi
ng o
utpu
t in
his
last
15
gam
es.
Smith
led
all r
ecei
vers
with
five
cat
ches
for 7
5 ya
rds
whi
le P
lum
mer
com
plet
ed 2
5 of
36
pass
es fo
r 294
yar
ds a
nd tw
o to
uch-
dow
ns fo
r a p
asse
r rat
ing
of 1
12.5
.
OFFI
CIAL
SRe
fere
e—
Joh
nny
Grie
r (23
); Um
pire
— E
d Co
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t (71
); He
ad L
ines
man
— J
im M
ello
(48)
; Lin
e Ju
dge
—Je
ff Be
rgm
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2);
Fiel
d Ju
dge
— E
ddy
Pow
ers
(38)
; Sid
e Ju
dge
— L
arry
Ros
e (1
28);
Back
Jud
ge—
Sco
tt Gr
een
(19)
; Rep
lay
— J
ames
Wils
on
STAR
TING
LIN
EUPS
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mph
• A
ttend
ance
: 65,
341
•Ti
me:
3:0
5
The
Bron
cos
impr
oved
to 3
-1 w
ith a
har
d-fo
ught
16-
13 ro
ad v
icto
ry o
ver T
ampa
Bay
bef
ore
a cr
owd
of 6
5,34
1 at
Ray
mon
dJa
mes
Sta
dium
.Th
e ga
me
mar
ked
the
retu
rn o
f Bro
ncos
saf
ety
John
Lyn
ch to
the
city
in w
hich
he
play
ed 1
1 ye
ars,
and
the
team
he
help
edle
ad to
a W
orld
Cha
mpi
onsh
ip in
200
2.De
nver
stru
ck fi
rst a
fter a
hit
by s
afet
y Ke
noy
Kenn
edy
forc
ed B
ucs
rece
iver
Cha
rles
Lee
to fu
mbl
e th
e ba
ll w
hich
was
reco
v-er
ed b
y co
rner
back
Will
ie M
iddl
ebro
oks.
The
Bro
ncos
cap
ped
off a
43-
yard
driv
e w
ith a
5-y
ard
touc
hdow
n pa
ss fr
om J
ake
Plum
mer
to ti
ght e
nd P
atric
k Ha
pe to
take
a 7
-0 le
ad.
Early
in th
e se
cond
qua
rter,
Denv
er in
crea
sed
its le
ad to
10-
0 af
ter P
lum
mer
hit
tight
end
Jeb
Put
zier f
or a
28-
yard
com
ple-
tion,
set
ting
up a
49-
yard
fiel
d go
al b
y Ja
son
Elam
. Tam
pa B
ay c
ount
ered
on
its n
ext d
rive
whe
n Br
ad J
ohns
on fo
und
wid
ere
ceiv
er M
icha
el C
layt
on fo
r a 5
1-ya
rd to
uchd
own
pass
.Af
ter E
lam
's s
econ
d fie
ld g
oal o
f the
gam
e (5
0-ya
rds)
gav
e De
nver
a 1
3-7
lead
, the
Buc
cane
ers
mou
nted
a 6
2-ya
rd d
rive
whi
chth
at c
ulm
inat
ed in
a M
artin
Gra
mat
ica
field
goa
l fro
m 2
8 ya
rds
out,
cutti
ng th
e sc
ore
to 1
3-10
at h
alfti
me.
On th
eir
first
pos
sess
ion
of th
e se
cond
hal
f, th
e Bu
ccan
eers
dro
ve d
own
to th
e De
nver
16-
yard
line
, but
Den
ver's
def
ense
step
ped
up, a
nd h
eld
Tam
p Ba
y to
a 3
0-ya
rd G
ram
atic
a fie
ld g
oal t
hat k
notte
d th
e ga
me
at 1
3.In
the
four
th q
uarte
r, ho
wev
er, t
he B
ronc
os s
how
ed th
eir d
omin
ance
, as
they
con
stru
cted
an
84-y
ard
driv
e th
at c
hew
ed u
p6:
32 o
n th
e cl
ock,
and
resu
lted
in a
23-
yard
fiel
d go
al b
y El
am, w
hich
pro
ved
to b
e th
e ga
me-
win
ner.
Tam
pa B
ay's
Jam
el W
hite
ret
urne
d th
e en
suin
g ki
ckof
f 44-
yard
s to
the
Bucs
' 45-
yard
line
, but
the
Denv
er's
def
ense
onc
eag
ain
took
con
trol.
Mid
dleb
rook
s kn
ocke
d do
wn
a Jo
hnso
n pa
ss a
ttem
pt to
wid
e re
ceiv
er T
im B
row
n on
3rd
-and
-3, f
orci
ngTa
mpa
Bay
to p
unt.
Denv
er's
offe
nse
then
insu
red
the
win
as
they
kill
ed o
ver s
even
min
utes
of t
he c
lock
, bef
ore
givi
ng T
ampa
Bay
the
ball
with
just
thre
e se
cond
s le
ft in
the
gtam
e. D
enve
r lim
ited
the
Bucc
anee
rs to
just
7 y
ards
of t
otal
offe
nse
in th
e fo
urth
quar
ter,
and
dom
inat
ed th
e tim
e of
pos
sess
ion
(13:
20 to
1:4
0).
In h
is re
turn
to T
ampa
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5,07
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urth
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20-
17 w
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the
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pla
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f the
inju
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be
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pro
duct
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whe
n on
the
first
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ver,
his
32-y
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led
to a
Jas
on E
lam
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yard
fiel
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Bro
ncos
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n ei
ght-p
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yard
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m33
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s te
am a
n ea
rly 6
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the
first
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ld ta
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pass
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rece
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goal
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reas
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lead
to 1
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the
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cos
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yar
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sev
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rega
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yard
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OSSE
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:57
23:0
2
Wea
ther
: 67º
, Mos
tly C
loud
y, W
ind
N 15
mph
• A
ttend
ance
: 57,
293
•Ti
me:
2:5
9
The
Bron
cos
dom
inat
ed o
n bo
th s
ides
of t
he b
all t
o im
prov
e to
5-1
on
the
seas
on w
ith a
31-
3 vi
ctor
y ov
er ri
val O
akla
nd in
front
of 6
2,50
7 at
the
Netw
ork
Asso
ciat
es C
olis
eum
.Qu
arte
rbac
k Ja
ke P
lum
mer
toss
ed th
ree
touc
hdow
ns a
nd R
eube
n Dr
ough
ns ru
shed
for 1
76 y
ards
on
38 c
arrie
s to
pac
e th
eDe
nver
offe
nsiv
e at
tack
whi
le th
e Br
onco
s’ to
p-ra
nked
def
ense
shu
t dow
n th
e Ra
ider
s, li
miti
ng th
em to
just
145
tota
l yar
ds.
The
Raid
ers
scor
ed fi
rst w
ith a
35-
yard
Seb
astia
n Ja
niko
wks
i fie
ld g
oal,
whi
ch w
as s
et u
p af
ter l
ineb
acke
r Mar
ques
And
erso
nin
terc
epte
d a
Jake
Plu
mm
er p
ass
early
in th
e fir
st q
uarte
r.Th
e Br
onco
s re
spon
ded
quic
kly
on th
e en
suin
g dr
ive
as P
lum
mer
foun
d tig
ht e
nd J
eb P
utzie
r in
the
end
zone
for a
12-
yard
scor
e to
giv
e hi
s te
am a
7-3
lead
. De
nver
was
ted
no ti
me
afte
r ge
tting
the
ball
back
at t
he s
tart
of th
e se
cond
qua
rter
as th
ey p
ut to
geth
er a
sev
en-p
lay,
80-
yard
driv
e th
at e
nded
with
a 1
0-ya
rd to
uchd
own
pass
from
Plu
mm
er to
tigh
t end
Dw
ayne
Car
swel
l.Pl
umm
er th
rew
his
third
touc
hdow
n pa
ss o
f the
firs
t hal
f, a
31-y
ard
strik
e to
wid
e re
ceiv
er A
shle
y Le
lie, w
ith 4
:03
rem
ain-
ing
in th
e se
cond
qua
rter t
o gi
ve D
enve
r a c
omm
andi
ng 2
1-3
adva
ntag
e.Af
ter J
ason
Ela
m b
oote
d a
33-y
ard
field
goa
l inc
reas
ing
the
Bron
cos
lead
in th
e th
ird q
uarte
r, Dr
ough
ns c
appe
d of
f the
sco
r-in
g w
ith a
4-y
ard
touc
hdow
n ru
n, th
e se
cond
rush
ing
touc
hdow
n of
his
car
eer.
Plum
mer
fini
shed
the
day
11-o
f-20
pass
ing
for 1
90 y
ards
, thr
ee to
uchd
owns
and
a 1
06.2
pas
ser r
atin
g, w
hile
Put
zier l
ed a
llre
ceiv
ers
with
thre
e re
cept
ions
for 5
2 ya
rds
and
a to
uchd
own
in th
e ga
me.
Th
e vi
ctor
y, D
enve
r’s f
ourth
con
secu
tive
of t
he s
easo
n, a
lso
mar
ked
Denv
er’s
four
th s
traig
ht w
in o
ver
the
Raid
ers
and
bum
ped
Mik
e Sh
anah
an’s
reco
rd to
15-
4 ov
eral
l aga
inst
Oak
land
.
OFFI
CIAL
SRe
fere
e—
Ron
Win
ter (
14);
Umpi
re—
Jef
f Ric
e (4
4); H
ead
Line
sman
— T
ony
Vete
ri (3
6); L
ine
Judg
e—
Tom
Ste
phan
(68)
;Fi
eld
Judg
e—
Gre
g Ba
utre
aux
(80)
; Sid
e Ju
dge
— M
icha
el B
anks
(72)
; Bac
k Ju
dge
— P
erry
Ang
anel
li (4
6); R
epla
y—
Ken
Bak
er
STAR
TING
LIN
EUPS
Denv
er B
ronc
osOa
klan
d Ra
ider
sOf
fens
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fens
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mith
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98B.
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ilton
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68M
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afeh
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65B.
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sDE
91T.
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yton
LG50
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amilt
onRT
75M
. Pop
eLG
73F.
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onDT
92T.
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hing
ton
C66
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alen
RE98
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ayw
ard
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reu
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app
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52D.
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iam
sRG
70B.
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ger
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59D.
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ntRT
72G.
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ter
MLB
56A.
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onRT
76R.
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lery
OLB
58N.
Harr
isTE
89D.
Car
swel
lSL
B59
D. S
prag
anTE
83C.
And
erso
nIL
B55
D. C
lark
TE88
J. P
utzie
rLC
B24
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aile
yW
R84
J. P
orte
rSS
23M
. And
erso
nW
R85
A. L
elie
RCB
31K.
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ndon
QB5
K. C
ollin
sFS
34R.
Buc
hana
nQB
16J.
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mm
erSS
28K.
Ken
nedy
FB32
Z. C
rock
ett
CB31
P. B
ucha
non
RB34
R. D
roug
hns
FS47
J. L
ynch
HB28
A. Z
ereo
ueCB
24C.
Woo
dson
DENV
ER S
UBST
ITUT
IONS
: K 1
J. E
lam
, P/K
4 M
. Kno
rr, W
R 10
T. L
uke,
WR
14 N
. Jac
kson
, WR
17 D
. Wat
ts, R
B 22
Q. G
riffin
, S 2
5 N.
Fer
guso
n, R
B26
T. B
ell,
CB 3
5 L.
Wal
ls, F
B 39
K. J
ohns
on, S
42
S.Br
ando
n, C
B 45
R. A
lexa
nder
, LB
57 J
. Syk
es, L
B 58
T. P
ierc
e, D
L 61
E. J
ohns
on, G
/T 6
5 C.
Carli
sle,
TE
83 M
. Lea
ch, T
E 86
P. H
ape,
DT
94 L
. Elli
ss, D
E 95
A. P
alep
oi, D
E 99
R.J
ohns
on.
DID
NOT
PLAY
: QB
13 D
. Kan
ell,
G 69
P. A
lexa
nder
. INA
C-TI
VE:
RB 2
0 G.
Hea
rst,
CB 2
3 W
. Mid
dleb
rook
s, S
32
C. Y
oung
, CB
40 J
. Sho
ate,
LB
55 P
. Chu
kwur
ah, T
74
C. G
reen
, DT
90 D
. Hol
land
, DE
93 T
. Pry
ce.
FIEL
D GO
ALS
(mad
e (
) & m
isse
d)J.
Ela
m(3
3)S.
Jan
ikow
ski
(35)
12
34
OTTO
TAL
VISI
TOR
Denv
er B
ronc
os7
1410
0—
31HO
ME
Oakl
and
Raid
ers
30
00
—3
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kSC
ORE
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Qtr
Tim
ePL
AY D
ESCR
IPTI
ON (E
xtra
Poi
nt) (
Driv
e In
fo)
Visi
tor
Hom
eRA
IDER
S1
7:00
S. J
anik
owsk
i 35
yd. F
ield
Goa
l (4-
3, 1
:35)
30
BRON
COS
10:
58J.
Put
zier 1
2 yd
. pas
s fro
m J
. Plu
mm
er (J
. Ela
m k
ick)
(10-
71, 6
:02)
37
BRON
COS
28:
26D.
Car
swel
l 10
yd. p
ass
from
J. P
lum
mer
(J. E
lam
kic
k) (7
-80,
3:4
3)3
14BR
ONCO
S2
4:03
A. L
elie
31
yd. p
ass
from
J. P
lum
mer
(J. E
lam
kic
k) (6
-58,
3:0
2)3
21BR
ONCO
S3
11:0
5J.
Ela
m 3
3 yd
. Fie
ld G
oal (
6-20
, 2:4
6)3
24BR
ONCO
S3
2:10
R. D
roug
hns
4 yd
. run
(J. E
lam
kic
k) (1
1-78
, 6:4
4)3
31
FINA
L BR
ONCO
S DE
FENS
IVE
STAT
ISTI
CS(B
ased
on
coac
hes’
film
revi
ew)
Play
erUT
ATT
S-yd
sI-y
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FFFR
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erUT
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dsPD
FFFR
D. W
illia
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53
80-
00-
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A. P
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13
2-16
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0-0
0-0
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guso
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0-0
0-0
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agan
32
51-
10-
00
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L. W
alls
20
20-
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00
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K. K
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dy4
04
0-0
0-0
20
1E.
Joh
nson
11
20-
00-
00
00
C. B
aile
y4
04
0-0
0-0
00
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. Col
eman
10
10-
00-
00
00
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ernd
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14
0-0
1-2
10
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afeh
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0-0
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10
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0-0
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1-2
41
1
CIN
CIN
NA
TI23, D
EN
VE
R10
Mon
day,
Oct
. 25
, 20
04
• 9
:00
p.m
. ED
T •
Pau
l B
row
n S
tadi
um •
Cin
cinn
ati,
Ohi
o7
Wea
ther
: 61º
, Win
d SE
7 m
ph •
Atte
ndan
ce: 6
5,80
6 •
Tim
e: 3
:10
The
Bron
cos
suffe
red
thei
r sec
ond
loss
of t
he s
easo
n at
the
hand
s of
the
Cinc
inna
ti Be
ngal
s, 2
3-10
, bef
ore
a na
tiona
l aud
ienc
eon
ABC
's M
onda
y Ni
ght F
ootb
alla
nd a
reco
rd c
row
d of
65,
806
at P
aul B
row
n St
adiu
m.
The
Beng
als
stru
ck fi
rst i
n th
e op
enin
g qu
arte
r whe
n qu
arte
rbac
k Ca
rson
Pal
mer
foun
d a
wid
e op
en C
had
John
son
for a
50-
yard
touc
hdow
n pa
ss. H
e go
t so
open
afte
r cor
nerb
ack
Cham
p Ba
iley
tripp
ed w
hile
in m
an c
over
age,
free
ing
up th
e re
ceiv
er o
n th
e pl
ay.
The
Bron
cos’
def
ense
hel
d st
rong
in th
e fir
st h
alf d
espi
te fa
lling
beh
ind
early
as
they
stu
ffed
Beng
als
runn
ing
back
Rud
i Joh
nson
on a
4th
-and
-1 a
ttem
pt o
n De
nver
’s 5-
yard
line
. Cin
cinn
ati d
rove
into
the
red
zone
onc
e ag
ain
on th
eir n
ext p
osse
ssio
n, b
ut B
aile
ypi
cked
off
a Pa
lmer
pas
s in
tend
ed fo
r Joh
nson
at t
he 4
-yar
d lin
e to
hal
t the
driv
e.
Unfo
rtuna
tely,
Den
ver’s
offe
nse
was
una
ble
to c
apita
lize
on th
e tu
rnov
er, g
ivin
g th
e ba
ll ba
ck to
the
Beng
als
with
an
inte
rcep
tion
of th
eir o
wn,
by
form
er B
ronc
os c
orne
rbac
k De
ltha
O’Ne
al. C
inci
nnat
i mad
e De
nver
pay
for t
he tu
rnov
er, a
s ki
cker
Sha
yne
Grah
ambo
oted
a 5
3-ya
rd fi
eld
goal
to g
ive
the
Beng
als
a 10
-0 le
ad in
the
seco
nd q
uarte
r.On
thei
r nex
t driv
e, th
e Br
onco
s ca
pped
off
an e
ight
-pla
y, 72
-yar
d dr
ive
with
a 3
-yar
d to
uchd
own
pass
from
Plu
mm
er to
wid
ere
ceiv
er R
od S
mith
, nar
row
ing
the
Beng
als'
lead
to 1
0-7.
In w
anin
g m
omen
ts o
f the
firs
t hal
f, ru
nnin
g ba
ck R
eube
n Dr
ough
ns c
ough
ed th
e ba
ll up
, and
Cin
cinn
ati w
ould
cap
italiz
e, w
itha
34-y
ard
Grah
am fi
eld
goal
to ta
ke a
13-
7 ad
vant
age
into
the
lock
er ro
om.
A 29
-yar
d fie
ld g
oal b
y ki
cker
Jas
on E
lam
bro
ught
the
Bron
cos
to w
ithin
thre
e po
ints
in th
e th
ird q
uarte
r (13
-10)
, but
Joh
nson
's36
-yar
d to
uchd
own
run
two
driv
es la
ter g
ave
the
Beng
als
a 20
-10
lead
.Gr
aham
hit
a 35
-yar
d fie
ld g
oal i
n th
e fo
urth
qua
rter t
o ro
und
out s
corin
g, w
hich
was
set
up
by P
lum
mer
’s se
cond
inte
rcep
tion
of th
e ga
me.
For
the
third
con
secu
tive
wee
k, D
roug
hns
eclip
sed
the
cent
ury
mar
k in
rus
hing
yar
ds, r
acki
ng u
p 11
0 on
24
carr
ies
(4.7
).Pl
umm
er fi
nish
ed th
e ga
me
23 o
f 40
pass
ing
for 2
21 y
ards
and
a to
uchd
own,
but
thre
w tw
o in
terc
eptio
ns.
Smith
—w
ho c
augh
t fiv
e pa
sses
for
50 y
ards
—ec
lipse
d th
e 9,
000
care
er r
ecei
ving
yar
dage
mar
k on
his
sec
ond
catc
h of
the
gam
e, b
ecom
ing
31st
pla
yer i
n NF
Lhi
stor
y to
ach
ieve
this
mar
k.
OFFI
CIAL
SRe
fere
e—
Ber
nie
Kuka
r (86
); Um
pire
— B
ill S
chus
ter (
129)
; Hea
d Li
nesm
an—
Phi
l McK
inne
ly (1
10);
Line
Jud
ge—
Tom
Bar
nes
(55)
;Fi
eld
Judg
e—
Sco
tt St
eens
on (8
8); S
ide
Judg
e—
Tom
Hill
(97)
; Bac
k Ju
dge
— S
teve
Fre
eman
(133
); Re
play
— D
ale
Ham
er
STAR
TING
LIN
EUPS
Denv
er B
ronc
osCi
ncin
nati
Beng
als
Offe
nse
Defe
nse
Offe
nse
Defe
nse
WR
80R.
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ithLE
92M
. Col
eman
WR
85C.
Joh
nson
LE92
D. C
lem
ons
LT78
M. L
epsi
sLT
68M
. Fat
afeh
iLT
76L.
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esLT
97J.
Tho
rnto
nLG
50B.
Ham
ilton
RT75
M. P
ope
LG65
E. S
tein
bach
RT94
T. W
illia
ms
C66
T. N
alen
RE98
R. H
ayw
ard
C74
R. B
raha
mRE
90J.
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ithRG
62D.
Nei
lW
LB52
D. W
illia
ms
RG63
B. W
illia
ms
SLB
51K.
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yRT
72G.
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ter
MLB
56A.
Wils
onRT
71W
. And
erso
nM
LB58
C. M
iller
TE86
P. H
ape
SLB
59D.
Spr
agan
TE82
R. K
elly
WLB
56B.
Sim
mon
sW
R85
A. L
elie
LCB
24C.
Bai
ley
WR
84T.
Hou
shm
andz
adeh
LCB
24D.
O’N
eal
QB16
J. P
lum
mer
RCB
31K.
Her
ndon
QB9
C. P
alm
erRC
B20
T. J
ames
RB34
R. D
roug
hns
SS28
K. K
enne
dyHB
32R.
Joh
nson
SS34
K. K
aesv
ihar
nFB
39K.
Joh
nson
FS47
J. L
ynch
FB31
J. J
ohns
onFS
22K.
Her
ring
DENV
ER S
UBST
ITUT
IONS
: K 1
J. E
lam
, P/K
4 M
. Kno
rr, W
R 10
T. L
uke,
WR
14 N
. Jac
kson
, WR
17 D
. Wat
ts, R
B 22
Q. G
riffin
, CB
23 W
. Mid
dleb
rook
s,S
25 N
. Fer
guso
n, R
B 26
T. B
ell,
CB 4
0 J.
Sho
ate,
S 4
2 S.
Bra
ndon
, CB
45 R
. Ale
xand
er, L
B 55
P. C
hukw
urah
, LB
58 T
. Pie
rce,
DT
61 E
. Joh
nson
, G 6
9P.
Ale
xand
er, G
/T 6
5 C.
Car
lisle
, TE/
LS 8
3 M
. Lea
ch, T
E 88
J. P
utzie
r, DT
94
L. E
lliss
, DE
95 A
. Pal
epoi
, DE
99 R
.Joh
nson
. DI
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AY: Q
B 13
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Kane
ll. IN
ACTI
VE: R
B 20
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ears
t, S
32 C
. You
ng, C
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249
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thro
wn
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rds
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to p
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499
PASS
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ked
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ting
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32.7
33.0
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L RE
TURN
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udin
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nd Y
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t Ret
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1-12
2-23
No. a
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3-97
4-79
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Inte
rcep
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3-78
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NALT
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Num
ber a
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7-56
9-70
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BLES
Num
ber a
nd L
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TIES
00
FINA
L SC
ORE
4128
TIM
E OF
POS
SESS
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30:4
129
:19
Wea
ther
: Par
tly C
loud
y, 54
º, W
ind
E 12
mph
• A
ttend
ance
: 75,
083
•Ti
me:
3:1
8
Desp
ite a
reco
rd-s
ettin
g da
y of
fens
ivel
y fo
r the
Bro
ncos
, the
Atla
nta
Falc
ons
ralli
ed fr
om a
n ea
rly 1
4-3
defic
it to
top
Denv
er,
41-2
8, in
fron
t of 7
5,08
3 fa
ns a
t INV
ESCO
Fiel
d at
Mile
Hig
h.Th
e Br
onco
s ju
mpe
d ou
t to
a 7-
0 le
ad o
n th
e ga
me’s
firs
t driv
e, a
s qu
arte
rbac
k Ja
ke P
lum
mer
foun
d tig
ht e
nd P
atric
kHa
pefo
r a
one-
yard
touc
hdow
n. A
fter
Atla
nta’s
Jay
Fee
ly k
icke
d a
24-y
ard
field
goa
l, De
nver
nee
ded
just
one
pla
y on
the
ensu
ing
driv
e to
reac
h pa
y di
rt as
Plu
mm
er c
onne
cted
with
Rod
Sm
ith fo
r an
80-y
ard
touc
hdow
n, th
e lo
nges
t rec
eptio
n of
the
vete
ran
rece
iver
’s ca
reer
. The
pas
s al
so ti
ed P
lum
mer
’s ca
reer
-long
.Th
e Fa
lcon
s w
ould
nar
row
Den
ver’s
lead
to 1
4-10
on
a 21
-yar
d to
uchd
own
run
by T
.J. D
ucke
tt, a
nd a
fter P
lum
mer
was
inte
r-ce
pted
on
a tip
ped
pass
by
Patri
ck K
erne
y, V
ick
led
his
team
dow
n fie
ld fo
r a 3
4-ya
rd s
trike
to P
eerle
ss P
rice
in th
e en
d zo
neto
put
Atla
nta
ahea
d, 1
7-14
. Plu
mm
er’s
seco
nd in
terc
eptio
n, o
n th
e ne
xt d
rive,
wou
ld y
ield
a 4
3-ya
rd fi
eld
goal
by
Feel
y ne
arth
e en
d of
the
first
hal
f, an
d a
20-1
4 le
ad.
On A
tlant
a’s fi
rst p
osse
ssio
n of
the
third
qua
rter,
Bron
cos
lineb
acke
r Al
Wils
on s
acke
d Vi
ck o
n a
third
-and
-5, b
ut th
e pl
ayw
as n
egat
ed b
y a
defe
nsiv
e ho
ldin
g ca
ll on
cor
nerb
ack
Lenn
y W
alls
. The
driv
e w
as e
xten
ded,
and
the
Falc
ons
capi
taliz
edw
ithW
arric
k Du
nn’s
5-ya
rd to
uchd
own
run,
giv
ing
Atla
nta
a 27
-14
adva
ntag
e.
Follo
win
g a
25-y
ard
touc
hdow
n pa
ss fr
om V
ick
to P
rice
to s
tart
of th
e fo
urth
qua
rter
(34-
14),
the
Bron
cos
clos
ed th
e ga
pas
Plu
mm
er to
ssed
a 7
-yar
d to
uchd
own
pass
to D
ariu
s W
atts
. Den
ver h
ad a
cha
nce
to m
ake
it a
one-
touc
hdow
n ga
me
on it
sne
xt p
osse
ssio
n, a
s th
ey d
rove
to A
tlant
a’s 7
-yar
d lin
e, b
ut W
atts
cou
ld n
ot h
andl
e a
Plum
mer
pas
s in
the
end
zone
on
four
thdo
wn,
end
ing
the
Bron
cos
hope
s of
a c
omeb
ack.
Plum
mer
fini
shed
the
day
by c
ompl
etin
g 31
-of-5
5 pa
sses
for a
car
eer-
high
and
Bro
ncos
’ rec
ord
499
yard
s pa
ssin
g an
d tie
dhi
s pe
rson
al b
est
with
fou
r to
uchd
own
pass
es, b
ut t
hrew
thr
ee in
terc
eptio
ns. S
mith
als
o se
t a
care
er h
igh
with
208
yar
dsre
ceiv
ing
on n
ine
rece
ptio
ns, w
hich
ran
ks a
s th
e fra
nchi
se’s
seco
nd-b
est
sing
le g
ame
outp
ut (
214
by S
hann
on S
harp
e vs
.Ka
nsas
City
10/
20/0
2).
OFFI
CIAL
SRe
fere
e—
Ter
ry M
cAul
ay (7
7); U
mpi
re—
Car
l Mad
sen
(92)
; Hea
d Li
nesm
an—
Ken
t Pay
ne (7
9); L
ine
Judg
e—
Mar
k St
eink
erch
ner (
84)
Fiel
d Ju
dge
— L
ee D
yer (
27);
Side
Jud
ge—
Ric
k Pa
tters
on (1
5); B
ack
Judg
e—
Ton
y St
erat
ore
(112
); Re
play
— B
obby
Ske
lton
STAR
TING
LIN
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ayw
ard
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rook
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eil
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24C.
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ley
QB7
M. V
ick
LCB
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lW
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elie
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ndon
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bazz
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lum
mer
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25K.
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adam
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roug
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acks
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23 W
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rook
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25
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, S 3
2 C.
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ng, C
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alls
, RB
37 C
. Sap
p, F
B 39
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on, S
42
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on, C
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lexa
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55 P
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kwur
ah, L
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140
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ld G
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ith 8
0 yd
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211
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run
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34 y
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from
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yd. F
ield
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:36
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mph
• A
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292
•Ti
me:
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2
Quar
terb
ack
Jake
Plu
mm
er t
osse
d fo
ur t
ouch
dow
n pa
sses
for
the
sec
ond
stra
ight
gam
e to
lea
d th
e Br
onco
s pa
st t
heHo
usto
n Te
xans
, 31-
13, b
efor
e a
crow
d of
74,
292
at IN
VESC
OFi
eld
at M
ile H
igh.
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ide
from
sna
ppin
g a
two-
gam
e sk
id a
nd im
prov
ing
to 6
-3 o
n th
e se
ason
, the
gam
e al
so h
ad h
isto
ric r
elev
ance
for
the
Bron
cos,
as
vete
ran
wid
e re
ceiv
er R
od S
mith
bec
ame
Denv
er’s
all-t
ime
lead
er in
car
eer r
ecep
tions
and
touc
hdow
n re
cept
ions
. In
the
first
qua
rter,
the
Bron
cos
capp
ed o
ff a
99-y
ard
scor
ing
driv
e w
ith a
34-
yard
touc
hdow
n pa
ss fr
om P
lum
mer
to ti
ght
end
Jeb
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ier,
his
seco
nd-c
aree
r tou
chdo
wn.
Denv
er’s
defe
nse
held
stro
ng o
n th
e Te
xans
’ nex
t pos
sess
ion,
sto
ppin
g Da
vid
Carr
’s qu
arte
rbac
k sn
eak
on 4
th-a
nd-in
ches
at th
e 50
yar
d-lin
e. A
fter
the
Bron
cos
took
ove
r, Sm
ith c
augh
t a 9
-yar
d pa
ss g
ivin
g hi
m 6
76 o
n hi
s ca
reer
, whi
ch m
oved
him
ahea
d of
form
er ti
ght e
nd S
hann
onSh
arpe
for
first
on
the
all-t
ime
franc
hise
list
. Den
ver
wou
ld c
apita
lize
on th
e dr
ive,
whe
nJa
son
Elam
hit
a 52
-yar
d fie
ld g
oal t
o gi
ve th
e Br
onco
s a
10-0
lead
.On
thei
r nex
t pos
sess
ion,
the
Bron
cos
wer
e pi
nned
bac
k on
thei
r ow
n 16
-yar
d lin
e w
hen
Hous
ton’
s An
twan
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k bl
ocke
d a
Mic
ah K
norr
pun
t whi
ch w
as re
cove
red
by J
onat
han
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ls a
nd a
dvan
ced
to th
e De
nver
1-y
ard
line.
Hou
ston
pul
led
to w
ithin
3po
ints
(10-
7) a
fter D
omin
ick
Davi
s sc
ored
on
a 1-
yard
run.
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er re
spon
ded
quic
kly,
how
ever
, as
Plum
mer
rolle
d ou
t on
a bo
otle
g an
d fo
und
wid
e re
ceiv
er A
shle
y Le
lie d
eep
for a
40-
yard
sco
re, g
ivin
g th
e Br
onco
s a
17-7
lead
.Af
ter
the
Bron
cos
defe
nse
forc
ed H
oust
on to
pun
t, an
unn
eces
sary
rou
ghne
ss p
enal
ty o
n th
e Te
xans
gav
e De
nver
the
ball
at H
oust
on’s
47-y
ard
line.
Plu
mm
er le
d th
e Br
onco
s to
ano
ther
touc
hdow
n la
te in
the
first
the
half,
on
a 13
-yar
d to
uchd
own
pass
to S
mith
, and
the
Bron
cos
had
a 24
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ad. I
t was
the
56th
touc
hdow
n re
cept
ion
of S
mith
’s ca
reer
, bes
ting
the
prev
ious
Bron
cos
reco
rd o
f 55
also
hel
d by
Sha
rpe.
Denv
er w
ould
incr
ease
its
lead
in th
e th
ird q
uarte
r on
a 2
3-ya
rd to
uchd
own
pass
from
Plu
mm
er to
fullb
ack
Kyle
Joh
nson
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e Te
xans
add
ed a
late
touc
hdow
n in
the
four
th q
uarte
r on
Davi
s’ s
econ
d sc
orin
g ru
n to
clo
se o
ut th
e sc
orin
g.
Runn
ing
back
Reu
ben
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ghns
not
ched
his
four
th 1
00-y
ard
rush
ing
gam
e of
the
seas
on a
s he
ran
for
120
yard
s on
29
carr
ies,
and
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mm
er c
ompl
eted
16
of 2
4 pa
sses
for 2
34 y
ards
, fou
r tou
chdo
wns
, and
a s
easo
n-hi
gh 1
37.8
pas
ser r
atin
g.
OFFI
CIAL
SRe
fere
e—
Jef
f Trip
lette
(42)
; Um
pire
— S
cott
Daw
son
(70)
; Hea
d Li
nesm
an—
Ron
Mar
inuc
ci (1
07);
Line
Jud
ge—
Jeff
Seem
an (4
5)Fi
eld
Judg
e—
Duk
e Ca
rrol
l (11
); Si
de J
udge
— G
reg
Mey
er (7
8); B
ack
Judg
e—
Ric
hard
Ree
ls (8
3); R
epla
y—
Mar
k Bu
rns
STAR
TING
LIN
EUPS
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ton
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nver
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ncos
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3413
TIM
E OF
POS
SESS
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30:2
529
:35
DE
NV
ER
34, N
EW
OR
LE
AN
S13
Sun
day,
Nov
. 21
, 20
04
• 1
2:00
p.m
. C
ST
• L
ouis
iana
Sup
erdo
me
• N
ew O
rlea
ns,
La.
10W
eath
er: 7
8º, M
ostly
Clo
udy,
Win
d N
12 m
ph •
Atte
ndan
ce: 6
4,90
0 •
Tim
e: 3
:25
The
Bron
cos
race
d ou
t to
a 20
-0 fi
rst q
uarte
r lea
d an
d ne
ver l
ooke
d ba
ck e
n ro
ute
to a
34-
13 v
icto
ry o
ver t
he N
ew O
rlean
s Sa
ints
befo
re a
cro
wd
of 6
4,90
0 at
the
Loui
sian
a Su
perd
ome.
De
nver
, whi
ch im
prov
ed to
7-3
on
the
seas
on, w
aste
d no
tim
e ju
mpi
ng o
n th
e Sa
ints
’ def
ense
as
runn
ing
back
Reu
ben
Drou
ghns
bust
ed o
ut fo
r a
51-y
ard
touc
hdow
n ru
n on
the
team
’s fir
st o
ffens
ive
play
of t
he g
ame.
Afte
r th
e de
fens
e fo
rced
New
Orle
ans
topu
nt, t
he B
ronc
os o
ffens
e ne
eded
just
thre
e pl
ays
to s
core
as
quar
terb
ack
Jake
Plu
mm
er fo
und
wid
e re
ceiv
er A
shle
y Le
lie fo
r a 3
7-ya
rd to
uchd
own
pass
, inc
reas
ing
the
lead
to 1
4-0.
Jas
on E
lam
kic
ked
field
goa
ls o
f 48
and
34 y
ards
to c
ap o
ff sc
orin
g in
the
20-0
first
qua
rter f
or D
enve
r.Ki
cker
Joh
n Ca
rney
got
New
Orle
ans
on th
e sc
oreb
oard
with
a 2
4-ya
rd fi
eld
goal
in th
e se
cond
qua
rter,
and
on th
e Sa
ints
’ nex
tpo
sses
sion
, on
3rd-
and-
8, D
enve
r’s d
efen
se p
ut p
ress
ure
on S
aint
s qu
arte
rbac
k Aa
ron
Broo
ks, f
orci
ng a
wild
thro
w ri
ght i
nto
the
hand
s of
line
back
er A
l Wils
on, w
ho r
etur
ned
the
ball
7 ya
rds
for
a to
uchd
own.
It w
as D
enve
r’s fi
rst d
efen
sive
touc
hdow
n of
the
seas
on a
nd th
e fir
st in
terc
eptio
n re
turn
for a
touc
hdow
n in
Wils
on’s
care
er.
A 30
-yar
d to
uchd
own
pass
from
Bro
oks
to w
ide
rece
iver
Don
te S
tallw
orth
and
ano
ther
fiel
d go
al b
y Ca
rney
bro
ught
New
Orle
ans
to w
ithin
14
poin
ts (2
7-13
) at h
alfti
me.
The
Bron
cos
capp
ed a
12-
play
, 76-
yard
sco
ring
driv
e ea
rly in
the
four
th q
uarte
r with
a 1
9-ya
rd to
uchd
own
pass
from
Plu
mm
erto
fullb
ack
Kyle
Joh
nson
, his
sec
ond
touc
hdow
n re
cept
ion
of th
e se
ason
, to
give
Den
ver a
com
man
ding
34-
13 a
dvan
tage
.Th
e Sa
ints
thre
aten
ed to
sco
re o
n th
e ne
xt d
rive
mov
ing
dow
n to
the
Denv
er’s
7-ya
rd li
ne, b
ut B
ronc
os c
orne
rbac
k Ch
amp
Baile
ym
ade
an a
crob
atic
div
ing
inte
rcep
tion
in th
e en
d zo
ne o
n 4t
h-an
d-2
to d
eny
the
Sain
ts a
noth
er s
core
. The
Sai
nts
wer
e ag
ain
pois
edto
reac
h th
e en
d zo
ne n
ear t
he e
nd o
f the
four
th q
uarte
r, bu
t def
ensi
ve e
nd R
eggi
e Ha
ywar
d gr
abbe
d De
nver
’s se
ason
-hig
h th
irdin
terc
eptio
n of
the
gam
e an
d re
turn
ed it
76
yard
s be
fore
bei
ng b
roug
ht d
own
at th
e 5-
yard
line
, end
ing
any
thre
at o
f a c
omeb
ack.
Drou
ghns
rus
hed
for
166
yard
s ru
shin
g on
28
carr
ies,
mar
king
his
fift
h 10
0-ya
rd r
ushi
ng g
ame
in s
ix s
tarts
thi
s se
ason
.Pl
umm
er c
ompl
eted
19-
of-2
9 pa
sses
for 2
24 y
ards
and
two
touc
hdow
ns a
nd a
pas
ser r
atin
g of
111
.9.
OFFI
CIAL
SRe
fere
e—
Bill
Vin
ovic
h (5
2); U
mpi
re—
Gar
th D
eFel
ice
(53)
; Hea
d Li
nesm
an—
Mar
k Ba
ltz (2
6); L
ine
Judg
e—
John
Hus
sey
(35)
;Fi
eld
Judg
e—
Dou
g Ro
senb
aum
(67)
; Sid
e Ju
dge
— L
aird
Hay
es (1
25);
Back
Jud
ge—
Bill
Sch
mitz
(122
); Re
play
— H
owar
d Sl
avin
STAR
TING
LIN
EUPS
Denv
er B
ronc
osNe
w O
rlean
s Sa
ints
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nse
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nse
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nse
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nse
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eman
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ilton
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land
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ter
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onRT
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agan
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ell
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kwol
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elie
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24C.
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ley
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87J.
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nLC
B22
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omas
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ohns
onRC
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ernd
onQB
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oks
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lam
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mm
erSS
28K.
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nedy
HB26
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cAlli
ster
SS34
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ones
RB34
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roug
hns
FS47
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ynch
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M. C
arne
yFS
35F.
Brow
nDE
NVER
SUB
STIT
UTIO
NS: K
1 J
. Ela
m, P
/K 4
M. K
norr,
WR
14 N
. Jac
kson
, WR
17 D
. Wat
ts, R
B 20
G. H
ears
t, CB
23
W. M
iddl
ebro
oks,
S 2
5 N.
Ferg
uson
, RB
26 T
. Bel
l, S
32 C
. You
ng, C
B 35
L. W
alls
, S 4
2 S.
Bra
ndon
, CB
45 R
. Ale
xand
er, L
B 55
P. C
hukw
urah
, LB
58 T
. Pie
rce,
DT
61 E
. Joh
nson
,G/
T 65
C. C
arlis
le, T
E/LS
83
M. L
each
, TE
P. H
ape,
TE
J. P
utzie
r, DE
95
A. P
alep
oi, D
E 99
R.J
ohns
on.
DID
NOT
PLAY
: QB
13 D
. Kan
ell,
G 69
P. A
lexa
nder
.IN
ACTI
VE: W
R 10
T. L
uke,
RB
37 C
. Sap
p, C
B 40
J.S
hoat
e, L
B 57
J. S
ykes
, T 7
4 C.
Gre
en, D
T 90
D. H
olla
nd, D
E 93
T. P
ryce
, DT
94 L
. Elli
ss
FIEL
D GO
ALS
(mad
e (
) & m
isse
d)J.
Ela
m(4
8) (3
4)J.
Car
ney
(24)
(36)
12
34
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VISI
TOR
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er B
ronc
os20
70
7—
34HO
ME
New
Orle
ans
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ts0
130
0—
13
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kSC
ORE
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ePL
AY D
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xtra
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nt) (
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e In
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tor
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eBR
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13:1
4R.
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ughn
s 51
yd.
run
(J. E
lam
kic
k) (1
-51,
0:1
0)7
0BR
ONCO
S1
9:33
A. L
elie
37
yd. p
ass
from
J. P
lum
mer
(J. E
lam
kic
k) (3
-81,
1:1
2)14
0BR
ONCO
S1
3:26
J. E
lam
48
yd. F
ield
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l (7-
35, 3
:46)
170
BRON
COS
11:
03J.
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m 3
4 yd
. Fie
ld G
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6-18
, 2:1
5)20
0SA
INTS
210
:58
J. C
arne
y 24
yd.
Fie
ld G
oal (
11-7
0, 5
:05)
203
BRON
COS
27:
08A.
Wils
on 7
yd.
inte
rcep
tion
retu
rn (J
. Ela
m k
ick)
273
SAIN
TS2
3:27
D. S
tallw
orth
30
yd. p
ass
from
A. B
rook
s (J
. Car
ney
kick
) (9-
73, 3
:41)
2710
SAIN
TS2
1:26
J. C
arne
y 36
yd.
Fie
ld G
oal (
7-37
, 1:2
4)27
13BR
ONCO
S4
14:4
6K.
Joh
nson
19
yd. p
ass
from
J.P
lum
mer
(J. E
lam
kic
k) (1
2-76
, 6:3
5)34
13
FINA
L BR
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IVE
STAT
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CS(B
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on
coac
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ew)
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0-0
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s2
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0-0
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00
0A.
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on6
28
0-0
1-7
10
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war
d1
23
1-3
1-76
20
0K.
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nedy
44
80-
00-
01
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0-0
10
0D.
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agan
41
50-
00-
00
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hukw
urah
11
21-
120-
00
10
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25
0-0
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00
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02
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00-
00
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00-
01
00
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10
10-
00-
00
00
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30
30-
00-
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00
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01
10-
00-
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00
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30
30-
00-
00
00
Team
Tot
als
4819
672-
153-
8310
10
FINA
L IN
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DUAL
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Oakl
and
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ers
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er B
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RUSH
ING
ATT
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AVG
LGTD
RUSH
ING
ATT
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834
4.3
180
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2810
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40
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1861
3.4
180
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l34
122
3.6
161
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FINA
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L FI
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36
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33
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7To
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6457
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6112
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lays
1834
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age
gain
per
rush
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play
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3.6
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les
for a
loss
– n
umbe
r and
yar
ds3-
41-
2NE
T YA
RDS
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334
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nc. #
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wn
pass
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7.3
10.7
KICK
OFFS
Num
ber-
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nd Z
one-
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ot In
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36No
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2No
. and
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icko
ff Re
turn
s5-
132
4-85
No. a
nd Y
ards
Inte
rcep
tion
Retu
rns
1-37
2-34
PE
NALT
IES
Num
ber a
nd Y
ards
5-38
5-31
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Num
ber a
nd L
ost
3-1
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00
FINA
L SC
ORE
2524
TIM
E OF
POS
SESS
ION
29:1
930
:41
Wea
ther
: Sno
w/Fo
g, 1
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ind
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mph
• A
ttend
ance
: 75,
936
•Ti
me:
3:2
3
On a
sno
wy,
frig
id e
veni
ng a
t INV
ESCO
Fie
ld a
t Mile
Hig
h, O
akla
nd r
allie
d fro
m a
n 11
-poi
nt d
efic
it in
the
four
th q
uarte
r to
send
the
Bron
cos
to a
25-
24 d
efea
t in
front
of a
nat
iona
l-tel
evis
ion
audi
ence
on
ESPN
’s Su
nday
Nig
ht F
ootb
alla
nd 7
5,93
6 fa
ns.
The
Bron
cos
had
a ch
ance
to w
in th
e ga
me
afte
r Ja
ke P
lum
mer
dro
ve h
is te
am d
ownf
ield
in th
e fin
al m
inut
es o
f the
con
-te
st, b
ut a
43-
yard
Jas
on E
lam
fiel
d go
al a
ttem
pt w
as b
lock
ed b
y ta
ckle
Lan
gsto
n W
alke
r to
seal
the
vict
ory
for O
akla
nd.
Ahea
d 3-
0 in
the
sec
ond
quar
ter,
Plum
mer
fou
nd w
ide
rece
iver
Rod
Sm
ith d
eep
for
an 8
5-ya
rd t
ouch
dow
n pa
ss, g
ivin
gDe
nver
a 1
0-0
lead
. It m
arke
d th
e ei
ghth
-long
est p
ass
play
in B
ronc
os h
isto
ry, a
nd s
et c
aree
r-hi
ghs
in y
arda
ge fo
r bot
h pl
ayer
s.Oa
klan
d re
boun
ded
quic
kly
as D
oug
Gabr
iel r
etur
ned
the
kick
off t
o th
e Ra
ider
s 49
-yar
d lin
e, s
ettin
g up
a 4
2-ya
rd to
uchd
own
pass
from
Ker
ry C
ollin
s to
wid
e re
ceiv
er J
erry
Por
ter w
ith ju
st 2
3 se
cond
s re
mai
ning
in th
e ha
lf.Oa
klan
d ca
pita
lized
off
a Re
uben
Dro
ughn
s fu
mbl
e at
the
sta
rt of
the
sec
ond
half
with
a 1
4-ya
rd t
ouch
dow
n pa
ss f
rom
Colli
ns to
Por
ter,
and
took
a 1
3-10
lead
. Den
ver
rega
ined
con
trol o
f the
gam
e in
the
four
th q
uarte
r, as
Plu
mm
er fo
und
wid
ere
ceiv
er A
shle
y Le
lie fo
r a 5
7-ya
rd s
trike
whi
ch s
et u
p a
Drou
ghns
3-y
ard
touc
hdow
n ru
n, p
uttin
g th
e Br
onco
s ah
ead
17-1
3.Th
e Br
onco
s up
ped
thei
r lea
d on
Oak
land
's n
ext d
rive,
as
defe
nsiv
e ta
ckle
Mon
sant
o Po
pe ti
pped
a C
ollin
s pa
ss a
t the
line
of s
crim
mag
e w
hich
was
inte
rcep
ted
by E
llis
John
son,
who
retu
rned
it 3
2 ya
rds
for t
he s
core
.W
ith th
e Br
onco
s ho
ldin
g a
24-1
3 ad
vant
age
with
six
min
utes
rem
aini
ng in
the
gam
e, th
e Ra
ider
s m
ount
ed a
com
ebac
kbe
ginn
ing
with
a 6
-yar
d to
uchd
own
pass
from
Col
lins
to R
onal
d Cu
rry,
brin
ging
Oak
land
with
in fi
ve a
fter m
issi
ng a
two-
poin
tco
nver
sion
atte
mpt
.Af
ter
a 63
-yar
d pa
ss f
rom
Col
lins
to C
urry
bro
ught
the
Rai
ders
to
the
Denv
er 1
0-ya
rd li
ne, t
hey
wou
ld t
ake
the
lead
on
Porte
r's th
ird to
uchd
own
rece
ptio
n of
the
gam
e, a
five
-yar
d pa
ss fr
om C
ollin
s on
4th
-and
-goa
l fro
m th
e 5-
yard
line
with
1:4
9le
ft to
pla
y in
the
gam
e.
Dow
n by
one
, Plu
mm
er c
ompl
eted
pas
ses
of 1
6, 1
4, a
nd 1
2 ya
rds
to s
et u
p a
43-y
ard
field
goa
l atte
mpt
by
Elam
, but
Oakl
and'
s La
ngst
on W
alke
r bat
ted
dow
n th
e ki
ck to
end
Den
ver's
com
ebac
k ho
pes.
Drou
ghns
fin
ishe
d th
e ga
me
with
102
yar
ds r
ushi
ng o
n 28
atte
mpt
s, h
is s
ixth
100
-yar
d ga
me
in t
he p
ast
seve
n, w
hile
Plum
mer
com
plet
ed 1
4-of
-23
pass
es fo
r 245
yar
ds w
ith a
touc
hdow
n an
d an
inte
rcep
tion.
OFFI
CIAL
SRe
fere
e—
Mik
e Ca
rey
(94)
; Um
pire
— D
an F
erre
ll (6
4); H
ead
Line
sman
— S
teve
Ste
lljes
(22)
; Lin
e Ju
dge
—M
ark
Perim
an (9
)Fi
eld
Judg
e—
Bud
dy H
orto
n (8
2); S
ide
Judg
e—
Tom
Fin
cken
(47)
; Bac
k Ju
dge
— K
eith
Fer
guso
n (6
1); R
epla
y—
Tom
my
Moo
re
STAR
TING
LIN
EUPS
Oakl
and
Raid
ers
Denv
er B
ronc
osOf
fens
eDe
fens
eOf
fens
eDe
fens
eW
R89
R. C
urry
DE98
B. H
amilt
onW
R80
R. S
mith
LE92
M. C
olem
anTE
86R.
Will
iam
sNT
92T.
Was
hing
ton
LT78
M. L
epsi
sLT
68M
. Fat
afeh
iLT
65B.
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sDE
/DT
99W
. Sap
pLG
50B.
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ilton
RT75
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ope
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adge
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rayt
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66T.
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enRE
98R.
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war
dC
62A.
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uOL
B21
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som
ugha
RG62
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eil
MLB
56A.
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onRG
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veIL
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lark
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oste
rSL
B59
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prag
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76R.
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lery
ILB
25D.
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ker
TE89
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rsw
ell
CB35
L. W
alls
TE88
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olle
yLC
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chan
onW
R85
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elie
LCB
24C.
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ley
WR
84J.
Por
ter
RCB
24C.
Woo
dson
WR
17D.
Wat
tsRC
B31
K. H
ernd
onQB
5K.
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lins
SS30
S. S
chw
eige
rtQB
16J.
Plu
mm
erSS
28K.
Ken
nedy
HB47
T. W
heat
ley
FS34
R. B
ucha
nan
RB34
R. D
roug
hns
FS25
N. F
ergu
son
DENV
ER S
UBST
ITUT
IONS
: K 1
J. E
lam
, P/K
4 M
. Kno
rr, W
R 10
T. L
uke,
WR
14 N
. Jac
kson
, RB
20 G
. Hea
rst,
CB
23 W
. Mid
dleb
rook
s, S
25
N. F
ergu
son,
RB 2
6 T.
Bel
l, FB
39
K. J
ohns
on, S
42
S. B
rand
on, C
B 45
R. A
lexa
nder
, LB
52 D
. Will
iam
s, L
B 55
P. C
hukw
urah
, LB
58 T
. Pie
rce,
DT
61 E
. Joh
nson
, G/T
65 C
. Car
lisle
, TE/
LS 8
3 M
. Lea
ch, T
E 86
P. H
ape,
TE
J. P
utzie
r, DT
95
A. P
alep
oi, D
E R.
Joh
nson
DID
NOT
PLA
Y: Q
B 13
D. K
anel
l, G
69 P
. Ale
xand
erIN
ACTI
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32
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SA
ND
IE
GO
20, D
EN
VE
R17
Sun
day,
Dec
. 5,
200
4 •
1:
05 p
.m.
PS
T •
Qua
lcom
m S
tadi
um •
San
Die
go,
Cal
if.
12W
eath
er: 5
8º, D
rizzle
, Win
d W
SW 9
mph
• A
ttend
ance
: 65,
395
•Ti
me:
3:2
3
The
Bron
cos
com
mitt
ed fo
ur c
ostly
turn
over
s an
d fe
ll ju
st s
hort
of a
four
th-q
uarte
r com
ebac
k in
a 2
0-17
loss
to th
e Sa
n Di
ego
Char
gers
at Q
ualc
omm
Sta
dium
in S
an D
iego
, Cal
if.Th
e Ch
arge
rs to
ok a
7-0
lead
ear
ly in
the
first
qua
rter a
fter a
Plu
mm
er p
ass
boun
ced
off t
he h
ands
of t
ight
end
Jeb
Put
zier a
ndin
to th
ose
of c
orne
rbac
k Dr
ayto
n Fl
oren
ce. S
an D
iego
cap
italiz
ed o
n th
e in
terc
eptio
n by
driv
ing
43 y
ards
on
four
pla
ys, c
appe
d of
fby
a 5
-yar
d La
Dain
ian
Tom
linso
n to
uchd
own
run.
Near
the
end
of th
e fir
st q
uarte
r, Br
onco
s co
rner
back
Kel
ly H
ernd
on k
nock
ed th
e ba
ll lo
ose
from
the
gras
p of
San
Die
go w
ide
rece
iver
Eric
Par
ker a
nd d
efen
sive
end
Mar
co C
olem
an ju
mpe
d on
it fo
r the
reco
very
. The
turn
over
set
up
a 16
-yar
d to
uchd
own
run
by ro
okie
runn
ing
back
Tat
um B
ell—
the
first
of h
is c
aree
r—to
tie
the
scor
e at
7-7
.Sa
n Di
ego
rega
ined
the
lead
on
a 1-
yard
touc
hdow
n ru
n by
Tom
linso
n, a
nd th
en a
dded
thre
e m
ore
poin
ts o
n a
Nate
Kae
ding
23-
yard
fiel
d go
al a
fter a
Plu
mm
er p
ass
was
bat
ted
dow
n an
d in
terc
epte
d by
Sha
un P
hilli
ps a
t the
Den
ver 1
7-ya
rd li
ne.
Dow
n 20
-7 e
nter
ing
the
four
th q
uarte
r, a
45-y
ard
pass
from
qua
rterb
ack
Jake
Plu
mm
er to
wid
e re
ceiv
er R
od S
mith
hig
hlig
hted
a si
x-pl
ay, 6
5-ya
rd d
rive
that
cul
min
ated
in a
4-y
ard
touc
hdow
n ru
n by
Reu
ben
Drou
ghns
.Ja
son
Elam
kic
ked
a 31
-yar
d fie
ld g
oal o
n De
nver
's n
ext d
rive
to b
ring
the
Bron
cos
with
in th
ree
poin
ts (2
0-17
) with
just
und
er10
min
utes
rem
aini
ng in
the
cont
est.
Afte
r Den
ver's
def
ense
forc
ed th
e Ch
arge
rs to
pun
t, Pl
umm
er d
rove
the
team
dow
n th
e fie
ld a
nd D
roug
hns
rush
ed u
p th
e m
id-
dle
for 4
yar
ds o
n 3r
d-an
d-3
to s
et u
p 1s
t-and
-goa
l on
the
San
Dieg
o 7-
yard
line
with
3:4
5 re
mai
ning
. Plu
mm
er fl
oate
d a
pass
hig
hin
the
air f
or S
mith
on
a fa
de to
the
left
side
of t
he e
nd z
one,
but
the
ball
was
def
lect
ed in
the
air a
nd p
icke
d of
f by
San
Dieg
o's
Jerr
y W
ilson
. Den
ver g
ot o
ne fi
nal p
osse
ssio
n la
te in
the
four
th q
uarte
r and
dro
ve to
San
Die
go’s
36-y
ard
line
befo
re ti
me
expi
red,
elim
inat
ing
the
Bron
cos’
cha
nces
for a
com
ebac
k w
in.
Denv
er's
Ash
ley
Lelie
led
all r
ecei
vers
with
four
cat
ches
for 1
05 y
ards
on
the
day,
the
four
th 1
00-y
ard
gam
e of
his
car
eer.
OFFI
CIAL
SRe
fere
e—
Ron
Win
ter (
14);
Umpi
re—
Jef
f Ric
e (4
4); H
ead
Line
sman
— T
ony
Vete
ri (3
6); L
ine
Judg
e—
Tom
Ste
phan
(68)
;Fi
eld
Judg
e—
Gre
g Ga
utre
aux
(80)
; Sid
e Ju
dge
— M
icha
el B
anks
(72)
; Bac
k Ju
dge
— P
erry
Pag
anel
li (4
6); R
epla
y—
Ken
Bak
er
STAR
TING
LIN
EUPS
Denv
er B
ronc
osSa
n Di
ego
Char
gers
Offe
nse
Defe
nse
Offe
nse
Defe
nse
WR
80R.
Sm
ithLE
92M
. Col
eman
WR
88E.
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ker
LE74
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esai
reLT
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. Lep
sis
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ataf
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ben
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illia
ms
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A. W
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59 D
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42
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53 L
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58 T
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61 E
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65
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83 M
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57 J
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90 D
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93 T
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0-0
10
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00
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201-
214
31
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12.4
210
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12.1
260
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9.4
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30.0
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field
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l in
the
gam
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min
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lifte
d th
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tory
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crow
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at IN
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at M
ile H
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cos,
who
impr
oved
to 8
-5 o
n th
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ason
with
the
win
, am
asse
d 41
5 ya
rds
of to
tal o
ffens
e, in
clud
ing
196
yard
s on
the
grou
nd, w
hile
lim
iting
Mia
mi t
o 21
4 ya
rds
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l.La
te in
the
first
qua
rter,
the
Dolp
hins
cap
italiz
ed o
n a
Jake
Plu
mm
er in
terc
eptio
n w
hen
quar
terb
ack
A.J.
Fee
ley
hit M
arty
Book
er fo
r an
8-ya
rd to
uchd
own.
Den
ver t
ied
the
gam
e ea
rly in
the
seco
nd q
uarte
r on
a 7-
yard
touc
hdow
n ru
n by
rook
ie T
atum
Bell,
who
fini
shed
the
gam
e w
ith 1
23 y
ards
rush
ing
on 1
7 ca
rrie
s, th
e fir
st 1
00-y
ard
perf
orm
ance
of h
is c
aree
r.Fe
eley
dro
ve M
iam
i bac
k do
wn
the
field
on
the
ensu
ing
driv
e an
d fo
und
tight
end
Ran
dy M
cMic
hael
for
a 21
-yar
d ga
in to
set u
p an
11-
yard
touc
hdow
n ru
n by
runn
ing
back
Sam
my
Mor
ris.
With
less
than
two
min
utes
left
in th
e ha
lf, P
lum
mer
com
plet
ed th
ree
cons
ecut
ive
pass
es to
mov
e th
e Br
onco
s do
wn
to th
e11
-yar
d lin
e. B
ell s
core
d hi
s se
cond
touc
hdow
n of
the
gam
e (th
ird o
f his
car
eer)
on
the
next
pla
y w
ith a
n 11
-yar
d ru
n th
at k
not-
ted
the
gam
e at
14-
14.
Afte
r lin
ebac
ker A
l Wils
on in
terc
epte
d a
pass
by
Feel
ey o
n th
e fir
st p
lay
of th
e se
cond
hal
f, El
am h
it a
field
goa
l fro
m 2
0 ya
rds
out t
o gi
ve th
e Br
onco
s th
e le
ad. D
olph
ins
kick
er O
lindo
Mar
e re
turn
ed th
e fa
vor w
ith a
32-
yard
fiel
d go
al la
ter i
n th
e th
ird q
uar-
ter t
o tie
the
cont
est a
t 17.
The
team
s tra
ded
poss
essi
ons
until
late
in th
e fo
urth
qua
rter w
hen
Reub
en D
roug
hns
cam
e up
big
with
a 2
1-ya
rd ru
n th
atpu
t Den
ver
on M
iam
i’s 3
4-ya
rd li
ne. T
he r
un s
et th
e st
age
for
Elam
, as
he k
nock
ed th
e ba
ll th
roug
h th
e up
right
s fo
r th
e 16
thga
me-
win
ning
fiel
d go
al o
f his
car
eer w
ith 2
:55
rem
aini
ng.
Mia
mi h
ad o
nce
last
cha
nce,
and
on
a 4t
h-an
d-3
at th
e Do
lphi
ns’ 3
9-ya
rd li
ne B
ronc
os c
orne
rbac
k Ke
lly H
ernd
on k
nock
eda
Feel
ey p
ass
dow
n an
d De
nver
wou
ld ru
n th
e cl
ock
out t
o se
cure
the
win
.Be
ll ha
d a
brea
kout
gam
e de
spite
leav
ing
early
with
a s
epar
ated
left
shou
lder
, pos
ting
123
yard
s on
17
carr
ies
and
the
two
touc
hdow
ns. D
roug
hns
finis
hed
with
62
yard
s on
18
carr
ies
and
Rod
Smith
led
all r
ecei
vers
with
eig
ht c
atch
es fo
r 97
yard
s.
OFFI
CIAL
SRe
fere
e—
Wal
t Col
eman
(65)
; Um
pire
— C
arl P
agan
elli
(124
); He
ad L
ines
man
— R
on P
hare
s (1
0); L
ine
Judg
e—
Jero
me
Boge
r (10
9)Fi
eld
Judg
e—
Ste
ve Z
imm
er (3
3); S
ide
Judg
e—
Dav
id W
yant
(16)
; Bac
k Ju
dge
— G
reg
Stee
d (1
2); R
epla
y—
Bob
McG
rath
STAR
TING
LIN
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mi D
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er B
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R. S
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not
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enw
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illia
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72G.
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56A.
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59D.
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ham
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nigh
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mm
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1 J
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aker
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. Luk
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D. W
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23 W
. Mid
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25
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26 T
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l, S
32 C
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ng, R
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app,
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39 K
. Joh
nson
, CB
45 R
. Ale
xand
er, L
B 53
L. G
reen
, LB
55 P
. Chu
kwur
ah, L
B 58
T. P
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e, D
T 61
E. J
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62
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il, W
R 81
C. A
dam
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83
M. L
each
, TE
88 J
. Put
zier,
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5 A.
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epoi
, DE
R. J
ohns
on D
ID N
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LAY:
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13 D
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ell,
G 69
P. A
lexa
nder
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VE: R
B 20
G. H
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40
J. S
hoat
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42
S. B
rand
on, L
B 57
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, T 7
4 C.
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en, D
T 90
D. H
olla
nd, D
E 93
T. P
ryce
, DT
94 L
. Elli
ss
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D GO
ALS
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) & m
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2)J.
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0)
12
34
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TOR
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mi D
olph
ins
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30
—17
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33
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xtra
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fo)
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M. B
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ass
from
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13:0
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l 7 y
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n (J
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77
DOLP
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28:
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ris 1
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64, 4
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147
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. Ela
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ick)
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:26)
1414
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lam
20
yd. F
ield
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35, 2
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1417
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1717
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20
FINA
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illia
ms
83
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00-
00
00
M. F
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20
20-
00-
00
00
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17
1-6
0-0
00
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0-0
0-0
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1-6
0-0
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20
21-
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00
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50-
01-
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00
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0-0
20
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nson
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10-
00-
01
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0-0
0-0
00
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agan
12
30-
00-
00
00
Team
Tot
als
4212
543-
241-
107
10
DE
NV
ER
20, M
IA
MI17
Sun
day,
Dec
. 12
, 20
04
• 2
:05
p.m
. M
ST
•
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at
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igh
• D
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olo.
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L IN
DIVI
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TIST
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er B
ronc
osKa
nsas
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158
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2317
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3/18
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12.5
221
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710
114
.442
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0S.
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28.0
481
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337
12.3
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344
14.7
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l2
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111
11.0
110
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ell
158
58.0
580
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19
9.0
90
G. H
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1515
150
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atts
114
1414
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l1
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tal
2329
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1To
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1726
615
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____
____
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____
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____
____
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INTE
RCEP
TION
SNO
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INTE
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SNO
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00
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ING
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TTB
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NET
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aker
415
438
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.00
242
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413
132
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l4
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38.5
31.0
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413
132
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NT R
ETUR
NSNO
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NSNO
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CKOF
F RE
TURN
SNO
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AVG
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F RE
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SNO
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155
19.4
030
0D.
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l3
111
37.0
097
1E.
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niso
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3636
.00
360
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815
519
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414
736
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971
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nver
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Kans
as C
ity C
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241
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age
gain
per
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nsiv
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ay6.
06.
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132
162
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l Rus
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er ru
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ber a
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3-5
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mes
thro
wn
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to p
ass
6-22
3-18
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pass
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292
266
PASS
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t pun
ting
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147
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33:1
1
KA
NS
AS
CIT
Y45, D
EN
VE
R17
Sun
day,
Dec
. 19
, 20
04
• 1
2:00
p.m
. C
ST
• A
rrow
head
Sta
dium
• K
ansa
s C
ity,
Mo.
14W
eath
er: 1
5º, C
lear,
Win
d NE
10
mph
• A
ttend
ance
: 77,
702
•Ti
me:
3:1
5
The
Denv
er B
ronc
os d
ropp
ed to
8-6
afte
r a 4
5-17
loss
to th
e Ka
nsas
City
Chi
efs
in fr
ont o
f 77,
702
at A
rrow
head
Sta
dium
.Ka
nsas
City
cam
e on
stro
ng ri
ght o
ut o
f gat
e, a
s Da
nte
Hall
took
the
open
ing
kick
off 9
7-ya
rds
for a
touc
hdow
n, a
nd C
hief
s ru
n-ni
ng b
ack
Larr
y Jo
hnso
n pu
t his
team
ahe
ad 1
4-0
with
a 5
-yar
d to
uchd
own
run
to c
ap o
ff an
87-
yard
driv
e.Th
e Br
onco
s go
t on
the
boar
d at
the
end
of th
e fir
st q
uarte
r, w
hen
quar
terb
ack
Jake
Plu
mm
er fo
und
wid
e re
ceiv
er R
od S
mith
for a
22-
yard
touc
hdow
n. D
enve
r got
the
ball
back
and
beg
an d
rivin
g do
wn
for a
pot
entia
l tyi
ng to
uchd
own,
but
Plu
mm
er w
as in
ter-
cept
ed b
y De
xter
McC
leon
, his
firs
t of t
wo
inte
rcep
tions
. Th
e Ch
iefs
cap
italiz
ed w
hen
Tren
t Gre
en h
it w
ipe
out E
ddie
Ken
niso
n fo
r a 7
-yar
d sc
ore,
and
Kan
sas
City
follo
wed
that
with
a32
-yar
d to
uchd
own
scam
per b
y Jo
hnso
n, g
ivin
g th
e Ch
iefs
a c
omm
andi
ng 2
8-7
seco
nd-q
uarte
r lea
d. D
enve
r wou
ld p
ull t
o w
ithin
28-1
0 on
a 2
7-ya
rd fi
eld
goal
by
Jaso
n El
am to
end
the
first
hal
f.Tw
o to
uchd
own
pass
es b
y Gr
een
early
in th
e th
ird q
uarte
r cap
ped
off d
rives
of 9
0 an
d 99
yar
ds fo
r the
Kan
sas
City
offe
nse,
giv
-in
g th
e Ch
iefs
a 4
2-10
lead
. Den
ver’s
onl
y po
ints
of t
he s
econ
d ha
lf ca
me
on a
4-y
ard
touc
hdow
n by
runn
ing
back
Gar
rison
Hea
rst.
Smith
, who
pac
ed D
enve
r re
ceiv
ers
with
six
cat
ches
for
75 y
ards
, bec
ame
just
the
20th
rec
eive
r in
NFL
hist
ory
to r
each
700
-ca
reer
rece
ptio
ns, a
nd m
oved
into
20t
h pl
ace
all-t
ime
in N
FLhi
stor
y in
rece
ptio
ns. T
atum
Bel
l led
the
Bron
cos
in ru
shin
g w
ith 5
0ya
rds
on n
ine
carr
ies
whi
le P
lum
mer
com
plet
ed 2
3-of
-41
pass
es fo
r 292
yar
ds. B
oth
team
s am
asse
d ov
er 4
00 y
ards
of t
otal
offe
nse
for t
he g
ame.
OFFI
CIAL
SRe
fere
e—
Ton
y Co
rren
te (9
9); U
mpi
re—
Dar
rell
Jenk
ins
(76)
; Hea
d Li
nesm
an—
Joh
n M
cGra
th (1
20);
Line
Jud
ge—
Ron
Blum
(7);
Fiel
d Ju
dge
— C
raig
Wro
lsta
d (8
9); S
ide
Judg
e—
Dou
g To
ole
(4);
Back
Jud
ge—
Don
Car
ey (1
26);
Repl
ay—
Bob
Man
toot
h
STAR
TING
LIN
EUPS
Denv
er B
ronc
osKa
nsas
City
Chi
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nse
Defe
nse
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nse
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nse
WR
80R.
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ithLE
92M
. Col
eman
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82D.
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lLE
98E.
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2 S.
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62
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93 T
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114
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all 9
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m J
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:47)
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s fro
m T
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8, 2
:46)
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lam
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:13
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ayw
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00
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4418
623-
180-
03
20
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14.0
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l12
137
11.4
370
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FINA
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3716
TIM
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39:2
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NV
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EN
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SS
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16
Sat
urda
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ec.
25,
2004
•
7:3
5 p.
m.
CS
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The
Col
iseu
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Nas
hvil
le,
Tenn
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tly C
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ndan
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e: 3
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Reub
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scor
ed th
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touc
hdow
ns a
nd d
efen
sive
end
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gie
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regi
ster
ed th
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sack
s to
hel
p th
e Br
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epth
eir p
layo
ff ho
pes
aliv
e w
ith a
37-
16 v
icto
ry a
t Ten
ness
ee b
efor
e an
ESP
N na
tiona
l tel
evis
ion
audi
ence
on
Chris
tmas
nig
ht.
Denv
er d
omin
ated
offe
nsiv
ely
with
496
tota
l yar
ds a
nd 2
6 fir
st d
owns
and
the
defe
nse
held
Ten
ness
ee to
just
153
yar
ds w
hile
rack
ing
up s
ix s
acks
and
forc
ing
two
turn
over
s.Dr
ough
ns g
ot it
rolli
ng fo
r the
Bro
ncos
on
thei
r firs
t driv
e of
the
gam
e w
ith a
23-
yard
touc
hdow
n of
f a s
cree
n pa
ss fr
om q
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terb
ack
Jake
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mm
er. A
fter l
ineb
acke
r D.J
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iam
s in
terc
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tans
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rterb
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n Te
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see'
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Denver Broncos Updated Player Bios(As of Dec. 27, 2004)
QUARTERBACKS 13 • Danny Kanell • QB • 6-3 • 218 • 7 • Florida State Regular Season Games Played/Games Started: 2004: 0/0; Career: 43/24 2004 Regular Season: Kanell has served as the Broncos’ backup quarterback for each game and has not seen any playing time. Kanell’s 2004 Totals Passing G S Att. Comp. Yds. Pct. Yd./Att.TD % Int. % LG S/Yd. Rtg. 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.00 0 0.0 0 0.0 — 0/0 0.0 Rushing Att. Yds. Avg. LG TD 0 0 0.0 — 0 Kanell’s Career Totals Passing G S Att. Comp. Yds. Pct. Yd./Att.TD % Int. % LG S/Yd. Rtg. 43 24 956 491 5,129 51.4 5.37 31 3.2 34 3.6 68 63/512 63.2 Rushing Att. Yds. Avg. LG TD 44 49 0.9 13 0 Kanell’s Single-Game Career Bests: Attempts — 45 (vs. Dallas, 9/21/98); Completions — 26 (vs. Tampa, 11/25/00); Passing Yards — 259 (vs. Arizona, 10/18/98); Completion Pct. — 69.7% (23-of-33, at Oakland, 9/13/98); Touchdown Passes — 3, twice (last vs. Arizona, 10/18/98); Longest Completion — 68 (TD at Detroit, 10/19/97); Rushing Attempts — 6 (vs. Cincinnati, 10/26/97); Rushing Yards — 13 (at Philadelphia, 12/1/96); Longest Rush — 13 (at Philadelphia, 12/1/96); Rushing Touchdowns — none. 16 • Jake Plummer • QB • 6-2 • 212 • 8 • Arizona State Regular Season Games Played/Games Started: 2004: 15/15; Career: 110/108 • He ranks third in the AFC (5th in NFL) with 3,843 passing yards and ranks third in the AFC (T-7th in NFL) with 286 completions. • In 15 games this season, Plummer has set a single-season career high in touchdown passes with 25 (he previously threw 18 touchdowns in 2001 and 2002 with the Cardinals). • His 25 touchdown passes rank fifth in the AFC (9th in NFL), and he passed Frank Tripucka (24 in 1960) at Tenn. (12/15) for fifth all-time on the Broncos’ single-season touchdown list. • Plummer became only the second quarterback in Broncos history (Craig Morton in 1981) to throw eight touchdowns in a two-game span with four scoring passes vs. Hou. (11/7) and vs. Atl. (10/31). • His four touchdown passes vs. Hou. (11/7) tied a career high and marked his fourth career four-touchdown game to help him achieve a single-game career-best 137.8 passer rating. • In throwing for 499 yards. vs. Atl. (10/31), Plummer posted the ninth-highest single-game yardage total in NFL history and the highest single-game total in Broncos history. • His 499 passing yards vs. Atl. (10/31) marked the highest single-game passing total of any quarterback this season. • His 85-yard touchdown strike to Rod Smith in snowy conditions vs. Oak. (11/28) was the longest pass of his career and the eighth-longest passing play in team history. • He has 26 career game-winning or game-tying scoring drive in the fourth quarter or overtime. Nineteen are “pure” comeback victories, the highest total of any QB since 1995. • Including this season’s totals, Plummer is 18-8 (69.2%) as a Broncos starter (2003-present) during the regular season, marking the fourth-highest winning percentage of any NFL quarterback during that period (Tom Brady, 27-4, 87.1%, Donovan McNabb, 25-5, 83.3% and Peyton Manning, 24-7, 77.4%). • Plummer was voted an offensive co-captain by his teammates, joining receiver Rod Smith in that role. 2004 Regular Season: Plummer’s creativity behind center has resulted in several miraculous performances this season as he has completed 286-of-491 passes (58.2%) for 3,843 yards with 25 touchdowns and 20 interceptions in starting all 15 games. An offensive co-captain, Plummer ranks third in the AFC (5th in NFL) in passing yards and ranks third in the AFC (T-7th in NFL) in completions. His touchdown total, a single-season career high, ranks fifth in the AFC (9th in NFL). Plummer completed his first eight passes at Tenn. (12/25) and ended the first quarter with a perfect 158.3 passer rating on the way to completing 21-of-26 passes (80.1%) for 303 yards, two touchdowns and one interception for a final 124.8 rating. His stellar play against the Titans moved the quarterback into fifth place on Denver’s all-time single-season touchdown list (ahead of Frank Tripucka – 24 in 1960) and into fourth place on the Broncos’ all-time single-season passing yards list (ahead of John Elway – 3,635 in 1997). At K.C. (12/19), Plummer completed 23-of-41 passes (56.1%) for 292 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions while also recording a season-best 22-yard run on a scramble. His touchdown pass, a 22-yarder to Rod Smith, in Kansas City moved him ahead of John Elway (22 in 1985 and 1998) into sixth place on the Broncos’ all-time single-season touchdown list. He did not throw a touchdown pass and had two interceptions vs. Mia. (12/12), but the quarterback made several key throws in a 16-of-30 (53.3%), 219-yard performance. He completed three passes for 59 yards to three different Broncos (Darius Watts, Ashley Lelie and Rod Smith) in the second quarter to put Denver in position for its second touchdown against the Dolphins in a drive that covered 70 yards in only four plays. Against a stingy Chargers defense at S.D. (12/5), Plummer threw for 278 yards on 16-of-40 (40.0%) passing with four interceptions. He completed three passes of 39 or more yards in
San Diego, including a game-long 45-yard pass to Rod Smith on a second-half scoring drive. In snowy, frigid conditions vs. Oak. (11/28), he completed a career-long 85-yard touchdown pass, the eighth-longest passing play in team history, to Rod Smith in the second quarter and finished the game 14-of-23 (60.9%) for 245 yards with one touchdown and one interception. Plummer also connected with Ashley Lelie on a 57-yard pass late against the Raiders, which moved Denver to the Oakland 3-yard line and set up a touchdown run on the next play. He was extremely efficient in Denver’s game at N.O. (11/21) and finished the day throwing for two touchdown passes, which moved him ahead of Steve Ramsey for seventh place on the Broncos’ all-time touchdown passes list (35), and 224 yards on 19-of-29 (65.5%) passing. His play resulted in a 111.9 passer rating, which was his second consecutive game with a passer rating more than 100.0, and a Denver score on its first four possessions to give it a 20-0 first-quarter lead. Against the Saints, he tossed back-to-back passes of 30 or more yards (33 and 37 yds.) on a first-quarter drive to Ashley Lelie with the latter strike a touchdown pass. He concluded Denver’s scoring when he connected with fullback Kyle Johnson in stride for a 19-yard score that earned him his seventh multiple-touchdown game this season. Plummer became only the second quarterback in Broncos history (Craig Morton in 1981) to throw eight touchdowns in a two-game span with stellar outings vs. Hou. (11/7) and vs. Atl. (10/31). In throwing for four touchdowns and 234 yards in a 16-of-24 performance vs. Hou. (11/7), Plummer set a single-game career best with a 137.8 passer rating. He connected with four different Denver players on his scoring passes, including three in the first half to mark the fourth time in his career he accomplished that feat in a half. Against the Texans, he threw a second-quarter strike to Rod Smith that moved the receiver into first place all-time in touchdowns by a Bronco and also connected with Smith on a 9-yard pass in the second quarter to give Smith more receptions than any other player in franchise history. He posted the ninth-highest single-game yardage mark in NFL history and set a franchise record with 499 passing yards on 31-of-55 passing (56.3%) with four touchdowns and three interceptions vs. Atl. (10/31). His four touchdowns against the Falcons tied a career high and were spread out to four different receivers on scoring drives that were all 69 yards or longer, including an 80-yard TD strike to Rod Smith in the first quarter that tied for the longest completion of his career (he also threw an 80-yd. TD pass at St. Louis 12/15/02). Additionally, he moved ahead of Steve DeBerg for eighth place on the Broncos’ all-time passing yards list against the Falcons. In Denver’s lone Monday night appearance and his 100th-career start at Cin. (10/25), Plummer completed 23-of-40 passes for 221 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions. He moved into ninth place on the Broncos’ all-time passing yardage list (ahead of Micky Slaughter) and passed Steve DeBerg for eighth place on the franchise’s all-time completions list against the Bengals. He rolled to his right and found Rod Smith for a 3-yard score in the second quarter, marking the Broncos’ only touchdown of the game in Cincinnati. He threw three touchdowns, all of which occurred in the first half, at Oak. (10/17) in passing for 190 yards on 11-of-20 passing with one interception to lead the Broncos’ offense to 31 unanswered points. Plummer led the Broncos to a 28-point win against the Raiders, the largest margin of victory in a road game against the Raiders in franchise history. His performance at Oakland was his seventh career game with three or more touchdowns, and it marked the third contest in which he threw for three scores in a half. Plummer connected on two of his scoring passes to tight ends while also finding wide receiver Ashley Lelie for a 31-yard score. After throwing a pair of third-quarter interceptions vs. Car. (10/10), Plummer bounced back by directing the Broncos to his 19th-career comeback victory against the Panthers when his 39-yard touchdown pass in the corner of the end zone to Ashley Lelie capped off an 87-yard drive early in the final period. His comeback against the Panthers marked his 25th game-winning or game-tying scoring drive in the fourth quarter or overtime. He finished the game against the Panthers with 226 yards on 17-of-29 passing with two touchdowns and two interceptions. He guided Denver to a win at T.B. (10/3) with 138 yards on 13-of-30 passing with one touchdown and no interceptions. Plummer fooled the Buccaneers’ defense on a bootleg before throwing a 5-yard score for Denver’s lone touchdown. He efficiently managed Denver’s offense in the fourth quarter against the Buccaneers as the Broncos held onto the ball for 13:20 in the final period, ensuring Plummer of his 24th game-winning or game-tying scoring drive in the fourth quarter or overtime. Plummer threw for a season-high 294 yards and two touchdowns on 25-of-36 passing (69.4%) vs. S.D. (9/26). His 294 passing yards were the most he’s had in a game since Nov. 18, 2001, vs. Detroit. He threw a clutch 33-yard touchdown strike to wide receiver Ashley Lelie on fourth-and-9 in the third quarter with the Chargers trailing by only 3. In the second quarter against the Chargers, he moved into 10th place on the Broncos’ all-time passing yards list, ahead of John McCormick. He threw for a then-season-high 250 yards on 23-of-39 passing with no touchdowns or interceptions at Jac. (9/19) while also scrambling for 24 yards on the ground. He hit wide receiver Ashley Lelie in stride for a 39-yard gain on the Broncos’ 10-play, 76-yard drive at the end of the second quarter that set up Denver’s second field goal of the game. Plummer directed the Broncos to a win in their season opener vs. K.C. (9/12) by completing 18-of-29 passes (with completions to eight different receivers) for a game-high 230 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions. Plummer, who completed a 58-yard pass against the Chiefs and had a career-high eight rushes, also led a pivotal 13-play, 87-yard touchdown drive late in the game that ate up 7:10 and resulted in a 2-yard touchdown pass to seal Denver’s win. The win was his 23rd career game-winning or game-tying fourth-quarter scoring drive in the fourth quarter or overtime
Denver Broncos Updated Player Bios(As of Dec. 27, 2004)
Plummer’s 2004 Totals Passing G S Att. Comp. Yds. Pct. Yd./Att.TD % Int. % LG S/Yd. Rtg. K.C. (9/12)* 29 18 230 62.1 7.93 2 6.9 2 6.9 58 1/9 81.1 @Jac. (9/19)* 39 23 250 59.0 6.41 0 0.0 0 0.0 39 0/0 77.9 S.D. (9/26)* 36 25 294 69.4 8.17 2 5.5 0 0.0 33T 1/3 112.5 @T.B. (10/3)* 30 13 138 43.3 4.60 1 3.3 0 0.0 28 0/0 68.5 Car. (10/10)* 29 17 226 58.6 7.79 2 6.9 2 6.9 39T 1/2 77.7 @Oak. (10/17)* 20 11 190 55.0 9.50 3 15.0 1 5.0 31T 0/0 106.2 @Cin. (10/25)* 40 23 221 57.5 5.53 1 2.5 2 5.0 35 3/26 60.5 Atl. (10/31)* 55 31 499 56.3 9.07 4 7.3 3 5.5 80T 0/0 88.4 Hou. (11/7)* 24 16 234 66.7 9.75 4 16.7 0 0.0 40T 1/9 137.8 @N.O. (11/21)* 29 19 224 65.5 7.72 2 6.9 0 0.0 37T 0/0 111.9 Oak. (11/28)* 23 14 245 60.9 10.65 1 4.3 1 4.3 85T 0/0 93.6 @S.D. (12/5)* 40 16 278 40.0 6.95 0 0.0 4 10.0 45 2/15 24.8 Mia. (12/12)* 30 16 219 53.3 7.30 0 0.0 2 6.7 32 0/0 49.2 @K.C. (12/19)* 41 23 292 56.1 7.12 1 2.4 2 4.9 58 6/22 66.3 @Tenn. (12/25)* 26 21 303 80.8 11.7 2 7.7 1 3.8 45 0/0 124.8 15 15 491 286 3,843 58.2 7.8 25 5.1 20 4.1 85T 14/83 83.2
Rushing Opp. Att. Yds. Avg. LG TD K.C. (9/12) 8 23 2.9 14 0 @Jac. (9/19) 6 24 4.0 9 0 S.D. (9/26) 2 1 0.5 1 0 @T.B. (10/3) 5 18 3.6 7 0 Car. (10/10) 4 8 2.0 8 0 @Oak. (10/17) 1 15 15.0 15 0 @Cin. (10/25) 1 3 3.0 3 0 Atl. (10/31) 2 5 2.5 4 0 Hou. (11/7) 1 2 2.0 2 0 @N.O. (11/21) 3 -1 -0.3 1 0 Oak. (11/28) 5 18 3.6 16 0 @S.D. (12/5) 2 6 3.0 4 0 Mia. (12/12) 5 11 2.2 10 0 @K.C. (12/19) 3 26 8.7 22 0 @Tenn. (12/25) 7 28 4.0 14 0 Total 55 187 3.4 22 0 Additional Statistics: Plummer recorded a miscellaneous tackle on an interception return at Cincinnati (10/25/04). Plummer’s Career Totals Passing G S Att. Comp. Yds. Pct. Yd./Att. TD % Int. % LG S/Yd. Rtg. 110 108 3,547 2,015 23,647 56.8 6.7 130 3.7 141 4.0 85T 243/1,482 72.9 Rushing Att. Yds. Avg. LG TD 339 1,575 4.6 40 13 Plummer’s Single-Game Career Bests: Attempts — 57 (at Green Bay, 1/2/00); Completions — 35 (at Green Bay, 1/2/00); Passing Yards — 499 (vs. Atlanta, 10/31/04); Completion Pct. — 82.4% (14-of-17, at Indianapolis, 12/21/03); Touchdown Passes — 4 (four times, last vs. Houston, 11/7/04); Longest Completion — 85T (touchdown pass to Rod Smith vs. Oakland, 11/28/04); Rushing Attempts — 8 (vs. Kansas City, 9/12/04); Rushing Yards — 51 (at Dallas, 11/9/97); Longest Rush — 40 (vs. Oakland, 9/22/03); Rushing Touchdowns — 3 (at Washington, 11/22/98).
RUNNING BACKS 26 • Tatum Bell • RB • 5-11 • 213 • R • Oklahoma State Regular Season Games Played/Games Started: 2004: 13/0; Career: 13/0 • Bell leads all AFC rookies (5th among NFL rookies) in rushing yards with 305. • With 123 rushing yards vs. Mia. (12/12), Bell joined teammates Reuben Droughns and Quentin Griffin as the third Bronco to post at least one 100-yard game this year, marking only the second time in team history that such a feat has occurred (1995 – Terrell Davis, Glyn Milburn and Aaron Craver). • Bell scored his first career touchdown on a 16-yard run at S.D. (12/5). • He made a 58-yard reception on a screen pass, the longest catch of his career, at K.C. (12/19). 2004 Regular Season: Bell has displayed quickness and potential during his rookie season, and the promising running back has rushed 59 times for 305 yards (5.2 avg.) with three touchdowns and caught three passes for 64 yards (21.3 avg.) in 13 games. Bell joined teammates Reuben Droughns and Quentin Griffin as the third Bronco this season to post at least one 100-yard game (vs. Mia. 12/12), marking only the second time in franchise history that such a feat has occurred. Bell leads all AFC rookies (5th among NFL rookies) in rushing yards this year. He also recently has begun to show his ability on special teams, making four tackles on coverage units to tie for 10th on the Broncos in that category. Bell recorded 44 yards on 12 carries (3.7 avg.) at Tenn. (12/25) while also catching a 12-yard pass. Despite being hampered by a severe left shoulder injury at K.C. (12/19) that was suffered a week earlier, Bell rushed nine times for 50 yards (5.6 avg.) and made a 58-yard reception out of a short screen pass. He broke away from Chiefs defenders on the run but had the ball knocked out of his hands on the Chiefs’ 5-yard line for a touchback. Bell posted the
first 100-yard game of his career vs. Mia. (12/12) with 123 yards on 17 carries (7.2 avg.) with two touchdowns. He exploded for 81 yards in the first half alone against the Dolphins, including slashing touchdown runs of seven and 11 yards, before he was removed from the game late in the third quarter with a sprained left shoulder. Bell had a career-long 29-yard run around the left side early in the third quarter against the Dolphins that set up a 20-yard field goal. He scored his first career touchdown on a 16-yard run at S.D. (12/5) and totaled a career-best 31 yards on seven carries (4.4 avg.) during a game in which he saw the most extensive action of his rookie season. Bell played on special teams only vs. Oak. (11/28). He made a team-high three special teams tackles at N.O. (11/21) in a game that did not see him record a rushing statistic. He chased down Saints kick returner Michael Lewis on a second-quarter return during which Lewis used his elusiveness to gain 26 yards before Bell corralled him. Bell competed on special teams vs. Hou. (11/7). He was inactive for Denver’s game vs. Atl. (10/31) with a hamstring injury suffered a week earlier. While he did not record a rush at Cin. (10/25) on Monday Night Football, the rookie contributed on special teams against the Bengals. Bell saw the most action he’s seen all year at Oak. (10/17) by rushing six times for 25 yards (4.2 avg.). He was a factor on special teams against the Raiders, making the first tackle of his career on that unit. All of his yards against the Raiders came in relief of starter Reuben Droughns in the fourth quarter, including a 13-yard scamper around the left side on third-and-5. In Denver’s comeback win vs. Car. (10/10), both of Bell’s carries came in the first quarter to give the back a total of five yards for the game. At T.B. (10/3), Bell returned from the rib injury that kept him out of Denver’s previous game to play on special teams only against the Buccaneers. He was inactive vs. S.D. (9/26) with a rib injury that he suffered in practice leading up to the game. In Denver’s game at Jac. (9/19), Bell backed up Quentin Griffin and rushed four times for 16 yards (4.0 avg.) with three of his four runs coming in the first quarter. Bell primarily saw action on special teams in his NFL debut vs. K.C. (9/12) but did rush on consecutive plays on a fourth-quarter drive to total 11 yards. Bell’s 2004 Totals Rushing Receiving G S No. Yds. Avg. LG TD Rec. Yds. Avg. LG TD K.C. (9/12) 2 11 5.5 8 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 @Jac. (9/19) 4 16 4.0 7 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 S.D. (9/26) Inactive (rib injury) @T.B. (10/3) Special Teams Only Car. (10/10) 2 5 2.5 4 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 @Oak. (10/17) 6 25 4.2 13 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 @Cin. (10/25) 0 0 0.0 — 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 Atl. (10/31) Inactive (hamstring) Hou. (11/7) Special Teams Only @N.O. (11/21) Special Teams Only Oak. (11/28) Special Teams Only @S.D. (12/5) 7 31 4.4 16T 1 0 0 0.0 — 0 Mia. (12/12) 17 123 7.2 29 2 1 -6 -6.0 -6 0 @K.C. (12/19) 9 50 5.6 17 0 1 58 58.0 58 0 @Tenn. (12/25) 12 44 3.7 15 0 1 12 12.0 12 0 13 0 59 305 5.2 29 3 3 64 21.3 58 0 Additional Statistics: Bell has made four tackles on special teams, including three at New Orleans (11/21/04). Bell’s Single-Game Career Bests: Attempts — 17 (vs. Miami, 12/12/04); Rushing Yards — 123 (vs. Miami, 12/12/04); Longest Rush — 29 (vs. Miami, 12/12/04); Rushing TDs — 2 (vs. Miami, 12/12/04); Receptions —1 (three times, last at Tennessee, 12/25/04); Receiving Yards — 58 (at Kansas City, 12/19/04) ; Longest reception — 58 (at Kansas City, 12/19/04); Receiving TDs — None. 34 • Reuben Droughns • RB • 5-11 • 220 • 5 • Oregon Regular Season Games Played/Games Started: 2004: 15/14; Career: 55/21 • Although only starting 11 games at running back, he ranks seventh in the AFC (10th in NFL) in rushing with 1,164 yards on 260 carries (4.5 avg.) along with six touchdowns. • Droughns is the fifth different Bronco in the last 10 years to rush for more than 1,000 yards, posting the franchise’s 16th 1,000-yard season in 2004. • In his fifth season, Droughns ties Floyd Little (1971) for the latest in a career that a Bronco has posted his first 1,000-yard season. • His 51-yard touchdown run at N.O. (11/21) was the longest of his career as well as the longest run by the Broncos this season. • Droughns’ 193 rushing yards vs. Car. (10/10) were the most by a Broncos player in his first start at running back and were the ninth-highest regular-season game total in franchise history (10th most in any game). • His 38 carries at Oak. (10/17) were the most in franchise history for a non-overtime game and second-most all-time in any game in addition to ranking as the most carries in a game by an NFL back this season. • His 176 rushing yards at Oak. (10/17) earned him FedEx Ground NFL Player of the Week honors. • Droughns has accounted for a team-high 80 first downs (66 rushing, 14 receiving) to tie for fourth in the AFC (T-5th in NFL). • Droughns was named AFC Special Teams Player of the Month for September, becoming the first Broncos kick returner to earn that award. • The Broncos’ primary kick return for their first five games, Droughns has a 24.6 avg. on 14 returns for 344 yards.
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2004 Regular Season: Droughns’ bruising running style makes him difficult to tackle after initial contact, and he has rushed for more than 100 yards in six of Denver’s last 11 games as its featured running back after beginning the season as a fullback. In 15 games (14 starts), Droughns leads the Broncos in rushing with 1,164 yards on 260 carries (4.5 avg.) with six touchdowns while catching 32 passes for 241 yards (7.5 avg.) with two touchdowns. He is the fifth different Bronco in the last 10 years to rush for more than 1,000 yards and posted the franchise’s 16th 1,000-yard season this year. Additionally, the fifth-year back tied Floyd Little (1971) for the latest in a career that a Bronco has posted his first 1,000-yard season. While only starting 11 games at running back, he ranks seventh in the AFC (10th in NFL) in rushing yards. He has accounted for a team-high 80 first downs (66 rushing, 14 receiving) to tie for fourth in the AFC (T-5th in NFL). Droughns was Denver’s primary kick returner for its first five games and has a 24.6 avg. on 14 returns for 344 yards. His production on special teams earned him AFC Special Teams Player of the Month honors for September to mark the first time a Broncos kick return garnered that award. Droughns’ success on special teams extends to punt and kick coverage, where he has made four tackles to tie for 10th on the team. He posted a career-high high three touchdowns (2 rushing, 1 receiving) at Tenn. (12/25) along with 91 rushing yards on 22 carries (4.1 avg.). His touchdown catch against the Titans went for a career long 23 yards, and the back also picked up six rushing first downs. In a start at K.C. (12/19), Droughns saw most of his action in the second half and finished the game with four rushes for 27 yards (6.8 avg.), including back-to-back fourth-quarter runs of 14 and 16 yards. He also caught two passes for 14 yards (7.0 avg.) against the Chiefs. He posted the franchise’s 16th 1,000-yard season and the first of his career after his 18-carry, 62-yard (3.4 avg.) day vs. Mia. (12/12). Droughns, who entered the Dolphins game 16 yards shy of 1,000, primarily was used in a reserve roll behind Tatum Bell but had a key 21-yard run in the fourth quarter that set up a 50-yard field goal that proved to be the game winner. He also returned a kick (17 yds.) for the first time in four weeks against Miami. Droughns had a quiet day at S.D. (12/5), rushing only 14 times (his lowest number of attempts in eight starts at running back this year) for 38 yards (2.7 avg.), including a 4-yard touchdown run early in the fourth quarter. In snowy, frigid conditions vs. Oak. (11/28), Droughns eclipsed the 100-yard mark for the sixth time in his last seven games with 102 yards on 28 carries (3.6 avg.) with a touchdown, a 3-yard score early in the fourth quarter. He recorded the longest run of his career on the Broncos’ first play from scrimmage at N.O. (11/21) when he took off around the left side on a 51-yard touchdown run as part of the 166 yards he gained on 28 carries (5.9 avg.). Droughns, who also caught two passes for 25 yards against the Saints (12.5 avg.), was difficult to contain in the first half as he gained 106 yards (10.6 avg.) by halftime. He put up solid numbers vs. Hou. (11/7) by picking up 120 yards on 29 carries (4.1 avg.). Against the Texans, he gained nearly 40 yards each quarter in one of the most consistent performances of his career. While having a quiet day rushing the ball vs. Atl. (10/31) in only gaining 49 yards on 15 carries (3.3 avg.), Droughns posted a career-high six receptions and 63 yards receiving (10.5 avg.) against the Falcons. He eclipsed the 100-yard mark for the third consecutive game at Cin. (10/25) on Monday Night Football, rushing for 110 yards on 24 carries (4.6 avg.). He also tied a career high with four receptions for 20 yards (5.0 avg.) against the Bengals. Droughns rushed for 49 yards in the second quarter and gained five yards or more on 10 of his final 12 rushes before halftime against the Bengals. He set a franchise record for most carries in a non-overtime game at Oak. (10/17) with 38 rushes for 176 yards (4.6 avg.) with one touchdown to earn FedEx Ground NFL Player of the Week honors. His 38 carries in a game are the most by a running back in the NFL this season. Droughns had 82 yards in the second quarter against the Raiders, including four runs of more than 10 yards, to help him record the first 100-yard half of his career (103 total yards). With regular starter Quentin Griffin inactive vs. Car. (10/10) with an ankle injury, Droughns took advantage of his first start at tailback as a Bronco by rushing for 193 yards on 30 carries (6.4 avg.) to mark the highest rushing total by a Denver player in his first start at running back and the ninth-highest rushing total by a Broncos back in the regular season (10th in any game). He registered most of his yards in bruising fashion, and it took several Panthers to bring him down on a 15-yard third-down run in the second quarter that set up his 5-yard receiving touchdown, which was his first score this season. Droughns also caught a career-high four passes for 18 yards while totaling 10 of the Broncos’ 23 first downs (8 rushing, 2 receiving) against the Panthers. In addition to returning two kicks for 45 yards (22.5 avg.) at T.B. (10/3), he was used in short-yardage situations as well as on one-back sets and gained a season-high 20 yards on eight carries (2.5 avg.). He pulled Buccaneers defensive back Dwight Smith with him to pick up a tough third-and-1 with Denver at its 19-yard line late in a close game. Droughns gained a career-high 137 yards on four returns (34.3 avg.) vs. S.D. (9/26). All four of his returns that day went for 20 or more yards, including a 48-yarder. He also had a team-high three special teams tackles against San Diego. He returned two kicks for 49 yards (24.5 avg.) at Jac. (9/19) while catching his first pass of the year. His 2-yard reception converted a crucial third-and-1 in the third quarter with Denver trailing by 1. In the Broncos’ season opener vs. K.C. (9/12), Droughns started at fullback, clearing the way for Quentin Griffin’s franchise opening-day record 156 yards, and he was a major contributor on special teams despite battling leg cramps. He returned two kicks for 58 yards (29.0 avg.) to lead all NFL Wk. 1 players in return yardage. Droughns began Denver’s first possession of the season with a 32-yard return.
Droughns’ 2004 Totals Rushing Receiving G S No. Yds. Avg. LG TD Rec. Yds. Avg. LG TD K.C. (9/12)* 0 0 0.0 — 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 @Jac. (9/19) 0 0 0.0 — 0 1 2 2.0 2 0 S.D. (9/26)* 2 10 5.0 9 0 3 17 5.7 13 0 @T.B. (10/3)* 8 20 2.5 8 0 1 12 12.0 12 0 Car. (10/10)* 30 193 6.4 32 0 4 18 4.5 13 1 @Oak. (10/17)* 38 176 4.6 22 1 1 4 4.0 4 0 @Cin. (10/25)* 24 110 4.6 13 0 4 20 5.0 9 0 Atl. (10/31)* 15 49 3.3 20 0 6 63 10.5 18 0 Hou. (11/7)* 29 120 4.1 11 0 1 6 6.0 6 0 @N.O. (11/21)* 28 166 5.9 51T 1 2 25 12.5 14 0 Oak. (11/28)* 28 102 3.6 12 1 1 -5 -5.0 -5 0 @S.D. (12/5)* 14 38 2.7 10 1 4 35 8.8 12 0 Mia. (12/12)* 18 62 3.4 21 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 @K.C. (12/19)* 4 27 6.8 16 0 2 14 7.0 12 0 @Tenn. (12/25)* 22 91 4.1 23T 2 2 30 15.0 23T 1 15 14 260 1,164 4.5 51T 6 32 241 7.5 23T 2 Kickoff Returns Opp. Ret. Yds. Avg. LG TD K.C. (9/12) 2 58 29.0 32 0 @Jac. (9/19) 2 49 24.5 29 0 S.D. (9/26) 4 137 34.3 48 0 @T.B. (10/3) 2 45 22.5 26 0 Car. (10/10) 2 21 10.5 18 0 @Oak. (10/17) 0 0 0.0 — 0 @Cin. (10/25) 0 0 0.0 — 0 Atl. (10/31) 0 0 0.0 — 0 Hou. (11/7) 1 17 17.0 17 0 @N.O. (11/21) 0 0 0.0 — 0 Oak. (11/28) 0 0 0.0 — 0 @S.D. (12/5) 0 0 0.0 — 0 Mia. (12/12) 1 17 17.0 17 0 @K.C. (12/19) 0 0 0.0 — 0 @Tenn. (12/25) 0 0 0.0 — 0 Total 14 344 24.6 48 0
Additional Statistics: Droughns has recorded four special teams tackles, including three vs. San Diego (9/26/04). Droughns’ Career Totals Rushing Receiving G S No. Yds. Avg. LG TD Rec. Yds. Avg. LG TD 55 21 300 1,261 4.2 51T 7 50 402 8.0 23T 6 Kickoff Returns Ret. Yds. Avg. LG TD 46 1,153 25.1 53 0 Additional Statistics: Special teams tackles (40). He forced a fumble on special teams. Droughns’ Single-Game Career Bests: Attempts — 38 (at Oakland, 10/17/04); Rushing Yards — 193 (vs. Carolina, 10/10/04); Longest Rush — 51T (at New Orleans, 11/21/04); Rushing Touchdowns — 1 (five times, last at San Diego, 12/5/04); Receptions — 6 (vs. Atlanta 10/31/04); Receiving Yards — 63 (vs. Atlanta, 10/31/04); Longest Reception — 23T (at Tennessee, 12/25/04); Receiving Touchdowns — 1 (six times, last at Tennessee, 12/25/04); Kickoff Returns — 5 (at Baltimore, 10/26/03); Kickoff Return Yards — 137 (vs. San Diego, 9/26/04); Longest Kickoff Return — 53 (vs. Indianapolis, 11/24/02). 22 • Quentin Griffin • RB • 5-7 • 195 • 2 • Oklahoma Regular Season Games Played/Games Started: 2004: 6/4; Career: 16/5 • Griffin was placed on injured reserve Oct. 27 with a torn ACL in his right knee that was suffered returning a kick at Cin. (10/25). • He underwent surgery Nov. 9 to repair his damaged right knee. • A multi-dimensional threat, Griffin had 379 yards from scrimmage (311 rushing, 68 receiving) in six games. • His 156-yard rushing effort vs. K.C. (9/12) is the 17th-highest single-game rushing total gained this season. • Griffin set a franchise record for most rushing yards in a season-opener with a career and game-high 156 yards on 23 carries vs. K.C. (9/12). • He served as the Broncos’ primary kick returner for two games, returning four kicks for 52 yards (13.0 avg.). 2004 Regular Season: Griffin showed flashes of big-play ability in six games (four starts) at running back before he was placed on injured reserve Oct. 27 with a torn ACL in his right knee, which was repaired Nov. 9. Before the injury, he collected 311 yards on 85 carries (3.7 avg.) with two touchdowns while catching 10 passes for 68 yards (6.8 avg.) with a score. The elusive Griffin was used as the Broncos’ primary kick returner for two games and gained 52 yards returning four kicks (13.0 avg.) He suffered a torn ACL in his right knee returning a kick on the opening kickoff of the second half at Cin. (10/25) on Monday Night Football and did not return. Although he did not record a rush against Cincinnati, Griffin returned three kickoffs for 33 yards (11.0 avg.), including a 21-yard return in the second quarter that set up Denver’s lone
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touchdown drive, before injuring his knee. Back in the lineup after missing the previous week with an ankle injury, Griffin totaled four carries for 16 yards (4.0 avg.) at Oak. (10/17). He returned the first kickoff of his career against the Raiders, taking a first-quarter kick 19 yards to put the Broncos in excellent field position to begin their first touchdown drive of the game. He was inactive vs. Car. (10/10) with an ankle injury. The second-year back picked up 66 yards on 21 carries (3.1 avg.) at T.B. (10/3), including 44 fourth-quarter yards, while catching a 15-yard pass. Griffin broke free for a 12-yard run in the fourth quarter that put Denver in position for the field goal that proved to be the game winner. He struggled with the Chargers’ 3-4 defense vs. S.D. (9/26) and was held to a season-low seven yards on 12 carries (0.6 avg). One of his three catches against the Chargers went for 22 yards on a swing pass and moved Denver into scoring range early in the second quarter, setting up a field goal. He also had a key block on a Chargers blitz in the third quarter, clearing the way for a 16-yard Jake Plummer completion on a touchdown drive. At Jac. (9/19), the Jaguars’ stingy run defense limited Griffin to 66 yards rushing on 25 carries (2.6 avg.), but his five catches for 29 yards (5.8 avg.) were a career high and more than any Jaguars receiver totaled. He was unable to secure Jake Plummer’s handoff with the Broncos in position for a game-winning field goal with less than a minute in the game, allowing the Jaguars to end Denver’s comeback attempt. Griffin enjoyed a record-setting day vs. K.C. (9/12) as he set a franchise record for most rushing yards in a season opener with a career and game-high 156 yards on 23 carries (6.8 avg.) and scored the first three touchdowns (two rush, one reception) of his career. His opening-weekend numbers ranked at the top of several offensive categories, including rushing yards (156 – second in NFL), first downs (eight – tied for third in the league), scoring (18 points – tied for first in the league) and total yards from scrimmage (157 – tied for third in the AFC). The 156 yards he totaled on the ground are the 10th-highest single-game rushing total gained this season. Griffin scored on 25 and 47-yard touchdown runs against the Chiefs, with the latter run coming in the third quarter with the score tied at 17, and he added a 1-yard touchdown catch for the first scoring reception of his career. Griffin’s 2004 Totals Rushing Receiving G S No. Yds. Avg. LG TD Rec. Yds. Avg. LG TD K.C. (9/12)* 23 156 6.8 47T 2 1 1 1.0 1T 1 @Jac. (9/19)* 25 66 2.6 9 0 5 29 5.8 12 0 S.D. (9/26)* 12 7 0.6 6 0 3 23 7.7 22 0 @T.B. (10/3)* 21 66 3.1 12 0 1 15 15.0 15 0 Car. (10/10) Inactive (left ankle) @Oak. (10/17) 4 16 4.0 9 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 @Cin. (10/25) 0 0 0.0 — 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 Placed on Injured Reserve Oct. 27 (torn ACL-right knee) 6 4 85 311 3.7 47T 2 10 68 6.8 22 1 Additional Statistics: He has returned four kicks for 52 yards (13.0 avg.). At Cin. (10/25), Griffin returned three kicks for 33 yards (11.0 avg.), including a 21-yard returner. He returned a kick 19 yards at Oak. (10/17/04). Griffin’s Career Totals Rushing Receiving G S No. Yds. Avg. LG TD Rec. Yds. Avg. LG TD 16 5 179 656 3.7 47T 2 18 129 7.2 24 1 Additional Statistics: He has returned four kicks for 52 yards (13.0 avg.). Griffin’s Single-Game Career Bests: Attempts — 28 (at Indianapolis, 12/21/03); Rushing Yards — 156 (vs. Kansas City, 9/12/04); Longest Rush — 47T (vs. Kansas City, 9/12/04); Rushing TDs — 2 (vs. Kansas City, 9/12/04); Receptions — 5 (at Jacksonville, 9/19/04); Receiving Yards — 29 (at Jacksonville, 9/19/04); Longest reception — 24 (at Indianapolis, 12/21/03); Receiving TDs — 1 (vs. Kansas City, 9/12/04); Most Rushing Yards in a Quarter — 70 (3rd qtr., vs. Kansas City, 9/12/04); Most Rushing Yards in a Half — 111 (2nd half, vs. Kansas City, 9/12/04). Total Yards — 160 (136 rush./24 rec., at Indianapolis, 12/21/03); Total Touchdowns — 3 (vs. Kansas City, 9/12/04). 20 • Garrison Hearst • RB • 5-11 • 215 • 12 • Georgia Regular Season Games Played/Games Started: 2004: 7/0; Career: 126/105 2004 Regular Season: Hearst has provided Denver depth at running back in seven games, recording 20 rushes for 81 yards (4.1 avg.) with one touchdown and two receptions for 20 yards (10.0 avg.). When several Broncos running backs went down with injuries at Tenn. (12/25), the veteran filled in with four rushes for 22 yards (5.5 avg.) before fracturing his left hand, an injury that is expected to keep him out for an extended period. Hearst had his busiest game of the year at K.C. (12/19), recording five rushes for 26 yards (5.2 avg.) and his first touchdown of the year along with a 15-yard reception. All of Hearst’s carries against the Chiefs came in the fourth quarter, including a 4-yard touchdown run with less than two minutes remaining. He was inactive vs. Mia. (12/12). Hearst did not play at S.D. (12/5). He ran once for two yards vs. Oak. (11/28), giving starter Reuben Droughns a quick rest in the second quarter. When the Broncos kneeled on the ball to run out the clock in a win at N.O. (11/21), Hearst recorded his only snaps that day on offense. He saw his most extensive action of the season vs. Hou. (11/7), rushing five times for 13 yards (2.6 avg.). His carries against the Texans were his first rushing attempts in more than a month. His 3-yard run for a first down late in the second quarter against Houston occurred on the play before Jake Plummer’s 40-yard touchdown pass to Ashley Lelie. Although active, he did not play vs. Atl. (10/31). Hearst was inactive for Denver’s games at Cin. (10/25) and at Oak. (10/17). He dressed vs. Car. (10/10) but did not see any playing time against the Panthers. Although fully recovered from the left ankle sprain that hampered him for the previous two weeks, Hearst was held out of Denver’s game at T.B. (10/3). In his first game back since missing time with a left ankle sprain, Hearst rushed three times and picked up a team-high 13 yards (4.3 avg.) against a stingy run defense vs. S.D.
(9/26). His 11-yard run against the Chargers moved Denver into the Chargers’ red zone and set up a touchdown pass a few plays later. He missed Denver’s game at. Jac. (9/19) with a left ankle sprain. At home vs. K.C. (9/12) to open the season, Hearst rushed twice for five yards and caught one pass for five yards before suffering a left ankle sprain. His 6-yard run in the second quarter put Denver inside Kansas City’s red zone and set up a Jason Elam field goal. Hearst’s 2004 Totals Rushing Receiving G S No. Yds. Avg. LG TD Rec. Yds. Avg. LG TD K.C. (9/12) 2 5 2.5 6 0 1 5 5.0 5 0 @Jac. (9/19) Inactive (left ankle sprain) S.D. (9/26) 3 13 4.3 11 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 @T.B. (10/3) Inactive Car. (10/10) Did Not Play @Oak. (10/17) Inactive @Cin.(10/25) Inactive Atl. (10/31) Did Not Play Hou. (11/7) 5 13 2.6 4 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 @N.O. (11/21) 0 0 0.0 — 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 Oak. (11/28) 1 2 2.0 2 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 @S.D. (12/5) Did Not Play Mia. (12/12) Inactive @K.C. (12/19) 5 26 5.2 11 1 1 15 15.0 15 0 @Tenn. (12/25) 4 22 5.5 9 0 0 0 — 0 0 7 0 20 81 4.1 11 1 2 20 10.0 15 0 Hearst’s Career Totals Rushing Receiving G S No. Yds. Avg. LG TD Rec. Yds. Avg. LG TD 126 105 1,831 7,966 4.4 96T 30 229 2,065 9.0 81T 9 Hearst’s Single-Game Career Bests: Attempts — 31 (vs. Seattle, 12/1/02); Rushing Yards — 198 (vs. Detroit, 12/14/98); Longest Rush — 96 TD (vs. New York Jets, 9/6/98); Rushing TDs — 3 (vs. Seattle, 12/1/02); Receptions — 6, several times (last vs. Denver, 9/15/02); Receiving Yards — 105, twice (last at Chicago, 10/28/01); Longest Reception — 81T (vs. New Orleans, 11/22/98); Receiving TDs — 1, several times (last at New York Giants, 9/5/02). 39 • Kyle Johnson • RB • 6-0 • 242 • 2 • Syracuse Regular Season Games Played/Games Started: 2004: 14/3; Career: 14/3 • Johnson has two receiving touchdowns this year (a 23-yarder vs. Hou. (11/7) and a 19-yarder at N.O. (11/21)) and has nine receptions for 126 yds. (14.0 avg.) 2004 Regular Season: Johnson has become a reliable pass-catcher and lead blocker at the fullback position, playing in 14 games (3 starts). Statistically, his biggest contributions this season have come as a pass catcher who has tallied nine receptions for 126 yards (14.0 avg.) with two touchdowns. He also has been a solid contributor on special teams, making nine tackles on kickoff and punt coverage to rank third on the Broncos. He missed his fist game of the season at Tenn. (12/25) with a right ankle injury. At K.C. (12/19), the fullback was forced out in the second quarter with a right ankle injury and did not start because Denver opened the game in a two tight-end set. He hauled in a Jake Plummer pass along the sideline and used a nifty move to gain 14 yards on the Broncos’ first touchdown drive vs. Mia. (12/12), and he finished the game with two receptions for 22 yards (11.0 avg.) along with two special teams tackles. Johnson started at S.D. (12/5) and played extensively against the Chargers but did not record an offensive statistic. Johnson hauled in two second-quarter passes to record eight yards (4.0 avg.) receiving vs. Oak. (11/28), and he added a stop on special teams. In his second career start at N.O. (11/21), he used his speed to turn a short catch into a 19-yard score early in the fourth quarter. He also served as a lead blocker for Reuben Droughns, helping the back gain 166 yards. Johnson had a career day vs. Hou. (11/7), setting personal bests with three receptions for 46 yards (15.3 avg.), including a 23-yard touchdown reception for his first career score. Johnson did most of the work on his third-quarter touchdown catch against the Texans as he broke several tackles along the Texans sideline to scamper into the end zone. He also displayed his toughness after a 5-yard fourth-quarter reception by withstanding a big hit from Houston cornerback Dunta Robinson, who was shaken up as a result of the collision. On special teams against the Texans, Johnson made two tackles. Because Denver opened up in a two-tight end set vs. Atl. (10/31), he did not start against the Falcons but did play extensively at fullback and on special teams. Johnson recorded his first career start at Cin. (10/25) on Monday Night Football and was involved in Denver’s special teams effort, tackling Bengals return man Kenny Watson on a third-quarter kickoff. He played special teams only at Oak. (10/17). With Reuben Droughns starting at running back vs. Car. (10/10), Johnson replaced Droughns as the team’s primary fullback against the Panthers but did not start because Denver opened the game in a three-wide receiver set, and he helped block for Droughns as he recorded the ninth-highest single-game rushing total (193 yds.) in franchise history. He made a 31-yard catch, the first of his career, on a quick pass from Jake Plummer over the middle in the first quarter that moved the Broncos into Carolina territory on their drive that resulted in their second field goal of the game. Johnson briefly played at fullback at T.B. (10/3), including an appearance on the Broncos’ fourth-quarter scoring drive that set up Denver’s field goal that proved to be the game winner. Additionally, he made his first career tackle on special teams against the Buccaneers. He saw one play at fullback and played substantially on special teams vs. S.D. (9/26). At Jac. (9/19), Johnson played on special teams only. He saw most of his action on special teams vs. K.C. (9/12) in Denver’s season opener while also filling in sparingly at fullback. He had a key block on a 32-yard kick return by Roc Alexander in the third quarter against the Chiefs.
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Johnson’s 2004 Totals Rushing Receiving G S No. Yds. Avg. LG TD Rec. Yds. Avg. LG TD K.C. (9/12) 0 0 0.0 — 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 @Jac. (9/19) Special Teams Only S.D. (9/26) 0 0 0.0 — 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 @T.B. (10/3) 0 0 0.0 — 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 Car. (10/10) 0 0 0.0 — 0 1 31 31.0 31 0 @Oak. (10/17) Special Teams Only @Cin. (10/25)* 0 0 0.0 — 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 Atl. (10/31) 0 0 0.0 — 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 Hou. (11/7) 0 0 0.0 — 0 3 46 15.3 23T 1 @N.O. (11/21)* 0 0 0.0 — 0 1 19 19.0 19T 1 Oak. (11/28) 0 0 0.0 — 0 2 8 4.0 5 0 @S.D. (12/5)* 0 0 0.0 — 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 Mia. (12/12) 0 0 0.0 — 0 2 22 11.0 14 0 @K.C. (12/19) 0 0 0.0 — 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 @Tenn. (12/25) Inactive (Right Ankle Injury) 14 3 0 0 0.0 — 0 9 126 14.0 31 2 Additional Statistics: Johnson has made nine special teams tackles this season. He also recorded a miscellaneous tackle vs. Carolina (10/10/04). Johnson’s Career Totals Rushing Receiving G S No. Yds. Avg. LG TD Rec. Yds. Avg. LG TD 14 3 0 0 0.0 — 0 9 126 14.0 31 2 Additional Statistics: Johnson made nine tackles on special teams. He also recorded a miscellaneous tackle vs. Carolina (10/10/04). Johnson’s Single-Game Career Bests: Attempts — None; Rushing Yards — None; Longest Rush — None; Rushing TDs — None; Receptions — 3 (vs. Houston, 11/7/04); Receiving Yards — 46 (vs. Houston, 11/7/04); Longest reception — 31 (vs. Carolina, 10/10/04); Receiving TDs — 1 (twice, last at New Orleans, 11/21/04). 37 • Cecil Sapp • RB • 5-11 • 229 • 2 • Colorado State Regular Season Games Played/Games Started: 2004: 4/0; Career: 5/0 2004 Regular Season: Sapp, who was signed from the Broncos’ practice squad Oct. 27 after running back Quentin Griffin was placed on injured reserve with a torn ACL (right knee), has played in four games this season and totaled two special teams tackles. At Tenn. (12/25), Sapp saw several plays at fullback after starter Patrick Hape was forced out of the game with an injury while also adding a tackle on special teams. Sapp was inactive at K.C. (12/19). He saw his first action on offense vs. Mia. (12/12) when Reuben Droughns missed a few plays in the fourth quarter with a pinched nerve in his neck. Against the Dolphins, Sapp also made the first special teams tackle of his career. He was inactive at S.D. (12/5), vs. Oak. (11/28) and at N.O. (11/21). He saw time on special teams only vs. Hou. (11/7) and vs. Atl. (10/31). Sapp’s 2004 Totals Rushing Receiving G S No. Yds. Avg. LG TD Rec. Yds. Avg. LG TD Atl. (10/31) Special Teams Only Hou. (11/7) Special Teams Only @N.O. (11/21) Inactive Oak. (11/28) Inactive @S.D. (12/5) Inactive Mia. (12/12) 0 0 0.0 — 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 @K.C. (12/19) Inactive @Tenn. (12/25) 0 0 0.0 — 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 4 0 0 0.0 0.0 — 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 Additional Statistics: Sapp has made two tackles on special teams. Sapp’s Career Totals Rushing Receiving G S No. Yds. Avg. LG TD Rec. Yds. Avg. LG TD 5 0 12 31 2.6 5 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 Additional Statistics: Sapp made two career tackles on special teams. Sapp’s Single-Game Career Bests: Attempts — 12 (at Green Bay, 12/28/03); Rushing Yards — 31 (at Green Bay, 12/28/03); Longest Rush — 5 (at Green Bay, 12/28/03); Rushing TDs — None; Receptions — None; Receiving Yards — None; Longest reception — None; Receiving TDs — None.
WIDE RECEIVERS 81 • Charlie Adams • WR • 6-2 • 190 • 2 • Hofstra Regular Season Games Played/Games Started: 2004: 3/0; Career: 7/0 2004 Regular Season: Adams was signed by the Broncos on Dec. 8 after wide receiver Nate Jackson was placed on injured reserve with a fractured left ankle. He has appeared in three games this season contributing mostly on special teams, where he has made two tackles. He previously was on the Broncos’ roster for their first three games (inactive for all three) this year before being waived Oct. 2. At Tenn. (12/25), he played on special teams only and made on stop on that unit. Adams saw significant time on special teams at K.C. (12/19) and appeared briefly at
wide receiver late in the game. In Denver’s win vs. Mia. (12/12), Adams saw time on special teams only and made his first career tackle on that unit. Adams’ 2004 Totals Receiving G S No. Yds. Avg. LG TD 3 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 Additional Statistics: Adams has made two special teams tackles.. Adams’ Career Totals Receiving G S No. Yds. Avg. LG TD 7 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 Additional Statistics: Adams made two career special teams tackles. Adam’s Single-Game Career Bests: Receptions — None; Receiving Yards — None; Longest Reception — None; Touchdown Receptions — None; Rushing Attempts — None; Rushing Yards — None; Longest Rush — None. 14 • Nate Jackson • WR • 6-3 • 223 • 2 • Menlo Regular Season Games Played/Games Started: 2004: 12/0; Career: 13/0 2004 Regular Season: Jackson emerged as an option at receiver for the Broncos, playing in 12 games and catching eight passes for 73 yards (9.1 avg.), before he was placed on injured reserve Dec. 7. with a fractured left ankle. He also made a difference on special teams by collecting seven tackles on kickoff and punt coverage. Jackson played on offense and special teams at S.D. (12/5), where he made one tackle, before a left ankle sprain forced him out of the game in the fourth quarter. He did not record a catch vs. Oak. (11/28) or at N.O. (11/21) but did compete on special teams. In the late-November game against the Raiders, he tied for the team-high with two special teams tackles. Jackson played receiver vs. Hou. (11/7) as well as special teams, and he drew a 15-yard unnecessary roughness penalty on a second-quarter punt return that set up Denver’s third touchdown of the game. Jackson was tangled up on the ground with the Texans’ Jonathan Wells but did not retaliate against Wells’ aggressive play, forcing the penalty. Although he was held without a catch vs. Atl. (10/31), he caught Falcons punt returner Allen Rossum from behind for a tackle to stop a 39-yard third-quarter return. Jackson enjoyed a career game on Monday Night Football at Cin. (10/25), setting career highs in receptions (4) and receiving yards (33) to total an 8.3 yards-per-reception average. His four receptions against the Bengals equaled his total reception output for his seven career games played up to that point. Jackson did not have a catch against the Bengals until the fourth quarter when he made several clutch receptions, including back-to-back 8-yard grabs with Denver looking to mount a comeback. At Oak. (10/17) in front of many of the fans who supported him when he played at nearby Menlo College, Jackson appeared on offense but did not make a catch. He caught a pass in a game for the third time this season vs. Car. (10/10) with a 6-yard reception in the third quarter. His lone catch at T.B. (10/3), a 9-yarder along the sideline, occurred during a crucial fourth-quarter drive that set up a Denver field goal that proved to be the game winner. Jackson appeared at wide receiver in a few situations vs. S.D. (9/26) while also playing on special teams, making two tackles on that unit. He made the first two catches of his career at Jac. (9/19) during the Broncos’ final drive of the game. The first catch of his career was a 5-yard grab just before the two-minute warning, and he followed that up with a 20-yard reception (the longest catch on that drive) that put Denver in scoring position. He saw the majority of his playing time vs. K.C. (9/12) on special teams and had limited duty on offense, where he did not make a catch. Jackson’s 2004 Totals Receiving Rushing G S No. Yds. Avg. LG TD No. Yds. Avg. LG TD K.C. (9/12) 0 0 0.0 — 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 @Jac. (9/19) 2 25 12.5 20 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 S.D. (9/26) 0 0 0.0 — 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 @T.B. (10/3) 1 9 9.0 9 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 Car. (10/10) 1 6 6.0 6 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 @Oak. (10/17) 0 0 0.0 — 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 @Cin. (10/25) 4 33 8.3 11 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 Atl. (10/31) 0 0 0.0 — 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 Hou. (11/7) 0 0 0.0 — 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 @N.O. (11/21) 0 0 0.0 — 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 Oak. (11/28) 0 0 0.0 — 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 @S.D. (12/5) 0 0 0.0 — 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 Placed on Injured Reserve Dec. 7 (fractured left ankle) 12 0 8 73 9.1 20 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 Additional Statistics: Jackson has made seven tackles on special teams, including two vs. Oakland (11/28/04) and vs. San Diego (9/26/04).
Jackson’s Career Totals Receiving Rushing G S No. Yds. Avg. LG TD No. Yds. Avg. LG TD 13 0 8 73 9.1 20 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 Additional Statistics: Jackson made seven career tackles on special teams. Jackson’s Single-Game Career Bests: Receptions — 4 (at Cincinnati, 10/25/04); Receiving Yards — 33 (at Cincinnati, 10/25/04); Longest Reception — 20 (at Jacksonville, 9/19/04); Touchdown Receptions — None; Rushing Attempts — None; Rushing Yards — None; Longest Rush — None.
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85 • Ashley Lelie • WR • 6-3 • 200 • 3 • Hawaii Regular Season Games Played/Games Started: 2004: 15/15; Career: 47/26 • With 1,014 receiving yards in 2004, Lelie eclipsed the 1,000-yard mark for the first time in his career. • All six of his touchdown receptions have been longer than 30 yards (37, 40, 35, 31, 39 and 33 yds.), and he leads the NFL in touchdown receptions greater than 30 yards. • With six touchdown catches of 30 or more yards this season, he has posted the second-highest single-season total of touchdown receptions greater than 30 yards in franchise history (behind Anthony Miller’s 10 in 1995). • Lelie leads the Broncos with a 19.9 avg. on receptions, which is tied for the NFL high (along with Pittsburgh’s Plaxico Burress) among eligible receivers. • His 51 catches are second most on the Broncos with four of his receptions providing the game-winning points (at N.O. 11/21, vs. Hou. 11/7, vs. Car. 10/10 and vs. S.D. 9/26). • He posted the fourth 100-yard receiving game of his career and first this season at S.D. (12/5). • Lelie recorded back-to-back six-catch games at Cin. (10/25) and vs. Atl. (10/31). • He made an acrobatic 33-yard touchdown catch in the end zone from Jake Plummer on fourth-and-9 vs. S.D. (9/26) that proved to be the game-winning score. • Against the Panthers (10/10), he hauled in a 39-yard fourth-quarter Jake Plummer pass in the corner of the end zone that proved to be the game winner. 2004 Regular Season: Lelie’s size and ability to get down the field have given the Broncos’ offense a deep threat this season, and he has made several big plays in crucial situations on the way to leading the team in yards-per-catch average (19.9 avg.) and tying for the NFL best in that statistic (along with Pittsburgh’s Plaxico Burress) through 15 games (15 starts). He eclipsed the 1,000-yard receiving mark for the first time in his career in 2004, posting 1,014 yards on 51 receptions to rank second on the Broncos. All six of Lelie’s touchdown receptions have been longer than 30 yards (37, 40, 35, 31, 39 and 33 yds.), and he leads the NFL in that statistic. Additionally, his six touchdown receptions of more than 30 yards rank as the second-highest single-season total in franchise history (Anthony Miller had 10 in 1995). At Tenn. (12/25), he used three catches for 88 yards, a season-best 29.3 avg., to go over the 1,000-yard receiving mark for the first time in his career. The wideout showed great concentration in hauling in a 45-yard pass in the fourth quarter against the Titans as he glanced over both shoulders before turning his body to make the catch. Lelie recorded three catches for 37 yards (12.3 avg.) at K.C. (12/19), including a 21-yarder in the second quarter that converted a third-and-15. He showed great concentration and hand strength at Mia. (12/12) by catching a 32-yard pass over Dolphins cornerback Sam Madison in a two-catch, 60-yard (30.0 avg.) game. Lelie tallied the fourth 100-yard receiving game of his career and his first this year at S.D. (12/5) with a game-high 105 receiving yards on four catches (26.3 avg.). He continued to show his ability to haul in the deep ball against the Chargers, catching passes of 44 and 36 yards in the first quarter. In snowy, frigid conditions vs. Oak. (11/28), Lelie led Denver in receptions with four catches for 80 yards (20.0 avg.). The majority of his yards against the Raiders came on a 57-yard, fourth-quarter catch in which he pulled in the ball and stumbled to the ground before gaining an additional 10 yards to the Oakland 3-yard line, setting up a touchdown run on the next play. He came up with his two biggest receptions on back-to-back plays in the first quarter at N.O. (11/21) by catching a 33-yard pass from Jake Plummer before hauling in a 37-yard touchdown. He finished the Broncos’ game against the Saints with three receptions for 79 yards (26.3 avg.) and a touchdown. Lelie hauled in his fifth touchdown catch of the season longer than 30 yards vs. Hou. (11/7) with a 40-yard touchdown reception in the second quarter, and he finished the game with a team-high four catches and 81 yards receiving (20.3 avg.). One of his biggest plays vs. Houston was not a catch but rather a 36-yard pass interference call he drew on Texans cornerback Aaron Glenn in the first quarter that helped Denver set up its first touchdown of the game. He recorded his second consecutive six-catch game vs. Atl. (10/31) as he collected a season-high 94 receiving yards, including a 35-yard touchdown catch. He turned in a big fourth quarter against the Falcons by collecting 54 receiving yards on a single drive (13, 6 and 35-yard catches) that ended with his touchdown reception. On Monday Night Football at Cin. (10/25), Lelie had a team-high six catches for 82 yards. He hauled in a 35-yard pass in the third quarter that put the Broncos inside Cincinnati’s 20-yard line to set up a field goal, which trimmed the Bengals’ lead to 3. He came down with a 31-yard touchdown in the second quarter at Oak. (10/17) on his way to making two catches for 45 yards (22.5 avg.) against the Raiders. On third down in the fourth quarter vs. Car. (10/10) with the Broncos trailing by four, Lelie made a 39-yard, over-the-shoulder, touchdown catch in the corner of the end zone that proved to be the game winner, marking the third consecutive week that he was involved in the game-changing play. He added another catch against the Panthers to total 52 yards on two catches (26.0 avg.). Although he only caught one pass for three yards at T.B. (10/3), his effort in going after a fourth-quarter pass helped result in a 37-yard pass interference call that put Denver in position to make a field goal that proved to be the game winner. Lelie pulled down a spectacular 33-yard touchdown grab, which proved to be the game-winner, over the head of Chargers cornerback Quentin Jammer on fourth-and-9 in the third quarter vs. S.D. (9/26) as part of a four-catch, 67-yard (16.8 avg.) effort vs. the Chargers. He recorded his first rushing statistics of the season that day, rushing twice on reverses for six yards (3.0 avg.). He caught three passes for 53 yards (17.7 avg.) at Jac. (9/19) in a performance highlighted by a 39-yard catch that moved the Broncos down to Jacksonville’s 6-yard line and set up a field goal right before the half. He also made a tough 8-yard catch on a third down with Denver driving at the end of the game. Lelie hauled in a 58-yard strike from Jake Plummer vs. K.C. (9/12) to begin a Denver series in the third quarter on his way to recording 88 yards receiving on four catches (22.0 avg.) against the Chiefs. The 58-yard catch was the second-longest reception on opening weekend in the NFL. The 58-yard reception stands as Denver’s longest play from scrimmage this year. With the score tied at 24, his 22-yard catch to begin the fourth quarter
set up a field goal that eventually proved to be the game winner. Lelie also had a key block on Quentin Griffin’s 25-yard touchdown run in the second quarter. Lelie’s 2004 Totals Receiving Rushing G S No. Yds. Avg. LG TD No. Yds. Avg. LG TD K.C. (9/12)* 4 88 22.0 58 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 @Jac. (9/19)* 3 53 17.7 39 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 S.D. (9/26)* 4 67 16.8 33T 1 2 6 3.0 8 0 @T.B. (10/3)* 1 3 3.0 3 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 Car. (10/10)* 2 52 26.0 39T 1 0 0 0.0 — 0 @Oak. (10/17)* 2 45 22.5 31T 1 0 0 0.0 — 0 @Cin. (10/25)* 6 82 13.7 35 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 Atl. (10/31)* 6 94 15.7 35T 1 0 0 0.0 — 0 Hou. (11/7)* 4 81 20.3 40T 1 0 0 0.0 — 0 @N.O. (11/21)* 3 79 26.3 37T 1 0 0 0.0 — 0 Oak. (11/28)* 4 80 20.0 57 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 @S.D. (12/5)* 4 105 26.3 44 0 1 -1 -1.0 -1 0 Mia. (12/12)* 2 60 30.0 32 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 @K.C. (12/19)* 3 37 12.3 21 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 @Tenn. (12/25)* 3 88 29.3 45 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 15 15 51 1,014 19.9 58 6 3 5 1.7 8 0 Additional Statistics: Lelie recorded a miscellaneous tackle on an interception return at Cincinnati (10/25/04). Lelie’s Career Totals Receiving Rushing G S No. Yds. Avg. LG TD No. Yds. Avg. LG TD 47 26 123 2,167 17.6 60 10 15 88 5.9 24 0 Lelie’s Single-Game Career Bests: Receptions — 8 (vs. Oakland, 11/11/02) Receiving Yards — 115 (at Indianapolis, 12/21/03); Longest Reception — 60 (at Indianapolis, 12/21/03); Touchdown Receptions — 1 (10 times, last at New Orleans, (11/21/04); Rushing Attempts — 2 (five times, last vs. San Diego, 9/26/04); Rushing Yards — 24 (at Kansas City, 10/20/02); Longest Rush — 24 (at Kansas City, 10/20/02). 10 • Triandos Luke • WR • 5-10 • 189 • R • Alabama Regular Season Games Played/Games Started: 2004: 9/0; Career: 9/0 2004 Regular Season: In his first NFL season, Luke is becoming more comfortable in his role as one of the Broncos’ regular special-teams contributors, and he has totaled 17 punt returns for 119 yards (7.0 avg.) and 14 kickoff returns for 286 yards (20.4 avg.) in nine games played (four special teams only). Additionally, he has shown improvement as a wide receiver with six receptions for 52 yards (8.7 avg.). He recorded a career-long 32-yard kickoff return at Tenn. (12/25) in a four-return, 96-yard (24.0 avg.) night. He also returned a pair of punts for six yards in the Titans’ game. Luke had one of the best games of his rookie year at K.C. (12/19), catching five passes for 40 yards (8.0 avg.) to set career highs. In addition to one punt return (0 yds.), he returned kickoffs for the first time in nearly two months against the Chiefs, posting eight returns for 155 yards (19.4 avg.) that marked the most kick returns by a Bronco in a game since Kevin Kasper’s eight returns at Kansas City on Oct. 20, 2002. He returned a career-high five punts for 23 yards (4.6 avg.) vs. Mia. (12/12) and played sparingly at wide receiver. He also has gained 35 yards on two kick returns (17.5 avg.) and totaled one reception for 12 yards. He played on special teams only at S.D. (12/5). Luke’s first NFL catch, a 12-yard reception, came in a crucial situation with a little more than a minute remaining in the fourth quarter vs. Oak. (11/28) as the Broncos were driving for a potential game-winning score. He was inactive at N.O. (11/21) and vs. Hou. (11/7). Luke was inactive for the first time in four weeks vs. Atl. (10/31). Although he had a relatively quiet game returning punts (one return for two yards and two fair catches) on Monday Night Football at Cin. (10/25), he replaced Quentin Griffin as the Broncos’ kickoff returner after Griffin suffered a knee injury returning the opening kickoff of the second half. Luke finished the game with two kick returns for 35 yards (17.5 avg.). He made an impact in the Broncos’ game at Oak. (10/17) by gaining 59 yards on four returns (14.8 avg.). Late in the third quarter against the Raiders, Luke brought back a punt 21 yards and picked up an additional 15 yards on a face mask penalty. He had two returns for 10 yards (5.0 avg.) vs. Car. (10/10). In his first career game at T.B. (10/3), he gained 19 yards on two returns (9.5 avg.) and made three fair catches. Luke was inactive for Denver’s first three games.
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Luke’s 2004 Totals Receiving Punt Returns G S No. Yds. Avg. LG TD Ret Yds. Avg. FC LG TD K.C. (9/12) Inactive @Jac. (9/19) Inactive S.D. (9/26) Inactive @T.B. (10/3) Special Teams Only 2 19 9.5 3 10 0 Car. (10/10) Special Teams Only 2 10 5.0 1 9 0 @Oak. (10/17) 0 0 0.0 — 0 4 59 14.8 0 21 0 @Cin. (10/25) Special Teams Only 1 2 2.0 2 2 0 Atl. (10/31) Inactive Hou. (11/7) Inactive @N.O. (11/21) Inactive Oak. (11/28) 1 12 12.0 12 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 @S.D. (12/5) Special Teams Only 0 0 0.0 0 — 0 Mia. (12/12) 0 0 0.0 — 0 5 23 4.6 0 10 0 @K.C. (12/19) 5 40 8.0 10 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 @Tenn. (12/25) 0 0 0.0 — 0 2 6 3.0 2 6 0 9 0 6 52 8.7 12 0 17 119 7.0 8 21 0 Additional Statistics: Luke has returned 14 kickoffs for 286 yards (20.4 avg.), including eight at K.C. (12/19/04), with a long of 32 yards. Luke’s Single-Game Career Bests: Receptions — 5 (at Kansas City, 12/19/04); Receiving Yards — 40 (at Kansas City, 12/19/04); Longest Reception — 12 (vs. Oakland, 11/28/04); Touchdown Receptions — None; Rushing Attempts — None; Rushing Yards — None; Longest Rush — None; Punt Returns — 5 (vs. Miami, 12/12/04); Punt Return Yards — 59 (at Oakland, 10/17/04); Longest Punt Return — 21 (at Oakland, 10/17/04). 80 • Rod Smith • WR • 6-0 • 200 • 10 • Missouri Southern Regular Season Games Played/Games Started: 2004: 15/15; Career: 150/125
• Smith became one of 20 players in NFL history to record 700 career receptions (706 catches – 9,696 yds.) in Denver’s game at K.C. (12/19), passing Gary Clark (699 catches) for 20th on the NFL’s all-time receptions list. • Smith became the Broncos’ franchise leader in receptions (706) and touchdown catches (59) as he passed Shannon Sharpe in both categories with three catches for 29 yards (9.7 avg.) and one touchdown vs. Hou. (11/7). • Smith’s team-high 1,068 receiving yards rank 10th in the AFC while his 73 receptions also lead the Broncos and rank 11th in the AFC. • The veteran posted his seventh 1,000-yard season in 2004, a franchise best. • He hauled in a career-long 85-yard touchdown vs. Oak. (11/28) that marked the eighth-longest passing play in team history despite the snowy conditions. • The veteran became only the second Bronco in team history to top 200 receiving yards in a game with 208 yards vs. Atl. (10/31), and he totaled the second-highest single-game receiving total in Denver history that day while also becoming the first Bronco ever and the fourth player in the last 10 years to post 100 or more yards receiving in each half of a game (107 yds. in the first half / 101 yds. in the second half). • His career-high 208 receiving yards vs. Atl. (10/31), which marked the highest single-game receiving output in the NFL this season, included an 80-yard touchdown catch that tied him with Shannon Sharpe for the Broncos’ all-time lead in career touchdowns (55) and also was his regular-season career long for a reception. • With 50 yards receiving at Cin. (10/25), Smith became one of 31 players with more than 9,000 career receiving yards and the only undrafted player to accomplish that feat. • Smith’s 684 receptions and 9,307 receiving yards since 1997 tie for second and rank third, respectively, among active NFL receivers, and his 56 touchdown catches rank fourth most during that period. • Smith moved into seventh-place all-time in Broncos scoring (passing Shannon Sharpe) vs. S.D. (9/26) and now has 374 career points. • He has caught at least one pass in a franchise-record 91 consecutive games. • In playing at Oak. (10/17), Smith moved past Haven Moses for most games played by a receiver in team history and has appeared in 150 games with the Broncos. • He leads the Broncos and ranks fifth in the AFC (8th in NFL) in punt-return average with a 10.1 avg. on 21 returns for 212 yards. • Smith was selected by his teammates as an offensive co-captain along with quarterback Jake Plummer. 2004 Regular Season: The production, consistency and veteran leadership Smith has brought to the Broncos have helped the team contend for a playoff berth as well as inspired teammates. He leads the Broncos with 73 receptions and 1,068 receiving yards (14.6 avg.) and has seven touchdowns through 15 games (15 starts). He ranks 10th in the AFC in receiving yards while placing 11th in the AFC in receptions. Smith, in his 10th NFL season, was selected by his teammates as an offensive co-captain for the Broncos, joining quarterback Jake Plummer in that role. In addition to being Plummer’s go-to receiver, he leads the Broncos and ranks fifth in the AFC (8th in NFL) in punt-return average with a 10.1 avg. on 21 returns for 212 yards. Smith caught a touchdown pass in a six-catch, 58-yard (9.7 avg.) effort at Tenn. (12/25). He became one of 20 players in NFL history to record 700 career receptions at K.C. (12/19) as he used a six-catch, 75-yard effort (12.5 avg.) with one touchdown to reach the 700-mark in catches, passing Gary Clark for 20th all-time in career receptions in NFL history. He scored his lone touchdown against the Chiefs on a 22-yard grab with a few seconds left in the first quarter and also eclipsed the 1,000-yard receiving mark for the seventh time in his career. He caught six of the Broncos’ first eight receptions vs. Mia. (12/12) on the way to totaling a game-high eight receptions for 97 yards (12.1 avg.). Against the Dolphins, Smith passed Terrance Mathis and moved into 21st on the NFL’s all-time receptions list. Smith hauled in the
longest catch of the game, a 45-yarder, at S.D. (12/5) in a four-catch, 76-yard (19.0 avg.) outing against the Chargers. His 45-yard reception in the second-half led to a touchdown a few plays later and sparked Denver’s comeback attempt. He also returned four punts for 33 yards (8.3 avg.) in San Diego, including a 21-yard return that gave the Broncos decent field position for their final drive. In snowy, frigid conditions vs. Oak. (11/28), he beat Raiders free safety Ray Buchanan for a career-long 85-yard touchdown reception that marked the eighth-longest passing play in team history on the way to finishing the game with two catches for 99 yards (49.5 avg.). At N.O. (11/21), Smith tallied three receptions for 26 yards (8.7 avg.), which all came in the second quarter, while gaining 36 yards on three punt returns (12.0 avg.). He became the Broncos’ all-time leader in receptions and touchdowns vs. Hou. (11/7) with three catches for 29 yards (9.7 avg.), including a 13-yard touchdown in the second quarter in which Jake Plummer found the receiver wide open in the left corner of the end zone. With a career-high 208 receiving yards vs. Atl. (10/31), Smith posted the second most receiving yards in a game in franchise history and joined Shannon Sharpe as the only two Broncos to go over the 200-yard mark receiving. Additionally, his 208 yards receiving mark the highest single-game receiving output in the NFL this season. He caught a game-high nine passes against the Falcons, including an 80-yard touchdown pass in the first quarter that tied him with Shannon Sharpe for most career touchdowns in franchise history (55) as well as set a regular-season career long. Smith’s consistency against the Falcons was evident as he became the first Bronco and the fourth player in the last 10 years to record 100 or more yards receiving in each half (107 yds. in the first half, 101 yds. in the second half). He turned in another solid outing on Monday Night Football at Cin. (10/25) with five catches for 50 yards (10.0 avg.). He caught his second touchdown of the season in the second quarter on a 3-yard pass. He eclipsed 9,000 career receiving yards against the Bengals, becoming one of 31 players to accomplish that feat. Additionally, he passed Ozzie Newsome for 23rd on the NFL’s all-time receptions list against the Bengals. He extended his franchise-record streak of recording at least one reception to 82 games at Oak. (10/17) with a 24-yard grab, his lone catch, on third down in the first quarter to move the Broncos inside Oakland’s 15-yard line and set up a touchdown one play later. He also converted a third down with a 14-yard run in the third quarter. In starting against the Raiders, Smith moved past Haven Moses for most games played (142) by a receiver in team history. Smith led or tied for the team high in receptions for the fifth consecutive game vs. Car. (10/10) with four catches for a team-high 60 yards (15.0 avg.). His hustle was exemplified by running nearly 100 yards in an effort to chase down Panthers defensive end Julius Peppers, who intercepted a Jake Plummer pass and took it back 97 yards before getting tangled up with Smith at the Broncos’ 3-yard line. He had a team-high four catches for 32 yards (8.0 avg.) at T.B. (10/3). Smith’s 11-yard reception moved Denver inside the Buccaneers’ 25-yard line on their lone touchdown drive. He caught his first touchdown (16 yds.) of the season vs. S.D. (9/26) and led Denver in receiving yards (75 yards on five catches) for the third consecutive game. With the score against the Chargers, Smith passed Shannon Sharpe for seventh place on the Broncos-all-time scoring list with 338 points. He had game highs in receptions (6) and receiving yards (83) for a 13.8 average at Jac. (9/19). His 34-yard grab midway through the second quarter put Denver into Jaguars territory and set up its first points of the game on a field goal. He recorded a game-high seven receptions for 76 yards (10.9 avg.) vs. K.C. (9/12) in Denver’s season opener while serving as the Broncos’ sole punt returner with four returns for 55 yards (13.8 avg.), including a 30-yard return that was the longest in the NFL that week. His punt-return yardage total in Wk. 1 was the best in the NFL while his seven catches in the opening week rank third in the NFL. He caught a pass on the Broncos’ first four possessions against the Chiefs. Smith’s 2004 Totals Receiving Rushing G S No. Yds. Avg. LG TD No. Yds. Avg. LG TD K.C. (9/12)* 7 76 10.9 14 0 1 -3 -3.0 -3 0 @Jac. (9/19)* 6 83 13.8 34 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 S.D. (9/26)* 5 75 15.0 32 1 0 0 0.0 — 0 @T.B. (10/3)* 4 32 8.0 11 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 Car. (10/10)* 4 60 15.0 26 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 @Oak. (10/17)* 1 24 24.0 24 0 2 22 11.0 14 0 @Cin. (10/25)* 5 50 10.0 15 1 0 0 0.0 — 0 Atl. (10/31)* 9 208 23.1 80T 1 1 6 6.0 6 0 Hou. (11/7)* 3 29 9.7 13T 1 0 0 0.0 — 0 @N.O. (11/21)* 3 26 8.7 13 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 Oak. (11/28)* 2 99 49.5 85T 1 0 0 0.0 — 0 @S.D. (12/5)* 4 76 19.0 45 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 Mia. (12/12)* 8 97 12.1 26 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 @K.C. (12/19)* 6 75 12.5 22 1 0 0 0.0 — 0 @Tenn. (12/25)* 6 58 9.7 17 1 1 8 8.0 8 0 15 15 73 1,068 14.6 85T 7 5 33 6.6 14 0 Punt Returns Opp. Ret. Yds. Avg. FC LG TD
Total 21 212 10.1 8 30 0
Additional Statistics: He recorded a miscellaneous tackle vs. Carolina (10/10/04) when he tripped up the Panthers’ Julius Peppers’ during his 97-yd. interception return. Smith recovered his own fumble on punt returns at Jacksonville. (9/19/04) and vs. K.C. (9/12/04).
Smith’s Career Totals Receiving Rushing G S No. Yds. Avg. LG TD No. Yds. Avg. LG TD 150 125 706 9,696 13.7 85T 59 41 345 8.4 50T 1 Additional Statistics: He recorded a miscellaneous tackle vs. Carolina (10/10/04) when he tripped up the Panthers’ Julius Peppers’ during his 97-yd. interception return. Smith recovered his own fumble on two punt returns (vs. Jac. 9/19/04 and vs. K.C. 9/12/04). Smith has returned 51 punts for 634 yds. (12.4 avg.), with one touchdown, 32 fair catches and a
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long return of 65 (TD, vs. San Diego, 11/16/03). He has returned six kickoffs for 93 yds. (15.5) with a long of 29. He has also attempted three passes and completed two (66.7) for 86 yds. in his career for a passer rating of 109.7. He attempted one pass, a 14-yd. completion to John Elway in 1998 (vs. Oakland, 11/22); threw an incomplete pass intended for Ed McCaffrey in 2002 (at Baltimore, 9/30) and attempted one pass, a 72-yd. completion to Clinton Portis in 2003 (at Kansas City, 10/5). Smith scored a touchdown on a fumble recovery in 1998 (at Miami, 12/21). Special teams tackles (7). Smith’s Single-Game Career Bests: Receptions — 14* (at Arizona, 9/23/01); Receiving Yards — 208 (vs. Atlanta, 10/31/04); Longest Reception — 85T (vs. Oakland, 11/28/04); Receiving TDs — 3 (vs. Cleveland, 10/16/00); Punt Returns — 7 (vs. Kansas City, 10/27/96); Punt Return Yards — 99 (vs. Kansas City, 10/27/96); Longest Punt Return — 65 (TD, vs. San Diego, 11/16/03); Punt Return TDs — 1 (vs. San Diego, 11/16/03); Rushing Attempts — 3 (at Cincinnati, 9/7/03 and at Seattle, 11/26/00); Rushing Yards — 78 (at Seattle, 11/26/00); Longest Rush — 50 (TD, at Seattle, 11/26/00); Rushing TDs — 1 (at Seattle, 11/26/00); Longest Pass Completion — 72 (to Clinton Portis, at Kansas City, 10/5/03). *franchise record 17 • Darius Watts • WR • 6-2 • 188 • R • Marshall Regular Season Games Played/Games Started: 2004: 15/2; Career: 15/2 • Denver’s second of two second-round draft choices (54th overall) in the 2004 NFL Draft, Watts has 31 catches to rank second among AFC rookies while he also ranks second in the AFC (6th in NFL) among rookies with 385 receiving yards. • Watts is on pace for 33 catches, which would mark the fifth-best rookie receiving output in Broncos history. 2004 Regular Season: Watts has made strides as Denver’s third receiver during his rookie season, appearing in 15 games (2 starts) and totaling 31 catches for 385 yards (12.4 avg.) with a touchdown while adding five rushes for 33 yards (6.6 avg.). He ranks second among AFC rookies in receptions while also ranking second in the conference among rookies in receiving yards (6th in NFL). Watts hauled in two catches for 29 yards (14.5 avg.) at Tenn. (12/25). He finished with one catch for 14 yards at K.C. (12/19) with his lone reception moving Denver into Chiefs territory with a little more than a minute remaining in the first half on a scoring (field goal) drive. Watts’ only catch vs. Mia. (12/12) was a 16-yard catch that began Denver’s second touchdown drive of the game. At S.D. (12/5), he caught two passes for 23 yards (11.5 avg.). Both of his receptions, a 13 and 10-yarder, occurred on the Broncos’ final drive during their comeback attempt. Watts recorded the second start of his career vs. Oak. (11/28) with Denver opening the game in a three wide-receiver set, and the rookie made two catches for 27 yards (13.5 avg.). He showed great balance to stay inbounds on a 19-yard catch, which converted a third down, in the Broncos’ game against the Raiders. He caught a 12-yard pass, his only reception of the game, from Jake Plummer for a first down at N.O. (11/21) on a second-half touchdown drive. Watts kept his streak of recording at least one catch in every game alive vs. Hou. (11/7) with a 5-yard reception in the fourth quarter. He also took a reverse against the Texans in the third quarter, running four yards around the left side to set up a touchdown pass two plays later. In a breakout game vs. Atl. (10/31), he made a career-high seven receptions for a personal-best 86 yards (12.3 avg.), including a 7-yard catch that marked the first touchdown of his career. He made major contributions in the fourth quarter against the Falcons by recording six grabs for 78 yards in the final period, including three catches for 41 yards on a drive. He showed great concentration in getting both feet inbounds on his first-career touchdown reception during the Broncos’ comeback attempt against Atlanta. Watts came up big for the Broncos on Monday Night Football at Cin. (10/25) by tying a then-career high with four catches for 36 yards (9.0 avg.) while also gaining a first down on a 10-yard reverse in the first quarter. He used his speed to turn up field to make a 19-yard reception in the second quarter against the Bengals to set up Denver’s lone touchdown. Watts’ only catch at Oak. (10/17) came on a crossing route over the middle in the first quarter that he turned into a 28-yard gain. In his first career start vs. Car. (10/10) with the Broncos electing to open the game in a three wide-receiver set, Watts used a combination of his long arms and sharp reflexes to catch a quick Jake Plummer pass for 14 yards while falling down on a key fourth-quarter third-down conversion with less than five minutes remaining. The catch, which was his lone grab against the Panthers, helped the Broncos run out the clock to seal their comeback win. During his two-catch, 20-yard (10.0 avg.) effort at T.B. (10/3), his 13-yard grab on a third-and-16 in the second quarter moved the Broncos just close enough to make a 50-yard field goal. He also recorded his first career rush against the Buccaneers on a fourth-quarter 7-yard run that converted a third down during the Broncos’ seven-minute, 23-second drive that sealed their win. He had a career day vs. S.D. (9/26), setting personal bests with four catches and 42 yards receiving. Watts made two catches, including a 17-yard grab to move Denver into scoring range, during a fourth-quarter drive that set up a field goal against the Chargers. He recorded a clutch 11-yard reception, his lone catch of the game, at Jac. (9/19) with the Broncos pinned at their 6-yard line late in the game trailing by 1. In his NFL debut vs. K.C. (9/12), Watts was Denver’s No. 3 receiver and caught a 22-yard pass late in the first quarter to move the Broncos into scoring territory to set up a Quentin Griffin touchdown catch.
Watts’ 2004 Totals Receiving Rushing G S No. Yds. Avg. LG TD No. Yds. Avg. LG TD K.C. (9/12) 1 22 22.0 22 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 @Jac. (9/19) 1 11 11.0 11 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 S.D. (9/26) 4 42 10.5 17 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 @T.B. (10/3) 2 20 10.0 13 0 1 7 7.0 7 0 Car. (10/10)* 1 14 14.0 14 0 1 4 4.0 4 0 @Oak. (10/17) 1 28 28.0 28 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 @Cin. (10/25) 4 36 9.0 19 0 1 10 10.0 10 0 Atl. (10/31) 7 86 12.3 25 1 1 8 8.0 8 0 Hou. (11/7) 1 5 5.0 5 0 1 4 4.0 4 0 @N.O. (11/21) 1 12 12.0 — 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 Oak. (11/28)* 2 27 13.5 19 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 @S.D. (12/5)* 2 23 11.5 13 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 Mia. (12/12) 1 16 16.0 16 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 @K.C. (12/19) 1 14 14.0 14 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 @Tenn. (12/25) 2 29 14.5 15 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 15 2 31 385 12.4 28 1 5 33 6.6 10 0 Additional Statistics: Watts recorded one miscellaneous tackle vs. K.C. (9/12/04). Watts’ Single-Game Career Bests: Receptions — 7 (vs. Atlanta, 10/31/04); Receiving Yards — 86 (vs. Atlanta, 10/31/04); Longest Reception — 28 (at Oakland, 10/17/04); Touchdown Receptions — 1 (vs. Atlanta, 10/31/04); Rushing Attempts — 1 (four times, last vs. Atlanta 10/31/04); Rushing Yards — 10 (at Cincinnati, 10/25/04); Longest Rush — 10 (at Cincinnati 10/25/04).
TIGHT ENDS 89 • Dwayne Carswell • TE • 6-3 • 290 • 11 • Liberty Regular Season Games Played/Games Started: 2004: 14/13; Career: 155/80 2004 Regular Season: Carswell has readjusted to playing tight end after spending training camp as an offensive lineman, appearing in 14 games (13 starts) and making 21 catches for 189 yards (9.0 avg.) with one touchdown. The veteran also has played as an H-back in certain formations this season. At Tenn. (12/25), he recorded a 14-yard reception in Denver’s Christmas win. Carswell caught a 9-yard pass at K.C. (12/19) for his only reception of the game. In a start vs. Mia. (12/12), he did not record a catch. He totaled one reception at S.D. (12/5) but was stopped at the line of scrimmage for no gain. Carswell made a 6-yard catch, his only reception, vs. Oak. (11/28), on a second-half Broncos touchdown drive. He had a season and team-high five catches for 27 yards (5.4 avg.) at N.O. (11/21). He was used in several different formations, including split wide, against the Saints. His two-catch, 19-yard (11.1 avg.) game vs. Hou. (11/7) was highlighted by a 15-yard reception during an efficient touchdown drive that took place with less than 1:30 left in the first half. He did not make a catch in a start vs. Atl. (10/31). Carswell missed Denver’s game at Cin. (10/25) because he was on the reserve/suspended list. He made two catches for 30 yards (15.0 avg.), including a 10-yard score on third-and-9 in the second quarter that marked his first touchdown this season, at Oak. (10/17). He turned in a huge game vs. Car. (10/10), during which he tied for the team-lead in receptions (4 catches for 45 yards – 11.3 avg.) and recorded the most receptions and receiving yards that he’s had in a game since 12/1/02 at San Diego. All of his receptions came in the second half, and he accounted for 30 receiving yards during the Broncos’ game-winning, fourth-quarter touchdown drive. Carswell was involved as a blocker during short-yardage situations at T.B. (10/3), helping Denver convert eight third-down attempts, and he did not record a catch that game. His lone reception in a start vs. S.D. (9/26) was a 4-yard grab that began a Denver field-goal drive in the second quarter. Carswell recorded his first start of the season at Jac. (9/19) during a game in which he totaled his first offensive statistics of the season. He made three catches for 35 yards (11.7 avg.), including a shoestring 19-yard reception late in the fourth quarter with Denver looking to erase its 1-point deficit against the Jaguars. Carswell played sparingly at tight end vs. K.C. (9/12) and saw action on special teams. Carswell’s 2004 Totals Receiving G S No. Yds. Avg. LG TD K.C. (9/12) 0 0 0.0 — 0 @Jac. (9/19)* 3 35 11.7 19 0 S.D. (9/26)* 1 4 4.0 4 0 @T.B. (10/3)* 0 0 0.0 — 0 Car. (10/10)* 4 45 11.3 19 0 @Oak. (10/17)* 2 30 15.0 20 1 @Cin. (10/25) Reserve/Suspended Atl. (10/31)* 0 0 0.0 — 0 Hou. (11/7)* 2 19 9.5 15 0 @N.O. (11/21)* 5 27 5.4 11 0 Oak. (11/28)* 1 6 6.0 6 0 @S.D. (12/5)* 1 0 0.0 0 0 Mia. (12/12)* 0 0 0.0 0 0 @K.C. (12/19)* 1 9 9.0 9 0 @Tenn. (12/25)* 1 14 14.0 14 0 14 13 21 189 9.0 20 1 Carswell’s Career Totals Receiving G S No. Yds. Avg. LG TD 155 80 189 1,695 89.0 43T 13
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Additional Statistics: Special teams tackles (31). Recovered one fumble in 1994 and had one forced fumble on special teams in 1998 (at K.C., 11/16). Returned one kickoff for 0 yds. in 1994, one kickoff for 0 yds. in 2000 and one kickoff for 14 yds. in 2002 (Total: 3-14, 4.7). Scored on a two-point conversion, 2001. Carswell’s Single-Game Career Bests: Receptions — 6 (at Kansas City, 12/16/01 and at Detroit, 12/25/99); Receiving Yards — 68 (at Cincinnati, 10/16/00); Receiving TDs — 1 (13 times, most recently at Oakland, 10/17/04); Longest Reception — 43 (TD, at New Orleans, 12/3/00). 86 • Patrick Hape • TE • 6-4 • 262 • 8 •14 Alabama Regular Season Games Played/Games Started: 2004: 15/4; Career: 123/20 • Although he has only six receptions this season, Hape has recorded three touchdowns to rank third on the team in receiving scores. 2004 Regular Season: Three of Hape’s six receptions this season have gone for touchdowns (1, 5 and 2 yards), and the tight end has thrived in the Broncos’ goal-line offense through 15 games (4 starts) with 27 receiving yards (4.5 avg.). His three touchdown receptions rank third on the Broncos. Hape’s ability to sell Denver’s play-action pass on the goal line has resulted in a productive season, and the veteran also has been used as an H-back on offense. With regular starting fullback Kyle Johnson out at Tenn. (12/25) with an injury, Hape started at fullback and tied a career high with two catches for 12 yards (6.0 avg.), including an 11-yard catch out of the backfield, while seeing extensive action as a lead blocker. He saw time at tight end at K.C. (12/19) and became Denver’s lead blocker against the Chiefs when fullback Kyle Johnson went down with a first-half injury. Hape made his third start of the season vs. Mia. (12/12) but did not make a catch. He saw action on offense at S.D. (12/5), vs. Oak. (11/28), at N.O. (11/21) and vs. Hou. (11/7) but did not make a catch in those games. Hape made his only catch vs. Atl. (10/31) count as he hauled in 1-yard pass in the left corner of the end zone from Jake Plummer to account for Denver’s first score of the game. He made his second start of the season at Cin. (10/25) on Monday Night Football but did not record a catch. Hape hauled in a 7-yard reception at Oak. (10/17) in the third quarter that brought Denver inside the Raiders’ 10-yard line to set up their fourth touchdown of the game. Hape appeared at tight end during blocking situations vs. Car. (10/10) and also appeared at H-back. He came down with a 5-yard touchdown grab at T.B. (10/3) after Jake Plummer fooled the Buccaneers’ defense with a bootleg to the right side. The 5-yard score against the Buccaneers marked the longest touchdown of Hape’s career. Hape briefly saw action at tight end vs. S.D. (9/26) while also playing on special teams. He started his first game since the 2001 season at Jac. (9/19) when the Broncos opened the game in a two-tight end set, but he did not total any offensive statistics against the Jaguars. Hape’s only reception vs. K.C. (9/12) during the Broncos’ season opener was a 2-yard touchdown catch with a little more than two minutes left in the game that capped off a crucial 13-play, 87-yard drive occupying more than seven minutes of time in the fourth quarter. The score sealed the win for Denver as the Broncos took a 34-24 lead over the Chiefs following the pivotal drive. Hape’s 2004 Totals Receiving G S No. Yds. Avg. LG TD K.C. (9/12) 1 2 2.0 2T 1 @Jac. (9/19)* 0 0 0.0 — 0 S.D. (9/26) 0 0 0.0 — 0 @T.B. (10/3) 1 5 5.0 5T 1 Car. (10/10) 0 0 0.0 — 0 @Oak. (10/17) 1 7 7.0 7 0 @Cin. (10/25)* 0 0 0.0 — 0 Atl. (10/31) 1 1 1.0 1T 1 Hou. (11/7) 0 0 0.0 — 0 @N.O. (11/21) 0 0 0.0 — 0 Oak. (11/28) 0 0 0.0 — 0 @S.D. (12/5) 0 0 0.0 — 0 Mia. (12/12)* 0 0 0.0 — 0 @K.C. (12/19) 0 0 0.0 — 0 @Tenn. (12/25)* 2 12 6.0 11 0 15 4 6 27 4.5 11 3 Hape’s Career Totals Receiving G S No. Yds. Avg. LG TD 123 20 49 279 5.7 25 10 Additional Statistics: Hape scored on a two-point conversion attempt at Green Bay, 9/13/98. Rushed once for one yard, 1997. Rushed twice for 0 yds., 2001: Total Rushing: 3-1, LG of 1. Hape’s Single-Game Career Bests: Receptions — 2 (10 times, most recently at Tennessee, 12/25/04); Receiving Yards — 35 (at Kansas City, 12/16/01); Longest Reception — 25 (at Kansas City, 12/16/01); Receiving Touchdowns — 1 (10 times, most recently vs. Atlanta, 10/31/04). 83 • Mike Leach • TE/LS • 6-2 • 245 • 5 • William & Mary Regular Season Games Played/Games Started: 2004: 15/0; Career: 58/0 2004 Regular Season: Leach has handled the Broncos’ long-snapping duties for all 15 of their games this season. At K.C. (12/19), he downed a 42-yard Jason Baker punt at the Chiefs’ 1-yard line in the third
quarter. He was the first Bronco downfield on a fourth-quarter punt vs. Oak. (11/28) and pulled down Raiders returner Phillip Buchanon for a loss of six yards on the play. He made a tackle on special teams at N.O. (11/21). On Denver’s opening punt of the game at Cin. (10/25) on Monday Night Football, he was the first Bronco downfield and slowed up Bengals return man Deltha O’Neal for a 1-yard return. At Oak. (10/17), Leach downed a Micah Knorr punt at the Raiders’ 26-yard line in the fourth quarter. He made a tackle on special teams at T.B. (10/3). Leach’s 2004 Totals Receiving G S No. Yds. Avg. LG TD 15 0 Special Teams Only Additional Statistics: Leach made a special teams tackle vs. Oakland (11/28/04), at New Orleans (11/21/04) and at Tampa Bay (10/3/04). Leach’s Career Totals Receiving G S No. Yds. Avg. LG TD 58 0 0 0 0.0 — 0 Additional Statistics: Special teams tackles (8). He returned a kickoff for 10 yds. vs. Cleveland (11/19/00). Leach’s Single-Game Career Bests: Receptions — None; Receiving Yards — None; Longest Reception — None; Touchdown Receptions — None; Rushing Attempts — None; Rushing Yards — None; Longest Rush — None.
88 • Jeb Putzier • TE • 6-4 • 256 • 3 • Boise State Regular Season Games Played/Games Started: 2004: 15/5; Career: 22/6
• Putzier is enjoying the finest season of his career, ranking fourth among AFC tight ends (9th in NFL) with 505 yards receiving and placing fourth in receptions by an AFC tight end with 33. • His 15.3 yards-per-reception average leads the AFC (2nd in NFL) among eligible tight ends and is the third-highest average by a tight end in Broncos history. 2004 Regular Season: Putzier’s athleticism gives Denver the ability to stretch the field with him in the game, and the former college receiver leads the Broncos’ tight ends with 33 catches for 505 yards (15.3 avg.) through 15 games (5 starts). He ranks fourth in the AFC (9th in NFL) among tight ends in receiving yards while placing fourth in receptions by an AFC tight end. He leads the AFC (2nd in NFL) among eligible tight ends with a 15.3 yards-per-reception average, which is the third-highest average by a tight end in Broncos history. In addition to his duties at tight end, Putzier takes on added responsibility as an H-back for Denver in certain formations. He enjoyed one of his strongest games of the season at Tenn. (12/25) with four receptions for 60 yards (15.0 avg.). He used his speed to pick up 34 yards on a reception against the Titans that moved Denver to the Tennessee 6-yard line on its way to a touchdown. With the Broncos opening their game at K.C. (12/19) in a two tight-end set, he started and caught three passes for 30 yards (10.0 avg.). Putzier converted a fourth-and-6 in the fourth quarter vs. Mia. (12/12) with a 19-yard reception, and he totaled two catches for 30 yards (15.0 avg.) in Denver’s win against the Dolphins. He kept the Broncos’ comeback attempt alive at S.D. (12/5) with a career-high 39-yard catch, his only reception, in the fourth quarter. Putzier’s lone catch vs. Oak. (11/28) was an 18-yard reception in the first quarter. He was significantly involved in Denver’s offense at N.O. (11/21), catching four passes for 36 yards (9.0 avg.). In the third quarter against the Saints, he caught three passes (10, 9 and 11 yds.) that went for first downs. Putzier hauled in a highlight-reel worthy 34-yard touchdown in the first quarter vs. Hou. (11/7) as part of a two-catch, 48-yard (24.0 avg.) receiving day against the Texans. On his touchdown reception, Putzier caught the pass from Jake Plummer and then froze Texans cornerback Dunta Robinson with a stutter step along the left sideline before he raced in for the score. His speed turned a short catch into a career-long 38-yard reception in the second quarter vs. Atl. (10/31) during a two-catch, 47-yard (23.5 avg.) day against the Falcons. On Monday Night Football at Cin. (10/25), Putzier was held without a catch for only the second time this season. With three catches for 52 yards (17.3 avg.) along with his first career touchdown, Putzier led all Broncos in receiving at Oak. (10/17) while making his first start since the opener. Putzier’s day against the Raiders was highlighted by a 12-yard scoring catch in the first quarter as well as a 28-yard reception, which tied a career high, in the second quarter. He appeared on offense vs. Car. (10/10) but did not make a catch, marking the first game all season he was held without a reception. With his arms at full extension, Putzier held on to a Jake Plummer pass over the middle for a career-high 28 yards at T.B. (10/3) and finished the game with two catches for 42 yards (28.0 avg.). Putzier enjoyed a career day vs. S.D. (9/26) as he set personal bests in receptions (5), receiving yards (66) and longest catch (24 yards). His then-career-high 24-yard grab came in the third quarter of the Chargers’ game on a screen pass and helped him tie for the game high in receptions against the Chargers. Putzier’s two catches for 12 yards (6.0 avg.) at Jac. (9/19) came in the second quarter, with his second grab going for seven yards during Denver’s field-goal drive at the end of the first half. He made his second career start vs. K.C. (9/12) in the Broncos’ season opener and caught two passes for 25 yards (12.5), highlighted by an 18-yard catch during Denver’s 13-play, 87-yard touchdown drive in the fourth quarter that helped secure its victory.
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Putzier’s 2004 Totals Receiving G S No. Yds. Avg. LG TD K.C. (9/12)* 2 25 12.5 18 0 @Jac. (9/19) 2 12 6.0 7 0 S.D. (9/26) 5 66 13.2 24 0 @T.B. (10/3) 2 42 21.0 28 0 Car. (10/10) 0 0 0.0 — 0 @Oak. (10/17)* 3 52 17.3 28 1 @Cin. (10/25) 0 0 0.0 — 0 Atl. (10/31)* 2 47 23.5 38 0 Hou. (11/7)* 2 48 24.0 34T 1 @N.O. (11/21) 4 36 9.0 11 0 Oak. (11/28) 1 18 18.0 18 0 @S.D. (12/5) 1 39 39.0 39 0 Mia. (12/12) 2 30 15.0 19 0 @K.C. (12/19)* 3 30 10.0 16 0 @Tenn. (12/25) 4 60 15.0 34 0 15 5 33 505 15.3 39 2 Additional Statistics: Putzier recorded one miscellaneous tackle vs. K.C. (9/12/04). Putzier’s Career Totals Receiving G S No. Yds. Avg. LG TD 22 6 37 539 14.6 39 2 Additional Statistics: Putzier recorded one miscellaneous tackle vs. K.C. (9/12/04). He returned a kickoff for 16 yds. at Baltimore (10/26/03). Putzier’s Single-Game Career Bests: Receptions — 5 (vs. San Diego, 9/26/04); Receiving Yards — 66 (vs. San Diego, 9/26/04); Longest Reception — 39 (at San Diego, 12/5/04); Receiving Touchdowns — 1 (twice, last vs. Houston, 11/7/04).
OFFENSIVE LINE 69 • P.J. Alexander • G • 6-4 • 297 • 2 • Syracuse Regular Season Games Played/Games Started: 2004: 4/0; Career: 4/0 2004 Regular Season: Alexander has seen action in four games, playing on special teams at Tenn. (12/25), at K.C. (12/19), at Cin. (10/25) and vs. K.C. (9/12). He has dressed for all 15 games. Alexander’s 2004 Totals G S 4 0 Alexander’s Career Totals G S 4 0 65 • Cooper Carlisle • G/T • 6-5 • 295 • 5 • Florida Regular Season Games Played/Games Started: 2004: 15/3; Career: 62/5 2004 Regular Season: Carlisle has seen action on special teams in all 15 of Denver’s games this season and has played on the offensive line in five games (3 starts). Carlisle started his third consecutive game, the longest start streak of his career, at Tenn. (12/25) in a game in which Denver did not allow a sack for the eighth game this season and picked up two rushing scores. He started his second consecutive game at K.C. (12/19) in place of Dan Neil at right guard, helping the Broncos average 6.1 yards per rush against the Chiefs. Carlisle made his first start of the season and his first start since Dec. 28, 2003, (at Green Bay) in place of Dan Neil at right guard vs. Mia. (12/12). Against the Dolphins, he helped rookie Tatum Bell post the first 100-yard game of his career to mark only the second time in franchise history that three different Broncos have had at least one 100-yard game in a season. At Cin. (10/25) on Monday Night Football, he entered the game on the offensive line as an eligible receiver late in the second quarter on the play that resulted in Rod Smith’s touchdown reception. He replaced Dan Neil at right guard in the fourth quarter at Oak. (10/17) with Neil getting most of the quarter off. Carlisle’s 2004 Totals G S 15 3 Carlisle’s Career Totals G S 62 5 Additional Statistics: Carlisle has one reception (6 yds.) for a touchdown on a pass from Jake Plummer at San Diego (9/14/03).
70 • Tyson Clabo • G • 6-6 • 314 • R • Wake Forest Regular Season Games Played/Games Started: 2004: 0/0; Career: 0/0 2004 Regular Season: Clabo was signed to the Broncos’ active roster Dec. 21 after spending time on the Broncos’, Giants’ and Chargers’ practice squads this year. He was inactive at Tenn. (12/25). Clabo’s 2004 Totals G S 0 0
72 • George Foster • T • 6-5 • 338 • 2 • Georgia Regular Season Games Played/Games Started: 2004 15/15; Career: 16/15 2004 Regular Season: Foster has started all 15 of Denver’s games this season at right tackle and has not missed an offensive snap all season on a line that has given up only 14 sacks to tie for second in the NFL. Denver’s offensive line is on pace to allow 15 sacks, which would set a new team record (The 1971 Broncos allowed a record-low 22 sacks). Foster and the Broncos’ offensive line did not allow a sack for the eighth time this season at Tenn. (12/25) and Denver ran for two rushing scores against the Titans. He started at K.C. (12/19), helping the Broncos average 6.1 yards per rush against the Chiefs. Foster helped rookie Tatum Bell post the first 100-yard game of his career vs. Mia. (12/12), marking only the second time in franchise history that three different Broncos have had at least one 100-yard game in a season. He started at S.D. (12/5), clearing the way for two different Broncos to score rushing touchdowns for the first time this season. Despite slick conditions vs. Oak. (11/28) that were caused by a heavy snowfall, Foster and the Broncos’ offensive line did not yield a sack to the Raiders’ 3-4 defense. Foster’s blocking contributed to the Broncos holding an opponent without a sack for the fifth time at N.O. (11/21) while the offensive line also cleared the way for Reuben Droughns to rush for 166 yards. He protected Jake Plummer vs. Hou. (11/7) as the offensive line surrendered only one sack (-9 yds.) to the Texans. Foster was a part of franchise history vs. Atl. (10/31) in protecting Jake Plummer as he recorded the most passing yards in a single game in team history (ninth in NFL history) with 499 yards, and the lineman’s efforts resulted in a sackless game for the fourth time this season. His blocking helped Reuben Droughns rush for more than 110 yards for the third consecutive game on Monday Night Football at Cin. (10/25). Foster and the Broncos’ offensive line did not allow a sack for the third game this season at Oak. (10/17) in addition to clearing paths for Denver’s dominating run game, which accounted for 254 yards on 51 carries. Foster was part of a blocking effort vs. Car. (10/10) that paved the way for Reuben Droughns to post the ninth-highest single-game rushing total (193 yards) by a Bronco in franchise history during the regular season. Additionally, Foster held Panthers defensive end Julius Peppers without a sack. For the second time this season in Denver’s game at T.B. (10/3), Foster helped the Broncos hold their opponent without a sack. In Denver’s game vs. S.D. (9/26), Foster and the rest of Denver’s offensive line held the Chargers to only one sack for -3 yards. He played a role in the Broncos not allowing a sack at Jac. (9/19). Foster made his first NFL start at right tackle in Denver’s season opener vs. K.C. (9/12) and was part of a blocking effort that paved the way for Quentin Griffin to set a franchise record for most rushing yards in a season opener with a game-high 156 yards along with two rushing touchdowns. Foster’s 2004 Totals G S 15 15 Additional Statistics: Foster has one miscellaneous tackle in 2004. Foster’s Career Totals G S 16 15
74 • Cornell Green • T • 6-6 • 315 • 5 • Central Florida Regular Season Games Played/Games Started: 2004 0/0; Career: 24/8 2004 Regular Season: Green has been inactive for 13 of 15 games this year and has not played in 2004. He dressed in two games: at Tenn. (12/25) and at K.C. (12/19). He was hampered early in the season by a groin injury that he suffered late in the preseason. Green’s 2004 Totals G S 0 0 Green’s Career Totals G S 24 8 50 • Ben Hamilton • G/C • 6-4 • 283 • 4 • Minnesota Regular Season Games Played/Games Started: 2004: 15/15; Career: 47/47 2004 Regular Season: Hamilton has started all 15 of the Broncos’ games at left guard and has not missed an offensive snap all season on a line that has given up only 14 sacks to tie for second in the
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NFL. Denver’s offensive line is on pace to allow 15 sacks, which would set a new team record (The 1971 Broncos allowed a record-low 22 sacks). Hamilton and the Broncos’ offensive line did not allow a sack for the eighth time this season at Tenn. (12/25) and Denver ran for two rushing scores against the Titans. He started at K.C. (12/19), helping the Broncos average 6.1 yards per rush against the Chiefs. Hamilton helped rookie Tatum Bell post the first 100-yard game of his career vs. Mia. (12/12), marking only the second time in franchise history that three different Broncos have had at least one 100-yard game in a season. He started at S.D. (12/5), clearing the way for two different Broncos to score rushing touchdowns for the first time this season. Despite slick conditions vs. Oak. (11/28) that were caused by a heavy snowfall, Hamilton and the Broncos’ offensive line did not yield a sack to the Raiders’ 3-4 defense. His blocking contributed to the Broncos holding an opponent without a sack for the fifth time at N.O. (11/21) while the offensive line also cleared the way for Reuben Droughns to rush for 166 yards. He protected Jake Plummer vs. Hou. (11/7) as the offensive line surrendered only one sack (-9 yds.) to the Texans. Hamilton was a part of franchise history vs. Atl. (10/31) in protecting Jake Plummer as he recorded the most passing yards in a single game in team history (ninth in NFL history) with 499 yards, and the lineman’s efforts resulted in a sackless game for the fourth time this season. On Monday Night Football at Cin. (10/25), he was a part of a blocking effort that paved the way for Reuben Droughns to rush for more than 110 yards for the third consecutive game. Hamilton’s blocking played a role in the Broncos not allowing a sack for the third game this season at Oak. (10/17) in addition to clearing paths for Denver’s dominating run game, which accounted for 254 yards on 51 carries. In Denver’s comeback win vs. Car. (10/10), Hamilton helped solidify the interior of Denver’s offensive line for Reuben Droughns in the running back’s 193-yard rushing effort that marked the ninth-highest single-game rushing total by a Bronco in franchise history during the regular season. For the second time this season at T.B. (10/3), Hamilton and Denver’s offensive line did not surrender a sack to its opponent. He was part of a blocking effort vs. S.D. (9/26) that held the Chargers to only one sack for -3 yds. At Jac. (9/19), Hamilton and Denver’s offensive line held the Jaguars without a sack. He was a part of a blocking effort vs. K.C. (9/12) that paved the way for Quentin Griffin to set a franchise record for most rushing yards in a season opener with a game-high 156 yards along with two rushing touchdowns. Hamilton’s 2004 Totals G S 15 15 Additional Statistics: He recovered a fumble vs. Atlanta (10/31). Hamilton recorded a miscellaneous tackle on an interception return at Cincinnati (10/25/04). Hamilton’s Career Totals G S 47 47 78 • Matt Lepsis • T • 6-4 • 290 • 8 • Colorado Regular Season Games Played/Games Started: 2004: 15/15; Career: 111/94 2004 Regular Season: Lepsis has started all 15 of Denver’s games at left tackle and has not missed an offensive snap all season on a line that has given up only 14 sacks to tie for second in the NFL. Denver’s offensive line is on pace to allow 15 sacks, which would set a new team record (The 1971 Broncos allowed a record-low 22 sacks). Lepsis and the Broncos’ offensive line did not allow a sack for the eighth time this season at Tenn. (12/25) and Denver ran for two rushing scores against the Titans. He started at K.C. (12/19), helping the Broncos average 6.1 yards per rush against the Chiefs. Lepsis helped rookie Tatum Bell post the first 100-yard game of his career vs. Mia. (12/12), marking only the second time in franchise history that three different Broncos have had at least one 100-yard game in a season. He started at S.D. (12/5), clearing the way for two different Broncos to score rushing touchdowns for the first time this season. Despite slick conditions vs. Oak. (11/28) that were caused by a heavy snowfall, Lepsis and the Broncos’ offensive line did not yield a sack to the Raiders’ 3-4 defense. He spent much of the game blocking the Raiders’ Warren Sapp. His blocking contributed to the Broncos holding an opponent without a sack for the fifth time at N.O. (11/21) while the offensive line also cleared the way for Reuben Droughns to rush for 166 yards. He protected Jake Plummer vs. Hou. (11/7) as the offensive line surrendered only one sack (-9 yds.) to the Texans. Lepsis was a part of franchise history vs. Atl. (10/31) in protecting Jake Plummer as he recorded the most passing yards in a single game in team history (ninth in NFL history) with 499 yards, and the lineman’s efforts resulted in a sackless game for the fourth time this season. Behind Lepsis and the rest of the Broncos’ offensive line, Reuben Droughns rushed for more than 110 yards for the third consecutive game at Cin. (10/25) on Monday Night Football. Lepsis contributed to a standout performance by Denver’s offensive line at Oak. (10/17) as it held an opponent without a sack for the third game this season and cleared paths for Denver’s dominating run game, which accounted for 254 yards on 51 carries. Lepsis and the rest of Denver’s offensive line cleared the way for Reuben Droughns to rush for 193 yards vs. Car. (10/10) to mark the ninth-highest single-game rushing total by a Bronco in franchise history during the regular season. Playing in his 100th career game at T.B. (10/3), Lepsis held Pro Bowl defensive end Simeon Rice without a sack as the Broncos did not surrender a sack for the second game this season. Along with the rest of Denver’s starters vs. S.D. (9/26), Lepsis helped hold the Chargers to only one sack for -3 yds. He protected Jake Plummer at Jac. (9/19) as the Jaguars were unable to record a sack during the game. In the Broncos’ season opener vs. K.C. (9/12), Lepsis was part of a blocking effort that paved the way for Quentin Griffin to set a franchise record for most rushing yards in a season opener with a game-high 156 yards along with two rushing touchdowns.
Lepsis’ 2004 Totals G S 15 15 Lepsis’ Career Totals G S 111 94 66 • Tom Nalen • C • 6-3 • 286 • 11 • Boston College Regular Season Games Played/Games Started: 2004: 15/15; Career: 156/150 2004 Regular Season: One of the most decorated offensive linemen in franchise history, Nalen has been Denver’s starting center for all 15 of its games and has not missed an offensive snap all season on a line that has given up only 14 sacks to tie for second in the NFL. Denver’s offensive line is on pace to allow 15 sacks, which would set a new team record (The 1971 Broncos allowed a record-low 22 sacks). Nalen and the Broncos’ offensive line did not allow a sack for the eighth time this season at Tenn. (12/25) and Denver ran for two rushing scores against the Titans. He started at K.C. (12/19), helping the Broncos average 6.1 yards per rush against the Chiefs. Nalen helped rookie Tatum Bell post the first 100-yard game of his career vs. Mia. (12/12), marking only the second time in franchise history that three different Broncos have had at least one 100-yard game in a season. He started at S.D. (12/5), clearing the way for two different Broncos to score rushing touchdowns for the first time this season. Despite slick conditions vs. Oak. (11/28) that were caused by a heavy snowfall, Nalen and the Broncos’ offensive line did not yield a sack to the Raiders’ 3-4 defense. Nalen’s blocking contributed to the Broncos holding an opponent without a sack for fifth time at N.O. (11/21) while the offensive line also cleared the way for Reuben Droughns to rush for 166 yards. He protected Jake Plummer vs. Hou. (11/7) as the offensive line surrendered only one sack (-9 yds.) to the Texans. Nalen was a part of franchise history vs. Atl. (10/31) in protecting Jake Plummer as he recorded the most passing yards in a single game in team history (ninth in NFL history) with 499 yards, and the lineman’s efforts resulted in a sackless game for the fourth time this season. He helped Reuben Droughns rush for more than 110 yards for the third consecutive game at Cin. (10/25) on Monday Night Football. Nalen’s play at Oak. (10/17) was crucial in the Broncos holding an opponent without a sack for the third game this season, and he cleared paths for Denver’s dominating run game, which accounted for 254 yards on 51 carries. He anchored the Broncos’ offensive line vs. Car. (10/10) as it blocked for Reuben Droughns during his 193-yard rushing effort, which marked the ninth-highest single-game rushing total by a Bronco in franchise history. For the second time this season at T.B. (10/3), Nalen and Denver’s line held an opponent without a sack. Against the Chargers vs. S.D. (9/26), Nalen and the Broncos’ offensive line allowed only one sack for -3 yds. The veteran anchored the Broncos’ offensive line at Jac. (9/19) as the unit did not surrender a sack during the game. He started vs. K.C. (9/12) and was a part of a blocking effort that paved the way for Quentin Griffin to set a franchise record for most rushing yards in a season opener with a game-high 156 yards along with two touchdowns. Nalen’s 2004 Totals G S 15 15 Additional Statistics: Nalen has one miscellaneous tackle in 2004. Nalen’s Career Totals G S 156 150 Additional Statistics: Nalen caught a tipped pass for a 1-yd. loss at Oakland (10/19/97). 62 • Dan Neil • G • 6-2 • 285 • 8 • Texas Regular Season Games Played/Games Started: 2004: 13/12; Career: 108/104 2004 Regular Season: Neil has played at right guard in 13 games (12 starts) on a line that has given up only 14 sacks to tie for second in the NFL. Denver’s offensive line is on pace to allow 15 sacks, which would set a new team record (The 1971 Broncos allowed a record-low 22 sacks). At Tenn. (12/25), Neil was inactive. The guard was inactive at K.C. (12/19) for the first time since Dec. 28, 2003, at Green Bay. He was active but did not start vs. Mia. (12/12), marking the first time since his rookie year in 1997 that he was active and did not start in a game. Against the Dolphins, he appeared on special teams only. He started at S.D. (12/5), clearing the way for two different Broncos to score rushing touchdowns for the first time this season. Despite slick conditions vs. Oak. (11/28) that were caused by a heavy snowfall, Neil and the Broncos’ offensive line did not yield a sack to the Raiders’ 3-4 defense. Neil’s blocking contributed to the Broncos holding an opponent without a sack for the fifth time at N.O. (11/21) while the offensive line also cleared the way for Reuben Droughns to rush for 166 yards. He protected Jake Plummer vs. Hou. (11/7) as the offensive line surrendered only one sack (-9 yds.) to the Texans. Neil was a part of franchise history vs. Atl. (10/31) in protecting Jake Plummer as he recorded the most passing yards in a single game in team history (ninth in NFL history) with 499 yards, and the lineman’s efforts resulted in a sackless game for the fourth time this season. Along with the rest of Denver’s offensive line, Neil played a role in Reuben Droughns gaining more than 110 yards rushing for the third consecutive game at Cin. (10/25) on Monday Night Football. Neil helped Denver hold an opponent without a sack for the third game this season at Oak. (10/17) in addition to clearing paths for Denver’s dominating run game, which accounted for 254 yards on 51 carries. He was given most of the fourth quarter off against the Raiders and was replaced on the line by Cooper Carlisle. In his
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100th career game, Neil played a role in Reuben Droughns’ 193-yard rushing day vs. Car. (10/10) that ranked as the ninth-highest single-game rushing total by a Bronco in franchise history during the regular season. He was part of a solid performance by the Broncos’ offensive line at T.B. (10/3), highlighted by the unit holding an opponent without a sack for the second time this season. Denver’s offensive line, assisted by Neil’s efforts, limited the Chargers to one sack for -3 yds. vs. S.D. (9/26). His play as was critical in the Broncos holding the Jaguars without a sack at Jac. (9/19). Neil started at right guard for Denver in its season opener vs. K.C. (9/12) and blocked for Quentin Griffin as he set a franchise record for most rushing yards in a season opener with a game-high 156 yards along with two touchdowns. Neil’s 2004 Totals G S 13 12 Neil’s Career Totals G S 108 104 63 • Tim Stuber • G • 6-5 • 315 • 2 • Colorado state Regular Season Games Played/Games Started: 2004: 0/0; Career: 0/0 2004 Regular Season: Clabo was signed to the Broncos’ active roster Dec. 22 from the Rams’ practice squad. He also had spent time on the Dolphins’ and Chiefs’ practice squads this season. He was inactive at Tenn. (12/25). Stuber’s 2004 Totals G S 0 0 Stuber’s Career Totals G S 0 0
DEFENSIVE LINE 92 • Marco Coleman • DE • 6-3 • 270 • 13 • Georgia Tech Regular Season Games Played/Games Started: 2004: 15/15; Career: 199/184 2004 Regular Season: Coleman has shown no signs of slowing down in his 13th NFL season, starting all 15 Denver games to mark his first starting action since 2002. The veteran has totaled 46 tackles (29 solo) on the year, which is the second-highest total among Broncos defensive linemen, 2.5 sacks (-14.5 yds.), one forced fumble, one fumble recovery and one pass breakup. His play has been a major reason why Denver’s defense continues to perform at a high level despite the absence of Trevor Pryce due to injury. At Tenn. (12/25), he posted two tackles (1 solo). Coleman added two tackles and half a sack at K.C. (12/19) with he and Mario Fatafehi combining to bring down quarterback Trent Green for a loss of five yards in the second quarter. He posted his second sack of the season (-9 yds.) vs. Mia. (12/12) when he pulled down Dolphins quarterback A.J. Feeley and forced a fumble on that first-quarter play. He finished the Dolphins game with two tackles (both solo). Coleman recovered his first fumble of the season at S.D. (12/5) that set up Denver’s first touchdown, and he finished the game with one tackle. Coleman tallied three tackles (all solo) vs. Oak. (11/28) in snowy, frigid conditions. He added two tackles (2 solo) and a pass breakup at N.O. (11/21) while helping limit Saints running back Deuce McAllister to only 42 yards rushing. Coleman recorded his second consecutive two-tackle game (both solo) vs. Hou. (11/7), including his first sack of the season (-3 yds.) on Texans quarterback David Carr in the second quarter. He contributed two tackles (both solo) vs. Atl. (10/31). Coleman recorded four tackles (1 solo) on Monday Night Football at Cin. (10/25). At Oak. (10/17), he made a tackle for a loss as the Broncos held the Raiders to only 31 yards rushing in the game. He finished the Broncos’ game vs. Car. (10/10) with eight tackles (3 solo), marking the second-highest tackle total on the team that day, to lead the Broncos’ run defense in limiting the Panthers to only 64 rushing yards. He contributed one tackle in the Broncos’ win at T.B. (10/3). Starting at left end in place of Trevor Pryce (herniated disc) for the second consecutive week, Coleman led an inspired Denver defense vs. S.D. (9/26) by tying for the team-high with nine tackles (8 solo) and helping to hold LaDainian Tomlinson to his lowest rushing total (60 yds.) in 15 games. Coleman started at left end at Jac. (9/19) and totaled four tackles (three solo) in limiting Jacksonville to only 67 yards rushing on 22 carries (3.0). The veteran started at left defensive end vs. K.C. (9/12), making three tackles (2 solo) in his first start since 2002.
Coleman’s 2004 Totals G S UT A TT S-Yds I-Yds PD FF FR K.C. (9/12)* 2 1 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 @Jac. (9/19)* 1 3 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 S.D. (9/26)* 8 1 9 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 @T.B. (10/3)* 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Car. (10/10)* 3 5 8 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 @Oak. (10/17)* 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 @Cin. (10/25)* 1 3 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Atl. (10/31)* 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Hou. (11/7)* 2 0 2 1-3 0-0 0 0 0 @N.O. (11/21)* 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 Oak. (11/28)* 3 0 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 @S.D. (12/5)* 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 Mia. (12/12)* 2 0 2 1-9 0-0 0 1 0 @K.C. (12/19)* 0 2 2 .5-2.5 0-0 0 0 0 @Tenn. (12/25)* 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 15 15 29 17 46 2.5-14.5 0-0 1 1 1 Coleman’s Career Totals G S UT A TT S-Yds I-Yds PD FF FR 199 184 497 205 702 64.5-424.5 1-2 18 21 4 94 • Luther Elliss • DT • 6-5 • 318 • 10 • Utah Regular Season Games Played/Games Started: 2004: 8/0; Career: 134/119 2004 Regular Season: Elliss has totaled six tackles (all solo) and two sacks (-11 yds.) in eight games before being placed on injured reserve Dec. 17 with a herniated disc in his lower back. An injury to his calf muscle forced him inactive at S.D. (12/5), vs. Oak. (11/28) and at N.O. (11/21). Elliss pulled down quarterback David Carr vs. Hou. (11/7) for a 6-yard loss on third down in the second quarter to force a punt, and the play marked his only tackle of the game. In Denver’s game vs. Atl. (10/31), Elliss made one solo tackle while being used in a reserve role. The veteran made a tackle for a loss on Monday Night Football at Cin. (10/25). Ellis rotated in at defensive tackle at Oak. (10/17) to make his first sack of the season (-5 yds.) in a two-tackle game. The veteran appeared sparingly on defense vs. Car. (10/10) but created pressure on Panthers quarterback Jake Delhomme to force a key third-down incompletion in the fourth quarter. Elliss saw time in the Broncos’ rotation at defensive tackle against the Buccaneers at T.B. (10/3). He was part of a Denver defensive effort vs. S.D. (9/26) that held LaDainian Tomlinson to his lowest rushing total (60 yds.) in 15 games. He was used frequently on third-down situations as a reserve at Jac. (9/19) and had one tackle in his only action this season. Elliss was limited in practice with a pectoral muscle injury leading up to the game vs. K.C. (9/12) and was inactive against the Chiefs. Elliss’ 2004 Totals G S UT A TT S-Yds I-Yds PD FF FR K.C. (9/12) Inactive (Pectoral Muscle) @Jac. (9/19) 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 S.D. (9/26) 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 @T.B. (10/3) 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Car. (10/10) 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 @Oak. (10/17) 2 0 2 1-5 0-0 0 0 0 @Cin. (10/25) 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Atl. (10/31) 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Hou. (11/7) 1 0 1 1-6 0-0 0 0 0 @N.O. (11/21) Inactive (calf injury) Oak. (11/28) Inactive (calf injury) @S.D. (12/5) Inactive (calf injury) Mia. (12/12) Inactive (calf injury) Placed on Injured Reserve Dec. 17 (herniated disc – lower back) 8 0 6 0 6 2-11 0-0 0 0 0 Elliss’ Career Totals G S UT A TT S-Yds I-Yds PD FF FR 134 119 272 190 462 29-195 0-0 12 8 5 68 • Mario Fatafehi • DT • 6-2 • 300 • 4 • Kansas State Regular Season Games Played/Games Started: 2004: 15/15; Career: 44/25 2004 Regular Season: Fatafehi has been the Broncos’ starting left defensive tackle through 15 games and has totaled 31 tackles (20 solo) with 2,5 sacks (-22.0 yds.), one pass breakup and his first career fumble recovery. He split a sack with (-3 yds.) with linebacker Al Wilson at Tenn. (12/25) and finished the game with three tackles (1 solo). He made four tackles (2 solo) at K.C. (12/19) and combined with Marco Coleman to sack Trent Green for a loss of five yards in the second quarter. Fatafehi had consecutive two-tackle games vs. Mia. (12/12) and at S.D. (12/5). Fatafehi contributed one tackle vs. Oak. (11/28). In a start at N.O. (11/21), he contributed a solo tackle and played a part in Denver’s defense limiting Saints running back Deuce McAllister to only 42 rushing yards. He recorded one assisted tackle vs. Hou. (11/7). He tallied Denver’s only sack of Michael Vick vs. Atl. (10/31) in a four-tackle (all solo) game that led all Broncos linemen. Fatafehi pulled down Vick for a loss of five yards in the third quarter to facilitate a punt that aided Denver’s comeback attempt. On Monday Night Football at Cin. (10/25), he made one tackle (solo) against the Bengals. Fatafehi broke up his first pass this
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season and made a tackle at Oak. (10/17) as the Broncos held the Raiders to only 31 yards rushing in the game. During Denver’s comeback victory vs. Car. (10/10), he made two tackles (both solo) as the Broncos held Carolina to only 64 yards rushing. Fatafehi helped Denver earn a tough road victory at T.B. (10/3) with two tackles. Along with making a tackle, he recovered his first career fumble off Drew Brees after the quarterback was hit by Kenoy Kennedy and took it eight yards vs. S.D. (9/26). He was part of a Broncos defensive effort that limited Chargers running back LaDainian Tomlinson to his lowest rushing total (60 yds.) in 15 games. At Jac. (9/19), he stopped Jaguars running back Fred Taylor behind the line of scrimmage in the third quarter on the way to making three tackles (2 solo). Fatafehi played a role in limiting Jacksonville to only 67 yards rushing on 22 carries (3.0). Starting at left defensive tackle vs. K.C. (9/12) in the season opener, Fatafehi totaled three tackles (1 solo) and half a sack for -11.5 yards. He and defensive end Reggie Hayward combined to sack Chiefs QB Trent Green for -23 yards in the first quarter with the Chiefs near midfield. Fatafehi’s 2004 Totals G S UT A TT S-Yds I-Yds PD FF FR K.C. (9/12)* 1 2 3 .5-11.5 0-0 0 0 0 @Jac. (9/19)* 2 1 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 S.D. (9/26)* 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 @T.B. (10/3)* 0 2 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Car. (10/10)* 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 @Oak. (10/17)* 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 @Cin. (10/25)* 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Atl. (10/31)* 4 0 4 1-5 0-0 0 0 0 Hou. (11/7)* 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 @N.O. (11/21)* 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Oak. (11/28)* 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 @S.D. (12/5)* 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Mia. (12/12)* 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 @K.C. (12/19)* 2 2 4 .5-2.5 0-0 0 0 0 @Tenn. (12/25)* 1 2 3 .5-3 0-0 0 0 0 15 15 20 11 31 2.5-22.0 0-0 1 0 1 Additional Statistics: Fatafehi recovered a fumble and returned it eight yards vs. San Diego (9/26/04). Fatafehi’s Career Totals G S UT A TT S-Yds I-Yds PD FF FR 44 25 57 35 92 5-36.5 0-0 3 1 1 Additional Statistics: Fatafehi returned a kickoff for no gain vs. Chicago (11/23/03). 98 • Reggie Hayward • DE • 6-5 • 270 • 4 • Iowa State Regular Season Games Played/Games Started: 2004: 15/14; Career: 46/19 • Hayward leads the Broncos with 9.5 sacks (-65.5 yds.), and his 58 tackles (43 solo) lead the team’s linemen. • His three sacks (-23.0 yds.) at Tenn. (12/25) tied a career high set Dec. 9, 2001, vs. Seattle.• His 76-yard interception return, the first of his career, at N.O. (11/21) was the longest non-scoring interception return in team history and was the fourth-longest overall interception return by a Bronco. • His four-game streak with at least one (1.0) sack this season was the longest by a Bronco since Alfred Williams in 1996.
2004 Regular Season: Hayward has been Denver’s top pass-rushing threat through 15 games (14 starts) and leads the team in sacks (9.5 for -65.5 yds.) while totaling 58 tackles (43 solo), which lead Denver’s defensive linemen, one interception (76 yds.), five pass breakups, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery. Hayward has shown remarkable consistency, posting a four-game streak with at least one (1.0) sack to mark the longest such streak by a Bronco since 1996 (DE Alfred Williams). With three sacks (-23.0 yds.) at Tenn. (12/25), he tied a career high set Dec. 9, 2001, vs. Seattle, and the pass rusher finished the Titans game with four tackles (all solo), a forced fumble on a sack and one pass breakup. At K.C. (12/19), Hayward recorded one tackle and a pass breakup. He added two tackles (both solo) vs. Mia. (12/12) but saw his four-game sack streak (the franchise’s longest since 1996 – DE Alfred Williams) come to an end. At S.D. (12/5), he sacked Drew Brees for a loss of nine yards in the second quarter to mark his fourth consecutive game with a sack and led the Broncos’ defensive linemen with five tackles (4 solo). He continued to create pressure on the quarterback vs. Oak. (11/28) with a 5-yard sack of Kerry Collins in the third quarter that was one of three tackles (all solo) against the Raiders. In the fourth quarter at N.O. (11/21), Hayward intercepted the first pass of his career late in the fourth quarter and took it 76 yards to the Saints’ 5-yard line. His 76-yard interception return was the longest non-scoring interception return in team history and was the fourth-longest overall interception return by a Bronco. He finished the game with three tackles (1 solo) and one sack (-3 yds.) while helping to limit Saints running back Deuce McAllister to only 42 rushing yards. He led all Broncos linemen with six tackles (5 solo) vs. Hou. (11/7), including a 3-yard sack on Texans quarterback David Carr that ended the first half. Hayward totaled three stops (all solo) vs. Atl. (10/31) and recovered a T.J. Duckett fumble that was forced by Al Wilson in the second quarter with the Falcons inside the Broncos’ 30-yard line. He led all Broncos linemen in tackles on Monday Night Football at Cin. (10/25) with six tackles (5 solo). Hayward recorded his 100th-career tackle in a five-tackle game (3 solo) at Oak. (10/17) as the Broncos held the Raiders to only 31 yards rushing. He contributed three tackles (two solo) in a start vs. Car. (10/10) as the Broncos’ run defense surrendered only 64 rushing yards. Hayward tied for the team-lead among linemen with three tackles (2 solo) at T.B. (10/3). He sacked Drew Brees
late in the fourth quarter for -7 yards vs. S.D. (9/26) and had four tackles (3 solo) for the Broncos, who held LaDainian Tomlinson to his lowest rushing total (60 yds.) in 15 games. He made his first start of the season at Jac. (9/19) and totaled six tackles (5 solo), tying a team high, with one sack (-4 yds.) at right defensive end in one of his finest performances as a pro. On the Jaguars’ first play of the game, Hayward sacked Jaguars quarterback Byron Leftwich, and the pass rusher followed that up with a tackle on Fred Taylor on the next play. He played a part in limiting Jacksonville to only 67 yards rushing on 22 carries (3.0). He had four tackles (1 solo) along with half a sack for -11.5 in Denver’s game vs. K.C. (9/12). Hayward and defensive tackle Mario Fatafehi combined to sack Kansas City QB Trent Green for -23 yards on a first-quarter drive that eventually would stall. Hayward’s 2004 Totals G S UT A TT S-Yds I-Yds PD FF FR K.C. (9/12) 1 3 4 .5-11.5 0-0 0 0 0 @Jac. (9/19)* 5 1 6 1-4 0-0 0 0 0 S.D. (9/26)* 3 1 4 1-7 0-0 0 0 0 @T.B. (10/3)* 2 1 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Car. (10/10)* 2 1 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 @Oak. (10/17)* 3 2 5 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 @Cin. (10/25)* 5 1 6 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 Atl. (10/31)* 3 0 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 Hou. (11/7)* 5 1 6 1-3 0-0 0 0 0 @N.O. (11/21)* 1 2 3 1-3 1-76 2 0 0 Oak. (11/28)* 3 0 3 1-5 0-0 1 0 0 @S.D. (12/5)* 4 1 5 1-9 0-0 0 0 0 Mia. (12/12)* 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 @K.C. (12/19)* 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 @Tenn. (12/25)* 4 0 4 3-23 0-0 1 1 0 15 14 43 15 58 9.5-65.5 1-76 5 1 1 Hayward’s Career Totals G S UT A TT S-Yds I-Yds PD FF FR 46 19 98 36 134 21-133.5 1-76 10 3 3 61 • Ellis Johnson • DT • 6-2 • 288 • 10 • Florida Regular Season Games Played/Games Started: 2004: 12/0; Career: 148/89
• Johnson intercepted Kerry Collins vs. Oak. (11/28) and returned the pass 32 yards for a touchdown. 2004 Regular Season: Johnson, who was acquired from the Atlanta Falcons in a trade on Sept. 20, has shown the talent that allowed him to lead all NFL interior linemen in sacks last season. In 12 games with Denver, he has 23 tackles (15 solo) with three sacks (-26 yds.), a 32-yard interception return for a touchdown and one pass breakup. Johnson notched his third sack (-11 yds.) of the season at Tenn. (12/25) in a two-tackle game. He added one tackle at K.C. (12/19). Johnson posted the 50th-sack of his career against A.J. Feeley in Denver’s game vs. Mia. (12/12) in a two-tackle (both solo) game. He played one of his most complete games since joining the Broncos at S.D. (12/5) with four tackles (2 solo). In the fourth quarter vs. Oak. (11/28), Johnson intercepted a Kerry Collins pass deflected by Monsanto Pope and raced 32 yards for the first score of his career in a two-tackle (one solo) game. He added one tackle at N.O. (11/21). Johnson was used extensively in the Broncos’ defensive line rotation vs. Hou. (11/7) and made one solo tackle. Rotated in at defensive tackle during pass-rush situations, Johnson recorded two tackles (1 solo) vs. Atl. (10/31). Johnson was involved in several quarterback pressures at Cin. (10/25) on Monday Night Football and added two tackles (both solo). He drilled Bengals quarterback Carson Palmer as he released a fourth-quarter pass, forcing an incompletion. He was used in pass-rush situations at Oak. (10/17) and made two tackles (1 solo) while recording a couple of quarterback pressures. He had several hits and pressures on quarterback Jake Delhomme vs. Car. (10/10) on the way to recording the Broncos’ lone sack (-10 yds.) against the Panthers and two tackles (both solo). He saw his first action as a Bronco at T.B. (10/3), where he made two tackles (1 solo) while rotating in at defensive tackle during several pass-rush situations. He ran down the Buccaneers’ Michael Pittman along the left sideline in the second quarter, limiting the back to a 1-yard gain. Johnson’s 2004 Totals G S UT A TT S-Yds I-Yds PD FF FR K.C. (9/12) Not With Team @Jac. (9/19) Not With Team S.D. (9/26) On Exempt/Commissioner Permission List @T.B. (10/3) 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Car. (10/10) 2 0 2 1-10 0-0 0 0 0 @Oak. (10/17) 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 @Cin. (10/25) 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Atl. (10/31) 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Hou. (11/7) 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 @N.O. (11/21) 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Oak. (11/28) 1 1 2 0-0 1-32T 1 0 0 @S.D. (12/5) 2 2 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Mia. (12/12) 2 0 2 1-5 0-0 0 0 0 @K.C. (12/19) 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 @Tenn. (12/25) 2 0 2 1-11 0-0 0 0 0 12 0 15 8 23 3-26 1-32T 1 0 0
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Johnson’s Career Totals G S UT A TT S-Yds I-Yds PD FF FR 148 89 288 267 555 51-341 3-49 14 5 4 99 • Raylee Johnson • DE • 6-3 • 272 • 12 • Arkansas Regular Season Games Played/Games Started: 2004: 13/1; Career: 158/54 2004 Regular Season: Johnson has been a reliable backup at defensive end in 13 games (1 start), making 18 tackles (11 solo) while recording one sack (-12 yds.), one forced fumble and two pass breakups. He briefly played at Tenn. (12/25) but did not record a defensive stop. At K.C. (12/19), he added one solo tackle. Johnson was used in a reserve role vs. Mia. (12/12), breaking up a pass and adding a solo tackle. At S.D. (12/5), his first game playing as the visitor at Qualcomm Stadium, he made two tackles (1 solo). Johnson chipped in one tackle vs. Oak. (11/28). He returned to action for the first time in two weeks at N.O. (11/21) but did not record a defensive statistic. For Denver’s game vs. Hou. (11/7), Johnson was inactive for the second consecutive contest. He was inactive for the first time this season vs. Atl. (10/31). Johnson played sparingly on defense at Cin. (10/25) on Monday Night Football. He contributed to a solid defensive effort at Oak. (10/17) with two tackles (1 solo). Johnson recorded a defensive stop in reserve action vs. Car. (10/10). He rotated in at defensive end at T.B. (10/3) to make three tackles, which tied for the team-high among linemen. In the Broncos’ game vs. S.D. (9/26), where he played 11 seasons, Johnson forced the ball out of Drew Brees’ hands while making his first sack of the season (-12 yds.) in the fourth quarter during his six-tackle (5 solo) day. Johnson and Denver held LaDainian Tomlinson, his former teammate, to his lowest rushing total (60 yds.) in 15 games. In Denver’s first road game of the year, Johnson contributed his first tackle at Jac. (9/19) as a reserve defensive end. Although he did not register a tackle vs. K.C. (9/12), Johnson started at right defensive end and broke up a Trent Green pass in the Broncos’ season opener. Johnson’s 2004 Totals G S UT A TT S-Yds I-Yds PD FF FR K.C. (9/12)* 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 @Jac. (9/19) 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 S.D. (9/26) 5 1 6 1-12 0-0 0 1 0 @T.B. (10/3) 0 3 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Car. (10/10) 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 @Oak. (10/17) 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 @Cin. (10/25) 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Atl. (10/31) Inactive Hou. (11/7) Inactive @N.O. (11/21) 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Oak. (11/28) 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 @S.D. (12/5) 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Mia. (12/12) 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 @K.C. (12/19) 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 @Tenn. (12/25) 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 13 1 11 7 18 1-12 0-0 2 1 0 Johnson’s Career Totals G S UT A TT S-Yds I-Yds PD FF FR 158 54 187 50 237 48-306.5 0-0 10 11 4 Additional Statistics: Has scored two touchdowns in his career with the Chargers. Returned a fumble 45 yards for a score at Denver (11/11/01) and recovered a fumble in the end zone for a touchdown vs. Houston (9/15/02). 95 • Anton Palepoi • DE • 6-3 • 283 • 3 • UNLV Regular Season Games Played/Games Started: 2004: 10/0; Career: 30/1 2004 Regular Season: Palepoi, who was signed Sept. 22, 2004, has shown his pass-rush ability in 10 games played this year with 23 tackles (16 solo) and three sacks (-19 yds.), which tie for the second-highest total on the Broncos. He also has three pass breakups on the year. Palepoi added a sack (-3 yds.) and a pass breakup in a three-tackle outing at Tenn. (12/25). He posted three tackles (2 solo) at K.C. (12/19). Palepoi had one of the strongest games of his career vs. Mia. (12/12) with four tackles (4 solo) and a pass breakup. At S.D. (12/5), he had tallied one assisted tackle. Palepoi frequently disrupted the Raiders’ passing game vs. Oak. (11/28) and made two tackles (both solo) on the night. His pressure on Saints quarterback Aaron Brooks at N.O. (11/21) on a fourth-quarter pass resulted in a Reggie Hayward interception that was returned 76 yards to the Saints’ 5-yard line, and he finished that game with one tackle. Palepoi saw substantial time in pass-rush situations vs. Hou. (11/7) and had several quarterback pressures, which resulted in him batting down a David Carr pass. He posted three tackles (1 solo) vs. Atl. (10/31) in seeing his most extensive action defensively since joining the Broncos. On Monday Night Football at Cin. (10/25), Palepoi recorded three tackles (2 solo), including a 1-yard stuff of Bengals running back Rudi Johnson late in the third quarter. He recorded two sacks (-16 yds.) in the second half as part of a three-tackle (2 solo) game at Oak. (10/17) while playing in his first game as a Bronco. Palepoi was inactive for the Broncos’ games vs. Car. (10/10), at T.B. (10/3) and vs. S.D. (9/26).
Palepoi’s 2004 Totals G S UT A TT S-Yds I-Yds PD FF FR K.C. (9/12) Not With Team @Jac. (9/19) Not With Team S.D. (9/26) Inactive @T.B. (10/3) Inactive Car. (10/10) Inactive @Oak. (10/17) 2 1 3 2-16 0-0 0 0 0 @Cin. (10/25) 2 1 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Atl. (10/31) 1 2 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Hou. (11/7) 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 @N.O. (11/21) 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Oak. (11/28) 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 @S.D. (12/5) 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Mia. (12/12) 4 0 4 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 @K.C. (12/19) 2 1 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 @Tenn. (12/25) 3 0 3 1-3 0-0 1 0 0 10 0 16 7 23 3-19 0-0 3 0 0 Palepoi’s Career Totals G S UT A TT S-Yds I-Yds PD FF FR 30 1 27 16 43 4-26 0-0 5 1 0 75 • Monsanto Pope • DT • 6-3 • 300 • 3 • Virginia Regular Season Games Played/Games Started: 2004: 15/14; Career: 45/20 2004 Regular Season: Pope’s play on the interior of Denver’s defensive line through 15 games (14 starts) has made it difficult for Broncos opponents to run the ball. This season, he has totaled 27 tackles (20 solo), one sack (-2 yds.) and one pass breakup. Pope added two tackles (both assisted) at Tenn. (12/25). He made one solo tackle at K.C. (12/19). Pope added an assisted tackle vs. Mia. (12/12) in a Broncos win. He made two tackles (both solo) at S.D. (12/5). Although he did not make any tackles vs. Oak. (11/28), Pope blocked an extra-point attempt by Sebastian Janikowski in the third quarter and tipped a Kerry Collins pass in the fourth quarter that was intercepted by Ellis Johnson and returned 32 yards for a touchdown. With the Broncos holding Saints running back Deuce McAllister to only 42 yards rushing at N.O. (11/21), he added one tackle in Denver’s dominating defensive performance. Pope had one assisted tackle vs. Hou. (11/7). He contributed two tackles (1 solo) vs. Atl. (10/31). He started at Cin. (10/25) on Monday Night Football but did not record a defensive tackle. In a start at Oak. (10/17), he helped limit the Raiders to only 31 rushing yards with one solo tackle. He solidified the interior of Denver’s defensive line with one solo tackle vs. Car. (10/10) as the Panthers were held to only 64 rushing yards. Pope tied for the team-lead in tackles among linemen with three (all solo) at T.B. (10/3). He had his first sack of the season (-2 yds.) on the game’s final play vs. S.D. (9/26) to go along with five solo tackles. Pope and the Broncos limited LaDainian Tomlinson to his lowest rushing total (60 yds.) in 15 games. With San Diego on the goal line in the third quarter, Pope stuffed Tomlinson for no gain on a run. Pope also negated a big gain on an end-around by San Diego by stopping the play for only a 3-yard gain. He helped fill the void created by defensive end/tackle Trevor Pryce’s absence at Jac. (9/19) with one solo tackle against the Jaguars in helping limit the team to only 67 yards rushing on 22 carries (3.0). He finished tied for second on the team and first among linemen with six tackles (4 solo) vs. K.C. (9/12). Pope’s 2004 Totals G S UT A TT S-Yds I-Yds PD FF FR K.C. (9/12) 4 2 6 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 @Jac. (9/19)* 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 S.D. (9/26)* 5 0 5 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 @T.B. (10/3)* 3 0 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Car. (10/10)* 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 @Oak. (10/17)* 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 @Cin. (10/25)* 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Atl. (10/31)* 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Hou. (11/7)* 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 @N.O. (11/21)* 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Oak. (11/28)* 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 @S.D. (12/5)* 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Mia. (12/12)* 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 @K.C. (12/19)* 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 @Tenn. (12/25)* 0 2 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 15 14 20 7 27 1-2 0-0 1 0 0 Pope’s Career Totals G S UT A TT S-Yds I-Yds PD FF FR 45 20 55 20 75 6-32 0-0 3 1 0 93 • Trevor Pryce • DE/DT • 6-5 • 295 • 8 • Clemson Regular Season Games Played/Games Started: 2004: 1/1; Career: 104/98 2004 Regular Season: Pryce has missed the last 14 games recovering from surgery to relieve a herniated disc in his lower back. Before the injury, he appeared in the season opener and recorded one tackle and one pass breakup. When he missed Denver’s game at Jac. (9/19), it marked the first game he has missed since Dec. 25, 1999, when he did not play at Detroit. Pryce recorded a start
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at right defensive tackle in the Broncos’ season opener vs. K.C. (9/12), moving inside to replace DT Luther Elliss, who was inactive with a right shoulder injury. Despite missing parts of the game against the Chiefs with back pain, he totaled a solo tackle and a pass breakup. Pryce’s 2004 Totals G S UT A TT S-Yds I-Yds PD FF FR K.C. (9/12)* 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 @Jac. (9/19) Inactive (lower back—herniated disc) S.D. (9/26) Inactive (lower back—herniated disc) @T.B. (10/3) Inactive (lower back—herniated disc) Car. (10/10) Inactive (lower back—herniated disc) @Oak. (10/17) Inactive (lower back—herniated disc) @Cin. (10/25) Inactive (lower back—herniated disc) Atl. (10/31) Inactive (lower back—herniated disc) Hou. (11/7) Inactive (lower back—herniated disc) @N.O. (11/21) Inactive (lower back—herniated disc) Oak. (11/28) Inactive (lower back—herniated disc) @S.D. (12/5) Inactive (lower back—herniated disc) Mia. (12/12) Inactive (lower back—herniated disc) @K.C. (12/19) Inactive (lower back—herniated disc) @Tenn. (12/25) Inactive (lower back—herniated disc) 1 1 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 Pryce’s Career Totals G S UT A TT S-Yds I-Yds PD FF FR 104 98 275 74 349 60-394 2-1 5 10 4 97 • Demetrin Veal • DT • 6-2 • 288 • 2 • Tennessee Regular Season Games Played/Games Started: 2004: 0/0; Career: 3/0 2004 Regular Season: Veal was signed off the Baltimore Ravens’ practice squad Dec. 18 and was inactive for Denver’s previous two games: at Tenn. (12/25) and at K.C. (12/19). Veal did not see any time on Baltimore’s active roster before joining the Broncos. Veal’s 2004 Totals G S UT A TT S-Yds I-Yds PD FF FR @K.C. (12/19) Inactive @Tenn. (12/25) Inactive 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Veal’s Career Totals G S UT A TT S-Yds I-Yds PD FF FR 3 0 3 1 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
LINEBACKERS 55 • Patrick Chukwurah • LB • 6-1 • 250 • 4 • Wyoming Regular Season Games Played/Games Started: 2004: 13/0; Career: 40/5 2004 Regular Season: Chukwurah’s primary position is a backup middle linebacker, but most of his action on defense this season has come as a defensive end during pass-rush situations. He has played in 13 games since recovering from a lower-back injury that kept him out of the season opener and has totaled four tackles (3 solo), one sack (-12 yds.), one forced fumble and one pass breakup as well as making five tackles on special teams to rank ninth on the Broncos. Chukwurah played on special teams and appeared at defensive end during a few passing plays at Tenn. (12/25) and at K.C. (12/19). He tallied a tackle on defense as an end as well as on special teams vs. Mia. (12/12). Chukwurah had a big day on special teams at S.D. (12/5) as he made two tackles on the unit, including a takedown of Chargers punt returner Tim Dwight on a 21-yard return. He showed his ability covering kickoffs vs. Oak. (11/28) by tackling J.R. Redmond at the end of a 31-yard second-quarter return. Along with forcing a fumble, Chukwurah registered his first sack of the season (-12 yds.) at N.O. (11/21) just before the two-minute warning of the first half on Saints quarterback Aaron Brooks as part of a two-tackles (1 solo) game. His pressure on Brooks on a fourth-quarter pass resulted in a Reggie Hayward interception that was returned 76 yards to the Saints’ 5-yard line. He made his first tackle of the season on special teams as well as defensively vs. Hou. (11/7) while also playing at defensive end. Chukwurah saw some snaps at defensive end in pass-rush situations vs. Atl. (10/31) and at Cin. (10/25) on Monday Night Football. He was inactive for Denver’s game at Oak. (10/17) with a quadriceps injury. During a crucial third-down attempt in the fourth quarter vs. Car. (10/10), Chukwurah lined up at defensive end and swatted Jake Delhomme’s arm to break up the pass for an incompletion. At T.B. (10/3), Chukwurah did not record a tackle but drilled the Buccaneers’ Brad Johnson just after the quarterback released the ball on a third-quarter completion. In Denver’s games vs. S.D. (9/26) and at Jac. (9/19), Chukwurah was used as a defensive end during pass-rush situations and also contributed on special teams. He was inactive for the Broncos’ season opener vs. K.C. (9/12) because of a lower-back injury.
Chukwurah’s 2004 Totals G S UT A TT S-Yds I-Yds PD FF FR K.C. (9/12) Inactive (lower back) @Jac. (9/19) 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 S.D. (9/26) 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 @T.B. (10/3) 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Car. (10/10) 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 @Oak. (10/17) Inactive (quadriceps) @Cin. (10/25) 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Atl. (10/31) 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Hou. (11/7) 1 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 @N.O. (11/21) 1 1 2 1-12 0-0 0 1 0 Oak. (11/28) 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 @S.D. (12/5) 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Mia. (12/12) 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 @K.C. (12/19) 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 @Tenn. (12/25) 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 13 0 3 1 4 1-12 0-0 1 1 0 Additional Statistics: Chukwurah has made five special teams tackles, including two at San Diego (12/5/04) Chukwurah’s Career Totals G S UT A TT S-Yds I-Yds PD FF FR 40 5 15 12 27 3.5-37 0-0 2 3 0 Additional Statistics: Special teams tackles (27). 53 • Louis Green • LB • 6-3 • 228 • 1 • Alcorn State Regular Season Games Played/Games Started: 2004: 5/0; Career: 5/0 2004 Regular Season: Green returned to the active roster Dec. 2 in a roster opening created when Lenny Walls was placed on injured reserve and has played in five games this season on special teams only, where he has made three tackles. Green posted a career-high two special teams tackles at Tenn. (12/25). He brought down Chiefs returner Dante Hall at K.C. (12/19) for the first special teams tackle of his career in a game in which he appeared on special teams only. He also played on special teams only vs. Mia. (12/12) and at S.D. (12/5). Before the Chargers’ game, he had been on the practice squad since Sept. 13. Green was signed from the practice squad a day before the game vs. K.C. (9/12) and appeared on special teams only against the Chiefs. Green’s 2004 Totals G S UT A TT S-Yds I-Yds PD FF FR 5 0 Special Teams Only Additional Statistics: Green has made three special teams tackles, including two at Tennessee (12/25/04).
58 • Terry Pierce • LB • 6-1 • 251 • 2 • Kansas StateRegular Season Games Played/Games Started: 2004: 14/0; Career: 17/0 2004 Regular Season: Pierce has seen action in 14 games this season for the Broncos, making three tackles on special teams while recording two tackles as a linebacker. At Tenn. (12/25) and at K.C. (12/19), he appeared on special teams only. In addition to his special teams duties, he briefly saw time at linebacker vs. Mia. (12/12). Pierce played on special teams only at S.D. (12/5) and vs. Oak. (11/28). He made his first two defensive tackles of the season at N.O. (11/21) and forced a fumble on special teams that was recovered by Roc Alexander on a first-quarter kickoff return by Michael Lewis. He also made a tackle on special teams in New Orleans. Pierce played on special teams only vs. Hou. (11/7), vs. Atl. (10/31) and at Cin. (10/25) on Monday Night Football. He briefly played at linebacker, his first defensive action in two games, at Oak. (10/17). He saw time on special teams only vs. Car. (10/10) and at T.B. (10/3). He pulled down Chargers return man Tim Dwight vs. S.D. (9/26) on a fourth-quarter kick return in addition to recording another special-teams stop for two total tackles that day. When Al Wilson missed a few plays with a twisted left ankle against the Chargers late in the game, Pierce saw time at linebacker. He was active but did not play at Jac. (9/19). After recovering from a knee injury that limited him at the end of the preseason, Pierce was in for a few plays defensively vs. K.C. (9/12) but did not register a tackle.
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Pierce’s 2004 Totals G S UT A TT S-Yds I-Yds PD FF FR K.C. (9/12) 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 @Jac. (9/19) Did Not Play S.D. (9/26) 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 @T.B. (10/3) Special Teams Only Car. (10/10) Special Teams Only @Oak. (10/17) 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 @Cin. (10/25) Special Teams Only Atl. (10/31) Special Teams Only Hou. (11/7) Special Teams Only @N.O. (11/21) 0 2 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Oak. (11/28) Special Teams Only @S.D. (12/5) Special Teams Only Mia. (12/12) 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 @K.C. (12/19) Special Teams Only @Tenn. (12/25) Special Teams Only 14 0 0 2 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Additional Statistics: He forced a fumble on special teams at New Orleans (11/21/04). He has three special teams tackles, including two vs. San Diego (9/26/04). Pierce’s Career Totals G S UT A TT S-Yds I-Yds PD FF FR 17 0 2 3 5 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Additional Statistics: He forced a fumble on special teams at New Orleans (11/21/04). Special teams tackles (3). 59 • Donnie Spragan • LB • 6-3 • 239 • 3 • Stanford Regular Season Games Played/Games Started: 2004: 15/13; Career: 47/21 2004 Regular Season: Spragan has been solid as Denver’s strong side linebacker for all 15 of its games (13 starts) this season and has 64 tackles (39 solo) along with one sack (-1 yds.), a forced fumble, fumble recovery and two pass breakups. He also has made two special teams tackles. Because Denver opened up at Tenn. (12/25) in a nickel package, Spragan did not start but did record two tackles (1 solo) against the Titans. At K.C. (12/19), he recorded a season-high eight tackles (5 solo) and a pass breakup while bringing down Chiefs returner Dante Hall on special teams. He posted consecutive three-tackle games vs. Mia. (12/12) and at S.D. (12/5). He recovered his first fumble of the season vs. Oak. (11/28) after Kelly Herndon jarred the ball loose from Raiders running back Justin Fargas in the third quarter. Spragan finished the game with two tackles (both solo) as well as a pass breakup. He made five tackles (4 solo) at N.O. (11/21) as part of a Denver defensive effort that limited Saints running back Deuce McAllister to only 42 yards rushing. He recorded four tackles (2 solo) vs. Hou. (11/7). In what was a busy day for the Broncos’ linebacking unit vs. Atl. (10/31) in attempting to contain Michael Vick, Spragan made seven tackles (4 solo). He recorded three tackles (all solo) on Monday Night Football at Cin. (10/25). He turned in a strong game at Oak. (10/17) with five tackles (3 solo) and his first career sack (-1 yd.) as the Broncos held the Raiders to 145 total yards. His six tackles (4 solo) were part of an outstanding effort by the Broncos’ run defense vs. Car. (10/10) that limited the Panthers to only 64 rushing yards. Spragan played well at T.B. (10/3), posting three tackles (1 solo). He created heavy pressure on Buccaneers quarterback Brad Johnson on a third-and-3 during Tampa Bay’s first possession of the game, hitting Johnson as he released the ball and forcing an incompletion. His four tackles (3 solo) vs. S.D. (9/26) played a part in limiting LaDainian Tomlinson to his lowest rushing total (60 yds.) in 15 games. At Jac. (9/19), he tied for second on the team with five tackles (2 solo) and forced the first fumble of his career. Making a start at strong side linebacker vs. K.C. (9/12), Spragan made four tackles (1 solo) against the Chiefs. Additionally, he made a special teams stop against the Chiefs. Spragan’s 2004 Totals G S UT A TT S-Yds I-Yds PD FF FR K.C. (9/12)* 1 3 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 @Jac. (9/19)* 2 3 5 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 S.D. (9/26)* 3 1 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 @T.B. (10/3)* 1 2 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Car. (10/10)* 4 2 6 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 @Oak. (10/17)* 3 2 5 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 @Cin. (10/25)* 3 0 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Atl. (10/31)* 4 3 7 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Hou. (11/7)* 2 2 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 @N.O. (11/21)* 4 1 5 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Oak. (11/28)* 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 @S.D. (12/5) 3 0 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Mia. (12/12)* 1 2 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 @K.C. (12/19)* 5 3 8 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 @Tenn. (12/25) 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 15 13 39 25 64 1-1 0-0 2 1 1 Additional Statistics: Spragan made a special teams tackle at Kansas City (12/19/04) and vs. Kansas City (9/12/04).
Spragan’s Career Totals G S UT A TT S-Yds I-Yds PD FF FR 47 21 95 45 140 1-1 0-0 8 1 2 Additional Statistics: Special teams tackles (24). Spragan forced a fumble at Oakland (12/22/02) on a kickoff return. Recovered a fumble on special teams at Indianapolis (12/21/03).
57 • Jashon Sykes • LB • 6-2 • 236 • 2 • Colorado Regular Season Games Played/Games Started: 2004: 3/0; Career: 19/8 2004 Regular Season: Sykes has appeared in three of the Broncos’ games this season, contributing mostly on special teams and seeing a few snaps on defense. Sykes was inactive for Denver’s last nine games: at Tenn. (12/25), at K.C. (12/19), vs. Mia. (12/12), at S.D. (12/5), vs. Oak. (11/28), at N.O. (11/21), vs. Hou. (11/7), vs. Atl. (10/31) and at Cin. (10/25). He was active for the first time in three games at Oak. (10/17) and played special teams only. He was inactive for Denver’s games vs. Car. (10/10), at T.B. (10/3) and vs. S.D. (9/26). He did not register a play on defense at Jac. (9/19) but did play on special teams. Sykes played sparingly on defense vs. K.C. (9/12) during the Broncos’ opening day win, seeing action on only a few plays. Sykes’ 2004 Totals G S UT A TT S-Yds I-Yds PD FF FR K.C. (9/12) 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 @Jac. (9/19) Special Teams Only S.D. (9/26) Inactive @T.B. (10/3) Inactive Car. (10/10) Inactive @Oak. (10/17) Special Teams Only @Cin. (10/25) Inactive Atl. (10/31) Inactive Hou. (11/7) Inactive @N.O. (11/21) Inactive Oak. (11/28) Inactive @S.D. (12/5) Inactive Mia. (12/12) Inactive @K.C. (12/19) Inactive 3 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Sykes’ Career Totals G S UT A TT S-Yds I-Yds PD FF FR 19 8 49 15 64 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 Additional Statistics: Special teams tackles (12). He recovered a fumble at Cincinnati (9/7/03) on a kickoff return. Sykes blocked a punt at Indianapolis (12/21/03). 52 • D.J. Williams • LB • 6-1 • 242 • R • Miami Regular Season Games Played/Games Started: 2004: 15/13; Career: 15/13 • Denver’s first-round draft choice in 2004, Williams is having an exceptional rookie season as he leads the Broncos in tackles with 109 (79 solo) as the Broncos’ starting weak side linebacker. • With a nine-tackle (8 solo) game at K.C. (12/19), he eclipsed the 100-tackle mark for the season. • He is on pace to be only the eighth regular starter as a rookie in the Mike Shanahan era and has a chance to be the first rookie under Coach Shanahan and second in team history to lead or tie the Broncos in tackles. • At Tenn. (12/25) on Christmas, Williams intercepted the first pass of his career and returned it 10 yards. 2004 Regular Season: Williams has contributed as much as any Broncos defensive rookie in recent history through 15 games (13 starts) as the team’s starting weak side linebacker and leads Denver in tackles with 109 (79 solo) while also recording two sacks (-13 yds.), one interception (10 yds.), nine pass breakups and one forced fumble. Additionally, he has made significant contributions to the Broncos’ special teams, recording eight tackles on the unit to rank fourth on the team. On Christmas at Tenn. (12/25), he intercepted the first pass of his career, returning it 10 yards, and posted a team-high seven tackles (5 solo) and three pass breakups along with two special teams tackles. Williams went above the 100-tackle mark for the season at K.C. (12/19) with nine stops (8 solo), one sack (-6 yds.) and the first forced fumble of his career. He drilled Chiefs quarterback Trent Green for a fourth-quarter sack, knocking the ball loose with his hit. For the second consecutive week vs. Mia. (12/12), the promising rookie lead the Broncos in tackles with 11 (8 solo). He enjoyed an outstanding game at S.D. (12/5), collecting a career and team-high 13 tackles (10 solo) in addition to making a tackle on special teams. Williams turned in a strong performance vs. Oak. (11/28) with seven tackles (5 solo), a pass breakup and a stop on special teams. He helped the Broncos limit Saints running back Deuce McAllister to only 42 yards rushing at N.O. (11/21) with three tackles (2 solo) in the Broncos’ win. In Denver’s game vs. Hou. (11/7), he recorded his eighth game of the season with five or more tackles as he made six stops (4 solo) and broke up a David Carr pass. He did not start against the Texans because Denver chose to open the game with three cornerbacks. Williams had a strong showing vs. Atl. (10/31) with seven tackles (4 solo), including three stops behind the line of scrimmage. He drilled Falcons quarterback Michael Vick as he released the ball on a second-quarter blitz to force an errant throw. He also
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chased down Vick from behind for a 5-yard loss in the first quarter. In his first-ever game on Monday Night Football at Cin. (10/25), Williams made seven tackles (4 solo), broke up a pass and totaled three tackles on special teams. The rookie showed his closing speed to break up a third-quarter pass intended for Bengals receiver T.J. Houshmandzadeh. He led Denver with eight tackles (5 solo) at Oak. (10/17) as the Broncos held the Raiders to only 145 total yards. Williams’ bone-jarring hit on Raiders running back Zack Crockett in the first quarter brought the back down for no gain. His six tackles (5 solo) vs. Car. (10/10) were part of a strong Broncos defensive effort that limited the Panthers to only 64 yards rushing. Williams led Denver with nine tackles (8 solo) at T.B. (10/3) in a game that saw him make several big hits. He had a huge hit on the Buccaneers’ Mike Alstott late in the first half that sent the fullback backward for only a 1-yard gain after he caught a screen pass. A few plays earlier, Williams showed his speed by running across the field, behind the Buccaneers’ offensive line, to chase down Jamel White for a 2-yard gain. In posting five tackles (2 solo) vs. S.D. (9/26), he helped limit LaDainian Tomlinson to his lowest rushing total (60 yds.) in 15 games. He also had a special teams tackle against the Chargers. He recorded the first sack of his career in the fourth quarter at Jac. (9/19) when he pulled down Jaguars running back LaBrandon Toefield on a passing play for a loss of seven yards. Williams finished the game against the Jaguars with four tackles (2 solo). Williams became the first Bronco rookie to start on opening day since 1998 when he started at weakside linebacker vs. K.C. (9/12). He led the team with seven tackles (all solo), including several open-field hits on Chiefs Pro Bowl running back Priest Holmes. He also broke up a pass in the season opener. Williams’ 2004 Totals G S UT A TT S-Yds I-Yds PD FF FR K.C. (9/12)* 7 0 7 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 @Jac. (9/19)* 2 2 4 1-7 0-0 0 0 0 S.D. (9/26)* 2 3 5 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 @T.B. (10/3)* 8 1 9 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Car. (10/10)* 5 1 6 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 @Oak. (10/17)* 5 3 8 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 @Cin. (10/25)* 4 3 7 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 Atl. (10/31)* 4 3 7 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 Hou. (11/7) 4 2 6 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 @N.O. (11/21)* 2 1 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Oak. (11/28) 5 2 7 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 @S.D. (12/5)* 10 3 13 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 Mia. (12/12)* 8 3 11 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 @K.C. (12/19)* 8 1 9 1-6 0-0 0 1 0 @Tenn. (12/25)* 5 2 7 0-0 1-10 3 0 0 15 13 79 30 109 2-13 1-10 9 1 0 Additional Statistics: Williams has eight special teams tackles, including three at Cincinnati (10/25/04). 56 • Al Wilson • LB • 6-0 • 240 • 6 • Tennessee Regular Season Games Played/Games Started: 2004: 15/15; Career: 94/88
• Wilson’s 98 tackles (64 solo) rank second on the Broncos. • Along with safety John Lynch, he was selected as Denver’s co-defensive captain by his teammates. • At N.O. (11/21), Wilson intercepted a pass for the first time since Dec. 10, 2000, vs. Seattle, and returned it seven yards for his first-career touchdown. 2004 Regular Season: Wilson has anchored the Broncos’ defense through 15 games (15 starts) this season and is the undisputed emotional leader of the unit. Selected as a Broncos co-defensive captain by his teammates, Wilson ranks second on the Broncos in tackles with 98 (64 solo) while also making 2.5 sacks (-20 yds.), intercepting two passes (17 yds., including a touchdown), breaking up four passes and forcing two fumbles. At Tenn. (12/25), he split a sack (-3 yds.) with defensive tackle Mario Fatafehi in a four-tackle (3 solo) outing. He sacked Chiefs quarterback Trent Green at K.C. (12/19) for a 7-yard loss in the second quarter, forcing a fumble on the play in his seven-tackle (6 solo). Wilson posted his second interception of the year in a five-tackle (3 solo) game vs. Mia. (12/12). He picked off the Dolphins’ A.J. Feeley on the first play of the second quarter for a 10-yard return that set up a Broncos field goal. He added six tackles (4 solo) at S.D. (12/5). Wilson tallied eight tackles (5 solo) vs. Oak. (11/28), including a bone-jarring stop on running back Tyrone Wheatley on a 4th-and-1 in the first quarter. At N.O. (11/21), Wilson intercepted a second-quarter Aaron Brooks pass and returned it seven yards for a touchdown, marking his first interception since Dec. 10, 2000, vs. Seattle, and the first score of his career. Earlier in the game, he drilled Saints running back Deuce McAllister, who managed only 42 rushing yards, for a 3-yard loss on a screen pass, and he finished the day with eight tackles (6 solo). He tied for the team high in tackles with nine (6 solo) vs. Hou. (11/7), including three tackles for a loss. He showed great range in breaking up a David Carr pass against the Texans. Wilson led Denver’s linebackers with eight tackles (5 solo) vs. Atl. (10/31). He pried the ball loose from Falcons running back T.J. Duckett after his run brought Atlanta inside Denver’s 30-yard line in the second quarter, and teammate Reggie Hayward recovered the ball to register the turnover for Denver. Wilson tallied a team-high 10 tackles (6 solo) at Cin. (10/25) on Monday Night Football, including a sack for -10 yds. on an impressive second-quarter series in which Denver forced the Bengals to lose 11 yards on three plays when Cincinnati was inside the Broncos’ 25-yard line. Wilson recorded four stops (2 solo) in a Broncos defensive effort at Oak. (10/17) that held the Raiders to only 145 total yards. He posted his 21st-career double-digit tackle game in his strongest outing of the year vs. Car. (10/10) with a team-high 10 tackles (7 solo) that helped limit the Panthers to only 64 yards rushing. At T.B. (10/3), Wilson recorded five tackles (2 solo) in a hard-fought Broncos win. He led all Broncos linebackers with eight
tackles (4 solo) vs. S.D. (9/26) while helping limit LaDainian Tomlinson to his lowest rushing total (60 yds.) in 15 games. Wilson twisted his left ankle late in the game vs. San Diego but returned to help seal the victory. He stopped Tomlinson for no gain on a huge first-quarter hit. The linebacker broke up his first pass of the season at Jac. (9/19) and added an assisted tackle in the Broncos’ dominating defensive effort against the Jaguars. Wilson started at middle linebacker vs. K.C. (9/12) and had five tackles (all solo) to raise his career solo tackle total over 500. He had to be helped off the field at the half with leg cramps and was hampered by them in the second half against the Chiefs. Wilson’s 2004 Totals G S UT A TT S-Yds I-Yds PD FF FR K.C. (9/12)* 5 0 5 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 @Jac. (9/19)* 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 S.D. (9/26)* 4 4 8 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 @T.B. (10/3)* 2 3 5 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Car. (10/10)* 7 3 10 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 @Oak. (10/17)* 2 2 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 @Cin. (10/25)* 6 4 10 1-10 0-0 0 0 0 Atl. (10/31)* 5 3 8 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 Hou. (11/7)* 6 3 9 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 @N.O. (11/21)* 6 2 8 0-0 1-7 1 0 0 Oak. (11/28)* 5 3 8 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 @S.D. (12/5)* 4 2 6 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Mia. (12/12)* 3 2 5 0-0 1-10 1 0 0 @K.C. (12/19)* 6 1 7 1-7 0-0 0 1 0 @Tenn. (12/25)* 3 1 4 .5-3 0-0 0 0 0 15 15 64 34 98 2.5-20 2-17 4 2 0 Wilson’s Career Totals G S UT A TT S-Yds I-Yds PD FF FR 94 88 562 183 745 17.5-117 5-38 34 6 6 Additional Statistics: Special teams tackles (4).
CORNERBACKS 45 • Roc Alexander • CB • 5-10 • 186 • R • Washington Regular Season Games Played/Games Started: 2004: 15/1; Career: 15/1 2004 Regular Season: Alexander has been a versatile player for Denver through 15 games (1 start), showing special teams ability covering kicks as well as returning them while contributing as a reserve at cornerback. Alexander recently has been looked to as an option at kick returner, recording 18 returns for 368 yards (20.4 avg.). He’s been a spark plug on kick/punt coverage, making 12 tackles for the second-highest total on the Broncos, and he has posted five defensive tackles (4 solo). Additionally, he recorded one fumble recovery while defending a kick return. Alexander made the first start of his career at Tenn. (12/25) as the Broncos opened the game in a three-cornerback set, and the rookie posted a career-best four tackles (3 solo) along with one special teams tackle. With regular nickel back Willie Middlebrooks missing his first game after being placed on injured reserve, Alexander saw extensive time in passing situations at K.C. (12/19). He tackled Chiefs receiver Eddie Kennison on an onside kick returner in the fourth quarter. He played at cornerback in passing situations vs. Mia. (12/12) and made two stops on special teams. At S.D. (12/5), he returned four kicks for 62 yards (15.5 avg.) while seeing a few snaps on defense in passing situations. He gained 85 yards on four kick returns (21.3 avg.) vs. Oak. (11/28) and protected the ball despite the snowy, frigid conditions on the field. Alexander scooped up the first fumble recovery of his career at N.O. (11/21) on a first-quarter kick return by Michael Lewis, who had the ball jarred free by Terry Pierce. Later in that game, Alexander downed a 37-yard punt at the Saints’ 3-yard line and also made a tackle on special teams. The rookie was a factor on kickoff returns in New Orleans, gaining 87 yards on four returns (21.8 avg.), including a 28-yard return in the second quarter. He made a special teams tackle vs. Hou. (11/7). Returning kicks for the first time since the season opener vs. Atl. (10/31), he gained 79 yards on four returns (19.8 avg.), including a 25-yard return to begin the game and put Denver in solid field position for their first touchdown drive. He also tallied one special teams tackle against the Falcons. Alexander tackled Bengals kick return Cliff Russell on the opening kickoff on Monday Night Football at Cin. (10/25), stopping Russell after a 17-yard return. With nickel back Willie Middlebrooks out with a hamstring injury at Oak. (10/17) and cornerback Lenny Walls having left the game in the fourth quarter with a separated shoulder, Alexander saw some time at defensive back in addition to his special teams duties against the Raiders. He recorded one stop on special teams against the Raiders. In Denver’s comeback win vs. Car. (10/10), he played on special teams only. He pulled down kick returner Jamel White at T.B. (10/3) at the end of a 44-yard return in the fourth quarter, keeping the Buccaneers outside of Broncos territory. He also tackled another Buccaneer on special teams that day. He made a tackle on special teams vs. S.D. (9/26) while also seeing several plays on defense. He did not record any defensive action at Jac. (9/19) but made a special teams stop against the Jaguars. Alexander returned two kicks for 55 yards (27.5 avg.) vs. K.C. (9/12). His 27.5 avg. was the second-highest return average in the AFC for Wk. 1, trailing only teammate Reuben Droughns. Alexander came up big on the defensive side of the ball late in the game with cornerbacks Lenny Walls (shoulder) and Kelly Herndon (cramps) forced out, making a key third-down tackle on Chiefs wide receiver Eddie Kennison.
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Alexander’s 2004 Totals G S UT A TT S-Yds I-Yds PD FF FR K.C. (9/12) 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 @Jac. (9/19) Special Teams Only S.D. (9/26) 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 @T.B. (10/3) 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Car. (10/10) Special Teams Only @Oak. (10/17) 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 @Cin. (10/25) 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Atl. (10/31) Special Teams Only Hou. (11/7) Special Teams Only @N.O. (11/21) Special Teams Only Oak. (11/28) Special Teams Only @S.D. (12/5) 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Mia. (12/12) 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 @K.C. (12/19) 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 @Tenn. (12/25)* 3 1 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 15 1 4 1 5 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Additional Statistics: Alexander recovered a fumble defending a kick return at New Orleans (11/21/04). He has made 12 special teams tackles, including two vs. Miami (12/12/04) and at Tampa Bay (10/3/04). Kickoff Returns Opp. Ret. Yds. Avg. LG TD K.C. (9/12) 2 55 27.5 32 0 @Jac. (9/19) 0 0 0.0 — 0 S.D. (9/26) 0 0 0.0 — 0 @T.B. (10/3) 0 0 0.0 — 0 Car. (10/10) 0 0 0.0 — 0 @Oak. (10/17) 0 0 0.0 — 0 @Cin. (10/25) 0 0 0.0 — 0 Atl. (10/31) 4 79 19.8 25 0 Hou. (11/7) 0 0 0.0 — 0 @N.O. (11/21) 4 87 21.8 28 0 Oak. (11/28) 4 85 21.3 24 0 @S.D. (12/5) 4 62 15.5 21 0 Mia. (12/12) 0 0 0.0 — 0 @K.C. (12/19) 0 0 0.0 — 0 @Tenn. (12/25) 0 0 0.0 — 0 Total 18 368 20.4 32 0 Alexander’s Single-Game Career Bests: Kick Returns — 4 (four times, last at San Diego, 12/5/04); Kick Return Yards — 87 (at New Orleans, 11/21/04); Longest Kick Return — 32 (vs. Kansas City, 9/12/04); Kick Return TDs — None. 24 • Champ Bailey • CB • 6-0 • 192 • 6 • Georgia Regular Season Games Played/Games Started: 2004: 15/15; Career: 95/95 • He was selected to his fifth consecutive Pro Bowl in 2004. • Bailey has three of Denver’s 12 interceptions this season (1 at N.O. 11/21, 1 at Cin. 10/25 and 1 vs. K.C. 9/12). • His 76 tackles (67 solo) rank fourth on the team and lead all Broncos cornerbacks.• Since his rookie season in 1999, Bailey is the only cornerback in the NFL to start in every possible regular-season game his team played (a span of 95 games through Week 16).• He has appeared on offense in three games, totaling one catch for 11 yards (vs. K.C. on 9/12). 2004 Regular Season: Bailey has displayed his game-changing ability through 15 games (15 starts) with the Broncos since being acquired in a blockbuster offseason trade and earned his fifth consecutive trip to the Pro Bowl with a strong 2004 campaign. He ranks fourth on the team and leads all Denver cornerbacks in tackles with 76 (67 solo). He has three of the Broncos’ 12 interceptions this season along with 12 pass breakups. Including 15 starts this season, he is the only cornerback in the NFL to play in every possible regular-season game his team played since his rookie season in 1999. Bailey was pivotal in Denver limiting Titans receiver Drew Bennett to only two catches for 26 yards at Tenn. (12/25), and the cornerback recorded a pass breakup and a solo tackle in the Broncos’ Christmas win. At K.C. (12/19), Bailey tallied four stops (3 solo) and broke up a pass. He broke up two A.J. Feeley passes vs. Mia. (12/12) and made three tackles (all solo). In a solid performance by the Broncos’ defensive backs at S.D. (12/5), Bailey had six tackles (all solo) and helped limit Drew Brees to a season-low 106 passing yards. Bailey extended his consecutive starts streak to 91 vs. Oak. (11/28). He displayed tremendous closing speed in intercepting a fourth-down Aaron Brooks pass in the end zone at N.O. (11/21) in a game in which he led Denver with 13 tackles (11 solo). He initially was ruled as making the catch out of bounds, but the call was changed to an interception after a reply challenge. Bailey made five tackles (all solo) vs. Hou. (11/7) and helped limit up-and-coming Texans receiver Andre Johnson to three catches for only 28 yards (9.3 avg.). In Denver’s game vs. Atl. (10/31), Bailey posted six tackles (all solo) in trying to limit the effectiveness of quarterback Michael Vick. He upended Vick with a hard-hitting open-field tackle late in the second quarter, limiting Vick to a 5-yard gain. Bailey was kept busy on Monday Night Football at Cin. (10/25) by the Bengals’ Chad Johnson with many of his nine tackles (8 solo) coming from stops on the Pro Bowler. Bailey recorded a key interception off Bengals quarterback Carson Palmer on a third down at the Broncos’ 10-yard line in the second quarter, making a great catch for his second interception of the season. Additionally,
he has played at receiver in three games, mostly on third-down situations, catching a pass for 11 yards. At Oak. (10/17), Bailey helped limit the Raiders to 114 passing yards while also making four tackles (4 solo). Three of his five tackles (4 solo) were for a loss vs. Car. (10/10), and he held Panthers star receiver Muhsin Muhammad to one catch for nine yards, his lowest receiving yardage total in 23 games. Bailey tackled Panthers running back Nick Goings for losses of two and four yards on consecutive plays in the second quarter. He made four tackles (3 solo) at T.B. (10/3). Bailey did not see a snap on offense for the first time all season vs. S.D. (9/26) but had six tackles (4 solo) and one pass breakup while lining up most of the game opposite Chargers receiver Reche Caldwell and limiting him to three catches for 39 yards. Bailey was matched up against Pro Bowl receiver Jimmy Smith at Jac. (9/19) and made five tackles during the game in helping hold Jaguars quarterback Byron Leftwich to only 120 yards passing. He intercepted his first pass as Bronco in the second quarter vs. K.C. (9/12) and made five tackles (4 solo) while playing a part in holding Chiefs Pro-Bowl tight end Tony Gonzalez to only two receptions for 17 yards. The game vs. K.C. was the fourth time (out of a possible six) that Bailey had recorded an interception on opening day. Additionally, he saw action on several third-down situations as a receiver and caught an 11-yard pass from Jake Plummer on a third-and-12 in the first quarter while lined up at running back for the Broncos’ first catch of the season. The play marked the first time since 1993 that a Broncos defensive player (LB Dave Wyman) made a reception. Bailey’s 2004 Totals G S UT A TT S-Yds I-Yds PD FF FR K.C. (9/12)* 4 1 5 0-0 1-0 3 0 0 @Jac. (9/19)* 5 0 5 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 S.D. (9/26)* 4 2 6 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 @T.B. (10/3)* 3 1 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Car. (10/10)* 4 1 5 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 @Oak. (10/17)* 4 0 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 @Cin. (10/25)* 8 1 9 0-0 1-0 1 0 0 Atl. (10/31)* 6 0 6 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Hou. (11/7)* 5 0 5 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 @N.O. (11/21)* 11 2 13 0-0 1-0 2 0 0 Oak. (11/28)* 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 @S.D. (12/5)* 6 0 6 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 Mia. (12/12)* 3 0 3 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 @K.C. (12/19)* 3 1 4 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 @Tenn. (12/25)* 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 15 15 67 9 76 0-0 3-0 12 0 0 Receiving Opp. No. Yds. Avg. LG TD K.C. (9/12) 1 11 11.0 11 0 @Jac. (9/19) 0 0 0.0 — 0 S.D. (9/26) Did Not Play Offense @T.B. (10/3) Did Not Play Offense Car. (10/10) 0 0 0.0 — 0 @Oak. (10/17) Did Not Play Offense @Cin. (10/25) Did Not Play Offense Atl. (10/31) Did Not Play Offense Hou. (11/7) Did Not Play Offense @N.O. (11/21) Did Not Play Offense Oak. (11/28) Did Not Play Offense @S.D. (12/5) Did Not Play Offense Mia. (12/12) Did Not Play Offense @K.C. (12/19) Did Not Play Offense @Tenn. (12/25) Did Not Play Offense Total 1 11 11.0 11 0 Bailey’s Career Totals G S UT A TT S-Yds I-Yds PD FF FR 95 95 360 77 437 1-6 21-122 106 2 4 Additional Statistics: Bailey returned 25 punts for 303 yards (12.1 avg.), with a long of 54 yards, and one kickoff for 17 yards. He totaled four career receptions for 89 yards (22.3 avg.) with a long of 42 yards. 31 • Kelly Herndon • CB • 5-10 • 180 • 3 • Toledo Regular Season Games Played/Games Started: 2004: 15/15; Career: 44/26 • Herndon’s 18 pass breakups lead the Broncos. • He ranks fifth on the Broncos with 75 tackles (62 solo). • Herndon caused fumbles in back-to-back games vs. Oak. (11/28) and at S.D. (12/5). • Herndon recorded the first sack of his career vs. Hou. (11/7) when he drilled David Carr for a 5- yard loss on a blitz late in the third quarter.
2004 Regular Season: Herndon has started opposite Champ Bailey in all 14 of the Broncos’ games this season and has 75 tackles (62 solo), two interceptions (17 yds.), one sack (-5 yds.) and two forced fumbles. His 18 pass breakups lead the Broncos, and he has two of the team’s 12 interceptions this season. After safety John Lynch tipped a fourth-quarter Billy Volek pass at Tenn. (12/25), Herndon intercepted the ball and returned it 15 yards to the Titans’ 19-yard line and set up a Broncos touchdown. He finished the Titans’ game with three tackles (2 solo) and two pass breakups in addition to his interception. Herndon recorded three tackles (2 solo) and a pass breakup at K.C. (12/19). He continued his stellar defense vs. Mia. (12/12), making
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four tackles (3 solo) and breaking up two passes, including A.J. Feeley’s final attempt of the game intended for Derrius Thompson. Herndon forced a fumble for the second consecutive game at S.D. (12/5) when he stripped the ball from Chargers wide receiver Eric Parker to force a turnover. Herndon finished the game with six tackles (all solo) while helping to limit Drew Brees to a season-low 106 passing yards. In an eight-tackle (6 solo) game vs. Oak. (11/28), he forced a fumble in the third quarter with a helmet-to-football collision on running back Justin Fargas and had a big hit on Tyrone Wheatley that forced the running back out of the game. He also broke up two Kerry Collins passes against Oakland. Herndon played well at N.O. (11/21), making five tackles (3 solo). In Denver’s game vs. Hou. (11/7), he tied for the team high with nine tackles (all solo) and recorded the first sack of his career (-5 yds.) when he drilled David Carr on a blitz late in the third quarter. Herndon made four tackles (all solo) in a start vs. Atl. (10/31) and was faced with the challenge of covering Falcons receiver Peerless Price on several plays. On Monday Night Football at Cin. (10/25), he made five tackles (4 solo) and broke up a pass. Herndon made a big stop on an end-around by Bengals receiver Cliff Russell for -8 yds. in the first quarter. He intercepted a Kerry Collins pass at Oak. (10/17) and made four tackles (3 solo) while helping to limit the Raiders to only 114 yards passing. The third-year cornerback turned in a team-high three pass breakups to go along with six tackles (4 solo), which led the Broncos’ secondary, vs. Car. (10/10). Herndon recorded two tackles (all solo) at T.B. (10/3). Against the Chargers vs. S.D. (9/26), he had a team-high three pass breakups along with six tackles (5 solo). He tied for second on the team with five tackles at Jac. (9/19) in helping limit Jacksonville quarterback Byron Leftwich to only 120 yards passing. Herndon started the season opener vs. K.C. (9/12) across from Champ Bailey and made five stops while breaking up a team-high four passes. In the second half against the Chiefs, Herndon missed time with leg cramps. Herndon’s 2004 Totals G S UT A TT S-Yds I-Yds PD FF FR K.C. (9/12)* 5 0 5 0-0 0-0 4 0 0 @Jac. (9/19)* 4 1 5 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 S.D. (9/26)* 5 1 6 0-0 0-0 3 0 0 @T.B. (10/3)* 2 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Car. (10/10)* 4 2 6 0-0 0-0 3 0 0 @Oak. (10/17)* 3 1 4 0-0 1-2 1 0 0 @Cin. (10/25)* 4 1 5 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Atl. (10/31)* 4 0 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Hou. (11/7)* 9 0 9 1-5 0-0 0 0 0 @N.O. (11/21)* 3 2 5 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Oak. (11/28)* 6 2 8 0-0 0-0 2 1 0 @S.D. (12/5)* 6 0 6 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 Mia. (12/12)* 3 1 4 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 @K.C. (12/19)* 2 1 3 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 @Tenn. (12/25)* 2 1 3 0-0 1-15 2 0 0 15 15 62 13 75 1-5 2-17 18 2 0 Additional Statistics: Herndon made a special teams tackle at Oakland (10/17/04). Herndon’s Career Totals G S UT A TT S-Yds I-Yds PD FF FR 44 26 127 26 153 1-5 6-36 33 4 0 Additional Statistics: Special teams tackles (14). Herndon forced a fumble at Cincinnati (9/7/03) on a kickoff. 23 • Willie Middlebrooks • CB • 6-1 • 200 • 4 • Minnesota Regular Season Games Played/Games Started: 2004: 12/2; Career: 51/2 2004 Regular Season: Middlebrooks, a former first-round draft choice, was enjoying his finest season as a pro in 2004 before being placed on injured reserve Dec. 17 with a lower right leg injury. In addition to 17 tackles (16 solo), one sack (-3 yds.) and one fumble recovery in 12 games, Middlebrooks recorded 10 pass breakups and seven special teams tackles. He left Denver’s game vs. Mia. (12/12) in the second half to get an X-ray on his right leg. Middlebrooks made his second career start at S.D. (12/5) with the Broncos opening the game in a nickel package, and he finished the game with two tackles (1 solo) and a pass breakup. He registered two tackles on special teams, along with two defensive tackles, vs. Oak. (11/28). At N.O. (11/21), he tallied three tackles (all solo) and broke up an Aaron Brooks pass. He made his first career start (three-cornerback package) vs. Hou. (11/7) and tallied two tackles (all solo) and a stop on special teams. He rotated in at defensive back for a few passing situations vs. Atl. (10/31) but did not make a tackle. As well as making a tackle on Monday Night Football at Cin. (10/25), he broke up a pass in the end zone late in the second quarter intended for Bengals Kelley Washington. Middlebrooks was inactive at Oak. (10/17) with a partially torn left hamstring. Although he did not play in the second half vs. Car. (10/10) with a partially torn left hamstring, he did record two special teams tackles through the game’s first two quarters. He had a career game at T.B. (10/3) during which he totaled three tackles (all solo) to go along with his first career sack and fumble recovery. On a third-down blitz in the first quarter, he sacked quarterback Brad Johnson, marking his first career sack, to force the Buccaneers to punt. Perhaps his best play against the Buccaneers came on third down in the fourth quarter of a close game when he leaped to break up a sideline pass intended for Tim Brown. He was a part of Denver takeaway when he scooped up a first-quarter fumble inside the Buccaneers’ 45-yard line to give the Broncos excellent field position for their lone touchdown. He extended his streak of pass breakups to three games vs. S.D. (9/26), recording one on a Drew Brees pass. He made two tackles and broke up a pass at Jac. (9/19) in helping Denver hold Jaguars quarterback Byron Leftwich to only 120 yards passing. Additionally, he made a special teams tackle against Jacksonville. Middlebrooks broke up three passes vs. K.C. (9/12)
and saw increased playing time opposite Champ Bailey in the fourth quarter after injuries to cornerbacks Lenny Walls and Kelly Herndon. He also made two tackles (both solo) against the Chiefs. Middlebrooks’ 2004 Totals G S UT A TT S-Yds I-Yds PD FF FR K.C. (9/12) 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 3 0 0 @Jac. (9/19) 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 S.D. (9/26) 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 @T.B. (10/3) 3 0 3 1-3 0-0 1 0 1 Car. (10/10) 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 @Oak. (10/17) Inactive (left hamstring) @Cin. (10/25) 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 Atl. (10/31) 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Hou. (11/7)* 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 @N.O. (11/21) 3 0 3 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 Oak. (11/28) 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 @S.D. (12/5)* 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 Mia. (12/12) 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Placed on Injured Reserve Dec. 17 (lower right leg injury) 12 2 16 1 17 1-3 0-0 10 0 1 Additional Statistics: Middlebrooks has totaled seven tackles on special teams in 2004. Middlebrooks’ Career Totals G S UT A TT S-Yds I-Yds PD FF FR 51 2 19 1 20 1-3 0-0 11 0 1 Additional Statistics: Special teams tackles (39). 40 • Jeff Shoate • CB • 5-10 • 189 • R • San Diego State Regular Season Games Played/Games Started: 2004: 6/0; Career: 6/0 2004 Regular Season: Shoate has seen action in six games during his rookie season. He appeared on special teams only at Tenn. (12/25). Shoate returned to action at K.C. (12/19) to play on special teams only. He was inactive for six consecutive games: vs. Mia. (12/12), at S.D. (12/5), vs. Oak. (11/28), at N.O. (11/21), vs. Hou. (11/7) and vs. Atl. (10/31). Shoate played special teams only at Cin. (10/25) on Monday Night Football. He was inactive at Oak. (10/17) and vs. Car. (10/10). The defensive back made his first special teams tackle at T.B. (10/3) while playing one snap on defense. He appeared on special teams only vs. S.D. (9/26). He played on special teams and was in on defense during one play at Jac. (9/19). In the Broncos’ season opener vs. K.C. (9/12), Shoate was inactive. Shoate’s 2004 Totals G S UT A TT S-Yds I-Yds PD FF FR K.C. (9/12) Inactive @Jac. (9/19) 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 S.D. (9/26) Special Teams Only @T.B. (10/3) 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Car. (10/10) Inactive @Oak. (10/17) Inactive @Cin. (10/25) Special Teams Only Atl. (10/31) Inactive Hou. (11/7) Inactive @N.O. (11/21) Inactive Oak. (11/28) Inactive @S.D. (12/5) Inactive Mia. (12/12) Inactive @K.C. (12/19) Special Teams Only @Tenn. (12/25) Special Teams Only 6 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Additional Statistics: Shoate has made a tackle on special teams at Tampa Bay (10/3/04). 35 • Lenny Walls • CB • 6-4 • 192 • 3 • Boston College Regular Season Games Played/Games Started: 2004: 7/1; Career: 36/17 2004 Regular Season: Walls was placed on injured reserve Nov. 30 with a separated right shoulder, which he had repaired Dec.1. Before the injury, he posted 21 tackles (18 solo), two pass breakups and one forced fumble in seven games (1 start). Additionally, he made two tackles on special teams. Walls, who made his first start of the season vs. Oak. (11/28) with Denver opening the game in a three-cornerback set, totaled two tackles (2 solo) and a pass breakup against the Raiders before dislocating his right shoulder late in the first half. He added three tackles (all solo) and a pass breakup at N.O. (11/21) while making a stop on special teams against the Saints. Walls contributed three tackles (2 solo) vs. Hou. (11/7). Walls returned to action vs. Atl. (10/31) after missing the previous week with a shoulder injury and was used as Denver’s nickleback, posting three tackles (all solo) and a forced fumble against the Falcons. Walls pulled down Falcons quarterback Michael Vick at the end of his 44-yard run in the first quarter and forced a fumble on the play, which the quarterback recovered. He was inactive for the Broncos’ Monday Night Football game at Cin. (10/25) with a separated right shoulder
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suffered a week earlier against the Raiders. After making two tackles (all solo) at Oak. (10/17) and helping limit the Raiders to only 145 yards passing, Walls was forced out of the game in the fourth quarter with a separated right shoulder that was suffered when he made a tackle. After not playing in three consecutive games because of the shoulder injury he suffered in the Broncos’ opening game, Walls saw time as the team’s nickel back vs. Car. (10/10) and made four tackles (3 solo), including one stop behind the line of scrimmage. The effects of the injury caused him to miss Denver’s game at T.B. (10/3). The cornerback dressed but did not play vs. S.D. (9/26) and missed the Broncos’ game at Jac. (9/19). He had four tackles (three solo) in that game vs. K.C. (9/12) before separating his right shoulder in the fourth quarter while making a tackle. Walls’ 2004 Totals G S UT A TT S-Yds I-Yds PD FF FR K.C. (9/12) 3 1 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 @Jac. (9/19) Inactive (separated right shoulder) S.D. (9/26) Did Not Play (separated right shoulder) @T.B. (10/3) Inactive (separated right shoulder) Car. (10/10) 3 1 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 @Oak. (10/17) 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 @Cin. (10/25) Inactive (separated right shoulder) Atl. (10/31) 3 0 3 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 Hou. (11/7) 2 1 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 @N.O. (11/21) 3 0 3 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 Oak. (11/28)* 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 Placed on Injured Reserve Nov. 30 (separated right shoulder) 7 1 18 3 21 0-0 0-0 2 1 0 Additional Statistics: Walls made a special teams tackle at New Orleans (11/21/04) and at Oakland (10/17/04). Walls’ Career Totals G S UT A TT S-Yds I-Yds PD FF FR 36 17 76 13 89 0-0 1-0 22 2 1 Additional Statistics: Special teams tackles (8). Walls forced a fumble on special teams vs. St. Louis (9/8/02).
SAFETIES 42 • Sam Brandon • S • 6-2 • 200 • 3 • UNLV Regular Season Games Played/Games Started: 2004: 8/0; Career: 40/12 2004 Regular Season: Brandon has appeared in eight games this season, playing mostly on special teams where he has made six tackles to tie for seventh on the team. He returned to action at Tenn. (12/25), appearing on special teams only. Brandon was inactive at K.C. (12/19) and vs. Mia. (12/12). He contributed a tackle on special teams in consecutive games at S.D. (12/5) and vs. Oak. (11/28). At N.O. (11/21), he recorded two tackles on special teams. He made a tackle on special teams vs. Hou. (11/7) and was inserted on defense to defended a Hail Mary attempt at the end of the game. Brandon played entirely on special teams vs. Atl. (10/31). He made a tackle on special teams on Monday Night Football at Cin. (10/25). In addition to his special teams responsibilities, Brandon saw a few snaps defensively at Oak. (10/17). He was inactive for the first five games of the season. Brandon’s 2004 Totals G S UT A TT S-Yds I-Yds PD FF FR K.C. (9/12) Inactive @Jac. (9/19) Inactive S.D. (9/26) Inactive @T.B. (10/3) Inactive Car. (10/10) Inactive @Oak. (10/17) 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 @Cin. (10/25) Special Teams Only Atl. (10/31) Special Teams Only Hou. (11/7) 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 @N.O. (11/21) Special Teams Only Oak. (11/28) Special Teams Only @S.D. (12/5) Special Teams Only Mia. (12/12) Inactive @K.C. (12/19) Special Teams Only 8 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Additional Statistics: Brandon has made six special teams tackles this season, including two at New Orleans (11/21/04). Brandon’s Career Totals G S UT A TT S-Yds I-Yds PD FF FR 40 12 60 15 75 0-0 1-0 10 2 2 Additional Statistics: Special teams tackles (23). Brandon blocked a Darren Bennett punt vs. San Diego (10/6/02) for a safety.
25 • Nick Ferguson • S • 5-11 • 201 • 5 • Georgia Tech Regular Season Games Played/Games Started: 2004: 15/1; Career: 69/12 • Ferguson, who leads the Broncos with 16 special teams tackles, was voted special teams captain by his teammates. 2004 Regular Season: Ferguson has played in all 15 games (1 start) and has been a key special teams player for the Broncos while recording 16 tackles (15 solo) and a pass breakup on defense. Ferguson leads the Broncos with 16 tackles on special teams and was selected special teams captain by his teammates. He posted a team-high three tackles on special teams at Tenn. (12/25). Ferguson made a defensive stop while also tackling Chiefs returner Dante Hall at K.C. (12/19). He did not play defense but made a tackle on special teams vs. Mia. (12/12). Ferguson saw most of his playing time at S.D. (12/5) on special teams. In Denver’s game vs. Oak. (11/28), Ferguson continued his strong special teams play with a tackle on the unit. He played extensively at N.O. (11/21), rotating in for John Lynch who was slowed by a bruised sacrum, and totaled four tackles (all solo) and a pass breakup. With John Lynch out due to a bruised sacrum vs. Hou. (11/7), Ferguson recorded his first start of the year and posted 11 tackles (10 solo) on defense while adding a stop on special teams. He became Denver’s primary free safety vs. Atl. (10/31) when John Lynch suffered a bruised sacrum at 12:03 of the second quarter, and Ferguson took advantage of the opportunity by making four tackles (3 solo). He broke up an end around by Falcons receiver Michael Jenkins in the second quarter for only a 2-yard gain, and he leveled tight end Alge Crumpler on a 12-yard fourth-quarter reception. Ferguson also joined with Chris Young to bring down Falcons kick returner Allen Rossum on a first-quarter return. He made a tackle on special teams on Monday Night Football at Cin. (10/25). Ferguson totaled two tackles (all solo) at Oak. (10/17) as he saw time at safety in the fourth quarter with John Lynch resting, and he also made a tackle on special teams. He recorded two tackles on special teams coverage vs. Car. (10/10) in the Broncos’ comeback win against the Panthers. He saw time at safety at T.B. (10/3) in a game in which he made a tackle on special teams. He replaced John Lynch on defense for the final few plays of the first half vs. S.D. (9/26) and tackled LaDainian Tomlinson on a run. Ferguson also made a special teams tackle against the Chargers. At Jac. (9/19), he recorded his first special teams tackles (2) of the season against the Jaguars while not playing on defense. He only saw a few series of action on defense vs. K.C. (9/12) and did not record a tackle. Ferguson’s 2004 Totals G S UT A TT S-Yds I-Yds PD FF FR K.C. (9/12) 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 @Jac. (9/19) Special Teams Only S.D. (9/26) 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 @T.B. (10/3) 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Car. (10/10) Special Teams Only @Oak. (10/17) 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 @Cin. (10/25) Special Teams Only Atl. (10/31) 3 1 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Hou. (11/7)* 4 0 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 @N.O. (11/21) 4 0 4 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 Oak. (11/28) Special Teams Only @S.D. (12/5) 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Mia. (12/12) Special Teams Only @K.C. (12/19) 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 @Tenn. (12/25) Special Teams Only 15 1 15 1 16 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 Additional Statistics: Ferguson has recorded 16 special teams tackles, including three at Tennessee (12/25/04). Ferguson’s Career Totals G S UT A TT S-Yds I-Yds PD FF FR 69 12 99 30 129 1-13 1-20 7 3 0 Additional Statistics: Special teams tackles (79).
28 • Kenoy Kennedy • SS • 6-1 • 215 • 5 • Arkansas Regular Season Games Played/Games Started: 2004: 15/15; Career: 72/58 • Kennedy has shown a knack for creating turnovers as he has two forced fumbles along with one fumble recovery. • He ranks third on the Broncos with 88 tackles (73 solo). • His interception of Drew Brees at S.D. (12/5) snapped Brees’ franchise record streak of 194 passes without an interception. 2004 Regular Season: Kennedy has started all 15 games and teams with John Lynch to form one of the top safety combinations in the NFL. Third on the Broncos with 88 tackles (73 solo), Kennedy also has two sacks (-15 yds.), one interception (21 yds.), six passes defensed, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery. He also has contributed six tackles on special teams this year. Kennedy tallied two tackles (1 solo) along with a tackle on special teams at Tenn. (12/25). At K.C. (12/19), he led all Broncos with 10 tackles (9 solo) to tie his season high set against Atlanta in late October. Kennedy had several huge hits vs. Mia. (12/12), including a tackle on special teams, and highlighted his seven-tackle (6 solo) day with a 6-yard sack of A.J. Feeley. At S.D. (12/5), he picked off Drew Brees for his first interception of the season and returned it 21 yards. Kennedy, who also had seven tackles (six solo) against the Chargers, snapped Brees’ franchise record streak of 195 consecutive passes without an interception and
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helped limit the quarterback to a season-low 106 passing yards. He totaled two tackles (1 solo) vs. Oak. (11/28). He has made four special teams tackles this season that tie for the fifth-highest total on the team. He made several big hits at N.O. (11/21) and tallied eight tackles (4 solo) while also breaking up a pass. Kennedy continued his standout year vs. Hou. (11/7) as he made six tackles (5 solo) against the Texans. With 10 tackles (8 solo), he posted a team and season high in that category vs. Atl. (10/31). Kennedy turned in a big game on Monday Night Football at Cin. (10/25) with four tackles (all solo) and a pass breakup. He saved a touchdown when he leveled Bengals running back Rudi Johnson at the Broncos’ 3-yard line, setting up Champ Bailey’s interception on the next play. At Oak. (10/17), he recovered a fumble forced by John Lynch on Raiders receiver Joey Porter with Oakland driving into Denver territory late in the first half. He also made four tackles (all solo) and broke up two passes to limit the Raiders to only 114 yards passing. He made five tackles (all solo) vs. Car. (10/10) in addition as well as making two tackles on special teams. He forced a turnover for the second consecutive week and had eight tackles (all solo) at T.B. (10/3). Kennedy’s tackle on Buccaneers receiver Charles Lee jarred the ball loose, putting Denver inside Tampa Bay’s 45-yard line and in position for their lone touchdown after the fumble was recovered by a teammate. He had eight tackles (all solo) vs. S.D. (9/26) while forcing the ball free from Drew Brees on a blitz to earn a sack for -9 yards and a forced fumble. Kennedy also made a stop on special teams against the Chargers. He made three tackles (2 solo) at Jac. (9/19) and helped hold Jaguars quarterback Byron Leftwich to only 120 yards passing while adding a special teams tackle. Kennedy started at strong safety in the Broncos season opener vs. K.C. (9/12) and made four tackles (three solo) while breaking up a pass. Kennedy’s 2004 Totals G S UT A TT S-Yds I-Yds PD FF FR K.C. (9/12)* 3 1 4 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 @Jac. (9/19)* 2 1 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 S.D. (9/26)* 7 1 8 1-9 0-0 0 1 0 @T.B. (10/3)* 8 0 8 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 Car. (10/10)* 5 0 5 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 @Oak. (10/17)* 4 0 4 0-0 0-0 2 0 1 @Cin. (10/25)* 4 0 4 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 Atl. (10/31)* 8 2 10 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Hou. (11/7)* 5 1 6 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 @N.O. (11/21)* 4 4 8 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 Oak. (11/28)* 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 @S.D. (12/5)* 6 1 7 0-0 1-21 1 0 0 Mia. (12/12)* 6 1 7 1-6 0-0 0 0 0 @K.C.(12/19)* 9 1 10 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 @Tenn. (12/25)* 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 15 15 73 15 88 2-15 1-21 6 2 1 Additional Statistics: Kennedy has recorded six special teams tackles in 2004. Kennedy’s Career Totals G S UT A TT S-Yds I-Yds PD FF FR 72 58 272 77 349 5-33 4-27 31 3 3 Additional Statistics: Special teams tackles (17). 47 • John Lynch • S • 6-2 • 220 • 12 • Stanford Regular Season Games Played/Games Started: 2004:14/14; Career: 178/146 • Lynch earned his sixth career trip to the Pro Bowl in 2004. • Behind two crushing hits, including one on quarterback Drew Brees, Lynch forced two fumbles at S.D. (12/5). • Lynch leads the Broncos with three forced fumbles. • In Denver’s game at T.B. (10/3), where he played the first 11 years of his career, Lynch made seven tackles (6 solo) and broke up two passes. • He ranks sixth on the Broncos with 72 tackles (54 solo) and has one of Denver’s 12 interceptions. • He tied a single-season career high in sacks this season with two, which ties for third on the Broncos. • Along with Al Wilson, Lynch was selected by his teammates as a defensive co-captain. 2004 Regular Season: Lynch has brought veteran instincts and stability to the Broncos as their starting free safety, placing sixth on the team with 72 tackles (54 solo) in 14 games (14 starts) to earn his sixth career trip to the Pro Bowl. The Broncos’ defensive co-captain, Lynch also has notched eight pass breakups, one interception (2 yds.), two sacks (-17 yds.) and a team-high three forced fumbles. At Tenn. (12/25), Lynch broke up two passes, including one that was intercepted by cornerback Kelly Herndon, and totaled four tackles (1 solo). The veteran also drilled Titans receiver Drew Bennett in the end zone, jarring the ball lose to prevent a touchdown. He posted seven tackles (4 solo) at K.C. (12/19). Lynch recorded his second consecutive game with a sack (-6 yds. – QB A.J. Feeley) vs. Mia. (12/12) in a six-tackle (4 solo) game against the Dolphins. He forced two fumbles in an eight-tackle game (all solo) game at S.D. (12/5) while helping limit quarterback Drew Brees to a season-low 106 passing yards. With Chargers running back Jesse Chatman struggling to go down on a first-quarter run, Lynch drilled him full speed to jar the ball loose. Late in the game, he blind-sided Brees on a blitz for an 11-yard sack that dislodged the ball. His interception off a Kerry Collins pass on the goal line vs. Oak. (11/28) prevented a score and marked his first career interception as a member of the Broncos. He finished that late November game against the Raiders will four tackles (3 solo) and a pass breakup. While still recovering from a bruised sacrum at N.O. (11/21), the veteran played sparingly against the Saints but managed to record three tackles (all solo). He missed
his first game of the season vs. Hou. (11/7) with a bruised sacrum (an injury near his tailbone) that he suffered in the previous game against the Falcons. He was forced out of Denver’s game vs. Atl. (10/31) after suffering a bruised sacrum at 12:03 of the second quarter. Before the injury, Lynch made two tackles (both solo), including a head-on stop of Falcons running back T.J. Duckett, who is more than 30 pounds heavier than him. At Cin. (10/25) on Monday Night Football, he made six tackles (5 solo) for the second consecutive game. In one of the Broncos’ finest defensive series of the season in which they forced the Bengals to lose 11 yards on three plays in the second quarter while they were inside the Denver 25-yard line, Lynch tackled Bengals running back Rudi Johnson for a 5-yard loss. Lynch went over 1,000 tackles for his career with six tackles (5 solo) at Oak. (10/17). He also forced a fumble on Raiders receiver Joey Porter at the Denver 8-yard line late in the first half, which was recovered by Kenoy Kennedy, while also helping to limit Oakland to only 114 total passing yards. He moved within one tackle of 1000 career stops with a tackle vs. Car. (10/10) in the Broncos’ comeback win. In an emotional return to Tampa Bay (10/3), where he played his first 11 NFL seasons, Lynch turned in an exceptional game against his former teammates with seven tackles (6 solo) and a team-high two pass breakups. Lynch, who received a standing ovation from Buccaneers fans during starting introductions, had one of the game’s most important plays when he slipped past the Buccaneers’ offensive line on a third-and-2 in the fourth quarter of a close game, stopping fullback Mike Alstott for a 2-yard loss. He frequently was used on blitzes vs. S.D. (9/26) and recorded four tackles (3 solo) and a pass breakup against the Chargers. Lynch disrupted an intended deep post pattern in the fourth quarter when he rushed in from the corner to hit Drew Brees as the quarterback was releasing the ball. He recorded a game-high eight tackles (5 solo) at Jac. (9/19) and broke up a pass in helping limit Jaguars quarterback Byron Leftwich to only 120 yards passing. He also played special teams against the Jaguars for the first time in two years, making a tackle on a third-quarter kickoff. He made his Broncos debut vs. K.C. (9/12) and made six tackles (five solo) to lead Denver defensive backs in that category while breaking up a pass. He had a big hit on Chiefs WR Dante Hall to break up a pass although the play resulted in a penalty. Lynch’s 2004 Totals G S UT A TT S-Yds I-Yds PD FF FR K.C. (9/12)* 5 1 6 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 @Jac. (9/19)* 5 3 8 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 S.D. (9/26)* 3 1 4 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 @T.B. (10/3)* 6 1 7 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 Car. (10/10)* 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 @Oak. (10/17)* 5 1 6 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 @Cin. (10/25)* 5 1 6 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Atl. (10/31)* 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Hou. (11/7)* Inactive (bruised Sacrum) @N.O. (11/21)* 3 0 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Oak. (11/28)* 3 1 4 0-0 1-2 1 0 0 @S.D. (12/5)* 8 0 8 1-11 0-0 0 2 0 Mia. (12/12)* 4 2 6 1-6 0-0 0 0 0 @K.C. (12/19)* 4 3 7 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 @Tenn. (12/25)* 1 3 4 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 14 14 54 18 72 2-17 1-2 6 3 0 Additional Statistics: Lynch made a special teams tackle at Jacksonville (9/19/04). Lynch’s Career Totals G S UT A TT S-Yds I-Yds PD FF FR 178 146 628 417 1,045 8-57 24-202 80 10 7 Additional Statistics: Special teams tackles – 1993 (6), 1996 (8), 1995 (2), 1996 (3), 1997 (3), 2001 (1), 2004 (1) Total (24). 32 • Chris Young • S • 6-0 • 210 • 2 • Georgia Tech Regular Season Games Played/Games Started: 2004: 10/0; Career: 21/0 2004 Regular Season: Young has played on special teams only during 10 games this season and has two tackles on the unit. The second-year player was inactive at Tenn. (12/25). He played special teams only at K.C. (12/19) and vs. Mia. (12/12). Young was inactive at S.D. (12/5) and vs. Oak. (11/28). He played special teams only at N.O. (11/21) and vs. Hou. (11/7). He joined with Nick Ferguson vs. Atl. (10/31) to bring down Falcons kick returner Allen Rossum on a return in the first quarter. He was inactive for Denver’s last two games at Cin. (10/25) and at Oak. (10/17). He made his first special teams stop of the year vs. S.D. (9/26). Young’s 2004 Totals G S UT A TT S-Yds I-Yds PD FF FR 10 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 Additional Statistics: Young made one special teams tackle vs. Atlanta (10/31) and vs. San Diego (9/26/04). Young’s Career Totals G S UT A TT S-Yds I-Yds PD FF FR 21 0 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Additional Statistics: Young made six career special teams tackles.
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KICKER/PUNTER 6 • Jason Baker • P • 6-2 • 205 • 4 • Iowa Regular Season Games Played/Games Started: 2004: 9/0; Career: 54/0
• Baker was claimed off waivers Dec. 9 from the Colts, who waived him Dec. 8. • A kickoff specialist and holder in addition to his punting duties, Baker played six games before joining the Broncos (two with Kansas City, four with Indianapolis). 2004 Regular Season: Baker is a strong-legged punter who was claimed off waivers by the Broncos on Dec. 9. He has punted 20 times for 779 yards (39.0 avg.) in nine games this season, including nine punts placed inside the 20-yard line. Baker had a solid outing at Tenn. (12/25) by placing both of his punts inside the 6-yard line (5 and 4-yard lines) for 87 yards (43.5 avg. / 43.5 net). At K.C. (12/19), where Baker played the entire 2003 season, he placed a punt at the Chiefs’ 1-yard line and added another one inside the 20-yard line to finish with four punts for 154 yards (38.5 avg.). He also tackled his former teammate Dante Hall on a fourth-quarter punt return against the Chiefs. Baker’s first game with Denver, vs. Mia. (12/12) saw him place two of his five punts inside the 20-yard line and finish the game with 198 yards. He also kicked off five times. In four games before joining the Broncos, Baker punted nine times for 340 yards (37.8 avg.) and placed three punts inside the 20 while playing for the Chiefs. In Kansas City’s game vs. Hou. (9/26), he punted four times for 159 yards (39.8 avg.), including two punts inside the 20. At Balt. (10/4), he had five punts for 181 yards (36.2 yds.). Baker’s 2004 Totals Opp. Ret. G S No. Yds. Avg. Net TB In20 LG B Ret. Yds. Hou. (9/26) 4 159 39.8 32.0 0 2 52 0 2 31 @Balt. (10/4) 5 181 36.2 22.8 0 1 50 0 2 67 Hou. (11/14) Kickoffs Only @Chi. (11/21) Kickoffs Only @Det. (11/25) Kickoffs Only Ten. (12/5) Kickoffs Only Mia. (12/12) 5 198 39.6 33.8 1 2 48 0 2 9 @K.C. (12/19) 4 154 38.5 31.0 0 2 42 0 2 30 @Tenn. (12/25) 2 87 43.5 43.5 0 2 46 0 0 0 9 0 20 779 39.0 31.1 1 9 52 0 8 137 Additional Statistics: Baker has kicked off 41 times in 2004 with two touchbacks. He has made one tackle on special teams (vs. Houston 11/14/04). He added a special teams tackle at Kansas City (12/19/04). Baker’s Career Totals Opp. Ret. G S No. Yds. Avg. Net TB In20 LG B Ret. Yds. 54 0 224 8,881 39.6 33.3 16 65 68 1 111 1,073 Additional Statistics: Kickoffs: 136. Touchbacks: 8. Special teams tackles (10). Rushed once for no yards at Chicago (10/2801). Baker’s Single-Game Career Bests: Punts — 9 (at Baltimore, 9/28/03); Highest Average — 49.3 (at Atlanta 10/14/01); Highest Net Average — 46.0 (at Atlanta, 12/7/03); Longest Punt — 68 (at Baltimore, 9/28/03).
1 • Jason Elam • K • 5-11 • 200 • 12 • Hawaii Regular Season Games Played/Games Started: 2004: 15/0; Career: 187/0 • When he passed the 100-point mark (114 total) this season at K.C. (12/19), Elam recorded his 12th consecutive 100-point season, the longest streak in NFL history. • He ranks third all-time in 100-point seasons. • Elam stands fourth all-time in Broncos history in regular-season games played (187), and if he plays in Denver’s season finale, will take over sole possession of third place all-time. • Elam scored at least one point in every game of his career (187), which is the second-longest streak in NFL history (behind Morten Anderson). • He is tied for third in the AFC (T-4th in NFL) in scoring among kickers with 114 points. • He notched his 300th-career field goal faster than any other kicker in NFL history vs. Car. (10/10) and is one of only 16 kickers in NFL history with 300 field goals (313 total). • Elam was named AFC Special Teams Player of the Week after a strong performance at T.B. (10/3), marking the fourth time in his career that he has won that award. • He has made two game-winning or game tying field goals in the fourth quarter with the most recent being a 50-yarder vs. Mia. (12/12). • Elam passed Mark Moseley at N.O. (11/21) for 16th place all-time on the NFL’s scoring list (1,414 career pts.). • His 25 field goals rank fourth in the AFC (5th in NFL). • He has connected on 25-of-30 field-goal attempts (83.3%), including three field goals of more than 50 yards. • Elam connected on two 49+-yard field goals in a game for the first time in his career at T.B. (10/3). 2004 Regular Season: Elam has been a model of consistency through 15 games, connecting on 25-of-30 field-goal attempts (83.3%) with a long of 52 yards. He has accounted for 114 of Denver’s 348 points this season (75 pts. on field goals, 39 on extra points) and is tied for third in the AFC (T-4th in NFL) in scoring among kickers. His 25 field goals rank fourth in the AFC (5th in NFL). Elam has scored in every game of his career (187), which is second-longest streak in NFL history (behind Morten Anderson). Elam took over sole possession of second place on the NFL’s all-time consecutive scoring streak (187 games with at least one point) at Tenn. (12/25), drilling 3-of-4 field goals and all four extra points against the Titans. He also passed Matt Bahr for 15th place on the NFL’s all-time scoring list in Tennessee. With a 27-yard field goal and two extra points at K.C. (12/19), he went over the 100-point mark for the 12th consecutive season for the longest such streak in NFL history. He currently stands third all-time in 100-point seasons. Additionally, he tied Jim Breach for the second-longest scoring streak in NFL history (186 games) against the Chiefs. During Denver’s visit to Kansas City, he kicked off for the first time in 2004 on Denver’s onside kick attempt late in the game that the Chiefs recovered. Elam drilled a 50-yard field goal vs. Mia. (12/12) in the fourth quarter that proved to be the game winner and also made a 20-yard field goal against the Dolphins. Elam’s 50-yarder was his 16th game-winning or tying field goal in the fourth quarter and his second this season. Although his 43-yard attempt at S.D. (12/5) drifted wide left, he made up for the miss with a 31-yard field goal in the fourth quarter that kept Denver’s comeback alive. In snowy conditions vs. Oak. (11/28), he made 1-of-2 field goals. He connected on a 32-yard attempt in the second quarter against the Raiders, but a potential game-tying 43-yard field goal with less than a minute remaining in the fourth quarter was blocked, marking the first time since Nov. 5, 2001, that an Elam field-goal attempt had been blocked. Elam had a busy first quarter at N.O. (11/21), connecting on 48 and 34-yard field goals in his only attempts of the game. He drilled a 52-yard kick in the first quarter vs. Hou. (11/7), which marked his second conversion from longer than 50 yards this season. Elam did not attempt a field goal for the first time this season vs. Atl. (10/31) but did connect on all four extra-point attempts to extend his scoring streak to 180 games. At Cin. (10/25) on Monday Night Football, he moved past Fred Cox for 18th place all-time on the NFL’s scoring list with a 29-yard field goal and an extra point. His 49-yard field-goal attempt against the Bengals was wide left, marking his first miss in four weeks. He moved into a tie for 18th place (Fred Cox) on the NFL’s all-time scoring list with a 33-yard field goal and four extra points at Oak. (10/17). With two field goals (32 and 33 yards) in the first quarter vs. Car. (10/10), Elam notched his 300th career field goal faster than any other kicker in NFL history and is one of only 16 players in NFL history with 300 field goals. Elam helped Denver overcome a stingy Buccaneers defense at T.B. (10/3) by hitting 3-of-3 field goals that day. His 50-yarder in the second quarter against the Buccaneers was his longest field goal this season, and he added a clutch fourth-quarter 23-yarder to secure the win. Against the Buccaneers, Elam hit two 49+-yard field goals (50 and 49 yds.) in a game for the first time in his career. His play against the Buccaneers earned the kicker AFC Special Teams Player of the Week, marking the fourth time in his career he has won that award. Against the Chargers in Denver’s game vs. S.D. (9/26), he drilled two field goals, a 22 and 23-yarder, before hitting a 43-yarder in the fourth quarter to extend Denver’s lead to two possessions. His sole miss of the season came at Jac. (9/19) when his 51-yard attempt into a stiff wind late in the third quarter fell short. He was successful on his two other attempts at Jacksonville, a 44-yard kick that bounced off the left upright before clearing the bar and a 22-yarder, to account for Denver’s only points that game. Elam had a strong opening to the 2004 season vs. K.C. (9/12) by connecting on 43 and 45-yard field goals and all four extra points. He scored 10 points in Wk. 1, which tied for the top mark in the NFL. His 45-yarder with 13:26 remaining in the fourth quarter against the Chiefs broke a 24-24 tie and proved to be the eventual game winner.
Denver Broncos Updated Player Bios(As of Dec. 27, 2004)
Elam’s 2004 Totals Field Goals PATs G 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+ Total Pct. Md./Att. Pct. Pts. K.C. 0/0 0/0 0/0 2/2 0/0 0/0 2/2 1.000 4/4 1.000 10 @Jac. 0/0 1/1 0/0 1/1 0/1 0/0 2/3 .667 0/0 .000 6 S.D. 0/0 2/2 0/0 1/1 0/0 0/0 3/3 1.000 2/2 1.000 11 @T.B. 0/0 1/1 0/0 1/1 1/1 0/0 3/3 1.000 1/1 1.000 10 Car. 0/0 0/0 2/2 0/0 0/0 0/0 2/2 1.000 2/2 1.000 8 @Oak. 0/0 0/0 1/1 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/1 1.000 4/4 1.000 7 @Cin. 0/0 1/1 0/0 0/1 0/0 0/0 1/2 .500 1/1 1.000 4 Atl. 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 .000 4/4 1.000 4 Hou. 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/1 0/0 1/1 1.000 4/4 1.000 7 @N.O. 0/0 0/0 1/1 1/1 0/0 0/0 2/2 1.000 4/4 1.000 10 Oak. 0/0 0/0 1/1 0/1 0/0 0/0 1/2 .500 3/3 1.000 6 @S.D. 0/0 0/0 1/1 0/1 0/0 0/0 1/2 .500 2/2 1.000 5 Mia. 0/0 1/1 0/0 0/0 1/1 0/0 2/2 1.000 2/2 1.000 8 @K.C. 0/0 1/1 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/1 1.000 2/2 1.000 5 @Tenn. 0/0 2/2 1/2 0/0 0/0 0/0 3/4 .750 4/4 1.000 13 15 0/0 9/9 7/8 6/9 3/4 0/0 25/30 .833 39/39 1.000 114 Additional Statistics: Elam kicked off on Denver’s onside kick attempt at Kansas City (12/19/04). Elam’s Career Totals Field Goals PATs G 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+ Total Pct. Md./Att. Pct. Pts. 187 4/4 104/109 99/109 72/118 33/50 1/4 313/394 .794 488/490 .996 1,427 Additional Statistics: Elam punted once (vs. Kansas City, 10/22/95) for 17 yards. Special teams tackles: (7). Elam’s Single-Game Career Bests: FG Attempts — 6 (made 5; at Kansas City, 11/16/97 and vs. Buffalo, 9/3/95); FG Made — 5 (three times, last vs. Miami, 10/13/02); Longest FG — *63 yards (ties NFL record) (vs. Jacksonville, 10/25/98); Longest Attempt — 66 yards (vs. Seattle, 12/10/95); Most Consecutive Field Goals Made — 19 (12/21/97-11/29/98); PAT Attempts — 6 (vs. Kansas City, 12/7/03, vs. Dallas, 9/13/98 and vs. Baltimore, 10/20/96); PATs Made — 6 (vs. Kansas City, 12/7/03, vs. Dallas, 9/13/98 and vs. Baltimore, 10/20/96); Most Consecutive PATs Made — *371 (NFL record) (11/21/93-11/17/02); Most Points Scored — 16 three times (vs. Miami, 10/13/02; at Kansas City, 11/16/97 at Buffalo, 11/16/97); Most Consecutive Games with a Field Goal — 16 (at San Diego, 12/1/02 through vs. Chicago, 11/23/03).
Astro
ng-le
gged
pun
ter
and
kick
off s
peci
alis
t, Ja
son
Bake
r w
as c
laim
ed o
ff w
aive
rs b
y th
e Br
onco
son
Dec
. 9, 2
004,
fro
m t
he I
ndia
napo
lis C
olts
and
look
s to
mak
e an
impa
ct o
n De
nver
's s
peci
alte
ams.
The
four
th-y
ear p
ro w
as a
n in
tegr
al p
art o
f the
Kan
sas
City
Chi
efs'
13-
3 re
cord
in 2
003,
pun
ting
a ca
reer
-hig
h 80
tim
es fo
r 3,1
56 y
ards
(39.
5 av
g.) w
ith 2
1 pu
nts
insi
de th
e 20
-yar
d lin
e. T
he 2
003
sea-
son
also
mar
ked
the
first
tim
e in
Bak
er's
car
eer
that
he
hand
led
kick
off d
utie
s, a
nd h
e re
cord
92
kick
-of
fs w
ith 5
7 of
thos
e pl
aced
insi
de th
e 10
-yar
d lin
e. T
he W
ayne
, Ind
., na
tive
also
has
see
n su
bsta
ntia
ltim
e w
ith th
e Sa
n Fr
anci
sco
49er
s, p
layi
ng in
27
regu
lar-
seas
on g
ames
for t
hat f
ranc
hise
from
his
rook
-ie
yea
r of 2
001
thro
ugh
mos
t of t
he 2
002
seas
on, a
nd a
ppea
red
in tw
o ga
mes
for t
he P
hila
delp
hia
Eagl
esat
the
end
of
the
2002
cam
paig
n. H
is N
FL c
aree
r go
t of
f to
a s
ucce
ssfu
l sta
rt w
ith t
he 4
9ers
as
Pro
Foot
ball
Wee
kly
nam
ed h
im to
its
All-R
ooki
e Te
am a
fter h
e pl
aced
21
of h
is 6
9 pu
nts
insi
de th
e 20
-yar
dlin
e. In
200
4, B
aker
was
on
the
Indi
anap
olis
Col
ts' r
oste
r fro
m 1
1/11
- 1
2/8
afte
r Ka
nsas
City
wai
ved
him
10/
5. In
clud
ing
four
gam
es p
laye
d th
is y
ear (
two
with
Kan
sas
City
and
four
with
Indi
anap
olis
) bef
ore
join
ing
Denv
er, h
e to
tale
d 21
3 ca
reer
pun
ts fo
r 8,4
42 y
ards
(39.
6 av
g.) a
nd p
lace
d 59
of t
hose
insi
de th
e20
-yar
d lin
e. A
sol
id k
icko
ff sp
ecia
list,
he b
egin
s hi
s Br
onco
s ca
reer
with
126
tota
l kic
koffs
for
5,84
0ya
rds
(62.
5 av
g.) a
nd e
ight
touc
hbac
ks. B
aker
ent
ered
the
NFL
as a
rook
ie fr
ee a
gent
from
the
Univ
ersi
tyof
Iow
a, w
here
he
earn
ed h
onor
able
men
tion
All-B
ig T
en h
onor
s as
a s
enio
r and
rank
s fir
st in
Iow
a hi
s-to
ry a
nd s
econ
d in
Big
Ten
ann
als
in b
oth
care
er p
unts
(272
) and
pun
ting
yard
s (1
1,30
4).
2003
: Bak
er e
njoy
ed a
car
eer s
easo
n fo
r the
Chi
efs
as th
eir p
unte
r and
kic
koff
spec
ialis
t, re
cord
ing
aca
reer
-hig
h 80
pun
ts fo
r 3,1
56 y
ards
(39.
5 av
g. /
33.2
net
) with
21
punt
s in
side
the
20-y
ard
line,
sev
ento
uchb
acks
and
one
blo
ck in
16
gam
es. S
igne
d by
Kan
sas
City
on
5/13
, he
also
ass
umed
kic
koff
dutie
sfo
r the
firs
t tim
e in
his
car
eer a
nd b
last
ed 5
7 of
his
92
kick
offs
insi
de th
e 10
-yar
d lin
e w
ith s
ix to
uch-
back
s w
hile
sho
win
g hi
s sp
ecia
l-tea
ms
effo
rt w
ith s
even
tack
les.
In K
ansa
s Ci
ty's
AFC
Div
isio
nal P
layo
ffga
me
vs. I
nd. (
1/11
/04)
, he
did
not a
ttem
pt a
pun
t but
pla
ced
two
of h
is s
ix k
icko
ffs in
side
the
10-y
ard
line.
He
talli
ed a
sea
son-
high
46.
0-ya
rd g
ross
ave
rage
and
a c
aree
r-be
st 4
6.0
net a
vera
ge a
t Den
. (12
/7)
whi
le d
rillin
g tw
o to
uchb
acks
on
kick
offs
. At C
in. (
11/1
6), B
aker
had
a b
usy
day
in p
untin
g se
ven
times
for 2
35 y
ards
(33.
6 av
g.) i
n a
gam
e in
whi
ch h
e tie
d a
care
er h
igh
with
thre
e pu
nts
insi
de th
e 20
-yar
dlin
e. In
a s
ix-p
unt,
222-
yard
day
(37.
0 av
g.) v
s. B
uf. (
10/2
6), h
e ha
d th
e fir
st p
unt b
lock
ed o
f his
car
eer
whe
n co
rner
back
Pie
rson
Prio
leau
kno
cked
the
ball
out o
f the
end
zon
e fo
r a s
afet
y. D
urin
g th
at g
ame
agai
nst t
he B
ills,
he
plac
ed th
ree
punt
s in
side
the
20-y
ard
line
for a
car
eer h
igh.
Bak
er h
ad s
even
pun
tsfo
r 287
yar
ds (4
1.0
avg.
) at O
ak. (
10/2
0). I
n a
visi
t to
Lam
beau
Fie
ld to
face
the
Pack
ers
(10/
12),
Bake
rre
gist
ered
a s
peci
al te
ams
tack
le a
long
with
249
yar
ds o
n si
x pu
nts
(41.
5 av
g.).
He p
rece
ded
a so
lidpe
rfor
man
ce v
s. D
en. (
10/5
), w
hich
saw
him
pla
ce tw
o pu
nts
insi
de th
e 20
-yar
d lin
e, w
ith a
n im
pres
-si
ve g
ame
at B
alt.
(9/2
8). A
gain
st th
e Ra
vens
, he
punt
ed a
car
eer-
high
nin
e tim
es fo
r 322
yar
ds (3
5.8
avg.
), in
clud
ing
a ca
reer
-long
68-
yard
er, a
nd p
inne
d tw
o pu
nts
insi
de th
e 20
-yar
d lin
e. H
e de
mon
stra
t-ed
his
leg
stre
ngth
at H
ou. (
9/21
), dr
illin
g fiv
e of
his
sev
en k
icko
ffs in
side
the
10-y
ard
line
whi
le h
av-
ing
a so
lid p
untin
g ef
fort
with
a 4
2.8-
yard
ave
rage
on
four
pun
ts.
2002
: In
13 g
ames
(11
with
the
49er
s an
d tw
o w
ith th
e Ea
gles
), Ba
ker p
unte
d 55
tim
es fo
r 2,1
33 y
ards
(38.
8 av
g. /
31.5
net
) w
ith 1
4 pu
nts
insi
de th
e 20
-yar
d lin
e an
d fo
ur to
uchb
acks
. Bak
er w
as w
ith th
e49
ers
for
11 g
ames
bef
ore
he w
as r
elea
sed
11/2
7. H
e th
en s
igne
d w
ith th
e Ea
gles
on
12/3
and
saw
time
in tw
o ga
mes
with
them
bef
ore
he w
as r
elea
sed
12/1
8. H
e re
cord
ed s
even
pun
ts fo
r 23
4 ya
rds
(33.
4 av
g.) i
n Ph
ilade
lphi
a's
gam
e vs
. Was
h. (1
2/15
). In
his
firs
t gam
e w
ith th
e Ea
gles
, Bak
er tu
rned
ina
solid
out
ing
at S
ea. (
12/8
) w
ith s
ix p
unts
for
211
yard
s (3
5.2
avg.
) an
d pl
aced
two
of th
ose
punt
s
insi
de th
e 20
-yar
d lin
e. A
ppea
ring
in h
is fi
nal g
ame
of th
e se
ason
with
the
49er
s, B
aker
dril
led
six
punt
sfo
r 24
0 ya
rds
(40.
0 av
g.)
vs. P
hi. (
11/2
5). A
wee
k ea
rlier
, he
talli
ed 2
99 y
ards
on
seve
n pu
nts
(42.
7av
g.)
at S
.D. (
11/1
7). H
e pi
nned
thre
e pu
nts
insi
de th
e 20
-yar
d lin
e in
a s
even
-pun
t, 28
2-ya
rd (
40.3
avg.
) gam
e vs
. Was
h. (9
/22)
. In
a ga
me
vs. D
en. (
9/15
), he
boo
ted
five
punt
s fo
r 195
yar
ds (3
9.0
avg.
).20
01: B
aker
had
an
outs
tand
ing
rook
ie s
easo
n w
ith th
e 49
ers
that
saw
him
ear
n Al
l-Roo
kie
hono
rsfro
m P
ro F
ootb
all W
eekl
y af
ter
punt
ing
69 ti
mes
for
2,81
3 ya
rds
(40.
8 av
g. /
35.4
net
) w
ith 2
1 pu
nts
insi
de th
e 20
-yar
d lin
e an
d on
ly fo
ur to
uchb
acks
in 1
6 ga
mes
. He
also
kic
ked
off o
nce
and
notc
hed
two
tack
les
on s
peci
al te
ams.
In th
e 49
ers'
NFC
Wild
Car
d Ga
me
vs. G
.B.
(1/1
3/02
), he
had
five
pun
ts fo
r18
3 ya
rds
(36.
6 av
g.) a
nd p
lace
d th
ree
insi
de th
e 20
-yar
d lin
e. W
ith th
ree
punt
s in
side
the
20-y
ard
line
vs. P
hi. (
12/2
2), B
aker
set
a s
easo
n hi
gh a
nd h
ighl
ight
ed h
is s
ix-p
unt,
246-
yard
effo
rt (4
1.0
avg.
). In
avi
sit t
o In
dian
apol
is (1
1/25
), he
boo
ted
six
punt
s fo
r 255
yar
ds (4
2.5
avg.
) with
thre
e pu
nts
insi
de th
e20
-yar
d lin
e. H
e po
sted
a c
aree
r-hi
gh 3
44 y
ards
on
seve
n pu
nts
(49.
1 av
g.)
at C
ar. (
11/1
8). O
ne o
fBa
ker's
six
pun
ts v
s. N
.O. (
11/1
1) w
ent f
or a
sea
son-
high
64
yard
s, a
nd h
e fin
ishe
d th
e ga
me
with
260
yard
s pu
ntin
g (4
3.3
avg.
). Ba
ker
kick
ed o
ff fo
r th
e fir
st ti
me
in h
is c
aree
r vs
. Det
. (11
/4).
He p
oste
d a
seas
on-h
igh
punt
ing
aver
age
of 4
9.3
yard
s on
four
pun
ts a
t Atl.
(10/
14).
In h
is N
FL d
ebut
vs.
Atl.
(9/9
),he
pun
ted
five
times
for 1
54 y
ards
(30.
8 av
g.) a
nd p
lace
d hi
s fir
st p
unt i
nsid
e th
e 20
-yar
d lin
e.CO
LLEG
E: B
aker
was
one
of t
he n
atio
n's
top
punt
ers
durin
g hi
s fo
ur y
ears
at I
owa,
whe
re h
e se
t asc
hool
rec
ord
with
272
pun
ts a
nd 1
1,30
4 pu
ntin
g ya
rds
whi
le r
anki
ng s
econ
d in
Big
Ten
his
tory
inth
ose
cate
gorie
s. H
e ea
rned
hon
orab
le m
entio
n Al
l-Big
Ten
hon
ors
as a
sen
ior i
n 20
00 a
fter p
untin
g 74
times
for 3
,145
yar
ds (4
2.5
avg.
) with
24
punt
s in
side
the
20-y
ard
line.
His
fina
l yea
r at I
owa
also
was
high
light
ed b
y 16
pun
ts o
f 50
yard
s or
mor
e, a
nd h
e ow
ns fo
ur c
aree
r pun
ts o
f mor
e th
an 6
9 ya
rds.
Afo
rmer
bas
ebal
l pla
yer f
or th
e Ha
wke
yes,
Bak
er c
oncl
uded
his
col
lege
car
eer w
ith fo
ur o
f the
11
long
est
punt
s in
sch
ool h
isto
ry, i
nclu
ding
a c
aree
r-lo
ng 7
9-ya
rder
in th
e 19
97 S
un B
owl.
Durin
g th
at g
ame,
he
set I
owa
bow
l rec
ords
with
eig
ht p
unts
for
391
yard
s (4
8.9
avg.
) to
ear
n M
VP h
onor
s. H
e ea
rned
aba
chel
or's
deg
ree
in b
usin
ess
adm
inis
tratio
n an
d en
trepr
eneu
rshi
p.PE
RSON
AL: B
aker
was
a s
econ
d-te
am a
ll-co
nfer
ence
sel
ectio
n as
a s
enio
r at
Way
ne H
igh
Scho
ol in
Fort
Way
ne, I
nd.,
conc
ludi
ng a
pre
p ca
reer
in w
hich
he
aver
aged
39.
0 ya
rds
per
punt
whi
le h
andl
ing
kick
ing
dutie
s an
d pl
ayin
g w
ide
rece
iver
as
a te
am c
apta
in. D
urin
g hi
s ju
nior
sea
son,
he
help
ed h
is te
amto
a s
tate
cha
mpi
onsh
ip. A
n al
l-aro
und
athl
ete,
Bak
er a
lso
lette
red
on W
ayne
's b
aseb
all t
eam
. Bor
n M
ay17
, 197
8, J
ason
Mic
hael
Bak
er re
side
s in
Kan
sas
City
, Mo.
BA
KE
R’s
R
eg
ul
ar
S
ea
so
n R
ec
or
d
Year
Cl
ubG
SNo
.Yd
s.Av
g.Ne
t.TB
In 2
0LG
Blk.
2001
San
Fran
.16
069
2,81
340
.835
.44
2164
020
02Sa
n Fr
an.
110
421,
688
40.2
32.0
312
510
2002
Phila
delp
hia
20
1344
534
.231
.51
244
020
03Ka
nsas
City
160
803,
156
39.5
33.2
721
681
2004
Kans
as C
ity2
09
340
37.8
26.9
03
520
2004
Indi
anap
olis
40
00
0.0
0.0
00
—0
CARE
ER T
OTAL
510
213
8,44
239
.633
.215
5968
1
ADDI
TION
AL S
TATI
STIC
S: S
peci
al te
am ta
ckle
s —
200
1 (2
), 20
03 (7
), TO
TAL
(9).
Kick
offs
— 2
001
(1),
2003
(92)
, 200
4 (3
3),
TOTA
L (1
26).
Rush
ed o
ne ti
me
for n
o ya
rds
at C
hica
go (1
0/28
/01)
.
BA
KE
R’s
p
os
tS
ea
so
n R
ec
or
d
Year
Cl
ubG
SNo
.Yd
s.Av
g.Ne
t.TB
In 2
0LG
Blk.
2001
San
Fran
.1
05
183
36.6
29.6
03
450
2003
Kans
as C
ity1
00
183
0.0
0.0
00
—0
CARE
ER T
OTAL
20
518
336
.629
.60
345
0
ba
ke
r’s
S
in
gl
e-G
am
e H
ig
hs
(pos
tsea
son
in p
aren
thes
is)
Punt
s —
9 a
t Bal
timor
e, 9
/28/
03 (
5 vs
. Gre
en B
ay, 1
/13/
02);
High
est A
vera
ge —
49.
3 at
Atla
nta,
10/
14/0
1 (3
6.6
vs. G
reen
Bay,
1/1
3/02
); Hi
ghes
t Net
Ave
rage
— 4
6.0
at A
tlant
a, 1
2/7/
03 (2
9.6
vs. G
reen
Bay
, 1/1
3/02
); Lo
nges
t Pun
t — 6
8at
Bal
timor
e,9/
28/0
3 (4
5 vs
. Gre
en B
ay, 1
/13/
02).
BOR
N:
May
17,
197
8, in
For
t Way
ne, I
nd.
HIG
HSC
HO
OL:
Way
ne H
igh
Scho
ol, F
ort W
ayne
, Ind
.AC
QU
IRED
:W
aive
rs (
Indi
anap
olis
), 2
004
PRO
YEAR
:4t
h •
YEAR
WIT
HBR
ON
COS:
1st
NFL
GAM
ESPL
AYED
/STA
RTE
D:
51/0
•PO
STSE
ASO
N:
2/0
6-2
•
205 •
4T
HY
R. •
IO
WA
JA
SO
NB
AK
ER
PU
NT
ER
/K
IC
KE
R6
Mar
co C
olem
an j
oine
d th
e Br
onco
s (3
/11)
as
an u
nre-
stric
ted
free
agen
t fro
m P
hila
delp
hia
and
will
add
dep
thto
Den
ver’s
def
ensi
ve li
ne. I
n 18
4 ca
reer
gam
es (
169
star
ts),
Cole
man
has
656
tack
les
(468
sol
o), 6
2 sa
cks
for -
410
yard
s,17
pas
ses
defe
nsed
, 20
for
ced
fum
bles
and
thr
ee f
umbl
ere
cove
ries.
An
expe
rienc
ed d
efen
sive
line
man
, he
was
vot
ed to
the
Pro
Bow
l in
2000
whe
n he
mad
e 12
sac
ks. E
nter
ing
his
13th
yea
r in
the
NFL
, he
has
play
ed f
or M
iam
i (19
92-9
5), S
an D
iego
(19
96-9
8), W
ashi
ngto
n (1
999-
2001
), Ja
ckso
nvill
e (2
002)
and
Phi
lade
lphi
a (2
003)
. Orig
inal
ly d
rafte
d in
firs
t rou
nd (
12th
ove
rall)
by
Mia
mi i
n th
e 19
92 N
FL D
raft,
he
has
mis
sed
just
eig
ht g
ames
in 1
2 se
ason
s. C
olem
an h
as s
tarte
d al
l 16
gam
es in
sev
en s
easo
ns a
nd a
ppea
red
in 1
6 ga
mes
nin
e of
12
seas
ons.
He
play
ed ri
ght d
efen
sive
end
in h
is fi
rst e
ight
sea
sons
and
left
end
the
last
four
yea
rs. C
olem
an w
as n
amed
the
NFL
Rook
ie o
f the
Yea
rin
199
2 by
Spo
rts Il
lust
rate
dan
d le
d Sa
n Di
ego’
s de
fens
ive
linem
en in
tack
les
thre
e co
nsec
utiv
e se
a-so
ns (1
996-
98).
He h
as a
lso
appe
ared
in n
ine
post
seas
on g
ames
, with
41
tack
les
(33
solo
), th
ree
sack
san
d tw
o fo
rced
fum
bles
.20
03: C
olem
an s
igne
d w
ith P
hila
delp
hia
on S
ept.
5, r
epla
cing
Der
rick
Burg
ess,
who
was
pla
ced
onin
jure
d re
serv
e. H
e pl
ayed
in 1
3 ga
mes
, prim
arily
as
a ba
ckup
def
ensi
ve e
nd, a
nd p
oste
d 10
tack
les
(5so
lo),
a ha
lf sa
ck a
nd o
ne q
uarte
rbac
k pr
essu
re.
Cole
man
mad
e th
ree
tack
les
at B
uffa
lo (
9/28
) an
dpi
cked
up
the
half
sack
in th
e se
ason
fina
le a
t Was
hing
ton
(12/
27).
He w
as a
res
erve
in b
oth
of th
eEa
gles
’ pla
yoff
gam
es, w
here
he
mad
e th
ree
tack
les
(all
solo
).20
02: C
olem
an s
igne
d w
ith J
acks
onvi
lle o
n Ju
ne 1
9 an
d st
arte
d al
l 16
gam
es a
t lef
t def
ensi
ve e
ndw
here
he
rank
ed 1
2th
on te
am w
ith 5
4 ta
ckle
s (2
7 so
lo),
addi
ng fi
ve s
acks
, one
forc
ed fu
mbl
e, o
neta
ckle
for l
oss
and
five
quar
terb
ack
pres
sure
s. H
e le
d th
e te
am’s
defe
nsiv
e en
ds in
tack
les
and
was
one
of ju
st s
ix p
laye
rs to
sta
rt ev
ery
gam
e on
def
ense
. Col
eman
pic
ked
up h
is fi
rst s
ack
as a
Jag
uar o
n Oc
t.6
vs. P
hila
delp
hia
(of D
onov
an M
cNab
b) a
nd n
otch
ed a
sac
k of
Chr
is R
edm
an o
n Oc
t. 20
at B
altim
ore.
He p
oste
d a
seas
on-h
igh
10 t
ackl
es o
n No
v. 1
7 at
Hou
ston
and
mad
e tw
o sa
cks
on D
ec.
1 vs
.Pi
ttsbu
rgh
(of K
orde
ll St
ewar
t), m
arki
ng fi
rst m
ulti-
sack
gam
e si
nce
2000
. Col
eman
talli
ed h
is fi
fth s
ack
of th
e se
ason
Dec
. 15
at C
inci
nnat
i (of
Jon
Kitn
a) a
nd fo
rced
a fu
mbl
e on
the
play
.20
01: C
olem
an s
tarte
d 12
gam
es in
his
fina
l sea
son
with
Was
hing
ton
and
mis
sed
four
gam
es d
ue to
a rig
ht e
lbow
inju
ry. H
e co
llect
ed 5
5 ta
ckle
s (4
1 so
lo),
4.5
sack
s an
d th
ree
forc
ed fu
mbl
es. I
n W
eek
2at
Gre
en B
ay, h
e m
ade
six
tack
les
but s
uffe
red
a di
sloc
ated
righ
t elb
ow in
the
third
qua
rter a
nd le
ft th
ega
me.
He
was
inac
tive
for t
he n
ext f
our g
ames
, mar
king
the
first
tim
e in
his
car
eer t
hat h
e m
isse
d m
ore
than
one
gam
e in
a s
easo
n. C
olem
an re
turn
ed to
the
lineu
p Oc
t. 28
vs.
N.Y
. Gia
nts
and
mad
e th
ree
tack
-le
s. A
gain
st S
eattl
e (1
1/4)
, he
post
ed fo
ur ta
ckle
s, o
ne s
ack
and
one
forc
ed fu
mbl
e, a
nd tw
o w
eeks
late
rat
Den
ver,
mad
e fiv
e ta
ckle
s, o
ne s
ack
and
one
forc
ed fu
mbl
e. O
n De
c. 1
6 vs
. Phi
lade
lphi
a, C
olem
anm
ade
six
tack
les,
a h
alf-s
ack
and
had
one
pass
def
ense
d th
at le
d to
an
inte
rcep
tion.
He
mad
e fiv
e ta
ck-
les,
one
sac
k, o
ne fo
rced
fum
ble
and
a pa
ss d
efle
ctio
n on
Dec
. 30
at N
ew O
rlean
s, a
nd a
dded
four
tack
-le
s an
d a
sack
in th
e se
ason
fina
le v
s. A
rizon
a (1
/6).
2000
: Col
eman
enj
oyed
his
fine
st s
easo
n as
a p
ro w
hen
he m
ade
a ca
reer
-hig
h 12
sac
ks a
nd e
arne
dhi
s fir
st tr
ip to
the
Pro
Bow
l. Hi
s sa
ck to
tal t
oppe
d hi
s pr
evio
us c
aree
r-hi
gh o
f 6.5
in 1
995
and
1999
,an
d he
fini
shed
the
seas
on ti
ed fo
r eig
hth
in N
FL in
sac
ks. C
olem
an m
ade
62 ta
ckle
s (4
2 so
lo),
whi
chra
nked
eig
hth
on te
am, a
nd a
dded
thre
e pa
sses
def
ense
d an
d tw
o fo
rced
fum
bles
. He
star
ted
all 1
6ga
mes
for f
ourth
con
secu
tive
seas
on a
nd p
laye
d le
ft de
fens
ive
end
for f
irst t
ime
afte
r eig
ht y
ears
as
a
right
end
(sw
itch
mad
e af
ter
Reds
kins
sig
ned
Bruc
e Sm
ith).
Cole
man
rec
orde
d at
leas
t a h
alf-s
ack
inea
ch o
f the
firs
t six
gam
es a
nd w
as n
amed
the
NFC
Defe
nsiv
e Pl
ayer
of t
he W
eek
afte
r an
11-
tack
le,
thre
e-sa
ck g
ame
vs. T
ampa
Bay
in W
eek
5. T
hose
thr
ee s
acks
tie
d hi
s si
ngle
-gam
e ca
reer
-hig
h se
t10
/25/
92 v
s. In
dian
apol
is, a
nd h
is 1
1 ta
ckle
s w
ere
a se
ason
-hig
h. H
e po
sted
2.5
sac
ks in
a s
easo
n-op
enin
g w
in o
ver
Caro
lina.
Aga
inst
Phi
lade
lphi
a in
Wee
k 6,
he
sack
ed q
uarte
rbac
k Do
nova
n M
cNab
ban
d fo
rced
a fu
mbl
e on
gam
e’s s
econ
d pl
ay. H
e ne
tted
a ha
lf-sa
ck in
Wee
k 11
at S
t. Lo
uis,
and
aga
insa
cked
McN
abb
in W
eek
12, f
orci
ng a
noth
er fu
mbl
e. C
olem
an ta
llied
six
tack
les
in W
eek
13 v
s. N
.Y.
Gian
ts, p
oste
d si
x ta
ckle
s an
d a
sack
in W
eek
14 a
t Dal
las
and
four
tack
les
in W
eek
14 a
t Pitt
sbur
gh.
1999
: Col
eman
sig
ned
with
Was
hing
ton
as a
n un
rest
ricte
d fre
e ag
ent o
n Ju
ne 3
and
sta
rted
all 1
6ga
mes
at r
ight
end
, fin
ishi
ng fi
rst o
n te
am in
QB
pres
sure
s (4
4), s
econ
d in
sac
ks (6
.5) a
nd ti
ed fo
r firs
tin
forc
ed fu
mbl
es (
thre
e). H
e ra
nked
eig
hth
with
65
tack
les
(42
solo
) an
d ni
ne ta
ckle
s fo
r lo
ss, w
hile
also
pos
ting
a re
cove
red
a fu
mbl
e an
d re
turn
ed it
42
yard
s fo
r his
firs
t car
eer t
ouch
dow
n (N
ov. 2
1 vs
.N.
Y. G
iant
s).
In W
eek
2 vs
. N.Y
. Gia
nts,
he
had
four
tack
les,
two
pres
sure
s an
d a
forc
ed fu
mbl
e, a
ndfo
llow
ed th
at u
p w
ith fi
ve ta
ckle
s an
d tw
o QB
pre
ssur
es in
the
Reds
kins
’ 27-
20 w
in o
ver
N.Y.
Jet
s in
Wee
k 3.
Col
eman
pos
ted
seve
n qu
arte
rbac
k pr
essu
res
in W
eek
4 vs
. Car
olin
a, a
nd e
ight
pre
ssur
es, 1
.5sa
cks,
four
tack
les
and
thre
e as
sist
s in
Wee
k 7
vs. C
hica
go. I
n W
eek
9 vs
. Phi
lade
lphi
a, h
e su
ffere
d a
spra
ined
cer
vica
l spi
ne a
nd le
ft ga
me
but c
ame
back
to s
tart
the
next
wee
k vs
. N.Y
. Gia
nts
and
mad
eth
ree
solo
tack
les,
two
assi
sts,
one
sac
k, o
ne ta
ckle
for
loss
and
a r
ecov
ered
fum
ble
that
he
retu
rned
42 y
ards
for
a to
uchd
own
and
his
first
car
eer
scor
e. C
olem
an h
ad fo
ur ta
ckle
s in
Was
hing
ton’
s NF
CW
ild C
ard
Play
off v
s. D
etro
it an
d ei
ght t
ackl
es in
the
NFL
Divi
sion
al P
layo
ff Ga
me
at T
ampa
Bay
. 19
98: C
olem
an le
d a
San
Dieg
o de
fens
e, w
hich
cla
imed
the
leag
ue’s
No. 1
def
ensi
ve r
anki
ng, t
hat
allo
wed
onl
y 26
3 ya
rds
and
71.3
yar
ds ru
shin
g pe
r gam
e. H
e le
d th
e te
am’s
defe
nsiv
e lin
emen
in ta
ck-
les
for
the
third
con
secu
tive
seas
on w
ith 5
1, in
16
star
ts fo
r th
e Ch
arge
rs.
Cole
man
add
ed 3
.5 s
acks
and
two
fum
ble
reco
verie
s. H
e co
llect
ed a
sea
son-
high
nin
e ta
ckle
s an
d a
sack
in W
eek
14 a
t Sea
ttle.
1997
: Col
eman
, who
sta
rted
all 1
6 ga
mes
, led
all
Char
gers
def
ensi
ve li
nem
en in
tack
les
for a
sec
ond
cons
ecut
ive
seas
on (4
8). H
e ad
ded
two
sack
s, o
ne in
terc
eptio
n (th
e on
ly o
ne o
f his
car
eer)
and
forc
eda
team
-hig
h th
ree
fum
bles
. Col
eman
reco
rded
a s
easo
n-hi
gh fi
ve ta
ckle
s, a
hal
f-sac
k an
d hi
s fir
st c
aree
rin
terc
eptio
n at
New
Orle
ans
in W
eek
2, a
nd p
oste
d fiv
e ta
ckle
s in
eac
h ga
me
agai
nst K
ansa
s Ci
ty (W
eek
7 an
d W
eek
15).
1996
: In
his
first
sea
son
with
San
Die
go a
fter
bein
g si
gned
as
an u
nres
trict
ed fr
ee a
gent
, Col
eman
mad
e 42
tack
les,
four
sac
ks a
nd o
ne fo
rced
fum
ble
in 1
5 st
arts
. He
post
ed a
sea
son-
high
six
tack
les
and
one
sack
in th
e Ch
arge
rs’ W
eek
6 M
onda
y ni
ght g
ame
vs. O
akla
nd.
1995
: In
16 s
tarts
on
the
seas
on fo
r Mia
mi,
Cole
man
rank
ed s
even
th o
n te
am w
ith 6
5 ta
ckle
s an
d se
c-on
d w
ith 6
.5 s
acks
. He
had
a se
ason
-hig
h ni
ne ta
ckle
s an
d ad
ded
a sa
ck v
s. S
aint
s (1
0/15
), an
d se
t apo
stse
ason
car
eer-
high
with
11
tack
les
vs. B
uffa
lo in
the
AFC
Wild
Car
d Pl
ayof
f gam
e (1
2/30
).19
94: C
olem
an s
tarte
d al
l 16
gam
es fo
r th
e Do
lphi
ns a
nd fi
nish
ed th
e ye
ar w
ith 6
6 ta
ckle
s, s
ix s
acks
,fo
ur fo
rced
fum
bles
and
thre
e pa
sses
def
ense
d, in
clud
ing
five
or m
ore
tack
les
in e
ight
gam
es. H
e op
ened
the
seas
on w
ith e
ight
tack
les
and
a sa
ck v
s. N
ew E
ngla
nd. C
olem
an p
oste
d ei
ght t
ackl
es, t
wo
sack
s (ti
eda
team
pla
yoff
reco
rd) a
nd o
ne fo
rced
fum
ble
at S
an D
iego
in a
n AF
C Di
visi
onal
Pla
yoff
gam
e (1
/8).
1993
: Col
eman
, who
sta
rted
15 g
ames
for M
iam
i, m
ade
54 ta
ckle
s, 5
.5 s
acks
, tw
o fo
rced
fum
bles
and
one
pass
def
ense
d. H
e ha
d a
seas
on-h
igh
eigh
t tac
kles
and
rec
orde
d a
sack
vs.
Bill
s (9
/26)
. Afte
r he
fract
ured
his
han
d vs
. W
ashi
ngto
n (1
0/4)
, Co
lem
an w
as i
nact
ive
the
next
wee
k vs
. Cl
evel
and.
He
retu
rned
to th
e lin
eup
vs. I
ndia
napo
lis (1
0/24
) and
mad
e tw
o ta
ckle
s, a
nd h
e m
ade
two
tack
les
and
1.5
sack
s vs
. New
Eng
land
(11/
21).
1992
: Col
eman
was
nam
ed th
e NF
L Ro
okie
of t
he Y
ear b
y Sp
orts
Illu
stra
ted
and
Defe
nsiv
e Ro
okie
of
the
Year
by
Foot
ball
New
saf
ter
finis
hing
the
sea
son
with
Mia
mi w
ith 8
4 ta
ckle
s, s
ix s
acks
and
one
forc
ed fu
mbl
e. H
is s
ix s
acks
wer
e th
e th
ird-h
ighe
st s
ingl
e-se
ason
tota
l for
a D
olph
in r
ooki
e. H
e m
ade
15 s
tarts
(16
play
ed),
star
ted
the
seas
on a
t out
side
line
back
er b
efor
e m
ovin
g to
righ
t def
ensi
ve e
nd fo
rth
e fin
al 1
2 ga
mes
. Col
eman
pos
ted
13 ta
ckle
s an
d th
ree
sack
s vs
. Ind
iana
polis
at h
is n
ew p
ositi
on a
ndfo
llow
ed th
at w
ith a
a s
ix-ta
ckle
, tw
o sa
ck p
erfo
rman
ce v
s. N
.Y. J
ets.
He
was
the
first
Dol
phin
s ro
okie
to h
ave
back
-to-b
ack
gam
es w
ith tw
o sa
cks.
Aga
inst
Buf
falo
(11
/16)
, he
talli
ed 1
1 ta
ckle
s, a
nd m
ade
five
tack
les
and
one
sack
vs.
Buf
falo
in th
e AF
C Ch
ampi
onsh
ip G
ame.
He
join
ed th
e Do
lphi
ns a
s th
ete
am’s
first
-rou
nd s
elec
tion
(12t
h ov
eral
l) in
the
draf
t.
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YC
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ectio
n .
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okie
of t
he Y
ear (
S.I.)
. . .
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BOR
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. 18,
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ton,
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tters
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e Ag
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COLL
EGE:
Col
eman
fini
shed
his
car
eer
at G
eorg
ia T
ech
as th
e sc
hool
’s al
l-tim
e le
ader
with
28
sack
sde
spite
pla
ying
just
thre
e ye
ars,
and
ear
ned
All-A
CC h
onor
s hi
s ju
nior
yea
r, pl
ayin
g in
11
gam
es w
hile
tally
ing
67 t
ackl
es, 1
0 sa
cks
and
one
fum
ble
reco
very
. He
help
ed le
ad t
he s
choo
l to
a sh
are
of t
hena
tiona
l cha
mpi
onsh
ip a
s a
soph
omor
e in
199
0 by
mak
ing
81 t
ackl
es a
nd 1
3 sa
cks.
Col
eman
was
nam
ed s
econ
d-te
am A
ll-Am
eric
a by
the
Spor
ting
New
san
d w
as n
amed
the
ACC
Defe
nsiv
e Pl
ayer
of t
heW
eek
afte
r a 1
2-ta
ckle
, fiv
e-sa
ck p
erfo
rman
ce v
s. M
aryl
and.
As
a re
dshi
rt fre
shm
an, h
e st
arte
d al
l sea
-so
n at
out
side
line
back
er p
ostin
g 63
tack
les
and
five
sack
s.PE
RSON
AL: C
olem
an a
ttend
ed P
atte
rson
Co-
Oper
ativ
e Hi
gh S
choo
l in
Dayt
on, O
hio,
whe
re h
e w
as a
nal
l-are
a lin
ebac
ker.
As a
sen
ior,
he m
ade
84 ta
ckle
s, 3
1 sa
cks,
thre
e fo
rced
fum
bles
, six
fum
ble
reco
v-er
ies
and
bloc
ked
an e
xtra
poi
nt. H
e le
ttere
d th
ree
times
in fo
otba
ll an
d on
ce in
trac
k. C
olem
an p
er-
form
ed a
cam
eo ro
le o
ppos
ite a
ctor
Jim
Car
rey
in th
e m
ovie
Ace
Ven
ture
: Pet
Det
ectiv
e. M
arco
Dar
rell
Cole
man
is m
arrie
d (K
atrin
a) a
nd h
as th
ree
child
ren,
Kab
rione
, Ken
nedy
and
Ken
neth
. Bor
n De
c. 1
8,19
69, i
n Da
yton
, Ohi
o, h
e re
side
s in
bot
h At
lant
a an
d Ja
ckso
nvill
e.
co
le
ma
n’s
R
eg
ul
ar
S
ea
so
n R
ec
or
d
Year
Club
GS
UTA
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Yds.
I-Yds
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TD-In
t.TD
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s.19
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iam
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1954
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131-
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Ellis
John
son,
an
acco
mpl
ishe
d de
fens
ive
tack
le w
ho le
d al
l NFL
inte
rior
linem
en in
sac
ks la
st s
ea-
son,
join
ed th
e Br
onco
s on
Sep
t. 20
, 200
4, in
a tr
ade
with
Atla
nta
for a
n un
disc
lose
d dr
aft c
hoic
e.In
136
car
eer
gam
es (
89 s
tarts
), Jo
hnso
n ha
s m
ade
532
tack
les
(273
sol
o) a
nd r
ecor
ded
48 s
acks
(-
315
yds.
), hi
ghlig
hted
by
his
eigh
t sac
ks in
200
3 th
at ti
ed a
per
sona
l bes
t. He
has
eig
ht m
ultip
le-s
ack
gam
es d
urin
g hi
s ni
ne y
ears
in th
e NF
L sp
ent w
ith th
e Co
lts (1
995-
01) a
nd F
alco
ns (2
002-
03).
A du
rabl
eve
tera
n w
ho h
as m
isse
d on
ly e
ight
gam
es in
his
car
eer,
John
son
shou
ld a
dd to
an
alre
ady
pote
nt D
enve
rde
fens
e by
pro
vidi
ng a
n in
side
pas
s-ru
shin
g th
reat
on
the
Bron
cos'
def
ensi
ve li
ne. H
e sp
ent t
he p
revi
-ou
s tw
o se
ason
s w
ith th
e Fa
lcon
s, w
here
he
was
a v
ital m
embe
r of t
heir
defe
nsiv
e un
it. H
e pl
ayed
in 3
2ga
mes
(5 s
tarts
) for
Atla
nta
and
tota
led
118
tack
les
(65
solo
) with
15
sack
s (-
107
yds.
) fro
m 2
002-
03
afte
r th
e te
am s
igne
d hi
m a
s a
free
agen
t Sep
t. 1,
200
2. J
ohns
on s
pent
his
firs
t sev
en s
easo
ns in
the
NFL
with
the
Col
ts a
nd s
tarte
d ev
ery
gam
e he
pla
yed
durin
g a
five-
year
spa
n fro
m 1
997-
2001
(76
gam
es).
The
Colts
’ lea
der i
n sa
cks
in 1
998
with
eig
ht (-
34 y
ds.),
Joh
nson
’s sa
ck to
tal t
hat y
ear a
lso
was
a pe
rson
al b
est a
nd c
ompl
imen
ted
his
75 ta
ckle
s (4
8 so
lo).
That
sea
son
cam
e be
fore
a s
trong
199
9ca
mpa
ign
that
saw
him
reg
iste
r 7.
5 sa
cks
(-46
.5 y
ds.)
and
76 t
ackl
es (
34 s
olo)
. The
Col
ts s
elec
ted
John
son
in th
e fir
st ro
und
(15t
h ov
eral
l) of
the
1995
NFL
dra
ft ou
t of F
lorid
a, a
nd h
e pl
ayed
in a
ll 16
reg-
ular
-sea
son
gam
es a
s a
rook
ie (
2 st
arts
), to
talin
g 4.
5 sa
cks
(-26
yds
.), w
hile
see
ing
actio
n in
thr
eeIn
dian
apol
is p
layo
ff ga
mes
(1
star
t) th
at y
ear.
At F
lorid
a, J
ohns
on w
as a
thre
e-ye
ar s
tarte
r an
d to
tale
d16
5 ta
ckle
s (1
12 s
olo)
, 17.
5 sa
cks
(-13
4 yd
s.),
six
forc
ed fu
mbl
es a
nd o
ne fu
mbl
e re
cove
ry in
44
gam
es(2
6 st
arts
) du
ring
four
sea
sons
with
the
Gato
rs. H
is 3
6.5
care
er ta
ckle
s fo
r lo
ss r
ank
10th
all-
time
inFl
orid
a hi
stor
y. H
e w
as n
amed
Nat
iona
l Def
ensi
ve P
laye
r of
the
Year
by
CNN
as a
sen
ior
in a
dditi
on to
bein
g ta
bbed
a f
irst-t
eam
All-
Sout
heas
tern
Con
fere
nce
sele
ctio
n an
d ea
rnin
g ho
nora
ble
men
tion
All-
Amer
ican
hon
ors
from
The
Spo
rting
New
s.20
03: J
ohns
on p
laye
d in
16
gam
es (
3 st
arts
) in
his
sec
ond
seas
on w
ith th
e Fa
lcon
s, c
olle
ctin
g 64
tack
les
(35
solo
) and
eig
ht s
acks
(-49
yds
.). H
is e
ight
sac
ks le
d al
l int
erio
r lin
emen
in th
e NF
L an
d tie
dhi
s pe
rson
al b
est,
whi
ch h
e se
t in
1998
with
the
Colts
. He
had
a pa
ir of
two-
sack
gam
es w
ith h
is fi
rst
of th
e se
ason
com
ing
vs. N
ew O
rlean
s (1
0/19
) whe
n he
pul
led
dow
n Sa
ints
qua
rterb
ack
Aaro
n Br
ooks
twic
e fo
r nin
e ya
rds
to p
ost f
ive
tack
les.
A li
ttle
over
a m
onth
late
r at H
oust
on (1
1/30
), tw
o of
his
sev
ento
tal t
ackl
es w
ere
sack
s (-
9 yd
s.)
to m
ark
the
eigh
th m
ultip
le-s
ack
gam
e of
Joh
nson
's c
aree
r. Du
ring
the
Falc
ons'
gam
e at
Car
olin
a (9
/28)
, he
tied
for t
he le
ad a
mon
g At
lant
a de
fens
ive
linem
en w
ith s
even
tack
les
(6 s
olo)
. He
had
a st
rong
gam
e vs
. Was
hing
ton
(9/1
4) w
ith fi
ve ta
ckle
s (4
sol
o) a
nd a
sac
k.20
02: J
ohns
on w
as s
igne
d by
the
Falc
ons
as a
free
age
nt o
n Se
pt. 1
afte
r the
Col
ts w
aive
d hi
m A
ug.
28. P
layi
ng in
a n
ew d
efen
sive
sys
tem
, he
finis
hed
the
year
with
54
tack
les
(30
solo
), se
ven
sack
s (-
58yd
s.)
and
one
forc
ed fu
mbl
e in
16
gam
es (
2 st
arts
). Hi
s se
ven
sack
s w
ere
seco
nd m
ost b
y a
Falc
ons
play
er a
nd w
ere
supp
lem
ente
d by
13
quar
terb
ack
pres
sure
s. I
n At
lant
a's
upse
t w
in a
t Gr
een
Bay
(1/4
/03)
in a
n NF
CW
ild C
ard
Gam
e, J
ohns
on ta
ckle
d Pa
cker
s ru
nnin
g ba
ck A
hman
Gre
en fo
r a 4
-yar
dlo
ss o
n fo
urth
dow
n w
ith G
reen
Bay
thre
aten
ing
to s
core
in th
e se
cond
qua
rter.
He c
ombi
ned
for f
our
tack
les
(3 s
olo)
dur
ing
the
Falc
ons’
two
play
off g
ames
. He
had
one
sack
(-6
yds.
), si
x ta
ckle
s an
d a
sea-
son-
high
thre
e qu
arte
rbac
k pr
essu
res
at M
inne
sota
(12/
1). A
t Car
olin
a (1
1/24
), he
add
ed tw
o sa
cks
(-17
yds
.). J
ohns
on c
ame
off t
he b
ench
vs.
Bal
timor
e (1
1/3)
and
enj
oyed
a s
trong
gam
e fo
r the
Fal
cons
as h
e co
llect
ed s
ix ta
ckle
s, o
ne s
ack
(-10
yds
.) an
d on
e qu
arte
rbac
k pr
essu
re.
2001
: Joh
nson
sta
rted
all 1
6 ga
mes
at r
ight
def
ensi
ve ta
ckle
for t
he C
olts
to m
ark
the
third
tim
e in
his
care
er a
nd th
e th
ird ti
me
in th
e la
st fo
ur s
easo
ns th
at h
e ha
s st
arte
d 16
gam
es. H
e re
gist
ered
61
tack
-le
s (2
5 so
lo),
3.5
sack
s (-
38.5
yds
.), t
wo
batte
d pa
sses
and
one
for
ced
fum
ble
in h
is f
inal
yea
r in
Indi
anap
olis
. Joh
nson
sho
wed
con
sist
ency
dur
ing
his
seve
nth
NFL
seas
on b
y m
akin
g at
leas
t fou
r tac
k-le
s in
11
gam
es. H
e ha
d a
stro
ng g
ame
vs. D
enve
r (1
/6/0
2) w
ith o
ne s
ack
(-7
yds.
) an
d fo
ur ta
ckle
sag
ains
t the
Bro
ncos
. Dur
ing
the
Colts
' gam
e vs
. Atla
nta
(12/
16),
he c
olle
cted
six
tack
les
and
1.5
sack
s(-
17.5
yds
.). In
a g
ame
at N
ew O
rlean
s (1
1/18
), Jo
hnso
n m
ade
his
first
sac
k of
the
seas
on fo
r a 1
4-ya
rdlo
ss a
nd to
tale
d th
ree
tack
les.
He
mad
e tw
o st
ops
vs. N
ew E
ngla
nd (1
0/21
). Jo
hnso
n ha
d se
vera
l stro
ngpe
rfor
man
ces
in S
epte
mbe
r, m
akin
g fiv
e ta
ckle
s vs
. Buf
falo
(9/2
3) a
nd fo
ur ta
ckle
s at
N.Y
. Jet
s (9
/9).
2000
: Joh
nson
pla
yed
in 1
3 ga
mes
(13
star
ts) a
t rig
ht d
efen
sive
tack
le a
nd m
ade
58 ta
ckle
s (2
5 so
lo)
with
five
sac
ks (-
25 y
ds.),
one
inte
rcep
tion
and
one
forc
ed fu
mbl
e. H
e w
as in
activ
e fo
r thr
ee g
ames
(vs.
Detro
it (1
0/29
), at
Chi
cago
(11/
5) a
nd v
s. N
.Y. J
ets
(11/
12))
with
a k
nee
inju
ry. H
e st
arte
d in
the
Colts
'AF
C W
ild C
ard
Gam
e at
Mia
mi (
12/3
0) a
nd re
cord
ed s
ix ta
ckle
s (3
sol
o) a
nd o
ne s
ack,
his
firs
t eve
r in
the
play
offs
, tha
t wen
t for
-4.
5 ya
rds.
The
Col
ts p
laye
d vs
. Mia
mi (
11/2
6) a
mon
th b
efor
e th
eir
play
off
show
dow
n w
ith th
e Do
lphi
ns, a
nd J
ohns
on tu
rned
in a
n eq
ually
impr
essi
ve g
ame
that
day
with
five
tack
-le
s an
d on
e sa
ck (0
yds
.). A
wee
k ea
rlier
at G
reen
Bay
(11/
19),
he p
rodu
ced
four
tack
les,
one
sac
k an
dth
e se
cond
inte
rcep
tion
of h
is c
aree
r ag
ains
t th
e Pa
cker
s. W
hen
the
Colts
vis
ited
Seat
tle (
10/1
5), h
eca
me
thro
ugh
with
thr
ee t
ackl
es,
one
sack
and
a f
orce
d fu
mbl
e. H
e po
sted
bac
k-to
-bac
k fiv
e-ta
ckle
gam
es a
t Buf
falo
(10/
1) a
nd a
t New
Eng
land
(10/
8). J
ohns
on w
as a
dom
inat
ing
pres
ence
on
the
defe
n-si
ve li
ne v
s. O
akla
nd (9
/10)
with
sev
en ta
ckle
s.
1999
: Joh
nson
sta
rted
all 1
6 ga
mes
at r
ight
def
ensi
ve ta
ckle
, tot
alin
g 76
tack
les
(34
solo
) and
7.5
sac
ks(-
46.5
yds
.) w
hile
rec
over
ing
one
fum
ble
and
brea
king
up
thre
e pa
sses
. His
sac
k to
tal i
n 19
99 w
as th
ese
cond
-hig
hest
tota
l am
ong
Colts
def
ende
rs. J
ohns
on s
tarte
d in
the
Colts
' AFC
Div
isio
nal P
layo
ff Ga
me
vs. T
enne
ssee
(1/
16/0
0), m
akin
g fo
ur ta
ckle
s (1
sol
o). W
hile
vis
iting
the
Gian
ts (
11/1
4), h
e tu
rned
in a
BOR
N:
Oct
. 30,
197
3, in
Wild
woo
d,Fl
a.H
IGH
SCH
OO
L:W
ildw
ood
Hig
hSc
hool
, Wild
woo
d,Fl
a.AC
QU
IRED
:Tr
ade
(Atla
nta)
, 200
4PR
OYE
AR:
10th
•YE
ARW
ITH
BRO
NCO
S:1s
tN
FL G
AMES
PLAY
ED/S
TAR
TED:
136/
89 •
POST
SEAS
ON:
8/3
6-2
•
288 •
10T
HY
R. •
FL
OR
ID
A
EL
LIS
JO
HN
SO
N
DE
FE
NS
IV
ET
AC
KL
E
6161
stro
ng s
how
ing
with
sev
en ta
ckle
s (3
sol
o) a
nd tw
o sa
cks
(-11
yds
.). J
ohns
on's
sea
son-
high
in ta
ckle
sca
me
whe
n he
had
10
stop
s vs
. Kan
sas
City
(11/
7). T
wo
wee
ks e
arlie
r, Jo
hnso
n m
ade
six
tack
les
and
two
sack
s (th
e th
ird m
ultip
le-s
ack
gam
e of
his
car
eer)
vs.
Cin
cinn
ati (
10/2
4). H
e ad
ded
five
tack
les,
incl
ud-
ing
one
sack
, at N
.Y. J
ets
(10/
17).
The
sack
aga
inst
the
Jets
cam
e on
the
gam
e’s fi
nal p
lay
to s
eal t
he w
info
r the
Col
ts. I
n a
gam
e at
San
Die
go (9
/26)
, Joh
nson
tota
led
six
tack
les
and
half
a sa
ck (-
3.5
yds.
).19
98: J
ohns
on p
oste
d th
e m
ost c
ompl
ete
seas
on o
f his
car
eer a
nd w
as o
ne o
f sev
en C
olts
to s
tart
all
16 g
ames
. His
75
tack
les
(48
solo
) w
ere
fifth
mos
t on
the
team
, and
his
eig
ht s
acks
(-3
4 yd
s.)
wer
e a
team
and
car
eer
high
. Add
ition
ally,
he
regi
ster
ed o
ne f
orce
d fu
mbl
e an
d th
ree
pass
bre
akup
s fo
r th
eCo
lts. J
ohns
on to
tale
d th
e se
cond
mul
tiple
-sac
k ga
me
of h
is c
aree
r vs.
Car
olin
a (1
2/27
) with
two
sack
s(-
9 yd
s.) t
o go
alo
ng w
ith n
ine
tack
les
and
his
lone
forc
ed fu
mbl
e of
the
seas
on. H
e po
sted
bac
k-to
-bac
kga
mes
with
a s
ack
at S
eattl
e (1
2/20
) and
vs.
Cin
cinn
ati (
12/1
3). I
n a
perf
orm
ance
vs.
San
Die
go (1
0/4)
,he
cre
ated
hav
oc o
n th
e de
fens
ive
line
with
sev
en ta
ckle
s (5
sol
o). H
is s
easo
n-hi
gh in
tack
les
cam
e vs
.Ne
w O
rlean
s (9
/27)
with
10
stop
s an
d on
e sa
ck a
gain
st th
e Sa
ints
.19
97: J
ohns
on c
ontin
ued
his
deve
lopm
ent i
n hi
s th
ird N
FL s
easo
n w
ith 6
9 ta
ckle
s (4
1 so
lo),
4.5
sack
s(-
38 y
ds.),
one
inte
rcep
tion
and
two
fum
ble
reco
verie
s w
hile
pla
ying
and
sta
rting
in 1
5 ga
mes
. He
rank
ed fi
fth o
n th
e te
am in
tack
les
whi
le h
is s
ack
tota
l tie
d fo
r the
sec
ond-
high
est t
otal
am
ong
Colts
. He
play
ed g
ames
1-1
0 an
d 13
-16
at ri
ght d
efen
sive
tack
le, a
nd th
e lin
eman
sta
rted
at le
ft de
fens
ive
tack
leat
Det
roit
(11/
23).
The
only
gam
e he
mis
sed
in 1
997
was
the
Colts
' gam
e vs
. Gre
en B
ay (1
1/16
) whe
na
knee
inju
ry k
ept h
im o
ff th
e fie
ld. H
is th
ree
sack
s (-
25 y
ds.)
at N
.Y J
ets
(12/
7) w
ere
a ca
reer
hig
h, a
ndhe
als
o co
ntrib
uted
six
tack
les.
Joh
nson
blo
cked
a fi
eld
goal
at S
an D
iego
(10/
26),
whi
ch re
sulte
d in
a42
-yar
d re
turn
for
a to
uchd
own
by o
ne o
f his
team
mat
es. A
wee
k ea
rlier
, he
chip
ped
in a
sea
son-
high
nine
tack
les
vs. B
uffa
lo (1
0/20
). Jo
hnso
n's
first
car
eer i
nter
cept
ion
cam
e at
Buf
falo
(9/2
1).
1996
: Joh
nson
follo
wed
up
an im
pres
sive
roo
kie
cam
paig
n by
app
earin
g in
12
gam
es (
6 st
arts
) an
dto
talin
g 40
tack
les
(21
solo
) with
one
pas
s br
eaku
p fo
r the
Col
ts. H
e st
arte
d ga
mes
5-8
at l
eft d
efen
sive
end
and
gam
es 1
4-15
at r
ight
def
ensi
ve ta
ckle
whe
n he
fille
d in
for i
njur
ed C
olts
tack
le T
ony
Sira
gusa
.In
the
Colts
’ AFC
Wild
Car
d Ga
me
at P
ittsb
urgh
(12/
29),
John
son
was
use
d as
a re
serv
e an
d ha
d a
huge
gam
e w
ith s
even
tack
les
(6 s
olo)
. His
turn
ed in
a s
trong
per
form
ance
at N
ew E
ngla
nd (1
1/24
), w
hen
hem
ade
seve
n ta
ckle
s. J
ohns
on's
sea
son
got o
ff to
a fr
ustra
ting
star
t afte
r tw
o co
ncus
sion
s, th
e fir
st o
fw
hich
was
suf
fere
d in
tra
inin
g ca
mp
and
prec
eded
ano
ther
one
in a
pre
seas
on g
ame
vs. G
reen
Bay
(8/2
4), f
orce
d hi
m in
activ
e fo
r the
firs
t fou
r gam
es o
f the
sea
son.
1995
: A fi
rst-r
ound
dra
ft pi
ck (
15th
ove
rall)
, Joh
nson
saw
act
ion
in a
ll 16
reg
ular
-sea
son
gam
es (
2st
arts
) dur
ing
his
rook
ie y
ear w
ith th
e Co
lts. H
e to
tale
d 35
tack
les
(14
solo
) and
4.5
sac
ks (-
26 y
ds.)
onth
e se
ason
. Hi
s tw
o st
arts
cam
e at
left
defe
nsiv
e ta
ckle
in c
onse
cutiv
e w
eeks
: at N
.Y. J
ets
(9/1
0) a
nd a
tBu
ffalo
(9/
17),
whi
ch w
as a
gam
e he
sta
rted
in p
lace
of T
ony
Sira
gusa
and
rec
orde
d ha
lf of
a s
ack
tom
ark
the
first
of h
is c
aree
r. He
pla
yed
in a
ll th
ree
of th
e Co
lts' p
layo
ff ga
mes
, sta
rting
at K
ansa
s Ci
ty(1
/7/9
6), a
nd c
ombi
ned
for f
our t
ackl
es (3
sol
o) in
the
post
seas
on. I
n In
dian
apol
is' g
ame
vs. S
an D
iego
(12/
17),
he t
allie
d fiv
e ta
ckle
s an
d on
e sa
ck a
gain
st t
he C
harg
ers.
He
also
not
ched
a s
ack
vs.
San
Fran
cisc
o (1
0/15
) for
-6 y
ds.,
vs. B
uffa
lo (1
1/5)
for -
6 yd
s. a
nd a
t Jac
kson
ville
(12/
10) f
or -7
yds
.CO
LLEG
E: O
ne o
f the
mos
t dec
orat
ed d
efen
sive
line
men
eve
r to
pla
y at
Flo
rida,
Joh
nson
was
nam
edNa
tiona
l Def
ensi
ve P
laye
r of t
he Y
ear b
y CN
N fo
llow
ing
his
seni
or y
ear i
n 19
94 a
fter r
ecor
ding
62
tack
-le
s (1
4.5
for
a lo
ss),
6.5
sack
s (-
63 y
ds.)
and
five
forc
ed fu
mbl
es. A
thre
e-ye
ar s
tarte
r, he
tota
led
165
care
er ta
ckle
s (1
12 s
olo)
with
36.
5 go
ing
for a
loss
, 17.
5 sa
cks
(-13
4 yd
s.),
six
forc
ed fu
mbl
es a
nd o
nefu
mbl
e re
cove
ry in
44
gam
es (2
6 st
arts
) dur
ing
four
yea
rs w
ith th
e Ga
tors
. In
addi
tion,
his
fina
l yea
r at
Flor
ida
saw
the
Wild
woo
d, F
la.,
nativ
e pi
ck u
p fir
st-te
am A
ll-So
uthe
aste
rn C
onfe
renc
e ho
nors
as
wel
l as
hono
rabl
e m
entio
n Al
l-Am
eric
an a
ccol
ades
from
The
Spo
rting
New
s. J
ohns
on, w
hose
36.
5 ca
reer
tack
-le
s fo
r lo
ss r
ank
10th
all-
time
in F
lorid
a hi
stor
y, w
as n
amed
Mos
t Va
luab
le P
laye
r of
the
199
4 SE
CCh
ampi
onsh
ip g
ame.
PERS
ONAL
: Joh
nson
atte
nded
Wild
woo
d Hi
gh S
choo
l in
Wild
woo
d, F
la.,
whe
re h
e pl
ayed
six
diff
eren
tpo
sitio
ns (
defe
nsiv
e ta
ckle
, offe
nsiv
e ta
ckle
, ful
lbac
k, n
ose
guar
d, d
efen
sive
end
and
line
back
er)
as a
seni
or. A
n av
id o
utdo
orsm
an w
ho e
njoy
s fis
hing
, Joh
nson
was
a m
embe
r of a
hun
ting
and
fishi
ng c
lub
whi
le w
ith th
e Co
lts a
nd o
wns
two
farm
s in
Indi
anap
olis
. He
also
is a
lice
nsed
pilo
t. At
the
Univ
ersi
ty o
fFl
orid
a, J
ohns
on w
as a
ling
uist
ics
maj
or a
nd s
tudi
ed th
e Af
rican
dia
lect
of Y
orub
a (a
trib
e in
Nige
ria a
ndBe
nin)
. Joh
nson
and
his
wife
, Sim
one,
hav
e tw
o ch
ildre
n: N
icho
le (
9) a
nd E
llis
Jr. (
6).
Ellis
Ber
nard
John
son
was
bor
n Oc
t. 30
, 197
3, in
Wild
woo
d, F
la.,
and
resi
des
in In
dian
apol
is.
jO
HN
SO
N’S
R
eg
ul
ar
S
ea
so
n R
ec
or
d
Year
Club
GS
UTA
TTS-
Yds.
I-Yds
.PD
FFFR
TD-In
t.TD
-FR
SPt
s.19
95In
dian
apol
is16
214
2135
4.5-
260-
01
00
00
00
1996
Indi
anap
olis
126
2119
400-
00-
01
00
00
00
1997
Indi
anap
olis
1515
4128
694.
5-38
1-18
00
20
00
019
98In
dian
apol
is16
1648
2775
8-34
0-0
31
00
00
019
99In
dian
apol
is16
1634
4276
7.5-
46.5
0-0
30
10
00
020
00In
dian
apol
is13
1325
3358
5-25
1-(-
1)0
10
00
00
2001
Indi
anap
olis
1616
2536
613.
5-38
.50-
02
10
00
00
2002
Atla
nta
162
3024
547-
580-
03
10
00
00
2003
Atla
nta
163
3529
648-
490-
00
11
00
00
CARE
ER T
OTAL
S13
689
273
259
532
48-3
152-
1713
54
00
00
Jo
hn
so
n’s
p
os
tS
ea
so
n R
ec
or
d
Year
Club
GS
UTA
TTS-
Yds.
I-Yds
.PD
FFFR
TD-In
t.TD
-FR
SPt
s.19
95In
dian
apol
is3
13
14
0-0
0-0
00
00
00
019
96In
dian
apol
is1
06
17
0-0
0-0
00
00
00
019
99In
dian
apol
is1
11
34
0-0
0-0
00
00
00
020
00In
dian
apol
is1
13
36
1-4.
50-
00
00
00
00
2002
Atla
nta
20
31
40-
00-
00
00
00
00
CARE
ER T
OTAL
S8
316
925
1-4.
50-
00
00
00
00
Anton
Pal
epoi
(PAL
-a-p
oy) i
s an
agi
le d
efen
sive
end
who
will
pro
vide
dep
th a
nd s
peed
at t
hat p
osi-
tion
for
the
Bron
cos
whi
le lo
okin
g to
con
tribu
te o
n sp
ecia
l tea
ms.
Ent
erin
g hi
s th
ird s
easo
n, th
efo
rmer
sec
ond-
roun
d dr
aft
choi
ce s
houl
d co
ntin
ue h
is d
evel
opm
ent
with
Den
ver,
whi
ch s
igne
d hi
mSe
pt. 2
2, 2
004.
Pal
epoi
was
dra
fted
by th
e Se
ahaw
ks in
200
2 an
d w
as w
ith th
e te
am fo
r tw
o fu
ll se
a-so
ns a
s w
ell a
s th
is y
ear's
pre
seas
on b
efor
e be
ing
rele
ased
Sep
t. 14
. In
20 c
aree
r ga
mes
(1
star
t),Pa
lepo
i has
tota
led
20 ta
ckle
s (1
1 so
lo),
one
sack
(-7.
0 yd
s.),
two
pass
es d
efen
sed
and
one
forc
ed fu
m-
ble
to g
o al
ong
with
fiv
e ta
ckle
s on
spe
cial
tea
ms.
Add
ition
ally,
he
has
retu
rned
tw
o ki
ckof
fs f
or 2
2ya
rds
(11.
0 av
g.) H
e w
as s
elec
ted
in th
e se
cond
roun
d (6
0th
over
all)
of th
e 20
02 N
FL D
raft
from
UNL
V.
2003
: Pal
epoi
pla
yed
as a
res
erve
def
ensi
ve e
nd w
hile
see
ing
actio
n on
spe
cial
team
s, a
ppea
ring
inse
ven
gam
es (0
sta
rts) a
nd re
cord
ing
thre
e ta
ckle
s (1
sol
o) d
efen
sive
ly. O
n ki
ckof
f and
pun
t cov
erag
e,he
mad
e tw
o ta
ckle
s. H
e al
so r
etur
ned
one
kick
off
for
14 y
ards
at
Arizo
na (
9/14
). Pa
lepo
i pla
yed
atde
fens
ive
end
as w
ell a
s on
spe
cial
team
s in
the
Seah
awks
’ NFC
Wild
Car
d Ga
me
at G
reen
Bay
(1/4
/04)
,m
akin
g on
e st
op o
n sp
ecia
l tea
ms.
In th
e Se
ahaw
ks' g
ame
at M
inne
sota
(12/
7), P
alep
oi h
ad a
sea
son-
best
two
tack
les
(1 s
olo)
.20
02: P
alep
oi s
how
ed p
rom
ise
in h
is ro
okie
sea
son,
app
earin
g in
13
gam
es (1
sta
rt) a
nd to
talin
g 17
tack
les
(10
solo
), on
e sa
ck (-
7.0
yds.
), tw
o pa
sses
def
ense
d an
d on
e fo
rced
fum
ble.
He
also
pla
yed
onth
e Se
ahaw
ks' s
peci
al te
ams
unit,
whe
re h
e re
cord
ed th
ree
tack
les
and
retu
rned
a k
icko
ff ei
ght y
ards
vs. D
enve
r (1
1/17
). He
mad
e hi
s fir
st c
aree
r st
art v
s. P
hila
delp
hia
(12/
8) in
pla
ce o
f Lam
ar K
ing
but
suffe
red
an a
nkle
inju
ry in
the
seco
nd q
uarte
r th
at k
ept h
im o
ut fo
r th
e re
mai
nder
of t
he g
ame.
As
are
sult
of th
e in
jury
, Pal
epoi
was
inac
tive
for S
eattl
e's
rem
aini
ng th
ree
gam
es. A
t San
Fra
ncis
co (1
2/1)
,Pa
lepo
i had
his
sec
ond-
cons
ecut
ive
thre
e-ta
ckle
gam
e to
tie
a ca
reer
hig
h. O
ne w
eek
earli
er, h
e m
ade
thre
e de
fens
ive
stop
s vs
. Kan
sas
City
(11
/24)
. He
post
ed h
is f
irst
care
er s
ack
vs. M
inne
sota
(9/
29)
whe
n he
pul
led
dow
n Vi
king
s qu
arte
rbac
k Da
unte
Cul
pepp
er fo
r a lo
ss o
f sev
en y
ards
. Pal
epoi
's fi
rst-
ever
forc
ed fu
mbl
e al
so o
ccur
red
agai
nst t
he V
ikin
gs th
at d
ay.
BOR
N:
Jan.
19,
197
8, in
Am
eric
an S
amoa
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ter
Hig
hSc
hool
, Sal
t Lak
e Ci
tyAC
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gent
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AMES
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OI
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NS
IV
EE
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COLL
EGE:
Pal
epoi
pla
yed
two
seas
ons
at th
e Un
iver
sity
of N
evad
a-La
s Ve
gas,
pla
ying
in 1
7 ga
mes
for
the
Rebe
ls a
nd e
arni
ng a
rep
utat
ion
as o
ne o
f th
e m
ost
inte
nse
pass
rus
hers
in c
olle
ge f
ootb
all.
Heto
tale
d 56
tack
les
(38
solo
), 12
.5 s
acks
(-72
yds
.) an
d th
ree
forc
ed fu
mbl
es. D
espi
te a
ppea
ring
in o
nly
17 g
ames
, he
regi
ster
ed 1
8 ta
ckle
s fo
r a c
ombi
ned
loss
of 8
7 ya
rds.
Fol
low
ing
his
juni
or s
easo
n in
200
0,th
e de
fens
ive
end
was
nam
ed f
irst-t
eam
All-
Mou
ntai
n W
est
Conf
eren
ce. B
efor
e he
enr
olle
d at
UNL
V,Pa
lepo
i pla
yed
at D
ixie
Jun
ior
Colle
ge (
St. G
eorg
e, U
tah)
and
was
nam
ed th
e W
este
rn S
tate
s Fo
otba
llLe
ague
's M
ost V
alua
ble
Play
er in
199
9 af
ter l
eadi
ng D
ixie
to th
e JU
CO n
atio
nal c
ham
pion
ship
gam
e. H
is16
.5 s
acks
and
one
fum
ble
reco
very
that
sea
son
earn
ed h
im fi
rst-t
eam
All-
Amer
ican
hon
ors.
PE
RSON
AL: P
alep
oi e
arne
d fir
st-te
am a
ll-st
ate
hono
rs a
s a
stro
ng s
afet
y at
Hun
ter H
igh
Scho
ol in
Sal
tLa
ke C
ity. H
e w
as a
ctiv
e in
the
com
mun
ity fo
r the
Sea
haw
ks, s
pend
ing
part
of h
is C
hris
tmas
Eve
in 2
003
serv
ing
dinn
er a
t the
Uni
on G
ospe
l Mis
sion
in d
ownt
own
Seat
tle. T
he s
on o
f Ton
y an
d Tu
taga
Pal
epoi
,An
ton
Pale
poi w
as b
orn
Jan.
19,
197
8, in
Am
eric
an S
amoa
.
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LE
PO
I’S
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eg
ul
ar
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ea
so
n R
ec
or
d
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n R
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attle
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ER T
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00
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00
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00
0
Tim S
tube
r, a
mas
sive
offe
nsiv
e gu
ard
pros
pect
who
has
bee
n on
the
rost
ers
of e
ight
oth
er N
FLte
ams
sinc
e en
terin
g th
e le
ague
thre
e ye
ars
ago,
join
ed th
e Br
onco
s on
Dec.
22,
200
4, fr
om th
eSt
. Lou
is R
ams’
pra
ctic
e sq
uad.
Cla
ssifi
ed a
s a
seco
nd-y
ear
play
er, h
is o
nly
appe
aran
ce o
n an
act
ive
rost
er o
ccur
red
in 2
002
whe
n he
was
inac
tive
for s
ix g
ames
with
the
Caro
lina
Pant
hers
. Stu
ber b
egan
the
2004
sea
son
in th
e Ch
iefs
’ tra
inin
g ca
mp
and
was
sig
ned
to th
eir p
ract
ice
squa
d Se
pt. 9
. He
brie
flyw
as a
mem
ber o
f the
Dol
phin
s’ p
ract
ice
squa
d (O
ct. 5
- Oc
t. 26
) bef
ore
sign
ing
with
the
Ram
s’ d
evel
-op
men
tal u
nit N
ov. 1
1. A
Col
orad
oSt
ate
prod
uct,
Stub
er e
nter
ed th
e NF
L as
an
undr
afte
d fre
e ag
ent
with
the
Char
gers
in 2
001
and
split
that
yea
r’s tr
aini
ng c
amp
in S
an D
iego
and
with
the
Card
inal
s. O
utof
foot
ball
for
the
2001
reg
ular
sea
son,
he
play
ed o
n th
e Pa
cker
s’ a
nd R
edsk
ins’
pra
ctic
e sq
uads
the
follo
win
g ye
ar u
ntil
he w
as s
igne
d to
the
activ
e ro
ster
of C
arol
ina
for s
ix g
ames
. He
spen
t the
200
3 se
a-so
n ou
t of f
ootb
all a
nd r
e-en
tere
d th
e NF
L w
ith th
e Ch
iefs
in J
une
2004
. His
pro
fess
iona
l car
eer
also
has
incl
uded
two
stin
ts in
NFL
Euro
pe (2
004-
Fra
nkfu
rt an
d '0
2- B
arce
lona
), w
here
he
star
ted
20 re
g-ul
ar-s
easo
n ga
mes
. At C
olor
ado
Stat
e, h
e w
as a
four
-yea
r let
term
an w
ho s
tarte
d th
e fin
al 3
6 ga
mes
of
his
colle
giat
e ca
reer
(199
6 - ‘
00) a
nd w
as o
ne o
f the
top
right
tack
les
in th
e M
ount
ain
Wes
t Con
fere
nce.
He w
as ta
bbed
a fi
rst-t
eam
All-
MW
C se
lect
ion
as a
sen
ior a
fter p
icki
ng u
p ho
nora
ble
men
tion
acco
lade
sa
year
ear
lier.
2003
: Stu
ber w
as o
ut o
f the
NFL
dur
ing
the
2003
sea
son
but d
id p
lay
in N
FL E
urop
e fo
r the
Fra
nkfu
rtGa
laxy
in th
e sp
ring
of 2
004.
He
star
ted
all 1
0 re
gula
r-se
ason
gam
es fo
r th
e Ga
laxy
, hel
ping
the
team
gain
a le
ague
-bes
t 1,3
21 r
ushi
ng y
ards
. He
play
ed a
rol
e in
Fran
kfur
t adv
anci
ng to
the
Wor
ld B
owl v
s.Be
rlin
in a
gam
e th
at h
e st
arte
d.
2002
: Afte
r be
ing
sign
ed to
Car
olin
a’s a
ctiv
e ro
ster
from
Was
hing
ton’
s pr
actic
e sq
uad
Nov.
6, S
tube
rw
as in
activ
e fo
r al
l six
gam
es o
n th
e Pa
nthe
r’s 5
3-m
an u
nit:
vs. N
.O. (
11/1
0), a
t T.B
. (11
/17)
, vs.
Atl.
(11/
24),
at C
lev.
(12
/1),
vs. C
in. (
12/8
) an
d at
Pitt
. (12
/15)
. Car
olin
a si
gned
him
to it
s pr
actic
e sq
uad
Dec.
25
afte
r his
rele
ase
from
the
team
’s ac
tive
rost
er D
ec. 2
0. B
efor
e jo
inin
g th
e Pa
nthe
rs, S
tube
r had
been
on
Was
hing
ton’
s pr
actic
e sq
uad
sinc
e Oc
t. 2.
He
bega
n th
e 20
02 s
easo
n w
ith th
e Pa
cker
s’ p
rac-
tice
squa
d bu
t was
wai
ved
Sept
. 11.
2001
: Stu
ber
sign
ed w
ith S
an D
iego
as
an u
ndra
fted
free
agen
t Apr
il 27
and
pra
ctic
ed w
ith th
e te
amfo
r the
firs
t few
wee
ks o
f tra
inin
g ca
mp
befo
re h
is re
leas
e Au
g. 8
. He
join
ed o
n w
ith A
rizon
a on
Aug
. 10
for t
he re
st o
f the
200
1 tra
inin
g ca
mp
and
was
rele
ased
Aug
. 28.
The
gua
rd a
lso
enjo
yed
a st
int i
n NF
LEu
rope
in th
e sp
ring
of 2
002,
sta
rting
10
gam
es a
t rig
ht g
uard
for
the
Barc
elon
a Dr
agon
s. H
is e
fforts
play
ed a
role
in B
arce
lona
reco
rdin
g an
NFL
-Eur
ope
best
4.9
yar
ds p
er ru
shin
g at
tem
pt.
COLL
EGE:
Stu
ber w
as a
four
-yea
r let
term
an a
t Col
orad
oSt
ate
(199
6 -‘0
0), s
tarti
ng th
e fin
al 3
6 ga
mes
of h
is c
olle
giat
e ca
reer
in F
t. Co
llins
whi
le p
rimar
ily s
eein
g ac
tion
as a
tack
le. A
s a
seni
or, h
e w
as th
eRa
ms’
sta
rting
righ
t tac
kle
for a
ll 12
gam
es a
nd e
arne
d fir
st-te
am A
ll-M
ount
ain
Wes
t Con
fere
nce
hon-
ors
as th
e te
am s
ecur
ed a
con
fere
nce
cham
pion
ship
with
a 1
0-2
reco
rd. S
tube
r was
tabb
ed a
n ho
nor-
able
men
tion
all-c
onfe
renc
e se
lect
ion
as a
juni
or w
hile
als
o st
artin
g 12
gam
es a
t rig
ht ta
ckle
. As
a re
d-sh
irt fr
eshm
an in
199
7, h
e pl
ayed
in 1
0 ga
mes
as
a re
serv
e ta
ckle
and
hel
ped
CSU
secu
re th
e W
este
rnAt
hlet
ic C
onfe
renc
e ch
ampi
onsh
ip w
ith a
n 11
-2 r
ecor
d. A
Heal
th a
nd E
xerc
ise
Scie
nce
maj
or a
tCo
lora
do S
tate
, Stu
ber r
edsh
irted
in 1
996
as a
true
fres
hman
.PE
RSON
AL: S
tube
r was
a th
ree-
year
lette
rman
at N
orth
glen
n Hi
ghSc
hool
in N
orth
glen
n,Co
lo.,
earn
-in
g al
l-con
fere
nce
hono
rs a
s a
juni
or a
nd s
enio
r. He
als
o pi
cked
up
a va
rsity
lette
r in
trac
k du
ring
his
seni
or s
easo
n.Ti
mot
hy P
aulS
tube
r was
bor
n Fe
b. 2
, 197
8, in
Den
ver,
Colo
., an
d he
and
his
wife
Am
yre
side
inW
estm
inst
er, C
olo.
St
ub
er
’s R
eg
ul
ar
S
ea
so
n R
ec
or
d
Year
Club
GS
2001
OUT
OF F
OOTB
ALL
2002
Gree
n Ba
y
PR
ACTI
CE S
QUAD
2002
Was
hing
ton
PRAC
TICE
SQU
AD20
02Ca
rolin
a0
020
03OU
T OF
FOO
TBAL
LCA
REER
TOT
ALS
00
Demet
rin V
eal,
a ve
rsat
ile d
efen
sive
line
man
who
has
pla
yed
both
the
tack
le a
nd e
nd p
ositi
ons,
was
sign
ed b
y th
e Br
onco
s on
Dec.
18,
200
4, fr
om th
e Ba
ltim
ore
Rave
ns’ p
ract
ice
squa
d. T
he s
econ
d-ye
ar p
laye
r spe
nt m
ost o
f the
200
4 se
ason
on
Balti
mor
e’s d
evel
opm
enta
l uni
t afte
r the
team
sig
ned
him
Sept
. 21,
and
Vea
l did
not
see
any
tim
e on
the
Rave
ns’ a
ctiv
e ro
ster
. Sel
ecte
d by
the
Atla
nta
Falc
ons
inth
e se
vent
h ro
und
(238
th o
vera
ll) o
f the
200
3 NF
L Dr
aft,
the
Univ
ersi
ty o
f Ten
ness
ee p
rodu
ct p
laye
d in
thre
e ga
mes
with
the
Falc
ons
as a
roo
kie
and
was
with
the
team
dur
ing
the
2004
pre
seas
on b
efor
e he
was
cut
Sep
t. 5.
In th
ree
care
er g
ames
(no
sta
rts),
Veal
pos
ted
four
tack
les
(3 s
olo)
with
thre
e st
ops
com
ing
inAt
lant
a’s g
ame
at In
dian
apol
is o
nDe
c. 1
4, 2
003.
He
was
a s
tarte
r at d
efen
sive
tack
le a
nd e
ndin
tw
o se
ason
s at
Ten
ness
ee a
fter
join
ing
the
team
in
2001
fro
mCe
rrito
s Ju
nior
Col
lege
(No
rwal
k,Ca
lif.).
He
finis
hed
his
Volu
ntee
rs c
aree
r w
ith 5
7 ta
ckle
s (4
0 so
lo),
seve
n sa
cks
(-57
yds
.), 1
3 ta
ckle
sfo
r a lo
ss a
nd a
fum
ble
reco
very
in 2
4 ga
mes
pla
yed
(12
star
ts).
At C
errit
os, t
he P
aram
ount
, Cal
if., n
ativ
epi
cked
up
first
-team
All-
Amer
ican
hon
ors
from
J.C
. Grid
-Wire
and
was
nam
ed M
issi
on C
onfe
renc
e No
rthDe
fens
ive
Play
er o
f the
Yea
r as
a so
phom
ore
in 2
000
afte
r rec
ordi
ng 8
7 ta
ckle
s (3
6 so
lo).
He p
laye
d on
ly
BOR
N:
Aug.
11,
198
1, in
Par
amou
nt, C
alif.
HIG
HSC
HO
OL:
Para
mou
nt H
igh
Scho
ol, P
aram
ount
,Cal
if.AC
QU
IRED
:Pr
actic
e Sq
uad
Sign
ee (
Balt.
), 2
004
PRO
YEAR
:2n
d •
YEAR
WIT
HBR
ON
COS:
1st
NFL
GAM
ESPL
AYED
/STA
RTE
D:
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STSE
ASO
N:
0/0
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R. •
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NN
ES
SE
E
DE
ME
TR
IN
VE
AL
DE
FE
NS
IV
ET
AC
KL
E
6197
BOR
N:
Feb.
2, 1
978,
in D
enve
r, Co
lo.
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HSC
HO
OL:
Nor
thgl
enn
Hig
hSc
hool
, Nor
thgl
enn,
Colo
.AC
QU
IRED
:Pr
actic
e Sq
uad
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ee (
St. L
ouis
), 2
004
PRO
YEAR
:2n
d •
YEAR
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mor
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ing
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g du
ring
the
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n he
lped
the
seve
nth-
roun
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ster
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impr
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e en
d of
his
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seas
on w
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to p
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joye
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you
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aree
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12/1
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edth
ree
tack
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solo
) in
pla
ce o
f de
fens
ive
tack
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, who
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kne
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inju
ries.
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act
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vs.T
en. (
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3) w
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he
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but d
id n
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lay
at th
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s (1
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.In
activ
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firs
t sev
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play
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gam
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both
def
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ckle
and
end
in tw
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ars
at th
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ofT
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g th
e pr
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1 fro
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esse
e, h
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les
(40
solo
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ven
sack
s (-
57 y
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13
tack
les
for l
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and
one
fum
ble
reco
very
. Dur
ing
his
seni
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ear
with
the
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rs in
200
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gam
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ith h
is fi
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star
ts c
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rig
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tack
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shi
fted
to r
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end
. As
a ju
nior
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a v
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rese
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for t
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def
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and
mad
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tack
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(9 s
olo)
with
four
sac
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34 y
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to h
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esse
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the
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fere
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7 ta
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lo).
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as ta
bbed
a C
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Amer
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by
the
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f the
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that
org
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ter
his
final
sea
son
at C
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col
lege
to S
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wl v
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ly o
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with
mor
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as
a se
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. He
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who
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pete
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shot
put
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National Football League Game SummaryNFL Copyright © 2004 by The National Football League. All rights reserved. This summary and play-by-play is for the express purpose of assisting media in their coverage of the game; any other use of this material is prohibited without the written permission of the National Football League.
Week 16
QB 13 D.Kanell, T 74 C.Green T 76 J.Mathews, TE 88 E. Kinney
S 32 C.Young, FB 39 K.Johnson, LB 57 J.Sykes, G 62 D.Neil, G 63 T.Stuber, G 70 T.Clabo, DE 93 T.Pryce, DT/DE 97 D.Veal
QB 9 S.McNair, CB 21 S.Rolle, CB 26 A.Woolfolk, RB 29 C.Brown, S 31 L.Schulters, LB 50 R.Boiman, LB 56 C.Spencer, DT 92 A.Haynesworth
Denver Broncos At Tennessee Titans Start Time: 7:35 PM CSTat The Coliseum, Nashville, Tennessee
Played Outdoor on Turf: GrassGame Weather: Mostly Clear. Cold Temp: 29° F (-1.7° C), Humidity: 66%, Wind: North 8 mph
Outdoor Weather: Clear & Cold
Officials
Referee:Line Judge:
Head Linesman:Field Judge:
Umpire:Side Judge:
Back Judge:
Bill Carollo (63)Bryon Boston (18)
Jerry Bergman (91)Gene Steratore (114)
Tony Michalek (115)John Parry (132)
Bob Waggoner (25)
Lineups
Denver Broncos Tennessee Titans
K 1 J.Elam, P/K 6 J.Baker, WR 10 T.Luke, WR 17 D.Watts, RB 20 G.Hearst, S 25 N.Ferguson, RB 26 T.Bell, RB 37 C.Sapp, CB 40 J.Shoate, S 42 S.Brandon, LB 53 L.Green, LB 55 P.Chukwurah, LB 58 T.Pierce, LB 59 D.Spragan, DT 61 E.Johnson, G 69 P.Alexander, WR 81 C.Adams, TE/LS 83 M.Leach, TE 88 J.Putzier, DE 95 A.Palepoi, DE 99 R.Johnson
K 1 G.Anderson, QB 12 D.Johnson, P/K 15 C.Hentrich, CB 24 T.Beckham, CB 30 R.Gardner, RB 32 A.Smith, FB/RB 35 R.Holcombe, S 42 S.McGarrahan, FB 44 T.Fleming, LB 51 R.Reynolds, LB 57 J.Kramer, LB/LS 58 K.Amato, C 64 E.Amano, T/G 78 To.Williams, WR 80 D.Hill, TE 84 S.Meier, DE 91 T.LaBoy, DE 94 J.Thomas, DE 95 B.Schobel, DT 96 J.Clauss, DT 99 R.Long
VISITOR: Denver Broncos 17 7 3 10 0 37
HOME: Tennessee Titans 10 6 0 0 0 16
1 2 3 4 OT Total
Offense DefenseOffense Defense
Team Qtr Time Play Description (Extra Point) (Drive Info) Visitor Home
Replay Official: Video Operator:Bob Boylston () Lou Ruchser ()
Game Day Weather
Substitutions Substitutions
Did Not Play Did Not Play
Not Active Not Active
Field Goals (made ( ) & missed)
Scoring Plays
Paid Attendance: 68,809 Time: 3:08
Date: Saturday, 12/25/2004
WR 80 R.Smith LE 92 M.Coleman WR 85 D.Mason LE 98 A.OdomLT 78 M.Lepsis LT 68 M.Fatafehi LT 72 B.Hopkins LT 93 K.CarterLG 50 B.Hamilton RT 75 M.Pope LG 60 J.Bell RT 90 R.StarksC 66 T.Nalen RE 98 R.Hayward C 77 J.Hartwig RE 97 C.Hall
RG 65 C.Carlisle LOLB 52 D.Williams RG 75 B.Olson LLB 52 J.EnaRT 72 G.Foster MLB 56 A.Wilson RT 71 F.Miller MLB 55 B.KassellTE 89 D.Carswell DB 45 R.Alexander TE 86 B.Troupe RLB 53 K.Bulluck
WR 85 A.Lelie LCB 24 C.Bailey WR 83 D.Bennett LCB 22 A.DysonQB 16 J.Plummer RCB 31 K.Herndon QB 7 B.Volek RCB 36 M.WaddellFB 86 P.Hape SS 28 K.Kennedy WR 81 J.McAddley SS 23 D.NickeyRB 34 R.Droughns FS 47 J.Lynch WR 82 E.Berlin FS 28 L.Thompson
J.Elam (22) 34WL (22) (30) G.Anderson (44) (43)C.Hentrich (50)
Broncos R.Droughns 23 yd. pass from J.Plummer (J.Elam kick) (6-64, 2:57) 7 01 12:03Broncos J.Elam 22 yd. Field Goal (6-23, 3:07) 10 01 8:42Titans G.Anderson 44 yd. Field Goal (6-50, 1:57) 10 31 6:45Broncos R.Droughns 8 yd. run (J.Elam kick) (5-71, 2:19) 17 31 4:26Titans A.Smith 13 yd. run (G.Anderson kick) (5-74, 2:41) 17 101 1:45Broncos R.Smith 7 yd. pass from J.Plummer (J.Elam kick) (8-56, 4:12) 24 102 3:56Titans G.Anderson 43 yd. Field Goal (4-1, 0:50) 24 132 0:43Titans C.Hentrich 50 yd. Field Goal (2-15, 0:12) 24 162 0:00Broncos J.Elam 22 yd. Field Goal (16-79, 9:16) 27 163 3:50Broncos J.Elam 30 yd. Field Goal (4-7, 1:53) 30 164 11:19Broncos R.Droughns 23 yd. run (J.Elam kick) (3-76, 1:45) 37 164 6:55
Denver Broncos vs Tennessee Titans
12/25/2004 at The Coliseum
Final Individual Statistics
46 14193 4.2 23 2 59 4.2 13 1Total Total
303 452 Total26 21 0/0 1 137 37027 12 6/43 2Total
21 12303 14.4 45 2 137 37 0Total Total
2 125 15 0 25 25 0Total
INTERCEPTIONS
PASS RECEIVING NO YDS LG TDAVG
PASSING
RUSHING ATT YDS LG TDAVG
Total
2 87 4643.5 Total
PUNTING NO YDS TB LG
Total 0 2 6 239 4939.8 0 1
AVG IN20
2 6 6 0
PUNT RETURNS NO YDS LG TD
Returns
FC
0 0 0 0Returns
4 96 32 0
KICKOFF RETURNS
Returns 8 154 28 0Returns
1 0 0 0 1Total 0 0 0 0
1 1 0 0 0Total 1 1 0 0
PUNTING NO YDS TB LGAVG IN20
PASS RECEIVING NO YDS LG TDAVG
INTERCEPTIONS
PASSING
RUSHING ATT YDS LG TDAVG
KICKOFF RETURNS
PUNT RETURNS LG TDFC
Denver Broncos Tennessee Titans
11.4
2
0
0
0
ATT YDS LGTDSK/YDCMP IN RT ATT YDS LGTDSK/YDCMP IN RT
NO YDS AVG
0.0
AVG
3.0
NO YDS LG TDAVG NO YDS LG TDAVG
25.012.5
LG TDFCNO YDS AVGNO YDS LG TDFCAVG
19.324.0
29.4124.8
1
0
NET
38.8
NET
43.5
R.Droughns 91 4.1 23 222T.Bell 44 3.7 15 012J.Plummer 28 4.0 14 07G.Hearst 22 5.5 9 04R.Smith 8 8.0 8 01
A.Smith 59 4.2 13 114
J.Plummer 303 45226 21 0/0 1 124.8 B.Volek 111 37020 8 5/37 2 19.0D.Johnson 26 1007 4 1/6 0 65.2
R.Smith 58 9.7 17 16J.Putzier 60 15.0 34 04A.Lelie 88 29.3 45 03R.Droughns 30 15.0 23 12D.Watts 29 14.5 15 02P.Hape 12 6.0 11 02D.Carswell 14 14.0 14 01T.Bell 12 12.0 12 01
D.Mason 65 16.3 37 04B.Troupe 24 8.0 15 03D.Bennett 26 13.0 18 02E.Berlin 19 9.5 10 02A.Smith 3 3.0 3 01
K.Herndon 15 15.0 15 01D.Williams 10 10.0 10 01
K.Bulluck 25 25.0 25 01
J.Baker 87 462 43.5 0 243.5 C.Hentrich 239 496 39.8 0 138.8
T.Luke 6 6 02 23.0[DOWNED] 0 0 01 00.0[OUT OF BOUNDS] 0 0 01 00.0
[DOWNED] 0 0 02 00.0
T.Luke 96 32 04 024.0 J.McAddley 154 28 08 019.3
FUMBLES FUM YDS FORCEDTDOWN-REC OPP-REC YDS TD OUT-BDS
Denver Broncos
LOST
T.Luke 0 001 0 00 0 01R.Hayward 0 000 0 00 1 00
FUMBLES FUM YDS FORCEDTDOWN-REC OPP-REC YDS TD OUT-BDS
Tennessee Titans
LOSTB.Volek 0 001 0 01 0 00J.Kramer 0 000 1 00 0 10
Final Team Statistics
Denver Broncos vs Tennessee Titans
12/25/2004 at The Coliseum
Visitor HomeBroncos Titans
TOTAL FIRST DOWNS 26 10
By Rushing 12 3
By Passing 13 6
By Penalty 1 1
THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY 6-13-46% 1-11-9%
FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY 0-0-0% 0-1-0%
TOTAL NET YARDS 496 153
Total Offensive Plays (inc. times thrown passing) 72 47
Average gain per offensive play 6.9 3.3
NET YARDS RUSHING 193 59
Total Rushing Plays 46 14
Average gain per rushing play 4.2 4.2
Tackles for a loss-number and yards 3-5 2-3
NET YARDS PASSING 303 94
Times thrown - yards lost attempting to pass 0-0 6-43
Gross yards passing 303 137
PASS ATTEMPTS-COMPLETIONS-HAD INTERCEPTED 26-21-1 27-12-2
Avg gain per pass play (inc.# thrown passing) 11.7 2.8
KICKOFFS Number-In End Zone-Touchbacks 8-1-0 4-0-0
PUNTS Number and Average 2-43.5 6-39.8
Had Blocked 0 0
FGs - PATs Had Blocked 0-0 0-0
Net Punting Average 43.5 38.8
TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE (Not Including Kickoffs) 31 25
No. and Yards Punt Returns 2-6 0-0
No. and Yards Kickoff Returns 4-96 8-154
No. and Yards Interception Returns 2-25 1-25
PENALTIES Number and Yards 2-45 3-16
FUMBLES Number and Lost 1-1 1-0
TOUCHDOWNS 4 1
Rushing 2 1
Passing 2 0
EXTRA POINTS Made-Attempts 4-4 1-1
Kicking Made-Attempts 4-4 1-1
FIELD GOALS Made-Attempts 3-4 3-3
RED ZONE EFFICIENCY 2-7-29% 1-1-100%
GOAL TO GO EFFICIENCY 2-3-67% 0-0-0%
SAFETIES 0 0
FINAL SCORE 37 16
TIME OF POSSESSION 39:24 20:36
Denver Broncos vs Tennessee Titans at The Coliseum
1st QuarterPlay By Play Page 112/25/2004
DEN wins toss, elects to Receive, and TEN elects to defend the North goal.C.Hentrich kicks 62 yards from TEN 30 to DEN 8. T.Luke to DEN 36 for 28 yards (J.Ena; D.Nickey).
Denver Broncos at 15:00, (1st play from scrimmage 14:53)1-10-DEN 36 (14:53) R.Smith left end pushed ob at DEN 44 for 8 yards (D.Nickey).
R12-2-DEN 44 (14:23) R.Droughns right tackle to TEN 47 for 9 yards (B.Kassell, D.Nickey).P21-10-TEN 47 (13:45) J.Plummer pass to R.Smith to TEN 36 for 11 yards (M.Waddell).P31-10-TEN 36 (13:08) J.Plummer pass to P.Hape pushed ob at TEN 25 for 11 yards (M.Waddell).
1-10-TEN 25 (12:41) R.Droughns left end to TEN 23 for 2 yards (D.Nickey).
P42-8-TEN 23 (12:11) J.Plummer pass to R.Droughns for 23 yards, TOUCHDOWN.J.Elam extra point is GOOD, Center-M.Leach, Holder-J.Baker.
DEN 7 TEN 0, 6 plays, 64 yards, 2:57 drive, 2:57 elapsed J.Baker kicks 58 yards from DEN 30 to TEN 12. J.McAddley pushed ob at TEN 29 for 17 yards (L.Green).
Tennessee Titans at 12:03, (1st play from scrimmage 11:57)1-10-TEN 29 (11:57) B.Volek pass intended for B.Troupe INTERCEPTED by D.Williams at TEN 37. D.Williams to TEN 27 for
10 yards (B.Volek).
Denver Broncos at 11:491-10-TEN 27 (11:49) T.Bell left guard to TEN 27 for no gain (K.Carter).
P52-10-TEN 27 (11:11) J.Plummer pass to D.Carswell pushed ob at TEN 13 for 14 yards (M.Waddell).1-10-TEN 13 (10:45) T.Bell right tackle to TEN 12 for 1 yard (A.Odom, K.Carter).2-9-TEN 12 (10:06) J.Plummer pass to R.Smith to TEN 5 for 7 yards (L.Thompson, D.Nickey).3-2-TEN 5 (9:24) T.Bell right guard to TEN 4 for 1 yard (T.LaBoy, K.Bulluck).4-1-TEN 4 (8:46) J.Elam 22 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-M.Leach, Holder-J.Baker.
DEN 10 TEN 0, 6 plays, 23 yards, 3:07 drive, 6:18 elapsed J.Baker kicks 49 yards from DEN 30 to TEN 21. J.McAddley to TEN 24 for 3 yards (L.Green).
Tennessee Titans at 8:42, (1st play from scrimmage 8:37)1-10-TEN 24 (8:37) A.Smith left tackle to TEN 28 for 4 yards (K.Kennedy).2-6-TEN 28 (8:11) A.Smith left tackle to TEN 26 for -2 yards (R.Hayward, D.Williams).3-8-TEN 26 (7:31) (Shotgun) B.Volek pass incomplete to D.Mason.
X1PENALTY on DEN-R.Alexander, Defensive Pass Interference, 40 yards, enforced at TEN 26 - No Play.1-10-DEN 34 (7:25) B.Volek pass incomplete to B.Troupe (K.Herndon).2-10-DEN 34 (7:21) B.Volek pass to D.Bennett ran ob at DEN 26 for 8 yards.3-2-DEN 26 (6:55) B.Volek pass incomplete to D.Bennett.4-2-DEN 26 (6:49) G.Anderson 44 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-K.Amato, Holder-C.Hentrich.
DEN 10 TEN 3, 6 plays, 50 yards, 1 penalty, 1:57 drive, 8:15 elapsed C.Hentrich kicks 62 yards from TEN 30 to DEN 8. T.Luke to DEN 29 for 21 yards (S.McGarrahan; J.Kramer).
Denver Broncos at 6:45, (1st play from scrimmage 6:38)P61-10-DEN 29 (6:38) J.Plummer pass to A.Lelie to TEN 37 for 34 yards (K.Bulluck).
Penalty on TEN-M.Waddell, Illegal Use of Hands, declined.P71-10-TEN 37 (6:13) J.Plummer pass to D.Watts to TEN 23 for 14 yards (M.Waddell, B.Kassell).
1-10-TEN 23 (5:44) R.Droughns up the middle to TEN 14 for 9 yards (D.Nickey).R82-1-TEN 14 (5:09) R.Droughns right tackle to TEN 8 for 6 yards (D.Nickey).
R91-8-TEN 8 (4:29) R.Droughns left guard for 8 yards, TOUCHDOWN.J.Elam extra point is GOOD, Center-M.Leach, Holder-J.Baker.
DEN 17 TEN 3, 5 plays, 71 yards, 2:19 drive, 10:34 elapsed J.Baker kicks 58 yards from DEN 30 to TEN 12. J.McAddley to TEN 26 for 14 yards (N.Ferguson).
Tennessee Titans at 4:26, (1st play from scrimmage 4:17)P21-10-TEN 26 (4:17) B.Volek pass to D.Mason pushed ob at DEN 37 for 37 yards (C.Bailey).
1-10-DEN 37 (3:52) PENALTY on TEN-B.Hopkins, False Start, 5 yards, enforced at DEN 37 - No Play.
P31-15-DEN 42 (3:35) B.Volek pass to D.Bennett to DEN 24 for 18 yards (K.Herndon; D.Williams).1-10-DEN 24 (3:00) A.Smith left tackle to DEN 19 for 5 yards (E.Johnson, J.Lynch).
R42-5-DEN 19 (2:22) A.Smith right tackle to DEN 13 for 6 yards (D.Spragan).
R51-10-DEN 13 (1:50) A.Smith right tackle for 13 yards, TOUCHDOWN.G.Anderson extra point is GOOD, Center-K.Amato, Holder-C.Hentrich.
DEN 17 TEN 10, 5 plays, 74 yards, 2:41 drive, 13:15 elapsed C.Hentrich kicks 52 yards from TEN 30 to DEN 18. T.Luke to DEN 33 for 15 yards (D.Hill, D.Nickey).
Denver Broncos at 1:45, (1st play from scrimmage 1:38)P101-10-DEN 33 (1:38) J.Plummer pass to R.Smith ran ob at 50 for 17 yards.
1-10-50 (1:16) T.Bell right tackle to TEN 42 for 8 yards (D.Nickey).2-2-TEN 42 (:37) T.Bell right tackle to TEN 40 for 2 yards (K.Carter, J.Ena).
X11PENALTY on TEN-R.Starks, Defensive Offside, 5 yards, enforced at TEN 42 - No Play.1-10-TEN 37 (:13) T.Bell left guard to TEN 33 for 4 yards (B.Kassell).
END OF QUARTER Score Time
R P X T 3Down 4Down==== Quarter Summary ====
First Downs Efficiencies
PossDenver Broncos 17 10:08 3 7 1 11 0/1 0/0Tennessee Titans 10 4:52 2 2 1 5 0/1 0/0
First Quarter Summary
Denver Broncos vs Tennessee Titans12/25/2004 at The Coliseum
Scoring Plays
Regular Defensive Plays Special Teams MiscDenver Broncos
Special Teams MiscTennessee Titans Regular Defensive Plays
Team Qtr Time Scoring Play ScoreVisitor Home
Denver Broncos Tennessee Titans
11 556 5.1 9 1 26 5.2 13 1Total Total
131 341 Total8 8 0/0 0 63 3706 3 0/0 1Total
8 3131 16.4 34 1 63 37 0Total Total
PASS RECEIVING NO YDS LG TDAVG
PASSING
RUSHING ATT YDS LG TDAVG
PASS RECEIVING NO YDS LG TDAVG
PASSING
RUSHING ATT YDS LG TDAVG
21.0
Broncos Titans
ATT YDS LGTDSK/YDCMP IN RTATT YDS LGTDSK/YDCMP IN RT
TIME OF POSSESSIONPERIOD SCORES17
10
10:08
4:52Broncos (Visitor)Titans (Home)
Broncos
Titans
158.3 47.9
TOTAL FIRST DOWNS 11 5
First Downs Rushing-Passing-by Penalty 3 - 7 - 1 2 - 2 - 1
THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY 0-1-0% 0-1-0%
TOTAL NET YARDS 187 89
Total Offensive Plays 19 11
NET YARDS RUSHING 56 26
NET YARDS PASSING 131 63
Gross Yards Passing 131 63
Times thrown-yards lost attempting to pass 0-0 0-0
Pass Attempts-Completions-Had Intercepted 8 - 8 - 0 6 - 3 - 1
Punts-Number and Average 0 - 0 0 - 0
Penalties-Number and Yards 1 - 40 2 - 10
Fumbles-Number and Lost 0 - 0 0 - 0
Red Zone Efficiency 2-7-29% 1-1-100%
Average Drive Start DEN 42 TEN 31
Broncos R.Droughns 23 yd. pass from J.Plummer (J.Elam kick) (6-64, 2:57) 7 01 12:03Broncos J.Elam 22 yd. Field Goal (6-23, 3:07) 10 01 8:42Titans G.Anderson 44 yd. Field Goal (6-50, 1:57) 10 31 6:45Broncos R.Droughns 8 yd. run (J.Elam kick) (5-71, 2:19) 17 31 4:26Titans A.Smith 13 yd. run (G.Anderson kick) (5-74, 2:41) 17 101 1:45
TKL AST COMB SACK / YRDS IN PD FF FR TKL AST FF FR BL TKL AST FF FR0 2 2 0.0 0.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0D.Williams1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0C.Bailey1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0R.Hayward1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0E.Johnson
TKL AST COMB SACK / YRDS IN PD FF FR TKL AST FF FR BL TKL AST FF FR
5 2 7 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0D.Nickey4 0 4 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0M.Waddell2 1 3 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0B.Kassell1 1 2 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0K.Bulluck
R.Droughns 34 6.8 9 15T.Bell 14 2.8 8 05R.Smith 8 8.0 8 01
A.Smith 26 5.2 13 15
J.Plummer 131 3418 8 0/0 0 158.3 B.Volek 63 3706 3 0/0 1 47.9
R.Smith 35 11.7 17 03A.Lelie 34 34.0 34 01R.Droughns 23 23.0 23 11D.Carswell 14 14.0 14 01D.Watts 14 14.0 14 01P.Hape 11 11.0 11 01
D.Bennett 26 13.0 18 02D.Mason 37 37.0 37 01
Denver Broncos vs Tennessee Titans at The Coliseum
2nd QuarterPlay By Play Page 112/25/2004Denver Broncos continued.
R122-6-TEN 33 (15:00) T.Bell left end pushed ob at TEN 24 for 9 yards (M.Waddell).
1-10-TEN 24 (14:28) J.Plummer pass incomplete to D.Carswell (B.Kassell).
2-10-TEN 24 (14:20) J.Plummer pass to P.Hape to TEN 23 for 1 yard (D.Nickey).
3-9-TEN 23 (13:32) (Shotgun) PENALTY on DEN-J.Putzier, False Start, 5 yards, enforced at TEN 23 - No Play.
3-14-TEN 28 (13:29) (Shotgun) J.Plummer pass to T.Bell to TEN 16 for 12 yards (S.McGarrahan).
4-2-TEN 16 (13:05) J.Elam 34 yard field goal is No Good, Wide Left, Center-M.Leach, Holder-J.Baker.
Tennessee Titans at 13:011-10-TEN 25 (13:01) B.Volek pass incomplete to D.Bennett.
2-10-TEN 25 (12:55) B.Volek pass incomplete to R.Holcombe.
3-10-TEN 25 (12:50) (Shotgun) B.Volek sacked at TEN 22 for -3 yards (A.Palepoi).
4-13-TEN 22 (12:24) (Punt formation) C.Hentrich punts 32 yards to DEN 46, Center-K.Amato, out of bounds.
Denver Broncos at 12:161-10-DEN 46 (12:16) J.Plummer pass to R.Droughns to TEN 47 for 7 yards (K.Carter).
2-3-TEN 47 (11:33) R.Droughns left guard to TEN 46 for 1 yard (T.LaBoy).
3-2-TEN 46 (10:51) J.Plummer pass incomplete to C.Sapp.
4-2-TEN 46 (10:48) (Punt formation) J.Baker punts 41 yards to TEN 5, Center-M.Leach, downed by DEN-D.Spragan.
Tennessee Titans at 10:35R61-10-TEN 5 (10:35) A.Smith right guard to TEN 15 for 10 yards (J.Lynch, K.Kennedy).
1-10-TEN 15 (9:55) A.Smith right tackle to TEN 22 for 7 yards (A.Palepoi, J.Lynch).
2-3-TEN 22 (9:14) B.Volek sacked at TEN 12 for -10 yards (R.Hayward).
3-13-TEN 12 (8:54) A.Smith up the middle to TEN 21 for 9 yards (D.Williams).
4-4-TEN 21 (8:16) (Punt formation) C.Hentrich punts 35 yards to DEN 44, Center-K.Amato, fair catch by T.Luke.
Denver Broncos at 8:081-10-DEN 44 (8:08) J.Plummer pass to J.Putzier to TEN 49 for 7 yards (A.Dyson).
2-3-TEN 49 (7:30) T.Bell left tackle to TEN 47 for 2 yards (C.Hall).
R133-1-TEN 47 (6:51) R.Droughns left tackle to TEN 46 for 1 yard (D.Nickey).
1-10-TEN 46 (6:06) PENALTY on TEN-R.Starks, Encroachment, 6 yards, enforced at TEN 46 - No Play.
1-4-TEN 40 (5:49) R.Droughns left tackle to TEN 40 for no gain (K.Bulluck, B.Kassell).
P142-4-TEN 40 (5:11) J.Plummer pass to J.Putzier pushed ob at TEN 6 for 34 yards (L.Thompson).
Penalty on TEN-K.Bulluck, Defensive Holding, declined.
1-6-TEN 6 (4:47) R.Droughns right guard to TEN 7 for -1 yards (D.Nickey, K.Bulluck).
2-7-TEN 7 (4:05) J.Plummer pass incomplete to C.Sapp (K.Bulluck).
P153-7-TEN 7 (4:01) J.Plummer pass to R.Smith for 7 yards, TOUCHDOWN.Penalty on TEN, Defensive 12 On-field, declined.
J.Elam extra point is GOOD, Center-M.Leach, Holder-J.Baker. DEN 24 TEN 10, 8 plays, 56 yards, 1 penalty, 4:12 drive, 11:04 elapsed
J.Baker kicks 70 yards from DEN 30 to TEN 0. J.McAddley to TEN 20 for 20 yards (N.Ferguson, D.Williams).
Tennessee Titans at 3:56, (1st play from scrimmage 3:49)1-10-TEN 20 (3:49) A.Smith left tackle to TEN 23 for 3 yards (A.Wilson, D.Williams).
2-7-TEN 23 (3:10) B.Volek pass incomplete to D.Mason.
Timeout #1 by TEN at 03:03.
P73-7-TEN 23 (3:03) (Shotgun) B.Volek pass to D.Mason to TEN 32 for 9 yards (K.Herndon).
1-10-TEN 32 (2:26) B.Volek pass to B.Troupe to TEN 37 for 5 yards (R.Alexander, D.Williams).
Two-Minute Warning
2-5-TEN 37 (2:00) B.Volek pass incomplete to B.Troupe (D.Williams).
3-5-TEN 37 (1:56) (Shotgun) B.Volek sacked at TEN 27 for -10 yards (R.Hayward).
Timeout #1 by DEN at 01:44.
4-15-TEN 27 (1:44) (Punt formation) C.Hentrich punts 43 yards to DEN 30, Center-K.Amato. T.Luke MUFFS catch, RECOVERED by TEN-J.Kramer at DEN 26. J.Kramer to DEN 25 for 1 yard (C.Sapp).
Tennessee Titans at 1:331-10-DEN 25 (1:33) A.Smith right end to DEN 24 for 1 yard (A.Wilson, R.Alexander).
2-9-DEN 24 (:58) B.Volek pass incomplete to B.Troupe (D.Williams).
3-9-DEN 24 (:54) B.Volek pass incomplete to D.Bennett (J.Lynch).
4-9-DEN 24 (:48) (Field Goal formation) G.Anderson 43 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-K.Amato, Holder-C.Hentrich. DEN 24 TEN 13, 4 plays, 1 yards, 0:50 drive, 14:17 elapsed
C.Hentrich kicks 57 yards from TEN 30 to DEN 13. T.Luke ran ob at DEN 45 for 32 yards (D.Nickey; R.Gardner).
Denver Broncos at 0:43, (1st play from scrimmage 0:36)1-10-DEN 45 (:36) (Shotgun) J.Plummer up the middle to DEN 47 for 2 yards (B.Schobel).
Timeout #2 by DEN at 00:28.
P162-8-DEN 47 (:28) (Shotgun) J.Plummer pass to D.Watts to TEN 38 for 15 yards (M.Waddell, L.Thompson).
Timeout #3 by DEN at 00:20.
1-10-TEN 38 (:20) (Shotgun) J.Plummer pass intended for D.Watts INTERCEPTED by K.Bulluck at TEN 29. K.Bulluck pushed ob at DEN 46 for 25 yards (J.Plummer).
Tennessee Titans at 0:12P81-10-DEN 46 (:12) B.Volek pass to B.Troupe pushed ob at DEN 31 for 15 yards (D.Williams).
Timeout #2 by TEN at 00:05.
1-10-DEN 31 (:05) (Field Goal formation) C.Hentrich 50 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-K.Amato, Holder-D.Bennett. DEN 24 TEN 16, 2 plays, 15 yards, 0:12 drive, 15:00 elapsed
END OF QUARTER Score Time
R P X T 3Down 4Down==== Quarter Summary ====
First Downs Efficiencies
PossDenver Broncos 24 8:23 2 3 0 5 2/4 0/0Tennessee Titans 16 6:37 1 2 0 3 1/5 0/0
First Half Summary
Denver Broncos vs Tennessee Titans12/25/2004 at The Coliseum
Scoring Plays
Regular Defensive Plays Special Teams MiscDenver Broncos
Special Teams MiscTennessee Titans Regular Defensive Plays
Team Qtr Time Scoring Play ScoreVisitor Home
Denver Broncos Tennessee Titans
18 1070 3.9 9 1 56 5.6 13 1Total Total
214 342 Total19 15 0/0 1 92 37015 6 3/23 1Total
15 6214 14.3 34 2 92 37 0Total Total
PASS RECEIVING NO YDS LG TDAVG
PASSING
RUSHING ATT YDS LG TDAVG
PASS RECEIVING NO YDS LG TDAVG
PASSING
RUSHING ATT YDS LG TDAVG
15.3
Broncos Titans
ATT YDS LGTDSK/YDCMP IN RTATT YDS LGTDSK/YDCMP IN RT
TIME OF POSSESSIONPERIOD SCORES17 7 = 24
10 6 = 16
18:31
11:29Broncos (Visitor)Titans (Home)
Broncos
Titans
126.8 33.2
TOTAL FIRST DOWNS 16 8
First Downs Rushing-Passing-by Penalty 5 - 10 - 1 3 - 4 - 1
THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY 2-5-40% 1-6-17%
TOTAL NET YARDS 284 125
Total Offensive Plays 37 28
NET YARDS RUSHING 70 56
NET YARDS PASSING 214 69
Gross Yards Passing 214 92
Times thrown-yards lost attempting to pass 0-0 3-23
Pass Attempts-Completions-Had Intercepted 19 - 15 - 1 15 - 6 - 1
Punts-Number and Average 1 - 41 3 - 38
Penalties-Number and Yards 2 - 45 3 - 16
Fumbles-Number and Lost 1 - 1 0 - 0
Red Zone Efficiency 2-7-29% 1-1-100%
Average Drive Start DEN 42 TEN 31
Broncos R.Droughns 23 yd. pass from J.Plummer (J.Elam kick) (6-64, 2:57) 7 01 12:03Broncos J.Elam 22 yd. Field Goal (6-23, 3:07) 10 01 8:42Titans G.Anderson 44 yd. Field Goal (6-50, 1:57) 10 31 6:45Broncos R.Droughns 8 yd. run (J.Elam kick) (5-71, 2:19) 17 31 4:26Titans A.Smith 13 yd. run (G.Anderson kick) (5-74, 2:41) 17 101 1:45Broncos R.Smith 7 yd. pass from J.Plummer (J.Elam kick) (8-56, 4:12) 24 102 3:56Titans G.Anderson 43 yd. Field Goal (4-1, 0:50) 24 132 0:43Titans C.Hentrich 50 yd. Field Goal (2-15, 0:12) 24 162 0:00
TKL AST COMB SACK / YRDS IN PD FF FR TKL AST FF FR BL TKL AST FF FR2 4 6 0.0 0.0 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0D.Williams3 0 3 2.0 20.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0R.Hayward1 2 3 0.0 0.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0J.Lynch2 0 2 1.0 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0A.Palepoi
R.Droughns 35 3.9 9 19T.Bell 25 3.6 9 07R.Smith 8 8.0 8 01J.Plummer 2 2.0 2 01
A.Smith 56 5.6 13 110
J.Plummer 214 34219 15 0/0 1 126.8 B.Volek 92 37015 6 3/23 1 33.2
R.Smith 42 10.5 17 14J.Putzier 41 20.5 34 02R.Droughns 30 15.0 23 12D.Watts 29 14.5 15 02P.Hape 12 6.0 11 02A.Lelie 34 34.0 34 01D.Carswell 14 14.0 14 01T.Bell 12 12.0 12 01
D.Mason 46 23.0 37 02D.Bennett 26 13.0 18 02B.Troupe 20 10.0 15 02
First Half Summary
Denver Broncos vs Tennessee Titans12/25/2004 at The Coliseum
2
TKL AST COMB SACK / YRDS IN PD FF FR TKL AST FF FR BL TKL AST FF FR
8 2 10 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0D.Nickey6 0 6 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0M.Waddell2 2 4 0.0 0.0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0K.Bulluck2 2 4 0.0 0.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0B.Kassell
Denver Broncos vs Tennessee Titans at The Coliseum
3rd QuarterPlay By Play Page 112/25/2004
TEN elects to Receive, and DEN elects to defend the North goal.J.Baker kicks 50 yards from DEN 30 to TEN 20. J.McAddley to TEN 45 for 25 yards (D.Williams, K.Kennedy).Tennessee Titans at 15:00, (1st play from scrimmage 14:51)
1-10-TEN 45 (14:51) A.Smith left guard to TEN 47 for 2 yards (M.Coleman, D.Spragan).2-8-TEN 47 (14:18) B.Volek pass to B.Troupe to DEN 49 for 4 yards (D.Williams).3-4-DEN 49 (13:38) (Shotgun) B.Volek sacked at TEN 40 for -11 yards (E.Johnson).4-15-TEN 40 (13:14) (Punt formation) C.Hentrich punts 43 yards to DEN 17, Center-K.Amato, fair catch by T.Luke.
Denver Broncos at 13:061-10-DEN 17 (13:06) R.Droughns up the middle to DEN 19 for 2 yards (C.Hall, K.Bulluck).2-8-DEN 19 (12:34) R.Droughns up the middle to DEN 21 for 2 yards (R.Starks; K.Bulluck).
P173-6-DEN 21 (11:51) (Shotgun) J.Plummer pass to A.Lelie to DEN 30 for 9 yards (A.Dyson).1-10-DEN 30 (11:07) J.Plummer pass to R.Smith to DEN 37 for 7 yards (M.Waddell).2-3-DEN 37 (10:33) T.Bell left tackle to DEN 37 for no gain (B.Kassell).
R183-3-DEN 37 (9:53) J.Plummer right tackle to TEN 49 for 14 yards (L.Thompson).1-10-TEN 49 (9:06) J.Plummer pass to J.Putzier to TEN 45 for 4 yards (K.Bulluck, R.Starks).
R192-6-TEN 45 (8:28) G.Hearst right end to TEN 38 for 7 yards (J.Ena).1-10-TEN 38 (7:45) G.Hearst left end pushed ob at TEN 29 for 9 yards (M.Waddell).
R202-1-TEN 29 (7:13) G.Hearst left guard to TEN 25 for 4 yards (B.Schobel, B.Kassell).1-10-TEN 25 (6:36) G.Hearst up the middle to TEN 23 for 2 yards (B.Schobel, K.Bulluck).
P212-8-TEN 23 (5:57) J.Plummer pass to J.Putzier to TEN 8 for 15 yards (L.Thompson, B.Kassell).1-8-TEN 8 (5:15) T.Bell right tackle to TEN 6 for 2 yards (B.Kassell).2-6-TEN 6 (4:40) T.Bell right guard to TEN 4 for 2 yards (K.Carter, K.Bulluck).3-4-TEN 4 (4:00) J.Plummer pass incomplete to R.Smith.4-4-TEN 4 (3:54) (Field Goal formation) J.Elam 22 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-M.Leach, Holder-
J.Baker. DEN 27 TEN 16, 16 plays, 79 yards, 9:16 drive, 11:10 elapsed
J.Baker kicks 60 yards from DEN 30 to TEN 10. J.McAddley to TEN 38 for 28 yards (N.Ferguson).Tennessee Titans at 3:50, (1st play from scrimmage 3:41)
1-10-TEN 38 (3:41) A.Smith right tackle to TEN 38 for no gain (D.Williams, D.Spragan).2-10-TEN 38 (3:14) A.Smith right tackle to TEN 40 for 2 yards (A.Palepoi, D.Williams).3-8-TEN 40 (2:28) B.Volek sacked at TEN 35 for -5 yards (R.Hayward). FUMBLES (R.Hayward), and recovers at
TEN 37.4-11-TEN 37 (1:59) (Punt formation) C.Hentrich punts 49 yards to DEN 14, Center-K.Amato. T.Luke to DEN 20 for
6 yards (K.Amato).Denver Broncos at 1:48
1-10-DEN 20 (1:48) R.Droughns left end to DEN 27 for 7 yards (K.Bulluck, K.Carter).R222-3-DEN 27 (1:28) R.Droughns right end pushed ob at DEN 41 for 14 yards (S.McGarrahan).
1-10-DEN 41 (1:00) R.Droughns left tackle to DEN 43 for 2 yards (J.Ena, K.Carter).2-8-DEN 43 (:18) R.Droughns right tackle to DEN 49 for 6 yards (K.Bulluck, B.Kassell).
END OF QUARTER Score TimeR P X T 3Down 4Down==== Quarter Summary ====
First Downs EfficienciesPoss
Denver Broncos 27 11:04 4 2 0 6 2/3 0/0Tennessee Titans 16 3:56 0 0 0 0 0/2 0/0
Third Quarter Summary
Denver Broncos vs Tennessee Titans12/25/2004 at The Coliseum
Scoring Plays
Regular Defensive Plays Special Teams MiscDenver Broncos
Special Teams MiscTennessee Titans Regular Defensive Plays
Team Qtr Time Scoring Play ScoreVisitor Home
Denver Broncos Tennessee Titans
14 373 5.2 14 0 4 1.3 2 0Total Total
35 150 Total5 4 0/0 0 4 401 1 2/14 0Total
4 135 8.8 15 0 4 4 0Total Total
PASS RECEIVING NO YDS LG TDAVG
PASSING
RUSHING ATT YDS LG TDAVG
PASS RECEIVING NO YDS LG TDAVG
PASSING
RUSHING ATT YDS LG TDAVG
4.0
Broncos Titans
ATT YDS LGTDSK/YDCMP IN RTATT YDS LGTDSK/YDCMP IN RT
TIME OF POSSESSIONPERIOD SCORES3
0
11:04
3:56Broncos (Visitor)Titans (Home)
Broncos
Titans
95.8 83.3
TOTAL FIRST DOWNS 6 0
First Downs Rushing-Passing-by Penalty 4 - 2 - 0 0 - 0 - 0
THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY 2-3-67% 0-2-0%
TOTAL NET YARDS 108 -6
Total Offensive Plays 19 6
NET YARDS RUSHING 73 4
NET YARDS PASSING 35 -10
Gross Yards Passing 35 4
Times thrown-yards lost attempting to pass 0-0 2-14
Pass Attempts-Completions-Had Intercepted 5 - 4 - 0 1 - 1 - 0
Punts-Number and Average 0 - 0 2 - 46
Penalties-Number and Yards 0 - 0 0 - 0
Fumbles-Number and Lost 0 - 0 1 - 0
Red Zone Efficiency 2-7-29% 1-1-100%
Average Drive Start DEN 42 TEN 31
Broncos J.Elam 22 yd. Field Goal (16-79, 9:16) 27 163 3:50
TKL AST COMB SACK / YRDS IN PD FF FR TKL AST FF FR BL TKL AST FF FR2 1 3 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0D.Williams0 2 2 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0D.Spragan1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0M.Coleman1 0 1 1.0 3.0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0R.Hayward
TKL AST COMB SACK / YRDS IN PD FF FR TKL AST FF FR BL TKL AST FF FR
3 4 7 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0K.Bulluck2 3 5 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0B.Kassell1 2 3 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0K.Carter2 0 2 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0J.Ena
R.Droughns 33 5.5 14 06G.Hearst 22 5.5 9 04J.Plummer 14 14.0 14 01T.Bell 4 1.3 2 03
A.Smith 4 1.3 2 03
J.Plummer 35 1505 4 0/0 0 95.8 B.Volek 4 401 1 2/14 0 83.3
J.Putzier 19 9.5 15 02A.Lelie 9 9.0 9 01R.Smith 7 7.0 7 01
B.Troupe 4 4.0 4 01
Denver Broncos vs Tennessee Titans at The Coliseum
4th QuarterPlay By Play Page 112/25/2004
Denver Broncos continued.3-2-DEN 49 (15:00) R.Droughns up the middle to 50 for 1 yard (R.Long, R.Starks).
Play Challenged by DEN and Upheld. (Timeout #1 by DEN.)4-1-50 (14:16) (Punt formation) J.Baker punts 46 yards to TEN 4, Center-M.Leach, downed by DEN-M.Leach.
Tennessee Titans at 14:03P91-10-TEN 4 (14:03) B.Volek pass to D.Mason to TEN 19 for 15 yards (D.Williams).
1-10-TEN 19 (13:28) B.Volek pass incomplete to S.Meier.2-10-TEN 19 (13:26) B.Volek pass incomplete to B.Troupe.3-10-TEN 19 (13:22) (Shotgun) B.Volek pass intended for D.Mason INTERCEPTED by K.Herndon (J.Lynch) at
TEN 34. K.Herndon to TEN 19 for 15 yards (B.Hopkins).Denver Broncos at 13:12
1-10-TEN 19 (13:12) J.Plummer pass to R.Smith pushed ob at TEN 10 for 9 yards (K.Bulluck).2-1-TEN 10 (12:40) R.Droughns left tackle to TEN 10 for no gain (B.Kassell, C.Hall).3-1-TEN 10 (11:58) R.Droughns right tackle to TEN 12 for -2 yards (C.Hall, K.Carter).4-3-TEN 12 (11:23) (Field Goal formation) J.Elam 30 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-M.Leach, Holder-
J.Baker. DEN 30 TEN 16, 4 plays, 7 yards, 1:53 drive, 3:41 elapsed
J.Baker kicks 62 yards from DEN 30 to TEN 8. J.McAddley to TEN 33 for 25 yards (R.Alexander).Tennessee Titans at 11:19, (1st play from scrimmage 11:12)
1-10-TEN 33 (11:12) D.Johnson pass to E.Berlin pushed ob at TEN 42 for 9 yards (R.Alexander).P102-1-TEN 42 (10:52) D.Johnson pass to D.Mason to TEN 46 for 4 yards (K.Herndon).
1-10-TEN 46 (10:06) D.Johnson pass to A.Smith to TEN 49 for 3 yards (M.Fatafehi, A.Wilson).2-7-TEN 49 (9:17) D.Johnson pass incomplete to D.Bennett (C.Bailey).3-7-TEN 49 (9:11) D.Johnson sacked at TEN 43 for -6 yards (sack split by A.Wilson and M.Fatafehi).4-13-TEN 43 (8:51) (Punt formation) C.Hentrich punts 33 yards to DEN 24, Center-K.Amato, downed by TEN-
R.Reynolds.Denver Broncos at 8:40
1-10-DEN 24 (8:40) J.Plummer right end to DEN 32 for 8 yards (D.Nickey; K.Bulluck).P232-2-DEN 32 (7:51) J.Plummer pass to A.Lelie to TEN 23 for 45 yards (M.Waddell).R241-10-TEN 23 (7:01) R.Droughns right tackle for 23 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
J.Elam extra point is GOOD, Center-M.Leach, Holder-J.Baker. DEN 37 TEN 16, 3 plays, 76 yards, 1:45 drive, 8:05 elapsed
J.Baker kicks 63 yards from DEN 30 to TEN 7. J.McAddley to TEN 29 for 22 yards (C.Adams).Tennessee Titans at 6:55, (1st play from scrimmage 6:47)
1-10-TEN 29 (6:47) A.Smith up the middle to TEN 28 for -1 yards (A.Wilson).2-11-TEN 28 (6:01) D.Johnson pass to E.Berlin to TEN 38 for 10 yards (R.Alexander, J.Lynch).3-1-TEN 38 (5:20) D.Johnson pass incomplete to S.Meier.4-1-TEN 38 (5:17) D.Johnson pass incomplete to D.Mason (M.Fatafehi).
Denver Broncos at 5:141-10-TEN 38 (5:14) R.Droughns right end to TEN 35 for 3 yards (K.Bulluck).2-7-TEN 35 (4:30) R.Droughns left tackle to TEN 35 for no gain (R.Long, T.LaBoy).
Timeout #1 by TEN at 04:21.R253-7-TEN 35 (4:21) (Shotgun) J.Plummer right end to TEN 28 for 7 yards (S.McGarrahan).
1-10-TEN 28 (3:35) R.Droughns left end to TEN 30 for -2 yards (R.Long, B.Kassell).2-12-TEN 30 (2:49) T.Bell left tackle to TEN 30 for no gain (T.LaBoy).
R263-12-TEN 30 (2:04) T.Bell right tackle to TEN 15 for 15 yards (S.McGarrahan).Two-Minute Warning
1-10-TEN 15 (1:58) J.Plummer kneels to TEN 16 for -1 yards.2-11-TEN 16 (1:16) J.Plummer kneels to TEN 17 for -1 yards.3-12-TEN 17 (:34) J.Plummer kneels to TEN 18 for -1 yards.
END OF QUARTER Score TimeR P X T 3Down 4Down==== Quarter Summary ====
First Downs EfficienciesPoss
Denver Broncos 37 9:49 3 1 0 4 2/5 0/0Tennessee Titans 16 5:11 0 2 0 2 0/3 0/1
Ball Possession And Drive Chart
Denver Broncos vs Tennessee Titans
12/25/2004 at The Coliseum
* inside opponent's 20
Time of Possession by Quarter
Home
Visitor
Kickoff Drive No.-Start Average
1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total
10:08
4:52
8:23 11:04 9:49 39:24
6:37 3:56 5:11 20:36
Broncos: 4 - DEN 36 Titans: 8 - TEN 30
(510) Average DEN 42
(407) Average TEN 31
How Ball Obtained
Drive Began
#Play
Yds Pen
NetYds
Yds Gain
1st Down
Last Scrm
How Given Up
#
Time Recd
Time Lost
TimePoss
How Ball Obtained
Drive Began
#Play
Yds Pen
NetYds
Yds Gain
1st Down
Last Scrm
How Given Up
#
Denver Broncos
Denver Broncos
Tennessee Titans
TimeRecd
TimeLost
Time Poss
Tennessee Titans
1 15:00 2:5712:03 Kickoff DEN 36 6 64 0 64 4 TEN 23 Touchdown2 11:49 3:078:42 Interception TEN 27 6 23 0 23 1 TEN 4* Field Goal3 6:45 2:194:26 Kickoff DEN 29 5 71 0 71 4 TEN 8* Touchdown
4 1:45 3:4413:01 Kickoff DEN 33 8 51 0 51 3 TEN 16* Missed FG5 12:16 1:4110:35 Punt DEN 46 3 8 0 8 0 TEN 46 Punt6 8:08 4:123:56 Punt DEN 44 8 50 6 56 3 TEN 7* Touchdown7 0:43 0:310:12 Kickoff DEN 45 3 17 0 17 1 TEN 38 Interception
8 13:06 9:163:50 Punt DEN 17 16 79 0 79 5 TEN 4* Field Goal
9 1:48 2:4514:03 Punt DEN 20 5 30 0 30 1 50 Punt10 13:12 1:5311:19 Interception TEN 19 4 7 0 7 0 TEN 12* Field Goal11 8:40 1:456:55 Punt DEN 24 3 76 0 76 2 TEN 23 Touchdown12 5:14 5:140:00 Downs TEN 38 9 20 0 20 2 TEN 17* End of Game
1 12:03 0:1411:49 Kickoff TEN 29 1 0 0 0 0 TEN 29 Interception2 8:42 1:576:45 Kickoff TEN 24 6 10 40 50 1 DEN 26 Field Goal3 4:26 2:411:45 Kickoff TEN 26 5 79 -5 74 4 DEN 13* Touchdown
4 13:01 0:4512:16 Missed FG TEN 25 3 -3 0 -3 0 TEN 22 Punt5 10:35 2:278:08 Punt TEN 5 4 16 0 16 1 TEN 21 Punt6 3:56 2:231:33 Kickoff TEN 20 6 7 0 7 1 TEN 27 Punt7 1:33 0:500:43 Muffed Punt DEN 25 4 1 0 1 0 DEN 24 Field Goal8 0:12 0:120:00 Interception DEN 46 2 15 0 15 1 DEN 31 Field Goal
9 15:00 1:5413:06 Kickoff TEN 45 3 -5 0 -5 0 TEN 40 Punt10 3:50 2:021:48 Kickoff TEN 38 3 -1 0 -1 0 TEN 37 Punt
11 14:03 0:5113:12 Punt TEN 4 4 15 0 15 1 TEN 19 Interception12 11:19 2:398:40 Kickoff TEN 33 5 10 0 10 1 TEN 43 Punt13 6:55 1:415:14 Kickoff TEN 29 4 9 0 9 0 TEN 38 Downs
Final Defensive Statistics
Denver Broncos vs Tennessee Titans12/25/2004 at The Coliseum
TKL /TK=Tackle AST /AS=Assist COMB=Combined IN=Interception PD=Pass Defense FF =Forced Fumble FR=Fumble Recovery BL=Blocked
Regular Defensive Plays Special Teams MiscDenver Broncos
Special Teams MiscTennessee Titans Regular Defensive Plays
28 16 44 6.0 43.0 2 9 1 0 9 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0Total
57 26 83 0.0 0.0 1 3 0 0 2 7 0 1 0 2 0 0 1Total
TKL AST COMB SACK / YRDS IN PD FF FR TKL AST FF FR BL TKL AST FF FR
7 7 14 0.0 0.0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0K.Bulluck
8 3 11 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0D.Nickey
5 6 11 0.0 0.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0B.Kassell
9 0 9 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0M.Waddell
3 4 7 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0K.Carter
4 1 5 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0L.Thompson
4 0 4 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0S.McGarrahan
3 1 4 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0T.LaBoy
3 1 4 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0C.Hall
3 0 3 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0B.Schobel
3 0 3 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0R.Long
0 3 3 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0R.Starks
2 0 2 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0J.Ena
2 0 2 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0A.Dyson
1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0A.Odom
0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0D.Hill
0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0K.Amato
0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0J.Kramer
0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0R.Gardner
0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1B.Volek
0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0B.Hopkins
TKL AST COMB SACK / YRDS IN PD FF FR TKL AST FF FR BL TKL AST FF FR5 5 10 0.0 0.0 1 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0D.Williams
3 2 5 0.5 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0A.Wilson
4 0 4 3.0 23.0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0R.Hayward
3 1 4 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0R.Alexander
1 3 4 0.0 0.0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0J.Lynch
3 0 3 1.0 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0A.Palepoi
2 1 3 0.0 0.0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0K.Herndon
1 2 3 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0D.Spragan
2 0 2 1.0 11.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0E.Johnson
1 1 2 0.5 3.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0M.Fatafehi
1 1 2 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0K.Kennedy
1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0C.Bailey
1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0M.Coleman
0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0N.Ferguson
0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0L.Green
0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0C.Sapp
0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0C.Adams
0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0J.Plummer
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Jim
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S
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